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VOLUME XXVII
QMOUSFOURTHiTOiSOLVE DEATHsHMfflOMTHE
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Ai inn raiuv i w KUUMi GIRL
There will be a sham battle at , To the citizens of North Carolina:
Laurei Park on July ,Fourth-also ' Th&Xltizens Vigilence Ooramit
maDy other attractions. ; tee, having been organized to assist
The 6th Company, C. A. C, pro-. the Governor and citizens of North
pose to make a day to be; remem- i Carolina in bringing the murderers
wdin this county. They realize ; of Myrtle Hawkins to justice, re-
that this is a good chance for the
company's many
them and they will make the day
so interesting at the Park thfet all
of the county will be there.
There will be a sham battle in
the morning' at eleven o'clock. The
fight will be between the military
company under Captain Ladd, and
between a company of minute men
under "Bill1' Miller, and a troop
of cavalry under Henry Lane.
All those desiring to enlist in j
any one of these companies is urg
ed to communicate with the res
pective commanders.
Cannon (made of wood) will be,;shre. The silence is portentious
used. Also nothing but No. 21 shot j
guns will be allowed. The carnage'
will be something fierce the ex-
citement will be great.
At night a square dance will be
given also a fireworks display.
All this is for the benefit of the
military company.
In the afternoon a base ball game
will take place a good baseball
game one worth watching. All
in all, the military boys have pro- i
vided a thoroughly enjoyable pro
gram for the entire day. and the
park will undoubtedly be crowded
from early to late.
FRED DENNETT
Mr. Dennett, commissioner of th
Oeneral land office, and his little armj
M employes participated recently it
me celebration of the centenary of tf
and office.
Raleigh
partme
eral c
ibusy
af Ucenses for automobiles,
reneaY oeing one doila
are iTuttoorauto'mobiles
Jf" r wnicl1 tn,e renewal li
censes , must be secured by June
30 or the licenses will be cancled
and the owners Will be required
to take out entirely new ones' at
$5. ! ; ;
Philadelphia, June 27. Bids - for
a city bond issue of "$4,225,000 havk
been opened and show that subj
ecriptions for more than twice the
required amount were subscribed.
Baltimore, June 22. There are the
takings of a'flrst-class ruction In this
town at the meeting of thev Democratic
National ; convention next Tuesday.
.nAlton.Bj Parker has accent t ho
Mtatioiv'of the National Committee to
at as temporary chairman, and Erin
is out after Parker's scaipi ! ' " ' ' '
? : If Bryan. should' lose there "jWill be
- a . squall of large ' ' 'dimensions'. r- y The
ii talk of a third party t which originated
in Chicago s is expected "to become a
, certainty 51 Bryan loses out.
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quest that all persons willing to as-
sist tnem, wnte their secretary.
Any Information will be appreci
ated and should be addressed as fol
lows: Secretary of Citizens Vigilence
Committee. Balfour, N. C.
June 5, 1912.
On a quiet September night now
nine months gone, three men are
bathing in the waters of Lake Os-
ceola.
The candles of heaven glimmer
in a Vault of blue. The wind whisp-
ers
through pine on- bluff and
absolute.
Suddenly there comes a splash,
distinctly heard by the three me'n
in te water. A noise, a .splash as
of a dead body tumbled roughly
into the waiting waters. Thrown
roughly hurridly for what need
of quiet? Is it not close to mid
night and who is abroad at Lake
Osceola at so unseemly an hour?
The three men become instantly
alert they are as graven images
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m Hiiori gasps. ungnieneuT jross
sible for an instant then,
''ij'iii! You heu. d tnat? ' .
"YesJ They had heard it all
three of them-1 they have admitt
ed it, but not on the witness stand.
They were bathing in the shadow
of the boat house and but a short
distance from the bridge and the
spillway where the body of a
young girl was found a few hours
later. Over the intervening waters
the sound of the impact traveled
quickly and clearly.
They heard it and they strain
their very eyeballs to distinguish
the people forming a little group
standing on the bridge. i
"Quick the launch, the gasoline
launch I"
Quiet as the shadow of a cloud
passing over some sunny field
the three men make their way to
where the launch is tied-only to
find the boat is utterly useless to
them the tank is completely emp-
ty of gasoline!
