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' Faturday fair, Hrht to
.'fresh northwest wlnda.
Fall- Friday. 'coUer
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VOLimE LXXXV NO. 67
HALElGH, K. CM S 1 VRDAY MOUNIG, FE3ntJARY 8; 1908
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FiSRES F RESERVE
BILL IS OPPOSED
Hackett Thinks it Uncbn.
stitutioiial
THAT NEGRO MEETIN'
Ufffjlflauit of Boltinj M KepubUcan
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Conventions Throughout Soutn
Adams aod Duncim and Pie Dls- ff
trlbnUon-rAdains Says State
SoUd fo Taft.
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Bv TIIOS.J. PENCE.
VashIngtrn,"IJ.',c:,eb- 7- :There i
U one mener 6t the N,orth Carolina
df legation who is opposed to tne ap
paiachia.il Forest Reserve bill. This is
Representative Hackett. the Eighth
district, i who believes j the measure
' pending beioreCongresa-is unconsti
tutional.' He thinks in its present fonn
it is wronsMn- principle for the reason
' that it would jvtthdraw om taxation
entirely. tr iaVge ah area of forest
lands i a counties like Watauga. - Mr.
" Hackolt leceJyed oday a petiUon from
Watau'pa signed by. four; hundred Clu
eM of the county protesting against
' the -paage of the park 11- It U
claimed that there are not 200 people
In the county favorable to the park.:
t Ex-Ilejr?sentative,LInney wrote iir.
Hack ett that peUtions with five thou-
- tand 8l?natu?C5. protesting against the
forcet re & rrj,acvj r .'would be for
warded, htre in b lew days.
- Republican Ste-l Chairman. Adams
returned hosse ihla morning, deciding
V .. , iat mn-t :hi.t he -would not
wait for National Cctnmltteeman Dunvl
r.an Avh. fHvA icnlzhtt Before leav.
Ing Judge; Adacns recommended ; the
- reappointmeni o V. E- TVallaee as
' postmaster a? 5r.miJonr. He also
made inquiry o c tha failure to con
firm 'the nomintCitfa 62 Wheeler" Martin
'a collator oJ lne7aal revenue. This
" is W. to the tv: that Senator Mdrich
h'as been toj rosy Cc ctJI c roeeUng of
' the Finance C?31A;U3. : There la no
opposition to itrrrt'a. anfi his confirma
tion win follow icj;iy. The : State
chairmaa ,hc (kimizC feha selection
of Postmaster Has'iias Successor at
F.nzabjeth.City.i St ia eli3ved that AS-
i sistant Postmrjsis? Overman: will flnal-
. iy get the'-appofciteaS.i-4-.- v j Pi
Great nteres2 ,was snanlfested here
today in the result ihe Florida Re
publican iConvc4t)n which selected
delegates to the Pepu'Jlican IJatlonal
Convention. IThe pes dlsnatches rCp-
resented the anti-Tatt men as beng
- the.bolters but dlspatehas rece led
. here today stated thf i tha shoe t tas
i von the other foot and that the Taft
men were the bolters In fact.; The
.irniflrnee of the Florida convention
; l that there, are likely io be bolting
delegations from most of the Southern
sute- The "outs" -"-.are presenting the
ne of Federal patronaje to v control
delegates 4n behalf of Taft. and the
i Foraker. Fairbanks and Kughea crowd
"are encouraging ,hsza to make r a
fight Frantically all the" delegates
from ihe Howtfc Atlantio Siates have
hen conceded t TcXJ. hui if the other
tanAfiAte rornbtna eaS C3at the bolt
, ing-delegate.. Mrtf chanced of
wecurlnjc the nomlnaiioa era very sllhi.
It is a Mr gnme lliei lo Zslnz played
among Southern P?fUccn3,' and Xe
Republican Stats Crxliman Adams
av Marthrar61inr, -"will ssail a solid
Taft delegaUon .to hisaso. Ke ,oe
not think lv. oppodUo to 'the or
ganization in the S&3 rlli bla abla to
select a single. iTelesaia. Th3 biggest
fight is to ts mad in A9 Bntnins
1 trict where ex-Conjrassnien ; LAnney
and lack burn are ssskin to idect
Cannon delegates.- .1- - ' j"
The War claim hill, which carries
a' total allowance of f316,5 inpay
ment of claims -for suDtli3s furnished
the Federal arm in-tha i Civil War.
gives rNotb .Carolina ciaimansts 51,
The auctioneer who sol dths stock
of whiskey Khlpped here from Ashe-
i i i . it A a m mi. g. iti nr. w r
selling. whiskey without license.
Senator Siramona has sone if,
.-State. i, ' " ' :.;.."t.-;';:'--.--r.-:-. ?! t-':
E. H. Morris, recently appointed
pist master at Mockmille. - who x has
ben . here for several - days to . see If
he-could: not ' overcome the charges
made to prevent his confirmation, has
' gone heme; No action has yet been
taken with reference to the case. : r .
" Representative Page has heen
chosen i President of the r North Caro
- Una delegation v and. - Representative
Webb,, secretary. ' . . ; . - i;
IS GIlEENSEOnO SOCIETY. ?
MrsMerrimon Given Reception Mrs.
