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Tb.t F Oifl I ' -f- J That riae tN a. 0 SlBSCKIBt Xt ids rii -Noe ntiin Carolina 1 lUesiitNewsaM VOLUME XCT, iro. 2 haixigii, cn Tiiu::5VAr, FoncAiiY 23, ion PMCE 3 .CENTS KlOEfEOSE Clatas Strength .'i-Cwna ". Frcm Friendship .DIES 01 Oil Most Dramstlo Wm the Senator's B CHal of Hla First Acquaintance JVttb "Btekj DlnkMcKcnu Reiterates ' HI Inaocenc and Claim That H ' Bm Not RemHMt Knowledge "M Bribery teed to IDs Ejection. " ; ' tBy the Associated Prm.) f Washington. D. C, Feb. I. William Lorimer, of Illinois, today In person mad hta defease against tha chart that' his slectloa to the .Senate of the United State was accomplished by tha bribery and corruption o( tha Im Ulatur ef tha SUta at UUttoi. Hla defense was s general aad mphatlq denial, delivered with mors than ordl nary eloquence and fervor. . . Thar waa nc trota today, i Imme " dlately .-upon tha conclusion of Mr. Lortnietfi speech Una Sonata want Into executive cession on tha Japanese treaty, and tha answer to tha Lorlmer peach, which Benator Bevcrtdge waa prepared to make, want ovar until to morrow. Nobody know when a vote will' be reached, i ' " With almost avory Senator In hla teatw aad In tha presence or a treat crowd of members of tha Kouaa of Representative! on tha Senatorial floor aad of spectators In tna aeaseiy ed galleries, he mad a peach ( four J'koura duration, and even tola bitter est hponents admitted thai H waa a vers able. rajl sustained ana nramauv Soma of fnoae who heard tha speech and who her been la and ebewt tha Senate for many year, said that there ' never had beea anything J"at Ilka It. Mr. Lorlmer' epeewh waa distinctly a "Human interest Story. Mora tha ; once thera wer evidences that , tha speech waa moving1 tow t tb hoar -,n t tea.' . . t - - - i.w a',.! flort II any. tha ipeech will have noon tha vote in the 8entt. It hi. or eouraa. Imooablr to aaf. The ameral Imoraaalon eUwjut tha t'apltoj t-iii-ht la that Mr. to rimer and hla frlehda ha 9. aafery aledred. tha rote with which to defeat tha reaoiutwn which would dMlarw hla Seat vacant. and that tf tha natter cornea to a vote the Teeult will ba a Uorimar victory. It id not IniDoaalhl that Lorimera op uonenta mar ba able to prevent tha matter eomlnf to a voU at all bafora adjournment. It waa aald tooay tna thia waa In fact tha plan which tha antVLorlmer peopl would try to carry ut - ' . 4 - Itorlng'the more J than four hour that Mr. Lorlmer occupied tha Boor, he reviewed practically all tha eharfe which have been made acainat him tlt, ' ..(-' .- ' ' Ha took up In turn tb opprobrloua Inference drawn from hla intimacy with fipeaker Hhurtleft and te O'Neill Hrowne, hi atiendaaea upon th aee rlona of the Illlnola lmalatur aad hla ureaenoa la rihurtlllt a roma, ua drrtakina to ahow that in ach In etanc hla coura had been natural, tnd tn tha line of tha performancaa i'f other public maa under Ilk clr-?umatancea.- ' Ha explained fcia Damocratio eup fort on the arounda of lone atandlna twraonal fnndihlp for himeelf and f awlpaihy for henator Hopklna, who, waa hie principal antaavniat m the ernatorlal contaat, - In fhe former connection h ra iHled mora than one- atory, golnt to bow attachment running over many are. Thia portion aX tha addreee appealed etronirly to the feeling of wnatora, but whan Senator Crawford intimated that th IUlndle aanat was making a bid for sympathy, he r ruled the (reputation and turned the 'question to hi own advantage . ty declaring hla only PTpoa was to t before tha Senate tha truth. It waa not a matter of sympathy, ' he Ml 'I. but of right and wrong. Mr. borlmer undertook also te ehuw how hla advocacy of the Lakto-th. Mississippi waterway . had caused many memliere of th leglalatur tu I partial to him. It aald thM he thad. made tu effort to induce Oovor tior .Lfeneen to twenme a canaldala to brak tha entrtal deadlock, and. la effsct. be declared, that If Uooeen had beo mt Inclined h could have eiwted A. I. llopkln by throwing h to him. n or two allusions wer Hiaii to ths prosecution of th rasa and hla enemies were referred to aa "ksssasths of rhsrcur M Mr. IrlHsr eawrted smphstlcally that hot only 4ad he not u-d mony to lafluear hw election, but that on hta honor hs knew of none having employed. ' Thm mWr would hold ouly a amsll proportion otlhosa who aouaht aamittanre. 