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THE ONLY DAILY PAI ER SECTION TWO Pages 9 to 16 - ' , - - IN 1 N6RTH CAROLINA TH&T HAS OVER 15 :- .111 11.000 SUBSCRIBERS S , hi SECTion tv;q Page? 9 to 16. Ml VOLUME LXXXVI, NO. 80 RALEIGH, K. C, SUNDAY, AUGUST 23f 1908 PBIOE 5 CENTS & LaLdl.Ml Moot , - v ra'g si ' j - - . . : v v :s ' ' '-;- "... FILE UNSI To Camplaints Against Increased Freight Rates T UOllDS . Railroads of the . 'Southeastern Terrl- . tory File With Their Answer a Ie- murrer to Strike Out' of UkT Com plaints Allegations With Regard to the Freight Association Being a Combination Restraint ol Trade. . (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C, Aug. 22 The railroad companies operating In the Southeastern territory today filed their answer before the Interstate ' Com merce Commission to complaints which have been brought against the advance in rates on grain - and grain products from Ohio River crossings to the Southwest.-' . In connection with this answer the railroads filed a motion and demurrer to strike out of the complaints certain allegations with regard to the South eastern Freight Association on and similar associations - being combina tions in restraint of trad ft and in vio- Jation of the Sherman anti-trust law. The grounds for this "mptlon- are. llrst, that the Interstate Commerce Commission has frequently mled that it has no jurisdiction to administer the ) Sherman anti-trust law, that law be- ing solely a matter for the action of J the courts.-Second, that the Interstate a rate may be reasonably low or in deed unreasonably low, even though it be the result of an illegal combina ti6n. ' This ruling. Iti's stated, has been made in several cases, notably In that of the China and Japan Trading Co., involving rates on cotton piece goods from this country to China and Japan. In that case it is charged1 that the ocean steamship lines, 5 operating through the Suez Canal and known a sthe Sue route, combined with Western Railways to make a rate from this country to the Orient In ! competition with tho steamship lines and railways, this rate being so low that it was questionable-whether or it paid the cost of transportation over the 15.000 miles involved. So the commission held that even if the rate had been made by an illegal combina tion which was beyond their jurisdic tion to determine, nevertheless It awas perhaps an unreasonably low rate, i ? On this ground the railway com panies in their answer have moved to Btrike from the complaint Irt the pend ing cases all allegations against the Southeastern Freight Association. They take the position that the South eastern Freight Association and all similar associations do not suppress trade, but In act promote Jt and are essential to the orderly conduct ol trade and commerce. - Ihe railroad allege In the present instance that while Uvj order ?f Ju Jge Emory Speer, of Georgia, was In loice from August 1 t August 5th, giving a lower rate I) shUTcr in G trsia than to 4 thosa in any other frite in the - Southeastern Territory. "Iheffec. was to den-.oralie ani dis organize trade and omrtofte and that r:.. rchants in Lcuisvillv. Cincinnati and elsewhere could or woull make nu pales 'owing to tho clemirali2.'itlon caused by the order. The raHway companies take he pos;tcn that this '-. Is a demonstration of the fact that sue- associations as the Southeastern Freight Association - Are absolutely rrcessary to prevent demoralization of commerce aid that thejr promote tr&d-. instead cf retatdm t. rihe defendant raIlrov4 a"?p that -during the year 190 dissatisfaction v. a expressed by sh'ppors at Atlanta a to ras to that pi:u from Ohio and Mississippi Tiver cros3it:g. It be ing alleged that rates to Atlanta rom H;ch crossings were out of relation - to rates to Birmingham and Montgom ery, Ala. As the, resu;r of conferences l.-d at that time the ra r-s from Ohio if n Missisiil river crossing to At- - hiiila; were reduced, oat h d. fcnd- - a ts deny t!l the reduce, l ratvs were tist or reari-nable: or eomiKnsatory, 1 1; c reduction being 'made iok!y with - the view ol putting' Atlanta upon a i.