A PBOGRESSIVB NEWSPAPBE DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILOP^G OP AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES BURLINGTON, N. C. MAPXH 6.1914 IliffiEIEI ROOSEVEm PROSITO STATE niAIRMilN ea Paiuuu Tolls Exeu- ptiMH Win Weigh HoTlly—Tell* ^ Great Daintceta. The Ncgr* K>owA to Hkve Turcstcii c4 The Birher JoiKtioB Meniuat U Captured. O* Fmw or Hpose: Inue Preaenliac > Bpcdal Meuk^e GonNpae> 0|ren KepitbueaB PragreBSiTcs Not in Sym pathy With HoTcment to Plaee Him at the Head Again. to Ficht Columbia, S. C.^ Mardi 4.—^Wild aeen«s in which Governor Cole. L. Bleaue was the central figure mark ed the session of the House this even ing, the Governor at one stage throw ing off his coat and saying he would whip any man who tackled him. This occurred on the floor of the House. Members rushed wildly about and the speaker called for order. Perhs^ in the history of South C^lina, since the memorable Car- /^petbagger days there has never been f ecacted a drama such as was staged in the House of Represntativs to night. Governor Blease started a pie- csdent when he appeared on the floor of the House to present a personal message in connection with the state ments made in the House this after noon by Bepresentative W. P. Steven son and others in regard to the recent asylum investigation. The Governor had got only a few * moments into discussion when he had words with Bepresentative P. T. You- mans, which however, ended pleas- f»nUy, Mr. Youmans apologizing and the Governor accepting the apology ■with remarks as to Mr. Yountans’ Joining the benedicts. Holding a copy of tho local after- isoon paper in hi.*i hand Governor started an attack on Kepresent&tive S^venson of Cheraw, by saying at Srst "the gentleman from Cheraw,” anti then correcting “No, I mean the member from Cheravir.” Governor Hlesse had not proceeded very far when Representative Steven son said he was misquoted by the af- te^oon paper and said he had been leading irom the record of the asylum investis^tian at a point where the newspaper quoted him as speaking. Governor Blease had said that if Mr. Stevenson made the statement at tributed to him “in his Bible” Mr. Stevenson had said what was untruj. The gos'emor used strang language at times, and said he was prepared to meet Mr. Stevenson or others out side. The particular point reported thsa affcftrnoon to whi^^h Governor Ktease objected was the purported statement that Doctor Saunders was going to lie dismissed to make way f!T Mary Baker Blackbum- Mr. Stevenson explained tonight that he was nmding from the record. Following the esplanations during which Mr. Stevenson asked the Gov- (^mor to withdraw his remarks, the incident eppt&red to l>e closed, iind Governor BEesse stated that if Mr. Stevenson was niisquated he was ready statement-s made a short while be fore. Soon the clouds began to gather ligain when the Governor started to say something about Representative Barnwell of Charleston, another who spoke this afternoon on the asylum nrntter. Mr. Barnwell arose and stat ed that the Constitution gave the Gov- crBV>r the tight to send mesages to the Genera! Assembly on the condi tion of the State end like matters re fereed to in the Constitution, but that the Governor was dealing in personal matters. At this point the Govemor said: ” *CowaTds hide behind technicaiities.” Representative Barnwell started to ward the Speaker’s rostrum from . which the Governor was speaking aitd for » few moments it looked a? if a personal encounter would ensue. But I the serKeant at arms and members in- ^ tervened, and this part of the night's ‘.ttormy events was a closed incident. Then Governor Blease told the S|9eeker he would laendh into hSs Bteao«ee onder the ruling; asd then tpok» of not having tii« opportunity as he obi to present hin vie«r« to that pftsple tii20ttgii tiie Mnrspejpen. “I have stood just beyond the mtt- fcg and heard uurcastie mmacfcii, nnd ridicule heaped updn 'ms. ' »1 kitr* stood it as lonir «s I intend Th* GoTiM-nor ctstcd tx had castm tfaa House tonigM with.ttM'iAM.ttT .Bvialc w Hat ssss;^ ' or t« sad that he h*d read! Sttfficieafly Progressive msriw aboafe hinoelf m fslie sa IJm j.hfci sJ^rta. •— Idng^ that swins: os tha ' Fioiabing his the Bouse aiaie, Oaatituwd «tt Salisbury, March 4.