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KIICHIN MAKES nrrnniir nnrrrii Mnu drcLln Attacks Record 0! Simmons And Lines Himself Up With -Progressives CLAIMED SIMMONS WAS; (lPPIKFIl Td RFII SHIRTS Mecklenburg x esterday, Closing Two-Day Tour of tlie County Ad dresses Marked by Bristling As saults Upon Political Sincerity of Senior Senator Who, He Said, Was Republican Ally. ' Renewing his assault upon the pp- inert 01 i"c iusiciivB ucmutidiiu f tVi timM flnv "W TV TTitVi n addressed ine voters or me rme- ni- t,a irint TTill pnmmunita va. Ynic auu - - . t terdav ana rsortn iiarioiie mst tugau 11. Slt 1 A A . i His uuaresses were uuuuiimjr uiiu&vu by tnai Keen puling! txLkaLxyaia cliiu . : ,t 1 .ran inc wlliph ara omAncy Ha diversinea laieuts oi me guicu ,uov- charaetenzeu oiucr syeecnes uuuug the campaign save iu iis uress. 11 - " '.. 14. -3 - ' T 1. abounded in new mils . and ; nmsnes and was more moaern oy reason or the fact that the Governor Gould re ply to some of the answers which the senior Senator has made to r his as saults. The speeches were notable, too, for the reason that, in each "of them, the speaker identified William Jennings Bryan , with the party lead ers who were against the present Sen ator and declared - that four years from now, the Nebraskan; would be nominated and elected President of the United States, it being stipulated that Mr Wilson should have but . one term. - - - ? -- -t . , ' Alter entering vigorously into a dis cussion "of the TiafTrTTssUes of protection, which he '.. said merely meant that thfr government had to come to the aid of certain forma of business and enabled them to make extravagant profit at the expense of the people, Governor Kitchin said that 20 years ago the Democrats had a tremendous victory within their grasp, that but for such protection-Democrats as Gorman who hampered and practically nu'lified Cleveland's anti protection policies, the country, would have dealt a destructive ' blow to -the Republican party. "Now, . we have another chance to rid . the United States of the hideous evil -of a pro tective tariff," said the speaker. "With the election of Woodrow iVil son certain, the only barrier between the Democrats and a - sweeping vic tory is the election of certain: protection-Democrats again, such . as Sim mons, whese record shows that he has been allied with the policies of the Republican platform. The people 20 years ago did not lose faith in the principles of the Democratic party. That has not been the cause of our consecutive defeats. They .did lose faith, however, in the honesty of Democratic Senators who, when the opportunity came to them to engraft into the governmental policies of this country the principles of Democracy, chos,. rather to side with the linsrerine hosts of the Republicans and keep then- policies in vogue. Making a Clean Fight He Says. 'My enemies in this ' campaign are resorting to many tactics inUheir at tempt to minimize what I am showing and v'nat I have persistenly endeav ored to show in regard to Senator Simmons' attitude toward these poli cies. They have said that I was ru'-n-mg the party and trying to array one element against the other. . They have cried from the housetops that I am making a personal attack. My friends, in any campaign in which I have een engaged, I have Jiever made a lse or personal statement against an opponent that I could not substan ce or that was not absolutely true.. 0 make sure of this, I have repeated- asked Senator'Simmons to meet me m Joint discussion and take the op portunity of hearing himself exaetly hat 1 say about his record, not about j"s character, and then "answer for himself. They say I attacked Craig four years ago and defeated him for Gov vernoi nrpoiow ine of campaign that I have adopted n this canvass. I never made a sin- e statement against Mr Craig that l haii . .. - . reiaratt and none tnat Mr. rra8 did rot admit. . Frienrts and Enemies" of Simmons. If Afr. Simmons was a fit man g present- North Carolina In the fact?' hW yu accout for the siv !"hat the boy of p'rogres- am- ev& in th United States are cmst him? Would Chief Justice da CVer have announced his candi cy ft,r the United States Senate rnon!St Wm had he .thought Mr Sim thJl WaS the PrPer man? Would out lamented Aycock ever-have come Jr the Senate had he thought "he iCoftUaaed on Fag - Tn) . REPULSE TURKS ALL ALONG LIME - -i-.