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. - : . ' v ; ;;v ..-:- v;:";. ,;- tv w - "i'v-K.O v-; -;i vV.-. ::- ; ' . THE WEATHER. r SANTA CLAD8 1 Fair Friday and probably Saturday. Xa In hiding- Just around tbe corner. It's up to yon to tip to people off that be will maxa your store Headquarter, xoa o tolls to 15,000 of them through The Star. VOIi. XCIII--NO. 64. WTLMIKGTON, K. p.,:TOIDAY'MOEl 5, 1913. WHOLE NTJMBEB, l3,4y I. REFUGEES REACH AMERICAN BORDER Five. Days on Desert Wititf - Food or ;Water. ' MET BY CUSTOM OFFICERS Entire Population of Marfa Travel 50 Miles. Over Wagon "Road to See Cavalcade Cross the Line, Huerta Wants Money. Marfa, Texas, Ded. 4. Five days on a desert without any more food or wa ter than they; could rcarry! with thejn, the refugees from?- Chihuahua City, evacuated by the Federals, were' today, within a few miles of Ojinaga, pij the border opposite - Presidio, Texas. , Unl ed, States customs .and immigration, inspectors left Marfa to meet the ref ugees in the expectation that they would cross the ' border, aud i also - to meet any contingency that might arise in event that any of the, Mexi can Federal army officers should seelc safety in this country. At the head of the fleeing army. offi cers is Gen. Salvador Mercado, ; Huer ta's military commander in Northejrn Mexico, who" evacuated Chihuahua af ter his troops T threatened .mutiny, be cause they received no poy. . Two thousand Federal troops, with - mem bers of some of -the . richest families in Mexico, are in the caravan." " Almost every one in Marfa has left for the border to witness the arrival of the refugees. . Marfa is about 50 miles from Presidio and Is -connected with it only by a wagon road and. a telephone. , v; Rebels at . Chihuahua City, Villa Arumada Mexico, - Dec. 4 Fifty-five hundred rebels forming the nucleus of the army with which Gen. Francisco -Villa, says he will march to Mexico City, were to enter Chihua- hua City, the State" capital some time tonight. . . '-. . It is in this city that Villa said he would gather about' him 10.000 -men to start south by way of Torreottaud:Za-;j catecas.-to. Mexico sgity., itt& -repon that Zactecasw;thrj86;000 population and the .capital o ,a rich tninlng disv trict, already -was betng attacked, - in dicated that thefrebels to the .soulh were in great numDers. Villa plans to have at .least 20,00 a men- when- he reaches the high plateau leading to the capital of the republic; Already equipped with machine guns$ artille ry and millions of rounds of ammuni tion by Ms victories in the North, Villa said he as nor longer hampered by his inability to get arms from for eign sources, but could readily obtain them from the Federals who are re ported in the few; remaining northern strongholds to be ready to evacuate. Satisfaction in Washington; Washington,- - Deo ' 4. Administra tion officials here are viewing with satisfaction evidences of the growing sense of responsibility on the part of the rebel leaders . in Northern Mexico for the protection- of life and property within the territory in their posses sion. The State Department's request for the release ot Americans held for ransom or arrested on suspicion ' are now receiving prompt attention' at, the hands of the Constitutionalist gener als, and it is apparent that these offi cers in turn are gradually exerting more power-and imposing greater re serains over their subordinates. " Some semblance: of - civil' authority also is beginning" to appear in: the Northern States. Altogether officials here see indications thaV a regularly organized sivil gdvernmerit . is about to be evolved from the chaotic 'condi tions that have prevailed in that, sec- ( Continued on Page Eight,). Desired by All Speakers at Rivers, Harbors Congress All Representatives from All Parts of the Country. 'Advocate Better: Rivers and Harbors for the Nation. Washington, v .'