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i THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED ?RESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. - VOL. XXXV NO. 6259 CHARLOTTE, N C, THURSDAY: EVENING, APRIL 5, 1 906. HR1CE: 3 CENT MSIoSthe s. s. assqc1ati0m He vull Succeed Mr. H. N. Snow of Durham as President of the State Association of Sunday School Workers. Mr. Brough ton Re-elected Chairman. About $2,500 has Been Raised for Work of the Sunday Schools of North Carolina. The Clos ing Session of the Association will be Held Tonight. Captain T. S. Franklin, of Charlotte, was today elected president of the State Sunday School Convention, now in session in the Second Presbyterian Church. The raising of the handsome sum of $2,500, begun last night, was also com pleted at the morning's session, by Rev. W. C. Pearee, of the teacher training work of the International Committee. ' The opening address this , morning was on "The Open Door," by Rev. S. M. Rankin, of Greensboro. The speaker took under considera tion the various phases of Sunday school work in which opportunity is offered for the best results to the cause of Christ. He enumerated the many ways in wmcn tne bunaay school does or can bring about great results. I The first business of the conventions today was the hearing of reports of officers and committees. The enrollment committee stated through their spokesman that 31 coun ties were represented with Guilford in the lead with 43 representatives. Mecklenburg and Randolph were next with 33 representatives. There were four representatives from outside the state. " - Office Secretary's Report. Miss Reid, the secretary, made, her report, showing that during the year $1,631.50 was received from all sources, 878 of this being derived from pledges! 821.64 was secured by appeals, letters, etc Amount still due, ?5S.50. During the year $912 was" paid on indebtedness; salary of secretary, $492.50; office expenses,. $119; rent, $82.50; present indebtedness, $33.60. The report also showed that many counties had organized during the year and others have improved their organization. Mr. George Allen, the treasurer, made his report. He stated that Miss Reid, the secretary, had fully covered the ground and that, his report tallied with that rendered by her. Executive Committee Report. . Mr. N. B. Broughton, of Raleigh, chairman of the executive committee of the State Association, made the re port for the committee. The report was made under the fol lowing sub-divisions: Denominational Activity The com mittee reported a fright outlook, in this department. It is hoped that , at an early day each denomination . .will have its own field secretary in the state. . Our Work-While Drogress con tinues, organization in the counties is not as complete as desired, and the out look is much more hopeful. Debt has hampered the work also. The report recommended that The Beacon, the official organ, be published hereafter quarterly, instead of monthly. Organizing Counties Until the needed means are in hand for organiz ing we must look to other sources. The report suggests that a number of ministers and. workers be secured to give ten days each year to the work. District Organization The district work has not proven very successful. We need a department of organized classes, like the Baracas. Organized classes have proven of great aid to the work. , The report gave full details of the International Convention to be held in Rome in 1907. Mr. Broughton stated that the trip would cost $197.50 to 350, according to the class on the steamer. - Miss Annie Worth, of Greensboro, primary secretary, made an interest ing report on the work among the children. Mrs. Frances Hubbard, of Worth ville. reDorted on the Home Depart ment Work, and Prof. J. E. Pegram, of Durham, reported on teacher-training. CaDt. T. S. Franklin president. The election of officers was ..the most interesting event of the morn-, ing. " - The committee on nominations made their report and all of the offi cers were chosen on one vote, which was unanimous, and . the following were declared elected: President, Capt. . T.7. S. Franklin, Charlotte, N. C. ; ; . " Vice Presidents, Rev. . S. M. Rankin, of Greensboro, and Prof. J. M. Way, of Ashboro. .; ' '' . . Recording Secretary, Rev. - J. W. Long, of Concord. Executive Committee,; N. B. Broughr ton, chairman; George Watts, Dur ham; H. W. Jackson, Raleigh;. S.' M. Smith, Raleigh; Rev. P. B, Hull, Kins- ton; Prof.