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1 Ycdhcr Tcday Fcir.Cppkr ' "( " ' ' PUTPTT "J Hotel and rtllwivi 6c. dally and Sunday,.-.. CHARLOTTE, J$; C, WEDNESDAY V MORNIHG, If O VEMBER 8,1911. ' is M I Kil K r-TIIIIV IF' year aainr ana pur. copy dally In Charlotte; 64. Sunday. carrier IT a. week dally au.j fill !oA,AU 1 KV A WTO 'vr.v v: - RESULT OF ELECTIONS YESTERDAY;'.': - i' ' . KOT. DECISIVE' VICTORY F03- EITHER. SIDE T Dszccrat Rs-elCct f ess h Mas- jsctssilii Eat : liss Nsau YcrUsfclJly ' Majority ' SAVEEIORE SUCCESS IN VEST r - Principal Cities 01 ObtoChoosi Demo- . craHcHayors, Inlle In lentaciT 1' ' y nere Is I landslide For " . 4 Democracy t ? Elections held yeeterday In many ' States and oltlee tbrourhout the coun try reu(ted In-the lectlon of Demo y r . crmtlo Governort in Massachusett, ' Kentucky and Mlwleeippi. a Republi can Governor in Rhode Wand, a Re publican AMembly in New York, which will challenge the continuance of Governor DU' pollclea, a New Jer sey Legislature with majorities prob ably not in accord with Governor Woodrow Wilson of that State, with results of the State elections In Mary land and New Mexico still-In doubt New York State" Meted a Repttb v Mean Aasembly thus depririnf Oov- . ernor Dix Democrat, of the support he has heretofore had from a Leris laturo Democratic in both branches. The present New York Assembly ha a Democratic majority of J 4. The newly-elected Assembly will have a Republican majority of upwards of I0.y In New Tork City (Manhattan and . Bronx) Tammany strength was ma terially reduced but Its candidates for Judicial and county offices, were , elected by greatly reduced pluralities. In Bnooklyn, the Fusion judicial and county candidates were successful wlpi perhaps one exception. - Early returns from the State elec tion In Maryland were inconclusive as between Arthur P. Gorman, Dem ocratic candidate for Governor, and hlllips Lee Goldsborough, Republi can On the first meager returns, ' ' ' ...RepuMlean state Chairman ' Banna claimed the State for SoWsborovgh. Mississippi elected a Democratic Governor and State officers by de. : cis'lve majorities. ' h;! The municipal elections in Ohio resulted In the election of Henry T. Hunt,'- Democrat, as mayor of Cin cinnati; Newton D. Baker, Democrat, as mayor of . Cleveland; George J. Karb, Democrat, as mayor of Colum bus. President Taft cast his vote a Cincinnati. In Kentucky James B. McCreary, Democrat, was elected Governor by a majority estimated at 90,090 to 40,000. A Democratic Legislature also was elected, which insured the choice of Congressman Ollie James as United States Senator from Ken- lucky. , , ' The first election held In the new State of New Mexico Is still In doubt, i both the Republican and Democratic candidates for Governor claiming, election on meager early returns. In dications point to a Republican Leg islature which will elect two Repub lican United. States Senators. ' SOCIALIST GAINS. Socialist gains marked elections to day and Save that party power in districts where heretofore It had been unable tq muster a counting vote. ; In Schenectady, N. T.,, the So ciallstsielected a mayor, all . city of tidal ijxeept one and a majority of the county board. In addition the Assembly district in which Schenec tady 1 located returned a Socialist assemblyman. Ohio was another winning; ground for the Socialists. 1 The returns se ,' cured In some of the cities, In eight of which -they elected mayors, fives ' them ft total of thousands tn advance . of any previous showing end puts - them close , in . order,, numerically, .wit thetwooT.dpkrtles, Jn.'Ohlo," as well, "where actual Socialist can j dldates" were not elected progressives of , more or less radical views .were . ' r; , retusped by the Republicans. Be side;'. Schenectady, .Cleveland. Colum r, bus -and Dayton were the most fa , 'f vorable' cities for te Socialist Party. - In tthe second Kansas congressional district... where a ; sticcsfesor to the late Congressman Mitchell was elect-1 ed, the , ; Socialists -1 made extensive gains, v In several other States, among them New; Mexico," where"' Socialist had a fuU' ticket la .the-ilelo. -fur- y. ther' gains, were predlcjted.' : . "v.. FOSS ,IS BE-ELECTED, : Massachnsett emaJns lnDimocrne . ' - le-Column But Majorities Are Smalt , . . . , . t,,4 ,C . Boston, Novt On th 'face of ' - the returns from 954 out of 4,070 -. election districts, the Democrats won - the. Stat election today t and kept Massachusetts tn the party column t by, continuing , Gov, Eugene N. Foss .' in office' for a second term. , The .returns, gave Fos, Democrat, X7, ' 553;; Frdihlngham, Republican, 477.