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VOLUME 91 DURHAM, N. C. FRIDAY, APRM'il, 1911. NUMBER 66 GOV. 111! TO mo KILLED II! DIG .Mil! : ill K HUE FIRE TO BE IT RAGE -. 'UUi. . .-tf k v ' ' M -' - : , ' r 4 University WI3 Ccsfer Degrees lpa Cotleierale Soldiers OTEtlOTPR?!!.! Itisliop Collins Itenny, of the Jlctlio dl Clmrch, South. Will Deliver Coiiimelicempnt Sermon Dr. lie laimliitli to Deliver Sermon lU-forc V. M. l A. ''.. ? Chapel Hill, April 20. With Gov enior Woodrow Wilson to deliver the commencement address ami the coh ferritin of degrees upon every stu dent of 1 K6 1 -'6 3 who left for aer vlce in tho civil war, the commence ment of 1911 promisee to be the moMt Important commencement of ibe I'ulvrtHliy of North Carolina In a number ofears. The political promineme of Gov ernor Wliaoa will draw a large num ber of visitors from ail over North Carolina. Many North Carolinians will attend with the prime purpose ttt forming a first-hand impreiuiou of tbt-lr probable candidate for the pres idency of the 1'nited State lu 1I2. Thia will be the second vtstl of Wood row Wilson to the I nlvrrsity or North Carolina within three years I a 1909 he delivered the I-ee't birth day address In Chapel Hill an ad dreserwbUh wee Hue exposition of the democratic principles, the appli cation of which haa brought - the apeaker to rapidly to the forefront Ample provision la beltif made for the accommodation of the expected rrowd and special and convenient schedule are being ararnged. . thirrr fr Cowtedcrale Soldier. A feature of thla commencement that will be scarcely lees noteworthy runt attractive to North Carolinlaa ill be the conferring of the acad emic decree Upon those Bid. students ho lefi the university for service lu the war and thereby failed to graduate. At the February meeting the bourd of trustee deeWed to coo ler tne degree upon an left the university for service In the war whether on the aide or tne i moo tt Confederacy. go faf a 'la Mown no o'her educational Instltu tiflt Itt tne country haa failed to re-Va'-d aellotiallsm In .he conferrlpg of degrees upon " alumni. One hundred and thirty wen are eligible fnfthe degree and eighty of thee bate signified their Intention or com lug In person to receive the honor Ilealries these classes who will rt- t..ve degrees a general reunion r II the ' claseea" will be held The old soldiers have alseye bad a lltely lima at their reunlona In the laM. They come from all over the southern atatea anl mnny of the northern atatea. For many It la the rat meeting alnce the cloe of the r. ,ae get together and Tie tin wh nfhrr in cettlnc back to thr lotaierounea of their college da It la aaid that at the reunion In a erowd aean bed thronth the oormt innt-a for a frehm lo black and got eery wrought np over their fall- are to find a victim. Tia hy BI4m leiiny. ntehoo Colllrta IVnny. of the Metb -niconal cblirrh. aouth, will preach the eonimenremcnt arrmon ll-fare bla elevation to the episco pate, fiiahop lenny waa profeeaot nf mental and moral pplloaophy In Vaniterbllt unlvermty. and waa ai time rhanlaln of the I nlveraltf of Virginia, In l he vlaited the A.ietid mlwtotia of hla fhurtb b) Kpiacopal appointment. Ilr. l-a Undrllh. preaident of rtel thoat college for women In Nah elllp, deliver the acrmon before the T. M C. A. Ir. Lamlrlth la bead ,.t the famoua "Committee of IPO.' who did ao mudi In rlraatng np the ttv of rthvllle. In ! he became e.lil.nll Secretary of the rreeliyte rian llroiheibood of America. Ilnmni l4trHMoe. The alumni luncheon will lie ni'l frm'nreniinent alHiiml. Among Ihc apeakrra will be Hon. horka Craig Tbe eerclea will begin oil Patur .lay. Way 2T, and end on Tueaday Me aa. the program being aa fol kwa: Hatnrday. May 2". enlor Plana day aiercleea; 12, aenlor oration.; 7 , Joint banquet of the literary aocletiea. Hutiday. May la - 11. baccalaureate aermon by lllghl Itev. Collina lenny; 7.. Y. M. C, kornuin bv Ilr. Ira Landrlth. Mna gmv. May 2. Ifl. . reunlcne of th mtAmM of i in. iaci i. mi ia. 1l and the "war rlanwa; It So, bualneaa meeting of the Alumni ablation; 1.20. alumni lotwhwtn; , meeting of the board f truMees; I. SO, annual rtehate ne en rcnreepntatlvea of the rhllau thronlc Mlerarjr aoclelleaj 10, facult recr-ntlon. Tueaday. My . 