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SUBSCRIPTION & fcri&jsrmr CHARLOTTE, N. 0 WEDNESDAY MORNING, JJhY 26, 1911; PTcTCTl ' I railways Ic. tnVt 1 COPT dally h Cbarlotle; K ' V..'..' . -- BIIYAN NOT MENTIONED P Tt3 KstrasEa Denccrats Bold A IlcstHarcoDicjsionvcmion N0 : CANDIDATE ENDORSED Platforoi Is Confined Ti National Ind Estate Issoes On Wblcn All Factions Ire Agreed ' '"jipiont. Neb... W. . Nebraska Democratic convention, " which had been expected to place Nebiska' Democrat on iecord so for at. concerned their preference for a presidential, candidate a yoar hence, failed today to express itself on candi date! or offer recommendation! for 1W own leaders. For the most part If was. a peaceful gathering. 4"VrTHB' OHIO GOVERNOR. i'Oovernor Harmon's personal repre sentative, Ben W. Chamberlain, wdi present at the convention but he soon 91ade plain to the delegates that his principal business was to get ac quainted and to ook over the Western field. No attempt was made to pres- ,t the, name of the Ohio Governor for endorsement, and Mr. Chamber lain" stated that he was ;n the ground In the Interests of harmony within the party as well as to note the feeling a to the candidacy of Governor 'Har mon. ' N Tha gathering was call id under the State-wide primary law for the pur pose of adopting a platform, na the candidates for State offices, three Supreme-Court Judges, two university regents an) one Railroad Commission er, are to be selected by dlrtK't vote of the Democratic electors. The Influence of United States Sen ator Hitchcock, was eminently suc cessful in uniting all factions so far as the convention's action was con cerned. BRYAN NOT MENTIONED. . Chairman M. F. Harrington, who previous to the gathering had indicat ed some opposition to Mr. Bryan, sounded the keynote of pce In his opening speech. Although a liberal minority had fa vored action on the presidential pnn dldacy of Governor Harmon, thu matter-was not brought up on tho con vention floor. wThe platform Is confined to nation al and State Issues on which all fac tion are agreed. The name of Wil liam J. Bryan Is not mentioned,, nor l.,aref eyeries made to policies he has heretofore advocated. To rear h. an. .agreement on tbeaapamts, tne aoeu- meat was revised no less than three rtftMsW -f .. ' J The platform In part follows: , '?The Democracy of Nebraska, In convention assembled, reaffirms its al legiance to the fundamental principles -of theifparty as enunciated in the Stat 'and national platforms 6f 1 90S. We congratulate the nation that Dem ocratic principles are rapidly winning favor in all sections of the country and With fair-minded men of all par ities . We rejoice In the I jyalty shown to these principles by the T'emocratle .members of the national Senate and 'House of Representatives. I, "We view with pride tiie splendid dualities of faithful leadership dis played, not only by the Democratic leaders-, In Congress but y patriotic and courageous Democratic govern ors as well. The record that has been made is proof that Democracy Is en titled to rule, because of the high (deals of government It stands for end that It can be trusted to guard lhe rights of the people, because of $t loyalty,, experience and capacity , shown by those whom It has entrust ed with power. With confidence we ask for comparison or iherecords of Democratic faithfulness with that or Republican failures to carry out their campaign pledges made to the peo ple, the raising of Democratic (deals jgrith the lowering of Republican standards, the popularity of Demo ifratlo legislation ' with the growing ivdlum attached to Republican polt- C PRINCIPLES TRIUMPHANT. '..We point to the fact ihnt Demo cratic principles are triumphant In PUbUc opinion and the Republican -jrty ta being forced to gradually abandon its attempt to hold the Re publican rank and file to longer sup port? the so-called protective tariff policy of the party. While we re gret that there was not a Iemocrtlc President and a Democratic Senate to make possible a beginning of tariff revision by striking the flrst blow at the protection now accorded all trust products In the present -tariff bill, we point to the Taft reciprocity measure which removes the tariff from farm products as proof that the Republi can party Is now abandoning even the pretense that Its pro'oe'lve policy la for the . benefit of the . America a .farmer.' The Democratic free list tar iff bill Is proof that our. party' tan b "trusted , when It la glvan power to tedeemuhe tariff Which build un and . support ' the trusts and ; monopollas ; ' that fatten themselves -at - the ex pense ;of the farmers of the nation.