The Weather PAIR.
RALEIGH, N. C. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1910.
LAST EDITION.
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ESTABLISHED 1876
GMIIEiUM
nAiaii
FOR THE FRAY
Republicans and Democrats
.Gather Early to Plan For
Coming Contests
'i . -1
THE HOTELS CROWDED
Democratic Leaders Conferring: for
the Chances foiv 1012 ami the Re
imhlienns Waiting to Confer With
the President Jn Regard to Prb'
gram for Congress Hotels Are
Crowded With Advance Guard of
Those Interested in Legislation
Lawyers, Corporation Officials and
Agents fllooni Around the House
of Representatives in Republican
Ranks Democrats , Emphasizing
Necessity for Caution.
(By leased Wire to The Times.)
W'as'.iington, Dec. 1 With the
opening. af congress four 'days away
few senators and representatives' are
absent from Washington. The dem
ocratic leaders are conferring , on
their 'chances for 1912," and the re
publican wheei-horses are awaiting
their three days conference with
President Taft on tne adminislra-
lion legislative program which will
begin probably next Saturday.
With the advent of the senators
and representatives there has come
an army of capital employees. The
iiolfls ore, crowded with the advance
guard of those interested in legisia
: tlon, lawyers, ' corporation officials
tind "agents," wlio watch and report
to their employers on the prabnbili
lies and the trend of legislation.
Around the bouse of representa
lives gloom prevails, not only wita
the rei)tibliean majority that becomes
n minority after March 4, 1911, but
with the hundreds "of republican
house employees. The positions,
which aggregate more than half
million dollars annually in salaries,
after next March 4. will go to the
democrats. Democratic representa
tives are beseiged by candidates for
house offices. There are ten candi
dates for each, position of small ini-
nortanee. and fifty for each of the
big places, such as sergeant-at-arniB,
clerk of the house, and door-keeper.
The democrats are emphasizing
the necessity, for "caution." They
are anxiously awaiting the adminis
tration's legislative program which
will be announced in President faffs
message. The republicans are at sea
as to what is to be done, the regulars
under Speaker Cannon wondering
I . 1. I n n. Ill Inoilliirfi
IHIW Mil LUC maul ,clllo mil iiioius
(Continued on Page Five.)
SPECIAL-CABINET
SESSION HELD
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
'. Washington, Dec. X A special cab
Inet session was called by President
Taft early this morning at which was
considered his message to congress,
only In rough form. Mr. Taft worked
on the message until long after mid
night last night and after a few hours
sleep was at the desk before 8 o'clock
this morning. The: hurry call caught
several of the cabinet members nap.
ping,- especlully Secretary of State
Knox, who arrived half an hour after
tho cabinet had settled down to bus
iness at 10 o'clock.
After the cabinet session adjourned
tho president secluded himself in his
study and began to put the finishing
touches' to his message. ' He plans to
get It in the' hand of the public printer
tomorrow night. ' ;
Successor to Charles I. Hilles.
i By Leased Wire to The Times. )
. Washington, Dec. 1 Robert O.
BtfJley, a former newspaper man.
whohas been secretary to Secretary
MacVeagn, of the treasury depart
ment; has accepted the post of assist
ant secretary of the department, to
succeed Charles D: Hilles. This an
nouncement was made at the white
Ijouse today. . Mr. Bailey will take
his new position on March 1, at which
time Mr. Hilles' resignation takes effect..
rrnn m nwrn nn nTiiinf -1 wtjol2s
M. MM tit UH b I AftU f
Defense Tries to Throw Sus
picion on Her-
Dramatic Climax In lCblnnc Trial,
With Mrs. Glover on the Manrt
Made to TeJI Story of Her Life.
- Illy Leased Wire to The Times)
Cnmbridge, Mass., Dec. 1 The
dramatic climax In the trial of Hiit
tie Leblanc, the 17-year-old girl
charged with killing Clarence S.
