Weather.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 9 Fore
cast for North Carolina tor jtonlght
and" Thursday? Fair tonight and
Thursday, with heavy frost tonight ...
ESTABLISHED 1876.
METHODIST ARE
Seventy-Second Session of the
North Carolina Confer
ence Meets There
A GOOD ATTENDANCE
Bishop Wilson Presiding Over Con
ference V. 8. Cumilngglnt Re
elected Secretary Twentieth Ques
tion and Presiding Elders and
Many Pastors Pass Examination
of Character Reports Show Pro
gress in All Lines Districts Called
Show Fine Gains Over Last Year-
Conference Made Vnusual Progress
and Work is Well in Hand.
(special to The rimes.)
Durham, N. C, Dec. 9 The seven
ty-second session of the North Caro
lina Conference, Methodist Episcopal
Church, assembled in Trinity church
at 10 o'clock this morning, Bishop
A. W. Wilson presiding.
Religious services were conducted
uy uitt umuup, wuu Humiui&iereu iiiv
sacrament to the conference.
The secretary .if the conference
called the roll. W. L. Cunnlnggim
was re-elected secretary, Communi-
mtlnna frnni vnrt.-nia Intoroata warn
ferrod to the proper committees.
Presiding elders nominated the
standing committees, and all were
elected. SuperanuVes passed the ex
amination for character and con
tinued in same relation.
Action of last year, calling for in
dividual church reports was by vote
descinded, including this year.
Question Twenty called and the
presiding elders of all districts pass
ed examination of character and
made reports, showing progress in
all lines.
Continuing the call of the twen
tieth question the preachers of Ral
eigh, Durham, Fayettevllle, Rocking
ham and Wilmington districts were
called, their characters passed and
reports made. Nearly all show gains
over last year.
lae conierenee muae unusua pro
gress at the morning session and the
work of the body is well in hand, iu
e i i-Li.-j .. . .li.. i ...
Hiieuu HI whs num.. .
The attendance is up to the aver
age and fine feeling prevails in the
body in reports and social intercourse.
Historical Society Meeting.
The North Carolina Conference
Historical ..Society- held : its annual
meeting last night, as Is the custom
to meet the night before the open-,
ing of the conference each year, and;
at this meeting the society was espe-i
cially fortunate in the selection of Its,
historian, he being none other than!
Dr. W. L. Grissom, of the Western
North Carolina Conference, and the
author, of the book that has had such
a wide reading, entitled History of
North Carolina Methodism, said by
critics to contain more new history
than any man has uncovered in many
a year in the Old North State. Dr.
Grlssom's subject was "Some first
things in North Carolina Methodism,"
and was greatly enjoyed and closely
listened to by the large . audience
' present.
Without going into detail it is
proper to state that Dr. Grissom was
sticking to his text all the way
Bum IN DURHAM
through, and among the many things; this morning wh'ch will be continued
he brought out as the first in North ;an day on the proposed Appalachian
Carolina was: that Joseph Pilmooand White Mountain forest reserva
was the first Methodist ureacher ever ! Hon. Governor Curtis Guild, of Mas-
to preach In this country, September
ZSth, 1772, and that he was the guest
of Col. Hollowell Williams, and that
Gabriel Long and a Mr. Rustin made
the first contribution to education
from this state, and the money went
either to Cokesbury College in Mary-
land, which was the first Methodist
college In America, or to the Cokes-,
hurv hlffh nRkn.il aii ihn Vdl.-tn river.
