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l 1 ,'v K i49jm ..... VOL. XXVII. flALOGH, N. C. THURSDAY. MAY 20, 1909. No. 10. EDITORIAL BRIEFS What do you think of making them Republicans at sight? The Democratic platform reminds one of Goldsmith's Deserted Village. Isn't it amazing how the Demo crats are voting for a high protective tariff. And Messrs. Tillman and Simmons voted for the Aldrich protective ta riff on iron ore. All the Democratic politicians who apply for Republican jobs should be required to pay an entrance fee. Editor Tom Watson says that the Democratic party has no future. He could also add that it has very little past. The Democrats could probably save Rome future embarrassment by not adopting a platform the next time. Speaking of "tempest In a tea-pot." Tillman wants a protective tariff on twenty-seven pounds of South Caro lina tea. None of the politicians have yet ex plained why the last Legislature did not pass a bill guaranteeing bank de posits It cost (he State several railroad fares and hotel bills to find out that the Shell Fish Commission had deficit of $10,000. a Harper's Weekly says that the duty of the Democratic party for these many years has been to boost Bry- an's lecture business. It is reported that Hoke Smith, of Georgia, will run against Bryan for the nomination in 1912. Some men are anxious for honor, even if it is an empty one. Some of the Democratic politicians are hoping that Governor Kitchin . , . . , .(-. will appoint a judge from the Su- perior Court bench so as to cause another vacancy. Tlie Democrats have already had I tariff revision The great majority of the Southern members revised their tariff views immediately after ih VnwrnhPr olPPHnti ' " ' - " - I Not over four hundred Democrats have applied for the job as oil in- snector. and the others have only ...... , I iiiiee murt; wtoks in wuicii tu senu I in their applications. The way the Democrats are now advocating a high tariff causes some to wonder if they have changed their mind about the "robber tariff," or if they have just decided to get on the inside. Even if the ReDublicans should m. i pass a high protective tariff bill we u , , , Jtion of them speak the English Ian- hope to make any political capital out n mAtk of it, for they are proving a willing party to the game. We had thought all along that Till-1 wu was a nee i rauer, uut ouiy a r-v A MA v. ..n .i i n i icw uajs a5u lie up auu asueu iui a ten-cent duty on tea and voted for a high tariff rate on steel. How gome people do change. A namnnrolin a-r.hanro oowa the iviuwvi w" uavuuusjU 01 j u vuv i . . itepuDiicans are wornea as 10 me i " , ,Si, , , , . I probable political complexion of the There is no cause for alarm so long as the Democrats! out-Herod the high tariff Republican . lueiuuers. Senator Bailey, of Texas, in speak- ... . . .... ine 5 or tne steel Trust, says mat m violators' should bC Imprisoned. &nouian t tne same appiy to tne un 1 J ia . A A v-k Trust? Of course, Mr. Bailey, we . -a . . . . wouia not recommena a retroactive clause. Wonder what Mr. Taft thinks of the Republican party as a party of tariff reform about now. Durham Herald Herald. of Wonder what Mr. Brvan thinks tho ncmn,rti, mtinM ln r.r, v ... 6res "av uesenea me uenver platform The National Monthly, edited by . . . Norman Mack- Chairman of the - . .. national Democratic Executive com - mittee. has made its initial annear- ---I autc- UiW,ma" luacit lUttt lu will be published in . the . - hopes to get all the factions of the x . ........ - .