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VOL. XXXI. RALEIGH, IV. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY G, 1913, No. EDITORIAL BRIEFS! One hundred or more Democratic lawyers are now trying to make a noise like a judge. An exchange observes that Mr. Bry an is quiet. It is probably the calm before the atorm. But should the Legislature create a board of pardons, then what would the Governor have to do? And now the State Fish Commis sion bobs up with a $2,000 deficit. Isn't it time to impeach somebody? The groundhog and the Democratic party both saw their shadow. The groundhog was wise and went into his hole. The saw dust bills will probably be taken up when the Legislature gets through manufacturing justices of the peace. There has been some talk in the papers about carrying out the Demo cratic policy? But what is the Demo cratic policy? Does anybody know? The New Hanover grand jury dis covered that the convict force had been fed on rat soup. Considering that the gang is not composed of Chinamen, that is a very severe diet. Senator Tillman says that the pub lic murals in bouth Carolina have rapiuly grown bad in the last ten years. And Mr. Tillman has been tne political boss in his State during lis decadence. This Democratic Legislature could find a way to pay four extra Superior Court judges and four extra solici tois, but they don't seem able to find a way to give the poor children of this State a decent education. Congress, recognizing the dangers of aviation, has agreed on a 20 per cent adduional increase in pay to ouicers ot the army, navy, and ma- line corps wno may bedetailed to aviation duty. This seems to be an instance wherein there is warrant for salaries "going up." It is now claimed that ex-Governor Glenn played a game of baseball with Governor Wilson when they were at Davidson College, and for this reason it is believed that Mr. Wilson should now give Mr. Glenn a job. However, Mr. Wilson may deny that he ever played ball at Davidson. One lady, chief of a department in Washington under the present ad ministration, is to be opposed in her candidacy tor reappointment under the Democratic administration by an other lady. Now, gentlemen, remem ber the chivalric pride of the South. Don't crowd. Ladies first, remember. The Pujo Committee will soon re port, we are told. Will they include in their report, you reckon, bulletins as to the state of health of one Mr. William G. Rockefeller? Or, better still, let us hope they will give an en tertaining account of their trip to Jekye Island where Mr. Rockefeller has kindly condescended to receive them. The piefest is now officially in augurated. Governor Wilson has at last condescended to take the impa tient and hungry horde into his con fidence by announcing his first ap pointment, one Joseph Patrick Tu multy to be his Private Secretary. Tumulty it is; and an appropriate name, to be sure, with which to begin the tumultous times we are likely to see before the piefest is over. The Postmaster-General has rec ommended that the rate of postage on newspaper be doubled so that the country may have one cent letter postage. Certainly the Congressmen will not vote to double the postage rate on newspapers and at the same time vote that air their campaign speeches, public documents, etc., be sent by mail f ree of any cost. Would not it be better to abolish the "frank ing" system rather than deal a death blow to the newspapers? . . ... WILL HAYE INCOME TAXKrS: Even a Moderate Tax Would Raise Orer One Hundred Million Dollars TRIUMPH FOR PUBLIC OPINION , Supreme Court Once IHcidel Income! Tax Was Unconstitutional and Public Opinion Haw Iemandexl Tliat the Constitution be Amended Taft Breaks the Record in Num ber of Judicial Appointment -Fil-ibuMering Tactics by Democrats to Have All lie for Their Own Dem ocrats Find it Very Chilly at Tren ton. (Special to The Caucasian.) Washington, D. C, Feb. 4, 1913. Senator Webb, the new Senator from Tennessee, was sworn in on yes terday. He is a native of Person County, North Carolina, and is a graduate of the North Carolina State here in Washington, during the win University. Senator Webb is elected ter, it is reported that the atmos- as an Independent Democrat, against the regular Democratic candidate. In the Legislature, he received the vote of all the Independent and Progres sive members, of all parties. The Demeocratic Filibuster. Ever since the beginning of this session of Congress, the Democratic members of the Senate, though in the minority, have used filibustering tactics to prevent the confirmation of every name sent to the Senate by President Taft. Today at 1 o'clock Senator Smoot moved again that the Senate should go into executive session to consider the confirmation of over one thous and nominations that had piled up since the beginning of the session. Every Democrat