10 3B aradtiatllig eterclBea, degree coo f-rred on the "war flaaeea" along wiih Ihe other men receiving de- gtecfi; U.ao. commencement addre hv flovetnor Wondrow WHaon, of iTtcIrRwa;Ccccpt:!3 . ' ....... t Ashevjlle. ApiWiO. For tho Brut me In the 27 yeara' .history of Asbc- ville's fire department twj Uvea were lost by auffocatlon Thuraday morn-'niilei lug when the third floor of the build. ug on I'attbn avenue, occupied by , the H. Redwood and company, waa by flr and water done to aa extent that will probably not fall .bdow 25iO0. Tbe two petaona who'ioat their Uvea on-the third floor were Hattie Foa.'n fortune teller, and her blind huabaud. On tba aa me' floor at the time of the (5te were Mr, and Mr. R. c. Coche and their two ebtl-, dren; on the aecond Moor were Mra. Wbitaker and her on child. - All these eacaoed In aafety to the etreet.-' The fire waa due to the exploalon of an oil atove In tbe apartroenta of Mr. and Mia. Cocbe. , It aeeuia that Mr, and Mrs. 0o be occupied the front aoutheaat (portion tha third aoor; that tbe third floor waa cut up into rooms and, letlc club win Have a nne team of four aiwrtmenta with pine celling aa' or five eu In the race fully lnteuding part! .ona; that In tKrtlona of the to capture the penuant, Jn atl prole front tbe partitions did not reach to ability tbe Wlimtog-Salem Y. M. C. A. the celling; that there waa a narrow will alao have a team. In addition to pasture way from the 4id of the tbce teams there will be a few fei nt airs back and last It bad at least Iowa running with no team eon nee -three turns and several doora to It tlona. A Charlotte boy who waa In from tbe etepe to the apartments wv upled by the victims of the fire. By reason of the luftamabl pine parti- tiona tbe fir gained rapid heads ay and with no outlet for the smoke the entire tippr floor waa qulekly.black tin deaae amoke In wbirn no mor- tal could live. . " . ArrhMslio Farley's lUrtlulay. "' New York. April 2. The Most Rev. John M. Farley, head of tbe Roman Catholic archdiocese of New, York, received many congratulations today on the occasion of the th annlveraary of bis birth. , Believed novMint Diaz ' ; . 17 Consent To Peace txftdti nu SxikUctory ltecnt aa tt Read. Wfclch Will Washington. April 20. -Develop-; menta hero late Wednesday Indicated I Chihuahua tVy and out . ,. . , . . lK. mA,nJ lining the preliminary peace negot In to Treatdent Taft and other admin- Y h- k.j -n....t Intra! ion officials that peace ia Mexico may not be a dream and that there Is res won to believe that the Mexican authorities will adopt a "definite, re strictive pollrJ'" aloag te border lo prevent border conmcia. genor Manuel de Zamacona, tbe new ambassador from Mexico, waa presented to. tbe president and decla rations of friendship were excnanea . . .J iJ- ZV Zr.iZ'to "! Madero not only the Inl laform.tion -a. . tta, concerning peace pro white house that the rough draft of l)f A Mexico', formal note In repb 'to the . V fnfpf forU tate departments demand thai . Jr , dsniiered by Mxlan battles baa ben nlared In tbe aanda of Ameri can Ambaasador Wilson at Mexico City. Mr. Wilson reported to tbe president that the note as drartea sss satisfactory and H ia xpect o reach the at ate depart mrnl in final form anortly. 4 . A subcommittee of the house com- litee on foreign affaire will meet ihe president and Herretary Knox at the white bouse today to confer on, the Mexican situation. ' lelrtate Ralph Cameron, of Art- tona, anonunced that he had rocelv-twere ed a letter from a fcusinesa man at Donglnsn declaring that Mexicans, both federal and Inaurrectos, wno ra wounded st Aans I'rlrts. were heina ntit to death" by the victors, Last n.ght the Red Cross here had no confirmation of Ihla report. In his formal speech lo the preal- dent Henor Zsmacona preaicieo ih-si In Mexico within n short time, The president assured tbe new am- namarfor that this government was not crouching on the border ready to vpring nKn Mexico, his teiegrwmj to Governor Bloao, of Arlsona. tbe president aaid, explained hlssHltuae. He declared that It la tbe "ferveot hope Of the Called rUatce, that har mony may soon prevail, i ne presi dent asked the ambassador to convey to President Wat. of Mexico, an ap preciation of hla good wishes