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J cr i jxioii :d j. - -i-V!V - St - -'-') . i 4 . 1. . . .1- All rt 5 Ys 1 I . .:x Mlsap i ' ALl." : Lave to t I Y l iNo to Yes i I -voted to 'Consider . ...-jii ?::. 'oa Work, . a, ATx., May 23. By -a 96, the General Assem- . Southern , Presbyterian A ' , voted, la favor of ,a Charlotte articles of t This result was ,reached r one-'CT. the -most heated Ike X ,st-ry : of -the 1 a' historical scene was ':o ithei Assembly placed the fV recorcl,. as favoring closer v X other ' Churches holding ejerjia form or worship. the younger men of the Church '!bleved this result, the -mlsslonars being) for (the 1 aTt Ja.oVpoaltlon. -The vote on 'orlloW-oi tihe articles was taken r fyynoon and the closeness i il count ..ehows bow badly nbly was divided . on the V"When; first announced the jwj 96 for and .Sagalnst-. Al yy of , Indian; Territory, th , he had voted under a mis er and; :askNed '!, leave; to ,- Ljs. vote from , no Faxon, 'of . Chattanooga, ex t" ;vote, saying that ; ' he Tc s vote, to ' placed the Church of j&fii'-4n the;hands of strangers lot: !i his Presbytery wished it. 'refers voted no. . WcT OF THE ARTICLES. . ((f - adoption of the Charlotte u Mj-day the Southern OPresby- ifch agrees to enter a coun-f rmed Churches. ' The coun i made up of representatives he. phurches holding the Pres "'pysteht and can make rev alforis v to" the General 'Aa by which ft was created, but v- no executive power. ' . . v tho Intention, however, to .-council -WW- out a general ir hornp an foreign missionary '"jrvat th Churches will work (m?i y.'And not .In conflict, as W'Wie'case lif'the past. pUerpobn session, arguments i , u' ln favor of Houston Tex., )UlsviUe; Ky., as the meeting at the' next General Assembly. commissioners are already be- to jeave tne oity as me uuj of, the articles of agreement $ the mostv important, auDjeci s, before the Assembly lot con !oh,-".''.,.',-.v;',N.v- ; - , VpKO GETS ASSEMBLY. boro, N. C, was ohosem over lie,- ty a vot of 90 to 82 as ;&'fo holding the next Gen- 'shrg session, was devoted al jitifety to consideration of for- sslonwork, and the Assembly jy: recommends that the s raise a: million dollars for ,rfc during the coming year. ; Vnmlttee was named to noml e 12, men who shall first rep- the Southern : Presbyterian lit the, proposed council to be la, accordance with the "Char ades -of agreement. j thought the Assembly will ad IRIAGE Ayp DIVORCE. Assembly of the Northern ;yterlan Chnrcn Approves Ile lot tha Special Committee. ajbus, X)., May 29The Pres h General Assembly to-day ap ihe report of the special com W marriage and divorce and 1 resolutions expressing the E more radical reform, re 1 utterances of, former' as- rjrarding , divorce and en- resbyterles "to enforce ; the is of the Churchfto hold to ! .count all ministers under ra, an.d to urge all ministers the comity that should rfe Slvlng the sanction of our .members of another ose marriage is in viola l iws of the Church whose i they hava chosen." k- iv X Charles ,'Dlckey, of r Lia,. chairman of the com- sented the report. ug id the marriage of Presi 1i ey,, of the United States Steel tlon, he said: t : we , had about Mr. Corev the way. The condemnation opinion was enough In Itself us rejoice: but surely If the s of our newspapers, and If ;pval ; of i public opinion Is I high standard, it Is time akthe lead Jn this as In ig" and give an example of retv cleansing itself from lax sinful marriages." ' it was rumored that an uld be made for the re ition of the action on the ),dn. League, no such step was ft;u not improbable, however, I controversy may be renewed w,. when the report of the it committee on temperance ' X X IN DLCEW SANE. VnUl Some of Relatives mmunicated WithA t Made. :ray'23. The police y fiiadw an examinati6n the Woman in Blue," ted yesterday, to deter tion of her, sanity. They 'IQ; Was ' Of JfOlinrI minA detained until some s. who have been com h, with a view to tak eir home, have been r-t a similar, character -night, , when the police V: :ody ; the railroad sta li hecca Axom, of Chester, v machinist of that city. . - r to, see the President ; ir- old. .-V. . t C arro of rcon,-a 23. The 1-?rv ! u at fit i : s - r. 1 cf Tms- t- i T! t II -"v Le fc. titutei for '- "it ITier.J." as l'LHntl.Ts la J u t Arainst lYye and " Other De-le-isjaais Cj.icf Counsel titrwter, for the Defense, OocupieJ nor Q'lirou; Siout ITocmllns Trost Ie(l hubmltled to Court Wit'i Ar-i-unient to Prove Its Validity Mr3. LdJy's Compotency Not to Ik tton slilcred Now. (Xncord', N. H, May 23. Fol'w itig several skirmishes with tho first legal battle fought about tho person of Mrs. Mary jJ..ker G. Eddv, lta3er of the Christian ince denomina tion. In connection with t.i suit in eiu'ty seeking an accounting of her property, the ca3 'was. opened l.i thJ Merrimack Couuty Superio Court here to-day. . The original suit, brought by - Mrs. .Eddy's ho.i George V Glover, of 1 ecd, S. D., his daui?h t".r, Mary Bakr Glover.