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TRINITY COLLEGE INDUSTRIAL Rain and Cooler to day; Thursday fair; cooler in west portion ; fresh to brisk southwest to north west winds. The Venom of Our Ene mies Is As Sweet As the Praise of , Our friends. Both Bear Testimony of Our Worth. VOL. I, XO. 2 GREEXSP.OKO, N. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1J)05. PltlCE: FIVE CENTS GO VERNOR GLENN OPENS BIG FAIR Teds of New England's Cor ' diality Expressed Toward North Carolina FINE PROGRAMME OF HORSE RACING Amusing Incidents in Which Gullible Rustics Are Done by the Fakirs Yesterday was the opening day of the sixth nnnunl fair of the Central Caro lina Fair Asocintion, and though the at tendance, as) is usual on the first day, was not large, it made up in distinction what it lacked in numbers. ;nreely received the finishing touches some of the many beautiful exhibits had scarcely reached enniplotion-wheii the entrance of the First Regimental Hand of Ashcville announced the arrival of Gov. Glenn and his party. . 11 The Governor's carriage was preceded by a guard headed by Chief .Marshal Robert J!. Douglas, the other members of the guard being ;enu Drown, Walter Bandy. Temple Harry, Tom hell and : Chnrhv, Murray. Governor (ilenn was .. accompanied, by Mnvi r Murphy, Dr. .1. 'I. .1. Battle, president of the Fair As sociation, ('-.int. Sto!i:iri(. of tbf ATnrlipnl .Department of the I niled States Army, Prof. II. C. Hainmill, Judge Douglas, Dr. W. 11. Rattle, A. L. Brooks, J. Yen I.indlov. CM. Yanslorv, Dr. J. W. Whitsett, Prof. Foust, W. E. Bevill. K Jnius Price, Chuilie Lamb, T- Gilbert Pearson, Father Vincent, P. II. Merri man, Dr. Brooks and Dr. G. W. Turner. The mayor introduced Governor Glenn and the latter responded by tell ing first of his recent visit to New Eng land, the industrialism displavcd there, and the cordial feelings which that part of the country is prepared to show toward North Carolina. He. spoke of the tremendous growth of Greens boro since 1890, when the town: boasted xVmly 3,000 inhabitants and no hotels, stores or lnmistrics wormy too name, to its present dimensions with stores, ho stels, factories, etc., and its steady prog- 'ress toward Btill greater things, ' . ''. He spoke of the awakening of Greens boro from her sleep, her spring into the .Industrial arena, hor triumphs there till yTIiow slip has won every blessing except whiskey. He referred to the expenditure of $300,000 on good roads for North Cnndinn. the three hundred and sixty- nine schools erected in the State in one : year, the general trend of advancement , in general education, manufaoturies, the invitation to Northern cafiital and tho advancement of the people from a con dition bordering on illiteracy to general education second to none of our States. Especially was he anxious to encourage 0. the great progress of the women of the (State, and pointed with notable pride to the number of first-class female colleges. The negro too is not left out of the Governor's scheme for the general wel fare and the A. and ai. CollegO' was spoken (if as an important factor in tha general betterment of the race. "Cato," said the Governor, "always ended each of his speeches - with the words 'Conlmge .must bo destroyed.' "My theme," said he, "is not dostruc ,tion, but tlie '.ashe to impress on each an! every North Carolinian that he must i hi jiia duly entirely." North Car olina has never yet done one thing to cause her song to bow their heads in shame. Long before Plymouth nnd Jamestown wore the flint. .North Caro linians landed on Roanoke . Island, and there the first Christian prayer went up, the first baptizing took place. Long before Patrick Henry exclaimed: 'Give mo Liberty, or give me death!' the pa triots at .Mecklenburg declared for free (loin, lini .ii lie hist to secede the North Car ve ere the first to stand for the .;.. The first at Gettysburg, " the last at Appomattox to 1,'s: the... .gurr::. : :v :, :, ". The Governor closed his speech with an eurnest upholding of prohibition, and set 'forth the prosperity accruing from it as againot the evils of free license. He could only uphold one platform, he said, and that was not of any party, but his own, and it consisted of three planks; first, industrial development; second, the inviting in of capital, the protection of the people's rights and as low taxation as possible,', and, thirdly, school houses all over North Carolina, . After the reception and speeches the Governor and his party were escorted to the bannuet table served by the Ladies' Aid of tne Centenary church. Here Mr. Douglas thanked the Governor and pro posed his health in good North Caro lina water, to which Governor Glenn re sponded cordially., After tho banquet the Gubernatorial party betook themselves to the race track. Tho crowd here was not large, amounting probably to not more than 1,800, nor was tne enthusiasm very , great. ' . ' ' ' . , The hippodrome, bareback and chariot riding probably evoked greatest interest. The summaries of the races follow: :. 