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J'" k f l-ixos i t o i;:;iim: it Oo ?:.ke JxMyln;r (n tlio Part of Coi-porutlon Attorney or LoU.vlst JJlsdchncanor Wiiii Minimum lino of 1,000 Is W I1M1 Causes IIouno to -Bit Up Representative Munn . Asks lIon.e to Decide Whether He k Perjured lllinmU In OppoHlng Till man -fSenat Relieves Treamirerg . Bates, Tlmmcnnan and Jennings From Responsibility on Bonds for embezzlement. .-' ' - Observer Bureau. , 1209 Main Street, , , , ; Y' Columbia, 8. C, Feb. S. ; ' Representative t Dixon " ' created fa sensation to-day In the House by In. - troduclng bill making lobbying On the part of a corporation attorney or lobbyist a misdemeanor with a pen alty of not less than $1,000. The bill 'V if orblda a person representing 1 cor Vlliortion : talking .toor arguing with'' . uicinoer ui mo uegiaiaiuto on uy , measure before the body affecting the " corporation. r ' ' ' ' ' , - Another out of the ordinary feature ,. ., of to-day's proceedings of the House ' was enacted by Representative Man n. of Oconee, who is a member pf the , Methodist Conference. He arose to a , question of personal privilege to know ' how many members' of the House ' would rote to say he had committed . perjury in refusing the confirm the" 'election of Senator Tillman. ' It had ' been' said outside, when he gave his reason'.,. v for ' .not" voting' . for tw:-i. conflrmaUon of Tillman that .he had perjured himself. He hadn't voted , for Tillman, because , Tillman had said the Christian minis try was In league with the, bar-keepers to kill the dlspensaryi and because i Tillman had never given a satisfactory explanation of the " Hubhek rebate . matter. ' The resolution under which Mr. Mann will ask the House to pass upon the question of his perjury will come up for a vote In the House to - morrow. -,.;:'.. In other respects the House session was tedious. There were 4 . large number of third reading bills from Saturday's combing of the calendar for - "uncontested matter.'' and these ail oassed and were sent -to the Ben ate. The House engaged In a lengthy debate over the bill, of Devor, of Edgefield, proposing to amend the farm labor contract law, so as to dis pense with the witness to' such con tracts, the bill being finally killed on en aye and nay vote of tt id 15. The House snowed under the btlL to In crease the pension appropriation to 1450,000. having already passed the (Rucker bill, making the appropriation $250,000. To-night the House listened to highly entertaining and instructive , addresses on Immigration, drainage and irrigation by ex-Governor Hey- ward. ReDresentatlve Cosgrove, of Charleston, and Mr. a. G. Elliott, of the Federal bureau of irrigation. TREASURERS RELIEVED. ' The Senate to-day transacted only routine business, though tt did pass a bill from Mr. Efird, relieving State Treasurers' Bates, Timmertnan and Jennings from responsibility on their bonds for the Timmerman bond em bezzlement of $12,500. governor Ansel to-day ordered dis pensary directors J. M. Rawllnson, John Black and Joseph B. Wylle to show cause before htm on Friday morning next why they should not be removed for fraud In connection with the charges preferred against them by the new dispensary investigating committee In the matter of making purchase The matter will then be gone Into on it's merits. ' Attorney General Lyon and Gov ernor Ansel to-day both promptly agreed with Attorney McDonald, who appeared for Director Wylle, that the members of the board should be given a chance to make a showing; that the law required this, though the Gov ernor's authority to remove was not questioned. LAND SELLS WELL. Cherokee Soil Brings Good Prices Gaffney Council KCducPs Dentists' Tax to 110. Special to The Observer. GafTney, 8. C, Feb. 5. That Cherokee dirt Is worth a long prTce was fully demonstrated at Gaffney to-day at the clerk's sales. A tract of land containing 151 acres some 12 or 14 miles from Gaffney sold for $17.60 per acre; another tract, eight miles from the town, sold for $23.75 per acre, and another tract of 441 acres sold for $5,026. This tract was some 12 miles from GafT ney; None of this land ' is on the railroad, ancLonly one tract bt it was sold under foreclosure proceedings. The town council at Its last meet ing on Friday night agreed to re duce the license tax on the dentist to $10, the same that It was last