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CAUCASIAN
VOL. XXX.
RALEIGH, IM. JC., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21t 1912.
Mo. 4G,
EDITORIAL BRIEFS
Wanted: A list of the names of
Democrats who do not want an of-
f re-
Already the Democratic office-seeker?
are referring to it aa the uncivil
service.
Durham is boiling its drinking wa
ter, but continues to take its whiskey
straight.
After Wilson is inaugurated Wash
ington will witness the charge of the
pie brigade.
Since Simmons' friend Lorimer has
been ousted, wonder who Simmons
considers the peer of the Senate?
If North Carolina stands for prohi
bition, the prohibition candidate for
President has very little evidence of
the fact.
If all the Democrats who want of
fice had voted for Wilson he might
tave come nearer polling the
strength of his party.
Since the Democrats have won they
should revise their salaries down
ward. In this way they could save
the country a good deal.
Wonder why President-elect Wil
son thought April an appropriate
month in which to call the Demo
crats together to revise the tariff.
There are so many Democratic can
didates for the Charlotte post-office
that some of the citizens of that town
are favoring a primary to settle the
question.
According to ' Simmons' campaign
statement, it cost him over seven
thousand dollars just to get the Sen
atorial nomination at- the hands of
his friends.
One Democratic paper says Wilson
Is the luckiest man in the United
States. But as Wilson is not the
whole United States, how about the
balance of the country?
An exchange says that ex-Governor
Glenn may soon throw his hat in the
ring. If he does, it might be well for
him to throw in an old one that he
doesn't care for specially.
It is announced that the Democrat
ic members of the Legislature from
Durham will vote to repeal the dog
law in Durham County. They must
have lost some dog votes at the last
election.
The Wilmington Star is requesting
those who do not get an office under
the Democratic administration not to
get mad. Goodness alive, man, for
hat do you think they did all that
work and hurrahing!
Those Democrats who are already
applying for the fourth class post
QastershiDS will doubtless be sur
prised when they wake up and find
that President Taft has placed those
Jobs under the civil service.
Even before Wilson could get in
kis seat the Democrats hare figured
It out that there are 391,350 offices
la Uncle Sam's realm. Democrats
Prove to be great mathematicians
hen It comes to figuring on pie.
The Democrats once complained
tbat there were too many offices
around Washington, but as soon as
Wilson was elected he announced that
k wanted a new Cabinet office cre
ated, it makes a difference, doesn't
It?
When Governor Wilson left for the
isle of Bermuda he said if any office
seeker followed him there he would
be sure not to get what he went for.
Which shows that the pie-hunters are
already making Governor Wilson's
life miserable.
Last spring Governor Wilson said
the song entitled, "Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere." was very foolish. But,
as soon as he was elected President
and the Democratic office-seekers be
San to crowd him, Mr. Wilson expe
rienced a change of mind and imme
diately put out for the beautiful isle
of somewhere, and cut the wires be
hind him.
MASSACHUSETTS IS LINED UP.
Colonel Roosevelt Writes the Pro
gressive Committee, in That State
Complimenting Them for Taking
the First Step to Organize Since
the Election.
Boston, Mass., Nov. 17. Theodore
Roosevelt in a letter to the Massa
chusetts Progressive State Committee
given out to-night compliments the
Progressives of Massachusetts for
taking the first mass action for the
continuance of the fight for Progres
sive principles.
"All good citizens throughout the
land are their debtors," said Colonel
Roosevelt of Massachusetts Progres
sives who recently held meetings at
which plans were laid for the con
tinuance of the work of the party.
"One of the most striking features
of this campaign," writes the Col
onel, "has been the fact that the de
feat did not bring the slightest dis
couragement with it. I have received
hundreds of letters since the election
and every one of them was cheerful
and showed an indomitable resolution
to continue the fight and never to
abandon it until the principles of the
Progressive platform are embodied in
our system of Government."
TO ORGANIZE MILITIA.
Governors of All States Asked to Co
oeprate in War College Plans.
A Washington, D. C, dispatch of
November 17th says:
"One of the most important moves
in recent years to prepare the Na
tional Militia for use In time of war,
Is proposed in letters addressed by
Acting Secretary Oliver to the Gover
nors of all the States and Territories,
inviting their co-operation in the War
College plans for the organization of
the militia into the divisions.
The letters point out that if the
militia is to be be used as a field
force effectively in war time, it can
only be done by this system of di
visions and that to Insure the proper
working of the plan all of the details
should.be worked out In time of
peace.
