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r: :pcjc? edaihlv pniPOui 'ei5rtki ga'romcja: tha oven iWoGSQ -' HI f Weather 7 crfa ; Pair Friday : Satur v day fair, warmer; light i to fresh west winds aiiiKLi . : fe.ii H.;iI3aj'j Satur i aay iVi.I; v't.rmer: llht .f rc,h we . wlnda ? beccmlng variable. becoming variable. 7 VOLUME TiXXXT NO. 84 RALEIGH, c.t No AY MOBKING; FEBRUARY 28, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS Lead (guo I 11 JMKf all North Carolling alii tews 'ainidl Girculaitibri HID! BLOOD BOILS III SENATE Owen and Curtis Enact Dramatic Stone. IN STARTLING TONES -u - . v-v : Senators from - Oklahoma and Kan 1 nan. Both of Wlioni Have Indian ; Blood.- Kngago in Acrlroonlotta ! i Controversy Over the Indian ' : r.UlNotlilng Wkc'lt - A ! ' .(By the Associated Press.) Washington. D. C Feb, 27-On i of the rncst dramatic scenes ever wit nessed In the Senate was enacted today a when tc nator. Robert I Owen, of i Oklahoma. Insisted in tragic tones and i with face ehowfaig much emotion that the FlW Clyllised 1 Tribes; of : Indians were dAd and that' hj, as a niember , ot the tiibe tif CherpkV Indlansi 'not undei'the control of the Secretary dered all the more interesting by the ; f act ! that Mr.'Owen ;was eharplyj en ,j gagedla ; controversy by : . Senator Charles Curtis, -of Kansas. himself a Kaw IndiaoiS It W the first .fame ; that j t-vo men with Indian blood in ' their veins had ever locked horns as : Senators ln .tb Senate ' Chamber. Thf VonrVoverBy arose in connection m i th j thv consideration of the Indian bill and was precipitated by an effort on the part of Mrf Owen to have that bill . so amended as- to recognise; the citizenship of the five civlllied tribea of Indians by putting the word riate before, th! designation; tnf"rn5 theni "th Tta FWeivillred Tribe. Mr. cuttls sought to Interrupt Mt. Owen ' before - the Oklahoma-Senator' had concluded hia first sentenee, ," "ttut." interrupted f the-; : Kns?Ju "vur property is under the control 'of the fieer. tar" f Interior and yott. know it A: . ; . -nt do roC' retorted Mr, Owen. ' Mr. Curtis inslted upon hia view of the statu of the Oklahoma Senator. He did hot contend that the property r,f senator from Oklahoma aside fromj that owned as member of the Cherokee tribe of Indians was under ihe SSetary. but that his tribal prop, erty I was. f MI think you ought not ; .to oe under control of the SecreUO'. but r " ha said. ! nnirklv replied Mr. ith the Senator from Kansas thatl I ought xot to be. I disagree "temScofeoma ' Senator startled the chamber. People ' in the g"eries leaned ford to see , the parUcJpant Sejiator Owen left his place in the fir of the chamber and advanced to Kecentra! aisle where be was within weTe faSng 2JT aart. They both appeared to have rirht or all parliamentary ru e. and! were earning on a pesonal collo- QU3 1. oWi proceeded to aa ythe Su premi Court of the United 1 Stat . had , declared, that Indiana ted lands are dtlaens of the United Rising to his full height. Mm olive-colored face showing .that his pride had been pricked by the sug gestion that he was under the control of tha Secreury of the Interior and -with tone most tragic Mr. Owen con- tinued: . -:. " .'j. i Tbe Cherokee nation can demand no 'alleftance from me. I owe tnem no allegiance. The only allegiance I Owe la to my government of the Uni ted States to the State of Oklahoma. I say the Supreme Court has passed upon this matter and I shall Insist that It la right' that the wort 'late hall be Included in that amendment." Mr. -Cuttls then took the floor. " 1 "When you 'made that statement about the "Delawares being absorbed by the Cherokee tribe of which you are , member you should have told how they were swallowed up by the JCherokee"V exclaimed pblnUng V"c."l "Z 7t . omnatlble with. fC IdMI -mm . - American dtlzensnip. "Am I an alien T"h exclaimed. t Senator Carter renw w "r-"' of the Senate and attempted to . show that both Senators were riL lie said he did no wonder that the Oklahoma Senator resented tho Idea that he was under the control of the Secretary of the Interior. His remarks relieved (the tension