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Convention Hall For the Democratic
National Gathering Occupies Almost
a City Block Elaborate Arrange
ments Have ' Been , Made For: the
Event There the Next President of
the United States Will be Desig
nated. , '- -X -
Baltimore, jlnne 'lSThe i Democrat
ic candidate' for President' of the Uriit
ed States will be nominated-Int a huge
National Guard Armory situated in
the residence portion of v Baltimore,
When this , cttysent ; .its TepresenUr
tives before vthletDemocritic Kationkl
Committee -id :bring the NaUonalbn-
vention here i the. , possession' of " -an
ideal ctmyentioii hall 1 frss icaieff ihi
strongest advantages! Balitisieri-;h.iSd
iu unci, ouite Htiati aue S
pense 'of ;.manyiaausafta doikrs ;the
hall has- been made : to1 answer every
requirement of the delegates whet,
semble here ; on June i- 25tfc : and the
throngs that gather? td. watch " their
deliberation':-,- i 5 i , ' : Tl .- -V , i
The Democratic' National i conven
tion will "meet'vin the Fifth: Regiment
Armory, which As: occupies." " 'nearly a
whole city square in the -Mount Royal
district, fronting on :.Hoffman street,
and bounded byT Preston: street in the
rear. At the ; two ends of - the bloclt
are Park and Linden avenues, both of
which carry trolley, lines connecting
with the business center." Two squares
distant is the main station of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad and only a
little further barely five minutes yalk,
is the Union: Station,' where" passen
gers arrive on the otter railroads en
tering the city.! Close at" hand with
in easy, walking distance, is the city's
largest hoteL ' - '' "
When the State spent $450,000 for
this diiil. hall to bouse. Baltimore's fa
mous: regiment, 'the "Dandy. Fifth,
big conventions were in-mind and the
building ,was c sRuated. ' iand 4 deigne
with rexerpcscffojrftujj
ccmmodatroliaifVs Exterior embellish
ments was &-econdary consideration.
The Fifth BeKtment Armory is sur
rounded by massive walls of grey
granite, two stories high, from which
rise twelve "'steel trusses that carry
the arched roof to a height of 85"feet.
It is lighted by windows in the side
walls, and by a sky-light that runs Oxe
whole length of the apex of the roof.
From the outside the appearance of
the structure is not particularly im
pressive, probably because the prin
cipal dimensions are -lateral, and too
extensive for the , eye to -appreciate
unless" the beholder could' look down
on the building from an elevation. The
armory extends 364 feet in width on
Hoffman and Preston streets and is
284 feet deep. The great drill hall in
side, where the convention will as
semblers 300x200 feet. "
To adapt, this building further to
convention purposes the State appro
priated $35,000. The greater part of
this sum has been spent to increase
the seating capacity by putting in
temporary "" balconies at . the two ends
of the drill hall. Decorations which
include the construction of a false
ceiling to improve, the-acoustic prop
erties, cost' $7,000. Several thousand
dollars has been spent in the con
struction of the speakers' platform,
on seats, and on remodeling' the mili
tary comoanv Quarters at ' the . sides
and ends of the building : for, use as
committee 'rooms. i a
As one enters the hall through the
main patfiwav on Hoffman street1 the
eye first is impressed by sthe magnifi
cent distances and the seemingly end
less vistas, of seats. Under the. hands
of the decorators the place has lost its
military, ultilitarian look, transformed
by the more than 40,000 yards of bunt
ing that hides the roof beams, drapes
the walls and covers practically every
font of th a interior v exceDt the win
dows and floor spaces. ' The back
ground is a soft effect of cream, gold
and white, which fmakes ineffective
eetting for the national cpIor4ispla
ed in countless rrangemente3md tne
iiiKicnia and 'colors of the various
States. XZte'iy
The seating arrangements here are
the result of long, study on , thei.archi
tects' part, aided by-the iractical .ex;
perience of men: versed ; in the practi
cal problemsZ-ofi greatlonventiqns.
Thiar; hall jwilt seat comfortably ; ; more
than 15,000 persons, and those in
charge of its preparation ' believe they
have worked put their problem so that
every member jot this great audience
can command a view; of the speakers
stand and understand what is . being
said. Vo bring this 1 about the loca
tion of the speakers' platform; was the
matter of first importance. ' ' .
