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EDITION I
Sixth Annual Sessio
North
Drainage
Catlei to Order at 10:30
O'clsck in lhe Assembly
Ball of lhe Selwyn Hotel
foyer Bland And Mr. C. C.
lHock Make Addresses.
Vf Pratt, President of Asso
ciation Responds To Wel
coming Add? esses Reports
from Various Drainage Dis
tricts. Tji? sixth annual convention of the
ycrtlj Carolina Drainage Association
5s cai'ed to order in the assembly
mm of the Selwyn hotel this morning
at10;3o o'clock by Dr. Joseph Hyde
Pratt, president of the association.
The invocation was offered by Rev. D.
H, Rolsion, pastor of the First Presby
terian church, after which Mayor
Charles A. Bland, on behalf of the city,
welcomed the delegates and offered
them the freedom of the Queen City,
in a happily-worded address.
He assured them of the warmth of
welcome which was extended and told
the assembly that the hosts expected
to set good from the meeting as well
a; the caiests. Referring to the good
ivork the Mecklenburg Drainage Com
miision had already done in this coun
ty. Mayor Bland stated that a property-
holder in one of the county's drain
age districts stated the other day his
property had been enhanced in value
S?0') bv the draining of the creek
adjoining it. Others,- he said, had al
most the same testimony to offer and
he wai assured that in many parts of
the state the showing in land en
hancement was even more remarkable.
But it is not only in the enhance
ment of the value of property that the
Drainage Association of North Carolina
h doing a great work, in my opinion,"
said Mayor Bland. "In the improvement
of health conditions and the conse
cuent increased capacity for. living and
adding to the value of the different
units of the community, you are doing
m even greater work than you are do
ing in increasing the productivity of
'and. It was said of one ot the great
tnen of France that his chief benefac
tion to the world after "he had left
it was that he had caused two blades
of grass to grow where only one had
?rown before. But great as that ser
vice was I think the preservation of
he health of the community and the
making of wholesome and healthy peo
ple where they were sickly and in
competent before is a greater ser
vice. It is the highest compliment that
can be Daid to the North Carolina
Drainage Association is that it is do
ing both services. As mayor of the
ity of Charlotte, I extend to you the
very warmest greetings and hope you
"p-ill find it as pleasant to be our
guests as it is pleasant for us to be
your Hosts.
Mr. C, C, Pnnt nrpsidpnt nf the
Greater nhnrlnttp Plnh wolrnmprl the
delegates to the city on behalf of the
nusmess interests of the city. One
the greatest surprises to me," he
said, "in connection with the meoting
In which we are about to engage was
tnc information that there was opposi
lion in many quarters to the work
o the North Carolina Drainage Asso
ciation. But then I reflected that there
bag always been opposition to every
reform and innovation that, has
brought the world and its civilization
P to Us present standard. Peter Coop
er in America, and Stephenson in Eur-
i')e, wno Duiit the first locomotives
and started the building of railroad
iines met not only with discouragement
'but with ridicule and jeers and yet
today there are thousands of miles of
Tailwnrc- in oil nn f io -nrriTl rl nnfi
the detractors of Sephenson and Coop-
nave oeen torgotten, wniie tne
mes of the reformers and inventors
vno were ridimilfvl hav been ac-
Claimpii TnanVinrl'a honofoftnra hv P.V-
ag since their day. I am sure the
orth Carolina Drainage Association
doing a great work and as the ac
credited representative of the Greater
I'barlotte Club I wish to extend you
a verv h-arty welcome to our city. "We
tave an office at the hotel entrance
and stand ready and anxious to do any
ttiing in our power to make your- visit
h"re pleasant and profitable."
ur. Pratt Rpfinnnda to Welcome.
t- Joseph Hyde Pratt, president of
e aspneintion rocnnTiric in thp. ad
th
dresses of welcome by Mayor Bland
nd Mr. Hook. "It is a pleasure for the
embers of the North Carolina Drain
se Association to be here, I am sure.
1 know it is for me personally, and I
5ro confident the individual members
would say the sime. We know from
Drevicug experience, many of u.s what
9 varm welcome we would be accord
and how the hospitality of the
Queen City would be one of the most
Piea-ant things about the entire con
ntion. We hope indeed to take some
the spirit which we know animates
ou bere and which has made "Char
r,te the largest and most prpgres
?1e city in the state, back with us to
'ir respective homes and instill it in
to our people to the end that it. may
eventually nermeate the state. We
i;e specially interested, as a body of
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RATE TO WILMINGTON
NOT UNREASONABLE.
