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7 TUB WEATHER TODAY.
WKAllllH TmrsnAT'J
. IfiTlmiim unnmtnit.' 1 '
Forecast for North Caro
lina, fair Friday and Smr
dayr warmer' sa Um lav:
S4; . minimum temperature. 1 J-
1 .11 a f . I k 1 1 - , e -T I M a . - a a fr-
dirain talking northwcflS wlrwl
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Protest Against : the Outrageous Treatment of
the?Ciffiens by th
The (City Executive Com
mittee
' 'i
VHOLLY p;;
UHUlUFlil ED 4IIIFAIH
tTho Soap 'lteiairjr j aad Order for
HeaiatraUoa Without Xotioc the IJesC
- Evidence of the Kecd of J Cotn
plrt Chans In U, Administration
of IUIeifb Government The Host
' tniportant Contest In tbo CUy'a.JUs
r torr--Sliadrachn. rprtmrch, "Jlea.
back" Safe and "Abednego". Jonea
IUnnlns Their jBteaaa Roller Ovr
ttie People of Raleigh
Raleigh indignant was seen in the
court house last night when, ittlnsult-
ed citizens met to protest against the-
outraa-eous i treatment -they had re
ceived at the hands of the ring mem
bers of the eity Democratic executive
committee. - Not sinc the days of
negro domination ' in Norta Carolina
has there gathered together in Rai
eUrh a more determined ssssmMy of
-her cittseas than that last might. It
was a serious body of msn. enthusias
tic in the cause, but free from unduS
excitement. That meeting : spelled
the doom of the present aaministra
tioa. r'. - ' . 7 , .
"The meeting last night adopted by
a rising vote the following -.resolutions
of protest and denunciation: -
Whereas, the DcmocratJo ExecuUvo
Coiwmittef f sbei CU of Raictgtt Nm
Monday. March SSnd. called prtmanr
of Un Democratic ctthwsw of tnto
to noinlitaier -riry omcers. aw March
smb. thus giving only eight days' -ikv.snii
that. too. tmntediaiclir fal
lowing sa elect km In whicb the colo
were ho iworora tnas vuey rown nr
prcparo for the primary, anu-.,
Whereas eight days' notice to pri
mary Is wholly WMSevnocratic, rkilcn
lowfOy nnrrasnnshl- . contrary- to all
precedent, maAlfcsUy nniast nnd -viotudy
for the porpose of preventing a
fall and fair cxpreadow of opnUu;
and-- . .'--"
- Whereas, n majorlry of the. Denio
cratlo Execntlve Committer of the City
of Raleigh on-Inst night followed ni
bs outragroim treatment of the Den v.
mtic citiscn with regard to the lri
mary by caJUng n rrgistraUosi. at the
demand of the law,hki they obeyed
only becaose they mutv regwt ra
tion wit boat notice, to be completed i n
foar dnrs and to dose with practically
no Interval between it and the primary
election, a thing nnhcsrd of, and aw
M.s4nr If possible In highhandedo hs
ilM action &T csOUaw she wtmarr. and
Whereas In the same session of t"e
Democratic Executive Committee, the
Democratic citiaens of this city jvho
Kviren change In the city irovernment
were denied the riirht
representaUves at the poUs 00 primary
. .l.vi .lH . . .
Vbcrcaa, thk mass mecttnc of the
Democratic dtixen of Raleigh desbTes
to snake formal protest, against and
record off their disapproval the
hiirh.handed conduct of the Drmo
. mtin exCcnUve committee: therefore,
naii: anal That we cast the at
tention of tfe DcroocraUc executive
Mvnunittc. to th fact that on the face
of the Primary election lawi tor the
ety o BricUb, fsaion PrMd
of at least ten days Is required. (see
M-ciloiM 11 and. W) n4 that In the
name of decency. Democracy and Jus
tice we- demand that the law, be com-
RmimL second. That vre ernrcM
our pain and regret that a Democratic
. exeenUve committee conld bolndnced
by beat or led t oy tnose w socm
Ho he icoverned only by an inordinate
l.. . tnm nAm. tn tUA DOint Of SO. ST-
.roganUy efylng. all the standards of
precedent, the dictates of - eammoB
. sense and Instincts of justice and
honor.;. -', ; - -"-.'- uti--:y,.-- W
Resolved, -third. Chat we denounce
. mm nndemocraucv nniawfmi ana nniaa-
tlie action, of the Democratic exevw
iie commiUee, - V .... - : - ! - v."
