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VOL. XXXI. ' PITTSBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20.
19091 NO. 23.
K, if
Governor Kitchin ITakcs Oath of Office
and Makes Conservative Speech
linleigh, Special. It is Governor
Kit chin now. Never perhaps in the
history of North Carolina Avere inau
p: ration day eeremonies surpassed in
roirit of brilliancy, crowds and
weather.
The inauguration proper took place
on a great grand stand -built for the
purpose at the east front of the cap
ital The oath of office was adminis
tered by Chief Justice Walter Clark
cf the North Carolina Supreme -Court
fii.d immediately thereafter Governor
Kit chin began his inaugural address.
Ho said in part: "Political par
ties are not only natural, but neces
sary in our government. Under our
constitution all the legislative powers
of the State every two years, and all
the executive powers every four
years, are returned to the people to
whom all government powers belong,
and the electors at those stated in
tervals determine into whose hands
those powers shall be committed.
The Democratic party has again been
charged by the people with the re
sponsibility for the proper exercise
of these powers during the constitu
tinal period. As no man is altogeth
er bad. no political party is altogeth
er bad. In disapproving1 the record
cf the Ievul)iiean party and reject
ing its platform the people did not
declare that nothing in that record
is good and nothing in that platform
desirable, but they expressed their
judgment that the record as a whole
of the Republican party in this State
has been harmful, that its platform
criticism cf the service of the Demo
cratic party to the public is unjust,
and that its denunciation of Demo
cratic policies is unwarranted.
In assuming to-day in obedience to
the will of the majority of my fellow
citizens the weighty responsibility of
the Chief Executive of this Common
wealth, it is unner-sessary to give as
surance that the recognized principles
of the Democratic party shall be en
couraged and pursued by the fn
comirfc administration.
Every precaution should be taken
to assure each elector's having and
understanding!- having, an equal
voice in naming the candidates of
his party. This assurance will large
ly eliminate such other motives. A
properly safeguarded direct primary
for electing the nominess of all politi
cal parties is the best plan that has
been or can be devised.
It does much to destroy the cry
and more to nulify the attempt of
ring rule. It ought to diminish the
expense of campaigns for . nomina
tions. Should such expense for
legitimate purposes increase as they
have increased in recent years, it
will soon be that none but wealthy
men can hopefully aspire to our high
er offices unless others pay his cam
paign, expenses for the nomination.
If others pay his expenses, he will
feel under obligations to them and
will not be in position to render the
people his best service, especially in
matters involving doubt as to the
path of public duty.
Every reasonable safeguard should
be thrown around our nominations
find elections to secure the accom
plishment of the honest judgment' and
unconstrained wishes of the electors
and to render less effective the
shrewdness of astute politicians in
furthering mere personal purposes
and reaching, mere personal ends.
Ability, patriotism,, character, ser
vice and the principles arid policies,
of aspirants are rightfully the ele
ments which appeal to the judgment
ff the electors, and these should be
the source of success. Publication of
can.paign funds and the names of
contributors as favored in the "last
Democratic platforrc will be effective
and a suitable law should be enacted
to accomplish the purpose of that
P'nk. Delegates should be required
to cast the vote on the first ballot
according to the primary result,
'here should be a registered list of
party voters subject to challenge.
The Legislature should fix the date
&f primaries for all parties for State,
J''bcial and congressional offices,
and fil?o fix another date for pri-Tiinn.-s
for legislative and county
a 'tains with a provision permitting
;'ie county executive committee, in
its discretion, to adopt for any coun
ty primary the State and district
primary day. All corrupt use of
a oney for primary effeet should be
rnade an offense against ' the law.