- 074, Last year the same districts gave Foss, Democrat,-201,824; Draper, ReJ , pu-bllcan. tH,iT, r - , -' i ; , , - The ' margin ' of victory today was the narrowest In years and for hours sftor the close of the polls the re sult hung In. the balance. . Rspub- i;cans 'refused to ' concede the defeat of Lieut. Gov. Louis At Frothlngham as late as midnight and at that time it was intimated that--a State-wide recount might be necessary. -In he campaign speeches Republl can - orators , urged -. Frothingham's election on the. ground that the na tional administration should be sup ported in Its tariff policy-and that a Demoeratls victory would mean a blow o the textile Industries of the Governor.' Foss placed his record before the people and asked for tup porfcuvs v , ' f.'. ')";. It Was expected because of an off year,' the total vote would fall oft considerably ' but the average was well . maintained. The make-un of the remainder "of the State ticket was still in doubt at luncbpon or the local Manuiao at midnight, although both branches turer' , Club, where he said he ex of the Legislature were apparently, pected to come back to ClnclnnaU Republican. ' i om to practice law, and gave aovemar ' HVa iMued the follow- .hlm an opportunity to speak on peace r,.Z.VlS? I0UOW land arbitration to the American So - ng stawment, Jlty for the Judicial Settlement of "The people have on their second international Disputes. Tonight the great victory over machine rule In president was the guest ana prmci splte of the most scandalous boodle pa, peaker ,t the banquet of ths campaign ever waged In this State. '.Commercial Club. At the conclusion jnaesacauseus nes oyoaou uu - mlstekablv for an honest revision of the tariff and for a -business ad ministration or the Commonwealth. "The national slgn'floance of this election ' Is Inestimable. - the rest of the country will follow the lead Massachusetts." of Complete returns give: Foss, Dem- ocrat. 210,(11; Frothlngham, Re-Jb- ernor Harmon,, who came down from llcan, 'lOl.f SI. Foss' plurality, 7.714. t Columbus to vote, met the Presi For lieutentnt Governor: ,dent and sat with him at the fnanu Luce, Republican, 208,700; Walsh, facturers' luncheon and later on tho Democrat 201. B0. Luce's plurality, : platform in music hall where Mr. (.760. TAMMAWrS HOLD SHAKES. Democrat Win In City But Fasionlsts Elect Seme of Their Candidates. New fforK Nov. 7. Tammany Hairs hold on New Tork City was shaken 'today in a battle of the Del- I the other thrown over the shoulder of lot tn which local offices were main- ! Senator Foraker, entered the build ly at Stake The Demoorats successful- i,ntrl vl fc . . ly defended their ancient strong- holds of Manhatun and the Bronx V... k . nlovallMa Queensr county also Stood by the DemoeratS but the Republlcan-Fus- Ion eandldataa mad. nearly a clean sweep of Brooklyn and probably di- vtded Honors in tbe nme eorouga of Richmond. ' A year ago Manhattan ana the Bronx 'botOUghS gave Governor DlX lawyers ana n.ve no itm.r me a plurality' of M8 and elected u!ur?- a,m CQml?3 JaCkr l Democratic Supreme Court Justice by.P husiness with Governor Har- about 22000. Todsy Robert L Fow - Ir t,A T)nmnnr.Hi ondldnt for surrogate, carsjed New York county with, a maxlnfum. plurality of about IV AAA . "'" " The Democrats elected their candl- t-. .Kr h. .Kniit. a AAA .ml ST -.i:;rVL;:r"M;i ; Supreme Court Justices In the first judicial district pulled through by ft bare-1,000.. Francis M. Scott, tn, fourth Justice elected, was endorsed by both -parties. . The Republicans gained eight Assemblymen in New York ,county and will send fifteen members to that body out of the to tal delegation of thirty-five. Three Republican candidates for Supreme Court Justices tn the second Judicial district, wh:ch comprises Kings. Queens and Richmond coun ties, were elected with one possible exception. William Wlllett, Jr.. tho Democratic candidate who was charg-ad-with buying his nomination, ran about 8,000 beh'nd Colahan, who is so close to the last man on the Re publican - list that his fate remained in doubt nntll the last district was heard from. Trie Republicans elected a sheriff in Kings county by about 14.000. In 19 out of. II districts in Brooklyn, the Fuslonlst gained six Assembly-1 men. Vote on Supreme Court Justioes, first district complete: Scott (Democrat-Fusion) 260,274; Colahan (Democrat) 114,240; Pendle ton (Democrat) 180,807; Hotchklss (Democrat) 124,401; Qttinger. (Fus ion) 180,081. Sheam (Fusion) 120, 487; 'Baldwin (Fusion) 120.098. .. Complete returns for surrogate In Manhattan and 1 In the Bronx show ed Fowler (Democrat) had a plural ity of 16,004, over Mathewson (Fusion). Socialists Elect a Mayor In Sohenec " v Udy. SchenOctafly, N. Y., Nov. 7, For the first time in the history of this county.t.fhe Socialists have polled a counting ote. : electing a mayor, all but one city officer and a majority of. the county, officers, which will make the common council and prob- ' (Continued on Page Te.) PACK RICHMOND THEATER BEYOND SAFETY POINT Convcntiro of Daughters , of the Con- fedcracy Is Delayed . While Police Make - People Leave -Welcoming , Addresses. -,1. . Richmond, Va., Nov. ?. With five thousand people, mostly women, try ing to force their way into a theater, which would. seat one-fourth of that number, . the .preliminary kession of the, . United . Daughters of 'the Con federacy at the Academy of Music to night was delayed two hours' while polioe officers were doing their utmost to clear the building,, Under the city latr .persons are ,not permitted, to stand In the aisles of a theater, but the crowd surged in when the doors: were opened, completely filling every valla.ble snace te fha AnMr: nnlntM... ri a Im the . face of -these conditions the hnnu manaomin. rtttaAA n house management, refused to allow the eurtatp.tQ. rise, while Chief .of Pollc Werner,, assisted by a sauad of men, endeavored courteously to clear tn aisles ana loonies - -v, , Speaking from one of 'th boxs, ft. delegate to the convention, requested Richmond people to leave so that the ' Daughters might attend the welcom ing k ceremony held In their honor. Immediately, the Richmond Light in fantry Blues and. the Richmond Howitzers, two military organisations Invited - te ! receive' Special war flags,' which were to' be presented by Mr. Stonewall Jackson and Mrs. J. E." B. Stuart arose and finally managed to. reach the street. , st. Two hours after . the doors . were normal- proportions, and the meeting proceeded. Addresses of welcome wer.' delivered by Governor Mann and May-' or Richardson, to which Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Steven of Mississippi ie- ponued. , TAFT TALKS ON PEACE Is G'jcst At Luncheon 01 CIncln--1 rati Commercial CIulJ : IS KENTUCKY BOUND TODAY . i Last lap In Bis Steep Tn The West- 0 Peace And Panama Fortiflca -: ,, Uons Not' Inconsistent - " . Cincinnati, O., Nov. 7. President Taft's secona day In Cincinnati led him.to tB Pf. him the guest , of thl. (neech Mr. Taft retired on board hit private car and early to morrow will leave this city for Frank fort and Louisville, Ky. MEETS MANY FRIENDS. DuTins) the day the President met scores of Ohioang who knew him in the days when he lived here. Gov iaii maae nis peace speeon. At the entrance of the Business MenVi Club, where the Comerclal Club gave its luncheon, the Presi dent met Governor Harmon and for mer Senator J. B. Foraker. The inree cnattea ior a moment ana then Mr. Taft, llnklnr one arrn in that of Governor Harmon and with '? '"" ,n "JL- ""V"1-,"f VVIUBW uinua III W nni , viTOUlvi iTesiaeni was in nappy vein J wn,n ne P"e 10 MB nwuiKiumn. "I m to see that you lawyers "till a necessary evtl. ' said the - IlliTL. JZitZ . " " ,,' "T"' r m" ''"V",- . " oinan; ami ww.rraiMm biu&o i behatf of the Pjof osed rbitra. pn treaties wltt Grot Britain and riwvi, lim wiu uhm. uivifl j 1... . i VI. A ul", "p" mat wi riMiiu oe lortuieu - and that the Senate ratify these trat,vw?"?htto ,u"5omJno TJ"T ,7r iT' 1 i !"-- " :T?frt fcI "W -aught to Panama , canal to keep it for our' selves and to prevent It falling into the bands of an enemy." peace Treaties. Relteratinx his theory of peace but advocaUng the fortification of the Panama canal. President Taft dellv- court but many Manchus are fleeing ered the principal address before the nd troops are constantlv moving In opening session of tlib natlonal con- the vicinity of Peking. The Manchu ference of the American Society for troops here number 11.000. Imperial Judicial Settlement of International suards 7.600, police 4,600 and banner ! !ht K.r SSt'iX -night and ther. SrcTrt 8arteanf.nSt?me IWSS, roXce : gutimurerrn EE taitzt, of,1war- . . . 1 Wang Shae Nien. Informed the con- "In time of peace prepare for war' that everything was ready for was th opening clause of a speech a peaceful assumption of authority by John Hays Hammond, also, wh by the Chinese' and that there would opened the conference. 