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ITP k VOL. XXVII. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 29s 1909. No. 15 OA i i 1 i i 1 EDITORIAL BRIEFS There are no Christmas chimes In Turkey. Some have come to the conclusion that the way of the water-wagon Is hard. The Democratic party is fast los ing ground in this State and why shouldn't it? Will some one Inform the public just where the Democrats stands on the tariff question. It is to be noticed that the ladies are still buying hosiery regardless of the tariff legislation. The Democrats will have a hard time in raking up an excuse why they should be elected next time. Some of the candidates for the Eastern judgeship are now wearing the smile that will soon come off. False teeth are to be put on the free list, and the North Carolina Anti-Trust law will not have to pay tax. Senator Tillman visited the White House some days ago, for the first time in seven years but he didn't find his pitchfork. We haven't heard from Washing ton to-day, so can't Hay whether there are any new Democratic candidates for the Eastern Judgeship or not. Mr. Bryan has reiterated in an emphatic way that he has no inten tion of retiring from politics. The reiteration was altogether unneces sary. Since the outbreak of the revolu tion in Turkey the poet might again say: "At midnight in his guarded tent the Turk lay dreaming of the hour." The Greensboro Telegram says that 1912 will be the year for the Demo crats to name a Southerner. Does Mr. Bryan intend moving South be fore J 9 1 2 ? Judge Landis. of $29,000,000 fine fame, has now fined a man one cent. He probably imposed the latter fine just to see if the higher court would reverse him. Bryan says that he is not a candi date for Senator from Nebraska, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he wouldn't accept the toga if tendered him on a silver waiter. Senator Simmons made a speech in Congress yesterday urging the Sen ate to restore the Dingley tariff rate on lumber. Guess Mr. Simmons has lost his copy of the Democratic plat form. Charlotte will probably make some money out of President Taft's visit to that city on May 20th. They have an nounced that they will charge $1.00 If you stand near the President, or $2.00 if you sit down. The Commissioner of Agriculture needs more help in order to answer all the Democrats who have applied for a job as oil inspector. It might be noted in passing that no Republi can has applied for the job. A Democratic exchange says it wants to see some measure intro duced in Congress upon which the Democrats can agree. Didn't they all agree on the proposition to raise their salaries some time ago? It seems that the Legislature pass ed a law in regard to Greensboro's school bonds that is not law. An ex pert on the Constitutionality of bonds says the law will not hold as it .was not passed by a roll call vote. We are pulling for 10,000 sub scribers by January 1, 1910. Are you helping us. If not, won't you begin this week and see If you can get up a nice club of subscribers? Just think what your friends are missing who are not now reading the paper. Our special correspondent, Major Zeke Bilkins, is in Ireland this week, where he delivered a most interest ing lecture some days ago on prohibi tion. He will leave for "gay Paree' in a few days. If the Major doesn't take up too much time looking at the pretty girls in Paris he will have a most interesting letter next week, telling of the sights in Paris and that will be something worth reading about. Look out for Bilkins' next week. BILKINS LECTURES IX DCBLLY. The IrKh Well pleawed. Though the Major is ot an Orator He Told Them Wlutt Had Iten Accomplish ed in America l to Tld Time by tle ProIiilMtJoiustM, and How to Distinguish the Ileal Article Uncle Davie Roswell Ha Many Counterparts. Correspondence of The Caucasian Enterprise. Dublin, Ireland, April 26, 1909. Well, I pulled off that prohibition lecture awl rite Saturday nite in one ov the big publick halls here, an accordin' ter promise I will send you a report ov the purseedins. I in tended ter send the speech az made, but the Dublin newspapers had purty gude reports ov hit an' I will just send a clippin' from one ov them, as hit covers the ground. The report fer the newspaper sed: "Major Zeke Bilkins, of North Car olina, U. S. A., lectured in this city last night before a large audience. His theme was: 'Prohibition in America.' "The Major is now visiting the va rious countries of the Old World. His parentage was Irish