, v
. TJS GCJLY DAMLY PAPHC2 HO
TlIH VEATIIER TODAY, t (T
For North Carolina! Fair;
nak-ri)i t colder Thursday,
1
tit brink to high Nortttwest'
iWs; Frklsy fair.
VOLUME LXXXVII,
Leads all Nointlhi
FLEET FESTIVITIES
ORRED DYSTOnm
... . - ...
any Teas and Dinners
') Postponed .
SQ11E IM mm
Nothing of Sorloria Import, Tlnyrcrcr
; CcnuUfol ricturc of the Junction of
tin Home Camlaz ad WHcomlns
r'kxHn at Sea AVltA a Tragedy .Con
lalnird Tlorln.
(Br Associated Preaa.) I
ort Mairoe, Va.. Feb. After I
being flooded in - brilliant sunlignt I
throughout the' morning, the Aineri- I
tiin xiuie net" in- Hamilton .Houdsl
was swept by another severe storm I t t tne pro pram or nepuDiican ieaa-i earmaek closed with the area Se
this sfternoon. 1 ers to push it through the House dUr- I fedant. Col. Duncan B. Cooper, stiU
The big battleships and cruisers did I
not unr in tne least from the blow, I
but Ib'i steam launches runninjc to the I
shore made ' decidedly heavy weather!
or it. . . ,
Iwo Rallora on uhln'a launches were I
-toRMd owrborii durinr th ster-1
noon, but both, were reacued without I
6T at difllculty. J
A launch belonging to tne battiesnip
Rhode Island was partly wrecked In I
trying to come alongside tne tmpsiea it ,wui oe reponea ravoraoiy oy.ai
. CltnKwar. : T - . I Strict party vote. i ' I
. A hncheon party of ladles' was I
niHiaru wnen me wure-ioweu uui i
ciahcd Into a side boom of the armor
lal several of those on board fainted,
The launch drifted rapidly away;from
the ship, the engine having caught 0,
dead center" in reversing. Another
little steamer was se.it to pick her up.
. out me ut-inirBs lauiivn nsu uiuicu i
more man nair a miie in me cnuppj
seas before being secured. 1
The water was the roughest known
in recent years in Hampton Roads.
.'Many, tea s.d dinner parties planned
on board th varlou.i ships had to be
Ipostponed. 'hlje scores of -visitors
i who went early to the anchored ves
Wls had to Teraain on board until late
thia alternoon. . before they could be
KDt ashore. The ships laaiches are
" Staunch little craft, provided with air-
tight chamber and can staid any
amount of pounding. Shore boats did
not- attempt- to make the battleship
lines du.ng the storm."
Sperry to (io to Washington.
Tienr Admiral gperry will leave, for
Washington tomorrow instead of on
' VVlday a he.- at first had planned.
,V-""L "7-wV : Ta:Z
L ":"i"V:.- L"l".l , .'rr. 1
Pf"mu"T ..iMkilS S
the way of InspeT.on or detaehln
.1 .ki win Ka dnna hf 1
returns. The commanding and other lied by Henry O. Oranger. of Carta
nffipr nt th Am ra much eritl- I nena. Colombia, who made-a sharp at-
lled bv the published report from I
u-aBhtnston to-dav that Admiral Fper- I
rv will continue as commanaer-in- 1
rhTeP of the battleship fle?t until tar 1
iat of hUt retirement In September. I
Some others wtre inclined to t oe- 1
lleve the reoort -that has spread 1
throughout the fleet to the effect that I
President. Roosevelt intends himself to I
name the next commander-r-chle I
l-eiore he retires irom omve uh vu 1
4th. An official announcement la ex- I
ntod vhiiA Admiral SDerrv is In I
Washinirton. The Invitation - of the 4
Norfolk entertainment committee to I
oifteers and men of the Ileet to visit 1
that city on Saturday was . formally
o,of,nft.rt hv Admiral Soerrv today.
Tha commander-in-chief himself
..m o a attend on account
of his -visit to Washington'but 140 I
ofllcers and 2.000 blue jaciseta torm
imr . fleet briaade will go to Norfolk
for a parade in which , several ; hun
Hd rerular trooos at the -post at
i-nrtMM xtonroe will oarticlnate. Jm
mediately after the parade . the -f
- -j J -111 tiniui at Kur. 1
55rJ".-5 . hd. wi return to the
.kin nifht The btiirade sent to I
ships at n'gni, n u c" I
HMrt w . ...
- .rAib 111 rva nrannrni v ini sua 1
.V that--whicn Twill be in line at the
inauguration parade m wasningxon
March 4th. i
The converted culser Dixie arrived
in the roadstead today, saluting Ad-
mlrsl Sperry' flag with thirteen guns.