- Resolved., fourth. Thai . we ssbmit
these facts to oor feUowr Demorratic
cttlsens as the oest eviaence 01 tne
need of a coninleto change in the ad
ministration of affairs In Raleigh, and
has m call nnoa then tw com with
n into this most important contest in
the ritvs history, contest for fair
play, a contest for the common rights
of free men. a content for a trne and
ivthv nemocratio - narty. -a context
for better and a greater Raleigh.
President Sends in XomlnsUons
' 'fBv. the Associated Press.) i
Washington. D. C March 25. The
.' President today mads nominations,
among -them ;-the : following:: Ambas-
sdnr . Extraordinary and - Minuter
Plenipotentiary to Italy. John: O, A.
Tiahmanr.of Pennsylvania. -
nvv Kxtraordlnary and - Minister
Plenipotentiary to. Spain. Henry Clay
Tila of . Vermont. . , - i
Envoy Extraordinary, and Ulnister
Plenipotentiary to Argentine Repub-lle,-Charlea
H.'Sherrill. Nw Tor :
' Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
ef Porto' Rico. Jose Conrado nernan.
dex. of Portrt Kleo. - s
Associate Justice . of the Supreme
DELIDGRATIG
DEiJCHilTS
Court of Porto Rico, Emilio Toro y
Cuv8, of Porto Rleo.
WANT TO HEAR DEBATE.
Great Demand for Seats at ProtUMNoB
' i Dteooarion.
MUvauke. Wfar..' March 25. Ai
thouch aeata to the debate between
Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, and Prea
Ident Samuel Dickie, of Albion Col
lere. Mlchlsaa. on prohibition tomor
row night are free, the demand la so
great that many offers have been made
for ' aeata.
The debate wilf be one of three on
this subject between the same speak'
era. - The second dabate will he In
Chicago and th third In some South
ern city, probably Atlanta, or New Or
leans.-- ' ' ' '
Session1 Has Been Very
Successful
High Joint, Kf March JS. At
the afternoon session of the nineteenth
annual convention of the Baptist Wo
men s Missionary conrentioT!. a a,ylcfi
presidents conference, wae heid. Tol
lowed by a mission conference. The
"Sunbeams" -also held an Interesting
conference. '
- The soeclal features of the night
session were tha speeches by the itev
Uvinsston Johnson, of Greensboro,
and Dr. Porter, of Richmond. Vs.. sir.
Johnson's theme was "womanhood.'
At this meeting Mr. Johnson was pr
seated with a record book wHh all th
names of the "Sunbeams" who had
contributed to State missions.
Dr. Porter's address wss a gem. Hs
snd Dr. - WiHingham are very active
members of the Southern Its Dt 1st eon'
ventlon and keen in touch with every
department and hence srs r a cable ox
talking along the lines tney chose last
night.
The convention comes to a close to
night with an address at the audito
rium by Dr. Masters, thus ending one
of the most notable gatherings in the
nistory or tns city. -
Owing to the unusual large numoer
Uf delegates to the convention the
services last night were held in the an
ditorium of the South Main street
school. The sermon yesterdav by
Rev. J. W. Lvnch. of Wake Forest
was an able effort,- Mr. Lynch being
easily one of the most eloanent mm
Inters of the Southern Bant 1st conven
tion. The excellent qualities of wo-
inhood were emphasised by,-aim
Her ' .predisposition being to religion,
her great munon in the word and tns
vast difference between the woman of
a Christian nation and those In utter
darkness; . her nnsemsh devotion to
the cause, etc.