"Some money will be available for
the assistance of the State author
ities. The War Department also pro
poses to detail inspector-instructors
to assist State officials and war ma
terial for the militia will be distrib
uted and stored in suitable depots to
be at hand locally when mobilization
is ordered.
"General Oliver plans to have the
first four of the sixteen divisions
composed entirely of regular troops
with the District of Columbia assign
ed to duty as regulars.
MR. TAFT SPEAKS IX NEW YORK.
Was Guest of the Lotus Club Satur
day Night and Sang His "Swan
Song."
New York, Nov. 16. President
Taft sang his "swan song" as Chief
Executive of the nation to-night. As
the guest of the Lotus Club the Presi
dent responded to the toast, "The
President," In a speech which many
of his hearers considered the most
remarkable he has ever made. He
shifted from grave to gay and from
the philosophy which he said four
years in the White House had taught,
to a discussion of problems which
face the nation. He laughed at the
outcome of the election, smiled when
he spoke of some of the plans of
President-elect Wilson and touched
with gentle sarcasm on William Jen
nings Bryan
In his serious moments the Presi
dent earnestly advocated the admis
sion to the halls of Congress the
mebers of a President's Cabinet, de
clared that a six-year term In the
Presidency was enough for any man;
advocated strongly the placing in the
civil service of practically every offi
cer in the Government service, and
hinted broadly that Congress should
provide for ex-Presidents so that they
need not lower the dignity of the po
sition they have held when they en
ter into private life.
His chief regret, the President
said, was that he had been unable
to influence the United States Senate
to ratify the arbitration treaties with
France and Great Britain.
Strange Case of Blood Poisoning in
Hyde County One Dead and An
other m.
A Belhaven, N. C, dispatch of No
vember 16th says:
"Blank Jordan, formerly of this
town, but now residing in Hyde Coun
ty, is seriously 111 from blood poison
which he is said to have contracted
while lending his assistance to a ped
dler who had been cut and poisoned
while opening a can of meat and died
shortly afterwards at the home of
Joe Sawyer, in Hyde County. .
"Report goes that Mr. Jordan was
scratched on one of his legs while de
scending from his buggy, and in some
way his wound came In contact with
the poisonedblood from the wound
of the peddler. The latest report is
that Mr. Jordan's condition Is grow
ing more serious and that he is not
expected to recover." -
MANY FEAR TARIFF
Industries and Private Indi
viduals Become Restive De
spite Wilson's Promises,
ASK HEARING IN CONGRESS
Do Not Want the Democrat to Intro
duce Any More Pop-Gun Bills
. Bryan Announces His Position
Which Borders on Free Trade
Speaker Clark Favors Cutting to
the Bone Committees Ready to
Commence Work as Soon as They
Can Decide What to Do.
Washington (D. C.) Post.
Shall it be tariff with Incidental
protection or tariff "for the purpose
of revenue" as written in the Demo
cratic platform?
Wrhen the tariff law to be approved
by President Wilson has been finally
constructed the country will know
s whether Democracy, entering upon a
new lease for power, is a party of
radicals or a party reasonably con
servative. Lulled for a time into a
feeling of security by the utterances
of Mr. Wilson, business men and
manufacturers, viewed the coming
assumption of the Democratic party
of full control of all branches of-the
gornment, with complacency.
The recently expressed views of the
dominant leaders of the party in the
House have again aroused a feeling
of marked uneasiness. Thousands of
industries, in which both great cor
porations and private Individuals
hava their money invested, once more
are beginning to show evidence of
alarm at the prospect before them.
These men of affairs, who produce the
grand total of" American trade and
who employ a large army of Ameri
can workmen and skilled mechanics,
are asking themselves whether It will
be possible for Mr. Wilson, no mat
ter how sincere he may be, to lead
Congress away from the radical path
toward which its legislative steps
seem now to be directed. The Query
arises in their mind3 whether the new
President will be in possession of suf
ficient knowledge of the tariff to en
able him to differentiate between the
glittering generalities advanced by
those who would cut rates to the
bone, and concrete facts so necessary
to a complete understanding of this
economic question.
By way of preparing for the extra
session which will be convened April
15, the committees in both Houses
immediately will begin the study and
preparation of tariff bills. Within a
month after his inauguration Mr.
