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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-11
Ex-Governor Aycock Dead.
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Often on Sundays I was invited to
discussed the theme of learning. Of
ten, however, 1 spoke to audiences
address the children, and l invariably
which did not hear. Have you ever
had that experience, Governor o.
Neal?'
Governor O'Neal bowed and smil-
ed. A smile touched each face in
the audience. And in a weak voice
the speaker continued:
However, l have determined, If
such a thing Is possible, to open the
doors of the schools to every child
He stopped. On his face there
came an expression as If of intense
pain. He staggered, grasped at the
air, and fell"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-11
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
Rules and Regulations for the Or.
ganization of the Republican Par.
ty of North Carolina.

Rules and Regulations for the Or
ganization of the Republican Par
ty of North Carolina.
(Amended and adopted at the State
Convention, held in Greensboro,
August 10, 1900
Cd County Organizations.-The
election precinct shall be the unit
of county organizations. Each pre-
cinct shall have an executive COM
mittee consisting of three active Re-
publicans. They shall be bienniafly
chosen by the Republican voters of
the precinct who shall also designate
one of their number chairman. They
shall convene at such time and place
as the majority may elect.
There shall be elected biennially 10y
the County Convention called by the
County Executive Committee to nomi-
nate candidates for the General AS
sembly an dcounty officers. County
Executive Committee to consist o.:
five members unless the Convention
shall designate a greater number;
and said County Convention shall
auso elect at the same time a chair
man of the County Executive Con-
mittee. Vacancies in precinct c'm-
mittees shall be filed by the voters
of the precinct, and In the county
committees by the county conven-
ton; provided, that In case a va
cancy occurs within thirty days pri-
or to an election, such vacancy may
be filled by the votes OF the remain
ing members and in the event Of
the removal Of the chairman by
death or resignation or any other
cause a chairman shall be elected
by the committee
CD Congressional, Judicial and
Senatorial District Committees shall
be composed of no less than one
member from each county, nor less
than seven members, biennially elect
ed by the several district conven-
lions, which shall also designate the
chairman; provided, that a Senate
rial Committee shall only be elect
ed In districts embracing more than
one county. Vacancies occurring
within thirty days of an election
may be filed by the vote OF the COM
mittee.
/ ca There shall be a State Ex-
ecutive Committee composed OF one
member from each Congressional
District In the State to be designated
by the district delegation at q State
Convention assembled, ten members
at large, to be selected by the State
Chairman and shall also include the
chairman OF the convention at which
election Ia held. and said COMMITTEES
are required to call State Conven-
ton of the Republican party at least
sixty days prior to every election for
members OF the General Assembly.
and oftener If necessary In the In
terest OF the party. Members OF
the State Executive Committee shall
be bienially elected at the State Con-
vention, and shall elect Secretary.
who In not q member, and the chair
man Of said committee shall be
elected by the State Convention.
(4l The chairman Of the respec-
tive County. District and State Elk
ecutive Committee shall call their
conventions to order and act ~ tenn
porary chairman until Q permanent
organization In effected, with povsz
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-11
Fatal Poisoning From Ground Ivy.
Wilkesboro Chronicle.

Two of Mr.. Flake Halls little
girls, near Call post-office, went out
Saturday to gather some mountain
tea. They got hold of some ground
ivy and both were badly poisoned.
The younger one, about seven years
old, soon died from the effects OF the
poison, while the older one, about
nine years old, is improving and will
recover.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-11
Many Found Suffering for Food and
Clothing

Memphis, Tenn, April 8.-Rescue
boats were still busy tonight bring
Ing from Wyanoke, Ark, refugees
VINO had been marooned on knobs,
nouse-tops and in church since the
IeVee break, twelve miles south of
memphis Saturday. Many were thin
~ clad. All were suffering from
munger and thirst Several hundred
mad arrived here early tonight, and
II was expected that by midnight the
number would be not less than a
thiusand
The inundation of portion of the
northern section of Memphis, popu-
idted largely by negroes, has ceased;
oonoltlons now are becoming nor
NAL.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-11

Why the Republican Candi-
dates Made no Better Show
ing at Last Election
The Eoiting Element In the Party
Did Not Aid the Ticket But Act
ualIy Threw Cold Water On the
Ticket-JournAl Makes MIsstate-
menf Aboaf Result OF Butler
spes,ch Ca Johnston County.

