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-1 THE NEWS AND OBSERVKE TiT TJUPDAT; OGTOBEB 10. II Af GREAT Rfc i.aL Fatfelteville St. P, i CI nth Eict ivcs 43 Accessions Th- sealous work of Uov. P. G. El- som.-who came here from E Brevard something orr a month agd to take up tfe work of pastor of Fayettevllle Street Baptist church. Is telling tn wha Is said by some ot the frnembers to 'b the greatest revival the church has t-iver had. j; Twj) week ago last Sunday Mr. El lom ;begran a revival meeting which has .jone on from then to now. with constantly Increasing: interest and professions of religion at almost every eervfye. At the clo.e of last night's ierve there had been forty-three accessions to the church arid thirty of th'-jse had been baptized. Contrary to tiit usual cu'tom of administering the dfdlnance of baptism at the close . or ater the close of the tf ries of . meetings, Mr. Elsom has a Baptismal aervtfe once or twice a week! and ad-; ministers the rite to all who have be- , oome candidates. I ! Thf) pastor has done practically all the preaching himself and has held pecii-,1 services in Metropolitan Hall the tast two Sunday arternopns, one ! of Ultse for men only and the other for vomen only. t Mr- Elsom is an earnest and dill-' gent porker and a forceful preacher. On Monday night Rev. R. J. Bate man. iof Norfolk, a former pistor of the fciurch. was, present and parti ci-patedr- in the services. Last night Prof,j. B. Carlyle was present from Wake, Forest end lent his assistance. Th- meetings will continue till i next Bunday. i ? ACOrST HEALTH RECORD. Bulletin or State Board of Health for September Has a Tribute to Dr. - i P. Ii. Murphy. In tht Bulletin of the North Caro lina lioard of Health for September ther "s given a warm-hearted tribute to th late Dr. P., L. Murphy, Super- Jntendent of the State Hospital for the nsantb at Morganton. The other article in the September number la on "Public 'Water Supply and Sewerage." The review of the diseases for August in North Carolina covers reports from eighty-four coun ties, ajmong these It being shown that there -ere measles in 19 counties, whdoplng cough in 23. dlptheria In 24, typhof 1 fever in 79, malarial .fever in St. pneumonia in. 17 and. smallpox in It. No disease was reported- from Bertie-- and no reports were received fromA,rson, Chatham. Cleveland, Hal ifax, M oc- re and Stanly. i. The 'mortuary reports fromi twenty three (owns with a total population of 214. SOW show 328 deaths, a temporary annual dear rate per 1.000 of 17.5 per cejjf, of this 12.5 per cent being of whfiee and 25 per cent off colored. Of the-deaths 106 were of ! children wider fflvt years of age and i 20 were till barn. r0 WEDDING PARTS". it.ig Sypper Enjoyed at Giersch's Cafe . Last Nlgfat. . ; Mr. :h. i. Bagwell, of Jacksonville, b othey of the groom-elect' gave a tas party last night at GierselTs Cafe ov.plijhentary to the young men who rill ttfKe part in the Bagwell-Philip- w riding this morning. .. Tverj .were present Mr. E.C Bag Til, oh Jacksonville, the grropm-elect, l'r. Vj. D. Faucette, of Portsmouth, r-r. HJfM. McCrary, of Jacksonville, nr. Eftiest H. Broughton. Mr: F. M. King. Mr. Garland. Bagwell C. L. iSagwelL The- event greatly,enJoyed event. V. and Mr. was a Cof Cunningham on The Fair. Col. ohn S. Cunningham, i of Per ron, fwnt yesterday in Raleisrh. He j-ays crtt crowds will be here at the Fair neit week. He thinks the crowd f will be f;ven greater than that of 1905 -t when president Roosevelt was here. Col. Cunlnvham attended the Lyn burg. V. fair. I . By th way. Col. Cunningham' name iselng mentioned as a candi date for.Congress from the Fifth Dis trict, b To Wed Today. The Redding of Mr. - Eugene C. Bagwell; now of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mlsyj Veva Phillip?, of tftis city, will tae place today at t 12 30. at the Tabernacle Baptist church. Thernare here to attend the wed dlna Mn W. D. Fanptt nr? Tn-t. mouth. .trinclpal assistant to the chief! enclneerVi of -th SpahntiM n c - i IL M. McCrary, of Jacksonville, resi dent engineer at that place, i HATTLES1IIP STUCK J h m The Kentucky Ilnm Her Nose; Into a f- Mud Bank. iS f (Bij th- Associated Press,) NorrolR Va . Oct. 8. Six tug boats and the fMerritt & Chapman iwreck lng stealer Rescue are standing by the Kentucky, awaiting high tide to night wj.n a determined effort will be madtjio float the battleship. The bow of the Kentucky is about 75 feet outsiae tRe cnannei and at lov water ii wu nv reet ih ive the surface. Tne strn ran Into a mud barik near Lamberfjl Point this m rnlnr. At 10:05 tojght phe was flouted. SAME Oi D OIL TRUST; f - e Starijlaril Hn Never Crtmnlled it0 the Law's HejulroiiM iitH. :) i (Iljjjtie Associated I'ressJ) N. lrk. Oct. 8.