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Objects Aie to Assist in Pro- VvinS Cornerstone of
tecting Children of The
Country by Suitable Leg
islation Against Injurious
Employment.
N. C. Female College
Fourth Annual Meeting of
National Child Labor Com
mittee Opens in Atlanta
With Hundreds of Men
And Women Present.
Atlanta, Ga., April 2. Several hun
dred men and women, including relig
ious Avorkers, educators, philanthrop
ists and others of wide prominence,
assembled in Atlanta today to dismiss.
the question of securing adequate pro
tection for the hundreds of thousands
of toiling children throughout the Unit
ed States.
The occasion is the fourth annual
meeting of the National Child Labor
Committee, an organization which has
already accomplished much in the
direction of solving the problem of,
cniui lanor in factories, mines and oth
er industries.
There is perhaps no body in the Unit
ed States more widely representative
than the National Child Labor Commit
tee. Among its noted members are
President Roosevelt. Secretary Taft.Car
dinal Gibbons. ex-President Cleveland,
Senator Tillman, Miss Jane Adams.
Governor Hoke Smith, of Georgia;
President Eliot, of Harvard University;
j. vii a uier ana uirrora Pinchot.
The objects of the committee as out
lined in the call for the present gather
ing are to assist in protecting children
by suitable legislation against prema
ture or otherwise injurious employ
ment, and thus to aid in securing for
them an opportunity for elementary
education and physical development
sufficient for the demands of citizenship
and the requirements of industrial effi
ciency.
The initial session today was held
in the auditorium of the Piedmont ho
tel. After the preliminary business of or
ganization had been disposed of the
committee listened to addresses by
Senator Roberts, of Pennsylvania, and
General Secretary O. Ii. Lovejoy.
Senator Roberts discussed the ques
tion, "What is a Good Child Labor
Law?" and Secretary Lovejoy took as
his subject, '-Uniformity of the State
Laws."
Ex-President Cleveland and Secre
tary Taft sent letters expressing their
sympathy with the work of the com
mittee and regretting their inability
iu cineim me convention m person.
During the remaining two days of
the conference the following interesting
program of papers and addresses will
be carried out.
Friday Afternoon.
"Child Labor and Education," Presid
ing Officer A. J. McKelway.
"Child Labor and Practical Educa-
"Compulsory Education, the Solu
tion of the Child Labor Problem," Lew
is W. Parker, of South Carolina
.scholarships tor Working Chil
dren," Homer Folk, New York city.
Friday Evening.
Annual address by Dr. Felix Adler,
chairman of the committee, on "The
Basis of the Anti-Child Labor Move
ment." "Child Labor in New England," Ev
erett W. Lord, secretary of the New
England states.
"The eLadership of the Child," A. J.
McKelway, secretary of the southern
states.
"The Child in the Mill," Don Mar
quis, of Atlanta.
Saturday Morning.
Keports oi state and local commit
tees. "Essentials in Factory Inspection,"
a symposium of factory inspectors of
the various states, Hon. John Morgan,
of Ohio, Miss Jean Gordon, of Louisi
ana; Charles Daugherty, of Oklahoma,
and others.
Saturday Evening.
Presiding officer. Dr. F'elix Adler.
General Theme, "The Child- and the
State."
"The Federal Investigation of Child
Labor," Hon. Charles P. Neill, United
States Commissioner of Labor.
"The Consumer's Responsibility for
Child Labor," Mrs. Florence Kelly.
"Social Cost of Accident, Ignorance
and Exhaustion," Prof. Charles E.
Henderson, of the University of Chi
cago. "The Scope of National and State
Regulation of Child Labor," Dr. S. M.
Lindsay, of Columbia University.
Saturday Afternoon.
General Theme, "The Ethical and
Religious Aspects of Child Labor." Pre
siding officer, Chancellor Kirkland, of
Vanderbilt- University.
"The Employer's Responsibility for
Child Labor," Hon. V. A. Covington, of
Georgia.
"Child Labor and Criminality," Judge
N. B. Feagin, of Alabama.
"The Psychology of the Child,". Rev.
John F. Stagg, D. D., of Birmingham,
Ala.
