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. A ' CHARLOTTE DAILY- OBSERVER, FEBRUARY 28, 1909. '3 M r SQPTIHIEIRN HOTEL h BOND ISSUE OUTLOOK GOOD (Continued from Page One). Swain, Haywood, Jackson and Tran sylvania. The bill to annex a portion of Lit tle Ivy township, Madton county, to Buncombe county, wa tabled on mo tion of Mr. McDevltt, of Madison. Adjournment wa taken until 10:30 'clock Monday. . THE MSN ATE. The Senate convened at 10 o'clock with President Pro Tern Klutta in the Chair. Senator Means offered the morning pray er. The Blow general education! bill mending the publla school law In many Important particulars came up for Its third reading. An amendment offered by Mr. Pharr was adopted excepting Meck lenburg county from application of Bee. as to the apportionment of funds as be tween the rural and town districts and then an amendment by Senator Mills atrtkina- out the whole of ' Sec t was adopted. Art amendment by Senator Bassett was adopted changing Sec. 6 so that tha terms of tha county boards of education are eha. d and requiring their appoint ment by the Legislature except In the mix counties. Including Mecklenburg, in which the boards are elected by vote of the people. In this shape tha Din passea final reading. thsi KIMOCKB BILL OF LADING MEASURE. Tha Nimrocks substitute for tha Dawes and Manning bllla of lading bill embods lng tha legislation In this respect desired by tha North Carolina Bankers' ; Asso ciation and in lno with the bills that are proposed to be promulgated through the Interstate Commerce Commmsslon. There was discussion participated In by Senators Manning and Nlmocka arter wnicn me bill passed Its readings the vote being 17 to IS, tha test vote being on the adoption of tha Nlmocks substitute which passed. Tha Ormond aubetltute for the Blow Basaatt bill to place solicitors of tha Stata on salary instead ot the present fee sys tem camr4ip asltspeclal order Tha ub amuteJrid a salaries at $2,500. Senator Ormond' was the first speaker. Me argued that the putting of tha o Ucitors on salaries was one of great im portance to tha State, and one that had beea agitated for years. Judges generally advocated the change. Tha salary system, for all public officer 8tate and county. Is growing. . be said. Ha believed that tha change at tola time would be of great benefit ta simplifying the re-dlstrteting of tha State that must, coma about at tha session oTtha Legislature two years banes. .Tha solid lore would not bo striv ing to manipulate theii" districts so a to get tha largest possible Income In tha re arrangements Tha fee system he regard ed as aH wrong, tit many, respects.- He advocated aa amendment to tha effect that the bill not go -Into effect until 1914. This would oommlt the' Legislature to a salary baaia and give- nottca-to tha candidates, for the office at the next election that this' system of compensation waa in store for the ensuing terra. " Senator Travis had prepared an amend . meat that the Mil do not go Into" effect before January, 1HL v. '-;."; i:r- Senator Pnarr called attention to tha fact that tha House had already killed a bill providing tha same amount of sal ary, tha vote being ft to .44 arid It tied ceased, he declared, to be a practio&t or possible qttestloa befora this General As sembly. , lis argued, too. that smder the, rules of the Hons ft would be tmpoestbi to re-oon the matter la that branch of th Assembly even If tha bill did get! through tha Senate. v Ha argued the Urn-1 SAJbimWMTS NEW AND. MODERN HOTEL TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC: s The JACKSON HOTEL in Salisbury, North Carolina, changed hands January 1st, and is now owned and run by R Lee Mahaley, the name having been changed to "THE SOUTHERN." This Hotel, formerly khown as the MOUNT VERNON is just in front of the new Southern Railway-Station on Council street The entire Hotel both inside and out, has been remodeled and refurnished until its equipment and furnishings will favorably compare with any in the State. Every room has been repapered, decorated, painted, carpeted and newly furnished and no money has been spared to make it thor oughly modern and convenient Y The table is the the best in the city, being furnished at all times with all a splendid city market affords. The service at the Hotel is the very best and your every wish and order is promptly executed by an experienced and competent set of well trained porters, waiters and waitresses. The Cafe on the ground floor is always open and a good meal or lunch served on short notice either day or night The next time you pass through Salisbury, North Caroling, or have occasion to stop there be sure to spend'your time at the SOUTHERN HOTEL. A porter will meet