-Fromj state-ni-i J!e,j frm !f'4ert an't b--ks foun'.? lrwjthe ..!? of th tftjan lard Oil ' fj iny, KrHrnk !. l?l oer, eourl for the I nlttii States sovern rif i t. 'O-jf'' he bc'ir-ps' ie has proved th 1 e v.- all- -u'ion t:.nt thefsstHd nni ii ti 1 1 r : 1 cox; oration, apd that by oevi ja dtvlces it has malhtl'ied its f. -ti.p an't tMit it ''Ti ?r r thfe same owners when it was formeq . - ir.ivans mm row .Clesnises, preserves and beaijjtifies the teeth, and Pfuifies the breathj A, superior dentifrice for people of refinement ' Et;ablwhed in 1866 by ) lAyers Pills J JocMr tfnef he think of Colocynth Pulp I Or. i Oil Spearmint t&v Or. " formula of a liver pill. Do a he um .-.fmil uu'nff thrtr nillx L-.r,. W .1 aoour uftng inete ptui. n rjou. . , i...re .. ul ctlematKU at noon yes i, tiicbc utiiii jiir. cueiie C iHgnen, lion Oli jackiuaviuf, i"'ia., wjii ii .ui'. U. ittB Ktii, of Ltiis ciy, iu.u .13 via fimiifB. dautf Alter o .i.r. j,. iritiiiipb, or ivaltiu. 1 he vteuai..b Luok i,ls at naif past twfeive in trie 'iaotrnatle iit.tisc tnurtu, and vaj atttnutd uy a lAiii' ..uiii4.er of irleiius oi tu young cou pii 'Hie cnurch uetoraiKMB were at tractive, about the auar palms, ferns anu other uecoratiwns ueig usel very eitcctivtiy, tne enure cuiul .vi beitig i.lieu v.nn palms. Ihe wtuaiiiK tableau when all had asseJtb.tO wslh a ery lovely one. The vveuding vows wete given by Hev. J. C. &Aas.te, tne pastor oi tne Taberiia le Lanmt church. The bride vae a picture or beauty. as tne entti i her sidter. Mrs. u. ; H. Warner, of ttis city, tne matron of honor. Ihe lovely bride was attired in cnampagne voiie over taueta, nat to matc-n, gloves and shoes in narmo ny. , lier bridal bouquet was a beauti ful one of bride's roses. Ihe matron of. honor. Mrs. Warner, -was gowned In cream aeolian over taffeta and wore a white picture hat. Her bouquet The Order of Religious Services to was a large one of maiden hair ferns. , ie Held in tlie Chapel. The bridesmaids. Misses Carrie .' iiroughton and Roberta Phillips, were The order of holding services by the In white princesse dresses, witn lace, city churches, at the County Home has and black picture hats. Their bou- been re-arranged so as to better uis quets were of bridesmaids roses. , tribute the work and to lessen the Tr groom was attended by his bro- work on individual churches, as now ther, Mr. Charles L .Bagwell, of Jack- arranged each church is to hold one sonville, as the best man, and the servi.e eve.y other month, ushers were Mr. W. D. Faucette, The inmates at the home feel very of Portsmouth, Va, Mr. H. J. McCra- thankful to the good people of the ry, of Jacksonville, Fla., Mr. Frank city for holding tnese services. Below W. King1, and Dr. Ernest H. Brough- is the program: ton, of Raleigh. 1st Sunday in October, Roman The wedding music was rendered by Catholics. Miss Elisabeth Burt, of the Baptist University, and before the bridal party : Method! Church, entered Miss Nina Green sang most i 3rd Sunday in October, First Bap charmlngly," "Because I Love You," j tist church. this being- greatly enjoyed. The pro- j 4th Sunday in October, Presbyterian ceaslonal was the march from Lohen- j church. grin and the recessional Mendelssohn's ! 1st Sunday in November, Tabernacle wedding- march. Ushers and brides- Baptist church. maids entered up opposite aisles and j 2nd Sunday in November, Christian crossing, formed a beautiful groupe ; church. at the altar. In giving the vows Rev. 3rd Sunday in November, Christ J. C. Massee used the ring ceremony. Church. The groom is a popular young man, 4th Sunday in November, Good son of Mr. 1. C Bagweii, oi this city. He is an A. and M. graduate and Is popular in a large degree, and is an efficient young railroad man, be ing' now the assistant to the chief civil engineer of the Seaboard Air Line with offices in Jacksonville, where he has become as popular as he was in Raleigh. The bride is a lovely and attractive young woman, daughter of Mr. L. B. Phillips, and she has a large circle of friends. Mr. and Mr. Bag well will make their home in Jackson ville. Fla. There were many hsindsome wed ding gifts, which attested the love and esteem in which the popular young couple are held. Among these was a dining room set from Mr. Bagwell's office force in Jacksonville, this being very, appropriately accompanied by a standard ."Seaboard drawing. A num ber of presents came from friends of the; groom in Florida, proof of his popularity in bis new homeland yes terday morning there came for Mr. Eagwell a letter from some his chu .is in : Florida containing a check for one hundred dollars. After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Bagwell left on the Seaboard Air Lln Railway train No. 38 for a trip North, arid on this they they will visit tne Jamestown Exposition, Washington, Philadelphia and New York, making their return trip South