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. . I I 7 I f SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $8.00 A YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, 31 AY 7, 1908; i- v ... PRICE FIVE CENTO. OHIO DOMINATES. HARMON ...... CONVENTION ENDORSES RRYN rwnwTi TTold a Tumultuous Meet Ing, in Which lntfnw Fartlowl Veellnr Holds Sr Mayor Tom Jnhnton Aeaiji Worsted In His light Apalntrt Harmon In a Bitter and Exciting tooif-onnsira clinee the Olive Rrench Held Out l. Y to IIimvty me immuiu iKuua ' V 1 end Throw Stones at Harmon, - Hut Is Finally Placated and Named - - a Delegate at ' Large to the Rational Convention. .;, ,; , V! Columbus, O., ' May : ,- In - a . tu . muKuous convention. characterized , by 1 the Intense factional . feeling, Democrats of Ohio to-day nominated " -Judson . Harmon. . of Cincinnati, -formerly Attorney General of the United States under President Cleveland, for ; Governor, and '. endorsed ; William ; J -Bryannd Instructed the Ohio dele-.'-, gates -to the national convention, to . .vote for him for President. -'A com' plete State ticket was nominated, former Gov. James E. Campbell -of , Butler, county, was, endorsed for the ': ' United States ., Senate,, and delegates and alternates at large to the . na ', tlonal .convention' were selected. David '. L. .RoswelL ' of Kent, was ,nlnt,d for Lieutenant Governor. ; The following were elected dele '. 2Tte and, alternates' at large tothe national convention; . THE DELEGATES. r " . " ' ' ) . :.' Delegates at large, Tom.. L. John son"! of- Cleveland; W. 8. Thomas, f Springfield E, W. Hanley, Dayton, and Matthew B. Denver, Wllming- ton. -' '' ' . - ' , Alternates at large, ' H. T. Sutton, Zanesvtlle; Isaao R. Sherwood, To ledo; O. JN. 6afUgarber, Van Wert. and John E. Monnot. Canton. , National Issues - were left to the Denver convention and the . platform "adopted dealt solely with State ques tions,, attacking the administration of ' various Republican State officers and endorsing especially ' the initiative and referendum in Stated and local legislation and the taxation of fran chlses. , ' c 'v' " .'Mayor Tom Johnson, of Cleveland, -'after ha vine met defeat in the open- ,' Ing ' session Tuesday night, to-day ; . renewed hie ' fight against Hudson . Harmon for ' control, but he was . again worsted in one of the v most bitter and exciting contests' ever , fwltneesed in . an Ohio 'convention. Although hie . victorious opponents, , followers , of State Executive Chair man Harvey - C, Garber, of Green- ville, held out to htm an olive branch In the tender of two places on the State ticket, Johnson declined to enter Into any agreement and strove to prevent the placing of the Barnes . of any of hie followers on the fket. .rfV DRAM ATI CSCENES. '' ". " Dramatic eceaes attended the nonf ' Instln for Governor of Judson Har tnon, whose home delegation was di : Vided for and against him.. He waaJ eppos4 by Atlee Pomerene, of Can ton; - A- C. , 'Senates, or Ottawa, and Jsaae R Sherwood, of Tpledo. ..Mayor ., Johnson v. nominated Pomerene as ' a tnan who stood upon every plank In v the platform, who Jias always voted . for. Bryan and "not like some who in !( glorified in the downfall of Ury an." Alfred Cohen, ot Cincinnati, who v presented Harmon's name, said his candidateVn .broad enough te jarry the State for himself and Bryan and declared that oJhnson himself was not consistent In the support of Bryan. During tne first roll-call there was almost - a riot among the Hamilton county (Cincinnati) delegation, ; re sulting from the ill-feeling engendered by John Molloy's seconding the nom nation or romerene in Dehait or a minority In the delegation. Harmon's iiome county). 'The police were call d to prevent hostilities. , , ; HANGING IJT BALANCE. A r: .Hamilton county was the hut to r c its vote Harmon' nomlnadon t Aung in the balance nud Hamilton county could have made it certain on the first ballot but her votei were divided, it 1-2 for Harmo. 33 1-1 for ' Pomerene and 1 for SamHeK-maklng the total for Harmon ies or 11 fewer . than necessary. -.. ; - Congressman fiherwooi, J whose ' . same has been presented by a man not a delegate and despite protest ot the ' Lucas county (Toledo) delegation, withdrew his, name,, and on the sec ond ballot . Harmon received 812 " votes'; Pomerene 211 and , Bandies 19, Harmon was nominated. .. v Nofwlthstandlng the refusal of agreement early In the afternoon, ai the session of the convention dragged , . out tne tension relaxed and the nnm ' fratiODS for Attorney General an! Treasurer of State were thrown to candidates known to be favored by the Cleveland mayor and when it camejo .vine selection. or delegates at large to gne national convention. Mayor J jhn r son was chosen as one of the "big tour oy acclamation. . .'- Thre waa a fight over the endorse' incnt of a candidate for. United SUtos , bene tor The name ot former Govern or Campbell was the only one present- , ed.V A delegate attempted-to present the name ot it. B. Ingalls. of Cincin nati, but he was ruled eutof oroer. . , ALABA3L4. EXDOR&ESS TATT, - AdralnMratlon Wing of the RepublU , can Party Adopts Strong; Reeola tlona BoosUng the Ht-'i-retary's-Oan- - - Oidacy.,, v - ,.v..' . V Birmingham, Ala., May The Ptate convention here to-day of the. Thompson or administration wing of the Republican party was all for Taft Strong resolutions endorsing bis candidacy for the presidency and commending the national ,admlnistra tion were, adopted and the delegates to the national -convention were . In strwted to cast their votes at Chicago for the Secretary of War. . The dele gates elected were: J. O. Thompson, Birmingham; W. R. Falrley Pratt City: F. H. Lethrop, Birmingham: N. . II. Alexander, (colored), Montgomery. Alternates; Byron Trammel. Dothan; 01. F. Oven, Montgomery; Jere Mur thy. Huntfville: JDr. U. O. Mason, (colored). Birmingham. The elec tors chosen were I. Pol la k. Cullman; and Jamee W. Lee, Birmingham.