'he wilful publication of any false
merge concerning his political record
or reflecting upon his moral chara
crer for the purpose of injuring the
candidate in the primaries with the
people should be penalized by law,
BILL INTRODUCED IN HOUSE OF EPRESEHTAT1VES '
TO REGULATE CHILD LABOR IN THE FACTORIES
Raeigh, Special. Representative
Poole's bill introduced i the house
to regulate child labor in factories
nd hours of labor, provides:
No child under 14 shall be employ
ed in any factory, except that child
ren between 12 and 14 may work as
apprentices upon satisfactory proof
to the superintendent that they have
Prohibition.
The people having after much agi
tation and fully discussion ratified
by a large majority State prohibi
tion, the Legislature . should not
seriously consider any proposition
to repeal the prohibition law.
Education.
The blessings of education no good
man denies, its necessity no wise man
doubts and its opportunities no just
citizen would withhold from the pub
lic. I have in mind no general re
form in our education work, but a
deep conviction that we should more
thoroughly develop a system already
constructed by patriotic wisdom.
Nothing can strengthen your deter
mination to advance the educational
interests of our State to the utmost
of your ability while duly consider
ing the public revenues, the sources
from which they are derived, and the
other needs of the State appealing
10 your judgment. The Ktate is do
ing well and as her wealth increases
she will do bett'r.
Under present conditions every
child in the State may receive at
public expense an education limited
though it be, which will greatly bene
fit him in the contest for life's re
ward. The basic purpose in public
education is good citizenship. Three
things are essential in citizenship
a heart so honorable that it cannst
be corrupted, a soul so courageous
that it cannot be intimidated, a
mind so intelligent that it cannot be
deceived, for the three methods the
host of wrong attempts are to cor
rupt intidate and deceive. I is for
tunate that in our civilization good
men, though not perfect, predomi
nate, and with the people educated
this majority is greatly strengthened
and its effectiveness for right, truth
and liberty more than doubled.
No State can afford to do other
wise than be liberal both with her
ordinary public schools and with her
higher institutions of lerning. In an
agricultural State such as ours is
too much stress cannot be placed up
on agricultural education, as a great
majority of our people live upon the
farm. A good man in his avocation
or profession is apt to be a good
citizen. The skilled man in his line
of work adds rapidly to the "wealth
of the State and thus strengthens the
revenues upon which the State de
pends for all the great work she un
dertakes. We recognize the great
value of the men here and there in
the State, . some of them graduates
of our institutions, whose intelligent
practical and . progressive farming is
an example and inspiration to whole
communities. I shall encourage the
policy already . adopted urging that
the simple essentials of - agriculture
be thoroughly taught in our public
schools. With such essentials" taught
to the boys I predict a thrist in them
for more information which will in
crease the attendance upon our in
stintutes, the subscription to agri
cultural papers and the study of
farm bulletins, all of which will pro
mote Jhe pleasure and profit of ag
ricultural life.
In the schools should be taught a
knowledge of tuberculosis and ty
phoid fever, now considered prevent
able diseases. Professionals should
be secured to deliver - lectures on
these topics in the schools.
Charitable Institutions.
No better work -or one closer to
the heart of-us all is being done by
the State than at our charitable in
stiutions. The State should not be
profligate but it should be liberal
with these institutions. With liberal
ity for such worthy purposes should
go the closest . scrutiny into expendi
tures, and a constant determination
not to be careless with taxes willing
ly paid for meritorius purposes, and
not to be extravagant in publje gen
erosity .
- Pensions.
The Confederate veteran -needs no
further eulogy than he has . had and
will always have from every brave
and patriotic North Carolinian, but
many veterans need more assistance
from the State whose honor they
maintained,, whose glory they increas
ed, and to whose cause they gave an
unstinted devotion in the days of
their young manhood. I trust that
with a due regard to other matters
requiring your appropriations, you
will find the condition of our rev
enues such that you can increase our
pensions. ,
Factory Life.
' Factories should not be hindered
or crippled in their great work but
should be urged forward to greater
triumphs. Ebwever, human happir
ness is sougrht, not merely for the few
but for all. He that works to help
another amass a fortune is entitled,
in addition to his wages, to healthful
attended school for- four months in
the preceding 12 months.
