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u .no:; vim: . , -,o M 1 CIIAliLOTTE, N. C, SATUliDAY MORNING, QCTOJJEIl 5, 1C0T. v t THE EVIDENCE iiOAY ALL IN WJ CAJ'-S XHlIUNG END Dy I": r.'i'T Nlht Sessions the Case A :.it lr. odd Mrs. Rowland May tt iiiiiy Was Favorable to the De J. Jury To-lay Testimony Yes j n-!e Purchase of Aconltlne Poison AtkiionlodKCd Kut It Is Contended Tiiut It was For Use In Practice 1 lowland llad Patients in Section Where Mr. Strange Lived,-' Several AVltnessea Said Arguments Begun . Last Night, Walter Clark, Jr., Lead 1 ins OX - ' 'I - , ' Observer Bureau, t . The Holleman Building, .... Raleigh, Oct. 4. ' . The, trial of the Rowland is likely .; .- to end to-morrow night ' The testl- mony to-day was favorable to the de fense. J - t ;-t - The defense today practically ad mitted that Dr. Rowland, had bought - aconitins poisoning, "witnesses 'testify ,ing that he used It In their families and .had spoken of lti : Phylsqlans testified that ; while aconltlne -was dangerous poison, It might be used t tor pneumonia : and bronchial trou ties. - I V V -'', V' . The strongest 'card of the, defense was introduction of Mrs. Eldridge Smith, -wife of the city hall - Janitor. who said she was the person wh) had , teen mistaken for,. Mrs.' Strange In r ; ituwianq s onjee ' by jars. P. iJ, B. Arrington., - 'The r latter testified later that It was not Mrs. Smith but ; Mrs. Strange she saw. ; On cross-ex jl afainatlon Mrs. Smith admitted iiav . tag been in the Jail three times as a - visitor, wheife she talked with, Dr. s Rowland of Incidents she told on the . trial.-5 ..; VV.' f ...V Witness were introdnl vhn m ; tilled thaler.: Rowland had patients in iae section wnere Mrs. strange had , lived and that-he waaf in the section on professional business at night De positions were read that Strange had - Sieart disease had said so and used - iio.ua ior .it.-.T:'!; .:..;,; Argument began to-night and will ue unianea to-morrow it being ex - peoted the case will reach the Jury wie in ine anernoon or ' at night. . The evidence to-day began with the , reading of the Festuer affidavit, which was -.concluded and which - bore umm i the knowledge oMhe maker,-a letter vainci in jnempnia, 01 attacks Of S1CR . '-non. ..rVi ' , li-nM.iH.. . n. : .... . rness which: there,' believed to have beej heart trouble, 1 MraC. A. WaidrOn. of Portsmouth. ya., was the next witness, Shetestt- Bed that she had boarded V Engineer ; Strange at her- house. she knew he ' 3 took digitalis and he had told her of attacks of illness he, had had-i before coming to lr house. She declared the man who came to. her house to vtoil Mr. and Mrs. Strange, and whom both entertained, and who it had been t ,wa ,ur!-owiana, was not?lr, Rowlaiid at all. - Mrs. Waldron said herown husband died of 'heart' di5- rf ease -aud used to take .digitalis and - that is why she felt alarmed when eh learned . Strange took digitalis, A .deposition of Wi. J , JToyner,? a Portsmouth, va., druggist, was read, . In which he testified that he. filled a . "prescription for Strange; the dead en-;- gineer, that was made out In Mem- - ; phis. The prescription " called for an . lnrution of the digitalla', It was illl-d , May, 30, 1906, and after. that at least once, and perhaps of tener. - Undertaker Brown, of ' Raleigh, awore that the funeral was held next day Instead of being put off till Mon day, on hit advke, as, the body was . not emblamed. -'There was nothing, . u&natural about the body. '-' . ,r j " J. M. Cox and others wtio lived , near Pilot Cotton Mills, in a section ' of thacity to reach which It wpuld be necessary to go-near the Seaboard de pot and the employes' quarters, where Strange-' and mother engineers reside, testified that Dr. Rowland attended t. sick people in their families in Uan , uary, I8U7, ana later this year, Q, D. -age gave likatesumony. gave like teiUmonY." Rowland attending in his family In that vicin ity in vthe winter of 180S-T907. So SUdiattorneya farfeasaliald they would James Boykin. ;' J. E. Lane, an insurance collector, rt had business Often at Pilot Mills and - Crequently saw Dr. Rowland there at ' .- 'tending patients. ' ' , . " IMPORTANT POINTS: -; " ; . - . " - Some Important Information came - 'out when next witness was place J on - the etand The State had attempt . s ed to shew, that D. k Rowland was drunk the day Strange died (April 6 last) end some female witnesses gave ; "testimony ,! about his- "drinking" as; : they thought; at- Jeast they smelt - whiskey on his breath, etc. ; " To-day , EM. McDonald, chiof en . . glneer at Pilot Mills,- swore-that he . had a business transaction with Dr. Dr. Rowland April 6, during. the eve, it . -nlng, and that Rowland : was sober ? thn. ahdthat he paid Rowland $5 on , account. - - E. B. privett, assistant supeMnten v dent here of . the Life Insurance Com , ' pany , of Virginia, .said he sa w i Dr. , Rowland on the afternoon of April i, and he was certainly sober when he . saw him. He knew it was April 6 be ' ' ; cause he got a receipt from Dr. Row- - land and he had looked at it since , and It is dated ApriU6.- - r . Charles Jones tesUfld that he was . treated . .by Dr. . Rowladd - on April 6, t In the doctorfc office .and he was not ui uu; men. ima crosea the impor tant evidence to noon. Mrs. Eldridge Snnth, wife of' the City hall janitor, testified that an.. rii the woman sften In Dn Rowlaiid's & lcn ior-Mrs. strange f . W8i sne naa neard - Dr. Row- t Afltf .tA. 'fflA , hrttl..,' . . f x.om consumption that he had or dered aconltlne for hlm ( , MRS. (SMITH JIESUMES. ' ' ... . . 