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- CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, AtfUARY 9, 1909. Hit SPORTiraRLD ON THE RACE TRACK. ',- - Savannah. Summaries. . Earannaiu Uv, Jan. S. A cold, cloudy afternoon kept down the attendance at - the Thunderbolt (rack. Miss K. O. B won the first race handily. The others except Xstria ran fcadJy. Besterllng won the aeoond race In, the atretch with Polar Star running la fine form. Racquet bad little trouble winning his race although lAicttllus showed improvement and Baby Willie was ridden hard. Maleeoa n the fourth event moved fast, when called on and won' with something to spare. Youth ful had things bis own way in the fifth 'Whlatbroora came in second in this race, hut was disqualified for earning a Jam at fhe turn. Attendance 800; , track stow. Summaries: First race, purse for 1-year-olds and up, I furlongs: Miss K. O. B., X to "t first; Istria, ( to 1. second; TUeklna, even, tfllrd. Time, 1:06. Seoond race, purse for 4-year-olds and up, one tnlle: Besterllng, I to I, won; Po lar Star, U to t, second; Panlque, 10 to t, third. Tlme.l:6L Third race, purse for J-year-olds and up, t furlongs: Racquet, 4 to 1, first; Lu oullus, 4 to 1, (Second; Baby Willie, even, third. Time, 1:06. Fourth race, purse for J-year-olds and up. 6H furlongs: Malecon, 5 to 1. won; Ore. Sudduth, 6 to t. second;. Arthur Still well. to 5, third. Time. 1:28 2-8. Fifth race, purse for 3-year-olds and up, Ms furlongs: Youthful, 9 to 5, won; Sam Clay, to 1, second; W. a. Wil liams, 12 to 1, third. Time, 1:13 2-5. mUladelplil National Will Tliaw Out sit southern Pines. Special to The Observer. Southern Pines, Jan. 8. Mr. W. J. Murray, manager of the Philadelphia National League baseball team, Is In Southern Pines, and has complete.! arrangements to 'bring his team here this season for practice. The excel lent facilities on the Country Club grounds have brought about this de cision. The railroads have agreed to run. excursions when games are play ed with neighboring college teams during the season and other big eenu are on. TO BAISE GOVBN0R'S PAY f .7- (Clntinued from Page One). is flne otherwise at the Academy of Tho following axe appointed to go to Roxboro to meet Kitchln and bring him her on a. speciattrin arriving at noon: Senator Long, chairman; Manning and Starbuck; Representa tives Cox, chairman; Murphy, Harri son and Campbell. THE SEX ATE. The Senate convened at 11 o'clock. President Winston In the) chair. Sen ator Ormond offered the prayer. BILLS PASSED FINAL) READING. Appoint J. A. Ewing; and J. W. Smith Justices of the peace for Btan- iy. Oood Day at Mississippi Held Trials. Cotton Plant, Miss., Jan. '8. The running of the subscription stake of the eastern field trials was continued to-day, four braces having their turn In the field. Threo braces yet re main to be run, the event to be con cluded to-morrow. Weather condi tions to-day were Ideal and the sport was evcellent. Those dojs which have made probably the best Bhnwing for this stake are Uncle Jack, Gilt Kdge and Tonapah. Appoint O. N. Arrlngton. E. 8. Morfew and J. W. Thorrjaason, Madi son county, justices of peace. Amendment, Section 87T Revisal relates to fees for short forms of mortgages In Wayne. Message was received from the Gov ernor transmitting his . biennial mes sage, i Abolish office Of county treasurer of Swain, sheriff toct. GOVERNOR'S SALARY CON8ID- - ERED. The bill of Senator Nimocks, of Cumberland, for the Increase of the Governor's salary from J4.000 to 16,000 was laid before the Senate. Mr. Nimocks states that this Increase was expected by the people of the State and explained that it must be passed before the Incoming Governor assumes the office. The measure was supported by Sen ator Long, of Person, who said the dignity of the office could not be maintained without this Increase. Senator Fry, of Swain, spoke in opposition. He said the Governor's message stated that the State was out of debt, but that the books of the Auditor shows a deficit of $250,000 for actual expenses. 