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Vol. LXX. No. 123.
The Weather $AIN.
RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1911.
LAST EDITION
Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other NejvspA
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8 COHFEREHCE
Memorial Services ' Held Today In
Honor of Departed Members'
Conference -
THE WORK PROGRESSING
First Day'!) .Session of the Conference
In Detail Bishop's Address l'n
cles lJetts and Tliomus Answer t
; Ihe noll-Call Asain Kev. R. H.
Willis Fleeted Secretary Names
of -Commit teen Appointed Memo
rial Services Held Today Instead of
Sunday Hut Few Methodist Ila-hd
hleN Ite-ported Bishop Interested
in ICoanoke Island. 1
';. (Hy Susan Iden.)
Kinflton, Nov, 23- When the con
ference met again this morning for
the second day's session it was after
a pleasant'and profitable session yes
terday in which the big heartedness
and piety of Bishop Hoss had en
deared him to the whole conference,
a splendid and inspiring sermon had
been listened to last night and the
night had been spent in comfortable
and congenial homes, of which Kin
ston seems full. The preachers came
today refreshed and ready for a full
day. Qfitfc
After the opening devotional exer
cises the minutes of the precedng
session were read, the roll call being
dispensed with.
The 22nd question was continued,
while the body awaited the special
order, the memorial service at 11:30
for the preachers who had died dttl
Ing the year.
First Day's Session in Detail. '
When on Wednesday morning at
9:30 the North Carolina Methodist
Conference met for its seventy-lifth
annual session, it was presided over
by Bishop Elijah Embree Hoss, ot
Oklahoma, who for the first tim
presided over a session ol this body.
The bishop's love for the old gos
pel hymns was shown in his selection
of Hymn No. 1, ''Oh for a Thousand
Tongues to Slug My Great Redeem
ers'. Praise" as the opening hymn.
Without any accompaniment that
great body of Methodist preachers
rufsed their voices in a mighty
chorus of praise to tlod that was
soul stirring.
Practically ill of the preachers
were present for the opening of con
ference. Their annual gathering to
gether after the year of work is not
only a season of business In which
they give an account of their year's
work, but it is a time of reunion and
pleasure, when the joy oL meeting
old acquaintances and shaking each
others hand Is seen in their beaming
smile and is heard in their hearty
"iTbwdy, brother!"
Celebration of the Sacremcnt. ,
The celebration of the sacrament
of the Lord's Supper is the first Im
pressive rite of the North Carolina
Conference and this was administer
ed by the bishop, assisted by the fol
lowing presiding eldert: Rev. R. B.
John, R. F. BumpasB, N. H. D. Wil
son and J. R- Hall.
. At Its close the bishop addressed
(Continued on Pane Two.)
;Washington, D. C, Nov. 23 Sam
uel Gompers. John Mitchell and
Franks Morrison, American Federa
tion sof Labor officials, must stand
trlal'ln the supreme court of the
District of Columbia on charges of
contenrpt arising out of the Bucks
Stove and Range case. Justice
Wright today handed down a decis
ion overruling the motion of the la
bor lenders for dismissal proceed
ing undr the" statute of limitation.
TheVioui't held the contempt not
classed as criminal and consequently
"not subject to the statute of 'limita
tions. Three days were allowed the
respondents to agree with the com
mittee of prosecutors upon the ap
pointment of a commissioner to hear
evidence.
'- Prof. N. L. Walker of Chapel Hill
GOHPERS CONTEMPT
GASETO BEHEARO AGAIN
GRAVEN COUNTY FAIR
Big (Wd Heard Governor
Kitchin's Able Address
About Fight Thousand People Hear
(iovernor Kitchin and Were De
lighted The Inhibits Ar Kxrel
lent and PleiitltuI Aviation
Kveiits Successful. t
(By W. W. Willson.)
New Bern, Nov. 2.! From seven
to eight thousand people were pres
ent in attendance on tile opening
ceremonies of the fair and to hear
the governors magnificent address.
