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IBM WILMINGTON MESSENGER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25. W07. SITUATION IN YORK liberal Assistance To Trust Com pany of America - . National Banks of ew lorjc are in Strong Condition Secretary Cor- telyou, Who Arrived From Wash- ington, Says the General Situation Seem to be Well in Hand Gen- eral Hanking Situation Believed to He Much Strengthened and no Further Trouble Apprehended. Knickerbocker Trust Company Paid Out $8,000,000 in Cash in Three Hours. New York. October 23. Secretary ,of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou made the following statement shortly before 1 o'clock this morning: "I repeat what I stated before leav ing Washington this afternoon if no -other reason than to emphasize it. The treasury department will use its facilities to assist in every proper way legitimate business interests, and its action will be prompt and thorough. "The national banks of New York city are in an exceptionally strong condition. The general situation here seems to be well in hand, and is being looked after by many strong and influ ential men, such as those whose re cent action in the clearing house re ceived emphatic public approval. The movement for similar concert of ac tion among the trust companies should have a helpful and far reaching effect I shall spend the day tomorow at the sub-treasury." This statement was made following a conference on the local banking sit uation held at the Hotel -Manhattan between Secretary Cortelyou, J. I. 'Morgan, George F. Baker, Frank A. Vanderlip, James Stillman and J. G. Cannon. Subsequently it was learned that the position of the Knickerbocker Trust Company was regarded by those at the conference as hopelessly ln- solvent and that no aid was to be ex- tended to that institution. It was also learned' that the Trust Company of America had applied for and had been granted liberal assistance. The bankers further decided to extend ad ditional aid to the Trust Company of America should this be required. It was the opinion of the bankers at the conference that the general banking situation not only so far as it concerned the banks, but the trust companies, as well, has been very much strengthened and no further trouble is apprehended. New York, October 22. Credit un-der-the-surface, the foundation of all business, trembled for a time today, and before confidence could be re stored the Knickerbocker Trust com pany, New York's second largest financial institution had emptied its cash vaults under pressure of the big gest ran experienced here in a gen eration; a stock exchange firm had failed for $6,000,000; Wall street's principal securities had settled from $5 to $8 a share, money had risen to 70 per cent., and local bankers, unable to stem the tide oPaistrust. hid bcn forced to appaf for reHe to the secretary of the treasury at Washington All this was in the face of reassur ing statements by the acting state su perintendent of banks that the sus pected bank was solvent; declarations by prominent, bankers that there was no true basis for alarm, and assur ances from Washington that Secretary Cortelyou would not , hesitafe to act promptly in any situation where legi timate business was threatened. Now that the first scare is over and the worst of the future discounted, it is believed that local banking affairs will soon readjust themselves. Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou reached New York from Washington, at 9.30 o'clock tonight. He was met at Jersey City by Hamil ton Fish, assistant United States treas urer, and the two were in earnest con versation during the ferry trip to New ; York. I Upon reaching this city they went ! at once to the hotel .nhattan where several bankers later presented to the secretary the various phases .of local financial conditions. Secretary Cortelyou is here to thor oughly look into the financial situa tion, which he has had under obser tV.r several weeks. He has come w U no preconceived ideas of Lw much money will be required to relieve the situation and the matter ; of treasury relief measures win do ae termined by what he learns tonight. He will do all he can to relieve the present stress. It is expected that a statement will be given out by the sec retary about midnight. Before leaving Washington late to laight, Secretary Cortelyou decided that $6,000,000 bo deposited with New York banks as soon as the necessary collateral had been furnished, and at the same time, he. issued this state ment: ' ' "The secretary of the .treasury. Js