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)1" THE WEATHER. lOpesToDay ; Txtio Sections Fair today and .Wednesday;; moder-; ate northeast winds. . - ': - i vol, ILL COPE 10 END president Has Turned Over to Senate Task of Com pleting Abrogation. KILL END 111 JANUARY, 1913 Abrogation WW Probably be an Ac complished Fact by -Thursday's -Recess Substitute far House Resolution. Washington, Dec. , . 18. -President Taft turned over to the Senate today the task of completing the abrogation of the treaty ot 1832 with , Russia be cause of alleged discriminations against American citizens of Jewish :fsith. Ignoring the House , of . Repre sentatives the President sent a mes ige to the Senate announcing that on Friday last he , had caused notice to be forwarded to St. Petersburg that the United Statea decided the treaty to end January 1, 1913. This notifica tion was officially handed to th rep resentatives of the Russian govern ment yesterday. Mr. Taft asked the Senate to ratify and give effect to his action. .- The for eign affairs committee of . the Senate voted unanimously to report a resolu tion of ratification, couched in diplo matic terms, and Senator Lodge offer ed it later in the Senate There was every reason to believe that the 'reso lution would be pushed through Inas much as the Senate committee as an act of courtesy to the House had de-j cided that the lower branch of Con cress should be asked to concur in the Senate's action. . -. , Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, however, took the floor and after protesting vig orously against hasty action, asserted his right under the rules and - or for' Ml objection threw ' if urther conside ration of the" matter over until tomor row. ; . ..-.v.... ... i Although it was evident tonight that politics would enter, into the fight to morrow, the prediction was made free Jr that all obstacles would be over male and thatbHr--thjejMtte d .to'jviied the committee " resolution would be put through a-a. substitute for the House resolution "which, prov ed objectionable to the Russian gov ernment .; Chairman Sulzer, of the House Com mitteemen Foreign Affairs, author of :he House resolution, declared tonight bat he bel.'eved the matter would be atjusted satisfactorily and that the at rogation of the treaty would be an accomplished fact before Congress re cessed Thursday for the holidays. , Democratic leaders, ooth in the Sen ate and House, are determined to claim credit for the abrogation of the treaty. Senators Culberson, of Tex as, and Hitchcock, of Nebraska, the atter a member of the foreign-rela-"ions committee, served preliminary notice to this effect in the Senate to iey and will be hard further tomor "ow. Senator Culberson accused Pres ident Taft of trying to strip the House of one of its prerogatives and assert ed that the President was trying to steal the Democratic thunder." , In his message to the Senate Presi dent Taft transmitted a copy of the letter which American Amha.ftaa.dm- r!uild. at St. Petersburg, had transmit ed to the Russian foreign office., In :t was expressed the view of the Unit ed. States that the old treaty no long er met the political principles or .com mercial needs of the two nations and should be terminated. The American government, with marked courtesy;, " si'ggested further that it would be most agreeable to this country if a n w treaty, along more modern lines, orul(l be negotiated to "replace the an tiont and out-lived document. Despite this overture to the Russian Severn men t. State Dnartmpnt offi cials tonight practically admitted that there was little hope for negotiating a new treaty that would avoid the very! things that were leading Lto the denun-, nation of the old one. . The United States, it was pointed, ont. would be treading upon danger ous ground-in trying to arrange with "issia for a reciprocal- agreement looking to wider latitude in the rights 'he citizens of the two countries, '"tier the "most favored nation'-' aii:r-s of the treaties the , United -taNs has with other powers, .any .one these could claim 'the right .of .'en-. lp" for its citizens into the iUnited . ''tat.es .and there would. 1wji0. such thins as restriction' of immigration,-,. '-'aV Department officials do not be" "1 that the heavy trade - between "'.iia and United States necessarily be jeopardized by the abrogation " th rieaty although a tariff., war is nmj ana Kussta wouia nave Itne. to exclude American ships, from an:-; of her ports. .