"The people and the Protection of
Children," Hon. Hoke Smith, governor
of Georgia.
Special 'ho News.
Raleigh, . April 2. General Ju
lian S. Carr, Durham, accompanied
by several prominent Masons from Ral
eigh, went to Maxton today for the
ceremony of laying the corner stone of
the North Carolina Female College to
be established there by the Eastern
Carolina Methodists. General Can
will deliver an address.
Postmasters, Attention!
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, April 2. "Ne
cessitated by numerous violations,
some of them of such a character as
to indicate that the regular duties of
the employees involved must be neg
lected," the postmaster general has
issued an order to all postmasters to
call attention of their employes to
the section of the postal laws and
ieguiauons prohibit ins all but post
masters of the fourth class from
holding any state, territory or muni
cipal government office.
"YOU ARE GOING ON A LONG. JOURNEY!"
Fleet Off for North.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Cal., April 2. A
wireless dispatch has been received
here from the fleet at Magdalena
Bay, as follows: "Record target prac
tice practically completed. Vermont
finished with big guns yesterday.
Navajo has arrived with mail. Fleet
sails for north today."
Indignation Aroused.
By Associated Press.
Tokio, April 2. Advices from Seoul
are to the effect that intense indigna
tion has been aroused among both
natives and foreigners in Seoul on
account of the action of the French
consul general who posted a notice
on the board of club opposing the
message of condolence sent to the
family of D. W. Stevens.
Sensation At
Spartanburg
White Man Arrested on
Charge Of Attempting
Criminal Assault On
Young Woman A Sen
sational Case.
Special to The News.
Spartanburg, S. C, April 2. Mack
Giles, white, has been committed to
jail by Magistrate Kirby on a warrant
sworn out by Mrs. Anna Gault, an at
tractive looking young woman, charg
ing Giles with attempting to make a
criminal assault upon her in her room
at midnight during the absence of her
husband.
PRESIDENT ASKED
TO ATIEID S. C.
PEACE MESS
By Associated I'ress.
Washington, D. C, April 2. The fol
lowing remarks were made by the pres
ident of the North Carolina Pe-tc.e
Society at the white house today, in
extending President Roosevelt an in
vitation to attend and address tii3
approaching North ..Carolina Peace
Congress:
tion and the most distirguish.ed advo
cates of a : -ogressiv-3 nav il poli.-v
have consented to add. ess the con
gress. It is co lhdently h pt- i that rhe
appearance of these gen .u;en upon
the same platform wil result in bring
ing to the movement for international
aroitration the hearty support of the
advocates of national armament, and
to the movement for a progressive na
val policy the assitance of the ablest
advocates of arbitration. Tho an-
parent inconsistency in advocating na
tional armament and intcrnatirmai a...
- . - vu utiviUUUl Ul
miration
after
AS TO ALLEGED "PAPER TRUST"
Resolution Introduced Directing Inves-
A. A . .
uganon ot international Paper Co.
---Clark, of Missouri, Denounces
Cannon and other Republicans.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, April 2. Speaker
Cannon todayVintroduced a resolution
directing the attorney general and sec
retary of commerce and labor to in
form the house what steps have been
taken by those departments to inves
tigate the action of the International
Paper Company, of New York, and
other corporations supposed to bo en
gaged in an effort to create a monopoly
ju pmu paper.
In his statement Mr. Cannon said if
the claims of the publishers are cor
rect the manufacturers of paper are
suDjeci to a penalty and the "trust"
can be dissolved in the United State
courts.
Clark Scores Cannon.
iater in the day Representative
Champ Clark, of Missouri, denoimr
Speaker Cannon and the 12 other mem
bers ot the committee on Avavs and
means for persisting in their refusal
to bring in the bill placing wood pulp
and white print paper on the free list.
He said the republican editors and pub
lished, "if they were worth the pow
der and shot to kill them," Avould lash
Speaker Cannon, Chairman Payne and
other republicans of the committcee.
"If they don't do it," he exclaimed,
"they ought to hold their peace and
vote for us in November."
Fifteen Others Were Sen
ously Injured by Jumping
From Windows ot Burninr
.Building nto Street
Panic Reigned.
