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ID APPEAR SO
1 large and Costly Outfit
Has Been Ordered
THE EDITORSHIP A SNAP
5o Regarded by Republicans Who
Consider the Job a Slice of Patron-
Tie-Nobody Will Tell Who
Is to Ornament the Tripod Butler
Strongly Denies a Rumor
By WILLIS G. BR2GGS
tnn, June 10. Special. "The
i News, the Republican morn-
.it ilroi'iu-boro, v!!i begin !
i ;; July 1st; you may announce
; .r. 1 ex-Senator. Marion But-
oii'i- iu the company and the
ovt r :n getting, up the corps-.
,-x-senator had just returned
: :r. Nov 'York, where he completed
purchase 'of the newspaper outfit.
,.;:d itis then hurrying to the station
:, ; i ti the ' train for a visit to his i
f.Ty ;'t Klliot, and incidentally peril;-
i step at Greensboro. That the
i:. :u-u i :i Nt ws will have a thoroughly
.to r-'iu'pir.ent appears beyond
i . - ii. Not only have three linotype
j: .. ! h ;-oiis contracted for, but Mr.
JiT-t'r ar.ium-ed that he closed the
lult' r'.r a eioss nross, which will print
a .-ixt. oii paae j-uper. 1 ne press alone
v. ill vosT $1 wh le three linotypes
t;u-li run the bill up to $24,000.
Tt.-fi too is only part of the outfit. -
The itv.prespion has been made, per-'-.
; s with a dff'gn. among the houses-
i": ::'.:;aii:sr rvnuii.s? supplies mat tne
wh'ch '
1 ' . iust rial Now? tp.-pany. of
; ha-irman T. S. Koilins is president, las
':.- money' la-h:ii:l it r.:;hor than ih'i
T.tr Hefl, C-rn -sir.an Ulaokbiirn's ia
1 r. As 9. result :t n.ay b-- that when
the dail T.ir, iieoi promoters attempt
t :- make purc hases they will encounter
;? '.'o.-iai. unless they have ; tha
Wh:ie nrmouncements of biff financial
i:esimer.ts in the Industrial News are
rot .a' king the pubnc is stiii kept in
i?; e as .to who, will edit the sheet
:.' r.. iuun-lu-d lorth only three
I.--??. . Iiieetor h'utler claim
weeks
rot to
h v the name of the eiitor In
( : has -not leaked out here, if in
f'.ct ho has boon selected. Several
: - s r" sa'il to be imdr considera- !
Anions these are State Senator ;
ili '.rsr n of -Morganton, ex-Fecr.-
t.-ry f State Cyrus Thompson, W. W.
i- i; i, e iitor of the old Raleigh
T::i..iir.c .luring the legislature of 1897,
J. K. N'M'on. editor of the late Ashe-
... i
M..? tiz-tt and several others. Wh'le
thrs.- r.jciitioned are not aspirants
"h" t.'a'-e. still in some quarters
re.s fcling that the editorship of
i." Kri.uhncan newspaper Is a big
f ice of oiitical I'if to be dished out completed what he termed a most de
'" ' I -' ot ' tl;e faithful. In fact th's un- lightful Itinerary." '
5 - t-d pief-e of patronage is hailel! The secretary was en rapport with
:h juy .f
caue it is not encumbered
V f'i"i"xi)us civil service regula-H'-trarding
the editorial port-
-i roward for party service there
'i i to be ; number ot aspirants
'' ' -v worked a dav in a newsoa-
i r ',.
The rimice of an e-litor is
;ig the promoters no little con
1 it is not ir.-.nrobable that
t'
be
lively contest within j
a
r.f sul)stiibcr.v to stock of the v.
i-i! News. ,
came all this money, to be
'i
in
s " 1 la- the plant? The organizers
''.-.are th;it it is ra'sed from subscrip
,:"s. f!,,:n leading North Carolina Re
I ;bi fans. Diprctor Marion Bntier was
s-ywn ;i p -bi'shed story today to the
" 't th.'t the svndicatp now seekinsr
f -nf-or- ft tiie collection of the North
'--rroln .y special ''tax boi (U was behind
tf .iiKun r ' i
'?P.pr enternrise.