aud laughter displaced the awesome state of mind that hd hith erto prevailed. nt would be well." suggested Sen ator Gore, -"tor the Senate to recog nise the belligerent rights of these two Indians." . ; I Both of the objects of this sally , joined In the laughter that tilled the chamber.' . . : . i ;'r I . At 2 o'clock the ' dUcusslon was brought toa conclusion by the unfin ished business the Aldrlch currency , hill, and Senator i Mccreary 0f Ken tucky, proceeded to speak on that measure. . ...' , . nalor Owen went over to the Re publican Bide and took a seat by the cMo o? :-tor v CurtlJi TheDf two laughed good naturedly and appeared to be continuing thei dlscusclon.- j Upon the conclusloh of jMrvj,Mc Creary's speech Mr. Owen again took the floor and ' mads a comprehensive argument .with many references i to court decisions to uphold the position he had taken. lis contention was that his tribal property was it his dis posal, and he could give It away or do with ,it as he pleased. j . After further debate, Mr. Owen's proposition was -voted down, Mr. Owens being the only vote given in Its support. j . . i THEY 1IAVE TAKEN ACTION. Mr. T. C. Guthrie Has Evidenc Tliat Uie Virginia Cities Hate i Taken ' Steps to Intervene In Dis- , crimination Fight. ; , j (Special to News' and Observer. Winston-Salem. X. cj.. Feb. 27. Mr. T. C. Guthrie, of Charlotte; counsel for 'the North Carolina Corporation Commission, which completed Its ex amination of witnesses here today! in the ' suit arainst' the Norfolk , and alleged freight Western Railway for rate discrimination . against Vlnstonr Salem' and .Durham, says the Teport that Virginia cities are hot taking any part in the case is a mistake. Mr. Guthrie states that he has a copy of the order' made, br . s the Interstate Commerce . Commission allowing the boards of trade of Richmond. Roanoke-Petersburg. Lynchburg and Nor folk to Intervene, r The-.Virglnla or ganisations have .not : filed any . petl tion yet to show the' purpose ; of their action. " . i , ' I ; , TOG MDY OUTRAGEl J ?' " 1':K" - ,' . Negro Frlghtena Her and Aged Slothcr ; From Home and Follows Them. ; -. X: 'K,. -.iy-- t ."(Special to News and Observer.);! , L Roxboro, N. C. Feb.l 2 7- Late yes terday afternoon V - Henrys Woods, : negro, committed an" assault upon the person ef ;Mlss ' Bettle Trlmm. Th outrage occurred in the southern part of the county near the Orange county line. The unerro went to the home of 21 iss Trlmm and find in g her and her aged mother'; alone, 'frightened them. They attempted to flee and Uto Trimra:waa overtaken near a piece of woods Where,- the- brute aceompllshed his, purpose. ' Woods was arrested to day atid Is now In' Jalf.A The commun- bnic CommHtC3 Ar- i.ji. ranged to Expcdito . tho Work. "The tasonlc Temple wil In lit probability be completed by the first of July," was the statement made yes terday" afternoon by. various members of the Masonic Temple Committee w hlch mei here yesterda , .TJ;e CommlftttC had ji su' )!lvd tc meet to look over the work being done in a the ' construction , of the Temple, and it found this satisfactory. 1 but In order to rush the work it wa determined to have the working forco greatly Increased, perhaps trebled, s a to complete; the building by the first of. July. . -v.: ." ; i i ' : i " r . '. There were present at the meeting yesterday Grand Master S. M.i Gattls, of Illllsboro.. Past Grand Master Francis, D. Winston, of Windsor; Col John S.V Cunningham, of Person; Gen eral Julian S. Carr, of Durham,! Grand Secretary ; Johii , C. Drewry ; and Mr, A. B. Andrews, Jr., of Raleigh Gen eral W. R. Cox, of Edgecombe, who Is deeply Interested In the building of: the Temple, was detained at hom-t by sickness. ,.. :--.-'.' s COXDrflON IMPROVING. All Indicationa . Pobit to Mr. Allen J. Ruffln'a arly Recovery r :; f,'-J.