North Carolina Newspapers

.A. A V s "7- " s VOL XXIII Prict t3 Cts Uontfi. - CONCORD, N. C, SATURDAY. AUGUST 24, 1912. Single) Copy, Five Cento. NO. 30 r rTi I'lr--:. Uu..aw.l till I. ; . til G LA SATS - BLEA8E IS TOTTX . ..' " : :". EU-ELECTIOH. ' roK ,. Seiiior Senator OaaJfo Longer Be Neutral Whe outa Carolina' Future to at Buke. Blease Would " Ba Wont of Recent Governor r C Washington, D: CA'agr S.-:-!-tor B.F. Tillman last night issued statement in wfiieh he eayi among other things: .; "In this mrt crisis in the State's .history I can better affordto retire t to private' life it necessary, than to v - be considered, even by indirection, a endorsing fiev. Blease. I wilt at least Maintain my own self-respect, and ' aa my confidence Haa been betrayed I will giva the" whole letter to , the j . public. , A the battle Jim progress ed 1 have been more, and more eon- ' vineed . of Blease 'a -unfltnesa ' to . be - j "'"Governor, and rather than feeV aa I - would be compelled to do, that I was a - in part responsible, .for it.if I re r .. -' nuuned silent, I write this statement and wiM take the consequences. - '.'The Stale lias been disgraced in the eyes of the whole world and its (rood -asms made -a, byword and a . . hissing andJiobody can clease it and . redeem it-'ejeept its own people. "I emplore the people to take care ' of the State's gOod"toame next Tuea- " T ; WOODMAH PICNIC. J Programme of too" Occasion. GoTtr- -..'.: "... nor Kitchialo Speak. . Messrs. J. F. Fradford, J. F. Oeb i ler and D. P. Johnson have publish V ed a programme- of the Annual W. 0. W. Picnic at Poplar Tent Friday, - September 6, which is aa follows: Morninf Exercise, 10:30 O'clock. Music W, 0. W. airing blind and cornet - bank' of Kannapolis. (The .', ' v Kannapolis band is the finest concert band in the South.) , . : , " . U o'clock Address. by ' W. ' S. ' N Charles, Jr., Past Consul Wv 0. W. of State of North Carolina, Charlotte. . 13 o'clock Dinner. f, , ' , Afternoon Exercises. ' 1:00 o'clock Address by Sovereign . W. W. Kitebi4 Governor of North - Carolina. ' Aftnr th sdrintfla nf Gov .: Kitolu i , there will be a mateh ball game be-administration he began issuing par tween Poplar Tent and Harrisburg. fdons on a scale never before known X - This ia the last picnic Sf the season i and" everybody is invited to come and a brings their wives, . children - -and , sfrienda. Plenty of refreshments will be "served on the gronnds. ' - No one can afford to miss the treat that is in store 1 for- all at the old historical place Poplar Tent. Congress Beady to Adjourn Washington. Aug. 24. The end of the second session , of the sixty-see-ond congress, the longest national legislative term in a generation, was at hand today. The. comparatively few congressmen and aenators, who remained were today packing up to H get away tonight. After a few days . rest, the majority 'will make haste to get bome for the primaries to align constituents and - mend . fenees for November elections. : ' . , " - Many members will have lost their seats when the next congress meets. Among the old timers and regulars who must fight hard in , November are : Joe Cannon,; Minority -Leader Minn, Sereno E. Payne, Bepresent- . ative Forney, of Michigan, Both Jno. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, and John Xfi Dwight, of New York, announced that they would not be candidates!' Many thought that the revelations for re-election, ' twrnild put Blease out of the running ' Oincoa' Errors Result In Victor for -.'High Point. i 1 -',, ' Costly errors, one of which waa mae by the twirler himself, lost - "Dihg" Bell a close game1 at High Point yesterdayf when the furniture -makers defeated the Cincos, 3 to l Bell waa pitted against " Fitsgerald and both the slab artists pitched great balL Coacord secured five hits, Win ston; pounding out two and Johnson,' Robert and Billings connecting for one each.1 High Point made four off " Bell. The two .teams play today. Lee Meadows left for High Toint thi morning to report to the team.: Mead ows will not likely pitch this after ternoon as he has been indisposed for several days, and White will likely go back against High Point for ths - second time thi wek.;.