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f Cno ttmimi i VOL BATTLE LINES BEING FORMED Troops Are Marching Upon The Strategic Point Of Adrianople : From Ail Sides HEAVY FIGHTING WILL HARK CLASH OF TROOPS poults (,f Engagements Indicate That Turkish Troops Are Being Re pulsed and Armies of the Enemies Continue to Make ' successful Ad- rnm; Vpon Their Stronghold Struggle ! Greeks in a Decisive Against Turks. ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 23. The Greek army defeated the " Turkish troops this morning beyond Elassona after a vigorous attack and the Turks are now retreating, to the town of Servia, according to a dispatch "from Crown Prince Constantine, commander-in-chief of the Greek army. The Crown Prince telegraphs that the Turkish army, composed of 22 battalions of infantry, ana, six bat teries of artillery, was compelled ' to abandon its position and retire before the Greek onslaught. The order has been given for a general pursuit by the Greek army. , The Crown Prince has established his headquarters at Khanhad jigogo. Heay fighting is proceeding, on every side of the Balkan peninsula and competent quarters - are inclined to believe that the conflicts arc much more serious than official reports would indicate. While the allied armies of Bulgaria, Servia,' .Montene gro and Greece have, doubtless had the best of the preliminary skirmish es and continue to take small Turk ish fortresses, villages and towns, it remains to be seen which side will be successful in the main theater pfwar. Both Turks and Bulgarians claim fij "be advancittg-inthe- vicinity j of Adrianople and the public, is: leftto choose fr itself between - the - varied statements given in the official reports, as all independent observers,' corre spondents and military attaches are being kept in the rear, "--" Everything seems to indicate.how ever, that the Bulgarians have de ployed the bulk of their main army from the Mustapha Pasha-Adrlanople line to the Djumbala-Kirk Wilisseh line, and are attacking -the Turkish front between the last named place and Adrianople while enveloping the extreme Turkish right to the east of Kirk Kilisseh. From this latter point reports have reached here of serious battles, the details of which are with held. ' .. - The Servians, who are more free with news about their operations, con tinue their advance. One of . their armies has taken the town of Prish tina and another is at the gates of Kumanova. - . - An official report by the Servian commander says that the Turkish troops, after offering a desperate re sistance, are falling back ; along the front and in their precipitate retreat are leaving behind them quantities of supplies and ammunition. Around the town of Novipazar brisk fighting has been in progress for several days and the Servians are said to have suffered severe losses. They have captured some of the surround ing towns, although Novipazar still holds out. Most of the Servian successes have been won over mixed forces of Al banian tribesmen and Turkish irregu lars. They will now come into con tact with the trained Turkish troops umil they reach Utskup. . ' :' Greek official reports disagree as -to the situation on the Greek frontier. 0ne of them reports heavy firing on the road hetn-ocn ha tn-arrt of "Rlns- 8na and the Turkish base"at the town i Servia, while another declares that the Turks are in full retreat. ';, ' A message received here-from Con stantinople by indirect route stated Uctobi ber 22d. savs tbA , Turkish fleet as kft a torpedo boat flotilla to carry out the blockade of the Bul garian coast. The Turkish - battle ships H says are lying at the entrance to th. 1e B"sphorus. It is exnected- thev 'U return to Constantinople And Ire t, after which they will "go out into e Mediterranean and ' engage the Greek fleet. : ' . AS GRAINS OF MILIET SO ARE IN NUMBER TURKISH TROOPS Clt Exchanges Between Sultan and ar ViTien Orders to Mobilize for " n Battles Were Given to Their Pantrymen. NEW YORK, Oct. 23. A cable dis- in m Paris contains the follow- ing Bal Ban "ie t Beginning ; oi tne Turk, ey eave orders for army mobiliz- XContinued on Pace Six,). .Fair, colder tonight, ENWRAPPED IN RICQES HE CHOSE DEATH BY STARVING DETROIT. ; Mich., Oct. 23.