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p V - . jf - . .-, ....... . . SECTION PAGES 1 TO 10 . jt- - - li m J : mill rver DOUBUf IHErCIRCU-LATIOI-OF AHY OTHER WORTH CARO- W iYOL XCVII. NO. 87. RALEIGH, XX SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1913. PRICE 5 CENTS ofNmeteett f Legislature to Meet : In Special Session Primary Purpose Being to Propose arid Submit to Vole of the People Specific Amendments to the Constitu tion of the State-FifteenniendmentsAlready Proposed Special Commission Appointed - First of All a Six Months School Judicial Districts Tprm hvFAtpAyBistrirt in thttntP ' Increased to Twenty www www Jfcyjtg ajf i V V V fe V re- -WW Wsa- a- VW w x-r ) -i TV hen the General Assembly of Atlt adjourned sine die on March 12. concluding a sixty-four day regular ' session, it wu wl'h the distinct and definite understanding that It would , ,b called In extraordinary session by Governor Locks Craig within twelve .. months. . The primary purpose of the ..-extra session la to submit to the peo iple of, the Bute for ratification at the ipolla certain specific, amendments to ithe constitution. Af Ipaat nfteeu . 'amendment are proposed In bills In J traduced in the legislature at the regular cession. It will be for the 'Ueneral Assembly' lo gay which of these amendment shall and which ' 'shall not be submitted to the people. 'A 10 the General Assembly will have full power to propose and submit Wmendmenta other than those already (proposed. In order that all proposed amend mejita .may be thoroughly considered 'and made ready to be acted upon by - til General Assembly when It meets lir, extraordinary iseselon, a special commission was -created under reso lutions adopted at the regular session, ,to go over the whole ground of pro posed and needed amendments, give i ' rr tne action ot ina uenerai. Assem bly at the extra session. This com- yfilsslon is required to have printed una aisiripwea in pampmei torm nws Introduced at the regular sr anion pro- Tosing amend men Is and -to oomplete and nle Its report -with the Governor ot least sixty days before the special 'esslon Is to.be convened. Matter of Nrvedty -; ' 'There was. early-tn the regular aes- 4ion considerable sentiment against an 'Jtra session or tne Ueneral Assembly. me of the leailerm In the ItMrtslntive tit Wei lived -that the-regulwr-work ' the aeasloitvnlght be completed In ity days and that adjeurameBt might ,tden be taken until a day, set or an adjourned session ' of ten davef- and A. T. Jvle, of Rockingham: A, T. GriUDt, of Davie. (The last named is Republican leader In the Henate. j On the part of the House E. J. Justice, of 1 ullfcwdiMt.-A.--ioughtonv of Alleghany:- H. A- ..Page-oX Jsoore; W. A. TeVln, ol Orsnvllle; H. Wal lace, of .'arterf; K. Ill Wooten, of Lenoir: T.. U. Williams, of Buncombe;. R. 1- Haymore. of 8urr'. The last named' is HeullU;an les'der In" the House.) " HunM- liittory. Karly in the session of the General Assembly just adjourned the question of awnrlngiiin'iulinTnts ttr the consti tution became one of almost para mount Interest. The 8enal aud House committees on constitutional amend ments held many long semions. heard argument by various and numerous ; clticens of the Htale and members of i the General Assembly, without srriv- Law Enacted in Response to Irresistible Demand From the Farmers and the People Generally, From Whom Petitions Were Received in Hundreds, Signed Ryi Thousands As Aycock is Known as the Educational Governor, So the Gen eral Assembly of 1913 Will Re Known as the EducationaVegislature. : State Superintendent Joyner Rulet That the Connor Amendment to Compulsory Attendance Act Does Not Make Its Application Optional With County Boards of Education, But Merely Gives Them The State Hc-Dislrioled- Four NeJudtfc and Solid- j tors NuiiiIkt of Weeks of Court Provided Foil f -JOai h County in