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THE ASHEHLLE CITIZEN THE WEATHEB BAIN. Associated Press Leased Wire Reports. VOL. XXV. NO. 122. ASIIEVITLE. N. C, HI IDA Y MOlfXIXd, FEBRUARY 1!), 190!. PR ICE FIVE CENTS. DEFENSE ASKS FOR DAY TOGET CASE IN SHAPE i Cooper-Sharp Trial Ad journed Till Saturday Morning MYSTERY OF THE REVOLVER HOLSTER Two Score Witnesses Still to Bo Called in Rebut tal. (By Aaaoclated Preaa.) NASHVILLE. Tenn., Feb. 18. Ab sence of some state witnesses and a desire on the part of the defense to arrange its plan of procedure caused an adjournment today until Saturday In the Cooper-Sharp trial for the mur der of former Senator E. W. ear mark. The state first announced that It rested Its c.ase In chief. When the defense asked until Saturday to pre pare and the continuance was granted Attorney General McCarn announced that some witnesses would be here by that time and that he would offer their testimony. The state has satisfied Itself with of fering testimony to prove that Sena tor I'armack was slain In Nashville by Kobin J. and Duncan B. Cooper, that John D. Sharp when he heard the shots knew what they were with out looking around, and that prior to the killing, several conferences had been held. This the state contends .ays the foundation for proof of con spiracy. The state stops here and walls for the defense to offer its case. Attorney General McCarn has sub poenaed sixty-four witnesses and has I used scarcely a score. The others will I be held in reserve for rebuttal The! defense has not issued a summons. but says Its witnesses will be present without court process. Fy not issuing ! ,. . . .." , - I , ,f knowing Its witnesses names. , . , , The oT KldenT of'odaV's test! - . i . hy Implication that the pistol holster found In the dead senator's overcoat pocket Was put there by otie of the attorney fa !h defense when, a few noek. h. Ho ,,,,, nH tried on the overcoat. Two witness-j declared that II the" senator frn ea testified it was not in the pocket Pennsylvania had attended the sea when the senator was killed. It was!'" earlier his committee might found In the pocket bv General have made a report more promptly Washington of counsel of "the defense 'He added that the Important leglsla when he tried on the overcoat. ti.m of congress was in tin- hands ol The first witness today was Flnlev I seven committees, while ovr liftv Dorris, a member of the undertaking firm which embalmed Senator Car mack's body. Dorris said he examin ed the pockets of the clothing of the dead man the night of the killing and again at the request of the state's attorneys before the hearing for ball. He was positive that he searches! each pocket and that the scabbard was not in the overcoat pocket when the body was brought In, and was not In it at the time of the application for bail. ' "Has anyone else examined the clothing?" "I "Yes sir. General Washington and Mr. Meeks. counsel for the defense examined It with my consent." "When?" 'T' "Since the application for ball " "Can that holster be crumpled up and be concealed in the hand? "It can. readily." It will be recalled that W. G. Jones, the ombalmer. was recalled late you terday and asked by counsel for the defense to search the dead man overcoat pocket and tell what he found. He produced the small rub ber holster, to his evident astonish ment, for he swore it was not in the pocket the night of the killing. Attorneys Tried On foot. General Washington cross examin ed. The witness said the article was a rubber shield worn on the end of a revolver to prevent the barrel from wearing the pocket. General Wash ington was going more Into detail when Judge Anderson, chief counsel for the defense leaned over and ev idently disapproved, for In the middle of a question the witness was excused. William Murray, bookkeeper for Torris told how General Washington and Attorney Meeks examined Sena tor Carmaek's clothing a few days after the application for bond. "They came in and examined the clothing carefully and General Wash ington put on the overcoat. He turned slowly around and put both (Continued on pag four.) EXPERT YEGGMEN ARE ROUNDED UP; ONE WILL BECOME AN EVANGELIS1 (y Associated Press.) ATLANTA, (la., Feb. IS. Four confessed yeggment and another man declared by three of the confessors to be the leader of their gang, are be- hind the bars In the city prison, the net result of the drag net thrown out by the Atlanta police this week in an endeavor to break