So-thanks again to a contrary
fate which seems to have taken the
killers of a young girl under its
special protection only the lack
of a pint of gasoline saved them
from instant discovery while they
are riddihgr themselves-of their hor
ied burden. Only a Pint of gasoline,
worth a few cents, the need of
which has , caused the expenditure
of ten thousand dollars and the
infliction of mortal suffering up-
Mvmany.
jjhe private subscription fund
being raised for the purpose of re-
opening the Myrtle. Hawkins case
gradually being welled The of laboring men against in jund
men back of it still .decline to make ; tion8, tj.ial b jury in cases of
public their theory-their evidence contempt -of court, real enforce--their
grounds for again stirring ment q ant..truat laW3 tariff for
a niass .oi puxre;acon wj revere only, opposition to the
smells, to! high Heaven; and hich Aldrich' rbanting and currency
has made the . name of Hendepsonr propoitio- 8; l and affect , election
yille known the . entire globe over. of United gtateg Senators.
TheVimay have the answer to, a
world-wide question: As all things FIQURING ON TEE FIRST VOTE
are possible it ,may be that they j According to estimates made to
wiii soen be--aDleVto.:aswe Qf the
maddening query, repeated now f ; Various 'canaidate3 , l a3 foIloW8;
million times , ; ,
f'Who" Killed Myrtle Hawkins?"; Champ Clark, 44i 1-2 ; Woodrow
; ' ' . ':" . '"' ' , ' : I i Wilson, 261; -f Judson Harmon, 67;
;:W?shingtonr rie ..--President ; 0gcar xjnderwood, 77 1-2 ; Mar
Taf tt haV sent a special message tp ; n . BaldwiD) 14 . Burke, 10.;
OOOfof use of', the;war department, nor .Gaynor: is likely to get 90,
in' the joint' manuevers of the regu ; According to these figures. Champ
lar army , and, the ':. national guard : Clark still lacks-281 ' of having e
next. month. : The ' President also' . .. te f0t a nomination.
asked the appropriation oi $ib7,r- (
000 for urgent necessities of the
war department. Both, items were j
in the general army appropriation3! i'!i-H:bJ
bill which' We President Wetoed.1 .akeredictibna
The message- was preferred to!a,:le confidence.
' the .committee .on , military . affair?.
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Baltimore, June 27. The
Convention has adopted the
minority re port on the South
Dakota contests, thus seating
the Wilson delegates.
Baltimore, jjune 27. The crowds
gathered slowly today for the -ses
sion of the National Convention,
coatless and perspiring under a
red- hot sun. The air was . filled
with humidity.
It is reported that Murphy and
Sullivan have had a split, but nei
ther would discuss the matter.
It has been agreed that the Illi
nois contests shall be taken to the
floor of the Convention ; the ma
jority report of the. committee will
not be opposed in the committee,
itself.
Bryan will control the platform
construction and progressive ideas,
will predominate. The most im
portant planks will relate to' the
tariff and the money question, and
both will be written by Bryan.
Chairman Parker called the Con
vention to order at 12:45 today
with the hall crowded to the dan
ger point. The aisles were clear-
ed and the opening prayer was
said.
Baltimore, June 27. Delegate
Morris of Pennsylvania started
today's struggle in the Conven
tion by asking that the majority
Report the Credentials cbmmittee
be rejected and that the Wilsorf
men from - Illinois be seated in
stead of the Clark men. The men
tion of Clark's name gave rise to
cheering which, however, score
subsided. Later a Wilson demon
stration started and Wilson ban
ners were waved. The Clark fol
lowers started a counter-demonstration
and the vast hall was
plunged into utter disorder. Wil-
gon men frQm New Je and
elsewhere, and toher clans, swept
away the Missouri Clark emblem
and began marching through the
aisles. The demonstration started
U5Q and la8ted minutes
, - A ' . .
In a httle whlle the hall resembl-
ed pandemonium. The enthusiasm
of the Clark and Wilson followers
broke . all bounds; and at 1:30
hornS) whistles and noise.mak-
ers of every kind held full away.
Baltimore, June 27. Members of
the Resolutiona committee state
today that the platform will be
progressive. Some of the Bryan
planks indicated are opposition
to control of banks, protection
NO f CERTAINTY
As' matter of,
fact, nobody can
wth any reason
If the delegates
J'stick," it will hard mattert
KEYNOTE
FRIDAY, JUNE 28 1912
for any one to get the necessary j
two-thirds vote ; but it is thought
by many observers to be quite
likely that after the second ballot
a large number of delegates will
"break." In fact, there will belit
tle surprise if the "break" should
begin after the first ballot.
