North Carolina Newspapers

AFTERNOON. JUNE 10, 191*. NO-2W Between Pantego and William McCsfflty. of the CUT ol Wsshlngton. poor allowance ordered continued for S months. Ordered that Caroline Randolph. Bath township, be allowed 11.(0 per month. Ordered that W. X. North, of Oil* of Washington, be relieved of poll tax (or the rears mo and mi. on account of physical disability. Ordered that Luther Malllaon be rellered of poll tax for tha yetrs 1110 and 1*11. ( Physical disability. ) llered of taxes to the amouat of 13.71 on account of betas Uated In South Creek school district Ordered by the Board of Commls eloners of Beaufort county that the tonowlax taxee be leviedfor the year of i?i?, to-wlt: la addltloa to the State tax levied or directed to b? levied by an Act of the General Aaeembly ratlted March '11. lttt. For General County Fund. II M cents. For bridaee aad county purposes, ft 1-1 cents, which makat with that levied or directed to be lwled St conta on each 1100 worth of prop That tkera be levied and collected on each poM ha the cobuty la addltloa to the tax of tl.JS levied by eald acta for the poor ttceats. levied by said eats for schools it cents, making a total of ll.be That to casts on esrb (100 worth of property aad At cents on each poll shall l? levied and collected for the Ml?lu school districts, tc^wlt: Oregon. Royal. Idalla. Small, Prae rott. Cay ton. Mward. Cbocowtnltv. Old Ford. Bath. Gaylorda. North Creek and Paataso. Ordered that 4f ceata oa each tit* worth of property aad 11.15 on each poll be levied for Belhavcn ena aclat acbool district "J. ' It la further ordered that the max upon trade*, bush. ? telnMlortU1 as are bS the Aq BW levied for State ptAif Ordered that ( cents be sat the same la hereby levied per acre for the no-fence - territory In TOashlngton township. Mr. N. p. Rushes, Jr., who waa ap pointed by the board to make a ear vev aad an estimate of the coat of build tag aald road treat Paatcgo port, which waa accepted aad ordered Ordered that ft cents oa aaah tlO* valuation of property be aad the asms Is hereby levied In the ao fance , territory 'la Long Acre town ehlp for the purpoee of fencing said territory. ? A petition signed by maay cttlsens residing la Bath township aeklng that the heart here the road between Punxo aad Paatego creeks built as set out In the report of N. C. Hughes. Jr.. was presented ' to tk* board. The board after glllag sews lit eeasld eratlon ordered that the ooaricta be seat t&ere about the 1st of August , to build said road, provided, that tfca cttlsens secure UeritJOs of way aad pay to the oouatythe sum of >100 T? of Commissioners of BmrtoiteOtfatr. W. C. ? We, Ibi ss?s?la?sidr??1otTar kod ]o<Ues of, iMto lor BposJal Tax School District. loetM In Cbocowln Ky towasttl*. Bsaufort county, R p.. having bold Uw election In said 8?c rHI Til School District, sccordlng to the provisions of MHo> 411* of the Revlsal of 1?B? of North* Carolina, on the ltth (lay of Mar. 1*1*. ?? ask* and cortllr to he comet the following statement: Number, of rolee registered 4* Number rait for Special Tax. ....?? Number cast against Special Tax . . io la witness whereof w* have bere ?nto subscribe* oar naaee, this the 14th day of Mar. ltlt. J. E. TATI-OB. Registrar C. R. EI.K8. N. U PCB8BR Judges of Election. It >Dpearln( from the ebove re turns that In the election referred to above a majority of the qualified vot ers voted for 8peetal Tax. It Is now ordered that the tax pe titioned for be levied at the not reg ular time for twvyto* taxes. tr>-wlt: SO cents on the ?1?0 valustlon of real and personal .property and ?0 cents on the poll, and that said taxe? be collected by the Sheriff as all oth er taxes, and to bo peld Ivto th<r Pungo Creeks. hands at the Coaatr Imnnr. I To th? Board of County Connalaelon a? 0< Beaufort County, K C.' We, Ue underetfoed registrar and and Indgss cf slectlon tor special Ui school dtstrlot, according to t*? pro visions of Mctton 411ft of the Revlsal <*1??? of North Cuollu, on the ?th day of Iter. Ill#, do Mta and cer tify to ho correct, the following .ute- 1 Number of votaa coqnlred ,~*t Number out for Special Tax. .V. .?? Number cut agalnat Rac ial Tax. . X In wltaees whereof wo have here unto eubecrtbed oar Barnes. thla i ?th Bar Of Mar. l?l?. T. R BOYD, Regtatrar. | W. T. WARREN. H H. ROSS. ludsea of Enaction. It. appearing fross the above re turns that la the elocUoa referred to a^ove a majority of the qualified rot-j re rated for Special Tax. It la BOW ordered that the tax pe titioned tor be levied at the nest reg ular time for levylag taxes. to wtt . 