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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, MAROI 23,.1CC3. r unions on ALunicn lill Continued from Pas On). ; . rhfn the testimony he had of--rd .njwin the grounj that fome the witnes. were bankers; that 'hcn tariff bills were before the rVn t for consideration It w well known that thai senaior.waa always ready to hear what the tariff barons had to say urn to wnat legislation would be to their Interest, and that if the tariff barons were rood wit ntm when the, tariff bllla were) be- ins: framed why did the'benator dis credit the statcmente of banker when financial legislation waa being considered I. , SPOKE FOR PEOPLE He ald he did not epeak for the banker he 'Spoke: tor. tne people: that the- people could not get this money except through, the banks. that the banks would not tfnue It un less ft was to their advantage to do so: that high tax upon this money when It was need? a to relieve dusi ness distress was not a tax against the banks but against the people and that to reduce the rate of interest during the period or emergency was - 10 relieve 1MB Uiunr v luo vu'n J of en unnecessary burden. . At the conclusion of Senator Simmons'- speech Senator Culberson fol lowed In strong defense of his posi tion. . Senator Depew. whe spoke after Senator Culberson, characteriz ed tha speech of Senator Simmon upon his amendment as a very able presentation to which he had listened e with much interest. .'.' Of - course Senator Simmons' .1 . a. MtJ ' neaita II rvJkSa ta sua the finance committee at Hs session decided against It. and because. Sen ator Aldrlch. chairman of the corn . mtttee. who dominates In financial matters appealed to the Senate to de feat It, but nevertheless he made a vigorous defense of It.- - .John Sharp Williams, minority leader of the House, has sounded a note of warning to the Republicans and made it plain mai mo wouia nut. be sweet to them If they did not pur sue a certain policy from this time on to the end of the session. That this has been a do-nothing Congress the world knows, and Republican leaders would have it continue uch. If the brilliant little Democrat car ries out his threat there will be live ly; times In the Capitol. There has been much talk ' about what seemed to many Democratic apathy. The leadrs of the minority have been criticised often, and some times severely, for an apparent lacV of aggressiveness, i . . Former , Senator David ETennett Hill, of Xew York, did not hesitate to ay to me the other day that he believed the Democrat In Congress were not taking advantage of oppor tunities thrown In their way by Re publicans.' ' Men made speeches, he said, and apologized for . them, 'Fight" has ever been his motto; ' "ask no favors or give no quarter," his watchword. ' CRATIC EFFORTS.- ' i "Republicans." said Mr. Hill, -"are elalming credit for efforts made by Democrats. For instance, take tne labor bills 'now before CongressJ Some of those Introduced by Repub- , tieans were passed . by , Democrats years ago-" ' it Is a fact that In 1I9, when on the Judiciary committee of the 8en- ate, Mr. HIU had reported and pass, ed a bill In relation to contempts of court. The bill. reads: - , HILL'S BILL IX ISM . , - "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That contempts of court are divided Into two classes, direct end indirect, and shall be proceeded ugainsi oniy as nerciua.sier preacriu-. ed. - ; -v." ' ' "Section J. That bntempts com mitted during the sitting of the court, or of a Judge at chambers. In Hs or his presenon or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of Jus tice, are direct contempts. , All other are indirect contempts. V8ec. I. That a direct contempt may be punished summarily without written accusation against the person arraigned, but If the court shall ad Judge him guilty thereof a Judgment shall' be entered of record In which shall -be specified the conduct consti tuting such contempt, with a state ment of whatever defense or eaten-1 uation th accused offered thereto and the sentence of the court there on, i" "'Sec. 4. ' That upon the return of an officer on process or an affidavit duly- filed, shewing unv person Kuilty of Indirect contempt, a writ of at tachment or other lawful process