North Carolina Newspapers

vv 1. t M. luhed in the County t j ; The Medium , Through which you reach the ' people gf rfffia jrQSflr j 11 ay car in Advance T ' Job Printing Promptly tod NeUy Don 4 n I I I 8 m n 1 1 i a 1 1 w POLITICAL REFORM AND THE GENERAL UPBUILDING OF Mi COUNTY. VOL. X. X 0,, FRIDAY, DECEMBER U, 1908. NO. 7 t. . JUDGE TflfT SPEAKS i Discusses Live Issues Before Southern People SPEAKS CUT CN RACE PROBLEM Tho President-Elect Urges Southern Voters to 'Break Away From Out Lived Sentiment and Cast Their Ballots in Acordance With Their Real Economic and Political Beliefs New York, Special. President elect William H. Taft. who came to Hew York to address the North Caro lina Society of this city, was given a tumultuous reception, by the mem bers of the organization and by prom inent men. from all parts of the South, sit the. annual dinner of the North Carolinians at the Hotel Astor, Five hundred members and guests of the society filled the brilliantly decorated "banquet vhalh,; which , was . redolent of the pines of the Tar Heel State, the ones and-branches of the resinous - trees forming the background for "more fragrant blooms which' were scattered 'everywhere ' over-., snowy linens and flag-draped wills. Inter twined ensigns of the State and nation-were conspicuous in the decora tions of-the banquet hall and larger 4Iags were displayed in front of the '"hotel throughout the day -and even ing. .:.. . f Mr.-Taft. in the-course of an ad dress which was1 confined 'entirely to . the .South, and ' its problems, urged -again.:-, that -the,' Voters of the South : -should break away, from the out-lived" -sentiment "and traditions of their past political 'arliati'ons , and cast their "ballots in-acerdance rather with their ecoflbmiq ;.and real political beliefs. Mn Taft declared: that nothing would give him . greater pride during , his coming feim in the Chief Executive office- than-Jo so direct the (policy of the. .national government vpi'th respect to, the .Southern States as to convince the intelligent; citizens of Hhe South of the desire of- his. administration to aid them in working out satisfactor- xne serious prooiems Deiore them f bringing them and their North- !ow' citizens closer and closer sympatly-f . Crht of view. - At the conclusion of practically every one of his pointed sentences Mr. Taft was interrupted by applause and cheering. He frankly expressed him self regarding the so-called "negro question" and declared that neither he nor the Reprbliean party had any idea of forcing upon the people of the South the dominance of an ig norant class . Mr. Taft declared that the North yearns for a closer association with the South and quoted statistics to show that the industries of the South had grown and prospered more dur ing the past decade than any other section of the country. As to the negro, Mr. Taft said he should neith er ask nor receive more than an equal chance to qualify himself for the franchise. In discussing the race' issue Mr. Taft used the following language: "The proposal to repeal the fif teenth amendment is utterly imprac ticable and should be relegated to the limbo of forgotten issues. What we are considering is something practi cal, something that means attainable progress. It seems to me to follow, therefore, that there is. or ought to be, a common ground upon which we can all stand in retpeet to the race question, in the South, and its politi cal bearings that takes away any jus tification for maintaining the contin ued solidarity of the South to pre vent the so-ealled negro domination. Ther fear, that in some way or other a social equality between . the races shalj. be enforced by law or brought about' by political measures really has no foundation except intho im agination of those who fer.r such a result. The Federal government has nothing to do with social equality. The war amendments do not declare in favor of Social equality ; all that the law or constitution attempts to" secure is equality of opportunity be fore the law and in the pursuit of happiness and in the enjoyment of life, liberty and prosperity. Social equality is something that grows out of voluntary concessions by the in dividuals forming society. In concluding his address the President-elect saidfv "The recent election has made it probable that I shall become more or less responsible for the poliey of the next presidential administration, and I improve this opportunity to say that nothing will give me greater pride because nothing would give me more claim to the gratitude of my fellowyfitizens if I could so dirges, thrn"- --!pct to the Southern Staios as to corr '? thoir inte-lhgent n'Jiz.