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8 CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, .THSTIVAXZ. 13, 190D. LIS COLX'S NAME HONORED (Continued from Pw One.) M had In him all th lift toward greatness of the visionary without ay Of the visionary' fanaticism or egotism, without any of the vlsion sxry's narrow jealousy of the practical man and Inability to strive In practi cal fashion for the reallxatlon of an Ideal. He had the practical man -i hard common sense and willingness to adapt means to ends; but there was In him none of that morbid Krowth of mind and soul which blinds so m.mv practical men to the higher things of Ufa. No more prai.-tl.al man v.r lived than this horn. : t.a. kwoo.ls leutaliet; but he had nothing ' -'"i-tton with those practical mn whose cons, lencee are warped until th tail to distinguish r.etwt-di g"ol an.l ell. fall to understand that tr'ngih, ability, shrewdness, whether in the vorld of business m of politics, onlv serve to make their icwi'i-fcir a mur-: noxious, a more evil me;nl.ei of the community, if thti are not guided and controlled by a fine an.l high moral sense. BY IJNi'OLN S KXAMri.E. We of this day must try to solve main social unci industrial problems, requiring to an especial degree the combination of indomitable i evolution with cool-headed -.unity We can pront by the way in which Lincoln used both these 'trit as he strove for re form We can learn much of value from the in. attacks which follow ing that ourse hrought upon his head, attacks alike by the extremists of revolution and by the extremists of reaction He n.ier wavered In devo tion lo his principles, in his love fur the 1'nion. and in his abhorrence of slavery. Timid and lukewarm peopl--were alas denouncing him because he was too extreme; but as a mutter vt fact he never went to extremes, he WWrwed step by step, and because of ki. ..vtremiMtji Hated and de nounced him with a fervor which now teems to us fantastic In Its deification of the unreal and the impossible At the very time when one side was hold ing him up as the apostle of social resolution because he whs against slaver)-, the leading abolitionists de-tmiin.-ed him as the "slave hound of Illinois." When he was the second tim- candidate for l'resicbnt. the nia lnrlty of his opponents attac ked him l.c,iu.e ot what they termed his ex tr.-m. radicalism, while a minority threatened to bolt his nomination be cause he was not radical enough, lie had continually to check those who wished to go forward too fast, at the eiy time that lie over-rode the oppo sition of thos.- who wished not to go forward at all. The goal was never dim before his vision; but he picked liis way csutlouslv, without either halt or hurry, us he strode toward it, through such a morass of difllcully that no man of less courage would have attempted It. while it would Burrly hne overwhelmed any man of Judgment less serene HIS KlflHT FOR ni'JHT. Yet perhaps the most wonderful thing of all. and. from the standpoint of the America, of to-day and of the future, the most vitally Important, vas the extraordinary way In which ). In could tight valiantly against v.1,. t he deemed wrong and yet pre i undiminished his love and re- f ; for the brother from whom he i,rf red In the hour of a tiluniph til! would h.ne turned any weaker mien's head, in the heat of a struggle; which spurred many a good man to dreadful undlc tlven. he said truth lully that so long as he had been In Ms oflice he had never willingly plant ed a thorn In any man's bosom, an.l besought his supporters to study the Incidents of the trial through which they were passing as philosophy from which to learn wisdom and not a wrongs to be avenged, ending with the solemn exhortation that, as the atrife was over, all should reunite in common effort lo save their common country. A Sl'PRKME VISION. He lived In days that were great jenri terrible, when brother fought agmnst brother for what each sin ceiely deemed to be the right. In a iciilent so grim the strong nr-n who alone ,aM carry It through are rarely able to do Justice to the deep con victions of those with whom they gtapple i" mortal strife At such times men see through a glass daikly, to only the rarest and loftiest spirit la vouchsafed that clear vision which frr.i'luallv comes to all, even to irn lesser, as the struggle fades Into dis tance, ami wounds are forgotten, a-nd peace creeps back to the hearts that were hurt Hut to Lincoln was given this supreme vision He did not hatu the man from whom he dlffeied. "Weakness was as foieign an wicked ness to his strong, gentle nature, but Ills courage was of a quality so high that it needed no bolstering ' of dark passion He saw clearly that the name high qualities, the same courage and willingness for self-sacrifice and devotion to the right as It was given them to see the right, belonged both to the men of the North and to th- men of the Houth. As the years roll by. and as all of us, wherever we flaell. grow to feel an eeiual pride in the valor and self-devotion, alike of the men who wore the blue and the n.en who wore the gray, so this whole nation will grow to feel a peculiar sense of pride In the man whose blood was shed for the union of his people and for the freedom ..f a race, the lover of his country and of all mankind, the mightiest of the mighty men who mastered the mighty days Abraham Lincoln. THE t'OKNEK-STONK PLATED The corner-stone remained suspend ed in the air in the grasp of a lug derrick erected beside the tent while the oratory was In progress, and Im mediately afterw ards was lowered