- bCcui. uC gether, the public will witness a free Darrott and monkey show. BILKIXS IS GERMANY. The Major is Pleased With the Country ami the People -How the Country Road Are Kept Up in Germany Berlin, the Cliief City and Hamburg the Principal Sea port Rilkins Has DifficultJew With German Language The "Sanger festa" Visits the Kaiser The Word "Xein" Nearly Caused Trouble. Berlin, Germany, May 17, 1909. Correspondence of The Caucasian Enterprise. I find that Germany lz very much like the other countries in Europe small, but great in industrial activ ity and in population. Hit lz a very substantial country in every way. The people are industrious an' eco nomical. They believe In gude things ter eat, ter drink an' ter wear. But they air not gaudy an' ratlin' like the French people. In many ways they air somewhat like the English, bein' sturdy, brave, honest, industrious, in telligent. I put the two last char acteristics at the end 6v the line but not because they air ov the least importance in speakin ov a nation, for they air not, though a people may be industrious and intelligent an' yet be very wicked. But the Germans have erbout awl the gude qualities found in mankind an' erbout az few ov the bad qualities. The Germans believe in gude roads an' they hev them, too. So far az I know the German public road system I3 different from any other In the world. The first step is a gude road, something not common in America. They hev them in Ger many. They air kept in repair by old men, old soldiers, in many cases, who go over the main highways with q faw Taooaaarv tnnla nn rennir nnv bre Qr holeg ftZ tfc find them The substantial roads air real- ly the main secret ov success. The timely repairs air almost az impor tant, however, fer the old sayin' "a stitch in time saves nine," applies to road repalrin' with az much force az to any other line ov work. The old men thus employed mite be pension ers in a different way, cost just as much, an be far less useful. Their pay is small, hit iz true. But they air not expected to stay out in-bad weatner; tney nave no ubn-mdsia. But bein' men wno nev servea meir ,,.. . t COUULI Jf IttlllllUllJ iu VT til an. peace j suppoSe they generally give faithful service in lookin up an' re- Dairin the breaks in the roads. Az most ov the roads air macadamized. naturally the re-pairs air made with LI uauc" . .... If one wuz ter suggest tne aaop-1 . fha Tim ..x.- t!1 i ,,01 t,... r... , i.t.v tn nQ MMI II 1 I. till IU 11UL Weil X VVl V I XJUL Ult 12. VCI J sanoi-a.v-i.vrij n. many an iz considered best fer awl concerned. The roads air hardly 1 . . ii .m v I equaneu anywnar au iuej win they air just az gude next year az tney air i this year, which cannot be said ov . . ... most ov the American roads, unless v, fhot ho rpnnirefl ,n a substantial manner in the mean- time an' at a sreat expense, fer they iz jobbe road biiildin cufo. T,rtHtl.a whlph Is a first j ter jobberrfn many cases. Tr, fP0,in. ter Berlin T had a ande chance ter see much ov the n o -h rna The 11. U LI J t Xa w (711 . Germans air purty well up-to-date In . . i vl. I Berlin iz the principal city and lz the sea? ov government. Hit lz a I J on. substantial city, clean an progres ry in much ov the "fancy" wn( ne cn7, T u u time secured contro1 of more tnan ness, but it ..UJ nn In tho United " per cbui ui me euure OUlDUt Oil Tlofnro " " J08" "rrl give. 1 ney air iiui nidu, lftl6C tn iinrmaTiv Kirn iiith i hi hav. vv u.t a i Why. v,. , - ... .. . t I l 1 TlAnWl mn I flo i that Germany iz more ov triea near-by. though German capital " a, ,n;oMa ln chinnine- an' . V . net awwMj m. m. i r TTi fltl R rTI II M V V . tl U K J V IUD UiWO b . :r.V7 . vi.v suDSianuai iu me wunu, au. nu-" no Knf aT, ianMied nn the Baltic was built and launched on the name ceo the nrinntnai water ouiiec ov ThU country awlso haz a w rivero inoindin' the hVt. hirh ir rather famous In his- I. J . torv an in sons. " Hamberg IZ tne leaam seapon city an' iz better known ter f0eif: I Maci An tnof s it TIT Kill. TDA VI SI i.til ---- IJTJJ? l&Jt1r correct- I ' t nttr. Keen tol that nnr fier- . 7 V 17ma n hoer I CHiLd) 31KKTS aw awjp ULi urtiAiii. 