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' ..5 '. '' : , ' . I '. ' ' - t - t s ' f (.'-,.. ' . i lii (Mcfe: 'ici ti il imtwh ! .n'c ctrrim ONE SEOIOS CHARLOTTE, N. TUESDAY. MORNDiO, MAY 18, 1909. ' PRICE FIVE CENTS. II L y to ,-.Mrt. Taft. own, on her way on of the the P" ..k, that there la n ,h.i Mrs- Tat u .-..ii dinner Tm,H to-nht pre-jU-mC -.t in re- I-1 he attended Ptwl , v.,Jt Hosrttal . - rw.rlie Taft un- VWMrr. . on hl . iht r' . L.h.m for several . ..,h tnr M'HiMt v cr- aclmen. he-t and exer- L too nvJ.-h '',r r. ... ,rtv "i'"K''d 10 l!. 'kl m re?ump her social L Dtlanay In attendanc. r j,rf. Tart's tr. acted ltth, official dinner i Li to-nljM ." l.-. nines, prohnr.lv. -will Cwlthth' Presidents trip ..W.dnesrt.v Thursday IML but Mrs. Taft will not ..tcmpayy h.m She had jKldM viHitiiiK the. im morning to ahimdon the Iht MI tnut she sluiui'l re- bwtth snn tritlon performed on Cliarllo I. ..-.n i, nature and ha Ua t(.-mrrnw to the Whit KEW YORK CHOOKS. bber tXjmpanj. of Bristol, lolhp Wall. Its rie-sident lost Heall t New l ork Th Ohjn-er le, Vs.. May 1 7. --At Bristol fhefl the personal property flrtures nf Ja:ns II. Bryan. leader of hHt city, were debt It developed th;it Hry- li the head of the Bryan Company and nvently re- Bradstreet as t.ei ti s worth feu failed with liabilities Sgers.i!:np many thousands it raid to have Inst heavily Bt ftvjth I'ariilina deal and khllc !,,k the .New York Inul Iuiik stones of how ho buni-ofd nut of a larsf sum K !mdlers t li-r.-. He has fiH from Bristol ten days Mid, Is in Mexico where he ccept a position tendered M ii looked Jpon at KrUtol ia hont-st nun, but is said fwently conlessed discour- K inability to meet heavv Itlisation?. Onelaiul rou my frmei- ! (.uii on Autotnobllo ,u ijorore He 8 the Trigger. Ti( Oterv-r 1i.Sal"'day evening 1 Tfl K. Mo Braver and . . "ning from the " 'utonioniU. driven by ned Thon,1)S(,n, tney Zl u tarm"rs r"i'ng in a Oea to P1. This 4o b t earh got o Tl'Z " he feil l the nteV III a" hour eem, L t0 save "l Z' " ma"- f"ra tnrll "Ve hpen Pe- T;ahf ,his . M Stom there is "o thi.' design. EH1GH Po,XT !?.lTe,n,t,,i future rU"t,c 1 ,lesnS About itbe rear ,a ro of Third General Asembly of -1 Fmc Uon Wbhsla Refitaed lo Gater Into the AailpiiiirtM - Between Cam v txrlaad - Cbardi sad FresbyterUa Cfinrcb of Vatted fitatea Oooveoea nua Week.. - 1 BentonvUla. Ark.. May IT. Dnrtn the praMnt week men, prominent in Praabyteriaa effuira, will Uiar at BetttonviHe - from many aeetiona of the UniUd 8tatea, to have a part in the third ' General Aaaembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Churth, that faction . which refused tq enter Into the amalsamatlon of the Cum berland Church with the Preebyter lan Church of the United State. More popularly known-aa the Church of the North, which waa brought about three year ago, While the Cumber land Church ia strongest in the cen tral South and Southwest aad from these States the great eat number of delegates will come, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and the-"Western States, as far aa California will nd representatives. The initial session will be on Thursday, the meeting to extend over six days. The Denomi national Ladles' Missionary Society, an auxiliary organisation, will be in session at the same time. , It is planned to bring matters of vital import to the Church before the Assembly. The principal .theme, however, will be the controversy be tween the Cumberland Church and thoee who entered the union as to property rights of the differing or ganisations, -a controversy which la. now having, its' day in court In sev eral States. While it is possible thai an effort may be made to arrange a compromise this Is : hardly probable. It is more likely, that plans will be laid for a continuation of the con test, now more vigorously than ever. In the Supreme ; Court of Ten nessee, the faction, which re tained the eld name, has been vic torious. It was held by the court that the Church named still remains an independent organisation of which only a portion has dissolved their con nection and Identified themselves with other ecclesiastical organisations and. by leaving the older Church, the dls- .(dents voluntarily relinquished their n.n.e.hi nf M.i . tk. ownersbip of or control over the prop erty of the Church. The oeurt denied the right of a majority to take any action which might deprive the min ority of their right of ownership and control and hold that should a ma jority abandon and separate them selves from an organisation holding title to certain property they cannot carry that title wHh them; it remains vested in the organisation to which It belongs as long as any of its mem bers remain. . The case at Issue came from Fayetteville, Tenn. The union ists won their point In the lower court but the Supreme Court reversed that decision on the appeal of the non- unionisis. .