Wilson will be considering legisla
tion Intended to redeem a party
pledge, he has said the business in
terests of the country shall not be in
jured. Can he muster the Infinite
details within that short time de
tails by which alone he can know
whether danger or security will be
the result? Or, on the other hand,
will President Wilson, like his pre
decessor, leave these details to Con
gress, keeping hands off until the bill
is finally in conference, poorly con
structed, uneven and unjust, and
then attempt, when the hour is too
late, to compel submission to his
will, if he then should suddenly dis
cover that the proposed law is injuri
ous to honest business and full of
danger for the continued success of
his party?
Those close to Mr. Wilson assert
that he will be a factor in the tariff
legislation of his party and will insist
upon knowing every step of its prog
ress and what every important item
means and how it will affect the
country and his party. If that is
true, if he meant what he said, and
takes advice and counsel of men who
believe, there should be revision
downward, and a marked reduction
in rates that have established special
privileges," but refusal to cut where
reduction would mean real injury, a
conservative measure will come to
him for his approval. If he remains
silent, as some other Presidents have,
the chances are that the injury will
be accomplished, and even the power
of the executive will not be able to
stay the hand of the ultra-radicals.
Bryan Gives Advice.
Colonel Bryan already is giving ad
vice looking to radical changes in
existing tariff rates. Mr. Bryan stands
where he did years ago, on a platform
of tariff for revenue only, virtually
trade. If his counsel on this subject
is heeded, it would be easy to fore
cast the nature of the Democratic
tariff law. Behind him are a number
of prominent men in the House of
Representatives. Speaker Clark, him
self, is on record for an exceedingly
low tariff. The bills drawn by Rep
resentative Underwood and vetoed by
President Taft are held by many
Democrats, especially in the Senate,
not to have been prepared with prop
er care. It was charged that they
were as full of uneven spots as the
Payne-Aldrich law they sought to
remedy. The men close to Mr. Un
derwood sly these bills will be the
oasis of those to be offered to the ;
next House in the Senate, and many!
of the items were refused Democratic-support.
William Randolph Hearst, owner
of a string of influential papers across
the continent and one time a candi
date for the nomination, upon his
departure Saturday from Europe for
home, issued a statement supporting
what he understood to be the mean
ing of Mr. Wilson's tariff announce
ment. Mr. Hearst said he did not
believe the Democrats would reduce
the tariff to such an extent as to un
duly invite foreign competition in
American markets and through that
sort of legislation put American In
dustries out of business. This policy,
Mr. Hearst declared, would put the
party out of power promptly.
Industries Demand Hearing.
Many things were permitted in the
pop-gun bills of the last session that
would have been protested had not
the industries affected known these
measures were to be vetoed. As an
illustration, the placing of a large list
of machine tools on the free list may note ,8Sued to-night says that the Bul
be given. There are several States! Parian government had replied to the
wherein such industries thrive, and
the Representatives and Senators
from those States Ohio being a no
ted example will never consent that
industries employing vast numbers of
men-and having many millions of
capital Involved shall be subjected to
tariff changes without the courtesy
of a hearing before the committees
of both Houses.
There will be no undue haste In
passing a tariff bill through the
House. Nor can a bill that is unjust
and sectional expect to obtain a ma
jority vote in the Senate. Democrats
are beginning to see it Is a far cry
from a gradual reduction of existing
rates; the cutting off of objectionable
and oppressive rates In certain Items
out of which special privileges have
grown, and the drastic chopping of
duties advocated by many members
of the party regardless of the effect
such action will have on the country.
Before these men have gone far with
this policy they will be asked by their
associates to stop and consider what
effect it may have upon their party.
TREASURER BIcCLUXG RESIGNS.
Result of Continued Friction With
Secretary McVeaghu
Washington, Nov. 14. Announce
ment of the resignation of Lee Mc
Clung as Treasurer of the United
States, was made by President Taft
today. Mr. McClung tendered his re
signation to the President at a con
ference at the executive mansion
early today, and its acceptance later
was announced by the President from
the executive offices, with the expla
nation that Mr. McClung resigned
voluntarily. It is believed that Carml
Thompson, now private secretary to
the President, will succeed him.
It is rumored that his resignation
came as the result of continued fric
tlon with Secretary MacVeagh.
Mr. McClung was one of the treas
ury officials named by Assistant Sec
retary A. Piatt Andrew as having
been in continued controversy with
the Secretary of the Treasury, when
Mr. Andrew, in a letter accompany
ing his resignation, declared that the
secretary and his assistants were not
in harmony.
STANLY
REPUBLICANS
FRAUD.
CHARGE
Have Retained Two Attorneys to Fer
ret Out Democratic Frauds.
