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'j J ; ' , v v J j VJL i U V " - ( : ' J J ; 7 'AV Vv v' V. v SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $8.00 PER YEAR. ohahlotte; n. o., Saturday 'mornino, march 23, 1907. v.; v PRICE HVE CENTS. JIB. BOSAPABIE'S AKSWJR INTERPRETS IMMIGRATION LAW The' Attorney General, in Communi cation to President! Roosevelt, An swers the Queries of the Governor of South Carolina Affecting the Ad ministration The Question! the ' Outcome of the Recent Conference i Held at the White House Attor . v ner General Interprets the Past ' and the Present Laws Bearing Upon J Immigration The New Law Opera . ' tlve July 1st The Changes to be ' Effected in the Existing Statutes. , Washington, ! March .22. Attorney General Bonaparte has sent to Presi dent Roosevelt a communication cori--Ualnihg answers to Various questions , ' affecting the administration-. df. tho ' immigration,;, laws'); "propounded ! , by Governor " Ansel, ; of ; South Carolina. , The Attorney .General upholds the lo t gaHty of u State advertising : its in " ducemehts ; to immigration, - including a statement, of .prevaUings''Wftges and. upholds the legality ox , introduction f Immigrants where they are :Othr k wise 'qualified and had not been ;so - llclted or encoucaged' except by, pay--nent of their passage out of the , . Bute's public funds. The State's ac , ceptance of contributions to the lm (' migration department funds and ad . vertisement of its inducements there " with and its prepayment of the pas ' sage of aliens would not exclude the Immigrants but might render liable to jthe law the parties contributing the . money. All these are with Jthe proviso , ' that ne agreement or can tract be en tered into. With the changes mads by the new law. aliens are excluded when solicited by promlsesor offer even 1 when there is no contract or agreement and while payment of im migrants passage from State publlo funds is .not. barred, its payment with funds out of the board by any society or association makes the immigrants " liable to exclusion The prohibition does not apply to contributions of passage money by. such individuals as such. V OUTCOME OF CONFERENCE The Governor's letter to the Presi dent bears date of March 1. The ouestlona are the outcome of the re cent conference held at the White House betwen the President, Attor- ney General Bonaparte -And SoutfaJ Carolina officials, when an opinion of the Attorney General regarding the matter of assisted immigration was Under consideration. Three of the Governor's questions answered by the Attorney General relate to tne exist ing law and the fourth to the new law of Feb. 20 last which becomes operative July 1. The first question asked, whether it is a violation of the immigration law in force up to the time of the tak 'ing effect of the act of Feb. 20 for a State, legislation through its officers, to advertise its inducements and pub lish abroad the scale of wages pre vailing within its borders, provided no contract or agreement is entered into. In his answer the Attorney Gen eral after quoting various sections of the existing law says: : the law mr force Those- prevlslow esatala sahstan. Uallr ail the law in forde at the pres ' ent tint and until the act approved Feb. 20, 1907, shall become effective in accordance with Its terms, that can be material to determine the answer to the foregoing first question, and I therefore, reply that it 4s lawful for a State to advertise its inducements to Immigration and to state, as part of such advertisement, the - scale or -wages generally prevailing within Its territory, it being my understanding of the question that such advertise ments be limited to setU-g forth the Inducements ottered by -conditions prevailing jvlthln the Btate to Immi grants, leaving the said immigrants to draw their own conclusions from such advertisements as to the advisa bility of-coming to the said State." "While the parties providing the moner for the publication of the ad vertisements might be," oohUpues, . .the Attorney General, "In my opinion liable to the penalties impost ' by section five of the prestn law. th. Im migrants themselves, upon tne hypo thesis of the third - question, could not be excluded." The fourth question submitted oy Governor Ansel was: "Will the answers to the foregoing questions be materially different' afty the taking effect of the act approved . the 20th of February.. J907, and If different, in -what respect?" PROVISIONS OF NEW ACT. This question, Attorney General Bonaparte says, must be answered In the affirmative. Me refers to the pro visions of section two of the new act which specifies what classes of aliens shall be excluded from this country and says: "These provisions change the law in two particulars; in the first place, aliens solicited or Induced to migrate t by reasons of offers, or promises even when there is no contract of employ ment, will be excluded after this act takes effect. At present, although their Importation is unlawful and sub jects the parties responsible for It to punishment, the aliens themselves ar allowed to enter. Second, the person whose passage money Is paid by an other must be prepared to show, not A imrely thgt he .does not, some within -any of the categories of Immigrants to be excluded, but also that his passage was not paid by a corporation an association, a society, a municipal ity or & foreign government; and this provision against such payment by. any of the agencies mentioned Is effective whether the ' payment be " made directly or indirectly. LIABLE EXCLUSION, v' fWhlle, therefore, the payment of : - the passage money of such Immigrants by Btate, lth its public funds Is nof Ahlblte. Its payment with ' Pv-k.ntrlbuted by any society or T ilSirtlon' renders,, the immigrant 11 , w to exclusion, although the pay ment may be made through the agen . cy of the Bute or Its officers, and '. v although the immigrant would be oth erwise, entitled to admission. The same prohibition, however, .does not t extend to the payment of the passage money by Individuals, whether directly '.' or through the agency of State; t provided that their, action Is, and is - satisfactorily shown to he, In good . ' faith. .