President Cutler in an elegant
speech, opened the fair and intro
duced Hon. S. M. Briiison, who 'n
turn introduced (iovernor... Kitchin,
who for one hour and a half held
his vaBt audience spellbound. Atter
welling at some length upon the
agricultural intent ot this section
and the results obtained, he spoke
upon man and his religion to others,
flrging the importance of clean living,
and such ..preparation -for Hie ..ns
would enable the individual to be
come Intelligent, honest conscien
tious and brave. Those who heard
him left with a broader, higher and
more comprehensive review of lite
The exhibits were of a high order,
everv department being represented
and no vacant spaces. The poultry
was very, very good. All kinds ot
farms products were on exhibit. The
aviation event was pulled off success
fully, two ascensions were made ol
from eight !o ten minutes each.
HAS KXTKKKD SOl'THPOltT.
First Traill Greeted W ith Cheers To
day (iovernor Kitchin Sjx'jiks.
(Special to The Times.)
Southport, N, C, Nov. 2.1 This
has been the greatest day in the his
tory of Southport, marking the en
trance of the Wilmington, Brunswick
and Southport Railroad into town,
after four years period of construc
tion The occasion was -.marked with
public ceretnonv under the auspices
of Southport's chamber ol commerce.-'
Several thousand people were pres
ent from Brunswick county and Wilr
niington. President Z. YV. White
head, of the railroad acted as master
of ceremonies.
Tlie first passenger tram to reach
the town arrived shortly after eleven
o clock and was greeted with cheers
from hundreds.
The celebration was held in Frank
lin square and the speakers of the
program were as follows:
Address of welcome It. W. Davis,
Simmons, Congressman H. L. Good
win, Esq., ot Wilmington, concluding
with the presentation of gold headed
w alking cane to President Whitehead
of the railroad by the people ot
Brunswick county.
.HKY HAS THK CASK.
Miss Chamberlain Sure the Delend-
ants Will Ite Convicted.
Lincoln Centre, Kan.. Nov. 2:!.
The now famous tar and feather case
was given to the jury before lunch
eon today and it is believed before
nigiitfall the three defendants, Sher
rlll Clark, : A. N. Simms and John
Scnmidt, will know their fates. The
Jury had been. Instructed last night
and as soonNas the arguments closed
began consideration of the evidence.
No one connected: with the case is
juore certain the men will be con
victed than Mary Chamberlain, the
young school teacher who was the
victim.
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IIKFI SKD TO GRANT.
Hoof Packers' Attorneys Referred to
the Whole Bench by Chief Justice
White.
Washington, Nov. 2;!. Chief Jus
tice White todav refused to grant a
stay in the trial of the Chicago Beef
Packers, but referred the attorneys
making application to the entire
bench with the statement that mat
ter was of too much Imporance for
him to pass on individually. Attor
ney Miller anounced that such appli
cation to entire court would be made
at the first sitting, December ..:
Says Wright Is IncomiK-tent.
Atlanta, Nov. 2.--Gompers de
clared Wright mentally incompetent
to give a fair and impartial trial of
the contempt proceedings aganst la
bor leaders. Vice President Mitchell
said he was sick of the whole afTalr
and anxious to have it ended.
All members of the Christian
Endeavor of the Hlllsboro street
Christian church are requested to
meet at the church tomorrow Friday,
night, as business of importance is
to come up -
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WILL DIE TOMORROW i( A; S ANOTHER Blfill
Execation of Kos French H
Prison
Will Piiv --IViiuHv f"r Murder ot ii
iiiiiik (iii in Swain ( oiiutv
(.iniidlad'ei- Has Bought oltm
and Will ( i'.i'iv Body Home lor
Burial.
Kverv detail was prepared todav
for the execution tomorrow ol lloss
f rench, the voung (jlierokee Jjidian.
ot bwaln coiintv. who was convicted
and sentenced to die in .the elecinc
chair tor Me tnunler ol Ktliel hlnil ir.
a H-vear-old white .girl. 1 ne cot
fin tnat will -contain .the body ot
French was purchased this week by
his grnndlather, John Talaln. who
will lie in the fit v until alter the
execution. The remains will lie went
to Birdfown for burial.
