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VOLUME I. WASHINGTON^ NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 19, 1909. NO, 94 CONVENTION - . Al INILSUN LflHIiL . LY ATTENDED C. W. B. M. Election Opening Session of The Christian Convention at Wil son Interesting. Wilson En tertaing Visit?r5\Royally. SESSION FULL OF INTEREST WUmb.-M. Xnv. TO, ? Thfl atmtw Christian convention proper began ItF ?Mi on yesterday a. m when a most "bordlal welcome was delivered By" Rev. L. P. Splegle, pastor of the Wil son Christian Church. Mr. 8plegle ? I4i ? vwn h?va prepared for you, and you have prepared for us, and we welcome you to our homes. If you have troubles don't tell them to us, tell them to the police, and tell us of your Joys; how many souls have been born into the kingdom of God, how! much good work you are doing for ? God," and he added that he believed they had come here for that purpose. In conclusion he said! "Yuu have been trying our hospitality, and find It most cordial, and we want you to feel at home, ror we ate all brethren and fellow citizens of the Kingdom of Ootf/' ^ The 'response to the welcome ad. . W. O. Wlnfield, of Bath.~but he being absent, Rev. D. W. Arnold, Qf Green Tllle, made tbe reply. Mr. Arnold in substance said: ' The address of wel come by Mr. Splegle had- swept every thing before it, and as time was pass lng~rapldly he would only S&y Ibat he was glad to respond to this most hearty welcome and to enjoy the ? it* " .:t~ L Af clapii wrrinMrti ormlnlateTT adjournment was taken until 2 p. m. Last evening the Ynnng Pennla'a Society met. The .New Bern Y. P. M. B. won the banner which ,was pre ? aentad by Mra. J. F. Taylor, of Klns ton. Her speech was very appropri ate.. The aolo by Miss Daisy W instead <>???" very effectively rendered. Tbe reading by Miss Lizzie Finch was highly enjoyed. Mrs. Maria Reynplds Ford, of Ten nessee, Is to go from this convention to Argentine as a missionary of the C. W. B. M. Mra. Ford delivered a stirring address on "Our Relation ship" ' "^o'TjaUh 1 AmefitrfiT" lowed the children's chorus, which was highly annreclated. Mr. Hagan, of Japan, one of the mfssionales to that country, delivered a lecture on Conditions and Posslbil Itlea of Missionary Work" In the lec-, ? turc room- of the Atlantic Christian ^College^ Mr. Marlon Stevensoh lec tured on Bible school work, the place of the Bible school in the church. At thip evening session of the C. JW. B. M. Miss Etta Nunn presided. The music was under the direction of Prof. Mullberger, Mrs. T. L. Wlll ingham, of Wilson, sang a solo. "God's Way." Following various committees made thfclr reports: Miss Lela May Willis, of New Bern, and a student of the Atlantic Chris tian College, received the banner for for -young people's work. Then Miss Little, of the Atlantic Christian Col lege sang a solo. "Somebody Knows." Mm. Maria. Reynolds Ford delivered an address an "Our Rela tlonship to ? Latin America' Mr. Hagan, of Japa^was then giv en a place on the program. The C. W. B. M. has held a suc v Cifcfcf of i? ions. Th# following officers were elected to serve on tha C. W. B. M. work the coming year: lfra. R. P. Hill, Kinston. president. ICri. C. A. D. Oralnger, Kinston, ?lee president. Mitt Betta Nunn, New Bern,- corre sponding secretary and state mission ary. Miss Mary parrot t, ~ Kinston , cording secretary, Mrs. J. F. Taylor, Kinston, treas urer. Mrs. E. M. Hodges. Kinston. super intendent of children's work. pit member 4: Mrs.,W. D. La Roqu*. MK. U. L. Hudgw. Mia M. B. Worsley. Mrs. N. J, Rouse. Mr*. amtu juh? ?? ? ? ? 