-Fis more nearly slm'.L-i". nlfli?ugh nit the sarie cs the b.i'.t of Dirmini; htm and Mv.ipomery. Theas reduced TJto we.r. Into effect February 1st. 1 &f 5, Th'; . t'wfcndan j alleged "that v'th'.ir recent Increase of ra;". has not roressed f -m petition a.d th 3 same competition x'ri . lierot" f ore. They deny that the territory north of the Ohio and west of the Mississippi river is dominated by. any . traffic association which fixes or main tains freight rates or suppresses com ' petition for 'restrains ' interstate trade.- The railroads deny that the com modities involved in their ihcreasa or ratts are entitled to lower rates than 'other commodities or that the advance was other than small and reasonable ami declare that the Increase will not seriously or at all disturb x '.feting - trade relations or injure the cohsum- ; insj .public. They deny that the tnar Kin Of profit obtained by tho ydeal;r will not permit him to ab3oro the entire advance fn rates qr that - the consuming public " will le forced to bear any proDortion of J. the additional charge represented by an increase in the price. Even . ihould the consuming public be com pelled to pay some portion of the ad. ditional charge or the whole of It they declare that the amount so paid will be infinitesimal and that the public ' will not feel it or any way be injured , by It. They deny that the : advance complained of would represent a charge or tax to the dealers and pub lie in Georgia of anything like as much as $500,000 annually, or that the same is a tax to any extent The , railroads deny that the increase will restrict the volume of traffic and de clare that it is not even a sufficient iConUimed oa rasa Tea.) PLANS TH THE EMP RE STATE Laid in Conference at Chicago Yesterday OUTLOOK HOST PfiOfJISIfJG Spechcs to Be Blade In New York State by Bryan Burins the Cam palgn Reports From All Qnarters of the Union Present a Most Prom - Ising Outlook Oklahoma to ' Give Bryan 50,000 Plurality- Tlie 3Ild dlo West In Fine Sliape. (By the Associated Press.) Chicago, Ills., Aug. 22. W. J. Bry an will make a determined effort to place New York State in the; Demo cratic column. Plans to this end were carefully laid today at a three hour conference of Mr. Bryan, National Chairman Mack, heads of the various bureaus of .; the National Committee and members of the executive com mittee at Democratic national head quarters shortly after Mr. Bryan's ar rival here from Dea Moines. Iowa. Mr. Bryan will speak In New . York City. Syracuse and Rochester between Sep tember 16 and 20. and -early in Octo- ber will again speak in j New York City and In Buffalo. Reports received by Chairman Mack gave strong hope to Mr. Bryan and members of the Na tional Committee that the Democrats would carry New York if Mr. Bryan would speak In the principal centers XGontmued Page Ten. J PnOLllSE vs EDO Taft Says He Will Call Extra Session cf Congress If Elected, lie Will Slake Ilaste, lie Says, to Get Congress Together to ItevLso the Tariff -Postmaster Gcn- .cral 3Ieycr Believes Hughes Will bo Renominated. 1 (By the Associated Press.) Hot Springs, Va., Aug. 22. Just what are Mr. Taft's. views regarding the revision of the.-tariffi .were inci dentally expressed by him1 'today. -If elected," he said. I shall call the sixty-first Congress together in extraordinary session - 'td revise the tariff at the very earliest moment. I have authority to do so. 1 consider such action to be my pbligatlon under the tariff t plank of the platform." ,f Mr. Bryan s recent tarin: Republican not reached here, and the above state ment was made without reference to what the Democratic nominee has said on the subject, but in answer to a query as to how Mr. Taft inter cepted the Republican tariff plank. Mr. Taft made it known here today that he will stop for two hours at Athens, Ohio, next Saturday on his way to Middle Bass Island,' where he is to fish a week. S -; "NO POLITICS IN IT." The Postal Clerks to Meet In Charlotte During Republican Convention to Get Advantage of Low Railroad Rate? ".; :'" f. U .': '""'" : (Special to News and Observer.) Salisbury, N. C, Aug. 