With the Prairie wnicn arrivru y--1
.' ..v. v. nwi will be employed in I
. L kcJahih thr- fleet brigade- to 1
' ' r " . tt
NVeshlnRton. The transier oi.tnw mtrii
Vn he made here and the battleships I baseball on Sunday passed the Senate ur!ef eD- jne action
1U w V e,n JrJL -VI drawn will I tndav 10 to 18 it has already oass-lof secretary of war in issuing in
fr.m which the men are drawn w" I today, .to to i. 11 nas a,reaay pass 1 -tmetion fnr th i-otntAn r t,
..-ait hrm fnr their return.
One of the most thrilling stories
of Uhe cruise of the fleet is that told
f the earvh for a sailor "of, the New
Hampshire, ho was washed over
lioard.and drowned the night of the
17th. The New Hampshire was one
or the vessels of the third squadron
t-f the Atlantic fleet which Joined the
' Mxtn returning battleships tnat aay.
; ti Mjlne. Mississippi and New
Hampshire Rtarted. ot from Guan
1 tnn;imo. Cuba, on the 10th to Joint the
licet The date et for the meetng
- va February l'th, and the point 01
r narrows "U.h ",1 .7r,?,A
tde 35 degree, .north .JlVi!
w. nanvous was . doslirnated as latt
SR tleirrees -west. 1 " tF iui-iuim .
ir;' nrmrmeanrrpnr"about
l" . .i.u.,c.uo-.l s rtermuda.
pw mi V"" "-j - 7 -
' idlhoT freh irom the Phlla-
delVhia navy yard. Joined the ;
. " hnttlABhlna tn the
ltuh near the noint 01 renueivwn
The scout cruler Salem was next to
fall tn Pine. jne wticnmins "iiimorrow. air. Hanicins was zz yearaiwnn inpjr rnur ippy oBcneq are,
drifted for some time anout tne point
ri meeting and indulged in various
. -maneuvers to pass th time. awav.
Finally, on tne Ktn. tnere -was mueni
excitement apoarn w neu paw ne. t
'black moe on the nomon 101a 01
ihtf nnoroach of the world-famous
- hite souadron, i A forest of masts
arrew out of the water, inch by inch.
and then came the buff superstructure
'and white hull of , the Connecticut
ljinr una mlitmn of ablna. and the
1-Louisiana, flagship of Rear- Admiral
SSchroeder. leading tne seeonq roium-i
Rear Admiral Arnota 01 wie weicom -
ing fleet whirl .created mucn com-
ment aooara ine inome-wming ee.
because of the battle gray which. the!
(Conunuea on page nve,)
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NO. 87
H0SIIED rTHSDI
TJeasttra Will Ccinp Up
Today)
CD HP FOB FHESIHEDT
V t ' t
rtMt Trust Doesn't .Want Itooaevelt
Chastened for Permitting it to
SWallon- Ita nivd, the Tennessee
- " ; . . . , .
Coal and Iron Company and Ald
rich Is Iloldlng Senate Off.
' lis TIIOS. J. PENCE. I
vvasninton. is- v.. en. z. xne i
snip subsidy bill whlcH has been I
knocking at the doors of Congress for I
ten years has been resurrected aid I
mg tne declining oays 01 tne session, i
f in measure pawea me senate iai
winter but its course was halted in
the House. Many Republican re-
usee to support me measure on in'
eve of the election. It lssald the; ue
publicans have lined up enough of
their "lame ducks" to Insure the pas- I
sage or the aubstdy measure, The bin I
wiu come uo tomorrow ueiore u i
post - ofllce committee and it is predict- I
The Senate Judiciary Committee I
laut - u v viwusb iii4 i-cmmi. w-i
day ror .permitting the ateet trusc to
absorb the competing Tennessee Coal
and Iron Company. -Action was post-
poned until Monday. .Thla situation
is due largely to the activity of Senator
Aid rich. The same Aidrich ha per-
(ContmUea on .rage .TTVesJ
oiHcuss p;.::;:;.v:
MINING ENGINEERS CRJTTCISE
, SETHODS PURSUED IN THE
1
ISTTIMUS. " ; I ' -
(By the Associated Press.) . ,
New Haven. Conn.. Feb: 24. Earn
est pleas that the building of. tht
tun dam be for . the sole- purpose
of confining the waters of the Chagres
rlvoi vera tnatrto - hv' HeleErTtle9 to the
American InstltMte of Miamg Engln-l
r. A..rinr thele dieiisBion of thel
"Pskma CanaF todav" noon resum-l
ing the -esslona ef thetthmeeting
Th . oDnositiofi to. th lock tvw tal
tack upon the report made a few days
ago by. the ; engineers who- went to
Manama wun iuuge in o iwa r
the : work- He summed up ma aiw
tude In these words:- s "---
."if the engineers had to go . it is
unfortunate that their inominator 010
not sass through" the office of the
Chicago drainage canal .and go to the
ramps of contractors who had to use j
meir orams to wve, muuc uj
methods and devices. It Is also to be
resretted . that engineers were chosen
who had been" found guilty of seeing I
a point and generating a germ ot an
idea wnicn tney nan iosven.u inw u.--
eessful development.