30 oeata on th* 1100 valuation real and personal property and ?? cants OB the poll, and that aald tarn be collected by the gherls mi all oth er taxes, and to be paid lato the bands of the County Treasurer. To the Board of County Comhilaalob ers of Beaufort Couatr.N. c. We, the undersigned registrar and judges of election for Special . Tex School District, according to the PSP visions of aectlon 4 HE of the Revlsal of 199& of North CaroUaa, on the Id day of >nne. 1?1?, do Blake and certify to be correct the following Number of votes registered. . ,4J [Number caat for Special Tax 2( Number caat against Special Tax. . 8 la witness whereof we have hare unto subscribed our twmsa. thla the Id day of June, lftit. Lli'' .. &? N. ROPER, J?R n iHfr * . Judges Of Election. fVIt appearing from the above re tsrna that la the election refvred to 'above a majorltr of the qualified rat. ers voted for Special Tax. It la sow ordered that tb? tax l tltloned for.be levied at th* next reg ular time for levrtag taxes. to-wit: *? ceata on the ?100 valuation of real and personal property and ?? oeata ya the poll, and that aald taxes collected br toe wrtfWas all' oth taxee. aad to be paid Into the haada of OrrCouMy- Treasurer. To tho Board of County Commlaaion era of Beaufort County, N. C. We, the nnderaigned regiatrar and Judgea of ilwttii for Ipnlil Tex School District, located In Rich land township, Beaufort county. N. C., having held the 01 action in aald Spe cial Tax School Dtotrtet. aeeordtng to tha provision# of aoctlon 411# of the Revival of 1I0S of: North Carolina, on tha ?th day of May.' lilt, do make and cartlfy to be correct the following statement: Number of votee registered ... _ .. 4 8 Number eaat for Spoeial Tax St Number *caat agatnat Special Tax. .tt ABSALOM TUTKN. v Registrar. R. E. TRIPP. T. A- ROWT Judgea of Bleotton. Samuel Pittaman, of Chocowlnty township, relieved of ft poll tax on account of having been Hated twice. Thoa. Rlgga. relieved of tt poll tax on aeoounf having been Hated In Both and Beihavan towaafclpa. Columbua 8ermona relieved of ft poll ta* for the aama reaaon. J. A. Clayton relieved of tl-tO property tax1 In Aurora, on account property being Hated twice. It appearing to the Board of Coun ty Commissioners that a petition signed by one-fourth of ^tho freehold ers within the following boundaries, to-wlt: Commencing at tha aouth weat cornep ot Thoa. A. Roaa' land on the eaafflde of the Mill pond; thencfe with hla south line to the eaat prong Of the Sand Hill road; thence with aald road to the Creekmore line; Ujenee an eastward courae with the Aid Creekmore jine to the old Stllley canal; thence' with the old Sttll^y canal tb the dividing ditch between the Alonao 8tllley and George Will lama' land ; /.thence eastward with jaald ditch, txi tlie main road, leading through O. X Stllleya field; thence north to J. L. Butt'a southeast cor ner; thence Srith J. L, Butt's eaat llne^to Samuel Moore's awamp field; thonce-with k cart road around Sam villi 1U 11X11111 I ? 'i<Wt ' _jjn Malaatfa 21. Dak* to Wei Dli.ii CM? IfacM Made Cowan Durham. N. C.. June ?.? Upon re tiring tram tlx presidency of Trinity Collate and becoming a bishop ot the Methodist Church. Boat*. Dr. Kllgo yesterday presented the board of truateoa ot the Institution with a gift of ?10*,00# from Benjamin N. Duke. Mr. Duke la paislug th roach ail at tack of typhoid terer an* vaa un able to be preaent. This latest gift rone the total Duke benataaUon to Trinity to ll.4VO.OCO. ?aa^tary ? t4- Commerce and tabor K*gel made the commeaeemot ad *?