up the oper ations of safe blowers in this vicinity- Leroy Crozler, Jim Webb and Will Knight confessed to four recent safe robberies in Atlanta and declared that William Jonesanother man un-1 ring signatures and said that he had der -arrest, was the leader of the j planned to make a' half million gang; j-through wholesale forgeries. Gray Following their confession the men j announces that be. wants to serve took the officers to some nearby i time for h is, past crimes and then ht woods, where they dug up a. box oil will enter the evangelistic field, ex dyoumlte am and nitroglycerine J pressmg a desire to Join either Pat which they bad burled a tew days' Crowe or "Billy" Sunday.; , PENROSE AND LA FOLLETTE IN AN ANGRY TILT Wisconsin Senator Claims Appropriations Bill De layed Purposely. TO SLIP IN ITEMS THAT ARE SHADY House Passes Penal Cod Amendment as to Traf fic in Liquor. fBv Associated Preaa.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. The postofflce bill, carrying appropriations of over J232,OOO,O0O. was passed by the senate today after a very stormy debate during which Senator Penrose in eharee the measure. made an angry assault upon Senator La Fol lette, who had entered into a general criticism of senate committees be cause of what he termed meir unwar ranted delay In reporting great ap propriation bills. The clay had begun by Mr. La Fol lette asking that the postofflce bill be allowed to go over until tomorrow as it had Just been reported from the committee and he had had no time in which to examine it. Mr. Pen rose, had resisted this request. Latei Mr. La Kollette severely arraigned tht senate for permitting legislation tc accumulate until the last days of the session, when, he declared, lmponard bill were rushed through with littU or no time for senators to understand them. flintier for "Snake." "It seems to be a part of the sys tern that these most important legis lutlve acts shall have little considera tion." said Mr. La Toilette. Hi charged that Important legislation was placed on these measures and passed when it could not pass as separate bill- lie said also mat tin .sa arv Increases for the Judiciary, foi , , . . .,, e... the high executive officers, and for :' - ' vice-president and the speaker o, .the house had been put through In UIUI WUV Ullll II" tut. x w... mlttees unduly delay bills wnicr might be reported earlier so that tht sonata would have mora opportunity to study anil umiersianu them II senators were not assiFtieil anv committee that has business. ! He chided the senate with having put off interstate comnieri e legisla lion for nine years and having de layed the pure food laws seveiiteer years by applying the same niethndr against which he was contending Penrose lllller. Mr. Penrose arose, and with evi dent anger said In a loud tone: "I shall not sit silent in my sent when ini.s-statenients are made or clap-trap statesmanship is attempted here. I make the statement without any fear of cuntradicti'in that tin s. nator is on the important commit tee on Indian affairs which even yiar considers a great app' opriatioi bill, and be has seldom or never rendered useful service on it . "Thori is no senator." continued .Mr. Pen rose, glaring angrily toward .Mr. Ij Follette, -who has a greater recon for absenteeism than lie It ill hi' comes him to criticize these commit tees. 1 shall not sit lore and lister to arguments that miht better In made by a vendor of a patent medi cine from the tall of a cut in a il luge of Wisconsin than from a sen ator of the I'nited Slates." Mr. La Follette had remained standing while these remarks w.-n directed toward him- Then address ing the chamber he said "Against his course and vulgar assault I put my record sine- 1 havi be. n a member of this bodv " I'Vrrise Ihsscs folic. Tin' controversy mvr the legisla five appropriation bill, in lonricctior with the much dis used salarv of tie aicretaiy of state, invoking the elig ibility of Senator Knox for that of. Ik e. was settled in the dolls.- today when the bill was sent to con ferenci and the committee authorizi'il to con sider the salary provision, as if lr. disagreement- This gives the com mittee power to reduce the pay from (Continued on page four.) ago. and which they said th.