- r ' . , (By So. Bell Long Dia Telephone.) HillsborW- N. a. Feb. 27.I!is many frienVds will be, gratified to learn that, tho condition of A. J. Ruffin, who has been suffering since Tuesday from a severe 'attack of acute Indigestion, is improving and every indication to night points to an early recovery. Mrs. Ruffln, who was visiting rel atives at Tarboro, waa called home on account ois her husband's Illness. Speed, N. C. Feb. 27. The special school tax ' election held , here .Tuesday resulted ina rote of 2 a for special tax and t against. j i ! . The school authorities will en deavor to- erect a modern, j ample school building by this faU, when the new school term begins. This high school when the requirements are compiled with will receive an appro priation from vthe State out of the general school turn as well, as from the county and the special tax, which the citizens of the locality have patriotically voted. I .Carthage Merchant Fails. Carthage, .N. C, Feb. 27. Messrs. y.,Qi Parks & Co., 'general merchanu of this town, have filed a deed of assignment for the benefit of their creditors. . Mr, George W,. McNeill Is made assignee. Mr. Park's places the assets of the firm at from Slo.OOO to $12,000; liabilities about 5.000. This is the ; fourth business failure In Carthage lv twenty-five, years. ; Heyday of youth isn't In it with, the don't cheer. s . 0 r : : . TEuifLE Of JULV , ' ' , V ; . . -.h 'j" " " Local Tax at Speed. PARK PROBLEM IS H HARD OIIE May Cut Durham Out of Ball League. MONEY NO QUESTION s "Sudden Heath at Rocky Mount Vet erans Are Talking Reunion rytlilan Orpranage Dr. Kil go hectares in New York. (Special to News and Observer.) Durham, N. C, Feb." 27. It now i seems extremely doubtful if Durham will be able to get a team for the Eastern Carolina ball league. The only question that is one to cause failure i. that of getting a suitable park site for the games, j The, money can be raised in a short while, if there was a bal!park. At the meeting a fewj 'days ago when about twenty of .the local fans subscribed $500 In a very few mfcn utes and a committee was appointed on the ball park proposition it looked bright and hopeful, although it was then doubtful If the ' Trinity park ground could be secured for the three summer months However, the com mittee went to work and made an ef fort to get' the use of the Ilanes athr letlc field at Trinity. Dr. J. C. Kllgo, president of the college,' did not ap prove of the ideas suggested and ho refused the use :of the grounds to a professional club. ' This Is not the first time that Dr. Kllgo has stood' against this proposition. ? The professional team In Durham made an effort to get the use of this magnificent field but the . president would not give permis slon. .:-i..v-: , 1 With. It being out of alt questlonXaA to. securing this ball field It, looks; as If Durham.wlll haveto-let the pro po sition gu bydetaulCThr iait team hefe played at the George Lo on. park, a pleci of . ground near ' Lakewood Park, , that had been :- leased , by the Durham Traction Company and about which u as a high fence and there was a grand stand. But this lease h expired, the fence is gone and the grand stand torn awas'. To rebuild all this, even If the ' ground could be swured, would be too, great ' an out lay of money. : . ' While all hope for a ball team is not gone, still It tooks like the pros pects are exceedingly alim. ' Ills Death Waa Sudden. News has reached here of the sud den death in Roeky Mount of Charles Tyson, who made Durham his home for a long time. It was but recently that he left here to go to the eastern part of the State to look after busi ness matters, he spending much; of his time tn the roads. The report that reached heie Is that he dropped and died In a ;' few minutes, heart trouble , being the cause of his -death. He was a brother of W.