' Ilood Enterclns-- Btrs. Nash i u
, Gives a Party. 'l
Greensboro. X. C.- Feb. 7.-On
Thursday afternoon Mrs. W. B. Mer
vlmon gave a beautiful j reception at
he,r home on Edgeworth street, front
thre to ilx-thlrty in honor of her
sister, Mrs. W, White, a bride of
a few weeks, . At the door receiving
the? cards were little Misses Lillian
Merrimon and Smma make. Mrs.
C. O. Wright and. Mrs. G. a Fergu-
son. Jr received in the ball, which
was lovely with ferns and palms ind
"lighted!, by many candles in quaint
ana nanasome suver ana Drass cn-
d Glabra
-The
I wrfe! and carvinap
Btalrw .
- r.yjned with tendrils
. f was i an v.qulsit
eoration. The par
t ani white, fern,
; niers of white hya
. I running over wln
i or : and mantels
airy Und. in this
party consitlng of
v rnon in white lace
f . C. White, wear-
ce gown, anl their
3 : Small in blak let
' f8- 'kelved their
T n the dining room
red Odell. Herbert
and Miss Hattle
pom -v--at-hr.-
table.
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Kleamlne wlth 'silver. and ' cut glas.
was lighted by canaies wun reu mm
silver ? flliyree ehadea, decorated : with j
red carnations, sroilax and maidenhair
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ferns- - Damty rerresnmenw va wre
aerved. The punch bowl was presided
over by Mesdaraes Z. V. -' Taylor i and
E. W. Meyers, while Mr. W. E. Allen
and Mrs, J. W. liindan-dispiensed cof
fee with whipped cream and wafers.
During ft e afternoon about two hun
dred .' guests -called. - ' - j. : , ' I V
lYiday; afternodn Mrs. R. C. HodI
entertained the . Friday BdgeClub
at her her home on North Edgewortti
treeL Sijrteen of the members were
piesent and the-aftejndoni was mst
enjoyably epent. Tevhospitable home
of Mrs. Mood was very beautiful With
its green anded decorations, r i'l "
Mrs. MW. Nash's party on Wed
L nesdaylafternoon was an j enjoyable
occasion for the ladies invited to meet
er eUests. Mrs. S. :N. Blackburn, or
Bedford Clty.,va.. Mrs. S. Hi Oliver; of
jjunvitie, Airs. cu fiuiuuc, ui avvv.,t
Mount, ; and her mother-uvlaw,-- Mm.
L. L. Nash. , The home was deoora;
ed - with : cut flowers and ! fe-ns.; j a
f:ame of dlnch was followed by a hot
uncheon served in sevef .1 ; courses,
Mra. Nah dlspenting a pleasing Hos
pitality, to the friends invited to meit
her guests on this - '. occasion. Mrs..
Eiatkburn wore a handsome pink
brocated satin. Mrs. S. M. OH? er
were black taffeta. Mrs. Nasn wore
lavendar, and - Mrs'. Ed Huffine i ap-
pt-ured in blue silk and law
BACK FROM LAND OF FLOWERS.
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Capt. J. M. Leath Gives . Glowing
Dtrscr.pt ion of His lrlp Through
' ; i Georgia!' and Florida. j ; ,
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(Special to News and Observer.)
Wilson, N. C. Feb. - 7. -Twas a
great pity to break into the plea jn
time that Capt. J.i M. Leath and his
friend, Mr. E. A. Hartly, of Petersburg,
Va weie enlovinar in. "the Land of
Flowers,! pretty 'women, (crocodileed
snakes ,and mosquitoes "but thebest
laid plans of mice and men" etcf
The hunting ot the elusiye quail in
Georgia was greatly enjoyed and many
of these feathery : beauties (were bag
ged. The Captalnsays he . and his
friend should have liked to remain in
Georgia- longer; but as their, time was
limited they .moved ' on to Florida,
where fishing and duck hunting was
BlmplygreaL He and his friend would
go angling for the denizens of the deep
about eunrlse; return about nlne-thlr
ty; after breakfasting they would hunt
the slick back ducks. Then return to
their hotel wash: up and go siglit-see-lng.
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" The Captain brought back with him
some of the fruit that grows spontane
ously h FjQrtda -boughs from three
tre one- of which bore jsix beauti
ful golden' oranges, another with i five
gfape fruits which welgH about twen
ty pounds; and, a lemon, branch . with
four "t well-grown lemons, ' hanging
thereto. '-. h
The Captain Is living. the' proper Ufa
taking; in - everything as It , comes
along Ins way. . . -i , - - , ,
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E
Little Change in the Com-
mercial Situation
: ' Says DunV
New York, Feb. 7.R. G. Dun and
Company .Review of Trade tomorrow
will say: i " - j "
Little , change appears In the com
mercial situation, but. progress is In
the; right direction in so far as any difference;-
can ' be discerned. Recent
gains ar maintained in almost every
instance, and a . few further encourag
ing symptoms appear, notably the
smaller decreases in railway earnings
and larger forces at work; in leading
Industries I , ; ., Wholesale and ; jobbing
houses, prepare for the 7 future most
conservatively.: Mercantile collections
are irregular, some districts reporting
fairly prompt settlements, but at otbe
points payments are slow. I f 1
On the.- ole, the iron ail steel in
dustry la V a better position than a
week ago although nef contracts are
placed with much caution, j I
Aside frcm a moderate demand tit
prompphlpments of novelties special
conr'lctions, the prlmfur market for
crdn goods Is dull, Etape lints being
ost ! wholly neglected. Purchasers
continue to await lower quotations.: 'U
. All lins of woolens have been op
ened without arousing much interest
or firing any definite impression ! re
garding the trend of the market.- i; !i
New England footwear) producers
are receiving small initial end-supplementary-
orders by mall from whole
salers who recently-inspected samples
in the Boston market, but total results
are not satisfactory' Leather is dull
and weak, s hoe manufacturers '; re
sricting purchases to actual needs: . ;
HIGH POINT ; BANKS
MERGE.!'
