♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY, t ♦ For North Carolina: ♦ I FAIR, | VOL. LII. NO. 36. Loads all Worth Carolina Bailies in Mews. and CirLLiation A CYCLONE OF CHEERS FOR GOVERNOR AYCOCK Educational Conference Rises En Masse to Applaud Him. HIS BROAD VIEWS THRILL Dr. Mclver Tells of Work in North Carolina Since the Last Conference. OFFICERS ELECTED FOR NEXT YEAR Os These Robert C. Ogden is President, J. Y. Jiyner, Walter H. Page, E. C. Bran son Vice Presidents, Rev. A. B. Hunter Sect’y. (By the Associated Press.) Athen3, Ga., April 24. —The eloquent address of Governor C. B. Aycock, of North Carolina, was the feature of the session of the forenoon Southern Educa tional Conference. Governor Aycock's subject was “Education and the Volun tary Tax.” He was repeatedly interrupted by applause and when he ceased speaking the entire audience rose to cheer him. Governor Aycock srid that the State of North Carolina had determined that every child of the State, white and black, should be educated. If there were some who did not think that the negroes ought to be educated, he did not agree with them. No uneducated force, he said, could do as*good work as one that had been trained. The speaker’s closing words to the audience and to the North ern visitors told how the North and the South, once contending for union and independence were now united in a more glorious independence than had ever been enjoyed. Mr. Ogden presided. Dr. Charles D. Mclver, president of the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College, at Greensboro, told something of wliat had been done in his State since the meet ing of the conference last year. Over thirty cities or towns have voted on the question of increasing the school fund by local taxation and only three, which voted have not agreed to do this. Four hundred libraries have been established in connection with the public schools. Dr. H. P. FrisocG. of Hampton, and T>r. Robert Frazer, of Richmond, repor ted on the work d ne in Virginia. Presi dent Edwin A. A; b-rman, of Tulane Uni versity, New Orleans, reported for the year in Louisiana, three parishes, 26 wards, nine towns and 17 school districts have been added to their school facilities by special taxation. The session was closed by a general discussion kd by Dr. John Massey, presi dent of the Alabama Female College, at. Tuskegoe, Ala., and Chancellor Robert B. Fulton, of the University of Mississippi. At a business meeting the following officers of the conference for the next year were elected: Presidcni, Robert C. Ogden: Vice-presi dents, J. Y. Joyner, Walter H. rage and E. C. Branson. Secretary, Rev. A. B. Hunter, of Ral eigh; Treasurer, George Foster Peabody N< >7 York Executive Committee, Dr. H. B. Fris sell. Dr. Sanford,* J. Y. Joyner, Hon. Hoke Smith, W. A. Blair THE AFTERNOON SESSION- The first address at the afternoon ses sion of the conference was delivered by Hon. Hoke Smith, of Atlanta, his sub ject being popular education the pri mary policy of the South. The speaker briefly reviewed the industrial condi tion of the South, compared with that of the State of Massachusetts. “The South has great natural advan tages,” said Mr. Smith, “and yet we lag behind. Why? Because while we de voted ourselves to raising slaves and one industry—agriculture, Massachusetts trained the minds of her children. Our work now is to give the children of the South such a training. White and black shall have a thorough education. The great problem is the rural school; the great difficulty is the sparseness of ru ral population in the South.” Mr. Smith referred to the address of •Governor Aycock and said he wished that all politicians were as manly and pure as the Governor of North Carolina. The speaker declared every man, be fore he voted for. a candidate for public office, should ascertain how that man stood on the school question. He said the South needed more and better schools. He believed the teachers in the country schols were as efficient as they were paid to be. When teachers were paid enough and assured a year's work, a sufficient number of well prepared teachers would offer themselves. Reviewing the great amount of money which the South had contributed to the cause of negro education, Mr. Smith said he spoke of this offering not as a sub ject for which the people of the South deserved praise, but as showing their intelligence and justice. “Would we be so foolish,” he said, “as to leave half our population groveling in ignorance? Those black people did not come here of their own accord. We brought them, * The News and Observer. they cannot go away, and we do not want them to go- Then it becomes ouj- duty to educate the minds and hearts of the negroes as we would educate the minds and hearts of the whites.” Hon- H. St. George Tucker, of Vir ginia, in his address urged ,the confer ence to meet in Virginia next year. This invitation was seconded by Dr. Paul Barringer, of the University of Virginia. Prof. P. B. Claxton, of Tennessee, ex plained the methods of the publication board of the society. The session was closed by a general discussion, conducted by William H. Baldwin, of New Ycrk, and taken part in by Hon. H. H. Hanna, of Indiana, and Dr. Charles W. Dabney, of Knox ville, Tenn. MOOSE DEVELOPS A SYSTEM SUPERIOR TO THE MARCONI This is the Opinion of Oreely After Witnessing the Experiments Between Roanoke Island and Cape Henry. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., April 25- —General A. W. Greely, chief of the United States Signal Service, passed through Norfolk yeter day en route to Washington. General Greely has been on the coast witnessing the experiments in wireless telegraphy being conducted between Cape Hnry and Roanoke Island, sixty miles distant, by th e experts in telegraphy of the UriUed States Weather Bureau- The results of these experiments are said to have been eminently satisfactory to General Greely, who thinks that the corps acting under Prof- Willis L. Moore, chief of the Weather Bureau, have de veloped for the Government, which ob tains the benefit of their discoveries free, a system of transmitting messages without wire superior to the Marconi system. General Greely is enthusiastic over the results achieved by Professors Fessenden and Thiessen and their as sociates, who have been for many months working arduously for the success they have obtained. A MYBTERIOUS FIRE Blaze in T. E. Strond’s Basement A Child Painmlly Scalded. (Special to News and Observer ) Durham. N. C., April 25.