- Adam George, who toiled for years on a l'ttle piece c.- land near Dearborn, a few miles westof this clay and lived in a tumble down shanty, died two weeKs ago from the effects of starva tion. No one suspected he was any thing else than poverty stricken until a short, time before his death, he in: formed his: relatives that he had money in the bank. Search, of the. shack disclosed that he owned a farm valued at $12,000, stock and grain worth $3,00 and a bank account of $1,90 0. In addition, cash to the amount of $2,400 was dis covered hidden all over the place. An old vest yielded $200 but : the favorite hiding places were tin cans, several of which were found crammed T"?1 bills of five, ten and twenty-dol lar denominations, some" of them so old and soiled it was almost impossi ble to ascertain- their donomlnation. LUSTRE OF BEVERLY HAS BEEN SHADOWED President Taft And Family Leave Summer Capital For Maine Aoto Tour. BEVERLY. Mass., Oct. 23. Bever ly's "glory as the Summer capital grew dim today when President Taft packed away his golf strCks and climbed aboard a White House auto mobile with Mrs. r Taft, Miss : Helen Taft and Secretary of State Knox to end his vacation in the - North with a three-days motor trip into the heart of Maine. . '' - The President's lease on Parramatta expires this year and the Beverlyites do not look for his return no matter how the : November election goes. .' ' Mr.Tat''as: spent f our ummeT near Beverly and he and his family have been familir? figures on - the roads .about 'the Summer capital, to most of the inhabitants of this little eastern Massachussetts city The President's vacation here this year was long. He arrived August-27 and began the task of keeping out . of a hot campaign, keeping up with a lively correspondence and getting ready for the session of Congress. In the two months he has been here he has done "scores of things besides playing golf and motoring. He has received on an average of a half doz en callers a day, has dictated thous ands of letters, prepared probably; a dozen statements and given many po litical interviews; he has-been in con stant touch with the Vashington-departments and1 he has acquired a ruddy, healthy tan, a bright eye and a springy step. :. COLONEL SLEPT WELL AND FEELS MUCH BRIGHTER OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Oct. 23. Af long night's sleep, largely offset the wearisome effect of Colonel Roose velt's trip from Chicago to Oyster Bay and he was greatly "refreshed when, he awoke this morning. The Colonel at once declared that he was hungry and his breakfast was prepared an hour before the usual time. , He was expected to sit up for several hours today. ' - ! Word was given out that no visitors would be permitted to' see Colonel Roosevelt today. His physicians told him yesterday that he ; must" see no one-until Thursday and that upon his obedience of their order ,f or absolute rest might depend his chances of re suming the work of the campaign later. ' ' ' . - ' - : DIAZ AND. STAFF- HAVE BEEN TAKEN - VERA CRUZ Oct 23. Felix DIaz, with- the whole !of his staff, was cap tured; today and i all the rebels dis armed. : " The casualities were insig nificant. ' - The government forces occupied the city with very little opposition.-- General Luis; Valdez and Colonel Jimiriez ' Castro .with their respective columns of Federal troops were - the first to enter the place. They met with only slight' resistance, r1 - Colonel Jose jDiaz Ordaz of the Twenty-first' Infantry ; who joined Fe lix Diaz with his troops' when he first proclaimed the revolution, has not yet. been captured. He is a cousm of Felix : Diaz. - -v I : : -ovif4 Street Cars Were Attacked. SALEM, Mass., Oct. ' 23-Street car riots at Lawrence during the tex tile strike last winter formed the ,ba sis for testimony today in the trial, of Etton Giovannitti and Caruso, charg with responsibility for the murder of Anna Lapizzo. . More than a dozen employes of the Bay State Street Car Company testi fied to attacks upon street cars and passengers. probably frost MANY METHODS FOR ; RUNNING CAMPAIGN Directors Of Three Leading Par- ties Hold; Widely Different .. , Views Tor Using Funds NEW YORK," Oct. 23. Directors Of thft thrpo .nTniat .ngflnnnl , 1 : i ; l committees y hold widely . different I views as to f the' best method of run- ' ning a presidential campaign, ac-'f cording . to information . secured from f headquarters here, showing . where f hundreds of thousands of ' dollars 1 have gone this year. "' . .Magazine, . newspaper, billboard, poster and street car advertising, thrUStinST nnnn tm vnfoi- thA : iioma : achievements and promises of Presi ' ucui - iait nai Deen the chief and most expensive .feature of the. Re publican i, national committee's can vass.' . :- .