v, . ' , .. .... , . . . . . .......... . . . ; THE WEATHER. rrXT l W fSvl P'X , ADVERTI8JINQ. : II ; t Pair Sunday and Monda I I H I iVl- Sl: V- iCTi tSv lp Bl'RV-' wlTTi I ': I 1 j V V' A ' ' You Can , "Raise the, ; light winds, mostly southeast to XZ-m JUL V 3 H M I VmK: J Cft IjgV-Xl l-J SSI . A I Ym J I A f IW Money . for Advertl.lng,' .the south. r V-'TWlSfWrTV jT.fevX - V- 'cAr'"' f XI 1 Advertising Will - Raise the , - 1 : ' ; " . .- Hp UNIED XSPi V. lGTf ""r " "O- 77 : 11 MoMyt" Ev 'h,"a E',d-. : M - . , I) ( I VOL. IiXXXV NO. 40. FARMERS HEAR . : . ... '. ABLE ADDRESSES Valuable Discussions Before National Congress in Raleigh. NOTABLE DAY OF GATHERING Resumed Its Session in Raleigh Yes terday Heard Addresses From . Able Speakers Success of the Gathering. Raleigh, N. C Nov. 6, The Farm-; ers National Congress at Its three ses sions held today heard many valuable addresses and discussions of matters1 affecting the interests of the farmers. The matter of the service of the rail roads to agricultural interests came up frequently. There is an active fight 'being made to have Columbus, OhU selected as the next place of the annual meeting and it looks as if that place would win. ' ,' At the afternoon . session Professor H. E. Stockbride, editor "Southern Ruralist," Atlanta, spoke on "A study ' In Black and . White" . and discussing the negro question, saying inferiority in Southern farming is due the pre ponderance of the inferior negro race, and that as the negro is here to stay, there must be an effort to raise the . ability of that race. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt. North Caro lina State Geologist,, made an address in which1 the . good roads ' movement was urged as an aid to farming, that bad roads '-were an immense tax on agriculture. , M. V. Richards, land and Industrial agent of the Southern rail way told of .how the railroads had aided agriculture! ' At thte night session F. Gilbert Pear son. State "Secretary of the,AuduhQn " ' Society, gave - an "illustrated lecture on 1 "birds as 'related to agrjculture' appeallng to the farmers to protect the birds that aid them. Raleigh, N. C Nov. 6 The farm er's National Congress returned here today after its visit to Durham and Greensboro, and resumed its sessions with an address by John Skelton Will iams, former President and now di rector of the Seaboard Air Line. Mr. Williams directed his remarks to the relationship existing between the farming industry and the railroads . and entered a strong1 protest against the proposition of unlimited railway consolidation and combination. Ho urged the farmers' to invest in rail road securities, that they might there by aid in the control . and . manage ment of the roads. ...v.. (-: r. Andrew M. Soule, president of the Georgia Agricultural College, declared 'that schools of the present time were too far away from the actual-needs of the people, and should be industrializ ed to suit the times. Chief Justice Walter Clark, of . North Carolina, speaking of the South and its advan tages, said that in addition to its need for more' people it wanted a "square deal and fair play from the National Government." .. FIRE IN GOLDSBORO Midnight Blaze Caused Considerable Loss to Barn and Residence. f (Special Star Telegram.) : -Goldsboro, N. C, Nov. 6. About 11:30 o'clock last night people living in the. northern part of the city were suddenly awakened by the startling cry of fire. The rear end of the home of Mrs. Sallie Register was aflame and casting huge sparks in every direction which threatened the destruction of the entire block in which the burning house was situated. The fire originat ed from the stables and barn in the rear Of the burning house which were completely destroyed, including a fine horse and buggy belonging to Mr. R. M. Bowden. Mrs. Register's loss is estimated at $2,000 which is fully cov ered by insurance, while Mr. Bowden's is about $300 with no Insurance. The rear ena of the home, of Mrs. Etta Brown, to the left of the burning build ing was also damaged and nothing but the fine work of the Fire Department saved this building from burning also. PELLGRA 2P YEARS. Has Existed This Cong In South Caro lina Defined as Other; Diseases. Washington,.." Noy. Cv