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I NORTH CAROLINA AFFAIRS
flWNews of Oftf North Stcte Gathered "end Put
"." , in' Condensed ForrrC - ,v
To Ooatiaui CurUflmert.
-Wflmiagton, Special, Practically
all the business ' before (lie ' Cotton
Manufacturers' Association- of North
Carolina ia ita--teeond annual meeting
ia the- auditorium of "the - Seashore
Hotel was completed at the one session-and
afourameai was to I date
asd-phee next jear to, bo decided
' later by the execntive committee. The
most important aetioo' taken,-with
reference to the textile industry in
the State revolved upon recommen
dations container in the .annual", re
port of President R. M. Miller, Jr.,
of Charlotte. The matter , of most
Tital public eoneern was in . regard
to tie curtailment of the prodaef of
the mills which was strongly urged
by Mr. Miller, who advocated letting
injr it and at the same time let some
the demand get Jrangry before feed-
of the commission houses and buyers
remain hungry for some time.- It was
decided to continue the programme of
curtailment, until -September 1st, the
following resolution by A. A- Thomp
son, of Raleigh,--beins; -unanimously
adopted. "ResolYe That we recom
mend that 'the -curtailment suggested
by the executive committee in. Char
lotte be continued -until September
1st and that bo .ordenL.be accepted
that will not return to a mill a new
dollar for an c4d one . -Thirty-five
of the leading mills in the State were
represented in person at ,tbe meeting,
"while a great many Mother' spinners
sent letters approving of the program
and signifying their willingness, to
abide the action of the 'convention in
all matters affecting the- trade. .The
morning session of tie - convention
was dispensed with on account of the
failure of a number of the members
to arrive on the early trains. -
Meeting of Yonag "Women.
Asheville, ,lSpeeiaL Much interest
is being manifested at the Young
omen's cunstian -association eon-f
ferenee, in session at the Kenilworth
Inn, near-Asheville, and a large num
ber of delegates and visitors attend
ed the sessions Tuesday. In the ino ru
in? Dr. WW.-White ledthV Bible
study class. - Another -class w'es 2ad
Arssed by the Rev. Dr. Vcach on
" Development - of -1 the - - Spiritual
life,-' while 1The Book of Mark'
'was the subject of discourse, by Miss
Cutler. '-On, the adjournment of -the
Bible study, classes the
classes convened,':-: Dr. "Mnrray' ad
dressing his class on "The Evangeli
ration of the .World," ' Miss . Taylor
speke oq w Mission Work in Japan"'
and Miss Head spoke on "The City
Problem. Dnring'tne afleiuwotlx
delegates ' enjoyed a" drive -orer the
Bil'more . estate. Thursday's, pro-irramme-was
featured by an address
by. Mis Helen Barnes, .national 'See
retarr of the assoeiationv following
the Bible study classes.- The assoeia
t ion celebration -vh - beld.' witnesoed
hv a large throng of visitors. ' Each l
State was represented in the parade
by its -various delegations, dressed in
appropriate costumesv deekeci in their
college colors - ar4 singing college
songs. . - - ,-T.. . . - r 4 ""r""--.. -
Mr. JXbm Debarred From, Practidag
AsheVm SpeeiaLThe T- N- Ebbs
debarment hearing: was resumed bo
fore Jndge Peebles in Superior Court
Thursday afternoon - at 3 -o'clock
when- Judge Thomas A.' Jones, repres
enting the prosecution, was beard in
reply to the argument of-Jeseph 8.
Adams, of counsel for the -defense.
After hearing Judge Jones, who cited
numerous authorities. Judge" Peebles
made an orrkrr debarrinjr Mr. Ebbs
under the atatute from the practice
of law in the courts of North
Chantauqua Threat to be Carried Out
liendersonville. SpeesaL It is ru
mored that Hendersonvillo ia to have
a chautanqua this summerLThe old
auditorium which fell in under a bur
den of snow last winter being re
built and if is thought that Dt Xlar-
enee Srreuse- "will - make " good his
threat to' hold another session in Hen-
dersonvillek- - t . - ' vv.
' IaTokes Pardon. - V :
Raleigh, Special Mr. W, I. Beeee,
of Dobson,' has- applied to Governor
Gletin for the pardon of Anbury Bale,
t white man convicted of stealing- a
mule and sent to. the penitentiary to
rerve a'seYen-year term.- The prison
er ha served-three and a half years
of bis sentence. : . Mr. - Beeee invokes
executive efentency-; on the " ground
ibat the prisoner's health is bad and
his previous 4 good record," and made
a strong presentation of his case id
the Governor-VlIe is lopeful of se
eurjag the pardon; the Governor hav
ing taken the matter under advise
To Veto" a Street 'Bondsv
Hendersonvillepeeiah AnJ elec
tion will be held Julyllth to ratify
th action of the board of -aldermen in
issuing bonds. for the laying of : the
cement walks on. Main street andt An
derson avenue. "It 1 was -held in the
Supreme Court -that the issue with
out popular vote--was " void and this
election is to be held .in -order that
the. pec pl may show their approval
of the course of progress manifested
by the present administration.
Brogdea Win Hhi Suit. -Goldsborq,
Special In the ease" of
Brogden vs.""Sutton for" $1 0,00a dam
agrs wldch has consumed the time of
the eourtfor two days, -the jury re
turned i verdict in Brogden's favor
for $6,000. The suit grew out of the
aiireed fact that Broeden's: father
in-lw and his brother-in-law, Messrs.
