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7p0:Wv:::pK - ---- "4". THE WEATHER. - : t .v. .". V... Generally fair Tuesday and Wednes day except probably showers Wedne dav nfght in west portion; cooler west ami central portions. ' -..v VOll. LXXXVm-NO 15Gr X V .WILMISUTON, N. C.f TUESDAY MOBNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1911. . s, T7HOU3 NJ7HBEB lat7l7. r.-'-ix-- nrTr vWM 'sPn??- V v hows business? , TAFT DISCUSSES His First Plunge Into Politi cal Phase of His . Toyr, 1 BOLDLY CHALLEflGED CRITICS Challenged His Opponents to Join Him In Putting All Presidential Ap pointments on Civil Ser vice List. V Detroit;, Mich.. Sept. 18. President Taft plunged Into the political phase of his lorjg trip through the West, and delivered one of the set speeches which may have a determining effect upon , his future. Mr. Taft chose the "Trusts" for his first appeal tos the people and outlined his position re garding this ever-pregnant issue. In a second speech he .answered the charge that he has used patronage to further his own ends and .boldly chal lenged; tke men who had. made the charge to come forward and 'join him in an extension of the civil service to practically all of the appointive offices under the government. " Mr. ' Taft's free usej of the - words "I .challenge" gave a campaign ring to his utteranc es which! seemed td delight his hear ers. -J . :.. :.;V- ., ' . :V-;-,:" The President announced his un- Qualified opposition to any Amendment of the Sherman anti-trust law design-J ed to overthrow the rule of .reason" laid down by the United States Su preme Court in the Standard Oil and Tobacco trust cases and challenged William J. Bryan, and all other 'crifc ics of the court o cite a restraint of trade which they, would condemn .-and which would not be condemned under Mr. Justice White's definition of the law. i ' ' -' - 'Mr. Taft declared that the, Depart ment of Justice at Washington Is con ducting an investigation of all corpo rations suspected of operating , in de fiance of the. 'anti-trust law. nd. added that the statutets interpreted bjthe Supreme! Court, would be found suffi cient to cause the breaking up of any illegal combinations. The President entered into the defense . of the Su preme -Court with' more than his usual vigor and : his speech was frequently interrupted with: applause. The trust . speech came near ' the close of hlne busy hours spent by the President in and around Detroit Wherever he went today; in Detroit, at Pontiac, and at the State fair grounds, Mr. Taft, was compelled to make his way through dense crowds. His wel come into Michigan, which is regarded as wavering on the brink, of insurgen cy, seemed to please the President im mensely and he was in a happy mood when he i lef t -at 4:30 P. M, for Sagi naw, where a half hour's stop Was niade and for Bay City where he spent the remainder of the evening and ged icated the new armory. V- Mr. Taft spends four days In Mich lean, swinging tomorrow up' to Sault Ste. Marie. He was greeted here;to- flay by both Senators Smith Nana Townsend. Governor, Osborne, detain ed at Lansing, sent a warm message of welcome. ' The President's day was filled with incidents! He arrived in a downpour of rain, but while breakfasting at the Detroit Club the clouds began . to break away and by the time he started. for Pontiac by special trolley, .train, the sun had come out and the sky -Was blue up to the hour of his final leave taking iri the late afternoon, "T were crowds at the-station as -early as G:0, o'clock and neither the rain, nor the police who drew a deadline? half a block away, seemed to dampen -their enthusiasm. At Pontiac the President was greeted by a big i throng, biit.lt at jhte opening of . the State fair later in the forenoon that he.fac.ed.his largest hudience. In the midst of splendid I agricultural displays, the President spoke of . the value of scten tific farming. V . ' .' l': ' Following , an Introduction by .Mil- n McRae, president of the Detroit '"ard of Commerce. Mr. -Taft, was in terruptcd by an enthusiastic admirer iio eanoa out: - i- "Thrcol cheers for the . next .Presi dent of the United States." . The President smiled - Indulgently nl thgn with something of a twinkle in ins eyfe he renlled: , k "My frnd, I fear that you.' are not a nrophe:." , - ' V ;;' ;. " -V, . During the five miles. of street rid- inir into Detroit from the fair grounds, iiif. President was dvon i rofv ereet- ins; as he passed along. H was I'liir-bt-on th.. trust at the Board of Commerce