Mclanlel ; Bank ' Consolidated With
: North Carolina Savings & Trnst Co.
CSpecLal to News and Observer.) t
- The McDanlel bank, with a caul tal
rteck of sevent-flYe thbusand dollars,
was this evening merged with ithe
North Carolina Savings Bank & Trust
Company, with a capital stock! of
$200,000. adding strength j to this al
ready strong' bank, which opened i for
bu'lness .this week.'
; The McDanlel bank" was to have
opened t. for business next t-month.
McDanlel will hold " a i responsible
position with, the North Carolina Sav
ings Bank Trust Company.
Arrangements were completed this
evening for the moving here of ith
D. M. ; Pollock Lumber Company; of
Atlanta, hardware manufacturers
one of the biget concerns of its kind
in the South. . t .
; $210,000 Agricultural Education. . .
. (By Associated Press.) ' ' I ;
Pitteneld, Mass.. Feb. 7. By the
will of Miss Alice Byington, of Stock
brllge which ; was filed ft for probate
ere to4ay. the Hampton Normal and
Agricultural Instltfite of Hampton,
Va.. is given $210,000. The Normal
and Industrial Institute of Tuskegee,
la. is given $50 000 and ithe Mount
aTr'n - sHji f"'
at East
Northfleld; Mass., - $25,000.5
Thau
IilSTHE
Aftermath of that Flor
ida Negro Convention
CALLED 'REPUBLICAN'
Conf ntion of Claims and
Counter
j Claims Tbo Taft Orowtrs Delega
i tlon Instructed and the Anti-Taft
j Crowd's . TJntrammeled.
:i Crowd's TJntrammeled
I: : 'anil Free. '
I ! (By th Associated Press.)
i Jacksonville, Fia., Feb. 7. The af
termath of the dual Republican State
Convention held In St. Augustine yes
terday 'shows confusion of claims and
counter-claim a Each set of dele
gates alleges itself to be regular, and
calls the other the bolters, and so
complicated is the question, that it
must becarried to the national con
vention for final adjudication. In brief
lit stands thus: The State Central
Committees by , some means, secured
similar tickets and forced their way
Into the hall, and despite attempts to
forcibly eject them, held their places
and: organised.. 'The two conventions
were held in the same hall at the
same time, the chairman and secreta
ry of the Taft' forces being on one end
of v the platform .. and those of the
anti-Taft forces on the other end, each
with their 'respective bunch of dele
gates gathered close around. ,
It was the convention called to or
der by Henry -S. Chubb, chairman of
the State Central Committee, and the
list of delegates certified h- that com-n-ittee
tfcat- endorsed ' Roosevelt
policies r- and instructed traphatlcally
for William H. Taft for President.
j The. opposing conventions organized
by adopting the report of the commit
tee on credentials, which certified a
iifit or. relegated. .ande.very detail of
holding a convention was carried out.
They claim the case the regular con
vention on C the allegation . that there
was was froud in selecting the dele
gates and in organizing the other con
vention, and that the other convention
leaders : overstepped all legal rights
in refusing even a hearing to the con
testing: delegations :. from "the several
counties.
The anti-Taft convention did hot In
struct for any candidate for President.
but the name of Joseph B. Foraker
was loudly cheered whenever men
tioned.- They,, adopted the fallowing
resolution. . . : . i . "
("Resolved, That we as delegates du
ly elected to the Republican State
Convention of Florida, in convention
assembled, express ; our unqualified
dfcapproai of: attempts to influence
and control by use of Federal patron
age, through governmental office-holders,
the selection; of ; delegates to the
Republican ntlonal convention in the
Interest cf aT Presidential candidate;
STATES YIIXE nUXTERS T1UP.
3Ir. E. I. Smith to Speak Today
Kiectric Hano ew Tning.
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(Special to News and Observer.)
StatesviUe. N. CFeb. 7. Messrs. D.
F. Jenkins and W. N. ; White, of States,
ville, and J. H. Shuford and . O. 8.
Woodsldes, of near Loray, who. wens
to Hamlet last week with a fine pack
of fox hounds numbering 20, expecting
to spend a while hunting foxes, have
returned home empty-handed. The
weather was so 'disagreeable that the
hunters did not attempt but one chase,
and this one was very unsatisf acton,
and realizing that it would be some
days before the weather would be fav
orable, tor hunting on account of the
sleet and, snow, they; decided to post
pone' the hunt and returned home.
