North Carolina Newspapers

i 7 ';" r v THE WEATHER. , - Fair Thursday and Friday; light to moderate east winds on the coast. A POINTER! Se the -Business Local Column for Little Stories of Big Opportunities. VOL. IiXXXVIUNO. 176. TIIiMUStrTON, N. C, THUHSDAY MOKNINGr, OCTOBEB 12, 19114 V WHOLE NTTMBlCTr IR.T'Xt - .7W ITALIAN IROOPS ' SAFELY LAUDED Take Possession as Liberators of Tripoli From" Turk ish Yoke. HOLY WAR IS THREATENED Great Mahdl Will In flam All Mahom edans Armistice Between Italy and Turkey . Arranged by J Germany- The End Rome, Oct. 41 via frontier. The first division of the army of occupa tion arrived at Tripoli at noon today. The troops were safely landed with out incident. V There is a feeling in official circles here that Turkey and her sympathiz ers, as well as those elements which nre antagonistic to Italy, are doing ev erything possible to engender oppo sition among the powers to Italy's plans and it is believed that certain reports which have been circulated aim chiefly to play on Anglo-German antagonisms. With this object, it is supposed, the report has been spread broadcast that Germany, having plan ned to obtain Toberuk from Turkey prior to the beginning of hostilities. v,ill end by Detaining this Important strategic point from Italy as a base for operations in the Mediterranean against British-supremacy.. All these rumors and reports are of ficially denied by Italy. It is pointed out by Italian officials . that Germany has never taken any step In such a direction in the past and has no inten tion to ask anything from Italy in the" future, while it is also declared that Italy would not dream of being a cat's paw to draw chestnuts, from the' fire for Germany, notwithstanding1 the al liance. " ,"'-.c'. v. In connection with this denial, it is stated that the war situation remains unchanged; that- none of the powers opposes Italy's action and they' have no intention of intervening until Ital ian domijjni-Unw; table. "" '''' .!. . , Advices from' Tripoli sent by Rear Admiral Borea P01emo, the governor, and Captain Cagni,, the commandant, say the sailors now' in possession ' of the city have given splendid. proof of their powers of resistence and endur ance. Their numbers are small,-And, in addition to the great amount of work they have been compelled to do, they must guard against, the danger of an attack by the enemy. It is be lieved, however, , that the Turkish troops are thoroughly disheartened, as otherwise, being only ne day's march from Tripoli and twice outnumbering the Italians, they, might have attempt ed to re-capture the place, or at least inflicted serious losses. It is not too late now for the Turks to Hr so. as toe first section of the troops' expedition have landed and great preparations were made to wel rnmfl the- Italian soldiers as the libera tors of Tripoli from the Turkish yOke for all time. All the wireless messages received 3-.v the srovernment convey the inform ation that the transports and their escort of warships are proceeding sat isfactorily. ' '-. Rennrts from TriDoli this afternoon state that the Arabs of the interior . . . A. 1 - - A are circulating a report inai me grcai Mahdi of the Sahara having heard of the Italian invasion, is eathering arms and men and proclaiming a holy -war which is to be conducted relentlessly until tho Mnfl(lAl" are driven into the sea. -v ' , War May End At Once Reriin. Oct. ll.-The armistice be tweoii Ttniv anil Turkey, f of which fUnlnmacv has been striving for some time, it Is believed her, has piactlcally been ' conciuaeu, iuwub riot yet announced as "official. . if ia unriorntond that the transporta tion of the Italian military expedition will not be lnterf erred with but that hostilities in all quarters win cease This ia rnnslrtfired bv Berlin as equiv plent to the ending of the war, or at least the warlike movements, which vill now be-succeeded by negotiations lfnkinc tn a aettlament. " It i3 regarded aft; probable that as soon as the strong Italian army has fitiffo dispmharVorl at. TrlDOlL even the Young Turk irreconclllbles will, begin to recognize, as apparently - the Otto- Til an cnvorrmon t nlreadv does, that there is no hope of withholding Trip nli frnm Ttalv Then? it will be POS uihp fnr Tnriiev t enter lnto'. peace ne.orntiatir.ntt orltV, thio .TrOat)eCt Of rear-hinp- n lesa nnaatlafactonr COnclu Bion than would result from a contin uation of fb rnnfllft. . . V ,. London, Oct. 11. No confirmation has yet been received from either rtome or Constantinople of the report from Berlin that an armistice has been firranspd. Th Turkish cabinet met today with the" new foreign minister, Assim Bay, but apparently nothing will be decided, pending the assembly of tne Turkish parliament on saiuruay. , LICENSE NOT REQUIRED; Unexpected Concession for Glidden Tourists from. New Jersey. . New York, Oct. 11.