~Sid Finger, a iegrb, alleged murderer of L. Pres ton Lyerly at Barber Junction Feb. 24, was captured by ex-Chief of Po lice J. F^ Miller, of Salisbury, Depu by Insurance Commissioner W. A. Scott, of Raleigh and Deputy Frank Tolbert, of Salisbury, last this after noon. The capture was made on the farm of Scott Shoaf, six miles north of Salisbury,, where Finger was employ ed. While stoutly protesting his in nocence at first and attempting to iisipUcate another negro before reach ing Salisbury, Finger is said to have :oade a partial confession of the crime to Mr. Miller and the other olBcers who assisted in the arrest. The keys, watch and other articles identified as belonging to Lyerly were found in Finger’s possession when arrested. As a matter of precaution by Sheriff Mc Kenzie Finger was rushed off to Raleigh in the care of Deputy Tol bert. Taking up a thread of evidence brought out at the coroner’s inquest held at Barber’s Junction in which it was shown that Finger had made serious threatis against Lyerly, Depu ty Scott worked the case to a finish. In this he was ably assisted by Mr. Miller, who remained on the ground, carefully noting every particle of evi dence tending to bring justice the roan who murdered the merchant, robbed him of what money and jewel ry he had and then fired the building in which his body was burned to a crisp. . , . It was known that Finger had had trouble over an accaant due Lyerly, that in a magistrate’s trial he made serious threats, was sent to jail at Salisbury, gave bail and repeated his intention to get even with Lyerly. It was impossible for the officers work ing on the case to eliminate Finder from connection with the crime. it was a clever piece of work on the part of Messrs. Hiller. Scott, Tol bert and Shoaf in catching Finger today. By previous arrangemens made by Mr. Miller Mr. Shoaf hired Finger to do gome chopping on his ptantation. Messrs. Miller, Tolbert and Seott left Salisbury earl? today, ostensibly to take a hunt on the iorm. Shortly after noon the huntsmen reached the place, found Hr. Shoef at home and Finger together with one other negro, So« Haxwell, chopping cordwood. The oflSeers were face to face with^ Finger before he realized he was in the clutches of the law. He made n move as if to run, but found him self looking down the gun of Sir. Miller. The capture has .aroused more in- tersst than any one thing in Rowan since the murder. Leaving the negro in the hands of Deputy Tolbert, Messrs. Miller, Scott and Shoaf, visit ed the home of Joe Maxwell, where Finger had been staying. Searching the house they found Lyerly's watch and keys carefully wrapped in a shirt and crammed into a crack in the house. These articles were positive ly identified by Miss Bertha Alex ander, fiance of Lyerly„ as the prop erty of the dead merchant. Sheriff J.- H. McKenzie, Deputy Krider, Deputy Tolbert and all the other county officers have worked hard on the caM since the crime spending almost ail their tiote try ing to run down the alleged mnrderer. Much credit in also due Scstt Shoaf for hia part in bringing Finder into the bI^nd3 of the law. Deputy Scott hut gpmt much of hi* tinie in' Rowan nSnca tha Sre, tracing every due dble to' eapttini . guilty {tarty. Fraak wU Icnotra.ca; ex-chief of police of SaUabni?, s»- centi; a^^inteiif for wostem North Oairbntii^ 'with keen in sight M net the ty saaetat ot of 'n*ii bAB^'-^lUid just ftiiished .his course tdb 'SM' taM ilmit 'ia BO ana M •■laSw. Judging by their present attitude progressive Republican Senators, no less than conservatievs, will refrain from encouraging any movement hav ing as its ultimate object the nomi nation of Col. Theodore Roosevelt for the presidency in 19i6. With the sole exception cf Senator Miles Poindex ter, of Washington, the only Buii Moo.'ie Senator in the collection, none of the Republican Pro^essives is at this time in sympathy 'adth the Col onel heading the national ticket again, and, of course, the average conset-va- tire is decidelly against it. The subject of Roosevelt’s relation to the Senate has been given momen tary life by Senator Bcrah’s sarcastic reference in his speech at Columbug last Thursday to the attitude of third- party leaders and his scorching reply to George W. Perkins’ criticism of that speech. The so-called Progress ive group in the Senate comprises Senators Cummins, Kenyon, Borah, Norris, Crawford, Clapp, Brislow and Sterling. Senator Cummins believes that the Repablican party is sufficiently pro gressive for the needs of the coun try when its voters are given an op portunity to control its policies and nr minees. Senator Kenyon entertains the same ides."