Newspapers / The News & Observer … / Sept. 10, 1908, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
THE ONLY DAILY PAl ER IN NORTH TIIE WKATIIEIl TODAY Washington. D. ii. Sept 9. North Carolina, gener ally fair lu the interior; showers on the coast Thurs day and Friday; fresh northeast winds. . the CAROLINA THAI HAS OFEjR iijoo subscribers f 1 I ': WEATHER YESTERIpLW. Maximum temperature, W; minimum S temperature. 66; total precipitation- for 24 hours ending $ p. m,, 0 Inches. t VOLUME LXXXVI, NO. 05 RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1908 PRICE 5 CENTS .Leads all No CaroltoaiDailies' m New s aifl y 4 , . r f v DEKflJCY ilFMEIB snip- iniF-diT Umrrkt ucjuiiu iiic uiue iiiuyu is Victory BHPilt RECORDS IDE Wright Hakes Three Phe nomenal Flights 11 in hie KITCIIl AT LiOPIl After His Trans-Montane Tour Me Fires burke Returns From a Week's Bombardment of the Rock Ribbed Republican .'- Counties of the West, Tired and Worn, But Smiling: With the Inspi ration of a Glorious Message of Con lldcnce Sa jrs Tell the Boys That . Crawford and Racket t Are Safe 31Itchell Democrats Actually Expect to Elect Sheriff and Representative, -and From Madison the News is simi lar Ashe Is Safe and Watauga Democrats Are Aroused as Never Before' Tlio Mountain Gorges Are tm lire of Democratic Enthusiasm. Orville Wright at Fort 3fyer litalx lishes New Records, AKguring tlic Success of the Official Speed Trials Before tlte Army Board and Indl cathnr Tliat Aerial Navigation i Now Only a Matter of DeceloinienC (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C Sept. 9. Orville Wright, in three phenomenal flights at Fort Slyer today established new aeroplane records that not only as sure the success of the official triala before the army board, but indi-at." that aerial flights is now only a mut ter of dvelopment. Two flights of approximately one hour each, another night in wl;k-h two men were whirled through the air for upward of six minutes were the achievements of .the Wright Brothers aeroplane today. The first flight made this morning. In which the machine- circled the drill grounds at the Fortf 57 times In 57 minutes, and 31 seconds, was surpassed thir evening when a flight of sixty-two minutes and fifteen seconds were made. Not satisfied with breaking all dU,- tance and time records for a heavior-than-air flying machine. Jf r. Wright took Lieutenant Frank P. Iahn:. tte aeronaut of the Signal Corps, for a pin areund the drill grounds and making a new record for a wto-nian flight Among the spectators wer- (Continued 'on Page Three.) (Special to Newg and Observer.) Morganton, N. C, Sept 9. As Wil liam W. Kite hi n crossed the Blue Ridge today after a week's bombard ment of the rock-ribbed Republican counties of the trans-mountain section ho was a worn-out man. but his face was lit up with the smile of confidence! that the shells he had hurjed had I taken effect and had set afire the De-! mocracy of that section- He had trav eled continuously in buggies and hacks over roughest mountain iVads for 218 II... -3j 111 . units, ana, iiKe ms grana oia iainer many years ago, had stirred , the boys into wildest enthusiasm and caused Republicans everywhere to sit up and take notice. The news he brought and the news that followed forever -sets at rest -the Idea that Republicanism can hope for aught this year in North Carolina. : a "Tell the boys," ald he, "that Craw ford and Ilackett are perfectly safe. ana uiai wnerever x went l louna Democrats m 'line and preparing to 'There may be some dissatisfaction i hid away somewhere in the swamps of Eastern Carolina, but thpse moun tain gorges are on fire for the Whole ticket," said a Democrat on the down train today who had just come from Haywood. Your correspondent talked with men today from several mountain counties and there is no doubt that the enthusiasm of Mr. Kitchin and of this Democrat from Haywood is well ivuiiutu. ii uiiKui oefin Aim us i riuiu- uious to relate, but news comes from Mitchell to the effect that the Demo crats of thatcpunty are so encouraged they actually entertain the hope of electing their candidate for sheriff and