--AS a result, of a conference between a committee from the Newark board of trade and the Stat commissioner of vehicles, autOmobilists taking part In the Glid den tour will be -allowed , to pass through Newberry next Saturday with out taking out a New Jersey license.. rBUPP CUIhk T LOSES SUIT German Corporation Sued for Infringe ment of Armor Plate Process "by . American" Steel trust r Navies Affected. Philadelphia, Oct. 11. A decision of world-wide importance was handed down by the; United States Circuit Court of Appeals here today when It dismissed four suits brought by the Krupp company, of Germany, against the MIdvale -Steel Company, of Phila delphia, to restrain the Pennsylvania corporation from infringing on patents tor a process or manufacturing armor plate. The decision was given by Judge' Joseph Buffington and sustains the opinion of the Circuit Court, which had decided that the evidence present ed before the lower court was "not sufficiently satisfactory either In qual- ty or amount" to establish infringe ment. . The Appellate Court goes a step further and declares that two certain claims In two of the Krupp patents are invalid and that therefore, there could not be an Infringement. The opinion of the Appellate Court s not only Important to the maritime nations of the world that use armor plate in their navies, but is of the greatest .moment to the manufactur ers : of. armor plate' in the United States. When the latest processes of armor plate, manufacture by the Krupp company became known, the United States government became interested and it resulted in the Carnegie Steel Company, now a part of the United States Steel Corporation, and the Bethlehem Steel Company's obtaining icenses to manufacture the Krupp ar ticle in the United States. American ships were equipped with these plates and in time statements were made on the floor of Congress that there was a combination in the United States to keep up the price of the armor plate. The Midvale Steel Company became a. successful lower bidder for govern ment contracts and little has since been heard of alleged combinations n this respect It is said that had the Midvale company lost its suits it might have been shut ' out from suc cessfully bidding against the concerns; holding licenses to manufacture ar mor plate on the KrUpp process. The four suits involved alleged infringe ment on a process of manufacturing armor plate, on a process or improv ine the Quality of steel armor plates, on a process of hardening and tough ening rmor plate, and on?a process of improving1 armor plateJ'X-' . The xsouiTt. takes up the patents and ectere ttoattb Mtfcslinv In 'twt ent granted on Jreoruary abo, ur a process in the manufacture of armor plate is "void for lack of patentable novelty." It also decrees that a claim in a patent granted on, FeDruary o, 1900, for a process of improving the quality of steel armor, plates is void, as it does not involve invention. On the other two patents the court de clares there was no Infringement. It could not be learned here tonight whether the German corporation will take the case to the Supreme Court of the United States. The suit was be gun in 1906. , ' NORTHERNERS ARE DECORATED. Atlanta Girls Presented Bronze Med als to Visitors. .AM.nto n. rtnt 11. trodlv wear- . AliaUif ing medals of bronze given them by some two score young, women of the city in honor of their presence at the the North in 1879, by the Gate City - ..... . f A nA Guard or Atlanta, me s,uu oi mv.ic Northern' soldiers returnea lonigui w their homes. The, decoration ceremo- t.ni, nitinu nHav nn the terrace of the Piedmont Driving Club, following a: breakfast given to the young women and local military men by the Rich mond Blues. .