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Ci .: ;.i'iO.WiiU5?A?2 .PUBLISHED IN CRAVEN COUNTY s Vr. V -.Is Icrszzt Cirtzlztion at 1fc;if"ciw&i:,; si .....4-.' . ' .' f vi . I . 1 . , -vi Vclusse 3, Ho. 88 .. NEW BERN. N. C. THURSDAY OCTOBER, 15. 1908. Eric8Two Cerit fS r. : -. j t . i - .. i i CAPITAL CHY' NEWS BVDGE1 News of Interest From Raleigh - MAJOR GRAHAM IS PRESIDENT Chosen Last Sight By The Korth Car ollaa : Cmfedento .' Teterang Aim-datloi-lilSSOO Paid Oit la Pea loai to Soldiers Supreme Court. , Special to The Sun. : r - - Raleigh, N. C, Oct 15. Major W. A. y.i, Graham, commissioner at agriculture, was5 fast ' nighf 'elecled presldeiif of theHNorth Carolina' Confederate !Vet eranB Association. He succeeds Oen, Julian S. Carr, who asked that he be relieved ot the duties of the office. The association re-elected Capt. 8. A. Ashe secretary. Fitting tributes-to Hon. F. H. Busbee and Dr. P. B. Hlnes, distinguished members of the associa tion, were adopted and ordered spread - on the records of the association, they ' having died during the past year, The association adopted resolutions asking the next Legislature to pass a bill providing for all Civil War bet tleflelds to be marked, showing the po sitions held by North Carolina troops, Col. Thomas S. Kenan, Gen. J. S. Carr, and M. 0. Sherrlll being named as special committee to memorialise the ' legislature in this respect The pension situation was generally discussed., pr. Dixon, State, Auditor . and Chairman of the State, Pension v Boards sUtedv that North Catoilna, is now paying out in pensions juo federaje.'eoldler ttO.L'aboirt jail the 'State and affqrd.unjess there is curtailment of expenses in some other branches 'of government expenses', he sals .i v ', , ''i. i- The, association determined to make anfeffort for Increased pension appro priations at the next, session of the legislature on the plea that the old "soldiers are fast passing, away and tha their 'suffering' and needs' are present and pressing so that help fojr them Is now or never and the extra butden for a tune snouia pot mi snirs ed fcy the people of the State. The ' discussion developed the .statement r- that there are now l&.ow pensioners onhe Confederate roll, and that .more than one thousand died during the past year. - The North Carolina Supreme Court delivered this week twenty-three opln ions in appeals pending from various counties, as follows Fowle vs. Railroad, from Beaufort, - appeal withdrawn; Judgment against : defendant for coats. Jones vs. Railroad, from Craven, no - error. : . Andrews vs. Grimes, from Pitt no error. . : Foy vs. Gray, from Craven, affirm' ed. Brisoos vs. Power Co., from Vance, no error. Btaton vs. Godard, f rom Martin, re versed. . Edwards vs. Erwln, from Wilson, affirmed. , : Dorsey vs. Henderson, from Vance. error. - Tire Setter Co. vs. Whltshurst, from . Edgecombe, afflrmed. . Taylor vs. Mills, from Now, Han over, affirmed. - - TJUery vs. Guthriey i New Hanover, reversed. - -"nl vf 1 Knowles EsUte. Irom 8atnpaon, at- - Box Factory 'vm. RallroVal! lienotr, ,.Cox vs. RalboalJrem Unolf, er- JHarper, ,m,Harper Lndfflrm -; d..'';nl-.-: --v Southerland vs. 'Railroad, : Wayne, affirmed. 'iiwi '' ' Iron Works vs. Railroad, Wake,' af- ; firmed.. . v Staton vs. Willis Martin, per curiam 1 affirmed, i Tilghan vs. Walteis, from Lenoir, FUND IN HAND 0FDEM0CRATS Chairman Mack Makes Announcement TOTAL KECEIPTS TO OCTOBER 9th. - V - ... i A Plea Is Made for at Least 1100,000 More The List Shows Contributions of a Hnndred Dollars or More An' feonDcenent of Publication Oct, 16. By Wire to The Sun- New York, , Oct. 15. Mr. Bryan's promised announcement ot the publi cation on October 15th, of a full list of the contributors to the democratic national campaign fund resulted in a statement today from Chairman Mack and Treasurer RIdder, of contributors up to and including October 9th. The total received S248,57.55, (75,712.33 Came in contributions ot $100 or more, 1115,355.22 In contributions less that of 100. 