and a Imp for hie Personal happiness. IVocrt-M pftnwatMHts. Considerable progress was made yesterday in the negotiatlona for ad tmlslice between the force of the fecdral government and the revolt iiniiista In Mexico. Iw, Vatouea. head of the confidential agency of the revolutionists, who la conducting the negotiations, received word last tilth! that hla message setting forth the armistice ptoposltlon and re- ouestlng definite Instructions lor er ranging the truce was on Ita way to General Francisco I Madero, Jr., who ned severs! ntllee south Of Jiisrea, Mexico. . Mr. Coaeg also waa Interned that Islerest Ia Cestnt ls At Elgh :'f ' ' ' Pilch Charlotte. April 20.Tbe people of Charlotte will, ou April 29, wltiteaa two racea that lll be worth going to see. Tbe Interest among the 'boya aud young men of Charlotte who Kkvs ent.ret the ruce Jh settlna to a h h tU b who b" ' entered the two-mile race g. ''! lt- the 'c ! "" mr - TDere " w ,n 106 Tice ana poaatmy more, ai anT r"ie IDOBC B0 re ol" lQe '"a,, n,ake 11 'rm tor other . T ' . The race mat win be tne race win bi the 8-uille race. - Charlotte people win not oe tne oiuy onea tntereatea 'nia race. Bealdea the local Y. M. C. A. team there win be a team or two or cnariotte uoya who are not rorra- bet a or tnu aaxoruition. uurnaui win have a team of eight men in the race doing all they cao to capture the luter- atate jiennanu The btateaviue Attt- last year's race aud made a good snowlujfc but who la now attending tb University of North Caroliua, has seat In bis entry aud expect to make a better ahowlug thU year. There ia also a fellow from Spartanburg who will be ia the race.. In all there will be at least 30 In the race, The eight- wile race will sure be a hot one. f , , Now cornea the report that Abe Kuef haa taken a fcuuaay acytooi ciaaa in the California penitentiary, but probably there waa nothing else there. for him to take. Norfolk Ledger- Dispatch. Eel Kevdaia KeiW. ' - bis first message of last week aut r " " . ST :! TT' . been received by General Madero. bat tbat a confusion aa to the rode oaed had made it Impossible for tbe rebel leader to read tt. A messen ger, therefore, waa dispatched from ti Paso. Texss. yesterday, accord ing to advices received here, who will pasa through the federal Hues without molestation and will explain f Sims U Imminent. Mexi City, April zo. t po reest of tbe chamber of depuUee. Minister or Foreign .AHairs im u itarra will make to that body a full report regarding the negotiations for ieace and tbe relatione of Mextc with the I nlted Mates. Last nignt it waa announced tbat the minister purposed to render a report but when the chamber convened at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon It became evident tdat many or ita members not eat in fled with the arrange- mem. iney oemauaeo io ue im all Information avananie on oom aides. In asking for the reports tne chamber of deputies ia fringing into the open not only the question of the relations witn tbe I nitea mate fast becoming a bugaboo, but tne negotiations tor peace. , .The reports will be made in open aeselan and all Mexico ia to know wnat is being aone to eno me wr. A atlll deeper aignlflcanre la tbat by their act tbe deputies have placed their .country In a position where 41 can deal frankly and openly with the rebels, something which up to thia time It haa been Impossible for tbe unofficial agenla to do. , It la not at all Improbable that af ter having heard the minister's re ports the deputies may take an active utrt In ihe settlement of the revolu tion by assisting in the negniiailona for pesce. . Tbe action of Ihe chamber of deputies ss taken In executive ses sion, the vole being I I for the nieaa- n-e and 31 against it. A committee Immediately called on Minister De U llarra and Inform- ed htm of the action taken. 