keeping in close touch with the busi ness conditions throughout tthe country- In the matter of public deposits he will at. all times consul t the needs of legitimate business interests, and will not hesitate to deal prompt ly and adequately with any situation that may arise." i Mr. Cortelyou's statement when re ceived here did much to put a better fnee on things, and it was predicted that the secretary's visit would result in further deposits here ot ji&.uuu,- 00- . The Knickerbocker Trust company, the storm centre today, paid out cash to depositors at the rate of $44,444 a. minute, for three hours today and then closed its doors. The directors had, as they thought, fully prepared for a run and caused to be announced in today's papers that $S, 000. 000 in cash was on hand to meet all event ualities. At 9.30 o'clock a few depositors withdrew their accounts, and an hour later hundreds were in line to take out their deposits at the main office at Thirty-fourth street and Firth avenue, and at the TTarlem. the Bronz,and the downtown branches. .The $8,000,000 lasted'until 12.30, when Vice president Joseph T. Brown announced that the bank had no more cash available, and payments were suspended. Air. Brown said that the bank would open tomor row and payments be resumed at 10.20 o'clock. The Knickerbocker it j was announced, has ample securities i to meet all demands, was perfectly solvent, and It was a question of rais ing the cash when all depositors who wished to withdraw could do so. To- night desperate efforts were being made by the officials of the Knlcker ; bocker to ?et In their loans and other wise replenish their cash vaults. Acting Ptate Superintendent of , Banks George. L.- Skinner who ; throughout the day had expressed cofidence that the bank would meet all obligations qualified his position tonight when he issued the following statement: "This afternoon about 4 o'clock having received no positive assurance of help for Knickerbocker Trust corn- Pany i corifrreu wun tne attorney general telling him that, while its affairs were not hopeless they were in a critical condition and that I thought he should be prepared to act at any time . About half past 5 o'clock I again communicated with him giving as complete a statement of affairs as j W?hloyeI tle' I have also had a written statement I made to him from the mrin office of ! the state banking department In Al , bany. The Knickerbocker Trust com pany Is not without hope that it may still receive adequate aid from finan cial institutions. If It does it will , open its doors as usual. If it does not, it will not open its ooors in the morning and I. of course, shall act unaer me auvice ui me aiiorney gen : eral who is made by lav. the legal adviser of the state banking depart ; merit." i Iater Mr. Skinner received word that Attorney General Jackson had left Albany for New York and would meet Mr. Skinner and representatives of the Knickerbocker and ether banks in a conference at 11 o'clock tonight ! Barkers not directly associated with the Knickerbocker were quite as anx ious that its integrity be maintained, and many conferences were held to night with a view to putting the Knickerbocker on its feet if this could be accomplished without weakening other institutions. 1 George W. Young, of the Windsor Trust company, expressed the senti ment of bankers generally when he said tonight: "It would be suicidal for the other trust companies not to desire to save i the Knickerbocker." J. P. Morgan and his partners were in conference at their Wall street of fices until after G o'clock. Mr. Morgan , when asked as to the situation said: ; "We are doing everything we can but nothing has rrvetViirp'f " He refused to discuss the Knicker bocker Trust company, and would give no intimation as to the plans under way to alleviate the situation. George W. Perkins, Mr. Morgan's partner, met a number of bankers and trust company officials at the Union League club tonight, when the finan cial situation was canvassed in an in formal way. There was a meeting of the trust companies association after banking hours today at which a committee consisting of George W. Young, of the Windsor Trust company, Otto T. Ban nard of the New York Trust company and Clarence If. Keeler of the Title Guarantee and Trust Company was appointed to confer with the officials of the Knickerbocker with a view to extending such assistance to that company as investigation, of the com pany would warrant." A. Foster Higgins, who last night was chosen to the presidency of the Knickerbocker when Charles T. Bar ney resigned, was present at this meeting, and laid before the others a statement of the Knickerbockers af fairs. He asked aid for the institu tion and then withdrew, hurrying away to a meeting of the directors of Knickerbocker. 