Olover, came today and the court
room was, crowded with hundreds,
curious to hear Mrs. Lillian .M.
Glover, the widow, on the stand.
Before the cross-examination of
Mrs. Glover was begun today Assist
ant District Attorney Wier hinted at
ttemnotive that the state will allege
that Hattle Leblanc 'had for killing
Glover.
He had brought out from Alhs
Glover that she. her husband, and
flattie had been to the Waltham foot
hall game on 'November "20 .of last
year, tho day of the tragedy, and that
Mr. Glover had paid some attention
to Mrs. George A. Freeman. He
gave Mrs. Freeman a box of candy
Did Hattio say anything about
that?" asked Mr. Wier.
"No," replied Mrs. Glover. "Hat
tie told me to tell Mr. Glover not to
make love to Mrs. Freeman. 7
Mrs. Glover declared on the wit
ness stand that she never shot any
thing in her life. Once she shot at
a woodpecker, she said, and missed
it. .. ; , . '.
Mr. Johnson succeeded in getting
Mrs. Glover angry fight at the star
when he began to dig into her past
She admitted that she got letters for
a long period of time under the name
of Minnie Everett Clark', after she
was married. She did not receive
the letter at her home, but went to
the postofflce after them.
Attorney. Johnson dragged out the
details of Mrs. Glover's past life
point by point, while the women that
crowded the court room sat drinking
in every work of her testimony. The
details at times weVe of a sordid na
tare, but that did not detract from
the women's Interest. They gasped
when Mrs. Glover admitted that she
had been twice married to the man
whom 'Hattle Lebhtnc is accused of
killing. The first marriage took
place in 1890; the second in 1900.
Mrs. Glover told of a girl chum of
hers having "picked up" Clarence
Glover's brother in a Boston M-estau
rant and of her meeting Clarence
Glover through the brother.
After questioning her . about her
marriages Attorney Johnson then
presented an attested copy of the
declaration taken out before the
marriage in Providence. It was read
to the jury, giving the answers of
questions by Glover and Miss Le
blanc, ''which was Mrs. Glover's maid
en name.
'Mrs. Glover next said that she had
left her husband after the family
found out that the marriage was not
legal.
Mrs. Glover admitted that she was
familiar with fire-arms, that her hus
band always kept a great many in
the house and that she had shot at
targets in the back yard, that she
used a rifle, shot-gun and revolver
and that she may have used all the
revolvers which her husband owned
at one time or another. ; It was a
grilling ordeal through which the at
tractive widow of the murdered man
was nut by the young lawyer who is
fighting for the freedom of the ac
cused girl. At times her eyes flashed
with anger.
Mrs. Glover told about bringing
Hattie Leblanc to Boston and taking
her to various theatres. She denied
that she ever took the girl to a house
on St. Botolph. street. She denied
that she had told a friend that she
wanted to give Hattie Leblanc up the
next day after the murder, but a cer
tain person would not let her. V
When Mr. Johnson asked Mrs.
Glover what had become of certain
letters that had been written to Hat
tie, Mrs. Glover exclaimed.' .
'After my hitBband's death every
body seemed to want to get about
everything 1 possessed, and in one
way or another about all my posses
sions have gone."
Mrs. Glover said that she never
knew Hattie Leblanc to use a revol
ver and' that she never knew Hattie
and her husband to quarrel. , y
She said that she and her husband
had little spats over dogs once in
awhile.
Breweries Fighting Stores.
Shreveport, La., Dee. 1 The
Louisiana . Breweries have formed ' a
million, ' dollar company, to fight
stores that oppose licensed saloons.
