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THE WEATHER - Fair Tuesday and Wednesday. T GET THE MOST.. FOR YOUR MOTTEY By reading- the Business Locals fii Tfce Morning Step Many bargains appear dally. - ' - v - : - - - - ' ' I VOL. XCV !NO. 143. , WELMEN'GTOK, N. C. MOKKTKTG, MARCH , 19X5 WHOLE NUMBER 89J33- BATTERED TEJRWAY NEARER iMlEIR More Turkish Forts Have Been Silenced, But Ships Have Been Damaged. RESISTANCE IS TkRRinC Battle of the Dardanelles Un like Anything in History, Say Naval Experts. Excitement in Greece O ver the Resignation of Cabinet. Loudon, March 8. The Brit ish and French fleets have batter ed their way a step nearer to Con stantinople, not, however, without damage to the ships engaged, and the battle for the Dardanelles con tinues. . More Turkish forts on the Asiat ic side have been silenced, accord jug to a statement by the British admiralty, but the Turks are mat ing a terrific resistance and; shells from their German-made guns have found more than one mark on the besieging erait. , . This straggle for the gateway of the Ottoman capital is' the big feature of the war news, and close ly linked with it is the sustained excitement in Greece incident to the resignation of the cabinet of 31. Venizelos, who, deeming, the entry of Greece into the hostilities on the side of the Triple Entente unwise, could not agree with his king, and resigned- : B 31. Zaimis has been entrusted Mb. the difficult task of selecting a new cabinet, the complexion of which had not even been tentative ly announced tonight. ; ,- From the number of ships j en- gaged and the size and range of the guns, the battle of the Dardanelles - . i . i is unlike anything in history, lac cording to naval experts. . ; 'Remarkable Achlercmnit. .! At 21,000 yards the huge battleship Queen Elizabeth, of the British squad ron, assisted by smaller ships, still is hurling shells across the Gallippli i pe ninsula into the Turkish strongholds on the Asiatic shore. The, admiralty "Ktiement carries the operations through Sunday, and admits that the Turks not only scored three minor hit3 tra the Queen Elizabeth, but that most the ships inside the straits, both French and British were struck. None sunk and there were no casualties. The Turkish forts Rumili Medjidie Ta . and Hamidieh, fringing the Asiatic snore line, were silenced as was the Mount Djmianus battery farther south. ifle J-urkish casualties are not known A Turkish statement from Constan tinople issued prior to the admiralty "atement tonight, insisted that : the "Shting in the Dardanelles was devel Png in favor of the Turks. It was a that no batteries were being destroyed and that the hostile ships e forced to retreat. J' Aeroplanes, taking wing from the ks of the besieging craft, are play-- 6 . notable part in the operations. .Britisii machine became unman- and dove into the sea and an- ther as liit by the Turks 28 times. "nparative calm seemed to prevail the Western front and in Poland. -air raid by British flyers on the Sum submarine base at Ostend, Bel- I- j toni , """"umjeu Dy me aamiraiiy 8ix machines participated and fl rtedis not known. - thf a , lt most picturesque oits ox J n p -M- u i s a report from Bucha- Human in that former Sultan Ab , Hamii. of Tnrii-ov v, o o ..o'nin v,ia lreeaom. ic tv,: t.V uett that h i. - -. uwj ueeii io piay an iui- ait m his country's affaire.; k?fore s ess by tne British fleet ore teries WIia y which Turkish bat- m,,k. ' &uenced, is announced in al sTrBUy statement. Another offi losB i enH;t says that the Turks' the P" t!?e la!1J fighting at the head of than "Slan is 50 per cent larger l"evioui?ly reported. British admiralty review tate u !t Against the Dardanelles MWrsu; " -yarch 8. The British ad- made public the ,1 ol- f , ent concerning the oper V. Uo 'allied fleet against ; the belies - """ against - the . Dar-tr- Yin r prsressing in fine weath rer.; ri A,'lmIra-l Sackville H. Car- ban. , at on the 6th March rt i"- ' , :p Queen Elizabeth,-sup-" Or,.. , U,ie battleships Agamemnon i. began an attack ? on Forts PRIMARY , .,J '. . Illl II II I I Its Friends Pronounce Measure a Good "Working" Law. WILL ADJOURN TODAY Weaver Iunranee BUI Becomes Law A Remarkable Bill Tabled Pe rrnrn State Treasury Bill Passed. Raleigh, N. C, March 8. The Gen eral Assembly of North Carolina - to night adopted a bill providing for. the submission ' of four constitutional amendments at the next general elec tion. These provide, first, for the re striction of local and private legisla tion by the General Assembly; second, for the elimination of special charter to , corporations - by the - same -body; third,' for restrictions in granting char ters to cities, towns and incorporate villages; fourth, for the election of emergency ; judges." 