'hMuihnut the mwh, devouring evry ai tS tftf f h iaa- ktiii tntffhl KMr snd Ths rihmlr of the pecUl'rs and "Mild-rni m.srtittor not their nlv uriU'iial rhararrls(k'. """ s kpnwn Vn vVetitnttw, wma et In f.rr. Mr. Tnf. b"rwir aaa Partr mrufiH si-wtj tn th itt v yn;iry. The Hii.',.milf gsllery a ih rr'-"(lT-e of vs- V"a Mllona Th,- rmwit , on the SOOT of ths Hnl filf almost as grat s t'ist a hirtt rh . the Hwin of th ti'rtiee In h rF of th rnm V sni r..iin,I tha At Ibm ih!i frribf the er kmti wrm lii.i,in tu the through ' tha chanfber. Quite a chuckle spread, from tha lca dirnl. ceo, wnen the ipw.er Kn a sp of his arm. knocked his gla of wa ter on tha floor, freely bedewing Senators la tha lmmedate neighbor- noeo. Tha names of many Democrat wer mentioned a among those wh had voted for him because of personal friendship, among those waa Senator MrodertcM. who. Mr. Lorlmer aald. had been for many years, even when newspaper assassins 1 or cnaracier, wer trying to destroy him. " "I never got ona vote under falsa pretense ao Jjeraocrst waa aver deceived lot tha belief that I would eo-onerate with th Democrats la Congreee. Be it waa not through deception that any of them were led to vot for. me," air. Lorlmer declared. r' y Moat dramatio waa Senator Lort. mar' recital of bla first acquaintance with "Hinky Dink" - Mciierna, wk when Lorlmer was a boot-black and newsboy, compelled at the aga of tea to earn his living on tha streets, came to ha rescue aad aavd him from the loss of a bundle, of Chlcaga Tribunes. U meant a loss or li lt to him, tha speaker aald, and -"thai dollar and a half meant more to him, Senator Koot, than a million dollar would mean to soma men now. I don't know whether the Senator from New Tork Mr. Koot or th Senator from South Dakota, (Mr. Crawford) know . what It mean to eemo up through circumstance like that". senator Crawford, ross to hla t Tha Interest M Intense; every per son In th galleries leaned .forward , ' many rose. ..,-.-,;,-..' - , i. "Mr. .'resident, does tha ' Senator Imagine himself th only Senator who came up through hardship and Pv enyr jS ne appeaung wr sympathy on that score T," , . , 1 want na gymnathv.' ahoutad Smi. or Lorlmer. A great algh passed over th Senat chamber.: Thla U not a question of aympathy( It is a question of right and wrong. I am omy wonoenng soma senators un derstand how conditions Uke these can a.va rise te Ufa-long friendships." -Hinky Dink- McKenna, It ap peared, was th Democratic leader la th diatrlct repreaanted by But Sen ator John Qiimn. Mr. Lorlmer ex plained how this lifelong friendship had led McKenna to promts and de liver th vot of Griffin for Lorlmer. ""If this- Senate," continued Mr, Lorimar. with a awep ef . hi arm, "can bellev me to be th low, vll ereatur that th Henator from New York and tha Senator from South Da kota and other Senators wh have stuck ed m represent m t be' (h looked straight Into th wye of Senator Beverldsw, Just serosa th aWe. -"there Is a flatil duty staring you In tha face, regardless 0f th tes timony, regardless) of this record. If I could be the fool wretch tSat these Senator have sought to paint me, I should" be driven fram yonder door, branded JWlth th stamp of tofaray. Oh, ool A am not pleading for sym pathy. I am trying to relate the truth of my election as waa,"aBd not aa tha Senator from New Tork and South Dakota, would havs this Senate -awltavav '--:--"!-.- ; - Thirty-four Democrats, Mr." Lnri mer said, voted for htm, hsoaua they wer his personal, friends and not be cause thy wer "delivered" by Lee v .fiii orvwna. r Th Senator took nn the1 remarks based upon his havln been In the Speaker's room at Sprln.neld when ins xwismture waa electing a Sena tor, He expressed th belief that no body would give any weight to his mer presence In such a room as art dene of bribery or corruption It was brought into the case t "un saddle the minds of Senators, to lead them to believe something was wrong." I change. After statins; that hla first vote had 1 THE HOUSEIlAPiDLY GLEARinBjJS DECK Thrcs B13 Apprcpri:l!:n Cills Go Through THESE Hjii:o,: v. - . ' ': VV -. '- t ' ' . , . , ., 1 . .... Has House Baa Only litres More Sen. t ply Bfll to Paas The Sandry Civil BUI, the General DeAdcacy aad the MOliacr Academy Tb Naval Bill WM Quickly Dlitpoaed of l U the , rtwtpram aa Agreed on. ' Syijtt ths AasoeUUd rrcss.) ' Washington, D. C, Fab. II. -TTas) Rouse , of Kepreeentative Is rapidly clearing Its calendar