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S altf WEATHER The Newa A paper for all the people and for the ' people all the time. Read it and keep posted. Fair today and Saturday; dimin lining northwest winds. VOL. IV. NO. 20 STATE EDITION OBEENSBOBO, N. C. FBIDlAY, OCTOBER 30, 1908 STATE EDITION. PRICE FIVE CENTS COTTOfl MILLS TO GO TO WORK IF TAFT IS ELECTED HOPES TO CARBY Letter family Secrets Are Bared at Hearing in Court TAFT RECEIVES E FOR REPUBLICANS ON WAY WEST E L IT IT CARR WORK NORTH 0 WARM WELCOM SAYS COHTELTOD This the One Overshadowing Issue In the Present Campaign. De clares the Secretary. COMPARES RECORDS OF THE CANDIDATES Dedans That la Every Poeitioa He Has Occupied Republican Candidate Has Displayed Judicial, Executive and Let illative Ability of Highest Older. New York, Out. 89 That the one over shadowing issue in the present campaign, important as are the other educa tions, is which of the ,twe candidates, WiUiatn H. Taft or William J. Bryan, M best fitted to carry forward the work of the government, was the declaration of George B. Oortelyou, secretary of the treasury, in an address at Murray Hill o f - - Lyceum tonight. Mr. Corteiyou. asked wuicn 01 me two ouuium wiu wij forward the work which tbe government has undertaken particularly with regard to the regulation of great corporate en terprises; which more likely to rally round him the elements wliich will maks his administration a success, whether it be in dealing with labor or capital, with white man or. black man, with rich or poor, with high or low? "Granting sin cerity of purpose snd worthiness of mo tives to eachl is not a candidate whose life has bee given to solving great problems, anfi to large accomplishments more likely to deal forcefully and suc cessfully, with the manifold questions of government than one who, , however, lofty his aim, however attractive his personality, has giv.'n no evidence of capacity or training for- such . work?" ASKea secretary uorceiyuu. Mr. Cortelyou then-reviewed at some length the, records of Judge; Taft and (Continued on Page Three.) BUSINESS in south iwoto Southern Railway Head Finds In dications ol Betterment on Last ..'. Inspection Tour. BETTER THAN FOR 12 MONTHS Washington, D. G, Oct. 49. President Finley, of the Southern Bailway Com pany, who has Just returned to Washing 1 ton from an inspection trip of two ' 1 41- 11mm - n fit vtjm found evidences of improvement in busi ness conditions and of a general disposi tion on the part of business - men tkw.u.hnnk th outh to take a hopeful , riewof- the future. Speaking of the in- "I am convinced,'' he said, nhat a con formation be had gathered, on his trip, servative estimate of the political corn Mr. Finley said: ' . plexion of the national Hbuse is that it "Prices for pig iron are firmer. South-) will show 227 Republicans and 164 Dem ent furnaces, as a rule, have sold their ocrats. J am confident that election re- product up to the end or tfie year, and the increasing number of inquiries for iron warrant the expectation that orders will soon be placed for business during We coming yemr. :"Lumber is more active than for some months past ' Especially is this true of the grades shipped in box cars. The resent demand will be augmented by (creased ' requirements- from railways, principally for car repairs, as some of the railwaya are contracting with car companies for some of (their heavier re pair work. ' ; ' "One of the most encouraging signs of reviving industrial activity is the in creasing movement of steam coal -to in dustrial centers. The unusually warm " (Continued on Page Two,) TOOK HIS OWN LIFE gSCKITASr Of MANCHESTER, VA, t WATEK DEFAKTMKRT STABS - HIMSELF TO PEATH. Klchmond, Va.,' Oct. , 26. Matthew Morton, secretary of tfce Manchester , water department, across 'the river, oomi mitted suicide today by iUbbing him elf to the heart with ft knife. There had (been aeandal in the water depart aaent and ihe uperintendsnt, Charles H. : Sharps, is under indictment for raifeap- prjopriation of fnndt, . :. -r-r-.;.:..,.