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A A TBS ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES A LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather Torecast: Possibly Showers. 11 VOL. XV. NO. 85. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 18, 1910. 3c PER COPY SJft ELECTS TRUSTEES Nothing Worth Observing Tonight; Look for Great Sight Friday Night WAREHOUSING THRONGS GAZE ON THE BIER PROF. HAROLD JACOBY. M 11 VMM. Ml mmm university That Problem Amicably Settled, and in a Way Thought to Be Satis factory to All ConcernedReport Adqpted . Without Debate. CONFERENCE WILL HARDLY COMPLETE BUSINESS BEFORE SATURDAY; WILL ADJOURN AT NOON MONDAY Leave of Absence Granted Only in Urgent Cases All the Connectional Officers Elected Working on Report of Revisals Committee on Ritual Commission. " K ft ft n At this afternoon's session t the conference adopted a reso- H lution to adjourn at noon, st Monday. ? ftftftKKXKXK HHH5HIH The general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, today showed a disposition to dispatch the remaining business as quickly as possible. Even with the holding of two sessions dally, one In the morning and one in the afternoon, the con ference will not complete Its business before Saturday nlghl or Monday, at the least, and it may be in session Tuesday. An attempt of some of the members to leave for their homes without having imperative calls, was' frustrated this morning when a reso- lution was adopted that only in the most urgent cases would leave of ab sent be granted. The conference at the morning session' completed the election of the connectional officers besides dispatching much routine bus iness. It is expected that the compromise In the Vanderbllt matter will be satis factory to U parties. The right of the general conference of the Metho dist Episcopal church, south, to elect or provide for the election of the trustees was embodied in the report of the Vanderbllt commission, which was adopted; . the bishops of the church are recognised In the capacity of common law visitors. The report was adopted without discussion, carry ing with U the immediate .election of the three men proposed 'by 'the com- T ttilttee as trustees of- Vanderbllt. " The report, of the revisals commlt- ' tt recommending the adoption of the report of ritual commission was taken up and discussed and acted upon Item by item. Among the changes made was the Insertion of the Doxology In the Lord's Prayer whenever It Is omit ted in the ritual. In the marriage ceremony, the scriptural recital to "Isaac and llebecca" is omitted, and "they" substituted and In the woman's answer, . . . thereto 1 plight my , troth" is changed to "thereto I give my troth." The thirteenth day's session of the conference was opened with devo tional exercises led by Dr. J. B. Cox of the Central Mexico Mission confer ence. The first song was ..Come, Thou Fount of Every messing." The Scrip ture lesson was from the 27th Psalm. After the singing of "My Faith Looks l'l to Thee." Dr. Cox offered a prayer. Following the reading of the min utes. Bishop Carmen of the Methodist church of Canada was presented. The second ballot for secretary of the board of missions was taken. llishop Morrison) yielded the chair , to Bishop Atkins, who presided at to day's session. lr. Plnson Elected. Dr. W. w. pinson was elected sec ret i fV Of Ilia hn. " , 1 1 . Miial .. Ing Hi votes to 82 for Dr. O. E. Brown of Vanderbllt university. Dr. Plnson succeeds Bishop-elect W. R. Lambuth. Dr. Plnson has been con nected with Dr. Lambuth as assistant secretary. He Is a member ' of the Louisville conference. rimuuv Committee Report. The report of the finance committee ' ' read recommending the follow ing men as trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church, south; Ooodloe ockrill, Preston Vaughn, A. J. La- mr, i nomas 8. Webster and J. II. Stewart, each for eight years and A. vtatkins for four. The report was adopted. Judge M. E. Lawson offered a reso- uuon that no members be exoused unless upon the most urgent grounds. It was adnnted. Dr. Napthall Luccock, the fraternal messenger from the Mnthnrilst Knlsco. church, was Introduced. The time ior receiving his message was chang ed from Krlrtnv tkh.i niht