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Haiti ; WEATHER Rain ' today; warmer in - interior; Friday fair, warm er; fresh northeast winds. The News A paper for all the people and for the people all the time, Read it and keep posted. .D3 VOL. HI. NO. 276 STATE EDITION GREENSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1908 STATE EDITION. PRICE FIVE CENTS Mentionof Taft's Name in Convention at Charlotte Starts Wild Outbursts of Enthusiasm ates Among Deleg TAFT FLAYS THE BRYAN GUARANTY OF DEPOSIT PLAH Declares That It Puts a Premium Upon and Is an Inducement to Reckless Banking. THIS VITAL OBJECTION TO NEBRASKAN'S SCHEME Says That Guaranty Law Was At One Time in'Effect in New York, But That Test of Panic Proved Its Impractic- ability. ' - Hot Springs, Vs., Aug. 2(5. "It puts a premium on reckless banking and is an inducement to reckless banking." Thus did Mr. Taft this afternoon, in response to a question, state what in his opinion is the vital objection to the proposed plan to guaranty deposits in national banks. ' -, "That is the fundamental objection," he. said. "Relieved of the responsibility to and, the f ear of his depositors, the tendency would be to induce exploita tion, manipulation and the use of assets in a speculative way. It would promote speculation at the expense of his fellow bankers and that utimately means at the expenses of the depositors. Any proposition as to the amount of tax that should be assessed as based on the pres ent rate of loss, is on an erroneous basis, as the danger of loss of deposit is, in creased vastly by the proposed system, so that the percentage of the tax would have to be vastly increased. "Mr. Bryan did favor a guaranaty, the (Continued on Faga Two.) F, WELL ATTENDED DESPITE THE 1E11 RAINS Several Interesting Addresses and Discussions Consumed the Time Yesterday. WOMEN ALSO HAVE MEETING Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 20. A much higher degree of success is being attain ed by the State Farmers' Convention at the Agricultural and Mechanical Col lege here than was at first thought there would be, owing to the heavy rains. There are now probably one hundred and twenty-five farmers at the college registered for the convention. Notice has been received of several parties that are detained by washouts, especially on the Norfolk and Southern railroad. The farmers had a busy day today. Beginning at seven o'clock with a three lours' object lesson in "Judging Stock." This included cattle, horses and hogs, an expert in each directing the study of the three subjects. Following this there was the consideration, for the re mainer of the morning session, of "Com mercial Fruit Growing." Members of the faculty of the A. & M. College and State Horticulturist W. M. Hutt and his assistants being the principal in structors. For the afternoon session plant breed ing and live stock breeding, especially with a view to improvement were con sidered by such experts as F, L. Stev- (Continued on Page Two.) TWO NEGROES BOUNO OVER ON LARCENY CHARGE WALKER AND HIS PAL, JOHNSON, HKLD IN THE MAYOR'S COURT. ' Charles Walker, the negro who was bound over by Mayor Brandt yesterday morning in polico court in four cases changing him with larceny, was given another hearing yesterday morning, to gether with his pal,' Charles Johnson, nd they Were ' bound ;'over. In another larceny Case in a $25. bond. , V . ' , A ase in which . .Doak Wade was charged with an assault was dismissed, r Albert' Lee was fined 5 including the ' coata- for keeping his premises in- an un aaitarj condition. ' , . ' T HIRTY MINERS CUT OFF FROM ESCAPE BY FIRE Flames Made It Impossible For Them to Get Out of Oklahoma Workings. RESCUERS CANNOT GET IN TO HELP THEM All Will Perish, It Is Feared Victims Art AU Foreigners Owners of the Mine Decline to Furnish Information in Regard to Affair. McAlester, Okla., Aug. 26. One of t'he worst mine disasters in the history of this part of the southwest occurred at Haileyville, fifteen miles east of here, today, when between twenty-five and thirty miners were - entombed in .the Hailey-Oklahoma Coal Mine So. 1. the result of a fierce fire, which it is believed has shut off all means of escape. The men whose escape was shut on were in the lower part of the mine. At noon a telephone