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THE WEATHER. ,
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Thursday fair with moderate
temperature to high west winds.
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VOL. HXXXVNO. 101.
WTLMIKOTON, K. C, WEDNESDAY HORNENTG, JANUARY Jl9, 1910.
WHOLB NUMBER 13,195.
TUFT WELCOMES
THE GOVENORS
English System of Executive
Authority Keynote of His
Address.
ASKS FOR THEIR METHODS
Governor Hughes Delivers Strong Ad
' dress to the Conference Govern
or Kitchin on the Organizat
ion Committee.
Washington, Jan. 18. In welcoming
the Conference of Governors at tha
White House this afternoon President
Taft indulged in a little good natured
speculation as to how the English sys
tem of executive authority might work
in this country, . especially with re
spect to giving the executive the right
to argue matters out with the legist:
tlve branch and go before the people
if necessary. He said he would like
to have heart to heart talks with
some of the governors as to their
methods of procuring legislation. .
"I would especially like to ask Gov
ernor Harmon how he manages with a
Republican legislature out in Ohio."
said the President. "I can assure
him," added Mr. Taft, "that there aro
struggles even when you have a Con '
gress which nominally is of your own
party.
"There is no use mourning over our
lack of the English system ot govern
ment in this country, for we can never
have it, but you governors as well as
I have felt at times the injustice of
criticism which comes to the execu
tive because of a lack of the English
system." . :
President Taft addressed, the gov
ernors as "My . Dear - Fellow : Execu
tives and Fellow Sufferers."
Governor Hughes, of New York, and
former Mayor Seth, Low, of New York
City, were the speakers at this after
noon's session. Governor Hughes dis
cussed "Governors Conference Thei-f
-Scope and-Purpose?''..' -,.;,, -:.:.
Governor Harmon, of Ohio, the pre
siding officer, introducing the New
York governor as one who has shown
qualities we all want to see in public
life." . . .-- I
"I note his , recent announcement
that he is going to retire from public
life." said Governor Harmon. "I want
to say we are all sorry and hope :
is a limited announcement.
Urges States to Oa-operate.
Governor Hughes suggested that U
was obvious that the meeting of gov
ernors should be held at some State
capital instead of In Washington and
ur?ed State co-operation on matters
affecting the States.
Mr. Ix)w presented a repdrt of. the
Civic Federation on the drafting of
uniform laws, urging uniformity as to
negotiable Instruments, warehouse re
ceipts, bills or sale, bills of lading and
divorce. It also called for speedy co
operative action looking to suppres
sion of the whie slave evil so that
no State should be a harbor of ref
uge for white slaves from , another
State.
The report recommended modeling
pure food and drugs legislation after
the National law protested agsinst
legislatures makine such amendments
1o uniform legislation Intended to be
uniform! stamned the warehouse, re
ceipt act as the law "of the Anglcv
Saxon world enacted by 17 States, in
eluding New York where it had been
most opposed, and said 38 fctaies nau
enacted a uniform negouaDie insiru
ments law. and declared that the unl
form divorce, legislation, through the
procedure it prescribed, was designed
to put an end to migratory ana iraua
ulent divorce. . .
Thp trnvemnrs fonieht attended a
dinner eriven by John Hays HammonJ
nnd the regular reception at the
White House. '.' - -Earlier
in the day the 30 govern
ors of States who have gathered t
continue the discussion begun , two
years ago looking to a uniformity of
State laws and the conservation of
natural resources within State boun
daries, met and effected a temporary
organization. . .
Governor Sloan, of Arizona, .was
nfade temporary secretary. ' On tnc
rommittee of organization Governor
Kitchin, of North Carolina, was among
ihe committee aonointed. On plan and
scope, Comer,' of Alabama, Ansel, of
South Carolina, and others.
It was decided that none but gov
ernors shall speak during the confer
fin ra . - . -
WANT OTHER STATES TO SUE.
Holders of North Carolina Bonds Are
Anxious to Bring Action. .'