-r "f the-0' . rr tfie ft.dminis" v'lhVv:. to ' i " in working out serious problems bringing them ertf fef and their Northern fellow citzens closer and elos?r in sympathy and point of view. During"-the last de cade, in common with lovers of our country, I have watched with delight and thanksgiving the bond of union between the two sections grow firmer. I pray that it may be given to me to strengthen this movement, to obliter ate all sectional lines and leave noth ing of differences between the North and South save a friendly emulation for the benefit of our common country.". For Betterment ef Postal Service Washington, Special. Recommen dations for the readjustment of post master's salaries, re-classification of fourth class postofficcs, the extension of the annual leave of postoffiee em ployes from 15 to 30 days, the abol ishment of the present bond system of postal employes and the inaugurat ing of an indemnity fund as in the Canadian service are a few striking points in' the annual report of the First' Assistant Postmaster General Garfield. - Tennsesa Feud Resulted Fatally. Trague, Tenn., Special. A feud of several .years' standing is believed to be responsible for the killing Sunday of Dr . Cullen Collangen, who was found mortally wounded on the rail road traGk near his home. Sam, Gus and Jeff Moody, brothers, are under arrest charged with the killing and Levi Jackson is charged with being an accessory. Flset Passes Singapore. , Singapore, By Cable. The United States Atlantic battleship fleet pass ed through here Sunday. The scout cruiser Yankton, which has been here for a", few 'days, kept in constant com munication with the fleet during its passage but otherwise the battleships did not cemmunicate .-with the shore. -Xhe. .. flagship Connecticut, - when abreast, saluted the port and the so lute was returned. . . .; All-Night Bank. Philadelphia, Special. Despite the general belief that the Quaker City goes to bed at 9 o'clock, Philadelphia is soon. to have an "owl" or all-night bank ' : to , accomodate those who prowl about during the night watches The newlinstitution will be conducted On the 'continuous, plan and will have counting room- nnd offices in the northwest corner of the -Bellevue-Stratford. Strikers and Soldiers Clash. Portimac, Portugal, By Cable Three regiments of soldiers are try ing to suppress n riot of hundreds of striking workmen of the numerous sardine canneries here. Several clashes have occurred between the strikers and soldiers and many per sons have been injured. The strike is general and unless it is suppressed shortly ' there is danger of other workmen becoming involved. - " Bold Burglars BIott Safe. Pepperell, Mass., Special. Although ihe police of every city and town within a radius of fifty miles were keeping a sharp lookout for traces f the five burglars who early Wed aesday blow open the safe of the First National Bank here and escap ed with $14,000 in cash, no clue to the identity &r whereabouts of the safe blowers has been discovered. Haitien Fader is Deposed. Port-au-Prince, By Cable. Presi dent Nord Alexis has been deposed and is now safe on board the French training ship Duguay Trouin, and Port-au-Prince is in the hands of the revolutionists. General Antoine Sim on, the leader of the insurgents, is marching up the peninsula with an army of 5,000 and a new President; General Legitime, has been proclaim ed. - Negro Removed to Penitentiary For Fear of Lynching. Spartanburg, S. C, Special A spe cial dispatch from Aiken says that Quitman Johnson ,a negro, was taken from custody there charged with the murder of a prominent farmer in Barnwell county, and hurried to the penitentiary for safe keeping, the author. fearing lynching. On his way to prison he confessed that he ha been lured to taice me iue uj. another man and that he had mis taken hi? v'ft;rn A Sense of Security. "Weren't you worried about the members of your family during their long absence from home?" "Not at all. I don't own an auto mobils and none of them think tfrej can swim or sail a boat," Washing ton Star. D LABOR Religious Federation Takes Up Issue of Working People CHILD LABOR OUR DISGRACE Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in 'America Endorses the Work of the Labor Organizations. Philadelphia, Pa., Special. A clear conception of what the Federal Coun cil of the churches of Christ in Am erica -hope to accomplish through Church unity was conveyed through the actions of the body in session here in adopting resolutions plaeing itself on record as favoring active work in the interest of the laboring man and organized labor and also urging .a better distribution of churches and the missionary workers. : Rev. Charles Steltzer, of New Yorf superintendent of the department 6. church and labor of the Presbyterian church, declared that the relation of the laboring man to the church was one that dared not be ignored. He said that topics must be introduced to interest the working man in. the church and keep him away from So cialism. Ho declared that Socialism had taken the lead from the churches in taking up the fight for advance ment in behalf of labor and placed himself on record as favoring organiz ed labor. No matter what , the evils of the labor organizations, he said, they were necessary in protecting the working men rgainst organized cap ital., Dr. A. J. 