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VOLUME LXXXIX, NO. -2
ad
If E EASY
Action of Grant Will be
Aired in Senate
viSiilflcamuttclicd to tli Fact That
XomkiaUouXWRH Not Included in
Rcecss Aiiolntriient North Caro
" li Ha Senator Ciet Letter on ,,, tiie
j TmHmoret lVf toltlcc Affair From In
itlgiuiut IlepiihllcatUj) -It I Hoped
filial Tart WlI Imlude Wliltc Moun
.; tal-Appalachlan Forest, Reserve in
Reclamation Slcgfl.. r:;v i''";.".
: By TIIOMAK PENCE.' vi
AVnshlnEton. D. .C-'DeC 10. Thre
. ; ' t i si ...... , ht that fhta
President has forwarded to me senate
ev.eral nominations " of postmasters
iViade in North Carolina, during the re
cteiw of Congress, undAhe appointment
of D. M. Luthern postmaster at Bllt
morw as not Included In the list. - It
will be recalled that this appointment,
followling the- rtmoval .of Mrs. Reed
-onder Hrcumetances more or less sen-
i-utlonal. raised . a storm of lndigna
tion in North Carolina, und it is among
the possibilities that the President ha
token cognizance" pf : the. situation that
i suited from - the 1 announcement of
appointment of Luther and the re
moval of airs. Reed during the past
rummer. The fact that the nomlna-
'Hon did not go to the Senate "with the
ther appointments of, North Carolina
pWtmaaters Vnade during, the recess
Congress has attracted attention
here. Jt makes no difference what the
octlorr T. the'- President may, be, the
treatment of Mrs. ' lteed, and her
charge against Congressman Grant
, ? re. certain to receive an airing In
The Senate. Eoth : the Senators have
received numerous letters, and the
Tmwt of them are from Republicans,!
In which they are urted to present thej
vIk1c matter to the members of the
H-nat. and defeat. "If possible, con
sal!
L-aTHER WILL HOT
SAILING
firniatlon of Xuther'anomlnation Of ernment iimate was pnly lO.OSMOd
rourse. the.CarolIna Ftnatom will heuaiAa tfel .m.n .w. idai
mpeiiea W onng tne llers andtne
xittteji on Tostoiricw.; It lias been sug-
w"v X
,.ti. hn. Mn.mu
the innate wM indietV t.l.i
. .nn,Mmn. ...wv. - I
Hun.. I
T i.f.ir himA Itnoa-ii imliiv tti.f I
lht cm.li.n normnalW K&lf n -h
's'polntment of D. . Luther to be
iMFtmaster at BUtmore. pending an
iAiro.tiHAn r f v.. h... k
Mrs. Sneed, which the chief executive i
!i sordered. There is no chanca of
;h nomination beinir sent to. the Sen-I
ate in the immediate future aa the re-
suib of .this action.. , . I, , :
Denial Is made bv the friends of
t-. 'F'. -AlcveaKh. of Alamance rountv. I
that thel Itepublican . State organlza-1
t!in . endowed T. F. Logan.7 ; of Ashe-1
vllie, " fop the western marshalshlp. j
i iit-j- t;jaii.i i.iv nuorKmcDi OI uotn I
If frhi"KiSI?eTfai? ',t vVertl0 U8 of bujing. , -Orders poured In
lu i fc.n inVotAZRTi!!?'JlJL from, the .orld ovWuin picen Mmp
nuncan cno. Adams. Mcveaeh la alder-estimated each year at from 500.
nrother-in-aw of Senator Dixon; vof
.Montana, ' wno is on . mighty ' good
terms at White House, and he
does $ol i"din3c the contest ia settled by
any nteana Logran remains In -Wash-'ng-toiv
florins Zor an early decision.
1 All of tZis ; csnsus, supervisors, r in
North" Carcll-ia. are herer for the nur-
t pose of recjlyinr Instructlona from Di-
ector Duia-id. who conducted a sort1"" trdn 15 to .40 points- - May cot-t.-klnderrarien
tor the supervisors I ton Vwnt to 4 cents. : establishing a
from-' Nor J tqaroluio-r and Adjacent
states todays : - r -
ik5 Mr ekins and Postmaster .T. E.
lanaw, oi wumintgon, are- nere.
They were with National -Committee-
pnnta Claurby North Carolina Federal
'patronage chasers, ; whose terms are!
expiring.- - , :
: "A he.i President Tpft sends ills sue -
lal mefiaage on-the subject - of - lie -
. inmation to Congress, it la believed
and hoped that he will rive hi
dorsemcnt to the ADDalachlan-Whlte
...uuw.u t rewTTcrprojccx, jjoju.
