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. 7 ...v V- i' The ews end Observer. .;TIeta:tr.4 Cissnrtf fc-;CbKi l Oaot: Kew and. TXK ONLY PAPER PtTfeLXSHED AT c. . TOR 8TATK CAPITAL - USXXGI : Full Associated Press Kepcrts t 1, , SCBSCRIPTKai PRICEl . Wfaf JQKB Sis Month,. ' . . i .- : ' - .- Entered it . tbm poatoSic at Bi Ign, N..C u coad-cUr m&U nuU- - ; ' Y TVESDAY ... March' 1, iOt. MORXIXG TONIC. iV '- (Isaac Erwln Avery.) , - The violets again little wet violet, and there Is the clean, sweet breath of spring: One would lift -his Jiead : and shrink deep taste this newness. this grateful freshness this Is about --There is a quicker leap of, life.-and ' nature seems to stir with a- kind of tenderness. There-is a-deeper glow on the faces of children easier- hap piness on a tiny, nestling face. Girl hood comes to whiteness again the - -cool crisp sign of spring. And In an is the subtle charm of violets little ' hitman, tremulous things, gentle, as - love's whisper, pure as purity. Rest ful. 'quaint little flower too. simple.. appealing- . t Flower to lay n a baby that has died to give, as seemly tribute to -womanhood to press aAilnst the face as easement for tired heart- Such " a. dear, peaceful little flower, all alone In .flowerland emblems of. the world'asimplest and best, and waiting- to mock a false face, or adorn the beauty-that comes from the souL J . - ' m e Never before did Congress appro : priate money- so lavishly. Watch-dog Tawney U barking now that the horse is but of the stable. . ' They are talking that "Cannontsm jnnsf go." .That talk is safe only dur: , ing recesses ot Congress. When the v Speaker comes to the bat all sing low. - -mm- ."'.Mr. Taft has "dropt" the Rooevelt ' ., nhni" ln his spelling, and restored - the old time spelling that Andy and ' Teddy tried to foist on the peopl. Good for the new President! ' . , m e ' The members of the Ananias club : .are relieved. They feared the num . ber would be .so Increased -that the -designation to membership would lose the distinction that now attaches to M The Baltimore Sun says that Mr. Tart is going to abolish the, '"referee system" - of making appdmtraents In theSbuth. " If he does, what will Dun can and Adams do about their prom ises of Die? . ' ' - - : m e ait will be a great- thing- to have a splendid auditorium in Raleigh, but irSk-ould be like furnishing a few peo-1 pie cake when many are perishing for bredto build an auditorium aud .shut up She -schools. '.. - . .. , . . . - e ; r Who win we have for Police Ju-tice-the- present' offlelaVf or some other ?.-." That to , important, but the, : question of Voting-next Tuesday -a tax tor good schools Is an hundred fold mote important tor today and -for. all t'ne.. - '- - . ' - Raleigh need and needs ' very much a -. new- and- more progrelve Coard of A'-dermen. But that need Is rot near io : great .as , Is .the need frr good public schools. Next Tuestiay will determine' whether the. children of Raleigh are to have a fair chance hf'the race of life through good edu cational advantags.' ' . , m t Thlh of it! Hdndreds of -children .in Raleigh out of school March. April and May because there is no -money to continue the schools. . Charlotte and Greensboro and Durham children f ere' aH at school settiast t reparation ; for Jlfe's battles. Are not . Raleigh children entitled to as good 'a chance . as children In other cities? ' Soon . Raleigh people will be dis - cussing - "WhiUjhaH.be ..Mayor rv -.. A. . proper answer to that question is Ini- , portant But It Is not one half as important-as whether Raleigh shall - give Its children as good schools of as long terms a Durham." "Greensboro, Ashevlllev -Charlotte and every other . progressive town in the State. V . -Js to : Tax the OammawM- for iM DcmNIt . of. the Manufact arcn." I v (Charlotte News a.i Courier.) ,D. A- Tompkins, of Charlotte, made a speech, to the Tariff Convention at . Indianapolis last week. He was aided . and . abetted by' Congressman -Rans- ' .dell, of Louisiana, and together f they '.contended for a tariff .bill constructed : 1 onM.conomte rather . than m ' political "i lines, and' preached the-doctrine that - ? In placing the tariff" a imports- the - taxes should, be UUd for the yromptlori : f mir . Industrial Interests, - We are : told by the Washington Herald that .' V1I. Tom D kins started with the ttost- . ulate that th main source .of .our a" ?' tional revenues would continue to be ' ' the tariff on - Imports.? The only ' ''postulate." however, of "V these- two eminent exponents- f " protection - sen- -tfmnt n the Booth ts tir tax tae eat rumers for-the benefit of the'manufacr -. turrrs. We ' can remember the time vWhen Mr. Tompkins was as. straight - as;, a trlng In his . Democracy, but since be-went up to Charlotte and be gun- to associate witn the Ubserver, or that city, : his descent has. -been: very steady., - '-. ' - . Showld Not BefccfU. i noanoke-Chowsn-TJmes.) There should be' an amendment to the State Constitution maklrr a mm- kat ha T sirtclatnr 4nol ' ? a In a rt4; offlce created.' or the rr --"ntH ..f TRADES ffiffl) C OU h otfr I which i were lncre- t'm Jt:t iutmik j1 -'.ft-' - ' Vtvtr In' Its history was a qucstibH submitted; to' the voter f lalciglt that meant -ao 'much, fof 4he.prcscn reputatloa i of the Uy and its future as the. election" neV Tuesday on V4he school "ax pr6p6slthn.t There i ta-' not a" town WNorth tJarolWa of veir-li'ii