*^a, at fce closing exercises ot Trlo lty yesterday. a* declared thai de pendant on the federal goraraaaat had bean ngpoaalUe for too UMa amghasls upoa. "rt <nr?rlnn of 8taM yy; It* cooa*?**,,. child la. ton lawaiad other regulations mnt o*as*. through the state* tlim*?h?*. Th*.g*Mk*r sal* tha floath should participate In goTsramaut affaire aad. ?orraot th* wrsngs if *nh were The secretary won applaua* gftssxassaaS tsstvtssslm^ t Superb Picture, ff -i The well known drama of Interna tlonal fame taken from "The Two Orphans" preacntrt'for the first time in pictures. The story of this sump tuous porductiow dates back to tha time of Louis XV of Franca. The picture appeals almost irresistibly to every one mad wtll stir the heart even though one may be unconsciously In different. "Agra." a beautiful col ored _ travel picture. Among the cities shown Is Bengal, one of the largest qf the Indian Empire. Such film a as this sdd mueh to the Infor mation of the world. wThe Good Boss" Is a beautiful Mack and white photography short range effect, rep rssentlng s spirit on the part of ah employer which would jgo a 1 toward settling the dlfl :l twecn Vd*?r' and capTT . tmu?h?s the very springs of eoes hu man nature. Much Interest has been manifested In the beautiful and cost ly set of chlaa plates to be given away this evening. PAD-TUBE TOUR COWS. j The police are now devoting some time and attention to the stray cow* pn the streets. Last night they drove 15 In the city pasture and tonight they will secure others unless the cit izens keep their cows In their lots. They should not be permitted to run looea-oa the streets, ' uel Moore's Held to his avenue; thence west with a road to where tie public road makes a turn; tlNmea* notrh ttf a branch; thence west with aald btfaricb to 0.:fW>. Bon ner, sr., old flelta; thenee north around said Held to the said C. W. Bonner, sr.. avenu*E,fhfch(4 With said avenue to the main- road; thence porth with said road to a. cart road leading to L. D. Bonner's wood last ing up Durham's creek; thence with said road to I>urbam's creek; thence up said creek to Tan swamp; thence up aald swsmp to Shop branch; t&ence with Shop , ta^nch to B. E. Trtpp's north line; thence with R- E. Tripp's line; to the oULPatrick road; thence' with said road to the public road leading to NeriU's creek, the! township line; thence with said town ship line to a point opposite the head of Moore's branch; thence with aald branch, eastward to Tan swamp; thence with said swamp to. an old c^rt road leading from R. T. Harri son's; thence with said road eastward Ito the old Washington main road; thence with said road to Pitch Hole branch to a division line between Ed Rbem and W- A. Walker; thence with aald line east to Dupre^ Bon- 1 mar's, Mary TTippTT and Major Thompson's corner; thence eSat with Dupree Bonner and Mary Tripp's line to the Mill pond; thenee up the Mill P0Mk to opposite Tboe. A. Roes' southwest corner to the beginning, have signed said petition asking that an election be held within said terri tory upon the question whether or not a special tax shall be levied ac cording to law for the support fct public schools; In said territory, andj it further appearing to the board .that the County Board at Education >ave endorsed the said petition by approv ing the name. It la now- ordered that an election be held in the said terri tory on Monda* July. 11,' 1*10. and thht at said election the question of whether or not a specldl tax of 30 cents on the $1*00 Worth" of property and ?0 Cents on the jloll shsll be levied for the anpport of public schools in aald dtatrlct; shall ta sdlh mltted lo the people. That a? thoee In favor, of said tax shsll vote a bal lot, "For. Special Tax," that all'thos^ Ctaki o? Parr, Who Trapped Su tar Trust, Approved. HE WAS AJC HONEST AGENT New Tork. Xuu ?. ? Richard Parr, who i ?tand? a food chance being made In a Tew Oyi IndSpe? ently wealthy, and perhaps a million aire 11 regnlatioaa of the I Department are strictly at fworked.llke ?Mmb engine let bin dalles u deputy su.