3-17 Pace' . 'Sadie Temple 1 1 1 Golden Thorn ............2 23 J. Stone Walkor .. ..3 3 2 Time: 2:19, 2:234, 2:23. a:aa Trot. Jim Bayard ......1 1 1 Billy Doy ......................2 2 2 The General .......... ....3 3 8 rime: 2:20 2:20',, 2:33. , . . Exhibits Many and Interesting. . In the tipper hall many of the exhib itor held forth, and .various and beau tiful were the articles shown, from tho pretty Oriental girl selling laces to the Jested cakes across the way. The A. and M. College displayed as their prin aipal features perhaps the roost diverse ,;' GOV, ROBERT BRUCt GLENN. things possible butterflies and iron castings. The furniture exhibits were especially good, and the ladies' fancy work nnd art exhibits attracted deserved attention anything'' from cob-webby lace to bed quilts, or from stull'ed birds not the usual hat brand, but the real warbler to beautiful specimens of pyrography. The V. W. C. A. had 11 most attractive and artistically decorated corner, where luncheon-' was served, presided over by Mrs: Whitsett, hairmun; .Mrs. E. L. Piper, Mrs.-Turner and Mrs. Sykes. Side Lights on the Fair. Hut" the midway! The Daily Indus trial News rexrter made n rash resolve to attempt its complete description with the result that a too closely interviewed monkey seized th repertorial pencil, re moved the rubber with one chew, the point with another and so almost bafl'led the literary aspirations of the inter viewer. And the skin games I Early in the morning the fakirs unfolded their tents, like the Arabs nnd noisily stole all day. Their favorite.-.' method whether worked with wheel, pegs; numbered board, pins, or pointers, was the come .-again game that leaves the loser standing to win lots more if h only stays in. The fakirs gathered the bills in till their hands could not hold the bundles and still the country youths and some of the city ones handed over their dol lars in exchange for m". experience- from whose lessons they backslid as soon as they reached the next layout. Reuben in his bright tie,. with his bangs cut in bunches and sunburn nild freckles on his nose still responded to the invita tio to "hit me in the kisser and win twenty to one." And though the '"kiss er" pictured there was anything but tempting, lteuben continued to try at fifty cents or a dollar a throw as the ease might be. Some were bold, some timid ones asked gently to be allowed in by the mighty fakir; one did not dare tempt Fate himself, but got a passerby to draw the card that was to decide whether bis earnings were to remain in his. pocket to buy "M'rinr" a new "bunnit" or go to help buy the needy fakir his crust and eup. . "Two for a quarter! Trya chance! Make it a dollar! two! three! There you nro nearly cleaned me out. Jut 'em in again, boys. Takes the last cow old dad's got in the bam, Ha! here's one for Texas," this was -the .siren music that drew the dollars as a magnet iron tiilings. "Two aces and a lovely four! Show me that-you've got n - quarter. Least you can win is forty dollars." One growth, encouraged by a confed erate of the fakirs got us as an inocu oiu countryman, lost most of his wnd and was hankering to lose the rest when he was dragged away by his friends. Then there was the '-..animal showi where the growls and roars of the lions, tne snarls of. the jaguars and lynxes stimulated the crowd to a lonely sensa tion of nearness to danger and snfety from it. The Daily Industrial News reporter interviewed the women performers, one of whom declared that she had never en tered a wild beast's cage till two months before, when, she declared, she decided that if that Cuban youngster could do it she had nerve enough to do it, too. Then there was the fat Oriental palm ist, who will give you an entirely new past for a quarter the tin-type man who will make a picture of you for ten cents that you'd give ten dollars iiot to look like. There wero tho "jolly wid ows," guaranteed "as sporty a show as you ever saw, gents.'1 They looked rather tired and their hair had grown out under the poroxide, but what do you go to a fair for if not to believe all you're told 1 Anyway, Reuben took, and was takty in and will go again tomorrow and the next day, and tho next to do it again. And again the fakir, the ring game man, the pink lcmonado stand and the freak shows will reap the rich harvest of Reu ben's honest toil and hard-earned dollars. Rumor Contradicted. Last night it was rumored