Certetyosi Heads Gas Company .
corteivou. vx-secretarr of the Tress-1
ury.. waa -today elected president of
the Consolidated Gas Co.. of tela city.
COT RCTlfiS
IX COME TAX BILL HIS OWN, 8ATS
' REPRESENTATIVE
' ' STEVENS.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. D. C Mar. 26. In the
House of - Representatives today Mr.
Stevens (Minn.) "denied that he was
concerned in. the . perparation -of an
income tax bill in order , to carry out
any policy of President Tait on that
subiect. The ' newspaners.' be ,V said,
had. given, that impression, J j
- Mr. Ste-ens declared himself in fa
vor of a modified income tax, and he
thought a. bill could be devised which
would go 'Segregate the variotis sour
ces from which the tax might be col
lected as to leave -no doubt aa to -what
may be held unconstitutional. -It was,
he said, his intention to prepare such
bill, bat added that It would be on
his own' responsibility,
Washington. D.lO. March 25. It
waa stated at the White House today
tnat President Tart naa not commit -
ted himself la any way to an Income
lax. eiuivr an an imsneuiace am to ine
traasurr or as a nroaneetlva. jneasura
pecuvB sneasure
Congress at Its
to be eonsidered
by
UCA nMMW. .T-- ; - ' v - -
Attorney General Wlckersnam. Who
Ulked with President ' Tsft- today.
stated that he had not. prepared; any
bill for the President concerning
tax on Incomes. He is understood to
have prepared an- inheritance tax. bill
and between now and - next winter
may five, attention to. an income tax
CUED BAPTISTS
Ml TOUT
DR. ELIOT SPiiS
TiiEiiiDuiiiii
Party Comes Fron Chapel
Hill by Auto
BIG
Party Expresses Dctlgbt Wllh Rpcep
Uon la the Sonth Cbnalderablo In
terest Show la the: Movement of
the Prominent Educator and III
Companions To Address XegrooH.
.(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham.. .N. C March 25. Dr.
Charles W. Eliot, president of Harv
ard . University. - with Mrs. Eliot, ar
rived In the city today at noon. They
came from Chapel Hill In an' auto
mobile, and whi'e In Durham are the
guests of Dr. 8. F. Mordecai. member
of the Trinity College faculty '
While here -Dr. Eliot will dellvor
several addresses, the Bret being this
afternoon and the second tonight, and
tomorrow night the great educator
will be entertained at a dinner given
at the Corcoran hotel by the trustees
and faculty - of Trinity College. On
(Continued on Page, Six.)
BUSS HELD
Charged With Shooting
Jerry Bigford
Wilmington, N. C. March Si. As
tha result , of the coroner's inquest
and preliminary hearing before
Justice of the peace in-CsUimli ceo
ty We?lfy.'C)seeland Russ, 11-ears old.
said to be " rejected -suitor of Miss
Squires.1 of Bladen county, was com
mitted to Jail without bond at White-
Ville. N. C for trial In the State Su
perior court next month en the eharge
of having murdered Jerry Bigford, a
well known young farmer and mev
chant. who was shot to death through
window In his home, near Free-
ma ns, N. C, Tuesday night, and who
was to have married Miss squires tns
night following the finding ef his
body In his home, where he resided
alone.
A large number of witnesses were
examined, including Chief of Police
Edmundson, of Chsdhourn. whose
bloodhounds followed a trail four
miles through swamps and across the
river to the Russ home, where three
brothers were arrested. ' i
Leading attorneys of Columbus
county .and Wilmington appeared on
both sides at the hearing too ay, ins
prosecution urging strongly ; that
Jealous afforded the motive and the
bloodhounds were unerring, wnue me
defense sought to set up sn alibi by
tha brothers and others at the Russ
home the night of the murder, and
claiming that the theory previously
adopted by the officers directed the
trail of the dogs to the house. Two
of the brothers were released from
custody, but were recognised as wit
nesses for the higher court.