thousand " populaUon ' that" '-. doejnoi glve s chiidrei; a-nhi. mirths school save: and:exceptfpaly the-clty of ;Tlr elgb where " i how ?have' onty .afsl? months ' school term. '.ITbe Questtva to be oted, on nexU fday ntVl' thto: Are the peoble;of Ralelf hfwlU JIng to dwarf the minds their chrt.. areii'by only -MX ' months' school and have it go ut-;that Raleigh la the only town , or city. In the 'stati " that does hot provide- a-nlne? nymths ternr'-for its chndrent ' The.! Increased' tax is hly fifteen cents on the $100 or pror ! ! The real .reason-why . this, crisis npw eonrronts Raleigh - Is that, pnder the dispensary system a large part .of the revenue of. the lty came from the sale of liquor. ; Wlth,-,t ho -closing, of the dispensary that revenue was lost An"electkn Was held laW year Tn the school tax and a combination of un toward circumstances conspired to de feat the tax at that time by a narrow margin. The proposition submitted then provided that the school board could levy an increased iax "not to exceed 23 cents on the SlwO." Thai sliding scale' of the rate of taxation was not approved by many. Peop'e said .that the school board might levy the u:t 25 cents' and they were un willing to vote, that power, though the board made a public statement that If would not levy the limit. Under the present proposition submitted to the people .to be voted oh next Tuesday the specific rate of Dfteen cents iv fixed and it cannot be excvcJed at any time. This will commend the propo sitton to 'those Iwho didn't 'Mte the matter as It was sobmittcd last year What Is Raleigh chiefly noted for. aside from the ; fact that the. State makes It the seat of government ?. It has been our boast for a generation that It Is "The Educational Centre" of North Carolina. Much of : the Increase in ; Raleigh's population has come, be cause of Its primacy as an educational centre.. As a residence cltj it bad at tracted many citixens because there were good schools yhere theh chil- dren could be educated, as well as be cause pf the religious and social privi lege of the capital city.1- 8uppose next Tuesday the people of Raleigh should uy 'as they will say if the school tax is not voted ,.t . lUlelgh Is a good town full of good people, aud we want to attract t-ittseua, bat people wlie are coe- tcmptaUng change of- resklciKY must nmkrsund that while'Durbam, GoWs- boro. Henderson. . and bauford (its nearest neighboring tow as) afford -few nmihi m4mmiI term tor mew thUdrea Raldsit sapporU a stiwol only six mosulis W the year." - Is there any voter In Raleigh wno wishes to thus "advertise sthis. cltyT A Vote against -the school tax sends broadcast over the country that J Tery advertisement n advertisement that would give Raleigh the unenvtable distinction of being the onty capital of anyState InUVmertca that did not maintain a ' public school ; tor nine jnonths In-every, year. les anyoouy In Raleigh wish this reputauon mi the tsty that Is how noon ' the thresh old pf a greater development than .tt has heretofore known? .If there was no other reason why Raleigh should have: a nine "months school like all othef progressives-cities and towns In, the country city -pride a!ie and the reputation or the city should caue us td give RaltlKh that best of all ad yertisemcnts.cThe first question a .man askii , himself aboutT a town or citj when he thinks V moving. to it Is "Whit about me scnooisr: : a man without children- asks the question because It Is the best tnuex oi me progress and high standlng-of a conl nvunity. A mar. with children asks. It because he -owes his first earthly ob ligation to his child and he cannot dis charge that obligation unlsss he lives In a ommunlty where the .cniia can enJoyTthe best educational advantages. Raleigh has alway4 prided Itself upon Its high standing m tnis respect, nj Lnext Toesdaj Hs. people should adver tise to the world that u is inaeeu In, tratbrrh Edusatlonal Centre of North; Caroilnar" What is Che biggest asset of the city f yKaleigh? It. fc? Its . hundreds, of bright-faced children. ;;: Every bne of them is entitled to affair -chance In the race. of . life. 'Man?; or tRehvrar the children of parents . - who-' -did not themselves have good 'educational ad vantages. . .They.are ' tfetermlned1 to give their jthi'.drenTbetter advantag-is than they tnemserVes -enjoyed. .Every. fwceessfut man. who has ; overcome the handlcajt ortha faek'of ducaUon. knows be'Tsas: had;to. kwlth dull tools. Ke rW" that l Jie. had enjoyed the, advantage f-of ducwtlpnal train ingof the best sort as a boy he. would hkWiwpir- Bncceaa Easier tecaosd.ihe Would havet-beguabfa aree-wltl sharp tool;' lnatead. ' of dull ones. Those ' men. who have .. children: .will love' to; iee school ahd,' will strain, a point t9 tnalntaln ;hop'4i,where.. thelr children ' VllI be' trained . fdt AiwefBt- nesa In life.- Those- tnen-Whe fciave. no chldreh: witt ; be. gtd ; .to . throw, their weight toward mWtalnln?-acho.ls where no child: will lack-a if air chance or. as it is , called. In this, age as a squsxe d" beoaase hU parents are poor on because hi parents are dead. The best open field with no favor n all the : world 1i ln? ' the . pubjlc -school. Thefi Is a; perfect Democracy where every .child .must depend, upon Jdmself. With, enough ood teacher ; so that irlUanhaveindlv-Uiiai.4lI-v IfeCtJon $nd PtUpon..rrio school J so I g-od ' " th ' ''" 'y. ' -lgh ouzsTioi ... . -. - - , "t" . themselves tnd do most for , (he. city. 7 TaUl about progress for Ralolgh about the need of an -auditorium, mil nlclpat building, hotels, factories ..and everything sise" that makes for pros perity and ; greatness.'