By Associated Press."
Washington, Nov. 18. The in- -;?
ter.state commerce commission
X today held that a rate of 20
'cents a hundred pounds on corn -X'
if and its products from Cincinnati
and Louisville to Wilmington, N. i'?
C, was not unreasonable. . Ship-
if per s had complained that as
compared with a rate of zJ cents w
from the same points of origin
to Charleston, Savannan, sruns-
wick, and Jacksonville with a
; proportionate rate of two cents if
lower, the twenty cent rate was ;?
unreasonable and discrimina-
tory. " , - i'f
Charaes Aaainst
Clothing Manufacturers
By Associated Press.
Philadelnhia. Nov. 18. Charsre.R that.
clothing manufacturers here had arm
ed strike breakers and encouraged
them to commit violence were made
yesterday by attorneys representing
the striking garment workers at a
meeting of a committee appointed by
the United Business Men's Associa
tion to endeavor to effect a settlement
of the strike. The manufacturers, did
not send any representative to the
meetina. Max Amadur. a strike lead
er, told of the suffering which he said
the strikers are enduring. When the
strike was called on July 14, he said,
more than 5,400 -people and 175 shops
were affected.
Eighty-five shoos have granted the
operatives demands but 3,000 men.
women and children who were em
ployed in the remaining ninety shops
are still idle, while- bOO others have
left the citv to seek employment else
where. The committee promised the
strike leaders to continue tneir en
deavors to secure a settlement with
the employers.
URGE DEMOCRATIC
S
CURRENCY BILL
By Associated Press.
- Washington, Nov. 18. The arrange
ment of a program for the administra
tion currency bill in the senate and
the possibility of an adjournment of
congress over Thanksgiving were tak
en up by. the senate steering commit
tee today. a
Administration forces in the senate
wer6 anxious to secure a democratic
caucus to take uri the 'currency bill. In
view of the: troublous career .ot tne
measure in committee, which dead-
looked other administration proposals,
the suggestion was made that the bill
as prepared by the six administration
sutinnrtprs in the committee be taken
into a democratic caucus, discussed,
possibly amended and .that then tne
democratic majority be bound to . sup-
por it. "
If the steering committee decides to
all a caucus there undoubtedly will
be a strong fight against making it
binding on the democrats. Senator
T-Tithnnir. who ioined the republicans
of the committee against the adminis
tration' began to organize the opposi
tion as soon as the J proposal was
made. . .
The adjournment question ,was tak
en up in connection with the currency
legislation, the leaders feeling that if
the currency bill is thrown into .caucus
for a week or ten days consideration
congress night just as well adjourn
until the caucus concludes its efforts.
FREIGHT RATE
Raleighf'N. C, Nov. IE. Dr. W. V.
Poteat, of Wake Forest Judge M. ,H.
Justice, of Rutherford ton, and A. . A.
Thompson "of , Raleigh, are named by
Governor Craig as the special com:
missioners to pass upon rates in the
Justice Act in the- light of protests
and exceptions made to rates as con
fiscatory by the railroad companies
and to definitely' prescribe rates that
shall be put into effect.
Dr. Poteat is president of Wake For
est College'; Justice is judge of su
perior court;. Mr.; Thompson is a prom
inent cotton mill man and treasurer of
the North Carolina Just Freight Rate
Association. .'
CAUGU
ON
CRAIC
NAME
COMMITTEE
Ti r"
arranza m ine rieia vyim' nomemade
Pleads
CARRAN2A IN THE
fens -
mf '5-- , - f - gmm ' v IL- - 's -
"Lift the embargo off arms and ammunition and let us fight it out among ourselves That's all we ask." Such
was the pleaof General Venustiano Carranza, leader om the Constitutionalists, to .Washington long ago. From time
to time reports stated that President Wilson might decide to comply with the request .This picture shows Car
ranba and a few of ' his officers surrounding- a home-male-gun. Equipped with modern guns and rifles Caranza
claimed he would "wipe Huerta off-the map."' V . . :. ' . ..
SEVERELY RAPS THE
ATHLETIC GIRL
By Associated Press.
London, Nov. 18. Dr. Thomas Clay
Shaw, an authority on medical psychol
ogy, addressed an audience composed
mainly of women at the institute of
hygiene yesterday, dealing severely
with certain types of the modern wo
man, particularly the athletes. -
"Sport is a bad marriage market,"
he said: "An athletic girl becames too
much like a man, exposing her char
acter to him too much. Besides, as
a rule, she neglects her home, -You
can tell an athletic girl at home. Bi
cycles are -thrown together and never
cleaned. Hockey sticks are heaped
together.' 11-shaped rmuddy shoes are
without lasts.; Meals are at casual in
tervals. Then there.- is an acquired
bucholic look and athletic careles&nesi
of deportment." ' ' .
