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sTQ. 156. WILMINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1909. WHOLE NO. 13,106.
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IB. GOQK AT HQHIE
FARNUM TRIAL FOR BRIBERY
Discoverer of North Pole
Arrived m Brooklyn
Yesterday.
Alleged Grafter in South Carolina Dis
pensary System Flirst of These
Trials on Same Charge -Mo-
tion to Quash.
STORM SWEPT COAST JOH SONJMDURHED
DEFENDS CORPORATION TAX
ICGLA1ED BY THOUSANDS
Police and Military and Great Difficulty
in Controlling Mass of People.
Followed by Procession Ten
Miles Long.
(By Wire to the Morning Star.)
New York, Sept 21 "I have come
from the Pole I have brought my story
and my data with me. I have not come
home to enter into arguments with one
man or with fifty men, hut I am here
to present a clear record of a piece of
work over which I have a right to dis
play a certain amount of pride. I am
willing to abide by the final verdict of
competent judges. That alone can sat
isfy me and the public. Furthermore,
not only will my report be before you
in. black and white, but I will also
bring the American human witnesses
to prove that I have been to the
Pole."
Such is the sum and substance of
the first message Dr. Frederick A.
Cook brought home in person to Amer
ica today, answering his critics the
world over.
At 5 o'clock this morning, the explor
er was on the deck of the Oscar II.
which had purposely been held back
yesterday not to disarrange the recep
tion Plans of the Arctic Club of Amer
ica but leaving Fire Island shortly
after midnight he arrived here an hour
or two earlier than expected.
There was an anxious wait at quar
antine while the tugs bobbed nervous
ly about, the newspaper men on "board
shouting broken queries through meg
aphones at the. black sides of the
Oscar II., high above them.
A speck in the distance oegan to as
sume dimensions,
(By Wire to the Morning Star.)
Columbia, S. C, Sept. 21. The first
of the criminal cases growing out of
the investigation of the late State dis
pensary system was taken up in the
Circuit Court at Columbia today when
the trial of James 5. Farnum, of Char
leston, a former liquor dealer and
brewer, was started. Tha charge up
on which Farnum was indicted was
bribery of a member of the board of
directors of the State dispensary
Lwhich board made the purchases of
liquor for the system. This is only
one of the several cases against Far
num and there are nine other persons
under indictment for bribery ad con
spiracy to defraud the State ,includingH
five former dispensary officials.
The defense moved to quash two of
the three counts in the indictment on
Many Lives Lost Throughout Remarkable Tributes Paid
The Gulf Coun- Memory of Late Governor
trv. or Minnesota.
PROPERTY DAMAGE IMMENSE
MAN Of NATIONAL PROMINENCE
President Taft in Denver Spoke Last
Night Where Bryan Was Norn-inated-Joined
by Secre
tary of Interior.
1
Five Lives Lost at New Orleans andPassed Avtoy at 3:25 Tuesday Morn
ing AfterVHeroic Battle for Life.
Two Killed at Jackson, Miss.
State Capital Unroofed.
Storm in Chicago.
All Minnesota in Mourning.
4 Sketch of Life.
(By Wire to The Morning Star.)
Denver, Colo., Sept. 21. Making
his way still farther to the West
1 President Taft arrived in, Denver this
afternoon and tonight in the Denver
Auditorium, where a year ago Mr.
Bryan was nominated as his opponent
in the Presidential race, faced a
crowd of thousands that in its noisy
welcome recalled some of the scenes
of convention week.
President Taft switching from his
purpose to discuss the question Of the
conservation of natural resources, in
AFFAIRS III RALEIGH
Board of Agriculture Extends
Full Enforcement of Oil
Inspection Law.
COUNCIL OF STATE IN MEETS
Extended Mattamuskeet Railroad
Washington .. Perrin Busbee
Stricken Hearing in Weldon
Depot Matter Insurance.
to
(By Wire to the Morning Star.) ! (By Wire to The Morning Star.)
