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Great Meefogcf Farcers Held
first Sessica if PuBeii
ARE EIJTHUSIASTIC
The Meeting of the Farmers idbn
Kress Said to be the Best Attended
of Any Held Hundred Here' and
. Thirty States Ave' Represented,
Several Notoble AddreWe 'Mide
fody Welcome r by Governor
Kttcbln and President Hill Of A.
A MItepoiuMM bjr Dh Bairlnger
v And Joshua -. 8 trange Pre Id eat
Cameroa'a Address AddreM by
AmhMsador lIryee and Also by
Hilary A. Uerbrt--DelegtUea Eiu
tbnaiaatic. ''
The 29tb annual convention of the
National Farmers' Congress vos
opened this morning in Pullen Hall
at the North Carolina College of Ag
riculture and Mechanical Arts shor
ly alter 11 o'clock by President Bene
ban . Cameron.; -
the hall was crowded with hun
dreds of delegates representing about
thirty states, many of whom were ac
companied by their wives and daugh
ters.,.' ;". ' ,;, y
Never before In the itwehty-nine
yeara of the history of the eongresa
has so many atates been represented.
Many of tht states that had practt
oally dronped out of the oncaniiatloa
Viki6i?MBaaatfv
i nmu irvifi ia wjriut uum, OBBl ana
'-We8t'i!Th trhcg ahd fiiy farmer of
New York,, the cotton farmers bf jhe
south, he great grain producers of
ine west, are nere intermingling with
each other and exchanging ideas" oh
the various agricultural pursuits of
this great American republic. It is a
.great gathering of a great people.
. At 10:80 the delegates boarded
. cars la front of the headquarters at
the Yarborough House, and were car
ried to the meeting hall at A. ft M.
College, which had been handsomely
decorated with flags and bunting.
The Choral Society was seated upon
the .rostrum partly concealed by a
mass of potted plants. On the front
of the stage , . were seated President
Benehan Cameron,- Governor W., W.
' Kitchin, Dr. Paul Barrlnger, Dr. D.
H. Hill, Vice-president Strange, Hon.
Hilary Herbert,: Hon. J. ' Hampton
Moore. Right Rev.' Joseph Blount
Cheshire, Mayor J. S. Wynne, Dr. H.
vA. Roysjler, members of the execu-
uve committee, and other disting
uished visitors. ': i;
1 After the -meetlpg was called to
prder at l : 1 0 - br -President Came
: ron, there was an invocation by Right
Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire.
, - Mayor J." S. Wynne welcomed the
people to the Capital City and ex
tended to the delegates , a cordial
greeting, an expressed a warm wel
come or $oose wha constituted the
backbone or the country.' He then
Introduced Pr. H. A, Royster. m:,
l Dr. Royster welcomed the visitors
to-, dur street! and out atorest' our
, churches' and our homes, and our
f hearts. The city of Raleigh now be-
l " longsto the Farmers' National Con-
; vention.. 'Raleigh W a eity of homes,
f of reflnement and culture. We are
' ' going to make it a city of industry.
' " She welcomes all arrangers within her
. ' gate. '- The farmer Is the mainspring
of this whole, country and upon him
.we are absolutely 'dependent You
rftand for the broadening of the prln
" clplea for whloh all good agriculture
must be dependent upon. No con
' vention la the state has been lopked
forward to with, more interest than
this convmtloii. ' -f
, r Dr. iD.; H.' Hill, president of A. ft
- - M.. wafjthe next speaker. . Our Col
lege is glad to greet you. We are
glad to have the farmers and agricul
turists. The argriculturlsta spends
his time talking about farming, and
' ' makes his living out. Of something
' else, while the farmer talks about
something else and makes his living
" out of farming,
' ' On account of the high prices of all
' v farm products, w all feel that If we
, Cannot be farmers we would like to
'' be farmers soos-ln-law. . The spirit of
aever-die la what saved our southern
' agricultura fctter the war. 'w feel
-that your coming will be' aa.Jusplra
tion to uS. We want to aee you in
our homes, in our college, la our
; plass rooms and anywhere else you
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Governor Kjtchbi Delivered Address of Welcome In behalf of the State to
' ' ., the Fanners Congress.