-''-'. - Morton was to have testified against him today and it h thought that brood lag trer the-exposutse he would have to Mke caused him to take his life. Cotton Milt Will : Start Full Time If Taft Wins. Up on CONCERN EMPLOYS SOME , TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE Industrial Enterprise Views Bryan's Election With Alarm, and Places Large Orders Conditional on Taft's Success. Buncombe Republicans Are Confident Asheville, N. C, Oct. 29. a recent meeting of the' directors of the Elk Mountain Cotton Mills, a great manufac turing, industry located four miles be low Asheville, and .which closed when the financial disturbance came on the country last winter, it was decided, rattier a resolution was introduced and adopted to the effect that in the event - . i - of the election of Judge 1 aft to the hcucj m v Manm. muMtiAn Niw.mW 1 I. 4k. event that Mr. Bryan should be elected it was decided not to resume operations vw.mw.wb i v. ...; .v. t uuvii tne loiuuia ui umiuary. A correspondent of the Xews inter viewed Gay Green, one of the directors and one of the. largest stockholders of this company today, and among other j ; ?7 ; ., , . . ' of a News man, woo took: down a icw "After carefully considering the eorre- not,g wni)e the. secretary was talking, spondence of our wiling agents in Xew i have not received a single discour Wk city, and at their suggestion, we 'aging letter. Each one peaks of the decided to start our mill up to its full jrest bring taken in the camp.iign capacity, immediately after the election .....j 0f ,ow much effective work lias been m the event that Judge Tart is elected, don an f,Ver the state. There is an and steps were taken to buy sufficient 0Vj,Pnt enthusiasm in rill quartrs and yarns for our null for twelve months in j fnv expect tliat. our Democratic that, event, but in ease of the erection twna wiu have something of a sur of'W, J. Bryan we agreed to start some p,.jHe partv on their hands when they time in the early part of January and niA t,e returns next Wednesday .morn run our mills until such lines -as bad ; realize full well that this sound been sold out were put in complete con- fcjg talk and nothing move, but I ' tw;...,j oLi ni, v '1 '. jam in a position to know the,, status of . (Continued on Page Three.) ' lffair8 a,i(l am giving my deliberate SMS NEXT CONGRESS WILL BE MORE THAN THE LAST Sfir.rf.trv I nilflpnslflnfir SavsThat ' " - the House Will Stand 227 to 164.- HITCHCOCK'S GUESS TODAY New York, Oct. 29.Representative Henry C. Louden'slager, of New Jersey, secretary of the national ' Republican congressional committee, who has been in charge of the New York headquarter of the committee during , the campaign, today nave his estimates of the com plexion of the national House of Rep resentatives in the Ssixty-First Congress: suns win give an mcieasca numoer oi Republicans rather than a decrease." Chairman Hitchcock, of the Republican national committee, said late today that he probably would give out his forecast Of the electoral vote tomorrow.-, He said' the statement would include, the doubtful as well as the certain states fOTtwth parties Mr. Hitchcock is a! fh. AntnlAn f hot Y.viHa U'lll h varv close, but he is quite confident of Mon tana. Information from leaders in Ken- tucky and Tennessee is to the effect that the Republican candidate has more than lighting obanee in those two states. While he feels sure about Mary - land, he thinks ths fight will be close tu.