22. It is de nied that there is a political string to the call for a meeting of all the post- office clerks in North Carolina to be held at Charlotte on the 26th instant. t is stated that the meeting has been set for that date in order i to get the advantage of a low railroad rate al ready promulgated for that place and time. It is stated on good authority that politics will not enter into the deliberations of the postal clerks, and that the meeting is a bonafide one in the interests of better service. The meeting was called-at the Instance of the clerks in the Salisbury postotfice, and all clerks In North Carolina are urged to attend. MISS. LOU S1IKETS DEAD. V Rowan Woman - of Unusual Busi ness Sagacity. r (Secial to News and Observer.) Salishnrv M r a- 99 fa rn Sheets, aged 66 years, widow of. the late J. H- Kheeta AlaA a txm txnma in Salisbury today, following a brief 111- -. "er ueam Deing a great sur- ptise. oeing a. woman ot unusual busi ness sagacity, she was prominent in this section where she was raised. She, is survived oy iour daughters and one son, Mr. Baxter Sheets, of Rowan. Rovtaa Hepubllcans Meet. - (Special to News and Observer.) Salisburv. N.C Auz. 92a vention of Rowan county Republicans was neia in ,tsaiisuury today when delegates to the Renublienn ctaio convention at Charlotte next week were elected. County primaries were ordered for Rnntpmhcr lllh oml itu county convention was called for September 12th, Jor the purpose of naming a full county and legislative ticket. Ex-Assistant United States District Attorney A. IL Price, of Sal isbury, was one of the speakers at the convention today. Included in Vigorous Campaign for Members SUBSCRIPTIONS TO STOCK North Carolina Farmers' Protective Association Holds Annual Sleeting and Elects Officers, Including R, K. Simmons, ITesIdent, and Edward L. Conn, Secretary Organizers to be Sent Into Each Count y. ! (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem. N. C. Auk. 22. At the annual meeting of the North Car olina Farmers Protective Association here this afternoon plans were dis cussed looking to the work of the as sociation during the next year. It was decided first of all to begin and prosecute a campaign for members and the directors were instructed to employ organizers to work in every county in the Stae producing tobac co. The directors were also instruct ed to open the subscription books for the Farmers' Protective Company, an organization recently incorporated by the Stato of North Carolina, and which Is empowered to buy, manufac ture and deal 1n tobacco. Later on it is proposed that this company shall enter the . field and buy leaf on the floors in competition with the trusts. The authorized capital stock of the company Is to be - $260,000. with shares at 1 5 each. However, until there is a more thorough organization In the tobacco counties the convention decided not to push this feature of the association's , plans. Pilot Mountain was chosen as the next place of meet ing, the date being the second Friday in July 1909. The following officers were elected: President, R. K. Simmonsr of West field; vice-presidents. J. L.S Bailey, of Wilson county; C. C. Matthews, of Surry; Sam Paschal, of Rockingham; treasurer, W. J. Swanson. of Pilot Mountain; secretary, El ward L. Conn.-of-RaleiKh; grand lecturer.? J. O. -Wr Gravely, -of Rocky Mount. The board of directors Is composed of J. U Bailey, of Wilson county: D. F. Tillotson. of King; P. . B. Neal. of Rockingham; O. O. Key, of Pilot! Mountain, and J. O. W. Gravely, of uocky Mount. Grand Lecturer J. O. W. Gravely. of Rocky Mount, addressed the asso- , elation today, in which he explained Its objects and work. 1 It was announced that the associa tion now has three thousand mom- j bers. - , ; READY FOU PRACTICE. Fifty Vni toil States Service and Na tional Guard Teams at Camp Perry. (By the Associated Press.) Camp Perry,-Ohio, Aug 22. With the final practice for the national matches closed, the fifty United States service and national guard teams which are encamped here for the sixth annual competitions of the Na tional Board