so that ae re sponsibility for what bow appear to be an inevitable sxtra session can be Taft to withdraw th iew Japan charged to ths lower branch of Cou- treaty, appealing to ths United States greaa. Today ' thrs big approprlatloa ' SIPiOj: PROTEST Oppo$C5;.rfc;psedilic;v J Treaty Uilh Japan tiiijiiiiiiiE ;.v-;- , ' , ; -.: S'- Tlss State SenatS.of California Passes Kcanlatloa Calling ea . PreaMratt Taft to Wlthrtmw the Now eapa- ' avese Treaty; and Appewtlns; to, If. , 8. Seaate t IU'fuo 'Assntat and In stracts Chllf unila. IMrgatlon to Oppose Batllkaii , n. 1 " "( ' :. ... By Associated Press. ) ' ' : Sacramento, ' Cal., Fnb, II. A reso lution was IntroduPnJ in ths State senate today - ealllr,g upon President offow u.. nLU" 1 m Him in tit.- bills., carrying In ths aggregate till, 00.00. wr passed. Of these, Us Naval Act earrled tlll.aoO S60. i tha fortlfieatlsaa tjUl $1,100,000. and b , ! . "fir T . . X " . l"ttt Unmtm t lt K-nfA attfnrnla. atructlng thsr CaUforftla delegation to oppose ratification. ' - ' ,' ''' Th resolutloii which .eras present diplomatic, and consular bill about 14 XOO.OOO: 'y''r"':",:-'-'; The House now has only three more supply bills to pass the sundry otviL tha general deficiency aad ths military academy- The latter probably will not occupy more than a few. hours. - So the chance are that the Bouse will be' marking time when March th ar rtvea.',,,.,',, - - 1 The naval bill, having beea approv ed In-' committee ef th whol last night, was quickly disposed of todsy. A motion te recommit aad eut dowa the building program from two battle ship to one waa lost. - - ' The fortifications bill provides for ths coast defensss of the United Slates aad the Insuht pqesesalona, but does not include the Item for the formica tion of the Panama eena.1. which will iba ' repotted with the ether -canal ap propriations la the auudry eivil bill. , The diplomatic and consular bill occasioned soma discussion snd Rep resentative Harrlaoev of New Tork, succeeded in strlktns; out a number of Its provisions on point of order. These had . to do with participation la- va rious InterasUoaal conferences. Among ths provlalons dropped from th bill, but which, may be reinstated by th Senate, were the following: Subscription of 12.000 te the inter national prison commlssionf participa tion in the International railway con gress; participation la the Internation al Setamographie Association; con tribution of II,t00 to the Bureau of the Interparliamentary Vnlon for the promotion of International arbitration and participation In tha ad)ourned meeting at The Hague of the Interna tional Conference to promote uniform was leff station concerning letter of ex- QUESTIDiJ IS LEFT JOCOMi TTtt Caucui Does Hot Act On Redistricting the State , III JlVrtir It REPOflT beea cast for Jamas O. Blaine for Praaldent Mr. Lertmer aald ha had been getting lemocratle votee ver since. Air. Lorlmer declared that no Dem ocrat had ever voted for him exoept from "pure and unadulterated friend ship." He asserted that ha had re ceived In his district l.tlO more vote than President TafL "la that an evidence ef ' corrup tion T" demanded the Senator. "If so, I have a trail of Democratic vote following me for th past quarter Of a century. If I had boucht them, it would have cost mm millions ef dot la ra. It Is an etaiy matter to charge wrong-doing, and I regret to say that it Is an easy matter for many to be lieve. In my opinion, th charg as against s Senator or member Is mor serious than that of depriving a man f lit or liberty. Not rven the Chi cago Tribune haa charged me with bribery or corrupt'on. Never hav I seed one dollar nor had the remotest knowledge of th use of one dollar to promote an election of mine either te the lower house or to this. If Senators even auspwet that I did have, knewleds ef corruption In any de-! gre. I am very sorry, because, en sny word as a msn, there nevrr ha been a time that I hav been guilty of that act; and I never dkl give or knew f any person siring for tn any prom Is or asv moaev.er anythine else for1 any one to vote for me; and my regret Is that anybody should thlnfc en. t claim for mvself ne virtues more than those "of ether- me),- I hav alwavs tried to Itve se as to retsln the ennfl deacw of th decent eltlsen of' my community and my State, "I aay I may nt hav surceeled. but 1 havs tried. If I have succeeded, no man will wme t my door and lay th charge of bribery er corrupt prse-tk-e in my election, be M for mrself or snybody )e. t rearet. Iheretoee. 