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v a ' A T7 - ' mm SUBSCRIPTION PBICE: $8.00 A YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING; APRIL 15, 1908. . PRICE FIVE CENTS. TUB FOUR BATTLESHIPS - - -i ' BOTH HOUSES READ MESSAGE president's Message Favoring an Ap v propria Uon For Four Battleships U . . Received by Both Houses and At 'tracts Mnch Attention iDebate on " '. Che Naval Appropriation BUI I to v FuU Sway When: tbo Message Is Be ceived Opponent! of the Measure SetzeT Upon a Tnograpnca jotu to Belay the Beading of the Mes aes Petition From New r York (Protest Against the Expenditure of; Money For Battleships The .:. President's Message, i. j. ' HOUSE SUMMARY.' -. "The expected fight In ths House, el : -"-.Representatives over ths question whethsr there sbsU bo two or four '- battleships authorised for ths coming -i year did not" materialise yesterday, , while ths naval appropHaUon bUl wm under discussion. Inetead. most all "Sff ths seselon was devoted to a lively 4 debate regarding naval stations In the Philippines. ' The- supporters-ot ths , Bubal Bay appropriation led by Messrs, ' ross and Hobson wers vlc- torlous deaplts vigorous opposition ""from both sldesbi the-chamber. As I eordlngly the sum of iioo.uuo as rtx ' mended by the committee lor Improv- Ing and developing the navel, station, at OlongaporSubsig Bay. was allowed Aiplal mesaag. from Roosevelt urging -low battlsahlpsWM read and elicited loud applause from - the advocates ot the proposition. I thTC. naval bill was not conud ed when ths Houas at 6: p. m. took a recess until 11:80 a. m, to-day. w..-i Anril 14,-Ths message nuuu.B--i via nlan wneiner ins reauii nas neen nappy of the rldsnt in support of his Pnln ,nterBRl affaIr, j need not dtocUM. tor an PProPrlatl Tto dav ' by I" external affairs the policy has re battleshlps relved.to'f,y,(1,.5 suited in various other nations now both bouses oi Winn- much attention. "i" Z" .v-jv-vai aDDroprla- WU undet fur irway -in the .r ,hf th messase arrived. A ; typographical error In the print of the message was seised upon by those opposed to the four .battleship plan to- delay the reading In the hope, that che provision relating to the battle ships would be flrst reached and there by discount any effect the message might have In bringing members over to the President's view. Con- eequently the bill was not laid before the House until Just before the close of the day's work. It was enthusias tically received by the, advocates of a larger navy. ; " The "antls" later gave vent to their feelings by appiauaing a petition from1 a number of citizens of New York, which was read at the Instance of Mr. Tawney, protesting agaiHBt the extravagance of spending over 190,000,000 for four battleships." -. It was evident that the opponents 'of four battleships were In the majori ty, although the Anal vote will , be v close, , - . ; , ) ,;,. On an objection by Mr. Williams, Mr. Hobson was prevented from, hav ing read ' a memorial from laboring men favoring the building of more ships. ( THE- PRE&tDENT'S MESSAGE. . The message was presented la the Senate Immediately after - the conclu sion of Senator Foraker's speech and ' while Vice President Fairbanks was - engaged In a vigorous attempt to re store order. The secretary of the Sen te skimmed through the document In short order and a motion to adjourn ended the dilemma. ' Senators and mem bers were supplied 'with copies of the s document and many read It with avidity. The message was a brief but vigo rous contention for the rapid develop ment of the navy. It was in part as follows; , , To the Senate and House of Rep ; resentatives: ' Let me again urge upon Congress the need of providing for four battle ships of the best and most advanced type at tnis session, .trior to the which L have askea lor strenginenmg recent Hague conference it had been j and rendering more efficient the army my hope that an agreement could be j as well as the navy; all of these reached between the different nations ; measures as affecting every branch to limit the Increase of naval ar-'land detail of both services are sorely maments, and especially to limit the needed and It would be the part of else of warships. Under these 'cur- far-sfrhted wisdom to enact them all cumstances I felt that the construc tlon ot one battleship a year would keep our navy up ta its then positive and rttatlve strength. .But actual ex perience showed not merely that It was t Impossible to obtain such - an agreement for the limitation of ar maments among the various leading - powers. -but-thajt there -was no llkelL hood whatever of obtaining it In the future within any reasonable time. .Colncldentally with this discovery oc curred a radical change in the build ing of battleships among the great military nations a change in accord ance with which the most modern bat tleships have been' or are being con structed, of a slse and armament which . douWes, or more probably trebles, their effectiveness. Every 1 other great naval nation has or is building a number of ships of this kind; we have provided for but two, and therefore the balance of power ts tin . 