New Orleans (via Hattiesburg, St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 21. One of
Miss.l Sent ' 21. The tromcal hurri- the most remarkable tributes ever
cane which yesterday swept the Gulf paid to the memory of a public-man j Ms Denver speech elected tonight to
coast of -Louisiana and Mississippi, in' Minnesota was accorded the late .take up the corporation tax passed as
caused the death of at least five per- Governor Johnson, who died this a part of the Payne tariff bill and to
sons and a property loss of perhaps morning at- 3:25 at St. MaTy's hospi- defend it as against the proposition
more than a million dollars and left tal. t jto impose a. direct income tax, which
New Orleans practically shut out from From the (hour that the Governor's ue acunowieagea seemeu xuujr w
.. .. ... ' , nasps the Senate when the coruoration
the ground that the indictment char- wire commumcauon witn me ouub aeam was urst yuuuviy auuuuuu 3 wg devised ,as a compromise. The
ges bribery under the common, law, world for 24 hours Railroad sched- tolling of bells in Rochester, all usual President strongly urged that all the
which, it was alleged, was superseded ules are stilj disarranged. public activity was abandoned. All States should adopt the proposed
by the statute. Judge Memminger t, nt nr.nnar-t mp ninti? 0ta nffin were rinsed amendment to the constitution, how-
overruled this motion. The defense - . Ji i . ' . . ever, to make an income tax possible
then presented a formal ana lengtny i uun waoi, "s6 k -, uu uuumugo wcj. .
demurrer to the indictment on similar crippled wire service. No loss of life jana purpie crepe. ;
Mow nrionn Tm vet tieen Governor Johnson's nody was es
fense by Ernest F. Cochran, United reported but overflowing waters, fall- corteMo a special trmn tor bt. . accompany him on a
States district attorney and for the ing trees ana timDers ana a possium- V5 A IrT-n Mrrf Part of the trip through the far North
State, by B. Li. Abney, of Columbia, ty or parties rcemg caugm u"" i " -- annai
j -rrr e.x c ' I moira u Qimnst certain ' Johnson, a few of her personal
are assisting Attorney General 'Lyon, that the death list will be added to. "en. State officers and friends of
For three years or more the attor- The actual property aamage to. iNeW . tu SZ
ney general has been gathering evi- Orleans will exceea ou.uw
dence for these prosecutions ana great
interact in the trinla is manifestei Of Sections Of Plaquemine
t-ha aoo Bernard narishes are still
LmUU&ULTUL L.LJ KJ lXsm I
As the cortege
! nassed down the street, leading to the
Details of the reported inundation railway tsation the escort line up on
in time of need.
Mr. Taft was joined here today by
the Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Bal-
west.
The President tonight declared that
the corporation tax was in itself the
best form of income tax that could
be levied and pointed out that it con
tained many of the best features of
, ... , , ,,, , , v,a Laiiicu many jl ujj. ucoi iccnuico ui
and - St either, side with redheads and the , Qf giand. In
lacking, hundreds of people around the depot
rv wvncr men who are among showed a like respect. Mayor inomp
urging that the States should vote for
MARRIAGE AT MAGNOLIA.
ho T.nniRville & Nash- son had proclaimed it a day of public;
uakyoiifovi vm. am. - - . . -
ville train, which has been tied up at morning.. The mayor and councnmen
Miss Carrie Cobbs the Bride of Mr. Chef Menteur, , smce J .
Grover C. Scott. morning, lett mat piaw t. and
j n sVnly-.n'no ur.o I irincr a nTIP" T ri H 1 I ctcn. Ui . raui iia.&o yi u,, :
For seven miles they , buildings were draped with crepe
16. A very tne ramuciu. !;-"r-r - ionTi of the
- . If T J. 4.1. aIm vrrn --r r nQ TTIOT nMVV I 1 f I Pi J II I III t I I.'.l. 1.11 V IVfc
pretty wedding was solemnized in tne rougnt uiii '7-VW n ne nt the station. A
Magnolia, N. C, Sept
t j 2 i -i - r ht t n a l
. t , ., - i tt-q t-kToi wane ana swim iowu seciucu iu ai. i-"
Metnoaist episcopal cnurcn oi mag-r .v, um, feature was he appearance
whan tltt iirnvpr i flrmss several wauuuio. - ; ""o - - , ;
VV XX w XX i .