FEAR OP THIRD PARTY
The conservatives won in the
first test of strength. They
could probably retain their hold
except for the fact that many of
their men are scared at the idea
of a third party and are willing
to make big concessions by way
of compromise in the hope of
heading off that movement.
Chicago, June 27. The "Dixie
Flyer" from Chicago, bound for
Florida, was wrecked at midnight
at Martinton, 111., on the Chicago
and Eastern ' Illinois railroad.
Engineer J. W. Kendricks of Dan
ville, 111., was killed ,and the fire
man was injured. "Passengers were
hurled from their berths and
shaken up.
Baltimore, June 27. The tariff
plank in the platform draft de
clares for immediate downward
revision of high protection, es
pecially on the necessaries of life
which are controlled by trusts
and sold cheaper abroad than at
home. The plank declares for tar
iff for revenue only. The money
plank arraigns Wall Street moni
pulators and urges government
control of National banks. TheCen
tral bank project is opposed. TThe,
platform calls for direct election of
Senators, and direct primaries to
abolish bosses anf boss-ridden
conventions. Legislation is recom
mended for criminal and civil pun
ishment of trust magnates. Fed
eral license for corporations is al
so endorsed.
The draft was completed at 2 :30,
and will be presented to the full
committee late this, afternoon.
Baltimore, June 27. The Con
vention met last night and after
a long session adjourned till noon
today, although some delegates
seemed to prefer 10 a. m.
Perhaps the most significant in
cident of the session was the 33
minute demonstration for Wood
row Wilson. This occurred during
a debate on the unit rule. The
Committee on Rules submitted two
reports favoring the unit rule in
all cases, and the minority report
exempting from this rule such de
legations as are elected under
State primary laws by Congres
sional districts. The discussion
hinged largely on the Ohio dele
gation ; Harmon had a slight ma
jority of the delegates from that
State and Wilson had the remaind
er. The minority report was adopt
ed, and this action adds greatly
to the New Jersey man's strength.
The Credentials Committee is
apparently controlled by the Clark
forces. That committee presented
a partial report, unseating Wilson
delegates in South. Dakota and un
instructed delegates in the - Dis
trict of Columbia, and seating
Clark delegates in both instances.
A minority report was announced,
and consideration was postponed
until today.
Baltimore, June 27. The Demo
cratic National, Convention last
night adopted ,W. J. Bryan's sug
gestion to postpone the adoption
of a platform until after the nomi
nation of a Presidential candidate',
Although this proposition is with
out precedent, it was adopted by a
viva voce vote.
Seagirt, N. J., June 27 "The
outlook at Baltimore is excellent,"
Governor Wilson "said yesterday
afternoon, after conferring by tel
ephone with his campaign manag
ers there.
"How do you regard your pros
pects for the nomination?"
? " Excellent," he replied.
"Have you heard the report at
Baltimore that to insure harmony
you have agreed to accept second
place on the ticket?"
"All that I care to say about j
that," the governor replied, "is
that it is the futile talk of meri
Who are desperate in their desire
to beat me."
Baltimore, June 27. Murphy
Taggart and Sullivan, who are
the actual steering committee, de
cided today to fight the Bryan
forces tk a finish. They reject the
idea of compromise. Tehy want
harmony, but are unwilling to
join Bryan unless he will accept
their candidates. They will not
support Wilson, but are willing to
4frampion the cause of any other
man whom Bryan has not cham
pioned. Balloting on the Presidential
nomination is expected to take
place tonight, probably late.
Negotiations were started today
to induce Harmon to withdraw
from the race, but a Columbus dis
patch states that he positively re
fuses to be eliminated.
Baltimore, June 26. Senator Du
bois announced today that the
Committee on Permanent Organi
zation of the Democratic National
Committee had selected Senator
Ollie James of Kentucky as per
manent chairman.
The Convention expects to ef
fect its permanent organization
this afternoon, and may adopt the
platform. The Presidential nomi
nation is expected tomorrow ; and,
if the plans now formulated are
carried into effect, the Vice-Pres-ideniial
nomination and adjourn
ment will come Friday.
Baltimore, June 26. It is rum
ored that Bryan expects to bolt
the Convention in case a conser
vative is nominated.