1mMntnr a rat nut na. . TTnAa these conditions, to provide for but a,tl ' complete defense and of ex rone or two battleships a year ls-toIct,n" from them the fulfillment of provide that this nation. Instead - of the,r aut,e" toward us. The United advaneinr. shsll aro backward, in aval rank and relative Tower among- -the great nations; Buch-narursemman-Bironis, may wm torever aeep - . ' would be unwise for ns If we fronted 'merely on one ocean, and It is doubly nwlst for us Jf we front r on two oceans. , ; . ,; .,.,''.., .'"' .;. T FOUR 8HIP3 NECESSARY. - - As Chief Executive of the nation, and as . . commander-in-chief of the navy, there is imposed upon ms the .:' solemn responsibility ef advising the :." Congress of the measures vitally ne-- ..j eessary to secure the peace and wel-r- "! fare of the republic In the event of. ' L Xjlnternational complications which are - . - even remotely possible. Having in view this solemn ' responsibility, i . earnestly advise that the Congress tow provide four t battleships . of the most advanced type. I cannot 4" too -- emphatically ggy thar this Is a 'meas 4" ere of peace and not of war. I can ; conceive of no circumstances tinder , Which this republic would enter into f -' an aggressive war; most . certainly, ander no circumstances would it en i ter Into an aggressive war to expend its territory or in spy Other manner seek material aggrandisement I ad , vocate that ths United State build a - navy commensurate with Its powers r- and -itm - needs, -because ? t feel that such a navy win be the surest guar antee and safeguard f peace. We are not a military aatloa. . Our army -. la so small as to present aa almost , absurd -contrast to ur size. It is ' .properly treated as little more than a nucleus for organisation la esse of se. - '-xlous war. ttt We are a rich nation. and undefended wealth Invites aggres sion. The very liberty ot Individual speech and action, which we so prise and guard, renders It possible that at, times unexpected causes or trie tlon with foreign powers may sudden ly develop. At this moment 'we are negotiating arbitration treaties with all the other great powers that are willing to enter into theem., - Tet it is idle to assume, ' that this world has yet reached 'the stage. or, hasv come within measurable ; distance of the stage, when a croud nation, Jealous of Its honor and conscious of Its great mission in the world, can be content to rely, for peace upon the forebear anee of other powers. It would bs equally foolish to rely upon each of them possessing at all times and un der . all circumstances and provoca tions an altrulstio regard for . the rights of others. ; . - CHINA AN EXAMPLE. Those who hold this view are blind indeed to all that has-gone on before their- eyes- in - the - world at . - large, j Senator to-day. They told 4im that It They are blind to what has happened , was bold, pofnted and timely. At the in China, in Turkey, In the Spanish , meeting of the Democratlo steering possesslona In Central end South committee this morning, in -the ab Afrlca during "the-iast-dosen-years. Tancs of Mr Slmmoaa his afpeexh. was For centuries China has cultivated ; Q,?Sn88?a wl" mgn approvsu. the very spirit which our own peace- The- Senate committee onpostofflces at-any-price men wish this WUtrrJ&JttLFZM . un.i. rn,tl- v.. port Senator Galllngers ocean man !?JP JL-n??' Jl h"' service bill as an amendment to the rciuoca w proviuw lu.i.uo.j wi nu has -treated,' the career of the soldier as Inferior In Honor end regard to the career 01 xne mercnani or-oi tne man or letters, mere never nas neen so large an empire which for so long time has so resolutely proceeded on the theory of doing away with what . . . . , hnll..n 1 holding large portions of Chinese ter- "tory wnne mere is a very aCuie rear tn "China- Jest - theemplre because- ot its defenselessness, be exposed to ab- solute dismemberment and Its well wishers are able to belp It only In a small measure, because no nation can help any other unless that other can help itself. FIRST-CLASS NAVT. The Etate Departent Is continually appealed to to interfere on behalf of peoples and nationalities who insist that they are suffering from oppres sion. A41 of this oppression la alleg- ed to exist In time of profound peace and frequently, although by no means always it Is alleged to occur at the hands of people who are not very . , . . . . t. formidable In a military sense. In some cases the accusations of opprei si on and wrong-doing are doubtless ill founded. In others they are well founded and In certain cases the most apphJUng loss of life is shown to have occurred,-; accompanied with frightful cruelty. , Events still fresh In the mind of every thinking man show that neither arbitration nor any other device can as yet be Invoked to prevent the grav est and most terrible wrong doing to peoples who are either few in num bers or who.' if numerous, have loat the flrst end most Important of na tlonal virtues the capacity for self defense. When a nation is so happily sltuat ed as oursr-that is, when It has no reason to fear or to be feared by Its land neighbors the fleet is all the more necessary for the preservation of peace. Great Britain has been saved by its fleet from the necessity of facing one of the two alternatives of eubmisslon to conquest oy a . tor- aim nnwer or of itself becoming a great military power. The United States can hope for a permanent ca reer of peace on only one condition and . that is, on condition of building and maintaining a flrat-class navy; and the step to be taken toward this end at this time is to provide for the building of four additional battle shlpa I earnestly wish that the Con- ; areas would pass the meaiures tor InM laws. most vital and 1m mediate need 'Is that of the "Tour bat tleshlps. - THE NAVY A POWERFUL IN- . STRUMENiT. To carry out this policy Is but to act in the spirit of George Washing ten; is but to continue the policies which he outlined -when he-said -'Ob serve eood faith and Justice, toward all nations. 