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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
Senate Confirms Judges

WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-The ap-
pointment of Judge Willis Vandevan-
ter of wyoming and Joseph Hucker
Lamar of Georgia to be associate JUS
tices of the United States supreme
court was concurred in by the
senate today Wade Ellis of Ohio to-
day declined an appointment to a
judgeship in the customs court of ap-
peals, rendered him by President Taft,
to fill a vacancy caused by the promo
ton Of Judge William H. Hunt to the
commerce court.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
MATRIMONIAL AGENT
HUNTS FOR HUSBAND
Spouse Who Went in Search of
Work Fails to Return

Mrs. Amelia Lowenberg. matrimonial
agent, who makes it her business to
get husbands for others, has lost her
own. She applied to Detective Ser
geant Ryan yesterday, saying that her
spouse, Solomon. left home June 16 to
seek work and has not returned. She
heard from him once by letter from
Dinuba. She declined to swear out a
warrant for his arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
ALBANY POPULATION
is RAISED BY STORK

BERKELEY, Dec 15.-The official
census Of the city of Albany has been
announced by the federal authorities
as 945, but owing to the number of
recent births in the small community
north OF here the residents of the city
believe there are nearly 1000 inhabi-
tants.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16

The sale held Tues
day for the benefit of
the Reading room and
Library for the Blind
was a success, nice
sum being realized
from the holiday novel;
ties. The proceeds were
given to the individual
workers among the
blind and not to the
fund for the organiza-
tion, Wooden toys,
Christmas boxes and
fancy work found a
ready sale. Among the
group of society women
who are interested in
this phase of charitable
endeavor are:
Mrs. j. G. BucknalI
Mrs. Andrew $. Rowan
Mrs. Thomas Magee
Mrs. Ralph Harrison
Mrs. John +. Merrill
Mrs. f. C. Risley
Mrs. Fred Vaughn
Mrs. George Billings
Mrs. ]. Lowenberg
Mrs. E. b. Young
Mrs. John c. Hall
Mrs. George CasweIl
Mrs. William Manning
Mrs. Samuel Backus
Mrs. Richard Bayne
entertained a score Of
guests at luncheon yes
terday at her home. The
feted guests were Mrs.
Lora McCreary and her
sister, NJ SIS Minnie
Clark, who returned
from abroad recently.
Among those who
met Mrs. McCreary and
Miss Clark at the lunch
con were:
Mrs. W. C. Van Fleet
Mrs. Fanny McCreary
Mrs. Charles Stetson Wheeler
Mrs. j. p. Langhorne
Mrs. w. F. McNutt
Mrs. James Ellis Tucker
Mrs. Wyatt Allen
Mrs. George Bates
Miss Russell
Mrs. W. G. Clark
Mrs. Beck
The series of recep-
tions that Mrs. Caroline
Rixford Johnson will
give at her studio in
Pierce street will begin
tomorrow afternoon and
the hours will be from
2 to 5 o'clock every day
until next Wednesday.
The hostess will be as
sisted in receiving her
guests by her mother,
Mrs. G. P. Rixford, Mrs.
Phillips Wynne and
Mrs. Heinrich Homberg-
er. Mrs. Edward de
Witt Taylor will preside
at the tea table.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16

Mrs. E. S. Heller is
convalescent, but prob
ably will be confined to
her home in jackson
street for several days
on account of her recent
illness.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
THF STANDARD OF VAUDEVILLE /!