Baltimore, June 26. The Resolu
tions Committee offered Bryan the
chairmanship of that committee
today. Bryan declined to accept,
stating that he might desire to
present a mi nority report. He
presented the name of Senator
John W. Kern for the position, and
Kern was made chairman.
Senator Tillman was taken ill in
the Convention room, but his ill
ness is not believed to be seri
ous. Walsh of Montana is secretary.
Bryan introduced a motion not
to adopt a platform until after the
Presidential nomination had been
made. He said the Convention
could then adopt a progressive j
platform and the nominee would I
have to stand on it. The motion
r-ri oA q n H tVip nrnnnsitinn will I
go before the Convention. There
is no precedent for this move.
Morehead City, June 27. The
sixteenth annual session of the
North Carolina Bankers Associa
tion is now in session here. Pres
ident Braswell in the chair. The
meeting is being attended by fin
anciers of national prominence.
The most important matter ' to
be considered at this year's ses
sion is the proposed State bank
ing department. Its advocates
claim that existing State regula
tions of banks is most unsatis
factory, that l5ank examiners have
no adequate office room and no
clerical assistance in Raleigh and
that the importance of the States
banks demand a department as
much as insurance or any other
coequal branch of the Common
wealth government.
Raleigh, June 26 Charles Wildes,
a delegate to Chicago who was in
structed, for Roosevelt but voted
for Taft ,was struck int he face by
Hampton Jones with a glass filled
with Water. Jones was a delegate
who was unseated and he charged
Wildes with bad faith.
Wildes may lose an eye.
Chicago, June 22. CdI. and Mrs. W.
J. Bryan lefkthis afternoon for Balti
more. As he was leaving, Col. Bryan
said: "I have no plans outlined; my
mind is perfectly free." ,
In reply to one of his friends who
said, "Some of your adherent s-may
want to throw your hat into the ring,"
Col. Bryan replied: -
"Then I will be very careful-of my
hat" P-
No.13.
LATE TELEGRAPH
BRIEFS
Port Lima, Costa Rica, June 22.
News has just arrived of a destructive
earthquake in the interior of Costa
Kica, involving heavy loss of Hfe.
While full particulars have not yet
been learned, it is certain that the
seismic disturbance was very severe.
The accounts already received place
the number of dead at eighty-five, with
four hundred injured.
How far the list of casualties will be
increased by later reports is mere
rcatter of conjecture.nor are there any
means at present of estimating the
loss of property.
Paris, June 22. The reorganiza
tion of China has been made pos
sible by the complete understand
ing reached todya by the bankers
representing the six great powers,
the United States, Great Britian,
Germany, France, Russia and Ja
pan, to loan ChiDa $300,000,000.
Russia joined the other five pow
ers today in acquiescing in the
agreement, but stipulated a slight
change in the orignal f ormula.
This was quickly accepted by all
the powers, including the United
States.
Although the official statement
given out by the gv onps, does
not mention the fact, it is under
stood that Russia and Japan spe
cifically reserve the right to with
draw from participation in the
loan a tany time, should they de
cide that their special interests in
in China have become jeopardized.
New York, June 27. The man
agement of the Motordome Stad
ium at Brighton Beach has com
pleted arrangements for what
promises to be the greatest mot-
orcycle race meeting ever pulled
off in this country. The meet,
which will open next Saturday
and continue three days, will bring
together the fastest amateur and
professional riders in America. The
bowl-shaped trick at Brighton
Beach i considered the fastest
in the country, and it is believed
a speed of one hundred miles an
hour will be attained by the rac
ers. HARRY K. THAW
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Harry K. Thaw Is making anothei
attempt to regain hit freedom through
proceedings to determine his sanity or
insanity.
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Philadelphia, June 27 The school
ship "Adams" sailed yesterday on
the annual summer cruise with
ninety students of the Pennsyl
vania Nautical School. When the,
vessel is at sea, it is the intention
of Commander Holman to stop the
engines and make the, voyage
across the Atlantic Ocean, to
Queenstown entirely under, -sail.
Las Vegas, N. M. June 264The
arena in which the Flynn-Johnson
battle. for the heayyweight.cham
bionship of the world 'will be
fought here July 4, is complete and.
everything is in readiness for the
bout.
Johnson has trained 'down 21$
pounds and will make 212 by the .
day ,of the battl Flynn weighs ,
190 and will weigh in at about 188.
according to his statement, f . ' '
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