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r THE DISPATCH . 1; f:fA J PT?"?"""'? --jpji-j ; Generally fair, tonight and rYida'y. Light to moderate northeast winds, ' . i '. - ' '' -, f I Delivered Inih Cltw bv ftai-rf!" I i' V I I Iv m fix V--'--,C riv Vs I r"iv YN 'A I A I S I : t?i I V V! M X A Vv Cv N I 1 NI JT.w iv 1 . - " I , :. -f ;r?Yf Yv .X- 1 (V Coonttj Bankers Mb Cort. Slilp I'lote Ctt Branded Mm raise rtSfeS,1 wkMou it m sf City of MMmu i Moi Daj Before the CoDimlttee J ytW&Mfc to Uphold Vela BnHj Love Mr. Claude Gore, of Rockingham, Was Elected President for Ensuing Year and Ex-Judge Walter!. Neal, of Laurinburg, Vice President Fine Addresses Delivered at Morning Meeting 'Resolutions AdoDted . Sailing Party -This Afternoon & Souvenir Dance "at Lumjna Tonigi With splendid addresses ISy Mr. Hart ry B. Wilcox, presidents of the First National Bank of Baltimore, Md., and by Mr. Claude Gore, president of the Bank of Rockingham, presentation of committee reports, and . theuelection ot oiB.cers, in which Mr. Gore was unanimously chosen president, the fifth annualconvention of the Coun try Bankers' Association of North Car olina, which has been in session since yesterday at the Oceanic Hotel, on Wrightsville. Beach, came to a conclu sion this morning. However, there will be social features this afternoon and thisevening in the form of boat boat rides, surf parties , and the souve nir dance at Lumina given .complimen tary to the visitors by tne Tidewater Power Company, of this city. This morning's session was equally as en tertaining and beneficial as that 'of last evening. This convention has been the most successful from '-every viewpoint in the history of the organ ization. The delegates have been thor oughly delighted with the hospitable treatment accorded them and all wereL lavisn in tneir words of thanks to the Jocal committee on entertainment Election of Officers. One of the most important, matters considered at , the morning meeting today was the annual election of of ficers. The nominating committee guggjfsleqjlfoMI.P President, Mr; Claude Gore, of Rock Sngham. . ? 'f- , ;'. . Vice President, Judge - Walter - H. Neay of Laurinburg. . Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Lacy Williams, of Maxton. Executive Committee, C. N. Evans, E. C. Clark, A. B. McMillan, O. C. Spalding, C.-M. Brown, D A. Houston, and T. L. Ford Upon motion the above slate of of ficers was declared unanimously elect ed. Mr.- Gore, the newly elected pres ident, is one of the best known young bankers of the, central part of the State and he is a son of Mr. D. L. Gore, of Wilmington. His many friends will heartily congratulate him upon his election to an office which he will undoubtedly fill . with credit to himself, and honor to the Associa tion. - , Meeting This Morning. Although the time for - assembling today had been set for 9:15 a. m., it was half hour later when. President M. S. Blakeney cawd the body to. or der. The session was- made all the more enjoyable ; "by - ther "presence of quite a number of,.ladies, The repre sentatives of the fair sex displayed a deep interest in the proceedings. Pres ident Blakeney, in a few well chosen words, introduced Mr. 'Harry B. Wil cox,, .President of. the Jf'irst National Bank, of Baltimore,' Md., and ne lat ter deliverea a most interestingand instructive address upon the subject "The Country Banker," as follows: "Mr. President and; Members of The Country Bankers' Associatipn of North Carolina: "It is indeed a great privilege to be permitted to address you this morn ing, and I appreciate deeply the com pliment which "your, president paid me in inviting me .to. appear, before, you. I was told that I could select my own topic, so I have decided to use as my text "The Country Banker." If what I say is too elemental, I trust you will pardon me,, for while my ex perience might qualify me to express an opinion as to 'the -city banker, what I may say of the country vbank er is prompted more by observation. 