you at the station, Yours to serve, For further information write to or call on SOUTHERN HOTEL R. LEE MAHALEY, Proprietor. Salisbury, North Carolina practicability of applying a single salary to all the Judicial districts wherein that tha fees now show that some are in their work earning more than twice as much rs others. It would be clearly unjust to put them all on the same salary basis. Me believed that the salary system would tend to lower the standard of the ability of men In this work. Senator Peele opposed the bill, declaring tha salary system for these officials all wrong. Senator Blow spoke for the Ormond bill, reviewing the arguments advanced for and against the salary system. He be lieved the change should be made as an opening wedge for the satisfactory re districting of the State two years hence. Senator Fry opposed the Travis amend ment and insisting that the bill should go Into effect at the time specified in tho bill. Ha thought that the practical opera tion of the bill prior to the next session of the Assembly would go a long way In the matter of guiding the law-makers in tho work of re-dlstrictlng the State. The amendment of Mr. Travis was adopted by a vote of 25 to 4. An amendment by Senator Pharr that tha salary received by any solicitor should not exceed the amount of the- fees of tha district for the time, was lost, 14 to 2$, The prevlojs quejtlon was called by Sen ator Dockery and the bill passed second reading, 26 to 14. There was objection by K.ntrr tr.nintt to the final reading and a motion to suspenl the rules failed. 25 to IS, so that the bill had to go over to anoiner day. SIMULTANEOUS SESSION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUbK. Th Renato and House met In Joint ses- slcn In Representatives hall at 3:30 o'clock for the special purpose of electing tha members of tire board of trustees oi tne University of North v Carolina for the k.t harin In 1911 in accordance with the recommendations of the Joint committee or we senate nu n In each branch during the momlng ses sion. President Pro Tern Klutta, of the Senate, an Speaker Graham presided Jointly. Tha trustees elected, and their terms, follows: Trustees whose terms expire m itm. AnnfiaM. K R. Wooten. W. B. Rodman, Walter Murphy, W. T. Whltsett, J. O. Carr, W. P. Bynum, Jr. Terms expiring In, 1911: . W. H. Everett, R, D. Reld, B. -A. All- brook. W. E. Braeae-, Jvr Whitehead Klutta. J. i. Brltt, -Walter ciars, jr and O., W. Connor.. . ' ' Term expiring in s wis;, f neroon i. Jackson,- v , Terms expiring 1817: ' a t V a4twwi. R. H Battle. J. S. Carr,' Josephaus Daniels, A. W.' Graham, A. W. Haywood, F. P. Hoogooa, m. jk. London. George M. Rose, Paul J. Long; ,W.' Howard. Paul B. Means, Lee & Overman, If. U, Barnes, J., Bryan urunea, r a ' Rarrinaer. 8. M. Gattls. Jamas Sprunt, George B. . Stephens, John W. Hinsdale, Jr. . THE HOrSE. -Tiu Xtimmm convened at 10 o'clock. president Graham la the chair.. Prayer by Representative Latham. . Tha committee 'on appropriations raport d. nnfavombly the resolution for an ap propriation -for a North Carolina exhibit at tha Alaska-Yukon-Faeiflc Exposition. i sMMiiitlH (Ink nt save notice Af a minority report oa his toll Tor a penalty on judges, and registrars of election for refusal toallow a voter to aatabush his right tb tha ballot. ; . f THm Mil fnr tha renMl of tha law far broad tires lit Charlotte township cams front tha committee w'tl favorable re port. ,' . , - Tha Judiciary committee reported favor- f ably with an amendment, the bill to re quire the registration of the real names of the members of a firm with the clerk of the court. When the committee on public build ings, and grounds was called Mr. Cox, of Wuku. stated that realising that there was great necessity for some building fur the preservation of the State museum and libraries with thelrlnvaluable records and documents, and withdrew his minori ty report against tha bill for the enlarge ment of the capltol and all opposition to the passage of the pending bills. Mr. Mitchell gave notice that Monday he would Introduce a resolution that no more bills be Introduced afer 12 o'clock Tuesday, March 2d, except by, unanimous consent. The special order was the revenue bill again on third reading, beginning with Sec. 2S. theatrical companies, moving pic tures. The sections were taken up by the House, not In committee of the whole this time.. By amendment of Mr. Dowd the an nual ltcenae-tax on moving picture shows' first proposed by the finance committee was reduced from $3 to 110 Id towns of .600 to S.OOO Inhabitaota; from $40 to (20 In those from 5,000 to 19.000. and from (50 to 2S in towns of more tian 10.000. Mc Dowd explained It was feared the tax proposed at first