1 7A i tine 'bat there are Senators he (eel thst liunrtred stood In i ns i hArm ,b , .rthl.,g ,7yf .7 "r4 ."J - !t1fr him In having even a suspicion thst I have bean sultty of th charges the wauM lay at aay door. "I say srain. en my word a S msn y d s a 1 or, thst I in not guilty snd thst I have ret knowh-rir In tha remittee drea that bribery and ror riipt'oa a ere ,r (i- to sale a s-at !n this n1r, S". I go nt tielleva. ahatwer the t'hlcasa Tribune msy ar er mv hsv been shle to de hv eeerrion. tht vtee wer bought to eeed me th's Heeete" VtTh this pes,wir.it. Me. lamee ri,..t hta sr-eech. whlrh evldentlvhed rnarte a iteep ImiwwHl - tipee the rrwd of iMM-tetore. ththee of not tt(e the itrre wh.i wit hsv ta ttwin hi re enteee becNe TTlfT fff The whn te It r.t "1 th ere-le re- jt-iiee e ,-. f fr.-.l.nt JiertnB I" at- t r.-n the ' el '--rt fhrtre r ftme f r . ,. : - .. . . 1 - m CHARGED WITH Bt RT.LABT. Nearra ' Who fMvea' Name ae OsmrHe rnrk-kland tteaae CUcltessjreA at I Naehvule. (Special to News and Observer.) -Nashvtlls, freb. II ConsldtfaUl excitement waa aroused In Nashville Monday night When a negro man waa seen to enter the home of Mrs. R. A Smith, where she wss aloes with her two daughters. The Smith home ie close dowa town, and the reer porch can be seen from the rear doors t several store. Th negro' actions tsxt night seemed strange, and at about T o'clock he Waa seen to enter the horn by the reer door. Several men rushed to ths home and ceught the aero. He afterwards . broke loose from them and ran toward, the depot, where he was can she He gav-bls name as Charlie Strickland, of Lotitsburg. aad a phone meeaaae front that towa stated tnat a a -are bf the name-ef Charles StrVklane answering ths deevrlptlon of th Bearo hare, lived Ml Loulsburg. The negro wa alven a bearing aad rointnted t jail on th chars ef burglary. ' It I thought the Beers must be raay, ae he ran down th street when be broke from his cap. tore, wht-a he nileht have taken to the wood snd mad good his escape fur tha time being at any rata Then ha talks this morelnjr though he were la Loolstmra;. lit will be held pending a Investigation. and will, nerhspa, have tn (ace the chars Of hfleatsrv. whh-tl la a eapltif offense. It Is safe to say the eire do not realise the 'erlnuenee ( the crime he haa committed CAX.lDtt KIrrrMs?rr. Not IVtlrved That Tvewty AHJ Lead kt Anajexatkm, (Py ths Aseoetated Preea.) Ottawa, tmt. reb, II The Cass dlan rr'laent tvley enanlmouely dclareH ts sentiment tn be that the propoeed ferlprei'lty agreement With tha failed States alkali not lewd te an- aewttkm. . , The decteratlow waa mad threnth th adept ion of a reenlutron erTerwd r F. I. l'ink..tne enfieeravtlv rren h litr from W-ielier. Mr. M ink ei, that rvMe ef msey sesllons in the Inlted nit n Oreat tlrtt-ila that re lpro-it rventwtllf meant aeia t"n, n BvihorHelfve drarel she!(l be the Senate of the !-ito of California, relying on the good faith upon as surance from 1 'official - aourcea given te the people of the State during the last four years that the Immigration to th United Btate of such laborers was . precluded by a 'mutual agree ment, between bur government and that of Japan, and that the latter na. tea was as annum 4 to retain aa w were to exclude them, patriotically and patiently observed calmness pend ing negotiations for a new treaty that; Tree Kcsoluttow "Whersas, our people hav been led to bellev end hone that there would be no surrender ef our rights lit the premises; 'and, . s - ."Whereas, it further appears that even the protective features relating to imotlgrat onr jnaHera ef the pres ent treaty with . I ;, .are omitted hr 1h newdraal , , -. ' .