There- is . a very' general opinion among the local physicians of Charleston, S. C, that Pellagra has exist' e&: there for proba bly 20 years or mare,, but incorrectly diagnosed as eczema,-, dyintery, intes tinal tuberculosis, etc.,-, with dementia complication. The above statement is made in a report to the Public Health and Ma rine Hospital Service by Acting As sistant Surgeon Sams', W duty, in the South Carolina city. He says pellagra as such,, has been but recently recog nized there, the first case having come under treatment In March, 1908. Dur ing that year there were five deaths and a similar number "have occurred thus far this year. ' v , - A table is given showing conditions iiv 19 cases from the recognition of the disease In March .1908,- but Dr. Sams thinks that to beJess than the actual V 1 . . ...... "uuiDer or cases, '.-j r;y - A NEW COLONY FOR PENDER Dr. Frederick Holland Declares He . Will Establish a Model Town. Gives Views on Practical -'Colonization. Boston, Mass., Nov. 6 Dr. Freder ick F. VanE. Eden, of Holland, famous experimenter In operative colonies, poet, author, botanist and physician, told, here today how he is going to bring over a ship load of sturdy hon- est hard-working duties colonists, and found in Pender county, about 20 miles north of Wilmington, N. C, a model town ort a community of inter est plan all his own. Dr. Van E. Eden said Jie had talked with Secretary of Agriculture Wilson about his ideas, and that Mr. Wilson declared them Impracticable. This, however, Dr. Van E. Eden says has been spurred him on to demon strate that he has the right idea. "A union for the common ownership of the soil is the underlying principle," declared Dr. Van E. Eden. "We will be there." he continued. "No ripvtroa of the rich whereby they may live on tne laoor or tne poor. All wil be equal and all will work for the common good. The plan for the" North Caro lina colony is based on the abolition of land-lord and is the control of thp profits of the middleman. The f.nln- nists will pay a nominal rental which win not increase, no matter how much the land increases in value and the colonists will hold this land as long as he makes ' It show a profit and can leave to his hears. From the sale of our goods a small nercentaee will be retained as a sinking fund. ACCIDENT IN NASH COUNTY. Young Woman Dragged Considerable Distance by Calf. (Special Star Correspondence. Rocky Mount, N.' C, Nov. 6 On Wednesday afternoon when Mrs. Jim Harper of Nash county, went into the yard near her home to untie a sev eral months old calf and return It to the stable she became in some way tangled in the rope with the result that she was thrown from her feet and dragged- a . considerable - distance - be fore the frightened animal was finally stopped by the husband of the young woman. The young wife was picked up In an unconscious condition and carried into the house and medical at tention was summoned, it was found that she had suffered a severe blow on her head in addition to the break ing of several bones in her body. The woman was naturally frail and the ac cident has gone extremely severe with her on this account, and it is feared that she will succumb to her injuries. ANGOLA SWAMP LANDS Party Left Raleigh for Burg aw to Look Over the Property. Raleigh. N. C. Nov. 6 John A. Stew art and Chas. L. Larmon, of New York who hold an option from the Governor and Council of State on the Angola Bay . State swamp land property In Pender county, left today for Burgaw, thence to the Angola, swamp to in spect the property which it is their purpose to drain and convert Into an immense farming property, the pres ent plan being to operate it In farming as an entirety. The option includes 48,000 acres. With them went W. E. Hearn, of the soil survey department of the United States , Department of Agriculture, and John R. Bowie, pub licity agent of the Bureau of . Soil3. Mr. Stewart, who' is promoting the en terprise, says a corporation will be formed to drain and cultivate the lands - and that it is expected that something like one. million dollars. : , OR. COOK'S RECORDS. University of Copenhagen Declines Offers From Washington. . Copenhagan,- Nov. 6 The proposal of the National