In what is now Davie county, which or the University fnw,scons'n;' 1
.. . . . , i.., I The speeches were all along the lines
was the first preparatory Mothooist I o why tne govel.nmtMlt Bhould either
school in America. Telling of these, ,)Ul.ohim, or control the forest and
things, the speaker then mada a com- headwaters of the waterways In order
parlson with the present day neth-jt0 conserve the national forest
ods and facilities to educate. He con-
tlnued In the historical linos, men-
Honing the first periodical in tho In-
threat of Methodism emanated from1
about this high school, for it was! Kme- D- The pope, tday
there that AHbury wrote the ' first blessed President-elect Taft and his
manuscript that went to Philadelphia! family. The blessing was declared m
for publication, and a monthly mnga- the presence of Archbishop J. J.j
cine came out the year" 1c V and Olennon, of St. Louis, who was one
1700. Continuing he brought out tho of the first persons received In audl-j
fact that the first Methodlat book of . ence. Archbishop Glennon also pre
dlsclpllne was written by Re. John seated his holiness wth a gold medal
Dickens, while pastor of the Bertie
circuit, and that this Is substantiated
ed by Asbury himself in his Journal;
lie having read the manuscript.
The first camp meeting came about
In North Carolina also, though Ken
(Continued on Second Page.)
BAPTISTS ARE IN
SESSION TODAY
Great Baptist State Conven
tion Gets Down to Work
This Morning
SUBJLCTS DISCUSSED
Feature of First Session Was Sermon
of Dr. Huffman Last Night-Relation
of the Pastor to the Prayer-meet-ing
the Subject of An Address by
Rev. J. Paul Rowers Pastor's Re
lation to His Congregation Discuss
ed by Several Members of the Con
' vention. "
(Special to The T'mes.)
Wilson, Dec. 9 The feature of the
first session of the Baptist State Con
vention, held last night. Was the able
sermon by Dr. J. D. Huffman. A
large aud'enee listened to his learned
discourse.
This morning ': the devot'onal exer
cises were conducted by Rev. J. Paul
Bowers, who delivered an address on
the relation of the pastor to the prayer
meeting. The second subject was the
partor'8 relation to his congregation;
first, to the children led, by Rev. R. A,
McFarland; second, to the young peo
ple, by Kev. L. R. Prultt; third, to the
home life of his people.
The third subject was the pastor's
relation', to soul winning; first, A.: J.
Moncrtef; second, winning souls
through his members, by Rev. O. T.
Watklns; third, placing and training
young converts. Rev. J. R. Dean. ;
The afternoon session Is being de
voted to the pastors' correspondence
course; first, the work and methods,
by RcV. W. R. Cullum; second, the
workers, by J. H. Tucker und others.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Dec. 9 President Roos-r
evelt this morning named Secretary of
Agriculture- Wilson, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Capers and F. L.
Dunlap, an; ..expert of the bureau of
chemistry, a board to adjudicate the
difficulties wh'ch have arisen under the
interpretation of the new pure food and
drug act by the Internal revenue
bureau. ;
'Rectifiers ''and distillers have com
plained that In trying to comply with
the recent decision of Attorney-General
Bonaparte as to "what is wh skey"
and still agree with internal revenue
regulations, they have been put to un
necessary trouble and expense, The
board constituted this morning will try
to solve the Interesting problem.
HEARING ON
FOREST MATTER
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Dec. 9 The house com
mittee on agriculture held a hearing
suchusetts, conducted the hearing and
Introduced the speakers.
The speakers were: John H. Fin
ney, of North Carolina, secretary of the
! Appalachian National Forest Assocuv
t!on. j G Rug8i viCe-presdent of the
Southern Commercial Congress; Rev.
Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the
senate; Representative Stevens, of
Texas; Governor Chamberlain, of
Oregon, and C. R. Van Eser, president
resources.
I0! Blesses Taft.
(By Cable to The Times)
of the Vatican from tno at. uuis ex-
, position
Commercial Silver.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Dec. I Commercial
bar silver, 49c; Mexican dollars, to.
ADJUDICAT
NG
BOARD
NAMED
RALEIGH, N.
