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Sad Tragedy
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Aged Man Dropped Two
Stories to Death —Fell
lmo Elevator Hole —
Coroner's Inquest Held
This Afternoon.
Wirston Salem, Oct. 22. —S. F. Wade,
aged i>-. an apple peudler, was killed
instantly at 10 o'clock today by fall
ing into an elevator hole in the build
ing of the Carolina Cold Storage and
Ice Co.
He dropped two stroies and was dead
when found.
The purpose of his visit to the build
ing is not known. He was alone when
the accident occurred. Wade came
here from Greensboro six years ago.
A coroner's inquest is being held this
afternoon.
The Civic Forum
For New York City
New York, Oct. 22.—T0 give New
York a public platform of international
influence, plans have been made for a
series of meetings the coming winter
in Carnegie Hall, at which leading men
from this country and almost every
country in Europe will speak.
The new movement will be known as
the Civic Forum.
The moving spirit is Dr. Lyman Ab
bott, who is chairman of the governing
council and among those who have
lent their names to the undertaking
are William J. Bryan, Archbishop Ire
land. Bishop Potter, Samuel Gompers,
John Mitchell, the Rev. Dr. Edward
Everett and Secretary Taft.
The first meeting of the Civic For
um on Wednesday next will have Gov
ernor Hughes as chief speaker.
Much Money Spent
For Horse Racing
New York. Oct. 22. —Some idea of
the magnitude of horse racing in
America is gained from a tabulated re
cord of the winnings of thirty owners,
made public today. The grand total
is $1,706,821. This in itself would be
a great sum, but it only represents a
very small number of horse owners
that have won money on the turf since
January I to October 19. In the aggre
gate the winnings of all owners reach
es $6,000,000. This sum represents
only the amount paid out by racing as
sociations to owners. The money ex
ponded by citizens of this country on
the sport of kings is not included. The
sport is well named, for it takes a
king's income to maintain it.
A conservative follower of the game
who has a penchant for figuring said
that $25,000,000 was paid out yearly
by racegoers to racing associations
and bookmakers. This represents
bets, admission prices and railroad
fares to the tracks.
WILL MARRY GOVERNESS.
Millionaire to Marry His Daughter's |
Governess.
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 21. —Abraham I
F. Huston, of SCoatesville,, Pa., im-,
mensely Wealthy, president of the In-j
dependent Iron and Steel Association j
of the United States, the Steel Trust's
rival, is to marry Miss Alfreda Fran
cis Sly, who has been governess to
his three daughters for several years.
Ur- Huston, 66 years old, is a very re
ligious Quaker; Miss Sly is 37 years
old.
That they are to marry became
known only when Mr. Huston took out
a marriage license. It was sair that
when his first wife died, a few days
ago, she called him and Miss Sly, for
whom sne had deep affection, to her
bedside and rrged them to wed and
tare for her children. Mr. Huston has
just bought a fine estate at St. Davids,
Hoar this city, to which he will take his
bride, probably.
NASHVILLE GREETS PRESIDENT
City is in Cala Attire—Great Throng
V/elcomec the President.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 21. —Never be
fore was Nashville so elaborately dec
orated as today to give welcome to
President Roosevelt. The decorations
were on almost every house in up-town
section, which was crowded with peo
ple from within a radius of hundred
miles.
■'lie President was greeted with the
fheering of thonsands of people. In
'he parade was a battalion of state
guard and a company of Confederate
veterans in uniform.
Aeronants Arrive.
St. Louis, Oct. 21. —The arrival Fri
day night of Paul Meckel, who will
Put one of three German entries in
the international balloon contest,
completes the list of aronauts who are
to register at the Aero Club head
quarters. President Cortland Bishop
of the Aero Club of America came
on the same train with Meckel. J. C.
Lake, inventor of submarine boats, is
also here. Dr. Julian Thomas, of
New York will watch the contests.
A meeting of the contest commis
sion was held last night, but little
business connected with the race
was transacted because of the ill
ness of President Dozier of the Aero
Club of St. Louis and the sleepi
11;'ss of Augustus Post, of New York,
who stayed up all the night before
in the balloon Stevens, No. 21.
Florence, Italy, Oct. 21.—The obser
ve-ory here reports a heavy seismic
'listurbance westward, between 5:20
sad 8:50 this morning.
DEEP WATER WILL
SAVE THOUSANDS
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Mr. John A. Fox Says Charlotte Mer
chants Would Save if Wilmington
Harbor Was Deeper—Resolutions
Passed.'
