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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
CANNON GOMPERS
One Man Political Lead
ership of Labor
Delegation of the Union of Plate
EngraVerS-'YOur President
May Dictate to You But
Not to Me-
Not to Me-
(By / ) Associated Press.)

Washington, d. c.. Dec. Speaker
Cannon today expressed his sentiments
towards organized labor and its leader.
Samuel Gompers. with respect to the
latter's campaign for his (the Speak
er's) defeat, the occasion being a cali
On him by a committee from the local
Union of Plate E~ngravers. A set of
resolutions commencing the Speaker
for his legislative work in behalf of
the plate workers was presented by
the chairman of the delegation, Chas.
T. Smith. In reply, Speaker Cannon,
after expressing his qualification at
the confidence conveyed, entered into
an informal discussion of "one-man
political leadership" of organized la
Dor. He said that while he bore no
enmity to the President of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. he did not
believe that Union men as American
citizens would ever accept a dictator
ship over their votes; that if he were
a craft worker he would ally himself
with a trade union. because unionism
has been the xehicle of all progress
toward better conditions for the wage
Garner; and while his fealty toward
organized would not Waver if
he were affiliated with it. he as an
American would hold his franchise
above the right of any leader to direct.
~ paw =" 4 'Aii ~ AAt'
ability of Mr.. Gompers as an or
ganizer, and expressed himself as
sensible of the work done by
him within the functions allotted him
as a labor leader and as the president
of the American Federation in behalf
of the WOrkingman and the country.
Confidently he made it plainly under
stood that he, for his part, would
pursue his own ideas in legislative
matters irrespective of Mr.. Gompers'
opposition to some of them. He said
he knew that in some things Mr..
Gompers mis~represented the two mil
lion men composing the organization.
which he leads, and that he (the
Speaker) had proved by appealing to
the people from Mr.. Gompers' arraign-
ment of him. He said that in his
latest reelection there was cast for
him q larger union labor vote than
ever before in his political life and
he took this as q decisive verdict.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
All Public Entertain
ments to Be Closed
OLD LAW ENFORCED
Has Heretofore Been Disrcgarded
Clamps the Cover i'm Strict sup
preston on All s~muSenents
from Vaudeville Up.
from Naudc vile Up.

New York. Dec a blue sun
day" Is promised New York tomorrow.
A literal enforcement Of an old Dut
not seriously regarded statute under
a new Interpretation. Will deprive
New York's millions OF any form OF
public entertainment and put them
upon their own for amuse-
ment. orders for a strict enforce
ment OF Justice O'Gorman's recent de-
cision in regard to the closing Of all
Of amusement on the abbath were
issued by Police Commissioner Bling
nam.
Commissioner Bingham's orders to
eighteen inspectors call for a rigid
enforcement of the law and clamps
the cover Of strict suppression on all
forms Of amusement from vaudeville
to the Sunday evening entertainments
of the Y. NJ. C. A. The commissioner
Informed the inspectors that the sun
day closing law covers everything
from the symphony Concert at Car
negie Hall to the fye-cent vaudeville
shows and that any attempt TO evade
the statute must meet with arrest
Theatrical managers and show men
stated today that they propose TO
obey the law. Believing. they say,
that its strict enforcement will do
more than anything else 10 effect its
modification or repeal at the coming
session Of the Legislature. The only
tASC HI '-1aht -
bright lights Will shine and where
pianos beat out a defiance to the po-
lice Will be in Brooklyn. The man
ayers of five mOving-picture shows
and a skating rink have secured tenn
porary ~injunctions restraining the po-
lice from interfering with them tomor-
row and Commissioner Bingham told
the Brooklyn inspector that the in
functions must be Oboyed.
Commissioner Bingham said the
music in hotels and restaurants was
not TO be disturbed. He said that
the law was to be enforced on the
outskirts of the city, where it has
been the custom to play football and
other outdoor games. The six-day
bicycle race, which was scheduled to
start at midnight tomorrow will not
commence until one o'clock and the
doors of Madison Square Garden will
not open until after midnight. The
Sunday closing law has been long on
the statute books and bitter and wide
have been the contentious over its in
ter~pretations. The police nave never
been quite certain how far they might
proceed in closing the various forms
of entertainments, though 1t was gen
orally held that performances in
which the actors and actresses APP
peared in ostume were within the
meaning Of the statute and should not
be permitted.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
ADDRESS TO TEACHERS.
DR.. KiIgo and DIT. North Speak Befor'
Craven County Association.

