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12 Pages Ib-Ddy l ! : :;mrm PRICE: $8.00 A YEAR, CHARLOTTE, K .C, FRIDAY MORNTOG, JUNE 18. 1909. PRICE ITVE CENTS. STTlGGEKS' PLEA r i h PriACi - ,11 unr i; V 'noa He nrrd the B j cren Hood 0- lTpnrr..-iM. or Normal hi ',lr i. Procrees on p 0""Tril--Ttlmony Will 0 if hi ! 0 If h"' .jhl.T.aro. form self. , .,;ri. hi eyes , .xpression. and ; g confinement, ,1, Jcctedly In a pnterday, llsten . itripss to the re ,: tj. iation in the 1 1 i in thifl city r.iy. As witness fMdpnre of his jfttr tne iavoiui t .n on me munuug ;a .. of the prisoner K.mi-surprise as j.,m no more than a truth. . , i .. m ine cunjuti atee any contin- li,. fulluwed tne evi- riMf v an ' i '"j i" . , nuestion Dro- Cf dir-tly fit hm back at oth- UatM ft f M P ,r '. nn.l friends K(le id. i 4 ...r.icil ita Dvl. P y , ..i .lr,. inoanitv :Hicn : !.i. oiny mo ucu I , . j . t usinnu I t n . i;le .I'. ul.ar lorni of the aber fhkh came over the defend- (lhdiy of thf KUiiUK. hij- Pj y cr'jwu. wuy wo who Crr"-rrii' Not 88 to thl" par" pJorm. t"it rtalnly as to Blg- jjBj:;;, a mimi'fr ui uuiti ijuj- Ijl Itst r.o. among wuwii, wcit. jp iluniue. prtmoeni or ma firolma Mp.H' al oliege. J. c. ,4iPn ii.d A J. crowen, wno tit eiatnii.Mtions of the defend- i8r thp tragp iy ana wno mauo .Ufd w at pn it-nt s to the effect le was i-ranged Immediately ijtKvera! Livb aftpr the Wring Of (ml shots al thp deceased. Ol'RT E'lO.M ( -ONO-BJSTED. Judge W B ("outveiH coiyven iiirt t 10 o'rlork, the room. wa L4 congested and Interestea in Ailed the aisles and, stand Bound th walls, cut off venliLa Tlf enure room was filled with fple. a few colored spectators iprlfig spbib la the gallary. A num- tt ifritui. kinsp.Kiple of the de- it and the deceased, sat upon two first rows behind the oar. tie atiornpye on either side, K ; n.:,orne, R. O. Lucas, C .Muwi-:. aim .1 VV. Keerans, for kffnut. dnj Herbert McClammj', Tim: :.!"!.. j'inmnier Stewart, F. nonho-jsp. John A. Parker and tor CUrks.jii. lor the State, occu- tSeir accustomed places within aciuure J;idse Councill cautlon 'Jil cro d to silliness and also cproao!ilng too far toward lienor :i, such manner as to ii!.tu.ii. p, and immediately c: . .:-. sses was begun. STATK ;LSTS KARLY. !Stdif ;mrodi.,i'd about a half s i i a iiaif hour, aole i ti.e point that the le Hood, was killed In Mr.il Hotel on the Sth . .ry by Biggere. for- the minds of the j!.-iipii Uiis Bingle fact :. -f this first bulk of wnen this was In, the . isp for the moment -in introducing its i tr.it,: J Hi l of it-,. . r:a: K I He tw ice a .'jd p c:rd Hec F-scr -. 15 TPf-.! F siaractrs I set hoc en I Tit pn . . I' fr-n lor v( . I8' sa? ptir- ... Iwu.d r k .. . it f-c male at all by'the de- - killing, either as to r. tlie tragedy or also :ed by the defend- ris.inlty was rushed Mart. Dr. J. E. 8. lirst -witness call 1 ii f opinion that '.he "T'nj on the day of n, some sort of a mania, :,,-.-,-examlnatlon that "'-mpt to denominate '"ti; which afflicted Btg 1 A- a physician, how- " rive the testimony i- Wrly crazy when - rr. liately after he had fcfgf-r B i-i tie d.. iSTP,r'N,; Pr,,NT MADE. ffhed between the evidence of !.d8' a n A . l . (- Irul or otner ex- 0,.nw H oriniy IV.A . r "id auDiuuuil. 111 l u c tiv which was being ;'-b:ish the character H seers on the day of 'aicrnent of Capt. S. " -it the defendant, in l;,s i crazy man, prob "' Mrongest point for :'---ng the entire Jay. 's 'he morning. careful with his 1 a- far away aa pos- Wa'nr . . ' oeciaratton of u to Kr.n ..." n lr he "ad formed th.' nat ne Raw of Big- he '. 'ng of the tragedy to I to I 0 t. 1' mind ltid. !iin-Ar .pTs Sly :tr rd v.- "rit him to maks his "n direct examlna- n -r i negatively. After 'mi particular ques " - and after a bril ' between Mr. Mc p'!te and Judge Os "f'nse, the objection p question asked by i-Mained and the wtt ovr to the Bute's MlVr TO TUB . V ' 11 CHASM. P?- - r; rnducted the eross-PfTe- . Alexander with rlrr! '"to human char. C u f valoloKic change N, ."" "bnorrnal frame of C rt, vrlnK om th. wit C?t Mr v, raMlity of th nof r, J lammy Mkd these ever . AJ,rn': . : roan of this vC&E-' j Jed on Fge Seven.) RRAliEIGH Xi;WS OK A DAY. Mi Curtlee IdeaUfle. Her AssUUnt nd the Ftrtt Suspect Is BHeased wart of AaieuJture Hears fcji oepUous to Ita Ruling in OU In pootkm MjttteiN Referee Hearlut lo Lumber Case. Observer Bureau. The Holleman Building. Ralih, Juue IT. This morning Dan L,ucas. the Drny jailed last night u the assailant of Miss Marie Curtice with Intent to outrage, waa released and Conley Jeffreys, lock ed Instead as the rknd wha attacked Mls Curtice. Officers had heard of the Jeffreys negro beiog In the locality of the place where Miss Curtice was attacked ai-euod the time of the outrage. Tim led to his arrest when it seemed tha.1 tho girl was in doubt about the Lucas plng the one. Later this morning Miss Curtice went to the jail and pointed out the Jeffreys negro In a crowd of other prisoners as the one who made the at tack on