message from the scene reported the fire was burning so fiercely that it was impossible for res cuers to enter the shaft, ami it was he- leved the entombed men must surety be burned to death. All of the miners are foreigners. A number of miners working near the open managed to escape. ' Officials of the company declined to give out details of the affair and the actual loss of life is not known. The fire is said to have started at 8.30 o'clock this morning, soon after the day shift went to work. It appears that a barrel of oil caught Are andfalter ex ploded, spreading -horning oil iit M -directions, The fire' spread with such rapidity that the miners on lower tiers were unable to reach the shaft and all escape was cut off. The mine is owned by Dr. R. D.'B. Hailey, of McAlester, and is one of the biggest mining pro peri ties in the state. Soon after the fate of the entombed men became generally known, , crowds of wildly excited women and children, re latives of the unfortunate men, appeared at the sTiaft. Their grief was pitiful. Their fruitless cries for the entombed miners added much to the confusion. Those who were able to reach the sur face were greeted with shouts of joy, The officials of the company, aided by the mine bosses and others, immediately set to work to rescue the men still in the mine. It was soon apparent, how ever, that no one could enter, as volumes of smoke poured from the opening. BRYAN PAYS A VISIT TO HIS BIRTH PLACE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRES IDENT GETS WARM WELCOME AT SALEM, ILL. Salem, 111., Aug. 26. No crowd of equal Bize or enthusiasm ever before turned out in this city, the birthplace of W. J. Bryan, as did today when the Democratic candidate stopped over to gieet bis old friends and neighbors. The whole population was on hand early to extend a hearty .welcome when Mr. Bryan reached here at 3.30 o'clock this morning. They were augmented later in the day by thousands who came in on special trains. During the day Mr. Bryan divided most of his time with the Bryan and Jennings branches of his family. ANSEL NAMED FOB SECOND PRIMARY PROBABLY NEC ESSARY TO DECIDE QUESTION ' OF SENATOR IN S. C. Columbia, S. C, Aug. 20. Owing to flood conditions reports of yestenlay' Democratic primary have been delayed. On the face of present returns it ap pears thnt Oovernor , Ansel has been nominated for reelection over C. L. Blease by no less than 15,000 votes. For United States senator the race was very close between E. D. Smith, J. (i. Kvans and R. ti. Rhett. It seems likely that Smith and Evans will hsvj to go before, a second primary. In the contested congressional districts, Aiken, Patterson and Finley -appear to have won. Ellerbee and Hodges will have a ecoad primary to settle their contest Early, the Leper, n ri w i jw i r r j yip i ii nh yP ' - . r IZi. e I r :& i 7 (r JOHN R. EARLY, Sitting in Front of His Temporary Hospital Reading the Bible. Early's Wife and Lynn, N. C. ENORMOUS DAMAGE IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE STATE CAUSED BY CONSTANTLY RISING RIVERS AND THE HEAVY RAINS Augusta, Ga., Flooded and Reports From All Parts of This and Destruction of Property, Traffic Halted, Roads Washed Out Heavy Loss in Cape Fear Valley. With slight intermissions, apparently for the purpose only of gaining new im petus, the rain continues to fall in this section of the country, and each hour brings additional reports of damage done to crops, bridges carnca away, roaas washed, trains delayed or annulled and constantly rising streams and rivers. . Persons coming into ine cu.y irom rne outlying districts tell of damage be yond estimate. The Bteel bridge across Buffalo creek, south of Greensboro, was washed away Tuesday afternoon; an other county bridge, north of the city, was carried away at about the same time. From Brown Summit come re ports of hundreds of acres inundated; the crops thereon destroyed; buildings damaged or washed away and of roads impassable.