may want. ' If you are searching for
I a son-in-law,) .we are willing to sac
rifice any or all of 500 boys for the
common good of the Country. :
President Hill's address was full
of humor and created much applause,
, Hon.. Joshua Strange, of v Indiana,,
vice -president of the congress, was
next Introduced. He said : it was
great.elaaauxe. to :meet agaisi in the
sunny south,' and meet the distin
guished governor, mayor and other
citlsens "of Raleigh and North Caro
lina.' You have given us the city and
state, and we are like Taft was when
Peary proposed to present him with
the North Pole, we don't know what
to do with it, unless we come here
to live.. The welcome is more ap
preciated by me because I have
kindred feeling in my bosom for this
state, for my ancestors, before com'
ing west, trod the soil of North
Carolina.
There is no. danger of food short
age in the United States for years to
come, if sclentlflo methods of farm
ing' are used. He devoted a portion
of bis speech favoring the establish
merit of agricultural schools all over
the country,, saying it is . one. of the
vital questions of agricultural pro
gress. The prevailing prices in grain
products for the last year has been
satisfactory. ' There is a need of unh-
form laws governing the several
states for the benefit of the farming
class. Advocates a postal savings
bank that would be absolutely re
liable and safe. We have come to
your state, Mr. President, and we all
appreciate your generous treatment
and hospitality, and I invite your cit
izens to be present at our meetings,
' It is duo to you, Mr. President, that
we are .here, and due to your state
that your farmers are the greatest in
the country.' North Carolina was the
first to declare its freedom from the
English rule: From that germ of
freedom -has evolved an industrial
and patriotic state. He then spoke
of the great Improvements and ac
complishments that have transpired
ihjhe; great .country but the great
est is the transformation of a hayseed
.farmer into a country gentleman.
'. Upon the 4 conclusion of Mr.
Strange's speech, ""Carolina as ren
dered by the Choral Society Under the
direction Of $ade Brown, jn which
many of the audience joined, and
upon its conclushm . the great . aud
ience joined into one outburst of ap
plause, which called for a repetition
of the song. .'-.'.v.;
Cards on which were printed a puv-
ture ox state flag and the state song
was distributed to 'the audience,
- at this juncture Ambassador Bryce
was announced and! entered the hail,
the audience standing and loudly ap
plauding. The ambassador waa in
troduced to a few men on the stage.
In a few brief words of . praise,
President ' Cameron' introduced Gov-
-ernor Atchln, . who, " upon arising,
was greeted with great applause, the
audience arising to its feet. - .
Governor Kitchin thanked Presi
dent Cameron for the kind introduc
tiojj and in behalf of the people of
I the Old , North State,' "V welcome
you." He then. pays a high tribute
to President Cameron, telling of his
success and congratulated the state
that it waa bis efforts that secured
this congress, and has secured to the
congress the best wishes of the peo
ple of the state.
We produce a greater variety,, of
farm products than any state of the
.Union., We compare favorably with
the states of the Union. He then tells
a. June u iwo AiuuntuuH una blu luug-
nsnman. in a iionaon care, about a
great! dairy, which was received with
laughter ana applause.
-:' Ha spoke of the diversification of
craps and; soil preservations, saying
that year after year man's labor upon
the farm is becoming more profitable,
The great masses of mankind de
pend upon profitable farming. Trans
portation, manufacture, and agricul
ture are inseparably linked together,
and the greatest of these is agricul
ture. . We are proud of our manufac
turing industry, and soon our cotton
mills will have to call upon other
states for their supply.
The farm is bound by no Buch lim
itations as the forest and the mines.
The' mines and forests were given to
us complete, and are being exhausted,
but the farms are becoming more val
uable. ' Pays a - high tribute to the
farmer. The time Is not far distant
when every highway will be a good
road.1 Intelligence ' is . already com
batting the diseases. Every bulletin
or paper is a help to abolish the igno
rance or carelessness upon toe farms.
He, briefly discussed the tariff. Any
reyenue.law that enables a manufac
turer to exact more from the farmer
than the .foreigner pays is unjust to
the farmer. Our farmers do not get
more than farmers of other countries.