Inter the friends - of - this measure
the passajre th'ougTi the House of the
.x.f aiiauiiru inc rrBuii ui
-.veeKs bHU .which earried an - appro -
vrjatioiapproximating ifllnt-teen-mlUI
. n,l,'euuu ol iru" I
.roject. but It failed of passage in thai
Senate. The, friends of the measure are
.M-M.-yn.,, ,
na.ru - na-nc at ims muon of Congress
to put thflbblilAhrouim. both branches
of Congress. -pe oppOKltion of ; the
''" ,-"":r -.,,"7-7
SppropriatlonaJCommlttea, lHtront
r ..v,. VWk . ...
taunchest -supporters in., hj ;flght
-AlnKt the Itepublican insurgents are
th"" New England ;. members, bhoitt
LfS1" T ?i .h VA0?PfCtla"
losfd forest reer'e ias a little better
""tuinr a i me national cauiuii innn
..(n. Jrti . v. . . . . a .
'i nas ever- had beforft, . It Is confl
lAtnll.. .. a . a .a a. Mai
JuL i. A,r,?a xnai in .rrrNacni
i sbTf k n . emeQt 10 inf Pf,031 m
' Khmme8Saif0 to Congreea
.," w.tt -uujci'i or reclamation.
fll lAJi-1
rSndSl t0
- Orfe mmiohpel0i,
? vlar ail nt aU,,;b ns?d
1 rJni HZ mnu r ih
i1ee.ntru;t th . son To
entry oniy iii ooo.OOO, and cover only
lnr Zl rwiffi " J:
vim in? cewvury oi Agriculture ia to
:rr.."7 .1
; iuimi ni rm mi m ninnn iha m . . .
-'of navigable streams: and after these
rvcQinnuniuauujw uam Lrefcn made, a
. . . J Irs i s fc. .
,-ommlsBipn composed of the Secre
taries of! Wr. Agriculture ' and ' In
t.rior. with two Senators and two Rep.
vt wmtativt-H shall determine whether
thev shall be. taken over.
.Having been bougM thfv are to be
t continual on ragt Three.)
L7 DAILY IN NORTH CAROLINA THAT HAS OVER "15,000 SUBSCRIBERS
ru
North Card
COM REACHES
THE16GENTSMARK
Sensational and Specta-
cu ar Rise in Prices
LtS DAYS OF SULLY
Both ilay and July Ovtlon. Tom-lied j
15,80 a (iolit of 12 FolnU Over lrc- j
7H vlou Way' Clowe The oveninneit I
ReMrl
World
lwuel Yeaterdayj Wlrs the
to Buying: smallest iTop
(Since 1003 fXtlitiate Is for 10.08U.
OOO Bale Crop for 1909 Bull Brok
' eir Irvcnt A'lolent Advance.
(By
the" Associated Press.) j
New.Yprk, Deo.. 10. Not since tho
Sully boom of 1904 has the New York
Cotton Kxchange ' wlthesjied a iftore
senHatlonal scene or 6. more spectacu
lar; rteei In prices than jeecurred to
day the announcement of the govern
ment cro report.. AVith the galleries
crowded -with visitors from the South,
augmented , by f rieqds and relatives of
operators ; ana "omer inierester spec
tators, -the' market spired to . a new
high record -vfor the season with
gains of more than 12 a bale. over yes
terday, Both the Mar and.; July, op
tions touched the high mark of 15.80,
both gaining approximately ' 4 2 point
over yesterday's close. "j
Bull broker prevented a more vio
lent advance, aa they distributed heavy
selling orders : every five points up
from 1545 for May and July. They
'J.
sold enormously," supplying the de
mand of Shorts and also the inrush of
buying-otfder from Waif street, Chica
go and Southern operators and the
local andj New England dry. goods In
terests. The market continued In an
excited state up to the close, with es
timate that 500,000 bales had chang
ed hands i in the last. hour. May -closed
at 15.17, land July at 15.74. v
It was 3 o'clock when the news
came from Washington that the gov
immedlatelv thew.wM m. tramendont
transactione. Xast trades. made Just
"very; .the next sale. were, mada at
IlaJO, an i advance ofjt .a bale. , Thla
followed by tremendous tradina:
both wars and by rapid fluctuations.