into Its piace at a signal from the Presi dent, who applied the the first trowel full of mortar that will hold It In Its place during the coming centuries. Skilfully cone ealed under the stone Was laid a metallic box containing copies the constitution of the l'nited States and other Important historic documents some of which were plac ed In it by the I'rci.b-nt In this part of the feremony an aged nero took; a leading part. He was Isaac T Montgomerv . of Hound Bayou. Miss., whet Is said to have beem a Sluve of Jefferson Pavis, I'resielent of the Confederacy, who like- Lincoln was native of Kentucky To Montgom ery was assigned the- appropriate task of depositing in the box a copy of Lincoln's emancipation proclamation, and In doing so he made a brief speee h In which he referred to himself as "one of the former millions of slave- to whom Lincoln gave freedom and Jul negro citizens-'- , He was the one ', . Beware of frypqarnt Cold. A. aucceasion of cold or a protractl eold ia almost oertain. le end In chronr eatarrh, Irom whlcli tew persons ever wholly rectver. CMve every cold lb at tention fct te serves and. you may avoid tf.fa disagreeable, disease. How eaa yo cure a cold? hy not try Chamberlain s Couch Remedy? It Is highly recom mended. Mrs. M. While, of JUutiar, Tens . .cava -' "Several year to I wa bothered with r throat and lungs. Eoraeooe told me ( CbfcsBhertaia'a Cauefh Kenedy. I began nsing It and K relieved1 me at one "Kow nr throat and lungs are sound and wolf Tor ! j W, JU Hand ) Co. speaker who waa not 00 the stand, an omission duo to the fact that hla speech waa not made from. - there. The President boarded hia train for Louisville at J: 45 p. m.. expecting to arrive at Washington about 2 p. m. to-morrow AT MXCOLN'8 TOMB. Kepreeenlatlvra of Three Nations Oatiier at Springfield, ill., 10 ray Tribute to Lincoln's Memory Son of the Martyred President, Accom panied by Veteran of the Civil War, Visits the Lincoln Tomb llrvan One of the Speakers. Springfield, III., Feb 13. Amid a scene of unrivalled brilliancy at the State Armory to-night three nations paid their tribute to Lincoln and to each other. French Ambassador Jus serand brought the message . from France, British Ambassador Bryce th i aulogy of England, while Willlum J. Bryan, of Nebraska, and United States Senator Jonathan P. Dolllver, of Iowa, laid Amerlra's wreath of re spect at the feet of- Lincoln This was a fitting climax for the remarkable all-day celebration which look the distinguished guests men tioned above, and two score others, through the old Lincoln nome past the old court house where Lincoln practiced law; by the building where his office was situated, to the old church where Lincoln worshiped and whtre his name yet appears upon the pew he occupied nnd to the burial place of the martyred Presi dent. An impressive feature of the cele bration was the s. eneat the Lincoln tomb, when Robert T Lincoln. son of the martyred President, stood be side the sarcophagus In' which the body of his father rests, and bowed hi head with tear-dlmmed eyes in silent meditation with Ambassadors Jufferand and Hryc e and many oth er distinguished guests. At the base of the monument, old soldiers wno had responded to Lincoln's c-all to arms, stood guard with fixed bavo nets This afternoon 8.000 persons crowd ed about the tabernacle and thou sands were turned away. Formal addresses were delivered by William J I'.ryan on "Lincoln as an Orator." and hy Senator Dolllver on the career of Lincoln. Informal ad dresses were delivered by Ambassa dors Jusseranel and. Hryce. A letter from Booker T Washing ton was read at the banquet to night It urged negroes to be law abiding and added "that every mem ber of my race who does not work, who leads an Immoral life, dishonors the name and memeiry of Lincoln. In every part of this country 1 want to see my race live such high and use ful lives that they will not mere ly be tolerated, but that they shall actually be needed " He urged the white raceto be Just with the negroes "No man," he said, "who hallows the name of Lin-e-nln will Inflict injustice upon the negro because he Is a negro or be cause he Is weak." The negroes of Springfield, having be.eti excluded from the Lincoln cen tennial banquet, held a competitive event to-night, and tributes to Lin coln were delivered Hev. L. M. Ma gee e rlticlsed the banquet of the cen tennial association, saying: "I would rather be one of the black devotees of Lincoln than a toastmaster at a so-called Lincoln banquet at tZb a plate Oh consist ency, thou art Jewel! How can you' play Hamlet without the melan choly Lane?" Mrs. long-worth. Assist In Corner Stone Ijaylng. Orand Uaplds, Mich,. Feb. II. With Masonic c eremony and a large attend anee the corner-stone of the new Federal building wss laid this after noon, Mrs. Alice Longworth. daughter of the President, assisted In the cere mony by handing the silver trowel to (Jrand Master H. W. Montague. fiernian-Amerlcan Club Observe Day. RHltlmore. Md.. Feb. 12. The German-American Lincoln Club held a big mass meeting lo-night at the Ly ric, under the chairmanship of Gov ernor Austin L Crothers, which was addressed by Mayor Mahool, of this c ity. and Congressman Henry T. Ral ney. of Illinois. nnd J Hampton Moore, of Pennsylvania. Iay Observed at High. Point. Special to The Observer. High Point. Feb. 12 Lincoln's cen tennial was observed In a very quiet way in this city to-day. There was no public observance, but many of the residents gave heed to the memories of the man who. perhaps above all others, deserves to be remembered by his country. Sherman in Pittsburg. Pittsburg. Pa . Feb 12. Vice President-elect James S Sherman, of New York, was the principal speaker at the chamber of commerce dinner at the Hotel Schenley here to-night. Mr. Sherman responded to the toast "Ab raham Lincoln " l-'nlrbankx SM-aks at HarrlHburg, Pa. Harrlsburg. Pa.. Feb. 12. Vice President Fairbanks was the principal sp.