Monopolies, which enhance the price
of things the- farmer uses ' and re
duces the price of that which he sells
are also enemies of the farmer. It
Is essential that the American farm
er study politics and' public matters,
and rejoices that be Is becoming a
great publlo factor.' He welcomes
the congress, because of its great part
in life; because it represents the
peace and, progress of the country;
when panics, lockouts, strikes, etc.,
occur, the great farming class stands
alone, and furnishes the only certain
hope of the great American people.
When kings and generals discuss war,
the wheat of the west and the Cotton
of the south stands firm, and the only
country that might defeat us would
blanch with - fear were it greeted
with an American hostile, wheat field
and cotton crop. ' ' '
Dr. Paul Barrlnger, president of
the V. P. I., was the next speaker,
who' responded td the governor's wel
come. He congratulates the state
upon its wonderful advance in the
past 20 years. At that time there
were - no submerged classes, no big
cities with Its attendant vices, no hill
billies or sand-lappers. V The speaker
dwelt upon the natural resources of
the state and the effors Of .her, clti
len North Carolina has the most
homogeneous people on the Ameri-
can continent, 99 of her people are
native norn. When I look around to-
day and see the great progress I con-
gratuiate ner on what She has ac-
compllshed Witb her own people. He
wen gave a oner Historical sketch of
thestat. The children of North Car-
oliw Vera rocked In the crsdltfof lib-
'feWV ;?'
He spoke bf the spirit of construction,
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ICS Itinl leSreC CI lOUCe
H Opd CM Briags The
to Tears
HER TEARS ARE TRUE
- i I with her attorney in her cell at St.
Struggling ';Iiike Tigress -at Bay Lazare prison;
Minim, Stein he il Fought With Her! In that she betrayed the wonderful
Accuser JTOday -Prosecution It'- clearness of her mind, which her en
le'ntless aitd Wrings Story From emies take as a certain indication
Her Bit by, Bit -She is Accused of that sho is playing a part such as few
Acting a Part, But, She Protests women have ever before enacted with
That Her TearA Are True Story consummate ease that marks Mme.
of the Crime Taken Up and Here Sfeinhell. Not an incident of yester
She Made a Good WJtnetur, Parry- day's hearing had escaped her. Those
Ing With Her Cleverness the who knew the manner in which she
Thrusts of the Proseedthtn ost discussed the case with Maitre Aubln
Interesting and Mygtmou& Case. declared later that not only every
: . ' Vvf j point of the prosecution, but the feel-
(By Cable to The Tjmkk) i ing evidenced by the facial expres
Paris, Nov. 4 Struggling! like a siona of the Jurymen and the wit-
ugress at nay, Mme. Marguerite
Stelnhell.was againput on the rack
when her trial on the' charge of mur-
derln her famous artist husband and
her step-mother, Mme. Japy, was re-
sumed today in the court of assizes,
Bit, by bit the story of her suitors
was torn from her, while pale and at
times near the point of collapse, she
fought to save her name. Then, with
a virulent attack In which he charac-
terized her emotion as fictitious a
mere attempt to sway the presiding
magistrate, M. Devalles opened the
interrogation as to the actual crime
of which she is accused.
The witness, quivering as if she
were constantly in danger of a hys-
terical break-down, struggled against
tfae-lnlnBatiopS)' and-chirgertif the
judge, crying that her tears were
true and that she was a woman in
agony.
Relentless In the face of her pro-
testations the magistrate continued
to pick her story to pieces. "Stage
tears and stage sorrow", he exclaimed
when he reviewed her conduct on the
stand yesterday. A moment later the
counsel for the prisoner broke in
with a protest that was given no,
heed.