-i ... ? ! " ; V v ; . : (Continued on Page 'Two.) WASBITB GRMYAPD nnn EESIO'El COLONIAL, DAMES MAKE REPAIRS TO LAST RESTING PLACE OF : NATION'S ANCESTORS. Richmond, Oct. 29. At a meet ing 6f the Society of Colonial Dames Of the State of Virginia, held today the plete' leetoration of the old Wash OU graveyard tv Wakefield, in AVest- iland county, where are interred, the fither and grandfather of George Wash ijroiii-ai repuriyii. . : Relic hunters bad committed many aep- tions wbich have been corrected as - s nossible, and the ysrd Is now neiosee; ny a. concrete wan wnn iron gates' anI is in charge of a caretaker, tbe society in Virginia 'bearing the es . . ' a . i lit l . feme. So Declares T. J. Harkms. S' tary Republican State E' . tlve Committed A REASONABLE CEV sfiTY FOR THP.wONGRESSMEN Fifth, Eighth and Tenth Congressional Districts Are Out of the Doubtful Columns Excellent Chance for a Re publican Majority in legislature. "The Republicans of this state have strong hopes for the election of Cox and for securing a Republican majority in the legislature. They also hope for an electoral vote in favor of Taft and for the election of three Republican candi dates for Congress. These hopes arc nueu on uei-eivnuicu m..o. baaed on ascertained facts, rersonauy, , -on-i-ier North Carolina as good dc jy,, ovnii. I receive many letters Uaeh dsv from county and precinct cnair- . - . !g peajdng'of an aroused sentiment in fr t Republican principles aud the nH tK.iV BI. all At TI1P. HHniR l.tMHIl . enndidates in the field These are the words of T. J. Harkins, secretary of the Republican state execu tt committee, spoken yesterday after- noon at the headquarters in the presence imltrmont,: not nwrely. taJkins i or effect "Take the Tenth Congressional dis trict, for instance. Grant, the Repub lican candidate, hnsi Crawford on the run and the latter is becoming decidedly uneasy. He has reason to be. On the other' hand, Grant savs he is morally j certain of election. He is. making an i individual canvass of the entire district, and, it is safe to say, has done sonic very elt ect ire work. Jlc makes nimsell personally acquainted with the voters, talks directly to them and with them and has been over nearly every foot of the district. The main battleground is i !,,, in Buncombe, where Grant stands well with the people, and very strong efforts are being made to carry that county for the Republican candidate. "Cowles, in the Eighth, has even a bet ter chance than Grant in the Tenth. He is very popular and his friends, irrespec tive of party, are working in his inter est with a concentrated zeal that can not fail to produce the expected results. (Continued on Page Two.) SUFFRAGETTES CHAIN SELVES TO GALLERY OF PARLIAMENT In Tnis fay Resist Ejectment From House of Commons All Visitors Barred As Result of the Disturbance. f London, Oct. 28. Suffragette distnr- bances have driven the government to the ttnugua, course of temporarily closing ! , , , ,. , . . ., Ith8 strangers' and ladies galleries in the House of Commons, ; This was announced by the speaker ; i response to a question from Premier I 1 1 Aquith and Mr. Balfour, the leader of the opposition, as parliament was an jpunKng tonight. . While the House was ; discussing the licensing bill a sensation " 7 . " ri". ' "'T r : , Iand, dd,en M erica from -the ladies gal ery demanding votes for women, while simultaneously a bnndle of hand- billn fluttered down from tho stran- gers' gallery at the opposite end of the SE THIEF CATCHERS AFfEfi IEHT BIOEflS OKLAHOMA- ASSOCIATION WILL WAGE WAR ON MARAUDERS-AFTER WHISKY PEOPLE. Muskogee, Okla, Oct. 29. The Texas nd Oklahoma Horse Thief Association, Organised to prevent tlio stealing of live stAk, in , convention i wdopted a resolu tion pledging its 10,000 members to as sist . in the arrest and prosecution of ruight riders. . The association decided to memorial ise President Roosevelt to stop' the Ship ments of liquors, into this state by Mis- souri ana Aricansas liquor dealers to -minor children. : . -l 111. a : The a-Atation offloers say Miey have evidence that liquor is beine shipped into 'is- in tiovi and girlrtwelve and fourteen years old. . r. JOE LEITER. REPUBLICANS TO HAVE A BIO RALLY TONIGHT AT AUDITORIUM RIKK Settle. Cox and Morehead Will Address People on Political Issues. BlbCEST EVENT IN COUNTY ' 'Tonight' the' ftepublicans " of Guilford county will pull off the biggest event