!, expressed in rather more radical language. Senator Nor ris has declared the forn’.ation of the third party to be a mistake, and has been guillotined by the Roosevelt Progressives in his State, so far as they have been able to carry out this patibulary substitute. Senator Borah sent forth his opin ions of Colonel Roosevelt and his third-party backors in quite frank farhicn in the Coiumbus speech, al though he is thouprht to believe that Colonel Roosevcit vriil make his next campaign on lines more in harmony with the traditional principies of the Uepubiican party. Senator Bristow was given the un handy choice of lining up with the Kooscvelt crowd or the Republicans ir Kansas, «rid in atartinK his ceh:- puign for re-eleciion he allied himself with the Republicans. Senator Cr&wford is now absent from the Senate making a campaign for nomination in South Dakota as a Ptogreasive Republican and not as a Roosevelt follower. Senator Clapp is frankly opposed to the trust regu latory .schemes proposed by the third- p.irty platform. Senator Sterling was elected &s a Republican and is still iii the fold. The third party movement is so l.xrgely dictated by personal adoration that it is believed the party would fall apart if Colonel Roosevelt were t:> turn Republican. Those voters who would return to the Republican party would be in a minority, and therefore probably incapable of bring ing about his nomi lation as a Repub lican. His own party i.-~ manifestly inc.upable of electing a Pre-sident «s long as the Democratic hosts film.i? together. The Progressive Republican group v/Quld oppose Colonel Roosevelt if he appeared as iv c!>ndidate for the Re publican nomination, their present at titude indicates, and would oppo^ both Ihe Colonel a-d hia party if he decide! to remain chief of the third- partj movement. ^reral of North Csroliaa Setetatioa Are Backing Thomas D. Warren to SHC£«d Webb. Telfcj of Great Baogers barren’s StroDg Backlog tracfesS gressioi ‘eign fell ’ quarters Death of Mr. J. W .Slaughter. Mr. J. W. Slaughter, .■'ne of our oldest and most respected citizens ''f West Burlington, £ied Friday morn ing at his home at three o’clock H? w^ on honest old gentiemsn and held in high, esteem by his friends and ije^hbors. He had jurt passed the tfircc ssnrt, and ten mile post, being ^venty-one years of age\ having been p4rmttt«i to live o?er .tvHce the aver age .1^ of' man during the present tint®. H« the father nf a .large fam ily,. there bsinjE. six boys ,and four ''One ol^ ^is apns, iSev. B. B. ih%hdal and entersd the miniatry. funelrai services will be conduct ed Kt the honie by B«v. O. H. Tuttl«. Washington, Mar. 6.—President Wilson wect to Congress today and pleaded for repeal of the provision of the ParjU&a Canal act which ex ampts American coastwise shipping from tolls. He tersely asserted that his reason for asking the repeal was because werywhere raccept in the Un ited States the tolls exemption was regardedSas & violation of the Hay- Pauncefote treaty and he further ask- ed it in -Support of the Administra tion’s gei^ral foreign policy. That President’s request will be grantf|d there seemed little doubt tonight, Respite the fact tbat there will be v^orous opposition both in the Senate aiiid the House. Initiative ac tion will iie taken tomorrow when the House Iiiter^te and Foreign Com merce Coiniinittee will nuet to consid er the iniiBscge. It was said tonight that this; Mmmittee 'would report a bill to flictly- repeal the exemption provisioni' In U>e Senata today Sen ator Cbjlt^n, a Democratic member of the Inte^oceame Canals Committee, introducal an amendment to the ca nal act t^ giv« ihe President sathor ity to su^!Mnd.^or make tolls by prae- lamation.rasd to prescribe tolls in cases extibptedr This would put it up diredJy to the President to elimi nate the exemption. Aside from the bearh^ iif tody’s message on the Panama tolls question, some of the phrases ^sed by „the President at- idespread comment in con- quartKTS as bearing on for- in generaL In some a dlBpositioc to regard ^me 'of his statements in the I nature of a warning regarding the I difScultics involved in “other matters I of even greater delicacy and nearer ! consequence.” 