1 ter he said ho flirt 4 rni'f OOOAHOTIfiTl I.H ci, l. l 1 1 v iiut, .umaii".o uoouitiviwn wished to inspect the Knickerbocker securities, and that after the commit- tee had done so, the association would reconvene at a late nour up town. President Higgins was not optimistic. When the meeting of the directors of the Knickerbocker broke up, Joseph Auerbach, a director and coun sel for- the company gave cut the fol lowing statement: "Everything possible has been done by the officers and directors to meet the demands on the resources of this company, but it can be well under stood that no trust company has suf ficient liquid assets at all times to meet the demands of a greater part of its depositors. The directors are confident from the statement of the acting superintendent of the banking department made today that the re sources of the trust company are suf ficient to meet all obligations in full." Asked what he thought the pros pects were of the bank opening to morrow, Mr. Auerbach said: ' It would be impossible to do it unless we receive sufficient resources and I do not think that these will be on hanl by morning. Shortly before 11 o'clock tonight, J. P. Morgan. George W. Perkins, George F Bauer, president of the First National Bank and Frank A. XIld,ori' vice Pident of the Na- tional Citv Bank. and A. B. HeD- ! V. AT nU,.A Vilnn1 Bank, reached the Manhattan hotel, and were immediately taken to the apartments of Secretary Cortelyou. Shortly before midnight, Mr. Van derlip, Mr. Baker and Mr. Hepburn left Secretary Cortelyou's apartments and w ent home. All declined to make a statement, one of the conferees who is a member of the clearing house committee said: "Personally. I feel very good about the conversation. The clearing house will give aid to those banks in the as sociation that may need it. Such trouble as exists in various places is directly traceable .to bad management bv bad men. we have been trying to eliminate such men. Some we have gotten rid of, and all eventually will go. The National Bank of New Amsterdam will be carried over " "Will the clearing house issue cer tificates?" was asked. "No, that will never be done again." Secretary Cortleyou and Mr. George Perkins were still in conference at midnight. Rate Matter May Be Settlet! (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, October 22. Standing Master Montgomery calls next hear ing of the Southern railway rate case at Washington next Monday. There are persistent rumors that an agree ment is in sight though neither the governor nor the attorneys for the state and the commission will make any statement. However, it is belie-?-, ed that there will now be quick set tement of pending trouble. VISIT TO THt HERMITAGE Makes Notable Speech Before Tremendous Gathering Policies He Advocates, the President Declares, Represent the Effort to Punish Succesful Dishonesty He Promises Protection to Every Hon est Man The President Visited Tomb of President Polk and Stop led at Tennessee Soldiers Home. Nashville, Tenn., October 22. Never before was Nashville so elaborately decorated as it was today to give wel come to President Roosevelt. Bunting banners and pictures of the president weie on almost every house in the up town section of the city, which was crowded with people from a radius of a hundred miles. The weather was cool and bright. When the special train rolled into the Union station it was greeted with booming cannon, clanging bells. screaming whistles and the cheering or thousands of people. The procession was through strets lined with great and enthusiastic crowds. It was headed by the presi dent's cariage in which Governor Pat terson and Samuel Douglass, president of the board of trade also rode. Then followed a battalion of the state guard, a company of confederate veterans in uniform and state and city officials At one point the president was greet ed by thousands of public school, uni versity and college pupils who sang patriotic songs as he passed on. Near the state capitol the parade was stopped to enable the president to view the tomb of President James K. Polk, after which the march to Ryman auditorium continued. As the president entered the audi torium the immense audience arose and gave him a reception that will not soon be forgotten. Governor Pat terson welcomed the president m a brief speech ajid the president's