-H. Tyson and S. R. Tyson, of this city, artd .both these and other relatives have gone to Rocky Mount, to attend the funeral. The burial will probably be In that town.' as It is the old home of the Tysons. Charles Tyson, the deceased, was a yotng man and he left a young wife. In addition to his wife and two brothers named .there are a large number Of other relatives and close family connections. Talking Reunion. , Saturday there will be a regular meeting of the Confederate veterans of this county. This meeting will be held at the court house and under the auspices of the R. F. Webb Camp of Veterans. The principal work to be done at thia meeting will be a discus sion of the annual reunion of the vet erans to be held at Birmingham. Ala., and the taking; of some 'steps to ' en able the veterans of the county to go on this trip. Th Pytiilan Orphanage. - At a regular meeting of Durham Lodge, No. 1, Knights of Pythias, held in the Castle Hall this evening and which lasted until a! late hour, the question of establishing the State Pythian Orphanage was discussed. The pythlana here are in favor of the lodge and, believe that tho report to the next grand lodge should be so strong as to Insure the .building of a home for the Pythian orphans at as early date as It Is possible to ! complete the work. In addition to the regular work and the special orphanage talk the Pythlana were-entertained by moving pictures. Mr. H. D. Morris furnishing this part of the entertainment of the evening. m V . Jjectures in New York. -, Dr. J. C. Kllgo, the able president of Trinity College.! has gone to New York, where tonight he was present at a banquet given by the North Car olina Society of New York and when he was one of the principal speakers of the evening. He was Invited to de liver this address by Dr. Walter Page, editor of World's Work. Dr. Kllgo expects to return to Durham by Sat urday. .' " :-: -r: Iecture on Princlplea.,t . ? Dr. S. B. Turrentlne, of Greensboro, delivered an address in the Trinity Y. M. a A. hs.ll this evening. His subject-was "Principles." This was one of a series of lectures that were arranged for the spring term. Dr. Turrentlne Is a fine speaker and great preacher and this evening he was heard by a large audience, many of whom went out from the city, v - v N KIIISTOli GIRL TAKES HER LIFE Miss Nellie Fields Puts Ball in Hor Brain. FATHER IN ARKANSAS Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W, S. Fields Becomes Despoi dent from ai Long and Severe Attack of Grip Sudden Mental Derangement Mrs. Mosclcy's Sadden Death. t (Special to News and Observer. ) Klnston, N. C, Feb. 27.-Mfss Nel--He Fields, the l&"year-oId daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Fields, comf mitted suicide about 10 o'clock by shooUng herself- with i v pistol, at their home on Peyton Avenue. Sev eral weeks ago the young girl conf tracted the grip and had an unusual ly ever attack, having been confined to her bed e-er : since, ( For several days she had been despop dent and de pressed but no one' suspected that she was contemplating" self-destruction. This m oming she : hM been sitting before the fire n her bed room'. Mrs, Fields left to go to thei smokehouse for some provisions and . had hardly reached the door when! she heard u pistol shot, she ran into-the child's bed room and found herj lying across; tho bed In a pool of blood, a pistol in her right hand, showing-the fact of suicide. The pistol hadj been placed under .the right Jaw ind . the bail had-lodged In the base jof the bralni death being almost Instantly.. . v 1 It Is supposed that' becoming un-l bler to resist ; the depression, ; the; child's reason was "affected' and that when hef mother teft the room she saw the pistol lying on! the mantelj seised It and shot herself. .. Xeighoordi heard the pistol and . ran at once', to renderp aasiatajic'- Dr;-vj WT.---Far-j rott was summpned but the child was dead before he reachei the. house,! the shot entering the brain ancf eaus-: ing jnstartt deathJ W Herrfathei.ri Fields, ;who has - been at llot Sprlftgs, Arkansas, for some time undergolns treatment, "was notified toy wire. The. remains wilt be kept until the father's arrival and be Interred 'pro bably Sunday afternoon, j f :, Mrs. Moseley Dies SnddenlyJ 1 Mrs. E. T. Moseley. died suddenly this morning at herr home In North. Klnston. It Is understood that tieath was. due to apoplexy. Since Sunday she had bee ncomplalning of her head. - She got up this morning feel ing as well as usual, and! busied her self with her household duties. About t o'clock she went out j into : the back yard -where Mr. Moseley wa engaged. Her head began to give her trouble , and she aat down in the wood shed. A cry for help brought her husband