,rtT7NFE TODAY AND EVERY DAY AT 2:l5
EVERY EVENING AT Sis
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03
BUFFERS BOND SYNDICATE u
COMPLETELY SHOWN UP
An Advertisement, which Appeared Unear Showing
That Republican in Campaign .
holders N The through 5000 ~ <s

syndicate had tried to employ him to
help collect "Carpetbag bonds" but
that he had declined.
The evidence that convicts and
damns Butler did not come until be
had gone all over the state making
his denial of any participation Of any
plan to collect the carpet bag repudi-
ated bonds so emphatic that every
body heard of his coarse abuse Of
men who had done nothing but tell
the truth plain and naked and horri-
BILE truth about him.
Here Is an advertisement publish
ed in the New York Evening Post
in April 1s05---five years ago. Butler
has said that he never would act as
lattorney for the collection of certain
repudiated bonds. Read this adver.
tisement 1t says This committee Ii
now ready to proceed with the collec.
ton Of ALL OTHER REPUDIATEI
BONDS Of whatever class, Of each
state"
Buffers name is signed to the ad
vertisement. together with the names
Of w. N. Coler and Co., F. F. Petit
grew and d. L. Russell.
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me News and Observer his morn
ing prints complete expose IF Mar
ion Buffers connection with the North
Carolina bonds. The article re-
views tbe course Of Butler IL the pres
eat campaign, as follows
When he began the campaign for
electing Morehead chairman. which
he SAYS ne began last January, he
saw visions Of wealth and power be-
yond any he ever dreamed Of when
lie obtained the confidence Of Popu-
lists III the days 81 six cent cotton
and hard times. lie threw himself in
to the election Of Morehea1 with all
his enthusiasm and energy
When he was charged with being
guilty az moral treason for taking a
fee while senator IL procure the bring
ing Of suit against his state, he
declared that the bonds were issued
BY al honest legislature and defended
his right to betray his people by pro-
curing such sui to ove7turn the
states settlement Of Its debt. Then
he, guardedly at first, denied any
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03
FRENCH CABINET
IS IN DANGER

Paris, Oct. si.--Tha debate on
the railway strike. in which the gov
eminent has been bitterly attacked
In he Chamber or Deputies by the
socialists, took . new and dramatic
turn Saturday night. Tho session.
which was not only the most
violent In the history Of the French
Pariiment, but riyziIed In disorder
and turbulence the sessions 81 the
National Convention during the
French Revolution.
smarfInr under the repeated at
taeks OF Mons. Jaures, the leader OF
the socialists. and others. the Prem.
Ter ieaped to his feet, and, defending
the Cabinets suppression OF the
strike as a revolutionary outbreak,
exclaimed:
III the actual laws had been insult
icient We would not have hesitatea
TO resort even to illegaIify for tbs
purpose OF preserving the Father.
land"
An uproar followed these words
The socialists jumped up and werl
Joined by number Of radicals. WIN
shouts OF anger they moved sogass
the tribune, crying Resign. dictator
resign" Desks we're banged and CHI
Chamber was perfect bedlam Will
the noise Of shouts and cheers. On
socialist tried 20 fight his way 70 III
tribune 10 strike Mons. BRAND.
The Premier, in an interyie'
later, declared that the tumnlt ha
been arranged BY the socialists. VII
seized upon a fragment of his spsee
TO launch movement Of disorde
! and win over the republicans. VIII
we're normally supporters OF the 70,
ernment
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03

connection with the bond committee
specifying the Andrews committee,
that was trying to secure the pay
ment of the reconstruction bonds.
Nobody brought forward any proof
OF his connection with the fraudulent
repudiated bonds and Butler was en-
boldened to go further.
Next he charged and pitched and
declared that anybody who said that
he had ever been connected with the
Andrews Bond Syndicate was all
kiads of liar and scoundrel. apply
ing all the terms Of his billingsgate
vocabulary. Nobody brought for
ward any proof, and Butler grew bold
er and more confident that his knavish
record had been forgotten.
But he kept on. in his paper and on
the stump. declaring that never al
any time had he had any connection
with any bonds except the South Da-
kota bonds. As the evidence he
knew existed was not produced. he
thought ii had been forgotten, and
he went step further and declared
that not only had he never had an,
such connection, but that the bond
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03
BURGLAR dion 7
LIKE RED HAIR