A POLICY AND
NOT A PROJECT
Is tbe Mstlo of the Convenliqq
of National Rivers and
Harbors Congress
WELCOME BY FAIRBANKS
National Rivers and Harbors Cong
ress Begun Its Fifth Annual Con
vention This Morning Representa
tive Russell, of Louisiana, Pre
sided Ambassador James Kiyci-,
of Great Britain, ReUveretf An Ad
dress on the Waterways of His
Country Andrew Carnegie Aiso
Makes Address Other Addrcssi-s.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Dec. 9 The National
Rivers and Harbors Congress opened
its fifth annual convention this morn
ing at 10 o'clock in the large as
sembly room of the New Willard Ho
tel. Representative' Russell, of Louisi
ana, president of the congress, pre
sided. Cardinal Gibbons pronounced
the Invocation. President Ransdell
delivered the opening address, after
which Vice-President ..-.Fairbanks,', on
the part of the government, formally
welcomed the delegates.
Ambassador James Bryce delivered
an address on the watei ways of Great
Britain.
Andrew Carnegie addressed the
congress, urging improved waterways.
During the sessions speeches will
be made by governors of states advo
cating the necessity of urging upon
congress a broad and comprehensive
policy towards waterway improve
mont throughout the country. The
motto of the convention Is "A Policy,
and Not a Project."
Foreign diplomats, during the ses
sions, will tell of waterway condi
tions in their respective countries.
Ambassador Nabtico, of Brazil, will
describe the improved waterway fa
cilities of that republic.
The president will receive the con
gress at the white house Friday af
ternoon at 2: 37 o'clock. Of the gov
ernors who will speak, Johnson, of
Minnesota; "Deneen, of Illinois, and
Smith, of Georgia, reached the city
yesterday. The delegations from the
Ohio ; valley, including delegates
from Louisville, Parkorsburg, Owens
boro, Paducah, and other cities, ar
rived this morning.
The officials of the congress, the
board of directors and the vice-presidents
from tfie several states, met at
dinner at 7 o'clock last night in the
red room of the JeW Willard Hotel.
It was In many particulars a busi
ness session, preparatory to the work
of the convention. Plans were out
lined and the scope and purpose ot
the future work of the congress dis
cussed.. Representative Joseph E. Ransdell,
president of the congress, presided.
- Four thousand delegates are hero.
The first annual convention of the
Woman's National Rivers and Har
bors Congress met In the cabinet
room of the New Willard at 10 a. m.
Mrs. Hoyle Tomkles, of Shrevepori,
La., is presiding over this adjunct to
the main congress. The woman's
congress also will remain In session
till Friday afternoon. Addresses were
made by Mrs. Hoyle Tomkles, Mrs.
Donald McLean, president-general of
the Daughters of the Revolution, and
Mrs. A, F. Knudsen.
THOMAS SUES FOR f 100,000.
Husband of Sylvia Speers nrlngs
Suit For Alienation of Ills Wife's
Affections.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Atlanta, Go., Dee. 9 Russell Thomas,
the young chauffeur, who some months
ago eloped with and married Miss
Sylvia Speer, tho young daughter of
his employer, but whoso bride was
taken from him by her parents eighteen
hours after the marriage ceremony,
has filed a sutt for 100,00 against the
parents of ns wife for tho alUnntlon
of her affections. Thomas and the
girl were arrested In Charlotte, N. C,
eighteen hours after tho wedding and
Mrs. Speer prevailed on er daughter
to leave her husband. The Bpeers took
tho girl to Europe, but returned with
her after three weeks. Thomas has
not been allowed to see his wife since
her return.
In his bill Thomas alleges that the
marriage was duly consummated on
the trip to Charlotte. The Speers an
nounce that they will file a sutt for
the annulment of the marr'age of their
daughter, alleging that she was trick
ed by Thomas and also asserting tnat
the marriage was never consummated.
The Question of consummation prem
ises to figure largely In the case, and
it la said physicians will be called in.
C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1908
T,
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Dec. 9 T. Jenkins Mains,
who is to be placed on trial Mon
day for the murder of William E.
Annis, broke down completely m the
Queens county Jail toJiv when he was
told that his little daughter. Moll.e,
was ill In Washington.
"Why can't I see niy little girl." he
moaned. "I would Facnlice everything
to be able to so to her bedside.-' And
then ,he sat down In a coi ner of his
cell and wert.