-. : .. .. . , According to the bureau' of statistics value of imports into the -United 1 -;,f H from Russia durtng the-'present ' luar year will amount to $14,000, lu" iTincinally in hides, skins .and ). The value of exports from the States to Rhssia during the y:;n is estimated at S24.nftft.00f) shoW- :i li'A anr'o nf tlft fttih ((h n'fannr'nf tll, United States. Rnsrtla nlan huvs r' 1 u ' t! American cotton in London. and 'ii this included the total value of AiM ican goods sent into the empire ';jvu mated at $35,000,000, a balance ' 1,000.000 in. favor of the 'United ' -s. The American export are jTincipaiiy manufactures of agrldul- 11 machinary and cotton. . 1 'sident Taffs announcement, Urst 111 ' iter t6 the foreign relations com (Continued on Page Six.) . J . ; OTHERS A$:BEWUGHED Trace, Will decade of bthers Who Were Numbered ' Amona the ' "bynajlting trevw" Hotel . Record Used Indianapolis, Dec. 18. Hotel regis ters showing the movements of 'those suspected of complfcUy .in : the dyna miting conspiracy otn'ef than the Mc Namaras.vand Ortie McManlgalt were taken before the Federal grand jury today. Thomas J. Reftingon, . of Youngstown, Ohio, the first hotel man tc- be. examlnpd .hirnmrht toUK fcfin Yiia w I r - w 0 v utui iiio fhOtel register and iiflnnnt hnnto colH - w www w mr vwM UlAiU to show hy whom certain bills had been paid. A bridge bebg erected by the Baltimore and, Ohio Railroad at Youngstown was damaged by an ex plosion on the night Of October 30th, 1907. Non-union iron workers had been, employed on the contract This explosion was followed, by- numerous others In northern Ohio, all alleged tc be depredations of the -dynamiting crew.? ..... , , ... ; . :; . . . . McManigal's and, the . McNamaras' movements are well-known and the hotel records are being -brought from places in Ohio, Indianapolis, from the East and from as far West as Salt Lake City, Utah, with a, view of, trac ing others whose-names have-not yet been mentioned, but upon who.nl, it is said, , the government is keeping close watch. . - .- X)ther persons, examined today are telieved , to know circumstances con nected' with the stores ot explosives which the dynamiters fcept. The stores were; at Tiffin, Ohio, where, in April, 19,11, 540 pounds of dynamite were taken from a -barn in the ifar of McManigal's .father's home at. Indianapolis, where more than 100 pounds of explosives "were found in the basement of the building, occupied by the International Association ot iErldge and Structural Iron Workers, an.d in a barn : outside the city; ' at Rochester;' Pa., where nitro-glycerine was found, and at Muncie'Ind. Detective W(. J. Burns wno, through evidence left , at .these . places, traced McManIgal8(." connection with the Mc Namaras, probably -will be a witness later.-. V . .i - ' - " Diitrict Attorney Charles W. MiH ei . said the government ..was progress ing rapidly with' the investigation! He Bad it was probable 'all ,the "evdence will ,be,iii-;thn;'tnptilli.V. '-r v - ,AUS9lXND,PSIl8IA RussianOTroops Preparing Advance on Capital- Refused -Proposals . Teheran,' Dec'. 18. The- National Council has" refused, to .accept 'the cab inet's proposals regarding a (" solution of the Russian difficulty, and theiRus sian troops are preparing to advance on the capital. It is believed, that the advance -will begins Thursday, The Official attitude . suggests paasive re sistance, but; the provincial sentiment hi strongly opposed to the xtussians. The Foreign -Minister in presenting the question before the National Coun sel todayV made a determined attempt to secure, the support of the council. He represented that . the - cabinet had made every effort to retain Mr. Sinis ter, but the plight of the country was desperate. The ex-Shah, he said, was advancing on the one hand and Salar Ed. Dowleh on the other, while Rus sia refused to ' abate her demands. Therefore, he argued, the cabinet should be empowered to conciliate Russia. ! L: ':-'-:. In pite -qf his appeals -Jhe. deputies Insisted 1 that' the retention 'of Mf. Shuste'r was Tersa!s.,onlyL hope, ana that notWngwaSj to . ye ;gain.ed.. . by, .yielding j ,-t'Vl X: r-a :-.-v 11. .-r -. - ....... 'r SAYS WAS .FALSE. . . ; ..:v - , ." ...... ..- Former Railroad Attorney Denies He "Padded! Cost of Railroad. . . Washington, Peel. l8.