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EDITORIAL VEFS
wnat Ss really distressing the Dem-ra'-c
politicians is the increased
r(M of "pie."
C.trrij. Clark says he sees Demo
cratic victory ahead. Champ needs
x rt- j. air of glasses.
The other candidates are probably
tilXioK more than Judge Clark, bat
tiey can't beat him writing.
As the Democratic politicians want
lov prices they are probably rejoic
ing over the low price of cotton.
The Durham Herald has observed
that it is unnecessary for any one
to go to Reno if divorce is all they
want.
If Democratic "good government"
ever Bewed any good seeds they were
certianly choked to death by the
tares.
Each member of the Senatorial
quartette is trying to sing a differ
ent tune. Harmony? Perish the
thought.
Webster's Weekly classes Glenn
among the great Governors. That pa
per should not attempt such jokes on
iU readers.
The News and Observer says there
is no room for mud-slinging. Glad
to hear that the News and Observer
has reformed.
Webster's Weekly says Governor
Kitchin has been trying to make oil
and water mix. Time to call in the
oil inspectors.
The Albemarle Chronicle refers to
Bob Glenn as one of the South's rank
est egotists. That is even a worse
form than exaggerated ego.
Wo don't object to any decent man
being a Republican, but we do ob
ject to Democratic politicians trying
to steal planks out of the Republican
platform.
A number of politicians in New
Jersey have been indicted for elec
tion frauds. ' Woodrow Wilson has a
lot of work to do in New Jersey be
fore starting out to reform the whole
country.
The Durham Herald says that Sim
mons voted in the Senate with the
v
stand-pat Republicans. They are
about to make Simmons out some
kind of a Republican in spite of all
we can do.
Simmons says his Senatorial can
didacy is moving along satisfactorily.
Well, it would have been an awful
break on his part if he had said pub-
-v.
Hcly that it was not moving along
satisfactorily.
How are the North Carolina Demo
crats going to wage a campaign
against a protective tariff when ev
ery representative in Congress from
this State, save one, favored protec
tion in one form or another?
The Richmond Times-Dispatch says
one plank in the Democratic platform
Is sufficient. If the Democrats have
been unable to stand on a platform
aa big as a ten-acre field, how can
they now hope to stand on just one
Plank?
If the Democrats believe in free
trade they should be made to stand
oa their platform. If they believe
in the Republican protective tariff,
then they should have the manhood
to stand up and say so and stop
hedging..
The grand jury "in New Hanover
County has returned indictments
against some Wilmington fish dealers
for violating the States anti-trust
law. They may get them because
they are small fellows and can't hurt
the party. But the big trusts
never!
It really shouldn't concern Repub
licans as to whom the Democrats
may nominate for the United States
Senate. The Republicans should pre
pare to beat whoever the Democrats
may nominate, regardless of his
name, race, -color or previous condl-
TO ADVKRTISi: THE .SOLTIt.
Southern Railway IU Ki ployed an
AdrerUMng Slander, Who Will
I'sc I4hrral NVwxpapnr Space to
Tell of Opportunity in Our South.
Washington, D. C, Sept. 29. The
Southern Railway Company an
nounces that It has arranged to
greatly increase Its efforts to adver
tise the Southeast in papers printed
In the North, East and West and in
Europe during the year 11)11-1912.
An advertising campaign, of wide
extent, is being Inaugurated, which
will put the resources and advan
tages of the Southeast for farm set
tlers. Industries, and generat im
provements before millions of people
In the most convincing manner.
Space will be used in about 150 of
the best class of American news
papers and periodicals and in a num
ber of European papers circulating
in England, Scotland, Holland, Ger
many and France.
In order to give the Southeast the
advantage of wide advertising the
Southern Railway System will ex
pend a larger amount In this cam
paign than ever before, and to the
end of securing the best results a
special advertising expert has been
employed, who will give this work
his undivided attention. The list of
papers to be used has been selected
with great care, and the advertise
ments will be prepared in the most
attractive and forceful style. They
will tell of the unexcelled openings,
as well as the opportunities for man
ufacturing and the profitable invest
ment of capital in various lines of
industry.