Mollie Halns, who Is hardly three
years old, is now with her grand
parents. General ..and. Mrs. Peter o.
lining, In Washington. Joseph A. i-hay.
to
a cottage at Flushing during the tral
of their soils. If the child is well
enough she will be bronchi along and
will see her father every day during
the hearing at which his lite will be at
stake.
FLEET RETURNS
22
(By" Leased. Wire to The Times)
Washinglon, D. C, Dsc. -rwi-
; ent Roosevelt w ill welcome the re
turn of the battleship fleet to Hainp
, ton Roads from its cruise around tin:
i world about noon on February 22.
! Details now being worked out in tlu
navy department" 'will provide that
the exercises take place as near ai
practical with the president's yacht
the Mayflower, - in the same position
' as upon departure of the fleet, l)e
1 eember Hi, 1 1'ti". Admiral Arnold's
' third siiuadron of the Atlantic fleet
is to nieet the battleships out iu tli'.i
Atlantic, possibly well on toward Gi
braltar, and escort "them home.
About 2,500 of '.'the blue jackets ot
Sperry's fleet' will Je brought to
Washington to participate iu the in
auguration ceremonies.
After the review in Hampton
Roads the fleet will go to New York,
where the men will be given shore
leave.
Contrary to tho previous Inclina
tion of the department there will he
no parade of the men of the fleet on
the Jamestown Exposition grounds.
AT
BUCK 5H0LS
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Ashevllle, N. I'.. Dec. 9 -It Is reported
that Mrs. Hakvr Everett Edwards,
daughter of the lato Carter Harrison,
of Chicago, Is now able to discharge
all of Colonel McBee's claim on Buck
Khouls estate for $1,600 if she so
chooses, ir'ho has not so far chosen
to obtain a clear title to the property
by paying this amount. i
Colonel alellcc Is said to be willing
to take 11.500 for his interests, ac
quired by the application of a part
of ills former $H.0oO. a year salary, to
tho improvement of the Buck Shoals
Company's property.
Mr. Edwards had no part In the ne
gotiations. He is In Norfolk, visiting
his father. Colonel McDoe, according
to one ot his friends, has consented to
allow Mrs, Edwards to take away from
Buck Shoals some valuable silverware
which he said was the property of the
company. He will not discuss th com
promise offer of $1,500.
JENKINS RAINES
INTFARF II Mfinn
m mm m m m mm m m i i ' i vi . :rv.v t.w:-;t. n m n r v
years old, is now withlui gi in I- I ILsfM VVVt " ..iP'Sl ' A i !i I V'lf'W
parents. Uene.al and MmP.Ui 0 LiiW'3&A&.iT&J
assistant counHeWor tn II mis b.oth- 3 1 43 Vjll 1
ers, received a letter l . 1 st it ng th it 8 X lf:f V1- jP1Pdnl 5 y
the child was ill ami uli n In tailed 8 V. IS FacFTHvf i L&W I Mi f
upon T. Jenkln, Hain, h oldli.m P t f . fj ftS'ir
' General Halns and hi- m . uillomu .""fl m If &1L
V,.,v V.M-lr Rnnilsiv tin, will .finrivl -A. Ifa. taiaiMar & ,.- y ' .itffliys "T, agt3Sa w
FEBRUARY
COMPROMISE
Dethroned President of Hayti.
1 rMK x WAv
I SIX. Vt
1 pper picture shows Nord Alexis, njjed president of the Hnvti. Itelow
to the lelt Is CaH- Huit.cn, a typical port of the island, und to the right is
u body ot native police of l'oit-au-l'ri nee.
HRS. SCHLOSSARRESTEDlTHE Mm OEAL
Discovered Stealing From De
partment S:o:e
Wile of Well Known Clothing Man
Picks l'i Things in I'is Depart
ment Store- anil Is Am'sti'd
licads Illness and Nervousness
Case Will Come I n Friday.