-r George H. Crowell, High Point; Prof. J. S Blair. Guilford Col lege; W. J. Young! . Raleigh; H; N Snow, Durham; Dr. J. L. Lyerly, Crescent;. C. F. Morrison, Wilkes- at tji- !'. t t mnhoii Greensboro; . W. L. . Hutchins, .New Ring relatives in ; Kinston returned London; H. B. Parker, Goldsboro; T.jhome last night. , S. Sprinkle, Winston-Salem ; George B. Hanna, Charlotte; Eli Reece, Char lotte; Rev. c. B. Cox, High Point; Rev. G. ,S. Jones, Hendersonville. Miss Annie "Worth, primary depart ment secretary. : Mt;s Frances Hubbard, home de partment secretary. Prof. J. E. Pegram, Durham, N.'C, teacher-training department. J. F. Flowers, Charlotte, organized adult class department. Miss Maude Reid, of Raleigh, office secretary. . Retiring President H. N. Snow then called to the chair the new president, Captain Franklin, and the new vice' preidents. Captain Franklin said in part: "It is not necessary for me to say that I appreciate this honor. There is no greater honor as I see it that can be given one than that of president of ..lie state organization. I will promise the chairman of the executive commit tee that he will always find me at his side ready to assist him in every way." ' The address of Mr. E. S. Lorenz, of Dayton, Ohio, on "Sunday School Music" was one of the ablest of the entire session. : The closing address of the morning was delivered by Rev. A. H. Moment, D. D., of , Raleigh, on "The Sunday School as a Religious Educational In stitution." Dr. Moment said: "God is a teacher; God is an educa tor. He is a character builder. This is His main . purpose. It can only be done by the teacher. This is the di vine plan. God turned Palestine into a great school. The Scriptures could not have come from the Indian or the Hottentot, but only frqni a .people prepared and educated could the divine writing come. "God was their teacher. The Holy Book, is a product of the Holy Land in the sense of preparing the people of that land for His divine lessons and plans. "It has ever been that an agricul tural people have been an educated people. God also taught the neonle of Palestine the lesson of hope and faith, So they were a people of intelligence, sentiment, feeling, faith and culture; but this . was not sufficient.. They needed courage, backbone. And so as they dwelt in Palestine with their ene- Jiiies surrounding them, they grew lull of determination and courage. God developed His people largely by the help of great nature to produce in them great traits of character. He put them in Palestine because He had no Sabbath school in which to place them. The whole idea of the people was that God. was a teacher and even when Christ came they called Him 'Teacher nd His followers .. were 'Disciples pupils " " " '.T ' " ''""NT" . "We must aim at . making our Sab bath schools great religious educa tional institutions. We must seek this by teaching - the young knowledge, faith and love. We want formation, not reformation. "It's the work of the Sunday school to teach the children so that when they are grown they will not have to be reformed. , "High character means that the mind, the will and the heart must be right. - "A prominent writer has declared-: The mind of a child is. the key to the Bible. In other words, the. mind of the child contains all that a man needs ' to understand about the Word of God. The child's mind developing shows the unfolding of faith, love and will power in human thought. . , "The Bible everywhere is an appeal to the reason. All through it are ex amples and lessons seeking to give us light for the intellect, or the heart or the will, or sometimes to two of these or all these. "There is