Each Distnct Relief For Congest 1 , id Dockets and Earlier Disposal of- Cases v few at-ts of th Ui m ral Assembly ( Twelfth IHrlrt Judge. Tlionias J. of 19ia aro ot mom Itilt-ruat to the :81iaw, of Greensboro: solicitor, J. C. Irjjal iirofMssiou or of. more iinpor-I Uower, of Ixinirlou. tnnce to tint people' of the' State tbun f tSuilford S8, Devltisou t. Moaea 4; : jtlione iiureavltit! the number of Ju-I total 41 weeks. , i mi-mi UiM. rn.t. liidges, and solicitors K ThirtM-nih HlHirk t J udse. W. J. ffrom sateen to tu-.n(jf. ivUlMtriting)Auams, of Carllisge; solicitor, A. Us. Discretion as to the Methods of Enfofcine the Attendance Reauirements The Attornev General t' proribinB-tfIe;nim.r of twart, ot Monroe. w - 1 : ' I weens oi out-t eacn couutv ftnali nvT. fmon II Anxon' concur.. S. t'otland .' . Wtanly 4; total. Act to Provide t The Educational The Compulsory Six Months Term : General Assembly that' to " secure: linietidmentrt "to ' th I constitution had become on actual and acute-neeeMRyritIth.-inate was to j (11) Dr. i. V. JOYM K. state Kii)erlu- tendent f IhiWa- ln-irunlMi. " rj anu imposing- uiWii-TJovei iuf t raig t Moore -g,- ltit hnioiid . , the il'-usant-or nmilramrm duty of I sc weeks. .'joppoimlng lour. new judges and four j Foartet-nili IMrVt Jud ivet tw -mw solicitor--. 1 1 nenieri.t - Nolli-Mur. it. IV. I1oil . The net redistrk tiiig the Htiitf goes j f 4taatonla. '. elTei t July 1 licit. .Ms thaw tho j, Mucklenbarg :. Uaston IS; ' total 'i lp.irii'ts rt'iiMilii fc timy sis UlU U-tb4 to wrks. i . A . J A i'T"11"" J"lK complete their work ; Hftvlh IHslrhH Judge. B. P. Attendance rCt ,,f ,h l,r" t, r- "OWtl-mti, waten-llle; solicitor, W. C. w .ludireji ami solicitors a ill assume their Hmnmrr .rf Asheliorn I'M- New lilrh-ts. nie"iiew'rUi'tTict!i,' that "Is those dihtrii-ts in whli-li resident Juilges had to lip appointed, hic: , Tho second. compoMju ot the roun- t-iutTiingiinrSTarnnrTBdg'r What Is toniideredhe most lm- ' tendewt of inilrih- ln-iru.-tlMi. one of in.' most interesting acts of Dortant and the most far-reschina of ; . -s . .- . v . , . i th iterrmal AsM'tnMv of 1!US is thai Ipg at : any delliiite conclusion ..except! ay legislation 'eroiKted .by 'ta.UMierl ..':,.The-two inlmjmiAdUultaUtfvidiiig - for onipiilsory attudnnce a ft&ini ntv nr mi m n.i aur rtin rmin tiiniii; iih.ii titwt try i it- tt'iiri at . us, t r .iit,ti,. im sit . inn probaWsLUllaBtMttliHrH itMiiMnrtti;. i&:iPTtto tOllin histar as ore-eminent ..lMe nil ' Vine lor a ell moutnr scnoot- terile-tn ; novation oiiil 111 continue to go lorwaro. j.ut How to I other measurea Ii the act to nrovido : wr pitbttc srtoot-dl secure these amendments was a iues- for tt six monthr- cliool term In every ' Stale; ancf 1he btH to -m, tlon on which thore -us kTeu division I .luit-i. t in ih. u.i. ,.,... i.-. tend.-incc 4-omnulsorv i and various shades of opinion.. Semi- I f,,re huh. t,iat..rr V Hte-tbut h.o. schools of the Htate. -. ; ... m. I.v U.-isenlitive M; ft The iwdfli. i-onflHieed of ..the cue consideration to earn, a ran, (ucn i cue ii. n. muuua nu unrooucea aim many of -. tne 0111,10 pro- r This- ftci . i ... atMnMnlng. .-of ..-up tu-r4 n ?" ' school. tenn-m ; novation a nil ihs pef..le of the Vntirel h'l. ;SuH' X lliM.ti. . hstrirt of llic ,1,, H inili.-Mi-d-Hrll., piwUuliiilK j!gjithr f.-mpom-d of I ho .; make, ta-hool nl- rTw ,a providing lr .itipulsry j V'tT?IeVt- thmover. -Umuua in all the public i nttcjidnncc .k-e- lnt rod'j.'ed . In the Colufcibtis mid fender. Davlo. I. Iredell S. Randolph . Itownn is, fiiliMrrusgMonlgomery 7; total 4 weeks- Slilccniii iHnUUl Judge. Jnmos L, Wel.b ol. thehvxw!l. itortT...M. .New land, of lnoir; , p.wcnwgiiaTifVia- .a.. Btirlte lit. t-uldwell l: total 3wWPkt.' uwn-, Ntientiveiili Itkavk--JudviTk: It. iWh fc. nine, HU-kury; solicitor. Krank .V. .' l.lnney, of Boone. - oiin-' Mit, hir a u-iiLa. s ii.Yind .) . in . i 4- -1? 