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.,V" .:" ' , 'i 1 THE WEATHER. . Fair east; local showers we9t por tion Thursday and Friday; slightly t e oier Thursday central and west por tions. . WORD TO THE WISE vf '- If you hhve confidence In what you tiave, to sell what you ; have' to ' offer the public let them know U! : : : :v VOL. LXXXVm-NO. 134; WITJuOJSGrTON; N. C., THURSDAY; HORNING,' AUGUST 24, 1911. ; 4 CHAMPION FLYER BREAKS RECORD Harry Atwood Will Reach 1 New York City ; Today. ' ANGE IS 1,165 MILES Famous Aviator Has Covered Six States in Flight From St. Louis.' Landed in Apple Orchard Yesterday Curious. Castlcton, N. Y., Aug.- 23. On the last lap of his flight from. St. Louis to New York, Harry N.' Atwood, the avi ator, tonight has his aeroplane hitch ed to an apple tree on top of a hill here, overlooking' the Hudson river, and Albany, eight miles to the north. Tomorrow Atwood ' expects, ' in what he calls "two bird hops to complete his journey in New York, landing In Sheepshead Bay, with a possible pre liminary circle over; Governor's Is land. , On landing, the aviator will have accomplished the - longest flight through the air ever made by man in a heavier than air machine. He will hold the world's record for a cross country flight and he believes he has Bet a pace in the development of aero planes which will result in more long distance attempts and a gradual elim ination of fatal contests at aviation meets. ; ' . Atwood hopes - to - sail over the 134 miles between here-and New York before mid-afternoon. -When he land ed here, Atwood in- ten days had flown 1,131 miles from St. Louis without any mishap more serious than losing his way in a run from Lyons, N. Yv to Auburn. His biplane has endured the test without damage. It was only be cause of a slight wearing of the hear ings of nis engine that Atwood decid ed not to continue his flight tonight, hut to put everything " in. shape for smooth sailing tohiorrow.' , . Leaving here, probably early,' At' wood will take a straight. course down the river, flyiniTovw r near Kings ton, Poughkeep8ie, Flshkill, Newbirrn Ossinlng and intermediate points. His appearance over Rhine Cliff,, opposite Kingston, will mark his breaking:the world's record for cross country fly ing, for at that point he will have ex ceeded by 13 miles the present record of 1,164 miles. At New York he will have flown 1,265 miles, or 101' miles above the present record. At wood's flight today of 66 miles between Fort Plain and Castleton was the only day's run which he start ed and ended before noon. From Fort Plain, where he ascended in a fog at 7:25 A. M., he swept through the Mo hawk valley, "turned the corner" for the south at Albany and landed here at 9:12 A. M. He stopped 15 minutes en route for gasoline, making his ac tual flying time one hour and 32 min utes. Over villages and cities, disregard ing all offers of money bonuses to land in places where great crowds awaited him, Atwood sailed through thi) valloy in the fog and against the wind. Whistles and ringing of bells had no inducement for him, for gen erally he detoured around citres. .:. A summary of Atwood's SL-Louis-New York 'flight is as follows: , t i Distance to fly to New York, 134 miles. . . j .. Distance already flown from . S.t, Louis 1,131 miles. , . Total time In the air, 25 hours and eight minutes. i ' ' . Days flying, ten. , ' V : . Portions of States pasfed ;. over: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Penn sylvania and New- York. , Cities:' St. Louis, Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo and Albany. Will beat the world's long distance record at Rhine Cliff, when he will be 13 miles more than present record of 1,154 miles. ... , Kxiects to reach New York Thurs day afternoon when he will be 1,165 miles from his starting .point . Atwood landed on the property of an irate farmer, who protested against the appearance of the "man bird" and its consequent .inrush of the people. The more the farmer protested the greater . became the crowd and soon a nearby apple or chard 4was half denuded of its fruit RIOTING IN ENGLAND V Further Anti-Jewish Outbreaks Sir Philip Magnus Talks. . V-wport, Eng.. Aueust 23. Riot ing occurred tonight at Bargodd," on jtie Maniorgan border. A dozen Eng- usti and Jewish shops were wrecked ana looted. Troops -were called to uie assistance of the police and dl3; Perned the wreckers. ; :' o further riotlnsr haa ihrmrr&A In the Monmouthshire Valley, towns, but - r uirea,tening attitude of the mohs 8t