year. The license tax under the supply bill for this year for dentists la $20. The reduction Tuts them on a par with the medical profession and lawyers. v The council also decided to pass an ordinance requiring all property owners Inside the fire limits to re- Jalr their sidewalks, the town bear rvg one-half the expense thereot In cae any property owner as afore said should refuse to have his or tier sidewalk repaired In accordance wHh the terms of said odlnance, then the town will have same done, and the property -owner would be re quired to pay half the expense. Two of our enterprising young men; Messrs. Parker and Fort, have opened a skating rink In the J. C. Lipscomb building, on Grenard street. , Is" proving a very popular meet ing ptaoe forsth young people of the town. BAD CUTTING AFFAIR, 9 mmmmmm J. M. Wade, . of Durham County, Slashes J. D. Reed Several Time Across the Face. Special to The- Observer. -' , Durham, Feb. $.-The police court has , brought out the particulars of a bad cutting affair In the eastern part of the- rlty some time Saturday night Four white men J. M. Wade. J. D. ) Reed, Wilt Moore and Leswle Plrkett- -were in a fight, when Wade slashed tReed several time across the face. One gash crossed Jils nose, and ended ,. . on the side of his cheek, and another .i gash was on the side of -his neck. Probably ten tr twelve stitches ware ' taken In the wounds. Leau Pikt was discharged and the other three were sent to court,- . Charles, Castle, a negro, ' was ' In court on the charge of fighting and the evidence in the case developed that he had stole mors and knives from a hardware store her and had also been gallty of carrying concealed weapons. He waa tent to court and to Jail . ' , ..'. .... r. . , VT. G, Rastlng Bound to Court For I V.:-7.W-i Krtallinc , , 'Bpeeiat to The Observer. A ' ' rruntemnie.v Feb. r-At d prelimi nary trial held at Gllead' Academy Atturday W. C. Hasting was tried -for retailing and bound over in eight ct for hi appearance at the erlm rial term of court , Justices of the Peace "A. F. Long and 3. V. Knox fcad charge of (he case. A '-il I'oi. t Ci.'y C'hit-i If) .o A i ( nc i n. - I'so 1 r ' ' 1 )"ciniiiil of iJiitliorforJ'd t'i;-s--l to J orrst City lbili:lMl I'rom liutli- ' rrfordtoii. To the LJltor of The Observer: In Justice (to tho people of ' Foreitt City, and those who are taking an interest in the question of the re moval of the county site from Iluth erfordton to Forest City, I wish space In your valued columns to reply to the erroneous statements made In yesterday's Issue by some misinform ed and ., prejudiced " Individual, who passes as Rutherfordton's corre spondent. "1--r ' ...)., Tne said correspondent says: . "The quostlon of removal is being agitated by the people of Forest Cltyi and others In the lower-part of thecoun- iy, " ana -xney nave,' u is saia, ,ov names on the petition signea oy non residents, minors, etcM" which b they Now we wish to" inform saia cor respondent, and all others, that there is not 'a single petitioner r. wnose name is on the petitions w"no 'is non-resident,- or a minor, but avery one whose name appears on the petl ttons Is not only a bonaflde resident of the county, but a legal voter, and voted In the last general election In this" coanty,.-,';.: ' ' t IV wa thr: purpose ' and" only 'de sire" of those seeking signatures to our1 petitions to take .only those who were leaal voters in the county," and every man who signed the petitions stated . that' they, were legal voters and voted In this county at tne re cent election An fnia county. Just whv this Rntherfordton cor retoondent made the statement he did relative to the "Detitlonera" in this cause .we. fall to. understand, un- ess he wan destitute of every prra ciple of honor, Involved in handling the truth, W,.",, That , h unmlstaxaDiy misrep resented the facta in the matter goes without contradiction. ; More than 1,- 600 bonafida voter of Rurtherford county have sixned; the petitions, and ithese petitioners are not all from "Forest City and the lower ena ot the county." but aome live within the corporate limits of the town of Rutherfordton and many oi tnem west and north of that own. That Rutherfordton is nearer the centre of Ithe county than Forest, City la not the truth, as every man conversant with the . geography of , the county knows that Forest City Is three miles nearer the centre