1 r W '"9 tnis course, .timers advocated tne submitting of specinc amendments by" the Oenerul Assembly in regular-session, frthars deemed this Impractica ble and championed the ttlea of an extra, session for this purpose. '' It appeared well nigh impossible for the joint committee to agree upon any plan, when Senator A. T. Oram offered a resolution providing for the com mission -of elKht members on the pert of tho House, tlve on ihe part of the Penate and tire to be apiNiinted by the Governor to thresh out the whole mat- , torr consider proposed amendment ' and to drnft specific amendment to ; be acted upon by the .General Assera. ; bly in extra or adjourned eeiwtori. To , Tiofl that he would offer-aesolu-tton at the expiration of llfty days tvthts ene t but when the lifly days expired the General Assembly was overwhelm- : ed with Its regular work, gredt masses of bills of Importance and many bun- ltrcda of private and pnblif; lo-l bills Imd not been disposed -of. The ae- Ijotirnment resolution was never of , th citisens of North uiimniHrj-.-ajia explanation ot ine nllinger Mini hnoitier liy tT"pMCsenis - '""."V"""! ...... own.-. ( taoKin ar - aiKwna , watauga . wmmnTniMwmn . i .a. i.ji.ii i . iij..I!:ij The lali cr a. ; ' ejun. i-MiM-m"...! ..u ..u '.AvMr.,i tal 31 week. ... - ... the gcf was raUtied the peti- sssmcrit "r -property Tu N.tl-th-T.-i-n.(a'"ni-S" twiV'wtYiTW poure4 in ea. li tlay. siguetl by : lira, the si k month' r ln-v will , t -M,- ,lnt iimmlttee oe'lcuT1un . Th fourth,': cmt--W. Wa---'Ttttj;ft arilii , endrsni VTtnt n ' nil ttiouMndh. . the mw. Brmide a fund of uboi.i iuT.'i.Oon, and ..r uhii Ii A ti.-iomniitte whs ai- ties or. W syne, jonnsion, unrnmii r erroM f nilKiwelt . Tance ; tar 1 until lions hundreds Ihna ,n lu mnt OW rt the ;illni Irw for a reiisnnai'l" iiicr.en.Ht. In i nolnted tri foiotider them lit detail and farmers, being In a large majority : the siwsed .property., ii waiiht to i with uiithoi ily to drut a new bill If among the petitioners. I amount to not les than 1'is.tuiti thl ; s.m-hr course was deemed wise. After The demand for proision for a six year. Including the snnnai per cailtN much careful H.nl'leratlon thU sub- 1 '.. ; : :'.,! : ..,,,.',-,' ':,.; i.- . ;,-s;:-.r.; " IZepreaentairre K.'A. I totufhton gave t now iprtitlcaj f parttea un& tctrmtWf tver consumed in the work of The tevulsr session, but the menibeig re 'ir.a'ned here four days mltliout pay to tinl'lh up the Important work pend- 'i:' U. was found absolutely imprsc f -poltMcttt thought' agreed, the reso- fi lotion waa adopted by the joint com-. tnlttee, regeted to the fenate and1 Mouse and adopted by both bod lea. The question of an extra session was settled; so was the manner cr securing amendmonts to the roruHltutlor. -IHirlng the regular session bills were Introduced In both houses proposing rWrtFia1lor iaMindmemrw tii-mHm. i neso-were reiwreo n the committees on constitutional . amendments and turned over 1y these ; committees to the spei-lal commission . which hits' been appointed, and which t.rr.blc to glte uni- adequate consid-wlll hold its initial meeting April s. t.itlou to tho welghte matters of con- Bills lTonoslng Amendments, -tmitloual amendments during the Bills proposing amendments were molar sewlon. Yet It was conceded ; Introduced during the regular session. p. 1 by t tje majorltyof tho -"embers of the ' 1 -. 