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INDUSTRY Under Control of One Great -' -Organization , Will be fcomposed of Planftrs and Spinners Middle Man to be Dispensed With - Sharp Fight Over Hefllh's. Resolu tion? o Action Taken on Cotton Speculation Government Crop Re- KLtsnsUc,sed-otehr ' sbJ Atlanta, Ga., October 9. When the plan adopted this afternoon by the In ternational conference of cotton grow ers and spinners goes into effect the cotton industry of the -world, from the time of planting of the seed to the time the mills turn out their goods, will be under one great organization of planters and! spinners to be known as the "International . Committee of (Cotton Growers aisd Manufacturers' Organization." This body will consist of fifteen members, two from .each of the five organizations composing this conference and - two representing the spinners of continent " 5urope and two from the sea islad cotton growers as sociation, which was admitted to membership in the conference this af- ternoon. In addition to the two organ. lzations just! named, the international committee will therefore, be composed of delegates from the Farmers' Union, the Southern Cotton Association, the International Cotton Spinners Asso ciation of Europe, the . Association of Cotton Manufacturers and the Ameri can Manufacturers Association. The fourteen members or delegates forming the committee( will select, a chairman from one of the associations repre sented. The opinion was expressed hy several of the leaders tonight that Jas. R. Macoll, of Providence, R. I., chair man of the present conference and rep resenting the American Association of Cotton Manufacturers will be chosen chairman." Each organization will send the names of its nominees to Secretary C J, H. Woodbury of Boston, and when all have been chairman will be formally namerl elected. The. conference at its meeting today took action that is believed will soon result in a vast improvement in the methods of putting; raw cotton into shape for handling by the spinners with a consequent saving j to them of fully $25,000,000 a yeari now lost,, it has been assserted by reason of slip shod methods of baling. , A sharp fight was made over Con gressman Hefflin's resolution calling on the United States congress and the British parliament td regulate cotton speculation but the "matter was finally referred to the different bodies for in dependent action. $ Two of the affiliated bodies, the far mers' .union and the Southern cotton -Growers' Association, later took fav orable action on this resolution. The spinners, while admitting that cotton speculation was -an evil, yet did not see how it could be eliminated altogether and the vote of the Inter national Conference was four to one against conference recommendation Government crop reports came in for their share of criticism and the con ference refused to Uniterm putting the powerful influence of the great organ ization behind the movement favoring the discontinuance of the government reports. ! . Closer trade relation, betweeu grower and spinner were discussed at the morning session . A committee re .port on the subject which was debated yesterday at some length was finally sent back "to the committee for revis ion. ' - " The report at the afternoon session was finally adopted. The conference goes on record as favoring the square bale, as it is preferred by moet spin ners . " The paragraph relating to the housing of freshly picked cotton read: "Every gin shall .be put in the best or- der possible for the reason that much, of the cotton when first Dicked fc greea and immature. We commend all such cotton shall . De nousea m good condition .pen at least thirty days before being ginned. By this process of curing, the Immature fibre contin ues to grow, evens up in style and by the absorption of oil is given a rich creamy color, is much, stronger, more flexible and has a much greater com-. mercial value." . The European delegation will depart CON FtUK PT tonight on a special train for a tour of the cotton states, going through 'Texas and; returning to New York by .way of St. Louis, Chicago) Niagara Falls and Toronto. ' ' '' ' r TO FIGHT SALOONS. Governor Glenn Goes to Snow Hill to Aid Prohibitionists n V'?Pifcl5? 3 Th" Messenger Raleigh, N. C., October 9.-boVernor Glenn left this afternoon for Snou- Hill to speak in favor of nrohihition r , . in the great fight Gainst salens He L NW YrK ,f.