ad dress followed. President Roosevelt then proceeded in an automobile to the Hermitage, the home of President Andrew lack son, twelve miles from the city, where he was accorded a reception. He was followed by a long line of carriages and automobiles On returning to the president's train at the Hermitage station, the party stopped at the Tennessee Soldiers Home. The confederate veterans re ceived the president in line and re quested his autograph which was "writ ten in a register prepared for the oc casion. In his speech at the auditorium the president said: ,4J 'There has been trouble in; the stock market; in the financial --world during the past few months, The statement has frequently been 'made that the policies forwhich I stand, legislative and executive, are respon sible for that trouble. Now, gentle men, these policies of mine can be summed up in one brief sentence. They represent the effort to punish success ful dishonesty. I (loubt if these poli cies have had any material effect in bringing about the present trouble, but if they have it will not alter in the slightest degree my determination that for the remaining sixteen months of my term these policies shall be perse vered in unswervingly. "If to arouse that type of civic m&.n hold in our nation it were necessary to suffer any temporary commercial de pression, I should consider the cost but small. AH we have done has been to unearth the wrong-doing. It was not the fact that.it was unearthed thai; did the damage. All I did was to turn on the light. I am responsible for turning on the light, but I am not responsible for what the light showed. "No material well-being can save this nation if it loses the lift towards higher things. I am well aware that in any such movement as that in which we have been engaged there are sincere men who take advantage of the movement to do away with tne wrongs of wealth, themselves to in veigh against wealth. "I will permit neither the dema gogue upon one side nor the reaction ary on the other to drive me away from the course or policy which I re gard most vital for the well being of this nation. And the thing most im portant to remember is that that poli cy has two sides. It would indeed .p& an evil day for this nations-Tit would indeed mean the beginning of the end of our nation's greatness . if t weever permitted in this republic ti? grbw up a" spirit which would discriminate, against the honest man who achieves business success. - - u 'There is nothing baser and meaner than the hatred of the man who pros-r pers honestly, simply because he has prospered, and I challenge the spirit of every good American, when I say that the honest railroad man, the hon est banker, and the honest business man, the man who makes a fortune because his exceptional business abil ity enables him to render exceptional service to the community I challenge the spirit of every good American cit izen when I say he shall receive the amplest protection and be safe-guard ed against all injustice. "If ever there should be any tem porary gusts of popular feeling that demand what was wrong, what was unrighteous, then the true servant of the people, the man who truly serves the interests of the people is the man who disregards that temporary wish plause) No man will stand more strongly than I will in the defense of j property, so long as it is honestly ac quired and honestly used. (Cheers) I will stand aga4nst the poor nian if he does wrong just as I will stand ' against the rich man if he does wrong. , I will stand against crimes of brutal violence, just as I stand against crimes of unscrupulous cunning. . "A crime is a crime, and it makes no difference whether the wrong 13 perpetrated by plutocracy or by a mob., by a capitalist, or by a wage earner. "There are certain gentlemen who have affected to misunderstand my po sition on the point and to say that I 'ie talked against men of wealth as Mich; that I have incited attacks upon the clas3 that owns great wealth. Those gentlemen are blind if they see the facts in that light. I will protect in every way in my power honest property; I will protect the honest man of wealth to the extent of my ability, and in no way can I ultimate ly protect the honest man of wealth so effectively as by doing everything in my power to bring to justice his dis honest brother of wealth. (Great ap plause.) It is a difficult matter to pun ish the crimes of the unscrupulous cunningly committed by men of gre?t wealth. "It is a difficult matter to punish as he should be punished, the man at the head of a great business