'future mat mere is anwuiue neeo "Tor soine chungesln the fundsmcnlat law of the Htate. - -' Itatr of Kitra (iewkin. ... When the special session of the Hleneral Assembly will be convened I" jnn open question. Two dates have jueen discussed among niemhers of Ihe. legislature as the only practicable r ones: first, August orRcptehiberT . second, January of next year. The ' "oncensus of opinion seems to run In favor .of the latter datu. U Is pointed out that the farmers of the State, some of whom, are members of the legislature are vl busy In the Into ' eanimcr and ear) fall, more so than -tn .itiniiary. ano nwi u ins session j .were conveneo in August or RepieinT lef, it Mould be necessary that the ; .special commission should complete ;it -work and mske Us T-'eport to 4he tlovernor by the latter part of June 'or early in July: sixty 'days prior to the opening of the sessiou: and that. .the members of the commission fcave already been absent from their homes and business more thfin two months of the year, It would' be too much of a sacrilice for them to do their extra work within the next three months. - The (ommlsaion. The cniiimission, constituted under a resolution proposed by th joint rieiiute and House committee on con stilutlonal amendments and adopted by both branches of the tieneral As . sembly, la composed of a committee of live members of. the Henate np- pointed by LleutenWnVVWvernor B," I laughtrldge. a slmilur committee of eight manlera of the House aplniinted by Hpeaker (ieorge W. t'onnor, and a "omailsaion.of five members appointed by Governor t'raig. --This commission waa constituted by the tieneral Assem bly to act durmg the Interim between the regular and extra sessions, to con xtffcr all . bills tntrodiii.'ed 'in both -.branches of the legislature at the reg ular session proposing amendmonts to ' the constitution and to propose other amendments, all to be considered by the Oeaeral Assembly at the extraor dinary session ami by It submitted to a vote of the people. If its judgment so- directs. . t'oder the resolution providing fur . this commission and prescribing Its duties, tt7 4 required Jtnprepnre Its - report arid submit the mie to the tiovemor at least slxtv days prior to the convening of the extra session. And under a resolution Introduced by Itepresentadve M. A. Orltfln and adop ted by both brunches of the legisla ture, ihe commission Is required to have ail hills proposing constitutional amendments Introduced at the regulur eesMon. printed in pamphlet form and thousand copies distributed, Includ . tng three copies lo each member of the General -Aseenihly, It lm undcr ood this will be done In the. near :l lire, probably Immediately after the rsniistlon meeting In- April. IVrsonnrl of tVmtsiMon. The commission Is composed ot the following: Appointed by the Governor A. M. U 1 . . n.Jlfj..l TK u.ll. Hake; D. Y. Cooper, pf Vance; ft Q. J lexander. of Idecktetinurg: . is. J. Hwiw ef fenetr.- '"- me-ix i t , Alexs t 1 On and are now on tile for the considera tion nf the special commission as fol- rowst ' ' . Hy Henator Ollliam: To amend the constitution "to prorido for the estab lishment of Inferior courts. to.pre scribe their jurisdiction and regulate appeals therefrom." iTo auihnrize the ' Oeners1 Assembly to establish such courts and" priivinTng nwt " appeals from (hem may laUpndir't to the Bupreme Court.) . l My Henator tllllinm: To ainend the . constitution "and to limit appeals .te. the Bupreme Court.- . - Hy Henator Utile, of Wake:. To ; amend the constitution "to give the tlovernor the veto power." Iiy Penator A. D. Ivle: To amend the constitution (It "relating to the,; passage of special end private hill.; til striking out the word 'rebellion': J) stvlnit the tlovernor the veto pow- ; it; (4) end making the Commissioner i of Agriculture a member of the Coun ell of. HUtc." My Senator Ollliam: To Amend the constitution "anH to enable the Own ers! Assembly to Itlrrtt and regulate I BPieals.e fly Kenator !awrence' Waketleld: To amend the constitution "relntlve to suftrage, as when an ele-tor may reg ister and vote without being able to read wml write." (Km ends the time from ltttM.to 1920.) ltv Hen hi or V" 11. I'.Min.il: "To amend articlo , section 3. of the con- simmon oi ,orin i uoiina. i lnym muke the constltutlount ref(iiiremenbii as to ieagtlt or public hcIi.m.i term sit months Instead of four months:- - Hy Henator II. N. pharr: "To. pro vide for amending and altering article t, section f of the const ilutloii of North Carolina." To maketlie section Include shuros of stock In purely mu tual building and loan association ) li itepresentatlve 1. M. Clark: To amend the constitution "la regard to euffra." , (To give women equ.