Providence. R. I., Jan. 18. The
liolders of the repudiated North Car
Hna bonds will seek to induce other
States and some of the tSouth Amer
ican ReDuhllcs . to sue If Rhode Is
land repeals the act which makes it
(ompulsory for It to accept a gift of
5"ll,000 worth of certificates and
lring legal action to recover the
amount due. I 4 ' - ." V
This announcement came from Ed
ward A. L. Andrews. ' of. New York
City, representing a large number of
bondholders throughout the country
at a hearing before the judiciary com
mittee of the Senate this afternoon
on the ouestlon of-repealing the law
'iiiu pending back the bonds. ? A num
t'cr of prominent citizens spoke in fa
vor of the repeal of the act.
RULES AGAINST ROOSEVELT
Cannon Says He Had No Authority, to
Appoint Representatives to the
Brussels Conference At- r
tacks Civil Service.'
Washington, Jan. 28. Speaker Can
non today officially ruled that Presi
dent Roosevelt had acted without spe
cific authority of law: in appointing
representatives to the third Interna
tional . Conference on Maritime at
Brussels, by sustaining a point of or
der made by Representative Harrison;
of New York, against an appropriation
for the continuance of the service of
these representatives.'
v . Accordingly the ; paragraph making
such an .appropriation was stricken
out when consideration of 'the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill was re
sumed In the louse.
When Representative Fitzgerald
called attention to a letter from, the
Secretary of the Treasury requesting
that Governor Epes, appointed tempo
rarily and by executive order bo plac
ed permanently . under the civil
service law, Mr. Harrison, of New
York attacked former President Roo
sevelt declaring he had violated the
spirit of the civil service . law 160
times or 15 more times than any of
his predecessors.
"I will refer the gentleman to the
Civil Service Commission", responded
Representative .Tawney, in charge of
the bill, when called upon to explain
how such violations could take place.
"Is no the President authorized by
law to : make exceptions to the civil
service law? If that is so, how can
you say . President Roosevelt violated
the law?" inquired Mr. Tawney.
. "Then his act was overruling the
law," retorted Mr. Harrison. "His
action was an evidence of his complete
contempt for the law. The Civil Ser
vice Commission in a thoroughly cra
ven spirit appears not to have resisted'
these acts , on the part of the Presi
dent." ;
Defending the former President,
Representative Gillett, of Massachu
setts, declared President -Roosevelt
had excepted a small number of per
sons compared with President Cleve-
and. He insisted that the term "cra
ven - was too harsh to apply to the
Civil Service Commission. - .
MAKE' TRAFFICT AGREEMENTS
Close Co-operation ' Between Western
Maryland and Lake Erie.
- New York, Jan. 18. Announcement
of a close working agreement between
the Western Maryland Railway Com
pany and the Pittsburg .& Lake Erie
Railroad Company, was madfe today
after a meeting of the Western Mary-
and executive Committee m New
York.
'A traffic arrangement covering a
period of 99 years," says a statement
Issued, ''has been concluded between
the Western , Maryland Railway Com
pany and the Pittsbnrg & Lake Erie.
Company." '
The contract' as executed Involves
mmediate extension of the Western
Maryland line to Cumberland,. Md., to
connection with the Pittsburg &
Lake Erie line at Connellsville, Pa.,
and provides for full traffic arrange
ments between the two lines, opening
lines and terminals of each company
to the traffic of the other company
and its through connections. . '
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
s operated in harmony with the West
ern lines, the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern, owning a large block of its
stock. It traverses the-largest indus
trial centres ; of Pennsylvania v and
Ohio. . - . -
The Western Maryland was recent
ly organized. Rockefeller interests
are said to have been especially inter
ested in the re-organization. The road
runs through Maryland and West Vir
ginia and through its leased lines have
trackage into Washington and Balti
more. The .Western Maryland owns
over 130,000 acres of soft coal land fin
West Virginia, has more than 800 coke
ovens and runs through a score of coal
mining plants. ..
DEATH IN GOLDSBORO.
Mrs.
Nattie Taylor Powell Passes
Away After Long Illness. -
Special Star Telegram.)