A break to 15. 5 followed, then came
IAWa. mt. Am E Ufa -VaVaM A . 1..
me re w. !.. , juijr cuuon nuau
biuuk iiiw wuuw wuw in;n
rfcn.ea " 1W mn Pmi ana
Jo1 at 540 "
, TBe srovernment estimate, is about
- oo.owo oaiea Deiow . tne : preaicuona
of the moat sanguine of the. bulls and
the action of the market naturally
rouewea.H sixteen . cent - couon so
jmuch talked about,, was not realized
but the market came-near It.
It now remains, to - te determined
whether the Federal estimaters have
under-estimated the yield, aa ha been
the case for the" past ten years. Dur-
lug mai ume ias erup iuu vwu uu-
000 to 600.000 bales.
May Went to 16 Cents. M -
- New Orleans, i La.. Dec , 10.- Follow
ing his, posting of the cotton crop re
port estimate of 10,081.000 bales on
the cotton exchange thla : afternoon
the future! market took a Jump rang
toew: high ixecord for the season. The
Ustlmate waa about 200,000 JbelowJ the
J preaictiona or, tne most gapgume buna.
y.. ;J.T. w.
"p DELT15I op m&i J W- ,K2V3
ne Diea Quite' Suddenly at lleIome
5 ' f P llU Ulla. :,' s
-(Special to News and Observer.) V.
1 Statesvllle. Dr. 1ft Mnt'Jaa.- W.
1 Knox died quite suddenly Wednesday
evening at her home In the Mount Ulla
1 Knot riroV ta riAV1flnrl mnnrn triilM
t awtty.uring yne arternoon,Mand -was
apparently In Wfer usual health. Soon
i filler rirr i r"i lirTi r noiTis nnwvrr fln
was Z found In the yard in an. uncon-
I Aclous condition and v-n
o'clock. -iThe funeral services and In-
terment took place at . Third Creek
Phumh vMtorH.r , j 1
.Mti 'ifhot Ti, ei 0;m
1 enu is survived uy her husband, a
Bon and i a datighterMr. ' Howard
Knox and Mr.v Oeorge Brown. She
was a, alster-ln-law of Mrs! M. C. Neely
and an aant of Mr. J. L. Cownn; Mr.
w t v.L w r n
. herl ani iiugn cowies, ail or Statesr
Kill. Mi and Mrs. CowlesMrav
w..iv tlJ w t. vi ' t 7V
Kn, thr latter a student it states.
ttenlled the funeral yester-
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UAKK IX GUAM.
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Considerable Damage Done.
But
Tliere Were N'o CaMualtlem
(Byjthe AssocUted Press.)
i Wach nrtnn n n r ia a
vre earthquake occurred at Guam at
a. m. today, causing eonslderabli
damage. Recording to a cablegram ref
reived atjthe Navy Department today!
The wonjen's and children' hoapltal
!T" wrecked. There were ,
' ihe dlsnatch it woni.i m
that the principal damage occurred
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i aaa rurtlrallv nil native
i m. v v v v v -
wavy ueUTmr. ",,4,"l1",B coaim
station there.
HstmnKter at Hayne.
:Waahington, Dec. .10. It. O. Autry
is appointed postmaster
at Hayne,
Sampson
county, Kice O. W,
Rullard,
resigned.
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RAU2IGII, 2S". C., SATUKDA;MOHXIXG, DECEMBER !lv.19O0
tl O f
liana
RIVERS - HARBORS
CONGRESS CLOSES
Most Successful of Kind
Ever Held k
L IS PRESIDENT
Tlie Xev Itoard of Dtrvctor .Meet lut
Postpone Action on St'let tlnjc tlic i
Sext Plat-e of Meetlnjc Tlie IU-m-
lutkm Adopted by the " CongTe ,
Makc8 an Appeal to Consnw ftr an !
Ayproprlatloti of S0.0O0,OOO for
1th er and Ilarltor Work and Uic !
Kanie Amount Annually for Ten '
Year Tliers ftcr.
(By the 'Associated Pre.)
Washington, D. C, Deo. 10. What ,
I? declared by Its officers to have been ;
the moat successful convention of its ,
kind ever held came to an end today "j
when the National Rivers and Har- i
bors Congress. adjourned after a three
days' session. Representative Joseph j
E. ' Ransdell. of Iul8lana, was rc.
elected president; Captain J. V. E11I-son;-t)f
Cincinnati, secretary and treas
urer, and John A. Fox, lof Arkansas,
special; director. Vice-Presidenti to
represent States also were named.
