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RALEIGH, N. q., TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1909.
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DIPLOMAS GIVEN
68Y0IGMENAT
MM, COLLEGE
Orators MedaF Won By Mr.
S. H. McNeeley of
Union County
THE OTHER ORATIONS
Twentieth Annual Commencement
Kxerclses Closed This Morning
Diplomat) Delivered In 08 Young
Men Commencement Orations of
a High Order and . Greeted With
Applause Mr. Samuel H. Mc
Neeley, of I'nioii County, (Jets the
Orutor's Medal, His Subject Being
"Hydro-Electric Development in
North Carolina Final Exercises of
Great Occusioii. .;- .
The exercises of the twentieth an
nual commencement of the North
Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical
College closed this morning with the
delivering of diplomas to 6S yotfhg
men. .
The commencement, orations were
of a high order and brought, forth
iiiiic.li applause. The orations were
as follows:
'Technical Education and the
South," by Thome M. Clark, of
Wake county..
Mr. Clink is the last of judge
Clark's sons to graduate at the A. &
M. College, four having preceded
him.
Mr. Clark reviewed the progress of
the south and showed the healthy
growth of the technical education
idva. ' The future of the south is se
cure if she Increases the work of
training hand and brain to get the
most out of her resources.
W. H. Eaton, of Rowan county, a
graduate of the agricultural depart
ment, spoke on "The Farm Boy's
Outlook", showing that the future of
the farmer and the hope of attrac
tive farm life lies in agricultural
training. - The trouble with farming
has been that farming lias not been
made attractive. The farmer's home
Is neglected and there is nothing to
his life but drudgery. Higher agri
cultural training lifts farming out of
the role of drudgery and makes It an
Intellectual occupation.
Samuel H. McNeeley, of Union
county, made 'perhaps the most inter
esting speech of the morning on
"Hydro-Electric Development In
North Carolina". By , well-arrayed
statistics, so put together as to make
even figures thrilling, he reviewed
the unexhaustible resources of North
Carolina water-power, He showed the
Ereat progress along the lUie of
hydro-electric development In I ho
last decade. Ten years ago on the
Yadkin river there were grtet mills
saw' mills, etc., using 6,074 horse
power. Today one plant oti the Yad
kin produces C.r.,000 horse-i)wer.
' The United States geodetic survey
has demonstrated the fact that there
Is in North . Carolina undeveloped
water power amounting to 1 ,IS2:'.,000
horse-power more than power
enough to operate a chain of the
mightiest freiglrt. engines fearninii
from Raleigh to Goldsboro and able
to haul all the people of North Car
olina, 'white, black, and indifferent"
He estimated that the extended use
of hydro-electrle power In North
Carolina would savo the state $7!),-
000,000 per year.
Robert A. Shope, of Buncombe
-county, spoke on "The Public Duty
of a Private Citizen". He saw dan
per In good citizens refusing to hold
office and declared it the duty of
every citizen to study local conditions
and fight rottenness and corruption
at every point.
J. W. Harrelson, of Cleveland
county, who won his place on the
platform by leading his entire class
in scholarship for four years, spoke
on "The South's Need of Technically
Trained Men". He declared for more
effective Industrial education and ex
pounded clearly the need of greater
nertctiltiiral efficiency. Increased erne
iency of machinists, increased ability
in day laborers and greater financial
ability in all classes.
"The man or nation," said he, "in
capable of intelligent and efficient
labor is incapable of greatness In
telllgent labor is absolutely essen
tial to preserve civilization."
, In Memorluin.
Following the orations-Mr. C. W.
Gold, secretary of the board of trus
tee of A. ft M. College, read a me-
i mortal adopted by the alumni asso
. elation this morning, appreciative of
the life and character of Col. Alexan-
def Q. Halliday, first president of A.
& M. College, who died March 23,
1909. , It was a splendid tribute to
the memory of the great educator.
Presentation of Medals. .
Dr. D. H. Hill, president, presented
with a few appropriate remarks, the
various medals and . prizes. They
wre as follows:
For best oration commencement
morning $25 gold medal. Samuel
H. McNeeley. '
National Cotton Manufacturers' As
sociation medal for best testlle work,
awarded to G. G. Simpson.
