Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07
TELEGRAPH NEWS

Washington. Oct. 3.-The eighty.
third meeting of the National Asso-
cation of Cotton Manufacturers con
vened in Washington today. and win
be continued tomorrow, when large
party of English and continental spin.
ners are expected to take part in the
session. Several officials OF the gov,
eminent agricultural department will
contribute in making the meeting a
highly interesting one. Tomorrow ev-
ening the spinners will leave for a
tour of the south. with a stop of three
days at Atlanta. where an interna-
tional conference of cotton spinner5
and growers will. he held, beginning
next Monday.
Enid, Okla. Oct. Farmers and
horsemen % Il Laii-du.An states are
assembled at the national convention
of the Anti-Horse Thief association,
which commenced lis sessions in this
city today. This unique organization,
vile perpetuating the vigilance soci-
eties of the early days of the west,
co-operates with the civil authorities
in bringing all offenders to Justice
and aiding in the recovery OF atolen
property. That amateur sleuths are
often more successful than their pro
.vssional brethren is shown by the
history of the association, and in the
state prisons of the west and south
west there are now scores oil crimi.
nails who owe their capture to the
members of the AnLi-Horse Thief as
sociation. The activities of the asso-
citation are not now confined to the
capture of horse thieves, but robbers,
burglars, incendialies, vagrants and
criminals of all kinds who prey on so
ciety are the sworn foes of the asso.
cations membership. Protect the
innocent and bring the guilty to JUS
tice,' is the motto of the body, en-
phasized in many criminal proceedings
in recent years.
sociation numbers $4,000, a gain of
1000 in the last year. Kansas leads
with $4,000. Oklahoma and Indian
Territory have 10000, Ohio 2,4OO, IL
linois 1,S0o, Missouri 1000, and Ar
kansas 400 members. The conyen-
tion will he devoted to the transac-
ton of the regular business before
the body and to social and entertain
ment features provided by the Okla
noma members.
Milwaukee. Wis, Oct 3.-With dele
gates from America, Europe and Asia
In attendance, the Evangelical asso.
citation opened its twenty-fourt gen,
eral quadrennial conference in Zion
church this morning. The conference
Is the supreme legislative. admins
trative and judicial body of the de-
nomination. Its membership consists
OF the bishops of the church, certain
general officers as ex-officio members.
and clerical and lay delegates repre-
senting the the conference districts
throughout the church. There are
twenty-five conferences in the United
States and one in Japan. The confer.
ence represents 131, 1868 members in
the different countries. 1t legislates
FOR all these and elects the bishops
and general officers and boards of the
City of Mexico. Oct. 3.-Enrioue C.
creel. ambassador of Mexico at Wash.
ington. will be inaugurated governor
Of the state of Chihuahua at the city
Of Chihuahua tomorrow. Later he
VIII return to Washington to resume
his duties as ambassador. The hold.
ing oil the governorship of his home
state viii render it necessary for Am.
bassador Creel to resign his diplo..
matte position, although he may de.
eide to do so. Mr.. Creel is immensely
popular with the people of chihuahua
md 1t Is expected that his inauguro.
Ion as governor will be made the oc.
'asion OF great demonstration.