North Carolina Newspapers

THE WEATHER: FAIR VOL. XXVIL, NO. 107. ANOTHER BILL IN LEGISLATURE GOES AFTERTHETRUSTS Mr. Baggett of Harnett Would Prohibit Monopolies in This Stete GIVES POWER TO ATTORNEY GENERAL Of His Own Motion he Can Institute Quo Warranto Proceedings RALEIGH, N. C, Feb., 4 Of avershadowlng interest In the senate today waa the bill Introduce In the lenate by Baggett of Harnett to de Urie . and prohibit monopolies or trusts in restraint of trade. The bill is declared to have the "teeth" that the most ardent anti-trust men charge that the present law hato not. It would Include Insurance companies and all phases of their agreements. as well as other avenues of trade. For violation ttie attorney general can of his own motion institute quo warran to proceedings. The offending cor poration forfeits Its franchise and right to do business In this state, end any contracts tending to form combinations defined as trusts and restraint of trade are made unen forceable In the courts of the state. A 11.000 appropriation Is authorized to be expended through the governor or any prosecution for violating the Relieve Taxation, Another notable bill by Senator Hobgood of Ouilford relating to tax ation of corporations designed to re lieve corporations owning stock In other " corporations from alleged double tax by allowing deductions of securities of other corporations on which the latter pays tax. Represen tative Kent Introduced In the house and Senator Boyden In the senate bills to take Union county from the jeventh congressional district and put It In the eighth and change Al exander county from the eighth to rhe ninth district The house passed bills to allow the voters of Waynesville to cinflrm contractjWlth the Southern assembly.' In the midst of a lfvely dlBCusslon of the bill to plnce the whole town of Saluda in Polk county In which Judge Bwart opposed and Represen tatives Ray and Livingston advocated It, the house adjourned until noon Monday. Roberts Introduced a bill today to amend the charter of Black Mountain.1 (Continued on Page Ponr.) BELIEVE THAT BONILLA LEADER OP REVOLUTION WILL ACCEPT ARMISTICE May Agree to Mediation of United States To End the Conflict PEACE IS IN SIGHT WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. General Manuel Honllla, the leader of the re volution In Honduras, in all proba bility, will agree to an armistice within a few days and accept the mediation of the United Slates to bring to an end the conflict. This Information was conveyed to the state department today in a wireless tele tram from Commander Davis, of the American gun boat Tacoma. He re ported he had interviewed the revolu tionary leader at Ceiba. tendered the good offices of the T'nlted States und proposed an armistice. In reply. Com mander Davis said, he had received the understanding that General limiil la would agree : an armistice in a few days. Upon formal acceptance of the In tervention of the United I States, It is under stood that the Am.iiian gov crninent will offer the United States , gunboat Tacoma us a neutral meeting place for the representatives of Prcs- blent Davilla peace. to discuss terms MICHIGAN ALUMNI AT NOTABLE DINNER NEW TORK. Feb. 4 The alumni of the Unlvorsltv of Michigan gave a "National Dinner" at the Hotel Astor here tonight, as a demonstra tion. of what tMey have done and what they have in progress of accomplish ment In the life of the country. At the "Capitol table" sat four United States senators, 23 representatives in congress and Justice Day of the Su preme court of the United States, all of them graduates of the University of Michigan, with Chas. S. Osliorn, formerly a regent of the university and now governor of the state. Special trains brought guests from Chicago. Ann Arbor. Detroit and many other points In the west. THE STORM RAGES IN CONGRESS AROUND REPORTER'S HEAD Luckless Scribe Wordy Warfare Between Rep resentatives Macon and Stanly. WASHINGTON. Feb. 4 A storm on the. floor of the liouse ol repre sentatives that nearly