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HUE FOR CEflTEIIAL GBEENSBORO 1 90B Enthusiastic Meeting of Repre sentatives of Various Branches of Business, UNIVERSAL SENTIMENT FAVORS CELEBRATION Preliminary Committee Appointed to Prepare Suggestions to Be Submitted to a Mass-Meeting of the Citizens of Greensboro. A short time ago . the chamber of com merce passed a resolution instructing President -M. W. Thompson and Secre tary J. S. KuykendaU to call a meeting of representatives of the various branches of business, and the several or ganisations of the city, to consider the question of holding a Greensboro centen nial celebration in 1908. In compliance with this resolution the meeting -was held in the rooms of the chamber yesterday afternoon, with Pres ident Thompson in the chair, and R. D. Douglas acting as secretary. It did not take long to ascertain that the universal sentiment of the meeting was in favor of holding the celebration. After considerable discussion as to the best way to put the movement on foot, it was decided to appoint a preliminary oommitee to consider the matter and to call a mass-meeting of eitlzens to which shall be submitted suggestions and re quest the citizens themselves to select the men to manage the great affair. The following were appointed to con stitute the preBminary committee t C. M. Vanstory, chairman; R, D. Douglas, secretary; L. J. Brandt, E. E. Bain, J. h. King, T. A. Glasscock, G. S. Bradahaw, Garland Daniel, E. P. Whar ton, R. C. Hood, C. H. Ireland, J. W. Pry, Iyee H. Battle, George A. Grimsley, E. J. Justice, 0. D. Benbow, H. C. Hunt ley, Ceasar Cone, J. Van Lindley, L. L. Hobbs, Neil Ellington, Fred ,N. Taylor, J. M. XHHikan, 0. C. Wysong, E. J. Stafford, R. M. Douglas. James E. Boyd, W. B. Merrimon, David Dreyfus, C. C. McLarte, M. W. Thompson, J. M. Reeee, Andrew Joyner, ft. W. Haywood, Al. Fairbrother, William Barber. : The above committee will meet at the call of the chairman, which will probably be in a few days. Suggestions have been made from time to time as to the date for holding the celebration. Among the suggestions is one Chat the centennial, the annual fair and the home-coming of North Carolinians be held at the same time, witli a view to securing a larger at tendance than would be probable under any other arrangement. The question of" date, however, and all other vital matters pertaining to launching th movement will probably be passed upon by the mass-meeting of oitfjens. All Greensboro is becoming alive to the im portance of the celebration, and it is safe to predict thatt he city's centennial will be marked by a demonstration of great magnitude. ALBEMARLE TO HAVE , NEW OPERAHOTJSE Albemarle, N.. C, July 13. A con tract haa just been closed with Contrac tor L. A. Moody for the erection of an operahouse for Albemarle. Messrs. F. E. Starnes, D. F. Parker and J. C. Parker have united in the construction of this handsome structure, which will adjoin the Smith-Biles building now occupied Sr P. J. Honeycutt & Co., in West Main reet. This will be one of the finest buildings in the town and will be pushed as rapidly as the material can be ob tained. It has long been in great de mand and the people of Albemarle are delighted with information that it is to be built. STONE BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY Dealers in all kinds oi Building Materials Agents for Washington Hydraulic Press Brick, Whiteh&U Portland Cement, Peerless Mortar Colors. v Write us for prices on Metal Ceiling, Metal Shingles or Metal Lath. Estimates on Steel Structural Work cheerfully furnished. Stone Baflding Supply Co, J. W.6 LR.WBARTCN.Propj. Says That Harriman Has declares that competition haa been elimi nated as a result of Harriman's opera tions, not only within the United States, but on business .between the Pacific coast' and Oriental ports, and in effect charges, although mildly, that the Southern Pacific and the Union Pacific, in their operation, constitute a combina tion in restraint of trade, and cites other combinations that are in all probability illegal and susceptible of civil action. Harriman Entirely "It." Within three years after the reorgani zation of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in 1897, according to the re port, Edward H. Harriman became the dominating spirit in that corporation. Tho mnnrt. ivintinnps: "The investiga tion showed that in practically all the , . . . ill Tlf- great transactions oi uus uuunmuv an, Harriman, as chairman of the executive onmniiHnp. fluted inon his own initia tive, and his acts were subsequently rat ified anu approved Dy vae executive -""-mittee. It may fairly be said, therefore, that