' " ' - author .'of that story is a liar.
5'e ki he was a liar when -he
report, and I believe it
''!:
'c l much nearer Raleigh than
' 'T-'PliS"!'
r'h" declared the director.
I' tary of the Trertsnrv Jno. G.
f "a r! ; t.
I.-.y. f
a Democrat, and Jefferson
n. ir Demonrn t l.r rhakrman in
i and recently a Tammany con
in. are at the head of the syn
now looking- un thp. renudiated
-V.
rth f';
'roiina bonds. I have read
r announcement In the New York
. I have no connection direct
' '!"- t with the svnrilrate, and
! -a 'I no communication direct or
' ' v. uh Mr. Carllrle or Mr ley
' retirement from office."
' asked if he had not gathered
N'orth Carolina special-tax bonds
l-purpose of enforcing payment
' '-sen;jtor replied: "My associates
to collect only such bonds as
s' '' actually received com pen sa
"i. and these we do propose to
hi
- A
fo-,
r,,
l:o:.
o the
i' sale.
ardount the state got
The fraudulent bonds,
J;, -!' ?ed by manipulators, for which
a.'-itff got nothing, we will not
'"lialham railroad bonds are re
' '' to ho among those Mr. Butler
;l ' '11 1 i 1 in r
j , - uiiMHuiaivi"
A Vr.l fK f 1 ! , ' T-v
' 'to-
0 I" u c "successful bidder for the
Ul'i-i contract of the kind that this
povernment has awarded. The post
offlce department has decided to
purchase, twenty thousand desks
and as many stools for the ue
of the rural free delivery carriers. Mr.
R. H. McNeill, a Tar Heel lawyer here
put the department in touch with the
Dalton Furniture Company of High
Point, in which J. Elwood Cox and Wm.
G. Bradshaw are the principal stock
holders. There were com net! tor from
the nort west and south, but it was
announced today that he High Point
factory had made he lowest bid, its
Price being $100,000 in round figures.
If the samples furnished are satisfac
tory the Dalton Furniture Company
will have the contract, which calls for
5.000 desks and 5,000 stools each year
for four years. ,
W. A. Hildebrand, one of the owners
of the Gazette-News at Asheville, N.
C, anda well known newspaper cor
respondent at" the national capital, is
here on his way to Worcester. Mass.,
on a happy mission. Next Wednesday
Miss Helen M. Goodwill of that city
daughter of B. C. Goodwill, will be
come his bride.
After a brief - stay In Boston they
will return to. North Carolina.
Mr. and Mjcs. D. C. Murchinson of
Lagrange, N. C, have issued invita
tions to the marriage of their daugh
ter, Ethel, and Rev. A. Norman Ward
of this city. The wedding will take
Place at-tiie home of the bride June
President and Mrs. Georee T. Wlns-
j ton of Raleigh and Mr. and Mrs. Llnd-
say
Patterson of Winston-Salem are
at the St. James here. C. B. Gary of
Henderson and H. G. Cooper, Jr., of
Oxford are at the - same hotel.
Arrivals: W. B. Lentz of Newton and ,
T. L. Larkin of Elizabeth City.
Captain Morris K. Barroll. artillerv .
recruiting officer, has been ordered to
proceed to Salisbury, N. C, f or the
purpose of inspecting certain un-
serviceable public property at the
natlonal cemetery at that place.
SHAW IN GREENSBORO
-
The Secretary of the Treas
ury Sees the Town-
Saw Many Things That Impressed
Him With the Spirit Of Progress,
Entertained at an Informal
Luncheon in the Evening
Greensboro. N. C, June 10. Special.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has
been accorded the freedom of the city
... ...
i terauy since nis arrival at one o ciock.
He was met by a committee and es-.j
carted with honor to Congressman
Blackbburn's home. He was allowed
two hours rest. Then on a special trolley
car, manufactured at High Point, he
was taken to White Oak mills, where
he saw the largest equipped blue denim !
cotton goods mill in the world," and the j
largest number of looms, three thou
sand, weaving in one room. From there
to the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege for women, and thence on a spe
cial Southern Railway train to Guil
ford battle ground, there the two monu
ments erected by the national govern-
ment to Generals Nash and Davidson-
are nearmg comp,etion, ana returning,
the company, telling brand new jokes
in return for a few chestnuts, seeming
deeply interested in everything he saw
and every one he met, impressing all
with nis plain, straightforward, gen
ial, unaffected worth and wholesouled
ncss. His hat was slouched like most
cf the others and he never used a straw
in drinking: lemonade.