all 'ay. loin; had centered about Mr. Mucnii, of Arkansas, fairly burst tonlnht upon the conclusion of the session. Noth ing save the Interposition of mem bers, newspaper rren and the stur dy sergeant-at-arms f the house pre vented the siilipfanllng of worths with the more f nil weapon that na ture has I j lit (he em" of the human-arm. A wordy war Hint was waged so fiercely as to employ terms that called for their being expung ed from the record was engaged In by Mr. Mucon and Mr. Stanley, of Kentucky. Tills vr.is followed later, soon after the adjournment of the house by a near-encounter between a reporter for a local paper and Mr. Macon. Assailinl HoKrter. Mr. Maeop had b'tterly assailed the reporter, whom he denounced from the floor became of an article that was printed litis afternoon. The demand of the reporter after adjournment th:it tho language di rected against him be expunred from the record caused the storm burst. With the first reading of the ag riculture appropriation bill Mr, Ma con began to mal e points of order against proposed increase of salary to chief clerks md other employes. Several members obtccted to this method of "perj,nal legislation" and appealed Uo Mr. Mucon to demist. Ho declined. Mr. Macon had .-barged that nearly every member .if n committee hail some "pet" whom he was anxious to promote. And to this enl he declared the members were willing that other "pets" should also go up In the sal ary scale. Mr. Stanley declared that an as sertion like that impeached tho w hole house. "I hope that there Is no man of this house," said the Kentuckinn, "so mentally constituted as to suspect that righteousness 'Ike that of the. prophet of old, will die with him, and that he alone is immaculate . In his integrity a solitary figure iu this house, the one h-inoat man whom Diogenes might find wlthou- a lan tern if he should wander this way." Mnco't iti'piica. i Mr. Macon replied that he did not claim to be the onlv honest man in the house, but h s.Ud' he tried to do his duty by his constituency and by his country and Intimated .that there were others net quite so con scientious. STILL NO CHANCE IN THE THE STATEOFNEW YORK Wm. F. Sheehan, Tam many's Candidate Holds His Own In Struggle THEY HAD NO QUORUM ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 4 The third week of the deadlock over the elec tion of a United Statets senator to succeed Chauncey M. Iepew ended today with no apparent prospect of a break. Sixteen Joint ballots have been taken In which Wm. F. Sheehan, the ui'ganizution candidate hits practically held his own with the Insurgents scattering their votes uniting tight candidates. F.dwnnl M. Shepard lead ing. The republicans to a man have sup ported Senator Depew. The balloting will be resumed Mon day and both si t s declare their In tention of sticking to, their guns. The fact that Mr. Sheehan was a luncheon guest of Senator Roosevelt, the insur gent, on Thursday lead to rumors of a compromise today, but Mr. Roose velt declared emphatically that so far as his followers were concerned there was no chance In- the situation. Sen ator Roosevelt said he had received over r." ' letters including many outside the stale commending his course In refus.ni.' to vote for the caucus candidate. Only six letters, he said, complal'ied of his netion and two of these were of a threatening character. At today's Joint session only 19 members were prtsent and the ballot was fruitless for lack of a quorum. IIAVK 500 MEN . MEXICO CITY, Feb. 4 In an In terview today regarding the revolu tionary in Mexico Gtilermo de Itnga y Kscandon. governor of the federal district, said: "We have Ave hundred men in Cul dad Juarez and live hundred more are marching from Casas and will un doubtedly reach there In time to sav the city. "With 800 regular soldiers we can defeat the l.L'uO Insurgents who are menacing the place and give them a crushing blow. Our force Is well equ$pid with artillery which It will be impossible for the revolutionists to Btand against." mmw