- FtTNERAI OF DR. CRXMSLET. Gate City Pays Ist Tribute to 'Its Distinguished Son, Who Gars His IJfey to Relieve .th JUffertiigBody Buried With Maamrio Honors. Observer Bureau, The Bevill Building, Greensboro; May 17. One of the largest crowds that has attended a funeral in Greensboro in Ion while gathered at the First Presbyterian church this afternoon at 4 o ciocg to pay , thev last tribute of love and respect to Dr. Joseoh E. Grtmsley. whose death Saturday came as a great sorrow to this entire com munity. The spacious auditorium of the church was filled to overflowing, many people. Deing turned away. The floral offerings were among the most beautiful ever seen here. Banked against the costly designs sent by fraternal orders, societies and affluent friends were the small and cheaper offerings or the less favored In life, representing the poor .people to wohm the dead physician had been a great blessing. The service was conducted by Rev. Thomas O. Faulkner, rector of St. Barnabas church, .assisted by Rev. Melton Clark, pastor of the First Presbyterian church.' The music was by the choir of 8t Barnabas church. After the Episcopal service had been concluded at the grave, the body was burled with Masonic honors. The pall bearers were : Dr. K. R. Mlchaux, Dr. C. W. Tanner, and Messrs. R. F. Dalton, E. J. Justice, R. J. Mebane. J. E. Latham. W. B. Harrison and Weldon Schenok, The physicians and druglsts of the city, the Masons, the Elks and the Knights of Pythias formed an honorary escort, there be ing several hundred fraternal men is line. The drug stores of the city were closed this afternoon out of respect to the memory of Dr. Orlmsley. ALABAMA RATE CASE. Supreme Conn Denies Railroads' Ap plications For Writs of certiorari. Washington. Mar 1 . The Supreme Court of the United States to-day de nied the applications for writs of cere tiorari In the Injunction cases between the Alabama -Railroad Commission and the various railroads of that State, involving the constitutionality of the Alabama railroaXraie law. The effect of the decision Is against the bringing of the cases to this court as that was the purpose of the peti tion, and was therefore ' adverse to the railroads, which' sought to have the Supreme Court review a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the fifth circuit which refused to affirm a Judgment of the circuit court for the southern district ot Alabama, holding the Uw to be confiscatory, v Five Thousand Bales "Cotton Burned. Fort Smith, Ark.- May ; 17- Fire here early to-day destroyed the Fort Smith , compress land , Its contents of 6.009 bales .of, cotton, The , loss Is ftimated;at IS0G.0O0 and, is covered by insurance. The Are is supposed to have been . of Incendiary origin. Flames 4roke out siiquttaneously in a dosen places. ; t . : ' T - ,' 4sssasfessfeswSBaMsessM-iF' "V - - Strand. VomliiatfoaCbjifirawd. V Washington, i May t17-Thei Senate to-day confirmed nominations as "K1- lOWS:, '!:. -;..fvtr f 5.-v- OscarTR Bfrani-'of New Torkv for mer, secretary -of, Commerce and La" bojftTbe ambassador- te Turkey. 4 WJlliam RockhilL of the Dis trict of Columbia, .former minister to China, to e ambassador to Russia. j Kffled - Overt Fence ;XdneU Richmond, nd," May 17. A con troversy . over a' line fence; between w farms resulted to-day in the kUl ng of Alexander Meek and Raymond Meek, .father and son. by Joel Rails back.. Frank, Railsbaek,sSr.. and bis . Fran Rallsback. Jr., . were wounded toy the Meefc. : - - ; r BALEIGH KEW8 OF A DAY ADDITION : TO 'REX HOSPITAL Hans Are. Vnder Way For the Estab lishment of a Medical School la Connection With the Rex Hotmitai to Be Used by Vnivendty Student ' temaii Grain Crops Very Promis ing Three Victims of a Mad Cat Arrive at the Pasteur Institute For Treatmeut Governor and Mrs. Kttchla aad Officers of the National Guard Ieate To-day For Charlotte Celebration Other Notes. ' Observer Bureau, The Holleman Building, ' Raleigh May 17, There is a movementon the part of tne management of the Rex Hospital here, the new buildings "of which are well on towards completion to acquire more land and to build thereon a medical school, for use by the stu dents who finish the State University medical couse here. The hospital needs orore .open space anyway and It is only a question of time when it will be enlarged. The Soldiers' Home, which has long been without a piano, has at last been