nolia last night,
Cleveland Scott led Miss Carrie Lena finally picked up by a
tv TTTQo'r.fVhs tn the hvmeneal altar. The was unaDie to get
permitting the levy of a direct income
tax without apportioning the proceeds
among the States according to their
population, the President declared
that it would be possible so to amend
the corporation tax as to include with
in its scope every desired feature of
an income tax except the levy upon
its, -rney wer jtoucmug, "I "iTin 'incomes derived from actual salary
relief tram tnax of a large numuei ui aTlf?
o i-i i. i J - T ihn TilOtfnrm H P n Tl TO"
any ianner uut , imea. ui).awus piuwu., . -
vided with tne jationai coiors ijuiuicu
downward. v Similar receptions were
! - ! . ii i x J n mnin jfiT DTI A mile IlllS S1Q.C
. vo;r,o- T,Tr lo.nnrcn was nearuuiuiiy aecoraieu iuau
the tug came along siae ana wnuei u S the alto 'reported that over 400 passengers in- points along tne route
i,ow bwaIi mnnine round her fenders tistically arranged about the aitax report wiu hiHretl are!'..-. 'Av??t::Paul;ith-e train
jutairj .. u lH-4ex -irai-wr, C-nnnm rDTllprPfl KftpailSfl I C1UU111K UiOUJ n""1" ?" . ' t , - i l
rr, rvXrtv ktm tied up. at Chef Menteur, wtthout deiin
oorQinst. . the nlates of. her big sister.
Jlr. Cook clambered , nimbly down
f Jacobs' ladder; and with ho concern
o.i 4(nAA rn 'Mtv .made
lJS lUC VdlllCl CIO muvu V "-- 7.
a rush for his Wife. For-tne moment;
he even missed the children who stood
a few feet away until his wife silently
led him to them. Then, as lie lifted
his youngest daughter to his snouiaer. j
the silent, watching crowd that lined
the fails of the Oscar n broke into a
storm of cheers. i
As Dr. Cook finally stepped ashore
it was noticeable that no representa
tive of the Nation, the State, nor the
city was there to greet him. Bird b.
Color, president of the Borough of
Brooklyn, had welcomed him on the
Grand Republic for that borough, but
the city of New York set no official
representative but sincere and enthu
siastic to the point of tumultuousness,
his welcome may be best described
as a neighborly affair, devoid of offi
cial significance. .
Brooklyn's reception to Dr. Cook
had all the elements of a riot except
violence. From the moment the Grand
Republic warped up to her landing and
the explorer, flanked by militiamen
and police, fought his way into anan
tomohile until he left the Bushwick
Club tonight for the Waldorf-Astoria
in New York, the surging crowds tax
ed the capacity of the police and more
than once got out of Control. Along
the five miles of avenues through
which the explorer passed, the mount-
(Continued on Page Eight.)
wa met by
4KKeS ftogftMS
and professional services.
beautifully played by Mrs. Sheldon ious. a reuei tram uu
Hunter. First came the little ribbon boat have been sent to the scene
t -u pnnu, on TOfina mqv Tanlrson. Miss.. Sent, Zl. ine equi
Cobbs, followed by the ushers, Messrs. noxial hurricane swept Jtward f rem
the State capitol with the militia act
ing as escort, was witnessed by thou
sands of people. s
At the capitol the boay was piawu
;0010. UvA- t r 1,4. ,-u 4.-a miioro it will be m
Frank Bardin, Alton . Gaylor. Pom tne , Mississippi .. a "t0lJtn "afternoon, guard-
Swinson and Leonard Sanderson, rying aenut J ' iwo, !r."T" J iinned officers of
Dcllcvcu tua u vuucj. 'v cu uj .
