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rl. I . - I WEATHER Occasional showers to day and Friday; light to fresh winds. VOL. III. NO. 205 IT Woman Who Conducted Adver tising Business Charged Wlth Crave Olfcnse. RELEASED FROM CUSTODY WHEN BILL IS PAID Draws Check For $35 to Fay $25 Debt, and Asks for Excess in Cash Check Proves Worthless, Woman Is Arrested But Later Released. Clara L. Fitzgerald, a woman who litis been in Greensboro for more tliun a year writing nds. for Greensboro merchants, has left the city. Before alio left, how ever, a warrant was served on her for passing a worthless check for $25. She icoeived moncv from a friend in Raleigh to repay, the amount and was released. Mrs. Fitzcerald, after the banks had closed for the day. wont to A. S. Thomp son, of the Dixie Real F.state Company, and offered them a chock for $33 made payable to J. S. Wynne, of Raleigh. She owed Wynne $25 for rent' and wanted the Dixie Company, Wynne's represcnta-' Itives here, to give her a receipt for the twenty-five dollars and ten dollars m cash. Mr. Thompson-refused to give her the ten dollars in cas and asked her to give him a .chock for .'twenty-five dollars, the amount duo for rent. She asked for a blank check on the Greens boro Loan and Trust Company and wrote them a check for the nmount of the rent. Then sho went out and Thompson asked the bank by telephone if the chock was good. The bank said that the check was not good. Thompson looked up Mrs. Fitzgerald and told her that her check was worth less. She said that she had the money to deposit fhe next morning and did not think that the cheek would be presented (Continued on page Eight.) , IT flLlll OF ELOH COLLEGE IS TO A CLOSE Orations. Essays. Diplomas. Con certs. Degrees and Alumni Mass Meeting. THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS Elon College, N. C, June 3. Tho fourth and last day of the eighteenth commencement of Elon College occurred today. The exercises began at eleven o'clock a. m. with the graduating exer cises by the class of 1908. The first speaker on the program was C. C. Howell, of Florida, salutatorian of his class, who delivered an oration on "Tho American Boy." Then followed an essay by Miss Mildred Lane Atkinson, of Virginia, on "A Temple in Decay." Next was an oration by J. T. Kemo dle, of North Carolina, on "The Ideal in Literature." Then another oration on "Tact," by J. A. Vaughan, of Virginia. Next was another oration by T. If. Franks, of North Carolina, 011 tho sub ject, "The Spirit of the Cavaliers." This was followed by an essay on 'The Joy of Living," by Miss Annie Esther Spencer, of North Carolina. The last oration was delivered by S. G. Rollings, of Virginia, the valedictorian of his class. These orations and essays were of a high order, maintaining the high standard sot by their predecessors. The words of Mr. Howell on behalf of the class, and the concluding words by Mr. Rollings, on behalf of tho same, were especially fitting, touching and appro priate. President's Address. - President Moflitt then presented the diplomas nd certificates to tho gradu ates and others earning them at this commencement. Ho choso for his theme in this baccalaureate address tho Ideals that thrilled the breast of President Jefferson Davis, of the Confederacy, this being the one hundredth anniversary of President DaviB' birth. President Moflitt' spoke in part as fol lows: "It's only a coincidence that suggest the brief message I bring to you today, June 3, 1008. This very day is the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Jefferson Davis, the man who, at the aire of fiftv-three. heard the voice of his country calling him to preside over the destiny of his beloved southland the Confederate States of America that Southland, in some respects unlike, but in most respects very similar to the one into which you go today well trained and equipped to 4ielp fight its battles . and solve its problems. Those, battles will not be fought with sword and nay onet, shot and shield our whole coun try, north and south, east and west, got enough of that in the days of Davis and iee ajia umooin, ana urant, nearly half a century ago. Our problems have not all been solved, but these are -now largely national