Miss Squires, the fiancee or tns aeao
man, and her tauter were present ior
the inquest,- but neither was intro
duced as a witness.
All . tha parties to the affair are
nromlnent in their respective com
munitiea. Cleveland Ruts u being
fflR
I Uil -
PP!'- - P I
I taken to Jail at wnitevuie tonignt. outitectea are reponea to nave oeen cut
I no violence Is feared., I . Continued on Page two.)
WORK
NEWBERRY'S PLAN .WILL BE
CARRIED OCT BY RECRETARV
-.: .METER. ' !
(By the Associated Press.)
Washinrton. D. C. March 2. The
plan of; former Secretary Newberry
for the consolidation' of the work of
various navy yards will be conformed
to under the present aa ministration
and thoroughly tested before ' any
preparaUon materially to modify it
Is considered. f A- statement to -tnu
effect was given out by the Navy De
partment today. -,. -.. , ... ;,;..!
-It la not tht intention of the de
partment," it is decalred in-this state
fTcond
sation as laid- down by the regula
tions and the general orders Issued
until thla .plan haa been given tair
test-"1- It will probably-be found after
trial that many Improvements are de
sirable and necessary for the efficiency
of the navy in the methods as tenta
tively laid down. -It is the, intention
of the department, arter a sumciem
tjme haa been given to test the plan
in its present form, to order a board
1 of officers to mase sucn recommen.
I dations as may be found to be destr
1 a Die. . '4 - - r -. ) .
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1 ' Tonapab Steele Paying 110 Percent:
' By the Associated Press. ) i
Philadelphia. Pa., - , March 35. An
extra dividend of.lv per cent in ad
dition -to the rea-ular otf irterlT dlvl-
dend of 26 per cent, was declared to-1 confined for about four years follow
..kv k tire.tnrs of . the Tontisah 1 inr his service as legislator, today
Mining Company.- ID IS puts tne iki
on a dividend Imsls of 14 v per cent.
per annum. The stock advanced to
17 a share today.; ; . - ;'. -
OEPU D LI C AH S f HOT
t
All Stirred upf 0er Tk
of Democrat
I.
All Differences Forgottem -In the De
termination that the Job Shalt go
to One of Their Nam bo IetM
Chance for Democrats With Each
Day That Passes.
. Ry THOMAS X PENCE.
1 Washington. D. C.,;Msreh H. The
Intimation by President Tsft that he
might appoint a Democrat to the va
cant Judgeship, and that he was con
sidering the sstnes of two Judges -of
the State Supreme Court, haa aroused
the ire of North Csrotlna. Republicans,
the leaders among whom have assen
bled in Washington Jfor the. purpose
of exerting themselves, in opposition
to any such plan. V jrV.
State Chairman Adams and Nation
al Committeeman Duncan arrived to
day and were In conference with Re
publican congressmen from the State,
Charles J. Harris, who oined with air.
Tsft last night,, and Thomas Settle.
. (Continued on Page Tour.) ..
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ELEGTI0I1 flESULT
Official Count j Does Hot
Alter first: nepbrt
(Socclal to News and Observer.)
Wilmington. X. X,March 25. After
a vigorous fig ht In , ViS Democratic
-orimasr. oswrito?ajV'.n lnwogm
settled down to business, v The official
canvass of the vote did .pot changs
the resoH aa announced 4 last night.
Capt Walter O. MacRae being nomi
nated for- mayor over Alderman Mar
tin O'Brien by a majority of 1.
The ftrst and Hfth wards gave na-
lortties for O'Brien, but these were
more; tbsn overcome by majorities tn
the central wards for MacRae. The
aldermen ejected are J. A. Karr and
W. Li West, first ward: F. W. Bonits
snd Jos. H-j H In ton. --second wsrd; 8.
J. Ellis cad Louis E. Hall, third ward:
B. O. Stone and V... E. Yopp, fourth
ward.
In the fifth ward Thomas B. Wll-
lard waa elected by a large majority,
but a secondary primary is necessary
between W. W. King and J. B. Fates
Is necessary to th nomination of the
second candidate for alderman ;rom
that ward. -. '-
Old Colonial Home Burned.