one figure in the Bible that "is called the way Jesus Christ, the ' Son of God, the great example of righteousness and the great Teacher." At 8 o'clock this evening Dr. Spil man will conclude his series of inter esting lecture ; on the international lessons. '"' Dr. G. ; H. Detwiler, s formerly of Charlotte, will also make an address ' Continued on page 2. J. Uraham nas Kequisition on Governor for Holloway Wanted for Stealing'. Man -Delivered for 19 Years for Second Degree Murder. Special to The News. Raleieh. N. C, April 5 J. Graham, of Williamsburg county, South Caro lina, is here ' this .morning with a requisition" -'on Governor N.Glenn for Henry C. Holloway, wanted in that county lor cheating and swindling. He is believed to be in Wilmington. The Sheriff left on the morning train for that place to make the arrest,- The naners accompanying the requisition show that the offense charged is that 'at. Lake City in May, 1902, Holloway swindled W. F. Kennedy out of -$238.80 by giving. him a bogus check on the Camden National Bank. s -Sheriff John Hodges,, of - Watauga county, arrived this morning to com TTiit to thft oenitentiary Charles Isaacs a white man, to serve 19 years ' for murder in the second degree. . state SuDerintendent J. Y. Joyner has gone to :. Cleveland county to de7 liver several addresses in the interest of the local tax for the improvement of schools. Mrs: F. D. Brown, who has been vis 1S8 -. ;!'! 'ill : . r - - 4 YV- : Ex-Committee. Baptist Convention of America Postpones .Meeting One Year, Said Negroes Wanted to Meet in. Same Church with Whites in Louisville. . Committee Says Failure-to get De sired Railroad Rates Caused Postponement. Affair About Co'ored Members not Mention ed in Formal Statement. ' By Associated : Pres.; Louisville, Ky., April 5. The Ex ecutive .Committee of , the General Baptist Convention of America, .; or ganized a year ago at St. Louis, de cided last nisht to " postpone the meeting arranged for, Louisville, May 5, and 6, until May 19 next year. The committee favors , holding a convention in the vicinity of James town, Va., jointly with the James town Ter-Centennial. The : Louisville committee experienced difficulty in se curing a church in which to hold the convention, while the Baptists were averse to having colored mem bers of the denomination assemble with them. It was arranged later that whites and" nezroes should meet in. the same edifice, but the negroes, should be restricted to the use of the balconies. This was resented by the neggrces who claim the representa tion would be reduced owing' to the small capacity of the church belcony. This matter, however, was not' men tioned in the statement issued last night t t ; the executive committee, the reasons given for postponing the convention being e failure to se cure i satisfactory railroad arrange ments. - ' GREENE GAYNOR. Examination of Benj. D. Greene Was , Resumed in Famous .Trial. . By Associated Press.' . I- 'y Savannah,; April 5, The "..examina tion of the defendant, . Benjamin D. Greene was resumed in the Greene Gay nor case. The witness said that about $900,000 worth ,of brush was used in the 1892 contract in excess of the amount canvassed for and tthat about $300,000 was saved in not using stone. ' : ' Captain Green denied that he was a part to any oppression of ;cpntrac- tor Twiggs. In reference, to tne charge that sepcification had been so drawn as to favor defendant contractors, the witness said he knew . nothing of it, and as a matter af fact did not think they were drawn. : Captain Greene was- asked particu arly abouf his relations with R. F. Westcott, Carter's father-in-law. ! He said he met him in 1890. After Car ter's marriiage he seldom ever saw him (Carter). He denied Carter or West cott were interested , with him m Orange, New Jersey. " MAY GO TO ATLANTA. I Seaboard General Offices Will Prob ablyj ; be : Moved rFrom Portsmouth Bv Associated Press. ' : - ; New , York, .AprU 5. At . the ; local office of the Seaboard: Air Line report that the company's general ,olhces are to , be moved from Portsmouth, Va. to this city was denied. The mat ter" was not considered.; in any- way, at yesterday's meeting. The . Report m Norfolk. -- Norfolk,April-5.fIn connection with proposed removal of the general rOffi-ces-of -the Seaboard Air; Line-Railway from ; Portsmouth, Va., it is' stated they '.may- .