Greenwich, Conn. Oct 5i.--Arthur
Dubois home. al Meads Point. near
the residences Of james Campbell and
w. n. Truesdaie. was entered By
burglars Saturday. The family had
packed Up all silver preparatory 70
going to New York for the winter. II
Is believed motor boat vas at the
rear Of the house, for the burglars,
and that they did not take many thou
sand dollars worth OF silver II due
10 a maid and the fact that she had
red hair.
sho was awakened AZ three O'Clock
IN the morning sand saw a burglar
clearing her dresser Of the silver ghs
touched q button BY her bed and light.
ed the lamps and operated a burxei
alarm at the same time.
The robbsr dropped a candle from
bis hand, muttcred. red hair aud bas
luck" and keeping a revolver poIntes
az the maid, backed from the room.
ny the waters edge was found
coat. The burglars had dropped fou
coats and four articles each Or tabii
IeIIterware,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03

hunting in New York state at present
was his policy In the conservation
81 the national resources Of America.
The public must awaken to the i'm
portance OF this. We usually think OF
the national resources as material re-
sources Here the speaker illustrate
I'd the great value Of SOME Of the
farming land OF the country BY re-
calling land that could not be bought
for $500 per acre because Il pro-
duced every year crop worth almost
that much. OF course there was some
land that was not 30 good and here
the speaker got off little humor. A
scotch Presbyterian wIlled negro
chuTch some very poor land Tor q
graveyard and had negro help him
measure the land on The negro re-
marked that that land was so 20
thar 4 man would have TO have fer.
tllizer under him In order 70 rise On
Judgment day" However, u wa
pointed out that this was mainly al
agricultural country and the south
was the richest part Of H.
@The greatest o. the national re
sources are not material. but personal
Il II Is today al when Martin Luthet
told the old burgomastsrs that III
! strength Of their fortiatatiOns did no
lag III their wallis and arms but In th
, strength Of their men and women.
Ibid you know1 on course 20
knew exclaimed the speaker. @tha
! Tho worth 81 the raw material 20
! ct out 81 the soil II determined b
lite relations 70 man. An lIIDstrstio
ID plR iron bar worth $500. Wof
II into horse shoes--and II IL wort
) SO. The same amount worked Int
] knives il worth $4,000 and $4,000
I uhen worked into sewing needle
i When Il ID worked even more an
i made into watch springs Il become
Il worth 5000 10000 and when made II
/ 10 hair springs the value Of the n,
d dollars worth Of pig iron becomi
worth 90 times its weight In gold !
! iNo million dollars. Man II the cel
+ itr and source Of all these econom
Il values
Il without man, physical nstu
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03
GOV. HARMON
HAS NO C|NCH

Cincinnati. Oct. sl.--In many ways
Ohio presents about the most pushing
aspect OF any state in the union this
|fall in the matter OF politics. George
lB. Cox, Of Cincinnati. stated soon ar
tier the convention that nominated
Warren g. Harding for governor on
the republican ticket that II the elect
| ion was to have been held the next
day Governor Harmon. democratic
candidate. would carry the state easily
| by $4,000 majority. However, his
actions In the Columbus Street Rail-
way strike. the failure to subsiantiate
the canal graft charges and the fact
that Harding Is making hundreds Of
votes every day during the campaign
leave the question pretty well open
for settlement.
Those who have been accompanying
Mr.. Harding on his trips. and some Of
them are democrats. say that Mr..
Harding will give Governor Harmon
one OF the hottest battles OF his life
On the other hand. the men who are
with Harmon say that he II opening
no surprise for the voters and that
he Is making few votes. From thess
accounts. therefore. II Is question
OF whether Mr.. Harding has or car
make 100000 votes from the begin
ming TO the end OF his campaign. Dns
or the men said a few evenings ags
that Mr.. Harding makes voters ant
that these voters make many othei
voters for him. He has yet 70 spens
1.-TWO days campaigning in Cincinnati
land Hamilton county and has still 4
Ispcnd three days OF speech makinl
lin Cleveland. He viii travel NOR
than so miles day making speeches.
H Colonel Roosevelt will come int
Ohio for a few days Of campaigning
This looks good for Mr.. Harding. tn
: fact that Mr. Foraker and Mr.. Gar
lfeld have ceased TO think OF anyon
else and are splitting IRE at each othe
takes them out OF the political end q
tho struggle.
Right now Governor Harmon seem
TO have the better OF the contest tn
failure OF his graft charges 10 hol
good will drive many votes from hin
VIII he have enough to pun throus
with In the end7. That II auestio
no one with a sane mind In Ohio wi
be able 10 tell you. II either man
elected BY more than 5000 maiorii
n ohioans viii he surprised. by far n
!. elosest fight ever held IN Ohio 10 con
4 ling on November s. for Il Is ordinarl
a state with about $1,000 more repul
= lican votes than democratic. Give
g three weeks longer Of campalgnin
a. Mr.. Harding would carry Ohio BY
St least 10000. That IA how fast he
y making votes.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03
LOAN FINALLY
SANCTIONED