- Dec.;: 4. Harmony among' representatives of all section8 of the country marked today's' session of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, in 10th. , annual session here. Speeches toldof the particular need of certain sections in "waterway improvement, but all of .them breath ed a spirit oX broad nationalism. One speaker after: another declared that he desired to see - the country as a whole profit from government river and harbor improvement. Governor Glynn, of New York, said all isew York askea or the govern- ment was "reciprocity," which in the past had not been extended. "For our $200,000,000 spent upon our waterways for the benefit of all the people -in this country," he added,' "we ask the United States to dig a 'deeper chan nel in the upper Hudson. When we built the Erie canal we did. what the nation should have done." Representative Knowland, of Cali fornia,' spoke on r the need . of 'good Pacific coast - terminals - and of the commerce the Panama Tcanal would bring." . The transportation need's of the Central West . were discussed by James E. Smith; of St. Louis; Tv C. Catchings, of Vicksburg Miss.; E.- M. Ciendenlng Kansas City, and Samuel (ContiQuad on Page Eight.) GALL FOR GENERAL SYMPATHY STRIKE nditions in Indianapolis are p growing. Serious. NO RIOTING A- BUsinesa Was; Almost. Normal Yester dayThousands of Workmen Will be Affected if Gen eral Strike Called. Indianapolis,' Dec. 4. After hoot ing -'down a proposition that certain strikers be permitted to resume work. the local teamsters union, at a meet ing late today called upon the Central Labor Union to declare a general walk-out in . sympathy with the team sters? strike which7 began four days ago. This demand was to be cc-nsid ered: at. tonight's meeting of the Cen tral- Unioit's strike committee. The proposal - that .. was lost was -4made by Thomas J. Farrell, general organizer of the union, and provided that, those, employes of team owners hatf. agreed to pay union wages" and not ' discriminate-' against union men, might return., to work. - Farrell said that .'employers of about 1,500 men had signed such an agreement.. Before Farrell made nis recommeh dation, . John F. McNamee, editor of the Locomotive Firemen and Engi neers' Union " Magazine, and Cal Wy- att, representing the American Fede ration of Labor, addressed the Team sters and asked them to consider wisely-the proposition. Farrell would submit. The plan was suggested tby jtne central Lator union. , ' The "rsrliTtlon -' whinh "ureed. the general strike was passed by unani mous rote. William G. Beatty, presi dent of the Central body,' who attend ed the teamsters' -meeting, said he aid not know wnat action the commit tee would take. " - v Farrell so statement - tnat the em ployers, of 1.50Q men had signed the union 'contract' was . disputed , at the offices ?-irt th ; .Commercial Vehicle awnferV'-PrteGtv7Bfleiatf was saind there that only a few of ; the smaller ' employers- naa. signea.: -.- Business was- almost normal today. more, wagons, .Including a number for the collection of garbage, were run ning today, and there was less Inter- ierence than at any time since the calling of the strike. PRESIDENT FIN LEY'S ESTATE, Late President Left $185, COO to His Widow. Washington, Dec-4. The late Wil son W.' Finley,- president of the South ern Railway, left an estate valued at $185,000, according to his will, made last March and filed today. A life in terest is devised to his wife. Lillie Da vis FInley, and at her death it goes In trust to the five children. Should Mrs. Finley remarry the trust creat ed becomes immediately effective. f Mr Finley explained that this latter provision was inserted at the' special request of his wife and not on account of. any .lack of. confidence. In proof the testator m the following sentence appointed his A wife as executrix. Real-estate in this city and a farm in Fauquier county, Va., valued at $125,000, and insurance, stocks and bonds,: valued at $60,000, comprise the estate. ; ' . v J . Washington, Dec. 4. President Wjilson's cold was a little better to day, but he remained abed. .It was said that while the President was not suffering in' any way, the cold remain ed-in his head and throat and his phy sician thought best to guard against exposure! ' " . Li ves and Property at 1Vf ercy of Waters in Texas Water in Some Rivers Still Rising While Inhabitants Flee From Their Homes Pilfer ing at Waco. Dallas Texas, Dec. 4. The Texas flood.; center shifted southward tonight toward " the V Gulf, centering; from Hearne to .Richmohd, where the Bra- zos river, continued to do great dam age, and -cause some-loss of life. At the same time', the general flood sit uation improved, when rains began to let'' up after . three : days"- continuous downpour over most of the State and creeks in North and West Texas be gan, to- fall slowly. Before . relief came, the