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- . . v. r , - . . - '- :, . . : -t'jfv g?;? - 1 11 - i-ii - .'.I 1 'in imiib 1 " " 1 - - -- , i. - WEATHER: Fair tonight and Saturday CaiABLOTTE. N,' 0., -DAY, OCTOBER 4, 3912. in' ' ' : : : ' PRICE ONE CENT J On Tr&Iaj ' 1 6 C z t 1 " " 1 " " ! mim 1 fc. - 11 i. , , - - - - - - ' ' 1 COL ROOSEVELT ON STAND TODAY ' Testifies Before The Senate Ccin mittee Investigating Can- ' palgh Contrifcations SWEEPING DENIAL OF Former President Says He Asked, No 3Ian to Contribute, Was Assured . That ?o Promises Had Been Made as, Keturn for , Any Contributions and No One Had Asked Him to Act in Any Matter Because of Any Con tribution Repeats ' Statement That He Ordered Any Standard Oil Jloney Returned Declares That Penrose ' Should be Driven from the - Senate. - ' : ,;.:-: V- - . .-;-.--,-m i "f- ' .-!.": Washington; bctV4ir asked no man to contribute to the. campaign fund when I was ; elected President of the United ' States, and I J wish" to reiterate that Mr. Bliss and Mr. Cor telyou both assured me that no prom ise had been made as a return for any contributions Neither they" nor anyone else having authority asked me to act or refrain from acting in tny matter while I was President, because any contribution had been made or withheld. "Gentlemen, could I put it more rweepingly?' - :, - In these words Theodore Roosevelt summarized his testimony to the Sen ate committee investigating campaign funds. The Colonel specifically de nied that he ever asked for contribu tions to his 1904 campaign fund; or that he had known of any contri bution by J. P. Morgan. "y';:! vt ., Ordered Money " Returned. - He declared he had ordered the re turn to the Standard X)il Company of any contribution it might, have made in 1904; that he had - been assured by George B. Cortelyou "only yester day" that he knew of no such con tribution; and that he did not believe Cornelius N. Bliss had ever demanded a contribution from t John D. Arch bold or from any corporation by any methods of extortion. ' ' .. .. Colonel Rosevelt did, not. deny that corporations had contributed to the 1904 campaign. ..He says-ihis letters and published statements had always acknowledged that fact,. but'he. ape' cified that no such contributions had ever been obtained under-1- any sub- i gestion that the administration would reward the givers with special fa- ! vors. - - - : ; The former President's testimony; bristled with characteristic state ments. . ,. ' ;, ; . "- ' Drive Penrose From.Senate. "Senator Penrose should be driven from the Senate," he declared, 'be cause of his acknowledged friendli ness with Standard Oil interests.', - Charles D. Hilles and Congressman. Bartholdt should be forced to prove their statements that the Rosevelt primary campaign funds this year had amounted to $3,000,000 or $4,000,000, or should be driven out of public life. He declared, as had Senator Dixon, his campaign manager, "Wednesday, that the Senate committee's activities had thus far been, directed solely to ward the Roosevelt campaign funds and that no attention had been paid to other candidates. - He was assured by Mr. Clapp that the representatives of ' other- candi dates would all be called "before elec tion." Detail' of Hearing. ' WASHINGTON, Oct. . 4. Colonel Roosevelt arrived here early today 'to be the star, witness before the Clapp committee of the Senate, which is in vestigating campaign funds. The . principal - part of Colonei Roosevelt's examination before the committee was to be concerning the 100,000 Standard Oil contribution to the Republican - National campaign fund of 1904. John D. Archbold has testified that he made such a contri bution to the late Cornelius N. Bliss; George R. Sheldon; treasurer of the committee in 1908 and this year, also has testified that Mr. Bliss'; records showed ; such a contribution;"? George R. Cortelyou, chairman qt . the com mittee in 1904, ; has sworn & that no such contribution was received, ' and Colonel Roosevelt has- said that he gave repeated and "express instructions to both Mr. Bliss and -Mr. Cortelyou that if such a contribution were made, it was to be immediately, returned. Witnesses ave " told the committee that they knew of no record b such a contribution having been returned, and Charles H. Duellr' assistant treas urer of the committee in 1904, told the committee, yesterday he - did . not believe Mr. Bliss kept information of any contributions from Mr.. Cortel you. v , ... . . , , ' , , .Roosevelt Takes Sd.! ' Colonel Roosevelt took the witness chair before .the Clapp .committee. which la investigating campafgn funds, at 10:05 o'clock. . v , , r , ? . A murmur, of applause' culminating 'n a cheer from gathered crowds had greeted ; Colonel Roosevelt when he entered the buildimr. . . . He went to Senator Clapp's private room , and met . members -of the .in vestigating committee. ,,v. - f 3 ; , - - Colonel Roosevelt learned this morning that Governor Hadley of Missouri had declared . in favor of President Taf t. He would make no commeiit upon the Governors: action. The spectators' applauded vigorous ly as Colonel Roosevelt entered the room followed by a- secretary ' lug e"ng a. big valise filled with papers. The Colonel took his place in the "witness chair. Examination Begins. " "You were a candidate for Presi dent in 1904?" asked Senator Clapp. : '! was," answered the Colonel Shortly. ' v...1-.,. .