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1 1 t VM :,-.:i-'-.-K'-:' . ;'.t . THE ONLY DAILY PAPER IN -vl tf i:- Wcathci;Today forest for; North ' Caro lina, Local Showers Friday and Saturday; light variable wind',, -r- 1L VOLUME xkxxVril, NO. For ConsideratioriM Next ..a .. . H-rA- Session Conaress lit Tho Maclilno Put In .Soriio Rapid Work:. YCBterday Meritorious Amejmcnts oiercd by - Senator " OTcrmajajiti Osiers Wjent pown jBeforo'lta Cru8hig Weight.. ! Bjr-TIIOMAB' J. PECR r ' " WashlnctonV D. C. July Before - itthe Senate passed the tarlft .bill to night Senator .Overman presented sev- eral of his amendments tp : which he .has spoken during the tariff debate, ; but they met the fate of every other ' meritorious proposition thatfxaced the " . Aldrich f steam roller wmch was working extra fine today. .. ; Senator Overman did -succeed In se curing consideration for his amend 'ment Increasing the head tar on im migrants to twelve dollars. (Mr. Aid rich; withdrew his hiotlon to-lay this r amendment- on the; table, and it was referred to the immigration committee for consideration at the next session lof . Congress. In presenting this amendment the Tar. Heel Senator of fered a erreat package of letters and .resolutions urging the enactmeiite of . . tthe . measure. 1 They wereyffm legls . latures. executive officials arid organl ;; ttatlons of all klndsi . , j V; -When Senator ; Oliver; ; of''Pennsylr vania offered an ainendngtent to in . ' j tcrease the. already i high duties on yiato glass Senator; Overman offered a counter, amendment for the reduc . 'tion of the existing -duties. In oppos ing the increase Senator Overman said ., the furniture manufacturers of North Carolina are already paying $250,000 , tor duty on plate glass. He declared this to be an iniquitjous tribute. Other Senators were dlapoaed to take up the ight, and Senator i Aldrich ;)scentlng trouble ahead, prorffptly. moved to lay the motion on the table. This ended the matter. t f V-K r --Another, amendment".' offered . by. . Senator Overman and voted, down per-- mJtted -ihe-Trtfident' to '-aiuend: the . tariff whenever- a trust owning flfty--" one per cent of any-product, sold the .'"t'.me cheaper abroad thanT in' this f'uuntry, and at the same time v-sold here this product at -extortionate and Unreasonable rates. This amendment Was aimed at the steel and harvester trusts, -v.-, . .. .. i, , Washington. July 8. The Senate Incorporated In, the tariff bill before finally adopting . that measure' this ...evening the provision increasing the - revenue duty ion tobacco from six to ! eight. cents a pound. " This action was not 'taken without a hard fieht and for the ' first time' in a long while a . atronff party vote; the Democrats unanimously In opposition to Increas ing tne.tax on tobacco, wnueras Aid- rich was able to pull all in thklnsur- gents . In line for -the increase, some- thing that he ha4 fceen unable to do ' at any other stage of the tariff fight It rwas a square - pert of the ; fight. ' While resisting thV increase jln the' . tax on tobacco the Democrats 'accept ed 'the other provisions of the amend ment relating to tabacco. 1 V ; v They supported the provision that . puts an end to -the giving away of coupons, which th independents say . will help ' their trade. ; Senator Slm- mons, Daniel, . Ballejr and others spoke strongly In opposition. to thecproposed Increase. Senator Simmons, had the floor for nearly ai hour.andl. half J going exhaustively into the suojeci in . a speech that was highly compliment ed by his Democratic associates. Sen ator, Slmmcns organized this fight. He ' had: been led to. believe thatvseveral rtenubllcan Senators would Join with the I Democrats ln resisting the in- , crease, 'but the lssuo was made al party one by the Republicans, which elimi nated the . possibility- of State, . The " .fight is not over. The Democrats will - carry to conference. , ; ' ; . Senators Simmons' and Overman are working together and are very( hope ful that the proposed Increase may yet be stricken' from ;the. bill. Senator Simmons aald tonight he believed the chances of such are good. r iV, . As -the preliminary to his speech, Senator Simmons presented a resolu tion front the tobacco boards of trade In Winston. - Wilson. Rocky. iMount. Greenville and other yiaobacco towns In North. Carolina. protesting against ; the increased tax. pin addition he In serted in the recorfl-many