1 He believes that with the removal of secrecy much more rapid progress could be made and that much of tne Bervousnese and pessimism now dis played by the Mexlrans would be removed. There la no doubt new (hat the Mexlcana believe that 'Amer ica mtervcntioo to Imminent, m ageo n, IDEOIIiri Hzi'zj Relatives Coupfe Were Harried Hfeifrjesday "!Jt mm courtship Mrs. Sarua (leuu, a tiran-duiother, llecentcs Wife t (ialtlicr M.tjnard, Au l!niilii)ee of (he Durham lloxlery Millimd Well-Ktiowa Yeuuif Mao of TbUCIlj. ' Eluding enraged relatives and defy ing the eternal Unless of things, Mrs. Sarah Glenn aud Gaither , Maytiard, both of Bdgemont, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony Wednesday evening, with place and time of the ceremony pntlrely unknown. Mra. Glenn Is some fifty years of age and Is the grandmother of a number of children, while tbe happy groom has aeon the rosea of ouly twenty-two summers. Tbe courtiihlp b'tween the two has been entirely clandestine. No parents there were to object, but the protest came from the married children of the bride, who are in number seven. Tbe objectors : protested even to the ex tent of bringing shotguns Into play. DilflculLiea otil made love glow the brighter, aud to Cupid shotguns are a atandiug jjke. flans were care fully laid aud Wednesday evening the eouale allmied away under cover of darkness, telling no one of their desti nation. Aa s.kin is , the neighbors heacd of the der:rur they surmised the .piirpos. and thh raoiulng, their surmises were proved correct, when j tbe couple re ii rued, affirming that tbe twain had been made one. The couple . took up their residence at the former home of the Uride. and faced the world with happy faces and rosy dreams of a future full of bliss.-. The srooin' la an employee of the Durham Hosiery mills. The bride had hern- living aloue for aoine tlina, and tne couple are to continue tneir resi dence at her home. t TNXXKSSF.K IJOCirHWTOHS Wll.l. I'I,AV WAITIXti it AMK Nashville. Terns.,. April 20. The majority in he legislature Wednes day issued an address to the people of the state dealing sith tbe recent complications growing out of tbe ab sence of 34 members of tbe house, in which they declare they will continue the sessions indefinitely unlesa the absentees return. They cite the pro visions of tbe constitution which give them the right to hold over: also the statute which provides that an ad journment nine die cannot be bad without the first adoption of a con current resolution by a quorum of eath bouse.; ... 'S I Prominent Wedding at Cenderson Wednesday Henderson, April 20. At high noon Wednesday, at the Methodist Protestant church, Miss Anne Harris as united In marriage to Dr. Wil liam II. Crawford, of Boston, Maea. Tbe wedding, though quiet, only tbe Immediate family and near relatives, numbering gbout Jh, being present. waa a most Impressive and beautiful ceremony. Tbe church waa simply but effectively decorated In palms, ferns aud white lillles. The music waa rendered by Miss Mabel Harris, who played several selections before tbe ceremony. To the strains of Mendelssohn s wedding march. Miss Dorothy Harris, tbe III He sister of the bride, in white and carrying pink roses, entered and took her place at the left of tbe altar. next tame Miss Jessie Page Harris. the Bisid of honor, gowned In veiled nwsMllne satin, with white picture at and carrying Kaiter lillles. Then the bride entered on the arm of her father, Mr. Andrew J. Harris, who gae her as ay. She was very hand somely attired In bride's satin. trimmed In pearls aud real lace, and with veil rai'ght ap with orange blos soms. She carried bride a rosea. At the altar she was mot by the groom, Dr. William H. Crawford, and Mr. Andrew J. Harris, Jr.. who. owing to Hie sudden death of the best man, Mr. Thomas J. Qulncy, of ftoston, acted In bis atead. Rev. It. M. An drews performed the ceremony In a most Impressive and dignified man ner, and while tbe vows were being spoken Traumerel was softly played. Dr. and Mrs. Crawford left on the I o'clock train for Boston, from which point they will sail abroad. The bride ,1a a gifted, and lovely young woman Ihe .daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. jlirrls. of this rliy. The groom, a graduate of Harvard as a native of New OrUmns, but, as one of tbe editors of the Atlantic Monthly, resides a Iinston, where he and his bride will make their future HAD BRIEF LIFE Primaries Were Not Ratified, As Scheduled 1 ' lu spite of. careful nurVtng and tbe , hit west l)i the trial of the blind tiger tenderest care, the life of the hide- cases grows as' the work of clearing pendent movement in Durham politics the recorder's court