- The tobacco farmers are the principal sufferers in the region, though almost all corn on the bottom lands and such portion of the hay as is un harvested will be a total loss. While attempting to cross a creek several miles this side of Brown Sum mit shortly after dark Tuesday evening, J. H. McNeill with his little son was carried down the stream in his 'buggy. McNeill held on to the child and finally was able to drag himself ashore about one hundred yards down the stream. The horse also was rescued from the waters about midnight. The continuous downpour has prevent ed the farmers coming into town with their produce and as a result most of the grocery stores aro nearly without fruit or Vegetanles.: Streams locally are from ten to thirty feet nbove normal condition and in the more hilly regions, particularly in the mountains of the state the flood condi tions are much worse. All parts of this as well as the adjoining states, are suf fering. Trains are so late as to Dear BUT LITTLE INTEREST IN ; OEMDCRATICPRIMARIES ONLY CONTESTS ARE OVER REGIS TER OF DEEDS, COUNTY TREAS URER AND ONE COMMISSIONER. So far not a great deal of interest has been manifested the Democratic nomi nating primaries to be 'held September 5, notwithstanding the fact that the time in which candidates may announce them selves will expire Saturday. ' The following candidates have enter ed for the primaries; Col. John A. Bar ringer, for the state Senate; Dr. J. R. Gordon and J. C. Kennett, for the House of Representatives; B. K. Jones, sheriff) A. G. Kirkman and W. H. Rankin, regis ter of deeds; J. W. McNairy and O. H, McKlnney, county treasurer t Dr. ,W; G. Bradshaw. J. A. Dat-idson, ' John'A. Young. U A. Walker, W. C. Tucker and O. F, Row, county commissioner. and His Camp hi i i ii ii i w r r mrmww r r i mar-vw . i r ' no relation whatever to their schedules and the mail service, as a result, is demoralized. In many sections of the south the rural free delivery service is practically abandoned, because of the conditions of the roads. Reports from Augusta, Ga last niglit say that city is almost completely under wateY,- business being virtually at a standstill, and the-amount of damage done by the wattfr beyond estimate. To add to the troubles, fire apparently was raging in the enormous warehouses of the Nixon Company, wholesale grocers, though owing to the water it was im possible for the person .making the re port to get near enough to tell exactly what was being burned. Ths weather buVean at ten o'clock last night' issued the following flood bulle tin: . : : ' The heavy rains that have fallen con tinuously since Sunday over the Caro linas and Eastern Georgia, have caused widespread floods bfthe most danger ous and destructive character. The Sa vannah river at Augusta will likely reach a stage of thirty -eight feet, or six feet above flood stage by midnight on Wednesday, and there is gTave probabil ity that the entire city will be flooded. Telegraphic communication with the outride world has been cut off and no reports have been received since Wednes day morning. The Catawba river, of North Caro lina, and the Wateree and Pee Dee riv ers, of South Carolina, have exceeded all previous stages by several feet, while Eastern North Carolina reports indicate the greatest flood ever known in that scctiou, the rainfall was particularly heavy 'in the vicinity of Kaleigh, N. C where the total fall since Sunday was ! 1.1 . . i n.L I i i J exactly len incurs, i n io ami dam age are -enormous. Railroads have an nulled trains, liriiljis have been washed away, roads rendered impassable, and large areas of crops jlestroyed. ; The .Oconee and Ocmulgee livers, of Georgia, are also above flood stage and high water will he experienced in the Altaniaha river during much of Septem ber. HAVOC WROUGHT BY RISING OF CAPE FEAR Fayetteville, N. C, Aug. 20 The Cape Fear river is now, at eight o'clock, with in six inches of being as high as the pro hibition; freshet in 1!M)1, when the gauge showed 58.8. The water is within two feet of the' Clarendon bridge, and as a tremendous rain is reported to have fallen about here this afternoon, the probability is that the great structure will be swept away. It U reported that the Atlantic Coast Line is gointf to bum the bridge and has given the county a bond for $50,000 in order to save its steel bridge a few hundred yards below. The Coast Line hat already shoved a train of loaded coal cars i on the bridec to - strengthen-'its holding. Cross creek is rapidly backing up into the city, and only one bridge of Near Washington rw yyj-j Little Child Are at Their