-The convention aemb!d shortly after noon and in all the deliberation there was harmony bot In spite of this fset I: was S o clock to-hfsnf befjfe"I5e Convention romrlpfed Its worif. r Joseph O.- Thompson, collector ef internal revenue, was re-elected chairman of Jhe -State committee unanimously. ' . Bo!utions Introduced by Dr. -TJ. (V "i-'n. a prominent negro citiien rf 1 mirt' ur;l upon Congress e - 1 tr-.e in!r-Ftate commerce cem rfl:-;n the f T!--t enforcement of the f :..-:f.:!i an! f.rtenth amendments GAIUXGEB BHL PASSES MJEASURHIS GREATLY MODIFIED BUI Regulating the Employment of C'tiilrt Labor in toe District ol i o- lnmbla Gets Through .After Con slderable Debate. But Is so Chanired - That the Author of Wouldn't Recognize lt Senators r Who Began to Earn Their Own 1 Livelihood at a Tender Aee Object to the Measure. Will) the Result , Tliat the Bill as Passed AmonnU - to LltUe or Nothing The BMlFree . vrom , , Any ConMiUiuonat Oo- ; jcMloa, , v , ... . ; " SENATE! SUMMART. ' ; The Serrate passed a bill yesterday prohibiting 'the -employment' within certain hours or ' children under It years of age In the District of Colum bia in any (aotory, work shop, tele-. graph office, restaurant, hotel, apart ment houie, saloon, pool or billiard room,' bowling alley or theatre, or In ( the olHtrll'Ution or transmission ot merchandise or messages. No such child la permitted to work at any enr ployment for ? wages - during school hours nor ore a. m., or after T p. nut. ' . ' " a - ' The Senate also adopted - a resolu tion effered by Mr. Foraker,-of Ohio." directing the inter-Htate oemmerce commission to - inform the Senate ; whether the commodity clause of the inter-State commerce sct had .been ' ' compiled with since May 1st, 190. and If not whether the non-compliance byv t the railroads . baa been - due to any " agreement, arrangement, -or nnder ' standing between the railroad com panies and . the authorities. ' An amendment by Mr. Culberson agreed . X.6 also call on the commission to state ha reasons lor recommending an ex tension ol two years in the time gfr. ' en- the railroads to comply with the commodity clause. . , i ; The conference report en the army appropriation bill carrying an aggre- gate of ph.xn.ZX. was adopted. This ; amount was 13,463.000 less than the bill carried when first passed by the Senate. ' - S ': ' . Senator Warner, ' of Missouri, con cluded his speech on the Brownsville affair, his closing remarks calling forth ' a statement from Senator .Foraker tq the effect that a Western paper had announced that tne rreai- ; dent -recently wrote Senator Smith, of Michigan, to the effect' that he had not changed his mind 'as to the guilt J of the negro soldiers the Twsnty flfth Regiment Mr. Foraker suggest- -ed that the. Introduction of the letter ; in The Record would be 1 interesting, . but Mr. Smith said he bad not made" it public and eould hot do so. : . , f The Senate, at 1:55. adjourned. Waahlnrton. May eJ The . Senate to-day passed the Galltnger bill to rerulate the emDloyment" ef child labor In the District ' of Columbia. Chairman Dolllver; of ,the com mittee on education and labor, In re porting the bU! to- the , Senate, stated that the measure applied te the Dis trict alone and- was free from - any censltutional objection that might Te itilniTr rtttr nvnlitn hill wbichj' poyldes Tor ft, national abor law. Mr., "DolIIvep"' called 'attention to the 1 fact that the . Beverldge - bill waa still before the committee. : ' ' Mr. .Beverldge declared that he would . look , forward to a favorablle report -on his bill at the next session. p-Mrr-Dolliver explained that the District bill placed . the limit or em ployment at 14 years and ' restricted the employment of children under 12 years of age te S hours a day and the hours of Jabor were restricted to between a. m. and 7 p. m. . ... Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, ob jected to the bill, saying he had bet gun to earn his own living at -1 1 years of age and at 12 years he held a plow behind a pair of oxen .and that,- he added, was ,the' proudest moment of his life. Mr. Beverldge Interrupted to say that the movement to restrict child labor was aimed at the . "criminal and murderous employment of chil dren In mines and sweatshops -of. the country,- which roust soon be at tacked." - ; ' vv - - i . . On motion of Senator : Galtlnger pages of . the' Senate and House , of Representatives were excluded from the operation of the bill. An amend ment by ' Senator Heyburn . waa adopted exempting ' from - the ' re-1 trlctlons of the bill children in or about their homes or the places of business of the parents of such chil dren. -- . - -. ' Senator Scott, saying be had gone to Work to make his own living at 9 years of age, declared that he was opposed to the measure. ': - :- ' On motion of Senator 4 Kelson the prohibition against work in "mer cantile . establishments stores ' and business offices' ' was stricken from the bill: The bill (hen was passed. to the