concern or at the head of a great railroad who does wrong to the whole body politic by mismanagement of that policy; it is difficult because as yet we hardly have the proper laws, and still more? because the people themselves through their representatives and personally do not fully realize how serious the crimes are which are committed in this fashion. "Remember this, that atonement in this world is largely vicarious; that if we sit supine and let men of great wealth set before the countrv as a whole the standard of successful dis honesty so that" young men are taught to think of business trickery, of eva sion and violation of the law against stock gambling and swindling as the chief roads to financial success, that if we allow should such a str.te of af fairs exist, not only do we bring about a declination of the public conscience as a whole but as sure as fate wre ulti -mately invite ignorant and vile reac tion which in trampling out the wrong will trample out each right at the same time; which in punishing the wealthy wrongdoer will inflict the pun ishment so brutally and so unskilful ly as to confound in it many men who have done honestly and well. "I want to see the process, the pro cess of gaining wealth by successful dishonesty stopped before it goes so far as to invite the very reaction of which I speak (applause) and the man of property, the man of greit means, will do well in turn, and in the loftiest way, back up a rational movement for economy; a rational movement for such supervision and . control over the use, over the accumu lation and business use of these great fortunes, as will, if not eliminate, at least minimize the evil of which I complain. . Such a movement as that in which we are now engaged is not in the least undertaken with any vin dictive purpose. It is undertaken to cure evils and to prevent their re currence." COKTEIiYOU GOES TO NEW YORK Makes Statesment That He Will Con suit the Needs of Business Inter ests. Washington, October 22. Acting upon advices from New York regard ing the financial situation there, Sec retary of the Treasury Cortelyou left for New York at 4 o'clock this after noon. Secretary Cortelyou will look into the financial situation personally. Be fore leaving the treasury department he made the following statement: !The secretary of the treasury is keeping in close touch with the busi ness conditions throughout the coun try. In the matter of public deposits he will at all times consult the needs of legitimate business interests and will not hesitate to deal promptly and adequately with any situation that may arise." ANOTHER GIRAL. REQUEST A Rich Philadelphian Provides for a Similar Institution Philadelphia, October 22. it was an nounced today that the will of Robert N, Carson, a millionaire of this city, who died suddenly in a theater here last .week, provided for a $5,000,000 in stitution for orphan girls patterned afer GIrard college in this city, which is exclusively for boys. The bequest becomes good after the death of the widow,1 Mrs., Frances Carson. The in stitution will be located at FJourtown. just over the city line in- Montgomery county.: The will is almost Identical with that, of Stephen L Girard's who founded the largest college of its kind in the work. Like Girard's wil Air. Carson's bequest provides that rthe institution shall not be controlled . by any religious denomination and . that no religious services shall be held in the institution that are peculiar or exclusive to any church. Argument in an Important Case Raleigh, N. C, October 22. There was an argument in the superior court here today in an important case, in volving ;he question as to whether the corporation commission ha3 power to fix a penalty on a railway for non-delivery cf freight, and the power to In vestigate as to whether the freight has l-een delivered and whether the penalty has been incurred. The Southern con tends the commission has not these powers. The attorney for the commls- f&in argued that its powers were com 1 Pete- IB THE LEAD Believed That Major HerseviiWill Win the Contest Racing Air Machine arc Scattered Through Ohio, in Vicinity of Great Lakes and One in Canada I-ast Year's Kecord Will be Exccvded by Every Balloon Reports Re ceived From Some of Them. St. Louis, October 22. The begin ning of the end of the second contest for the international aeronaut cup was signalized tonight by the landing ot the American balloon "United State" 12 miles south of Hamilton, Ontario. The "United States" is believed to have had the lead in the race at the time of landing and