-Hundreds of takes with him the prestige of the HveS re e? thousands of victory over the saloon at Asheville P61? tbJWn iQt aPamC' 125 yesterday. He has favored ste pro- f.lectr1 carsused on several cross town hibition. It is believed by many that ! llnes were destroyed ' P1 loss recent occurrence have been madP vPrvito the extent of $400,000 was caused greatly in favor of the latter mov - ment. The governor said that he feels ready to take the field and stump the state for it. He expects to see other places run whiskey out. It is only sold at 27 places now. A charter is granted the Lincoln Lithia Club, incorporated, at Lincoln ton this taking over the noted' springs there. There are to be many cottages, club building and sporting privileges and R, F. Hoke Ed Chambers SmitTi and many others are stockholders, the capital stock being $40,000. SHOULD HAVE HEARING Opinion of State Railway Commis sioners in Regard to Rates. , Washington, Oct. 9. Contrary to expectation little evidence was adduc ed at today's sessions of the nineteenth-annual convention of the as sociation of the state railway com missioners to indicate that the mem bers were opposed to the national legislation enacted or to the policies of the national administration as they are understood to be toward the railways of the country. The nearest it came to antagonize the ideas of President Roosevelt was in the report of the committee on the "powers, duties and work 6f state railway commissioners." ..amendment to the act To regulate The report or the committee on commerce created some discussion and finally was amended so as to express the views of the convention that no rate should go into errectthe Episcopal church of St. Michael iinUl o hflorinor noil noon nom rr rl fi . . " r ;iVr ttii mine ils j ubiiut; emu. lcasuiittuic- i np!C. Statistician Peabody of the Santal Fe system urged . .that it would be necessary for the interstate commerce commission to put into effect a sys te mof uniform classification. He de clared that the .present system of classification was based on inequal ities and absurdities. The report of Mr. Chadbourne on "The Powers. Duties and Work of State 'Railway Commissioners,-' was adopted without debate. The report of the committee ap pointed to consider "amendment of the act to regulate commerce" was finally; adopted. CONDITION OF CROPS Report Issued by the Department f Agriculture . Washington; October 9. The agri cultural department today reports the condition of corn on Qctoberlst as 78 per cent, as compared with 80.2 per cent last month; and,90.1 on October 1st,. 1906. The average "yield of spring wheat is 13.1 bushels per acre as com pared with 13.7 bushels for 1906; and 14.7 bushels for 1905. The production of spring and winter wheat combined is about 625,567,000 bushels, compared with 735,260,970 bushels as estimated for a year ago. The average yield of oats is about 23.5 bushels per acre as compared with 31.2 bushels for 1906. The average condition of buckwheat at time of harvest was 80.1 as compar ed with 77.4 .September 1st, 84.9 a year ago, 91.6 in 1905, and a ten year aver age of 82.9. The average condition of tobacco at time of harvest was 84.8 as compared with 82.5 September 1st; 84.6 a year ago, 85.8 in 1905, and a five year average-of 81.7. . 't - The average condition of rice on Oc tober . 1st was 88.7 as compared with 87.2 October 1, 1906, 89.3 October 1, 1905, and 87.3 October 1. 1904. L'AGTLE GERMAN CLI7B Annual Mooting With Election Officers, Last Nicrht. of The annual meeting- of the L'Arile German Club was held at 6:30 o'c!xjV yesterday evening at the Masonic Tem ple, a large attendance of the raembrs being present. The election" of officers resulted as follows i: President Mr. Emmet Crow. Vice-President Mr. S. A. Stockard.. Secretary and Treasurer' Mr. E. P. gailev j Governing Board The officers and j Messrs. Norwood J Huske, Jr., Paul jCantwell and Rob James. ' . ' Leader Mr. P. Ii Cantwel. The question as to the time of hold ing the first danco was . left with the governing board and this will be an nounced later. ' We will be giad to nave you present with; Fall or Winter shoes and please you with the price, fiercer & Evans Co. Oct 9-6t DISASTROUS FiflE Ifi flEiV YORK Car Bams of Street Rair.vay De stroyed Hundreds of Lives in Peril Thous ands of Persons Thrown into a Panic 125 Cars Burned Service on