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r, r '1 Weather Today Weather Todav I Fair Friday; Satur- : Fair Friday; Satur day fair and warmer j . light to fresh east to ' southeast 'winds. J I day lair and " warmer; I I i liffht to fresh east . to VOIjUME LXXXIV XO. 154 UALEIGH, K. C4aiDAT- MOKJSXNG, NOYEMBEK 15, 1907 BKICE 5 CENTS C and uilatfoini au Lisa V SBT SB I . 1 v T SI X. M .. - . . I T -..; . i i M- M J . A ' " " ' ' . 1 . t. , . . . . , : - ...... . 7 J'tl ' l)aHSes:te:News c 1 . - -- -;- - " .'V,.i- .;. ..-.v.r-. v..".v.. .r --::.-.:;.v,-;,.;;:..f.vrii;-. (..-.. Leads Cirei I 7 7 BRYAN MAKES . illiUllCEiEIIT Ho. Is S ubject to Wishes of His Party WILL ABIDE ITS ACTION lie " Assumes Tliat the Democratic - rarty Will Not Select lUm Unless . It Desires to 3Iake an AKKrcs- , slve Fight far pDetuocTatlc : 'IVuK-iples. : '-.. (By the Associated Press.) . Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 14. William J. Brjan, -will 'accept the : Democratic nomination for president In 1908, but he will neither ask nor make a fight for It ; He says that for ft year or mtre he has been pressed to answer th question: "Will you accept the nomination?" and. he believes the pub lic la entitled to an answer and to know the position he occupies. The question that ; ought to weigh most, he says. Is whether his nomination will strengthen the Democratic party more than the nomination of some one else. Not only will he not seek , or ask : for t. e nomination, but h will not assume to decide the question of availability, and if the prfee falls to another he win neither be disap pointed -nor disgrunted. At the same time, he denies that - he has waited this long in a desire to see whom the ' Republicans are . likely to nominate, or to ascertain the chances of victory. Mr. Bryan says: "Now .that the election, of 107 -is passed and plans are being made for rext year's rjnpalgrt; Mr., Bryan feels that a statement . is due to the public i imaki woo prefer another candidate are entitled to know his position, and those who fator his nomination have a right; to demand -an answer'to the question so often ' put,- 'Will you ac cept a nomination. ms refusal to an swer theqUestion has led to the cir culation of many false reports and nn friendly newspapers have t?r:cn:ad antage of his silence to. misrepresent his attltude.uw "-Au.. ? V:-..-,?. 'Mr. Bryan will not ask for or seek a nomination, and he will not assume to. decide the question of his aval la-, bility. He has been so amply reconv' pensed by his party for what he has done and for what he has endeavored to do that - he cannot- T.Latm a nomi nation as a reward; neither should his ambition .' be considered,', for he has . had honors' enough from his party to satisfy any reasonable ambition. -The only question that ought to weigh with' the party is whether the" party ran be strengthened and -aided more by his nomination than by the nomi nation of some one else-V If,' he can ' serve the -party by being 5 its candi-. date, he will' accept . the commission and make the best fight he can. ; If, however, the' choice falls upon anoth er, be will not be disappointed or dis gruntled. His availability Is a ques tion to be decided hot by him, not by a ' few leaders, ; not even by the leading newspapers to call themselves "Democrats, but by the voters "of the larty, and to them, ; he entrusts the decision of the question they are the supreme court' In all matters concern ing -candidates, as they are In. all mat ters concerning the platform. "He assumes that they - win not se- " lect him - unless they desire to make an aggressive fight for the application of Democratic principals , under ; the present conditions, and he also takes It for granted that the organization of the party will be in harmony with the platform, and will be composed of men who see. political records will invite confidence and give assurance that a victory; if won, will not be a barren- victory, i ; "The Republicaas must nominate either a reformer, a standpdtter or one - whose position on public quiestlons is unknown, and the course of the Dem ocratic party should be tUe same no matter which element controls the Ret publican convention. ; The . Demo cratic, party must make the fight for what it believes. , While it may take advantage of Republican miatakes. it must depend upon Its own merits for success and not upon the error,1 of its opponents. - , ' v ' .,!-;, The action of the Republican con vention may have Its Influence in the determining of the relative availability f Democratic candidates, but It ought not to have any influence In. determ ining the question whether the one ' chosen br ' the Democrats should ac cpt the nomination. - If the rank and file of , the Democratic . party desire Mr. Brj'an to make th race, he will make it. no matter who. may ie the ' Republican' nominee ; "No one can estimate' the chances of the party In the next campaign with ' A .... 