.Tonight a reception was g!ven at
hich the townspeople generally canea
to pay their re-pecwand the evening j
closed with an . informal but elegant
mncneon ai iuu.
hundred :nvlted guests, many of them
being bankers from various points in
th- state- :l , ,
Secretary Shaw was welcomed by
whvtp mi iv in a. siiui i jyctni. j.
responded briefly, touching particularly
on the evidence of greater development
find nrn?TPsa than he had witnessed in
X' " vZJ J 7
his whole trip in the south, and ex
pressive of his astonishment at the
big things he had seen since his arrival
in Greensboro eight hours before.
DIED IN COLORADO
J. Ed. Pugh Leaves a; Bride Of Only
a Few Weeks
Durham, N. C., June 10 Special.
News was received here today of the
death of J. Ed. Pugh, who died last
night at Littleton, Colo. The remains
are now en route here, and will reach
Durham some time Tuesday.
This is a-.peculiarly." sad. death. Mr.
Pugh, who was secretary of the Com
monwealth Cotton Mill in this city, de
veloped consumption several months
a?o. He began to fail rapidly and de
cided to go west with the hope of cur
ing the disease. He was engaged to
mnrrv mIrc- Maude Hackney.
vvnen ne
decided to ko west a marriage was de-
cjded upon, ' and Wednesday morning,
iMiiy 1 i LIl )I I , IT U 1 1 x- " "
were quietly married- -JLhey ieuaiunL-
for their western home. ,
:.. Mr. Pugt was about 33 years of age.
He was a son of J. L, Pugh of Morris
t ville. He was Dast exalted ruler of the
V. T rrln-n TT'llrc , Wo l'SI9 Wpll-
to-do and had an insurance policy for
$5,000 on his Jife. t .
W ENTER THE
DOVE OF PEACE
,
The Belligerents Assent to
the President's Suggestion
:
WILL SUSPEND FIGHTING
Opinion in St. Petersburg Looks to
the Seat of War as the Scene of
Negotiations Russia. Waiting to
Hear From Japan Before Appoint
ing a Representative
St. Petersburg, June 10. The formal
replies of Russia and Japan to Presi
dent Roosevelt are expected to be
transmitted through Count Cassint ana
Mr- Takahira, but the situation is such
"as to leave no doubt of the acceptance
of both, and that the question of the
selection of plenipotentiaries and the
place of meeting will follow
j When the question of the naming of
' peace plenipotentiaries is raised, the
jname of George de Staal, who preceded
i Count Benkendorff as Russian ambas-
sador at London, and who was presi
dent of the peace conference at The
Hague in 1899 at once occurs to every
Russian.
President Roosevelt's urgent expres
sion in favor of direct negotiations ex
clusively between the belligerents points
straight to the battlefield in Manchuria
the diplomats generally here entertain
the view that Russia and Japan had
best settle their quarrel there, beyond
the range of possible outside influence.
To the policy of non-interference
practically all the powers are com
mitted. Great Britain, it is felt here in
diplomatic circles, will now complete
j the realization of what the president
(has begun by restraining her ally and
! inducing Japan to proffer moderate
i terms which Russia can accept.
Some cynics try to create the impres
. . . T , . 1 x . w
certain Japans terms, ami then by
i
flaunting the hard conditions imposed
I in the faces of the representatives of
i.. ,.r,Tl n-Vian ttiov meet u rnnqin
7" ",Z" " V ,' oh
ithe whole nation to resist them, bucn
the whole nation to resist them.
: talk, however, is mere .irresponsible
' ThQ e'm peror nas-ca6t the dIe
jand wU make pace ,f Japan.g terms
be such that Russia can accept them
with dignity.
The emperor, it must be pointed out,
the head of a friendly power, and the
matter officially goes no further than
that Russia, now as ever, is ready to
see If a common basis can be reached.