Goldsboro, ,N. : C, Jan. 18. The
death of Mrs. Mattie Taylor Powell,
wife of Mr. James M. Powell, of this
city.' and daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Robert W. Taylor, occurred at
their .home this afternoon at 1:30
o'clock .after a decline of many
months.l Besides her husband; she is
survived by two sons, ana two aaugn
ters: Miss Rosa. Robert, James and
Louise: one sister Mrs. W. S. . Far
mer, of Baltimore, and three brothers,
Messrs. ' E Taylor, a D. .Taylor, of
this city, and R. W. Taylor, of .More-
head City. The funeral will be held
from the home tomorrow afternoon at
3 : 30 o'clock, conducted by Rev." D. H.
Tuttle, of St. Paul's M. E. Church.
SCHOOLS 1NvNASHV .
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Two Districts Vote for Special Tax,
Polls and Property. ,
x f Special Star Correspondence.)
RnrW-TMount. N. C. Jan. 18. Re
turns lust received from two elections
on the special school tax held Satur
day ; In Nash county indicate that . In
the ; Taylor's school disttict in Grif
fins township, the. vote. was 25 in favor
out of 32 registered, while in the Phil
adelphia school district in the , same
townshin there were only 16 vote's in
onposition out of 50 registered, voters. J
Thevvote was for thirty cents a nun
dred on property and 90 cents on the
UNIONISTS MAKE
SURPRISING GAINS
Won 21 Seats out of 44 Con
tested in Yesterday's
v I Election.
ONE DISTRICT TO LIBERALS
Only Consolation Was the Success in
the Division of Southwalk Unus
ual Scenes Mark Election Re
'' turns.
. London, Jan. 18. The elections to
day resulted in the return of the fol
lowing: . Unionists 21; Liberals 19;
Laborites 3; Nationalists 1. Union
gains 12; Liberal gains one.
The standing of. the parties at the
conclusion of today's polling was as
follows: Unionists 120; Liberals 93;
Laborites 20; Nationalists 23. Tota!
gains. Unionists 51; Liberals 9; La
borites one. - "
The Unionists had decidedlythe
better "of the elections : held today. Of
44 seats contested they won 21., of
which 12 were represented by minis
terialists in the last Parliament. The
only consolation for the' Liberals was
in the success obtained in the Ber:
mondsey division of South wark where
the government candidate H. J.- Glar.
ville, re captured the seat, which went
over to the Unionists in the by-elec
tion last. "November. ;
Several of the Liberal losses were
caused by three cornered contests the
intervention cf a labor .or Socialist
candidate precluding the success of
the government supporters.
Fourteen of the . London boroughs
returned eight Liberals and six Union
ists as compared with eleven Liber
als and three Unionists in the last
Parliament. ' ' s
While there were not so many con
tests as on Saturday and ' Monday
there-were more prominent politic
ians with fortunes at stake. Two of
these Colonel J: E. B.' Seely, unde
secretary for the. colonies, and R. K.
Ghustcinrpaymaster gefjeratTIost5 thetrj
seats fori the Abercromby division ot
Liverpool and Southwark, west, re
spectively. The loss of Colonel Seeiy
was especially severe for the govern
ment, for he has been, the spokesman
in the - House' of Commons fotv the
Colonial office, and was one of the
younger men in line ror promotion.
Three members of the cabinet, Win
ston Spencer Churchill, president of
the Board ' of Trade, Sydney Charles
Buxton, postmaster general, and vvai.
ter Bunciman, president of the Board
of Education, retained their seats.
94r w: s.i Robson. the attorney gen
eral, also holds his old seat for South
Shields. !
T. P. O'Connor was returned from
the Scotland division of Liverpool by
an Increase of 500 over four yearp
ago. . ' - ; - - .
On the other side, among the prom
inent men who go back to Westmins
ter are the RL Hon. A. Lyttelton, for
St. Georges Hanover Square; John S.
Harmood-Banner. who . captured th.
mile end seat, J. K. Foster, a promi
nent writer on fiscal -questions, whe
won against Silas Hocking, or the
novelist in Coventry.
With the exception of North Eng
land, Scotland and the big manufac
turing towns, the result at the polls
shows a steady, trend towards the fis
cal policy of the Unionists.
