The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-08
ATTACK MADE ON
COLONIAL DANES
Van Noppen Protests Against
Placing of Mecklcnburg Decla-
ration Tablet.
Isneclal to Thc Times.ni.na,ch

tSpeclal 10 The Times Dispatch.
Raleigh, n. c.. March T.-Charles J.
Van Noppen. OF Greensboro, has mailed
TO state officers, members OF the North
Carolina Society. Colonial Danes, and
prominent North Caroun!ans generally
a circular bitterly assaling the North
Carolina Historical Commission and
the Colonial DANES on account of the
tablet that the commission Is permit
ting the Colonial Danes to place In
the rotunda OF the statchouse com
memoraung the Mecklenburg Declare
ton of Independence. He gives the cir
cular the caption Tho Supineness OF
the North Carolina historical Com
mission and the ignorance OF the
North Carolina Society OF Colonial
Danes He calls on the people OF
the State who prefer truth ana JUS
ticc TO prejud!ce and error 10 protest
against the absurd action OF u few an
cestor worShipers and simple politl-
clans who are holding up as fetish
this discarded myth of May 20. lie
adds: The joke is on the historical
commission for giving permission to
the Society OF Colonial Danes, who
are being guided by few preiudlced
and unteachablc leaders. The placing
OF this tablet Will be q monument TO
the supineness OF the North Carolina
Historical Commission and the igno-
rance and prejudice of the North
Carolina Society. Colonial Danes. and
constant testimony TO the States
some and unique affair. is already
completed, and the unwilling cere-
mony is to take place in the rotunda
of the statehouse on May 20.
The contract for the new $4,000
Young Mems Christian Association
building at the ~ and NJ. College has
been awarded. and tho work of con-
struction Is 10 begin just as soon as
the weather opens up sufficiently to
admit OF the excavations being gotten
under way. The cornerstone is to
be laid by the North Carolina Grand
Lodge of Masons.
Engineer earle Bradley, of the Ra-
leigh and Southport. has severe frac-
ture OF the skull, his condition being
very serious He was struck on the
head by n piece of iron. thrown. 1T is
charged, either by J. NJ. Blake or James
Stokes, car inspectors for the Southern
both OF whom are being held IN jail
pending the result of the INJURIES.
They had quarrelcd with Bradiey's fire.
man and chased him to the sngine
Wnen BEdOley anu udl Ct
10 come off his engine. He stepped
Town, and as he climbed back the mis-.
ellie was thrown.
~ solution of the conflict in dates
Cor the State Republican convention
and the North Carolina Grand LodEs
IF odd Fellows, in this city In May,
Kas reached to-day, when 1t was de-
.idcd by the officers of the Grand
Lodge to call the Odd Fellows to maet
May to 10. instead of May II to
IS. thus leaving the Republicans free
teins for the accommodations the city
Affords on May 10. the date the State
Executive COMMITTEES selected for the
meeting. With this adjustment OF
1ates Raleigh will have the Odd Fell
lows during the week of May I. the
Republican convention during the week
Of May Is. and the Grand Encampmeut.
knights Templar and other higher de-
srees OF Masonry, during the week OF
May 81.
An amendment was filed with the
Secretary of State to-day for the .Arista
Flour Mills, Winston Salem Increasing
the capital by the issuance OF $3.50 600
additional stock j. w. Fries is pres
ident and Bernard ]. Pfohl secretary
There was an amendment to the Car
roll Sanatorium Qnc.), Ashevilln, in
creasing the capital from $4,000 TO
100000. a charter was issued for the
Davidson Telephone Company, of Lex
inGton. capital $1,000. BY J. c. Ripple,
10, r. N oil