-. - :;. The production and circulation of ' literature", arguments and news letters- of an educational nature, fpr which no money had to be paid for publication, has absorbed the great er part of the cash collected by the progressive national committee. A general political campaign with one half, of the total 1 expenditures devot ed to advertising and publicity work, and fully one-fifth given to the trav eling expenses of speakers, candi dates and special organizers,'; has characterized the activities of the Democratic national committee. Until the preliminary expenditure statements are made public late this week, a summary or the expend itures from the Republican and pro gressive . committees will not be available. A - rough - estimate .given out ' at Democratic headquarters showing "where approximately S3 550, 000 has ;gone. since the .presidential fight opened in July, furnisheda ba sis, 'however, for comparison as to methods : in the different : political camps, in a campaign which has been conducted more nearly upon lines of "business efficiency" than any that have preceded. ' , The Publicity . End.' Of the total Democratic expendi ture,, about $330,000 will cover the activities of the ''publicity end," it is said. ; This includes $50,006 for di rect . . advertising- inr publications, $50,000 for "boiler plate" or the news . service furnished - to , small country newspapers, and a large sum spent in publishing, mailing and cir culating , literature." - The amount Pnt: by the- Republican committee for direct advertising work is not yet available out Secretary c James ; Ai Reyxioldtaled yrterd&y - that --one- iifth of the entire amount spent-- by the Republicans ' has gone into, ad vertising contracts with weekly magazines; and "one-tenth into post er and billboard advertising:. The committee has followed a "budget" of estimates . prepared by Mr. Reyn olds at the beginning of the cam paign in which over three-fifths of the total was set aside for advertis ing purposes of all kinds. -Much Advertising. The Republican -committee made a six weeks advertising contract .with certain weekly magazines, Including agricultural papers and newspaper Sunday supplements. Another ad vertising contract made by Mr. Reynolds covered 22,551 billboards in States from coast to coast; and still another contract provides "for the display ot advertising slides in 10,200 moving picture houses throughout the country. " " : " ' ' The Democratic committee ' also has patronized the moving pictures and has spent about $6,000 in this form of advertising. Tne Progres sive committee, on -, the other, hand, has ' received - money from certain moving, picture concerns, ' photogra phers and phonograph companies for the privilege of . reproducing views and remarks of ColoneL-Roosevelt. For Campaign Buttons.' The Democratic national commit tee has spent $20,000 for campaign buttons and the Republican commit tee about $15,000. Governor Wil son's special trains, expenses of other speakers tours and of national committeemen- . and . like traveling .. expenses,-- have cost .the . Democratic committee $50,000. Neither President' Taft nor Vice President Sherman has cost the Re publican campaign committee - any thing in the way of traveling ex penses. 