Not exceeding 60' hours shall con
stitute a week's work for all em
ployes, no person to be required to
work longer .' than 60 hours a week,
except engineers, firemen, machinists,
superintendents, " overseers, section
and yard hands, offlo iaen, watch
surroundings and pleasant conditions.
otherwise his struggle for happiness
is handicapped and fruitless. Every
right thinking man is against child
factory labor yet every, one knows
that, under present conditions unless
our homes for the aged and infirm
and our orphanages are vastly en
larged some children must labor.
Neither the counties or the denomi
nations are ready to shoulder -the
expense, however good in theory of
maintaining all those whose children
now help to support and such children
themselves as now have, to work.
Child labor of some kind, at present
is an unavoidable evil. It appears
that these children who must toil can
earn more in factories than on farms,
and often" they any theirs prefer the
factor-. The mill children of to-day
win be the ancestors of many mill
workers of the future. For our
tories-to compete with others, hiirh
class labor will be esesntial. High
class labor must be healthy. A far
sighted wisdom makes our mill own
ers anxious not only to preserve, but
to improve the health of every opera
tive both for present results and for
future safety.
' Corporations.
The Attorney General should be
authorized to examine every proposed
charter for corporations to see that
it violates neither the written or the
uumiuen mw. ne snouia be spe
cifically charged with the duty of en
forcing our laws against all corpora
tions, domestic and foreign habitual
ly violating its provisions. Many
of the wrongs committed by corpora
tions against our people are under
circumstances which the State can
not control and cannot be wholely
remedied except by the Federal gov
ernment. Yet the State can do
something for the public and has a
duty to do for her own interest. We
should require every foreign corpora
tion to obtain license to do business
in this State, and should provide that
such license be revoked when it is
engaged in violating our law or is at
tempting under the power of mo
nopoly to exact from the industrial
life of the State unreasonable profits
with which to pay dividends upon
ficticious values or watered stock.
Such license should also be revoked
when any such corporation maintains
an established office in this State for
the transaction of its regular busi
ness. No corporation lacking con
fidence in our eourts should desire
to enter our midst. They have rights
which are and will be respected and
encouraged. Unjust burdens and
wrongful restrains have not and will
not be placed upon them. I doubt
not that nine-tenths of our corpora
tions comply with the law and do an
absolutely honest business and are
therefore entirely free from public
cpmplainfc. ' The State believes in jus
tice evenhanded and universal and it
strives toward the attainment of uni
versal right, regarding not whether
a corrupt man or a corrupt corpora
tion impedes its progress. The man
who by foul means willfully alid
needlessly takes the life of a rival
under our law forfeits his own. The
corporate monoply that by foul means
willfully and needlessly destroys his
rival by wrong doing for the pur
pose of exacting unjust profits, from
the public should "forfeit its existence.
Good Roads and Drainage.
It would - be difficult to over
estimate the value of good roads
while various counties are doing
much in this direction, many coun
ties are doing very little. We are
yet but on the threshold of the good
roads movement and the next gene
eration will witness wonderful pro
gress. The State can enact an im
proved up-to-date law which shall
apply to every county that hereafter
adopts the taxation plan of building
good roads and thus, promote uni
formity of system. In my judgment
a State highway commission may
with great advantage be created to
consider the whole matter and report
tq ,the next Legislature, as we have
no department charged with the duty
of investigating on - this important
subject.
I We have vast areas of swamp lands
a Waiting drainage to become fertile
and profitable.. In many cases the
timber, "will pay the cost of drainage:
An experiment on a small scale is
worth trying In the -drainage of some
of our swamp lands. Also some com
prehensive, liberal and effective law
should, be enacted authorizing upon
just terms .owners of swamp lands
to enter upon the lands of others, for
the" purpose of effectual drainage.
Bank Deposits.
