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1 WW: HQ NORTH CAROLINA'S GREATEST pAIt', iff. Kil v; VOL. XCIX NO. 1SL RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31,1914. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. ts The Weather lAorlH t'amllna: Rain an colder Saturday; Sunday fair colder in vaiNl portltm. Highest temperature, 74 lowest, 60; precipitation, T. i . he ' .... t-:. 1 , . . - t r. i4 IV-, r RAMMED FORTY-ONE 'In Tert Iinutes After Being Struck Amjdship The Old 7 Dominion Line Steamer J)r6ps Beneath The Waves After Having Turned Turtle "Women and Children Firsr The Orders In Their Night Clothes Passen gers Plunge Or Fall Into the Icy Waters-rHeric Are Some of the Rescues Husband Rescues Wife By Swimming With Her Haif Tight Between His Teeth. Terrible Was Catastrophe Off Virginia Coast in Early Hours of Friday Morning. , IB; Mm AMurlHd Tim t t"- . Norfoli't.7rJHr"o The story" of bow forty-one souls ' went down to. death in the chill -r7. -.water&ot thfr-Atlantic, whea: the - liner Nantucket rammed and sank the steamer Monroe early todayJ i warbrought to port tonigh by brought to, shore, by the Nan- ana suaaen jjeaire, sweeping out of the dark fog, and taking un awares the doomed half-hundred i.withxther.heayiiiess of sleep still . upon them. It totdhpw the stricken Monroe, with her side gored deep by the knife-like steel prowuf-4he Nantucket, filled rap idly, rolled over on her side, and tn a fei pletely over and plunged tp th$ bottom, carrying --with her the ill- - - fated- passengers aad:mrt,mbwi;ol me crew y no naa.iaiieu 10 gei clear of the wreck. , ' ? . ' Lo,t 41Saved 99. . j;.; Tonight the le vised lists pre- pareTT)yTipTalhJphnson, who " ""survived the sunken vessel, showed: Lot Pauengert, 19; Crew, 22; Total, 41. Saved PaMenger, 39; Crew, 60;ToUl, 99. Under the thick bank of fog that hid the heavily running sea, both big ships were making their way slowly and with difficulty 4n- the early morning. The Monroe, withCaptain Johnson on the bridge, and a double lookout peer ing into the Tog ahead, was edg ing under half speed to the north ward, having left Norfolk for New York .last evening with' a ne$ve- racking tog-bound voyage in prospect: The .Nantucket, heav ily laden with freight and with but" two -passengers aboard," was nosing her way southward, tjafcmd from Boston to Norfolk. Urged through the dripping fog, the two vessels . siowiy were arawn to "warTHcfi d'tntr.,'- . ; 1 'Teii Minute And To The . ' V-"1:' '- Bottom." . 71 ' A he-tBr"aboufrr4o . o'clock without warning. Out of the gray black fog that shut out even the waves from-view, the Jgleam of the Nantucket s search Tirht scarce!? touched the drio ting side of the Monroe before the igh steel prow of the southward: bound vessel cut into her side with aripprrrg: and crashing of plate that threw the stnckeq ship aback The: Nantucket, -with her bow : . crushed in, backed out of : sight into theTfog, as Captain, Johnson, vsceing that his vessel was fatally stricken,shouted an order for the life boats. .. z . - When the crash came. those aboard the Monroe were in bed and asleep. - Only Captain John son and the watch on deck Were up and-aboutvrAButthe-shiverine of the stricken vessel, as the water .poured through the gash jn Jjer side awakened the passingers aad sent them clambering toward the deck. Warned by . the pfficerS;, they hurriedly adjusted life-pre- servers and made for thetilted declruTW'ffi - brief.-' Those rescued agreed that from the time the Monroe was stnick; until she settled beneath the waves, not more than a short ten,minutes elapsed. ' '; e 1 . Treighted With Frightened Hu- , - . inanity. .'..."'