Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-11-03
WE[K'SN[ [WSfOREcAST
Issues Of Great Moment I'm.
pending For Settle
Inelt.
The South will ReyeI i'm Welcomes to
President Taft, While Official
Changes Will Take Place
Here and Abroad.
Here and Abroad

Washington, D. c., Oct. 3O.-Leav-
ing New Orleans at an early hour
Monday morning, President Taft will
begin the final stage of his 13,000-mile
journey. Monday and Tuesday will
be devoted to visit to some of the
Jackson, West Point and Columbus.
Birmingham will have the President
Wednesday, and Macon the forenoon
of Thursday. Arriving at Savannah
Thu, sday evening, the President will
remain there until early Friday after
noon. Charleston and Columbia are
next on the schedule. Augusta will
be reached Saturday evening and the
visit there will continue over Sunday.
The Tuesday elections will proba-
of the week. No surprises are expect
ted in the results of the contests in
the three states that will choose gov
ernors-Massachus Rhode Island
AMI Virginia-but the result in Mary
land, where the disfranchisement
amendment is to be voted on, appears
to be doubtful and as consequence
il is awaited with keen interest, es-
pecial1y in the Southern states, where
the negro vote is factor.
The entire country is manifesting a
lively interest in the New York may
orally contest, and readers every
where may be expected to scan the
Wednesday papers in an eager desire
to learn whether Tammany or anti
Tammany is victorious at the polls,
whether Gaynor, Barnard or Hearst
is to be mayor of the metropolis.
Several changes among high gov
ernment officials will become effective
Monday. On that day George R. Col
ton will succeed Regis H. Post as gov
ernor of Porto Rico and Lee McC1une
will assume Office as United States
Treasurer, succeeding Charles P
Treat.
The completion of the great Nc
Mechen dam, in the Ohio river neal
Wheeling, will be made the occasion
Wednesday for a big celebration iI
| which official representatives of the
Federal government and half a dozer
states will participate.
The Japanese commercial delegates
| VIII reach Washington Monday morn
will spend three days in the nationa
capital. The first day will be giver
! over to sightseeing, including visi
TO the tomb of Washington at Mt
Vernon. Secretary Of State Knox viii
entertain the visitors at luncheon
Tuesday. On the third day of thei
visit the delegates will participate IL
an. appropriate celebration of th'
birthday of the Emperor of Japan a
tie Japanese embassy.
The cases Of Oliver Spitzer and tn
other employees of the American Su
gar Refining Company, jointly indicte'
on a charge of conspiracy to defrau
the government by false weighing, viii
be called for trial in New York Mon
day.
A national conference on pellagr
! will assemble in Columbia, s. C
Wednesday for a session of two day.
The fact that pellagra is getting
! firm hold in the South has caused tn
conference to be called. It will b
: attended by representatives of diffel
ent states, many of whom have ha
: experience in treating the dread di.
ease.
Other interesting and importa1
: gatherings of the week will inclut
the annual reunion Of the Society
the Army of the Tennessee, at Colun
i bus, O.; the annual convention of Il
Farmers National Congress, in Ra
eigh, N. c., and meeting of the Tel
T nessee River Improvement Associ
tion at Hartman, Tenn.