The execution ol Taylor l.ove. aiso
set tor tomorrow, will not take place,
the governor having granted linn .a
respite ol one week, in order that
Loves attorneys' mav prppare-'.H pe
tition asking tor -commutation to (He
imprisonment.
Passengers ol Stranded Steamer
Talun Ot).
New York, Nov. 2.1--AH passen
gers, including VViUiani Jennings
Bryan, who were aboard the stranded
steamer Prinz Joacliln in the Ba
hamas were trasl erred to the steam
er Segtiranca. now enroute to Nassau
where it will arrive tomorrow. The
vessel is believed in no danger ami
probably' will be saved.
BEATTIE MAINTAINS
CALM EXTERIOR
Richmond, Nov. l'J Henry ( lay
Beatlie, Jr., awakened at, the usual
time this mornnrg on what, by law,
w.as the last day of his life. Tomor
row shortly after day break he will
be electrocuted. He slept well, but
had tossed restlessly as though bad
dreaniB had been his companions
throughout the long night. There
were no signs ot a breakdown this
morning the prisoner dressing . witlr
the same fastidious care he has taken
even since entering the penitentiary.
Rev. John J. Fix, his spiritual ad
viser, appeared early, followed soon
by the Elder Beattie and 'Douglass
Beattle, his brother. Neither Beat
tie's attorneys nor relatives believe
he will confess. His spiritual ad
visers, are of different opinion, en
tertaining the hope, amounting al
most to conviction, that he will do
so.
"If he Is guilty, I feel reasonaUlv
certain - h will acknowledge all,"
4 ?r-mx
W 91 v
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U. M(i"'.:!ii sinister. Ills wile and
I wo. cliiiilr ii. V.i .Sinister is an
Aiiiei icjj vi'll graduate' who was
lecoiiiint by the stute ifcpal t-
iiieiit al ." hi!!v(un as rapubh' nf
diicrtiim (hi' iMii'lircs ol I'ervia. In
taking Ii I I "i tin- ti-c.lsiii-v nf tin
Shall at l' i -ci. this; ajvre'-sive and
Im-ci'liil Am lU'.in has troul muni
the Kirs nl tlT KiiMsian If'mt I'Ik
litissiau uot I'l'iinirnt lias ili-ii'imili':!
that sliiistci tic eielleil from IVi
sia and has li.M ked up her ib'iiiamls
ly scvcriiiy itipliiinatic iclaln iis. lie
ill-te;'!:ns: hrimi ii the two ciiiiuti jes
was iii iiimlu
iliM il I Mr. slinkier re-Tv-ian
(issarks Iroiii
Miali s Iri-aMii'v anil
ncai with Persian rn-i-l
e tin pi'OH-st -of the
;:t, .vlio considered this
-;.n. anil winch lio t 1 1 f
liciiun the i:
v.iiai 1 a i nir
supiilaiitiii i
(lnrmes, ilrsp
llussian cnii
a ui'ievmiK in
on (lie tense -leelmu lift wren the I wo
countries.
said Rev. Mr... Fix. "To go to his
dath . with a lie on his lips .won I 1
be; sacrilege' and. Beattie is-at Peace
with his .Maker;'' "';:
Itei) bib , l.tiii : rd. ', t he sevoiiieen-yeai'-iili!
glri. ;i'ui; loye ''.of .'whom Hen
ry ('lay ' Beati'ic, Jr. ,; is alleged tn
have; killed hi wife, is said to 'have
reached here .today.. Denial is made
by jiolii e fliat t liis is so-, Inn ' several
persons are. (-aid. to have recognized
her (in the streets. It is renoi'ii'd
the Beattie lannlv are a I raid the girl
will make a scene at the simple fun
eral tli at has been planned.- Search
lor her Is being made.
lieulah in New oi k.
New York. .Nov. 23-Beulall Bin
ford is here and has no intention or
visiting Kichnioiul. according to a
statement todav by her employers.
Her connection with the Beattie
case is closed, .they said, and she lias
made no rfcceul comment upon the
outcome, nor will she make any,
notwithstanding'-the', reports, to the
ell ret that she declared Beattie would
die tor a crime he did not commit.