'These amendments were defeated at the . last general election, when ten amendments to the constitution were defeated. '.(Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C. March 8. The con ference committee agreement on the difference between Senate and House on 5 the State-wide primary bill . was adopted by .both .Jiouses tonight and the bill, ordered enrolled for ratification tomorrow. The basis of agreement is that exceptions as. Ja.abovttJlftT coun ties "for7 county officers and' inepreseTfi'-? tatives;' are 'retained with provision that: any of -these counties can; come under the law as to county officers by vote petitioned for by one-fifth of the electorate, . and , the amendment is re tained providing that names of candl- j dates shall alternate as te their place on . the ticket so as to avoid advan tage to any candidate as over any oth er candidates for the same office. The ."oath feature" of the original bill remains out, through house amend ment to that effect. The bill' calls for primaries for all parties on the second Tuesday in June of each election year. 'The act as redy for ratification is pro nounced by ir lends or primary legisla tion a good working State-wide pri mary ; law. . Both branches of the Legislature had after midnight ' "new day" sessions to pass some belated roll call bills and then recessed to 10 o'clock Tuesday when th4-work of the session-will be rounded up and final adjournment sine die taken. ' ' The Weaver bill from the Senate to amend the insurance laws of the State so as to empower the Commissioner of Insurance to hear complaints as to excessive .fire insurance rates, pass on reasonableness and make ' public rec ord -of finding, passed the House this evening.' -" A remarkable bill tabled was one to create a board of examiners composed of lawyers to examine and license law yers instead of the present 'system of the examination and licensing by the Supreme court. , - . "The ' passage, of the Weaver insur ance bill rounds up the insurance leg islation of the session and marks the length ' the Legislature would go to ward regulation of rates of fire insur ance by the legislative Investigating committee - from the last Legislature. . An amusing incident in connection with, the final passage of the Weaver bill in the s House this evening was that when it was read by title Rep resentative Page stated to the House that -it was the investigation commis sion bill with the 11 sections, or the Kansas law, for regulation of rates cut out. It does provide the much modified substitute for the 11 sections. It also prescribes that in future insurance companies must put up actual securi ties in bonds or cash instead of surety company bonds as in the pasfv The Pegram bill to provide that the State provide the official bond for the State " Treasurer and that: the banks handling the State fund deposits must pay 3 per 'cent, on monthly balances passed its readings and reached en rollment for ratification. It also spec ifies -that banks shall not charge the State ; for cashing or handling checks, drafts or other current paper, in con nection with7 the . State " accounts. - The House . at 8- o'clock tonight , re sumed a steady grind of bills. One of the first passed was by Mints, of "Wayne, requiring 'that the names of the grow ers shall be stamped on all packages of berries and truck shipped in this State. Other bills passed included: Prevent contagious and . infectious diseases among live stock. Regulate the sale of artificially col ored-flour- r".-. ft.,-;:.-'-" . Provide for , the. departmental print ing. . ' x Punish" derogatory statements con cerning banks. --. ' ' ' 'Protect and promote the commerce of the , port of Wilmington by providing that Southport have one Instead of two of the' port commissioners. , Amend Hhe 4 law as to, formation of surety companies. - Provide for whole-time ; health offl- cers. Authorize1 seizure of .Vehicl.es In.hand ling liquors liable to seizure and ;in blockading. , ' - - Amend the constitution -to curtail lo- oaV and private' legislation A roll call (Continuea on r-as trw. Conditions Laid Down as to Shipments to Neutrals. DEPENDS ON THE DATES Great Brltala Given Formal Notice of (f Treatment to Be Accorded Anker- lean Cotton In Connection , With lBlockade.n Washington, March 8. Formal notice of the treatment to be accorded American cotton by Great Britain and he allies in the execution of their de clared intention to. stop all commerce to and from enemy countries was given today. 