for the promotion of rifle practice are tonight resting on their arms. The last day 01 preparation was a strenuous one. Early today the teams went to the thousand yard range for the final shots at long range bull's eyes. This - afternoon skirmish firing was the general order. All the teams got one run and some of them two. Lieutenant Colonel R. K. Evans, U. S. A., the executive officer of the meet. today called the attention of all team captains to the mandatory regulation that -ach team must have a repre sentative in the pit during the con tests, or be barred , from them. He also warned all riflemen from firing their guns on the grounds excepting from the firing point and at tho tar get ":. ' Steps were taken today at the meet ings of former members and officers of American International Rifle teams to form an association of American Riflemen. , General Bird W. Spencer, of New Jersey, presided. , - KITGHI II AT L ILHI Postmasters Appointed. (Special to News and Observer.) "Washington, Aug, 21. Postmasters appointed; Toledo, xancey county; Samuel J. Huskins, vice A. Bailey re signed; Transon, Ashe county, General G. Wilcox, vice S. A, Transon, dead. Addresses Great Crowd on Oc- caslon of Re-Union of Con federate Veterans f Harhett (Secial to News and Olserver.) Lilllngton, N. C, Aug. 22. One of the largest gatherings of the Confed erate soldiers for several years assem bled at the court-house today at the call of the commander, lion. IJ. II. McLean, of the Dan McDougald Camp. The court house was filled with peo ple from all parts of the county . Ilon W. W. Kitchln was present, and in a most acceptable way enter tained the audience for one and one half hours on the faithfulness of those who served in the sixties. After the speech the crowd was In vited to the dinner, prepared by tho ladies for the occasion. The soldiers and the people of Lil llngton will long remember the visit of our next Governor to our little to,wn, .- - Four Coaches Derailed. (By, the Associated Press.) Pueblo, Colo.. Aug. 21. Four coaches on a Missouri Pacific Das senger train were derailed this even ing four miles east of here while the train was moving rapidly. No one was injured. The causo of the wreck was spreading rails, due to heavy rains. . 50,000 LIBEL SUIT BY ADI S Brought Against Marion and Lester Butler WILL SUE THE III The Alleged Libel Consists in Publl cations and Assertions Tliat Adams, While Chief Justice of the Indian Territory Court, Was Bribed to Be- - 4 - .... , . . cide Cases In CourtSuit Filed in Guilford Yesterday. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, NC, August 22. -Ex- Judge Spencer B. Adams, through, his attorney. Stedmaii and Cooke, G. S. Bradshaw, R. C. Strudwick and J. A. Ixng. this afternoon instituted suit lln the Superior Court here for .fifty thousand dollars against ex-Senator Marlon Butler and Lester E. Butler, for libel. " ' ' He will also sue the Raleigh Cau casian, of which the Butlers are own e2s, as soon as the hotlce required by law to be given newspapers has been complied with. The alleged libel consists In publi cations in the newspapers and asser tions by the Butlers that Adams, while chief Justice of the Indian Territory court, was bribed to decide cases In the court.; 1 ' 1 .... - v " , IIAZERS TO BE SUSPENDED Secretary Wright's Recommen- dation Approved by Roosevelt This the Outcome of a Conference by Roosevelt, Wright and General Scott at Sagamore Hill West Point Cadets to be Dismissed. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. D. C, Aug. 22. An nouncement was made today by" Sec retary of War Wright that his recom mendation for the punsshment of the Pight West Point cadets, suspended from the military academy for hazing. had been' approved by President Roosevelt. The order to be issued by Secretary Wright, based upon the President s npproval. will dismiss from the; academy, the two first-class men under suspension, William T. RosselL Jr., a son of Col. Wm. T. Rossell. of the Engineer Corps, of the Army, and Harry G. Weaver, of Illinois, and the suspension, without pay and allow ances for one year of the