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VOL. LXXX-NO. 106 W ILMJLNG-rON, SATURDAY, JULY, 20 1907. WHOLE NUMBER 12,375 OUTLINES. In the State Court at Raleigh yes terday Judge B. F. Long Imposed a fine of $30,000 upon the Southern Rail way ?or violation of the North Carol reduced passenger rate act. Ticket Agent Green, In whose case the ron rtion came, was let off with a fine of $5 upon his obligating to sell no more tickets in violation of the law indictments have been made against Southern agents in other parte of the State for similar violations while Judge Pritchard is preparing a writ of Hab eas corpus for the district passenger agent and ticket agent at Asheville,l -who have been sentenced to the roads for violations The telegraphers strike at San Francisco and Oakland, Cal., was settled yesterday, the men voting to return to work at the old scale and to arbitrate their differences later The Emporor of Korea has accuiesced in demand for abdiction and exciting scenes have marked the day at Seoul; it is expected that the relations with Japan will now run along smoothly A Charleston & Western Carolina passenger train was wrecKea at waienuu, o. v,., JCf being injured, one or two or tnem ser iously Bradstreets report of trade is encouraging in all nnes- The jury was out less than half an hour at Monroe, X. C, yesterday and returned a -sierdict of not guilty in the first of the twenty-three cases against citizens of Anson county charged with lynching J. V. Johnson, a white man; the verdict was received with cheer ing by the ether defendants and spec tators on the cour house commons The Grand Lodge of Elks ad journed at Philadelphia yesterday af ter a warm discussion of the use of the Elks' tooth as an emblem of the order; the remainder of the day was spent in sight seeing at Valley Forge and League Island Navy Yard; to day the visitors go for a iaunt to At lantic City and other resorts Riot ous scenes accompanied the transfer of Mr. and Mrs. Monteleone, two Ital ians from one part of New Orleans to another yesterday; they are charged with kidnapping in the Lamana case; three companies of militia are on guard at New Orleans to prvent disorder in the Italian quarter One man was instantally killed and several others injnrieiLin a trolley accident on the Ocean View Line.Norfolk last night New York Markets; Money on call easy at 2 1-2 to 3 per cent, ruling rate 2 3-4; closing bid, 2 1-2, offered at 2 3-4; cpot cotton five points higher, clos ing steady 12-95; flour more active; wheat easier, No. 2 red 97 elevator; corn easy No. 2, 60 1-2 elevator; oats steady mixed 49 1-2; turpentine easy; rosin steady. The farmer who sells his cotton for Fall delivery at less than twelve cents wirfS&bably wish he hadn't, J ' It seems hard for the Georgia leg islature to inaugurate a war on soft drinks. Charles Dana Gibson's new pictures, "The Gibson Bathing Girls," will un doubtedly show up well. There is nothing too radical for a demagogue if he thinks it is popular enough to land him in office. It will surprise no one to hear that John D. Rockefeller's barber r.azor hundred thousand dollars. can The popular bathing suits for wo men this season are said to be made in the height of fashion. The city fathers should not delay the acceptance of one or more of the offers of land for park purposes. After all, it depends on whether or not Judge Pritchard and the railroad attorneys have made asses of them selves. Both the railroads and Judge Pritch ard have probably made a mistake; but the lawyers are having the time of their lives. Daily exercise in the gymnasium would be a good thing for our police men. Some of them are getting too fat If Hearst is nominated for President by the so-called "Independence Lea gue" and Bryan by the Democrats the Repniblicans would have a walk-over. Under such conditions, even the "solid South" would probably be broken. They are now trying to prove a case of "brain storm" for Bank Teller Runyan who stole a NewNYork's bank money packed it in a-suit case and carried it to a woman! They would make out a better case if the evidence were that Runyan stole the woman, packed her in the suit case and car ried her to the bank's (money. There is not the slightest danger of ar with Japan, but if the- fleet of battleships is sent to the Pacific coast leaving the Atlantic " coast unpro tected except by coast fortifica tions, it will have Us influence in se curing large appropriations from Con gress for more ,battleshYps..: This may explain the whyness of the move ment ' ' r ;v-w;Vi: wrecKea ai nawnw, jo.. ibeinff out day, the conductor and several otners'j & First Case in trial of Alleged Anson Lynchers Results in Aquittal. JURY WAS UNANIMOUS Decision Reached jn Half an Hour. Judge