-.l rights with men at the ballot bog.) ' Hy Itepresuntittlve JitHtlce: Th amend the constitution "so as "to se cure to the people the Initiative and referendum." By Itepresentative William Porter -'"...'' J r, ' '.' ' t.wA sfrv ' GOVERNOR LOCKE CRAIG lliricl JuUge, rnk Itobert 3k weeks. MsrlrrM Csrter. of Ashrvlire; solicitor, it- iteynolils, of Ashvllle - -itiimswlck :. Madison I; total 4 we-k. Tweiitlctlt ' Itlstrk sludge, S. , fVrsuw.n, of WayneavHIe; - solicitor, Ksllx Alley, of Webster. - Chefke 44tttuM ti (twain - ( Haywood 9. Jackson . Mai on 4. Claj- t; total 3 weeks. XJTIZI-Va JI.W bl'K - , -w, tlrt lCr lUi rTU M'HI.IC - n. im Misi'UcttJ. Chnfham and lee Tlte eighth., composed' .of the coun-J ties of Xew lliiumcr, llruaewlck, Columbiis and r'ender. The tsclith, com))Oitid of the coun ties of iliiilford. Ituvldson and HTokes. Tlte sixteenth, composed of the counties oTI'ylk....C.leveland. Uncoln, Uurke and Caldwell. , . . HidMtors Mill ..ogt Vtt..,..,...., There aa considerable agitation of the proposition to put the solict tore of the Ktat on Salaries Instead tf the present fee system- , A bill to this effect was Introduced In the (ten ate .nd,9aaMd.Uutt body ufter.tnueh debate on the floorahd berore com mittee, but the measure met Its death ' at the hands of the iluiise. The tncaa ' ure bad the endiiu nt of t lie sollcl- ftntMflnn. - ' . Kcllcf for CongcMcd IHtckcte. Tlie purpose of the increase of.J court districts, judges and solicitors I is to r'-lleve the congestion that exist and has existed lor some years on .lhjBjto lits.of a. number of the coun t!tl. It Is believed by those fiuiilllar" with the situation that the increase In number of judges and the re srrtinsement ot 'the -dhcrlrts will re lieve the congestion and provide for more speedy tr'sl of oa-e, th'is af-fe-tlnit gresl licnelit lo tiie cltlisens of tnsnT counties. The work of rcrilstrb-tiiir the Htate. - i- provTdlfig- an equltatte numliet of44jnrolved Is eonsijorali .weeks of court for s-h county andrv necpiiig the total number of weeks j 9 V & In eiiclj district cU.s.. to the average i m mm m -- i for all districts, wns one t.f the most nifttjTC ftC IIUDDICn diffli iill tasks undertuken by any com- nlUn I d Ur MAnnltU mitts, of the lerialHture. WOMFnl ARP FYTPninFti rUnalor K. V Junes, of For- syth, secured (lie emu trnt-nt of 5" an Important and aaliitan- laer -wlilcb autborixea and cmpow- ' era a cltlsen and tax-payer of are county to Institute suit for the recovery, of auyfund fraud-. ulentlv and wrongfully with- held r retained or pnid over to : "an ofllclsfi.f any county'. eHf f town or lo uny other offlrlal of any coiintv. city or town. ueh ajiortlon of the amount recov ered Is given the nrebn brlng Inr sn winning such suit as to make It worth one's while to m)e and press stn- matters to ttietr -otic'.usloit. If the amount o IHvUion Into Circuits. I ' "r.Vr-T . V Z:. o. r C' They May Sw for aiMl 'IV i.it wv l TT . .i. til wj...s Milt Trnsv ji enter for IVrsonal IMmage or Prr- snnal riirnlngs la Tbrlr Own aiae Abnie. Senator V S. Hryanf secured "Ih" enactment of a most salutary law glv lug to mnrrli'd women the light tn months school term waa simply ir-( apportionment oi i.tw.aou, this bill , cnuiiniilee druned it new I. hi incur-, - i,.roiiliniiiiK i ('bosun Jt (lutes 3 resistible. Home of the strongest men therefore provide for nn annual ap-' poratlbg some cf the featuren of each ,(r i, Tvnell 3, Hyde 2, lieaufort In both bram lies of the