member of the House: and the same Kina or talk is heard In Madison, while Ashe- is declared certainly safe and . nr. . - waiauga lemocrats are aroused a? never before since 1896. when they elected their entire ticket A con servative old-time Democrat told me to day that he had traveled. in every county north of Asheville hi the past yntid that it was admitted on all hands tliat In ever' county Jn the northwest rn part of the State except Wllkf s the Democrats would make gains. One of the brightest men in North Caro Una, a Burke man and a staunch Re publican, said to me today that he klid not believe Kitchin would get over 30,000 majority in the State, Jor ins inrormation was that Wake and ther eastern eTftinties were going He liuiuciin, ur misniy near so. w nen tiuestioned as to Rurke hp rather thought it would be about as usual though he claimed he knew of two Democrats In Burke who would vote 9 . . . -n j jjt u. ior liavernor. rrenwu lur their names he declined to tell. It seems to be the concensus of here that Burke will srive from two hundred and fifty to three hundred Democratic- majority, and gains will -uk maue m aicuoweil. .ine democ racy up, here is getting very enthusias tic over the campaign Mr." Bryan is making, and it begins to look as If the enthusiasm which swept over these mountains in 1876 may be duplicated Kitciun Speak. The speech of Mr. Kitchin here to- 'flay. though notup to his standard in force and fire, It being apparent to everybody that he was a very tired man, nevertheless made a splendid Impression. A itepublican leader rc "That'a thn V.c , V. have ever heard from a Democrat It was free from abuse and the kind that makes votes." The most nroml nent Republican officeholder in the town after the speaking came up to Mr. Kitchin and had a short talk with him. On leaving he remarked. "Well. Governor, good-bye." The younger Alfonso Avoy, Esq., a chip from that i'nui-1 B UlltriltiUll itr JliD vunironiuil VUUl Mr.KItchin would be Governor, when h replied "Well, everybody knows Kltchin's going to be Governor. Cox has .no chance." This splendid town of splendid ;oid North Carolina people have built one of the finest graded school buildings in the State and equipped it with a spacious audito rium, and it was here the crowd as- ; "Continued on Page Two.) BEST GUN BOOK EVER ISSUEO Bryan's Opinion of Dem ocratic Text Book F ELECT! WERE TODAY 1 BY A If ED Prohibitionist Vice-Presidential Nominee Watkins at Salisbury 1 r - PrcHcnteil by Mr. Tlios. V. ,Jolmton lifr. Watkins 'Declarer theU. S. (Joy eminent hi - Co-Part nersldp Wltli the Liquor Dealer Xo i Prohibition Possible Except J Tlirough Prolilbi tiou Party He iky. (Special to News and Observer.) Salisbury. N. C. Sept 9. Prof. Aaron S. Watkins. Vice Presidential nominee of the Prohibition Party. spoke this afternoon to about on; hundred people. He was presented by Mr. Thomas P. Johnston, and Imme diately waded into his" subject He cited statistics to show the effect of intemperance. The United States government he declared, is in co partnership with the liquor dealer, a3 long as it licenses him to do business. Prohibition does not prohibit he de clared, as longas any wet territory is left in the country. There Is no pro hibition anywhere in the United States and cannot be, he said, so long as railroads are permitted to carry whis key from one State to another. The only remedy, he insisted, is found in the triumph of the Prohibition Party, which has declared in its platform for the submission by Congress to the several States , an amendment to the Federal constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale, importation , or transportation of alcoholic liquorfor beverage purposes and the prohibition of the interstate traffic. The principal question before the American people today, the speaker declared, is pro hibition and yet but one of the seven parties that have national tickets In the field, have declared for It No thing, he asserted, could be expected from either the Democratic or Re publican party for the cause. FOR RETAILING Daniel 81iarp, Colored, After Serving on Public Roads, Behind the liar for Serving Drains at a Lumber Camp In Kdgcconibe County. Special to News and Observer.) Wilson. N. C Sent 8. United States Deputy Marshall John D. Meares Jast night brought to the Wil son jail a negro by the name of Daniel Sharp, who is wanted for retailing at a lumber camp near Macclesfield. In iSdsrtcombe county. Sharp had Just completed a .six month's sentence for larceny. 