given one. A piano or organ is greatly needed at the penitentiary and there ought alisa to be a library at the lat ter. Not In many seasons has the small grain looked better than at presnt in this section. Yesterday your corres pondent saw the great fields of wheat and oats on the farms of the Agricul tural and Mechanical College anJ that of the Central Hospital for the In sane, and the sight was a grand one. The hospital farm is being brought to a very high . stats1 of cultivation and the same Is true of the , college farm. THREE MORE PATIENT8 AT PAS TEUR INSTITUTE. To-day three persons bitten by a mad out arrived here from Cleveland, Rowan couhty. Saturday night two boys, William Bane, .aged 12... and his cousin. Howara itmneny, - sgea , were attacked by the family cat and badly bitten. Nothing particular was fhUfh. ZltJ&'lZFtLTSZ lnK the cat attacked Mrs,. Bane and bit her very badly -on the hand. The animal was Immediately: killed and he brought his head hare. It : was round to have been mad. Surgeon Oeneral Robert. 8. Teung, of Concord, was here to-day on busi ness connected with the National Ouard and was in conference with the Governor and adjutant .general. All these" officers and a large number of other officers of the staff .go to Char lotte to-morrow. Gapt. W. F. Moody, of Company B, Third Regiment, will also go. Another called on the Governor to day was Congressman Charles H. Thomas, of Newborn, who Is looking remarkably well and who was on his way to Washington. He said that he had stopped to pay a little call upon his M congressional' eefleaejuen. the Governor. Speaking about the session of Congress be said that he had a telegram from Congressman Robert N. Page Informing him that It would probably be June 10 before the tariff bill gets back to the House. GOVERNOR KITCHIN TO CHAR LOTTE. A charter Is granted the Nashville Publishing .Company, at the town of that name, to publish and do general printing, the capital stock being U.m. ; Governor and Mra Kltchih leave here to-morrow afternoon to reach Charlotte at 10: JO and 111 be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tillett. At the Selwyn Hotel Mrs. -Kltchtn will act as hostess to Mrs. Taft at a luncheon to be given the latter at 2 p. m. To-day there was removed from the Holleman Building over the chamber of commerce rooms, where for so many years the Grand Lodge of Ma sons met, a historic corner-tone, that of the old lodge room here which was laid in 1813 when the Grand Lodge embraced North Carolina and Ten nessee as the rudely carved inscription on the long and heavy stone shows. The corner-stone was laid on St John's Day, June 24. The building then in use was of wood, a small two story affair, and stood at the corner of West Morgan and South Dawson streets, two blocks west of the Capi tol. - THOM.VSVILLE NEWS NOTES. Local Talent Play to Help Along Ovio Improvements Big Delegation Coming to Charlotte For the 10th. Speclal to .The Observer. . . Thomasvyie, May 17. A concert will be given by home talent In the Opera House Friday night under the auspices of tae civic league for the purpose of getting money to fence off the town commons. The concert will be "Tom Thumb's Wedding," and will be one' of the most entertaining plays given here In a long time.. . Dr. P.' S. Easley, accompanied by Mr. L. A. Martin, left Tuesday for Davidson, whede Wednesday evening Dr Easley will be married to Miss Annie Hall Flow. Mr. Martin rwill act as best man at the marriage and then return by way of Charlotte snd attend the great celebration there. Dr. and Mrs Easley will immediately after the wedding go on a bridal tour to Washington and Philadelphia. About one hundred people from here will spend the 20th hi Charlotte, taking in the sights of the city and taking a good look at the President and the Governors Everybody - is expecting a grand time at this great occasion. . ' . Seventeen Graduates at Linwood Col- : .v lesje. . Soedal to The Observer. I-. Gastonia, May 17. Seventeen young, lady - graduates win receive diplomas from Unwood . College to morrow morning at the graduating exercises; : - which will : mark -; the close of 'one of the best years, In the history of this Institution. ; Mr. Clyde LR. : Hoey will deliver the address -f ol- lowing - the presents uon. ox .meaai and certificates. ' The class 'exercises were'' held this afternoon at 5 o'clock and the annual concert will be, given In j the oollege chapel ,0r I gh t-. ? V George ! Meredith, "English Novelist, London; May lt-fge'ilereaStlt, the English novelist, died at 1:1 this morning. r The Immediate cause ' of death v was:.