-uad George W. Baker, of Bangor Me., a nepbew of".-Mrs, Eddy, was brought In the name of the Christian Science leader by her three, relatives, acting as "next friends," and was directed against Calvin Av Frve. Mrs. Eddy's secre tary, and Beveral other leaders of, the Christian Science Church, asKing lor an accounting of Mrs.' Eddy's prop erty, which the "next friends" al leges waa being misapplied by the de fendants'. These became complicated when three " trustees, Henry ; M. Ba ker, Archibald McLellan and Joslan E. PernaM, were appointed by Mrs. Eddyiand were emiowered by a trust deed executed by her lo manage her property. The trustees then petition ed the court to be substituted for the In eaultv to secure an accounting of to " yes. iMrs. Eddy's property. Following this the original plaintiffs . petitionee: the court to Include the trustees as defendant in the original suit . MOTION OF THE TRUSTEES. To-day's hearing was upon the mo tion of . the jtrustees ithat theyl be substituted for the "next friends" as plaintiffs In the suit against Fryeand other defendants.. Nearly - all of the 10 (defendants were in. court when -the hearing ooened 'although Frye. .the rlnclpal 'defendant, did not appear. Among the prominent spectators was Judge William C. Ewlng. of Chicago, one of .the most, prominent members of the Christian Science denomination.' v General Frank, Sr Streeter, of this city, chief counsel for the defendants, occupied the floor throughout to-day's proceedings, i His argument was de voted principally to th contention that In order to prevent the trustees being substituted for "next friends" as plaintiffs In the original suit, "the next s friends" must prove Mrs. Ed dy's Incompetency to execute the trust deed giving her trustees power to act for her., General Streeter claimed that It was the legal right of the trustees to prosecute the suit against the 10 defendants. . TRUST DEED SUBMITTED. He submitted the Irust deed to the court and asserted that It was valid. To make It Invalid, he olalmed, the "next -friends" must prove Mrs. Ed dy incapable of making the transfer of her property to the trustees. If the deed is valid, he said not only all of Mrs. Eddy's property has been transferred, but the right to prose cute the suit passed to the trustees, and they ask to be allowed to carry It on. If Mrs. Eddy's competency to make the deed is regarded as mater ial, then the question of competency must be decided flrttt. Judge Chamberlin announced at the outset of the hearing that the proceedings should not be confined strictly to the, question of the inter vention of the trustees as plaintiffs. He said that he would not consider Mrs. Eddy's competency at this time. The hearing will be resumed to morrow. . CI ' f C. r on, cf Ksreau of SlanuTac : ' turon Delivers Important Adlresi IU:!ora Inter-State Cotton Seed Crushers' Association in Convention at Norfolk General Home Knowl-e!-6 of Value of Cotton Seed Oil YVoukl Seriously Affect Profits of roreixn Manufacturers of Olive Oil Determined by Resolution to Print Address for General Circu lation. Norfolk, Va., May 23. The prlncl--pal feature of tb-day's session of the Inter-State Cotton Seed Crushers' Association In eleventh annual con vention at the Jamestown Exposition was an address by John M. Carsoh, chief of the Bureau df Manufacturers of the Department of Commerce and Labor, His subject was "Foreign Trade.'"": "The cotton seed industry presents greater attractions," said Major Car son, "and offers greater possibilities in the immediate future for enlarge ment in foreign markets than many Others of our principal industries. If It were more generally known la the United States that the best cotton seed oil Is equal In purity and health fulness to olive oil, the demand for cotton oil. at home would expand to a point that would seriously interfere with the profits of the maunfactur ers of olive oil in France, Italy and Spain, who find cotton oil so profit able In the conduct of their business. Our manufacturers of - cotton oil might profitably direct their efforts to bringing their product to the at tention., of the American people. ' If our own people were made familiar with thevreal qualities of octton seed "next friends" as plaintiffs In the suitloil, very much .of the,ollve oil now r.," ' :aA- TT.O-DAY IZZ'IO.; NEGRO MURDERS OFFICER.' Clarence Gist, Town Marshal of Car lisle, S. C Killed by a Negro "Whom He Had Arrested -Tho Slayer Makes 'His Escape "Reward Offer ed for Ills Capture. Special to The Observer. , Carlisle, S. C, May 23.