142,500 left over from the Denver convention ' fund, $225,962.88 has been, spent, on hand $22,604.67. A plea is made for (100,000 addi tional. NURSE DIES. While Attending Dr. Bull, Who Is Very Sick. By Wire to The Sun. ; New York, Oct 15. Dr. W. T. Bull continues very ill and very little hope Is entertained for his recovery, His home was saddened by the news of the death of Miss Evans who nursed the doctor In his present illness. ? rtaath was riii a to overwork. if;V;ltfiellrial, Coatlnned. By Wire to The Sun New Yorkl"Oct' irlaf of t has. W. Morse and Alfred Curtis on ur Joint Indictments was continued (his morning. Six of the eighteen Jur rs chosen, yesterday were eliminated: if premptory challenges and taking of testimony begun; ' I Htfi Curtis was in court with her lusband., , , v . t : . Wabash Re-elects Delano By -Wire to The Sun. t Toledo, Oct 15. Frederick A. De- tend was re-elected president of the Wabash Railroad Company at the an anal meeting held lore today. The entire board of directors was also re elected. :';x,: per curiam affirmed -' ; Peele vs. Railroad, Wayne, per cur- lam affirmed. Bunn vs. White, Lenoir, per curiam affirmed. - Pollock vs. Dunn, Lenoir, per cur iam affirmed. . The work of Judging the exhlblU began at the State Fair today. Wake county was awarded the first prise for the 1 best county exhibits. Alamance county came in for second prise and Haywood county third.' J. W. Perry, of Chatham county Won the first prise for best general farm exhibit and B. P. Howell, who Installed the Haywood county exhibit came In .lot the flrst award for the best , mountain ; farm exhibit, this being from his own farm n.WajBswm-;'s; For best oWe-notne' tana exhibit P . wmiainsi e-Alamance, .took first award and Rower Homa, of Alamance, second for one-horse farnil products. The highest award for' baled cotton, exhIUteaY wt: to Hardy BagweU. of Wake ieonntyv u'&tyMb:f . 'A' eompleted and' luniiously fui nlshed homedrawtnr toom td kttehen bf-oW of the unique features of the SUte Fair ner4, a large part of the furnishings North Carolina produots the finest mahogany for drawing-room library and dining room and brass and mahogany for bed-rooms , " are espe cially attractive features.; K' tt is In stalled by The Rpyal ft Borden For nlture Company, of Goldsboro, Ral elgh and other North Carolina points. $107.75: FOR TDEBRYAIl KERN CM.3 Flitffi Craven County Should Contribute $200.00 Yesterday The Sun published a call o Democrats for subscriptions to The Bryan-Kern campaign fund. We also published a list of those who had con tributed. We are very glad today to be able to publish th names of more loyal Democrats who have contributed to the cause. We hope . tomorrow to be able to publish still more. The fol lowing Is the list In full: W. W. Lelnster (5.00 L. G. Daniels 10.00 W. Blddle 6.00 W. M. WatsonA 6.00 C. E. Foy 5.00 M. B. Hart 2.50 M. H. Allen 6.00 J. Tolson 6.00 B. B. Hackburn 5.00 J. G. Delemar 1.00 J. B. Holland 1.00 T. A. Uuell 1.00 J. S. McGowan 2.00 J. J. Baxter 1.00 J. K. Willis 1.00 F. M. Chadwlck ..1.00 AN ATTACK ON BY THE NEW YORK SUN Republican Organ Flays the The Sun editorially makes this bit- te attack- ' "By roya , command that excellent gentleman and trustworthy custodian Mr. George R. Sheldon, .the ; treasurer of the republican national committee, has visited the White House to sit as Saul at the' feet of Gamaliel and learn from an eminently 'practical' man how best to raise the sinews of war. The White House Bulletin which. narrates the important meeting, gives the assurance that the president hav ing put some ginger In the campaign most chemists would call it dyna mite will now impart vigor to a del icate patient by a hypodermic injec tion of greenbacks. The Washington correspondent of our neighbor, the Herald, thus speaks of the Immediate effects of the active Intervention of Mr. Roosevelt In the matter of a compar atively empty campaign treasurey: " 'There will be something do ing In the region In which Mr Sheldon circulates in the very near future. Balance sheets of the campaign fund, ' totals from which are reported to the presi dent, indicate that It has increas ed heavily since he took up the matter of adding to the assets. Several large contributions which have been hanging back ' have teen shaken down by the presi dent's vlgerens nwtheds and have .rattled into the treasury.', Mr. RooMvelt's qualifications ' for this work, are beyond dispute." The past has shown that in raising cam paign i fundi he is nnembarrassed by ordinary eonsidoratlons of oflloial pro priety or eomomn decency, tfoglfc V,H;Whao but Theodore Roosevelt wpald have sent for My Dear Harrt man,' ib. raise money oa the eve of an election, oospllng with the Invitation the'stlmuUtlhg assurance that few weeks hence, before I write ' my mes sage, I shall get you to come down to discuss certain government enattent not connected with the ' campaign'? A Tammany grafter taking Us ton of offering and shame eenM not have been more direct "Who but Theodore Roosevelt would have directed two years later an in vestigation by the .Interstate Com' A. B. .Hlbbard 1.00 G. N. Ennett 1.00 S. K. Eaton 1.00 J. 8. Miller 1.00 T.J. Mitchell 1.00 P. M. Pearsall 2.50 R. H. Tucker 1.00 J. C. Thomas, Jr. 5.00 8. B. Parker 1.00 J. C. Whttty i.00 E. H. & J. A. Meadows Co. .... 