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VOL. IV. NO. 68
STATS EDITION.
GBEENSBOEO, N. CM -'FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1908
STATE EDITION.
siTVfrWllV "TEE
MIDDLE WEST IS
AWAKETONEEDS
OF
TO
Renewed Activity Is Shown Since
Return of the Delegates
From Washington
IHI1T0N
HAN
S
SAYS HE'S SURE
OF flCJjUITTIiiL
State's Case Against Him Is Prac
tically Closed Defense Be
gins Saturday,
CHRISTMAS JOINS FOURTH
AS MENACE TO PROPERTY
CUBITUS "EVE"-""
MQIIIET THAN
THAT LAST YEAR
Fire Cracker Ordinance Being En
forced and Few Explosions
Are Heard.
Labor Leaders and the Judge Who Imposed Sentence
El' " SAMUEL GOMPERS. JOHN MITCHELL. " "T"rj
PROSECUTION CALLS MERCHANTS HAVE
DEFENSE'S WITNESS! ANOTHER BUSY DAY
Has Acquired No Little Odium Among I SurPrise on Hains' Cowtf .and -Trains All late and Traffic Is Heavy.
Underwriters Because of the Burning
of Santa Claus' Whiskers and Other
Foems of Gayety.
Evidenca Goes Against Him Cabmen.
Called, Testified That He's Been Ly
ing.
Chicago, Dee. 24.-Sinee the return of - - -
the governore and debates to the con- f .P. WJ ?ne or. lwo .UDS , T"
aeration conference at Washington ! ul he heard on minor points, the state s
early this month, renewed activity has ' case against Thornton J. Hains is prae
teen shown in the movement, especially ; t'cally closed. The defense will out ine
in the middle west. The next impor- j to the jury on Saturday after
tant step, which is now awaited with the prosecution rests .
keenest interest, is the transmission of ! , the defendant returned to the
u. rv... , Pr..;. Lone Island ail tonight rne knew all thu
Roosevftt with whatever reeommenda-' I vhal evidence that the prosecution had i
tions he may sea fit to make,
.-:.. 111 11,. k nAa nM
At the time of the conference only tha MUm E. Annis. Jffore leaving the
general conclusions w-re announced and j courtroom Hams declared that lie felt
ft is understood that some of the pa- ' his acquittal was only a, matter of
Santa Claus Comes Through, Brings
Gifts for Little Tots Beggars Were
Active, Too.
There was a striking contrast in
Christmas eve this year and Christmas
ero one year ago. The streets last night
were crowded, but the people were order
ly and little noise out of the ordinary
was hard. A year ago the fire cracker
ordinance was suspended and until after
midnight therewas a fusilade of explo
Th j obtained to prove its eiiarge that he wasjsiohs that deafened the ears and soon,
iblie ! one of the' principals in the killing of 'drove in doors most of the women and
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pers Wtlicn .ceompnny ine mil report,
contain new and sensational informa
tion regarding the x site of the coun
try's natural resources. At the con
ference resolutions were passed by th-i
governors and representatives of big
davs.
District Attorney Darrin surprised
Hains' counsel ny calling Henry L. des
many of the men and boys,
his year the fire cracker ordinance is
being enforced and everything is eom-
jparatively quiet, except the tramp of
unsei ny caning nenry u. ues ... nd th. of thousand. o
person, a former real estate agent, whom ..... ,
the defense had planned to call as one of , tongues. A few big fire crackers were
their principal witnesses. Jcsperson's exploded, but not where the policemen
national onmnizations indorsing the eon testimony developed nsny points favor enua detect who was setting them off.
elusions of the commi'on, particularly able to t'lie defendant. He said he had The gtoreg m crowdfd ,n '."day and
am lie uvea ,
Some time
knows when or
tht crMtion of a several conferences witl
t '....! nn.miiinn nrifli water front oronertv at Uouclaston.
at least a small appropriation from Con- near Bayside, and that Hain had mud dren as well as grown ups.
Kress to enable it to continue investiga- an appointment with his par ner, Mr. dllrjn the nijht, nobody kn
P. . .m .1 1 1-iJ i.
tion along cne lines aireaay iio ou,.
(Continued on Pag Flv.V
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liupg, about some property near the
(Continued on Page Two.)
M'GLCLLAN REPS
LICENSES OF ALLiyiOViflG
PlCTUBESraSlljlJ.
Preachers and Fire Department
Combine and Mayor
Issues Order.