her. Dr. Curtice, father of th girl, haa not returned yet from Alabama, where he went on professional business The Lexington Buggy and Harness Company receives a charter with 20.l capital for vehicle and harness biuinesi including general merchandise. A 1'. Kelly is one of the principal Incorpora tors. Ex-Judge J. D. Murphy, as referep. held court here to-day In the Senate Chamber for taking testimony in the case of the William Rltter Lumber Corn pany vs. The Montvale Lumber Com pany, In which the title to about five thousand acres of land in Swain county is Involved. The recoffls in the office of the Secretary of State constituted a large part of the evidence taken here Counsel in the case are L. C liell and F. S. Johnson for the plaintiff and C W. TlUett. T. D. Bryson and Walter Taylor for the defendants. There was a hearing this forenoon be fore the oil inspection commutes of the State Board of Agriculture In the mat ter of a number of exceptions to the rules that the board has adopted for the enforcement of the State oil inspection act beginning July 1. There were a num ber of representatives of oil companies here Including Thomaa (Jodwillle, rep resenting the Standard Oil Company. C. D. Chamberlain, secretary of the Nation al Petroleum Association; H L. Flnlay son. of the National Company, and W. H. Tehaenfeld, of the Red T" Company One of the principal execptlons filed Is to the requirement that the printing on the barrels of oil shall show the detail in gredients and proportions of the oil con tained. Sheriff John Griffin, of Union county, was here to-day to take from the crim inal Insane department of the peniten tiary Justice King, a young white man. son of a well to do planter of Union county and carry tarn back to Union to answer the charge of stealing a lap-robe at a country church. He became Insane after blng Jailed for the laxceny, It Is aid. Sheriff Griffin is acting under or ders from the solicitor of the district and will release Klnp under bond when they get back to Union county. It Is be lieve! that the case will be nol proseed when the next court meets in Union. DOCTORS ELECT OFFICERS HfclST XKXT AT WRIOHTSVII.LE. FTIIFO OX BRITISH STEAMKR. Bulkhead and Boiler of the Wood burn Penetratexl by Two Shells From a Russian Torpedo Boat, Which Was Guarding Emperor Nicholas and Kmperor William Engineer on British Ship Injured. Viborg, Finllnd. June 17. A Brit ish steamer was flred upon by a Rus sian torpedo boat for approaching too close to the bay on the Finnish coast, where Kmperor Xicholas and Emper or William met to-day. The steamer Is the Woodburn. Cap tain Robertson. She was hailed and fired upon last nipiht oft Wlrolahti, Is land of Bkirke. The projectile from the torpedo boat pierced a steam pipe, and one member of the crew of the English vessel was wounded. The Inci dent shows the extreme nervousness for the safety of Emperor Nicholas even at sea. Russian torpedo boats have been parolling Pitklpaa bay, the rendez vous of the two Emperors, and It was one of these guard vessels that tired on the British ship. Engineer Wounded In I eg. Stockholm. June 17. Despatches received here from Helsingfors con firm the news that the British steam er Woodburn, of Newcastle, was fired upon by a vessel of the Russian spuadron In Pitkipas bay. the rendez vous of Emperor Nicholas and Emper or William. The first shot was a blank charge, but this was followed a few seconJs later by two shells. Portions of the hells penetrated the bulkheads and the boiler of the Woodburn. The engi neer of the steamer was wounded in the leg and was taken aboard the Russian cruiser Asia, where his wounds were dressed. Later the wounded man was conveyed to a hos pital at Viborg. After making repairs the Woodburn sailed to-night for her home port. No Statement aX London. London, June 17. Neither the for eign office nor the Russian embassy here has issued any statement re i tv flrtnr unon the British steamer Woodburn by a Russian war- .... m rlt 1, TVia ship in the vicinity oi viuw. o owners of the vessel. Whitfield A Com pany, of Newcastle, have received a .-i. r.OT rantaln Robertson. dated Frederikshaven. confirming the reports of tne attacK on m un.. Two Emperors Meet, u.i.inrfnn .Tune 17. The German imperial yacht Hohenzollern. with Emperor William on owm, i-- rnnvnvinr EmDeror Nicholas on board the imperial yacht Btandart at 10 o ciock im ... Emperor Nicholas Immediately went on board the Hohensollem and wel comed Emperor William. All the shipa present were dressed and manned. Killed Self and Mule. r...ki. c c . June 17. Be- caus a creditor had threatened to ..