to Jacksonville via the Clyde Seamship Company from New York. COULD NOT AGREE. Mistrial in the Suit of Mrs. Iora i Ward Against tike Estate of Berry Godw in. Lumberton. N. C, Oct. 9. In the Superior court here early this morn ing) the Jury In the case of Mrj. Dora Ward against A. W. McLean and Stephen M'.Intyre, executors of the estate of Berry Godwin, after being out all night reported that they could: will delight the people who are out j the cruiter had reached Manila. Is at not; agree, eleven favoring the plain-1 to have a good time, and to the col- the Bremerton Navy ! Yard. She Is tin and one against; whereupon the ' lection there was added yesterday a j iut of commission, and ls now era Judge ordered a mistrial. Attorneys feature that is an absolutely new and fcloyed a:, a re-tiver ship there. for j plaintiff were Iredell Meares, of Wilmington; H. F. Seawell, of Car-J thaffe: John Y. Smith, of Atlanta! 1 Wade Wlshart and D. P. Shaw, of Lumberton'. The defense was repre- at M. Iouls and at the Portland Expo sensed by Col. N. A. McLean, of Lum- ' sition they were the centre of interest berton, and T. W. Blckett. of Louis-; burg. This was a suit brought by the : plaintiff for six thousand dollars for nine years' domestic the home of Mr. Godwin. service in WIDOWS HOUSE BURNED A Cash Don a t'on Raised to Relieve Her Distress. (Spec!.) to News and Obprver.) Srenter, N. C. Oct. . The dwell-j sorgs, f:ear t 'roln, sham battles ng of Mrs. Sarah Koonts. two mile w eaving, blai ksniithinfe' and pipe mak east, of Spencer, was burned early j mK- this morning together with all its "ontents. er. tailing a loss of several hundred dollars on a widow. Mrs. Koontz had Just kindlel a fire pre--arine a mrrinir meal when the flimes enveloped tve but din . F-ten Is "Ti'iff tW raised a cash donation for Mrsi Koontx. HAYWOOD COUNTY PAIR. Henator Overman Oliver an rtresw at tlic Opening. Ad- fFpcal to News and Observer. " Wav"t-av111e. N. C, Oct. 9 Hav wruA to-jniv Fair opened todav. A )nrv rrowd was in att?nd;in -e. Trains i-jirrjed t?xtra coaches. wuirh were ,:fvrol. The weather 1s fine. AU jKdiobl child "en In the c ountv w.-e given frrc admission, tho onlv fair in the Stnte eivine school ohilil-en free admission. The ooenins address wan made b Captain A. Howell, president of the Pank of Waynesv'.lle, who then introduced Senator Lee S. Overman, who! made the annual address. WAR ON' WHISKEY- 'Jovomrnt Started in Montgomery to Eliminate Saloons. By the Associated Pre.) Mortgorrery, Ala., Oct. 9. Petitions for :p election on the o'ict-n o eliminating whiskey from Montgom ery county are being circulated r.i tay. A majority of the qualified voters a-e required to tlgn the call for an elec tion. Enthusiasm is high and the prospect is that seventy-five per cent, of the men will sign. ELKIN TO ALLEGHANY. A Mile of New Itnllroau Has Been Completed. (Special to News and Observer.) , Mt. Airy N. C. Oct. 3 Our nelsrh boring county town of El'xln is ir! t ri hf tb nW Ml1-a- th -Wt'T I and "Alleghany Railways now bein t COK?LrE:F02iliJL AY EE S PILLS 7lsp . . . . 4 Or. iPodophyllin . tV Or. Ginger ... Or. Gamboge . .jGr. Aloes .... i Or. OllPepperminti's Or. Exeipient Pi Indent quantity. hrt no rt ! We putllti J.O.JLrwOe rnmi.. o A T.nwalT graded from Elkin to Alleghany. More than one mile has been computed ell Mt. and the work is being done w Airy is not making much "fuss" about it, but it will not be long until a force of men will be at work. Purvey ing the Stuu&viile Air Unr Hnll.vay through Surry Cou;;ty to Mt. Airy. 'I lorne-Alston. Invitations have been received by friends which read; "Mr. ar.d Mrs. George W. Alston, request the honour of your presence at the marriage of tlieir iauichter li)4sie Thomas to Mr. William H. T'rorne on Wednesday, October the twenty third nineteen hunched and seven at hih noon Shady Grove M. E. Chur.h. South Inez. Nort ! ("a oilna. Notice to R. P.'s. There will be reg-ular meeting of Center Lodo No. 3 Knights of Py th:ai tr, ig-'-t at 8 o'rlo-k wrk in the third rank. Visiting: brothers cor dially invited to be present. C. R. STY RON. C. C. W. W. WILLr SON, K. R. S. AT THE COl'XTY. HOME. 2nd Sunday in October, Central I snepnerd cnurcn Every fifth Sunday the Sunshlners with Col. F. A. OUs. D..T. JOHNSON, Chairman Board County Comm'rs. NEW ATfRACTION Great Stut? Fair Manv Feaures Has The Igorrotl Have Been Secured a One of the Special Entertainment Features and Will Interest the V Thousand Who Come to Raleigh. The great State Fair of 1907 is to be one that will delight all the people who come and there comes every day the report from various parts of the State that many thousands of North Carolinians are to visit this city daring the great annual reunion of the peo ple. The exhibits for the Fair are com ing in rapidly and it "is now certain