that President Taft took up nnesHnTK Thfl function, held ' an immense pavilion, was attended iipprolximately 1,500 business, men 01 .t'uj city. Mayor Thompson ana I'r'Kident MrRa nt th Board: in hi ii f speeches of .welcome and' lntro- '"'"ii'in, referred to President Taft's t U'-rts for, areciprocity which Is hear ty lavofed in Detroit, but their en 'husiasm and praise did not,' swerve ii Taft from his determination to say "o'hing 0n that subject until this Ca Jiaihan e;lections are completed, next iiiursday eteninsr. l ollowing the luncheon came an au ,f" r,bieparade through the city and i nnet visit to the convention of Unit states internal revenue ' ofBcers bre the President spoke regarding i'uronage, thuB adding another, politi cl touch to his visit. "They have charged me with using i'd 1 1 onage to accomplish something,' X - - : - ' - " BE5T0i,kN!I- VIEIIIIA Many KKiled and Wounded In Sunday Battle With RiotersPeople Ma.de Desperate by High . Cost of Living. : ; Vienna, Sept 18.--Vienna tonight Is n, tha hands of the" military authori ties. The garrison has b&en reinforc ed by several other , regiments and" all the palaces and public . buildings are guarded. Two thousand troops sur round the Sehonbrunn palace. Martial aw has been declared in the Ottak- ring district where the most serious disorders occurred last night. . This district is now occupied by 6,000 troops. Disturbances of a minor na ture occurred there -this evening but the soldiers soon had the rioter un- uer control. . w , A critical situation has arisen in Vi enna owing primarily to the high priee of the necessaries of life. RlotlnK broke out Sunday and many persons were killed or wounded. .. Troops fired on the mobs, which erected barricades n the streets. There was a fierce ex- change of bullets, and the soldiers were pelted with all sorts of missiles. Following a huge 'socialist demon stration . Sunday afternoon outside of Rathhaus, held for the purpose of pro testing against the high prices of food, t became necessary to call out troops to disperse the rioters. In the early clashes 50 of the rioters were wound ed and 100 arrested. r " x Fifty thousand , persons were pres ent at the demonstration, and fiery speeches were made demandimg that he government permit the importa tion of foreign meat and take other measures to remedy the conditions which have resulted, from the prohibi tory' increase in the price of lobd pro ducts) After the meeting; a large pro cession marched to the,- parliament buildings cheering for revolution and for Portugal. ' -. - " Revolvers were, fired in the air; and then the -mob began stone: throwing. The windows of many, public and pri vate . buildings, restaurants, and tranf cars and street lamps vwere smashed. Finally . a squadron of dragoons ami a detachment of infantry appeared on the scene. - They .charged the rioters and dispersed them. The mobs reas sembled,' however,' in . the suburos. which are occupied by the working class, where they wrecked-more prop erty. " The- troops ! were . retained throughout th6 day guarding- the im- periel palace .and government! Juild ings; and. holding, all, approaches-to the Inner city; '. -, v v. Toward . evening , the noting in the Ottakring quarter became more fur ious. The mob ldeinollshea ll the street lamps in,: the main thorough fares, plunging" the streets 'Into. dark- Bess, . Tney erected Darricaaes ana hurled missiles of various kinds on the soldiers from the upper windows of houses. ;-' The order was at length given to the troops to fire.' At' the first volley many rioters fell, either; killed ,of wounded. Several of the soldiers and policemen also were injured, and 100 more of those engaged in the conflict were -placed under .arrest. , - . , The agitation is the culmination oi months of bitter discontent ov.er the steady increase in the cost not -only of food, but of lodging, clothing, and an the necessaries of life, and unless par liament takes action. At is rearea mat the .devolpment of the disturbances will be very serious. - .. . - COLUMBUS CHAMPION. By Taking Yesterday's Game at Co lumbia. sne Taices uoiumnia. Columbia, S. C, Sept 18.-r3oIum- bue: won the championship of ., jhe South Atlantic League today by tak ing the sixth game of the post sea son series from Columbia by a score of 7 to 2. Today s victory, gave uo- . ril..VI..' Inn iumuus I our games lu vummuia o . " -j- I Columbus won the game in the - , , .1 1 iourtn . mninn wueu uue . uuuujcu three hits with a nase on Aalls, and aif -error: scoring four runs. "-" S n". Th3 first half of, the Soutn Atlantic League season was concluded June 17th last, at which: time.tlieXolumbus team s won the te'ntative champion; shlo. The post season series with Co- Ifcmbia! the winner of the second half of the eason, was for the -purpose of determining, the league championship ior tne ennre reason . . 