- t aftomnnn b. receotion was given by the local Daughters of the Amorfpnn RAVolution and tonight the Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston, gave a brilliant; recepuou ' The last of the Eastern commands i- iv uhii ho t.h State Fen- lO ItJttYO v.. ..... cibles of Philadelphia, whose special train is due to leave eany iuuruajr 1 iioAmnAnviiur the r encl- bles will be Mayor J. E. Reyburn, of Philadelphia, a delegation from the city council, and a party of newspa- Hn rnntA thfiV will StOP per lucix. .w - over and parade at Spartanburg, Char- ... . irr.Alilnrrtnn lotte, uanviue anu w osuiuew". , WAR-TIME CONSCRIPTION National Guard Association Takes No V' - Action t.,.,n ' tj v nt. 11. The Na- tional Guard Association which closed annual convention here today, did not go on recoil in regard i'm.t m cnnscrmuon as uxuvmcu tl vin Avanm h thA War DeDart- ment and submitted to Congress last year. The measure passea tne nouse and will be re-introduced at the next session of Congress., xne suoject wa rAA tnriav trk the executive com- mittee with -instructions to confer with the War Department" on ine buojm. Next year's convention will be-held at Norfolk, Va. , ALL-SOUTH CONFERENCE Nine Northern . Governors Accepted Invitation ',. Momnhia. Tftnn. . Oct. ' 11. Nine Qtota ovcvriitfvAA. have promised to ,hA nonnio of their States to ac- cept . the Invitation of the All-South Conference wnion was m ssiou ai wia MmdiiT tn "come isouth" durlne the' semi-centennial years of 1911-1916. - Governors Woodrow Wil son of New Jersey, Harmon, of Ohio, To rov nf Wvomintf. S loan of Arizona, Pothier of Rhode Island, Deneen, of ' Illinois, Noma, Ol xaonxana, ana xiw I ley, of, Idaho, replied to the telegrams of the conference today endorsing the proposal. . , TRIAL Famous Case Grew Out of Dynamiting of Times Office . '' ' INDICTMENT GHARGES MURDER Twenty-One Met Death in Explosion. Eighteen Men, One Woman In dicted Contest Between - ' Labor and Capital. Los Angeles, Cal., Oct 11. James B. McNamara went on trial for murder here today before ; Judge Walter B. Ordwell in the Superior Court amid circumstances as austere and simple as proverbial Western justice. Dis trict Attorney John D. Fredericks, for the prosecution, elected to try him for the murder of Charles J.-Haggerty, a machinist who, with 20 other men, met death in an explosion and fire which WTecked the Los Angeles Times build ing October 1, 1910. ' This case was picked from 19 in dictments for murder found against the prisoner, his brother, John J. Mc Namara, secretary of the International Association of Bridge & Structural Iron Workers; William Capjan, and M. A. Schmidt, both at large, and four unidentified persons specified as John Doe, Jane Doe, Richard Doe and John Stiles. Haggerty's body was that nearest the spot where the explosion occurred.. The prosecution contends that this explosion was caused by dy namite; .the defense that it was caus ed by gas. The new hall Of records in which the trial is being held, is only a stone's throw from the scene of the explosion. This was the setting of the legal stage. Upon it counsel for the defense, head ed by Attorney. Clanence S. Darrow, of Chicago, in - questions to the jury and arguments to Judge Bordwell, sought to depict a mighty contest between or ganized labor and its opponents, with out mufctf opposition from the prosecu- Attdrney La Compte. Davis, examm- lug .jurors, . ueaueu smiui. lur. uiia point.;..' 4-,-;t "Are you aware that there is a bit ter warfare between capital fend la bor?", he asked Z. T. H'elspn the first venireman examined. ; "Yes," said Nelson. t "And - that most men have taken sides?" "Yes.", ."Have you the opinion, that labor unions as they exist are proper or that they are inimical and a menace?" To this the prosecution objected be cause "counsel is asking the opinion of the witness on evidence that may arise during the trial." "He may answer," said Judge Bord well, and Nelson said he was "not prejudiced." "Do. you take the Los Angeles Times? and do you read the weekly page devoted to animadversions on labor?" were other questions put" Nelson was still being questioned when court adjourned. It was not until court opened today that-the defense