'The great be no slaughter of the Manchus un christian nation of the world are to- less they resisted, day spending for armed peace up- . wardsf one and a half billion dol- MONARCHY OR REPUBLIC, lars annually," said Mr. Hammond. 1 "It Is a futile expenditure in that New War Minister Is Committed to It serves no useful purpose. I Neither One or Other. "The ultimate solution of this great I Shanghai, Nov. 7. Dr. Wu Ting problem Is unquestionably the estab- Fang, the new Minister of Foreign llshment of a permanent court of ar- Affairs of the- provisional government bltral Justice but this cannot be done and tne most Important figure that ,i h a.n th. has appeared on the revolutionary intricate problems 'that confront us." A LONG STEP. Continuing Mr. Hammond said: "In the Anglo-American and Frun- co-American aroitranon treaties a vored a constitutional monarchy, but long step has been taken in the right he declared himself In sympathy direction. The pressure of popular with the general revolutionary move demand will undoubtedly Induce fa-, ment and said those behind that vorable action a' an early date." movement had sot their hearts on a The peace treaties "are the crown , republic. He said: of' President Tsft's achievements and! "Whatever the outcome of the they are destined. If ratified, to be- 'Ppe"ent upheave! it would be to the come the glory cf our common coun- advantage of China. If the revolu trV." said Dr. S. C. Mitchell nresl- tionlsts succeed the question of dent of the University of South Car- whether the future government will olina in an address. j lie a wpubVe or a constitutional rnon- Jacob Gould Schurman, president rhy. hav to b a B'u?a' , If of Cornell University, advocated the' b ''Ut.d Ttil ratification of the treaties iuu X. ."d ,S At tonight's session an address on " wSi lo " ' th Pfea4e T?;inada JohtJ "nrl China will seek of Waihlngfton and Lee University; the .frlendshtp of fore gners, and . ,-,J4n ""7T7', . nroba blv a revision - her treaties CONDpCTORS ELECT OFFICERS, will ensue Anyhow, China will be 1 nnarioil trt frrti fFn rra Am CkA aw. Charlotte Division O. K. C. Holds Im - , V portant Meeting at Spencer,,, j Special te The Observer. ' sn.nn Mai ?a a niuMi. .f the Charlotte Division Nd. 221, Order Railway Conductors, held In Spencer Sunday afternoon, the annual election 1 wn" tn revolutionists proclaimed of officers was held. The following ' PTP,B,0.n, Kovernrnent at Shang men were elected to serve. during' the J1 ,Dr "J" w" "'8 nead of the coming year: Chief conductor. W. 'orelgn bureau but the appointment S. Freeman; assistant chief con due-as not taken eerlouslr , and a late tor. J. D. Carter; secretary and yesterday he declined to acknowl x r n.n. ..niA. ..a.. dge any. participation In the revo- Itor, E. B. Fowler; inside sentinel. B hit am-h. ...i.u. . i n m F. Waddetl; mtt.ld intln.l w Ttintn nAn . - r ! Mr. K, v. Moore, wno is general chairman -of, the Southern .Railway system,, was present and mad. . ft " strong' address. The lodge now -ha. a membership of eightw-fiv. and is well, attended. Vlt. meets every Bun- dav iftarnnnii oay aitemoon. , 4, , , nionxp rx TUNIS. .,. t. , ru.,.. trade. Thus win be guaranteed an MviM-tJ? irrte .enormous advantae to aU foreigner! , f Affray In Street of City. , well as to China." Tunis, Nov,- T Groups of Italians! , Dr. Wtt said that he '"Vully under and Arabs cam Into collision tedajtRtood vthat the, . .reform movement and a. desperate aftrav ensued. , Itlmitrht ieni even to snarthv bait of the whole nolle feroe. rm-!r. ioroea'Dj oetaenments 01 troops,- to , restor order. ' - ; The rioting continued for a long time in different sections and ' re- oivers were ireeiy ueeu, in num-ifloe of 7hms -"inister to the Jnit bar killed is estimated V at from- Ipd States In : which countrv ha be. 