-Individual, and is not attend- ' ed by such combination or concert of . action as would make it substantially tne act ex an association or society." JCEW,, LAW MJFTEREriV . , .' '.v. -' -. :- " Attorney General Donapartv Gives ' Opinion of WUeoprwMi ' Interest r , . Comvrnlng firw Immlgnition Law -tn Reponr, to IXtrr lYonv'tlie . Governor ofv South Carolina. . : , .i' t '. . 4 . ' , ' Observer Bureau, " J , , Washington, .March it . The new Immigration1 lew, - according v . to the Attorney General Is materially dif- iferent front the-old one renwcUng the peyntent of the transportation of lm - silgranta This is the principal point la Attorney General Bomiparte's answer to the letter of Governor Ansel, vt South Carolina, given out.lo-day.at ths White llouee, 1 Gov Ansel wrote the PresldetU oiklng for an Interpretation or the pres ent la w with j-espect to paying the trans citation o( 'immigrants by the State and the use of money for this purpose subscribed by immigration societies, cor porations and Individuals. Then 'the Governor asked If the new law to go Into effect July 1 will materially alter the situation. The Attorney General reiter ated his' former opinion as to-the solici tation, advertisement And payment " of transportation by f Btate. But con-' cemlng the new ' 4uw, " after an swering' specifically! that It Is "ma terially different," he , cites passages In the new law which lead hjm to con clude: ,.' r VV-. ' : '"These provisions change the law In two particulars. In the first place, aliens solicited' or induced' to migrate by rea sons of offers,- or promises, even when there is no contract of employment, will be excluded alter this act takes effect. At -present,; although ' their importation is unlawful and subjeots Jhe parties re sponsible to-- punishment? the . aliens themselves are allowed to enter.' ."Secondly, the person whose passage money is paid-by -another must.be, pre pared to snowj not merely that I he does not come, within any of the categories of immigrants, but' also that his passage was not, paid by, a corporation, an as sociation, a society, a municipality or a foreign government; and . this provision Against such payment toy any of the agencies mentioned is. effective whether the payment be made directly or indi rectly. -V ."While, therefore, the payment of the passage money of such immigrants by a State with Its public funds is not pro hibited, its payment with funds contri buted byany society or association ren ders the immigrant liable to exclusion, although the - payment . may be made through the agency of , the State or its officers, and although : the Immigrant would be otherwise entitled to admission. The same prohibition, however, does not extend to the payment of the passage money by Individuals whether directly or through the agency of a Btate; provided that their action is, and Is satisfactorily shown to be, in good faith, individually and Is not attended by such combination or concert of action as would make It substantially the act o&an association or society." Mr. Bonaparte lurther adds significant ly, for the sake of clearness only, X may here note that Section 4 of the same aot Is as follows: ' "That It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, company, partnership, or corporation, in any manner whatsoever, to prepay thes transportation orin any way te assist or encourage the Importa tion or migration of any contract laborer or contract laborers Into th. fTnftA Qiaim nnlAM aunk .nn. tract labor or contract laborers are exempted under the terms of the last two provisos contained in Section i of .this act The last provisos mentioned in Section 2 are those relating to the importation of skilled labor when the like cannot be found unemployed, and to certain classes of aliens who are not Included among, these whose importation Is for bidden. These provisos are in the same language precisely as is usea in tne law of 1903. In the act of 1903 the (conduct described in Section 4 Is only character ized as unlawful,', while In the act of 1907 .It is made a "misdemeanor." This seems a matter of minor consequence, and since as above' noted, the definition of 'contract .laborers' given In Section- 2 of-the present law Is .broad enough to iiiciuae me persons wnose importation is forbidden by Section 4 of the law of UOs, It follows that the same section of the act approved February 30. 1907. although different In language from bection 4 in tne act oi lout, is the same suostanusuy in moaning." CONFERS WITH OFFICIALS. Superintendent O. M. Sadler lias an Understanding With Governor An set and Attorney General Lyon. , Observer Bureau, 1209 Main Stret, Columbia, S. C, March 22. Superintendent O. M. Sadler, of the Southern Express Company, was hero to-day from Charlotte in conference with Governor Ansel . and - Attorney General LyoA regarding his com pany's handling of liquor under the new dispensary law. There had been complaint from several quarters that express agents are aiding the "tig' ers" and giving them succor in order to tnorease the express business. Mr. Sadler assured the Governor and the Attorney General that it, was the In tentlon of his company 1 to In every way aid the officers in carrying out the law; thatony agent or other rep resentative of the company acting otherwise would promptly be dismiss ed. He said his company had to ac cept such shipments' and his patrons had to be- served, but the express company wants no business that has to be gotten at the expense of the spirit or the letter of the law. Th Attorney General, after the conference, wrote the chief of police of Wllllamston, who bad complain ed that the agent there was deliver ing to tigers under cover of nlgh and on Sundays, that if there was any further conduct of the kind to report It to the- express official who had promised to discharge sdeh em ployees. The agreement will effect a large and steady growing Jug trade with Georgia and North Carolina points. ' THE SALVADOREANS RflCTED. 