The last platform upon which the
incoming national administration
was elected declares for postal sav
ings banks, and it is not unreasonable
to presume that before that adminis
tration ends Congress will obey the
pledgeof the Republican party and
establish 'postal savings banks. The
national Democratic party is like
wise conditionally pledged to postal
banks. The results will tend to drive
every State barjk out of business.
As no national bank can have a cap
ital of less than $25,000, there would
be danger that many of our small
men or repairers of break-downs.
All parents on hiring their child
ren to any factory shall furnish
such establishment a written state
ment of the age of such child and a
certificate as to school , attendance.
Any parent mis-stating the age of
such child, and its school attendance
shall be jfuilty of a misdemeanor,
towns would be deprived of banking
facilities which they now enjoy. Oui
State banks are the creatures of oui
own legislation. " They have blessed
the State, and especially the smallei
towns. I have thought ' proper tc
mention bank deposit guaranty. A
compulsory system is advisable but
not necessary. I believe the same
purpose will be acomplisbod by en
acting a guaranty law for the" bene
fit of those banks "which desire tc
avail thmselves of its provisions. Let
provision be made that when a cer
tain per cent, of the State banks, say
sixty, representing a certain per cent,
of the State banking capital, say fif
ty, shall file with the Corporator
Commission, a request to be admit
ted to its provisions, the Corporatioi!
Commission shall certify that fact tc
the Governor, who shall proclaim th
fac-fact to be effective from and aftei
the first -day of the ensuing July 01
January, which ever comes first, up
on ' all such banks and upon others
which may thereafter file a similai
request. SkouhLibe Legislature fa-
-vor the policy the details of the leg
lslation will not be difficult, and an?
fear that irresponsible and unsafi
banks might be organized can be al
layed by appropriate provisions.
Railroads.
Every thinking man realizes thai
railroads are necessary, that thej
bless every community they touch
that-they must be profitable in ordei
to give proper service, that they de
serve fair treatment at the hands oi
Legislatures, and moreover that an
legislation that would deprive there
of just compensation would be futilt
under the constitution. The peoplt
are willing to be charged such rates
for travel and freights as will pay
the legitimate expenses of ever
kind and character, inclndins liberal
wages to all employes, keep up the
roads in good repair and safe condi
tion, and then pay fair dividends
upon the value of the property. But
the people are not willing for com
panies chartered for the public, bene
fit to exact from the public under an
almost unlimited power to extort
Avhen unrestrained by law, additional
rates to pay diAidends on fictitious
values" or to enable railroad magic
ians by trickery to - make millions
over night, or to justify them in
saddling upon the public millions of
securities in watered stock.. In my
judgment the fundamental wrong in
the American railroad problem is
watered stock.
The last Legislature reduced pas
senger fares. The rates now in force,
which save thousands vQf dollars an
nually to the people from the, old
rates, have been approA-ed by the
railroads as just and reasonable. The
conditions justify us in anticipating
no agitation for any change 'in pas
senger fares during the term of the
incoming administration. -
The discriminations in freight rates
practiced by railroads in favor of
some and against other cities is prop
erly receiving much attention.
- Some cf our North Carolina cities
have been compelled to pay millions
of dollars of freight ever and above
what other cities have paid for the
same distance. The freight on a car
load of corn from . Cincinnati to.
Greensboro is much -more than the
freight would be should the car go
on to Lynchburg. A car load of mo
lasses from New Orleans to Lynch
burg pays less freight than if it stops
in Charlotte.- In no case should
a community be charged more-than
a just rate for the service rendered
it, regardless of profits or losses on
rates to other cities.
Economy.
In the . Treasurer's report it ap
pears that owing to the value of our
taxable property not increasing as
much as the last Legislature antici
pated our expenditures . for the last
two years exceeded our receipts. This
fact emphasized the necessity of
practicing the governmental virtue
of economy. - -
, The sentiment of our people and
our financial strength forbid parsi
mony, but there are limitations upon
our treasury and" the Legislature will
regard these limitations, and display
that wise statesmanship which will
appropriate jiistly for all worthy pur
poses and yet keep the appropriations
within the bounds of probable reve
nues, bearing in mind that surplus is
usually more .desirable than a dejieit.