'At the afternoon session Mrs. Smith resumed her testimony. She was cross-examined and told of her visit to Rowland's office January 28th last She "said, Mrs. Arrington was sitting near Rowland. Mrs. Smith threw iback her veil when she ehtered the room. She --wwr here asked to put on garments she wore January 28th. ' These consisted of black hat, mourn ing veil and long black cloak. She Said these were- ihe same she wore that day and . ahe had .gone . Into mourning In December. -She eaid Mrs. Arrington said, "Oood morning, 'Mrs. emlth." Witness said she was not a wit ness , at the halbeaa corpus proceed ing In July. She wds then on a visit to her brother at Durham. She was subpoenaed last week and eo wtis her husband. She eaid Gill, Dr. Row land's uncle, did not go to see her but sho had seen him at Jail, where he nu -introduced to her by Dr. Haw. Gaud. She h,ud some friends were on .visit tq, her and wanted to go to the jail, and she went with hem. tnis wmg about two months ago, and that' she again vent there with her two Brothers, who wanted to visit the jail, 'fche said she did not meet Mrs, Rowland and GUI did not come after her a second time. he said later her mother visited Rnlelgh and . wanted to visit the Jail and she went with her. She and her mother rere glad to see Dr. Rowland. She had never been in Jail before Rowland was ouf there. She said Rowland asked her-'once. If sne rememoered a , conversation oe tween him and Correll la his office and also asked her if sne remembered seeing Mrs. Arrlngton. She said the conversation was talked over and that aconltlne was not mentioned. The sanitary Inspector gave ' the number of deaths during; the past year- lnRaleigh to-ehow. 81 out of S4S was due to heart trouble, : n , DEFENSE RESTS. -v . ; The defense here rested Its case, t other evidence' he desired introduced vy the S.tate and Mra Pattie Arrlng,n was recalled Mrs. Smith being present Mrs. Arrlngton ' said Mrs, Smith was not the woman she saw in Dr. Row land's office. ' She sold she was in the office of Rowland between the 23d and 'the last of January. She had been seeing Mrs. Smith off and on tor the past year. 'B.' L; Fuller, brother j of Rowland's first wife, testified about the statement Rowland made to him while in Jail at Henderson. The defense objected to this evidence and the Jury .wa sent out eo. Judge Xoni couldnear the evi dence and pass upon its admissibility. Puller, said he had a conversation with Rowland in tha jail at Hender son in which Rowlana said he -had neyer seen Mrs. Strange .uutil tho day of her husband's death. Fuller c did not remember ; all Rowland eaid abputi iimti jiu ;4u.aa.. uv("BOf vu uiu .., - a w- member. Rowland eraJdit wasnot his tmenuon so marry aer so'Bwwn.? .Row land did not tell him why he married her so aoon 'i.:f vi EVIDENCE ADMITTED. '. : v5 Judsret-lronsr ruled he iwould admit the evidence as to when Dr. Rowland said; he met Mrs. Strange andl" .the jury was then recalled and Fuller-testified tq this fact. , ' - ' ' Dr.' W.' L Royster,' of Raleigh," said he had been practicing medicine for thirty-nine years.v Sudden death from insufficiency of heart is rare.. This disease Is stood toetter, and .patients live longer than ;with other dlseasea Km ucarfc ivw y"o,n is affected who Is suffering from mil ral Insufficiency different symptoms at various stages of the disease and ahe manner in which , death . usually, occurs, - Potent crystal xf ooitlne is not generally used toy the medical profession as t Is ao- poisonous that slight variations from the usual dose might prove fatal; The principal rea on la. that there, are " other prepara tions which give the cratne effect with out danger.oae of -these toeing tinc ture, of aconltlne. Symptom of acon ltlne poisoning are numbness over the txidy and symptoms gradually increase as the poison goes over, the system. The tnutse la at first: iweak. and alow but rater is weak and rapid. He had wlt- Jieaswr-aome rfaifferen-.ynrptoms4 found In aconjtine poisoning and the ehortest jtlme he knew of death occur Ing after the poison was given4, was eight minutes, the longest time four days. The' most usual time Is three of four hours. ' Of course,, it coilld not be told exactly wTiat Is the usual dose that would kill. Iut . the , latest laid dowrt 1 1-88 of a grain.' Soma medical authorities -advised ; against the use of,, aconltlne. The United States tUspenfmtory says it is foeat not to give over 1-640 of a grain. He had never Used aconltlne. i - On 'cross-examination " he said It was stated that aconltlne had (been used 4n treating neuralgia and gout;, that wWle-aconltlne was not generally used, yet a- physician who" used it was not guilty 'ef malpractice- j:fsjf '. THE EriDEttpE ALL Ef.' ! With1- this witness the State' rested anL all of the evidence In 'this fa mous case was in. Judge JLong gave the attorneys a few minutes to consult as toi the number-of sjSeeches, each side 'would make and In the meantime the Jury was allowed to retire. When it was recalled attorneys for the State announced that all three . appearing for that , side would speak and five all speak. Judge Long announced that there mustr be a night session as it iwas necessary to work1 day and -night to finish the case this week. , , Walter Clark, Jr., made the opening argument for the prosecution. - . TROUBLE OF TAR' HEEL GIRLS. Two Young Women, Claiming to Be ' of ' Respectable North Carolina Parentage, Are : Sent to Jail In 4 Richmond .For Stealing Somo clotldng. , , a. ' Special to The Observer. . . Rlchmo'nl,;vVa.i Oct. 4.