-.--. ...... . Bulgarian Army Corps Is "Now faking Rapid And Success fnl Advances MARCH OF TROOPS WAS WITNESSED BY THE KING Advance of Montenegrin Troops Has Been Stopied by Turkish Army After Battle, King Ferdinand Visit ed Troops and Decorated the Wcjundetf Men Fighting Prevalent . . and Fierce" in Some. Quarters of Turkish' Dominion. - i : i ; SOEIA, Oct. 19.-The Turkish; town of - Mustapha 'Pasha was taken " last nighty by " the Bulgarian army'; corps, which is marching on the great'fort ress of Adrianapole. The-Turks were repulsed- all along the line. The Bul garian troops have crossed the f ron-1 tier at-other points and have captured the small towns of Tsarevoselo, Gar nia and Djuma. Other columns have penetrated through the passes of the Bhodope mountains - and marched across the frontier Into Turkish terri tory. . . ;. Turkish bands today massacred the inhabitants : of- three ; Servian, villages southwest the town of Kruhevatz. ' According t to j a news ' agency - dis patch from Belgrade, the Turks crossed, the Serv-ian frontier from the Novipazar district, attacked the vil lages -and then retired. "V. .The advance of the . Montenegrin army on Scutari has been checked by the Turkish troops,? according to a dispatch from SalonikL The Monte negrins are ; said to be in a critical position as 10,000 Albanian tribesmen are co-operating- with ; the Turkish troops. ;"' ' ' " .: .:. " .-'; , The" advance of . the - Bulgarian troops:." on Mustapha : : Pasha was watchd by King Fer dinan'd,. ; jseyeral prxhceyTand General. Savoff, the Bui garian commander-in-cief, , from a height ' at" Varmaly Balitza, on .the frontier.-V-;. : - ? The Bulgarians 'occupied one after another the fortified positions around' the town of Mustapha Pasha, which itself finally ;fell into 'their hands. There was considerable fighting and after the battle .King Ferdinand visit ed the troops and-decorated many of the founded men. - - ' '- Servian Army' Moves. - BELGRADE, Servia, Oct. 19. The report .of the capture of Prizhtina yes-, terday-by Servian troops was false, ac cording to an official note issued here today., ".,.Z ; j: .;;, : v .: ,; - J, The first' Servian -army corps, com manded : by the Crown Prince, ' has crossed the Turkish frontier near Ritzovatz, where it drove back a force of Arnaut tribesmen and to9k the small town of Bu jariovatz and a rail road station . between Ritzovatz and TJskup. The Turkish troops are de stroying the railroad."" ASK AMERICA TO REMAIN NEUTRAL WASHINGTON. Oct. 19. Formal notice of the Balkan" war has come to the United- States in a note 'pre sented . to the ! State Department by the Greek. Government requesting this country to maintain a neutral position in the conflict. The note was 5 unsparing in its criticism of Turkey.- It said anarchy prevails in Turkey, disturbing ."the . security of the:, neighboring. Kingdoms' and. de clared, the -Porte in its answer to the fnKssinn nf the collective . will of Europe demanding reforms had fall- en back upon its oia course ox rnaK ing. promises with no guaranty of their, fulfillment. Although from time to time - for - the - past; three years the - note added, decrees of re Ya -va hcen'.mad bv th Sultan. I they have led to no amelioration " of the fmiseraDie existence" : oi iue compatriots of the Greeks, Bulga rians'", and .Servians i within the ;Turk ish domain. ' " ' Abandon Town. - SOFIA, - Bulgaria, - Oct. - 19. The occupation . of the Turkish town of Mustapha Pasha by two battalions of. Bulgarian . infantry r last -night is reported in a dispatch from the fronts The Turkish trOops are said to have abandoned the town before- the ar rival of the Bulgarians. ( " . . , " To Care for Wounded. " BERLIN, Oct. 19. The German Red Cross Society - today sent a sur-j geon and 22 nurses to Turkey to as sist in caring ' for ; the wounded.? ' German officers employed in the Turkish service,, have . been .forbidden to participate In the' war unless they resign their commissions in the Gerr man army,- - ' , : ' ' Cars Running In Augusta. - AUGUSTA, 1 Ga., Oct.