The Legislature will make proper
provision for refmding that part of
the State debt which falls due . in
1910.
The Governor ends with a suitable
and pleasant peroration.
"" Very Cold in the West. .
Chicago, 111., Special. Cold wea
ther is general in the northwest and
in the central and southwestern
states. The theruometer at St. Paul
is 20 below, Winnipeg 10 hslow,
Havre,, Mont., 18 below, Norfolk,
Neb., 16 below. Sleet. and snow are
general over the district south of ;the
Lake , region, and in the Mississippi
valley. Temperature is at freezing
point as far south as Galveston, Tex.
SnoAV continues in the upper Ohio
valley and in parts of the Appalach
ian region. - " " '
nun ishable in the discretion of the
court, and any mill owner, superin
tendent or manufacturing establish
ment knowingly or willfully violating
the provisions oi this act shall be
likewise punishable. No boy or girl
under 16 shall work in any factory
between 8. p. in. and 5 a. m.' The act
to take effect from. April, 1st, 1909.
WITH N. C. LAWMAKERS
Doings cf the State Legislature Con
densedInteresting Items f ronr
Day to Day.
When-the Senate convened on
Tuesday after the inauguration cere
monies, Hon. Francis D. Winston,
the retiring Lieutenant-Governor and
ex-officio President of the Senate, af
ter an appropriate and able, though
short address to that body on his re
tiring, said: "I surrender my office
16 the chosen representative of the
people. L introduce to you Lieuten
ant Governor Will C, Newland. In
the words of Die-ken's purest crea
tion, ''God bless you one and all.'
God bless our State."
The Senate Judiciary committee
has decided to report unfavorably a
bill introduced by , Senator Fry , de
signed to give justices of peace pow
er to issue summons or other legal
processes effective in any of the
State. The present law confines their
jurisdiction to the county in which
they hold- their appointment. The
bill introduced in the Senate by Sen
ator Bitt relating to leins and judg
ments is designed to give counsel who
procure judgments in litigation . a
lieji upon the judgment ; for the
amount, of the-fee. Britt introduced
a bill ta change Madison county to
the temth congressional district. Haw-!
kins introduced a bill for fire proof
library and history building.
In the House on Tuesday the
speaker announced a number of com
mittees with - chairmen as -' follows :
Petitions and Memorials of Corpora
tions, Morton; Corporation Commis
sioner, Weaver; Game, Pitt ;" Enroll
ed Bills, Hailer; Constitutional Am
endments, Privatt ; Insane Asylums,
Foy ; institutions for the Blind, Bras
well. A bill to appoint justices of the
peace in Rowan county passed its fin
al reading "and was sent to the Sen
ate, "
The Senate discussed at great
length Wednesday the joint
resolution by Senator Elliott for the
General Assembly to adjourn sine. die
February 15th, and after -a consider
able "airing' of views, the need for
''short session" and "no" session at
all" deferred action until January
20th, when, in the language of Sen
ator Travis, who moved the continu
ance, there, will have developed some
idea 01 how long it should really take
to dispose of legislation the State is
in need of."
Senate bills ' of general interest
were presented by Mr. Elliott to
amend Section 1506, Revisal, by re
quiring judges of Superior Court to
remain in the county seat the" full
term of courts prescribed.
By Mr. Barringer, to amend Sec
tion 10420, Revisal, relating to the
sale of property under ' mortgage.
President Newland announced ad
ditional committee assignments as
follows: Education, Ray, of Hender
son; appropriations, Blow, Ormond,
Bassett ; insane asylums, Hawes ;
schools for the deaf, Godwin and
Doughton; clerk to the finance -committee,
Lane Brown.