4n a statement issued by the British embassy. All. cargoes consign ed directly to ports of an enemy will be stopped, but as to shipments to neu tral countries the statement says the following arrangement had been made in London: . "1. -AH cotton for which' contracts of sale and freignt engagements al ready had been made before Marcn 2 to be allowed free passage (or bought at contract ' price if stopped) provided ships sail not later than March 31. "2. Similar treatment to-be accord ed to all cotton insured before -March 2 provided it is put on board not lat er than March 16. ' - "3. AH shipments of cotton claiming above protection to be declared before sailing and documents produced to and certificates obtained from consular of ficers iT other authority fixed by gov ernments. Ships or cargoes consigned to. enemy ports will not be allowed to proceed." I At the embassy . it was . explained that this arrangement, announced "in response to appeals by American ship pers, anxious over thestatus of their cotton already on dock awaiting ship ment or actually at sea bound for Eu rope, was temporary merely and; would be superseded by the British "Order in Council putting into effect - the .- '"-new general retaliation policy, to .be insti tuted against Germany. J ; ' Embassy: officials, construed- the "ar rangement as a concession td ..neutral rncinr"tfce. new icyoMarcnVi merely said: "The treatment of ves sels and cargoes which have sailed be fore this date will not be affected." -...Today's statement .was regarded here as important, particularly, because of its . apperent intimation; of ' the . extent to - which the - Allies . intend to . inter rupt commerce between-neutral coun tries in carrying. otit their determina tion to stop - commercial intercourse with Germany. j , . It was suggested, at th embassy that the restrictions on shipments gen erally would be the same as those im posed on cotton, and. that besides hold ing up all ships bound directly for enemy -countries, the - allied warshi ps would stop vessels loaded with prod ucts heretofore free from molestation as non-contraband if- their cargoes were presumed , to be ultimately des tined for Germany, Austria or Turkey, Embargoes on re-exportation, it was said, would insure safe - passage for such cargoes. High officials of the, American gov ernmeat had no formal comment to make upon the statement, although some said informally they, did not know just what it meant. The United States holds to the declaration of its right to ship non-contraband to belligerents and to have uninterrupted - legitimate commercial intercourse with- neutrals. Shippers Left in Doubt, i Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, and Some Charleston merchants who, as representatives of the cotton shippers, consulted with the British- ambassador and Mr. Rose,' the State Department's trade expert, -today were somewhat in doubt as to just what concession they had secured in answer to their appeal, but went awaysatisfled that the cot ton they had afloat or under contract to ship this, month, at least, would be safe. Furthermore, they gathered the British -opinion that satisfactory , ar rangements would be made j for' a con tinuance indefinitely without undue in terference of the cotton trade with the neutral countries of Europe. State Department officials let it be known that arrangement j announced today was made directly between the American private cotton shipping in terests and the British government and that the department was not a' party to it. -c6u ORDER-IN NCIL AWAITED. Will Prescribe Methods of Making; Re prisals on German Trade. London, March 8. Although the Order-in-Council, prescribing methods of making , reprisals on German trade is still promised soon, no date has been given. The. foreign office emphasizes the declaration that It will not' be in flexible so far as' affects neutrals, but "will - permit negotiations in specific cases.. As proof of this the special con cessions granted cotton shippers . is cited. y American Ambassador Page is with out advices regarding the United States steamer ; Pacific, which sailed for Rotterdam from Falmouth last Fri day, after having been detained for several , days. The foreign Office also Is -without information as to why she was stopped. . ' . Pensacola, Fla., March 8. A mistrial in the cases against W. H. Knowles, former president and' other officials of the suspended First National Bank of Pensacola-charged with misuse of the bank's funds, ; was ordered today by Federal "Judge Call, ' after . Jackson Sheppard,' a - rtegro Juror, had been -adjudged insane. Sheppard was ,strickert last nights- It will be-necessary to em panel a' new jury. '.