6Ute Department Rerrtves Informa tion of a Three-Day liattie In Hon duras The Salvador Force Lose 1,000 Movement for Intervention Gaining Strength, . Washington. March 21. The State De partment received the following dispatch to-day from Jose d'OUveree. the Ameri can consul, at Managua, Nicaragua: 'This government reports that on March IS an army of 1,000 Salvadoreans end 1.M0 ' Hondursns, commanded by Oen. Press, a Salvadorean, attacked the Nlcaraguan vanguard near Namaslque, Honduras.. The battle lasted three days, resulting In the complete ,rout of the Salvadoreans!- who lost 1,000 killed. Nice ragua has 20,000 troops at the front and will commence an" Immediate attack on Choluteoa and Tegucigalpa." ' ' Senor Corea, the Nlcaraguan minister. Ios receiver a caDiegrum iron) me gov. rmfct Mnflrmlnf Uu nna rmwirr w he effect that the 'Nlcaragusn navy has captured the important tionouran us no bean port of Celba. The navsl vessels are now on their way to Puerto Cortes, when they probably . will repast their success and as Trujlllo already has t ten into xne nanaa t mi nicBrasuBns, practically the whole north coast of Honduras Is in their possession. The cruiser Chicago, which list been petrolling the Pacific side et the Isthmus and Central America, has gone from Acajutls, Salvador, to Acapulco, th Mexi co, a- thousand-'mlleS northward. This voysgs Is mode necessary from the fact that coal Is scarce In Central America, The movement for Intervention Is gain ing strength end Assistant Secretary of Slate Bacon to-day strongly Impressed upon the minister from Costa ft Ira and Nicaragua the wisdom of speedily ter minating the warfare to Central Ameri ca, ai it promises to Involve all of the other -republics, and It Is almost certain If prolonged to lead to the presence on tholr waters of EurODoan naval vensels with possible intervention In behalf, of tftair own citisens. - - . , y; i i . . n'. - ' Tf Gift to Stetson University. ' Deland. Fla., March 2 2. J1. Howell Cummlngs, president of the John B. Stetson Company, of Philadelphia, has given 15.000 to Stetson Unlreraltj tot tho bow gymnasium fond,, A AT, TIIE STATE CAPITAL LOCAL COMPANY CHARTERED The Whitney Cotton Mill . Company uetg tiiarter iiio American ua chine and Manufacturing Compani of Chartotto, With Meesrs. l5. A. Tompkins, Jr W. .Conway and 8. D. Sargent as Stockholders, Has Capital : Stock of SSOO.OOO -Great Interest : Manifested In-the Harrison Kidnap- log Cose The State Chemist Talks Very: Interestingly About Soil: Test Farms Th Use of ' Stencils Crltl- ctsed. . ;vi-t'-'.v:w.v;-r ' Observer Bureau, "t - : The Hallaman Building ' . - ' - " Raleigh," March J J A charter la granted.'the Whitney Cotton Mill Company, of Ireland Bta- tlon;' Caldwell corfoty, to spin ;! and weave, the capital stock being $100, 000, G. L Barnhardt. O.W. F. Parker and others being-the .stockholders. The stock is held by people in half a dosen or more States from New Eng land south. " .:''' Another' charter is granted to the American Machine and Manufactur ing Comnanv rhnrlnttn liftft ftftft tn manufacture hydraulic, steel, elecjtrtc. ana transmission machinery and- in stall the same, the stockholders be ing D. A. Tompkins J. W. Conway and 8. B. Sargent. A third of the stock may be preferred. , v The SUte Authorises thf vdlssolu tion of the Rltter Lumber , Company at Plncpla, Mitchell county, the stock holders being Ohio and West Virginia men. : Unusual interest was expressed here In the case In which Joshua Harrison was convicted of kidnaping the 9-year-old son of . ex-State Senator Samuel A. Beasley, of Currituck. It is heard talked about constantly. Mr. Isaac London of Chatham coun ty, was here to-day and a Jury trial was held before a magistrate C. A. Separk, the charge being cruelty to animals. Mr. London has a contract for straightening the tracks of the Durham and Southern Railway, be tween Apex and JDunn, under Mr. Ransal, who has the general contract, and it Is charged that some o his mules were driven to death and others driven with extensive sores on their bodies. Mr. London demanded a Jury trial and there were many witnesses. Among to-day's visitors here was Senator Odell, of Cabarrus, who with his brother, had been to Bynum, in Chatham county, to attend a meeting oi me uaeu Manufacturing Company, SOIL TEST FARMS. . i our correspondent had a talk with State Chemist B. W. Kllgore. re- garaing tne sou test farms, of which mere are now 4. He says he has In speoted all recently and that they are in good shape. The most easterly farm Is at Wllliard and there the truck Is looking well; the lettuce crop la being gathered and Is a fair one. It Is sold at New York, Philadelphia ana naieigh and brings good prices. At this farm, at the Edgecombe farm, and at the Iredell farm, numbers of pecan trees are being set out of all varieties, In order to find the ones best, suited to the particular section, study also being made of the fer tiliser and