would operate to keep down the total revenue from these shows, so many of which were now In ("lie State. The section on circuses, which, Mr. Dowd stated Die other day, had not been perfected by the committee, was amended so that every circus on coming to the State shall report to the State Treaaur er In order that the latter may deter mine the class of show and Instruct tha sheriffs accordingly. In deference to ob jection of Mr. Bowie, on account of tha scarcity ot circuses la the mountains, Mr. Dowd consented to an amendment letting out those whose admission la only 26 cents. Embalraers and retail dealers In coffins were embraced In the f2S tax on under takers, collecting agencies, dealera in sac ond-hand clothing. Mr. IXtwd also pro posed to include dealers In matchea other than safety matchea, saying this had been suggested by the Insurance Commission er. Mr, Doughton threw out the sugges tion that it might be considered as fos tering a trust of the safety match mak ers, snd Messrs. Lea and Perry, of Vance, loom, it up srq spvav aiutig mai line in opposition, while Mr. Cotten favored tha proposition. It wss voted down by a de cisive vote. la accordance With tha vnder standing tha other night when tha question cam up in the political squabble over exempt ing old soldiers from peddler's tax, Mr. Doughton offered an amendment to this section to compel tha exemption of Con federate soldiers where tha tax doas not exceed 95. The present law leavs It to tha discretion of the county commissioners. Amendment adopted. Speaker Graham secured an additional tax of not. mora than I." for each county or fc$ for each town or city on mercan tile agencWn, 'also an !novansar-af 4axaa cotton compresses from ISO to $100, and an additional county and town tax of not mora . than . $2$ or - la, : respectively, on stock broker. The Hons defeated his amendment Increasing the tax on Insur ance companies by fjofr ail around. Mr." Green got an amendment adopted to- Sea; 4S, dealers. In pistols and cart ridges, by which all cartridges need In pistols will be included, Mr. Raacoe ex plaining that many dealers evade tba law by bavins; pistol cartridge) labeled "rlfla cartridges." - On motion - of Speaker Graham tha House reconsidered the vote by which tba tax on cigarette manufacturers waa doub led tha other day an the smaller makers and raised from 11,000 ta J1.500 for tba big J fellows, snd adopted an amendment In stead to ,tut the tax on those whose an nual output Is more than five hundred millions nt 1,000 Instead of the l.000, and leaving the smaller ones as they are. Speaker Graham offered an amendment to Sec. 80, express cornpunles. Increas ing the percentage tax on gross reve nues from business earned In the titate from ?H to 4 pr cent., and another al lowing towns ot more than 20,000 Inhab itants to levy a privilege tax of as much as lo0, those between SIO.UOO and IJO.OOO not over I2t and smaller towns not over $10. He -secured sn aye and no vote -on the percentage tax proposition, and it wac de feated 38 to 41. The other as to the town tax was adapted. The present law allows no tax by towns The Speaker got another roll call vote on his amendment to raise the '.'Vi per cent, tax on the earnings of telegraph companies to t per cent, and this, too, waa voted down, 31 to 49. Mr. Lee sent forward an amendment allowing towns of 1.000 to Impose a tax of 110 on telegraph companies, those between 1.000 and S.OOO, 25, and those over o.OO), $30. Adopted. A like graduated license tax by towns on telephone companies waa adopted by an amendment of Mr. Lee. On suggestion of Mr. Doughton, who said he spoke for the State Treasurer, tba House eliminated from the tax on corporations section, the clause provid ing forfeiture of charter In event of fail ure Of any corporation to pay the fian 'chtse tax for three consecutive years. It was explained that this clause prevented the enforcement otherwise of the collec tion ot the tax. It being po"!')''', for In stance, for a corporation to escape it for two years In each tree. This competed the material amend ments and the bill was past.ed on Its final reading with 80 votes, none In the nega tive. Mr. Haymore Introduced by request a bill ta validate a $5,000 bond Issue for Surry county home. Mr. Rodweil start ad to Introduce a primary law for War ren county and when Mr. Grant objected got It In by suspension of rules. Tha general school law bill was made a apVc-ia! order for Monday The Char lotte Charter bill was. called up by Mr. Dowd and passed on Its second reading. Mr. Grant gave notice of a new rule that no ml of the House be suspended except on' vote of four-fifths of the House, It being his purpose to Introduce such a resolution. ' Mr. MoCrary (rot his bill pawed creating j aa historical association for the perpetua tion of the Ufa history of Daniel Boon. Tba committee bad cut out the appropria tion. '. At t: the House took recess to l:M. AQAIX IX TUB LIMELIGHT. Dr. A. E. CUrw, Who Gained Consider able Notoriety at Wadrsnoro Kv cemtly by Attempting to Saw His Way Out of Jail, and Who Was Charged With rrrrting His Family t HUtrwboro. Gav. Ga Married ta Gainesville, Fhu, Last Sunday. Special to The Observer. Wades boro. Feb. 87. Dr. A. E. Clin, who succeeded in getting much newspaper publicity last month, 1 again before) the public. The Jack sonville, Fla., Times-Union publishes the( announcement of his marriage -a few days ago to a Miss Berths. Cook at Gainesville, Fla., and tho news came as a surprise to the Wadesboro people," who ihave been wondering where Clin waa located. Cllne disappeared suddenly the day the January grand Jury made Its re port, and he told his friends that he a as going to the country to mak a professional call. The grand jury In dieted him for attempted Jail de livery, and the warrant nas never Been served and still stands against him. Only a few days previous Cllne attempted to marry a well-known woman of this section, and went so far as to secure the license and en gatta tho minister, when the officials received a telegram from Btatesboro Ga , which advised them that Cilno had a wife and young child there whom he had deserted. Cltna claimed that the wife had secured a divorce, but Investigation failed to substan tiate his story. He had been here only a short time, when warrants, issued in Statesboro, were served on him. and It was while In jail awaiting a hearing on a writ of habeas corpus that he attempted to saw his way to liberty. The sheriff caught him in the act and took two steel saws from him, and this led to his Indictment; by the Anson county grand Jury. He was then taken back to Georgia and settled .the cases there, returning here for awhile and leavki, as stated above, during the term ot court. Cline always asserted that he would show the people here that he had the legal right to marry, and. the young noman who was to have become his wife in January decided that she would wait until he was able to bring the proof. The paper which brought the news of his marriage to Wadesboro said In the news telegram: '"After a brief but affectionate acquaintance. Dr. A. E. Cllne, who recently came to Gainesville, and Miss Bertha Cook, the accomplished daughter of Royal Cook, were married Sunday. Habbi Victor Caro, or Milwaukee, Wis., hav ing the honor of performing the cere mony which Joined the destiny of two hearts. The affair was a very quiet one, only a few of the most intimate friends of the contracting parties be ing present. The bridegroom, Dr. Cllne, ' a veterinarian and establish ed hia jfflce here only a short time ago. By his clever, affable manner, however, he .has established a fine practice and made many friends. .Tha bride, who ta yet In her teens, has resided In Gainesville since early child hood, and has many friends among the young people." AXSON'S MARCH TERM OF COTJHT. The Docket a Largo One, With the Blewett Fa 11a. Litigation tlie Most Important Matter to Be IMsyoMed Of Other Canes of Prominence to Be Adjudicated. Special to Tha Observer, Wadesboro, Feb. 27. The March term of Superior Court convenes here Monday. Judge J. Crawford Biggs wilt preside., The docket for the term la unusually large. The most Impor tant matter which Is on the calendar Is the Blewett Falls litigation. These cases are set for trial Tuesday. The first case la that of H. M. Chase anJ- others against the Rockingham Power Company, and la a suit covering the title and possession of a tract of land at Blewett Fiasa, which Is valuable to the plant now In course of erection. The litigation began last October, when an Injunction was granted by Judge B. F. Long at Laurlnburg, re straining tha Rockingham Power Company from proceeding with it work at Blewett Fall In construct ing a plant on a certain piece of land amounting to about 12 acres. In Charlotte 'In December Judge Webb dissolved tha Injunction and required the Power Company to give a bond of $7. tOO to cover loss and damage to the land. This bond was given at the last term by the deposit of tho amount in cash. The land In question Is absolutely essential to tho construc tion of the great power plant at the falls, and the ownership Is Important for the reason of the bearing which It will have in tho fight now in pro gress between the two large Interest Involved. MarRae ft Co. claim that the land was deeded to Chase and by him leased. The power company re plies that the transfer wa made In order to give the MacRae interest a lever