. , Baggage, clothing, valuables,' all were forgotten in 'the flight. Pajamas, night gowns, and bath robes and blankets were the cotn-J BY THE IN THE LIST Tn E7 MONROES"MTf!SIN" ... UST. Norfolk. Va., Jan. SO. The rev I nod Hat of the gtearoer Mfnrteir nihihtr br ur follows; l.SSENGERJ- Mrs. W. U Button, Newark, "N. J. ElrM IJralenant Iiecrand B. 4- Curtis. Heunnd CuMt Artillery, - AVa terrltrt AnafcNew:rYgri!r t Idled alter rescue). '.. l. Eilwank.C. JS" Navi. . . CJnrpa. Mn. Mm.. D. Gibson. New York. . n. iiiKmiiu duuucti Mr. Jollcff. UkwU Tlteat- rbwl Company. .. ... Mr. Tliorna R. Harrington, Bridgeport Conn. ' ((Hod on ' akv NentwkcA). ' Mr. Lewta, Macaria Tlieat- rtoal Company. ' 4- i. Okakanuito, Jimiim. - Mrs. C. W. Pook) ami child, f "f Gray, Biiwx Countj, Va. JT. r, Ray,. New Yorkv ........WUIIainMHi. - CTEKRAGE PASSENGERS 4. (iUlicrt 4 M. tVilntt, Xow Vnrk. ' Roper. New York. , f...fc-.WifcW-i . An Tnkaowa IuUiau. '.''.CREW I : BodtHwaln. N. NelfNm. Quartermaoter Galles. . . litrtt Lnokoat A. Soydln. ' Deck Watchman T. Jnvlob. JSaloom Watctunan U Ward. Elrst Wlrrteaa Operator Fer- 4 dlnand J. Kaetin. Third AmUsunt Engineer Braxton Hawkins. White Btewardewi Mrs. Gourney. Colored 8tewardQMi I'atay iWallace. Mecond Cook I. White. Third Conk Joe Bradrolf. JHead Walter P. Davl. TWaiten J. Delk, J. Martin, A. Traddey, 'D. Proverb. W. A. Gardner. - Amonit the nnacrountejf for of flie iTerTireal teveral dk hands and coal pamera .who bare not jreHeen check ,.el up by the company. THE PASSENGERS 8AVED Tlte revbied Ibit of the pa 4 . w niters saved from the steam- ship Monroe: Hc"wn, A. G., New York. It iid wig, Harry? New York. Unmn, William, MUwau-' kee,- Wisconsin. Davis, Fred Brooklyn, havls, C. H.. New York. frlannaffan, Ralph, Brooklyn, New York. ' - Gorman,-- Edward. PhUadel phla. Pa. . . it , Hamburger, ' Adolph, New York. ; - HarrinKton, T. R., Brldfte port Con. """" Havlland, Miss Hilda. Ma- lyonx, t P., NeW York. f MaN'alr, A. P, Buffalo, N. Y. MonlKomery, J. M., Macft- rla Theatrical Company. Mario, Geo., M., Macaria Theatrical Company. 'Moore, ion... Macaria The- atrh-al Company. Mann, Jos. li., Macartii The. - atrtcal Company. L,.,, .MeCombn, Mfes KaUie, Ma- farta Tlieatrkwt Company. , , Nylan, C, New-York.. . Newby, E. J. V. 8. N. - O't'ouiiell, James, Washing-. ton. D. C. : J-oole, C. Gray, Va. HawUtiKs, Charles, Law rniceviitc, Va. - " lUwUngs, Mrs. .' Charlea,. LawrencevUle, A a. Ray, Mrs. J. P.. New" York. Koule, MIsa lieona. Mar, rla l'heatrl'al Company. Mnyiler, Jl' Sew York. 7 T hackery, Mls Hilda, Ma- carta Tlieahrkkl Comnany. Tillett. A. H.. Mat arla The-atrh-al Company. v ernon, H. J., Macana Tlie- i. atrlcai-Xompany. Vanwlnkle, R. 8., Nalley, New Jersey. Woods, Mrs. T. J., Norfolk, :Vlricinla. - (' Williamson, Geo. EX, few , WUllamson, John, New York. 4 vriiiianuion, Geo New York.4 WlikliaMMi, Howard, ' Nor- ' folli Va ...... John Ealken. Kmlth,C ' -" ' i- , Hcott, Louise V New York. McCoy, Ada. mort apparel o those who rose to the deck. And most of them wore that garb whea they left the limping Nantucket at her dock late here today. - As the half-clo. "vrjtM Ihrop? WANTUGICET OF MISSING of passengers reached the. deck they were herded toward the life boats- by officers and crew. Three of1 the life-boats were gotten away rom the . side, freighted . with frightened humanity, tmostly wo mer. By the time these were away the Monroe was Tolling oyer on her side, and it was impossible to launch the other boats. A Lurch A Chont of Shrtekt With as udden lurch the liner rolled over on her side. With a chorus of shrieks the unfortunate. left on the sinking vessel turned, and crawling like rats, maae theii iy over the superstructure,1 (hrough'WrhbIeisI''windowsnd companlonways, until they rested, lust out of reach of the waves on the uppe sideof the -half-cap sized ; vessel. " Even this slippery security was.no long available. With a rumbling sound the ship plapgeOeneath Jthe.. wayjs,jay. ingner niimaiTnnrcnrqaTin Meanume tne nantucket, ner self badly damaged, had stood by, his sleeping erew. As the rays of the searchlight failed to pierce the blanket or tog, uiptam berry ordered'out his life botsV and one by one they slipped away int, the fog to" search for the Monroe. They found -only