Prices will be cut to force the stores
out of business. .
map u m mm
,Wiitor.-; Money, of .Mississippi, win
Is the prospective Democratic door
icader, urd who icreullv announce
ti at lie is iiiialt. :ild;.' in favoc of tin
fortification of ,i- Panama C.uinl
This cuestloii is .i wiiniini; ni; Intel
CHting nipoct. Only recently Chair
man Tnwney. of th:- House Cmniiiif
rco on Appi'iim i.i!:ons, ilccl.ucd ,. In
Panama thai lie v. u.--. imposed In (lie
M.-Hllicnlioii ol tin- canal, alter it was
brlcived that the pioMeni had been
settled in favor of fortification. Taw
ncy s ileclnt-itlinn reopened .lie tight
riesuieiir Tint is iielioved to lie in
favor '' i'oi (iiyi.-ii; the canal.
WOULD RAISE PRICES
Emphatic Warning That Mea
Would Go Higher
Cattle (Jrowi is Protest Against Pro
posed Increase in Freight Kates
XVould Vea" Higher .Prices (on
.Meat All Over the Country.
(By Leased Wire to The Times; )
Washington, Dee. 1 An cnipiiatU
Warning of higher prices on moai
products-was- given at the .-Hearing
this nwning, if t-ie proposed freight
rates increases go into effect as now
planned by the railroads in the 'offi
cial classification territory.'
Judge S. II. Cowan, of Fort Worth
Texas,, representing the .cattle-grow
ers" of t ne southwest, protested
against the proposed advances on
livestock from the west to. tne east
ern markets. He also declared that
there was no justice .in' the. proposed
increase in the rates on packing
house products.
The witness declared the move
ment to raise the dressed meat rate
10 percent and the livestock rates IS
to 20 percent, meant in the first place
that tne cattle-raisers could not send
stock on the hoof to the east for
slaughter. The price would be too
high. In the second place the west
ern markets would suffer because o
(Continued on Page Two.)
LOWER RATES FOR
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Chicago, Dec. 1 -Kates for upper
Pulman berths will be lowered In gen
eral and those for lower berths will
be lowered in certain instances. This
announcement was made by O. S.
Fernald of the Pullman Comteany be
fore Commissioners Lane find Clark,
of the interstate commerce commission
here today. The reduction . in ' upper
berths rates Is 0 percent, when the
lower: berth rate exceeds $1.50. No
testimony was heard In the petition of
George S. Loftus against the Pullman
Company, the offer of the corporation
proving satisfactory to the plaintiff.
Ttirilf Causes High Cost of Living.
Washington,, Dec. J Joseph Fols;
multi-millionaire manufacturer .and
philanthropist of London, is in Wash:
ington today in the interest of his
campaign for a single tax system.
Mr. Fels said:
'What causes the high cost of liv-t
ing? ' Its your tariff, that's all. How
else could you account for it?"
Governor Brown Short on Shirts. .
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 1 Governor
Brown, of Georgia, who is acre at
tending the meeting of the house of
governors, has plenty to eat today, but
Is shy on shirts and collars. His trunk
was lost on the way here and in re
turn he got that ot a grocery drum
mer, - ' '
OIAZ AGAIN PRESIDENT
Inaugurated President of Mex
ico fyr Eighth Time
Great Piwai;!!'!
itugiii-atlon - ot
I alien at the lu
I'rosiilent Ilia
Disturbed t'oiwliliuii ol the llepuh-
llc Responsible I' or Simple Cere-
I1KIII V. -
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Leased Wire
'
H'-Timos) ,
Troops, that
Mc.Mfn tftv.. Dee. 1
have haoit ninitviH't lino tins citv
21 hours guarded the principal sn
tdiliiv durihST " inaiigiiraiion
President. I'orfii'O I) i;z. woo for
eighth tlme;-.assr.nu'l thi
ol the Meiie.an reuublie.
any outbreak of violence
DUix had Issued orders tlni
chief I am:
in prevent
Premdent
i. the e;-re
nioiiv should ho 'most simiile. 'Hie
disiurhcd vondilion ol the republic
caused the. most exuenn" precanl ions
to he tukult ti nd Pri-id.-'iii Ilia:'., a
well as Ins ciiiiinet nnpisieis were
clorclv guarded.
ll licciPK? known uxlav that I'resi
cl.Mil Dia' ; "is , serlousl-y ' crmsiderliii
taking the field in person al the he":i
of his soldiers if the revolutionary
liHivenioni gains in sli-eni i.
