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..;g room, v .rCXT. Still WEATHER Fair today, rain and much colder tonight or Friday; fresh southwest shiftinjto. northwest winds. : 3?Cw N e ws A paper tot all the people, and for the people all the time. 'Read it and keep posted. VOL. HI. NO. 140 LAST EDITION GEEENSBORO, N, C, THURSDAY, MAECH 19, 1908 LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS a. REPRESENTATIVE HEFLIN SCORES El Institution the Rottenest On Earth. He Says In Speech tn tire House. WANTS COTTON TRADE PUT ON SOUND BASIS Should Be Conducted As la All Othet Mercantile Business Calls Upon Con gress to Act In Relief of the South's Great Industry. Washington, D. C, March 18. In the course of a disousBion of the cotton in dustry, Mr. Heflin, Alabama, in the House of Representatives .today, re ferred to the falling off of the trade of this country in that staple. He de clared that the south was not only the ' m-eatest resrion in the world for cot ton, but had demonstrated that there was no other place in the world where eott-'n could be manufactured so cheap ly and profitably. And yet, he said, England, China and Japan were getting most of tie trade in cotton goods. If the United States wanted a fair share of that trade it must go after, it. Ho pieaded that the cotton producers should be put; upon the same basis as anv niDiiufatturcr or mercantile busi ness. Ins one obstacle that stood in tlii wav ot buying and selling cotton in the open, he declared, was the New I or K cotton oxenange, wnicn was me "rotttnt't on earth," and the various "bueket'shops." He called upon Con gress to act, "and not be deceived by suggestion from the White House that at some time in the pale and distant future a commission may bo appointed to look into the speculators' hands." The producers, he asserted, "have Buf fered the horrors that come from the Kublin,, exchange year after year." There was, he- said, an army of pro ducers in the west and an army of pro ducers in the south, '-'marching, through their representatives, to this chamber, r Irinj you tn. act now and drive from power the gamblers in the exchanges in Chicago and New York." Replying to a question by Mr. Fitz gerald, New York, as to whether there had been any complaints of injustice done by the exchange in grading cot- (Oonttnued on Page Two.) SENATGH RAYRER PAYS SPLENDID TRIBUTE TO Senate Adopts Usual Resolutions and Adjourns For the Day. FUNERAL ON FRIDAY NEXT Washington, D. C, March 18. There was a full attendance of the Senate today when at the beginning of the ses sion Senator Rayner, of Maryland, jui .n thn death of his colleague, Wil liam Pinckney 'Whyte. At the request of the family no formal senate mnerai ,n v held anil no committee was ap pointed by the Senate to attend the services; but a remarkable tribute to nis long life and achievements , was ex pressed by Mr. Rayner. After adopting ths usual resolutions the Senate ad journed out of respect to the memory of ths late senator, having been in session minutes. No work was done today by any of fltA eommitteea of which Senator wfcvta member. A meeting had been called by Chair man Collom, of the foreign relations committee, and Secretary of State Root appeared to explain some of the treat -i. negotiated at "The Hague. The . com mittee decided, however, to adjourn without taking up the treaties. At the ranuest of a large number of senators, Sergeant-at-Arms Ransdell arranged to eoure a train to convey to Baltimore ' the members of the Senate, who may with to attend ths fnneral. When the announcement of the death of Senator whyte reached the House, Mr. Gill, of Maryland, offered the resolu tions of regret. In accordance with the request of the family, the usual com mittes to attend the funeral was not appointed, ' but the resolutions wert adopted, and as a further mark of re pect the House adjourned. t, - Funeral Oa Friday. ' Baltimore, March V. The funeral of William Pinckney Whyte, who died here last night of erysipelas, will be held Fri day afternoon at Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal church. In lsonformity- with the wishes of the family it will be a quiet "one. - It If expected that a great rowd will be present to honor the mem- ' ory of Maryland's "grand old