letters and telegrams tor the; sarrte effect from numerous-independent tobacco rmanu f acturers and ; - business : men un ' the State. ; a Voicing hjs protest egalnst the meagre ppportimity afforded the .. tobacco interests to be heard, which h declaredr was in"; contrasts Mo the opportunity . afforded all other Interests,- Senator Simmons said: ! Ninety per cent of the tobacco . used iri this country Is consumed by that class of people referred to as laborers,; tobac - co is not the luxury of the rich,' Al i though the senator j from Indiana sees V-' Irt some mysterious; way that this in crease wilt deal a serious, blow " at the, tobacco trust no one else" is able to see at much. The American to bacco trust Is an 'institution that all of us would like to ee abollshedThis increase is rather In blow at the in dependent manufacturers, such! Is .the testimony oi an tne tobacco concerns in my State, ; which -are operating in dependent of ,th tj-ust - s . " Those independents write mo that ; this added tajc will' disorganize trade. that It requires Increased capital to carry on business land that 'H wlll place directly intofthe hands of) the American Tobacco krust. whlih has unlimited capital. ;The effect of v this and strengthen the strong. .The people who have written t. me to that (effect are compejltors of the trust. k They have violated novlat-a. They have en ' tered Into ' no conspiracy and : thav tfene nothing for Which they should m w 51 i ; .3. llil 4G A North BOILER EXPLODES Negro Hurled Through a Window NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED Manager McCall and William Dcattlu Slightly InjuredSeveral Have Nar row Escapes Dleadicry Was De stroyedTons of Timber Were Hurled High In tho Air. j (Special to News and "Observer.) ! Charlotte, N. C, July 8-A thunder ous noiae and roar that awoke the entire southern end of the city ' oc curred this ': afternoon about - 2:30 o'clock, when the bleachery of "' the Southern ' Cotton OH ' Company was demolished by, the explosion of a huge boiler, several tons of iron and timber being hurled high in the air, and sev eral men having narrow escapes from death. I ..! .. ' f ' . I. John James, a' colored workman, was -.hurled through a window, but not seriously hurt C A. McCall, the manager, and William Beattle were more Or less injured by falling , tim bers. . . j The cause of the explosion is not known. It occurred at a time when the bleachery. a room fifty feet long, was in full operation, and for" several minutes the air. was filled with pieces of flying metal, wood and bits' of broken and . twisted machinery. - The entire loss will be between five and ten' thousand dollars. 1 The company has .experienced bad " luck this sum mer,' one fire destroying the storage rooms, another damaging the trans former house, while during the past fve to eight years ; other serious losses have also, occurred. ! COtEAIt CROPS' REPORT. Average Condition as Reported by v . ' Government to July Firsts . . i aWshlngton, .' D. " C" July 8c The average condition of the corn crop on July.l was 83.1 per cent of a normal, against, S2. 8 a year ago; winter wheat 82.4,- against 80.rK)rinar; wheiC2.I4 against 8 9.4; spring and winter wheat combined -8 0.6, against 8 8.0; oats 88.8, against 85 J7; barley 90.2, against 86.2, and rye 91.4, against 91.2:-- Cdrn planted. 109,008,000 acres. This epi tomizes today's crop report of the 'De- partment . of Agriculture. 1 . ! The amount of wheat remaining on farms Is estimated at 2.3 per cent' of last year's crop or about ; 15,0 82.000 bushels. This is compared with an average of 43,808,000 for the past ten years. - : me average conaiuon or corn on July -1st for ten years past was 84.8: winter wheataveraged 79.6 at harvest time for the past ten years. , The spring wheat condition is compared with 82.5 ' for ten years on July 1. The condition of the oat crop is com- parea witn a ten year average of 86.8; nariey with a ten year average of 88.3; and ryo with a ten year average or s.s. , ; .The acreage of other crops and their condition as compared ; with July x, UB, respecuveiy. rouows: "White potatoes, 3,452,000 acres, 93 and 89.6; tobacco, . 1,108,336 acres, 89.8 and 86.6; flax, 2.741.000 acres, so.i ana sz.6. The hay crop condi tion was 87.8. against 92.6 a year ago; timothy, .17.1, against 90.2; clover 83.8,' .against , 95.5, . and apples 64.6: Folowing are the figures for South-! em States giving the condition on July 1st and ; ten-year average on July. 1st, respectively, for corn: . i i eiaie. . condition 1900. Jnlr 1 Texas.... . S; . 