-heart fs-Uare, following grave symptoms that developed early in, the evening. Mr. Meredith's Al ness' began on, May 14 and he ..had steadily ,dsUBe4 since that time. G. F. C COMMENCEMENT. Rev. K. K. McLany Freacfies Ann sol MriooR and To-Day the Alumnae Address will Be Delivered by itev. , Plato Durham -J octge Boyd Limits Attorney's Fees in Bankruptcy Proceeding Many Coming to Big : ueteorauon. Observer Bureau. , ,The Bevill Building. . . Greensboro, May 17. : Matlv visitors are in the city to at tend the commencement exercises of Greensboro Female College, among them being ajany farmer students of the institution from all sections of the Stat and from other States. Last night the T. W. C. A anniversary ex ercises were held in the college chapel, the annual sermon being (preached by Rev. E. K. McLarty, pas tor Of West Market street Methodist church. Dr. McLarty spoke on "Per sonal influence" and delivered a forceful and eloquent sermon. - The class day exercises were held this af ternoon at S o'clock and this evening the pupils of the expression depart ment gave a recital. To-morrow morning at 11 o clock Rev. James W. Lee, D. D.. pastor of Trinity Methodist church, of Atlanta, will preach the baccalaureate ser mon and to-morrow evening the alumnae reunion will be held. The address lll be delivered by Rev. Plato Durham, of Conoord. Rev. Dr. G. B. Wlnton, editor of The Chrlstiairl Advocate, of Nashville. Tenn., will de liver the annual address Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. The com mencement will close with the an nual concert Wednesday evening, Judge James E. Boyd to-day issued an order of Interest to all referees In bankruptcy in the western district of North Carolina. The order provides that, in the future, no fee of a great er amount than ISO shall be allowed to any attorney or to attorneys repre senting the same Interest in-bank ruptcy proceedings without the ap proval of the district Judge. Shall any attorney file a claim for a larger allowance, the matter shall be report ed to th ejudge along with a report of the services rendered, the referee giving his opinion as to the reason ableness of the fee asked. Greensbora will b well represented In Charlotte this week. In addition to the splendid railroad facilities be tween Greensboro and Charlotte, the Southern will operate a special train Thursday morning to accommodate the overflow crowd from the regular trains. It Is altogether probable that more Greensboro people will be la Charlotte Thursday then ever before went out of town on any one day. KILLING IN BUNCOMBE. Grant Brigman, of the Big Ivy Sec tion, Sends Load of Shot Into the Body of John Brigman, His Uncle, Killing Htm Almost Instantly Both Married and Members pf WeUrKnown Family. Special ts Tbe Observer. AshsvUle..May 17-Anether tragedy occurred in north "Buncombe""' early tills . morning when Grant Brigman and John Brigman, residents of the Big Ivy section, neighbors and kins men, "fell out" over some lumber and engaged in a fight resulting lit the death of John Brigman. Grant Brigman, the slayer, a nephew .of John and deformed, used a shotgun and sent the entire load Into his uncle's body. The wounded man lived for fifteen minutes after v the shooting, when death ensued.' The news of the tragedy was tele phoned to the sheriffs office here frofh Democrat and also from Morgan Hilt It was not stated Just where the killing occurred, although It la pre sumed that the men met near their homes." Particulars further than that the fight grew out of a dispute over some lumber were not obtained. The two Brlgmans lived within a short distance of each other on what Is known as Big creek, of Big Ivy, about two and one-half miles above Barnardsvtlle. They were both men of families, well known In the north section of the county and always regarded as good citizens. John Brig man was a man about 50 years of age with a family of several children. In cluding three grown boys. He was Grant Brlgman's uncle and had lived in north Buncombe all his life.. He was a fine specimen of manhood and was known and respeoted by many people in Asheville as well as In the county. Grant Brigman is also well known here and is regarded as a peaceable man.. He Is about 10 years of age. It could not be learned to-day whether or not Grant Brigman had surrendered to the officers ' of Big Ivy. It Is believed by the officers here, however, that In the event, he has not surrendered to the authorities at Big Ivy he will come into town and give up. I GIRL HAS HYDROPHOBIA. Daughter of Forsyth County Farmer Was Bitten Two Tears Ago by Mad Dog Can Live But Few Days. Wlnston-Satem, May 17. Miss Maude