The new board of directors met im
mediately after adjournment and took
up the question of the date and place
for the next convention.
The matter, however, was put over
arter mucn ' discussion until a later
date, -t "A,
The resolutions adopted by the Con
gress make an appeal to Congress for
an appropriation of fifty million dol-
lion dollars for river and harbor work
and fifty, million dollars annually for
ten years thereafter; express the be-
lief that' the' rivers and harbors bill
should be placed on an equal footing
:h r the other great appropriation
bills .and ' condemn ' what is declared
td be the respent method of appro
priations whereby.'the river and har
bor Ji 11 carries only what may remain
after thtQlher. buiUreta-hAV-i been, au-
inorixea. , ns oeciarea -nax unieas
the- waterways of. the United States
are so Improved as to provide ' the
proper transportation ... facilities thts
country : cannot, hope , to -Increase Its
domestic commerce' or extend Its for
eign commerce, " aa it ' should, or to
take advantage-of the opening of tthe
Fahama. Canal, Tin order to compete
with the markets of the world. The
resolution suargests the creation of a
bureau - of public work with a cabi
net officer at its head, which depart
ment should have charge of fiver and
harbor Improvement and other work
of a similar character. The bill pend
ing in Congress for Increase of the
engineer corps Is endorsed.
The report of the treasurer showed
that upward of only eight thousand
dollars was In bank, which was deplored."--'7'
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Special 1 Director Fox ufged larger
appropriations for carrying on tne
propaganda of Improving the riTera.
harbors, - an canals of continental
United Stateu i
James E. Smith, of St Louis,
chairman of the committee on rules,
in making '.his report said It repre
sented the unanimous sentiment of
the committee. - He believed further
that the great waterways of the coun
try should be developed before "dread
nought" need be built td fight imagi
nary foes.-,;- .... : -..(
A committee waa appointed to pre
sent the resolutions to the President
of the United States, the Tice-Presi
dent and the Speaker of the House;
Prof. Emory R. Johnson, of the Unl-
verslty.of. Pennsylvania, apeclal repre
sentative or the congress with the Xa-
tlon Waterway Commission on Its
European trip, made a short renort
or nia inspection or.Kuronean watr.
ways.J . - ' 1
He states that on"f continent
of
Europe it war the holier of the eo
ernment to regulate railways so aa to
prevent their making destructive war
fare upon the waterways. This. " he
said, .would have to be done by the
United States. v
"European countries. he said,
have not hesitated to borrow funds
for waterways when borrowing waa
necessary to economy. Nor should we
hesitate. We ought, however, to bor
row . oniy ,wnen it la evident that a
t reat and worthy project cannot be
executed promptly .from current re
serves DEATH OF MIL A. C, MOORH.
Prominent Business Man of Currie
Dies After a Brief Illness.
(Special to News and 6bserver:)
Wilmington,- Dec 10. Mr. A. C.
Moore, of . Currie, well known
throughout thla section, died. Wednes
day after a brief but very critical ill
ness, following an attack of appendi
citis.' for which an operation was per
formed, lie was about 60 years old
and had never married. He waa in
the general ' merchandise business at
Currie. He waa a -descendant of the
original settlers in ; that section, who
bore an important part In the war of
the 'Revolution and from whom the
Battle-."of : Moore's - Creek too lt
name. ; He was a brother of Mr. James
F. Moore, president of the Moore's
Creek Monumental Association.
He was a man of kindly spirit and
a devoted member of the Caswell
Presbyterian church.. '
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Accidentally Sho4 Illmseif.
Wliltevllle, N. C, Dec. 10. Dr.,T.
T. Johnson, of Lumberton, accident
ally shot hiniself. The doctor was fin
gering with a pistol- In this . overOoat
Docket when It accidentally wont krr
T . . - . ------ V"-
tne nan ranging around his hip. t.ut
fortunately the .wound war' onl"
flesh one.-. .
Rev. Fred Smith, the new Pretbyt
rian pa&tor, ha made a most; favor i
RAriSDEL
- 1 impression. .
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Mil. 'V. C.
-VrfiU-m vt Tlio State
t
AMERICAN ICE CO. GUILTY
Convicted in the New York Su
premo Court.
SENTENCE OF $5f000 FINE!