CONVENT
E
By Associated Press." f :
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. .--President
Moore and other officials of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa
tion," ' arrived this- morning on - the
steamer Persian from Philadelphia,,
preparatory to the opening of the con
ference here today at 3 o'clock. Three
steamship loads and three special
trains bearing' delegates with their
wives and daughters are in the city,
and every train is bringing additions
to the number.
The delegates are taking in the city
this morning and getting acquainted
with each . other and Jacksonville,
while the secretary and his assitant are
registering the. arrivals at the board
of trade rooms.
After the invocation by Dr. W. A.
Hodgson of the First Baptist churchy
Jacksonville, President J. Hampton
Moore will call the convention to or
der, Mayor " Swearingen, of this
city, will deliver the address of wel
come and . the responses v will be by
Lieutenant Governor Frank E. Howe,
of Vermont; Governor Park Trammell,
of Florida, and Governor Charles R.
Miller, of Delaware. The annual ad
dress of the president will be a fea
ture of the first session.
Tonight a grand reception and ball,
tendered ' by the citizens of Jackson
ville will be held under the auspices
of the board. '
The Epwortb, League Society of
simnsnn Chanel, colored MeTindist
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had a successrui meeting and excel-
lent program last night.v Addresses
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were made Dy ur. orawtord and Dr. Light to moderate variable -
M. M. Jones.. W. C. Cook is president i& winds.
of the society and Freeman Morrison, - V' : ' -secretary.
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For Modern Arms
FIELD (HE IS INDICATED 5Y
AT; C0NSER1T
CONGRESS IS
SESS
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 18. It was evi
dent when the National Conservation
Congress met today in its fifth-annual
convention that a sharp fight was con
templated on' federal polities hy' those
delegates who contend the Washing
ton government is usurping the rights
of the states to regulate, their own
possessions. It was reported that tthe
committee appointed to consider ' the
water power problem had ; failed to
agree and '.-. that the majority - would
recommend a revision of the ; govern
ment's conservation methods. : , .
The states rights , advocates will
meet with strenuous opposition Thib
was made apparent in the speech of
Charles Lathrop Pack, retiring presi
dent of the organization, who declared
the "enemies" sought ' to ; make it ap
pear that conservation, meant reserva
tion and the locking up of natural pow-,
er resources for future generations. .
"Another phase of combat," he add
ed, after calling on his hearers to
fight the. first named charge, "arises
from the insistence -with which some
interests strive to make it appear that
there is a popular clamor for state
control of the great government proper
ties in forest and stream.
; "There are those who prefer a re
turn to the old order of things where
in wasteful gain was the keynote. It is
inevitable that with these people true
conservation' should be unpopular.
Thus recognized, the enemy is half
defeated.. We must spare no effort, how
ever, to insure complete defeat. That
we can do.it we all know. That we
must-do it is obvious."
iMs" s Mabel Boardman, active head
of the , American Red Cross, has a
plan for , submission to the congress
which contemplated the teaching by
her organization of "first aid to the
injured"' methods in the lumber camps
of the country. Her organization would
contribute $300 toward the salary of
each competent ; . medical instructor
when the lumbering interests gave $2,
500. : ;
Crude Cotton Seed Oil..
, Atlanta, Ga., ' Nov.' 18. Crude
ton oil 45 1-2. ' C
cot-
THE WEATHER. 4
Forecast for North Carolina:
i -A- X tLli LUUlKllb
Fair tonight and Wednesday, i?
Warmer tonight in extreme west
' portion.' Warmer Wednesday
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To Defeat Huerta
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ARROW)
ziciriAor
ARE ADVOCATED
By Associated Press. .
.'Washington, Nov. 18.---Good roads in
the future should be built on the zig
zag plan for the avoidance of hills and
steep grades, the federal office of good
roads announced today in declaring
that the lives of horses and automo
biles could be lengthened thereby and
the cost of hauling reduced materially.
The experts contend that "the longest
way around often may be the shortest
and most economical way home" and
decry the natural tendency to build
straight roads whenever, they must
breast. heavy grades!,, '
Disinclination of communities and in
dividuals to sacrifice rich and fertile
land to road purposes, the govern
ment experts think, stand in tne way
of 'carrying out the proposed reform.