-' ' - ',V ' ' ; "' 1 1 i ;-;:0fc t .'.''. JtXB9; BliAMB FOB WRECK.' Coroner Finds Railroad Company i - Responsible For Foleral Eiprcps " 4-Wreck .and1; Eng noer , Criminally f A' J"':'- Bridgeport. Conn.t July Jg.-Ccr-foj pner Wllson ln his flndlng on the 'Wreck of the Federal Hxp.ess here . .' fuly lt; ln which 14 were kilted finds Uhe New.Tork.JVew Haven Hartford Railroad criminally responsible and , r ' -that Engineer Curtig was criminally y -negligent. t - - . Hoke Smith Has Not Decided Whetti : erlIe VUI Obey Calk ' Atlanta, Ga., July 25. Up to a late hour lonlght ? .Governor Smith had not received any telegram from the Democratic leaders of tht Senate urg rng him ' to go to " Washington and qualify as Senator In order to vote .Thursday on the wool tariff revision , Mil when it comes up In the Senate. The Governor private secretary saM ; the Governor would make no state , ment as to what he would do until after he received the messages which .. ar reported to have baea been nt- WILSO.Y OX WILEY. Secretary of ' Agriculture ;v If na I Made .' Ills Recommendation in .Regar.l to i llraltti Oflloerv- . ? ; X JVashlngton, Joly ) i Secrotary Of Agriculture Wilson brought the pa. pera In, the. case of Dr.' Harvey W. Wiley to the White House to-day. '! He refused to say. what recommen dations he had made to the President regarding ' the ; charges, against .the pure food expert, whose .resignation from the service waa recommended by the personnel board of the -department and by Attorney General Wlck ersham, ' Mr. -Wilson said that 'he did not know whether hip i recommendation would be acceDtable'to the President; i He declared, however, thst there could be no clash between him and Mr. Taft hoa..a if h. rnmrnnilatnna made to-day were not agreeable to the Pres. ident. he could change them. It was inferred from the tenor of . Mr. Wil son's remarks that the recommenda tions were not favorable to Dr. Wiley. There is every reason to believe, how ever, that Dr. Wiley, at worst, w'H receive but a mild reprimand. Women are Active. Neshville, Tenn., July 25. The public health, department of the gen eral federation of women's clubs, the headquarters of which are here, an nounced to-day that It Is asking every Stat federation to endorse the work of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley. Notices were sent out by Mra S. S. Crockett, chair man of the department. The women's federation takes a share of credit for I the passage of the national pure food laws. BOTH OF SOUTH'S MAIN CROPS HAVE SEVEN FAVORABIE DAYS Favorabe Weather For Growing of Crops Prevails Both Over the Corn and Co) ton Belt According to Re port of Weatlier Bareau. Washington, juiy 25. Good crop growlrg weather prevailed generally throughout the country during the past week, according to the national weekly bulletin of the weather bu reau issued today. In the large corn-growing States east of the Mississippi the weather continued cool and moderate rains occurred in most districts, except in portions of the lower Ohio valley, where additional moisture Is need ed. In the cotton belt favorable weath er continued , over .the more Eastern States, although more rain is needed in (North Carolina. In the' central States, however, there was too much cloudy, rainy weather in porOons of Mississippi and Alabama, and more sunshine la needed in nearly all- that section. West of the Mississippi heavy rains generally relieved the drought In Ok lahoma i and the northern and east ern portions of Texas and good rains occurred In Arkansas and Louisiana. tVEATHKR IN COTTON BELt Drought Unrelieved In Some Portions But Conditions Are Gcnerall Fa "rorabe. Wash'ngton, July 25. Favorable weather In the more eastern States of the cotton belt continued during the past week, although more rain " needed In North Caroima. according to The National Weekly Bulletin ofjlot ot L- nchburg: M. M. McCord of the Weather Bureau Issued today. In the central States, however. there was too much cloudy, rainy weather In portions of Mississippi and Alabama, and more sun shine Is needed In nearly all that section West of the' Mississippi heavy rains generally relieved the drought In Oklahoma and the northern aad east ern portions ef Texas, and good rains occurred ln Arkansas and Louisiana and the remaining: nortlons of Texas, except in the more southern and southwestern districts where but little rain occurred. Virginia Drought unabated, ex- ceDt locally. Sunshine abundant North Carolina