1. : 1 lidacy i ncpenaent upon me -outlook. .While D mocrats have reason to be encouraged by the facts -that Demo cratic principles have grown- In poo- . ularjty and tha Democratic policies - are now ' praised by many who de nounced them a few years ago', and while further encouragement is to be derived from the fact that the Demo cratic oartv Is more united than !t has been. for many year, and the ReDub lican party more divided. still the as Hon of the Democratic party cannot -be made dependent upon 'theCprospect .of success.. The prospectn noVteem ev- cenent. nut a Democratic National ConvenUon will be hld. . a platform adopted and candidates nominated. Whether the nrpsnects are bright or gloomy, me parry must make the . best fi-ht ft can. Whether It- enters the campaign with rear or with onnfl- . dence. . Democrats believe that Demo. iraut are souna, and that Democratic policies are necessary; they should therefore, endorse those principles and present those policies and then select a their candidates those who. in their Judgment, will give .the party the greatest, assurance of benefit In a case, of victory. f ' .' 1f thc members of the party be- . Heve that Mr. Bryan's nomnlatlon wltl help the party, its principles and its , policy, he will accept ' the nomination whether the Indication point to de CContlnued on pa six) WILL ASK MUCH OF ROOSEVELT Fedcrction of Laborin Be- ..... ' . half of Porto Ricans OTHER RESOLUTION? T. V. Powderly Says In Address - He " Hopes tin! "Day Will Soon Como When the President Will Not '. Consider It Reneatli His DUc- ' nity to Address Federation. - (By the Associated Press.) i i Norfolk, Va., Nov. 14. The Ameri can Federation of Iabor today refer red to its Committee' on Resolutions for; early action and report lenghty resolutions by Porto ; Rlcan delegate, Iglesias, San Chez and Becorri. provid ing ; for ,a committee 4 with the 1 Porto Ricans Included-' thereon to be headed by President Gompers, who shall within two weeks following the ad journment of the present convention, visit President Roisevelt and ask re lief for Porto Rico as follows: i That full American citizenship be granted. . ' . Practical and . necessary economies in appropriations for the personnel of the insular; administration, r For an eiht-hour day and enforce ment of the American labor, liability act.'-- . : . ,-v ' ' ' Radical abolishment of convict la bor In public works.. -. 'I'.V M ... ' ,.':,-- " . Suppression of, the forty and fifty cents, ten hours a day, scale to work men engaged in Porto Riran govern mental work. ; Prosecution of all corporations hold ing" more than SOO acres of land in violation of the Foraker law. s Laws to ' protect agricultural labor; to ' prevent payment of workmen in ships, tins or any other medium than American money;'. the investigation of factories and ' improvement of ' their sanitary' condition. ' " t ' Preventing the- Porto Rlcan police from being - use -to break; legitimate trades union' lrikes. , M - '"-' . Th establishment "of a branch of the United States ' Labor- Bureau In Porto Rico. and a. law preventing child labor. under 14 years. i rli u Addresses by D. J. Shackelton and J. Hodge, of London, both members of Parliament; W. R. Trotter, of Winni peg, Manitoba. Canadian, fraternal delegate, and T; V. Powderly,- repre senting the Department of Commerce and Labor. and the Introduction and reference of a large number of other resolutions formed, the . leading fea tures of the nay's session. ' . A notable feature was the address of , Mr.. Powderly, who. declared he hoped the day; would come in his time when the President of; the; United States and Cabinet-officers would not consider it beneath their dignity to visit and address the. American Fed eration of Labor. . i ' Resolutions .were Introduced calling upon Congress In the event of an "Inr' dustrial crisis" following the "financial panic", to find "ways and means to ameliorate and mitigate the crisis by issuing money without Interest to States, counties and cities for the pur pose of building J highways, j schools, bridges and public utilities, provided, however, that such work be done at union , wages, under the eight hour day," the; -money proposed to ibe loan ed to be returned in easy I installments. . - Other ' resolutions introduced today were as follows: .. -j ': Calling on all members of organized labor to absolutely hold aloof .from all military organizations until the United States provides a military