--Clarence Gist, town Samrshal of Carlisle and son of Mayor W. S. Gist, was sho$,and killed to-night by Arthur Davis, a ne gro,'hom Gist had arrested for dis turbing a baseball game. Davis fled after the shooting and has not been apprehended. ' r v Mr. Gist placed Davis under arrest late this afternoon and took him to the lockup. Shortly after o'clock to-night young Gist entered the pris on, to see Davis and the negro Imme diately opened fire, emptying the con tents of hia revolver Into the young man and then making his escape. It Is presumed that someone succeeded In getting a pistol to him In the early part of the evening. Daivs la a big, burly, black negro, porter on a Pull man car. ? The town authorities offer $200 reward for his apprehension. The authorities of Union county, N. C, have been asked to senfl . blood hounds and men and it Is understood that a posse of fifty - men and the dogs left Monroe to-night for Car lisle. -: , ' .-y-:-',.; ... . The negro1 Is described as coal black, 6 feet high, clean shaven, and pop-eyed. Imported would be nermanentlv dls placed, and very much of the animal fats now so extensively used in the preparation of food would be expelled from American kitchens. I suggest that the producers of cotton seed pro ducts, through the agency of the inter-State Cotton Seed Crushers' Asso-clatton.'- perfect plans for "exploiting their manufactures not only in for eign, but In domestic markets, and for maintaining their integrity and pro tecting them against . questionable practices which, it is alleged, have attended a few recent shipments to Europe." ,,, . - Major Carson's . address was considered- by. the Assoclatlon.40 he so valuable that it was determined by esolutlon to have it printed for gen eral circulation. f i O. P, Goodwin, president of the Farmers' Union, of South Carolina. followed In an address in which he dwelt upon the advisability of doing away with the mlddleway between the producers of and the cruaheVof cot ton seed. ; The question of where the next annual meeting shall be held was debated, but was not settled. An invitation from Dallas, Tex., was read. . . . ' Following the speech of Major Car son the convention adopted new trade rules giving cotton seed meal and cake a food classification and changing the graaes or meal from choice extra prime and prime to choice prime and good, with the same ammonia percent ages as before, were adopted by the cotton seed crushers' association dur ing their session at the Jamestown Ex position to-day as forecasted by The Associated Press last night. , , . . CONVENTION WAXES WARM. Over the question whether the rules committee could meet at any time sub ject to the. call of the chairman or should meet three days before the an nual convention, the convention waxed a llttlle warm. B. F. Taylor wanted the rules committee to hold its session Im mediately before the convention, claiming then all interests could be present and could give in their Ideas of the trading rules. Col. J. W. Alli son, of Texas, declared that If the rules committee met earlier, about 80 days before the convention, the rules could be printed and distributed among the1 members. This plan waa adopted. , . By Associated Press. ' . Columbia, S. C, May 23. -After toe ing arrested at the baseball park at Carlisle this afternoon by Clarence C. Gist, brother of President William H. Gist of the Bank of Carlisle, for dis orderly conduct; Arthur Davis, a Pull man porter, waylaid and shot and in stantly killed the former, near , the Seaboard Air Line depot about 9:30 o'clock to-night. Excitement ran high for a time, and race trouble was threatened, but the counsel of cooler heads prevailed, and at 1 o'clock the situation la reported as quieting down. Harry Shclton Reported Killed. Special to The Observer. Spencer, May 23. A report became current on the streets here to-day to the effect that Harry Shelton, a well known young brakeman on , the Southern Railway between Bpener and Monroe Va., was instantly killed near Greensboro last night by falling between ttvo cars belonsrini- to a tmin r-i v ' ' t '! was work!". .' ('. MRS. WM. M'KINLEY IN EXTREMIS Suffers Stroke of Paralysis and Is Now In Comatose Condition With No Hope for Favorable