floods had overspread ; five larger river basins,: from the headwa ters of the Sabine in Northeast Tex as to the; San Antonio river in the S0hthWeti The total loss of life early tonight stood ;'at 24. -Property damage esti mates . ranged between one and two million, with Waco and San Antonio as the t heaviest sufferers. The; San Antonio loss was a quarter of a mil lion arid Waco's damage was expected to be as great v In Waco as the , water receded pil fering began, and militia , was put on duty , in East Waco to guard , property in deserted., houses and stores. Waco this afternoon also reported its first fatalities, when J. W. Ray and C. Mc Daniel fell from a railroad bridge into the' Brazos ind were given . up for dorwned. . --' :: '.. - , From Hearne . .where seven negroes , -,; r (Continued oh Page Eight.)' PRACTICALLY ELECT OFFICERS OF AS Suffragettes Spend " Day Over New Constitution. r nm . HOURS DISCUSSION Mrs. Champ Clark Declares She Has -Long: Been a Convert to the , :: Cause Ladies Could Not ' See President. Washington, Dec . 4. The National American ; Woman Suffrage ; Associa tion, In annual ; convention : here to day re-elected for the seventh consec utive time Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, of New-York as its president, and adopt ed a new constitution,: embodying in a modified f biin the budget system of finances,-which" had met with- vigolCT ous opposition earlier in" the conveh tion. : A-'r ' Other; officers elected- were;, First vice president, Miss "Jane Addams, of Chicago; second vice president, Mrs. Desha - Breckinridge, of Lexington, Ky.: third vice president. Mrs. Caro- line Keutz-Kees, of Green wicn, uonn.; recording secretary, Mrs. Susan Fitz- geraia or Boston: corresponaing sec retary. Mrs. Mary Ware Dennett, of Boston; treasurer, Mrs.- Jiatnenne Dexter. McCormick,: of Boston; z first auditor, Harriett ; Burton Laldlawr oi New York; second auditor, Louise? De Koven Bo wen, of Chicago. .-; . Dr. Shaw was opposed for the presi dency hy Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, of Warren, Ohio. New Constltutiorr. new constitution occupied today's ses sion of the National 1 American wo man Suffrage .Association' now in 45th annual convention here. 'Many hours of discussion preceded the final' vote. While the new system of govern ment 'does not place the finances of the ; association entirely on . a budget basis,:- to which there has ; been sren uous objection, a large, portion of the money,; will be ; raised m accordance with : a -. budget adopted in advance each': veanv Wnen-lt was announced that $11,850 wduld have to be provid ed in. wedges to complete the total of $23,625 previously adopted for.-the budget, it took less than an hour to secure the sum. Mts. O. H. P. Belmont, of New York, made an effort to have the headquar ters -of -the association moved from New York to this-city. The motion was "tabled by a large -majority - with out discussion. Some of the delegates declared later that Mrs. Belmont de sired to see the organization assume a more militant attitude and that she believed. this might be done if head quarters were moved to Washington, where. the Congressional union is lo cated The union was organized principal ly to fight for a Federal constitutional amendment giving woman suffrage, andJn Its ranks are many of the-suf fragists whose ideas are less conser vative than- are those of the majority in the: National Association. .. Mrs. Clark a Convert. Mrs. Champ Clark told the conven tion today that when she was a young girl she had heard Susan B. Anthony speak on woman suffrage and had re mained a convert, to the cause ever since.'- : ,-. Mrs.7 Medill McCormick. - and Mrs. Desha Breckenridge, appointed' to ask President . Wilson to see delegates. called at the White House offices to day, i. They were . told that the Presi dent, was ill, but that if he had suffi ciently - improved tomorrow, : he might oe auie co receive tnem. - - , - Senator Clapp told the suffragists today he confidently believed the Sen- .(Continued on. Page Eight.) fiennessy in Wrangle With Commissioner and Lawyer Appealed to Governor Glynn to Have Commissioner to Change Wode ' of Investigation--Rather -Heated Controversy. Albany, N. . Y., Dec . 