In the Baltimore hall the speakers
will stand well out toward. the middle
of the auditorium, directly ' opposite
the main central entrance, midway
between the ends of the : hall J and
about 60 feet, or, more than one-third
the distance from the rear wall of
the interior This rostrum1, the heart
of th convention - hall : is not large
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But rthe' United: States Continues to
: Land -Marines: Where American
: "Property 1 Needs Protection Refu
.rr, gees- Reah .'New York From 'Cuba
and Report Situation1 as Critical."
Havana,' i Jitme 13i The.; Secretary
Df the ' Interior ' today : informed . the
AssociatedPress : thati the .proposition
to send Major .Oeneral Leonard 'Wood
on a mission To Cuba would be regard
ed with, disfavor by the government if
he came with ' "authority to - arrange
terms of. settlement; between the Govr
ernment and Insurgents. ," 7 v ,.
More Marine sLanded.' . - ; :
Santiago; ? June JL3.7 Fifty ; five ' ma
rines, under .Captain ; Hooker's com-s
mand, ;were . landed by r the United
States gunboat Eagle at Felton,7 on the
North Coast. Orient: Providence.'
.. Refugees Reach New York.
New York, N. Y, June IS. The Cub
an situation is described as most criti
cal by fifty -refugees, who arrived, here
today " after closing up their " business
places in Cuba until the Insurrection
has ended. " . . '
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Washington,' D. C, June 13. Arthur
L. Welsh, the aviator killed with Lieut.
Hazelhurst," in the aeroplane accident
Tuesday night at .College park, - was
buried this, morning. Orville Wright
and. officers of the "Army's aviation di
vision attended the funeral. Lieutenant
Hazelhurst will behurled tomorrow in
Arlington beside the body of Lieuten
ant Selfridge, k .victim of the aeroplane
disaster n September 190. ,i, . ;
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London, June 13. -The British court
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of inquiry into the Titanic disaster will
find that the steamer Californian "de-
aulted in its duty. . : Lord Mersey, pres-
dent of the court; has declared: ' '
have no doubt, the Californian did see
the distress signals, that they were
signals from the Titanic and that the
Californian ougght to have made ef
forts to get to the Titanic."
Souvenir Dance Tonight
At Lumina. Pretty Souvenirs. Hand
some Decorations. . -.
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"Helen's Marriage" . (Biograph) A
Laughs a-plenty in this . film, Grand
Theatre today. , It
Try our ' Circulars-Harris s.
Chicaggo,: June 13. Alexander H, Re
vell, one of. Coionel Rosevelt's most
enthusiastic Supporters here, Is a weal
thy business man who is said tq have
contributed! largely to:the financing of
the Colonel's" presidential, boom Mr:
Revell was one of the original Roose-velt-for-president
men. and did much
of the early missionary work in. the
middle Vest In behalf ;Of the cause!,.
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LAST SAD RITES
AVIATOR VELSH TODAY
WILL I HIU NIL
WILMINGTON,
:-bMswLmmm im: m laft Got Twelve, CloreiJanlleel llnderwritere In
tfiW sfiS ''Si fRcoseveli Supporter. Snowed .Under
&X,:;,?: I 3o.F.r No Attention Was Paid to
v'Kr-Vx. f??V:rvU&:. , CA -V J - : Cries for.,Ro Calls-North v
teXi&t I mKnA,:., r.Z,riJXhA t were before
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NeYotkp Jiine' 13.- The cordiality
notes of e"xpressioB4duilng the jrisit
TJBralttS. Bromcn janxt;Stin;iw
claia and prominent .citizens visited the ships to welcome them, and these visits were ' returned 'by1' Admiral von
'- Rebeur-Paschwitz and other officers of the fleet." Dinners, and banquets, as well as sightseeing trips -conprised
the. program of entertainment," and the visitors-expressed themselves as delighted with the warmth of the'j-ecep-?tkJn
given them. . ' ;.
American Athletes Leave Tomorrow to
Participate in the Great Olympic
Games Will Keep on Training
Aboard Ship.
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New York, June 13. The American
athletes,. who sail for Stockholm to
morrow will travel and live in far
greater comfort and have better op
portunities for practice than any of
the other ; four teams which the Unit
ed, State has sent across the sea for
the. Olympic games. By chartering a
large ocean liner for the exclusive use
of the athletes andr their followers,
the American committee has overcome
many ofr the hardships which have
beset the" other " journeys and un
doubtedly handicapped the athletes,
although the records of -victories nec
essitate no apologies.