Practically, although not formally an
armistice can now be said to exist.
Russia awaits -Japan's notlKcation, the
meeting. as upon the place will
depend the appointment of Russia s
annointment of R
i representative. With the naming of the
! plenipotentiaries an immediate suspen
' slon of hostilities will be formally de
clared. '
From the conversation of an official
of the foreign office the Laffan Press is
not certain whether Russia will send a
formal Veply to President Roosevelt's
appeal, the emperor's assurance to Am
bassador Meyer of his willingness to
negotiate being deemed sufficiently of
ficial.
"We cannot select our
. ... i
pienipotenti-
ffj - ?ZVJ:7 n" L "fit;, ?
- x' - - - -
v. 1 Jl Jl. i Tlf . I A.
in oraer to avoia aeiay, n vasmiiSiun
selected Count Cassinl, or possibly
, R hg m
, my act fQr Rusgia If Manchuj
!ria is selected General Linievi'tch may
t. ..to,, ni Td it
iir; i lie uiiiiyui,iiimi j i a.u.u.w, iumi
' .
does not necessarily follow that either ,
. . . . .. . , ;
OI ineni nuuiu .-tinuuvi. inc ucsuiiaiiwia
to the end."
JAPAN'S REPLY RECEIVED
Cessabon of the War at Th.s Time Distinctly
Favorable to Kussia
Washington, June lO.-Before send-
ins- to Russia and Japan his urgent
petition that peace In the far east :
.
be arranged between the belligerents,
President Roosevelt was assured by
both Warring powers not only that his
suggestion would be received without
ca ,t T,mifl h onppnt .Tarmn'c
formal' agreement to the president's
proposal was receiveu ut i e ae- ;
Partment this afternoon from
Griscom, to whom it was delivered by
the Japanese foreign office. No formal .
response has come from Russia, but j
there is no significance in the delay j
as it is known that it will be satisfac-!
tor;.
No decision was reached in the pre
liminary as to where the plenipoten
tiaries shall meet, although the sug
gestion that Washington would prob-
ably be most acceptable, has been made
by diplomatic representatives or tne
European powers here, and is said to
have been discussed In the White House
conierencee. Aiiumtn uB6uU11, ust&eu.
on the idea that Washington was too
remote from the territory of the
belligerents, was that some " place In
aiancnuna wouia re mure convenient
NO
HALEIGH. N. C. SUNDAY, JUNE
ana feasible., it was said toflav in
high quarters, where a correct know
ledge of the views of Japan and Rus
sia on this point is doubtless possess
ed, that, President" Roosevelt would
most likely be asked by the belligerents
io seieci rne piace wnere peace is to h
be. arranged. It was to assist Russia
and Japan in. this-connection that the
following statement was' made in the
identical npte which the president sent
to them on Thursday:
"While the president does not feel
that any intermediary should be called
In respect to the peace negotiations
themselves, he is entirely willing to do
what he properly can' if the two powers
concerned feel that his services will
be of aid in arranging the preliminaries
as to the time and place of meeting."
President Roosevelt will return to
Washington tomorrow night. By then
it is expected the Russian answer will
be at hand, and it Is the intention
(to make public the text of both the
Japanese and Russian notes of accept
ance wih the leost possible delay after
the Dresident sees them.
Through his persona conversations
with representatives of the powers In
Washington who were In frequent com
munication vrith their governments,
(Continued on page 2.)
IELP INVOKED
OF SHE!
Southern Reads Said to Be
in a Conspiracy
APPEAL TO ROOSEVELT
The President Asked to Institute
Proceedings Similar to the North
ern Securities Surt-rAhat the Pe
titioners Ask Lawyers Retire
From Atchison Investigation
Washington, June 1 10. Under the
Sherman anti-trust lajr President
Roosevelt- was &ket tona:to-proced
; 1
a 00 lrtot Trio TlltriAio Montrti l Vtk T aiiIQm
!?"":" x. r:-""'! T,!
ville & Nashville, the Norfolk & West
ern, the Chesapeake & Ohio, the South-
jern, the Atlantic Coast Line and all the
i ... . . . .