1 -4- Charleston. 'S: C Sept. 18.--Loss of 50,000 , waa wrought to the works of the Etowah Fertilizer Company, about three miles beyond, the city boundary this morning, the lofty acid-chamber being totally, destroyed:. City fire ape naratus attempted, to stay the flames but it issaid that there was a lack of water, only chemicals being available A defective flue Is thought to be the cause. It is stated. that the plant was fully insured. he. said! "If I have, I am not conscious of it. But I challenge the men who make the charge to ; conle,' forward and join with me in legislation, whlc will enable me to put every v local officer, be he postmaster, Internal : revenue collector, customs , collector, or any body else filling an office of the United States 111 any of the'States of the Un- 4on, under classified civil service. "But they won't do it-rat least .they , won't do it now. - ,"If I had: the making of the laws o: 'thls'cbuntryv the first thing I: would do would be to include iji. the civil service &very collector, Hepiitji collector and everybody, "connected: '-with the inter nal revenue . system: Ml local collec tions and put the. whole, service on an effective, non-partisan basisv LrKnow that it -will he a source of economy. I know that' it would give the President a great deal more ' time to .devote to otjier- duties; I know that: it would save a good many Congressmen their seats and, L know that, it-would tend to the eleyation of the public service; QUIET Hawkins' mm STILL UNSOLVED Possibility of Assault Follow ed by Murder New Phase " ' v . in the Case. THE INQUEST YESTERDAY No Startling Developments at Yester day's Hearing Watch Belonging to Dead Girl Found-7-Many Witnesses Testified. : " . r ' . . Hendersonville, N. C, September 18. -Another phase entered ' the Myrtle Hawkins case today with the discovery of evidence indicating the' possibility of assault, followed by murder. De tectives "handling, the case declined' to discuss the effect of the discovery but the coroner, said tonight that the new evidence will be, presented to the jury when the inquest is resumed tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.- ; There were no startling : develop ments at today's hearing, though the county authorities sought, to establish that George Bradley; . who admitted 'keeping company" . witu Myrtle Haw kins v for several months before his marriage, was seen witn a small wo man on u&Ke usceoia roaa tne aiter- noon - Miss Hawkins disappeared from homei '; : . :; ' , - " (Wallace Reddin testified that he saw Bradley and a woman together talking earnestly. He knew Miss Hawkins, and had seen her walking alone on the Osceola road the dav before, but could not 'identify her as the woman with Bradley. . ' Other witnesses testified . that they had' seen Bradley and Miss Hawkins on the road Wednesday and Thurs- day-' Lucy Wright, daughter of Mrs. Reu- iben Wright, told the jury-that Satur day morning following the disappear ance of Miss Hawkins she found a watch belonging to the dead girt in the I ; AVIAfTORS COME T0 GRIEF, j Rodgers and Ward Halted by Mishaps v Pacific Coast Flyers. NeW York. . SeDt. 18. C. P. Rodeers and ji J. Ward, the aviators who ar flying", to the Pacific coast from New Yorfe for the Hearst prize of $50,000, are companions in misfortune tonight. Rodgers -flyer is a wreck at Middle town, where' he landed yesterday after an initial flight of about 80 miles from the- Sheepshead Bay race track, and Wlard Is at Corning, about 280 miles from New York, with the engine of his machine so badly burned that it is useless. Rodgers smashed his machine by striking a tree while, trying to make an early morning start from Middle- town. Telegrams received here this afternoon-were to. the effect that he might patch up- the machine and be teady, for, farther trial by Wednesday. warav, alter nying oo mrtes m a minutes; from Owego tor Corning, was forced to alight because of the brejakr ing of an oil feed and the burning-out of his engine. - Mechanics from' Ham- mondsport this afternoon began' in stalling a new engine with which the young aviator hopes to fly onward to morrow. v .4' ENGINEER KILLED. Head-On Collision Between Coast Line - Freights Near, SmithfleW., . ' - v (Special, Star Telegram.) Rocky Mount,- N. C. Sept, .18. Engineer R. A. Bell, of Rocky Mount, was killed, in j. neao-on coiusion at 330 thU.afternoon near Smithfield, when Trains 315 and 202 of-the ; A. C LI, came together. Officials of theroad say that Mr. Bell, ran past the meet ing-point at Smithfield. no one else was injured.' Traffic was not. delayed Rv A.' Bell was one of tne .best known and most-:'popular engineers - on' the road. ;-He was about 38 years of ige. He ii . survived by. his widow, the daughter of engineer- J.'