- , 19. The street cars are being operated - today in oni. the city and Aiken divisions with former' union ; and., 'non-union employes. The strike breakers have returned, to their homes and, all of the strikers with the exception of 23 are back at work. The company preferred' charges against 85 strikers but the mediation board decided-that only 28 of this number should be placed "on the bench" until a board of arbitration decides whether or not they should return' to th employ of th coxapnyv. . WILL CROVD JAILS ? WITH SOCIALISTS Unless little Falls AulWI est Release Prisoners Otber Orators Will Be Sent NEW," YORK, ;; Oct. 19. IJenry.1 Slobin,, State chairman of, -the Socialist.! party, is planning to send 2 0-, Socialist orators . .to Little. Falls, (ifr necessary,' to insist upon- the 'rights. -of free speech, to sustain "Mayor 'Xiunn-' of, Schenectady, who has been -arfested tWice in his campaign . for liberty of political discussion." . . ' . "We win demand a conference with the Little Falls authorities," he said. "We have every hope that it will re sult in their dropping the matter,, BVit if they continue their, persecutions or fail .' to':"discharge the speakers '.they ha.ve; imprrsoned, v we -will keep on pouring Socialist - orators into Little Falls until -the jails' are full. ' ' " J' "CharlesyEdward Russell, our CalWj didate for Governor, and our. candi date' for Secretary of State,- Mrs. Cary W. Alien," have volunteered to go to Little' Falls. As a legally recognized party we see no reason why -we should hot haye the same rights as the Dem ocrats ancj Republicans Eeither Mr. Russell or Mrs. Allen will be on the ground by Monday." - . To Take Children Away. V ' , ; SCHENECTADT , N. Y.j Oct: 19. The- women's committee of .the" local Socialist r party" is t making ' arrange ments ; , to bring "-the . children' ' of. the striking mill operatives in Little "Falls to this city arrd keep them -until the trouble is settled. . The Socialist lead ers have decided to postpone the pro posed "invasion' of Little Falls which was scheduled for Monday. The funds for the defense' of Mayor -.Lunn and other ; members Jof : the party) now in jail, are being " raised - on the' streets and at' meetings .here. :'--V DIAZ REBELTFDRCE3 H iiA r RiOuRBOSTS Trair mtim .TorEiieMot' is ; Interrupted And City is . Threatened ; MEXICO CITY,'; Oct.' 19. Three-of the. four, gunboats' at :; Vera' Crus. have fallen into the hands of Felix .-Diaz, according to information received'iby the government. The fourth gunboat, with Commodore Aiuetamon aboard, has remained loyal to the -Federal government, but - it is- covered py- the guns of the" other vessels and is: not allowed to .'obtain provisions. f.t was generally- thought, that the i commo dore soon might surrender. : .' . . : r General Gerbnimo "Treyitto, :the( commander; of the Federal forcesrat Monterey,- who resigned yestefday,".i8 said ; to ' be favored by ;many milfary men for , provisional .President. He is believed not : to be implicated in the rebel movement started by Felix Diaz." The train service to Pueblo has been interrupted by the rebel- forces "under General Aguilar,' who control theJad-. jacent territory t and kre -threatening the city. Everything is quiet in the capital. ' , - v ' - The rebel f orces' In possession? of this city - have made every prepara tion for an attack by. Federal, troops and this is' expected to" occuf '-at any moment. Two columns of ' Federals arrived late yesterday within 15 miles of" the city, boundary. ;';, J ' "' . The strength of. the advancing, Fed erals is hardly greater th4n th'atVof the. rebel- garrison", btitthe - govern ment troops are at a disadvantage' as to artillery, owing to ; the impossibility of. transportingcannon over the great sand banks surrounding the. city. ' It1 - is expected