to her - sldel He assist ed her into the house and carried her up stalrsr after which he called physician. . COST $33, Official Est i mi t o on Boston-Beaufort Vator way. Figures Presented by Gen Hex. Mac- Kenzle to Congressional Con- ference Attended; By Hon. John II. Small. tBy the Associated Jress.) Washington. D. C.. Fe. ' 27. The first definite Information as to the cost of the proposed Atlantic Inland Waterways from Boston o Beaufort, N. C, was conveyed by General Alex ander Mackenzie, Unltedj States of America, Chief of Engineers to the Congressional Sub-Committee which has been following up the jwork of the recent Philadelphia conference. As the result of this petter there was a meeting of the Congressional Conference this afternoon at .which the following were presen: Hiram R.; Burton, . of j Delaware; Adin B. Capron, of Rhode Island; Joseph A. Goulden, of Nevif York; Irv ing P. Wanger. of Pennsylvania; John H. small, of North Carolina; and i J. Hampton Moore, of Pennsylvania, chairman. 1 After reading General Mackenzie's letter, indicating that the total cost of the route, except the Nejw York and Delaware and Raritan section, would be about $77,000,000, the j committee decided before introducing a bill or bills to confer with Chainhan Burton of the Rivers 'and Harbors Com mittee. This they; will probably do tomorrow. " '- i ' Member of the commlttie indicated that While the Information, given by General Mackenzie was necessarilnot it atlll would be! verv htn' tul eauwusuHiK dmito mU mem' ods of procedure. V'-v ; It Is expected, now, that. President Roosevelt has ' again drawn the aU tentlon of the country to the impor tance of deepening the river and har bors that tae Atlantic situation wilt take on renewed vigor and that steps will soon be under way to increase the amount of work now Ibetng done on parts of the continuous: chain. I 000,00 THlRTY-StVEH Railways Say "Not Now Please," to Commission. THE "UME HOUR LAW" Hearing Given Yesterday on Appllca j Hon of Railroads lor - Extension of Time Attended by Officials From All Parts of the j i Country. ' ' i - (Byf the Associated Press.) '"" ! Washington, D. C, Feb. 27. Op erating officials of railways from all parts of the country 'today were In attendance upon the hearing given by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion of applications for an extension pf; the time of- the going-Into effect of the ."nine-hour law." ; Thirtyrseven applications were re ceived asking for .the extension. Two Of them already have been 'denied, those' of .the Georgia,' Southern and Florida Railway and .the St. Joseph and Grand; Island Railway, because. In the opinion of the commission,' the petitions did not 'show what,' In the terms of the act, jvould constitute jgood cause? for. granting the relief. requested. The applications of the other thirty-five lines are being heard as one case. A11 of them assert that they have; found it impossible o pro cure the services of competent opera tors In- such 1 numbers as will enable them to comply with the provlsoa of the taw;.andtHat;;even if they could, the- enf reed employment of so "- many addltiomialj men r would be a financial hardahlp,-; ' Nearty;all. of the petitions also .indicate that, .under - the clrcum- stance e ''jlawlsveafprcedVe. commtnleetwlll ' - oe'.'obllred- i. .close roahy 'sthall. stations oiri .their llne4 I Following are among ''the roads which have filed applications for" cx- tension" of the law; -. Southern Rail way; Seaboard Air Line; Yazoo and Mississippi'; . Valley;; - Baltimore and Ohio; Central of Georgia; Norfolk and Wetern;. Nashville, , Chattanooga -and St. ; Louis, land 'Louisville fand Nash ville. , - i y . ; ' ' 1 With the exception of the New York Central lines; none of the great eastern' roads' have made application for- extension. ',. ' f , ','"". 