1 The Progressives have paid out substantial sums for this ' class of campaign work, Colonel Roosevelt's western tour having cost about $9,000. $300 a Day for. Postage. u The "Republican and - Democratic headquarters in New York are each spending over$300 a day for post age and .from $50 to $100 a day for telegrams;! and similar sums are be ing spent at the Chicago headquar ters. The Democratic " national com mittee, according v to an '-estimate made by an official, - has a daily em ployes' pay roll of. about $1,000 in New; York and $500 in Chicago,, a larger outlay for clerical work than either the Republican : or Progressive committees.'" "Hall and headquarters rent and advertising banners have cost the Democratic committee $15,000; ex pressage $10,000;.telephone ser .vice $5,000; special : labor organizers and bureaus $50,000 and newspaper cartoon 'Service j$ 5,0 00. , ' A r complete system. . of financial records and card .index accounting systems '.were Installed in the Demo cratic headquarters -before the . ex- nenditure of money ?, began, . It , isi stated that as the ' result, of the close application of ; business ..methods in the committee, " the contracts for: the printing : of - -Wilson and Marshall lithographs r.were given Vto." the lowest bidders, i irrespective ' of party affilia tions. ' ' I' . - ' ' ' 'Big Chrysanthemum Show ; - " WASHINGTON, JDct. 23. The De. partment of . Agriculfure'i annual chrysanthemum i show will be held in the ' department, conservatory. here next week. Between' 200 and 300 .va rieties will he represented by- 8,000 or 4,000 separate plants.' The show' is one of the society : events ' of the capital. CHARLOTTE NJ WEDNESDAY, GfFOBER 23, 1912. BIG CIO DS AT Mil Thousands Enjoying The Educa tional And Amusement Feat- ores Of Tie Event . RAGES ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE TODAY I clear Bracing Weather braws Peq- pie to the New s Grounds Com missioner xr Agriculture ,VV.' A. Graham Here With Comprehensive Exhibit of Agricultural Products Midwa y Excels PreA-ious Features of This Kind in Size and Quality - Races This Afternoon.' " - - - The 'opportunities . offered - by ' the Charlotte Frir for "education, " for amusement and -for enjoyment ;will compare most - favorably w4th any thing ; in its line that has "ever been witnessed here. ' '- r,:i::w itXk:A -il Today the grounds Vere'ialive;-with people, there . being a good crowd on hand at the- opening, whichrconstant ly increased as the day ' wore on,- un til at noon there were" several thous and present. : With the kuspieious change, in the weather, conditions which ;took' place ov.er ; nighty-it iwajj expected that today -.and ithls . after--noon-would5 reach f th r, high -water mark, of the' fair thus 'far; with bright prospects for still, better crowds on the two remaining . days, v - . v I - The ; mud which was somewhat of a hindrance on the first day has been conquered ' by means of. sawdust j co operating with the warm rays of the sun and today, it was easy work visit ing the ; various sections of the grounds, including the long stretch of midway shows, the race track and the live, stock pens and poultry ex hibits, both- of which are the best that; the city or -county has i yet had Opportunity to see, , ana both departs ments being crowded -to' their fuy limit. by:the exhibits.. . , " AdminWaUon" Btiilding; - '." The administration building, which Is the firstencountered after entering the grounds from the north : side. Is well stocked with highly Interesting exhibits. . The woman's department is easily reached and extends along two of the three wings of the building, the third wing being- reserved for farm product exhibitswhere the Abernethy farm," the Cole Manufacturing Com pany, and others, have large spaces. The German Kail Works of New York City ha v-e in the same building an interesting booth for the education of farmers along the line of getting better results from their lands, while a number of local firms have credit able exhibits where many articles of every make are to ve seen. . One of the most interesting spaces in this building is tiat in charge of the Great Northern Railway, repre sented by Mr. W. E. French, travel ing passenger and immicration agent. Mr. M. M. Hubbjrt, district passenger agent of the same line, is also in the city today. This road has a number of exhibits which are kept on the move all the while throughout the United States showing the resources of Montana, and Oregon, and other Western sections. .; , ;; ; , ; ' Major Graham a Visitor. Major W. A." Graham Commission er, of Agriculture, is attending theair and has brought" with him one of the State's test