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Tb Wwthcr Poll " data ctamht ths Mthn vtn ba foand today Pags Throw i Bst Adtertistnj ?- -Medium In a 1 ,i North .Carolina ; RALEIGH, N. C THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY. 11, 1918. I I PRICE S CENTS VOL CL NO. 64. V ' . 1 1 i '. a. ,- 1 . RUSSIANS VEl FIERCEST . BAYONET STRUGGLE IN ALL HISTORY, SAYS PETROGRAD Germans Shift Hundreds of Thousands From Poland and Hurl Them Up Sides. of the Carpathians . ... - STEEL CLASHES STEEL .. TILL SNOW.TURNS RED "TimrAfter'TtmeTlre-Teutons Charge tip The Slopes, Gain : CJ&ikia AnluTn - Rfrf Pushed Back Through Their Own Blood By The Musco vite; Hand-to-Hand Strug gles Between Great Masses Last For Hours at Sone Points, With The Soldiers of The North Final . Victors. Mountain Sides Are Piled With The Dead; Attack Be fore Warsaw Ceases But -TerriWe-Ff ay-Rages to East Prussia (Bj Id AanrK'ntriMa.) . ivU-uKrad. Feb. 10. Detail of a ljimmitetmle Bpht in the Carpathian . -., ftKK-'tmtetttatf torytJiwt-"' ctara criliJ" wilimi ; preredwit- la bto , tory. reha Itrograd taxlojir- ' According to tbae reporta, repeat Qrman attack finally wrr rc . pulaod hy th1 Ruiulana and the Oer-'.J- man dl lay in ureat number In front tit (he Httasian pfMitiona, ( The scene of the fighting ti Rallo rnd, t mile uuth of 8anok. Oallcia. ' The Ruflstan otafT claim the Hun- '""(tartan Carpathian forc!C hare been ' augmented by 0,0 Oernian. whose officer are directing the move--nent ' The Oerman plan 1 believed to be ' abandonment uf their aaicreaaive on -Ihe Biura and tn the Vistula region and transfer of troop to point where j i there uv eeatr pportunJj:y of ptero- ... ina in Kuasian aerensiw. Concenirattng their force the night Nf rebruary T. the German early th next mernlng began the attack. With their first line almost annihilated, they --pushed forward their second, and gained a strategic elevaUon, but wer almost immediately driven out by a bayonet charge. Toward evening tne Oerman in great number, seemed In permanent, posseiwlon of the height. The Know Drcd In Illood. Then a general counter attack by iLe Kusaian rulted in two hour of j hard hand to hand flirhting which left the snow rlad hill side strewn with ' dead. After stubborn reBiatanc (he German were deflnltely driven back. The Russian general staff gave out this oftlclaV twment: "The German who gradually had been concentrating in Kast i'rumi With freah troops, began a aerie of K energetk' reeonnaiBnani-e. and on Fetfc T. they opwnnd iiffenelv opera tion with considerable force, in, the district between Horiele and Johanni- 4mrg. They andertook atthc same ' time, active operation on both win - of their front in Et Frussia. In the vicinity' pf tasdfhnen, to the east of Tilsit, we drove Tck a German attack and -sueueeded In- almost completely annihllating'oneTif th Oerman bat ' , talion oppoeed to ua Following thl encounter our cavalry moved forward n the direction of Ulerpec. traveling 'ver the road to Kypin. f "On the ieft bank of the Vistula dur ing the day of Feb. 8. the enemy - wbowed u alKiis of activity. TbOUMaiMl at HurJIsoww. "Judging from the corpse abandon ' ' eel by the (ler'maiut in front of our po . mtlon they would appear to have lost ). AtmA tld wounded 'aeveral tna of thouaaiids pf men in the six days Uybtlng in front of Uorjtmuw. Gou wilne and Wola SsidlowienkH. in. the Carpathian fitrhting con tinues In. the vicinity of Hartfeld and rivl.lnlk. The enemy here undertook active peraUuna but they did not thus uonttnti. ana tney nnauy -- reurea leaviiue prisoner in our hands.- In '.'Ah vicinity Of Mount Ioupkow- we mitlnued our irult of the , enemy, iiLdin ouu- day we-eapture of- rttrm,'S,S0O ' men and ,11' machine guns. . Twenty-Two Attack In Day ,. German 'column, x having made ihfir way over the Tukl.olka l'ase. de- lire red during the day of Feb. ' fea er than twenty-two violent attacks upon certain height In th region .of KoniouwkaL becupied by ua Tn Ger man came forward several i rasks ieep. presenting a full front tin. j;.v '-IThder-our , violent -rcs In th 'lermana here twl took poaiesslwi of J certain beisht, but they were dis lodged bv counter attach by our tat Cantry- Thl aucceas was preceded by -iolt and vnilent hand to hand fight jig with, the bayonet which Is with out' precedent lu history. The louse utained lu thi encageinent. by the wmiM 'were jct'sdinglv heaw. '- "Attacks' of the enemy in Tth 'trinity- of Wyschkowo also--were re- t- juiaeo. Knseaan- Kavj Active "In the Hln.