1 Still 'Irving to Free Morse.
.. Washington-.' Nov. 2.!. -Another
move looking to release Charles W.
Morse, former New . York hanker,
trom live At In tit a penitentiary, was
torecast. here todav bya eonlerence
between Alloriiey -denernl' .Wiekers
ham and Morse's counsel, H. K.
Oouftlierlv and IV H. Folder. The
nature ot the piil)()Hi(,ion (llseiiu e
was not divulged..
Sa board OlllcerM Ue-electcd.
New York. Nov. 2:!. The direr
tors of Hie Seaboard Air Line today
re-elei led the present olllcers.
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41 fc
.en
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Two Thousand Gallons Beer
eKity ( nib ctur Mri ritt and Possr-
: man knight .Make .t, H uiU in
Diiiliani am! Wake ( oiiinies
Afatits vvpii Still Destroyed in
I '(! Uccs.
. I); tiiity follector K. W,. . -Merritt
ami I'Dsseniaii. I", W. Knight yesler
'l ii ditl sonit g'.iiiil Work ni Durham
and W'ake fonni and as a ' result
jtvvo liitickiKle' tliiHerirs are no
s :u'yi'1 and' ovt-r I'.iHin gallons of .beer
j is now iiei'eoliiti.it tiirough the 'earth,
i Th' lirst still waj- loeaied two miles
: south ol Roger- store in Durham
! i oaniy. It had a capa ily of Sit gal
lons,, bur Iras no; in oirralion. The
I ferinenirrK ami a lo! ol' beer .were de
J : troyeil. ':'' "''
I The othei; liaiil was in New l.igh:
f lowiisliip, :Va !;e coimiy. The still
j. was not 'on the 1'evnace, but 2, "on
"allons ol' i'eer was round and poiir-
efl out. . . Ntilvtidy was "found- at either
of i he phii-esv ;.
v I. apt weef: revenue otlicers. 'put '(I've
large illicit s;ills put of business, ar
rested three negroes and poure('i'riht
si veral hniidiid gallons or liquor
and iietr. .;,.:.
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l-oviiirr NcliattU' Di'vdrn Dying.
. Newark. Nov. z:; - .Former- tinted
States Senator John F.. Dr,vdeti, pres
ident of I he Prudential-... .tisurance
Cpniany."who'. was ope d'. upon for
ga llst'olies Sat itrilay,, as said today
to lie gradually sinking. It is teared
lie cannot live -twenty-four hours.
SIXTY PASSENGERS
OIE IF! TRAIN WRECK
saumer. France. Nov. 2 a sixtv
passengers, it is. estimated, lost
their lives this morning through a
train plunging into the river at Mon
treuil Btllay. A bridge, weakened
by Hoods broke down and the "whole
tram, carrying a hundred passen
gers crashed into (he swollen stream.
Many passengers escaped through
the car.' windows and endeavoring to
savet, themselves by clinging desper
ately to tree tops showing above the
surlace waters. Most ol them, how
ever were quickly washed away by
the rushing torrent. All boats nearly
swept down stream by the Inunda
tions, lnaknig impossible rescue
work.
Tcius statesman .Married,
Washington, Nov. 2;l.i Congress
man John Stephens, ''ot Texas, was
man-ted today to Mrs. ,lsette
Kecnnn ol ashington, who is 22
years his junior.
WASBL01AT4:35A1
"Uncle" George Martin Cor
rects a Statement
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liilierent c ot I iltrrn Mil.
Mean .Much III (terution
Business, anil tor This I'hsii,
Is Well to Keep Kecord Striilghl
A ( oiiimiiiiinilioii.