'Honda must be paid In July and the State must econ omize and he hoped the Legislature would act conservatively. .Senator Manning said the incom ing Governor had neither sugKested or tnsplrtcd this bill. He regreted mention of .Mr. Kitchln's name In the debate, saying the bill should be considered as a matter of general policy. Senator Scott favored the Increase. Senator Ormond referred to a re mark by Senator Fry that Senators were servinj for less than they should receive for the sake of the honor, but, said he, If Senators had to serve four years instead of two months not one would be here. It was not an ex travagance but a necessity that the bill provided for. He declared It 'a shame to the State that the salary had not been increased long ago. Senator Dawes advocated tho bill In, a spirited speech. Senator Brltt, minority leader, de clared without equivocation for the bill and regretted that any personali ties or references to the Individual Governors had been mentioned. He took the ground that the Senate should address Itself to the question of whether the representation of the State In Its highest capacity, the Im personation of the State In Its relation to other States, to maintain the dignity and character of the high office, re quire the Increase of the Governor's salary. He believed that the increase was a necessity and declared his in tention to vote for the blli. EMPIES AMENDMENT. An amendment by Sertator Empk? was sent forward to increase to 17.500 the Governor s salary. He referred to Governor Glenn's travels Into all parts of the country as having been a great advertisement for North Car olina, enabling the State to really get a place In the map. Besides the Governors had been forced to spend far more than they received. Governor Russell had never retrieved his nnan clal loses sustained during his serv ice as Governor. It had required Governor Aycock a long while to square himself from the loss he sus tained financially in serving the State as-he did. And now there was every reason to believe that Governor Glenn would go out of office with a deficit year1 1907 The resignation of Mr. B. A. Brown, the member of tho board of aldermen from the First Ward, became effective to-day, and although the board whs In session this afternoon, his successor wag not elected. Mr. O. A. Orlmsley. secre tary of the Security Life and Annuity Company. Is prominently mentioned for the vacancy and probably will be elected. Mr. Charles B. Kendall, business man ager of The Dally Industrial News, left to-nlftht for New Smyrna. Fla.. In re sponse to a message announcing that his mother was at the point of deuth. "SMOOTH" NFIiKO ARRKSTED. Kmart Coon That Sont Bogus Tele gram Saying That Ho Was Dead Captured in Virginia UrcenKboro Has $7,000 of I'nt'ollccted 1907 Taxes. Observer Hureau, ' ' The Bevill Building. Greensboro. Jan. 8. Gus. Qraham, a "smooth" Greensboro negro, who a short time ago "worked'' his old mother in Wadesboro for 610 by sending her a bogus telegram unnounclng his death and asking what disposition i should be made of the remains, was ar rested in Lynchburg, Va., to-day and will be brought back to Greensboro and tried for-btalnlng money under false pretenses. The warrant was sworn out by William Allen, Graham s son-irr-law, whose name was signed to the bogus tele gram. When Graham's death was an nounced It Is said that a number of his friends and relatives In Wadesboro gath ered for the wake and sat up all nifflit waiting for the body that never came. Mr. R. M. Rees, the city tax collector, reported to a meeting of the board of al dermen this afternoon that his book.