that the Y. W. C. A. would not servo coffee and lunch at the fair today owing to the fact that they had not seating accommoda tions. This is erroneous as a visit to their daintily furnished lunch parlor will convince anyone. James Timberiake Dead. Special to Daily Industrial News. Wake Forest, Oct. 10. Mr. James S. Timberiake died at his home in Youngs villo yesterday of pneumonia. The fu neral was conducted this afternoon with Masonic honors, Wake Forest lodge at tending in a body. Dr. William Royall, of this place, conducted services. The deceased was one of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of Wake coun ty. He is survived by a wife and sev eral children, among them R. E. Tim berlake, a studtnt here. PAYS DAMAGE The Southern Satisfies Litigants Who Were Injured on the Road TWO MEN BADLY INJURED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION One Brought Suit and the Other Settled by Agreement Two Other Clatms For Small Amounts Adjusted and the Cases Taken Off the Court Docket. Special to Daily Industrial News. Durham, N. C, Oct. 10 In the superior court' threo damage suits have been settled in which the Southern Rail wny was the defendant. All of the suits werei settled by compromise. In one of these suits Thomas Trollinger, color ed, was the plaintill'. He asked for dam ages in the sum of $10,000 on account of hurts he received in a head-on col lision near the coal chute, this city, some time ago. The road gave him by compromise $3,750. Trollinger was fire man 011 the shifter, and this engine nnd a through westboiuid freight collided. In the collision Jake Price, the yard con ductor, was badly hurt, having been in the hospital most of the time for more than a year. He was fearfully burned about the feet and legs and will be a cripple all of his life. The negro Trollinger lost a foot and was badly scalded. The road failed to reach an agreement with tha negro and the suit followed, resulting - in the compromise that has now been brought about. It is understood that the damages sustain ed by Mr: Price have been settled satis factory, without suit being brought. The other two suits settled in court were for small amounts. John Evans, who was hurt by a fall he received at the coal shute, was given $250 by way of compromise and getting the suit off the docket. ' A. B. Causey, who was hurt on the Mt. Airy division of the Southern, brought suit. The case was compromised by the plaintiff receiving $325. These are the only suits of any importance that came up in the court to day. '", ' THEATRE COURT SAYS. Proprietor May Refuse Admission to Entertainments. Says Penn sylvania Supreme Tribunal Special to Daily Industrial News. ' Pittsburg, . J'eun., Oct. 10. Justice J. liny 'Brown,. -of the Pennsylvania Su preme Court, handed down an opinion today in which he decided that a theatre proprietor' is a private individual, en gaged in a strictly private business, and is under no implied obligation to serve the public. The action was brought by Wilbur Homey against Nixon & Zimmerman for an alleged wrong suffered by him and his family in not getting the seats for which they held tickets for a the atrical performance in Philadelphia. In his opinion Justice Brown says the entertainment is always limited to those whom the then Ire proprietor may agree to admit , to it, ana there is no duty, as in the case of a common car rier, to admit every one who may apply nnd be willing to pay for a ticket. TT only remedy is in assumpsit for breacu ol contract. TRYING TO CATCH ROOSEVELT Durham Wants the President to Get Off : The Train A While. Special to Daily Industrial News. Durham, N. C, Oct. 10.- Durham has a delegation in Washington who are act ing with the governor in an effort to get the President to stop in Durham on his trip through the State. Under the present program the President will give Durham Ave minutes of his time on tho trip through North Carolina. At a joint meeting of the city officials nnd Chamber of Commerce a committee was appointed to go to AVashington, and iu Conjunction with the governor to make an effort to get tho President to stop in Durham. - If the efforts are success ful a platform will be erected some where near the Trinity College gate, this being close to the railroad ahd with plenty of room, and he will be asked to speak to the. people here. Those who are now in Washington for the pur pose of seeing the President are Mr. V. A. Erwin, Mr. J. F. Wily and one or two others who met these in the nation's capital. Durham Haa Caught Him. Special to Daily Industrial News. Durham, N. C, Oct. 10. Mayor Gra ham late this afternoon read a message from the Durham committee now in Washington stating that Secretary Loeb had decided that the President would stop fifteen minutes in Durham. This telegram to the mayor was signed by W. A. Erwin and W. T. O'Brien, of the committee sent by citizens and Alder men to get the President to stop here. Definite arrangements for the reception to bo tendered the nation's chief will not be made until after the return of the committee, these being expected to reach here tomorrow. The President will bo asked to speak here and elaborate arrangements will be made for his reception. 