-aker here to-night at the Lincoln birthday meeting. Mr. Fairbanks was the recipient e.f an enthusiastic wel come. ! Work cm River Road Completed. M'e'iiesvllie Enterprise. , The work of grading a part of the ne v road from Mooresville to the i river which the Doolie section obll I gated to do has been finished and one ! mile and half of good road has been finished and one mile and half of I good road has been made by the i people of this section. Their part of the road will connect with the part : being graded by the coanty and which has been contracted with Mr. James Brown Mr. Brown will begin short ly finishing up his part of it to make this connection and when this is com j pleted there will yet remain about lu miles of the road that has not yet been contracted for, but there ia no doubt but that some suitable ar rsnpement will soon be made where by this can be completed. .Steamer Penguin Wrerked; Slxty- Seveii Persons Missing, j Wellington, New Zealand. Feb. It. ' The Union Steamship Company of Wellington steamer Penguin was wrecked last nlgbt off Cape Tera- whiti Some of the passengers and a ' number of the members of the crew were saved but the remainder of the ships company, numbering (7, ara l missing and are supposed to have perished. The Penguin la a total loss. Seven (Sailors Go Down With Ship. Brest, Feb. 1 1. A British steamer', the name of which Is unknown, dur ing a fog to-day. ran on a rock off Quessant and then slid off and sank In deep water. Seven persons were drowned, but the remainder of the crew took to the ship's small boats and later were i picked ap by a pilot boat. High Point Feb. It. A big recep tion will be held at the Manufactur ers' Club Tuesday night. February lfth. and the entertainment commit tea has everything in readiness for a general good time. --Vi SOClErnE gAVE CELEBRATION. Another iftg Event at Wake Forest College When the phi and Eu Ut erary societies Observe Anniver sary .Debate, Orations and Recep tion the lTo gramme for the Day. Special to The Observer. Wake Forest, Feb. 12. The seventy-fourth anniversary of the two lit erary societies of Wake Forest Col leges was celebrated to-day with great pomp and splendor. Fair damsels from this and other States graced the occasion with thetr beayty. The de bate in the afternoon was excellent and the orations to-night are said to have been among the best ever de livered here, and last but not least was the reception in the two society halls to the visitors. The special from Raleigh brought several hun dred people, the majority of whom wire ladles The reception lasted till Immediately before the special re turned, which was 10 o'clock. One who has not Investigated the condition of affairs cannot realise what the societies mean to this col lege. President Poteat says that a gr.ut part of the success of the col lege Is due to them. They are the pride of the college and of the alum ni, as well as the su dents. Gov ernor Kitehln says they are of great benefit to the college, and Rev Dr. Len G. Broughton regards them as the best and attributes much of hla success to them. Such are some of the opinions of the literarv societies by some of the diatlnguisheVl alumni. The de bate was spirited and close. E. E. White was president and John E. Lanier, secretary. Each speaker eli.l exceptionally well. The query was "Resolved, That t'ongress should enact a law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors In the l'nited States (consti tutionality conceded) " The HrBt speaker of the affirmative was O W. Henderson, of Baltimore, Mil , the lirsl debater of the Phi Society He had an impressive deliver and deep thought Sanford Martin, of Yadkin county, the first debater of the Eu So ciety, was the first speaker em the negative. His delivery is isvmatch el. his style convincing, his argu ment keen and deliberate John it. Jones, second debater of the Eu so ciety, was the second speaker of tin; affirmative. He had a smooth, phas ing style und clinched his argument with vim. The lust speaker was G. L. Jenkins, second debater eif the Phi. He had a strong speec h, good delivery and excellent voice. Re joinders were matle, after which the Judpes, Dr. R. T. Vann, Archibald Johnson and J D. Qulnn, decided In favot of the affirmative by a vote of two to one. To-night the two orations were heard, one by VV. 11. Htpps, of the Kti, on "The Unfinished Task of Ameri can Democracy," and the other by El Poe. of the Phi, on "Our Moral Awakening." After this there was a reception in the two society halls. THRKE MOUK ( ONTICKTS. Mr. .lohn T. Patrick Gle Anson County Clilldren A not Iter Oppor tunity to F-nter Industrial Educa tion Contest. Special lo The Observer. U'adesboro, Feb- 12. The Anson county school children are to have the opportunity of entering anoth er industrial education contest. Mr. JohnT. Patrick, the hustler In things Industrial, announced yesterday tht he would at once offer thirty prizes In a series of contests open to all the regular attendants of the public, sc bonis of the county The wonder ful success of the recent uxe-handle contest, in which five hundred chil dren had a part, encourages Mr. Palrick to propose still greater things. These new contests