FdR JAPANESE CENSUS
California Iislatnre Passes Much
Discnssied Bill.
(By the Associated Press. )
Sacramento. CaL, Feb. 24. The 1
Senate today passed the bill provid-1
In for a census of Japanese in the I
Ktaui. to aeiermine- wneinur v-umui " 1
should ask' for a general Aalatlc ex-
. i. . . . j ' . .- - ' I
cuision sct. . .
i .-. nad th A-
sembly and will be signed by the
a 11c uaii nurivuj --w-i, -..v 1
governor . uc. :- - .
v I empowers the State census com
missloner to take the census.
:.'.;' ----r.1 .
, : lirgalle Sunday BasehatL
. ., . .
: . (By the Associated Press.)
" Indianapolis. Ind.. Feb.' 24. The
.1 i.fil 1 ik. r
1 uroney um irpauum ui vioj"'
led the House and now goes to the
governor.
DEATH 0FP.LIII3Q1
THE BROTHER OF SENATOR
FROil TWENTY-FOURTli DlS-
TRICT DIES IN GEORGlO
lAington. N. r C. Feb. . 24. Paul
MUner Hanklns. son of; J. J. Hanklns,
formerly of Danville, now living here.
, - . .
twentv-fourth dl.dM to-
1 Day l Mawson. ua, wnere nt " I
business, after three ! weeka" IHoess
?th heart dlsca.se. Senatof Hanklns
hJ.raTU.a.er"S
I w itn . lura.
"" uw . ,
j The burial will take: place there to -
jeld. . He ai a bright business man, I
an th vounrest of twelve brothers!
1 nd .i-ters. i ?-
The trUl of IL B. Shbaf and wife for
l .llesred cruelty to th small Fleld'a
nUd at ThomasviMe i some months
ago. Is in progress here. The case
will go . to the ' Juryl tomorrow and
there Is much interest in the ' out
come. - Shoaf. on the stand today
maintained that ne i practiced no I
I ernelty.
i Nashville. Tenn.. Feb. t4. The Sett
atf, toay passed on final reading the
How blu permitting scientific box -
jng. In thlg state. The blu now goes
ito the Governor for his signature.-
lis
Sill PSODE T OE
EOHiniaaiHes ; ra mews aea yirai
COL GDBPErt
CIS DEFAULTER
State Springs Surpriso
. . ' . .f
In Trial -
HE UHITS IFIHEOULClITIES
But Derlares That They Were larrora.
and That All the Sliortage Wan
Blade Good Tells of v the ActnVl
Shooting - of earmark Denies Flr-
1
ing Shot.
(By the iAmoctated' Press.)
- Nashvnie, Tnn.. Feb. ?4. After a
day replete with exciting incident,
the session of! the Cooper-Sharp trial
for the murder of former Senator
upon the stand.
t. The direct examination of the Colo
nel, which began early yesterday
morning, lasted until nearly noon ; to
day. Almost the first thing the State
did on cross-examination was to an
nounce that it would try to prove that
Colonel Cooper was a defaulter to the
extent of over $100,000 while , clerk
and master of chancery In Maury
county. This precrpltated . a bitter
fight between counsel.' during which
V5irh vnrili xv or. norut anil miirh
anarer displayed .despite the efforts of
judge Hart to ho:d the- reins tightly.
. xhe state won a partial victory and
straightway sprung anothe'r surprise
jt brought forth some o!d legislative
records concerning an investigation
Bto ftn alleged defalcation of , State
Treasurer, M. T. Polk.' in the early
'O's. TThey offered to - prove that
thousands of dollars of the State's
money was Invested by Polk with Col.
Ihincan B. Cooper and others In a
Mexican silver mine scheme, a walnu;
log scheme in North Carolina, and a
scheme to -buy the Nashville Ameri
can. , . .
voi. v.uuper aumiiieu inai mere
were irregularities in his . office of
clerk and mastery . in chancery. ' but
said they were dve to bad manage
ment and poor bookkeeping and that
every dollar was made good. He ad
mitted that Polk was. Jus.. partner -la
the ventures named, but declared tha.
he- (Cooper)-never handled a dollar
of the money and had no knowledge
that H was taken from , the. State
Strong boX. ' ; '.
colonel cooper made, an excellent
witness, jut one hard to handle, even
by. hi. own counsel. Repeatedly he
aa YhZ?X
MK . ! anT queum.., on any suDject,
and 'at times answered lover his own
attorney's objections. .Now and then
he displayed great neat but he did not
contradict himself - upon ; any point.
