WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OCTrtRiTH ^ 1?ft9 VOLUME I, United Daughters . of Ihe Confederacy Elect Their Officers The State convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, In following officers for the year: * For president there wero nominat ed Mrs. F. M. Williams, of Newton, the recording secretary; Mrs. Leo D. Heartt, of Raleigh; Mrs? Joseph ue Daniels, of Raleigh; Mrs. Marshal Williajjis, of Warsaw. Th^ three last named requested that their names be withdrawn In fairar of Mrs. F. M. "Williams, of Newton, wbOae name they did not know would he present ed to the convention. Mrs. Williams xvas then elected by a rising vote. Mrs. Williams made a feeling speech In which she thanked the convention for" the honor conferred upon her. Sirs. M. 8. Willard, of Wilmington, was elected first vice president with out opposition, the secretary being requested to cast the entire vote of the convention for hec. The secre tary also cast the vote of the conven tlon for Mrs. Josephus Daniels, for. second vice president; and MIbs Cah rie Leaser, of Moorcsvllle, third vice president- Several "names were pre gentcd for recording secretary, but were later withdrawn and Mrs. T.- TJ Thrash, of Tarboro, was unanimously elected. Mrs. W. C. Finlster, of New ton . was elected corresponding sec retary and Mrs ? Eugene Little, of Wadosboro, was reelected treasurer. Other officers w.ere elected as follows: I^eglstrar, Mrs. W. W. Wattd, Char lotte; recorder of crosses, Mrs. Thos. D. Craig, of Gaston la; reelected; his torian, MJbs Rebecca Cameron, Hllls boro, reelected ; assistant historian,, Mrs. W. O. Shannon. Henderson * also reelected; chaplain, Miss Hettle James, of Wilmington. At the morning session the follow ing young ladles were appointed tell ers for the election with Mrs. C^th bert Martin as chairman: Miss Madge Webb, of Shelby; Miss Shuford, of Gastonia; Miss Rodman, of Washing ton; Miss Anita DeRoset. of Wil mington. To the surprise of all the ?ervlce~of the tellers were not need ** ed and after the election of the chap lain tne president announced tnat the young ladles could retire to their seats The election was probably the most harmonious In _ tfee hlator/ of ( the Division. Certainly it could not have been more harmonious. Mrs. Williams, the newly elected president, stated that North Carolina i bad an excellent chance of securing j tional organization, and suggested that the convention endorse Its can didate.. Mrs. I. W. Faison, the retir ing president, was nominated and upon motion of Mrs. Josephud Dan iels sho was endorsed for the ofllcc by a rising vote. Mrs. Falsoir-sfild that it was Hie proudest moment of her life. She remarked that at the last general meeting the honor was ten dered to Mrs. Stonewall jacTcson, of Charlotte, but on accQu?*-'ef'i"5er ad vanced age she decided to serve. She said that many ol the States had en dorsed her for the honor, but as there was another candidate In the fleid, a West Virginia lady, her election was not*icertaln, the other lady having been connected with the general or ganization for a longer period. Sho again thanked the convention for naming her as their choice for the presidency soj the larger body. The new officers wero then escort ed to the stage and introduced to the convention. At 3:40 the convention 'took a recess until 10 o'clock this morning and the Daughters attend ed in a body tho laying of the corner stone of the monument tu George Davis. , Plans for the memorial arch which it^i?_jiroposed to erect in Raleigh, were discussed at length. Arthe last meeting a committee was appointed to Investigate and ascertain if the names of veterans could be carved upon the stones and tho arch retain ita beauty. After consulting with many experienced engineers that con clusion-had been reached that the names should be inscribed, upon bronze tablets placed .on the side of the arch. The arch will be of Con federate gray stones and according to the plans^submitted will be 24 feet wide at the base and 18 feet high and will cost about $2,000, of which amount $900 has already been contributed by 45 of the chapters of the State. It la hoped , to have thff* entire amount in hand within the next two or three years. Upon mo tion of Mrs. Eugene Llixle the com^ mlttee, of which Mrs. E. R. Moffit Is chairman, was empowered to proceed with the work of raising the funds and' erecting the arch. The next convention will be held at Rocky Mount EUROPE STIRRED BY EXECUTION ^Spanish Anthonties~ Are Try- 1 ing to Suppress News of Ferrer's Death. 