of the county man Rutherfordton, and we 'nave a, more accessible location than the present county site. It. is true .that; Rutherfordton Is not "exercising" itself much over the move, as it has , been as serted by one of its lawyers (Mr. James McCarson) that Rutherford ton was depending upon Hon. E. J. Justice, Speaker of the House, to kill the bill -in the Legislature. Our Rutherford correspondent Is again in error Wnen he says the coun ty people will kill the bill If It ever comes to a vote, as It Is universally believed and. admitted that It would carry by a large majority If submit ted to the people and this Is the rea son why Rutherfordton does not want It to come to a vote. Three-fourths of the taxes of Ruth erford county are paid by the peo ple living east of Rutherfordton and more than three-fourths of tne votes are cast by the same people, and if this question ever comes to a vote the court house and jail, together with the county site, will come to Forest City, regardless of the state ment of your correspondent from that place to the contrary.' We voice the sentiments of the majority of the people, of this county, and the facs in the matter sustain us In our assertion. READER. Forest City, February 6. It is scarcely necessary to say that the only Interest The Observer has in a matter of thl sort is the propagation of the truth. It should be stated, however, in justice both to Tne Observer and to its corre spondent referred to. that several of the statements quoted were stated not as faots, but either as reports or, rather frankly, as an expression of the views of Rutherfordton peo ple. HOTEL NOT SOLD. Auctioneer of Smith Estate Concrete Hotel Wastes Eloquence Lonesome Bid of $27,000 Not Entertained. 8pclal to The Observer. AshevlUe, Feb. 5. For- fully $0 minutes yesterday Auctioneer . Ball endeavored to sell, at publto outcryJ the Incomplete smith estate concrete hotel located at the corner of North MalnTnd Weat College streeta. The effort was futile. There was a goodly bunch of. business men of the city and others present to witness the sale of the nroperty.- but. notwithstanding this good attendance, there, was but one bidder J. M. Campbell. The sale of the incomplete structure has been advertised for more than 20 days. It was ordered sold by Judge Allen, of Superior Court, and under the direction of Commissioner W. R. Whitson. of the Smith estate.' Mr. Campbell offered $25,000. The ground' on which the incomplete structure stands is valued at more than that figure, while the concrete frame-work of nine stories Is estimated to have cost approximately $70,000. The auc tioneer cried 126.000 for near 10 min utes, at the time pleading with the men to bid. But they didn't bid. It was stated that such a small bid could not be entertained. At this Mr. Campbell raised his bid to $2,000. Another effort of the crier and, act ing under Instructions of Mr. Whitson, the auctioneer Informed the public that the sale -would be declared off. Mr. Campbell again raised his bid to $27,000, but the offer was not consid ered. The sale was off. Ashevilto Ministers Want Juvenile " - Court - Special to Tb Observer. AshevlUe, Feb. 5. A strong effort will be made by the Ministers' Asso ciation -of AshevlUe' and others to Induce the present North Carolina General Assembly, to enact a law pro viding tor a Juvenile court for Bun combe county, - A committee compos ed of Lorke Craig, Judge J, C. Prltch- rard and Thos. A- Jones has been ap- pointed to draft an act and submit It to the legislators from Buncombe, There was also an auxiliary, commit tee appointed to act with the general committee pf .three, Judge Prltehard Is authorised to make a draft of the proponed blU and forward It to Sena tor Webb. The proposed bill provides that the clork of the Superior Court and his successors In office shall be judge of the court; that the present solicitor of the superior court shall be the court's solicitor and that while the solicitor' is . engaged with other business he shall designate someone tbe to represent him ,.'; t , CHAMBERLAIN'S - COTIOU REMEDY A rAVUKJiK, ' ; ' ; "We Drefer Chamberlain's Couth Rem- e1y to any ethr for our chlMn," nays nr. I J. woounury, ef TwiMng, Mich. "It has alsn eon the work for ui in hard colds an4 croup, and we take nlwia-' ore In rermnoianrttng It." For' sale by To give swain ana Jackson1 the