- f eight or ten thousand dollars. The how $7,000 of uncollected taxes for theTEmple arnendmcnt was lost. There was an amendment by Mr. Latham for the salary to be $5,000. This was also lost. Thereafter tho Nimocks bill passed second the final reading and was sent to the House, There was concurenre by the Senate In'the House amendment to the joint resolution providing for a Joint com mittee on arrangements for the . in augural ceremonies next Tuesday, the amendment being to have seven Rep resentatives and five Senators on the committee. SALARY OF COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND PRINTING. The bill introduced by Senator Mills during the morning hour to Increase the salary of the Commissioner of Labor and Printing from $1,500 to $2,600 was put upon Its second and third readings and Bent to the House. President Winston announced as the members on the part of the Senate for the committee on inauguration Senators Manning, Means and Star buck. The president announced the name of Senator Basslll as added to -the standing committee on counties, cities and towns. Other committees were announced as follows: Propositions and grievances: Nim ocks, Long, of Iredell; Ormond. Gay Pharr, Shaw, Spence, Fry and Britt. Railroads: Mills, Ormond. Lockhart. Manning, Fry, Pharr, Gay, Love, Bar ham and West. A resolution of directed that the Senate be furnished with copies of the Revisal for use during the ses sion. The Senate adjourned at 12:05 until 11 a. m. Saturday.. THE SENATE COMMITTEES. The president of the Senate an nounces committees for the session as ollows: Appropriations: : Long, of Iredell, chairman; Doughton, Hanking. Bar ringer, Jones, Bar ham, Dockery, Mills, McCall, 'West. Banks and currency: Clark, chlr man; , Dawes, Pharr, Doodwin, Wur ton. Mills, Fry, Scptt. Turner. Claims: Hawes, chairman; Clark. Barham, Ormond. Shaw. Reynolds. Commerce; Latham, chairman; jChnsonj Fry, Peele. Sherrlll. Corporation-: Pharr, chairman: Love, Lockhart, Means, Holden, Shew, uar. Long, oi irtaeti; Kay, Blow. Corporation. Commissioners: Dock. ety, chairman; Love, Goodwin, Gay, Martin, rnarr, Hanktns. .Elliott, Star buck, Doughton. . Congressional apportionment: Ray. chairman; Martin, Bassltt, Burton, Jones, Scott, Shaw, Jjockhartt KJutts, Love, Ray, Brltt Constitutional amendments:" Gar. chairman; Manning. Ormond, Nim- mocka, its vis, mpie, jjeckeiy, Spence, Brltt, Counties. !ues aaa towns: Kluttz. chairman; ' Barringer. Pharr, Ray, Holden, Jones, Peele, spence, Sherrln. Distribution of Governor message: Shaw, chairman; Manning, .Means, Tilsonv . Education; Blow, chairman; Long, of. Person Klattt. Barringer, -Gay, Means, Doclecy. Ormond. Britt, Til' son. - . - . . . Election laws:. Goodwin, chairman: , Travis, Manning, Bassltt, Emple, Dockery, Pharr, Mills, Barham, Tur ner. . - Engrossed bills: Barham, chairman; Love, SuHon, Clark, Matthews. Federal relations: Fry, chairman; Latham, Dawes, Spence, Peele, Star buck. Finance: Long, of Person, chair man ; Hankins, Bassltt. Dawes, Mills, Clark, Ormend, Doughton, Dawes, Brltt. Fish and fisheries: Burton, chair man; Martin, Goodwin, Blow, Emple, Johnson, Ormond, Latham, West. Pensions and Soldiers' Home: Means, chairman; Long, of Person; Jones, Johnson, Blow. Mills, Peele, Ray, Turner, Tilson. r Privileges and elections: Peele, chairman; Shaw, Barham, Goodwin, Martin, Powell, Dockery, Lockhart, Brltt. Public health: Scott, chairman; Manning, Long, of Person; Barringer, Matthews. Public roads: Jones, chairman; Dawes, Pharr, Mills, Clark. Scott, Tur ner, Lee, McCall. Revisal: Travis, chairman; Dockery, Goodwin, Martin, Emple. Jones, Lock hart, Ray, of Henderson; Peele, Hol den, Spence, Barham, Gay, Powell, Brltt, Shell fish: Latham, chairman; Or mond, Burton, Martin, Goodwin, John son, Nimocks, Matthews. Finance: Long, of Person, chair man; Hankins, Bassett, Dawes, Mills, Clark, Ormond, Doughton, Hawes, Britt Game law: Emple, chairman; Man ning, Barringer, Martin. Pharr, Han kins, Long, of Iredell; Ormond, Star Insurance: Ormond, chairman; Hankins, Peele, Powell, Jones, Elliott, Scott. Britt. Immigration: Emple, chairman; Shaw, Gay, Johnson, Martin, Clark, Reynolds. Institution for Blind: Elliott, chair man; Powell, Johnson, Latham, Pharr, Spence, Matthews, West. Institution for Deaf: Lockhart, chairman: (Jay. Hankins, Pharr, Bar ham, Shaw, Nimocks, Mills, Sherrlll, Scott. Internal Improvements: Johnson, chairman: Ormond, Mean3, Nim ocks, Elliott, l.ee Insane asylums: Travis, chairman; .Burton. Barham. Spence, Holden, Jones, Fry, Latham, Matthews, Mc Call. Agriculture: Doughton, chairman; Long, of Person; Long, of Iredell; Clark, Latham, Hawes, Fry, McCall, Reynolds. Judiciary: Manning, chairman; Bar ringer, Kluttz, Pharr. Means, Nlm mwks, Travis. Bassett, Blow, Fry, Ormond, Lockhart, Lonj, of Iredell; Holden, Starbuck. Judicial districts: Barringer, chair man; Pharr, Eaipie. Holden, Travis.i Fry, Powell, Blow. Jones, Scott, Star buck. Manufacturing: Love. chairman; Long, of Person, Scott, Elliott, Han kins, Ray. Military affairs: Howell, chairman; Pharr. Kluttz, Goodwin, Long, of Ire dell: Sherrlll. Mining: Spence, chairman; Mills, Kluttz, Scott. West. Penal Institutions: Dawes, chair man; ormond, Doughton, Travis, Km pie, Dawes, Dockery, Long, of Ire dell. Senate expenditures: Martin, chair man: Blow, Manning. Mi-t'all. Salaries and fees: Holden, chair man; Clark, Burton. Martin, M11I3, Ixo. Trustees of the I'nlverslty of North Carolina: Means, chairman: Dockery, Dawes, Kluttz, Lockhart. Pharr, Man nln;, Spence, Starbuck. Joint committees': JOINT COMMITTEES. Enrolled bills: Barham, chairman Dawes, sherrlll. Justices of peace: Scott, cha&unan; Gay, Martin, Nimocks, Long, of Ire dell; Tllaon. Libraries: Holden, chairman; Jones, Starbuck. Prlntlnr: Mills, chairman: Peele. fDawes, Matthews. Company A, Thirty-third Regiment George F. Fisher, Company 1, Fifty nrst Regiment; A. D. Cochrane, Com pany C, Tenth Regiment; John Stewart, Company D, Forty-ninth Regiment; J. F. Bailey. Company A, Fortieth Regiment; Jesse Steagall Company A, Fifty-fourth Regiment 8. V. Goodson, Company A, Tenth Regiment, Manly a Battery: A. S. Barnes. Company A. Twelfth Regt ment; James M. Clark, Company D, Fifty-sixth Regiment; S. F. Ellis, Company F, Forty-seventh Regiment L. O. Finch. Nash; W. Wr. Hockady, Granville; A. E. Olmstead. Wake; A. H. Huffman, Onslow. Colored Anthony Davis, FrankJIn Cad Alston, Warren: Ben Chambers, Anson; W. M. Stanford, Lenoir; Dock Williams, Wake. A message from the Governor stated that In accordance with the law he herewith transmitted his biennial message. Mr. Morton sent up his protest to be Died on the journal. This sets out his constitutional reasons for dissent from the action of the House in al lowing the Governor to appear in per son to read his message. The protest goes on to say that the word trans mit In the constitution cannot possibly mean oral delivery, and especially so when the thing to be transmitted is a message, the two words having al most Identical derivation In meaning. "The friends of the resolution claim that Its passage only made the Gov ernor the reading clerk for the time being, but oven this contention Is In violation of the constitution because the reTTdlng clerk is an officer of the House, and officers must be elected by a viva voce vote and take a pre scribed oath of office. And further more, the Governor could not hold two offices at once, but If this were possible as reading clerk there was no message to read because as Gov ernor, no mesage had been trans mute. The paper he read he both brought and carried away with him. The Governor In his message request ing the General Assembly to permit mm to read his message before the General Assembly, acknowledges tho correctness of my poult ion by inform Ing the General Assembly that the constitutional requirements will be complied with by the formal trans mission of the message, but that he desired to read the message In order to emphasize and enlarge upon It." The Speaker announced the Inaugu ration committee for the House as follows: Cox. of Wake, chairman; Currle, Rascoe, Doughton. Murphy, Harrison. Campbell, of Stanly. The House adjourned until 11 o'clock Saturday on motion of Mr. Morton. GEORGE WHITNEY ON STAND. WAILS AND KILLS HIMSELF. James Mahoney, Declaring Hlinoelf n i iuu'ii oi pnoii, iiea by His Own Hand In New York Was of Splen did Family. 