2 New Advertisements * . " UUi>'. Nam - MRS. STETSON - YIELDS TO HER ? _ SUPERIORS She Issues Statement Brooklyn Leader Says She Will Obey "By Uniting With Those Who Feel it Right to Condemn me in Their Testimony." PERFECT PEACE IN CHURCH Boston. Mass., Nov. 17. ? Fdr twenty hours, ten yesterday and ~ten today, Mrs. Augusta K. Stetson, of New York, accused of "mental mal practlce." was In secret conference with- the board of directors of the I First Church of Christ, Scientist, in the innet council rooms of the moth er church. While the deliberations were secret, its result was apparent late tonight when Mx*? Stetson is sued the following statement: "Our beloved leader. Mafv*"baker 'Eddy,-* has requested us all to unite with those in our church who are supporting the mother church direc tors. Today I have reeclved a copy of her Teirer-addresaed to the tees of our church. "For 25 ydars I have gladly obey ed her loadtog itr-crery question. 1 have always found that by doing this nearer-to -OpcL ? M y students know that 1 have taught them to~cT3" likewise, without qw?ot-ioniog _her_ wisdom; therefore they do not now need any word from me In addition to what our beloved leader has said to guide them at thrs hour. With Those Who Condemn Her. "They will know it is right for Item to unite mm IJIUM wlio sup" ported the mother church directors in the judgmont rendered against me. I, myself, have been obeying that judgment, ana rghgrrcDtitUme to-thr ?o. I shall furthermore obe? my leader by uniting with those who left It was right tbneondemn me in their testimony. My leader's letter induces me to believe that I may have been wrong where I felt that I was abso lutely right. "For 25 years I have watched, and prayed for guidance and strength in correcting every error revealed to tne by God and by my leader, or by any of my brethern." Perfect Peace in Church. New York. Nov. 17. ? A prominent member, who has been identified In ITT'- ri7i( UTM-r i. f here, following the charges against Mrs. Stetson by the directors of The mother chufch. declared teOay i5aT np longer did- the least semblance of discord exist in Mrs. Stetson's church to West Ninety-sixth street. The let; fr frffn M-c Eddy, ho'nrp n divided congregation on Monday, had instantly dissipated all partisanship,, he eald. The directors by their acquiescence to the will of the leader In Brookllne had not only given" up ttieli Intention to oust the first reader, Vlrgll O. Strlckler, byt had thereby also signi fied their willingness to support the directors of the mother church in all Issues, even against Mrs. Stetson, ac cordlng to this commentator. CXOSK8 THIRD YKAR. I Next Sunday closes the third year (of Rev. A. McCuilen as presiding elder 'jof the Washington district " Tues day of next week he lea res for the annual conferen?6 M tklfl c&urch to he held in Raleigh. The district has never had a more popular superintendents. Under his I administration all the charges have | progressed financially and <#pIrRual ly. Mr. McCullen is a worthy ambas sador of Christ and Is doing a fine work., As a pulpiteer there Is no 1 preacher in the conference ta aur-1 P?M him. His sermons arc always [logical and thoughtful. The "Dally News feels sure the entire district wishes the Bishop to rejjhrn him for all over the district. ^ Mr. McCullen will preach here next Sunday morn ing and evening mt the Methodist1 | Church. C W1N8 CUT GLASS BOWL. [T. wmiaui Tailoi heli Uie wU tnlng coupon for the lovely cut glass tiuhl tlnw mmmf al Iks Qsa Ikas'ar last night. ? . . v I ' m.ht H?? Ojwn WmJ give away another box of chocolate to ^e boy or girl holding the lucky WMSLM EXPERTS FIND FIRE HAS LEFT MAIN SHAFT Two Descend in Mine ' ' " ~ Orator Tries to Siir up Mob ? Tells Crowd Their Comrades Were Crucified by The College Men Who Shut Off The Air. MILITIA GUARD THE TRAINS j Cherry* lit* No*.. 