Tredegar and Rymney necessitates tnt continued presence there-of "the noiMiers. ' - ; ' . is reported that Jewish families j'i oilier parts of South Wales are tak 'K ..flight In fear of the extension of the outrages. - . , London, Aug. 23-Sir Philip Mag "'V speaking tcday of the anti-Jew- n riots in Wales, said that he' did not believe the outrages were inspired J' ell her religious or racial prejudice, out. were rather thft nntnnma rvf tho hZ& 8plrit of un"est and' discontent IT 13 . moving through all civilized It P1IEC! FHUtHOHlS ( Urge Legislation to Control Industrial Health and Accident ' I nsurance " Companies Too Many Kin - ; paid Claims. . v - ' Milwaukee, Aug. 23.Jmportant leg r Tat ion for the control of. insurance companies doing Industrial, health and accident business is proposed in the report of the special committee of the Insurance commissioners" of the Unit ed States, which was made public at the session of the convention here to day. . - .. ; ' Thei basis for the legislation as prb posed is given in reports of the con stitution of fourteen companies, in which nearly 2,000 settlements f ef fected by these companies are exam ined. In discussing the settlement of these claims the report says: . "Of the specific claims examined, where the amount Involved is usually considerable, the percentage of scaled or rejected claims is high very much too high to be explained by error of Judgment or carlessness. Indeed, tho committee feels warranted in conclud ing that when dealing with companies doing an industrial, health or accident business, the policy holder particu larly those who througU ignorance or poverty are unable to protect . them selves and therefore are 'peculiarly the wards of government as repre sented in this contention has too fre qmently. been the victim pf uncon scionable practices' in the claims de partments of, the companies "criticised in this report. " . r , " - "Promises ' of reformation made at the. hearings are therefore, "not enough. This convention should take action which will guarantee the just treatment of policy holders In the fu ture.". ' ' - v ' .'- ! The list of companies whose exam-' inatlon was the occasion for the re port follow: Standard Accident Insur ance Company, Detroit. Mich.; .Unit ed States Health and Accident Insur ance Company, Saganaw, Mich.; Mass achusetts Accident Company, Boston, Mass.; Great Eastern Casualty Com pany, New York; Federal- Casualty Company, Detroit, Mich.; Equitable Accident MJompany Boston, : Mass. ; Continental Casualty Company, Ham mond, IncL; North American Accident Insurance Company, Chicago; Nation-' bi Casualty Company, Detroit, Mich.; Fidelity Accident Company, Saganaw, Mich.; General Accident F;--& L.. As fi urance .Corporation American Insur anxe Company, Philadelphia Phoenix' Preferred . Accident Company, JDetroit . Mich.-; German Commercial. Accident Company, Philadelphia; - . - - The report says of one company: , "It Is impossible in language fitted to an official document aptly to char acterize what seem to have been the practices of the Industrial deparement of this corporation in settling with Us policy holders. It appears to have re sorted - to every possible means not merely to protect itself against impo sition for which it could not be "crit icised but to . cut . and,, shave down claims, apparently without, conscience and certainly without right" . The report further says that only two or three of the companies exam ined . have been found to be substan tially undeserving of any criticism. About half of the companies examined show serious conditions in their claim departments, particularly In" the ad justment of specific claims of "consid erable amounts; while m at least two of such companies these conditions ere so shockingas to call for imme diate and emphatic reforms." v , " J arhe report concludes with 24 recom mendations, the, most Important or which, are; , . 