1 In the ciourse of the hearing two Important systems, the Chicago, " Bur lington and , Quincy and the South ern Railway, Indicated by statements and evidence that w hile It "might be possible to procure the necessary ad ditional labor ' required,! it would in volve a great financial hardship upon the railroads. ' General Manager Ackert, of the - Southern Railway, frankly , stated that his system could not bear the burden of the additional expense, and that' if the law was en forced It would simply mean that cur tailment of; operating expenses; In every direction,' would have" to , be made, throwing many out of employ ment.. ' j. v ' '.' :. :.' . . i jl.'B. Perham, president of the Or der of Railway Telegraphers, In a statement, declared that there was no -question about the ability of. the rail ways to obtain' the necessary number of j operators required tinder the law; that he had knowledge of thousands of operators in all parts of the coun try who are now out of employment, iand who would be willing to accept positions on the' railroads. i " C.- H. Ackert, vtce-presldept and general manager of the. Southern Railway, testified that, as to 300 sta tions, his system " asked the , commis sion for relief.; He said ; that the- de crease In business , on the Southern Railway since; the first ofOctober had ben tremendous, resulting' In part, In the taking; , off of passenger . tralrus alone to the amount of -6,000 miles a day. He explained that it, would be hecessary under tho law for the South erri ' to ' employ 200 operators addi tional to those now. in the employ of the company, i He said : that for, six br eight months the i Southern had been endeavoring to Obtain a list of Competent operators and to. that, end ha$ suppored schools at . Mooresvllle, N. SC., and I Danville, Va. He did not think It would - be possible for - the company to get a sufficient number of jcompeteht, efficient and 'reliable operators to meet the requirements. ( MAre you earning- your fixed charges." inquired -Special Counsel Moore. j 'We are not," replied Mr. Ackert. j "Are . you reducing operating ex penses?" ' r j . We. are," responded ' Mr. Ackert, every day.! If -we are compelled to. employ additional operators , we win be obliged to reduce expenses In oth er tines. We cannot comply with' this law and . at the, same time met our other. obHgations.yWe annoV increase pur expenses and 'kepvout"?f the hands if the . bondholders o, Tthe road. We re! struggling , to prevent a catastre phel Our ; fixed charges are , lny ex eesj? ptj lli,poo,6pa-per annum:iWe didjnot eam' half bur fixed, charges In December." ' In the first seven day of February! we went off f 3S.000.000 a day and the decrease still con tinues." . j ; 4You are jvlrtually asking us," sug gested Chairman Knapp. -to apply the law j to one-third of your stations and abrogate' it as to two-thirds of them." "We are asking that the i time be extended," replied Mr. Ackert,- "un tl Iwe get the money to" pay." t '. "In other words," said Commission er Knapp, "Congress has legislated as to one-third of the stations and you ask us to legislate as to the other two-thirds." ... . T. E. Whlttelsey. general manager of the , Seaboard Air Line, testified generally to the f act that , there had been. a serious slump. in-; the revenues of the Seaboard Air Line during the past four months and that while It might be. possible for the 'company to secure the necessary number of oper ators, their employment as additions to the operating force of the road would be a serious financial hardship. He declared that the company,, simply did not have the money with which to pay any increased operating. expenses. George Lu Potter, operating vice president of the Baltimore ami Ohio, testified that that ; road : already had put the' law Into operation o a consid erable exent but that on the 24th In stant It lacked t3 men. He said It was proposed to meet this emergency by closing some offices and by placing a few other 24-hour offices on an 18 hour basis.. , .i- - . j ,v "In JanuarjV said Mr. Potter, "the Baltimore and Ohio ; failed even to turn its fixed charges by 1100,000 and hte indications are thus far; in Feb ruary . S situation is still worse." A. R. Lwton.' first vice-president of the Central of Georgia Railway, asked a suspension of the law as to 29 offices, -. He said they- were bound to look forward . to continued i depres sion." If we have to comply with the law,'!, said het "we will close offices. We make no claim, that", we cannot procure the necessary , operators.'