the policies and purposes of the Union Pacifio have been those of Mr. Harriman." When the Union Pacific was reorgan ized if nwnorl 1.822.50 miles of railroad, extending from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to J X't-.. . Tnliukiivi 4a Tlnvr from Denver to Cheyenne, from Kansas CMv in Tlenver fformerlv known as the Kansas Pacific), and various branches extending into the territory on eacn siae of these main lines. Previous to the reorganization the old company had con trol, through stock ownership, of the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern railway, and the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. Thest " -mipanies were also reorgan ized, aaV shortly after the foreclosure sale the Union Pacific Railroad Com Tianir opmiirpil hv stork ownership the . - j - x control of these companies, and has since acquired substantially an ineir sum... The Oregon Short Line owns the lines rf roiln-flr frnm Orancrer. Wvo.. the Union Pacific to Huntington, Ore., and from Salt Lane uty to Butte, jioni. ThA rWrrnn RuilrnnH n.nH Navigation Company owns the lines from Hunting ton, Ore., to rortlana, ure., togemer with a number of important branch lines in the States of Washington. Idaho, and Oregon. Prior to the acquisition of the control of the Southern Pacific by the Union Pacific, the Oregon Railroad and Vttvin-nKon ComiMinv iJlso owned and operated a line of steamers from .Portland to oan jrrancisco, anu a iiiw of steamers from Portland to Japanese anA rTii-noeo rvirtfi. The Union Pacific also owned one-half the stock of the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Com pany, which owned and operated a line of steamers plying between San Fran cisco and Oriental ports, The report says: Expansion of Union Pacific Control. With these properties as a nucleus, and with the credit based on these assets, ttfe Union Pacific haa in the past six years so grown in power and influence that at this time it controls every line of railroad reach ; ing the Pacific coast betwen Portland on the north and the Mexican bor der on the south a distance as great as that from Maine to Florida excepting alone the Santa Fe line, in which it has a large stock inter est; and of his ability to "take" this road at any time the law will permit Mr. Harriman expresses no doubt. Among the lines thus brought under the' same control, in addition to the Union Pacific, Oregon Rail road and Navigation Company, and Oregon Short Line, are these: The San Pedro line, running from Salt Lake City, through Loa Ange les, to San Pedro harbor, on the Pacifio coast, projected and begun by Senator Clark as an independent line, which Mr. Harriman stopped and absorbed. All the lines of the Southern Pa cific Company (a holding corpora tion), including: The Southern Pacific "Sunset Route," running by two routes from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and thence through Arizona, New Mex ico, Texas and Louisiana to New Orleans, ' with many extensive branches. The Central Pacific "Ogden Route," running from Ogden to San Fran cisco and from Roseville (near Sac ramento) to the Oregon state line, with several branches. The Oregon and California rail road, running from Portland to the California state line, which, with the Central Pacific's "Shasta Route," connect Portland with San Fran-.. : Cisco. In addition, the Union Pacific con trols every regular line of trans pacific steamships operated out of the Pacific coast porta south of Puget Sound; also the Pacific Mail Line, plying between San Francisco and Panama; and the Morgan Line of freight and passenger carriers, operated between New York city, Havana, New Orleans and Galves ton. Mr. Harriman may Journey by (steamship from New York to New Orleans, thence by Tail to San Francisco, across the Pacific ocean to China, and. returning by another route to the United States, may go to Ogden by any one of three rail lines, and thence to Kansas City or Omaha, without leaving the deck or rlatform of a carrier which he eon rols, and without duplicating any part of his journey. He haa further what appears to be a dominating control in the Illi nois Central railrosd, running di rectly north from the Gulf of Mex ico to the Great Lakes, paralleling the Mississippi river; and 2.000 miles wet of the Illinois Central he controls the only line of railroad paralleling the Pacific coast and running from the Columbia river to the Mexican border. Within a year his sphere of Influ ence has extended eastward; the Union Pacific and Oregon Short. Line have acquired 1R.A2 per cent, of the1 stock of the Baltimore and Ohio, at a cost of $45.46,960, and hare invited $19,634,324.93 in New "York Central and Hudson river stock. That !t is only the law which pre- rents tfca concentration into Mr. ' Harriman's hands of every railroad line lying between Canada and Mexico U the frank . admweion of !