I other railroads and traffic associations
operating iu the territory south of the
Ohio and east of the Mississippi river
A conspiracy in restraint of trade is
alleged, and the president is asked to
prevent the carriers in .question from
continuing it. The petition . embracing
submitted to Attorney General Moody
by a delegation representing the Re
ceivers' and Shippers' Association , of
Cincinnati. It was intended to take
the matter up directly with President
Roosevelt( but in his absence he re
quested that the attorney general re
ceive the petition.
It is stated by those concerned that
the interests involved and the issues
raised are more far-reaching than in the
Northern Securities case. Should the
administration decide to prosecute this
railroad combination enterprise It will
cause a greater stir, say the authori
ties, than when the anti-trust law was
; invoked in the merger case. The pres
; ident is asked to instruct the attorney
general to begin proceedings in the
United States courts for these pur
Iposes: 1. To enjoin the Southern Railway
Company and the Atlantic Coast Line i
from acquirIng, or attempting to acquire !
further stock of railroad companies in i
j southern territory and from voting the :
rUv. v, . 4
o iuv rv niuLii tucj iiu w iiuiu III I cXlil JKXD
other than the stock of their own com-,
; panles, etc. j
1 2. To institute proceedings to dissolve
ithe Southeastern
Mississippi Valley As- :
Southeastern Freight ;
. . . . . . . , ,
ROClatlon nnd thp Rnntheaotorn TJVoirrht '
A , -' i
AssuLiaiiun, miu 10 enjoin me com-
Association, and to enioin
I panles belonging to them from further .!
agreeirT or combining, or conspiring
together to establish or maintain rules,
regulations and rates, etc. j
3. To enjoin the two associations men- '.
'llnnal fynm a r-r-,i n K
lnt agreement8 entered into between j
them and from continnine- tn optpp !
1 . '
comDine, conspire and act together to ,
. . . . ,
fno Minonlrn onH o r- V. r
maintain rates
4 m j i At . . . .
AU eujum me -umuanies parties to i
a meeting in New York city at the !
',11UUI1 nuicl 111 ""er, iu, irom
carrying into effect the agreement en-
TTT 13 T f" O. - 1 f --v . - .
" 1,,CKll,,s- ,
Judson Harmon of Cincinnati
.1 t i n A. , ,3 . A !
and
Frederick N Judson of St. Louis spe
cial counsel for the government In the
have resigned or will do '
. . , . .
Moody early nex(. week lg the
result ; it ,s uncerstood of differences
betwe'en the attorney general and the
, , cmmsel tnp iattPr hflVnr rf,
! special counsel, the latter having rec-
jommended a prosecution of officials of
ithe Atchison system, which, it is be
Jlieved, was not approved by Mr. Moody,
j The reported differences between the
attorney general and Messrs. Harmon
and Judson are attributed to the al-
leged insistence of the latter that" Poul
Morton, secretary of the navy, should
be included in the prosecution of offl-
cers of the Atchison system on the
charge of having violated the Elkins
debate law. Mr. Morton uno nn '
time the - second vice-president and ;
taffic manager of the Atchison.
AN ACT
11. 1905.
NG DEEP
FOR A SCANDAL
Looking for the Leak in Crop
Statistics
DETECTIVES AT WORK
New York Brokers Call on Secretary
Wilson Statistician Hyde to Be
Recalled From From Europe as
0 . '
C00n as He Lands Cheatham
. . .
Says the Inquiry IS Progressing
Washington, June 10. The statement
was made today in a quarter regarded
as responsible that out of the charges
made by Richard Cheatham, secretary
of the Cotton Growers' Association, and
now being investigated by Secretary
Wilson, may grow one of the most se
rious scandals in the history of the
government. What is claimed to be
nnaltlm Tvrw hat h00n cnhmltteH tO
n?ii.o v... ht uat-
ceiioittij yy iiauu iui. aciuaiu iuai
information obtained from the depart-
ment, iurmsnea Dy some oinoiai or
officials within it, was used to Influence
the cotton market. .
It is now stated that it may become
necessary for Secretary Wilson within
a few days to widen the scope of his
inquiry. The intimation is given that a
conspJracy may be unearthed. Involv
ing persons in New York and Washing
ton, which it is alleged was formed for
the' purpose not only of manipulating
things so as to influence the cotton
market, but to affect the corn, wheat,
barley and other cereal markets as well.