man,' COTTON (CHANGE ;jfsAre; Classified or .Classifiable, Our CZAR'S GENERALS FIGHT DUEL; ONE SERIOUSLY HURT Charge of Cowardice In Port Arthur Siege Causes General Foc to Challenge Smirnoff , the Lc Be ' ing Wounded In theficially Sanctioned Combat St Petersburg-" Women Among the Spectators. St Petersburg, March 18 Lieutenant General Smirnoff was seriously wounded in a duel fought here this morning with Lieutenant-General Fock. The men met in the riding school of the Chevalier Guard regiment and fought with pistols, a distance of twenty paces separating them. '' .. The duel was caused by the memoran dum written by General Smirnoff on th siege of Tort Arthur, in which he questioned the courage of General Fock. The latter considered that his honor and reputation were involved and chal lenged the author of the memorandum. The riding school was placed at the disposition of the combatants by ; the commander of the regiment, and the duel occurred with the full knowledge and approbation of the military authori ties. It was witnessed by several offi cers of high rank, and it is reported that several women we're present. Shortly before ten o'clock Generals Fock and Smirnoff appeared at the rid ing school. Without saluting they took the places assigned by their seconds. For General Smirnoff, the seconds were his brother-in-law, Vladimir M. Pur ishkevich, a member of the duma, and Captain Schults, of the navy, while for General Fock Captain Sido, adju tant to General Stocssel, and Lieutenant Podgursky, one of the Port Arthur he roes, officiated. The duellists were instructed to open fire at the word of command, and con tinue until one or the other was hit. At General Fock.'s fourth shot General Smirnoff g-m"e1 and sink forwwd. He bad been' wounded in the abdomen i)vo the right hip. He was carried in a lit' ter to the military hospital, where doc tors employed Roentgen rays to locate ths bullet. The word' "fire" was riven each time by General Kirciff, the Russian author ity on dwelling. ; At the second exchange General Fock's coat was perforated. At the third exchange General Smirnoff accidentally fired prematurely, but General Fock magnanimously declined to shoot at a defenseless opponent, and the fourth and final shots were then exchanged. This duel will be followed by another between General Fock and (ieneral Uor- baloffsky, the commander of the west era front at Fort Arthur, who was severely criticized by General Fock dur ing the court-martial proceedings. Gen eral Gorbaloffsky sent seconds some time ago to General Fock, but he failed to secure permission to light a duel. tion had been attempted on the wounded man. The doctors wish to make fur- ther examination with the Roentgen rays before attempting to extract the bullet. They announced, however, that there is no reason for alarm. The pa tient is cheerfuL HULL. OF TENNESSEE. ASSAILS REPUBLICANS Washington, D. C, March 18. "Drunk with power, the Republican party has become inert and inefficient, corrupt and servile. It has achieved its manifest destiny. It has neither reformed nor economized. It failed to look at the signboards, and ran the car of prosper ity onto a commercial turntable." In those words, Mr. Hull, of Tennes- NEGRO FATALLY SHOOTS TWO WHITE MEN BOTH VICTIMS. ARE RELATIVES OF UNITED STATES SENATOR Mc LAURIN, OF MISSISSIPPI. V Jackson, Miss., March 18.-An un known negro shot and fatally wounded Baxter and Rilfus Burns, at Burns, Miss., late today. Both are relatives of United State Senator McLaurin, of Mississippi. " : ftnvernor Noel has sent bloodhounds from the Rankin county convict farm in pursuit. The vicinity is greatly ex nijut and k larcre nosse is reported as sisting In the search of the culprits. The Cause of the snooting nas no -certained, Kanmjceag t Resume on Cat Wages. : Salem,: Mass., March 18. A cut of 10 psr cent, in wages, but a resumption of full time, to take effect on March 30, was announced to the 1,600 employes of the Naumkeag mills, in this city, today. see, in the House of Representatives to day expressed his opinion of the Re publican party. "Having thus pre scribed, he Baid, "our Republican friends should cheerfully take the dose of their medicine, however bitter, that inevitably awaits them at the polls in November