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f-" Itlll llllHi I Cent J svjJ lura VOL. 18. NO. 18. EMPEROR OF JAPAN IS CRITICALLY ILL Members Of Cabinet And Imperi al Family Sammoned To Pal ace Deatb Hovers Near TOKIO.. July 20. IMutsuhito," the Emperor of Japan, is critically ill. The members-of the Japanese' Cab inet and the princes of 'the Imperial family have been summoned to the palace and it is generally believed that His Majesty is sinking. I The court physicians in attendance on his majesty at 9 o'clock this morn ing diagnosed, the case as acute ne phritis. Another bulletin issued , from the palace at 3 o'cloQk this afternoon was as follows: "The Emperor has been suffering from diabetes since 1904. This devel oped into chronic kidney trouble in 1906." ' . The Emperor's condition - at 3 olclock this afternoon was so critical that the ministers of state were as sembled at the palace and the .an nouncement was made that his .majes ty was sinking. ' - 1 History of Illness. A bulletin issued, by the attending physicians gives the history of the Emperor's illness as follows: "Since June 14 his majesty has been suffering with intestinal trou ble. Great drowsiness -followed the early attack. This condition increas ed rapidly. June 18 his majesty be came unconscious and his brain was affected. On the evening of the 18th the fever suddenly increased, showing a temperature of 104.7. The pulse rate was 104 and the respiration 88." Uremia Develops. , It was announced early in the morning that uremia had developed. The weather is very hoC the aher mometer registering 90 degrees. in the shade. -.' His Majesty's bed. has been' moved to a sitting room in the palace. The Empress remained at .the bedside during the day.. The crown prince Toshito, who is recovering from - a case of chicken pox and is still con fined to his bed, received .t i news of his father's Illness this morning. He has not yet been able to visit the palace. ' ' 7 The imperial princes have been summoned from their summer resi dences and together with all the not ables at present in the capital they repaired to the palace, where they await the latest news from the sick chamber. . " - - Without a Precedent. The present situation is without precedent in the history of the new Japan. ..The news of his majesty's ill ness came as an absolute surprise and its unlooked-for announcement ' re sulted in the quick collapse of prices on the local stock exchange. The return to Tokio of Prince, Kat sura, the former premier, who left some days ago on a mission to'Eu rope, is expected. The prince ... was among the first to be officially noti fied by telegraph of the Emperor's illness. , It became known today that his majesty was unconscious from this illness yesterday. The announcement of the critical illness fsf his majesty cameras a se vere shock to the people of the cap ital. The news was announced In The Michi Xichi at l2:15 o'clock this afternoon and it spread rapidly through the entire Empire. Ai 2 p. m. the entire city of Tokio was impressively quiets Anxious crowds assembled about the newspa per bulletin boards. . . -; , . v The Royal Family. Murtsuhito, the one hundred and twenty-first Emperor of Japan, was Wn at Kioto November 3, 1852, the second son of the late Emperor -Ko-mei, up0n whose death in 1868 ' he succeeded to the throne. He ' was crowned at Kioto, October 12, 1868.' Eleven days later he chose the name of Meihi to designate the era of his reIgn. He married February 9, 1869, third daughter of Ichijo Tadaka, a noble of the first rank. ' His wife was born In 1850. ' She is known as Her Imperial Majesty Ha- ruko. - ' "-- The heir-apparent to the Japanese throne is Toshihito, the third son of Mutsuhlto, who was born August 31. 