Company Found Guilty of Hewtrtct- Tlie llouxe Wan in SetJon for an
ins; Competltlou l Atteniptliut to "Hoar ainl a Half aiid'a Large Xuju
Create a Monopoly of the Sale of ber of 31eamre Were introdocetl
: leeTook tlie Mury. Ouiyj aJ ;Ilour Tlie Hwt SiriUnc Feature Wa the
'.mnd, Forty; Mhiuteto iteiMlvHW-i Kneateri
diet Fir-t Ct.1i Under the
Srjv taw. . .
(By the Aso-iatfcd Press.),'.
New York, Dec, 10. The "American
Ice Company was found -guilty today
In the State Supreme Court of re
stricting competition in . and attempt'
lng to create a monopoly of the sal
of Ice. The jury was oiitj one hour
and forty minutes and when the forei
man announced the verdict the court
Immediately .imposed the - maximum
sentence of $5,000 fine, under the pro-,
visions of the so-called Donnelly anti-
monopoly law of this State.
The conviction is the first under the
new law and will probably be fought
to the highest court in the State.
. The significance of the verdict lies
not. so -much in the relatively trivial
amount of the tine imposed as in the
intimation made by John' li. Stanch
field, ,of counsel for. the defense, that
a finding against the -company, which
he said supplies 8,000.000 customers
would mark the first step in its ulti
mate, dissolution. : .-..-.
The American Ice Company, though
tried under the laws of New York,
waa Incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey for: $40,000,000 and later
taken over, by the American Ice Se
curities Company 1 of the same State,
after a drastic reorganization.
- The company has plant in New
York, Washington, D. C illaitlmore
and Philadelphia and ha l absorbed
many smaller , cotppan lea along , the
Hudson river and . In the" Main
Ice fields.
THRKK BOLD ltODBERK
Enter MacJiine tdkm and Hold Vp Km
' ' ployees.
(Special to N-ws and Observer.)
Washington. N. C DeC. 10. One of
the most daring attempts at robbery
ever perpetrated in this city was made
early yesterday morning when three
strange men entered the ortiee of the
Mutual Machine Company about two
oclock knd held up geveral ot the
machinHts and other employee of this Wiishlngton. D. C, Dec. 10. An in-epmpanj-
at the plant on Water etreet. oreaee Jn individual deposits of $400.
lt seems that Mr. Charles Mitchell. . . Ra t ioana AnA ni.mini. nf
one of the machinists employed by the
company, was sitting in a chair in the
office half alep when some nolxe
attracted his attention, and looking up
through a. window in the office he saw
three men pass at a trot, und in . fi
moment they wore In the office, an-1
holding him up. demanding fhe had
any money to hand It over, to which
he replied that he had none, th-y
then asked for a blank check :ind
again received an answer in the nega
tive, and they tnen commanded njm
to find them one and he replied there
might be one in the safe,, but he hnd
no key and the man wh did havo a
key was out in the shop.tand he would
go and call him. Mitchell then went
out In the shop and calli-d two othr
men. Messrs, Pat. Foreman and-Kd-
ward Doughty, who with him returned
to the office, and then the three would-
be robbers smcUed a rat and rushed
out before the alarm could be given,
The hop employees then immediately
armed themselvesand started on the
"a" --,T'r.V
police this morning and they are
at work on tlie case, nut so far no ar-
rests have ben made.
Worked Cldldren . Under Aaw
(Special to News and. Observer.)
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1 Suffolk, va., wv. -wiuiam e.
Cobb, one of the owners of the Ruff oil:
Knitting Minr. pieauea guunyot . tr-
employment in his factory of children
under 13 years of ar and wps-flnecl
1 2 C and cost -x
in News and CircmfettlQini
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Brpt st CoiiVfiHioti.
FLOOD OF BILLS 111 SENATE
Wants Zelaya Apprehended as
Common Criminal
RESOLUTION OF MR. RAYN0R
niau. of Wbwma, atvio (he lAmer
lean ilerehant Marine,
j . (By the. Associated Press.)
Washingtoh, Dec. 10. As an in
dication of ' activity - in the intreaet
of legislation Senator today f Intro
duced more than 350 bills and resolu
tions covering a great variety f sub
jects. Many uf these measures failed
of passage during the last Congress
and j ninety" per cent of them will re
ceive cant; consideration"" this session.
Many ttrei for pensions that could not
be granted under the general law.
Standing out as n etriklng proposl-
tlon ! was arvsolutlon by Senator Ray-
nor today authorizing the President
of the United States to cause Presi
dent Zelaya to be apprehended as
a common criminal, charged with
murder of two Americans, engaged In
revolutionary activity in Nicaragua,
contrary to the code of war' of all civil
ized jnations which would have granted
them a trial.