1 Iiuter in the day the President him self, t:ilking with callers, explained that thefe phra.ses had no signific.moe beyond their bearinfr on the need of rigorous good faith in the Panama tolls question as an evidence of un wavering faith on all other questions and that nothing critical was pend inff' in foreign rei®tiftns. But the language of the message continued lo be comnxented upon as having an ap plication considerably broader than the Panama question. Three points io particular were noted: First—The President’s statement that no communication he had ad- dresiied to Congress carried “graver or more far-reacKing implications to the interest cf the country;” second '—that everywhere outside the United [states the language of the Hay- jPnuncefoe treaty was given but one : interpretation; and third—the eon- j eluding statement as to “other mat- I ters of even greater delii^acy and I nearer consequence.*^ j The President further told his call jers that while he never hud recei%’- j ed any jomrnl communications on the ) subject, he had understood tbat Euro pean Nations generally took the Siime view as did Great Britain, that the Hay-Pauncefcte treaty was violated by the Panama Canal Act. He point ed out that in dealing with foreign affairs Nations wh'ch believed toe United States did not keep its promise on so important a treaty as the Hay- Pauncefote convention would not be likely to expect sincerity on other delicate questions. Word has come to the President of a general impressiosi in £urope that the United States was "sailing as close to the wind oa possible” ia in terpreting promisee made in its trea ties. No pressure had been brought to bear by any Nation but the Presi dent fei* confident that foreign gov- ernme':ts had this felling on the sub ject. In this eontiecHon, Mr. WsUon revealed the fact that since talk a year ago unth former Assembly- a year ago iwth former Ambassador Bryce which he gave assoiancc that the tolls question would be taken up at the regular session of congress, r.o coimaunlcation, formal or otherwise had passed between Or««t Bntasm and the United States. The President said no imrticular thing had caused him to read the meesag* exce|>t • doabt that had ex- (ContiDa^ «o Page Kght.) Washington, March 3,—Several of the North Carolina delegation, it be came known today, are backing T. D. Warren, of New Bern, for chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of the State at its meeting in Raleigh oQ the tenth. Those who favor Mr. Warren predict that A.. W. McLean, Col. P. M. PearsaJ, J. O. Carr and possibly others who have been men tioned, 'Will not care for the place. 1-OP.TCH WANTHS GOLDESOBO. Senator Simmons called at the De partment today in a further effort to have Marshal W. T. Dortch’s official rt-sidenc* in Goldsboro. The Depart ment’s first ruling was that the law prohibited the residence of the mar shal in a town which has not Federal court, but Senator Simmons main tained that the department has dis cretion. He ha-s hones row that the Attorney-General will grant Mr, Dortch’s request. WIND BRINGS BROKEN ARM. Alile Drake, secrrtary to Represen- HaUfax Maa Low* in Apiiesl tm Clemeaey—Sweetheart Writes and His Mother Is Here. Ceiiid Not Loose HIni Raleigh, Mar. 6.—R. W. Cobb, the Halifax murderer of Thomas Shaw, dies today in the electric chair after a long fight for commutation of his ser.tence. His mother has been here to mak» personal appeal to Governor Ci'aig, but mu^ have changed her mind. Sha never appeared at the governor’s of fice. His father has also been here and Governor Craig has received from his sweetheart a letter begging for further indulgence. Cobb’s case was the only one that seemed to have no talking points. HIf murder of the Halifax merchant was assassination and was commit ted to shield a robbery. Shaw was a merchant who used to bring home hia money after winding up the week’a work. Cobb knew this and let drop a suspicious remark that he knew where “there was a good thing." The young fellow’s accomplice, a man named Gherkin, told enough of the circumstances of the killing to make impossible disassociation of Cobb with the crime. The two rode tative Gudger, is nursing a broken; bicycles the night of the murder ar.d arm as the result of the blizzard Cobb’s wheel was rolled to the vicin- which has just left Washington.! ity of Shaw’s house. 