Prizes for test work in the depart
ment of mechanical -engineering,' W.
C. Penningl.on.
$5.00 prl'. offered by Dr. Stevens,
for best work in biology, P. B. Hip
gms.
Following th's the graduating class
(imposed 'of OS young, men were
givea their diplomas. Dr. Hill, in a
short address of great feeling, hade
the young men .farewell, and nrped
them to gcat deeds in the world
which they are about to enter.
The graduates are:
Bachelors of Science In Agricul
ture: lohn Allen Arey, William Hum
Eaton, Ralph Uiuggold Faison, Frank
L'ndsay Foard, Andrew ". Haiisfiold
Green, ' Bascombe Brit t Biggins,
Wayne Aringt.on Hornaday, .1 times'
Edward Latham, Ralph hong, Ralph
Cecil Mason. Arthur Ballard Massey,
I'ober! itlchjirdlteinliardt.. In Indus
l.rk'l Chomlsiry: . William Roy Jlamp-
on, Daniel Harvey Hill, Jr., Frauds
Webber Sherwood, James Edwin
Toomor.
Bachelor of Hnglncoritnj In Civil
Engineering;:'.'-.' William -..""Herbert
Doughty Bnnok, Cecil DeWitt ilro't It
ers, 1 home McKenzie Clark, v red
Atha Duke. Lewis Price GattlfO Al
bert Sidney Goss, Charlie Pool Gray.
Thomas Frederick Haywood. William
Fladger R. Johnson, Frederick John
Jones,' Samuel Macon' Mailison, Uen
ia m in Franklin Montague, Julius
Monroe Parker, Peter Penick Pierce,
Alfred Pratte Riggs, James Olin Sad
ler, Robert Arnold Shope, William
.Seville Sloan, Hugh Stewart Steele,
(Continued on Page Eight.)
GREAT DERBY RACE
OooKmakers Deluged Willi
Golden Streams
Preparations for Great Derby Which
Will be Him Tomorrow Many
Americans Present and Putting
Their Money on . American Horse.
(By Cable to The Times.)
London, May 25 The English
bookmakers were deluged In a gol
den stream today, the greater part of
which was wagered upon Sir Martin
the American horse, and Minora,
King Edward's entry in the. great
derby which will bo run tomorrow
over Uhe historic Epsom Downs
course. While form seems to indi
eate Minoru as the probable winner
I he great following of American turf
men now In England are pinning
Hie faith to Sir Martin, and backing
him with their money. The odds.
opened today with the layers offering
95 to 40 against Minoru. Bets were
still laid at 7 to 2 aguinst Sir Mar
tin, the second choice.
While Sir Martin's past perform
ances make him almost an equal fa
vorite with Minoru, critical turfmen
admit that his appearance is not that
of the ideul derby racer. Hls leggy
and narrow, but there Is no denying
his Biiperb action. There was little
choice today, although, the critical
bettors maintained a shade In favor
of the royal entry. Both the king
and queen will occupy whe imperial
box in front of which the wire crosses
the track under which the. winner
will flash at the end of- the track's
circle. Tod Sloan, the American
Jockey who won laurels upon the
English turf, is here to see the race
and likes the appearance of Sir Mar
tin very much. He confided to Rich
ard Croker last night that he had
laid some large wagers upon the
American horse. The patriotic Eng
lishmen, spurred - by the fact that
Minoru Is the King's own horse and
also by the fact that he shows keen
form, are showering their gold upon
Edward's entry.
One of the most interested of the
horsi owners Is Richard Croker, who
won Tthe derby with Orby two years
ago, 'He has laid a big wager on Sir
Martin, but "whether he was in
Huebced soleby byvpatrlotlc motives
or by the horse'B form he will not
say, .'.''
With the 'continuance of the pres-
ent fine weather the present derby
will be the most successful ever run
American tourists have flocked tp
London from every point on the con
tinent. Among the latest to arrive
were Mr. and Mm. William K. Van
derbllt, Miss Vanderbllt and Mrs
Stevens, all of whom have taken
apartments at the Rlti, .. .