'That a standard industrial neaitn and accident policy provision law be fenacted: that pro-rating for change of occupation should .fle permitted only whea the Insured has actually cnangea his occupation; that the policy fee be abolished; that all industrial agents and x collectors .be . licensed by the State; that, ' frequent examinations coveripg not. only financial condt tion but also treatment of policy hold ers be conducted , either- by the Indi vidual states or by a committee of the convention and that publicity be given to the j results of all suich examina tions." . ' ' . .' r MARASCHINO CHERRY PROBE Fifteen Cases of Imitations Seized by , " ' the Government Washington. Aug. 23. The ques tion. "What Is whiskey?" having been answered officially by- a . presiaenuai ruling, the pure food experts of the Department of .Agrkulture now . have taken ud one of the other component parts' of the seductive cocktail, ' and have pronounced the query, "What Is n ' !mnraiw.hlno cherry?" holding . that maraschino cherries should he hot tied In maraschino liquor and not In a cbmoound -of .benzaldehyde .oii of aJmonds and glucose, the government askied : for - the seizure and conaemna tion of fifteen cases of what it claims are only Imitations of real marasoh- Inos. The libel was fliea in me uis trict "Supreme . 'Court 'here, today,, the alleged false "maraschinos being in the possession of a local-wipe distributing concern. ' '. ." '' V c: 'v ') PORTRAIT OF SAM HOUSTON Texas Will Present It to Virginia, His : jNatlve State.. ,.-r, i 'Austin. .Texas, ;AKf!3.-Texas 1s to present to Virginia at life sized por trait of General sam .Houston, nero of the battle of Sam Jacinto and twice President of the.Republlcf Texas. The Senate by. unanimous ypte today adopted' a- resolution to make the. -pre sentation. General Houston was born In Virginia, yThe painting now hangs In the Senate chamber . at Austin. It will . be transXerred .with , fitting cere monies at the Virginia State ; capltoL TARIFF REViSIOEl IS THE TREND Democrats, ; Progressive Re publicans and Standpat- -ters All Have Plans. - IIIS0R6EIITS ARE ORGANIZED Very Little Liklihood-That They Will . Rejojn Regulars Renewed Coa ; ' lltion With Democrats Pro bablty Tariff Board. Washington. Aug. 23. The Demo crats, the progressive . Republicans, and the regular Republicans will have their own' programme ' for tariff revi sion legislation .when Congress recon venes in December. ' This much was made clear today.- All three elements In the '. Senate ' will be engaged in a ereat battle on the eneral siibfect of revision,' the most important feature of " the contemplated work of the reg ular session.'. Much of the trend of the fight will depend upon the report of the 'Pariff Board and the recommen- daJJons of the President in connec tion with that report. The regular Republicans did not an ticipate much, actual tariff revision at the coming session by reason of the wide divergence of opinion in the Sen ate. They contend that failure Is likely to follow attempts to bring to gether either the regular and progres sive Republicans, orv the 4atter -and the Democrats. . Neither1 " the Demo crats nor the progressive Republicans, whose - alliance, swept ' revision legis lation 'through the Senate until' the combination was broken, on the cot ton bill, are willing to predict the re newal of that alliance In December. Senator Martin, ; of Virginia,- Dem ocratic leader of the Senate, declared today, however, that if fhe President's recommendations should be for large reductions and many of the : regular stand-patters ; failed to support the recommendations, the situation would tend to line up the Democrats and Re publican , insurgents. . '. j r : The regular Republicans have ex pressedU the- fear that ' the Tariff noaTamctrtmnendatloffS' -taar be too radical for ' their acceptance. They contend that most of the measures re sulting from' a progressive Republican Democratic '.alliance are likely to fall In conference on the ground that the Democrats desire to fight the next Na tional campaign on the Payee-Aldrich tariff law., The regulars also depends on the Presidential veto to,put a quie tus on any measure that would be sat isfactory : to . Democrats and Insurg ents ... " ' ' WILtY-WlLSON CONTROVERSY. National Convention of Pure, Foqd and Dairy Departments Divided Duluth. Mlnrii. Aug. 23. This Na tional Association of Food and Dairy Departments has split squarely on the Wiley-Wilson controversy.. Slates of candidates for the election of officers which will take?place tomorrow after noon have been prepared fcy each Sid'l. ' ';.' ' - The Wiley adherents practically conceded defeat for the presidency. They are, outnumbered in .the conven tion, and $500 was . posted . to' back W. H; cutler, . or Missouri, tne wuson capdidate , for the . presidency, at the convention headquarters today; There were no takers.' - . . ; ... f . The telegram which has been pre pared and signed by the 20-odd Wi ley men ' was proposed Jby Dr. C. D. Wood,' of Maine, and commends Dr. Wiley's long service. , - r. ' The two slates follow: ' ..... ; Wiley : Slate : for . president, L. F, Brown,-Tennessee;, for; secretary R- N- Allen, Kentucky; executive com mittee, C D. - Wood, of . Maine ; H. E. Barnard, of v Indiana; W. M. Allen, North Carolina. , . . WJlson Slate; for president, W.. P. Cutler,; Missouri; . for . secretary, J.' B. Newman, -Illinois; executive board, undecided.