THE WEATHER
day; alow)? ri.ln* toMpawmoir*.
NO. 72
1909.
1,11 ME eHMHUN SEfl
VICE IN FIFTY-THREE MtNUTES
It Required One Hundred Elders and One
Thousand Deacons to Administer Euchar
ist DurmgTie"Centennial Convention at
Pittsburg, Says Rev. Mr. Hope.
FIFTY THOUSAND DELEGATES
Rev. Robert V. Hope,- pastor of the
Christian Church, returned home last
Friday afternoon from- Pittsburg, Pa.,
where he went, as a delegate to the
great International Convention of the {
Disciples of Christ. The occasion
was the one hundredth, anniversary.
The convention convened on the llth>
and adjourned sine die October 19. j
A News representative In talking
tu Mr. Hupe of his trip learned mush
of intereat-ln.reference to the work;
of this great body of Christians.
Mr. Hope said there were between
25,000 and 50,000 delegates present,
coming Jrom^all parts of the clvlllzedj
represented. The convention was so
large that It required four different
auditoriums to accommodate them.
8uch large buildings as Carnegie
Hull, Dequesne Hall. Lunar Park and
the largest churches were utilised. 1
At each building during the sessions
special police had to be detailed to
keep back the crowds, and their task
was not an easy one.
There were speakers from all
countries. 8ome of the addresses
were thrilling, interesting and de
livered in such a manner as to at
tract.
? Ua"h*T mrsA Tnfdwy of the con
ventlon the Christian Woman's Board"
of Missions had their say. This was
one society of .the church that went
to the TMKenntal with every aim
realised. They have done a grand
work. ' - ,
"W^duesda y the Foreign Missionary
Society occupied the attention of the
delegates. This was presided over
bj_ President A. MacLean. They
raised last year" over $350,000, and
while at the convention $16,000 was
subscribed by the delegates from the
State ot Oregon to erdct a boat to be
shipped to the Congo. The boat will
ba namad the Oregon. After the boat
is finished it will be taken' to pieces
and shipped to Africa where It will
be put together for service In that
far off country. The cost of trans
SERiOU^ARJ^
THE CHARGES
Deposed Postmaster and Rep.
~ Grant Are Exchtnging
CnmnlimpnN
Aahvellle. N. C., Oct. 21,-^The re
cent removal of Mra. Julia need from
the Blltmore poetofllce has culminat
ed in sensational charges and coun
ter-changres with Congressman Grant
of this district figuring prominently.
Mr. Orant~tii T.^lgned statement
gfven to the Cttlxen tontgfct says he
filed the charges which led to the reN
mcnral and declare* tp substance that
Mrs. Reed tried to bribe him to se
cure the office for herself.
~m' ~li fo-w- xi*!/ m~ '.uG
says the congree?iuan^. "Mrs. . Roed
came to me at my home and tried to
exffct from me a promise of support
which she failed to get. A few days
bribe me in the presence of my- wife
and daughter, saying that If I would
have- her reappointed when her com
mission expired she would pay me
snore money than either ot the other
appUea^ta, and that i might see thert
and see* what they would p4y first.
I told her that neither ahe nor any
one else could pay me for my en
dorsement, and when she saw I re
sented w?at she was saying she turn
ed to, my daughter and propoeed. to
pay her If the would have me to ap
potnt her. I again told her that I
would not be bribed and my daugh
ter stated that th% would' have noth
ing to do with the matter." ^
Mrs. Reed said tonight that shq(
would make no" statement until she
Baa ttii congretimn unat'i cimtf
ee. She declared, however, that she
did not attempt to bribe Mr. Grant
to the Republtoau campaign
J ?w4 tatth
paper at Qrfcensboro. She alleges
tfeat he told her ahe would have "to
cosm acroes for the campaign fund
porting thla boat, states Mr. Hope.]
will, aggregate at least *7.000.
Another Interesting occasion of the
convention was that of the Home
Missionary Society .which raised
$150,000 last year. The Church Ex
tension, under tho leadership of Mr.