-k 4ea the former (r tnan cruiser Breelao (now a unit of he Turkish navy. JtorQbarded Yalta tn he Crimea, our cruwere on no i, helled a Turkish battery at Trebisond. nd unk one steamer. Another t earner loaded with provtslona and a .wn masted' schooner were sunk near fin order to attack otfr positions . near Kotiouwka the . German roai - frsnced their cceatrafiOH pCtroop th flight of Feb. I. Early the next Ttnortiipg thcyliegan the deltvefyof an irresistible offeiuiive movement, and their attack supported by very violent tire from their heavy ar tillery. They were successful in gain tn,r Hnoortant height wcuoled bv as. bat th"jr,, 4 ere jiromxilly driven i from thi position before oar bayo net. Mo lX-rw In Bntrhery. ' "Attack then followed wltheut let up. Toward evening the German in verv considerable number took poa- easibii of the highest poftlbH f ft' Oilf line, from which they were dislodged only- after a deaperaltf fight, tfefore retieingr they exhausted all their strength In a stubborn resistance to a general aonnter attack on .our part. featur of which was an unprecedent ed encounter with the bayonet "All the side of this hill was cov ered by Oerman corpses. In front of One or our battalion more tnan Oerman dead were counted. "Among the trophies captured near Kara ton bre mie brewers. At Rawka, near the railroad to Sklernie wlse, Hnssian foot soldiers threw eight bomb into German trenches, causing great destruction. "Kuasian aviators threw bombs on Oerman troop-trains pear Rawka. "The general sUIT of th army in th Caucasus bomniunlcate under data of Feb. I. that there ha been no engagement of Importance." - -KaMt 4-litoi -Center: London, Feb. 19 10:4 p. m. Th Russian and Aimtro-German armies are fighting another aerie of buttiea for posaeaaion of the snow-covered Carpathian pane to decide whether the Russian will commence another Invasion of Hungary or evacuate part of Galieia. e they hav eaonatd tSukowlna - '- - The kusslan have leaned two nrti ctal report of the operation clalm tng the better of th fighting. Their right wing has crossed the mountain and ha been engaged In a battle near Hartfeld and Svldntk, on the Hungarian aide of the Carpathians and on th edge of the plain which weep down to Budapest. Tratoa Hear Threatened; Tni army, too. threaten the fear of the Austro-Qermans who, having entered Lupkow Pass to the east hava suffered aevere losses In a battle with annther Russian force. The hardest fighting ha occurred on th Calk-Ian aide of Tukoholka Daaa. where Sunday th Auetro-Oer- nuu eaptwved tht. hehrhu a the re gion of Koxtouwka only to be driven back after a bayonet flght, which th Ruaaian report describe a oemg "without precedent In history " Correspondents say tni battle wa terrific. The German brought up their best reinforcements tn aid the Austrian and themselves led the at tack. Racked by heavy artillery they assaulted the Russian poaitlun on the Kosiouwk heights, autf ound tnem- selves under an enflladlnt,' Ire from the Russian on parallel Julls and were cut oft from the main German column. Huaelsia Infantry then at tacked, driving- them back at the point, of the bayonet Attnqk followed counter -kiia.cn un til the Russians had regained their old position, leaving the sloped, ac cording to their report "littered with bodies of dead German; Similar to Warsaw Fight. The lighting here eem to have been as desperate and sanguinary ua that before the Warsaw lines during the last week, ana mi mr as can oe judged, by uffl.ial and unoffldai re port, hi been Just a unsuccessful for the Germans. The Germans uow have aaxumed the otfiensive on. the southern border of Rast Prussia, and as a result another important battle is developing in that region.