- J The telegram in support of Dr. Wi ley will be sent-tonight to Presid3nt Taft and , the members of the Wiley investigation. . , . . PffCHER AND ARTIST FIGHT. Repaired to Alley In Chicago to Set X i ' tie Differences. , - Chicago, Aug, ,23. Tom .' Hughes, pitcher ,of the Washington team in the. American LeagUei and Edward John son., a Chicago artist. fought" out a lively . personal encounter In an alley back of ' a down-town ' hotel "tonight, until stopped and arrested by; the po lice: Both meu took; a' severe drub bing'-and were bleeding., freely, when arrested. ' " ' The; trouble V started In - the; 'grill room Of the hotel when Johnson criti cised' Hughes' -pitching ! in' .Tuesday's game against the Chicago, Americans. Hughes Is said to have'suggested that he -and Johnson settle their differenc es of opinion by a round at 'fisticuffs. "You're-on,1" replied Johnson. "If you can't fight any better - than you pitch,; I'll win isasily," . ; ; . Charles' King was selected as refer ee, "Hughes ancL Johnson repaired to the alley," Removed hats, coats nd neckwear- and the fight started. , . a King .and. Johnson were, forced to spend a night In a cell at the Harri son street; police statlbn for their part In the bout. Hughes was released on a cash, bond and departed for Detroit with' his team. Before he left how ever, Hiighea shook hands -with V ohn eon and declared the Incident closed. Mill Evelyn- Wants Lunacy f Commission 1' AppojntedHarryV Resists' and Claims' He Is Sane HI In- " T V. come Now $60,000 -Year; ; : 'Pittsburgh, " Aug. 23 An answer was filed - today, by Harry K: Thiaw, fiirough bis attorney,' former Governor William A. Stone,, to? petition of "his wife, Evelyn Nesblt thaw, in which Judge L. L. Davis waa, asked to ap- polnt a lunacy commission ' to take charge of the income of Thaw in this State ; and provide for the support of the wife. Thaw's Income is said to be 160,000 a year; ' Thaw claims that the verdict of the Jury In New York State was not a finding that he -was f&sahe, and that the sentence, confining him at Matte- wan was statutory entirely. and 'not a proceeding- as to: the fcnacy of Thaw He claims that the lact that - he is still confined -in Matte wan hospital. under the order, of court does not ju dicially pr in any way establish his rresent Insanity. ' Thef answer alleges that the petitlto asks Jtne coart to do what it baa no authority to do. . In the second part; of the" answer Thaw, states: . i , ', - "Your .affiant Is notf t present in- sane. : He Js. qjrite capable of attend ing to his own. affairs, 'and 'does at tend to his own affairs : He .transacts bis. own business, - If $here was ever any derangement mentally the affiant has entirely recovered! from it and is now In the possession ; nf all of his mental faculties." REWARDS' FOR MOONSHINERS. - v -v.-,--. m . .'- Price Put Upon Liberr' of Men' Who Shot Revenue Officer. especial -Star Cdrrrspohdehce:) :. Asheville, N C. .Arg. .21. Reve nue Agent Sams has' received' the de scriptions of the . alleged moonshiners who are charged with being -Implicated in the shooting last' week -of- Deputy Collector Robert Henry, la a raid near North Wllkesboro. The names .of the men now at large are Zonia "Nance, Welborn .Nance .and Code r iRoscoe Lane. They are all young men. The Department of Justice has of fered the following rewards lor the ap prehension of the mentv.'"- Welborn Nance, $500;' Roscoe Lane,.'$500; -Zo-nla Jance, $300. Fromthe latter name it was though that it was a wo man o that only 1300 i Was. -asked -of the -deparement joirifl?' prehension. It is 'believed that Abe .men will try tc - make f their escape from. . Wilkes country through Jthe following places : Johnsoni City, Tenn.; Bristol, Abing ton, " Va. ; Marten, Va. ; Pulaski, Va. ; Roanoke. '.Va. ; -Asheville, Galax, Mar lon, N.X3. !: Information is to the effect that Mr. Henry's, condition is improving. r- THE BANKING TRUST QUESTION. President Taft Will Decide As to Its ' . , - Legality. - Washington, ' Aug. 23. President Taft will .decide : if the . government under the terms of the National Bank Act can permit National Banks to own Interests in- other banking Insti tutions. - Attorney - General : Wicker- sham