the-struggling survivors afloat In the icy water, cryinr f ranticaity for help. Mony of those picked up were utterly axhausted, and unable td i i 1 a. i Jl ' t" . . J r a namnzron Kepi his vne anaai by swimming with her hair in his teeth only to have her die a few minutes after she., was hauled aboard the. Nantucket Lieutenant L. B. Curtis, U. S. A., was rescued; but died after reaching the Nan tucket. Jt, . ' - Captain Johnson, of theMon roe, and all ot his officers got iway.frbm.lhe sinking vessel and were rescued. All of the officers and the crewTsf both the Monroe and the Nantucket were held here tonight to await an investigation of the catastrophe, which will be begun immediately. bigot oMhe Monroes passen gers whom wireless reports put in the list of lost, walked or were borne from the steamer Nan tucket when the latter landed the rescued at Norfolk this afterntoon. Thrilling Are The Stories. Thrilling the stories told by those rescued from the Jnws of death when the Old Dominion 8teamship Company steamer Mnn roe bound from - Norfolk to -New York turned turtle at sea. within ten minutes after she had been fn collision with the Merchants and Miners Trans portation Company's steamer Nan- tucket-tn dense fog off the-VirslM coast early, this mornlttg. Revised lists put the loss of life at forty-one, of which n timber nineteen were passen. s,eisafftr tweuty-twu uieihbers of the Monroe's crew. . 4- -It waiuuiltlhej: hajLcom& ItomAht oead when eight of the Monroe a pass angers., whom wireless reports had put In the list of the lost walked or were brought from the steamer Nan tucket when the latter landed the res. cued at Norfolk this afternoon. These were: George M.-Marlow, of New York! Mrs. John M Dir nf Var York; E. P. Lyons, of New York, but lately of Richmond, Va,, and Ravan nan. Qa.i ft B. Vernon, of New York W. C. -Ctausea, of Milwaukee; Ed Gorman, of Philadelphia: W. Albert Snyder, of East Orange, N. J.; and C. W. "foola, of Gray. Va. "r Honhond and All Were Ixwt." Mrs. Ray's husband waa lost 'and she-was tonight In Norfolk without friends of means. The Old Dominion Steamship Company through its assis tant general manager, K. E. Palen did everything possible, however, for the comfort or all survivors, and Mr Ray is being cared format a local hotel until she can communicate with her friends and determine when she will proceed to New York. The case of Mrs. -Ray, a beautiful-girl of not ovr twenty years. Is one ot the very sad ones of the disaster. She was rescued in her night robe, and said: -"My husband and ail' were lost, know not what to do." . Two We on the Nantucket." Mra Thomaa R. Harrington, of Bridgeport, Conn., and Lieutenant Le grand B. Curtis. IT. 8. A:, died on the tuawcaj9AucUfttJttl-Jete LleuTetiant Curtis was taken from trie water unconscious and badly injured, the only mark of identification found on. the body-being the name "Curtis' upon a handkerchief 'fclaken by the coroner: from the pocket of the army omcer s pajamaa ; Reamed by Heroic Rushand. 1 Mrs; Harrington had been rescued by her heroic husband who Wait swim mlng with his wife's hair tn bis teeth when picked up by a boat from the Nantucket, t Harrington himself over come when lifted aboard of the Nan tucket revived to find his wife dead witn a blanket about him he remarn i fc hr body until It waa, in his presence -borne from , tha ,-NanJt.ucket JArft.Maftlfftf-KUMgfiMJf"W .accojn, her parents. Mr. and airs. J. Kelly, fcoc- SS Steven Street, NonraJk, Conn. " Notable Deeds or Herokmi. There were notable deeds of hero ism by assistant engineer; Oerar Prr- klna, and frst wireless operator, Fer dinand J. luehn. Perkins, when th inrusn or water put out ine main ay. nanio add left the Monroe in com plete darkness, rushed below and put to work an emergency dynamo, lie is among the rescued. Wireless Operator Kuehn gave the first 8. t 8. call, and after adjusting a life-preserver which would doubtless have saved his own life, removed