North Carolina Newspapers

i I . The News hsev.s the Largest CircileiJtior of Any Afternoon Pamper Pviblished the Two ea,rolirv-aLS 1 l' ' i NEWS bb 1 ABLlSHhD TTTT.. ..... : PresidentJloosevelt President Was Met By Governors of M a ny States Discussed Many Important Issues of The Day His Speech. After A ddress The Presi dent Started on South em Trip Keokuk Ne groes Presented Him With Gold-headed Cane By Associated Press. Keokuk, Iowa, Oct. 1. President Roosevelt began his river trip from Keokuk this . morning. He arrived nere at 'J : 10 and was met at the depot by the governors of Iowa, -Flor ida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska. Both the Dakotas, Oregon, Wyoming, Illinois and three companies of the militia. The President's Speech. Men and Women of Iowa: I am glad indeed to see you and to speak " to you in this thriving city of your great and prosperous state. I believe with all my heart in the peo ple of Iowa, for I think that you are good, typical Americans, and that among you there has been developed to a very high degree that body of characteristics which we like to re gard as distinctively American. Problem of Recent Years. During the last few years we of the United States have been forced to consider very seriously certain eco nomic problems. We have made a beginning in the attempt to deal with the relations of the national govern ment that is, with the relations of the people of the country to the huge and wealthy corporations, con trolled for the most part by a few very rich men, which are engaged in interstate commerce especially the great railway corporation. Government and Railroads. You know my views on this matter. You know that I believe that the na tional government, in the- interests of the people, should assume much the same supervision and control over the management of the interstate com-j mon carriers that it now exercises ov-j er the national banks. You know fur thermore that I believe that this sup ervision and control should be exercis ed in a spirit of rigid fairness toward the corporations, exacting justice from them on behalf of the people, but giving them justice in return. One of the most striking features of the years which saw the downfall of the Roman republic was the fact that the political life of Rome became split between two camps, one con taining the rich who wished to exploit the poor, and the other the poor who wished to plunder the rich. Naturally, under such circumstances, the public man who was for the moment suc cessful tended to be either a violent reactionary or a violent demagogue. Any such condition of political life is as hopelessly unhealthy now as it was then. I believe so implicftly in the future cf our people, because I believe that the average American citizen vill no more tolerate government by a mob than he will tolerate government by plutocracy; that he desires to see jus tice done to and justice exacted from rich man and poor man alike. We are not trying to favor any man at the expense of his fellows. A Fair Chance for All. We are trying to shape things so that as far as possible each man shall have a fair chance in life;. so that he shall have, so far as by law this can be accomplished, the chance to show the stuff that there is in him. We do wish to see that the neces sary struggle in life shall be carried on under genuinely democratic condi tions; that, so. far as human action can safely provide it, there shall be an approximately fair start; that there shall be no oppression of the weak, and that no man shall be permitted to acquire or to use a vast fortune by methods or in ways that are tortuous and dishonest. Need Wise " Laws. Therefore, we need wise laws, and we need to have them resolutely ad ministered. . ' - ' We can get such laws, and such ad ministration only if the people are alive to their interests.- -r Every man must have a master; if he is not his own master, then some body else will be. This is just -as true of public life as of private life. If we can not master ourselves, con trol ourselves, then sooner or later we shall have to submit to outside con trol, for there must be control some where. ' Way to Exercise Control. One way of exercising such control Is through the laws of the land. Ours is a government of liberty,, but it is a government of that orderly liberty which comes by and through the hon est enforcement of and obedience . to the law. At intervals during the last few months the appeal has been made to me to enforce the law against cer tain wrongdoers of great wealth be cause to do so would interfere with the business prosperity of the country. Under the effects of that kind of fright which