- hi. miii if he did not pay a debt, John S. Grainger, a white man aged 40, yesterday morning snoi m mu i f v, viuula near his home in Horry county, then turned the weap on on himself, innicung umui in stantly fatal Injuries. A mlh named Watt. It is reported here, had a bill of sale on the mule and had declared he must have his money. Bunting' fisvw -Kills Negro Laborer. Special to The Observer. FayetteviUe, June 17. William Monroe, a colored laborer, waa In stantly killed to-day at Bikes' mill, in Seventy-First township, this county, while pulling a swing saw, which sud denly flew to pieces. Dr. f. A. Burroughs, of Ashevtlle. Klecxl President of the State Medli-al Society Dr. I). A. K tan, ton, of High Point. Ite-Elerted Secre tary Dr. t". A. Julian, of Thonia vllle. Elected Asrdstanl Secretary of the State Kttard of Health Be lieved That the State Board of Health Will shortly Begin an Ac tive Campaign Against Tubercu losisThe clotdug Sessions Full of Interest, a Number of Important Papers Being Read. Special to The Observer Ashevllle, June 17. The fifty-sixth arnual convention of the North Caro lina Medical Society, in session here this week, adjourned shortly after J o'cteck to meet next year at Wrights ville. The closing sessions of the conven tion were interesting and withal filled with work. The annual meeting was, It is said, one of the largest attended in the history of the society, moro than two hundred physicians beinir in attendance. The papers read be fore the society were of a high order find of Importance to the profession. The discussion of papers was lively and pvldenced the keen Interest of the men of medicine In the subjects. The closinir hour of the society's an nual meeting was taken up with th? election of officers and the naming of committees. Dr. John A. Bur roughs, of Ashevllle. was honored with the preaidenoy of the society. The next session will be held the third Tuesday in June. The officers elected are; THE NEW OFFICERS. President. Dr J. A. Burroughs. Ashevllle; first vice president. Dr. E. J Wood, .Wilmington; second vice (president. Dr. John Q. Myers, North Wilkesbnro; third vice president, Dr. L. r Wharton, Smlthfield; secretary. Dr. D. A. Stanton. High Point, re elected; orator, Dr. Cyrus Thompson. Jacksonville; essayist, Dr. R. V. Braw ley. Salisbury: leader of debate. Dr. D A Garrison, Gostnnta: treasurer. Dr. H D. Walker, Elizabeth City; delee-ate to the American Medical As sociation. Dr. T. E. W. Brown, Ashe vllle; alternate. Dr J. B. McGoughan, F.iyetteville. Dr. George G. Thomas, of Wilmington, was chosen as chair man of the committee on arrange ments for the meeting next year. Committees were named as follows: Public policy and legislation Dr. R. H. Lewis. Raleigh: Dr. Albert An derson. Raleigh; Dr. George G. Thomas. Wilmington. Publication Dr. H. A. Royster, Raleigh: Dr R. L. Gitxbon. Charlotte. Scientific work Dr. T. 6. McMillan. Hertford. Dr R. H. Bellamy. Wil mington. Finance Dr. O T. Rykes, Green ville: Dr. I. Fearimr. Elizabeth City; Dr. William Jones, High Point. Obituary Dr C. A Julian. Thom asvine; Dr. R. P. McFayden. Randle man; Dr. J. W. McGee, Raleigh. Delegate to the Mississippi Asso ciation Dr. C. J. O. Laughinghouse, Greenville; Dr. J S. Rhodes. Willlam ston; Dr. J W. Hooper, Wilmington; Dr. C. S. Jordan, Asheville; Dr. J. R. McCracken. Waynesvllle; Dr. W. H. Cobb. Jr., Goldsboro. Delegates to the Virginia Associa tion Dr. M. Bolton, Rich Square; Dr. F. R. Harris. Henderson; Dr. R. E. Lee, Goldsboro; Dr. S. M. Mann. Moyock: Dr. R. O. Dees. Greensboro. Delegates to the South Carolina As sociation Dr C. A Patterson. Mitchell county: Dr. W. H. Ward. Plymouth: Dr .1 E Ashcraft. Mon roe; Dr J D. Waldrop. llenderson vlllei The State board of health this af ternoon elected ttvo members of the State board of examiners for under takers and emhalmers. the new mem bers being Dr. J. Howell Way. Waynesvllle. and Dr. Thomas E. An derson, Ktatesville. Dr. C A Julian, of Thomasville, the secretarv of the North Carolina Society for the Prevention of Tuber culosis, is elected assistant secretary of the State board of health t a salarv of $3fi0 a year. The State board of health gave Its full recog nition of the excellent work of the Society for the Prevention of Tuber culosis and the election of Dr Julian is taken to mean that the State board of health will shortly begin a verv active cam-palgn against the spread of tuberculosis Dr. Julian said th!? morning that the society hoped to be able to place In the principal cities In the State exhibits showing the dif ferent stages of tuberculosis and Its dangers Col J. L. Ludlow, of Win ston, the sanitary engineer of th 1 oard of health. Is Instruced to make a special inspects of all municipal watersheds 1n North Carolina. The .board decided to request the various railways operating In the State to confer wlth the "board of health looking to the sdvisability of closing the closets of all trains while passing over the watersheds of North Carolina towns and cities. FLURRY IN THE ASSEMBLY MRS. GOULD'S STORM' PAST MR. COOX ROASrrs STATE SCHOOL ; EVIDENCE IS MOOT REVOLTING. 