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CITY EDITION
VISTO-SALEM,N. C, MO DAY EVENING, JAN TAK
'JO, li08.
riacEsixNTs.
ELECT OFFICERS
; FOR SIX MOUTHS
)amage by Flames
rown-Carter Block
t
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vin-City Causes
.rregating About
ORK SAVES
RT OF BLOCK
arts of the Firemen
f From Devouring Prop
nt to That Which Was
( Fireman Overcome by
Soon Recovers Largest
Sustained by the Big
itore of Brown-Rogers
Concerns Sustain Loss
and Water Damage
fined to Upper Floors of
ig Firms Affected to
siness as Scon as Quar
t Secured.
Carter, owner of the
Brown Holers Hardware
J Frank C. Brown sus
favifst losses by last
reus conflagration.
I Carter's estimated Iosj
t $i:,noO with $9,500 iu
lied with the following
Commercial Cnhm,
f in of Toronto, $1,900;
j liuki writers,
kdUyn, $1,900;
$1,300;
Virginia
Roge rs, manager for the
1 Hardware Company,
leern carried a $75,000
t places their loss and
ritor at. between CO and
j Their insurance, carried
towing companies, a'rgre-
i
It ate, $2,000; Atlantic,
ul, $1,000; L. & L. & (J.,
inn American, $2,000;
fire, $2,500; North Uiver,
ilii y. $1,000; V, City,
pa & Lancashire, $2)500; j
8: Southern Cnderwrit
Underwriters oi Groon-i-f;
Prussian. Na'ional,
! !'i Stock Fire $1,000;
i.uuU; Firemen's, $I,0()0;
,fl00; Jefferson, $.1,000,
Sleiis Kails, $2,000; West
on; Virginia F. & M
aumi, $l,oiio; Milwaukee
$1.5ii!i; Atlanta Home,
etican Central, $1,500;
National, $2,000; Cn-
v, York, $:!.0n0; Contln
; Royal, $1,000; Sun,
'Pet', $1,000; Georgia
: Hanover, $1,000.
tells The Sentinel that
will secure other quart
as possible and resume
c stock, in the large
on tin; first floor will
uptc d until the insu-ancj
ive and pass upon losses
C. lirown, who carried a
and $x,non insurance
J' hit these companies:
tl.onn; Culled Firemen's.
Suviuss and In
11,0(10; Michigan Cnm
P"0; I German-American,
'ii'ii and Lancashire,
State, $1,000; iii ver
sion Globe, $1,000.
I will resume business at
laud at, soon as his lossoj
land the building can b"
was hi mod in. It was filled with
moke uul the fax-man lost conscious
ness ai d Ltd to he carried out. Ha!!
an hour Liter he was found at his
post libel-tins his men and working
as fai'h'ul.v m aliy of his associate.
Regained Until 4 A. M.
One oi tile Winston companies re
nicined on duty until 4 o'clock this
morning ami when a blaze was discov
ered thi. Ikivs promptly proceeded to
extinguish it ine other companies
retired fraiu service at 2 o'clock this
month,,
r Second Alarm.
TI;e Viv'.ac department of the U
J. KevuNJs Tobacco Company vol
unteer. (1 ius services to Chief Taylor
early in the niht. He told the fore
man that if it was found other at.!
was n.-t-ded a second alarm would In
turned in. This came at 10 o'clock
and in a few minutes the company ap
peared upon the scene and were soon
dispen.Mn-i two large streams of wate
from the tank at the new tobacco factory.
One of tip. Winston companies, for
several hours, hi.d a stream pl.iyln
upon the tlanies from the tower in
the municipal buihlii.g.
The fact is the boys took advantage
of every Means and opportunity to
save the block, which frequently
seemed (loomed to total destruction
Damage And Losses.
The bunding, as stated above, was
the property of lirown and Carter. !t
was erected over twenty years a.
The occupant on the first floor In
cluded the Brown-Rogers Hardware
Co., which did otie of the largest re
tail mid wholesale businesses in it:
line in tin- state, and Frank C, Brown
disiler in shoes and cents' furnishings
On the second floor was Stanford
and Hetmef's pressiig club, which
was completely destroyed. They place
their loss at about $2,000 with onlv
$000 insurance. Capt. R. P. Henr
civil engineer, who had his office o
;he same Iloor, Buffered loss of
few li u mlii u dollars.
The Young Woman's Christian
Association, in which room tho fir
originated, stitfered a lots of $250
with no inSitir-nce.