I)r- W. F. McMurray of Louisville was re-elected secretary of the board of ehurch extension by a vote of Z4 out "f !8 cast. Dr. H. M. Duboae, secretary of tlie tpworth league, took the floor on a hunter of personal privilege. He aald "e IlSd hen 19 larm In V. I- i Me asked thut his name be not con feree, in this connection as he wish. a to resume pastoral work. Bishop Honda, the "Asbury of Ja In," made a short uridrru nf fare. welt. He had greatly enjoyed his stay "ere and had learned much ilnrln hla tav. He asked for the prayers of this church for tha Jann Ihurtli striatums Committee Itcport. -The committee on church relations ubmltted a report recommending that the renraut:iHua ,i,u k ...... h j" the federal council of Methodists , lnructed to work for carrying into effect the suggestions of church ""ion as embraced In Dr. Lewis' ad uress. The college of bishops was - io instructed to eloi ui.t, ymo. in 1- mwiing in 191J lo discuss this . Yanricruilt Question Bottled. ' ML. vanderbllt university affair ncernlng the. reunions of the church T AT 10:17 EASTERN TIME ft .. ft Unit ! H Cambridge, Mass., .May IS. , The exuet time of the transit s st of liullcy's comet across (he H Sf, Nun's disk lias been calciilat- s. . vil by. Dr. KoImiIiI of Kiel oil- , H xervntory, (iemiuiiy. He places tt s? the time of Ingress at 3:17 n. st si in.. May 10, Greenwich incnn K H time, or 17 minutes oust 10 t K o'clock tonight, eastern stand- s K url time, K H The transit will ra-t-upy ex- , t aetly an Itour. Harvard as- , It triHiomers exiirrss the opinion st st that the earth will not enter . K tlie eumet's tall until soine st P.. hours nfler the transit of the st It head of the comet across the t at suii'n MAl, It s s st It U stttstktUtKstvtX and the university, was umlcably sot- tied when tho compromise report of the committee on cducutiou wus al most unanimously adopted. The re port adopted uccepts the findings of the Vamlcrbilt commission aa a true definition of the relation of the church and tho university; , that the bishops are common law visitors to the uni versity; and that the general confer ence has the power to elect or pro vhlo for the election of the trustees of the university. The compromise consisted in uilowing the general con ference to elect three and that in the future that board of trust of Valderbilt should nominate trustees and the board of education affirm the nomi nation. The nomination of the fol lowing by the committee on educa tion, as Vnnderbilt trustees, was rati fied by the conference: Col. N. E. Harris of Macon, A. W. liigga of Memphis, V. A. Oodbcy of Austin, Tex. To select the place of holding the conference In 1914, the following committee was elected: J. O. Krown of Raleigh, Thomas D. King of Mem phis, M. Thomas of Chattanooga, L. W. Davis of Ualtlmore, Kev. A. J. Lamar of Nashville. The following cities have submitted ofllclal invita tions: San Antonio, Tex., Louisville, Tampa and Atlanta. Sctfctury ltuurd of Kdiicatlon. The first ballot for secretary of the board of education resulted In nd election, as did thb second. The lead ing men on the first ballot were Dr. D. Hammond, the present lnsum- bent, 108, Dr. J. E. Dickey 2, James Cannon, Jr., 4; second ballot, ur. Hammond 101, Dr. Dlekey 130, Dr. Cannon 47. On the third Dr. Dickey was elected, receiving 177 votes, Dr. Hammond S9. Dr. Cannon 44. D. M. Smith and A. J. Lamar wcm re-elected publishing agents. Itev. M.-Korl, the fraternal mes senger from Japan,., thanked the con ference for Its many kindnesses shown him while here. r.lshoo Atkins made a short ad dress of- appreciation of the visit of these two native Japanese, whom ne termed "the fruit of our work. The report of Hishop-elect Denny, the fraternal delegate to the Metho dist Episcopal church, was read, stat ing that he had performed his ounes to the beat of his ability. He found a healthy spirit of friendship on the part of the Methodist episcopal church for this conference. A reDort from the board of educa tion wa read recommending that the tender of Mairmont college property In Georgia to the General conference be accepted and a deed be made to the trustees. The first ballot for secretary oi me Epworth League resuitea in no choice, Th hlirhest vote was as follows: J. M. Darcus 53. J. A. Uurrow 7. F. 3. l'arker II. The committee on church reunion reported favorably upon the sugges tion Of Dr, Lewis ior a closer umuu nf Methodists, and asked that the rep resentatives In the federal council of Methodists be authorised to ao an in their power to further this union and that the college of lilshops appoint delegates to a meeting to be held In 1911 t discuss the question of union. Thia vsnort was adopted. As a committee to select.the next place of meeting and provled for all question of entertainment, the fol lowing, nominated by the special committee, were conferred: J. Q. frown of Ralegh. Thomas R King of Memphis, M. Tliojnns oi t natia nooga, U W. Davis if Baltimore and Hev. A. J. Lamar of Nashville. On the second ballot for secretary of the Epworth league there was no choice. The principal candidates (Continued on pngo ) YjSItOUC AJMU5W-TM NEW YORK, May 18. Prof. Harold Jacoby of Columbia university will not remain by his telescope during the period of contaf-t between the earth and th comet's tail to night, being convinced that no phenomena wort liobserving will be noted. "These comet parties will have a lonesome job," said Prof. Jacoby. "Tonight we shall not be able to see the comet because it sets with the sun. There will be a great sight in the western sky Friday night. The comet wfll be more brilliant than it was in the morning sky; look for it right over the spot where the sun goes down, and after the first night look for a shaft of light reaching up into the heavens until it seems like a rainbow cut in two." HE VISIT THIS CITY President Patterson otGreenville-Knox ville Railroad Company to Meet Board of Trade Committee. Interest in thu proposed Greenvllle Knoxville railroad, a project in which Messrs. Candler, Patterson and Oliver are interested, was rekindled today when it became known that Mr. Pat terson, tho president of the company, would Visit Ashevllle ugaln within the next day or so. Mr. llowlund, whose Ashevllle and East Tennessee railroad Interests are measurably Involved in this Greenville to Knoxville enter prise, today received a letter from Mr. Patterson, expressing his gratifi cation over tho demonstration of in terest on the- part of Ashevllle citi sens, and giving assurances that he would come here again without fur ther delay to discuss the subject with all interested persons. Mr. Patterson is represented as very greatly Interested in this pro nosed road. Himself a man of means, he has the backing and confidence of such men as Mr. Candler, frequently referred Ao as Atlanta's wealthiest eltisen. and he has been heard to say that the building of this road has first place In the commercial, plans which he hopes to eelileve. Mr. OUv'er U said to have given us suranees that his road to Scvlerille Is his own, Independent and personul property. Secretary Kerr said today thut Mr, Patterson had planned to meet a com mlttee of tho board of trade tomor row night. BLUEFIELDS VICINITY MUST EPJDE PEACE Commander of the Paducah Serves Notice on Generals Irias, Estrada and Madrlz. - Manila, May 18. Lieutenant Colo nel Robert F. Ames wilt bo court martialed on charges of conduct un becoming an officer and to the preju dice of military discipline. This action Is the sequel to the In vestigation of the death of Lieutenant Clarence Junney, who took his life after dinner party at the Ames home. The suicide's wife will be chief witness a( the courtmartlal. rilENBYTEIUAX ASSEMBLY Supreme Hotly of Northern Dram-li , AsA-mblcd at Atlantic City 850 Delegate. Atlantic City, May ll.A large portion of the 8C0 delegates to the general assembly of the Presbyterian ehurch, which opens tomorrow have arrived, 'With the assembling of the foreign missionary conference thi afternoon the assembly got under way, although the formal opening takes place tomorrow morning, The Important event of the opening WILL day will be the selection nf a md-mlt a new proposition on tho question enitr, , , of Increased wiiffee, - li ft " .,'.. . '. 4 - . . i .. ,. .