—-There came near being a serious fire about midnight last night at the residence of T. E. Stroud, on Church street. Ih the base ment were a lot of shavings and other trash which were burning furiously when discovered by one of the police officers. The blaze was extinguished without calling out the aid of the fire department. How th e fire originated is unknown, for if there had been a spark in the room in months no one knew it. A. W- Hawks, of Maryland, will de liver a lecture at the Southern Conser vatory of Music in this city on the night of May 9th, under the auspices of the Durham Lodge, Knights rs Pythias. A little child of Mrs. Martha Brooks, who lives on Liberty street, was pain fully scalded last evening by the upset ting of a kettle of hot water. Dr. Z. T. Breaks rendered the necessary medical attention. It is not thought that the child’s injuries will prove serious. Dr- W. P. Few, of the chair of Eng lish in Trinity College is attending the Southern Educational Convention at Athens, Ga- Week after next a Knights Pythias lodge will be instituted in West Durham. H. & B. Beer’s Market Letter. (Spec ial to News and Observer.) New Orleans, La., April 25.—Liverpool was better than expected, consequently our market opened' 2 to 4 points higher, advanced 13 to 15 additional on fresh buying, caused by the stopping of 42,- 000 notices in New York by a large ex port firm there and the bullish weekly statistics, closing 12 to 19 higher on old crop months and 1 to* 4 on new. The amount brought into sight during the week was 76,000 against 91,000 last year and 63,000 year before last. The total brought into sight from September first to date is f*.567,000 against 9, 269,000 last year and 8,542,000 year before last, an increase of 298,000 over last year and 1,025.060 over year before last, indicating on the face of the movement a crop of 10,681.000 compared to last year and 10,- 461,000 if compared to year befort last. The total stock of American ashore and afloat to Liverpool is 1,033,000 against T 74 000 last year and 650,000 year before last. The visible supply of American during the week decreased 88.000 against 93.000 last year, and 16,200 year before last and the aggregate to date is 2,659,- 000 against 2.685,000 last year and 2.315,- o» si r ■. *, ’. 4 . -• I ‘..'a'- 4- - L |l,' l k til me writ A t and tl tality, dent oi responds Genera. tunity to forth,, monument to ufhen. It was a day of parting and the ques tion, “I wonder if we will meet again,” was heard from many lips and many an J aged head shook dubiously in answer. Yet the day was not given over to the sorrow of parting entirely. Every effort was made by the committee in charge to offset the gloom which it was known would come when good-byes were said. Bands played as they never had played before. “Dixie” and “The Bonnie Blue Flag” monopolized the program in the auditorium when the convention was be ing held. To enhance the attractions for the last day a feast, unique in the history of reunions was prepared. Six buffalo, brought from a ranch famous among cat tlemen the country over, were made martyrs to the cause of a Southern barbecue. Yesterday six immense pits were dug and as many heaping beds of coals produced under the direction of an expert in the barbecue business. All night long the immense carcases slowly roasted, and it was noon before the ex acting taste of the chef was satisfied. The carcases had been roasting for thirty-six hours and were done to a turn. An immense crowd witnessed the cooking and a watery lot of mouths opened when the meat, fresh from the coals was brought in. All day long the streets were crowded with people going to depot. Freight trains were held on distant sidings to allow of the freest possible movement of the passenger trains. Before tomor row morning the greatest crowd ever entertained in (he history of Dallas will have dwindled to a few thousands. Lit tle complaint was heard. Many had suffered some inconveniences and dis comforts, but it is believed to have been no fault of the men in charge of the reunion. An estimate of the number of visitors is practically impossible, but the best judgment places the number between 125,000 and 150,000. An average of 17,000 meals a day has been served at the mess tables of Camp Johnston, and thi| aver age was but slightly reduced today, owing to the fact that many special guests were allowed to partake of the buffalo meat. Mississippians held a reception during the day at the camp. Among the speak ers wtere ex-Governor Robert W. Lowry, of Jackson; General S. I). Lee, of Vicks burg; ex-Congressman Patrick Henry, of Brandon; General B. Z. White, of Meridian: Judge John H. Rogers, of Fort Smith, Ark., and “Private” John Allen* of Tupelo. Death of Mrs. J. B. McAllister. (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C., April 25.—Maj. T. J. Brown received a telegram this afternoon stating that his sister, Mrs. Jessie Brown McA*lister, died in New York City at noon today of apoplexy. She was taken ill last night. Since her husband’s death in St. Paul, Minn., a year ago, Mrs. McAlister and her niece, Miss Sadie Hall, have been residents of New York city. Maj. Brown left tonight for New York to accompany the remains here for interment. A dynamite cap exploded today in the hand of Henry McGee, a farmer, near Rural Hall. His left thumb was torn off and two fingers badly lacerated. McGee picked the cap up in the road and tarried it in his pocket for some time, not know ing what it was. Women are naturally tender-hearted- No woman ever deliberately stepped on a mouse.