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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19
SWEPT OVER ROANOKE RAPIDS.
Pcri,ous Flight of Five Boys and Diff
cult Rescue of One.
Especial TO The Times Dispute

Especial to The Times Dispntch.l
ROANOKE RAPIDS, n. c., Feb
ruary 1S.-Considerable excitement was
aroused here late yesterday afternoon
by the report that Wills the fifteen
year-old0ton of Mr.. John Turner, had
been carried down the river. and was
clinging to a bush in midstream, and
that all attempts to rescue him We're
apparently hopeless of results.
In the early part of the afternoon
Willis, with his brother, Robert; Rufus
Collier and two negroes. in attempt
ing to pole one of the power company's
flats UP the river, We're sucked out
by the heavy current of overflow wa
ter that escapes over the 6O0-foot dam.
Despite their frantic efforts, in plain
sight of number of strollers on
shore they were swept headlong over
the dam. which is some fifteen feet
or more above tho lower current OF
the river.
With great good luck four of the
water against the tanSle OF DRIFT
wood at the base of the dam, and from
cold than hurt. The older Turner boy,
though swung clear by the current,
was carried down stream some 900
merged bush. and found enough foot
ing on a piece of drift stuff to sup
port his weight.
Effort after effort was made to reach
the point Wnere tSOnugsIufner pluckl-
ly hung OIL. but at nightfal no pro-
gress had been made In this direc-
ton.
Finally, about O'Clock. party
reached an ISLAND on the upstream
side in a boat. land. carrying their
boat the length of the island, let 1T
out from the lower end, attached to
Il cable In this way they got near
enough to reach his point of safety
and hauled him aboard.
This plncky rescue was witnessed by
a crowd of several hundred. and when
it was seen that the attempt to get
young Turner off was successful they
broke into prolonged cheering.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19
CAROLINA JUNIORS MEET.
State Council Opens mt Winaton-Salen
With Large Attendance.
rSpec!al to The Times. Dlspatch.1

1s.-The State Council. Junior Order Of
United American Mechanics, convened
here tonight In annual session, with
nearly 900 members of the order in at
tendance. Among the notables hera
of San Francisco; National Vice-Coun-
cilor Fl. l.. Taylor, OF Newport, Tenn,
and Mrs. stephen Collins, Of Pittsburg,
Pa, secretary and manager Of the
tlciary degree. These gentlemen have
been in Washington attending meet
ing Of the national executive board,
which elected Mr. w. r. Faison, OF
official organ of the order, to succeed
Mr.. a. r. Smith.
The State Council Will be in session
until Thursday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19
RABBI BEN,1oscnE RESIGNS.
Gives Up Work mt Durham On Account
of Health; Returns to Norfolk.
[specIal to- The Times. DIspatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
DURHAM. N. c.. February 1S.-Rev.
H. Benmosche. for the past few months
pastor OF the Hebrew synagogue In
this city, has rendered his resignation,
to take effect Immediately. and will re!
turn to his old home In Norfolk by
the 1st Of March. The cause of his
resignation is i'll health, and feeling
that he was unable to carry on the
church work here as he desired, he
decided that it would be best for him
to leave. Rabbi Benmosche did fine
work In Durham, and became very
popular. The congregation met last
night and accepted his resignation
They passed resolutions OF apprecla,
ton. and voted $3.50 as tribute for
his faithful services.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19
ESCAPED PRISONERS CAUGHT.
Two of the Four Who Got Out of Or
anSc Jail Are Recaptured.
Especial to The Tlmes-D DISPATCH,

DURHAM, N. c.. February 1S.-Only
two prisoners of the four that escaped
from Orange county jail Sunday night
are missing. Arkes Thompson, white
boy, charged with store-breaking. was
captured in Durham to-day and sent
back to Hillsboro. A negro, William
Hawkins, who made his escape, was
held for capital felony. The officers
are making persistent efforts to capture
the two missing prisoners.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19

pastor comes as great disappoint-
ment to the congregations He spent
gregation. He is now pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Charles
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19
Pupils Recital.

pupils recital was given by the
members of Miss Belle Johnson's piano
class on Saturday afternoon at No. IL
south Third street. The pupils per-
forming were as follows: Misses Margie
Nicholas. Gene Heck, Marion Boice
Alma Cecil Annie Nicholas. A. N
English, Mary Porter, lillian Cook
kathrine Staten and, Master M. Por-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19
Specialists to Speak.