and Secretary MacVeagh have disagreed on the question, which, was raised, by the --Attorney General's in vestigation of the relations, of the Na tional City Bank of New York to the National City Company. As a result all the papers in the case were sent to the President -at Beverly- today. . . ' VIRGINIA FISHERIES. . Oyster Grounds Dispute of Ten Years' v Standing Decidecu Norfolk, Va Aug., 23 The Virgin ia State -Fisheries Commission 4n ses sion here today, decided oyster ground disputes of ten years' standing- The commission working - on the- report of state surveyor Kueaiger decided sev en cases in the James river from deep Water light to White .Shoals-, light Five large ' planters at Deep - Water light one at Mulberry Point -and one at Point of Shoals were found to be encroaohing ' on the State rocks and ordered to vacate forthwith. All sev en planters at once acceded. ; OUTLjNES.. ; The tL S.v Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury have - dls Agreed, as. to the legality. of the: so called harikihg trust and. President Taft will decide it- Tariff revision will be the trend "at the "next session of v Congress;- the Democrats, 'Insurg ents : and - regular, - Republicans .. being bent on distinct plans Atwood, the bird man, is within a few hours', flight of 'New : York' and will reach . there .to day, having v-already - broken the world s cross-country record, of' 1,164 miles. The jury in. the case -of "Hen ry C Beattie, charged.-with stho. mur' der.of his wife, has been, completed at Chesterfield Court House, ..Va and the Introduction of testimony will begin today.-- At a . conference J of ; South ern, Senators .and .Representatives In Washington ' -Testerday,- the cotton growers of the South. were advised to hold" their cotton - for 13 cents-and a movement was set on foot to- secure the assistance of Southern1 bankers $nd - others to ' enable the growers to carry out the plan. NeW York markets: Money ..on call steady; highest 2 1-4 per cent, . low est 2, ruling rate 2 1-4, closing bid ' 2 1-8, offered at z 1-4; spoi cotton closed quiet, 10 points higher middling up lands 12.10, middling gait 12.95; flour wati quiet with a fair trade and 0 c nance in quotations ; wheat spot ir regular, new No . 2 red 95" 1-4 elevator and 96 fob afloat: com siot easy. No 2, ; 71 1-4 elevator domestic, basis to arrive and 'iS 1-4 fob : afloat;' oats fcrin, standard white ew 431-2; rosin and turpentine teaayn . THAWS III .LIMELIGHT . ... i THE BEATTIE JURY IS v.- i i Commonwealth I Call First Witness in Famous (Murder Case fo'day. -i JUD6ES : CHARGE A' FEATORE Nine Jurymen- Are Farmers Father ! . Remains With His Son Through out Day Await BInford ; v ' Glrl's TestirrKiny . - i.. ' "Qhesterfield. Court House, Va., Aug. 23. .The Jury ; which win ! 4ecWe whether Henry C." Beattie, Jr of Richmond, Va., shall go . to the elec tric ' chair, convicted of wife murder, was complete! in battered old Ches: terfield Court House todayV ' The bat tle' for - human life, will begla' at 10 o'-clock. tomorrow, morning to . which hour the court adjourned. 'The com- inonwealth then will call its flrBt wit ness. ' ; ' :. . ...' . ; 1 The prisoner was locked up for the night in the small. Jail here ;and will not be returned to the -Richmond Jail during - the . trial! His gray-haired father embraced him and .journeyed home In a dusty public . conveyance, surrounded by .the curious: - -V i f Made up almost . entirely of . lean. hionzed faced ; farmers, the Jury - as completed , follows . the lines Indicated by -Monday's selections. ' The twelve men as theysremain after. the defense exercised -.its four peremptory chal- lenges on the panel; of sixteen, are; ' No. 1 N. W. Farley, quarryman, 37' years-old. ".; : v .. -.-v.. ; No. 2 E. L. Wilson, 38 . years old."J No , 3 AV L. , Fetterbff," contractor, 34 years old: - -v' '.-V- ; No. 4-7-ItvIng IV Bass,-Jr., 30 years old.; . y ' - ., : No. 5 V..-W.' Fuqua, 27 years old. , No. GW: L. Surgessi! 52 years old. i No". 7--1. B. .Purdie,'. 27' years old. ' No. S-M.-, q. R,ohinsoii",. 44l years old.-" ..if v .; y-..f '-'-7- :No. e9Thoma.lAt 'HahcbckT' ' S3 jyearstjQld."i4;. - i5i"c.i.