'S VISIT TO IE Secretary of the Treasury Spent Ten Days In the Virginia Campaign HE FOUND A SPLENDID SENTIMENT PREVAILING Solicitor Hayes Regarded as a Finely Equipped Lawyer, Fully Capable of Pro tecting the Government's Interests in the Internal Revenue Cases. Special to the Industrial Sews, Washington, Oct. 10. Secretary Shaw, of the Treasury, returned to the city today from a ten days' tour of Virginia, where- he has been making strong Re publican speeches. Secretary Shaw says he found a splendid sentiment in the State in favor of progressive business development, and that many leading business men were inclined to join the Republican party and support its poli cies. : Representative Campbell Slemp is in charge of tho campaign in that State. From all reports received ho is making 11 determined fight, the result of. which will be large gains at tho approaching election. Interest Felt in Fraud Cases. : Much interest is being felt here among officials of the Department 0$ Justice and Bureau of Internal Revenue, Treas ury Department, ovr the prosecution of tne fraud cases now pending in Greens boro. Selicitor A. B. Hayes, of the In ternal Revenue Bureau, who has gone to North Carolina, to assist District At torney Hoi ton, is considered here a splendidly-equipped lawyer, especially ,on internal revenue matters, and is fully able to conduct these cases. Mr. Hayes was designated to this work after a long conference between District Attorney Robb and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the former representing the Department of Justice, and the Commis sioner representing the Internal Revenue Bureau. Important Suit Fied. 1 An important suit will be filed in tho Supreme Court of the District of Colum bia this week by a North Carolina em ploye of the Government Printing Of fice. Mr. Charles H. Potter, formerly of Wilmington, had a three-year-old child burned to death in an alley near his residence on account of the negligent building of a fire by certain contractors erecting new houses near his. Judge W. A. Montgomery, of Raleigh, N. C, who is visiting his kinsman, P. M. Wilson, an employee of the United States Senate, is being cordially greeted by his many friends in this city. "William Bailey and wife, of Louis burg, N. C, are at the Raleigh. V. E. Origgs, of Lincolnton, is in the city. '. . " The city of Lexington made an appeal to tho President today, through Secre tary Loeb, asking 'that the President's train stop at that place en route South two minutes. Secretary Loeb expressed great regret at the impossibility of mak ing another change of schedule for North Carolina. Lexington promised the Pres ident that ten thousand people would greet him. BE Large Congregation to See Miss Grace Ellington Become Bride of Mr. S. Walter Stewart Miss Grace Ellington and Mr. S. Walter Stewart were united in mar riago at the Christian Church last even ing at 9 o'clock. Tho officiating minis ters were the Rev. S. M. Rankin, pas ton of Alamance Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. L. F. Johnson, pastor of the Christian Church. There was quite a large attendance of friends of the bride and bridegroom at the church when the time for the uiar ringo arrived. Miss Maude Klapp, of Elam College, played the wedding march from Mendelssohn as the bridal party entered and moved down the aisle. First come the officiating ministers, follow ed by the ushers and bridesmaids. The groom entered with his brother, Mr. Henry Stewart, the best man. The bride came in leaning on the arm of her father, Mr. G. W. Ellington. The brido and groom met at the altar, which was banked with palms, before which stood the ministers. The Rev. Mr. Raukln spoke the words that made thorn husband and wife, ' after which prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Johnson. After the ceromony tho party retired in reverse order. The attendants were Miss Minnie Stewart with Mr. R. C. Ellington, Miss Delia York with Mr. Perry D. Shaw, Miss Christine Thomp son with Mr. Paul A. Burns and Miss Carrie Reid with Mr. E. W. Stewart. The organist played "Flawer Fete" dur ing tho ceremony and a selection from Tannahauser'' for the recessional. , The bride wore a lovely gown of white chiffon over taffeta, with veil to match, and carried brides' roses. The bridesmaids were attired in white silk nulls and carried 'bouquets of golden rod. SHAW OLD 111 PEC ALTERM L Judge Boyd Compelled to End Hearing of Ex-Revenue Officer Samuels in Federal Court SOLICITOR-GENERAL HAYES UNABLE TO TAKE UP CASE District Attorney Holton Became Worse Yesterday and Was Forced to Take Hia Bed, But His Condition Is Not Considered Serious. Although Solicitor General A. B, Hayes, of the Internal Revenue Depart ment at .