17. ? For the flrst time stnce Sumliiy Uu men tonight took their llvea In their hands and deaconded the ventilating" shaft of the lot. Paul mine, in tho Aery galleries of which more than 3^0 men and boys lie deadT The exploit was carried out by Thomas Morris and R. Y. Williams, -both of the United States gc61oglcal survey. .They were nearly exhausted when hauled to the top. From what they discovered. It is thought the fire was moved back from the main shaft, and that it may be possible to enter the mine soon. Williams descended [to the second^allery. where the fire started. The_ahaft waa comparatively cool. There was considerable stekm, hiit much less smoke than on Sun a?y. Before the two-experts, armed with oxygen '"'helmets, descended, a test was made for. black damp, which was discovered at a depth of 100 feet. scene In the pit was weird! "An about ua," said Williams, "the steam seemed to whirl and toas. There was" little smoke, a^dmuCh less heat than during the descent 1 made last Sun day, ? For the firtt 90 leet dog a I UQ tlced the timber supports were con siderably scorched, but lower down thia was lesa noticeable, 1 did not While the two companies of State troops were present to prevent pos sible disorder, they remained idle in their cars, except for guard duty about the mine and th? sleeping cars that serve as hotels for officers and inspectors. t Atr conference of Fedoral, State, and local mining experts, it was agreed after five hoars of dcllbera- J lion thatlio immediate descent could | be. made into the gas and heat Ailed! cavern without risk of kit ling. .those who made the attempt. No definite j plans w.ere.rea.cl;utl lui: .cxtlnsuiahiuK | the fire or for enterlng the mine. tontHtionx Shouted to People. i ? To allay thw n t I civ of survivors and relative^ and satisfy general craving for news of conditions in the mine, tuohH In cliaige- of the work today allowed spectators to gather near the shafi. Details o? wh&l WftB done were publicly announced with a itiegaphone. When Mining Engineer Rice lowered a thermometer through a hole in the lid of the shaft, a men- 1 announced: "One hundred and fourteen de grees near the top." Kir. Rice lowered the thermometer 300 feet to the bottom of the fehaft, and the announcer shouted: /* "Ong^Jiundred'and seven degrees at the bottom.". "That's not bo bad," cried a chorus of voices. "? The onlookers began to try to coa vlnce each other that an attempt to | enter the mine would now be made. nouncer explained to the crowd that owing to the .presence pf deadly gases ai\d the fact that the ,'opening of the mine would only cahse the Are to burn more fiercely, the? seal vroutrf not be taken off. ' The mine could not b? entered until the Are was o Tonight Kveryone theater ?e-te the Gem the twenty ABSURG TALE 1 -IS DENIED By MRS. WORTH Tale Amuses Her Prautten Krobd ? a Littranr Outburst Writes That Mis% Roosevelt Attterv^d Banquet in Rongh Rider Habit in Korea ASTRIDE STONE ELEPHANT Cincinnati. Ohio. Nov. 17. ? That TO- wife. ttren-Mtw T0/trRoo?mit-. behaved In an unseemly or lndecor ou3 manner when attending a dinner In her honor given by the Emperor of Korea, or ta any way gave -the least basis of fact to the sensational yani published inkier hook by Frau lein Anna Krohel, was emphatically denlefr by Representative Nicholas Logg, orth today. He denounced the story as one too uosurd for belief, and -asserted that he did not know of the writer, but that whoever Bhe was she was either drunk or crazy when ^<Ljvrote^he_book jsrhich contained the vivid bit of imaglnaryllctlon. Frauleln Krubel's Story. The Btory which brought forth Representative Longworth's denial was published yesterday as a special icablc from Berlin to the New York -^Fwwea. -and subspQunn^ <. num ber of afternoon newspapers. The, cablegram is as follows: "Frauleln Emma Kroebel, a Ger man woman* who was the cllef mis tress of ceremonies at the court of the Emperor of Korea la ap-t pears as the author of a book, pub lished here which contains a section dealing with th? *W4f" rfifintfcfl jjr-n Miss Alice Roosevelt to Korea 4n_that year, in her jt'cunnt of~Hi? uncial" receptlon to Miss Roosevelt, sho says: " 'Learning that the Rooseveltian party had been invited to the court of the Mikado, the Korean emperor hastened to extend the hospitality of his modest establishment to the dis tinguished American traveler*. Ac ceinannr of his majesty's Invitation came with such astonishing prompt ness tha the court was In a dilemma how to get a suitable welcome ready In time. "I l? liquet at Kmperbr's Tomb. "'The emperor Anally decided to "r? ' ? daughter nf i President of the "United States th^l highest honor at his command?