Georgfi^Mundley, of Kansas City, .has
made rapid growth. They now have
1750,000 on hand as' a permanent
fund. During the 21 years this so
ciety ? has ? been in ?
amount of money has been turned
over twice, and those in charge of
the work have only lost $563 through
bad loans. This Is indeed a remark
able record. The Benevolent 8oclety
TM?'aMu>?tnq
takes care of the blind, the aged, the
decrepit, the fallen, the outcast. They
hare Just erected and completed a
$100,000 building at St. Louis. Fif
teen Institutions are now under their
control In the United States. The
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Christian Church occupies second
place In the world. This organiza
tion had great meetings at three dif
ferent places In Pittsburg, all being
attended by great crowds.
The climax, said Mr. Hope, was I
reached Sunday when the Lord's |
Supper was commemorated. It Is es
timated that 30,000 people took the
fcpnimuulun. It required 100 elders
and 1,000 deacons to administer the
sacrament; all of which was accom
plished in 53 minutes. The crowd
was so vast it had to be dona through
and by signals. The communion
service took place In Forbe's Held,
where the world's series of baseball
was played bef#B?h Pittsburg and
Detroit. At this .service $2,662 was
raised, which goes to the support of
old ministers. - This was one of the
greatest religious gatherings In the
history of the world. Among those
attending the* convention and who
have returned with -Mr.? Hope, were
Re7. Warren Davis. Rev. C. E. Lee.
Rev. W. O. Winfleld, Rev. D. W.
Davis. J. D. Elliott, sr.. L. P., Elliott,
Jr., and J. W. Burgess.
?PB$HNGSER?IC?
JUIS EVENING I
Rev. H. B. Searight Will Be the |
Speaker Tonight? All C'or
diaUy Invited.
The preparatory services to the
Sunday in the Methodist Church, be
gins this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
[These services of preparatloir^rilf be
In charge of the different pastors of
the respective churches. Tonight
Reyr* H. B. Saarlght, pastor_of the
FM^Presbyterlan Church, will speak
Stf^The Divine Sldo of a Revival."
All the singers composing the differ- 1
ent choirs of the cltyjind all others I
wllHqg to sAslat. are nrgg^tn fce'prea- 1
ent and sit with the choir.
~ On nexV "Sunday Rev. Dr.* Black, |
the evangelist, will arrive and preach |
his flret sermon of the meeting Sun
day evening. Mr. Black will be ac
companled by 'his choir leader.^who]
will have charge of the singing dur-[
ing the series. All are cordially In
vited to attend the opening service
"al the Methodfflt Church this evening.
Great preparations are being made
for this coming union meeting on the
1 part of the pastors and the members
RBTURICKD TO tXflUCOKB.
Mrs. Z. G. Howard, of Ocracoke,
left this morning for Norfolk. Mrs.
Howard has spent several months In
the ^Ity .with her little grandson,
Bftooh Howard, who has been under
treatment at the Waahlngton Hos
pital, and who left for his home id
Oeracoke on Saturday, comparatively
wr * ? ?
AHQTHKR TO IilffT.
Master Marrln Ttodcoa inn nf Ui>
BOBBED DRUB
ST0BEJIHIE5
Taps Register for Cash
Norfolk Drug Store Robbed in
True Western Fashion by Well
Dressed Young Man-Clerk Had
to Hand Over Cash,
Norfolk, Va., Oct. ~25. ? -In true
Western fashion of days' 'gone by, a
well dressed young white man. ap
parently about 22 years of age, walk^
ed Into the pharmacy of William A.
McClenahan. at Bank and Freemason
streets last night about 10:30 o'clock,
shoved a big gun into the face of J.
A. Schreckhlss, the clerk on duty at
the time, took from him $10 and then
tapped the cash register To? its con
tents. securing in all about >30. The
robber used a black, silk handker
chief AS a mask while he was com
mitting the deed.
Mr. Schreckhlss had just sent out
to ^ecure change for $20. This wag
dumdedz_Q3MC- to him i>nA-hff wan at
the prescription desk counting the
money^gwer when the stranger en
tered the place. In a flash the clerk
was covered with a pistol and (old to
hand over the money which he had
in his hands. He obeyed. ? The rob
ber then proceeded to remove all of
the money froni the cash' register.
Harry Winston, a negro porter,
was also on duty at the drug store
last night, but he had just stepped
out when the robbery occurred. .