There appeared in the Snithheld
Journal week before last several arti-
Giles attacking the present State or
ganization and ex-senator Marion
Butler In one signed article In which
Editor ]. G. Stancil attempted TO an
swer an article written 10 his paper
by Mr.. III. b. Pearce. Mr.. Stancil saw
At TO refer to the chairman OF Wake
County and tried TO show that the
Buffers had hurt the ticket. and stat
ed some things not all in accordance
with facts. AS Mr. Stancil had seen
fit to refer to the party management
In Wake County. the Chairman OF
the Wake Republican Committee
wrote Editor Stancil a letter for pub
lication correcting his misstatements.
The article did not appear In the
Smithfield Journal last week, but un-
derstand that 1t may appear this
week Editor Stancil has written to
this paper to know II he can have a
communication published In The eau
casian. He has been informed that
he can have a hearing providing he
sticks to the issues and does not be-
come personal. The article that the
Chairman of the Wake County Com
mittee sent Editor Stancil was as fol-
lows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
PRETTY WIDOW
WINS ACQUITTAL
Jury Finds Mrs olds Not Guilty Of
Charge Of Numbering
II Husband.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
, SPOKANE, wash, July 13.-After
being out nearly 10 hours jury to-
day returned verdict of not guilty
of murder in the case of Mrs. Della
Olds, young and pretty widow of DR.,
w. H. Olds, a pioneer physician OF
Spokane, whom she shot in their
home here few weeks ago.
The verdict was received with
cheers by crowded courtroom Mrs
Olds, when she heard the verdict, col
lapsed, and screaming, fell to the
floor. Her sister, Mrs. Frank G
.Yeondkyeon. who was sitting beside
the defendant, also collapsed and fell
over on Mrs. Olds. There was con
fusion in the courtroom gnd it was
some time before order was restored
Mrs. Olds asserted that she shot hel
husband when he came home drunl
and after abusing her threatened he
sister
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
Mexican Rebels Victorious,

ell PASO, Texas, July 13.-Mexican
rebels from Casas Grandes today oc-
cupied Bavispe, Basarac, and Colonia
Moreles, in Sonora, the latter a Nor
mon colony, and forced the evacuation
by federals of Aqua Preita.
Friends in El Paso of Mormon Bish-
op Orson P. Brown, are alarmed over
failure to get word from him. He
went Tuesday to the Mormon col
onies in anger, to demand justice from
the federals, and no word has come
from him. It is feared he has been
imprisoned by federal commanders.
General Orozco announced today
that no attempt will be made 20 hold
Juarez. 1t will be evacuated upon the
approach Of General Huerta's army.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
PEORIA POLICEMAN
KILLED BY NEGROES
Was Making Raid on colored Resort
When He Met His Death by
Shooting.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PEORIA, H., July 13.-James G.
Skinner, a roundsman, was shot and
instantly killed tonight when with
Henry Soper. brother officer, he
made raid on a negro resort One
of the two negro prisoners struck up
gun in the hands of soper and the
bullet entered SINNERS abdomen
A crowd gathered about the prison
adjoining the city hall and fearing
possible mob violence the two prison
ers we're spirited away by the police.
The shooting occurred within a
half block of SINNERS home. His
daughter, Florence, hearing the shoot
ing, went to the scene just as her
father was being carried out. Skin.
sner died in an ambulance on the way
to a hospital. The daughter was
taken home in hysterical condition
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
States Attorney Wyman Trying 70
Reach the Indictment sta In
His Effort to .Land a
Big One s
SAYS BLACK MAILING
Alleged Perjured Witnesses In the
Hands Of Detectives and Hen
ming May Turn States
Evidence.