82 76 Georgia ... .... r 90 Kentucky . .' .... 89 Tennessee , . . ... :, 8 0 Alabama ; . ; , . . . c , 77 North . Carolina . 83 86 87 86 85 88 82 84 80 Mississippi ..... . ( 72 Sobth Carolina . 87 Louisiana. ...... . 91 Virginia . 90 90 Winter wheat condlUon at harvest 1909. and ten year average! at harv est, respectively, f olow : -1 - j States. Condition 1909. Jnlv 1. Virginia' ......... s , Texas . , . ... . ' t 56 i Kentucky . . .'. , . 7 3 - ! North Carolina .. 4 89 Ten year average , H ROiflGli'SllE THE AUTO RACES AT ELLERBE . SPRINGS WILL BE THE - BIQ FEATURE, H , (Special to News and Observer.) ' Rockingham, July 8. Rocking ham's Home Coming and Auto Meet Is going to asume mannoth ' pronor tlona. Thousands and thousands of people will be . there. All kinds of athletic contests and amusements will te provided, and baseball games (live ones) will be pulled off each : after noon. J The dates are July the 14th. 15th ana nth. ? - Perhaps the biggest feature of. the whole show will be the auto races to Ellerbee Springs. This eleven-mile road is excellent and the two small branches on it have been bridged es pecially for the occasion. Cars from cumperiano, Roberson. Scotland. An son.. Union, Mecklenburg. Marlboro. Chesterfield . and. other counties will engage in the races. The roads reach. ing Rockingham are fine. Three prises will be offered In the auto race, the nrst. 150; tne second. 825 ': the third. 916. The prizes are offered on a basis of car cosUng 11,000. ; Costlier cars are to be handicapped. Big picnic dinners will be served at Ellerbe Springs . and Blewett's Falls. There v. IU be other things too. 81 73' 79 ' 80 ; . ' i VEflt NORTH CAROLINA THAT HAS RALEIGH, Carolina T REEL While Salem Won in Grab Reel Race INTERSTATE RAGES It Was Found Neccssaryto Postpone These Salisbury Team liCft In Dis gust, Thinking Rain Would Never Cease Today isythe Last Day of Races Turnlng..flomcrard. (Special to News and Observer.) Asheville, NC, July 8. Continued rain and general unfavorable weather conditions Jlnterfered' with the fire men's plans today and the hand reel contest and . the grab reel contest, scheduled for this morning, were post poned. These contests were pulled off this afternoon In a downpour of rain. The Inter-State hand reel and grab reel races were postponed until tomorrow afternoon. " r! j The hand reel contest ' was pulled off first. Spencer won first money in 25 2-5 - seconds; Salem took second money in , 26 2-5. .and Chapel Hill third money in 27 J-B seconds. The first prize was 3100; the second 350, and the third $25. The Biltmore team, made the run, the connectoin and showed water in 32 secondsj .. a splendid run for a team that has been organized scarcely six weeks. ' South- side,, of Salisbury, blew off and drew an . 0, while Morganton failed , to un couple ehd also drew an 0. Salem took first money In the grab reel con test in 18 4-5 seconds;, Chapel Hill was second in 20 2-5, and Southside, of Salisbury, third, ln 21 1-5. Mor ganton made it in 25 1-5. while Spen cer, after a pretty riin. apd connection blew off at . the ppzile, . , The first prize was - good for. .IQL .'the second J30 and the third . . CJltmore did not enter iir the grab reel. race. - The attendance , tbla .afternoon was large, considering the .weather The Salisbury .team left. Xhl. morning! in disgust, thinking that the rain would never Cease.: . Tomorrow . is the last day -of the Tacetf and -already Many nave Degun 10 turn nomewara, aue largely to rain. . " The Inter-State horse wagon .contest comes off tomorrow, . says Patrick! j" innocent. Aswrtlon i Blade. , by . Clark I5ell-- Opinion Bases pn Scicntlflc Prof. - ' (By the Associated Press. ) j - : New York July' Clark-BeU.' who served 16 years as - president of tho Medico-Legal Society aid is iow edi tor of the ' Medico-Legal Journal, makes a positive . editorial assertion In the current Issue of his publication. Just out, that Albert atrick.P now un der life sentence in Slag Sing for the murder of William Marsh Ulc?. Is in nocent. He bases his statement n what he says is scientific proaf; In brief the argument is that as Patrick was never convicted or even tried en the charge of forging the Rico xylll. the motive for -the murder la elimi nated. ' -. - -'it-Mr. Bell asserts that tho iwj