Sucnv:nfluenced Mr. Broeden to
ler.-- J-r husband, thus : destroying WhiteJ. P. Stansel, N..H- Me White
bis " obj Kfe. It was further-alleged Jand James Boone. Sr. The new churctj
tha' B.oeden was,wounA?d by the fwill be . located on , the" corner; of
SoU-ns from ambash, ;f.-"-.. (Kightb. and Chestnat streets.
' ToJDonhla It Otpwtty.V-vV.
; TUlela,; Special The v eommitte
from , the first Presbyterian-: church,
of this city; who bare . the 'reorgaai
satioa. of Peaee Jnstitate in band at
present, have " issued an 'announce
ment ' conoexniii ' the snces of their
umVrtaking,' and Jbey propose : to
double the capacity of the institution;
as' well aa build residence for the
presidents -Ptoi "Henry" Jerome
Stoekard will continue at the head.oi
the school, concerning whose- manage
ment . the. committee says : Ia - the
- i i .- .
accompu&aea y,--rresiaeni
Stocxard 'witb Ms willlni'.and eQ-
cient eo-workers, - our - expectations
have been more than realixed, With
I J.'?'7 'tix o"8 taxed
u
faithful and ' painstaking in" their
work, and a stnfrnt - body from the
very best class of patrons of this an
other. States, we have had one of the
best years in the butory of the insti
tution. Z Everythirjg' "has "-worked
moothly, . and she work accomplish
ed has been gratifying. n :-- "-
OdeH . Coimaittees - Meet.
-' Greensboro Special. A' joint meet-
ins; 'of - committees of the ' creditors i
and- stockholders -of the Odell Maira-
facturing Company, of .Coneord,-; of
whieh Jlr. Ceasar Cone, of this; city,
is receiver, was held - here, last .week
to consider plans looking to Lreor
ganization of Pthev company and the !
future disposition of the plant" It
was agreed that the stockholders be S''n-rv'VJ-allowed
to submit a plan to J meet- 5?JE?rT5: Cn?
ing of creditors to be held in Cvieord
about July 1st' It 'is believed, that I
the stockholders-will agree on a plan
that will be acceptable to all'coneern-
evt -and that a reorganisation of the i
company will follow. - It was made l
clear in the meeting' here that- the I
ereauora oesire - to protect tno in
terests of all stockholders.''
TouagMatt Drowaed.
..Durham, Special Waylon v Me-1
Cloud, a'young- man about 20 years of
age,' was drowneo! in Eno river,' some i
six miles north', of .'the city.'"' Ho was
in seining -with several others when
be was dragged under the water by
the eyelet of bia.hoe getting caught
in the seine He called for help and !
several went to his " rescue,' among
these being' W.H. Matthews andt his
sont-Callie mtraewe, about yerma
of age - Both were earried under the
water and' but1 for' the presence- of
the father of the Matthews boy there i
is no doubt that ho would have been i
drowned.- ' The boy was torn -loose i
from the grasp of the drowning man
and placed in- a point of sefty and
before MeCloud could be rescued he
had gone down the last time. ? -
:
y - j: Elect Teachers by Month.:
" Salisbury, Speciall-The r-. school
board: of. the City of Salisbury- met ;
last week and elected a superintendent
and "teachers, for the following -year.
Before toe board elected t&e teaeaen
a resolution of signiHeant effect .was
adopted. It reads as .follows: 'Re
solved, That 1 eaeh teacher employed
for the ensuing year, an all be employ
ed by the month an" daot by the year,
and no teaeher, shall be paid except
for actual time taught at the monthly
rate.-". This resolution, was passed in
view of the fact that there is no cer
tainly as to the amount of v funds
available for, school purposes for the
ensuing year.- : The : present supenn-
Caro-Uendent, Mr. L C Griffin was
elected..
- Loom rixer'a' Arm Torn OIL - ;.v
' A HTgh Point, SpeciaL A' horrible
accident occurred at Kandleman, .-S
cotton- manufacturing town.--Green
Ivey, a loom fixer -at the plant . of
the fiandleman Manufacturing Com
pany, while engaged in his duties be
came en tangled in -the machinery and
bis: right'1 arm; was -torn: off. at the
shoulder; -There" is ;nohopef orr.hu
recovery. -- U'P
rTraperaacu WorkeW Eeatertaiaed. '
- - Spencer, r SpeciaL Aul. . entertain-
men t - of -unusual inters t was ; tven
hrsr: bv t he - rentlemeo of . Spene
complimentary- to the dadies' of . Spen
cer who-tooi part' in the recent tem
perance campaign. '' j W 1L Burtpn, a
veteran . temperance worker,, presidid
and introduced" a number of speakers
who -jours'-short 'addresses expressing
appreciation fot, the work of the la
dies J Exeellent-mnsie ' was furnished
br the. Sptaetfi String i. Band, tei
"Whieh :-refreshmnts - were": served,
forfy-iyoahg":lnen aetipg aa -waiters.
The toccassion felosedH with a tteatrs
" Treievant," SpeciaPW MeCoy,
a local shoemakefi had about in
money stolen, from his stop Monday
whUe.be was away atcenamg io ome
bMfnessr Mr McCoy is clerk for the
Hbeal ;eamp-of the Woodmen of the
World, and was, collecting the mpntn
ly assessments from ; the members of
this orders - preparatory xo maiung a
remittance to the headeanin at. Oma
ha, Neb' No arrests have been piade.
" -- - ' ' "'T ' ' ' ' .J' . j.