The usual scenes occurred in tne
streets tonight when the returns were
coming" in. Premier Asauith -address-.
ine his constituents at East Side said
that, a remarkable feature of the elec
tion so far was that with two or three
exceptions such gains as. had been
secured by. the Unionists had been In
the small towns of England. The
great centers - of industry were all
nearly solid for free trade, and what
ever may happen he said, one thing
was certain that in the new Parlia
ment tariff reform Vas a political im
possibility. t Lord Charles Beresford.
in an-interview.' declared that it was
his belief that the naval question was
responsible for the, turn over of vote3
be would demand an Inquiry into the
last' four years, administration of the
admiralty. . -( ' :
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COOK-PERISHED IN FIRE
When Steamer Estelle Randelb Burns
- at Columbia, N. C. -
Elizabeth City, N. C , 'Jan. 18. The
ers' and Merchants' North Carolina
Line, plying between here and Norfolk,
via Columbia, was destroyed by fire
and William Exley, the cook, was burn
ed to death last night while the -vessel
was at the dock at Columbia.
. The vessel had unloaded her cargo
and the forward deck was enveloped
in flames when the fire was discovered.
The crew most, of whom had retired,
rushed from their berths scantily, clad
to safety except Exley who returned to
help others and perished.
The second engineer had a narrow
escape, but jumped overboard - and
swam ashore. The. steamer was a to
tal loss, ,but was partially covered by
InaiiroTioo S. :, " .' . ' . : -
Tampa, Fla., Jan.' 18.-It was . an
nounced today, that Boca Grande and
Eye White, 'the latter, reputed, to be
the beet three year old In -the country,
will be matched for. a six furlongs
sprint at the local track Saturday. "
The messages from ; the merchants
are alwayB interesting and usually
affect the ' state ol your purse.' '
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FIGHT-Hi HOUSE
I.
Democrats Will Resent Any
Attempt to Displace Cau
cus Nominees.
EFFORT OF t REPUBLICANS
Both Sides Await a ; Final Vote on Pin-chot-Ballinger
Investigating Com
mittee Other Features "
of Congress:
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Washington, Jarf. 18. The efforts
on the part of the; Republican House
organization to displace the Demo
cratic caucus, nominees for places on
the Ballingor-Pinqhot investigating
committee now- well underway, prom
ises to precipitate q, warm fight either
in the Republican caucus, which has
been called for Wednesday night, or
on the 'floor of 'the( House, when the
matter comes to a final vote."
The Democrats announce that they
will resent any attempt to turn down
their selections and a considerable
number of Insurgent Republicans say
they will support them on the grojind
that the minority" has a right, to name
its own committee members.. The in
surgents are badly divided on the
proposition,- and the indications are
that a large number of them will re1
train from attending , the Republican
caucus, as they do not wish to " be
bound' by the. result. ' !. '
Representative Dwight, the Republi
can whip, put in a large part of today
circulating the petition for the caucus
among the members and secured a
long list of signatures which includes
about a half dozen insurgents. .
It was generally understood on: all
sides that the language of the caucus
call which provided , for the selection
of the '''House members of. the com
mittee'' tcsaot that the majority would
attempt to displace. Representatives
James and Rainey, the. Democratic se
lectiomvrin .addittdtfar tocasingt ther
four Republicanmembers.. r- '. -..
- Several Democratic members inter
v?ewed today, declared ifthe Republi
can caucus chose them instead of Mes
srs.. -Games and" Rainey that they
wJH decline to serve.
.--''Adopt Inquiry Resolution.
WU&JUt'debate and by a viva vbee
vote the'House today adopted the con
ference report on the Ballinger-Pin-chot
inquiry resolution -and then de
voted almost five 'hours to further
discussion of the urgent deficiency
appropriation -bill. Consideration of
this measure was not concluded.