Especial to News and Observer
New Bern. y. C, Dee. 7.-Dr. ktlg
and DR.. North spoke to the county
teachers association which met IL
monthly session today. The addresses
were IF a most practical nature and
were greatly appreciated. Dr. kilgo
in a strong and vigorous manner. was
a source of inspiration and uplift as il
the Conference he left his mark, 50
with the teachers. he ave those who
have the difficult task of teaching the
Young ideas under circumstances that
are often discouraging. he described
them as nation-builders. DR.. North
remarked on how important is their
profession i ntraining the plastic
minds Of the children. Or. North ad-
vised them on thoroughness or teach
ing and constant study in all
branches and not only In their line
Of Instructions. but in all others.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

cafly and s!oquently N q the
amendment, declaring in words Tor
prohibition, so there would be no
doubt about the stand of the Method
lists OF North Carolina on this import
ant moral cause
Because the Amendment contained
words that allied the Conference with
the moral and Christian forces in the
state the statement was made that X
was aIlytng the Conference with po-
litical ORGANIZATIONS and the BlshDp
stated that the Conference must not
do that. but Mr. Davis IL his thrilling
talk asked If a political organization
Was either moral or Christian He
begged the Conference to stand with
the great prohibition movement IN
North Carolina.
The amendment was amended ans
the report as amended vas
There was general APPLAUSE
Books and Periodicals.
Rev. r A. sykes reported for the
Committee on Books and Periodicals.
and high tribute was paid TO DR. 7 y.
Iyey. editor OF The Raleigh Christian
Advocate. the organ OF the Confer
ence. n tins Bishop was requested 70
re-appoint him a. editor Of the AdFo-
cate. The repOrt read.
we consider the Advocate one Of
the best edited religious papers IN the
range Of our knowledge"
IL II one Oh A8lS HAio4lEFSb pap 80
the South, and the ministers were
urged to bring to il a broader support.
h report was adopted.
DIR. ivey was recognized, and spoke
interestingly on Religious Journalism.
He pleaded ~eloquently for the circula-
tion Of Christ's literature. He de-
clared that when the Lord command
ed. go We into all the world and
preach the Gospel He had in mind
the e~ye-gate as we'll as the ear-gate.
because every soul cannot be reached
by the human voice. He said the re-
ligious newspaper was the great bull
Wark against the evils OF the world.
DR.. Cole, DR.. Kilgo and others dis
cussed the report.
Next Year at Durham
The Bishop called the question:
Where Shall the Conference Meet
Next Year." and Mr.. J. f. Pegram,
Of Durham, in behalf of the Method
list churches, Trinity College and other
Methodist institutions Of that city, ex-
tended an invitation to the Confer
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
HORRORS OF ACCIDENT
WORSE THAN REPORTFD
The EYoIosion the Greatest Disaster in the 4a
DRY of American Mining

ru1t s.et thAt af 3 tranr-e
rttaffruaa alrraTN had been &@
ard hen "a. world began y ht.t
Russia ia the deN clopmert - Slu
$50 helrr4 the United states
,.t,h rnrrcx. Immigrant and trntus~t
errInesf fsr ~NEloittus the TERRITORIAL
v~~t. siberia would become 81
,Na r,tst productive lands IN the
World
Regrets in Franco.
~ T,.- -ENpreszian II the
regret 81 the French government that
Sscretar5 Taft Was not at9e - come
IL rance while IN Europe as well
~ the greeting - the republic VII
hp extended t. tNe Secretary ~ 2 req
r~esentatiye ~ the ~oNernmsn Me-
~. Nf.arer President Grant puts into
Boutaera harbor tomorrow T. take on
boaft messengers from Paris
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

ton wns held following which tn@ ~a~
tire party stevped into a~wtomottls@
ard started ln search OF = u1tab3
camp FOR the trunEs
Goldr.ld hr.athed a sigh 81 relief
iris morning whsa the dag broke
without any act ~ violence having
beer corn nnitted during the Night II
was feared on al hands that ar AuUe-
fpation of the coming q the troops
night would p" taken Advantage q
BY the la~less 10 make = d~eu@nst&~
tton. Tire wor~f fear VAS from Ere
The wIud ble~ a gale all nt2ht and the
air was fu}l u the first saos - winter
A citizen guard had been posted
throughou the town and Alarz t1s
and light in.z far several miles
beyond the town limits Tee ~trstn
was tense. and few slept awaiting tae
break OF daE and the arrival - the
troops
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
SALISBURY SALOONS TO GO.
Mad at Salisbury Hccausc the QuaIit,
of tic Sowpa il Bad.
Lexington DiSpatch.)