1 'a ffood time while In New York on With Groves Off W ell-Known State . rtxxmen. Butlers, Chauffeurs, Maws, jth. MPnse money allowed hint by counsel for th defendant, and talk ing over the testimony which he wai to rive. The boy said he went to various places of amusement and had Walters and Bellboy Tell of Oie ast Conduct of Howard Gould's Wife. Who is Suing For Separation From Her Husband Defense At tempts to Prove That She Waa an i Habitual Drunkard and Tliat When She Had Been Drinking Her Char acter Underwent a Transformation For the Worxe Melville E. Chap man, a Broker, Tells or Her. Mis- oudiict on the Yacht agarar Tilt Between Opposing Counsel. Educator Goes For Educational In stitution Wltich Asserts T1at the ( Home is No Place For a Boy and : Tliat the Public scitools Are Simp- j 1) Machines The Teachers Ap- I proe His Remarks and Applaud the Sensation Committee of Teachers' Salaries Recommends tlie Pensioning of Teachers .rter Twen- j t)-Fh-e Years of Service and Sug- ' gests a Plan of Action Many In- terestiiig Iapers Read The Oon- eluding selon! To-Pay. I Special to The Observer Miorehcad Citv, June 17 A sensa tion w as created In the Teachers' As- j Mould's suit for separation from the sembly this morning by C. L, Coon, j estate at Castle Gould to the 8t. who in' leading the discussion of the j Hrgis Hotel, to the farm at Blue Gap. report of the committee on profes- Va lo tne Niagara. the Gould's slonal ethics read the first page from!'acnt- aml baik to New York again, a catalogue of what he termed one but except lor those momenta, when of the leading school of the State. " ered on Dustin Farnum. It nev In this catalogue It was stated that er rt very far from the "ller' home is no place to send a boy to Mr. Watson. He suld he had not re ceived or been promised any money for testifying except his expenses and pay for hie loss of time in his posi tion. Mr. Wataon, of counsel for the de fense. read the deposition of a waiter at the Carroll Hotel who told of serving supper for Mrs. Gould and Farnum in her rooms at the hotel on November 18, 106. He described Mrs. Gould as a stout lady, with light New York. June lg. The spot jhair. and of middle age. The waiter lilrht of th crnjtx-A vamm.r o.ciUi.eert Isald that Mrs. Gould Instructed him to-day in the trial of Mrs. Howard school after he is 12 or 13 years of age and that the graded schools are simple machines through which the boys are run. Coon went or the school with gloves off and his re marks met with the hearty endorse ment of the teachers. It was time, he said, to air such rot and stuff and put a stop to It. It Is nonsense to say that home and home schools were not the place for boys. The cata logue said virtually, Mr. Coon con tended, that parents were not cap able of raring for and training their boys. While Mr. Coon did not men tion the name of the sefhool, yet the school men knew to what school he was referring and therefore the more pronounced was the sensation. THE TEACHERS APPROVE. The teachers approved Mr. Coon's remarks and their approval Is a pro test against commercialism that would help private schools and In jure public schools. Superintendent Joyner moved tliat Mr. Coon be plac ed on the committee on professional ethics, but when It was suggested that he could do more good as a free lance the motion was withdrawn. Mr. Coon said he would help the commit tee bone enough to gi The report of the committee was prepared by F. P. Hobgood, of Ox ford, and was red by O. W Wilson, of Scotland Neck. The report dis cussed the relationship of teachers to each other; the manner some in stitutions have of advertising and other ethical topics. It was rather a mild treatment of the subject but Mr. Coon proved to be the live wire that set the follows to talking. THE SALARY QUESTION. Another paper of the morning was the report of the committee on teachers' salaries, read by Mr. R- J. Tighe, of Ashevllle. The report, of course, staled thut salaries ought to be raised, and drew contrasts show ing the poor pay of teachers and sug gested remedies. The most tangible part oif the report was the suggested act to be submitted to the Legislature providing for a pension to teachers after 25 yeara' service. This act provides that teachers pay I per cent, of their salary to the pension fund; that the State appropriate 115.000 to the fund and that the teachers be paid one-eighth of the salary received at the time of retirement. The r. port nlso contained statistics obtained from fifty teachers showing actual money received and actual expenses for a to the wine cellar. There was visible an attitude on the part of the defense, which in this trial of many surprises, has been curiously sifted over to what is vir tually the prosecution, to prove that Mrs. Gould waa not only so frequently under the Influence of Intoxicants as to fall within the rulings of Justice Dowllng that she must be proved sji habitual drunkard before her hus band can be Justified for leaving her, but to prove that, when she had been drinking, her character underwent a transformation for the worse. Delancey Nlcoll, formerly district attorney for th county of New York, and now counsel for the husband, was willing enough to adduce testimony that the wife was affable