-'',,:, '.TjondonMarch 8. The" admiralty an nounces that the British; collier Pen grave, was sung Sunday probably by a. torpedo, ! off . Ilfracombe, : ten . miles northwest : of BarnetabTe county," Dev- j on. England. - ' ' ; ' 'W PROFT T GOME FROM ALL Railroads Not to be Made to "Rob Peter to Pay Paul SAYS SUPREME COURT Acts of Several States Annulled by De : clslon Handed 'Down, Including West ' Virginia - Two-Cent Passenger Fares Act. Washington, March 8. The Supreme Court today laid" down the principle that, it is beyond the power of the states to require a railroad to carry one commodity 'or, class of traffic with a loss or only nominal' profit, even though adequate, profit is obtained from its business as a whole within the state. . a- - Under that principle, the court an nulled the West Virginia two-cent pas senger rate law, " as to the Norfolk & Western and the -North 'Dakota lignite coal rate law, as to the Northern Pa cific and the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, railroads. Justice Hughes announced the decisions. .Jus tice Pitney dissented. The court held that when a state se lects one commodity or class of train c for regulation it must apportion to it a proper part of all ' general expenses and then allow substantial compensa tion. ; - - - " "The state cannot estimate the cost of carrying coal," said Justice Hughes in the North Dakota case, "by throwing the expense incident -to the mainten ance of the road: bed and the general expenses upon the carriage of wheat; or the, cost of carrying wheat by L throwing the burden of the . upkeep of jtha property, upon coal and other com modities." .- : . . : In the Wast "Virginia, case, he said: "It. would appear to be outside the field of reasonable adjustment that the state should, demand -the carriage of passen gers at a rate b&s low that ' it could be Justified only " by, placing upon ship pers of goods a 'burden of excessive charges in order supply kn adequate rettfrn for the entire service." ' Furthermore,- J;he justice ' declared, such action - coald '"not ibe" justified as' a L-"declaratLoaio3&llerioli MflhTW community : independent : of another. "While local interests serve as a mo tive for enforcing reasonable rates," he added, "it would be a very different matter to say . that the. state may com pel 'the carrier to maintain a rate.Jtess than reasonable to build up a local en terprise. !, "That would be to go outside the car rier's undertaking and would be equiv alent to an "appropriation of its proper ty to public uses upon; terms lb which the carrier had In no way agreed. It does not aid the argument to urge that the state - may permit ' the carrier to make good its loss charges for trans portation. Hf other rates are exorbi atnt they may, be reduced." The court left undetermined the ex act elements to be considered in fixing a value for. railroad; property for rate making purposes, accepting the . find ings of the states in each case as show ing substantial . compensation had not been allowed for the service embraced within their laws.. WAGE ARBITRATION HEARING. Ability of the Railroads to Pay" the Question Yesterday. . Chicago, March .'8 "Ability of the railroads to pay" occupied: today's ses sion of the board of "arbitration in the Western railroads wage arbitration. W. J. Lauck, a statistician employed by the engineers and firemen seeking higher wages of the railroads involv ed, analyzed reports of the roads since 1900 and drew the conclusion that abundant returns had been paid on in vestments, ' and saved-' for improve ments, but still leaving a surplus from which wage advances might be paid without materially affecting returns to stockholders. ; James H. Sheean, attorney for the railroad, questioned Mr. Lauck's - fig ures, remarking that vital factors had been omitted from his. calculations. MATTER OF BERTHS. Constitutionality , of Wisconsin Statute t , Before Supreme Court, Washington, March 8. Constitution ality of the. Wisconsin statute prohib iting sleeping car companies' from making up an upper berth over an oc cupied lower berth unless the ' upper was engaged was argued today before the Supreme Court. - . . ' "I prefer to have the upper .made up when I sleep in a lower," suggested Justice McReynolds. : - "The law is based on ' the comfort arid ' desires of the great mass of the traveling public and not upon individ ual cases," ' replied