. Lumberton Methodists to. BuilcL
"- Lumbertoh, SpeciaL -At -a ; meeting
of the- members" of -the Jlethooist
ehureS'of Lumberman" it was decided
by them, td erect a news enures ouiia
ing to cost aot less .than $20,000 ; ef
this anwunt fv.OO was suDscriDea. a j
building committee was' appointed a
follows: Messrs. W. H. Humphrey, G.
M. Whitfield," C. B. Townsendt-A. E.
fll
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One Idled end - four Shocked
in Sunday Storm 3
AN OLD OUTBUILDING STRUCK
A Party t Tenths Out a "a Saadiy
Flam Gataeria Take EaelterWaea
Eaiastorm' Comes tX7p in aa Old'
Buildintv Which, .Jj.': Struck by
LUhtnlnr. r aal Odell VYotuur r Is
EIBad ud Pour of ? Eli - Compan
ions SeeaiT Berere JBhockm.-
Lexington, N.' C, Special Odell
- - - "
xoxag, the 14-year-old -son of Mr
and. Mrs, Kelly Young, of this place,
was killed .Sunday morninjr:-: abouk
10:30 o'elock by lightning, and four"
other boys who were 'with him were
injuredLbut. it is thouaht that alt will
recover, although two. of them' were
, everelv- shoeWd. ; -Thm -t
ml " v , J W J E
were
out gathering wild' plums, when" i a
heavy rainstorm came up and ; they
took shelter in a building formerly
used as. an office of the Yictor'Briek
Company. Formerly a telephone had
been in, the office and - the wire re
mained, although the telephone vhad
been removed. The lightning strudk
therwire anA in this' way. was carried
m ouice wnere.tne boys were
j fathered.
Odell Younsr was killed insfntlJ
Of the seven boys in the, party two
were uninjured aaf they hurried to a
nearby residence and told what had
happened. ; Other boys in: the party,
utd. who , were shocked were Ernest
Beatf, 15, son of Mr.-Richard Beaql
Mack Andrews," 14, son of Mrs.
Prank Andrews, ' Everett - Welborte,
U, son of Mr. - William Wlhornv and
ibout grown, - Theeoudition of MoU
tis Carver isresrarded as -seriotas. i
fact, up to late Sunday afternoon he
had not regained, consciousness from
the shock, Ernest Bean :was - U
evevely shocked but Will recover;
None- of them were, burned, :not even'
Odell Toung, although there" was .1
ilight discoloration ia his ease.-. s
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e World's. Temperaaca Coaf erence. a
Saratoga, TX. y, SpeciaLWith a
vcl made from rafter in the old
home of Dr. r William J. . Clark,X. who
founded tho world 's first temperance
ocicy in barutoga-eoanty one hun
dred years ago, the World's Temper
ance' Congress held to 'commemorate
that -event was" opened .here Sunday
with a a mass meeting in Convention
HalL An address was delivered bv
RevC. IL Mead, D. D.t of New York,
HWi 1 r. . m .f IT L -
perance movement
- I .'Big-Bail Mfcesixxnv,- "
Biraiingham, . Ala, " SpeciaL The
big' rail mills of the United States
8teel Corporation at JSnsley, will re
tume this week and this, with allied
plants, ' means that about 300 ' men;
wiljh Teturn . to . work, - The plant,
which is being greatly, enlarged and
extended, has a dairy eapaeity of 1,
tons of flni&hed rails During the'
past, month furnaces and mines, have
resumed in this directionpputQng 8,-
vwj men to wore. - -
" Captain Stuart Goes to Manila.':
" X Washington, Spec iaL-Ca plain Ed
wid - Br Stuart, - corps - of : engineers,
ststioned at Savannah. Ga has been
ordered by .the War Department " to
Iranrfer hil-present duties - to Lieo
leniut - Colonel ';Dan C. - Kiagman7
corps of engineers. "After consulta
tion with the chief of engineers herej
Captain Stuart, will sail on August
5t!i .for Manila, to become assistant
to the chief of engineers of the Phil
ippine division. - - Z-
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: Officer Shoots Negro Barber. --
-'- Atlanta, GaJ,' SpeciaL Late' Satur-
Jny afternoon Frank Dickson; a Ijie-
gro . barber, was shot and killed .by
Bailiff Hitehins at the door of the' ne
gro's shop- at Piedmont avenue 'aad
Harris street "' It is Alleged the bailiff
6 red .after demanding -the "-negro : to
pay-a debt or.r; --seyenty-fiye?- cents."
Hitehins "was arrested. --V:. -r" .s
' ''V .Earl.of , Derby Deai
?LondonyFBy CabIe!FTedcrMAr-
thon Stanley, Earl Jot "Derby, die
Sunday.- The Earl of Derby was;
born' - January ;15th: 1S41.' .Hemar-
ried. Lady. Constance" Villiers,: eldest'
daughter of the" fourth Eaifl of .Clar-i
endon," in ' lS64 He was lord of . the.
admirnity io JISC8, financial secretary
for war and later secretary of -war.
He -held, the ,ofllceslof" Secretary for
theCoIonios and president '. oV -the
board xf trac'jvr As Lord Stanley,-he
was Governor General of Canada in 1
18S3-W, .:v
C-V .Bliad; TomDead
vkew"
famous-- negro ; musician, ft'maryel of
three generations ; of. playgoers, :died
Saturday in Hoboken; N. J, where he
has been" living for years'.'in . retirer
meat ?. nd hsfsting" nh '.'charity.
Thomas . Wiggins : is the name given
in his burial eertifleatei'but -the sur
name was one . which j, the; .' famous
pianist adopted':: He 1 was '; ; borrt a
!ave near Columbus, -Uftaooutxaou.