A special from Albemarle to Satur
day's Charlotte Observer says:
"Immediately after the election the
Republicans of Stanly County claimed
that they intended to contest and
serve notice upon the Democrats that
this would be done. They claimed
that there were irregularities at two
of the precincts in the county. At
that time none of the Democrats re
garded this action on the part of the
Republicans very seriously. However,
they got busy, took subscriptions
among the ardent Republicans of the
county and got a liberal fee for at
torneys to have the matter investigat
ed, and it now looks like that there is
something more than a joke in the
dispute.
"Attorneys Bynum and Strudwick
of Greensboro arrived here to-day at
noon and are making rigid investiga
tion regarding the conduct of the re
cent election. The leading Republi
cans contend that they will fight the
matter to the last ditch or have their
rights."
London newspapers all speak high
ly of Woodrow Wilson and his pol
icies and politics. There is a policy
in so doing. England and every oth
er foreign nation wants free trade
with the United States and make it a
dumping ground for their pauper
goods. This is one way the Demo
crats propose to reduce the cost of
living. But the American workman
and mechanic will pay the difference
with his wage scale. Union Republican.
1 t
ttAR MAY SOON END
The Warring Countries are
Preparing for an
Armstice
BIG CATTLE FOUGDT SUNDAY
Foreign Reaideats Wits rating Artil
lery Duel Deacribe It aa Magalflcet
Three Bulgarian Batterie Report
ed Destroyed and 8,000 Priaooet-a
Taken Aa Explosion Killed 313
Turka -Five Thousand Gate of
Cholera in Turkey Each Day
Frightful Conditions Exist Among
the Troops,
Constantinople, Nov. 1$. 11:20
p. m. The Porte to-morrow will ap
point plenipotentiaries to meet the
Bulgarian plenipotentiaries with re
gard to an armistice. An official
Porte s recent communication re
specting an armistice and that Bul
garia is ready to enter Into relations
with the Turkish plenipotentiaries
looking to an armistice.
Negotiating Armistice.
Constantinople, Nov. 20. Bulga
ria has nominated the commander-in-chief
of the army of Tchatalja to ne
gotiate the armistice. The negotia
tions will be conducted at Hadem
keui, where Turkey will send her
delegates.
Turks Whip Bui gars.
Constantinople, Nov. 17. The
great battle between the Bulgarians
and the Turks Is on all along the line
of the Tchatajja fortifications. Na
zlm Pasha, the Turkish commander-in-chief,
sends the following dispatch
to-night:
"The battle which commenced this
morning with an attack by Bulgarian
Infantry lasted until one hour after
sunset. The enemy, who advanced
chiefly facing our right wing and our
center, was repulsed by our infantry
and artillery fire. Three Bulgarian
batteries were destroyed."
All through the day the sound of
heavy guns, booming distantly, was
heard In Constantinople. It ceased
only with darkness. The firing along
the entire line was evidently prepara
tory to an infantry attack.
The Turkish batteries replied vig
orously. The Turkish ships In the
Sea of Marmora shelled the Bulga
rian positions. Undoubtedly the fleet
in the Black Sea also took part in the
engagement, thoughvdetails from that
point are lacking.
Battle Seen for Many Miles.
Several members of the legations
and other foreign residents witnessed
the artillery duel on the Sea of Mar
mora and the shelling from height to
height across Biyuk Chekmedye Lake
and over the plains towards the north
which they describe as magnificent.
The flashes of the guns on both sides
were visible to observers over miles
of low country.
Within the city every military pre
caution was taken. Pickets were
posted at various points and patrols
guarded the streets.
The ambassadors held a meeting
at the Foreign Ministry with the com
manders of the Ottomon gendarmerie
and devised measures for the safety
of foreigners.
8,000 Prisoners Reported.
London, Nov. 18. -A Daily Mail
dispatch from Constantinople, timed
9 p. m., says:
"Unofficial reports say the Turks
have gained a great success. The bat
tle opened at 5 o'clock in the morn
ing. The Turks succeeded after some
hours of violent fighting In defeating
the Bulgarian wing and in repulsing
the left wing. They captured twelve
guns and 8,000 prisoners. The Tur
kish warships contributed largely to
this success.
Explosion KUled 312 Turks and 430
Were Wounded.
Athens, Nor. 17- The explosion of
a Turkish powder magazine at Salo
niki several days ago did Immense
execution. The magazine was close
to the cavalry barracks, where many
Turkish prisoners were confined.
Three' hundred and twelve Turks
were killed and 430 wounded.
Turks Defeat Greeks.