that It will be one that will well show the various resources of many sections of the Svate. Space is being taken up rapidly and the prospects are that in the main buildings there will be. gath ered exhibits of more than usual in .erest. The Miday is tfolng to have on it many new amusement features that I unique one for the State Fair. This new attraction Is the Igorrote. a class of neonle never before seen in this section. At the World s Fair :! fr many thousands, who gazed with interest upon these Igorroti who come from the mountain fastnesses of the northern part of Luzon, of the Phil ippine group, a place that is more than twtlve thoumrd rr-iles from Ral eigh. These Igo rote siow how the people lived more than two thousand . (1 rm n p-n !3 n4 1 1 1 1 V... r.r ..... ... I . . -... . mi 1 1 in.ir uav. rv v. a i li ill i clviliiatlon. The ex ibltion is com- I n ftf in Averr rlrtnlf u n -1 L-hi.i-n I primitive rople in t eir weird dances. ADVANCE SALE FOR CAM PANARI Tickets for Camjnn irl-KrNpy Concert In Gicat Demand! Yesterday the box sheet for the Camparnrl-Kelsey Concert opened at the King-Crowel) Drug Store a-d j during the day most of the subscrib ers reserve thej s yts T'-ere regain ahiut seventy seats to he s'1 1 an I these vi ill o to thfne w ho call fi st. The prire Is $3 and irr rine o'-lock this m"rr"g they V u ;;ild an 1 t"1 box sept oren to the general pubil" hs well us s-ihsc" Iben for the reserva tion o? s ata. The p-nTAm for the Camr'anari-Ke's-y C'ert wiT be un iu,,',e '. Sundav. Tvis iron'(s to be one of the blce:-t social evmts of the year is was shown hv the rervatln of s ats on y-Hterav. Tv " two flowi- sfci-tc b(ip. 'oi'l"lrg six scats pa' will oe so 1 at S'?0. PAMRSTr(" v MFOItl t( tl the So?r :x " "-t perti nent f'o'onv, fo'j) Tn'-rwo frt'dV x Tl . . - K f the Amerirl PfinlHnn o I to f"-' enrlV f-T- v i Trin' I n . rri t" t ' o ' I -v r nif n"'1'1' " ' -f lr'W'C," h'."t. "f ' - --"-0- -i ' 1 r.f Iv tuc Cnji'l'f'iil Cr. -oe f S Dr'l -It'" cf Prvil',,!'n '-r f'-f copf" Cf "PJ? rlr'-cs-' --i 'a nf the ' nlor, Vj.- c-.Sw : fivifei f'e p-si r't" s -e-1 -ts settlcr-ent 1" Arero-a v"-- ir's po. Tre tro"' " tv. n ..r-,r T.i Ste lTf rMr 4n - i n -r r-' .-, eojrjrv Of " "r f - '1 V '- reperntv"s of he jpi;, Pnrlf tv IST-er rn-M 'MT i- of New yorlt,1 I'resSlent Cenctal of the , i DRUi, ers of the American Revohi- ' lion, mace the presentation address, i CABARRUS STREET LINE City Strjpet Car System is P.ishing Iu Extensioni. The Raleigh Electric Company kee;s busy in its work in extending its street care. lines, wbich are to In crease the present system by about thiee and a half milesi Work on the New Bern Avenue line i from W1 mfngton street, and on the exiennoa o rtie foi street line aio us East. Larc and Idlewild to New Bern Avenue i abiut compllete as ty the laying of the ties and the rails, the v, .rk of putting up the poles for the trrlk-y telnfr next in order. ; Yesterday work was: begun on the thence south. A big to e of hands was put to work, nearly a hundred In all, and t'irt was madeito fly rapidly. The purpose of the Company tospeed i2y complete the extension of the lines !; shown by the work out from Polk street, th work on New Bern Avenue and the vigorous start made on Cabar rus street TO STUDY MARKETS Per1rln.a. of Tenne-soo, May Iio Sent Abrorn j,y tle Department of Commerce and ; Ixbor. (By-the Associate! Press.) tan- Straus, o fthe dfpartment of Washington, D. C. Oct. 9. Secre Con' merc- and Labor 'is conslieiing te appelotment of AJbert G. Perkins, of Memphis, Ttnn., to succeed James L. Benton as pe?ial afent to investl rate rrarke3 abroad for cotton seed J pr-d'icts The? appointment of Mr. I Perkins is s?ror?ply urrel by the inter i state Cott on Seed Crush ers Associa ! tin. Mr. Benton has ma e several re ports of value on th!s nibj -ct? but ten dere ' his- resignation ;on account of ill health. STRIKE NOT MENTIONED- Western fnfon Directors Do Not Con sider It Worth Mentioning. (By the Associated Press.) . New York, Oct. 9. No action bear-Irp- one the teJetrraphers' strike was taken at the annual meeting of the XL "J"ZlerZl:Z ZvTn ,Vn' SR,d after the meeting that the matter did not come before the stockholders In any form, nor was it mentioned in any way dvring the meeting. The old board of directors was re-elected with the exception that Oeorze W. E. At kins and James D. Layng were chosen to succeed Samuel Pidane and - Sam uel Spencer, deceased. "DAVID HARUM" DELIGHTED. A Performance of nigh Merit That Gave Pleasure to AU. Those who missed seeing "David Harum" at the Academy of Music last night failed to enjoy one of the clev erest performances of the year, ex cellent In material and excellent in the strong cast of characters. Westcotfs story of ?Davld Harum" is too well known to make it neces sary to