Lives of Hundred Were En
dangeredWork of Thre,i
Policemen Saved Lives oi
Many.ofThe Sleeping Inmates.
Senator Overman's Bill.
By Associated Press.
TIT- . . .
Washington, u. c., April 2. Senator
t the same time, disannears Overman, of North Carolina, introdue
even a casual investigation of ed a joint resolution putting printing
She says Giles came into her room
with a pistol in one hand and laid the
other hand on her shoulder and made
an indecent proposal to her.
She started to scream and was warn
ed she would be shot if she cried out.
She packed up her baggage and left
the Giles house, where she was hoard
ing. Mrs. Gault is a daughter of a well
known farmer of this county.
He Talks About
Populist Party
National Chairman Ferris
Says His is Only PartV
That is United Advo
cates Government Own
ership of Public Utilities.
By Associated Press.
St. Louis, Mo., April 2. James H.
Ferris, national chairman of thei
Populist party, in an address before,
the Populist national convention to
day prefaced his address with this
declaration:
"The People's party is the only
party with a membership thoroughly
united and entirely harmonious upon
the great issues under discussion. It
is the only party in which the most
its great leaders are not inside the V-T'-T, Cailltal,sto?k: incorporators
party itself."
The late financial panic was dis
cussed. Mr. Ferris declaring it was
caused by a "general distrust of the
well known rascals."
"There can never be permanent
confidence," he asserted, "without
public ownership because under gov
ernment owners!) ip there can be no
juggling of securities, no buncoing of
investors, and the public will then
have reason for faith, hope and the
spirit of co-operation. With the gov-
New Incorporations
Specia-l to The News.
Raleigh, N. C, April 2. Governor
Glenn orders , today the headquarters
of Company L, second infantry, back
to Lumber Bridge from Parkton, Rob
eson county, where the armory equip
ment was moved by Cayt. Malloy be
cause it was regarded the armory at
Lumber Bridge was unsafe. The order
requires the business men of Lumber
Bridge to give bond for the safety of
the military equipment and guarantee
an ample new armory within six
months.
, The secretary of state grants char
ters to the Royal Grand Bouncers of
Wilmington for benevolence and edu-
.1. Edwin Bunt and others; and the W
C. J.arber company of McAdensville.
capital $5,000 to do a general grocery
business, W. C. Barber, J. B. Reed and
ethers are the incorporators.
Charges Teacher With
Assault And Battel y
Special to The News.
Spartanburg, S. C, April 2. A war
rant has ben sworn out for the arrest
ernment behind the deposits and the of Miss Martha Helms, a pretty ycmg
currency distributed through the or- teaclier m the public school at Duncan,
d.inary business channels rather than by W. R. Zimmerman, charging her
favorite .banks, there would be no Wlt' assault and battery.
panics. With the government owner- April 1st Miss Helms whipped one of
shin of nubile utilities there would nib cniIaren severely alter school
be nerfect confidence in railroad se- bours.
curities. and less rotten politics." riU i,tiys 11 tne teacher will make
' In. 1 1. -11 1 ...
Mr. Ferris declare-! himself in vviugy ne win not prosecute the case
TTrt 1 n .i-
favor of the "most complete, strong- I'otju nei in uie pudhc road yes
est. most, widesnread. riead-onen-and- tcruay and she retused to speak to
shut plank against manufacture,
transportation and sale of alcohol or
any other person for eating or drink
ing purposes."
swore out a warrant for her arrest.
Indiana For
Fairbanks
Roads to Fight
2-Cents Rate
By Associated Press.
Indianapolis, Ind., April 2. The In
diana republican state convention to
day adopted its platform, elected
delegates-at-large to the national con
vention, instructed its delegates to
work for the nomination of Fairbanks
for president.
The nlatform also endorses Roose
velt's administration, opposes cor
poration contriDutiou to campaign
funds; favors economy in public ex-
By Associated Prese.
Chicago, 111., April 2. A combined
attacK on tne -cent passenger rate
is promised by the railroads th
operate in Illinois, Minnesota and
Missouri;
it is prooable that suits will be
filed next week.