IOUr . Bergoautoi
-rnen came iviibs iMna owm U1 ""11". . I th ni r.noni
. . -w -k AMM r'Wfc iact q Ti ii 1 1 i i 1 1 it-r i i v iiaiiiabvu i k i i.iiiiiai vj mx m
2JgSSL ."JS" .SSSSS S-tte"toS SSl inu, iZm corporals endjour prtvatea
""oon s v., ,. " . 1. j3 i oil J iT-or.fi on S
Pope, of Latta, S. C, with Mr. Kune lars. wires aic uu rplv
Johnson; Miss' Adell Scott, of Rose and Jackson has beer lataortenttjg
Hill, with Mr. Ldnwood Newton, oi i cut on iIcrmrT,L"c ;r " "Tori
' tvtw n.no Jiririe fm-nieht. Train service is crippled
tne same piace. incxx uui uuc "45 a reached
Sbbs? maTd S hoor The bride wa5 this SVover thelUinois Cental Irom
butiiully attired in hand embroider- the Sou h lAZ,t.r.
erl orerie de chine over taneta, ner jnane v-iajwu r
veirwL6 caughtew?tl a diamond blacksmiths, were caught beneah
brooch, the gift of the groom. She .tailing wwiTt
carried bride's roses and maiaen nair mangieu. odav
ferns. She was met at the altar by right ana .VAry. ,,r: .
the groom with t hi best man, .Dr. J. ca "
H. Newbury. The woras-tnat mau sviaa
them man and wife were spoKen vy cameu """"A,r
B.
i so
ine party LTr sis were carried away,
strains of Lehengrins weoamsauu --. 10 eiasS
1 ana Wlie were ayuu. r, A7r tttoto mnl-
T?ev V F Wright. Hearts and Flow- bies at tne iau suu"u. "f
mony. iae yanj v- - ----- -,
The bridesmaids wore dainty lingerie roots u " flnnrt.
dresses and carried tifeeroaes m wow f-TX Tor S Dop-
1L W CIO a Diovjjiuu- . -
Tomorrow the Kev. J J. fW1;
chaplain of the Governor's staff, will
conduct services in the capitol. m
day the ibody will be taken to St. Pe
ter's where final services, win
under Presbyterian auspices with the
Rev. R. B. Clarke in charge. Inter
ment will be in the family cemetery at
St Peter's, where Governor Johnson
is to be buried beside his mother.
Honorary escorts will be State offi
cers, the St. Paul lodge of Elks and
the Knights of Pythias, who will ac
company the special train to St. reter.
John A; Johnson was the first na
tive Minnesotan to be chosen Govern
or of the State, and of that distinction
he was prouder than Of any other
feature of his career. Governor John
son was born near St. Peter, 48 years
ncrr. TTia nn-rents were natives 01 fcwe-
. j- x v Th v c3rT
The President said he opposed a
direct income tax except in cases of
emergency and he believed it to be
a prime fault in the Federal constitu
tion that no provision, is made for a
direct levy to meet war time or other
extraordinary expenses.
Mr. -Taft- declared that it was the4
Supreme Court decision declaring un
constitutional the income tax law,
passed by 1 a Democratic Congress
some years .ago, that prevented the
leaders in Congress during the recent
session from making levy" upon bonds
and bondholders. To tax bonds would
result in the reduction of the rate of
interest which means a direct tax up
on the individual holders of the bonds
and this would conflict with the de
cision of the court that no direct tax
could be levied by the National gov
ernment without the resulting appor
tionment of the proceeds among the
States
The President based his argument
in favor of the corporation tax as com
pared with the direct income tax, al
most entirely upon the results of the
income tax -in England.
ferns. The groomsmen wore tne cuu- His father, Gustave Johnson
ventional black with hitebouton of Jaon, nd , j wf er, Caroline Henson-Ha
X UV VliUV Ml XXV. VUriUW v
nieres of tuberoses
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"iClco 7 f the with debris, electric ngnt ana tei-
.mm Mvt vrx-nrw -x"txT i i t-i iiuiiiy a. 1 - . - - - , ii
givvui iauvu ww. - --r, . Uhne -wires in a hopeless jumuie auu
groom, where they entertained. The phone wires in l th t m
V o va-rxr -nomilar voung lady, evidence , of property j'..-
Tgroorn is irSiinent 'in business Z
0UTLINE8
Governor John A. Johnson, of MUi
nesota, after a heroic fight, against the
effects of an operation performed sev
eral days ago, died yesterday morning.
The State of Minnesota is plunged in
mourning and touching tributes are
paid to his memory throughout the
State Dr. Frederick Cook, who dis
covered the North Pole April 20th,
1908, landed from the steamer 'in
Brooklyn irestordnv and received a tre
mendous ovation from thousands of
people. There was such a crush , at
the piers that it was difficult for hun
dreds of policemen and military men.
to hold the crowds in bounds :Com
mander Peary, who discovered the
Korth Pole, April 6th, 1909, gave out
a statement yesterday at Sydney, N.