1 Payne (of Standard Oil fame), An- and kept four thousand Indian claim in friends air very fond ov beer . r p, nd th- hirin .n I v man friends air very fond ov beer I ll a. il,. , - tm -nr Vim f OI r1ATB7 Tl V T an mat luc? u too. Most ov the reports air true, 1 guess. But they air a sober people so Iar a . . "Ulis- ,. . um ov 1 nem. dJ. , Ltra tney .may sr tan "l .Avl occasions, i nous mat tue y rum ui - tion orators air purty quiet nere just now. that iz. if they Iz any politicks U.hrewin' Vet t must mnfpsa that t Yet I must confess that I dnn't. know enntf erhont the fierman . ' " language ter ten tne difference De- twixt a perlitical rally an a farmers' club social. I am fond ov the Ger- mans when I find one who kin, talk T?no-HcVi Qr,n man nv them pan wel'jeOrge fmilips, me X-year-Oia doj English and em ln ch6arEfl of fh stani , lt wal II r I V Zi W I WRVC SKL H.I.IJ II iHULCTVl dU i - , - . 4k . ,.,..g. . ,1, guages, me uerman iz me worst e I j -r ii il t I.. inveniea. n i wuz uie eanuiy ru.ei It V, I a j KoIqotta that crhnnt I "cic we uiiier repuria kuat lUU or tms woria i Deieeve tnat erDoMj. threw the t f t . I tne nrst tning i a ao wouia De teri call an extra session ov the interna- aii an - tlonal congress xer meet at me nague Germans, but aw tne omer iurnn- i m ( Continued on Page 3.) MAY ANNEX CUBA Trouble in Cuba Fomented by Americans Interested on the Island. SUGAR TRUST TAKING A HAND It in Reported That the General Feel ing Among Members of Congress is That This Country Will Have to Intervene in Cuban Affairs and Again Plant the Stars and Stripes on Cuban Soil It is Also Report ed That About One-half the Cubans are Working up Sentiment for An nexation. Washington. D. C, May 15 There is a general feeling among the mem bers of the House of Representatives that It will not be long before the United States will again be obliged to Intervene in Cuban affairs, and that if this takes place the Stars and Stripes will "stay put." According to Information received by many members the trouble in Cu ba Is being fomented by American interests on the island. It was hint ed that the Sugar Trust is back of the movement to secure annexation. It was explained that many of the smaller sugar plantations are now owned by Americans; that the labor employed by the Americans is well satisfied, but that the large sugar plantations owned by the Spanish families and which have passed from one generation to another, are work ed under the peon system. The fact that the laborers on the American-owned sugar plantations have money to spend and are given priv ileges denied the peons on other plan tations has caused much trouble and is largely responsible for the demand for the return of American authority to the island. About one-half of the people In Cuba, more especially the better ele ment, to say nothing of the Amer icans who have millions of dollars invested there, are working upon sen- timent for annexation and it Is this ument ior annexation ana u is tnis. the report says, that is causing the . little heed about meeting their flnan- giv,n to understand that if the Unit- ed States intervenes again it means timo thlB ftmendTYlont u nwih 7n Dai y Ulierea me cnarKes 01 corrup that the island will remain American ;L amendment is published In tlon asainst the court, it Is being mat tne lsiana win remain American hA newsnaners flenta nf thj AidpH. , . . . : .,.... i.x.ri 1 "rt h; Ve rnh n L mP t will be Daid bv Uncle Sam. The nre- . ,.- . ... . , . , j diction is being made in the Island umieu oiaiea win uc uatn. In "Da wltnin a year, ana to stay . ... . ... I T"1", "me- . . " : ' rZ'xZ Wda x isilui ax. 111c v-ayuui lu-ucij . i when asked for his opinion as to the mo oolro. - nntntnn QO tn tha - u , iS . """""1 " '-"f " . " - -7 7 " . re-occupation oi tne isiana, ne new- ted ff r f,ew mome.nts- and was on r" . , , c " ?. 1U1 vi-vUo0 -""J tim-" v A . v Duun uu wbe" .t0ld -f Se P,r.f 1 condition oi pudiic dixairs m me i pu 1IC' - mam. nf tntx: ,v. , - "" taken a deep Interest in affairs in the f tt ro r iorqtiATitf o ti rt ttt n f n o o a tx7j tt l island said to-dav that information ' - - - - - . , . , .fnt r.A tn 1 n fl me-nrcnone, vrlrnlTI Tne . . iT.V last few days, indicates that things are not running smoothly in Cuba. There is a feeling among members of Honto h added that nnlMuL ' -1 . ... .... there iS a Change in political COnai- tions in Cubathe United States would be obligated to again step ln and vw KWMT MTMM lu 'fi5n a"e" , " SL t,ret&ea ll- vxuvciuuieuwi auauo .a i i nn vn rvr rtann annnnnron in onrn wuuu"vu I Tt.ll-J a manner as 10 piease me uuiteu Qf.toa j there ij a prnwln? ho- btates ana tnere ls a erownS oe- He th&t lntervention on our part can i . . .x. .,. . , .t t. noc De wunnem mucn ionser ue conciuaeu- benator aecunea to express nimseii more ireeiy oa me buujoci, i... n a vif ,, 1 1 1 1 1. 