Once- the athletes have set foot on
the steamer Finland at New York -to-
morrow, they, will; make .the big ship
their ' only home until their return
early in August. They will be away
nearly, seven weeks, perhaps longer,
but during all that time "It will "prob
ably not be necessary for them to
undergo-a single change in diet At
Stockholm they will evade the gen
eral scramble for hotel accommoda
tions by keeping their quarters aboard
ship.
It is doubtful if the Athletic ocean
has--ever- witnessed such an athletic
carnival, as will take place en route
with three score and more sprinters
and runners, hurdlers and jumpers
and weight men at practice. Trainer
Murphy will limit the wqrk to a mini
mum for training .purposes, but even
without extra effort it is certain that
with so many crack athletes mid-Atlantic
records will all be set anew.
The Finland is a much larger craft
thah those used In previous Olympic
trips. Her. main deck is large enough
for a track of eight laps to the mile,
and there is plenty of room for jump
ing pits and places' for the shot-putters
and weight-men to work. The
boat, has a fine; gymnasium and a
large swimming tank. ,
:lt, is. said that the athletes will not
be, permitted to wear spiked shoes
when Tunning .on deck, but the steam
ship' officials have helped by laying a
five-foot rubber mat around the fur
long .' circuit . of the boat, which will
tend to avert the danger, of the run
ners falling. Big. wooden boxes filled
with dirt have - been placed on board
ship as pits for the jumpers and pole
vaulters and weight men. ,
" "A Close Call."
Feature photoplay' at the Cool Grand
today." r ' It-
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: Circulars Harriss.'
N, a, THURSDAY;? JUNE
iTi K '''XfeC Vi VrK-- . f " Carolina Contests Will "be Taken' Up
in the , relations -between the United
of the German iMiBiC'tttQ this city' Ctte
the ifudson river Tortouf -
National- Chairman Mack- Reaches
- Baltimore and. Opens Office Clark
and Wilson Headquarters Will be in
. Full Bias1 1 by End of Week Wait
ing t-ee.What JRepublican Conven
tion Will Do.
Baltimore, Md., June 13. The infor
mal meetings of Democratic National
Committeemen, with National Chair;
man Norman E. Mack, within few
days' are adopted to outline the plan of
the convention proceedings to be form
ally adopted by the arrangements com
mittee, whicn meets June 20th to se
lect temporary officers of the Demo
cratic convention. Chairman Mack ar
rived" this .afternoon and opened the
National Committee's headquarters
jand conferred with the National cbm
I mitteemen already on the scenes. Re-
i ports that Mack will retire as National
Chairman are not given credence.' Wil
son and Clark headquarters will , be
opened the latter part of this week.
Representatives of both candidates are
here maikhg arrangements. : Baltimore
awaits Chicago's action. The leadors
declare fhero is.no disposition -to start
political pots boiling until the Republi
can National convention has uncover
ed its hand. ..
SHIPWRECKED CREW
V- SAFE IN PORT
New York, N. Y., June 13. The ship
wreckdd crew of the schooner 'Judge
Penniwell, Captain Moore and six sea
men, were brought into port today by
tne steamer Santiago, - from Havana,
-which picked them, up in lifeboats off
P.nn Hattpras Mnnrlav The . salline
vessel left here May 29, for Jackson-1
ville, " cement laden and ran into a :
heavy gale une 7. The crew worked
on the pumps until . Sunday, when ris
ing, wter in the hold forced them lo
take "' to the- lifeboats. ' They drifted
twenty four hours before being picked
up. The Penniwell, registered 358
tons. . -- .: ' " ".
FUNERAL OF REP..WICKLIFFE
Louisiana Congressman Buried in Ken-
- tucky Today. -
GH Oil SHE
LoliisViire;?yiJUhefl3. Kentucky-Hines
today.paid final honors to a jiative son,
when-the body of Robert C -Wickliffe,
th e I -oui sia n aCongressman killed by a J
train . near': Washington" Monday, was;
buried n Cave Hiir cemetery. The I
funeral partyarrived about noon in a
special train. There were simple ser
vices at Chris Church CathedraL .
i .-Pi..
States and Germany reached the' hich
squadron", consisting, of :tihe Ipruis-
days." - May0'r-trayn6t-,-cti'-cltt?cln
39TH YEARLY SESS18R
Convention of Charities and Correc
tion Association on in Cleveland
Wilbur C. Phillips Delivered a
Strong Address This Morning.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 13v Dele
gates to the thirty-ninth National Con
ference of Charities and Correction
gathered here today for their general
session. Reports were submitted from
various States, showing the, progress
of the organization's work. The con
ference later broke'lnto aections, each
considering matters wit&in "its : own
scope: ' f' - v
Out of . every nine babies - born in
cities one dies,' and m$st of these
could be saved, accordingto the state
ment of Wilbur C. Phillips,' secretary
of the Child Welfare Commission!" of
Milwaukee,' In discussing a commun
ity plan for infant . welfare work; be
fore the conference this morning."