-neither one :;of Uven nprta off them combined menn 1 so . raucino me grewin,: ana avetop meht and 'power of Raleigh as - good pobh)e schools of propfcr 'length Thy cannot be .had id Raleigh unless thf school tax is voted' next: Tuesday. r tit Is; the stprsme question pon: which vqjters of, Raleigh mdst -pasA-i;?-?j;'- , If Jt sh'ould fall by over-confldv,ne-neglect, Criticism of this br that method or for; any, reason, it wpuld be he"werst" blow that " has' ; been truck. 'Raleigh In a generation.)' , ; f - r ' eAHTAINASHE HAH UIS SAY. Toi the Editor lth regard to your editorial: "Remove not the Ancient Landmark." permit me to direct your attention to some odd historical - elr cumHtancea la the early-hlutoVles of the State, it was stated tliat when the Assembly-or 17 met. the smiles &-id charms of Esther Wake, a stater of Governor Tryon's wife, swept " the members off their feet. and. led them ee.ptlye, and at her behest they built the.palaoe at Ntw Bern; and - Wake county as named In honor of the lovely Esther Wake. . ' Abou , 1892, cne distinguished author of our State. Incidentally, de scribed the personal appearance of the lovely Esther; her hair, her eyes, her arched eyebrows and personal -grace. A few years later, that, aunt dUUn guished author became convinced- that Mrs. Tryon had no sister;' that there was no such person as Esther Wake; and that his portraiture pf her hair, eyes and arched eyebrows was as the baseless fabric of & dream. I could mention a dozen such exploded no tions In what has been called North Carolina history. s , As to. th proceedings at CharhUfft m stay. Ii7r nothing was known oT them by the general public until lslt, when a narrative, written by -Colo-nel Alexander, In 180. was utter his death found among some old pamph lets and then published in the Raleigh Register. In 182 and in 1839 certi ficates and letters were written W some of the ok citizens of Mecklen burg that fundamentally sustained the narrative. There was not a word, to the contrary. To that .narrative Writers have since added as the hair, the sonaj graces wcrt all added to the fas cinating Esther Wake. But from 1 81 to say, 1 1841, there was nothing to the contrary; tana to be sure all North Carolina was proud of "the Mecklen burg Declaration of May 29." ' Tou ssy In your editorial: they are not to be shaken by arguments made by those who cannot know more than ww know.i when the matter was threshed out" By this basic remark you disclose your own ' want of fa miliarity with the subject It Is be cause something more in now known that opinion has changed. Since 1847 new facts, that were not dreamed of. have come to light; and these new facts are confirmed .by the evidence taken In 1829 and 18J0 which originally appeared to ' cv flrn the narrative printed in 181 All of this-new documentary evidence was unknown before 1X7; and some of .It has come to tight only Ja the last two or tnree years -- ..-: .. As an illustration of new light oon si dor this. Colonel Alexander did not publish Ms narrative in his life time. Ue mentioned having made only one eopy,ofilt That copy he sent to General W. IX. Darle in 1899. To th it copy he annexed the following certl flcatc: "It may be worthy of notice here to observe that the foregoing statement, thouch fundamentally cor rect..yeti may not literally correnprvtd with the: original record of the trans actions of said delegation and Court -of Inquiry, as all those records and pa pers were burned, withbe house, on April s, 1899; but previous to that tim of 1809. a full copy of said rec ords, at the request of Dr. Hugh Wil- lUtmson. (thf n of New York, but f ori merly a representative In Congress fronr this State, was " forwarded to him. by Colonel WllHam Polk. In rsr that those euriv transactions ' might fill their proper place in a history of this State then, writing by said Dr. Williams in New York "Certified to the best of my. recollection snd belief, this 3rd dar of Keitemher. I860. i "bv 1. M. K. Alexander. u ... . . . . & - d-Ai ' (ee University Magazine for April 1863. page lit.) Thus it aniM-ar that to the only copy Of hfs narrative that - he ever let- go cut of his possession. Cokxnel Alexan der carefully and honorably annexed his certificate to the effect that It was written from memory, and might not literally correspond with the original record; bnt that a copy of the original, transcribed from the record book had earlier bec.n sent to Dl. - Hugh :WI liamson. I , . Now I am railing your attention , to "nrw Information.'' - ; ... . The chief orator at the Mecklenburg Centqnnlali 187S. raid !.t reference to this certificate (which had recently been referred to in sonie" publication) that he had not . hoard .of it before. (See Address, page.-87) .Indeed, on page SO. the orator said. that the Jour nal of the proceedVigs in Mecklenburg was consumed by fire in the year 1800. "and that nrior to its destruction he . Colonel, Alexander!, had endeavored to give - this document publicity by furnishing ye copy to Dr. Hugh Wil liamson, who had 'announced t,is pur pose, to publish a history, of North Carolina, and- anothea to General Wil liam- K, uavie. i-ne orator oeneveu that-the copy gtveh to Ge.teral Davis i nrlor to the destruction ' of the original; and-he bclisved that It- was the same as ther trunscrlnt of the rec ord snt to rn. WHMnnsn."" . - 7 tet . a matter of fact, the certl fl- rat. avpndois- 4, th vcopy, sa4 Ut Davte chows tbht if was not a' tran script front the record, bra was a nar rative written sjierT e -iirs irooi memory. That has an Important bear' ing on the matter, because- It - is the Verbal accuracy -.