Hie program lor the i -'t'i'iiKjfi ipk to
day-had hi'en 'made . with srea't care
t s iallv the inaugural ion .ceremonies
are held in the. chamber oi dc-.ales
lint todnv t nev were lieni m (he new
school ot mfnea hiuld r.s
'I lie most, trus'twor! hv n: the Me
lean-federal Irooiis had lieen selected
to line the street t'lroiiMii which the
official pro-fSion passed:
The midden chana? ol ine scene ol.
the lnnugjiraiion was a parr, in the
plan for safety.,: The school -of-mines
building )ji ' loss,thaii half as- hiM: a
the. chauibei' of depuiies,.: but it wa
selected so that a Kreai crowd could
not bo iire.'ent.
Oulv thae hnvin:: nn u;n huis wert
admitted,' liiid .invitations - wore sent
omv- ro uoTerimu-tit oihrials and dm
loniilis. V Jee-iiresidetil Corral waf
inaiiguralej. into his ofiico at' tin
saind ituii!. but "rumors broke "unit
afresh.-today thai he, would'-..not hold
il lout; on account of -the. pre;-:irio
condil ion ol his lienli h.
:. Scores ' -of ' secret police' mingled
with the crowds today. -It'-.. has been
repoiied lor a -woei; that (ier.ei'iil
Francesco'--Aludcro, the rebel '-leader,-had
Pol .lodav as l no nine lor iho-see-
imd uprising against the .'government
and the utmost, -'.efforts are being
made to learn his plans.
Kxira precautions were taken-today
to prevent any anti-Amcricnn
outbreak that Would mar the toic;-
nioniesv
l)i:. I II OF MRS. J. i:. JIAIIT.
Wile ot 1. (lit or Hart Passes Ahiiv :il
Uui'lingtou.
(Special to The Times.)
Burlington, N. C. Dee. -IMrs.- .1;
IC. Hart died at her home here 'yes
terday morning alter an illness fit
long standing. A husband, Mr. J. F.
Hurt, editor of the State Dispatch.
ol this city, nnd lour sons survive.
The remains will bo -taken to Stewart .
a.. .ier former uome, for intermeiK.
JAMES J. BRITT
LANDS GOOD JOB
(llv Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington. Dec. Postmaster (Seu-
er.il Ilitebcnck hits, appointed James .1.
ISritt. of Asheville. to be third assisi-
ani postmaster general hi place ol'.V
L. Lawslie. resigned, is was nfficlallv
iniiounced today.:. :.
ONLY OA SHOPPING
4v DAYS TILL
Christmas
The Boy Is
Thinking of
That New Sled
i . ;''V. - '
Get It Now!
r 1
I
I truest' i
, - BiillliiSSli
the &t&?stimm$se-j" -'M
I.iu-K.iie i. reel, ;li .Meiean Aliii-
ivler ol l-iuei'va Aliens, -who lias
iiven oi:( a na'.eiiie.ts favni'j; that tin
p iitie.il siliialion nf Alevieo presents
no danger mid iliat (l.e lives a"d in-(ei-csis
o ;;X (! ii; I's nre aos dine.
ly sale. According to the iiiess:i-i
lie only li T'l'.s whi -li have nccui'ieil
In disturb (.I'der are upiisiits of lit
lie imooiiitiice i" I'lielila, Gomez Pa
lacii). ":;iiiil and the Citv of Giier-
nil., all ol winch lia-e .i en com
plctrlv su-i ii esseil. Ai this moment
order is complete in the whole n
p::'dic.