differ some what from the preceding one In that they relate more directly to agricul ture, in the first Mr. Patrick pro poses to give eight prizes to the boys and girls who raise the largest yield of drilled corn for cattle feed on a parcel of ground 100 feet square. The conditions of the contest require that the land shall be measured and chos en by distinguished parties who shall weigh the yield and decide the win ner. It is to be upland cotton land which has been planted In cotton for the past two years and no com mercial fertilisers are to be used. The contestants will be allowed to use all the rich soli from the woods, ditches or creeks that they are willing to secure and they must do all the la bor except the plowing and hauling themselves. The first prise for the girl who raises the largest yield is 110. The boy who has the largest yield will receive J6. Other prises for children of different ages are al so offered. in the second contest, the prizes are given the boys and girls who make the largest amounts of butter , from a cow which must be their own , property. The butter Is to be sold I and one-half of the proceeds depos- Ited in a bank and held there until the contestant becomes of age or marries- The other part of the pro- : ceeds Is to be used in purchasing feed ! for the cow. Reports will be made ; out and filed with the monthly de- i posit. This contest will begin Sep- j tember 1, l09. and close with the annual meeting next year. The first I prize for the girl in this contest is ' 120 and for the boy tlO. Other ; prizes are offered graduated accord- j l log to the ages of the contestants. j The third contest is the making of 1 1 butter molds. The parents may fur- j ' nlsh the materials and make, sugges- j I Hons, but the molds are to be made , ' by the children from their own de- j signs but following the pattern now : on exhibition at the Southern Sav- i lngn Bank. In this contest the wln- ntug girl will receive tlO and the boy $5. The other prizes are for smaller amonnts. i .ka a, .m MtnlMti 1UT Tatrl.1r offers thirty prizes, aggregating $19. j 1 The purpose In the plan Is to more . greatly interest the children in In- i ' dustrlal work. The first announce , jnent of these contests aroused con jslderable Interest, which will develop even more than the axe-handle con test Busy, Attractive Charlotte. Biblical Recorder. Prom Independence Square out ward to the farthest suburb beautiful Charlotte is astir with rushing indus try and splendid enterprise. The streets are alive. The offices are a click from well-ordered basement to the summit of the .serene sky-scraper. Smoke-pouring chimneys tell of thou sand and thousands of humming spindle' " For light and" frower "tha Catawba has been harnessed miles away.. Greet business houses, excel lent newspapers, elegant residences, commodious churches' schools and colleges, hotels and hospital, parka and public buildings. In fact, all tha equipment of urban civilization and convenience in our modern day are here. And withal the people, forty or mora thousand of them, are worthy descendants of Mecklenburg signers and King's Mountain heroes. Seven fold success to chartnlag Charlotte, "Queen City" of tha State, a coming city -a tha 0ovtat -;- THE pBATE RECORD. XV. i. Hlnen, of Reidavlile. Bpecial to The Observer, v , ,, -n- t tji ., j aged cmsen nas ior several ymi resided on Piedmont street, died Wednes dsy at midnight.' He had been a sufferer from rheumatism for ) years and Ids body had become badly drawn as a result of the affliction. Two brothers. Messrs. P. R and H L Hine. of Greensboro, and Mrs. V. McKlnney. a stater, of Spen cer, attended the funeral. Dr. J. C. Duovjorth, of Anderson t'ouu- ty, S. C. Special to Th Observer. Anderson. S. C, Feb. 12. Dr. J. C. Ducworth, one of the best-known physicians of this section, died at his Wednesday XleVnoo, Ta. the result ' home, ten miles north of the cn a, stroke of paralysis suffered Tuesday nignt. H was stricken wnne at 1110 home or a patient seversl miles from his home, and until the following morning It was feared to move him. Dr. Ducworth was about 0 yesrs old and is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. C. K. Elgin, of Ala bama. The funeral services were held at Jebanon Baptist church, of which he was a member, at 11 o'clock to-day, and Interment was with Ma sonic honors, he having been a mem ber of the Masonic lodge in this city. Dr. Ducworth was graduated from a Maryland college, and had been prac ticing medicine in this county rnore than 2 5 years. Mrw. J. D. Dudri, of Spring Hope. Correspondence f The Observe:- -i..rin- Hon.. ireh ti Mrs .1 D. Dodd. of this place, died this morn- structed to read. He had not pro log at 8;30 o'clock after an illness ceeded far however when Mr. extending over several weeks. The ! Booler. of Missouri, objected to the funeral services will be ut Clayton, j further reading o the letter because, her former home. Saturday. Mrs. n 8-ld- 11 imputed a falsehood to Uodd was 60 years of age. and waa 'n;;mb f Houf' formerly Miss Evelvn Creech, of , AtUrh ,he parliamentary Procedure Johnston county. Some forty year, 'VVh f.The fv . i i . i r,i out the chair held that the use by ago she was married to J. D. Dodd of ,h "false state- Mr. and Mrs. Dodd moved to Sprl-i ment!l.. wa8 unparliamentary afid dl Hope eight years ago Mrs Dodd is rectM ,hat ,n be.atrlck.en froYn the survived by her husband and syen r(cord Mr Fitzgerald. ,pf New children Dr. William L . Dodd, of Vork ,h(.n obJecUyl t0 the reading Chicago University, Rev. Walter H. )f tnp ,Pt,pr at m