( Continued from Mr. Harriman himself made at the hearing. To Exclude Competition. The report states that it was the Harriman policy to gather under one head all existing transportation lines, or as many as possible, and to exclude the incoming of all competitors. For this $100,000 of convertible bonds were is sued by the Union Pacific. With the proceeds of these bonds the Union Pa cific purchased control of the Southern Pacific Company, and a majority of the outstanding stock of the Northern Pa cific, which latter incidentally carried with it control of one-half of the stock of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincey, the stock of which had..b?en purchased jointly by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern companies and their collateral trust bonds issued therefor. Possession of these lines would have given to the Union Pacific absolute mas tery over every avenue leading to tiie Pacific coast within the United States. save that afforded by the Great North ern railroad on the northern border oi the country, and that offered by the Santa Fe upon the Southern. This plan, if executed, would have subjected to a common will and policy, the report says, nearly one-half of the territory of the United States-na com paratively undeveloped, rapidly growing, and extremely rich , territory, into which must necessarily extend the population and business of the eastern states. The control of the Northern Pacific and the Burlington by the Union Pacific was pre vented by a decision of tne' Lniteu States Supreme Court. Speaking of (.uion Facihcs control pi the Southern Pacific the report says: "Whereas, formerly the two companies had separate commercial agents in the principal cities throughout, the United States, soliciting traffic over their re spective lines, they now have common agents and solicitors who represent the unified Union Pacific and Southern Pa cific system." Tf is Maimad Tw f he TTmnn Pacific." continues the report, "that the principal reason for acquiring the Southern Pa cific was to obtain the Central Pacific connection from Ogden to San Fran ciso. It is undoubtedly true that this is a desirable connection fjr- that com pany; but, whether purchased or not. the Central Pacific is required to form a through line of transportation with the Union Pacific, and not to discriminate asrainst it in the receipt and transpor tation of freight and through traffic." National Policy Involved. The report declares that there is a consideration of national policy arising out of the history of the Lmon raeihe, the Central Pacific and the Southern Pacific roads, which distinguishes a com bination of such roads. "I he Lmon Pa cific and the Central Pacific," it says, "were born out of a national sentiment and need. The nation felt the neces sity for rail connection in its isolated Pa cific coast territory, and for this pur pose, and to an unprecedented degree, pledged its own credit and donated its own lands to create a national highway between the Missouri river and the Bay of San Francisco. In every statute passed by Congress affecting these two roads there is to be found proof of the existence of such a policy. They were to be built toward each other one from the east and one from the west and were to form one continuous line, which was to remain for all time available to the business and governmental necessi ties of our people." ' There is then quoted in- the report the act of June 20, 1874, which provides that "any officer or agent oi the companies ' (Central Pacific, Western Pacific, union Pacific, Kansas City and Denver Pa cific) "authorized to construct the afore said roads, or any company engaged in operating said roads, who ehall refuse to Operate and use the road or telegraph under his control," or "shall refuse in such operation and use to afford and se cure to each of said roads equal ad vantages and facilities as to rates, time, transportation, etc.," is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punishiable by fine not exceeding $ 1,000, and by .imprison ment of not less than six months. The report continues: "The fact that the Union Pacific and Central Pacific companies were there after Separately reorganized under the laws of Utah and acquired these lines, does not relieve them from the public obligations imposed by acts of Con gress. The Union Pacific was there fore forever guaranteed without pur chase a connection with the Central