Street Car line Hampered ' - tby a Sre ia the Fourteenth street car barns early today. As a result of the burning cars service oh all the cross; town lines was greatly hampered today. Three hundred and fifty horses which were quartered ;in one" section of tho big barn were taken out in safety. The fire had gained great headway when it was discovered and when the firemen arrived ' the wall separating the big structure from adjoining tene ment houses were smoking hot. In stantly the word was fciven to clear the tenements and the ocupanis pourei into the streets in,a panic: From that time on the police were as busy trying to control the frenzied hundreds most of whom were foreigners as the fire men were in fighting the blaze which was gaining headway with startling rapidity. It was not until several priests attired in all their robes appeared on the scene and walked through the crowd imploring tb e people to calm themselves that any thing like ovder was restored MARRIED IN BALTIMORE Miss Rosa Parsons the Bride of Mr. John P. Moore, Jr. The following announcement in the B?"imre Sun of Tuesday, wilr be read .uwiwv u uus uh. ! Mr. John P. Moore, Jr., and'. Miss Rosamond Passano - were married at .ana A11 Saints by the rector Rev. x. . John Garner- Murray at 4 p. n. yes- terday. The bride and groom both be- in5 in mourning, tne ceTempny was 9 1 . m witnessed by a few intimate friends. , "The bride is ta.; daughter o! -Mrs. Louisa PassanoT and the late Leonard Passano of Baltimore, and the groom is the only son of State Senator John P. Moore of Snow Hill, Md. After the ceremony the bride and groom left for a wedding tour. They will make their home at Wilmington!, N. C, where the groom is engaged in the lumber business." - Both of the young people are well known in Wilmington where they have a larfete circle of iriends who will con gratulate them on their we lding Miss Passano formerly lived hre and since" moving away she has Iraqueittiy visi ted friends In this city. Mr. Moore is engaged in the lumber business, the plant of which he is manager being located near Scott' ;iiH,;i The i:ewly married couple ar; expected to arrive "in the city in a day or two and will live at the Carolina Apartment House. i irr ' " MARRIED AT PARSONAGE Mr. John R. Morris and Miss Mary Karr Made Man and Wife The news of the mariage of Miss Mary Etta Kerr of Cape Fear town ship, and Mr. John R. Morris of this city, will oome in the nature of a pleas ant surprise to the many friends of the young couple here. The wedding occurred yesteday afternoon at four o'clock at Grace church parsonage on Second and Walnut streets, being per formed by Rev. N. M. Watson, pastor of Grace M. E. church. The young couple will make their home in this city, residing at No. 520 North Third street. . . Miss Kerr is an attractive young lady who, has many friends in Wil mington. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Kerr, who live at Acorn, Branch. Mr. Morris is a well known young citizen, holding a position with Candycapps, on Princess street. NEGRO PROBABLY DROWNED Snpposed to Have Fallen Off Deck of River Tng Sea King. It is feared that William Leonard, alias Bill May, colored, who for some time past has been employed as a deck hand on the river tug Sea King, has been drowned, the negro not having been seen since late Monday night.. After that time, however, his shoes, hat and trousers were found on the deck of the boat. Leonard or May has been in the habit of sleeping on the deck of the boat and he was last seen alive about 10 o'clock (Monday night by another boat hand. Th4 supposition Is that he fell into the river off the tug and was , drowned. . ,Th. Sea King at the time was tied up at the wharf near the Springer Ccal Cbapany.' ' HTEfl EST Dayfs Session of Epis copal Convention it AiSO DIVOflGE V. Bishops Vote Against Making Any Change in Canon House of Deputies Spend Entire Day in discussing iir. v Huntington's Preamble Was Approved by Com- . mittee--Many Amendments Offer- " ed Action Postponed Until Fri day. ,"' - ... .... Richmond, Wa., Octobe- 9 . The sixth day's $&sion 6? l& Epiccopal convenfifelas one of intense inter- est for important masters -were dis cussed in bo4h the upper and-, lower houses, - while an -J3Jeresting missions ary meeting was lield by. the woman's auxiliary 'The 'most' imbortarot aefcion taken bythe house of .bishops wjas in voting ClPwn the motion