sul sribing witnesses to the will, both reputable members of the bar now Jr. practice, who were indicted logethtr with Patrick, have also njver been tried, in, spite of their repeated ef forts to pave a hearing. - LAKE ClLMPIi.UN CELEB R.VTION Event Terminated YesterdayPresi dent Taft Returns to Waslungton. ' (By the Associated .Press.)) Burlington, VL, July 8. iTesldent Taft's participation, in the Lake Cham plain tercennetiary celebration tnded today and he left here late tonight enroute to Washington where, tomor row afternoon, he wUl plunge ! again Into tho Intricacies of the tariff at a meeting with Hov.se amL4Snatc lead ers concerning the conference consid eration of the measure. - ' i ; The celebration here today was In many ways a repetition of the)" pro grams foitowed in , New Yorki. ; -The President .-seemed more deeply im pressed than ever with the sincerity of the .expressions , of good ' wUl j which were uttered anew by thev, accredited representatives of France, Crat Britain and Canada and declared that the Unity which exists between Inose great nations and the United States never .can be torn apart. - r . riATURALIZATIOri PAPERS DISTRICT ATTORNEY 1 IIOLTON STARTS SUITS FOR CANCEL LATION STORE BURNED. Winston-Salem, N .C July 8. Dis trict Attorney A. E. Holton is institut ing suits, for the cancellation of -a cumber of . naturalization papers in this State aon the ground that the re quirements of the law, were not car ried out. by the clerks of the court In administering oaths. lie has two cases In Rowan, one in Ashe, lone In Transylvania and fifteen In Haywood county. ' . j . 1 . An act passed by Congress June 29, 1906, revolutionised the. method of naturalization and . rince that time comparatively few clerks have been carrying out all the .provisions. A foreigner must take oath at least two years and not more than seven years before he takes out his papers that he Intends to become a citlaen ; of the United States. -He must give his ago. his occupation, the country from which he .comes, swear that hs be lieves In organised government, dos not believe In noligamy and tell a whole Jot of. other thin about him self..;';.. ; A store and stock oi goi6 valued at 35,000 and owned by W.,1 KUk man. was destroyed by firo at Wall burg. Davidson county, yesteriay, in surance $1,500. . . . JODAY N. C, FKIDAY MOKNTXG, JXTLY 9, 1909 Danliies in News GHnNTEDFREESALE TOBACCO IN HAND 1 l enateAdopts Increase Tax on Tobaccd OPPOSITIOn WAS USELESS Uncompleted Corporation Tax Pro visions Were Taken Up and Com pleted Senators Protest Against the Increase In Tobacco Tax Various Amendments Were Voted Down. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C, July 8. Much Interest was aroused In the Senate to day over the adoption of, the; amend ment of Senator Bradley removing the restrictions on the free sale o tobacco In the hand. i ! ' . This action was the result of many years of agitation and of much active recent campaigning. ' - The Bradley amendment authorizes any one. the grower or any persons to whom he. makes transfer, or any one else, to sell tobacco 1 in the hand without paying a tax. but requires that when the sale exceeds ten pounds! a record shall be kept for the benefit of the internal revenue. I The present law permits the arower to dispose of hla product, but does not allow his Vendee to transfer It without paying a tax of six cents a pound. The prohibition has been the cause of much disturbance, culminating in the forays of the night-riders in Kentucky and Tennessee.: . ' ! t . Tho finance committee made an adverse report of the provision to the senate, senator; Bradley, author of me amendment, : has however, been persistent in his effort . to have . the tax removed, and at last succeeded in prevailing upon Senator I Aldrich and other members of the finance com mittee to acqulsce. - Aa. the tariff bill passed the - House It carried a very similar provision, so that there is little doubt hut that h bill as passed wlU contain a practical cjjca. am. ,uie present tax on ."hand tobaccos . : . . -Th o thet ti roviai n t . v J k. py lx or eignt cenu a pound on inewiug ana .smoxing. tobacco : and bu uit , ui j on-, cigars weighing more than three pounds per thousand with Increases for high grade cigars run ning up to nine dollars per thousand, of seventy-five cents en clnn ,.tl Ing three pounds or less; 33.60 on -ireu weigning more than three pounds per