NO TRAINS ARE
RUNNING ON THE
GEORGIA ROAD
No change in tlie Strike Sit
uation, Both Sides Waiting
CLASH LAST NIGHT
i!ot!i Sides to (ieor!ti Strike 'Are
Awaiting the Arrival of Llr
Commissioner Xeiil General Man
ager Scott, While' Jle Has Not' Yet
Compiled With Governor Smith's
Suggestion as to Mediation Com
niittcc, is Willing to Confer With
Mr. Xelll ami Will Meet Illin. To
iliglit Clash Precipitated by I'll-
Vale Detectives,
;,
: '(By Leaped Wire to Tile Times)
(Atlanja, May i!5-Tho, strike of
the (icorgisv Railroad fire-men' is., still
u's Complete as .yesterday, there hnv-
ng been no change in die situation.
Both side:; are awaiiin I he arrival
of Commissioner of Labor Xeiil, from
Washington, who is expected late this
afternoon;".- While General Manager
Scot! lias not indicated his willing
ness to appoint a mediation commit
tee, as suggested by . Governor 'Smith,
he is mil averse to a conference with
Commissioner.- Nell. Mr. Scott ar
rived here this morning from Augusta
ind will '.meet the commissioner of
labor tonight. '
The first hews of an actual clash
between sfrike-breakersund glrlke
sympathizers comes from Augusta,
where Cecil Todd, of Savannah, a, pri
vate detective, who was acting as h
strike-breaker's guard, was arrested
for firing at a party of iron-workers
who were leaving the foundry at
knorkiug-off time. It .appears tluil.
Todd lost his head -and fired at them
with. a- shot-gun. . The iron workers
pursued Todd, who tied to the camp,
where his companions live In the rail
road yard, y sain firing at the crowd,
The second charge tool: effect in the
piazza of a residence, n few feet from
where an aged lady was silting. This
greatly enraged the mob, but the po
lice succeeded in taking Todd to head
quarters. He was held on a charge
of disorderly conduct, of shooting at
another and carrying concealed
weapons. Superintendent Grand, of
the Ceurgin Railroad, furnished -bond
for Todd.
SAMPSON MERCHANT SHOT,
KiiimI Mail Carrier Shoots Man Be
cause He Refused lo Sell Mini Car
tridges. .'-..-.
(Hy Leased Wire to Tho .Times)'...
Fayetteville, N, C, May 25
Bradley Parker, a merchant of l'ark
ersbiirg, Sampson county, it is charg
ed, was shot and instantly killed by
a rural mall carrier named .Bass Sun
day afternoon for refusing to sell a
box of cartridges to Bass, who de
clared he wanted to klil another
man.
Parker, it is said, remonstrated
with Bass and declined to open his
store to get the cartridges after Bass
had threatened to kill him unless he
did so. Bass was arrested and placed
in jail at Clinton. Parker was n
prominent and highly esteemed citi
zen. F1VR CHILDltKX Kl'KXKD.
Were Taking. Part in School Closing
Exercises.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Central City, Ky., May 25 Five
children, from 6 to 13 years, who look
part in tho commencement exercises
Of Mrs. 1). C. Boyd's school in l.hts
city last night were burned, It is be
lieved, fatally, and many were slight
ly injured when Dorothy Clay
dropped a candle and the little girl's
dreBS ignited. Panic was averted by
the coolnesH of men In the audience,
who covered the flaming children with
their coats. '
St PRI'IK COl'HT ADJOI RXS.
Will Adjourn X'ext Tuesday The
Chattanooga Lynching Case.
Washington, May 25 The su
preme court will hold one more ses
sion, that of Tuesday next, before ad
journing for the full term, which be
gins October 11.