when sufficiently acute we call Address me evs, hy men who ordinarily behave as decent citizens. - Present Financial Trouble. One newspaper which . has itself strongly advocated this view gave prominence to the statement of a, cer tain man of great wealth to the effect that the so-called financial weakness "was due entirely to tne admitted in tention of President Roosevelt to pun ish the large moneyed interests which has transgressed the laws." I do not admit that this has been the main cause of any business troubles we have had; but it is possible that it has been a contributory cause. If so, friends, as far as I am concerned it must be accepted as a disagreeable but una voidable feature in a course of policy which as long as I am president will not be changed. -J'Friend of Labor." A year or two ago certain represen tatives cf labor called upon me and in the course of a very pleasant conver sation told me that they regarded me as "the friend of labor." I answered that I certainly was, and that I would do everything in my power for the laboring man except anything that was wrong. I have the same answer to make to the business man. I will do everything I can do to help business conditions, except anything that is wrong. And it would be not merely wrong but infamous to do all that can be done to secure the punishment of those wrongdoers whose deeds are peculiarly reprehensible because they are not committed under the stress of want. The Guilty Must Suffer. We can not afford to substitute any other test for that of guilt or inno cence, of wrongdoing or welldoing, in judging any man. If a man does well, if he acts honestly, he has nothing to fear from this administration. But so far as in me lies the corrupt politician great or small, the private citizen who transgresses the law be he rich or poor shall be brought before the im partial pustice of a court. The Political Corruptionist. Perhaps I am most anxious to gefat the politician who is corrupt, because he betrays a great trust; but assured ly I shall not spare his brohter cor ruptionist who shows himself a swin dler in business life; and, according to our power, crimes of fraud and cun ning shall be prosecuted as relentless ly as crimen of brutality and physical, violence. Citizens Must Help. We need good laws and. we need above all things : the hearty aid of good citizens in supporting and enforc- ng the laws. . j On this trip I shall speak to audi ences in each of which there will .. be many men who fought in the civil war. You who wore the blue and your brothers cf the south, who wore thei gray know that in war no general no matter how good, no organization no matter how perfect, can avail if the average man in the rank has not got the fighting edge. We need the organization; the pre paration; we need the good general; but we need most the fighting edge in the individual soldier. So it is in the private life. , Need Courage and Strength. We live in a rough, workaday world, and we are yet a long way from the millennium. We can, not as a nation and we can not as individuals afford- to cultivate only the gentler, softer qual ities. ; There must be gentleness and ten dernessthe strongest men are gentle and tender but there must also be courage and strength. Work of Women. You women have even higher and more difficult duties; , for I honor no man, not even the soldier who fights for righteousness, quite as much as I Continued on page 3 1 aft Says War Japan And U. S. Would Be Criminal and Insane By Associated Press. Taft aroused the wildest enthusiasm and loud cheerswhen, in the course of his speech at a banquet given in his honor, he declared that war between the United States and Japan would be "a crime against modern civilization, and as wicked as it would be insane," adding that neither people desired it and that both governments would do their utmost to guard against such an awful catastrophe. Secretary Taft spoke with intense earnestness, after careful deliberation and preparation. The banquet was at tended by prominent officials and many of the leading business men of Tokio. Viscount Shibusawa, in welcoming Secretary Taft, paid glowing tribute to the greatness of the nation which the secretary represented; the friendliness which the United States had always displayed for Japan, and the influence which America exerted throughout the world. , , . In replying Mr. Taft spoke with deep feeling and positiveness. He asserted that the talk of unfriendliness between the United States and Japan was due entirely to the commercialism of news !a Tiers in Japan." The secretary declined to discuss the immigration .question, saying he would not tresspass upon the field of the THE ONLY EVENING nrtnLuntit i.uv IUH5UAY bVbNlNq OCTOBER 1, 19Q7, f . f : . , ' ! ' 1 y ii. i I. i -,r.'