CLAY COUNTY CONTEST
W.--H. Harrison to Contest
Election of R. L. Herbert
l.e M-ai ol the ilepresentative From
t lay ( 'iiuni v to lie C.uiteHed No
Hi ason Assigned ( ii:iui-i:in Lapib
1
t.
il is .Not a
irur-I ;!' !'::
Matt'
r for (lie
Ti
cpivc
Han
I ll-i t
Imivs
stale bo;!irl of election has ro
il notice from Air, Win. 1J,
on. of 1 ia.ve.svillo. Clay countv.
. ii: will contest the s;-at in the
se ol" representu'tives to which H.
1-lerhor.t. was elecied at tlu- hist
lion.
I,.
Cle
. Chai rin an l.anib, of the conimiitee,
repiii'd to ihi Ilm i-isoii today, slat
ii::'i!i;i! the case was not within the
jurisdiction of the stale lion rd of elec
tions., . Tiie notice did not state upon what
grounds the contest - would he-made,
but . it is believed that, irregularities
will in- alle-:vd. It is nuiie likely
thai- the matter will come lip before
the next ' general assembly for settle-'
ment. .
I no l'.ai'lbiiiakc shod
e llv
Victoria,
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1:-Tii earth-ln-l
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light and. iheio
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-shoi-Us Were
night. Tli
was no damage
IMPORTANT TOPICS
(l:y Leased Wire i , i 'piie. Times, l
Louisville, Ky.; . Dee.;: 1 A national
movi-ment f-- the . preservation"" of
humiui life will likely he innuuiirnted
result of ihe attention i.i Ul hv
the bouse of governors to ilint suh
jeet toilay. It was the fwittire of the
pi-ogi-iim tor tin- executive session to-
lay and a-number of the state exeeu-
tives annotuued tln-ii Intciiti.ui of
'aldiig on th.- topic.
(U'lier ohjects for discussion which
were related to the conservation of
human life were emnloyers liaiiilitv
law. child labor
streams and Hie
the pollution of
prevention- f. tiijif-l -
Miosis. ...
i oe Kovernois louav sel anouf re-
arranging', their program tit conform
wiili the decision to brum: the nation
.U discussion to a close tonight Instead
hi Saturday as originally planned
Neck lliokcn in loldlng lied.
(By Leased Wire to The Times !
New A ork, Dec. 1 Ilenjaniin Lott,
civil engineer of 24") west 14.r!:i
street, lies in the Harlem Hospital
with a broken neck and with scarcely
chance of reeoverv as a result ol
being caught in a folding bed In his
home early today. Airs. Lott was also
trapped by Lie loldlng of the bed and
ras nearly smothered when res
iled. 1 he screams, of tae imprison
ed womnn aroused other occupants
In tho house.
IHE PfflHmjEAEHERS
Opening Session of State
Association This Afternoon
Ihe .Moi-hing Was Spent bv the Visi
tors in lnspectiii' the ( ilv Schools
About Three Hundred IVmiary
leacbei's in At tendance Import
Meeting in High School Auditor
nun llus Allernoiiii.
'1 lie Si a le Primary Teachers As
sociation met., in ihe auditorium of
l.ie Raleigh High .-school this after
noon ai :: o clock.. The enrollment
has not been completed.' but iris es
nnviied mat there are close on to
faree 'hundred . lea'chers in "titlend
ain '
. This morning was sp'eitt in inspect
ing ihe ciiy schf-ols. me visitors be
ing 'shown. 'through t'.ie departments
bv the teaciici's and older pupils
The visiting touchers- were -favorably
mv.iressed wn.i ihe chv schools and
expressed themselves. as being high
iv nlensr-d bv Hie wav in w.uch tiiey
v.-ere being conducted.
J Ins Attei noon.
Tiie opening session was held in
tne aiiditoimni ol the Raleiga lligu
School, beginning at. ", o'clock, thi
atleruoon. ;
Trie '-'opening: prayer was made by
Air. (fcorge Y. Lav. rector of bt
Mnrvs.