system such as that of Switzerland. - 1 Providing to a' woman i organizer of the woman wage workers I of the United States. . ' '; f.' ' !j- - Endorsing the Spight bill ln Con gress for the relief of seamen In for eign-going vessels. . - i f -; Levying a general assessment of one per cent per month for the aid Of the labor unions in los Angeies. I , Calling for a minimum of i 19 per week wages ;for all female retail clerks and. giving this movement the support of the Federation- i ' Ca Ulnar for the building, and repair lng of all government vessels fat navy yards and a committee to have in this charge with a salary of IZ5 per week each and necessary exDenses. notei expenses notF to exceed $1.60 ber day. "I AM GOING TO lIELtV Wrote T, N.; Palmer, Who Shot Him. self In the Head i Am .Going XoW, Going, Went, Gone.! Atlanta, Ga.. Nov. 14.T. li Palmer locked himself In a.Yoom at Williams House No. ti in North Forsyth street and shot himself through the head with a revolver. - :- Palmer left a letter adressed to Dr. Bostwlck. of Honea Path. 8.J C. He said in the letter he had tried suicide twice. :- '-" " . '- i - "I am going to hell." Jie wrote. "I am going now. going. iT.ent. gone." "NoUfy my brother, Oliver M. Palm er. at Blythe. Ga." . i He had registered under ttle name of D. Swalles, of New York. . WORKS HARDSHIP. Sontlieni Itsllway a Genlas In Busi ness Tyrany, f - . - ' ' (Special to News and Observer.) Mebane. N. C Nov. 14. The Southern. Railway has Issued instruc tions to all their agents to accent, in payment of freights, only the. cash or checks on nanKs wnere -tney have de nnait.r declintne to accent hv nn any other banks, also Inducting their agents".. to charge demurrage on cars or freight remaining In depot over the time limit At points such aa this 1t works, great hardships upon their pat rons, who are unable to get currency and who do their banking business at local banks, or banks which are not depositories of the Southern Railway. Is it any wonder that the public, which Is treated thus r arbitrarily, should complaint . t GLEfUl SPEAKS FORTEMPFRANCE Speech at Scotland Neck Greatest Ever Heard OLKS ENTHUSIASTIC 4- The School Trustees Declined to Let ' ;..- - - f - ; , Uk Governor Speak in the Public : . - i . i i 1 . Scrliool Hoiim, Dut tlie leoplc 1 Crowded to Hear , '- .' :'-'' ViKV.ivii:' (Special to News and Observer.) Scotland Neck, N. C, NoV. 14. Scotland Neck never does things by halves. Yesterday she welcomed Gov ernor i Glenn with open arms. One hundred mounted horsemen, and sev eral hundred pedestrians met him at the station. Despite the cold weath er, women and children, many or tnem on horseback, waited, for half an hour In the rain, for the coming of , the train, Rafter which .they escorted the Governor to the Baptist church where he made an interesting talk on the trfllnine of children. ' 1 Governor Glenn Is here, mainly, for the making of a speech on temper ance tonight, and with the exception the whole towii gave him a. fitting we-, qpme; j many of them were unable to withstand the inclination to honor a worthy man, end Joined In with the After a fittinjr Introduction by Rev. W. G. I Walker, of Wilson. Gov. Glenn talked far more than an hour. He had a crowded house and every one paid strict attention. His address was really a lay sermon, for he quoted the Bible often and with telling effect. He swept the audience along with him as he told over the experiences of his childhood and old home. He softened the hearts of all of his hearers as he carried them back- to the long ago. Then Vrlth sudden and telling effect he brought them back to the present and Its responsibilities the proper rearing of children, and said: -"If our boys and girls of today are destitute of honor- and of the princl pies of? true manhood. It takes no pro nhet to feretelU the future of ?our i j The iGoverhoy ls a firm believer in the good old ways of our fathers. He urged that mothers stay at home and train their children Instead of visiting card parties and clubs. He appealed to parents ; to practice ; what t they preachy to be a living example of the virtues-thev would find in their chil dren, sayfng that the church) member who Is! ashamed to act as becomes a Christian. Is not worthy i to raise a family.; It was an old-time talk full of the philosophy of long ago. Governor Glenn on IToIilbltion. On Tuesday night Governor Glenn, addressed the largest audience that has yet assembled In Maddry's . warehouse. After a fitting solo by Rev, A. i J. Par ker, of Wilmington, who j Is now as sisting jln a meeting alt the Methodist chUrch.! Mr. Albion Dunn introduced the Governor in a few well-chosen re marks. "'(-"- :-' i -;-' ' ' On -taking the