S , declaring that he would receive no
public honors until the question of who
discovered the pole had "been decided
by scientific authorities The Gulf
storm on Monday ravaged the coast
from Pensacola to New Orleans; fiva
lives were lost in New Orleans, two
men were killed in Jackson, Miss., and
U is feared that-there may be many
more human victims. The property
damage has been immense and the
a-iabama forests ravaged xsew xorK
markets: Money on call firm 2 3-4 to
3 per cent., ruling rate 2 7-8, closing
id 2 3-4, offered at 2 7-8; spot cotton
0 points higher, closing quiet at 13:10;
flour quiet but firm; wheat Irregular,
No. 2 red 1.10 3 -8 elevator; No. 2 red
108 1-2 nominal f . o. b. afloat; com
steady, No. 2 old 78 nominal elevator
and 79 nominal delivered, No. 2 new
66 5-8 nominal f. o. b. afloat; oats
steady, mixed 4 1-2 to 42; turpentine
and rosin steady.
Both nave quite a numoru a r7 - Rimilar to the
friends -who wish for them a long ana isippi " 4" t 'l i,a ..vp that
circles.
S1U UX Vx x j m - w .
damage inflicted in 3"Ji
e destruction was mucn w
ve nearer the coast.
t! nrLneved that the timber de-
So"se HiS. They received many use- of ; wa .
was swept clear of piers and wiarres
liU VX
t-ia w wr
pIS1HfrfJ??m e.-ests were Miss the destruction ch more exten
.r.. nf Mt Olive: Miss Ca-Wve nearer tne coasi
rjcoore ivy-, . 'a lirtca
m 1 1 ik 1 n J.J-L j.AJ.-t . . - - . w
T.lla Aman. of
Alderman and Miss Lena
unco will. Thev received
ful and handsome presents
TRINITY COLLEGE NOTES X the cities and
. .JTffli iU amount to
M9rrine of 1 nterest Announcedv .si- iowaS Tiiin dollars. It
the Camous-Other Notes. po--- broke from
"7a"iai t.r CorresDondence;) is . - Mrried out
VOFv at- on their moorings lu.j.
tO Sea. -r mava nut.
Both power plants nei
. . .j, m;ssinr. before midnight.
?ower seire partially restored
this morning.
Boats Sunk at vicK5u.a.
:sburg, Miss., Sept. 21.-Two
"boats were bum oy "Aitv
swept over YicKDurg rr
lastPnight and early today .ami other
nroperty was damaged to.a large ex
?ent. No loss of life VTfle an
wind reached at least 45 nules an
hour early this morning. ,
The Buck Elk, a ferry boat plying
between UVicksburg and :DeUa oppo
site here, was SUM, out "
lost The-iFaii jixy xai 6 vlT 1,
10$heBelIo of, the Bends, ;pW
T7iTrfthnrfir v ana w
m-iTT- r'iiAB'e. Durham. Sept- v
A marriage of interest will tatoMPlaoj;
Thursday at the home of the brides
father, Dr. F. F. Mordecai, on the
campus, when Miss Ellen Mordecai be
comes the bride of Mr. R. C. Kelly, , ot
Isheboro. Mr. KeUy is a graduate
of Trinity in the Academic and Law
SLtenta. He is now practicing
i"athis home W'"
Ellen Mordecai is tne aauguiw
?! F Mordecai, of the Jaw department
of Trinity College. She is one of e
city Vmost attractive and accomplish
ed daughters. : mLanm
tv, w it AersnTl. Of the WmStOfl
Hospital of Morganton, spent yester
vir QTviTtiit T)r. Anderson is
rtTx a twn montTiff leave. This time will
be spent in New; York wherelie goes
tn studv and investigate.
' Mr B. T. Edwards is on the campus
for a few days visiting his orouier .
rv txt rtwArris nf tli faculty;
'uff' -r. TVT. Norment Jr.." who has
been here since the opening of school,
leaves forLumberton: his .home, to
T,TcrTi "Mtv Norment eraduated v last
yeaf, j
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, Bept. 21. The State
Board of Agriculture changes the reg
ulations for the illuminating oil in
spection so as to etxend to October.