1 "The Country Banker, as I under stand it, is a term used by a comp troller of the Currency to differentiate between the banker of the reserve city and him of the smaller cities and towns. We are all however, city or country, part of the , banking sys tem of this great country, and as a chain is no stronger man lis weakest link, it is a duty incumbent upon-all of us to see; that decent-competition and correct methods prevail in our several . communities. . The bank of ficial in a country tow often, and 1 believe usually, occupies a unique po sition. To Illustrate I might use a story which is. attributed to the popu (Continued on Third ' Page.), 74 Last Naval Appropriation Bill Con- strued to Mean That Men Working In Building Government Ships Must Be . Worked.. Only Eight Hours Per Day Heretofore Attorney General Had Construed Law Otherwise. Washington, Aug. 10. Organized la Wwon a signal victory today when omptroIler" of the ' Ereasury Trace- .'S Vl construed the la't ' Naval appro ation act to mjean tlfat "every" em- l' re in a shipyard, where Govern ni -sels are building must " be gi . Vght hour day. Heretofore it i by the Attorney General uii pfi thatthe former appropriation acts a plied the eight hours restriction only to. work actually being performed oh a vessel itself. Slight changes in the last appropriation act, ' authorizing the construction of four submarines, con vinced the Comptroller that the pur pose was to improve the condition of all employes engaged in shipbuilding. THE COTTON MARKET. ' New York, Aug. 10. The cotton mar ket opened steady at an advance of 9 and 13 points. Active new crop posi tions sold 14 to 15 points net higher right" after 'call, on covering of shorts and bull support, encouraged by bet ter cables than expected, and contain ed apprehension, of crops scare, should the weather continue hot In the South west) : Offerings increased- in advance, carrying prices about thirty, eight to forty points above yesterday's low level, and immediately following pub lication of the Western belt forecast, which, calling for showers and increas ing cloudiness in Arkansas, suggested the possibility or lower temperatures. The market broke to . practically the Bull support ; seemed withdrawn on the break following the western belt forecast and -with selling aggressive prices broke to a net loss of about 9 to 13 points. October andj December con tracts eased off to 1122, about 24 points under the high level of the ear lier morning. While there was cover ing enough to close the rally of 8 to 10 points from this level the undertone showed little improvement. Fewer crop damage reports were in circula tion. Taft Wires Congratulations. Washington, Aug. 10. President Taft today sent a message of congrat ulations to the. President of Ecuador, upon the one hundred and second an niversary of the -country's independ ence. A-new revelation for smokers. Hoff man House Cigar, formerly 10c. value now 5c, at Gerken Tobacco Co. 6t. London, Aug. 10. Jrcat-rpublic inter est has been aroused by the announce ment that the postmaster general has arranged with Claude, Grahame-White, the aviator, for an experimental aero plane postal service between London and Windsor. King George is greatly interested in the project and -has given permission to use Windsor park-as the terminus of the service, , 1 ... ' : Director Perkins, of the Steel Corpo ration, Declares Panic of 1907 Was Not a Scheme to Ruin Certain Banks Thinks Something Should Be Done. To Present Conditions So Corporations Can Exist. Washington, Aug. 10. George W. Perkins, director of the United States Steel Corporation, in testifying before the House steel trust investigating committee today created a stir, when he jumped to his . feet and branded as false a charge that the panic of 1907 was started to ruin cjjrtain banks. ivui couhlcih v 1-cxl licit aoacu i. ci kins whether such was not the case. ine nnancier was an ms ieei in a second, saying: "Such a charge is ab solutely false. There is not a scin tilla of truth in it." ' The Government's separation of the Standard Oil jCompanyi into thirty three parts, Perkins declared, was certainly a warning to corporations He suggested that something shourdii be done to relieve present conditions under which he contended corporations could not continue to exist. . Thrilling Attack on Stage Coach. Will be an Incident of Today's Big Grand Performance. It Pet Monkey on a Tear. Philadelphia, Aug. 10. Owen Wister, the author, owns a pet monkey which ran amuck. It opened the combination catch on it scage, attacked its keeper, the Wister butler, who had to go to the hospital for repairs, and then cavorted down the old York road! till it met a group of girls waiting for a trolley car. The girls ran, but Billy, the monkey, ana proceeded to tear tne dresses ot the young women. After several of them had become