voted against the motion, but the motion was adopted by two majority. The Senate is now in executive session, but it is under stood that the Democratic Senators have been filibustering since 1 o'clock and threaten tq keep up the filibustering, even if "'the Senate is kept in session all night. The Income Tax Amendment Adopted a nine more man roitr years ago an amendment to the Constitution of the United States was submitted by Congress to the several States. Within the last few days, the amend ment, (which heretofore had been ratified by thirty-six States), has been ratified by the Legislatures of the States of Delaware and Wyom ing. This secures the adoption of the amendment, with one State to spare. Therefore, today, or as soon as the formalities of the action of three-fourths of the States is official ly announced, the income tax amend ment will be in full force and effect, as much as every other section of the Constitution. This will enable Con gress to at once pass a law provid ing for the levying of an Income tax, and thereby to raise almost any amount of money that Congress may desire. Even a moderate income tax would raise over a hundred million dol lars. WThile it is not believed that there is sufficient time left during the present Congress, to pass such a law, it is certain that the next Congress will enact such a provision. A Great Triumph For Public Opinion and Justice. It will be remembered that a num ber of years ago the Supreme Court of the United States declared that an income tax was unconstitutional. Since that time public opinion in favor of such a tax, in spite of the de cision of the Supreme Court, has grown steadily and so strong till the country is now almost unanimously in favor of amending the Constitu tion. If public sentiment had been as strong in favor of the income tax at the time the Supreme Court ren dered its decision, it is believed that such a decision would never have been rendered. In short, if the same Supreme Court that declared the In come tax unconstitutional was sitting on the bench today, it Is believed that their decision would be in favor of the income tax, even without the amendment which has just been adopted. Another striking illustration of the force of public opinion was in the action of the Senate in convicting Judge Archibald. Every lawyer with whom we have talked, who has exam ined the case and compared It with the case of Judge Swayne, of Flor ida, who was acquitted by the Sen ate, admits that the case against Judge Swayne was stronger than the case against Judge Archbald. There fore, if Judge Swayne, who was ac quitted, should again be tried today by the Senate, it is believed that he would be convicted. Taft Breaks the Record. An investigation of judicial ap pointments made during President country, that President Tail has sp- i pointed 114 of that number. This Is I the largest percentage of appoint I inents of Judges, who are appointed to serve for life, or rather during "good behavior," that any President has ever before had an opportunity to appoint. The same is true as to appoint- ments made by President Taft on the Supreme Court bench. During the last four years five vacancies have oc-i curred in that court, which is com-! posed of nine judges, and thus wei have today, a majority of the Su-I preme Court of the United States. j and a majority of the other federal! judges of the United States, now serving, appointed by President Taft during the last four years. In dis-j cussing the record breaking appoint ments of Judges today, a western Congressman remarked that this was not the only respect in which Mr. Taft had broken the record. Cliilly At Trenton and Princeton. It is clear that many Democratic politicians are not very much pleased with the results of their visits to call upon the President-elect. While the weather has been unusually warm phere around Trenton and Princeton has been unusually chilly. Arthur Johnson May be Electrocuted Tomorrow. Arthur Johnson, the negro mur derer from Pender County, is under sentence to die in the electric chair tomorrow. The negro was convicted of murdering his wife, Rosa John son, he having shot her five times. The case was appealed to the supreme Court, which refused new trial, and the day of the execution was then fix ed by Governor Kitchin. Governor Craig had seen none of the papers until today and was not familiar with the case. He expected to ex amine the papers in the case yester day. P. S. Since the above was written it is learned that Governor Craig has commuted Johnson's sentence! to life imprisonment. LATE NEWS ITEMS. Two white men and three negroes were drowned yesterday near Belon zi, Miss. The House committee of the State Legislature has made favorable re port on the "Search and Seizure Bill," which designed to find liquor. The judiciary committee has made favorable report