'Cultivate peace and har mony with alt Nothing is more essential than that permanent. Inveterate antipathies against partlcu lax nations and passionate attach ments for others should be excluded, and that 'in place of them Just and amicable feelings toward all should be cultivated. T cannot recommend to your notice measures for the fulfillment of our duties to the rest of the world with out against pressing upon you the ne cessity of .placing ourselves in a con- states ougni not xo inauige a per- suasion that, contrary to the order of at a distance tnose - pamrui appeals to arms with Which the history of every other . nation abounds. There is a rank due to the United. States among nations which will be withheld, If not absolutely lost by the reputa tion of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to re pel It If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful Instruments of our rising prosperity, -It must be known that we are at all times ready for war." V THEOliORK' ROOSEVBtT, The White House. 'April 14th. ;. w. , : When the naval appropriation bill was taken . up by the House to-day there still was .pendln? an 'amend, meni by Mr. Jones, of Virginia, strik ing out the appropriation -for devel oping the naval station at Subig bay, Philippine Islands.-. ' CAVTTE AND hSUBIO - BAT. . The controverey between' the army pdvthe navy as to which is the moet desirable place, Cavite-or Subig; bay, for fortification and protection was condemned by Mr. Crumpacker. f Indlanev who. said - that -hea4mtttht tratlon-should-not ask Congress for money for both places until the ques tion was settled one way or the other. Mr. Tawney, of Minnesota,, opposed any. appropriation whatever at this time. - V - Mr. - Foes declared that Admiral Dewey and other -naval authorities (Continual, en Fags Ten)v SIMMONS MADE A.BIG UIT SEW YORK SPEECH VELL TAKEN Senate Committee Decides to Report Ocean Mail Service Bill at Amend ment to Poetoffios Bill. Wnicl Seems to Assure Its Passase Clear- s ing House Assoclatloii Proposition , to Be. Added to Aldrich Bill Amend - ment Uovernor Glenn Wires Sen , aeor Overman of ilia Decision, and : the Latter Extends . Thanks jn- pioyers' Liability -Act Merely , Political Measure. BY H. E. C. BRYANT. - Observer Bureau, Congress Hall Hotel. Washington, Aprils X 4.- Senator Slmmons has - returned from New York, where he made decided hit before the D em oc ratio Club. The metrooolltana erave Mr. Simmons' epeeeh a good position and attractive ' neao lines. . eenators trui berson and Stone were am org those poBt0mce bill. ThS Support WSS ; foinori in k.. .11 n.miti nrntnt in. eludlna- th AemoeratsexceDt Sen- ; ator McLaurln, who h aoseni. it is 1 tnougnt that this insures tne pas- afsae or the bill at this session. WTien the Aldrich bill .was before the Senate Senator Simmons was prac tically alone In his urgent insistence that the measure - would be of very little benefit to Southern and Western banks, as banks in those sections did not have the bonds -to put up and could not afford to use- money on hand to buy them. Senator Aldrich would not yield in his position and f It Is understood, an mend ment is be lnr prepared to meet that condition and that Senator Aldrich has agreed to it. The proposition is to permit banks in- different sections to form a clearing house association and to al low notes to' be Issued upon commer cial paper guaranteed by the associat ed banks of the district. NEGROES CROWD, GALA.ERIES. Senator Foraker 'had hie say to-day on the Brownsville Incident. The Senate galleries were packed with negroes to hear him. Hundreds stood outside for the lack of room inside; ' It is said that the crowd of negroes the Senate was the largest ever ! assembled in the Capitol. A number 1 of whlt TeonIe. men and women. heard- the speech from the galleries Senator Foraker Is a very able man and his friends believe that he is sincere In his fight for the negroes. OVERMAN NOTIFIED. Governor Glenn notified Senator Overman this afternoon of his decis ion not ' to make the race for the senatorahip in the following telegram: "Wilson. N. C. April 14th, 1908. 'To Lee 6. Overman, Washington, D. C. : "Will- not oppose you for the Sen ate. Hope we will always be friends. . ; "R. B. GLENN." ; Senator Overman replied to the tel- "egnam In most cordial terms, extend ing his thanka , EMPLOYiERS' LIABILITY ACT: The' Employers' liability act which passed the House and Senate last week, is a political measure. Consti tutional lawyers predict that the Su preme Court will declare the law un constitutional. Charles E. -Llttlefled, of Maine, had the courage to oppose the measure with voice and vote In the. committee room And on the floor of the House.. He said: "My objec tions to the bill are mainly legal In their character." 'Many agreed with him but did not declare themselves, t will be recall-, ed that -the gentleman from Maine' has announceM that he will not stand for another election. Therefore, he Is braver than the man who would come back. MR. PAYNE'S POSITION. Mr. Sereno Payne, titular reader of the majority In the House, made the following statement: "When the former bill was before the House I told some friends that I feared it was not constitutional, but It met the ap probation of the counsel for the lo comotive engineers and, therefore, I voted for it I say to-day that I' tear this Din may receive tne same decision from the Supreme Court of the United States when It gets there, but I shall vote for It" The vote in the House was recorded as follows: Yeas, 102; nays. 1; present-?.