- ot ah '-Alexatider narrative that is In question.. As late as 187S? th; distinguished orator at the centejnnai.- am tnot naf e- mat: rmporv ant evidence in -satisfactory - , That certificate l-one-ltcm . of hew Information. Another Js the . publica tion of the aetiort at-1 Charlotte., ofll eiatly stated1 by th committee, in the New Bern paper of June it. 1776 .-.Anotljef Js, the manuscript copy of the' ane-procewings puonsaea in tne Wilminston oaoer of Jun SSrdM775. Another Is Oovemor MartCi's' contem- 'poraneou .statement.' In - hi - offloial corresDondence: - A copy of these rt olntien f May SI) I am Informed was sMt ofT bv express to .th? Congress at PM ladel phla. as - oc.-t - a -i they were nassed Jn lh eommitteei . ; - There is muh -other evidence that has xome to, light since lilt: .ami persons-ran. 'and do - know- more -now than when tn. me.trer- was. nrsi .pre -'And Jt H this new matter which has led roe. aa-otbsrs. to .the chaigejf r In yor - aecount f the dlscusslan rin" th-s lttu.'hasrent."oTivfldof"Mi; IDowrj.tb" "f. t-tn--ti-' se.nted o to.Vear out tbt author con- timua iiai-n aaie wa nj ti, a nd eiot M a v 2 Oth." Mr. Do wd Is -quite correct.!; 1 am very gUfd.that It seem ed to - blm that way. If I beard aright,' Judge . Graham 4likewb said; Tne way the evidence is presentea, it exeludes' th Sfrth."' And I- think the Judge t right about that That Is the wayUt seemed, to me, and I con gratulate myself that Mr. Dow and Judge Qraham eoftcnr with, m that me evidence, as preseoteor naaxnat fi fect. -: I:; would have beirvery glad had it -been .otherwise, and-' the S9th of May had -not be'eit excluded. Having stated every material fact-in eVtdeKre,? I... brousht them , together with exactness and propriety, .Thes f.ot.- - .1. . jmnAliialMi ltt.1 the 30th:if May was excluded, just mm- uag uratiara feald; and inev sorceq the conclusion that the date Was the lltt and4 not the J 0th.' . r I: did not. nowever.imake anV effort at argument The -fact made- their -own argument- mey snoke for themselves.-. they SP0V9 to -tne, they will speak fp ' pos- tcrity.' J17.. j .....- : r-: -? ,. It the documentary evidence and the evhlene of General George Graham; or General Joseph - Graham, of Mr. HI meson, taken in 4829 and 139 show tnat the affair was. on May 39-31. what could 1 do but say so? As a mat ter of tact.' I came to that conclusion with greath reluctance, having ber.l under the;, lmtereadon that the notuti- bllity or Che 29th of May was not .ex cluded, j'v'-. - . - ' : Tne suggestion that our Legislature has -declared as a finality what the facts of history are recalls a noted oc ialc.n. ft was only a few years be fore' 'our people settled North .Caro lina. Andi.old man. who had b-.-en a student, all his life, was In attendance before a body of .religious .men who cJUuip proved of his.conclueloa that, the earth moved arov.id the sun. Tue said that It would upset the Bible, and destroy religions; . and the Infallible fope rcnun-ed him to recant on nam of dtath. !'.' - A centuiy later' another lniallible Bjcpe erected a monume.st to gorlfy hlj memor'. . As we -laugh at the Ideu, taken oeriousiy. .that those pious mtn Onld by a resolution de termine whethtf jihe earthy, moved around the sun or not. !erhars others may sinl!e ;at the suggestion that our lA-KulaTure : has settled a question, of nii-tory. ;f - Those qUtnicns are matters of pri vatc onlnloh, founded on an examina tion of the.evdenoe. and base J 'on the aathotitv ol painstakl'ig'and impartial mvevtigator. . Then Is lone thought I wish to ex press here.tr The bill defeated In the House Kuturday might have been of some little pecuniary advantage to me indeed, I was greatly gratified . "oi learning that some gentlemen of the Assembly insisted on so framing the measure as; to secure mc some little additional compensation for my work In preparing: this history. . But . my chief regret at the defeat of the bill b? on a dWrcre-nt ground. ; Our people have not -nurtured Ht- intur. Ctotr tittt of aulhon In insig nificant. ' UnhaiuIy known for rnui'T years as th rWoAt Illiterate State In the Union, we 'should while fostering public education 'also foster literature. Va should shew- favor to authorship and seek to develop literarv efforts... The State has; with great llberalltr rpent m than 8(9.099 in publlshlna her colonial iand State records. . But this expendlur;avails nothing unless the facts irth eonownse and- prepared for the public iirav concise and agree- oble form. j-This book I on that line The work was dose without uny . ex pense, to the'! Slafe htt at great cost to ."ths : nwbriiher-)' , The .. pubilsher thought that) 'ins ,6ook might well be plaoed H their uslr booh - librarinst the superintendent Vof education' thought, so; .tnanr. educators thought toi the. committees pn, education or both- Houses thought so. . ,And a koe cUUly low price' wast made' with that view. . The ublisher'. hoped by these sales to come, oH whole. Here there 3 was an opportsalty foi the State, of North Carolina l muni' fest some appreciation of the taodabl enterprbie of A North Carolinian; and to , foster ; literary ' effort' But the House-was not pf 'that mind. ;' Instead of that, an extraordinary scene ensued. Instead of ' ottering sqme aid. sonic encouragement, .in some shape.' ' a would have e!l become the. State ot North! Carolina, some of the member were swept off their f?et. lost their heart, and -had their kindly hearts so fired. That blew my soul, they fell to abus'.ng and. defaming the publisher arfilf he werel'a'Vlle- person.