'cKeIwcy, of New Or leans, secretary for "the Southern States of the National Child Labor Commission, declared that the greatest shame of the country was child labor and that the greaetst shame of the 'church' is its disregard of this indus trial and social problem. -' ' The'resolution of the committee on ' The Church, and Modern Industry" was adopted, recommending the aboli tion .of child labor;, the. regulation of the work of women so as to protect the physical and moral health of com munities; the suppression of the "sweating system;" "the protection of - the worker from dangerous ma chinery ; a reasonable reduction of the hours of labor to the lowest practica ble point; a living wage as a minimum in every industry and for the highest wage that each industry can afford. Memorial to Cleveland. New York, Special. Notable exer cises in memory of the late Grover Cleveland, former President of the United States, constituted the feature at the opening session in this city of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents, of which he had been chairman during the year and a half botween the time of its organization and his death. The programme in cluded addresses by President Paul j Morton, of the Equtable Life Assur ance Society, and Dr. John H. Finley, president of the College of the City of New York, and the reading of let ters which had been received from former Vice President Adlai B. Sevenson, and Governor Hoke Smith, aud Hilary A. Herbert, members of Mr. Cleveland's cabinet. Works on With Broken Neck. Granville, Mass., Special. Bub bard Hollister, an elderly farmer, has been performing routine duties about his place since July 31 with a broken neck . Friday he decided to consult a physician relative to his "stiff neck." Dr. A T. Schoonmaker and Dr. II. W. Van Allen applied X-rays and found that two vertebrae were fractured. Hollister may live indefi nitely it. is stated. Killed Daughter Then Suicided. Memphis, Tenn., Special. A hand somely dressed woman, supposed to be Mrs. Nicholas P. Errington, of Chicago, foiight a desperate battle with her 12-year-old daughter, The resa, in the Pcabody Hotel, killing the child and herself. Carbolic acid was the weapon used and both were terribly burned. . ' Half-JIillion For Pier. Atlantic City, Special. Sale of the Steeplechase Pier, whose principal owner is Councilman William Riddle, to a New York syndicate for $500,000 has set anew value on property out side the Boardwalk, end will prob ably aluaost double the price, which city officials intended to pay for con demnation of the beach front. The new owners of the pier are not yet known, but are understood to have in mind the rebuilding of the pier at the end of the 'ease now h-sld by Georgo Tilyou. CHURCH 1 CONGRESS IN SESSION SECOND SESSION OF 60TH CONGRESS- Opens December 7, noon Closes .March 4, noon SENATE. Republicans 61 Democrats .31 Total HOUSE. Republicans. Democrats. ... . . Vacancies. Total.... .. .... ...92 ..221 ..163 ,.. 2 ...391 f the : Republican Leaders Retain Present Views There Will Ee very Little Else Done by the Congress Except Appropriate Money For Various and Sundry Objects. Washington, Special. If Republi can leaders retain their present views the legislation of the session of Con gress which began Monday will in clude very little except the appro bation bills. These bilkvwill carry 4 the aggregate about $1,000,000,000, and the general opinion is that in the time that will be allowed, the two houses will find they can best serve the country by giving proper atten tion to these appropriations. There will be a general . effort to hold the. appropriations down to the lowest possible limit. It is. generally understood that lere will be a bill for the improvement of rivers and harbors, to carry not less than $25. 000,000 or $30,000,000.., Provision must be made this year for the cen sus of 1910, and this will require not less than $10,000,000. There will be other exceptional demands, so that as it looks now Congress will do .well if it succeeds in holding the appro priations for the second session . of the Sixitieth Congress to the dimen sions' of those of the first session. The House committee on . appropria tions -already has begun-its work on the sundry bills.. . ' The fact that the managers desire to restrict legislation will hot -prevent other members of the Senate and House from exerting their efforts in behalf of favorite measures. The first effort in: this direction will be made in the Senate by Mr. Foraker, who will renew his attempt to have passed the bill authorizing ' the re enlistment of the negro soldiers dis charged without honor on account of the Brownsville riot. This measure will be the special order for Decem ber 16th. Senator Beveridge will make an effort to obtain early con sideration of his child labor bill, and Senator Carter, of the postal savings bank bill. ' It is quite certain that the recent agreement between the United States and Japan will receive early consid eration in the Senate. Already a number of Senators have privately expressed disapproval of the fact that the compact was entered into without consulting the Senate. Monday at 12 o'clock both houses of Congress convened for the begin ning of the second session of the Six