I tsy i.easea wire. to I he Times) i
New York, Due. 9 Fears were ex
pressed today that Mrs. Louisa .1.
Scliloss, niillionaire . Louis .;-Schloss'
wife, who was arrested on the charge
of shoplifting yesterday at a Sixth
iiVenue deimrtnieut store, would lose
her denson.
Friends of the Schlosses say today
that Mrs. Schloss -could not possibly
! have- known What she was doing, if,
indeed, the charge of shoplilting is
not entirely unfounded..
New York, Dec. 9 Mrs, Louis J.
Schloss, who lives at the Hotel Mar
seilles and is the wifa of the head of
tlu clothing firm' of Schloss Brothers,
at 753 Broadway, which owns a bit;
store In Baltimore, was arrested by
detectives In a Sixth Avenue depart
ment store yesterday on a charge of
taking numerous small articles
valued at JIG. 98. Mds. Schloss was
balled by her husband,' after fihe had
been taken to a police station. He
said n great mistake had buvn made,
adding tht his wife hd been suffering
from insomni and nrvousness for
somo time. Mrs. Schloss was to have
been arranged in the night court, and
the detectives went there to appear
I against her. Mrs. Schloss went to a
court with Daniel D. Blumenthal, a
lawyer. The husband would not dis
cuss the case in court, but Mr. Blum
enthal asked Maglstdnte Walsh to ad
journ the case, as Mrs. Schloss Was
' 111 as a result of her experience,
i She showed a physician's cwtlil
catc, which said:
"This is to certify that Mrs.
Schloss is a patient of mino and Bhc
is very nervous. 1 believe It would
. bo very Injurious for her if she were
compelled to go to court."
Magistrate Walsh adjourned the
case to Friday morning.
No evidence was taken in the case
In court, but Store Dotcctive McCnul
ey told tbe reporters of the arrest as
follows:
"Mrs. Schloss, whom I knew to be
a customer, came to the store at
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. 1
saw her stop and talk with several
Saleswomen with whom she was ac-
Iqalnted, and then sue stopped at the
(Continued on Sooond Page.)
Monry ret Paid t3 French
Government
Former Senator Millard Says Presi
dent's Statements Are Wrong
French (iovcriiinent Had -Nothing1
to tin With Sale of Property
Cromwell Only Man Who Knows.
(By Leased Wire to The Times) ; !
: Omaha, Neb., Dec. 'J Former Sen
ator .1. II. Millard, of Nebraska, who
was chairman of the senate commit
teo on the Panama canal when tho
tnvrsti;:nilon was made by the senate
as to tho details', of ..the manner in
'which. .tlii . government acquired the
Panama Canal said in an interview
'.that the French government was not
connected in any way With the deal
v. hii '.i v.:.is nm le through-"-William.
Nelson Cromwell, who acted for the
! canal company, and who blocked
1 every effort of the committee to se
' cure the list of stockholders of the
company, to whom the $ 1 0,000,000
was raid.
S.'iintnr Millard says many of the
statements contained in President
; Roosevelt's letter to. Foulke were
; wrong, among them belli;.; tho state
ment that the $40,000,000 was vail
the French governmant. Mr. Mil
lard savs this money was vald J. P.
Morgan & Company,
i Tho French govern hient had noth
ing to do with the snle of the ranal
'property,' sal d Senator. Millard.
"About the only man who had any
. thing to do with that, so far as our
committee was ably to find, was Wil
liam Nelson Cromwell. 'We v wens
never able to Und the names of tho
stockholders of the company -.which
! ho represented.
I "I um certain there was no graft
ing on the part of any government of
! flcials In this country."
' "Was Douglas Robinson or any of
I the Tafts members of the syndicate?"
was asked Senator Millard.
"I dont.' know. We never could
get Cromwrll to answer a question as
to who tile members of that syndicate.
I were, Cromwell knows, Get hold of
him od make him answer, and you'll
know all about the raniima deal."
i Twenty-seven Killed.