Charlotte News, 2?nd.
Mr. John A. director ( of the Na
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress,
addressed a small audience of repre
sentative business men in the council
chamber at the city hall last night. The
number to hear Mr. Fox would have
been larger save for the fact that
the notice was not sufficient.
The meeting was presided over by
Col. A. L. Smith, who introduced Mr.
Fox.
Mr. Fox began his address by ex
plaining the purpose of the Rivers and
Harbors congress, and what it hoped
to accomplish before congress in the
way of adding to our water and har
bor facilities.
"Tho organization is just about a
year old,, and is composed of members
from every section of the country. For
the purpose of presenting the purpose
of the organization, the country is
divided into twenty-four districts, and
for each district ■is a director, who
has charge of the publicity work in
that section. One of the most surpris
ing statements made by Mr. Fox was
that this country, since its formation,
has spent only $253,000,000 on its riv
ers and harbors for the entire pe
riod of ov?r a hundred years. This
is a feeble effort when the vastness of i
our country and its water ways are |
considered.
"There are at present 220,000 miles '
of railroad in this country, and the
chance for relieving the present freight
congestion by building more roads is
almost impossible, for the needed in
crease in railroad facilities is 44 G-10
per cent, while the per cent of ability
cf the railroads to increase is only 7
4-10, and therefore the country must
look to its water ways to relieve the
situation. To make this necessary in
| crease in our railroad facilities would
cost five billion dollars, while with
an expenditure of five hundred mil
lion dollars on our water ways, this
congestion could be relieved.
"The building of the Seiux-Marie
canal between Lake Superior and
Lake Huron has shown the great sav
ing accomplished by this means of
transportation. The old rate from Du
luth to Buffalo was twenty-nine cents '
per bushel by water, and forty-six
cents by rail, and today, the water
rate from Chicago to New York is
only 5.55 per bushel, and the rate by
rail is only 10.81. This is a saving
of $139,000,000 annually.
"The government has spent on the
Monongahala river within a distance
of 58 miles $6,700,000, and has by this
means reduced the rate on coal from ]
44 cents per hundred to 4 cents.
What it Means to Charlotte.
Besides giving a great many figures
for comparison, Mr. Fox showed in a
wonderfully clear manner, what this
movement means to Charlotte.
"If Charlotte could ship byway of
the port of Wilmington instead of
Norfolk, the Charlotte merchants could
save 5 per cent per hundred, or an
annual saving of §500,000.
"The deepening of the port of Wil
mington to 20 feej. has increased the
business of that port from $11,000,000
in mOO to 515,000,000 in 190 G.
"The government has spent altogeth
er on the rivers of North Carolina, $l,-
600,000, and this has resulted in a
business of 819,000,000. The cost of
transportation from Charlotte to New
York is only 1-9 as the rate by rail."
Mr. Fox gave some-figures showing
how this section was discriminated
against in the matter of freight rates.
The rate on the northern group of
roads is four and seven-tenth mills,
on middle and western group four and
three-tenths, and on the southern
group it is nine and four-tenths, which
is the same as that on the extreme
western group, where the country is
sparsely settled.
Mr. Fox urged upon those present
the importance of sending delegates to
the meeting in Wilmington on Novem
ber the sth, when a state association
of this organization will be formed. Af
ter the address, Mr. T. J. Davis offered
the following resolutions, which were
unanimously carried:
Resolutions Adopted.
Resolved, by the business men of
Charlotte assembled this 21st day of
October, 1907, that we heartily en
; dorse the efforts of the city of Wil-
J mington to secure a deep water chan
nel at that port, that we pledge her
citizens our support and cooperation
to accomplish this end, and that our
city be represented at this state River
and Harbor meeting to be held in
Wilmington on November sth.
Be it further resolved, that we en
dorse the move of the National Rivers
and Harbors congress to have large
and regular appropriation made each
year by the general government for
for speedily completing river and har
bor projects, and it is the sense of this
meeting that Charlotte be identified
with the move.
Directors Selected.
Salt Lake City, Oct. 21. —Stockhold-
ers of the National Railway of Mexico
met yesterday and re-elected fifteen di
rectors.
Killed by Automobile.
Chicago, 111., Oct. 22. —While racing
in an automobile, Adrian Gibson, of
Cleveland, 0., was killed end five com
panions injured.