They we're discussing Salisbury
and the probable success that will at
trnd the rrohibftionists in their eff
forts to dry the town.
Il hone To 700 it Will be 50 dry
j VIII crack open" said a man who
likes Lis liquor and drinks IL freely.
Why thought men like YOU would
want salisbury 70 be vet forever" said
q SURPRISED citizen who does not drink
well. the reason / want the hole
dried up is that they sell such rot
gut whisky. ! don't know when
have bought any over there that was
fit 10 drink. There amt no good IL
uuor 10 more though.
every thing was wide open a
few years ago. you cous get decent
corn but ha1red i you . get a drop
now. It i ali rot-gut ! like good
WhiskrE nr"tty Vel. 80 Well that
blamed n / ha-en't 4 notion IL ouit
because ] can't get any that Is fit
for q man to put in his boiler"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
Clearing House Statement.
Oh tho Associated press.l

New York, Dec. THE statement
of Clearing House Banks for the week
shows thai the banks hold SAG, 210.-
$50 less than the requirements OF the
25 per cent. rule. This is an improve
ment IF $6.779.075 in the proportion
ate cash reserve as compared with last
week. The statement follows:
Loans S1.I56, 395. 600 decrease s11,-
CSC. 900.
Deposits sI.o7485I4oo. decrease
$S.431, 800.
Circulation $G5,G58,1OO. increase
s3,52s.300.
Legal tenders s48.6t3.S0O. Increase
s1.335.00o.
specie s173,sSs. 700. increase So
334.100.
Reserre $222,5O2.5 500. increase 81
671.100.
Reserve required $2ss,712.s5O. de-
crease ~s2,101,975.
Deficit s76,21o.35o, decrease Sc, 49,
O75.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
IN BAD SHAPE
1i,, celtic Came Into q Nftcr
Rough Passage.
,Ry the Associated Press

rs the Associated res
New York. Dee After a rough
passage Of the ~~torrn-sWept At!aTUc
the White star Liner Celtic came into
port today with Two u her lie boats
stove Fl. the hastings 81 her after-nast
funnel wteuChcd from the II fasten-
iugs ana her supe~rstruCture showing
Visible evidences of constant battlins
with mountainous seas which piled
over her bows and tore along her
decks The Celtic Was delayed several
hours by i constant succession 81
gales and only one day during the
stormy voyage did the passenger
catch a glimpse Of the sun The tHo
damaged life boats were on the boat
deck fifty feet above the water line
\ towering wave came over the liners
side during a storm last Thursday.
and. lifting the 1850 boats from their
supports. dropped them with force
sufficient IL drive holes IN their shells
funnel lashings were torn loose
the same evening.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

ham Brown, of Winterton. n.
Y, hal a very remarkable experience;
he saws: Doctors got badly mixed up
over me: one said heart disease: two
called it kidney trouble: the fourth.
blood poison, and the fifth stomach
and Ifver trouble: but none of them
helped ne: so my wife advised trying
Electric Bitters, which are restoring
me TO perfect haalth- One bottle did
me moro good than all the h"e doctc g
prescribed" Guaranteed for blood
poison. weakness and all stomach.
liver and kidney complaints, by all
druggists, soc.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
In the Christmas St. Nicholas.

IL. G. t." whose True Chronicles
of a 'Diddy-box' are being published
in st. Nicholas, is a real persona
young man who when a lad ran away
from home and shipped on the Olym-
pia. His Three Years Behind the
Guns" IS the daily record he kept of
his experiences, which included,
among many others. fire in the vessels
coal-bunkers, a typhoon in which all
fought death for days, and the famous
Battle OF Manila Bay.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
FOUND CONCEALED.
; Rounds e Ammunition and Sixty
Sticks Of Dynauttiic Nea"
vile, Tex.
CBv the Associated Press)

Houston, Texas. Dec. Eight army
carbiner. 500 rounds Of ammunition
sixty sticks Of dynamite with caps and
fuses were found concealed under the
floor of the nanchoviejo. nine mile
north OF Brownsville. which wa
searched by United states Attorne'
Locke Mcdaniel and two deput
sheriffs yesterday under instruction.
from the United states government "A
Washington.
The ranch was occupied by Alaman
sio Santiago and Ramon Martinez, cit
liens OF Victoria Tamulrlplus, Mexict
who have been in Texas for thre
wears. The matter was reported I
Washington. No seizures or arrest
have been made. The search an
discovery is supposed TO nip in tn
bud an incipient revolution on tn
border.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
TROOPS ARRIVE.
Goidfc'd Treaties . SIGH of Relief
al Quiet During the Night.