20th, the time when the analyses as
to flash and luminosity is to go into
effect; defer to October 1st the stamp-,
ing of oil in stationary tanks, and to
accept record of tank car book furnish
ed by the railroad companies as to
capacity of tank cars.
There were two long conferences to
day of the Council of State and Presi
dent S. S. Mann and Directors H. T.
Carter and D. J. Strudwick, of the Mat
tamuskeet Railroad involving the pen
ding proposition to issue $500,000
bonds to equip the road and extend it
from Bellehaven to Washington. Gov
ernor Kitchln says no action was tak
en and the council will meet again to-
morrow.
Friends throughout the State will
be deeply pained to learn that Mr.
Perrin Busbee, Past Grand Master of
the North Carolina Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows, suffered a second stroke
of paralysis and was carried to his
home in an ambulance; He was in
his oface at the time transacting some
business in connection with hi admin
istratorship of the estate of his father,
the late C. M. Busbee, who died some
weeks ago as a result of paralytic
strokes. Just the extent of this
stroke on Mr. Perrin Busbee has not
yet developed. He, was not uncon
scious for any great length of time
after the stroke came upon him. He
was found in his desk chair in a help
less condition.
The Swan Quarter Canal Company,
principal office at Swan, Quarter, Hyde
county, was chartered today,, for the
construction ..pr w wnruai , uu. '
miles tronf Sw.n 4uarter Creek toi
town. S. Sv Manttr who is president of
the Mattamuskeet railroad, is one of
the principal incorporators.
The Hancock House Company, of
Roanoke Rapids, Is chartered for a
mercantile business, capital $25,000 by,
J. W. House, W. S. and S. D. Hancock,
the latter of Winston-Salem.
Appeals from the Fourth Judicial
district comprising Franklin, Wilson,
Vance, Edgecombe, Martin and Nash
counties, were called for argument to
day In the Supreme . Court, there be
ing 20 in all. The arguments will con
tinue until probably Friday before the
docket is cleared.,
The matter of '''adequate union pas
senger station facilities for Weldon
was thrashed out at great length be
fore the Corporation Commission to-
tween
Miss.,
at Peeleir'eMisi.aarM miles bo' ?
ili wnTiiinsr at 4 A. M.,
4t nu
t of w
T . -- , ow .Tne ; BUCK
Sesta tiVidme of the JJjoo canal.
- ' Mississippi Beach ept.
Scranton, Miss., Sept, 21. The se-
, (Continued, on Page Eight)
hn4r nf neasarit stock
Gustave Johnson was a blacksmith
and for a number of years he conduct
ed his business on a farm near bt.
tw. rkn ,is farm the future Gov-
emor was born. About the time or
the Indian troubles in that neighbor
,w-or te r.ivil war. the John
sons moved to the village of St. Pe
TxrK, father re-established
his shop but he failed to prosper in
rtm flnallv died, leaving his
family in poverty. John vorWJJ
,vnQa O,rorted his mother and
in the meantime formed the reading
habit. and managed to ODtam
education. Finally an opportunity
was opened for him to become editor
and part owner of the St. Peter Her
ia - xj?r, none, was noDular and ne
was also in demand as a speaker at
house meetings. ' ,
tr.-c nhirA in TJOlltlCSi resuncu
in a defeat for State Seniator in 1894,
-i , .raiAH MlCCl Hill
just after he naa iua-i i icu mu
nore M. Preston, a teacher.
In 1898 he was again nominated ny
the Democrats for the Senate and was
elected. Here he enhanced his repu
tation as-tt publisher and a student
of political question, m.iu ;
enemies in his own party when he de
fended the American soldiers .to tne
Phllfninea and the ' conduct of the
-National administration. But ujie
lost Democratic suppon ne gam
mAM ftm tW ReDublicans and when
!in 1904 he was nominated for Govern
or by the Democratic state couvuu
"he was elected. Two years laxer
was elected overwhelmingly. .