1 1 1 l tru iidii v cuuu auLuui 11 v ii aaaj . t- . tfa assertion that the United States Government is making I . . preparations to again occupy uuDa is I . . 1 pKe Tm xoy wagon unyen His Head. Rockineham. K. C. Mav 15. One f the most distressing of affairs hap- Ueiied at the cold drink stand near ' c .feTOn f IOCJE n env.W T. ! n"-yar-m I half-year-old Henry Young had a BU" "ul" l"c "uu ul "a6uu tvn innhea Intn hln sVnll arlr - - nf tha left ear. -.. " I There are conflicting reports as to how the inlnrv was sustained. George Phillips, the 14-year-old boy I a " lan accident and that ha unintenUon allv Dnshed the child nn the fronttother man last nieht at a school en Utens of th stand in ,n, to - t. - - uuoo nio uuui. . . .t- . , uuu exuiesacu luuiiiereuca w lif.ll iniu that he had killed the child. . w QTlf fn t. i iiya w oka www v m. v ucr s v . vvu ui returnaDie Defore Mayor W. N. Ever- ett on May 15th, in the sum of 5500.1 SENATOR REVERIDGE SCORES THE TOBACCO TRUST. The ilanufacturer Still Collects the War-Ume Tax From the People The Inner Working of This Gigan tic Trust- Washington, D. C, May 14. The Senate met at 11 o'clock to-day. Sen ator Hughes presented a series of memorials from the Colorado Legis lature complaining of the operation of forest reserve law, and particular ly of Secretary of Agriculture Wil son for his alleged assumption of au thority in making forest reserve teg ulatlons, and the collection of fees. The Legislature asked that all land not forest be turned back to the State. Another memorial from the Colora do Legislature asked that the right to levy Inheritance taxes be left to the State. Senator Beveridge spoke against the Tobacco Trust. His speech was a sensational one in that it exposed the inner workings of the trust and the Identity of the men who comprise one of the most gigantic trusts In the world. Senator Beveridge spoke, in part, as follows: In 1898 the tax on all forms of tobacco was raised in order to supply corruption of the court of which Ad the Government with a needed in- waa Chlet Justice, and for the crease in revenue. But at the time nnhHct!n of e-rtrart from thu Congress put this increased tax on speech Marlon Butler and Lester But tobacco manufacturers were allowed ler as reputed editors of The Cau- tu ruuee me size 01 me pacaages m which the tobacco was sold to the people. I In .1301-1902 this Increased to- bacco tax was removed but the short weight packages of tobacco were con- tinued by the very law that removed the tax. The manufacturer still collects the war-time tax from the people, but instead of paying it to the Gov- ernment, he keeps it for himself. "In this way the Government has handed over to the tobacco manufac- turers and lost to itself $12,897,993.- VJVfU'k c$o5',681'A721 Jn 19031 $26,915,270 88 in 1904; 955.49 in 1905; $29,326,009.97 in ioJ'of'451-32, 1907' and $30,546,268.89 in 1908. All-told, the Government has lost $184,090.- 557.43 in the last eight years. Within five hours from the time this amendment, is nrlnted In thai,. new8Daner the ablest men emnWd I! t m v 1 . employed by the Tobacco Trust lo watch leg. lotion effecting- it will ho in waoh iauon enecung it, win De in wash- g ? ,remaI here u?tn this SJE? TZ, 1 r' C8n, Tobacco . Company will be at nvorK among me cigar-masers. ail " 71 "YCl iijmg iu Persuua I them that this amendment wni . heavllv iinon them nnrl nttpmntln tn frighten them into besierfn? Cnmrr 1 - - - - . - frighten them into besieeine Consress with petitions and resolutions against 1 iuereiure. 