Among the bills and resolutions
were: Williams, of Dare: Resolution
instructing our Senators and Con
gressmen to favor pensioning men
employed at life stations., -
A bill that will .make people gen
erally "sit up and take notice" was
introduced in the House by Turner,
of Mitchell, providing that any per
son who creates a debt on promise to
pay out of money of assets due him
and fails to pay on receipt of such
specified assets shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by fine . of
$10 to $50 or work on roads ten to
thirty days each offense.
Lee : Provide " different uniform
farb for persons convicted of mis
emeanor from those convicted of fel
onies. " Privileges of the House were ex
tended to ex-Representative Donald
McRackan, of Columbus.
The following committee appoint
ments were' announced by the Speak
er: Add -to committee on oysters,
Wallace. Committee on pensions:
Henderson (chairman), Pitt, Wilson,
Cotton, Parker, Majette, Currie,
Lovelace, Harrison, McLaughlin,
Braswell, Davis, McLeod, Davenport,
Hampton, Murphy, Rhodes, Harshaw.
Education : - Connor, " Majette, Dough
ton Davenport, Mitchell, Bolton,
Weaver, -Crawford, Shephard, Woot
en, Hageman, Smith, of Randolph;
Henderson, Martin, Cox -of Pitt;
Gibbs-, Killian. -
In the House announcement by
Speaker Graham that he Avould pra
senL to Mrs. W. H. Kit chin, mother
of the new GoAernor, the pen with
Avliich the formal declaration of the
joint session of the Assembly' was
signed setting out the -result of can
vass cf votes for her. son as Governor,
and the State officers preliminary. to
the . inauguration, was received with
interest-
Among, the bills introduced ' on
Thursday was the bill to amend Sec.
3990, Revisal, relating to schools and
the admission of persons Avith negro
blood into thej. white schools, came
up with unfaA7orable report from the
joint committee on education and
was tablsd. It was designated to lim
it the -"taint of negro blood" that
would bar "children from the white
schools to three, generations. -.
Senator " Staibuek Avas permitted
to. introduce, out of order, a bill to
amend the 'Revisal, Sections 3263 and
3264, in order to equalize the per
emptory - challenges - allowed . the
State and the defendant in forming
juries for capital cases. .
Senator Mannins offered a resolu
tion acepting the invitation of the
president of the University of North
Carolina for the members of the
General Assembly to attend the Lee's
birthday celebration at the Univcr
city when President Wood row Wil
son, of Princeton University, will be
the orator. A motion by Senator
Dawes to this effect was adopted by
a unanimous rising vote. -
Announcement was made by the
president of the Senate that Senator
Latham had been relieved at his re
quest from the chairmanship of the
committee on commerce and Senator
Martin assigned in his stead.
Senator Starbuck was granted un
animous consent to withdraw his bill
offered Thursday to " equalize the
number of challenges by - the State
and the defendant in-the trial of
eapital offenses.
Senator Wray presented petitioni
from citizens of Rockingham .county
relative to child labor law and hours
of work. -They were sent to the
committee on manufacturing.
New bills introduced Thursday in
cluded: -Emple: Regulate the industry of
groAving truck.- (This is a duplicate
of the bill introduced in the House
Thursday by Morion, cf New Han
over, having the sanction of the
Truckers'-Association , and the trans
portation companies.)
Pharr: Relative to filing of notice
of heirs.
"Starbuck: Relative to peremptory
challenges in criminal actions.
Barringer: Greate the State Asso
ciation of County Commissioners of
North. Carolina and give it the sanc
tion of the. State. -......
Bills Passed.
Bills' that passed final reading, are :
To remedy a seeming conflict in
Sections 1042 and 6419 of Revisal, re
lating to the sale of real and personal
property under mortgage, the amend
ment making Section 1042 apply only
to the sale of personal property.
House.
Bills and resolution were, in part
as follows:
Murphy: Resolution requiring the
various "State departments to send re
ports, public Iaw3 and other State
documents to all public libraries in
the "State. ' ."