-] namely f b reception th? Kravejide | of his departed consort, ihe empress. I An imposing suite" of dignitaries and ' flunkeys were accordingly dispatched to the grave, In a picturesque and se cluded spot a WJle buuide HedUl. with utensils for a Btate banquet. " '8hortly after the suite arrived a tornado of dust burst upon us, out of which a cavalcade of equestrians onierged. ? At-thHr head rod>? a-dash lng young hoursewoman clad in a scarlet riding habit, beneath the lower extremities of which peeped tight-fitting red riding breeches stuck Into glittering boots. In her hand she brandished a riding whip; in her mouth a cigar. " 'It w^s Alice Roosevelt. We were flabbergasted. We had expect ed a different sort of apparition. Everybody was bowing and scraping in the most approved Korean court fashion, but* -thw Rough ? Rider's daughter Beemed to" think It all a Joke. As t%e mistress of ceremonies I stammered out a few words of greet ing, and the guest of^honor mumbled a word of thknks, but nothing more. She was mainly interested in the co lossal figures of gods and the mam moth stone Images of animals which hold watch over the graves of the de parted members of the Korean dy nasty. Astride a Stone Etrphut. s?sm?? parttruUrly to strike her fancy, Alice hurtled off her horse end IB e flash ?u astride the elephant, shooting to Mr. Longworth to inap shot her. Our suite was paralysed with horror and Utonlshment. 8nch .a aarrllnglaus srnna si sn hnly a was without parallel In Korean hls ilonr it i.^ ?.|^[T|[..|[.^.11 wars" to produce It. I wmwtn) The suspense" was r?ns>?a 'only by the passing of tea and otlier refresh ment* Allc? remained oblivious to ??*.??? enter oh around ker. No! ATTEMPT TO mm tw IN STATION Detectives Prevent It A Steel Shoe Tied en The Rait in Union Station Tunnell at Washington, D. C. Italian Track Walker Arrested. THE FAST TRAIN ESCAPES Washington, N?v. 18 ? A trainload of'people war saved from . prohable death and injury yesterday morning when the all-Pullman Southern Rail way e?prcoo from Now Orloknfr^-to New York escaped the well-laid scheme of a wrecker In Ure^Uirtorr Station tunnel. That the fast train entered the station In safety wan due -to the watchfulness of rai.lroad de tectives who removed from one of the rails a 50-pound steel shoe "that had been securely wired thereon. " Dominic Falaco. night track walk er, an Italian, who has been only two years in the United States, was ar rested by Charles Gorman, 'o? the Pennsylvania Railroad detective force, charged with placing -theoh^ structlon on the track. He was lock ed up at the Sixth precinct police station house, after a severe "sweat ing" by the detectives. The Union Station officials say that Falaco con f eased, npt only to wiring the OT> stable to the rail, but also to former attempts to wreck incoming express trains. "I did not try to wreck the ex press train this morning," said Fa laco last night. "I was walking through thp tunnel before going off duty, -when a man sprang at me and placed me under arrest. I didn't .know why he did this until later In the-dajc. -Three WMuago. I pfft" a crons-tle and afllttfr rwkn un a tunnel track, but T was drunk. I was sorry afterward. I did not want to see the train smashed: I never thought of that.. I was Just drunk, and did it without thinking. , ? . "I did not confess to the ptadlce that 1 tied the steel shoe on /the tracks this morning. I did no y do this. I walked down the track be fore I went off duty. When I came back the detective arrested me. 1 am angry at po one. The. police said I wanted the negro wskker to lose his job, so that a friend of mine could That is not tru- " Faiaco, a One looking son of Italy. \ was preparing to return to the coun-tj try which he left two years ago. He j speaks bngusn DrokfifllV. Other Attempts Made. Faiaco was" arrested after railroad | detectives had shadowed