-"in r
Doable Tragedy "at - Blrmlagnaai
Birmingham,-AlaJ, SpMial. T.; La
thef Birchfield.'a'- jdHtig ' electricianj
Sunday' "afternoon shot Mrs.;W.'-' A.
VanHooser" and -then fired .Jr. . pistol
ball throujrh "his own', breast-f Both
died shdftly afterward. The tragedy
occurred at the home of Mrs. r Van
Hooser, 712 South-Twentieth street.
Jtvis said that Birchfield had formed
ah attachment- f Or. Mrs, .VaaHooser
and, that she declined to-have any
thing to do with him.'. -J-'"::;. ..
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BY LIGHT
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BETS M RAGES -STOPPEO r '
-l?J HEV YORX STATE
NewUw : Makes Wggers ' zti -tfo
Tracks 'a: Felony.
,KEENE .SAYS PORT ISDEAD
Governor Hughes iVon Alter a long
-i , tontcatto Force tue Legislature
M-Y Rt Albany to; Suppress. Horse
v -r iuice uamuung. - - r
' 'Albany,-: N,' Y. -The moBt s.ensa
ttonal legislative, battle tbat the Em
plre,State has known in ageuefatton
came' to an end when the Agnew-Hart
anti-race-track "betUng " bills were
passed, by jr -vote of zfi to25; in the
Senate, By the immediate signature
of the KiecuUre the bills' were made
statutes, gf the tate, and the placing
of a bet upn a horse race,ael6nyi .s
ine new laws will have Ta'-tremen"
.dous ePect-upon tie, sport" of racing
iuoei raem-men ear tnat-tne jig Is
JJp?. and the sport dead others are
less pessfmistlc and teliev that the
raw tracks can- ron tin no without bpri
iing-rinirs,-,tiough- none of them is
saneuine enouah to urediet that' thA
hajcyon avs- of llg purses and great
Crowds will ever be known aealn.
James 11. Keene has calculated. that
trie new jaws will practically destroy
racings properly, in tnls State to the
amount of JSO.000.000. and- wHl
tausean annual . .loss , to "New York
Wty prsometbinr like sso.ooo.ooo:
Supporters of the bills b614 that these
film res are exaaxerated. . -
.-The new Jaws resulted from a cam-
pais:u conn acted by Governor Charles
F Hushes, and the fact of hisi final
ytctoTT was - made. possible by kthe
dossed J determination, and heroism
of Senator Otto Foelker. of Brooklyn
whorepelline; the advice of bis.phy-
siptao. rose xroni a.oea or sickness,
came :to Albany, staszered ihto the
Senate chamber .a few minutes' before
the bills came uu for uassaee. ana.
his voice husky and quivering. Toted
for the bills. His action, at the risk
"' Ms life, saved the day, for the bills
pea the Senate by a majority of
"rj". His work done, he almost cot
r and supported ' by his physl
.: hix. castor he immediately
jir u:e uapitoi.
.Governor Huzhes : said- when
. - :.. .. . -T. .
ia-
.4-
formed of the passage of the bills: -
" -."t.am deeply gratified at-this re
sult: fit Is a victory for taw and of
Cer.-the Importance of which cannot
be Overestimated.". - - 'J
Referring to Senator Foelker.-whoi
left his sick bed to cast his vote4 for
the blllsthe' Governor said : --
Th.e act of Senator --Foelkef tn
comius; to - the.. Senate in hi weak,
coauitina : was most aeroic ana worthy-
of the same praise that we giv?
to distinguished-service on the bat
tlefield."jr -. - "-.. i
TliuDoerbolt For Kactasi Mest.- d-
- NewvYork City. The news. that
the anti-race-traek gambling bills bad
passed .the Senate and were signed bf
was received , with "cdnsterastiouib:r
Ihe followers of horse racing In the
metroBoIItan district.-t - -
. . James B. Haggin said he thought
that the death knell of horse, racing
in this State - had been sounded. - "!
think tb bill will kill horse racing
in New York State." he said, "and. I
am surprised at Its passage. .1 don't
see how purses can now be paid. :. .
Kills a County FIr.
il t oughkeepsie, NHT.?-The passage
et antl-bettinr bills, particularly the
repeal of the Percy Gray bill, under 4
-which, agricultural societies' received
large revenues irom-the State,- will
make It: impracticable to hold the
Dutchess County Fair this year. -."The
Executive Committee of the Fair As-
I sociatlon, which is one of the oldest
and largest in the State, has practi
cally, decided to abandon the fair.
j;.-' Meets to Be Held," Says Belmont.
-""London," England. "When seen on
the sabject-of the antt-gambling bills
passed in the New York Legislature,
August Belmont, "chairman of the
Jockey Clob, said: 1 -w
"I cannot say what the various rac
ing" -associations will : do eventually.