- Of the battle In th northern part of Kast Prussia, neither official communica tion sneaks. At the other extreme enn or tne line, in Bukowina, the Russians are falltmr back "before superior Austrian forces, but still hold the greater part of (hat province. WrsUrra Arauic nesting. There ha been little or no lighting in Flanders. France or Alsaac. al though artillery and airmen continue active. It is believed the Germans are preparing for another attack on the British line -near IjiBamee. which. if successful, would open the door to the' French coast, from which the Germans hop to threaten England. Meanwhile, 'th allies are reported to bw ntkklng slow progress along the coast" f Jtelglum where the capture of the Great Dune was of considerable advantage, -as from' It almost the en tire coast a far a Unbend -can be con trolled by artillery,- Speeches in the Russian Duma, in whicn the possession of Constantl- tionle wa sunken of a the ambition of the Russian ' people, have caused little or no discussion here. to Uulgaiia is discuased in the German press as thousR it assured Bulgaria con tlnuexl sympathy, it is pointed out In Rofla that the loan wa arrat ge be fore theh War. at n time when there was no expectation that Bulgaria would throw in her lot lth the triple entente. The defeats which Turkey ha suffered, -according to the view here, are sofflcleny. to Indnoe Ituij-; gansi xoc mrwin nr jum, T KurwianM Retire In Hnkowiwa. Berlin, Feb. 1. by wireless V( London - p. m. T ht successes schleyed'by the. Aust r-tlermn forces lu Bukowina, the Hungarian crown land adjoining Gailcla, have caused th-ahandonment by the Hnaslans of Csernowita, capital uueowin. ac curdinc;4aa statement issued nersr-te- day Th statement follow:-' . ' "Our troops ha- occupiedi-Sueaawa (Southeastern Hukowiqal and are marching toward Csrmowljs.- which has. been abandoned. hy RusbIsb Governor Kyrelmeh and hi garrison, who retired to . Novoalellca ton th Kuawian border east pf A'sernowttx)' .(iertnann Hrjmbtr-Jl In Went, Faxls, Fete, p. tn.) The followitrg omdal communication Was tssaed by th war ofrtcelonlsht: "Uuring th night of Febrtiary -l, we b'ew up at LaBvtaselt hree series of mine na we succeesea in c- fCoutliitted oa Pag Throe.) -J SEHATE PASSES . TEAGHEffS' BILL Measure To Establish Board of Examiners Fof State i Now Up To House ' LENGTHY DISCUSSION Senator McRae's Amendment To Except Cities Having 30,000 Inhabitants Is Fea ture of Morning Cons' idera tion; Final Vote 29 For Bill and 15 Against ... l i - 7 i nr'r -m-iinr By a vote of twenty-nine (a nfteen. the Henate yesterday passed th Olles hill for the examination and oertmca llon of teacher. Three hour of de bate accompanied the liu'ssage of the oni. Aniennmenia, suuititutes, argu ments on side issues, warmth enough for the most rabid, all this gave color and spirit to the long drawn out de liberations. In the end, when the rpllcall was asked on the bill, explana tion after explanation was made by Senaterv inr trppn1tlonTo The" meas ure. Tin- hill came up flmt as a matter of pe'lal order Tuesday. Two hours of controversy ended then with a number of Hcnatars hankering for a chance to express their views. Yes terday everybody had full and suffi cient opportunity to talk, and most of them did. Kenator Muse started th argumen ts hill to rolling. AU lt-niiedetl w a Mart. ' Having been put in mo tion. It took more than one longing. and several call fur the previous question before the dust of conflict and the smoke of battl cleared away from a victorious measure. . Anwntdnaenu Ktart. The particular start which Senator Muse gave, th bill was In the way. of art' amendment.' That let loose a complete flooevpf variegated amend ments, - senntor onnmn di irupiin. gaicannoitee- of ons. - Benator Miller of Rowan followed suit Senator MC- Uae of Mecklenburg." Joined the amending throng. Senator Snow cntmsa in naewise, ana nenator Thompson of Iredell, Just could not be left out Then cam th slaughter. The only two ameadmsat uvwl In th melee and which have the sanction of th Benatg to . be incorporated as a part bf the law, were the amend ments by Henator musk and in amendment by Senator-Thompson of Iredell. Botn of tnwse mt witn tne approval of the proponents of tfis measure, and said to be aaorytAhl te supn irnewuewrs oi pumic imwrnc-- Hon. Th McRae amendment caused al most a much a stir a the original bill Itself. By It the Senator from Mecklenburg would hav excepted cities of thirty thousand inhabitants from the operations of tbe measure. Since Charlotte ha the distinction of being the only city In the Mate hich can boast of this, the amend ment had the virtual effect of except ing that city alone -rrf ail others In the 8tate from observance, of the measure, should it