made hy the bishop fN Albany, making still more stringent canons on marriage and di vorce. The bishops decided fthat dur ing this convention no. cban'ge would be made in th' canons on f his sub ject which are aiow in efte t . - - tMtSU ICTen was hrmmht t.r ho nrArfirlrrit Tr Tn- Kim, of Washington, that Dr L jjfM. Blackford, one of the mosfc disting uished members1 of the , general con vention and head master of the Epis copal high school. Jthe churcfli School, near Alexandria, Va.. had been fatally injured, by. a motor, car owned by Deputy Robert C . Pruyn , of Albany. The president at once ordered 'chat all 'business cease and the prayers of the house were offered for Dr. Black" ford's speedy recovery Later in the day I: was officially announced that Dr. Blackford was not seriously, in jured. The entire day was spent in a dfs discu'ssion of the now famous preani ble offered by Dr. Huntington, of New York, and . apjxroved by the committee on cannons. Amendments without number were ' offered to thfs pream ble, the most important bf which was the substitution . of the words: "The word of God ' instead of the words as offered in Dr. Huntington's pream ble "The Record of God's Revolution of Himself in His Son." A most spirited debate followed the amendment which was offered (by the Rev . Mr .' Shayler, of Chicago, and which finally prevailed. Later in the day another amendment was carried which resulted m both exprtrssions being used. Mr. Joseph . Bryan of Virginia, offered as amendment that the words ''seventeenth century" be stricken out and "in the year 1607' be inserted as describing the foundation- of the church in America. A delegate from Norith Carolina at tempted : to amend the preamble by sttriklngziOut the words "in Virginia ' as ther place, where the church had its first foundation in America, 'insisting) that the church was-'first founded in North Carolina in .1587. This amendment was overwhelmingly voted down by, the deputies. " . . ?TAuring the discussion of the phrialse son Page;, the autftior, aridrDrV Cyrus T . Brady, ; another author, took , ai prominent part; Dr. Bradv created a sensation by his criticism of one of the bishops - and wa5 called to order by the Rev. Dr. Grosvenor. of New York. Dr. Brady, however, was ahle to continue his criticim bv alluding to the bishop a,s a high church dignitary and he kept with'n the rules. Rev. Dr. wiljner. of Georgia, cre ated another sensation when he placed himself on record as being in sym pathy with J&ie doctrines of the bishop of Michigan, and wai3 roundly hissed a number of times by-certain deputies and by ? people who were seajted in the galleries:. At the end of the day s session the preamble bar! been so amended ; that a vote was ready to be taken, but on account of the objection of the Rev . ; Dr . Roberts, of Fond du IjSlc, ithis important matter was post poned until Frioay morning at 11 o'clock in order to allow Dr. Hunt-; ington opportunity to be present. . At the missionary meeting held un der the auspiceo of the woman's aux iliary. Miss Emery of New York pre sided. Among the speakers were Miss Packard,of Brazil, MnJ. Kmsolving kins MK; Mrs. I Funstoni wife of (bishon of Boise, and 1 nMnTiBS! Drant nf the Chinese mis- i sion of San Francisco. The men's offering which was an nounced at a great men's meeting to night amounted to, $775,000. Raleigh News Notes. . ' The United States government sends M. O. Eldridge of the good roads de partment to this state, where he will do special work. He and a number of other experts have been in the con- gressional district in Georgia, of which Sareannah is the center, conducting ; meetings, these covering forestry, ; plant industry, soil tests, good roads, ; etc. - Manager Eugene Maxwell saysthat everything will be complete at the Buckhorn Falls planrby December 3L It will furnish power tbmany indus tries ;.and - , light " to' Fayetfeyllle and Ecrreml cttcr pobits. '- Med Mm COTTOfl COilOITIOflS IfJ SOOTH Jntenriew Vith Reporter of Big Hew Orleans Firm Georgia, South and North Carolina Crops Well Up to Average-Big Falling Off in Texas Crop Effect of Holding of Cotton by Fanners. Mr. D.' C. .Pitts, reporter of cot ton conditions for the big firm of deBuys and LaBouiase, cotton mer chants of New Orleans, spent yes terday in the city. Mr. Fitts is mak ing a trip, over North Carolina to study conditions at first hand, basing his reports to the company on facts as he sees them.' He has made a well earned reputation of being ac curate in his statements and pre dictions "and his figures are always regarded , as reliable and trustwor thy.. : .. ' ; - i Mr. -Fitts would not, be, quoted specifically in regard to figures or amounts but he talked ihterfestinfriv of the general crop situation through- i uui txie sou in. In Teicas' where he spent quite a long time, Mr, Fitts says' the season is poor and .that there is a very large falling off In the eropf estimated by some authorities to be as much as also w alin P,l?S S iSl a muiion oaies. Th n ..If X X been, raised." - .