A call for a conference tomorrow in
Chicago of the Illinois roads will be
sent out today and plans for the
fight will then be laid.
Trouble 'n Hayti.
By Associated Press.
T'aris A nril 9 rTi-ir. 1 k
penditures, especially mentioning the the French government from WnWvti
army and navy, it tavors a nrodihca- indicate that the stat f .hon,
tion of the financial system; pledges Drevails at. Port an Pri,0 aon
a complete regulation t)f capitalistic ted by the strife among the negro fac.
combination and urges revision of tions there. The landing of troops
tariff by special session of congress fr0m foreign warships is expected if
and demands the abolishment of the lives nf whit inhaHUanc
Child labor. annear endans-erorl
"Mr. President:
"The North Carolina Peace Society at
a special meeting recently held, ad pN
ed the following resolution by a unani
mous vote:
" 'The North Carolina Peace Society
heiei y endorses the naval program
submitted to the president congess by
t:.;e ; i-sidcnt of the United States.
"The society advocates adequate
armament and effective .bitrai cm, as
corelative agencies for national sec.ni
ty and international justice.
Adequate armament necessitates
an unquestionably superior naval nov-
e l in the waters adjacent to our posses
sions in both the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans. Effective arbitration necessi
tates treaties between our couatry and
all other governments by which the
com i acting powers mutually agree to
ichp.ct each other s ten-jtjry and sov
ereignty in said territory and to arhi-
tiate all other questions of Jaw and
laer.'
The Wilmington chamber of com
merce, the Raleigh chamber of com
merce; and the boards of aldermen in
leading North Carolina cities have
heartily endorsed this action by the
Mnrfli r-., i : t -....
",,u" -"iniiiuci x eaee society ana
have made provision for representation
in the approachinsr Peace Con ?rpsa. tr
be held upon the anniversary of said
society. This congress will contain
representative North Carolinians from
every department of life and all nart.s
of the state. The patriotic societies
and the religious organizations are
uniting with the municipalities and the
cnamoers of commerce to assit at the
meeting, in order to' spread among the
people accurate information in recard
to tbe things accomplished by ihe sec
ond Hague Conference and th- still
more important things which can be
accomplished at the third conference,
provided a sound and strong public
opinion is created in the meantime.
"The duty creating this public opin
ion seems to devolve primarily upon
the United States, and the organiza
tions of state congresses to be follow
ed in due time by a national congress,!
seems the most effective method. The
widespread misapprehension in regard
to the work of the second Hague Con
ference, and in regard to the relot'o:
between national armament and inter
national arbitration makes this the
proper time to begin the work.
ine North Carolina society has
therefore, decided to organize a stato
congress contemporaneously with its
first anniversary, so as to afford an
opportunity for conference between the
leading people of the statv and tne
most eminent authorities of the nation.
at which time both arbitration and ar
mament in their relation to ea?h otter
and to the national welfare will be
thoroughly discussed.
"The leadi-j-; advoca.es of arbitra
these two subjects. It is honed hv Paper and wood pulp on the free list.
those who are organizing the North a.nd asi:e(1 for its immediate considera-
-cuuiina congress that the conclusive lIon' Dur Mr- weyburn objected, and on
demonstration of this fact will result in nio.tion of Senator Gallingcr, the reso-
tne wiaespread acceptance of the pro- luuun was reterred to the committee
sicun aireaciy adopted by the North uu miJIu;t;-
aionna society, and that the senti
ment in favor of separate and effective
arbitration will become so strong,
through the action of similar congress
es in all the states, that the United
Static mr . , w . . , ... I i - , - ..
v ..j o.j.ju duupt a, scientmc na-
DR. BOMAR HOLDING MEETING.
He Will Return from South Carolina
On Saturday.
Dr. E. E. Bomar, who has been con-
Vanderbilt 9 s
Tax Lessened
,.1 1 , . - - ,1 1 . -
vrfi poncy winch will be a guarantee ulU3LIUS a most successful meeting at
of justice, and to a certain extent of Williamston, S. C," will return Satuiv
peace, and that the third Hague Con- day' and fil1 his regular appoint-
lerence will find itself able to estaV ments at Pritchard Memorial church
l'sn a system ot international arbilm- on unaay.
tion which will soon provide for tne
orderly administration of justice in
international affairs' as justice is now
dumuusiereu in our state and nation
al affairs.