Peebles Charged Noticea bly Favorable to State Zeke Lewis Next to Be Tried. (By Associated Press.) " Charlotte, N. C, July 19. The jury of Union county Superior Court in the case of John Jones, charged with lynching John V. Johnson at Wades- boro, May 2Sth, 1906, this afternoon returned a verdict of not guilty, after ;b i t h lf h Th . took but one ballot and the verdict was unanimous. When court assembled this morn ing the State, at the suggestion of Judge Peebles, formally nolle prossed the third count in the indictment, which charged the defendant with the actual lynching and killing of John son and the jury therefore considered only the first and second counts.charg ing the defendant with breaking into jail and taking out Johnson for the purpose of lynching him. The argument was concluded at noon and following a recess of three hours, Judge Peebles began his charge, which was noticeably favora ble to the State. It was five o'clock this afternoon 'when the jury returned its verdict. The announcement of the acquittal of Jones was followed by a demonstration on the part of the oth er defendants and the spectators gath ered on the court house green. They gave vent to their feelings by cheer ing,, which the court did not think it necessary to suppress. The jury for the trial of the second of the twenty defendants, Zeke Lewis, will be, cho sen tomorrow. (According to the evidence of the sheriff and jailer at the preliminary examination, Lewis was the ring lead er of the mob which lynched Johnson. Large Number - on the Docket Four Capital Cases. Judge J; " Crawford Biggs and Solicitor- Rodolph Duffy are expected in the city today from Jacksonville, On slow Duffy, where' they have been at Onslow tSuperior Court the past week. They come for a two weeks criminal term of the Superior Court here and Solicitor Duffy will devote the after noon to getting his doefcet in readi ness. There had been 86 cases docket ed for trial up to yesterday afternoon with still others coming in. Four of these are capital felonies but it is hard ly expected that all of them will be tried at this term. Young Lonnie Snipes Is still in the hospital recov ering from an operation for an attack of appendicitis and it . is not known whether his case can be reached at this term or not. A number of wit nesses, however, have been subpoena ed. Some of the capital cases are Her bert Moye, colored, charged with the killing of Press Pemberton, also col, ored. at Almont factory several months ago, and Robert Walker, a col ored boy charged with stabbing Geo. Brown, colored, to death on Nixon street some time ago. The jurors summoned for the first week are as follows: Archie MacRay, A. H. Holmes, Chas. A. Hewitt, R. B. Moore, J. E. Everitt, Jr., H. M. McMillan, W. M. McEach ern, W. D. McMillan, Jr., Jno. A. Far row, D. P. McLean, A. W. Hewitt, Jes sie D. Holden, D. L. Mills, C. W. Bish op, M. F. Beasley, F. A Muse, Geo. A. Alderman, Neill Mcintosh, C. C. Har riss, Geo. Honnet, Jr., G. J. Cooley, J. P. Herring, T. F. Floyd, W. S. Craig, Jno. A. Biddle, E. T. Taylor, Theo dore Biddle, J. H. Burriss, W. E. Mer ritt, B. P. Strickland, A. B. Stokley, W. D. Rhodes, J. A Perry, G. W. Trask. Mr. Lewis Hancock Married. Friends' in this city, the home of his nativity, will be interested in the an nouncement of the marriage .of . Mr. Lewis G. Hancock and Miss Carrie Hipskind, which was solemnized at Blytheville, Ark., last Tuesday, Mr. Hancock is now manager of the Delta Box Manufacturing Company at Chan cey, Miss., and will take - his bride there to live. Friends of Mr. Hancock will congratulate him upon this happy event in his life.- NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.- Southern National Bank Assets. Sloan & Sweeney Summer Goods. Palace Market Everything in Sea son. Baltimore Medical College An nouncement. . Atlantic National Bank The Young Business Man. Business Locals. Wanted Carpenters. LOST Silk Umbrella. Wanted Planing Mill Men. 1 People's Building & Loan New Ser ies. r v . V-V ' ' .' ' 25c White Madras, 19cr. : 15c "Color ed Lawns, : 9 l-2c 25c Dotted i Swiss, I 12 l-2cv : Geo.; O. Gaylord's , Mid-Summer Sale 1 now von. - V - y: ? TflE CHARTER RECORDED Tidewater Construction Company, of Wilmington, Has Many Corporate" Powers Allied With Interests Hugh MacRae & Co. A certificate of Incorporation for the Tidewater Construction Company of Wilmington, recently chartered by the Secretary of State, was filed for rec ord yesterday at the office of the Cleric of the Superior Court As before stated, it is a corporation allied with the large Interests of Hugh MacRae in this city and the incorporators are Messrs. J. C. McEachin, Thos. W. Davis, J. W. Little and J. A. Mc Geachy, each of whom owns ten shares of the $5,000 