Pa cific upon terms as favorable as might be given to any other connection." The commission, in framing its report, paused for a while to praise Harriman as fol lows;..'' Praise For Harriman. "It has 'been, however, no part of the Harriman policy, to permit the- proper ties which were brought under the Union Pacific control to degenerate and de cline; as railroads they are better prop erties today than they were when they came under that control. Large sums have been generously expended in the carrying on of engineering works and betterments which make for the im provement of the service and the perma nent value of the property." " The commission tells how the San Pedro, the road built by former Senator William A. Clark, of Montana, came under the control of Harriman. The San Pedro and the Union Pacific entered into ah agreement whereby the two roads maintained the same rates, charges and classifications on competing business. The roada contended that the agreement covered only business within the State of California. The agreement was abro gated in April on the ground that the legislature of California at its last ses sion enacted a statute prohibiting con tracts in restraint of competition. The commission squints at another probable violation of laws in the con trol of the Uniorr Pacifio and the Rock Island over the Chicago and Alton. The Alton Deal Harriman's manipulation of the Alton is treated at great length. No new light is thrown on this particular transac tion. ThTeport refers to the Alton deal as "indefensible- financing." "By way of justification or excuse," the report says, "we are told that the methods of the financing of railroads which prevailed in the year 1900 are now obsolete, owing to higher degree of conscientiousness among financiers; and, moreover, that the Chicago and Alton should not be re garded as an isolated instance, inasmuch Killed All of His Rivals First Page.)' as it was dealt with much as many other roads were at that period. The first of these statements is, we trust, true; the latter statement is not cal culated to uphold the value of American railroad securities." Kuhn, Loeb & Company's connection with the Alton deal is referred: to in this wise: "Incidentally, it may be ob served that the hankers who manage these operations appear to be richly re warded. The testimony shows that Kuhn, Loeb A Company received 5 per cent, of $5,000,000 on the issue of $100, 000,000 of Union Pacific convertible bonds, one-half of which was retained by them and the othre 'half given to the syndicate to whom the bonds were sold. "On the.7'50,000 shares of Southern Pacfic which the Union Pacific pur chased at $50.01 per share, the same banking house received a commission of $2.50 a share. They' received a like commission of $2.50 per share on the Chicago and Alton stock sold to the Union Pacific at $80.50 per share. It is significant that a member of this firm refused to disclose the extent of its in terest in these securities." Conclusions Reached. The conclusions of the commission are as follows: The effect of the control of the South ern Pacific by the Union Pacific has been to unify and amalgamate the manage ment of these two railway companies and their steamship lines, and to elimi nate competition between them in- trans continental business and in business to and from oriental ports, The Union Pacific, a-s has been shown, controls the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad, the -stock of "which is deposited in the hands of a trustee. This line was originally intended as an independent road, extending from Salt Lake, where it connects with the Union Pacific' and with the Denver and Rio Grande, to Los Ancles and San Pedro, Cal. There is therefore no competition between this line and the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. It appears that the Union Pacific also owns $10,000,000, par value, of the stock of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, and about $30,000,000 more is owned bv individuals connected with the Union Pacific, making $40,000, 000, or substantially 17 per cent, of the entire capital stock of the Santa Fe Com pany. Who owns this stock, outside of the $10,000,000, Mr. Harriman- declined to state. Two directors of the Union Pacifio are also directors of the Santa Fe Company; and there is now a divis ion of the oriental traffic by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company between the Union Pacific and the Santa Fe sys tems. It appears' that there has also been a division of the fruit traffic between certain California territory and the east, each taking' a certain percent age; and that north of San