may lssu. and such person b ar rested and brought before the court; and thereupon a written accusation, setting forth succinctly and clearly th'- facts alleged to constitute- such rontmpt.' rhsll be filed and tbe oc cuwd required to answer the same. therefor, ind alo the time and place-J rr httring The matter: and the court may, on proper showing, extend the time so a to give the accused a rea sonable opportunity to puree himself of such contempt. After ihe answer of the accused, or If he tefuse or fall to answer, the court may proceed at the time so flxed to h-ar and deter mine such accusation upon suc'.i tes timony as shall be prolured- Ifth accused answer, the trial shall pro ceed upon testimony produced In criminal e.as, and the accusd shall be entitled to be confronted with the wttnesses against him: but such trial shall be by the court, or. in Its discre tion, upon application of the aocused. a trial by Jury, may be had as In .any criminal cas. If the. .accused 4 b found guilty Judgment shall 1 en tered accordingly, prescribing the punishment. re. i. , That th testimony taken on the trial of any accusation of in direct contempt may be preserved by bill of exceptions, and any Judgment of conviction therefor may be re viewed upon direct appeal to or by writ of error from the Kupretne Court, and affirmed, reversed, or. modi 'led. as Juntlce may require. Upon allow ance of an appeal or writ, of error execution of the Judgment shall h fayed, upon the giving ot such bond as may be required by the court or a Judge thereof, or by , any Justice of the Fijprm "Court." i "Sec. . That the provisions of his act shall apply to all procedlnr fr contempt in all courts of the T"r.;td Ptate except the Supreme Court: but thla set shall (not affect any proceedings, for contempt pend lne at the time, of the passage there of." That bill was killed In the House by Republicans. A similar hill la now tx-fpg urgvl by Republicans. Mr. Hill is of the opinion that the Republicans should be called to- ac rnisnt on this Score. The time Is r!pe for a reckoning and the Demo crats need the thundtr- MR. BOND N'OT TO Rf.N!' There is news to the effwt that Mr. William 11. i:-ond. of, K.-lentoa. will not run jsaint .Mr. J, U. Small fir the Imoortic nom-nniion for C(,r,rri-fs from the flrt diitrit. He Yun iti to Ftick to h's law prac fi' and remain, out of politics. It reported in h- prrs ral- months. Hev1eft his port of duty and carrjalnej his futte. W'jliiam Jennings Brj'an was here yesterday but very few people took any interest In his visit. When in the city some time ago everybody ran aft'T him. but this time he went un noticed. He tarried long enough to make a speech to the Hibernians, but at the, Capitol ;e was not chased by the newsp4per men. His views do not make good copy At this stage of the campaign.., Johnson, of Minneso ta. Is the rising star.. He msy not get far but he is coming along beau tifully Just now. . STATKSVHXI7S COMMENCEMENT cosferp or things poLrncAii. Story as to tlie Secret Workings of Renrnt Republican Committee In Hickory Mr. A. A. Whltcnrr to the front. ' ' , One of the most Interesting political gatherings ever held Jn the 8tate. ' in point of numbers present aa well as work done, was that of the 'Republi can executive committee for this, the ninth congressional district, which met some time ago In Hickory. In accordance with the prescribed forms, the chairman, Mr. A. A. Whltener. Is sued the call and the meeting was held at his office. For the benefit of those who happen not to know, it should ba stated that this committee consists of nine members, one from each county in the district. , The day following the time appoint ed for this meeting, the press of the State contained various and sundry accounta of Its action. It was widely reported that the committee - assem bled In due form and vociferously en dorsed "William H. Taft for the presi dency, re-afflrmed Ita allegiance' to Mr. Spencer B. Adams, chairman of the State executive committee, ap proved all that President Rooaevelt had done and wound up by heartily endoralng Ita chairman, Mr. A. A. Whltener, ' for the nomination for Governor on the State Republican ticket. Had the meeting been one of the Church, Ita deliberations could not have been more assiduously