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Mr. Phillips proposed the organiza
tion Of health education centers", pro
viding for ' the correlation the so
cial service of the community, to: the
end that mothers may $6 properly
cared for . and instructed 'before the
birth of children, and babies properly
supervised after birth. He contended
that euch service can. be furnished in
the average community at tyie rate of
six dollars per year for each mdther
and babe. He estimatedthe-actual
cost to parents in Milwaukee ofrear
ing babies to the average age at
which they die, or bout four, months,
of paying cost of confinement, clothes,
baby carriage, . high-chair, ; layette
equipment doctor bills, medieine", etc.,
as not-less . thak-r .?120 f each, and
that the actual cash loss represented
by one dead baby therefore " would
purchase modical and - nursing ; super
vision and care for twenty - babies for
one year. . ,
PIPE LINES ARE : .;
COMMON CARRIERS
Washington, D. C, June 13. The
Inter-state Commerce Court today; held
that pipe line companies transporting
oil between States .are common. -carriers,
with obligations of such and. or
dered thirteen of the largest" oil ; pipe
to file schedules, of rates by Sep-
tember 1st and comply , with the . Inter
state- Commerce act's provisions.
Souvenir Dance Tonight
At Lumina. Pretty Souvenirs. Hand-
SOnae Decorations. " ""-If
Try- our Circulars-tHarriss,
, 1 3, 1912
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Chicago, June "13. The Republican
National Committee ' today . continued
hearing contests from .Mississippi, be
ginning where the committee left bff
last-aight, after voting to seat the Taft
delegates in the First. District. . Con-
committee
Second,' Fourth; Fifth; - Sixth,: Seventh.
Eighth Mississippi DisWcjtsiWith the
Aiiaaissiyyi vuuiesis umsnea lae ivais
souVicontests wllJrfolJpwWhen'the:
committee met this mprning it was .its
purpose to conclude today the" hearings
in Mississippi, Missouri, North Caro4
Una and Oklahoma contests.
An unsuccessful effort was made to
oust Francis . J. Heney. of San Fran-
Cisco, from the Republican National
Committee on the ground that he is a
Democrat. Committeeman Sturges, of
Arizona, made motion to exclude
Heney, but Heney denied he ran for
Prosecuting Attorney on " the ' Demo
cratic ticket in 'Frisco. He admitted,
however, he x ran, on the Independent
ticket and was defeated by the Money
oty Patrick Calhoun." ' The committee
laid the Sturges motion on the table.
Taft Wins More. -v'-'.-
The Second, Fourth; Sixth and Sev
enth Mississippi districts- eight dele
gateswere credited to Taft this
morning.
a ne nui Mississippi district was
also credited to Taft ;
With the Mississippi cases decided,
the , National Committee began con
sideration of the Missouri contests,
in volving fourteen. seats. . 1 , ; .
Twelve forTaft -This Morning.
i 5 weive:delegatepr wre added1 to the
Taft column in the -first two hours 1
thepjbjnNjitlon
session "this . mofningf the"vSMmittee
deciding in Taft's favor the contesfsi
tethi"SecoVt''t Sixth,
Seventh and-lEighth. 'Mississippi Dis
tricts. Demands for roll calls by the
Roosevelt members were ignored by
the committee.
A "DARK HORSE"
Chicago, 111., June 13. The "dark
horse" candidacy for President, In the
hope of bringing harmony to the Re
publican party, constituted talk of
many Republican convention dele
gates arriving today. The leaders
apparently feel that the battle lines
between the Taft and Roosevelt forces
are so sharply drawn, and that so high
feeling has been aroused that the
fight will be fought to a finish be
tween Taft and Roosevelt. Taft sup
porters were apparently more confi
dent than ever after yesterday's vic
tory iihthe contests . The predictions
were ' reiterated ' .. that the President
wilL.be renominated on the first bal
lot. " A Roosevelt man -declared Roos
evelt would ' have the -necessary 540
votes; on ' the first -hallot. Cummins
and LaFollette , followers say there'll
be no nomination on the first ballot.