Geographic Society that a committee representing the American body be present when the North nolar records of Dr. Cook, are first examined was declined today by the consistory . of the University of Conenhaeen.r " A message, was sent t6 Prof. Willis L. Moore, oregident of tne jsationai Geographic Society, at Washington as follows: . ;- "The University cannot acept the offered assistance, taking it for grant ed that the data and records after our examination will be placed at the -dis posal of other scientific institutions.' A member of the consistory; .said later that the University expects to receive. Dr. Cook'a recdrds soon. -BACKED INTO STATION. Coast Line Train Caused Smash at Fayetteville Yesterday. n ; (Special Star Telegram.) . " Fayettevile, N. C.. ,Nov. . An-At lan tic Coast Line passenger train, wnne preparing to leave here for Richmond this morning, backed into the north end of the passenger sta tion, smashing through the wall and wrecking that side of .the building. No one was injured. The engineer was not aware than an extra coach had been added to the train. Several trains were delayed as a' result of the accident, Bradley Barlow. Smalley, formerly secretary of the National Democratic Committee,, died. suddenly last night at Burlington, Vermont. - . :.; ; ,-v V! Men's $5.00 'trousers this week $3.50 atjlehdef's. ,ic; ' ? wrorcsrGToisr, k.- c, MS JOURNEY HEARING AH END President Spends an Interest ing Day in Palmetto Capitol. AUGUSTA IS 1IKE HOME Speaks of Columbia's Enterprise Since Civil War Several Speeches -Made Yesterday Comes Here Tuesday.' Augusta, Ga., Nov. .6. After spend ing the entire afternoon in historic old Columbia, S.'.C, with its many remind ers of the withering blast of the Civil War, President T? ft arrived in Au gusta .at 8:30 o'clock tonight to rest until Monday when he will resume his journey to Washington. : The President often speaks of Au gusta as "home" and his reception here tonight as he rode through crowd ed and brilliantly illumninated streets leading from the train to the home of Major Jos ph B. , Cumming, whose house guest , he is, was in the nature of a home-coming celebration. Mr. Taft ha3 stated several times that he wa3 a resident of Augusta when elect ed President of the United States; that is, when the electoral votes were cast at ' Washington. The name of Taft William H., . President of the United States, Terrett IJottage, Sum merviiie" appears In the cdrrent city directory. From Augusta last Win ter the President-elect went to Wash ington to take the oath of office. The residents of the city are going to make his stay as pleasent as possi ble. ' They have asked him to make only one spe ch during his .two days in town. Tonight an informal recep tion at the Cumming home left, the President free to retire . early -for a much needed ' long night's rest. To morrow he will attend services at th church of the GoodShepherd,Epf8ct" palian; win lunch, with Landon A. Thomas end dine quietly at the Cum ming home in the evening. Monday morning bright and early he will play gou at . the country club where he spent so much time last Winter when the snows drove him from Hot Springs to a warmer climate. ; Tuesday in Wilmington. At noon, or shortly thereafter he will 'officiate and speak at the opening, of the Georgia-Carolina Fair, leaving Augusta at 2:30 P. M., for Florence, S. C. The President will spend Tuesday in Wilmington, N. C, and Wednesday in Richmond, reaching Washington Wednesday night Major Cumming, with whom the President is stopping, is an old Con federate soldier and the Democratic member of the Chickamauga National rark Commission. Captain Archue Butt, the President's military aide, also had a home-comiDg celebration in his honor tonight, Au gusta being his birth place and the home of most of his relatives. ' The President's afternoon in Colum bia was filled with interest. He was entertained, at luncheon in the Cham ber of the House of Representatives at the State capitol and remarked that South Carolina was the first State offi cially to greet him within the walls of its Capitol. The only other President ever to visit Columbia was Washing ton, wnose stay in the quaint old city is chronicled as having been an event in .1791. Like President Taft, Wash ington was entertained at luncheon in the State Capitol. The building which housed President Taft tonight, however, was not the same, though it is old enough to bear the scars of a bombardment from Sherman's army. ine many reminders of the conflict of the sixties caused the President to speak at the luncheon in his honor with a fervor on the subject of pass ing of all sectional feeling greater than he has displayed at any other city auring his Southern trip. The President Also made a speech at the State fair grounds. Governor Ansel and Senators Till man and Smith, of South Carolina, were the President's guests on board the Mayflower, during the trip from Charleston to Columbia this morning. Senator Tillman,' however, disappear ed as ' soon as the party alighted at the state capitol. He had been in con troversy with those in', charge of the lunchefln arrangements, and. had de clined aft invitation which carried with it an assessment for $10. ' Senator Till man sai he thought that was a poor example, of South Carolina hospitality and thought the city ought to bear the expense of all invited guests. -. In his speech at the State capitol President Taft said: "My friends -1 am not inspired to say much today because I feel so much more than I can say. There is something about South Carolina and her traditions as I look into the faces of her great men and think what she has done and the part she has played in all the ereat historical crisis of this country, .that makes me take this re ception from you witn,a reeling tnat i am honored rar oeyona my uesm. , Columbia's Enterprise." "T realize: that it is because I rep resent the whole nation for the time hrinvud that you in your loyalty, to the flag and country and with the hos rfnmtr fnr which your State is noted. express1 to me the feeling that rises in . :; (Contmuea on rage m6uw. sukday moicnig; November 7, iooo. FOUR- DIE IN TRAIN CRASH Fearful Collision onElevated Tracks' : ' in New Jersey--Sfx Passen ', ' :, ,ger Seriously Injured. jTowerman Arrested. ' New York, Nov. 6. Four persons, all of them railroad employes, were killed, and six passengers serious and a score 'slightly injured jn a collision between Pennsylvania passenger train from Philadelphia and an engine run ning light, on the elevated tracks In Jersey. City today. " The engines and allxhe cars except the rear one on the train left the rails and the smoking car and both engines were overturned. i A steel box containing $40,000, the property of the Adams Express Com pany, in the express ca;-was imme diately placed under guard when the collision occurred and later safely re moved from the wreck. ; The mail car of the "jrecked train carried a consignment of gold said to amount to ! $1,000,000 from, ' the Philadelphia 'mint to the . New York sub-treasury, and was closely guarded by the Jersey City police and railroad detectives. The consignment remained, intact. - 'T' i - Daniel Harrington, a towerman, who Was arrested, was discharged by the police after . it . had been shown that the switches were all properly set at the - time the accident occurred. An Investigation by the railroad officials led to the declaration that the acci dent probably was caused by a brok en rail .near the switch. The wreck caused a serious Interruption to traf fic, the tracks being blocked for sev eral hours. The members of the Dartmouth College football team on their way to Princeton for the annual game there with the Nassau eleven were among those delayed by the wreck. A number of excursion trains crowded with Princeton alumni on their way to witness the contest were stalled several hours. ALDRICH TO CHICAGO CLUB. Address on Operations of Monetary v Commission. Chicago, Nov. 6.