tieth Congress. Practically no busi ness was transacted in either house Monday. In the Senate ex-Governor Cummins, of Iowa, took the oath of office as the successor of Senator Al lison ,as did Carroll S. Page, of Ver mont, as the successor of Senator Stewart. In the House 'the seven members who were elected in Novem ber to succeed members who have died or resigned, are Henry A. B,arn hart, Democrat, who succeeds the late Mr. Brick, Republican, from the thir teenth Indiana district; Albert Esto- pinal, Democrat, who succeeds the late Mr. Meyer from the first Louis iana district; Otto G. Foelker, Re publican, successor to Mr. Dunwell, Republican, in the third New York district; Frank E. Guernsey, Repub lican, successor to Mr Powers, Re publican, from the fourth Maine dis trict; Eben M. Masters, Republican, successor to Mr. Parker, Republican, from South Dakota at large; O. C. Wilpv. Democrat, successor to his brother, A. A. Wiley, Democrat, from the' second Alabama district, and John P. Swansay, Republican, suc cessor to Mr. Littlefield, who resigned during the last session from the sec ond Maine district. The two houses appointed commit tees each to notify the other House and the President that the two bodies were organized and prepared to go forward with the business of the ses sion. The Senate then adjourned for the day, out of respect to the mem ory of Senator Allison, who died dur ing the recess. The House terminat ed' its bref session with resolutions commeraerative of the lives of Messrs. Parker. Wilv, Dunwell and Powers, who have died since adjourn- i ment last May. RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE Socend Assistant Postmaster General Reports Upon the Amount of Jail Matter Handled During the Fiscal Year. Washington, Special. Exclusive of registered matter, the railway mail service during 'the last fiscal year handled 21,050,849,745 pieces of mail matter, according to the annual re port of Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewait. Because of prac tically illegible addresses 35,565,361 pieces required special attention, with the result that 18,933,626 were re turned to senders or corrected and forwarded. A new division of the -railway mail service, embracing the States of Ore gon, Washington and Idaho and .the Territory of Alaska, is recommended. Favorable consideration of Con gress is asked to a recommendftfciop that postal clerks be allowed travel ing expenses while away from their homes, and - also that postal clerks who have. become unfit for active ser vice by reason of advanced age or physical 'disability incurred ifl the line of duty be retired with suitable pay. For the transportation of all class es of mail matter the department dur ing the year expended $31,157,720. A considerable saving was effected in connection with the weighing of mails in the Southern States. In consequence of the use of the n$w divisor the railroads received $434, 730 less than would-have ' Been paid under the old. system. Altogether the new s.ystem of weighing has re-, suited so far in a net saving .of $2, 229,108 per -anfium. Because of the equalization of the rate3 of pay to transportation companies,-the report states a more equitable basis of com pensation has been reached, with re sults mutually satisfactory to carrier and the department. Still further economies are record ed." A review of the railway post office car service resulted in the re adjustment of the car space on a num ber of routes, thereby effecting a sav ing of $272,040 during the year. . ' So-called half lines .of railway post office cars that is, where the postal needs in one direction warranted the authorization, but in the opposite di rection did not are dealt with at length. Numerous protests arose over the action of the department reducing certain lines to half lines, arid these led to the appointment of a. commission to inestigato the whole subject. The Postmaster General ap proved their recommendation that full pay be allowed for e. line of forty foot cars in all cases where a forty foot car must be run and returned. The report calls attention to the fact that provision has been made to transport additional weights of mails from Valez to Fairbanks, Alaska, in the four mid-winter months, so as to allow 43,000 pounds increase. The weights on other main lines in Alas ka also have been augmented. Efforts of the department to estab lish semi-weekly sailings between New York and Porto Rico, it is stated failed, the steamship com panies refusing to make any changes in their practice of having sailings only on Saturdays. Durings the year additional parcel- post conventions were negotiated with the Netherlands, Urguii-y, ltaiy, France and Austria, and the parcel post rate of twenty cents a pound to Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru was reduced to twelve cents a pound. Trial of Carmack Slayers Postponed to January. Nashville, Tenn., Special On ap plication by the defense Ihe trial of Col. Duncan B. Cooper, Robin Coop er and ex-Sheriff John D. Sharp, in dicted for the murder of former United States