----.V;'.tX;- Roosevelt for One Won't Talk. Oyster Bay, Aug. 24. CoL Roose velt won't talk about his possible ap pearance before the Senate commit tee to answer under oath the testi mony of Arohbold and Penrose until he kpowa more what the committee intends to do, but those close to- the Colonel are pretty certain he is will: ing to testify. Wilson Will Not I! ' a Ary General . i ' StoffiptttZ Tocra. Sea Gir. N.. J.. Aug. 24. Gov Wilson announced today that his '"onl ing campaign for the tremdtcy S I partially arranged Mondy ) i in Ner York. He pnaiiive- ! ;' tie will not l ke ary TES FI3HT A0AIXST E LEASE.' Priniary Kext Tnaadaj, Aa Inter- ati&f Ketnme of Ue Sitnatioa. . Columbia, 8. C- Aug. 24. Demo- entta of Sooth Carolina in a primary election next Tuesday will nominate a State ticket. ' one United States Senator and seven representatives in Congress. Nominations ara equiva lent to election. ' AU of the present representatives axe eaadidatee for renotnination and several of them will be named with' out opposition.- Senator ' Benjamin R. Tillman is opposed by N. B. Dial, of Lanrens, and W. Jasper Talbert, of Parksville. Owing to the condi tien of bis fcealtn Senator Tillman has takes no active part in the cam paign. Nevertheless, his friends be lieve thafrJie is certain to defeat hii Hwo opponents in the primaries., - The 'bitter tight for the eovernor- ship between Governor Cole L. Blease and Judge Ira B. Jones ia monopolis ing public attention to the exclusion of all other contests to be settled by tne primaries There is but one is sue: -bhall the - administration 'of Governor Blease be " sustained and eontinned or be .eondemned ahdj end ed. On this issue tbe entire State divided into hostile camps, while the bitter charges hurled at Govern or Blease by bis political enemies have attracted the attention of the entire country. ' Governor Blease is regarded aa a result of the old dispensary system which was established in' South Car olina by Tillman, and which has caused innumerable scandals in the past lew, years. Aa a member of the legislature, has was in close associa tion with-the epmmission which ban the dispensary ayatem and it m charg ed that he shared the large rebates which wholesale liquor houses, were forced, it ia alleged, to pay on all purchases of liquors fop the dispen sary; "'T'.V'S'.r :.' I-' 6 "i .-i . . The dispensary system became so notorious that the State decided to abolish the commission. In winding np its affairs, however, the State en tered juit to recover from wholesale liquor houses in various cities large sums of .money alleged to have been paid in rebates. In ' all these suits the name of Blease, who was then State Senator, was mentioned.';? Sev eral - criminal prosecutions were brought againsT officials, but no one waa convicted. . v .. . Blease ran for Governor two years- ago and won, although, opposed by almost every newspaper in the. State and the charges against him were placarded everywhere. ,a After" hifl In auguration he started ont' to pnnislt his enemies. At the outset of . his in the South.: Moretban 400 pardons nave peen signed oy mm since ..ue became Governor,' v , " Governor Blease had warrants sworn , out against Attorney T: B. Felder, of Atlanta, wlio represented South Carolina in winding np ; the affairs of the dispensary , commis sion, but the Governor of Georeia Issfused to honor the requisition pa- hired Detective William J. Burns to prove the charges against Blease. ' ' . ' Detective Burns and his men offer ed a legislative committee testimony to show that Governor Blease had re ceived money for thevpardons grant ed, and had accepted money from the blind tigers for protection and had signed or vetoed railroad legislation which came before him. for a consid eration. Attorney Samael J. Nicholls was amed as the agent of Blease in these transactions, t Burns had used the dictograph on -Nicholls and its records were offered