^ Uhe port qf Now fork nod was ssem ? ted hy the now* Iron that Attorney -Central hod favorably 4oeldM hU eUlm for part of the $2.129,4 18 the government colleeted from* the American Sugar Retalag Ceq+any ai a reeuh of NrrT lkw^i of frauds the snger t rant' had prirttced It has ben^fcbe custom oi the Treasury Department for years, to pay Its special agentf pet. cent. J of money' the government recovers on customs frauds eipoaed by them. If this regulation be followed 1* the [case of Parr? he will receive ft47. ' 419 as his share of the money recov ered from the sugar trust. Under the law the secretary of the treasury can allow pgrr as high ss ope-hAU of the smougt recovered, which would.be 91.*d7^S4S. Cm Allow Nothing or a Million. Secretary of the Treasury Mac Veagh will decide next week what Parr shall receive. The opinion -ren dered by the attorney-general yester day was merely to advise the secre tary of the treasury In the matter. Under the law Secretary MacVeegfc can allow Mr. Parr nothing or any Amount up to $1,067.7'42. The law Is based upon section- 4 of the revised1 statutes of t?d United States, and is called the Aqtl?Mol*ty act of June 22. W74. It Is Willed rro omears and Others fbrMfttlng and Seising." ao4 read*. That v Whenever any offlcer of the customs or other persons shall de tect snd seise goods, wares or mer chandise In the act of being ajnuggled or which have been smuggled he shall be entitled to such compensa tion therefor as the secretary of the treasury shall award, not exceeding In amount one-half of the net pro ceeds, if any. resulting from such setsure, after deducting all duties, costs snd charges connected there i To. this the Treasury Department added the following regulation: After all such deductions have beerr-made informers whose claims have been clearly established will be awarded 25 per centi. and detectors and selsers will be awarded SB par cent, of such net proceeds, except where In special cases the depart ment may deem It expedient to ei ther lncreaae or decrease the per centage specified. Spnraed glOO.OOO Bribe. When the sugar trust found that Parr had the proofs which would convict It of colossal swindling It sent men to him who offered him *100,080 If he^ronld "disappear." This bribe looked big to the $1,800 a year sgent with the Invalid -sister and sged mother to provide for, but his honesty was proof against the temptation. i It Is said that Parr had also re ceived threats made sgsinst his life, I which he did not notice. I A CORRECTION. In yeeterday'e News It wu stated that Mix Es telle Smith waa carried to the Washington Hospital for an operation. This was an error, we should have stated that she was at the Fowls Memorial Hospital. MR. WHimi IMPROVED. Mr. W H. Whitley, of near Bon nerton. left for his home today. Mr. Whitley has been confined In Fowle Memorial Hospital for about two weeks with cellulitis of the lag. caused -by an accident some time ago I ?hen he fell through the wharf at hla mill. Judge Boyd Lectures] a Candidate for Office Charlotte. N. C.. June Ia the a m of the conviction of a rural mall (*arrler of Caawetl county for ab ?tr-sctlng money from the mall. Judge Boyd aftar paaalng a lenient judgment, stated from tty bench, thrft .file, postmaster of' Milton had home aad had appealed Republican, to "pnt the Judge Hf *p ?nd tbat ENGAGEMENT Julia Hoyt Moore Announce! Her Engagement to Mr. Watler P. Wolfe. Yesterda/ from 12 to 4 o'clock Un. M. O. Hoyt entertained at her home on Market street. In honor ot her granddaughter. Miss Julia Hoyt Moore, the occasion being -the an nouncement of her engagement to ilr. Walter Wolfe, of Orangeburg. S. C The home was beautifully decorat ed with palms and ferns, the color scheme throughout was pink and white. The guests were received at the door by little Mlsees Margie Hoyt and Margaret Hoyt Bragaw, who wore dainty dresses of white with pink ribbons. They were then con ducted by Mies Helen Kugler to the punch room where the delicious bev erage was served by Misses Maud Wtndley and Pearl Campbell, and afterward were shown to the dining room