GoldIeI1. Ecv.. Dec. The frs.
sechcn of the train bearing United
states t~cn~s from san Francisco 10
Goldheld arrived a. 1890 this after
noon Col Alfred Reynolds. 22nd
infantry. who is in comma NJ Of ~
troops. accom- panied the first section
n was met at the station nv p com'
mlttee Of citizens. 4 brief cons,t1,a-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10


South Dakota.
mines. bcnarzI farms
and strange natural t...
veritabl wonder ano.
In the hemc OF -
wonderful case ot
occurred. Her son
with lung and thro9t
h~austing coughing 4
every five minute
Clapp,. when /
Kings New Discover o..
cine, that saved his ."
pletely cured him. @
coughs and colds. tnr
troubles. by all DruEE
$l.00. Trial bottles I.c-'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
ARRIVAL NJ >l> %
Second F1DfilIa Which ISL.
Roads Drcrufhtf

San Juan. Porto Ils@...
second notll.a "
torpedo boat o. tre.
Hampton X ads Decor.
Pacific arrived he.a ~
morning The astreg
. slight break I'm hey
but otherwise all the
shape. 4 second cia
Robinson died during
was buried At sea
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

When a mar quarrels with his wife
he seldom gets a chance to say any
thing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
1T IS NOW KNOW
AIS WERE ENI01IBFD

eniy-ny no~iir~ 1tas.
cred and ~Vorv ol
Of tho Er~starr~-pUr
pStr4d to lie Trough
ngIlt-t.a~~c~ Ilcsv1fuy NJ.
Gus TO lives of n.
Number uT Th,~c Wa
Has Already HccSnfs a la
tac-I1lou~and~ OF I>rfA.
Iiili~ Of the NiCiuits-
Are Destitute.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
lAORGANrZED.

Elizabeth CITY. y. c.. Dec ,
Eetan ~Aierchant's Association -
Elizabeth City. which was organnI
seserai years ago. but was soon dis.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

tBy the Assoc at.'
Monagah. " NA n
O'Clock tonight "a total u#
bodies had been recover,
mines numbers 6 anj
mont Coal Company w
scores OF other victims
81 the rc~cuing parts Nu
umAted that AZ least
viii be brought 10 the
daylight tomorrow How
Der OF bodies reCoNers4
early sunday depends ..t.
the condition OF uthe 4t
today and tonight tho
damp became more praUaaE
further reCeEses 81 the m
preached.
1t Was stated tonight
Manager Leo l. Malone af .
that AS actual miners
of as ent, ring the milne .
morning This number. BE-
did not include fully
trappers. mule drivers r.
BOYS who are not under tho
tenn. Shrould these nrugt
number OF victims Nli I#
persons. The condition OF
thus far recovered ~ horF.H
are dismemhered. pame are
crushed, and the rest ura
md burned beyond recogr#f.
BODY of j NJ McGruw. I#t. h
md one Of tho best kuHH.
men in West Virginia. wac FL
onight in mine numbcr
eadless and otherwise dl- UE FL
ifcation having been ma
iothing and shoes he wore
Tn 10 late today many Hr.
opes that some OF the onto.
could be taken from tho r
IS the bodies recovered tnH
yer. were brought 20 tho sa
ibly mangled. all hope V
nd distressing scenes folia
ais Of the foreign women So.
" weird, were very pau.
aused tears anon many at
rom forty 10 hfty per cen.
lctims. IL IL estimated. are aH
majority ~ the men WHO FL
covered will be buried g..
vi day lorg men have been
raves In the Cathlic Ccmotsr
"a within sight OF the mine
Greatest Accident i'm History %
The accident. the Kreateet
history OF American mining be-.
he people OF this vicinity
the streets OF both this town "a
mont are crowded with pcau.
thousands line the hills ln
-cinity Il the mines Eve
room in Fairinont and dui
Closed. notices on the 1n
nouncing that the suspcnslpH
by ne mine explosion aud
until Monday. There iF both.
ton and respect In the ClHs.H
saloons. Throughout uaa
over sixty mines have SD p.r
erations temporarily. and aa.
miners ire visiting here and
mont.
New System Of Rescue 1i1i-
Starting tomorrow mnruar.
system Of rescuc work
augurated at both miuea +
intention TO dispense w'tH
vices Of the miners who FIJI"
employed in either Of tho w
theoir places there viii De
hundred expert minirg w'
PENNSYLVANIA. ohio Wet htr.
Of whom have volunteer
men. under the direction
Mine Inspector j. rs Iaa.
Virginia. who arrived tHs
Charlestown. will be more
render effective service ir E.
ering OF the dead J.n" E.
this IS that conditions uuH
the mines are cKtremcIr
and II ia feared should iu"a
men make an Incorrect
ond explosion would
would completely wreck '." |
go E'amliics Are Dc~t.'"
IT IS estirnaytc1 that
are destitute. In many
funds have ALREADY been
the widows and children
In all the churchas ~ Tho
Ciarksburg and NarauEae
vices VIII be held and f
collections VIII be taken
purpose 81 the mlHisfer.
permanent relief fund
Rc~cu"r- VIII Dl"
A score or mon u' f.
parties are On . r-ifsDa.
from inhaiiug tit
eraI or them arc eVHr@ 't
Of these men Jsnu Cab.
ried from the mine tar
raV1ng maniac
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