The session was somewhat enliven
ed by criticisms of former President
Roosevelt by Representative Harri
son and Fitzgerald, of New York, the
former denouncing him for appointing
representatives to third Maritime Con
ference to be held at Brussels next
April without due authority of law,
and the latter because of his alleged
numerous violations of the civil ser
vice law. .
iter cleaning up the calendar by
nassing , about -40 bills, the majority
of them being of . a private character,
the Senate adopted a resolution re
questing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to advise the Senate if newspaper
repcrtf were true that the custom
houso at Newport News, Va., 'was to
be closed tomorrow in observance of
the Knniversary of General R. E. Lee's
birth. .
For Census of Cattle. 1
Striking at the blow at the alleged
manipulation of slaughter house pro
ducts and effects on the high cost of
living, the Crumpacker bill providing
for enumeration at the - coming cen
sus of all cattle, calves, sheep, lambs,
(Continued-on Page Eight.)
OUTLINES.'
Louis Paulhan, in a -Farman Bi
plane, , made the most ; remarkable
cross-ccuntry flight on record yester
day, going 47 1 2 miles in 66 minutes.
He will be awarded the prize of $10,
000 at the' Los Angeles Aviation Meet
President Taft yesterday greeted
Governors of 30 .States and in deliv
ering a welcome address made spe
cial refeernce to the English system
of executive authority- Speaker
Cannon ruled yesterday . that former
President Roosevelt had no authority
to select representatives-to attend the
maritime conference in Brussels
A warm. fight is expected. In the'House
u the Republicans make any attempt
to displace - the Democratic caucus
nominees for the.Ballinger Pinchot in
vestigating committee The Union
ists had: decidedly the better of the
elections yesterday, winning 21 seats
of the 44. contested. The .; Liberals
were successful in only one division
- The Virginia Anti-Saloon. League
at their annual; meeting: - yesterday
passed resolutions favoring a State
wide prohibition and against the lo
cal option policy. ; , "
New. York markets: Money s on call
steady 3 1-2 to 4 per cent., ruling rate
d-4, closlne bid 3 12: cotton snot
closed quiet 35 points lower, middling
uplands 13.85. middling stilt 14.10:
flour .Hull ; and lower to sell; wheat
easy No. 2 1.30 sales elevator, domes
tic 1.30 nominal f. o. b., afloat: corn
spot easy,- No. 2, 73 ,1-2 elevator, do
mestic, 74 delivered and ; 72. f. o. b.
afloat nominal:-oats, spot steady. mix
ed nominal; rosin -steady, - turpentine
easy. -
AMAZED
AT GREAT FLIGHT
Louis Paulhan in His Bi plane
Goes Over Forty-Seven
Miles.
MADE CROSS COUNTRY TRIP
Will be Awarded Prize of $10,000 at
Los Angeles Meet Frenchman
Goes Distance in 66 Minutes.
The Flight.
Aviation Field, Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. !
18. Louis Paulhan, in his Farman bi
plane, today made what aviation ex j
perts regard as the most "remarkable
ross country flight in history.
On the wings of a wind that Other
aviators hesitated to face the French
man dromed from Aviation Field to
"Lucky' Baldwin's ranch 23 miles
away, circled the old Santa Ananita
race track and bucked his way to his
ent.
In all he covered an estimated dis
tance of 47 1-2 miles in one hour, two
minutes, 42 4-5 seconds. He flew to
Baldwin's with the wind in 30 minutes
nd came back against it in 33 minutes.
When he finished he said that the mo
tor was as cool as wtipn he Ktnrteri
and ttat he could repeat the trip at
once. .
In sheer beauty and contempt' of
danger, the flight rivals that seen on
any aviation field of the old world.
President Cordlandt F. Bishop, of the
Aero Club of America, tonight said he
did not know of any flight equal to
Paulhan's. It is probable that the prize
of $10,000 will go to him.
Paulhan maintained an altitude of
from 1,000 to 2,000 feet. His highest
point was 2,130 feet. . ' ' .
Under him speeding over J country
roads were automobiles, equestrians
and motor cycles, trying to be hear the
machine should Paulhan fall or have
tordescend,; -Mrs;" Paulharisras In, xme
of the pursuing . automobiles, praying
and crying. t . -,
When . Paulhan reached the grand
stand on his return he was mobbed.
The crowd broke through the barriers.
The aviator was borne over the field.