him and the | "oTTTBT" ^mployi'K HUliciued ? -to- -t Union Station- subway for three Wfeks. Three other attempts tr> wreck incoming passenger trains by placing Obstructions on _the track had been discovered. ? ~Tkey~dld? nnL_nQtlfy ' tTfe" local police, but went about the work of discovering the identity of the would-be train wreckers in the most quiet manner. Night and day the detectives watch- I ed in the dimly-lighted tunnel for | three weeks. Their vigil wa* reward ed yesterday in the arrest of Faiaco, { they say. The police state that it Is . their opinion that Faiaco desired to have trains wrecked, believing that the re sponsibility at the act would fall on George Williams, a negro track walk er, whope position a friend of the Italian wanted. The obstructions. It Is said, have been found on the tracks Immediately following the time of the -Italian's shift ended. Charles Oorman, the dectectlve who made the arrest, said last night that Faiaco was caught almost In the act of wiring the shoe to the ralT. GRAMS!) SCHOOL NOTK8, evening at the school auditorium, the special attraction will be "Tom Thumb' 3 Wedding.'' The entire pro gram will be interesting and enter taining. Tomorrow afternoon at Fleming | Park I >uv {.dHiy II maim will lie play ed between Washington and Klnaton JIT Mi i j i ii.uius. ? A-'-'--ilnn Tfir A good game Hi promised and every tms. f livvr^; -? -? 23Btr... ^ O&jJtTRY CIA1!* RKMCfTION. |coo7^. " of 6ftT BEAUFORT CUT _ -tnttra-r ! THE CONVENTION Resolutions Adopted -Many Views on The Inland Waterway of Cotnnierci?l And Strategic Importance. Conven tion Ignores All Other Projects SMALL MAKES ADDRESS |cer* this afternoon.' The resolutions also proclaim the friendly .attitude, of the association toward otherdesirable and practica ble waterways project* throughout the country, which Jt pledges itself to support. They also set forth Justification for a continuance of the proposed Atlan tle tplftnd- .watorwar iom fr-tm Vrvt York to Boston, the improvement of the Hudson River as far as Troy, and its connection with Long island soond through the Harlem River and shi) canal. Norfolk. Va.. Nov. 18 ?Resolu tions urging the enactment by Gun gross of auch_legialatlon as will, pre vent ownership or contror by rail roads engaged in Interstate com merce. of coastwise shipping on 'con peting water routes; recommending the Immediate purchase and enlarge ment of the Delaware and Chesa peake canal, and an appropriation necessary for continuance and com pletion of the Norfolk-Beau fort link*, the second annual convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa tion adjourned after reelecting offl ?Providence. K L, was selected as the next place of metfttng. The reelection of Han. J. -Hamp ton Moore, of Pennsylvania, to the a_^8ov la t Ion . aroused a storm of enthnalasm. applause and" cheers, which amounted to an ova tioiiT The enthusiasm. waned only long enough for Mr. Moore to thank the convention for the honor, which he said he accepted with full knowl edge of the responsibilities, when it broke out afresh. The reelection of Addison B. Burke, of Pbila<i?it>ltk..a* ^rstary treasurer, met with equal enthuslaam and approval. -The most important speeches were' made and the most important busi ness transacted at- today's sessions.) Notable among the addresses was I -X,. who' advocated the foftl^cation of the entrance to Chesapeake Bay, rall ing attention to the indefensible ron dition of this marine gateway to the" nation's seat of government and oth er important cities. Another highly Important address was made by Ouiigi esaman John U. Small_, of North Carolina, who em- 1 phasized the Importance of prevewt" ing ownership or control of water ways by competing railroads, the vTrntlnnnnrr nf 'nrnrlt nn tht Nnrfnlk Beaufort route, and the opening up of the Delaware and Chesapeake canal. ' *?. The latter project was also ably advocated by the former Senator An thony Higgins, of Delaware, and Au guptguftt Belmont, of New York, spoke of