That the affair is assuming a more
serious aspect is apparent. It is estab
lished beyond a doubt that secret ser
vice agents of the government ,are as
sisting Secretary Wilson. Mr. Cheat
ham is also participating in the inquiry.
He is aiding Secretary Wilson with the
object of weaving a net around men
whom the report of the Southern Cot
ton Association has contended from the
first had deceived the secretary . for
their own purposes. Mr.' Cheathaar left
for New Tork tonight on a mission en
trusted to him by the secretary of agri
culture. Mr. Cheatham declined to tell
the object of his trip further thanr to
say that it was on business connected
with the investigation being conducted
by Secretary Wilson,
While maintaining a profound silence
as to the exact nature of the revela
tions which he made to Mr. Wilson, Mr.
Cheatham predicted tonight that "a big
sensation" would follow the conclusion
of the investigation. "You may an
nounce with my authority," he said,
"that it is my opinion that the suspen
sion of Edwin S. Holmes, Jr., means
that his connection with the department
has come to an end."
Mr. Holmes stated yesterday that he
had been suspended at his own request.
It is understood that he has been in
conference with Mr. Wilson on several
occasions within the last few days.
There is a report that John Hyde, sta
tistician of the department, the 'immedi
ate superior of Mr. Holmes, will be
asked to return to Washington as soon
as he can get here. Mr. Hyde started
for Europe Tuesday. He is expected to
be here in about two weeks. This would
give him just time enough to land and
take return passage immediately. No
explanation is given as to Mr. Hyde's
connection with the affair,
'as mentioned for the first
His name
time today.
So far as is known. Mr. Hyde's integ
rity has not been questioned. Mr. Hyde
Is wpII
-
Known an over tne united
btates.
Gn the surface there were no new de-
velopments today as to Secretary Wil-
wvraugaiwn or me cnarges mat
fi&ures relating to cotton reports had ;
. , , .
hn -iiio-i cr,a,i,i,: M ;
f u.tv i v jiuipuoco
ana tnat there is a big "leak" in the
department. But all is active within
iust the same. Mr. Wilson has taken
hold of the inquiry with great energy.
He ls very "uch aroused, and intends
tO DrO D6 t fie SlleSTed SCanflal tn thp hOt
torn. Yesterday four New York brok-
ei'3 appeared before him to give testi
i ... ;
i j,, 4U. nn..i . .
II1U11I ill U1C tO.SC - VVIlcLL inPV nan TO
w-i nn it ,h r- .nmn i n t. . .1 . . i
: say on the subject, or what information :
" "ZtZ".
Mr. Wilson PYnortod tn nhtatn rv,
L"C1"? ia t1"1 ,I1luc "-I1UW"
In fact it is
nnt mittori ot a
such a visit was made. The identity of
the New Yorkers is not revealed. They '
arrived here yesterday morning, and
after conferring with the secretary
quietly returned to New-York. Their ;
Presence here was not known outside of
department until today. The au-
thorities are conducting the innnirv !
with the greatest secrecy, and as much '
jof the work is being done by secret ;
!ervioe agents, the details of the case !
will probably not be known until Sec-I
retary Wilson is ready to take the pub- I
lie into his confidence. !
Mr. Cheatham expressed himself as i
delighted with the energy of Secretary
Wilson's proceedings. "No man could
!do more than he is doinS" he said.
Norfolk and Southern Not Sold
Norfolk, Va., June 10. It was con
ifirmed ner today that there has been
no actual sale of the Norfolk and
Southern railroad, reported recently j
jb.uu.
it developed 'that' the Vlridnia
and Carolina Coast Railroad Company!
which Is backed by President Corey.;
of the steel trust and others, is now !
negotiating for the purchase of the
Norfolk and Southerpr, so that the new
company will ' not have to construct
an entirely separate line to its timber
lands Just purchased in Eastern Caro
lina, Business in Tokio
xoKio, June 10. The markets sud
denly developed a lively upward ten
dency at noon. The oDenine of the
afternoon business was postponed for
two hours owing to the large volume
of the morning transactions.