rather -titan sectional (Continued on Page Two.), MRS FITZGERALD SECURES GASH Oil WORTHLESS CHECK SI alto LAST EDITION J. A CANDIDATE FOR E-! Noted Mining- Engineer Would Like to be Secretary Taft's Running Mate. NOW DRAWS THE LARGEST SALARY PAID IN AMERICA After a Conference With Influential Men of the Republican Party, Man With $500,000 Annual Salary Con fesses to New Ambition, Washington, P. C, June 3. John Hays -Hammond,- of .Massachusetts, whose fame as a mining engineer ex tends around the world,, authorized the ! announcement last night that he is a I candidate lor the rice-presidential 110m i inatinn, and that his nanio will be pre j scnted to the Republican', national con I ventiou at Chicago tins month. ' Significance was attached to Mr. ; Hammond's declaration concerning' the j vicc-presidenoy, inasmuch as it followed 1 a series of conferences which Mr. llam I inond had with public, men today, among I them Secretary of War Taft. ' I "I am a candidate for the vioo-prosi-jdency," said Mr. Hammond. "That is I alxmt all I care to say oi the matter at tins time: Hammond headquarters will be opened up at once in the Annex at Ohioaito. I They will be in charge of John C. Mont gomery, of Now iork,' who is assoeia i ted with Mr. Hammond and who accom panied him to Washington. Messrs. Hammond and Montgomery went to Xew York tonight. Mr. Hammond's entry into the field of vice-presidential candidates lias ex cited a great deal, of interest in Wash ington. Tho new boom appeared sud denly, in fact right oil the heels of Mr. Hammond's arrival in Washington. (Continued on Page Two.) GOVERNOR GLENN GOES TO WASHINGTON TO SEE T Will Make Effort to Adjust the "Compromise" Mileage Book Question. NEWS FROM STATE CAPITAL Baleigh, N. C, June ".--Governor R. B. Glenn has gone to Washington, D. C, for a conference with President W; W. Fin ley of the Southern Railway Company, relative to tho rule of the railroad com panies injected into the relations of the compromise" mileaue books which re quires holders of mileage books to ex change mileage for tickets to destina tions instead of, in the old way, present ing the mileage books to the conductors. Protests and petitions against this regu lation have been pouring in on tho gov ernor for sonio time and his trip to Washington is to see if some satisfactory adjustment cannot be made. The gov ernor will remain in Washington over Sunday and will while -tfliere call at the! navy department for n conference with reference to the place for the presenta tion ot tne silver service by the state to the Cruiser North Carolina.. The great drsire is to have the ceremony in North Carolina waters but the point is made that a location such as that off Lookout would make it impossible for anything like the number of people to witness the ceremony that could if it were in the port at Norfolk. Thursday night Congressman W. W. Kitchin, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, is to speak in (Continued on Page Three.) PLAN VOTE QN LIQUOR BY BILL NOW BEFORE HOUSE WOULD MEAN THAT WETS CANNOT , WIN AND MAY LOSE ALL. :(. Baton Bouge, La.; June 3. The pro hibition forces in the assembly made an important attack on the opposition to day by thejntroduction in the House of a bill which provides for submitting the question of statewide prohibition to a vote of the people by congressional dis tricts. . The bill is unusual from the fact that it is a combination' of referendum and of local option. By its provisions the districts voting against the saloon would become "dry," but whether the districts voting for the saloon would remain wet would be determined by the total vote RAYS HAMMOND PRESIDENCY tnrougnout tqe suite, ( - GREENSBORO, 1 T GATE GITI FOR CITY GLMH Population of Grp.Yjoro is Steadi ly Incr iig Month Month. NEW INDUSTRIES ARE COMING THIS WAY Business Declared to Be in Safer Condi tion Than Twelve Months Ago Fac tories Resume Operation Business Is Resuming Normal Stage. Mav was not considered a good month for Greensboro, but notwithstanding, 1 she made substantial progress alonji lines of development and permanent growth. Permits were granted for four teen new buildings to cost $13,033, a number of new residents moved to the city from oilier places, three or four new manufacturing plants are nearing , completion and several other things happened during the month tending to show that ' Greensboro is tho. most ac tive town in North .Carolina." , : Building permits granted during the month of May: Mayo W. Hackney, four-room house, $330; L. Donnoll, two room house, $230: J. II. McNeill, store room, $200; R. T. Jennin.'s, two-room house, $123; William Davis, six-room bouse, 111 Smith street. 