as evidence. Nicholls admitted that he Had - had dealings with Burns' 'men, but said he was drunk and that the records of the dictograph were the sayings of i.n intoxicated man, for a second term, bat he nas tnrnea them to account by saying that they are lies told by the aristocrats to discredit a man whom the common people elected Governor, tilis friends contend that w the statements about the governor's "personal character are the alandere-of his political enemies, They say that he has headed a vigorous-administration according to his own wav of thinking, and that iirthe degree that it has been vigorous, in that degree has jt ; displeased and angered his opponent. They, point to 4he fact that the : Governor has strict-ideas of State economy that be succeeded in having the depart ment of State geologist and the office of chief game warden . abolished in view of the fart - that De considered them unnecessary and -a useless, ex pense; that be vetoed many of the items of the appropriation bill pre sented bim by the legislature and that his vetoes were generally in the interest of saving the Hate money. Governor ; Blease himself vigorously"! defends his pardon record, insisting that it has been directed by the dic tates of justice and mercy, 1 llarriage fa Eowan., Mr. William Alexander Menius and Miss Laura Pearl Albright, daughter 'of 'the late Thos. A.. Al bright, of China Grove, were married. on Thursday, August 22, 1912, at 8 p. m., at the Lutheran parsonage at CM C.-ove, N. C, Rev. C, A. Brown 'I' '.9 I ! t v liae SURPRISE BIRTHDAT DIKKES. Given to Eao, P. A, Bloop, of Rewaa. . la Honor of 72nd Birthday. The children, brothers, ' relatives and many friends of P. A. Sloop, fcaq., gave Una a surprise birthday dinner, Tbursday,Anguat 22nd, 1911 Mr. Sloop's son. Leona, . waa the Reading spirit in getting np the din ner. . Mr. Sloop and family were in blissful ignorance of the whole af fair anjil the happyerowd began to tile into their beautiful home about 11 o'clock. . v " Of tt he clrildrenShe following were present: . Leona. and wife.. Calvine and Lewis, of Salisbury; Mrs. Emma Mctiraw, of Mooresvillet Mrs. Jen- ae Banter and husband; Daniel. 'of Organ Chnrch, and Miss Mary, who ia in tne Jiome with her parents. . Of Mr. Sloop's brothers, the follow ing were present: David Sloop and .wife, ofnear Mooresville; .William A.. Sloop,' of Mooresville; Martin Sloop and wife and near Concordia Church; Mrs. Milo T. Roseman. Mrs. Roseman is a sister of Mrs.' P. A. Sloop, v Also fw at- Mrs. Sloop's brothers, Messrs. William and Jer miah Eddleman, and quite a number of "relatives and friends, numbering between sixty ahd seventy-five. . Among the number were Mrs. J.. Q. Werti, of Salisbury; Revs. H. A. Trexler and C. A. Brown. The noon hour soon arrived, but,before partak ings of the many good things prepar ed to feast the body, a short devo tional service -was held, Rev. , Mr. Trexler reading the 91st Psa., with' a few. appropriate comments on same, and Rev. Mr. -Brown leading in prayer. Short talks were also made by Rev. Mr. Trexler and Rev. Mr. Brown. Then the crowd 'retired to the yard where a large tabic was bending under its load of the many good things to eat, which had been previously prepared by the mothers and dapghters and placed 'thereon; The blessing ; was invoked by Rev. Mr. Brown, and an invitation given for everybody-to help themselves, which they did real heartily until they had enough and yet much re mained." ... . '. - . While the dinner was given in hon or' of, Mt Sloop's seventy-second birthday, if so happened that Mrs. Sloop's birthday is in August, and also the birthday of their youngest daughter, Mary, all of whom were the recipients of quite a number of val uable and useful articles f Teirilur apparelf'Mr'- and -rMrs. 'Sloop also each 'received -some; silver coin,' for all of which they are sincerely thank ful. . So pleasantly was. the. day' spent that the occasion will long be remem bered by all who were present. May . Mr.