-. go .. .to Atlanta, .-Ga. ,,The Seaboard offlcials, . however," decline to make .any. statement .'further than to affirm ' . that. the matter - as to the future location of t the general offices is unsettled. - :-- - ' : PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. To Deliver Decoration Address at v -Nprfolk. Virg.inia. By Associated Pressi - -" Washington, . April- r 5. President Roosevelt will deliver his decoration day . address this year before -the Army ; and -Navy TJ'nlon at Norfolk', Va. The ceremonies there-w-ill . be held at i the navy, yard and in the sailors cemetary? - . ' . '--' - The address of the President will. bef practically a . repitition of the address he delivered vat a" 'dmner te cently given by - Speaker Cannon to-r the "members of the-Gridiron Club and other guests'-- The: ;t6tVof..,.the4 speech was 'rhe man with -the muck ra.e," in which .:, the : President com pared some " of ;hef publishers' and writers of tne present' day with fa mous characters in . Pilgrims - Prog ress. '"' :- ' ';-;':- -'v?- ' Fourth Class Postmasters. By' Associated Press. 4 . Washington, .April' 5. Foui-th class postmasters . appointed ; Alabama, .. Al fred "C. Hixon;- Florida,-; Aitoona, Thos. J. Hinson; Dexter, - John W. Stevens; - Thelma, -Willis -A. 'Brown; Georgia, .'Balloon, : ; Lewis Corbett; Dunn, William . R: Davis; Virginia, Gala, Sallie . E. Buhrman, Noro1, . Gar-j-lard "F." "Kier. '- . ( ENTERTAIN GOVERNOR OF S, C. Party : ef Capitalists - to Visit Greens- boro Fire ' Department Banquet . popular Couple Wed ' Special to The News. . Greensbdro, i N; C, April 5. A committee ; from 4 the Chamber of Commerce' composed of E. P. Whar ton, Mayor Murphey and O. C. Wy song has been appointed: to extend the courtesies of , the City to Gov ernor D. C- Hey ward of South Caro lina,' who ,will be here next Tuesday in company with -a, body of capital ists who are "investigating - Greens boro's advantages for the starting of an important manufacturing enter prise. : . ' . -; '.;'-': ' : The Fire Department, of . Greens boro, has arranged for a big banquet at the Benbow Hotel Hhursday April 12th. - . " " ? : - : . Mr. : H. J. Elam is Chairman of the Committee on entertainment. Among prominent firemen , from a distance who will- make addresses is Hon. J. D. McNeill of - Fayetteville, Presi dent of the National Fireman's As sociation and President of the - North Carolina Association. Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the" residence of 1 Rev. Dr Battle on West Washington street Mt.-J.---S. Leggett and ; Miss Daisy L; ' Brooks, of Baltimore were united in marriage. : -:Mr. Leggett - is & traveling man. Among the witnesses the happy event were Mr;- andi Mrs. T, J. Cope land. Mr. Copeland being ' an acquain tance' of the groom, - In the Federal Court yesterday morning John- ; Broadway, of Surry pnd L. C.- Carter, of Alamance coun ties were tried and acquitted of charges' of illicit distilling. I. C. McKerrah, of; Orange was tried for blockading ' the jury had not returned its verdict of guilty. All cases tried were of small matters. HANDSOME HOUSEBOAT. "The Gadabout" Arrived a Launch Party Appeal 'to Supreme Cort. Special to The News". ' - -New Bern, N. C. April 5. A very handsome -. houseboat, bearing the significant name of "The Gadabout,7 of Washington,' D. C, reached these waters yesterdart-The boat is seif propeling and handsomely furnished. A launch party? composed of the following ladies and gentlemen went to Beaufort yesterday: Messrs. J. A., Meadows, : Ellis v Williams. Wade Meadows ; - Mrs. S. L. ; Dill.. Jr..". and Miss Mary Howlahd.. They, will select a site for a summer outing. . The attorney for the plaintiffs , in the R. R. Lease tca.se will appeal to the Supreme Court. . They say that Judge Levy s decision was not a sur prise" to' -thenii case1 will be fought to a finish' before : the - highest court. 