-and not voting, 7 The North Carolinians, " except W. W. Kitchln, who is registered as not voting, voted for the bill. If the Democrats had bad the framing of the bill It would have been different They had to accept what the Republicans gave them. The Senate did not like to adopt the bill as It left the House, but for the sake of expediency it took It with a grain of allowance. One of the older and more experienced Republican Senators said, as it passed: "Will, there Is this consolation: the Supreme Court wm-knock U out." A number of amendments were ot tered but all failed of enactment ' (Senator Culberson, of Texas, in troduced this amendment: "Provided, That . suits . Instituted in State courts J-for injuries or death-resulting-from tne negligence oi common carriers or ganised under State laws, or from the negligence of their officers, agents, or servants, while engaged in Inter State or foreign commerce, shall not be removable to-the courts of the United States." Senators Bacon, Be vetidge. Carter, Foraker and Overman discussed the following portions of the bill:. "That the Circuit courts of the .Untied States shall, have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of .the sev eral States, of all suits of a civil na ture, at common law or ini equity, where the matter In dispute exeeeds, exclusive of Interests and costs, the sum or value of 1 2.000, and arising under the constitution ot the United States." . -1 . -- OVERMAN ASKS QUESTION. Mr. Overman asked: "Suppose an employe ef a railroad In NorthV Caro lina should bring a suit against a North Carolina domestic corporation for 'damages, and suppose a petltlbn on ths part of the railroad were filed, suggesting that a Federal question was Involved, would' not the case be re moved under this proposed statute t" 7" "Certainly not" eald1 Mr. Beveridgej "unless there wss a. question of .di verse citizenship Involved." '- ,,' "I will offer an amendment without debating," declared Mr. Overman. "I should like to remove all doubt on this point. It may be that no suit can be brought by a citizen of a Stats against a domestic corpora- tlon. Therefore, X talnk we can set-1 PHYSICIAN TO BE TRIED? A Durham Doctor May Have to An swer in Court to Charee of SLalprae- ,tk-e An Orange County Man if . Prominence Charged With ' False Pretenaew Special to The Observer1. Durham. April 14. There are ru mors and hints that Durham will be treated to a decided sensation in the near future. While no definite ateps have been taken 1; ts rumor.J that a prominent physician of tho xity .3 to be eued in the civil courts for dam ages, malpractice being the alleged caused for this action. It, Is known as a fact that the party' who la threatening to brina; this action, and who recently lost his wife, has con sulted counsel and that the entire matter is now under advisement Just what will be done remains to be seen. From sources that are considered re liable It Is learned that it may be several weeks, or at least a week or ten days, before the final step is tak en that will either bring about the action in the courts or set aside the entire matter without action. This morning the first dirt was mov ed under the contract recently given by the city tor ' the grading of six streets and the spending of 20,000 In' improvlna: the 'highways' at the city. This work was done on Hollo way street which is to be extended from where the macadam now stops to the city limits, about three-quar ters or a mile. Frank Hojan, a young white man, who belongs to a rood Orange coun ty family, is in Jail here charged with mise pretense. nt was iocKea up for the reason that he did not know any Durham people who would go nis Donu ana he could not reach his people who live In the country, north of Chapel Hill. It la charged that last week he came here and secur ed a horse from Pat Broadwell, the latter claiming that Hogan told him he owned two hundred acres of land and that he would be back within two days and bring the deeds so that ne could give a mortgage on tne place te eeeure the-payment of the sum asked for the animal. He did not return. Broawell claims that he In vestigated the matter and found that Hogan did not own a foot of land. Yesterday Broadwell went to Orange if hTwerDrrhartn j nf,.htulfT'A "r.mi l"! his horse and trade another horse with him that, he would drop the whole matter. As soon, as he had Hog-an in Durham he had him ar rested. Hojan claims that he did not pur chase! the home from Broadwell, but that he told him If he would let him take the horse home and try him he would buy the horse, if it suited him. He Insists that he has land In Or ange county and that he. will be able to show this when the trial comes. The trial will be In a few dava as soon as the necessary witnesses can be secured by Hogan. He expects to have some of his relatives here aa eoon as they hear of his trouble to get him out of Jail. The prisoner has a brother ; who runs out of Raleigh as conductor on a passenger train, .and in Orange county Is well connected and has rel atives of considerable -means and In fluence In their