-r-After, an elaborate dinner tonight at.theAy?x?8S Hotel, Ue 1 fcd States Senator- Kelson "W. AI drfen. of Rhode Island, chairman of the National Monetary Commission, explained to the members of the Com mercial Club, of Chicago, the opera tion of the commission and referred in a general way to its purposes. There were about 250 men at the tables, among .them a number of Na tional renown, including former Sen ator Teller, of Colorado, who is a member of the commission; Senators Dick, of Ohio, Owen of Oklahoma; Smoot, of Utah; and Bourke. of Ore gon; Assistant Secretary C. D. North, of the Treasury Department; Profes sor A. Piatt Andrew, director of the mint, and Governor Herrick, of Ohio- The occasion was regarded as of es pecial importance because it brought out the first explanation by Mr. Al drich of the plans of an organization which has been formed for the avowed purpose of reforming the financial sys tem of the country. President Theo dore W. Robinson, of the Commercial Club, presided and introduced Senator Aldrich. ! BRINGMAN GETS FOUR YEARS Manslaughter is Verdict of Jury in Asheville Case. Asheville, N. C, Nov. 6. After be ing out since Wednesday afternoon the jury in the case of the State vs. Grant Brigman for the killing of his uncle, John W Brigman, near Banardsville last May came into court today to an nounce that .they would accept a ved dict of manslaughter for their client. The foreman of the jury stated that he would not agree to such a verdict unless the judge would consent to give the defendant the minimum sentence. Somewhat angrily the judge replied that he was not on the bench to maXe terms with a jury as to its verdict and he was about to order a mistrial when the foreman asked permission for theJ jury to withdraw. It shortly re-enter ed ; the court room with a verdict of manslaughter and Judge Adams sen tenced Brigman to four years and six months on the .county roads. OUTLINES. President Taft spent yesterday in Columbia, S. C, where he made a most pleasing address. He-spends to day in Augusta and will carry out the announced programme for this week, visiting Wilmington .on Tuesday The railroad shops of the Norfolk and Southern were completely destroyed at Newbern yesterday, entailing a loss of $300,000 The National Farmers' Congress resumed its session in Ra leigh yesterday and addresses were made by some of the South's foremost men Four men were killed and six passengers seriously injured in a fear ful collision on an elevated railway in New Jersey yesterday Dr.- Fred erick Holland has announced his in tention in Boston, Mass., of establish ing a colony in Pender county, (N. C.) Senator Aldrich addressed the Commercial Club of Chicago last night on the operations of the National Monetary Commission- uolonel G. R. Colter was yesterday inaugurated Governor of Porto Rico iew York markets: Money on call nominal, time loans, firm; flour uncnanged with de mand slow; wheat, spot firm No. 2 red 1.25 1-4 asited elevator, No. 2, 1.25 5-8 nominal f. o. b.- afloat; corn apot firm No. 2, 70 delivered, domestic 70 1-2 de livered and 70 1-2 f. o. br afloat; soats spot quiet mixed 26 to 32 pounds nom inkl turpentine easy, rosin quiet, ' DEPOSED OFFICIAL Deposed Treasurer of Big Four Railway Charged v With Shortage. AMOUNT SAID TO BE $100,000 Admitted Responsibility in Forenoon 'Changed Tactics Later His At- torney Makes a State- ment of the Case. ''' ' Cincinnati, O., Nov. 6. Charles L. Warriner, the deposed local treasurer of the Big Four Railroad Company, who. is charged with the misappropria tion of $54,500 was released from cus tody late today on a bond of $20,000. During the day Warriner. made ,a re markable change of front. - In the forenoon he gave out a statement ad mitting his responsibility r for ' the shortage but declaring that there were others involved . who. were equal ly, guilty. Later he changed his tac tics and declared that he ' admitted nothing. The $54,500 named in the warrant for warriner's arrest represents the present amount-owing to the railroad and not the entire amount of the short age which is stated to be about $100,- 000. The balance has been according to the . statement of General Counsel Hackney, covered by property which , arriner has turned over to the com pany. Mr. Hackney also stated: . "Mr. Warriner has, with considera ble frankness admitted the. irregulari ties in his accounts. He has under taken to account for the disappear ance of the moneys taken.. ... "First through speculation-. "Second through efforts" to recover losses sustained in such speculations. "Third through black mall levied fcpon him by a. former employe, who clahraed, to ;know. f same such irregul larities. t-.