could make formal demand for separate trials for James McNamara and his brother John. Hence the brothers, handcuffed to gether were taken to court. In the court room where only a mod erate crowd of spectators gathered the formal opening of the case was not heard ten feet from the bar. . "Case 6,939 James B. McNamara,'' said some one casually after District Attorney Fredericks had announced his selection and the trial was on. John J. McNamara was allowed to remain during the brief morning ses sion, but in the afternoon the younger brother sat alone against the rail. Following a brief recess in the af ternoon G. C. Kemp, a venireman, was excused as was W..A. Spalding, secre tary of the civil service commission of Los Angeles. Spalding was excus ed after he had refused to plead ex emption on official grounds. ' Tomorrow la a State holiday and no session of the court will be held. GIRL'S FEARFUL ORDEAL. Coatesviile Negro Who is Candidate for the Hemp For Court. West Chester, pa., Oct. 11. Almost collapsing with nervousness as the result of her experience, 15-year-old Annie Mcllhaney testified against Thomas Harmon, the negro, charged with attempting to assault - her on Monday night near her ; home at Coatesviile. She positively identified him as her assailant. The only, other witness heard was the State trooper who had. made the arrest At the con clusion Of the brief hearing the ;negro was held to await trial at the January term of court here. -,-..-; " WHY COTTON IS LOW. " Caused by Gamblers and Speculators, Says Governor Cruce. - Oklahoma City, Oct. 11. ''The pres ent conditions, prevailing in the cotton market are the outgrowth of a combi nation of gamblers and speculators. said Gov; Cruce, replying to a (message from Gov, Colquitt, of Texas, suggest; ing a conference of tap Governors and secretaries of boardsi of agriculture of the cotton -growing States in an effort to devise means oi remedying conai tlons. Gov.?1 Cruce says the present low price of cotton is not justified by conditions. "... mm TRIAL wpp FIERCE BATTLE w r.lAKIHG TROUBLE AT LlS rp lit Hgo "sS III WS GAMP : t " ..- Stephenson. - Refused to Recttnmend Laws Concern ing Operation of Express Busi-, ! ness by Railrads--otJier -Measures5 Rejected. Washington, Oct. 11. The National Association of Railway Commission ers, in annual convention here -today refused to go on record as favoring legislation abolishing the express com panies of the country, by compelling the railways to take over the express companies. A resolution committing the body to suchv legislation, ottered by George. Rice, State Railway Com missioner of South Dakota, was referr ed to the committee" on express ser vice and rates. The committee had practically rec ommended legislation along: the lines of the resolution; hut the concensus of opinion was that the convention did not have sufficient information after only one year's-investigation to urge such broad legislation. Anotber reso lution, offered by Mr. Rice, endorsing legislation to prohibit express compa nies from owning stocv in any other express company or in; railroads, and railroad companies ; from holding ex press company stock was lost 19 to 30. The following officers were -elected: Charles F. Staples, of St. Paul, Minn., of the Minnesota Railroad & Warehouse Commission, president; O. P. Gothlin, Coluntmis, O., of the Ohio Railway Commission, first rkse presi dent; H. Warner Hill, Atlanta, chair man of the Georgia Railway Commis sion, second vice president; 'William H. Connolly, chief clerk of the Inter State Commerce Commission, secreta ry, and William Kilpatrick, Chicago, secretary of the Illinois Commission, assistant secretary..- ; r The committee on 'grade crossings and trespassing on railroads recom mended State laws requiring the elimi nation, each year of a giren number of grade crossings. , "The spirit of .'taking the chance' seems to have become such a part of ,human nature," says the report, "that each one seems bent on caring, for himself and let others do the same. The reckless drivers of automobiles are adding reatlytfd the"iist or injur ies and tetaUties at grade" crDS$iE3 TWO BAD N ECHOES LYNCHED I ftrgroea A.BIlichardic!r bud 'i Woods were takn from t jail herd last night by a mob ; whlcii -battered down 'the doors, and lynched. The body of Richardson, Tid died. with, but lets, was found; at noon toay floating ir the Mississippi river. : That Woods met a like fate l the accepted belief. For ome"time feeling against . the negroes has vbeen at a high pitch, which presaged trouble.