and English and he naturally feels very much at home here. He is touring the world on a mule, the first attempt of that kind to be made. At the urgent re quest of a number of his new-made friends in this city he finally consent ed to deliver this speech or lecture. "Major Bilkins is not an orator in any sense, not even an experienced speaker. But he entertained and en lightened his friends and the entire audience. The Honorable Patrick Mulligan introduced the speaker in his usual happy style, and bespoke for him a patient and careful hear ing. He said the subject was an im portant one no matter whether the hearers agreed with the speaker or not. "Major Bilkins said: "Ladies and Gentlemen: It affords me great pleasure to appear before such a large number of my friends here tonight. I say 'friends,' for I believe that nearly all of the people in the city of Dublin are Irish, and if there Is an Irish citizen here or else where who is not my friend, I trust that he will call around to see me and we will immediately visit the nearest dram-shop and bury the hatchet. (Cheers.) However, in speaking of 'the hatchet' I do not mean the kind that was carried by Mrs Carrie Na tion, a talkative and meddlesome American woman who once came this way and narrowly escaped prison when she threatened to chop up a few barrels of good cheer, her main oc cupation being the selling of hatchets after she had been pretty well adver tised by the American newspapers, for many of our newspapers have a habit of doing a lot of free work as they go along in order that they may not become rich too quickly. "Prohibition," said the speaker "is an American institution. It has many honest advocates in my country. At the same time many oppose it and they are just as honest in holding to that view of the question; and, in many instances the opponents are sober, religious, moral men. On the other hand, some, not all, of the ad vocates are neither sober, religious nor moral men. In fact, the advocates either way are a conglomeration of what the school teachers call incon sistencies. It often happens that when a prohibishun election is to be held you will notice that some of the best citizens plow or attend to their busi ness, whatever it may be, because they do not believe that the world can be reformed at the ballot-box. On the other hand you may notice many of the most notorious drunkards in any community taking an active part by distributing prohibition literature, by talking with their neighbors, try ing to induce them to join the great crusade to put evil out of the way once and for all. However, in some cases, this strange course is due to false doctrine and false logic. Some prohibition advocates go so far as to put out reports that liquor will be cheaper and of better quality if pro hibition carries. In the good old days, when we had only prohibitionists on that side of the question, falsehoods were not put out. But in late years prohibition has fallen into the hands of regular politicians and they have added a good many chapters to it. the object being to gull the public, the voters, of course. And they are doing it. America is the birthplace and the home of all the up-to-date bunco games known to humanity. We have politicians who would, if they could, convert America into an earth ly Paradise for graft. And they would continue it so as long as it paid. But the moment they saw signs of losing out they would, if they could convert the country into an earthly hades, and they would look just as sanctimonious while doing it as they did when the paradise act was on Still, as I said before, many good people are the tools of the manipu lation, the political grafters, for it is an easy matter to deceive a good man by presenting what he believes is a good proposition. "In the United States we have two States which have been "dry" or pro hibition for a number of years. refer to Maine and Kansas. And it is a little trouble for a stranger to get a drink in either State, hut not impossible. One might think that tbose conditions religion and t on Page 3.) MR. TAFT SPEAKS The President Talks of a United Nation. WANTS POLITICAL TOLERANCE Feelings in the Booth Have Changed Daring Past Forty Years and the President Believer it Possible to Make the Two Sections Even Closer Together We Should Know No Sectional Lines in Political Mat ters. Philadelphia. Pa., April 27. Pres ident Taft to-night was the principal speaker at the Grant birthday dinner of the Union League, in this city. Mr. Taft was sharply