No customers were in the place at
the time. After securing the money
the robber left the place quietly. . 4
Clerk sAreckhiss Immediately no
Brevenson from the cenrrar ^tsTToir
was detailed on the case. The officer
made a close investigation of the
premises, and Is now working on a
clue. The scene of the holdup is
rather Isolated, so to speak, the
^streets being dark in that Immediate
vicinity
Detectfve P<pwers is also at work
on the caae. The police think they
will jn.ake an arrest shortly.
Superior Cotart
Now in Session
- The October term of Beaufort
county .Superior court convened this
morning for a term of one week, with
His Honor. Judge G W. Wajd. of
Elizabeth City, nresldlng. and Solici
tor H. S.>Ward, of Mils city, prosecut
ing the State docket. The docket
cOhtaThs r<yr"trflnf^Affi6Wg"
the indictments are those for failure
to list poll tax, larceny, retafUng. as
sault, with deadly weapon, and other
petty nffpnft*s
J udge "Ward's charge to me grana
jury wag rlpir nnrl rnnvlnrlng ? It am
delivered In a masterly manner.
Those who herfrd the charge of His
delivered here in years.
Immediately after the charge the
work of the court commenced, as
Judge Ward Is a rapid dispatcher of
business.
MAKRIAGR LVCKXHKA.
Twelce marriage licenses issued |
last week, five white and seven col
orded, Samuel C. Pegram and- Ada
M*yp? qttr; O, *E. Fortescue and Dol
II? Klfft,1 Btfuuiun tonnry; "uoarif
Styron and Minerva Gaskill, Port* '
mouth, white. Stephen James and
Melissa Young. Henry Carter and
Lizzie Davis, Haywood Moore and
Sidle enflrem: Jutiu H. Ruwe and An
nie Oorham, %of Beaufort county, and
John Smith and Hattie Peed, of Choc
owinrtr; iethro Orlffln and Aretha
tSanley, of, Pantego, W. -T. Hamifton
and Hattie B. Tripp, of Aurora, col
orded. "
Address and Solo
Much Enjoyed
Quite m number heard Mr. Stephen
C. Bntgaw yesterday afternoon at the
Chamber of Cotninerc* room* addreu
the Young Men's Christian Uipe on
".luetic*." It la needlesa to atate
that the speaker handled hla theme
Witt abllltr an<1 aHracUroncss. Mr.
Bragmw always Interests. Hla ad
dresses are 'well prepared and be de
Thoea who ware present ?r? high In
UiHr iH>mr""ii1>||nn The to-?i
CLAIMED 10 BE
Exceeds Triql Speed
The First American Vessel of the
DreadnaugbtType -A Number
of Endurance Testt-Sister Ship
Soon Rjady for Trial.
uucKiana, aiaine, UCt. 23. ? The 1
battleship Delaware,'. the first Ameri
can fighting ship of the dreadnaught
type, made a splendid {bowing on her
screw standardization runs oxer the
measured mile course in Pcnobscot
Day today, exceeding her speed re
quirements by nearly a knot. While
her contracts calls for a speed of 21.
knots an hour, the Delaware today
attained a maximum Speed of 21. 98
knots and a mean of II. 44.
In order to attidn |his speed the
Delaware's engines wefo forced to de
velop" 30,000 horse power, the high
est ever made by a first-class battle
ship.
was built by the Newport News Ship
building and Drydock Company, of
"Newport News, Va., began yesterday
and^jvere concluded today. Yester
day's* tests Included a dozen runs at
slow speed "but todajt the engineers'
crowded the ship to her limit. Three
runs were made at 1*9 'knots, three at'
20.50 knot a and fire at the maximum
of 21.9*8 knots. Later the Delaware]
put to sea again at 2 p. m., and be
gan a fou* hours' endurance run,
starting off Moneghan Island. This
run will be followed by fuel con
sumption tests la which both coal
and oil will be mixed. Then wli]
come the 24 hour endurance runs at
TO and 12 mots respectively.
A slstershlp, the North Dakota, |
will have a trial over this same
eeuree 10 days hence and there will
be much Interest In comparing the
work of the two ships. The North
Dakota was built bg the Fall River
Shipbuilding Commit, oL. Qulncy.
Mass., and Is equipped with turblap
engines.
It is expected that both the Dela
ware and North Dakota will meet
requirements and that within six
months' time they will take thoir
places at the head of the nation's line
of sea fighters. Each Is 4,000 tons
in excess of the Michigan, the mo3t
^powerful of the -American -fleet today.