in its 25 hours of flight from St. Loui3 had covered about 610 miles. The "United States" is the present holder of the cup and the record, hav ing established in the flight from i Paris' last year at 402 miles. The j pilot of the balloon is Major Henry ; B. Hersey, of the United States weath ; er bureau at Washington, who was aid to Lieutenant Lahm of the Unitco 1 States army who piloted the balloon , last year. St. Louis. Oct. 22. Scattered through Ohio, with one or two in the . vicinity of the Great Lakes, and an : other last heard from near Chatham , Ontario, all nine of the big balloons participating in the second internn- tional aeronautic cup races. wor still ; in the -.ir tonight. Throu,':Ito.it the afternoon re pons j of balloo.is at arious points 'n (rjo i have be-i om:ng in. while Detnt: : first sent v ord of the contestants i which alterwards passed the Oa.i.i- dum border. j The identity of only four of the i balloons lave been definitely -?.--ta:i-.; lhed. ; Through telegrams dropped autl , rddressed to the Associated Preis the bn..oon AmMica, one of the Amr;Van contestants, containing Messrs .' Coy and Chandler, reported frcm Ma rion Ohio. The message said that ; tb- America would descend in the borders of Lake Erie, probably near ' CleveU.Ld. T!,o German balloon. Poninoin. ; passed oer Cleveland late this after- noon and Pilot Oscar Erbstoeh drop i ped a note saying "Open water ahead. : All well." The Pommern had been reported earlier in the day in the interior of Ohio. A note dropped this morning at New Augusta, Indiana, near India napolis conveyed the information that the balloon passing was the Lotus II., the English entrant, i The French balloon Isle de France ' dropped a message for tne Associated . Press at Columbus, Ohio. T There has been much speculation ! here as to the identity of the i balloon which passed into Canada , with apparently a wide lead in the big race. j The balloon is reported to have flown two American flags, and this ; fact is accepted by some of the of- ficials of the race as indicating that th eballoon is the "United States' j with Major Henry B. Hersey, of the United States weather bureau as pi lot. The "United States" was the win ner of the international race of 190G. The balloon carried two American flags but all the balloons were deco rated with flags and bunting. The Aero club of St. Louis arc inclined to believe, however, that hero can be no mistake as to the identity of the leader and are freely predicting that Major Hersey will win the con test. The balloon reported at Detroit and later at Chatham, has followed the course which Major Hersey fore casted that he would take. There seems no doubt that the record made in the race at Paris last year, 402 miles, will be exceeded by practically every balloon. Nearly all the balloons reported in Ohio have covered more than that distance while those on the Great Lakes are more than 100 miles ahead of the record. MADE TWO ARRESTS Sidney Wilson and Grant Ilines Locked Up in IYison by Constable Savage. Sidney Wilson, colored, was arrest ed late yesterday afternoon at a cross tie camp the other side of Castle Haynes by Constable Savage, and brought to the city and lodged in jail about midnight. He will be tried before Magistrate Furlong at noon today. - Wilson is charged with having en tered the house of Frank Dawson, colored, who works on the lands of Mr. Rob Bordeaux, near j Castle Haynes on Sunday nf ght, and having stolen $10 from Dawson. The warrant was sworn out Mon day before Magistrate Furlong and servfu iasi mgm as staiea. j After returning from his tiresome trip with Wilson lat night, Consta- uie oavage went over into Brooklyn and arrested Grant HInes, colored. tnree warrants having been issued against him by Lilly Lance, colored, these charging tresspass, assault and battery and damage to real e3tate. The constable had the aid of two po licemen in this arrest and HInes made hard efforts to avoid capture having tried to escape from the house in several different places. His trial will take place at three o'clock this afternoon. W. L. I. to Pat out Football Team At the regular weekly drill of the Wilmington Light Infantry last night the company wr.s marched beyond 17th and Market streets, where thev engaged in a sham brittle. After re turning to the armory the members decided to put out a football team. to meet city rivals and others, and Mr. W. L. Smith, Jr., was elected captain of the eleven. 