farm exhibit cars,-in which are carried a fine array of products raised ' on the State test farms of which there are four, located In Bun combe, Iredell, Edgecomb and Pen der. Another farm, said Major Gra ham, is toVbe started shortly in the black tobacco belt near Oxford. , Major Graham has with him a most persuasive exhibit of products that show what can be- raised in North Carolina, and: the car' in which the exhibits are carried is side-tracked near, the grounds, near the main en trance. Major Graham .is much in terested in the drainage work in east ern North Carolina and states that the richest - lands "in North Carolina are to be found in this reclaimed sec tion. ; The Standard Oil Company, he states, has purchased the greater; part of .this, but there is still some land left.- This newly-drained section is located principally in Beaufort; Hyde, Pamlico and Craven, : ., ;-v. The Midway Excels. The long line of midway shows and tents' is the largest array .of such at tractions that - has- ever assembled in Charlotte. The midway extends Jfrom the administration. building southeast Ltor probably 1,000 feet to the grand stand, ano is miQ on on a noerai scaie, being. 100; feet in .. width, ' pifesenting a- most alluring scene, to the eye,, and offprint? attractions and sideshows sufv ficient to ;take; ul) , severalx hours to4mUst find that' the four gunmen' were visit. .This feature" of the fair: tills Vear "is without -doubt the best., in at has ever been gotten toethenere TheT attractions are -allof ia cleifi character and each One contains spme-i thing worth. viewing:,hearIng6rA oth erwise -.Inspectingr;- ' - .": ;Taking?"the fair -In lis. ftjogt; general setting this year It presents :alcombI nation"''o.f features,. - educational, ' en tertaining and' attractive; that is on a very high plane. Everything Us got ten np .in .fine style' and - on ' a (liberal basis, and the entire machinery of the great - undertaking 'is running; as smoothly-as. a .wellrotled .engine, wlth- (ConUnued on Page Six.), ARGUfJENT IS BEGUN IN BECKER HEARING . , - trintire Bsglns Foar-Honr Ad dress To Jury In Behalf . 01 His Client NEW YORK, Oct. 23. "Not a sin ' I Kle person except - the self-confessed murderer Jack". Rose, has ever con nected Becker -with these gunmen Jack -Rose, the- hell of the assassins, the hell 'of robbers who kill 'men." With these:' words John Mclntyre, chief counsel for Police ' Lieutenant Backer, on . "trial for the murder of Herman 'Rosenthal, the gambler, to day sounded the keynote of an appeal to the jurors to acquit his. client of the-murder.- - -- ' He ' toldthe jury; that in the first place they "must find before convict ing Becker, - that the' four gunmen were guilty tof;: killing, "otherwise the case will fall.'; Rose could not be be lieved, he charged, because he s. was testifying to save his own life. Sam Schepps, Bridgie Webber and Harry I Vail on "he denounced as "murderers with the sameA object in view." . . He attacked the credibility of the State's corroborating witnesses, Lubin and Hallenr-and charged that the dis trict attorney, actuated by ambition, had "fathered a prosecution framed up by crooks." ""y i'-i The defendant's, wife, was In- court as usual- today, ready? tt Jistento Mr. Mclntyre's arguments in Ther hus band's behalf and to the denunciation of tire, prosecuiitor who seeks to send him to the electric chair. ' "Around this man cirmucstances have been woven easy, however of sat isfactory explanation," began Mr. Mc lntyre, summing up for the defense; "They point towards Innocence, al though by the district . attorney they may be tortured in the direction - of guilt..