The news & observer., 1905-06-03
BLACKJACK GETS
YELLOW JACKET
Don Laws Manager oil
the Tar Heel.
A HOT HUM MER Is He
And Will Probably Warm the Hide OF
Mary Ann. Race Between the Rival
Papers With Blackjack in
the Lead. RatapIan!
Tara-tara.
A HOT HUM liner is He
Especial to News and observer)

Greensboro, n. G., June --Ine
plot in the story of the two
daily morning Republican newspapers
for Greensboro rhickens. Al
though first to get a charter from the
Secretary of State, and first to file it
on record in the clerks office in
Greensboro, the industrial newspa-
per corporation which was promoted
first by ex-senator Marion Butler, fell
behind this morning, for at the early
hour of 2 o'clock, after an all night
conference, the Tar Heel Club. parti-
san, political. Republican newspaper,
organized by Blackburn, reported pro-
gress to the extent that not only had
they organized under their charter, but
an election of officers, ETC., had been
effected and all arrangements made to
begin the publication of THE Daily
Tar HeeT' in Greensboro within the
next ninety days.
Grant is President.
Major H. l.. Grant, of Goldsboro,
clerk of the United States Court for
the eastern district, was elected presi-
dent of the corporation, and the fol-
lowing compose the board of directors:
H. l.. Grant, r. Don Laws. Moravian
Falls; Spencer Blackburn, Wilkes
boro CD; w. 1. Holt, Burlington r. A.
Mills, Winston-Salem; c. j. Harris,
Dillsboro; w. t. O'Brien, Durham j.
G.. Dorsett, Spencer; j. Y. Hamrick,
Shelby; L. c. Wagner, Statesville
r. Don Laws, proprietor of the Yel-
low Jacket, was elected first vice-pres-
ident and general manager. Mr.. Laws
was in the conference, and while he
cid not authorize the statement, it has
been tactily admitted that the Yellow
Jacket outfit will be moved from
Wilkesboro to Greensboro, and the
man who has within the past five years
built up a circulation of 125,000 for
his unique publication, the yellow
Jacket" will have the business man.
agement and direction of the new Re-
publican partisan Greensboro Daily
Tar Heel.
When asked as to whether the new
paper would be able to obtain the AS
sociated Press service, Mr.. G.. Sam
Bradshaw secretary of the Tar Heel
Club, replied that there was no doubt
about that part of the business. for he
made a trip to New York in April,
and made arrangements with Melville
Stone, general manager of the Asso-
ciated Press, to secure the service. He
said il came high. but the new cor
poration was not going to give any
thing but the best and fullest news
service.
Blackburn seems full of elation this
morning over the success of his meet
ing last night He had summoned by
wire a large number of devoted fol-
lowers. who were promptly on hand.
even to Laws from far away Wilkes
boro, and made things move in the
way of starting their ball.
The Industrial" Charter.
While this party was in conference
United States Marshal Millikan, who
had received in the night mail a reg
istered letter from Raleigh containing
the charter of the industrial cor
poration, was phoning up the clerk of
the Superior court to come to the Of
flee and record an important paper.
The clerk came down and receipted
for the Industrial charter. The en-
try is as follows, SO far as the sub
scribing incorporators are concerned:
Thomas S. Rollins. by S. Is. Adams,
special attorney for that special pur-
pose, 80 shares; a. e. Holton, so
shares; c. A. Reynolds, 20 shares; j.
e. Cox, SO shares; III. G. Cowles, by S.
b. Adams special attorney for that
special purpose, 80 shares; Tyre Glenn
S. L. Trogden, 10 shares; j. M. Milli
kan, $50 shares: Harry Skinner, 10
shares; Fl. c. Dockery, 110 shares;
+. c. Duncan, 10 shares; S. b. Adams,
110 shares.
The Tar Heel Incorporators.
The charter of the Tar Heel publ-
cation was not filed until today and
has as incorporators: Spencer Black
burn, 230 shares; b. S. Robertson, Haw
River, 40 shares; r.. A. Mills Winston,
40 shares; w. T. O'Brien, Durham, 40
shares; H. l.. Grant Goldsboro, 40
shares; w. |. Holt, Burlington, 40
shares; j. Y. Hamrick, Shelby. 40
shares; j. H. Quinn, Shelby, 40 shares.
Whether it accelerated the registra-
ton OF the Industrial charter last night
incident occurred in the delivery of the
documents. Both documents, it seems,
were sent by special delivery register
ed mail, one to Mr.. Bradshaw one to
Mr.. Millikan. The special delivery
carrier found Mr. Millikan first. and
handed him q package to receipt for
Mr.. Millikan, who had been notified
by Judge Adams to look out for a let
ter, turned pale when he saw the pack
age was for Mr.. Bradshaw, the rep
resentative of the Blackburn Tar Heel
corps Hello" he said. you've got
the wrong man, by George; this isn't
for me, but it ought to be- ION, my"
said the deliverer. Here's another"
And the marshal gladly receipted for
his package and called up the clerk in
about fifteen seconds.
Adams Goes to Washington.
Judge Adams was sought today to