- Negroes of a suspicious character 'were warned t" leave the city and many compliea. Richardson, regarded as a desperate man, was locked up while the police were investigating several robberies. Woods was arrested, last night for ap attack upon two young white wo men as they were returning home from a store in which they are em ployed. News of the arrest brought 76 masked men to the jail. They broke into the cells and dragged the negroes out and disappeared. DIRECT STATE PRIMARY. Senator Bourne Sends Letter to Re- publican Committee. Washington, Oct 11. On behalf of Republicans who believe in direct pri maries; Senator Bourne, of Oregon, to day issued a letter asking that as far as possible every member of the party be given an opportunity to express his preference for candidates for Presi dent and. Vice President next year. The Senator's letter is addressed to the members of the Republican Na tional Committee and requests that when the call for the convention is is sued next year it shall contain a strong recommendation that In all the States, wherever practicable, the State committee call Presidential primaries at least 30 days prior to the National convention OUTLINES. The Association of State Railroad Commissioners yesterday rejected the pioposal'to recommend legislation en abling railroads to take over the bus iness of the express companies At the investigation into the election of Senator Stephenson yesterday at iviii waukee, Attorney General Bancroft condemned primary elections.-because corruptionists prevented their pur pose rAt Philadelphia yesterday the U. S. . Appellate Court decided. jalnst the contentions' "of the Krupp Com pany, of Germany, .that the Americai Steel Trust is Infringing its process o manufacturing steel' and armor plate -Two 1 negroes were shot ; and thrown Into the Mississippi river at Caruthersville, Tuesday night, on ac count- of r their . desperate - characters and charges of ft - serious nature for which they had been thrown into jail At' Norfolk yesterday tht-;: ' food committee of the National Consumers' League commended Dr. - Wiley . and praised President Taft for retaining him in office, urging the removal' of Secretary Wilson, Solicitor McCabe and Associate Chemist Dunlap In a battle between government troops and insiirrectos In Mexico, 130 rebels were killed and 106 were captured. New York markets: Money on .call, steady 2 1-4 - to 2 1-2, ruling rate 2 i-4, closing Jid 2 1-4, offered at 2 3-8; flour quiet s with good local trade ; wheat steady No .' 2 red 99 elevator export ' basis and 99 1-2 fob afloat; rosin and turpentine steady; spot cot J ton closed quiet and unchanged. C Insurrectos Mowed Down by Mauser Rifles of Vol unteers. REBELS LOST 130 KILLED Many Were Captured Rebels Were Poorly Armed and Consisted Largely of Indians Govern ment Troops Killed Tuxtula, Gutierrez, Chiapas, Meico, Oct. 11. Fighting late Monday after noon foi the possession jof the littie town of Chlapella held ty Insurrectis whose strength was estimated at 900, a force of volunteers, numbering- 19U killed 130 rebels an1 captured 106 eighteen of whom we-e wounded. The loss to the governmeat force is given as less than a dozen billed. Early reports were that the State troops met with little opposition but it now is known that the encounter was the fiiercest since the beginning of the insurrection. The State troops were commanded by Colonel Manuel Paz. . "General" .Antero Ballinas com manded the rebels and accordine to the prisoners he escaped with the ma jority of ? his forcer His second In ccmmand, "Colonel" Marcelino Jim enez, was killed. ' The rebel force was three-fourths Chamula Indians. They were armed principally with machetes and a few antiquated fire arms. Upon receiving word that the troops were advancing the insurrectos dug trenches and pre pared to withstand the attack, but it was impossible for the headers to con trol the Indians who ran forward to hurl their lances, exposing themselves tc the fire