ASIIEVLLLE, N. Innocent Cause of Arising an hour later Mr. Stanley said he 'would like to Insert In the record some facts concerlng his own "illustrious record," the Witter with a profound bow towi.rd Mr. Macon. For- Instance, he said, he had Intro duced a resolution r tiling fur hi. In vestigation of the "Stctl trust" which would save tho people "25, 00(1,000 on steel rails alone. But, of course," concluded Mr. Stanley, "that paltry sum does not compare with the amount which bus been saved through the efforts of the gentleman from Arkansas, In cutting down the salaries of charA'tman. The gentle- j man from Arkansas hfcs recently been to the North, pole, I arc toll, Inves tlgating Mr. Peary. When h,j comes back he will know muro of wha: congress Is doing." falls Him Liar Mr. Macon was on his feet In a minute, "I don',1 know what has called forth this comment from the gentleman from Kentucky," he said, "unless It Is a case of a hit animal howling." Representative Burleson .of Texas brought about peace and caused the remarks made during the colloquy to be expunged from the record. When nn afternoon paper was ob tained by Mr. Macon he waved1 It aloft and said he desired to call the attention of the members to a "thing that I hold In my'handa and that pre sumes to dignify itself by claiming to be a newspaper " "It states," continued Mr. Macon, "In big black typo that Macon Is de nounced by clerks' friends on the floor of the house. Of course. I want to apologize to the house for noticing this Insignificant sheet or any Utter-. ance that may appear In It. "Tho little atojn that wrote this item Is a wilful, deliberate liar, a dirty little purveyor of .words, a con temptible1 little ass and a falsifier of facts. I believe this little atom should not have a seat In the press gallery." Immediately upon adjournment, the reporter sought Mr. Macon and de manded that the denunciation be ta ken from the record, M,r. .'Macon re-, pHttS -that' lie Wou4. jjtanil. ojt.fchat-he': said,,- whereuph the reporter made belligerent ruHh In the direction of the gentleman from Arkansas. Strong arms thrust the newspaper man back. however, and he was con strained until ths anger of all had sufficiently waned for Representative Norrls of Nebraska to persuade Mr. Macon In having his arraignment of the newspaper -man expunged from the record. E IN CONNECTION WITH THE Insufficiency, Insubordin ation and Mismanagement Among Allegations HITCHCOCK BUSY WASHINGTON, l-'tb. 4. A condi tion of Inefficiency, .nsubordinutlon and mlamangament has beer, devel oped in the operation of the railway mull senlce that Is likely to result In an upheaval In. .tnrt perhaps. In a reorganization of, the entire ser vice. For a conslde'n hie time Postmas ter General Hitchcock has hern con Ulll lim ft l.-l noil n l lilirruKni I'll nm- me operations .t ine railway muii service. Ills Inquiry developed facts which Indicate that the results are likely to be draiitl". The Investigation, he Indicated, had disclosed the fact that orders had been Issued by RU'.iordlnata officer of tho service, placln.-r upon the ejn ploycs unreasonable burdens, in some. Instances humill-it'n burdens These orders were promulgated in the name of the postmaster neniral although he kiu vv nothir.sr al cut thetr until his investigation brought tl em to light. IS NABBED AS HE STEPPED FROM TRAIN NEW ORLEANS, Feb.. 4. B. N. Crawford was arrested today as he stepped off a train hero from Chicago upon a'dvlces from United States court officials from that city. Craw ford refuses to talk except to say that his destination was Ban Francis co. The officers say that he Is want ed in Chicago in connection with the oleomargarine investigation and skipped out after being summoned as a witness. STKCXN'IKOW WINS CHRISTIANA, Feb. 4. At the in ternational skating races here today tho Russian Stunnikow won .the five thousand metre (about J.l miles) In 8 minutes 3t 1-5 seconds. This is a new world's record for the distance. Previous record of 8 minutes 37 3-5 seconds having teen made by J. J. Eden at 1 lamer, Nofway, In 104. 