Klnnel, it years old, daugh ter of a Forsyth county farmer, who was bitten two years ago by a rabid dog and who for the past two days base been manifesting signs of hydro phobia, waa declared to-day by at tending physicians to be suffering from that dread disease. It is said she can live but a few days. Tar Heel Elected Superintendent Gafroey, 8. C, Schools. Special to The Observer. Oaffney, 6. C- May 17. At a meet ing of the trustee of Gaffney's grad ed schools Friday night Prof. -WH1 J. Frances, of High Point N. C. was elected superintendent' for the coming school' year. (Professor 8peers, who has - filled the position satisfactorily since the resignation of Professor West did not offer for the place. Mr. Frances comes very highly recom mended, and will doubtless give sat isfaction.' All of tbe old teachers of tbe Central school were re-elected ex cept the teacher of the fourth grade. ; Mrs. A. L. Darr, of Troatman. Special to The Observer. Xroutman, May 17. Mra Charlotte parr, wife of , Mr. A. L. Darr, died at her home three miles west of. here Saturday evening at 5 o'clock. 'She had been ill several year. ' The fun eral service . was conducted by Rev. 4 tV J. . Sox. assisted by Rev. -W., A. Luty. of Statesville. and Interment was at the Martin Cemetery. vTbe deceased .was married early in life , to Mr. v Darr. "-Seven children were the fruits of this union, five of which -survive. . She was a good wo man and practiced herrellgloa every day. PBESBYTEBIAN ASSEMBLY MEETS IN SAVANNAH THURSD.Vx la Connection With the Meeting of the Assembly, the QuadracantennUI Celebration of the Birth of John Calvin, the Founder of the Presby - tertan Church,-WU1 Be Held A" Address Will Be Made By Noted Frenchman on -Calvin, the Man and His Times" la Addition to , Delegates, a Large Number of Visitors Are ExpectedGavel Made of Historic Wood o Be Presented Moderator. Savannah. Ga., May 17. The Gen eral Assembly of the Presbytetlen Church In the United States will be held in the First Presbyterian Churcn In this cltv from May 20 to May 2. inclusive. In connection with this meetln will be held the ouadracen tennlal celebration ot tbe birth of John Calvin, th founder of the Pres byterian Church. The Joint assem biles 111 bring to Savannah something like three hundred delegatea They will eome not alone from many points la the United States, but from foreign countries. The people of Savannah irrespective ot 'their religious beliefs, have made excellent preparations for the enter tainment of the visitors during their stay in Savannah. Hundreds of homes will be opened to receive the delegates and as the railroads have maaa rhHi rates for the occasion It is be lieved that the attendance will be larger than that upon any Church convention held here for several year. The General Assembly is the nign est court in the Presbyterian Church and bring together something like 250 or SOO or th ablest ministers and most prominent laymen in the South as Its delegates. In addition to the dalaralea there are usually, a large number who attend the Assembly as visitor This year, however, it is nected there will be a larger atten dance than ususl because of the ob servance of the birth of the great Protestant leader. Much, of the time of the convention wlU be taken up with the discussion of the subject of missions and the raising of a million dollar mission fund during the coming year. The unofficial congress of Presbyterian laymen recently held at Birmingham. Ala., which made this work a feature of their meeting, has greatly stimulated the efforts of tna Presbyterians along this line. Thy Assembly will formulate plans for rushing this work to completion and will apolnt committees to see that the sum Is raised. The Assembly will convene a. m.. May 20. with Rev. W, W. Moore, D. D, of Richmond, Va., presiding as moderator. He will aeuver tne open Ins sermon at that hour. At, o'clock that night there will be an address bv Charles Merle d'Aublgne. of Neuilly-sur-Selne,. France, his subject belns. "Calvin, the Man aad mi The, afternoons will be dsvoted larreiv to tneetiaas of eommlttses and th mornings and evenings to tns gen eral work of the Assembly. THE PROGRAMME. ' Those chosen to make addresses In connection with the Calvin celebrk tlon In addition to the visiting French men and the subjects they will have, are as follows: Friday. May 11. at noon Dr. R. c. Reed, Columbia, S. C. 'JCalvtn't Con tribution to th Reformation." Friday. May 21. 