by Miss Elisabeth Warren. Here a scene of beauty and grandeur greeted them. The room was tastily decorated with ferns and daisies. In the center of the table was a large vaae of pink and white liUles, sur rounded by bereeshbes of pink and white sweetpeas. a delightful lunch eon. was served, sfter which they %?e met at the door by the two little receiving girls and each guest pre sented with one of the'score cards which was bell shaped, decorated With band-painted cuplds and hearts, and made up of three pieces, fastened together with pink and white ribbon, the announcement being written on the center card. Euchre was then engsged in until 4 o'clock, when adieus were said and one of the most enjoyable social events of the season was over. Miss Moore Is one of Washington's moet popular young ladles and Is a great favorite In social -circles. The wedding will be next fall. ? The Invited guests were Misses Elisabeth Warren, Annie Cox, Jennie Cox. Reba Dumay, Mary Clyde Has sell, Annie P. Nicholson, Sallle My ers, .L. ,T. Rodman, Augusta Charles, Alice Blow, Hannah Goodard. Bess Conly, Anlce Bright, Carrie Bright, Lixaie Hill. Helen Rear. Mabel Willis, Helen Kugler, Mellie Mayo, Mary Louise Arcbbell, Carrie Slnynons, Maud Wlndley, Lillian -Campbell. Pearl Campbell. Mary tankard, Mae Jtyere, OHvla Hddges, Olive Burba nk, Mary Simmons' Jones, Mattle Laugh lnghouse, Bessie Buckman, Mary E. Thomas, Adeline Mayo, Elizabeth Mayo, Lillian Bonner, Nellie Miles, Julia Haughton, Tlllle Haughton, Fannie L Haughton, Mlas Lanier, of Tarboro, Miss Grlce, of El cabeth City; MesdameB Frances Cox, Carl Parker, J. L. Nicholson, Ed MslHson, Ed Matthews and William Ellison. REPAIRING TRKSTLK. The Norfolk Southern Railroad Co. have a force of men with a pHe driver at work rebuilding the foundation of the treatle across Jacks creek. Tht* trestle was built for light work and with the heavy trains running over 1C; ft has become necessary to strengthen It. ENTIRE CHANGE OF VAUDE VILLE TONIGHT. Tonight Mile Tina and Baby Irene will be seen In new songs and new costumes, an entire change through out. Their act tonight promises to be the best of their three changes and all should come out and aee them. This popular team has cer tainly made good here this week, as Is evidenced by the crowds that nightly All the theater and the gen erous applause they receive after each of their acta. There will also be some dandy pic tures tonight, equally as good aa the ones last evehlng. "A Case of Iden tity" Is a good detective story, part played -on an ocean liner and one of the best Edison Alms made. "Prom Beyond the Seas," a marine drama, and "Baby's .Pet." a child comedy, are all good and clean. Those witnessing the Edison pic- j ture last night saw one of the finest films ever shown at the Gaiety. Come early and secure good seats. VIEWING CROPS. The past two days Secretary Hath away of the Chamber of Commerce has been showing a party of gentle men from the Piedmont section of North Carolina the crops In the neighborhood of Washington. Tl^se gentlemen were favorabyl Impressed with what they saw. They gtatat last summer they were In Oklahoma 1 and In their opinion Oklahoma does not eqaal this section of North Caro lina exceptin In more up-to-date methods of farming and the knack of making others beMeve that they had the finest section on earth. LEAVES WASHINGTON. former Proprietor of Hotel Look*' off for Virginia to Spend Hammer. Mr. A. A- Springs, who for the past ?even years was proprietor of the Hotel Louise, left Monday for eastern ahore of Virginia,, on Mobjack Bay, where he will ' spend the summer months. . Mr. Springs was engaged in the hotel business for 16 years, and dur ing hi. >t.