Rain needed In central and western districts. South Carollna---L4ght precipitation ln north, normal in south. Sunshine and temperature about normal. Georgia Rainfall abundant. Con ditions generally highly favorable. Florida Precipitation generally be low normal, Irregularly distributed. Alabama Showers frequent, but distribution Irregular. Soil getting too wet In many localities. Mississippi Cloudy and unfavor able. Precipitation above normal, but unevenly d'strlbuted. Sunshine badly needed. Louisiana Precipitation Irregular distributed. Weather favorable for outdoor j operations. ' Texas Temperature about normal. Showers dally In northern i counties; practically no rain fell ln lower coun ties. , Arkansas Cool, showery week, Tennessee Temperature moderate. rainfall considerably above normal. j Missouri precipitation umiteo. Oklahoma Temperature peiow nor. maL sun shine dene'entf - Drought broken and conditions much Improv ed. .- ""' . '"v."'r?v. DRIVEN; FROM DURHAM. Sevro Woman Accuses Seven White JIff of Forcing J1PT u jeave txer Home Because She Testified Against . Defendant In Blind Tiger .umev' -, Special to The Observer. - Durham, July. IsWwdge 8y i" holding' up his decision in a case trte-todayV?lh which ; amnn Morse, colored, declares that sh was driven from Durham by seven ' white men because she was a witness against W, y F. j Barbae, charged with and vonclcted of selllhs; whiskey. The dls appeara&ee of the woman In Febru ary jaas followed by capias, but she wasn't found until yesterday, when she was brought back from Hender son. 'Conductor Bynum 'testified that Ru-d Perry, one of the accused whites, paid her fare to Henderson nd said he was getting paid for lU':Thwo man . 'showedr alleged .bruises on her body. Otherwise, there -was no evi dence against the other defendants. Judge Sykes will jrender , his decision tomorrow. . 1 Missouri ?"t,ffl; "r-'ats defeated the bill providing for an Over larse oart of State vegetation is, ADMIT- ILLEGAL POOL sjjrmel Wltii j; Purpose 01 'ci Overconilng "cbmpetitloa i VALUEOFORE President Of One 01 Associated Compa nies Identiiles Copy 01 The Agreement Washington, July 25. Formation 1 ' the steel plate association of the - United 8tates in New York In the autumn of 1900 to overcome - , -tractive competition wM aamit- ted today beture the House steel tack by ,,. glde amounWd to'8lonal commltt0a investigating the trust investigating committee by A. j exactly forty points, or $2 a bale, -o-called suaar tn.at n.r.H h.t i P. Huston, present of the Lukens ! August, in which all that is left of sugar trust declared that In Iron A tn-el do., one of the Organ-1 ' fP tamest. ' centered, lost making purchase, of sugar the com isers. who identified a copy of the'" j' hTnte.fn" Pny neVr dUcrlmln'ltd aatnt W agreement I f lia 1a"l.(?uId heavy short sell- planters, never "punished" Louisiana B ling which hardly let up for a minute , , . . ... "Where did you see this agreement , aurB th6 day. Under the pressure p,antrB for el"ng sugar to the inde before?", asked Representative BeaVJ the market gave ground steadily and , pendent refiners and never arbitrarily of Texas, displaying a copy now on 0B the way down stop-loss orders nxed the purchasing prices of Sugar. the official record of the Inquiry. "When it came from the printer.' "Who sent It to the printer?" ','1 did," replied Mr. Huston. Mr. Huston said his company par - tlclpated In the discussions leading up to the agreement and of tne or - ganlzation of the association. He said the purpose 'was to try to avoid destructive competition " "Prior to that time, he explained, "we had had a period of destruc- j tlve competition. Common labor was at so cents to il a aay, tne price or steei was aown to a cem a puunu, a recovery or a reaction or conse and. in telling, the value of ore in quence, prices fell until on the actual the ground was not taken Into con- sideratlon at all Further a'3mlBslon of the exist- vember. 1906. of the steel plate as-j Short selling has been very free of dependent all the sugar they wanted soclatlon along lines similar to the late but in no such volume as It was It they paid the American's price of admittedly Illegal pool projected in today. The gossip of the floor was mgre and had the cash. Other an agreement, copies of which were all bearish. In the eurly trading the wlt na( th. nIantnr- wre burned ln 1900. was made by W. C. feature of the news was extremely wit" had said the planters were Moreland rf Pittsburg, secretary or , pessimistic claims made by English Afraid to sell to the independents be- the firm of Jones & Laughlln. Llm- 'traders. Tiiey cabled over that the cause if they did they would be boy- ited. iEOBltl?n SfuCOtt0,1.Wa8Kbein,B arteted cotted by the American which is the Mr. Moreland submitted an ac-1 by English politics, by impending. ,, count of his company with the steel ' "strikes and by the failure of Monsoon. 