- Estelle Davis - and. Grace Brown, two young Vtlte girls whose', appearance, old rot at all harmonize' with' the dingy appearance (t the .police, court, charged with the larceny 'of two slHr-fctmoiias a white silk dressing gown , and a red silk gownV from Emma Wallace, their landlady, were sent-to jail for 60 days this morning from jolice courtv The girls, who stated they lived in North Carolina, begged ' for mercy; but the case was clear against them and they were taken weeping to the penb where they remained - with negroes" and drunken white men until 'taken to the city Jail.- .v-. ,.;. ' The eirls fiM ' ' not' flenv ' havln taken the clothing, but said they had f bought it through . the. Wallace woman from Pauline ' Bendix, Who keeps a clothing store in the lower part of the city. The shopkeeper, however declared that this was not true, as the Wallace woman had paid for the clothing when she bought it ,...-After- they had been placed 4a the pen, the girls gated that "they, were the daughters of respectable people in North .Carolina and had run away from ' home about , s!x months ago. They at first boarded In . the upper part-of the city, but-through lack of funds and Inability to make money they took up their abode with the Wallace - woman, where they have been living for a month,- , Condition of Judge Council, Who Has ' IlcurlHy-Ineumonla, Improves. Special to The Obtcrver. , .' Hickory, Oct.v'4, The latest bul letin posted this evening by his fami ly physician, - Dr. B. F, WMtesldes, shows the condition of Judge W. B. Council, who has been serlounly ill toe the last week with' pleurisy, pneumonia, to be somewhat better, but it is v thought i will be - some time before he will be able to re sume his Judicial dutlei Ills mother, of Boone, and sister, Mrs. Taylor, of Blowing Rock, and brothers, Dr. J. H OuiicH, -of nalil)ury . and 'Iv L. Count il. of Waynesvlile, are here by his beddlde., IIONOIi TO BENEFACTORS trixity obsluvks Holiday Public Exercf es Held in Craven Me , mortal lialiat Trinity College Com memorativo of Those Who Are the r College's Benefactors -Forceful Ad- cress by President Kllgo on "SonW I 'i cadencies of Aniencan Democracy" . Property of Institution Increased , ny nu,22u Dui-lng Year Spectnl 7 Fund Aid More Than Half of Stu- dett Body. - . 4 . -; .. , Special to The Obierver.,: .' , ; Trinity College, Durham, Oct 4.-- yesterday was observed, here, as a holiday, It being Benefactor's Day. Last night in Crayen Memorial Hall appropriate' exercises were held, - and an address iwaa delivered by President John C. Kllgo on "Some Tendencies of American Democracy." This was the last feature of the exercises, the first Kflng an announcement and report of gifts and donations made during the past year, which was read by Dean W. P. Few. A fairly large audience was present to hear the address of Dr. Kilgo- which was, one of the most ln-' structl'veand ; f orceful-lectureathat have been delivered here in a long time.1: Hla treatment of some of the tendencies was most logical, and from beginning to finish dealt with some of the most vital problems ' now before the minds of the American people. ' i The custom of a holiday on tKe 8d of October was Inaugurated - some years ago, and since then fitting exer cises have ibeeh. v held almost every yettR In commemoration of those who have ' made donations- to, the college during the preceding . ' year, v The first feature of the exercises this year was the reading of the list of donors for the past .year. '.'J The- report fpl- Forv some years It " has been " our custom t give to th general public on Bonefactor'a Day a statement ' of the growth of the college during the previous twelve months,;, especially a a statement which shows the Increase ox ne values, in tne college property and to publish, a list of friends .who have made donations of any kind ! to the college. i:;The stock' books', of .the college show that the values of prop erty, were Increased during the past year 146,22S,7Q..";Thera was donated to' the current expenses of the college the sum of jl,8io.;K-;,s.;'.-Ki;.-: '' THOSE MAKING GIFTS. , v . ' The foUowtosf'l'i'eMotWrfndi who added something of worth to the equipments of the college:' ' j v . iB. N. Duke, ; J. iB. Duke, R. ' L. Flowers, Rev. H. M. Blair, Dred Pea cock, Rev. flYN. Ivey, Hon. J. Y; Joy- ner, Miss Annie' Roney, F. B. Siade, W. (H. Glasson, John C. McKeill, F, W. Hicks,' W. rH.i Pegram, Markv Smith, J. A. Singleton, Joseph E. Shaw, H. A. Mets, j. 8. Basseti, m o. Bhernil, Zehsky Hlnohara, -W. A. Byan, J C. Kllgo, J. P. Breedlove, Frank - O. Briggs, Bird O. Coler, Edward' : M. Grant', J. A. Thomas. Hon. - J. - B. Grime W. P. Few, Mrs. . W H .: Glas son; A. H. Shannon, H. I. Grosser,, Justice David J. Brewer, C. W.Dab neyt W. fl. Gates, W. W, Fuller, J. H. Calvert, H. M. North. A. M. Webb, E. B. ; ' ? krbdrodgh; "Rev. "I. .JC Moose, George B. Pegram J. H. M Giles, KS- wln Mima. A. . E Lloyd, D. B. s Ed wards, J., H. Separks, W. M. Smith, T. M., Allen, R. C. Goldstein, W.;H.S. Burgiwyn, Wj M. Marr, J. W. Barbee, T. W. Brown, W, K. Boyd. T.. G. Chatham and John M. Webb, Classes of 1901. 1802.. 1903; 1904., 1905.