Buried Temple Discovered
Pekin, June 10. A temple in which
were an idol and a 3mall amount of
treasure was found under ground fri
side
was
the water
gate. The discovery
; dUff for the American legation.
a drain was beinsr
Major Buelow Erwin Dead
Asheville, N. C, June 10. Special.
iMaj. Buelow Erwin, one of the oldest
and most highly respected citizens of
Asheville, died this afternoon shortly
j after 3 o'clock. Major Erwin had been
i in ill 'health for a long time. He waa
i 80 years of age and had a large oon
nection in this and other sections of
the state.
Equitable Trustees Accept
New Tork, June 10. All three of the
men invited by Thomas F. Ran in
act as trustees of Equitable stock hav i
accepted. A man representing the new!
owners of the stock calU'i on Grover !
t ieveiana toGay in Prmcetown and ob-
V.t
i j t . . - . . .
; ai,a Justice JuOrgSn J. J StUiVl Of the
; New York state supreme court, the
other men designated by
the stock
owners, sent their formal letters of ac
centanre tn Mr. Pvan uiriv ttwtov
. -.WJ . ,
OUR WOMEN'S COLLEGE
President Mclver Reports a
Year of Progress
..
Attendance the Largest in Its His
tory Pressing Needs Emphasized.
What Some of the Institution's
Friends Are Doing for It
Greensboro, N. C, June 10. Special.
At the graduating exercises of the
North Carolina State Normal and In
dustrial College here Friday morning!
President Charles D. Mclver made the
following interesting statement of the
college year just closed;
The President's Statement
While the college year just Closing
tairor. t oil rooont. Vi a c? v,o o v.nr
successful one, the work has been done ! Hampton arrived. The master of cere
under unusual difficulties. The delay j monies, Maj. E. A. Semple, was un.
In nnoninr until October fith in order 1 tiring in his labors and there was a
that the Spencer building might be
ready for occupancy, the time con
sumed in becoming accustomed to the
changed conditions, and the fact that
the buildinc was not comDletely ready
for use when the college opened have
added decidedly to the ordinary bur
dens of management.
In point of enrollment the past year
has surpassed any of its predecessors,
the number of regular students enrolled
being 553; the number- of teachers at
tending the May school, 67; and the
number of children in the training
school 532, making a total of 952 stu
dents and pupils In the care of the col
lege during the past nine months. In
cluding faculty and employes the col
lege population is considerably more
than 1,000.
The year has to its credit the follow
ing items of progress:
1. The completion and dedication of
the Cornelia Phillips Spencer Building
j .which is a model dormitory.
. th elft-of ,Mr Andrew Car
buil.din& tne lft of a?r" Andrew car
it. A 1 1 iv.livii v'l at iii".. It . - - -
negie,
3. The addition of various sifts ;
of $5,0CO to the Alumnae Loan and
Scholarship fund. j
4. The rearrangement of the regu-!
lar course of college requiring an ad- ;
ditional year of preparation for en--
trance into the freshman class and
making the maximum number of week- ;
i ..v;f f. a-ntr a-,iAani.!-nr.f.
iv i ri i l i i 1 1 fi i. nm nil i i i i u i i r i, . u 11 1
twenty, instead of twenty-four.
tw.ntv instead of twenty-four. These
courses of study are mtenaed to do
equivalent in requirement ana cunure ,
Tinwfir to those leading to Jacneior'S
degree in the university and best col-
leges in the state. The degree con-
f erred upon the completion of these
-courses will be Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of
Pedagogy.
The last general assembly made pro-
vision not only for replacing the dor
mitory destroyed by fire, but also for ,
replacing the laundry and power house ,
destroyed at the same time. The con-
tract has been given and the work ,
commenced on these latter improve- i
ments.
The pressing needs, of the college now
are these:
1. The completion
of the students'
j building, for which about
$10,000 is
needed.
2. A gymnasium costing $30,000.
3. Increase in recitation and labora
tory room, which should be made by
erecting on the spot where the old dor-
mitory stood a building costing $100,000. .