- Oltereforev be K reeiatoedt Tltat Uie Senate of th Mate of tfeitf ortaia reir eetly srgee Ute , iTraldrttt of Use t'nlted Stale to withdraw aald treaty from furthee cnasiurratleMi by the arnate of tbo Vnllrd hlatra, aad, "Me It further resolved. That we appeal te th Senate of the I'nJtrd ' Mates to. ertthlHtld and tvfae ha aa srat to a compact fraught with so meja-h dangev t ear cttiatme, to oer Industrial devetopment aad to our Utilise Uoa." , Tvjtrgrare o Taft. Chairman W'rlxht of the Federal Relations Committee of the Sent to sent the follow In- telegram to Pres. dent Tafts "Mr. Prealdent: California la much alarmed over the newspaper report of the. proposed new 'Japanese traty The federal government, unless posi tively ensured 4 list Japan will enforce regulation reel rioting emigration to the United States ef such subjects es ere lalm eel to our western civilisa tion, mould Insist upon a restriction elsus tn th new treaty. Lees than thia Will Inflame, the public mind all along the Pacific coast and may Wted to a condition that w 11 be deplored by those desirous of preserving ami ty and good will between the United States and Japan. Thia, tn the opln. Ion of the Senate Committee on red eral Relatione is the sentiment of tha Callforn a Legislature. . ("Signed ) Pedersl Kelatlons Com.. "LIC ROT WRIGHT. : -Chairman." PRESSLEY W ACgOTTTU). e-emeMeaaaj T ' Agree saent Beached Prtweew County Cmmnl lower aad Uood Mede Aa . AShevllle, Feb. II. rValtef Preasley. th Btack Mountala man, charged with kllllnk Dr. Wavaa arell.. . on treat about tea days - ago, was cleared by e jury today aft, a two days' trial.' Ths defendi nt introduced ae evi dence. The St it wae able only to shew that Preeeley had vmoved Keller and that both mee were drunk aad fell he the ground. Th defense er gued that Kelley did aot die of being shoved, but try congestion of tha brain. Agreement hss been reached be tween member of the Board of County Commlsetoners snd the Good Rosrie! are their brothers. Aeerxlstloa. whereby they are to ask the Ledsleture tn pass aa Set author. Ittng th tmmance at lill.MI la bonds Democrats o Two House Diarass the . Proprtrty of Making- Congressional - Itpportkminetit t'oinniluirw Ap v Pointed to ConsUk an Arrange ' meat A Barmonloun Meeting, and Willingness Exprranrd by All to Submit to Any Plan. Th Democrats of the tao hounes. In Joint caucus last night, s-loptod a resolution to place the matter of- re- districting the State, connreselonally. Within th hands of the lemocrstlc members of the two committees on congressional apportionment, with In structions that they report a plan at a date is early as practicable, prob ably by Monday ' The resolution wm Offered by Representative Slkes, of Union, and amended by Mr. Ross, of Hsratt Ths result came after a full nl free discussion of the propriety of making a reapportionment Repre sentatives of most districts said they were satisfied with tha present ar rangement, but all said they would be glad to submit to aay rearrangement which would make th ten districts safely Democratic Mr. Turlington contended that the only question before the caucus the only point at Usue waa th transfer of Union county to the Eighth district snd Alexander county from the Eighth district to the . Ninth. He urged that Immediate action be taken on the proposition, since It was so Ute tn tha session that membera of the proposed sub-committee could not si te nd to the matter and their legisla tive duties at the same time. Senators Lemmond and Represent ative elks said that they would glad ly submit te eny tranafer, if mad .la a general plan of redietrictmc the Stole, but that the pronoWl to trana fer their county arbitrarily- as the only change necessary would not b pleastns; t their people. Senators Raecoe, Greene. Barnes snd Representative Koon e, Mitchell, of Onslow, and other gentlemen from esstern counties asserted that, whil their districts neither needed nor wanted chsngea made, yet they would be pleased to tak" snv course suggested by those In th wat for the relief ofthat aectiog They hud not forgotten, they sail, ihe loyal manner In which the wetein.-i have stood by tha party In time i -i-i n"r would they loee any upporiun tv to repay In part the polltHal debt Senator Fisher and other- it, the tenth assured he can. no that Uielr district does not ask hiu h li 1 hev have a Democratic dmtn- ' i;nder normal conditions, ni r, uiillnt: 10 take chaaoea. Thlih, -t-, i- ih view of Congressman ! t i;u,t(et Senator Julius c. Martin -' A h ville, favored the appoint m-nt "' ub-commHt as siixsete.i i, Mr Slkes. He reminded the mur,,, that there are difference, m ti, ..,pui- tion of the various dietrt-1 in"' should be SO arranged an In a measure 10 equalise the population he i. fe. a .k . W ,h , I.,- ft.... K....I.I ! 