communities. The county board of education will build three new schoolhouscs Instead of two as first proposed, and will make a considerable Improvement and addition to the Redwood school build ing. The new buildings will be at Bahama, Proctors end Glenn schools. These will all cost more than $10,000 each and may' be as much as 14.000. THOMASVHJ..K BOY SHOT. Receives Flosh Wound In Shoulder While in Scuffle With Hazors at Wake Forest. Special to The Obaerver. Thomasvtlle. . April 14. News has In.. Vi.on rei-nlverl from Wake Forest that Mr. J. Mil Newton, a memDer .k- ria. in Wnv. vnrcnt ' College, a son of Rev. J. D. Newton of Thomasvllle, and a grandson of the late Mr. J. H. Ml Ha, oh' Friday night aa he, with three of his friends, was coming out of the society hall was . attacked by a band of masked men, who appeared from behind an evergreen In the campus, overpowered and blacked him. During the scuffle he received a flesh wound In the shoulder from a pistol ball The col lege surgeon removed the ball gatur- day morning and anticipates a prompt .healing of the wound, Mr. Newton Is a model young man and - liked by al the . people of this community snd all regret , this attack made upon blm. Was Accident ally Shot Special te The- Obaerver.- Wake Forest April 14. Freshman Newton was accidentally shot by i companion Friday night when at tacked by a blacking party. The wound Is not serious, being only a flesh wound. MRS. H. A. KLUEPPELBCRG WEDS Charlotte Lady Becomes Bride of New York Mining Expert at Culpcpre, vs. w ui epena. Honeymoon in Europe. Special to Ths Observer,., ' . Culpeper, Vs., April 14. Mr. Oliver C. Townsend. of New York City, and Mrs. Henry A. Klueppelberg, of Chsr lotte, N. C. were married this morn ing at o'clock, the Rev. W. C. Shaef. f err-J r ef- Atlanta. - Oa., offlclatln g. The ceremony took place in ths home ef . the bride's cousin, . Mrs. Fraak Duncan, on Main street, and was only witnessed oy the members of the household. They left Immediately for Washington, Philadelphia and New Tork, where on Saturday, . the 18th, they sail for London. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend expect to visit not only cngiana out rrsnce and Italy. On May Kith they sail from Geona. Italy. for Singapore, .an English settlement located at the extreme end. of the Malay peninsula. ' --Mr.- Townsend Is a mining -expert and will prospect in Singapore for about a year. " . . .Tw Killed by Llghtnlng. Marshallville, Ga., April . 1 4. Eu gene Andrews, a-farmer who lives near here, and -Mose. Colbert a ne gro, were killed by lightning during a storm nere late to-aay. tie It without endangering the bill by adopting the amendment which I send to ths desk." ; . - --The amjendmenttmjposedreads: "Provided, That nothing in ' this act shalt be so construed as to be a cause for a removal from the State to the Federal Court of any suit brought by a citizen of a Bute against a domestic corporation, or a snlt by .ens citizen of a State against a foreign corpora tion Joined with a Citizen of the same State. .- , , f . - -o All gmendmeaU were kitted, ' MAKING OUT 8TBUNQ CASE MUCH IXTE3JEST IX SMITH TRIAL ... 1 1 - -. Trial of Jim Smith and Others at Oreensboro For Killing of Revenue Officer Progressee) Rapidly Con tract For TVlfair Sanitarium Let at Cost of 920,000 Chamber of Oonv ' merce ot Greensboro Adopts Resolu tion Favoring Macadamised Roads I-Tom Rseign to Charlotte -Report of Secretary Sliows Rapid Progress , a Gate City Major Morehead Se cures Pedestal For Guilford Battle Ground. Observer Bureau, ' ' ' The Bevill Building. Oreensboro, April 14. Oood progress was made In the United States Court to-day In the trial of Jim Smith, who, with others, is Indicted for a conspiracy resulting In the death of Revenue Officer Hen drix. In Smlthtown. nearly four months ago. The government seems to be making out a strong case. The greatest interest is manifested In the trial, the coiyrt room- being filled to the limit of its seating capacity. This aferrioon the contract was awarded for the construction of the TeWalr-fianltarlum, riv Glenwoodr a suburb of Oreensboro, at a cost of 120,000. The contract was awarded to T. J. La suiter and work win. begin at once. The building, which will be equipped with ajl modern conven iences, will be admirably adapted to sanitarium purposes. Treatment will be given to patients addicted to alco hol, drugs and. nervous disorders. Mr. J. M. Mlllikan Is president of the comoanv and ?r W C Ashworth will' MontgomerV Jountiee were puT-K Commenting on Senator Overman'. rM?n? nhT.t?Un to the order made by Judge desire for a renomination as an en- a Llilt r Ph- 5 !If nicin. Boyd yesterday.- to-day withdrawn, doraement of his first term, the Gov. A branch of the Havener ""ing I the wj.,t of atfcaohment belng diBmissed ernor revlewa his "strenuous" admin Company, of Washington D. i This does not mean a dismissal of ae- Istratlon as Governor, adjusting the be eatabllshed In Oreensboro. under , on brought Dy the receiver of the State debt, caring for the insane, en the management of Mr. ueorge . Whitney Company against the con- forcina; the law against mobs and nuppes. 