docket progresses, gave one faint, final gasp Wednesday , and it la almost impossible to get in eveuiti and expired. ' ' ,- ialde the courtroom.!. To the crowds of The falnt'signs of life, which ap- idlers and denizens of the underworld peared at the ward meetings on Mon-' the trial of the cases Is one unending day evening, and which tbe leaders ! drama of absorbing interest, and bun atten'iptcd to cultivate Into healthful dreds occupy the uncomfortable seats opposition to the democratic candl-' In the courtroom hour after hour. dates by means of a mass meeting at the courthouse Wednesday evening, died out entirely before the ' mass meetiug could be held. At the ap- j slstently contested by the best legal pointed hour for tbe meeting the talent of the city. Every conceivable courthouse was in total darkness and ; method of defense Is being put up. only a few of the faithful stood out-! but the favorite method Is tbat of at slde in a. small group wisely dig- tempting to prove an alibi. "The cussing the whys and wherefores pf 'friends of the defendants have rallied thlugs in general. This final ignominionh end. of the fully clear accounts of the where lndenendent movement has been abouts of the defendants, at the time clearly foreseen all along by those in close touch s 1th the situation. The Independents have lacked leadership,.- very ably prosecuted,. by Mr. Chambers The only available leaders for tbe and he has succeeded In puncturing movement would have been the repub-ja large number of the cleverly con llcans, aud they, have thought it best ' ceived plots. Only one case baa so for the success of the movement for far been dismissed, that against Joe tbem to keep bands off entirely. There .Davis, who was tried Wednesday. were no standards around which the It leaked out Wednesday afternoon independents could rally. Tbe demo- that the work of the detectives was crats had never been lu control of the considerably curtailed by a former ci'y government and bad. therefore, victim of their work iu another town, done nothing which could be con-, He spied the detectives a short time demnedi and had formulated no policy -after they arrived In Durham and in of city government tbat could be op- formed a large number of tbe larger posed or attacked. ; 1 tlgera of their presence. As a result Tbe complete fail ire of the inde- of this tip It is aaid that all of the pendent movement leaves the demo- large dealers escaped eutirely and cratic candidates entirely unopposed, ouly the small fry were rounded ap With entire harmony iu tbe ranks tbe by the sleuths. They had not intended party will take ap tbe administration to precipitate the arrests until May of city affairs UBder most auspicious i 1st, at which time It is declared that circumstances, as far aa' conditions they would have had at least, three within the party ia concerned. j hundred cases Instead of sixty. II HiifUfE-illBSIIUBflS MM Aj5xiTF.KS.iRY TODAY OF t'MTED STATES SERVICE. : Washington. April 20 Today mark ed tbe fortieth anniversary of tbe establishment of the . I'nited . States life-saving service. An act of April 20, 1871, authorized the aecrelary of the treasury to establish stationa on the coasts of Long Island and New Jexsey, and to employ crews of trained surfmen at a compensation not to ex ceed $40 a month. Subsequent legislation has extended the service to all tbe ocean and lake coasts of the country. At the close of tb. last fiscsl year tbe' lire-saving establishment embraced 281 stations. 201 being on the Atlantic coast, CO on the lakes, 19 on the Pacific coast, and at the fulls of the Oblo, Louisville. Since 17! tbe life-savers have glvea aid lu nearly 22,000 ahlp disasters In which 147,000 persona were Involved sod property valued at $232,000,000 saved. . The cost of tbe maintenance of the service Is about $220.000 a year. The general superintendent of the service is Sumner I. Kimball, who has held this position ever since It was created forty yeara ago. and In his annual reports there has appeared more unintentional romance than lu any other documents that come from the government printing office. ttODV UK DH. IH IWKK IT KKtXIVKRKD KltOM IIITKIt Morganton, April 20. I'p to mid night last night the body of the late Dr. McNeely