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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-09-26
AMERICAN BANKERS MEET.
The Leading Hotels are Beginning To
Throng With Visitors.
Especial to the ARaUsl
Especial to the ARGUs.)

Atlantic City, N. J.. Sept. 23.-The
influx of the leading bankers of the
United States coming hero to attend
the thirty third annual convention of
the American Bankers Association
commenced in rne today, and by
tomorrow it is expected all the dele
gates will have arrived? The leading
hotels are beginning to throng with the
visitors, and it is estimated the visit
ing bankers and their ladies will num-
Der close to $500. The real work OF
the convention will We'd
nesday morning. but the trust compa-
ny section, savings bank section and
clearing house section will hold meet
ings tomorrow.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-09-26
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN.
Three Men We're Seen Running From
the Switch.
Especial to the ARaUs.)

lSpOc1d1 y tu0 MUS
Charlotte, N. c., Sept. 23.-Last night
about S.45 o'clock a freight train crew
discovered that the north main line
switch of the Southern had been dis
connected and the bolts dropped at the
end of the cross ties. The freight train
stopped to head in the old yard and it
was found that the switch had been
tempered with. This discovery pre-
vented what might have been a fearful
accident, for passenger train No. 35
was almost due,
The freight car men saw three men
run away as they approached, but there
is no clue to the guilty person o. per-
sons.
It is the opinion of the railroad peo-
pie that some one wanted to wreck No.
So or some other southbound train, as
the disconnection of the switch would
not have derailed a northbound train.
Vigorous efforts to catch the guilty
ones will be made. Had No. So come
before the freight train arrived there
would have been quite a different story
to tell.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-09-26
MitCheIPS Corn Palace.
{By special wire to THE AReUs.)

1By special wire to THE ARaUs.)
Mitchell, S. D., Sept. 23.-The
wealth and the abundance of the corn
crop in South Dakota are illustrated in
the annual Corn Palace exhibition
which opened in this city today. The
exhibition partakes of the nature of a
fall carnival and this year the display
former years. In addition to the ex-
hibits in the Corn Palace the attrac-
tions Of the week include Sousa's Band
and . variety OF free street entertain
m0nts.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-09-26
BIG STRIKE FEARED.
Great Britain Menaced With His
tory Breaking Walk-out.
(By Special Wire to the ARaUs.)

(By Special Wire to the ARGUs.)
London, Sept. 33.-What is believed
will be the greatest labor strike in the
history of the world is likely to event.
uate now at any moment in Great
be to tie up travel and trafic on all the
railroads of England.
Leaders of labor interests in England
have determined to demand formal
recognition of the trades unions, and
this is a thing the money interests and
railroads and shipping people are fiat
1y opposed to and will fight with all
their might.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-09-26
MURDER MYSTERY.
Dead Body OF a Beautiful Woman
Washed Ashore In Trunk.
Special to THE ARGUS.

Special to THE ARGUS.
Seattle, Sept. 23.-The police are ex-
esiteG here over the discovery today Of
"a trunk washed ashore containing the
nude body of q beautiful woman.
Marks show that death was by
: strangulation.
AS yet there is no Identification Of
atheWeSd.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-09-26

Remaining lii Postoftice, Colds
boro. Wayne County. n. c.,
Sept. 25, 1907. =
MEMS LIST.
A-George Anderson.
BE F Best, Bob Bizzell, Charlie
Best.
C-Lendon Cogdie.
D-Richard Dork.
F-Dobe Faison, ] G Francis.
G-Roy Griffin.
IA d Hogan.
K-Clarence Kelly, Joen A Kelly ~.
IL Lipschf.
M-Charlie Mozingo, Charlie Moore,
i L Morgan:
P-John Parks.
Shovel Sasser.
W. D Waller, Geo L Worden, J w
Whitehead.
LADIES LIST.
B-Norah Baulding, Ellen Best, ] 3
Blades.
D-Mabel Lee Daniel, Bette Daw.
son. Annie Daniel.
E-Victoria Edwards.
F-Sarah Fuller =
G-Mary Grantham, Biner Gady.
.J-Lula Jones.
Lula Lane.
.M-Mine Mine.
R-Zilpha Rainer.
S-Puss Smith, Alice Summerlin.
T-Annie Trott.
W-Nancy Woodland. Hazel West.
Persons calling for above letters
VIII please say advertised. Rules
and regulations require that one cen
be paid on advertised letters:
T.. N. GRANT,,
Postmaster.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-09-26
NOTICE