His countrymen kissed him and wept
in joy.. . Curtis gave a pretty exhibi
tion of fancy starting and retired.
The wind came up suddenly and for
a time it looked as though the pro
gramme would be spoiled. At 3 oclock
nothing had happened except a few
skids over the field, the crowd began to
howl. Paulhan rose to the ocean.
Without any announcement . . his ma
chine appeared at the far west course,
beating against the wind. .He. came
around and over the heads : of the
crowd with the wind at 60 miles an
hour. '
Paulhan came down as though he
had decided against further flying; but
before the crowd had time to forget
their first wonder he rose over their
heads again and pointed the flat nose
of the big white plane toward the
mountains. It was 3.09 o'clock.
"He's off for the cross country rec
ord of the world" announced the mega
phones. For ten minutes the macnine new
onward and upward straight toward
the snow line of : the Sierra Madre
range. Old Baldy Peak was the com
pass point.
It lay in shining white reiier against
the sky. Through the glasses Paulhan
could be seen rising above the haze
and taking a trail; so it seemed, to the
summit. Soon he disappeared from
sight of the field. At 4 o'clock there
was a great shout.. Soe one had seen
the aeroplane. Soon it came into sight,
blown from, its outward course and on
a line with' Mount Wilson. The mar
chine loomed up more and more dis
tinctly and even the experts watching
and timing, were surprised at the speed
with which It returned. Soon he was
overt the field and settling gently. The
rush began. ' " vv
"I will go twice as lar some day,
declared the Frenchman as he allight-
ed. .: ;' ' :
NO CHANCE FOR MORSE.
Attorneys Bring' ..New- Feature Into
Case to No Avail. '
New York.- Jan.- 18 Charles W.
Morse has not a' chance of getting
out of the Federal prison at Atlanta.
Ga., where he is serving a 15 year
sentence for violation of the National
banking lawsr on the plea that there,
was a special accountant in the grand
jury : room when the indictment was
being prepared. So says. United States
District Attorney wise tonignt,
.' F. Augustus' Heinze's lawyers ar
gued yesterday that the indictments
against him were invalid because John
T. Fernsler,- an accountant had "an
unauthorized third party" in the room
assisting the laying the evidence be
fore the jurors. ; -This set counsel ior
Morse to thinking and brought forth
reports that his : release would be
sought with this as; the basis of the
plea. ' ' J ',:
In his -announcement., tonight, how
ever, the United States District "At-J
tornev said tnat mere was no accouui
ant present in ' the ; grand jury room
while the indictment against j Morse
was beine drawn,
;This settles the argument, but'Btill
leaves the case oi John R. Walsh open
tof legal debate; . It is said '.that an
accountant' was present ; while he was
AVIATORS
being maicieu.
AFFAIRS - AT STATE CAPITAL
State Optical Society In Annual Ses
sion Two Charters Granted
New Baptist Church in
Raleigh Solicitor.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, Jan.' 18. The North
Carolina Optical Society in annual
session here tonight electer officers
for the en3uin? terni as follows; Pres
ident, Frank M. Jolly, Raleigh; vice
presidents, Samuel Rappers, .Durham,
and A. W. Dula', Lenoir; .Secretary, W.
G. Granger, Goldsboro; treasurer, W;
B. SorrelL Chapel Hill. The' society
decided to hold the next meeting at
Asheville June 15th, to 18th, 1911.
Two charters were granted today.
both for Canton. They are The Can
ton Trinting Co., Haywood county,
capital $50,000 authorized and $1,150
subscribed by H. E. Walter and others
for publishing he Vindicator and for
commercial printing; and The Canton
Lighting Co., capital $25,000 authoriz-.
ed and $5,000 subscribed by J. N.
Mease and others and maintaining
electric lighting plant
William Green, colored, has been
brought here from Roanoke, Va., to
answer the charge of mortally wound
ing Bennie Young, another negro at a
festival . here last November. He ad
mits the killing, explaining that Jthe
deceased had slapped a woman in the
face and struck . him before he took
the woman's part and was obliged to
shoot in self defense. "
At lot on the corner of Davie and
Dawson streets has been, purchased
for the erection of Evanget Baptist
church, a congregation that drew out
nearly a year ago from the Fayette
ville Street Baptist cjhurch. They are
now worshiping in the county court
house, the pastor being Rev. P. G.