1 Messrs J. . Henly, Laster Alexander,
Harvey and Sco't Mu'rdock went to the
vlcinltv "of Red Ssfinrs a few davs ago
ot spend awhile, hunting foxes. What
luck thy are having has not been
learned.-;;
Mr. E. D.( Smith, of South Carolina,
national organiser of the Southern
Cotton Association, will speak at the
Iredell court jhouse; tomorrow at one
.o'clock. He has an .appointment to
speak at Mooresville this afternoon.
Heath has returned to StatesviUe to
become manager; of the dress g-oods
department of Lawrence Bros. Co.'s
new stcre. - . . .
Messrs. J. B. Leona-fl, of Salisbury,
and J.s Paul .Leonard, of StatesviUe,
have received a handsome electric r
no, which is being- t installed in the
store of the StatesviUe Drus Company
today. The piano is equioped : with
the latest Improved automatic applian
ces and the patrons of the drug store
are anxious to see it in operation. -Mr.
J.-B. Leonard is heref rom J?aMsbnry
to install the machine. As StatesviUe
now ihas ejeetric powei- numbers of
electrical machines of difCerent kind
wil! doubtless be installed. The piano
being installed today: is the only thing
of its kind here now. i
i $100 and Sixty Days.
i I (By the Associated; Press.)
r Norfolk, Va. Feb. 7. Pleading
guilty .to . complicity In ' the coton
speculations of the Beale brothers,
who were each given one year In the
penitentiary. E. M. Robinson, was to
dav fined $100 and i sent -to Jill tor
slrty days by Judge Hanckel, corpora
tion court. - i i . t
' , ' Hotel Macon Improved.
Greenville. N. C. - Fb.7.--TSe-Hotel
Maon, ah old landmnrk,' a been
remodeled ani rennvted,.v anow
lno-a ii Ve a HifTerentipiace. Itls nsw
and up-to-date. , . v-W
. Mr. J W. Hleht, form-ly of Lon
IsU'g, lad tve hotel and tonk
a-r of It rn te firt of mo-th.
Fe si fav are cordially wel
comed to Greenville. . .
EACH;
Old
tR BOLTERS
FIEtlDiSH DEED OF
DEMOIJ HUSBAHD
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Beat His Wife to
Dcalh
While She Begged
BLOODY STICK FOUND
Investigation by Coroner's Jury of
'Murder of Mrs. John Bajidin Re-'
j veals a Jlorrlbly Brutal Crimo
of a Devil Incarnate. ,
. of a Devil Incarnate Who
Is in JaiL
(Spejcial to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. C Feb. 7. fhe cor
oner's investigation at Marshall Into
the murder of Mrs. John Randall -at
the , hands of her husband revealed
one of the most brutal crimes Icommlt
ted in this State In years. I ; Elisha
Randall, who Is an uncle pf t John
Randall,' and to Vhose house the
murdered woman fled for refuge on
the morning of the day of tbje trage
dy, was the principal ' witness. . He
stated, that Mrs. .Randall had come
to his house about: twelve o'clock on
Tuesday, and 'asked to stay j there- a
while, saying tbat her husband had
abused her the night before,; and that
she was afraid he would k'iU her.
About six, o'clock that afternoon, . ac
cording to Ellsha Randall, his ' neph
ew came to .the house and , asked If
his wife was there. - He was gtren an
affirmative answer. - He saldt "I am
going to whip her." He went , Into
the house and dragged his wife Into
the yard. "I caught hold of tlm,"
said. the uncle, "and . tried to! prevent
him from carrying out hi threat. He i
turned on me and sald.be would kill f had ben-a prosperous one for the as
ms if I did not tuns him ltose, at the tsoclatlon,. the membership having been
same time making motion ps rea?h I Increased front 4ft to S 7.. ; Besides. this
for a plstoL . I iwent. after Jphn Ban
ford; a neighbor t con i to: ,t $
- slstance. When we returned we
i found John , RarVll and his' wlf
i about fifty yards fror the hof se. ., ;W
Blasted .WWKIUS - lIUUHj wmrinuv-
short distance away John ordered us
not to come any nearer, threatening
to kill us If we did. We could her
Mrs. John' Randall - begging Jhim ' nbt
to take her away. We found theht
and could hear the ; sound 0 blows
and the woman begging hint not to
kill her. We tried to follow them atkl
later on found the woman's shawl
in the snow also other blood marks.
Later on we found a large stick about
two feet Ion' which had blod! stains
on It." Further on Mrs. Randall was
found In a dying condition.! Ellsha
Randall's . advanced age prevented
him. from rendering any physical as
sistance to the murdered 1 wom4n
when attacked by her husband. wt
also threatened to kill his aged uncial
Ten Lien Perish by Mine
Explosion
Cause of the Explosion in Port Iloou,
Nova Scotia, Mine Early ''Testerdasr
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Morning is as Yet Un
known. (By Associated Press.)
Port Hood. N. S., Feb. 7.--Slx coal
miners and four coal loaders ' were
crushed to death today as the result
of an explosion in the Port Hobd
mine of the Port Hpod-R hn r hd
Railway and Coat Company.! Whether
the exploslon f was due to gas, -. fire
damp or gunpowder remains to pe
determined by a coroner s Jury. I
The accident occurred about 7.30
o'clock . this morning soon Stter- the
day's work had begun. The explo
sion wa3 in the south level j and the
six miners and ' four loaders wre
buried under tons - of soft coal that
were Idosened by the exploision.