When court adjourned, the ' cross-ex
amination had reached only the com
mencement or the trouble, the early
editorials. .
Tomorrow the State should, reach
the actual, killing. i. .
It is likely from the length to which
cr0fuimlnatlon 1 that
the State is going on the Colonel's
the- witness
will be on the stand all day tomor
row.
j
1
DOCTOR SUES QUEEN UU,
1
Want 1 t,0u for Alleged Dregch of
; " 4f Contract.
- (By the Associated Press.).
Washington. D. C.. Feb. . 2 4 -Ex-
Queen UliuokalanU of HawaM. other
wise . Mrs, Lydla Dominis, today i was
sued In the District Supreme Court
ty ur. cnaries H. English, to recover
1111.800 alleged to be due ' him on
account of breach of. contract In the
i 'w inn,
-.: The. plaintiff alleges that he accom-
1 ...c -uUc-u imwounn
tlalnnda ks nrlvate nhvlr(n unier a
k. a. .
contract to receive $300 a month; and
a r -
expenses and a bonus, and. thai the
defendant broke; the contract. f i
PLE.VSED fV RlSTOR.VTION
Rrplaefng of Da in' Name DeOglttM
3lemorlal A.wociation.
(Bv the Associated Press. 1 i
structlons for the restoration of - the
name of Jefferson Davis on the Cabin
John bridge,, near : Washington.-, is
railed with much satisfaction among
the members of the Confederate
Southern Memorial Association, t .
It is asserted that tt-waa this or
ganlsatlon. rather than, the Daughter
01 tne .:onieoeraey which inaugurat
ed the. movement to secure the re-in
seriptlon of the name of the Southern
leader in the place from which it had
been chiseled. r .
FITE KILLED FN, I-TGIIT.
Mexican
Mountaineers
Battle.
atMl Gyp-des
(By the Associated Presa.)..
Caliacan. , Mexico,' . Feb. 24. Two
women and three men were killed and
another woman wounded tn a fight be
tween mountaineers and a band, of
g)-psies on the road to Maaatlan. News
01 the light has Just reached here.
The mountaineers demanded 1 that
J the gypsy women attend a Uance, and
two 01 tne women Ten dead and an
other badly wounded.. The mountain
I eera fled, but were pursued by the
I TPsy men wno succeeded in killing
I tnree 01 mem.
Death of Wimam Smith.
- (Special to News and-Observer.)
La Grange. Feb. 24. William Smith,
of the vicinity, of Seven Springs, died
Monday. Mr. smith was a man of
middle kge. and enjoyed good health
until a few days - ago when he had
an attack or Illness which resulted In
I mental aberatlon and shortly In death
1 The concert for the benefit of the
I LaGrange band latt night .wag .well
1 attended and a flnanciat success.
cmr;
9
L-iiVS
KALIJIGri, EL C, TJIURSDAY,
COTE 00 SUO-
SECTIOWTOOffl
Argument on Doth Sides
: , Fully Presented i
' ' 5 , 11- ' -. ' --
SO:iiTEEfULSFEEC!!ES
The HcSnse Passes the Senate Drain
a - .
age Sf on -Its Final Reading ini
pie Rrd Bill- Defeated Revenue
Bill practice Hy Completed, Pamm
Second Reading In th House. ,
It is probable that the Senate' will
vote to-dav on the anti-trust bills be-
ore thai body.. The diaouesion on the
Lock hart. blllr containing subsection
"A" aid amendments that strengthen
the law. and the. Blow-lktssett substitute,-
embodying the Mahning substi
tute, was resumed at the 'expiration
of the morning hour yesterday; The
consideration of . the bills' was continu
ed at A)nigtt seslon . add last night,
several, j. Senators - . speaking.: Tho
Seecheje 'on both sides were forcefully
delivered, the arguments . presented
showing-.eareful preparation and deep
study oc the-question. A vote might
have been taken last night, but It was
understood when the night session was
called that action on the bills would
pot be take,n before to-day. .-.
The pledge of the Democratic party,
promising effective anti-trust legislar
tion has taken rank in the discussion
second only to. the demand of the
people fejr-iUtThe advocates of th
substitute claim that U enacted it
would be a effective as it 6ught to be,
while, the supporters of the Lockhar(
(Continued on Page Seven.) -
OFFICEIIS ELECTED
Junior Order lb
'(Special to' TCe w? aild Observer. ) .