41-Although the taking; of testimony in the hearing of the: charges against John .N. Car- isle, State highway commissioner, be fore Special Commissioner James: W: Osborne-began v today, John AI Hen- nessyn, former . Governor Sulzers de posed . Investigator, . occupied the xen'- ter of . the stage. He' became involv ed in-several wrangles with Osborne and the opposing attorneys and later appealed toy letter - to Governor Glynn in an effort to have the commissioner change: the . method of investigation. Hennessy aesires tne cnarges against himself and others as individuals in quired into, rather than a general in-, quiry of the highway department. Attorney . Henry A. Rubino. presiding the charges 'for the Warner-Quinlan Asphalt Company, was the special tar: get for Hennessy's verbal onslaught. KUDino issued a statement m which he declared that "when Hennessy is under - oath -and he and his check books are .under investigation"-he- will be able . to make all his. explanation. P. Quinlan, vice president of the company, v was. on the witness stand all day; ? The greater part of his testi mony consisted of a recital of the con troversies between asphalt producers. - Quintan's cross-examination was not completed iwhem the, hearing, was Lad; journed uptu. Tuesday-morning. OELAliOiBllS OF: PR0G0.1fiir.lE Matter JbejTeh Up in CONFERENCE IS OEHOUNGED Progressive and; Republicans Fight, Methods of Democrats toForjee Passage of Currency Leg is- lation Plan, Denounced. .Washington Dec. , 4. Adoption : of the v curremrjr bill prograsmne agreed upon' by 'tha- DemQcratic conference today was pt' ever if or another day, after 'a . debate i::: in ; "which- administra tion Senators ef ended ftteit plan of procedure -alraiiisi: I vigqrninB attacks from 'the minxirtty 'side the cham- ber. Senatxgs Cutpmlns taad Nprrls, PrpgressiveSRPnbQcahsthfsa tack and! Seiatbr Qweh; xirmap of the Bankingf and Currency committeey and Senator Reed . another , of . its members replied." ' i "; J . :- "Senator ummihi . ""denounced ' the, Democratic 'niethod of preparing arid urging the' passage of i the currency bill as approaching fdangerously near a.conspiracy against the rights of the people. v. a "- ' . ; "This -bill .has been. considered else where and; passed elsewhere," he said. "There will be no. real debate in this chamber; it will, be simply a farce. I - hesitate to participate ill it, for I - '.' '- v ; -i:---r-. -; v - V : (Contined on "Page Eight) v- ; It '.:.v - ' . .'; 'r-v;v Police Oufc-Mintarts;y , Rescue i Their Lender jmd Place -.' i:,-':'Her'ln'iJaiL.t! ' ' line leader, was lodged today 'in 'Exeter jaiLv The police -who arrested her on board the Majestic on her arrival from New York outwitted the women sym pathizers who had been watching to resist her arrest. After she and the officers laritied from a tug at a dock on the Tampar rrtver they started off in the direction of London,- but ,; after ward changed their route.:, and - made direct for (this xity. Wind and sea -nelped the' police evade suff racists 'who had nlanned to prevent, tne re-arrest of their leader. A heavy sea was running when the Majestic anchored. The waves.- while tJhey did not affect the powerful police tug, were too mucn ror tne little motor boat wnich the militant suffragettes had engaged to head off the police men. Tne occupants, wno included ueneral" Mrs. Flora Drummond and otner leaders, were drenched before they reached the liner. The Majestic, under police orders, bad anchored outside the breakwater. The: sea -delayed the little Suffragette warship so much tnat 4t did not arrive at the ; side of the big liner -until the' police; t were- leading Mrs Pankhurst down i. the gangway. Tne-- militants shouted, to her tthrough. their mega phones' ' Don't land! The 'cats are after, you!" - :-'"" Mrs., Pankhurst protested against he rarrest and disked ' to see the war rant. ' It was explained . to her that her; arrest and asked tp see the war rant was necessary.": - - . London,. Dec ;-4- At a meeting' of the Women's -Social and Political Union at' Bayswater tonight, Mrs. Dacre-Fox -said "the militants would immediately start in. campaign- at Exe ter, which she-TiWas certain would speedily result in? Mrs. Pankhurst's rev lease. She said that as a protest against- the arrest rot Mrs. Pankhurst, money had been cabled to the organi zation from the United States. , OUTLINES The suffragettes elected officers for the National association last night. Most of yesterday was taken up in debating the proposed new constitu tion'which was afterward adopted. ' Ladies opposed to . the equal suf frage proposition were given a hear ing before the f Rules committee - of Congress yesterday.