'rKesi purcnaser. plate association and said his records which was causing fear of another Mr. Mott Inflated that If there had contained actual figures of monies famine in India. This was the last hePn any discrimination against any paid to Willis U.King of Pittsburg. : day in the , prlod to be considered in Ij0uU,ana planter, or boycot troamir.r nf tho nnti tho report on condition which tne Mr Moreland sa he dtd not know; v.nient will make on August 2. ting of any of them, it had been done whv the pool ceased In 1905 nor and bearish gossip In connection with by the American Sugar Refining what other Arms were in it. ' j report intenslned the ctf Company' local purchasing agent SURGEONS IN SESSION. Those Who Serve Coast Line In This anil Other KtatM Met in Norfolk. Norfolk. Va.. Julv J6j With more i i .j j.u..iu nant the seventh annu4 session' of the' Association of Surgeon of the Alan- tlo Coast Line Railway opened here tndav t)onraentii.tlve were present ftlJtoKh Una Georgia Florida and Alabama, The body was presided over by Dr. a n Thnmu of Wilmington N C fhlet surgeon and cLaS ' of ' the executive committee. The feature of today's session was the address of Dr. C. P. Wertenbaker of the marine hospital service on "railway sanitation," which was re plete with valuable suggestions re garding the' individual drinking cup. He said that If the surgeons of railways would help to correct un sanitary condition, that came under their notice the Oenenis to tne coun- try would be tremendous, r rarf hv nr R V. Tel Whlghani, Ga.. and W. B. Ackerman of Walterboro, 8. C. REVOLUTION SPREADS, Southern Port of Haiti is Now Rlnlng in Favor of General CalllHthene Fnnphftnt. . ... T..i 9K tia Hal- Port au Prince. July 25. Th a Hal- uen revolution is .praaoin. . , south where heretofore It has made , little progress. The town of Jre- mie naa risen in iavor m , Callisthene Fouchard, the Haltlen minister to Germany. Fouchard was made chief executive of the army by President Simon ln 1908 and a year later was appointed to the Benin post Early this ynr he left the German capital to visit Haiti and at that time It was asserted that he aspired to the 'presidency. The government has accepted de livery of the yacht American and it will be added to the navy. Last night passed quietly, v . GEORGIA'S FIRST B ALK Weighed Even fiOO Pounds .nd Was Sold Pbr $125. ' McRae. Ga.. July 25. The flrst bale of the 1911 cotton crop to be mar keted was brought nere'today by T. J. Smith of this county. It weighed an even 500 pounds, was bought for 25 cents a pound by T. W. Hooth. No Change in Method of Naming Judges In State of Gcorjj'a. Atlanta, July 25. After a spirited debate this afternoon, the State Sen- A a nnAUii t ennrta and the solicitors f" M". avdnor.'' the dairyman. Identl !n!ire "4t (fled, Seattle . at , the Jail today. He Sri Jll.vl m.r , , " ;y BIIU OVUMIV.' Alls vwwm at w a a- Senator Felker. of the twenty-seventh district, Introduced the measure. Bya vote of 108 to 3 5-the .Mc Carthy N1W provldln; for the creation of a department of labor,' was passed by the House; The measure provided for the office of s State commissioner of labor atB2.400 jrr and an ; sietant at 31.800.- Their duties will be to collect and distribute Informs tion concerning the Industries and re sources of Georgia. The commission er shall be appointed by ,he Gov ernor and hold office three years. . Suit Instituted Against Catawba Gold J Mnlng Company,' ; -Special to The Observer , Newton, July 5. -The first f sev eral suits against the Catawba Gold MlnlngComnany has oeen filed here by Edgar. SlrerTllV who has secured an Injunction 'returnable before Judge E.. B.v Cine at Hickory, AnxviJH'.J re straining the company front'.' opera-1 tlons until the rase Is heard.. The I cause of the complaint is fuming mud - from the mine Into Mountain creek, It Is Alleged that It is nlilArf up the creek and polluting the water. COTTON VALUES SMASH Drop J2 A Bale' X if' VERY HEAVY SHORT SELLING No Support Glren Market And Prices T - Hit Slide Aod leep - ''. Golog New Orleans, La.. July 15. The worst smash of the session In the cot- - ton market came today without any . i "ii n -ww u iron ioo iraaers wno naa gone iong In ontlHnAtlnn