Assistant Attorney General Webb, of: Wisconsin, who was defending the law.' ; - CAN'T MAKE ENDS MEET. According: to Evidence Presented by Western Railroads Yesterday. . Chicago, March 8. Today's , hearing on the petition of 41 Western railroads for, increased freight rates on- some commodities was devoted to presenta tion ; of . statistics' purporting to show that because . of increased - operation costs and forced reductions in rates, they were , unable to maintain the roads up to the" standard demanded by the public -and,' still pay! adequate re turnsfor investments . - . ; New York,; March 8. Mat C. - Ander son, millionaire- theatrical manager, died at his;home here today of a com plication of diseases. - ;fi tti ; ?: -xl l -v PANAMA EXPOSITIONS NOW f OPEN San Francisco ' su uiegro The Chesapeake &; Ohio Railway offers very low" rates. ' Many : variable routes. For: " full, v information,' write wJno. J. Potts G.'P.;A.r.RJchmoid,' Va, (ad'vt.) The "Clean up and t5JE et.riP llOi Me TO MTIOWCll . f . . " Td "too TneuP"twii . 1 7 . ! ' - ;S-HOME TOWN ft .. - ci - bi , . m tmm 1 1 1 1 1 b i ill 1 WILMINGTON'S I GUESTS ' OF IMPROVEMENT AFFAIRS NOTE SENT Unless Situation Grows Better Speedily, With Respect to For eigners and Their Interests, He is Warned That Steps Will be Taken by United States to Obtain Protec tion for Thn -Most Emphatic Yet Battleships Ordered to Vera ' Oruzl t" A. . 4 : ranza has been informed in a jnote from the United States government thaj; un less there is improvement in condi tions with respect to foreigners and their interests in Mexican territory un der his control, such steps "as may be necessary 'will be - taken by the Ameri can government to obtain the desired Drote.ction. I - - The note is the strongest and most emphatic document that has been -sent by." the Washington - government to Mexico -since the correspondence with Huerta a year ago. ; Carranza is warn ed that the United States has viewed with deep concern the growing, com plaints made by foreigners generally against his administration of affairs and nPw in effect, demands an early change. . j: The contents of the communication were revealed to several r ambassadors and. several miitisters here (who ex pressed satisfaction at its urgent lan guage. Some regarded it as an entire change of the country's policy toward Mexico. ' " American Consul Silliman - should have .presented the note to. jCarranza today. A copy, of it was sent to the Brazilian minister at Mexico City to be shown to General Obregon, i the' Car ranza commander." ' In the meantime some movements of American "warships have been ordered, the effect of which will be a naval demonstration ' that some officials hope will convince Gen eral Carranza of the determination of the American government to obtain a change in conditions in Mexico. City. v After a conference tonight l.between President .Wilson, and Secretary of the Navy -Danieis, it was learned on high authority that!; two or more battleships will be ordered from Guantanamo to Vera . Cruz, probably tomorrow. Tlie entire Atlantic fleet of 21 battleships is . at Guantanamo within two and a half days, sail of Vera Cruz, j ' , Only one war vessel, -the battleship Delaware, js at Vera Cruz, but, in ad dition to any battleships that may be sent from : Guantanamo, five warships will be in that Vicinity in a. few days. The Delaware will remain there indef initely; the cruiser Tacoma left Port au Prince, Haiti, today for , Vera .Cruz; the .bungoat -Petrel is en route from Mobile, Ala., arid" the cruiser Des Moines is bound from Progreso to Vera -Cruz, while the gunboat Sacra mento is at Tampico. . Other , available light "draft vessels, more valuable than battleships" in tropical waters are the gunboats Wheeling and Nashville, held In readiness with the armored" cruiser Washington . in Haitien and Dominican waters. . 1 , . - j ..i'r . Acute Crisis Reached. That conditions again have! reached an acute crisis was admitted at all the government departments.:. .. , Asked whether thesUnited States in tended to use physical force to obtain a "compliance with its requests. Secre tary 'Bryan today replied that "nothing had-been decided on yet, beyond; repre sentations." . -I i' latest reports from. Mexico I City inr dicate a menacing conditionj of ; affarflrrT for the 25,000 foreigners there, of whom 2,500 are Americans. v-, The Carranza authorities -have com mandeered 'all medicines and medical supplies in the chief, hospital and sent thent- to Vera Cruz. An appeal 'has been made to the United States to dis patch a hospital ship