The most important matter to come
up then will be the contempt cases
against Sheriff Shlpp und five others
of Chattanooga, Tenn. These men
were adjudged guilty of contempt of
the supreme couVt yesterday n the
Chattanooga lynching cose. Sefttence
will be pronounced next Tuesday.
l FRANK DIXON
MAKES
STRONG
SPEECH TO GIRLS
Diplomas Presented and De-
grces Conferred upon Hie
Graduates of Baptist School
THE EXERCISES TODAY
(iradiiating Kxercises At the Baptist
I niversity for Women (Meredith
College) Held This Morning An
nual Literal liress Delivered by
Mr. Frank . imi of Washington,
l. ('. His Address a Great One
The Other Kxercises Presentation
of Medals and Conferring of l)
(irees Presentation of Bibles by
liev. A. J.Monci ief.
Once more today the Baptist Uni
versity for Women npi .ned it: doors
lo li-t pass., put its cniiiriliiilion to
the world ot' iiiv,H fitoi'iglit" and ..en
deavor itnol her class of, young women
who are trained mid equipped to give
something to humanity of what they
have taken in in those years in col
lege. It is always an occasion of
great imiiortance .and wits attended
this morning by fitting exercises, be
ginning with -the. processional,. "Je
rusalem the Golden." In tho proces
sion was first. 'the University choir,
the graduates in cap and gowns, Dr.
Vanii, and Rev. Frank Dixon, Dr.
Tyree and Dr. Mescrve, Mr. J. W.
Bailey and Mr. W. N. . rones, Rev. M.
1j. Kosler and Prof. Watson. These
were .seated on the'-platform, while
the faculty and trustees occupied the
front seats. , 1
Prayer was offered by Dr. C. F.
Meserve, there was music from the
choir and a duet, "The Lord Is My
Shepherd," by Miss Hay nes and Mrs.
Thomas. .
The literary address was delivered
by Rev. Frank Dixon, of Washing
ton. D. C.
In a short introduction Dr. Vann
spoke of the inability of -Senator
Dolliver, of Iowa, to come and of the
securing of Mr',- Dixon as a Kubstitute
that all-would be glad to hear.
Hon. J. W. Bailey, of 1 he board of
trustees, introduced Mr. Dixon in his
usual easy way, saying a fair ex
change is no' robbery and .what North
i.;aro!iinan would give a uixon tor a
Dolliver.
Mr. Dixon indeed needed no Intro
duction to a Raleigh audience and
every- .one; felt eminently satisfied at.
the ''exchange, especially aft.'r hear
ing his masterly address. He pos
sesses all the Dixon power of genius
and fascination, and his address o"
Die . mining American was ol in
tense interest, not only to the. grad
nates, but to every one in the and
ience.
Following his address there was
an anliiiin, "Jerusalem, from (lal
lia." The certificates and diiloinas
were presented by Dr. Vann, follow
ing which Mr.'. W. N. Jones, chainimn
of the board of trustees, conferred
the degree of bachelor of arts upon
each one. The following were the
graduates and certificate pupils':
Bachelor of Arts.
Vivian Cray Belts, Sadie Lou Britt
Mimic Flizabelh Cox, Katlierine
Louise.. Ford, Nora Undine Futrell
Hattie Sue Hale, Lucy Edwards
Mayes, Helen Mary Hilllard. Lula Ks
telle Howard, Lulie Baldwin Mar-
shalU -.Lille Potent, Grace Daphne
Rogers, Katlierine Louise
Staples,
Juanlta Heat-rice Williams,
Kstelle Lawrence.
Bachelor of Oratory.
Margaret Irene Bright
Daphne Rogers. ,
Diploma In Piano.
Martha
Grace
Leila McNeill Memory, Alice Bay
ard Newcomb, Daphne Louise Wil
liams.
Certificate in Elocution
Sallie Spruill Baker, Sallie Pickett
Oldham, Annie Judson Thompson.
Ceitillcute In Voice.
Musa Ellison,- Mary Carter Ray.
It was a fitting scene to mark the
decade In the phenominal history of
this school that has come up out of
trials and tribulations as the class of
young women stood with the insignia
of their degree about their shoulders
to receive the closing words from
Dr. Vann, who gave them as their
motto In life, "Forgetting the things
that are behind, press on toward the
mark." He exhotted them to keep
up the great work they hRd begun
for If they failed their work would
be in vain.
The Bibles were presented by Rev
M. L, Kestler, Superintendent of the
Baptist Orphanage. .