.Supi. F. M. Harper, of Ualeigh
t.ien gave the teachers a most cor
dial welcome to tho citv.
I he response to the address of wel
come whs made hv .Mrs. Mariona C,
(iaieissen. ol (ioldsboro.
T ,ie most important part ot the
alternoon exercises were the ad
dresses hv Dr. W . S. Rankin, secre
tnrv ol the State Board of Health
and .Miss Maom-i NorswOrtiiv. of Co
lumbia I luversitv. I.)r. Rankin's
snhiecl was "Diseases That Retard
Ihe Child s Development." Miss
Norsworin v s subject was Child
Siudv as an Aid to .Discipline. ' Ow
ing to ihe late uoiii- of tae beginning
I ne 'I lines could not publish.' these
able addresses this atteinoon.
ISeception Tonight.
1 he visiting teachers will be given
a -reception in the High School and
i in i-i ii in this' evening lrom S:13 until
II 'o'clock. .The auditorium will be
decoraied lor the occasion and music
will be furnished by the Blind Insti
tution band. ,.
The guests will be announced by
( ol Fred A. Olds and will be intro
duced bv Airs. 'Charles AlcKinimon,
ciiairman ot the reception commit
tee.. The, following will be in the re
ceiving line: Supt. and Mrs. F. Al.
Harper. Dr. and Mrs. James . ,Ioy-
ner. .Miss Annie uetmore. .vtiss Alary
Arrington. Aliss Naomi Norsworthv.
Dr. and Mrs. If. A. Hovster. Ailss
(1 race Hates. Air, and Airs. J. B,
Pearce, A1r. and Airs. T. P. Jerman
Prof, and Airs. Hugh Alorson. Prof
7. V. Judd, Miss Edith .Hovster, Airs
Al. R. Terrell, .Mrs. Al. 11. Sherwood
and Miss ' Minnie. Redford. .
Toniorrow .Morning.
1 he association will he opened to
morrow morning at !i o clock with a
prayer hv Dr. R. 1. aim. president
ol .Meredith C ollege.
Mrs. I. ICdgar .lonnson. ol Salis
bury, will read a paper on 'Adapta
tion ol the Course ol stttdv to the In
dividuality ot the I Mild. 1 his will
be lollowed bv a business session.
Tomorrow Atteinoon.
tomorrow -afternoon's session will
begin at :! o clock and the following
program will be carried out:
Discussion The Fducfitive Value
of Plav. Aliss -Florence Panmll, of
Greensboro.
Plav. a Factor in the Schoolroom,
Miss Laura McAllesler. ol tireens-
horo
Address--'Demonstrations "in Health
supervision. Mr. Allen .1. Harwicu,
Department of 15duenti.n.-
The Officers.
President. Miss Annie W efmore. ot
Greensboro: vice-president, Aliss Met
tle Nash, of Charlotte: recording sec
retary. Miss Edith Kovster, of-Raleigh:--.',
corresponding secretary and
treasurer. Aliss Nannie Sheetz. o"?
W inston-Salem ; program committee,
Aliss Frances . Suitle, ot Asheville;
Miss Lilv Jones, ot Durham, and Miss
Lillian Jenkins, of Winston-Salem;
chairmen of the local committees:
Homes, Airs. Al. H. Sherwood; press,
Aliss Marv Page: welcome. Miss Ada
V. AVonible: transportation, Col. P.
A. Olds; reception, Airs. Chas. Mc
Kimnion: finance, Mrs. M. R. Terrell;
local secretary, Miss Mary Arrington.
A woman can always find something
to admire In a man II he admires
her." -
SECOND DAY.