Turn Surgeon General Rlxey , Arrives at Canton This Morning. ' : , , Canton, O., May ' 28. Mrs. William McKInley has Buffered a stroke of paralysis and her1 attending physician, Dr. Q. E. Portman, said this after noon that she Is unconscious - and there Is no hope for her recovery. '. v After a consultation thjs afternoon at the McKInley home by Br, E. O. Portman, the family physician of Mrs. McKInley, and DrsJ, E. Eyman, su perintendent of the Massillon t State Hospital, a physician of wide reputa tion, a statement was Issued that there are no indications that Mrs. Mc KInley could long survive the attack of apoplexy .from , which she Is suffer ing. The doctors say, howeverfthat they think dissolution will not come for a day or two. Mrs. McKInley Is In a comatose condition to-night and It is stated that there are no grounds for hope of a better turn. It Is an nounced to-night that Surgeon Gener al Rlxey by special railroad arrange ment will reach here at 6:28 to-morrow morning Instead of at 10:10. PRESIDENT GREATLY SHOCKED. Surgeon General Rlxey ' Leaves for Canton, 0 In Response to Message . Announcing the Serious Illness . of Mrs. William McKInley. ' Washington, May 23. Justice Day, of the Supreme Court of the United States to-day received a message from Dr. Portman' At Oanton stating that Mrs.' McKInley was In an exceedingly critical condition, and requesting Mr Day to communicate at once with Surgeon General Rlxey who had been very successful in his treatment , of Mrs. McKInley during her residence In Washington and ask him to come at once to Canton. Later Dr. Rlxey re ceived a telegram from Dr. Portman conveying similar Information to that Imparted by J ustlce Day. Dr. Rlxey at once took the dispatch to the White House, where it was shown to Presi dent Roosevelt, who was greatly shocked .by the news. --Dr. Rlxey left for Canton thH evening. F.- r , ion of the Convention .i A Cr lamence To-Day (The Visit!;-? Librarians Are Tendered For mal Welcome to Ashevllle nnd North Ciixolln-v The Reception Held at Lattery Park Hotel Lieu tenant Governor Winston and Judgie J. C. Pritchard Deliver Ad dresses, Which Are Interesting", Timely and Pleasing Programme Eased on Three Leading Principles. Special to The Observer. Ashevllle, May 23. Delegates to the twenty-ninth annual convention of the American Library Association arrived here thi9 afternoon by two special trains, one operated from the west and the other from the north and east. The extra trains were run as second No. 11 from Salisbury, and the east and second No. 12, from Knuxville and . the west. Both the second sections of trains No. 11 and UK were known as the "delegate trains," and brought the great ma jority of the delegates and visitors to the National Convention of Librarians. - It is believed that the total attendant during the several days' session of the convention will be approximately 700. It Is said to night that about BOO are already here. The Incoming , delegates this after noon were met at the station by a local reception comimtt and as signed to the various hotels, where ac commodations had been previously secured. " ' SESSIONS BEGIN TO-DAY. v The regular session of the conven tlon will commence to-morrow. To night the Visiting ; . librarians were tendered formal welcomes to Ashe vllle -and North Carolina. The re ceptlon to the delegates was held In tne Battery Park Hotel ball room. The ball room was crowded to Its ut most caoacltv for soma time before Lieutenant ; Governor Winston was Introduced as the first speaker of the evening. Those unable to secure seats In the spacious half room stood arpund the broad' Verandas during me addresses of welcome bv Mr. Winston on behalf of North Carolina and Judge J. c. Pritchard on behalf or tne local Library Association and the city of Ashevllle. Prior to fEe aaaresses of welcome the first regl mentoand rendered an excellent programme of music. Lieutenant Governor Winston was Introduced by juage rritcnard in a few. brief words. A CORDIAL WELCOME. Mr. Winston extended the visitors a cordial welcome to the State and said it was with regret that Governor uienn could not be present His ad uress or welcome , was Interesting, iiiudy ana pieasmg. m3 reraa brought freauent aDolausft, Judge Pritchard followed Mr. Win ston in welcoming the' visitors in the name of Ashevllle. He declared that the American Library Association had accomplished as much if not more than, any other agency, for the cause 01 popular education jud. Priteh ard extended; to the delegates what he termed as "an old-fashioned North Carolina n-.1inni'' ' THREE