-engaged In some, vile performance because he had sought toi have this -History 'of North Carolina placed In the rural school libraries. -,' -They did nMpIhe favor of trying to 'exempt .me from' the -Villainous pro ceeding; bnt a a matter of tort I wa consenting to It would have- been very glad or it; as 1 believe air., jovwt woultr have been, and other 1 re gretted that much mor than the mere defeat ot$he measure. Ana yf it has een understood by some, at Uast. that a year, ago I suspniu work on the rjend. Volume qf this his tory: but trpef-b-d if this. - or some i"ch measure. :naJ-passed to resum wa.It It. .InfiM r laoM.wnr vnrV suspended. a matter that Is, however, of 'very little consequence. ;M 1. A. Ann r. MAY R:C0V1R P.R,T t)F CASH -, i . - $ i .., - -"-; - Rank ExamliKT Hull Finds Nw Bern i' tomtitl -n Brigiitcr. ; New Bern ?cl!c.. Mareh S.Fi A Hall, national ban If examiner, la t;ii work In r over he books- of the T' tional Cask, of New Bern and perhatpa will h for ufvml Week Vet Th3 directors having replaced all of . the BiirRinr rnodi the nana is in as koou eendition as ever and the public has not lost faith th Its management or conditions, but': Mr. ilu:i spenaiug DH- time trying to iinj,oui wnere u.e 311,909 has gone. .:..v: : . i I While .no official statement has been given out yet semi-bmclally the stat- menl la madfr that tho examiner finds a btter-voond1Mow .-than :ww first thought and thatT the bank will' ite cover vulte a " sum hot -' the r mhsjlngf tEJpnifORfHAN'AGn ; PfA ;' Sah-m Council f, tfc Vv'&I- W Appeals '.(Speeia . to Ncwsand.Observer.) - -AVInsua.Saleuv .N. C- March Salem council, today filed with , Chief Supreme Judge G. -H. Hastings; a peti tion askinis for a .temporary Jnjunc lion or reatrahntng order to. prevent tne committee, elscted at.- the, . reccnj: -se-eion of-the Stste . Council Junior Order ITniLttd ..American Mechanics ' from spending -any of the -Stat-eooneil"s funds for- th purpose of - establlshl. ns a State orphanage, at some Totni au Tbe " restraining order has bet grafted and th,antter will go to the national Judknary tor twai neacuigv- - K- " i mi mm mV A Coerertlon.. - '-:'- v. "- :Td the Bdltors In jny criticism of bur prerent bad criminal court system In Saturdays News ana wtvrrvr raid , hundred haye-to wait while one h beln trld."J:butv.tne li pes mase me, say . "hondre Js wait forever to be Th? -lrnoii -troth Is trtn-;sno-th tcr s-.l j'-fn-fV-i tieople tf tn.rei lEFECiiiLEEFillZEa GEN; GEORGE DtltGhnf .CiXAPjf ' 'i The follonln has 'been Tefel Vet! (n this 'ofrice-with the rebuesf that it be published r.vi-i-Ts ,fTh Oeneral "arge' BnfgtrrnVAn derson Chapter, North Carolina- Divis ion. v. v. cv seven of Whose mem bers , are blood relation of . General Jtobert-Ji Jee, at a eailed' meeting held Kcbruary rftth, -1 99 , passed the following tesolutfon . OnanJtnously: The; General -George Burgwyn An derson Chapter, North Carolina Divis ion. V.' IX ti. has read with surprise and regret the unwarranted Charges made azamst the loyalty to the South of Dr.f E. A. Alderraan, of torth -tr-altna. Wow oresident of the Utrrvtr-rty or Virginia; and Dr. C. Alpbonso Smith, of the University or North Carolina, by the Richmond Chapter, U. D. C. and other chapter h- this and' other State,!- because of their award or the prise offered In the Teacherr .College, Columbia' University, New York, for the best historical essay -on General Robert E Lee, which essay had been reelved. endorsed, and comDlimented by the Fifteenth Annual Convention . - - k of the United Daughters ot tne con federacy. hld Id Atlanta. Georgia. No vember llth-lllh. 1908. (see minutes Fifteenth Annual Convention, V. D. C, page 283.) For whHe the author' of said esrav thnaush Want bf due. dis crimination In the meaning of words. made : unfortunate choice ot term "Traitor, when by the context of the entire sentence - she- rtearly , meant Rebel, we, having carcrull- read the essay, feel convinced that she did not mean to disparage her noble subject thereby. - And we hereby protest against the dividing of said sentence so that'lt produced a radically different meaning from that which the undi vided whole was meant to convey by the author, as unjust to the author and misleading to- the , readers. Resolved that we place on record and cause to be published this reso lution as testimony to our undimin ished respect ' for. and confidence In these two loyal 'and patriotic South erners. Dr." E. ' A. . Alderman and Dr C. Aiphonsd Smith, and 9ur regret ttat nnv orrseion should have arisen tc make such action necessary. And. furthermore, w shall instruct --Her" to the next-General Con ventlon, V. D. C to vote for the abol lahinir of anv future orlses In North ern college by the Daughters, of the Confederacy, and leave to tur.e ana ui final triumph jot truth. and Justice, the vindication of the Southern cause pit' th Southern leaders. (Signed) ! ' MISS REBECCA CAMEROX, Pe an-t Kec..Scretary HilUboro. N. Feb.; 25. 