. , , .,- i . .: HILIII1UI1IMIHJWIH llIWMll1ilHHiyiLlilllim II. Mil II IBlllllMIIUt.MMJJ'll'ii.WlW.UI JJWW W'llLJlJIU)lliJWMJJtllllllllBWII I IBMIJM I Franklin By Acclamation Mr. U. A, Tompkins Withdraws From May oralty Race, And Capt. T. S. IrankUn is Named By Unanimous Vote. Capt. T. S. Franklin was this after noon unanimously elected mayor of Charlotte to succeed ex-Mayor S. S. McNinch, who recently resigned. The board was called to order by Mayor Pro Tern Franklin, who stated the object of the meeting, and then called Mr. Davis to the chair. When Mr. Davis took the chair. : Alderman J. W. Wadsworth arose and said that Mr. D. A. Tompkins wished1 his name withdrawn from the race, j and his support to go to Capt. Frank lin, i Mr. Wadsworth then made a motion that Mr. Franklin be elected by ac clamation, which was done with enthusiasm. Alderman J. W. Wadsworth and T. L. Kirkpatrick were nominated for the office of mayor pro tern, the former being elected by a majority of one vote. There was a full meeting cf the board. All members being present except Alderman Maxwell. GOV. LEAVES FOR WINSTON. Will Address Daughters of Confeder acy Mrs. Glenn Accompanies Him. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 1. Governor Glenn left last night for Winston Salem, his home town, to deliver an address in connection with the annual convention of the Daughters of the Ameerican Revolution, the Daughters of the Confederacy meeting with them by special invitation. Mrs. Glenn also went up to Winston-Salem yesterday ahead of the governor to spend a few days. Continuing Mr. Taft said: "Ameri cans will always be proud of the part President Roosevelt was abie to play in hastening the end of the war and bringing about peace under circum stances honorable both to Japan and Russia. v . Japan having proved her greatness in war has taken a stand in the first rank of the family of nations." "Why should the United States wish war? It would change her in a year or more into a military nation. Her great resources would be wasted in vast equipment which would serve no good purpose, but would tempt the nation into war-like policies. Why should she wish for war in which all the evils of society flourish and all vultures fatten. She is engaged in establishing a government of law and order in the Philippines, fitting-those people by general education to govern themselves. Keep the Philippines. "It has been suggested that we might relieve ourselves of this bur den by the sale of the Philippine Is lands to Japan or some other country. The suggestion is absurd." . "Little Cloud" Removed. After the banquet everybody was congratulating everybody else on what was considered the'coniplete removal of the "Little Cloud" wflicn nas ne?n ii"Tinno- ovr the friendship of the Unit- JCLL.t.. ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER THE. HARVEST MOON ! Progress Made Rowland Trial Bi other of StrangeSays Mrs, Rowland Had Spoken to Him ot Dr. Rowland- Gave Him I ablets. By Associated Press. Raleigh, N. C, pet. 1. In the trial of Dr. and Mrs. D. S. Rowland for murder by poison of Engineer Charles R. Strange, two witnesses, James T. Strange, cf; Indiana, brother of dead man, and his wife, testified that Engi neer Strange was a healthy man; that ibey .'never hear.;!;:' i his having heart dease, and that en visits to them his wife, Lillie Strange, had given Lira brown tablet that made him sick. They detailed a conversation with Mrs. C. R. Strange, now Mrs. Rowland, in which she spoke of perhaps going away with a richer man and of her meeting for the first time Dr. Rowland in the surf at Portsmouth upon his invitation that he would teach her how to float.' Rate Hearing Resumed Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 1. The hear ing before Standing Master W. A. Montgomery, in the Southern Rail road state case was resumed this afternoon from Washington. The Southern was represented by General Counsel Thorn, F. H. Busbee; the state by E. J. Justice and ex-Gov. Aycock. The first witness was F. W. Mc Narry, xwho testified travel had gen erally increased since the 24 cent rate went in effect. It was difficult to often get seats. W. S. Duafee testified the to same effect, also W. M. Hunt. C. H. Ireland, a hardware merchant of Greensboro, told of the handicap suffered by business interests of North Carolina from high and unequal freight rates. Cholera Threatens Section. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Oct. 1. The entire section through which the Chinese Eastern railroad runs, has been official ly declared to be threatened with chol era, Crowder's Mountain Mill In Financial Straits Special to The News. King's Mountain, N. C, Oct. 1. The stockholders of "the Crowder's Mountain Mill met in called session yesterday evening at 1:30 o'clock. It seems that this meeting was called to some investigation of the mill's indebtedness and this was found to be over $100,000, but the exact amount is not yet given out." , Mr. J. S. Mauney was appointed as receiver to take charge of the affairs of the mill. It is believed that the stockholders will lose their entire stock. Bookbinders Go On Strike By Associated Press. Chicago, Oct. 1. The bookbinders in j several large printing establishments struck. , The exact number not obtain ' ed as yet. 2C0 Strike. : v -Minneapolis, Oct .1. Two hundred bookbinders are idle as a result of the strike for eight hour day work. Union Orders Strike. Detroit, Oct. 1. The employes of nine bookbinderies, totaling 130 went on a strike in obedience to the orders IN CHARLOTTE. Big Convention At Richmond Special Train Brings Prominent Churchmen From Washington J. P. Morgan And Others Attend. By Associated Press, . Washington, D. C, Oct. 1. The Episcopal bishops and other church men who have been in Washington several days attending the conven tion of the International Brother hood of St. Andrew left today , on a special train for Richmond, Va., to participate in the Triennial Conven tion of the Episcopal Church. .1" - The Bishop of London had an ini promptu reception at the railroad station. He admitted for the first time who won the tennis match at the White House Friday between himself and President Roosevelt. "I suppose you will not tell who won that tennis match?" he was ask ed. "fiprf.-iiniv T will." he answered. "L did: . - .r., J. Pierpont Morgan, ot iew xorK,ithe spot where Emperor Alexander I. who will take a prominent part in the was assassinated. Miss-Grace Munson, Famous Contralto of New York, Who Will Appear at Fall Festival ; ( - - ;-:': v - - . ' f i " - fr One of the main features of. the coming Fall Festival will be the sing ing of Miss Grace Munson, the famous contralto, . whose sweet voice has charmed and delighted thousands, wherever she has appeared. ' Miss Munson is well-known in Char lotte, having appeared here last year, and proved herself one of the star at tractions of the festival, and she needs no introduction here. Miss Munson has sung with the celebrated Thomas Orchestra of Chica go, and during the spring (1906) tour of that musical organization, " which has made the name of Theodore Thom as known to all the music-loving world, Miss Munson's singing added much. to the great reputation of that orchestra. Miss Munson has appeared at the Worcester (Mass.) festival three sea sons, and also at Pittsburg, Pa., and Spartanburg, " S. C. The Worcester and Spartanburg pa pers speak in the highest praise of Miss Munson's work. These expres- As Smith Entered Gate Assassins Set OB0m6 A MysteriouWW Episcopal convention, arrived at the station ahead of time, but went im mediately to his. train. National Council Of Women'In Convention By Associated Press. Ncrtolk, Va., Oct. 1. The annual convention of the National Council of Women convened in executive session at Jamestown today. An effort will be made to have the United Daught ers of the Confederacy become a working factor in the national coun cil. A feature of the program was the address by Mrs.' May Wright Sewell, of Indianapilis, honorary president of the International Council of Women. Boy Tries to Steal Ride And Falls Under Train Special to The News. Asheville, N. C, Oct. 1. While try ing to steal a ride on a freight train in the Southern Railway yards last evening Claude Cannon, a 16-year-old boy, fell under the train and as a result of his injuries one of his legs was later amputated. Cannon, who had been working at the cotton mill here, decided he would go to Knoxville, and waiting for an opportunity he made an effort to board a passing freight Irain. His foot slipped just as he caught a step and he was thrown under the wheels. His right leg was fearfully mangled and he received other injuries. The boy was picked up by trainmen and hurried to a hospital, where it was decided that an immediate amputa tion was necessary, and his right leg was taken off. DISTRESS FROM FLOODS. People in Bad Plight Great Devasta tion Wrought by Floods. By Associated Fress. Turin, Oct. 1. Torrential rains have flooded the valley of Canaro. Crops have been ruined, stock drown ed, bri clges . swept . away, and railroad communication in;erru'pted. " The entire population is in great distress. Panic Created in Chapel. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Oct. 1. The tongue, weighing 1600 pounds, of the bell in the steeple of the Church of the Resurrec tion here fell during the morning serv ices today, creating panic and endan '-wj gering the chapel, recently erected over great number that have appeared: Verdi's "Requium." Miss Grave Munson, contralto, show ed wonderful powers as an artist solo ist. As she sung in the "Reqium" last night ever and anon a new note would creep in, a note of marvelous power and beauty, to be caught in the tide of matchless melody and blended into tones of such richnesss as is seldom heard Spartanburg (S. C.) Herald, April 25, 1907. Concert, Newark, N. J. It is always a pleasure to hear Miss Munson, whose finely schooled and finely controlled contralto voice has a depth and nobility of tone, as well as a richness of color that give distinc tion and charm to her singing of such songs as Rossi's "Ah! Rendimi," and Mimi's descriptive "Winter's Night" The delicacy of her art and the per fect command of her vocal resources were charmingly disclosed in Chad wick's "The Rose leans over the Pool." and a piquant encore number; New ark (N.J.) Evening News. PRICE 5 CENTS Officer Brown, Who Had Been Diligent in Punish ing Offenders of The Law, Blown Up With Dynamite at His Home. Crime Similar to That Which Resulted inDeath of Governor Steuden bergNo Clue Discov ered Only Wire Left. By Associated Press. Baker City, Oregon, Oct. 1. An at tempt was made last night to assas sinate former sheriff, Harvey K. Brown, at his home here, by blowing him up with a dynamite bomb. Mr. Brown is in a critical condi tion. One leg was blown off, one arm badly mutilated and internal injuries ' resulted from the concussion. 4 The outrage was similar in the manner of execution to that which resulted in the death of Governor Steunenberg, of Idaho. Mr. Brown was returning home and as he opened his gate the bomb" ex ploded. The police are unable to fathom the cause or to obtain a clew. The perpetrators left no .trace of their deed except the wire. It is presumed they laid in wait for -Brown and pulled the wire as he entered the gate. As a sheriff, Mr. Brown was dili gent in enforcing the law against the saloon men and gamblers. Forty-two Persons Killed Or Injured In Wreck By Associated Press. . Seoul, Korea, Oct. l.-pForty-two per sons, including SO Japanese soldiers, were killed or Injured by the derail ment of a southbound train from here. The responsibility for the wreck is not placed. CONGRESSMAN WEBB HERE. Will Attend Dr. Will's Lecture on the Forest Question. Congressman E. Y. Webb, of Shel by, arrived in the' city this morning to attend the lecture of Dr. Thomas E. Will tonight on the Appalachian Na tional Forest Quesion. Later on In the month, about the 22d, Mr. Webb, with a party of senators and represen tatives under the personal direction of Mr. William L. Hall, in charge of the Appalachian and White Moun tain investigation, will make a ten days' study of the character and importance of the proposed reserves. The trip will begin at Asheville. Mr. Hall who is from Washington, is con nected with "the agricultural depart ment. Dr. Will's lecture tonight will doubt less be of great interest and import- -ance to Mr. Webb in the investiga tion of the proposed reservation as the question is still before Congress. Dr. Will, besides being a pleasant speaker, has his subject thoroughly in hand. Fatal Fire at New York Lives of Hundreds of Men, Women And Children Endangered By Fire Which Gutted Big Tene - ment. ' By Associated Press. I ' New York, Oct. 1. One wonrin wis seriously injured and the - lives of several hundred other persons were endangered by the fire which gutted three upper floors of the six-story tenement house in East Third street this morning. The thirty families which were crowded in the building were awaken ed from their slumbers by the cries of fire. - Terror-stricken men and1 women started down the stairs . from the upper floors. Flames in the hallway of the third floor drove them back. They groped their way through the halls, fighting with each other in their anxiety to get to the fire escapes which were crowded with men, women and children---.-.. ' :- --"During the excitement Rebecca Stein was pushed from a ladder and fell to the pavement. She was seri ously hurt. When the firemen arrived they carried many women and children down the ladders to safety. It is the opinion of the firemen that the fire was of incendiary origin. 'A - - J Vs J ' v ft I i i-.' ' ft 7 If j! V I a i r it i I r r 1 i -r -i it, - 1 v i ' ., r j 1 1 f v. tU f If i S panic, this appeal ha3 been made to state department. - 1 i A f s