'AY C, SUNDAY MORNING, The FARMERS' ORGANIZATION AGAINST Machinery of The National tions Between 17. NEW YORK, (Feb. 4. The ma chinery of ,Jha National GrafRe. an organisation claiming a membership of ona million farmers In thirty states, has been i'arted to defeat the ratification by coivcrons of the Cana dian reciprocity treaty. The legis lative committee f the "Orange at a special meeting today at tha hotel Manhattan adopted a resolution, pro testing against the enactment pf the reciprocity bill, nailed upon tU mem bership to- exert6 pressure upon con- gressmen from their various district to' vote, against trt measure, pnJ de cided to go to Uushlngton. to map out a campaign there. The legislative committee ia com posed of ex-Governor Nahum J. faachelder of Concord, chairman; Aaron and Jones of South Bend, Ind. and T. C. Atkesoi) of Morgantown. W. Va. Oppose Partial lleductlon. 'We are not oppoked to a general reduction of the tariff," Mr. Atkeson aid, "but do It all at once, and not AMERICAN CUARD MADE HEAVIER ALONC FRONTIER War Department Takes Ac tion In Order to Facilitate Communications WASHINGTON. Feb., 4. fn order to facilitate communication between the United Btates troops aligned along the Mexican frontier, the war (department today Increased the American guard in that territory by three companies of the signal corps. Two pack trains were bIbo ordered to the border line. Aside from the statement from General Hoyt, commander of the de partment of Texas, that an attack on Cludad Juarex waa Imminent, the war department today was without advices from the front. General Hoyt said It was reported the revolution ists number about 1,000. The revolutionists are In possession of the country west of the city of Chihuahua und all of the government troops have been withdrawn from the Ouererro district to Chihuahua, according to a telegram , received by the suite department today from American vl e Counsel Leonard at Chihuahua. All Is quiet at Chihua hua, the consul added and the Mexi can Northwestern railway Is running Its trains to Madero without moles tation from the rebels. It Is rumored Mr. lwotiiinl continued, that ull bridges and telegraph wires have been destroyed between Gallajo and tho border. TAHIIOKO MAX WINH PINKH.UIS3T. N. C., Feb. 4 Henry C. UridKcrs of Tarboro, N. C. won the final men's singles at tennis for the February cup today on the default of H. E. Avery of Detroit. WASHINGTON,- Feb., 4. Fore cast: North Carolina; fair and some what colder Sunday; Monday unset tled with rain In western portion, moderate variable wind. FAiiiiL CITIZEN FEBRUARY 5, 1911. " Jumping jOfF Place. RATIFICATION OF TREATY Grange Set to Work to Defeat The Reciprocity Negotia 5. and Canada.--Interetta National CapitpJ. by a reciprocal treaty with a coun try which exports arlculturul pr. ducts almoat exclusively, F amove the tariff on steel r.nd Iron and manu factured articles 'along with farm products and we won't object. "Acting along thu lines we have decided to oppose tile cnaotircnt of the bill. The committee Imutd a statement this afternoon whtrli will b sent every one of tho t.690 grangers In the orgtrtlMtlon. " These, have a membership . of from tlfty to ona hundrsdi thousand farmers. We hal as ovary mrtntter to jvrita his representative in rongresa urging him to vote aglnt Jha bill , t think we cn defeat It In I Ma mannor, but we are not going to take anv rhnneea and the committee h. a decided to go to Washington and work toward that end." That the Canadlsn reciprocal agree ment must stand or fall as whole In the house commutes on wey and means was made clear today by Chairman Payne by the progrBr of AFTER SEVEUOSE CALLS Now Believed Distinguished Prelate May Recover. An other Churchman 111 PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Feb 4 After a week's Illness during which he was many times close to dentil because of uttucks of the henrt that cuused unconsciousness, Archbishop Ryan tonight