-Washington, arrived here yes terday to see what arrangements could be made concerning the continuance of the trial of ex-Revenue Officer George W. Samuels in Federal court for forgery, conspiracy'-' and making false reports in ollice, which was stopped on account of the illness of District Attorney Holton, Judge Boyd was compelled "to discon tinue it nnd order a special term of court for the hearing .of the case. The special term will be held here on Jan uary X District Attorney Ilolten .became some yorse yeVceiday and was forced to take bis Iwnl. He is suturing a 'gen eral, breakdown and -while his condition is not considered serious, it is such that he will need rest and time for reeuperor tion before ho can be able to resume his Federal court duties. When Solicitor General Hayes arrived a consultation among tho olliccrs of the court, the counsel for the defendant and counsel for the prosecution was held and it was decided that the conditions of the case were such that it would be im practicable for another to take up the prosecution in the place of District At torney Ilolten. He had prepared the case and the lines of prosecution, the character and testimony thereof was such that it would tako a long time for other counsel to take it up nud continue it. The jury was withdrawn and the district attorney, or his assistant, was j commissioned to draw a new jury for ! the trial lit the special term. The boin'.-'; of the defendant was ordered continued and the assistant district, attorney wus ordered to arrange for the recognizance of the witnesses for the prosecution to the time of tho. 'special term. Other Revenue Cases Go Over. Of course ns the prosecution is unable to. continue -in. -the Samuels case, all the other similar cases which were to come. up for trial at this term of court will necessarily have to be discontinued un til the special term. Federal court will continue in session, however, the remain der of the week in order to finish up with the less important cases. These will be in the hands of Assistant District At torney A. II. Price as to the .prosecu tion, -.'..':'- Judge Royd caused an order to be en tered to take the personal recognizance of Joint Sullivan, alias Owen, an aged man confined in the county jail await- iinj a hearing for violation ol the pen-. sion laws for his appearance at'. the next ! term of court at .-Slatesville and have'; him released. This was done because of I the physical condition of the prisoner, it I being stated tnat he stitlcrcil- trom epi leptic' tits nnd that the 'confinement .in the jail would be greatly detrimental in his welfare. TED If! Trial Set for Thursday Morning Defendant Shot Eugene Lamar In Kernersville Special to Daily Industrial News. Winston-Salem, Oct. 10. In Fors3-th superior court this morning the grand jury returned a true bill for murder against Ade Walkor, charging him with killing Eugene Lamar, in Kernersville, on the 9th day of August, 1005. The de fendant was arraigned at the opening of court this afternoon and pleaded not guilty. Judge Bryan ordered Sheriff Alspaugh to summon a special venire of sixty men for jury service in this case, the trial being set for Thursday at 10 o'clock a. m. Tho day of the crime Walker and Lamar,: it was alleged, had been drinking together. They went to a blacksmith shop near the Southern depot in Kernersville, where Wolker, as testified to by the blacksmith at the preliminary trial, proposed to Lamar that "we shoot it out." Both men had pistols and began firing. One ball fired by Lamar took effect in Walker's leg, but the wound did not prove serious. Lamar was shot in the abdomen and died in an hour or two thereafter. Students Visit City library. The senior class of the Greensboro High School with Prof. Jackson, visited the city library yesterday, studying the system used in catalogneing the books. While the high school students are con stant visitors to the library, a knowl edge of the index system used will be very helpful to them and by a familiari ty with the system of classification oan more readily find references upon any subject. 