nols- edabroad. So much for what la aald to have been done that which la known of all men. A diligent digest of what really took place discloses many Interesting features. The meeting was neia the time and place designated, but It develops that the attendance was urn lted. The only delegate present, ae cording to the reports which have reached Charlotte by word or mourn. waa Mr. A. A. Whltener. tha chairman and prospective nominee for the gu bernatorial nomination, it la unaer stood that he convened the committee in his law office, acted aa Ita secre tary, drafted all resolutions, maae an the motions, did all the voting, and then, after adjournment was taken, scattered broadcast over the State and nation the glad tldinga. of great Joy that the Republican executive commit. tee for the ninth congressional district of the . State of North Carolina, had. In convention assembled, endorsed with loud acclaim the Honorable Wil liam H. Taft for the presidency ana had .presented to the Republlean vot ers of the State the name 01 t,a tawba'a favorite eon, A. A. Whltener, for the aubernatorlal nomination. All of this rinds substantiation in a recent Issue of Tha Hickory Times. Mercury, which stated In substance relative to thla meeting that a gath ering of the ninth congressional dls trlct committee was reported to have been held In Mr. A. A. Whltener's of flee and had endorsed Taft et al for the various offices and done other mighty works, but as to the delega tlons in attendance, that the people of Hickory hadn't noticed any Strang era that day in town.' Dr. Smith to Deliver Anniversary Ad- , . dress. The anniversary address at the commencement exercises of Eriklne College, Dut West, S. C, will be de livered In June by Dr. Henry Louis Smith, president of Davldaon Col lego. Thla institution haa been ex tremely fortunate in securing able lecturers during ita commencement occasions, and his many friends are confident that Dr. Smith will prove i himself among the ablest.-. Editor J. C. Hemphill, of The Charleston News and Courier, and Hon. C. B. Simon ton, of Tenneseeo, are also among the speakers on thla occasion. . T. P. A.'a to Banquet at Selwyn, Tha executive committee - of the Travelers' Protective Association of this territory will hold a meeting to night at the Selwyn Hotel to plan 'a banquet which Is to be served at the Kelwyn next Saturday night The T. P., A. la a national organization with a membership of about 45,000, ' and the banquet to be given here Is ex pected to ' be . largely, attended by members in this city, . the general section of which Charlotte la the cen tre, and transient visitors. . . i " Mr. Ralph Dlngliam Coming. Mr. Ralph Rlgham. the well-known humorist and musical aenlus. will give an entertainment in the Selwyn as sembly room, April 27th, at :10 o'clock, under' the auspices and for the benefit of the current expense fund of the. Florjice Crlttenton Home. Two young ladles. Misses Ltiti and Welch, are trying to sell tickets. They are not asking for subscriptions from the public, but are aelllng tick ets for this entertainment, which will be well worth the price of admission. Death of Mr. Zlcklcr. After an Illness of several months, Mr. Kdward Zlckler. aged C years." died last night at 7 o'clock at his residence. 303 West Sixth street. The funeral services will be conducted thlal anernoon oy nty. . r.. v nuiiann, pastor of St.- Mark's Lutheran churc't. of which he was a member. The exact hour has not Wn fixed. The deceas ed is survived1 by three children Mr. R. F. Zlckler. of the Little-Lone1 Com pany; Dr. C. R. Zlckler and Miss Kd na Zl-kler. , . , , . May Re Candidate For Congress. Jt is currency reported that Mr. J. A. SmltV of Bessemer City, will be a candidate, for he- nomination - for Congress onthe Republican ticket In this, the ninth district. Nothing in thorltatlve has been secured and no confirmation of this report has een obtained, but It bears many of the marks of truth and Is believed br a large number of those Interested in things political - rrotracted Meeting at Villa TTrlirhts. Rev. J. A. Smith, co-pa-tor of f-ast Avenue Tabernacle. Is conducting evangelistic meetings at Villa Heights A. K- Pi church snd the services are proving wonderfully successful This Is a mission church directly under the aupervlslon of the" .Tabernacle and served by its pastor. It waa opened last summer find baa grown remarkably since that time. ( . No Vse to Plt , ' -1 tiave found out that titers ts no ui to di- of 1 unst tro'M as kn as you can trt Dr. Kir's Nw I i co very." nj Mr. J. P. 7"blX of Ruphboro. Pa. "I mi l i '.' to-eay only for thst woiMerfui rr.eoii-'.sc It 's'iser.s Bp a eolith O'llpVer aiin: ., and of Cor.ifreos this afternoon tnat iem- lurs n e.