- and Mrs. Sloop live to see many more birthdays and each succeeding one be spent as pleasant ly as this." ' ; v- l.' s X. ' Policeman Overpowered by Three Negro Women. Atlanta.Aug. 23.-County Officer I M. McDaniel fell into the hands of three Amazons last - night and barely escaped with his : life. All three, as husky and warlike as the fe male warriors of old in the ancient- histories, attacked the policeman be cause' he was trying to arrest a .young boy, Caleb -Clay, Who had escaped from the reformatory. Clay 'was re lated to the women ' ' i When the officer went to the Clay home to make the arrest, the three women surrounded him, closed in on him . and finally over-powered him. As it took all three to hold him, they sent the boy into another room to get a knife. " . . , The youngster returned with the kitchen meat knife and was prepar ing to cut out the policeman's heart, encouraged by the women,- when the officer : by ' a .: superhuman : effort wrenched himself loose from their combined grasp and escaped, - - , The police olllcer later went back with reinforcements, and the boy was taken back to the reformatory. The Institute for the Colored Teach- Good work is being done at the colored graded School. ( The teachers are attending faithfully and efficient instruction is being given. . -As a paV of ' the institute 'work, an address will be given on Tuesiay, August 27," at 8 p. m. by one of the instructors of the- institute,;. Mrs. C. A. Smith, of the National and Reliit- ious Training1'. School fj, of -Hurham, This address is especially vfor.the fathers and mothers of the school children and all friends of education are invited. ''' I hope that all patrons of the school will attend. . There "Will, be good music, and' a helpful address. There will be no charges at the door f ,, . A. S. WEBB, Supt Long Staple Cotton. Mr. Jl. T, Crowell is exhibiting a boll of long staple cotton, which he produced on his farm tins year Mr, Crowell has eight acres in the cotton and the indications are that he will have a large crop. . He purchased the seed in Georgiaf Last year long sta ple cotton waa produced in tins coun ty by Messrs. Arch White and James Hudson, and when the short staple cotton was selling at 8'i cents they received 18 cent for the , long staple.' i. " ' It's awfully hard for a worrsin to r 'i-iiJ r t ti know the things she I n flic oi '.t not to know. MirtA I III . J i.M. tOOK PLACE AT THE MMNCE V.GE0KGS HOTEL ' VX NEW ( - ; YORK THIS kORNTJra. . w , Nswi Wu a Surprise ta Their Many rriends Hera. Kiaa rounds Left Hera Tuesday for. ASantlc City, ki Wat MatThart Jbjr Mr. Eflrd, Who Had . Seas ia.lfew York. News of the marriage of Mr. E. L Eflrd and Miss Hattre Pounds, which took place Tliiat morning at Prince George Hotel in New York, will be received with surprise. b tlie people here. Although sneh an event had been expected by-theln friends for some tirae,- the young' beople kept their plans a profound ieeret even from their most intimate friends. Mr. Eflrd- has been ia New York for ten days or more,- where he has been buying goods for Eflrd 's depart ment stores. . Miss Pounds left lxre last Tuesday, going to Atlanlic City. She was met there byI. Efird aiid the young couple deeidect to le mar. ried at once. The marriage is the cul mination of a eourtship that has ex tended for several" yertrsi Miss Pounds is th i-laughter of Mrs. J. T. Pounds, of this citv. For several years, she has been a mem!er of the clerical force at- Eflrd 's and it was While she and Mr. Eflrd wnra. en-1 gaged in the affairs of -the big store that enmd took a haAd and the rom ance that ended so happily this morn ing was started. " The -bride is a pretty and attractive Voung lady and has a large numlier . of friends liere. Mr. Efird is one of the roost success ful vVoung merchant in this section of the State..; lie is 'associated with mi his brothers in the management rf:""". miea rnares senator, rep the Eflrd department stires, being i Vesentatiyes in Congress and four manager of the store be. ' presidential electors ; . Mr. and Mrs. Eflrd wiU remain in' New York for several; days before returing to this -city, where they will make their home. . . ; f i , l : The Lyceom in O City, Z rj-.