* In XXTaahlnptrtn m.Ho mm SNUBBED > , President Refused to See th' Representative. , /' V STArEMENTS ARE MADE Baaed HU RMumI to gee CoograM UUIB on 8UI?bmU by Newspupen Attrtbat?U to Mr. Harrison la Which PeflecUoas Were Made on tbe President and Atty. General. Washington, D. C.. June 9. ? Pres ident Taft today declined to receive Representative Francis Burton Har rison. Democrat, of New York, who called at the White House In com pany with two other representatives to Introduce a number of Jewish Rabbis who look up with the Presi dent the question of the expulsion of the Jews from Russia. The President received the dele gation and chatted with Its various members for fifteen minutes or more. Representative Goldfogle. of New York, acted as spokesman for the party, and so adroitly had the situa tion been handled by Secretary Nor ton that no one of the callers knew anything of the Incident until Rep resentative Harrison- returned to the capltol and there made a statement to the effect that be bad been re buffed by the President. j *yMr. Taft based his refusal to see Mr. Harrison on the statement attrib uted by newspapers to the represen tative In connection with his resolu tion in the House calling upon At torney General Wlckersbam for full Information as to tbe connection of his office with tbe Ballinger-Plnchot episode. Mr. Harrison, according to the White House version of tbe mat ter. cbsrged tbe President and the Attorney General with having wil fully attempted to mislead Congress In the back dating of the Attornay General's summary of the Glavls charges against the secretary of the In teeter. ?- , Mr. Harrison was first quoted as having declared that he could aaalgn ho reason for the President's action. He said be had made the engagement with the President some ten dsys ago and had received no intimation that his presence at the White House was undesirable. Secretary Norton was at first un willing to discuss the incident in any way. Later when he was Informed of the positive statements made by Mc. Harrison, he told tbe story of what happened. He declared that the President had no purpose of pub licly humiliating the congressman, as had been charged, and that nothing wo^ild have been said regarding the affair If Mr. Harrison himself had not made the mattet -pnfeHc. Mr. Nor ton ssld It was Indeed his under standing that Mr. Harrison expressly desired that nothing be said. Representative Harrison was very indignant when he returned to the capltol over the refusal of the presi dent to see him. Inasmuch, he said, as he had made appointment with Pres ident Taft ten days ago snd had re ceived no warning that he was to be publicly humiliated. He declined to comment upon the incident further than to give a brief statement of what occurred. FARMERS TO MEET Much BathaftlMm l**tag Demonstrat ed? A Large Crowd E*pwt?l. Tomorrow week la the appointed time for the Farmers' Union to meet In the courthouse at this place. Several hundred farmers have re cently Joined the Union in Beaufort county and these local unions are going to come to Washington to set up the Beaufort County Farmers* Educational and Cooperative Union of America. Local unions have been set up in almost every section of the county and the farmers are beginning to take more Interest in the things that will promote their interest than they have ever taken before. But why should the farmer not be organised, other classes are? The Farmers' Union has sprung into existence and grown to a mem bership of three or four million strong within the past eight years. We understand that the North Car olina division of the Farmers' Union has approximately 30,000 members. It seems that the purpose of the Farmers' Union Is to establish Jus tice, secure equity, apply the golden rule, discourage the credit and mort gage system, educate the agricul tural class In scientific farming, teach farthers the classification of crops, domestic economy and the pro cess of marketing, eliminate gamb ling in farm product! and -secure and maintain profitable and uniform | prices for their products. If these great ' principles la the platform on which the Farmers' Union stands then It must be a great organisation. Whenever the time comes that the farrfier can pay cash lor his groceries, dry goods, etc., then our merchants will. en joy an era of prosperity such as they have never MMrWMilltoMnL m.r 1 is F?c,iy PUSSEI * -**ai Sivings Bank BiH Adjust ed by Lower