itUnfted Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, July 10. 3.States Attorney
Wayman tonight ordered his aides to
push the investigation in the Funk con-
spiracy case to the indictment stage
next week. Every effort is now being
made to "land big one,'' to stand
trial with Miss Aileen Heppner, al
legged perjured witness, who testified
in suit for $25,00o for alienation Of
his wife's affections brought by John
C. Henning against Clarence 8. Fsnk.
manager OF the International Harvest
er Co.. that she saw Funk and Mrs.
Josephine O'Reilly Henning in room
| together at hotel.
| Wayman insists that the alleged
BLACK mailing sof Funk was resorted
Ito to punish him for testifying that
/ he was approached by Edward Hines
of the lumber interests, and asked te
contribute $4,000 towards pot oi
100000 to put Lorimer over
The prosecutor has already procured
the statements of two bell boys wht
are said to admit they perjured them
selves and procured others to testif.
they saw. Funk and Mrs. Henning to
i gether in a. room, and the custody o
1.-TWO women witnesses who are said t
have acted as "golbetweens' for thu
men who furnished several thousan'
dollars a month to execute the plot
These witnesses are row in the Gus
q tody Of detectives frora the prosec,
fitorss ONCE Henning v in hiding bu
eIis expected to appear and turn state
!! evidence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
80. 900 BOTTLES OF
BEER IN TWO YEARS
German Government to Investigate
Lavish Amount Of Refreshments
For Soldiers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BERLIN, July 13-That an investi-
cation is to start shortly to determine
whether there is not too much drink
ing in certain German regiments is
rumored in military circles tonight.
The rumors follow the recent con
viction of non-commissioned officer
sentenced by court martial to seven
months Imprisonment for embezzling
during two years that he was ir
charge Of an officers mess, 1900 bot
tiles Of champagne and 10000 bottles
of beer, not to mention 10000 cigars
and $4,000 cigarettes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
DENEEN MAY NOT
MAKE APPOINTMENT
He is Not a Candidate for Lorimer's
Place and May Not be
Selection.