DuDoae, who was drowned In Cstawba river early Sat urday morning, has not been recov ered, although tbe search has been continued without a let-up. On the theory that the swift current of tbe swollen stream baa possible carried the body down the river, the search baa been extended several miles down the banks and the river Itself hss been dragged, but all to no avail; the water refuses as yet to give up Ha victim. W lrelpss Meek Dealers en Trial' New Vork. April Jo.Col. C. C. Wilson and his co-workers In tbe I'nited Wireless Telegraph company, who are alleged to have swindled small Inveators throughout the coun try out, of the several million dollars through a stock selling scheme, were arraigned for trial today In the I nlted States circuit court. The Indictments charge the defendants with misuse of the mulls In a plan lo defraud. Yalaahte llonncl l.nl. Kalelgb. April fO.Tbe Southern Express company lost a !" spring bonnet from one of (he local delivery wagons Wednesday morning while the wagon was making deliveries In the central section of the city. Neither tbe police or the company detectives have yet developed any clues. The bonnet waa a special . order ' for a prominent lady here. TIGERS OF DETECTIVES Trial Continues And Cases Are Appealed - craning their necka to ke-p up with the progress of the play. ' Kvery case tried la ably aud per- valiantly to their support and wonder- .that the aale was alleged to have taken ' place, are told. The cases are being SI'KCIAL TR.IIX TO ADVAXCK CAISK IX WH'TH... Washington, April ' 0. Starting at Mobile, Ala., on Monday, May 1st, the Southern ' Railway., company. working, in conjunction with the ('nlted Statea office of public roads. for the purpose of advancing tbe cause of good roada throughout the south, will run a special road Im provement train. Stops will be made at all the more important points along the Southern railway and affiliated lines and the tour of the train wltt not be completed until October. The detailed schedule so far ar ranged la from May 1st to Msy 24th. covering cities In the state of Ala bama along the Southern railway. tbe Mobile and Ohio railroad, and the Northern Alabama railway. May 23d and 24th the train will be on continuous exhibition at Birming ham on account of tbe good roada convention to be held Jn Uiat city at that time. The. "Road Improvement, Special" will consist of tbreo cars one pro vided with lantern slides, stereoptl- can and screen, another with exhibits and working models, and a third for the men who will travel with the train. Free lectures ana demonstra tions will he conducted by D. M. Win slow and II. C. Wells, superintendent of road construction, t'nlted States department of agriculture. W. J. Huribut. agent, land and industrial department. Southern railway, will accompany the train. Tbe object of thia train la to give practical Instruction In the building of good roada and their repair with the view of Inducing their construc tion, thus saving millions of dollars annually to the farmers of the south In Ihe movement of their crops to market. The Southern railway wilt handle thla train without cost to the gov ernment In order to give the people along Ita lines the opportunity to secure the very valuable Information aa to road building which It will afford. , Tcanessee T. Jf. f". A. Meets. Jackson, Tenn., Aprl 2V "The Men aud Religion Forward Mov 01011" Is tbe special theme fjr con sideration at the Y. M. C. I.. Stale convention, which opened lure today with aii unusually Urge attendance, to remain In session until Sunday. One of the special features of the program la a great evangelistic meeting for men. to be addressed by Mr. Wui. J. Itryan. Weds ttiftUh Ami Officer. Ottawa, -Ont.. April 2(1. Christ church cathedral waa thronged with distinguished members Of society to day upon the occasion of the wed ding of Miss Lola Beatrice Powell third daughter of the late Mr. W V. Powell and Mrs. Powell, of thia rlty, to Captain F.rlc Montague Seton Cbarlea, royal engineers, Dublin. E TO ft KIT Cannon Led Attack A jjaUst Jteciprodly Measure vm Xorth tarollukin's Speech Saturday as r'ateriiig Hepplillcaa Bill gad Declared That hilehlii Was March, lag With Standpatters. Washington, . April '20. Former Speaker