6peclal to The Observer. v Durham, Jan. 8. Dennis Mahoney, ehlef machinist of the Duke factory, left this morning for New York where a message announcing the sudden death of his brother, James Mahon ey, aged $7, called him. Detailed accounts, dreadfully tor tured, of Mahoneys coming here to reform a drunkard brother were sent out. Mahoney, deceased, was here during the holidays, overwhelmed by despondency on account of his moth er's death In November. He declared that he could not live here and left. He had not ben drlnklnv In Hrntv months, sad from what could be gathered from the Imported news story ""he fell again into his habits dis carded and while down shot himself dead. The news story from New York makes him the incurable victim of a thirst acquired In a week. The young fellow, who held a good job and suf fered much mental agony, left ask ing his Durham brother to accom pany him to Henderson, saying that the. two would never see each othor again. On Duke street, -where he visit ed, he is remembered as a most enter taining man, well educated and of splendid family. The New York, story says nervous ness and a wail that "Drink's got me," felt from the dead man, who gave in structions to his friends: .- "I've got some Insurance, you will find the pa pers in my home," and- with those words ha died by his own hand. Tff..i Tmwiii Vm lfiuli 1 I a Special to The Observer. v Henderson. Jan. 1 On tha Eta Inst., In the City of Atlanta. Mr. Brooks Parham, of the firm of Parhara Bros. Company, was married to Mrs. Kverette, that city. Mrs. Parham has visited in Hen derson frequently as S guest ef Mr. -and Mra-i P. -Caspar, -i The yeuag eoupl wilt nuke, Henderson their future borne. - Woodworking 51111 Goes to WaU. Yynchburg, Va; Jan. !. 6. ir'A, Wright, proprietor of 4 sash, door and hllnd mill, assigned to-day for the benefit of creditors. The liabilities are scheduled at I44.06O and the as- . A , . ... t , L . . wis u 4,vvv. -r - i aiB ib wia umi assignment of note here since the fl jiaircisl panic more than a year ago. THE H(jrSK. The House was called to order this morning at 11:25 by Speaker Graham and opened with prayer by Senator Lee, of Summit. Mr. Hayes offered a resolution that the hour for meeting each Monday be 12 o'clock. or the convenience of members going home for Sunday, especially those living along the line of the Seaboard Air Line. Adopted. INTRODUCTION OF BhLS. Julian: To amend charter of the Town of Land is. Rowan county. Harshaw: To re-enact chapter 7 J, Private Laws. 11W)5, charter Yadkin & Transmontane Railway. Underwood: To prescribe mode of capital punishment. Turner: To raise pensions of cer tain soldiers who lost limbs and for other purposes. Pickett: To amend Section 49 Revisal relative to line between Mel ville and Haw River townships In Alamance county. Caudlll, by request: For relief of personal representatives of J. Rash. ex-Confederate soldier. Caudlll: To appoint Justices, of peace for Wilkes. f Kelly: To amend Section 377J Revisal relative to bridge in Wayne. Williams, of Cabarrus: To .repeal chapter 92 4 Public Laws 1907 rela tive to Immigration. 'Price: To amend Revisal, Sectloii 2798, relative to compensation bt jurors in McDowell. STANDING COMMITTEES. The Speaker announced the follow ing standing committees: Judiciary No. 1 Hayes, chairman; Dotichton. Henderson. Connor. Hod. Senator Barringer w-H. Poole, Gavin. Albrltton, Weaver, memners oi me McNeelev. Cox. of Wnle: Privntt Harshaw, Taylor, Hanes, McCrary, Turner. Judiciary No. 2 Stubbs, chairman; Kitchln, Koonce, Wooten, Murphy, Bowie, Majette, Green. Turlington, Hinsdale, Lemmond. Barnes, of. Hert ford; Perry, of Vance; Grant, Hay more. Carver. Crumpler, Williams, of Cabarrus; Hall. Propositions and Grievances Gavin, chairman; Wilson, Rod well. Bowie, McNeeley, Martin, Cook, Kendrlck, Hofier, McLaughlin, Buck, Hageman, Everett. Harshaw, Taylor. Agriculture Currle. chairman; Pitt, Mitchell. Grier. Coxe. of Anson; Gaston, Everett. Myatt, Parker. War lick. Cotten. Hageman. Smith, of Harnett; Tomlln, Foy. Redding, Bryan, ! Latham, Butler, Davis, Rhodes, Lfnney. Towns, Counties, Cities and Town shipsLee, chairman; Dowd. Mc Donald, of Moore: Majette. Pitt, Al brltton, Coxe, of Anson: Wooten, Mc Leod, Keller. Hinsdale, Morton, Kendrlck, Shepherd, Connor, Caudlll, Rhodes, Kennedy. Engrossed Bills Julian, chairman; Hooker, Mitchell, Blgmon. Coxe, of Anson; Perry, of Vance; Hofier, Grant. Killian. Partial list of pages R. O. Tark Inprton. Beaufort: Ralney Wilkerson. J Wilson; Donald ReeL Pamlico; Vance V l . T.T . . , I , . 