Barnes, of Hertford: Bill for elec
trouclion in the penitentiary at Ral
eigh of all persons sentenced to pay
death penalty. Copy of the Senate
bill introduced some days ago.
HarshaAv: Provide for the election
of the county boards of education by
the qualified electors of the counties.
Harshaw: Provide for election of
county superintendents of instruction
for the several counties.
Weaver:' Amend Section 2021,. Re
visal, relative" to laborers' and me
chanics' liens.
Morton: Encourage and protect in
dustry for' growing berries and truck.
Morton: Amend Chapter 674 Pub
lic Laws 1907 increasing pensions of
ex-Confederate, soldiers to $3 a
month. ' .. ...
Koonce: Provide for an intermedi
ate offense between assault with in
tent to commit rape and simple as
sault. -
Mr. Koonce, of Onslow; gets the
chairmanship of the committee on in
surance; Mr. Gotten, of Pitt, on pen
al institutions; Mr. Julian, of Rowan;
on printing, and Mr. Rod well, of
Warren, on liquor traffic.
Dr. Bolton reported to the House
that with Dr. Gordon, he had attend
ed the convention of the North Caro
lina Association for the Prevention
of tuberculosis, which met in Char
lotte Tuesday" and Wednesday. They
had been asked by the association to
express its appreciation of the notice
taken of it by the House. The Speak
er assured Dr. Bolton that the House
was deeply appreciative of the at
tendance of the gentlemen upon the
meeting and asked him to -reduce" his
remarks to writing in order that they
might be spread upon the journal.
"Dr. Knapp, of the United States
Department of Agriculture was in
vited to address the House on agri
cultural subjects. ,
Bills were introduced in the House
Friday as follows :
Connor Amend Sec. 4993 Revisal
for relief of widows of - Confederate
soldiers. Admits those married prior
to January 1st, 1870, instead of
April 1st, 1865. -
Weaver- Amend Sec. 5313 Revisal
in reference to State boundaries. Al
lows Governor to prosecute suits in
Smoky mountain directly in the Su
preme Court of the United States.
Martin Amend Revisal, Sec. 1389,
in regard to finance committee.
Crumpler For relief of prisoners
in jail aAvaiting trial. -
Hanes Amend Sec. 2721 Revisal.
Koonce Create the State Associa
tion of County Commissioners.
Grant Exempt from taxation per
sonal property to the value of $200.
Want Exposition Appropriation.'
The North Carolina commissioners
fo the Alaska-Yukon-Paeific Exposi
tion, to open in Seatle June 1st, con
ferred with. Governor Kitchin and
will recommend to the Legislature an
appropriation sufficiently large to in
sure a creditable showing for the
State. iTbe amount the bill will eall
for is $25,000. The commissioners
are hoping for a hndsome appropria
tion by the General Assembly. t
. - To perfect the organization of the
I State Association of County Commis
sioners and give it State sanction is
the object of a bill by Mr. Koonce.
The expected .bill embodying the
Republican platform declaration in
faA'or of a $200 exemption from tax
on personal property instead of $50
was introduced by Mr. Grant, " the
young Republican member from
DaVie.
.In the House the following bills -were
introduced and referred to the
appropriate committees on Saturday:
Weaver, of Buncombe: A bill to
be entitled: "An act' denouncing
conduct " Avithin- the State of North
Carolina interfering with trade and
commerce." Referred to the Judi
ciary Committee. "
Perry, of Bladen : To benefit the
widows of ex-Confederate soldiers.
Braswell, by request: For tho
benefit of the State School for tbo
Blind. .
Harshaw: For the relief of dis
abled ex-Confederate soldiers.
Green: Joint resolution, relating
to the Alaska-Yukon Exposition.
Perry, of Bladen : To raise revenue
for schools.
The following bills passed final
reading:
to the. TtrtnrA nf Pub
lication of the Western North Caro
lina M. E. Conference. -.