become a law. The Senator further based. hla arguments for the exception i. nariotte on tne ground 'that the education system of Charlotte and: Mecklenburg county are altogether asperate and distinct 'Has your bill the approval of the Introducer of the bill?" asked Sena tor Muse In a manner bordering on tbe sarcastic when Senator McKa ad dressed himself to his amendment The Senator from Meoklaiburg aid net know. The direct question put tJ Senator Giles, however, elicited -the statement that he had stated to Sen ator McKae that he would be willing for the amendment to go before the Senate for ft deciding vote of that body. If-the Senate thought it wise make such an exception for such a reason, he would have no kick coming. Now. I would Uk to aK you an other question?" continued Senator Muse, haa your amendment tne ap proval of the superintendent of pub lie Instrucetlon?" i Senator McRae replied with some warmth that he-did not know, with the implication that he also did not care. He said ne came nere Ji a Hen at to represent th people of his district and that he did not have to run Xu administrative officers for ad vice on lesialative marten. Sahstitste Offered. ' Senator Snow further asked Sea tor McRae if- he would" vote- tor a measure which would except all cities having a systeni'of education separate from the sounfy department. He re piled in the affirmative. Whereupon Senator Muse, did this very thing, and did It In tlwshaiie of a substitute for the McRae- a mend u le lit: The danger signal to such a mea sure was sounded by Senator Hob good, who saw IB it an entering wedce to break down the emcscy or tne pun lie educational env tTpon , sub mission to a vot. It was lpt.,ovr inlnaly. Then the ermsHleruilnii recurred on the McRae amendment. and Senator Muse renewed the ohjec Hon. statins- that the hill wnn direct ed solely and simply lowa-rd Charlotte snd might as' welt appear an on Its face. He could not see tb const tency of th proponents of the meas ure seeklow-for-ia pia-n or unimrmtcy. m.A ih.n .ibniiD hv with m willin. n iojtflwciLaja-cetaioix-AoJc made. - - Vote PoMtiMmcd. Here'Vdt' on the Mi Kie amend ment was aaain postponed. Kenglor Mc.Vlder wanted to nave a shot st H. He ewbmltteo a aeWitate to the mendment. etiklng. out 1 the word IO.oOO. and Inserting In Hea thereof, the word Thus It Went with a tilt between Senator Know and Sena tor G-tles upon he latter stand as te the Jl. llae amenqmnt . wejigtor Vsjot entered the discussion with the. opinion that eauh nd every on of the smendrnent and. the ubetitutes was flying dlredly in the fac of the constitution. Jghlch calls lot unifor mity. . Me rise AmcdrK-nr tssr. T Senator Johnson ol puplln. moved the previoas Question on the McNtder substitute. A single aye and an over whelming number of noes answered the ca'l to th questioa. Immediately the amendment of Senator Mcltas was submitted In like menner, wltn- el ;ut votes in the alflrmaUr and thirty seven n the. negative. .r- (CunUnued cn Ige-81.2 AFTEH LOFJBEST ; SEIGEDU RECORD -SEHATEADJOURHS Fifty-four Hours and Eleven Minutes Without Chance To Go..Home THAT EXTRA SESSION SEEMS MQRE PROBABLE f ; ,1. , f Senator NoVrii Says, in Ex plaining Vote To Adjourn, Jti4tlleJfealizes,ilibu5ter Cannot Be Broken; Next Move Is On Gore Bill and If That Fails'The Fight May Be Carried 'To The House. Insurgen-t Democrats Hold Out Olive--Branch To Talk Compromise- Norris Says Filibuster Relic of Barbarism I nr ia Aswrtsi t rwn. I UsxIUngton. D. hb. It. RctHib- Imwus and Dtumuc ' liMargents Aghilnk tle govi rwstst snip bill, wltU the aid of benatoss Horrht and Kf-n-yon, . . jwoarrsslvn Kcysblicaaw whs have supported Use ncasnrev forcrd tbe Mrsaate lo adjpnm lonlgiit, afww the longest cowtlasjous swim In tea history. - IMmto bad Ustcd flfly-fonr hours and lit icn Basnalc. This mad mors noertaln thaii ever th fata of lb bill which th admln Istratiom - has pro - so urgently oi, Congress. -? Many ' member of both houses conceded today that an extra session seemed Inevitable. There ware aom. however who. still hoped there yet -might be Unw to dispose eof ap propriation bills and the ship pur chase -measure in some form befoj March 4. ' J Adjournment tonight cams Von a mutton made by Senator O Gorrnair, carried 411 to 44, after Senator Nor ris, deploring th filibuster, had pro claimed