- Many- speeches were made, by -ladies, beggings Con gress not - to. appoint a committee on - The striking teamsters in Indianap olis have demanded a general: strike of ' unions in sympathy with f , their strike. It will likely be called;: - -; Treasurer of. -the Democratic. - State Campaign - committee in New York was indicted ; on rtwo counts" in the John Doe proceedings beings conduct ed bv District Attorney Whitman. - He is charged with having accepted cam paign contributions irom. corporations. The State is still offering' testimo nv to- nrove the smilt of Dr. Craisr of murdering Dr. .Knabe in Indianapolis. Flood conoitions in xexas are. grow ing more serious every day. Addi tional rains are causing the . rivera and small streams to continue their rls ing. Inhabitants are . fleeing to high land. . 'Much .cotton r has been floated off by. the waters.' v - - Official washirrgton is wen satisnea with the way things are turning out In Mexico. The elimination of Huerta is exnected soon. ,TTtir ' Vnrt -marirera: snnt - flnttnn quiet; middling uplands .13.50; - mid- ilinir trrtltAtH iK frtnv nn call flrtn s 1-4 to ; rnline rate 5 1-2: closine 6 1-2 toT ;Time loans steady., wneat firm; No. 2 red 1.00 to 1.01; No. 1 Northern Duluth 97 1-2. .Corn firm 85. Elour -dull, Turpentine steay. Rosin f quiet,',,. . . . .'o - I ' Exeter ingD4.-13rs. Esune -Pankhnrsfev ntafiuffTagist PRESIDING ELDERSHIP Changes Recommended in Resolution Presented by Rev. Jl D. Bundy and Others to Methodist Conference Vander bilt University Matter Subject of Strong " Resolutions Adopted. (By Mamie-Bays.) - Oxford, N. C, Dec . 4 .The , pre sentation of a resolution-touching the dissatisfaction regarding.. the p'resid ing eldership , to .the North .Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, today has been ;the subject - of -comment. The presiding eldership has long" been a prominent factor in the church, but it is not to b,e denied that the sentiment in favor; or its continuance as : it nas always .existed is not a unit in t North. Carolina and throughout the church, and it is hot unlikely, that this 'will be among the questions 'which will receive prom inent cohsjderation during the General Conference to ' be; held next year at Oklahoma City. . 'r - J ; While rit is recognized-that the pre siding eldership was a necessary fac tor in the formative period of the Lchurch: during its early years, the pre sentation or tne resolution or today is evidence of the desire for some change in this factor upon the part of at least some members of the church. There are twenty presiding elders in the two conferences of Southern Methodism m North Carolina, the sal aries of the twenty presiding elders amounting tov more than $30,000. Rev. J. D. Bundy, when presenting the? resolution touching the presiding eldership, stated that the two preach ers and one ayman , signing the same believed : the presiding eldership ; still a necessary factor to the best interest of the church. - t " 'V; Board of Church Extension. The anniversary of the Board of Church , Ertensicn of the North Caro lina Conference was held this evening; Rev. W.: F. McMurray, secretary of the board of Church Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, delivered the address. He .call- j ed ; special attention to tne iact tnat durine the 31 years' history of the Board of. Church. Extension the board has assisted in building 8,629 churches,: orv tyeiitlonehalf churches1 each week. : and that at this time the board i s -building more than two churches a da v. He snoke also of tne loan runa of the board which has now reached beyond the half million dollar mark, and then reminded the conference, that it had contributed only S349 to this fund and urged that it be more iiDerai o this -fund m tne future. - Dr. McMurray is a man who is eas 1lv one of the most nonular of the con nectional officers of the church. . He is always heard r with interest and his personality has that cbarm which adds to nis power or attraction as a speait er. .". - . The Dav'a' Proceedihas.: ' The conference met at 9:30 o'clock, with Bishop James H. McCoy in the chair. . After the' opening hymn had been "sung, Bishop McCpy.. read the fourth chapter of the