LEADING PRINCIPLES. . The regular sessions of the con vention will begin to-morrow morn mg ana win continue until next Tuesday. The programme has been Dasea upon two or three leading prln cipies. joeueving that the greatest benefit Is derived from the Informal discussions of the meetings of the amuaiea societies, the reneral -ps slons have been limited to five, one eacn morning. At these general sos slons there are to be two chief topics. The first is a review of the Southern library movement since the Atlanta conference in 1899. A general paper on tne subject win be followed by a series of shorter papers f presenting the special conditions of each State. The other chief topic Is the use of books. - v C. Benthelm, the well-known sculp tor, of Charlotte, is here and has placed In the ball ropm of the Bat tery Park Hotel a bUst In marbleoT foeclica cf LcaJir;? Nero Ddeatcs Hecclvcd Plaudits of Southern Jlembers la Particular South Caro lina Delertte Presents Maine Repre sentative With History of Beginning of Church in America Accepted as Joining Link Between North and Souths Resolution Adopted Favor lng Erection of Theological Semi nary in Russia and Effort to Raise 5100,000 for Purpose. Norfolk, Va., May 23. The Baptist Convention of North America' compos ed of the Baptist Conventions of North and South and delegates representing the Negro Baptist national convention with Mexican and Canadian Baptists also In atendance, adjourned sine die. this afternoon after a session of two days. The convention is declared to have been one of great success. Notable were the speeches of four leading ne gro delegates in attendance which re ceived the plaudits of Southern dele gates In particular. It was the first time in the history of theSouth that white Baptists had met with negro churchmen, but there was not the least HI feeling and the convention was one of brotherly love and good fellow ship. Officers were elected as follows: President, A. H. Strong, of New York, president of the Rochester The ological eminary; first vice president, J. Taylor ; Ellison, Lieutenant Gover nor of Virginia; second vice president, Charles E. Hughes, Governor of New York; third vice president, A. L. Crlm mon,. Of Canada; recording secretary, Thomas D. Osborne, Kentucky; assist ant secretary, J. p. Dlckerson, Illinois; corresponding secretary, S. D. Meeser, Michigan; treasurer, E. M. Thresher, Ohio. . o: -V Y ";; v . , Executive committee: E. WT Steph ens, Missouri; j. jn1. jfrestnage, Ken tucky; T. T. Eaton, Kentucky; H. L. Moorehouse, New York; George E. Rees, Pennsylvania; J. B. Gambrlll, Texas. W. W. Landrum, Georgia; E. Y. Mulllns, Kentucky; L. A. Crandall, Minnesota? George C. Whitney, Massa chusetts'; R. H. Pitt, Virginia; James Whltcomb Brougher, Oregon; W. K. Gelstwelt, Illinois; J." Wv Conley, Illi nois, and E. C. Morris, Arkansas. LINKS THE NORTH AND SOUTH. . The address of Dr. E. Y. Mulllns, president of the Baptist Theological Seminary, at Louisville, Ky., on "the Contribution of the Baptists to Amer ican Civilization," was the feature of to-day's session of the general conven tion. Another feature was the demon stration that followed the presentation by a delegate from the conference of South Carolina to the delegate - from Maine, for the Klttery church, of a history of the beginning of the Baptist Church in America, Kittery, Me., was referred to as the fountain of the Rap tist religion and the book contained much of interest about the origin of the Church at that place. It was ac cepted by Dr. A. B. Lorimer. of Ban gor, as the Joining link between the North and the South, and when the Incident had closed, President Steph ens 7 suggested that that salute be given. Prior to this presentation, the del egate from Canada requested the del egates to visit the Canadian building at the close of the session and sing "God Save the King" under the Union Jack. The request met the approval of the convention. FOR SEMINARY IN RUSSIA. Among the most Important resolu tions adopted to-day was one enaors. lng the movement to erect a Baptist theological seminary In Russia and the effort to raise $100,000 with which to iLr:::,"i ABDnir.