here that -, General Zozaya, : in ; command of ' one' blf the loyal columns, will join the rebellion when'"he' gets in 'touChrwith4;he: repel troops." - . - " - " -' W. W. Canady, . the United : States consul here, accompanied by a com mittee of members" of the "consular corps, went out several miles in-order to "confer .with the Federal command er but returned .to the .city without meeting the government troops. Per fect order .prevails, but there-is great excitement ! owing to the fear, that the Federals will attack today. v. . PEOPIF. WILL MAKE : THEIR OWN CHOICE " NEW, YORK. Oct. 19. "I 'have in mind no . special candidate for--the nresidencv of ' Mexico,"-: declared iFelix Diaz; leader of " the. newest revolu- tionarjr-.moyementv in a-telegram from Vera Cruz to TheVHerald today, . "When Hhe-country 1. finally opaci fied the people -wlir:hM'er. an oppor tunity ; of electing -. the ' man ; most -ae-ceptable ; V ,themV ; - '. "An head of ; the , reveJuionVry movement!'; J. have at my 7 disposal more than $3, 0000 00 and. theX reve-r lvae of the eiom house, itid-msFe CAPTO TODAY'S KEVS OF CHARLOTTE Happenings 0! The City Sketched In Brief As Seen By Tbs ' i Cbroiilcie Reporters ; THINGS INTERESTING TO ALL PEOPLE IN THE CITY y. Patrolman iHouse had the misfortune yesterday afternoon in stepping from the sidewalk into the iStree to land on ' a banana peeir and receive .. a rather, se vere fall -'He continued on duty - for awhile, "bht his injuries became so ; pain ful later that he was . compelled - to - go home.. ' '' ' ' ; - t 1 '. A'" '" v ' .' :::s;v TJie Grand Piano,, Company, manu facturera'' distributors,;, has, .leased , a store in - the Leland Hotel building- and Is opening a ' branch, here. . A , consider able stock of pianos will be kept ' on exhibition here, the company- expressing its confidence of doing an excellent busi ness in this territory. : . - ' ' ' , The . registration , books for i the ap-. proachmg election ?will close, next Satur day evening at sunset instead j of next Wednesday, as -was announced yester day, the mistake being Sue to a con fusion of dates in the miuds .of some of the party, leaders. The law provides that . the : books ; shall - close. the . second Saturday; before the date of the election. All voters are urged to see that their names are on the books.: , 1 Tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock Rev. C. E. Raynal of Statesville will speak - to men only at - the Young A - fea- Men's Christian Association. . A fea ture of the mbeeting will be the sing ing of a solo by Mr. Charles H. Har nett of ; Chattanooga. The association orchestra wifll. also assist at jhe serv ice. ' A cordial imitation Is ; extended to all men to.,, attend whether ..mem bers of the ;Young Men's Christian As sociation ornot., ..t V . U - .;.',' WUtour 'J. Wais6n 4s; CV 'of Cleve land,' t Q.', cIvUV an4 - -architectural en Eineera. and. contractors of ; nation-wide reputajtiOa.- have. opened a- ' Southern. branch - ot&6irn tBUiclty, ofrices... oernf; secured in," tfe "Cnewi Commercial 1 build ing and the" branch being in charge ot Mr.'iB.'-W'Bo'wen: nThe. company lakes : a specialty of designing and ' construct ing ..bridges of all sorts, and all mari ner of. construction work, factories,, of 'fiefe v tmUdings, ..' refrigerating and . ice manufacturing plants, etc. ' - i Rev.. Dr. T. F. Marr will ; be the speaker - at ' the vesper service tomor row afternoon at the Young Women's Christian? Association,' and will have a. message -for the young women of, the city which will - prove very helpful to them The hour is 5 o'clock as l.sual and there-will' be special music. All young women of the city are very cor dially, invited to attend thes .vesper services. ' wheer they can meet new girls and' find many new friends and new means of service. :A . ' -"The Trials of Jesus From a Law-: yer's Standpoint!" will be the subject of an address at the Theato by Mr. W. F. Harding of the Charlotte bar Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Those who have heard- Mr: Hardine-. may confidently expect an address that'will" be thought-provoking as well- as in tensely ' interesting.