. iZimmerman, of this city. Mr. : Bell, came here , in 1906 and married Miss Zlmmermann, five years ago. He .was a prominent Mason. His father, sister and brottier ar livine in jOttawa. Can., hishome city. v The body was brought here this evenings "Bhirial w Ji probably be at Rocky - Mount, under: the auspices of the Masons. ' - AVITATOR'S COM IN SOUTH. Winter Camp Will Be Selected By ? Signal' Corps of Army. Washington,' Sept. 18. Brigadier General James Allen, chief of the sig nal corps of the "army, today-began active work in planning the Winter's campaign of the 'army aviators under his directions The aviaton corps will go South for .their Winter's work, said General Allen. today, but we have not 1 decided yet where1 their, headquarters will be. r t rne -worK. at tne government aerdeme at College Park: Md., will close . about the end 'October. Se veral citizens in., the South already have filed applicationsj with the signal corps - chief to, be considered when the Winter camp ia: selected.1; Among those are Greenville, ; S. -C, Augusta, Ga Aiken S. C.r: and Palm Beach, Fla.. : ? . V: ); : It la probable thejirmy. aviators ,Wili fly , from their quartern at college Park to v the -camp seWcted - in the South, .Zi;:' PBEIIIEB SIOLIflll lS DEIl Bullets of ' Assassin Caused Death of Russian Statesman-Jews' Be ! came' Panic Stricken" .Gov ernment to Protect. : Kiev, Sept. 18s- The Russian pre-' mier, Peter A, StolypinV died tonight f row. bullet wbnnds received . at the hands of an assassin ' during a gala perloi'mance rt the municipal theatre Thursday evening; The ofllcial time of his death was announced as 10:12 P. M. (3:12 P. M.) New York time. ; Almost until the 'last ,the premier was conscious and forr fialf an hour during the early part of the evening hia, wife alone was at his bedside. To waflds the end, Stolypin suffered great ly. He groaned incessantly and threw j himself about on the couch on which he lay. Finally the heart action be came weaker andfes the body grew told the premier Yeallted: that death Was overtaking him. At a lucid inter val a priest administered ' extreme unction. ' The metropolitan flavian blessed and consoled -ilm in his last moments. : Frequently . . he :: called: "Give me the letter. ' Take it away. Give me a red pencil.' His last words were! "Lift .me. Light up." , Half an hour before his death Stolypin asked the .doctors to turn him on his side. He died peacefully surrounded by several of his relatives and State onlcials. All hope for the premier's recovery was abandoned this morning. Saturday night indica-' tions of peritonitis were noted, which became aggravated Sunday.- The bul letin issued by the attending physi cians early this evening declared that the patient's condition was hopeless. - Premature reports of the premier's death were current for hours before it occurred. Several missions and em bassies were misled by these reports and notified their governments. The authorities at first decided to conceal the news - of the premier's death until Morning, fearing anti-Jewish out breaks. .This was found to be impos sible and after the announcement was made all the attention of the authori ties was centered in the protection of the Jews. - , Representatives of the Jewish com munlty were panic stricken and begg ed for protection .