-.? and lanqui.t Dr. In Krraaen, the Noted Scientist-! Pre.':LI:r.t of Johns Hopkins Univer sity, Delivers the Annual Literary Address Defore the Graduating Class CIj S3 Day Exercises Held In Memorial Hall The Alumni Ad dress by rresUent Jolui C. Scar borough, of the Chowan Baptist In stitute One-Half of the New Ea dowmen Fund Subscribed. Wake Forest. May 23. Dr. Ira Remsen. the noted scientist-president of Johns Honklns University, Balti more, this morning delivered the an nual literary address before the mem bers of the graduating class of Wake Forest College. The class day ex erclses were held in Memorial . Hall this afternoon, at which time the class history, the class poem and the class prophecy were read The alumni address and banquet took place to-night, the former m Memorial Hall end the latter In the gymnasium building. President John C. Scarborough, of the Chowan Bap tist Institute, Murfreesboro, one of Wake Forest's distinguished alumni, delivered the address. The event of the banquet: was the announcement made by Prof. J. B, Carlisle of , the fact that practically one-half of the new endowment fund of 3112,500 had been subscribed. The banquet was served In the large gymnasium hall and waB participated In by several hundred aiumm. - v une graduating exercises proper will take place to-morrow. Diplomas will be awarded the 62 members of the senior class. ; The annual recep tion and concert will take place to morrow night, -which will mark the end of the commencement season: MEDALS PRESENTED. Preceding the'addresa before the lit erary societies this morning various medals awarded during the session were presented. The three medals given by Euzellan Society and Dixon orator s medal were presented by Dr. Broughton, of Atlanta. Those of the Phllomatheslan Society were present ed by Mr, J. A. Oats, of Fayettevllle, The essay and story medals of Wake Forest Student to W. D. Upshaw and the ready speaker's medal and ; the Thomas Dixon, Jr., essay medal were presented by President W. L. Poteat Mention of the winners of all these except the last named have been made and it was won by C. A. Leon ard, of Statesville. ; i v THE SERVICE OF COLLEGE MEN. The theme of the address bsfore the alumni this evening , by President John c. Scarborough, of Chowar Andrew Carnegie, which was modeled from life, A PRETTY LITTLE ROMANCE. Ml 5S" Eva Day, One of Lenoir's Fair Daughters, in the Execution of Cu pid's Cunning Design Is Wedded In Welch, W. Va. Special to The Observer. Roanoke, Va,, May 2 S. When Miss Eva Dey, a pretty young lady of Le noir, N. C, left her home Tuesday she told her family she was going to visit friend in South Carolina, but instead of proceeding to the Pal metto State she took another route and last night landed In Roanoke bound to Welch, West Virginia, where she to-day met and married her old sweetheart. Tuesday night was spent at Winston and yesterday Miss Dey started for Roanoke. On the train she confided her secret to passengers and told how she had fooled the old folks at home. She registered at the Ponce de Leon here last night, and when a reporter learned her story and sought to in terview her after midnight she sent down a note from her room that she was going .to Welch to marry an d would then visit the Jamestown Ex position as a bride. She declined' to give the name of her prospective husband and said to be sure and not let anything get in the press until It was all over. She left here on an early train to-day fer Welch, the sto ry of her little romance being carried on the same train In a Roanoke pa per under big head lines. SUSPECTED OF DOUBLE CRIME. 1 f r Manhattan Man- neld for Assault and Murder of 15-Year-Old Girl of Elm- " hurst, L. ,1. New York, May 23. Henry Becker, 21 years old, of v Manhattan, was ar rested to-night on suspicion of hav lng murdered Amelia, the 15-year-old daughter of William Stafeldt, a far mer, of Elmhurst, L. L Becker, according to the police, ad mitted having been In the neighbor hood at the hour the crime was com mitted, and having washed his hands at a pump in the nearby yard of Mrs. Emily Simonson. , ; Becker said that he spent yesterday In chopping ..-wood for a farmer of Elmhurst. - .- - ' - The police say that Becker haerbe fore been arretted for asHault ;;.', Shaker Cannon Leave Washington frr ilV.ion, N. C. ,r 2 1. 