constitution, especially In eon nection with reference, to equality tot accommodations furnished the '. two races by railroads. The resolutions also commended President Roosevelt's administration on this question. The resolutions were adopted. - The con vention named candidates for all State offices which are to be filled In the November-- elections. '; . Congressman Duncan E. McKinley, bf California, addressed the convention. . . -Warren County 1 Adopts . LeeIlaed ' . , . Primary. -, 8pedal to The Observer. vj" - Warrenten. ' May . The Warren county, , Democratic convention met hereUo-day.". The meeting was lar-e, enthusiastic and harmonious. War den rrounty's vote for Governor In the Mate convention wui, oe as ioiiows: Kltchin 8.71; Cral L6; Home .21. The convention adopted the legalized primary method ior nominating can didate In-the future.- . Moore County Vote For an Vain stnicted State Delegation, Special to The Observer.' ' " ; : Carthage. May I. The Demo cratic county convention was held here toMIay. Craig rets 2.42, Krtchin l.0, . Home 1.24. John B. fshenitl was endorsed for Commissioner of Labor and Printing. The convention Instructed for an unlnstructed dele gation to the national convention and , not a vote was cast against It. Buncombe's Primary Election Quiet. Special to The Observer. . AshevJlle-May. Tbe Democratic primary election In ' Ashevllle and Buncombe county to-day to nominate candidates for county officers and the Legislature passed quietly. A steady rain is falling this evening ani the re turns are coming in slowly. The con test between several of the candidates was very clo. and It will probably require the oCiclal count If rtft a sec ond primary, to determine the nominees.- . WHAT JOHNSON HAS DON - .. ; A, LETTEK TO VOTERS TELLS. Minnesota Demorratic Club Sends Out Special Delivery Letters Vrglne the Nomination or Minnesota's Governor t Denver His Friends Claim He i Can, Carry Enough States t Give -Him the (Nomination w York - world Says Bryan IS For Culberson If He Cannot Himself Win Judge -Adams Sends Attorney to-Washing- .. ton to liootc into Indian Court Mat tee Godwin to Have No Opposl BY II. E. C- BRYANT. Observer Bureau, -Conirress Hall HoteL 1 1 -,- ; , Washington. May 2 i Major C. 'M.' Stedman,' of -Grtena-boro. cm here to-dav to , represent Judge S. B. Adams, . who' was chief Justice of the Choctaw-Chickasaw In dian Court, before the subcommittee of the Senate and House. He called on Senator -Clapp this afternoon and will see the members of - the House committee - to-morrow.. . Mr. Clapp told Mr. Stedman that his commit tee had found no evidence against fcts client. .::..',' . s- : , ' , -The North Carolltfa RepresentaUves In the House when thexvote was tak en on the canteen to-day, were Craw ford, Thomas, Page and Godwin;--No one dodged, but the other six were scattered about the Captitoi. Mr. Webb Is at his home in Mortn Carolina. .'': '.. " '. - "C: - ReDresentaUve H. L. '.Godwin .has returned from Harnett, where he went to attend his county convention. .The eoDosltlon to him seems to have dls appeared. Mr. Henry Lilly Cook, of Fayettevllle. declares that .be ,ts not in the race. . . - -v Mr. Robert . Relnhardt, of .Lin colnton. Is in the city. . ' -The Minnesota i Democratic . tiuo. with headauarters at the Grand Pad flc Hotel. Chicago,-mailed out thous ands of special , delivery letters Satur day. urging the nomination or gov ernor Johnson . for 'the presidency. "The leaven Is. workln," declares the letter. . "The party is awakening to Its opportunity,-Since roiir ; last general letter was sent, out early in April, there has been a-wonderful chanare in the political situation with in the party as it afreets tne nomina tion to be made at Denver In July. The masses were ready for tne call, of la new candidate; our letter aroused them to' action. Thousands of loyal Democrats have responded by letter, telegram or in person, jonn son clubs are being organized In many localities." .' i - - Continuing the letter calls on loyal party men to unite for the good of Democracy. 1 . -;;.r,-w , WHAT JOHNSON HAS DONE. To the Question: "What has Gover nor Johnson, accomplished t" the fol- lowlnsr answer is given : c - ' ' "In. the four years that he has been Governor be has done great things for 'Minnesota. . He and his tax-re forming appointees have Increased the assessed valuation of the United States Steel Corporation from 222,000,000 to 210, 000,009; "owing to his energy railway ' rates - have been 'Increased from 10 to 20 per cent.; the -two- eenr -railway passenger-rate was se cured f the system Of taxation reform- ed and an expert commission or three able men appointed; -sleeping . car companies are taxed; a modern law of . mortgage taxation enacted; reelp rocal demurrage laws ado d ted; In the Interest of labor a free State employ ment bureau was created, and is con ductdjiMt!ithe best of results; jind many- other improvements made , In the: laws of the State." ;; . In order to acquaint the people of the country with Governor Johnson and his way of doing things the fol lowlnar story Is told;, s ... v., i . . . " 'The State of Minnesota nas for a long time conducted a twine factory with Prison labor, tne object being to supply the farmers of the State with binding twine for harvesting tneir crop at a reasonable price and pro tect them from the excessive charges of 'the cordage trust. To- compete with this factory the trust construct ed a twine plant within the . State, Governor Johnson's answer was a re quest to the Legislature to sell the product ef the State twine plant out' side as well as within the State." It-Is claimed by his friends, most of whom are very active in his Denaii, that Governor Johnson could carry the Bouth, including Oklahoma ana Maryland, with 122 electoral yotes; Colorado. Idaho. Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, North Dakota and Washington. 22. and New York 28, making a total of 245, three more than necessary to elect, - There are other combinations that he could make. His managers say: "As a candidate tie Is strong, because- between his genuine devotion to reform and his careful and effective methods of getting reforms, he should have no difficulty lnunltlng In his support both the radicat and conser vative elements of his party. This should Insure him the normal ' Dem ocratlc strength, carrying with it, of course, the solid South and iNew lorn and New Jersey. In addition he would draw an Immense. Republican vote, Including many Scandinavian-Ameri can citizens, in such states as Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota. 'North, and South v..,' Dakota, - Montana, Ne braska and Washington. There Ii no doubt that he could car ry -Minnesota and probably the two Dakotas and make Illinois and .Wis consin fighting ground.". "TP NOT BRYAN, CULBERSON t ' The following from The New ,Tork World v of recent date is In line with a story from The Observer's Wash ington corresoondent lastr week: " - "Senator Charles A. Culberson will be the nominee of : the Democratic party for President in case William J. Bnran Is not. nominated, if . Bryan can control it. The Bryan men have received Instructions from their chief to turn over their entire vote to Cul berson at any time when It becomes jj)&n tbat Bryan himself cannot be nomina tea. - - . - "It is perfectly obvious that Mr. Bryan, whether he can get the neces sary two-thirds vote or not. will have at least a majority of the convention with him and that therefore no one can be nominated without his con sent. - - ' ' - -:.,-."'..'. v"Mr. Bryan Is unalterably determine ed that neither John A- Johnson. Geore Crar nor Judson Herman snail receive the nomination- 'Mr. John son has been incautious enough to criticise Mr. Bryan In private, and word to this effect has reached Mr. I!ry n's earfc M r.-Gray4s j'egardi'd hy Mr. Bryn as a species of the Cleveland type, which Mr. Bryan thoroughly dislikes. ' Mr. Harmon, thousrht he has. been 'regular.' belongs to the 'mossback' wing In Ohio op posed to Tom C Johnson. "Culbr!Kn Is not a Bryan man. and nt one --ho Is eciuslnted with hiTi dinMs his d''ate for the extreme ra.1;ra!lsm now ramrant In the tem ocratia rfty. Brjan knows that well as anybody else, Nevertheless, Bryan recognises In Culberson the one man proposed by the eo-called reactionaries who has never- made himself unnecessarily offensive toward mmseir personally. . , - ' - "ir Bryan is obliged to yield the nomination to a 'reactionary.' he will make the best of a bad bargain and tnrow his vote to Culberson. . The or der has already gone forth,, and the Bryan men are prepared to take their cue. . .. . j - , r ; ;.- This has all been done without Culberson's knowledge lor consents He stands where he always , has, as an old line Democrat who has never con ceded' a thing to 'Bryah. or, for that matter, to the other side." ..-. , . WANTS TOyTEBATB WITH AYCOCK It was said here to-day that W. N. Reed, a postal clerk on the Richmond Fayettevllle -R- P., C Is preparing to challenge ex-Governor Aycock to a series of Joint debates on tne prohibi tion question : Reed waa one of 'Bil ly" Mahone's lieutenants In Virginia and is said to be handy oh his . feet In , a political argument. , ; ; i TWO IMPORTANT ORDERS. ndge PrltrhaTd tays . All Further ; Proceedings Against Montn . caro llna Dispensary Commission Until Anneal - is " Decided and - Modifies Original Order. . - z5 Richmond, Va., .May Although the south Carolina dispensary case will, notbe heard on Its merits until ftOme future, day durliwr the present term of the United- States Circuit Court of Appeals, -now sitting here. Judge Pritchard, who granted the re ceivership petition; to-day entered two Important orders in the matter. . The first order stays ail rurtner proceedings under the original order appealed from,- so far as, they relate to the receivership created thereby, until the final determination of the appeal uaSon the execution of an ap proved bond for 2172,000 by the peti tioners. It Is noted at the end : of the order that the defendant's coun sel protests as to the amount of the bond - required. The second ' order modifies the original order . granting the receivership petition ao as to per mit the, dispensary commission to draw upon banks where funds of the dispensary are deposited to an amount not exceeding 225,000 with which to pay certain outstanding debts incur red by the commission ji the admin istration -or tneir trust ana -10. meet necessary expenses. .'.