On the official program which has
.been printed are the names of many
prominent specialists of New York
Philadelphia. Richmond and other
cities, who are expected to read val
liable papers before the society.
Tonight Charlotte doctors were
hosts to the visitors at a banquet at
the Hotel SelWyn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19
surling-Dningerheld.

The wedding of Miss Sarah Vowel
Daingertield. daughter of Mr.. r. L.
Daingerfeld. of Alexandria. to Mr..
Charles Goldsborough Stirlipg, former
ly of Baltimore, but now of New York,
will be celebrated on Friday. in st.
Thomas's Episcopal Church, New York.
Miss Mary Daingerfeld will be maid of
honor, and Mr.. j. Edward Stirling the
hest man. After the honeymoon Mr..
and Mrs. c. G. Stirling will reside in
Nnu, York
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19

TO CIosc MOnUH!.
The Richmond Exchange for Wo-
mans Work will remain open Satur-
day, February 22d. but will observe
washington's birthday on Monday, by
being closed for that day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19
SOCIAL and
PERSONAL

wv WORKERS for the indoGr gar
den fete, to be given for the
NV benefit of the city's poor,
Wv met at the Jefferson Hotel
Yesterday nfternnnn Mt 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19

ident makes an earnest appeal to the
public for support.
"O1d Minds Convention.
In tho Assembly Hall, Barton
Heights, on Friday evening, the
Rector's Aid Society of Epiphany
Church, assisted by a number Of Jolly
matrons and maids, will give the farce
"The Old Maids Convention" for the
benefit OF the church.
large number of friends are ex-
pected to witness this very amusing
burlesque on the trials OF spinster-
hood.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19

Saturday will be donation day at
st. Pauis Church Home, No. 100 West
Clay Street. The ladies of the board
Will be present to receive contribu-
tions. The Home is in need of supplies
of every kind. particularly fuel,
groceries and house linen. The pres
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
. INl aus
Net decrease ! 2l
BRYAN IN NEBRASKA.
Pounds .l7cay at Opponents in T1cen-
tyrone Speeches.

Wahoo. Neb.. oct. 13-Accompanied 10y all the
Democratic candidates for stat" ofhses win the
exception two. William J. Bryan COM
pI..d the first Of his three days tour Of Nebraska
Tonight When his days work was he had
delivered tweuty-une speeches, varying in length
from five minutes to an hour His arguments were
confined mostly to answering the statements Of MI
Taft and Governor Hughes, who recently visited
Nebraska The audiences were mostly farmers
Th. route traversed through numerous Repub-
ljcln strongholds. A carload OF speakers was
brought along out of Omaha, and dt each place
visited one was dropped off 10 complete the Work
Of expoundng Democratic doctrine.
Mr. Bryan accused Mr.. Taft ct not making the
speech in Nebraska that ne had been making in
other parts Of the country. ''tTe did not discuss
the guarantee Of bank deposits, he said. doubt
less because he informed that the people or
Nebraska in favor Of the guaranteeing OF de-
posits His appeal was to the farmers. and II was
based on the Iact that the farmers have had good
crors and fair prices. But did the Republican
party give you good crops and high prices? Are
not agricultural prices high in Canada as they
are here? Have not values increased in Europe
as well as in America?
lie then spoke OF the empty dinner pail 1t was
void he said. because the bottom had dropped
ont of IT, and now the farmers told that the
Republicans arc TO Civ" them fun basket.
discussing reforms the candidate said THAT there
was not one that Mr.. Roosevelt or Mr. Taft stood
for that he had not fought for before either Of
them spoke on the subject to anybody.
In the opinion of Mr. Bryan Governor Hughes
was not the kind of to give advice to people
who wanted remedial legisla ton. Mr.. Hughes,
Governor Of New York he said. came out here
20 tell YOU that plan was ridiculous and he
laughed all over the state and all owe" the West
LAUGHED so heartily at the absurdty Of our plan
that he could not get himself in condition To sug
gcst any plan himself.
After speaking at Wahoo Mr.. Bryan returned to
E,,irpount where his train switched to the
lines of the Union Pacific over which road he VIII
resume his Journey in the morning. The first OF
-, tr,ntv-tbree sDeeches tomorrow is scheduled
for North BEND al Q O'Clock and the last at He
l,rou at $50 at night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14