The prisoner has the rteht to ore-
claim ber, innocence." cried Maitrei
Aubln. '
Nevertheless, the judge, speaking
with little show of emotion, con
tinued with his flat charges of act
ing, 'v.---
Mme. Steinheil, when she entered
the court today, was calmer than dur
ing tne hearing yesterday. She wore
the same trim costume of black, and
the same round hat from which she
peered at the crowd, at the witnesses
and especially at the jurymem
The story, of Mme. Steinhell's lias-
ions was taken up where it had been
'dropped at- the conclusion of yester
day 8 session. One of the names
that have been linked with hers was and ner step-mother, Mme. Japy, of
mentioned, and the woman, with few .which she Is accused, was without
' ana mose nostne, in the
court rooi, was forced to hear told
once mor all the gossip that has
been spun about her since her
witchery first brought her into prom-
inence. ... i
Protesting and fighting every word
she struggled to counteract the ef-
feet of this recital on the Jury. As
question after question was pnt to
her she denied and wept, admitting
oniy a rew of the minor accusations.
.Then, when that line of attack was
dropped, the story of the crime was
taken up. The queries were ' not
hurled at her they were put with
the deftness of rapier thrusts. The
woman was on the duelling ground,
and she returned and parried : with
all the deftness and cleverness that
have made her one of the foremost
ngures in the capital of the world of
Wit "'' .. ' . '. . . -
The examination at this Stage was
more of ftn InniilelHsm than ,..
tTlMsft whlrh t wff h 7h . ir
W ho the affairs of
ner neart. . . . ; . ,
It was the third degree of the po.;
lice, conducted In open court, with
the most famous journalists of
France and a crowd of political and
society men for audience. ''.'
The sheets "of naner cnvArorf ,lfl.
the report of Mme. Steinhell's ln-
fluisltion when she was first arrested,
were maae pumic ror tne nrst tlme.
Introduced as part of the evidence
against ner, tne prosecutor, M. rrou-
rd Rlolle, made' all of then! that a
cievw attorney couia. wvery word
that she uttered to the polios In their
first days of her custody, and even be-
hr
for aid in . finding the murderers of
J her ' step-mother and husband, was
f taken up, examined, developed, In a
) maze of inquiries.
I Contradictions were found, grave
' discrepancies in , her statements.
When each of these were brought up
she replied dramatically, "They made
. me say what they wished,"
. As I delivered this speech her man-
Iher at times was almost listless the
pose of a mere woman in the sand of
the clever inoiilsitlpners and again
was warm with .protest at the un-
, fatness she charged.
I were Bigun luuay urni iiif
Prisoner is slowly breaking down un
der the terrible strain which would
wear away the fortitude of the most
hardenerKcrJininal. Her fight today
was even more desperate than that
.she made at the first hearing, and It
was this that" her opponents took as
an Indication that she will not be
able to withstand the terrific and in
cessant grilling.
Before she was. taken to the palace
. de justice she held a long conference
whf) Jg flghtlng for ner nfo WUn
potent and deiicate psychology she
weighed each factor, large and small.
in her trial.
Not only that, but she betrayed
complete familiarity with hundreds
of the more important documents
which she annotated for her counsel's
use before the trial opened.
In spite of the announcement that
there would be no spectators adul
ted to the court room today, the rule
enforced yesterday being active for
the entire trial, there was a great
crowd about the palais de justice
long before the Aour set for the
opening of the second hearing.
When the prisoner arrived at the
gates of the palais in an automobile
the demonstrations of faith that
marked her reception yesterday were
repeated and throughout today the
streets about the structure in which
the trial progressed were crowded.
Court In Uproar.
While Mme. Marguerite Steinhe.'i,
In the midst of her trial for murder,
u . ,
angrily denounced presiding Judge
DeValles. today, the crowded court j
room broke into an uproar, and be-!
tore tne
municipal
guards could
erasD the s tuation. the spectators
were rioting.
The echo of the hubbub was
caught by the tense crowds filling
tne streets wlthout the PaIals de Jus;
tice and there, too, pandemonium
broke loose.
Extra police were rushed to the i
scene, but it was many minutes be
fore the violence was quelled. The
partisans and the opponents of the
accused women attacked one another,
and for a time the situation was so
serious that the trial was halted.
The outbreak came when Mme.
Steinheil, hysterical under the attack
of the court that had finally become
torture, raised her hands and cried
out angrily that the attack on her
story of the murder of her husband
warrant.