Epistle -to the Phillipians as the scripture lesson of the day. and Rev . S . B . . Turrentlne, D D., president of Greensboro Col lege for Women and a-member of the Western Northr Carolina Conference, led the conference m -prayer, me Riv.rftt.Arv called' the roll of the confer ence and the answers to the names of clerical an lay delegates showed that the number present was much larger than ons Wednesday, y tne opening cay. ThA Conference ordered ' that the call ing of. the roll be discontinued after tne 86BB1UU UL IUK 1JUU1 Uiugi - . fhfi tninntea nf'the seseioh of Wed nesdav . were read and approved: On mntinn 1ft o'clock FridaV mbBDiiBg Was rijTnpd: as the '-.tiine' for" the- order, of the day for the "election of delegates to the General uomerence.-- - .. Memorial to .General Conference'. Rev. Alfred McGullen presented a resolution recommendine that the Gen- (irfll Conference reauire all presiding" elders to devote tnree montns 01 tne year to: evangelistic work, ;. assisting pastors. 01; miesioa -cucu gtso ouu woan circuits in protracted meetings.- This memorial -was referred to the commit- tee on memorials to the General Con ference. Oix jmotion : of Kev.-J i l . aihhs : BlshbiTMeCov was authorized to draw on the conference trustees in favor; of the joint board of finance ror $619.3. to be amlied to the. support or superannuate preacners. . Vanderbilt University. . The following resolution w.as pre sented and was adopted: - "Whereas, the bishops of our church, acting.un-, der instructions of the General Con ference, instituted suit against, the trustees of Vanderbilt University to assert and maintain the rights of the Church in. said University; and, "Whereas, suit was decided by tne courts ' m favor of the CnuFcn. - out from thisi decision the trustees appeal ed to the Supreme Court of Tennes see, and, . : - Whereas, wnile said appeal was pending, - the - executive committee ot the board of trustees of Vanderbilt University ,r solicited a gift of one mil lion' dollars to the medical department from Mr. Andrew Carnegie, suggesting such methods of administration , as would take ' this department from the control of the; church, and, "Whereas. Mr. Carnegie, in 'reply thereto is said to have offered a gift of - one million dollars, provided, tne appeal now pending in the Supreme Court of Tennessee is finally decided in favor of the trustees and the Church is eliminated from the control of the University,, and, . ' v- - "Whereas, a majority of the board of ' trustees voted to accept said pro- nosed gift with the limitations ; ana conditions attached to same, ' and, "Whereas, the minority of v said board protested against . said accept- fttira .thougn saia protest was not allowed to be . spread - upon the rec- :nrrta flflfl.' .i -y. : . i A "Whereas, the College of Bishops. by unanimous vote, veioeu eaiu acceyi-K ance and neid same to oe nun ano void, now, therefore, be it resolved r" - "First, -that-" we condemn the -action of the chancellor of Vanderbilt Uni- WITH versity and -the majority of the board of. trustees for accepting the proposed gift of Mr. Carnegie with the condi tions and limitations attached: to same: "Second, that we commend the ac tion of the minority ' of the board of trustees for-their wise and fearless protest against said acceptance: "Third, that we . most heartily en dorse the wise and honorable course pursued Dy our bishops in vetoing the action of the majority of said board, and hereby pledge them our undivided support in their efforts to save Van derbilt University -to our church: - "Fourth, that we endorse the fear less and wise attitude of Dr. . T. N. Ivey, editor of the Christian Advocate, and extend to him the profound and grateful thanks of this conference, of which he is an honored mem Der, ana of the Methodist ministers and laymen of this great commonwealth, of which he is a native and to the manor born. His editorials in this controversy have been wise, strong, thoughtful and timely, and they have been character ized by the spirit of great fairness and ability. (Signed) "JULIAN S. CARR, "J. H. BRIDGERS, "W. B. COOPER." Advanced to Second Year. . Bishop McCoy called minute ques tion 2: "Who remain on Trial?" An sweririg this question, the following named undergraduates ' who were ad mitted on trial in the conference one year ago, having passed the examina tion of character and the committee on examination, were advanced to the class of the second year: Tnomas w, Lee, Julian Mydette, B. B. Slaughter, Wenrv Ti . Smith. .Nathan A. Wright, George W. Perry, W. H. Smith, Wil liam V. McRae, R. L. Andrews and R. L. Ferguson; The following named members of "thtir class having passed the . examination of character, but not having passed, the committee on ex amination, were continued In the class nf the- first year: . Marcus B. Dodd, Frank ; C. Fulcher. William B. Hum ble. Robt . L'Fitts and John i W , Francke.' 