The lirown Rogers Co. only n few
months agi- completed extensive ini-j
provoiucnis mi ihelr store, converting!
three largo rooms into one, makim;
It one of the prettiest and most at
tractive stores to be found anywhere
The concern's stock is badly damaged
by water. One Insurance man places
it lit 5o per cent, It may be more.
JIv. Frank C. lirown had a $10,00o
stock of goods iind carried $S,000 in
surancc. l ii to the first of January
he had policies amounting to $10,0iM,
but dropped $2,000. His entire stock
!i or ictici'tly . ruined, either by fire
or water
The Winston Clothing Co., on the
west, side of Mr. Brown's store, with
two stairways between them, escape!
with very little damage.
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Dr. Anderson New President
Ministerial Association.
Other Officers chosen Resolutions
Passed Asking for Passage f Statt
Prohibition La Telegram Sent to
North Carolina Delegation In Con
SCENE DURING THE FIRE LAST NIGHT.
Defense In Thaw Trial
Wins a Notable Victory
All of Evelyn Thaw's Testimony Allowed Despite Jer
ome's Strenuous Objection Public Not Excluded.
WILL CALL ON BRYAN.
(was : visited by a disas
f ni.ghl.. The loss and
Riding and stocks by fire,
fcregati d about $00,000.
liginatc d in the room oc
e Young Woman's Chris
union, over Frank C,
,in Hie second floor of
i owned by Maj. T. J.
t'. YV. -ii. Carter, on th
il the courthouse square.
f was turned in at 7: IS
lor six hours or more
is of water were playing
.Tlif fire fighters ir.
toti'fs three white and one
Sanies; Salem's two com
Hie R. J. Reynolds hose
'en did effective work.
?d In keeping tie ftamP3
'ofr, ("amain Frank
C of l h. Salem d -part-was
the meanest fire- h;
and he has lJ(.f.n !tl th(,
lh"';v Mrs- , The diffl-UM-ed
by rhe firemen was
the fire !.for(, a l(,rlion
ad fallen in.
of people witnessed
Hon, the streets1 around
-.e wpuuo )eins tllrongpd
tic- sp..(-taior? frwjv.Gntlv
a opinion, when the de.
p were le:,ng high in
the entire building was
erofore wji,.,, t l,rcltmp
the nremen had it under
iTatubnions and enmmen
i showered upon them,
rcome by Smoke,
mius Martin, of the Mb
ompany, entered tho Y.
u shortly after the alarm
Some Prominent Democrats Expect to
Ask Him Not to Run.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. W. J. Ab
bott, In charge of Bryan publicity
bureau br. savs the report circul
ated today 'le.it liryan had Indicated
his williiinio.--s to withdraw if i :i of
the delegate-- to tho national conven
tion oppose -his - nomination, is not
true.
vVhen I'.ty oi comes to Washington
next Satun'ay a delegation of prom
lnent Dcnuriv's of national standing
will call on hi ni-.md ask him to retiiv
from being a candidate in the in
terests of suce "'ss and future hojie oi
Ihe Democratic party.
Governor Swanson writes that h
will not attend Hie anti-Bryan meet
ing called to meet in New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2o Tho Thav,
defense won a sweoping victory today
when, after Littleton began examin
ing Evelyn Thaw relative to the fam
ous Interview In Paris in.l!o:t in
which the girl confessed to Thaw she
couldn't marry him because of alleged
wrong at the hands of .White, Jerome
entered a strenuous objection, but
was overruled.
Evelyn told of the first meeting
with White; how he took her to a
house on West 1 veity-toertii sireet,
where they had luncheon, alter which
they went driving; of accepting an In
vitation to dinner In the tower of
Madison Square; how White sept her
mother to Pitlsbiirs, paying aU ex
penses.. After her mother departed
White sent a carriage to bring her
ilnvn town to meet him '111(1 went to
a iihotoirranh gallery where she posed witness
tor a number of pictures; hew next
night they went to Twenty-fourth
street, to a supper party, but White
was (here ah lie and showed her
trough the rooms, finally an eb-gnnl-ly
furnished bedroom, where he pour
ed out a glass of wine. After taking
a little drink she knew no more for
sonietitpf She Until Iv came to her
self to find iter clothing taken from
her. She. screamed and White 'eld
her not to worry. Then -they went to
a hotel and White came to her room
TO BE ORGIZED
THURSDAY N
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Winston-Salem Y. W. C
Will Be Formed Then.
and sihi she must not worry, every
thing would be all rlghl; she must
not tell mama, saying everyone does
these tilings, that was part or life.