This comprehensive and carefully
worked out plan to give wide pub
licity to the advantage of the South,
undertaken at heavy expense on a
larger scale than ever before, is in
line with the policy of the manage
ment of the Southern Railway Sys
tem, which for years has been en
deavoring to aid in the development
of the territory covered by it.
Transportation of the United
States mail across, the continent by
aeroplane, by a special mail messen
ger appointed by Postmaster-General
Hitchcock, is to be' undertaken this
week. Earl L. Ovington, one of the
successful aviators at the Nassua,
L. I., meet, is designated as messen-
PRESIDENT AT DENVER
Says The Republican Party Is
In Favor of Progress and
Construction
rresident Told His Hearers He "Was
Ready to Sign Any Bill That Con
forms to the Republican Platform
Makes a Conservation Speech.
Denver, Col., Oct. 3. Mr. Taft
made two important speeches during
the day, the first to the Public Lands
Convention and the second to the
members of the Republican organi
zation. He talked politics to the Re
publican committee and outlined the
position of the Republican party as
he interpreted it.
"We are in favor of progress and
construction," he said. "We are in
favor of '.prosperity and of doing noth
ing that will interfere with the busi
ness growth of the country, provided
that business growth be along lines
that are legitimate and within the
statutes. x
"There is not any desire on our
part to hit corporations just because
they are corporations. And if they
are contributing to the growth of the
country, if they are furnishing a large
wage, fund for the support of wage
earners, and are engaged in that kind
of work, that is evidence of American
enterprise, we are to encourage them,
not to discourage them.
"This question of the tariff," Mr.
Taft added, "I think all Republicans
agree upon. We are In favor of a
tariff that will enable the manufact
urers of this country who are de
pendent upon the tariff to meet com
petition from other countries. We
are not making any apology in the
slightest for the blocking of those
bills that failed to sustain that meas
ure in respect to tariff protection."
The President said he was perfect
ly willing to sign any bill that con
forms with the Republican platform
on which he was elected. He said
that he hoped when the people real
ized the "sincerity of our promises,
they 'will see fit to keep us in power."
In his speech before the Public
Lands Convention, the President
made a plea for a moderate attitude
on the part of conservationists. - He
said he thought that the "fetish"
state of the conservation movement
had passed, and that he country now
was prepared to "settle down to a
cajm consideration of what ought to
be done in the preservation of our
natural and national resources and
1 what steps ought to be taken which
the mistakes of the past show to be
wise.!' - . -
ITllY llFf.1 AflFQ l'AH
1111 UkUUUikM W il If
Turkey Refuses to Coaply
With Ultimtuxa cud Hca-
tili ties Begia
Tonnisn tmm besishs 1
ItaiUn Forces Occupy Tripoli ttd
Benghazi Immediately TaraltSl
ReprwntAUve In ""Italy Handed
Tbrtr Pjuwsport Urported Thi
Ottoman Fleet, Except One Ci-olaer,
Has Been Destroyed The Guise of
the Hostilities Between the Two
Countries.
London, Sept. 29. Affairs devel
oped today with extraordinary rap
idity. A state of war exists between
Italy and Turkey, and hostilities
have begun. II
No sooner had the time limit fixed
in the ultimatum expired than, JS
noring Turkey's conciliatory request
for a period of delay, Italy declared
war. The Turkish representatives
in Italy were handed their passports.
The Turkish commander at Tripoli
was asked to surrender the town, but
declined, and the Italian forces im
mediately occupied Tripoli and Ben
ghazi. Apparently, the Turks,, offered no
resistance, but this is only an as
sumption, as immediately on landing
the Italians evidently seized the tele
graph lines. From the hour of their
landing, no message of any kind has
been received from Tripoli, and des
patches sent to that place remain un
answered. The Turkish cabinet, which had
been for some time insecure, resign
ed as soon as war Was declired.'and
a new ministry was formed under
Said Pasha, but retaining the former
able war minister, Mohmoud Shefket
Pasha. ...
Turkey continues hervefforts to se
cure intervention by the powers. In
the meantime, Italy is actively pur
suing hostilities. Italian battleships
are reported to , have appeared off
Smyrna and Salonika. The Itallaa.
cruiser landed troops at Prevesa, af
ter destroying a Turkish torpedo
boat destroyer, and the Italian fleet
has blockaded the whole Tripolitan
coast.