'i8wntyto flCty. fJANCiiU ROLE DOOMED Tliere Scenij No Hope Of Saving : 'lE.cn joinIaaI Throne - DECLARATIJM FOR REPUBLIC Proflnces Norlh 01 The Yang-Tse Join la Movement-Concerted Attack 0d Foreigners Not Feared . ' Peking, Nov. 7. The legations conilder that the end of the Manchu dynasty is Imminent. There seems no hope of saving even a nominal throne. ' The provinces north of the Yang-Tse are now declaring for a republic. The only force of Manchu troops large enough to cope with the local situation Is in Peking, but there are Indications tonight that the capi ta will be surrounded befor many days by Chinese soldiers. Where the. court win take refuge is a question. There are evidences that the court intended to proceed to Chang Kla Kau (Kalgan). Troops guarding the route to that, town, which lies In the province of Chl-L4, 12S miles northwest of Peking, were expected to dynamite the tunnel af ter the passage of the train bearing the Emperor and his househeld. Reports have nJw been received that Chang Kla Kau is unsafe. MEET WITHOUT QUORUM. The National Assembly is holding meetings without! a quorum, but cer tain members ere endeavoring to maintain a nucleus Na-Tuper. vice president of the . privy council, has taken rooms for his family in a hotel in the legation quarter. Prince i chins-B paUuse seems deserted. It is ; He, ne u Inrthe forbidden city. American soMler with a supply of skyrockets were sent to each outly ing mission compound tonight. The legation has advised the Americans to come into' the quarter r seek other places of safety, a concerted ; aiiacK upon i.wrt-isiie m noi iwrra, attack upon foreigner! ) oui more ro many wnnm mi j who are opposed to foreigners. but there are many within the city nnr&i rhnir flhan-Twn m-hn appointed by Imperial edict as envoyt . 1 . 1 it m . ' to proceed to the YanK-Ts-e provinces to conciliate the people, has declined the appointment, saying that he pre ferred to remain with his own troops at Lanchau. MAL PREVENT MUTINY. It is expected th-- the assassination of Gen. Wu Lu-Cheng will lead tej the revolt of the remainder of his old sixth division, which is now with Yuan Shi Kai. The government xo ports, however, thfa two train loads t Imperial soldiers are now on thetrwW wa'r to anow, ana tnese may Be sumcient to prevent a mutiny. A hundred hearts lefXPsklnc .to night for Jeho! and two hundred mounted Manch"- proceeded In the same direction early in the day. The Chinese believe thU party is preDar- Ing the way 'for the flight offhw-j f' .dur!n5 the. Ja,t 'w. ay; ma It Italia IU1 lie ij II WV UVII1V mltted to the Idea of a republic though he believed that such a gov ernment and nnoDle alike will An - rnment and oeonl !' will da their utmost to stimulate business wlth the outside world and develop tht natural resources of the countrv. Frln advisers of administrative capacity also will be needed." lut'onary administration. His attl- ud " announced today Is expected to- hsvo. far-reach!nc influence. He lo- nvo , iar-reacn:ng mnuence, lie fi uv igaa cu wwn fvt iX7ti a wj, . ,ai3 "f(fl :.i0g - t - , , ssrsi . atinfkiitinr thn &aa " r .Ir.IL.,, 4V4' are tremendous S --ti tiS" m -EL UBt 1 f fi'S1? i1" vjiether they were made unfairly nr w wih v ., hii... tions to foreign nations and open uo all the ports of .China to foreign .xwh. .rM X.-V"t power -or r nine' for -orderly conduct, self-restraint, and . loyaltyv . to ft fair and honest government. ' Dr, Vfti has twice occupied the "of- , earn widely knowor METHODISTS IN SESSION Westero Ncrtli Carolina Confer ; ence Convenes TMs Morning; BISHOP HOSS WILL PRESIDE Broad Street cfnrcn At Statesillle . Scene Ot Annnal Gatberlnih Adourn Monday Special to The Observer, StatesviUe. Nov. 7. At t o'clock in the morning the Western North Caro lina Conference will convene In the Broa,d . Street MethodUt church. Statesvllle. Bishop E. E. Hoes, D. D., of Muskogee, Okla., will call the con ference to order, and through the sitting of the conference will pre side. The conference will be In ses sion probably until Monday night. It embraces the western half of the 8tate, with a membership of S2.T0S. This is the twenty-eecond session dating from the division of the State into two equal conferences In 1891; or It is the seventy-fifth session dat ing from the first conference held in North Carolina. Every train brings in ministers, laymen, delegates, connectlonal offi cers, visitors, until .the city is alive with eminent church workers, shak ing bands, talking over the year's work, and anxious for the opening of the conference. v When the conference was last held In Statesvllle, seventeen years ago, Dr. J. C. Rowewa the pastor and Rev. A. P. Tyre was presiding elder. Now Rev. Harold Turner Is the pas tor and Rev. E. L. Bain is presiding elder. A" REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE. i'resont at he conference seven teen years ago were four eminent ministers who ere afterwards elect ed bishops. First in order of elec- (tlon is,. the' presiding officer of this present conference. Bishop B. E. Hofs, D. D., IX. D. Dr. Hoss was then editor of The Nashville