"The North Carolina Peace Con
gress is, therefore, not an event cf
mere local in:erest. Though mindful
ui uie iact that duties of th highest
kind make hourly demands upon the
time and thought of the nresident f.f
our nation, the North Carolina Peace
Society has iustruc ed me to extend to
you, Mr. President, a cordial invitation
to assist at our approaching con
gress, believing that the importance Special to The News
questions to come befort the Adieville M o ai o n
congress and the broad spirit in which f, 7 5 N" C"' Apnl 2- Following
they are to be treated, would justify e do"slon of Judge Fred Moore, in
you in devoting one day to inaugura- the superior court last week, holding
ting such a movement in America. We that the contention of thn KntWn
are assured that you appreciate the Lon ...
obstacle to ho vor,mo i -or M"ajr vv,,b wu" srounaeri in its suit
-' w.-i vum in oaiC-UrtlU- 4- T-
ine: the national intorpcto nnri of tun
against isuncombe and Mecklenbun
.vv i ii'l It, b LHw Irti Ull 1
same time laying sure foundations for f ounUes-f. holding that the special road
By Associated Press.
New York, April 2. Three person
were killed, 15 were injured -onn
of them seriously, and the I ves o,.
nearly 100 persons were cndai-gcrec
by fire in a five-story tenement house
at No. 41 Hester street today.
Berel Weinstin, his wife and their
1-year-old son were suffocated and
burned in their apartments on the
fifth floor.
That more lives were not lost was
largely due to the prompt action of
three policemen who seeing tlm
flames in the hall, rushed throng!:
the building and aroused the mem
bers of 16 sleeping families.
By that time the stairways were a
mass of flames and the only mean-'
of exit was by the fire escanes. 1
their mad attempt to escape from the
smoke and flames scores of scantly
clad men, women and children crowd
ed the narrow iron platforms and
ladders until they became wedgec.
in a solid mass on the lire escapes,
unable to extricate themselves and
blocking the way of those who had
not yet succeeded in getting out oi
the building.
In the meantime the flames had
been constantly spreading and terror
among the tenents had carried them
past the point of self-restraint.
While the firemen were calling out
to them that there was no danger
and that help soon would reach
them, they began, one by one. tc
jump from windows, resulting in the
list of injured.
Buncombe Mill to naire
Gets Out of $8,000 or
Taxes on the Ground ot
Judge Moor efs Decision
Catawba to Sue
South Carolina
Indian Tribe Living Near
Rock Hill, Claims 144,
000 A cres of Land on
Which Town is Situated
Valued at Millions.
an international system nf law nri . "L '
that, vnn will ncoiot no r 1, m-cia ui is i-,
have undertaken in
way, and by your
conference, if the duties of vour nosi
tion make that possible."
tax of 15 cents and the bond interest
cents on the $100. was
ii ru'MncLir ufii-v, .1 i a . 1 . .
in every nossihle . " "'"LUl''-,"1 1UI lu reason tnat
participation in our constlttional equation with the
waa nut maintained.
Mr, George W. Vanderbilt, the larg
est tax payer in Buncombe county,
whose total assessment amounts to
9i nnn ...1 . ,
wuen paying nis taxes yes
terday deducted $8,000, or one-third.
If Judge Moore's opinion, an appeal
form which is now pending, is sustain
ed, Mr. Vanderbilfs assessment this
year will be only $16,000, instead of
$24,000, which is charged against
him.
The failure of the Southern railway,
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Wants Divorce
By Associated Press.
New York, April 2. There was lit
tle surprise expressed in anv nnarter
today over the announcement that ?LX'derbilt p other large proper
SOU. P
n co.
TO GREENVILLE
Special to The News.
Greenville S. C, April 2. Announce
ment is made today that the Southern
Power Sompany will run its lines into
this city, having peower ready for de
livery here early in September. The
officials of the company recently visit
ed Greenville and were much pleased
with the industrial outlook here.
tv hnldorc f r nav 1hr ft, 11
i in til at,i iuii ill s ii iir t r r.: 1 1 1 1 1 i - i r. i ii ...