thousand, aid $L2S ,on ;iSariies oi not more than three yvunum per mousand. , t was expected that much time would be consumed in discussing the tobacco tax but even before that item " , rracnea toaay it , had been ar ranged that there vnnM ha tittt.' t0 alter tne flnance Icommittee'a Senators Dan It L of vt,i. riVd,r f Kentucky, were displeased with the action of the committee, but tul l , "y . n:ort to change the result would prove futile, both de cided to waste little time In that di rection. , ' r 1 .10 uncompleted corporation tax provision was the first subject of the day's consideration. Senator J Daniel -ie in oeiense or his j amendment leaving a tax of f one quarter j of one per cent pn the gross receipts of cor porations having a capital stock of more than $300,000. : i i Mr Bacon ggested that ' he mak vu appiy ibo xo ; corporations with gross receipts of more than $300.- www annually. j : j Mr. Bacon offered . his amendment as an amendment to the proposition made by the Virginia Senator. but both amendments were "laid on the table. Other amendments to4h tlon tax amendment were quickly dis posed of in the same way. The corporation tax amendment perfected by the committee then was agreea to ana Mr. Aldrich announced that with the exception of the tobacco tax the bill was perfected so far aa committee amendments 1 were con cerned. . - 1 . . : Mr. Bacon, for his colleague, Mr. Clay, offered an amendment to th bill providing for Ja rpeclal tax and for me regulation or sales upon stock ex- cnangea ana insisted unon a strict ad herence to parliamentary ;ru!es in dis posing of it. ,. "It is very apparent,' said Mr. Ba con after several clashes with tbe Rhode Island Senator, "that there are certain senators who 1 by reason of their relations to the majority assume 10 nave greater rights than other Sen ators on this floor." , i 1 At the first opportunity Mr. AJdrlch moved to lay the "amendment on the table, which was done. . t-T The tobacco i tax amendment was laid before the Senate after the dis posal of the other measures. Mr. Mar tin protested against, it as carrying a large increase of taxation! on the to bacco -ivy. . -J ' . " i . ' "This," said Mr. Simmons, of North Carolina, referring tq the '.ncreased tobacco. tax, "is a direct tax upon the laboring class who 'actually consume 90 per cent of all chewing tobacco and snuff." . . - j - I. - -.., After Mr. Simmpns had concluded Mr. Aldrich called I for a vote on the tobacco amendment, but Mr. Bailey said ; that Mr. Daniel, who; had been called from the chamber, I desired to speak. In the few moments Mr: Bai ley occupied the jfloor'-he referred to the time when Mr. Aldrich had led the movement which resulted in the repeal of the war revenue tax an tobacco, 'while he waa now trying t0 raise the tobacco tax. if I ' ' "But you -may go on. continued Mr. .Bailey, 'multiplying burdens until the people, in their i rUhteous wrath drive you out, Ybu fall to lay any tax on the Incomes of: the (rich and- exact tribute ffora t poor " by taxing their tobaccoL" f k : ii ' At th's point iMrJ Dtv.Hblrvi'vVnpo; He spoke at length "aV.t? to hacco amendment. Mr. lvitil javo notice that he would mov U.,)mend . .(Continua on rage beven.) OVER 1 5,000 SUBSCRIBERS (Otese V.! MAJ. CHARLES The Newly. Elected, President of the Ill I ELECT1:d PRESIDENT OP THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL A?V SOOATION AT DENVER. (By the - Associated Press.) Denver, Col., Jory . The -election of James Yadkin "JoynW,' Superintend ent of .public, instruction ' of North Carolina, aa president of the National Educatlppaj; Association. . today - is re garded by his. supporters as a victory in ineir. .ngnt. against any regulation of the prices of school text books. Mr. Joyner .was .elected over Ben Blewett, head of.the.SU LouU sehools, and Dr. JU,.HV Phillips of uBiralngham Ala. t.' 7,; John T, Main's Addresm. ' An interesting address waa delivered by Mr. Johh T. -Main. ' He spoke in part -as- toirtws: ' r- - - 'The ?ollege muck-raker has ' said, and has proved hia point. "iat college education today Is chiefly notable for its : ineffectiveness."