6.00 T. F. McCarthy , 2.50 B. G. Credle 1.00 Walter Duffy 1.00 Cash, W. C. S 1.25 C. L. Spencer 2.50 C. P. Snow 1.00 S. W. Willis .' 6.00 E. M Green 6.00 F. M. Roberts 5.00 H. C Armstrong 1.00 R. ft H. 2.00 W. G. Boyd 1.00 G. V. Richardson 2.50 H. M. Groves 1.00 Total .(107.75 ROOSEVELT pf the Metropolis President. merce Commission of the Union Pa cific Railway system upon the receipt of Information conveyed by Mr. James Schoolcraft Sherman that Mr. Harri man declined to be mulcted further for campaign contributions?1 ''Who but Theodore Roosevelt could have detached from his cabinet the secretary who wag officially: most In timately connected with., commerce and therefore with great corporations, and make him the chairman of the republican national committee? "Who but Theodore Roosevelt would have sought through his per sonal selection or such chairman, a contribution of (100,000 from the Stan dard Oil Company to help elect him' self? "Who but Theodore Roosevelt would for his own protection have written simultaneously a letter which directed Mr. Cortelyou to return the Standard Oil contribution and then tacitly per mit Its retention and actual use In the campaign "Who but Theodore Roosevelt with the money of Mr. Harriman, the Standard Oil Company and the In surance companies actively In use for his re-election, would write a letter to his rival candidate for presidential honors so full of assumed indignation and righteous horror of a truthful accusation that his countrymen gladly accepted the false answer for the true charge and triumphantly carried the recipient and chief beneficiary of the corporation contributions to a great personal triumph as the very exem plar of moral probity.' and superior righteousness? h '"jtVho. but Theodore, Roosevelt could so 5 steal the livery of the court of heaven'- by clothing wnn cioseiy bordered on executive blackmail in a Cloudy veil ot smug hypocrisy? , "Notwithstanding; Mr. , Roosevelt's special qualifications as a campaign collector we venture the prediction that the contributions which will fol low his intervention will not fall as thickly as do the autumn leaves. "At least the thinking portion ot the American people know Mr.. Roose velt better than they did four years agO." " ' ' it . 1 ' r '1 THE CAPITAL NOT PERFECT Master Plumber Re veals! Conditions QUESTION OF PUBLIC BATHS McFariand and Sylvester Rival in Point of Popularity Washington Becoming a Place For Conventions Washington Monument a Wireless Station. By Ralph Whiteside. Washington, D. C, Oct. 15. The capital of the Nation Is not yet per fect, and Its condition of affairs has been made public by a. plumber. He is the foremost plumber of Washing ton, his name being H. B. Davis. Mr. Davis reveals the shocking condition of affairs made here In his annual re port to the district His particular point of attack is the public bath beach which he declares Is a "mud hole unfit for a swimming pool, being a better place for the propagation of mosquitoes, water lilies, snakes and frpgs." Mr, Davis says that what we need of a first-class beach provided with a properly constructed building designed and furnished artistically with, approaches, hedges and flower beds, but that Is not all that is to be found in Mr. Davis report. Mr. Davis takes up the question of public baths generally and points out the fact that Washington, the capital of the Nation with a population of 325,000 people has not one publio bath Chicago, .he says--has been furnish ing free baths the year round for about fifteen years, and Boston, Bdl timore, Brooklyn, New York, Albany, Syracuse, Cleveland, San Francisco, and a score of smaller cities have fol lowed the lead of Chicago." Mr. Davis also turns his attention to the public schools, 'still having the bath subject In mind, and says that the schools could have a course of swimming in their curriculum. "'During . each summer we have throughout the country," says Mr. Da vis, "the usual and unnecessary fatal accidents from drowning, many being young people. The means ot making such accidents rare, lies In teaching the children to swim at a time when they Can best be instructed In the art of swimming. When the total cost is so little, compared with the value of one single child's life, it does not seem wise to longer delay providing pool baths. The cost of providing these pools would not exceed (5,000. One large pool In a white school and one 1 na colored school would furnish suf ficient accommodation to make every school graduate a swimmer." If there is one man of greater im portance in Washington than Presi dent McFariand, of the Board of Com missloners, that man mal be Richard Bylvester, Major