-and 30,000 troops were poured Into Kiev to prevent ex cesses. The city is depressed but calm. ' M. Kokovsoff, the minister of finance, wha. was appointed acting premier after M. Stolypin was shot, has pent a peremptory Circular to the various governors' oathe maileaaace of order. It is stated on excellent au thority that M. Kokovsoff will be ap pointed premier. An autopsy - will take place at an early. hour tomorrow morning, after which the premiers body will be em balmed. Emperor Nicholas left Tcher- nlgov tonight for Kiev. Governor General Trepoff has is sued a public notice that, disorders will not be tolerated and stringent regulations are published forbidding the carrying of arms. Outgoing trains are crowded and double trains and ex tra trains are leaving Kiev every hour. Hundreds of well-to-do Jews are de parting from the city. . GREAT RELIGIOUS CRUSADE. New York Bankers Finance Evange- r. Ilstic Scheme. v New, York, Sept. 18. Joseph G. Can non, a New York Danker who is one of97 financiers and clergymen who are directing the "Men and Religion Forward Movement," gave an elabo rate dinner at the Metropolitan Cldb tonight to the , 30 trained Christian workers .who are to open the new cru sade to evangelize the American, con tinent in Minneapolis on October 2nd. It is -said that the movement, which has been; taking form for some time, Is the most ambitious religious cru sade since the days of the Reforma tion. The 40 workers are all men, so chosen' because the leaders, in the movement believe that men can best ha rnfivrted hv. fellow men. - T r- . . - m- -- - . ; At a meeting attended by BOO minis ters Interested in the movement, held at the. Broad way Congregational Tab ernacle thi3. afternoon, it was argued that "a real man's" Influence" was strongest with the masculine sex. The speakers said that the time was ripe for a crusade of this sort. The work ers will visit 76 centers of population in this country and Canada. '. OUTLINES. ... . - : In the reciprocity campaign in Can ada, Hon. R. L. Borden, leader of the Opposition, yesterday issued a srbng appeal . to Canadian to ' vote against the pact, warning them it -was the en tering , wedge- to. seal, the destiny of Canada At. Detroit- y-steter day Presl dent Taft plunged into the first politi cal-phase of his tripr defining his posi tion on the trusts defending the rule of reason decision of -the Supreme Court and declaring that, under it the trusts -can ' be curbed - Marauding bands of Mexicans have invaded the lower Rio Grande ranches of Texas and are stealing all borses in s.ight- Premier Stoylpin, of Russia, died ast night from the. wounds Inflicted by an assassin oh Thursday, night Follow ing conferences , with official of the A. C. L. in Wilmington yesterday, it Is : believed that the differences , be tween, the car repairers of the system who. have, walked out will he satisfact orily adjusted and that the men. will re turn to work without involving any of the other crafts. ;, - New , York Markets,:. Money on cal steady .2 1-8 to 2 3-8 per cent, ruling rate 2 1-4, closing bid 2 1-4, 'offered 'at 2,3-8; flour steady, -unchanged ; - wheat spot steady, No. 2 red 97 elevator ex port .basis and; 9? 1-2 t o. bV. afloat; corn spot firm. No., z corn 75 3-4ii ele valor, domestic basis to arrive and 5 t - o. b. - afloat; rosm and ; turpentine FINAL ON REGIPROGIIY Mr. Borden Appeals to Cana dians to Defeat Trade Compact. j WANTS TO PRESERVE CANADA Opposition Frightening Canadians by Declaring That Destiny of Their Country is Imperiled Warns Them Against U. S. Halifax, N. S., September 18. R. L.v Borden, the opposition leader, issued a' final appeal to the people of Canada tonight to defeat reciprocity. The ap peal, in the1 form of a signed statement, declared that the people now under stand that , they are called upon to de termine not a mere?" question of mar kets, but the future destiny of Canada. He appeals to Liberals and Conserv atives alike and says he speaks not as a party leader, but as a Canadian citi zen whose hopes are bound up with the hopes of his country. While he saysi that the outlook is full of hope, he believers "that we are n truth standing at the parting of the ways," and he, therefore, begs tne peo ple to cast a soberly considered vote for the preservation of our heritage, for the maintenance of our commercial and political freedom and for the per manence or Canada as an autonomous nation within the British. Empire.. . After referring to the reciprocity is sue as the most important" question ever submitted to the Canadian electo rate, Mr. Borden says: "Qn either side of the boundary line ts advocates realize perfectly that in its final outcome this treaty undoubt edly means the commercial and, fiscal union of Canada) with the United States. The chief magistrate of our powerful neighbor on the 60uth has warned us in language of unmistak able import that the consummation of this treaty will . forever ' prevent the consolidation 'of - our : emirtre.J'4 iWith profound insight "and. learV Vision, Tiel has made the jnemiorable declaration that if Canada accepts this compact she can never become a part of that great imperial commercial band which, as he anticipates, will reach from Eng land around the world to England again. We must make our choice be tween reciprocity within the empire and reciprocity with the United Slates. And let us never forget that Canada cannot become fiscally and commerc tally a part of the United States and remain -politically a part and an im portant part of the British Empire. 