say aught of the play except that it is a clever dramatisation of it, and that the spirit of ""David Harum" passes from the printed page to the stage without losing any of its charm. In three acts there was given a per formance that was a treat. Too much can not be said of the cast, for each seemed l to fill the ex act character as if made for It. Of course "David Harum ' in the person of Mr. William McKee. comes in for nrsi nonors, our xnm j oiners ao noi action on the renewal subject of grow suffer in comparison, i As "Zeeke iag an(j handling of cotton. Reso Swlnney" the usurer: Mr. Howard lutions bearing on this were present Morgan was excellent, and "Chet Tim- d at today's season by the committee son" .Mr. Clifford Hyde, was a type to which the subject was referred, unto himself. Franklin Pungborn as and after a somewhat protracted 41s "John Lenox" was clever, while Miss cussion were ordered printed and will Grace Coghlan as "Mary Blake." Miss come up for further discussion to Martha L. Davidson a? "Aunt Polly morrow, with the probability that the Blxbee" and Miss Emma Chase as conference will devote? most of the "Widow Cullum" were all delightful. It makes rne better to have seen "David Harum." Try It and see for yourself when you have the oppor tunity. - HOW ABOUT THE WIRELESS? Twelve Thousand Mlle?;Measag Smells Like a Fake. (By the Associated Press.) Seattle. Wash. Oct. 18. The cruiser Philadelphia, referred i to in a dis patch from Sydney, N, S.. last night. which stated that a wireless message from Manila had been "quicked, up" hv the station at Morien. saying that PREPARING FOR THE END. Cassle Chndwlrk Baptised While Con- lined to Her-Bed. (By the Associated P-ess.) Columbus, Ohio. Oct. 8. While lylns? in her bed in the hosnital ward J 'f nhlo nenitertiary to'av. Mrs. , e. D. Smith, of South Carolina, who Casie Chadwick. who ls serving a warmly defended flfteen;cent cotton, term in the nhlo penlte"tirv for : Pamuel T . Hubbard, of the New York wrecking the First National Bank of cotton Exchange, and MaTk H. Thom Oherlin, Ohio, was baptized Into the a, of "ouston defended is the cotton Ifoir-an -Catholic church by Father ' exchanges Kelly, charlaln at the prison. All Coming to Iho Fair. t Capt. John Durkett returned yes terday from a trip to umberton. He says everybody. Masons, postmasters, poMtcians. etc , is coming to the Fair next week from Robeson. Social EeoiKimy Day. Mr. Jno. E. Ray,; Kupe-lntendent of the Institution for; the Blind, left yesterday for Jamestown to be prel ect on Social Economy Day. the ex-t-ries of which will be held In the building has on exhibit. " Mrs. F li f ro?r a week's 7.ebulon. '.-ndpli has returned visit to friends In. To Miss Pa i tie : Carroll. I Dr. and Mrs. N. CS Carroll entcr ta'inrd informally last evening a narty of f-lnis of Mi Pattle Carroll, the occasion being ont? complimentary to her return from ;a trip, ahn.-ad. Hurnl School iJLrarle.V. ' i The Qtntc De,nf-tmnnt o Fdu"aion ; i ' n- re-e'-e an llcniJ' s fr ir J sii lerc roral s h-ol 'i'-'-a-i s i ', -' 'r,.;in(l o-e for -O'lr' fm j zoo-t. t- i v,r one s p lre-tui 11 Vrary f r New Hanover euntj:. i E' CVKSIONS. r.,M,rw tn u flt, n.mn v i f.o ' .lic to aIl ngton, C.. Sn'I Trai'o lcnves Col l-b To - . . Ln O n ge . . Kirpton Dover ..... Cove New T' rn . . , Iteturnirg. Time. . . . . 7 a. m. j. i. tn. 8:00 a. in i 8:2 3 a. m. . . r: .8:3H a. m. ; 9:1-, p.. rh. le-v?s Washington 5:40 p. f ive .3rre "ny. I Fve'ylodv tv-ofl t-'ke ftdvn.ire of th'-- r re pno-1 i"!ty for a delight- fij tr'p-.t 'on rrte. iruin. ai r uen. i.-.ss. Agt. PLANNiNGTOCUT OUT MIDDLEMEN Planters and I Spinners Coming Together MEANS NEW METHODS Spinners Anxious Planters Are Prepared to nan die the Business VTlie Crop' of the Future to he Ginn ed and Baled oil Farm (By the Associated Press. ) Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 8. -That the time i not iai distant when the cotton planters of the South will sell their product direct to the" skinners of Europe and Americ$t Instead oi through the middleman, in bales ginneu and compi esscaS at the planta tion witn ineihjUi in whicii loss has been rediceu to a'mia&mum, wai in dilated in Uuays disousion beiorel the International Conference of Cot ton Growers aad fapinneis. Spinners representing.; hundreds of mills anti millions ot swindles told the planters that they we4e not only will ing but anxious to buy their, cotton di rect frorr. the planter jiist as soon as the planter can deliver direct. Bis planters and representatives of the farmers Union told the spinners of Europe that already they were organ ized, had built a chain of cotton ware houses, had perfected a business sys tem by vvhlch tjne spinners could pur chase an alomst unlimited supply of graued cotton, ind were ready to ell- minate tne antiquated metaod