- said John H. T. Main, president of Iowa College, Grin- neii, . iowa; in an address before the Department 'of 'Higher Education of the National Education Association, today. " But 'like tall ' epigrammatic statements, this" is -not the only, thing that can' be said and proved about col lege education. It may also be shown that it is ' the most effective method in exist eWcr for acquainting men with the world and Waking them efficient agents in It " , - . - ."The 'college bred man ' Is, under normal conditions the superior man, but he may be ptvduced at too great expense when ' we' consider all the time and labor and money spent upon him. Efficiency ' has ' a definite relation to cost ot production. : ' "Lack' of efliclency in college edu cation is largely- due to absence of Inner-community life In our colleges. This is due : to ' diversity - of interests cultivated by the elective system, the large and rapidly growing number of courses Offered, the absence of a den nite controlling purpose in ihe institu tion as a' whole; the 'professional and technical methods that too often char acterlze the work. the absence of a re lationship' between' teacher and pupil on a personal basis, and Anally the ab sence of a genuine- desire for a unified spirit. and llfew." "To correct " .thli'. condition there must (first ct all be a genuine desire for inner community life. ? A" strong purpose 'looking 'to - this end ." will achieve it. ' "There - must be an Insti tutional sphrit ' jDeveroped by strong personalities m 'administrative and teaching' "positions, a There must be organization' or the elective system in such a way as to secure unity of spirit, particularly m lower classes. The col lege must at ttmea work as a college on the intellectual : and 'spiritual side as well as oh the aide 'of athletics and general activities.' In the modern col lege the problem is a difficult one, but when we' determine: to solve it. we can do so." ' ' - v v By a lead ' 'of eight votes over his nearest ' competitor." ' J. Y. Joyner, "of ' North Carolina, was made the' choice of the nominating; committee' for 'president of. the Na tional Educational Association today. Benjamin Blewett.' of SC Louis, was second. ' ; Other officers elected were: . Treasurer, A. H. Chamberla.ln, Cal ifornia, re-elected. . First1 Vice-President, LL H. Harvey, Wisconsin. ' ' - ' Tar Heel Enthusiasm. JDYIJER HDfJDRED (Special to News and Observer.) Denver, Col., July 8. Holtaman ar ranged an automobile' ride for th Seaboard excursionist. Two hundred Tar Heels Joined Mrs.. Gattls in sins ing Carolina songs, eiidlng v.ith thre cheers "for Joyner. The corridor of the Brown Palace Hotel was a scene of great enthusiasm . at Jovner's elecr' tion. t . TARIFF BILL PASSED By Vote of 43 to 34 Lavt Niht at 11 .., O'clock. Washington. D. C. July 8. The tariff bill passed the Senate Just after 11 o'clock tonight by. a vote of 45 to 34. Repubi'cans 4 voting in the negative were Beverldge. of Indiaita: Brlstow, of Kansas; Brown. - of Ne braska; Burkett. of Nebranka; Clapp of Minneeota; Crawford, of - . South Dakota; Cummins, of Iowa: DoUlver, of Iowa; LaFollette. ,of ... .Wisconsin: Nelson, of Minnesota. . A o McEnery, of LouJa'ans. was -the only Democrat recorded . in the . af-firmaUve.t-.J...,' c'l" : - ., t". - "V ' . .- . v. v -' ' and Circulation M. STEDMAN, v , : i North Caroliiui Railroad -Company. IIPLETIIIG BELT LIIIE SOUTHERN RAILWAY HAS LARGE FORCE AT WORK AT TH03I- V (Special to News and Observer.) Thomasvllle. July 8. The construc tion force of the - Southern Railway, has arrived : here with several car loads of mules, carts, tools and hands for the purpose of completing the ex tension of the belt line to connect with (he main line of the Southern Just be low the orphanage. between one and a half a and three quarters of a mile of road Is to be. made -with spur tracks along , the line. - A . spur track will be made rat the Orphanage -and 'a coal shute will be . built on tbe orphanage grounas, where coal can be unloaded easily by letting the bottom doors of the car drop open and the coal drop through the .tracks. When the belt line . is . completed Thomasvllle will have the best site for factory purposes or any town along the Southern , Rail road. . Thomasvllle offers s prospective investors great inducements v to come to this town. '..s Sam Wilson, colored, an exposed suspect to smallpox, was placed in quarrantlne' last week. A few days af ter quarrantinlng him he tired . of the confienment and left; the; smallpox camp and came down town. , Chief Police Hilton seeing him, nabbed him and placed him In the lock-up, where he remained over night. At the trial before 'Squire j; R. Keen the negro was . fined and taxed with the costs to the amount of $10.40. . Perhaps this will be a good lesson and will-In the future aid the authorities in en fore Ing the quarrantlne laws when nec essary. I'''' i"1-; Mr. 