-. If our people knew just what the Lyceum means, there would need .to be no such preachments, and tramp ing, and talking as is now going'-on to secure the interest of enough peo ple to insure the course for the com- lnir snAsnn. W need in come to real- ire that the Lyeeum and the Chatau4ebE8ted in th qua are American institutJbns, 'ren dering a necessary serviee , to he communities into wuicli tney come, a service that no other institution is performing; doing a good ;. that will remain undone, unless the people of the. community make it possible for the Lyceum to live. Champ Clark says: "The Chautauqua has been a powerful force in directing the po litical thought of the country, which is largely sociological in these latter j days. ; I defend the Chautauqua lecturers, with whom I have been as sociated, -because they constitute as fine a group of men and women as can be found among the splendid citisenship of America. I have a deep and abiding interest in them, and bid them godspeed in their work.'; lhe; Chautauqua is .but another; name for i the Lyceum, at work in the, summer-1 time, giving a continuous Lyeeum course of six to ten days, instead of extending it through as many months Wanted 300 people of Concord to have the same idea of the Lyceum. Keep your eye on this column dur ing the coming week. ' " ,' '"-.' O-.. Read what the Concord fnblie U- for the - Lyceum Course this, year, and help a good. cause. - . . " J The Winning Ticket ' ,. Mr. Editor: "As a voter interested in the welfare of both Cabarrus coun ty and the Democratic party, I wish to call the attention ox my fellow voters to the following ticket i l or tire State Senate, jag. V. Cook. v For the House, H. D. Townsend. v County Commissioner, s1 ehairman, A.- E. Furr. " ."' f . Commissioner,: Dr. L. A. Bikle. Reorganization; H. 1). Townsend, chairman Democratic Executive Com mittees Dr. L. A; Bikle. Secretary: H. 8. Puryear, Assistant Secretary, " There would be a few other minor officers Id nominate, but -in order to keep down- fnetion within the ranks, as' a loyal Democrat, I think the fore going should be allowed to name their running mates and report to - the county convention. , NO. 97. . .." ieaaaaaaaaaaiaaaaaae)a - ' .V f,(-U .' -, - The Yost Reunion. ,C ' (i ; "The tenth annbal reunion of the Yost familv was held at Phannel Church, in Rowan county, yesterday. Thereumon was attended by '. the largest crowd ever present at a sim ilar meeting, more than 1,200 people being present. Addresses were made by Rev. J. F. Davis and Rev. T, L. Nobles, of Rowan, county. Dinner and refreshments were 0' A at the irrounds and the event was a most pleasant and enjoyable one J Friends , of Mr. William were pleased to see him t ' for a short while yesterd v -after being confined to I two weds on account of i I Sherrill e street ."i-noim, e for I NEWS FORECAST FOR -the coxnra week. Washington, D. C, Aug. 24. Col- one Booaevelt plans to devote sever al days of the coming week to apeeeb making iar Vermont, where the State lection ts to M held September X Governor Wilson is tb go to Williams Grove, Pa-, on Tbniaday, to apeak before a gathering of fanners. Upon his return to Sea Girt be will receive several delegations of visitors and probably will make one or more porch speeches. President Taft has a provisional engagement to attend the "Ohio centennial celebration at Columbus, but be has made it known that any address 'he might deliver there will be of a non-political char acter. The general primaries in South Carolina and Michigan will be the leading eventa of the week in the domain of State polities. The se rious charges recently made against Governor Blease of South Carolina has attracted wide attention to his contest or renomi nation aaginst Judge Ira B. Jones. The South Car olina primaries are also to decide whether Senator Tillman is to have another term. In the Michigan prim- ariea the Republicans, Democrats and Progressives will select candi dates for