hi oonclHsios; that opponents of th bill could filibuster it to The Taso No Boprless. Though dlsapttolntcd over the loss of supitoxt-Jrom th progrtsnlve Re publicans, administration leader of th benate would not admit tonight th cause wa lost Anticipating a break In the Senate. President Wil son had conferred throughout th day with House leaders on plana to get the bill before 'the House snd such a course may be taken, though Senate Republican Insist their fight will con tinue until the end of th session, no matter what the administration forces may accomplish In the House. Tomorrow , administration leader plan to press ' Senator - Fletcher's motion to recommit th bill with In struction for its amendment to sat isfy progressive Republicans It is considered probably, however, that this motion will be defeated and that 8enator Clarke's motion to recommit the bill to the commerce Committee without instructions subsequently will prevail. Senator Keuyon v. ill vote for this latter motiou -and Senator Norrt- I expected to do so also. Thst would give the opposition a majority of one with every Senator voting. ., Insurgents Seek Com promise. Insurgent i'emocrau today, led by Senator Hardatck. sought a compro mise with their colleagues by which the party could be united In a renew ed effort to pass the bill. The plan suggested was that the warring Dem ocrat hold a conference after the re commitment of the bill. Som of the Insurgents then would propose that the bill be amended to provide that th proposed government ship purchase enterprise should terminals at a stat ed period after the closes of the Euro pean war and that purchase of in terned ships of - belligerents be pro hibited. If the Democrat united on ruch a proposal It would drlv away from the bill l"rotre.-lve Republican! wh favor government ownership but there la hpe that ll might stop the filibustering Some Republican lead. er, au$r"ehed by insurgent Iem crats tiMTky. a.irnittea tne proposal would remove the most objectionable feaiures t' the rrli: : Goto hnlwiUute. In it-tier. Senator Fletiher. in charge pf the hill for the administration, admitted today-'the administration forces ap peared to be defeated In their efforts to recommit the bill with Instructions. He eaid getintor Gore's motion t u d Is - charge the commerce committee from his substitute .1 1 1 1 would ; be In order tomorrow. Tbe opposition, howevr. InsiFted thett such a motion wruld lie defeated. In thin case the fate of the bill must hinge either an a lirmo efatic reconciliation or procedure In the House. Carry light to the Howsr. While ivnioeratic Senators are oe- flITeratlrig orTTSe next move. Rouse Democrats may tslto. up ,-te fight After President Wilson's cunfrtoces today' with House, members, it' was said ln"i""plan wa agreed on. ... The Week's bill, already ,uawd In the senate, to le taken up in ih Houae as soon iis tn sundry civil bill U disposed of. ever) twine rfser the. ei.ucUng L-lauscto b atrlcken.oui and the Gore substitute ship purchase bill added, and the resulting messurt lo T nuased s nul"My a possible ly the House under a sueclsl rule. This bilt tn be then taken up' in the Sen ate a,nd kept Itefore the body sntil th end of th session if nexenary. In case of no' action before -the end uf th session an extra session to be tailed on March it. Ottirv-t Nt Kitrs snadasa. This program wws objected to by 'Reyresentaitv J-'lood and sosn ether Hi.w'i lesdara-,wtw declared that sine an extra -ioi apparently was inevitable' the bill should b laid side temporarily, the appropriation bill passed by both Houses, and as (Costiaued on rag Two.) SOLICITOR ASKED FOR EXPLAfJATiON Judge Carter Sets This Morn " Ing To Hear Solicitor ' Abernethy INQUIRES ABOUT CASE Information Asked As .To Min ute Deta.ls of Postponement of Baugh ham .Case; Judge . Says He Was Not Consulted When He Might Easily 'Have Been " tapMs i n X ml isenn.i ' New Bern; Feu. 1. -Thl afternoon during th course of tbe case In which Jess CreeL White. I, being tried i jfor hi Uf os charg of murdering Cannon Fulford, Judge Carter called a hart in the proceeding and read a statement which he had prepared and which call upon Soficlt'or Abernethy to make a number of explanations '' a cuurt convene tomorrow morn- no disagreement between Judas Carttr and Solicitor Abernethy arose over