next." Mr. Hull discussed the issues of the day and arraigned the Republicans for inning tu pruviue rcmpaiai legislation that the country was demanding. BIDS FOR WILMINGTON BONDS ARE REJECTED c, . . . Wils, ngton, X. C, March 18. At the specialN. eting of the- board of alder men yest.'y afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, it was unaS, 'mously. decided to accept the recommem tion of the finance com mittee rejecting ail mas tor the issue of $200,000 waterworks and sewerage bonds as opened by the committee on the day before, and to rcadvertise the securities on a 4 1-2 per cent, basis. This action was born of a firm con viction on tho part of the finance com mittee that City of Wilmington 4 1-2 per cents can be sold at par or above, and tho aldermen rather seemed to favor not' issuing the bonds at all than to negotiating them less advan tageously. ; ELECTION OF OFFICERS BY TSIE ASSDG1ATI0H OF GQLLEGESTOR WOMEN Converse College. Spartanburg. S. C. Chosen for Next Year's Meeting. PROCEEDINGS IN TWIN-CITY Winston-Salem, March 18. Two busi ness sessions of the North and South Carolina Association of Colleges for Wo men were held today, one thiB morning and the other this afternoon. At the conclusion of this afternoon's session an v, w, .... ' dcred the visitors. At this afternoon's session Dr. D. B. Johnson, of Winthrop Collego, Rock Hill, S. C, was elected president; Dr. F. P. Hobgood, of Oxford Seminary, vice-president, and Miss Euphenia McClintock, president Presbyterian College, Colum bia, S. C, secretary and treasurer. Converse College, Spartanburg, S. C, was selected for the next meeting in March, 1909. Tonight at eight o'clock a complimen tary concert was given to the distin guished visitors in Alumnae hall. The association will close with tomorrow morning's session. A large and interested audience greet ed the first meeting of the North and (Continued on. Page Six.) SOUTHERN SENDS ITS CASH OUT OF GEORGIA Orders Agents to Remit Immediately A Means of Protection Against Garnishment Laws of That State. Macon, Ga., March 18. Orders from headquarters of the Southern Railway Company at Washington" have been is sued to all the railroad agents in Georgia hereafter, until further notice, to remit all cash teceived by them out of the state immediately. At the time the order was made the company is said to have had a half million on de posit in the state, and the daily receipts are estimated at $150,000. . The railroad is in some litigation at present, and it was at first reported that this order was intended to prevent the comnanv's funds being attached in the state. Another reported reason for it is that it is to avoid garnishment of the company's funds by lawyers with damage suits. - Atlanta, Ga., March 18. Following a conference with President W. W. Finley I TRUST BILL DOES T SUIT President's Ideas On Boycott Are Not Those of the A. F.L. Officers. WOULD PREFER SHERMAN LAW TO THE NEW ONE Seth Low's Conference With President Gompers Failed of Result, and He Re turns to New York' Much Discouraged. Bill To Be Introduced In House Only. Washington; D. C, March IS. Details of the conference held yesterday be twecn bcth Low, of Acw ork, presi dent of the Uivic federation, and ham ucl Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, which are slowly Coming to light, indicate that labor is not yet committed to legislation about to be urged by President Roosevelt along the lines of recommendation by the Civic Federation. That there is a difference of opinion j that threatens to overturn the program was learned tonight from an authorita tive source. Mr. Low is said to have returned to New Yorw much discour aged. He had expected to be able to harmonize the points on which the labor interests represented by Mr. Gompers failed to conform with tho program of the Civic Federation. The officials of the American Federa tion of Labor are said to be withhold ing their support from the program be cause the President feels that he can not indorse legislation which would legalize trade boycotts by labor unions. The provision of the proposed bill ex empting labor organizations from the (Continued on Pago Two.) U.S. DERELICT 0 ESTROYER .fllPPrPCMMY!!!! GUUULJjrULLI Lf IT First Vessel of Her Type Ever Constructed Federal Engin eers Designed Her. WILL SEARCH FOR WRECKS Newport News, Va., Alarch 18. The United States steel derelict destroyer Seneca was successfully launched at the yards of the Newport News Shipbuild ing and Drydock Company today. Miss Edith Hepburn, granddaughter of Con gressman W. P. Hepburn, of Iowa, chris tening the vessel. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Winthrop, and a large party of congressmen with their wives and friends, were present. The ship building company tendered breakfast to the officials and launching party. , The Seneca is the first craft of her type ever constructed, and she was es pecially designed by the engineers of the revenue cutter service. She will be completed in July and her mission will be to patrol the North Atlantic coast and destroy derelicts and other wreckage. She will be equipped with magazines for carrying high explosives, which will be used in blowing up wrecks. The vessel also will be equipped with a com plete towing apparatus. and other officials of the Southern Rail way Company today, Assistant to the President J. S. B. Thompson said that President Finley had submitted a state ment to the railroad commission stat ing why the desposits of the road had been transferred to banks outside of the state. Mr. Thompson said that this state ment explains the Southern's position Hnd will probably be made public by the commission. Continuing he said: "The garnishment laws of Georgia are such that as noon as suit is brought against our road an attorney can issue an attachment and we have to give bond for double the amount to secure a release. The garnishment laws of Georgia per mit a person living in a distant state and Injured in that state to attach the funds of .1 railroad In Georgia which urns tnrougn ooin states. LABOR ypurn iUuUHLU NEWS, .A. HOB SON ACCUSES SUBMARINE BOAT MAN OF Not the Slightest Possibility of Mis take or Misunderstanding as to What Spear Did and Said and Meant, He Declares His Secre tary to Testify at the Hearing Tomorrow. Washington, D. C, March 18. Edgar Clarkson, secretary to Representative . ... , A a Hobson, of Alabama, ; will bo the first witness called by the submarine inyes-1 tifratini? committeo wnen its sessions are resumed here tomorrow. Mr. Clark son is expected to flatly contradict the sworn testimony of former Naval Con structor Lawrence Y. Spear, now vice president and naval architect for the Electric Boat Company, in which he denied the truth of the sworn state ment of Representative Hobson that he had approached Hobson and told him that the Electric Boat Company had in fluence with Speaker Cannon, and that if Hobson "stood right" on submarines this influence would be brought to Dear to secure his assignment to the House committee on naval affairs. Mr. Hobson today made formal writ ten request to the committee to place Mr. Clarkson on the stand, the latter's offer to testify having been thrice turned aside by the committee. In an interview Mr. Hobson today said: "The statements made by me to the investigating committee were abso lutely accurate. Mr. Spear did, after approaching the subject in a roundabout manner, inform my secretary that his company had influence with the Speaker, and was willing to use that influence to secure my assignment to the naval committee in return for a friendly attj tude on my part toward submarines. "The statement by Mr. Spear so as- NEW SPRINGFIELD RIFLES FOR COMPANIES OF THE N. C. NITlfl CUAPD Will Be Supplied as Soon as Offi cial Requisition Is Filed at Washington. NEWS FROM STATE CAPITAL Raleigh, N. C, March 18. The com panies composing the North Carolina National Guard are to receive from the United States war department just as soon as the othciai requisition from Governor Glenn can bs filed at Wash ington a full complement of new Springfield rifles, the apportionment be ing on the basis of ample supply for every enlisted man and 10 per cent ad ditional to meet any extra enlistment that may be made by any of the com panics. The ofllcial information to this effect came this morning in a letter from the war department to Governor (jlenn. lhe necessary requisition was made out today in the office of the ad jutant-general here and forwarded to the war . department. The supply of new