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V V "This Argus o'er the people's rights Doth an eternal vigil keep ; No soothing-strains of-Maia's son Shall lull itshundred eyes to sleep." $1.00 a Year, 1.00 a Year GOLDSBOBO, C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2f, 1909. NO, 94 1 4h t, I :4 '.V i 1 '"'1 i 7. VOl. XXIV A NATlQNALHlGHVJAY Automobile Tour Starts To day From New York to Atlanta. It Will Be a Contest of Physical En durance As Well As One That Is Bound to Test the Endur ance of the Cars. Facts About the Long Tour. Conducted under the rules and sanction of the American Auto- mobile Association. Starts from New York, Oct. 25. Ends at Atlanta, Nov. 3. Route passes mrougu muc oi touching important historic spots. Prizes $3,400 for good roads; ' 1,700 for competing owners. Total distance, 1,050 miles. New York, Oct. 25. The much-discussed automobile tour from New York to Atlanta, arranged primarily to promote public interest in the con struction of a "national highway" be tween the metropolis and the "Gate City" of the South and to arouse in terest in the good roads movement in general, had its start from Herald Square in this city today. A large crowd assembled to see the two-score competing cars get away. It will be a contest of physical en durance as well as one that is bound to test the cars. Before it is ended the contestants will have made a jour ney of over 1,000 miles that will take them within the borders of1 nine states. There will be days when the motorists will have to cover more than 200 miles over roads that they know little about. The route to be followed leads across Staten Island, then to Tren ton, crosses the Delaware 'river at that point and thence proceeds to Phila delphia. From Philadelphia, the route leads almost due west to Gettysburg, via Lancaster and York. At" Gettys burg the route turns southward to Hagerstown, thence to Sheperdstown, W. Va., and from there to Wincehster. From this point the route follows the famous Shenandoah Valley Pike to Staunton and then southward to Roa noke. Then comes a stretch of about fifty miles across the mountains, where the .worst roads of the entire route are to be encountered. As soon as the highway enters North Carolina better conditions are found and there are good roads almost all the way across the state, via Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Charlotte. Green ville and Anderson will be touched in South Carolina, and then the motor ists will enter Georgia, proceeding by way of Winder and Lawrenceville to Atlanta. SHOOTS CHORUS GIRL WIFE. Harrowing Tragedy Enacted in Wash ington's Union Passenger Station. Washington, D. C, Oct. 24. Enrag ed because his chorus girl wife pre ferred a life on vhe stage to his com panionship, William H. Short, of New York city, today shot and perhaps fa tally wounded her in the west portico of the union station here, and then sent a bullet crashing through his temple. He died an hour later at Cas ualty Hospital. - The tragedy followed a series of quarrels between the couple. Mrs. Short had just alighted from a cab, which was also occupied by her hus band and Miss Caldwell, a girl friend, and was hurrying to catch a train to . Pittsburg, when Short, without warn ing, whipped a revolver from his pocket and fired three bullets into his wife's back. The woman, who now lies near death in the Casualty Hospital, is known to the stage as Evelyn How ard, and played in Washington last week with the "Motor Girl" Company. She was formerly Evelyn Lewis, of Jacksonville, Fla., and married Short, who is a native of Livingston, Ala., , about seven years ago. They; lived in New York, where he was employed as - a bookkeeper in a bank, but soon "af ter their marriage the man got into the clutches of the law through al leged misappropriation of funds, Mrs. Short told the police when she re gained consciousness at the hcspitai, and served a term in Sing Sing. Through sheer necessity Mrs. Short said she drifted to the stage as a means of livelihood. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET New York FntnresT Opes. Close nrinher .. .. 13.85 . 14.02 December . . . . .. ". . 14.11 14.17 January . T . . .". 14.16 jM-20 Local spots, 13. MB. JUSTICE PECKHAM DEAD A Most Popular Associate Justice of United States Supreme Court. Albany, N. Y., Oct. 24. Rufus W. Peckham, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, died at 8:15 o'clock tonight at Coolmore, his summer home at Altamont, Alhany. county. Death was due to a complica tion of diseases, heart trouble, Bright's disease and hardening of the arteries contributing. Justice Peck- ham had been in ill health for some time, but his condition was not con sidered serious until recently. Fol lowing adjournment of the May term of the United States Supreme Court he came home from Washington with Mrs. Peckham to spend the summer at Altamont, expecting to return for the beginning of the October term. A few days ago his condition became such that his physicians said he wasj likely td die at any time or might lin ger for several months. Up to a few days ago Justice Peckham exhibited considerable strength and was able to be about the house. The circulatory disturbance which contributed to his rleath was first noticed about six years ago. The announcement of the death of Justice Peckham, while expected, rame as a shock to his associates on the bench and