of h now lnr..rie- layed reaction were constantly reach- d. Thus swelled the selling. The . market had next to ts support and . what buying orders there were came 1 from shorts who wanted to realize profits. BEGINS ABROAD. The decline began in Liverpool and that market was so mu h under ex- pectatlons on the opening here that initial prices were 8 to 10 points down, without anything that looked like trading tney were 30 to 40 points vn- der yesterday's final quotations. The Close was 14 to 4G points down, bids tut) uvui l i avi ativuuia . ' " other side. BIG FALLING OFF. At times selling was heavy by out- side longs who came into the market on the reaction theory. Ountatlona on cotton are now sur "prlalngly oheap when eompared with the- price prevailing only a few k ' mJ? f S sg' season there has heen a drop or zas PO'nts. ever two and a half cent, a pound or over $12.50 a bale on the July delivery, the position that the bull clique at one time threatened to P"h up to 20 cents. On the new 0,oP positions the decline has been aunoai (rem. umuuci ...IUu 228 point, or $11.40 a bale. MANY WANT TO MARRY GIRL WHO IS HELD IN BEATTIE CASE Beulah Bin ford Is Alleged to Have Told a Story Supplying possible Motif For Murder of Mi-t Seattle Defense Brands Story as False. Richmond. Va . July 25. Conflict ing rumors circulated today that Beulah Binford, the "other woman" in the Beattle case, had broken down under the constant questioning of detectives and had supplied a pos sible motive for the crime by a state ment that Henrv C Beattle. Jr.. the I mnmaA hnkhlinit AABfrAff tn flAA accused husband, desired .tatemem with her. The statement had no month prlnclpal obJeot of M.Jt0.d. befor1 tne D.eU1 canmrmm. , d c)rcu,atloni howevexJ.g " r.t . hutA, ,,,..,,..,4 V, ' . B defense. ip,nrl.i., to the atorv. th Rln- ford girl is alleged to have told the detectives that Beattle had said to her not long before the muroer of Louise Owen Beattle: "Of course, I have no Intention of spending my life with Louise. I may have to live with her as long as my father Is alive, but Just as soon 'as the 'old man' dies say, kid, you and I will run away together. I don't know whether we can get married or not. but we will take a chance anyway."- The girl Is receiving voluminous mall and telegraph communications from all directions offering her every thing from marriage -to big salaries. No one has offered the 11.000 ball required to procure her liberation, however. Roland Sydnor, a 'Chesterfield county dairyman, today Identified Henry C. Beattle. Jr.. charged with Refining Company and other refln the murder of his wife, a week ago, ' i . i . i . i i er. as the man whom he saw alone ln an automobile early on the night of tragedy, In the very spot where later the crime was committed and Beu lah Binford, the ''other woman In the case. made a statement which Is taken to furnish a motive for the iwld he and his son Elmer were pass Ing over the Midlothian turnpike about 8 o'clock on the night of the murder and observed the solitary oc cupant 'bfj the car . closely as hi. be havior was suspicious, Mr. Sydnor said, the man got out of the car and appeared to . tinner wun one oi ine automobile tires. - This waa In the ivery spot where the crime was com mlttd. ).. .v Mjr. Sydnor testimony Is taken as Important, as' when Beattle .left his home to go for his wife at Thomas Owen's home he should have arrived in ov few minutes. It took him more tKan an hour to make the trip, j The theory is advanced- that Beattle drove up the turnpike alone, con cealed the shotgun - and then went back and get his wife, i Condition of the Pop I Not Satls . i . factory "But Not, Alarming. . .'Rome. JuIyJS.- The condition of - the Pops,' who Is-sufferinT - front, a of Judge J C. 'Prltchard,' when the sore - throat,' was less satisfactory" to. following officers were elscted . for.- day The pontiffs temperature' was higher than that of yesterday, which was slightly above nomu.