aign in this county. Hon. of. the campa J. Elwocil t ox, candidate for governor; Hon. -loliii Motley Morehead, candidate for Congress, and Hon. Thomas Settle, candidate for elector at large, will hold forth at the Auditorium skating rink, and a huge crowd will probably attend tho meeting. Jlr. Settle and Mr. Cox : have can vassed the greater portion of the state and wherever they have spoken they have been greeted with large crowds. As an orator Mr. Settle probably has no equal in the state. He belongs to that class of political speakera that is fast dwindling , away. His eloquence has been the admiration of the people, of North Carolina, Democrats and Repub licans alike, for nearly twenty years. Mr. Settle formerly lived in Greensboro and people of this city are always anx ious to hear him speak, even though many of them differ with him in poli tics. chamber, ond a man shouted protests against "injustice to women. Attendants hurried to the galleries aud the male offender was unceremonious ly ejected, but. from the ladies' gallery sounds were heard of a desperate strug gle. Two suffragettes had (irmly chain ed themselves to the grille and resisted for a time all efforts ut removal, crying continuously in shrill tones their de mands for votes. Ten minutes later there was another dranutic8cenc, a niaii in the strangers' gallery flinging another bundle of bills down upon the House and. shouting: "Why don't you give women votes and- rclievo the unemployed?" nii.T-iiua mn I um u iiifvu mill mib III. . , 1 j r . , . . j i ,i A . , ' lound on the body of the i resisted fiercely the attempts made to1. ,. , . , u. , . , 4K ' ii- " It, -near Covington. It was be icvi mill jiiiii unit) t imtiii iiir liHiirrv, AiLfi i , t i , . i a desperate struggle the attendants suc-lhad "J, T' bMt lilter dovc celled in ejecting the man: vVbout thT" lnf'" """ in, ti, U,t h,!v f -....: An mvest igation was begun and it was made a demonstration outside the par . ti . liament building and fifteen of t.iein were arrested. According to their companions, the whole thing was planned before hand with great secrecy. One hand was to demonstrate outside the building, an other in the lobby of the House and a third in the gallery. The gallery contin gent nuinibered four, but it was attended by ynany passive sympathizers. - FOREST FIRES ENDANGER WEST VIRGINIA MINERS Charleston, W, Va., Oct. 20. Forest Ares around Turkey Knob, near here, threatened death of miners employed in the mine of the Turkey Knob Coal Com pany today. ' . ,' ;' ; '.':" The Are reached the fanhoure of the coal company today; destroyed it, and then burned tbe drift mouth and set the mine afire. Fortunately there was no explosion and the men in the mine es - caped. Two" men were overcome . by smoke but will recover. The fire was brought under control. ' E SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST PLUNGErt" LEITER Forces Young Millionaire to Pay Him $416.66 Alleged to Be Due As Djtk Salary. FAMILY SECRETS ARE BARED hMiZi NiiTV ''. '' Wmrit"-' rviuw.'! fin, Bulgaria," .Oct. -2S The four Chicago, Oct. 29.-Htigh Ciabbe, unsmrun asacnil.lv was f , conf1 y ,,a Hdential secretary of Levi been awarded a judg ment of $410.00 by a jury in .Judge hlier hardt's court, against the JCeigler Coal Company, controlled by Joe Leiter, ('ral)bo got the full amount for which he sued, alleging that this much was due him for buck salary. Crabbe ulleged in his suit that Leiter had discharged him because he feared Crabbe would reveal secrets of the in ner workings of the Zeigler Coal Com pany.' Lady Curzon's poverty followed her to the grave. This much came to light: When she and Lord Curzon returned to England they could not open their mag nificent London house, Carlton House Terrace, but were forced to take rooms in a hotel and live inexpensively while waiting for funds to arrive from Amer ica. '. ' - Revelations showing the poverty of (Continued on Page Two.) . HELD FOR tAURDER OF KENTUCKY BARBER ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF BEING IMPLI CATED IN crime! Cincinnati, 0 Oct. 29. Wold has been received by the police of Covinaton, Ky., that Ferris Simpson, a, barber, was ar rested at Huroldsburg today charced . with the murder of Scipio Xoblc. A bodv found near Covington last Sat unlay with the head severed i 'thought - to be that of Noble, of .lackson, Ky., who had served three years in the I'nit-' chamber and its members are -elected di ed Statis armv, and left home three recti v by the people. weeks ago saying he would reenlist. , When he left iionie he curried $t00 in i cash and $!M)0 in notes. Nothing was man tumid ington. It was believed that he i learned tliat. iiniison was with No-bio the last time he was seen alive. Thin' fact and that no money -.was-found on the body led to Simpson's arrest. ALABAMA NIGHT-RIDER STORIES FAKES, SAYS PROBER Montgomery, Ala.. Oct. (."-Deipiitv Insurance Commissioner A. C. Sexton, j Washington..' D. C. Oct. 2!). The tak aftcr an investigation of some dozen or f t(,,t;mlnv in lb(. 0f Samuel more cotton gin firms in the state, has; ' " . ,- , .... . . . concluded that the night rider stories ;Gompers, president; John Mitchell, vice- are "takes" so far as Alabama is con- I cerued. Aorth Alabama was specially prolific in th mutter of sensational re ports of this kind. VETERANSMUSTPAY tax IF THEY SELL NEAR-BEER Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 29. Confederate veterans may be forced; after all, to pay a tx for the privilege of selling "near- beer" in Georgia towns. A i few days i ago it was announced that the veterans j would escape the municipal licenses, but ; I today Attorney-General Hart announced: i that the state license tax could not be 1 'remitted. The state license is $200. LORD CURZON. FOURTEENTH NATIONAL BULGARIAN ASSEMBLY OPENS AUTUIN SESSION ''..' ' v , Emperor Ferdinand's S peech From trie Throne Eminently Pacllic in Its Nature. DEFENDS RECENT COURSE convened for its autumn session this afternoon. The .speech from the throne was read by Emperor Ferdinand and was 'eminently , pacinc. -in character. He defended the recent course of his gov ernment. A -typical" passage of the message is as follows: "l'eace and prosperity was inscribed on the banner which was unfurled at Tiruovo October 5, and I count upon niy. valiant and progressive people to assist me in the defense of our righteous cause of securing peace and spreading tlie work of civilization in the Balkans." Continuing the Emperor promised to reimburse all just claims against his government. He mentioned his recent reception by Emperor Francis Joseph as proof of the. benevolent attitude of Austria-Hungary. He closed by expressing the hope that Russia would "not desert this new Slavish empire which was tier own offspring. His majesty drove from the palace to the parliament, and this was made the occasion of a brilliant military dis play, - A salute of twenty-one guns was fired as the royal procession issued from the palace grounds. His majesty was every where greeted wtih enthusiastic' cheers. The Empress lnd arrived twenty min utes earlier and had taken her seat in the royal box. In his trip to the parliament build ing, the Emperor was escorted uy pla toons of horse guards in bright red tunics with white plumes. The cabinet awaited his majesty on the terrace fronting the 'Sobrauje and led the way into the chamlier.. taking -'.their- places around the foot of the throne. The King read bis speech.. He then arose and un covered and called for cheers for ''the "Uiganan czarnom ana people, m wim-n i those gathered within the building heart ily responded. , The Hulirarian national assembly is ; one of the most deinoeratic' legislatures , in Kuropo. . it is composed of ,i single HEABiNG COMPLETE IN BUCKS STOKE CASE ALL TESTIMONY AGAINST G0M PERS, MITCHELL AND MORRISON IS NOW IN HAND. i president, and tram ,uornson, secre- I tarv. of tbe American Federation of labor, for alleged