8 p. m. Henry Collin Milton, Trenton, N. J., "Calvin. the Theologian." Saturday, noon, May 22 Dr. T. u. Johnson, Rionmond, Vs.. "Calvin s Contribution to Church Polity." Monday, May 24, at noon. Dr. James Orr, Glasgow, Scotland, "Calvin's At titude Towards, and Exegesis or, Scripture." Monday. May 24, I p. m Dr. R. A. Webb, Louisville. Ky.. ,rtCalvin'j Doc trine of Infant salvation." Tuesday, May 25, at noon Dr. 8. L. Morris, Atlanta, Ga., "Relation of Cal vin and Calvinism to Missions." . Tuesday, May 25, 9 p. m. Dr. Geo h?, Denny, Washington and Le University, Trxmn's-contnoution to Educational Progress Wednesday, May 26. at noon Hon. Frank T. Glasgow, Lexington, Va., 'Calvin's Influence Upon th Politi cal Influence of the World." Wednesday, May 2. f p. m. Dr. S. A. King, Austin, Texas. "How Far Has the Original Calvinism Been Modified by Time?" Thursday, noon, May 27 Dr. Ben jamin B. Warfleld, Princeton, N. J.. Present-Dny Attitude Towards cai- rlntsm; Its Causes and Significance."' Thursday, May 27, p m, Dr. A. M. Fraser, Staunton, Va. "How May the Principle of Calvinism Be Ren dered Most Effective Under Modern Conditions." Dr. Orr. an eminent Scotch theolo gian, was the first of th foreign dele rates to arrlv In this country. He went to Canada early In April and after spending some time there went to New Tork from where Jie came to Savannah. It was expected that Dr. Abrsm Kuyper, of Holland, was to ba here to speak on "Calvin, the Theolo gian," but he was unable to come and Dr. Hint on was chosen to his stead. A local committee is making an preparations for the meeting 'of the Assembly and for tbe entertainment of the visitors. There will .be short excursions to tbe resorts around -Savannah and steamboat trips' around the harbor will be provided. Rev. W. Moore Scott pastor of .the First Presbyterian church, is the chairman of the general committee. Some' of the prominent visitors other than those mentioned, who are expected to be here during the meeting of the Assembly re Rev. S. H. Chester, D.-D., .Nashville. Tenn.; Rev. Henry Sweets, D. D'., Louisville, Ky.i ; Rev. J. O. Snedecor, T. D. Tuscaloosa, Ala.; R. E. Magill, Richmond, Va; Rev. A. L Phillips, Richmond, Vs.; Mr. 8. W. Somervtlle, Fredericksburg, Vs.: Rev. John Fox, of the American Bible Society, Naw Tork; Rev. W. A. Alexander. Clarksville, Tenn.,- and others. ' ASSEMBLY OFFICERSr ' The officers of th Assembly are: Retiring moderator. Rev. W. - W. Moore, D p.. Richmond. Va.; stated clerk, Rv W. A- Alexander. Clarks vnir, Tenn.; ' permanent cflerk. Rev. Thomas H. Law, D. D.. Spartanburg, S. C. kn Interesting incident in connec tion with tbe meeting of the Assembly will be the presentation to the mod erator at the first service, y b"--tork: gavl mads. A wood from'Bt. Peter's Cathedral, , of Geneva, , with which Calvin waa closer associated. Th gavel U mad from th part l beam-from the belfry of th church. It represents four Ionic columns with a profile rllkenes ef Calvin on one lde, and the famous Calvin seal (th extended hand and heart) on another. Oa still another side is a brqnze plat suitably- inscribed. The gavel Is hand-carved. Th wood left from the t eam after, th gavl waa est out ha been made Into thin strips and attach -eo to pieces of American wood. Upon these have been printed pictures of Calvin .and St Peter's Cathedral. These will be presented to the dele gates a souvenirs. STOCK BROKERS FAIL. Receiver Appointed For Tracy Co., Members of the New York Stock Exchange ami the CWcaro Boant , of Trade Liabilities a Million; As- sets Half Million. . New Tork. May IT. In th appoint ment' to-day of a receiver for Tracy it Co.. members of th New York took exchang and the Chicago board of trade. Wall Street had a million dollar failure with an interesting variation from tbe usual. Taxlcabs. not stock manipulation or market conditions, are said to be indirectly responsible for tbe firm's troublt. While no announcement as to th exact cause of th failur has been made, E. A Benedict the receiver, said to-night that he understood that money lost in baeklag a leoal taxi cab concern figured in the outside ventures. The firm has no stock ex change obligations. The total liabilities are estimated at $1,000, tot); the assets r half that amount. Both these sums, however, are approximated. iNtows of th firm' failur cam out with th flllng of aa Involuntary Peti tion in bankruptcy In th United States District Court this afternoon, but as it wae,rather late In th day no official notice waa rclv4 at thu stock exohange. Mr. Benedict was quickly named a receiver and gave bond for tSO.000. There' were but three petitioning creditors and their claims, as stated, ere quit lnconsldrabl. They are Henry F. Woodward, 11.500; William O. Austin, 1100. and Filllam A. 8cotr, 1307. MILL ASKS FOR