-r -i ; ;;'h, "George B. Cortelyou was chairman or the committee that year?" - ? '' : - i("e was." : y-: : .: ;) "Cornelius N. Bliss was treasurer?" .- ce was." - ' v 7fenatr Clapp asked Colonel Roose Vt if h-3 attention had been called 1 certain statements made by John "Archbold. . - terse nas" reDliea Colonel Roosevelt ' Senator Clapp asked the Colonel waat he knew about the Archbold VILL DODDLE THE . ' ,".. DLUE RIDGE PLANT - 7,. Sixty Ttcascr.3 r.:re To Be ; Raised Fcr Y. IL C.A. Con 7 ference Grounds To launch a campaign to raise $30,000 to be used in doubling the present plant of the Blue -Ridge ' Association . near Black Mountain is the officially " an nounced outcome . of a meeting just held at the , mountain' headquarters of , the organization,' , . " ' Mr. Fj C. Abbott, treasurer of the as sociation, Js;., back from this meeting and speaks with enthusiasm- of the p-ospects for securing this J60.000. It is arranged that'headquarters for this cam paign shall be located -in the Y. M. C. A. building in Charlotte," with Mr; Ed ward Grace in charge. - Mr. 'Grace , is special secretary of the Blue Ridge As sociation in this campaign, and his work .will include . the whole of the . Southern States . , I .During the past summer the Bhie Ridge Association ' for " Christian ' Con ferences and Christian Work nas been the scene of a number of, gatherings whose .scope and results have extended over a large territory. ; The association, is In the south what Northfleld ;ts to the: Eastern States, in this line of Chris tian endeavor. "At present the Blue Ridge Association is the possessor : of .' nearly 700 . acres of land at . Black Mountain and near the Southern Railway, easy of access and beautifully located in the best- part of the .mountain section. The present plant can . accommodate 400 guests. Lit is modernly equipped and over 100,000 has been expended on it. The additional , fund is desired for erecting cottages to take care of .a greater number of guests.; . The . present equipment, was .several times : taxed during . the Summer : and it ' has become apparent that - more room Z is .. required. The cottages will also add -much to the annual income of the plant, which, with their addition, will have a total valua tion of 4163,000. contribution - at the time it; was said to have been made. . , The Colonel .asked " permission "to include - in ' his answer - the . letter- he sent-to. Chairman Clapp, already pub lished, denying that , he knew of any Standard Oil contribution to the 1904 campaign' at the time itwas made. Ijetters Datroduced. , ' "In- the 4 first place,- gentlemen," he said, . "since, I . was elected -Governor rNewYOTk-aboutr't earsLago, . I dred ' thousand letters so it is not possible at once to recair all the let-: ters I have: written Ton any given sub ject, r' . .- ' ; ; . Since I . wrote my recent letter to Senator .Clapp. I havetfound two oth er letters bearing on s the subject, of campaign contributions. "One was ' to Cornelius .N. Bliss in 1906, which I understood was recent ly given to 'your committee; the other a " letter written to George R. Shel don in 1908." .The Colonel found the s letter he sought and handed it to Senator Clapp, who had it placed in the. rec ord as an exhibit. At the chairman's request, Mr. Roosevelt read the letter dated Sep tember 21, 1908, aud addressed to George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican National Committee. It was ;- practically as ' follows: - . - i 4 j i ff Ordered iMoney Returned. -A -S i : am informed that you or some one on behalf of - the National Com mittee has been soliciting contribu tions from corporations, particularly John D. Archbold and the Standard Oil Company, -.': If this is . true, I wish to enter a 'protest'and say that not only should the contribution be re fused, but that if made it should be Immediately-returned." ; ; ; The letter set forth that "four" years ago ' Mr. Cortelyou refused ' all contri butions - from corporations' ' which were being prosecuted or. were likely to be prosecuted and that Colonel Roosevelt wished the , same course followed in the 1908 campaign. .; Colonel Roosevelt read also the let ter of October 26, 1904, to Chair man George B. .Cortelyou in whlchihe directed that if any noney had been contributed by the Standard' Oil Com pany 'or John D. Archbold, it should be returned at once ' This letter, ' he said, had been referred: to and partly quotedin his recent letter to Senator Clapp. It was an emphatic "declara tion to'-Mr." Cortelyou that "we cannot under ; any circumstances ' afford to take a - contribution that might be construed as placing us under an ob ligation." . - -- -That Harrfman Fund. -..