vhen her self, if only he could bring her good nature Into contrast with testimony that tended to show her violent, abusive, uncertain in her motives and confused In her actions at those no ments, when she was alleged to huve been drinking. There was no abate ment of her ordeal to-day, and as the burden of iteration grew heavier, she shrank visibly, and a look of pain and he hoped it would have back- I0"1 her ,f' 'Tfw. ne eoouKh to give facts. m,nt h"v read or " "c.fl 11 ii was a new reoiisaiiuii vl uidiu i . ' . her to hear them applied directly to herself, with the weight of a sworn oath behind them. At other times she smiled broadly, shook her head in an amused denial, and several times stared the witness out of coun tenance. DRUNK ON A YACHT Only once was there a break in the p roc east ort of footmen, butlers, chauffeurs, maids, waiters and bell boys on whose testimony it la sought to prove Mrs. Gould an Impossible wire, and that was when Mr. Nlcoll called Melville E. Chapman, a broker. He had several times seen Mrs. Gould undeniably drunk, he testified, and, led by 'Mr. Nlcoll, he described sev eral alleged outbreaks, with emphasis on the overbearing manner of the wife and the efforts of the husband to soothe and conciliate her. chapman, who had been a guest or Mr. and Mrs. Gould on the yacht Niagara on several trips In 1905, tes tified that Mrs. Gould waa frequently under the Influence of Intoxicants and very loud and abusive in her lan guage to the servants at those times The witness said that during a cruise to the West Indies, he remembered several occasions when Mrs. Gould had been drinking and liecaime dis satisfied with everybody and everj- year. This report showed teachers 1 thing, and would become greatly ex to have been a remarkably healthy cited and say that she intended to run lot, the average yearly amount to phy- the boat and that no one should take siclans being 59 cents and for drugs orders from anyone but herself. The 40 cents. Owing to the importance witness described two such outbursts, of. this matter of salarv and also one in Haiitiao harbor, and the other because of susgested legislation, dis- In Havana harbor. eusslon of the report was left over "n cross-examination Mr Shearn by unanimous consent until to-mor- asked if the witness was not under rnw heavy financial obligations to Hovv- In the department of elementary ard Gould, and If Mr. Gould had not education papers that had most to do 'Pul large sums oi inoiiry in me ..usi- .i.i .v,t. inee of the brokerage firm of which will! dvui Hi ira "'.'A inn " were read by Miss Mary Graham, of Charlotte, and Mrs Ira Turlington, of Smlthfield. It might be said that this department of the assembly 1s large ly an outgrowth of the Primary Teachers Association of which Miss Graham has twen most active. INTERESTING PAPERS. i the witness was a member. The wit ness said he was under no flnanciar obligations to Mr. Gould. i TILT BETWEEN COUN6EL. In endeavoring to get several let ters in evidence which Mr. Shearn 'contended would Impeach the credltl- Ibillty of the witness. Chapman, and FOrGHT PISTOL DUEL. Rnnerintendent Had Been Tiring to Fti-esk Tp GamMlng About MITI and Employe Resented His Interfer ence. Lakeland. Fla.. June 17 A duel took place s noon to-day at Carters, a small station near here, between A. J. Jonas, superintendent of the Carter Manufacturing Company mills, and Clyde Carter, a sawyer. Carter is in a dylnsr condition, one shot passing through his liead tnd ancthul through his body. Jonas Is seriously wounded, but may recover, a ball having struck him in the collar bone, passing through his neck. The superintendent had been at tempting to break up gambling about th mills and Carter resented his in terference. The men met in the com missary to-day and both began firing at once A companion of Carter's, Fred Jof-es. Is In Jail charged with firing the shot that struck Jonas Carter is a member of a prominent Georgia family, his father having been candidate for governor of that State. which Justice Dowllns: would not al- ln the department o.f science In Ipw admitted, a tilt occurred between schools a paper prepared by W. A. opposing counsel which called forth a Graham, of Warrenton. was read and severe rebuke of Mr. .Nlcoll by Jus was interestingly discussed by Mrs. jtlce Dowllng, who requested Mr. Ellen H. Richards, of the Massachu- Nicoll to apologize. eetts Institute of Technology, Bos- "Thi, i only a case of blackmailing n. tactics Dractlced from start to finish In the department of superlnten- ln tnl. .uit shouted Mr. Nlcoll. the dents, institute w ere discussed by J. I defendant's counsel, at Mr. Shearn, A. Blvens and M. C. S. Noble In as he was pressing the admission of good papers, followed by a discus- !tho letters. slon In which Miessrs. Sheep, Coon. , Mr. Shearn promptly demanded sn Howell, Hlghsmltti. fwlft. Harrison ! apology. and Joyner took part Dr. Harrison, j "I don't Intend to apologize for any of the A. and M. College, changed the isuch remarks, said Mr. Nlcoll. line of discussion when he contended I Justice Dowllng sternly said that that It should not be necessary to Mr. Nlcoll owed an apology to the teach fundamentals to teachers for if icourt and Mr. Shearn for making they did not know these they had no wch a charge. Mr. Nlcoll apologized business In the school room. ' to 01 court and said he meant no re- MAY COME TO CHARLOTTE nection on rnr. sneam personally, dui o...,4t.,.o tovt,.