this from his body and put In on a girl. Kuehn waa lost. His assistant, R. L. Etheredce. was saved, and walked In to the arms or Tils wife who stood to greet htm as the Nantucket docked with the rescued this afternoon. - : Recitals Art; Harrowing. , ' C W. Pool en route from Grsv. Va., with hla wife and two and a half, year-old boy, to viit In Massachusetts, said hla wife and child were washed from his arms over the rail of the sinking Monroe. Poole,- completely crushed, told tonight the story of hla great loss and sorrow.. He will return tivhtM Vlrirlnls. hum tnmftrmw. . Ed. Gorman, of New York, told of harrowing scenes of women scream Ing tor help In the cabin of the Men roe. Walking upon the side of the careened Jrinklng. ship. JS'ormitn. met .a girl whom he begged to Jump with him into the sea. The girl refused and perished. Gorman -was at once Dicked un bv a nasslns: life. boat Monroe, gave" his life-preserver up to a lady who had none, and after being washed Into the water, saved himself by grabbing a floating ladder. Miss Billy McCombs, a member of the-Mecaria-heatrlf al PwwtsyrM n a llfe-osTHBT'VvT'ST-lnaia-ne- gro. who lost hi head and granned beaten almost Into Insensibility before he would free the woman.. . &.'AMA.-l!TitlAjnl Own Ttiflvukt C. H. Davids told how a f renxleu negro standing upon,t)ie sinking Mon. roe asked another lSegr for a pocket knife with which he proceeded to cut his own throat, from ear. to ear, , and then fell Into the sea. Though gome of the .negroes lost their rheadsin the end. there has been notable commendation of their con. duct generally and there are none who have anything but praise for the general -deraanor .- of the; negroes aboard of the Monroe in the great ex citement following the collision. The Women Mrst. J K. P. Lyons, th former Richmond V ,. r.d,..- R vMOnh.ptheatxtea,' Gsanageir, said:, ip-w S dldly. . There were not very many wo men on the ship, but they were al lowed to get Into the boats first. There waa no effort oft the part of the men to crowd. While we were In the life boat we- pkked-p--a-mn--aBd"ar- w man. He Waa holding her by the hair in his teeth and was almost exhausted when we pulled htm in There were many-people who must have been caught in their state-rooms. The collision occurred so suddenly and the boat sank so quickly. It s a wonder that many. more. were.:ot . drowned. Tht listing of the steamer made it Im possible toower the life-boats on one side of the ship., and that added to the di.llctilty In saving lives. "The Nantucket stood by us, and (hose of us who could, climbed the rope ianosr-Mf get on ooaru. toum who were not able to follow. us were lifted aboard the Nantucket by the id of ropes, which were placed under thou arms. Kescned to Find Husband Dead. Mrs. T. 3. Woods; of Norfolk, was hurrying to New York to be with her hufband whose death occurred there almost simultaneously with the sink ing of the Monroe this morning. Mra Woods with a wounded bead was borne from the steamer Nantucket to. day. ignarsmt or ner nusnana s aesin She was almost overcome from ex haustlon. vMra. Woods, .in being res cued, was pulled by a rope ' through one of the Nantucket's port holes. W. 'Albert Hnyder, of PJaat Orange, Ns J- in business t ISO Front-KtrKat, New York, waa among those of the rescued who had to be sent to the hospital. Snyder who was long In the water 1s etrfferrmrfiwn-'ejhauetloffc W. r. Clauson. of 64!) Sixty-fourth avenue. Mllwauleee, 'came from the Nantucket, as did many othersrwtrh Bttrments. . He had sl cut foot, but is otberwl iQ"d nai)e..l.ClaiiBfn Jag among those first reported lost. irte was anxious that It be made known he Is still alive. Ralph Flannagan. 