The ouse waa In session for an hour
and a half and a large number of
measures were introduced there.
The -most striking feature of the
proceedings In that body waa a speech
by (Representative, Kuesterman, of
Wisconsin, denying the charge that
his Interest In German shipping was so
great as to cause him to antagonize
a bl
I for the relief of the American
merchant marine. Mr. Kuevterfaian
wo In a Joulol humor and his speech
was general y. enjoyed. Senator Lorl
merit .successor In the ouse. William
J. Moxley i t Illinois, was sworn in.
Owlnz to the fact that no reports
i have; been made from committees both
I houses are without subjects upon
which to legislate. The Senate, there,
fore, adjourned until Monday and the
oiiHo until Tuesday.
CONDITION OF HANKS.
Increase in Individual Deposits, Loans
and Discount and Resource-
Southern tsaiiks Make Ciood Sltow
hijr. i y rr.. u.A a rMA. v
J50S.41H.91" and in total resources ot
$94.21M46- These are the essential
features-shown in a statement lssueo
by ihe comptroller of the currency
alvlng the condition of the national
banks of the United States on Novem
ber I s. the .dat of the last reports to
his office this year as compared with
tho last reports made In 190$ as of
November "71
Loan and Miscounts of the banks on
November 11 amounted to $5,148,787,-
594 land deposits, including those madu
; by Individuals, the United States and
, United States disbursing offices were
' $S, If 9.510,993.
dn.ostatementsutprlcess90 dl dl dl dl dl
The -percentage of leical reserve to
deposits on Novemler 16 was 21.31 as
analnst; 52.32 a year ago. Banks in
'the South make a stronger' showing in
I the percentage of reserve than at the
j t.mw of their report to the comptroller
; In rixmse to. his call for condition
ln tcmber. This is cnsldered re-
markable in view of the fnct that be-
tween Septembei and November large
amounts of money , always are drawn
fjrom the banks to meet expenses In
cjldental to the moving of the crops.
IjtV Almliftlies Bookmakln'.
(By the Associate Prens.
Frankfort. Ky.. Dec. 10. The court
of appeala In a decision handed down
today abolished bookmaklng at the
Latonia race track and put' an end to
that form of betting on horse races
in the Sia-te of -Keutucky. , , . , .
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THE BAPTIST STATE
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Hendersonville the Next!
Meeting Place
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY I
i
Tlie ltei;lrt of the TruteeH of Wake I
Forest College and tlie lleport on
3lcrcditli CtoCllege Sliow Tliet Bap
tht InAiUutloiUK to lie in a nourish
ing Condition- Endowment Xeejled
for McreUlUi Secondary ScIiooJm
Make Good Sliowlng and Arc Highly
fidorsed Wadcboro Hospitality
BeHolutlon of Tltanks.
(Special to News and Observer.) '
Wadesboro. N. C, Dec 10. The
Buptlat State Convention will meet
next year in Hendersonville Rev. J.
iJ. Hall, D. D., will preach the con
vention sermon. Rev. Josiah JCrudup
Is the alternate.
Resolution were paused commend-
lng Oxford Seminary and Rule's Creek
j Academy.
Resolutions were paused thanking
! the pastor. Rev. T. W. Chambllss. and
' . . . . . a .
memwr oi vyaueswr enurcn ana tne
cltiens of .Wadesboro for their hospi
tality to the convention. The railroads
were thatkvd for favors in transporta
tion, and the papers of Charlotte and
Raleigh for reports of the convention.
The report of the trustees of Wake
Forest College reported that the col
lege had 342 students and owns $60,
000 worth of property. There are ,73 1
ministerial students.-
Prof. Carlyle spoke,' accentuating
the purity of the Wake Forest ideal
and calling for enlarge equipment, for
the college. . v.
The report on Meredith College
shows 371 students. The college is in
a flourishing condition, but. greatly in
need of endowment which, however,
will not be projected this year. Rev.
C B. Maddry and Rev. J. A. Moncrief
made - splendid speeches . on - Meredith
College. ' v '-''''ii'.-j r.;-; " ..