5--f! kcr The Residence of Dr. W. L. Poteat Has 'a Very Narrow Escape -Heroic Work Done by Students Fire Start ed by Rats In the Garret. An the work Raron UxkulL of Russia, who la In Amerloa In the Interest of the move ment. exDlalned to the convention the purpose for whlchhewaa P"na"d-Up.ciaj to The Observer asked the supporr-of-the Baptists f-r wot. vnr m.v America. ' The convention referred to commit tee a resolution requesting the admin istration of the United states witn tne fla-oneratlon of Great Britain to exert Its Influence to bring - an end to the conditions that exist m tne vongo. The two temperance resolutions of fered last night were to-day adopted. Co nv cation r iLs ZlnzcnJ.;; . of the Pre : : plauJed Tlie I tary and Trea- creaso in the Durinj the Ye. nre Recorded . H. Glasson and t; tional Bank In : Wilmington Hie ( tlon An Elaborate Special to Tha Observe Winston-Salem, I Bankers' convention 10:30 o'clock this mcr palm room of the Zir. with Mr. John F.WU dent, presiding. The r made by Secretary and A. Hunt, showing that rr delegates were present, reading of the' minutes vlous meeting was dlspcr. President Wiley delivered address of the president, follows: - ' PRESIDENT WILEY'S Members of the North Car ers Association, Ladic tlemen: , - Upon thlB, the eleventh of th association, I may : for extending my felicity Its membership, to all of and to the people of Nor for the general . progress growth of the banking throughout the State. It of interest to all of us, an every good citizen has cau In the special work of this and of general satisfact: banking business of the made a record of substa: pllshment during the : months. Since our last meeting 1906) there vhave ibeen State banks and four nat organized, giving us a ga lng .capital of about 31,00 is a creditable showing a that the Old North State ured up to the present den. advancement of financial t in 1775 North Carolina m of the hour by the Meckle laratlon, the first of Its kl, much it may be disputed, ; 07 she conserves her best lasting Interests by a qui the march of financial stal high appreciation 01 c Baptist Institute, was the service col-business methods, lege men owe to the State. The ad dress was lengthy and Interesting. The address was "followed by the pre sentation of loving cups to Prof. J. B. Poflvla anil 11 XX lAfAfr In dnftrtutU. uoavviat.vi ui asioisiK uiviiy ivi es.il u What is the power of t What are their influence 01 being ef the community at can mly answer by an api tlsiics of the highest vai building of the handsome alumni building. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. . In the absence Tof the President, E.J.L, Mlddleton and Vice President Lee H. Battle; of the association, Mr. Rufus Hunter served as chairman. ' The as sociation adjourned from Memorial Hall and repaired "to gymnasium hall for the alumni banquet. v : The association went; Into a ' busi ness meeting at the banquet and the following officers were chosen: SW."W. Holding, Wake Forest, president; J. R. Hunter, Raleigh, vice president; E. W. Tlmberlake, Jr., Wake Forest, secretary and, treasurer; orator for next commencement, J. O. , Atkinson, Elon College; alternate, Jotin A. Oats, of Fayettevllle. ; . , W. D. A. ' FIRE AT WAKE FOREST. WOMEN DELEGATES IN SESSION. Meet Behind Closed. Doors In Audi torlum at the lcxposiuon useseion First neld In Connection With the National Baptist Convention. Norfolk. Va.. Mav 23. Eight hun- Arifa women delegates to the Baptist Convention of North America met be- hind closed doors In the auditorium at the Jamestown Exposition to-day, the session being the first and only one held by the women in connection with the national assembly. The body was called to order by miss annie Heck, of Atlanta, president of the WAmin'i Missionary Union . of the Southern Baptist - Convention, who presided throughout the day. The ad dress of welcome was made by MMrs. George A. Schmelz, of arapton, V4., on behalf of the local Baptists, and by Mrs. J. A. Wheeler, of Tennessee, on behalf of the Baptist women of the South. X.'-t-- ,.';', The addresses of welcome were re sponded, to by Mrs. John Nuveen, of Chicago. Miss Heck delivered an ad dress on "Work of the Baptist Women of the country," which was followed by an addjess ' on "Baptist Work by the Women of the North and West," by Miss Mary V. Burdette. President Tucker, of the Jamestown Exposition, welcomed the - Baptist women to Virginia and the exposition. STOCK ISSUE WOULD HURT HIM. ' - Temporary Injunction Allowed Stock holders of Atlanta, Birmingham A AUantio Railway Preventing Meet . ing Monday. ' Atlanta, Ga.r May - 23. Charging that he is about to be' "swamped" by a stupendous issue of stock by the stockholders of the Atlanta, Birming ham & AtlanUo Railway, Louis P. Palro, a stockholder, late to-day set cured the temporary Injunction against H. M. Atkinson and the rail way company to prevent a meeting of the stockholders next Monday. It Is declared that,the company, contem-, plates issuing 42,000,000 . worth of stock as a bonus for tho sale of 28, 000,000 worth of bonds, which it Is rr(rvn-.i f l:-".ie for the purro ' of 23. About o'clock this evening It was discovered that the home of Dr. W. L. Poteat was on fire, and , in a little while smoke was coming out