in official circles and verywhere expressions of regret vere heard. Justice Peckham was a Democrat, and before taking a seat on the bench ?ave considerable attention to poli tics In New York. Wi FORECAST FOR UEEK. Washington, D. C, Oct. 28. Presi dent Taft will arrive in St. Louis Mon day morning and on the afternoon of the same day will begin another im portant stage of his 13,000-mile Jaunt about the country. Accompanied by the governors of a score of states, to gether with a large party of congress men and Other public officials, the President will journey by steamboat down the Mississippi river" from St. Louis to New Orleans. A flotilla of torpeda boats will act as escort. On the trip down the Mississippi stops will be made at Cairo, Memphis, Cape Girardeau, Helena, Vlcksburg, Natchez and one or two other places. The President will remain in New Or leans from Friday afternoon ton Mon day morning. On Saturday afternoon he will deliver an address before the Deep Waterways Convention. Great, impetus to the movement for the rapid settlement of the 200,000,000 acres of semi-arid lands in the West and South is expected to be given by the fourth Dry Farming - Congress, which will meet in Billings, Mont., Tuesday for a session of three days. The conference will be addressed by agricultural experts and other repre sentatives of the United States, Cana da, Mexico and several European countries. An important meeting of the Foun dation for the Promotion of Industrial Peace will be held in Washington Thursday. Chief Justice Fuller, of the United States Supreme Court will pre side The principal topic at discus sion will be the framing of by-laws and the advisability of usin a por . u of the incoaio of the fund as a Iize for essays on the best methods for bringing about-icace in IndustriV I -.1 suits. ' ' -".V ' '; ' ; "' . ; ' t the" invitatioi of ; Governor Har . in n of Ohio the Nat ional Good Roads Congress - will assemble in Columbus Tuesday for a three days' session. The committee in charge of arrangements is in receipt of advices indicating an attendance of delegates from nearly every state and territory of the Union. The. week wilXbe a notable one In automobile circlesA bunch of speedy cars will depart from New York Mon day at noon on a speed and endurance run to Atlanta. On the same day the "Flag to Flag", race wil start from Denver with the City of -Mexico as the objective point. Of still greater pub lic interest will be the renewal of the Vanderbilt cup race, which is sched uled to take place Saturday over the Long Island Motor Speedway. The Russian Parliament will assem ble Thursday for what promises to be the most important session since its establishment. The program prepared by the government ".provides, for,-the introduction of .a number of measures of high importance, though many eagerly desired reforms will be de ferred for tactical reasons. The pro gram is headed by the consolidation of the rural holdings bill, the reform of local courts, the inheritance and in come tax measures and the bill for universal primary education. CROUP ts the ihost that feavtrtft ererr mr of a child's life. GOWAITS PREPARATION gives instant relief and comfort. Just rob it on don't weaken the stomach with drugs. Keep it in the home, $1.00. 50c 25c, AUdrutfistj. r . Shear the sheep, but don't flay them. STORY OF THE CHICAGO FIRE. New Theory Claims Cow Started the Blaze hy Kicking Over Lamp. Thirty-seven years ago today Mrs. Moriarity's cow kicked over the lamp that set fire to Chicago. Before the fire had been checked more than 18, 000 houses had been destroyed, en tailing a loss of over $350,000,000 and causing more than 100 fatalities. "With those on the inside; it has been an open secret for many years that the fire was the result of a terri ble error in judgment on the part of the authorities. The fire in West Ca nal street, in what was then the most lawless element part of the city. , The houses, which were old, were connect ed by underground passages and oth er means of communication, unknown as to their details to the police. When a criminal was' so fortunate as to gain the refuge of one of these houses he could rest in comparitive security. When the fire started it seemed too good an opportunity to let pass and the word was quietly passed to the firemen to make a bluff fight until the dive district was wiped out. Unfor tunately a fierce wind arose, the water supply failed, and the fire got beyond control. It burned for more than three days before it was finally con quered. There can be no question that the authorities did wrong when they al lowed the fire to burn, although they were doing what they thought would be for the best interests of the city It was their duty to extinguish the fire as soon as possible. They had no i ght, moral or legal, to pursue the course they did. Yet it is an every day event In the lives of most people to be cognizant of some wrongful act being performed that good may re sult. And it never works out well in the end. Cincinnati Tribune. DR. CARLISLE DEAD. JVoted Southern Educator Breathed His Last Yesterday Morning. Spartanburg, S. C. Oct. 21. Dr. James H. Carlislethe venerable pres- dent emeritus of WooVid Coll fee. died at his home here this morning at 'i 'clock. The schools and colleges of this city have been closed as a tribute of re spect to the dead eduoi .o-. The in stitutions will remain ciwel