During the recital the witness brol'e
down many times, tears rolling down
her cheekh occasionally. Through it
all Thaw Bat with u handkerchief to
his eyes.
The witness said during the recital
Thaw pared up and down the room
and pulled tils hair, wrung his hands
bit his finger nails, and sobbed aloud.
She told Thaw that is why the
couldn't marry him. "lie declered I
was unfortunate and not to blame
and my story nind no difference in
his feelings for me. Thaw declared
White ruined his life."
Public Not Excluded.
When the Thaw trial was renimed
' today Mrs. Evelyn 1 Inw was 'lie first
called. District Vtoruey
Jerome at once renewed Ihe motion
Hint the public !' excluded from Cie
c.e.rt reom during the time she was
en the standi IBs argument was ex
tended and legallv technical. Uut.-tmi
declared the matter w.n one for the
court to pins upon wUlnitit sugges
tions from eMier side. Justice Dowl
ing in denying Jerome's motion de
eland tee publication of Up.! details
v is a ii-,.tilf, for the no of new.-,
papir e I Bora und not tor the. court to
; ass tip an
Organization Meeting Is to Be Held
at the First Presbyterlsn Church
Miss Casler, the State Secretary,
And. Other State Officers Will Be
Present.
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The Young Woman's Christian An
sulfation sustain. d a loss of alout
$2r.O by the pre last night. There wan
no Insurance. Those in charge of
the work pre now trying tb find Bull
able quarters for the association,
whose work will go on in spite of the
fire. MUih Hawkins was handed a
contribution or $2."i as a nuchuis for
(lie fund during the lire last night.
At the First Presbyterian church
Thursday night the Young Women 'a
Christian Association of Winston .Sa
lem will be organized. Miss Casler.
Hie slate secretary, will be present
at that time, ns will also souie ef tl.e
other state ollicers. All Indies und
ait', gentlemen interested In ;he work
are Invited to be present. I'asiorsof
the varioiiH hurdles -ire especially
invited.
At the meeting of t e- WUisioti-S.'.-
lem Ministerial Aswk ianmi Cats morn
ing officers for tho eii.- ii- 4 six mouth
were elected as follows;
I'resldeut, Dr. Neat 1- Anderson;
vice president, Uev. E. H. CroKlanc";
gecietary and 'Treasurer, Mr. r. M,
Colbert; assistant sivretary and tread-.
urer, Rev. J. A. Hopkrns,
The following telegram was sent by
the association today:
Winston-Salem, N. C,
January 20,
North Carolina Delegation,
Care Hon. F. M. Simmons.
I'uited States, Senate,
Washington, D. C,
Ministers' AssorlatUm of Winston
Salem iitRe piisxasui of J.ltllefUld bill
remilatliiK Interstate traffic In liquors.
NKAL. U ANDRKSON. President.
I'. M. COl.BKHT, Secretary.
The followliiK resolutions were
adopted by the association:
Wlirn'on Salem, N. C
January 20, I'.toS.
To the Honorable RepreHOtitalves of
Frs.Mh County, Kaleigh, X. C.
Crt'iiilemen:
The Vlnntoil Salem Ministerial As
sociation at a regular nieetlnx held
this day, unanimously uassed the fol
low ItiK resolution: '
Whereas, The people of North Cur
ollim, In almost every large coniunn
Ity, have expressetl themselves In fa
vor of regulating the liquor tranic by
prohibition. It Is
Resolved, That our representative
in the senate and In the house of rep-11-sciilHtlven
he mentioned to vote for
a Htiitn prohibitum bill at thin adjourn
ed session of the legislature.
In addition, believing thla Issue
should he definitely settled, we would
further urge the adoption of a hill
providing for a Constitutional ameuil
ineut favoring prohibition, to he sub
mitted to the people of the (dale at
tho earliest possible time.
J. K. I'FOHB, ChaliJin.li.
NRAIj L. ANDERSON, '
J. K. ABEUNRTliy,
H. A. BROWN,
H. T. COCKW,
O. V. MIL. LOW AY,
Committee.
Capacity of Winston
Water Plant Shown
1 ho capacity of
plant was amply
night There wer
water, throwing
infinite, in jihy for four hour!!
yet when th? fire was over the p
the Witistou water
demonstrated last
cig'ht streatns of
1000 gallon I"'1
utd
WRECK NOT SERIOUS,
Nobody Killed In Accident On the
Atlantic Coast Line.