James H. Jones, of Arkansas, who
managed William J. Bryan's cam
paign, recently wrote the Nebraska
leader advising him not to be a can
didate again, and giving as his opin
ion that if he is a candidate he can
not be elected. i £ jjgjj
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY OCTOBcR 24, 1907,
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Wild Breaks on Stock Exchange
Follow Developments
Knickerbocker Trust Company
bnusual Excitement Pre
vailed in Financial Cir
cles* Resignation of Pre
sident Leads Hundreds
To Withdraw Monev.
Several Violent Breaks
Recorded on Exchange
—Comptroller oj Cur
rency Rigley Says There
is no Ground Jor Alarm.
New York, Oct. 22—The feeling of
relief with which the bankers, brokers
and business men the transaction of
business yesterday was succeeded bv
considerable nervousness today, as the
result of developments concerning the
Knickerbocker Trust Company.
News was made public last night
that the National Bank of Commerce
yesterday gave notice that it would de
cline any a longer to act as a clearing
house agent for the Knickerbocker
Trust Company, and the resignation
of Charles T. Barney of the presidency
of the latter served to unsettle senti
ment more than the Morse-Heinz de
velopments of last week.
Bonds of the Consolidated Steam
ship Company, controlled by C. W.
Morse, showed a weakness on the curb
today, the opening sale being 12 1-2.
Excitement amounting almost to alarm
marked the opening of business in
Wall street. The stock market open
ing showed the severe effect of the
renewed shock to confidence caused by
the published details of the affairs of
the Knickerbocker Trust Co. Prices
broke widely on the opening, but al
most immediately rallied, followed by
another break.
The second break was followed by
a good rally, the decline being arrest
ed. With this demonstration of the
effectiveness of support for the mark
et, a more tranquil feeling ensued.
Run on Knickerbocker Trust Co.
At about 11:30 a. m. the firm tone
in the market disappeared under re
newed heavy selling. Union Pacific
lroke to 112 1-2, a decline of 4 3-4;
Reading fell to 801-4, a loss of 5 3-S;
while St. Paul sold at 100, a decline of
4 1-4 from last night. Northern Paci
fic sold at 112 1-2, a decline of C points
from last night.
At 11 o'clock there was over 20t'
persons in line at the Knickerbocker
Trust Company, and depositors were
being paid off at the rate of 40 an
hour. Several men who came to de
posit money decided to wait a while
when they found the run in progress.
Why President Barney Resigned.
In a statement given out by a com
mittee of the directors of the Knicker
bocker Trust Company it iis said: "In
view of the fact that President Bar
ney's outside interests had become
greatly extended and in view of his
personal position in the directorate of
certain institutions recently under crit
icism, and in particular because of his
position with the Armors and some of
the Morse companies, he had decided
that the best interest of the company
would be served by his resignation, al
though he had no loans with the Knick
erbocker Trust Company."
Many Withdraw Money.
There was a rush of depositors to
withdraw their money at the main of
fice of the Knickerbocker Trust Com
pany when it opened its doors for bus
iness this morning and at the branch
offices of the company at 66 Broad
way and in 125 th street. At the main
office, 150 people were in line by 10:20
o'clock and others were constantly ar
riving, making a line extending a
block from the bank. Second Vice
President Allen gave out the following
statement:
"There is nothing to be alarmed at;
we have $5,000,000 in cash in the valuts !
and are prepared to meet all demands.
The company is perfectly solvent."
Mr. Allen said that the alarm cre
ated by Mr. Barney's retirement from
the presidency would soon be allayed.
Comptroller Ridgely Issues Statement.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 22—Comp
troller of the Currency Ridgely, in
spepking of the financial situation in
New York, said: "My advices from
New York this morning are reassuring
and the situation there should now
improve. The storm has broken and
the damage is known without any fail
ures of national banks, which have
| lately been criticised. The clearing
'house confirms my reports that these
| banks are all solvent and is standing
by them. The national banks of the
country generally are in strong shape,
and there is not tlio slightest occasion
for alarm. This is the time for cool
ness. and prudence, not for alarm."
Chicago Banks Sound.
Chicago, Oct. 22.—The officials of
I the banks of this city are a unit in de
claring that never in the history of
the city have its financial institutions
been on as sound a basis as at the
present. Call money opened at 10 per
cent and went to 15. Standard Oil
sold at 395%, the lowest in several
years. At 12:35 the market was in
a violent slump. At that hour call
money was 50 per cent.
Cortelvou Silent.
Washington, Oct. 22.—Secretary Cor
telvou would not make any statement
in the matter of making a deposit of
government funds in New York. It
is understood he has ordered $6,000,000
distributed among the leading National
banks of New York.