The -associations," however; have rac
ing features to run off this season,
whicb-constitute sporting obligations.
and. they will undoubtedly live up to
t-thero -:No: one - can'- well ,-predict
whether or not the prohibition bl bet-ting'-at-
races wilt ruin horse -racing
Irretrlevably;-but.it:ls a severe olow
to tbe best interests of , the turf Jn
any event - It will ultimately throw
many ?beu.,out of "employment and
crippled the, breeding and- improves
meat of " thoroughbred - horses -In", the
UalteL13tates. - .- : iZ ;-'
.-i ; A'jrard Blow la KentuckyT
u Louisville, Ky." Kentucky, prob
ably will suffer to a greater extent by
the -passage bf the race track bills ia
New Y6rk4han will New York. Many
wealthy Easterners own .large farms
and - overate breeding plants in -the
I Blue Grass region. :
MITHon of dollars are Invested In
these plants and a small army of men
Js f employed. - "-The v thorougabreds
raised" on the places of these Eastern
capitalists . are. culled v0ver each - year
and the - best "of . them retained and
raced exclusively, oa the tracks. near
-the metporolis:.-" ,v -
fuTbe operation of the law passed In
New .. York i probably will mean the
closing of these" breeding establish
ments, throwing out' of employment
more than 5000 laborers and the loss
of Tiiany' millions each, year.- to-the
Blue Grass .region., r
BTker-Churcbinan ia Horse Thief. :
' Robert H. Green; .vice-president of
the Farmers and Mechanics'-Bank at
Wayaetown. lad., and trustee in the
fe Methodist" Church,' was senteaced to
from one to- fourteen years la prison
for horse stealing. " He pleaded guilty,--
- Green was captured at ladiaa-'apoliSj-Trith;
several' stolen. horses, ia
:his,possessioa.h: ' -,-'-v '
' -'- .v .: 'V ,v
;.'f, facing and Csar Meet." - ;
f . King Edward and Emperor Nicho
las met' at-Reval, Russia... 'Cordial
toasts were exchanged. .
:.:..: - . '
V;.?7..TlierNatloBsl Game, -c:--.
"?? Johnny - Hummeu - is rme omy
Brooklyn man batting-up to form.-- -
'- The Boston Americans have picked
dp a sensational fielder in -third base
jmaa Lord. ' ..
Secoa baseman Billy Gilbert ; Is
piayIng:good ball for- the St . Louis
Nationals now.- -v
' Cmplre Haak O'Day says that St.
Louis ia a grand ball town aad should
have a winning team. f - ' ' t
Addle -Jose,, the .- crack - Cleveland
pitcher, says that base Tuning ia the
biggest factor of all ia a- cbampion
shjp race.'g--;. ' ,t-"
THE TEMPTATION.
..:,-;r. --W-MQ -."-C
Weet'a elerereirlocDr by
A TEAM 0F,-I0RLD -BEATESS"CHOSEH fO REPRESENT
By Tar the Greatest Aregattbn Ever Sent Abroad Will Vp
-lipid the; Stars and Stripes
th?m& Athletic Trip WUl Be $30,00a--V
New -i. York, Clty.-The team - of
American - atnlatea that -will. renre-
seat the Stara; and ' Stripes. ia tbe
Olympic games at - London," England,
next month, was .selected at a . joint
conclave of the- executive . and selec
tion committees ; of the -American
Olympic Committees. The session
took' place at, the Astor" House and
all day long those In authority -dis
cussed the -.abilities' at home. and
chances abroad of each available can
didate. -After a - long list of perfor
mers at 'three 'different tryouta and
two winter collegiate championships
li Af huii. -trfr Atfl nil . a1 . tli -flna
string bf 78 men was agreed. upon i;.
It is by1 far the biggest team: ever
mustered. Ih America- for - a fixture in
foreign lands,- The men represent all
walks of American llfe--eollege-men
and. athletic club men and hair from
alt quarters, the North, -South, , East
and West of the United States. . The
competitive 'grounds which the team
will cover includes -events at track
and field - sports, aquatica and wrest
ling making about . -thirty , distinct
contests in all.- All -of these will-be
held inside the huge stadium at Shep
herd's Bush, t - -1 ; i-
AMERICAN ATHLETES QFFICIAIXY ENTKKEI - -
- ' IN OLYMPIC EVENTS KT - JLONDOW,
- - The Team Selection Committee having ia charge the American arrange-"
ments for the 4)tympte games to be held m London next month completed the.-
hr.
M . .. LJfn:- v
100 "Metre Cartmell. .Hamilton.
Boberteon, D. B, Sherman, Smith.op,
2UU MetFet-AUee, jaixneu, ruuimwn, nuu, aubu, .. , , .
400 Metres AUee, Carpenter,1-Car
. -800 Afetrei Beard, Bromilow Hr L,
body, i. C. Miller, Pilgrim, Uamey, bbeeaau, .&neppara. TVk
1500 Metres Blankenagel, H. L. Coe, Dull, Halsted, Heyna Jones, Idght
bbav, Riley, Rowe, Sheppard, Sullivan, "Vube. . - - .
4lO-Metre HmleCooke, Garrels, Ltartranft, HoweNatwick, raltersoB, ,
Rand, D. R. Rbbbins, Shaw, Smithson. - - , . . , ' "
; . 400-Metre Uordle Bacov, Bromilow, H. L. Coe, French, Halted, Jiam- .
ilton, Hartranft, Hillmanf Howet Iaghtbody Memamj yL
; laeplechase-Bonhag, 'Ktf PCal Pu El8ele, Halted, Hall, Jones,,
"Ltbody. Rowe, Spiteer, Trube, H. C. Young, ' ' . -
Five-Mile Run Bonbag, '.Armour, Bellars, E. P. Carr, It:-J.,Carr, Cohn,
DuD. Eisele, Hall, Rowe, Ttube, H. C. Young. T - ,
- v ten-Mile Waik-Bonhag.' - - 2 ' : "
, Marathon Race Forshaw, Hatch, Hayes, Lee, Lorz, Momsey, O'Mara,
Ryan, Thibeau, Tewanina, Welton, Wood. , ' -
- Standing Broad Jnmp Adams, Billar, Brennaa, Ewry, - Holmes, Irons,
Mueni, . Robertson, Kohommer, Sheridan. - - - 5 - " 5
----- Standing High Jump Same entries as Standing Broad. ' -
r i Running Broad JnmpAdams, Bellah, BwnDan.Cooke Irons. Kelly, Ma
-'"honey,-Mt.Tleasant, O'Connell, D. R. Sherman, Stephenson,- F. Yonpg. - y
Running High . Jump Brennan, Gidnev, -Irons, Mahoney, It. Jiiller, Mof-
attr Patterson, dorter, conoDimer, Rtepnenson
ant, O'Connell, Schommer, Sheridan. D.R. Sherman, Stephenson, P.- Young.