Elizabeth City, N. X!., Feb 24. The
first business session of the State
Council Junior s Order American ! Me
chanlc was held this morning at 9.30
o'clock .n the Elk"e Hall. This ses
sion -was devoted principally to ' the
report "or ..the . credentials committee,
47 delegates. In addition to offlcers.
reporting, and to reports' of the com
mittees on law and legislation. :
' ... .
eeverai committees were appointed.
after which a ; short . and interesting
address was made by National Vice
Councilor Taylor, of Tennessee. - i
This afternoon's session was devot
ed largely to the election of officer
for the coming year, one of the most
interesting and exciting features of
the: State county.' The successful
candidates were estate Councilor, J.
K Reynolds. Winston -.Salem: Vice-
State Councilor, , W. Ben Goodwin.
Elizabeth City: State Council Secreta
ry, Sam F. Vance;- Winston-Salem;
Mate council ..Assistant Secre
tary. R.I F. Fulghu-nv Wilson; -State
Council Treasurer, C. V. Fulch, Ker-
m-nr uios MS.ie council uonauctor, u.
H. ' Harris. Tarboro; : . State Council
Wardens J. R; Baggett. Belless Creek?
State. Council Inside Sentinel. R. H
Plyler. Gastdnia; State Council Out
ride 'Sentinel, Adolpbius Chek; Buri
lington. f ,;. ' ; r'
The following . prominent juniors
were elected tonight as representatives
to the National . Council (one -. more
represontauve 10 o.; eiectea . latere ;
Charles, IB. Brewer. Wake Forest; Z.
P. Smttli, Raleigh; C. B. Webb' Sal
isbury?; i r '- : --'-.'.
After the close of -tonight s session
an ovstpr siinner was served bv the
host counell. ' All hotels and boaMlng
houses are filled, there being a large
number 'of visitors In attendance. I
addition Uo delegates and officers.
. The exhibition by the local fire
company this afternoon was a spec
tacular and brilliant success, notwith
standing' the weather, t
Tomorrow afternoon , a boat ride
down thw Pasouotank river aill be
given., I . ;- .- ,
THE nOHEY IS RECOVERED
-A
I
CASH TAKEN, FROM KERNEBS-
. I VILIJt RANK FOUND UNDER
BobEXUAMEIVS PORCU
' -1 , .. . . , :
(Special, to .News a d Observer.)
W insten-Salem, N,-.v.. Feb. 84.-
Galther C. Bodenhamer of Kerners
tllle, who was arrest -fl at a hotel in
Washington yesterday on the charge
of having stolea 42.09 from -the
vaults Of, the Forsyth Bank and Trust
Company, of --Ketnertjvllle. will be
brought ;back at once for trial.
In htsf confession to the officer who
made the. arrest rBod enhamer stated
that thefmonej was' buried In a glass
Jar under a porch 'Us home. Every
cent of the S 2.000 waV ..found today by
the Keriiersville office- Just as uoaen
name r stated. He liad been pnder
the surveillance of a detectlvt for
Mme dfts and it is thought that he
was watched too close ly to permit him
to remove .the money from its hiding
place. . -. . ' "
The dffieers of thje bak have no
wea now Boaennamer got too mvuj.
He went North several days sgo pre
sumably! on a pleasure . trip. The
bank carries 13.000 Insurance as pro
tection and wilt thlerefore, lose uotn-
ing by the robbery, as tne insurance
company will be called upon to meet
the expense attached to the arrest
trial, etc;. .
F-EBIITJAIIY 25, 1909
CiJTPIlESIIEfiTTO
" a- . '
II
The House Defies the
Senate i
REJECTS ITS 7.L!EC!I!lTEriTS
Means That tht Salary Remains Vir
tually as at Present, Except That
$25,000 nerptoXore Added" for Trav
eling Expenses Will be Included In
stead of being Antborized.
. "r '"'.' " - ,'V ': ' i c. " '
' (By the Associated Press.) . ,
Washington.' D. C Feb. 24. With
its war paint on the House; of Rep
resentatives - today, by sweeping- ma
jorities many times 'defied the Senate
by rejecting its amendments to the:
legislative appropriation bill providing
for salary increases for the -Presi
dent, the Vice-President the Speaker
the Judiciary and for the creation of
the offices of under secretary and
fourth assistant ' secretary of state.
Party lines were obliterated complete-
ly--' .' ' .. . ' ' ' 'K ;.