- 1908, Being the creature of benefactions, Trinity College Is under obligation to bestow benefactions. This college enjoys the great distinction of toeing the largest monument to the spirit -of benevolence within our state, ana its constant aim should be to encourage the development of this virtue in our, people. During the past year , 171 stu dents, were aided out of the special funds of the college. Besides scholar- shlns; lafi3 of ;monney tp the amount of $2,597 were made to students. Tn entire - lncofne from , endowments. amounting to more that 844,000, is an annual gift of the college to the edu cational work of the State, - EIGHTEEN TEACHERS IN f CLASS .;:,,.-.;;?..,OF.1907 y " The classes which . year by' year go forth from Trinity College engage at ionce in some line of work through which they may render their, service to the general welfare.,: Of the 41 who graduated In June 18 are teaching, 15 in this State; 11 have entered busi ness; one is preacning: ana e are pur- sulnlg graduate courses of tdy-t?; There are the west reasons to be lieve that Trinity College Is doing Its full share of setwice to , society. Its graduates are filling large places in publio confidence and ' of ' pub- Ho responsibilities. In all '.lines, of ; honorable work they . . are showing, themselves faithful, and highly efficient And It is to their credit, as it Is an honor to their, col lege, that they are sober-minded and statesmanlike In their conduct -They hava a lively Interest7 In all matters of ptfblio concern, but they well know that social welfare can be promoted only by the patient application of sound principles, , . ' SOME FORM OF PROGRESS.; During the past year there has been gratifying progress- In all the things that should' engage tne attention and the efforts of the college. It him stead' lly, maintained its repuatlon for high standards of entrance, and of study, it has labored earnestly to promote the progress of education; a has. widen ed Its Influence in the, nation; It has grown in the courtesies which should mark tne ieuowsnipa or youth: h has held up its good record for fair.' hon orable and pure athletio sports; and deepened Its life in ens confidence of the public, ,.,.,--- 4 , - , , It therefore, behooves all who have part in its, labors and its destins to work diligently to make Trinity Col legs fill the highest plac possible for A Southern college. They should seek to promote the essential things, not to serve tne- merely incidental things of education. In correct think ing, sound standards of work, lofty examplo of refined conduct sober and patient search for truth, due regard for the rights of their fellowmen, a sane, individualism, deep convictions oi truxn ana patnoiio naeuty they should be Inspiring examples., And in these things I believe they show them selves worthy of confidence and es teem. Forty Policemen Wounded In Itiotln-J , -at (.aicuma, , Calcumal Oct. 4. -Rioting here. caused by the Seditions agitation. during which about forty policemen were wounded Tuesday, was renewed last evening' In the streets of North ern Caleuma. , . Students and hoodlums collected on the roofs of the houses and in the roadways 'Sml pelted rflsers-bv- with brick, Kuripenns being especially singled out for tae attack. , BISHOP OF I0NU0X SPEAKS CIIUKCH HISTORY;'. HIS T11E31E Rlt-lunond Public Takes Advantage of Its First Oniiortunity to Hear the Distinguished English" r Prelate Ills Historical Mam Meeting Held i at Nieht Both House of the Gen eral Convention in-Session All Day Jointly1, to Consider Missionary Matters Report Received From Many Church Workers Addresses on Church Mission " '' ' s Richmond.: VrC. Oct. - 4. A" histori cal mae meeting was held at 'the city auditorium tonlght lnclde.it, to the trfenhial General Convention of, : the Protestant- Episcopal Church,' now. in session here, and the publio was given Its only opportunity -.of. hearing ; the bishop of London during. hla visit to Virginia. "An address was ' delvered also by Bishop Randolph, of tse diocese of Southern ' Virginia." ' The capacity of the building was taxed. The epeech of the bishop of .Lon don was particularly of Interest to the people Of Virginia In that he ex hibited' a large number of maps and records taken from the archives of the. London See, which for many years . exercised spiritual control over the parish established by the Church of England in America.. . . . , . -: EARLY HISTORY .OF CHURCH. practically : all Jbf the proceedmfs to-night were m relation to ie eariy history, of the Church In America and its. association with, , the , mother Church in .England. . ' , V : Both houses of the convention were in Join session all day to consider mis sionary:; matters!; During the. after noon session , the general, topic of dis cussion ; was "The Church's Duty , to the American People". ,! . !" The first matter of 'business was the presentation by" the bishop of Al bany; as chairman of the . board -of missions, of his triennial report -: v Reports were i received i from ; the Woman's Auxiliary,: ;? Sunday- school Auxiliary of the American Church, building . fund commission ; at the American, Church Missionary Society and Church . Missions Publishing Co. : . , MISSIONARY ADDRESS. ; , ' Dr. Arthur a Lloyd, general secre tary of the board of mission, deliv ered an 'address ; on the progress ; of the Church's missions at home and abybad. : a ; K vV After the mid-day prayers for mta- . . Jl -1 1 J W sions an aaarees was aeuvervu uy jr Reese E. Alsop, memberof the dep-J utation to visit missions abroad, who spoke of the-work being done In the far' East ' George v C. v Thomas, of Philadelphia, gave some Interesting facts concerning the - offerings for missions curing the last three years. . President Kavanaugh called , the convention' ta -order at 10.45. The morning was taken up wjth the ap pointanent , of committees. 