Home in Adjoining States Tell of Great and Bridges Carried Away. the many across the Btream is passa ble, the others are all afloat. Bridges all over the county are swept away as well as many dams, the largest being the big dam of factory No. 3, of the Hope Mills Manufacturing Company. It is feared that dams of Hope Mills Nos. 1 and 2 will also go. The whole valley of the Cape Fear is inundated and the damage to corn and cotton is enormous. Indications are that the Cape l'ear will rise to the Carendon (Continued on Page Two.) SOCIALIST LEADER TELLS BRYAN HE NEED LOOK FOR 1 SOCIALIST SUPPORT Calls Nebraskan's Appeal Votes Pathetic and Futile. For DEM0CRA1 S ARE NOT SINCERE New York, Aug. 26. John Spargo, the Socialist leader and author, has sevt to William Jennings Bryan a long let ter, in which he answers the app-'al made by the latter at Indianapolis (or Socialist votes. llr. Spargo is a member of the na tional committee of the Socialist party, and was chairman of the committee on resolutions at the national convention of the Socialists. He presided at the tnte convention of the Socialist party here in July. In his letter he says it was a lold bid for Socialist support, which the Democratic presidential candidate made in his Indianapolis speech, and be calls it a pathetic aud futile appeal. He argues that the claim is insincere, that the Democratic party is seeking a remedy lor known abuses, declaring that "known abuses" aro nowhere bo flagrant as in the south, which is almost wholly Democratic. Mr. Spargo also asserts that conditions in tfte south, with peon age and other evils rampant through the alleged toleration of Democratic officeholders, are not an indication of and desire on the part of the Democratic party for the people to rule. In addition he tells Mr. Bryan that "Democratic judges have been just as ready to serve injunctions, and Demo cratic employes to seek them, as Re publicans," and he argues that the labor ? Is nk in the Democratic platform of MIS was far more progressive than that in the present, platform. "There ia no place in the Democratic party," concludes the letter, ."for men who are looking and hoping for better and juster social conditions." CHAIRMAN PRICE'S SPEECH SETS THE CROWD CHEERING Judge Adams in His Opening Speech Makes Splendid Effort, Showing Fallacy of Democracy's Stand. Nominations and Adop tion of Platform the Program for To day's Session. GHARLOTTE, N. C Aug. 2fi. The mention of the name of William How. ard Taft ly Permanent Chairman A. H. Price in his speech tonight, started a spontaneous demonstration that lasted forty-five minutes. Only after considerable efl'ort on the part of the chair was the outburst of enthusiasm curbed and even a . time limit of that extent put upon the cheering. During three-quarters of an hour delegates madly waved their hats, flags, um brellas, etc. Republicans from over the state '.-marched and counter-marched Charlotte's big 'auditorium with Teddy Bears, flags and banners. Chairman Adams, ex -Congressman- Kinney, Charles H. Cowles, Virgil S. Lusk and others were carried a round .by the delegates who were madly enthusiastic. No candi date for rPesident has evr received such a demonstration in the state. The features of today's sessions of the convention in addition to the Taft demonstration, were the speeches of Judge Spencer B. Adains and Augustus H. Price, the latter being the convention's unanimous choice for permanent chair man. Two sessions were held one at twelve o'clock, when Chairman Adams spoke, and the other at S.:l0 tonight, when Mr. Price was chosen and made his speech. At ten o'clock tonight the convention adjourned until tomorrow, when the ticket will be nominated and the platform adopted. Notwithstanding tlie almost incessant downpour of rain for the last three days, sweeping away bridges and paralizing railroad traffic; nearly a thousand delegates Were present when the convention was called to order by State Chair man S. B. Adams at noon. There is little to indicate who will be nominated for governor. J. Elwood Cox declines to agree to iccept the nomination and he is virtually out of the -running. Dr. Cyrus Thompson is a favorite as is James Britt. A delegation went to sec D. A. Tompkins today to insist upon his consent to place his name