- i , The general symptoms, however, it a .aaid are not -alarm . ANSWERS TELL LITTLE Sugar f nrcbaslng Agent Testifies ' Before House Committee r PRICE FIXED IN HAMBURG Er. Hon Is Unable To Eiplalo Wby Price In This Country Is Smaller New York, July 25. Henry C. Mott, purchasing agent for a dlrec- tor of the American Surar R.nnlnir . . vumunny, woo was lae nrai witness "uuul l"" '"r n pur- 1.I..J . L - . I chases of sugar in Louisiana, Mr. Mott said:' .,w . Vnrir r,no. i... "8 a lne wirK Prc lrma the freight rate to New York which . is about fifteen cents a hundred ' pounds." ..yet uged much of that r . ' , . , lana Buar ln 5'0ur New rIean r- finery and did not send it to New y0rk?" "Oh. York." we sent a great deal to New Mr. Mott said he would guarantee . nrel,ai,A i Iutntana for nv In. i there and not with the knowledge or 'consent of the company. "Why do you tav the Louisiana pl(inter, th. New YerTt prices, less the freight rate, when you refine most v0f the-guggr tn New Orleans?" HAVE TO BUT GREAT AMOUN1'. "Wo have to. buy approximately v 200,000 ton. of the total crop of 300,000 ton. within three months. Q rt,Rnlng capacity at New Orleans . - t , Is only 76.000 ton- for that time ,nd the result Is that we have to more from 75 00o to 100,000 tons or raw sugar. We must take all the risks of Are. deterioration and the change In marketing price. We flgur that the frelghfNrate pays us for this trouble, risk and expense." A. the American purchases about 200,000 tons of Louisiana sugar cane It pays the planters $600,000 lesa than the New York rate. It had been testified that the price of raw sugar in this country alway. followed the "world price," which is announced ln Hamburg y ery day, but Mr. Mott could not explain why the New York rrlf " been les -' most dally thsn the Hamburg rate. since the present Investigation was -He-thought that there might be an overproduction in this coun try. In going Into the tariff question. Chairman Hardwlck sought to es tablish by the witness that the Cu ban planter did not profit by the dif ferential ln the present tariff. The tariff on Cuban-sugar is 1.348 centx a pound and on othr sugar 1.68. The committee desired to know why the refineries paid the same price for Cuban as for other sugar, when the duty to he paid was less. Mr. Mott's explanation was not sat- i Isfactory, and Mr. Sulzer said it look- ed to him that Instead of benefitting the Cuban, planter, for which It waa planned, the differential was a mighty i good thing for the American Sugar Representative Madison brought nut the fact that the American Sugar Refining Company, besides entering the coffee, cooperage and lighterage business, had purchased control , of the Union - Pacific Tea Company which had ; string of retail stores throughout' the country. Mr. Mott could not say why the company had done this. Mr. Madison read , from the min utes several entries where "the pres ident" was authorised to fix the price of refined sugar, frequently at til di rection.;1 Bys.-. 'these,"',' Mr ;.. Mrt's-tt sought ' to prove that the American Sugar Refining Company arbitrarily fixed the price of reflnedLaugar and. practically dictated in this country. Mr. Mott said the world's consump tion of sugar was Increasing rapidly and that while at present the pro duction was greater than the con sumption, the production' must be greatly increased to meet the ton itantly increasing world, demand, v. Meeting of Sstnrday.Sonday nospttal .Association of Asheville, , . Special W The Observer, '. - I ' Asheville. July tS,- The ' annual; meeting of the Asheville Saturday-- Sunday Hospital Association waa held yesterday afternoon In the offices tne - ensuing -year: ; j vage J. v. Prltchard. president; S. -' Llpinsky, , vice president; Mayor J. E.:' Rankin, v treasurer; Rev.' J, 8. Williams, secre-i tr. X;' TEXAJTS MAY DBI5TK.; ; Victory of Wets is Decisive But Ma ! Idflty Not Xrge Contest to FM :- sibie. . i . ;'.,-, :.""V' ' Dallas. Tex-I July tS. The' Jast step in the unofficial count showing a victory for the. anti-prohlblt'.onlsts In Saturday's State-wide prohibition election came overnight, Th widely differing counts of various newspa pers and of the State-wide head quarters on each side cams to a near ly unanimous agreement upon from 6.000 to 6,000 as the anti-prohibition majority. Saturday's meeting of the State wide campaign committee in Fort Worth Is , expected to determine whether the prohibitionists will con test .the election In the courts or lay plans for another election on the State-wide Issue.