House. ' MAJORITY OVERWHELMINC Entire SeMlon Was Derotod to ? DU cUMloa of Mpmuk Bitterly Op -Substitute for Bill of Majority R?. Jected na to im Washington, June 9. ? By the over whelming vote or 195 to 101 th< House today passed the postal sav ings bank bill. Twenty-four Demo crats joined the Republicans In vot ing for the final passage of the bill. The Detnocartlc substitute for the bill of the majority was rejected 113 to 196. This action followed an en tire session devoted to ? debate upon the subject of postal savings bank legislation. The bill has already passed the Senate. After agreeing to the conference report on the river and harbor bill, the 8enate today took up the sundry civil appropriation bill, but adjourn ed without concluding Its considers tlon. Some feeling was manifested over the action of the conferees in abandoning some of the items Insert ed by the Senate. The proviaioo In the aundry civil Mil eliminating the House restriction on the use of funds for prosecutions under the anti-trust law, so as to make them inapplicable to peaceful combinations, wage earn ers, etc.. was under the subject of considerable criticism, but ultimately was accepted by a two-thirds ma jority. Towards the close of the day and amendment appropriating $100,000 to permit the President ttf Investigate the various executive departments of the government with a view to- great er economy was adopted, but not without vigorous debate. The pro vialon was opposed by Senators Ba con, Clay and Brlstow. Try Association . for Illegally Fixing Rates Newport News. Va., June 9. ? Po lice Justice Brown yesterday began hearing the cases against 23 officers and members of the Southeastern Underwriters' Association, who were arrested at Hot Springs, Va., on Mar 12. on warnyft* charging them with unlawfully oonsplring to fix and con trol fire insurance rates in Newport News. Only 12 of -tb? -defendants-ap peared in peraon, but It was decided to proceed with the trial of all the 2 3 cases at one time. Only three wit nesses were examined today, and the indications are that the trial will last a week. Both sides are fighting vigorously. I realising that a big question is in volved. The commonwealth's con tention tbst the action of the In sursnce companies in forming com bination which fixes and controls the rates is unlawful, and If this conten tion is uHtalned by the courts the Southeastern Underwriters' Associa tion will be put out of business la Virginia. After some skirmishing this morn ing the' commonwealth established the fact that the underwriters' asso ciation fixes and controls the rates of the companies composing its mem bership and that practically all of. the companies not affiliated with the as sociation do business under Its ratos. I*ater the defense admitted this state of facts by putting in evidence a rate book for Newport News and making no objection to the introduction of the "pink slip" by which notice was given from the Virginia headquarters of the association on May 12 that the rates In Newpotr News had been in creased 10 per cent, because of the increased license tax Imposed upon the companies by the city council. In the event the court sustains the con tention of the commonwealth that the mere existence of a combination to fix and control rates is unlawful regardless of whether the rates fixed are unfair or oppressive, the Com monwealth now only has to prove the connection of the defendants with the underwriters' association to make out its case. However, If this con tention Is not sustained a mass of evidence will be heard to prove whether or not the existing rates are oppressive and whether the action of the association in retaliating againat the council was malicious. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. You never hear a minister sing ing, "No wedding bells for me." Trying to get back at backbiters is hardly worth the effort. ? new AmnmsBMEm r ? Gam Theater. ? ? Gaiety Theater. ? ? J. K. Hoyt ? Hosiery. + ? Jaa. E. Clark Co.? Tub Suits. + ? American Realty * Auction Co. ? ? Sale of Lota. v . ?