10-uay a iui h uh-.u upon wnich a nrst-ciass oaaery wm be erected. COMMITTEE TO MEET. Upon refusal of - Chairman - Brown to Issue a call Secretary Collins this afternoon called the Guilford county Democratlo executive committee to meet here next Saturday to select date for primaries to elect delegates to the ate " ""eVnrton'iu. Judicial" and county conventions. The call I. Is- sued In response to a request from 20 of 27 members of the committee. FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION. A significant action of the cham ber of commerce, at Its annual meet ing last night, was the unanimous adoption of a resolution, offered by Mr. C. G. Wright, recommending the con struction of a system of macadamized highways from Raleigh through Greensboro to Charlotte. This has Ions been a pet scheme of Mr. : Wright's, and he has given mucn , thought to the subject. Ho believes it possible to Interests each county through which the proposed high ways) would pass and la confident that such a movement would result In un told good to the State. With the Impetus given the food roads movement by the Counties of Mecklenburg. Guilford, Alamance, Durham and Wake, the author of the resolution thinks it should be com paratively an easy matter to get the movement under way, and once the work should be startedi he has no doubt It would be completed, thus giving a complete chain of good roads from the capital to Charlotte. Mr. Wright believes the State should lend aid- and encouragement to such a movement, for he says it would result In bringing to pass such a revival In road-bulldlng as North Carolina has never seen. "Good roads and good schools go together," aid Mn Wright. In talking with The Obaerver correspondent to-day, "but It Is a fact that our road-bulldlng has not kept pace with the advancement of our school Interests. I believe mere la no iiiqyumeni m um irnrnv. time to Which the State can better sfTord to slve aid and encouragement than to the good roads movement." GREENSBORO'S RAPID PROG RESS. The annual report of Secretary Kuykendall, of the chamber of com merce, is a most Interesting document, showing In a oonclse manner the rap id advancement made by Greensboro along all lines. The reports show that, during the past year, the sum of II, 4&M.40 was Invested In new- build ings here snd that new buildings at present under course of construction or for which plans have been accept ed represent an Investment of $105, kOO. There was1 Invested In new en terprises and In ths enlargement of old enterprises the sum of $1,874,(40, while the value of real estate trans ferred during the year was " fl, J7I, 412.72. the postofflce receipts grew from S72.1I7.1! to 177.712.(1. President Joseph M. Morehead, ot the Guilford Battle Oround. has con tracted for a handsome pedestal for the statue of Clio, which Is to be un veiled at the battle ground celebration on July 4th. The pedestal will be of Balfour pink granite and will make a fitting contrast with the bronze statue. Major Morehead says he Is planning to make the next battle ground celebration the biggest In the history of the association. Several men of national distinction In the fields of politics and scholarship will be present . ALL CARS ARE RrXXIXG. For the First Time In Nine Days the Street Cars at Penascola Are Operated State - Militia Is on - Guard and No Disorders Are Re- ported. . - . . Pensacola, Fla., April 14.-r-For the flrst time In nine -days cars were operated over two of the lines of the Pensacola . Electric Company this afternoon. Stats militia was lined up on both sides ef the streets and. although there were frequent Jeers,! no 'violence was attempted. The only disorder of ths day oc curred when one ef the Imported motormen was arrested for violation of a city ordinance. A crowd ef several hundred collected and made a rush for the car, but the troops quickly forced them back at the point of their-bayonets. At dark all cars were ran Into their barns and no attempt will be made to operate cars to-nisrht " ROW OVEJl COCKT HOUSE. Republicans and Prohibitionists In , . winsoa-sateni. Special to The Observer. '''' lWInston-8alem, Ap.rU 14."ijgrea row is on here between' ths7 Republi can and the prohibitionists or the use of the court house on tfie 18th Instant Tho Republican county con vention Is called to meet at 11 o'clock that day and Judge Prltchard is heduled for a prohibition speech at 11 o'clock, the hours, therefore, eon- plctlng. it is alleged that this Is a scheme on the part of the prohibi tionists. 1 GEORGE STUART AT SALISBURY. Well-Known Lecturer Delivers Tern .. perance Address. Maine Monument Unveillns- Mar 8th MarsfialS at Whitney Withdrawn. - ,. Special to The Observer.' ' Salisbury. April n 14. Rev. George Stuart the noted prohibition speaker, made an address here last Lnlght to a large crowd of men in a tent erected at -the -eorner -of Main and Bank street Mr. Stuart made an eloquent appeal along the old lines and promises to be back here on May 2Sd to wind up the campaign in whirlwind fashion. It Is the In tention of the anti-saloon forces to hold meetings nlghtlr In this tent An event of great Interest -will take place In Salisbury on May 8th when the Governor of. Maine and a large party from that State will come here . . 