-This service is under -the auspices 'of thel Yokefel low's Band of the Young Men's Chris tian Association . and the , leader will be Mr. J.'B.Ivey. .. . ' ' x GOVERNOR WILSON ACTS AS HIS OWN VALET IN TIME OF NEED On Board Governor -Wilson's Spe cial Car,- Princeton Junction; N. J., Oct. : 19: "Has , anybody " a needle and thread?" asked : Governor Wilson as he; looked inquiringly 'toward some of the members of his party gathered . at the breakfast; table early' today, r .' ' "I have lost 'a-button at" a strate gic point." laughted- the Governor, "Will white thread, do jasked 'one of the;newspaper menln, the,,party.i e "Yes, I vthink; so.'t was 'the reply, and ;a few-- minutes later- he Demo cratic ; presidential: nominee was 1 "sit ting on -the edge of the. bed -in his state room patiently threading a -needle and sewing a button on; his coat, v . The governor has never had a Valet and has been In- the . habltT of attend ing -to his ownwearing apparel. This habit also caused him ;to '.leave his special car at Princeton Junction." ear ly 7 today andv'journey on alone to' hls .home at Princetorf to get another suit for his meeting tonight in New York. Mrs." Wilson '. had gone ; to : Nw -. York and nobodv wa saf home so the Gov ernor decided to get'the clothes hiny self. - - '": . . - than $ B 0 0 0 6 0 : ' the proceeds of a loan ffrOm " the rich .merchants -of. thIs"por.t.' I-hav not . touched' worr shall I touch 6n cent of " this -meniey," which be longs t6 the. government, :exeept to pay the salaries ".of the - gevernment employes-and soldiers- '. "Forj me' and -.'inV'efe-worke'rs'' I have net1, "taken - 6ne1"single,r cent. r'AIl-'ex-penses ef this -kindf have been pa,id r &u t ; 4t -my - own - '-idck!et t without"- any desire- peimburaed," . COLOMBIA STREET CARS ARE STOPPED StrIXe FoIIovied Refusal Of Com pany To Recognize The Amal ; gamated Association ' COLUMBIA, ' S. CV,Oct. a9 Early this morning the employes of the Co lumbia Electric Street Railway, . Light & ; Power Co. , went, on- a strike and to day not a carjis- moving in Columbia, The decision to strike' was reached this morning about;; two . o'clock..; - There had. been many conferences between the . employes and the company and until last night: it had been thought that the differences would be settled. The carmen - demanded- many changes in the present system, ail. of which . the :company agreed to,' includ ingyan i increase of - two . cents per - hour per- mah,lexcept ' to - recoghize- the Amalgamated ; Association. -;This the company refused to do, and the strike resulted.:!;-The'comp&ny -.is", willing to recognize the local union ; but, not the National organization. '" , Mayor Gibbes issued - general orders this morning to the police department calling, on them to arrest t all loafers or vagrants. , This-" order . does not inelude the striking -carmen. : He also orders the closing " of ail places" where liquor is illegally sold. . . No , disorder has yet occurred;-. About 120 men are affected ; by the strike. ' r -' , , - ' At 10 o'clock about six cars were put. in. service. : . They iare' manned, bjr car;-inspectors -and "-some of the ;'men who did not" go out. No' disorders ,have been reported.' '. ." ' . 'V'" I ...... - : . . . At the . corner, of , Main and ; Geryais streets, in -front , of : the State Capitol disorder occurred at nobh -when ; about 15 strikers : attempted to ? puli a car crew , from : the car.' Strike leaders," however. ,quieted the . disturbance - and the car proceeded on its .way.; v V. z-'-s-VX- " llOSrliiliiDAY t' r. Physicians Assorellcnssvelt Tbat He Can Go To Bay Homi? ..A-'. ' C: CHICAGO. OcU'19 "Colonel The odore "Roosevelt will " leave ' Mercy Hospital for Oyster 'Bay : Monday fore noon at 10:25 o'colck, over the Pennr sylvania'Railroad.". This announcement, was' made today by Dr. . Alexander Lambert," . the Col onel's family physician, after the' ex amining physicians: had issued the fol lowing bulletin, giving his condition: "9 :05 a.. m.. Saturday," October; 19.' Pulse. 