culture method. Later these trees will bv planted at- thaliyojad's reprimand" prejudice, bias, un xronsyivania iarm to see now rar west they will grow profitably What It is desired to know is whether they will yield well In the mountain re glon; peaches are being set out at the various farms, also. Dr. Kllgore says there is very great interest In nut culture, particularly as to pecans, and that Inquiries are coming in all the while. He will soon Issue k bul letin giving all possible Information In regard to tho pecan which Is very valuable at a nut. USE OF STENCILS. It is found that the President Of the Senate and the Speaker of the House began the use of stencils In signing Sects after February 4. In most cases, it seems, upon the state ments of those who have looked over the bills, that one signature would be In stencil and the other in Ink. It is said that the attention of the officials' was called to this new way of signing bills and that It was hinted It was not proper. No case has ever been before the North Carolina courts involving this point, but tlrer have been cases In other States. The North Carolina Legis latures from time to time have enacted special laws giving certain officials whO were disabled leave to use stencils, but this is the first use of stencils by officials in signing acts of any Legislature and It Is expected Ic will be the last. It is thyomment that the talk about the matter will be beneficial In preventing it In the fu ture. KEPORTOF ADJUTANT GENEAU The report of Adjutant General Thomas R. Robertson was lnucd to-dsv for the year ending December Slat last. He says.inai so far as oisicpiine ana et noiency are concerned tns ieveral units Imposing the national guard are In fine shape and that the arms and equipments are of the best patterns, the uniforms serviceable, but In some casea not suffi cient as to quantity or quality and that some of the Infantry companies new! more clothing In time for the apring in spection. Considerable improvement pas oeen maae aunng tne year ana tne r.resent strengtn is 1,141 officers and men, this Including a light battery, three regi ments of Infantry, at hospital corns of three detachments, and. the navsl mllltta. The Infantry regiments are full end so are the naval reserves. The Third Regi ment reflected ' great ' credit upon the 8tate at Chickamaug In the msnoevres, and army officers have- so stated. It Is urgerttly recommended that advantage be taken of, every opportunity In the future for the guard to engage in similar maneuvers. . v THB FRUIT OUTLOOK. In the course of a sneclal Interview with State Entomologist Franklin Sher man, he sold that he found that all the large growers of fult harr already treat ed their trees by spraying them against the San Jose scale. This has to be done before the leaf buds or blossoms appear, ana in an cases gooa results nave been sr cured. A mixture , of lime and sul phur, boiled together Is entirely effi cient. It thoroughly used once a year, in February, or very early. In March, the time depending upon the -ooenlns- of thV tnids, as must . be done before these open, 'mere is eonsttierabie Increase In orchards, with only Ope large new one, this being of 11000 peach trees st Oan- oor, num mm- jKtmr, ommatm an t or chard a few years old of M,tf peach 'irves, wnicn wui inn yvor come to lull bearing for the first time, Mr. Sherman finds very good Interest in fruit rrawln The best apple growing Is In the high mountain section. Tht limit nrrhint Is of 3.000 trees,. belonging to the Cones at mowing rock,. ana it is JO miles from a railway. - The "trees there. are from four to eight years old. The fruit stow ers at Southern Pines have everything in very nne snap, reacnee are tne main cren there, but there are soma nluma. So far the fruit everywhere In the SUte Is all right so fnr as tho weather Is con cerned. Mr. Sherman says there-has never been a time-in the past three years that persor who sprayed their ti trees have not .had control et the seals. Those who do not spray are slmnlr out I of the race. The San Jose sosle Is In I fcevtt CsursUna to stay, of oouvs. - It Is KOEHLEB BACK TO DUTY COURT SENTENCE DISAPPROVED. The President" Concurs In All That the Secretary of War Says Regard ; tag the Conduct of the Cavalry Of fleer Gnllty of Filing Captious and : Unnecessary Charges Against Su ' per lor O nicer The Tut of the Let ter of the Secretary of War Bear ing on the Case. : " ) !V,tv . Washington, March 12. President Roosevelt. to-night announced his dis approval of the findings of acquittal In the case of Capt Lewis M. Koehler, Fourth Cavalry.; , ,U. Sv- A., cavalry commander, at ' Jolo, Philippine, Isl ands. Capt. Koehler was charged with using disgraceful language in an ap peal from the action of General Wood, the division commanded who repri manded Captain Koehler for making charges against Major Scott, com manding officer at the Jolo military post' and civil Governor of Jolo, with conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman in making unfounded and malicious statements regarding his commanding officer and with Insubor dination. The first court martial sen tenced him to, be reprimanded and the second court martial on which to day's action, was based acquitted him: The effect of the President's, ac tion is merely to set aside the pro ceedings o fthe court martial, as If they had never been held, and Captain Koehler Is restored to duty. The Pres ident's order follows: "The proceedings,' findings and ac quittal in the case of Captain Lewis M. Koehler, Fourth-Cavalry, United States Army, are disapproved. I en tirely concur in all that the Secretary of War says of Captain Koehler, and of General Wood, and of the poor showing made by the court which last passed on the case. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." SECRETARY ..TAFTS LETTER. Secretary Taft In his letter, says: "Captain Koehler is an officer wl .h an excellent record fox. couraroue service In the field and for attention to duty generally. He distinguished himself at the battle of Mount Dalo. Captain Koehler made himself very annoying to Major Scott and the fric tion between the two officers became so great that Captain Koehler filed charges against Major Scott." Major Scott later filed charges against Captain Hoehler. A court martial found Captain Koehler guilty of ' preferring captious and unneces sary, charges against his commanding officer and In reprimanding him un der the sentence of the courtmartlal General Wood declared that Captain Koehler's conceptlonu of the standard of conduct and uprightness they ex hibt in the army "were distorted to a degree not found In the Just and fair minded; and that he should cul tivate those habits of true soldierly subordination which the evidence In the case showed ; him to lack. Cap tain Koehler-appealed to the Secre tary of War, alleging that General fairness and a preconceived Idea of Koehler guilt. ACQUITTED CAPTAIN KOEHLER. General Wood called the attention of the War Department to the appeal and submitted the question of dis ciplinary proceedings; a courtmartlal proceeding; a courtmartlal was then appointed which acquitted Captain Koehler. Continuing Secretary Taft's letter says: "I have no hesitation in saying af ter a full consideration of the mat ter that tho findings of the first court martial that Captain Koehler was guilty of filing captious and un necessary charges against his com manding officer, .was fully sustained. "I have gone over these matters carefully for they Constitute the whole foundation for the charge made In the appeal against General Wood by Captain Koehler that he was unfair and unjust and would resort to any means to harm Captain Koeh ler and protect Major 8cott. Unltl the contrary Is shown the presump tion of good faith attends all officers, civil or milltary.ln the performance of duties with which they are charg ed, by law. The mere fact that Gen eral Wood Is a friends of the prose cuting witness does not prove that his action ordering a court martial or sustaining Its findings was prejudiced or malicious. BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA. "Ton, as the ..reviewing authority, are put In this position that If you approve the findings you hecessarMy affirm or approve the statement de rogatory to General Wood contained In the appeals and If you do so ap prove these statements, then It would become your duty, as commander-ln chief, to order General Wood before a court, martial for perverting his power as department commander to accomplish an unjust and unfair pur pose against his subordinate officer. Tou cannot in Justice to General Wood find any evidence In the Rec ord to sustain the bringing or such proceedings or the finding of the court against him. The question then remains, what Is to be done? A reviewing author ity may mitigate a septenoe, but It cannot change a finding of acquittal to one of .convlctlont It. can, how ever. In any case disapprove the en tire proceeding and refuse to con firm a finding of acquittal." D an italn. RaCMtsrv Taft adds. the President would not s Involved in the" logical consequences, with re spect to General Wood, vVileh must follow an approval of the sentence, and Captain Koehler is simply re stored to duty. This Is the vjew taken by the advocate general. James Parker a Raving Maniac. Atlantic Oty. N. J., March 22. James Parker, wfto attempted to save tho life of President McKlnley by striking tho arm of Csolgoht as the latter fired the ratal snot at tns President, Is in Jail hero a ravins; maniac. Parker was taken in charge by tho police to-day and wilt be com mitted to an asylum. .-.Parker was formerly a constable at Savannah, Go. known to exist tn 97 oi the 91 counties, snd in 100 different localities.. In abdut U localities It Is widespread that la on II the fruit trees, over considerable area. There Is a list ef ISO nremlaee In the State In which It Is found and In all probability It Is on many others. It Is all over Raleigh and In this section. As s matter of fact. It Is all ever the South ern State.. Those who look for It find It The scale, which has done so much da mass In the United States In the neat quarter of a century began to be notlned in California about 180 and Is supposed to have been brought here front north era Gains "'-'.'' Y. M. 0. A. AT WILMINGTON GOVERNOR , MAKES ADDRESS. Reports Make Magnificent Showing; and ; Demonstrate That Material : Progress Has Been in Furthering the Laudable Work of the Organ! i atlon Handsome and Oostly Build ings to be Erected in Various Cities, I,'; Manifesting Deep Interto on the . Part of All Concerned Moet Im .. , portant Feature of Day .: Was the . Presentation of the Inter-Stats Ex. ecutlve Committee's Report by G, O, , Huntington, of Charlotte AHlI Or ' ganixations to be Encouraged Con i dltlonally. Special to The Observer. ' V Wilmington, March 22. Governor Glenn, who 'is the guest of friends In the city, had a taste of tho strenuous life in the various oourtesies shown him to-day by Wilmington business men. This morning he visited the pub lic schools of Wilmington, speaking to' more than 2,000 children, leaving Immediately thereafter on the gov ernment boat Mercer for a trip down the r!Ver,-accompan!ed by his host, Mr. James Sprunt and a dozen prom inent business men. At the Cape Fear quarantine staUon the party were entertained by Dr. Sprague, the officer . in charge, and there they were received by