How a pretty woman does love to
walk down the street with q homely
one.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

Unless = man t-
II 8 difficult T. Er
pocket.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
Rc~cucr- Wi Di.

a score OF mon NJ
parties are On q r~it.oa.
night from inhaiiug bit
eraI or them arc expect
Of these men Jenu O.
ried from the milne ton.
ray1ng maniac
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

Rev. l.. S. Massey submitted the re-
port of the Board of Education. The
report indicated the continued pros
perity and growth of the magnificent
Methodist institutions of learning in
North Carolina, most of them being
nearly oVerrun with patronage. The
Board asked that the officials of the
several schools and colleges be reap
pointed and recommended the follow
ing appropriations: $4,000 to Green's
boro Female College for salaries and
to liquidate the debt: $1,000 to Trim
ity College, s., ZOO to the Chair of Bib
lical Literature, and the balance to
create a sinking fund to liquidate
debt, and $4,000 for educational ex-
tension.
College Trustees.
The Board recommended that Con-
~erence confirm the following nominal
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

Rev. r. E. Hunt submitted the re-
port of Epworth League Board, which
recommended that the presiding ell
ders and pastors use their influence to
organize a league in every charge. that
at the Conference the presiding ell
ders appoint one day for the league.
and that an annual league conference
be held. The report was adopted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-21

Franklin. Wright. and their contigu-
Gus counties. They came back later,
thousands of them, fleeing as far and
as fast as their emaciated horses could
draw them from drouth and grasshop-
pers. Now the country they rejected
has become the head Of the corner.
The man who has little money In
the bank and lot OF days work In
him can do we'll in Iowa There are
ether places where he may do well, but
the Iowa farmer who starts for the
arid tracts goes to strange land and
eventual trouble. He must learn a new
trade, study another climate. plant
strange crops. Stay In Iowa. A few
years OF showers do not constitute q
change OF climate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-21
FACTORIES AND IoBBeRs PROJECTED

No member Of the Legislature will
have done as much for the business in
terests of the state as the representa-
tive from Story coupty who has given
his name to two railroad rate bllls
which We're passed by the house IN
Wednesdays session. Mr.. White drew
two bills. One instructed the railroad
commission to inform itself as to all
Interstate rates, and whenever any
such rate was prejudicial to Iowa to
complain first to the railway officials
and then to the interstate commerce
commission. The other gives shipper
within the state the right to route his
car over several lines and authorizes
the railroad commission to make rea-
sonable Joint rates after due hearing.
The Times Republican has pointed
out before the urgent necessity of re-
vising freight rates that handicap the
growth Of factories in this state. The
suggestion was first made publicly In
these columns that our railroad COM
mission could assume the duty OF ap-
pearing in behalf OF Iowa before the
interstate commerce commission for
the adjustment OF inequitable tariffs on
interstate shipments, and Mr.. White
has grasped the suggestion with excep-
tional intelligence. He sends the COM
mission first to the railway OFFICIALS
where nine out OF ten complaints will
be satisfactorily answered. He then
gives legal mandate for said state
commission to go before the federal
commission. No longer can any COM
missioner evade the responsibility by
crying lack of authority or statutory
instructions.
In the matter Of Joint rates, too, Mr..
Whites bill Is eminently fair, yet eff
fecuve. 1t commands the state COM
mission to make joint rate, yet does
not attempt to legislate rate. BY,
centering responsibility and authority
upon our STATE commission, iHalteis al .
put in such shape that the business
public can get the relief 1t needs when
ever it has sufficient enterprise to de-
man al hearing and present its case.
When the White bills become law, and
both have passed the house, jobbers
and manufacturers in Iowa can over
come their freight rate handicaps II
they want to. If they don't move for
themselves the commission will prob
ably lie dormant even in the face of
the mandatory statutes.