7SIT OF NORTHERN MEN. Itljtfi 1fi$ VlslteJ"Inntccitif , Whltneyw Reduction company TW Mnnrtfacturtng . City WU1 Get "a Good -Wiitd-Up In T. P. A. His 1 tory Social at M, P. Churclt. , Special to The Observer. . High! Point. Oct. . 4. A arty of prominent ' Northern men spent , the afternoon and night here yesterday In the interest .-. of the Whitney Re duction Company. : They were here on an inspection tour and oonse quently to see about furnishing High Point with power - when the great powef plant-at 'Whitney gets .in operation next June. The gentlemen in the party were Gesrge I. Whitney and Charles Satlen4 d Pittsburg, Pa. J Si., J.. Kennedy and T. A. Gillespie, 'New York; J. H. Henderson and T, W, . Smith, v of , Salisbury. These gentleman spent ' the afternoon : In riding over the city,, and at night a goodly representation met them at the ' Manufacturers' 1 Club to hear what these gentlemen had to say in regard to furnishing power to High Point in the future. ,r Mr. Edgar Harvey, chairman of the publicity committee of the North1- Carolina division of the T. P. vA: . of America, spent yesterday here to secure data and views for the -publication of the commercial history of North Carolina. Later he wilt meet with the manufacturers and other business men and lay the mat ter., before them. , The ,book will be handsomely bound and a history of th'e association- given in detail the origin and growth of the North Caro lina division, etc, all beautifully, il lustrated ; in , colors and will be a work of art as well as a valuable business publication. " The national convention of the organization will be held in Milwaukee next June and it Is the aim of -North Carolina through- this means to-raise enough money to. ' secure and enterttln th national convention in t 1909 - High Point Wll; hava an Important part In the book, some IS pages being de voted to' exploiting ' the Industries and advantages here. I " Mr., John '. 8. Welborn has bought a vacant - lot on -East 'Washington street from Mr.. John Sechrest on which to erect a modern residence; There was a church social to-night at;: the M. -P. church, at which a large number of the members of the Church and their friends gathered. : Several High Pointers 1 went down to Trinity this evening to attend the musical- given In the school chapel there... VS:;'Z:rX?f '7 : GREEXSBOIIO ALSO VISITED. Effort Made to Get Messrs. Conc . to Vee Whitney Power , at Tlicir Mills The1 Matter - Not f Yet Do- Clilod by Them. , - n v Special to The Obtcrver. - Greensboro, Oct 4.--Mr.' George 1. Whitney, , of Pittsburg, president of the: Whitney Reductlcut Company, was In thocity yesterday with sev eral other officials of the company conferring with , the Messrs. Cone with a view to inducing them to al low the', Whitney Company to fur-' nish the motor power for their big mills In the northern section of the city. The Messrs, Cone now have the mattervunder':very careful con sideration, ' but SS. ...yet have not de cided what course they win pursue with , regard to the matter, , At present the 'White Oak -Mill is run by electricity generated in the plant there and it has been decided to d,i away with the engines at Proxiin'ty arid turn tne spmoies in that mill with electricity genera tcd at- tha White Oak plant. : The addition , to the Proximity Mill ; la being built with that idea in view and at on early data the, enKlnes at Proximity will be brought to a standstill. . In cs the power Is obtained from tho Whitney1-company,'--the- -rplndles -'in tha Revolution . MI1J'. will -also ;"b turiicd by electricity from this source. 1 THE SOUTII GEOWING i'AST DLRECTOU NORTH POINTS IT OUT. Remarkablo Progres of the Section is Revealed In Statistics--Gathered IS tho Census IJiireait-r-Mr. D. A. TompkliM Addressees Convention on .'American - Shipping on. tlo Deep ' Seas" postmaster General Jleyer : Will Advocate Pared INwst System '.Session Enlivened v Presence of s Foreign Spinners o , Are on a Southern Tour Proceedings -' ot the Day. - , : , . ' Washington, . 'C, OcU 4. The closing day's session of the National Convention of Cotton Manufacturers was -marked by the presence a,nd de livery of - addresses by two mejmbers of the President's 'Cabinet,- Secretary Straus andxPostmaster General Mey er. - v '. Others on 'the programme were ,D. A, Tompkins; of Charlotte, N. C.. on "American Shipping on the Deep Seas;" Arthur R. Marsh, of New York, City, 09 "E-conomlc Position of New York Cotton Exchange and Its Relation to the Cottoa jTrade,"' and LGreenreightllrafflojnanagerpf the Southern Railway, on ''Loading and Shipment of Cotton" V - " ; DIRECTOR NORTH'S PREDICTION. : Director North predicted that at the next census and at each succeeding census for a long period the Southern States will show a greater relative advance both ingrlculture and man ufacture 5 than . any other' section of tile United States..