2,Utl; Dan- 1 101, two-room House, 2.)0; it. 1. Ham, 1 ten-room house in Greene street, $4,000; W. E. Shaw, ten-room house in Sehenek street and Bessemer avenue, $4,000; Mrs. Lula Lipscomb, seven-room house in Schenck street, $1,300; John A. Hodgin, five-room house in Silver Kim avenue, $050; J. T. . B. Shaw, three room house in Union street, $310; Mrs. Mittio Thackcr, four-room house, $300; L. H. Cherry, five-room house in Chest nut street, $000; T. J. Pcnn, seven-room house in South Davie street, $'.2,300. To- ( Continued on page Eight.) IS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT AT HOME AT GRAHAM L. Banks Holt Wounded in Head by a Load of No. 8 Shot. Accident is not fatal Graham, N. C, June 3.-Ly Banks Holt was today found in his bed room, where he had supposedly gone for a nap, suffering from a scalp shot-gun wound over the right eye. It is not known how this accident happened. The wad was found in the room from the exploded cartridge and showed tliat the gun was loaded with No. 8 shot. It is possible that Mr. Holt was preparing to shoot English spar rows or a eat; as they are troublesome about his premises. The physicians say the wound, while serious, is not fatal. He is at this time resting quietly and his speedy recovery is hoped for and expected. Last Day of Bryan's Nebraska Tour. North Platte, Neb., June 3. William J. Bryan bewan the last day of his Ne braska tour at North Platte, where he arrived this morning. He was hurried to the ..operations, where he spoke for an hour, directing his remarks particu larly to the railroads. North Platte is a railroad town, and Mr. Bryan's au dience was made, up largely of railroad men. Ho congratulated them on the efforts to build up a railroad Y. M. C. A. DID DURING MY TELLER QUESTIONED; COMMITS SUICIDE Excuses Himself During Investigation; Goes to Basement of Bank and Shoots Himself.Through Head. New York, June 3. -On being ques tioned by the bank officials today about apparent discrepancy . of his accounts, Charles T. Muir, paying teller of Wie Forty-second street branch of the Corn Exchange Bank, asked to be excused un til he could obtain a deposit ticket to explain the matter, went to the base ment, and, after writing a brief confes sion that his accounts were short, shot himself in the head. He died within an hour at the hospital. Vice-President Frew of the Coin Exchange Bank said tonight that Muir's shortage was $!,0fl8. Muir was one of the bank's most trusted employes, and it was while he was receiving teller that he conducted Iris speculations. In his confession he said that the embezzlement had been go- log on for five years, and that be sue- N. C, THURSDAY, 100 TO 1 SHOT E Rank Outsider, an Italian Horse. Captures Greatest Prize of Turf World. VICTORY RECEIVED WITH ABSOLUTE DISMAY Her Price Was Purely Nominal, as the Layers Would Have Given Any Odds Asked A Bitter Day For the Favor- , ites. . London, Eng., June 3. A rank out- aider, Signorinetta, owned by E. Ginis- trelli, and quoted in the betting at 100 to 1, today defeated all the American, British and French cracks and captured the Derby stakes, valued at li.5no sov ereigr.s, and the groa lost, prize of the turf world. The Mali horse simply .cantered homo from not' liiviiruos by two lengths. A neck only divided! the second horse.' the lliikc. 