-( ' ' Colonel Roosevelt said that he had found that on October 27, ,1904, he had sent an' "extra telegram" to Chair man George B..' Cortelyou, which he had only recently found. It was sent from Oyster Bay. :and referred to his letter . to .. Mr. 'Cortelyou . demanding the return . of - the , Stanadrd Oil s con tribution. ' ,. Colonel Roosevelt -offered ". the com mittee the originals of all the letters he had sent to Chairman Clapp or had read , into the records, , "We will take your word for that," said Senator Oliver as the Colonel re turned to the witness chair and testi fied that he knew of no other letters bearing on the subject. "Now; in regard to- 'the Harriman fund,' " began Senator Clapp. . .. . t- Colonel. .Roosevel ted - asked : to ex plain "the charges that have .been made'Mn regular , order.-. s x-- i Senator 1 Clapp; ? acquiesced. . ? t ; Explains Charges. ; " 5 - "There is no testimony against me except In'' the form of ; hearsay : evi dence," the Colonel said,, "hearsay statements of men who are dead. - - "Mr. Archbold and Mr. Penrose pur port ; to have given' ; Statements ot what Mr.-Bliss had to say; Mr. Bliss is dead. Mr. OdelL and the other gen tlemen refer to statements made by Mr. Harriman, who' is dead.' r - :"May I speakof a. letter 'publ-shed in: Hearst's Magazine from' Congress man . Sibley ?" asked ) the Colonel, and then went On: r- ' ' - ' r: "If is a- letter which in substance states that Sibley came to ' speak to me about : seeing Mr. Archbold' and I said I would be 'delighted' to see him and asked Mr. Sibley to bring Mr. Archbold to lunch. - i. v .V ' ' -."I. don't remember ever having talk- (Continued on Page HAUDE ADAMS COMPELLED TO GIVE MATINEE MAY . There will. bo. a special matinee of "Peter ..Pan" with Miss Maude Adama starring at the Academy ti Music Monday afternoon' at 3 o'clock. This was , the .final agreement , made ' ; be tween Mr. John Ix -Crovo, manager of , the Academy of Music, and -, Mr. J.vR. 'Williams,, manager of the com pany,- This was . done with the kind consent of Miss Adams after being argued: with for hours by, people-from every walk in life. . The. management of. both the theater and .. the s com pany have been requested by .. hun dreds of people to put ithe matinee 'on. Miss Adams refused at first,- but this afternoon consented. .The seats for the night perform ance were put on sale at the box. of fice this morning at 10 o'clock- by ' 6 the line had begun to vform. " The house was "absolutely sold ' out at 11 o'clock . and . hundreds , were turned awayi disappointed. '.- The - seats for the matinee will go on . sale at, , 1 0 o'clock at . the box office of the theater, and from all Indica tions the crowd will equal that ; . of this morning. , Miss Adams and: company arrived m the city this morning on Southern train Nov 37. ? , The special of the show con sisted of two private cars-and a bag gage car, which , were switched and will remain here until the company- leaves on - the continental tour Tuesday morn ing. ..The rehearsals here will begin this afternoon. . V !N o person was , -- allowed " to purchase more than" six tickets for the perform ance this morning,- and nearly . every one in line bought the limit, some asking for as many as 40. but they were abso lutely refused. ' six will be the limit for the matinee performance also. . . . . DRITISH SUBMARINE RUN DOVN BY LINER Little Boat, Cat In Halves And 15 01 Ber Grew Go Dorm . s : : Bead Officer Rescaed v DOVER,Octi 4,The British sub marine B 2 was '. run down by .the Ham bars'-American- Mner; Amerika bereTtoday It sank at once, drown tng 1 5 of the crew. The officer; In charge was "rescued. ' :'--: - The disaster in which the B 2-was sunk" occurred -while the third patrol flotina'-of submarines was maneuver ing oft Kent. - '' - ' r "' : - The liner Amerika appears to ihave cut (the 7 submarine completely i. in halves. ;,:j.-a( -' v. -'r : ;-: Lieutenant Richard I. Pulleyne was the only man among the crew . of 15 who was-saved. -He was found float ing In the sea too exhausted to say more t when i he was rescued than; "The -submarine Is cut In two. ; I went down a mile." ' -Nothing has - been- heard of the Amerika up to the ..present' . The B 2 had left Dover harbor at 5 o'clock this morning to participate with the -other submarines in a series of maneuvers.. . The accident, .oc curred Just ? an ' hour later, although none of the sister submarines knew anything about it until . Lieutenant Pulleyne was picked;up from the sea The liner . Amerika k stood by after the collision1 and , threw ' life buoys overboard whlle a number -of ".torpedo boats searched', the .sea for . hours. None of the . other . members of the crew however, was found. -, ' - The Amerika - then proceeded' on, her - voyage to . Southampton on her way to New York. ' . ,: .