Pekin. China. Oct 31.-With the
signing. OF the imperial edict formal
iy concentrating the sb0,o0o.000
loan to be fioated by . syndicate OF
American bankers. China today en-
tiers upon period Of reform which
every foreign power with interests In
the Far East, has striven TO bring
about for the past 10 years.
The greater portion OF the loan
viii be utilized to effect reforms Of
China's currency system. Some por-
ton win be allotted to the Manchu-
rian provinces for bank and indus
trial development, which explains
the action OF the government in de-
Ginning to sanction the viceroy's sf-
forts TO contract . smaller loan with
the Macy HawIey syndicate. this
larger portion being well under way
here before tie viceroy made the
preliminary agreement.
The negotiations we're begun near
IL two months ago when Mr.. Cal
houn, the United States minister
here. was sounded BY oflciais Of thu
oard OF Finance regarding the pos
sibiiity OF enlistIng American inter-
csss. The proposition wan immedi-
ately submitted to the American
group.
MFR Norman Holt, the leading SILK
merchant In Hong Kong. said:
THE loan will be hailed with re-
jolcing In every commercial comnsu-
nifty in China. IL Is generally rec
ognlzed In business circles that the
Americans have gained long lead
IN China. Although English myself
1 don't hesitate 20 say that they thor
oughly deserve their success. There
Ia nothing surprising IN this loan,
since America Is the nrst country
China would turn 70 II she wanted
help.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03
FIRE IT HsI DURHAM
DURHAM LUMBER COMPANY SUE.
rERs SEVERE LOSS

Fire broke on at the plant OF the
Durham Lumber company. In East
Durham this morning and completely
destroyed the saw mill and some other
property Of the company. Speaking Of
the loss this morning Mr.. Gribbie.
manager of the company. thought that
the loss would be somewhnre between
81. 900 and $1,000 with no insurance.
Ia addition 20 The damage 10 the
saw mill. which was q complete ioss.
the boiler room was damaged. How
ever the machinery In this building
was not hurt and today vorkmsn are
busy putting building over the boil
ers. The drying room was also sight,
~ damaged, but tho shops we're no
touched. A number Of saw logs wers
burned and ANAL portion Of the
lumber went Up In smoke.
The damage would hare been very
much more had II not been that
Everything was In the favor Of the
fire-ighters The wind was IN the
south. blowing the flames away from
1.-THE great stacks Of lumber south OF
the mill The water pressure. even
nj that far on point. was all that
could have been expected. and the city
lire department did good work In help
ling with the FIRE.
Besides this the East Durham cot
ton mill rendered badly needed IN.
sistance with their line Of hose and
Gre lighting apparatus The com
pany itself. had two lines OF boss Oh
the Ere. The company 10 Installing .
new IRE pump. but unfortunately. !
was not In working shape this morn
ing when the nre broke out.
The cause Of the nrs IL not abko
lutely known, but the men srount
the plant think that Il was eausct
: ~ spark, either from . pAssini
locomotise, or from one Of their o~i
stacks
VI Mr.. firIbbie said this morning tina
he thought that he would be ready u
begin work Tuesday morning. Work
men are putting the buildings up .
! rapidly a. possible and thoush IN
remains ~ the nsc are 20 be seel
2 1.-THE place looks busy this fnorninr
THE fire win not interfere very serl
ously with the ability Of the compsn
TO OIL all past orders.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03