'Tis hard after serving the State faithfully to be hauled up into the august presence of Uncle Sam but then those who dance must pay the fiddler. CAUGHT STEALING ALE. Goldsboro Negro ; Bound Court. ; Over to (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro. N. C, Sept 9. Thoma: Miller. anegro drayman for 1 M. Michaux Company, while getting freight from A. C. L. warehoum this morning, was caught steallm; several bottles of Cubanaie rrom a barrel. He was immediately arrested and four bottles were found on his perwou. He was bouid over to court under nond of $50.00 for his appearance at No vember term. . New Rural Route. - i Special to News and Observer.) Washington, D. C, Sept. 9. Rural free delivery routes ordered establish ed December 1st: Beaver Creek, Ashe county, route 1. DOnulation 500. faml. Ilies 101; Fonticoe, Scotland county, route 1, population '400, families tic. Ohio Would Give Bryan aitd Kern a Majority of 50,000 to 100,000 Talk of Taft Carrying Georgia Pluperfect Nonsense Good News From ; Ic la ware aud Other Eastern States Herman Bidder Heads Publicity Bureau. By THOMAS i. PENCE. . Chicago. 111.. Sept 9 When William Jennings Bryan reached Chicago oil his second speaking tour of the cam paign, he said to Chairman Mack and his associates at headquarters: "I have Just read the Democratic cam paign text-book, and I want to say that it Is a splendid publication the best of the kind, in my opinion, ever issued by any carty." The nrst edition of the text-book s Exhausted, and orders have been glvfcn for a second edition to meet the demand for the book which han prov ed to be a most popular publication. The charge for the text-book is only twenty-five cents, which barely meets the-cost of postage and printing. Or ders, shotfllT be addressed to the Text- Book Bureau, Democratic National Headquarters, Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Post of Monday said: "Mr. Bryan took up the campaign text-book, which was on a table. It was. the first copy of the completed book he had seen. He had eecn advance -sheets of It and had the following to say in re gard to it: " "It is the best campaign book that 1 have seen and every worker in the party i ought to have a copy of It. Every Democratic editor ought to have a copy on his desk. There is material enough In there for editorials until e kction. I am anxious, too, that the travel ing men shstii carry Jt with them; It gives ;!a:eondensed form so much In formation on altAPbJeets that no one who talks politics can afford to be without It. I can not recommend It too strongly. It Is so good that It will surprise those who obtain a copy of It. Mr. Lamb. Mr. Daniels- and Mr. Metcalfe have rendered the party a valuable service In preparing it I am glad It is out so early. PIujerfcct Nonsense. "This talk of Taft carrying Georgia and other Southern States, is pluper fect nonsense, said Clark Howell editor of the Atlanta Constitution and National Committeeman from Geor gia, when he arrived at Democratic headquarters this morning, where he was welcomed by Mr. Bryan, Chair man Mack, and others. "Mr. -Bryan Is Just as nonular in the South as he ever was," continued Mr. Howell. "He will not only get the electoral votes of, the Southern States, but he will receive as well the popular vote In that section, and' with majori ties as large as In former years. I have been much amused as the re sult of stories in eastern and western papers intimating, that Georgia will enlist under the banner of the Repub lican party this year. Nothing could be further from the truth. Georgia Is a Democratic Htate, and we look upon these statements about Georgia drift ing Into the Republican party as hu mor, and poor humor at that Of course, there - have been divisions amongst