879- He was nominated helr-appar-nt in 1887 and proclaimed Crown "nee in 1888. Yoshihito has served n the army and nacy of his country, a in 1909 he became both a lieu-enant-general and a vice-admiral, lay io, 1900, he. married Princess abako, daughter of Prince Kujo ichitka. The Crown Prince has three sons, 1905yUngeSt f whom was born In Allen Sworn In. ' "ASHINGTON, July 20. Sherman " A,len of Vermont, retired as as f18 secretary to President Taft to- and, -was sworn, in as assistant cretary of the Treasury to succeed tt Andrews. WEATHER; cioudy, local Sherg topighfor Sunday , ; QHABLOTTE, N. 3., SATURlia, CHRONICLE SCOUT CAR LEAVES FOR ASHEYILLE In Charge of Ir. O. Tj. Barrlnger Will Attend : Btutherfrdton Conf erenoe ' on Asheville Highway, an Proceed to Iiatter City Representative Will Secure ; Facts About " " the v; New : Route. . ; . ' . ' . ';. j V The ChronicleTObserver scout - car left here this morning at 3 o'clock for the Rutherfordton conference on' the Charlotte-Asheville-Khoxville high way. The car- will go from Ruther fordton ; over-; the proposed ) road to Asheville. The car is a Chalmers !30" and is driven by Mr) Osmond L. Bar- ringer accompanied by a representa tive of The Chronicle-Observer. The car was- very unique, having the signs of the pape and the CharlotteAshe ville - highway. . - The mayor of j every town on the itinerary " will put his name on the hood of the car. , " The purpose of thjs car is to put a Chronicle man on the proposed road and) enable him to tell the readers of this .paper the condition of this route. Mr. Barrlnger, who Is ' In charge of the car, was probably the first man to make the. trip over this proposed highway route, ana is famlftar . with the roads and will test his Chalmers 30,00 "Blue Bird" which already has a record of 35,000 miles. A message was received at The Chronicle office , this morning that the car had reached Shelby at 7:50 In perfect condition. WILL TRAIN Y.M.C. A. SECRETARIES HERE First Schoor Cf its Kind In Sonth To Begin Work In September The . -first ; training school In ; the South for . Y. M. C. A. secretaries will be opened September 9 at the South erns Industrial institute under the di rection, of - President J. A. Baldwin and other Y. M. C. A. workers, and will offer a two years' course" of, spe cial training especially for secretaries for Industrial branch of the-)?Ywg' Men's Christian Assoolation In cotton mill toWns knd at large manufactur ing centers. In' order to make this course thor ough and complete fully , equipping the. prospective secretaries for their work,; it was " decided to require - two years of . preparation during which time-the student .in .thW work will hear lectures by many eminent T. Mh C." A. leaders and workers from .all sections " of the country- The immedi ate work will be in charge of Presi dent Baldwin, Secretary D. l Pro bert, Interstate Secretary G. C- Hunt ington, N. H. Schlichter, Dr. E. II. T. Foster, .C. .C. Robinson and others. During the first term there will be a Iseries of lectures delivered before this class"" by Mr. C. Oberj ; who has . been in charge ofTthe institute for Y. M. C. A. ; secretaries at , the, Blue Ridge training school during the present month.5 Mr. pber is one of the leaders- in associatiohal work"; and will deliver a most. valuable series. of lectures for young men contemplat ing taking up the Industrial secretary 'Work in the South. The bpe'iL 0 of this' school in Char lotte is of considerable importance. It will be the only school of Its kind in the "entire South, and; the third, train ing school for Y. M. C. A. secretaries in the entire country, others being lo cated in Massachusetts and in Chica go. Therefore the selection of Char lotte as a suitable point for institut ing the third school of its kind m the entire .country becomes a con sideration of much interest. This point. was selected largely because- of Pthe central location which it holds as to the manufacturing Interests of the South , and as" the new school -will train 'men 'principally , for industrial secretaryships, Charlotte is thus seen to be the original location for the new school: The 'good .work being accomplish ed by the Southern Industrial Insti tute and that school's closeness to in dustrial work, both on the material side and by reason of the school's, own direct connection .with" better ment of general conditions, conspired