would have no means OF carrying on
the work. The red hurricane OF row
ing worlds, the mighty oceans. the
waving wealth OF the Appalachian
mountains, what would II all have
ra-snt, from the inorganic period up
through the stages 70 the moral and
spiritual nature OF man, what would
It all have amounted 10 had not man
stood In the midst OF Il all Even the
sphere Of moral life. the worth Is de-
termined by the human product.
your religion may be precious TO
you. want 70 know what kind Of a
man does II make OF youg Your civi-
iization. beautiful and effective, what
kind OF q man stands behind Il and
what kind Of q woman dominates II.
America needs more than anything
else q need OF the recognition Of per-
sonality. We are using some Of our
wealth and squandering part Of our
wealth.
The scientists tell as that there Ia
enough iron In the country 10 last
the people 100000 years. anthricits
coal 50 years. bItuminous coal 1000
years. The timber Ia used rather thar
wasted, but we cut about ten billion
feet per year more than we grow. Con.
seryation does not mean the boarding
OF wealth but the application Of bust
ness principles to the use Of II II
order that posterity may be protect
ed.
Now In personal wealth Is there an.
wasteg Yes. II IL dark picture tina
! am going 70 paint but the facts ar
there. Ons-third OF the deaths Of thi
country are caused by preyentabl
: disease. That II one third Of the PEG
|. pie that die In this country ever
+ day ought not 70 20 into the eserns
9 world. ASK the preacher about tn
/ providence OF Il. A person dies an
3 we pass resolutions saying that whef
a. II has been the will OF the Lore
d etc. The speaker did not believe ths
/ Il was the will or the Lord that ma
4 should die when he caught typhoi
y because be had no screens In b
n house. he also pointed out the fai
K that boasted America was far benin
h The other countries Ia the Teducfio
o Of her death rate, Sweden and pru
% sla leading. Who will prick the bs
! loon Of American. pride We fatt1
a ourselves that We have the most pr
q gressive nation on earth. Wei
j. wake Up"
~ DR.. Toteat next paid his fespee
e to t..s man that did not believe III
Dr .vrth caroIInIans had hookwor
H. because II was low down diseas
&c "of course there Ia no hookworm
North Carolina said he sarexs
re csIIy. lie called the pride that xaI
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03
CONGRESSIONAL
FIGHT IS HOT