governor lieutenant gover nor, United States senator, represent atives in Congress and minor officers. Under the new Kansas primary law the Republicans and Democrats of that State will hold their party, councils' in lopeka on Tuesday to formulate platforms. In Oklaho ma the Democrats will hold a State convention to ratifyhe nominees of the recent primary and adopt a plat form. A similar gathering of Geor gia Democrats will be held at Ma con. The contest for the seat of United States Senator Francis E. Warren is the chief feature of the State prim aries to be held in Wyoming Friday. Montana Democrats will meetv in Great Falls Thursday to select can didates for governor and other State " " ?' "ane V l " ,,eanB .W1.U de?de 1,elher or ot1th,e iie nuopiea ior me ciiy. The fiftieth anniversary of the sec ond .battle- of Bull Run will be .ob served Thursday with a reunion of Federal and Confederate veterans, near, the battlefield. Beginning Monday and continuing for nearly two weeks, the centennial of the selection of Columbus as Ohio's permanent-capital will be col- Important conventions of the week will include the ' annual meeting of tne American vir Association in Mil waukee, the annual meeting of the Trans-Mississippi Commercial ' Can gresa in Salt Lake City, the national encampment of the Sons of Veterans in St. Louis, the biennial convention of the United Garment Workers of America in Indianapolis, tKe annual meeting of the Union 6f Canadian Municipalities in Windsor, Ont., and the nineteenth International Peace Cogress, in Geneva, Switzerland. La Follette Against Roosevelt, Robert M. La Follette, United States Senator from Wisconsin, fore- 'most Republican progressive y in the upper House of Congress, is' against - Theodore Roosevelt for a third term, because, he says, Roosevelt, while President, co-operated with the trusts, instead of eo-operating with him in his fight against the trusts. "On the day that Theodore Roose velt was made President," declares Lo Follette, "there were 149 trusts and eompinations - in the - United States. -When he turned the govern- ment over to Taft there were 10,020 trusts, When Roosevelt entered the White House the trusts and combinations were capitalized " at $3,794,000,000. On the day that he turned the admin istration over to Taft this capitaliza tion had grown to $31,672,OQO,Oz0, more -than seventy per cent, of which was. water, -.,' v ' "I do not believe that the man who was President for more than sev en years, while the greatest trust growth in the history of the country took place at the very time or an times in the history of the Sherman law when enforcement of that law would have destroyed trust organiza tion I do not- believe that the man who was President during that time is the man to find the way out now. Veterans' Bona Gather. : RL Tuis. Mo.. Ans. 21. Delegates from many States arrived in St. Lou is today to attend the thirty-nrst na tional encampment or the tons oi Veterans, composed of - honorably discharged Union soldiers - and sail ers : and their sons and grandsons. The sessions will begin at the Plant ers Hotel Monday and continue throagh the greater part, of the week. At the same time the ladies' auxii iary, of which Mrs. Flora A. S. Whit ney, of Worcester, Mass., is presi dent, will hold its annual meeting. Abundant entertainment for visitors has been prepared by the local or: ganisation. , - 1 " The United Synod, of the'Evnnire- hcal Lutheran church in the f utuh will be convened on Toe,' , Nov Iter l.J, it 8 p. t-u ' ' t i A STATEMENT FROM MR. JAMES P. COOK. Did Hot Seek ChiirmuiVIa af .r. ; ty. Other Memben Kaew . He Weald Aoeept NoaUnatioa for Sea-! atar-Hu Made No Canvass for , the positiom.-A Difaiiled and Can- did Statement. - - ! JZLl: ty, of which I am chairman, compel me to publicly make a statement, in reply to the article published in your Friday's issue and signed " Demo a at i i . 