criticised a year ago because of certain of his references to General Grant and he took ad vantage of to-night's opportunity to express anew his admiration for Gen eral Grant as a man, as a soldier and as Chief Executive of the United States. "What I wished particularly to dwell upon to-night," said President Taft, "was the spirit of that peace at Appomattox, represented on the one hand by the magnanamity and far-sightedness of Grant and by the self-restraint and courage and far sighted patriotism (for that it was) on the part of Lee, in bringing the struggle to a finish. The spirit at Appomattox is to-day, I trust, trium phant. Between the two leaders it existed when the terms of the sur render were signed, but it was im possible under the conditions that that spirit should control and make itself immediately manifest between the two sections. The conditions j were such that that it could not be. j The remnants of slavery and the dis- tressed condition of the South, and the feelings that had been wrought between the two sections could not be downed by the mere expression of two such leaders as Grant and Lee, and it was necessary, I suppose, that we should go through that thirty or forty years in order that the rent which was made to the foundations f our country and of our civilization hould be united in a common coun try with a common "spirit. "But what I mean to point out is that that spirit we now rejoice in as we find between the two sections no remaining bitterness, is a spirit that has between the two great command ers existed the day that they shook hands and signed th terms of sur render. It is a matter that I have very much at heart. I believe it is possible to make the two sections even closer together. The South Is the more homogeneous people than we. Emigration into this country pread over the North and went not into the South, and the South pre served its traditions longer than did we in the North. 'I am not making a Republican speech, and I am not speaking from Republican standpoint, at least I wMRohondnseidc.Et . . rdahrdlaauaua hope I can separate myself from that disposition natural to one who went through the last campaign. "What I am looking forward to is a division of the parties in the South, so that there shall be tolerance of political opinion there so that in their State government and in their natu ral affairs, there shall he more than one political creed to be subscribed to and supported. I believe that gen erally through the South the men who are not actively engaged in pol itics would recognize that end as one devoutly to be wished. In expressing: these desires I am quite conscious- that my motives are likely to be mis construed or, at least, that I shall. have attributed to me rather more poltical policy than patriotic desire but, nevertheless, I persist in express- ng it, and while some of my friends from the South who represent that section in Congress and in the Sen ate are constantly throwing cold wa ter on my attempts to encourage a little independence of political think ing in the South, and saying that it is hopeless for me to attempt to bring: about a change in that regard, they will excuse me if I attribute to them a little of that political prejudice that they think is actuating me (laughter), and it is possible they would not welcome that division of political opinion in the South with alt the fervor of some other patriots in that section who do not hold now the position of Representative and Sen ator in Washington. "But, however, it is, I feel certain, the real spirit of Appomattox that it is charging on and that it is infusing itself in the people of the South as it was long ago infused in the people of the North, and that we are grow ing closer and closer together, and it will manifest itself in political inde pendence the country over, so that we shall not know each other by sec- tons in political matters, but by dif ference only in sections." Fayetteville Woman Committed to JaiL Fayetteville, N. C, April 27. Mrs. Carrie McDonald, from whom a divorce was granted yesterday, was to-day arrested on a peace warrant for threatening to kill Mr. McDonald and her three children, who Kad been awarded to their father; and was committed to jail In default of bond by Judge Adams. CHARLOTTE HAS IS CHARGED WITH BIGAMY. Arrested la Sooth Carolina for Hav ing Too Many Wren. Chester, S. C, April 2.