-.. When the case comes ud for formal hearing Chief Justice Fuller, - of the United States Supreme Court, will sit as a member of. the court instead of Judge Pritchard, the latter being dis qualified on account of having passed upon it In the lower court. HELD FOR SHOOTIXO OFFICER. Evidence Strong Agahist Marcus and George Rnfftn, Negroes, and Loulttbnrg Cltlsens are Aroused. Special to The Observer.? ' - ,' Louisburg. May 2 Marcus and George Ruffln, the two negroes who are charged with shooting Officer Earp last Monday night, were, after a pre liminary examination . before - Mayor next term of Superior Court In 2500 ! ball each. The court house was crowd ed with interested cltlsens of both races, and It 1s useless to deny that there Is an undercurrent of strong feeling and resentment In this com' mufilty over the affair. The crimes na lawlessness of these disreputable Cripple Creek negroes have aroused' "both officers and citizens to the point where they must cease or serious con sequences may follow. This cowardly shooting of Officer Earp Will be probed to tne Bottom and the evidence already gathered points strongly to tne guilt ot tne accused men, though they attempted to prove alibtes by witnesses as low as them selves. It was- proven that Marcus Ruffln ' had - . made ' threat and he was seen, the night of the shooting with a shotgun, In .company with George Ruffln, and shortly after that the snots were heard. - ..Against, this evidence of. a reputable white man are the alibles of the prisoners. ..-, . . Triple Trngedy In nenry County, Xtr Roanoke. Va May I. News reach' ed here to-day of a triple tragedy which was enacted last evening-on Bowling Creek, In Henry county." iu which Samuel Shelton, Charles Dod son and James Massey were shot and killed. - Sheriff - Davis went to the scene of the killing last night and took charge of the dead bodies. He also succeeded In arresting Hertford Spen cer. Thomas Spencer, .. William Mas sey and Grover Massey, all of them aU leged to have been participants In the duel. t Is said that tne dead men bought ammunition yesterday and that they made threats against some or tne men engaged In the fight. The trage- dy is said to have been the outcome or an oia.iamity. irua. -, i - Texas Supreme Court-Sustains Con tracts or. Kxprese companies. Auatln. Tex.. May The Supreme Court of Texas to-day handed down an .opinion sustaining the contracts between the express companies and the railroads In Texas made prior to the enactment of the gnti-free pass law. These contracts provide mat the . employes of the express com panies, when in the discharge of their luty, shall be transported free In the. state by the railroads, which la contrary to the provisions of the anti-free pass law. The court holds that the law-is not retroactive and that the Legislature did not , Intend to vitiate existing : contracts py its enactment .- -: , t JacksonvUle Printer Kills His Sister. Jacksonville, Fbw May 2. Otis D. Smith, a printer, shot and fatally wodnded his sister. Belle Smith, mt tnpir home here this afternoon, then shot himself in tne ear.' ine woman In a critical condition ana is not expected to live. Smith's - wound is not serious and ne is now nem vj the police to await the outcome of his sister's condition. -The snooting was over a family difficulty. Jacksonville, Fla., May 2. Miss Belle Smith died at 2:10 o'clock to! laht. A Jury was , impanelled at once and will meet to-morrow to hear the evidence" In the case. ' Fnectacular Fire Does Considerable . ... ..-.. rwin.... New Orleins; La., May 2. A epec- tacuiar r. to-night ;,ittr'llhe flve- story building Of i. i. Hansen and Bros.." limited. Canal street, book sell- ra. and burned the interior of the art- Joining building, occupied by II. B. tevens Co., Lamuea, ciotnirg store. The fire broke out auout 2 o'clock in he book store and was not controlled ntll shout 2 hours later. The s!r hove the bui'.dlnirs was at times f. I- to a great helRht with blazing Pa pers and leaves of books. NO CANTEEN FOR VETERANS HOUSE ON RECORD AGAINST IT Prominent Representatives Oppose the Prohibition Movement as Ap ' plied to Aational Soldiers' Homes, liut Are Out-Voted by the Majority - -The Subject Brought Up by Tlr rell'a Amendment to Withhold An- . proprlatlon in the. Sundry Civil Bill ' From National Institutions Which ; Maintain a Bar or -. Dispensary Parson's Amendment to Leave the ""Question to the. Inmates of the . t tvn. - . " :..:v,''-j:-. HOUSE summary,. v - By the overwhelming vote ef 167 te -42 and following, a two hours debate the , House of Representatives again 'went on record yesterday against the re-establishment , of - the. canteen . la r -national - soldiers' , homes.. 'In .the ; course of the discussion a man giving ? his name as George F. Gridley, of Providence, unfurled an American ' flag and proceeded to make an address trOm the gallery .en ' the' temperance -question. - He was promptly taken out.. r Perhaps the Teal - sensation of . the " day was an admission by Mr, Ben nett,' of New Tork, a member of the . immigration commission, that he had. - under the old -immigration- lawr "rati ; reeded"; the naturalisattps of many ; foreigners In one day. , '.: With the exception of the adoption of the conference report - on the bill reorganising the consular service, the sundry civil appropriation bill was . under consideration the entire day. Little, progress was made toward Its .completion. . . ' . At 2:12 p. m. a recess was taken un tlL 11:30 o'clock to-flar-1: Washlnrton. Mav 2. The sublect ef the re-establlshment of canteens at national soldiers home wag brought up in the House- to-day when Mr, Tirrell, of Massachusetts, offered ai amendment to the sundry civil appro prlation bill making the appropriation Inapplicable to .