It was a rcgu'ar field day In the
lower branch where oratory- and con
fusion vied with each other for hon
ors. . isot during the present Con
gress has the Speaker been compelled
to wield his gavel with such force to
bring about order as today, j Of par
liamentary' tangles there , were many.
but, the veteran presiding officer
emerged -from alV .with his decision
undisputed.- ', Th battle ' waged tor
more than six hours. at the end ot
which the A was sent to conference.
So much time-was. consumed in- con
sideration of the conference report
on-that measure that a night session
was mad imperative tn order that
further discussion of the sundry civil
appropriation till, which had dragged
along ror several days might be bad.
Although the members were primed
fnr discussion, of the secret service
the subject was allowed to ' go over
until tomorrow. , The bill was less
than. pperth'rl. completed -vwhen .the
uouse. at :i - p.' m.. recessed, until
10 s. nr. tomorrow. . -.
Id the course of - a lively debate.
Messrs. Underwood '(Alabama), and
Clark (Missouri).! criticised the Sen
ate increases,', especially t.in, reference
to- saianes. , v .,-,'" "
Mr. Clark in particular was em
phatlc in bis objections to what he
said were "the continual impositions
of the Senate in the matter of appro
priation , bills." ; , - :. h. - I
Messrs. Blneham. of Pennsylvania :
Glllett of Massachusetts. and Livingston,-
of Georgia, the House conferees,
strenuously. ! defended their report.
which In-so-far , as there was no dis
agreement was adopted. . . .
When the discussion turned on the
Increase In the salaries of the Presi
dent Vice-President Speaker of the
House of Representatives and Judges,
about which- the conferees could : not
agree, Mr. Clark, declared there was
much misinformation about ' the
amount ' the President receives '. and
said that instead of its. being. J 5 0.000
it actually Is 9291,800 per annum. ,
By a vote of 67 to loz the House
refused to accept the. Senate amend
ment increasing- the salary of . the
Speaker. .. - ... '. ; . '
The Increase' proposed. In the. Presi
dent's salary from 954,000 to 1100,000
ai year was rejected, the vote being
yeas 141. noes ae ; , .4 . ;
. Before the announcement was mane.
Speaker. Cannon directed 1 that his
name be recorded In the affirmative.
An unusual scene followed: Mem
bers were on- their, feet In ia general
scramble for recognition for motions
of one sort "or another.. The speak
er, unruffled by his- besieger s, held
that a motion bv . Mr. 1 Watson, ot in
dlanai to recede from the amendment
and amend It o as, to make the salary
$75,000 was preferential... , 1 -; U
' The effect of the amendhient will
ho to leave where it now Is the Pret
dent's salary added to which .wia be
the 928.000 heretofore ; appropriated
for traveling einenaes but Which the
bi)l strikes Out . aa, a specific Item of
transportation, etc. t ' ".: '
A long debate was precipitated by
Mr. Bingham's. offerings an amend
ment to the amendment of the Sen
ate designating the proposed hew of
ficial of . the state department as "vice"
secretary Instead of "under- secretary
and reducing the salary, from $10,000
to $7,600. r: 1
Strenuous objection - and ridicule
even, came from aMt sides to both, the
it'es. ' . I
The .charge having been made In
several quarters r that the Unl'e?.
States ras trying, tn. "ape"r foreign
powers. Mr. Denny (Mich.) disclaimed
sweh a suggestioni The idea., he. said.
was-to make the state , department
conform to the diplomatic usage of all
the world..' !
The amendment was . vigorously
Supported' by Mr. Watson (Ind.j.
while Mr Mandrills,), in opposing
the creation of both the offices of un
der secretary and fourth i assistant
secretaryv maintained that it was sim
ply another way of giving office to two
additional people 1 - '-.
Without an opportunity being af
forded to 'vote on . theBingham
amendment the House, by a vote of
8t to 134. refected the. whole amend
ment.' :. :M'W.f
All remaining; Senate amendments
nertalnlng to the- 'State department
likewise were' rejected...... :cA' ; '''
The next battle was waged on. the
Senate amendment increasing, the sal
aries of Judges, Including those of the
Supreme Court ' ot the United. States.
Finding themselves in a helpless mi
nority the cenference committee
moved a nonconcurrenceMn all the
amendments. This action was taken
and the bill .sent back to conference.
' Calhottn, Jury Cmletev .
" , (By the Associated Press.) ; "A
San. Francisco, xCal., FebJ ;
75,000
i
" :
fillflTS of cor
The News and Observer ' Contest v Department ExV
I, periencea by far the Biggest, Greatest,' Busiest
1 and Best Day Since tho Inauguration of
This Campaign of Magnificent Effort, ,
Thomas- Lockwood, an .elderly saw-
maker, for some time, past retired
from business, was passed today as
the twelfth Juror of the panel to try
Patrick Calhoun., president ; of the
United Railroads, who Is charged"!
with, bribery.. .'.-.-..,. :; --.. . ...