OME MAY OPEN AGAIN
lL5.C0DBl-RRie
TO SETTLE QitlOl OF
GEQR6IA PiOHIBITO
New York, Dec 2. Moved by the
protests of ministers of every denomi
nation who complained to him that the
great majority of the 550 moving pic
ture show establishments of Greater New
Ynrk were exhibitine pictures detri-
,how, Santa Claua passed through, leav
ing toys for the little tots and this
' morning thera is probably more happi
Inesa in the homes of Greensboro than
Inhere hf-s been shier tR"vrs1t"7ir" Santa
Claus a year ago.
At the passenger station there was a
continuance of the rush. Trains were
all late and the passengers crowded
about the station as they do every year
about Christmas time, except there seems
to be more of them this year than ever
: - .;' i '-.-) '.; "'' before. ;
DAhihliln. MAt ntiAtlr.n' Yesterday was also a busy day for
urasv a lv...v.uwu w. """ the gtrwt vender. Jlistletoe and holly !
For Settlement By That DOdy Vas brought in by the country residents
and for the last day of the season witn
them they were especially active. The
(Salvation Army contribution solicitors
were at their pots all day ringing for
PETITION coin in an energetic manner. The blind
and the cripple were on the sidewalks
with their fuss boxes and chin music,
begging for a few pennies to help them
be happy on Christmas.
Packages by express and mail kept
the expressmen and letter carriers busy.
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KICK
AGIST
SENTENG
E
Punishment of Gompers. Mitchell
and Morrison Raises a Siorm
t)f Protest.
BRYAN JOINS IN THE
MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY
Condolences From All Parts of the
Country Sent to Men Who Were Sen
tenced in the Buck's Stove Case on
Wednesday Last. : ,
JUSTICE DANIEL THEW WRIGHT.
Says Judge.
DISMISSES THE
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 24. State prohibi
tion .won a victory in the United States
Circuit Court here today when a deci
sion was handed down by Judge W. T.
Newman, dismissing a petition attacking
One Killed; Four Hurt in Fire.
New York. Dec. 24. One man was
killed and three other men and a woman
mental to the morals of the youths of ! the constitutionality of the Georgia pro-
wj-M 11 XJ allj i RUiru unit tlllt-r ii.iiri ii'.rii onu a nuiiinu
the city, Mayor MwJleltan today issued 1 hibition law. ' Judge Newman did notjwfre riouslv burned while the lives
drastic order revoking every picture show, upon the cngtitutionality of the I 0f mRnv others were caved only bv
license issued by the bureau of licenses. ,jaW( out dign,i(,sed the petition on thai prompt "and heroic work by firemen and
ine oraer oi ioo bij ium.( - (ground of non jurisdiction, noming tnat n i tlie tenants themselves in a fire thut.
FOLLOWING CHRISTMAS
ALSO AJATOF REST
Various Business Institutions Re
Quested This'Action Sayt
the Governor.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 24. .William
J. Bryan was chief among nearly two
score of men, the majority of whom are
loaders in the labor movement of the
country, who today sent messages ex
pressive of their cordial sympathy to
President Gompers, Vice-President Mitch
ell and Secrntury Morrison, of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
The messages, which came from every
section of the country, and voiced the
sentiments of persons in almost every
avenue of labor, convey feelings of regret
over the court's decision, extend moral
and financial support, and in soino in
stances, express indignation. Mr. Bryan
in a telegram dated Pittsburg, Pa., ad- ,
dressed to Gompers, Mitchell and Mor
rison, savs:
"Sorrv to read decision. You did your
duty in testing law. Glad you are tak
ing appeal.
' What action on the part of organized
wage-earners, will, in your opinion, bo
most useful to reestablish freedom of '.he
press and of speech!" asks H. B. Perham, .
president of the Order of Railroad Teleg
raphers, in a telegram from St. Louie,
addressed to Mr. Gompers.
Perhaps one of the most uirtque avmong-,.
the messages is that from J. S. Barry, ot
Oklahoma City, Okla., after expressing
regret over the decision, declares: May
with the baggage. Right must prevail.
W, D. Jlahon, president or tne Amal
gamated Association of Street Railway
F.mployes, expresses sincere regret at
what ho considers, "an unjust and un
American sentence" upon the labor lend
ers. He says:
"You are clearly the . victims of a
judg-e-made-law, which is wholly uncon
stitutional, tl should be carried to the
highest court and contested to the bit
ter end, and we pledge you the united
support of our association to that end."