01 Port land's Primer, and the .third, liarolay Walker's l.langwm. Mercntio led to the mile post, when August. Pelniont's Norman III. drew' 'to the front. The American horse, how ever, going down the hill, was over hauled by Mountain Annie, ridden bv Lynne, an American jockey. I.vnnc hold the lead, with Siirnorinetta, Primer and Llangwm, ridden by . Maher, an other American jockey, in close attend ance until the quarter-mile home, when Signorinetta, the mil v lilly in the race, came on w-ith a rush and romped home the easiest of winners. Mountain Apple was fourth. Signorinotta's time was 2.30 4-3. Not since Jeddah, another 100 to 1 outsider, won the Derby in 1808 has there been such an utter defeat of the favorites. Signorinetta has never been seen to an advantage. She could not reach a fifth place of this year's New Market stake. .' '1. probable that the filly did not carry more than $25 of the public's money, and her victory was re ceived with blank dismay. The quoted price on her. 100 to i against, was purely nominal; the layers would have given any price asked. The only horse, considered a possible winner, to secure a place was Llankwm. with Maher up. ISoth Norman 111. and Seasick If. started well enough, and mA mnnSna in tlio onrlv nnrt of ti, race, but they soon fell juto the ruck. Signorinetta is the first filly to win i, r ,MM.n NI..V i.ie iw .r v o Shotover 111 18S2. Seasick II. finished' 1.1 .1 ai. -a . e civfli with ll,irr l'-ilii.oril'a Vrtfrin 1 thirteenth, - Norman. 111. fifteenth and WINS TH 0 AND S32.5H0 GASH Azote, the n.ilk-fod horse, seventeenth, this vear bv the dedication of the Mte " V T V, ',', ? I- Included in the crowd Were many -'V, mnm.mm.f xvi.M. is to bo : l , ' i ," cy ' , '' Americans, and the stars and stripe, llere fr tt,,c m0I1'"1"'llt ' to ' U' ,!' . 3li Hard A. Jck,n. of llopkni-v.lle. flew from many coaches and autonio-1 ",p.tpl, l", thp ""'"ry "f 1 l,,"!.,:"t "' oihers. . Davis by the people of the south..- J he j bopro-sontativox of tne .lollorson Davis The roval part v arrived before thelxcrci' he"nn al rlov '''lo('k 11,1(1 n-. ! Memorial Associat ion wore present, per first race" was run Richard Croker 'c'"('r(1 "'(1,'('SSM -by prominent veterans i tecting plans for the piirehu.-o of the old also was one of the early arrivals. He i h.v v"i,, 1 ''') Hai is homestead to ! o cviivorted ii.to a .... ,u.lr-W ti. vn,i,i,iifa school children of .New- Orleans, each ot , ( ontoderate piii-K similar to tho Abraham and tho Belmonts. A. O. Vanderbiit. was among tho late arrivals, coming down in his famous coach with a parrv of friends. The coaching stand waslV"s,rrk mivl,l-r mPn ' , , , largely monopolized by Americans, PRESIDENT OF , I M. TO BE CHOSEN JULY 23 FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF COL LEGE CALLED ADDRESS W. H. RAGAN, HIGH POINT, N. C. Raleigh, N. C, June 3. The executive committee of the North Carolina Col lego of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts rfeeiJeil tnrlnv to call the full board of trustees togther July 23 for the elec-1 Dr. W. M. Dame, of Baltimore, tolluwod tion of a successor.' to' - Dr. George T. I by a parade of military and veterans to Winston as president, and directs that I the Jefferson Davis monument, which , all communications relative to this mat-1 was formally turned over to tli.v oit, . ter be directed to W. H. Ragan, High Tho procession then proceeded to llol Point, N. C. lywood cemetery where tho graves of eceded in covering his shortage by sub stituting new deposits for old. Three days ago he was made paying teller of the bank; and an examination of his ac counts was begun, a suspicion having been aroused that all was not right. In the capacity of paying teller he was no longer in a" position to conceal his shortage and he momentarily faced dis covery of it. Vice-President Krew said that the shortage was fully covered by a surety bond. , ' Two-Cent Postage to Great Britain. Washington, I). C, June 3. Postmas-ter-GenernI Meyer announced today'that an agreement had been reached with the British government providing for a letter postage of two cents an ounce be tween the United States and Great Brit- 'lain and Ireland, to become operative October 1, 1908. JUNE 4, 1908 Senator Jones to JAMES Former Senator From Arkansas U : : : U CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF JEFFERSON DAVIS IS OBSERVED BY THE SOUTH Day Observed as Whole or Partial Holiday in Most Southern States Monument Site Dedicated at New Orleans : Now Orleans. Juno 3. With appro priate exercises, the people of the south today celebrated the: one hundredth an niversary of the birth of Jefferson Davis. Thh rlni- vvia nhspt'veiT ns a whole or , V v 1 .. i-;..YJ,i.,. I pa.uai i.uuuuy . m ,w,...uvKf , m, , Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, , I enii.es- sfe, Texas. South tarqlnia, Louisiana land Virginia, and varied betwoon the on- j (jrc .cessation of business and the mer. dosiB of the public school-. - . . "? . . 