-w. iJ XV XJ TV ZD 1 XVVUl AUU,' - j cai 1 Old. j ,.;!. -- ' -i -v-t No. 11 W.i'P Rooken'48 year old. . No. 12 M. E. . Blankenshlp, assis tant superintendent of a silk mill,' 38 years old. ' ,-v';.; - All of the foregoing are farmers ex cept the three otherwise apeclfiedA ' Beattie conferred earnestly with his lawyrs and studied intently the faces in the full panel of sixteen men before th defense decided on its llmlnations. Then, after a moment of whispered conversation with H. M. Smith,' Jr. his chief counsel; the prisoner nodded his head and the clerK announced that the names of four farmers, selected; on Monday were -dropped from the list In charging the jurors, who Will be kept during the trial at an old tavern near the court house, Judge Walter A. Watson simply set1 forth the law of Virginia as applicable to homicide. As the Indictment covers all degrees from the first degree to involuntary" man slaughter, he' explained that the. Ide , r ndant . might be found guilty -,' ac icordlngly. VV'-V;;-"If you find him guiltjr of murder In the first degree," said f the 'court, ,"you shall say, so and hoinlng more, in which-event the punishment; shall be death, but li you find him guilty Of murder in the second degree you shall say so and shall fir his punishment hy confinement in the penitentiary at not less than five nor more than eighteen years.?- '" ; -.". - :.-V- ;- v-' After citing the penalty for lesser degrees of manslaughter the !. court conceded with the words that ''If you find -the prisoner not guilty Of , any of the offense -charged you shall say so and no more. : . , ; Tt was hot -almost to suffocation lh the little ' court room today. . None of the' witnesses was on hand and those who "came to -see Beulah Binford. the "girl In the case," were drsappoliited, She will probably not be called to tes tify until late In the week. ;'; : . Thomas Owen, an uncle of Mrs , Beattie, to whose home' Henry brought the body with a tale of a bearded high way man firing into his automobile from the roadway, likely will be the first witness called for , the .common wealth. In the morning.. f ': Chesterfield Court House, Aug. 23.; Forest fires, sweeping through pines and scrub aks,; were burning tonight around the small ' Jail, where Henry Clav Beattie. Jr."., is held, presumably started this afternoon by a ;v .match thrown aside by. a spectator, at today's proceedings.' More than a ':. mue ' of underbrush, 200 yards wide, had been burned; tonight and -farmers were fighting the blaze to. protect thelr homes.. Isolated as it is:.lnt the rear of the Court House lawtCth Jail where Beattie Is confined ;."ls - in no flaneer. but telegraph and telephone .wires, strung especially for the trial, Y.TaaToA with destruction. V?"' ' U fciA VfcoM . v BOSTON ITALIANS ' SUSPECTED May Know Something About Death of . , Naval Lieutenant -- Boston, Aug. 23. Two Boston ItaP lane, suspected of knowing something ebout the death or Lieut, wimam a . Whlttier. U- S. -N., who was assault ed on the ater front last" Saturday, are under .arrest here. ..'v- ' i t; New; York, Aug." 23. All "grades ; of refined sugar (were auvancea xen cenis a hundred pounas toaay, ; ;t- -r -i IIOIKOIJPLETE Will. TAFT fJERATESiiUEnOBOGUES He Opposes Nostrums of Reform Pro ; ;po8ed by Theoretical Extremists . ; '!.. President Spoke to New ' ' . V.; -.York Veterans" . ..',.'? 1 Rochester, N . Y . , Aug ,N3 . On the eve of his forty day swing around' the circle, on which Republican leaders expect him to define the issues for' the campaign of 1912, President. Taft to night announced himself unalterably opposed to the "notrums" of reform which he declared "demagogues'' and ''theoretical extremists" have advanc ed for the solution of the problem of concentrated wealth in this country. . The President spoke to the veter ans of the G. A.' R.. and In the etruz. gle which they went through fifty years ago, and in the one; which he said now confronts this nation he found a striking analogy, although the struggle of toav. he declared, will he bloodless: In -the end, the President said, the.'peace-loving, straight-thinks ing people of. the country will be vic torious but. the fight Itself may be the longer because; It -will be fought out to the end without bloodshed and the roar of the batUefleld." r-- v Higher aims for the betterment of society, these new evils growing out or, tne ; concentration of wealth and these combinations which' properly controlled, are a ' great - good in the reduction of the oast of production," said 'the President, "have Ivited from the active minded of todar suggestions of remedies that -are so fextreme that tne medicine to majiyoftm seems worse than the disease. ' ,- : 1 "those who are , charged ;yfth" the responsibility, and sobered -with the difficulties, find ourselves In theNTnid- die of the road resisting the tendency to sociaiiem on tne one hand and the inertia of , reactionary . contentment with present evils and" ambition for 'greater concentration of financial pow er on the other; but we are gradually solving the problem. The present does not bring diffltoultles so great as you bad to meet and overcome In '61.