1 H. Iin.nin. tHdb monument to h erected to the gol- dlers burled In the national cemetery" the nnal announcement byover- -hi a ,f.fi 4tinrrv of nor Glenn, In a statement "to the -. ,? the trip Is to hand and states that the party will spend the whole day here. A warm welcome to the visit ors from the far North is assured. The tournament to . be, peld here next Monday gives premise of being a huge success. The various events have received large entries and the best of horse racing will be on- the programme. An automobile race will be an Item of additional Interest and as the track is one of the finest in the country fast time is looked for. The United States marshals who have been In charge of the A. A. Gil- l.nln -nmnanv nrnnrtv In fit A n 1 V tractors, but is considered nere as an Indication that the various Interested parties -may soon get together to com plete the greet power scheme. Im portant developments .may be expect ed in the course of a few weeks. COAL DEALERS MEET. Joint Session Between Kentucky Tennessee and Soiitliesstern Aspo rtation Is Held In Knoxvlllo Mr. J. A. Varbrough Elected President of Southeastern Association. Knoxvlllo, Tenn., April 14. A Joint meeting was hfld to-day by the Ken tucky-Tennessee Ooal Dealers' Asso- cVatlon and the Southeastern Retail- ers Association. Fully lour nun-, dred visitors attended. F. A. Hobbs, of Bar Harbor, Mich., president of the International Coal Merchants' As sociation, delivered the leading ad dress. " The Kentucky-Tennessee associa tion elected these officers: Charles A. Farie'y. Paducah. ky T vlci riident; Htrn . nnv-vi n nru. in b ni v in m John B. Payne, Lexington, Ky., treas urer; Oeorge Cary Tabb, Louisville, Ky.. secretary. The Southeastern Association elect ed J. A. Yarbrough, of Charlotte, N. C, president; C C. Harper, Rome, Ga., vice president, for Georgia; T. R. Hagood, Spartanburg, vice presi dent for South Carolina; J. C. Strong, Mobile, vice president for Alabama; John Massey, of Pensacola, vice president for Florida; W. F. Plane, Atlanta, secretary and treasurer. Both associations will meet again In Knox vlllo next yenr. A banquet was en Joyed to-night. A special train will take the visitors to the coal fields Thursday. WILL NOT LESSEN DEMAND. Report From Countries on West Coast of Son tli America Is That Condi tions There Will Not Lessen the Demand For American Products. New Orlenna. La.. Anrlt 1t.l?hartB M. Pepper, who hss been for a year past Investigating trade conditions in South America for the Department of Commerce and Labor, arrived here , to-day from Panama. He visited all i countries on the westcoast. Ha said that while these countries are test ing the general financial depression, their demand for American products is not likely to be seriously lessened. The bubonic plague on the west coast was declared by Mr. Pepper not to be serious except In Scuador. He said that since the plague broke out on the west coast five years ago the spring months have always shown the greatest number ef fatal eases and this Is the ease now. "In-Ecuador," said Mr. Pepper, "the situation Is undoubtedly grave. The plaguee was kept out of Guaya quil for five years, but sines it a p. peered In February Its rsvages have been great, and until It has run Its course this season little- Improvement 4 can be. looked, for." ; -, . -,, PARDON FO RHCDOSPETn. apnllcatloft Wllline Made For Re lees of Man Convicted of Man slaughter. Special to The Observer. High Point April 14 -Dr. Thomas E. Green, a noted platform lecturer, appears at the adultorlum Friday night as one of the attractions' of the star course. Dr. Green lectured hen last year and so pleased - hie large audience that he was placed In the list again this year. - That part of the Jchnson Building In the rear of ths Home Banking Company la undergoing Improvements and. win De used for offices. Notice-has been given that an appU-4 cation for pardon for Walter Hudr speth will be made to the Governor. Hudgspeth' was convicted of man slaughter at the February term of court in 1107, and sentenced to the State penitentiary for five- years. While working at the Tomllnson Chair Company, of this place, he stabbed another employe with a bar low knife, from which wound hla vic tim died a day or so later. Hudgspeth escaped and was captured near Ker- ttersvllle. At the trial the solicitor agreed to a plea of manslaughter and tne judge gave Hudgspeth five yeara The plea for pardon is made througn Attorney Thomss J. 1M. .of this Uty. SOUTHERN AMENDS CAUSE. Con tract ore Left Oat of the Case . Agelns the South A Western-. lleariaa' Will Be Thursday. . '"., 7 Special to The Observer. " '. Ashevtlle. April 14. The Southern Railway this afternoon amended Its cause against the South A , Western Railway and contractors. et for- a heatng before Judge Prltchard Thursday, by naming only -the South aV Western a defendant The papers were aiven to Marshal Ramsev hi 'Tfcfternoans, who went to Marion V'for the purpose ef serving them. An effort wss made to' have the matter continued until Friday, but Judge Prltchard stated that he . would be away from the city Friday and could not hear the case.' on that date. Ths case will be heard Thursday morning. It Is expected that a number of prom inent lawyers will be In attendance representing litigants, la view oi the Importance et the cat GLEM ISSUES STATEMENT NOT IN THE - SENATORIAL RACtC . In a Lengthy Annooncement Gov ' Not Entering the ' Contest Against ' Senato rOvcrmaa For United Mates y Senatorahip Feels it His Dnty to -the State Not to Carry Out His. Most Cherished - Ambition His - Strenuous Administration as Gov Pernor RevtewMx; and He Would Like the People to Show Approval V of His ; Course - Continnes - His f Speeches on Irohlbitlon Radgl ' News of,a Day. ."; .;;v''- . Observer Bureau. .