stand Mr. Glenn of fered a; fervent prayer for) thej success of the: task he was about to under take. He then made a few Introduc tory remarks, and spoke ! In part as follows: DuiHig his short stay here he had heard some of the harshest epithets applied to the good - women who were taking part In this fight. For the first time In his life public school trustees had objected to his speaking in a public school building, and why? Because, forsooth, they were afraid he might say a few words in the cause of temperance, of manhood, of moral ity. He had heard some one here had accused him of drinking since he had been Governor of .North Carolina. He denounced the fellow as a self-convicted nar.' and said tjiat;he has been strictly temperate since taking up the cause of prohibition. His right to as sist In local fights had been questioned, but he 'had sworn, when he took the oath of office, to work for the moral upbuilding of the State, and prohibi tion is ta means of doingj this. Then! he warmed up to his! subject and answered the various arguments that have been used by the whiskey forces in this campaign.: His final appeal was one-of the most powerful ever uttered in our town. At one mo- ment he would paint In lurid colors the awful effect of the drink I evil, at another "he would rise to a flight of eloquence emost sublime; then sud denly brUg the audinc4 almost to tears by a pathetic appeal.: It was the great?, temperance speech we have hearrf. At its close, the people flocked to shake his hand, but. the I women were most enthusiastic In thelr jthanks. two horses poisoned: Officers? Have a Cine and May I ) How. a Sensation (Special to News land Observer,) Salisbury. N. C., . Lov. 14. Chas. W. Mowery. who conducts , a hvery and transfer) business In this city, is for the third time within a year the victim of a fiend who has apparently been bent on the destruction of live I stock. He lost on yesterday a fine pair of horses which were poisoned by the use of strychnine. The officers here have a clue and a sensation will follow If the guilty party is caught Mr. .Mow ery has lost a number of horses In the same manner. . r . .) n Mr. Norman II. Johnson to Speak. Mooresvllle, Nov. 14.Mr. Norman H. Johnson, general counsel ;of the North Carolina Retail j Merchants' Association.' and editor of The Mer chants f Journal and commerce, will deliver an address irt Mooresvllle No vember) 20th. to which the public Is cordially Invited.'" The address will be given under, the auspices Jf the local merchants and the speaker will dU cusa national and State legislation and the' benefits to be derived from co-operation and organization In a community. i ' . ORPHAN'S HOME ; . I Action of Western N. C. Conference Yesterday LOCATION NOT DECIDED AU Ministers in Hearty Kavor of the Movement Day Taken Up With l Routine Work Passing Cluirac- ! tcrs of Ministers and Hear- ' - . ' ' ' . " j i: -' .. ' I ing Reports; ; f (Special to News and Observer.) i Salisburj. X CU Nov.n4.-7-The sec bnd day of the Western iNorth Caro Una Conference, now in j . session . j la Salisbury, was taken ,up with routjne work, passing the characters of the ministen ,and hearing regular and special reports. - Rev. R M. Taylorf of the Franklin i district, conducted the opening exercises j . j C. Morrison,! who Is pre4 Bishop H. siding, called fort reports son the con-! dltlon of Epworth Leagues, tempers ance societlen, and missionary organi- zations. Kncouring ; reporw . werei made on. this line -of-work. Revs. I Ji D. Hammond of Nashville; secretary of the board of education, and 3. C. Kil- go, president of .Trinity College, were Introduced to the ' conference and made able addressestm the education al work of the l church. ! Dr: Ham mond spoke especially of work among colored people at Payne College, Augusta. Ga., and Lane Institute, Jackson, Tenn. -a. T. Gilbert; colored. a member of the faculty of the euor gla college, was) Introduced and spoke in behalf of the negroes and -their needs. lie ! said . the negroe's best . friends ar! in . the South. 1 Several hundred dollars .were contributed for nis wont, i i Through ! Rev. S. B: Turrentine, chalrmai. of a snecial commission ion orphanage, a .report was jmade today recommt raing tnat tne. comer ence es tablish an ' orphan's home this year. The most Interesting) feature of the conference today developed in the dis cussion oi the; report which was adopts ed. All minirvSrf, speke m hearty favor or me moven'eprane locauon is to o determined by a board or trustees yet to oe named. . several cities in the State havfl placed bids for the location of the 'orphanage.