They -are seeking to impress on the
rural communities, however the eco
nomic advantages to be gained by the
elimination of steep grades from the
seats' of supply to the markets..
TO ADJOURNMENT
By Associated Press.
: Washington. Nov. 18. At the white
house today it was eaid that .Presi
dent Wilson had not been consulted
about adjournment of congress' by
any of the leaders and that the presi
dent was opposed, to an. adjournment
as he" wished continuous considera
tion of the currency - bill.
Gharlptte Plumbing
Co. Is Launched
- At a meeting last night of those in
terested a new plumbing company was
organized to carry on a general plumb
ing business in the city, taking con
tracts for plumbing work and other
similar jobs. .
Those who have entered , the new
partnership are Messrs. J. F. Threatt,
J. V. Andrews and H. S. McAuley, all
of whom have had experience in gen
eral plumbing. The-name of the new
partnership will be "The City Plumb
ing Company." .Headquarters will be
located at No., 212 . North College
street.- ; ,. - : ; : - "
; t A. C. L. Declares Dividend. "
. Richmond! Va.. . Nov. 18. Atlantic
Coast Line directors after the annual!
meeting of the stockholders here to-
day, declared a dividend of 3 1-2 per
UN
cent on the common . stock, payable
January 10,' 1914. -,
T.I M.- Emerson, Wilmington, N. , C,
president E. T. Walters, . New, York,
chairman" of the board, and other offi
cers were re-elected. '
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a ring
Capital Will be Bot
tled Up Hundieds Flee
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HAS TAMPICO FALLEN?
w By Associated Press. i't
-St Galveston, Texas. Nov. 18. A
-'wireless message which has not S
i'? been confirmed, saying the sea-
if port city .of Tampico, Mexico,
i'f had fallen into Constitutional
w ists' hands was received here by
w a steamship .company -last night. -):--w
The message was relayed to Gal-
-X- veston through the steamer Min- if
i'? nesotian. i'f
TESIITS
FILE VIGOROUS
PROTESTS
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 18. Protestant
clergymen here are protesting against
the official atmosphere, they contend
is thrown about the annual Pan-American
Thanksgiving mass in St Pa
trick's church which generally is at
tended Ly the president, members of
the sabinet, justices of the supreme
court, the diplomatic corps and other
dignitaries. President Wilson has ac-
! cepted an invitation to attend this
year.
The Rev. Dr. R. H. McKim, former
president of the Episcopal house of
deputies, is the author of a resolution
adopted by . the Episcopal, Lutheran,
Baptist and Disciples of Christ clergy
and which will be considered by the
Presbyterian clergymen Monday.
"The attendance of our chief mag
istrate and members of his cabinet,
year- after year," says the resolution,
"has been made use of to give color
tOiiRbman claim that the service
is now the "official cellebration of
Thanksgiving Day in our national, capital.-
- This iact has been ; understood
in the United States and abroad to
give the Roman Catholic church a
prestige and pre-eminence over all
other churches. . Every effort is made
by the Roman hierarchy to give this
Roman mass the color "of an official
function.
- "We protest against the attempt to
convert orr national Thanksgiving
Day into a Roman Catholic' festival in
a service entirely out of. harmony
with the history of the genius of our
country and the spirit and purpose of
the day. 1 -
; "We jiesire to give voice to the
widespread feeling of indignation
among millions of Protestants of
America against the. efforts of the
Roman press and the Roman hier
archy, to exploit the presence of our
chief magistrate and some, of his cab
inet (which we are convinced has only
been intended as an act of courtesy
and good will) for the purpose of
glorifying ihe Roman Catholic church
and giving this service .an official
characteristic it does not and cannot
possess." .
Special to The News. '
Washington, D. . C, Nov. 18. -Francis
Winston and William Dortch, who
have been recommended by Senator
Simmons and will be appointed as dis
trict attorney and marshall, respec
tively, for the eastern district, arriv
ed here todav. Thev conferred dur
ing the morning with Sentors Sim-
mons and Overman and it was agreed
that Dockery and. Seawell will be al -
lowed to finish out the fall term which
expires the first week in December
and Dortch and Winston will be ap
pointed then. The senators and the
appointees called at the department
of justic at 3:30 and Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds agreed to the plan to
appoint them next month. --
SUFFRAGETTE LEADERS ACTIVE.
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 18.-Mrs. O. H.-K
Belmontr Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
and Mrs. : Inez TMulholland Boizerain
are leading other suffragists and mem
bers of women's.' labor , unions in an at
tempt to organize the 1 employes of the
department stores into a union. The
party descended yesterday, evening
urjon a Sixth avenue store and, from
their automobiles in the streets ad
dressed some 30 Oemployes. .