1 cratic. I regret the necessity for , this, and I beg to frankly take the. public into my confidence a follows : I L I did not directly or indirectly.' privately or publicly, seek the ehair-, manship of the partv. faavimr declin-' ed it on May 25ta this every mem per ef the executive committee pre. J ent will confirm. ! . More than a month before this1 my name was mentioned in the t-, t rr me senate, and under the pressure of friends I had given pression to my wiuimmesa to accent i tne senatorial fomination if tender- ed me. 3. I did not accent said chairman-. ship on June 15th, until I bad sonally advised several members of the executive committee that I had , consented -to accept the nomination j Iwcause the campaign will have pro for State Senator if same was tend-j c cried so far under" McAdorf's di ered me. This was thought entirely ; rection hv that time that it would be proper inasmuch as it is not unusual ( difficult, if not impossible, for any for active county officials to hold the chairmanship of the party. j 4. I have not solicited a single man, directly or indirectly, for his support , for the Senate. 5. I have written no letters in HIV . personal interest. ! 6. I have caused no man. directly ' or indirectly, to canvass the eojiijty ! in my interest. i 7. I have not spent one eeut or anv-' thing else of market value in the in- terest of myself; neither have I spired such to be done directlv ori"?y.as T result or avnamite ax-: indirectly by auother. I have, how-! ever, financed rowtlier wit i tl,0 i sistance of a patriotic .and enthusias tic Democrat the necessary expense of organising this county into a Wilson-Craig Democratic Club, the num ber of which" club now amounts to more than the Democratic vote of 1910. 8. Every statement made in the J to P"RS he conferencej-eport on the article referred to, in so far as I am I postofliee appropriation v bill. The personally concerned or had any con-1 threatened . filibuster by Mr. Murdock trol or direction or knowledge, 'is ab- j did not materialize. Murdock only solutely-unfounded. V. : 'voiced protest by a negative vote.,. Begging pardon of a generous pub-1 " 1 " lie for this intrusion, with malice to-! sk Further Light on the Penrose ward none, with pride in Cabarrus ' Roosevelt Matter. 1 county and with an abiding hope and Washington. Aug. 24. Just - when faith in Democratic success this fall ntMi ilow t1 oianp investigating com- trom uiison ilown to townslup stable, 1 am, , i. Yours very truly, J.P.COOK. Concord, N. C, August 24, 1912. TaioringOp8ning Aug. 22, 23, 24 You are cordially invited to : ' ' attend our " Fall Opening. ; held by Isaac Hamb'erger & Sons, -. V Merchant Tailors, V " BALTIMORE. "'i Vi V; '' aajgagjjjggjaaj '?.'?. f Their Representative is with ms, , who will be .pleased to show , you the most Beautiful Line , ; of the Latest Fall 'Crea - tions, and take' your ; , . measure. A FIT GUARANTEED. , t: i.: H COulBS 111! fiEVER AS-CHAIRMAN OF THE NATION- AL DEMOCRATIC COM MITTEE. ' Physicians Say He Cannot Return to His Desk For a. Month. Will Have to Yield Leadership to Mr. McAdoo. Mr. McComba' Illness More Serious Than at First Be lieved. " , ; New York, Aug. 24w Chairman McConil. of the Democratic Nation-- al Commit tm.- ex-jtive mana!;eiuent of the Democratic nrm.iimi;i it . . ml tndav timt nlivaiAiana ' It air A 11 ;tj,i,i ti,.t i,. Lnn per-(follows their advice, it is ; believed ' , that he will have to to vield the lead. '"' ersliin t Vice riulnn.n f . A a , MrCouibs illness is more serious than at first believed. He is suffering from intestinal iioisonimr. which in- - stead nf vii l.linir t, tn.lm.nt ha (Mint iiiupfl iiliirmiiin-lv Hav lia. haan. confined to his bed for three, voeks Dynamite Explosion Wrecks Kansas w., w,.t ' . Kansas ' 1!v'Ka,?': LAu- 4' lhe in-!",v ,s l,ri"'1,1.1y without water to- 'ui wrecKea uie large wa- ' '"'" " ' wuu iui ter ninni. This is within the past few months that the water works system was damaged by dynamite. To Pass Conference Report. " Washington, Aug. 24. Intemdiate lv after convening the House agreed con-imiUee s5ek further light on,the Ppnrose-Roospvelt' issue of ' veracitv ; will le threshed out in aJ-meeting of the committee t6day. ' '