strongly to attract the school , to this city and to the Southern "Industrial Institute. ; .. The first class will, be organized at the- school under the ' direction! of President J. A. Baldwin early in Sep tember and it is expected that there will be a representative number of young men who will make application for enrollment in this course. The field "which 1 is thus opened up . is very.:- wide and comprehensive . . one, taking in a large, section and also being the opening, move: in the South towards a work that in the future willl be one of the most important under the general control of the -Y. M. C A.. in America, The course for industrial secreta-j rles will not preclude students 'from taking other work, sp that the pros pective .secretary will have plenty of time and opportunity ready ? at -hand to perfect-himself . in plher ainesalso, while taking the . secretary's ' course, ALL SIGNS POINT TO Private Detectives Employed By District Attorney To Work On Rosenthal Case iNEW YORK, July 20. The gang of. gun-men and black jackers ; that riddled Herman " Rosenthal, the 'gam bler, with bullets is believed ' by de tectives today ito have been procured by "Bald" Jack"; Rose" under pressure of .the - "police . system," which was seeking to effectually close the mouth of Rosenthal against further charges that gamblers had to divide their gains with 'the police. . . .' , : - ' Rose is a close friend of . Police Lieutenant Becker, who was yesterday removed as the head of the ""strong arm . squad, which handles the .gam bling situation in the city. "District Attorney Whitman has1 gleaned enough information to convince him that Rose. at the suggestion of knowl edge of the police, hired some of the Jack Selig's gang of " gun fighters to make way with Rosenthal. : Market Rat For Murder. 'The market rate for killing men by some of the East Side gun men is said to be $2,000. . From William Shapiro, driver ?.pf "murder car." District Attorney Whit man and private detectives, .employed by -him because he believed the po lice have shown no inclination to un earth the crimV'have learned that af ter the shooting the murderers loaf ed around the scene of the crime with no" apparent fear of arrest. Shapiro has told enough .details - to cause the public prosecutor to believe that- the private detectives will 1 soon round up the gang of " gun fighters whom the police -have daily promised to "arrest, but have failed to ' do, io. That, the gambling plot and murder plot will lead far deeper into, the po lice' department is now generally ;b'e licved. . ., ;,.-t. .". ! . Xottered at Scene of Crime. - 4 Shapiro told the roMputr deteiiaytharh i had'piMs(effu;Rc snatn a ;o?ner two men. ' itzicy ; and Schapps, by appointment on "Four teenth' street ,and on the way up town these changes of the passengers tn the party.' : Information regarding these.-changes of the passengers, in the "murder car'. is being withheld:"' Shapiro says , that after the men shot Rosenthal, they put , their ; guns in their pockets, without any rush and stood around for. a time, After awhile, Shapiro says, they walked leisurely over to the car and got. aboard.. The chauffeur said that he stalled with the motor hoping the police would come, but that one of the murderers pointed a . gun at ? him and said : "i --.rj-; . "Quit .monkeying and -rplr along.! Xo Efforto Capture. . ; ; ' Shapiro said that' the car :mB,d4n 15 . miles , an'; hour, and ;herdtI:iee; any -cnase . Deing ; made , to . capture: them. Going up Fifth- avenue, Shapiro said one of the 'paserigers sai d io htm that he was a fool to' get scared, as nobody was going to get into trouble, because' the job had been fixed aiid that the, police weren't doing . "any thing. ; i: -' Police ommissioner Dougherty 'se cured from Rose the informatibnitnat he was working, for Lieutenant Beck er early Monday-night. Rose toldhe deputy commissioner that he : Was afraid of Becker and had gone taVthe house of Dora Gilbert, . Rosenl-hrsJi vorced wife, on Monday night because he knew she was going to make an af fidavit; that Becker wanted ah'affida vit against Rosenthal. . Rose .told the commissioner tliat he was not sur prised when he was told thatRosen thai had been killed,, as-e thought he would get it because, he talked too much. . -. - . Wliitman Threatened. ' . 