until af ter the funeral services, which will held Friday afternoon in the col lege chapel. The vartou-i business houses will also suspend business. IN MEMORY OF COMRADES. Pennsylvania Teterans Unveil Monu ment on Cold Harbor Battlefield. Cold Harbor, Va., Oct. 20. To the memory of their comrades of war days who died on the battlefield here in lSt4, 500 Pennsylvanians, veterans ofjj the regiments of the Keystone State which fought in the battle -of Cold Harbor and who came from all parts! of the country, today unveiled a hand- some monument in the presence offl Gov- Edwin S. Stuart, of Pennsylva nia, and his staff, on the spOt where the fighting was hardest in the great tattle. The veterans arrived here in wag ons from Fair Oaks, to which point hey had traveled by train from Rich niond. Tonight a reunion of the survivors! of various Pennsylvania regiments was held in Richmond. LOTETT WAS ELECTED. Succeeds Late E. H. Harriman As President Union Pacific. New York, Oct 21. Robert S. Lov ett was elected president of the Union Pacific Railroad, to succeed the late R. H. Harriman, at a meeting of the b jard of directors today. The execu tive committee was re-elected with Judge Lovett as chairman, to which place he was elected as Mr. Harri man 3 successor a lew weeks ago. Ice other members of the executive committee are Henry C. Frick, Mar vln Iluahitt, Frank A. Vanderlip, Wil liam Rockefeller and Jacob H. Schiff. Henry M. Whitney's Birthday. Boston, Mass., Oct. 22. Henry M Whitney, one of the most prominent financiers Of New England and a noted advocate . of trade reciprocity with Canada, celebrated his seventieth birthday today. Mr. Whitney, who is a brother of the late William C. Whitney, of New York, was the organizer of the pres e;jt street railway system in Boston, and is heavily interested In steamship lines and in coal and iron properties in Nova Scotia. In 1905 he was the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts and two years later he was the party candi date for governor. The aviators give wind checks when flights are postponed, and these prom ise to become more numerous than the old-time rain checks. DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI President Taft Is To day on the Great: FetSier of Waters. At Eleven o'CIock This Morning He Delivered an Address iu the Col isseuin to an Audience of 15,000 Persons. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 25. After a twenty-four-hour run from Dallas, President Taft and party reached St. Louis early this morning and were given a rousing reception. Another twenty-four hours will find the Presi dent again on his way to the Sunny South to attend the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Wjaterways convention at New Orleans. The program arranged for the day's visit in the Mound City was well cal culated to occupy every moment of the President's time. Immediately on the arrival of his special train, which was met en route by the local recep tion committee, the President was en tertained t breakfast by the Com mercial Club. At eleven o'clock he delivered an address in the Colisseum to an audience of 15,000 persons. Then came a luncheon at the Jefferson. Ho tel as the guest of the Business Men's League. From the hotel the President hurried across the river to East St. Louis to attend the dedication of a government building there and to meet Governor Deneen and other prominent men of Illinois. - The early morning trains arriving in St. Louis brought scores of gover nors, United States senators, repre sentatives in Congress and other pub lic men who, have accepted the Presi dent's invitation to accompany him on the trip down the Mississippi river. Half a dozen of the largest steamboats that ply the "Father of Waters" have been chartered for the accommoda tion of the official party One boat has been set aside exclusively for the use of the state executives, of whom there will be at least twenty-five, to gether with members of their staffs. The river caravan will be piloted by a flotilla of United States torpedo boats and in the wake of the official craft will follow a swarm of steamboats and launches of all descriptions. PE ARSON VS. DUNCAN. Row Among North Carolina Republi cans As Seen by New Yorker. New York Sun. It appears that President Taft's now famous Greensboro speech, in which he pretty plainly intimated that the Southern Republicans in general and the North Carolina Republicans in particular were unfit to control Federal patronage in their respective states, has not been . productive of pleasant results so far at least as North Carolina is concerned. Every body, especially the Democrats, rec ognized in that fulmination a wel come and appetizing note, but it be gins to look as though Mr. Taft, hav- ng released a flood of noble and me lodious sentiment upon the situation, has given himself no further concern and left the old time "referees" to do without serious interference pretty much what they were doing in the lush days of Theodore. The complaints and animadversions are plentiful, but they convey little intelligence to outside ears. It is per fectly clear, however, that the North Carolina Republicans, outside the ser ried ranks of the officeholding and office distributing coterie, are con vinced that Mr. Taft's Greensboro ad dress amounted to little more than a gaudy ignis fatuus, and that things are going on very much as