1909. State papers-please -copy. r . DEATH OF A. J, FARItAR Well-KuowN Ashevllle Mast Soccntuiw td Pneumonia. - - ' (Special to News and Observer.) Asheville. N. C. March . CaptaJi 4 t B.mr c!onfederate sol dier. and one of the best known- and most active Democrat in Ash'y.l. died yesterday afternoon at the Missl in hnanitai or oneumn.nia. captain rar- "-"" - . . . J,, IT rar was bom in Virginia, serreu t- r..hJnlii armv thrOUHolt la Civil War. and; cam? r4 to. mak hi home. AtBe time he-W bne-ot the biggest, tooacto : ug,t - tic.n. ! i - - mm mt O . - Death of Dr. JR. 1. Wlleoo, ... r : -. 1 Special to News and - OleeverA . . ..i no -v f . Msrrh 8. Dr. H. 1 Wilson, candidate op th RepoW'i tart fall i for the licgislature. hnm is Swannanoa town- ship today, arter aa weeks. -Dr. Wl-on a-wldery con nected In the countr ano '"- " best known men in this secrion. . in .. - 1 U ' ' De. BPss at, I Grange. a wm nd Observer.) i. nn. C. March Dr. E. chnrches for this district, preached t..r Saturday and Sunday at the reg w-t m.. DMcidin r.tcir ui inv ularly rnarterly meeting, pr. Bam psss delivered a very Interestlmr and kM..i itnri on exnerience in Pa!estlr. i - , , -V' . . HOUSE UPHOLDS THE GOYER NOR - .(Continued From Page One.) ' - . ' . A.l.kl ft.tl.lt- over to trnci n""i". of the General Assembly. i In spite of every enorx w yncvem. debate on the Introduction or nw bills. Mr. Currle of Cumberland, mc ceeded In netting in a bill to provide a power plant for th Snprem Court and agricultural buildings, and It was promptly tabled, - : '- ' Mr. Morton, pf ; Nw Hanover. looged a motjon to reconsiuer vote by which the Wilmington Audit and Finance bill was defeated .Satur day and Introduced a uusutute- nm. After a very Interesting and exciting debate of two hours, thls.wa also laid on the table by a large majority.: Two other Important, oina .raia on ih. tnt.t ware those to- establish a State Highway " Commission. , and to provide for an uniform oiauimumn. This bllt had. been strongly pressed by the banks land resisted .by the rail roads. ; ' Important reneral Ulla passeu were thtMte to nrovtde a Deputy Insurance Commissioner with a salary; ot ii.. To establish th State- Library com mission and -allowtt :$1.600. per anr num for esnensc. i -. I - ' To provide for cumaiatiy voung pi stock...' V ' . , '-. -- - - To a!kw a -lfe to testify tn indict ment against her husband for slander, Toprovtde-forarna-of epllep! tics Jn qentra'. ItospltaJ; at a cost not exceeding $ 175-1 9 . pet eapitperj-.an-f.vm. -v j, i-'-- -- r' ,v. A great many local hills passed, and the Troceed1ng . were again mad -In teresting by presentations of gifU tQ Readinr Clerk Pnfilina,-Stenographer HoffmanL-and-- Sergeaat-at-Arra )C1U iwitrlck. i ' - " -.- .. ... . Unexpectedly -. ianyohtre wa, another 'debate -on jsenator Manmng-s Uli , to drain - Adams Creek in Cabar rus. county,'Represenut4vf ., VirUami oi f Uiiwui -. ; strongly , proiesung against 1U and Pleading tbatb"' b al lowed; to represent :Cabarrus "county. '. The bill r was ad voce ted "by Mr. Doughton and Mr. Dowd: and It passed IU final reading by a vote of 19 tot 23. 'i-'-.niK senate..''. Th Senat was called -to -order, - at 9i39 o'clock.- Lieutenant-Governor Ncwlandr presiding. . Mr. :Bush, ta tlonary clerk, led ih prayer. Th com mittee on - the - daily, journal reported o--correction. v f.. in. . . r - Passed Final Reading. . The', folio wlnj bill passed, their third and final readingr ' : -' - - -.H. B. For th relief -of flood uf fereri in school district No. Bladen county." - : . . - -.', ' " H. P. Providing for the construction of -roaos ioNafchvlU townsip. Nash county. - - . j , V .... ' . T II. V. To i -enj tlia; tr U. IV.- '? Capq Fear river and Its tributaries, and to prevent fishing .with. Dutch or tound nets., ;-?.J.-'v Vs .- -y-" IL -K. To allow widows of Confeder al veterans who were' married prior to' January, -1st. 1S68. rto drew' pen sions. - v-'v-''. '- , it.- is. to. repeat chapter !, or jaws of 1993 so as to Include J. I Stomp era farnt la Wilkes county 't , " House Joint resolution for the relief of Capt. W. -O. LJnebemr.ian em ploee of th -House; i '. t, ; t H. R. or .the relief ofthe, Japlt? pf IhsCapitoL , S -5?- i .H. O. . For-ithe -senaration of "-whit and colored prisoners in. the rtste's frison and- State and county, convict camp - during9 eating ". and .-.sleeping aour..-- ; ;ujX rJCJI.-Trj-v;- & B. To promote xbe proper man ggement pf forest lands' in North Carolina, t V-j House resolution to nay thn exnease Incurred by . the- select committee to which was referred thtf report of the auditing committee.' 1 ' : . ' ' H. B. To Incorporate the. Slat Nor ms I and i Industrial Colleaa. Alumnae Association. ": .: Jvr H. B. Relative td boss running al lanr ln Dare county.'- . , .-, . H. B. Reiativ to the onen season for hunting quail in Creese county. . H. t. To authorise John II. Exum to Collect- arrears of taxes Ih Snow Hill township. Greene county. for certain years. t . B. To assist poor snd Indigent children to procure chool nvokt In Chowan county. House resolution, giving -a vote- of thanks to the Capital Club of Ral eigh for the many courtesies extended to the raembers of the General As sembly. Adopted unanimously by a rising vote. - - i S-nate - resolution extending thanks to Hon. W. C. Newland for his uni form courtesy, and kindness as- pre siding officer of the Senate. Adopted unanimously by a rising vote.