of sell through a niddlemah. ing tnrougn a rnadienr.an. "Hat, saiu Herr Arthur Juftier. of Vienna, "if you planters wish to trade direct with us you must give us better service than the merchants." : Action furtuering this condition took coLcrete.. form in- the unani mous adoption by the conference of a resolution presented by the committee on trade relations between growers and spln..era. Tats resolution declar ed that much of the present difficulty in handling cotton colu be eliminated if the growers would adopt what is known aa the warehouse system and establish selling agents in Europe and scheme A the adoDtion of a Standard 'tv.. of ,.rnPftf.t oiaiuci fiction nf not- ton by grade and color, the unit to be 50.000 oounds Instead of 100 bales. net weight, and the handling of damp cotton under uniform frules. These points wre embodied in the resolu tions prw-ented by the committee on transportation, and these also were adopted bj the conference. Thus two long step:, in the great; work of the conference the raising of the stand ard of cotton delivered" to the spin ner, and slm ler and more economical methods of handling, involving a sav ing, it 1 asserted of Something like 826,000,000 a year were taken. Growing and Handling. The great work of the conference yet remains to be doneM This Is final final day's session to their considera tion. The recommendations of this committee embodied, the following points: That planters select and save their seed for the next crop,; to Insure a high standard. That freshly picked, cotton be housed from forty to sixty days be fore shipment. ' M That planters as fast; as possible, either as indviduals or 'a committee, adopt gin compressing and the Egyp tloh form of bale. The latter means. In effect, ginning and ? compressing on the plantation. The committee on buying and sell ing, to which was referred Congress man Heflln's resolution directed against cotton speculation, adopted the resolution and then referred It to the sub-committee appointed yester day of which Mr. Hefljnjis chairman, for further action. This, means that the subject will be debated on the floor of the conference. Addresses were made.; bv Thomas Coates and William Howarth. of Eng- lana, Herr tvirrner, sr Austria rep-i resenting the spinners; is. A. Calvin, of -Houston, Texas, and T. J. Brooks. representing the Farmer's Union, and The conference tomorrow will meet at -ao h. m. nnd fl-a!?a'l'o"rnmnt will take place In the afternoon. S M ITHFI ELD PROGiESSriTE. Initial Step TiVen Toward Installing Electric Lights Water and Sewerage. ?f. - W , (Special to News and r Observer ) Sn-ltheld. N. C Oct. 8. Town commissioners tonight 'appointed N. M. Lawrence, N. B. Grantham and F. H. Brooks a committee to investigate the cost of in tailing electric lights, j water and sewerage, and were author- Ized to employ a civil engineer to sur- vey and plot the town and estimate i the cost of putting In these s-ystems. It ' begins to look like Smifhfleld will Foon get out of her old rut and move forward. . The county commissioners yester day dire ted the clerk 'off the board to advertise for bids for th' building of judge's and, Jury room? to the court house. These are much -needed im provements. r- ' CANNOT CURTAIL. Soft Yarn Spinners Too Busy Filling Orders.?; (By the Associated rPress.) Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 8 At a (meeting today of the Southern Soft Yarn Spinners Association, ot ivhi H 27 out of the 3 & trills in the association were represented, It was determined, in view of the volume of. ofders re-iuir- ! within i IPS' the nntmit o r tho ? Hl- t-n 20 cer cent of their capacity for the remaining months of the year, that i ,. . , ' ... . ' ....,. ! It ls impossible to curtail .produ-tlon fo- the next tMrty duvs ?as.ha been advocated. At the meetlrg. of te t-tal SOo.OCO spndles, 254,000 were represented. PLUNDERED CL'URTIXIS.' , Wholesa'e 8t"-'M'"- - h'.e P.tlnt- Ings Rf-.J Relics. tTlv the Ai-?o h",:r ei.) PftM ret S -C -nl v - H- fs r- n ru e - n -m ' e confess!, n of Antii:e. Thomas, o: Cle.-i TTT? O A Tiro - fYT A TW r1 DUSTr SWING FRAME CUr OFF SAWS CAR RIED IN STOCK. We carry a. lars lias jf kill Supplies;' High Class Machine and Foundry Work. Raleigh Iron Raleigh. mont-Ferrand. who waa arreited with j his mother and sister, charged with complicity in the theft of the famous Cope of Orth which be'.onaed to the I Limoges. For months; precious relics have been disappearing from the churches, creating the impression that a gang of thieves were systematically at work - Thomas, who gave himself up to clear his mother and sister, now asffcits that this theory is -correct. ' He declares that after the pas sage of the "church and State separa tion law and the taking: of the church inventories began. antiquaries of Paris, some