-y had expected to use In blowing the safe of the postofflce nt Deeuture, a . Saturday night of this weok. Thev had also planned to rob a local hank. H C Gray confessed that he is a professional safe-blower anil forger He confessed to rohblng the safe of the Yankton. South Dakota, postofflce last September, for which "job." he says two pals are now doing time In a federal prison Gray described an electrical device which he had invented for transfer- Here's Z. T. DUCKER, STABS MAN IN BLACK'S FLORIDA SALOON Ducker. Well Known Here, of John Johnson, BiacK s manager. Anray, n is oaia, irew wui oi jai-ieei-ing Which Existed Between the Two Men. Z. T. Ducker. of this city, lies be hind the bars of a Jacksonville prison. charged with the fatal stabbing of John Johnson, In the saloon of Wiley P. Black, formerly of this city, at Jacksonville last Sunday afternoon. Letters received here yesterday state that the killing grew out of an old f. uil of some weeks' standing between Ducker and Johnson. Ducker was at me time associated with G. W. Jen kins, the South Main street merchant, and lived in this city for many years. After leaving Mr. Kenklns, he formed real estate partnership with Mr. Roberts, the Hrm hi Ing known s Rob erts and Ilucki-r. About a month ago Ducker left Asheville to work for PLEAD GUILTY TO SMUGGLING IN CHINAMEN (By Aaaoclated Preu.) BILOXI, Miss., Feb. 1 8. Pleas ol guilty to the charge of smuggling 'hinamen Into the I'nited Slates through gulf ports were entered he- ire Judge Nlles In the federal court here today by Nick Strnkatos, Anus tisca Allfaris and George Spadonl. nM reeks. Knur other Greeks charged Ith being in the alleged smuggling onspiraev. pleaded not guiitv. lohn Lyons, formerly deputy collcc- or of (USToniS ar i.uirpori. ami I'.e nly American charged thu far with implicity in the smuggling cas.-n as nor arraigned today. Sam Hop Sing and 'hln lilng. hinamen, and tius L,emonitis ano harles Thikaos. Creeks, are expected be brought here within the next w days for arraignment. The first three were arrested In M'W means and Thikaos In Calveston. Judge Nlles suspended sentence those pleading guilty unin me ne. rm ol eorirr. oending th. trial of the thers. All were released on bond. MRS. LEMP GETS ALIMONY, DIVORCE (By Aiaociated Preia.) Un'IS. l-'eb. i A decree of with alimony of $ii. )!) a year ST- lid UK' UStoilV Of tier SOU awarded Mrs rlliarri J. l.emp, ji . Im.Iv.. Ceorze llirebcoik In the circuit court h re todays. The decision followed a sensational trial vv h i h lasted more than week and fb.i Tnesdav last. Mr. I.emp is given the soi ietv of the seven-year-old boy from Satur day morning to riund.iv evening of each week. Mrs. I.emp had contend ed strenuously for an award of .'.no,- (100 alimonv In a lump sum. roisi:n s.m's.wjk rTi, to tim:m. (Hy Associated Ures.) M EM PHIS. Term . Feb 1 Three persons are dead and five others are seriously ill as a n- siilt of eating sausage supposed to have been poisoned. - The dead are: Mary Priors. Mrs Mary Casein!. Miss Mamie ! Cassinl. The seriously ill. Joseph Prlora, Joseph Cajwlnl. three members of the Novereisa fam- Hy. Several days ago Mrs. Cas- slna gave sonve sausage to the Prlora family and the family of e- another relative named Nover- elsa,' and practically all were taken III. - , Hoping Her Dream Comes True OF THIS CITY, FATALLY Lies in Jacksonville Jail Wiley Hlack, who recently opened a saloon at Jacksonville. Johnson, a native of Jacksonville, was Wiley Black's manager, and apparently did not take kindly to the coming of Ducker. It Is stated that Johnson had suspected Ducker of taking goods that did not belong to him, and had men tioned hi suspicions to one or two parties. Feeling- grew strong between the two men. and last Sunday after noon Johnson came into the saloon and saw Ducker and Wiley Black talking together. "There he Is." cried Johnson; 'telUnpt.more Ilea- 8ome bard words then passed "trie Two" wen. and It la ulleg. il that Ducker. draw ing a long-hlad' d knife, slabbed John CONFESSES TO BRIBING CITY COUNCILMEN (By Anaoclatad Preaa.) PITI'Sm i!' I. Keb. IK. W W. Ramsey, lor ne i hank president, con vcei of bribery, was the witness to day In tie t'i 'l of Councilman Jobn K. Klieri. wle. is accused of soliciting and aei i-phiis; ? 1 7,500 from the bans, of which it:iiii-'-y was presidenl- upon a promise to i rv- the bank made a city depositor', verdict, ri tu 1 1 1 ill court tod..', w hen Klein Hardly lis. I a sealed l last night, been read finding Raii.S'W guilty, trial wan started with Ramsey as br.