-:':' n r:. V?e ; Georgia,; SQutbiCarolihC.ahd' iNpnn v;aroima crops are said to be up to the fulf average The weather conditions in this section have gen erally been favorable. . The. South Carolina crop, it is expected, Vill be as large as any crop ever produced in that state. . 7 - - Mr, Fitts said that cotton -was be ing marketed very satisfactnriTv in this , section,' but in certain portions C1? -the ,armera e holding y yxxo. Without desiring to be quoted two prominent citizens, who keep posted on cotton conditions and who heard Mr. Fitts' statement that many are noiaing tor higher prices, remarked XT J. .t . . ... LixctL m ineir juagment tnis was a mistake and that the present prices snouia oe regarded as satisfactory. They considered it very unfavorable that there would be any further ad vance and they regarded the idea of fifteen cents cotton as beyond the remotest chance of being Drought about , All the gentlemen stated that in their opinion holding cotton at the present time will later prove' an element of weakness in the market, which will redound to the injury of all interested in the marketing " of the crop under the best condi tions. Mr. Fitts will leave today for oth er sections of North Caroilna and then he will go to "Virginia to view conditions in that state. BRYAN DAY CELEBRATION Invitations Issued to Attend Gather ing in Fayette ville. Invitations for the Bryan Day Cele bration at Fayetteville, on Tuesday next, have been received, reading as follows: Bryan Day Fayetteville, North Carolina Tuesday, October 15th 1907, We are glad to announce that - Hon. William Jennings Bryan Will deliver an address in thfe city Tuesday afternoon, October Fifteenth At 2 o'clock We wil be glad to have you present on that occasion together with , many others of the state's foremost citizens. Please advise us whether you will attend. Respectfully C. J. Cooper F. H. Stedman J. G. Shaw ; L. B. Hale Invitation Committee. CAPE FEAR GOLF CLUB Mixed Foursome Tournament to be Played Saturday Afternoon The formal beginning of the golf season for the year will take place on Saturday afternoon, at the grounds of the Cape Fear Golf Club near the city, and it is expected that there will be a very large attendance of the members. The event to mark the opening of the season will be a mixed four some tournament, with a cup for the ladies and prize for the gentlemen players. After the tournament has been fd a luncheon will be served In the club house to all members who are present Mr. W. P. M. Turner to Practice Law in Lexington . Mr. W. P. M. Turner, formerly city editor of The Messenger, more recently with the Raligh Evening Times, has resigned his position with that paper and he will soon move to Lexington where he will locate for the practice of law. Mr. Turner got his. law-li- j cenae at the. last examination held by supreme rt. , ' . . f Raleiirb to rJexington. Mr. Turner, accbmpahled I his wife, who was Miss Lucy Baldwin., of this city, will come to Wilmington to spend a short time with relatives. There is not a better shoe sold on earth for" the price than crar Boy's $l.3'EhC2. tlerccr & Ctz3 Co. MM HMDS DEFEATED .1 Chicago Wins Second Game by Score of 3 to I - Slow Pitching and Several Slight Ac cidents Caused Game to Drag- More Steady Playing, by Both Teams Than on Previous Day Spectators Numbered 21,901. Chicago, October $ . The Chicago NaltlQpal i League team defeated tha Detroit pennant winners of the Ameri can League in the second-game of thei series for the World championship. this afternoon. The score was 3 to 1'., Slow-.jpitehim? .nAfjevftral slight ac cidents caused the contest to drag Cuti over two hours, the hours the delays trying the patience of the big crowd which again filled a&nost every inch! of seating