The closing songs were sung, th
graduates were loaded with flowers,
without which commencement would
lack much of its sweetness, and the
class of I!i09 passed out from the
walls of the. University. The bene
diction was pronounced by Rev. W.
C. Tyree.
Literary Address.
It is regretted that, lack of space
prevents tho giving of Mr. Dixon's
uldress in detail, for it was one that
would reflect credit on any college
omni.'iicenient and as a son of North
Carolina it was one of which every
one present felt proud.
It was his privilege, he raid, to tell
of the-coming American. A prophet
i generally a -dangerous . man and
when lie speaks dire prophecies he i:i
a nienacc to civilization, but when lie
rpr-aiis word;; of hope and cheer he is
a blessing. :
No, could ' anticipate no improve
ment in 'women, he had long since
capitulated.
In npenking-nf the coming man, he
spoke direclly 'of the 'man and not of
the woman, yet tho type of man will
depend on the. type of women that
control the life of the men.
The richest contribution of the na
tion is in the typo of individual and
it is impossible, to know what, that
typo will be until we have had time
to- produce it. I)' cades are need'ed
to determine a man's character and
centuries for a nation. Thousands ol
years may go by before we produce
that type of the individual man who
embodies the .type of the' .nation.! . .
fhe coming man must be shadow
ed from the past from' which wo can
never break away.
The slate and nation is what the
past has -made them. North Carolina
is today what the Impulsive,, aggres
sive, restless. Ireedoni-loving set
tlers made her, intensely democratic.
So, basing the future American on
that of the past, the speaker drew a
picture of him: First, a lover of lib
erty: second, indommitable in enter
prise, 'profoundly religious, a cosmo
politan and a patriot. ,
Me will be the lover of personal
liberty, yet the friend of law, There
, (QontlrdiPil on Pan- Two.)
CANAL FORTIFICATIONS
Mil Cost ti Build $7,000,-
-:' ooo
Significant Feature of Plan For De
fense .of Canal in That Most Power
ful Katteries Are to he Placed
I pon the Pacific Side.
( l!y Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, May 2,"i -Fortifications
to cost .approximately $7,)U0,000 are
to be built to defend the Panama ca
nal. In the 20 days. Secretary' of War
Dickinson spent ia looking over the
ground he and .Major-General J.
Franklin Hell, chief of staff, went inlo
tlie matter ; 'carefully.-. The slgnifl-
canl feature of the' r tentative decis
ion is that the most powerful and
la borate batteries are to be planted
so as to repot allaclis irom uie l.i
cllic oeeaii. There, are to be. three
batteries on I lie Pacific side.
Lying iff the mouth of the canal
are I 5 islands, and the three selected
for the fort ilical.ioiis are between 10
mill lTi miles off shore. They ah
Flamenco,- Ciilehra, and Naoas Isl
ands. On the coastline at each sid
of the canal .mouthers there will In
batteries also, .'situated at Ancon and
San Juan". The estimated cost, of
these fortifications without equip
ment is $:i,noo,:ioo, . .
Six miles up tlie canal from the Pa-
cille ocean there is to bo a secondary
battery.. This will command the prin
cipal lock at 'Pedro Miguel, and the
eat Inin ted cost will be $ "lOn.ntlO; At
Ciilehra. about the middle of Hie
ditch, a military post will be con
structed at a cost of SH.'O.OOO.
On the Atlantic side the arrange
ments will be much more '.simple. A
range of hills runs downlo the sea
commanding the entrance to the
canal. I'pon them at IC1 Unco Point
modern batteries will be constructed
at a cost of $2,500,000. It Is planned
to mount In these fortifications more
than CO of the highest power disap
pearing guns. None of these will be
of less than IS Inch calibre, and ti
will run as.' high as 16 Inch in the
main batteries.; The secondary bat
teries will be ot lower calibre, lint
they will be more numerous.
Mr. Dickinson Is the newest con
vert to the lock type of canal across
the Isthmus. He was formerly an
advocate of the sea level type -but
admits now that his earlier con
vlctlon was wrong.