- It may be longer because It will not ln- volye- violence, . or the shedding ' of blood, but it must and will be solved I peacefully, and by the earnest effort 01 tne . level-headed, the practical and the .courageous among us, and by re ducing " the influenceV.ot w tfie ; dema gogues and the theoretical: extremists on the other hand and the reactionary Hnfineh ee., pt comhinationsot - wealth oapomics,na 5 progress- on- jcneri om er. - Its - oTatkn -will .'2 be - eonslsteUt with the J preservation of our ancient institutions of - personal -libertjr- and private property, under the' constltu tion. -' ; ' ; ;':''-v - v.. '; - The message I that you ' bear with your -experience' And your, success- to those' of us struggling now; with - the' problem; Is that however dark .- at times the situation seems, so long as we retain in this country a god-fearing, 'soben Intelligent people, we can count In the long rim, upon their work ing out safely and sanely the problems set Deiore tnem, no matter now many mistakes .in .the ; form of "nostrums" they may have been led into by the speclousness of half-baked theories of progress no " matter how ' often they may , have been defeated In their par pose by the temporary success of un due and corrupt Influence, of concen trated Wealth." . .'-From the moment he reached Roch ester, at 9 o'clock this "morning until 9. tonight when he left for Beverlythe President was surrounded by veterans. He 'stood on , a. reviewing ; stand for niore than two hours In; the morning, while thousands of bid soldiers, filgd slowly!' by. Major . General Frederick D.i Grant Major . Edgerton, and Com mander-in-Chief Gilman, of the G. A R., stood, with the .President. ' The- President also discussed, the general arbitration treaties with Great Britain and ,Frahce which' the Senate Foreign Relatione Committee sought to amend and which part of that com mittee! labelled "breeders of .war: President Taft, made an earnest plea for the -ratlficatloii of the treatles by the 'Senartrs in ; the same shape as Ihey were flgned." 1 v ' '. : '' :Tbe President in refemng l ebjee tidns.that have been adopted against the treaty brought up a question of in terest' tb the South when, he aid: -- "With refernce to the right to In volve" the United States; in a ..contra ersy over the obligation of certain Southern States to pay bonds; Issued during reconstruction which - harve been repudiated, It is sufficient to say that such a question would, not come within the treaty, for the treaty only affects cases, hereafter, arising,- and the cases of the Southern" bonds all arose-years ago?" ''.:'.",' 5 "....,: .';'.,; : : -' . " i,' l 1- " ;r I SHOT AND KlCLED BY UNCLE. Tragedy Follow ' Quarrels in Sick Room of Slayer's Mother. . Asheville, -.N .C Aug. 23. Allen Trivett aged 32; was shot and killed by hid uncle, W. Pitt Ballew,at the latter s home at 2 -o clock tnls morn lng' - i v : i'-.. ! : ! ;' - . "... ' vV' The killing, which was the outcome of frecnifsnt quarrels , between ; Ballew and Trlvett occurred In the sick, room of Mrs. Martha Ballew, inotheof the slayer and .grandmotner 01 nis vie ttm. The latter's mother jwas also nresent " - ! '-'-. '':;. ' v ; It Is . said that Ballew 1 had been drinking; and he claims -that Trlvett had threatened to W: him. Five bul lets were fired by Ballew, all lodging in various -parts - of Trlvett s , body, '.- 1' ...... . 4 Columbia, S". C. , Aug. 23. The pa rade this,, afternoon, headed by,4the local battalion of - militia,- will end the 1911 reunion here of thel South Carolina division. United. Confederate Veterans, Major General , B .. . II . Teague, of. Aiken, wai.r.eecte4cojm- manaer. -;; J ; TO HOLD COnON 'V ' 1 .' v j ; , ' - FOR 13 CEfJTS ' '''"!-''.:' ' ' . .' 5 . ..' "', : Southern Senator! and Rep ' resentatives to Aid ' : Growers.-; -' - - ' w , WILL CAUSE LOSS TO SOUTH State Banking Associations Urged to i Resist Bear Movement-FInan ' . clal Assistance Promised y From the North. , ' . "vashlngton, Aug. 23. After discus sing, what was referred to as ,the threatening; condition of the cotton . market" a conference of Southern Senators and Representatlvesvthrough. ' a committee consisting of Senators . Williams, of Mississippi, and Owen, ', of Oklahoma, and Representative Bur- ' leson, of Texas,- decided; to give for mat advice to the farmers' organiza- , tlons to "hold cotton for 13-cents." A cbmmlttee will urge, the State bank ing associations to co-operate against ' ,4the bearish movement of the specu lators." . . :'.' '.'