82 Hull Street, Brooklyn, went to the hospital tern porarlly. He Is not hurt. A Heroin North Carolinian. One of the most thrilling stories told by survivors waa that by Mlas Sally McCombs whom a A erased negro caught by the hair in a life-boat. $he was one of the nine member' of the Macaria Theatrical Company who sur. rive. Miss McCombs owes her life to the brsvery of Charlie Sutton, a native of Hertford, N. C, -and a member of the Monroe's crew who leaped over board from the foundering shtp and kept her afloat In the icy wsters. until they reached one of . the Nantucket's life-boats. Miss McCombs, lying upon her bed at-a-hotel filled "witlt emotion aa she told tonlsht of her escape. She said aa the fog' rose she expressed fear to her companions, .but was assured there was no danger. When the'cTash came Miss McCjmbsjujibArLQUt-lQ. find passengers running up and down with women screaming, jhiss nva Havlland. leading lady of her com pany, and with whom Miss McCombs was rooming, appears to have been seriously affected from her severe ex periences in the disaster." Saved, From the Waters. James O'tfennell, of Washington, D. CI, escaped Injury. He waa In the wa- lernrtr-oTWrttmeTirW fnlm HI. Indisposed from his experiences. A. O. Brown, or Brooklyn, 'was among those who were forced to walk along on the side of the Monroe as she careened Just before sinking. Vlnally all were washed Into the sea." The Monroe went down easily, however, and there was not little suction. Captain Wilt Talk Later. ' Captain E. B. Johnson, who com manded the Monroe, came from the Nantucket much depressed. He said he felt in no condition to talk about the disaster at this time and would have. to defer any statement that he .. (Continued on Page Two.) IBB Makes Address Before Suf frage League of Virginia REASONS FOR HIS VIEWS One of Them That To Deny Right To Vote Is To Violate Principle of "No Taxation Without Representation" Groups flpponents-of Suh frage Into Three Classes of Undesirables. . r- (By tin kmeeitM fmt I Richmond. J Va, Jan, ift. Prlnci pies for which the revolutionary and civil wars were fought were Invoked In the cause of woman suffrage here tonight by Walter Clark, Chief Jus tice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, addressing the Equal Buff rage League of Virginia, Wa fought the revolution upon the ground of 'no taxation without eeorantattoiw' eai --tt--eiar yet a largo part of the property oi thla country, probably, a third, la now held by women. They are heav- Uytaxd.. yet lhax u .are jemea.JUl. voice In- fixing the amount of texe tlon and In the disposition ot the vast sums which they Py into the public treasury. 'More than sixty years ago. it waa declared that this country aennut live hrtfr-sla-;'8rridHiel teuftjUm,,o"r, fflrnTwton taint- prperer.. ta ita ultimate triumph With and control In the direction-of the government." Thmi t'lmtMr Sir onnonenu. grouDed by Chief Justice Clark Into three classes: ,. .: Those allied with financial Inter- ,Laats which back : the whiskey trust. and the vice trust, and the men who are allied with conditions created by these interest a Those who are al ways opposed to any change of any kind In the existing order of things and- those . who usually .believe that women are moompetenfc"' -'- Declaring I that .civilisation always has been "measured by the status of women, the speaker outlined the evo lutton of man's relations to the op posite tes end pictured, ast-aj-iil uiluttu a e(te in whmb imi -and women should enjoy Jointly all tha rights and privileges of political- d socials organ Ixatlon. 'It has been well said, ' continued Chief ! Justice Clark, "that a single fact -la worth a shipload- of argu gumenta aa to- the unfitness and in competence of woman, and the evil effects upon the ballot, we may point to the fact that country after coun try had adopted equal suffrage and in this union ten states and one ter ritory have -conferred full suffrage upon them. . "Southern State Behind.- ''Sent hern States have fallen he hind In (this movement," saTId the speaker. "We have boasted of our chivalrous regard for women, but we have not been sincere. 