-. ; ', ) :s This is the . sixth disaster to Brit ish submarines, each of them Involv ing: the loss of from. 11 to 15 lives. .The B 2 .was one. of. the older and smaller class of 'submarines, having been built, with -10 sister ships, be tween the- years '1903- and, 190 7. v Her length 'was 100 feet and her beam 12 feet: 7 "Inches. " C F. U'KESSON WITHDRAWS ; : FRUSI CONGRESSIONAL RACE ' ( (Special to' The Chronicle.):. n MORGANTON, Oct. 4. Owing -to a ruling, of the Postmaster General that if a postmaster should . run for an elective office he would be. ex pected to resign Mr. C. P. McKes son feels that it would bp unjust to himself -and family to do this hence he: says he is eliminated ' from the congressional race. He will call the executive committee together at once, tender his resignation as candidate and leave it "with the ' committee to act as it deems wise in the matter..- , He desires to thank the Republi cans for i honoring him . .with the nomination"; arid many;, prominent Progressives for 5 their promise - of support and - the Democratic press . in general, and,. The Charlotte .Observer especially, for the kind things said of ; him personally. ' '. ; Mr. ; McKesson regrets that; the rul ing eliminates him from the. race land many ; will be ' - disappointed ' at 'not hearing the joint debates - planned by Mr. Webb and Mr. McKesson, who are warm personal friends as well as excellent .speakers.. - - MTIiLIO?tfAIRE CHATJPFEtr : CI7TTING -CAPERS IN FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 4. Samuel David. Paddack, Jr.. New York '.' mil lionaire, the chauffeur, who inherited a fortune' by the death of his uncle, Samual David Paddack. Sr.,4 and- who causeda "sensation by his acti&ns along Broadway, arriyed here last .night and took; the most expensive, suite of rooms in.4the highest priced hotel.' ; Paddack declares- he left New : York to escape the fortune-huntingwomen who fol lowed him wherever he went. , -Paddack- had hardly registered be fore he. began a.career of high life that has rarely, been- equalled here. He saysohe will-remain .South during the winter-and -expects- to visit east Flor ida' cok. resorts-in" the height of." the!; fashionable season. - Exmms ARE VELL PLEASED benefits Fro Pare Feed Shov ,;Alre:3y,C:Icg Soted By Con- cerns Exhibiting BOOTHS ARE BEING COiiSTANTLY CHANGED Should Be Made An Annual Affair by AU Means Declares Outside Exhib- ltor -Marriage ' -Ceremony May Be . Performed on the Stage Tomorrow . ' Night Prizes to Be Given For Es s: says Head of New York Consum ers' League Guest of The Woman's x Club Votes of the Show. - " ' , - With the drawing to a close of the first Pure ' Food Show to be held In Charlotte, North . Carolina; ' or the South the crowds are increasing each time the Auditorium is openecL Yes terday and last night formed the rec ord day , for the week. The crowds filled, the Auditorium from noon until the closing of the booths at 11 o'clock and, the air of ; a. festival filled the place. Everyone present was in the holiday mood and each minute of the time seemed - to have been enjoyed by the throngs. The booths are con tinually changing their exhibits, and each change seems to make the place more 'attractive - than before. - The place is one of the prettiest arid most attractive that could have been ar ranged anywhere, and the people of Charlotte are filled . with enthusiasm about the show.5 The benefits are al ready seen, as the local as well as the larger ' manuf acturipg concerns ' that have sent special exhibits here, state that results are coming in fast from the displays. - The health department of the Wo man's Club which has charge of the show has left- nothing undone that could have possibly added to the suc cess of 'the show in any manner. Ev ery one of the, representatives: for con cerns that have come here at great expense state that the show" will r fa vorably; compare with any. held in the larger cities. Of course the- show is on a smaller scale, but the manage ment and exhibits equal them, In every way'As i a vcloiiiag. idayi tomorrow promises to; be one. of the most!lriterr eating of the entire ' period ; of. " the show. ' It is then that each one of "the exhibits will make a special endeavor to impress upon the people the ; pure food, that; can be ' seen .' from . their plant. Each one, of the exhibits rep resents what, has been declared abso lutely pure arid healthful foods by the experts the K country over, and ' each bears theserial stamp - from the gov ernment i; declarlrig-;. their, products to be Dure. . . . . "':-V-. .. The management- has had the bestl and most learned experts In foott products and domestics science to lecture on the food values of the pro ducts shown." Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock Miss Frances Ray, the new instructor in , charge of the domestic science department ; of . the publio schools in Charlotte, delivered a lec ture. There was a large number . of ladies who attended tKe"! lecture and listened with interest to everything the expert had to say. Miss Alice M. Lakey. the well , known : head of the Consumers Xeague of New York, ar rived in the city this morning, and is the' guest of the executive committee of the Woman's Club. There will be a "" special reception given this after noon at the! Auditorium from. 4 to- 5 o'clock-. In'; her honor : by1 the health department , of the club. This ; is a special feature, and one ' that prom ises to be well attended. The club extends a cordial Invitation to all the ladies o f the city to r meet Miss Lakey-- and to - hear . what she has to say . in regard to the show and the bene fits that are derived from such an ex hibition of pure foods. - -. - Today's Program., . , ; " Tonight prpmises to be . one : of the largest and best nights of; the show, u - The official program . for today and tonight is as follows: 1 Friday,- October 4- College Day. ? 2:00 P. m. Band concert. ;-4:00 p. m. Lecture, "Food Adul-trations,"- Miss ' Alice Lakey, chair man food committee, .National' Con sumers' - League; also chairman Con sumers' New York Milk Committee, v Evenipg Society Night.. , ( -- 7:30 p. m. Band concert. ' '' s 9:00 p. m. Lecture, ''Clean Milk,'' Miss Lakey. . " ; ,. 9:30 p. m. Musical selection. ryt . '; Mrs. Register's Stunt. At the close of the show tomorrow night the greatest thing ever attempt ed In Charlotte will in all probability be i "pulled ofT.7 Mrs. E. C. Register, one of the heads ; of the show, has been using Jier feriile brain for .sev eral - days to "'originate " a - ' scheme whereby the show would "be renowned throughout his .section of the coun-: try. aside from the fact ; that it was the' first ever held here. She hit the scheme this " morning whereby. X the show will always be remembered if the plans are carried out-, It is adver tised that ; if any couple will be mar ried on the stage of the 'Auditorium in public tomorrow night, - the show management and the exhibitors will give the pair about $500 worth of material with which to start house keeping Already t the management has its eye on one lor two likely .cou ples that may take the vows in pub lic. -,f ' -.' ' ; Attractive Booths. Among .'.the . attractive. . and worthy booths that have .won considerable favorable comment on every side, is, that "of the " Welsh Grape Juice oCm pany, which has & beautiful place and serves iced grape juice. to the thirsty, Scholtz, the florist, fhas a very hand some ;. and ? pleasing' ' booth. ' In the center. of the' place, is. a mos3-.covered tree '.'With, numbers .'of beautiful or chids ornamenting; the branches. ,.Tbe floral display iis-&plendia. : The booth will present a' corsage bouquet to thetplceV-and the work, is now being re-! young lady that' is voted the - most popular .exhibitor; tomorrow ' night. (Continued- on -Page. 6.) . THE GREATER CHARLOTTE CLUB TO ELECT OFFICERS The ', Greater : Charlotte Club - will tonight select a new head to guide its busy . . destinies - through . another twelve-month." ', ' The forecasters among the boosters say that Mr. ' Charles Corker Hook will " be the man. s Voting will be in progress soon ; after the session C is called to .order tonight, :i and every booster member will have opportunity to cast "a ballot for the man. of - his choice. President C O. Kuester his declared that hewlll not stand (or re election and the boosters are quite busy this week casting about for - a successor who can really succeed the president of the past few years. ; - The occasion tonight will be an Im portant, one. "The boosters for": the Summer have been somewhat auies- xent and in a state of-partial: inac tivity but with the first touches of Fall weather, their enthusiasm begins to rise and they., therefore, will to night talk; over plans for the ap proaching Fall and Winter work, and take up a variety of subjects close to the hearts o f the boosters. There are quite .a ' number of se rious business propositions for con sideration by the Greater Charlotte Club and although these may not all come up tonight they are soon to be taken up, and are now :being consid ered by; the members and officers pre paratory to being, formally presented to the club for its consideration. , . Good cigars and a pleasant time await the members who attend tonight's annual session .of . the .organization. ; ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED KIN VRECKrOF TRAIN NO. 43 CORNELIA, Ga., Oct. 4. Two were killed and three others slightly . in jured by the' derailment early today at Kitchens Siding of Southern; Rail way passenger train No. 43, en route from Washington to Atlanta. None of the passengers were hurt. ' The dead - ' - - JAKE COSTNER, engineer Atlan ta. - - -J - ' ED SIMPSON, negro fireman, At lanta. ''."':- '':' '-. The injured: - " - ' ' ' ' -J. H. Powers," mall" 'Clerk, Central,. s. a; . v-. i'V. R.' I Martin,-, mail clerk; Norcross, Ga." "-'.i. .' A.