- those Institutions which maintain a bar, canteen or oth er- place where beer, wine or other Intoxicating liquors are dispensed. Mr. Bartnoldt, of Missouri, made a point of order against tne amend ment, advancing the argument that it was new legislation In an appro priation bill contrary to the rule. He declared that the amendment was but a subterfuge for the limitation or an appropriation. The chair over ruled -the point. A PARLIAMENTARY TANGLE. Mr. Tirrell strongly advocated the amendment and a parliamentary tan gle arose over the admissibility of further amendment. . Mr. Parsons, of New York, said that the liquors should not be sold "without the sanc tion of a -majority of the Inmates of such heme.". Mr. Littleneld, ef Maine, opposed the Parsons' amend mtent. maintaining that It delegated to the Inmates legislative power. The chair held ine, amendment to be In order.;,- .,.,:) -M- '.The pfohlbltlon movement was dls cussed bv Mr. Kellher. of Massachu setts,, whs favored the restoration ef the canteen. Prohlbitiontsts.- he de- t1 i? ' "iJi to them." he said. 'The same rule applies -whether It la to take away temptation from the path ef youth or the - infirm period ' or eia age.,- it makes no difference to them." - : Mr. Twney" strenuously opposed the Tirrell amendment. He said that the facta before the committee on 'appropriations-disclosed tbat the amendment was in the interest or in tem perance andn-1n the Interest of temperance. "We are not dealing with a question that involves the con duct of young men." he declared. "We are net dealing - with the habits of men generally." he eald. "But. we are dealinr with a select few whose average Is about . 70 year who by reason of . their circumstances are obliged ' to accept the hospitality of the government rln .. .their declining years.? '!', - MANY OPPOSE IT. Other .Jhe exposed the amend ment wee Messrs. Ooldrogie, oouid- en. Parsons and Fassett, of New Tork Rlayden. of Texas, and Parker, o New .Jersey. : ' , - - Those favoring prohibition were Messrs. Keifer, of Ohio; Kimball, of Kentucky; Oronna, of North Dakota! Miller, Srott and Campbell, of Kan sas; Smith, of Iowa: Bowers, of Mis sissippi; Bennet, of New York: Gaines, of Tennessee; Gardner, of Michigan, and Land's, of Indiana.' - The "Parsons' amendment wag de feated. 22 to 142. Oh the Tirrell amendment the yote stood, yeas 127; hays"42rand accord ingly It waa adopted. ANOTHER AMENDMENT LOSES. ' During the consideration of the sundry-civil appropriation' bill in. the House to-day there was a good deal of debate , in connection with an amendment by Mr. Bennett" of Hew York. Increasing from 1120,000 to 2220.000. the appropriation for rep resentatlon by attorneys of the United States in naturalization proceedings. Mr. Bennett declared that the old law was very lax and that under it he personally had had numbers of men naturalized In one day. was a pol itician." he said," "and I knew how easy It waa" . ' . -"Have you reformed T" Mr. Sherley, of Kentucky. Inquired. Mr. Bennett responded mat tne law had reformed, but that he was "Just a bad ver." - -Mr. Smith, of Iowa,. Insisted that 'the law should be rigidly enforced and on Dosed the proposed increase. Tne amendment was also opposed by Mr. Sherley, of Kentucky, who did not be lieve W paying" fees to unnecessary employes of the government. The amendment was lost, wnere- upon the bill was laid uide for the day.. . .. : , - '. A ; . If AVAL BILL NEAIILY RE.DT. Conferee Hare Agreed on All the Amendments Fxrept That Tonrh- Inc Pay of Knllsted Men 210, H)0.00O Appropriation For Two luttlcslilpn Agreed to Without De- ; hate. . . - - - ' Washington, May 2. Conferees on the naval appropriation bill have reached substantial agreement en practically all amendmenU . except that to Inerense the pay of enlisted men of the navy, which has not been taken up. In the event that the House agrees to the report of the conferees on the . army . bill, which rnakes an lncrese fSJ per cent- In the pay of enlisted rn-n cf that branch of the service, the conferees will decide on an amendment to equalise the payment of enlisted mn ef the, army and navy. In orrter to do this It would be necessary - r make an Increaw cf about IS fer rn. In the navy. It Is unitrf toM that the Increase of, 10 ptr cent, in the pay of on.oers ef the navy, which was provided by the esate. FEDERATION'S BUSY DAY INTERESTING REPORTS MADE Yesterday's ; Sessions ' ot Women's Clnb Held at State' Normal and ; Industrial College The jOrganixa . tion Now. Composed of SS Clubs . and 1,180 Members Mrs. Annie . Smith Rosa .Makes a Talk on .. Library Work and the Benefit of . Traveling y Libraries President ' Foust, of the 'Normal. Speaks' ef ."Relation of ills InstHutlon to the Women's Clube Greensboro to Have Another National Bank. v ? . Observer Bureau, - ' ' . . The Bevlll Building, . ' . ' " Greensboro.-May 2. - The North ' Carolina Federation " of Women's Clubs spent a busy day, re celvlng reports, listening to addresses on . pertinent topics and ' transacting other business, v To-day's session 'was held in the Students', Building of the Btate Normal and Industrial College and was presided over by Miss Mar garet Lovell Gibson, the president The report of the corresponding sec retary was read by Mrs. T. J, Cope land, of this city, ; and showed, that there are 22 clubs In the federation, with a, ttftal memberthlp of .- 1,122 Five clubs were ; received Into' the federation during, the past year. Miss Gertrude Weill, State secre tary for the general federation, sub mitted an v Interesting report' She made special reference to. the benefit to be derived . from sending ; out traveling art galleries and urged the Importance of a closer federation of all women's clubs, , Mrs.. Emma Fox.