'Can there be any doubt that This compact will result in prematurely dis sipating those abounding resources which we hold not alone for our own use and profit, but in trust also for those who are to succeed us? Will the people of - Canada willingly decree that so splendid an inheritance shall pass into other hands than their own? "The relations .created 'by this com pact will Increase threefold the power of the United States over our com merciat . destinies. Less than two years ago by the theat of prohibitory treaties they forced our-government to . alter our tariff. Do not imagine the spirit which . compelled . this un warranted concession to our poweriui neighbor will die on the morrow oflts first great success. If we accept this compact we must anticipate a renewal of the attempt. If the -tariffs of the two countries, are Interlocked by this treaty be assured that the'' stronger party will also carry the key. I believe that we are in .truth stand Ing today at the parting of the ways This compact made in secret and with out mandate, points indeed to a new path. We must decide whetheri the spirit of Canadianism or of continent alism shall prevail on thevnorthern half of this continent. Today Canada -Is the mistress of her destiny. She com mands both the Atlantic and the Paci fic; she holds the highways of the world. Outside of the United King dojh she is the most important unit of the whoJe.Brltlsn system, .wnicn ex tends beyond every sea and. through out every continent, and governs no less than one-fifth of the entire human race. With Canada's youthful vitality, her rapidly increasing population, her marvelous material resources her spir it of hopefulness and energy, she can place herself within a comparatively brief period in-' the highest : position within this mighty empire. .This is the path upon which, we have proceed edthis is the path from wheh we are asked to depart. I da not believe that the spirit of the Canadian -people wll sanction any such departure." . In conclusion, Mr. Borden makes an earnest appeal to the people "To rise above ail arty ties, to take need or the higher considerations and to determine their course with a sense or the en during results of their decision. entreat them not to swerve Irom the straight path that leads to the making of a great nation" . v "1.. Other Side of Reciprocity, Ottawa, OnLi September 18. As serting that the lime-light of campaign publicity bad driven the annexation bo gey - to haunts ;. known only . to . opposl tion leaders and that an overwhelming majority, of Canadian voters are pre pared to vote favorably next Thursday upon' ratification -of the reciprocity -. conunuea on t iage e.j J UJ - conmi bus df Valuation and Central Clearing House Plan Denounced by Southern Cot . ton Men and. Bankers Will Ignore 8cheme. New Orleans, Sept. 18. Denouncing the Liverpool cotton bills of lading validation and central clearing, house plan as an extraordinary and unique nsurance against the result of the negligence of the European cotton buyers in dealing with irresponsible firms, and declaring it a reflection upon the honesty and integrity pf the Southern cotton exporters, the confer ence of Southen bankers, exporters and cotton men held at the Cotton' Ex change today adopted resolutions placing themselves on record as unal terably opposed to the scheme and refusing absolutely to have anything to do with it. The plan was branded as being re pugnant to sound business orinciDles and offensive ' to reputable and honor able business men in that it assumes all cotton shippers are , dishonest un til the New York validating buren has prono'inced them otherwise. A militant resistance through a thorough organization of itner.eirs was suggest ed to fight the Liverpo l scheme. -v- Charles g. Haghat. of New York. representing the foreign interests, ex p:ird tb-Workings of tro propose Central clearing house. Tle confer ence was enlivened. Mr. Halght reit tnat his motives were impugned and his statements questioned. Following a preamble which declar ed that the foreign buyers dictate to, the Southern cotton, shippers and bankers, over the earnest protest, of the