That history will place the names of
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison on the
roll of honor, with those men who liave
made real sacrifices for human uplift, ia
AGAINST NIGHT RIDERSi rf1ABi"iB Feration of La-
-rt,V 1 A p 1 A 1 rl 1 " Wr, in a message from Bloomington, IU.
"No court decision, Mr. Lennon says,
"can make vou criminals at the bar or
FRANK MORRISON.
WITNESS, THREATENED
WITH DEATH, TESTIFIES
Told Before He Went on Stand That if He Made Revelations He
Would Pay For Them With His Life State
Offers Further Evidence, ;
this revocation js only temporary, ouiwag a m8tter for the state courts, and
the conditions under wmcn new licenses ,c jd j, fpderai eourts only by
will be issued are such that it is doubt
lul that more than a third of the licenses
revoked will be reissued.
In addition to the representation made
to him by the elery of the city, the
mayor bad had a report from Battalion
Chief Beggins, of the fire department,
which stated that almost without ex
ception the halls where aueh shows are
given are only partially equipped with
safeguards against fire and fire panic.
In making public his order of revo
cation, Mayor McClellan deelarcs that
his action is taken, "on personal Knowi
wrecked the five-story apartment 'house
at 122 West 12i!h street, early today.
Death of Mrs. Caviness.
The wife of the Rev. C. H. Caviness.
of MeAdcnville. died yesterday and will
writ of error from the State Supreme
Court. ' . , ,. .-
The suit was a petition for injunction
bv the Christian Moerlien Brewinir Com
pany, of Cincinnati. O., and the Chatta- . be buried today at Pleasant Grove
nooga Brewing Company to enjoin At-1 ehureh. The funeral will be conducted
jrvy the Rev. v. R. Ware. ; Mrs.-Umneasi
l survived oy a nusoani ana tour cnu-dren.
lanta city officials from prosecuting al
leged violations of the law.
The petition attacked the constitu
tionality of the law on three grounds.
First, that the prohibition bill contained
a duality of subject matter, in violation
of the state constitution; second, tunt
No Pythian Meeting Tonight. ..
There will be no" meeting of Guilford
V-dee. No. 6!). Knights of Pythias, to-
ihm lfnla i iir ewpeAoA Um AiithoritT in 1 nitrtif. TfiA niTf rrnilnr nteet.infr will h
edge of existing conditions and with the degtroying a thing (the sale of liquor) i held next Friday night, when tho newly
firm conviction that I am averting a which the state, constitution specifically jek-cted officers will bo installed.
public calamity. i recognizes as taxable; third, that the
The reissuance of licenses will only be j jaentical bill did not receive a constitu
made to those showmen who agree n i tional majority in both houses of the
writing to comply wim an nro nu oun- .legislature.
In his decision Judge Newman says:
"The atrbject 'matter .of this case is
peculiarly for the courts of the state. It
day closing regulations and further to
omit from their programs all pictures
detrimental to public morals.
The order has caused consternation ; concerns the internal policy of the state.
The legislation was , in pursuance of
what was believed to be the proper ex-
amons the moving picture show people
and preparations are being made by
them to contest its validity in the
courts. ' '' . . 4
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(Continued on Page Two.
Steamer Sripplcd by Storm.
Norfolk. Va., Dec. 24. The British
steamer Aureola, with cargo from Gal
veston to Europe, mad? Hampton Roads
this afternoon in -a cnppled condition.
In the batle with the storm the machin
ery was disarranged. She will be re
paired here.
Prof, and Mrs. W. H. Price have gone
I to Rock Hill, S. C, to spend a few days.
OBSEKVE DAY WITH , PRAYER ;
Union City. Tenn Dee. 24. Instead
of resting with the testimony it had
submitted, the state decided' -'today to
offer mora evidence ncainst the nignt
.. i : riilers. and summoned Thomas H. Cloar
Raleigh, N. C, Pec. 24. A proclam- j as its first'- witness. .-"Thomas H. Cloar is
tion issued today by fWriior Glenn de-. no relative of the defendant. Arthur
signates- Saturday. Decrmber 26, as well Cloar. Thomas H. Cloar wa sinduced to
as Friday.," 2Sth, leital Christmas holi i join the night riders by Arthur Cloar
days. He urges the people all over the ' early in 0?:.ober.
