The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-12-05
MEMORIAL,
ADDRESS
DELIVERED BEFORE Tie KhLTE0d
ElKS CLUB BY HON. FRANCIS
D. WINSTON
OTHER RALEIGH News,
(By w. J. Martin.)

(By w. J. Martin)
Raleigh, N. c., Dec. 4-Hon. Fran
els D.. Winston, of Windsor, Bertie
county, former lieutenant governor
and past grand master Of the North
Carolina Grand Lodge of Masons, de-
Iyered the address Sunday afternoon
fer the annual memorial service by
Raleigh Lodge No. 735 Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks before an
audience that filled the arena and
fully four thousand people. The
euiogy was by Past Exaulted Ruler
w. 8. Wilson, of Raleigh lodge and
Vac brother Elks who died the past
year and had special tributes paid
,Sem were Giles Edgar Leach who
died i'm March and Chas. Burton Grow
eli, who died in August. Mr.. Leach
was a well knc~-n travelling man an
Mr. Growell a prominent young drug
gist During the ten years that the
Raleigh Lodge has existed there have
been ten deaths.
The Supreme court will call ap-
peals from the fifteenth judicial dis
tict Tuesday morning and there
awaits the court a calendar of eign-
teen appeals to be heard. The cases
follows: State VS. tSaples, Hamlet
vs. Southern Railway Co; Fisher VS.
FAber Co.; Arthur VS. Henry; Tuttle
VS. Reid; Lance VS. Russell; Worry vs
Logging Co.; Haynie vs. Power Co.;
Parker VS. Vanderbilt; f. v. Arthur
VS. Henry; Carr VS. Southern Railway
Co.: BrazilIe VS. Braytes Co; Buck
ner VS. Railway Co.; Col. Patillo vs.
Lille. In re Alderman; Luthur We
IathuF: Smith VS. Miller, Patterson
vs nIcseots.
Governor Kitchin granted re
prieye today for Richard Neville,
AlamaRce county, under sentence to
Eve years, in the penitentiary for
stealing a mule. He is a man OF ex-
eedlent past character and was con
vicfed on testimony of a witness who
had. himself taken the mule to Vir-
ginia ard sold it, claiming when ar
rested that he acted for Neville. The
reprfeve is for thirty days in order
that the case may be prepared for
securing further c1emency. The Gov
e--or records this - case ~ whio''
full opportunity should be given fo1
aay msrited cIemency to be shown
Persia's Reply Calm and Dignified
Teheran, Dec 4.-The advance o.
Russian army forces the, expulsion OF
Shuster otherwise it will enter the
city. A detachment of troops is pa
trolling the streets and protecting
the Russian legation. Shuster has
been warned to stay inside. The
cabinet has resigned and new one
has been named favorable to the
American.
Taberan, Dec 4-Persia's reply tt
Russia's ultimatum rejection of Rus
sia's demands, and is calm. 1t gives
the reasons for the invites the Rus
sian government to examine into tn
facts more closely and then reform
rlate her demands.
Messages from the provinces as
sure the Persian government of un
limited support. A general boycott
OF Russian goods has has commences
and the people are preventing th'
use OF the Russian tramWay.
NJ Lecoffre, whose appointment
was employed as an argument w
Morgan Shuster, the American treas
general, was not appointed by
Shuster, but has been in the Persian
northern service for-two years. MI
ME-. S00SIor merely IIdA5ACfASu AAB
to a new post at TabriE.
The acknowledgements has decide
to dispense with the services OF Bril-
ish officials appointed by him in mort
eaR Persia, with the exception of on
man who has a contract approve
by the National Council. This
Mr.. Shuster's reply to the charg
that he is trying to Anglicize the se1
vice
In an interview he said:
"S Edward Grey, the British Fol
eign Secretary, accuses me of en-
deavoring to Ang1icize the Persia
service This is absolutely false. 1t
true that am seeking here for en-
ployes familiar with modern accoun
ing and with a knowledge OF tn
persian language and customs.
have found several Brdshers va
were available, and also two Bell
ians now in the service. Had an
Russians possessing the necessar
qualifications presented themselves,
should gladly have engaged them