Having purchased the rental bust
ness together with good will OF Mr..
Edison Carr, this is to notify those who
have formerly paid their rents to Mr..
Carr in tho ARGUS building that their
payments will be received at my office
in the future.
N. e. BRADFORD,
Real Estate, Rental q ms. Agt.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-07-11

railroads are concerned, until the
new rate has been tried for several
months. 1t is said that the roads
affected by the law have agreed to
submit to the new rate for several
months and then carry the law into
the courts, with a showing of de-
ficit, should there be any, that will
support a plea that the two-cent
rate is loss to the roads.
The Illinois law gives the railroads
the right to charge three-cent rate
where passengers have neglected to
purchase tickets at least half an
hour before train time.
Nashville Segregates Saloons.
The recent legislature passed a bill
allowing Nashville to confne the sa-
looms to the uptown district. This
saloon segregation act went into eff
feet Monday. This ordinance puts
about one hundred saloons out of
business.
Garbage Strike Ended
The strike of street cleaners was
settled in New York City and the
drivers went back to work and
worked as they had never done be-
fore.
The streets Of the east side, espe-
cially in the lower action, were in a
disgraceful condition, and in order
to see that the work was done thor
Oughly the women of the tenements
were out in the streets early with
broom and shovel eager to assist.
The drivers got little sympathy
from the women, but, on the con-
trary, received many severe rebukes
for striking at time, the women
said, when those living in tenements
would feel it most because of the
weather.
Wants to Photograph the Soul
"The soul of man is soft and gel
atinous, small, practically shapeless,
and situated beneath the first rib.
Below the Adams apple in man,
and in woman at the base of her
throat, is a spot of little or no re-
sistance. 1t is from this place, when
the hour of death has come, that the
soul must be taken, 1t does not pass
like a shadow. 1t is not a flight. The
soul must be drawn out by an angel
sent by God to perform this opera
ton. And this seat of life is trans
ferred, warm, palpitating, to body
the counterpart Of the one it has left.
1t is substance, material and could
be as well caught by the camera as
the human face"
1t was thus that Henry Price, of
Mount Vernon, N. Y, the retired mu-
sician, who is now an inmate of the
Mary Fisher Home for the Aged, ex-
planned recently his theory of the
SOULS passage and the possibility of
obtaining Photographic reproduc-
tion the eof. He has urged the Belle
vue authorities to allow him to ex-
pertinent on the dying in the hospital
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-07-11

ing TO. the statistics OF temperance
organizations he induced fully 12,-
100000 persons to sign the pledge.
More Stringent immigration Laws.
The new laws placing more restric-
tions on immigration take effect on
all ships sailing from the other side
henceforth. The head tax is in
creased from So to 81 on every
immigrant. After $2,500,00O is col
lected on incoming aliens the rest Of
the head tax will go to the general
government. Hitherto the total has
gone to the immigration Division Of
the Department Of Commerce and
Labor. Reckoning immigration at
only 100000 a year, which will
yield $4,O0D,000, the general govern
ment will have 81, 100000 extra rev.
enue.
Another change makes the steam
ship companies liable to fine of
$100 for transporting here physically
or mentally defective aliens. The law
further provides for deportation of
women whose conduct is found to be
questionable within three years af-
ter their arrival Those who harbor
women of this character are liable to
arrest-the penalty being $4,000 fine
and Imprisonment for five years.
Crowd Turned Over Car.
Little Johnny Stone ran before a
speeding westbound trolley car on
Forty-second street, New York, ard
was killed. A tremendous crowd
surrounded the car and promptly set
to work to extricate small Johns
body. A long, strong rope was
brought aud one end was firmly knot
ted around the middle Of the car.
A hundred men pulled nightly on
this rope, as many more put their
shoulders against the north side Of
the car exerted all their strength
and overturned it. The boy was
dead.
Grand Central Steamless.
From last Monday on, all
trains running in and out of
the Grand Central Station, New
York City, were drawn by cleo
trio locomotives. According to
law the electric system for incom-
ing and outgoing trains at the Grand
Central Station, must be in opera
ton by July l, 1908. The company
has anticipated the laws requirement
- by one year.
Steamer Rosalind in Collision.
In a dense fog off Halifax, N. S.,
the Red Cross Line steamer Rosalind,
with $50 passengers, mostly from
New York and Philadelphia, was in
collision with the steamer Senlac.
Almost the whole side of the Sen
lac was torn out and she quickly
sank But not before her passen-
gers and crew, numbering forty, had
clambered, or been handed aboard
the Rosalind, which was not dam
oUo1
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-07-11