to Vera Cruz to send - medical supplies to-, the : capital and the, Mexican - Red Gross- has- sent an urgent P. i petition ,i for protection against the "Carranza authorities.. Ty phus f ever j and smallpox, have broken out in the. capital! as well- as, at Tam pico. . - V ..';",--'T A J'i.J - : In the face of . threatened ' riots and the famine -iu Mexico City, ; the State Department. today received' ainote sent ! to. all" dipIomatic'representaives .'In Paint Up" Twins HONOR. ALL NJXT WEEK. IN MEXICAN IS DEMANDED IN GEN. CARRANZA rpOTxlcdOfiSffi&u ity' of General Carranza that : the capi tal would be evaduated by the forces of General Obregon. '' ' Secretary Bryan said that, while Car ranza had- - invited ' the diplomatic corps to move to Vera Cruz, or to any other towh -under -his jurisdiction, though stating that this would not.be considered -by him' as .''ah act of recog nition, -it is understood that the diplo matic corps feel that their departure from the city of Mexico would not be best ' for, the foreign ; interests under their care. . V igorous Protests Entered. Te diplomatic corps entered a vigor ous protest to Carranza ; against the proposed evacuation of Mexico City, de claring that some garrison should be left to preserve law and order. According to the Carranza agency's advices from Vera Cruz, General Obre gon intends to leave a garrison in the capital. Asked whether foreigners actually were suffering, Secretary Bryan said that itwas .'the fear . of the future rath er than the 'effect of the present that had caused the serious state of affairs and that this was due to things Obre gon had proposed, such as the cutting off of all communication. "Ther effects also of the language used by Obregon," said Mr. Bryan, "has been to emphasize the danger from mobs because of utterances calculated to stir up feeling against foreigners." The Secretary; declined to discuss the contents of the latest representations. From other sources, familiar with what , the American government has said .to Carranza, however, , it was learned that the note, while not in the nature , of an altjmatum was virtually of the same-effect. - There, was clear Indication in it that the United States vhad made repeated representations in vain with respect to Carranza's treatment of foreigners and that a point - had been reached where It was necessary for the first chief to take into, consideration the serious steps which the United States might feel compelled to take to obtain an improvement of affairs. Carranza's , decree and those of his subOrnrdate generals have been a con stant .cawse of embarrassment to for eign '.governments. The imprisonment of priests and the confiscation of prop erty, the . expulsion of the Belgian and Spanish- ministers and the treatment of foreign consuls generally have been charged in official reports. -Cardinal Gibbons' Visit Significant. The visit in t"his Connection of Cardi nal Gibbons . to New Orleans to talk with Archbishop .Moret, who has Just been expelled, by Carranza from Mexi co, together with other priests, was re garded by diplomats here as of the ut most significance.- , Many diplomatic representatives here cabled their governments that steps of a riiost important character had been taken by the United States which probably would cause Carranza to change his attitude toward foreign ers. Some of the ambassadors said they thought the note sent by , the United States to Carranza, clearly lm- plied' that, the use .of force might be the next development if there was not a favorable change in conditions. ; Specifically the United . States has been making separate - representations to obtain the yf ollowing things from Carranza: ' ... .7. . . Permission for the international, re lief committee, composed of wealth residents of ' Mexico City; "to use the funds they have collected .for supplies to succdr - the ' starving and . destitute, and the' placing , at their disposal of transportation iaciliti.es. to bring- food into the capitaL .. ; 1 1 s ;', 7 , . The guaran tee of -a 1 hie of conim un-4 Cruz . so . that foreigners . may have ac cess to" the sea and that; communication ' . (Continued on Page Eight.) . , Scathing Remarks of Republi can Senator Jonas Endors- , ed by .the Body. MANY BILLS ARE PASSED Busy Sessions of House and Senate Held Senator Ward Apologises tm Senator Gilliam Appropria tion Bill Passed. f ; , (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C., March 8. Senator C. A. Jonas, speaking , for himself and the " seven Republican senators, deliv ered a scathing denunciation of Su