- James S. Alexander, of Charlotte, N. C, is in the county jail here on the charge of bigamy, his arrest having been effected Saturday evening at the Springsteln Mill Tillage. Alexander, who Is said to have a wife and two children living In Char lotte, entered into a marriage con tract with Mrs. Mary S. Deaton, alias Miss M. Faulkner, in this city on Tuesday, April 6th, the ceremony be ing performed at the Baptist parson age by the pastor. Rev. J. S. Snyder. The woman, whom he is alleged to have married several years ago and who now resides In Charlotte, was a Miss Molly Brown. So far as known Alexander denies neither marriage. Mrs. Deaton, whom he married here, was the wife of the man Deaton who was sent up from Fort Mill for life time Imprisonment a few years ago. Deaton is still alive, but his sentence of life releases his wife from the marriage vows, and there is there fore, no charge of bigamy against her. CHARLOTTE PREPARING TO CEL EBRATE. President Taft Will Speak Tlere on May 20th Will Charge $2.00 if Yon Bit Near the President. Charlotte, N. C., April 27. It has been arranged definitely that Presi dent William H. Taft will deliver his address on the 20th of May, at which time this city will celebrate the 134th anniversary of. the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde pendence, from the reviewing stand which is now being erected in front of the Mecklenburg County court house and surrounding the monu ment commemorating the signing of this immortal document. This stand will, perhaps, be the largest ever erected in the State. General admis sion to the stand will be $1.00 and to reserved seats $2.00, the latter glv- ng the occupants an opportunity to be near the President during the pa rade and while he is making his ad dress. SULTAN OF TURKEY DETHRONED His Brother Succeeds to the Tluone, Sultan's Forces Whipped and Young Turks Win Fight for New Constitution. Constantinople, April 27. Abdul Hamid was formally-deposed as Sul- tan of Turkev and his brother. Me- hmmed Rechad, installed in his place earlv to-dav. The Sheikul-Islam, supported by all fVio Tti-innnl ncnnauo f iliol higher church administration, issued the Fetva, as the decree of deposi- tion is called. It informed Mehm- med Reschad Effendi that he was chosen Sultan by the will of the church, the will of the Parliament, he will of the army and the will of the people. It admonished him to serve God and keep the sacred law, as communicated by the Prophet. This Reschad humbly promised to do. NO FEDERAL COURT AT NEW BERN. npfanlrinv Ttnnlr TVIIm- Snnvnilpppl B - by Bondsmen Smallpox in New Bern Jail. New Bern, N. C. April 27. Fed eral Court convened here this morn ing, but adjourned at once until the October term on account of no judge being, present. J. R. B. Carraway, defaulting tell er of the National Bank of New Bern, was surrendered by his bondsmen ana piacea in cusioay oi ine.unuea . -a a A m a a I States Marshal. His honrl was in. no n flrtokn niura . - - . : wm ren tid7 of th to.mnn.nwanhn nniM hnnl1 Is rSven wi 1 The taken to the Kinston is given, wid be taken to the Kinston jail on account of a case of small-pox in the jail here. Prominent ThvUJe Man Suicides Thomasville, N. C, April 26. This morning between-5 and 6 o'clock Mr. L. E. Peace, a good citizen who lived in the western part of the town, delib- erately went to his barn, adjusted a rope about one of the posts, and then stepping on top of a box tied the end of the rope about h,is neck and step- ped off the box and hring there by the neck until death resulted from atrn- gnlation. Mr. Feace had been in declining health for some time, andlian cry comes up from the Demo- had acted strangely for a number of months. Mr. Peace was about 70 years old, a Confederate soldier, a good citizen and an honest upright man. He was one of the first, if not the first, man to drive a nail or do a stroke of work 6n the great Thom- asville Baptist Orphanage, and he had been an employe of this noble insti tution from therery day it began un TS"S'hMS5. to ever, Mdert.nS, Oklahoma Village Almost Destroyed oy a xornaa. Oklahoma City, April 26. Sixteen nrm, oro !n.irrf one nerhans a s.t-i. jt o iarr nrt f Oentrahnmia tndav. . . KT.. . Not a omwmg in me iowu remamea fntaet. Twelve bttildinirs. includlne the Methodist, the Baptist and the Presbyterian clmrches, vrere wrecked. HIGH TARIFF BILL Payne Bill Hat Some of the Schedules Too High. IS THERE AN UNDERSTANDING ? It Has Been Hinted That Tt-re N ma Understanding Between New Eng land Republican and Southern JkMtHH-rat lo Put Through the Al drich High Protective Scheme Democrat Did oi ITvpowe Sub4l j tute Bill