rifles may bo expected to be arriv ing very soon now. A commission is issued to Sydney C. Chambers as captain of Company H, rniro rcsiment, .North Carolina National Guard, to succeed R. P. Hackney, re (Continued on Page Two.) RISING ELEVATOR FOILS TAT MAN JUMPS DOWN SHAFT, BUT MEETS CAR STRAPPED IN CHAIR TO SAVE HIM. Chicago, 111., March 18. George B. McGuire, who said he recently had been manager of the Park and Djval hotels at Jacksonville, Fla., attempted to kill himself yesterday by jumping down an elevator shaft from the seventh floor of the Auditorium building. He landed on an ascending car at the fourth floor, and was not injured seriously, McGuire admitted he hud jumped down the shaft with suicidal intent. He was taken to the Harrison street police sta tion, where he acted so strangely that -his hands and feet were strapped to a chair to prevent him from trying again to end his life by butting his head against the walls of his cell. In explanation of his despondency, McGuire said he bad lost bis good post tion in Florida. ' He will be examined by physicians at the police station. Classified Ads, PERJURY tonished my secretary and made such a vivid impression on his mind, he in- ixi mo iuo no uiovLiuau v iu repeal; jjx. Spearg wordgy Mr- ciarkgon rat once acquainted me with Mr. Spear's visit and his offer, and subsequently Mr. Spear called me on the telephone and repeated to me personally his declara tion of influence with the Speaker and his offer to use it in, my behalf. "There is not the sliehtest possibility for any mistake or misunderstanding on my pan to wnat Mr. spear did and said and meant. IOWA INSTRUCTS DELEGATES FOR TAFT Des Moines, la., March 18.--The Re publican state committee today elected four delegates at large to the national convention, instructed them to vote for William Taft for presidential nominee, indorsed Senator William B. Allison for reelection, approved the plank of the Ohio platform calling for a revision of tho tariff at a special session of Con gress, and adjourned finally. Senator Allison's adherents dominated the convention. Followers of Goy. A. B. Cummins declared that they forced the indorsement of a revision of the tariff. Supporters of Allison insisted, however, that there were as many re visionists in their ranks as in those of Cummins. Sarcastic individual asper sions were shouted at various lauda tions of Senator Allison as the eulogies were read in the platform Friends of Allison were ouick to retort, and ironic1 sallies set the convention in frequent roars of laughter. The only contest was made on the report of the committee on resolutions, and wai against- tho. Indorsement of Sen ator Allison. 1-our mcmoers of the committee united on a minority report objecting to the indorsement of the sen ator, but they did not offer any sub stitute. The delegates at large are George D. Perkins, of Sioux City; Lafayette Young, of Des Moines; J. R. Lane, of Davenport, and Frank W. Simmons, of Ottumwa, with D. L. Eeimsheimer, of Glenwood; Y. F. Lake, of Arlington; T. C. Bealer, of Cedar Rapids, and George H. Spahr as alternates. Attorney -General H. V. Byers opened the convention with an address. C. G. Saunders, of Council Bluffs, was per manent chairman. PRIZEFIGHTER'S DEATH DUE TO OVEREXERTION So. Joseph, Mo., March 18. A coro ner's jury tonight found that Leek Al ien, a local prizefighter, who died to day of injuries sustained last night in the fifth round of a fight with Fritz Guntlisberger, known as "Young Shodes," came to his death from hemor rhage or the brain, caused by over-exer tion. Guntlisberger is under arrest, charged with manslaughter in the fourth degree. SAWMILL BOILER EXPLODES, KILLING ONE, SCALDING THREE Folkston, Ga., March 18. A boiler at the sawmill of G. W. Moore, at Home land, blew up this morning, killing Mr. Moore, the proprietor, instantly, and seriously scalding three other men. Mr, Moore came here from North Georgia a few years ago, and was one of the wealthiest men in this section of the state. TRAIN GOES THROUGH TRESTLE; 3 KILLED PLACE BURNED IN STRUCTURE AND ENGINE AND CARS ARE WRECKED. Ocala, Fla., March 18. A through freight on the West Coast division of the Atlantic Coast Line was wrecked a short distance this sido of Lakeland this morning. A gap was burned in a tres tle, through which the engine went, and a ' number of cars were derailed and smashed. : Engineer Dubose, of Lakeland, was killed, as were a nerrro hrakeman anil a negro tramp. It will take another day to clear and repair toe track. - No English Cotton Mill Lockout London, March 18.