1 TR A THE MUTUAL LIFE CONTRIBUTED TO CAMPAIGN FUNDS T TABLES ON GIANTS By Score of 3 to 0 Philadelphia Beats Champion New .; -' York Team BENDER THE INDIAN PROVED INVINCIBLE Second Game in World's Championship Series Won By Mac's Men By Same Score as Prevailed in the First Contest. " ' New York, Oct. 10. When two well trained bnscbairteams are pitted against each other with the points eovty-ed by liien of acknowledged cleverness, there is always a doubt as to the outcome until the game is completed. The l ruth of this was proven today, when in the second game of the world's champion ship scries the Philadelphia champions of the American League defeated the National . League victors on the Polo grounds. The visitors put in their Indian pitch er. Bender, with Schrerkcngost to han dle him, against MeUinnity nnd Bresna han. The visiting buttery was excellent ly supported, as was the local end for two innings. But in the third inning Gilbert made a costly error which gave the visitors a lead which they never relinquished. MeGinnity ,was relieved in the latter half of the eighth inning. Strang batting in his stead and Ames going into the box. The change did not prove effective, however. In the third inning Schreckengost sent a gronnder to-Gilbert,.-who threw wild ly to first and the friends of the local team groaned when the batter was safe. Bender made a neat sacrifice. Hartsel tried to send the ball to -the 'boundary, but. it -was an easy out. Li id, the next up, was the right man in the pinch, as lio singled to center, scor.fig Schreiick. .Davis was thrown out by Dahlen and the inning ended in favor of the Philadel phia.113, who had tallied one run. Monte Gross struck out at the begin ning of the eighth inning, but Schreck singled to left. Browne made a beauti tul long running catch of Bender's foul fly; Hartsel then doubled to left, but the relay throw from Icrtes through Devlin, to, the plate, was dropped by Bresnnhnn and Schreck scored. This was another run made on an error. Then Lord singled, bringing Hartsel in with tho final run of the game. '.-'."-:.'-..' Philadelphia. AB lt DH PO A E Hart sell. If., ......... 4 1 2 0. 0 0 Lord, cf., ............ 4 0 2 2 1 0 Davis, lb., ..... ..... 4 0 O S 0 0 1 L Cross, lib., ...30011 0 , Sevbold, rf., -. 4 G 0 10 0 Murphv, 2b.,.. 4 0 10 31 1. Cros,.ss., ........ 4. 0 0 4 1 1 Shreck.c, ........... 4 2 1 10 2 0 Bender, p., .......... 2 0 0 a 0 0 Totals, 3:i 3 0 27 New York. . 8 2 A F. I I (I o 10 0 0 AB T BH PO Hresnahan, c., Browne, rf., . I.oulin. cf., ., Mi-Gann, lb., .Merles, If., ,. Dahlen,- ss., . . Devlin, ".!., .. Gilbert. 2ii . MeGinnity, p., Afnes." p., , . Strong, x, ... 3 4 12 0 1 o : o n o 1 o: 0 o 2 o 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Totals, ..........31 0 4 27 17 2 New York 0 0 01) 0 0 0 0 00 Philadelphia. .. ...0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0-3 Two base hits, Brcsuahan, Donlin, Hartsel. ''''Sacrifice- hits, Bender. Stolon bases, Dahlen, Devlin. Hits of! Me Ginnity 5 in eight innings; oft Ames 1 in one inning. Left on bases, Now York 7. Philadelphia 5. First base on balls, off Ames 1, off Bender 3. Struck out, by MeGinnity 2, by Ames I, by Bender 0. Time, 1:35. Umpires, O'Duy and Sheri dan. Attendance, 24,1)02. ; AMERICANS DEFEAT NATIONALS. Boston, Oct. 10. The Boston Ameri can's won the second game in the series with the. Boston National's today. , Americans .2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 03 8 3 Nationals ..0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 2 2 Batteries: D. Young and Criger; I. Young and Needham, Time, 1:37. Um pires, O'Loughlin and Kmslie. Attend ance, 2,12!). SOUTHERN'S ANNUAL MEETING. Stockholders Gather and Re-elect Their Directors. : Richmond, Va., Oct. 10. Tho twelfth annual meeting of the stockholders of tho Southern- Railway "..Company was held at the general office of the com pany in this city today. Tho report of operations for the fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1905, was submitted and ap proved. All actions of the board of di rectors since ttie date of the last stock holders' meeting wero ratified and con firmed. Samuel Spencer, Charles Steele, Har ris C. Fahnestock and William W. Fin ley were elected directors of tho third claBs for a term of three years. It is aid that Miss Dorothy Russell, the daughter of 'Lillian Russell, is very ill. '... 