to force the power company to do their bidding. The fight Involve a large amount of capital and distin guished counsel are engaged on each side. In hia ruling Judfe Webb at Char lotte derided that the case Is one In which the plaintiffs can obtain their rights In and under law; that they can be compenaated for any loss sustained, and the ownership of the property 1 to be decided by a Jury at this term of the court. The Rockingham Power Company Is plaintiff In another suit and Hugh MacHae & Co. are the defendants. The suit brought by J. W. Odura against the Atlantic Coast Line Rail way for damages caused by the burn ing of a lot of cotton at McFarland Ik set for Monday. RIOTING IX LISBON'. Bloody Scenes of ltOS Are He-F.nact-ai ted ami the Carnival Ce-tebrMtlon Wind t'p In a Klot Troops RcHtorc Ponce. Lisbon. Feb. 2. (FrIJay), via the frontier. The carnival celebrations held In Lisbon this week resulted In serious rioting and a number of en rounter with the police during which numerous people were more or less In jured and about 200 arrests were made. The assasslnntlons of February 1st, 1908, were repeatedy enacted at various point throughout Lisbon by persons made up to represent the late King Carlos and the Crown Prince, Queen Amelie, Prince Manuel and the regicides, Rcota and Buissa, as they were attired on the day of the tragedy. while other groups carrying coffln containing skeleton to represent Kins Carlos and the Crown Prince gave rep resentatlons of the funeral procession to an accompaniment ot blasphemous songs. The police were completely taken by surprise and when they attempted to stop the scandalous proceedings the lower classes sided with the mnsquc raders and received them with volley of stone. Women aided the rioters by throwing missies from windows- The police finally had to make free use of their revolvers and swords. They charged right and left, - and a panic followed. Troop had to be summoned. The rtreeta finally were cleared by the military. I THE PACIUNQ OF la don under tha most sanitary and hygienic of condition. SOLD rVERTWHERE SS eta. The Eeily-Taylor Co, BALKAXS TROUBLE VXSFnXJKD. Power Find It a Tough Imposition i HcrU Asked to (Hate 1 Her Claims. .: , , London, Feb, 27. The power are not finding the solution of the Balkan difficulty as easy a they anticipated a week ago. It is true that (h negotiation looking to a settlement have advanced In some direction and that the optimistic belief that War would be averted, which - the British government has held through out, has now reached the other capi tals, but a definite plan to reach the Austro-Servlan tension ha not yet been agreed upon. The foreign office states that It is erroneous to say that Russia has consented to the proposal that Scrvla should be approached by the powers. What Russia, In common with Great Britain, has agreed to I that ! aa effort should be made to have Kervla state explicitly what are her claim In the way of compensation. Franca has proposed that these claims shell not Include any territorial compensa tion, that they be moderate id natur and coupled with thq announcement that preparations are being mad to disarm. . . C.U.DWKLL COCXTY COURT. Judge Justice' Manner of Executing tlie Laws Pleaos tlie Peopto -Xo ' Cases of Great Importance. Special to The Observer. Lenoir. Feb. JJ. Court has been In ses- v slon here since Tuesday. Jude Justice on the bench. The judge Is wey liked by the people here who admire hi manner of executing the taw. Some Interesting cases have been disposed of. The can rgalnst John Le for the kilting of George . Best, both colored, last November,' ended this momlng when the Jury returned a verdict of murder la the second degree. The sentence wss twenty year la the penitentiary. Another case wa that of nine negroes Indicted for gambling. - They were all arrested at the same tlmsytwo, weeks sgo. and brought before Mayor Newlan'l, who sent them to Jail. Alt plead guilty nd a fine of $10 and costs was lm- posed on each one. 4 Lieutenant Governor Xewland and Rep resentative M. N. Harshaw have been at home locking after their clients, but will return to Raleigh to-day. , Good Tnhacco Sales at Reldsville. ; Special to The Observer. Reldsville. Feb. SI. Durin - th past week the local tobacco ware houses have had good sales and tha farmer have been well pleased. .Th year has been an unusually good one for this market. The warehouse men have endeavored to treat all with fairness and do tha best they could for the planters. They are accommodat ing and work for tho Interest of their customer. The , buyers ar -clever gentlemen and have th Interest of th market at heart. New Orleans, U. S. A. if, i
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