. To prevent persons from hiring
horses upon false representation.
In the Senate new bills were intro
duced and referred on Saturday as
follows:
By Pharr: Relative to persons en
titled to pensions. Pensions and
Soldiers' Home.
By Latham: To drain wet and
swamp lands (two hundred copies of
the bill were ordered printed). Ag
riculture. By Ellinott: For the benefit of the
State School for the Blind. State
School for Blind.
By Lockhart : Denouncing conduct
within the State of North Carolina
that interferes with trade and com
merce. J udiciary.
By Gay: Relating to hunting.
Game Laws.
Bj Kluttz: A joint resolution re
lating to the . Alaska-Yukon Exposi
tion. Appropriations.
By Manning: To allow the Regis-,
ter of Deeds of Durham county to ap
point, a deputy.
Bills were placed on their third
and final reading as follows :
S. B. To amend sub-section 15 of
section 1318 of the Revisal.
S. B. To establish a board of com
missioners for the promotion of uni
formity of legislation in the United
States. The bill directs the Gover
nor to appoint three commissioners
within thirty days after the passage,
of this act, to confer with .similai
boards representing other States, and
make reports to the Governor to be
transmitted to the Legislature. Mr.
Manning explained that the labor in
volved is one of professional love and
not of reward. " The congress of com
missioners would recommend aftei
examination of the subjects legisla
tion on marriage, divorce, insolvency,
the descent and distribution of prop
erty, the execution and probate oi
bills and other subjects upon which
uniformity of legislation in the vari
ous States and territories is desirable.
S. B. To amend section 2028 of -the
Revisal, relating to time of filing no
tice of liens, striking out the word
"twelve" and inserting in lieu there
of the word "six."
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Taft Will Use Automobiles.
Washington, Special. The next
President of the United States is to
pin his faith on the automobile. That
became known when the House com
mittee on appropriations included in
thfl urcent deficiency appropriation
bill an item of $12,000 for the pur
chase and maintenance of automo
biles for the White House. The entire,
amount carried in the bill is $1,023,
602.
Marriages Between Whites and
v Blacks to be Made a Crime.
Washington, Special. If Senator
Milton, of Florida, can have his way,
miscegenation in the District of Col
umbia hereafter will be treated in
the courts as a crime punishable by
fine of $1,000. The Florida Senator
has introduced a bill providing that
any person who has one-eighth or
more of negro blood in his veins shall
be considered as of the African race.
Such marriages are declared to be
null and . void, and any issue result
ing from them illegitimate and in
capable of inheritance.
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Tried to Bribe the Judge and is Sent
Up.
Leavenworth, Kan., Special. Act
;n T,,l rrr "Woi A 1 5 n cov. - nf Mia District
V UVAJ 1 Ll'.wiif.- - J w.
Court here fined Attorney Sclvwartz
$15 and committed him to the coun
ty jail for 90 days for" offering the
judge a bribe. Attorney Schwartz
the judge charged, appeared at the
Neidlinger home last Aveek and offer
ed the judge $50 to give a decision
favorable to Schwartz in a case set
for today.
$50,000 Suit Against Night Riders.
. Paducah, Ky., Special. Damages
in the sum of $50,000 are asked in a
suit -filed in the United States Court
here by C. W. Rucker, of Metro
polis, 111., against 198 alleged night
riders of this section Many of the
defendants are prominent in Western
Kentucky." The plaintiff' was police
judge of Eddyville, Ky., when he
claims theT defendants called at his
home on the night of March 15tb,
1908, compelled im- to Avalk bare
footed to1 the Cumberland River.
USE OF WASTE MILK.
There should be a good egg har
vest on the farms where there Is so
much waste rlch"milk. .The first new
milk the cows give before it becomes
fit for table use, abounds In egg-making
qualittes, and is nearly as good
as so much fresh meat, and will not
hurt the fowls. Farmer's Home Jour
nal. .