'B. F. W. Bryant, of Boston, Mass has been elected ' superintend ent and general " manager - of the Thomasvllle -Light and Power Com pany for the ensuing year. Mr C' E. Leak, of Greensboro, was elected sec retary and treasurer. This company Is furnishing the town and communi ty excellent service, and deserves the large amount of business , it : is gaining 'every day. - - ..- Capt. Henry Rapp - has been ap pointed - chairman or the street ' com mittee, - Dr. J. W. Peacock appointed health officer and Mr. L. IL Hilton re appointed chief of police. - All of these men will make- good officers. . ; A number of. Thomasvllle people went -to Greensboro .today, taking ad vantage of the annual "ree ride" the railroad gives : all the stocholders and their families. A large block of rail road stock 4s owned by Thomasvllle citizens. . -r :' . t -.'.-'.-. :' " SECON DTRIAL PATRICK CALHOUN Case Set For : July It Before 1 Judge: Lawlor. ' (By the 'Associated Press.) San Francisco, Cal.; July 8. The second trial Of Patrick Calhoun, prea ident of .the United Railways, on charges' of having offered a . bribe to a supervisor to vote for. an overhead trolley , permit In 1906 was set for July 19 before Superior court Judge William P. Lawlor, who today denied the motion for - a change of , venue asked by the defendant oh the ground that the court was biased and ore- Judlced against him. Judge Lawlor presided at the last trial of Calhoun which resulted In a hung Jury. f if .... WATERWAYS ASSOCLTlON i- Second Annual Convention Will Be Held In Norfolk in October. ; (By the Associated Pres.) . : Washington, aD. C.,' July 8. Rt.pre- scntative J. Hampton Mtre, of Penn sylvania, president of., the Atlantic Deeper Waterwaj-s Association; today announced that the second . annual convention of the "association will ba held in Norfolk October 19, 20, 21 and 22. Members of Congress who," 'are vitally 'interested In . the proposed ' in land waterways now being surveyed from Boston to Key West, will take a prominent part In the convention, -r BACK ACROSS CONTINENT.' Ford Car, Which Won Guggcjilieimcr Cup Starts Back to New York.. ". (By the Associated, Press!) ; " Seattle, Wash.. July 8. The Ford racing car that won the Guggenheimer cup and a purse Infthe New York" to Seattle) race,, started for New York via Sann Francisco at noon today The car which ' camp to, Seattle In 22 days. 55 1 minutes, will try to estab lish a new record between San Fran- c4sco ana Now York, . GUI i i '..II Weather Yesterday Maximum ' ' tempera tnre. 80: minimum temperature. 60; total precipitation i for 24 hours ending 8 p. m O i ... - . - iiivmmtc. ; "... a . ' .. . PRICE 5 CEXTS New Head of North Caro lina Railroad .r '.'-.,r ii " ,"'""' V' ' !;:" ' '." " , '. i. " ... ,' Hon. A. IL Eller Re-elected Sexretary and Trcsuier Reports of Retiring Presidcntland Board ishow That Af fairs Are in Splendid Shape Road .- Escapes CorpiraUon'Titx.';;if By ANDREW JOYNER ? - ' Greensboro, N. C, '; July 8.-JToday being, the annual meeting, day! of the stockholders of the North Carolina Railroad, and the. 1 charter requiring that -upony such occasions the road should transport free of charge the Immediate members f ,the families of each .stockholder, there are at least 150 such visitors here, .amjong . tho number being many bright children and several beautiful babies aa well as mothers and young ladles. ', , ' f The occasion is more than usually interesting by reason of the fact that it is the beginning of the new admin-, lstratlon avhich . occurs every four years, appointees of a former governor, stepping down as a rule, and the new. appointees coming in.; More than Lusually. interesting to Greensboro .to day, waa the selection of a highly es teemed resident. Major v Charles M. ; Stedman, as president of the railroad ; iOf'PRESIDEMTS UEETIIIG STOCK! OLDEnS lection '. of a half resident here, Mr. I : i Frank R. McNinch, of , Charlotte, wlatp mcuTieu h ureensuuro wpnun, as ai-. i torney for the board of directors. The following officers were re-elected: Sec retary-Treasurer, A. H. Eller. of Win-T ston; Expert, John W. Thompson, of. 7 . Raleigh. . A v . . - --. j There were three separate meetings held in the parlor f of the Guilford i Hotel during the day 'by the railroad j representatives. The old board of dl- ; rectors, of which Hugh G. Chatham, of i Elkin. was president, met first and re- I celved the reports of , the various' com-,L mltteea and of Treasurer Eller as to t .theaffalrsof -the rJadt - These--reporta p 'showed the finances In excellent con r dition. and the report , of the Expert, j Mr. John W.. Thompson, having to da witfl . the . material condition . of the' Toerty, showed that, the Southern K taiway, the lessee was keeping up. the road-bed and rolling stock in ac : cordance with the terms of the lease. 