It developed today that the Pan
amn-Railroad will practically he
abandoned when the canal is com
pleted. Almost all its traffic consists
of freight carried between Panama
and Colon for trans-shipment, and
when this traffic Is taken through the
caiuil ln ships the road may be trans
formed into an electric line for the
carriage of passengers and light
freight. Secretary Dickluson ex
pects that the canal will be opened
for traffic by January 1, 1915,
SITUATION IN
CUBA MAY CALL
FOR 01 ACTION
May Be Disturbances at Any
Time Which Will Cause
Intervention.
BRAVE APPREHENSION
liny ami Navy Register, a Soini-of-licial
Publication, Which is
Known to Reflect the Views of
High Oflicials in Both 1 tranches of
Service, fiives Confirmation to tlie
'Keren! Anoiiiiceinent That the (iov
(Tiiincnt Has Secretly Made Plans
to Again Take Charge of Affairs
In Cuba.
i l!y Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington,' May 25 Confirma
tion cf tlie announcement recently
made exclusively, by The Hearst News
jorviee to tlie ellect that, the govern
ment has secretly made plans to
gain take charge of affairs in Cuba,
not in the sense of active military oc-
upation, but through a diplomatic
epresenliitive who will be practically
governor of the island, is given by the
innoiincenient. made in the current
issue of the Army and Navy Register,
semi-official publication of long
standing which is known to reflect
lie views of high officials in both
ranches of the service.
In an editorial the publication in
litest ion says:
"There is reason for the belief that
he untimely interrupted visit of iliu
secretary of war to Havana, Cuba,
had something to do with the pros
pective conditions which are indi-
atod by political, events at that place.
The reports received from the islands
how there'-' rimy be, at any- time, dts
uiiiahces which will call for Ameri
aii 'interference, possibly not to the
xtent of again, or at once, sending
troops to the. Island, but that winch
'nay -.he described as diplomatic rather
ban military. There is no disguis
ing tlie fact that the Cuban situation
s by no means as securely established
in lavor ol political tranquility as is
desired by tlie friends of Cuban' self-
government; To those well-wishers
of the success of the government of
Havana, and the prosperity of the
island imprests, the conditions have
occasioned. -some apprehension. The
,1'avity of the situation may be eas
ily exaggerated, but it is apparent
here was every reason why the sec
retary of war should look the situa-
ion over and exercise his influence
'n removing all possible interruptions
to self-government."
Attention is also directed this
morning lo a statement which ap
pears in a well-known New York
newspaper. Written by its Havana cor-
Kpuiideiii, 'who. is a Cuban and on
very Iriendly terms with the Cuban
government, denying that, this gov
ernment entertains plans such as have
been indicated. Tlie correspoudent
in question .was ordered from Havana
to'1 Washington for the' purpose of dis
crediting, If possible, the announce
ment made by the Hearst News Serv
ice, in person, so much importance
was attached to If, Its truthfulness
having been attested by a number of
senators and Congressmen, some of
I hem members of. the committee on
Cuban' 'relations or of the i nM'.mittee
i n iiiilitnr nnVus. : nd also I .v hic'i
military' officials whose identity, as
will be readily understood, Could not
lie divulged. .Secretary of War Dick
inson, who returned to Washington
Sunday, Intended making a stay of
some days in Havana for the pur
pose of making a close Investigation
of the situation, but Illness compelled
his early return to Washington, but
Major-Oeneral .1. Franklin Bell, who
accompanied the secretary on his
trip to the Panama Canal, made close
inquiry of the situation for the In
formation of this government.
DOWAfiKR CZARINA SCARED.
Her Hepartiire From Purls Resembled
u Flight (iuurded by Police.
(By Cable to The Times)
Paris. May 24 A dispatch to the
Petit Parisien from Venice says that,
In consequence of the receipt of tele
grams from Rome and St. Petersburg,
reporting an anurchlst plot, the de
parture of the dowager czarina re
sembled a flight. An Imposing force
of police guarded all the approaches
to the railway station and the dow
ager when she arrived and ascended
the staircase at a rtan and hastily en
tered a reserved carriage, The train
starled immediately.
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