There are unconfirmed reports
that Turkey intends to send ulti
matum to Greece to abanti:i her
claim on Crete, and is massing troops
on the Thresalien frontier.
The greatest activity ensued in all
the European chancellories and on
the announcement that war had been
declared1 and notification of a block
ade. It is expected that the various
governments , will issue the custom
ary neutrality notices and will de
vote their diplomatic efforts as far
as possible to localizing hostilities to
the combatant powers, and especially
to avoid complications in the Balk
ans. Turks Refused to Surrender.
Tripoli, Sept. 29. The Italian
squadron, which has been cruising in
the offing, came in close inshore this
morning, and the destroyer Garibal
dino steamed into the harbor at noon,
flying a white flag. Great crowds
gathered and watched her approach.
After reconnoitering, the destroyer
launched a boat, which came to the
beach. An .officer landed. He was
preceded by a bluejacket carrying a
white flag.
Turkish soldiers surrounded the
pair. The officer asked for the Turk
ish commander. When taken to him
he formally announced that the Ital
ian fleet had been ordered to occupy
the town. He, "therefore, demanded
the instant surrender of the whole
Turkish garrison. The Turkish com
mander replied that he was unable
to comply with the demand and em
phatically refused to surrender. The
incident was witnessed by the foreign
residents, who gathered around the
Italian officer and cheered him en
thusiastically. The boat then re
turned to the destroyer, which re
joined the fleet
A great many of the residents of
Tripoli spent last night encamped on
the beach, alarmed lest the Arabs
should get out a hand and begin pil
laging. Arabs are constantly arriv
ing' from the country. The mosques
are. kept open and throughout the
night were filled with praying1 Arabs.
The trouble between Turkey and
Italy, which culminated this after
noon in a declaration of war at Rome,
dates back to 1878, when, with the
making of the treaty concluding the
Russo-Turko war, the powers are
understood to have agreed to permit
Italy a f "pacific penetraUon of Trip
oil." Turkey claims that this is a
right which has been respected ever
since. Italy has colonized Tripoli
until her interests in that African
pxoTince are Very great. She has
asserted, however, that her subjects
have been mistreated by the Otto-
thrf7 and miuatiy dUcrf-
Gl.t4 F&t JinafM
feat arises, btst the protested n$o-
nations hate stvtr malted satUfae
terUy to Italy.
At tfce Use that Us Fmieo-Gf r
ssan flifere&cet, recardtaj? idr$ee
were acute. Italy tisrad fee? atua
Um span to Tripoli and la tub
queat fctfoUaUoas whh CocitaaU
fcopl. et forth that aay OBtrt
against her subject had $ea perpe
trated and for which no redress had
bn made. She assumed a decisive
atUtud and presently began the cao
tuizatioa of her army and nary.
Imported Thai TurkUh F!t Suffer
ed Heavy Lea.
Parti, France, Sept. 30. The Ma
tin's Constantinople correspondent
wires that a rumor is in circulation
at the Porte that the entire Ottoman
fleet, except one cruiser, has been
destroyed. Officials at the office of
the minister of marine are usable to
confirm or deny the news.
ANOTHER MURDER. CASE.
T. J. F. IOce SImnX Samuel F.
Smith at UleevilktShooUnff Was
Um Were First Cousins.
Lilesville, Oct. 1. Samuel T.
Smith was shot and instantly killed
on the streets of Lilesville at 5!
o'clock this afternoon, by T. J. Flake,
his first cousin, who was drinking.
" Smith had just returned from a
drive to Blewett's Falls, driving a
balky horse, which stopped in the
streets near the square, Flakn came
up and told Smith he could make the!
horse go and proceeded to get in the
buggy. Smith told him If he, lake,
was going to drive, he. Smith, would
get out, and he left the buggy. Flake
taking exception at his cousin's ac
tions, followed him from the vehicle.
Drawing a 38-calibre Smith and Wes
son pistol, he shot at Smith and as
the latter ran around the postoffice
building, Flake continued to shoot
four shots, two of which took effect,
the last -passing through his neck,
Immediately above the shoulders,
from which death followed in fifteen
minutes. '-
Smith was a flagman on the Sea
board Air Line Railroad. Flake 13 a
carpenter. Both are from good fam
ilies. Flake was taken into custody
immediately.