an1 on the vote Dodd. of Madison. Oa . Messrs. A L. , bf.inn taken the House refused to Dodd and John I Dodd. of .Spring . neHr an1 ant0yraed. Hope; Mrs. Mattle E. Jones, of Knightdale; Rev. E. David Dodd, of Vanceboro, and Mra. Annie urimn, ot Spring Hope. She was a niece of Col. Ashley Home For several weeks Mrs. Dodd had been desperately 111, and some ten days ago all of her children. Including Dr. Dodd, of Chicago University, were tjalled to her bedside. She seemed to grow better, and the song living at a distance returned to their homes. Mrs. Dodd had been a member of the Bap tist Church for 48 years. How well she lived is best attested by the lives ot her sons, two of whom are mini ters. and a third an eminent profes sor of history, whose reputation is not confined to any one State. MAHRIAGES. Sh a rpe-Anderson. In Iredell. Ppe.-la! to The Observer. Statesville, Feb. 12. Mr. J. a Sharpe, a farmer of Olln township, this county, and Miss Mary Lou An derson, of Wilkes county, surprised their friends yesterday afternoon by driving to the home of Rev. J. O. Weatherman, in north Iredell, and getting married, the ceremony being performed b Mr. Weatherman. The bride Is a daughter of Mr. Noah An derson, of Wilkes. Creekniore-Wllder, in Nash County. Correspondence of The Observer. Spring Hope, Feb. 11. A marriage of Interest to a number of Hprinfr Hope people and many people of Nash county took place last night when Miss Nena Blanche Wilder and Mr J W. Creekmore were married. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harris, who live near Seven Paths; seme eight or ten miles from here, being performed by Rev. C. E. Wil liams. The maid of honor was Mian Sadie Wilder and the best man, Mr. Henry Creekmore. Mrs. Creekmore Is a bright, attractive, young woman, and Mr. Creekmore Is a hustling young business man. Lane-Harper, In Edgecombe County. Correspond nice of The Observer. Rocky Mount, Feb. 11. The home of Mr. J. H. Lanier, about six miles from this city. In Edgecombe county, was the scene of a pretty home wed ding last night when Miss Annie L. Harper became the bride of Mr. W. J. Lane, of this city. The service waa performed In the parlor of the home by 'Squire O. B. Proctor in the pres ence of a number of friends and rel atives. The bride is a popular young wo man of Edgecombe and has a host of friends and relatives at her home and In this city, while the groom is a popular young employe of the Atlan tic Coast Line at their shops in this city. They will be at home In this city during the first of the coming week. Was Murdered, It. Is Believed. Special to The Observer. Washington, N. C. Feb. 1 As yet there are no sensational developments as a result of the investigation insti tuted by the county coroner. Or. Joshua Tayloe, In regard to the exact manner In which young Wright met his death In a gas boat last Monday night, one week ago, while on Pam lico river. The sentiment that he was murdered S rapidly gaining prece dence among a large number of cltl ""I!? eXnJ!Z yet rendered any verdict, and Dr, Tayloe says he expects to hold the case open several days longer for further developments. There are a number of rumors afloat in this city tending toward the murder theory, but ss yet nothing definite has been ascertained. WAL6ER FACTIOX WIXS. Downtown Lot Decided on Fbr Lex ington Postoffic Site, Observer Bureau. Congress Hall Hotel, Washington. Fab. It. Mr. Beekman Wlnthrop. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, told Repre sentative Page to-day that he had decided on the Adderton lot tha downtown lot at Lexington, and that so far as ha was concerned the matter waa closed. It seems from this that tha clan of Zeb Vance Wslser won oat ever . MeRary dan. - Movrmg Oadle Over aa Yeast Old. Winston-Salem Republican. Mr. D. K. Moser, of Rockford.lt, F. D. 1, one of The Republican' valued patrons, haa la hia possession a mow ing cradle which haa been in use aver 10 years, and ha says there are few batter now. Its age waa ascertained by tha fact that Mr.. Moser bought it from Mr. Frank Davis, near Ararat, whoa age la ft years, and hla father had owned it several - year before him. making; it aver tha . M year mark. v -j- -' , CANAL LIBfX SUITS W UP . (Continued frona Pago OneV '' " - eelvod any information from .The i New York; World" ; 1 , I u . 1 .li f 1 1 uoruuifu ur ion uaciiuvuvu jui (Loving coolly replied that Mr.'J ; Rljney would have full opportunity , to answer him. Observing that Mr. Loveiinz was reading his speech, Mr. Ralney in quired: "Dm the gentleman pre pare the manuscript or did William Nelson Cromwell do ao?" "Every word I prepared myself, nor has he ever seen a word of it," Mr. Loverlng replied with emphasis. I "Did he furnish the gentleman with I the facts?" Mr. Ralney persisted, but 1 he again was met -with the statement that he could answer In his own time. Looking squarely at Mr. Ralney, Mr. Loverlng called upon hlm"here land now to produce his proofs." Mr. Ralney promised that at , the opportunity he would make repiy. GAINES PUTS fN A WORD. In closing Mr. Loverlng said--that if Mr. Halney did not wish to pro duce the -j-oofs, the fair and manly thing tor mm to do was to, withdraw his charges, "and above all apologises I to President Obuldla, of Panama." 1 In a brief but fiery speech Mr. i Gaines, or Tennessee, declared that I In order to get at the bottom of the I case the Ralney resolution should be I passed. "Get Mr. Cromwell," he ex ; claimed, "to come before the com ! mlttee and clean his hands, and get Mr. Halney or any one else he wants I..'. .