contempt of court growing of a suit for injunction brought bv thn Bucks Stove and Ranoe Company oi St. Louis, Mo., was concraded today before the examiner. The privilege of submitting testimony for the defense was waived for the pur pose of hastening a decision of the case, which will he called, up for final hearing vfore Justice Wright, of the District Supreme Court, tomorrow. John W. Kurfees, of Germanton, was in the city last night. Cities and Towns Through New York Vie With Each Other in Honoring Candidate. CLIMAX OF THE DAY REACHED AT SYRACUSE Great Parade, Two Meetings and Over flow Constitute the Evening's Demon strations Continues His Bombard ment of Bryan and His Policies. Syracuse, X. V., Oct. 2!). Republican cheers have sounded in the wake of ths Taft train which today visited Lyons, Canandaigua, Geneva, Seneca Falls and Auburn. The climax was reached to night in this city with a big parade, two meetings and an overflow, furnishing au diences of thousands which Judge Taft addressed. There has been no lack of auditors and enthusiastic, demonstration wherc ever the Ohian has tarried. Despite the heavy campaigning required of him yes terday in Greater New York, ho showed little effect of the strain. He has hit at the roots of what he calls the Dem ocratic fallacies in every speech and has been free in expressing his optimism of what the result will he next Tuesday. Governor Hughes has been commended in strong language, likewise the remainder of the New York stato ticket and the vice-presidential candidate. Here tonight Judge Taft had the rival attraction of Mr. Bryan, whose special car : w an in the station when the Taft train arrived. Judge Taft was resting when his train reached this city and was not. disturbed until eight o'clock, the hour for his first, meeting. At that time he was driven in an automobile through the streets, es corted. iy several big marching clubs in (Continued on Page Two.) OF RUEF SAYS HE WAS OFFERED NOT TO TELL Sensation Sprung In San Fran cisco Courtroom In Boodler Trial. WIFE WEEPS AT CONFESSION San Francisco. Cat., Oct. 29. Stand ing in the shadow of the penitentiary, with sentence about to be passed upon him, and having seen his young wife just led from the courtroom hysterically crying .No, no, k,. A. 8. Slake, a con tractor, convicted of attempting to bribe John M. Kelly to qualify on the jury to try Abraham Rue f, and vote for Ruef's acquittal, made a full confes sion in court today. ISlako said that after he was attest ed on a charge of bribery, ' Frank J. Murphy, Ruef's assistant counsel, came to him' and promised $10,000 if he would keep quiet. He said that notes for $10, 000 purporting to be signed by Ruerf, were delivered to a third party to be paid to Blake immediately after he was sentenced, if he were convioted of brib ery. Besides this amount, Blake de clared, his wife was to receive $100 month while he was in the penitentiary. When Blake was called on today to vi'-iand receive sentence his wife cried, 'N'o. not that," and began to sob hys terically. She was led from the room. After motions for a new trial and ft (Continued on Page Two.) 13,000 1RTH OF GLASS DESTRUCTION A FEATURE OF THE EXPLOSION OF MAGAZINE AI : GADSDEN, ALA. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 29. TVstrue tion of $3,000 worth of plate glass was a -feature of the damage done by the. blowing up of the magazine of the Ham mond Mining Company at Gadsden, Ala., last night. Property damage to the mining company was $8,000. Arthur Hood, who was reported missing, has been found. The Are started in the washroom of the mining company, ig nited the blacksmith shop and then the little frame powder uiagasine building. Eight cases of dynamite blew -up, the crowd around the fire scattering in all directions. It was. thought for a few hours that the fatality list would be large, -but thus far tout one death - baft occurred, that of Henry Kiel, a foundry-
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