hysterical the mon key spent two hours dodging trolley cars. By this time Billy's keeper had been treated and had started in pursuit Billy spied him first and climbed to the top of a forty-foot walnut tree. The keeper pleaded, but Billy saw the stick in his hand, and there yas nothing do ing. Then a dainty meal was set upon a window ledge. After four hours Billy's hunger overcame -his caution and the monkey hopped up to it and in the arms of the keeper.1 Mr. Wister has about decided to ship Billy back to Africa, whence he was sent by a friend. Oh, Have You Heard Danford? Best, Most Expensive Balladist in Years at the Grand. It SUSPECTED CHOLERA J CASES IN HAMBURG Hamburg, Germany, Aug. 10. The captain of the Russian steamer, Cor delia, and his wife have been placed in the hospital as suspected cholera cases. "The Struggle For Life." Latest Moving Picture Thriller, Grand Theatre Today. It Wealthy Man's Son Weds Domestic. Lynn, Mass., Aug. 10. Joseph W. Pinkham, a wealthy young bachelor and popular society man, whose father is Dr. Joseph G. Pinkham, medical examiner of the Lynn district, has eloped with and married Miss Anna Peterson, one of the domestics in his father's home. Dr. Pinkham owns valuable, prop erty and the son has been in charge of his father's real estate interests. Six months ago Miss Peterson, unusually-pretty, came, to this country from Stockholm and secur&eremploy meht in Dr. Pinkham's household. She has a pink and white complexion, smiling blue eyes and a slender grace ful figure. ; Joseph W. Pinkham fell in love. He wooed the girl so discreetly that the family did not, suspect They '-eloped to Kennebunkport, Me., where they were married. Then they went to -Boston and embarked for a honeymoon trip to Stockholm, whence the news came by cable today. - It is understood that Dr. Pinkham is : not displeased at his son's choice of a'bride. V 1 1 ' V Souvenir Dance at (-wmlna Tonight : ' &2&& -4 v ; lfgQUiCe WATCH I f OR RtOTRSl yjj ; Brooklyn, Aug. 10. After days of Smith street and Frknklin avenue lines, Railroad Company has been able to resulne in part the interrupted traffic. Despite the vigilance of the police, however, a few riots are ' taking place, and obstructions hav(e been placed on the tracks by some of the striking em ployes. In the illustration is shown a wagon which, filled with coal,1 was dragged on to the tracks in Smith street and hit by a trolley. HI PREVflltS Dock Workers' Strike in London Nok to be CtHed Out Violence Being In dulged -in and Food Stuff Rotting. London, Aug. 10. The neighborhood of the docksis practically under mob rule, with the result that there was much diminishing of food supplies. The metropolis has experienced great in convenience. Unless, progress is made in negotiations looking to a settlement of the strike of dock workers, calling out of the troops seems inevitable. Hundreds of railroad carmen quit work this morning. Strike pickets are pre venting all attempts to handle goods. The strikers threaten to tie up street traffic unless their demands are grant ed within a short tim. Thousands of tons of fruit, vegetables and provisions are rotting on the wharves and in the railway depots.. Prices have advanced alarmingly. Scenes of violence are in creasing. Throughout the city wagons are being overturned and their loads emptied into the gutters. "For those who know a good cigar," Hoffman House, formerly 10c. value now 5c. at Gerken Tobaceo Co. 6t Unfilled Steel Tonnage. New York, Aug. 10. Announcement is made by the United States SCeel Corporation, that the unfilled tonnage on the company's books July 31, wasn 3,584,055 against 3,361,059 tons June 30th. . ; ASSOCIATE CHEMIST RELUCTANT WITNESS Washington, Aug. 10. Dr. F. L. Dun lap, associate chemist of the Depart ment of Agriculture, who prepared the memorandum upon Which Dr. Wi ley was charged with illegally employ: ing an expert chemist, was a reluctant witness before the House Investigat ing Committee today. He explained the Rusby case, but denied he made the formal charges against Dr. Wiley. Oh, Have You Heard Danford? Best, Most Expensive Balladist in Years at the Grand. It , Pope Better Today. Rome, Aug. '10. Pope Pius' condition was improved this morning. The improvement is attributed to the patient's re moval to a more spacious bed chamber, in the open air;': c ; Thrilling Attack on Stage Coach. Will be' anjncident of Today's' Big Grand. Performance. -,..,.,., It disorderly demonstration along the the Brooklyn and Coney Island LIES III STATE Body of Dead Confederate .Chieftain Now Lies. In State Under' Military Guard.. of Honofunerai'.rngV ments Have Not as Yet Been Com pleted. . Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 10. The death yesterday of General George W. Gor don, Commander-in-Chief of the Unit- ed Confederate Veterans and member of Congress, from the Tenth District, has brought forth many messages of condolence. The body will lie in state with a military guard or honor ..until the time of the funeral, arrangements for which have not yet been announc ed. LIGHTNING KILLS AT CHURCH EUNERAL West End, Wis., Aug. 10. Mourning for Philip Brissel, whose body lay In a coffin before the altar of . St. ..John's Evangelical Church at Kohlville. "Mrs Henry Conrad was struck dead and four other women rendered uncon scious' when a bolt of lightning pierced the crowded church. , . Hymns had been sung, prayer offered -'land amid the solemn hush usually .J-marking thej pronouncement of j tb4.1ast words Over the departed, the Rev. John Frank was just opening his' mouth, to begin his sermon when a vivid flare of flames and deafening crash seemed. to paralyze for a second the entire con gregation. "Pastor Frank's words Of compassion for the sorrowing family were nver tittered. Mrs. Conrad and several o til er women lay prostrate or the floor, while near them writhed a dozen oth ers, their shrieks, of terror precipitating a panic which -only cool-headed men, hardly yet comprehending the situa tion, prevented. . : A MUSCULAR CHRISTIAN. Pastor's Left Hand Knows What Thief's Right Hand Does..; New York, Aug. 10. The Rev. H. D. Garland, of Union Hill, N. J.,when riding on an Avenue" A car in Man hattan, yesterday . afternoon, gained the impression that a strange hand was making its way. into his hip pock et, wherein lay a pocketbook contain ing the ministerial cash. Mr. Garland quickly reached his own hand around to the pocket and closed it upbn an unfamiliar wrist. He held on. The owner of the wrist tried to break away, but the clergyman, a dis ciple of muscular Christianity, struck him twice in the face, subdued "him, jerked him from the car at Fifth streel' and turned him over to Detect ives Liebers and Pslaster. ';l In headquarters the prisoner said he was Solomon Smith, twenty-four, of No. 308 East Ninth street. He was locked up.. . ' . . Souvenir Dance at Lumina Tonight Both Sides Determined and Calls Go Out for Absent Members Cotton '. Bill Reported Adversely All Wool Conferee? s to Qet Together Tomor viow Sehator Cummins Rips Mone tary Cc mmission Up- the Back St(tehoiod Bill Up to Congress. Wasbtogton, Aug. 10. Apparently con vincted .that there Is no prospect of an tidjournment of Congress n the near f Sture, President Taft has v made plans to leave late today for the sec ond w)eek-end trip to' Beverly, Mass wherej he hopes to spend most of the summer. Following his recent return fromi a flyin trip to Mountatn Lake Park,VMd., the President Intended td remain, in Washington until the close of the session, as it Vs thought Congress would adjourn 'between "Au- "gust 12th and 15th. The tariff Situa tion In the Senate is so complicated that the President is determined to take a little vacation trip,- visit his family, play golf-, and motor along the North Shore. , ' Standpatters Will "Fight. Standpat Republican beadera of the Senate and House flockod to the White House today to inform the President that they would fight to the last ditch before allowing either the JJenate or House to piss any' measure over the President's veto. "We, do not propose to let any attempt at making laws over the head of the President go, through without a fight," said Republican whip Dewight Senator; Crane backed up this -statement . Dewight showed plainly he intend ed to fight "This -.statehood matter, said ; hei "is not - political ; in' itself but this overriding of the President is Intended ,to make politics against him and humiliate him' before the .country. Under these circumstances his friends inside and outside the party will rally to him." - It was plainly indicated that not only the Republican forces, but the Democrats, were using every means to gather into Washington all the members of both House and Sen ate, who have been out .campaigning in their States, or have slipped away for a short vacation. It was freely predicted that a lining up