An old colonial home belonging to
R. W. Bordeaux, near Castle Haynes,
was burned yesterdsy afternoon, en
tailing a loss ef f 2.00, there being no
insurance. Mr. Bordeaux had re
eently removed to Rocky Point and
a negro wss in . eharge of the place.
thoaxh Mr.. Bordeaux had much of
his furniture stored there and in his
cellar had a large amount of fine old
wines of rare vintage.'- The fire was
from an unknown origin. -x
- Strawberries Damaged.
Reports from Rocky Point rare to
the effect that Btraw berries in that
vicinity, were badly damaged by frosts
of the oast, two - mornings. ' Berries
that were protected are reported dam-
tared lo per cent, wmi tnose nnpro
.7
FELL
IN
UNIDENTLFIED - MAN HURT
FATETTEATLXE TO RE-OB-GANIZE
: SOUTHERN LITE.
(Special to News snd . Observer.)
Fayettevllle.. JC C. Msr. 25. An
unidentified young man of respectd
ble aDnearanceriell from a second
story .window of . the1 Averltt hotel
this morning end was seriously though
perhaps not fatally injured.! aa tne re
sult of attempung to pun on nis snoes
while sitting m the wtndew. The man.
it la said, was Intoxicated
At a meeting of a large number of
clUsens held at, the town. hau today
In response to call Issued by E. A.
of taking steps to hold the Southern
t ifa ivnnia in r.niHk.1
vill. . A - committee of thirteen : reo -
resentatlva.citixens was annotated , to
bring about the desired results. i '
11.1
ID!
j -If the efforts of this committee areiassume the risk, or tnat sne asxea I law, aad that a portion ot his prop
suocesful.t which seems very proba- defendant to pnereese sped she should I owned by his wife and the
ki. i, . wnoii tbut tb South. I not recover. ! If they found that the! remainder of he property '"Is. held
ble.
em - Life ' will , be - re-organised r and
' converted Into : a - mutual insurance
company.
Kills Himself ost Train.
- (By the Associated Press.')
-' . Savannah. Ga.. March 25. George
H. Bell, a former member of the State I
Legislature, .who -gained .notoriety
through his efforts to escape (from the
State lunatic asylum where he was
suieu- mmiteii, luiilub; .11 1" uini
I while on a passenger train from Ma
l coA to Savannatu -He was recently re-
. seo xrom tns asj tum.
TAfllFF 0EB.1TE TO
. EIID ViEDuESDilY
TV- ..'(.'.'..ti.fi'v-r, .K ...... -
ij"1: "V;-.' .. I ' ' - til J. , .5.
Speeches For and Against
Bill Continue
III
Slicpnard, of Texas, IlecUresJilve Cent
Cigar Between Iron Lips" of
Speaker Is More powerful Than the
v i f 4 I
Bis Wicks of n Whole Regimcut of I
Tafts and Robaevelts.
(By the (Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C March 2a. A
voluntary odrabwion biT- Mri Vrseland, I
or New iork. that he was to some t-x-
tent responsible, rer the retention in
the Pa vne tariff bill of the counter
vailing duty on oil. was the climax of
the discussion of the tariff In the
House today.
POWER
Mr. Vreeland had sat for some 'Urner1" Pwfoce has been under consld-
and heard various Insinuations-' that
thst duty which some have character
ized as a "Joker" was. to be levied sole
ly in the interest of the Standard OH
Company. . This he denied, aad ex
plained that his action was In re
sponse to reouests from thousands of
bis oil-producing; constituents an-1 in
behalf of $90,000 others engaged in
(Continued on Pags Six.)
1 1 ) .
IDEE TO DIE 111
ELECTRIC CHI
Judge Scores the Convict-
ed Negroes
(By the Associated Press.)