- ' '. . - " -v VI beseech you to , approach the final moments" of this case with care and .? scrutiny that : no - mistake be made..,. . - : . - ."We - ask - that the proofs Jte . look ed i n t o' wi tji micr osco pic inspection,.In order to prevent error of , judgment creeping in. The defendant has en dured the v peltings of a ; merciless storm from a conspiracy hatched in yonder prison. The prosecution has partaken too much of the nature of a private proceeding. "I will call things and persons .by their right names I will deal harsh blows, and after a full and candid dis cussion of this case I will not then fear that I will bring down upon my self the censure of this Jury. Becker an American. "I am . defending an American, not a murderer. His accusers are vile; a lawless and - degenerate set, reeking in filth and infamy; they have tar nished the fair fame of a great city a city more philanthropic and gener ous than any In the world. Th dis trict attorney has been misled, p er haps deceived. He may be actuated by ambition and ambition often be clouds judgment; but in the end he has fathered a prosecution framed up by crooks. . v , - - . ' : "This trial has its birth " In the hearts of four murderers, Rose, Web ber.' Vallon and Schepps self-confessed assassins all of whom, when It Is over, will be free men again In this city to murder again if they please. A Vii Conpniracy. ,. "Rose as the - evidence . showed, cherished , no . animosity against Ro senthal as' I "will show. ; . His feeling toward , him was bitterer than : gall; he connived at his murder - and then detected a link that liad to be forged connecting some one higher up. The; public mind had been inflamed; hys teria prevailed; public . clamors was rampant. The evidence shpwed that the" district attorney did '.not want small fry but big fish. Rose saw his opportunity and " the framing up of Becker then starts. "There was no weapon in r all the armory of fiction which he did not possess and use in his effort to incrim inate the defendant. - "There needs but "one wise man In the company of crooks', and all: be come wise, so rapidia. the contagion. - "Webalance one man with his op posite Becker of good character; Rose, '.. self-confessed -assesln." Mr. Mclntyre then, began to revieVr the "eyidenct beginning with - the tes timony i of the ; State's-, eye-witnesses. He declared -that before Becker could i be A found guilty the - jury the -actual slayers of Rosenthal, oth erwise j the proof of conspiracy was not, valid. ' " - "If others", did .it," Mr; Mclntyre as serted, 'Becker is not "guilty and you must find .beyond reasonable :doubt that the gunmen': did-It. If you have any doubt about it, the case fails. The jurors settled down comfort ably in their chairs." Tlieir v eyes were fixed on the lawyer. Becker sat at the - table, about which were grouped his other counsel. If he felt emotion" of anxiety for the "out come, his. face failed to show, his VORK OF THE SEMINOLE SAVED BERKSHIRE -IN DISTRESS - NEW YORK, Oct." 2 3. The work of the revenue cutter Seminole 'in saving . the burning steamship -Berkshire atLdokout Cove, N. C, is de scribed In & wireless report received here today from Captain Carden of the Seminole. " ' . "Our work has been a complete success," he says. "Both the' Berk shire ' and . Seminole are . now in ' a safe anchorage behind. Cape Lookout. The Seminole, has fioodde every com partment of the Berkshire, f ore and aft, up to the main deck. The Berk shire's Kingston valves are untouched, however, and ' it will- Ve easy, for wrecking pumps to free the ship. and raise her to a normal flotation line. The -Berkshire lies , deep in the water but it is believed that much of ' her cargo is undamaged. ... .... "The value of the work of the rev enue cutter service in assisting vessels in distress has seldom been better ex emplified than in ; this' case. ' . . .,'-, The fire" was discovered early Sun day morning. : Her wireless call for assisstance was caught by the' Semi nole at Wilmington, 164 miles away. The' cutter reached : the : ; Berkshire, took 'off the passengers and fought the flames all . day Monday ;. i . "The , steamship Frederick will land the Berkshire's passengers in Phila-deiphia."- :;:"" "-'': 'V-,.V"' . -..;.Firo- Still Raging. . - BEAUFORT, ' N. . C., Oct. 23. Fire in the hold of the. steamer Berkshire was still smouuldering early today and . the : revenue cutter Seminole continued ' to pour water; upon it". Those of-., the Berkshire's passengers who have not been taken aboard . the Frederick of the fsam'e line, are ;to proceed by rail. ; . IMPERIAL COURT NOW CONCERNED ABOUT . THE PRINCE ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 23 The condition - of the Russian. "- Crown Prince ris causing the" greatest - anx iety at the imperial court and among, the :. general public. ' '-'"':-.