- , H. B. Relating to highway corn mis sion of Valleytown township. Chero kee county. t 8. B. To establish a board of water course commissioner, for . Adam s Creek In Cabarrus county K. B. To anthorixe the -placing of rapt. C. -F. Slier on the pension roll. Passed final .readinr by a standing unanimous vote amid applause, as Mr. Kpence had eloquently related the heroic career of the Confederate vet eran. H. B. To corr ct Inw establishing a free library In Wilmington. H. B. To amend charter of Glen- wood. McDowell county. 8. B. For relief of C. P. Gasklns, ex- Confederote soldier. S. B. For prevention of spread of disease. 8. " B. To prevent boards of direc tor 'of State Institutions from elect ing one of their number to any 'posi tion In said Institution. Joint -resolution providins a contln- gent appropriation for the State Hos- Iptal at Raleigh. - Renator Pharr offered a taint reso lution to provide for a commission under section 5378 of the Revlsal toi examine the books of State officers; : Senator Cock hart offered .a resolu tion thanking W. K." Hook.s, engross ing r-lerk. and his asslfltants for their excellent work and the resolution was adopted by a rising vote. " House resolution in reference to the Torrens system ' of land -tcaure. au thorising the Governor to appoint a (wm'ni consisting of flire persons to lnroigate this sub 'ect an report to the General Assembly In 1911. ' ' Th Senate. bill to transfer Madison eotinty-te the Tenth Oomreessional District, bv wtoridwur Mr. Manning, w laid oa the table.. The Senate bill to authorise the fnrooratioBj Commission to ream tat hydro-electric companies was tabled on motion of Mr. Dockerjv - The Dockery-Elllott bill cal'ln r constitutional convention was tabled. To President Newiand. One of the "features of the session was ' the presentation of a - handsome silver service, on behalf . of .- the-Senate by Mr. , Doekery. of Richmond, In a Kxacef ul and - brilliant oration. ' far excelling the .usual presentation speeches. Lieutenant-Governor . Newland ac cepted the present.' Mr. Doekery inr the chair. In a feeling speech. - He said this had not been a 'Senate of Demo crats and Republicans, but SenateJ of North caroiiniana. whose su4e pur pose and. Ideal was -to serte 'North Carolina to Vhe- best of their ability. As priceless a 'the gift was. he said he would prise even more' the friend ships whickr'he would carry home with hint, The 8enate ...had uphetd. his hands falthf ullxi his every re- cjrest had been-com pHed with. and the fair treatment of him by the Sen ators would ever be green- in hi mem ory. If he had sixty days more to ' preside over this Senate., and. he. had the ower to- se'.eet the-" members he would not send a single Senator home. Mr. Mins offered a - resolution ex tending the thanks of the Senate-; to Chief Clerk Maxwell and his assistants for the abllitv. Intelligence, uniform eonrtesy. and diligence by which the had served the Senate,- and It was unanimously adopted. .- . i - Ma.iv Senator expressed their ap- nreelatlon for the .kindness, courtesy and sMUtv Messrs.- Maxweu. chief clerk. Wade. Self tmd Smith, his assist ants, whose competence and merit and service were elogised. Mr.: MaxweP especially received -. encomiums ; ' of ralse. S - . - ' ' " : ' ' ' J,n behe'f of the Senator nre3nteo to Mr. Majrwell. gold-headed cane, betokening the esteem and -friendship A resolution extending the thanks of the Senate-to President pro tern Klutta for the clrnlly. Impartial! tx and abUtty with which e. had presided - over the Senate in th absence of lieutenant-. Go veer or Newland i was unanimously adnnted bv a rlslns vote, i ' " Chief Clerk Maxwell responded" witn much- feeling to the aneech of Mr. Klutta In preaenting the 'token cf -esteem of the Senate. H jdectared the Senate -never had more esmrle.nt assis ts otVierks than those of The Senate, who had known, ho jworklng hour or strict Htwv of dutr. bnt In all the de luge of legislative iWork.- thv - had. rive.n their whole time. He said he did net. believe in .? the history of repre sentative rovemmefit. no peepi naa been' - more faithfully represented la : -" Rhetrmatisni is caused by a cradnallr $tm into thetarpolatioa because of indigestion, constipati c-a,"weai '. 'kidney' action, and.otber irresTilarities pf tlio system wjikh re ojietis?' , considered of no importance. This uric acid causes an inflamed and irritated ; condilion of the tlood, ana the drcnlation instead of sonrishin? tiedTeret -portions of the body, continnally deposits into the nerves,' muscles, tissc-s -and joints, the irritating, pain-prod ncin acid with which it is filed. Rheu matism can only be cured bya thoronjrh cleansing of the. tlood, eri this h fust what S. S, & does. It goes down into the circulation,, ar i by centre 1 lzing the uric acid and driving- it from the" blood, ef sctusTy and cure y removes the cause.-, Sr S. Q. etrenstheus and.i3Trjcrkt:3 til 1 "?: I r a ti t instead of a Weal, sour ktrean, cassioj raia ezi f -rsy C -" 1 " tz -- tern, it becomes an invigoratirj, tevn.::: -1 --rl. ? 2 , s I i'or to-eveiy part cf t" bo?T 1 r . ' irvi t'- t " .r - r - r ' 1 t j t f .p . - , - . . , , .. t ... k '-.-.--.'r --1 -. - - - - - : .ti' -; V ' . -a r -: .. . Vj, -.j-n . it belongs to hesllh (or a Liir to . caf and sleep, to izzzhzatH 'grriw fct -k -j i-f&K -fs? But ! fc! nmexth :l a scrawny iiary o. : lacnr, why, . en - h js : csiSe. is '$juli rat tomes prm Tbfe way to bt fat is tteway v :V-:'.