1 - DruDgDioH,- nKCi jthui xiiauie. Wake; Horace Mann, Rockingham: Allen Monroe, Moore; Fuller Wlshart, Mecklenburg; Moses. Harshaw, Cald well; Council; Catawba; David C Hyatt, Haywoed. - Partial list of laborers J. H. Win chester, Company A. Forty-eighth Regiment; 3. W. Carroll, Company C, Tenth - Regiment, Starr's 'Battery; Capt. W. B. IJneberry. Company F, Seventieth Regiment; K. J. Jenkins, . v ' ; -v .- 'v :' . -i Promoter of Yadkin Hlvcr Elex-trlo Plant Says With the Entire Com pletion of the Enterprises In This State Hla Company will Be Able to Pay All Jin Indobtcilncs Pitts burg friends Promise Help. New York, Jan. 8. Declaring he would bo able to pay his personal In debtedness of about $300,000 to the failed stock brokerage firm of A. O. l?rown & Co., In the event of his own failed firm of Whitney, Stephenson & Co., of Pittsburg, liquidating ad vantageously Its assets. George K. Whitney, of that city, further testified In the hearing in the A. O. Hiown Co. bankruptcy case here to-day, that his friends in the Pittsburg club have promised to set him up in business again as soon as his bankruptcy mat ters are out of tho way. In addition to his personal Indebtedness to thij Brown firm, Mr. Whitney said his own firm owed them about $1,000,000, and owed him more than $2,000,000 but he said Its assets included very aluable mining properties in North Carolina. Former Congressman Llttlefteld. trustee of the Brown firm, produced a memorandum showing that the col lateral put tip with A. O. Brown & Co. by Whitney consists of bonds of Whitney enterprises In North Caro lina. Mr. Llttlefleld In trying to got at the actual value of these securities I asked Mr. Whitney regarding the present physical aspects of the North Carolina properties. Mr. Whitney said that they were 50 per cent completed and that with entire completion they would be able to pay off their mortgage and the debt of $2,000,000 which the combined companies In North Carolina owned him. "Also," added Mr. Whitney, "If the Whitney properties were In good shape. George, R. Whitney himself would bo In good shape, and such a matter as tho $300,000 I owe Brown & Co. would be a trifle." 411 Mr. Whitney's properties, how ever. It was brought out at the hear ing, are now In the hands of re ceivers. WUjLUM FIRTH, PRE THE FRANK B. COMTXB, Hon PteSL aai J AMERICAN MOISTENING COMPANY 79 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. X S. COTHRAN, Bonaiecn Representative, 405 Trust Bldg.. CHARLOTTE, N. & ANOTHER GOOD SHOW. That Old Comedian" Delights Char lotte Audience lit Ills Latest suc cess, "Who's Your Friend?" Mr. Harry Beresford. In his latest and pronounced success, "Who's Your Friend?" led a falr-slied audience through the delights of his play at the Academy last night. The unraveling of the story Is by a rather charming process and under the touch of originality and wit which Mr. Beresford puts u it, the play becomes of Increased Jlnjoyment The star of the pray Is well sup ported by a cast of some select per formers who enter heartily Into its meaning and portraiture. The characters were as follows: Daniel Hake Mr. Hairy Beresford Mr. Nlcholla Mr. James Mithony Harry Harrison Mr. Wn S. Lyons Jabes Vennamy Mr. 11 II Sleight Bert : Mr. Harry p Hume Deffner Mr. George Hunter Meyrlck Mr Robert Hudson Kay Mlsa Jane Fanell Llla Hake Mlsa lOellth Wylle Judith Hake Mtas Margaret Lee Rosalie Grayce lteebe Lucy Upton Mlsa Helen 13urry TO 1NVKSTTGATE LOBBY. Member Tetinesnec House Asks For an Investigation of the "Whiskey Lobby" and Attempts to Defeat the Prohibition Hills. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 8. The sen sation of the hour In legislative circles was the Introduction to-dy of a resolution in the House seeking an investigation of the "whiskey lobby" and alleged attempts to de feat temperance measures. Then came two prohibition bills. one signed by 87 and teh other by 55 members, which Insures their passage through the lower house and a sufficient number of votes to pass either measure over a veto should the Governor disapprove them. It only requires a majority of the mem bers elected to pass a bill over the Governor's veto 50 In the House and 17 In the Senate. , Both the Senate and the House received special messages from the Governor asking that no action be taken on the liquor question until he can prepare and transmit a special message on the subject, not later than next Thursday. The message was spread on the minutes of each branch. Many numerously signed petitions wereresented by Senators from their respective counties asking the passage of a State-wide prohibition bill. The resolution for Investigation of the "whiskey lobby" was offered by Renresentatlve Tatum. of rvr omm- f. It provides for a committee of five from the House and three from the Senate to conduct the lnvestlga-t'M1me ha8 een a P tlon. 1 1 Groceryman Drops Dead While De livering Geoda, Special to The Observes, v Durham, Jan. $. Aboilt noon to day Mr. R. 8. Clements, aged (1, dropped dead In the yard of Mrs. Caroline Guess. Mr, Clements -runs small grocers, store and was de livering some goods when he fell In th yard. He was dead before any physician could reach him. He leaves a wife -ana two children, several brothers and a sister. He had uf- f fered with a heart trouble and com plained this morning of the same thing. Three Die in New York Fire. New Yorw. Jan. I. 8hree persons are dead and another probably fatal ly burned and half a hundred others had -barre escapes to-night when fire swept througha five-story tene ment bouse at No. 6 Xlnth avenue. ANNIE RUSSELL'S CLOTHES. All feminine New York went Into ecstasy over the remarkable gowns worn by Miss Annie Russell In her new play, 'The stronger Sex." Dur ing the run of almost 150 nights at Weber's Theatre hardly a day passed without the delightful actress receiv ing a communication from some one of Gotham's social leaders asking per mission to copy one or more of her frocks. They are anything but stagey just such gowns as any woman of uncommonly good taste would like to own and wear herself. The Wagen- hals & Kemper Company, under whose direction Miss Russell Is ap pearing, have arranged to Include Charlotte In their route so that fash ion lovers will have an opportunity of seeing for themselves Just what won derful creations these frocks are. Never before has a stage dress re ceived such homage as the beautiful baccarat gown of gold meteor crepe Miss Russell wears in the second act of her clever play. The skirt is made with an ovor- skirt embroidered In an Egyptian de sign of gold down the front. The back of the oversklrt Is open two- hlrds of the way down; tho skirt be ing bordered by a bund of the em broidery. Below tho slit It Is shirred up to the centre, the effect being liko hat of a huge bird tail. The chemisette and undersleeves are of old .Spanish lace, the neck be- ng cut low V-shaped and bordered with black velvet. About the throat a high stock of black tullo with very wide frill at top and bottom. The effect of the entire gown Is very soft and supple. The cloak rrfade of the same ma- erlal to' match tho gown. Is a marvel of beauty. With It Is worn a small three-cornered beaver hat almost covered with fur, and a stole collar with elaborate passementerie tassels on each end, one of which la tossed back over the left shoulder During the action of the comedy Miss Russell Is required to wear six omplete outfits each one of which Is as novel and striking as the one de scribed. "The Stronger Sex" will be at the Academy of Music on Wednes day night, January 13th. Seats will be placed on sale Monday morning at Hawley's. Rex Flinthote Roof ins The Best For Leaky Roofs. For sale only by v ' CHARLOTTE. SUPPLY CO. (We carry everything in Mill Fiirnishings . R. G. Auten Co. Moved to 24 W. Fifth. ' Loaders in Electric Wiring of all kinds. House and Motor Wiring our Specialty. mualcal comedy and comic opi.