Georgia Democrats In local matters, but this very situation tends to create a healthy rivalry1 and to strengthen the party. There Is no di vision in our ranks when It comes to voting the Democratic ticket Person ally, Mr. Bryan Is very strong in Georgia, and J do not believe there is a Democrat In the State who will not give him the benefit of his vote. "Our State election occurs October 7th, which fa a month in advance of the presidential election. Mr. Brown. our nominee for Governor, will have all of one hundred thousand malority. Although John Temple Graves, who is one of the .candidate for the v ice- Presidency, on the ticket of the Inde pendence party. Is a Georgian. 1 do not believe thet he wli poll more than 4.U00 vote lr. tn state. Four years ago, Thomas E. Watson, as the presi dential candidate of th People's party, received 22.500 votes. This year his vote -!!! not le so larxe. Taft'a vote will le less' than 45,000 and the combined opposition to the Demo cratic party In Georgia will not have more than 75.000 votes. might say that the estimate given here is a most liberal one. Mr. Bryan's popular vote in Georgia will not be less than 115. 000 and I look for it to reach 125. 001) or more. . Mr. Howell emphasized the fac t thta there is no factionalism amongst Georgia Democrats this year. He re- fered to the reience of Governor Hoke Smith and himself on tha same platform in At'anta last week. This meeting took place while the torren tial rains that swept the South were at their height Mr.. Howell says that he never witmwed a larger or more enthusiastic audience and that it re flected the temper of Georgia Demo crats generally. Continuing, he said This talk of Georgia going RepubU can is all moonshine. It is newspaper talk pure and simple, and there la nothing In the political situation I.i the State to justify it" The True .Situation In Ohio. "People who do not understand th true situation are inclined to laugh when 1 say mat it the election shout take place today, Ohio would t giv Bryan una Kern a majority of at least 60,000 and possible 100,000." This statement from W. L. Finney Dcmocrallc htato Chairman In Ohio. gives an idea of the character of the aggressive fight that is being -made by the Jjemocrais in that State. Mr. Fin ney who firmly leUeves that Judge Taft will fail to secure the electoral (Continued on Pago Four.) next keep It Just 11 IS THE TO AID YOUR POT Chances for Bryan and Kern's Election Grows' Brighter and What to Spread Prin ciples The prospects for Democratic vic tory are growing brighter and brighter. With the fight as It stands today. Bryan is in the lead and if it con tinues as now he will be tha President What Is needed is money to the campaign going vigorously. an"t be done without money. remember that. - The Democratic party Is depending on the people to send In the money to finance the campaign so as to win a victory. - There are no trusts or corporations furnishing money to the Democracy. It is depending upon the people whose battles it Is fighting. No Democrat should delay. Each one who can should send in some con tribution. A dollar, if more can not be sent If you knew your ten dol lars would aid in the victory you Would send it at 'once, and there are thousands like you. . Sond it in and make victory possible. " It is the call of your party to you. f Tin hutecriimou .Date, The News and OC rvcr reports this morning the sum of Ul. 331. 50 on its list the addition for ;-terday be ing $7.00. aad 4hvoiift1Su"yns as follows: The Subscriptions to Date. The News and' Observer reports this morning the sum of $1,324.50 on its list the addition for yesterday be ing $24.00, and the contributions as follows: Go-ernor R. B.' Glenn ......$ Josephus Daniels, National Committeeman Joseph E. Poffue, Raleigh.. E. It Preston, Charlotte . . . rof. John Graham, Warren ton . ............... . loward A. Foushee. Durham Cash Raleigh ............ It B. Red wine, Monroe ... . H. C. Brown. Raleigh ... Julian S. Carr, Durham.... J. H. Fleming. Raleigh.... J. S. Manning, Durham .... T. H. Burrows, Honderson-ville S. Y. Grayson, Henderson- ville McD. Ray, Hendersonville . Charles A. Edwards, Hen dersonville .... Charles A. Webb, Asheville. - J. A. Wells, Asheville J. A. Coleman, Asheville ,. W. E. Mason. Asheville . . . Frank Carter. Asheville .... J. B. Sherrill, Concord J. A. Hartsell, Concord " Heriot Clarkson, Charlotte . M. L. Jackson, Salisbury . . U. S. Senator Lee S. Overman Dr. J. R. Williamson, Rock ingham Dr. P. J. Macon. Warren ton M. Ashby Lambert Raleigh. W. P. Taylor. Win ton ...... A. B. Williams, North Wilkes boro ................... John E. Ray, Raleigh...... Congressman John H. Small. Washington ............ Judge James C. McRae, Chapel Hill ............ 1 G. II. Russell. Laurinburg. , . . J. T. Ellington. Smlthfield .. C C. McLean. -, Greensboro. . Dr. E. N. Booker, Clayton .. J. B. Cheshire, Jr.. Raleigh. D. I Blue, Clarkton . . . . . John N. Kelly. Clarkton'... A Friend Raleigh ....... . J. P. Henley, Statesville. . . . J. M. Maupin, Salisbury ... D.: W. Julian, Salisbury .... A. R. Laienby. Salisbury. .. . L. If. Clement, Salisbury .. H. W. Frund, Salisbury,... C. N. Brown, Salisbury W. B. Smoot Salisbury Cash Salisbury ........... J. Frank McCubbins, Salis bury. J. W. Carlton. Salisbury.... ft T. Kizer. Salisbury .... Walter E. Moore, Webster.. F. B. Arendell, Raleigh Jno. W, Thompson, Raleigh. $ II. R. Lacy, Raleigh . . W. M. Russ. Raleigh ' (Continued on Page Two.) CMIED MUG YEftRS Bullet Fired .Into Leg of Mr. M. T. Witchal! in the Civil War V Worked Out (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem. N. C. Sent. 9. Af ter carrying an ounce ball in his right leg for forty-six years, ai. t. Mitchell. a leading Icitizen or Stokes county, re ports it worked Itself out yesterday He served in the Civil War as fi member of Company If, 22nd North Carolina Regiment was wounded during the battle at Seven Pines. Va., May 27, 1862. Mitchell says he fre quently buffered Intense pain ever I since the ball wo fired Into his leg. 100. CIO 100.W 50 10.V4 5.v 104 &0 5A4 10.0 1 200.6 I 6.0. 20.0. 10.0 5.01 5.00 K.00 10.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 6N0 5.00 . 1.00 b.00 10.00 50.00 20.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 5.00 50.00 5.00 5.00 25.00 2.50 5.00 5.00 2.00 1.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 -1.00 1.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 0E2191LES iUUTIlflOiS Kitchin Completes Tour of Seven Counties 5 1 15 BV 37 GDUfJTIES Did 0(1 A E Hon, W. W. Kitchin, Next Governor of. North Carolina, and Hon. B. F. Ayeock, Candidate for Corporation Commissioner, Speak at Marshall End of Tour Through Seven Border Counties. . - , ; ' By E. LEFF WAGONER. Marshall, N. C-. Sept 8. Mr. Kitch in and Senator Benjamin Aycock spoke here today to a large crowd of Madison county citizens. The Incident of the missile being thrown 'at Mr. Kitchin last night at Mars Hill created quite a sensation here today. Republicans and Demo crats alike are severe in their denun ciation of the fellow who did the sorry trick. When Mr. Kitchin and your correspondent reached here at 11:30 m., they had traveled by private conveyance from Elkln (where Mr.- Kitchin spoke Just one week before the Mars Hill Speech via Dobson, Sparta, Jefferson, Boone, Blowing Rock, Bakersville, Burnsville and Mars Hill, two hundred and eighteen miles. To say that this trip has been an experience 'for Mr. Kitchin does not express it He says the way of the campaigner is like that of trans gressor."' ' Mr. W. J. McLendon, cotton manu facturer, introduced Mr. Kitchin. Mr. McLendon said that the Democrats of the mountains did not know at Char lotte how easy It would be for them to overcome their disappointment in defeat of their candidate. But then hs said they did not know what man ner of man the nominee was. He said mountain Democrats always did their duty by doing their best and that mountain. Democrats had spit in their hands and had gone to work. He said that he was glad that Mr. Kitchin had come to the county to help, them' flght the ring rule of the Republican party. Mr. Kitchin said as he arose that he had not had .time to get his shoes shined or a shave, but he said he reckoned that would