New York, Oct. 22.—The Knicker
bocker Trust Company stopped paying
money to depositors at 12:30 p. m. A
statement is being made that the com
pany could not obtain currency rap
idly enough.
Indians On
War Path
San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 21.—A. spe
cial to the Express from Merida, Mexi
-co, says that a telegram from the dis
tant village of Peto is to the effect that
a strong party of Maya Indians attack
ed the encampment of federal troops
at Nohvee, near Bacalar, in the terri
tory of Quintana Roo late Saturday
night and killed seven soldiers and
Lieutenant Remon San Martin.
The troops were taken by surprise.
After routing the troops, the Indians
looted the camp. ' \
PICKS UP $lO,OOO ON FLOOR.
Then Postman Gives it to Its Owner
and is Rewafiied.
Pottsville, Pa., Oct. 22.—A fortune in
bank notes, checks and other valuables
said to amount to nearly $lO,OOO, was
picked up from the floor of the lobby
of the Pottsville postoffice by Willuwa
tidier, a letter carrier.
He promptly turned over the ni:>n
ey to the postmaster, and it was found
to belong to a local corporation, having
been inadvertently dropped by a clerk.
The letter carrier was handsomely re
warded for his honesty.
Fifteen Prisoners Escape.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 22.—A dis
patch to the Advertiser from Birming
ham, says 15 prisoners escaped from
the Southside prison Sunday night and
are still at large.
Rate Hearing to Be
Resumed Monday
Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 22.—Standing
Master Montgomery sets next Mon
day for the resumption of the hearing
of the Southern Railway rate case at
Washington. s
The Bishop of London
A Friend to Man.
BY DON O. SHELTON.
On the eve of his departure for En
gland the Bishop of London was in
troduced to a large company of dis
| tinguished New York citizens as, "First
in tennis, first in golf, and first in
! the interest of humanity, whether it
inhabits a hovel or a palace." That
this high tribute is justified a care
ful study of the Bishop's words and
! works clearly shows.
He has proven himself a friend to
man. He has been as eager to declare
the Gospel to the poor and outcast in
' the slums of London as to officiate at
J the stately services in St. Paul's Ca
thedral and Westminster Abbey. He
has shown himself to be a man of the
very broadest and highest type of
Christian character. He has, evident
j ly, one absorbing desire: to help men
out of their sins and miseries.
For the achievement of this he uses
; the most unconventional methods. His
address, delivered on the steps of the
Custom House in Wall Street. New
York, last Tuesday, indicates a method
he has persistently used in the slums
and parts of London. He goes with
his message to the people. He is plain
and direct in his speech. In every ad
dress he aims at something vital anrl
hits it. "I would like to tell you,"
he said to the crowd of Wall Street
hearers, "that there's no standard that
a Bishop is required to have, that a
Wall Street man should not have."
One secret of Dr. Ingram's wide
popularity and influence is his simpli
city and genuineness. He makes him
self one with his hearers. The laboring
j men and others who gather at his
out-door meetings find in him a friend.
His closeness to the people is shown
by' an incident that occiwred during
a noon-day meeting which he held at
a London gasworks. When speaking
on that occasion a man interrupted
I with, "Hold on a minute, guY'nor, are
jyou a "tot'"? —meaning a teetotaler,
i When the Bishop said that he was, the
j man said, '"Ccs if you hadn't been I
I wouldn't have listened to you." That
j the Lord Bishop of London does not
resent such thrusts from his hearers
is one indication of his greatness of
j character.
It has been his custom in recent
years to make tours through the dio
cese of London and conduct simple
services for the people. At each of
these he not only speaks on a great
Gospel subject, but answers questions
asked by his hearers.
His last book, just published, con
tains the addresses given by him this
year in East London. It is entitled
"t'lie Call of the Father." His answers
to questions throw light on his char
acter, and reveal the secret of the
marked helpfulness of his teaching.
Someone asked him whether, if God
fore-knows and fore-ordains, prayer
can make any difference? To this the
Bishop answered: "God fore-knows
i and fore-ordains subject to certain
things which may or may not happen.