state to enter"' heartily into appropriate The witness ' was ' coo), but careful. f"r
obier'.v.nee of the birthday of the Savior, i on last Sunday a fnecd of one of the
The pro;--!:ation i declared to be at men on trial approached Hoar and -told
1 . . . . . Ihm if he testified he. would be killed
the earnest r- -nest of various business ; K,fw h u.ft t), gtand. u was miillg
institutions tlirougho.nt the state. . , for an (,our or two last night and the
The proclamation by the governor fol-I R(te feared -he had been abducted or
lows: . killed. An armed party found him it
At the esinest request, of various bui-, hi, homo jn clarion, however.
ness institutions throughout the entir.!, q,, TnP dav of Captnit; Rankin's miir-
(ilenn,, governor of orth , d(r. rw .went to Reelfoot Luke for
tish and met Bob Huff men and Bud Mor-
when we get him," said Cloar,. "you
will have to go whether you want to or
not.".,
The night 'riders were never able to
get Harris 'who was one of -the owners
of the West Tennessee Land Company,
hecause he was guarded at all times. His
Dublic opinion.'
"Two hundred union farmers of Texas
sympathize with the three labor lead
ers," declares D. J. Neill, president of
the Farmers' Educational and Coopera
tive Union of Texas, in a message from
Forth Worth. "Advise us how to aid
you." concludes Mr. Neill.
"Victory of greed is but temporary;
justice will yet prevail," is the way
John F, McNa'mee, editor of the Locomo
tive Firmen and Enginemen's Magazine,
states it in a telegram from Indianap
olis. -
J. A. Sankline, president; William O.
home at Tiptonville is a. veritable fort.
The grounds and approaches to it ar ; Giltherpe, international secretary -treas-
eipctrically mined and it could stand
Burer, and A. Hinzman. of the Interna-
siege of weeks. Wietlier this was known i (;! Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, at
to the night riders is not definitely ; Kansas City, sent a message declaring
Known, nus.iney never fctiempiea to raid jthat Judge Wright's sentence is "unjust.'
OVERDUE STEAMSHIP
LOST IS THE BELIEF
IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE SUNK WITH
ALL ON BOARD SOMEWHERE
AT SEA.
PROXIMITY WAREHOUSE
HAS HEAVY FIRE LOSS
Sydney, N. S., Dee. 24. Wit the
passing, today of an even month since
the Norwegian steamer Stiekelstad left
' Glasgow, Scotland, Novmber ti for
this port, the mariners Interested in the
vessel gave up nearly all hope of ever
gain seeing her. '
'It is generally believed' that the
steamer sank with all on board duriag
the terrific galesvof early December. Or
dinarily the passage - across seethes
about week.' ' , '
Spontaneous Combustion Starts Stubborn Conflagration Which
Lasts Several Hours Several Thousand Dollars Damage.
Fire in one of the storage warehouse!
t Proximity last night did several thou
sand dollars damage. The fire . started
bout nine o'clock and is supposed to
have originated from spontaneous com
bustion. The cotton where the fire
started had been stored away for three
or four months.
About two 'clock this morning the
Greensboro fire department was called
out to aid the private department of
the Proximity Manufacturing Company,
and By ISO the fir was thought to be
under eontrel. The fire burned furious
ly and It required heroic effort to keep
it from spreading.
Superintendent Campbell said -that the
building would be saved and that the
fire was under control. He could not
make an estimate on the damage, but
said it would be several thousand dol
lars, ' '
Fires in cotton mills are frequent, but
it is seldom that they do any consider'
able damage. This is probably the
heaviest loss by fire the Proximity mills
have sustained since their erection in
1806. A private water system, one of
the beet in the south, ia kept ready to
fight a fire at any moment, A sprink
ling apparatus is attached which will
wet goods and raw material and pre
vent the fire from spreading.
f ' '
state. 1. R. B.
Carolina, in addition o declaring Fii
day, December 25. a legal holiday, do
earnestly request . that Saturday, Do
eember 28, be also regarded as a holiday,
and that on these two days that the
people observing th"ir usual Christmas
custom, will not only meet in their ac
customed nlaccs of worship, but also in
Harris' home.
til Mondav
The court adjourned un-
James West ley White, of Wilmington,
is here for tho holidavs.
Mrs. J. Will Patterson and little Miss
Margaret Ray left yesterday to spend
the holidays at Mt. Airy. ':.'
their hearts render tnanus to uoa ior , . Waudell. and number of other
the great mercies tha He has bestow-, i l)romim,lt v,vn who vere urging the ex
ed upon them during the year just past. ternijn)ltiotl o the .nillt rjdpr ,ban(i.