London, Nor. 18. DJavld Avid
Pasha, commanding the Turkish
troops at Monastlr. inflicted defeat
on the Greek troops, who were ad
vancing yesterday through Klrllder.
The Turks captured sixteen field
guns, five machine guns, and a large
quantity of ammunition. Several
thousand Turks were killed cr
wounded and the garrison lost six
field guns.
Berlin. Not. 1$, Tee terce Egat
I for the poska of the Tortus
Nortrr or uctattir co&usb to-day
wia i&e sertua ana ureeas ea
the one side and Turkish gsrrtsoa
oa the ether. The city's defender
are dating desperately. The Serrtaa
!& are heavy. Dsrias the first
day's battle 2S9 vers killed.
The co u a try around the fortrees is
a morass, and the attackers fr$s fit
ly are cp to their knees ta mud.
Frightful Condition.
Berlin, Nov. II. War eerreepoad
est reirts that it is tine: Impos
sible to depict the frUhtfut rendi
tions erliUng among the Turkish
troops at HademkeuL oa the Uses of
Tcbalaja. A thousand dead and dy
ing He along the road. Distorted
faces and stiffened bands appeal for
help along the route.
Five Thousand Oaaee of Cholera
ta
Turkey Each Day.
Berlin, Nov. It. According to au
thoritative information, deaths from
cholera number fire thousand dally
along the line of Tchalaja. Other
advices say one thousand cholera
cases and two hundred deaths occur
dally among the Turkish reserves at
San Stefaao, where the sick and
dead are strewn about the street.
Turkish Prince. Despondent, Com
mits Suicide.
SL Petersburg, Nov 17. Accord
ing to a Russian correspondent who
Is at Constantinople. Zelke, the eldest
daughter of Abdul Hamld. the for
mer Turkish Sultan, and who was
very patriotic, was overcome with
despair on account of her country's
disasters, and dramatically commit
ted suicide in the garden of hes mag
nificent palace at Abusheir.
After the defeat of the Turks at
Lule-Burgas became known In th
Ottoman capital the Princess deter
mined to commit suicide. She
bult a funeral pyre with her own
hands and decorated it with Cowers
and priceless tapestries.
The servants were very anxious
over their mistress behavior, but
they did not dare Interfere. The
Princess spent a long time in her
apartments In silent prayer. Finally
she came out, her hair flowing and
attired in a long garment, ascended
the pyre and then applied fire to it.
She was burned to death while
the servants stood around lamenting,
but with characteristic Turkish fatal
ism did not attempt to prevent the
saddened woman from taking her
own life.
BIG SWINDLERS CAUGHT.
Detective Round Up a Chain of the
Get-Rich-Quick Artists Had Ac
cumulated the Sum of S 1,300,000
in the Three Tears.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Nov. IS, With
the arrests to-day in six cities of the
men alleged by the Government to
constitute a monumental get-rlch-qulck
chain of swindlers, United
States secret service men declare they
have brought to the surface an or
ganization that has mulcted small
corporations, inventors, and promot
ers of $1,500,000 in the last three
years. The arrests were made as the
result of secret indictments returned
here by the last United 8taes grand
jury. Those arrested were F. D. Mla
yard, at Cleveland, Ohio; George 8.
Hannaford, Chicago: H. B. Warren,
Rochester, N. T.; Mason O. Worth
New York; Thomas FUhwtek, Boa
ton; and A. Bruce Crane, Newark;
N. J.
Indictments were returned here
against five men who are alleged to
have constituted one link of the
chain, who are said to be In Canada.
The other arrests were made on af
fidavits of Government officials.
Much of the evidence which result
was given to the grand jury by a wo
man. Miss Clara Krosage, formerly
employed as stenographer by the
firm of Minyard, Kesslerft Halccm.
The plan of operation, it is charg
ed in the Indictments, was for mem
bers of the concern to advertise their
ability to sell stocks for promoters
and Inventors. Those who answered
the advertisements were told that the
stock could not be sold at Its tree
value unless guaranteed by a reliable
guaranty company. The customer
then was recommended, it Is charged,
to George S. Hannaford, who conduct
ed the Chicago Debenture Company.
A charge rating as high as one
third, or sometimes 45 per cent of the
par value of the stock, would be made
for this investigation. Afterwards
the promoter was Informed that his
proposition had proved to be no good'
and was dropped.
The indictment charges that the
proceeds of the Investigations were
divided among members of the brok
erage concerns and the . debenture
companies. No efforts was made to
sell any stock. It declares and coly
a perfunctory investigation made of
the merits of the different enterprises.