Ocncral As- portionmetit from the Stat tr':HHury of ' of ,iSw in w bill's and othor fenlurest . j . t('tHl weeVs. - " mot less than s..a.ootl fur the benolit ; .colilained in neitiier or tne oris mi, 1 mwiM OMrb-t Judge iorie W. of the elcni.i nift v public s. hools. be- biljn; then at a full meeting of he , ,,,. u -wilnon: solicitor; H. ii. lues reiuirin ai i.hsi uny eounue . j'um . . oiuhuiut,. oi , itiww mi . ir, fm,. ,,f Tarleiro. - of the rltate lo add. Iiy special laxa- i li'iuae. on education, ihe bill nfiere.i . WaKblm-toii 4. Martin , KdgC-ceinbe tlon for a four months school ti rm, at bv 'he sub-committee was ii.lnpied. , Hnl , Wliw'.tuiS; total 3 weeka least lii.otHt or jUid.eoo niore. . after some halt a dogeii umenilmeiits ' " i'tilrU ' Ib'irlc1--J,udge 11. H. 'thw'-MtRto- MiiMlixing ltsg-la--plai.'ed4rHn.li4aa-. -.: feetdeswf - Ja.'.ea: attlMtor." Jo-ats- upon a ccrtailT and purmunerit hnti fhls hi 1 pwewd li H'use and 8en-; n Krr ( yy rrentotu ot tlte cents "U eivry iou yaluiitiou ""r .-.i.,-i.u.ii.-,., -r"-i fi rora- s. Hurtle to preside over courts in bis own clr- i cult only, wus sdeocatcd by some of the ableM iiihiIkis of the legal fraternity in the leninlnture and by others, but the majority were op- ihwii ill lorn liunii. ni ,-fMii- . , , - . psrativdy early in the s-salon tills I ' " ".-' '"r, v-'"'i injorr Idr a was -baliilo:,,,!. . .So u h jtblg j rmnZJ,!!iL l'..a l m o Is ll,trUt i wonwu, by vtrti of any ti. r l... J.; ,1. .Ion- contract for her persona! s-rvlce and. Tl e f,,, vt., kIi, m II .e cou tie na,HK,.t fllRVtre..nal Injuries, oc embraced, ,lu encl, district, t J;'! oth-r. ..Ion. . sustain by her! can b and .llci:.r t each diHtr -r '-""''';T recovered bv ,er suing alone and. ber of wee,ke of cOUrt provided for eh earnlngK o. -ecotery shall he hee ench county end M tie total Bumlr of BnJ property as full ""--.""H..''"'. I o, as If she bad remained unmarried. r Hrjtl IllttrUt 'r-Jiulge, Rlephen C. . mm m riraB.cn". or VTiisbington: soa. iti.r. I' I:. DhritiHlia'tH, of Ellxabelh t'lty. i t'.urrituek :i, Camden 1, 1'as.nMank i sembly oppon d' the enactment of such a luw until the legislature could see its way to Jro tle the ne osery Ktney lo Increase tne ecnooi terms. ut so great waa the demand tnat the bill wus enacted into Us with the belief that the people would un complalnlngly bear whatever extra burden of taxation waa necessary tu put the law Into force and effect. i ut propertv. It is removed from the Ir. J. T- Jo-ner, State ftuperinten- J danger of nny fuire delli lu and from dent of Education, the officials of the the bi-ennial k.. amble far Increed Farmers' Educational gnd CO-opera-! appropriation for i,thvr pupoaes, It live-Cnlon and many of the ablest j will annually - iiuieaae with Ui H.in and wisest leaders In the Quae's edu-(creased wealth et the Htate, to ?ai catlonal. Indtistrlal, civic and political i the incronsed needs of an .Jncreasod Northampton Wsrren . Vance life. Including the venerable and he-j M-hoot population. loved former uov. i nomas j. jams. . D) ,self-iidjusttng. threw tnemaeives into ine rrsy ana united' their great influence with the might y-drmand from the- teonl-of the Htate to secure the ctiaetmenl of the six months' School term bill. It marks the beginning of a new era In North Carolina's educational prog ress. fee Caiiiw ApasarttfMUienl.j In this way it will i. The -uvw-cembliif the one hundred and twenty-five thoiunn.l dollars P To amend the cnnstltatlon ."regulating pay of memlwrs of the. General As sembly." I Would give each member MOO for the two-Vear term, regardless of length of session or number of ses sions .held Inthe' two years, the pre. siding officers toTeeelve 1 1,90 for" the two-yesr term.) by Kepreeeutalive " I'orter: ' To amend article 13. section 1 and t, of the otinstltmloa -oi ; North Varolln - (Would moke the vote of only