-, Pole Jump--Allen, Bellah, Campbell, Cooke. Dray, Gilbert, Haggard Jack-'
10:
' Hammer-Burrougkft,' Flanagan, Gillis, Hon, McGrath, Rose, B. E. Sher- ,
man. Talbot. - . - - " ' - ',
. .. . Weight Burroughs. TV. W. Coe, Jr., Flanagan; Garrels., GiUis, Horr, Krut
ger, Rose, Schommer, Sheridan, Stephenson,, Talbot. , ' -
- Three-Mile Team Armour, Bellars, Bonbag, H. Pi Carr. R.-J. Carr, Cohn,
Dull. EweleT Hall, Rowe; Trube, H C. Young. - - . -
3300-Metre Walk Bonba. - ----- - " ' .",J,
1900-Metre Team Race Cartmell. Huff, Taylor, Sheppard. - - -
1 (Reserve Hamilton, Whitham, Mernam, Halsted.) - - " 'Z''" 't
Discns. -both styles Adams, Burroughs, , Dearborn, Flanagau," -Garrrts,
Giffin, Gillis, Horr, McGrath Rose, Sheridan Talbot. . ? -r " ' IV, -
Javelin, both styles itAnamir, isurrougns, jjearDorn, jranngan, Mrrei, uu
McGrath, Rose,- ScHomtner, D. Sherman, Sheridan, Talbot. , - r
ha,
-: ; v restung uantam, itiennert 1
Gerig, Narganesi heavyTalbot. j
- ' . Swimming Daniels. Goodwin-,
the llXJ-metre, W-metre ana team race. -.V T " "
1500 Metres Green. - a . . - . - - z
" Breast and Back Stroke Swims-Qoessttng and GoanelL'-;' ;--j.r-i
1 Hieh -and Eancv -Divins Gaidzik.
Bicycle Cameron, Hurley, Vaa Den
events, including pursuit -race and tandem bicycle. . ; - ;"-. -; ' ' :
. Tug of War Burroughs, Dearborn, Flanagan,:. Gillia,. McGrath, .Rose,"
Sheridan, Talbot. - - ""r1'' . - " - , -
ltteserver--w ,v, A.oe, uarreis, uimn, norr o. j. onerman, o. xvxueger.; -
ARE BANK CLERKS UNDERPAID ?
Jfew York City. The' question as
to- whether .the great banks pay their
clerks sufficient salaries has been dis
cussed with - the- keenest ! interest -in
connection- with, '-the '-suicide - of
Charles T. i Muir, the - payiag .teller
of, an -uptown branch of the Corn
Exchange Bank, Muir was receiving
a salary of: only $1500 a year after
twenty years? "service, and killed Jlim
Mustn't Laugh at Police 2
Entitled t More- Respect.
v Detroit,-: Mich. At"- the coaven
tlosl of the International-Association
of Police Chiefs . a resolution was
introduced by Chief Kohler, of Cleve
land," which was Unanimously adopt
ed ,' declaring that-policemen are en
titled to more respect -" yj " .;
si.-The cartooaiag.aad caricaturing of
the policemaa - ia publications . and
the making. of him a subject of ridl-
cula In stage productions, were "con-!
demned and efforts' to stop it were
oraerea uegun. . ,
HI"-
t.
Women In the Day's News. . 1
V. Zimmerman. -fathjBr of the Duch- '
ess of Manhester,4 denies - that his
daughter addicted tcf Socialism,
Jeaaae Lolee', an advocate of worn - 1
aa's suffrage.-contestea one or-tne
wards in. Parisjind was defeated?- I
The Countess: of -Warwick ::sa So-
ciallst speaker in America next au-1
turns is the' latest anaouncenvaiL ex- tne. employers that tne latter win In
traordinary. - - - -" - . , slst on a nine-hour day.- -
Wilbur C. Philips t:dthe Rainy -
Daisies that most American" rahera1
caa't'nursa. their c'aildreu; and tbat
lf we want good mothers we must im-:
portthem. 1 --.V-, - .range toe preliminaries.;- - .
C R aciiiley', lit th York WorlJ.
THE MTED STATES IH-THE OLYMPIC GAUES
in London Expenses of
' It was decided that a white athletic
dress shall be. worn by each competi
tor., tne outer seam ox tne trousers
to have a-red, white and blue atrlpe
and. the- chest of the shirt or Jersey
to be adorned" by a national' shield
of the Uaited States. '..Each athlete
shall wear a blue cap, with a shield
oa the peak.--i3 : - , . v .