paid in capital stock with the exception of Mr. Davis, who holds 20 shares. The authorized capital capital stock is $100,000 and Mr. McEachin- is named as the agent upon whbm process may be served. The .purposes for which the com pany is chartered are manifold and include the carrying on of the busi ness of constructing, building, equip ping, enlarging, completing and re pairing for other persons, firms or cor porations, railroads, street railways, electric railways, suburban arilroads, electric power lines, electric transmis sion lines, urban railroads, electric power lines, electric transmission lines cables, telephone or telegraph lines or water power lines, turnpikes, public and private highways and roads and to construct, lay down, plan and es tablish, fix and carry out all necessary cables, wires, lines, accumulators and works appropriate or appurtenant thereto; to build and construct works for the supply and distribution of electricity for lights, heat and power; to contract with other firms, persons and corporations and to enter into such contracts with and make such arrangements as may be necessary to carry out same and for the purposes of said business to lease, purchase, hold, assign and convey, mortgage and exchange real or personal property of every kind and description; to buy, sell, import export and generally deal in all kinds of rails, ties, switches, signals, targets, franchises and all kinds of appliances for street railways, etc., and generally, to deal in iron, etc ' SALEM BAND IS COMING. Will Furnish MXislc' for c: nt.iiii.il a Tournament Here Next Month. No outdoor occasion, however small, is complete without a brass band. It is the mattial strains from the cornet and trombone, with the rat-a-tat of the snare dram that always acts a rally call for any gathering in the open. The arrangement committees for the Fire men's Tournament here in August are conscious of this fact and have secur ed the services of the Winston-Salem Band, for the big meet of the fire lad dies here. The Winston Journal says the band will come with full ranks, all arrangements having just been com pleted. The organization Is one of the best In the State and the management of the tourney is to be congratulated that the services of the band have been secured. It will play for the races and on all other public occas ions in connection with the gathering of the firemen. The band will also probably supplement the orchestra for the several firemen's balls that have been arranged on the two bach es. FUNERAL OF ROBERT BURRISS. Remains Laid to Rest Yesterday with Honors of Red Men. A large number of friends gathered at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the residence, No. 714 'North Ninth street, to attend the funeral of the late Rob ert B. Burriss, which was conducted by the Rev. Fred D. Hale, D. D., pas tor of the! First Baptist Church, as sisted by the Rev. Kenneth D. Holmes, pastor of Fifth Street M., E. Church, Among the large number v in atten dance was a body of Red Men from the three tribes in the city, the burial having been with the honors of Chero kee Tribe No. 9, of which the deceas edd was a valuable member. The flo ral tributes were numerous and very pretty. The interment was in Belle vue Cemetery, the pall-bearers having been Messrs. W. H. Lane, Jno. C. Da vis, Archie Parker, Bryant Hill,' D. A. Rowan and H. L. Hewitt. NAVAL RESERVES DRILLING. Making Arrangements for the James town Exposition Trip. Wilmington Division, Naval 'Reser ves, is making all arrangements to carry a full completement of officers and men on the annual encampment of the State National Guard at James town next month.; The. same, of course Is true of the Wilmington Light Infan try, and drills are being held twice weekly. " ' The Naval Divisions stationed at Wilmington, Newbern. Windsor and Elizabeth City, supplemented by de tachments from Beaufort and Ply mouth, will encamp 'with the Infan try at the Exposition. 'Officers and enlisted men of the yNaval force, aggregating about, 250 men,' will be under the command of Captain Thomas C. Daniels of New berny .' ' ' " "f" , . Week-End, Dance, j : 1 At gay Lumina ( tonight. 'TDxpress trains at 8 and;8 1 30 P M.