limited Press Leasef Wire Service. ]
SPRINGFIELD, III. July 13.-Press-
ed for particulars concerning the
appointment or selection of a success
sor to Senator William Lorimer, un
seated by the United States senate
Governor Charles S. Deneen, of Hin
oils, tonight positively declared that he
would not be candidate for the
office but would continue his cam
paign for reelection as governor.
Deneen added that he will moi
make any appointment for some
time. if at all, and that he will mo-
call special session of the legisla
ture to fill the vacancy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
Democratic National Committeeman
- Gather In Chicago to Prepare
for Coming Presidential
Campaign.
GETTING THE OFFICERS
Wilson's Favors j. z. Davis Of Wis
consin for Secretary While com-
mItteemen Want urey
Woodson.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. July 13.-Democratic ma
tional committeeman are gathering
here tonight with Tom Taggart Of In
diana, Cato Sells Of Texas and Char.
les Boeschenstein OF Illinois, In the
van to organize for the presidential
campaign.
Z Three things have been virtually
decided: That Chicago is the appro-
pirate place for the activities OF the
organization, as the pivotal fight will
be in the west; William F. McCombs
of New York, manager Of Governor
Wilson's campaign for the nomination
at Baltimore. will be chairman; Will
liam McAdoo builder, OF New York
city's tunnels, is to be treasurer.
There is more doubt regarding the
secretaryship than any other part OF
the democratic program. Dispatches
from Sea Girt have indicated that
Candidate Wilson's preference for the
secretaryship is ]. r. Davies Of Wis
consin with John E. Burton of New
York as the assistant. Members OF
the national committee on the ground
tonight, however, are urging Urey
| Wilson, the retiring secretary, to re
consider his determination to retire
and pledging him their support
4 Woodson tonight declined to commi
i himself. saying he was too busy t
consider the subject. If Woodson !
4 elected, 1t is expected that Edwar
Seton OF New York will be his al
sistant.
4 McConnbs will arrive Sunday. direc
from consultation with Governo
Wilson.
The text book for democrati
speakers, literature Of all kinds, cam
paign buttons and banners, and othe
means to political advertising will b
sent from this city to all points, a
soon as the headquarters are opened
4 The first meeting for organization
. will be held Monday. Several day
may be occupied in perfecting al
rangements.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
Mrs. Morrow, on Trial for Alleged
Murder Of Her Husband, In.
weighs Against Court
System.
SHE HAS LOST FAITH
Believes In Her Lawyer and a Few
Relatives, But Not In Friends,
tho Courts, or
Press.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. July 13.-Mrs. Rene B.
Morrow, author and club woman,
charged with the murder Of her hus-
band who was shot to death last Jan
uary at their home, tonight inveighed
against the modern system OF juris-
prudence as refinement of cruelty
that would discredit savages" and a.
"devilish ingenuity that enables
those to construe the antiquities OF
the law into instruments for sacrific-
ing unfortunates or protecting power
full malefactors.',
Mrs. Morrow's reflections in jail
during an interim in her trial, after
two days Of evidence. weer inspired
by the testimony of Mrs. F. H. Woods,
her former friend. who was made a
witness against her. and the state
ments OF her former maid. Esther
Johnson. The state today warned
Mrs. Morrow's counsel that It would
be unsparing in their attacks on her
character. When she heard OF this
| threat. Mrs. Morrow said:
II don't doubt but that they will
make me monster OF evil and vice
If the court does not prevent them
from ingeniously perverting facts
Mrs. Morrow has lost faith In
i friends, courts, press and almost
\ everybody except her lawyer and /
few relatives. She listened witt
mingled emotions to they testdmon,
!, that she qnarreled with her husband
ordered him out of the house. refuse,
to look at the body, and misrepresent
4 ed facts in the police investigation
The most crushing blow came In tn,
threat to introduce an alleged affin
: ity as witness against her. Thi
) will be done next week, according tt
, reports from the states attorney
J office.
"If any man will charge me Will
what the state intimates," Mrs. Nor
row declared. such man is thini
too infamous and degraded to meri
the attention of Jury. And hi
characterization of himself will brant
him an unspeakable creature l d.
, not fear the effect of the testimon.
of such witness on the mind Of az.
self-respeeting man"
The defense will try to show tha
Morrow had been threatened by tw
workmen who pointed pistols at hir
few days before he was killed, tina
! his wife had s11 900 wheE she mai
ried him and made him many advar
! ces of money because Of his inabilit
to provide for her,
The trial Will be resumed Monda.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
WHERE POLITICS
IS REALLY HOT
TWO Candidates For Senator Down II
Texas Had TO 90 TO sanl-
tarium u Order to
| Recover.
AFTER BA1LEY's SEAT
One Of Them Got Wei, and Cam
Back Into the Battle Which
Ends on Next
Saturday.
Il
AFTER BA1LEY's SEAT.

limited Fress Leased Wire Service.l
& DALLAS, Texas, July 13.-One OF
the hottest political battles In the his
tory OF Texas will reach It's climax
during the coming week. On July 90,
the democratic voters Of the state
will engage in statewide primary
to select successor to JOS w Bal
ley, in the United States senate, and
to nominate for governor and minor
state offices.
The fight for Bailey's seat in the
senate began last winter, immediate
=ly after Bailey announced he intended
to retire. Since then the fight has
been so hot that two of the leading
candidates collapsed and were forceu
to withdraw. Congressman Morrrs
Sheppard, however, has come back
and will finish the race
Sheppard was the first to start
backed by the Bryan wing of the par
ty. Within a month he was forced to
retire because of broken health and
Cone Johnson took up the fight for
| the radicals. Johnson. however
found that the pace set by the Bailey
faction. who sought to name theil
own successor to the senator. was toe
! hot. He was forced to retire to :
! sanitarium in Fort Worth to recuper
ate. Sheppard had been in a sanitar
1 ium since his collapse, but when John
son broke down announced that h.
1 was ready to resume the fight,
4 Col. j. F. Wollers of Houston is tn
conservative candidate for Bailey
! place.
Sheppard is progressive. favorini
the initiative, referendum and recall
Wollers is violently opposed to thes
reforms. But the progressives poin
to the results of the primaries an,
state convention this spring, whel
:; the Bailey crowd was hopelessly beat
en- and the state delegation to Bait
more instructed for Wilson, as tn
basis for the claims Of sweepin
victory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
70 Honor Women Of '61

lUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON July 13.--Woman's
valor and sacrifices In the dark days
of 81, were today immortalized by
congressional action authorizing an ap-
preparation of 100000 toward acquisi-
tion Of a site and construction of a
memorial building in the capital city,
for use as headquarters of the Amer.
lean Red Cross
The money is pledged by congress
with the proviso that the military or
der Of the loyal legion of the United
States, commandery Of the state ol
New York. shall raise sum of $780,
600.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
DARRoW SEEMS
TO HAVE CHANCE
Col. Tom johnson Has Something to
Tell Which May Influence
the Trial.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service j
LOS ANGELES. July 13.-Col. Tom
johnson, a Los Angeles attorney, is
the central figure tonight in the trial
CT Clarence Darrow on charge OF
jury bribing. Attorneys for both
sides are working at highest tension
aligning arguments for and against
admitting testimony that Johnson is
waiting to give, and which may
change the entire complexion of the
trial.
A nice technical question is invoi-
we'd In the Johnson matter, the de-
cision of which will furnish precedent
in California courts. At the behest
of the defendant, Johnson is said to
be willing to divulge on the stand in
formation impaired by Bert H. Frank
din, confessed bribe-giver, following
Franklin's arrest and while Johnson
was acting as his attorney. This tes-
timony would set forth that Franklin
absolved Darrow from any connection
with the bribery.
The state will contend that infor
NATION given counsel is inviolate
The defendant will demand that John
son be permitted to tell what he
knows.
|, Other witnesses will testify CO..
next week that Franklin told then
Darrew was free from guilt SO far as
the bribery is concerned. One O
these will be Lincoln Steffins, maga
zine writer and civic investigator.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
HORSE
THIEF ASSOCIATION

default of bail of $4,000 by Magistrate
Corrigan. The police told the magis-
trate that they expected to show be-
for the grand jury that Wiltsie was
the head of the "colt catchers asso-
ciation," an organization of horse
thieves that has stolen at least $780,
900 worth OF horse flesh from cities
all over the east during the last year
The police allege the horsese wour
be stolen, driven to another city and
there treated with dies and disposed
of. 1t was stated that Wiltsie had
given the police the names of all OF
his accomplices and that other ar
rests would be made.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
PITIFUL NOTE LEFT BY
FARMER BOY SUICIDE
headache and felt miaerable GOOD

headache and felt miserable. Good
bye.
"P. SIT was 1o:3o a. M, when |
had collision with the bullet, Your
son, (Signed) Fred Miller"
This note written by Fred Miller,
aged twelve, before he killed himself
with shotgun, today was found with
the body. by neighbors In the home OF
Peter Miller, farmer near Say
brook. Miller and his wife were here
trading this afternoon when advised
of the suicide of their only child. The
boy had been left at home alone to
hoe corn when the parents drove to
Ashtabula.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
James Wiltsie Confessed to
Stealing Five Teams of
Horses in Ten Days.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, July 13-After James
wiltsie, who refused to give his ad-
dress, had confessed in Tombs po-
lice court that he had stolen five
teams of horses. valued at $4,000. dur
ing the last ten days, he was held in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-14
Finds Rest at Last and Will
Not Get Licked Any More
BY Pa.

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ASHTABULA, Ohio, July 13.-
Mother, shot myself SO I can have
rest Pa cannot lick me any more for
not hoelng more corn was doing my
pest and could not do any more. ] had