-t witness. He lestilled to having nri.niged with Kb ln for the payment oi r.. money and to direct ing his rasbc i A. A. Vilsuek, to get the mone. He said it was pl;u ed on a table in He room with Klein, and that when le and Vllsnck returned after being o ,? both Klein arid the rnonev were iorie. The riuMiiiiini sentence in Ramsey's caw is fo.irii.i, years in lln penrten tiary and a ' i of 2L'.il(Ki His at-tor-ne is pi. i ning to appial tin- ease. PROFESSORBADLY HURT COASTING 'By Associated Prt.) iii)Mm;i.i. . v., pel,, ik - s Hi. re-, ill of i i . . last night ill Alireil ii Prof i'. I,, i llllh.ll e,.n, Tile men I hill and vv r . ling accident at Alfred professors and student verslty were Injiii.-il ' k is In a huspita I In a . n. -k a bob sh-i our on -t 'ling down on tin- sno-.v foot of the lull Pr.,!. Irol of the s. .) and it river, throwing the i' stone uliuttrrienis .f are: Prof ('. I. Ciark I.' Injured internally ids, ankle broken, toot d Davis. 'O'J. shangbal. ulders broken ; Arthur rnal Injuries; ' harps Ilrooklyn, both leys crust. At -iirK pluriged into ne-n aK.'iirist I a bridge. The In 1 ii r. .1 knee smash Prof. Nell An smash- d ; AH' I'hiria. bolli - Srokle. 'in. .n U. t'lark. i" broken, arc I w onnds. red Clark. 'on. tl WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. Forecast for North Carolina: Italn Friday In -west and at night in east portion; warmer Friday In east portion; Batur-. day clearing and somewhat colder; moderate to brls south wind becom ing northwest Saturday - san 'qi lis Charged With the Murder son twice In the hack of the neck. The wounded man fell to the floor and was later removed to the DeHoto hos pital. At the time Johnson's wounds were not consldere'd dangerous, but he gradually sank and died at the hospital Wednesday afternoon. The charge of assault with a deadly weap on against Ducker was changed to murder. After the cutting affray Ducker made his escape arroea the river but was caught on Monday morning In the exposition vlurM3- Advices re ceived tiers yestcTrttfy Or 'to thgef feet that n vigorous defense will be put up for Ducker. NO TRACE LEFT OF VILLAGES IN QUAKE REGION TKHKHAX, Feb. .Tbe govern or of Hiir.ijurd, a town in southwest cm Per sia, bus sent out agents to In vestigate Lire damage wrought by the eartliiiuake of January 2fl The cen ter of Intensity apparently was two days Journey Irom Iturujllt'il. t'p to the present time only meager reports have eoirre into 'i'elieran. The devas tation was particularly severe in the mountainous region between Hum Jurd and I.iirlstan provinces. It ha" already been i-stablislieil that tifteci villages were wholly or pHrtlally de stroved. and d is estimated that tbe toial rniiiil'cr will uiiilotiliti'dlv be more than Itllv. niilv a mall proportion of Hie In habitants ot tile areii where til' siiieks were most severe escaped. Some villages disappeared cornplete Iv. and no traie can be found of the till III I' Is oT H.I I 1 1 1 I . . a ol I.ebeli. It appears lliat ool a single soul be loiiKing to these . ..iiniicliltles was lefl illlVC. A M'V.'I. lOllke WaH felt lit Isitpahan. I'i" mill h nWHv the morn Inv; ot Januarv Z'-'. MAV lllllAssllKill )ll(.. .l K II 'i ' l 'ITV. Fell. I 1. Francisci lie I.h liana, the ii.-wlv aiiolnle.. A mla-sailor Irom Mexii lo th. I l.itid States, left lonighl lor Wash lllgtori. He expects to present his in .1. ill lit If I" President P.oofovclt short Iv alter Ins arrival. He made his de parture earlier than expected as hi w isle d to be in W'asblriKlon in unrpl tune ro participate In Ho- inaUKUia I, .or ..ri monies of Pre-iilenl Tall. vier to ATLANTA, ri on' st of a ' II WO o I'M. I ia.. F. I.. 1 X.- At i Georgia chapter of I rainihlers I t lo i 'unfed, racy. Wash IriKtori s blrthdav will led be the date for Ho lialiKllig oT ,i negro who was to die on thai dav in Griffith On., for murder. Governor Smith today poet iioned the banging until February i'i at the miuest of tin r. 1 1. c. Pulaski chapter IKlltUllll.K CHIMK OF VF.GIU) KAVISHFfl (Hy AwuM-latctl Press.) T'.li'HMGNIJ. Va., Feb. 1. A special to The Times Ils patch from F;ale Mountain. Va.. says: "An unknown ne gro assaulted Miss Dohbs, aged fourteen this afternoon at i o ilock at Olen Walton. After aneaulting the girl the negro cut her throat and ahe died in a few minutes. A posse from here is in pursuit of the ne gro." A later dispatch to the Times Dispatch state that the negro (name not given) had been captured and the mob have started with him In the direction of Clifton Forge. HOTELS FULL OF VISITORS TO SEE WAR DOGS Fleet Will Arrive Off Capes Saturday