RKtuVER. Stockholder of Reedy River Mill Or der Temporary Receivership For Purpose of Reorganisation. Special to Th Observer. Greenville, 8. C May 17. At a meeting this afternoon of th stock holders of th Reedy River Manufac turing Company, a resolution was passed declaring that a temporary re ceivership, for the repair and enlarge ment of th plant was expedient In pursuance of this resolution, proceed ings will be commenced at once looking to the appointment of a re ceiver and th readjustment of th af fairs of th corporation. -This. "however,' win not iwvolve the hutting down of the plant or any toppags at arrangements have bn mad to continue the operation of th . . . ? piani wuiiuui miorrupuuu. The mill has been very much em barrassed since th ' August flood. when two floors of the mill building were aubtiergsJ, Involving consider able physical damage to the property. K EOllGAMZATION PLAN S. A. L. No Assessment Will Be Made on the Stock H. Davie Warfleld, of Balti more, Wilt Be President. - New York, May 17. It became known here to-day that the re organisation plan of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, which road how is In the hands of receivers, is about com pleted and will be Issued within a short ttm4. It Is understood that no assessment will be made on the stock, pf . which there Is outstanding 137,012,400 com mon and 123,594,100 preferred. The 112,775,000 first mortgage 4 per cent ibonds iwlll b exchanged tor new 4 per cent, refunding bonds, while other existing bonds will be exchange 1 for a new form of bonds. It Is expected that S. Davie War fleld, of Baltimore, one of the re ceivers, will be president of the re organised company. JIMMIE WILLIAMS RESIGNS. New Civil Service Commissioner Leave for New Mexico on Account of Ill-Health. Washington. May 17. Because of Impaired health, James T. Williams, Jr., a member of the civil servlc commission, to-day tendered his re signation to President Taft Mr. Wil liams left Washington to-day for Fort Bayard, New Mexico, whr he will take up his residence In the hope that the climate will bring about his recuperation. Mr. Williams was appointed civil service commissioner only a few weeks ago. He Is a native of Green ville, a C and was formerly a news paper man In this city, and during the recent presidential campaign served as secretary to Chairman Hitchcock. Later, he accompanied ! Mr. Taft on the long campaign tour made over th country. Fifty White Firemen Strike. ' Augusta, Ga-. May 17. About 50 white firemen on the Georgia Rail road struck to-day against the rules of the road, giving seniority places to negro firemen. The thirty negro firemen are at their places. White firemen, have been employed and are in the places of the white strikers. The officials say that there is nor ths sTIgbtest embarrassment in any, way whatever. Leases Silica Springs. Special to The Observer. h Oaffney, S. C. May 17. Mr. A. Robertson has leased from W. . 8am Lipscomb the Lipscomb ' Silica Springs, and will not only supply the people of Gaffney, but will arrange to ship ne water to people-out. of the city. Tbe springs are situated a few miles from Gaffney. and numbers of our people go out dally to get the water on account . of Its medicinalj - ' , - - V ., 1 i. , .-. I . . ,.' ? BroUterlaTliomfMmn, at Troutman. Special toyThe Ohnitrtr'r -f Troutman, May '17. Hr." - Leroy Brotherla and' Miss Sadie Thompson were married here yesterday -at noon. The tor tde U' a daughter of Walter Thompson, of ths - Doolie ; neighbor hoods and ths groom Is a prosperous young man3 who Is making a .mark for himself by strict v adherence to business. This couple will mak. their horn the country, ; .thr mile south of this slac. , ' i BAZ0RS USED IN SENATE ATTACK ON THE ALDIUCH. BILL. Senator Kraoot,' Opposing amendments Reducing , the Dnties on Raaont, -. Holds Up Before the ; Senate ' Razor, Which He-Said Cost Genu : -to Import and. Wturh Was Scld For " SS Bacon Says a sft-cent Raear is , the Kind the Cittsens of the SoatU' of the Political Faith of AMrtcn V Use Amendment Offered by. feint- . mons Defeated Senator Stone Of. . fers Ajueitdmemts Reducing Rates. . Washington, May 17. Rasor were : again used to-day In a licaUl attack , upon th rate of th Aid rich blU -ptndtng before the Senate. Th com- mltte on flnane had Increased the n rates on rasora In common use from about 55 te 100 per cent advalerem, and as soon ts th 6nat tooknp th cutlery schedule, amendments offered ' by- Mr. Simmons Saturday, cutting these rates down, wer rJctd. That v bad no soonr been don than Senator ' Stone offered amendment rduetng th duties oa rtsors to th rat of the " Dlngley hill. . v- v Senator Smoot, In opposing th tmndmnts, atld, it th duty wr 100 per .cnt It would not tnoretr the price to the consumer. He held -up before the Sent! a rasor, which, h said cost to Import 42 cnu, snd which waa sold for ft. - -' "Have those raaors which you have ; there been Sold tor 23 each," Inquired -' Mr. Stone. , . ., ', , , , "There I no question that ' th dealer will salt them tor that prloe," . replied Mr. Smoot "Not after th 6nator' statement here," said Mr. Bailey, laughing. , Mr. Aid rich said th most striking thing to him about th rasor Indus try was that a hvrg part of th raaors imported cost to Import. whoUsal, 1Q cent each, or $!. a dosen. - . , k "Is there any un her who ever saw a rasor costing anything Ilk l(i cants?" inquired Mr, Aldrlch, looking over th chamber. '" ( ';.',;.; - s; " "A tt-cent rssor ts the kind th ' citizens of the South of th pontic! ifalth of th Senator from Rhode - Island most commonly use." said Mr. Bacon, at which information Mr. ' Aid rich expressed surprise. Just before the Senate adjourned ' ' Mr. Smoot in response to a question ' by Mr. Stone, moved over to th Dent ccrattc sld of th chamber t the; same tne taking a rasor from his rocket and ' deliberately opening It. He walked up to Senator Ston and then whirled th rasor in his hand, as he explained how th nam of the ' foreign manufacturer wag oWiteratoo) from th blade. ; X' '-. Senator Carter suggested that ths Senator "from . Missouri had bn In- tlmldaUd by th rater In. th hands -of the Senator from " Utah, and th Senator -frm Utah returning to hi seat carefully replaced his rasor In' Its case, - r' During, an extended discussion of ' ths cutlery Industry by Mr. LaFoUette. ' in wnait weni into executive ses sion. REPUBLICANS OPP06E CONNOR, "i" Claim the) Appointment Is a political Mistake and Many Protests Arc Pouring Into Washington Mat ter Now in the Hands of a Sub Committee. Observer Bureau, Congress. Hall Hotel, y . Washington, May 17. The Judiciary committee ot the 8en ate to-day referred the Connor ap pointment to a sub-committee com-' posed ot Borah, Of Idaho: Brandegee. of Connecticut, and Overman, of North Carolina. This comtnlUe will' consider the matter within th next' few days. Senator Dixon, of Montana, say that he Is getting a number of letters -from North Carolina Republicans pro testing against ths confirmation of ' Connor on ths ground that his , ap palntment is a political mistake, thy see it - James T. Williams, Jr.. who. was appointed civil service commissioner by President Taft has tsndercd his resignation and' will go to New Mexi co for ails health. H has discovered within the last week that he has tu-, bereulasls. This comes as a sever blow "to Mr. Williams snd his frienrs. Although he Is under 20 years of ass hs ias made an enviable record here. Oak Ridge Cornmencement Exercise Now On. Special to Th Obarvr. t . . x Oak Ridge, May 17. Th " com mencement exercises of Oak Ridge Institute opened yesterday morning when Rev. W. A, Lambeth, the, popu lar young pulpit orator of the.. West ern North Carolina Conference- of th Methodist Episcopal Church, South, preached tbe annual sermon : before the graduating classes of forty v or fifty young men. Mr. Lambeth more than met the high expectations ot the large and appreciative audience whfeh greeted him. He chose as his ' subject, the , proper use of - one's x talents, which he defined as the em ployment of endowment for helpful, useful, and Joyful service in behalf of humanity. j .. j-a Rev. w. A. Porter spoke last nlaht before the Young Men's Christian As sociation. , The , othr exercises tol low Wednesday and-Thursday. Many visitors are already present Charlotte Girt Awarded Bryn Mawy Scltolarship. Speciai to Th Observer. , New' York, May 17 Saturday the president chancellor and faculty, of Bryn Mawr - College officially an nounced among, the nine scholarships worth $200 each, awarded to under graduates fdr th year 190-'10, the name of Miss Katherine Forbes Lid dell, of Charlotte, as one of the win ners, sha being awarded ,the addition -al Maria Hopper scholarship, stand ing fifth in the list of winners. -':-. Fort M1U Officer Released on $500) -V Bond.,'' ''';:v'v Special to The 'Observer. Chester. S. C May ' lr.VChlet oj Police V. D. Potts, of Fort Milt who shot and, killed Jack Jackson, color- , ed, at Fdrt MU1 Saturday - evening while the negro was resisting arrest, appeared before Judge 'George W. Gage with his attorney. Mayor John R. Hart of Torkville, at noon to-day and applied for bond, vhiekw fixed at $500. ' ' r i 1 i i -
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