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- : ;, - . - -a:, ....... . , . . - vm The News t ' i . ' --jJggjXgrgest Circulation of Any Afternoon Peeper Published in the Two Carolines - I; ri ESTABLISHED 1888. I CRAIG ffl TV mil nunuLieii l 8 O'CLOC Candidate For Governoi will Reply to Mean Circular Being Sent Out by Some of Mr. Kitchen's Friends A Sketch of The Brilliant Tareer of Buncombe's Able Lawyer Who is Leading in The Race Fcr The Gover norship. IIr. Locke Craig will speak tonight -at S o clock at the Academy of Music ;,nd a large crowd will doubtless hear i!:c man from the Blue Ridge, as he addresses his fellow-citizens in the in-, ; crest of his candidacy for the gover norship. Mr. Craig is well known here as a speaker, but he has usually not spoken along political lines, his his previous visits. Some of Mr. Kitchin's friends have today been industriously circulating a mean letter or circular, insidiously at tacking Mr. Craig in the form of ques tions asked him, such as'these: "Why did you vote for Blaine?" "Why did j on oppose a prohibition resolution in iUincombe?' and many others of such purport. The questions refer to mat tors that Mr. Craig has explained or denied heretofore, and the circular is being generally denounced on the sneers today as a mean and under handed method of warfare. Mr. 1 ionic's friends have voluntarily as sured Mr. Craig's friends that they had nothing to do with this circular, while they condemn such methods of politi cal fightine;. ' Mr. Craig, so his friends declare, will take no notice of this circular to nkin and make a direct reply to the inuemlos and charges. Mr Craig has conducted his cam paign on a high plane, free from per-' fjonalities. but the time has come when every manly man will approve his mak- HON. LOCKE CRA irS a sjdrited reply to the unjust at tacks made upon him. Mr. J. H Weddington will introduce -Ir. Craig tonight and it is safe to say; Inat there will be a large crowd pres ent for Mr. Craig has a large number ,f warm admirers here, and they will rally to his support enthusiastically, particularly in such a fierce fight. The people of the city and county ;siU no doubt be interested in know ing more of Mr. Graig's history be cause he is 'the only gubernatorial candidate' from Western North Car olina and thus far has a tremendous J( ad on both his opponents combined. Locke Craig is about forty-eight years old; just in ' the prime of a strong Christian manhood. His father, distinguished minister, died ..when Locke was fifteen years, old and since tliat time hig life has been one of niggle and self sacrifice, for his iamily, for. his friends and for his party. Probably the -most striking and lovable trait of his character is un selfishness: Several times in the past be has withdrawn in favor of some friend who was 'a candidate for the same office. though such action was against the judgment of his admir ers. Mr. Craig .graduated from the Uni versity at nineteen with the highest nonors, and has always been a pro- round student, both' of law and liter ature. He is not what may be termed a political man, in the usually accept ed meaning of that word, the smooth- talking, self-praising, selfish seeker tor office, but is a quiet, businesslike lawyer whose greatest fault, has, teen his diffidence. Something over twenty years ago thf aniinriiiivc nnrsif i - muyiu It - iJmKh, . ES L,II! mends or mSe, TdU oleTS h:s own unaided effort., he has rise? l,ar ?n I? Thlll f the very able uar m Hie Mountain City. The remarkable enthusiasm with wiuch his fellow townsmen are work- X,? lS noJa!ianon' anl the splen did tribute of iho ni,nmmi, Convention, in presenting him as: a TT, lB- iue me best evidence of what he is. Without exception it can be said that those who knew Locke Craig best, love him best. ; Mr. Craig's services to the Demo cratic party and to the State, are known to all men. In 1892 he was district elector and made a magnifi cent campaign for Democracy, with out any reward or compensation what soever... In' 1896 he was elector at large and made a similar campaign over the whole State. In 1898 he was first elected to the Leeisl atnrp nnrl I was one of the most influential mem bers of that Jjody, being the author of many important bills. In 1900 he was again a member of the Legisla ture Mr. Craig's greatest work was done in the White SlinrPlTinrv rnmnaio-n There are . three names Twhich our people will always regard with affec tion because of the part they took in this magnificent triumnh nf ftfnrth Carolina manhood, .Aycock, Simmons tun -icti, ana it is universally ao mitted that the services of the man from the mountains measured up with those of the other two. Night and day Craig spoke for the constitu tional amendment, sometimes at peril of his very life and not only did he give his time, but he paid his own expenses, which was no small item, as Mr. Craig is not a rich