of the Mausers. For two hours the volunteers raked the ditches with their fire, but at the end of that time the - defenders . fled leaving be hind a mortar and an old cannon -from SKUCtt tney -oaomanaged to, are aje.w. Colonel Eduardo Paiwith a force of regular army, arrived here yester day and probably will lead a column in to the disaffected region at'.once. THE ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE. Divorce, Socialism, Labor Unions and Wealth Were Topics. Toronto, Oct. 11. Divorce-, Social ism, Labor Unions arid Wealth were some of the subjects! concerning which emphatic opinions were expressed by speakers at the sessions of the Ecu menical Methodist conference here to day. The general topic was "The Church and Social Service." Divorce was sharply discussed by the Rev. Dr. Gross Alexander, Of Nash ville, " Tenn editor . of The Methodist Reviiew. He asserted that there is "urgent need for more preachers like Dr. G. G. Richmond, of Philadelphia, who fearlessly exposed the iniquity of the recent (marriage of a divorced mil lionaire. All honor to him and equal honor to the poor Methodist preacher who flatly refused a, fee of $10,000 to perform the ceremony, and then de clined the gift of another $10,000 of fered to him as a reward for doing his duty.?' "Socialism, Christian and Anti- Christian," was the topic of the Rev. B. B. Haddon, of Gates Head oS-Tyne, England. "There is a Socialism," he said, "which denies God, ignores the Bible, trifles with family taes and sac rifices the individual to society.. Such Socialism can receive no quarter from the Christian. But this type is passing away. The leading Socialists of today are Christians In spirit and. purpose. Christian apcialfem demands a change in modern conditions which are noth ing less than a scandal to civilization." "That the Labor Union is the great est single blessing, in the united States, next to the public school," was the statement of the Rev. George Eliot, of WaisMngton, D. C. "Nothing Is do ing more to make homogenous our population than our Labor Unions," he said. An innovation was a resolution pre sented by the business committee call ing for the creating of what. Would be practically a world s weirare comimis sion.( Action was def erred but it is expected that before the close of the conference a permanent International Methodist Commission will be created, composed . of fifty delegates from the eastern division and- an equal number from the western. - Delegates today received many mes sages endorsing the position of the Convention as expressed in the adop tion of a resolution yesterday, advocat ing universal peace and urging-"the Christian nations represented in the Ecumenical conference speedily to take the necessary legfsiative action to consummate the arbitration treaty, which has been signed- by the repre sentatives of the British Empire and the United States." ' , v . . : Akron, Ohio, Oct. 11 .With acrash that could be heard all over the city, th e . reinforced concrete viaduct over the Cleveland, AKron & Cincinnati Railroad collapsed early today, crush ing the railroad company's - freight house like pasteboards. , Viaduct was erected only a few years' ago at a cost of .$150,000. . O I 1 . PMBMM 1 Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 11. Political evil in Wisconsin began with the ad vent of the primaries 'as a means of nominating public .officials, according to Levi H. Bancroft, attorney general of the State, who testified today be fore the Senatorial committee, which is investigating the election of United States Senator Isaac. Stephenson. Bancroft was called to explain what he did with $250 which was paid him out of the $107,793 Stephenson cam paign fund. He declared that the mon ey paid him while he was a candidate for Assemblyman, was not used to further his own Interest, but was ex pended entirely in Senator Stephen son's behalf, while the latter was seek ing nomination for the Senatorship at the primaries in 1908. Referring to the fact that Senator Stephenson fail ed to make a detailed account of his expenditures other than that certain sums were paid to individuals, Ban croft said it was his opinion that the corrupt practices act did not require a detailed account of what each man spent. "We