- -r , ' If said. that in the pastv seven years there had been a marked ten dency to consolidation "in ginning., He predicted that the next creat advance in the ' evolution of the handllnr of lint cotton would .be the supplanting of the "present preliminary and some what' loose' form of j packing'1 by the general introduction 4 or el gin. com He declared that inasmuch as" the transportation W facilities of the South had not kept 'pace with her marvelous industrial developments tae producers had realised that if they were to get the full value of their product they must not-atempt o market a year's supply . In four months; ana - t.iat, therefore, it was beet for them to hold these stocks and as far as possible to "eleminate those middlemen who have not m mind the mutual, interest of producer and consumer." -, t WORK OF CENSUS BUREAU, . He referred to the co-operation of the department of Agriculture ana tme Census Bureau and declared that the - census ' system is a count and the cejisus' system is a mount and not an estimate or a guess,' the office, therefore,' being " enabled to ' trace every bale of ? cotton that goes from a ginnery to the market -He said that the-most confusing element In cotton statistics - was the numerous standing of bale weights. The gradual perfection or the methods of the gin nlng census, he said, had been fol lowed by the, complete elimination Of speculative estimates of the else of the - crop aa a factor in fixing - the prtce.Tf' thgTowtft-trontlmies t the present rate. Mr. North continued, a majority of the American spindles will be South of the Mason and Dixon line, "I.look . forward with confidence," he continued." "to the time when the United States, Instead - of exporting practically two-thirds of the cottoa crop, will manufacture by far f.10 greater part of It at home, and will secure for her own people the enor mqus profits which lie In manufactur ing this staple." HISTORY - OF COTTON .INDUSTRY. - Secretary Straus, of - th Depart ment 01 commerce ana LAbor, , re viewed the history of the cotton In dustry in the country from the toeghv nlng, saying It was founded In failure Of the cotton industry now, Mr. Straus says: "To-day there Is invest ed in' this country H1S.000, 000. Its annual - product is . H56, 000,000 about one-twelfth of the. value of this class of goods enters jhto the interna tional trade. "The- so-called - yellow race Are steadily Increasing the customers of your goods, and as they advance and prosper, provided we keep their good wlllTthey will buy more and "-mete of your (product ana of the other American manufacturers. ' . "China took $20,00,000 less from you last year tnan me year; fcefore. How much of this was due 'to the silent noty-imiportaWon agreement I leave you to figure .out." . . , STRIKING TARIFF WALL. . - - He'addedr ' ' '' "If you build your tariff too nigh In Ihis country you will " enoourage high walls on thV other side, which are known by the name of discrimi nating duties, we are stnaingxtnat wall now. " No one foresaw that more clearly than President, McKlnley, and no one has shown a, way more clear ly how to overcome the existing and Increasing obstacles that lay In the path of our forefgn commerce, '- He recommended--reciprocity and revisi d tariff to meet the ..changed and changing conditions in order to gain our proper share of the foreign- mar- kets'v::--. ' Postmaster General Meyer, said he would recommend to congress the es tablishment of parcels (post and postal savings bank. 1 Both are of peculiar interest to" cotton manufacturers. -'The address of Mr. Tompkins read by the secMtary,. urged. the need of American snips on nign e4w;v.; I ? MR, TQMPKINS ADDRESR Wh. jWr TompWns said, in- pert Sr-fav - During the time of slavery ws had little except farm products - to - ship from ftfe South. For these we could afford to depend upon$ English , and other foreign' Ships, but now we must abandon policies . which fitted , slavery and adopt new ones fitted 5 'to j free Institutions and ' diversified pursuits. We heed ships now as badly as the farmer neededractortes Ift, 1110.. We must have them If we would escape a depression tike the farmer had when cotton went to five cents a pound. SHIPS BADLY NEEDED. ; , We not only- need ships to extend our commerce abroad, but we need them to supplement our navy..' We are building the Panama Canal at a cost of 200,000,00i, for Whose bene fit t.v: Not 6urs. ihles :we do ome thlng to'gefr American ships, v Eng land collects: . annually between $600,000,000 ; and $800,000,009 for deep-sea freight as much asnve do for Our cotton crop or wheat crop. We pay England annually $200,000,000 deep-era freight ' money, . England pay more than $100,000,000 annual ly In eubsldlos, which could not have aggregated over $300,000,000 If all tH lln prophet1 J had been estat)!I,ih-ejf;- England tuld nofhave won the (Contluued en Pigo Nine.) PIIESIDEXT'S KErOKT OVEN'. .. 4 '. " Southern Presbyterian Colli 'zo , and tXjnuervatory of Music lias 350 Students HJsrh Point Man Sues . Western Cnion For $5,000 Condi tion of Dr. U. LL Detwllcr Iiu , Proved. Special to The Observer. , Greensboro, Oct 4. Owing ,to the fact -that a 'phone message was .re ceived yesterday afternoon Just before night from Governor Glenn stating that owing to - an important engage ment it would be Impossible for htm to get to Greensboro last night to ad dress the hoard of trustees of 'the Southern Presbyterian ? College and Conservatory of Music and the public in general, it was decided to hold the business, session of the board of trus tees last "night Instead of. this morn ing, as at first Intended.': A form of a meeting was held yesterday-after- noon- at o'clock, but no busjness was According to he report . submitted by . President C. G. Vardeil there are 850 students enrolled at the college this year, tit ot whom are boarding pupils. ! Thr financial report showed the college to Win a eounarani thriving condition, and were It not that a -beavyt, debt for 7 buildings v a hanging over' the cellegerit would be in a "position to extend Its work: and Influence much further. Dr. Warden closed his report by , offering some suggestions to the board as to, the needs that are now pressing upon the aboard 4n the way, of equipments and additions to the college plant '' and also gave them sonte Idea of the im proyeraents that have recently been made. ; - .