1 . ' ' "" : CONFLICT IN ZION Trouble Expected Between, Followers of the '.'Apostle" and Antis. By Associated Press. ' k -. . Chicago, April ; 5. The physical . col lapse of Mrs. John Alexander Dowie today, followed a rumor, that the par ty1 in favor of the-'iFirst Apostle"-had grown so' strong that serious conflict zetween the tow factions in Zion City might follow.- the return of her hus band. It . is reported that she is suf fering from nervous prostration. The Appelate Court in a decision to day, deprived Dowie of. $53,000 which had been left his by Frederick Sutton, a New Zealander. ' . i The heirs tf Sutton brought suit, to have the will set aside on account of undue influence. . - - VESUVIUS THREATENING. Eruption Becomes Alarming and Inhabitants are , Fleeing for Safety. By. Associated t: ess. 7 .; Naples, April 5.-eThe i eruption , of Mount Vesuvius is assuming alarming proportions. Five streams of ; burning lava are . : descending ; the mountain, threatening everything .; below. Roar ing .explosions 'are; heard for twenty miles around. The inhabitants of: the small . villages near the crater are escaping,' ' while . processions of . villag ers carrying images-; of saints ana mandonas and praying for the' ces sation of - the eruption are passing through" the neighboring towns. -CREW WERE - RESCUED. Th Crew of Carrie . Easier vRescued By l .German Steamer, Assyria. Bv Associated Press. ' Lizard. April 5.The German steam- er l':: Assvria. from ' St. - Thomas for Hamburg, in ' passing : here" signalled that; she-had on board all hands from the missing: 3-Nova Scotia, schooner, Carrie Easier. Carrie Easier, coal laden sailed from Canse, N. , S.. for Halifax about . - March : 8. ; Both the vessels and crew . were generally believed - to have , ben ; lost. " ' .' . :..-. -; , PRESIDENT 'HONORED. 1 ) nyi.ted:toiAttend: League of American, Municipalities.-. By Associated" Press. ' :v ' - Washingtoii;: April 5. President Roosevelt received the delegation., rep resenting .the League of .American Mu nicipalities that-" called at '-the1 White Hbajse to invite-, him to attend ; the Tenth ; annual rconvention of the League, to be held at Chicago Septem bef ; 26,-7- ;ahd" 28. ! Included among 'tjie. callers, was Mayor R. G. Rhett, of Charleston; -S.; C- The President took .the invitation under consideration, promising to ; give y a definite , answer within 48 hours. ;; .. :, . " 1 Not, to Buy; Convict. Goods. By Associated Press" :f ' ' .; Washington. -April- 5. The. -House committee on' labor, authorized a fa vorable report on the bill to prevent the purchase by rthe Government by contract or otherwise of any article manufactured by convict labor .-.''" FOR ALA. DISTRICT House Passed Bill Making it.Ob " ligatory tor Circuit and District Court ot Middle Dist; of Ala bama to bit Six - Months at Birmingham. ( Underwood Denies Politics has Anything to do 1 With Matter. Alleged Certain Peonage Cases "Decided; in District: Influenced Drafting of BHI. By Asspeiated Press. Washington, April 5 Underwood of Alebama, called up in the house the . bill making . it obligatory . for . the Circuit and District, Court 1 of the Middle district of Alabama to sit six month at Birmingham i : Speaker j Cannon laid before the house aiv telegram - from ! Judge Jpnes,; of the middle and northern district and Judge : Toulmin of 'the : southern district of Alabama, protesting against . the , bill. . Wiley! ,of Alabama read" ' several messages from representatives of . the courts in Alabama Opposing 'the bill : and s he said' that fof . himself : he was distinctly ' opposes to the meas ure." ;; -';.';'"' K ' . Underwood denied that there . was any ! politics in the movement . to have. the . federal district court "sit for. six r months ' at Birmingham .as he. had heard it alleged on account of certain peonage cases decided by judge Jones. Underwood said the congested condition' of the docket of the 'middle district ' made it necessary to secure relief. y:. ; - . . '. ; : 'J '. "The bill was passed . by a -vote of 88 to 48. - ' " j -"The postofflce appropriation bill was taken up. ' , ' ' FUNERAL OF MR. ALEXANDER, Heart Failure Was The Cause of His . .Death. , " The . funeral' tf 'Squire M, A". .'Alex ander whose death Occurred last night at ,11:30 o'clock, took place at : Paw Creek Presbyterian church .tis after--noon at . 