-r-Joseph B. Cotton, former attorney tor theJDuluth, Missabe ant Northern Railroad, de nied today before the House Steel Trust Investigating - Committee . the charge made by C. H. Martz that he had ordered the padding of the cost nf th railroad In a report to ten Minnr esota Railroad, and Warehouse Com mission. -. '. .-. r ' Mr Cotton branded the testimony,oi MartK as false in every particualr. He Rubmltted. documents to. show that the cost estimates nia,de by Martz never were submitted to the commission. Mr. Cotton was accompaniea Dy George Wellwood Murray, counsel for Tnh n nfOtAfftller. who Trovoked a rniinhuv with Chairman Stanley when he sought to interpret testimony of the following Cotton's denials. Repre sentative ,lYoUpg and .Gardner declared they 'were convnceaie. ux Btraied' he hadl.done hothing; question-; aible''rlwhile450i)theV.;te'- thei Duluth, Missabe and Northern railroad.. The COn?.mitT.e.-7reviewe wfiu.ywuu,- -. riUmw-w nt .'thftr.Merritt. nrotners re- ifliiriff'f n the taking-over of ithe t rail road 'Ud fore properties -in tne, jaissaue rooHvA Tiv- Jnhn uitocKeieiier ana ma almoner, the , ;Ps;'ACsjwhfch later vwer'p;-eold ,to ;,tne; unuea, statea Steel corpprauon, ; , ' . , ; fiio- wvm'mittfiee will hear tomorrow Other witnesses who will seek to shed further light, ofl, the absorption of the Minnjfota. ore properties -by Mr. Rockefeller. X'S,' X'J: -111, llnl I I II 111 OharlAston. S . C . .Dec . ' 18 . John P. Grace' was todaj1 installed as .may or of Charleston, city councilmeh tak- in thA oath tat the same time.Half of the aldermen are incumbents. 'The City Hall was tnrongea who syecta tors. - The new mayor delivered his in taugural , outlining, hlsr policies. v v'y;r rLViiefc and Gents. : . Solid gold, -gdld ': filled and silver whtphfla rnia or my EDeciaiues. j.. B'tirke,' the jeweler. -de 3:tt. wrunKGTo, K. TEN DEAD; NEARLY A SCORE INJURED Train Crashes Into Rear of Another Near Odessa, Minn., Station. ENGINE PLOWED INTO SLEEPER Cars Wera Steel But Were Sheared 'v. As If They Were Cardboard -,-.'- Responsibility of Wreck Not Determined Odessa, Minn., Dec. 18. Ten are deadi and nearly a score are- more or less seriously injured as the result of a silk train on the Chicago, Milwau kee and St. Paul Railroad, which was running as section No. 2 of the Co lumbian Flyer," crashing into the rear Pullman of the Flyer at the station here today. The engine of the silK special ploughed for. five feet Into the sleeper, but the greatest loss of life was in the front end of the Pullman, which telescoped the "dining car ' just ahead. Although ?both diner and Pullman were of steel, the former sheafed the upper portion of the sleeper from the flcor as if it had been cardboard. In some manner the diner's floor became elevated slightly . above that of the Pullman at ths -impact, and with the force of section No. 2 engino behind, the Pullman wa3 jammed. for fully 25 feet -while the diner, , as. a gigantic knife, cut away , the upper structure and did its work of destruction. "Responsibility for the wreck has not been determined definitely, but s said to Test between the . operator a Ortonville Junction who, it is as serted, should not have permitted the silk train to enter the block in whicn there .was a train ; .the operator here, who, it is. said, failed to lift the stop signal 'for , the Flyer and the flag of the Flyer, who, it is clalmed,,failed to protect the rear of his train immed iately following its "stopping at the block.' ; " '- . Of .all. the occupants of the Pullman but two escaped wltJwut injury- Im- r fdhrteJy--Jter the eraah.the unmjwi eo, hastened to the; work of rescue and many,' feats of heroism were perform ed. ; . - - -. . F. F.. Schuster, a " jackey' of the United States , battleship West Vir ginia, on his way to his home In Tole do, Ohio, on furlough, was conspicu ous1 in the work of rescue. "I was dead for lack of sleep," he said, "and didn't - know anything of the wreck until awakened by the groans and screams. . rnen i got out ana went to work," ' "It was a terrible sight," said Al pha LeBlanc, who was but slightly in jured. "I was sleeping in the last berth of the car and the engine came almost through on me, but fortunately did not touch me. That sailor boy SiAuster did -wonders in getting the injured and the bodies of the dead from the. wreckage. Nearly all of the injured were tak en to Minneapolis and many of tem continued on to their destination. The bodies of the dead are being held here and will be sent to their destinations as soon as word can be heard from relatives.