ii'cncci.oandy-, for All Occasions Wherever enjoyment is at its heigto;wherever ; there is refinement and good taste; time andjocca- " sion call for Nunnallys Candy. ' . . ; ; , r Unniatchedmpurity and Incomparable in flavor, it is a most tempting and delectable confection ' that is equally appropriate for feast and fireside. : ' ;jf Delicious is a strong word, but it is poor praiso !. woen applied to so twthsom acacy, v;' ;? v Tot Sato by Weodall A ShepparA. ' ".;;r:v..v- , . PROF. INGRAM EXPLAINS.. The Auburn-Whiskered Gentleman From Cabarrus Writes Statement : for The Evening Tribune. . f Prof.' Jean Noon Ingram, the well known auburn-whiskered globe-trotter,' lecturer, scientist, and man of parts, who was incarcerated in ' the Cabarrus county Jail a few days ago for contempt of court, has written The Evening Tribune, of Concord, an explanation of the circumstances of the case. The communication fol lows: . , To the Editor of The Tribune: ' The Tribune's report of my recent experience at the Concord mill of Jus tice was at variance with the facts in several particulars. I had not "had some drams" Saturday morning. I was not "feeling good," but the re verse. I did not say that I had paid a note five hundred times. I said I had paid It five different times: mean ing that tho man who Issued the note owed me at the time of its Issue five times Its value. The material witness to prove my claim Is an old man 80 years of age, who was sick with grip and did not materialize at court The prosecution sought to suppress my claim testimony, forsooth the or iginal defendant is dead. I refused, therefore, to go to trial without my main witness, on whose evidence the case depended. I asked for a continuance of the case; was refused and forced to trial. I had been drag ged here to attend this case from dis tant States at five terms of court, and the trial had been postponed on trivial pretexts, over my protests. To be de nied one continuance myself, and forced to trial in an emergency, with out my material witness, was enough to exhaust the patience of a metal statue; and I was no exception. As I stated to the court later in the day, "the case was an unusually irritating and unjust one, that had subjected me to great loss of time and expense, and was aggravating enough to exasperate Job." In the absence of my main witness, and the suppression of my own evidence, I should have allowed the trial to go by default, and taken an appeal from the judgment I will be hunting quail down on my ranch the remainder of the week, and friends who wish to see me can find me at the same old stand. J. K. INGRAM. JUDGE COOK'S CHARGE. Tells Buncombe Grand Jurymen That Many Cases of Involuntary Man slaughter Are Never Presented Railroad Operatives, Druggists, Doctors and Others Are Often Guilty. Special to The Observer. AshevlUe, Feb. 6. A three weeks' term of Superior Court for the trial of criminal cases convened here yes terday with Judge Cook presiding. Judge Cook convened court on the dot He believes In punctuality and frets over delay. Judge Cook's charge to the grand jury was interesting ana instructive. The present term of court Is the first over which Judge Cook has presided In AshevlUe and a large majority of the seats in the court room were occupied when court con vened. The court demonstrated at the opening of the session that his court must be a quiet court During the course of his cnarge Judge Cook laid special emphasis on the crime of manslaughter. The court took occasion to tell the grand Jury men that there were numerous cases of Involuntary manslaughter that were never presented. He charged that death on rail roads due to negligence of man agement or carelessness of servant waa manslaughter and that someone was responsible. He charged that tho same applied to death by the' opera tion of machinery In a negligent or careless manner. "How many men have been Indicted for these offenses V Inquired the court. Hs referred to newspaper and magaalna articles and said that It appeared that nearly as many people were killed on the rail roads of this country last year as were men killed at 'the famous battle of Gettysburg. He appealed to the grand Jurymen to consider well these things and observe thelr oaths. Hs also referred to the activity-of soma lawyers in hunting up damage suits and declared that ofttlmea, he was sorry to say, lawyers violated