Elsom ' '
The decision of Armistead Jones to
not. stand for renomination for the so
licitorship in this, the sixth Judicial
district, is beginning to bring out the
candidates for the place in the Demo
cratic, ranks. The first to come out
squarely for the nomlnatibn Is Her
bert E. Norris. It. is said - that J.. W.
Bailey will also be in the race before
the , convention meets with a strong
following. And1 there may be others.
Considerable surprise was expressed
at , the decision of Mr. Jones to retire
fronf " the, ofBcCiwhlchr he i tias "filled,
with marked ability for several terms.
Some believe the. Congressional bee is
buzzing about his political bonnet
Others suspect that he has his eye on
the judgeship of the district in the
event. Judge W. R. Allen should retire
from the! bench or pass up to the Su
preme. Court bench, through the vicis
situdes of the next campaign..
COTTON AT NEW LOW LEVEL
Estimated, Liquidation of 800,000 Bales
Yesterday.
New York. Jan. 18. The New York
cotton market following the downward
movement which began shortly after
new year, touched ' new low levels
again today with estimated liquidation
of 800,000 bales. The recurrence of ex
treme weakness seemed to create more
apprehension than other recent breaks
in prices and at this the market was
utterly demoralized.
At the low point of the day March
contracts showed a decline of 76 points
from the closing figures of last night
while May registered a loss of 73
points. In the latter case, as compar
ed with the high point of the season,
this is a drop of $14.80 a bale. When
these low levels were reached, howev
er, an enormous demand from strong
trade interests, whose purchases check
ed the d cline on Friday, brought about
a rally and a firm close. Purchases by
spinners, who realized that future mar
kets have had a decline of nearly 3
cents a pound from the top, while spot
markets have lost little more than $
per baha, and who are buying as a
hedge against forward requirements
also had a strong influence towards
sustaining the market Generally
speaking today's high selling is sup
posed to have represented liquidation
by strong interests,-who have aocum
mulated large lines of contracts during
he progress of the bull market without
much publicity. . These holdings they
arried over the break Of last week, but
apparenrly lost confidence because of
the failure of the market to maintain
its rally of last Saturday.
With the day's liquidation it is esti
mated that since this tremendous sell
ing movement began about two weeks
ago speculative holdings amounted to
nearly 4,000,000 bales have been dis
posed of. These contracts are suppos
ed to have gone largely into the hands
of trace Interests. 5 -
New Orleans, Jan. 18. Bears contin
ued to maintain a controlling position
In 'the cotton market today. As a re
sult of what was said to be a drive by
them against. Southern spot holders,
the local cotton future market dropped
during the noon hour from 65 to 71
points or about $3.50 a bale below yes
terday's closing for the old crop posi
tions. , . . " '
During the afternoon , session the
rank and file of shorts r took profits
heavily and the market Teacted about
30 points from the, low record mark
touched during the early trading. ,
AGED TOM TYLER WEDS.
Cousin of Former President Marries
.'- 'at Eaton, Ga. .
. Eaton, Ga., Jan. 18. Tom Tyler, a
bachelor, aged 76, and a cousin of for
mer President Tyler, of the United
States, .was married here today to
Mrs. Missouri McAllister, of 5Q. 1 ' Ty
ler's resemblance tot the' ninth Presi
dent is so marked that the attention o!
school children who have pictures ot
President Tyler In their history text-'
books hay e. remarked upon It. . . ..
CIVIC
HEARS SPEECHES
Speech of Senator Root and.
;the Consideration of La- ;4
bor Subjects.