Ficc-President Compares Furry of
1901 7cith Panic Of 1898.
by Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Trenton Y J.. oct. 13.-Vice- President Fair
banks addressed an audience OF three thousand
persons I'm Taylor Opera House here tonight. and
devoted particular attention the tariff question.
To-nght's meeting disproved the assertion that
there is apathy IN this section OF the state. Rep
resentative Joseph Harbour Of Hartford. riddled
Mr. Rrvan's theories with satling gun humor.
John A Campbell president Of the Trenton Pot
teries Company. presided.
Mr. Fairbanks arrived here about noon. and
the guest Of United States Senator Frank ..
Briggs At an Informal luncheon in the afternoon
Governor Fort the heads Of nearly every state
department End others present During the
afternoon Ar Fairbanks and Senator Briggs Wis
tied Princeton.
Mr. Fairbanks said tho people OF this district
should rot fail 70 return 10 Congress the present
Incumbent Ira A Wood who will help 10 uphold
the hands Of the next administration II the tariff
&c n he revised along protective lines, he said.
Republican House is essential to that harmony Of
the legislation and executive branches Of the gov
ernn,ent necessary to the contamination Of this
work Mr. Fairbanks said that n protective tariff
could not always keep all the mills open. but 1t
,ouId do vastly more in that direction than free
trade The recent financial furry he attributed 70
o,-erspecuIation which had followed the prosperity
brought about by the Republicans. The Dneley
tariff he said had produced good times The panic
Of 1888 Mr. Fairbanks charged. had been brought
,,or,t b, the promise OF the Democrats who had
been successful in the elects Of 1892 10 pass the
Wilson tariff bill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
PLAN CAMPAIGNS BIGGEST RALLY.
Every Assembly District To Be Represented
in the Mammoth Parade

The mass meeting Madison Square Garden
on Wednesday, October 2S will be the biggest Re
publican rally of the campaign. Plans are already
being made by the committee appointed by Presi-
dent Parsons Benjamin Z. Hall. chairman of the
committee. has opened offices in the Metropolitan
Life Building He will be assisted by the eXecu-
tive committee of the Republican County Com
mttee.
Judge Taft and Governor Hughes will be the
principal speakers Chairman Hitchcock said yes
terday that Senator William Alden Smith and
George A. Knight would also speak.
one of the features Of the evening will be the
huge parade which Is being planned. Every Assem-
bly, district will be represented. Columbia
University the College OF the City OF New York
and New York University have asked to be
permitted join the procession Yale University
will be invited send delegation. as will Brown
University. Judge Taft's is ut Yale and Gov
ernor Hughess is at Brown
The committee in charge has voted that the
chairman appoint subcommittee to make the
preliminary arrangements He WILL therefore IN
a day or two name members Of the following
committees: Decorations and fireworks seats and
boxes. music. printing. ushers. police. parade and
n committee 10 receive the speakers and entertain
them while In the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
CALLS BRYAN PROPHET OF DISASTER.
Job E. Hedges at Camp Hughes Asks Questions
and Foxes Fun.

Ex-senator Nathaniel a Elsberg and JOB r
Hedges spoke at Camp Hughes. lf9th street ana
NeIrose avenue The Bronx last night Mr. Hedges
referred humorously 10 w J. Bryan as the
prophet and preacher OF disaster After refer
ring 10 some Of Mr.. Bryans campaign remarks MI
Hedges said: Why doesn't he leave the country
II he thinks It is so bad2 He is laborinE in the
shadow Of his own rhetoric and proSpers most IN
distress His only hope OF being elected To the
Presidency is in convincing sufficient number or
people that their misery due To the Republican
party.
The speaker referred to President Roosevelt as
man who has caused A moral awakening In the
public service" Governor Hughes, he said. had
done the
Mfr Bryan doesn't dare tell the American people
the Standard oil Company contributed 100000 10 the
Republican campaign fund may he true. I am in
favor Of the Standard Oil Company. Why wouldn't
be- Its a good investment when get $29,-
O0O coo out Of it. said Mr.. Hedges with smile
Ex-senator ElsberG said he thought IL would be
a great calamity II Governor Hughes were beaten
His administration, he said, example OF
clean government and the Governor has carried out
hts promises. Mr.. Elsberg praised the Governors
action in repeating tn" racetrack bill. and he said
hat the Public Service Commission held i'm
check corporate interests which mapped their
fingers at the laws.
have an efficient District Attorney. who will take
more active interest I'm the public welfare. said
the ex- Senator fl ending his speech.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
MACK SEES REPUBLICAN BUeABoo.