six members of the third class. George Washing ton, Chase, of New x or k; James A. Gillespie, of Pennesylvanla; Byron Quinvy Jones, of New York; William Nalle, of Vlrglnlna: William Welling ton Prude, of Alabama, and Isaac Spalding, of Oklahoma. SALISBURY FIRST, Tlie First Town In Hie State to Have a -Visit from a Notional Candidate Prohibition Candidate For 'Vice President Coming. (Secial to News and". Observer.) Salisbury, V. C., Aug. 22. Salisbury is to have the distinction of being the first North Carolina city visited by a candidate on one of the national tick ets!. Thiro i-ntti f to thin eltv tin Wm1. nesday, the 26th Instant, the Hon. Aaron S. Watklns. of Ohio, tho nomi nee of the Prohibition party for Vice- President. He speaks in the court house at 1 o'clock. Mr. Thomas John ston, of Salisbury, who attended - the convention that nominated Mr. Wat- kins, described him as a big man, both liiyslcally and mentally. FIGH TI T ON TOP OF ft Young Man of Rowan Thrown Off and Killed ' Everett Lee Blkiiacl Killed BetWeen CretHimt Springs, Ky., and Cincin nati, O. Said to Have Been In a Depcrate Struggle' on Top of Rap Idly Moving Train. ' (Special to News and Observer.) Salisbury, N. C, August 22.- Evef ett Lee Michael, son of John A. Michael, a prominent farmer of Rowan county, was killed by being thrown from a? train this week between Cres cent Springs, Ky., and Cincinnati, O., to which place he was going. A firmer on the road-side saw two men l a desperate encounter on top of thol rapidly moving train and it J said Michael was pushed off and In stantly killed.. His body was . picked up and is leing sent to his home in North Carolina for interment. . The Weather Washington, D. C. Aug. . 22. Korth Carolina, local showers Sunday and probably Monday: light to fresh winds, mostly southwest. iff FOR A GOOD ROAD'S HIESS ' I ' . , . i . . . ToBeHeld During Greens- r boro Centennial YESTERDAY CIRCUS DAY Progress Shown by Reports to Cliani her of Commerce Plans Laid to Start a Canvas for Funds for the Centennial Resolutions' for Good Roads Congress to Be Participated In by the Entire South. By ANDREW JOYNER. Grii'jnstoro, N. C, Aug. 22. Old John Robinson's Circus had the right of way in Greensboro today. The whole crowd was crowded with folks. Every incoming regular train broueht hundreds of extra passengers. Eleven extra excursion trains brought thous- sands; s wagons, buggies, carts, car riages, automobiles, saddles, bicycles, feet and crutches , . brought other thousands from all the farms in a radius of thirty miles. Consequent ly the crowd was beyond computation. It is the first big circus here, in five years. It is estimated that when the parade went through the streets at ten o'clock today, the free show was witnessed by Greensboro's 42,000 pop ulation, and about 142.000 people from outside the city. The show tents are pitched in the Teague field. opposite the Normal College, and the crusn ana ram out there was a Dig ger sight than was the performance or even the look at the animals. At a meeting of the general finance committee of the Centennial,, held last night, plans were laid to start a can vass for the raising of funds. The committee was divided Into three sub-lcommittees, - the chairman of which are John L. Thacker, C. C Mc Lean and R. C. Hood. The three chairmen will get together Monday afternoon and map out a campaign of work for receiving of the money needed.. -.;.. :j ,.-; - The chamber "of commerce held Its rejotter- nuarterly meeting last- night. The reports of ? President -Thompson and Secretary Kuykendall showed progress along all industrial, commer cial and civic lines .during the past three months, despite the panic. Be sides the acquisition of new families, representing over 2.000 people, there have been several new manufacturing and jobbing enterprises launched all reporting a highly successful: begin ning. . . - A number ox business firms nave enlarged their plants and quarters, and eighteen new firms have begun business within the last three months. A resolution was offered and adopt ed, urging the people of the State to use their