RALEIGH, Jan. 20 Investigation
proves-' tin t reports cuirent hre
about disastrous and fatal v, reck (in
the Coast Line near Dillon arp great
ly cxaggi rated. There was little
damage am' no lios lost. .
HOLD A CONFERENCE.
Governor Glenn and Speaker Justice
Together a Good While.'
HAI.EICIi, Jan. no Governor Glenn
and Speaker Justice have been in con
sultation much of today. It Is re
ported there are serious differences
between them w hi; h' will show up in
the house.
;tpie
at the standplpe showed that there
was as much water in the tank w
when the fire began. .The big pump
out at the plant were put in moths'
as room its ti e fire bell ta ped and
the pnmns were sufficient to sin.tph
the firemen. The .water in the '.hi',
resirve i; h n at the station ww sc-i
cely missed, not withstanding . tha
over IwO.OUO gallotiB were punipe.l oie
Churches Take Action
Concerning Prohibition
During the morning serviee at. the
First Baptist church yesterday the
following resolution, which explains
i self, was udopted by a large congre
gation: .
Whereas, The history of our church
u veals the fact, that we have always
stood for the removal -of the liquor i
i raffle, therefore be It
Ri solved, .by the First - Ftpi'si
ciiurch, in conference assembled, that
; we ask our legislature to give us state j
, prohibition
CASE IS COMPROMISED.
Suit Against Durham Traction Com
pany Goes Off the Docket,
DI'RIIAM, Jan. 20 -The big iliini
icio suit of Allen mvilnst the Durham
Traction Company caste to a sudden
(lose today, this bi ing by. compro
mise, and tin! case goes off the docket.
Mrs. Allen and her husband secured
a Judgment, for damages in, tho sum
of eleven thousand dollars at the last
trial and It was expected there woulu
he a linrd light nt this trial of Ihe
case. The Judgment sigt)"d does not
i-late the amount of tlv damages
allowed, hut It Is let'i'm-d that the
plaintiffs get five thousand dollar.
MESSAGE FROM THE POPE.
Card of Thanks.
Chief Tnlor. of the Winston fire
department, asks The Sentinel to say
thai he ri-ily uppta cintes the heroic
and successl'iiP work accompiihe,
hist night by members! of the Winston
ami Salem departments. He wishes
especially to lii.uik the Salem and the'
It. J. Reynolds companies for their
prompt response, in ccming to the as
sistance of Winston's tegular fire
fighters. The oolored ra'pnrtr-ient t,!so
did some praiseworthy work,
ENGINEER DIES AT HIS POST.
Only Vietini of a Wreck on the Cen
tral of Ceorgia Railway.
SAVANNAH, Ga.; Jan 11 - A r. '
occurred . on the Central of Georgia
Railway, near Macon, ai 2 'o'clock iliw
morning when the passenger i is i a
bound for Savannah from Atlanta
struck a split switch at tue Macon
and Alliens Junction.
The engine was thrown broad Me
inlo the iiwk to expn -s tais w
wretVed'aiuI Engineer W. B. 'I isn't
was 'killed.- IDs c-clot ed fireman, .It
WilliiiHis, was painfully huiv. Ia
fireman r,ad jumped, but the engnn !
remi.incd r.t. his post. .
Mail Clerks Rootiey and Biftke tits!
the exrrss messengf r weje snak, i
up, but sustained only slight bruises
.None of the passengers were injur
ed.
Sends Message of Peace Through
Archbishop Riordan, of San Fran
cisco. ROMK; Jan, ,20. Pointing out that
through a Constitutional i it is. to such young and intelligent
iiiiendtiietit. to he submitted to a popu- nations as America and Japan, that
hi r vote of the people, or hv such oth-th world must look for progr-es of
method as their wisdom mav tie-1 civilization 1'ope I'tns sent a message
of ;xTce to the new world todav
thiougli Archbishop fiibrilan, of Bun
Francl'd, r'sciiuuieiuliug to elm work
for pacllieiition of warlike spirit.-) in
his (llvcise and urging hku to do hl.i
titmiist to pers'wide -al! merlean pre
lates to do likfwise,
K. IT. Ferrabee, of
Times, was in the citj
the Raleigh
yesterday.
Chsrlf.s Emory Smith Drd.