man, nor has it been the policy of our party to place very .wealthy men in the Gov ernor's chair. v Mr. Craig's friends feel that it would be a most gracious act on the part of the Democracy of North Car olina to honor him with the nomina tion for Governor. He is ideally fit ted for the place both by experience in State affairs and by natural en- IGE, OF BUNCOMBE. dowments of heart and head. This somewhat lengtn. account of Mr. Craig's . public services is given to show that his training in life quali fies him for this office. - Every one unon reflection will realize that a Governor without previous experience in public? matters would De utterly nnahlfi to cono with the shrewd poli ticians that constantly beset the hold er of that exalted position. Mr. Craig has a great reputation as a campaign orator. He will speak -it thp- AraflPTiiv of Music. Friday night (the 24th). There will be music by the Woodmen's Band. Everybody is invited,-most especially the ladies, whom he always . charms by his elo quence. A CARD. Mr. D. B. Smith Says Home's Friends Are AtackincTNo Other Candidate. Editor of The'News: . ' - Please say for me that Hon. Asheley Home's friends, are in. no sense re sponsible in the circular distributed throughout the ' city asking certain questions of :Mr. Crais- We are making our campaign solely upon the merits of our own candidate and we arc attacking no other man in 'so doing. . D. B. SMITH, Manager Ashley Home Headquarters. The T,ia-ht Bearers of St. Mark's Lutheran church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in tne lecture room of the church. Miss Acton Latta has returned from a visit to New York. THE ONLY EVENING CHARLOTTE, -II . Convocation In Session Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C, April 24. The Forsyth-Guilford meeting of the Char lotte convocation of the Episcopal church is in session at St. Paul's church, Rev. IJ. A. Osborne, of Char lotte is presiding. The visiting minis ters in attendance are: Rev. E. A. Osborne, archdeacon; Rev. S, R. Guig nard, of Saint Andrews' church, Greensboro; Rev. T. G. Faulkner, of Saint Barnabas church, Greensbor6; Rev. A. Gait, of Saint Mary's church, High Point; Rev. E. L. Ogilby, of Saint Athanisius church, Burlington; Rev. Mr." Hoover, of the Pithany church, Leaksville. , De Sagan Meets Mime Go uld By Associated Press. Nunlos. Anril 24. Mine. Anna Goum arrivwi from New York and was met in the Harbor by Prince Helie De Sa- c-an who arrived in England a few days ?nd and hurried thither to wel come her. Tire wildest rumors are being circu lated in Naples regarding Mme. Gould nnrl Ho S.qsran. Tt has been rcuorted tlfat Count Boni De Castellane has ar rived heer and is about to challange the Prince to a duel, but this report is declared to be unfounded and fan tastic. Moonshiner Jumped From Moving Train Special to The News. ' Statesviile, N. C, April 24. uavm shavp.r and Maurice Jurney, young white men of north Iredell, who ran away about a year ago to avoid arrest hv tlio local revenue officers for their connection with moonshine distiller ies in their section, were arrested at Brthanv. 111., last week, by the local revenue officers there, it having been learned here that they had gone there. Deputy Marshall Watt, ot Illinois, ana n $nmrr1. who had been deputized, start ed for Statesviile with the prisoners a day or two after their arrest, out at Summerset, Ky., Jurney jumped from a window of a moving train and escap ed, and the guard, who was in charge of him got off there to try to re-arrest him. Mf. Watt came on with Shaver, and reached here Tuesday night. At last account the guard who lot .Turnev eet awav had not re-arrested him. He he is caught he will, be brought on to Statesviile. Shaver was tried in ' the Federal court Wednesday afternoon for illicit distilling and .was discharged on the payment of a heavy fine. Want Reasons For High Price of Paper By Associated Press. - Washington, D. C, April 24. A telegram inviting testimony was sent to Herman Ridder. president, and E. H. Baker, secretary of American Newspapers Publishers' Association, and Melville E. Stone, general mana ger of the Associated Press, by Chairman: Mann, of the select con mittee of' the house appointed to investigate - the- charges that the high price . of printing paper is due to combination or conspiracy in re straint of trade fostered and permit ted by tariff In the telegram Mr. Mann says the committee desires to give full and unbiased considera tion to the subject at once. With S. C. Bankers. Special to The News. ' Columbia, S. C, April 24. ift the State Bankers,' Association this morn ing Mayor R. Goodwin Rhett, of Charleston, by request of the asso ciation, explained his plan for cur rency Teform an dheld the close at tention of the bankers for about an hour. Other addresses were made by Col. Fred E. Farmsworth, secretary of the American Bankers'. Association and Mr. A. P. Coles, of Atlanta. . ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1908. AsK - M&n&cjer Coyo- THE THEATRICAL SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE. DE ' J BED AT HDTEL Duke Who in February Mar ried Miss Theodore Shonts, Died Suddenly From The Obstruction of an Artery A Full Story. Theodore P. Shonts Receives Cabegram Annou n c i n g Death of Duke Who With His Daughter Was on Wedding Trip. By Associated Press. Paris, April 24 Due De Chaulnes, who in February was married in New York to -liss . . Theodora Shonts, daughter of Theodore P. Shonts, president of the - Interborough-Me-tropolitan Railway, was found dead in bed in his apartment at the Hotel Langham, in Rue Boccador. The dead bony of the Duke was found by his wife., Death was due to embolism the obstruction of an artery. Coroner's Verdict. 'Ihe Duchess entered her husband's room, but 'found that she could not awaken him. She quickly summoned help. A doctor came in response to her summons and after an. examination he pronounced the duke dead. The commissary of police was at once notified and an inquest was open ed. At the conclusion of the inquest the corner declared death had been brought about by embolism. Mystery Surrounds Death. The air of mistry surrounding the circumstances of the death of Due De Chaulnes, created, largely by mislead ing statements with reference to the place of death was in no sense cleared up by the story generally circulated to the effect that the Duke was taken vio lently ill at some house other than the hotel and was hurriedly carried to the Lagrahm hotel where he died. It was impossible to confirm of deny this. The official statement was that he had died at the home of a member Of his family. Mr. Shonts Hears News. . Npw 'Ynrlr Anril 24. Theodore P. Shonts received a cablegram from Pans, announcing the sudden deatn oi his son-in-law, .uc De Chaulnes, wlio with his' daughter were in Europe on their wedding trip. . ' Large Eirm Suspends By Associated Press.; New' York, April 24.The suspension Of T.A. Mclntyre '& Company, broKers and members of the New York Stock Exchange, and of the New York Cot ton and Produce Exchanges, was an nounced on the stock exchange. The firm did a large business and had branches in Chicago, Baltimore, Boston, Hartford, Binghamton, Syra cuse, Rochester and Hot Springs, Va. The suspension was without effect upon the stock-market:. It was stated they had taken position on the bear side and the recent advance in proces was the cause of suspension. ; Laws of the South Blamed. Manager Moler said the firm had suffered greatly from the effects of the antf-option laws of the southern states. Before, these laws went into effect the firm's monthly trading Jn cotton op tions aggregated about 00,000 bales, he said, but recently the monthly bus iness did not exceed 50,000 bales. DUG I ins mm CHARLOTTE. ITierell-Be-No Lobster J Train Robbers Lost Nerve By Associated Press. Butte, Mont., April 24. Lack of nerve at the critical moment caused the failure of an attempt last night to hold up the North Coast Limited on the Northern Pacific near Butte. Rudolph Wenk, Paul Filenius and Al bert Teasdale have been arrested. Wenk and Filenius admit having participated in the flagging, of the train, claiming, however, to have been forced to act by two armed and mask ed desperadoes, who, when the train had come to a halt, lost their courage and fled. Tornado Said to Have Destroyed Town ' By Associated Press. Memphis, -Tenn.. April 24. A torna do swept over Walls, Miss., early . this morning and it is reported to have de stroyed the town. Three people are re ported to have been killed and sever al injured. Wants "Future" Tiading In Cotton Investigated By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, April 24. Repre sentative Buleson (Texas) received a letter from Mr. Harvey Jordan, presi dent of the Southern Cotton Associa tion, urging him to use his . influence toward securing the appointment of a joint committee of congress to in vestigate the subject of "Future" trad ing in cotton. Mr. Jordan anticipated that Presi dent Roosevelt will, before the session ends, transmit to congress a report covering the investigation of the com missioner of corporations', but he is doubtful if any legislation on the sub ject can bad at this time in view of the approaching adjournment of congress. . Two Banks Decline to Receive Deposits Special to The News. Owensboro, Ky.', April 24. The Owensboro' Savings Bank and Trust Company and the Davies County Bank and Trust Company, are declining to receive deposits and have suspended cash payments, pending proposed re organization of both institutions. Secretary Root to Speak. Washington, D. C, April 24. Sec retary of State Elihu Root has ac cepted an invitation to deliver the chief address-v at the second annual mpfttinsr of the American Society of International Law, which began itsJ sessions in this city today. Mr. itooi has chosen as his subject, "The Sanctions of International Law.'' Other topics that will "receive atten tion at the two days' meeting are the advisability of making . violations of treaties a federal offence, arbitration at the Hague peace conference, the codification of international' law and tne organization, jurisdiction and procedure of an . international prize court. New' Incorporations. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Auril 24 Charters were issued to the Winston-Salem Pep sicola Bottling Company, at a $7,000 capital subscribed, by F. M. tfahn and others, of Newbern. Also to the Patterson Bros, of Durham, at a capital of $15,000, for a mercantile business, S. J. Cannada and others subscribing $7,000. , Boston to Wilmington. By Associated .Press. , Washington, April 24. The senate passed a joint resolution appropriating $100,000 for a survey looking to a con tinuous inland water route, from Bos--ton, Mass., to Wilmington, N. C. Judge Boykin Dead. " By. Associated Press. " Norfolk, Va., April 24. Judge R. E. Rnvkin. a nrominent Virginia- jurist, died today after a long illness. TROPHY IN AUTO. RACE OVER VERY HAZARDOUS Body of Bishop Laid to Rest Special to The News. Columbia, S. C, April 24. A tre mendous congregation attended the -'uneral services of Bishop Capers today at 12:30 o'clock at Trinity Church, the services being conducted by Bishop Coadjutor Guerry, assisted by various other clergymen of this and other dioceses. The chancel was banked with elab orate and beautiful flowers of all sorts of designs. The lay officers of the diocese, the Confedeate veterans, the Daughters of the Confederacy attended in a "body and the various organizations with which the bishop was connected were represented. The interment was in the Trinity churchyard. At 8 o'clock this morning early communion was celebrated at Trinity, the sons of the deceased, Rev. Wal ter B. Capers and Rev. W. T. Capers officiating. From that hour until 11:30 the church was ppen and the body of the dead prelate lay in state. Many prominent churchmen from this and other states were here for the funeral. ) Forestry Bill Was Introduced To-day By Associated Press. Washington, D. C., April 24. A bill designed to bring about the acquisi tion by the government of watershed lands of the Appalachian and White Mountain chains was introduced by Rep. Pollard, (Nebraska), and is in tended to fall within the constitution al limits vlaid down recently by the house committee on " judiciary. Flying Over Good Roads Press-Association Fn joy ed an Automobile Ride Of 15 Miles Return Home Pleased. Eaitors Greatly Save for a few loiterers the dele gates to the 36th annual convention of the North Carolina Press Association have flown from the Queen City, tak ing their leave mainly last night and this morning. The members present were free to say that this has been one of the most enjoyable meetings- in the history of the association, and that they had never met with a more cordial welcome in their lives. Charlotte has certainly enjoyed hav ing these . quill drivers and their wives and daughters in her midst. They are a splendid set of people' and the state is debtor to every one of them for her material advancement and prosperity in recent years. The events of yesterday afternoon were the automobile ride, the smoker for men at the Manufacturers' Club, while the ladies of the party enjoyed "The Merrimac and the Monitor, at the Academy of Music and 'afterward the reception by Mr. and Mrs. W. C". Dowd. The automobile ride was probably enjoyed by the quill drivers as much as any other feature of theirv stay in the city. The success of the trip was largely due to the genius and hai work of Mr. Osmond L. Barringer, who arranged the tour route, and devoted himself to carrying the project through successfully. The tour gave the vis itors an opportunity to see the famous srood Iliads of Mecklenburc and not only so, but to see the process of the! making of one of these roads. It was an imposing sight the array of autos lined up in front of the Sel wyn hotel as the party started, and crowds along the street paused to see the start. The ' line reached from Church street back to the Sqare. The machines kept about 100 yards apart during the trip. After viewing the good roads for a stretch of some 15 miles or so, the party came back into town oyer the Pineville road. The route pursued was as follows: From the Selwyn, west to Mint street; out Mint, along the Dowd road 5 miles; across the railroad to Dixie. From Dixie across by Steele Creek church, to Shopton, and from Shopton the new road back to Charlotte, com ing up Tryon street to the corner of Fifth, to the auditorium. ' This delightful ride was made pos sible "by the generosity and thought fulness of the following, who furnished automobiles, many of them going on the trip to drive their machines: Messrs. O. L. Barringer, E. V. Kend rick, C. B. Bryant, P. M. Brown, J. W. Brown, Jeremiah Goff, R. B. Fox, S. H. Hilton, Aj M. Whisnant O. F. As bury, Dr. J. R. Irwin, W. H. Martin, Dr. J. R. Alexander, E. B. Littlefield, J. Arthur Henderson, Dr. J. A. Crowell, J. A. Hamilton, C. W; Johnston, E. W. Phifer, Dr. C. M. Strong, Dr. I. W. Faison and Mr. George Wilson Two of the papers read yesterday afternoon were oy Messrs. H. B." Var ner. of the Lexington Dispatch, and J. J. Farriss, of the - High Point Enter Continued on page 9 PRICE 5 CENTS. BRIAR CLIFF COURSE Louis Strang Covered 259 Mile Course in Little over Five H o u rs American Finished Third in Famous Auto. Race. Eleven Thousand Autos lined Up Along Course Thou sands of People Witnessed The Contest of 22 Ma chines. By Associated Press. ' Briercliffe, N. Y., April 24. Twenty . two automobiles of the finest Ameri can and foreig ntypes started at dawn today in the 259 mile race over one of the most hazardous courses ever chos en for a motor car speed contest, for just a iittle over 32 miles of this course winds through the picturesque country in northern West Chester county. Al most every turn of the course is a dan ger spot, and there had been many predictions of serious accidents before the race was run. The danger of the course and the possibility of serious mishaps had add ed tremendously to the interest usual in contests of this kind, and long be fore the hour scheduled for the start the course was lined with automobiles filled with spectators. As early as three o'clock it was es timated that not less than 1.100 auto mobiles were parked along the course, thousands of persons crowding the vantage points, and when the first rac er was sent away at 5:07 a. m., he en tered a course lined with humanity on either side from end to end. Strang in the Lead. Strang, of Italy, was leading at the end of the sixth round ; elapsed time 3.55:04. Cedrine (Italy) second and Lyttle (United States) third. Strang 'Wins Trophy. Louis Strang, driving an Italian car, crossed the finish line at 11:44 a. m., winning the Briarcliff trophy. The elapsed time of the winner was five hours, 14 minutes, 13 1-3 seconds. ' Other Winners. Cedrino (Italy) finished second and -Vaughan (American) third. " A Full Story. Louis Strang, in a ;50-horsepower Italian car won the 259 mile automo bile race over the Briar Cliff Gourse. Cedrina, also ii an Italian car, was second' and Guy Vaughan in a 30 horsepower car of American make, third. Herbert. Lytle and Paul Sar tori, the only other racers to officially finish the long journey, finished res pectively fourth and fifth. Lytle drove a 50-horsepower car ot" American make and Sartori a 40 horsepower Italian machine. Three other cars of which started would have been able to complete .the jour ney 'but the race was officially de clared off as soon as the fifth car had crossed the finish line, to avoid any possible accident to the spectators, who overflowed .the course. The time made by the racers was com paratively slow and to this fact is probably due to the absence of serious accidents. There were nu merous minor mishaps resulting in the withdrawal of several cars from the contest, but in no case was any one seriously hurt. Strang took the lead early in the race and at no time was his position in danger. The official time (elapsed) was Strang, 5:14:13 1-5; Cedrino, 5:21: 052 2-5; Vaughan, 5:. 28:29 2-5. Public Opinion Becoming Less Warlike Yearly By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, April 24. The second annual meeting of the Ameri can Society of International Law was begun here today. A program of dis- cussion has been arranged which will . keep the hundred or more members of the society engaged until tomorrow night. The feature of the session today was the address of Secretary Root, the president of the society, in wnich it was most interestingly shown that the world Was being, governed by public opinion, and that public opinion was becoming more humane and less war like. Associated Press Officers Re-elected. By Associated Press. New ork, April 24 The board of directors of the Associated Press yes terday re-elected alt the present offi cers Sis follows: President Frank B. Noyes, of the Chicago Record -Herald;-first vice president, Charles Hopkins Clark, of the Hartford Courant; second vice president, Rufus N. Rhodes, of the Birmingham (Ala) News; treasurer, Herman Ridder, of the New York Staats Zeitung; secretary and general manager, Melville E. Stone; and assis tant general manager, Charles S. DiepL. a 1 Mr. Cleveland's Condition. By Associated Press. Lakewood, N. J., April 24. Ex-President Cleveland is much better today than he was yesterday and his physi cians now look for a continued im-, provement. The .doctors say , there 4s no alarming symptoms in the patient's condition. til ;! iff 0
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