1, A resolution of thanks was passed for the excellent administration of Presi- . dent Chatham, and also to General R. F. Hoke, who as chairman of. the Land . committee,,, made an excellent report of the condition . ot tne property ai Burlington. V - V i ! , Later the stockholders' meeting vat held, presided over by CoL James T. Morehead,-; of, Greensboro. . At this meeting 1 the nw board of directors were elected, eight on the part cf the State and four. on the4art of tha pri vate stockholders. C. D. Benbow, for the. Proxy committee on the part o the private ' stockholders, veported 1, 427 shares present In person and" 6, 759 present by. proxy, a total of 7,186 shares beln present", A. E. Smith, of Mount Airy, as State proxy reported 30,000: shares present, and after orr i ganlzlng. the .new board of directors . was elected and the meeting adjourn-:'; ed. Following this came the new dl- ; , rectors' meeting,- .when the officers above named were chosen. . ' - : The retiring board of directors and ! the officers, have every reason to feel proud of r their record in the manage- la ment 'of the interests , of the State in ' this : great railroad r property. During I r. Its four, years of lncnmbency,it has I., v pafd offka debt of 110.000 by savings iiy administration exuenses, have In ; addition to this out of this saving de clared an extra, dividend ' oM 320,000' and the. report made today by the FI- a nance committee shows that thero U ' now in the treasury the. sum of 111,- ' 600 in cash and the road owns real i estate at Burlington and other, points , now supposed to be worth 8100.000. The report off General Hoke,: of the -;' Land ' committee, ; today, showed i splendid management of the real es tate. By his wise action, not only has . the State received 14,000 cash as its V. part of the Insurance money in the T Burlington Hotel, property, but sales . so far made of lots . on the vacant : ! property, indicate that this plot alone ! will yield the. neat sum of 335,oo ' i when it is all disposed of. . These Iota . fronting the railroad are brmttng ; 3100 a'front foot while. the lots front ing the dther street are bringing 350 i' a front foot without difficulty. i' There hadHeen apprehension that s the State would have to pay out: of its r lease money ' from : the Southern the two per cent proposed as a tax on coloratlons, net Income in the new tarir bill, which would have amount-' . ' ed to 337.000 every year. But investl- - gatlon-of . this -pplnt by Treasure j Eller brings the comforting fact that ? - j those Who drew, the lease vere , care- - j f ul enough to provide that all : taxes ; ; j Of any nature whatever ; Imposed ;by.: i county, city, state or -nat'onal gov-l ernment .upon the corporation during ! the term or the lease should pe paid v , bythe lessee. ' : " .' vi At the stockholders meeting a mo- tlon was made to go back to the "old system lof rotation of meeting places.- ; and Mr. Michaux or aoiasboro mvjtea , - the meeting t be held next t'me at . W Goldsboro. . ,. General Hoke opposed - ; , any change. - He ssld -when It -was 'V' decided years ago 'that the. meetings be held at Greensboro it was because, of the fact that It was, absolutely cen- , tral and . ' members :.could get hefe, '.' ' transact the business and return the Fame day with minimum expense ot . .. coara mils,, etcv . The-only complaint ever made: was from . the two ex ; tremej of Charlotte , and Goldsboro. and he was opposed to making any ,, change. , No sooner had Qendj-al Hoke fititehed'his obiectlon, than the mo- lion: was -withdrawn, 4. . . -; x ' ': The entire ; businesf , of a!l three meet'ngs was com leted ' by two o'clock and many cf ,hos present re turned home on th 1:30 westbound (Continued or age Three.) i , u ;X' t I
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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