FIGHT PITCHEO BATTLE
Railroad Strikers and Strike
Breakers Cause
Trouble
Several Killed an Many Wounded on
a Jlississippi Train Two Com
panies of State 3talitia Are Order
ed Out.
Jackson, Miss., Oct. 3. In a pitch
ed battle in the freight yards of the
Illinois Central Railroad at. McComb
City, between strikers and strike
breakers late to-day several persons
are reported to have, been killed and
othera wounded.
Governor Noel ordered out troops
at 7:30 o'clock to-night and two mili
tary companies are now hurrying to
the scene.
Adjutant General Fridge with a
squad of the Capital Light Guards
left on a special train for Brook
haven, there he will be joined by
the Brookhaven and Natchez com
panies. "They expect to reach Mc
Comb and take charge of the town
by midnight.
Citizens of Magnolia say that when
the train passed there at full speed
every coach window was broken and
no one was visible at the openings,
the strike-breakers lying prone on
the floor to keep from being fired on.
Several hundred shots were ex
changed during the hostilities and
among the strikers there were num
erous bruised and broken heads.
Many of the wounded were carried
to the headquarters of the strikers
and physicians summoned, but it has
been impossible to learn the extent
of their injuries. It Is reported that
several will die. Scores of telegrams
and phone messages have been pour
into the Governor's office early to
night appealing for help. The Gov
ernor was informed by the authori
ties at McComb that order could be
restored. only be the aid of troops. -
Governor Noel acted promptly, or
dering Adjutant General Fridge to
get at least two local companies In
readiness for service at the earliest
possible moment. ; y 5
The fight in which a large number
are believed to have been killed and
wounded occurred at the freight shed
about half a mile south of the depot
The strikers were in nearly every in
stance armed with pistols and they
opened fire on the coach windows at
which the heads of the strike-break
ers could be seen. Several fell after
the first volley was fired.
The occupants of the coaches Im
mediately got under the saets and re
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CONTEST.
The following weUkeova Ra
leigh business men have consent
ed to act as Judges in the final
canvass of the votes In The Cau
casian Contest, closing Saturday,
Octnr 7th, at 3:00 p. m.:
Messrs. W. II. Drake. Cashier
Merchants National Bank; W. II.
Hunter, Hunter-Ran Company;
Frank Jolly, Jolly-Wynne Jewel
ry Company.
The beginning of the end.
A glorious finish to the greatest
newspaper contest ever begun and
carried to completion on a weekly pa
per that covers the State. The big
field of candidates is working this
week with doubled efforts and will
continue to do so until 9 o'clock Sat
urday night.
Don't you want a prize? They
have not been won yet. Put some
sand on the track and go in to win.
You can.
The ballot box has been closed and
will not be opened until the judges;
open tt at 9 o ciock Saturday nignt.
A candidate may know what she
has herself, but it Is very certain that
nobody else can know.
The Vote Will Be Heavy.
Everybody is holding back votes.
They are waiting for the last day. It
is almost here. All week the Contest
Department has been very busy issu
ing Voielfon subscriptions which con
testants have taken home to add to
their reserve fund.
While the vote in the standing to
day seem large to some of the candi
dates they are others who have some
thing up their sleeves for the last
moment, who realiz e that several
hundred thousand votes will by nec-
esary to secure the prizes. Watch
The Caucasian for the result and be
prepared for a surprise in the size of
the vote required to win.
All of the Votes Published.
) All of the votes turned in by can
didates up to Tuesday night have
been polled and published. Many of
the candidates, however, are holding
back a number of votes and those
way down on the list may take a leap
towards the top of the list at the
last moment. All compkilnts as to
the number of votes published or er
ror in placing the candidates In the
proper districts mil at be filed by noon
Saturday in order to receive atten
tion. s
The Week of Rumors.
In every contest there are a great
number of groundless rumors rife,
and experience teaches one pretty
much to disregard them. But for the
-benefit of the inexperienced we may
say that the final week brings on the
budding flowers. They simply burst
Into bloom.
If you should not hear some very
surprising things this week that
would be more surprising than any
thing you can possibly hear. Satur
day you will be laughing at the re
ports which the result has proven un
true. clon al 9 o'clock .hro Saturday
night. x
Please Come Early.