3 : o'clock, the services .being conducted by Rev. Alexander Martin, of this city. . The death of Mr.. Alexander .was very sudden and came - as a great shock to . the members of his family, death resulting from heart-failure. " About 11:30, o'clock last ' night he went into the hallway, going . to . his bed-room. He called to one of his children soon after going into the hall and said he was dying, at the . same time' sinking into a chair. ' v ; 'Squire Alexander was well known and liked by every one who kiew him. He was at one time a member of the county board of education. :l "" The deceased was 51 years old and is survived by nine children: Messrs. Fra,nk, Robert,' , Herbert,' and . John Alexander, and Misses Blanche, .Edna, Myrtle, Ila and Annie Alexander. His wife died' last' September. . ' ' COM PAN I ES "CH ARTERED. Greensboro Company , Charteredrln dependent A. M. .E.V Denomination - Incorporated. . 1 : " V . .' v Special to The News. Raleigh, 'April 5. W. R. Pleasants Concrete and. Paving. Co., of. Greens boro, was chartered at a $10,000 .capi tal authorized and $5,000 . subscribed by Garland 'Daniel, W. R. : PJeahsants and W. IX Marrow. " y" '-'.v "' -T': '! .' Another charter is . to the Indepen dent A. M. E. .Denomination of Ameri ca (incorporated) , the principal office at Winston-Salem and for the purpose of uniting, all independent A. M.?. E. Churches In the country. Among the incorporators are Bishop R. D'. ' Phil lips,' Rev. A. W. Green and othersT"' - High Rate on Call. By Associated Pr-sss. New: York, April 5. -High ,rate for call, money on the stock exchange continued . opening at : 10 per cent, money receded to 8 1-2, but quickly advanced again and before afternoon several loans were made asc nign as 15 per cent. " Biq Fire In Denver. By Associated Press. ' Denver, April 5. Fire completely destroyed the plant of the, Hallack Lumber and Supply , Company at 39th avenue ; and Gilpin," street, this morning entailing an estimated loss of $300,000, :fully v 9oyered , t?y V insur ance. '-.::; ., ' . . w;.;.. Oak Grove School,, Closing. The school at Oak Grove, near Free land's Chapel, will close tomorrow eve ning with appropriate exercises. fc W. D. Sloop, , the principal of this school has been very, successful, this session and has given .entire; satisfac: tion. ' ' ; ' ' ' '"-"- :"; V .1-. Mr. Flowers is Secretary. Mr. Flowers, president of the Ba raca class of the First Baptist church, at a meeting of . the Ba raca of the State who . are at te nding the Sunday, school convention, has been elected secretary of the Ba racas for the State. This is. the high est office that.is. conferred in.any state among the Baraca members. BICYCLE THIEF CAUGHT. Negro Boy Sent to Jail For Stealing Wheel From Blair Bros & Co. Ed. -Wallace, a negro boy who has been driving for Dr. J. A. ? Austin;- was arraigned before the Recorder this morning charged with , stealing . a ? bi cycle, -the property of Blair . Bros. & Co., the West Trade street druggists. The negro . admitted his guilt and he was bound over to the: next term ' of the Superior Court in a bond of $100. Failing to give - the required bond, he went to jail. - ; ; ' Carrie Stokes, a negro woman was charged with contempt, in that she failed to appear . at: court after : being summoned. She was released because she did not understand that her pres ence -at court was desired. Mr. T. B. Hoover, the College street liveryman, was before the court charged with an assault on Mr. Victor McWhirter. The evidence in the case disclosed the-fact that : McWhirter brought on the difficulty by the use of certain vile epithets. The judgment