1 11,11,111 im .,1V IH.r.M.a i'-m be mad by committer and tu a grahistaklng manner Me . iti-rt the ract that the third dtatru I has only 171, tt Popl, while th- fifth h 130.00, whereas thi law requlree Jit. 000 peopl to a dNtriet near t may be. Discussing the question aa t" th eighth, Repreeentatlvs K. A TDfh toh told ef the hard right un,ifriK there la every rampaisn Th II tu bl leans there are so well nrxanlaed and aggressive that only tn off ar haSe the Iwmocrale b-en able carry It Representative Spain hnsr of fturke. rormhorated the statement of Mr. Deogklon as to the advteablllty ef rtndiag help, and he suss that the tenth neexls help likewise, their own statements to the contrary not withstanding. It la ewe diatrlct, tb ninth, is sefe beyond queexlnn The liemorrata thereof feel that all others and they are. DURHAM CELEBBATES. T ,v -Abp.pcteie eviieTs" tIbaor "of" ' v waataagtosi aad BUI Nye,: . (Special to News and Observer.) Durham, rb. 13. Waahlngton and Bill Ny day were spproprlately cele brated r here today In ail of - ths schools, and though there was aotn In of an exceptional nature ha the memorial, all of the school observed the day. There was no let-ap In th school exercises, snd all did work, while business tn some quarters - wa suspended. The most notable cele bration was that at Trinity College tonight when Judge PrlUhurd spoke to the people on "Cltixenshlp," under the auspices of ths Civic Association. Durham men have been written to by Harvard man. Indicating thgt there la now possible to young; men of the South a chance for com of th Jame A. Rummiil scholarships left through his widow. These scholarships amount to 120 each, and there are two In the undergraduate departments and one In the professional or graduate department Those are open to Vir ginia. North oad South Carolina. Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Ken tucky. The income from thir amount of money will easily support three students, snd stress is laid upon ths South. Mr. Rummiil was In the class of 1 i 5 . Ths scholarships are held thia year by Georgians and Tennes seesns. The examination for them will ba held about the first of April, and something will be done to see If Durham cannot procure a man tor the place. t - . v- 1 r . Tremendous Ovation ;.ta. Premier Asquhh ANNUAL INSPECTION. Wllitoa light Infantry Make Good Showing, . especial to News and Observer.) Wilson. Fob. II Saturday night lnt the annual Inspection ef Co. K. Id Keglment. N. C, N. O.'tthe Wll- !on Llsht Infantry), we hsld In the ! Farmers Warehouse. Lieutenant M. A Wells, Seventh Infantry. V. S. A., and CoL Tliomus Slrlngfleld, Inspector-General, of Waynesvllla, Inspected Ihe armory In the afternoon aud re viewed the company at night. There were thirty-eight private in line, and Capt. C. F. Batts, Klrat Lieutenant W. H. Sugg and Se-ond Lieutenant V'- G. Barnes are wtll pleated with the showing presented by in young defenders. There wer seven absentees, one of whom wa out of town and th other six were excused on account of business. In addition to the officers of ths company Major Tyler 8. Pace, Capt. H. H. Murray, Heirlmental Adjutant and Lieutenant Dtiunell Murray, Bat talion Adlutant, wer out for .the In spection la their capacity, and ('apt. LOi", Of the Kockv Mount mllltlo. was hero, he being an Interested spe.tHtor VNDEn A CDOUD. -ft.i ... x . eaanaessfceeahaa. Claargetr Aaalnat ItoiUmisre Pcdm tHnnilloijor. - (By th Associated Preaa) Baltimore, Md.. Feb. !2 Medrawn aad amended charxea of Incompetency and olticlal misconduct were prefer red today by Governor Auetln L, Crothere against the Ualllnmre board of nolle commissioners. The mem ber are Col. C. itaker Cotworthy. Joha B. A. Wheltle and Peter K. Torn The boeril la aliened t" have protected rank Incompetency and In etrlclencv and In some Inalmic-ea actial I dishonesty In the police depurtment I from the fhaiahal down. ; The commisslnners and police I marshal. Thomas Furtisn. n other things are charged with fitllina ' to detect er prevent vlolatlona of the laws relating to gsmbllng, lliuor aell mtr. disorderly houses and 1 making. Ieputy Marshal Munntn is accused of NATIONALISTS START BALL The lAlteral Members tjefckly Fol e-metl Thia Eihlbttlon of EMbe staani Ws Rrprated a Few IDs ,atee Later as the Prime KtaJate Quietly Left the Some of His tnl- . tlal Victory Against the Lord. (By the Assoclatsd Press)' London. Feb. tl. Premier Asejultlk was the recipient of a tremendous -ovation from his supporters In the Houae of Commons tonight when tb ' Parliament bill, otherwise known ae the "veto" bill, a