" " srasBu against tnem will be a severe
aivorcs nad been taken by Mrs. blow to Buncombe county and much
Ellen French Vanderbilt against Pl,blic work will have to cease. There
Airrp.1 r.wvn,,o r ..k,-n- ' is consternation in officio circles.
vZ " . 71 County Attorney Charles Webb is
.wx .uiuo u,. me unpenning preparing his case for presentation to
action, which have been in free cir- the court of appeals, and will contend
dilation since March 26, when Mrs. that the constitution also provides
Vanderbilt hurriedly left the Vander- t&at the poll tax shall never exceed
bilt farm at Portsmouth, R. I., are ?2 Per annum and the Buncombe and
said to have caused surprise only to Mecklenburg cases will probably be
the outside social set in which the
cople have been leaders.
within that circle it had been
known for a year or more, it is
said, that fhere was a lack of good
leeling between the young people
Mr. Vanderbilfs departure for Eu
rope had been planned for early in
the week, but was delayed until yes
tcrday at the last moment.
inis oeiay, it is now said, was
brought about through the service
upon him of papers in his wife's suit
for divorce.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt inherit
ed a fortune of $60,000,000 at the
death of his father.
Forest Reservation Bill.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 2. Senator Bran-
degree, from the senate committee on
forest reservations made a favorable
report on the bill authorizing the gov
ernment to acouire a national forest in
the White Mountains and the Southern
Applachians.
argued jointly April 21st.
Chief J. A. Harris of the tribe oi
Catawba Indians near Rock Hill, S. C,
in company with Second Chief John
Brown and Braves Sam Blue and Ben
Harris, were in the city today on bus
iness connected with a suit which the
tribe is to bring against the state of
South Carolina for land, which the
Indians claim, is theirs by right of a.
treaty with the United States.
The land which the Indians claim as
their own consists of 144,000 acres ly
ing in York and Lancaster counties,
and has several towns on it. among
them being Rock Hill. The value of
these lands at the present day is sev
eral million dollars.
The Catawba tribe, which lays claim
to this land numbers nearly 200, about
100 of which live in South Carolina.
The chief went before U. S. Commis
sioner Cobb and executed a contract
with an attorney in Washington who
is to prosecute the claim before the
department for them.
Chief Harris, who is an intelligent
man of about 35 years of age, saM ' hat
in 1850 the state made a treaty vvith
the tribe to buy land in North Caro
lina in place of the lands claimed in
South Carolina or pay the tribe its
value. "But," said the chief, "this
treaty has never been carried out, and
I am" now trying to secure justice for
my people."
Make Room for
Tammany!
By Associated Press. . '
New York, April 2. Thomas- F.
Smith, secretary of Tammany Hall,
is on .his way to Denver to engage
hotel accommodations for the Tam
many host which will go to the dem
ocratic national convention.
Secretary Smith will engage rooms
for 800 persons. Tammany expects
to carry out many more, but they
will be left to shift for themselves as
far as hotel accommodations are con
cerned. '
Cut Off Leg With Knife.
By Associated Press.
St. Louis, Mo., April 2. In a collis
ion at Spanish Lake between a freight
and a Burlington passenger train, .1.
A. McKittrick. of Brookfield, was pin
ioned under the wreckage by his left
leg which was' nearly crushed off at
the knee. Scalding steam, from the
passenger locomotive was enveloping
him and to save McKittrick':; life. Rev.
R. C. Allen cut off the leg with a pock
et knife.
Bryan at Des Moines.
Des Moines, la., April 2. Hon Wil
liam J. Bryan arrived in. Des Moines
today to attend the Jefferson day ban
quet, at which he will be the principal
speaker. Several short addresses were
made by Mr. Bryan today at schools
and colleges.
Big Road's Dividend.
By Associated Press.
New York, April 2. A quarterly
Revenue Collections For March.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, N. C, April 2. During the dividend of 1 per cent was declared
month of March the internal revenue! today by the Northern Pacific Rail-
collections aggregated $232,082. j way.