The team Is tot sail on the Ameri
can liner- Philadelphia, -arriving ,ou
tne scene ot acuon about xen aays
hefore the opening of the games To
finance the -trip -wilt mean an expen
diture of" about-10,000,-and though
all of-this has not been "collected
the . American vcommittee hopes to
have -that sum at its - disposal when
the team heads tor Sandy Hook. It
wlll' c08t a 3 2 5 : to sead .each of the
men to London. '
Every -man of "the select seventy-
six is trained to the hour and will-be
kept In .perfects conditioa .until the
team sails away. ;The fifty-eight sub
stitutes many of whomjust fell short
of the charmed circle, are not to be
slighted - in the calculations. ' : and a
glance et the following complete rost
er makes it certain that -the. honor of
Old Glory is in safe keeping: '
Huff, "Karaliy, MafT
Stevens 2 .
tueHV De Seloing, Hfllman, Mason, Mer-
Coe, French, .HaUted.Jpnes, Ligh. -
ieasnery uowy ugat, jvrug; miaiuo, .vrnigc.
Foster. Hebner. Rich and "Trubenbach -in .-
Grote. Borneman,
Dries - and We
"eiats in I. all ' cycling
ers would discover that he had stolen
?90 68 .4t various times la order, as
alleged, to pay: living expensw and
doctors'' bills. - "vHe-had:' Just been
promoted . to .- the poBitionr and had
been promised- increased pay-later.
Some of the banks are likely to ad
vance the salaries-of their -clerks as
a .result -Of the admlssloa by. many
bank officers th..t the men as a class
Blames "Brain Fag" -For ,r
': lr j Ilsaiy-Railroad Accidents.
Boston. President iTuttle, of the
Boston & . Maine Railroad, - declares
that the many railroad, accidents are
not due to overworking- the- railroad
men nor-to-, lack, of safeguards, but
to brait; fag,: and men guaranteed
not to strfler from ; this psychological
disease - cannot -be - obtaiaed. He
thinks that this mysterious obsession
which, he says, makes the most mm-
petent trainmen temnorarilv irpsnon-
elble at Intervals,- is one of the great-
I est problems confronting railroads.
" v Among tbe Workers. - -
St Paut (Mina.) union bakers have
obtained aa iacrease of 1 a week ia
theirpay.
- - New .York-Brewery WorkerB'have
signea -a xnree-year . agreement wita
their employ enrs - -
i union coppersmiths at San Fran-
Cisco. (!., have beeu informed by
St. , Paul (Minn.l Typographical
vnon. has decided to take a hand-ia
r-the politics r game, and a special com-
Ninittee - bag , been- anthoriied to ar-
GREAT PARADE, OF -VETERANS
With Sprightly Step, ' Measured to
. '-Urriag Airs, Tea'-, Thousand Old
Warriors 'Tarade tho.. Streets of
Birmingham, . - s.
i ' Birmingh am, , r Ala.," - SpeciaL The
parade of the heroes of the Confed
eracy, was "a.- fitting climax to what is
generally pronounced to be one of " the
most suecessf ul reunions of the Unit
sd "Confederate Veterans. ' ."With
sprightly strp, measured to the airs
of the :South gloves, 1 the old warriors,"
00 less "thaa 310,000 Tstrongr traversed
the two.rrailes of the parade route
between thousands 'of sympathetic
tad . intersted- spectators' - and cthere
was 1 not - an: accident, no sign of a
tottering step. - - -T " :
C Loving hands served -Ice water to
the old men as they passed -along the
route, fans were (distributed : and
svry thing j possible" was . done to re
lieve the long: tramp of its tedium.'
That 3 the heroes, were r ia " excellent
spirits,: was" showit by, the fact; that
oiany. of (hem sang-oldr camp' songs
as they marched such as "Butter
milk Cavalry," I'Old Time Confed
erate," 'BonnierBlue Flag.' I,
'There ,were .many! itt;;the-v parade
whohad? lef t .a leg or perhaps both"
tegs t on -- some bloody battlefield,- but
they enjoyed' the - occasioajas much
is the others) beingr carried ia Vehi
slesC"i Their appearacei drew ' f orth,j
if anything, 'greater applause than the'
right of the foot soldiers. !-"v " J - '
The -parade formed! shortly after 11'
eldck and required one - hour end
15 mmufes to pass a given point The
ro.utetwas frlmTSixth avenue oa Nine
teenth street to 3 First avenue, - to
rweaty-first - street" to 'Fifth- - avenue,
to Twentieth tret to. First avenue,
wanter-marching-. on Twentieth street
to Capitol Park where" the reviewing
tand .was located. a" th,e vanguard
were eieht companies of .-the ; local
National .Guard, including- -one bat
tery, of artillery aad,- one -troop - of
tavalryi '.- Chattanooga had; one- troop
sf calvary irt liae... QoveraorB.-'B:
Comer;; of Alabama, with his ; entire
HaaV was next iajine. , General JHar
risoni commander of the lAlabama di
vision, waschef marshal, - and CoL
E. -X McEossin of Birmingham, was
ehief; aide, f - - S
:'.The .-veteraas of the Departaient of
Tennessee' headed the line, of visitors
af honor, these being followdt by the
trans-jVfississippi and thd-Armv;: of
"Sorthera , Virginia; Among the more
conspicuous - were the Forrest Corps
mounted, and . the- mounted' v trcop
from Nashville ;which has attracted
a great deal .of'attentiba during f the
reuaioa. These companies ere rejrn-
tar members - of the Natieaalf Guard,
being the only Conf ederate' body to
have . that distinetioa. v Memphis- rep
resentatives also- came -ia for " ap
plause. -They were acompaaied bv
the-erack fife aad Arum corps, whieh
helped to give ' the martial J atmos
phere..Probably no ene persoa in the
parade attracted more', attention, than'
accompanied the - -Indian iTerntbry
uepartmeatr as sponser. Uer escort
was Adjutant General.!. Bv Colmaa:
; Gen, eiemcatAIhiaas, the ' new
eommander-in-ehief , was af . the Jbead
ftbe colualn with..his entire Staff,
oonsitihg of Ga." J, F.' Shipp,' Gea.