- ' FIRE AT LUMBERTON. v - Smalll Blaze at Livery Stable Xmas Shoppers Farmers te Meet. , , (Special Star Correspondence.) :,i Lumbertonv N. O., Dec. 18. Last iight at '11 o'clock fire was discovered in the, feed shed at Britt'a livery sta bles on Fourth street. An alarm was promptly turned in and in a few min utes . the1 .flames were exunguisnea. Mr, Britt estimates his loss at The origin of the fie is unknown. The stores have been full ot shop pers today and all the merchants seem to be doing a fine business, ii tne weather continues through the week as It has been today, the prospects for a -bier, holiday trade is good. A mass meeting of citizens nas Deen called to be held in Lnmberton Friday, December 29th, for the purpose of con sidering Plans for improvement of the cotton situation and business conai- tions for' the new year. Rverv citizen" in Robeson Is not only invited, but is earnestly requested to be present. ' . - ryDneec co. offers. REWARD: or Arrest -ot Express Messenger. Con- hected With Disappearance of $7,000.. Atlanta, Ga,, Dec. 18 The Southern Express . Company today : offered a re- wara, or suu xor tne arrest, oi itouin C. Fargason, of Macon, Ga., an express messenger -wanted ; in connection with the disappearance of -a package con taining $7,000. The package was con signed to a bank at Griffin, Ga., and left . Mlwjon in Fargason'a car oa the Central, of Georgia train Saturday. fThe maoney is declared to, have not been delivered, and Fargason did not show up 1 for the return run to Macon. He has not' been seen since, it is re ported. "- V-, ' ' m Chicago, -Dec. 18. Frank Chance, veteran first baseman of the Chicago National baseball club, is to be a playing ' manager again .next season. This - was announced . last night by President Murphy, who said he had received a. letter from the club leader to that effect. Fire' Works, Fire Works.. A carload, they must be sbld, our prices are right. Farris Battery, 121 So. Front. Also call at-Annevl31 Market ; de 18-6t c;, Tuesday corning, CHAS. V. HORSE IS DOOMED Medical Officer Say' HJs Condition Is Grave Application or His Par-., don Not Yet:Acted Upon'-' ' : ' . Washington Dec .19 .-7Jharles W . Morse Is doomed, according jto a re port of ? the medical officer of "the Army Hospital ; at' Fort" McPherson, Georgia, received .today by Assistant Secretary of War Oliver. They say that his present condition Is grave but that his ailment (arterio-sclerosie) is progressive and incurabl-r, although It is not possible to predfet when the end will come. ' C . It was said at the. Department ot Justice late today" that no attention had yet been taken in Morse's applica tion for a commutation, of . sentence. It is likely that the matter; will be de termined by Wednesday as Attorney Wiickersnam leaves' on; that latter day for Panama." -Officials here eem im pressed with, the: gravity of. the con victed banker's-condition, , ' . TU RCO-TTALIAN WAR V Signiflcance.ln Cession of. SUum Dis - trick' to Egypt '' -London, Dec. -'18. The tession of the Sollum-district of Barca, the east-, ern division vf;.Tripoll,".nd .its occur pation by Egypi has a significance in connection with the Tureo-Itallan war. ; At.ther-hemlnnlng of the war it was supposed that Italy desired to ap propriate Solium with its 4mportant port Akaba In -order to, protect the projected naval station at.Tobruk. But the Italians were induced to retire ana recognize the old frontier.-,'.., .... 'Some experts say that -Akaba has the possibilities of a finer naval sta tion than even Blzerta and would, de prive Bruk of -much of its stategical alue. Hence there is considerable curiosity asto why Turkey, ceded Sol ium to Egypt and what will be ' its eventual ' fate. - ' Little news. is. being received .froi the seat of war. There have been some small ouost affairs but. indica tions pointed in the direction of peace! Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 18. The Egyp tian government' is taking possession of the Solium district of Barca, which forms the eastern division of Tripoli. The Solium district borders on Egypt and was ceded by Turkey to the Egyp tian . .government which?. will ; retain possession pendiag the end of the war, when the definite status of the terri tory wiir be deterniiaeJB!r v z z&t r , OFF ON ANOTHER TRIP President Taft Will Spend TWo Days Banqueting In New York Washington, Dec. 18. With a busy programme " arraaged for him Presi dent Taft will leave Washington at noon tomorrow for a two-day's stay in New York, returning: to Washing ton Thursday. Hr! Taft -Is due. to reach New York about 6 o'clock and his first engagement wffh the Eco nomic Club at the Hotel Astor at 7 o'clock will give him' just about enough time to go to the home or nls brother, Henry Wl. Taft whose guest he will be . in New York ,to change 'clothes. From the Economic dinner the Presi dent will motor to Brooklyn to look in on- the banquet of New England So ciety of (Brooklyn . and - that of the Young Republican Club. He will spend the night at his brother's home. No engagements have been made for Wednesday morning but it is probable that political and other friends of Mr. Taft will drop in. After luncheon he will lay the corner-stone or. a settle ment house for the blind. At night he will attend banquets of the-Automobile Club of America and the Young Men'si Republican-Club of New York, leaving .far W&sbingtgn at midnight . riannonabure. Pa-. Dec. 18. John tUcorick. a Polls miner, tonight shot and frilled' Michael Novae and; his wife Mary Novae, with whom he boarded; and Frank Stovano,"a fellow-boarder. He then shot himself and is in a hos pital dying. j OUTLINES. As the result of a train wreck at Odessa, Minn.; -when an extra train crashed into another, ten are dead and nearly a score are more or less seri ously' injured The United. States Judge has refused to confirm the sale of the Jamestown Exposition ' site to the hiehest bidder. The highest bid was $170.000 Th treatv o' 1.-" KfttirATi fifl TTntteidr States and Russia will come to, an. end in January, 1913 j -Hoflel registera are being. used by, the Federal grand 'jury .m ascertaining vifletirpi -with which the arrests of ? other members of the "dynamtte crew" -will -face - trial According; to thai medical'1 officera ot 1 Fort McPherson, tm.,r cnas; w. Morse is doomed. His present condition is grave.' No 'fur ther action has yet been made tor his pardon- The Wabash" Railroad :Com- lfau has been placed in the hands of receivers It is one of; the pioneer railroads. bMilt up by Jay Gould, and Is among the largest systems in the country The ReT.- Frank W. Sand ford. leader.of the Holy Ghost and Us Society was yesterday carried to At lanta penitentiary -where he will serve a ten-year sentence for causing the death, of persons by. not supplying pro visions while on a cruise of his colony yacht ' ; a . ' ' V -? ' '" ; v New York markets: Money on call steady. 3 1-2 to 3 7-8 per cent ruling rate 3 3-4, closing bid 3 3-4, offered at' 4. Flour firm with fair Inquiry. Wheat strong, No. 2 red 97 5-8 elevator ex port basis, and 99 3-8 f.o.b, afloat Corn spot firm, export new 70 3-4 f.o.b. ifloat , Rosin firm. Turpentine quiet Spot cotton quiet . New black Lynx and Fox Furs will be on display today.. ',C. H. Fore & Co,. vt - - ; December 19, 1911. ii i"IS TAKEN JD PRISON Leader of Holy Ghost Society WU1 Serve Ten Year Term, WAS CAUSE OF DEATH AT SEA i Failed to Supply Provisions During a Long Cruise of Yacht Psioner Talked of His Work : Ten-Year Sentence Portland, Maine, Dec. , 18. The fcev. Frank W. Sandford, leader of the Holy Ghost and Us Society, Jett for Atlanta, Ga., tonight, to ent;er upon a ten-year term in the Federal Peni tentiary to which he was sentenceo today by Judge Clarence Hale of tlta United States District. Court. The specific charge upon which the Shl loh leader -was sentenced was causing theT death at sea of George Khghey, a member of his flock, by" failing At0 furnish provisions during the recent 17-month cruise of the Holy Ghost yicht Coronet This was the first of six counts in the indictment found by the Federal grand iuty Judge Hale continuing the others. There was a big gathering at the railroad station but Sandford remain ed unpurturbed. Among those who bade him farewell was Rev. Charles E . Holland, who succeeds to the lead ership of the' colony. In an interview just before he left tne city Sandford declared that he 4 lelt no resentment, end that -he look ed upon his imprisonment simply as a part of God's plan. "I am glad to be just where I am," he said. "I am still in His work and as soon as I reach my new level I shall begin to dig in: in fact, I am even now engaged in my work." ' ' In sentencing Sandford Judge Hale did not designate that he should be given hard labor. '- Information Has Been Compiled Justi fying Legislation to This Effect Washington, Dec. 18. Secretary Knox has