1 ' , . , In Louisiana the day is a legal holiday..! It was made memorable in Xi Orleans ! "X" !v'or(' ?t!,c- !' ,fv,' M,Jtt"1 of P""i.leiit Davis he deduation was - h .A"l',lhn T",rk eomm.s-,,,,,, tor tne monunieni, aim .ns. v . .. uv han, presiilcnt of the .leiTorson Davis monument association, made the formal acceptance. All of the schools, banks and ex changes of the city closed in honor of tho da v. .The details of the monument, the site lie services of ..the CYm federate -.chief tain on which' it was dedicated today, have was delivered by . Bishop Charles B. (ial not been decided upon yet, but it is pro.- ilowny, posed to erect an imposing memo-i.il :. lli-hop (",,illow:ay. assorted that Jef and to further this purpose the (jmiVil-i forson Davis was i ho mosl conservative erata. organizations and-tho people of ; jiiatt of -the Civil va,r .(Ta, and. that, the sou tli .will tie given an opportunity to contribute their aid. Richmond, Va., June 3.--The jniiH ob-! sorvancB of Hollywood, memorial day i and -the .Jefferson Davis centennial , took.; placo here this afternoon. Thero--.'jw memorial services in St. Paul's church, i tho address being delivered by the liev SITES IN THIS STATE BIDS FOR NORTH CAROLINA CITIES WILL BE OPENED ON JULY a. Washington, D. C, June 3. Proposals for tho sale to the government of sites in a number of North Carolina cities tho purchase of which was authorized in the 'last omnibus public building bill, w ill be opened in the office of the super vising architect on July 2. The cities in question are: Gastonia, Hiokorjv Monroe. Wi'90", Greenville. Lexington, and Oxford. Advertisements calling for oilers of sites in the cities named havo just been authorized. LAST EDITION be Buried K. JONES, Vho Died of Heart Trouble. the ted. Confederate soldiers-, were decora- ELABORATE EXERCISES AT DAVIS BIRTHPLACE . HopKinsville. K v-., '.June.. 3. At Fair vfcw . t)le . y.,,,,,,.,,. ..f -JofferKon ' Davi? elaborate and: larirc'v at'fcnded .exe'ivi.-e wore. tioll tiWay ,111 .. cotcliraliou ot ; tli one hundredth unniv'ersary of the birth of tho President el tlio, Southern ''Con-, federacy, A dinner .. was. ,-crvod on the rouiiiis,. ana in: a nu'inoruM chun-ii 01 the site of the log cabin in which ..Mr. f'- was biini. add wore .delivered Lincoln-National 1' in l.arne: county, s were, also held - LatJiam lnonu- Davis -memorial, sor in Jlopkinsville at wont.: tli Notable ..Celebration at Jackson. : Jackson, Miss., June 3. A notable eeluhration of the "im hundredth uniii-v.crsnry- (if the ; .birth of . Jefferson Davis took place at .On 'address on the li rd, Miss., w'lvrc a H ', character and pnri- ..j aci naieu. nv a-spirit ot the highest, pa triatism, he. put :frtlt . -overy effort to avert the chi.-h bri w-rOn :1hc si:tlct. , 1 1 ,'.- ho.ni- of Mr. Davis; a celebration wvi.- hold under the j,lin ,-mi8pi(.,,8 of. tJ,,. liulf Confederate vlrgaii,ti6h.-.. B.-auVir is now used as home for, Lontcilcrato veterans. Alabama Observes Day. Montgomery, "Ala., dime 3.- Mont- gouiery.-' anu niucn , oi , ui Damn, toil,! v ... i ...... .. j i 1., ceiooi.iicu i no one. iiur.iin'orn anniversarv (Continued on Page Two.) HEARST STILL MAKES T - BOXES TWENTY-NINE BALLOT OPENED WITH A GAIN BY EDI TOR OF SIXTEEN. New York, June 3.- The. recount of the ballots in the disputed election of .... .. . . iwn, procoedeit wiin cxX!