The .report on aecondary schools
show three- '-eolleges and "rthirteen
academies in the combination. Nearly
$30,009 in cash and pledges have been
collected for these schools since Jan
uary. - They have 3,000 students. 113
of whom ar ministerial students. Bet
ter equipment Is needed for these
schools. There is considerable Indebt
edness on these schools.. Secretary
Ltneberry made an earnest speech in
favor of aptist secondary schools. -"
Dr. Bruner. of Chowan - Institute,
made a gratifying report of the revival
of that lnstltuUon. Dr. J. N. Prest
ridge; of Louisville. Ky and Dr. .1. K.
Frown, educational secretary of the
Home Mission Board, spoke in behalf
of the secondardy schools.
The report on obituaries was read
and deceased brethern eulogied. The
convention close with a uiass-meetlng
on evangelism tonlyht.
FLROIDA W.lNTSlWAHsniPS.
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Deleeallon Wants Them to Be Sent to
Participate in Mar&i Gras Celebra
tion, i
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington.' D. C Dec, 10. Sena
tor Fletcher and other members of
the Florida delegation In Congress
called upon the Secretary -of the Na
vy today and tasked that several war
ships be sent to Pensacola to partici
pate In the Mardl Gras celebration
there In February. At the same time
they took occasion to express to the
Secretary their regret that the Pensa
cola navy yard had not been riven so
much repair work as some of the other
yards. Secretary Meyer promised to
send some warships to Pensacola for
the -celebration jf any were available
at that time. -
To the satisfaction of the Floridi
an he also declared he intended to
continue the Pensacola yard aa one
of the prtnlclpal naval establish
ments. FUNERAL OF MRS. LOU RATTLf.
Her Remains Were Interred in tlie
s Baptist Cenaetery. ..
(Special to News and Observer.)
Scotland Neck, N. C, Dec. 10. The
funeral of Mrs. Lou Battle, who died
Tuesday afternoon, was held Wednes
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The
remains were Interred ln the Baptist
cemetery. Rev. A. V. Joyner, of Wl,
N. C. conducting the services. Mrs.
Battle's pastor. Rev. R. A. McFur
land. was away attending the Baptist
State Convention at Wadesboro, so
Mr. Joyner was called to conduct the
funeral exercises at the grave. He
paid a beautiful tribute to her noble
Christian life and expressed the hope
that all who knew her might Imitate
her example.
CAN OF. BEANS EXTLODkL
Mlss Rom Holme Fs.nfully Injured
a a Result.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Salisbury. N. C. Dec 10. By the
explosion of a can of alr-tlght beans
on a hot stove at the home of Mr.
C. IL Holmes, In this city, yesterday
afternoon, Miss Rosa Holmes, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, waspali;
fully burned. The contents of tfie can
struck Miss Holmes in the face and
Inflicted painful injuries. Prompt at
tention -was given and it la exjcted
that she will soon recover.
S. Steel Stock In France.
GOi
ITION
JDS
New-York, Dec. 10. Th announce
ment was made here today that he
block, of 100,000 ahares of the com
mon stock of the United States Steel
Corporation, which was purchaeedby
a syndicate of French bankers last
spring, and which It- was reported Waa
to have been' listed on v tho Paris
Bourse,- - had been entirely taken up
and that the shares for the most part
had been placed In small lot with
French Investors.-. '
I. . ' '
THE WEATHER
Mailmiim temperature,
10 degree s minimum
temperature. 20 decree!
total previpitatkM) lor SI
hourM ending Hp. m., 0
tllCiM.
PRICE 5 CENTfS
EVERETT LEAGH IS
Case Did Not Even Reach
L
The Jury
SHOW ATREGQRDER'SGOURT
cicve Daniel l"p for VaftTaney4-t
Wttuet Con vnlseH the Court Roopt 4
hy ItU AiMuer to Attorney QncmJ
t loii saw Him Hauling Corn, ' Hut
It Wa ln Jjould IVrm -itetddena-liovn
Up in Sniokc Ieatll of Mra
(Ulxabeth .Vdain GraiMlinotlier Of
Itev. ti. T. Adam 4 tales Has lis
eejMKl.
(Special to Nmwi and Obsorver.)
Durham, Dec. 10. Judge Biggs tidal
morning stopped the cam) against
Kverett Leach, colored, charged with ;,
the murder of Mary Riley, and did
not allow it ta go to the Jury. '
The solicitor did not press tho ca.K :
at any time, feeling; that there waa
great doubt aa to the guilt of the ac
cused man. He waa strongly of the
opinion all. the time tljat the Staio
could not make out it ouse -and his ,
Iersonal view Is that there is a wit
ness against the negro who knowa V.
more pf the actual crime than Leach.