to Congress on the Webb-Kenyon liquor bill. This bill would prevent large shipments of li quor into "dry" States. The State-wide primary bill was discussed by the House last night for several hours, but no action was taken on the bill. The measure will come up, again in the House today. R. L. Holland, a Fayetteville mer chant, found three negroes attempt ing to rob his store and held them up and arrested them at the point of a key. The negroes thought Mr. Holland had drawn a pistol on them. After taking laudanum and pow dered glass, slashing his wrist with a razor and shooting himself below the heart in an attempt at suicide, Gor don Flournoy, secretary-treasurer of a cotton mill at Albany, Ga., still lives Kate Coler, a Raleigh woman, went to Durham and partook of too much liquor and was arrested by the Durham police. The woman was forced to tell where she purchased her liquor, and Jesse Crabtree is in the toils. W. T. Jackson, a prominent farmer in Caldwell County, had a difficulty with his son-in-law, William Thomas, Tuesday morning and struck him over the head with a stick of wood, fracturing the skull, the latter dying instantly. Jackson immediately sur rendered to the sheriff. Utah Will Build State Capital With Taxes From Harriman Estate. The inheritance tax paid to the State of Utah by the estate of the late E. H. Harriman will cover about two-thirds of the cost of the erection of the State Capitol. The Harriman estate pays the State nearly three- quarters of a million dollars, and this was set aside by the last Legislature as a caDitol fund. The building will cost $1,040,000. Exchange. Governor Wilson announced Tues day that efficiency and the merit sys tem would form the basis for his pat ronage policy and declared he would not remove public servants simply for partisan reasons. "Every contradiction of our will; every little ailment; every petty dis- nnnointment will if we take it pa tiently, become a blessing." WITH THE LEGISLATORS!: c . j i j D r senate and Mouse rass BUI treat- , tng Four New Judgeships SPECIAL SESSION LEGISLATURE Cioemr, Irrilent of the SrtuUr and Sieaker of the 11oum to Hint a Committee to Consider lro-' jkh1 Constitutional Amendments ; Mut Report Back to kernr, i Who Will Transmit Heport to Se- j cial Session- Governor ApjnJnt Commitne to Confer With Kail- roads am to Freight Hate. ! The Senate has patsed a resolution! providing for an extra session of the! Legislature first of next year to pass; upon Constitutional amendments as reported by special committee. Sen ators Jones and Council created ,some excitement among their broth- er Senators Saturday. In fact, these two ex-judges lost their judicial temper and became very personal in their remarks. It was over the State's deficit. Senator Jones was opposed to creating more jobs until the State's debt was provided for. Rep resentative Clark has introduced a I. ! 1 1 . ..... mil to prohibit the manufacture or sale of cigarettes in North Carolina. Mr. Mintz has introduced a bill in the House to appoint a State Building Commission and to provide for a new building for the Depart ment of Agriculture. The State has received a proposition to sell the Mul let Road. Legislature now haa the proposition under consideration. The House has passed another resolution looking to relief from discriminatory freight rates In this State. Thursday's Proceedings. The Senate passed the resolution providing for an extra session of the General Assembly to propose and submit specific amendments to the constitution to be voted upon by the people. The resolution provides that a commission composed of five mem- -kbrg of the Senate, seven members of the House and five men appointed by tne Governor shall, during the time between the adjournment of the reg ular session and the convening of the extra session, prepare amendments to the Constitution to be proposed to the extra session and to be acted up on when that session convenes. The presiding officers of the Senate and the House are to be ex-officio mem bers of the Commission, which is to prepare and file its report with the Governor fifty days before the Gen eral Assembly convenes in extra ses sion. The House passed a resolution in troduced by Mr. Justice empowering and requesting the Governor to ap point a commission of five members to confer with the officials of the in terstate railroads doing business in North Carolina as to their attitude in the matter of freight rates and to as certain whether it is possible to se cure from them, by friendly means, tne concessions demanded In the mat ter of equitable rates. The resolu tion provides that this commission shall make its investigations and re port to the General Assembly at the present session. Governor Locke Craig transmitted to both Houses of the General Assem bly the proposition made through E. C. Duncan to purchase