latter, the method of billing Ex port cotton" and branding it a plan unique insurance," the resolu tions adopted in condemning the cen tral", bureau plan declare that the pro- pc sed scheme is unjust In that it pro poses to place 6elf respecting and uni versally respected merchants " -under the same obnoxious surveillance .that it bestows on questionable parties; and finally futile, in that the fiat of the central bureau, certifying to the one virtue of genuineness of signatures, would place irresponsible and dis honest shippers in a position of'vant- age from which they could practice a multitude of ' collateral irregularities pregnant" with greater injury to the cotton trade than we Isolate danger Of .forgery. That the Temedy rbrThe conditions complained of lies, in enforcing?- the pracSce of more careful and discrlm inatlng. business methods on the part of both the carriers and buyers of cot ton and no - inv attempting' to devise schemes whereby the former may con tinue to escape liability for the! injurious and fraudulent acts of their agents and employees and the latter may be protected in their indiscrimi nate and care free traQc with firms of a doubtfurstandhig." The resolution then declares that if is the sentiment of the Interests here represented that .they will op pose tne said central bureau plan, not only by refusing to comply with re quirements thereof, but by organizing among their several constituencies mllltlant resistance to the proposed re flection upon the honor of the South ern cotton merchants 'and. upon tne rights of the Southern cottdh trade. After calling the conference to or der President Thompson was elected permanent chairman. He reviewed the bills of lading matter from the in ception of the Liverpool plan to the the -nresent conference. In part he said: ' have built up their business and char ruthless intention on the part of the foreign" buyers and bankers to protect themselves in a loose ' and eareless business, and furthermore to maice the reputable merchants", those Who have built up their .usiness and char acter through long years or unim peachable transactions to make these people pay the premium, for this pro tection." J. D. Moss, of Atlanta, Ga., was . the only one to vote against the adoption of the resolutions. He said ne thought there was some merit in the Liverpool plan. ' . ' . VIRGINIAS' AT LOGGERHEADS. Conference Wednesday to Settle Ante- Bellum Debt Court Decree. . Richmond, VaLV Sept. 18. Weary of West Virginia's delay in arranging a settlement under the United States Supreme Court decree requiring West Virginia to pay Virginia 17,152,000, as part of Virginia's -ante-bellum debt, the Virginia debt commission wll meet here Wednesday to determine Upon a course of action. The commission may take the case back to the Su nreme Court with, a request' that that tribunal enforce Its decree given early thii year. L The decree in requiring Wiest Virginia to pay the share men tioned added "with interest to be agreed upon by conference between the two States," - . , . ' HONOR CARDINAL GIBBONS. Municipal Holiday In Baltimore for His , i Dual Jubilee. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 18. A resolu tion was introduced in the clty wunci tonight setting aside (Monday, October 16th, as a municipal' holiday .in honor of Cardinal Gibbons . . Passage of the resolution at its next meeting is as sured. :.' ' ., - v- . :':'!-.-. ' i The ecclesiastical celebration of Car dinal Gibbons' dual jubilee the ,50th anniversary of his , ordination to ' the priesthood and the: 25th of his eleva tion to the cardinalate will take place the week of October 15th. r A great pa rade is planned for October 16th. : Man Run Over bV Autol : zAt 8 P.. M-iin. front of Alrdosaa. . Believed That A. C. L. and Car Repairers Will Ad just Differences, RA1HMEH INVOLVED Meagre Information .From Rocky Mount President of Car Work ers Gives Out Statement ' ( At Wilmington. Following conferences here yester day between officials of the Atlantic Coast Line" 'Railroad Company and Chairman Doughty, of the Grievance Committee of the union car workers n the employ of the road, it is believ- f ed that the threatened strike of caf- repairers and Inspectors of the A. C. will be averted and that alfdif- - ferences 'between . the- nien and the , railroad company will ttf satisfactorily adjusted. ' V The only development yesterday was . the conference in ,thls;.clty with the . chairman of the committee and his r departure last night for Rocky Mount tv confer with