be all right pro vided Mrs. Kitchin did not get hold of it Mr. Kitchin was hungry, but he spoke for one and a half hours be fore he had his dinner. The audience here gave Mr. Kitchin the same close attention that every audience he has had in all these mountain counties. Senator Aycock said he did not have the time to make a speech, but he did make a ringing short speech. He said all indications point toward the election of Mr. Bryan as the next Pres ident He dwelt on the Income tax. He said when a government becomes extravagant that Its people also be come extravagant He showed very clearly how the poor people were con tributing to the Republican campaign fund on account of the tariff and the trusts. . r Governor Kitchin and Senator Ay cock go from here to Morganton to morrow, then follow up a long list of appointments in the extreme western portion of the State. . Editor Swan, or the Madison itec- ord, entertained Governor Kitchin and Senator Aycock while in Marshall. The Democrats of Madison county are hopeful of electing some, if not nil. of their ticket this year. Much dis satisfaction in Republican ranks here. HEARD IN YANCEY. Kitchin Speaks at Mars Hill College ' V a. . AT U D Win Wliile Mr. Kitchin is Speaking in the School Auditorium In Response to the Pleadings of Students and Citi zens of the Town a Missile Is Sent Through the Window and Strikes- m Newspaper Correspondent 1 By E. LEFF WAGONER, Mars Hill, N. C, Sept 8. Con gressman Kitchin and party reached here after dark last night. He was a very tired man and wanted to get In bed soon after supper in order to rest but so soon as it was learned that the next Governor "was in this college town he was surrounded by citizens and school boys who lust pleaded and begged1 Mr. Kitchin to speak for them. Finally he consented and In ten minutes four hundred people had gathered in the college auditorium. Tired -as he . was, he spoke to them for one hour. Mr. Kitchin was introduced by one of the college boys, Mr, R. E. Prultt of Char lotte. Mr. Kitchin discussed the dif ference between the' two great politi cal parties on temperance, panic, tar iff and trusts. He made a strong ap peal txT the young men to assert their manhood and Join the party in their State that stood for good gove rnment and clean politics. While Mr. Kitch in did not speak with his usuat energy he was applauded time and again throughout his address. Boys and girls from thirty-seven .counties in the State heard him, and after his speech they (Continued on Page Six.) , IHIIIOuOPIIWII? Bunch of Big" ftaf Goldsbcro Fleck U Large and Enthusiastic Crowd Hears Kitchin at Burnsville. Burnsville. N. C, Sept 7. The clt- zenship of the county which was named after Bartlett Yancey and the town, which was named after Ottway Burns turned out more than one thou sand strong to hear the next gover nor of North Carolina speak today. No building In Burnsville would begin to hold the crowd so a platform wns built in front of a store building near the Yancey County Bank building(and the speaking was in the open air while the crowd stood. Hon. G. E. Gardner, who has been chairman of the Democratic Execu live committee for more than twelve years, Introduced Mr. Kitchin. Mr. Gardner Introduced Mr. Kitchin as the foremost citizen in the State! Ifc said that Mr. Kitchin was one of the bent speakers In the State and h knew that Republicans and Democrats alike would gladly hear him. The splendid citizens of Yancey county, who won by their votes thr banner which is hanging over J.e Judge's chair in the court-house ana reads as follows: "To the county giving the largest percentage of pro hibition votes. May 5. 