86; temperature. 9 S; respiration 20.; Breahing, easieii. .1, Resting, vwell. condition good.': Convalescing . satis factorily. 'yiMr -:-''" ; - "JOHN ;R. 'MURPHY, M.' D. -r 5- ; "ARTHUR BE VAN. M.'D. -"ALEXANDRE R LAMBERT, M- D., "SCURRY L. vTERRELL, . M. D." , Colonel . Roosevelt - declared the news to . be the best he had received since first, he was . assured .the : wound would not be fatal. ; ;" '. 5 ''Now, mother." he said, addressing-Mrs. Rooseyelt, - "I'll :. be; pretty good while Im here, i so that ' there wonJti be any - reason, for" delaying; our start ; home.'" " ". ' . "-" v,;-":; Can't Help Impatience. Of course, I can't; help being im patient, but I'll do as you say'.; now with as little protest as posaible." . . Preparatiohs for the start began at once. - Theodore Roosevelt. ' Jr. . ob- htained - from his parents the general instructions as to the ' departure and arranged with members of the Pro gressive party in Chicago to look - to f train arrangements.-. ;i ; i - Secretaries McGrath '; and .'.Martin gathered; ih -bales the .: 'letters that have, been? received fronf "all 4 over the United' State and: arranged them' for shipment by, express to: Sagamore "Hill: Less than -two ' hundred - letters has i; been f; answered,? arid the ' others . will be ta k en ' up "by .'a special T :corps ; of secretaries when the Roosevelt fam ily has re-established Itself in Oyster Bay. .:-rf :-;v .:-'':-. Mrs. Roosevelt : sighed '.with - relief when she was - advised . by the ? doc tors that: it- would be safe and advis able that she - break up ; her tempor ary- household at , Mercy- Hospital." She: had: only one ; brief ride . In -the open air5 since she arrived Wednes day and her close watch has . fa- L tlgued.. her considerably. ;. ,: . ; : "I- think Jt i safe to say ' Colonel Roseyelt praetlcajly is out of danger," announoed Dr.-- Lambert,, the Roose velt physloian," and Dr. W. j B. Mc Cauley, who. has had charge: of -dressing' v and . caring; for the,- . wound, agreed. , " - - ' - . ' Bownneo's Game,- '"--A ; v SBWANBB. Tenn : ,Oe, l.rTha last-football; game- that. therUniversiy of the - South wiu piay.' ap-.nomo.vthis season ; talres. plaeer this" afternoon,'. the University -ef .Chattanooga - eleven being the opposing. - team, .- Chatta nooga is reperted-te .be much strong er .than when he? team", met Georgia. The game with" Chattanoegawill be. th real test as tofwhar'Sewanee.ean do agaipst? a strohg eleven,-" " and It will'- reveal "What the .-team -. has In ; the shape Of a .line,. IChattanoega's backs are reported te be'-geod: and heR Un 4sp44 t9 -baj.feoa COLONEL LEAVE I VISITORS HERE ; -J -. ;;v Eminent Chemists And Scientists From Many European 'Coon - tries On Tour SPECIAL TRIP TO , GREAT FALLS TODAY Special : Traln-de-Lnxe Bearing Party Arrived in Charlotte Early This , . Morning and . Visitors Inspect Tex- ' tile and Cotton Oil; Plants Entire Process of Making ; Cotton . - Cloth : Shown, From Field to the Finished ' Product Guests of Southern Power 1 - Company' Today Back in City To night. - - ' At 8 :S0. o'clock this morning, there arrived ' in Charlotte such a distin guished, body, of scientists and geolo gists us has seldom visited this terri tory, -the party including many - of the. most eminent European' chemists and men of scientific reputation,- the stop, in Charlotte having; been planned in ' order to make the trip to Great Falls to visit the vast Southern Pow er Company electrical developments thefeV and also to make a brief study of cotton and cotton oil manufacture in Charlotte. Today's ' program included .visits to the Highland Park - mills : in - North Charlotte and the-Southrn Cotton Oil Company plant -west of Dllworte, two hours being spant in Charlotte Dy the eminent visitors before resuming their journey to Great ' Falls,-where today Is being spirit. ' . : ; ' : ' On 18,000-Mile Journey '' This party attended" the' Interna- .tional Congress of Applied Sciences. in New-; York last Summer and at-, the conclusion, of the congress-started out onaii : is.OOO-rhlle tour of Americia