Chrls- . tlan Advocate, the official organ of Southern Methodism, to which eml i nent position he was called while a ..learnea proressor in vanaerDiit um vandlv ' was wlffaltf If nnttrii oa verslty. He was widely known as a great writer. His style was different from that, of his predecessor. Bishop Fitzgerald, whose -editorials had about them the charm and freshness t i Rev. E. L. Bain, presiding elder of the StatesviUe district. of a mountain stream. The writings of Dr. Hoss had Ihe depth and sweep of the gulf stream. Dr. James Atkins, president of Ashevllle Female Collegey-wss a mem ber of that conference, apd was at home among his brethren. His abil ity as a preacher, educator and writ er was recognised and rejoiced in. He was soon elected Sunday school editor of the Southern Church a po sition of greater Influence than any other. The man and the place met With eminent ability and honor he filled the place until his brethren called him, to the bishopric, Rev. J. C. KUgo had Just come to the State as the newly-elected presi dent of Trinity College. Every one felt that this was to be a great col lege, and all were anxious to see and hear the "man of the hour." Youth ful, he looked, and youthful he was for the position he held, being only 38, He preached Sunday night after Bishop Wilson had preached In th morning. His deep thought, glowing periods, and fiery eloquence charmed all and left none tn doubt of his ability. He brought old Trinity up to be one of the rreatet colleges tn the South, and he Is one of the great orator of the Southern 'pulpit - The (fourth to be elected, bishop wa Dr. Lambeth. GROWTH OF THE CHURCH. It 1 natural and. easy to be remi niscent - A one looks at the hand some new church In which Bishop Hoss ts to open the conference In the morning, ;nemory glides back to the- old brick church where Bishop Wilson presided seventeen years ago. That church was old styled, with one room and a high steeple that seem ed to try to make up in the skies for; what it lacked on the ground floor;' This new church, is modern, spacious, elegant TtteT were oriIy54 Methodists In Statesvllle then; now there are with in a few of 1,000. .The salary of the pasfor has gone from 2900 to 81,800, and ft econd church has been built In the Wertern North Carolina. Con ference' there were 04,680 members; now, there gr 02,007. .Th pastor were then, paid, 177.000 now $179, 000.' The value of the churches ha gone from t71,000 to $1,008,000; 1S1 pastoral charges have grown to' 228. The conference claimants were paid then '23,708; now 80,428, ' Th Sun day school scholars have grown from 47.140 to 74.J69. Th educational assessment was then 22,060; now It Is 818,685' Th salary Of the presiding elder ha gone from 810,000 to 218,' 267.-. At. that, conference 18,227 was raised for foreign missions; last year 119,688 were, raised," and, the domes tic missionary collection " has irons .Continued en pg Seven;,.. : te DISAPPEARED., IX ' ..".i ii " 't ' Xoss of Package Containing $20,000 Not a Becmt. Occurence, Special to The Observer. ' ' t Raleigh, Nov. T.0ncernlng the theft of 120,000 from the registered mall reported front' Greensboro, shipment that originated at Raleigh and was addressed to New Tork. It was learned here today that the package really disappeared July to. and not a week ago a the reports had it. The regtstery was fully In sured, so that neither the government nor the Raleigh bank that made the shipment suffered any loss ttom the theft. Special to The Observer. Greensboro, Nov. 7. There are no developments In the Investigation of the loss of the registered mall pack age containing 120,000, which disap peared either here or from train No. 38 between here and Washington ft few nights ago. The mall clerk on ! the train has been suspended, though every effort to learn his name has re sulted In failure. Nobody In the ser vice from postmaster to clerks will discuss the matter. beattte's time short. Unless Snnretne Court Grants Appeal Today He Win Be Taken to Peni tentiary. K.cnmona. va.. wov. 7. unless the State Supreme Court ot Appeals grants a new trial for Henry Clay Beattle, Jr., before tomorrow, the youhg man oonvlct&a of the murder of his wife will be movfv" from the Richmond city Jail to .urderer's row In the death house at the State penitentiary. According to the law. ;a man condemned to electrocution 'must be lodged In the penitentiary fifteen days before the date set for this death. ! The court which has under ad vise -i ment Beattie's petition for