Chicago. Oct. E.-Charman Mack addressed
letter to-day 10 the ChaiTmen Of all state central
committees in which he charged that the Repub-
ucan campaign managers calling upon bust
ness interests to create and spread a belief that
the election Of Bryan means business depression
TO brighten the public into voting the Republican
ticket
Mr. Mack in his letter says that he will furnish
from time to time the Of those who are
seeking to create such impressions OF what may
follow 20 the business world II Bryan is elected.
that the names and methods may receive the
widest publication The national chairman desires
the state Chairmen to furnish him the names OF
any person vt corporation resOrting TO these
methods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
TOTALS FOR FOUR DAYS COMPARED.
R0Tpughs
RROOKLYN DEMONSTRATIONS
Gain in Republican Districts; Loss IN
Democratic.

Both the Republicans and the Democrats claim
that they will carry Kings County by large ma
iority It is said that the anti-McCarrenit"s VIII
ioin with McCarrenites in supporting the le&u'"r
Democratic nominees and that there Will b"
smaller vote for tho Independence Party candidates
than in several years
Jacob Bremen. chairman Of the Republican Exec
u,ive Committee has made canvass which ne
saws gives the county to the Republicans ny piu-
rlftv SO large that the Democrats will he >wanp'd
senator Mccarrcn says that Mr.. Bremen Is string
inr himself"
Tables showing increases and decreases In the
registration IN Brooklyn compared with 1905. FOL
low:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
PARKER AssAlLs PRESIDENT AGAIN.

Springfield. Ohio oct. l3.-Alton T. Parker IN an
address, before a meeting OF Democrats here to-day
;d ,art,cular attention to the tariff and the pub
licfv OF campaign contributions. He bitterly as
called President Roosevelt for what he declared was
his insult 10 Bryan I'm connection with the Haskell
e,,eole and for MS stand the publicity of con
tril,uttons He charged the Republican party with
b.ine hand in glove with the possessors Of swollen
fortunes made possible by Republican tariff legis-
,ation and said the party, despite the statements
of its leaders intention Of sererins its con
rectioo with corporate interests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
REPUBLICANS PLEASED
REGISTRATION SHOOTING.
Most Democratic of Democratic Dis
tricts Shoe Decreases.

Although the total registration in the eity is
1925 according TO the corrected igureS) below what
II was in the last Presidential year-l9O4-and the
registration in Manhattan and the Bronx is more
than 1900 below the mark set in that year, an
analysis of the figures that this is favora5
rather than otherwise the Republican ticket.
Usually light registration is considered 4 sign o.;
Republican apathy. but ths year ii would appear
that the low registration due % the workings
Of the new Identification law, which mas kept the
figures down in the Democrats Strongholds- Pres
ident Parsons the Republican County Committee
declares that 5000 illegally cast in the
city two years ago.
Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff OF the Republican
State Committee last night, after an ANALYSIS OF
the registration figures In this CITY. particularly IN
Brooklyn. claimed the state for Hughes by a COM
Portable margin.
'On the registration figures, making due allow
for the pronounced shrnkages IN the Demo-
cratic stronghoids the Democrats cannot poll more
than 10000 plurality in the greater ;Ity either for
Bryan or Chanler, and any who knows any
thing about the situation knows that Governor
Hughes will come down to the Bronx with plu-
ralty greatly in excess of 10000 sad Mr.. Wood
ruff
Il think the shrinkage in the registration in the
recognized Democratic districts in Brooklyn Is due
to the failure to colonze voters usual Take the
First. Second and Third districts in BROOKLYN. FOR
instance. They all Democratic. The rcgistra-
shows falling OF of about LOO. The regis
tratfon in the Fifth. a Republican district
shows increase of 400 In the seventh and
Eighth or Red Hook. districts. where the Demo-
Gratis always expect a large margin. there is a
marked falling OF in the registration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS FUND, $4,000.