Mayor Guthrie and' a delegation of South port business men. From there the party went over to Southport and were given a most enthusiastic recep tion by the citizens who gathered at the wharf to meet the boat. From Southfort the party went over to Fort Caswell, where they were entertained by Major Ridgeway, the Commander, a Governor's salute being fired upon the approach of the boat In honor of North Carollnas Chief Executive. In the early afternoon the Governor reviewed the regiment of United States artlhery now compris ing the garrison of the post, the Gov ernor being shown every considera tion. The party returned to the city at 6 o'olock and the Governor to-night addressed the Y. M. C. A. Convention. OFFICERS ELECTED. Following a conference of the stu dent association presidents conduct ed by the inter-State student secre tary, C. D. Daniels, of Charlotte, the fourth annual lnter-Stafte convention of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion convened here this afternoon and organized by the election of the fol lowing officers: President, T. S. Bryan, of Columbia; vice presidents, V. H. Sprunt and Walker Taylor, Wilming ton; R. H. King. Charleston; W. Vl McRae, Trinity College; secretary, Oi H. Wright, Ashevllle; assistant secre tary, D. M. Myers, Citadel, Charles ton. The attendance Is not larger than usual, but the delegates are enthusi astic in the work and profitable ses sions are promised. The most import ant feature to-day was the presenta tion of the inter-State executive com mittees report by G. C. Huntington, of Charlotte. The work has proceeded well during the year, two new build ings have been erected and sines Pe- jwmber 1 building funds have been completed, aggregating izau.ouu. rwo ther funds of 28,500 have been start ed. There has been marked improve ment In student association work since a secretary was placed In the Held. Ashevllle has raised $22,000, liquidating all debts and making many desirable Improvements. Elizabeth City has $22,000 and Winston-Salem has $63,573 subscribed for new build ings. At these two points work has been closed until new buildings are ready so that the secretaries may de vote full time to building affairs. BIG GAINS IN MEMBER8IP. Charleston has been making big gains in membership and is support ing Its own representative In the for eign field. Charlotte has held remark able building campaign. In addition to paying $20,000 for a new site $97,000 has been pledged toward U $100,000 building. At Columbia tho work Is In good shape and an effort will be made to lift the burden of debt from the building. Durham has raised $4I,S(2 and will build a handsome structure this year. Spartanburg has had a suc cessful year. Wilmington has added to its equipment a new bath plant and improved Its furnishings, tho latter given by the Ladles' Auxiliary. WORK PROGRESSING. Among the student associations, tho University of North Carolina has a new $13,000 building, and Frank B. Rankin employed as general secreta ry. E. R. Walton Is developing very satisfactory work as general secretary at the A. ft. M. College. Raleigh. A student conference has been held at Clemson and Trinity Colleges. Increas ed Interest In Bible study, larger mem bership, greater Influence upon college life, and mors encouragement and co operation on the part of the faculties are gratifying features of the student work. Four new student associations have been organised In preparatory schools and at least three more stu dent associations are considering the employment of general secretaries The Spencer Railroad Association was opened at a cost of $25,000 dur Ing the year. The Seaboard Air Line Is considering the matter of opening an association for Its employes at Hamlet Tho Army and Mill Associa tions, especially at Fort Moultrie and at Greenville, .are doing good work. PROSPERITY EVERYWHERE. While ths year was ons of material prosperity everywhere, tho Incoms of tho committee has not materially In creased while expenses have been greater. Under Jurisdiction of Inter State Convention there are 10 cities ahd tl student one railroad, two army and ons cotton mill association with a combined membership of I, 019. The current expenses have been $(9,245.0$, and ths value of property Is $211,060, whlls ths amount of tho building fund Is slightly In excess Ths committee thanks those who have ai.nrtnrtaA th work In the veae Inil recommends that 141,000 bo raised for ths expenses or tno coming year, ana that Increased Individual gift be en oouragsd; that the associations bo an couraged to increase amounts toward tho foreign work: that city and-mill organisations be encouraged . only when funds are contributed for suit able building of adequate quarters are provided with prospects for main tenanco Including a secretary! that tho Sunday - following ' the convention bo observed In all associations as inter 8tat , day; that- tho committeemen whhee terms' expire bo re-elected with C. H. Hobbs, of Ashevllle, for 1 years, and Pater S. Gilchrist, of Charlotte, elected to fill tho unexpired term of George u. Hanna, deceased : that pro vision bo for the encouragement and support of tho 20' student and tho 4 city colored associations. The report as submitted was unan- imqusly adopted and the convention adjourned until this evening. The ' Governors address to-night was listened to with rapt attention by a large audience. Following the ad drees tho distinguished guest was en tertained at a supper given by the Wilmington Light Infantry, where he also made a brief address. w WRECK AT PABJjgTON. ; Engine .of Bennettsvllle "Shoofly" Crashes Into Work Train heterai Injured, Some Dangerously Hurt, It is ThoughtGreat Excitement Pre vailed. Special to The