- ; .-y--;-': Through ' hla attorneys. Mr." E. H. Farris, of High! Point and Messrs. E. J. Justice and E. D. Broadhurst, - of this city, Mr.. Anderson ; Beaver, of High Point yesterday In Guilford Superior NJourt instituted proceedings against the Western Union Telegrffph Company for. $5,000 for alleged negli gence In not sending .a 'prepaid , tele gram to parties in New York asking them to meet his wife, who wasr ill and on Jher way to that place. . Tha condition , of Dr. G. H. Det wller, pastor of West Market- Street Methodist church,' Is reported to be much improved and yesterday, for the first tlm since he was stricken he was able to sit up for awhile. The physicians are hoping for him . a speedy j-eepvery. though they say he will be unable to fill his pulpit for some time to come. , : A meeting of the Gullford 'County Meaicai society was held ; yesterday aftefnoon In the assembly hall of the Carnegie Library. Two papers were read one on "The Ethleal Physician," ny ur, j. x. Burrur, of High POIn. ana another on the subject ""Intes tinal Hemorrhaiates," tv Dr. H. H, Dobson. , Following the rendition ' of tne "papers the house was . throa-n open and the doctors entered into a free discussion of the points advanced In the course of the 'nepers. Drv E. L. Stamey, upon applfcation. was re instated into full membership of the society. PREPOSTKHOHS; RAYS, TtStJZt, Rnmnr That 'the Son (hern Was Ahmtt r, to Be Plsd In tho Hands of He. - reivers Without FYmndadnn in ' Fart Road Pursuing & Policy of : Conciliation, ' New York, Oct. 4. President .W. W. rinley, of the Southern Railway Company, said to-day that a rumor circulated in the financial district to day of receivers for that, company, for financial, policlcal or any1 other reason Is preposterous. President Flnley added: .,. "Anybody familiar with the South ern Railway's financial condition must know that there Is no reason of a financial nature for any such move, As for tho suggestion that the proper ty might be put in the hands of re ceivers by the Federal courts as ' a means oMhwartlng political attacks, that has been heard 'before. It has never been .seriously thought of toby the management which has elected In fact' to pursue a policy of concilia tion.".'; .-'. : r - , ; . a . . 'MXE.MAN ON LIVE WIRE.. Vernon Fogte, or GastonlA, Has Nar row - Ewape From Mcctrocutlon WTilie at Work "on Telephone 'Pole, By Bell Telephone to Th Observer. : . Gastonla, Oct 4. Vernon Fogle, a lineman of the Piedmont Telephone Company, had a narrow escape from death to-dsy when he, while at work on a crossbeam on a telephone 'pole In this place, came In contact with a live wire of the city lighting system. The line carried. 21.000? volts, but the full charge dW not affect him. He was strapped .to the pole, this pre venting f him from falling to the ground. - He was rendered ' uncon scious and for a time was In a bad shape, but to-nighf, he la better and is expected to c recover. ' Strange to say. his body was not burned to any extent; 'Mr. Fogle Is about 20 years of age. . ; . Almost Fatality at Wilson Moving Plc- . tura Mtow. Special to The Observer.' Wilson, Oct. 4. At; the Lyceum Theatre here last night while a mov ing picture snowing a .fight between Mexicans . and cowboys was . in operation, ' Johnnie - Porter., who made T reallsttcj" effecu -1 behind tha ,ii curtain, ,,. came t nearf fatal ly shooting several i persons in the audience, when In some way a loaded cartridge wmch was mixed ! with blanks was fired, Injuring two in the audience. The ball passed ihrousrh Victor Brown's hand, went through the back of the seat and crated the arm of Miss JHattls Rke, the Injured were carnea to tne hospital. ' The theatre was crowdod when the accl deht ccurred.- Flagmao Seriously Injured by Falling a rum tor. , , j. Special to. The Observer. ' v Spencer, ' Oct , 4.J. K. Crubh. a flagman on the Southern Railway. was seriously injured by falling; from me tup vi a. dux car at mga omt this afternoon. He landed on hla head and his skull was fractured, be side sustaining other injuries. ' lie was carried to a hospital In Salisbury for, treatment and may recover. -y - T'l - in 1;- II. E. MeComb, of Metklenhnr;. Seriously HI at Hickory. Special to Tho OWrver, 1 lOckory, Oct.. 4. II. E. J McComb. of Mecklenburg county,' who ht sut. ferlng from a severe attack of pnou monla nt the home of hta nephew. If. E. McComb, tn very 111, and It !i thonght if there b-!.it a c-h..i..,- r t the bettor in a tdurt while ho i:i le unable to survive the deadly C. "a j. 2IE2IPIIIS IK (?AY rra:siDi:xT"s wr.Lcc:: :: With P.ands Playing. I '!.: s . and Torrents of -Kaiu lu"" . t Peoplo of tlie Tcnneco titv m the Chief Fxeeutive tho Jlost t r (liul tJreetiiijr He Has !; iv i llsf Journey t j ihe CanebrnUc- ,lle Adlresei tho Inland Wau-r-uays Comniis-i'ir . fiud Cltlvern cti the- Impor'aiH-B of Deep Water- ways and Other Live Topics Mi ny Governors and Other DlsUnmii-iicd Personages Hear Him FoUowin? His Speech ; Jto Leaves For Hia Camp in the Canebrakcs. Memphis, Tenn.. Oct. 4. With bands , playing, children, singing . and enthusiastic men shouting the slogan of deep waterways, Memphis threw wide - her gates .;- this - afternoon to President Roosevelt, a score of Gov ernors and, many other distinguished personages . In the . Mississippi valley. The t President ; arrived on - the United 1 States steamer , Mississippi shortly after 10 o'clock. The bluffs overlooking the river were packed . d I With people,-who gave the Chief Ex ecutive a warm welcome. As tne . steamer land.