-y-v;v-;-:;- Be sure - you go to Gaylord's Mid- Summer ; Sale today ; $1.25 , silks, 98c i RIVER AND HARBOR Status of Government Improve ment in Cape Fear and Over Bar For Fiscal Year. AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT Something of What Has Been Accom plished on Existing Project and in the Way of Repairs Com merce of the Port. In view of the" effort - being put forth towards the project for a 30- foot depth of water from Wilming ton to the sea, the following authori tative statement of the local river and harbor improvement will be read with interest: "The. greatest question before the public today, a question that trans cends all others, is that of transporta tion, and that the development of the country has been more rapid than it has been possible for the railroads to meet cannot be questioned. It is, therefore, a source of gratification to note the progress being made towards securing better water transportation facilities, and particularly gratifying to note the progress made in the im provement of the Cape Fear from Wilmington to the ocean.. "The fiscal year ended June 30, 190.7, marks possibly the most eventful year in the history of this improve ment. "Before giving the results obtained, which are given in detail in the report of Captain Earl I. Brown, Corps of En gineers, U. S. A., who recently assum ed charge of the Wilmington Engineer District, under which the improve ment of the river and harbors of the eastern part of North Carolina are being prosecuted, it might be well to give, a history of this important im provement, in order that its present condition may be compared with its condition when work was first com menced. "The condition of the river prior to the opening of New Inlet which is said to have occurred in 1761, during a severe equinoctial storm, is not def- ithat there "was a Mow -water depthfbrleBTotmtf - i a 4. . 4.1. i 4- i- it iptJU ucrUSS U1C UiXl at ius uiuuiu, the least depth (therefore the control! jing depth) between Wilmington and the mouth being 7.5 feet. 4 "Improvement by the Federal G6v ernment was first undertaken in 1829. From the most, reliable .information that can be 'Obtained it believed that there was then about 7 to 7 1-2 feet of water in the river at low water, about 9 feet in the Baldhead channel, 9 feet in the Rip channel and 10 feet at New Inlet.' Work of improvement on the bar "was first commenced in 1853, at which time the bar depths at low water were 7 1-2 feet in Bald head channel, 7 feet in Rip chanel, and 8 feet at New Inlet, the govern ing low water depths in the irver hav ing been increased to 9 feet. "The original project submitted in 1827 was to deepen by jetties the chan nel through the shoals In the stretch eight miles next below .Wilmington. Thisproject resulted in a gain of two feet in the available depth. "The next project, that of 1853, was to straighten and deepen the bar chan nel by dredging, jetfying, diverting the flow from New Inlet, and closing the breeches in Zeke's Island. This proj ect was incomplete at the outbreak of the Civil War. The first project af ter the Civil War was that' of 1870, to deepen the bar channel by clos ing breeches between Smith's and Zeke's islands, with the ultimate clo sure of New Inlet in view. The next project was that of 1874, Which contemplated dredging a chan nel 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep at low water up to Wilmington. "The project of 1881 was to obtain by dredging a channel 270 feet wide and 16 feet deep at low water up to Wilmington. All of these x projects were practically completed in 1889. The existing project, dated Febru ary 28; 1889, is to obtain a mean low water depth of 20 feet, andp width of 270 feet from Wilmington to the ocean at an estimated cost of $1,800,000. This project was modified by act of June 13, 1902, which act authorized the construction of mooring dolphins at Wilmington at a cost of $30,000. By act. of Congress approved - March 2, 1907, the sum of $165,000 for improve ment, was appropriated, the same act authorizing an additional expenditure of $250,000, to be expended together with theBalance of funds remaining from the former appropriations and authorizations for continuing improve ment, to such a depth in excess of ,20 feet as the appropriations for the work may permit, due regard being given to the difference in tidal oscil lation at-the upper and , lower portions of the improvement also - to' dredge a mooring basin at Wilmington (in lieu of . the . construction of mooring dolphins) the said basin to be 2,000 feet - long, 900 feet . wide at ita upper end and 1,100 feet wide at its, lower end. This, now constitutes the proj ect under which work is being carried on. '- --v- :" ' - - . . - ''The expenditures on .this Improve ment to June 301907, for work of im-; provement amounted Vto $1,032,424.48, and - forV: that of v maintenance $337, 729.45, making;'a total expended of $1," i ."The work ' during the past fiscal year consisted -in -repairs to thW two dams at the mouth of the river, which 0N PS of gun club Seme Good Scores in Spite of Rain. Squad Shoot Resulted in Fine Rec ord Harriss Leads for Peters' Trophy Increase Prizes. In spite of the threatening weather and the rain, the regular weekly shoot of the Wilmington Gun Club yester day