Francisco the Union Pacific and the Santa Fe have joined and amalgamated' their interests in the Northwestern- Pacific railroad, and that a joint control has been inaugurated similar to that of the Alton. Prior to the acquisition of the South ern Pacific by the Union Pacific, the Den ver and Rio Grande system, extending from Denver, where it connects with va rious lines to east, to Salt Lake and Ogden, was given equal facilities ovct the Central Pacific, and thereby prac tically formed another transcontinental line. " Since the amalgamation of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, and the construction of the' 'San' Pedro road, this line has been denied equal facilities in the receipt and transportation 01 freight over the Central Pacific and the San Pedro line. Its -business, therefore, has decreased, and its ability to compete with the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific impaired. On this account the Gould lines are aiding the 'construction of another lino from Ogden to San Fran cisco. . The joint control of the Alton rn il- wnv bv the Union Pacific and the Chi cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company -has undoubtedly eliminated competition 'between the Alton and the Rock Island between Chicago, fet. uauu and Kansas City. Those are conspicuous illustrations of the development of the theory of "community, of interest" and "harmony of management," which Mr. Harriman suggested when hp demanded representa tion upon the Santa Fe hoard. If fhe policy of purchasing and con trolling stocks in competing lines is per mitted to continue, it must mean sup pression of competition. Recommendations Made. Recommendations of general policy are made as follows: (1) The function of a railroad cor poration should be confined to the furn ishing of transportation. Railroads should not be permitted to invest gen erallv in the stocks, bonds.and securi ties of other railway and of steamship! companies, except connecting lines, for the purpose of forming through routes of transportation, including branches and leeocrs. H,is 10 me interest 01 tne public to facilitate the consolidation of connecting lines. The credit of a rail way company is founded upon the re sources and prosperity of t he country through which it runs. Its surplus funds and credit should be usod for the betterment of its lines and in exten sions and branches to develop the coun try contiguous to it. The testimony taken upon this hearing shows that about 50,000 square miles of territory in the State of Oregon, surrounded by the lines of the Oregon Short Line Raii road Company, the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company, and the Southern Pacifio Company, is not developed; while the funds of those companies which could be used for that purpose are being invested in stocks like the New York Central and other lines hav ing only a remote relation to the terri tory in which the Union Pacifio sys tem is located. Railroad securities should be safe and conservative investments for 'the people. To this end the risks' of the railroad should be reduced to a minimum. Every one knows that railway securities fluc tuate more or less, according to the prosperity of the times, and also by reason of the wide speculation in such securities. It therefore adds an element of hazard to a railroad' capital and credit to have its funds invested in the stocks of other companies, thereby en dangering its solvency and its ability to pay reasonable dividends upon its own capital stock. It is a serious menace to the financial condition of the country to have large railway systems fail to meet their obligations or go into the hands of receivers, and the object of legislation and administration should be to lessen the risks of railway investments. (2) It is contrary to public policy, as well as unlawful, for railways to acquire control of parallel and competing lines. This policy is expressed in the federal laws and in the constitutions and laws of nearly every state in the Union. We have examined the constitutions and laws of all the states, and find in about forty of them prohibitions against con solidation of capital stock or franchises of competing railways, or the purchase and acquisition by a railway of compet ing lines. Competition between rail ways as well as between other indus tries is the established policy of the na tion. And while the acquisition of a small minority of the stock of a com peting line might not decrease the com petition, yet the acquisition of any con siderable amount of stock, with repre sentation on the board of directors of such railway, unquestionably has the effect of diminishing