;. Practically , every man off the 300
miners employed i:i . the - pit ' volun
teered for cscue duty. As the rescu
ing parties progressed in,to the mine
no gas was met nor was there any
evidence of afterdamp, and fas a Re
sult t'-e rescue work was facilitated.
With the exception V of the four
Bulgarian loaders all of thS victims
were natives of this place and Were
descendants of the highlan4 . scotch
men who -settled Cape Breton.;, All
were well known and .the scenes jat
the bankhead when the bodies were
brought- one by one to the: surface
were distressing. The property dam
age was slight. . ,. I j
Port Hood la rile capital of Inver
ness county and is situated on the
westerly side of Cape Breton Island,
about twenty-five mile from - Tort
j Hawkesbury. It has a population
of
about 2,000 , i
Deaut ut i.r. W, D. OOx.
"(Special to News and Observer.)
StatesviUe, -N. C, Feb. 7. Mr. W. !D.
Coxi died last night at nine o'clock
the t sanatorium. me vutterai -vices
and interment will take plaice
this afternoon. Mr. Cox had been in
falling health for some months, and
was brought from his home east of
town, to the sanatorium, about three
weeks ago In a serious condition. He
was suffering: with a complication iof
diseases, and it .was realize: that he
could not get well some days ago. f
.Deceased was about 48 years '61 i
and is survived by his wife and nine
'blMren. 'He was a farmer and w
twell known to many StatesviUe people.
CRUSHED TO DEAT
FROM DANVILLE
.TO GREENSBORO
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Division Headquarters of
Southern: Railway Moved
BANQUET AT 6. F;C
Given, by President, Faculty and Trns-
.tecs One of j the Most Notable Ever '
1 At Greensboro Dr. KQgo's Ad-
j dress Success of Merchants' ;
Association.
By ANDREW JOYNER.
Greensboro, N. C. Feb.- 7. It is
learned here t!oday that Greensboro' Is
to be again made headquarters for
this division of the Southern Railway.
tana mai on nen uonaay uie.-omoes
of the general superintendent, A. ' A.
We8fall, and of the Engineer of Main
tenance . and Way, Mr. Thomas Ber
nard, will be 'changed from -Danville
to' this point j The Southern Railway
about two years ago " moved' these
headquarters to Danville. . Their' com-
ling mack to Greensboro with the. large
force of cierks and the heads of the
division officials, is Indicative of the
advantage of this i point as a .central
one In railroad administrative affairs.
Superintendent W. R. Hudson, of the
Danville Division of Irthe ; Southern
Railway, has been transferred from
Greensboro to Birmingham, , Ala.
Trainmaster P. C. Walton has" heen
promoted to- a superlntendency and
will . take ; Mr, - Hudson's : place here.
Mr. C G. Wliateljr continues his work
as Cheif Clerk . fl " -Proeperoas
Year for. Merchants Asso.
: At the . annual, meeting .-of the
Greensboro Merchants' Association last
night, reports i of the i president and
secretary showed that the nast' vear
Increase of membership many' prac
tical , plans nays been put in opera
tion ; for the protection 1 of ; the mer
chants from frauds and dead heats of
all kinds, front' fake advertising pro
jects and f otheir? SuCking 'schemes,- The
worsr or the. -t new i secretary, "Jur.
Charles J. Brockmati, Jr., received cor'
dlal endorsement by his unanimous re
election, i Other' ofHcers elected, were;
president. Charles ILiMcKnight; vlce
Dresident. R. C. Bernau: attorney. F.
P.: Hobgood, Jr. i Ths board of direc
tors is composed liof i! the president.
vice-president.? H. 'MC I Huntley.. H. W.
Ciendenln audi J. ax. iiendrix.
Notable Ilamruet
at G. F. C.
At , the Greensboro' Female CoUege
last i.wht tiitre was I given . by . the
President, faculty; and trustees of the
institution, one of the most notable
banquets ever! enjoyed here. Several
hundred people: participated, many ot
them . being distinguished visitors.
Rev. Dr. p. Turrentine, presiding
elder, acted as toastmaster. Rev. Dr.
L. L. Nash offering: the Invocation.
The spaciout- dining, room 'of the col
lege served at the banquet hall. It
wa sdecoratedj in i the college colors,
white and. green. 1 Several rows of
tables were required to seat the .ban
queters among wborri -were represen
tatives of the 1 State government and
leading lighes ; of . ths Methodist! de
nomination. Music between the cours
es was rendered by the college 1 or
chestra in a way which called for the
since rest praise.: ; The tempting
vlonds were served , by the young
ladles of the college who were attired
in pure white. ! The principle address
es were made jby I Rev. - Dr. W. W.
Smith, present of Randolph-Macon
WomanV liege, at 4 Lynchburg, and
R"v. D J CI Kllgo. president ; of
Trinity VColIege, at Durham.