proud of the brave woman who has
to her credit the saving of eighteen
lives from the sea. Not a few of
these rescues were made under cir
cumstances that called for both dar-
ing and clever seamanship, and as a
result Of her courage and skill, un-
der conditions that would have tried
the strongest heart, her fame became
worldwide.
Craft of every description, laden
with admirers Of the brave servant
Of Uncle Sam, made their way out
to the light, where Miss Lewis kept
open house, cheerily receiving and
entertaining her visitors. Those who
had not seen her for years were
astonished at her mental and ply
sical vigor, and it was predicted that
the light would not soon lose its fa-
nous keeper.
Weavers for Paterson Recruited in
France?
The investigation made by the
courts at Lille, France, into the
clandestine emigration agencies which
have been shipping weavers from the
neighboring town Of Roubaix to
Paterson, N. j., and Lawrence, Mass,
thus enabling factories of those cit
les to compete with the products of
Roubaix and other French towns
producing similar manufactures, has
revealed an elaborate system of re-
cruiting skilled emigrants destined
for the American weaveries, in viola
tion of both the French and Ameri-
can laws.
Suit has been entered against six
agents at Roubaix and one at Tour
mai, who were found by the courts
to have received substantial prem
iums.
The defendants assert that they
are not guilty Of engaging in any
cIuIS dUIOu SCIIcIu0 III NIOIdIIOu OI Gt0
laws, claiming that they have merely
been acting as agents for a steam
ship company, receiving S. for each
passage sold.
The arrests caused a commOtion at
ROubaiX and Tourcoing, whence it is
repOrl ed thousands of workmen have
left for America. Many are return
irg penniless, having been unable to
get work.
City Ownership Prevented.
Mayor Reyburn, of Philadelphia,
signed an ordinance passed by coun-
ellis which, reform associations say,
virtually gives away the city streets
to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, which controls all the
street car lines.
The street railway corporation is
given limited franchises for all the
lines in the city for fifty years and
is to share equally with the city all
profits in excess of six per cent on
the actual paid-in capital. The re-
formers say that no such excess in
profits is likely, owing to heavy
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-07-11

cover licenses, street paving, removal
of snow and other items.
One of the leaders of the minor
ity declared on the floor Of the Sc
lect Council that the plan was "the
most iniquitous measure that has
ever come before councils; that it
was nothing more or less than
"confscation of the rights of the
people for the benefit and enrichment
Of few citizens.
Butler Honored at Oxford
In the presence Of large body of
teachers interested in English edu-
cation at Worcester College, Oxford,
England, the Vice-C Chancellor of the
University presented to President
Butler, of Columbia University, New
York, an Illuminated address in
handsome silver casket to commemo-
rate the recent visit of English edu-
Gators to America, and to acknow-
ledge the great assistance rendered
to them by President Butler.
Excursion Boat on Rock.
In fog the old steamer, City
of Lawrence, with eighty ex-
cursionists on board, struck on
Black Rock Ledge at the mouth
of New London, Conn, har-
Dor. She stove big holes in her bow
and in her fiat bottoms but luckily
she balanced on the whale-back-
shaped rock and rested safely. All
the passengers were landed safely.
New York Central Fined
The New York Central Railroad
Company was fined $4,000 by Judge
Hazel~in the Federal Court at Roch-
ester, for failure to file rates on
shipment of oil for the Standard Oil .
Company
Judge Swayne Dead.
Judge Charles Swayne, of the
United States Court for the
Northern District of Florida, died
In Philadelp phia. He had been
suffering for some time from com
plicated kidney trouble, and had
gone to Philadelphia for treatment.
Judge Swayne's name became ia
miliar to the public year or two
ago because of an attempt to i'm
peach him for "high crimes and mis-
demeanors. His trial took place in
the United States Senate, Fifty-ninth
Congress, and was the first impeach
ment proceedings since the trial of
Secretary of War Belknap in the ad-
ministration of Grant.
The trial lasted five or six weeks,
during which the Senate sat as a
court and large committee of the
House appeared daily as prosecut-
ing attorneys.
The specific charges were that he
did not reside in his district, that
he made excessive charges against
the government for expenses, that he
used his position to extort favors
from railroad companies, and that
he sat in q case In FIorida IN x,,L;oL
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-07-11