and Superintendent of Police. Major Sylvester is the Ma Jor Domo of the capitol, that is now what gives him the title of major; however, the title is one conferred by law upon the Superintendent of Po lice. One is excusable for thinking, however, that it comes from Major Domo if it were not that Sylvester is ever conspicuous in the public eye of Washington, if not the whole nation. He takes charge of all parades, which have more or less public character. He Is supreme at all functions of lm liar character. The old-time Washing tonian wouldn't pay any attention at all to a parade unless its genuineness was manifested by the appearance of Major Sylvester on a prancing steed at the head of the line. , People dont begin to even think about the wan guration of a President until the Ma jor Issues a - preliminary signal . In regard to the ' parade that always marks such an event Therefore It can now be taken for granted that there will be an inauguration next March for the reason that the Major has made his first move In prepare (Continued on Page Seven.) CHRM. MACK FIGURES TOO Answer's President's Clain for Taft. ONLY 6IYES TAFT 128 SURE- States Counted In White House Esti mate as Republican, He Says, Are Certain to Go the Other Way Why Did Hot Roosevelt Include Texas. A staff correspondent of the Wash Ington Post of yesterday, gave the fol- i lowing, concerning the democrats chances for success on November 3rd. Chicago, Oct. 15. As an answer to President Roosevelt's unofficial fore cast of the result of the election, made in Washington yesterday, Chairman Mack, of the democratic national com mittee, gave out an estimate tonight of the electoral vote which Mr. Bryan will receive, and it exceeds the num ber now credited to Mr. Taft The states which the president-regards as now practically assured for the repub lican nominee have an aggregate vote in the electoral college of 306, and In his list he does not include Maryland or Colorado, although the former, in hi8 judgment, is more likely to go re publican than the latter. With great complacency Mr. Mack bodily lifts out of the Roosevelt table a sufficient number of states to give to Bryan 315 electoral votes with 40 more as more probable to be secured by the democratic candidate than by his re publican opponent Tha nnlv fault T wmiM rind artth h. ' president asi is fnai w ooes irot jn- elude Texas," said' the 1 democratic chairman, In a tone of pleasant sar casm. Then he proceeded seriously: How He Figures Up 815. "The president claims states for Taft which are certain to go for Bryan. If I should-undertake to revise his table I would ' place the follqwlng states in the democartic column, which he classifies' as republican: "California 10; Delaware S; Indiana 15 ; New York 39 ; New Jersey 12 : Ohio 23; ' Rhode Island 4;1 West Vir ginia t;' Connecticut 7; Kansas 10; Nebraska (. Total 138. Add these to the solid south, which has 158 votes, and wd I hkveM. The president does not claim Maryland,, with 8 votes, or Colorado with 5, but we do, and also Montana, and Nevada with 3 each, and that gives Bryan 315. "Roger Sullivan, the Illinois national committeeman, told me today that this state is rapidly swinging around to Bryan, and I have every reason to be lieve him- My Information from Wis consin is to the same effect, and there we have 40 more votes upon which to speculate. But until the situation be comes clearer there than It is at the time, I am willing to classify those two states as doubtful. . Gives the Rest, 128, to Taft. "The remaining states ot the coun try have a combined vote of 128, and that Is all I can see to be certain for Taft The present conditions In the states which the president gives to his candidate, but which I contend are go ing for Bryan, Justify my claim rather than his, and I maintain, moreover, that this must be admitted by men who are not greatly biased In their views.'' Thus the rival claims of leaders of the two great parties are set forth for the public, to analyse and consider. In cluding Maryland and Coiorado. whlcli the president acknowledge! are doubt ful, Taft would have; Sltilsctoral' votes ot of a posslbte 183, !t the presidents to recast should prow cor rect SpeaWng na the manager pf Mr.. Bryan, Chairman Mack, with, apparent confidence, predicts a landslide of even greater magnitude for his candidate., Within tha next three weeks the coun try will ..know - who Is the safer pro phet In the meantime, Mr. Mack gives his views as to some of the rea sons for the. expected triumph of Mr. Bryan. He said, in explaining: "The revolt of the working-men ot (Continued en Page Five.)
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