Powhatan, Vs., March 3 Judge
Hundley today, sentenced to death
Ishaai and Joseph Taylor and Lewis
-Jeiiltfi-whw-wre-wmvletedr
day of having murdered. Mrs. , Mary
Elizabeth Sklpwltn and -1 Waiter G.
Johnson. They will' be electrocuted
April 30ta in the penitentiary at Rich
mond. 1. 4,
Win. Brown was today on) trial for
murder, and John Brown, his -father.
will be tried tomorrow for arson and
burglary, both capital crimes In. Vir
ginia. John Brown Is the man sen
tenced last evening to fifteen years
Imprisonment for complicity in the
Skiowith murder plot.
In sentencing the prisoners Judge
Hundley said: I would be: false to
mv convictions of duty if X failed to
utter some words of warning to your
people. The savages who once roam
ed over this land never planned a
massacre with more cold-blooded pre
meditation or execuated it with more
heartless cruelty. Tou were not
strangers to the map-1 or to the aged
and helpless woman you murdered.
but you lived almost at their doors
and fed upon their bounty. Tou cams
to their door In the night time and
with the voice and language of mends
you called them to the door and shot
the man down, brained the good 01a
Way with an axe, dragged her body
down the steps like the carcass of a
slaughtered beast and burned them up
In their own dwelling, in an iiKennooa
while still alive.
The most discouraging and shock-
Inr feature of it la that so many, of
you in the same neighborhood could
be induced to engage t in 11;; mat u
could be conducted with such pro
found secrecy and la resmrded ay
your people with such indifference.
Viewed in tnat ltgnt it assumes n
dark and sinister aspect; marks aa
1 epoch in tne .metery -en-yewr-znen u
I - ContTiued on Page Two. r -
LOSES HEB HDVEL SUIT
I WOMAN HURT WHILE RIDING IN
FHTSICIAirS AUTO FAILS
TO RECOVER. ..J
(By the Associated Press.).
New Tork, . March SB. The some
what novel legal question .whether
owners of automobiles 1 are liable- for
injuries suffered by their guests while
speeding was raised in a suit tor z.
sss damsaes brousht against Dr. Ju
lian P. Thomas, ,the aeronaut; - which I
was.doeided in his favor here -today.
The suit was brought toy Miss Frances
Haas, who was riding WHO uri Tixwn-
when his machine waa wrecitea
against a telegraph pole -two . years
ago. She Tost a leg and . was ojner-
I Justice Brady eld that it Wa for
nm mrr ta omuii wanner Drum inc
1 plainurr unimea ine ram m. n. n-
I when she entered the defendant a aa -
I tomoblle. If they found tbAt ahe did
aeienuani reca""y -- otuuu h,
and against the protest or tne piamun
exceeded proper, speed, theiyerdlct
should be for the plaintiff, "The Jury
decided that Miss Haas could no re
cover damages.
;Xr. kick on Northern Man.
-bv the Associated Press.)
Waahinrtan. D. C March 2t.' RP-
reseat atlve .XUerbcof South frI
Una. called upon President Taft.today atorm.-followed by halt and later
to ask that the appointment of Hswil,,, 4l tbe dsy there-was a second hall
ard N.CasseL.a sonof Reffresenta. I .dower. The wind and ram did con-
Uve CaamelL of Ponnsylvania, aa .post-1 slderable damage, especially to awh
master at Florence. 8. C be hsld npings.'. There was no great damage In
ter ten days, ;Mr. Eueroee toia, tne
CDuTEST COu
17
Close of Bonus Offer Shows
They Have Llade Histakirt epll Avoid in
The future, ButTh wo Wth Proper Spirit Are
j ilot Weeping of Blunders of theast
President that he understood Mr. Cas
sel hsd been see let ed for the place
by Postmaster General Hitchcock.
After his Interview. Mr. Ellerbe
said tba President had agreed to hold
up the appointment for two weeks if
necessary. Mr. Ellerbe declared Mr,
Caasel was not a resident of the State
but was residing there only tempora
rily in a business capacity. The Flor
c ration for some time.'
Rot-fcefellcrs Leave Angnsta.