the Cape Cod canal. Other speakers were Col. Pleasant A. Sto v*!l. of Savannah, Ga.; Governor A. J. Pothlor, of Rhode Island, and Geo. E. Bartol, president of the Bourse, ^of Philadelphia. Prof. Wllll? U Moore, chief of the United Slates 'weather bureau, wan to have spoken, but was prevented. He *ijll arrive here tomorrow morning to partlcl i pate In the ceremonies Incident to the UNCLE SAM ' _ SENDS SHIPS .POST HASTE Americans Are Shot Two Ate Put to Death bv Nic- - araguan Arirty Officials. Their Fate Will he Fully Investigated by This Government. PRESIDENT TAFT ACTS Washington, Nov. 18. ? Two Amer- ? ! . lean vessels have been ordered to ? to MPBUllKUin WIlBtl President Taft hae postponed indeh the new minister from Nicaraugua to . Ihls country, as the result of news re ceived hero to the effect that two Americans. Leonard Grace and Le roy Cannon, captured while nerving with the revolutionist army In Nica ragua, have been sentenced to death by President Zeleaya's ocders~and It la* believed that sentence has already keen carried out. The news as to the two Americans' reached the State Department last night from the American consul at .Managua*. *cJi9 stated that their cap ture had been followed almost Imme diately by a death sentence. The consul immediately appealed to President Zelaya to commute their sentence and his answer was "I will see," later, oh further appeal, Zelaya A dispatch received today at the State Department is to the effect that the men have undoubtedly beep exe cuted. Upon this Information, the Secretary of State asked the Secre-, tary of the Navy to order the Vlcka burg to proceed in all haste to Co rinto for the purpose of protecting Americans and American Interests. iThB.npw Mnlneg wa? also ordef^y, ? ?proceed to Port 1,1 mon at top" speed [for the same purpose. These ves sels will be In constant communica tion by wireless with the State De partment. * The' Des Moines, now at Colon, can reach Port Umon wJthin ten hours, steaming under forced draught. The Vicksburg is on the Pacific coast at T?ao ry% Guatemala, nearly 200 fniles from the Nicaraugnan coast, and will be able to reach Corlnto at about the same time the Des Moines v arrives at Port Llmon. President Taft upon the receipt of the news wjis so incensed that he Im T1 hn-jL-anl^ hjLva. no communication whatever ylth the new Nicarauguan'TTTHiister. That of ficial was promptly so informed. At the Nicaraugnan legailuu 11 was stated that no news of the execu tion of the two Americans had been received. -I. !>? c. mkbtixg tomorrow. I The Pamlico chapter of the LT. D. O. are requested to meet Saturday afternoon at the residence of ^Mlro LI da T. Rodman op Main atreet at 4 o'clock. Those members who have not as yet paid their yearly dues are urged to do so at this meeting. LENA WINDLBY. Recording Secretary. visit of President Taft. In response to an appeal by Fred T. Donnelly, of New Jersey, chair man of the committee on ways and means, delegates pledged 8 55 new members. whlc6 will provide |h? treasury with $4,275r nearly twice the amount asked for to meet the ex penses of the convention for the com ing year. Bennie R. Jams Seriously Shot Near Sladesville Last Tuesday-Arm Amputated Mr. Beanie R. Jarvls, the 18-year old son of Rev. James H. 'Jarvls. of Hladenvlllo, N. C., was seriously shot undftr the right arm while out squtr Wl hunllui lasl He was brought to ^he Fowle llemo nii HninltaUfifegi^r; wi if ? ated on by Dr. jsrfc Nicholson. " VM u n^roasarv to ampu tate the wounded arm at tkm shoul der. Today the physician*- entertain atm% hope of bjs recovery, provided sj&ga TWkUnain* doavirot develop. ? jThe woods being vflry thick ttl?y lolter?l_Iar iimomnnt- .Young Jar vie In attempting (o puH hia sun to ward him allowed the hammer to . alrlba a In. ?>.? ? <i~t i-?? ' . tire load entail under hla right arm. letTw. -Pfc mmmm we. Immediately . ??? wae placed on a tat boat and brought here for treatment. Young Jmrrta haa been attending aobool at Ruthertordton. N. C.. and