1 want now, in tne mnSt pmnnaf f Wn V tn roasenra tho cigar-makers of the country, " .Tf . - s--ua uuhj-. -ay cutting prices so as to compel compeuiors lo seu lo or enter tne new combinations which it from time to time organized, the American lODacco company nas at the present cnewmg lODacco or tne country, more than 71 per cent of the smoking to- omot output oi tne country, more than 82 Per cent of the cigarette output of the country, and more than per cxent of the snuff ontpxit of mw uuuuiry. luoacco xrusi nas passea through many forms of corporate tcmi. rn.i. m l I dnniiaHnn an .nmvinoftn Tt i -. wuiuiuauuu, I s 11 . . . reacueu ineir consummaxion at tne time when the war tax was removed and the war time package was spe- ciflcally continued by exnress words it., i t .v t.- iw. 11 is uuuy ui uuio mat when the war wna drawing tn 11a close and far-seeing men knew that the war tax would he removed, such as Ryan .Dolan- Whitney, Brady. wmsner, miKins ana otners wen- i a iv v j m m HUUWU W IUB WQriU OI IIDSBCe IOrCBQ . I their way Into the inner councils of h m.. t f , the Tobacco Trust. It Is still more worthy of note that when, according i . .. - to the newspapers. Mr. Thomas F. Kyan last year determined to ret're from m08t of his financial enterprises, ne retained as Ms one favorite enter- ... . . .... i iirmo niH nn nintrv nnn nrnvo narnni- nation in the American Tobacco flnm- paily. which is the Tobacco Trust. I . . The principal men now in control of the Tobacco Trust are James -B. Tiiilro TTinmoe T-rran "M lira TT I ' ' -af &IO ID " - C 1 CaWU J UCV19" hrnVerairQ firm of Moore ftr Jhlev i: " n7 " T.B. Iie? "At a convenient time ln the fu- ture I shall, If It becomes necessary, present to the Senate the detailed transactions of this miehtv oreaniza- tlon controlled by these well known L,OTl men. Two Friends Kill Each Other. Roanoke. Va., May 14. William Bailey and R. M. Young, two yoone men of prominent families of Lee mcu ui piuuiiucut lauuucs ui ConntTi this state. shot and killed - leach other while trying to kill an I . tertalnment at Dryden. i . - . . . aI1 .aMa I auuuk auu uaucj uou oiwiw . . - - eoa Am, i,a uuu xniui 11 itiiaiu wcaaui&i. va matter of tickets of admission. Young . I . , T. ... biju oaiic auuacu u cca uuu luc lai ter struck one of them. Jesse and 1 v . i..w p.iw m an ef. i vt w uw --"-'f w-w Young was falling he fired aimlessly, the ball killing his friend Bailey. FOUHTHDAYOFTniAL Congressman Stepbenson the Stand Reiterates Charges. JUDGE W. P. BTKUU TESTIFIES Declares That ex-Judge Adam Said He Slade $25,000 la Coal Land Deal Adams, at Former Hearing, Having Declared That He Made No Money Outside of His Salary Fourth Day of Trial in Which Judge Adams Was Suing for Al leged Libel. (By Andrew Joyaer, in Raleigh News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C, April 3. Will Judge Adams have a .warrant charg ing; libel issued and served on Con gressman Stevens, who on the floor of Coneress in February of last vear made a sneech in which he charred casian wnlch prtnted these charges, - now n trial here for imin.i line 1 of InAfra lmif Cltovanc hod Liven a dpnnRiion tmnriv rriti.iin the COQrt and thIg deposition was read ,ast nlght( Dut tne court would not permIt the gpeech deUvered by . u j j, ij Thia mnri,lnff hen rt ,moned there was a flne-iooking man sitting b the fiIde of Mr. Ju8tlce of counsel fnr Al,anAania nTWl lt nAM nther thajt T,,dre at himeif here in on t0 ive evidence a8 t0 wnnt hA ha Hennn,.ed nS Pn the Indians practiced by the court of whIch Judge Adam8 wa8 CnIef Justice When sworn as a witness. Judge RfOTina nnf ormmo, tn Mtl r La tn mnttera elated in the denoi- tion, but he did not hesitate to say that head nt the Indian Claim. ... . ... ommiuee m congress ior tne past twelve years the creation of the Citl- ' outraee on the zensnip court as an outrage on tne rirhta nt to Tniano on oMinn of the court a general public scandal. dic.VD fAth! court, and havingorlgi- swcoiaiea mai oeiore n imtot nr. either Judge Adams of Judge Weav- or vi,ni,vM nront mur ho him er- wno 13 present, arrested for criminal libel arrested ior criminal 11 oei ueiciise VyiuKes iase. The defense closed Its case about noon to-day and the State began at 0nce with the reading of copies of the j iv. a , t. . i iwwun ui ui cuun, u wmcu V1 aence was taken as to tne value oi the services rendered the Indian tribes by their attorneys, Mansfield. uroiurnrmv anrt r.miah in flTinr thnir fee. It was expected that Judge Adams himself would be the first wit was not so.