th cose of State vs. James Itaugham, a young whit man of Washington,- X. C who la 'charged with murder, having, o It 1 alleged caused th death -of James Rlngold near ibis city a few months ago by reckless driving hi automobile. This cbm baa been continued again and had arranged with counsel for the defense to have thla done. In the statement read out In court this afternoon. Judge jpartar call upon Solicitor Abernethy to prepare in writing and submit to htm at th opening ox ins court tomorrow morn ing th full facta as to why 'thi ens has been continued and. to explain In full Mat action tti attempting to con tlau tbe cas at the priienCArrm without consulting . him. The state ment In full, which wa read-by Judg Carter, Is as follows: Mlatcmcnt of Jmlge Carter. . "Statement of the Judge presiding, which he directs to be entered oa the minutes of the court: "The. session of the court on Hon day morning of th present week had an tlirupt and premature ending, leav ing ponding th Judge's request to the .clerk t bo furnished with a full history of th James H Raugham murder case, as the same appears upon the minutes of th court, and the Judg promised to th Solicitor that be would b fully hoard upon hi conduct of said ease aa soon as Ids clerlr had Tompllsd witn th request aforesaid. The rlrrk baa duly sub milted to th Judge all the ducket and nnnui entries . and hit th original papers in said cas and the clerk and hi deputy apparently tn th best of faith snd candor have all answered Interrogatories tending to explain and o-'Hrm the entries and records afore said ..etna- now In possession of the record data called for on Monday and a sufficient time having elapsed tn relieve the tension and embarrass ment unfortunately attending the judge's original Inquiry the court Is now prepared to hear th Solicitor' statement and hereby appoint tomor row (Thursday upon the opening of court at : o clock a. m. for that purpose. J edge Asks w'borcfirrcH, "The court respectfully direct the attention of the Solicitor to certain aspects of said case as to which the court desires to near from the solicitor particttiarly. "Th court fully understands the reason for th continuance of said cas at the September, 111, term snd recognises the san valid and sum clei.1. 'The court desires to be Informed as ts whether the continuance uf said case at th October. 1 1 4. term was upon application of the Stat or of the defendant or by consent and the ground for such continuance, ho ever. It wa secured. - "Th court further - desires to he Informed as to the precise details of the treaty between the Solicitor and counsel for defendant , leading up to the agreement made out of court that case should be continued for the third time at the present term of court and as to all the reason moving the Solicitor to enter Into such an engage ment without consultation , with the presiding Judge, who, to the knowl edge of the Solicitor, was prseent tn New Bern on pfrUlai duty for a whole week before such continuance could be lawfully entered. i Defrndant Mlevcr Arraigned "The court resiiecifully-callslbe nt- tention of tne solicitor to tbe fact that so far as the record discloses the de fendant, although indicted .in Sep terober. lill. for a murder alleged to hare been committed in the pro ceeding July, has nvr been required to ntenil to b trtll and that th erl, snd HTs deputy state, in response clerk and his den to the Judge' lnqTrlesfhaT'the de 'fenoaut has never In fact been ar- r.lgned. The practice of an early, arrnlgnment designed to require., th defendant to make prompt disclosure of any technical objections to the bll la ao firmly established . that the court fls constrained respectfully to request tbe solicitor tn explain in ex centlonal treatment of this esse. "The court resj.eetforly requests the Solicitor toiecify In detail what ef forts he has made to -tn-lng the iso to trial, and If any such effort hav lsrn made what olwtacles r.evs been Interposed defeat such efforts and hv horn. The- court particularly de sire th response to tnis Inquiry in botn its aspect to be full and c,om- Dlete, "The court respectfully reiuets the ftillcltor to put his statement In writ lng" wltb a. view" of Ms Inct'rpwgtlorT to the minutes: th court upon It own part egagt.1g that . Its rulinp upon the matter under corisi deration, titeether