afternoon'4 was well attended and some good scores were rnde. Stokley was high average, for the "afternoon with 93 out of 100. although he had. a close second in Dr. J. H. Dreher who broke 92 out of. 100 targets exposed to his gun. There were sixteen men all told at the traps and among the rumber were among the best shots in the membership of the club. This led to the formation of two squads of the leaders and a ' competitive shoot between the two for 125 targets. The equad cAnposed of Messrs. Boushee, Stokley, 'Holmes, Bellamy and Mer riman "'defeated the opposing team composed of Messrs. Dreher, Boylan, Littig, Penny and Harriss. The Stok ley team broke 107 out of "the 125 (targets and the Drehen team scored SS 125. This shoot was very inter esting ana the contest was spirited. Mr. George Harass one of the late j entries for the Peters trophy finished his 250 targets yesterday arternoon, breaking ITS . against 173 for Penny who was leading up to that time. If there aire no other entries who can surpass Mr. Harriss, the cup will be his. Mr. Merriman has begun his ser ies of 250 for the same trophy and yes terday afternoon had made 99 out of 150. The score in the regular shoot yesterday were as follows. Name Shot at Broke Boylau 100 85 Littig ..100 52 Stokley ..100 93 Boushee 100 86 Harriss .25 21 Penny . . . . . . .150 122 Dreher 100 ' 92 Holmes .. ..125 101 Perdew .. 50" 28 Merriman .. .. '.i 5.0 32 Howell 0 33 Bellanly 75 66 Johnson . . . 50 36 Truelove .. 50 39 Wessell : . . 75 52 Empie.. .. .. . . .... .. 25 22 After the shoot yesterday afternoon there was a meeting of the" club, oh malra tho nrl7A list for thA Ntfltfi meflt. make the prize list for the State meet here during the Firemen's Tourna ment August 8th and 9th, $100 added money each day instead oi $50 as before decided. The indications are' that the match here will be well at tended by crack shots from all Darts of the State. ' " THE LAFAYETTE SOLD. Popular Fayetteville Hostelry Sold to Syndicate Headed by Mr. Cooper. Fayetteville, N. C, July 19. The Hotel LaFayette property, consisting of the hotel, six stores and five offices in the centre of the city, was pur chased yesterday by C. J. Cooper, rep resenting a stock company. No. fig ures are given out, but the hotel will continue under the same management for the present. Charles G. Cagle will manage the Hotel LaFayette in the future. He has been head clerk for several years. have been under way some time, and in dredging the bar and river chan nels. "The storm of September 17, 1906, greatly damaged the two dams, swash defense and New Inlet the flow of water over the dam from the seaside dislodging the heavy stones at the toe of the concrete slope on the river side, carrying them to a position of equilibrium and piling them up by weir action, which at the same time scooped out the sand and mud, leav ing a trough between the dams ridge of dislodged stone. All this stone has been replaced and the trough filled up. Work is still in progress on the dams The dredges 'removed a total of 601,378 cubic yards of mud and sand. The results obtained by the expen ditures to June 30, 1907, may be sum marized as follows: "At the ocean bar a 20-foot mean low water channel exists from deep water inside to deep- water outside, the width "Being 300 feet. ' "There is a narrow channel through the center of 22 feet in depth, and with the exception of a . very short dis tance on the outer crest of the bar, a depth of 24 feet can be carried across the bar at low water. From the ocean bar to Wilmington there is a 20-foot mean low water depth, .with a least width of 148 feet. The distance covered by this improve ment Is about 30 miles. " "Some ' idea' of " the importance of this improvement may be gained by a consideration of the commerce af fected'. During the calendar year end ing December - 31, 1906, 814,291 tons of cotton, general merchandise; etc., valued atapproximately $6,538,991.25, were transported over' the Cape Fear river below Wilmington. "A total of 321 craft, 134 'of vrtiich were ocean tramps, all with a' net tonnage of 362,497 tons, navigatedP the- river up to Wilmington. ' There is" an available balance now to the credit pf this improvement of $345,78L with which the 'work - of im provement will ;be carried; on." - . Week-End Dance, v- - - , - . At gay Lumina tonight; . -: ,k Express trains, at? 8, aiid 8:30- P. 1L ; VTsiK Gaylord's tolayS50cSSchnia silks, . 