before the convention. What he told the committee is not known at this : time. It seems to be settled thatThomas Settle will be the nominee fo r attorney -general.' BIG CROMD EOR OPENING SESSION IS ENTHUSIASTIC Convention Hall, Charlotte, N. C , Aug. 26. Lowering skies and fitful showers marked the opening day of the state Republican convention, still when twelve o'clock, the hour for convening, arrived, it found delegates from nearly every county in the state here' On the stroke of twelve Chairman. Adams' entered the hall and was greeted with cheers and handclapping. Other Republicans prom inent in the state came in shortly after, each one receiving his share of applause. Among these were R. J. Linney, Thomas Settle and Thomas Rollins. The ros trum was well filled with well-known Republicans from every part of the state. The galleries of the Auditorium had : prob ably in there seats a thousand specta tors, among them being many ladies. While the delegates were arriving and being seated an excellent brass band en tertained the crowd with selections of patriotic airs. It was ten minutes past twelve when (Continued on Page Two.) GLENN INDORSES Gives His Hearty Support to the Movement and Will Invite Other Governors. . J. S. Kuykendall, secretary of the chamber of "commerce, has received a let ter from Governor Glenn saying it gives him pleasure to cooperate with the liamlioi. if Mimmprpii of (.reenslioro in arranging for a good roads congress to no noli nurd, finrmrr r ni t pthpiiiiihi. A call will be issued by Governor Glenn as governor of the State of North Carolina, thus officially cooperating in the undertaking. The call will extend an invitation to a rr governors of south ern : states, all southern senators and congressmen, commissioners of agricul ture, and all chambers of commerce and boards of trade in the southern states. Mrs. Corpening Entertains. Mrs. A. G. Corpening entertained at cards from three to six o'clock in her apartments at the Guilford hotel yes terday afternoon in honor of her sister, Miss Muton, of Raleigh, X. C. Miss Alice Galium won the first prize, a book, "The Firing Line." The visitors' prize, a fan, went-to Miss Linton. After the game dainty refreshments were served. ROAD CONGRESS CHAIRMAN ADAMS ,) REVIEWS SPLENDID RECORD OF PAR TY Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 26. Judge Adams' speech to the convention, imme diately after he had called the conven tion to order this morning, made a fa vorable impression upon the large audi ence that heard it. It was a compre henshe review of the party's record, to gether with a denunciation of Democrat ic insincerity. 'Judge Adams said: Gentlemen of the Convention: I congratulate you on the personnel of this splendid convention of loyal Re publicans. The party has had many conventions in this state. However, I am sure it has never had a better one in its history than is assembled here to day. We came to Charlotte, and wa are glad we came. The, welcome the pa triotic, citizens have already extended to us is a guarantee that we will be well provided for while here We have met here to adopt a platform of princi ples and nominate a ticket, which we propoose to elect on the third day of (Continued on Page Four.) DEWEY UNVEILS FABRAGUT TABLET Three Thousand People Take Part In the Ceremonies at Portsmouth, N. H. Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 26. om threo thousand shipmates, relatives, friends and admirers of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, today paid a tribute to the memory of the hero of many bat tles of the sea, in the dedication of a memorial tablet in the : Portsmouth navy-yard. The commandant's house at the navy yard, where the famous fighter died, was the scene of the exercises, and Ad miral George Dewey, who served with Farragut, lifted the covering from the tablet. The exercises were very simple. The chaplain of the yard, the Renr. Frank Thompson, offered prayer, after which Admiral Dewey stepped to tha front and following a few extemperan ous words, unveiled the tablet. The memorial bears this inscription! "Died in this house August 14, 1870, David Glasgow Farragut, admiral In tha United States navy. Faithful and fear ' less." - ' n. . t- fir t
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