Time is u great lartor in the oper
ation ol a business or railroad. A
difference ol tilteen minutes might
cause the loss ol a contract or the
wreck ol a train. For tais reason
the statement in The Raleigh Times
of .November Huh that ' ( ncle"
(ieorge Martin.' .'president' ot the
Kagle Rock Mannlacturing Company,
blew his whistle 'tit' 1 : 20 a. in., Bhoult:
he changed to 4:5 a:- ni in order
that the exact time might be kept
straight. A coiiiinunicatlon todav
savs tne whistle was blown at 4:3,
and 4::!"i it was and not 4:20,: as
was stated, The communication fol
lows: -
Ketenring to the article in your
paper .under date ol 10th Inst,, re
lative to the "Whistle Ordinance,"
we beg to advise that this statement
is incorrect ion will note that it Is
(l.itmed that we blew our whistle at
4 jn This (. wish to say is not
tine We blew our whistle at 4 i
on ill is particular morning and lor
several 'mornings afterward or rata
er until thevs'rved Hie second nonce
on us and then we cut the time down
to ." winch we think is as reasonable
as anv one .could ask for.
We have been informed now that
Mr. Roberts savs he is going to pull
out. trom the crowd and that Uncle
(Ieorge can blow his whistle from 12
o clock until dav if he .wanted to as
he (Mr. Roberts) was not going to
have anv more to do with it.
We think we have acted as fair
as could be asked and we see no
reason whv we should be expected to
concede turther, as we are sure that
nioft every tair-nunded person will
agree with us Hint, a a. in. is not too
ai'ly to blow our wbisile, if we think
n . neccs iirv. e. o not want to
make a false linfiression of tills its
we ohiv want tne tacts show as they
reallv: are, or exist. I hanking you
to make the above correction, we
are, "-...'
Yoin-s very truly.
KA(H,R ROCK MFC. ("O.
A (;it.YK SITFATION.
Still Kvisls Between f.rrinaiiv and
l.iiglanti, Savs Inspired Dispatch.
( ologne, Nov. 2;!. Foreign Secre
tary Von Kiderlen Waechters ex
planation loaves no doubt thai a Ger-nianv-Fngiisri
clash wn.i imminent in
-I n 1 v . according to an apparently in
spired disnnteh trom Berlin in the
Cologne Oii;:ette. which adds: "An
acute crisis is past, bin the situation
remains grave. Germany awaits
with even greater tension Great Brit
am s coming explanation. I pon this
will depend t.ie relations of the two
countries in the future- whether
.the v.. are to he distrustful-.and nn
incndlv or w.iellier n better under
standing will he brought, about."
SHOW' (illtl. SOX TRIAL.
I rial ol two (oi ls tor ShtMiting Mil
lionaire Itcgnii Todav.
New York. Nov. 2:1, Lillian Gra
ham; Ktliel f'piiiatl, tlie show girls,
who shot . I1,. D. Stokes, million
aire and sportsman, were brought to
trial todav on: indictments, charging
taem wnh having attempted to take
his lite. Two on '-.'.other counts
charging assault: Both voung wo
men were in court, stvlishlv attired.
Indications were that considerable
time wil lbe spent in tilling the i un
box.. '
DFPITY MARSHA I. .IORDW
II I, WITH PXF.OIOMA
Drputv Marshal J. B. Jordan, who
has been sick since Sunday at his
Home at Cary, was reported today
as being in a critical condition. He
contracted ' pneumoniti while making
raids in Durham county last week
and since Moiulnv has heen desper
ately ill. It was thought last night
that he would not survive until today,
but he was no worse this morning.
He lias small 'chance of recovery.
Mr. Giordan is one ot the best officers
in the government service and his
friends will hope that het way yet
be spared to his lannly ami friends.
Sections Fleet Oflicers.
New Orleans, Nov: 23-The gen
era! convention ot the American
Bankers adjourned today to permit
the election of oflicers und meetings
ol trust company, savings bank, state
secretaries- nnd clearing houses sec
FMLOr
Last Rites Over Remain J. P.
Caldwell Held At States
Tille Today
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MANY PAY TRIEUTE
Funeral and Burial at Stfttesvllie
This Afternoon -hM ot Palbear
ers and Honorary Pallbearers and
I'ress ()inmlttee IJottjr Taken to
Old Home for Burial, Wherv- Serr.
ices W'ei-e Held at Four o'Clocfc,
Followed by lntermeiit-'Maay
.Men From All Hectlons of the Stale
lay Tribute Spe'iaU-Tiain Froih
Charlotte. .