Augusta. Ga.. March lb- John D.
Rockefeller and party. Including Mrs.
Rockefeller. Mrs. Spelman. Master
John Rockefeller Prentice and Miss
Mathilda McCormick left here today
for Hot Springs, Vs..
Rve Women Are Placed
Under Arrest
(Special to Nsws and. Observer.)
Rocky Mount. N. C March 25.
For an -alleged violation of . both the
State end-cky lawsy n-raiff of the red
ugni aistrici 01 tnts city was mane
last Might by, officers J MJ Reams, (X
Q. Hedgepeth and H. X. .Hedgepeth.
and as the result five women,, namely
Daisy Harris, Mae Wilkins. Emma
Wood. Audrey Wilkins and Gladys
Lupton are - held under fifty-dollar
bonds for their appearance In recor
der s court tomorrow morning upon
the charge of running, ""i being oc
cupants of sl bouse of til fame. . The
first -- two women, sre held upon 1
more grave charge than the remain
Ing three, as they, sre not only oc
cupants but proprietors of the houses,
and if this is proven, the State li.w in
the matter will make it hard lines
for them.
The rajd was made last night be
tween nine and ten o'clock and the
inmates of the houses were locked up
for a possible half hour while their
bond was being arranged. This is the
first move upon' the part of the ad
ministration to rid the city of this
vice and according to Instruction ts
sued this norBins the police will make
other ai rests if they do not shake the
dust of the city off their feet, and
that a an early date.
The Harris woman is an old offend
er, and has figured in the courts of
this city before.
It la understood that the Lupton
rirU who gave her age last night to
I the police as nineteen, is not over- fif-
teen years old. and that she was
brougat to this city about ten days
ago from Richmond. However, she
does not claim that city as her home.
Her case may be more thoroughly in
vestigated, aa to when and by whose
hands she came into this deplorable
career, and there may be developments
from "this phase that will make mat-
em a r rassing to someone.
M 111 SORRELL CASE
j DURH AM
EX-POLICEMAN .TO
. SEEK FREEDOM .UXOR. IN
SOLVENT DEBTOR'S OATH.
(Speclsi to News and Observer.). ,
Durham. N. March 26.7-Prepa-
rations are being made for a new
move in the case of Albert V. Sorrell
who is being sued by Henry F, Ed
wards Tor'flO.BOO on the; charge of
alienatina- the affections of his Wife
and destroying the peace and happl
ness of his home. Sorrell U still In
Jail and It la now' aa fd ; that on, April
lith. that being twenty days from the
cation will be made for the release
of the .defendants on the ; Insolvent
uuwr wvuk t -r- r
-r.:r.: :s
1 Sorrell alleges that he Is not worth
anything above - the 50-allowed by
vlntiy py mm ana nw wus, ana tnat
k,nnot dispose of ssme except by
BiKnature' of his wife, and that be
doe got own, in the meaning of the
i., anything' above the-limit of the
octiper. Notice has been, given that
application- wilt be made tor the in
solvent debtor's oath on April ISth,
thexpiraUon of the twenty days ,1m-
prisontnentr ;-..:-;
This morning, u at an - early hour,
there was) uite a severe- wind and
1 side the eity, however. ;
v
.0 1
f.lany Contestants Where
AM IS JII5T ft,
- -r-, y
Contest Department Is Working Stead
ily On Trie Bonus Bosroees Turned
in Cp to Wedpesday Midnight and
the Bonus Votes Will Re Mailed
USncceadrnl Contestants Within a
Few Days Anxkws for Another
Bonus Offer, -j
With plenty of time still remainiiu? -
for candidates tot enter the News and
Observer's great 1 10,090 voting con
test, with the bonus period just closed
making many ' ( present contestants -
happy, enthusiasm is assuming such .
proportions now that an exceedingly
torrid time may be expected from this
time forth.