Bcldimo, Djc. 9 Twenty-seven
were klllcl In an avalanche at San
Lucane. The result of the avalanche
left a large opening In the ground in
; which an enormous flood of water is
flowing. Hundreds of families ara
; without fool and homes. Subscrlp
, tlons have been opened tor these un
fortunate victims.
2nd Edition
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BICYCLE RACE
Eddie Root Makes Sensational
Sprint and Socceedsln
Winning Lap
ASTONISHING SPEED
Root, With His Assistant, Rode Like
Madmen While Thousands of Spec
tators Veiled Themselves Hoarse in
a Delirium of Excitement One of
the Most Wonderful Exhibitions of
Human Endurance and Riding
Power Ever Seen After Half an
Hour's ; Hard Work He Slowed
Down.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Now York, Dec. 9 The most sen
tat lonal sprint of the six day bicycle .
race being held in the Madison
Square Garden came today, when Ed
die Root, assisted by his team mate
Lobby Walthour succeeded In get- -ting
back one of the two laps that
separated them from the leaders.
W 1th a burst of marvelous speed
the two riders rode like madmen for
more than two miles, while thous
ands ot spectators yelled themselves
hoarse In delirium of excitement.
Around and around they flew, reliev
ing each other so fast that it was im
possible to tell which was in the race.
They rode as If their very lives de
pended upon it, but the team had
caught the other teams napping and
their lead could not be cut down.
. Walthour started the sprint by run
ning high upon the Fourth avenue
bank of the shiny oval. Suddenly he
shot down and before Demara, who
had been leading the bunch at a live
ly clip, realized It, the dash for the
lao wr.s on.
W althour was fifty yards ahead be
fore tbe old riders came to a realiza
tion of what was going on and then
they began riding furiously. Wal
thour made two laps and was then
relieved by Root, who had had a long
rest and was In good shape for the
battle. Root rode like a demon.
He passed the boxes at the side of the
track so fast that their occupants saw
little more than the blue blur of his
racing jersey as the blonde-haired
New England boy Bhot past. Root's
burst of speed was one of the most
wonderful exhibitions of human en
durance and marvelous riding power
that has ever been seen in a six day
contest in the garden.
Although he had been riding at top
speed for more than twenty-four
hours, at intermittent stages of the
race, he put up a clip that has sel
dom been equalled even in a short
distance contest,
Fashionably dressed women in the
boxes who formed members of
theatre parties went almost hysteri
cal with excitement while their es
corts yelled themselves hoarse as
they saw that Root was catching the
leaders. Even after Root had lapped
the bunch he continued to ride at a
furious speed as if to try to regain
the remaining lap that is all whlcu
separate them from those in first
place. , But - after nearly half an
hour's hard work he slowed down.
11 A. M. Score.
' Miles
Laps.
2
2
2
i
1
1
0
9
8
7
6
Rutt and Stol ......
McFarland and Moran
Hill and Memara. . . .
Fogler and Lawson . .
W'nlthouh and Root. .
Palmer and Walker. .
Collins and - Mitten..
Valvin and Wiley. . .
Anderson and Vuhonl
Devonovitch and Dro
bach . . ... ...... .
Fa her and Lafourcade
1,171
1,171
1,171
1,171
1,171
1.171
1,171
1,170
1,170 .
1,170
1,150
Previous record 1,167 miles, seven
laps. -
As the race progressed the fifteen
mile lead which the riders had estab
lished over the previous records was
rapidly cut down, the 59th hour score
showing only three miles and 5 laps
ahead.
The tremendous strain of the first
two days Is showing its effect on all
the riders. Sprints were few and far
between during tho late morning and
no changes In the position of the
leaders were recorded.
I McFarland continued to set the
I pace and the others stuck close be
hind. Robbers Get 96,000.
(By' Leased Wire to The Times)
Maize, Kans., Dec. S Safe-robbers
blew the State Bank's vault early to
day and escaped with nearly $6,000
In currency. A posse of citizens bat
been organized and is now In pursuit
of tbe gang.
SENSATION