efforts to have North Car olina apples on exhibit at the meeting of the National Apple Growers Asso ciation in Spokane, Washington .next fall. . - . .. A resolution asking the board of Centennial managers to extend an in vitation to members of the press throughout the country to attend the Centennial was offered by It. L. Pay lor and adopted. A resolution urging the organization of a branch or--the National Forestry Associaton was of fered by Prof. W. H. Swift. The fol lowing named committee was appoint ed , t organize the association : w. u. A. Haramil, w. 11. swirt. Tnomas . Foust, and Paul C. Llndley. Good Roads Congress. ' The following resolutions favoring a good roads' congress to be held here during the Centennial, were discussed and upon motion of T. A. Hunter, were unanimously adopted. C. G. Wright was appointed chairman of the committee with power to choose his assistants in getting up the roads congress... ..'-' - . "Whereas, the farmers and agricul turalists residing in rural sections of North Carolina, and the v Southern States, are constantly leaving their farms and moving to the cities, there by decreasing the rural , population of the South to such an - extent that many of the Southern States are obliged to purchase, large quantities (Continued on Page Ten.) THE SH OLD HI Franklin Republicans . Kick a Drunken Brother Out and Elect Delegates to the " Convention' (Secial to News and Observer.) Loutsburg. N. C, Aug. 22. The Re publican county convention met 7 in the opera house here today. There were no new faces. but more of the G O. P. than usually attend the conventions. Willis Tharrington who ran aa an Independent Democrat against the regular nominee for county treasurer at the last election, occupied a front seat. The forenoon was devoted entirely to caucusing, the Democrats being asked to retire from the hall. i- A. C, Benton was elected chairman and Mr. E. F, Scarborough was ap pointed secretary, being in fact chair man and secretary. The only speech of the convention was by Mr, Yar borough, who said speech-making was not his long suit, but he did make a short speech, which was greeted,' with! applause from the convention. The chairman addressed the convention as brethren. Resolutions were adopted, chief among which was one advo cating the election of a State chair man by the State convention. After kicking an intoxicated brother, who insisted on making a speech from the hall and electing delegates to the State and Congressional conventions. :: the convention adjourned, , TO DEPSlliTfl THEY WILL STOOP! 4. 3? 5 . A Randolph Radlet Hakes Himself Ridiculous r . '; '-- ill- WITH WORfl OUT FALSEHOOD ,'-3 I Clias. J.- Ilolton, a Youngster i in the ; Radical Ranks, Repeats irjiat Old Story 'About Social Equrfifty With tho Negro TJiat nas Becil 3?rovcn Untrue and Tliat Was .Knenn to be False froin tlic Beginning", 1 1 n (Special to News and ObsJver.) . Asheboro, N." C. August t ZJh-Ran dolph county Republicans tMt here today and nominated the ijeket as follows: H. S. Ragan. sherltt-A. B. Col trane, register of deeds: GIG. Fra zler, treasurer; Dr. D. J. Johftlon, cor oner; j. jr. Routh, surveyofgiS. W. Swaim. J. T.' Thornburg atil S. N. Allen,, commissioners: G. Ks 'Staun ton, senate; John Hughes anf Charles im notion, iiuuse. - - .. 1 . , There , was little en thusiasn i mani fested; no nominating SDeecii&Smade. ard several refused -to - be cfificed. The convention endorsed Roosevelt. Taft. and Sherman, and pasjM reso lutions favoring the nomination of J. Elwood Cox for Governor ayl! Z. V. Walser for Congress. 