the men who are out . there. The repairers in the Wilming ton shops to the number of 15 walked out 3sterday, but according to in formation at headquarters here, the trouble is confined to the shops In this city. Rocky Mount and Florence. Mr. R. E. Smith, general superinten- " dent of motive power of the Coast Line, held a conference yesterday morning with -Mr. E. M. Doughty, of Charleston, S. C, chairman of the Grievance Committee of the Car Workers of the Atlantic Coast Line . system, in regard to the walkout, with ." a . view to adjusting the ' difficulties if possible. The car workers contend that the company -violated .its agree- -ment With them- when it compelled : them to do . repair work on caboose cars by piece, instead of by the hour, and it was th)a question that. was dis cussed .yesterday,' according to Mr. Smiths He stated that the company does: not .concede tat It Tlplated' the agreement and., that-, he explained to Mr. Doughty the view, that the compa- : ny took of the matter.-"Mr. Doughty left . on the evening train, for Rocky Mount, where he will meet the strik- . ers and inform, them of the results of his conference with the general ' su-' perintendent of motive power. Both Mr. Smith and General Man ager W. N4 Royall declared that they had no information of a. general strike of the blacksmiths machinists, boiler makers and other employes in sympa thy with, the car workers. Asked if they believed there wsb any probabili- ' ' ty of such, they, declined to he quoted. However,. Mr. Smith was of the opin ion that the prospects. for. an early set tlement of the car workers' walkout were favorable. Both looked for no further developments in the . situation yesterday, and none, in fact, until Mr. Doughty could -confer with the men - at Rocky Mount and- make known to them the results of hlB conference with 'Mr. Smith. ' , The trainmen of the A. C. L. sys-" tern have issued a statement that they -are in no way affiliated with the car workers and are not interested in the Walkout, but the blacksmiths, boller maker'B and . machinists are federated with the car workers and it Ms said to be In the range of possibility that they will go out in sympathy. Mr. Doughty came to Wilmington from Charleston in response to a vol untary message from the .Coast Line - officials, the company disproving the evident belief of the strikers that they would be denied a hearing,' which was . one of their chief complaints. ' General Manager Royall stated yes terday- that 225 men were out at Rock Mount and 45 at Florence, S. C. Even with1 the 15 who walked out in the Wilmington shops yesterday, it would seem that the strike is or less serious proportions than was at first reported, provided that Mr; Royall'a information is correct. " The following special telegram was received last night from Rocky Mount:,, Rocky "Mount, N. C$ Sept 18 'Word from the- headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Car .Workers is ex pected here. The car workers are but waiting this order to make the walk out of Saturday a full-fledged strike, which can ask the support of the other unions. " . "This Is the unofficial statement of several . car workers in -'close touch ' with the situation today. - There are 320 men ' now out in this city. Wll- . mlngton- men went out today and it was. stated all other, points. This would mean that over : 1,000 men on the entire A. C. L. system have joined the .walk-out Statements made yes terday that, the railroad would declare -a lock-out have not been officially con firmed. General Superintendent New ell yesterday was unable to make any statement for publication at this time. Colored men 'have taken the -places 'of whites - in some of the - wprk at the South Rocky Mount yards. What the effect of this will be is only to be con jectured but it Is the attitude of the union leaders to prevent any violence in any way. The J arrival of E. M . Doughty, of Charleston,, the chairman Of the general ; grievance . committee . is expected tomorrow. . 'He is now at Wilmington. The union men merely demand hearing for "Mr. Doughty, y: (Oontinned on Page 'Eight). : : ' " NOT 4 .'I 1 V, '.."V:.;,! i f -;: 1 I , J C-; .:---:t -.K . . 1 '-,1 - ,', 1! ;r. fix. V '' -1JMi ' M - :,.: I: r- ' '' it." . 1 . .;i, 11 ! I ' 1 '-."v't ': 'Kb1' - 'i .1 tu 't' L 1. . . : 1 ' i hi - j ', :v I ' It " i -t. 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Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Sept. 19, 1911, edition 1
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