You remember that it is said of Jesus
Christ, that 'He did no mighty works'
in a certain place 'because of their
unbelief.' He was full of power and
i love, but there was no response at all,
I and He could not do them. There was
I perfect power and love in Him, but
| He could not do what He wanted to
' do. I find a parallel in some young
| nian who is sent by his father to an
i old friend's office in the ( city. The old
friend is most anxious t'o bring on the
I father's son, but the boy comes down
I unpunctuallv to the office, there is trou
jble over his figures; the old friend can
not get him on because there is no
1 response on the part of the boy.' Now
| that is exactly what happens to the
i sons and daughters of God. 'Come out
from the unclean thing, and I will be
a Father to you, and ye shall be My
sons and daughters, saith the Lord
Almighty.' But supposing they do not
supposing there is no response,;
Hundreds of
Gather in Chicago To
Discuss
President Praises
Negroes For Prosperity
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 21. —The Pres
ident's special made a stop of three
minutes late last night at the town of
Mound Bayou, Miss., a place where the
inhabitants are all negroes. Practical
ly the entire population was congre-'
gated at the station and the President
spoke to them as follows:
"It is a great pleasure for me to
see you and I have heard much of the
prosperity of your town. I am glad to
learn that you have not permitted a
saloon in the limits. The qualities that
make a good citizen must come from
within and not from without. The law
can give absolute equality cf treat
ment, absolute justice before the law,
to all men, big or little; it should
treat them all alike. But after the law
has done its part it remains true that
the fundamental factor in any man's
success is life in his own character,
his own capacity for work, for doing
justly by his neighbors and in getting
Justice from them in return."
Visited Tomb of Polk.
The president visited the tomb of
President Polk, after which he made
and address in the auditorium where
he was given a reception which will
not soon be forgotten. He then pro
ceeded to Hermitage, the home of
President Jackson, where he was en
tertained by the ladies of the Hermi
tage Association and met Mrs. Rachael
Jackson Lawrence, grand-daughter of
President Jackson. On his return to
the city the president stopped at the
I Tennessee soldiers' home, where he
'was received by the Confederate vet
i crans. The train left for Chattanoo
ga.
Ambassador Creel Will
Retire From Service
Mexico City, Oct. 21. —At the state
department yesterday, it was announc
ed that Enrique C. Creel would soon
retire as ambassador to the United
States from Mexico.
The exact date of Ambassador
Creel's resignation or the name of his
successor was not made public. It is
said that Mr. Creel will remain in
Mexico after the session of the Central
American Peace Conference at Wash
ington.
As soon as the peace conference ad
journs, Mr. Creel will go to Washing
ton and remain there a short time be
fore he retires from his position. He
will return to the state of Chihuahua,
of which he was recently elected gov
ernor.
Balloon Sighted.
Bloomington, Ills., Oct. 22. —A bal
loon passed over Bloomington at 3
o'clock this morning, going in a north
easterly direction. It was traveling
at the rate of 25 or 35 miles an hour.
Balloon Seen At Augusta, Mioh.
Kalamazoo, Mich., Oct. 21.—At 10:15
this jnorning a balloon was seen at
Augrfsta, 11 miles east of here. It was
J traveling northeast.
South Haven.
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 22.—A dispatch
to the Journal from South Haven,
Mich., says a balloon carrying two Am
erican flags passed there about 9
o'clock this morning going in a north
easterly direction.
Seen at Olivet.
Kalamazoo, Mich., Oct. 22. —It is re
ported from Olivet, 40 miles northeast
of here, that two balloons passed over
there at H o'clock.
Washington, Oct. 22. — The weather
bureau received a report that the bal
loon piloted by Major Horsey is report
ed to have begun passing over Lake
Michigan.
Flight Toward Great Lakes.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 21. —Presi-
dent Moore, >of the weather bureau,
said the reports indicate that whole
flight was toward the Great Lakes.
Fifth Victim of Wreck.
Special to The News.
Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 22. —Death
claimed its fifth victim of the rail
road wreck at Rudd Thursday night
yesterday.. Mr. John A. Linberry, of
Randleman, Randolph county, died
about noon. The remains were sent
to his home for burial this morning.
He was a lumber dealer and saw
mill operator.* His leg was broken
in the wreck and he sustained inter
nal injuries.
Gdfc cannot bring them on because they
have free will, and what we believe
prayer to be is a response of faith.
The man or woman who prays re
ceives strength and grace, and God
can bring them on; He gives them
grace for grace; and as we pray for
ourselves and pray for others our pray
er for others helps God's work for
them. And therefore God would have
all men to be saved and come to the
knowledge of the truth, but at the same
time He is hampered in His work (be
cause we arc men and women with
free will) by the amount we respond
or do not respond to what He does."
An answer of that kind is going
miles to hear! But it is only one of
seven answers which he gaye to ques
tions at one of his East London meet
ings.