showed considerable Improvement and those about him are even daring to hope that lif mny continue to get stronger and ba about again. The doctors from the beginning have said that the only trouble with the archbishop Is a weak heart and that a fatal selrur.? may occur at any mlnutr-. Tht archbishop was cheerfi'1 throughout Ihe day and dis posed of several matters affecting the diocese. Dr. Whltukrr Seriously, HI While Komun Catholics of Phila delphia were wal.'hlng th'dr belov ed archbishop in Ms serious Illness today there em the now that another hlk'h chtirth.nan, the Klght Rev 0.I W. WhlHk'sr. bishop of the Protestant Episcopal dlocee of Pennsylvania Is also very lll fit his home In this cltv. ilishop Whllaker was attacked some timn ago with the grip but complication ri -huh-nte some apprehension. Klshop Whllnl( will be 81 yearn old mi May 10 next, while Arch bishop Ryan will be 80 on' February 20. The two orelntes have been close frb-nds for years and it was their custom yearly to exchange birthday greeting. MADFRO IS ntTHV LAREDO, Texas, Feb. 4. Fran cisco I Madero has again appeared upon the scene and the Mexican, au thorities are on the lookout for him at all points along the border between Laredo and Eagle Pass. Madero I expected to cross from tha United Rtates Into Mexico some time tonight and troops, both on the American and the Mexican side of- the river are on the lookout, the first to pre vent violation of th neutrality laws and the latter to effect hi capture If he places foot upon Mexican soil. Locally everything I quiet and th only Interest displayed In the revolu tion I centered about Juarex. IS MOVING Get a Hearjng at , he rings that occupied lha tntlre day, - llwr AU Men Notwithstanding this fact tho pres sure brought to bear wt th commit tee ha resulted In tho granting of hearing to all psrsoua who appssr In Washington prior to t o'clock next Thursday afternoon, February 9, Farmers, lumbermen, barley talt- era and manufacturer ' of barley' malt rwer given hearing today,' Th spirit of th ' commute wu man, however, that th witness bad dif ficulty In making a xerlou Impres sion In presenting their' argument againat th Canadian arem"nt. , ' Th barley and malt Interest wer represented by Brvno S. Fink of Mil waukee, who said it would mean th wiping out of th Northwstern malting and barley-pllng Industry Mr.' Fink explslne l that th cli matic condition of Eastern Ontario would, at one oiptur th tarley market, - - GEN. CRONJE. NOTEO ROEB, HEARS LAST GALL OF TAPS Fighter Who Gave The British Much Trouble Will Fight No More - KIiEKKHDORF, Transvaal. Fab. 4. General Plot A. Croiile, th noted lloer general, died today. General Cronje wa a prominent figure In the affair of th Trans vaal. He commanded the western army of the Boers in th recent war with Great Hrltlan. After numer ous reverse the British government sent out Field Marshal Ird Rob erta and General Lord Kltchnar, with thousands of fresh iroop t put down the Hoers. On February II. 11(00, Cronje was brought tj bay, at a point on the Modder river naaf Paardeberg, where !ie defended him self for nine day against a nu merically superior force. After gof fering to uch a deg.-eo that hi men would endure no more Cronjo ur rendered February 27, the anniversa ry of Majuba. TVie prisoners num bered 4,000. Cronje also wai ltuftrumenlil In frustrating tho Jamison raid at Krugersdrop In 9t. Ho wsa'a member of the executive council of tho Transvaal republic and chief na tive) commissioner. He wt born about 183S. ANDREW WELSH DEM WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, Andrew O. Welsh, the senior reporter of de bate In the house died In tins city late today of pneumonia. Ho had been 111 only since last Monday night Mr. Welsh, whosw homo ' at Hartsvllle. Tenn , had been on duty In the house for 26 year tnd wai tho dean of tho stenographic eorp He wa 66 year of age. A wife sur vive him. Mr. WIsh learned shdrt hand In New Castle, Eng., a a boy He ceme to this country In 1887. OttDISUNTE JJfVALW