Washington. Oct. 31.-With election
day but one week on the outcome Of
the congressional elections all point
to the success Of the democrats ct
the polls,
The districts reasonably sure to be
democratic or showing favorable
inclination that way have increased
from 17s a week ago to ls4. The dis
tricts that are republican or show a
strong inclination toward republican
ism have grown from ISL 70 157. The
doubtful districts have decreased from
sixty-one to forty.
The doubtful districts are:
Delaware-Representative at large.
Illinois Sixth, ninth and twenty
second districts.
Indiana Eleventh district
Iowa-Seventh district.
Kentucky-Tenth district.
Massachusetts, fourth. tenth
and fourteenth districts.
Michigan-Sixth district
Missouri Fifteenth and sixteenth
districts.
Nebraska-Fourth district.
Nevada Representative At large.
New Jersey-Seventh and eighth
districts.
New York-Twentieth, twenty
fourth. thirty-third and thirty-sixth
districts.
North Carolina-Eighth district.
ohio-Seventh. eighth and four
teenth districts.
oklahoma-second. third anaftourtt
districts.
Seventeenth. TWEEN
Iueth, twenty-nfth. twenty-eighth ant
thirtieth districts.
Rhode Island--First district
Tennessee--Thi and eighth dis
tricts.
West Virginia-Fourth district.
Wisconsin-Fourth and NTH dis
Itricts.
/ The process OF eliminating thu
doubtful districts. which VIXEN Thu
series OF forecasts began numbered
Ifls. merely is the way Of showing Il
figures the progress OF the campaign
| Slowly but surely democratic pros
1 poets are gorging themselves viii
republican districts. Little credit !
TO be given TO the democrats for thi
! | result. The republicans have bee
making their campaign for them. ]
would seem that there are grea
many republicans in public life a
we'll as in private life who G., not wan
TO see the house carried BY their par
Ity. They think this Is the time I
, lteach the party lesson. They thin
! this Is the most favorable oppoTtuni
J lity to administer q rebuke 20 Nj
| Roosevelt. who has assumed the lead
lership OF the party in the middle Of
great campaign.
ii In perhaps sixty congressional dis
ltricts which are close the result wi
3 be decided by regulars" yotin
: against democrats. and By "insui
gents" voting against the regular
i nominees and for the democrats.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03
Words Were Not Minced by
DR.. William Lewis POfedf
First Of Series 81 Lectures Under Auspices Of Drew
Forth Magnificent Audience Al Academy Sunday.
Music Feature

IT. Young Mems Christian associa-
lion wrought vii III bringing Dr.
william Lewis itaaai. president Of
Wake FOREST. ii ihiE city last night
I'll NJ discussed -, serious ques-
ton q the American pe9pls ID per-
feesly msftef -oi.fsei lid candid way,
aaa tie goat adde's aas heard BY .
eoNd tAat pHckes fh lover floor and
IT'LL frs faieont 4ra j few seats
ia tht sstsa5 balcony
Iha program carried ut was a.
f8iIpHs
Haiiaieagah Chorus
Reading seftafa. Lesson. Resela-
fs1fs XXI N Norris.
Latf Thfe d gtFist9- Miss
sH IiaihieU
4e hy Res e Il Adams
tits Hag or Prayer III Mrs
Chatf s Naaen ST. HaNerton.
inirt 81 q pai u III. Few
Adds f FIJI po
"s ln III bill NAme -
chos
Bn I'D ri Il d & Lsyburn.
II ~ said EA &C 34id no
Wait FL 0ass unless Uld hflA,
s0 isFi sou fe fte heare~s
and tH9H he bid nas iaItl she gior
5es Fl A ea ID ike rgdf llors d
tiuash eas dttaNe 4ad 8pt Ueca
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03
Reactionaries Are
Held Responsible

London, oct. si.--That a reac.
tionary element In Berlin 10 itself
responsible FOR the resumption Of
riotIng IN that city Saturday night
and Sunday morning IL the declare.
ton on the Berlin correspondent q
the Morning News Of this city.
The correspondent says the resc'
tIenaries are seeking 70 inspire The
great German middle classes with 1
fear OF social democracy TO which
has b>en attributed the responsibility
tor nv outbreak.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03

Raleigh, Oct. 3I.~-Ths farewell
sermon Of DR.. w. G. Tyrec. u. D., ~
pastor OF the First baptist church OF
this city wss delivered sunday morn
Ing and was heard By IN audience
that taxed 10 the utmost the capacity
Of this spacious church. DR.. Tyree
has closed eight Years paslorat4 here
thst has been marts1 With very con-
siderable ssiecteo.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03

Raleigh. Oct Sf.---I. NJ. Deaton.
chief clerk In the United States In
ternal revenue once here continues
In desperate condition after two
weeks suffering from eoncnssIon of
The brain through a fall from his
buggy 80 that the back of hls head
struck the street car track. His
brother, Mr.. NJ D. Deaton, has ar.
rived here from Fort Smith, ARK.
There e very little hope for bis re-
covsry.