of the entire room. Tn alarm was given and In a few minutes the house and yard was full of commencement visitors, students and f people of the hill. All hands went to work Immediately to check the fire and to remove the furniture from the house. It seemed for a while that there was no hope of sav lng the residence. Strong men work ed heroically with buckets and water, but little headway was made till fire extinguishers could be brought from the, college buildings. The extinguish ers were piacea oniy a lew aays ago. Had they not been available the real dence of the president of the college would moat probably be a mass of ruin to-night jn the midst . f com mencement exercises. v Class day exercises had been con eluded Just a short while before fire broke out, . and had these exercises still been In progress the fire would have won. There was much excite ment, but the worlt of the volunteers was well done. Considerable damage was caused by fire and water. "Much sympathy Is felt for Dr. poteat and his family. We are In the midst of commencement and the Are was most unfortunate. The fire Is thought ? to have been started by rats, in the gar ret; where a lot of book and other combustables were stored. FEARS OF MOB VIOLENCE. Son of Negro Killed In FlghJ With posse in Tattnall County Taken to Savannah for Protection Denies Crime of Assault. ' Savannah, Oa., May 23. Melvln Padgett, son of glm Padgett, one of the negroes killed In the battle with the posse in. Tattnall county Tuesday, was brought there to-night from Statesboro by Deputy Sheriff Ken drlck, of Bulloch county. There were fears of mob violence and it was for his own safety that the negro was brought to Savannah. He was lodged in jail. here. Padgett denies tne crime charged against him, the criminal as sault of Mrs. Xiaura Moore,, which caused the encounter that resulted in the killing of five persons. Arthur Padgett, a brother of Mel- judge "W, T, Cavnor Adores rs Unlfo , .. an;l I'ork CI" . .'Kaivn, C!"'. '' ' " moth proportions. . Statist. in any shape, but In an this kind one must . depart realm of words for a slight the 1 realm of figures. What Is the influence of on the commercial prosp. nation or a State? Muc! way, as the following ind ehow. From the statistical- i the United ' States for the the national wealth of t States for that years is s' about one hundred and s dollars as against about billions for 1900. Wealt stand still in America; 1 ward by leaps and bou Carolina gets her full sh permanent factor in nat; making. Of the one hundr billions aggregate, fifty-t are In real estate, taxed r leaving fifty-five -billions 1 forms. The banks must money for the greater par commercial growth. tn tures require about elx bi; and our imports about ha In the olden times a bank a safeguard for accumu" simply protected the depo- the neld of operations ocei banker, and the responslt sumes, fa Immensely great saie-guaras deposits, but 1 he furnishes a circulation country out of all propor capital, but; wlthsut whie: mercial operations of ever ty would be seriously 1 The checking system has -merce more table without with banking security. Ci ply the banking power of enables commerce to spread to the peaceful winds of 1 which could not be dom money to be shown at e the procedure. Nor Is thl most striking feature of mo ing is the loan of the cred not only by the system 0: but through the Issuance notes. Securities are di both systems greatly in c money, which in any form, any channel, comes into t; sion. This is of priceless community, not only be enabling business men to their notes and bills of ex funds Immediately avail. 1 purposes of commerce, bu: business men derive grc from the superior conv ty and elasticity of the 1 cy.' What method of payn venient as the bank chce:. draft? It takes far less t the check than to count t large transactions, and th ? tlty of money uncounted : payment for a half-doz same day. Then again bank cur: elastic than money. Th the forms of currency 1. amounts, at the times an 1 required. Money vcanr t aided, but by the he! little money Is made 1 A hundred dollars ca to do a thousand work In a single da satisfied,' with the v What all these cr iness of the world i lng power of the w banking power of tl: twenty-two billiotiS which the United . I than half. Commerce la ev grade. In 1S57 vs r tons of coal; la 1 1SS7 tve made r iron; n 1908 2.. we 1 rA ' 1 corn; ! 1 r '
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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May 24, 1907, edition 1
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