room. , Both teams played more steadily, than on the opening day. After tnis firsji four and a half innings had drag! gea. tnrougn an nour and thirty-flv& minutes some sparkling fielding an3 sharp hitting and base running haS cenea ine contest to an end. ; Mullln and Ploister were the- titch1 ers and Payne wenlt behind the bail in - place of Schmidt. Otherwise the teams lined, up as on: the preeedingl 2ay . " " Playing . condition's were improved for, the second game, the crowd num bering 21,901; as against over 24,000' yesterday while; Warm sunshine) : anb! the absence of the chill breeee Of the fiRKiday . kept spectators and . players in more comfort. ' 1 ' ' RoBsman,5- whose ' hitting " was the real f eature of . the contest, scored the first run ; of the game in the second inning. lie hit a grounder toward Tinker which, bounded away from the short etop and v rolled far out to left field; the batsman making three bases on the hit. Coughlin struck out butj Payne lifted a' short fly to leflc field which Tinker ; might have caught, 'but left it to Sheckard. The ball fell safe and Rossman' scored. Cfhicago tied the score in Its half of the inning, Mullin giving a queer, exhibition of poor and good p etching. Kling, Evers and Schulte singled in succession, filling the bases with nonei out. Then Tinker drew a base on balls, forcing Kling home. Right thire Mullin suddenly . regained con trol of hi curves, striking oult Pfeis ter and Slagle, while the best Sheck!- ard could do was a puny grounder to Schafer. The winning runs came in the fourth . Tinker's hit bounced off Mul lins' glove . He went to second : on a sacrifice and stole third. O'Leary fum bled Slagle's grounder,1-Tinker scoring. Slagle stole second and came the rest of the way on' Sheckard's two base! hit past first base. After Chance had popped out, Sheckard was caught try-, ing to steal (third. After that fast fielding . prevented further scoring O'Deary cut off ftwo hits by marvelous stops and throws in thp Tifth and repeated the feat in the sixth. Sheckard caughlt a low: fly off his shoe tops in the seventh and the . three Detroit runners who readied first base were cut down by . Kl'ing's fine throwing. ' , The 'teams will play here again to morrow, and then, unless a postpone ment or tie game intervenes, will move to Detroit for two games, returning here Sunday.. ; CHICAGO AB. R. BH. PO- A. E Slagle cf.. ..... 3 11 3 0 0 Sheckard, If 3 0 1 2 0 0 Chance, lb . . ". . . 3 0 1 6 0 0 Steinfeldt, 3b . . . 3 0 0 3 1 0 Kling, c. . . . . . . . 4 1 15 4 0 Evcrs. 2b . . .1 . . 4 0 2 2 0 0 Schulte. rf . . .. 4.-0 1 1 1 0 Tinker ss . . .... 2 1 , 1 5 4 1 Pfeister, p. ... ... 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals-... ...... 28 3- 8 27 10 1 DETHOIT AB. R. BH. PO. A. B. Jones, .If I .... 4 0 2 1 0. 0 Schaefer, 2b . ... 4 0 1 3 3 0 Crawford, cf .... 4 0 0 1 1 0- Cobb, rf . . . . . . 3 0 1 0 0 0 Rossman, lb . .. 4 , 1 4 11 1 0 Coughlim 3b .. .. V 0 0 2 1 a Payne, c ... ... 40 15 1 1 O'Leary, ss . . . . 2 0 1 0 6 1 Mullin, p . . . ... 3 0 0 1 2 0 Totals .... . . 32 1 10 24 15 2 tvio rp.pinf for today's game, as announced-by Secretary Pruce o the National Baseball Commission, tonight. were. $26,430. The players will receive) si 4.272.20 and each club is enriched to the extent of $4,760.40. The Na tional commission gets the rest, 2,443. Fire Early This Morning Fire was' discovered in the building at the northwest corner of Second and Market streets early this Horning and an alarm from box 22 rushed the de- fpartment 'to the scen. -r - building, which is owned by Mrs. E. tvpiiers, is occupied by the Elite market on the first floor and by Mr. G. W,- Grimstead. 'as a residence, on the upper two floors The fire was discovered in the door way leading, to the serd story and was due to defective cMmney or to some one dropping fire at that place. The damage will amount to about $100 jr- 1 "r ; . Hotel Company Orrnnized (Special to The Messenger.) Fayetteville, N. C, Ortcb-r 9. The Hotel LaFayette Company was organ- ized this afternoon, C. Gresham, Char- lotte, president; C. J. Coorer. Fayette ville, secretary and treasurer; M. Mcl. Matthews, Fayetteville. C Crsham, C. J. Cooper, directors. JTte hotel will be steam fitted throughout and prob ably enlarged. , Stylish and 'serviceable Baoea for Girls and Little Misses' are prominent . features of our Fall stock. Merccr.2; Evass Co. ', - cct C-Ct