1 NEW. YORK, July 20. Several fet ters of a threatening character; have been ,. addressed to District Attorney Whitman in the last few days. ; In one of these the . writer threatened bodily, harm to . Mr. Whitman, . but whether a direct death threat was made could not be learned, a'bfficiais in .position to know what the letters contained refused to discuss .them'" It was asserted that the district attoruey has had his attention 'Valiet$'tn'e' letters.';' ; 'r ' DRIVEN TO SUICIDE BY : ; HUSBAND'S ; ILL , TRElTAIENgP Special to " The Chroriicle.l : "-'c "ROCK HILL; S. C. July A20.-De-spondeht " becauisre of; ill .' treatment at the hands - of her husband, who" had threatened to take .. their children, Mrs. Parks. Walker, aged - 22, ; .com mitted -suicide ; this " ; Jmorning ! at ' 6 o'clock by; cutting her throat: with " a razor." She worked : in a-, cotton .mill to support v her family, her, husband b4ing'a good-for-nothing. sort of "affel- . miU management avher.Ii- low; -She wasnejo; in high,.: esteem iow;.6beratives. who eny. that she wasS unfaithful.' They.vqVecIarfr ''that -vi KnHhrtd's tf eatment Was 'unheard able;c.ahd4 ahft;ha,a aJert3pa,ist6y Wa&erwas'artested.bUtlater leased: ;.VS.;-. -,J- X:M?;-0O POLICE SYSTEM REPORTED ATTACK UPON ! DARDANELLES IS DOUBTED m." ' ,,'-7--7- - " . . LONDON, July x20; 7The . mystery surrounding the. attack upon the' Dar danelles by' Italian torpedo boats and their repulse with the- loss of two ves sels and the , damage, of six "others, coupled with the proclamation" of the Sultan of Turkey exhorting the troops to remain -loyal, 'suggesting the pos sibility and that revolution is brew ing In Constantinople. The Italian- government 5 denies knowledge of an " attack by its torpe do boats upon the . Dardanelles and while independent dispatches confirm the "fact that a cannonade of some kind . took place, ' all . reports concern ing an Italian attack and of the dam age Inflicted upon the Italian torpedo boats come from 'official - Turkish sources and . . are ' not - confirmed by press dispatches. " : ' N" ' . The suggestion is made that the bombardment was engineered by the Turkish government as a. means of in fluencing, the 'TurkH-fby''" reminding them, that . the enemy was at the doors of the capital, thus counteracting a military , revolution and assisting in the solution of the! political crisis. The Minister of the Interior, Senor Barrso, this afternoon confirmed the statehient published -in an Orense newspaper, "The Universe, that a rev olution had broken. out In Lisbon and Oporto. :-..-' . .u Statement from Italians. . ROME, July 20. The I4talian gov ernment' announced -in - an ' official note issued today that a flotilla of Italian torpedo boat destroyers at tempted yesterday to enter the Dar danelles. The- destroyers succeeded in' advancing to Chanak-Kalesi, " on the : Asiatic'; side '.of the strait, . when it was : decided - to withdraw on . ac count of the severe bombardment di rected at -them fVom the Turkish forts and: ships. . TJhe Italian vessels, the note .adds," wenjj. not damaged. . ' Without Foundation. ; MADRID, ' July 2 0. -Sehor Barroso, the Spanish" minister" of 'thef" ' interior, this - afternoon declared 'that the statement; published in the " Universe that a revolution Jhad broken . out at Lisbon -and Oporto 'was - without J foundation;' y ' ... . GOOD ROADS ENTHUSIASTS MEETlAG AT RUTHEBfORDTON By rStaff -ICodpWnden t ' it t RUTHERFORDTON, July tOT- The long-.lpokcd-for - convention ' of good roads enthusiasts is' in session at Rutherfordton. ,- The" people L of . this section enthusiastic over the prospect xjf the bu41dvftCario-tte--Ashevlle' highway, are gathered? in the court "house and there is 'no' stahd ing room. The showers of this morn ing seem to have had no effect' on the audience at this meeting. v" t ; V , Mr. Locke Craig, and. Judge J...C. Pritchard are,, here and will .speak. The meeting ..was called-, to" orderat noon. The Chronicle and Observer scout car, with'.Osmond L Barrlnger at' the wheel, ' reached here at. 1 0 : 5 0 a. m. Both ; Mr. Barrlnger and . the staff correspondent " were covered- with mud, but the .