I'iilL.' DE1.FI1IA. .Tan. 19. CluuleH
Kitiory Smith, editor or the Press,
former' minister to Russia and pod
master general, died suddenly at his
home in this city, todav, naet1 (i"i
years. Death was caused by heart
trouble. -
At Centenary Churcu.
At Centeriarv M. E. cnurch last
t.ight a resolution favoring a Const!
'u1 tonal nnn ndment for s'ttte prohibi
tum or favoring any other method that
tnav he adopted hv the. legislature for
state prohihitiop, was unanimously
adopted.
Caiil. C. 11. (,'iihne. oik of the
; aopultir oassenger er,nducu)is -on the
run between fir endairo an 1 North
. U iikesboro who less been confined
to his heme in Gn-ensboi-o for several
: weeks hv sicknei-s. came in this af-
; tt-rnoon and will- n surue his run to-
i morrow. -
; The Retail Merchattta' Assocpi
i i Ion today vi-rv geuerouslv tendered
io Ihe Young V omen's ('hrlstla'n As
j social ion, wiitist v.s-is bunietl out hist
night, the use of ps rooms In the Star
buck block, for fifteen davs,' free from
re nr..
Jesse Dull, who was arrested Fri
day and locked up in default of bond,
on the charge oi operating an illicit
distilkry in t)v northern part, of the
county, fa ve' bail and was released
Saturday al'tctiioon,
REV. JAMES SPRUNT CALLED.
Charleston, S C., Minister Asked to
Aisumc Pastorate ef Rstlfigh Pres
byterian Church.
RALEIGH, Jan. L'O. Rev, Jnmes
apntnt. 0I ("lisi lestoe. s. C., has han
ealh-il to the imthmc 'of First
I'reslc t' rius t-litin 'i of R-tleigh. He
wilt ; -bied.v accept. biuee Mr,
Monieni liid in November the church
Ii.i,! i.een without tt reguhii sis.or. It.
is not -'(I for the strong rneri who have
liilid its pulpit in the past and Dr
Spinril is said to meatiiH-o t') to tin
sl;.!i;!srd.
IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
So Sayr Pennsylvania Supreme Court
About Two Cent Rate.
h I'llILADEl.l'IIIA. Jan. 20 The
state supreme court todnv declared
he two cent trilvvay rate lu of
I'eiinsvh :iui n,c .in;-tltitlii'inl.
Report of New York
and Chicago Markets
CHICAGO, Jan. 20. Wheat declined
3-4 of a cent at Ihu opening. May
wheat' 1.02; corn, 0; oats, 61; pork,
i;i.::o; lard, R; ribs, 7.10.
Stock Market.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 The slock
market opem d ii n gulitr.lhe feature, of
the market being the break in smell..
Ins.
Cotton Market.
In Ihe cotton market new high lev
els for the present bull movement
were reached today. The first prices
showed an advance of 20 to 27 points.
Cables were little short of being sen
sational, owing to heavy buying from
this side of tho Atlantic and room
tradeis who went home Saturday
generally short. Some traders' In the
pit look for 12-ecnt cotton here before
the market closes today. Opening
i rices; January, It.fiO; February,
ll.2; March, 11.73; May, 11.75; July,
il.:..
New York Financial News.
NEW YORK, Jan.' 20 Cotton is up
$1 to $1.50 a bale this afternoon.
Wheat is slightly lower.
Heavy profit taking was indulged In
today on account of Saturday' fine
bank statement.
The Hamilton Rank . and Its six
branches resumed business today.
SAILORS NOT DISTURBED.
Having a Good Time Despite Disclos
ures of Brazilian Police.
RIO JANEIRO. Jan. 2, -Officers of
the American fleet are keeping com
menduhly straight faces over the an
nouncement by the Brazilian police
that, only the hitter's vigilame pre
vented anarchistic violence against
trm vlniting fighting vessels. Bra11
Is unquestionably very seriously im
pressed with its responsibility in the.
matter and evidently don't doubt that
a real exceedingly dangero is conspir
acy exists or existed until 'he ixilicu
broke It up. American ollicers and
blue-jackets are not allowing the dan
ger to Interfere with their comfort and
the nitjn are enjoying themselves
ashore today,
Patrolman Apple killed a dog sup
posed to iierabid thin afternoon, about
?, o'clock. The dog was shot, on the
corm r of Spruce and Fourth streets.
When aeon It was siifippiu.f: at everj
tlilnt; in sight,