- the riofensa tra&A Ita rase the testimnnv of InAee Rvnnm that Adams s00n after returning from Oklahoma told him that he had lust cleared twenty-five thousand dollars in a coal land nnrr.hasA rtal. and that - he was then worth fifty thousand dollars, created something of a sensa- i. tion, in view of Judge Adams' testi- monv before the maeistrate's court .v. . . . . unai ii e iiau maae no money outsiae I 0f his regular salary and practice, The testimony of ex-Congressman Hackett and-ex-Conrressman Hemn- hill. t Snnih JlMifa. that Adam.' . ' . . . . ' ------- cnaracter in wasmngton ami UKia- ix. v.a i a a i it WMH IIMM. Him I IIIIIIIIIITril Mil llil pression. Several depositons were read from narties m Oklahoma, and in every instance the character of the court for honesty of opinions was giv- All 2 bM Mm6. It is clear from the evidence eiven . ., . - . by the defense that it hopes to escape Lnnvwi h nnnin th ir " that in publishing charges against the court and Judge Adams in particular. months after Stevens' gpeech In Con eress and weeks after other naners r . .. . r ' i -v- hinhn -snA ho msv a a wtiee i An utrhen h. hie Oklahoma atmosphere was permeat- I r r ed with these charges against the court of partiality for the law firm I w.v r .v. . a .11 a u t. A a. A. wiucu rcjtpeu ail me uarycai. ui iee ln, nf " I Adams on Stand. After Introducing several witness es who gave Judge Adams a good character, the prosecution this after- noon introduced Judtte Adams whose direct evidence was a full recital of Ul, nfflHal acta In Oklahoma. He his official acts in Oklahoma. Ho bitterly denounced Butler and gave a history of Butler's fight on him last year when he was seeking re-election as State Chairman, declaring that ai- ier uuuer aaa uwu uuuio w iouuw him by threats to retire, ne puDiisn- . . ed the scandalous articles complained I. . - or in me Caucasian just a wee pre- - ceding the State Convention Adams denied positively every in nAa,Mn- .tAtement made in the varl - r o nn dennRltlona .nd dramatically as- f serted he had never received a dis- h,mMt iiar fn hia tif. P-rrdafnln - 1 v." ' - this statement to Judge Bynum that he had made a exeat deal of money al in a coal deal, he said Jndee Brnum ' - must have misunderstood him. since ine was trying to promote a nig coa deml. bt failed ta the effort, kwlag two buodred dollars. He explained kU bank sreooet. statiag that ia the spriag of h parchased $17,000 worth of property, old 1 11,009 worth, and gve taort. gages araoaatiag to S13.t. The cross-examinatloc begaa at i o'clock, court taking rereca at C:30. rero reaing at eight, and the seasion tast ed until 11 o'clock. The ero-x-amlastien had not been co&cluded when sn adjournment was takeo un til Monday. DtOftitioa of Ooegreasnan Hirrea of Trxaa. Am now serving my seventh term in Coagreas. Am member of coram!'. tee on Indian affairs, am cow the ranking member, being there twelve years, was member when Chicasaw Choctaw Court was created. Mans field. McMurrsy and Cornish were active agents in having the court created. After the court was cre ated, this firm was in Wash ington again to get id amendment placing Jurisdiction to fix the attor neys' fee in Citlsenshlp Court, and taking lt out of the hands or the Commissioner of the Interior. Be fore the Citizenship Court was crest ed, it was the universal cry thst 90 per cent of the Indians on the roll were there by fraud. The numbers stricken from the roll by the new court, were but few for fraud, but almost all