Rev. Dr. 1 G.( , H. Detwiler
pastor of West! Market Street Method
ist Church; State; Auditor B. F.t Dix
on, a former president of the college
and the present, Mrs. j Lucy H. Robert-
son, also responded to toasts. :. When
Mrs. Robertson; arose to speak the
greatest enthusiasm jot"' the, evening
prevailed she ibeing unable for quite
a while to proceed for the, vigorous
and prolonged applause which was ac
corded her. Bishop ) Charles B. Gal
loway was on the program for an ad
dress, but- to the great disappoint -of
all. : was prevented by sickness from
being present. ; In J his address Dr.
Smith dlsrussed the superiority of. the
training - In ; a denominational Institu
tion to that wheh as a rule s m parted
In secular institutions.. . He declared
that tha State jwas. more indebted for
the right sort of education to! the min
istry than to any other : agency.: He
sootTted the idea tiat Instruction in a
denominational college is narrow and
sectarian, and imean.fi On the' cotrary
he argues the church offers the broad
est ad the mis liberal education. The
speaker's treatment of the subject of
man's possibilities. was masterful and
wonderfully Impressive and . at th
same time enlivened v4h a subtile hu
mor that wos completely captiyaltng. .
Dr. Turrentine introduced Dr. Kllgo
as president' of the best endowed and
highest grade college in the South. He
male one of his strons and . unique
speeches The' two leading character
istics' of our time hei regarded as be
ing daring and revoluUon. . There's
nothing, he said, too great for this age
to undertake. The man who ean't sym.
pathize with the tremendous undertak
ings is to be pitied; Discussing the sec
ond cha acter'stic,- 'revo'ution he
said that there! Is -no fundamental Idea
nowadays that lis jno up for revision.
In this ctnnectoni;hefspoke"5f compe
tition in commerce. Th'she maintain
ed. Is a mistaken principle. Busness
is xraieraiijr vu-upci aviuit. now
ever we may dislike this new order of
thlngSr U is here and it is here to stay.
He was willing to grant that initslni
tlartory stage ther , is much tat Is
crude and wrongWhat we should un
dertake to do is.to Interpret the revo
lution andn ot destroy It. He made an
earnest 1 lea for a broadness of view
that would rise above party lines ahd
sectarian prejudices. I lle then treatel
education in tle: light of the conditions
tat e had described announcing as
his theme, "Educational IIeeEies from
an Educational Heretic.1 He described
the disadvaniages of .being a heretic
saying that It was .not comortabls not
to he able to think with the multitude
o men, one has so oen to sit down and
ask . himself if he Is a crank.
vi He thought women as good as men,
but , no better. - Preachers had away
of saying i that heaven would be made
up prlncipaUy of women and children.
VJf that-Is so," said he, "women wlU
not stay there He was very convina
ing. In his argument that woman was
not Intended to be a head-woman. God
pity txe woman who wants to.be in
depend k 1 7 of man.- Woman has her
highest power oyer man. In her help
lessness. .He closed with a magnificent
tribute to woman which called for pro
longed applause, r ? t 4 ;
TO HOSPITALS FOR. OPERATIONS
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Chair Factory Is Completed Investors
" " Watching the Belt Line. ' A
- (Special to News and Observer.)
' Thomasvllle, N. C. Febi St. Thurs
day night-Mr. J.. A. Morris and Dr. J.
W Peacock left for Richmond, Va,
where Mr Morris goes to a hospital for
an operation, - Dr. ePacock will assist
in the. operation and; while .there will
take a special course In surgery tn the
University d:lcge w of Medicine. He
will he gone about three: weeks. -'
The Bard Lumber, Company have
completed their- large chair ; factory
and .have begun making chairs, ths
actory - was started Th ursday; and' will
have a capacity of between 20 0. . and
S00 chairs -Der dav. --- .- r;i : s
The ThomasviUe Light; ahd Power
Company have their plant almost com.
pleted and will be ready to turn on
the current from their plant by March
first. . - .
. Already prospective investors afe
coming to Thomasvllle and looking
along the belt line for suitable loca
tions f or ? manufacturing - enterprises
and the prospect Is that a number "of
manufacturing plants i will be built
along this line during this year.
Mrs. J. W. Marsh has been carried
to the Stokes-Whiehead hospital in
Salisbury, where she Is going to be op
erated on for appendicitis. She is un
dergoing, treatment before' the opera
tion, i Her .friends -hope for,, her a
speeuy, recovery.
Violin 187 Yearg Old.
; (Special to News and Observer.)
Wilson, N. C.; ,Feb. 7 Mr. John B.
Vlck, of this city; has In his possession
a celebrated Stradivari us violin which
was made n. the year. 1721. 1 This in
strument he ' prizes highly; !' He says
he will use it at the Fiddler's Conven
tion which holds forth-here on-Thurs-day;
night, February 13th. The mel
low tones that emlnate from this high
ly prixed fiddle when 'Uncle John?
draws th bow across' the catgut,' are
wonderful to hear; .- v r . - ;,
This ci war horse says he used to
be somewhat of a dancer in' fact, he
used to amuse, the. boys of the- "Lost
Cause" ' by ;trlpplng' "Thej Fisher's
Hornpipe" and the- -Highland FliUg"
while wattwg" for the'' Yanks to show
their head&r i He enlisted in the Con
federate Army. in April, 1663, Co. A,
TwUfth North Carolina Batallion. He
was one oU Gen. D. IL " Hill's body
guard.. ;, ::..