- ''Bj. Gilmorer' express.' messenger, Washington The . engine and the- mail and ex-v press cars turned over,-but the. coach-.- es and Pullman sleepers did not leave the tracks. Physicians were, rushed to the scenes from Cornelia ' and- the injured are being cared for here.-.The passengers were transferred to a spe-' cial . train made up at Buford. . -. . The main line was blocked - for several hours, delaying trains in both .. direct tions. . 1 ' " COLONEL ROOSEVELT FLANS REMAINDER OF CAMPAIGN : NEW YORK, Oct. 4. Plans for the remainder of ; Colonel Roosevelt's campaign were mapped out at a din ner of Progressive leaders here.. last night. -Colonel -Roosevelt " conferred with George W. Perkins, William H. Hotchkiss, Progressive State - chair man ; Comptroller " William A. -Pender-gast of New. York City; - Frank A. Munsey and Elon Hooker,, treasurer , of the Progressive National Commit tee.. ''-:: : "'-- . Conditions in the various: States were discussed by Colonel Roosevelt and his political associates. Most of the evening, however, was iven over to the, preparatiori of the candidate's itinerary; for the remainder of -' the. campaign. ' " ; '' ; ." Colonel Roosevelt left for Washting-1 ton lkte last night, accompanied by William Loeb, Jr., to testify before the Clapp.;!: Investigating committee. He - will - return to Oyster Bay , to" re main there until ; Monday, when he leaves for a campaign tour of 18 :days through the Middle West, , - jy; ' PROGRESSIVES MAY FUSE - TICKETS WITH REPUBLICANS : (Special to The v Chronicle.) GREENSBORO, Oct. 4. There are in dications that the Republicans and Pro gressives are making , some . .headway toward getting . together on . at least a part of i their J State tioket This was more pronounced yesterday by reason of the - fact that the Republican . campaign committee, - in whom , was ;. vested . the power to name- Republican T candidates for the two places on the Supreme; Court bench, r united upon the '. - progressive nomiftees. Judge YW S. O.'B. Robinson of Wayne and Hon. T. T.? Hicks,;of Henderson.- It is understood here that these two nominees of the 'Bull Moose! party have agreed to run as "fused" candi dates. ; Some of .the Republican and progressives, who desire ; a fusion' of the two parties, see r iri this . actio A - a be ginning : of ; ''real fusion" ', on the . State ticket, but-others do not feel -that any great . progress . wll be made, especially J so since lreoen - Meares, progressive candidate '. for :' Governor, has- declared that he will run to the' counting' of the ballots. ;; '':: - - ; - RESUME FORWARD MOVEMENT ! 3IEETINGS IN ROCK HILL. - . 'V"( Special to The Chronicle. ROCK HILL, S, C.Oct. 4. Presi dent Roddey Miller of the Men ' and Religion Forward Movement in , Rock Hill states .that an effort will be made to resume the Sunday afternoon meet ings of the organization and he. hopes to . hold the first .'Fallr meeting on the Fourth Sunday, 'in . October. - During the summer- months, , owing to the .ab sence of a Jarge number' of men tram the city arid the. inability of the Com mittee to .secure speakers, it was de cided to drop the work until autumn. This was' done in' a number of other sumed. Dr. Miller states hat the ofn- f 'ers have :' no - intention of - dropping he work here, but expect to arouse increased interest. MEDIATE STRIKE OH GEORGIA RAILROAD - ''' ---"-.-. Labor Commissioner Neil Arrives In Augusta Eod Believed . " . To Be Sear - AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. - : 4. Dr. Charles P.' Neil, United States : Labor Commissioner, arrived in .Augusta from Nvf oik, .Va., this morning. At Dr. Neil's request, Superintendent 'W. S. . Brand of the Georgia Railroad met him. at Denmark, S. C.,Nlast night and came on, to' Augusta' with ! him. Mr. Brand : was asked to meet the Labor Commissioner in ' order that matters might be facilitated. As soon as Dr. Neil arrived he 'went to' a local hotel, where he conferred 1 with " Vice Presi dent Gregg of the Order of Railway Conductors and Vice President - Mur- dock of the Brotherhood of Trainmen.: It 'is expected that the Georgia Rail road strike will be brought to an end through mediation under , the ' Erd man act, ' -. s ' . . . ; . If the mediation . in the present A trouble brings the strike. to an end, the striking conductors and trainmen will not. go , back to work until the mediation is complete.; .. It '- required eight days to mediate .recently in a Virginia railroad strike.'1 : . 