The Bishop of London, by his words
and example, is teaching the Christian
world two lessons of vital importance:
He believes that the Gospel is the one
essential message for mankind; and
he believes this so firmly that he takes
it at whatever cost to himself, to all
sorts and conditions of men.
THE BEST JOB PRINTING OP
ALU K!NDB AT THI3 OFFICE.
Delegates trom Forty-
Three States, Number
ing Over 500, Gather at
Chicago to Consider
Trust Problem.
Many National Organiza
tions ALo Represented
at Meeting—Conference
to Last Three Days-
Subjects to be Discussed
Chicago, 111., Oct. 22. —More than 500
delegates, appointed by the governors
of 43 statos, all men of earnest thought
—devoted to the best interests of their
country—met in convention in the Stu
debaker theatre to discuss the problem
of trusts and combinations.
The National Civic Federation has
brought them together to exchange
ideas and to recommend informally
some solution.
It is by far the largest gathering of
well-known people over assembled in
the United States for the purpose: of
discussing trade combinations. In ad
dition to the delegates appointed by
the governors the attendance includes
representatives of many national or
ganizations, such as the American Fed
eration of Labor, the American Bar
Association, the American Bankers' As
sociation, the Farmers' National Con
gress, the National Grange, the Ameri
can Society of Equity, the National
Cotton Growers' Association and vari
ous wholesale trade organizations and
the commercial organizations of indus
trial centers.
The subjects outlined for discussion
during the three days of the conference
are as follows:
Govermenta* power over corporations
engaged in interstate commerce; the
division of power under the constitu
tion between the nation and the state
—power concurrent in nation and state.
How should the corporation be con
structed ? Should there be national cor
porations as well as state? The basis
of capitalization of corporations; their
internal control; provisions looking to
the protection of investors and the
stockholders, as well as fair dealing
wtih the public; distinction between
public service and other corporations.
The just and practicable limits of
the restriction and regulation, federal
and state, of combinations in transpor
tation, production, distribution and la
bor.
"Is the Tariff the Mother of Trusts?"
is another subject that will receive
much attention and the discussion,
it is expected, will be participated in
by many of the best known members of
the American Protective Tariff Associa
tion and of the American Free Trade
League.
Another interesting topic on the pro
gram will be presented by J. A. Ev
eritt, the president of the American
Society of Equity, a farmers' organiza
tion with a membership of more than
2,000.000.
In his speech Mr. Everitt will discuss
that organization's proposition to con
trol the price of farm products.
"The White Paper Trust" and the
"Labor Trust" will also be subjects
handled by Herman Ridder, of the New
York States Zeitung.
A full explanation of the administra
tion's attitude on the trust question
will be made at the conference. Her
bert Knox Smith, commissioner of the
bureau of corporations, of the Depart
ment of commerce and labor, has been
selected by President Roosevelt to-de
liver "the speech and he will cover the
subject completely, describing the trust
legislation now in force, what has been
accomplished and what the administra
tion intends to do.
Others will be heard along the same
lines and are E. E. Clark, of the inter
state commerce commission; F. B.
Kellcgg, special assistant attorney gen
eral of the United States in charge ot
the government case against the Stand
ard Oil, and Attorney General Hadley
of Missouri!
The American Bankers' Association
is represented at the conference by a
delegation of 10 members, among them
being ex-Comptroller of the Currency
Charles G. Dawes, of Chicago, and Wil
liam Woodward, of New York
City.
The American Bar Association has
sent a delegation headed by John G.
Milburn, of New York, and Moorfieid
Storey, of Boston.
Still others of prominence whose
names appear on the program are: Sen
ator-elect Joseph F. Johnston, of Ala
bama; Gustav C. Pabst, of Wisconsin;
Bartlett Tripp, of South Dakota; Arch
bishop Ireland, of St. Paul; Dr. Albert
Shaw, editor of Review of Reviews;
Richard Watson Gilder and Nathan
Straus, of New York; President Sam
uel P. Gompers, of the American Fed
eration of Labor; Dr. Lyman Abbott,
of New York; President Nicholas Mur
ray Butler, of. Columbia University;
Seth Low, ex-Mayor of New York; Con
gressman Richmond Pierson Hobson,
of Alabama; President Carroll D.
Wright, of Clark College; President
Harry Pratt Judson, of the University
of Chicago; August Belmont and Cor
nelius N. Bliss, of New York, Mel
ville E. Ingalls, of Cincinnati; Theo
dore W. Noyes, of Washington, D. C.;
Senator W. Murray Crane, of Massa
chusetts. and Richard T. Ely, of the
University of Wisconsin.