measure designed' to curtail the power of ths lords, waa panned on Its first readln by the ' government's full majority of 114. the ' vot- betnr 151 to 217. The. NHtionslists first rose In their places, cheerlns wildly and wavthfj their hats Th Liberal membere quickly emulated their example. This exhibition of enthusiasm was repeat ed a few mlnutea later, aa tb prime minister quietly left th scene of his vic tory In hla Initial action against the lords. Th debate today maintilned a good oratorical level but presented few wove points. Ths dominant note of, the Unionist speeches waa an Invitation te. the government to aettle the matter be agreement Frederick E. Smith, In a slashing attack, accused the govern . ment of outraging the conviction ol half their fellow countrymen en mutter that could never be settled ex cept by consent The British people, tie auld, would support the opposition In any resistance, however desperato. they might offer to the hill. fhe Rt Hog. George Wyndham ulv urged ths government te accept tit invitation to settle th question by agreement Otherwise., he declared, the opposition would repeal the bill. Te these persuasions Winston Spencer Churchill, ths Home Secre ar). concluding the debate (of the revernment replied ghat the minis, ters wmild not have fifty supports e left if they -agreed te enter such- ctrferenee now. He contended ss r -mi pared with the referendum the government's moderate proposal wer th veriest tarylsra and no step vould be neglected to carry tb bill exlttly Into Isw. ItlVf ItH AM) HARBORS BILL. Is a breakers abutit to ba rslded. Th hearing fthe charge Is Hied for March th. before tha governor at Anna pull. The ( mferev llesort na ITa.nl-ally All of Senate Amend- iiMiits IW-.n cn-pted. 1 Hy the Ansoclated Preea. Wnahlnalon. I. C.. Feb. II CoS l, rt! 00 the rivers and harbors bill leKi lic l au . agreement today, practl callv all ,,f the Senate amendmontes provlillnit for new ,ro)eet being ac ' 'eotcd 1 the Hour, members of the hooa- ,,, rvrenr- -ominltt,e Tt.ey atao ac James ; reuteri tlie rt l r put on In ih iHenate tipping off" providing f"r a material inrreaee In AMERICAN IHIUENT SHOT. Indian Charged With Klwualna Held by Reliet ..-tiers I RerUioM he- nonncea Ited Croaa. (By the Aswx-iatsd Press) Mexlcall, Meilco. 'Feb. 22 - An Amertcsn member of the Insurgent band, said to be W II Clark, of 1136 F-aatern Avenue, t'lnclnnatl, was ert oualy wounded laat night In a mys terious manner while Inapectlna an outpost of the rebel , amp Av-nrdlna to one version of the Incident. Clark ess shot by a Tagtil Indian, s scout The Indlsn la noa tinder arrest and may be aentenced to h shot by the rei.-le tienerat Berthold alleged that tha iunded man accidentally shot him- tu i alf while rllmblng over a wire fence. lieneral Bertholil bitterly dentranced the American Med Cross today, saying It had refused to send a surgeon to attend Clerk. therefore, willing te make any rhanrea deemed aeeeeaary Speaker W. C. Pnwd said that while foe improvement ef eertaln reeds ehae'eh Ninth Is eat sttee). H reallte teiat to levy a apeclal township tax for the' both the Tenia and the r.lxhth sbeuld maintenance) ef roads; provided, hew. e- er, neither tax nor bonda Issued be frimH effective until sy proved by a Siaas meeting ef the people. Tla H be lept a helping hand Me, klntm re nts couKty, end th banner moerat. le raenty In the State, ta willing to serrtflce end be sswrtfW-ed In the ia- HCAMA SENIM A rtOATa-K- T THE (Dim ROAD the engineer corps of the arm, which Incresse waa made ne hmo by the almost complete surrender the di rection of river and harbor work and Irrigation project to the arn.y es tli eer. Th proposed extension ef two years In ths life of the National Waterways Commission wss modified, so thst It will explrs Noverber 4.' I'll, bv which time the final report of the commission la te be filed. The conferees retained the provision eu thorltlng the commlaaion to invest! ste and report upon plan for lm-, poundlnv Hood waters, sad for pra poaed artificial waterway The la rlude a csnsl from Anarostta river to' Chesapeake hav Contract authorise-, tlons wre unchanged by the eon-' fereee. belnr for a total of tlt.lSI. 4t, maktn( a grand total for the bill! of ti n ; srw vtma. ttnoxtiiv for thlrtv data Thle fellow eld his rearie4 as a sa"acory djtnrewt ''7" " s-"' ""' P-1 Va ; that h. had h w woraing In ef therasw. - f' 