In addition to their-heavy displace
ment and high speeds, the Delaware
and North .Q^kota are 25 per cent
ntmiipi III llll i ill i lino nnil ilpfense
than any battlship yet constructed.
It is to say their broadside bat
metal than any other- ship, m
their vitals are protected by heavier
armor than any vesset-fcfloat.
I\Tl\Tft IIAPTIZFII .
? Tim lufaiita u f vi. and Mrn D M.
Carter and Mr. and Mrs. J*. B. Cooke
were baptized Sunday afternoon "at
M. T. Plyler. The 'ceremony took
place Just prior to the meeting of the
8unJay school.
MAN FALLS
FROM TRAIN
Charles Finch, of Thomasville,
Meets Tragic Death
Greensboro.
Greensboro, N, C., Oct. 23.^-In
some unaccountable way, Charles
Finch, ? sfudent of' Guilford College,
fell from the platform of the Winston
train near the outskirts of the city
this afternoon and sustained Injuries
from which he died at 4 o'clock at
8t I^eo's hoatfttaT~\.
The young man ls\wld to have
been attempting to go from" One car
to ainot&er^ and slipped- on -the plat
form and fell, his head striking!
against a freight car o/i the sidetrack.
He ,waa 15 years old, and a ?pn of
Ek-Sherlff T. J. Finch, of Randolph
cot^ntjr, but has been a resident of
ThomaaMUe for the past few tears.
It was the yovih^ man's first year at
Guilford College and he Is said to
have been exqsyfrlngty popular among
The faUrtggW the yoai^ aao ir
rived herefljwalght jtnA the remains
will be carried to Thomasville for In
GOVERNMENT GINNERY REPORT
Th. ,m?r??.nr
REGENT STATE
FAIR CLMD J
BtE SUCCESS
Improvements Made
The Capita] City's"? early Event
One of the Best in thr State's
History ? Colored Fair is to Be
Held This Week.
Raleigh, N. C.. Oct. 23. ? There |
never was as great satisfaction with
a fair here as with the one held last1
week. It was a success in every way
and this success means a great deal
for Raleigh and for the State. In all1
probability at the first meeting ofi
tiie executive committee the question |
?M erecting new buildings and of
utilizing all the snare within thn!
grounds will be taken up. The State
poultry ? farm ? occimlM 11
the grounds, having done this many
years; first when it was the experi
ment farm of the A. & M. College,
under the auspices of the State De
partment of Agriculture. It is found
"T"uuT i1 ia muCu uiftuiu upniw iu"
the' grounds, which only needs Im
provement to make it all available.
A large area is required for the teams
of the country visitors who come to
the fair by thousands now. The ve
hicles and^stock from the country tell
the alory of prosperity as plainly as
do the people themselves, for this is
the farmers' year.
Colored Pair.
Newt week the thirty-first annual
colored fair will be held, and the ex
ecutive committee has made an ad
dress to the negroes of the State,
urging, them to join in the efTort to
dignify labor and elevate the laborer.
"Thi- ndrtrcsn an. thn ?)ill<. nt
the State have been always generous
, with their sympathy and their money.
J This year's orators will be Mr. Ash
j ley Home, of Clayton, and Secretary
Joseph E. Pogue, of the North Caro
lina Agricultural Society. Among the
negroes there has- been formed a
State farmers' cooperative and edu
cational union, and t^iis is to hold Its
Urst annual sessi^drf at the fair
groundsjoelfThurBday. H. R. Good
son is Its chairman and John P. Ar
rlngton Its secretary.
Chief Marshal Honored.
Chief Marshal Heetor McGeachy,
of Fayettevllle, who looked after tls
duty so well during the Stato Fair
and who led the grand ball at the
Capitol Club, waB presented with -a
watch by the assistant marshals,
some forty of whom were present.
Uhnn llm ami I lui HI HI h^re Is Hninngfl
it will be used for these great balls,
as no assembly room in the city in
'UUfui.ii.iiiij mrgg'lUI liiebl.
The street railway company will
double-trdck its line to the fair
ground, two sections of this being
single-tracked. The company found
that It rnnld tin! hmnlle thw buo.iwn?r>
under present conditions. The com
pany will also make other improve
ments.