-.--3::-fw i .-. -1 m - , kr umuuii. - : Is the proper food,- but on! .a-' tftiw sst-rrtertiM sivaichiti win sad r ar -YoBwfateHMMh-AUai f the WrkT. - a SCOTT 6 BOWNE. 40f rYsrlSlmt tit - ' r -- ? - -.--- - i - :. thtlr Legislature than-had th people of North -Carolina in this. :r ---'-,--:-- , Sergeant-at-Arnts IL.M. Staler was, asked to come forward, -and Mr. Man-i nmg presented to film a boautlfat cold , watch Vt token of the affection and i-,i teem of the Senate of IsOJ.a; :e f - .' Mr. Iviutu spoke for Captain Staley . snd expressed hi. deepapprclation for the lovely present ''.V v Mr. - Dockei y held Mr.' Staley;- and; ; said the "sons -of rest" t laborers. xf the . Senate) had elected blm to present to Captain Staley a gpld seal ring. "-The . heroism of tho- veters.i was pruhjedv 4 and his high honor and Integrity as' a citisen emulated, f ' -'-C y Mr. Jones asked the nsslaJant1 sr' gcant-at-arms, Mf. Deboy. to- p--proach. Mr.. Jon gb. on behalf bf tha Senate, presented to him as th Sen-": ate' token of appneclatlon and esteem of the Senate a gold watch, and n he- -half of the laborers w gold ring. Mr. Brltt responded for th assist-' ant sergeant-at-arms In a - fitting speech, who said Chat although, there had been some cloudy day, yet' there was one man wbq had always-worn . a bright and eunnylsmlle. and no man.j he declared, had oyer served the Sen .... -ate In the capacity of assistant - ser-'. geant-at-arms with more fidelity and . faithfulness than Mr. Nicholas DeBo7. . Mr. Klutta. on behalf of the labor--Ing men of the Seaate, presented .to, President Newland sa circle of gold. In ' an eloquent speech.! to which the Ueu-r tenant-Govmor responded with the -best speech of the eslan,'ja which he public' y thanked Mr .ieholas; DeBoy for the beautiful roses which he- had -worn every mornag during tbeenUrst. seseion of the Legislature Ho extend-r' ed h Is ths.n ks to -mH the.-eterka. m Vlovee and laborers of th. Senate. -i Mr." wmoeks orsered sesonraow or thank to- the reading jelerH.f the Senate, Mr.- Mark. Squires,T-foT- the In telligent and efncivnit man ner In .which he had oerformed hi duties, and the resolution, wa unsnimously-adopted by a rising -ote. ', j Mr. Ntmocks spoke to the resolution, edclaring the office iof reading - clerk . required . the most arduous and tren-; nous work, of any office, and that ha. had never see.n any man perform more: loyally and efficiency the duties ef this office tban Mrj Squire. In -eon-4 elusion Mr Nlmock priisotstsd' -half jof the 'Senatv f-beantfftl'-7ld- headed :cane;'--rrMr. Souires accepted the gift feelingly, and closed" with -"God bless you ever one, which con cluded the felicitations. v A iolnt resolution bv Mr. Basse tt adding Mr.-J. A. Mitchiner. of -Sottna. -to .the Wyatt -Monument Advisory i Committee was naswe on it several readings andrscDt tt )h Jloaae. o A resonjtlon tendaring the -thank, of. the Senate to the, pages.; offered by; iir. iShaw. wa. adopted. - - -. -. A rsotutlon offered by Mr. Haklt. -recognising-Mr. Elliott of Catawba, a the official adjoamer of the Senate, and making it out .of order f or tef . president to make th motion, to ad Jopm sine die. was adopted. ., f , . . . i : . ; : Cons-it'aUOoal Amendment. w ..' ' -Mr. Ormond asked the unanimous consent of the: Srnarx . to allow those members ot the Senate who did : ,no(: veto on hue joint ' res nation: to submit to the people ah. amendment -to-r..Ue. Constitution limiting tho legislation of the General Assembly to general (aws. arid who were now present, to - cafit : thtlr votes. Mews. Bkmctt and- Pharr objected and thevote; wa not taken. .. Mr. Manning, moved to reeonsider the vote by whioh. the highway com missi&n bill- failed toi pass on Its sec-, oad reading. -..S- 1 . ..- v ,The thalrsta.ted that veral. Sena tors had come to bint jstating thaCther had "not known what bill wa beiig voted - ottl-when -the tie" vote -was . r - had received many .ttegrams and let ters in regard to the . bilfc.. If .con sent sheuld pot be given to reconsider - he would change his vote from -no", to "aye.". --.-';-; I- i. - Before action-as taken on 4ne m t-. ter -the Senate adjounned. after .the following bills had passed final, read- ' H. B. To comiel attendaace pf In- aians t s-nooi. -t . . . -..; ... .. . . y-.lL, B.To nre-ent the dpredattonf domestic fowls Jn Row.neountye- . - H. B. Relative to fixing, the time fos the annual meeting, of the Stat .hoard-? of dlrectors-of the KtaW Santtarlmjt Tor the Treatment of Tjuberculoai.:- L'i : .TU.BOdm )UI- to autnotis; in Chief Justlc and Associale J uUocs of ;; ther Snrrem: Cou rt make recoro t -i mendatloaa-forxhe reform of Che judtr rial ysttm seas Ubied.t . This; -bin an. s thorised the members of th Suprem Court and. the judge of the Superior Conrt to meet not oftf ner than once : in. fwo'yeara artd adopt jrules ot.-praer " ticeand make rommendations to the . General Assembly. . -j t. - . ' Th feUowtag f blltt ! pasoed. ; final ; redaing: . . v w -. - u. ViJ - : ' Hv- B. i To .'regulate' the holding ; ot ; primary election tn Union county. . House reaolutlon to pay the expense's . of D. M. StringfteldV contestant f or a , eetiln th Hou? of RepresentaUrea., , . H. To regulate lntl surveys. fr '(Continued on Pag Seven. 1 -J,-?- -.- - . - -- r - -V .... 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