-.,,11 .....1 Kv.n.r ,nA 1 r eu eaii aim o i lies ninii a w lave. . lliroujejn ivir. int-vrpiiiy, 01 reiiiioji vanla, Willlum S. Harvey, whom Mr. Ralney- referre'd to as a "financial buccaneer," entered a denial of Mr. Ralney s charges. It was in the form of a letter which the clerk was in- I WILLKTT UEFTFiNDS PAPER. Libel IroceHiliifr8 Arc the Most Kx irsordlfiHry since the Days of tlte redrrsllst Party Jovernment I Without power or Authority In Kucli Cases. Washington, Feb. 12. Characteriz ing as the "most flagrant and the most dangerofis exercise of usurped power ever witnessed In this country," ths grand Jury Investigations which have been in progress for several i weeks past in connection with the al leged Panama libel case, Representa tive Wlllett, of New York, who sev eral weeks ago vigorously attacked President Roosevelt on the floor of the House, to-day came to the de fense of the papers whose alleged li belous publications are being Inves tigated, declaring that "the courts of the United States have no jurisdiction in cases of libel against the govern ment of the United States. COURTS WITHOUT JURISDICTION "It has not been conferred upon them by any legislative act" he as serted, "and they possess no criminal Jurisdiction derived from the common law." He called the present investiga tion "the most extraordinary proceed tnj of the part of the Federal gov ernment which haa shocked the country since the days of the old Fed eralist party. This proceeding has for weeks been going on right here in the District of Columbia, under the very shadow of the Capitol, and seems to have been instigated. If not direct ly ordered, by the President" A large part of Mr. Wlllett's speech was taken up with extracts from various court decisions by which he attempted to prove that there is no legal Justification for prosecuting cases of alleged libel against the gov ernment He declared that the old EngNsh doctrine relating to the libel ing of the government of great pub lic officers has been rejected in all the Statea of the Union since the revolu tion of 177, and that It had, before thot time, been rejected in England by the act abolishing In the reign of Charles II the Star Chamber Court He asserted that tha doctrine has ever since been regarded 'ss an unsafe, un rearonable, unjustifiable and uncon stitutional fiction." He held that the views expressed by John Milton In his famous speech on the freedom of the press and the views of Lord Ersklne In his defense of Thomas "Paine, when that philoaopher was indicted for libel upon the Bjitish government have nxed the law on this subject In oppo sition to the old despotic theory or paternalism, on whioh he said,f "the present prosecution is founded." Ha ridicujed the contention which he said the government's attorneys ar reported to hold that though the principle that the government of a country with a constitution like ours cannot be libeled appllea everywhere else in the United States it does not apply In the District of Columbia. NO CRIME AGAINST GOVERN MENT. "Libel may be a crime against tha D'strlct of Columbia," he declared, "as it Is against the State of New vnrk. but It is no crime against the ' . W Federal government as oc'"0' hal it vr ocean, uui wi . - long as Congress adheres to tnoae principles on which the revolution and the constitution depended. Congress . . - in ami IPederal .""tute.; nor ha. Congre tlvan any district or circuit court ot tns umw Staltea Jurisdiction of tha often, for the reason, as stated by Judge John son In the Goodwin caaa. that Oon gress must first make an act a crime and affix a punlahment thereto, be fore it can give to any court Jurisdic tion of tha offense. And castalnly added Mr- Wlllett. "no reputable law yer will contend that a atatute passed by Congress, acting as a local Legis lature af tha District of Columbia. Ian ?relta a ertm. again tha United BtI "ioncluslon, Mr. WIHatt denaed tha preaant proceedings by the gov ernment aa "a aaurpatlon which seem "a be Intended to forstall this House, the rsr nadkjuest of tha nation, in tha exercise of its right to Investigate charges of corrupt Ion brought by ra sponsible citizens against the admin istration now In power. And I warn you that no anch usurpation anoulJ b allowed to entangle Itaelf -hrpra-cedenta lea by repetition tha abase krana inveterate, and despotism firmly established oa tha mlna. ot our republic." ' t - . -Arrested For HovtBuntlag. : Lynchburg. Vw, Fe.Ut CA. Dowdy, formerly county constable, and J. E- Creasy, a merchant were arrested here to-day charged with Vs burning of a store and wtl)ing form erly ooeapied y Dowdy, but which had been old'undar mortgage. Tha arrvat was du to tha Bffcts Insur ance Department i '- ,v v,l. ' VBDICTifOll A LtUGE SUM (Continued from Page One). who was serving a sentence on lbs coun ty roads for larceny, waa to-day eurr.ad vail Jackson, Manual Train - to the Stonewall ing School, hear Concord, the transfer being made by order of Governor sCitch toi. Ths youthful prisoner was sentenced to the roads along with his brother, Lon nle Woore. who was fatally shot, by a guard lille attempting to escape from a convict camp about a year ago. Ths wounded boy died In St. Leo's Honpitul a few weeks Inter. The trugedy occasion ed a good deal of comment and was the subject Of editorial references in a num ber of newspapers. SALE OF THE INDUSTRIAL NSIVct. The sale of the suspended Dally Indus- (rial News, which is advertised to take place at auction next Monday at noon, bppeara to be attracting very little at tention on the part ot the men who back. d the paper