- ; ?. :.f "Fourth through blackmail levied upon him by a woman friend of that employe." " GOVERNOR OF- PORTO RICO. Col. G. R. Colton Inaugurated With Notable Ceremonies.' San Juan, P. R.. Nov. 6. Colonel G. R. Colton was today inaugurated Gov ernor of Porto Rico, succeeding Regis H. Post. The ceremony was held in the Municipal theatre, which was fill ed with an audience that manifested a keen and sympathetic interest. The feature of the inauguration was the reading of a congratulatory cable gram . from President Toft. Colonel Colton s speech was well received. His reference to Porto Rl can coffee, American citizenship for permanent residents of Porto Rico, who desired it, and that he would ex ercise his appointive power regardless of political or religious affiliations, were liberally applauded. The people are favorably impressed by " the - per sonality of the new Governor and. ex pect that he will govern them firmly. After his speecn colonel uoiton re viewed .the Porto Rico regiment, the marines and the police, and later held an informal reception at the palace which was attended by the ..distin guished citizens of the island. The in augural ceremonies closed tonight with a grand ball at tne Municipal theatre. ' . ' "We must stand and pull together for Porto Rico and things Porto RI can", was the keynote of Colonel Col ton's address. Governor Colton warned the country against "legislating ourselves ncn in a day' and recommended rather a calm, sustained, thoughtful effort to take advantage of every opportunity presented at home and abroad to ex tend the Porto Rican markets and de velop its trade. . He assured tne forto means mat complete self government, under the Stars and Stripes eventually -frould come to them when a sustained public opinion arose among the whole people that could not he easily swayed by the specious argument of ' the few ' who might seek to advantage themselves at the cost of their country. In the exercise of his appointive power Governor Colton said hefwould place only the most : deserving 'men in nubile office regardless of political or religious affiliations, save only that no man would be 'appointed to office against whom there was the slightest feround for suspicion tnat ne was ais- loyal to' his country or to. his govern ment. He added, nowever, tnat ne would "pursue this policy .with var lance because of his profound beliel of the right of every man to his hon est opinion.. .' VERDICT AT CLINTON Small Colored Boy Found Guilty Of . Manslaughter in Sampson. v Special Star Telegram.) Clinton, N. C, Nov. 6. After , being out all night the jury this morning returned a verdict of guilty of man slaughter in the case of State against Mat Simmons, a colored ooy, cnargea with shooting, his father in the edge of . town some time ago.". Judge Allen sentenced him to" two years on t the roads.-" The State docket consumed the entire two weeks term, Judge , Al lehtJ hardly having time to hear the motion docket. . - . " ". SHOPS BURNED AT NEWBERN Those of Norfolk A Southern Com pletely Destroyed, Entailing Loss of $300,000 150 Men Out of Work Insured. Newbern, N. C., Nov. 6. Fire early today almost completely destroyed the plant of the Norfolk & Southern Rail road here. The loss is' estimated at $300,000. - In addition to the round house, foundry, blacksmith and boiler shops the flames reduced to scrap two locomotives, two passenger coaches and three freight cars. New machine ry, valued at over $23,000 Is included in the loss. The fire started at or near the boiler room and had made- considerable pro- gress before Its discovery. By quick and skilful work a number of locomo tives were fired and considerable roll ing stock was thus moved out of dan ger. One hundred and fifty men are thrown out of employment: Many of the men lost their tools, and the loss from this source will be 355,000. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 6. The Newbern properties of the Norfolk & Southern Railway were well insured. The com pany, through' its receivers, carries blanket insurance premiums .upon which more recently paid to tne ex tent of $14,000. DRAINAGE CONGRESS. Governor Commissions Large Number of Delegates to Newbern. (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh, N. C, Nov. Governor Kitchin today commissioned a large number of prominent' North Carolin. ians as delegates to the second annual convention of the Drainage Associa tion at Newbern November 10 and 11. Among them are H. V. Grant, Sneed's Ferry; W. S. Chadwick, Beaufort; Plato Collins, Kinston; H. J. Rouse, Kins ton; Dr. J. .M. Faison, Faison; H. D: Williams, Kenansville ; J. T. Bland, Burgaw'; J. T. Foy, Scott's Hill; H. C. Bridger, Bladenboro; B. B. Win borne, Hertford ; J. Wr S. Robinson, Delta; J. E. Fowler, Clinton; I. H. Wright. Clinton; E. F. McCulloch. Bla den; A. Clark, ; Rosindale; ll - A. McLean. G. B. McLeod. Lumberton: jTrr-Ar.-' Brewa,-,Jkdbournr DionB, -wniievuie; a. , j. xiaie,. tt n. Stedman, Fayetteville; Dr. T. V. Moore, Phoenix; I. B. Rogers,- John D. Bellamy, Wilmington; P. S. Hawes, Funston; A L. Quickel, Lincoln ton; Hon. J. H. Small,. Washington. THE TRIAL IN PARIS. Former Servant of Mme. Steinheil on the Witness Stand. Paris, Nov. 6. In the trial today of Madame Steinheil charged with the murder of her husband and her step mother, the first witness called was Remy Couillard, formerly a servant in the Steinheil household, but now in the military service. He appeared In the uniform of a dragoon. It was Couil lard who discovered Madame Stein heil bound and gagged in her bed and the bodies of her husband and step mother in adjoining rooms. He re counted today the story which he had told- the police but nothing new was developed. Couillard was followed on the stand by police witnesses. During the afternoon much contra dictory testimony was given regard ing just how Madame Steinheil was bound, the general appearance of things in the household oh the morn ing after the crime was committed and also as to whether the artist knew of his wife's Intrigues with other men. REVOLUTIONIST VICTORY. Nicaraguan Troubles Seem Still to be . , Seething. Bluefields, Nicaragua, Nov. 6 News was received nere tnis morning by General Estrada that in an engage ment near Guatuano, Chontales Prov ince, on Thursday and Friday, Gener al Fornos Diaz, of the revolutionary forces, won a decisive victory against 600 government troops. The reports state that a hundred of the Zelayan soldiers were killed or wounded and that the loss of the insurgents was slight Reports from. Managua yesterday tptated that the government troops had deieatea tne revolutionists in xne en gagement in Chontales Proylnce, on Thursday and Friday with heavy los ses to the Estrada followers. The same disnatch stated that' General Formos Diaz, who was def Aiding Paso Las Lajas with 400 men, was routed. SENATOR CUMMINS. Insurgent Addresses . Chicagoans on Orthodox Republicanism. Chicago, .Nov. 6.: Before address ing the members of the Marquette Club . here . tonight Senator Cummins made- a few . remarks at; the' weekly luncheon of the Hawkeye Club, com posed of former Iowans. He extolled the loyalty of the Iowa Republicans to their party and asserted that while they might admire the intellectual at tainments of Senator -Aldrich, Repre sentative Payne and Speaker Cannon, they could never accept them as ar biters of . Republicanism. . Senator Cummins touched on many of the points which he discussed in greater detail in his address and as serted his faith in the income tax and declared that he was opposed to the corporation tax which was added to It : - - Dr. Wm. V. Ames, aged 88, a prbm inent physician, said to be . the x oldest member of the. Elks in the "United States, died at Fremont, Ohio, yester day. . . ' : .. ., .,- "WHOLE NUMBEB 13,146. r CAROLINA LOSES : : FIRST OF SEASON Score Was 1 5 to 0 in Favor of V. P. I. at Richmond ' Yesterday. A. & H. WON EASY GAME Harvard Took Game From , Cornell ' Navy Tied With Washington and . Jefferson Virginia Wins From V. M.' I. (Special Star Telegram.) k Chapel Hill, N. C, Nov. 6. In a t' bard fought battle today in Richmond, Va., Carolina had her goal line cross-' ed for the first time this year and went down In defeat before the strong V. P. I. team by the score of 15 to 0. ' Although the score would not Indl- ' cate it, Carolina played aa . equally good defensive game as V. P. I, and a slightly, better offensive game, har ing gained about 50 more yards than