- :i. "-. r.jj ; Rev; W HL Mc Masters, of the Amer ican Sabbath Union, .r addressed the conference today on the j subject j of eaDDath observance. He was heard with great interest. Tonight Dr. John CUKilgO; spoke on Christian education the occasion being the anniversary of the board of education of the confer ence. . He . spdke with great earnest ness and the Interest in the subject was very ? marked. The work of the conference Is progressing ; rapidly Un der the. guidance of Bishop Morrison. who disposes of business with great dispatch. Nothing has been given out by cabinet officials though there are many rumors as to pastoral changes that are to; follow in large numbers. More men will be moved this year on account of the time limit than In any former year in the history; of the con ference, . ;The announcement today that Rev. Plato Durham, formerly pastor of Trinity Methodist church, Charlotte, has accepted a position on the editorial staff of the Charlotte Ob server,' created much surprise In the conference. Pres. of Knickerbocker ! Trust Company Cliarlea T,' Barney, Wliose Company Failed at the Beginning of tlie Panic,' Ends Ills Life Ixng I . . . I Prominent lu Financial -. ,;m Circles. (Bt the "Associated Press.) i New York, Nov.. 14. Charles 1 T. Barney - president of the! Knicker bocker Trust Company, which recently closed Its doors; ; committed suicide) at his hemcj in this city today i Mr. Barney was president of the Knickerbocker Trust Company, which closed 1U doors at the beginning of the recent financial crisis. The Institu tion was one of the largest trust com panies lu the city and had liabilities estimated at from $60,000,000 to $70, 000,000. Mr. Barney had! long been iprominentL In the financial life: (of New lYorl; and was interested In many and various enterprises. His wife! is a sister of the late William C. Whlt- ney. NAVjL HOSPITAL AT PENSACOLA CongteiM Will Ke Asked f or Approprta. , tlon for its lauargement . ; ' ( By ' the Associated Press.) Washington, D, C, Nov. ! 14.-r-Con gress. will ibe asked to. make an ap propriation for the enlargement of the naval hospital at Pensaeola, Florida. This is. the only naval hospital on the Gulf j coast, and Surgeon -General Rlxey, of the Navy, has reported that tl is adequate In size for the accommo dation of the sick of fleets when ! In winter rendezvous on that station.; j THE WEATHER. Fair Friday; Saturday '.fair and warmer: light to fresh east to south east Winds,' i i i. ' ! The AVeathcr Yesterday., il -A Maximum temperature 63 degrees; Minimum temperature sj decrees;' Total precipitation for 24 hours end ing S, p, nu. 0 Inches. ; . t I Hours reduced i FROM 10 TO 8 . 1 :: , -- -- !:rv: A l . .v . , , :'i.iV'. : I - Action of North Carolina Case Workers ! ANOTHER BUNCO GAME Furniture 3Ianufacturers In Session at ' . .. I. -: i i urecnsDoro Discuargea urum- : mer Calls on Former Friends . . kirand 3Iaster Busbec r to Speak at Banquet. (Special to News and Observer. Greensboro, N. C. Nov. 14. A a largely - s tended session of the North Carolina Case Workers Association, representing ninety-five; per cent j t the output of North Carolina furniture factories, it was decided to reduce ths output by curtailing hours from ten to eight hours per day, excepting! In places where " employes preferred working five ten-hour - days i in . the week, laying off one day. The ques tion: of shutting down was discussed but no tscriously considered. The As sociation also discussed but did hot favor suggestions of - curtailing prod ucts by selling at reduced prices, but resolved to -continue manufacturing goods and. storing them until the mar ket I opened better. . There is ? consid erable depression In the market,, and collections are said to be fifty per cent below the average at : this season, ' but the manufacturers seem confident of brighter times in the near future. There wll! be no shutting down "f plants or discharge of employees in the factories. It is understood that all the. High" oint factories will adopt the plan of eight hours per day; leaving i to other localities the plan of work lng five days In the week if they pre fer. . :y - : : - i At the sslon today the following of ficers r were elected for ,the ' ensuing year: President, F. N, Tate,; High Point: Vice-President.' A. ' E. Smith, Mt Airy: Secretary, C G. Field, High Point ; Treasurer, A. EL Tate, High Point. t-.;.: , -j v :::-:u : "'! i; Committees selected were as v fbl lows: V Executive Committee F. SN. Tate "A. V B. Smith, . G. . Cradshaw. J. R. Flnleyi C. S- 'Siewers. , f Traffic and Transportatloh: J. W. Harris, W. E. Harrison. J." Gf SheltoA. . i Amonnr Drominent furniture man a facturlng- plants , represented ' at the session were: Forsyth Furniture Co.; Huntley Furniture Co.; Oakland Man ufacturing