39c yard. . Mid-Summer . Sale. RAILWAY IMBROGLIO Southern Railway and Ticket Agent Green Fined in Wake Superior Court.1 v OTHER CASES IN THE STATE Judge Pritchard at Asheville Takes a Hand At Asheboro and Albemarle Men Are Arrested For Alleged Violation Other Notes. (By Associated Press;) Raleigh, N. C, July 19. Thirty thousand dollars fine was imposed by Judge B. F. Long on the Southern Railway at 6:28 thisevening, 'after the jury had returned a verdict of guilty against it and Ticket Agent, T. E. Green, of the Raleigh office, for selling tickets in excess of two and a quarter cents a mile. In the case against Green personally, Judge Long's sentence was $10 and the re quirement of a promise from Green not to again defy the law by selling tickets at an excess rate. :: Green was given half ah hour for consideration and came into court and agreed to pay the fine and give the promise, up on which the fine was reduced to five dollars, which Green paid. The morning was consumed by ar gument of counsel for and against Greenland the Southern Railway, fol lowed by the charge to. the jury. In imposing sentence on the Southern Railway Judge Long declared emphati cally that jurisdiction in criminal cases in this State lay exclusively with the State courts. He informed the Southern Railway counsel that if the Southern Railway would obey the act of the Legislature and put the rate law into effect until finally passed up on by the proper tribunal, that the State would hold up its cases. He directed that an execution be is sued against the Southern Railway for the payment of the fine of $30,000 imposed, and that the 'papers be plac ed in the hands of the sheriff for exe cution. The court then adiourned. There are cases on the docket here against agents-? of the Southern Rail-. Way In this county, at Auburn, Gar ner, Carey , and MorjdsdUleJsiniilar -to the Green case. These go over to the next term. - . Raleigh, N. C, July 19. The arguy ment by counsel in the famous case against the Southern Railway Com pany and Agent Green, began In the v Wake Superior Court this morning at 9 : 3(pand continued four hours, two hours and three speakers to a side. The defense was awarded the op ening and the closing speeches, since no evidence for the defense was pre sented. F. H. Busbee opened for the defense. He congratulated Aeent Green that he was now before a jury of his countrymen who would pass on , his guilt or innocence. He took the ground that the sole issue before the court was the sale of a ticket to one W. F. Jones at more than the rate established by law. He read and com mented on the rate act, holding that if Section 4 is void, the whole in dictment fails. He reviewed the whole aspect of the case, both In the State and the United Stated courts. He de clared it to be unfair for the Legis lature to attempt to take away prop erty and then prescribe a penalty for legal resistance. This would be con fiscatory and, therefore, a violation of the constitution. Numerous - au thorities were cited. Mr. Busbee argued that the original injunction regulations were binding on Agent , Green before the State- I court case was instituted and had he x violated it he would have been ar rested. And now he is under arrest and threatened with the" roads for obeying an order of the United States Court. He referred -to reconstruction ' days and the reign of Kirk and the. course pursued in that time "that tried men's souls." " , ' Mr. Busbee took the ground that the ' evidence was that Mr. Green did not sell the ticket In question, after all;" that he was out of the city on that af ternoon, as testified to by Clerk Jones. He argued also that the sale was not actually for more than 2 1-4 cents,- since the distance was really eight -and a half miles, and the price paid 20 cents. This whole stir and commo tion is really over an amount less than ' two cents. Mr. Busbee spoke thirty nine, minutes, j ' , . Speaker of the House of Represent atives E. J. Justice was first to speak for the prosecution. Her held that? it, was not incumbent on him to answer1 in any way the argument of Mr. Bus bee as to the .constitutionality of the rate act; that was a matter that Judge Long had ruled on already, a quesion of law for the judge and not for the jury .at all. , Busbee took issue with, him,, establishing his contention Y that Judge Long had not passed on -this and that it was not competent for .ar gument 'He reviewed the resistance, of the defense to the present trial and ridiculed the congratulations of Bus-' bee to Agent Green that he was before a sjury. .. .. " " ,." .He was there, mighty unwillingly. -He -regretted, that '-, the Southern Rail way lid not manifest as much respect . and regard for the .Eleventh "as. for the Fourteenth amendment to the .con stitution, ? but was striving; in; every ' way possible to tear this case away , from ; the State to the Federal ; court, He argued, that the Southern, in order . to carry its point and avoid obedience rxi' , - -".- i , ' (Continued on page four.);. N r. : J
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