the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad. The Governor made no recommendations. The message and the nrnnnetMnn were referred to the Finance Com mittees of the two Houses. After considerable discussion the House passed a bill introduced by Representative Stewart, making it a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprisonment, for a farm tenant or laborer to violate any provision of a contract made by him with a land lord to cultivate certain lands or to work on the farm for a specified length of time. The bill makes no provision for punishing the landlord for any violation of the contract on his part, and an amendment that such contract should be in writing was voted down. Senator Peterson, of Sampson, in troduced a bill to establish the coun ty of Jarvis from portions of Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, and Cumberland Counties, with Dunn for the county seat . Senator Gilliam introduced a bill to establish a Fisheries Commission. The bill to authorize the summons of juries from counties other than those of trials passed final reading and was ratified. Friday's Proceedings. The committee substitute for the jury bills, which gives the defend ant twelve instead of twenty-three preemptory challenges in capital cases and leaves the State with four, was taken up as unfinished business and was passed. Several substitute ffifadnects were oUTered but wr oted. A reflation was Introduced by Senator Ward for committee oo Cor ration commission to iaquir t&t t&to 'and report as to the adttsablHty of ; repealing the first proUiw to iWHoa 1 1 ' ? of the BevUal so as to Irate d oort haul rUus iron- clad and make our State law con- ! form to our late memorial to Con ic rets for a repeal of the first and Ap-!recond proviso of the Interstate Commerce Commission act. The Committee on Institutions for the laf and Dumb reported without prejudice bill to appropriate fundi for the North Carolina School for the Deaf and Dumb. The Committee on Propositions and Grievance reported favorably bill to permit counties of North Car-; 7 o'tlork tonight and a small sklrta : olina to employ banks and trust com- Uh occurred at the Trhatalja lice. i'4ir liLannai agents in place oi county treasurers. The Committee on Regulation ot Public Service Corporations reported without prejudice bill to require tin- der guards on all passenger cars in this State. Unfavorable report on bill to require railroads to provide automatic signal guards at crossings.! Unfavorable report on bill to protect j human life by prohibiting trespass-! ing on tracks and road-beds of rail-j roads. Minority report submitted. The Committee on Library report ed favorably bill relative to traveling libraries. Favorable report on bill to allow additional assistance to the State Librarian. Unfavorable report on bill relative to Colonial Records of North Carolina. Bills introduced by Mr. Mintx to appoint a State Building Commission and to provide for a building for the State Department of Education and for other buildings to be known as the Aycock Memorial. Saturday's Proceedings. Representative Clark, of Pitt Coun ty introduced in the House a bill to make it a misdemeanor for any per son, firm or corporation to manufac ture or sell or offer for sale or bring into the State for the purpose of sell ing, giving away or otherwise dispos ing of any cigarettes, cigarette papers or substitute for the same, the viola tion of any of the provisions of the act to be punishable by not less than $50 fine. Another bill offered by Mr. Clark proposes to amend revisal section 2,974, so as to confer on women the right to vote In municipal elections, the right to franchise to apply to all persons 21 years old without regard to sex. New Bills Introduced. Evans, of Pitt: To provide for en largement and support of the eastern training school for teachers at Green ville. Gilliam: Amend constitution of North Carolina and enable the Gen eral Assembly to limit and regulate appeals. Ward: To increase number of ju dicial districts and superior court judges to twenty. Senator Ward offered a resolution of greeting as to the building of a southern transcontinental highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Adopted at once. The divorce bill came over from the House and was referred to the two judiciary committees to be con sidered by them jointly. The Stew art antl-tipping bill wag referred to the committee on propositions and grievances. The Senate passed without discus sion the house joint resolution for a commission of three to be appointed by the Governor to take up the ques tion of freight charges by the com mon carriers, and the matter of the railroads conforming to the policy of the State, and report to the governor at this session of the General Assem by; also to confer with railroads not now operating In the