-,i it cn f-.. Jrf I n !a t!ke In Arkansas had j Pei'Td hopeless. Mi rno re t ...Mv. ,-,,!. a . . i liable rm'1v for oonhs snd roirn, i ' 11-4 bv- 1.00(I and there mp.umm. bron. t.itls snd r-o.rs.. as- a e-a'.n general rejoioin. j r.t (1 r,,.,i ui-ir (nirnnte at a'l drug I si's 1 r 't b'n l. re within loiti-t. snd $1. Trial bMU'.e Ires. Exerciie of IVnialo, College From May 23d to 25th Mtcan-r Hall to .lie Com.ltcl by Thrn N'cgro With Mnnia l or Stealing Conn Dead. Iter. J. H. H ranch 111 With I'ncu monia. . Special to The Observer. , Etatesville, March 2. The States- ville Female College faculty has given out the following programme for the commencement exercises: ' Saturday, May , 2Sd Trustees meet at.,callege at IS m.: alumnae meet ing 4 p. m.; art exniblt at S and Enal concert at t P. m. Sunday. May 24th Baccalaureate sermon at First PreBbvterian church !t 11 a. m., by Rev. Bryon'Clark. D. i T)., of Salisbury: address before the Y. W. C. A. at p. m. ; ' v- ' Monday. May; 25. Class day exer cises, 4 p. .m.; commencement. .? p. m.. Address by Gov.. R. B. Glenn, be stowment of degree on graduates, etc. - -. Mr. T. Lee Steele and a large force of oarpenters and other workmen have reeu mod work on the Shearer Music -Hail the new addition o the college building and will ( push the work along as rapidly as. possible. They expect to complete the large auditorium In time for the commence ment exercises. ' Sharpe Bell, colored, remarkable and well known because of his mania for stealing cows, died a few days ago at his, borne in Cool Spring town ship, aged about 60 ywn. Within a few years Sharpe stole four or five cows In this and adjoining counties, and accordingly served many terms on the chaingang. He was on the Iredell roads for a long time and finished his last term only a few months ago. Once he escaped - from the Iredell roads and while enjoying his liberty In Davie county stols a cow and went to the roads. The ne gro was apparently harmless and in offensive, but when, a cow came la his way he could not resist the temptar tlon to take her. Rev. J. B. liranch, pastor of Front Street Presbyterian church, has been critically 111 with pneumonia for some Hvs at the home of Mr. pd Mrs. O. P. Sowers. Jle passed the risis Wednesday nlsht and his recovery lc expected. His mother, Mrs. H. E. Branch, of Clinton. 8. C and brother and sister-ln-law. Mr. and Mrs. J. a. Branch, of Salisbury, are here, at hl bedxlde. Mr. - and Mrs. X E. blalne dauahter. Mtsa Mabel Elaine, who spent three months here with Messrs. O. W. and Fed. Slalne, the glass fa?- tory men. left yesterday for their home t Grafton, W. Va. Mr. ' and Mrs. C. W. Comstock. who have been at the Inn since s their marriage in Greensboro early In January, will oc cupy the rooms at Mrs. Burke's va cated by Mr, and Mrs. Slalne. Mr. and Mra Walter L- Sherrlll and children, who have been living In Statesvllle for some time and recently conducted a boarding nouse on Broad street, are moving back to their former . home at Catawba , to-day. Moorrsvirie Xewa Blatters. Special to The Observer. Mooresvllle, March 87. The Hick ory Hill School will give Ita entertain ment Tuesday nlaht, the 7th of April, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The en tertainment promises to be Interest ing and a large crowd is expected. . Rev. C. G.- Wlls, who was called last Sunday to the bedside of his sick sister, Mrs. 8. M. Carlton, waa unable to reach her home near Warsaw be fore she died Sunday night. If you would like to fool some wise Coffee Critic, no "knows f.ne Coffee on taste and flavor." quietly maks for him a batch of Dr. Shoop'a "Health Cof fee" and serve It piping hot It deceived Mra 8hoop, 'snd will, believe, deceive any one. And there Is not a grain of real Coffee In It. Health Coffee is made from pure toasted grains, malt, nuta, etc. Hade In a minute no 20 to 30 minutes' tedious boiling;. 