- We simply do not expect to employ: any more men... We cannot afford to." vOther lines whose , representatives were heard presnted substantially the same arguments. The hearing probably will be con cluded tomorrow. - Death of 3Ir. F. JI.' SmiUu Greenville N. C Feb. ; 27. Mr. Frank M. Smithi a well known cit izen of this town, died suddenly at his home here late Monday afternoon His health had, been for some time. Ho was 59 years of age, having spent air his .life in and near Greenville, v v.- Another ' Major Lcarjuo Announces tho TJap of Its Season's Cam ' paign. .(By-the Associated Press.) . t New York, Feb. 27. Thpugh wint er's chill ' still ' hovers over the . cities where the! game Is played; baseball fans today are able at least to' map out the campaigns for the coming sea son of . the various clubs in the two major leagues for, .following the ac tion of the American. League yester day the National league today' made public its schedule of playing dates. Like that of the American League, the National League season, will open April 14, - but will close one day ear lier, October .7. Each club, however, will . play 164 games, two more than by' the Americans.. . As in the ar rangement of the American, schedule the Eastern and ' Western clubs: of the Nationals will open in their own territories,", Boston playing at - Brook lyn, Newi York at Philadelphia, 'Chi cago at . Cincinnati . and Pittsburg . at St. Louis. . . - Conflicting dates In two .league cities are more numerous ,ln the National League schedule than:: In that ' of the American League for the . only city which is free from these will be New York. The two leagues- finished their busi ness sessions and,- adjourned ' today, and -the National commission also end ed" its work by adopting the amended rules relating to the purchase of play ers which : were suggestea at ine meeting in Cincinnati , last month. -. .At they session of 'the ;; National League It was decided that all admis sion tickets to games this season must bear the union label, and a resolution was adopted approving the action taken by the American League ; and the National Commission on the ques tion of invasion of territory,- The preorgatlve previously, held : only by a pitcher, to soil a ball before it Is put into play, received its death thrust at the hands of the Joint rules com mittee. ' . N. A W. FOLLOWS SUIT. Addresses Labor Organizations Pro . posing a i Reduction of Wages. . (By the Associated Press.) . : Roanoke. Va.. Feb. 27". The Gen eral . Managerd of the : Norfolle an Western Railway Company has ' ad dressed a circular, letter to the chair man of the various labor organiza tions' on' that system, proposing a re duction In the . wages of all employes, in the i different departments. It is said that, the company desires to make a - reduction on a sliding scale, with the understanding that rwhen . the revenues of the road reach $2,500,000 per month the wages are to be restor ed. It is stated, that the revenue of the road before the . present depres sion was seldom below $2,500,000, and that it has reached $3,000,000 a month. .The proposition 1 being con sidered ' by the heads of the different unions. - No date has been fixed for the ansve5 and no figures have so far been suggested. . :atic;:als:. also ' . - , -. ' '; I-:-1 . ' .,' . . 4 .A CHILD OF THREE DUiEQ II DEATH Horto and Duggy . Takcn ; With Distil! cry. '' ' . ' .'. OFFICER fiODE "Hdr.lE Ilnnter tVail Attemjisa Suicide C i 3Iad8on WlnMon i:onC5 ' ; ' Continued to Wednzcday- seexing Commutation - - . - . . . for Guthrie. ; ' By AXDREW JOYXER. ' Greensboro. N. C., Feb. St. Deputy Collector E. IF. Atkins had an unusual streak of luck yesterday,' by capturing along with a . big illlcitf distillery a fine horse hitched to a buggy there by affording cheap and pleasant trans portation frOm IhA; kaflrn-. ' Rockingham , count? to headqijarters here where he arrived in nrst-c!a style at noon today. 