- The Holleroan Building. ".V ; Raleigh, April 14. : "Answering many letters dally in-! quiring my intentions, I desire to say , I will not be a candidate for the Unit- . ed States Senate but will support the ..".u. 4cvo VI .110 K7fcbC, .MUVU Uy. - Then follows a lengthy statement ot -y-the situation and his attitude. In the premises he declares that, to be Sen- -: y ,. ator -has been., the., greatest amblUoa.,. of his life. He retired from the race six years ago in favor of Mr. C B. Watson, in the interest of harmony. Hla friends now tell him the masses of the people" are with htm and he could be elected,. but the contest would be fierce and would do the - .State harm. He wants no harm to come . to the State through htm, hence this announcement. lynching and brinainc SDeedv nun. ishment to offenders, efforts for In dustrial progress, upholding State sov ereignty and demanding the obedl- . enee of - all- citisens, fixing railroad rates that are Just resisting freight discriminations and now striving for - -State prohibition; declaring that ! he, too, would desire t bat the people en dorse and approve his course. How- -ever, Mr. Overman could expect re- ; election as Senator; he could not as Governor. . , , " The temptation to run for Senator has been great. The people have v made him what he is politically and i he would not fear to put his destiny 3 in tnoir nanus again, but he feels he im H ,,l . ..! U . . 1. .... . .1. ... ...... . rr0n,D'UOn WV "" atorshlp. He believes the people will approve his course in enforcing the rate law, la calling the Legislature together and In now lighting for State prohibition. He realizes, he says, that this Is the "flood tide" of his political career and that In surrendering this opportunity to take its crest, he Is surrendering ' forever his ambition . to be Senator; but duty is higher than ambition. He" will get Into the campaign for the ' May prohibition election and battle In, the campaign In the November elee-' tlon for Democracy and State' rights. Want of means and new bur- dens of recent affliction, he says, will prevent him from carrying out . -cherished work for the youth of the -State and tie him down' to a life of toil, but he will be ever ready to work for the Interests of his beloved State. ( ; . OFF TO DELIVER ADDRESSES.' Governor Glenn left to-day to Jill onipiiion campaign .appointments. '"""'"s x-iymoutn weanesaay. Bay. f,oro Aaurauay, Washington Friday, reenvl" and Ayden Sunday morn- "u James H. Baker was to-dav nm- mltted to the penitentiary from Gates county to serve 2S years for killing hla brother. A special term of Harnett county court is ordered for May 11th, withy -Judge J. Crawford Biggs presiding. It is for civil cases. Governor Glenn, appoints as dele gates to the national conference of charrtles and corrections at ' Rich mond, Vs., May 6th to th. Miss Dai sy Denaonr-Rev, R. g. Stephenson, J. -S. Mann, Rev. J. N. Cole, Raleigh ; Charles A. Webb, of Ashevilie; J. H. Weddington, of Charlotte; Dr. J H. McNeill, of Hope Mills; B. F. Ayd lett of Elizabeth City; CoL W. . J. Hicks, of Oxford: Archibald Johns ton, of Thomasvllle, and John . C Scarborough, of Tklurfreesboro. " - The- Ba nk - of Ste nC In Gran vi n" " county, is chartered with ft.OOo cap ital, J. H. Oooch. W. H. Hunt and others, stockholders. Also the Madi son Drug Company, of Rockingham county, capital 11,400. subscribed by C. At Eelrd. - : . Deputy Collector K. W. Msrrttt and Deputy Marshal J. B. Jordan return ed to-day from a raid In -TDurhain, ' county. They destroyed three block- ' ade distilleries near South LoweiL One was on the Little river and was In operation. Four men Jumped inta the river and escaped by swimming The other two were not in operation, They were close together, one was of ninety and the other ot eighty gal- VM 1. ll. Rev. J. M. Hllllard accepts the call q tne pastorate or - the West Ral eigh Baptist church to take charge immeaiaieiy. He is .iow In charge of Mount Mortah Baptist 'church. He was at one time a pastor. In High Point. . 'v - ..-.. . The closing exercises ef the physi cal culture department of the Bap tist University for Women were held to-day. A game of basketball and a ssrles of outdoor gymnasium exercises were the features of the day. Only the faculty and students witnessed the contests. In the bread Jump a record of feet was made. There was acting on the bars, ladders, rings, the. giant stride, marry-to-round, ob- 1 structlon and relay races. The Raleigh Council. Junior Order -United American Mechanics, held a seml-publlc meeting . to-night. State . Superintendent ot Public Instruc tion J. Y. Joyner and County Super intendent Z. V. Judd delivered educa tional sddreasea Woman's Assailant in the Hands eC . . . . -the. Sheriff. -. : Aiken. 8. cj April- U. Chief ef -Police Salley brought to Atken to-day and t urned.ovt to- the eherift t mci by the name of Alexander Halt, wh on Sunday.. morning stopped . at the home ef . C. . W. Sox. near Perry, a small settlement andV' asking for a drink ef 1 water, attacked Mrs., for. "She attempted to shoot the negro wi:; a hammerless gun, but did nt VnnW how to operate the-safety. K 1 --, he was frightened and made t -cape, being chased by a posse 1. ; last night, when ha was capture!. to uutug l , 1 1 1 Acrp UUI UL 1110 WB f atorlal race to prevent bitterness, and . . the still higher motive of helping hu- inanity by getting Into the campaign - ' for State prohibition uotrammeled by " the accusation that he Is seeking per- " sonal advancement by riding the crest1
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