on some technical ground of non-residence or other cause. No member of the law firm ever filed briefs in such arguments in any Indian bill before my committee. Have often seen them talking pri vately to members of the committee and buttonholelng members of Con gress. I Introduced a claim in Congress to investigate the Indian claims mat ters, and the allowance of this enor mous fee. but mv resolution was pigeon-holed in the committee. I am often In Oklahoma and Indian Terri- tory. It beiujr near mv home. I know the general reDutatlon of Chief Jus- tlce Adams In this section and It is bad. I made two speeches in Con- gress with reference to the conduct of thi miirt and th allowance nt hil fee. Ex-Senator Marion Butler had nothlnjr whatever to do with the making or preparation of these charges on the floor of Coneress bv me nnr aa h eve eneab tn , about these matter before those SDeeches In his life. I had tried hard to aet a bill through to allow an appeal in the Citizenshin Court but could not t It taken ud. The law firm were ac- tive with members of the committee. , M . k t , ,m wwninru. j I meant the Riddle case when 11 said most of the cases were decided las Mr. Thompson; from all reports, on technicality. That was the test! waa exercising caution and care In case. This being decided on a techni - cality, it followed that all others were, because this case Involved the very existence of the court. It was generally called the court that Mans field, McMurray and Cornish created. Senator Overman never read to me a letter from Judge Adams, demand ing an investigation. I never could get any resolution for an Investiga- tlon before the committee. Mr. Sher- man. ranking member of the commit- tee, seemed to be very intimate with Judge Adams. I did everything I could to prevent passage of the law creating this court, thought it the most unjust law ever passed by Con- . .. . . greBS. The Idea or the court seemeai' ' . , to be to keep as many as possible off the rolls instead of doing Justice. The ntl,-nh1n Pnnrt In the teat case over-turned the decision of the Dawes Commission and the United Stotea C.nnrt an1 denrlve1 atm 9. nftft Indians of their accrued right, under those decisions, worth nearly $5,000 each, and there was no appeal. I do not know that this court re- iected a slnele case that was allowed hv th nawe Commission. Counsel for. defendants here offer - ed in evidence the Congressional Rec - ord of February S. 1908. containing a speech made by Congressman Ste - phens charging corruption on the part of members ef the Chickasaw - Choc - taw court. To this the prosecution objected. Judge Long sustained the objection, and the speech was not al - owed to be presented as evidence I known and prominent, but for some Justice contended that the speech! time there has been trouble between being privileged, the publication of the same in a newspaper was prlvt - leged. Judge Long said It might be the Congressman could fall back on his privilege, but he could not say that applied to a newspaper puDiianinginer to a nonn-oouna train aitrr the same. , I quite a struggle. It la alleged thst . . a.a Deposition of M. A. Led better, of Ardmore, Oklahoma: Having practiced law here for 19 years, I knew the general character and reputation during the last montns oi tne reaiaence nere oi Spencer B. Adams. It was bad. Was counsel in the test case known "as Riddle case. After the argument in this case Judge Adams told me he would stay on the bench until the end of time before he would decide the case against the contentions pre sented by our side. He was free to criticise the argument of Mr. Corn nish. Crosa-Examfneid. The test case was decided before any individual case was reached. There were several of the lawyers present when Judge Adams made this declaration. He also said sometning about an teener, maicaung tne length or time ne wouia now out oe- fore he would strike down the Indian rigbuy. (Continued on Page 2.) FAnr.iEnonops dead Diet of Heart Failure When He Attempts to Shoot