- trip was m successfully mat, ;;' 'f .' .- .--..'' - -'... - . . 'The car,";a' Chalmers 30, left Char lotteat 3:30 thJis'-mornittg, -but , was delayed an' hour at Sloan's Ferry.: . ' A stop , was . made afShelby for break fast, and a visit with Shelby people. Two cars from Kings Mountain and several .from Shelby followed- the scout car to " Rutherfordton. . All along the way the roads were being made better . and the ,' prospects are good for-the success of. the1'. highway. MICHIGAN PROGRESSIVES PUT OUT BRAND NEW TICKET C JACKSONV Mich.; July 2 0. A: com plete ticket, embracing -presidential electors State " and congressional and legislative' candidates, will be placed in the field by1, the. first .State Progres sive convention here today.' . ' J This plan was decided on after Sen? ator Dixon, Colonel Roosevelt's;, cam paign manager, - had arrived and con ferred, with a-nuumber of progressive leaders. . Senator Dixon made it plain that the Colonel desired a complete new ticket." ' . "Nothing but a new full ticket will suit Colonel .Roosevelt," Senator Dlx on told the Progressives in the caucus. "He wants to make the whole fight in Michigan or none.- People throughout the country are demanding a new par ty and they shall ;have it." 'r REBEL FORCES ALONG BORDER ARE BEING''' DISINTEGRATED. -' "V"!- - ' .. ' - WASHINGTON,, ; ,; July 20. Rebel forces along , the Mexican . border . line are beirig disintegrated, ; according. to War .Department reports. -However, shipments .; of ; several thousand rifles and - approximately .100,000' rounds : of ammunition recently , have gone into El : Paso, and .that has caused a belief that further . trouble , may be brewing. 0" 1 " ...... " ........ 1 '.' : SNOW; IN: MICHIGAN.' ' f GRANDRAPipS, Mich., July JlO 'Xvdispat miles northeastof Petoskey; '.says thai; a ;1ight; :aprin"kie of 'snow fell : 'tfteife last nighti-'" Crops :weredam-; -aged -' by' the;Cod. --.--'. 'r4UJ. , JULY. 20. 1912. DEMOCRATIC FUND TOTALED $620,644.77 Ryan And Belmont Not Among Contributors To Bryan's Last Campaign WASHINGTON, July 20. Herman Ridder, treasurer of the Democratic national committee in 1908, today pro duced - f or - the ; inspection of the Sen ate committee investigating campaign contributions thei official reports of the committee's recielpts and expenditures he ' had filed ' with Secretary of State in New . York In ' 1908. J. J. Martin, private secretary to the Secretary of State, produced the reports as official custodian for . them. These showed the total receipts "were $620,644.77 and .the thotal expendi tures were 1619,410.06. Belmont Not a Contributor. Mr. Ridder told the' committee how he raised the money for .William J. Bryan's last presidential fight. - "I was the largest contributor," , de clared Mr. Ridder. "I gave $37,000. Mr. J Bryan made a rule that no one should contribute- more than $10,000. So. $10,000 was subscribed in my name and each of my sons. gave $9,000." ' "Did August y Belmont -contribute anything - in 1908?" asked Chairman Clapp. ;;; ". ' -'"; - : "No,' he did' no't,' replied' Mr,-jRld- der.- ... ... ...;; r. ;. ... Nothing From Ryan. Mr. Belmont ' had told ,the commit tee recently that he contributed about $250,000 to the Democratic , national committee in 1904.- "Did Thomas P. Ryan contribute in i90S?'t' continued Senator. Clapp. . ... ' "Np, he .id not.",. . . .. f'Might they . have - contributed - to someone else?" " '' " r "No one unless Mr." Sheeban no ,1 am: sure, they did not through .Mr. SheehaU,; because the amount he con tributed; wasttoo -smallv'v'"-'' "p.; f. - ? r J aimnaBy lall contribuiettj. " .j"My. "Rldder tola: the committee, and Robert Ewing , of New.; Orleans col lected $ 37,0 00, mostly in five and ten cent pieces. ; :.. , . ' " ' ; j . 