a writ of error sits tomorrow but may not give ft. riaruthn if it atonuM nm 4mm the appeal before the date st for the execution, that would act as a stay. OCTOBER WEATHER FAVORS MATURING OF COTTON CROP Sunshine Abundant, the Weather Con tinued Warm Until Latter Part of the Month When Frost Was Gen eral. Washington, Nov. 7. The cotton-growing States bad generally favorable weath er during October according to the na- 1 tlonal monthly weather bulletin Issued . today by the weather bureau. I Sunshine was generally abundant, the 1 weather continued warm and conditions mostly were favorable for the early maturing and picking of th cotton crop.. Frosta caused some damage over - ttie more northern portions about October 14 and la. and the general cold wave t the end of October and the first of No vember carried the frost line well , into the central portions ot the belt Conditions oy States follow: Virginia, precipitation decidedly de ficient ,in: .extreme southeast, but else where' above normal. Light to heavy frosts were generally in Interior on 24th and 25th and killing frosts occurred In mountain counties. North Carolina, generally favorable, practically no damaging frosts. October records of 'high temperature were broken on 7th. Precipitation ' slightly below normal. South Carolina,, large excess In pre cipitation over west. Sunshine greater than usual. Georgia, light harmless frosts In north ern on 23rd and 24tti. Abundant rains fell, restoring wells, small lakes and streams nearly to normal level. Florida, temperature above normal. Marked deficiency In rainfall. Weather sunshiny. Alabama, summerlike conditions pre vailed first eight days, but light to heavy frosts occurred on 23rd. Drought conditions obtaining locally were relieved. Mississippi,' except along coast, frost occurred on 23rd, being generally heavy and locally killing. Louisiana, unusually warm, but t2nd and 24th were cold, with light to killing frosts in north, precipitation generally light , Texas, first freeslng weather of season, with snow, occurred on 31st in Pan handle and first killing frost on 12nd In northern Texas. Ample sunshine and pre cipitation generally deficient. Arkansas, generally fair, cold weather 8th to 10th and 21st to 23rd. Rain rail r.-i well distributed, light scattered showers occurring at frequent intervals. Tennessee, the month was unusually I ... ... . . , warm, with notaoie nign temperatures from the 1st to 4th. Heavy to killing frosts occurred In the northern portions on the 23rd. The rainfall was above norma) at most eastern stations and gen erally deficient in the western part. Kentucky, temperature above normal. Heavy frost several mornings. Missouri, sufficient moisture. First kill ing frost 22nd and 3rd. -a. Oklahoma, temperatures abnormally high. Heavy to killing frost 22nd. sun shine abundant .Rainfall unevenly dis tributed. AGREEMENT IS REACHED BY SOUTHERN AND TELEGRAPHERS Men Get an Inyrase ot Approximate . y $80,000 ft Year and Other Con , "cessloniH-Both Side Satisfied. ; Special to Th Observer. , Washington, ? Nov.." 7. An Tagreo ment was reached between th South ern Railway official and th!? two thousand telegraphers and station agents today. By the "terras of the agreement th men get an Increase of approximately $80,000 ft year,' which. If divided equally among the men. would amount to about 1 40 a man. Rut the matter of division 'fn in crease ha not vet etn dectdelsThfti committee and the officials of the! railroad ar at, work on thla phase of the proposition and win reach an agreement within the next few- days. Other concessions mad to the men Include ft reduction , . of hour at Greensboro and Xhartoft from nine to eight a day and an annual vaca tion of fifteen days for all telegraph era who work a much as four hour otT Sundays an! legal , holidays, y It Is also provided - In th agreement that employe who have been In the service ,5. Year will be given an an nual pass over cno general superin tendent's division : 10 years, over four divisions;' 1 6 years. an annua- pais for the employe and his wife over the entire system. , , 1 ' Both sides aie satlsflfled' with the Agreement nnd Chairman Alexander and his men tonight are singing the praises of General Manager Coapman for, the fair manner In which . h treated the coir mlttee. - STATESYNODCOIiVtL KlRStl-EIjStlitalS ? Qlns In Scccsd tali REV.W.B.KIINTER EIODEEATCH 'c Ker. Dr. Helton Qark CI Gre: e yi a e mm w a f Preaches Sermon For Ictlrlnj K;i erator - Many Deleptej . Ecr? With