was continued . as : to Hoover and . Mc Whirter was fined $5. He appealed the case to the Superior Court and a bond of $100 was reauired. ' The case against the young man Charles Simmons was continued until tomorrow morning. THE MERCHANTS BANQUET. An ; Elaborate Program Has Been Ar ranged For the Banquet Tonight. Charlotte's retail merchants. are an ticipating a great time at the banquet tonight. The affair will. take, place at the Buford hotel commencing at 9:30 O'clock and continuing until, the small hours of morning. Mr James A. Fore will be toastmaster and the following members will respond: J. N. McCaus- land, A.! B. Justice, Mayor S. S. Mc- in v; ii, vv. w u, j. uuimic auu Norman H. Johnston. The members of the association feel exceedingly gratified at the splendid progress they have made since the or ganization was perfected about a year ago. The association has grown in numbers and its members are com posed of the best business men of the city. The officers are: J. N. McCaus land,' president; John F. Yorke, vice president; J. A. Solomons, secretary; J. O. Gardner, treasurer, and A. B. Jus tice, attorney; THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE., Meeting Will Be Unusually Interest- ing This Afternoon. v The meeting of the central executive committee of the Twentieth of May celebration at the city hall this after noon at 4 o'clock will be one of unusual importance nd all the members are urged "to be 'present ahdr on tinie. --The chairmen of the various committees are expected to be present and submit a. report: of -'.the! : progress they have made, and in "addition to this 'Mayor McNinch will give in aetan a report of this recent visit to the .White House. .' 'r; '" -; . --' ' : Other; reports will be made that will be of an interesting nature. THEY WANT THE DRUM CORPS. Charlotte . People Anxious For the Drum Corps to Come Out the 20th. ' " Charlotte people have manifested ' a great deal of interest in the possibility of the drum corps cpming out. during the twentieth. ' Since the announce ment was made, several days ago that the crops would be re-organized, many inquiries have been made air wishing that: the boys would get together and enliven up things during the- celebra tion. The corps is composed of the fol lowing named members who will meet at the Colonial Club this afternoon at 6 . o'clock to see what arrangements may be made for the twentieth: Buglers Messrs. R. L.: Keesler. J. H. H. Parks. B. W. Stokes. D. Hatcher Watkins, James O. .Walker and Ted Irwin: : ' ' . Prummers: Messrs. Fred McGinn, R. S. Simpson, K. E. Ward, Hendrix Palmer, James Simpson, T. R. Pegram, James Springs,V. C. Garibaldi, W.N. Ward, Ted Maflitt, Lloyd Withers, Tom McAden; N. J. Orr and R. J. Hayes. in Black Forest, South Germany, . Hotel Zum Hrisch Suddenly ; Falls Catching Many '.Guests. Bodies Being Taken from the Ruins.; By Associated Press. ; Magold, Black Forest, South Ger many, April 5. The hotel Zum Hirs shen (the Stag Hotel), collapsed while the guests were at lunch, v ; -.'The ..bodies of several dead "persons have: been brought out. and many oth er victims are supposed to be in. the ruins. ; , -r . : :.:fi ,.' - - The hotel was located in one of the most picturesque .' parts of - Germany, in the historic forest and is the stop ping place of many tourists traveling Europe. - -: ,,.',; . ; . ' y ' V:" A Sad Accident. Little Paul Rea. the two years old son of , Mr.'; and Mrs. ; John , L. Rea, . Jr., was brought to Charlotte yesterday to have an injured eye examined. .While riding on a wagon a stick was caught in the wheel and in; turnins .over, it struck the little fellow in the-fiye. At first .It was. thought that the eye would have to be taken out, Dr. A. .M. Whis nant who niade the examination, thinks he 'can save it. The child was taken home by: its.. mother, this morn ing. " HOTEL COLLAPSED KILLING UUESTS Laige Committee at Capital City to Appear Before State Demo- cratic Executive Committee to Urge fireensbord's Claims tor the State Conventioni 7 Contest Between Two ; Cities for Convention is Animated and it is Difficult to Forcast out come Although G&te City Appears in Ascendency. ; ! ; . Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C... April 5. A com mittee; consisting of A. M. . Scales, Z. V. Taylor, P. D. Gold, R. 'D. Douglas and G. F Newson, the latter the secreetary , of the Chamber of Commerce, is here to appear before the State Democratic Excutive .Com mittee tonight to urge - the selection of., Greensboro as the place for the State convention. It Is difficult to judge at this stage of the. contest what the qutcome will be between Raleigh and Greensboro The Committeemen many of them when , asked as , to the situation say they are in favor of Grensboro. "But it looks like Ratejgh will 1 get it." However, to a man up a tree it ap pears that the ' committeemen favor ing Raleigh are alarmingly scarce. REGARDING DEATH OF NOCQUET. Coroner to Investigate Tragic Death Supposed to have Died From Heart -, Failure. By Associated Press. 1 ' -New York, April 5. The coroner's investigation into the tragic death of Paul Nocquet, the young balloonist, ' who perished in Long Island , salt marsh after he had safely landed from his perilous ascension will be made tomorrow.' ' ; , It is believed that Nocquet died from heart failure, following the com plete physical exhaustion and mental anguish he must have felt when he believed he. was -being c'Krried to sea . by the big gas-filled bag.. , ; ' MARKET ADVANCED. ' Statement of English Spinners Sent. . Market Up Several Points. ' s By "Associated Pres. New Orleans, April - 5. The state ment isseued today by the English cot ton spinners . association that there was only on hand in their stocks six weeks' supply or 1,500,000 bales which included only 800,000 bales of Ameri-. can. This sent the local market up 10 and 11 points on the old crop months. The new crop months were sent - up 5 and 6 points. CENTRAL HOTEL DRUG STORE. Vacant Store Room In Central Hotel Building Leased By Mr.: Atkinson. "The News learned today that Mr. John M. Atkinson has leased the Cen tral Hotel corner store room, for merly occupied by the Carolina Cloth ing Company, the lease to go in effect about the middle of June. - The Central hotel corneV is an ideal location for a drug store and druggists have tried to lease the place - many times. With a drug store on this corner, R. . H. Jordan -and Company, Woodall and Sheppard and Burwell and : Dunn on the others.- the- circuit will be com plete and it will be the only place , in town with four drug stores at thein tersection of two streets, v i - -, , : KAPPA DELTA. CONVENTION. "Sorority" Girls of Southern Colleges to Meet in Charlotte. ' The annual convention of the Kappa Delta sorority of Southern colleges will be held in Charlotte April 16 and 17th. The young ladies have made arrange ments to meet at the Hotel Buford and they will commence arriving here Monday morning. About 30 or 40 dele gates are expected On the evening of ' Tuesday, the last day of the, con vention a bancuet will be held in the dining room of the Buford. The meet-, ings will also be conducted at the hotel. . ' Dixie Won the Game. In a match game of baseball play ed yesterday between the Dixie, High School club and the Shopton club, the ' Dixie boys won bya-score of-, 9 to 4. The game was pulled off on the grounds of the Dixie club. Tlese nines have played two games, each winning one game. The last of the .series be tween them will be played at Shopton. ' Goes to Superior Court, .- The case of W. J. H. Weddington vs. the Piedmont Fire Insurance Co. which was tried at' the November term of the civil court, will be taken up - to the! Supreme'r Courts - The lower court decided against Mr. Wed dington the decision being that the defendant comnany- was - not indebted to the nlaintiff. The suit is the out come of the fire on West Fifth,street, more than a' year ago. J- : Seattle Next Meeting Place. By Associated Press. ' Washington, April 5. The Nation al Asociation of -Railway Commis sioners :Belectedj Seattle Washington, as the next' place of meeting."