Co., Winston-Salem: Con tinental Furniture Co.; Tate Furnltiire Co. ;i Union Furniture Co.; Welch Fur niture Co.; Kearns Furniture Co.; Myrtle Desk ' Co.. High Point; Forest Furniture Co.. North Wllkesbor :. ?. C: homasvllle Furniture Co,, Thomas ville; Goldsboro Furniture . Mfg. C& Goldsborc ; Greensboro Furniture Mfg. Co., Greensboro; Gate City Furnltu-'e Mfg Co., Greensboro; statesville Fur niture Co., Statesville; Imperial Furni ture; Co., Statesville; National Furni ture! Co., Mt. Airy; Elk Furniture Co., Lexington, m. C ... . , .j t ! "Buncoed" Again. : 1 -' . Some kind hearted merchants here seem to- be flush of cash in pocket k well as Mr. Charles Van Noppen aad hotel proprietor Ciegg, who were both buncoed this week by sharps. . rues day a traveling man who had formerly represented Henzes pickling company was here and approached three grocer customers for fifteen dollars cash, arid got It advanced without even "the form ality of a check. Yesterday theV found that the drummer had recently been discharged, and was simply working his old friends and his -.old territory for all It was worth. A genuine repre sentative of the firm was here today and ; Informed these grocers of thir being, "buncoed" saying that he had been following the; "sleek duck" two davs in an effort to catch up with him; It would appear that the firm would have done better to have sent out a general warning to Its customers by wire at the first Intimation". f crooked work on tWe part of its 'former trusted representative. Nobod y knows how many grocers got caught, but only three have. squealed. r . - j To Save 20 Cents, Lost $89. I; A gentleman raised in this city who is now clerk of the New York State Senate had twenty cents In change snatched from his hands in New York last week, while paying fdr some pos tal cards. He pursued the thief, fail ed to catel him but lost a $40 overcoat In one pocket of which' was his purse containing .159. He was so eager - to overtake the thief he "shucked"! his overcoat and gave It to a bxstandef . When he came to get his tog, the by stander had gone. The gentleman was i here with his. family,, going to Alabama to act as special reporter for the special session of the legislature there. He was ' braving the chilling blasts in a Inn? frock coat.i 1 ' j ! Gross of Matches Explode. j This morning at six o'clock -a gross of sulphur matches In the store .of Hepler Bros, on ; Lewis street, ex ploded setting the store on fire. The fire company responded so promptly there was little damage done : to the stock and none to the building. j Mr. David Dreyfus .who has been secretary or the Cone Export and Com mission "Company for . a ' number of years on yesterday severed his con nection with that company. Mr. and Mrs.; Dreyfus left yesterday afternoon for a tet days' trip to New York. He has not yet decided what he will en gage In in the future.. During his stay! in the city Mr. Dreyfus has been prominent In the social and commer cial life and his friends hone he will continue to make this city his home, Grnnd Mter Busbee to Speak. 1 At la;t-night's meeting of Buena Vit Lode No. 21, I. O. O. F. Messrs. S. T.'Wyrick, Isham Kln-r and D P. stern received third - degree. Next Tuesday night Mr Perrin Busbee, of Raleigh, grand master, wil be present and address the lodge.- In honor of his visit: thert; will be a . banquet In the lodge rom and several responses to toasts in addition to the main ad dress, which will be by Mr.? Busbee, 4 .' The unusual sl?ht of husband apd wife cfary was witnessed here :yester ( Continued on Page Six.) ; CHORISTER FLOGS; MASTER Outcome of Sunday, Lec ture in Vanderbilfs Choir ON THE FIRST SIGHT Prof. Flaxington Harper. Organist and Choir Master in All Souls Church, . Accuses Members of Sitting ' j Vp ' and Looking 'During t ; Prayer. , ';"'- . (Special to News and Observer.) Ashevllie, - N-: C, Nov. 14. Some thing of a sensation . Was created on Patten avenue, a prominent and crowded thoroughfare of the city, this afternoon when I J. M. McCanless, a local photographer, asaultcl and se verely punished Prof. Flaxington Harker, organist and choirmaster at George W. . -Vanderbilt's All Souls church, Blltmbre. Harker did not at tempt to defend; himself. McCanless struck his man several times in the face, breaking his glasses and brush ing the .organist up considerably. Mc Canless then went about his business. The - provocation , for the : assault is alleged to have occurred' last Sunday morning after services at All Souls. McCanless Is a member of the choir. and after services, Harker, while in' u disagreeable frame of mind, read the choir a lecture. In the course of his remarks he accused some of them of not : kneeling j