Judgeship Situation- Some North Carolina Pot-Office Matters. Special to The Caucasian. Washington. D. C, April 27. The tariff situation here is becoming more complicated aud more interesting each day. erl ti lit . t , . l . .a a I lue nuuLuu pmnorm PS lower excessive rates and to make such other changes as were necessary to meet changed conditions. The sub- stance of the pledge was that the tariff should be revised downward to a point so that the rates would not be higher than just enough to cover the difference in the cost of labor and production here and abroad and to add a "reasonable profit" for Amerl- can enterprises. r , , . . Taft and Revision Downward. President Taft, in his letter of ac- ceptance and in his speeches during the campaign, went even further In committing the party to a revision downward. The Democrats in their platform declared for a revision down ward also, but even for a greater re- duction in rates than the Republican I platform, going to the extent of de- claring for free lumber and a number of other important things to go on the free list. The Republican speak- ers and the Republican literature is- sued during the campaign all admit- ted that there should be revision downward, but claimed that it was not wise to trust this to Democratic statesmen, who are the enemies of the principles of protection, and in short, that the revision, while it should be downward, shonld be made by the friends of protection and not bv its enemies I In the light of these pledges and the campaien waged thereon, the. natirm h.r in Pmurrpss wtth an pit- tra session called for the specific pur- pose of carrying'out that pledge, isjthe office. It remains to be seen rathor ?toolhow a scheme like this will auueal to Lf each house in charge of the duty Lf fri o ti khi i nrninatoA ivaaaaa. a iuh vi iu id va j aaa auuvvvai by New England, New York and ti , s r, ,.. I stand-patterB but are, in fact, in favor of revising upwards. The Pavne hill, as it left the. house, was a I disappointment to the country, and! jt has been worked over by Senator Aldrich and his committee so as tol make it the highest protection bill ever proposed in the history of thel Republican party. ... This situation has presented wonderful opportunity to the Demo cratic Senators and Congressmen tojxiie Tar Heel Roys Had Best of A aiiacK me rtepuuncau lann mu as a i. i it. - in a i mm Ltli J I , . ... ... ... . tne utter failure or the Republicans to keep their platform and campaign pledges, and lay the ground work for a campaign in which they would have a chance to elect a Democratic house, but it seems that the Repub - lican Dartv if it should nut throaeh the tariff bill in its present shape, will be saved from a Waterloon of de- feat by the incapacity of the Demo - crats. It wa Grant, we believe, who once " ' " 1" . " saw mat me uemocrauc pany couw always be depended upon to do the I u'rnrff thinir at tho i-lclif tlmP nun the present situation is" the latest of many striking proofs of the truth of that assertion. Instead of the Demo- nrtTlOCQmin an spn9nra seizing the opportunity, not only in he interests of the consumers of the country but also in the interests of Hf' from top to bottom, they are busy haneine around the Republican trough begging for protection duties on articles in which their States hap - Den to be interested. I They are repudiating their campaign pledge for free lumber and many of them declaring that they want the highest possible rate, even higher than the majority of the Republicans favor. The same kind of Macedon I cratic Senators and Congressmen j from the cane sugar States South; J from the sections where rice, iron ore zCc and mica are produced, and In J deed from every quarter of the South for something. ls There An Understanding? maeed. during the last lew an it has begun to b3 hinted that there has beruu to ba hinted that there h lZTSX uemocrais aau iub .new. iufiiauu nnblieans to out throueh the Aldrich K,gh protect,on scheme. One thing that has mtnte& strongly in this di rection is Mr. Bailey's move in getting a Democratic caucus not to propose , nt. i j u cnhcfitnia tarin tiiit hnt tn nffw an income tax amendment to help the v.inno r.f v. tariir Viola acpuuiiumo wv " " It is well known that when the tariff rates are too high that the result is that very few importations are made, and therefor Utile raue brtrvigM ? ftmrtftY At "ITil n a to the Treasury, hi th j KP HUK I Ur I IllUL firmer make a bggr profit r4 ; the prorvle pay for the whittle itt th