with the reasons for such rul ing, shall be reduced to writing and made a part of th . minute of th court prvreellngs. -if Isned I Fraad Carter, Judge I'r sidlne." -n . ' - SolklUfr Ssr NotMnz. Solicitor Abernethy save out no slateemnt tonight as tot what answer he Intends to make but It I suppose', that he will do aa requested by Judg' Carter and Will have his statement' of tbe cas in readlnews at th opening of court tomorrow morning ' city coriEiissiores ask FOR ANOTHER B0IID ISSUE Fifty Thousand More Round Out Amount of Their Issues To $800,000 IIUUdL UUr.dllJLIIU I NEW REVENUE ACT Twenty of The Ninety-three Sections Adopted at Yester day's Session FEW CHANGES IN TAX RATE Ad Valorem Tax of Twefity- three and Two-thirds For State Purposes, Four Cents For Pensions, Twenty Cents For Schools, Leaving Nine teen Cents To Counties The Hou resolved Itself Into a commute of the whole yesterday, Mr. uynum chairman, ahd mads rapid progress Jrf consideration of the reve nue act Of the. ! sections of the sit i wer adopted -without much show of opposition. The first five sec tions refer to the objects for which taxes are' levied, poll tax, rate of tax ation, corporation taxes payable to State Treasurer and repeal of limita tion or tax exemptions. From section 4 to ZD 1 Included the Inheritance tax. rata, liability, collection, etc.. In re ference to this lax. Rate Remains Manse. St-rUon"! provides an ad valorem tax of twenty-three, aiid two-thirds ernfs for Slate purposes, four cent for pensions twenty rents for schools. iegvtng nineteen cents for the counties. To this provision Mr. William of Cabarrus, the leader of the Republi cans In the House objected and sent forward an amendment giving the counties Is cents. Mr. King wanted to know how much this would amount to and My. William rsptted that H would amount tit At least (!. 'tn his county. Cabarrus. Th House, however, stood by th finance com mittee and voted down the Williams amendment by a largo maiorlty. The only amendment made to the original hill was-that of Mr. Douglass turning the fees In the collection of inherit ance tales by the clerk of the court Into the general fund. In submitting the measure ts the committer Chairman Dnughtoti ex plained tbaf the finance committee ad given th hill much time and thought, and that the committee had decided that owing to the depres-rion of th country occasioned by the Eu ropean war tht few changea. In Ihe rate should r made. . Pin Bond lasoo Contemplated I'ndcr the c-t submitted Mr. Doughton stated that it was hoped to wise sufficient revenue to ran the State that no Ixmd Issues was con tmplutd or dr.:irable and that he trusted that there would lie uu. deficit luTTristeHil a surplus, as at Ihe present time. InlH-rltanrs- Tax, In explaining the provisions if the Itiheritiince tax. Chairman Doiighlon ouid thai th-tre. tax no lonser needs a defense, thfU till Kngllsh,. s,ieakliiu eountries have adopted It He staled that the exemptions in the new act were the same a .c present law the only change being made, la that the tax i graduated. Care was taken aid-Mr. Dnughton to take care of the Interests of th widow and - orphan. Th inheritance tag last year he stated raised. Il.tts hut It a favorable de cision of the Supreme" Court is givn th State In a case now pending the tax will ra'se something lrtfcfigh borhood of fZvu.vOS. - Mr. William of Caharruit. also ob jected to the provision of the Inheri tance tax section exempting religious and charitable organizations and inov d to strike out this proviso but the motion was lost. Further ifmsldera tlon of the revenue hill wlQ lie made toda It having been made a special order for the-noon hour, -' Do AWey With Homcntiwd Kxcwinttntt A favorable report was received on amemllng Ihe Constitution to strike out the' hemestead exemption. From oil Indications beeakers are ahead for this proptarltlon when It comes up In K The t.o lit, isfused ft favorable the House. report y hlrh would stop any and all kind of work on te Sabbath in th State. Confederate soldiers will still hav tn serve on the Juries In North Caro line, the committee having reported unfavorable a Id 1 1 that would exempt them. 1 ct ill I proceedings follow: rttrt'8rTnUTTy.triftfiT AT Called to order by Steaker Woolen. Vrayer by Rev. M. T. Plyler. presiding einer tii i-oe-airigix. oisirici. js. iLuiri, l -W 'Alarenc churrii. tiullford petition ed th House to psss.the bill establish ing a home f-ar' fsjVn women. Wilson citlsena sent In a petition asking for rural credit legislntlon and ritixens eat lirartereon and Chnlham- asked that lest-In t lob proposed by the Farmers' 1'blon be passed. ' ll Itlons asking that sMtunent of liquor Into th Stat be prohibited were received, from citlsena. churches. Sunday schooia and others from the following counties: Cullfcird. Vance, Wilkes, Yancey, t'nion; Randolph' Ontes. Alamance. Kampawn. Iredell, Henderson and Chatham. .