-'-V. 3L- -if r V"' 1 f 1 ISSO.V O-JTWt" "pJ-NASOlua: ttiXSTOJW VltWlUCi MODJOP 5O0VA TJ5TII NEGRO LABORERS MOST BENEFITED Although Farmers Make More at Present Prices of Cotton Than When It Brought -6 Cents Price of Things Used in Growing Crop Have Advanced Greatly. Washington, May 18. K. P. Stack house of Dillon, S. C and J. C. Mick ey of Henderson, Tex., large produc ers of cotton testillcd today before the senate committee investigating tin cost of llviiiK. Mr. Stackhouse lives In one of the favored cotton sections and averages a bale of cotton to the acre. There Is nothing UBed in pro ducing cotton the price of which has not increase 100 per cent, in ten yeurs, accordins to Stackhouse; mules and horses advanced 300 per cent, to 400 per cent.; wagons and harness in similar proportion; prices given on all given kinds of food showed Increases of 10 to 100 per cent.; labor has in creased 800 per cent, and land values 100 per cent. The present high price of cotton LIEUT. GOL H. F. AMES T The Widow -of Lieut. Janney, Who Com metted Suicide, Will Be the Chief Witness. Washington, May 18. Commander Gilmer of the 1'ntted States gunboat Paducah has served notice on General Irias, commander of the Venus, that he will not permit the threatened bombardment of Bluellelds, Nicara gua. He has also notified Generals Bs- trada and Mailris that he will not permit any armed .conflict within that city. , Hot Springs, Va May 18. Officers from Newport News today served warrants on foreign members of the Southeastern I'nderwrlters" associa tion, Don B. Harris, president; R. M. Ilisscl, R. R. Mllligen and A. 11. An drews. . The warrants are based upon alleg ed discrimination In Insurance rates In Newport News. ' DENVER TO RETAIN SALOONS WETS' MAJORITY WAS 15,000 Denver, May 18. Ileturns from yesterday's "wet"' and "dry" election indicato a ma jority of 15,000 against pro hibition. , . , STRIKE AVKHTKD. Erie Railroad Offer to Sulxiilt New Proixwltlon on Question of -Increased Wagr. i New York. May 18. The F,rle rail road has averted a strike of conduc 'tors and trainmen- by offering tu sub- J $ : chiefly licnclils negro labor, iicird Ing to Mr. Stackhouse. In that con nection Senator Smith of South Caro lina observed that "new buggies, new harness, fancy clothes" were the or der of the day with negro laborers. Mr. Mickey testified that In his sec tion one bale of cotton on three acres is I he average yield and when the boll weevil Is "vlgllunt" the yield Is not more than one bale for every ten ueres. Kven at the prevailing high cost of production, witnesses said they were making more money today, when cot ton brings from 12 to 15 cents n pound, than they made during the period when cotton brought only six cents. One of Them Is Likely to Be Chosen to Succeed Dr. Kilgo as President. At this session of the Methodist Gcnerul conference two North Caro. Iliiiuns have been chosen for- work In other fields. Dr. J. C. Kilgo, president of Trinity college, Durham, who be comes a bishop, and Dr. T. N. Ivey of Raleigh, editor of the Raleigh Chris tian Adocute, who becomes the edi tor of the General conference organ, the Nashville Christian Advocate. This leuves two Important places In this state to be filled. Thu one to which tho most Interest naturally at taches is that ot the president of Trinity college. Already several names are mentioned In that cunnt-c tion, but three seem to have received greater consideration than others. The two most prominent mentioned are Dr. Few, a professor at the colluge, and James II. Southgate of Durham, president of tho board of trustees. Both of these reside in the North Carolina conference. The friends oi Dr. Gilbert T. Kowe, formerly pastor of Central Methodist church, and a member of the western North Caro Una conference, lye urging his selec tion. It Is thought that either Mr. gouthgate or Dr. Feww will be chosen Sentiment does not seem to have crystallzed as to the editor ot the Raleigh Advocate. Forest Fire sin IVnnsj Ivanla. ttldgeway. Pa May 18. Forest fires are raging unchecked. Laurel Mills has been partially burned out. Kesldences and much lumber have been destroped. Big tire In Faust, X. Y. Saranac Ik. N. Y.. May 18. The village of Faust was swept by fire to day .and dams, to the extent nf $100,000 resulted.. Ideal System, From Point Of View of Investors and Pat rons, Outlined by Mr. Billiard. TWO KINDS OF HOUSES NEEDED, IN HIS OPINION He Believes Maximum Service at Min imum Cost and Fair Profit on Capital Are