All candidates are urged not to
wait until the last minute before
turning in their business , Saturday
night. Promptly at 9 o'clock Satur
day night the Contest Department
will be closed.
Votes and subscriptions will be re
ceived In the Contest Department un
til 9 p'dock p. xn., October 7th, hut
it must be borne in mind that there
will; he many crowding In, all with
the same idea, that they can be wait
ed upon immediately. If yon put off
until evening to bring in your sub
scriptions you will have to do a lot
of waiting, and the announcement of
the decision of the committee will be
materially delayed. -
Only Certified Checks, x - x
During the remainder of the con
test only cash money-orders or certi
fied checks will be accepted in pay
ment for subscriptions.
v Four Districts.
The piano will be given to the
young lady securing the largest tote
Ttrcrd la Ca Sirlr CsSl
Cays LttL CssSt tzi Tea
la the ftuir tsfTttsry, hat ta eritr
to 3salif the cNa&r of las srr
era! candidal for the tt rssud
iac prttet, the terrUery has
divided Sato fsar dtstrkta, A dia
mond rtaf acd a tetd wmUY srtU bm
Slvta ta each of tae dtitrtcta.
District No. I will cesssrtse ?t
Coanty. laclcditf lha tlty sf Ki
District No. 2 will cttasrfe IUr
Wayne Counties.
Dittrict No. r win coaprtas Chu
ham, Durham, Granville Fraaklta
and Nash CounUts.
District No. 4 will eosprts all
that territory in whleh The Cancaaiam
circulates, which is not iaclsdsd U
the three other districts.
DISTRICT No, t.
Raleigh,
Votex
MUs Alice Banks, R. 3 2C4.000
MUs Rebecca Stephentoa,R4 301,709
Miss Allle Sorrsll. R, ,... 37,100
Miss Rnby Haanlcutt, R, 2.. 323409
Apex.
sMiss Joile Mann. R. 3 llf.000
MUs Beulah V. Unchurch, R. 220,900
Wake Forest.
Miss Levins Elsie Maarum.
R. 1 203.500
WrndelL
Miss Katie Christman 96.400
MUs Msttle Rhodes 3,400
WaJ thai.
Miss Eva Wilburn . , 9,300
Holly Springs.
Miss Mary Adam. R. 2. ... .235,800
Gary.
Miss Rubye Sorrel!. R. 1. . . . 80,800
Miss Lula Marcom, R. 2.... 35,100
Miss Lenna Mathews, R. 1. .213,800
Willow Spring.
Miss Mildred Dupree .285,300
Cardenas.
MissVada Sexton 41,000
Miss Bertie Estill Adams,R.l 40,000
Zcbulon,
Miss Janie Chainblee . . . . . .201.500
DISTRICT No. 2.
Orange.
Mrs. C. M. Hall 104.800
Newton Grove,
Mrs. B. G. E. Daughtry
J Turkey,
75.300
Miss Thelm-i Col well
9.500,
......
Duke,
MUs Nettle Jones, R. 1 125,200
'Pikevllle.
MUs Bessie Worrell, R. 3... 401,900
Dunn.
Miss Vera Parker 45,000
Clinton.
MUs LiliSs Packer . . . . . . . . .160.300
Miss Zenobla Gore
55,000
Miss Maggie SL Vann, R. 4 . . 10.200
,
MUs Vlda Bass ......... . ,152,000
Bale Creek.
MUs Leila Lyons 25,500
Angler,
; ltl H"
MUs Lenora Dupree ....... 74,000
Kerr,
MUs Leola Parker . v. . . . . . .139,800
Antryvflle.
MUs Elizabeth McKenzie, Rl 178.400
Selxasw
Miss Rosa Pender, R. 4 90,000
Miss Vera Jackson ........ 75,00
district rro. a.
SanforO.
Miss Mamie Bright . ..210,400
Wtiaboftx
Miss LUlIe Moore 75.0 0 0
Tyxcra SICL
Miss Christine Tysor 3 9,2 C 9
Miss eella Lyons .. . . . . . . . . 43,300
MUs Ida Peed .... ........150,000
MUs Pearl Curl .... ...... . 43,300
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