HALTIMORE, Md., Fb. 4.Tho West segregation ordinance drawn for the purpose of dividing the white from the negroe resident In thl city and under which criminal prosecu tion for violation hav already be gun, was declared Invalid today by Judge Harland and Duffy, In the Criminal court Certain defect In th draMngr of I th measure Invalidated It, In tn opinion of th Judge. C'tfeen Want Ads Bring Results. : PRICE FIVE CENTS Lll OF WALL ST. JGAFJDHE Tl Body Washed up on tho Sands Sad "Finis" to a Career of Evil HE STOLE $50,000 FROM EMPLOYER At One Time ho Stood In High Esteem With His Com- -oanv . '."' . NEW TORK, eb. .. Th body of victim of th Wall atixtft lur. Ifdward. fit John, tstant treourr of th Weatlnghous Klscjrlo eompa ny, wm washed up an th ! of Cony Island yesterday morning. . In hi pocket wr m fw coin, all that wa Uft of liO.009 h had atq ien from hi mployr to "beat" th took market i ' '' fi" :- It waa th Moonil tlm In fourteen year that St, John had ben attract d by th mirage of easily gotten wealth, hi first pculatlon ooatlng him hi position undr . Colli P. Huntington and hi beautiful horn t Plalnfleld, N. J, Bt. John wa sixty yr old. Hi horn waa at No, ti - Eait Mn tenth tret, Fl.ttbush. II leave a wife and three children, two of whom ar married. - , CXmaidered Cmtd, Ablo nun. ' For th past ten yar Ht. John had bn assistant treasurer of th Westlnghous company, whoa local ofnc ar at No. iS Broadway Whan official of the company took him In they paid ho heed to hi for mar rrors, for, in th word of on, "h wa a good, able man, who lrid to do hi beat at H time."- , .; i Whan Theodore Blonton, treasurer Of th concern, rnsfrred hi head quarter to. PltUbur a few month ago, St. John had to bond himself with th American Bursty company It 1 th custom, M th amisuat treasurer and one other man hav ol chart of th safety deposit vault. containing in compmy's " curltle and cash.' - -, St. John auld no thsr than tha usual parting word whan h left hi wlf Wednesday jnornlnf for hi erilc In th City Investing building. At h went about hi dutle om of hi clerk remarked that thlr "chief md to b vsry nnrvou. Confnsaedl Tlitft tit v Not. When th of 3c foro . had con for th day 8t : .'ohn wrot some thing on a )ip of paper, liickd It hi th af and want away. whn th af wa opent d yesterday morn ing thl not wa found: . VI hav appropriated to my own us tome of th company' aovurltle and several hundred dollar In cash. I am not In a pssltlon to nwk r paratlon. Y Th not w tkn to Charle A. Trry, vie president. Mr. Terry lei, graphed to Treasurer Siemon to com hr and examine th book. It wa decided to say nothing to thv ait thorltle. A few minute later word earn from Coney island that a man' body had been found thero at th foot,, of Wert Fifth tr.t Thr wr letter In th man' -pockta bear Ing Mr, St. John' nam, x - COHISSIOI! F0RL1 OF TOSWEEPH.YOHKSTATE Twenty-Three Cities Re ported At Important Con ference Held Yesterdays it A BUSINESS SYSTEM f ROCHESTER. ' N. T. Feb. I. - Plans for a state wld campaign In the Interest of a commission form of government wer perfected today at th clewing session of th c4nfcr-, enco begun In thl city yesUrday at which representative of tl cltle were present A permanent organlia . tlon was effected. It -object a at forth In it constitution adopted la to establish In th munlclpalltle of New : York tat "a business form of gov- ernment on th commission plan." NEGLECTED GRAVES WILL BE MARKED WASHINGTON. rb 4Nlot- ed for over a centary, th grave of French soldiers and sailor, aille of th United Btates ' colonies againat Great Britain In th Revolution, who fell In battle, an Annapolis, Md., ar to b marked by an appropriate me-, mortal. On April 18, a bronxe tablet . will b unveiled near th United State naval academy ground. The ceremonle will tak place un-' der th auspice of. tha ooiety of th Bon of the Revolution whloh hold It triennial meeting In Washington April 19. Th Daughter of th American Revolution' will hold their Annual masting on the tame date. T00STR0I 15(1