competition and lessening to that extent its effective ness, So long as it is the policy of the general government and of the states to maintain competition between naturally competing lines, the ownership of any stock by one railway in a competing railway should not be permitted, and such lines of railway should bo prohib ited from having any common directors or officers. (3) The time has come when some reasonable regulation should be imposed upon the issuance of securities by rail ways engaged in interstate commerce- We are aware that in the construction of new lines of railway, developing new territory, it has been necessary in many instances to sell railway securities at large discount, and to sell bonds with stock bonuses, and even in such cases it has many times been difficult to raise the necessary capital. Men will not in vest their money and take the risk for small rates of interest. But this 'principle "does not apply to old established railway systems having good credit. Such railways should be prevented from inflating their securities for merely speculative purposes. Rail roads should be encouraged to extend their systems and develop the country. It is of the utmost importance, also, that railway securities should be safe and conservative investments for : the public, and should yield good and ample return for the money invested. Rea sonable regulation will tend to make them safer and more secure investments, and thereby benefit not only the rail way companies, but the pubiic. 62 FHE INSURANCE ' COIWIES JE SUED Topeka, Kans., July 13. Injunction suits were filed in the county District Court' here today by ''.Attorney-General Jackson against Bitty-two : fire insur ance companies, charging them with vio lation of the state antitrust laws. The suits are based on information furnished by Charles H. Barns, superintendent of insurance, and seek to prevent the com panies from using the F.ldridge rating sheet in writing Kansas insurance. The suits involve every fire insurance com pany doing business in the state. FIRST SPIKE WILL BE DRIVEN DH JULY 25 Wilmington, N. C, July 13. The first spike in the Wilmington, Brunswick and Southern railroad will bo driven at Navassa July 25. Today the first car load of steel rails arrived, and other shipments will follow as rapidly as pos sible. Several miles of the road has been graded, and a large quantity of cross ties have been cut and placed.: At the tjnie of driving the first spike, a num ber of speeches will be delivered by prominent Wilmington and Brunswick county men. The new road will traverse an excellent agricultural, naval stores and lumber territory. REPORTS POLITICAL fiKD PRS0NALi SAYS HARRIMAN (Continued From First Page.) the people of this country can stand that sort of procedure on the part of government tribunals charged with the duty of impartially administering the laws. "I shall study it carefully; and have something to say about it later. But, trom what I am told, It is lull of strange misstatements of fact. For example, in reference to the Chicago and Alton, it says that I caused about $12,000,000 to be credited to construction expend! tures, in order to find an excuse for borrowing money to pay dividends. As a matter of fact, that was a written recommendation made by President Fel- ton, when I was in Alaska, and it was adopted by the board of directors at a meeting at which I was not present. -nmu, it ii j Bam inat a certain method -of accounting that was carried would have the effect of coverine up the payment of the special dividend, there Dy intimating some wrongful con cealment. This is a most extraordinary statement for the writer of the report to make, when it is considered that the stockholders necessarily knew of the div idend, Dccauae every one received his share, and then it was published in every financial journal at the time and was reported to the stock exchange and shown on its printed lists. The sugges tion, therefore, of any reason or desire for concealment ii most unfair. "I am informed by those who have examined it most carefully that the ar tide it full A errors as glaring and in excusable, fty these," ' ; PETER PAN WINS James R. Keerie's Colt, the Fav orite. Leads at Brighton Beach. New York, July 13 Peter Pan, James R. Keene's game colt, won the $25,000 Brighton handicap at Brighton Beach to day in a drive that brought the 33,000 spectators in the stand to their feet yelling like mad. The great colt was a hot favorite with the betters, being backed down from 2 to 1 to 8 to 5. Notter won his race id the stretch, and as Peter Pan, jump by jump, went into the lead, the biggest crowd that ever as sembled at the