AutomobniaL A HOST RBU1UCAELE IKdDEJiT Charlie Walkrr, a Cleveland Oawatf Fanurr, lUnrks ftoad aJd AtteeafiU ta Hiiooi AutomobolM Wbr tl Irop Ilr4 la lit- Traaw!ta4 lief ore Thrvate4 Ufp of Ttwea aua Ulw Wat Irif tag tho Marhiae, Ttae Ksritlag 8crM Vrrred Hear kihelby. Shelby. N. C. May K.Charlle Walker, of this county, met his death to-day under meet remarkable rlr cumctance. He had for some time entertained a grudge againct aatomobilea, rje cially a certain one driven by a young man of Shelby. Mr. Uuh Thompson. The young man with bia car carrt4 Dr. T. E. McBrayer. alfe and tbr children to PalUton. and pasted Mr. Walker, aho waa plowing a mul near the road. Th mule waa fright ened by the machine, but was not un manageable. The tragedy ovenrred as the automobile party were return ing home. When aithtu about two miles of Shelby, on the asm road, they met Mr. Walker again, thia time driving the mule to a buggy. When Walker saw the machine he got out of the buggy and pulled the mule and buggy directly acres the road, thus obstructing the passage. Mr. Thompaon requested him to come on ,na P88- ne already oppHi tDe Car- Mr- refused to moe. but o"ged Thompson to past him. Th, Thompson attempted to do. but JU8t lDe macnine began to move Walker raised a gun he was carrying ,n 0,8 nand aimed It at th auto- mobile party. Just as ne did so he feH ,n h "cka and without a trug- Ule dled- Dr..McDrayer got out and examined him and found that he d,ed of hcart trouble. The gun waa I a breech-loader and loaded. Walker had tnre 81,61,8 ln h'8 PeKt and had told 80me of th Pple In the neignoornooa inai ne mienaea 10 am nmpn passea aim again iu In automobile. It looked like an act or trovmence inai savea me psny. I Walker was a tenant on the Isnd of 1 Mr. ueorge Sperlln and bad the repu- utlon of being a quiet, well-behaved citizen. His conduct Is inexplicable. lthe management of hi" machine. TIUKD TO KILL IIKIMirsilAXD. He Locked Wife- L'p Hath Time He Left noiiwi iteneational Ruit at Littleton. Littleton, N C, May 15. Sev- eral dy" u"e a "eajed here by the report that Mrs. ,uamei' l"e, Joun Wlie m "f. le a l00?0 JfO0"g J01" ,f llt ola(- had endeavored to k 11 her " . .V . " ?A ' 7 . . shots at him. Friend", upon learning Inf the t rnn hie whlrh la aald tn hava .c7 a ;u 'T , Intervened, and Rev Francis M"Jruer reclor ul nl- r.pi.cop.i Chorch, swore out a warrant against uaniei, cnarging mm wnn wnippina; her. The case came up some days !f0-.b1uiliere W.M,DO rlA: ,nC6 M" r " ww"' To-day In retaliation Daniel had a warrant issued agslnst Rev. Mr. Joy- ner. charging him with perjury, and te trial is set for Saturday morning 1 before Justice M. E. Newman. 1 Mrs. Daniel la from Hot Springs, I Ark., where she met Daniel some ltlme ago, she being, lt it understood. a I a trained nurse at the time. They 1 were married there, their marriage I being quite sensational. For the past I few months Daniel baa been in bust- ness here where his family are well' I the two. She ran away from him lonce, catching the noon train after lit had started moving just ahead of I her husband, who caught the rear of I the train and picking her up when I the train reached Norllna transferred . . . . a. a . . a he tied and locked her up each time I that lt was necessary for him to teave I the house. 1 Fve Thond nl f cotton Barn- i . t ed at Fort hmitit. Fort Smith. Ark.. May 17. Fire there early to-day destroyed the Fort I Smith Compress and its contents of 1 5,000 bales of cotton. The loss is es- I tlmated at $300,000, and is covered - 1 by Insurance. The fire is supposed I to have been of incendiary origin. - j Flames broke out simultaneously in I a dozen places. Girls Act aa Pall-Bearers. Probably the first funeral ever heIa fn Carolina at which-clrU l acted as pan-bearers was held a few ag0 &t Cooley Springs, near spartanburg. Miss Ada Cooley died and eIgnt of her y0ttns jy friends. I dressed ln white, bore her rem sins I to the grave. Lexington Dispatch.
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