Statesville, Nov. 23 The funqfill
of Mr. Caldwell will bo conducted at
the First Presbyterian Cliurch hUa
this afternoon at four o'clock. Tie
services will be in -charge of Jtev. C.
E Raynal, pastor of the church., who1
will be assisted by Mr.' AfchibaJd
Johnson, editor of Charity and Chil
dren, Rev. Dr. P. R. Law, editor Vf
The Presbyterian Standard, and Rev.
Plato T. Durham, presiding eldwof
the Winston district of the MeUiodtst
Episcopal church, who was formerly
connected wltli The Observer. TU
active pallbearers will be eight of Mr
Caldwell s Statesville friends, name
ly, Messrs. C. W. Boshamer, T. J.
Allison, J. A. Brady, J. H. Hoffman,
R. R. Clark, Col. H. C. Cowles and
Drs. M. R. Adams and T.' E.'Andw
son. . - . -
The honorary pallbearers will be:
Messrs. D. A. Tompkins, J. C. Hem
phill, W. C. Dowd, J. C. Patton,; H.
K. C. Bryant, H. A. Baakis, W. Har
ris. John R. Ross, Judge. Arrn&tej&d
Burwell, of Charlotte: Judge B. F.
Long, of Statesville; Judpre . Piatt D.
Walker of Haleiuo,; Judge F. I. Ow
borne and Col. V. C. Maxwell,, or
C liarlotte: Col. A. B. Andrews and
toyner Governor C. B. Aycock, ot
Kaleigh : Judge A, C. A vest, ot ilW'
ganton: Dr. K. C. Register; C&pt.
Fred Nash and K. S. Finch, of Cliftr
lotte: A. H. Boyden, Hon. Jolwi '9.
Henderson, of Salisbury, and Col.
H. Osborn. of Greensboro. Tive board1
ot directors of the Stale Hospital M
Morganton, a prominent member Of
which Mr. Caldwell had been so ldnjf,
will also act. They are Meaws. I. i.
Davis, ot .Morganton; J. W. Noel, or
Uoxboro: J. V. McMInn, of Brevard.:
A. E. Tate, of High Point; A. A.
ford, of Hickory: J. G. Hall, of t.
noir. and P. P. Alspaugh, of Winston
salem. These will be preceded oy
Dr. John McCa'mpbell, snperlntenid
ent of the State Hospital, and Dra.
James K. Hall and F. B. Watkltt
and Mr. F. M. Scroggs, who attended,
Mr: Caldwell during his1 last illness.
The members of the staff of The Ob
tverver and The Chronicle will follow.
Se'ial Train for Funeral.
Charlotte. Nov. 23.--For the afi
commodation of those who desire to
attend Mr. Caldwell's funeral in
Statesville this afternoon ' at : four
'o'clock, the Southern Railway ha
agreed to oiierate special train leav
ing the oSutliern passenger depot all
l:;i(i p. m. The regular round trip
tare will be ciiarged, namely,, $1.80,
tickets being secured in the regular
wav. The retiun- trip will i)emait
immediately niver the .fuojeralChap
(Continued on Piw'tlMiV'' ,;''
FOR CONVICT SYSTEM
Richmond. A'a., Nov. 23--ponvict
labor niton highways, an important
feature of road building In the 'Soutft
erii states, was lengthily dtsctiUed at
today's session . of the Goqd Roads
Congress and a recommendafioi that
all states adopt it wus endorsed.
Slate Geologists Pratt, of - North
Carolina, and McCallle, of Oeftrgfa,
were the speakers. . . ' .. .
The next convention probably. Will
meet In Washington. m '
Hun Over and Killed hy a H"eaet'' .'
New York, Nov. 2a-wDrt Jha1eS
B. Twitchell, of Syracuse, wig ftfu v
over and killed by a hearse' near
Grand Central station last nigb,t ,
while dodging a street car and' au
tomobile. Mr. V. P. Hill. Jr., ol nat6
Salem was a visitor In th rliv ,u
GOOD ROODS COuGnESS
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