"i have told the truth, I swear my
story is the truth," she cried in a
frenzy of anger at the taunts cast at
her by the presiding magistrate. The
reply of the judge was drowned in
the jeers and cries of approbation
from the crowd that were stilled only
when the municipal police compelled
order,
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ARRAIGNED FOR
ACCEPTING REBATES
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New Tork, Nov.4 Adrian Gipps,
general manager of the
America Steamship Company,
Holland
was ar-
raised In the United States district
court today charged on two indlct-
mn ot thlrty cunts wlth accepting .iura new -iay m ixmaon
rebates fl.om vartous railroad TheL With Prize Fighter as Principal
tota, flne he reelve under the m Character.
iaw is $250,000. He pleaded not guilty (By Cable to The Times)
and was released on 110,000 bail. The London, Nov. 4 Sir Arthur Conan
indictments are a result of an lnvesti- Dovie. creater of Sherlnnu TTnimoo la
gation that has been conducted for
some time by the federal authorities.
The investigation into rebating be-
tween the railroads and the steam-
.ui i-j tn on-AmuAM ut
united states District Attorney Wise,
He worked In co-operation with agents
of the interstate commerce commis-
sion and uncovered transactions which
are said to involve the Holland-Amerl-
m wlu ",D "vu. "
'erm the New Xork Central, the
5"umop? tnesaPea"
riroadsystemr rZV&on Of ft .asheT Bybn
,oge(, t have gIven rebates to the Hoi- Profession' having attracted much
land America for three yvrs.
PRESIDENT
TAFT TALKS
OF OPOSSUM
When Asked "How About
Possumr He Talks of the
Savory Dish
AT COLUMBUS TODAY
President Arrives at. Columbus, Ga.,
and After a Breakfast hasting An
Hour Goes For a Ride Around
City Will Speak at Fair Grounds
This Afternoon Makes Lengthy
Speech on Virtues of the 'Possum
When Asked by n. Bystander
About the Dish.
(By WILLIAM HOSTER)
Macon, Ca., Nov. 4 President Taft
delivered at Columbus, Ga., last night
the administration's defense of the
"possum". Beginning a brief car
end address someone in the crowd
asked the president, "How about pos
sum?" to which tho president re
plied: "In some way or other the
impression has gone abroad that I
have a particular love for that par
ticular dish. Well, at. Atlanta they
gave me a 'dish of possum that was
very well cooked and that I enjoyed
very much. I am bound to say that
I could not distinguish it from the
best of pig but I have had to encoun
ter in insisting that I did like it, a
certain sort of prejudice that is said
to exist against that animal in the
tastes of some people. Now I don't
entertain that sort of prejudice."
, The president's train arrived here
at 1 : 15 o'clock" this morning, but it
was 8 o'clock before Taft left his car
and was taken in charge by Repre
sentative Bartlett, whose guest he was
at breakfast.
This most delightful' affair lasted
in hour or more, whereupon the pres-
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i,llaH'sBPPi m me matter ot entnus-
msm lur "le presiueni. Macon toaay
cheered the president wherever he
appeared. The president continues to
be 88 Pleased and satisfied as a child.
ai iu:ju ne win deliver an address
at ule lalr grounds, xne tram will
leave here for Savannah at 11:45.
PRINCE ITO BURIED
WITHGREAT HONORS
(By Cable to The Times)
Tokio, Nov. 4 Prince !to, Japan's
foremost statesman, who was assassi
nated at Harbin by Inchan "Angan,
a fanatical Korean, was buried today
with honors such as have never, save
for those of royal blood before been
shown. Throughout the island em
pire work was at' a standstill as a
mark of respect to the foremost
statesman. The Mikado himself di
rected the honors paid to Prince Ito.
The ceremonies were impressive,
't housands upon thousands of citizens
lined the streets. The ceremonies
were conducted in Hlbya Park, the
interment being at Omori, to the
south of Tokio. Prince Ito was bur
ied on a bluff overlooking Tokio bay,
near the celebrated Temple of Ike
gami. Later the body will be taken
tomb will be erected amid the man so
tomb iwll be erected amid the mauso
leums of other famdus Japanese.