1 DESMIfiTS OF SIGNERS Meet, at Jamestown and Form Permanent Organization Imlirn l ntllJ-?Min Kl(MtHI . . Vs i iff ft Mr. J. S. Hooper of This Cily on Committee Which Drew Up Coasti. tution and Ry-Laws. Mr. James S. iiooper, of this city, has returned from Norfolk and the Jamestown exposition, where scleral days ago he attended the permanent organization of the descendants of the signers of the Declaration of Indepen dence, membership being restricted t- lineal descendants of the original sign ers. A constitution and by-laws were adopted and the organization starts off with almost a hundred charter members. The meeting was held In the Mary land state building which Is a replica of the old Maryland state capito! where General George Washington surren dered his sword as commander-lu- rVi of rt fhia rmv of lh rnlnntr A. was an enthusiastic and patA iratherine and the organization Uk doubtedly has a vigorous future. ine nrsi omcers oi hip n ij ;tr as follows. President Judge A. McClelland Mathewson of Connecticut. Secretary Thomas Jefferson Ran dolph, of Norfolk. Treasurer William S. MrM.an, of Washington. The first meeting of the d !!!. u.ts was held in the IVnm-yh ai l talt building at the Jamestown po'jon. on July Ith, when a temporr.rv organ ization was formed, this resulting la " later permanent organization July 4th next was selected as " he date for the next meeting of the ri.nvly organized society. Mr. Hooper of this city v..n one of the committee of thirteen ;) "ncd for tiv fnvr'Mo" rf a constitution :i:m! by-laws nrrd th- report of t!;- ron iir was submitted ;it the ? : ? i n r h-Mo :it Jamestown. Pprf rf th" bv-laws v:r ; rviepto.l. while th" report n thn gove. ning laws was submitted to a committer beaded bv Judge Mathewson. which will re norf at the next meeting r, the tf -fcendants. TJio constitution provides that th rnt-u of the society sbal! be known ns ths "Sootctv of the iVscnnd.Tnts : " t hat onlv linenl descendants nro t lh'ilile tr mm I nr jts nrrrnr5 c nn no rt re 'lent, a secrerarv. nno treasurer: a two vice presidents from each of thlrtren RtntoQ one rf tbm ?i So woman nnd one vice president from each of the other states, not of the orirrinal thirteen, which shall have a total of twenty-five members of the soeietr. XKW TELEGUAPH 1JNE Postal Company Inaugurates Service Between. Wilmington and Eavfrra Carolina Towns. The Postal Telegraph Company has completed the new line which It has been building during the past several months throughout eastern North Carolina and connection can soon be had with practically all the important towns In the section of in me heciion oi e first office to b- Pven llne Is one at N-vJ3ei:fJ iut Its Initial mcF.iR the state. The od on the new wnicn sent out yesterday. The operation of the line hetwfvn Washington and Wilmington will bo started today, this to ho followed shortly with the completion of th lines to Greenville, Wihon. Choco winlty and other points. The first telegram sent out from Newborn was as follows: Newborn, N. C, Oct. 22.-LThe Pos tal Telegraph Company has complet ed the line which it has beon building into eastern North Carolina, and to day opened Its office at Newborn. Other offices will be established with in the next few days at Washington, Greenville. Wilson, Vanceboro, Choc owinity, Karmvllle, Middlesex. Hran tonsburg, Baileys and other points in eastern North Carolina. This sec tion has never before had a com petitive telegraph service., FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Wealthy Young Man Drives His Ma chine Too Fast. Chicago, October 22.While rating an automobile on Michigan boulevard early today Adrian Sibson, 20 years old, of Cleveland, son of a prominent real estate dealer, was killed and Ave companions were injured. SIbson's automobile skidded, struck the curbstone and was smashed. He waa buried beneath the wreckage .XPa others Injured are A. D. Kent, Geljc A. Slausin and H. A. Hears, said to uo from Cleveland, and Peter Comberger and Edward Ettel of Chicago. 'Ttt firs named three and Sibson had been touring several states in the automo bile which was presented to young Sibson by his father. Cleveland, O., October 22.Accordlng to the statement of the mother of young Adrian Sibson, who was killed in an automobile accident In Chicago today, he ran away from home more than a month ago. Since then Ms parents have searched In vain to locate him, but no tidings of the boy reached them until they learned today through the newspapers that their son had been killed. f Have your eyes tested bv "Dr. Vln- burg, the eye specialist. ( rmanently located at Mund's drug stor. Masonic Temple. Eyes examine free. Glasses flt'i '"-'- rt-n.- nd up.