j . iEcr"4 tot f In In Th rateaip . j tin l r M,h in tk At.iriK i.in h , i fc.vtaence in loue in Wructi such a result. It would crm, U tr-i tain, if the bill should b enacts! ln It present ahape. Then, how uanr ; to see the Democrats ruh to caucus j and adopt an Income tat iwroriao and! then walk into the Senate and offer It I to Mr. Aid rich as a mean to rat addition! revenue, fail to produce it. whose hill U1 No one can he sure that the 8u- preme Court would uatn the in-j come tax provision, but eicn if it J cre constitutional why hu)d the i , i producer to the ilt-puhllrans a an -' cUe for not lowering the tariff rati ,uaclentl' to eDbl w,m tuj be imoorted and thrTore some rw- enue to be raised at trie custom houses? Already the debate on thf iucome tax amendment has begau, and thus it Wgins to look aa If ttw truouM tax was to be used as a ide-how to at- tract attention from the high rate in the Aldrich bill and to prevent dis hSbu,ve bedu. ,t u indHl a gurpri8lng sUuatlon. The country wlu look on witn interest, and "we shalI gee what W(? 8na swt. Th Judgeship Situation. A few days ago it looked almost certain that President Taft had made up his mind to appoint a Democrat tor judge. We are glad to state that today the danger seems to be less imminent. It now looks as if a K- .., ... . . . . publican would be appointed and that lt wot,d bp rjtnPr Judg, n0binon. Mr Hicks or Mr. Seawcll. However, lt js understood that the President is stn, conidoring Mr. Clark, of New Bern n is thought, however, that the president will reach a decision within a week or within less time. Rn,e iim Matter The understanding here Is that the Duncan and Adams machine is be- hind Robert Hancock for postmaster at New Bern, but that-they fear to hring the matter to an Issue at this time. It is said that their scheme ap pears to be that they want the matter to drag or drift for the present, wull Hancock still holds down the Job. It is rumored that one of the schemes that they may attempt to work to keep the Hancock machine intact will be to have the widow of the late Seymour Hancock (who was postmas- ter, while, his father. Robert Hancock ait-lwaa. assistant, under him), appointed postmaster. 1 U1S. Ol course, would mean that Robert Hancock would run the good people of New Bern, who can not be much enamored with the recent and earlier performances of - Rnhprt Ilanrnd, I The petitions, letters, and endorse- ments already on file in the Postoffice Denartment would indicate that the people of that town want to get rid of Hancock and his kind. There are other postoffice situa- Hons almost, lf not quite as Interest- ing, that are brewing, and will soon (come to the surface. ajoi:R UNIVERSITY WINS DEBATE. I gument Judges Decide! in Favor New Orleans, April 24. The Unl- versity of North Carolina won the de- bate with Tulane University here to- night before one of the largest crowds lthat has ever witnessed a similar event in this citv in years. The debate took place In Sophie Newcomb College, the girl's depart- 1 ment of Tulane and T. Marshall Mil-1 Her, Rabbi Maiheller and Judge Joshua G. Baker were the judges, all ;Ui, u it n nt thi -. city jte I iueauesil'iu ueuaicu uu vw an . solved That postal savings banks as described In the Carter bill as order- ed reprinted January 6. 1909. should not be established by the United States Government' Tulane upheld the affirmative or tne aeoate, ano Messrs. Nicholas Callan and H. W. who represented her. talked in an able manner, but the arguments advanced by Messrs. L. P. Matthews and E. C. Stocy, of North Carolina, J pleased the judges better tnan mose I of Tulane, with the result that North I Carolina waa awaraea tne aeoaie. FOR JEFF DAVIS MEMORIAL PARK. Sixteen Acres of the Farm on Which the President of the Confederacy Was Born Purchased for tlte Pur pose. Tlonkinsrille, Kt.. Anril 26. It was announced yesterday that op- Hon, had hen closed for the Dur- chase of sixteen acres of the farm on which Jeffer.on DavU . born and which, it is proposed to convert Into which, it is proposed to convert into ir'lT't TCo:deBaln"ne,tC'?.' t.TTc.l vru&, ...... ningham, of Nashville, who paid $6.