25,000 Contributors. : The, witness recalled with the Aid of the official records." that 25,000 names were enrolled in the list of contribu tors, lie picked out the largest ones, putting" into -the-- records contributors by ,W. F.. Sheehan 'of $3,000; John T. McGraw, $2,000; Edward N. Shap pard, $1,000-; H. H. Lehman, $1,000; D. E- Conway," $1,000; Samuel Unter meyer, $2,500; J. 'Sargent Gram," $1, 000;' Edward F. Goltra, $3,000; Mor gan Jl O'Brien, $500; Delancey Nlcall, $1,000; Nathan Strauss, $ 1, 2 5 0 ; "John w.Cox, $3,000; "David R. Francis, $3,- 000 and Norman E. Mack, tl, 000. Senator Clapp ' remarked that Rid der, every time' he-mf ntioned a Tam many mani referred.' to him as a "good man. . . - "Do you mean tocast reflections on the other contributors ?" asked the Senator. . . No Tained Cash. '..-. "No," replied Mr. Rldderr "But: af ter Mr, : Bryan's denunciation . at Bal timore, it seems necessary to explain the qualifications of. : Tammany men.. I, collected the" money - In 1908," he added,' '"and I am sure no dollar , of it was tained." 1 No .-money was -received from cor porations for . the campaign, Mr. Rid der .assured the committee. , . . Orders From Bryan. : "I had .distinct "orders ' from Mr. Bryan," he said, "that no money was to be !: taken from corporations." ; "Have you any reason : to believe that subscriptions by them were cov ered up by being made under a person's- name?" he was asked... .. --"None. The contributions. were too small for that." " ' . . ; "Do you -have any knowledge -that money was given for .campaign pur poses, through other agencies than the national committee?" v ' f'l'y, ;."No. Of course, money was given to, State committees.". - . Mr. . Ridder testified ! that he had nothing to dp officially, with the pres idential campaign of . 19.04, nor . ! the congressional campaign of . . .1906 or 1910, also under investigation. ' ,:' r George R Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican-national' committee , in 19 Op probably- wilf be a witness next Thursday.., . ' . DENIES RECOMMEND ATIOiX OF DISSOLUTION OF STEEL TRUST 'v.- -. ' : - " . . :- WASHINGTdNt July 20--Chairman Stanley of the House steel trust inves tigating cpmmitte'e i .tpdayauthorized a denial . of . reports that the committee .would; recommend t thie dissolution 'of the United 'States Steel Corporation. Mr. : Stanley declared he" believed that repVrtscgiven ' out to that effect had stock SICNAB CHECK-FLASHER ARRESTED IN THE WEST Charlotte Automobile School In - structor Who Worked Local Firms lor Several Hundred Dollars, and 'Also Several Students in the School, Will be Brought Here ; for Trial. As soon 'as the requisition papers are secured' from- Governor Kitchin for W. C. McNab, the well-known cheek flasher . who once lived in Charlotte, and who wag captured by the police of Kansas City, a few days ago, an ' officer from here will be sent to bring him back to his former home. Solicitor - Wilson of : this dis trict will ask for the. requisition pa pers at once and when they are sign ed by the Governor an officer of Charlotte will have all the creden tials necessary. T - ; ;. The local police force received - a message from the Kansas City police that McNab had been taken, thus put ting an end to a search lasting oyer nearly a period of twelve months. McNab was manager of the Charlotte Automobile school . the early part of last year and soon gained some in fluence and dredit in this . communi ty. He purchased a watch , at the Garibaldi, Bruns& Dixon's Jewelry store for $125, and gave a bogus check for $60, crediting $50 on the watch and taking $10 in cash; paid a $70 account At the Charlotte Sup ply Company with a worthless check and doing the same with, the Ed. Mellon Company, to the tune of $40.. The Central hotel , news stand and the Blake Drug .Company gave the Same McNab $15 each for two - pieces of worthless paper.. It . Is with. , the greatest pleasure . that these firms hear of the return, of McNab. ; As stated . above McNab will be sent for in a few. days and the trial of his. numerous