4 Hon.. H! MStanley, : Commissioner of Conimerce and;Labor for: Georgia,' also arrived this morning. J '':. v General Manager T. K. Scott of the Georgia Railroad . arrived . in the city this morning from Atlanta. , Mr. Scott came in his private car attached to the regular Central : of Georgia train. He said that he had'no state ment to make other than that the road was agreeable to mediation and that Dr. Neil had arrived here for the purpose of trying to bringiabout a- set tlement. - - - - . " v Assistant Grand Chief Fred A. Bur gess of the Brotherhood - of . Locomo tive Engineers arrived this morning to handle- the "engineers' end of the strike ori the Georgia. . The attitude of the engineers is neutral so ' tar. ' Mr. Burgess said? soon after- arriving that he had no . statement to make, as he had :, not been -appraised- ef how the situation stood.' j , The; Georgia 'Railroad is - operating affreight train this1 riiorning- which left Augusta at: iO o'clock.- - A freight train - is scheduled '..to leaver-Atlanta during-the day. The passenger train, . whicb was held up; at. . Dearing : last night, was. brought Into the'-city to day. , A passenger train, is: being op erated on. the WashinertO - branch. Norrl leftva?8:0 for- lAtianta-. this- morning- and No. 2; left .Atlanta for' Augusta at 9:30 a. m. The! railroad officials, say that-they, have. . plenty of men to , operate trains. . . There v are probably ;i 00 strikebreakers ior the Georgia Railroad in this city. ' TURKEY ACCEPTS ITALY'S LATEST PROPOSALS . FOR PEACE. i CONSTANTINOPLE Oct, 4. That the Turkish Cabinet voted yesterday to accept Italy's latest proposals tot peace was the announcement made to-day 'from an authoritative! source. ; rj The preliminary agreements are to be signed upon, the arrival at Ouchy of a- special Turkish emissary, who left Constantinople, immediately after the Cabinet meeting. - ' $12 TO SEE FIRST GAME OF WORLD'S SERIES AT BOSTON J BOSTON,' Oct. 4. With the , first world's series game only five days, away, the quotations '"on single chances 'to. see the initial strug-sle at I Fenway 4: Park, rose today, to i $ 7 bid and $12 asked. -v - Betting on the series has not.' been particularly .brisk.' in this city. The Red Sox have ruled -etrongef favorites over the. : Giants ' from the,5 time the line-up of ; the world's series, clubs Was definitely settled, but there has been a dearth of New .York money. .The Red Sox are expected to return from Philadelphia ! on Sunday and will have a final - workout- at Fenway Park next Monday. ;. Several hundred of their most de voted followers will accompany them I to New York. This band of rooters is - busily engaged in -learning base ball songs adapted to the popular airs. It. is expected that this, feature will be : almost " as- pronounced as at an Intercollegiate football -jcontest. TICKET SPECULATING WILL BE REDUCED TO A MINIMUM .NEW YORK, Oct. 4. Out-of-town baseball fans who want, to -see! some of the championships ganVea . at: the Polo Grounds will be compelled to line up 1 at the box ofHceW the open ing otthe ticket sales andvawait theiH turn. Applications ror tickets from persons living outside New York have been ignored. - ' i . . This turn of affairs resulted largely from the war'; the. National -Commission has declared against ticket spec ulators' , The. fact that.-tickets for re-' served seats 'already-sold will! not be delivered until Monday is a big-factor against the : speculators, because it gives them so little time to dispose of any tickets they might obtain.-- When the public sale of 4,000 re served seats begins Monday morning, the icommission. will have a dozen pri vate detectives on - duty to pick out supposed ; agents of speculators who may take' places , in the lines. ' If a person who has purchased two; tickets fpf the V: first! game returns to the line, he will be nabbed. , ,s When the sale of unreserved seats "begins on Tuesday morning, the po lice will- draw the dead line which will make., it impossible for specula tors to get. near the ticket windows. With 'these -rules' in effect the commis sion believes that ticket sepculating wiu, ka xAducad to a minimum. I0DAFS tEUS Happanlngs Of Tktity SS:t:J - In im AsScca By Its"; . Chrcnlci3 Repcrtcrs ; .- THINGS INTERESTING TO ALL PEOPLE IN THE CITY iTiere was no recorder's court this morning. This is the second' time this ' week, there has been no matinee. . - - . k-" - There was a small blaze in the residence of Mrs. Arthur Brown, 419 -North College street, yesterday after noon. The blaze originated from: a , match dropped " in ' a closet. The loss consisted of two umbrellas. ," ', :,; The Fall rally of the' Mecklen burg Lodge, No. -90, Knights of Py thias, will be held tonight . at: '7:30 o'clock at ' the hali on' East ' , , Trade . street, - There i will be a smoker after the work in the first and second ranks. All . Pythians are, invited to attend. . : . Straw hats ! are wont; to! be : re garded as a novelty "this ; late in the season, yet a ! large number are" to be seen", on the streets despite the ; fact that Fall ' has declared itself .When ever one is spied, the boys commence to sing the . parody of v "Put up your " old straw bonnet," .' ' - . - - " ' At-. 