Cannon. Representatives Oudger; of North Caroliua; Haiiua, of North Dakota; Nelson, of. Wisconsin, and Sloan, of Nebraska, attacked the Canadian reciprocity agreement In tbe debate on tbe reciprocity bill In tho house Wednesday. '. Mr. Cannon, fortified by a largo map of the t'nlted Suites and Ciinnda. played the role of schoolmaster to a crowded floor and tilled galleries. Jin attached the propose agreement an dangerous to American trade, inimical to the beat . Interesta of American farmera. aud certaiu to result In de preciation of American farm lands. Representative Gudger ' characterl lzed tbe bill as a republican measure. He attacked bia colleague, Repre sentative ' Claud Kltcbln. for his speech of Saturday, declaring Mr. Kltcbln waa marching aide by side with tbe republican "atandpat" leaders and that he bad impunged the motives of at least three members 6f the North Carolina democratic delegation. , who proposed to, vote against the measure. Mr. , Sloan referred U the home supporters of the reciprocity bill as a, "Tammany and Dixie combination against the welfare ot country." ; The general debate on tbe reciproc ity measure will continue tomorrow, hilt Chairman t'nderwnnd nf tha u'h and means committee, will endeavor to get tbe bill before tbe house under tne nve-minute rule before adjourn ment ' - . Deneence Xewspapers. A bitter denunciation of newapaper influence In connection with the fight over free print paper legislation dur ing the last national campaign, waa made by former. Speaker Cannon in a igorous speech to tue bouse today In connection with his tpposltlon to the Canadian reciprocity bill. The committee on ways and moans the sixtieth congress," said Mr. 3f Cannon, "when John Sharp Williams introduced hla free print paper bill and it went to that committee, by a unanimous vote, aa I am luforuod. postponed action for that srsiok of congress and did not even bold b Br ings on It. I was speaker. They uuloaded it on me. We bad stormy time. News paper publishers, through their tep- . resentativea, one of whom I shall name, Mr. Herman Ridder. demanded that 1 should do what uever had been done befo-e In the history of the re publicthat I should recognize Mr. Williams or somebody else to rise In his place and move to discbarge th committee from further considcratUn of that bill, which they had postponed for that session, and by tbe time the next ae anion would come the presi dential election would he over." Mr. Cannon said be replied rhat ho would not do It; that It would not be lust to his party. "What bapueuedf' he continued. "I wss informed In the presence of wit nesses that If tbe republican party did not promptly put priut paper upon the free liat that great and good man who beaded the publisher's associa tion. Mr. Herman Ridder, would sup port Mr. Bryan for the (residency ami contribute fino.OttO to his election. We did not pass It. When the time came Mr. Ridder was made Hie trees- urer of that committee, and I guess be gave yon boys on the democratic side $:.i.immi, did ho not? Tbe newa- papers say so, and I have never seen It denied." TIIUKAT Oh troops gt'irrrs DISORDERLY I.M.IsiaTOIW St. Panl. MTnn7Anrll 2i. --fol lowing riotous scenes of disorder. harmony prevailed In tbe bouse of representatives today, the members evidently accepting seriously tho speaker's threvt to call out tbe state militia. This was occasioned by the attack made by D. P. O'Neill, of Thief River falH, on Thomas Frank son during ca.l oi tbe house on a motion to recall the reapportionment bill from the senate. Mr. Frankson twitted O'Neill with standing by tbe cities, and declared tbat be was to ho voted into, oblivion. Resenting thin Representative O'Neill seized Frank- son by the throat and bent him back over desk. Members ran freia alt (tarts of the chamber, and the apeak er pounded his desk to no purpose. When order waa restored the apeaker announced that it sss hla Intention to preserve order among the law makers, and thsl If necessary ha would Pall on the governor for leuuleltlOA ef state treeee. SIDE fl REPLIES CI ' Biscay. 5
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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April 21, 1911, edition 1
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