- . ; he believed it had been the attitude . . ..... . .v. i of others on the opposite side to ex- . . , . , 1 rt 1 . . . 0 . . , iui 1 1 1 . . ' 1 1 c V 1 1 . ' 1 1 1 turn eiiciii. iiuv irmp e i.n cuu.tiii"ii in inrr ouu. 11 Iron Company in Bankruptcy. Birmingham. Ala.. June 17. A pe tition ln Involuntary bankruptcy was filed in the United States District Court this afternoon against the Woodstock Iron Company, with head quarters and plants at Anniston. Ala., the capital stock of -which is nearly SI. 080,600. J. M- Barr is president of the company, which is eighteen months old. A receiver will be named immediately. . says thAt It Is possible that the con ference can be secured for Charlotte next spring. The executive commit tee fixes the place of meeting. Some thing like fifteen hundred delegates attended the Atlanta meeting last Christmas. This Is sometimes known as the Ogden conference and Is differ ent from conferences already secured this year at Charlotte At the night session Mrs. Charles D. Mclver. field secretary rrf the women's betterment association, gave a report of the work of organization during the vear. Dr. W. P. Few. of TVmlty College, delivered a strong! address. President Foust named the committee to nominate officers for the romlng year A business meet- tort money from his closed the incident RELATIONS WITH FARNUM. Counsel for Mr. Gould read Into the records the deposition of a bell boy, James Clark, employed at Hotel Carroll, ln Lynchburg. Va. , where Dustin Farnum, the actor, was stop ping In November, 190, when Mra Gould arrived and stayed two or three days at the hotel on her way to Blue Gap farm, according to the dep osition. The bellboy said he saw Mrs. Gould sitting In the reception i room waiting for Mr. Farnum on November 19, and after Mr. Farnum came, they went up to Mrs, Gould's ; rooma On two occasions that day he was called to Mrs. Gould's i rooms, the bellboy said, and each time he saw Mrs. Gould and Mr. Far to set the table with a cnair at tne end and the other chair on the side near the first chair. The boy said he left Farnum and Mra Gould In the room after he had cleared away the dishes. The following morning, Mon day. November 19, the witness wa called to Mrs. Gould's rooms and she ordered breakfast for two. She stood in the doorway and read the bill of fare and he could see but a small part of the room. He noticed that a door, leading into another room of the suite wa closed. He served supper for Farnum and Mrs. Gould in her rooms that night again, she left some time during that night, the witness de posed, for he said he went to the head waiter the next morning and aaked If hs should go up to room 14 (Mrs. Gould's room), and the head waiter said: "No, they have gone." SALE OF THE POMONA MILLS. Plant Brings $285,000, and Is Bid In by Mr. E. P. Wharton, Who, With His Associates, Will Organise a Corporation and Start Up the Mill The Mill Dullt About Three Years Ago and One of the Beet In Tills Se-tlon. Observer Bureau, The Bevlll Building. Grcensoro, June 17. The Pomona Cotton Manufacturing Company, which has been in bank ruptcy for the past 15 months, was sold at public auction this afternoon by order of the United Btutes District Court, and . purchased by Mr. E. P. Wharton for $l.6.000. At a previous sale, about 0 days ago, Mr. Wharton bid 1225.000 for the property, but the trustees In bankruptcy refused to recommend a confirmation of the sale. To-day's sale will be reported to the court at once by the referee ln bank ruptcy, Mr G. S. Ferguson, Jr.. but It Is not known whether the bid will be accepted or not. Mr. Wharton stated to The Observ er correspondent this afternoon thst he and his associates had arranged to organise a corporation and start the plant up Immediately upon confirma tion of the sale. The financial mat ters have been arranged and the offi cers of the company practically agreed upon For the reason that he is at present connected with a well known cotton manufacturing plant, the name of the gentleman who has been selected for the position of sec retary and treasurer is withheld for the present. No one haa been selected for the office of president, but It Is understood that one of two well known business men will be elected. It was hoped that the property would bring as much as $300,000 at the re-snlc this afternoon, and it is not certain that the trustees will rec ommend a confirmation at the price bid by Mr. Wharton. The trustees are: Messrs. Andrew E. Moore, of Gas tonla: F. H Fries, of Wtnston-Salem, and