1 T HOC Dr. Gillette Says He Gave Several Large Amounts in Cash VAGUE ITEM FOR LEGAL EXPENSES McCurdy Hands Out Some thing New About the Lise Insurance Business New York, Oct. 10. The sessions ol the insurance investigating committee . were' terminated, for' the 'Week at the adjournment today, because of the death of Fred Nix'-n, speaker of the assem bly of the legislature of New York, at his home in Vvestfield. The testimony today did not elicit any information of a sensational nature beyond what had been discounted in the testimony of previous witnesses. Tho feature was the presence as witnesses of the executive officers of the Mutual Life Insurance Company. These were President Richard A. McCurdy and Viee Presidents Grnnnis and Gillette. While it had been hinted last week' that some expenditures charged to legal expenses might have been contributions to campaign committees, it was an nounced definitely by . Dr. Gillette that the Mutual Life' contributed $40,000 to the Republican national campaign last fall, that in 1900. $35,000 was con tributed, and in 1 890 $15,000 was given for campaign purposes. . Campaign Contributions in Cash. Dr. Gillette testified that he paid these amounts personally in cash, and later in the. day. Mr. MsCurdy said that while he knew contributions had been made he did not know the amounts. He said that no contributions had been made to campaign committee before 189fi and that no contribution to State or muni cipal campaigns had been made in this or any other State. The '.contribution of $2,500 to the Congressional campaign committee, Mr. MsCurdy said, he knew nothing about until it came out in the testimony last week. ' An interesting statement was made by Robert Olyphant when he was on tho stand early in the day. Mr. Olyphant is chairman of expenditures and Un could not tell what the $25,000 items drawn to his order were for beyond that they were for legal expenses. : He said the company . maintained a confidential fund for c.xpnditures for which no voucher was taken nnd no receipt was received, These payments were made on the assurance of an executive olllcer that they were all right. McCurdy Not a Meddlesome Man. Mr. McCurdy testified that he never knew what Mr. Thchaud, his son-in-law, was getting out of the business of C. H. Raymond Jt Company, and said he did not think it was any of his business to ask about Mr. Thebaud's personal . af fairs. He said the company did the busi ness to get the ..commission, and that was all he knew. AH contracts were made without his knowledge, Witness said on the matter of salaries that he never requested that his salary be raised, and all such increases he took as a compliment to his management of the business. They Were always made by the committee on salaries of their own accord. . A New Theory of Life Insurance. Toward the close of the session Mr. McCurdy" made the startling statement that' an insurance company was not an instit ; ion founded to make money for the policy-holders, . but was, or should be, a great philanthropic outerpn.se founded to increase an dspread its bene-lit- over the entire earth. "There has been a great mistake made,.; he said, "about the real province of .life 'insurance' companies in these hit ter years. People have hecn led to be lieve that the main purpose was to make money for its policy-holders. In my view that is not the 'purpose of such companies. They are'. '-eleemosynary. When a man is insured in a company ha should take into consideration tho fact that he has entered a great philanthropic concern that is in duty bound to spread itself, even though this growth prevents him from realizing us much as he ex pected." It was brought out that the witness and Dr. .Gillette held enough proxies of policy-holders to control the board of trustees by electing its members. Mr. McCurdy said he understood that the policy-holders have sulllcient confidence in tile' Mutual to take out policies nnd leave the management to the officers. Free Silver a Menace. Vice President Grnnnis knew little about the contribution to campaign funds, but justified them on tho same grounds as President John A. MeCall, of the New York Life, that the free silver plank in the Democratic platform was a menace to the interests of the policy holders, ' : ''' When Mr. Grnnnis was called he as sumed the entire responsibility for tha terms of the contracts with d H. Ray mond Company, by which that firm made such large profits. When tha method o fthe expenditure of the $25, Q00 items was inquired into Mr. Gran nis admitted that the general solicitor could get $25,000 any time he wanted it without disclosing for what purpose ha wanted it and without rendering any account of it. He further said he never knew where a cent of the money spent by the general soliictor went. In taking up a detailed list of tha company's expenses, Dt, Gillette said that the company last year paid $72,-. 000 for luncheons for the employes. It Is a custom for the company to furnish their clerks with luncheon. This it) at the rate of about W0O- day.
Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, N.C.)
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Oct. 11, 1905, edition 1
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