(lilion today before Justice Lambert, in the Supreme Court, and twenty-nine ballot boxes were opened which show a gain of six teen votes for W. K. Hearst. Soventy-soven . bo-vos have been counted since the recount begun, and the total gain for Hearst is 123. Early today Hearst made largo gains which were materially reduced by the recount late in the day. The News A paper for all the people and for the people all the time. Read it and keep posted. P RICE FIVE CENTS HOLD'S COTTON E PARIS SESSIONS Finishes Labors and Adjourns to Meet in Italy in 1909. MANY IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS PASSED Invite International Curtailment, Urge Extension of Colonial Production, and Change In Purchasing System to the Net Weight Basis. Paris, Juno 3. The International Cot ton ' Congress-, which has been in session : hero for the past few days, finished its labors; today and adjourned to meet in v It 11 iy in l.!IOf), eithor'at Milan or Romo, j tiio place and the exact time to be de tOfmiiH'd later. ; , One of the most , important resolu tions adopted by the congress was one inviting . .nil confederated associations in 1 lie various countries interested in cot ton to join in a harmonious 'curtailment' (luring periods of distress arising from over or under 'production; another in vites the European governments to study and advance the extension of -uial production of cotton; a third instructs the cotton contract commission to place before the exchanges of Eu vi "ic a .recommendation for the substitu tion of 1 he .net. weight.- basis- .of purchase in a bale of five, hundred pounds, and a fotirth looks ' to the introduction into Europe . of. the niutual mill -''insurance system now in. vogiie. in America. . The AMi.. i('.in cli'legiitos think that the eongrcss ':. will bo: yem rally iiclpfiil. and. the 'foreign dclo'.'ates recognize , that, there is tittle hope: of breaking the American monopoly. .Xcverthelcss. tliev -ay .1 he congress marks the systematic advent of foreign ' competition and Americans' believe the best method to meet, this foreign antagonism is for America to exorcise greater care in the preparation of its cotton: and. to ship. it. in better condition. The proposition to Hia n:(' t he. purOha sing system of cotton to i iic n. 1 weight basis is regarded, as the most, important action of the con-, gross and the '..American delegates think, it probably will be .'.adopted, in .America, if' it, is snt'c.pssfiilly introduced in iu- rope. ' :.. ';'-' 'The question of adopting measures in an. effort to prevent unwholesome spec ulation vin cotton was thoroughly can- (Continued on Pago Two.) T ESCAPE PILE RIDING, CUE TO KE (016 The Animal Goes Over Backward Throwing President Into Creek They Were Fording. falls at least ten feet Wnshington, T). C. June 3. President T!ooseveH hvte yesterday afternoon had an exceedingly narrow escape from a scr-; jous accident while liorsebaek riding in ' llock Creek Park. -"Mrs. Roosevelt wes wit'i the President, . : 'Hie President .was. riding a now horse, a young animal .The party rode down through a, cut. iu a bank, forded, a creek, and wore 'ascending the bank on the other side. Tiio President's horse reared, . the President hvmod forward in the sad dle and throw the reins down in loops so as, to avoid pulling the horse Vack ward. .'.Ae.ajn on re idling the top of tho hank the horse reared a jkvowT time and , i im Piv.-idoiil loaned forward .again, but tho animal siood up, straight on its hind leys and then went over backward into the crook with the President. rV'-'ini.' ihat he was going 'laefcward the President slipped from itie saddle and MS Iuck would have it tell into tho creek close besi.le the horse which Tandod on . its back. The horse foil on the down stream -side of the President who realiz ing, that, he would be in.dangor froni the animal's feet should the horse turn to wards, him, got out of the wav as rap- i Idly as possible. The horse, however, 1 nvernvav from fhe President and L'oi, up. lie wnw enptureu at once, ine ) President remounted and rode for nn i hour nnd a half betor returning to tho White J louse, The fall trom the horse's back to the af,r...m 'l'mrl ii'iu ,i ilifntw, itf liwirn ibnn t(.rl f,1(,t The stream was about two '''t deep with rocky hod nor tho horse. Neither the received tin J'resnlont CONGRESS N 5 slightest injury. ; ..President ltoosovolt's two regular rid ing horses wore out of commission yes- ; terday, 'mill being indisposed. - The President's orderly wished to trjf out the new horse, hut, tho President took it li, mi himself to do this. Ho regards the horse ho. rode H a good one, but tar.!? young he has r. tendency to rear'1: iip on slight provocation. The President ivas dressed in khaki mid the fact that ,he got thoroughly ,vet did not beeoms apparent to those Who saw him after tne accident. 'mi