SKCKKTARY MATHEWS' PLANS '
Washington. D. C.. Oct. 23. ? "It
is possible to use to commercial profit
*any navigable streams in the South
thirty (30) fnches deep. It Is possi
ble to carry 4,000 tons of freight on
Bix feet draught."
Therd are the wordn of Mr. John
L. Mathews, Secretary of the Missis
sippi Valley Transportation Company
of St. Louis, when accepting the Invi
tation to address the Southern Com
mercial Congress In Washington, De
cember $ ^and 7. Mr. Mathews will
come to the congross with models,
drawings, diagrams and pictures to
gftaw to the widft-awaite BUftihew man
of the Sonth "The Commercial possi
bilities of Shallow Streams." WheiL
ft Is remembered that out of the 2B.
410 miles of navigable streams In the.
Unlted States (according to the Ni
tfonal Conservation Commission)
there are over 23,00(T miles either
within the South or benefitting the
South, the commercial importance of
these streams stTOuld be immediately"
considered In practical ways, by
heavy shippers, everywhere through j
the South, but partlciparly In. towns)
and oitles immediately^ touch' with
navigable streams.
The Southern Commercial Con
gress will meet in Washington, at the
Willard, December 6. and 7, and those
In. attendance w.lll then adjourn to
take part In the National Rivera mi
Harbors Congress which taeets at the
acme place December 8, ? and id.
The Congress of tike United t#ates
begins Its long soaalon December #.
business men will be 1n Waahlagton
for "Congress Week.*' . v
; nmnnm gntt
John Kelly. *a white man, wan lp~
THE USE OF
| NEW DISEASE IS
TO BHTUDIEO
Pellagra Investigation
0
An Investigation Will Shortly be
Made by Officers of the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice and Army, f
Washington. OctT 23?Crnwvegtn
Ration of pellagra which has develop
ed most rapidly In the South recently
will shortly be Rudn by -officers o7~
the public health and marine hospital
service and of the army. Captains
Joseph F. Slier and Henry J. Nichols
of the medical corps of the army have
already been selected for this work.
A meeting Of. the i ovestittit log ' com
mission will take place at Columbia.
S. C-. November 3.
The Secretary of the Treasury in
his last annual report, tnvlted atten
tion to the probable public Impor
tance of pellagra and recommended
I unremitting study of every phase of.
General Wyman of the public health
and marine hospital service some
time ago announced that pellagra had
been a mcuace to the health of Italy
for more than a hundred years.
It was first reported In this coun
try from Alabama In 1907, and the
health authorities now estimate the
number of cases In "the United States
at over 5.000. The surgeon general
reported that there was a universal
and profound conviction that the dis
ease was In some way related to the
consumption of musty corn and that
on account of the great severity and
high mortality of pellagra and be
cause of "fl rolnHrm^lp fr.
corn it was rapidly becoming a mat
ter of national health and economic
importance.
MR. WHICHARD
WAS ASSAULTED
One Hutchings Writes Threaten
ing Letter and Then Attacks
the Editor.
The Greenville Rcflcetor of Satur
day, 4)e4?ber S3, aaytr. ?
"W^hlle on his way to tho office w
little before 9 o'clock this morning. |
D. J. Whichard, editor of the Reflec- j
t6f. WB ai'nsuUed.'in a thphi uwwardl}- .
manner, by J. R. Hutchings.
"The editor has just passed the
?u - fr-cra ~ ? - J?
stables when Hutchings stepped out
of this passage way behind him. call
ing his name, which caused him to
look around, and aH he did sb Hutch- |
suui'k VVlilchard a^blu^V Jim Ur
low the temple and caught him
around the arma and body to over
power him. Ip the scuffle that fol
lowed and while Hutc h In pa was
striking Whichard with one hand and
holding him with the other. Which
ard with much difficulty got out his
pistol and flred two rfhots, but his
arm was so entangled that he could
take no aim and the shots missed his
assailant. Hutchings then wrenched
the pistol out of Whichard's hand,
pushed him through the glass win
dow Tn_Jrojit -of the -arable, and pin
ioning him to the window sill struck
him over the head with the pistol.