- No call for another submission election can be Issued be- fore" the next regular session of the Legislature which is not until Xan- juary, 1H8. Before that time there j win have been an election of all I State officers and members of the j Legislature. I The present Legislature is "prohi bition" by a small majority ln both House and Senate. One of the big surprises of the election was the fact that Dallas county, including the city of Dallas, went "wet" by about 200 majority. . .J Georgia State Senate Express Its Disapproval of Polygamy. j Atlanta, july 25. The Georgia Senate today unanimously passed a resolution calling for an nmendmertt to the Federal constitution to pro- hlblt the practice of polygamy. The resolution was Introduced by Sena- 1 tor E. A. Copeland of the 19th dis- trlot J ..;, TAFT MEN ARE INTHEStDDLEp AT NEBRASKA CONVENTION Fffectually Shut Off Kffoi-s tt Jnnnr;- ents Who Were Endeavoring to Have Name of LaFollotte Brought , . , ... forward For En.l.isemrnt All Reeoliitions Must Be Passed on bv Committee Before Prceentatlon on Floor. Lincoln. Neb., July 25. Nebraska Republicans In convention here to day j-ave President Taft and his ad ministration a strong endorsement and effectively blocked all efforts of a small band o' Insurgent delegates to arouse sentiment for Senator Rob ert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin,;. as a Presidential candidate. V - . "The Insurgents lacked a leader and were outgeneraled by Wlctor Rose water and his delegation from Oma ha. Before the insurgents could get a chance to introduce resolution from the floor, the regulars had rush, ed through a motion providing that all resolution, should be referred to a committee which was given power to draw up a final report. Chairman A. W.. Jeffries of Omaha, then named a committee of seven member, of which five were strong friends of Mr. Taft and of which RoKewater was made chairman. From this point the possibilities of the fight on the "floor over the endorsement of Mr. Taft went glimmering. Despite their early announcement that they would not assent to a Taft endorsement on any conditions, the insurgent, failed to make even a show of fight or objection when the platform resolution waj Anally pre sented. The resolution went through with m whoop by a rising vote during which several of the Insurgent, were dis covered on' their feet Among other things, the platform heartily endorses President Taft's ad ministration. WOE UNTO THE MOONSHINER. Reports of Destruction of Illicit Dis- tlllerles Continue to Pour Into aDs nrvMinn A front Kama' nffli mt. Ashevllle. Boeclnl to The Observer. Asheville, July 36. Revenue Agent pavno rate 71.57. Sams' office here continues to receive Men.8 an1 boy8. cotton gloves, knit reports of the destruction of illicit ted or woven J5 pr cent: Payne rate distilleries ln this territory, embrac- 57 i ing this section of Ndrth Carolina. g h' t .weaters and underwear 30 8rtavr,"' a J.e."D.e: Pr c"t; Payne rate 6.. see and Virginia. Recent reports are to the effect that a number or dis tilleries have been located and de stroyed In North Carolina and Vir ginia. Special Employe Prltchard re ports the selxure of three blockade plants ln Floyd county, Va., where four other selaures were recently made. It is evident as a result of the number of seizure, made there. Cars Will Be In Operation on Pie 1 that Floyd county is or was regarded mont Railway s Electrto Co. In- as a fertile field for operation ny moonshiners. Special Employe Kantpe makes report of the destruc tion of a distillery in Rutherford coun. ty Sunday, while Deputy Collector Floyd Gray made three seizures tn Henry county, Virginia, last week, In one of these Henry county selsures fi ' gallons of whiskey was taken. Prosecutions havs been recommended. Rai'road Granted 'an Extension of Time Within Mhich to Adnat; Tariffs. Washington. July 35. The i Intc. state Commerce Commission today granted an extension to September t as the' effective date of an , order dl ectlng practically to all railroads opt erating In tho , Southeastern . . territory not to-grant to Nashville Tenn , ship pers of grain -and hay the privilege of reahipping and 4 rebllling : those commodities, SoTong a. the privilege is denied to shippers In Atlanta. Co lumbus, Macon and other Oeorgla cities. The extension waa granted to allow the rallroada time to. adjust their tariffs. t ,',',''' WtTHDRAW NOT, CUILTIf PLE.1 Judge Archbal l Permits Wire Trust : Defendant i to r Cluue PIomIIiic Despite Prpsecntor's Protest, - -' New Tork- July 15. ?orty defend ants recently Indicted in the govern ment's prosecution . r ot the ; alleged wire trust withdrew - their i lea of not guilty today and entered picas of "nol contendere." . United States Dis trict Attorney Wise opposed the ac ceptance of any such plea, but Judge Archbald - who was presiding In he United States circuit court, accepted it. , . COTTON DUTIES h!.! Kev Sclic&le Is UUMl4tl -J Democratic Cs:c UNDERWOOD EXFUL'.'S ILL Democratic Leader Declares Kcw Ilea snre wilt Be Pushed Tttrousa Csuss Alter Short Debate . Washington, July' 15Democrats of the Mouse of Representatives after a prolonged caucus today ratified t7 1 