In a "liijurioiisiy furnished triin -ffered tho" Visitors by. the 'Pennsylvania Rall4 road in which every modern i'convehl-5 en'ce and .attribute to comfort and 'en joyment "is ? included; - rendering-' the train ..one of the - most stately '. and ;handsoinely;gotten up traveling equip ments- that -has- ever traversed North uaroima. - ; . - - JThe- party' is now- on the last leg of the long, "zigzag journey oyer' Ameri ca returning- now?, from the ; Pacific Coast and the far Southwest, where some: days have been spent, yesterday being given - over to sight-seeing in and about Asheville. ; t .' . . . . , ; v . . The party arrived. in the city at. the hour above named this morning and was met at the Southern depot by a large committee of the Greater Char lotte ' Club members "under President C. i C. Hook and Mr. J.v Frank Wilkes. Mr, - W S. .-Lee, ? general -manager of the' Southern i Power Company,, .and other, officials of that corporation, were -also' present to receive the visit ors YV' . v J.-.':-:;:!; ;r;'v r-Z; -: :-'.: After reaching Charlotte the party was divided into two sections, one sectio'n, which was especially interest ed in textiles, -being, escorted to the Highland Park mills in North" Char lotte by Mr. C. C. Hook and members Of .the reception committee,; and the second party being piloted, to the big plant cf the Southern Cotton Oil Com pany, south 'of the city, where they visited ; and Inspected 'the plant and the processes used in cotton oil. man ufacture and refining; Mr.' J.. Frank Wilkes; being the guide to this division. At the Highland - Park mills' the company was first shown the cotton growing in the fields'; then the ginning process was inspected, and the various stages of x handling the ,'cptton until it"reached the mills. Here, with the skilled., and trained guidance ; of Su perintendent' -Alonzo B. Saunders of the Highland Park - Manufacturing Company, each separate process ; of cotton manufacture was . gone over and -each step lucidly and clearly ex plained, by Mr. Saunders to, the mem bers -of - the party. -' The .visit to the Highland ; Park mills was commented uponiih-the highest terms: by the-par-ty, arid .the scientific ' explanation of each step, as offered by Superintend ent Saunders, rendered the visit one of real value and Information; to the visitors, . who . left .with a vastly in creased' store of information as to the processes involved in textile manufac ture. "The party was carried through the entire 'courseto the weave room and saw the finished product of 'ging hams, and other cloths turned out by this mill. ' - - - - ' : At the plant of the Southern Cotton Oil'Company-that. portion of theopar ty interested" in- cotton oils was ' also royally ..welcomed and. .he ; inside and outside of the big plant was - thrown open, so far as possible, to the inspec tion Of the distinguished foreign visit ors. Those in the .party who, expressed a preference -to i inspect .the cotton oil industry here, .stated - in , definite lan niAn their high? degree . of pleasure 'with ' the -methods and work which -J they: saw; at the Southern Cotton Oil Uompanys pianu . '-..-: ; 1 . To Groat Falls Today. " -y,:At: 11 o'clock.' this v morning in charge of Mr. WV S. -Lee and rother futhrn rower company omciais, the party left for GreatFalls," where todav is being -spent -in an. examina- I tion of 'the large hydro -electric devel- opraents at , that point-on the-Catawba River, On addition barbecue was announced for ths; par.ty at. ;the. lunch hour,' today, and 'everything possible .XCAniiAUAd.