they did before he sounded that alluring note. We have knowledge of the appoint ment of a few Democrats, one of them an engaging gentleman who appears to live in Pennsylvania and use North Carolina chiefly for 'fox hunting pur posesf but it.dpes not appear that the old-time, native, rock rooted Republi cans of North Carolina have been ran sacked for available appointees, and it does .appear that the referees, the ancient authorities that flourished un der a former and more brutally can did" dispensation, 7 are holding on and exercising the same old power and in fluence. We are not sure that these protests will ' apply in other Southern States It is far from clear to us that the row in North Carolina is representative; but there seems no doubt about it there, and -if Mr. Taft -ever gets through with his junketing and settles down to business he might profitably give a moment or two to that partic ular tangle. " The Kansas railroad commissioners have cut the price of Pullman berths down 25 per cent. XdeKcious, healthful .ECv ' f f give the most valuable ingre YS 0 dient, the active principle, to yiifiirffl IK. Insures wholesome r.r-fi 'f& fS Hll WYitVI delicious food for eerj- :- -wHklRUil'V tfUS day in every tmm ivHT FOOTBALL. Goldsboro High School Team Defeats Kinston. In their first game of the season, our high school football team defeat ed Kinston's high school team Satur day on Kinston's field, by a score of 6 to 0. The score made by a touch down by Daniel, from which a very difficult goal was kicked by Rackley. The game was one hard struggle, both teams being about evenly match ed in weight and playing ability. The game began at four o'clock and consisted of two twenty-minute halves with an intermission of ten minutes. In the toss Kinston won and selected their goal, with Goldsboro to kick off. Rackley kicked to their twenty-five- yard line, Kinston fumbled the ball, and King fell on It, In the third rush Butler was slight ly injured and was unable to continue playing. Denmark took Butler's place. Just one minute before , the -close of the last half Daniel. Quarterback. went around left end for a twenty- yard dash, and was not tackled until he was two yards back of Kinston's goal line. Rackley made the free kick which was difficult. First half, Goldsboro 6, Kinston 0. The second half began with Kinston receiving the kick-off. This half was harder struggle than that of the first, for Kinston had put in three of their faculty, who were formerly of Davidson and V. P. I. football teams. The playing of King and Spence in this half should be specially mention ed. Their tackling on the end made it impossible for Kinston to gain around them, and they, also made two forward passes out of three, and that of Spence was a twenty-nine-yard dash after receiving the ball. Three minutes before the close of the last half Goldsboro was on about Kinston's thirty-yard line, but the constant line plunges of full-back Rackley carried the ball with in one yard of Kinston's goal line, when time was up. Goldsbor 6, Kinston 0. ; This was a good game of football, an which both teams showed their spirit and playing ability. It is thought by the manager of this team that we will be able to play a game here this week or next. Our team has already shown that they are going to play to win. And it is now up to the citizens of Goldsboro to come out and help them win. SHOULD LOOK AHEAD. Under- the above heading the Green ville Reflector commenting editorially in its Saturday edition upon the per turbation of some of our business men over the aforesaid city ordinance re quiring stationary awnings and over hanging signs to go, says: "The business -men of Goldsboro are much exercised over an ordinance passed by the aldermen requiring the removal of overhead signs and awn ing posts from the sidewalks, and are endeavoring to have the ordinance re pealed. The business men are making a mistake in that particular, that is if hey would like for the looks of the principal streets of the city to be im proved. If such obstructions as over head signs and awning posts are re moved, after observing the improved appearance for a time they .would never want to go back to previous conditions. Tht was the experience Greenville had. There was a stir here for a time over the removal of side walk obstructions, but they were re moved, and the business street looks so much better that now an expres sion is never heard in favor of putting the obstructions back." When words . fail, send a . box of Dolly Varden Candy. For sale at The City Pharmacy. Wall street always wants a leader and when it called for one Edwin Hawley promptly, responded. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Mr. A, 0. Clement Will Tlaee a Novel One in the Hotel Kennon. Editor Argus: Please state in your paper that the photographic directory on which I am working is progressing satisfactorily, and that I am meeting with success in getting the business men interested and that those whom I have not seen yet may look for a call from me within a day or two. Other business and the number to be seen has prevented ' my getting around to see all before this date. As you have already stated, I have made arrangements to place in the Hotel Kennon a Photographic Regis ter of the leading business and pro fessional men of Goldsboro, the same to consist of a cabinet bust portrait of each man, with name and line of business (or profession) under each photograph. The photographs are to be arranged on a large mat arid " " framed under glass. " ' s -.' - - ;' - I have already secured the support of enough to assure the success of the plan, and will call on you within a few days to make an engagement for a sitting. I will make no charge for the pho tograph to go in the Register, as it will -be a standing advertisement of my work, and I am willing to bear the expense for what the advertisement will be worth to me. The advantage to those whose pic tures will appear in the Register will be readily apparent to the majority of those to whom I am addressing this letter. A Photographic Register is a hun dred times more valuable than a printed directory, and it will require only a small portion of your time to secure its advantages to you. Think it over, Mr. Business and Professional Man, and be ready to give me an appointment when I call. Yours very truly, A. O. CLEMENT. WAYNE COUNTY TEACHERS. Interesting Meeting Will Be Held In This City Next Friday. Tbe first meeting of the Wayne County Teachers' Association for this year will be held at the Court House tu Goldsboro next Friday, Oct. 29. Mr. J. A. Bivins, State Superintendent of Teacher Training, by invitation of the county superintendent, will be present and address the association on the subject of . "Home Study for Teachers." ON TO WILMINGTON YIA A. C. L. To See President Taft, November 9. Round Trip Rate $2.65. Tickets on sale November 8 and 9; limited to return Novembe rlO. Great military, civic and marine pa rades. Don't miss it. For further in formation call on ticket agent or write W. J. Craig, Passenger Traffic Mana ger, or T. C. White, General Passenger Agent, both Wilmington, N. C. Nothing you eat will hurt you when you take Frazier's Indigestion Powder. 50c at. The City Pharmacy. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as administrator of Katy E W. Cox, deceased, late of Wayne county, North' Carolina, this is to notify all persons hpvjng claims against the estate of sail deceased to exhibit them to the unders'gned on or before the ,18th day of September, 1910, or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 18th day of September, 1909. W T. COX, Adm'pistrator. If you want the best, try a box of Dolly Varden Candy, fresh at The City Pharmacy. SENTIMENT HAS CHANGED. Oklahoma State Bank Applies for a National Charter. Washington, D. C, Oct. 21. The story of a first change in sentiment to the state guarantee bank system of Oklahoma was told in a brief an nouncement at the Treasury Depart ment today. Under the Oklahoma system the state banks stand together to help one another in time of stress and the workings of that state-wide guarantee have attracted wide interest. Today the Treasury approved an application to convert a state bank in Oklahoma into a national institutior The institution seeking the conver sion was the Farmers' State Bank, of Oklahoma City, Okla., with a capital of $100,000. Its new name is the Farm ers' Bank of Oklahoma City. ATLANTA'S SPLENDID SPEEDWAY. Declared to Be the Finest and Fastest in the World. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 22. In the pre iiminary tests of the new automobile course today, George Robertson, Charles Basle and Barney Oldfleld united in declaring that Atlanta has he finest and fastest track in the A'orld. In an ordinary touring car Oldfield made sixty-five miles an hour in spurts. Robertson clipped off one round of the course, two miles, in one minute and forty seconds. No effort was made to break records, but all Jrivers predict that some will be smashed tomorrow, when the track is formally opened to the public, pre paratory to the big meet, November i) to 13. RESOLUTIONS OF RESl'ECT. Gog in His infinite power has aen tit to take from earth in the very niorriiiig of her life, when the golden opportunities were looming up before her, the beautiful twelve-year-old-daushler, Lola, of Mr. and Mrs. Geoig-t L. Jones. She budded on earth to bidom in Heaven. Resolved, by Magnolia Camp, No. LOO, Woodmen of the World, That we aereby extend to Brother Jones and uis vife pur sincere and heartfelt condolence in the great bereavement they iiave sustained, and sincerely trust tfat God in His infinite mercy and Wis great goodness will comfort and console them in the trying ordeal through which they have passed. Jtesolved further, That a copy of these resolutions be recorded in our minutes, that a copy be furnished Mr. and Mrs. Jones, and a copy be given the newspapers for publication. Respectfully submitted, - J. W. SADLER, B. W. DAIL, , GEO. E. HOOD, , Committee. October 19, 1909. WOMAN'S NAME ON BALLOT. Interesting Case Conies Before Supe rior Court in Maryland. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 21. Judge Stockbridge, sitting, in the Superior Court, today heard argument and re served his decision on the question whether or not a woman is entitled to have her name placed on an official ballot as a candidate for election in Maryland. The question came before the court on the petition ; of Mrs. Ada Smith Lang for . a writ of mandamus requir ing the board of supervisors of elec tions .to place her name on the offi cial ballot as a candidate of the So cialist party for the house of dele gates, she having been nominated by that party. , . 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