'Officer Atkln?. with a guide and one posseman. - lo cated a 4 big illicit distilling plant In the Mayfleld section of Rockingham, eighteen miles from ReldsvUle early yesterday morning. Everything was running In full blast. bu5 not a soul was present, ? the only animated ob jects of life present bein pn of slop fattened hogs, and afirst-class driving , horse : hitched to a' splendid top buggjv which stood t3thereg to a tree near by. It was e smell matter to destroy the still and pour ?ut thf beer, spirits, tc The ,Capiura cf the Ker or ODeratorf -;ypM& ac Iwposj.1 outy, so the hogs were pui ir. charge of the posseman, and tha aoairaband horse and buygy were mad tc fa. dnty In bringing the Officer hems., r Th e--wlll be sold at auction as ci;Iscated uniew ine owner puts la c.ciam, whicUiie can. hardly attcrti to jIo. ; ' Burned to Death. - .. There wa a ? distressing- aciflent 'at the jhome ofMr. T. 21. Hardin; a prominent farmer and dfhyan lb-, ing near here, Uhis morinr. result Ing in the death of a wn ih.e vKm i1:athe eriou burning another child seven years tkl and a nephew ten years" old. : It was at first reported that all three of the chile ren were burned to death but this wes . incor rect. It sems that : a " pot had been I .11 av - t.co.vcu w prepare ; some tar - roofing materiaL The two small children . mi uie yarn, and the ten:year-old hephe v, IthouS knowing how hot the pot was, poured a bucket of. gasoline tar In the heated vessel and It caused an explosion. The burn ing fluid feU on the ehlldren, igniting thejr. clothing and burning to death oneof them. H The seven-year-old child will recover, while the boy who was close to the fire was not Injured w seriously. . ; ,;?:.- : ; - - ;News reached here thir "morning that Hunter Wall, a former resident here-well, known In Winston, had at tempted suicide at Madison, last night but the wound Z was not considered fatal, the victim of the rash act being caught and restrained before a second -attempt was successful." Mr. Wall is reported to have been mentally' aberated for some time. '' In the Superior courts the ca?e against Winston Fulton, indicted for slander of his -wife; has been coiw tinued until Wednesday of the fitrti week of court which convenes here March 30th. r The trial of. Jail cafes w-as completed at -noon today, when the case against s ' Officer Secrest. of High Polntrcharged with- manslaught er, was begun. - '.J ! . : .--Attorney Lovenstcin. of Durham, was here today sekmg a recommenda tion ; fronrl Solicitor Brooks far tha commutation to life Imprisonment of Major Guthrie, colored, - of Durham. sentenced to. hang March 16. , . HOUSE SOLMARY. Committer ba W. aud M. Ortlerctl Out of the Capitol Anur Appro, proprlatlori BUI Again Dbciwsed. . (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C, ' Feb. I 2 7 The all-powerful Committee ont Ways and Means of the Hou-s of Representa tives today was put . to. rout" by, an overwhelming vote ordered but of 'the Capitol to the New House Jp'ffico buiid ing a block dwasv Various members of the committee - led by Messrs Payne and . Dalzell, strenuously, ob jected to the' removal,, but Ithey had only a weak following, and their; pro tests availed them .nothing. The com mittee's "present rooms are desired la order that the Speaker may - have more commodious quarters. I t - The 'Army Appropriation plli ! was discussed at length and . the provision for Increased ' pay for non-commt.-fiioned officers and private was finally ; stricken out. . vh:--, ... ; r With the bill still tinder considers-' tion.the House ; ai E:10"p ' ,m. aJ Journed.' " - l-r'-:-: -: ri ' -'v - - .. during, the day; np?sentallve Lll lejihtroauced as rlea of resolutions calling upon the Secretar7 o the Navy for: ail information In his poc-BsIon conce'rnlng submarine boaii, j. . ' Funeral of Sirs. W B Sntli h. Charlotte, N" V.; Feb.; a' .- Tfce iun eral of Mrs. W. B. Smith, vvhc CleS at her home here early yeterds;. :.orn ing, was held this c'.er.rojii c 3 o'clock from the I" re?-; -uie, on ducted by 'Rev. T R Prv i. rttt j3 cf -Nlatli Aver- .- '".iptlit c";. rii.' I
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 28, 1908, edition 1
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