-ra for U10 past tenty-tlve yenrs. will be seen at the Academy of Music next Fri day night In the most notable success he has yet achieved, that of Jonathan Joy in B C. Whitney's big musical gaiety. "A Knight for a Day." The piece Is promised by Manager Whit ney with the same elaborate scenic and electrical equipment and gorgeous costuming that made It the talk of New York theatrh al.s f'T six months, Chicago for eleven months and Bos ton for three months. NOW COMKTH SATAN "To him who hath shall be given." . Mr.. Henry W. Savage hath "Tho Merry Widow," the biggest musical sensation of the age, and then comes "The Devil," the most widely discuss ed present-day play, which he will offer at the Academy of Music Thurs day, matinee and night, of next week. Mr. Savage has referred to his "Devil" as the real "Devil," In con tradistinction to other plays of tho same name, which recently have been produced in this country without the author's sanction. Mr. Savage's claim that he has the only original, genuine dyed-in-the-wooi "Devil" seems well founded when one bears In mind that Mr. Savage bought Ills rights to produce In this country "The Devil" from Its author. Franz Molnar. Mr. Savage made a contract wltli Molnar, and. In appreciation of this. the Hungarian playwright persuaded I his friend and collaborator. Julius Herzka, to visit America and direct the production of the Interesting comedy. Herr Heraka, who is one of the foremost stage directors of Kurope, ; made it plain to Mr. Savage and his j players that "The Devil'' Is a comedy, and was written by Herr Molnar with the comedy Idea foremost In tnlnd. The piece Is an entertainment and not a preachment It was not In tended to be placed In the class of psychological draia it Is a play filled With wonderful sophistry that makes one ponder for an instant and then burst Into laughter. It Is not psychological, It is sophistical. Mr. Savage's great success in his production of "The Devil'' generally Is ascribed to the fact that he pro duced the piece according to the In structions of the man who wrote It, without befogging Its wit and humor In clouds of forced psychology. FRANK DESHON. Frank Deshon, noted for his asso ciation with the leading comedy roles In "Miss Bob White," "The Office Boy" and1 other famous successes, whose rominent one In COMING ATTRACTIONS. The gorgeous musical spectacle, "The Cat and the Fiddle." which the past season as such a whirlwind success In the big eastern cities and on Broadway, will be the attraction at the Academy of Music Saturday, matinee and night, of next week. A company of some forty singers, dancers, comedians and a large and carefully drilled and beautifully gown ed chorus are Included. The plot is taken and founded on the favorite old nursery rhyme, "Hey, Diddle. Diddle, the Cat and the Fiddle." elaborated upon and worked out by deft touches Into a line big musical comedy extravaganza, Just the sort that Is a delight to our theatre-goers on account of Its breeziness. There Is some big song hits, and musical numbers by the famous beauty chorus, all of which have de-Ifa-hted Hroadwav and the Kast so that they are now on the musical programmes of every band and or chestra concert In that section. ' The cast of principals here will ho the same as played all last season, many of whom are well known to our theatre-goers, and Include the Elmore sisters. Blanche Buhler, Elaine Froh man, Florence Willis, Charles A. Sellon and a host of others. AN EXAMINATION OF WHITE TEACHERS . for the city public schools will be held on January 15th and l(th, 1909. Time, 8:30 A. M. Place, South Graded School. Alexander Graham, Supt. Grants Injunction Against .Plttsbnrg Insurance Coin pony'. New York, Jan. 8. Following ex tended argument to-day In the Injunc tion and receivership proceedings against the Washington Life Insur ance Company, Supreme Court Jus tice Erlanger to-night Issued the In junction asked for by William Hep- nurn kushpii. a poncy-noiuer, renirum Ing the Pittsburg Life and Trust Com pany, which recently took over the business of the Washington Life, from disposing of any of the property or securities It obtained from the latter company. Sjmck Storm Off llatteras. 'rv Vri'k. tan X The American schooner F. & T. Lupton, Captain t i.,o.iKHircet, was towed into port to- dn3' leaking with deck load gone and mainsail, spanker and several jibs blown away. 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