"The editor had received a threat
ening letter from^IutchingH the day
before, and In anticipation of being
attacked h^d armed himself. When
after the assault the officer found a
pistol on him also."
-Another Account.
Greenville. N. C.. Oct. 23. ? A diffi
culty occurred this morning about 9
o'clock between Mr. D, J. Whichard
and Capt. J. R. Hatchings, a promi
nent warehouseman of this city. Mr.
Whichard had written ? ?nr editorial
reflecting upon the truthfulness of
CapC. Hutchings. Mr. Whichard fail
ed to allow Capt. Hutchings -& hear
ing In hi* paper. This morning they
met In front of King's stables. Gapt.
Hutchings asked Mr- Whichard If he
did not think that he wan due hlrft an
apology. Without replying. Mr.
Whichard drew his gun, but before
any ^.damage could bo done Capt.
Hutchings grabbed tho gun by the
barrel after the firing of two shots,
took away tho gun and knocked
proceeded to give hU"~ a severe drub
fcing^ntll outsiders interfered, wh?fo
peace was declared.
>n -
1ATHMM -
L BLOWN TO SB
IN MONOPLANE
A Sensational Elight
Spectators Caze in Silent Terror
as Machine is Buffeted and
Tossed by Wind ? Hundreds
of Miles an Hour.
Blackpool, England. Octo7 ~237^~~
Hubert Latham, the French aviator,
today made the moat remarkable and
sensational aeroplane flight thus far
witnessed In England.
Ignoring the remonstrances of
friends. Latham insisted upon bring
ing his monoplane out In a wind av
eraging twentj^elght miles an hour
and narrowly ascaned rtUaU?Qr
start, for a strong gust tore the ma
chine from the hands of those hold
lug it and heeled it o*er.
The Intrepid young aviator, how.
eV*ri -??ly righted it and, making a.
fresh start, was soon struggling with
? the tale. His course lay along the
~ ~~ --?.'TrTuuX.iu ?i* iijuuftTr tTwy
machlne would be driven out to sea.
The wind Increased Its velocity by
ten miles an hour, but. buffeting
gamely against it, the monoplane
fought its way Inland. Then, with
the wind at Its bark. Its pace appalled
the spectators. For a ^om*hts it
was estimated Its speed was eighty
miles an hour. It was flying at a
height of eighty fept.
When Latham reached his starting
point on his turn the Immense crowd
shouted to him, "Come down! Come
down!" But he paid no hood to the
cries, and in the face of the Kale be
was soon half way around the course
again. _
When he again caught the force of
the wind it drove him at a speed ot
100 miles an hour. At times the ma
chine tilted almost to a perpendicular
and TJatham was seen struggling
.strenuously with the levels. At other
moments it flew sideways against the
wind.
Gradu&TTy Latham fought hi* way
back to the starting point a second
time and then he gracefully descend
ed amid a scene of wild enthusiasm.
The spectators, who during the flight
I had been terrified by his peril, now
1 cheered frantically, while the band
played the "Marseillaise."
Latham alone of the multitude was
-calm a* he-lighted the Inevitable cig
arette.
To t-hofte who "^ngratulatrd him he
said:
-I WILS glioi in nVO., ... frt n|1 ||t|
I failed the oilier day."
Despite the phenomena! speed on
.1.11 h.-i ?
pected tq win the prize for the slow
est circuit.
Henry Farmau was awarded the
tint prlz?7 $2,000. for the fastest
ttirpp ri vr >i iiu u t Him ; 6ur8i>. which he~
mad(t at an average speed of 36.fr8
zm-mror ? mumm h&d made
only two circuits.
NOT TO RESIGN
SAYS MR. WARD
Proposes to Hold Office of So
licitor to the End of His
Term.
In consequence, ot an. article re
cently given publicity in the Ellia
heth City Independent to the effect
that Solicitor H, s. Ward contemplat- ?
Itor, Xo the Governor, the Daily Newa
representative inquired of. Mr. Warfl
this morning whether or not The "re-""
port was trug. Mr Ward
Ingly replied: '"There Is no founda
tion for the statement. I propose to
serve the people of this Judicial dis
trict to the end of my term "to the
best of my abllltyr,r7*^v
aookpth FoarnoN.
Mr- W-^Q- Dudley hae accepted a
position at Bogart's drug stare. Mar
ket street. i
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