1 ll The speech of acceptance na;'de by Chas. J. Ilolton, won several votes for the " Democrats, in Randolph. Among other things he' stated- ritat,the (Continued on Page Te'as; ' POLITICAL -5 f- GHEED Hon. A. L Brooks Presenti Gos- or uemocracy TO "PULL OSIT'" Tfie Cry in Sampson Rq: publican Convention DUTLER Gil LlKlluUGK pel Democrats of Forsyth' nave One of the 'strongest 'and Most ittointcd DemocTatlO' Addresses Ever5 Prc- scnted Convention Strong Ticket. V Nombnatrs a fi (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C, Aug. 2j4-The Democrats of Forsyth held a"argely attended and enthusiastic convention here this afternoon. W. T. Bniin,N a prominent business man, was' inomi nated for State Senator W. M garter and R, M. Cox were re-nominaed for House of Representatives, j Sbf iff , J. E. Zeigler, Register of Deeds XL . M. McKaughan, and County Treasurer, George Beck, were also re-nominated. as was also Chairman M. D. P3ailey, of the Board of County Comm&sion ers, lh two new members beinsg p. C. Moir and John H. CUnard.. Isfa. A. L. Brooks. Democratic, nominee; for Congress. In the Fifth Distri?. ad dressed the convention and hispeech produced much enthusiasm. 31 s air. Brooks' CreetL ?? Mr. Brooks gave .this as his pMEticaJ cfeed: - ; t I I believe in the Democracy that accepts Jeff crsort as the'. autlr. : Its faith, Tllden as its exemplar an.tl Bry an as its expounder. . , .p?, 'j'il' I believe in a Democracy ; forever dedicated 'to the fundamental prin ciples of 'equal rights to all a44 spe cial privileges to none. ' Jffif beuevo in a . Democracf ithat maintains the thet sovereignty frffrthe State ami demands that regional control shall be a snpplenieMi to, rather than a substitute for, tlH$ laws of tho State. ' ' ;. ' . : I believe in a Democracy tliat ap peals to men's consciences rathq4 than tlieir sclfislincss. ; 'lj i MI believe in a Democracy thlit 'Iays hold of the affections of the priHlnc- crs of wealth becanse it guaranty to tliem tlie prlvilego- or enjoylBSl the fruits of tlieir labor.. f v- , "I believe In a Democracy thai pro tects 'capital and encourages if ff in vestment In ' every legitimate' p&Ster prLev -: " - t . believe In a Democracy tlptjnlll annihilate evcryi criminal comblinajtlon of capital tliat Is oppresslMg tlte people. I -XVt "I believe in a Democracy thati de mands for the people the right t con trol their own government vaa Its finances and denies this right fjWall Street and Its allied Interests. ! . "I believe in a Democracy tliat' will give the' people a govemme,Kt .so strong that nq man or set of meu can defy it and .at the same time W, gov ernment so pure, and so good tsa no man wUl want to defy 1UM . I;' I . -- - Xi 1 LIBEL IS FILED. I By British and American Steani Navi : eatlonr Company, Against 2,13 Ma liogany Logs at Norfolk. i (By the "Associated Pnesalf Norfolk, Va.. Aug. 21. The prftlah and American Steam Navigation Com pany, limited. - filed i a libel .1 3 the United States court here against-2,102 mahogany logs brought to Norfolk on tho British stearrtship Namb and the America East Africa Tradlns' Company: of New York, as comsSnec; The libellant claims $26,224, lejstH. 400 on alleged broken contratf; sand demurrage, civil - and maritime: ! ?The libelled logs-were landed at th?: Nor folk Veneer Company's .warehouse In November. 1 9 0 1 and are etlU tfiere. Q I -" Thrco Italians Shot. t-t v : Wheeling, W. Va-. Aug. 21.-Three Italians were shot and serlouH in jured today by? a construction" t&ss at dam No. 11 on the Ohio. River: bvJow WeUsburg. Wt V Brother George Reads the Platform and Brother Marion Comments fon ; ltand Makes "a Speecli,. ' Declaring . Ills Love For 'Uls' Native Ueatlt But the Wall front the Bole Is' "Pull - us'6uVH-J-; - 3 (Special to News and Observer.) Clinton. N. C... Aug. 22-The Re- . publican county convention' met today with - a good attendance' of delegates. The high muck-a-muck . in Sampson Republicanism ex-Senator Marion j Butler, was present At the. beginning of the meeting Mr. F. Ri -Cooper, Re publican member of th election board and railroad attorney,, was made tern porary chairman .He said, as he took . the: chair, that the great purpose, of ; the convention was to "Redeem the good ; name of Sampson - - county." (Some one asked your correspondent who had ruined her good name.) But to continue - the speech, Mr." Cooper predicted a majority of a thousand for Republicanism this fall, ; saying that they were going. to pile up the tna jority; and speak out and declare to the world that we are not thieves -and robbers.' The delegates cheered this sentiment wildly. Continuing he ask ed rAre we