more than a two-thirds majority tie cotton tariff revision T1( 4 rafted by j the Democratic members of the way and means committee, reducing '-; ry nearly one-half the schedules of the Payne-Xirlch law on manufactures of cotton. The bill wtlt be Introduc ed In the House tomorrow and Its passage expedited. .' " . The bill wat not ratlnel without protest and a vigorous oftori ji was made by many Democrats-a Upset the party legislative urogram, and ' prevent adjournment cf the special ' session of Congiesa by blazta ,'eway with tariff revision all down , the Una even If such ictlm wculd th-Ow gfhe session into the late fall. , ' ' ?;?. :,',' . URGED POSTPONEMENT. V , D .i -utkk xt. " RePsenUtlve Webb et , North, Carolina offered a ieolu4oj urging postponement oi uotlo i on tbaj eoltoii measure until tne ws and means comnilttee should Drat report bl I is re- . articles, sugar, meat knd flour, brick and dyes and dyestufta. After his resolution was votel dowru other 'members pleaded lor ettnsion''of ine, tariff program, urging epecUHy re-i vision of the iron and steel, rubber "d. "ur ?1c'du.1,ff,- . .1 Tnough all resolutions were defeat- ed no aeclslve action on the time t adjournment was taken. That ques tion will te settiea oy me iiouaa Democrats at a later cauoua," after It Is determined Just what theiSenate win do with the pending ' House tariff bills. -V Representative Webb, who ' repre sents a district In which r l-tct. 110 cotton mills, made a plea for it former In speaking on its resolution Tinder thn nrODOsed rate the com mittee estimates the Imports of .cot- ton goods for twelve months at J. J6J.800 agjOnst $28,41T,441 laaUar and that the duties derived under the new act for a year would o. 114, 699.000 as against $18,871. 80L Democratic Leader Underwood, ex plained the cotton bill to the Dem ocratic caucus this afternoon. .. "The schedules' he said," : rs cut practically in half.'" and we will push it through tha House with lit tle debate." ''iV".'"1: ; Some of the proposed new du: follow: k:-,T- v: . i - , Cotton threaitC'carded yrn, warr. etc., 10 to 15 percent ad, valorem; Payne rate' 32. 17 '''' Spool thread, crochet, darnlmr an 1 embroidery cottons on spools 15 per cent; Payne rate 23.63. Cotton cloth, not bleached or col" r ed, average rate of 24.51; Payne rato 42.46. ' f ' Handkerchief, or mufflers, 30 per cent; Payne rate 69.05. , 1 ' Clothing, ready-made and articles of wearing appsrel of every descrip tion composed of cotton or vegetable fiber, 30 per cent; Payne rate 50.02. Sheets. 25 Pr cent; Payne , rate 50.02. ' -'. . v;y--t;:vv;':?..-: Plushes, velvets, ' velveteens, ; cor duroys, 30 per cent; Payne rate 64.3.1. Curtains, table covers, tapestries. 1 , . j mm Ckn.. pnoir.nS io-Us i.i v., .,., rate ov. Stockings and socks, machine- I made, 20 per cent; Payne rate SO. t Rtocklnn and loeki tO ner cent: Bandings, belting, olnd Inga,, Jam n wloks. 25 per cent; Payne rate 36.9" Towels, dollies, quilts, blannets, mops, wash rags, etc., ,25 per cent; Payne rate 45. I , ' , M , COMPLETIOX IN HlGHf. terurban Line Within Sixty Days. Special to The Observer. ., i Burlington, July S5.-The eon"riv tton of the electric railway tha Piedmont Railway A - Electric r which traverses a number of Butting- ton's streets and connects Graham and Haw River, is rapidly apprt'Sch- ing completion, and your eorresponl- ent Is informed by Mr: Junius II. Harden,, one of the promoters wif tha enterprise, who how has charge of he construction force, 'that ; within six'y days care will be In operation. . It is the purpose of the comrusny. as Indicated ln their charter, to con nect some, of the - many cotton mill villages situated the water courts throughout the county. ' Burlington, .being the neoraphlcji I center of these surrounding mil! vil lages nd the trade center, j'ne s l vant axes to . be derived n aconrt of the easy access of these pe"p'c ' 1 her markets Is apparent. ... ... 't y. . t . . WELLMAN WONT TRY. A ... ;y;,-,::..m r &?.?:.-:' Melvln Vanlman Wlll' Make the M- tempt to Drive pirlgible Acrts, ' lantlc. .: i A' ' Cheyenne, Wyo... Juy s. Inf r ... atlon that Walter Wellmnn has up the project of making a s s attempt to cross ' the . Atlmtlo i t dirigible balloon. trast.rl'r r management to Metvin Vnni u n engineer of the last exp. obtained here today throv-. 1 sonal letter from Mr. Vn Lovet Rockewell. Mr. V r-- that he' has a d!r!,.-rl. v way to completion is c A and believes the e ; DnAaAfiil.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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