Brighton track rose to its feet with a wave of cheering that did not cease until Notter had ridden back to the scales and Peter Pan had been led away to the paddock. At the mile Montgomery had come forth and was two lengths behind Mc Carter. Coming into the stretch Not ter gave Peter Pan his head and the colt responded with a rush. Through the bunch he came like a cannon ball, and when at the eighth post McCartcr fal tered, the race was over. Peter Pan rushed under the wire winner by a neck. Montgomery was third by half a length. WILL HOLD INSTITUTE IN THE jlRST DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE SMALL OBTAINS PROMISE FROM TJ. S. DEPART MENT OF AGRICULTURE. Washington, D. C, July 13. The far mers of the eight counties jomprising the First Congressional district of North Carolina, beginning July . 25, will be treated to an institute provided by the department of agriculture through the good offices of Representative John II. Smallf They will be instructed in good road building, forestry, drainage, plant ing and other subjects of interest to the farmer. Representative Small has been in Washington several days making ar rangements for tho in.-titute in question. After numerous conferences with sec retary of Agriculture Wilson, Mr. Small has been advised that eight experts of the department will be sent to the First district on the date named to instruct the farmers of that section along the lines indicated. Mr, Small borrowed this idea from Representative Richmond Pear- eon Hobson, ol -Alabama. PROSECUTION AT LAST GETS WITNESS IN SUST (Continued from First Tage.) destruction began. Eight years have elapsed since that day of rioting, the consequences of which was the culling out of United States troops at me re quest of Governor Steunenberg, the es- inuiisnniem. oi me iiinu iimnuij um. oen." and the laving of the foundation, according to the prosecution, for the animus on the part - of the .-Western Federation of Miners against Steunen berg, resulting in his assassination by Orchard in 1905. Since that time, no witness except Orchard ias been found to tell the story or incriminate himself until this afternoon, when Dewey, now a resident of Colorado, made his con fession. Under cross-examination, Dewey told why he had come to Boise to con fess after eight years of silence. - He had been a miner in Colorado for seven years, he said, and had even risen to be elected town marshal. "What promise of immunity of pun ishment was triven you before you de cided to make the confession of crime! What reward will you receive! What ni'luced you to make this statement now. after all these years?" were some of Richardson's questions. "None," was the laconic reply to tne first two questions: but to the last one the witness answered: "I read Orchards confession." "You saw how well he wak treated here, and decided to get a little Of it?" sneered Richardson. "It was nothing of that kind," re sponded Dewey quietly. "I thought I ought to help along with the doing of justice." 1. I. L. McGee. atrainst whom a war rant for perjury was issued, is a wealthy resident of Wallace. One time he kept a hospital there. In his testimony for the defense he swore that Orchard was in Wallace in August and July, of 1904. It was at tltis time, the state asserts, that Orchard himself says that Orchard wae in Denver, planning the Bradley murder. One-of the witnesses today swore that Orchard was at his hotel in Denver in July, or August, 1904. McGee was also one of the witnesses, who swore that Orchard was at Muljan on the day of the explosion at the jjunicer mil ana Sullivan concentrator, . Ton witnesse in rebuttal were ex amined today. Most of them were called to disprove statements as to Orchard's movements In North Idaho and as to the dfcnosal of his interests in the Her cules mine. One of the most interesting witnesse was August Paulson, once a poor miner partner of Orchard's in the Hpreule mine. He'fetained his interest in the Hercules for five years until the mine became one of the best properties in the country, and he is now wealthy. Orchard swore that he planned to kidnap Paulson's children and extort a ransom of $30,000'. The coup did not come. off. Paulson wae called at this time to show that Orchard disposed of his interest, in the mine some time be-fore he left Idaho. Paulson will be recalled later. -. 