1908. From temperance women of N. C." gave Mr. Kitchin Wrapped attention. Men. women and children heard him for more than two hours and still wanted him to go on. Many old men rushed to Mr. Kitchin to get him by the hand and to tell him how they enjoyed to hear the gospel of old fashion Democracy preached. Mr. Kitchin made a line Impression upon Republicans as well as Democrats. One Republican who is well known in the mountains and who has been re peatedly honored by his party said Mr. Kltchin's speech was the ablest he had. ever heard. The heavy. rains of Saturday had swollen Toe river so that In order to reach Burnsville Sunday night, Mr. Kitchin and party, lead by Col. Lambert, of Bakersville, had to cross the river at Toecane and climb Green mountain, going over the roughest and steepest roads In the State. Near: the 'foot of the mountain the double-tree of the buggy of Gov. Kitch in gave way and he had to walk to the top of the mountain. The next " .(Continued on Page. Six. 1 , . Said They Were There to Meet Cr. Thompson, But Cy. Failed; to Turn Up The Two Butlers and RoM n- son Confer 'About That Ii.be! Suit; (Special - to News and Observer.) Goldsboro, N. C, Sept 9. R. P. Dicks. E. C Duncan, "Spencer B. Adams, J. Elwood Cox, J. W. Dobson. W. S. O'B, Robinson and Geo. E. Butler were seen together in Kennon Hotel lobby last night but nothing could be learned except that thoy expected to meet Cyrus Thompson here to discuss the political situation. Cyrus Thompson failed to arrive. Ex-Senator Marion Butler, Geo. E. Butler and ex-Judge W. S.' O'B. Robinson were in conference here tonight In regard to the $50,000 libel suit to be brought by Spencer B. Adams against Marion Butler in "re gard to the IndlanJTerTltory matter. I A LONG SENTENCE. ; George Rountree, Fifteen Years for the Crime Agahtst Nature Five Gamblers Convlctcd-Traln Rob bers. . ; A.-:-.-;..: (Special to News and Observer.) Wilson, N. C, Sept 8.Judge Allen is doing effective - work here. Th second day of court the following cas es have been disposed of: George Rountree, colored, for the crime against nature, was sentenced to fifteen years at hard labor in the State penitentiary. Herbert Horton, I colored, for lar ceny and carrying concealed weapons, ten months on the county roads. Joe Nath Marlowe, white, trespass, to pay cost of prosecution. Five gamblers, guilty, fined five dol lars each and pay costs in case. Arthur Miller and Sam Washing ton, colored, for stoning a train on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad between Fremont and Black Creek. Joe Nath Marlowe, white for as sault six months on the county roads. Jpe BosweU, white for assault with deadly weapon on the" person of Hen ry Tucker, colored, not guilty. Will Driver, a - half-witted whtto man, found guilty of bigamy Judg ment suspended; ; J Bud Gaston, larceny of clothing from Sharp & Company, Elm City. Jury, out - -..': Freeman Bridgers, larceny or mon ey. Case being heard. AT ATLANTA .SEPTEMBER 21. HI 1 t i? ',. ; m: Series of Demonstrations ' - - ".i -- in Peoria : "SM III THE fflTil" No Twilight Zone Between Them Where Neither Has Control Hearing by Interstate Commerce Cora ndssion on Complaint Against In crease of iTelght itaesi , . ( By the Associated Press.) ; Washington, Sept. 8. The com plaints lodged with the Interstate Commerce Commission against the ac tion of the railroads in the Southeast ern and Southwestern Territories re cently in advancing the freight rates on certain commodities will be .heard by the commission In tho former caso at Atlanta. Ga,, on September 21.it and in the latter case at St Louw, Mo., on September 28. The hearing In the case of the Southeastern Ter ritory at Atlanta will be conducted by Chairman Knapp and Commissioners Cockrell, Harlan and Clark, and th; Southwestern Territory case at St Louis by the same members of th? commission and Commissioner Prouty. The decision to hear the cases in t'v center of the territories affected in stead of in Washington was reach e l in order to reduce as much as possi ble the transportation exponas of ui wltnt'sse8. ; '.- Snbject of an Address Delivered by. Mri Bryan Yesterday in Which Hi; Sets Forth Clearly the - Relation Between the . Federal Government and the Several States and Their Respective Spheres of Government Accorded One Continuous Scries of: Demonstrations from theMo meut He Steps from the Train Until lie Leaves tfor Evansvllle, Indiana; . .Demonstrations " Breathe Sincerity : and Admunticii. : . ' (By the Associated Press.) ' ' Peoria, III., Sept 9. Democracy's leader, William J. Bryan, was .the mah of the hour in ; Peoria today. From the moment he set foot in.the" city at noon until his departure u ; night for, Evansville Ind he was ar-' corded .a series .of demonstrations w hich breathed sincerity and admirav Uon. Within ten minutes after his -errlval he Was . addressing a xnt throng in front of , tho hotel, th crowd InsistinT that he cive thm a tafi;r tl(f t . hli trsf the - more- striking pa: f 1.53 L;.ior Day ad- dreBrln Ci..v-.e.und dwelt at sonv.