W,"JB.TMiekle CoL J. It. Bankhead,
CoL-. "WV B. Leedv. CoL. J. .'Thompson
Brpwn,- Col. J.; Jleed -and Colonel
Bass.;. The Sons of yeterans followed
the : veterans- and ; they were accom
panied by. their sponsors. . A notice
able feature- of the "parai was tho
fact that a- number of the sponsors
preferred, to, walk wita. the-eompa-nies
they x represented t rather thaa-
ride in tho carriages, which had been
provided -: Miss -Mary .HalL clad in
?rayr; acompanied . the-,X3eorgla divi
ion4on f oot.T-j Mrs;-. Kelly, j of ; ' Now
Orleans, a lad v. 79- years of . age, wen t
through the march : on -foot, -as . did
Miss,EdnaEaub, of v Memphis, who
had. the title pt daughter of the cora-
pany she represented. " , , j vV
For headache Drs M1W- Anti-Pain Pins.
mm
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aer J ToT)ay-To-M.
Very Truly,-1 -
? - BANK OF ITAS A17.
Til C. !;
V-' "The Cforo that's
Opposite Postoffic. :
Ncvv Spring; Goods
j .;':;-We invite you to call to see U3' when you visit WilmiDg
ton.; Our new Bpriiig -Dress Goods,; Silks and Millinery are
arrivingTdaijy, i ;We tareBhowiDg the largest assortment of
Laces, and Embroideries ever shown under one roof in our city.
Prices moderate:- ; ' t . .-
Our Carpd nopartmenfr : ;j . t
; The Lirgestin the State; is" stocked with Carpets, Mat
tings, Fiber-Carpet, Art Square atul
Window Shades. Vwite us for Samples. Zl '' . ' -
The C. iy. Toteojt Company
CHERRY DVMPLINS. J
V. These made like apple dumplings
ov va- w a vaa esj bquvd lumuo Ul - tuo
w u-x' s.a v v VI viJ.lVUO, XS.U
old time method is to make a thick
batter,, using "two oupfuls of Hour, two
.eggs, two teaspoonfuls of butter, jpne
tablespoonful of sugar, two teaspoon
fuls of baking powder sifted with aha
flour, one cupful -of 'water and pne
cupful of stoned cherries. Drop hhe
aiixture by the tablespoonful Into boil
Ingfsalted . wateri'- .Only.' a fewjjja
lime can go In, as the water muT
not i stop ; boiling. 1 Cover- closely and
jcook-12 . minutes'- withouUuncp verln g
: Take -from, the : water - and - secve- at
?ace oa , hot i plates. - To - make Jho
tiarfce,-, , cream 'together a - cupful - of
powdered sugar , and. a tablespoon f ui
i of butteci.-Add gradually ' one beaten
egg aad a: half teupfuf of cherry Juice,
ealingv coastaatly. No w York Tete-
DS3. TStAlHZ ATI) 0. B."tOtSTTS,
Praetleal :::lri' V ;
Operative ft Uechanlcal Deatlsts. -
Bridge aad Crowa Work a Epeclalty.
-? - - T ,r .
: .OSoe at CUuton ever: W S. Psrt-
ocka "Store. - - ' -r'.
;WaraaWiOi3ce, la Stevens & Pierce
building, over Williams' Drug, Store, '
apposite Bank. , r i'v-l -
STEVENS BEASLEY AID .WTCinif
-'."- -. 'Attoraess at Lawj-" '' ' r
r CfScesY-'Waraw;-Tvenan8vine snd
?Tilmiagton. -, - - A ' ". - - -
. GEOEGE TW'll'.
- -TTilate, JT. 0. - -
- -1 ' " 1 1 '
Graham Keaaa. .UohV.W,IIerrin5.
r KENAN AND HEEEIirG, . V-
r-' " "AttoraeyV.at twi-,
517: Southern Building. -; L "
. - STUHunstoa,- N- C.
DR. I. U IIAVES
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Office at Motel Overbrook.
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- AND PLENTY OF THE2L TOO?
If so buyonr plants' from ,us. Tbtf
grow oa derisflskf&tx44ARJ--6linar
Tvbica oai aecouat of being sur:
rnnnded bwsalt .water,-raise plantr
kat. are" earlier-' and. -hardier thai
hose" erowa ia the interior. They can.
OO OtJfc QUI DUUUCl .-- nMvua -
Wakefields, Charlestoa -or Large Type
Wakefields, Headerson SuccessioB "
and Flat Dutch: 'All plants carefully
counted and packed ready for shi;
menL Tiest express rates, in the South.
Price: $1.5Q per thousand up to; 5,000, -5,600
t6 10,000 at 125 per -thousand ;'
10,000 and upwards at $1.00 per thou- :
sand. ( other jfianis ,suppuca;
ar-ir " rf tnpo Anion mid Keet." ready
in December. "Special Gardea Per
tllizer" $5.00 per.sack of 200 pounds.
Everything f. b. b. Meggetts, , Si C
The :G." 8. ' Agricultural Department
has ' establish ed aa Experiment - Sla
tion on eur farms to test all kinds of
vegetableii4 especially cabbages. - We
will be" pleased to give results of ,iC5
txperiments;;:. Write to as. -T ' 1
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