perintendent R. I Davis, of the Stats Anti-Saloon League, this afternoon that was voted by the Senate to be spread upon the journal as a permanent rec ord. It was a personal privilege in reply to an article In the Sunday morn ing newspapers in which Davis re counted the Grier bill's having - passed the House 103 to 7, been reported without prejudice by the Senate com mittee and defeated " by a solid vote of the seven Republicans and , some Democratic friends of prohibition who voted for an amendment to submit the bill to the vote of the people. The Senate afterwards passed the amended bill 43 to. 5." I . This, Mr. Jonas said, is deliberately untrue and uttered with the deliberate intent of , casting odium on himself and the other six Republicans and an attempt to make cheap political cap ital out of a great moral question. -He reminded. ; the superintendent1 that it was a Democratic ' Senate committee that, reported the bill without prejudice instead of favorably as Davis wanted it to do and that it - was .19 , Demo- -crats with the eeven Republicans who -voted for -the reference to .the peo ple. -After declaring that the attack by ; Sjapcintendeftt. Davis.; can do harm only "where -the facts" and' trueV char acter and, methods of the author- A'-e not known," the statement continues. "Mr.. Da vis does not inform the pub lic that his presence on this floor had become so obnoxious to senators that he vas removed from the bar of the Sena-e, by a n.otfon made and.adyted. Ho s?anders the House- and con fore nee comrr.Jttee by intimating that he iop-trr-llod both. If that be true lte gave the people of . the State the privileges of using legally a million and a half gallons of beer annually for ... bever age purposes rather than allo.v tie?n to have prohibition if they want it. The liquor dealers surely must be sat isfied with his work. "Yet I do not reply to him in kind and say he is not (a prohibitionist. I know he is one of at least $390.81 worth. But I do say that his attack is not endorsed by the prohibitionists of the Stated of whom I am : one. Seven Re publicans out of 50 senators and those seven all voted for the -bill, yet they defeated it, says Mr. Davis and he calls himself the '"voice of God.'" Bills Passed by Senate. In the Senate this afternoon; the ap propriation bill was put through its readings after an amendment to ' in- crease the appropriation to the y Agri- cultural and Technical College, Greens boro, by $2,000. On motion of Senator McMichael ths salary of the' Commissioner of Labor and Printing was increased from $2,400 tj $3,000. .... . . Other bills passed included: Make the party primarily liable a de fendant in tort3. ; Enlarge the powers of the Beaufort county board of education. - Regulate pawnbrokers. Re-run and re-mark the State lias along Brunswick county. -" Amend the Titt county road law. Improve roads in Duplin. Change the boundaries of Golds boro. . i .Amend the charter of Hoffman. Provide election in Duplin on spe cial road tax. j Road tax in Columbus county. Provide county home in Beaufort. Incorporate Currituck and Dare Rail road Company. . Amend, Revisal so as to allow mar ried women to give evidence, against husbands In casfes of slander. Increase of clerks in the Department of Education, , . Provide treatment for indigent tu bercular persons. .; Amend the law as to appointing trus tees In cases of ' assignment. . ' Allow directors of Confederate Wo men's .Home actual expenses. ..Inquire as to whether various State schools sliould not collect more tu tion. . ' . . .' Amend the law as to protection t f liability contracts. - . . Exempt printers, linotype operators and millers from jury duty. Bills .were ..tabled to extend juris 'iction ot magistrates to $200 and tq provide for expert witneises to be sum. ironed, by the court. ' ' UiMs Passed by House, v During the afternoon session of the House bills passed including: --- Allow carnivals and shows at More-? :. head City. . .- Indemnify -the estates of deceased partners. . ' ' Amend the law to prevent, infantile blindness. . y Authorize a deed for the site of the Sir.Walter Raleigh monument In Nash Square.- - . -.-' v,'-: Amend the .law as to the. protec tion j of the -v oyster X industry, t " ' :s h Amend the law as to profane, lan guage on public - roads in. Brunswick and Stanly counties. . - j - ..' Increase. the, punishment for burglary committed with - the use of. explosives, making - minimum 25 years' imprison. merit. . " 1 Require, gas anl electrjeJ companies . (Continued oiv Page EigftU ' . - H fj fii I m l i .' t, I 5 1 l i f! t: i 1 ;