- 700. which had been collected by - popular subscription m many pans ox th. ..Titrr THnHnallv In the South the country, principally In the South The Jefferson Davis home Is at Fair I view. 12 miles from Hopkinsville. A celebration is to be held there to be held there on I Tune 3rd the anniversarv of Jeffer 1 " , . J. C .1 . . , ....ISO 1&08 son Davis' birthday, and final details zw- V for the memorial park which is to I hear his name, are to be completed. Ex-Judge Adami Sued for Alleged libel. THE FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS TW sl(citmr tailed ra! O- la IUII tT laxttrOnrat ami the IWnM IttoUtnt That th lfr Caw fN tlatntt f 1U Te l'p Ftrwf, mm Ud ThHr Wtiww prevrwl fr That Ci . tlon Waa fta il!tl (ViajM AIm !atrl. t Andrew Joy nor In Raleigh Neat asd Observer,! Jr.--nlNJt0, N t, March 31 All parti- and attomejrj -re prrwcnl to the Superior Court when at .4i o'clock Solicitor Jobe Fuller in Oull ford Superior Court thU moraine called th- rate of State agalast .Marion Butler aud lister K. llatler. under indict mrttt for alleged criminal libel of -x-Judge Kpenrvr II. Adam. Fitting beside Judge Adama waa Judge Weaver of Ohio, who was one of the three members of the Cboe-Uw-ChUka&aw Indian Claims Coart. of which Judge Adam waa Chief Justice. Another dtstingulabed wlt ness for Judge Adams waa United States District Attorney Walker of Oklahoma. The lawrs grouped around the Solicitor and prosecuting the caaa for Judpe Adams acre C. M. 8te4 man. A. M. Cooke. G. S. Bradahf r. Ot Greensboro, and J. A. Long of Gra ham. The delendanta. ex-United State Senator Marion Butler and hla broth er, I.ster V. Butler, were present, pit tins beside their altorneya, ea Judge W. S. O il. Robinson, of Golda boro; K. J. Justice and K. D. Broad hurst, of Greensboro. Solicitor Fuller announced that tba State was ready In Nu tuber 62. Stat againM Marion Butler and Letr Butler. Mr. Justice, for the defaoae, stated that the defeudanta had pre pared thir cae on the presumption that the bill of indictment alleging libel in the publication of the Brat article in the Caucasian of April 7th would be called find, and had lhlr wit netis here urT thi aatumptlon. There were four separate Indictment! one four April 7th, one of April r23d. and 24th on a later date. Th defense had, of course, he aald. pre- pared lu caw on the first charge, whteh wan not embraced In No. 62. lva.a . . a. a . Juo lMK Ba,,a " uaa no control ,Jl 1 Wlirmir QOfKei. lie luCW nothing about the MIS of indict ments, but he did know that if the Solicitor called a particular caae, the defendants would have to gnawer or show cause why they were not ready for trial. Judge Robinson, for the defend ants. Mated that the defendants had been misled by the numbers on the bills of Indictment, presuming that the first case tried would be on the indictment charging the first offense and had prepared their case under this impression. Witnessea in the other cases were not present. He said the defendants did not like to ask a continuance, since they were anxious to try. Judge Long aald that he could not part from the ease for defendants to get wltnefu.es here now. He was due at another court next Monday, and this case would hare to be gone into now. or good reasons tor a continuation shown. After a brief conference bet wee the defendants and their attorneys. Juage uouinson reneraiea ma lormer statement that defendants were fully nreuared to answer the Indictment .,;,,. 4l. w., relating to the first publication of the I alleged libel of April 7th, but were not prepared to -J- ment in o. 6Z counsel lor tM procux.on aemanaen an Daim setting forth the reasons for asking a com nUatio - ; u u.u Placed in tne position or asking for a continuance, hut were anxloti. to be tried under tne bill of infllct- ' "K nessei hero ror Def erase File Affidavit. Solicitor Fuller Insisted on trying No. C2. The defendants were per mitted time enough to prepare an af fidavit, and after half an hour's Inter mission, the following affidavit was filed and read by Mr. Justice: Lester F. Butler, being duly sworn, says that when he and his co-de fendant, Marlon Butler, came to pre pare for the trial of the cases against them at this term of the court they found four bills of indictment against them; one of these bills charged that the defendant published of and coo cerniag Spencer B. Adams a libel on Aw ; and ..other of t th. " . . . - - rflnTTVa "n ZrT'Z"' libel and 1 ,..!,.. i m. w. another of these bills charged that. in 8;p TL, hv tkea - k - y . I aeienaanw . and another of these bills charged that there had been published of and concerning Stencer B. Adams by these defendants a libel on AQgttsi That the witnesses necessary for (Continued on Page 2.) f f f i ; 4 : ! j 21 V V h i i l H (j i
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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