the rules and laws of propriety in the eag erness with which they worked up damage suits. He said that the law yer might at least wart until the vie tim had been put out of eight' Judge Cook charged the grand Jury that a prescription, clerk or ..druggist, who gave one medicine when he should have gifen another and as a result : ; RhcumatlsmW This is often a disease of the blood, though not always. It attacks usual ly the Joints and tissue and causes a deposit of uric acid. In its acute stage It Is one of much pain and suffering, sometimes affecting a large part -or even all the body. ' When near the heart It is dangerous to Ufa,' We are thankful, to say there la a proper treatment Dr. King's Saraaparllla Internally, to - eradicate the poison from the! blood. Dr. King's Nerve and BonaY Liniment externally, te give life i the stiffened, painful Joints and tlnav. , Sold by BurwelUDunn death ensued, was guilty of man slaughter; : also that a doctor who negligently allowed his patient to die was likewise guilty of manslaughter. The court hastened to say, however, that he did not mean that every time a doctor made a mistake with death aa the result that he was guilty of manslaughter. To stop a Cold with "Preventlca" Id safer than to let it run and cure it af terwards. Taken at the "sneeze stage" Preventlcs will head off all colds and Grippe, and perhaps- save you from Pneumonia or Bronchitis. Preventlcs are little toothsome candy cold cure tablet selling In &-ont and 26-cent boxes.. If you are chilly, If you begin to sneeze, try Preventlcs. They will surely check the' cold, and please you. Sold by Bur-well-Dun Retail Store. Electric Cooking We have an electric ket tle in which one may cook three eggs, in three minutes, and with three teaspoon fuls of water. We have other appliances to do other cooking. We keep in stock appliances to do every line of grill-room cooking by electricity. Also electric foot warm ers, flat-irons, curling irons and other economic shock ing things. Buy one of these com plete outfits and, let the cook go. The D. A. Tompkins Co. Engineers and Machinists, Charlotte, N. C. ACADEMY Wednesday Feb. 6 PARSIFAL Adapted by Wm. Lynch Roberta. Based on the Legenda of the Holy Grail, Produced at an Enormous Cost and Enacted by Cast of Noted Players. The curtain will rise at 7:S sharp. Auditors must be In their seats at rise of first curtain, as no one will be seated during the action of the play. Prices: 13.00, $1.50. 75, 50c SPECIAL MATINEE. Doors open 1 p. m. Curtain promptly at 2. .Prices: $1.50, $1.00, 7ft, 50, 25c, GO TO THE 0DE0N soi g. trtox MEET ME AT TUB Afternoon Cremlng . . . liio to ft. . '. te 10:30. , ..','v. CARNATIONS ahd'-,'' ' ,;-''w,. . ROSES -.: ; . . ; POT PLANTS AND FLORAL v ; DESIGNS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. i 'O .' L - - .-Vf'-Vi sckolt. U VI. Trade SC. Tirana IKS." , Oreeolkonse 'Phone i0U 1 -! "' . Flowers COTTON MACEHlIJLiL;.: Pickers Hevolving - Flat Cards ' fje 0) Railwav Hi-nrl - , tt ' , and '"'i Drawing Frames A H U A C H !r ssi ww v II MM V 1 II, . O U II I II M I II ft X, II I Ifenl,: QHTTE, ;:' NORTH iikxAi i; ) .;$, SOUTHERN QUEEN GRATE OUR LEADER. If It's Orates' you want or Mantels and Tile, see us or write for cata logue. J. ti. Weara & Company Charlotte. N. C. Machinery for farm and fac tory. Three kinds, from 12 tol50RP. Return Tutiular and Portable on skids. from 12 to 150 H. P. improved din Machinery, nlj m mm mm m m and Presses, and complete outfits of capacity of 100 bales per day and over. SaW HillS, Ffwcr five kinds. all sizes in use in the South. Pulleys and Shafting, smallest to complete cotton mill outfits. LID D ELL COMPANY, OurloM.C Come and loot at our magnificent line of Dia mond. We handle nothing except the very best. It's a good investment, as t Dia monds are advancing in price daily. J)U. 0. L. ALEXANDER DENTIST. m i i CARSON BUDLDCVO Southeast Corner FOURTH AND TRTOJT STREETS, H00E AND ROGERS ARCHITECTS GHARLOTTisA GREENSBORO, V.G, tTheeler, Run$e and Dlckty ARCHITEOTS Second Wear JCa Smtldlng, axAMLtnrs, . : x, LEONARD L. HUNTER -ARCHITECT- 4Cl Bnlldlng CnAWOTTB Bf. oi' Diamonds FBANK P. E1ILBURN & CO. ARCHITECTS WAtsajfarox a, -ex - .... i I V R III) M c t .. ta r Presbyterian edllege for Women CHARLOTTE. I I Til 111! f " rtfk v Second terra begins January 10. 1907. 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