THREB C1ULDRKX RUN OVER.
I 1 ''-j ' " i.. V ' . . : '
Frightened Team- Runs Them Down.
' ' K One Child Dies.
J (Special to News and Observer.)
- Lumberton. N.' C Feb.. 24. A hor
rible accident occurred. in East Lum
berton. near the cotton- mills, yester
day evening as the result of a team
horse, which had. been left standing,
taking fright and running away. In
the mad flight, they ran . over three
small children, injuring the four-year-old
son of Allen Oliver to such an
extent that he died a few hours later,
t The three-year-old-' daughter ol R.
ODeaver was so badly Injured that
her condition Is considered critical.
tnil a llttlA jtaucrhta nf Mn - Vf ' n
h. . . . . . . a . . ... , . . .... ' .H
tate was oauiy . oruutea, out not seri
ously hurt ,
expect in I uo
RUSSIA -LOOKS FOR TROUBLE
BETU'EEN AtSTRLV 1 ,
T.i i. . : . ' " . .. - , . i '- ,' '- ' "
r ' 1 AND SERV1A. l '
(By the Associated Press.) " ,
l- St- Petersburg, Feb. 24. The pes
simism with ' regard to the Balkan
crisis is steadily " deepening in diplo
matic circles, where it Is believed th;
Austrian ' action7 against . Servla way
be expected within a fortnight nnlec
a. solution to the present gravu prob
lem is soon arranged. Foreign-r.rilce
officials state that. Russia Is not . dis
posed to consider an Invasion ot Sr
iia alone as a casus belli, but there is
fear that, the government's hand inoy
be forced -. under, such , clrcumatar:cji
by popular feeling. .
The beginning, of . hostilities ; wouM
bring thousands of Russian volcnters
into the Servian ranks, . Duma lead
ers' Who visited the foreign ofiioe to
day expressed themselves . us . jii-
vlnced thaSrwar is inevitable. It. for
mation received from Kieve today in
dicates that no ; i military-, measures
have yet been undertaken on the
southwestern frontier, but all: appli
cations . of offlcers for leave, ot ab
sence have been refused and the Kieve
department is ready for instant mob
ilisation.' - 1 1 . :-
FIRF3LN. HURT BTT FALL. '
Plunges 20 Feet Fironi Ladder at
P J .Xxi Winsion-SaleMu. : (,-
2? (Speeial td News -ana Observer.)
. Winston-Salem, N. C. Feb. 21.
During a fire to the Brown - Carter
block here this morning. a Fireman
Junius Martin, while -descending a
ladder, fell twenty feet- and sustained
what is feared are serious injuries.
The fire originated in the Eagle
Lodge Hall And did damage to the
amount ot. 93,000. -
Initiatory paraphernalia of .the
Red Men was destroyed, and that of
the Eagle's badly, damaged.
Wurrenjton Baa s New Law Firm. -
. v (Special to New's and Observer.)
v Warrent6n. N. .C-, February 24.
Messrs. Green & Boyd has formed a
copartnership, with Mr, R. M. Dunn,
a young man who has just completed
the law. course' at Wake. Forest Col
lege, and will get Ala degree ! there, at
the Commencement in May: h - - v
Mr. Dunn Is a son of the late Prof.
W. O. Dunn, of Wise. 7$. C who w!as
a iWell-knewn-educator j and . greatly
honored by all the community. -Castltage
Buggy- Co in Uand ef,g
, . .... . , rt;' V' -.
Carthage. N. C Feb. S.--On appli
cation of a number of . tWe , creditprs
of the Carthage Buggy Co., made to
Judge W. J. Adams in chambers here
Mast Saturday night C. S. Brewer was
appointed temporary receiver, ana tne
case was-continued to Marvh 3rd for
a further hearing before Judge Biggs,
on sppUcstion to. make the temporary
receivership permanent.
;,- - :'-;.. . a ai .
- TEt.IN GOES OVER CLIFF.
Twenty-Fire
Rilled; .. Forty Burt in
' Guayaquil, Ecuador, Feb. 2. A
passenger train on the main line,
bound north, was today thrown ' over
a cliff 100 feet high at a point near
Rid Bamba and crashed to. the bot-
I torn of tha ravine. .Twenty-five per
sona were killed and forty wounded..
- The accident was caused by a dis
placed rail. , , .
, . f
Chief of Dairy Dljlstop.'. " '
Washington. D. C- Feb. , 24, Bern
ard H Bawl, of Lexington. S. C.. was
today appointed chiet of the dairy
division . of the department of agrl
culture atr 93.E00 per , annum. JHe is
a- graduate ot Clemson4 College, of
South, Carolina - - .