The case was featureless. . j
In the trial, of one Mary Johnson,
a colored woman today, the State dl '
veloped something wonderful. '.The
girl was charged with retailing arid
the prosecuting .witness was a man.
The woman went on the stand. "HoW
many children have you?" Judge Biggs s
asked her after she had given her tes
timony and said her husband hid
abandoned her. ' . i .-
I has -three living. she replied as
she gave her exhibit. ; "and eight in
heaven. This way of telling that she
had eight dead children,' was atriklng.
Judge Biggs asked her what her ;
la and ahe said "2 disremembcred en-
actly. but either 2-or S7.4She didn't :
appear to be more than 27 and Is her
own authority for saying she nas.had
eleven children. ,' ?-',J '.:' ,:. -
. " While this w as taking; place.. Judgo -Sykea,;
nf tlw " ri-corder a court, Avus ,
tving a show'Wortbthe moncj'. He .
had one of his biggest courts .' I ;i
Cleve-Daniel, the son ', of ; Walter
Hobbs, the most notorious of Durham..;
blind tigers now caged, wa .up for
vagrancy 1 - Attorney LovenFtein ; wn-j
appearing for him and the. negro was
up against it. : MrLovensteln had at
tempted to develop a vicarious worlc ;
and introduced a policeman to show:
that hi had seen Daniel hauling corn !
for somebody else,- Mir." Lovensteln
put tli e question . to the officer who
convulsed the courtroom byrretortiiig
"yes sir, I did see him hauling corn
once or twice I think. The. lawyer
pressed him: -i "How much?"
"Five gallons, is my recollection Mr V
Lovenstein. when v we caught himi "
The negro's capture wb en he had that
carco overturned was fresh in every
bodya mind. - He was given -30 daysi
and appealed. - -
The fire companies were calUd out '
this morning la North slangum street -to
fight a blaze in one of B. L. Duke'sj '
houses, a large frame structure that
went up rapidly. --.'? . ' -i
Nearly all of , the furniture waW
saved, but the building was totally de
stroyed and with It went a fine porker
just killed, one. weighing 400 pounds. .
The poor landlady of the place wept
over her loss which struck her a be
ing inconsequential until her pet anl-'
mal'8 body began to amell of the roast.
It was not an entire loss as the meat,
was dragged out and the T damaged
parts cut oft i The flr loss was cor;
ered by insurance. V : - - , J -
- Rev. a. T. Adams returned yester-
aay rrom Four oaks. Johnston county.
where he had been to attend the fa-
neral of his grandmother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Adams. ' -? v. ;-: 'v.l -j
Mrs. Adams died Wednesday after- v
noon at the age of 99 and about seven -months.
' Until that last illnesv she
had good sight and clear mind, being:
besides, undoubtedly the oldest 1 wo
man ln the county , Her husband
lived until he was 84 years old, dying1."
about 18 years ago. ' j - i
Tlie family Is one of remarkable
longevity. The oldest child Is 78 and
the one-which she call her "baby'f
Is 40, each, old perrons, comparative- '
ly young for their family. The funeral
was held yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Adams is one of the grandchildren and
is pastor of the Trinity Methodist
congregation.. There are many great
grandchildren. s . 'V . . -;
The officials pf the county have re
celved notice that . Wesley-. Bates, con
vlcted of murdering Jack Robcrtsonj,
night watchman at the Carrlngton
lumber yard, has escaped from the
penttentiary. j :
The town people heard it today for.'
the first, time, though it has been.se v
eral weeks. Bates appear ' to have '
been working out on Home road, and,
to have walked off. Sheriff, Harward
was not notified until sometime, after
the bcejirrence, and It was kept front '
the papers because of a fear, that the
negro might see them and go further
away. . j .
He vas. convicted - before Judge .
Biggs of murder in the second degree,
though . circumstantial . testimony ,
alone figured . In the trial. Bates had
been d Ischarged for ' stealing lumber ,
and old man Bates had reported html
There were heard shots the night of.,
the murder and the dead body of thf
old man showed that. ho had an en
counter and fired in a fight over their.
rormer trouble, there . being no evif
dence tht the .two had actually gotj
Tlief Elks minstrel troupe begin toV,
night their rehearsal for. th. perk
formance of next week and .will work
everyl night until the show Is put on.
' Th play.ls to be put on December
15th and local talent entirely will give "
Professor : Orubb,' who has handled
these raw casts successfully and cent-1
erally takes but a week in which t
get, up his show. " y - . - , .
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