Miss Ida Lewis, the Grace Darling
Of America, as she is known, who
has lived for fifty years at Lime
Rock Lighthouse, off Newport, and
has for twenty-eight years been
keeper of the beacon, celebrated her
golden anniversary as resident of
the historic spot out on the waters.
Miss Lewis was sixty-eight years
old in March last, but she is still
alert in body and mind. Practically
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-07-11
Giving Two-cent Fare a Trial.

The 2-cent FIRE went into effect on
all railroads in Illinois last Monday.
The General Passenger Association
and the Western Passenger Associa-
ton, which include nearly all lines
in the state, announced that the rate
provided by the law wilh be effective
on all state traffic. Interstate rates
now in effect, however, will be main
tained under the Federal rate law
until a new tariff has been prepared.
The delay and litigation predicted
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1907-08-30
letter from President Clark.

President Walter Clark OF the
Mississippi division Of the Southern
Cotton Association today issued the
following to all centers and circles:
Jackson, Miss, Aug. %, 1907.
Dear Sir returned from the
Vienna conference on July p, and
you have doubtless wondered why
you have not heard from me. |
found our people 50 deeply interest
ed in politics, and the mail so full
os campaign thunder. that thought
il best 10 send out nothing until
after the primaries. After leaving
the conference at Vienna, | visited
the ports of Venice, Bremen, Liver
pool and Manchester saw bales
of cotton from many countries. All
of these bales, except your own,
were beautiful and symmetrical in
form and perfect packages. Yours
was the most detestable, contempt
bile and despisabie package magma
BILE, held in contempt by everyone
who was forced to use it. At every
place | found many bales covered
with mud, dirt and slime, and
thousands of bales in the pickeries.
| visited one pickery in Manches-
ter, where | found, after being
picked, the damaged cotton re-
moved varied from 10 to 50 per
cent and the remainder Of good cot
ton contained moisture from Is to
30 per cent.
The bales of Egyptian and Indian
cotton are sampled, one bale out Of
every ten. Each and every one of
your bales is sampled from two to
six times.
Several manufacturers told me
they had quit using American cot
ton, and were using only Egyptian.
When asked the reason, they said
that, for the past three years, they
had had so much trouble on account
of water-soaked packages, mixed
grades, mixed staples and false
packing, they had discontinued the
use of American cotton, until these
elements of uncertainty were re-
moved.
| found that the manufacturers
associations of Great Britain, Ger
many. France and Italy had organ
lied cotton growing associations in
their colonies, and were spending
thousands of dollars on this work.
This work of growing cotton in.their
colonies has succeeded far beyond
their expectations. | conclude,
from my observations, that your
monopoly is threatened, possibly
not in the immediate future, but
eventually, unless you take steps to
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1907-08-30

Chas. B. James, Memphis, Tenn.
Dear Sir-When | went to your
Sanatorium for treatment for the
drug habit was most miserable /
was 70 years old and had been using
the drug fourteen years. | had been
an Odd Fellow for thirty four years,
and as the use of the drug had SO
enfeebled me and impoverished me
| was an inmate of the Odd Fellows
Home at GAINESVILLE, Tenn. | had
for a long time been anxious To Sc
cure relief from the drug habit, but
on inquiry | found that most insti-
tons claiming to cure drug addic-
tons were humbugs. I was told by
a great many persons that | was too
old to think of attempting to get re
lief from the terrible demon that
had made my life by days most
miserable and my sleep, which was
accompanied by horrible visions I'M
refreshing. Finally, | appealed to
the superintendent of theI. O. o. F.
Home at GAINESVILLE, Tenn, and
he took the matter up at once, and
after a thorough investigation of the
methods of treatment employed at
several institutions" and sana-
forums, " he concluded to send me
to the James Sanatorium at Mem
phis, Tenn, but before doing so the
standing of your Sanatorium was
investigated through Brother
Thomas F. Risk. Esq, a citizen of
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1907-08-30