Ifaxtmam Kmpra.tnrts TSt
Inlmanv tempcratniv, 51:
tal preHpltatksa for '21
ra ending u p, ul, 2e inrn.
V fr II
.. v V- TT
SLEEP FOH -
; THE V3TE CCUMiS
' - - i r 1 L
Contest Department Boms MTdnight
; Oil Also Electric - ' Lights and To
haccoRemefnber thai Determlna
, tion Wins a BnxsWagonH-T-HIU h
Tour BaJJota to an AutomobUe
4 Get the Advantsgel Gained oy An
; Early 3tarf."4r-:. .;; -:.-'- i''.
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. Owisg- to the extraordinary
numoer. or nominations registered
in The News and'Obaerver con-
test, it becomes necessary, to
tabulate the score :ln a manner
that will allow , the! readers of
the paper to locate the names of
their favorite candidates with the
. least effort The names will here-
after l found under the heading
ot tne town in which they reside.
This will greatly facilitate the
work of handling the voting. The
f preparation of the j list -. In this
! shape requires considerable time
and for this reason; the names
will not appear until Friday's .
issue.- .' i..- . ., -."' , . w '
. ' - 1 . .-
Wednesday vas'a 1'U: V.av' at 1" 3
Xnvs and Obscrvt-r ocice and Va en
tire force both in the contest aril,
circulation departments were kept
busy answering the hand reds of Ques
tions asked ' by the . many interested
people who appeared, at tha cCce
throughout the day.- ' . - ' .
Hundreds of prospective contestants
arrived during the day and departed '
tightly clasping a subscription book
and with a look of grim determina
tion on their, faces which fully ex
pressed their intention to jump In and '
roll up an -enormous! vote while the
contest Is young. 1 '
, Thousands of ' the ' daily taHots 1 ,
clipped from The News and? OrveJf
were turned in .during the day sow-:.
ing plainly that every reader la In
terested in the contest and intend to v
vote steadily for their favorite.
. Before, closing time a great number
of new nominations had . been . filed,
many more were received In the day's
mail and as they say at election time,
"there are more precincts to be heard
from." ... " -'-.!' . ;-
There Is a great advantage to can- '
dldates who get their; names in earlv t .
so that their friends j can : knor they
are In the race and save their sub
scriptions for them, i Otherwise they
are likely to -be indifferent and hand 1
their subscription te the, first con-
testant who asks fop it -"-.
. ' Remember that this" contest is but 1
an Infant; that very little -real work
has been. done; tba( no contestant ban s
an advantage that could not ba over
come by a few hours diligent effort
among the friends on the part of a
new entry. ' '
- Eight Content in- One.
Also remember that this is no
"piker" .affair. That r' you are not :
working for a prmy and cart; or. a
cook-Btove or "some i prize of like ,
value. .There are, $10,000 worth ft '
them: v Ten thousand big Iron, dol- :"
lars. Think of Itii wouldn't it:star
ger you? ? And It really means el-r it ,
contests In one. -with f what would be
better than ordinary i grand prizea at 5
the top of each of the eight contests..
And no one can win the prizes in your
particular district " except yourself
and the other fellows who live in that -district
No - outsiders - need'' apply--no
matter how many votes they have. '
If you have not, already done so,
sit down with your last week's papers.
a pair , of. scissors end a lead pencit ,
and get busy - clipping the . coupon..
The - nomination ballet counts 1.000,
but you can only vote, one of them. ''
l"ou can. however, vote as many, of ;
the coupons or daily ballots as . you - -can
gather but it will hardlr Py --
you tobother with them yourself and .
wasting the ' time to; sign them up.
Some other ; candidate Will be filling
out a subscription calling for 10,000 -votes
In the same period of time that "
It takes you to fix the coupon. Let
your little brother or: sister or son or .
daughter take care of the coupons
while-you. are hunting for "bfg game."
' Dont Get Excited. --
' Contestants, both new and Old, are .
requested to refrain i from becoming .
uneasy in case your ballots or voting
certificates do not imaterialize Just
when you- think they should The tre
mendous amount of j this business to'
be handled makes H a slow operation
as it must be counted carefully and
recorded perfectly to .insure each con
tesUnt getting exactly; what is, com-,
ing to him, and nor more; .Therefore,
should your votes, fail to appear. - in
the issue following the remittance of.
dally ballots they wyi be sure to show ,
up in the succeeding issue. If they .
do not show in that Issue then it's
time-to "mak a fight" in which case
the matter will be looked -up carefully
and thoroughly, andi you- will get all '
that is coming to you- -
. Also remember that when you: send
(Continued, on. Taja Three.), '
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