'Another member;: of - this 1iprdne8-apassethe examination 01 cnarjicier ui uui-a in- hAw? hftfore' the committee en-ex amination, was discontinued at, his own' request. , in.-tcH a Deacons' Orders.: MiwntA miestion ten was called: "What traveling preachers are elect ed deacons?" Answering this question. Robert E. L. Edwards, Robert Pittman and Thomas G. Ellers, having passed the examination of character and the committee on examination, were ad vanced to the class of the third year and - were eiectea iu ucauuiio James Allen Norris, Charles E. Vale and George Barnett, other members of this class, passed the examination of rhflracter. but not naving passeu committee on exammation, were wu tinued in the class of the second year. Admitted on inai. hriMii-a nnootinn one was called: nra arimittAri on trial?" and in answer to this question, tne ioiiu w mS named candidates' for admission on tr-iai - ha vine been recommended by TT UU , i i.im- nraoMinff oiAm nm. havinff pass ed the committee-on Bwuuuauu the committee on admission, were ad mitted on trial: M . B . Coxe.fi rom Se Elizabeth. City district Hubbard B. Pdrter and Ernest C. Durham, from the Fayettevme district; vviiiio.i t,-am : v. Travw K. irom tne .oc.iii&- hflm I district: .William E. Covington, Daniel Lane, Jrand Harley E.Dur ham,; from the Washington district. . Rev. Mr. Bundy's Resolution, t rri,"Q 4ftiinTir1tisr resolution was pre: RAnted bv Rev., J. D. Bundy and was referred to the committee on memo ..HTu.n tvid rrnwinir dissatisfac- tion- with-the puesiding eldership of our .church tnreaten bswbc nnmewhat heeded ana, "Whereas, the demand -,for pastors exceeds the supply almost to a crisis, be it resolved, - hot it is wise to have pre siding eider, districts composed of at least forty cnarge. .,, r.A. vc5 that the oresidine elder h rftnnire'd to visit each charge not more than twice eacn jew. . "Third, that this annual conference memoralize our next General Confer Sn make the aforesaid resolution the law of our churchy - , KespeciIUliy suuuull., "J. D. BUNDY, -n "C. E. WEATHERBEE, "J. L. CUNINGGIM." v; Two Interesting Visitors. m 4r,taraetinc visitors Dresented to the 'Conference 'today were Rey. J. M Hester, a local preacher, and Mrs. Shsan Hunt, both of whom were pres ent when the session of the Nortn (Continued on Page B.ight.) - .... j r HEHBII1G to BE HELD DEC. 15 Secretary Redfield to5 Give Wilmington Chance to Present, Her Claims . :A j -..i. for? Lighthouse Depot. . (Special Star Telegram.) Washington, D. C, Dec. 4. Secre tary of Commerce Redfield : notified Congressman , Godwin today, that he will hear the -citizens of Wilmington n favor of establishing the Sixth dis trict lighthouse depot at, Wilmington at . 10 o'clock -Monday j; morning,? De cember 15th. Savannah and '" Bruns wick, Ga., are -also alter the depot. ; "- "It is iBaid." howeve"r. .that there Is a good chance of Wilmington landing the prize because it is believed it Is an ideal place to ' locate the I station. The-depot is now at Charleston, S. C (Continued on Page JSlght.) , , EQUAL SUFFRAGE Anti-SuFragettes Have Hear ing Before Committee RIDICULE DB. ANNA H. SHAW "Suffragettes Will , Answer Attack To day Speaker Denies Assertions Made: by Advocates of Votes for Women. Washington, 'Dec. 4. Women oppos ed to equal suffrage had their Inning today before the House Committee on -Rules. They entered a vigorous pro- ; test against, the resolution , which ; would, create, a suff rage standing com- -mittee in. the House ; of Representa ' tives. , Yesterday the suffragists a ap-f; . peared favoring such a committee. , Scores of . women from various parts of the country, marshaled ny Mrs. Arthur Dodge, of New York, appealed to the committee . not ' to grant the suffragists' plea. Tomorrow the suf fragists will answer the attack, Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch, of