during prayers and with gazing around the church, ; Mo Can less took Harkers remarks as a sort of reflection on his religlqn and prompuy toia Harker that, her Mc Canless, had always knlt during pray er and that he had never gazed around during services. ! It v is alleged that Harker , disputed McCanless word, leastwise ' McCanless - . so construed Harkers reply, and thereupon Mc Canless.; In. a rage .len ,the room. It had been .rumored since that, when McCanless met Harker he would as sault him.. It is said that the two men this afternoon met, for the first time since , Sunday, trhen McCanless pro ceeded to punish his man.' The rela tions between the cho!rand the choir master at Vanderbilt's Church liave not been of the best for some time, and thee have been rumen of a strike unless Harker treated the choir with more;-courtesy.' . ; j:.: i z .- X MOItXTXG NEWS TO BE SOLD. r- . ,.:-. .. ; . Col. Esteirs'WllI Filed for Probate ft 3fakes Widow Chief Beneficiary, '$5,00 for Orphanage, Savannah, ; Ga. Nov. 1 4. The will of the late J. H.-Estill, filed for pro. bate today," makes the widow the chief beneficiary. Mrs. Estill receives . a beautiful residence at the Isle of Hope and all of the testator's personalty. - The. Morning News, Itu is -directed, shall be sold. Ono-seventh of the pro ceeds will . go to F. F, Bell, . busineKS manager of the paper. : To Bethesda Orphanage is left $5 -000, and a number of small bequests are niade. '.- ;.,:V-:; n-.i ". The residue of the estate is divided into six equal parts, sroing to ' th" widow and five sons. The shares of four of the sons are to be hela ia irusc for them by the Citizens and Souther, n Bank. , : - ' s - The Morning News will be -sold whenverythei executors may : deter mine. ! .-. ' :" ' MR. -GALT SUGGESTS CIGARETTES. Secretary Read Only tlie Notes No Whistles to Sound in High Point. ; ' (Special to News and Observer) I -High Point, N. C, Nov. 14: James, the young son of Dr. W. J. McAnally, is critically ill with pneumonia at the hhme of his parents on South Main street .. . "' . , A good Joke is v. going the rounds 'about Rev. Alexander Gait, of this city. In fact Mr. Gilt tells It himself. While at the Convocation In Greensboro last week he made a talk against the cigar ette evil, and suggested that whenever a minister found anything on the sub ject , to suggest it to Ms editor. The secretary , of the Convocation was out at, the time and a new one was tak ing notes. The next morning when the secretary read . the minutes, he merely read the notes and there it was just as the secretary pro-tern put It down : "Mr. Gait suggests ; cigar- ettes." The - laugh : was on Mr. Gait; but he was not responsible for iL The City - Fathers ' nave adopted a new ordinance about ihe blowing ' of whistles in the city,' which applies to both railroads and factcrles. The train whistles must not blow la the city limits except in .cases of extreme dan ger or for fire alarm under penalty of $25, and unlawful for factory whistl.es to blow more than thirty minutes be fore time, of i work and. then a short blast. i i Dr. T. F. Marr. the beloved pastor of Washington Street M. E.- church, left today, for conference and it is the unanimous wish of fail the . members that he be returned "to this charge. Rev. L. A. Falls, the pastor of South Main street M. E. church - popular with his congregation i and the memDers will insist tnat ae com uav.. Dr. Kllgo to Preach Dedicatory Sermon Roxboro. N. C Nov 1 4. Th rt services in Roxboro's handsome hew Methodist church will ue t tl on Thanksgiving Day. Dr. John C. Kllgo. president of Trinity College, will preach the dedication sermon at 11 a. m. :- V;; ;; :;; - The new church Is of brick, with slate roof, and well finished thrughout Both ' the auditorium and Sunday school room are spacious and commo dious. . Pastor Hornaday and his flock has just cause to feel happy over hav ing such a nice house of worship, r . Among the ; memorial windows that have been put in are those to 1 the" memory of Mr. G. D. Satterfleld. Mr. M. A. Satterfleld. Rev. William M. Jordan Mrs. : Ann Eliza Jordan. Mr. Robert Edgar Long, Capt James T. Eergeam aad Mrs. Sv M, Sergeant Firo in Commonwealth Cotton Hill CATCHING "TIGERS" Cotton Factory ' Saves ; ty AutornaUc Sprinkling Arrangement- Glenn, School District Votes Today r ... ... i. t .... , ! -tooctai Event in Honor ' W ' ' of Richmon4 Lady. (Special to News apd Observer.) ' Durham. N. C, Tfor. 14. There came near; being a serious Aire In the Commonwealth Cotton Mtrt this morn ing. In ''the picker room either a match or nail rot Into the cotton and when fire was set off th ire was a mass of flames in a mcmerit The au-" tomatic sprinkling arrangements In