1 """T" f h " 1 ITeMan eo In RocSv !" fe a I s e P"" f waa .nen wewn must LmmA Ml lae) hawad at ihe tisaam leaws t0 Twsaa. ( l the Aeara lated Preaa) New Tork. Feb II -Th laat stoat of the Nw Trk Natleaal left foe. the iiana' training camp at Marlla aprirga. Tnaa, today bv boat ta few 1 irl-o- The party r"nel1d ef . aw 1.1. . . ire-iiUra headed by t'aptala Larry AH Idle. Thriflbrwa Kegroea laming h ). who will jtn Ihe newer thr' TIl-T" ,Wmk ' ,r ",rsdv at the ramp It t TANh hs the Sesse Meaner. t. i,i that the entire ream win star, WlUwn. Feb It A fWegro giving practice 1-r March 1 t la repoew John Jonsa hi name waa up he. , hr that Manager Job VrQew he tore 'Hiulr Keen iHttia lo L' am , devidej to In IauI OwwTy. tn husk. on the rharee ef vaeranri t he , toueg flret laaeman from Iwllaa. he told all manner of si'Wlee a la ahre hied th bat fnr a while Mcteraw la be rasjs from, the 'ennlre ery prfrf g-o, aa aaylna he sees a paestblo 'v ( e him to the eoantv nd 1 e.,mH neeanahan In th mn.aa-,- Tlfr, uri.tt arsts Rritmn. EQLG5B0B0 B. HISSTOS be eonaWered. bat that rhanx-e a roetlgeoue atee etetrkta msy ba wenmary. Th Eighth dlateiat. ihgh the llewiorraM iher er as i Trwtet tem llsw.wr Rwa. rt eeetract.rr hawed Melan H- l a ' Jaw. aw. M Mhnd Maa at t...j , n ,um 1 n, 1,1 f w.1,, w,ar j It peuada, dark gineee-rake rotor j and le badlv acsbled on hi left hi Fariy I tb dtwcwaxluw. seveeal re, i elntlnne were nsjered tw yrw tde that , na ehangea ehall bw made la eerta'a Ht.trl.-ta ht later thee were all with drawn Th. TwTl'ettee rlatte . hat I'WeA be taS-w Awl ef the a nit or nnrrxr, rktween- M 10 II KCIKSIJI TtJfiK Pt.tCK TrrrKRnT AT c.oi,rrnort. iinvon) smio Pit int rv (peci ta News and Obaerrer f,i!,1.tvrm, Feb. It. The big sewth fend rva the I if hth aat sehnnl k-'t laaaa tale .ii. tna latter divan-, d tenst ta- Aletaa- giTww ro awn a "en aw a "rJ, went do ha defeat t-wtav St eyvia In " wa laejw r,T www etrere a mot'na tn tnat ewect. sue n ilfred lawrter Ihe mrrm( lea.1e. aald tk t'ar-ega waa wot t , k. driven from a sn wi Htrxtln br a f- a ere re stmut a no. Tit lew Snd that I1- prr"ed a ff.M,.n a ei,H nv tn t ati- l, se--ng rcinse, ! Ilr.t l'rl' a I n behalf of the r?vwrit sod Its Siipeanrterg he 4 ate. ! r tvtia. v.t i aawm ag ,, fc.aia a Howe, ""'or R, the Awww-taled !. - aad , ttlw Janelrn 1 k ? Tv - innan rm v-iaarraw iwetw are a' !-. ,., j.n,L.B,, th., . .. , . - - - .- e good ss s.v la th- world, hare mUjlZt .!l L21 Am'H,n b,tlhip I-,e,we bard s fight that th. rema nder ef il A ,JT7J!! i '?? Hampton Kb Jaer th State 'eels tv.t It b urn, w S StoSad t tZTC Z ZnZ, 1 'J'1 M t. th rears. f ""J1 K for of lit, knots . hear I hailed by ' , " . . . , iPrsail-aa ae e wweld s roe Taw noire Havte hea dow jot wbstfpara nae e.Theew ef th PrajC'sw ev.rr ms trwt ehoMM do whew ,,H.,w,.tle w the sop-e team? w-rr a ae. w,ht b-fwre' ., f ... r them, gov the 1lmt hiy dsv . j The !.l.were. whi. h W lerwlwg the re.ae.ty rraida. oad the thee will ik- k. . .T. ' ' 1 '""eitTiini ml"t-e at eeenwi'tted thew-wt th gnwntry. a n-,a aa'et Klnetoa High kel. In a aillleg a after the basket t ', giro. ut.lehnr wa tb winner. T"o-Ht tha sbae e-aoolt dehated oa th f"".wtei wery. "B Reeeeaewtattvs l aw tw penent jeejenrn'r'ee te rwtde th riweWlow i of reiiiatrtctteg the) f'e. Sa.t r-e- mm Medav eecht Tht iw th-e n . w! ,1 hf eae wfrd hr Itegrawet. latlte Koaa eipiat eg that the ewe. r r-a tf Thl th. 1 -wted gtat reath-y ef taet-J m,., !H. t--ao,... -ot wo t e--.-.g IwwMlal.h- Ttf-Wre twr . o.n"l -ee on rte4eKeew ele-ed tha , . -eareejeoaat A (SnrlleaaiMk mn4 i ' be nt tw g M hihaa mlt-e at WMrrWn. tw Thrtv aallt foe that part twdav Abnwt en prarwaff "MettreN, Rwaeis) b i)rn I Mifc,! Mv rh. . Indicatlowe, an Nlx.,, -b JI Th fe er th-l the M.ir,n r"-" see about .me. mmnt ,h,t ( . ... U eeaewata Meal.aU The -t h- t fwy wwt er t he CIV ee.!nte la eeewta. S ttv of s"ltv roew left tot tb pweato teote retaibra tw the re' sdr mrehir. ehtward ra the ef t wbellr settaSweewer m4 ihn ewmaieiee lea ean he ... tr .1. 4 the Aeaerteww he. u tatd. 9 e- ewew4 aJ tK """""'17""" f hj4gee-dided th-w .ht a r.t -t .halt ba eta. a ,-. f drswlte we Th dest!walhea f ,h. td f wltiwe, deeerxiwV has Jtb eite.-a. ' . . . fCnUo-d j Page Tw ... rehett at serret. . .. t J beea thuiwei i -
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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