-d the 'whistles of all traft In the harbor, were sounded. When an had landed,; th PreslJent was conducted to .a. carriage hy Governor Patterson, of Tennessee, ' and Mayor Malone,. of Memphis, snd the most imposing parade ever given . here .was began. ... The President was continuously cheered throughout the march. The city was a waving mass of color, not only along the line of parade, but on many other streets as well, ; .When, the , President's carriage turned into Main street ha was sa luted by a regiment of Confederate veterans, i who thereafter acta 1 as a bidy guirt. The President r.se rnd warmly greeted' tha warrors of a halt century ago. - . . RAlIf -MARS PROGriAMMtJ. ' 'Despite a ' lively downpou. of rain which - lasted until noon, the streets were Jammed with cltlaens and v:i tcrs. In Second street 200 school children, sealed on a deowated arc'i, sung patriotio airs as the Prvudent posscd. The4 President row i Jn fctt carriage and bowed , repeatear to the -little ones, y 'v': y-k -.v- y ,;::, ; . Arriving at the auditorium rink, Wherft the' deep waterways conven tion . Is holding, President Roosevelt alighted, chatted With several friends and ascended the platform. The huge structure filled up rapidly, and when Governor Patterson rose to' present the President an Immense as semblage greeted hlm , - , : ! LANDS THE COJPFEDER'ATESir PVsWent Roosevelt departed from , his printed speech In several in, stances. ? Speaking f the Confederate guard Of honor, he said it was a touching, sight td see these ' old Con federate soldiers tarrying the flag of, this great Union. It any one' wanted to know how they would fight for that flag.ilet htm ask the boy In toluet how the (boys in grey fought against it He said, with emphasis, that he was much, the President of. the South as the President of the (North, and was devoted a the South's interest.- He said he was a half Southerner; and when he told of two or three of his uncles having worn the grey, he was tremendously applauded. t . Speaking of a deep water channel from the Gulf to the .Lakes, the Pre-' ident said he favored rapid Improve ments of the Mississippi river.' "Like Davy Crokett the great Ten -nessean,1 he said, favor his motto Be Sure You Are v Right ' Then 'Go Ahead,' and this deep water problem Is almost to the 'go ahead' stage, but W want to be sure about ft" -V .', . CANAL DOING WELL. ' ' The Panama canal, he said, was getting on well, "and the reason, It Is getting on so well is because w dtd not allow ourselves to go off half cocked." When the -canal has been complet- ed. .he said this nation would not ask other governments "kindly not to ' bother the canal; that we would pro tact It ; ' - "We must have a larger and highly ' efficient navy to patrol our coasts, not only the Atlantic! tout on the Pacific," he said. - - He urged the people to disregard party lines in all purely national affairs. - " , ' When ' the President closed his ad dress ho was driven rapidly to '-his train' at the Missouri Pacific station, whence he departed at S o'clock for Lake Providence, La-, for ' hunting trip. ' - ' . The President said: , . '. THE ITU JSI DENTS ADDRESS. welcome the thance of speaking at Memphis In the old historte State of Tennessee, rich In its glorious past Snd, in the certainty of an even great er future: but I especially congratu late myself that I am able to speak here on sn occasion - like ' this, ' when I meet not only the ctttien of Ten nessee, but many of Xtoy cltoens of : Mississippi-and Arkansas. and of oth er States as well; and when the chief executives of so many States are gath ered to consider a subject of mo mentous. Interest to all. ' The Missis sippi svailey Is a magnificent empire ln . sise ;:and fertility. It i better adapted to the development of Inland navigation than any . other, valley in either hemisphere; for there are 12.- 000 miles of waterway now more or less fyll navigable, and the condi tions are'so favorable that: It 'will be easy to: ineraifle the extent of nav igable waterway to almost any re quired degree by canalization." Early la our Industrial history, this valley . was th seat of the largest develop ment - of inland s navigation In tha United : States, and perhaps you will pardon my mentioning that the first steamboat west of the Alleghenies was built by a Roosevelt my great-grandfather's brother, in 1S11, for te New Orleana trade; and In that year made the trip, from Pittsburg to New Or leans. But from varimig causes river and canal transport n a declined all over the, United sta- as the railroad " systems-came'1 to their- fu!l develop-,-.' ment. ?Tt la our '-'.business to' "see that the decline Is not permment; and it Is of interest to remember that nearly a century &g' President Mad'.fon fl 1 Voratd the-canalisation of the M.s- Iwiippl. -. (': .-...,. . :-. 1 ' W15ALTII OF THE VALLHT. ' In wealth of naturjl r 1 1 klns-li" f 1 -iioprt cm co -i the 'M. ! 'H'i ! s " v or ! : . ground the .t.rvat take.-i. t . . - 1 -gether.. and in i.;'!ilatuin t ! ! fertile plain alrea.ly eurpav . t. . . one or two -of tho .-;t klmr.1-mx In t n ' Jv t,uwurt and r.. ; nl 1 l('lf 5'1 t',-'- ,'""' 1 . ( f,.i' f ' era a.n,t t-icn. - . ! rut '
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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