Morning and Manoeuvre Outside. NORFOLK PREPAKES KM) USING WELCOME Scheduled Events Will Be gin Monday Morning When Ships Enter (y Asaoclstsd Praia.) old point comfort, Va, vi U. The approach of the battleship fleet and Its escort signalled tonight by wireless as leas than 700 miles off the Virginia rapes Is reflected in the great crowds of visitors pouring Into the hotels here. Many private houses In Phoebus and Hampton are to be thrown open to accommodate the overflow. The tender Yankton sailed today for Washington, but the big armored cruisers North Carolina and Montana tire stilt in the roadstead. They lln lulled coaling this morning olf Hw ell's Point, and dropped down to a new anchorage oft the Old Point pint, It Is planned now to have the cruis ers leave tomorrow morning to Join tho incoming squadrons The combin ed forces are expected to arrive at the Southern drill grounds, fifty miles oft the Virginia capes, some time on Saturday. Minor evolutions and maneuvers will be gone through In order to fill tho time Intervening be. fore the time scheduled for their ar rival on. Monday morning next. The fleet will pass nl the capes at 10 '. m. Admiral S perry, commanding the fleet, has accepted on behalf ot him self and seventy-five other officers the Invitation of the Navy league to the dinner ti be ilifen t th ChAm herlaln next -Monday evening.' aov4 ernor Bwanson, of . Virginia, will Jie awon-thytwigltere. , t,,,, , NOBr'OI.K 1st FOTK. VOHrOI.K. Va , Feb. 18 Norfolk Is preparing an elnbonue welconio for the returning hatllchlp let. Hunting Is displayed everywhere and rings of electrlo lights festoon the principal downtown thoroughfares. The city Is rapidly tilling up with vis itors and the hotels lire already over run wnn applications n.r Hccommoon-, lions during "fleet week." Norfolk Is the home station of tmrt Hub-Keotlon A" bill and , tho ' practically half of tin. battleships m Manning substitute, neither of which ' the fleet, and even, after the distrlbu-1 rmB ,,, f conflict changed. lit' lion from Hampton Itonds begins the the end the committee voted I to t, entertainments planned here for the for nn emended Manning substitute, ? offlcera and enlisted men will con-1 nd by the some vot against a fV0r' tlnne A special stenm. r has been I able report of the amended Lochharf , chartered by the entertainment com-! bin. notice of minority reports being; mitlee to give free transportation to i given in both ruse by Benator loek the men between Norfolk arid Old! hall. J Point Comfort so long as the fleei re- j The amended Manning substitute mains In the roadstead. A night par- retains proposed sub-section 'FV ade or the sailors on Haitirdov. Feb. 1 making It unlawful to conspire to ronry 27, Is lo be one of the unliue ' "down and keep down." prices of any features of the w.-ck . article produced In this state that ;ooiitless exeiirsintis ar, to be run , such parties to the conspiracy Intend from here to the scene of the review to buy. To this the sub-committee bv presidenl ltoosev.it Many ! "ddert a section putting lit the hands thousands of persons will gather of Ihe attorney general Instead of the along the Willi. ughbv shore on the solicitors of the districts the duly -outskirts of Norfolk and Just opposite i of prosecuting for violations. Amentt Olil I'olnt I'omfoi t Dtln r tboiisunds , "Snb-Secllon A." bill has addl- . will iro all the win In Virirln is ' llwii li lo catch a first glimpse of th Incoming vessels. j Naval dlspbivs are not a new story1 to the people of Norfolk, but the In-ten-Hi In the bomecorruriK of the lle,-t Is unprecedented. lllvHDV ( tT (,0. WASHINGTON. Ki b. IX. neiiiilse of his recent Indisposition Admiral - llevvev has Ill-ell . omtielleil lo decline' the president's Invitation tu iici'oni-; panv blm to Haropron Ipiads to wlt- ness Meet. the if He battleship vot vt; spi-itHv to in: SAVANNAH Gn Feb. those W ho V. Ill greet the TIIFHK. in.- or I'liiriilriu uds. none .