MR.G0MPERSONEOFSPEAKERS
Should be More Care For Health and
Lives of Employes Uniform
Laws For All The . (
States. '
Washington, Jan. 18. Two distinct
features marketd the sessions of the
Civil Federation today the unexpected -speech
of Senator Root, of New York,
and the deep interest displayed by
leaders in the labor world and the rep-'
resentatlves of those who hire labor,,
to .compensate employes for 'inquiries
received. ' "
Senator Root astonished the confer-'
ence when , he suggested the' creation
of a commissioner's court,to draft unl--
form laws in conformity with sugges
tions made in the conference of the'
Civic Federation. , , ' V .
it is apparent that there, is a wide .
field of governmental activity which i
belongs to the United States and which ;
does not fall within the power of the !
National government." said Senator
Root. "But there is a great variety of
most important legislation affecting
not on the individual State, but a
great number of sister States and we-,
are looking for great efficiency in law- ;
making and enforcement, the proposi- !
tions which are before us."
-The discussion on the subject of
compensation for accidents brought in
to the field of speakers Samuel Gomp-'
ers, John Hays Hammond, John Mitch- '
ell August TBelmont and George . M. T
Gilbert- r Mr.. Gompers president of the f
American Federation of Labor, declar
ed that the United States was the most ' - ! !: A j,
.backward of all countries in protecting , - V; .; , , 5 i
their earning capacity and he insisted '
that 'the life and limb' Of the employe '
should 5 be of ;as much concern to the f
employer as the product of the em
ploye's hand. John Mitchell, vice pres-
ident of 'the National Civic Federation,
followed in much the same strain. -
"The working men of" the country,"
for they are uniformly bad. We want -the
money due to the injured man paid -
at the time of his accident and not af- '
ter he is dead. -I We are killing more ,
men in America in the mines than In
any country in the world and reports .
show that the fatalities are increasing :
every year.". . .
John Hays Hammond voiced the be ;
lief that the number of fatal accidents
in mines, could be reduced more than y,
35 per cent, by raising the standards ,
of safety. . He. startled his hearers by..
stating that there were mined in' the'.
United States in. 1908 about five hun
dred million tons of coal at Jrcost of
2,450 human lives. ' . ' '
August Belmont, of New York, ad-,
vocated the passage by the States of
laws compelling corporations to make
adequate and definite provision for the
health, safety and ultimate care of its ' '
employes, when injured or Incapacitat
ed. In his opinion this was the great
est question of the day. -.
Edward Burnell Phelps, of New.-1
York City, a delegate from the Ameri
can statistical Association, insisted ;
that a law should be enacted as In.
European- countries prohibiting .the.
employment of child bearing .women :
in factories and workshops for at least .'
a specified number of weeks after and fi
in some cases before confinement. . He
said some such prohibition is impera- .,
tive if the annual saving: of the thou st
ands of infant lives dependent upon it 1
is to be attained. ; .- , ,
The morning session of the conven- ;
tion was devoted to. papers on banking
laws, control of corporations taxation
and road and automobile laws. "
Resolutions were" adopted by, the f
convention favoring the recommenda- .
tions of the commissioners on uniform
laws and calling upon the Governors of
States now in session in this city to;'
urge the enactment of the negotiable
instruments act; the warehouse re- .,
ceipts act; the sales act; the bill of
lading act; and the uniform divorce
act. j.
JudKe Alton B. Parker appointed a
committee, to present the, resolutions
to the "House of Governors." - . ;
A strong plea for harmonious Incor-,. '
poration was made by John'C. Rich
berg, president of the Illinois Commis- 7
ion on Uniform ' State, Laws and V
also chairman of , the committee" on
Lniform Incorporation act ' . 1
He held that the divergent laws in
the various States ; were no longer -mere
obstacles to commercial and so- -cial
development but actually menac-
ed both the business and moral growth,
of the nation.. In the -early days of ;
the republic, he" said, there was no
necessity for uniform , legislation ;
among the States and it was of little
importance to the people of one State
what kind of laws were in force in an- ,
other. But with the rapid growth of s
the nation the laws of the several
States, though drawn from two parent
sourqes, the common and the civil law, i
had become more and more inharmoni
ousgiving rise to many troublesome
controversies and endless conflicts.
Mr. Richberg heartily, agreed with
those who believe in tne power of Con
gress - to authorize the formation of
corporations and regulate, corporations
engaged in Inter-State commerce, '
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