The women of North Carolina do not
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BATTLEFIELD
OF BIG BETHEL
-"Where North Caroiinians Re
ceived Baptism of Blood
HENRY L. WYATT FELL
Monurdent Dedicated to Commemor
ate the Battle Patriotic Speeches
by Virginians and Carolinians
The Visitors Shown Many Atten
tions and Treated With Hospitality
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Hampton, Va., June 10. Special
Virginia and North Carolina closely;;
united in what Governor Montague tpr
day declared to be the greatest war the
country has ever seen or ever will see
Joined In striking a high note In dedl'
eating the memorial to North Carolina?
ttl ODU1C1. 1U8 UenrUIWBS OI tnB
anair
was marked and much exceeding
the recent observance at Appomattox.'
Th 'North flnrnllnn ruM-tv Inrlndlnrf
Ju(jgre Qa,. Secretary Grimes, E. Ji
Hale, J. H. Thorpe and R. H. Ricks'
of the state - memojial commission,
Robert H. Bradley, Fred A. Olds, Bene
han Cameron, Gordon Hackett, Miss
Annie Kyle and Mrs. Thorpe were
driven from Hampton across the coun
try to the battlefield, nine miles
away, and were throughout recipients,
of unbounded courtesy from Virginia
hospitality.
The location of the monument was
found to be : attractive and the speak
ers' stand waa almost upon breast
works erected by North Carolinians 44
years ago.- The North Carolina flag
and the noted flag borne by the Bethel
regiment in battle made a striking
background. Under these hung a por
trait of ' General Mlagruder, the Con
federate commander. Some three thou
sand persons were present. The exer
cises, like the weather, were faultless.
The North Carolinians arrived early,
under escort of the Tarboro company,
a band being with the latter. -
Governor and Mrs. Montague and J.
Taylor Ellyson did not arrive from
Richmond until noon, in the party
being Benehan Cameron, Alston Cabell
and Frank Cunningham. There were
hearty chears for Governor Montague,
who by his speech and bearing at Ap-
pomattox, greatly endeared himself to
-wortn Carolinians. ine namptoo
post Dana ana local mmiary irora
North Carolina flavored welcome all
day.
The opening prayer by Rev. Hopkina
was for North Carolina and Virginia
and our common country. Major
j Thornton Jonea of Hampton spok
most appropriately tor tne sons ot
Confederate veterans and Spanish
American volunteers.
A strong speech, which was really the
most elaborate of the day, wai that
of Rev. Dr. Pendleton Jones, one of
four preachers, song of Rev. Dr. J.
Williams Jones, chaplain general of
Confederate veterans, the latter being
present. It was a masterful speech.
Paul Jones spoke for the Edgecombe
company, and did so briefly and In a
way which brought him applause, par
ticularly for his praise of woman's,
work in perpetuating the memories of
southern valor and sacrifice.
The monument was effectively unveil
ed, troops saluting it with presented
rifles, as owing to the sudden sicknesa
of a lady they could not Are.
Governor Montague made a striking
speech, referring to gallantry of North-
Carolina ana to wyau s aeam, me mu
ter's service being emblematic of th
undivided affection always existing be-
tween North Carolina and Virginia, H
declared that the saying, "It is better
to have loved and' lost than never tj
have loved at all," applies to other-
things than to young men and maidens.
that it wm better for southern
people to have shown their genius ami
stress of war. There are far higher
w'usa men mcio wuuiinv.iDUh
ure is not a, criterion or jiic. a iima
is great only as he serves and gives
his life for other people. This is the
lesson the Confederates gave and which
could not have come from hearts which
contained rebellious thoughts or
treasonable principles.
Secretary Grimes made a fine impres
sion as the applause given him' showed.
The monument was put in custody of
Magruder Chapter, Daughters of the
Confederacy. t Frank Cunningham sang
in superb style "The Sword of Bunker
Hill.
North Carolinians visited the granite
marker which survivors say stands on
the verv snot whpre. Wvntt fcA. T.nnoh.
eon was served and North Carolinians
.returned to Hampton, along the. route
taken by the Federals after Bethel fell
This is next to the last, as Chief Justlca
Clark remarked, ofsJSJorth Carolina cel
ebrations of this kind. Chickamauga
will be the last forty years after the
war ended
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