the factory' were set' T t, ; the heat of the blaze ahd tbT kept the fire under control until the factoryhose ( could be put to work. In a very short while the fire war under control and n call was sent to th"j city- firemen for help, as it was early seen that the blaze could be stopped without call- lng the firemen to t? scene. It ; isf not known how much the loss will but It will not be very heavy, 1 The First Freeze.. :. The fii freeze of he year was last I nlgw This morning there was plenty ice oyer water in exposed places ana many or the citizens awoke to find that thtfir faucets to city water, which had not been, cut - off. were frozen and warm water ijad to be used toget them in working shape again. Local Tax inectkra Today. Tomorrow there will be an election In the Glenri school district, several miles from Durham. .This will be for the purpose of either voting or refus lag a special school tax. There was a rally at the Glenn school last night and . quite a large number of people were present, this shon lng the interi est tnat is toeing taken in the matter. 'is -a ' foregone-conclusion hat to morrow this special tax. will be voted In the Glenn district It is done for ' the purpose of establishing in that dis trict a high school. The special tax will add some S500 per year to this one school. Durham 'row has In the rural districts a few schools that pre pare students for entrance into : the University or any of, the colleges jf the State and it is .the'purp-ise of the Glenn school -people to have a prepara tory, school of this kind before it is over 'with. Next week there will be a similar election in the Redwood school district There the dividing line is very close, but It Is said that the elec tion will carry. There Is another elec-. tlon for the White's Cross Roads dis trict next month. .; .. . x Ilss Pear MarUiam Entertains. - There was a pretty and .very enjoy- ; able social event at the home of Mr. i M. G.'Markham. register of deeds la this county, last night j when his daughter. Miss Pearl Markham, en tertained in honor of Miss D T othy Shields, this being a "floral wedding." Miss Shields lives in Richmond and is here on a visit to Miss Markhant The color scheme In the decorations . was pink and green and considerable palms and ferns were used about the elegaflf home. The first prize was wccl by Miss Loraine Proctor and by-her presented to the guest of honor, this o.eing done by Mr. Wilbur Bunn, of Raleigh, one of the guests. The booby prize was won by Mr. R. C. Mllucan. Th ewere quite a number of guests present and . the occasion proved to be one that was greatly enjoyed by each one. . Police Still Gathering Them. "We gather I them in," is the cry of the police officers as each -day, oi nearly each day. they land some per- " son on the charge of violating tha whiskey laws. This jnorning Ruby Smith was up for selliag beer at his store in the eastern part of the city. This was the second case against hint this week. He save bond for his ap pearance tomorrow, when the facta will be heard.' i . - " 3Ir.' Jno. T. Weaver Dead. - , News has reached here of the death! ' in Orange county . of Mr. John T. Weaver, a weU known citizen . and prominent planter. He. died yesterday and the funeral and burial took placo today. He was about. 8 S years oi age and left wife and a number -of chil dreni one of his sons being Mr. R," il Weaver, chiei engineer for the Dur ham Traction Co. WILSOXS NEW DAILY. It WiU Shortly Appear With Mr. J. o. Foy as Editor and It B. Evans : as Local Editor, ' , . (Special to News and Observer.) Wilson, N. d, Nov. 14.-r-The editori al staff of Wilson's new daily paper has been1 selected, and a strong and able one it is, too. J. OrrFoy.'an old news- naper ma? "jf- -"f?6. experience, and a strong and forceful and ornate writer. will preside over the editorial columns keep that page filled with the brilliant emanations of his richly stored mind. He writes with cha iing grace and felicity , of .expression, and, being a polished ard accomplished gentle man. anO richly. endSved with finest literary attalnme -ts, he will - make that paper bear the fruitage of sound est cage and ripest w" lorn, : and at the same time glisten with . gems "of sparkling metaphors, and breathe the odors of the finest flowers of poetic fancy. And Bob Evans, the alert the active, the wide-awake, the Argus- eyed Bob Evans,' pf;3 of the best local reporters " we have ever km wn, will! have charge of the local columns, and he wil givJ them "slnap," "ginger." "pepper'8 and all "sich 'stuff, and make tfiem Interesting, absorbing,-and most Interestingly r- -Jable, for Bob knows ner.fi, and r "..3 it and he .hs.j. the tac; an? ,h"; ;f to print It . 'I