-of Detroit Mich., made a talk on parliamentary usage for womea'a clubs. Mrs. Fox is the author of a book on thla sublet which Is used extensively by women's Clubs. Mrs. Weill, of Goldsboro. made t report for the library extension com mlttee showing that 22 libraries hsve been sent out during the year,, each library case containing 22 volumes. y TALK BY MRS. ; ROSS. A very Interesting talk waa made by Mrs. Annie Smith Roes,' of Char lotte, president of the North ' Caro lina Library : Association, who ex plained ' the method of ' obtaining I library - commission and ' urged the need of a traveling librarian. Mrs. Ross stressed' the benefit to be de rived from these libraries, especially In the rural districts, and referred to the intimate relations between pub lic libraries and public schools.' Mrs. B. F. . Bterns. , of Ralergh, chairman of the educational depart ment. submitted - a report In which she showed how It Is Impossible for overcrowded grades and low salaries for teacher In the publlo schools to give the best results. ' She stated that eight scholarships -seven from the Nortrr Carolina College of Agrl culture and Mechanic Arts and on from' the "University of North Caro lina had been placed at the disposal or .tne federation.-- - ' Mrs. Lindsay Patterson. . of Win ston-Halem. - snolra hrlofle. nrrlnd hearty co-operation en the Part of an tne-ciuds for tne betterment of tne pudiio sefiooia. - . - President Foust eooke of the elose relation between" the work of the State Normal and Industrial College ana tne work or the women's club. Tne visitors were Served luncheon by the Domestic Science Clnb-ef the state Normal and Industrial College ror. (.naries it. Moore, a well- known and ' Influential colored man of Greensboro, will go to Alabama in the near future to ' prosecute a line of special work under the di rection ' of Booker T. Washington. rroressor Moor , formerly was a member of the faculty of the Aarl cultural and Mechanical College for in coioreq race in this city. AOTHBR NATIONAL BANK., .The Comptroller of thCurniin has authorised, the Greensboro Com mercial and Savings .. Bank - te en gage In the national banking busi ness under the name ef th Com. merclai National Bank of Greens boro. .Th change will be made In a few days, and the bank will occupy the' former quarters of the citv Nstlopal Bank.. -. .s - Pr6f. O. M. SmlthdeaL of Rlh. mond. Va a former resident of Greensboro. - will deliver an address on the subject of prohibition in this city, te-morrow night.. will be accepted by the confer.. Th Senate -amendment to th navy bill appropriating 212,000,000 In -order that work- may - h. tmnm July 1st next on the two battie.hin. authorised was agreed to without de- oaie. Tne amendment to entahiiah naval station and build' a Art wv at Pearl Harbor. Hawaiian Islands, wm accppiea. 7 An aDDroorlatloB of 21.000,000 to begin the work ' la made by the amendment. Th pro vision made by the Senat for n. largement of th. mirin. adopted. It is understood that th T appropriation made by the Senate to "trunk In" ammunition holsta on battleships which are now enuinn.rf with the open turret -and direct open hoist will be disapproved by the con frea, as the turret and ammunition hoist commission reported recently against making, the changes. RKPCBUCAX caucts. '-' Majority Commits Itself to Principle of Commercial paper as an Asset For .ira ctmiiauon etubMltute lor t Vreeland Bill to Be Drafted, Washington. May 2. At 11:20 'clock to-night the Rephbllcan eau- cus of the House of Representatives committed Itself by a vote of lift to 21 to th principle of commercial pa per aa an asset upon which to issue extra circulation In time of emerg ency. This is In accordance with the Vreeland bill. ut by a generate action th resolution was so amended ss to ellmlate Mr. Vreeland nam from th meksur. - By still another vote the caucus de cided to recommend the appointment1 of a commission to consider the cur rency question and report a bill at the net session of Congress. Coupl ed with this provlslnn w-as another providing for the Immediate appoint-1 ment of a committee ef five members to draft a new, bill in accordance with th action ef the caucus and along th general line of th eeconl Vree land biiL" """ . In accordance with this asllnn th chair appointed as such committee Messrs. Vreelanrt. of New Tnrl; J-sir-ton, of Ohio; Week, nf Miuthn. setts; McKlnley. of Ii!1nol. an 1 Kn v. land, of C'al f rnla. In Vr re t?r: of the r'i-i,!'n the co-!--,. . be expe-td tu report a rr'; " t I to an a5j-Hime i r - "r- -- '-, i 1 next Men .y eve .-..r;. SUPREME COURT OPINIONS IMPORTANT CASES ARE DIXIT I : Governor Glenn Finds It Impmcil i For Him to Be Present at love i ln; of Maine's Monument at M. ; hury To-Morrow, and State Au.ii , tor Dixon Will Represent the Siam ."Convention of Diocese of Norm Oarolina Opened at Raleigh Tester ... day Board Retarns From Inspec tion of Camp Glenn at Morebeed City Sheriff Have Settled With the) (Hate Treasurer Remarkably Well . A Day's Raleigh News. ? -.i . v" ' -Observer Bureau. "- . Th Holleman Building, . " :,-',;' RaleIgh,May 2."', The Supreme Court to-day filed the following: Martin vs. Knight, from, Stokes, new trial; 'Me Arthur vs. Grif fith, from Forsyth, affirmed; State vs. , Stitt, -from Mecklenburg, no .error; , Berkley vs. . Waste Company., from Mecklenburg, , new trial; Starnea vs. Mmufacturlng Company, from Meck lenburg, affirmed: Moose, va. Crowe II. from Cabarrua . affirmed; State-v. Cline, from Catawba, rror; Render- : son vs. EJler, from Wilkes, affirmed; , Stewart vs. Lowder Milk, from Caki- .' well, affirmed; Forrester vs. Railroad, from . WUkes. affirmed; . Scale Com- pasy w- Lunsford, from Wilkes, per . curiam, affirmed; Shakespeare vs Lumber Company, from Caldwell, per. curiam, affirmed; Patterson vs. Kind ley. frdm Cabarrus, per currlam, af- Armed under authority of Satterfleld va Klndley. 