. ' ": The .committee which C will advise farmers toehold for 13 cents, issued a -statement which says in part: . . . ''It-seemed to be the. opinion of all that ,there was, a- preconcerted effort being made, principally through .the instrumentality of the speculative ele- ment of the New York .Cotton Ex- k change, to break down the price of otton. It was the opinion of all that , the . present statistical 'condition of cotton' did not justify the lowness of present quotations and 'that the esti mate' of' 15,000,000 bales, was - unjusti- ' fled by any facts, upon which predic tion could be sanely based' and that moreover. It a 15,O00J)OO bale crop were In slht tbe "world's supplies ; still probably would; fall short of the world's - demand for. cotton to the ex- . tent of more, than , 1.000,000 bales be cause of the exhaustion, pf the present vtsihle supply of carried over spot cot ton. Iti other words that with a 15.-. crop tor , AAA,iW9ujij Bum-up oly.,.iso,- : 000,000 with 14,000; o spWdles creat-4 r iiig . an active ' demand . for . 26,000,000 ; bales. This opinion .was based upon t the latest advices' from Egypt,- India, China and; other;' 'cottbh 'producing countries.. . ; , "Information .was given at the in formal - conference that assurance would be given to President Barrett or to. Southern banks ' that -. ample . funds from banks r putslde - of the South' could be had ' through the " in strumentality of Southern financial in stitutions to be lent at tho rate of 6 per cent per, annum to those who did not - wish to, dispose bf ' their . cotton at a sacrifice upon cotyon warehouse statls.tlcs." .-" ' . ' Among the participants In the con ference were Senaltors Williams and Owen, Representative' Underwood, of Alabama, Democratic "leader of the House; - Representative Heflhv of Ala bama; Brantley and Hughes, of Geor gia; .Burleson and' Beall, of Texas; Garrett, of Tennessee; Humphreys, of Mississippi, and Small,' of North Car- Una. A - number - of : them are large cotton, planters. ,; " .- 1 " ". ' " ' GERMAN CRUI8ER. ARRIVES . Jn Buzzard's Bay for Torpedo Practice , . -'Her.'- Rights Questioned .New Bedford, Mass;, Aug. 23. The German cruiser Bremen arrived n Blizzard's Bay today and it was an J rounced wlirconduct torpedo practice in the; bay. Considerable local specu lation has 'been caused as to the right ol the foreign i warship thus to indulgo in military operations lh United States waters: ' -,-.:'.;"' y The Bremen came into the bay dur ing the early morning hours -and an chored about two and a half miles east-southeast of . " Dumpliug LigV," near the western entrance to the bay. A little later a tug was engaged 'frow a; lcc8l towing company to assist ii the torpedo practice. ! . . . , . During the forenoon a launch in charge of Lieutenant Lutz johan, came UP . to- the city' from the . cruiser. . In answer, to " questions Lieutenant Lutz Johan said: "Weate here in Buz zard's Bay to have torpedo 1 practice. I do not know how long we are going to stay here." s Questioned regarding v the right of a foreign ship, to engage In torpedo practice here the Lieutenant', said: VI do not , know whether or . not we have a right to practice here. We aro going to, stay, here at any rate.". , -1 1 1 . -r v- FUNERAL OF MOTOR CAR VICTIM Party Who Was In Tuesday' Accident ; l;v .',' '-" -"'' atQreer. .-'':..'"'' v. . Asheville, N, Cr, Aug. 23. The funeral- of S.. A. Pruett, ho was killed by' the overturning of his automobile yesterday morning at Greers, S. - C win be held at Render sonville tomor-' row afternoon. The deceased, who was 40 years old; leaves a widow and two children.' Those In the car with Pruett at the time- of - the accident were Mrs. Mitchell Rodgers, of Ma con, Ga.;, Mrs. Henry Meanly, of Rich mond, Va.; ; Mrs. A. H Hegaman, Black Mountain, N. C, and C.1 P. J3ar-: nett of Lake City, Fla. Mrs, Rodgers and Mrs.- Hegeman are still at Greers, S..C., recovering, from their injuries. Mrs. Meanly has returned - to -Hender- , 'j. sonvllle. Beyond a few alight bruises x . . , v she escaped. uninjured.; 7 ? .-";, r.,;V v,'; '.;'.: 7 ,; ; ? Jr.', ;; .v-tJ. f." vj--' '-; -v - '' j 'jJJ. 1 t ' . J-
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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