The observance of Christmas is a beau-1 Th. witn(s. wa, toif: that, the nieht
Miss Maud Hamlin, manicurist at the
ris. two of the defendants. Huffman i.uuiord notei. is spenauig i nnstmas at
lold him they hid wc.nted him to joiiiiher home in Ashboro. She will return
in order to get information as to how j about January 1.
I'uion Cit v was gunrded, as they wanted 1 '- ' , .' . .... '-' ,
to visit that place and "attend to" Judce j ..-'Prof. . C L. Padgitt; of A inson-Salem,
Jones. Attoniev-Cienersl Caldwell, the was in the city yesterday.
lat tor's fatlier. a man ighty years eld,
The evidence proves that you obeyed
Judge Gould's order," says the message,
"but human judges retain and reflect
the environment in which they live. This
judgment throttles free speech and free
press, and tramples on the principles of
the American free man."
Wreck Reported at Sea.
Norfolk, Va. Dee. 24.--A wireless mes
sage to the Norfolk nsvy yard from
aptain Dreyer of th.? Ocean Steamship
Liner City of Memphis sent via the
United Slates steamship Montana re
ports a sdiooner, no masts, standing in
latitude 36.5", lonti'.udo 75.05. Name un
known. :
tiful custom, and coming as it does this
year at the last of the week, it is but
meet and rignt tnat two aays innieau
of one should be set aside for kind re
membrance of friends; &nd for thank
fulness to God for what we have re
ceived." It. B. GLENN,
-,' Governor.
GRIEF STRICKEn'fARMER
TAKES OWN LIFE
Raleigh, N. C. Dee. 24.Bennett Wall,
an aged and highly respected farmer,
took his own life by blowing off the
top of his head with a shot gun at
his home, two miles from Raleigh, this
morning. He was oeside himself with
grief over the eonduct of two drunken
sons, who had brought three gallons of
whisky to the house the night before
and were making a "rough house" in
! their intoxicated condition. Mr. Wall
! was advanced in years and in poor
health.
J. Hampton Rich, of . Atlanta, passed
through the citv last night to spend
Christmas with his family in the west
ern part of the state.
riders were going to "pot" Rankin and
Taylor that night, and lie was urged to
ride with them. He told them he had
no gun: t'hat his child was ill, and that
he could not go. Prior to this hour he
had burned his mask mid told his wife
he would never so wit'i the riders again.
He was not present when Rankin wus
killed. H talked with Arthur Cloar. the
defendant, a few days after the killing.
The latter told the witness all the de
tails of tin; murder, and said that he,
Arthur Cloar, was present when it was
committed.
Dr. E. M. White, while visiting near
the lake the night of the Rankin mur
der, was approached by a marked rider
who was armed with a revolver. The
man deminded guns and got an auto
mate pump gun belonging to Dr.
White's host, John Moore. The giin wa
returned the next day. The doctor did
not recognize the man as he spoke in a
falsetto tone,
false tone.
William Roberts, a Reelfoot Lake man.
wss solicited bv Arthur Cloar to join.
He refused, whereupon Cloar told hun
the rider proposed to "pet" Judge Har
ris, whip him and cut off his head, "and
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TO BE REINSTATED
CAPTAIN RICE DISMISSED FROM
SERVICE FOR ALLEGED PERNI
CIOUS ACTIVITY IS RESTORED.
Wilmington, N. C, Dee. 24. the many
friends of Capt. Fred B. Rice, of this
city, government inspector of steamboat
hulls for the district including Wilming
ton, will be interested and pleased to
know that he was successful in his effort
for a revocation of ihe recent order of
the United States civil service commis
sion, dismissing rum from tne service
for allegvl pernicious activity in poli
tics during the recent campaign.
Instead of the peremptory dismissal
of the inspector, the department in
Washing; ')P has made a mere order of
suspension for ninety days, which will
(Continued on Page Two.)
GREENSBORO PATRIOTS
C0MHN9 ATTENTION
BASEBALL PENNANT WINNERS
WILL BE HERE AGAIN IMPROVE
MENTS AT THE PARK.
Before the opening of the next base
ball j season considerable improvement
will be made at Cone Athletic park. The
leacher extending down the first base
line will be converted into an addition
to the grandstand, while additional
bleacher accommodations will be added,
extending down the third base line. -
Martajter MoKivett is expected to ar
rive some time in January, when he will
get his men in line for the race to keep
the pennant in Greensboro. He has al
ready been communicating with num
ber of new players and lias signed Jake
Mereeman, a pitcher of Grand. Rapids. ;
Nearly all of the old players will be mith.
the team again. , . - .r .
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