-l-The threatened cotton lockout in the Nelson and Colne districts, affecting thirty thousand op eratives, has been averted at the elev enth hour. The lockout notices, which expired tonight, were withdrawn.. Page 7 Witt Interest Yc L HOT E TOR 'S SEAT Formal Announcement to This Ef fect Soon to Be Made by Him. HAS SEEN A LIGHT AND CHANGED MIND Governor Intended to Make Public State ment of Change of Mind Recently, But Friends Dissuaded Him Formal An. nouncement Expected at Any Time. Raleigh, N. C, March 18. The predic tion is being freely made here tonight that Governor Glenn will very shortly announce, through a formal letter, that it is not his purpose to be a candidate for the Senate to succeed Mr. Overman. Governor Glenn has for . some time contemplated this action, and it is said that he definitely decided to make the announcement one day last week, but some of his friends dissuaded him from taking hasty action. It is said that the governor has at last come to the realization that things are not what they seemed when be emerged with seeming triumph from his tilt with the corporations, and that the tide of Democratic sentiment has turned against him. NORTHAMPTON DELEGATES WERE NOT INSTRUCTED Jackson, N. C, March 18. The North ampton county Republican convention was called to order at twelve o'clock, March 14, by Temporary Chairman E. L. Summerell. A committee was appointed on cre dentials, and all the townships being represented, except two, the committee i reported, and the convention went into the election of permanent chairman. E. L. Summerell was nominated by J. E. Moody and unanimously elected. mere were . no resolutions passed whatever and the delegates no unin- structed to both conventions. - . After the convention was adiourned the executive committee was called to gether to elect a chairman for the coun ty. The same old warhorse, E. L. Sum merell, was named, and electd as chair man of the county executive committee to succeed himself. He was placed In nomination b,y W. C. Holl. Mr. Sum- ( Continued on Page Two.) SAVANNAH AUTO RAGES START; WEATHER IDEAL; Only Three of Six Entrants Start. In First and Only One Finishes. 2 START. I FINISHES IN SECOND Savannah, Ga., March 18. The raeea under the management of the Savannah ' Automobile Club, and under the ausploes of the American Automobile Asoeia tion, began this morning, the opening event ocing tne jsu-mue race lor run abouts with standard stock chassis. equipped with racing bodies and limited to a maximum piston displacement of 375 Cubic inches. The trophy was the southern runabout cup. . Herbert Lvtle drove the car that won. The races were all that could hare been wished in point of weather, the crowd in attendance and the order main tained by the police and military. Sa vannah society attended in full strength, ana a great many visitors were here from other cities. Because of the bright, warm weather the grandstand presented the effect of a millinery open ing, many beautiful spring costumes be ing worn by the women. t was in entries that the races were lacking. Of the six made for the first race but three started. They were oars GLENN BE IN If RAG OVERMAN driven by Lytle, J. B. Lorimer, L. J. Zengle. The first to get away, Zengle, " crossed the tape at ten o'clock, and the ' others at brief intervals thereafter. Zengle made but one of the ten 18-mile laps, his engine dying on the second. But that lap was the fastest of the race, being made in eighteen minutes ' and fifty-four seconds. It was soon apparent that Lytle would win, Lorimer's car developing trouble almost from the start. It made but one fast Ian. 20.02. Which was faster than any one Lytle made, me latter was consistent, however, and when he finished in three hours, thirty-five min utes and forty-One seconds, Lorimer had made but nine laps. , ; , In the second race George JSalzmaa (Cbntianed, on Page Tw. . - :' 'if'.--;: - f
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