written to Senator CurtiB, of Kansas, a letter giving information compiled by the. government which in the opinion of Mr. Knox would justi fy legislation to provide means of. meeting various discriminations by foreign .. countries against American commerce. The Senator has framed a bill calculated to meet the situation, as it arises. t. 4 "The problem." said Secretary Knox, "is to provide for the removan so far as practicable of such features in foreign practice as may be found adverse to our export trade develop ment and of.serlous import to those American enterprises directly affect- ea. m "In the opinion of the department this problem may be solved through the medium of an amendment to Sec tion 2 of the Act of August 5th, 1909, whereby may be afforded a sufficient degree of elasticity in the imposition of - tariff rates suited to the offenses intended for correction." Secretary Knox cited 'some of the more important instances to which the attention of the State Department has been called, "but which properly may not be considered as falling under the classification of 'undue discrimina tions.' - -, ' "There have been developed In re cent years," -he wrote, "numerous in stances of tariff and-administrative discrimination against products of the United States. Many of these, and indeed, the most important as they then existed, were removed or were equalized by compensation in tariff rates granted by other countries through the negotiations following the enactment of the tariff law Of Au gust 5th, 1909. . "Some instances of discrimination "ould not be removed by negotiations and because of their minor character when considered in the relation Of a commerce thus involved to the entire commerce of the United otates with the particular offending -jpountries, mey were peinjmeu w remnu. ome the conclusion of these negotiations .other instances nave aeveiopea m tne waV of discriminative practices 'both with respect' to capital investments of American titizans in foreign countries and in regard to measures in the ad ministration of foreign tariffs adverse tc the commercial interests 'of -the United States." ; Secretary Knox's list of countries making-discriminations, which, how ever, he said he did not consider as properly speaking undue, include Bel gium, Germany, Italy, Austna-riun eary. Bulgaria, Portugal and Spain. Secretary Knox stated that the amendment doubtless" should origi nate in the House and he therefore, communicated to the ways and means committee commentatlve draft of the proposed amendment which would pro vide a minimum or nve per cent, aa valorem and maximum of 25 per cent. applicable by proclamation when- the President Is satisfied that another na tion's laws or practices areihimical to equal opportunity for American en terorise. r " . - Senator Curtis bill was framed as an amendment to the pure food and drue'law with the intent of giving to the President discretionary power to meet discriminations. HOLY GHOSTEF MARBLE BUSTS OF GOVERNORS Will Ouccupy Nlchea In Rotunda of SUte House Tarboro Union Dev. pot Mattei-Better Farming Train Commended ' (Special Star Correspondence.) ' Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 18. the mar-; ble busts of Governor Samuel John-1 ston and Governor John M. Morehead that are to occupy the two remaining niches on the first floor of the rotun- a : of the State House, have arrived and are ready to'b' placed in position and unveiled. ' They are the work of F.- "W. Ruck- stuhl, who executed, the busts of Gov ernor Graham and Senator Ransom, now occupying niches in the rotunda. No time is set for unveiling the, Mpre head bust The bust of Governor Johnston wiir be , unveiled . under jhe auspices or the North .Carolina 'Grand Lodge or Masons by whom it Is ure- sented to the State on account of Gov-' ernor. Johnston having been a grand master and rendered other high ser vice for. Masonry in the early days of State history. The unveiling will be January 10th while tne Grand Lodge b in ; session here. The address on the life of Johnston will be by R. D. W. Connor, preceded by special mu sic, by a quartette; invocation by Rev; Plato Durham,: grand chaplain: report on the committee'on the bust by Hon. Francis ,D. Winston, f6r the commit tee on bust; presentation for the com mittee' to the Grand Lodafe by . Past Grand Master B. S. Rpystir, and ac ceptance by Grand Master: Richard Hackett for the Grand Lodge. These ceremonies will be in the Grand Lodge Temple and will be followed by a pub-. lie meeting in the State House , at which the bust will be presented to the State by Col. J. Bryan Grtmesr of the State Historical. Commission,, and accepted- by Governor W ' W. Kitchin for the.State., ' Chairman McNeill, and Commission er E, ;L. Travis, of the Corporation Commission, were at - Tarboro Ithis mprning . to give . a. special . hearing . In the matter of the petition or citizens for the railroad company to be requir ed to provide -a ,aw station-there.