'We.men had better do like.Capt Scott s coon and come down. Wo men know they are as mucti entitled to the ballot ax we are. They have set out to get it, and we will have no rest until they get' It. Hen and brethren, we might as well come down. T Tljis Week Some Time, He Said, in Libel Suit Against Attorney Aydlett, of Eliza- beth.City. IMptrta la The Kn tnl blrm ) KIlMbeth City, Jan. SO. VV. O Saunders, editor -of "OW" Independent, a weekly newspaper published here Is the authority for , the statement that he will Ale. with the clerk of the Superior Court sometime this week the complaint in-, a -twenty-five thousand dollar damage suit which he says he will institute against At torney E. F. Aydlett, of this city, a Meglng damages for a number of libel suits which Mr, Aydlett brought against him during the past year. Acquitted In Suits Against Him. During' the past severaly, ears Mr. Saunders haa wrltteen and published In his paper a -number ot articles concerning Mr. Aydlett wti is a law yer. For these articles Mr. Aydlett Instituted libel suits ;ln Pasquotank, Beaufort and Chowan counties. In each trial Mr. Saunders was acquitted of libel and this twenty-five thousand doBardatea" la the outcome of this litigation in which" Saunders won. " . ' ' TRIAL, FOR DOI BLE MIRDEft. , . s I Jim Caldwell Charged With. Murder Ning JIM Wife and Her Uncle. ' ilislsrw las ltkt.aaa Otaawr.)''"1' Wavnesville., Jan. SO. Next Mnn I k. . t.lal - 1 1 . r&l.ltAll - 1 - charged with double murder, in kill Ing his young - wife, . and Aabury Moody, n uncle of his wtfe'a, at Hemp HilU ten miles north of here. one Sunday last fail, he ahot an killed, hla wife then went to a school house near by where he found Asbury Moody, and let In to shooting him, one bail took effect in his mouth. H lived about ten days 'when he died Sentiment in that community, "begin to wax strong against Caldwell, who waa then In Jail here, he was quickly removea to jail at Asneviue, as a pre caution against lynching He ka now in jail here awklting his triaL EDITOR I S IE CI itiSS Johnston County Officials to Appear at Selma. An Investigation in connection with the lynching el J Ira Wilson by the mob' near Wendell last Tuesday has been started by Johnston county offi cials and four clthsess Were summoned yesterday to appear at Selma aa wtt- iea They are B. "W, Bolder. ML M. tihnson and W. D. Moody, of Johnston county, and Jesse HllliardV of Wendell The Investigation isnffhe pur pose of securing evidence of the ac tion of the c,rowd in breaking the lock or tne tseima ioox-ip, seouring th negro, from the Johnston county au thorltles fend taking him to "the scene of the killing, The forcible entrance Into the lock-up ia said to have been made while a deputy sheriff was talk ing ever the telephone to Governor Craig with reference to getting militia for the negro's protection. It ia said the crowd promised the officers that no violence would done and that the negro would be protected while in Its care. The crowd didn't wait for the-ffteerw te-tnrn' t he negro wervti it, but broke open the door and -left lor the Wendell section The Information received from Wendell last night Is that it is thought many other witnesses" will "be -euro- owned and examined and that arrests may be made at any time. The intense feeling In the Wendell section haa not entirely been quieted yet ana i people coming from there yesterday eay -Hie-a negro- waa ehe bjt-a.crowd when he remarked .that It wTea -"the ;:ivnhin f ttseowbroW to ihttt itreWTg't8 that a bullet narrowly missed the ne gro and he was later ordered to leave the country within five mlnutea The didn't ned but three mlnutea' tlmeTTo leave. There Is a reoort thst. Jim Wilson came from Wilmington,. where about two years ago he killed another njrrbTWB fled for parts unknown worth Sanders, the negro now in the State's prison, has not been served with any warrant yet. , He Is being held at the direction of the governor and a warrant is not necessary to-keep him in t ha-;-pr.tSs THE DAY IH CONGRESS StSNATEs - .t ': - ' Met at