'When the mer- While walking along Pennsylvania Avenue at 12 street Sunday night, Mr. Drake was lifted from the side- chant came home, Cobb was lying sc wait for him. The murderer was on the front porch. As the man and the walk by the wind and hurled into the . money appeared, Cobb drew his guc street. Two tendons and perhaps a j and ordered the tradesman to throw bone in his left wrist were broken. j up his hands. Shaw said; “Quit your ' foolishness,” and Cobb .shot him. BURGIN FOR WEST POINT. i The dead man lived long enough to Representative Gudger has recom- talk about the shooting, but did not mended Kardy M. Burgin, of Old recognize his slayer. His little son Fort, to stand the examination for with him did not. The money bags, We.st Point in March. Three from holding $400 or more, were on the the State have already f.ii!ed to quali fy for this place. STEADM.'vN’.S COTTON CHANGE BILL, EX- ground. The murderer did not .r?et his treasure. He fled and mounted the bicycle. The bloodhounds trailed him, wherever there was a track and several were made on the road where Representative Stedman introduced the machine stoppe.i .".nd ihe rider a liili in tlie House today to require h;td to get otT. .\fter joining Gherkin, all cotton exchanges in the United Cobb changed wheels and the hounds States doing an intersstate or foreign were lost completely, trade, to keep a record of all salec i Cobb’s defense wa.s ineiteeiive, cne made, and to require buyers of cot-, circumstances being so thoroughly ten lo ajie-rify the skn.’e.-r they ire lo-!;r:ked tcgether to f-ive the jury receive, the seller t.o deliver the grade ^ no room to doubt. The case is one specified by the buyer. The bill is that has recommended itself to the one of many that have been propos ed to regulate the cotton exchanges. YOUNG’S RURAL CREDITS PLAN. Insurance Commissioner James R. Yeung, of North Carolina, has filed;aticn Commission, assisted a letter with the Joint Committee on ! prosecution, which was conducted oy Banking and Currency of the Senate Solicitor John H. Kerr. sympathy of very few. It was a mur der for robbery, a slaughter in com mission of another felony. Judge H. P. Lane tried the defendant and Chairman E. L. Travis, of the Corpor- in the and House in behalf of a plan for rural credits. The plan urged by Mr. Young is an adaptation of the prin- -•ipl’s of building and loan associa tions for use in farm loan associations, the fanners to be backed by a rural '.-redit reserve association formed by the government. TV/0 ON STALLED TRAINS. General Julian S. Carr, of Durham, and Vice-President Marshall both in tended guests of Mrs. Dimmocks at I di:'.ner in Washington last nigh't, were on stalled trains and each fail ’d to arrive. General CaiT was com- ii.g North, Mr. Marshall coming south. Judge and Mrs. W. B. Council, of Hickory, passed through Washington from New York today and are on a isit to their son in Annapolis. Business Meeting and Social Hoor by Organized Classes of M. P. Oiurch. The organized classes of the Meth- ■)dist Protectant Church met in their -espective class rooms Thursday liighi for B business session, after which hey asembled in the Philathea room for a social hour. Light refreshments w»re served. The Baiacsi and Philathaa Hatinn- « Hyna-. ■vrsrs •’•r.j. A w»» ■endered by the Baracas, About forty pn#s«snt tfc-enjoy ■;he occasion. Ki» BelateA iHcsovery. An AteUaon man 7^ a hi^ row to tiM hat Jovtifo^d oiit that the only the nMttar iB hat ha doesBt like to Ium.—^Atdtison Globt. The electrocution will take place this morning at 10:30. Governor Craig has not said he will not inter fere under any circumstances, but he decree of the courts. He gave Coob has not seen any way to change the a respite in kindness to his attorneys who had hoped to bring out some new matters not developed at the trial. . li will be the first execution under the Craig administration. Sacred Concert With Connective Read ings. The church choral class of tiie First Baptist Church will give a sacred con cert with connective readings in the church on Thursday evening, 'farch 12, which promises to be a treat for the music lovers. Both music and readings are grouped arorind a story of the ti:ne of the Christ which ia deeply touching. The choral class consi.-;l3 of some forty-five voices who are under the instruction of G. Scott- Hunter. The reader for the evei^ ing will be Mrs. A. M. Woodaii, teach er in alocction at Oxford college, Ox ford, C. Miss Elizabeth Hancock, a graduate of tl^ same eollcg«i wUl be the soloist for the evening. Mr*. ;^ttrHunter uriil .pr^ide at .the pi ano and Mrs. J. I^, Scott wiU be tha or^:wist for the. concert. Th« concert The«* wi» ih^ diarjgB for admission-:bat «p> l)f givMi for. jBaking> v^-^wriBg. Tha pabflc at ,i«Mlt«d. ■. '■ - .>1 He Bi^’l>ai»p^]Q^i Mif V' tODKHWOW tlM'&(«£i!^f^&«r tM a eloB^ aky or ft ciau' day. ^ tea

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