a ringing pufplt measag troira Rer, Dr. Melton Clarjt of Greensboro and the election of Rev W. H. Jointer of Uncolnton to the high post of moderator, by acclamation, the Pres byterian Synod of Nortn, Carolina, convened here in its ninety-eighth an, nual session. - , The Second Presbyurian church An North Tryon street was well filled t 8 o'clock when the evening 4tvotine were bern. a 11 inn. h , iaUon 0f Charlotte had Seen hourly increased by the arrival of minlateriiil and lay delegates from the far . eaeT, the far west the Pee Dee and rh piedmont regions of North . Carolina. As many as came, were warmly re ceived and cordially welcomed, being dispatched from the Second ehurcli headquarter into hospitable home which awaited their arrival. In ad dition to these there were, present last night many Charlotte men and women who manifested unfailing in 1 , . , ft The service was in a number- terest in tne session's doings..- respects inspiring. Under th touch of Mr. H. J. Zehm the organ thun dered forth rare harmonies in con sonance with special vocal musfo reiM derd by the choir and the- old-ttmo hymn which were sung by th con gregation with -unusual power-Such; stately yet thrilling gems of hymn ologr as "A Charge to Keep Have I," and "How Firm a Foundation' wer. rendered effectively, the voices of the large masculine contingent pre dominating, -j ' , After preliminary devotional ? exer cises, with Moderator A. M. Scale of Greensboro in the chair, hi pastor. Rev. Dr. Melton Clark preached from the text: Acts, 6:29: 'Then peter and the other apostlesanswered and said. 'We ought to Oftjy God rather than men.' " The sermon wag a pleft for courage. v . i COURAGE ESSENTIAL., ' t "If cowardice has any part to pla r 1 v Rev. Dr. Melton Clark, pftsior of the First Presbyterian . .church, Greensboro, . who preached tbe open . lng sermon last night at the re quest of the retiring moderator, Hon. A. M. Scales, ruling elder of bid church. ... ; In the work of the kingdom, of God.' said Dr. Clark, in beginning. VI ' do ' not know what it is. The Church, has always demanded from tho who would enjoy Its privileges ft ' bold, courageous confession of faith 'And this demand made on the threshold of the religious life does bot cease there, very child of God Is expeed ' . V. 1 . . . I . ...... . L ' w u "untm iw m iruiu aim oy hls life and works to convince, men. of the virtues of the redemption pur chased by Christ. , , "The last place in the world for cowardice Is In the pulpit of th Church of Christ. I might With safely call it one of the unpardonable sin If the ministry, for the preacher muse speak the truth without fear v and without regard for. the opinions , of none. By this, I do hot mean to say that physical bravery is" essential lu every one who would preach th gospel, That kind of courage .: I on of the most magnificent endow ment a man can have. It wins al ways th approval of men. Whenever we see a man Jeopardise hi life In good cause w sing - hi praises. ' North Carolna delights to laud tho men who fought for this 'Common wealth to valorously In the civil war. "But. that 1 the very lowest form of .courage, v. The bravery- expected of those who' follow Christ "whether In tho pupil or In th pew. Is th. courage to speak th truth fearlessly, to be honest with that truth in refer ence to himself and to his fellow man.; Any failure at this point will- destroy the Influence of a child of God, ' Many a sermon, fautles In form and f.ne ' In expression, has lost it force, be- ' cause the speaker had not'th cour "ter the plain hurting truth, wany ' 1" Us fu'- ness and failed to express the trrth that was tn it because It was hot no companied by Courage. ' Dr. Clark referred ' to " the : tarty time when Christian were 'led,, in to th arena and given as prey to th Wild 4eats and thus laid down th.Mr Uvea, for Jesus Chriuf - Ho declared that that same spirit" of courugU .ts necessary today. "At that time th World was arrayed against tho Ch h. but today w And the world, ha Hcmi and th devtl within the church. o no longer find th tyrant grtm'y i.' tnanding that man choose tttvt. Diana and life and Christ anj d. but we find a thousand svditi ,--fluence urging him to rt"' smooth things. Courage l , t In every department of the i of Christ. The ChrtmlHtis cf t1 days had It May God nr . f when the record of our livm tContlausd ca ri-e T' I
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Nov. 8, 1911, edition 1
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