Observer. Fayettevllle, March 22. The Ben- nettsville "Shoofly" on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, which left here at 4; 80 o'clock this morning, was wrecked at Parkton at 4:57, and sev eral persons were more or less Injur ed. The Injured are: Mr. Geo Bell, mall clerk, a severe cut on the head ard several body bruises. Captain E. H. York, bad bruise on head and several bruises. Mr. Grlmsley, severe cut on head. Mr. Hatchell. a number of severe bruises on body. It Is thought that some of tne above are dangerously hurt. There were several otners who were slight ly bruised and badly shaken up. The train was In charge of Captain Ed. York, with Henry Clark at the throt tle. It took the passing track at Park ton and was not running at any great rate of speed. It was bo dark that En gineer Clark did not see a work train on the track and crashed - into the rear end of It. Why the work, train was on this track, and without lights displayed. Is being Investigated. The engine of the "Shoofly" plowed Into a car containing wrecking apparatus, which In its turn telescoped the 'shanty' car Just ahead. In this car Was the crew of the work train, and It was here that Messrs. Grlmsley and Hatchell were hurt If the "Shoofly" had struck the wor train with any considerable speed, every one in the shanty car would have, no doubt, ben killed. The most marvelous part about the wreck is that although Engineer Clark and his fireman remained In the cab when the crash came, and although the engine Itself was badly wrecked, bout escaped with only a lew sugnt scratches. Mr. Bell was distributing mall when the collision occurred and he was hurled headforemost Into uie letter case 8 feet away. Conductor York was standing in the vestibule between the second and third cars, and his head was driven against the fornt car with such force as to ren der, him unconscious for several min utes Wnen the crash came there was g eat excitement, and It was thought tnat many persons must have been killed. Besides the engine which was put out of commission, the platform of the combination baggage and mail car was torn oft and both ends of this car and the one behind were badly smashed DAVIS MUST SERVE SENTENCE. Judge Bmri Rrfnara .Vigorous Effort to Get Illm to Suspend Sentence Entire Force and Equipment of Su perintendent Coapman to be Moved Special to The Observer. , Greensboro, March 22. At the af ternoon session of the United State District Court to-day counsel for L. Davis made a vigorous effort to get Judge Boyd to suspend the prison sentence In the case. Judge Boyd de nied the request. Davis is at present n custody and will bo carried to At lanta In a few days to begin his sen tence of one year and one day for filing false expense accounts. At the session this morning Judxe Boyd announced that If Hardin would make himself Indebted to the gov ernment In the sum of $600, he would suspend Judgment In the case against mm. w. R. Combs, who entered a plea of guilty of lllclt distilling, was sentenced to 3 months in Jail and fined $200, the prison sentence to be sus pended on payment of fine. The pray er of Judgment was continued In the cases against W. 8. Smlthey, James Ellis, James Eller, Garfield Foster and Andy Foster, who were convicted or who pleaded guilty of Illicit distill- ng. It is learned that 6 assistants of E. II. Coapman. assistant general su perintendent of the eastern district of the Southern Railroad, now located tn Danville, are soon to be moved to Charlotte. These offices were at one tlms In Greensboro. The change Is to take effect at an early date and the entire office force and office equip ment will be transferred. Changes have been made In the northern and eastern districts and the middle and western districts. J. N. Seale, who was formerly man ager o transportation, becomes man ager for the northern and eastern dls trlcts, with headquarters In Washing ton, and M. M. Rlchey has been ap pointed manager of the middle and western districts, with headquarters In Atlanta. The office of manager of transportation has been abolished. INCREASE IN SALARIES. Result of Oonfemfre Between Rail road Officials and Representatives of Dispatchers and Operators. Observer Bureau, , 1417 O Street, N. W., Washington, Match 22. From 1,(00 to 1,800 telegraph oper ators of tho Southern Railway are to have their salaries Increased as a re sult of the conference held hero to day betwee'n the officials of the road and the representatives of the dis patchers and operators. All telegraph operators In block signal stations will be raised 2.I0 a month, and with this tho representatives of tno telegraph ers express themselves ss satisfied. There are from too to 1,000 block sig nal operators who will be affected by this. Tho others are men throughout ths system whose Individual records entitle them to a raise, as the officials of tho road put It. Rig Fire at Pine Bluff, ' Memphis, Tenn... March 12. A special to The Ndws-8clmltar from Pino Bluff. Ark., saya: j . Fire which started late this after noon In the boiler room of the Bluff City Lumber Company destroyed sev eral nearby residences together with tho plant Of tho , lumber company. Lack of water pressure necessitated tho use of dynamite. Two compresses and several thousand bale' of eotton were badly damaged. ' Ths loss Is heavy and will probably exceed halt a mifiton dollars, pv5-' HALT IN PTW TRIAL UTORY EXCUSED TILL WEDNESDAY1 The Defense Prepares Affidavits In Answer to the District Attorney's Suggestion Thai Thaw's , Mental Condition Is Such at Present That He Is Unfit for Trial Jerome Apoi- . ogises for Misconstrued Remarks -Mr, Hartrldge Makes a Statement, In Which Ho Puts Mr. Jerome In s Lead Light The Latter