of the -forces meant an early adjournment of Congress was Impossible, and presag ed a bitter fight, in which the stand pat Republicans would seek to pre vent any measure that was vetoed by President Taft being passed over, that veto. - Reports' Cotton Bin". The House bill fOr revision of the cotton schedule of the tariff law was reported adversely to the Senate from the Finance Committee today. Objec tion was made by Senator Overman of North Carolina, to Smoot's"; request that the bill be made unfinished bus iness. ' Smoot will repeat his request later. ;. Wool Conference Tomorrow. The sub-conference committee 4n charge of the wool tariff revision bill has failed to reach ah agreement Afl the conferees meet tomorrow to again consider the entire tariff situation. Up to the President ; The bill admitting " Arizona, and New Mexico to statehood passed its last legislative stage when the House today agreed to .minor Senate ; amend ments. Tne bill now - goes to the president, who, it is stated, will veto it.. ' ; Cumrin8 Swats Monetary Commts ' m sion. V" . The alleged extravagance of thef National Mbnetary Commission was arraigned in the Senate today by Sen ator Cummins, of Iowa. "The com mission," he charged, "becomes a place for men who lose ' favor with their constituents ;: and have , been de- feated at the polls TO HONOR EXPECTED HEIR Unique Grecian Xustom to be Observ- ed in Big Western City. Indianapolis, Aug. lo! To announce to expected arrival of a male heir, Pantelisk L. Cafeures, a Greek, has been granted permission. hy the board of safety to fire a salute of twenty-one cannon. ' The permission was granted after the prospective father had .ap peared and informed the'board it was a Grecian custom to fire twenty-one guns when the first male heir arrives. The salute will not be fired if it Is a girl.. . . Oh, Have You Heard Danford? ' Best Most Expensive Balladist i in Years at the Grand, . It. Officially Calls on the Mayor and.'Then the Mayor CaUs on Him Pays In teresting Visit to . Navy Yard Also - Goes to the Ship Yards. - -Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. 10. Admiral Count Togo, who arrived last niarht made a formal call upon Mayor Hey- burn this morning. The Mayor returned the call half an hour later. Admiral Togo later inspected the Philadelphia Navy, yard, being the guest, of ' Captain Grant the ' Commandant ' j !this' after-'' : noon he visited the yards -of Cramps and the New York Shin Biiildine Com- pany, on the Delaware river. A:!; ': Stocks: Todays , HI. New York, Aug. 10. Prices again de clined sharply, at the opening,: losses extending from three points in I Rock Island Preferred to one and' a half in general electric and' Wisconsin;; Cen tral, and a point each" in Reading, St. Paul, Canadian Paciflc, Wabash, Pre ferred, Atlantic Coast Line and Amer- ican Smelting. Trading was active. The unfavorable crop report was ono of the many reasons advanced in expla nation of the market's increased .weak ness. Offerings in the first hour ex ceeded 400,000 shares and an average of 2,000,000 'for the session. Trading fell- off slightly in the - second hour. but at a further cost to quoted values, the list crumbled all round. One point rallies were registered at midday by Union Pacific, St. Paul, Atchison, Read ing,, and .Canadian Pacific. . The mar ket's tone was not . reassured. , V ' - Spirits Today. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 10. Turpentine, firm, .49. 3r4. to. 50; rosin firm; type F; Today Danford Will Sing 1 "1 Loved the Girl My Father Lbved and. Her Name Was. .'Mother.'i" Grand. Theatre Today. ; . It " -' i 4 - t .... ..V 4 A' i g-.W.-.v.-.v .-ss.w.::&.:: -A (:4:.ftvXiv:.::. s.-.j m New York, Aug . 10. The Anchor lin er Columbia, whose encounter with an iceberg off Cape Race gave her Skipper, Captain, George Mitchell, opportunity to display remarkable "prowess in sea manship, has been taken into dry dock, wnere the rip in her bow will Se re-, paired.. Passengers are loud in their. praise of officers and crew of the ves-j sel,- who after the latter- crashed into i the huge mass of ice,, went about reas suring the passengers ot the absence of immediate dangerand inspired con- fidence by their own courageous con duct .The Columbia will be seaworthy -' n a few, weeks,- - ' - ' - J jjiiiii v. , y 'JJfcjUI ' Mill mi 1 ww i em mm. Vt , . . - , j', V . ft.' f C -r
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