7":30 tomorrow' 'evening-- the 1 Sunday school? of .the Church of the Holy Comforter will .give - a banquet In the Sunday school' room! of the church. With-, the exception- of the primary elasses, . all , pupils . .who - are at present, or. have heen .enrolled for the past year, are .invited "to-attend.. ''' - - -i.'V -v, . '.L ' ., J f ... - - - ... Mr. J, W. Anderson of Birming ham, Ala., a well-known motion ' pic ture show ; man, will take .charge of. the Edisonia amotion picture : theaten -tonight arid will reopen the place -after its-being ..closed for -several; days to undergo .complete repairs and a,, thorough overhauling. '- " i : V- "'' '. v. - .-' . :; -!!-- "'. :--. '; . o - . i. "The .tiumber of golf enthusiasts is growing each week, and it; is sur prising how. the ladles learn: the gam so ; quickly and become experts," said ' a well-known golf player today. Tli Charlotte 'sfrie'e, the .opening of the' spleridid course at the Country; Clu3.w - In making the turn ! from South Tryon street- into East: - Trade .- last " night one. of the ward.-cars bumoed into the rear of an Elizabeth car. that, was neaaea down the steep- hill. .'The front car , was ruri down' the hill about 40 feet by the force of the collision. No damage was done to either of the cars or any of the passengers.- ' ,; V;;- ' ,.;-';-. . - ' 1" .' ! - -; The rehearsals for ' VGirls incofr' ' the play that Is-being staged by Miss Bessie Burkheimer for- the benefit of the proposed charity- hospital are pYo- : gressing each -day.- u- The-' -'principal' will -rehearse -tonight and the chords Saturday night . at . the - - usual- places. The play is full of Wit and catchy mu-' sic. . : . .'. .-. ' : Owing - to. the ? ifact that the" con tractors . are . laying - the - permanent "' pavement on- South--Try on; street ' be- 1 tween Bland and -Morehead i streets, the North Charlotte cars run -- from the ' square -through -' Third Ward to Bland and return the same-; way. The' North ! Charlotte end. of the line" runs from the ' square to ' North .Charlotte and return. The old route will: be put into service as' soon as possible. ' " " '"-' -, .- Dis ' A. M. ; Barron had . an - acci- -dent yestetday-' afternoon that k might have proven serious. Dr. Barron was pumping up a tire' on his .automobile in front of the Blake drug store' when a wagon was backed into - the ' ma chine, fastening shisleg between 'the wheels of the two vehicles. ; Several friends rushed- to" him and lifted the wagon body off- the limb.: T, he horse stood still, , thereby ,f averting;: Serjous Injury to the physician. , ' ' Mr. James Anderson,' a son t Capt; -. arid ;Mr. -William Anderson, was in the city this morning for.---a' short visit. Mr. Anderson is a-graduate of the Westinghouse . Electrio Company and holds a responsible pO-' sition with the company. Mr. Ander son has been traveling , recently, but, was today transferred to" Indianapolis, ' where . he will take charge of . : the small motor, department , of the fac tory. -" - ' r , . Messrs. W. M. Moore,' W. j B. Huntington, S. Y. McAden, D.r II. Simpson, J. O. Walker, Tom Pegram. and several others are preparing to leave Sunday night for New York and Boston to witness the ,-. post j season games between the world's champion, baseball players.' The flst game will be played Tuesday. Charlotte always sends a -good sized delegation of faas to the games, and this year will keep with the record. , Matinees . '. of the games will be, received here over - the Southern Railway ticket office ori each day they ,-play. : ' :.' V -.':; Sammy"' Anderson, a son - of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Anderson of 1122 South Boulevard, was very painfully hurt last night when he collided with the ' automobile driven " by Mr. C. ;.T. Lundgren.-- The lad Is; a: messenger boy and was riding out of 'Fourth street into South Tryon when -he struck the machine in the center, b ing knocked down. He was 'carried to a physician who attended to his In juriesand sent the lad home. No bones were broken, but: the youngster received a sprained ankle and severe bruises. It is said that neither the boy nor Mr. Lundgren was at fault, both riding'at a moderate " speed. . ,VA . . - . ....,.- "; HURRY CALL FOR COACHES v , ; ; : : FOR PRINCETON SQUAD, : PRINCETON.AN. .rOct. . 4. As ;a result Of 'the. Princeton-eleven's un satisfactory showingiri. Wednesday's game with Rutgers, a --hrry call haa been sent out"for: more, coaches and a big squad of former football stars is expected to arrive during the next few days " to assist In strengthening the team. ' , i
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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