Has No Reply to Make. - ; . , i New JTork, March St. The, Thaw Jury .was brought before Justice Fits- gerald In . the Supreme Court to-day ' and told they need not attend - the . trial again until next ; , Wednesday morning. In the meantime Justice' , ' Fitigerald said he would receive f-'! . fldavits from the defense In answer to the suggestion of District Attorney Jerome that Harry K. Thaw, on trial -' for the murder of Stanford White, la " at the present tn a condition of men-' ., tal unsoundness which makes him In-' capable of advising his counsel or of ' understanding the proceedings against ' him. Justice Fitzgerald has designated. .', to-morrow afternoon at, 2 o'clock as ' the time, for the defense to present Its affidavits in the clerk's office. Ha stated to-day that the district attor-' ney might have until Monday to make r response to the showing of the do- -, fense. ' v? THAW SANE. Clifford Hartrldge, of Thaw's coun- , sel, stated to-day that the affidavits)' ' to be presented In Thaw's behalf would be made by his attorneys and tne various alienists who have ap peared for the defense. These affldav its merely will state that Thaw at present is able to advise his counsel and fully understands the proceed- lngs against him. That Is all the law requires us' to say," said the attorney. . "It is not w question as to whether he is of un sound mind at all; the only question ' at issue is whether or not he under -stands the proceedings against him. We claim we can produce overwhelm ing proof that he does. We will also - submit documentary evidence Thaw's own writings." THE FAMILY PRESENT. When Justice Fitzgerald took his . ' placo on title bench to-day all the members of the Thaw family were eeated In the court room and when aury Thaw was called to uhe bar ho ' seemed surprised and delighted to find - them present They had all been ex- eluded ever since the taking of testi mony was begun. The prisoner bowed to each member of the family group in turn and they all smiled back to him confidently. or Thaw's attorneys neither Mr. Del mas nor Mr. Gleason was present. , It was generally understood the pro ceeding was to be but a formal ad journment of court until Justice Fitz gerald has had time to satisfy his conscience a to whether or not a ,; commission in lunacy- shall be sr aered. After the Jury had retired Justice Fitzgerald said that on vesterdav Mr. Hartrldge had attempted to be heard. I understood," he continued, "that he had something to say in the mat ter of the time of adjournment and I did not allow him to proceed. It oc- ' curs to me now that he may have de sired to make a statement with ref erence to the district attorney's re mark that he had served notlee on i the counsel of record that If they pos sessed Information he believed to be in tneir possession he would call the matter to the attention of the ap pellate division. I will hear Mr. Hartrldge now if he so desires." Before Mr. Hartrldxe could renrr District Attorney Jerome himself arose to moke a statement. JEROME APOLOOIZES. I did not mean to charge Mr. Hartrldge with unprofessional con duct," sold the district attorney, "but stand to what I said that It I find : at the conclusion of the trial that they had possession of knowledge, which would lead one to believe thev ' iiad persisted in trying a man In- capable of understanding the nro- : ceedlngs auglnst him I would take the matter up. If my remarks were construed as charging unprofessional ' conduct, I was simply unfortunate in my expression." Mr. Hartrldge said: "The district attorney's remarks were given tho widest publicity and I 1 did want to have an opportunity to reply. What he had said to me waa in the course of a private converse.- . tlon at which no one else was present It was only a suggestion that .if any thing developed in the line of whit he na pointed out he would take the matter up. "I replied to Mr. Jerome by telllnsr him that If he thought our client waa Insane he should come out and say so. , He answered that there was a blc difference between an official opinion ' and an unofficial opinion; that If ha wte convinced officially that Harr Thaw waa Insane he would come' out ana say so. He alsd said that . wa ought not to suppress any testimony which would tend to shed light on th -defendant's present mental oondltion. NOT HIDINO ANYTHING. ' . "I told him we wore not hiding' or suppressing anything. H wanted to know what wo Intended to do with regard to the testimony of Dr. Blnga man and Dr. Deemar, the Thaw family physicians, and asked If we would permit him to examine them, ' In his office. I said wo had aot the slightest objection so long as I eould ( be present at the examination. . This) examination took place, and It. was our understanding that anything th physicians said waa to bo presented In this court We tried to get th testimony of these physicians before the Jury at the beginning of ? thla trial, but It waa ruled out on technical . ' legal objections Interposed by tho dls . trlct attorney. When thes doctor went back to Pittsburg It was th express understanding, announced In opn court, that they would return whenever, tho district attorney desired; them. ,V -'"' '.; ".-; , ." .v ' " "That Is all that was said with re- . gardi to the . suppression of testi mony Now your honor will see that . Instead of suppressing the testimony of these witnesses, we brought them here, placed them on the stand and at last went to the extreme of allow ing the district attorney fully to ex amine them In bis private ofnee." Mr. Jerome said he had nothi -t moro to say at thla time, and covtt adjourned. r4
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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