a. ma jority. . instead of two-thirds, of the members of each House necessary to submit tn the people specific -amendments to the constitution or theprop osition of calline a constitutional con vention.) .". , By Benresentatlve. H, J. Bennett: To amend the constitution, "regulat tng tbe time elections nHi.ll be In the Puts." I Would provide all elective offlcers of Htste. dtirb ts. counties and townshlee be lert4 tt4 months; reduce the number ef conn 'Hie Connor .ViiM'iuluent. ; "The board, of educullon of Melt When M la remembered that the : county shall bi've power, ut their reg- Oeneral Aseemuiv of 1J faced an : "mr-meeting held itt July each year, accumulated shortage trf about niwsmt. tin -rtafior at any -regular nieet- in the- 81SIC treasury, it Will be in niaue, Mini rules lui.l reguia- ...l.l. A ... Il In .1... 11. ...... .'hi. . ... ,..."......" Halifax . promt's', for the piiriaise of securlnff' ' ' ". . . a, .. , ho psssage or the 1,111, wa. accepted . ";'? t,rJ I , ' t . hi by the opponcntu of the measure. It '"- ' lldaboro; ...lr!tor .yet to be constHhtt kv. Hon, clevsn f the bill ! . ,.'' , ;.,'. , ,,..' . and . an folloBK ,..,W,"y"! :','I"1'".'" !"Lril ' liw Villi III u. twm n , . 11 nmi. seen, that It reiimred great courage and patriotism (or the members of that boil) -to ptaa this law. IncrcaeinK the annual appropi untlon for the ele; mentarv ei-hools at bast I4ir0.0i. The III! was filially pussed with only three vote its I net It In the House of Hep e- , . . , ....... .. . propriaUon now distributed per capita Fn'"l '" " to all countlee of the Htate, and the ; " ""-"'vr' - one hundred thousand dollars appro- i I do not believe that there is to bt prlatlon now distributed to nfly-dght ! found In the history of "flits' or any counties of the Htate to bring their other Htate, a record or a braver, more i r. ppli :M ion of the act nptlonul with echooi term to ' four months; adds patriotic and s more iitiseltiah act by i ,1H ,(,Mfd of education of ea.-h county. tiilllfi SMlhey may deem liert tit Sei'llre the atleiiili'nce of all children between the "Hue of eiplit. iiiid twelve years upon the' hool of the county, ami sin h ru'es ami retrubUlotis when sp- . proyed by the . outlly superintendent of public-lfitrui tlon end pouted ut the courihotiw -door Slid ut the door .of each piililje aclKnd house tn the count ci nhnil supersede uny provMon of this' ait In coiifllrt therewith." I Klfth DlstrV-t Judge, Hnrry W. Wheiibee, ; of (treenville; solicitor, ! Charles I,. Abernathy, of lieaufort. ' I'RI 14, Cruven I t, (-nnillco 4. Jones ; ?, Carteret 4: total 36 weeks. Mth IH-trbt Judge, o.rll. Allen, of Mnatoti; solicitor. II. K. tiliaw, of ; Kluston. leuolr I?. Orcene &, thiplln 10. iopslow S. SutupMin 2; tutalil weeks. 1 levrntli'tlKirbi Judge, Charles M. Cooke, of I1lllsbtlrgsdicltor. Herbert ili- Norrls. of Kaleish. - 1Vk 3D. Kranklln Wek. t.lghlb r liiHtrk-t -Judge George TO APPEAR ON TUESDAY INSTEAD OF MONDAY Hepresentatlie W." B. tialther, off Catawba, secured the enactment ot ai law that Is calculated to save cou it I expenses.. n every county and to rei duce the Inconvenience Imposed uponj ritlxetis sinumum-d to appear as wit-. The 1UL pruvlitea- that, witness , whose names appear on preeeetmenis . msde by the grand jury shay he inm-f moned to appear on the first Tn- . day of the term of court Instead of. the brat Monday, except upon tin written order of the solicitor of nL ; district. This Will relieve a great many pe-." pie from the requirement of going taj the county seat on ttie llrnt Mon-: day of reurt and spending an entire - ' . . day there without bc.liig called and' will save the counties the espene of paying these witnesses for a day hen they are not needed. . . e GAMBLING LAW IS. FURTHER STRENGTHENED The amendmenMn effect leaves the Kouwree. ot iiiiii. Kion; sninwr, ri. fentv.ny thousand