Chi -cago, having been chosen to sum up, the case. - Though the anti-suffrage women occupied much of the .day, their argu ment was closed by a njaCEverett ; P. Wheeler, of New York, represent ing the Man . Suffrage - Association. Holding aloft a picture of Dr. Anna Howard Shaw,, president of the Na- -tional American Association v for Wo man Suffrage, Mr. Wheeler said : "When I saw this person here yes terday shake . her - clenched fist and declare 'we demand our rights,.' I said to myself 'Clenched fists mean ' fight, : The manhood of this nation has been trained . to Tespect and revere woman hood and I claim that for American manhood today, . but if we are chal lenged to fight this movement there" will be blows to' give as well as blows , to take." '- - Working Women Opposed. Woman's- speakers declared work- . Ing women-were opposed to the fran- chise because- they would . lose more ' than Hhey .would gain. This was in answerf;to - statem'eh1?nrfthPisuf''. fraglsts thafc the ; c working - wctaent- . needed the. franchise and, were strong-1, ly in faVor'of it. ' . ' ... ' s It was contended that the suffrage ' movement was sporadic in its nature and that the ballots was not wanted by as many women as the suffragists declare. ... - '; ( Mrs. Dodge said the speakers repre sented "more :than 90,000 American womeni,all over voting age. ' Miss v Alice Hill Chittenden declar ed the equal suffrage- question should - be left to the States ;; that there were more than two and a half million wo-, men of voting age. in New -York, the majority of them foreign born,, and ' : that it should 'not'be left - to- other States to say whether they should be added to the New York electorate. s Mrs. P. D. Olinhant. secretary of the -i New Jersey association, opposed to. woman suffrage. . said ' her organiza- tion was less than two years old with -a membership of more than .1,000 wo men, 90 per cent of them wage earn- ers. She said she had been campaign- ing among the grangers of her State whom she found, both ; men and wo men, to be unalterably opposed to wo man suffrage, . '. "Tney . recognize," m , she - declared, that woman - suffrage ; means ? the doubling of the foreign vote and is '.a ; forerunner . of socialism." ,' Miss Alice Buch. of Trenton. N. J.. a factory worker,. declared that-working girls do not want the ballot. it would be better." she said, "for;. the men to get increased salaried that -they might marry and take the7 girls out of the factories." - ... . Would Decrease Efficiency. That the efficiency of the electorate would be decreased by eaual suffrage i was asserted by Mrs. ; Lucy. J. Price.., of - Cleveland, who. contended .women ; - ' of the non-intelligent class would vote : just as their husbands are voting now : . I Al I . -. uy meir leaqers. v --i . - . Mrs. Kmmellne Pitt.-of Pittsburg. secretary of the Iron Trades Central Council, declared that "not 25 per r cent of the American working women are interested in the ballot. The liquor Question - Was discussed by Mrs. F. J, Goodwin, of New Jer sey, who cited examples , of the tri umph of the liquor ; interests where women have the ballot. Eight out of nine prohibition States In the Union, she said, still have, male suffrage alone. Miss Ella Dorsey. of the: District of Columbia, said that men who control government ever have and ever will be Influenced by good women. .' Since Eve spoke to Adam ; in the .garden," she. added, "no Woman eVer lacked an opportunity ;to make herself heard. if - women have workable ideas men . of our country will imake them into aws. . ; ; , .. .. . ... .. . .. STILL GIVING : TESTIMONY To Prove State's Case Against Dr. Craig for. Murder of Dr.. ,;V"-;: '--:; Knabe. ' Shelbyville, Ind., Dec. 4.--rThe. State - continued to present testimony today x to support its theory of murder and to ' fasten, the crime on Dr. : William B. Craig, who is on trial here charged with the killlng of Dr.- Helene'JCnaoe. ' Joseph Ciarr said that on the night of Dr. Knabe's death he heard. screams in the vicinity of her apartments and a. few moments later he encountered , a- man who was holding v a handker- : chief over his nose, walking briskly, . out. of the alley m the rear of the structure. '; J Carr said the man- was about five feet nine inches in .height and-weigh- ' (Continued on Page Eight.) .
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