J. C Watkins, of this city. The bidding this afternoon was started by Mr. James P. Jordan, who offered $2 26,000 for the property. Mr. Wharton followed this with the bid at which the property was knocked down It Is understood that Mr Jor dan represented parties who were willing to pay $275,000 for the plant, which represents an Investment of something like $500,000. The mill was built about three years ago and the equipment is of the best obtainable. The plant is equipped with 20,000 spindles and 330 looms for the manufacture of white goods, and yarns. The power plant consists of three boilers and two K. W. direct connected cross-compound condensing engines. The real estate embraces 76 acres. The meeting to perfect plans for a consolidation of the Dixie Fire Insur ance Company and the North State Fire Insurance Company, which was to have been held this afternoon, was postponed until to-morrow- afternoon. The stockholders have agreed upon the details of the consolidation and no trouble will be experienced In per fecting the arrangement The merger of these two companies will give Greensboro one of the biggest fire in surance companies in the United States. AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL. The Moat Interesting Happenings of a Day Briefly Summarized. Washington. June 17. The most Important happenings In Bhe nation al capital to-day were as follows: In th Senate, where the wood pulp and print paper schedule was under discussion practically all day. Sena tor Brown, the principal speaker, de clared that the print paper Industry needs no protection and denounced any proposition of the finance com mittee to Increase the low rate fixed by the Heuse btll on the Industry. He contended that wood pulp and print paper are produced more cheaply in thie country than In Canada, our only competitor. Senators Aldrlch and Hale contradicted this statement. The Senate adopted the schedule placing a lower duty on window glass. The President's message urging a tax on corporations read ln the Sen ,ate yesterday was read in the House to-day. The House tried but failed to obtain the passage of a resolution asking the State Department for re ports on wages and costs of produc tion ln foreign countries, except Germany. In will be held to-morrow afternoon ,num alone in the room. They were after which the assembly will ad- i in the outside room, which was really Journ. 'a bedroom with a bed ln It, but which X I Mrs. Oould used as a reception room, Fire Buslnes. Honses Burned. lu??1?r?lll 1 l Wltnlfe Mll..?0i,l!d talked with him each time with the Key West, Fla. June 17 Fire broke dooT partly eow4, he said. He dm not see thetn together In the public out In Pollaco'e restaurant here at 6 o'cloek this morning and In one hour five business houses had been destroy ed. John Trevor's dye establishment, P. Weinberg's Jewelry store, Pollaco's restaurant, Charles Johnson's drug store and the Victoria Hotel were laid to a oh es The firemen did heroic work nd saved the business section of the city, after Hotel Jefferson had been slightly scorched. at FOR FREE PULP AND PAPER . SENATOR BROWN MAKES PLEA. Nebraekau Stands in Midst of Op potaug Force in the senate ainl Delivers TeUing Speech in Behalf, of the Cause Ue Espouse Battlo to Place Wood Palp and Frio . Paper ou Free Lisa I Beguni Mr. Brown (juotea From Various Au tliortties to Sustain His Contenlioia That Pulp and Paper Are BoU Produced in United States Cheaper Than in Canada Tillman bay Protective Tariff papers Are "Hum-, bugs." Washington. June 17. The battle, to place woud pulp and print paper upon the free list was opened up ln the Senate to-day under the leader ship of Senator Brown, of Nebraska. Going over to the portion of th chamber in which Senators Aldrlch. Hale, Frye. Lodge, Oalllnger. Sinoot and other leaders have their seats. the-Nebraskan stood In the midst of the opposing force, and 'With good nature bandied thrusts that cam to him from all quarters aa he delivered, a telling speech in ibehalf of th cause he had espoused. Showing familiarity with all avail able information on the wood pulp and paper schedule. Mr. Brown fre quently quoted from various authori ties to sustain his contention that wood pulp and print paper are Iboth produced in the United State with cheaper labor and cheaper materials resulting In a cheaper product than can be obtained In the Dominion of Canada. Citing rates of wage In this country and Canada he under took to show that the United State has an advantage In that respect. Turning to his Republican colleague he asked Utem how. In view of that fact, they could Justify a duty on. these products for the "protection of labor." Without divulging the source of their Information In any definite manner, Senators Aldrlch and Hal flatly contradicted these statements In reference to wage and cost of pro duction. They insisted thst the Mann committee of the House of Represen tatives was lacking In accurate testi mony and contended thst, even ac cepting that