dollars and an-I and hodv of law-makers. lienera portions tlie entire two hundred and lions of North Cnroliirlnas, yet tin fifty thousand dollars ner capita as! born, will read with pvlde the story to echooi noinilatlon to all counties! of this linAe- deed of their ancestor.. i This doubles the annual pet capita jThe 'lenrrnl Assembly could have for. ai oortlonment-to each county, tttrreby ulahed to in- worm no- more convinc nummary of Proi Uhuis of tlie Ai-t. AKide i'ii. in tlte amendment tho com pulsot-v utiend-ifii.e aiib may he sum mcrlvtrd as follows: , ' Age. limits sre 'eight Ao twelve The'sniount of aitciulaiice riilred Henator Y. Y. Hotigootl, of Guilford, secured the enactment of a law amend- lfr;--tt5nn ()atory of section J':l of the Revlsal o If OC. relative to vamhling. which will tend to fai lluate the enforce ment of the law agalnst-thla crime. Id-on, of Whllevlie. Hy the lfobgBd,gct the same im- New Hanover 20,' Brunswick, t,- munlty la extended and made appli Columbiis , 11; Pender- I: total 40 cable to any person examined undei weeks. ' ,; oath before the bwuaiu-e of any pro- ' ' lntli. HlstrkitJudge. C. C. Lyon, -ceva ss la given to persons so exam (of KlixabethPiwn; solicitor, K. A. Kin-: Ined npon the trial or any art ton It ,elalr. or v uyoiieviiie. , . , wnicn ne may mt wiwi w ii . 1 liUUriwn ii. , hiiiu.ii.iiu . niiugp i . 101 v.-.-.. w held I bringing thejaAoot terms of tbe coun- j inuyideiice of tken-falttMit the eilil- 'each yearla four mdnths continuously, l0K' ' 1 that tlea, iMivIng, naire than four months cation of the-masees iff the people end , b.jrionlnK ut Ihe beginning of the! Tenth Ills lets, that much nearer to Ave and autiof their determination to give evefy i'K-hool lerm of each school each year, ' h'," ',r a term of four rears, r Kepresentatiye W.T, Clement: Jo- amend the constitution "so ss to aboiisn tne otnee or solicitor and aub- atttut ia ilia 4lce a proaocutins at. the beri of ihe HetiatsH. W. j torney in twit count tu tbe eEiie." '.. ft i. 'tt'.n: A- I); Ward, of to bo elected by yote of the pcci.ie of ties having less than four- mc.nl bs. and lengthens the echooi terms of the countiea. atill having less thag four months so as te reduce by that amount the turn to be raised In those eounuea by special, taxailon f or - a four niotithr term. This plan will .4 tots) 43 weeks, v . IllHtrtiit-wJiidge, If. A. Fou- ham; solicitor, H. M. flat- ..hlM In Vnrth Purollna' an enllal il,.lu .nlarvil We Hi. ..mn. tlS. 01 HlllSDOro . chance to make the most of hlmw-lf. . board of education or, 1n lownei Alamance 13. ttfanga 4. Durham II, let no man hereafter dace declare that ipnd cities ot 2,t or more lnhabi.4 person 4, i.ranviiie ,, total s west thei people of North. Carolina, iptak-; taiit. by.lltw school board of such ;' Kle.r-aill Dlstrk-t Judge, Henry ing through their repreeenlatives, are towns or cities. . indifferent t the education of th. Tbe following exemptions are pre- tbllUren of North .Carolliin. ' ylded for: "."" " " '""" ' ' . ... . . U . - , 1 , , - BMW . ..t.11. 1 gnoW SV OII'J- nn. vili'T iri.iuv. J nose auburn, if miiy pui'iiv. eeha. TAne, of Keidsvllle) solicitor, uravea nf Mount Airy. - Astfe-ec AUegmtny trflttrre-Tr Fee srth 1. Kockinchani 1. Caswcii A tnmt 4 si-1 -. ' i that persons summoned tu testify as wHnesses In fhe-triul ot eates-of gam bling shall testify even taouah their , testimony Implicate themselves In the crime, hut provided that (lie testimony of such persons In emc-h caws should not he used against them -I'nder the law as amended by the Hobgood. act theeame-tmmunlir is. granted to t"r"--sens testifying ander oeih bf re ti e -aTH. lt sny pr,,.-e4i tin i i n 1,
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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March 29, 1913, edition 1
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