loyally during Its existence of a little moie than three years. Mr. E. C. Duncan, who was the good friend of the undertaking through thick and thin, and who old (12,000 for the property January J9th, has given no Intimation that he will bid at the publio auction. The ph.yalc.ul plant is one of the best to be found anywhere, the equipment hav ing been Installed almost without regard to expense. There was some talk of a movement on the part of local business men to purchase the property and coo duct an Independent newspaper, but the matter has taken no tangible form. ANOTHER HOTEL FOR GREENSBORO Mr. Garland Daniel, who owns the valuable business property on the corner of South Him and Kayetleville streets, la having plans piepared for a hotel build ing he will erect on the site. He will tear away the two-story building on the lot and erect in its place a handsome four-story brick structure to be equipped ss a modern hotel. It Is understood that the property has been lessed and that the building will be rushed to an early completion. This will give Greensboro eight hotels. TO INCREASE ELECTRIC COMPANY'S EQUIPMENT. It Is stated that the" transfer of ths property of the Greensboro Electric Company to W. NColer & Co., of New York, will be completed before April 1st. In the meantime, the purchasers have placed orders for new equipment, In ol der that no time may be lost in Improv ing and enlarging the plsnt. Several new cars will be placed on the street car line, gas mains will be extended through-I out the city, ana me eieoinc iigiu mm power service will be Improved material ly. There Is a promise of a reduction in the prices of gas and electricity. The public Is highly Intereste-d In this enter prise, and future developments will tie watched with Interest. It Is probable that the Southort Power Company, which has arranged to enter Greensboro, will dispose of Its electric power here through the North Carolina Public Service Com pany, the title of the corporation that has contracted to take over the Greens boro Electric Company. REGRET OVER FAILURE OF JUDI CIAL DISTRICT BILL. Thers la general regret here over the failure of Senator Barringer's bill to cre ate a new Judicial district of Guilford and Alamance countless, and nowhere Is the regret keener than on the part of numerous aspiring lawyers who had their eyes fixed on the offices of Judge and so licitor of tha proposed district. The defeat of the measure means there is no relief In sight for the fearfully congested condi tion of the Guilford Superior Court docket except It come through the establishment of a county oourt, and it is probable now that all efforts will be directed toward the creation of this tribunal. In the cre ation of the county court it Is proposed lo abolish the mayor's court of Greens boro, giving the new court enlarged Juris diction In criminal cases snd Jurisdiction in civil sctlons where the amount in volved is not In excess of $1,000. As an illustration of the present unsatisfactory condition of the Superior Court docket, it may be stated that a civil suit institut ed cannot be reached for trial in a short er length of time than from two to three years from the time the case. Is placed on the docket. LODGE HAS BIG INITIATION. At last night's meeting of Greensboro Council No. li, Jr. O. U. A. M., 63 candi dates "rode the goat" and were Inducted into the mysteries of this patriotic fra ternal order. The meeting was presided over by Prof. Charles E. Brewer, of Wake Forest the Stats councilor, who made a very pleasing and Interesting ad dress. Other sddresaes were made by Mr. C. B. Webb, a past State councilor, and Mr. Nathan L Eure. the presiding officer of Greensboro Council No. 13. BODY BROUGHT TO GREENSBORO. The body of John W. Wall, a conductor on the Norfolk A Western Railway, who met death In an accident at Vivian, W. Vs., yesterday afternoon, reached this city to-night and was carried to the home of his mother. Tbe funeral will take place to-morrow at Hillsdale, the former home of the family. The remains were ac companied to Greensboro by the widow and two small children of the deceased and a delegation of 2t Elks and railroad men from Bluefleld. W. Va. Mr. Wall, who was chief conductor on the Pocahon tas division of the Norfolk ft Western, was run over by a hostler englns while he was in the act of giving orders to his train. He was tS years old and one of the most .popular mem In the service of the company. ; COLLEGE ENDOWMENT FUND. . - ... .11 l, Will treasurer of Greensboro Female College, Rev. W. M. Curtis, secretary and announces that be lacks but $16,000 of having in hand an amount sufficient to enable the college to avail itself of tha 126,000 offered by Andrew Carnegie on ihe condition that the college raise $71,000. This balance of $16,000 is in the form of subscriptions from a number of friends of tbe college, and an effort will be made to realise on them at once In order that the endowment fund of O00.008 may be completed. In the work of raising the endowment fund the college has received material assistance frora both the Norta Carolina and the Western North Carolina Conferences of ths Methodist Episcopal Church. South. t While In . a reminiscent mood to-day Col. Jo Reeea, tb presiding genius of Tha Dally Record, recalled tha fact that alYf, . I . j II M mm pain of maternity ( this hour, dreaded as woman's severest trial, is not only made less painful,' hut danger is avoided by its use. ; Those whr use this remedy are no longer despondent or gloomy nervousness, nausea and other distressing conditions are