- on-JPag - Eight); DSTIH SHED GREAT PLANS ARE ANNOUNCED Reusing, Keating Of The Greater Charlotte Club Harks Ecginv ningOf New Administration' BIG CELEBRATION OF MAY 20 CONTEMPLATED President ,C. C. Hook Announced Per- sonnel of Executive Board and Standing Committees of the- Club--Chairman of Committees Outline , ' Work, to Be - Undertaken . in ; Their Respective Departments New Cit ' izen PraLses City and State -Retir ing President Kuester-is Honored. . T,he Greater ,Charlotte-, Club mem-' bers-and boosters last night absorbed -enough- enthusiasm and- secured suf ficient ' motive power; within them selves to run the club successfully for months to come." It was 'a, rousing .time ; every speaker was charged with the local brand of electric energy for stimulation of mind and will "and- the. occasion, ' with the announcement of the new board of directors and chair men of . committees by the new pres ident; ; Mr. Charles C. '; Hook, ' put 'the organization In a position, to carry out the largest plans' in Its history. ; , Here are the men as . annolnced, who will back up President Hook. and( the officers of the club during the. coming-year: -: , .. . . . . ,., W. , R.; Foreman, -,. A. '. V. Harrill.: n n ' ' AVv.- . T. A TTmiatATi 1 Tf! . W. Thompson, C. G Crelghton," T.1 T.; Allison and C. O'. Ituester.'! .These with the"' officers constitute the ; full, board. ' '. ' ', ;'..V--- . The members of the standing com mittees arer ; ;Fipance,- W. R.- Fore ; man, iehilr man ; ; Dr.' AZ'i T5V Glascock I M-McDonald fTmembership, y . Harrill, chairman, ..John , B. . Alexan der. Frank ; H. Jones; industrial,, . F. C. r Abbott, : hairtnan, W. S. - Alexan- A. Houston; chairman. C.Y. . Palmer. ' R . ; H. DeButts : publicity, J-TS..; .W. Thompson.; . chalrrrrn, .W, C Dowd Jl. P -Lindsay; transportation, C. G. -Creighton; ."chairman, , . M. C Mayer, D. V. Hutchison; ..public, improve ment, T.T. Allison, chairman Dr.' C. A. : Bland, T. J. .'Davis; ways ; and means. C O. Kuester, John M. Scott,. W. S. Lee. , , - - - Year's Plans Surpassing. , .? The plans of .the club and commit tees for the coming, year..", are lm-t mense, indicating a, spirit of dftermi- nation on ; the . part of the 'new com mittees to stir up things as never be- . fore. . . , --'l ';.' -V:,v ':'.';";.- :'v.::'; " '."' A' celebration , for May ' Twentieth," 1913j y and ; other ; large uhdertakings, are now on the way, and the chair men of the committee as. they -were named last night, each one stood un" and tOld; the. listening and waiting: au dience of- what ; each committee was ' going to do,' and , the confidence with which each new chairman ' spoke in supired the several hundred : boosters present " with the c)nyictibn that what was promised was ' going to be real ized.";' "; -. . ' ' V;,.' "- ;- Not - the least feature or, the even ing, was the; presentation ' of- a handsome- gold watch to President Kues- ; ter by the, members of the old execr utive committee wno naye Berveu. with him' through thick and thin, and have been. of so great value to the, up- ' building. of - the.: Greater " Charlotte ClubJ " '- ' " .:. President .Hoqk.. announced short ly after 1 0 o'clock that there' was still . another little feature to be had, and asked Jfrr Clarence Kuester to come forward Then he ' called for Mayor C. A.Bfand. ' Then the president stat ed simply, "These will - do." Mayor y Bland then took ; the e floor and ref er red With 'fine appreciation of the work of President Kuester in the -years gone by. He d eclared that , -XU ester ; ha d been talking up Charlotte eyer since he - was -a barefdot . boy . roaming- the '. street sometimes very ': muddy -of this now; prosperous city.' He' said that ; Kuester" was a dreamer, but' that. hi ' 'dreams were always-such that prac- ' tical results followed' them. "And now." said the mayor. "I consider. It -pirtteilariy ' fitting that this; hanJsome watch should .be presented to the man who -has for so long and so tirelessly been crying in our ears 'Watch Char-, .lotte' Grow. " I therefore 'tak'e pleasure x now in", 'watching' Kvester;'t :V This elicited, from the' retiring pres ident a; few touching remarks, chiefly in compliment to the 7 old V executive committee who have Jstbod by him - during" his administration so well and -so ' thoroughly,, always . reaily-ito help thOiPresident in all emergencies and iTt.A.11 times when" action' was the order of the.jday, Thewhole affair! appear ed' seemingly 'appropriate anj fitting
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Oct. 19, 1912, edition 1
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