-On their return . to Raleigh they stopped this, afternoon at .Wilson to giye. a .per sonal look into the situation as to the petition pending Uierefora new; toasr senger station, the diffieulty"Qiere he ing. that ' the Norfolk-Southern insists that Its 'station is now ample and prac tically new a4iHat : ttwre 4 to te a "union station required it should be at the point where the Norfolk-Sduth- ern and the Atlantic -Coast Line tracks cross Instead of at. the present Coast Lin station. The commission ers expect to be in the . office here tc morrow, again. ;! .' '. There are coming inte the State De partment m Agriculture a number of letters commending very highly' the work of the representatives of the de partment who went witn tne uetter Farmine train last wek for Winston- Salem to Wadesiboro over the Win ston-Salem Southbound Railroad hold- ing farmer's institutes and special lectures at all the stations on this new road. President H . E . Fries wo tea Commissioner W. A. Graham that there was a very great deal of good accomolLshed by the train and. espe cially through the special work of the representatives or the department ana that the railroad company will be giaa to co-ODerate whenever the opportun ity is afforded, in such worte. . - . NUMEROUS BRIBERY -.iARGES In Two Counties Hundreds Are Ar rested Connected With Bribes1 Bristol. Tenn., Dec. 18. Predic tions are 'beine made tonight that Lee county Virginia, may rival Adams county, Ohio, In the number of arrests for alleged bribery In elections, as the result of the work of the grand jury, which -has been in session for two weeks ' oast Judge Keen has warned the jurors against talking about the nrobe. but it is knOwn that many true bills have been found. The popular belief is that the number will run into the hundreds. Judge Keen, who will institute similar investigations in the two adjoining counties which com plete his circuit; is personally in charge of the probe . and witnesses from every section or the county are being taken before tne inquisitorial body. .. . - . ' Bristol whiskey shippers were can ed upon today to tell. of big pre-elec tion shipments of whiskey into ee county, each shipment' consisting of many small packages. v DR. .H. A. KELLY HA8 TYPHOID SurgeonV' Physician" Issued Positive ' Statement About Aliment v Baltimore: Md.; Dec.' 18. Dr. How ard A: Kelly;: the, noted Baltimore BUr- geon, has typhoid fever. An otnciai statementn to this effect was given out yesterday frbm' a sanatorium, Eu taw Place, near ,Mosher street 'Where he is being treated. . " ' L v Dr.; Thomas - B. Futjcher, the - at tending physician, said his patient la doing well s!and no alarm is felt for his recovery. So far the fever has not been highv although constant Dr . Kelly hasjbeen ill since Thanks eivlne Day and has refrained from work since. It was not until two weeks airo his condition compelled him toi take his bed. For the first few days It was thought he was suf fering from grip, but blood tests re vealed the true nature of his ailment We have the largest line of Xmas Cakes in the city. . Fruit Ckke. "Home Made." Pound Cake, Citron Cake.Sally White Cake. - Call at our Bakery and look for yours'elf. Farris Bakery, 121 South Front. de 18-et. A large shipment of - Furs have been received by C. H Fore & CO. WHOLE KTJMBER 13,775. RAILROAD IS III Wabash Rrilroad . Company Bonded Indebtedness Is $114,000,000. OljE OF' LARGEST SYSTEMS One of Pioneer Railroads Built by Jay- Gould F6r 8everat Years Had: . Paid No ;Divldends on Securities. St Louis. Dec! : 18.-Oh' the :annllca- tlon of the Westinghouse Alf Brake Company, Judge Elmer B. Adams in the United States Circuit Court this afternoon appointed. Frederick JDela no, Edward B. Pryor and W. T. Bixby receivers of the Wabash Railroad Company. "The receivers' bond was fixed at $300,000 each, , to be given in ten days. Weils H. Blodgett, who has ben general counsel of the road, was appointed counsel for the receivers. F. J. Delano Is president of the road now and' Mr. Pryoh Until recently .was a director. ' " .