" Facing Big State Debt
By Associated Press
Baton Rouge. La.. Nov. 18. Wltn
the report iof the committee on debt
as a special order, the Louisiana con
stitutional convention this morning
began discussion of ways and means
of liquidating the state's $11.000,00u
indebtedness, due January L
WINSTON AND
. DORTCH IN
WASHINGTON
Mexican
Foreigners Lea v i ng Alexin
City on Every 1 1 ain At
tack Threatened on Orizaba
Successor of Aldape Noi
Yet Announced,
Mexican Officials Ihink Unch
Scm Is Bluffing Huertc
Puts Finishing Touches On (
His Defiance Attitude At
Washington. '
By Associated Press.
Mexico City, Nov. 18. Owing to
the menacing of Orizaba by the reu
els and the consequent threatening .
of communication between the federa
capital and Vera Cruz foreigners are v
yuflocking to the coast in large num
bers. They see a possibility of being
bottle-l up in Mexico City and every
train is loaded to its' capacity.
Col. Ramicz, in . command of the
garrison at Orizaba, holds all strat
egic points about the city and reports
to the government that, he will be
able to resist any. attack by the reb
els. A battle was fought yesterday
at Rio de Rosales fn the etate or
Michoa can, between 3fty soldiers and
350 rebels. Tne rebels are said tc
have withdrawn-'from the field attei
three hours fighting, leaving 22 deal
and many wounded. Only one lederaf
is reported killed.
Ciudad Victoria, the capital ol
lamsulipas, reported several days
ago as captured by the rebels, "is ai
leged in dispatches published here
lu uao uccu jUhi, aiLavnou am., xx li i-
ing is said to be going -on in the
Bll
The garrison" is believed to num bet
GOO federals. :
;No announcement has yet beer
made 'of a successor to Manuel Gai'
za Aldape as minister of the interior
The removal of Querido Moheno from
the foieign ministry to that of the
interior and the appointment of Pe
dro Las cu rain to the poet of foreign'
minister, which he filled under Presi ,
dent Madero have been discussed.
Huerta's Defiance Complete.
Mexico City, Nov. 18. CompJe
tion of the preliminary organization
of the new Mexican congress is re
gardod here as putting the final touch
to President Huerta's defiance. Sur
prise was occasioned .by the publita
tipn of dispatches from Washirgtor
indicating that President Wilson djes
not contemplate any active measurefe
to support the warning given to Uen.
Huerta against permitting tne nsw
congress to convene.
Talk of the possibility of 'Huerta..
resigning still is heard but all acts
and utterances of the provisional
president are calculated,. to dissipate
the idea that he has any such inten
tions. It has v been suggested that'
Washington has been given assur
ances -that Huerta will . resign- after
the new Mexican' congress has rati
fied his acts since the dissolution ot
the former congress.
, Foreigners had been keyed up to
a point at which any action prom:s-.
ing relief from the prevailing ten
sion would have been acceptable.
There is a large portion of the native
population- which "appears keenly
alive to the necessity of ending pres-
lent conditions and which looks upon
intervention as the only relief.
.. Thinks United States Bluffing.
Mexican officials , seem, to be con
vinced that the United States is blurt-
ing and are quoted as declaring they
are satisfied there will be no armed
interference with their affairs.
A singular fact noticeable here and
much . commented ' on foreigners is
the . continued absence of any anti-
American spirit . among the - Mexican
J populace, l ne efforts of certain native
' newspapers to stir up such feeling
l bave met with little success.
sentiment as due tp the character ot
the present controversy which fails
to enlist the sympathy of -3 the peo
ple. In the meantime President
Huerta and his family have changed
residence from Liverpool street to
Chapultepec castle, the- official resi
dence of the Mexican presidents.
Since the late President Madero va
cated the historic palace it has been
in the hands of painters and decora
tors. No Developments Early in Day.
Washington, Nov. 18.-President Wil
son and the cabinet met today and
discussed latest phases of the Mexican
situation. Over night developments ap
parently" brought no change, but keen
est interest was shown in the organiza
tion' of the new Mexican congress.
Some officials were inclined to be
lieve that body would heed the warm
ing of the United States and take no
action on concessions.
Talk of a blockade of Mexican ports
was received but high officials said
such a step had not been determined
upon. Many moves are under tonsil-,
eration-but foremost advisers of the
administration are . counselling pa
tience while the constitutionalists pur
sue their campaign.
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