144 N. C. 4B5. r The Supreme Court will next Tues- - day call th following appeals front the fifteenth district. -which Is compos- ed of Buncombe, , Madison and Tran- . sjivanla counties. s ' " - State .vs. Stevens, State vs. Melton. Bradburn vs. Roberts,, Brooks vs. Shook. White vs. Rees. Ashevllle vs. Weaver. Dermld vs. Railroad. Rogers . vs. Kluder, Featherstone vs. Menimon, HUdebrand vs. Vanderbllt. Bucknerv. Loray Mills, Black vs. North Rtwef ; Insurance Company. Black vs.. Atlanta, Insurance Company. Woods vs. Ttle- : graph Company, Stroud vs." Life In surance Company, Jackson vs. Baird. , CANT BE AT UNVEILING. Governor Glenn finds be will be nn able to be at Salisbury Friday when the monument to Maine's soldiers who died In prison there will be dedicated. Governor Cobb, of Maine, i also un able to be" present. State Auditor -Dixon represents Governor Glenn. A , party of thirty cornea from Maine. Dr. , Dixon will have In his party State Superintendent of Instruction J. Y. Joyner, Adjuant General T. R. Robert son, and Assistant Attorney General Hayden Clement " T ' Chairman Oatea. of the North Caro lina Anti-Saloon League, to-day re ceived the poll books of Snake Bite township, Bertie county,, showing- that it win go "dry" at th State prohibi tion election May 22th overwhelming ly and that there Is nothing In a name. , EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. . Theninety-second annual convention of the Protestant Episcopal Dioceses of North Carolina began Its conven tion this morning at the Church of the Good tihepherd, Blahop. Cheshire -presiding. , The opening sermon was ' preached., by ' Rev. Sanders R.i.Gulg. nard, the missionary address - being delivered by Mr. M. P. Walker, of BU John's University. Shangliat, China- In this diocese there are one hundred parishes and missions. Reports were : made on St Mary's Female School. Thompson Orphanage. -St. Peter's and the Good Samaritan Hospitals. Bish op Cheshire delivers his, annual ad dress to-morrow. Hr Tr!ookvof -W!nston-SeIew preached a sermon before th con vention, his ntext being ""He endured by seeing Him who Is Invisible." There were interesting services this evening at St. Ambrose church, colored, which has a particularly good vested choir. The Junior auxiliary meet this even- . In a-' at 8t. Mary's School where ad- - dresses were delivered by Rev. Sidney B'rt, of Durham, and Rev. Harris Malllnckrodt of Charlotte. There wa smusle bv St Marys cheir, aided by-some Rslelgh talent. " ' Southern Railway Engineer William ' W. Rlppey, acquitted of th charge , of criminal regllgence In the Auburn collision case, to-day resumed hla run between Salisbury and Goldsboro. He waa congratulated by - Raleigh friends, who met him at the station. Th May school for teachers at the Agricultural and Mechantral College , la in session unaer tne ov-ecrion er , Prof. F. I Stevens. It w..l continue . fortnight. ' The pentltentlar yofflclals announc ed the escape from the State farm n Halifax county of Annie Mlbin. a mulatto girl 17 years old. sentenced from Forsyth last February for - tw yeara for larceny . It is learned at the State Treasury that th sheriffs have settled taxes remark- bly well during the winter; and spring and that the showing made Is very grati fying. - i There are 200 Stat, private and savings banks In North Carolina and--not o ef these has failed during th panic. Two national banks went under, these being at Greensboro and High Point. At Christ church this afternoon Mr.- O. Lyl Jones, of Franklltt. Macon coun- nd MUa Margar Mackey. daugk tee of Mr. J. J. Mackey. of thla city. were marrtd. Mr. Jones is a son ef th 1st Judg Georg Jone and was for seme time one ef the clerks In th office ef th corporation commission. -BOARD RETURNS FROM INSPECTION " Adjutant General Robertson and th ether members of " the State advisory board ef the National Guard have return ed from the inspection of th camp site. Camp Glenn, near Morehead City. - Gen eral Robertson say that th plans sub mitted by Quartermaster General Macon hav been adopted, and will put the cams In proper snrpe. Th besrd recommend that th work be begun immediately and it will b left to contract. It the plan la carried out It Is ex per led to' put two regiments In camp In July and another early in August Congress .has not yet paseed th bill making appropriations fne th man.avre at Chickamaug. -but th eon fere nee committee haa agreed up"i thla measure, though the House haa tuns turned tt down. ' - - The Goose Cress Company, ef Greens boro, Is chartered, capital stock $!'" R. F. Rice & Co.. and will make various remedies. . FLAYMATUi HAVE COILI510V. Ore Thrown Asa!nt a l'mre t Hecelves a l'raA-ttii' t t-knl, ( Slie M."y Die. f pe"lat te The Observer. . Wlnston-falem, MT . V." pt.-tj tng-wr -t . vera I of "r st th "VS.-t i: tls a f'ernnon - 1 J J .Mr". I. .1 trsi irf i ty r--f.. i ? r l"n:-fr t !. r t ; t - t ' t 1 t - - r. t - .' I 8 S I T 1 I f .-r
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