8an Sebastian, Spain, via Hdndaye, Franco. Oct. IB. ? The rigorous cen ? gorahip preveats the transmlegloa of news regarding the effect In the prov inces of the execution of Ferrer. Only ? official reports -of the court martial and execution are allowed to be pub nsheiTlrere. ~Acts of reprisal against tfrw rlprlralj Qro ant i/itpa tnA QrOat excitement Is reported in the mining districts near Bilbao, where troop* are concentrating to check possible disorders. ? ; Paris, Oct. 14. ? The demonstra nun^'llryniiDowfuwir nrirw cutlon of Francisco Ferrer wore very marked throughout France today, and from reports received tonight they still contlhuef ~ Serf cms disturbances occurred at Lyons, where thousands of workmen ? and many socialists and anarchists ? paraded. y' ' Cherbrero, France, Oct. IB. ? A ?bomb was found In Barcelona this af ternoon. - If was placed in a special wagon, where It exploded without do ing any harm. Judging from the. contents of the bomb considerable damage would have been done If It had exploded in the streets. The cen sorshlp at Barcelona -has been re doubled. The body of Ferrer was buried this morning In the Civil cem etery. m Trieste, Austria, Oct. IB. ? Rioters advanced In the direction of the fi pan Ish^nnsn lata about TO ^'cloek this evening, but being -repulsed by, ? police they marohed through the city, breaking many windows. More than 66 arrests were made. . PASTOR RETURNS. ^ T; ? ftplllvan has retumnrt the Roanoke Union of the Baptist .. Church. He reports .1 most pleasant WILL RBSUHK ROUTE. MANY LIVES LOST IN THE STORM Thirty-Seven" Have" Been Re ported Dead ? Devastation Great. Memphis, Tenn., Oct.' 15. ? With the known death list already reach ing a UUi uC 37 live* and with 12 others reported dead, with scores seriously injure#, and many others painfully bruised and scarred and with the property damage running | to s aWloQ dollars or- more, the. nc anri destruction or"lho otorm which swopt nflddle and wwt Tennes of Arkansas and South Carolina late, yesterday afternoon and last night! grows hourly as reports are received munication is gradually resumed to a normal condition. The rftorm of last night was the worst that has visited, this section of ilea were laid waste, towns were de stroyed, plantations were greatly damaged, and from all sections of the stop in "swept area come reports of loins ? of life. The llts of reported dead fol lows^ __ Denmark, Tenn., 1. * Mulberry, Tenn., l. - _ Stantonvllle, Tenn., 13 people re potted killed f unconfirmed. ) Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., 6. Near 8tanleyvllle, 8. Near Cartersville, Oa., 2. Scottsboro, Ala., 4. Wyeth Cove, Aim., 8. Stanton, Tenn., 1. Mlxon, Tenn., 5. APPOINTKD DRLHGATK. Hpn. John H. Small has been named by Governor Kit^hla as one oT the delegates to attend t^e Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association to be 1m?M In Norfolk _ VnnmiW O OOMPURlOlf. John -Br Bragaw, Jr., from Mr. R. Lee Bonner, Bast Main street, and now being remodeled and otherwise la -1 BRYAN GIVES HIS REASONS FOR NO CONFERENCE Party's Policy Outlined He Also Expresses Fear ifThere \Va? a National Meeting Open to All as the Men Opposed to the Masses Would Control. % Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 15. ? Mr. Bryan objects to the proposed Democratic national conference. In the Com moner he says that some of the East ern papers "are suggesting a national conference to outline a policy for the^ national Democrats, but who would do the Inviting and who would at tend? How coulct^'o get a more rep resentative body than the last Demo cratic convention? "It adopted a platform and outlined a policy which was indorsed , by the Democrats of the country. . There were- a few Democrats who were not in harmony with the platform adopt ed. and some of them did not support the ticket. 'They. might be In favor of I a conference, but what influence would such a conference have, except to sound a note of discord? The% value of the conference depends en ttrely-ttpon those fe'ho Attend it. What assurance would we have that any national conference would be suffi ciently representative of the masses to speak with authority? State con ferences are much more defendable than a national conference, because State conferences can be more easily attended by tho massj and file than a national conference. "Th?j people who would be most apt to attend a national cpnferejice, If it were open to all,, would be the very people who could not go as dele gates to' a representative Democratic gathering ? namely, the men who are pecuniarily interested In defeating the popular will." . ? ? ^ Banquet to Be a 1 Gorgeous Affair rJuaror, Mexico, Oct. 16. ? Arrange ments for the banquet to be given here tonight by the President of Mexico In honor of the President of the UnitestStates have been complet ed on a scalo of magnificence such as has been seldom witnessed on the North AmerUfth Continent. The af American ?olqrj and "with oil paint liigs uf Wash lug tun; atmeles. and Za? ragoxa. _ The menu has been prepared by M. Sylvian Daumont, who was for many y<*ars the chef of Alphonso XII of Spain and is now recognized as the leading caterer of Mexico. Adorning the .banquet hoard will, be the -his torical and celebrated presidential silver and_ plate composing a great portion of the silver and china form ing tho banquet service of Emperor Maximilian.' The set comprises sev eral thousand pieces, and convnareg favorably in richnesB and splendor with the famed^ sets of the Old World royal famftles. Covers will be laid for one hundred and fifty guesta: President Taft will Jm tti?mmn?nl