1' pounds Z-jC. iiiller Van Ness Co. GOOD LINIMENT. - t Tou will hunt a good while before jrou find a preparation that Is equal to Cham berlain a Unlment as a curs for muscular and- rheumatic pains, for the cure of sprains and soreness of the muscles. It Is equally valuable for lame back and all deep seated muscular pains. X and SO cent sizes for sale by K. 11. Jordan as Co. - ThG Co is always the; . " cheapest. ; . Buy the best and ', , , . be satisfied. Icx HJg B P. WITHE Bis '' "" Distributor vand Jobber BUILDERS' SUPPLIES . CBARLOTTE - - - . . Jf. C. im r I If it's good, It's Kenny's. Ist Granulated Puar at Cost Good Coffee 10. li. 14 and lie. Fin Co flee lhc, 3 Dps. 60c. Fancy Blen.l 10c, Kenny's 'Ppecial" 25c; equal that 35c. can coffee you are using. ivennys o ana sac. leas are p.md enough for anybody. 23 S. Trj-on. fm r- v f i i km w ft- W ml S L t J it mi' ib W Id "Phone 1539. -We are showing aome beautiful new patterns In Rugs, such aa . was never shown on 'thla market before, arid you will find oar prices are unusually low on all kinds of FLOOI COVERINGS. xl3 Tapestry Rugs, good" quality, 14.75, up to "a handsome Wll- ton Rug for 150.00. . " '- -.'-' BIGELO TV Axrnlnster Rugs In designs and colors appropriate for ' if . library, parlor or dining room; alt-sixes, at lowest prices. ' Our spring line f Mattings la very complete, many new .pat- " terns, all colors; at prices 25c, SOo. and up to 50c. per yard. It will pay yon to look over, our line of FLOOR COVERINGSaa yon can positively save money by buying 'from this store. THE XHQME FCRXISHER, K : f.f- ( i et-jj- ;s. - - - t bad atanpa evsry caeath,bvt eae bettla of CAJUWI vmi mm MRS. J. MOORHKAD ' Archlbala,OUa. ' r f waa afflicted with feanla troubles fcr 14 yerat4sbing helped tpe natU I took - MRS. L. EELLa, New Hartford. la. Jjm. - I had suppression foe X yeara, but took CAKDUI aad mow I am wall. MSS. HATTraCAIH, (I CarrsvUl, Ky. Y?-V;;:':'''..TI'0;'y'' ;:'':-:''J'" no "I , 7. m" t YfiCTP ( V j iif the 7 use ' ofTeT re-buildingrevitalizing female tonic, like Cdui, ;at spring time, or any other time. P Its ef fects" are so immediate, that a few doses often relieve all female pain and make you feel "like a new woman; ; Thousands of ladies have written unsolicited letters, telling of seemingly marvelous cures, of their female troubles pains, ; disorders, irregularities, misery, distress and general weakness; that Wine of Cardui has -performed for therri. They say to you y After suffering ibr rears from fwoalstroob heti bata f CARDUI gava ma re . . MRS. HEM A KAKX, rtsree, Fla, . . s Ml q TAKE p A p MM ;It WU1 Help You CAKTXnla doing me all th good to tha .world. 61ace taking it, I have Gained lr pounds, aik& 1C C QE1FFIN, Brunswick, Tsna. I ..... , s , VMM My fcmals trouble was mostly Inflamma tion. Atoca using CA&DUI, limit goe4 bealth. MKS. tIABM, HA8HENBARQER, ' tiUl Citjr.lUs. ; mm .Mr ': fIt is apleasant, medicinal tonic which is0 especially useful in the diseasesipeculiar to womeh, because of its direct, specif faction, on the female organs and functions. CarduTs ouccecs is proof of its merit,vof its value to all sick women. In, the 5Q years it has been in use, we have yet to hear of the first case of fe male trouble that it has not benefited. 1 - Try it for your trouble. Do it today. Get "a bottle at the nearest drug store and ftake it according to direc tions oni thi wrapper. ; 'r V : V;! V Cardui cannot do you any harm and,"on the otier hand, is almost cure to da you great 00d. HH 14 took CAB- . now I Aftsi '7 yoot vMra of nfTrrlng, t tool DUL Th fuMdbM helped me, and am a new wotcan. ' , MK3. V W. MA8SDIGILL, i . . katenff, Txaa. " - , 0 r-N ' AM'.'. (1 -1 waa in a rack of pain and thoor-M I would di, but Um first dOM of CAiOUI be't m. . fcuui. MART HUDSON, Eastman, l&n. I took CA&DUT, ontfl after tny baby waa bora, ufferad very little, got Bp the second day and am now stouter tbaal ever waa before, MRS. KATE WATERS, Lenoir, N. C Foe tlTw I has bcVh. -d fcotsle WcaknvM, but suwe tutog CAWUI, I aia Otwvt, Uui. ff' t - ' - -W ft i ru cj)- , . I t mo 4 I wiii rwrm m tend u vciy 1 W . C ii. CLCACT-3, Aieos, t".J
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