IF METHODIST
CONFEOCE
Bishop Hendrix Delivers.Sec-
ond of Series of Lectures
On "Shrunken Ideals
Fliabeth City Has Opened Wide the
(iates to the Alethodist Hrother
hooil ta-eat Handshakings Over
the Aleetliig of Old Acquaintance!
mid Friends Creat Work Ahead
ot Conference For Furtherance of
.Methodism In Xorth Carojfjaa
Bishop Hendi'iv Makes Model
Pi-esidliiK Ofllcpr Urent Addrem
on "shrunken Ideals." . .-
(Hy SI SAX 1T)EX.)
Flizabeth Citv, N. C., Dee. -1
liishop Heudnx opened the second
day ot the North Carolina Confer
ence with t.ie second in his series of :
addresses on ' Surunken Ideals,"
Backsliding Lavmen."
After the reading of the minutes
reports were heard from Greensboro,
and Littleton colleges, the Advocate
and the orphanage.
Al. D. Hicks, J. A. Snow and W. T.
lupps admitted on trial, v Rev.' L.
B. Jones was re-admitted.'. Admitted
to full connection, H. K. Lance','-W- J.
W atson, Tliurman Viokers, 'Julias
Martin, J. J. Boom," Marvin Self. .-A-v '
nutted trial, first year, continued, W. .
B. MacRae. Chas. Vale, H. P. Duvall,
r. C. EUers. J. KilpatrteVu '.-.QfiftgU
Hea hden,' K L. Stack, Lc-J0..otii. ,
Advanced, F. S. Love. G. M- Daniels,
Frank Ctilbretii, G. H. Biggs, Walter
I'atton. R. L. Carraway, D. H. Read.
I . Al. Grant. Deacons orders, Ber
nard Hurley. Elders orders, A. ' IX'
W ilcox, J. C. W'hedbee, C. T. Rogers,
E.-N. Harrison, J. W'. Atitrev, Win.
Rexford. O. W. Dowd. L. T. Single
ton, L. K. Sawyer. Jesse Cunning- ,
gun represented board of education.
Details of Conference.
Elizabeth. citv. ' Dec. 1 Elizabeth
City is proving herself a hospitable
hostess in entertaining the members
of thi' Xorth Carolina Methodist Con
ference. For th first time In, twelve
avs her gates are open again to the
hosts ol .Methodists who have ctitlieved
for the seventy-fourth annual confer-'
enee. The conference surely made no
mistake when -at Raleigh last year the
invitation was aeepted to meet at
Kliziibelh City, famed abroad for its
hospitality. Hishop Kilgo said then in
seconding the invitation of this city
that twelve years ago when no other
place .-would entertain the. conference
Elizabeth City came to the rescue
(Conllnned on Page Two.)
ADVANCE IN RATES
AGAINST! DEALERS
(Bv Leased W ire to The Times. I
Washington. Dec. I That tho ad
inelng oi railroad rates as proposed
bv various trafttc lines would be of im
mense advantage to the Ktnndard Oil
Comiiiinv and a detriment to the In
dependent Rhippers of the country Was
the declaration of F. AV. Botta, . ot
Columbus. Ohm. .president of the Na
tional Petroleum Association n.1 the
rate hearing today.
1 he independent oil dealers are un
ilteralily oiiposed to the ropoaed 10-t
crease,. ileelaruiK that they will bo lui-
ible to compete with tho oil trust If
the rotes are raised.
AIODEKX ENOCH AKIKX.
Returns After Ten Icai-s and Finds
His Wife Aluiried Agala.
(By Leased AVI re to The Time.)
Qtiincy, 111., Dec. l William
Dodds, a former well known railroad
man here, returned Uome after an- ab
sence of ten years, and, like Enoch
Arden, the hero of Tennyson's poem,
found his former wife married again.
He drank a bottle of carbolic aeid
in the yard of the former Mrs, Dodds,
who is now married to Fred 8. Smitn,
a saloonkeeper, and died during the
night. .- ,,s.
His body was discovered bv Mm...
Smith, who knew nothing of his re
turn. Dodds was forty-five yeara Old.
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