of whom are millionaire, hired them and others to go through the country' and bribe the parish priests t, surrender the relies and sufcsMtut-. counterfeits which could be turned over to the State. He says this plan of oreration continued for rr.or.t'ns. but as many of the most val uable rhurch treasorcs couli not be counterfeited, he finally went boldly into the business of wholesale bur glary. Thomas estimated .the amount of his robberies at $400,000. -SEARCH FOR 3IE. Supposed Wilmington Man GItcs No tice of Intention to Drown Himself. I aurinburg, N. C, Oct. 8. This af ternoon as Mr. Will Livingston, rural mail carrier from Laurmburg, was passing! Barnes' Bridge, .he noticed a white pine board so placed as to indi cate that it was intended to attract attention to writing on it which he. found read as follows: "I am here. I will drown myself; search for me. D. A. Calhoun, Wil mington, N. C Information from Wilmington is to fr Ha , n f th narr. i known there. GENERAL STRIKE THREATENED. All Cuba Will Quit Work if Strike Breakers From New York are Employed. (By the Associated Press.) Havana, Cuba, Oct. S. The Cuban labor organizations at a meeting to day adopted a resolution to order ' general strike, calling out all the unions in the island, if the railways employ the strike breakers who land- ed here .yesterday from New York. A dispatch has been, received from Pres- ident Gompers, of American Federa- tion of Labor, tendering the labor or- ganlzatlon of Cuba the support of the Federation. Up to the present no strike break- ers have been employed on the roads, They are still awaiting orders here at their headquarters. The police have taken precautions to prevent a breach or the peace. LOCATION IN SIXTY; DAYS. Reformatory Trustees Leave, the Mat ter in the Hands of a Committee Greensboro, N. 2.t Oct I Th9 board of trustees of the Stonewall Jackson training and. Industrial school were In sesson here tonight from 0A .11 IJ.I 1- 1 pose of adopting a set of by-laws and selecting a site for the proposed re formatory for North Carolina. Nine out of the fourteen members of the Board were present. Propositions were heard from a number of towns in the state seek i no- to induen th board to locate with them: among them. Con- cord, Statesville and Greensboro. After carefully considering, it was decided to leave the matter to the auditing committee with power to act It is thought the' site will be located within the next sixty days. 4 . NO BEAR YET. Raying of Dogs Taken as an Encour aging Sign.' (By the Associated Press.) Stamboul. La.. Oct. 8 Secretary Latta returned today from his visit to the President on the Tensas river, bringing with him a batch of newly dictated letters and recollections of a very wet night spent in camp. He says that yesterday's rain was even more, than was bargained for and that while' the first effect was to put the woods in good condition they became so wet by 2 o'clock that the party was compelled to return to camp. The rain which had begun early in the day continued through the night and it wtfs decided not to venture out at all today owing to the water In the canebrakes in which they are hunting. No one has yet sighted a bear, but the dogs found a trail yesterday and the profes-ional hunters expressed the belief that the baying meant that they had located a real bear. It was dark, however, and it became necessary to call the hunt off. Another deer was shot yesterday, ' Miss Willie Ferebee Dead. New Pern, N. C, Oct. 8,-Sunday evening Miss Willie Ferebee died at her home at 19 New street. 'Her death was due to heart trouble and was sud den. The funeral was conducted at the home yesterday afternoon and the interment followed in Cedar Grove cemetery. Miss Ferebee was a most est mable young lady, "of culture and refinement. She was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist of this citv. and at the head of the local publication board. Dr. J. E. Pat-ick was called in to the stricken lady's bedside before she died and pronounced death due to heart dis ease. - - Miss Ferebee was 36 'years old. She was a graduate of Greensboro Female College. INFERNAL MACHINES. Confession obtained and M'arnlnar (By the Associated Press.) ' Denr, Oct. s Governor Henry A. Buchtel. David H. Moffat President Fl st National Bank of Den- KJ X lilt ver. and Charles B. Kountse. President of tho Colorado. National Bank, re- !",vca l ir"'n mans toaay inrer- Ra' machines containing surncient dy- ram tf t "i-jve ransul grant riMtmc. 'amlt' 't 'nve rausel creat destruc tion of Ufc arl property had . they r.een fxr'- 'v ht warr.in? had been riven to the rccivl?-,ts of.the machines by fhief of Police-Del.aney. who ha 1 cct,t,-ed a cnnTwlon "f"om Kemp V. iigeiow, by whom they were mailed; nn.j no one was hurt. C oiy One rcaoMo fiUINira.