Supply of Cotton 4,930,
447 Against o,763,-
571 Last Year
i-New Orleans, i Feb. - 7. pecretary
Hester's, statements : the; world's visi
ble supply of I cotton issued today,
shows the total visible to be 4.930.447
against 4,903.556 last week, and 5,493,-
181 last year. - Of this the total of
American cotton is 3.763.661, against
3,781,480 last week and 4.320,181 last
year, and of all kinds, including Egypt,
BrazU. India, etc., 1.168.876. against 1,-
120.876 last; week and 1.173,000 last
year.
.. 1 Of the world's visible supply of cot
ton there is : now afloat and held - In
Great Britain and; Continental Europe
2,872,000. against 3.016.000 last year;
in Egypt. 222,000 against 236,000 last
year;. in India 548,000 against 505,000
iast year, and In the United States, 1,-
288,000 against 1.736,000 last year. ,
SLXTY FIDDLERS FIDDLED. .
Convention nt ; Asheooro Capt. A. g
: I . ' BuraM'-Mineral .Water. ,
I ( Special t-j News ' and Obserer. )
j Asheooro, N. C. Feb.. 7.-i The Fid
dlers. Convention was pulled oft last
night at the Auditorium. . The home
was well filled with enthusiastic and
Interested listeners. About sixty musi
cians were enrolled for the arlous con
tests and prizes. Mr. E. E. 'Pugh. of
High Pcint, N: C., was chairman of
tne program committee, and . Prof; ! E.
Ji Coltrane was master of ceremonies.
The opening: piece ' was . Mississippi
Savryer by .-the entire" company. 'That
was "music tc beat the band."- From
start to finish there was genuine en
joyment on the 'part of . the audience.
Three old-time fiddlers composed the
Judges, Dr. L. M. Fox. Dr. A. P.; Stale v
and T H. Redding. The prizes were
awarded as follows: Mr.-Fontaine, of
Ramseur, first -best lead fiddle: J. F.
Cousins, of Trinity, second-best lead;
Capt Johns, of High Point. best
second fiddle; Tony Johnson, of Ran
dolph, test banjo; Mr. Stanley,- of
Reidsville,; oest specialty banjo : - and
song;- Grady Miller, Asheboro, second
best specialty: J, F. Hamilton .of Cen
tral Falls, hooby. There were many
features worthy of note too many to
mention all. ' Special - mention is - duo
George Pugh. of MUlboro' for two ex
cellent guitar solos, and the Ulah and
Cedar Grove string band for good old-
time combinations. . The spontaneous
"shuffle" by Henry Allred, Jake
Mllelr andi ttrl Hooer brought down
the ohuse. :; -
The entertainment was given for the
benefit of the : Woman's Betterment
Association. . i ' : v
The mineral water , from the spring
belonging ito CaptT' A. E. Burns, in
North Asheboro. is still attracting spe
cial attention and Is effecting some al
most .'marvelous results 'In 'restoring
health - and vigor to those who have
riven it a fair-trial." It ,1s doubtless
the best mineral water to be found in
the State.
HESTER'S REVIEV
-vv .: . . .; ... ;.k - 'J- . : -
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Carries anAppropriation
of 0315,000
HACOn HAKES niPPLE
ExcInsivcT So Oar deration of '
Omnibus Wtr Cilssai EI3-U
ArkarcEs ItepreeeatatlTa
TJofeab he Senate. '
B7 -sccclated Presal ' -
Washin-rtoa, a a. ,Feb. 7. Th
session 62 ihsKouieef Representa
toves todty do.ed almost entirely
to tbef coadfissxilon eJ-the- Omnibus
War Claisae bin., which ; was passed:
after consitfarttlt- discussion. It car
ries a totd pn?cp.Iat!on"of 3315.0C3.
A rlppla of escliiment was caused by
Mr. Macoa of Arkans who In the
course of ih3: feht Ar-n.AA .v.-
eenate &sr.sl -. what he , said were
aspersions cssr tipon that body by
Mr. Payne, H3v7 c-k when he pre
dicted thai iha G3nate would loa3
the bill down wia-, ,a number of ua
meritorlous uSsiica, . . v .
" A number; -of.. 3i1-ate claims VAlk
also were pasec .wd the House at
4.43 p. m. adJoun, until Monday.
Passage of ti3 Oismlbns Bill.
. The omplhiu vr ... .
' - - 11 iui7 iota.1
fSim!0-0 iZlb a rayment cf
cjalms for stores arc? rc;oplles furnish
ed the army of the 0a?i3d States dur-V
ine the civil war- - .-. -.-no vni
opcers for service pey eud claims ty
mmv-ues. uuiieg-ea Ana t'nir teleemc-y-tmry
socieUes was IciTly reported
to the House today or J?a comirittea
on war claims and wu r,. taken ct
and passed by the .'Bzvzu , The till
as recommended An-z'! 1 Ciz .1 appropria-
u3iuf uic,umowvur :J es (Ro-.ir. 1
numbers):, . ;.. . , -
Alabama. $2i.oo .' .t-c.-'da, "fti " '
Georgia... $17,SC0;- .-ifenlrcrty '11 - V
Louisiana, 121,000 r- .V "r-acir? t:3 -400;.