The end of the first bonus oeriod ; 1
has shown .many where they made
their mistakes. Of course, the great
majority of contestants utilised the -first
great opportunity to such good
purpose that they slept the sleep of
the peaceful and victorious Wednes
day night, bnt those who did not se
cure one or more clubs of five are by -
no means dismayed. Their failure to -
take advantage of tbe first offer, while .
temporarily discouraging, '. has in .no ;'
way affected theit determination to get
their share of atiy.. succeeding bonus
offers that- may be made. . Already the
query is : frequently being, msde...-
.-wnat is your-nett -offer gotng to be?
When will It henade2rI-With js buU- ,
doggy tenacity worthy of the greatest .
admiration the centrstants who failed -
on the last offer,! are goine after any ,
future opportunities that may be pre-.
Rented. -And this is because of the .
fact that the first) period may be con- .
aidered as being almost wholly edu
cational. , They knew now what things -to
avoid. j ..
When at Man is Down. ,t;
- And after all, what's ths use of.be- -,
ing discouraged ?)' A little rebuff, a - -
slight set' back.-4 trifling disappoint
ment are all but the acid testing -of
the pure goldl of a man's resolu
tion. In this world It haa been dem-..
onstrated that there is no failure ex
cept in no longer, trying. Some ge- -nius
who knew, embodied the fighting.
winning spirit is a rollicking little
ditty .several years ago, and he named-.
It "A Man's Never Down. "Till He's
Willing to Stay.") Experience. would .y.
seem to prove that this is true. And
by that same token it is usually found
to be the man who has undertaken
nothing worthy pf great considera
tion, j - .
The game is Just growing Interest- -Ing
now and manor a game is won in -the
ninth inning. And K's always the.
extra-inning games that prove the real
merit of those who participate. Work '
is one of the best remedies on earth
for mental disturbances. If you're .
worried because you didn't get tn on
the first bonus offer, make a firm
resolve to try the work curs today.
Stand up straight land squarely on the
two feet that God gave you. looa every
man fearlessly in the eye and pro-
Claim your purpose honestly, heartily
and with a spirit of thst. confidence
In your own Mllty which begets con
fidence in others, t ';'.',.,..,
Look to Tne Future.
Regretting past mistakes is a most
woef nl waste of valuable time that can
be employed so profitably by going "
straight ahead and avoiding the mak
ing of those same mistakes a second
time. So therefore It Isn't good busi
ness to - be constantly looking - back- .
ward.- Edward Bellamy made a for
tune bv "Looking Backward," but
Lot's wife only made her salt. - Merely ,
a difference in- people, lime ana con- -
ditions, that's alM Which pronrpts
the thought that while every dog may
have his day, the kind of day de
pends largely upon the sort of dog- -
So now its time, to forget tne pasc -
and devote your -time to. the future.
Get. busy right now. Every candidate
has heard over and over again the ,
meaningless words:' "No, I can't sub
scribe, but ru do ail aa- to help
you." - They.( have- heard . the werda '
so- many times, and noted .th expres
slon that accompanied them that they
can almost-te4i at ie-glance just aosut -what
a man is going to say when he :
is approached, u w . an experience
that is as commonly recurrent, aa the
rising of the. sunonly it's a Happen- -ing.
of greater, froquenejt,-' -
"V; ' A Ready Anawer. . . . , - .
; i But : tbe-wise ttontestants are not : -aisconraged
by this aort; of "help."
They have -an answer "- wady' which
goes something Uke this: -well. 4 if
you really want to i help- me, show that
you mean It; If yon don't subscribe, .
you don't .mean I. anything at all.
There's only one way for yon to-be of
any assistance, to ime and .'that Is to
subscribe to tbe Ki m and Observer.
In . which ease the pretended friend
must either v, "come aroas" or vir
tually Admit that' Ms-conversation -was
composed' solely" of soft southern
zephyrs, jsr jatbet,- a' Is 'vulgarly,
known, common ' eld, ,;hot' air
And then -there 'to another class of
friend yon win meetv He hr the gen
tleman whose- promises manifest tach
an' alarming; tendency o take the re
; i (Continued ' on, Pag Two.)
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