When itv was' proposed to nominate
him for a third time, tlie Governor de
i t.a .A wnniri not. be - a candidate,
rbut he was. unanimously re-nominated
and was again elected oy, a ws-iu
jority. Governor Johnson for the last
few years In demand for a speak
er at political gatherings and Chau-
ttauqua assemblies. .t y
He nointed out that the tax there day, George B. Elliott, Esq., general
a Hios laxrv ssnnh n was re- counsel. aDoearlng for the Atlantic
cently defeated in the Senate only Coast Line and Murray Allen, Esq., or
through a compromise, but that it laid Raleigh, for the Seaboard Air Line I-
the tax upon the income oeiore it a unitea ngnt asamsi uj p;i.u"u ii
came into the hands of the individual. ' citizens for the depot facilities. Back-
The English tax is levied first on the ing the petition or citizens ior tne
rf f rtrnorations. ! union station were ion. waiter tu.
secondly on rents before leaving the
hands of the tenants, and thirdly on
the individual directly. It was found
in England that a direct income tax
at 10 per cent, did not produce as
much revenue as the present method
of taxation at 5 per cent.
It is a question, the President de
clared, whether salaries and incomes
from professional work should be tax
ed as heavily as incomes derived from
investments or not taxed at all. The
latter, he said, was the effect of the
corporation tax.
Mr. Taft said he naa lavorea at nrsi
uaniei anu mr. wurge u uiccu.
plea is inadequate, separate station
facilities and necessity of a Joint sta
tion' for the accommodation of the
traveling public. The counsel for the
railroad companies insist that the
present facilities meet all present re
quirements and that the time has not
yet arrived when the railroads shouli
be forced to the great expense of new
station facilities. The commission re
serves its ruling.
Commissioner of Insurance Young
learns that The Security and Trust
Co., of Wilmington., Del., is attempting
an inheritance tax, but the objection ! to do business in this State without
that the States had pre-empted that ; license required by the State law. He
field had sufficient weight to defeat
the proposition.
DUKE'S MUNIFICENCE.
Costly Buildings and Other improve
ments at Trinlity Announced.
(By Wire to the Morning Star.)
Durham, N.- C, Sept. 21. Trinity
College, through the generosity of B.
N. Duke, of the American Tobacco
Company, it is announced today- is to
have erected two buildings, exactly
alike on the exterior but different in
side and connected with a tower which
will rost. entire $200,000.
At the June commencement Mr.
Duke offered $50,000 for one building.
Architect C. C. Hook, started that one
warns all citizens that they can have
no protection by the State law In any
complication that may arise and that
any agents placing policies for tha
company will be prosecuted.
The Provident Security Life Bene
fit Association resumes business In
North Carolina after having with
drawn for a season. The renewal of
license has just been issued by the
Commissioner.
BISHOP SETH WARD DEAD
Distinguished Methodist Minister Pass
ed Away at Tokfo, Japan.
Tokio, July 20. Bishop Seth Ward
of the Methodist Episcopal ' Church,
South, died this afternoon. The bishop
arrived in Kobe last month on his
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mmisvi, - ' . . ireguuu wur ui uiayevuva vi uiu iticiu-
today. L-ater pians nave odist missions , of Japan and he was
a ,,n tnHn TinUdfner with the I
monumental tower.
The recent growth of Trinity to
which the Dukes have now given more
than $1,000,000 influenced Mr. Duke to
taken 111 shortly after his arrival. Last
week ' he was reported as gradually
sinking and tne fatal termination of
his illness was, not unexpected.
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make the latest gift. To tnis Duiiaing fierved as assistant missionary secre-
he adds the support of five new pro-
fessors.
The college has also 25 acres of
land valued at $50,000 to be added to
its campus. The Durham Traction
Company has. been : asked to ichange
its line and operate its , cars byt this
campus to a ball ground .all of whlca
Mr. Duke gives, ms girt in a Bingie wx
being about $250,000.
tary -of the Methodist ' Episcopal
Church, South, from 1902 until 1906
and was elected bishop In the latter
year. y , , - ;
$5,000.00 Stock of Shoe. ;
On sale Thursday, a chance for you
to get your Winter supply cheap. Wil
mington. Shoe Co. Fourth and Camp
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