North.' Carvlina."' j- ".W
Carolina.' $800: .tVi.p.,-3 .'. $79 ict)
Texas," $1,100: Virgin., y'-lirt0- V.'est
Virginia. $g,300. . ; ' ' . C-
: TriAAA n.1iiH!r.l4i : ....
findings by the court jr -'Jiis under
the provisions of r.h fj. . -ii. ct
'Durinr the discuga .:-kh bill in
the House Mr. Manu. . .r r 1 l.,o's, rave
warning that ii ui- ou.. lAmU v.ae
back to the ; Se n a t j r.i, 1 i ! i cwn w i th
all kinds of claims. , .ave no
place there,, he would .v(.' everj'
parliamentary mesa" t. '-rent Its
passage. He ...o
by Mr. Haskint thiit -hi..V; i-, .?
fight any Senat aaditton ; . TTiou5
claims. - ' ' " . ' .-J . -
Mr. Macon, ArKanw? . Mifiit. iir.X ths
bill and paid he could not ovb'tny
one-could be prejudice i,,,,.; ajeky-:
torlous War clalm. a' r-iT,w .hat
there seemed to b intnu n .:. lTht
there was some fraud m .,i T.-i . f
war claims bill ,cu-.m'; w i. .
New York, to state th 1 ; 1 f u )t- (
power he would try -.to na.-t! i'i'I
the bill under dI.cu;;ion: - it c cX
the. other things that mil -sto raJ1t
from-the Senate th,tfirobj
declared.' .-'- ;j -;-.-. ;"-;;".; ' '
. This was taken by " VJ r.; MaVV a
reflection upon th .n 1 -: h ; 2m A
he was not afraid of nv'vt'( J:3
Senate might take and hi.', ,1 ;. ; o-; e
lieve that,a man occqp in' van
exalted Ktatinn in lir. .
United .States I Senator ;mhh i.)jt1i
aieiy ar.a .wjiruny perjure A i n-sJvG
by.'tr)'ing-tofree'dlshon'eetiU(b!sv.'y'l
the House. . . ...y j
BANK. r;n.ANiF:8? Ax.: - - ;
' . t i' . i
Promoter ot -New; Bnk' i .tifi"i5ir.3
.-, Soon to .Marr) , hi , Tirii:i."-"
. (Spediai iv . Nw n. a nd'.i? t ','?.)
High Point. '. .r. De
Kalb McDanlel. tti? rnti'in ...l. ho
promoting a new stat".h'nk" -t iiA
Point, was. her-. todV,;; um-kiik over
the location for- n'm .new . b ht! V, -'ifity;.'
pects to move - to..- Hirh . p . Ir r ; -4 rVai a
nently about . the. fir sit -.r f an l
be ready to open his rnk'i th.:.Xf.
He has ottion ,.tWii ucitt'Ciono
above and on beio th, rnli toi';-'Mre
will become beneiic ; H."r .' . Ria
foHowing announcement 7 wjili? p- .iLow:
"Mr. Edward Plummy' 'nlvir to
be present at. the nta.rrf : : r.ic fit
ter, Josephine arid Mr - H-tit,! i !.;. Ji
McDanlel Wednesday,- eviriii? ; J"3fc,
18th, 190S, at? seven- ..'H'it J '5'v'i t"ai's
Episcopal church. New pt.n -Xe-v "a."
.With 1 tho annouiiceni..ni j ;-v , r.
Geo. F. Kirbi of Ktn Ht.ttifii. is
to become cashier i !.- .!. is -T.e
It. is learned that. tn n.irt:'.;.;..-c aew
bank as first agwci ujH.i'. -;.'! jcv b6
chartered under th 'iniii ct tha
Home Banking" Couiitii1 i'yiijC of
the Peoples Loa.n-nd Tru'-'.7.pan3
Mr. KIT b ha.. been hierrft;3' cf the
Western North Cr.tinM' ,; ii vinc
for; several year? .and;. wVlir oned.
here several yeart prevt..(i''if,v;$cs.
serving the South Mh in St 1 t) Metho
dist church.? -He ' marrt.i tV.ir'Jiiter
of the late Prof. . P -;. hhh.h v void
m.1.1... n e i i ' c ' . .
i.rtuii.y. ne w"' inr nis ' uer
sometime about the ftim if.vx.ih.
Louisburg, N. C. F-b ;-M.j;Ai.A
Winston Spruil) charrninnl .-' VlUiv
cd Monday evening nuinh,,ri a her
friends In- honor of . mim rH!'.-'Ajrrl-sorti
of Uttleton .t''-'T
Six-hand euchre th. )t'-y 'pal-Tr
edi. "Mrs. J. U. Collie tie f:rrt
prize and the isitors (i peirl
pin, was gracefully pr. a ev to 1 1;
Harrison. At 11:30 iprr refrcr-h-ments
v.ere served, -
On Tuesday evonm -.lr Vlrp'ni.i
Foster- delightfully r.;r.Lo "iJued , fror.-i
:S0 to 11:20 at sis-iiar.c. I'.chre. ::: i
Alice t'prulll won the .y.-I'.e, a lov:';
hand-painted bowl. ur,c ).-;sented It t
the guest of honor i'f mz il-v Uiril
on, of Llttloton. D.: ;lp.r;tL .
ty refreiUnj-ints w. - C,