- f-,r Ail - I . I.. Kper- j battleships lit Hampton Ito, will havi u heartier welc-.ni miral Suerrv than his son. M rv. of Savannah, manager of the local street car cornpnnv, who Will spend several days wrih his fatln-r. Id- will ; have .Sunday mirht to greet his fathei j after the revp w of the tin. t. TAFT MADE MASTER MASON AT SIGHT IN SPACE OF THIRTY FFilE MINUTES (By Aaaoclatad Praas.) CINCINNATI. Fdi U. William II. Taft. pn sld'-nt-elect of the Cnrted States, is u master Mason. The im pressive ceremony which brought him thut distinction today was conducted by Charles S Hoskinson. the mist worshipful grand master of the lodge of the most undent and honorable fraternity of Free and Accer-ted Masons of The state of Ohio, The procedure, which culminated In the declaration that Mr. Taft was a Mason, occupied thirty-five min utes. The experience of being dwlarrd a Mason at sight was not ended wth the afternoon session of the grand lodge. Mr. Taft witnessed during the evening tpe regular form of Initiating a member. Between the two sessions of th ledge there wa reception NEWLAND WAS DEATH Or THE MILEAGE BILL His First Vote in Senate to Break Tie Defeats . .Measure ( "SUIJ-SECTION A" IS UP IN COMMITTEE j. Manning's Substitute Gets Endorsement and Will - ; Be Reported. (AdshIsI a k eiiiBU i. HAI,KI(1H, FU., lg-vieor the first time t' thl session t the gegeml aaembly It became necessary , for Lieutenant Governor Newland, a pre siding offlcw tf the senate, to east ' his vote In order to break a tie this afternoon. It was on the passage ot the Barrlnger bill tj require that mileage slips shall be good on tho trains, Inatead of the huld.ee n hnni,. uiua reuirea to present yie books tn? genls at stations for mileage tickets. The senate had Voted g to It. and the .lieutenant governor promptly de-. dared his vote in the negative, there by defeating the hill. ' . The bill for the creation of Avery county out of th eastern half ef llllchell pounty waa set today ee special order n the senate for flat, urday. There seems that there is u trong probability, of the measurs passing the, senate although there la a likelihood of it encountering some fntul mishap further on In Its legis lative course. . . cienv Kquallslno I'uirt, "; ; A bill Introduce by Mr. Cnx, of Wake, rail for a bond Issue at 1760,- . eaO for the erection of suitable build ings for the state, but ae enlargement t of the cspltoL Another bill by Mr. (x, provlile (or the equalising q( tax assessment In th state by making tax districts correspond with the Judl. clal dlstrlcu, r the i chairman . of th county board of ajwnseors to ba mum- Una- of the, tax dlstrhi board, the tux district board le organise by elect- l chairmen and then to equalise th" eemntent for thg district; then thr ehalrmm if all, the districts, with the gnverhior, iUt.r aiiid ,attwrney gensr. al, to form th elate board of equali sation. fc -t .Vf,J." .- " A hill by Ktprftkcr Oraham, allow cities and town lo levy tax on press, telegraph and telephone oom panics sepsrato from state tax, Hiil-Meikii A" itlll. "Teeth" and "teeth" for the North Carolina anti-trust get of 101, were cussed and discussed this afternoon In th(. m.mt jdlclary committer, pend. . Ins consideration of th noted Ldeta. , iloria I mucninery tnoi is win io pu It In line with the Texas and Arkan sus laws, with power and duty Im pose. I mi the nttnrney general to In siltuie prosecution on proper Inform-, Hon and officers and agent of cor porations to he immune from per sonal prosecution because of evidence disclosed. This was not provided In the .Manning substitute. Then Is another section added a sect Ion "K". which provides that any persons, corporations or association gulitv of ihe unlawful conduct de nounced In the bit! shall not be per mitted I., do business hi North Car olina. S.-rialor l.oekhart Intimated that In this be hud in mind particularly the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company, us much as any other, which h be lieved would be barred from the state In the light of Its present alleged methods. Thus goes the proposed antl-trut ,.Kslallon to the floor of the senate w.wv-w.n.ss .iss ssw. (Continues) ee, pse slx.l for Masonic brethren at the C 1. Taft residence, the ceremonle con , eluding with a brilliant ball- The ; : presence of the president-elect graced ... all these functions. Frank II Hitchcock, at the re-, quest of Mr. Taft, came here today from Chicago and after hie confer . ence left for Washington. That th discussion related to the undecided post of secretary of the treasury wa admitted, but beyond the statement that no decision wa reached, no ln formation was obtainable. : The eug- ' tietton that the place wilt likely go to Chicago or further west -wag made. . ' The presidentelect will attend the dinner of the Knocken' club, tomor row night, when he will hear Clnoin nail boosted." He will leave for -., Philadelphia Saturday. . r,
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