report, It could not be maintained that the United States had an advantage In th production. This dispute ran along for two hours. There was a large attendance of Democrats, who, for the most part, remained silent throughout the de bate. Senator Tillman waa an ex ception. With characteristic brueque nees he asked how it was that newspapers, advocating a protective, tariff, desired free trade In the ma terials they use. Then, looking over the Senate with a frown, and stamp ing his foot upon the silken carpet the South Carolinian declared: "They are humbugs." Senator Bailey wit also heard briefly. In facetious man ner he suggested thst an amendment should be drawn, giving the benefit of free paper to free trade papers and levying duty on paper used by protective tariff Journals Mr. Brown still held the floor when the Senate adlourned earfler than usual to permit a Democratic caucus. He will resume consideration of his Amendment for free paper to-morrotw. The Senate to-day adopted the window-glass schedule, placing a l(.w-er duty on such glass than Is pro vided either by the Dingley law or by the House bill. Because of In tjnse competition by German manu facturers, the duty on Illustrated post4 cards was Increased 325 per cent. aove the Dingley law The sched ules relating to lithographic paper, calendars, cigar bands and similar rroducts wyre adopted. DKFKR INCOME TAX MATTER. When Question Comes Up In tlie Sen ate To-Day. Mr. Aldrlch Win Move Postponement Until After Sched ules in Tariff Bills Are Completed Democrats Caucus. Washington. June 17. When th Income tax question come up In th Senate to-morrow. Senator Aldrlca, chairman of the finance committee, will again move that action be defer red until after schedules in the tariff bill have been completed. This action will carry with It President Taft's programme for thj enactment of a law, taxing nat earn-' tnga of corporations and the adoption of a resolution, submitting the ques tion of amending the constitution so as to permit Congress to levy arid col lect a tax on Incomes without regard to apportionment among the 8tates. Mr Aldrlch will make the statement that he believes consideration of schedules may be finished by Monday and he will suggest that the postpone ment of the Income tsx and corpora tion tax measures be until that time. At a caucus of the Democratio senators to-day. it waa decided that the minority shall stand by their pre vious declaration In favor of the en actment of an Income tax law at the present session. The caucus was well attended. There were speeches by Senators Bailey. Bhiveley. Culberson, Money and Rayner and brief remarks , by numerous others, ln which th ' opinion was expressed that the admin istration movement ln favor of placing a tax on net earnings of corporations is destgned to prevent the income tax amendment from reaching a direct vote. All of these Senators did not de nounce the plan of PrealJent Taft for the taxing of corporations. Many Democrats believe In that plan. but. they are opposed to the side-tracking of the income tax Issue. ARBITRATORS DISAGREE. Many North Carolinians Visiting the Capital. Observer Bureau. Congress Hall Hotel, Washington. June 17. John W. Walter and Sumner Lam beth, of Thcwnasvllle; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce White, of Frankllnton; O. F. Mason, of Dallas; Rev. and Mrs. N. H. D. Wilson, of Laurlnburg; Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Edwards. Misses Jane and Rose Coggin and Miss Edwards, or Biscoe, are In the city. Judge S. B. Adams, of Greensboro. dining room or about the hotel at any time, the witness deposed. Far num changed his room and obtained one on the floor above, directly over Mra Gould's rooms, according to the witness. Mrs. Gould's counsel read into the record the, cross examination of the Is her on business. The new letter bellboy in which he told of coming to 1 heads of The Greensboro News carry 2'ew York nd aelng k&r. JVaXaoo, of Charles H, Cowlea. vie president. Third Arbitrator to Hear Georgia Railroad Strike Differences Not Yet Selected. Washington June 17. With only one more day ln which to reach an agreement regarding the selection of a third arbitrator in the controversy . between the Georgia Railroad Cora-, pany and its firemen, Messrs. Hilary ' A. Herbert and Representative Hard. wick, of Georgia, the other arbi trators, are no nearer a decision . ln the matter than when the conference began four days ago. Another con- - ference was held to-day but it was announced that no agreement ( had been reached. -j , - : . The arbitrators now have until mid- . night to-morrow night in which to decide upon a third arbitrator. If. at the expiration of that time, no one is chosen, the matter, under th Erd man act. will have to b referred to the board of mediation, consisting of Chairman Knapp, of th interstate Commerce Commission, and Commia aiOAM pf Labor jjeiU.. . i : . ;. . 1 v--r--" ' ' --..- 5 S
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