-, - j, ' T ''" ' IPlls Rclxirtcd Fdvnrsban. ' Favorable committee reports were received' on the following Idlhi: Re lating to misbranding foods; a mend -lng th Constitution of North Caro Hna. trlklng . out . th homestead exemption: aupplying clerk of the - tContlnued t-a Vug ThreO ' ; '...".'"':.,f-i ' - T- - : . They Desire -Would MAY BE INJUNCTION TG "PREVENT $100,000 SALE Commissioners Have Agreed To Dispose of Securities WithauC,Mvfiitisin&,oc Bids and Refused Offer of $1,000 More Than Toledo : "Concern Price Made By Mr, C. C. McDonald, of This City. Correspondence' Between Mr. McDonald and Mayor,. Johnson; Statement t)f The Commissioners As To Pro1 posed Bond Issue -: .. .' ' , Another bond Issu of fit.Mt to be Imposed on th city of RaUlgb la th plan of th Commlsxlonora, y " Bondltls". seem lo b a dlseass with th commissioners, said a, dtl- sn yesterday. The people, however. a hav th cure, hs also remarked. ' Aftr piling up bond Issues against . th City of Raleigh . ajnounUng - MI4.904 and a $10, Issu already authorised but not yV delivered, a atatamrnt wai issued yesterday signed by Commissioner James I. Johnson, O. O. King and R. B. Seawall, tn which It la stated that it will b heasary for th City of Raleigh to prorur ; authority from th Legtalaturs (or th humane of- f 50, of bond lo fund , indsbtsdnsss of fi4.44,44 -and to . make. Improvement In streeta 0 If the cosjg liaslotter get this through It will round thttr bond is. sues up to $Se4.9. just $I0. less thau fl4voo,0. and If per cent mor than th amount of th bond Issues In the hlntory of th city prior to thety In duct Ion Into office. With th announcement that tod commissioners desired to put anothef bond. Issue on the city, cam also thV avlopment that th rommissioher had gred to dispose of th recent luO.ODO Issue authorised by the present ttglslature without having ud vert Ised for bid or giving; local people any cbanc at them and, at a lower, price than could hav been se cured. It was learned yesterday that Mr, C. C. McDonald bad mad an offer for tli bond which would hav pat . about 11.544 mors In-the city treasury " than will b. derived from the private agreement mado by in commissioner . with a Toledo concern. When ho rnsds. sn offer lie wa told that the bond had already been disposed of. It Is understood that th bond has ' nut yet . been delivered, as the pro pr.sed bond are lu process of print lng. It 'Is abl that a movement la ow foot to get out an injunction against' the commlalsoners to prevent the de livery of these bond as bids wer noVl; I asked for and also on th (round that to let them go a the coromla loners plan .th dty woulJ loss at least $l .S wT. possibly mora. , Th bond are- to bear 4 per cent- Interest and some believe that If they wer open to bid tk city would reallaa a bonus of about M.i. - Tlstaeneit yesterday that th commissioners want to issue S.4 bonds has set the people to thinking. It ! a vttaj question, this constant piling ;U of bond Jsstiea and some, said yesterday that it was time that the Merchants Association, th Chafh I er of Commerce, other organisation and citlsena generally should arouss themsslves. and pwl a, crimp In jiiy further-bond issued,- VclIly . in view of ths .financial . methods th present ofnctaul ar using in dUpo Ing of aecurltlea vr which they hav command.' Ths bonded ' indebtedness- of ths city, when the pending ll4.44'ui dlpoed.)ttwi b I1.I1T.HI4. ' . tffttlng Ibis bonded Indebtedness, th commissioners plaos th water works at 4T.0t ' and th. paving Botes of property1 ownr amounting to something Ilk $144. and a sink-, ins; fad of'H9,4. . i ..J
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 11, 1915, edition 1
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