noon. ' Foreign Relations Committee ree ommended renewal of all pending ar bitration treaties. Considered nominations -of execus ttve aeeston . : : Adlourned at 6:10 n. m. to noon Saturday. HOUSE: . Met at noon. Hegan debate on Burnett literacy test Immigration bill Representative Stanley testified at the .Tu-dtctary Committee's hearing on trust bills. Louis D. Brandels urged uniform accounting for corporations before the Commerce Committee. Secretary Daniels continues before the Naval Committee. BHft to create six Vice Admlrale of, the Navy introduced by Chairman PadaetU--otNavaL Committee. - Adjourned at 1:40 p. - m. until 11 a m. Saturday. LOOK FOR DEVELOPMENTS OF SENSATIONAL KIND Rnmrtrs Affting Integrity of Komo AhIicvIIIc IVilicemen Are Afloat InvewUgatlon Ordnred. Siril t Ttw end Obnit ) Ashevaie. Jan. SO. Following an- alleged assault on M. L, Ttoth, a prom tnent merchant? of this city, yesterday afternoon by Bob Le. whfx is out un der bond in a case charging him with shooting Milton Rensley, rumoni gained circulation here today to the effect . t ha,t-bjaaja.wlU.,ghujL.Jsomg sennatlonal developments. Mr. Roth has employed counsel and It ia stated that at the trial an effort wilt made--to- show--hat- fca- and several friends entered the store In company with Policeman C. H. Sny acrand '-Corrstabte-Mack Junes, that as the - trouble t!red the policeman left the store, that the- constable re mained and allowed Lea. to beat up Mr. Itoth, that after the Job waa com plele the constable arrested Lee and took him to the office of Magistrate Wi- O. Oudger, where he easily, fur nished bond for 1100, that a warrant was Issued for Mr. Roth and thai when a friend appeared to furnish hi bond be was threatened and waa of fered no protection by -tha of floera - The aldermen tonight ordered a Investigation of Patrolman Snyder' conduct. - Magistrate uutiger an nounced that he had bound Lee to court under a bond, of 1 100. Constable Jones and Patrolman Snyder denied the reports of their alleged .mlsoon duet, saying that they acted as they thought they should. WILL DECORATE TONIGHT. K inure Committees Defer to Ba- kcitball liame, Then Work.' s The Kirmoss commltftEBX last night to take up the matter of decorations, adjourned, early on ac count of a decision hot to begin tha decorations until the basketball game of tonight. ' They, therefore, decided to meet again tonight at :S0, Immediately following the ball game. The decor- atlona would have nen somewhat demoralized after- the night gnme, I . .... . . . . . tonight to go hard Into the work of beautifying the place. Ift Which th Klrmesa will be held. Thee halrmsn ot the sollcltlng.com mlttee, Mrs. C P.' Goodno, has ask ed that all contributions of the non perishable -kind be sent to. the, city auditorium this ' morningjit I o'clock. Committees will be there to receive them t the east door of the entrance. "The -perlhhable goods may be sent Monday. Every member of the Womaii'i Club ta asked to meet at the audito rium tonight at ;SJ., This ia the Anal meeting before the opening inonuuy. . ,n apiM! Dissatisfied THE FLETCHER MEASURE Does Not Do the Very Thing That Is Most Needed It ls( "Claimed; Senators Simmons and Overman Taking Hold oi Subject Two Postmaster. i 4 -ships- Areilecidei XBf W. E. YeXX-ERTOV Washington. D.C. Jan. SO -Tarra era Union offlclala and othens whta have been, in Washington for aeverei ' aa m tne interest -of rural eredltirl legislation, have expressed ltm wives as dissatisfied with the FletriieW bill which bag been Introduced in th Senates 8. H. Hobba. of atntond John C Kennett,-oC Greenshoeni DM H J. Atexander, of Charlotte; Jameaf , Jfoung. ot Raleigh: C. C. W right of, Wilkaa county, aad Charlea R Bar3 reit, oi union, city. Oa., president oB the National Farmers Union, are) among those who have -expressed! themselves to the North Carolina delegation, and to other Congraaasana . leader la the CapttoL -; Those who hava Been' the muuii ... say