Pos sible. Charlotte, May 18. A notable ad dress on the "Warehousing of Cot ton in the South," was delivered yes terday at the opening session of the Cotton Manufacturers' association at the Academy of Music, by L. .11. Bul lard of Memphis. Mr. liullurd went into elaborate details in the discussion of the sub ject, which is recognized to be of vital importance to both cotton planting and cotton shipping Interests. Two Kinds of Warehouses. The speaker said, In beginning, that he was expected to recommend a sys tem of warehousing and handling of cotton which not only would be re munerative to the investment inter ests, but also profitable to patrons of those interests. He suggested from his understanding of the business that two kinds of warehouses were needed in the cotton growing Btates: First, a warehouse for shippers of cotton, at which the product cfuld be quickly handled in and out at a rea sonable cost, but one that would not affect the shipper's interest with re spect to insurance under a marine cover. Second, warehouses for farmers, merchants, factors and others who hold cotton and who uso the reg ul.ir lire insurance covers instead of marine contracts. Those should be constructed of permanent mate rials and aa sourly fireproof as pos sible. KhcIi warehouse plant should be located at a point convenient to the cotton trade, more particularly at a loint of construction. The reason for locating the warehouses at points of: concentration are that there should be strong buying competition to en able the owner to realize the maxi mum price at short notice and for the further reason that volume is re quired to insure a strong and reliable organization and management and to minimize the cost of handling. Compress Machines Needed. Mr. Dullard thought that at pres ent the warehouses at each concen trating point probably would have to be equipped with compress machines. Me thought it would not be possible to obtain any system of warehousing of cotton that would yield maximum results at a minimum uf costs with out a close co-operation on the part of the transportation interests. Tho location of warehouses of any system," said he, "will necessarily have to bo fixed or controlled by the carriers, for the reason that cotton cannot be economically handled with out the concentrating and reshipplng privileges. The present compress points seem to be the best places for the construction and maintenance of the chnr-cter of warehouses nooded by the trade." Memphis a an Illustration. Mr. Dullard Instanced Memphis as an lllsutratlon of a city possessing admirable facilities for the handling of cotton. It Is estimated that 800. 000 bales of cotton are grown within a radius of 100 miles of Memphis and thut within that radius there are 21 concentrating and reshipplng; points, at which are handled In the aggre gate, 1,278,000 bales of cotton a year. Mr. liullurd asserted thut there wern no monopolistic features connected with the Memphis plan of warehous ing cotton, lie described tn detail the methods and advantages of the system In operation at Memphis to illustrate the necessity uf the co-op eration of the carriers for tha proper and economical warehousing of cot ton. Some of the necessary restric tions which should hedge about the warehousing of cotton, Mr. Bullard indicated as follows: The rules of the company should provide that receipts for cotton shall be given only when the cotton Is ac tually In Its possession. That 'good order' receipts shall not be given for cotton In a damaged condition. That cotton shall not be delivered until the outstanding receipt has been sun-end ered and cancelled and so on. Then, so draft your bond as to protect the company against any claims arising through failure of the officers or em ployes to comply with these rules. "Agents of transportation compa nies, banks and shippers should be furnished with the signatures of em ployes authorised to sign warehouse cotton receipts, coupled with a re quest that If receipts signed by other parties are presented such receipts shsll be recognized as not genuine, "The storage and handling tariffs should, as far as practicable, be unl form as between the warehouse lo cated at tha various points. The tar iffs, however, Will be affected by