- that is Cul es a Coil la One !, Cs: jui 2 D? 1TT7T? VflDO T?r C 4 TTT . A Works Go W. C. ' j , w3 Y Tf ! NIGHT the e3hnent american artist, - MMIk ll(EMl and her own : excellent company presenting' S, THE MODERN LADY- GODIVAT An original play in four acts by Frederic F.-Shrader, and Lloyd M. Llngham." ' " ' - TO PAY FLOATING DEBT Greensboro Votes for a Big Issue of ' Bonds. '.' J . (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. CL, October 8 The quietest - election ever known In Greensboro was held here today when the city waa called upon to vote on an issue of bonds amounting to' 8125. 000 to pav off the floating indebted ness of the city. Tha election" -was easily carried, there being only eight votes ajrainst the issuinsr' of the bonds. 'So slight was the Interest manifest In .v, rt tn election that - only Sit out of the 2,009 qualified - voters registered : and 339 of these cast their votes in favor of the' bond issue - while, it required only 281 votes to carry; the election. CRIMINAL) NEGLIGENCE. Superintenden of Terminals Held - Re sponsible for the Death of Two Women Under Looomotiro - Wheels, (By . the Associated Press.) Norfolk. Va.,.Oct. 8. The coroner's jury Investigating the killing of Mrs. N. G. Munsell and Mrs. Henry Holmes, of Massachusetts by a Norfolk and Western engine here last week brought in a verdict tonight -finding Major E. L. Dubarry. superintendent of terrai- nals of the road , guilty, of criminal negligence In not. having a. -flagman on the engine aa called for in the law in the citv. - ' . ' . A warrant cnarging Aiajor uuoarry with Involuntary manslaughter has been issued. . .. ; , x ; .." . John Sprunt Hill Improving. . Durham.TN. C4 Ofitr iX-rMr. John--Sprunt Hill, who has ' been confined' to his room for some time, was able ' tn m In hl offtM & ' jhftrt vhfl terday afternoon. His condition now ls lt.te hoped Dy hls frfends that he will soon be nUrely restored ,Mith .n -trth - -w - Dredges for The CacaL , (By the Associated .Press.) ; Washington. D. C.Oct:. 8i The is thmian Canal commission has award ed to the NewtportNews Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company-a-contract .ir xurnwmny six reuges or t canal work at $120.000. .. f .' ..?y I ' . juvnm ui.tuciCT xxonscs;, Another m&rrl&ge took place In the Wake, county court- house yesterday, the parties thereto, being Mr. S. E. Beasley. of this city, and .Mrs. Carrie M. Goss, of Durham. ;-The ceremony was performed by . Justice of the Peace O.I Parham. - HOSIERY MTLX PROSPERING Capacity to be Enlarged to one Thous and Dozen a Day. - j . . !.". Tarboro; N. C. Oct 8. At a meet ing of the stockholders of the. "vVah Ree Hosiery Company as reported in . the Advocate, It appeared that when this mill began business yarn was ab normally high and that hosiery had not risen In price in accordance 'with the yam market and at that time there was no profit in the manufacture of hosiery for any hosiery mill; that this mill, like every; other mill, lost some', money during the early months of Its operation by reason of the tact that there was no money lh the hosiery business and because of the Inexperi ence of the operatives of the mill, and by reason of an unusual amount , of sickness: that .recently-the "price: of ' hosiery has appreciated and the price of yarn has fallen. Owing to, the changed condition of the markets and the fact that the ' operatives of .the mill have become experienced, the mill Is now making money. ' The mill Is turning out between four and five hundred dozen stockings a . day and it is proposed as soon as pos sible to Install additional machinery. so the output of the mill wtlLbe one thousand dozen stockings dally. - ' , ' - Capt- P. A. Hoover 'DcaL (Special to News and Observer. Thomasville. J. 'v C, . Oct. 8 -Capt. P. A. Hoover died Tuesday morning ct four o'clock at the home of his daugh ter. Miss Flora-Hoover, in the west-, era part of town, from -a omlica- f tion of diseases. He will be burled L' in the family graveyard at '. Mount Pleasant Wednesday morning. fCspt' Hoover was 7 7 years old, was a pros- perous ' farmer and lived about, six; a steward in his church for more than twenty-five -years. . was jnagis-j trate of this county-for many years, 1 ! was contain of the Home Guards dur- i Inir the Civil War and was called Into active service always making. a.-good I soldier and an efficient ofZlcer. H live i ir onier , peopie anq wwajrs looked after the interests - of his friends and responded always- to "the cal's of the needy".". He was married at the age of twenty-five to MIssjMar- - ffaret J. Holmes, of this county. To ; them were born nine children, tlxht nowvllving, 13 grindchiliren arid two srreat-grandchlldren. His wifei" "" vives him. . ; - .. ; i on e D t' - J T 11. i
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