had never had talk of corrup tion in this State before," said Ban croft. "It all came about since we got the primaries and now there is noth ing but political evil." As for the money he had received, Bancroft said he spent it as fast as possible, for he was glad to be rid of it. . "You never heard of any money be ing used corruptly In the election of. Mr. .Stephenson?" asked Chairman Heyburri. ; "Never a cent. Senator Stephenson always was considered above investi gation in this State, until he got into the United States Senate." Chellis C. Weyland, of Milwaukee, testified that out of $1,199 he has re ceived, $5.35 went for chewing gum. Asked what he did with the chewing gum, Weyland said: "Why, I gave It to young women. It was . a good ar gument to win them over." , - The committee sent a request to the State authorities at Madison, ask ing for all papers used in the previous investigations by the Legislature of the Stephenson charges. W. L. Ess- man, custodian, of . the papers, . . said that the aDersjhad' been put In -two 1eet;:pj;ootnst rMilwnketQv aay ne reported max one oi me oozes was missing. "He was "unable to-say until. he examined" such papers as he had what documents were missing. DISSOLVING TOBACCO TRUST' Reorganization Plans to Be. Announc ed Friday -New York, Oct. 11 . Re-organiza tion plans "of the American Tobacco Company will not be filed before Frl day. next, according to a statement this afternoon by counsel for the com pany, following a conference with Judge Noyes of the United States Cir cuit Court The Cigar Manufacturers' Associa tion of America have joined the Na tional Cigar-Leaf Tobacco Association In retaining Louis D. Brandeis, of Boston, lawyer, and Felix H. Levy, of this eity, to safeguard their inter ests in the re-organization of the Am erican Tobacco Company. It became known today that the directors had adopted a resolution appointing a com mittee of three to co-operate with oth er associations by naming delegates to the conference here on October 19th of all organizations InJ the tobacco al lied trades. " THE COMMERCIAL SECRETARIES. Officers Chosen and. Houston Named As Next Meeting Place Memphis, Tenn- Oct. 11. J. S. Warren, industrial commissioner of the Memphis Business Men's Club, was elected president of the Soutnern Commercial Secretaries' Association, and Houston, Texas, was selected as the next meeting place. Adolph Boldt, of Houston, Texas, was chosen secretary. Vice presidents for their respective States were elected as fol lows: Alabama, J. F. Carter, Jr.; Mo bile; Arkansas, J. A. Ward, Helena; Florida, Abbott Waterman, Pensacola: Kentucky, A. B. Lipscomb,- Louis ville; Louisiana, E. L. McCoglin, Shreveport; -Mississippi, F. H. An drews, Vicksburg; South Carolina, A V. Snell, Sumter; Tennessee," J. P Winn. Chattanooga: Texas, J. R. Babcock, Dallas; Virginia, W. L. Shafer, Roanoke; Maryland, Edward L, Quarles. Baltimore. 'ARMY AVIATORS ON FLIGHT Effort to Go From Annapolis to Fort Monroe 'Washington, Oct. 11. Lieutenant Ellyson, in charge of the naval areo nautical -school at Annapolis, accom panied by Lieutenant Power, left in .i naval hydro-aeroplane today from An nanolis for Fort Monroe. Va.. and land ed on the beach at Smith's1 Point, va., the mouth of tbd -Potomac . rivei"; 65 miles south of Annapolis. Lieut. Elly son telegraphed this, report, to the Navy Department this afternoon. FOREIGN COTTON GROWING European Spinners Favor Continued Exneriments lUorlln Cip.t . . 1 1 . Th International Committee of the Cotton Spinners and Weavers Society; ;tbday .debated, at length the question, of cotton growing in. non-American countries. . une com mittee sent a request, to the. various governments to continue energetically their experiments In the-cultivation of cotton, without being influenced by the prevailing low American prices. . kemoval of Secretary . Wil son is Urged Upon President CONSUMERS' LEAGUE IS MAD Dr. Wiley Dommended and President Taft Praised After Scalp of Mc Cabe and Dunlap Charges Against Wilson. Norfolk, Va., Oct. 11. Resolutions commending the work of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry, praising President Taft for his exoneration of Dr. Wiley "from the foolish and unfounded charges made against him," and urging. the removal