offences will create an interest, surpassed by. his unex pected capture in the . far. away : city. SOCIAL CLUBS MAY OPEN OUTSIDE CITY Movement On Foot Ming Toward An Interesting Development in The Lipor Sitoatlon ; perhaps Charlotte will soon have a suburb devoted to social clubs that have "been exorcied and deprived of J living room' in the city limits because of stringent aldermanie ordinance and bOBd- of $ 5,00 0- required 1 rom any club operatingJn the city. V Social clubs being permissible un-, der the State 1aW can establish head quarters , anywhere they desire, but cities are given the right to regulate clubs, tax them ; and - require bonds, etc. ' Thus 'the local clubs were recent ly "notified that they would have .to put up bonds Jin the sum of $5,000 if they proposed . to operate inside - the city. This-heavy Lbond was more than the majority could afford, only the Southern Manufacturers' Club and the Colonial Club indicating their Intent to put '. np the bond. Thus many of the smaller social clubs were put ut of business, but still possessing the full "right to operate in the State, there is now a movement on foot to have headquarters for these clubs in the suburbs , just over the city lines. In this way the clubs cotild operate without" being questioned and without having to place a $5,000 with the city guaranteeing that nobody connected with the club would in anyway violate the State prohibition laws. ' It is said that -an option has been given on a $ 6,0 00 tract Just beyond Lakewood Park, about three-fourths of a mile, by club interests, and that it is contemplated that . headquarters for one or more -clubs are to be open ed up. The clubs are considering the new plan seriously at . any rate, , and desire, if - the , scheme Is adopted, to get locations on the suburban car lines ' so that ' the trouble of ' reaching the club by those living in the city would be reduced "to a minimum. The "development is a highly ; inter esting one and if the social clubs that were put out of business by the $5,000) bond. -requisite,; .shall make . this new move,, it is anticipated that develop ments' would follow of a highly' en grossing nature. GOVERNOR KiTCHIN WILL ADDRESS THE FARMERS Annual - Picnic,' July SO-August 2 at Lakewood Park, Will Prove Big At traoiflon .This'. Year Other Promi nent Speakers to Be Invited For "the Occasion. - -One of the very interesting features of the farmers picnic which will - be held . at Lakewood Park, July 30 to August 2, j inclusive, will be the' ad dress by- Governor Kitchin, who is one of the most brilliant and pleasing or ators ' in the South. The Governor has a host, of personal friends In this section ' who " never : miss ah opportu nity to hear and see him and his.pres ,ence,here at. the "farmers,, annual pic nic assures a large attendance on that interesting occasion. y a- .-. Several other well known and popu lar speakers will attend the picnic and elaborate . arrangements are being made for a number of new and inter esting attractions which will make this year's picnic; even ; more attractive than the very successful one held last year. .-.' :-.v-';-:-V-"I----:.-'-'0"''v''-'V'. PRICE ONE. CENT J; 'fc" TODAY'S JEWS Happenings Of The City Sketched In Brief As Seen By Tne Cnronicie Reporters: . ALL PEOPLE IN THE CITY - !.-' :; '; . - . . - : - M The same brand of weather la forecasted for tonight and Sunday. Mr. Wi L Palmer has accepted a position with the Ed Mellon Company.