Chicago. oct. 13.-Whiie the official announce
ment will he made next Friday. IT was learned to-
day that the campaign fund Of the Democratic
Congressional Committee is about $4,000 the
smallest the Democrats have ever had. The Con-
s,rcssi0naI committee have decided make their
fund public preclude possible charges that ma
tonal funds being diverted to conceal their
source. Only sums above 500 will be made public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
DEMOCRATS AID TAFT CAMPAIGN.
Inadvertently Distribute Nearly Two Van
loads of Campaign Literature in Chicago.

Chicago oct 13.-The Republican national cam
,sien received unexpected publicity through Demo-
cr,tic channels to-day when two vanloads of cam
,ipn literature were unoaded in the mailing room
~ tho Democratic national headquarters The lit
erat,,re intended for Republican headquarters, "A
llock away written in Boheinan' Lithuanian
and SI,vish and before IT was discovered that the
documents were appeals for the election OF MI
Taft most of the literature was mailed to voters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
MO oEElcE FoR TAFT,s BROTHER.

Waterbury Conn Oct. 13.-Horace ID. Taft, rrfn-
cipai Of Taft School. at Waterfowl. and bro>hs r
az William H. Taft Republican candidate for Presl-
dent refused to enter the contest for the nomna-
ton for Representative In the state LEGISLATURE AZ
,be Republican caucus held in WATERFOWL to- night
rrincipaI TAFT while he win work for the best III
terests of Watertown. could not even think OF run
ming for d political office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
BRYAN TO MAKE NINE SPEECHES HERE.

Chicago oct. 13-Chairman Mack announced to-
day that Mr. Bryan would make nine speeches In
Now York city his visit there on October 20
The. candidate will address four daytime meetings
and make five speeches at night. Mr. Bryan Will
sneak four times in Chicago on October 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
TAFT ARRANGEMENTS IN VIRGINIA.

Norfolk. Va. Oct. 13.-.-lvah II. Martin. Repuo-
Iican national committeeman. returned from Rich
nond to-day. where he completed arrangements for
the Saturday night speech Of William H Taft Mr
Martin and Congressman Bascom Slemp. OF the 9Th
District. will meet Mr. Taft's train at Danville on
Saturday morning and accompany II to Richmond
Mr.. Martin left Norfolk tonight for New York
make further arrangements for speaking in Viz
gnia. and will invite Secretary Wright to speak in
Norfolk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14

The increase in the 18th District is not looked
Ipon as altogether favorable 10 the Democrats,
although II is Democratic district ms Is ne
cause Of the large increase in voters in the
district and the fact that exceptional attempts
have been made get these men registered
AS a result of revision Of the figures for the
last day published yesterday morning N The
Tribune there are a few slight changes in one or
two Of the districts. and for the sake OF an
crrate record the figures for four days this year.
con7pared with those of 1896 reprinted below:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14

Treasurer Of the United States. left Chicago to-
dav for New York He will stump the En-
pire State for the next two weeks MIR. Treat
expressed his confidence in the election OF Mr..
Taft he will attack the national guarantee plan
in his speeches
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
Mr.. TREAT TO STUMP FOR TAFT.

Chicago Oct l3.-After conference with lead
ers at Republican headquarters Charles II. Treat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-14

The Live Oak Democrat Democrat
has suspended publication as business
did not warrant continuance. Live Oak
is fighting for place with Miami as
the fifth largest city in the state That
il does not support its daily is A sOT-
ry blow to its prestige. The Demo-
crat is a corporation and has many
men of wealth behind it, but they
could not stand the drain. The paper
did not give telegraph news.-St. Pc
tersburg Independent.
There is a good point in the COM
parisOn made by the St Petersburg
Independent between Live Oak and
Miami The two cities are nearly of
the same size. yet while Miami sup
ports two smart daily newspapers.
Live Oak has shown itself either I'M
able or unwilling to support one