from office of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, Solicitor McCabe and Associate Chemist Dunlap, of the department, were adopted today by the Food Committee of the National Consumers' League at its meeting uere. The resolutions endorse T)r wiw for "hiS efforts tv hnvo th,a 1nnA inH drugs act enforced for the benefit of me consumer as well as the manufac turer," and urge Congress to amend the food and drugs act so that hereaf ter Dr. Wilev'"mav ha rlvn fr hand" in its enforcement., ' f .,vTv Among the reasons advannAd In a statement issued by the league's com mittee for urglne the removal of Sa. retary Wilson, are the allegations that he "used his official position to force" the Denver convention of the associa tion of State and National food and aairy deparytment "to vote in favor of the use of the drug sodium benzoate, in foods;" that he "has used his offi cial position to favor the adulteration of the manufactures of foods, drucs. liquors and medicines"; that he al- lowea tne rood law to-be "set aside". ior tne production of" glucoBe, labeled as. "corn syrut": that the was lnstm. mental -ia giving the . solicitor of the eparunent xne mat jux necid. w neth er suits1- shall - w fcrdugW f or MoW tien - of the food - law, after samples . "have been found to' violate the law," and that the law dealing with the la beling of beers' "has not been enforc ed.". , TRAGEDY IN TENNESSEE. Man Shoots Another for Ruining 13-Year-Old flitter. Nashville, Tenn., Oct 11. E. W. Carol was' shot five times this after noon and instantly killed by Weaver Smith, who charges that, the dead man ruined his 13-year-old sister, Carline Smith, who disappeared from Nash ville last Sunday and was found two days later in a deserted house pear the city in company with Ed Turbe vllle." Carol and Smith are both railway firemen and had been friends for years, carol is ,35 years old and mar ried, while Smith is 22. Carol had lived at the Smith home for more than a year and in this manner became ac quainted with the little girl he is charged with having wronged. After the capture of Turbeville in company, with Carline by Smith, Tur beville is said to have charged that Carol was responsible for the girl's downfall. The story reached the ears of the father and brother of the child and this afternoon Weaver Smith went , to the railway yards and found Carol preparing to leave on his engine for Chattanooga. At the point of a pistol Smith forced Carol to accompany him to the Smith home where Carline was confronted with the man and told that she must tell the truth about their re lations with Carol. Whereupon . the girl told the entire story of her ruin. which she said was accomplished by Carol about a year ago. Weaver Smith then fired several shots into Carol's body with fatal effect. He then surrendered himself to. the officers. DURHAM AFFAIRS. Want County Fair Station Improve ments Postal Savings Bank. (Special .Star Correspondence.) Durham, N. C, Oct. 11. Talk of the Durham county fair has been re vived and people are. anxious .to see this city have as great a showing as Greensboro, Burlington or Charlotte. The Merchants Association will take some action at it& next meeting. Last year the tobacco planters wanted and did their best td hate a tobacco fair, and the same thing was tried the year , before, but no-' encouragement was given. The hobby was given enough advertisement to cause' the people of Winston-Salem to get on to the idea" and have a big show. Most of the counties find that fairs pay, and, while Durham is well located between Ra leigh and Greensboro, there are many people here who think that a Durham county fair would pay well. The union station in this city, is to undergo at once some extensive re pairs, such as repainting, new system of guttering, and other things. The repairs will be very extensive,; and will cost probably $3,000, and may go as high as $5,000. The postal "savings bank at Durham was opened for the first day Saturday. The money deposited was not a great sum, as has been the case in some in stances, the amount being only $16.20. This is probably, indicative of tire con- fldence - that the people of Durham have in their excellent and perfectly reliable banks, v i 4"'!.- 1 ' ' 4 ! .Z ,7 i' . " ; r,,