-: length on the right of trial by Jury In caFCS" of Indireet contempt .' During the aficmomi and evening he made, three other speeches, the principal .on at the Coliseum, which was filled to Its capacity and- which necessitated an overflow address in court ' house square. His set speech on 1 'The' State and Nation . In which he de clared In favor of State rights was rei ceived with vociferous applause and every manifestation of approval. The State and The Nation. "The success of our system of gov ernment rests upon the careful observ ance of the constitutional division of power between the State and the Na tion. A number of expressions havj been coined to describe the relations existing -between the Federal Govern ment and the several sub-divisions, but no one has been more felicitous in definitions than Jefferson or more, ac curate in" drawing lines of demarka. Uon. . He presented the historic posi tion of the Democratic party when ho declared himself in favor of the sup port of the State , Governments in all their rights," as the most competent administrations for our domestic con cerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-Republican tendencies, and . 'tho preservation of the general govern ment in its whole constitutional vigor, as the 8heet anchor of our safety at home and peace abroad. The Demo cratic platform, adopted at Denver quotes the language of Jefferson and declares that at expresses the . party's position at this time. . - , "It would be almost) as difficult to maintain a free, self-governing repub lic over ft large area and with a large population without State "governments as it would be to maintain -such -a re public without a general government The interests of; the different parts of the country are' so varied,: and tho matters requiring legislative attention so numerous, that it would be impossi ble to have rail of the' work done at $he national capitol. One has only to. examine the bins introduced in each Congress, and then add to the number" the bills introduced at the legislative" sessions of each of the xorty-six States, to realize that it would be beyond the oowerof any body of men tq legislate intelligently .on the multitude of Ques tions tnat require consideration. rNot only would National legislators lack the time necessary for investiga tion, and ' therefore lack the informa tion necessary to wise decision, but tho indifference of representtlves in one part of the country to local matters In other parts of the country would Invite the abuse of power. Th-n. too, the seat of government would be. so far from the great majority of the voters as to prevent that scrutiny of public conduct which 1 is essential to union of the separate States? under -a Federal government offers th- only plan that can adapt itself to indefinite extension. , ' ; "Our constitution expressly .reser'ws to the States and to the people to spectively all powers not dHf-ated "to the. Federal government and- only by respecting this division of powers can we hope to keep the government with in the reach of the people and respon sive to tho will of the peool. Be cause in all disputes as to the, relative tphfres of the Nation and th Stst'-s the final decision k rests with the Fed eral courts,. the tendency is naturallS toward centralization, snd greater car i is required, to preserve the7 reserved rights of the States than to! maintain auinonioi tnc general government-"' : '':'"..-. 111 icvvut' jram iiiwviicj tut t r Ven. exerting an .increasing 4nflueno 'n expending tha authority of the ecu 1 (Coutlnued ou Fpj ft Two.J.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 10, 1908, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75