State, If deemed advisable, as to their building Into the State. Senator Hobgood's bill to appro priate 15,000 for the preparation and prosecution of suits instituted by the Corporation Commission be fore the Interstate Commerce Com- mission, the money to be expended! for freight rate experts and other ex-! penses was referred to the commit-' tee on appropriations, after Senators Pharr and Jones had suggested that this appropriation and the one to the governor be combined in one bill. There was a sentiment among several senators in favor of the permanent employment of a freight rate expert by the Corporation Commission. The bill to provide clerical and stenographic assistance to the su preme court reporter, with a favor able report from the Committee on Appropriations, having been previ ously passed upon by Judiciary Com mittee number one, which commit tee cut down the appropriation from $720 to $400, raised a bitter discus sion. Two ex-Judges in Wordy Combat. Senator Jones stated that while he had introduced this salary bill by re (Cointinued on page 4.) HOSTILITIES RENEVED Ailtr Two Mostks Amistkt tie TurkiiVBiIUa War lUs Beta Rfntard" TurVrj MoM Wld to lUlkaa tW mattd ir Atlirsl Artniew Will At tempt to lrte Her Completely Out t.f Ktthj-. Trks YVmld Flicht Uke Wild Animal to Hat Their Country." Ixadon. Feb 2 The Turkish Balkan War hat be-t returned. Th bombardnirtt of Adrianoble at i ne armistice ft a a Uu4 eiactly lo months, Bulgaria has turtif-d a deaf ear to 'the remonstrances of the porrs and unless Turkey jllds to the Balkan demands the Allied Armies will now attempt to drhe her completely out of Europe. According to a dispatch from B-. grade to-nifcht Scutari, already is on the point of falling. It is reported that the Turkish Commander haa sent two representatives to the Ser vian Commander to propose the capi tulation of that town. Doctor Daneff, head of the Bul garian delegation. In an Interview in Paris to-night, said he had promised Sir Edward Grey, the British Foreign Secretary, that if the Turks immedi ately accepted the Allies' conditions, they would conclude peace, but what ever happened there would be no fur ther armistice. Sir Edward Grey had a long inter view with the King to-day, after which he attended a brief meeting of the Ambassadorial Conference, but nothing of importance was transact ed. Osman Nazlm Pasha, the second Turkish delegate, will leave London to-morrow to resume his ambassa dorial duties at Berlin. He said this evening that from Information re ceived from military sources he be lieved the Allies under-estimated the condition of the Turkish army and would' find themselves confronted by a redoubtable enemy, the best Mus sulman warriors, veterans from Ara bia, who had fousht under Irzet Bey, and tried soldiers and good marks men lately engaged in Tripoli under Enver Bey and Fethy Bey. He added: "The ambassador was right who predicted that if driven to despair the Turks would fight like wild ani mals." The IemocraUc Way. Union Republican. Some of our Democratic friends are beginning to suspect that they are carrying too heavy a load of cam paign promises. That is one of the habits of that party. When It is out of power it undertake to give the people everything thy ask for, and when it gets into power it give them pretty much everything they don't ask for. Simply an Accidental President. Lincoln Times. President-elect Wilson says he In terprets his election as a triumph of progressivism. The true interpreta tion is that the majority of the American people did not want Wilson, but because of their division, he slip ped in by a minority vote. If ther ever was an accidental President, Wilson is the man, and that's all the significance there is to his election. But They Should Vote as They Pray. Clinton News-Dispatch. The Wilmington Star don't want them to remove the tariff from lum ber and sugar. Sid. Wocdard don't want it removed from tobacco, oth ers don't want It removed f:om cab bage, Irish potatoes, and thousands of other things. The truth of the matter is, all intelligent people are opposed to removing the t.triff from the products of our farms, mines, and factories. The Joint Legislative Committee, at Raleigh, Is quoted as declaring that they are "in the woods." It is deluged with petitions and resolu tions for a six months' school term, compulsory education, etc., but find a "busted" State Treasury, a $725, 000 deficit and bonded Indebtedness staring it in the face and such is Democratic good (?) government. -Union Republican. Have we ever noted what kind of words the Bible uses to describe God's heart? It speaks not only of the grace that Is in it. but of the riches of grace, and exceeding riches of grace; not only of the kindness that in in it. but the loving kindness; not only of the mercies that are In it but the tender mercies. G. H. Knight.