- ' t ? - Although information -"is published in t bulletins, strictest Silence iJSpre, served In regard to the ; nature of the accident met with, by the Grand" Duke Alexis. ; That it was a serious one is indicated by the telegraphic sum mons, sent to Dr. Rauchfuss, the court physician who attends the imperial children, to proceed at once to Spala, in Russian Poland, where he a rived today. y - -;"'',; V";;;-' -;.-- 1 "" Religious services,. at:.which prayers were offered for the recovery of the heir to the throne, were held at Spala yesterday by the minister of the Im perial household, a large number of court officials, soldiers and - servants attending. ;-. .; .:-.- A midnight service was also : held at the Iversky chapel of - the : Virgin at Moscow, a shrine which is held in the highest veneration. ;; ;, ( - The Conservative and . Nationalist unions are holding services at their headquarters in" St. Petersburg today. WILL LOOK INTO CAMPAIGN EXPENSES OF MR. BEVER1DGE WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. Financial features of the campaign of former Senator Albert J. Beveridge for re election In Indiana in 1904 were scheduled for investigation late today before the Clapp committee. - .. Senator Beveridge has been asked to v appear for examination . but the committee'1 was unable to get an an swer from him. He is occupied with the Progressive campaign in Indiana and' may be unable to appear before! the committee before election. Several witnesses, including Larz Whitcomb, a former law partner of Senator Beveridge; Leopold G. Roths child, John F, Hayes, HC. Starr and H. C. Pettlt,. who were associated with former-Senator Beveridge in the 1904 campaign, - were scheduledto be ex amined as to an alleged fund of $50, 000 or $60,000 which ; It " has been charged was sent into Indiana to in sure the -election of a -Republican Legislature. - Greeks Going -Back. . MOBILE, Ala., Oct. 23. Twelve members of the; Mobile; ; Greek colony departed "early Tthis morning for New. York " from "where they will sail ; for Greece to take up arms -against the Turks A v subscription ;"; taken up among trie Greek colony supplied mnoey ' for traveling expenses. . More men" will , be sent from Mobile later on,; it is stated. ; thoughts. The prisoner's wife . wept. r "I- am not defending these four men," continued Mr. Mclntyre; "their day will - come. But is it not most abnormal that we find Charles Beck er f here today - charged with murder while these four gunmen are un tried ?" ;:. ;.---.: ' ' :;"'1 ' '.'Why weren't they -tried first? If you should convict ; Becker today, three months 'hence these -gunmen would be tried before this bar. Should they be acquitted, what then? Why, you would have Becker in the death house and the four men walking ihe streets of New York." - PRICE ONE CENT fg""" TODAY'S NEWS OF CHARLOTTE m Happenings Of The City Sketcliei In Brie! As Seen By ThV Chronicle Reporters THINGS INTERESTING TO ALL PEOPLE IN TBE CITY The Triangle Realty Company has " n -sold a lot in Central Place near the new fair grounds to J D. -Woodside.- ' i : - . -. ; . ' - ''.''' ' - - '". . " -V- . . ....... ... The weatherworks .promises fair. . weather and colder tor tonight and to- -t . morrow, :- just the - sort of weather the ' fair folks will welcome. - A light frost . will probably fall tonight. ' - - There will be ' a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock of Phalanx Lodge "No.' 31, A. F. i;1 A. M. The third degree, will be" ' conferred in full form. "Light refresh ments will be served after the closing. ; Incoming trains ' loday . brought many - visitors for the Charlotte Fair and the indications' are that, still -greater numbers of out-of-town" visit ors will be. here for Thursday. , Messrs. .Heriot Clarkson, Cameron" v, Morrison and Robert Hutchison will ad- . dress a Simmons rally at Paw Creek to- , . night. - At Newells Friday night speeches for Simmons will be made by Messrs. Morrison and D. b: Smith. " ' ' The Atlantic Bitulithic Company . .this morning started - a force to grading. " Worthington . avenue, ' Dil worth, pre- . paratory to the laying of the asphalt pavement. This paving district Includes about 10 blocks. John W. Carr