local conditions, and especially will you have to take Into consideration the volume of business handled through earn plant In other words, a ware Continued on Page Four. Steady Stream of His Former Subjects Moves Through West minster Hall, Where Ed-. ward's Body Lies. SIXTY THOUSAND PERSONS SAW THE CASKET YESTERDAY Half as Many Were Waiting Outside When the Doors Closed, and 100,000 Had Passed by Noon Today. Loudon, May 18. From 0 o'clock this morning, when the doors of Westminster hall opened to the pub lic, a somber-clad, silent multitude filed past the bier of Edward VU. Tho police kept tho thousands mov ing Steadily. When the doors closed Inst night between 50.000 and 60,000 persons had viewed the casket, while half that number were still waiting In the adjacent street. Every land und every color Is represented In the throng waiting to pay tribute to the dead monarch. By noon today more than 100.000 had paid their meed of respect. ItooNcvr-lt's Movements. Theodore Roosevelt is seeing many personal friends at Dorchester house, but is accepting no dinner invitations. Friday he will be present at King Edward's funeral in his capacity as special ambassador of the United States. During the forenoon Iloose velt was received In audience by King Frederick of Denmark. BOILERS EXPLODE; MAHY ARE KILLED Columbus, O., May 18. State offi cials arrived today to Investigate the explosion of seven boilers at the Amer ican .Sheet and g'ln Plate company's factory yesterday afternoon, resulting in the death to li -wrenand Injury to score more. A TerrlHc ConcusMion.. The firemen and engineer who were In the boiler room are dead. One workman says that he heard three distinct explosions in quick succession. They came so close, however, that It was all over In a minute. The force of the concussion was terrific. The big plant is In such a state of ruin as to be practically a total loss. A mere egg shell of the building is left. Iden tification of the men was difficult be cause many of them were so mutilat ed that even their most Intimate friends could not recognize the fea tures. Heads were blown from several bodies. Arms and legs were torn from the trunks, fragments of bodies were blown several squares from the scene and bits of flesh have been picked up on porches and roofs ot houses and In trees. There were 100 men at labor lu the plant at the time of the accident and but a dozen or so escaped some injury. These and others who rushed to the plant as soon as the disaster was known worked heroically to res cue the Injured from the ruins. which soon took fire, but the fire de partment extinguished the fiamos. The superintendent of the plant last night put foremen and other trusted men at work to make a list of the dead. Injured and missing; the Injured had been rushed tn three hospitals of tho city. Members of the bereaved families rushed fruni Rally to the plant and theme to the hospitals and residences near the ruined shops in an effort to find trace of their loved ones. It was thought at 8 o'clock that all the dead had been removed from the debris. The body of one man, unknown, was blown through a house over 700 feet from the plant. The body entered the house from the east side and con tinued In a straight line through a bed room and out the other aide of the house to Louis avenue. The torso of another man was found In the garden of a yard about S00 feet from the scene, arms, legs and parti of bodies' were strewn about the neighborhood. Begged to lie Killed. The bodies of seven men, mutilated beyond recognition, were found In the north end of the mill. "For God's saks hit me on the head and kill me", cried one work man to a man who found him. The injured man had an arm torn off and a great hole tn his side. 1 The plant had live mills. All the employes who worked at mills Nos. one, to, three and four were either killed or Injured, while the men on mill No. S farthest from the boil ers escaped serious Injury. THE WEATIIElt For Ashevllle and vicinity: Fair and continued cool tonight; Thursday fair, with rising temperature. For North Carolina: Partly cloudy tonight: Thursday fair, slightly warm er In west portion. IJght to moder ate west winds, becoming variable. 1
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