1 Counsel for the state expect to finish the Tebuttal by Tvnj evening or Wednesday at the latest v w w" V JIGGER" PISTOL TOTERS IN COURT Mayor Boyden sends Youngsters on to Higher Courtr-Casc of Smallpox. SiliBbury, N. C, July 13. Mayor Pro Tern. J. C. Kesler this morning had the accustomed little "nisrser" defendants in the City Court, and the charge wae stealing. In addition to a gang of juvenile lawbreakers -who have been pil fering the stores of certain merchan'3, another of pistol-totere was found. Their ages range from twelve to seventeen, and those today were three in number, charged with the larceny of a pistol. -Mr. Aesicr felt that he could not dis pose of the case as he would like, and sent it up to the Superior Court tor the judgment of a Superior .Court offi cer. ' J. D. McCallr of Charlotte, tomorrow meets with the Law and Order League as its chief speaker. The hour of the meeting is five o'clock, and the court house is the dace. Mr. McOall is the first invited speaker to come to Sails-. bury, and the meeting tomorrow is ex pected to have a large attendance. The city is sympathetic with the White family here, because Miss Ade laide White, known everywhere in the state for her beautiful voice, is ill at , home with a mild case of smallpox. The family is quarantined, and Cashier W. H. White, of the First National Bank, is kept from his place of business and at home. There is absolutely no danger of a spread of the contagion, ana none ' that Miss White will not emerge soon , completely cured. The Gun Club is this afternoon haying H ifiHnmiiihnrl . trupsts besides COnioUS showers of rain. Walter Huff, who last s year won the championship of America by hitting 199 out of the possible 200 pigeons, is with the sports, and is giv ing them pointers. He is truly teaching ; the young idea how to shoot. Mr. Ander son, representing the U. M. C. people, and himself a great shot, is a guest of the club, although the statutes debar his taking part in the sport. They will spend the night in Salisbury. Mayor Boyden, J. M. Maupin, Col. John S. Cunningham, Edward Belisle and several Salisbury men are in Wash ington, Messrs. Belisle and Maupin be ing on a real estate deal affecting Rich mond Park, Washington. The Salisbury people have been listening to the attrac tions of the park, as preached by Mr. Belisle, with the result that several went north with a view to purchasing ;.. . . . - : . at t j ... i. private business, and will return tonight or tomorrow. BY A CLOUDBURST GREAT DAMAGE DONE TO PROPER TY IN MISSISSIPPI BY THE . -.';:,:''.':.;: STORM. ;--' Vicksburg, Miss., July 13. This city and surrounding country suffered greatly by a cloudbrust, which struck here early today. Nearly every bridge in the city and county was washed away. The flood carried away one house. The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad reports 3,400 feet of track washed away a few miles below Vicksburg and traffic over this line is at a standstill. Outside of the cost to the railroad, the storm damage in this city and county is at least $150,000. Savannah Firm Bankrnpt Savannah, Ga., July " 13. Dougan Sheftall, wholesale grocers, today filed a petition in voluntary .bankruptcy. Their liabilities are placed at $100,000. The assets are given as $41,618. . Keep Well with Good Food Proper selection of Food the sure way to jet well and keep well. Use . . Grape-Nuts A Missouri woman says: "While getting over the grip, and while my stomach was so irritable I could not eat anything without distress, ', I found I could take a dish of Grape XT.. a w(ffe nroQ m Ar annd mi 1 U mrA built up like I' had eaten a full meal,' ana yet nave none oi tne unpleasant ei- fects of indigestion, i wisn "nia Knew its worth. ' " "It seems to me trained nurses andy physicians could use it to such good ad vantage. It- is really the most nourish-' ing and easily digested food I ever tried." , .'';. Grape-Nuts food is now recommend? ed by physicians all over the world.. They know i contains the delicate par tides of Phesphate of Potash obtained from the Held grains. This is the ele ment Nature combines With albumen of of the food to build the soft gray sub- stance in the nerve centers 'and brain,, in the human body. The effect is in' some ways like a stimulent, but does not wear off, for it is ai natural rebuild ing, v. '., Grape-Nuts can be made into a great many different and palatable dishes. As an illustration 1 a mon aencious mocl( gumpin pie can be made from Grape ruts after the following recipe: Poul boiling water over 1-2 cup Grape-Nuts, let stand-ten minutes; add 2 eggs, 4 taelespoonfuls' of sugar, 2 cups sweet milk, 8 teaspoons of ginger, 1 teaspoon mixed spices. Stir over slow Are unti) thoroughly boiled. Bake pie dough li Grape-Nuts, return to oven and brown Read, "The&oad to Wellus," ia'pkg "There's Reason." Ii V' r I"'
Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, N.C.)
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