Senator.; Root's expected arrival this
afternoon Is awaited anxiously by Di
rector McKlnly,' 6Mhe Taft campaign,
who has planned- a . long conference
with Root to devise plans for a tem
porary organization of , the conven
tion. Less talks was
heard today
nomination
of
opposition
temporary
to Root's
chairman.
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ORDERS RATIONS GIVEN .
VOLCANO VlCTiniS
Washington, : June ' 13. Secreta.ry
Stimson has ordered thirty thousand
rations sent to Seward, Alaska, twen
ty-four hours from Kodiak, for' relief
of the volcano victims. ' The rations
will be distributed by revenue" cutters.
Big Excursion to Fayetteville.
Thomas H. Knight will run one' of
his highly popular .excursions to Fay
etteville, on Friday, June 28th, when
a most delightful trip : is promised
those who are fortunate enough to
go. Nobody ever regretted a trip to
Fayetteville, ,- The rate is' easily, with
in the reach of all, being only $1.25
for the round trip. -. It Is cheaper , to
go than to stay at home. Train will
leave U)mion station at 7:30 a. m.
will leave Fayetteville on the return
a 9:00 p. :m.; Put your money down
for the big trip today now. -Whatever
you do, "do not miss this grand
trip: - - - , f "' .,
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REPUBLICANS TALK OF
:;FaIr tonfght and-Frlday,iJJtW ttf i
PRICE THREE CENTS
Opening Session This Morning Fea- : ?
U; tured by Advocacy: of a Rating Bu- ;
reau for : North Carolina,' to be ' Es- :
tablished -by -the-' Southeastern Un
- derwriters' Association ; : Almost
Hundred Agents in Attendance, ; f
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Special to The Dispatch. ..
.v Raleigh, N. C, June 13. Robert 5 E. -
Follin, vice- president" of .the North ' t ;
Carolina iFire Underwriters' Associa-
tion in an address- at -'the opening
here today of the fifteenth -annual con- "
yentio advocated a memorial' to the 1 ;
duteaaterh- A Uhderwriters' Associar
tion, urging; the i : establishing. of a rat- ?:
tag. bureali -iori North Caroling;- so that
fire msuraa,ki4 jiiattera rtmld; receive ; :
Nearly : one ' hundred.; agents iWere n
present at- the opening sesBlan:ad r v-k
tVi ott tonToooTit' n trTof-v Tier nfTit'".nf 1-Tii'': '-jF ;
insurance premiums in. the State. ? ;
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H'. Sputhiei'jof'Purham, will a;'ddress; - ; :,V i'i
the association .this Afternoon. ' ": ; ! i 1 , ;S . ;:
IRISH SUFFRAGETTES :
ALSO WINDOW SMASHERS ;
Dublin, -June 13. The Irish suffra
gettes; emulating their English sisters, i
today began a window , smashing cam
paign, but clashed, with, the, authorities. '
The women .madj attack on most of the
public. buildJngsV'i Eighty ; armed with
bags of stones,-. -were ;-arrested.,; The1
suffragettes" shattered f orty v two : win
dows of the - customs . house and j?ost-
ofilce and police and military, barrack. -
Washington, . June l3.-4-The" House
today votedunanimously directions to
the sub-committee "of " the Judiciary.
Committee to go to' Seattle and other
places to investigate the charges
against Judge; Hanford In connection,
with his decision in the Olessn Social
ist citizenship case. ",;' ' ' . , ,
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New York,' June 13. The - German
cruisers, Moltka, Stetting, and Bremen,
anchored here since5 Sunday," will steam
out of the harbor i late - this afternon
bound for Kiel. ' Rear "Admiral Pasch
witz was tendered a farewell luncheon
today, attended by Mayof Gaynor and
other notables. : i - ' ; : ? -
Chicago;June 13WiUiara Flinn of H
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GERMAN WARSHIPS STEAM
AWAY THIS AFTERNOON
Pittsburg,! former; Pennsylvania State
Senator, is acting". aC Chairman of the W
vigilance committfee". for the Jtoosevett.
candidacy .herel' FHnn', is sixty-one '
years old. He has -dominated thepar- ;..
ty machine in 'his section , for many ;.
years and . knows, .the - political game :
welL He, is a ; millionaire, much of .
hia. wealth having been made in pub-'
lie contracts.! s Before I. Roosevelt be
came , a - candidate-; Mr; Flinn " was a
supporter -ef 1 Follette and the 'rec- , . ''
ords ' shpwi thathecbhtobute$$,d'00 t ,
to the Senator's preliminary campaign ' , . .
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