has sold to E. L. Reams for $1,100 a 30 -acre tract In Long Creek. E. L. Keesler has sold to J. B. McCree for $625 a lot on Linden . Land. The Carolina Realty Company has sold to C. A. Mees for $6,500 a lot located on' Independence circle. - : - 'Mr. - Guy '- Steely, representing -Ringling Brothers circus, . has arrived . in the" city to arrange. for the coming of the big show Friday. - Mr. Steely has established an uptown ticket office at Bowen's drug store for the convex -nience of those who desire to avoid the '. rush at the circus- ticket . wagons. , .iatt' J.C:A.r McB4e hag ' juBt: returned to the t city after a visit to .Albemarle " in the . interest of the campaign - of Senator : F M.' Simmons While there f Mr ;McRaey assisted in the organization of ' a Simmons, club, 624 .members ,belnff : enrolled . before the Simmons speaking and 25 additional voters requesting that their names be enrolled at that time. The friends in Charlotte of Mr. Winder R. Harris, who recently went to Baltimore, Md., to . undergo a seri ous operation, will be pleased to learn that the operation has . been success- . fully performed and that Mr. Harris stod it well. Mr. Harris will probably remain in Baltimore for several weeks undergoing treatment. The attraction at the Academy of Music tonight and tomorrow night will be '"Girls Incog," "the comedy , of Mias Bessie Burkheimer, which will be' pre- . seated by a large and thoroughly re- . hearsed local company, . comprising the best talent In the city. The play is", being given for the benefit of the pro posed charity hospital. Beginning with next Tuesday evening, ; Rev. -J. Li. Boyd of Wallerville Miss., will hold . an evangelistic meeting at Villa Heights Associate Reformed Pres byterian church. Mr. Boyd has been In the city on a previous occasion, and he then thoroughly demonstrated his ability: as an evangelist, and as a preacher. ' " The meeting. will continue for about 10;, '" days.-- '-';-:,.; :-;.;.. : -' . . T The " advance sale : of seats for "Girls "Incog" at the Academy of Mu sic tonight and .tomorrow night indi cates that the charity hospital will receive quits a boost - financially through the two performances. To-. night is "doctor's night," all the phy sicians of the city being expected to purchase box seats. Tomorrow night ' the Veterans will be the guest .of honor. ' - . - . ' Manager Nelson x of .the - Southern - (Manufacturers' Club has announced to the members that he is making prepara- ' tlons to receive complete election ' re turns '; at the club on the , evening of November ;. 5, the ", Western .Union Tier K graph.v Company to furnish, this special . report. A lunch -will, be served during .- . the - evening and the members are ' an ticipating a lively, evening, the members . being expected to bring a- friend. Messrs. D. j B.j Smith, Hamilton ,C. Jones .and LkL- Caudle, will be the speakers at what promises to be a. live ' Simmons meeting at North Charlotte to morrow night, t Mr. J. A. Bell, former chairman of the Mecklenburg County Democratic executive ;. committee, is the latest addition to the' Simmons list of -speakers " in the county - and will . be heard at a number of places between ; now and .election day.- . -Mr.. Cameron Morrison, 7 manager- for . Senator : .'Simmons - in Mecklenburg County, has requested all Simmons pre-V cinet committees to see that, all voters in their respective precincts are properly registered. "The thing to be achieved is ; to get Democrats to register," declared Mr. Morrison " yesterday, "and I - am very anxious that-all ; members of the various Simmons committees aid in this undertaking whether the persons yet un- ' registered are advocates, of Governor Kitchin, Judge Clark, or Senator Sim- ", mons." . - . ' An Unusual ' Con victlon. v NEW YORK, - Oct. 2. An unusual conviction was registered on the books "of the district , attorney's ' Office today. . The papers as 'filed show that Joseph Fischoff, a Hungarian, has beenCon victed In Vienna and sentenced Xo two and a half years in prison for a rob bery committed In New York. The man was alleged -to -have stolen dia monds worth $10,000.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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