F. M. Carmony, GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
Memphis, and one Of the trustees of
the l. 0. O. +. Home, and his re-
port was such a thorough indorse-
ment of your SanatOrium and all
connected Herewith that the trus-
tees of the Home concluded to send
me to you for treatment, and as a
result | am to-day one of the hap
piet men in the world. I now sleep
the refreshing sleep Of correct living.
| have no Indigestion, constipation
and the dreams that made night
hideous are things Of the past. Dur
ing the withdrawal of the drug |
did not suffer anything like | suffer
ed mentally and physically when a
slave to the drug. My appetite is
good, my step Is elastic and | feel
twenty years younger, and as if life
is worth living.
can conscientously recommed
the James treatment, and win say
if the patient will do his part there
is no doubt about his getting COM
plete cure at your Sanatorium, no
matter what his physical condition
may be. , of course, feel that |
owe the trustees Of the /. O. O. F.
Home my everlasting gratitude for
making it possible for me to take
your treatment, and | feel that
am also under lasting obligations to
you, your institution and your corps
of able physicians for the almost
miraculous results accomplished in
my case, and for the universal kind
ness with which / was treated, whilst
at the SanatOrium. | am satisfied
that a letter from you to Mr.. w
NJ. Oakley, superintendent l. 0. O.
F. Home will bring an endorse
ment of all | have said in regard to
my present improved condition
With best regards and best wishes
for your continued success, l am
yours faithfully.
(Signed) F. NJ. CARMONY.
Better known as Uncle Frank Car
mony.)
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, May Is, 1906.
PRICE OF HOME REMEDIES.
For the benefit of those who can
not afford Sanatorium treatment a
specially prepared home treatment
will be sent so that ss>sone I'M
fortunately addicted to the use of
drugs can be cured within the priv
acy of their own home Literature
and free trial treatment for drug adj
dictions can be had by writing to
Chas. B. James, Lock Box 1000,
Memphis, Tenn.
The James Sanatorium also spec
tally prepares a Home Treatment
for Drunkenness, which can be Civ
EN- within the privacy of the pa
TENTS own home, and only costs
SO. 80.
The Cigarette. Cigar, Pipe and
Snuff Habits can be cured at home
at cost of only $500
Since it is possible to be cured Of
these addictions at such a small ex-
pense there is n excuse for anyone
being a slave to drugs. whiskey or
tobacco, and bequeathing the curse
of drug, whiskey or tobacco
wrecked system to their children
and to future generations.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1907-08-30
Beat Mail Order Houses.

The big page and half-page ads
in the local newspaper are the worst
shot any town gives the mail order
house. They tell Of frst-class goods
at prices that no mail order house
can beat. They tell of goods the
customer can see before he let's go
of the money. You can see what
you buy. The merchant who has
goods sells them at mail order mar
gin of profit and tells his story
through a newspaper which is read
by the people. That makes the
most vital way of braking up the
mail order business. -Yoakum Times
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1907-08-30

correct the many abuses to which
your cotton has been SO long sub
iected
A large number Of European
manufacturers will meet the repre-
sentatives Of the Cotton Association
and the Farmers Union at Atlanta
Ga, on Oct. 7, 8 and 9. | have
been requested by President Jordan
to appoint delegates from the differ
ent counties of Mississippi to this
convention. | would very much
prefer that you meet in your own
county and appoint your own dele
gates. | trust that you viii do this
Immediately, and send one Of the
very best men you have to this con-
vention.
Our executive committee meets
in Jackson on Sept. 5, to make a
crop report and fix a minimum
price. I would be very glad if you
would write me at Jackson, on Aug.
81, and let me know what you
think of the approximate yield of
your county this year as compared
with last year, and what you think
the minimum price should be.
| accepted a few days ago ap-
pointments to make speeches at
Osyka, BrOokhaven and Hazzle-
hurst. | had good audiences at all
three places, and found much in
terest in our work. | trust that
this is the condition in your county.
Failing to hear from you, shall
conclude that you have lost inter-
est in our work, and shall strike
you from our list of correspondents.
The time has come in our work
when we should know where we are.
We have no longer any room on our
rolls for drones, and must have a
positive membership and active,
energetic officers in every county.
If you feel no personal interest in
our work, or have not the time to
attend to this, possibly you can
hand this letter to some one who is
interested.
If you desire it, | will visit your
county and discuss these matters
with you; however, do not make
any date for me at this time, but
let me know if l am wanted, and |
will arrange a date with you. Very
truly yours,
WALTER CLARK
President Mississippi Division,
Southern Cotton Association.