criminals here in Samp son county? We will decide in No vember, and we think ?' we-already- know what the verdict will be."" The speaker seemed - Impressed with the fact that - he had' to defend himseu N from some grave charge and;ron tinually referred to criminals, robbers, . etc. - He concluded by sajlng that hy wna not a candidate for the State Sen- V and Introduced the ex-Senate arion 'Butler. .. t r Mr. Butler said he had been to Can ada, Alaska,' and even : across - the ocean. -but he was better satisfied witli Sampson county than anywhere else. They gave him a bigger crowd than anywhere else." He concluded by pay ing that the kind' of , Republican doc trine that would make a first class citizen out of Mr. Cooper would savo any one worth saving. 7 (Cheers from the crowd). Mr. Butler-paid his re- rpects to the News and Observer for denouncing conditions in Sampson. When Mr. Butler closed the chair man had .mounted the judge's chair. ' good many negroes were present, thirty-nine by actual count.; at. one time, and they kept coming. and gon ing.- ' ' -. George Butler read the platform and Marion commented on it. They worked together... When they came to recommending a nominee .for tha State Senate. Mr. Jno. K. Fowler was- -nominated and declined. There had been several people to decline, mostly the old leaders, whereupon one of the members stated : that it , had been charged , that there was a court-house ring,- and it began to. look like, the truth that, "none of these lawyers wiU defend us In the campaign You cot as Into it,-he cried, "and now some or you have sot to defend us" but , he could get none of the old leaders to accept., The ticket follows: ..t , D. C. McPhailr sheriff; HUiton Max well, register of deeds; Thomas. E. ' Owen, treasurer; Arthur L. Lee. sur vejori J. P. Parker, coroner: J. e Jt. : Peterson,-W.J.;Faircloth and L L. Jackson, commissioners:. They . also nominated Jour ' other commissioners to be dropped. If in the , judgment of the Executive, Committee the act of 1907, chapter 1013 did not. increase the number permanently Ao V . seven. They were C.M. Hall. W. , P. Ward. Frank Rackley. and . J M... Powell: , J. T. Kennedy and B. IL Crumplcrv Eso;., for the House. : ; r. : r , A pleasing incident -of the closing days of ; court wa tha - presentation Thursday afternoon to. the Superior Court of the portraits, of ex-Judge E. T. Boykin and. Hon. E. W. Kerr. Judge : Lyon.- presiding, accepted them - for . the ourt. .. v . . - ' One or two criminal cases had to be continued. No ,, civil cases were tried, the whole. two weeks being, oc cupied on the State docket. ; .-. -. , DIED FROM EXPOSURE,: , v, yju , Joseph Ilellen, of - North Carolina, Loses Ills Life Frofh Bdn Lost In tlo Forests 'of. Matoeu-s-V;-4. . "tpecial to News and Observer.) i V Old Orchard, v Maine August 22. . Joseph Hellen. of Melrose. Highlands, Maas.r who .was, found In jlh. woods ; . by a. searching party. Vday,.Xter -h had been missing for two, aysdlrd tonight front, ,wekjicsa die-ivo .ex posure. i ' : , , ' . !Mr. Hellentwas 78 yars old. When he left the cottage of his daughter on the camp ground last Wednesday -with . his wife, who Is his junior by. onlylS H months, he intended to take a stroll , . through fern park. The 1 aged alr . . wandere, f urtherr tlian they , realized, :, t ' however and, entering a wid stretch.! of deh$e woodi Adjoining f th'park, " lost their way; .. . , Mr. Ilellen at one time owned an managed & large hotel in. Try on, JC, - .. C - Two sons Hvejtt Ashcvtlle. ; J. C FELL FROM TOP ' OF POLE. Goldsboro Unemanr Precipitated 30 o : ... 40 IVct and Lcj and lUbs-CroI-i May Recover 4j . 1 Vr "Special to'Newt and Observer.vv 1 Goldsboro. -.N. C" Aug. 22-L., CS, Caihoun,. .a. lineman for the Southern Bell Telephone, Company, today. whHa ' working at the top of a telephone'pole,, f ell a distance off SO or 40 feet to- th pavement , below. One" leg and. hre ribs were brpken. and his body iaa v otherwise badly bruised r.' ( It'.', thought r here, ..however. -'"arh?' rvvvYvJV r 1. 3 - - . 'A V -
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