- Mr; Palmer Is from ' Salisbury and was employed at ,tha -vBrown Clothing Company; ' . -Mr. H. Miller-is preparing to-open a pawtrSnd loan shon at No., sn Vjut . Trade street. The store is. now - be ing put in shape for the new enter prise, which will be managed by Mr. Hyman Miller, a son of Mr. Hr Miller. The repairing of the interior of the First A. R. P. church wjhloh has been carried on for the past several weeks has gotten into such condition that the pastor, Rev, George W. Han na, will conduct services in the edi fice tomorrow. Mft Clifton Bell, who has been visiting relatives and friends in Char lotte, will leave for his Florida home today. - Mr. Bell is at present a truck farmer of Sanford, Fla., but Is a na tive of North Carolina, his home for merly being here. ' -- . The local council of U. C. will hold an ; important meeting "at Its quarters over the -Southern Railway uptown . tlpket office tonight at" 8. A class of candidates will be Initiated and the v,flnal arrangements will be made for the big U. C. T. Picnic at Lakewood park Saturday, August 10,. when nearly .1,000 guests are expected to be presents .. . . p The .congregation: of St. - Mark's Lutheran , church . has just finished improvements -to the front : 0f the . church lot, on account of the chang ing of the grade on North .Tryon street. The ground has,.-been ter raced and returfed, th stone coping has been ' lowgyjed'" to . the , sidewalk and .redressed, . and concrete steps erected in front of. the two church doors. AltPfratTtBl'ilrtiwuFe tiert yBre- sents. a very attractive and hand some appearance. - . ' . r . The convention of ? architects in Asheville yesterday elected W. G. Rogers of -the firm of Hook- & Rog ers, "president. A number of the local architects went to Asheville to attend this meeting, and it Is quite a , dis tinction - that . the convention - selected one of the Charlotte , architects. Be sides the election of Mr, Rogers to the presidency, Mr. Franklin Gordon of the firm of Hunter & Gordon was elected secretalry and treasurer. The senior mernber of the latter firm, Mr. L L. Hunter, ' is a member of the. board of directors. . NEW YORK HOTEL TRAGEDY SURROUNDED Br MYSTERY r-. '.;;' '"'' ','''"': i'.:;'...;;: NEW YORK, July ; ioVrGeorge A. Harkness, a - wealthy real estate deal er of Sea Cliff, L. I., was arrested, by the police ' here early today charged with having shot and killed " Mrs! Florence Hopp of Lewisburg, Pa., at a hotel shortly after midnight. Mrs Hopp, who was 25 years of age, and a h&ndsbme;; brunette, had been In Harkness conjpany for several days, it is alleged. " Harkness declared that the killing , was i accidental, occurring while Mrs. Hopp was examining a re volver he had recently" purchased;. ; The police "learned ot the shooting when Harkness walked calmly up to a patrolman, "a. .few ' blocks from the ho tel, "arid said, without emotion': "I've just' accidentally , shot my wife. Would, you mind .walking over and taking a look at the situation? She Is In -our -room at the hotel yon der.". : ,. -;. , No one at the hotel had heard the shot or knew anything about ! the oc currence until thevarrlval of the po lIcemari. T'The woman . was . breathing her las as. the officer entered the room'.'., .";:J;; ', " ' ";; y y---. . When arraigned at the police sta tion, Harkness admitted that the woman; was not- his wife, "she la an old boyhod friend of mine," he said, "and has been In the city only a few ' days. She expected to return to Lew isburg on -an early train today arid we had just - been consulting a ' time table when the - mischance with the revolver occurred.'' . . ' . " : . - Harkness Is : married, he said, and has a fine home . at Sea Cliff. '': Mrs." Hopp, he declared, was divorced from her husband some time ago '' TAFTS CAIPAIGN IN : ; . THE - HANDS Of HIS FRIENDS WASHINGTON, July. 20.-Presi-dent Taft told callers today he did not' Intend,- to -; influence the . sub-committee: of . the ' Republican - national committee in its selection of a cam paign - advisory committee a.nd ,-a treasurer-, and , that whatever- ' selec tions were -made, by. Chairman' Hiiles and the committeemen wotild bp. sat isfactory to him. .. He said - he did not intend ' to con duct his ,ow campaign, but pro posed -to( leave it to . the national committee and - sub-committees; " - The - President had wished that Otto T.' Bannard of New : York would , accept the . . treasureshlp, but lately he" has been led to believe that M,r. Bannard would w not - and said ; today he had ; na choica j. ; . ; , . OF CHARLOTTE THINGS INTERESTING TO " . . i-..' - L i i ' . .,- :-iff yi'.'J' ..r.-q!i- -i -' !' :!, ! ."t.fl:' ' v';,fj. .f --ST""r'