her opponents. The punting of Hodgeson, of V. P. I., who averaged over 45 yards, won the game for. the , Blacksburg boys. The . game started with a slight advantage for Carolina,;. " the ball being for a short while in V. P. I.'s territory As soon as punts ? were exchanged V. P. I. started ;t . gain, making about 15 yards on every r exchange. , Carolina made several -good gains but her , gains, were not steady and were frequently offset by ' penalizations.. .. After 15 minutes' "of play the ball was forced back to, Car olina's 10-yard line and there Belden's " punt was blocked, V. P.. L . receiving the .ball and .making the .first touch- ', down of the game. ' Hodgeson kicked the'goaL .The-rest of. the half, the - ' ball was ' kept In the middle -of the " field. ' -1 v. . ' , ' The second half was opened tor Car-: olina kicking to V. P. I. who returned the kick and recovered' the ' bairvon'T Carolina's 20-yard line,- Hodgson mak ing a marvelous kick of 60 yards. A , penalization of five yards, another of 7 1-2 yards and a line plunge of 7 1-2 through center netted another touch down and Hodgeson again kicked goal. There was no more scoring until late in the second half when exchanges of punts again brought the ball Into Car olina's territory and Hodgeson kick ed a goal from the field from the 80- yard line. After this Carolina by brilliant playing against odds came twice into striking distance of V. P. I's. goal but each time lost the ball, and Hodgeson kicked but of danger. The score was not a total surprise as ' " it Is generally granted that V. P. I. f has the strongest team in the South this year,. and also one of the greatest punters' in Hodgeson t that , has ever played on a Southern' football team. He really won the game for V. P. I. and without him it is quite probable . that V. P. I. would have nef er defeat-' ed Carolina. Porter at full and Bel- den played a good game for Carolina. The line-up of the teams was: ! North Carolina. 'v iV.'P. L Winston le , Luttrell r Garrett, (c) Spainhour.. It" ..'...Jones Thompson lg Burns Brown c ....... .....Gibbs McLean rg ............. Hodgeson, R. C. (c) Hedgepeth. rt Norris Williams, Venable . . re ........ Hicks Tillet, Belk, Belden. .q . . . ; , .Hughes , Belden, Thompson. ,rh ..Hodgeson.O.R. . sorter. in . . . Hodgeson, v.u.' Elder, Cross well. . fb . . .Legge, Davis ; Umpire, Donnelly, Trinity: referee, Barry, Georgetown; time-keepers. Wig gins and Hargrove; halves 25 minutes, attendance. 2,000., ' ' Story of A. & W. Victory. ' Lexington, Va., Nov. . 6 Washington and Lee University wis defeated to day by the A. & M. College of North Carolina, 3 by 0. The VarsIty team was somewhat crippled and the visit ors scored only after tho third attempt at a arop kick. Tne oau was in wasn- , ington and Lee's territory most of the first half, but In the second was kept in Tar Heel territory a good portion . ' of the time. ',- - -.-r - The game was full of snap and hard football. - Several costly fumbles were charged to each side and. punting was frequently used by both teams. , Goal H from field was kicked . by Hartsell. , Referee, Mr. Moore, of Davidson; um-.". pire Captain Doyle, of : the . Virginia Military Institute; halves 25" minutes. Virginia. Wins Easy. ; Charlottesville, Va., Not. . Play- '. ing a much better game than when ' she defeated the.. Naval Academy 1 a ffortnlght ago, Virginia today swamped ' the Virginia Military institute 32 to 0. Four touchdowns were made in the t first half, while in the second half, with practically a scrub team,, nine s points were added, a goal from plaoe ment by Captain Yancey; and a touch- . down, which was converted - Jnto . a ., goal. . .. , .... . v .... The cadets made flret down .tnly twice during , the contest " and at no , time was Virginia's . goal line . threat ened. ,x " ' ' ; , , , Stanton, the fleet-footed Californlan. was the star, frequently, going, around V the cadet ends for gains of 80 to 50 yards. , Many of ;, his , runs', however, .'' were made possible by ; tha. superb -blocking of JEllott, leftend. Todd, the sub-quarter used In the second half, . displayed marked ablUtjr.v la the four ' . v ! ( .7 1 I v ; , ' J . !' t I . . ' ' i '''. ii.i''v; '' i: '. -':...' i