overcome, and the system is Tre cared for the coming tt event "It is worth its veteht I ' in gold, sars many who have j i Vil usca 1L W v w all IBSlMDM ra iuimmj) xxgcutox co. PREPARE THIS YCURSELFj i . erLEXDiD k-oa Tits x.wxe?sj IGI. a Illghfy- RevonimefloVd Ifoiari 1 - mswHrfioii WWrh Auf One Cartj ITrpare iiy snawmg' ine iugre CUHUt Well hi IJottleR!l Your- rif of L'riiiary Troubles Forever. There are nn.ru cajts of klJney trouble hers now than ever before while recent reports shotv that mora people succumb each year (4 mm n form of kidney disease than any other cause. When there Is elckness examine-, the urine. Rheumatism in tonly a. symptom of kidney trouble. It Is' nothing more or less than excessive, ....... . ..I . M kUArf Hliirl. rha ,uW"h Inactive, kidneys have failed to sift out, leaving it to d-ouiposa and settle about the joints and mus cles, causing intense suffering; fre quently resulting in deformity: often reaching the heart, when death en sues. Pains across the back, frequent painful and suppressed urination ami other symptoms of weak bladder are not the only signs of kidney trouble; many cases, of stomach disease, head ache, pain In the heart. Inactive liver, etc., arc but symptoms; the cause of which can be traced to feeble, clogged klilneys. A simple test of the urine is to void a smell quantity in a bottle or glass and let it stand over night; next morning, If there is a reddish brick-dust sediment, or white fioecy substance present, olther consult soma reputable physician or take a good vegetable treatment The following prescription Is recommended highly In these cases, and the sufferer can, mix it at home: Compound Hagon one ounce; Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Syrup Bar-i saparllta, three ounces. Shake, well and use In teaspoonful doses after! each meal and at bedtlmt. Where any of the symptoms enu-; merated above are present good re sults are sure to follow Immediately the n.se of this simple prescription. yesterday was the tenth annlvrsary of the "big snow" of February. 899, when business In Greensboro Wss paralysed, the snow being knee-deep on a dead level. That February snow. Is one of the things from which Greensboro folks count time. TOM DALTON RECOVERING. The frlunds of the family will be inter ested In the announcement that Mr. Tom Dulton, who was frightfully Injured In being thrown by his horse during the fair and centennial here last October, haa almost recovered his health. The young man hovered between life and death for weeks, and scarcely any one dared hope lis would leave the hospital alive. He has been able to mingle with his friends for several weeks and this afternoon went to Brown Summit to spend a few days with Maj. Joseph Hardies family at Great Oaks plantation. , Col. W. H. Chapman, revenue agent In charge of the office at Rlemond, Va., who for a number of years wss located in Greensboro, arrived In the city to-day on a brief visit. Mr. Fred A. Hull, of Asheville. a well known national bank examiner. Is spend ing a while In the city ss a representa tive of the Department of Justice In con nection with the affairs of the d ("unct City National Bank. It Is undeidtood thst he' is gathering evidence to be used in the Indictment against Mr. Lee H. Bsttle. the former cashier of the bank, whose ease Is set for the April term of United States District Court. Mrs. J. W. Fry Is in Salisbury en a visit to her slater. Mrs. A retire w Buford. Greensboro's fifth moving pleture and vaudeville show will be opened next week by Mr. Thomas J. VfeAdoo. who has se cured quarters in the Neeae Building, on East Washington street. , Moose Ear-apes From County Home. Special to The Observer. Statesvllle, Feb. 1!. Sherman Morfse, the Insane white man wh was for a long time confined In Jail and on occasions tried to commit suicide, and who was recently taken to the county home because efforts to get him Into the State hospital had failed, slipped off from the county home Wednesday afternoon and the last heard of him he was rambling around in Shiloh township, where ho has relatives. He will be taken back to the home. ' Cotton at Wadewboro Damaged by Fire. Special to The Observer. Wadesboro, Feb. 12. A passing en gine set fire to cotton on the plat form of the Seaboard Air Line depot this afternoon. A section bos and force were fortunately working near and a disastrous fire was prevented. Twenty-five bale were badly damag ed before the fire waa finally extin guished. 'dp diQ)l s For and dyspepsia Headache, dull pain in pit of the stomach, belching" of g-aaand bitter fluid, 'heartburn", all these mean indiges tion, or dyspepsia, Then, if 70a trill take little Kodol, you will know Just why it Is for lndig-eetlon and dyspepsia. That is really the best way to learn now good Kodol ia try it, yourself, when you need it. You cannot make any mistake in taking a little Kodol when ever your stomach goes wrong-. Our OuarBHtees Ton ar not "benefited tb drmrgis wiB at oooe resura your sooner. Doa't hesitate; say druggist win sea yo Kodol oa Uses terms. Tbe dollar bottle eontaio tj& tkse a rnoesj aa the toe bottle., Kodol la prepared ia toe jsir r'" t - 1 s D :. -ii. ' tij l v a source of joy, but the suffer- 1 Ire er InnHsni e rvlit " eeertwei . tXS I4IW V1WVH O O makes its anticipation one 01 dread. Hother't Frlead is me ,on!jr remedy: which, re- '. lieves women of much of the rTVCVC' " "M n T" a r"i3-a jj jjQ Indigestion 111,3)) .iBliiSKili))
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Feb. 13, 1909, edition 1
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