The demonstrations of sympathy
all over the country today were the
greatest ever exhbtiied.
COXAN DOYLE.
preparing for the production at the
Aedlphi Theatre of a play in which
V t Ann In ot! 4- U U I 1 l i
w'u" tu Al
tnoUCQ U6 hafi written novpl nn
this theme the play has nothing in
common with' the book except the
ring. Only two characters from the
novel, youne flehters will h in tho
play gome famou8 ring episodes" are
to be shown. ' This is the second btt-
glll8tic pjay for London within a few
ta -tlllL
i attention sot long ago.
LITERARYAMD
HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION
Tenth Annual TSession
This Afternoon
Several Addresses
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BRYCE WILL SPEAK
Session Opened This Aternoon In
Raney Hall at '. 8:80 O'clock by
President Junius Davis Col. J.
Bryan Grimes to inaugurate a
Campaign for . Making Historical
Sites in North Carolina Ambassa.
dor Bryce Will Speak at Blind In.
stitntion Tonight Patterson Cup
' to be Awarded Tonight Capital
Club Will Give Reception To.
night to Ambassador Bryce State
Literary and Historical Association
and Delegates to Farmers' Con
gress. ,
The tenth annual meeting of the
State Literary and. Historical Asso
ciation was called to order this af
ternoon in Raney Hall at 3:30
o'clock by President Junius Davis, of
Wilmington, and' the following pro
gram taken up:
Afternoon.
The president's address, JunUB
Davis, of Wilmington.
Review of the Historical work ot
the year and the work U prospect,
R. D .W. Connor, secretary.
Review of the bopfcs of the year by "
North Carolina writers, Dr. D. H.
Hill, president A. & M. College.
A campaign for making historical
sites in North. Carolina... by Hon. X
Bryan Grilles. . , '
The etciuragement -at: rtri - tt
aid to North Carolina history and lit
erature . What can we dot by Mrs. -
Johu Van Landlngham, of Charlotte.
Evening Program. . .
The meeting this evening will be
held in the Blind Institution and the
feature will be the address by Am
bassador Bryce. The members of the
QDoniloftnn nrill nnma-... IL.
e other seats will be for
the general public.
The winner of the Patterson cup
will be announced.
Election of officers for the ensuing
year. ' : .
After the exercises at the Blind In
stitution the Capital ClUb will give
a reception to Ambassador Bryce, the
out-of-town members, of tho Literary
and Historical Association and the
delegates to the National Farmers'
Congress.
This afternoon's session promises
to be one of the most interesting
meetings ever held by the associa
tion. Some of the state's best inform
ed literary and historical workers are
booked for 'addresses, and doubtless
these will be of more than the usual
Interest to all who are interested in
building up a literature and preserv
ing the history of North Carolina.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend the afternoon's meeting.
Of course, the overshadowing event
of the session is the address by Hon.
James Bryce, English ambassador to
the United States. i, He is an -ac
knowledged authority , on literary
subjects, and has a world-wide repu
tation as a writer and speaker, aside
from the prestige he has by virtue
of being- ngland's representative to
the United States. This address will -be
one of the Important events of the
state, and it will be many years be
fore we hate such another distin
guished foreign visitor In our city.
NINE BEING TRIED.
Five Merchants and Pour Naval Of
ficers Have Cheated Empire Out of
Large Fortune. '.' '
Kiel, Germany, Nov., 4 The trial
of the five merchants and four naval
officers accused of "grafting fortunes
in the purchase of supplies, which
was continued today, showed that tor
years the ring has boon making im
mense profits by collusion. . In one
case the government was forced" to
pay 1,000 marks for goods that cost
the seller t6 marks.
Fire Destroys' len Buildings.
Cayuga, Ills., Nov. 4 Fire which
started in the second story of Lohr's
bakery in Mafne Btroet early .today,
has destroyed ten' bj the 1 principal
buildings In the business, district and
threatens to wlp out the whole vil
lage before aid, which hai beeatilled .
from Terrs Haute, In.,: and Danville,
Ills., can arrive. . Cayuga is tWenty
mles south of Danville and has
population ot about 2,000-. It ts the
center ot rich farming country,
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