- - . ' ' No statement could be. pbtained from ' the railroad company . early to night regarding the claims involved in the receiyer6hip;proceediag8, but. If was saia m some quarters that it was $18,000. T'he management has. been hampered in the operation of the road, according. td statements of Its repre sentatives, bythe fact that lnsnfflcient funds were forthcoming for the ada- quale maintenance of .the . road's prop erty ana equipment. - . 1 The -company's- total bonded debt amount, to. oyer- $114,Q00,O00 and is one Of - the heaviest per, mile of ' any railroad in the country. Besides be- l&g ' burdened by these heavy , ilxed charges the company a few years ago tecame in.voivea . with heavx obuga t40ri8 ih'cbijnectlon with the purchase orthe Wheeling & Lake Erie and the, bulldmg of the Bahash-Plttsburg' ter ?iinal. . - . r' " - . , ' ' George Gould and" the Gould estate arei credited with -Ohtfl-: oT "the Wa bash. -system. ' ' ; ;.: --. ' 1 Fpr Readjusting Road's Finances. ; New York,- Dec 18. The appoint ment of a- receiver for the Wabash Railroad Company is the sequence of the appointment here about, two weeks ago' at a meeting of directors of a com mittee to readjust the finances of the road which for several months past had been 'the subject of grave con cern to the road's Various security holders. The receivership is said here'to be of an entirely friendly nature and to have been the outcome of this commit tee's deliberations as to the best pos slble way of placing the Wabash on its feet. This committee consisted of Wlnslow S. Pierce, chairman; Edwin Hawley, Robert Goelet AlvJn W. Krech and Gen. Thomas H. Hubbard, of whom the first four were elected directors at the meeting. These four men are also directors of tho Equita ble Trust Company, trustees of the railroad's $40,000,000 first refunding and extension 4 per cent mortgage bonds, the semi-annual Interest on which is due January 1 next This amounts to $800,000 and it was the company's lack of fund3 to provide for itsTayment that precipitated the pres ent situation, it is understood. Announcement of a protective com- - . mlttee for these bonds was made to night consisting of Robert Goelet, Ed- u win Hawley, Thomas H. Hubbard, Al vin "W. Krech, Robert Fleming and Wlnslow S. Pierce. This committee met tonight and announced that it would "conduct as expedltlonouely as possible an Investigation of the finan cial condition and requirements of the road and of. the physical conditions and requirements of its properties with the object of .formulating 'and RECEIVERS' HANDS carrying out in . co-operation with Ktihn, Loeb & Co., such measures as may seem to be best adapted to- the 0 situation and to meet the wants and ' develop tho possibilities, of the properties The company's last -annual report - for the. fiscal year ending June 30th showed a deficit of $403,000 under the requirements necessary to pay the company's total interest charges, but arrangements were made by the di rectors at 'that, time to provide the money for tb July st payment Since that . date, the monthly earnings re ported .by. the company have shown a steady falling off. , ; . . The Wabash system is one or tne , pioneer,; railroad properties built up and developed fiy Jay Gould ; and be gan its present corporate existence as the - Wabash . Railroad Company in 1889. It now- operates a total track age of 2,514 miles,, one of the longest railroad systems in the country. Its Outstanding capital stock amounts in round numbers to $92,000, 000. of which $53,000,000 is common and $39,000,000 preferred. It. has for several years payed no dividends on either security. Frederiok. 31 Delano has been President since 1909. Rlr.hmond Va.. Decf -18 .The exe cutive committee of the Confederate Memorial Association ' announced to night that the contract for: the erec tion of Confederate memorial insti tute, popularly known . as . the Battle Abbey, .had been "awarded to Phila delphia, the lowest bidder. The build ing which Is to be completed within twelve months, will be located in Rich mond and will be tne permanent de pository" ot all Confederate memeu totv - ' ' ' . 6 .... 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Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 19, 1911, edition 1
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