Senator Edward W.Car mack, has been postponed until the January term of court. The case had been set for trial December 8th. s W. J. Bryan May Move to Texas. Dallas, Texas, Special. WT. J. Bryan has purchased 160 acres of land near Hidalgo, Texas, paying spot cash. He ha3 given orders to have 40 acres planted to oranges, figs and T . I .11 1 pecans, iie lias maae oiner reai estate deals and there are rumors that he intends moving to Texas. Kellogg Erings Out Details. New York, Special The processes through which the Standard Oil trust was liquidated and its thirty subsidi ary companies biought under control of the present Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, were developed in in teresting detail by John D. Archbold under cross-examination in the Fed eral suit to diiolve the Standard. Mr. Archbold declared that the trust had been liquidated in the period of years from 1S92 to 1899, with all rood faith obey the mandates of the I Ohio bupreme uouu ordering trust dissolved. ths CHINA WELL PLEAS! i Sends Special Envoy to Brt - friendly Greetings T0NG DELIVERS FORMAL THAN Special Arabassadcr From the Fie ery Kingdom Presents to the Ch j Executive of tSie United States' Lettr From the Late Emperor Tf " dering lhat Country's G-ratitt: ' For the Remission of- the Indc' nity Incident t0 ithe Boxer Ret', lion. ' Washington, . Special. ' ' Long ma your excellency enjoy good healt'; and happiness. May the America people be ever .blessed with prosper: ity and peace. These are our heart felt wishes." , . I The above are the sentiments ex I i pressed in a letter from the late Emperor of China to President Roose4 veit, presented to mm Dy long bnoa Yi, the special Chinese amabassador, thanking the United States for the le mission of $14,000,000 of the' indem nity-guaranteed by China, for dam-j ages resulting from the Boxer rebel lion. -.' . . . The Emperor's Letter. . "The Emperor of China to the President of the United States of America. ' "Greeting. Mr. President: China has always maintained the most friendly relations with the United States since the establishment of in tercourses between the two countries. By taking the initiative in proposing the remission of a portion of the in demnity as provided by treaty your excellency has won the respect of mankind for magnanimity and just denlin. "PiirMiprmnrp. Ilip f!nnoTf5: has given signal proof of friedliness by giving effect to your excellency's recommendations, in sincere appre ciation of this generous action, wa hereby appoint Tong Shoa Yi, an of ficial with the rank of president of a ministry and governor of the pro vince, of Feng Tien, as special ambas sador to prqeeed to the United States for the purpose of presenting this oui letter. We have always placed entire confidence in his eminent ability clear perception and sterling integ rity. We have specially commanded him, in the discharge of his duties, to convey to jrour excellency the expres sion of our grateful thanks, and tes tify to our lasting friendship. It is our hope that the relations of the two countries will be further strengthen ed by mutual confidence. Long may your excellency enjoy good health and happiness. May the American people- continue to' enjoy prosperity and peace. These are our heartfelt wishes. "Uiven on ine situ day ot tue am moon in the 34th year of Kwang Hau (September 19th, 1908)." t.. t : i u . l i i un sador Tong said every line of it breathes friendship and good will for the government and people of the United States and voices the senti ment of all China. "The action of the United States in remitting a portion of the in demnity as provided by. treaty has touched the government and peopla of my country with a deep sense of gratitude," said Ambassador Tongv The President's Reply. In reply the President said: "The letter which you bear, I re ceive with great appreciation; and on behalf of the government and people of the United States I accept it with quite exceptional sentiments as a message of especial . friendship . from your august sovereign, ; whose death and the demise of her imperial majesty the late Emperor Dowager we lament. I receive it with the more profound sentiments in that you bring it now no less from the' Emperor, the celebration of whose accession makes this day doubly n ,t .1 f rnvo iTinf nnli rf ed government which all the world feels will add new lustre through his reign to the immemorial history of China. , "It is very gratifying to me to receive as his imperial majesty's special ainbassdabr so distinguished a statesman and so worthy a repre sentative. I know you have been in the United States before. I hope your present sojourn will bo agree able. "I ask you to express to your au gust sovereign and to the Chinese gov , eminent ray appreciation, and that of the government and people or the United States of the sending of this special embassy, which so fineljf signalizes a fresh manifestation ot that sincere confidence, good will and friendship between the United States and the Chinese empire which it h a cherished aim of this governors i to faster for all tiyje."