that the Fletcher bill doea nnti provide king term loana to tha farm era at a low Tate of Interest It ens. W.tfeajo.wst.bjt.jwjjich ucJioinii caa ba made, but It provides no adi. a vstewv tor rum letil n g " " are not prohibited from making long term loans with a low rate of ittr. est but neither are they msk!ngnjcV - -wors inirrcsira. ; -- The North Carolinians shows ' m.n.' tiooed have discussed the ueefioT"" pretty . thorouahlv with the hhi CaMllMalaaMMnirw-'-wr' are) greeny interested, senator Simmons has begun a thorough study ot th subject and Intends to devote a good deal of time to it, aa ha hag been do Ing Jn the caae of the strlcuUmlJ . . estenirmti -bitt; - Senator Overman W devoting as much conslderatton: to ths; - subject as he can, considering the! pressure of hla committee work. Hil committees are more sotlve at thl! "tha are those with which 8en-l . Senators have requested the Kortd1 Carolinians to writ their views full) 1 wnen tney get nome, , . i Senator Simmons thinks a ntan ran be devised whereby , a bsnk for the special purpose of "handling term I loans can get money for this dam nl VusTneias; lead 'at mall literait "oiii the annuity plan and still make' money. He thinks some of the fes-i ' tures oflhe Building and loan organ izations could be used to good ad van -i tags and that unquestionably there. Is a war bv which the thinr can ha . ' done. He does not believe the 'letch er hill b the- right pne or that It wittr be adopted by the Senate. Talked of aa Candidate. C. C. Wright, one of those inter . estod in the rursl credits' bill. Is be Ing talked of aa a strong candidate for State Commissioner of Ajrrtcul ture. It ia said that his friend will r Insist on his running In the next cam-4 patgn. He-tw superintendent of edu canon in , (v lines county sna a nani ber of th State Board of Agricultural as well as of tha Executive CommlUi tee of the Farmers' Union. i Two Postmasters,, Apimtntnd. B. K. Avent waa nominated. . ail postmaster at IJoneaboro today andl Terry U Massey. at Zehulnn. Ttep-I resentatlve I'ou and Senator 8tm- mons have .been unable to agree eel far on a reeummendktioh at Pitts born. , . J Commissioner W. H. Oshorh, wh haa been recuperating tn North Cari ollna after a period of overwork, returned to Washington today aeJ oompanled by Ben Xssstter. Ha Ig much Improved. ." '"' Young Man, Probably From Sampson County, Appeals to Lynchburg Police. (SfMrlti Id The ?fwtl and fllemM J Lynchburg. "Va.. Jan. SO. "Cant ' . you help me? rSomethlng la the mat- ter with my head. 1 don't know where I am or what to do. My name ta either O, Q, Hums or Graham Johnson, and? my home Is in Sampson county. North Carolina. , " A young white man spoke thus to. Sergeant D. C. Smith this "afternnoa In the union depot He asked tha police to lock him up until he got hig mind back. He was placed tn JafL 1 ' When his grip was searchsat a bun i le of collar waa found -bearing the laundry- mark" !!Or Oi H."i-whihr 4eae the police to believe that he la Oi G. Burns as he stated. Lunch waa found in tha grip, wrapped In a copy of th Oreensboro Daily New, and in the man's pocket a railway ticket marked from Oreensboro .to Clifton Forge. TORE UP SEWER PIPE "ffrwTinlrf Bianapr rC0IIltr Cemn st East- Wilmington; SHerWod" IPoesc Scarclilug lor Plisoum. . - tBswIit Is TIm Itn mi Ulmia - - - Wilmington, Jan:. SO. Shortly af ter belrtir locked in their eel Is tonight nine convicts, two white and seven colored, made their escape from the camp at East Wilmington, by forcing their way-through 'an ppening, made by tearing up a. sewer pipe. Charlie fowlerr a-tiegro who has been playing oft sick Tor several days, la thought to have made the opening1 while in his cell " during ' the dny. Sheriff Cowan and aposae are search ing for- the prisoners and expect to run them down tonight, - 1MTMHIS - NftME. LOCKED UR - 1 a, t
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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