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FOB CONSERVATION
President v Affcrov riit
of National Commission.
SMS-
SENDS MESSAGE CCNGRBS
vres MeMtffes to Conserve the Wai-
ent7 jsnonid te : it f in Effect
iWlwont Delay.
-i-:; ... mitted to 1 Coheress the fcilntirfr,-1
naitted to Congress the fcllowinff
v-j . - IOWH,S
JJS on. .he conscrration . of ;onr
xnatural resources , ?-'r5-.
irj. transmit, herewith a. report of the
r national conservation commission, to
' gether with the
rj:J: :v " ' -J18 reporty iwhich -isthetbutgrowth
;-7;?;:; the-conferenceof Qovernpfs ladt
--v-.;A:r'- Xr - Ma7 vwas nnanimouslyi approved ; by
t;4i;M?t;ti'. the;reeenfc''-itconferenee.'brfA in
this city between the "national con
servation" commission and Governors
f the States State conservation com-
missions and - conservation coinmit-
tees of great organiza'tions of citi
i zens. Jt is therefore in a peculiar
jsense representative of the whole na
tion and alb its parts, " :i 5.
Tfif facts set forth in this report
constitdtpV an; imperative caU'ld act-,
ion. The" situation they disclose de
mands that we, neglecting for; a time,
if need, be, smaller and less vital
questions, shall concentrate an effec
tive part of burattention iupon" the
gre material foundations, of nation
al existence, progress and prosperity.
The progress of our Jcnowledtre'of
this, country will continually lead to'.
more acurate jniormation and better
Use of the ; sources of national
strength. - It is not- ijecessarjy - that
this; knowledge should be exact . in.
every , minute detail. ? It is essential
that it should -correctly; describe the
general, .situation. : The conservation
of our resources :is the" fundamental
question before this nation. y ':-,
-'-;- Our population is now adding about
i-- one-fifth to its numbers ij ten - years.
-aiany ouuions more, must be fed and
X clotted from the products of our soil
- With tbe jsteady growth in population
- and . the gtill more rapid increase in
buuviuupuoa our people ' win : nere-pVt'y-fZ
after make greater and not less de-
" ' : ' .- manda. per capita upon all r thelnat
'S.WU' r nral resources - for their livlihood;
T'f-- ' ; comfort and convenience. It is high
&f&$, ci i 4 time; to realize that bnrre3p
3 of -parents to
wronging our descendants.
Our rivers can and should be made
to serve our people effectively in
transportation, but the 1 vast exoen-
our. resources ,we are I ,t im n...- tH b imh ru i i I n. tt.... ,xfX: :
i ditures for our waterways have not
resulted in maintaining, mueh less in
- promoting, inland navigation. There
fore, let -us take immediate steps to
- - ascertain: the' reasons and to prepare
ana adopt a comprehensive plan for
; inland waterway, navigation.' Our
, forests are fast disappearine. ' and
less than qnefifth of them are being
conserved,, ' and no good purpose can
be met by failing to provide the-rela-'
tively small sums needed "for the pn
teetion, use, and improvement of all
i ; ; forests still owned by the govern
. ment. Lot us enact laws to check
the wasteful' destruction of the fop.
ts in private lands. The Americas
- people stand nearly, as a unit for
waterway development and for forest
- protection. . . -- !
w Mineral iResonrcea Wasted.
Our mineral resources onee ea
hausted are gone forever, and the
-; needless waste of them osts tis 4m
r dreds of human lives and - nearly
$300,000,000 a year. Therefore, lot
ns undertake without delay the in
vestigations necessary before ' out
people will be in position, through
State action or otherwise, to put - an
end to this huge loss and waste, and
, conserve both our mineral resonrdet
fltid the lives of the men who take
.. them from the earth. -
; The" conservation of our natural
.resources is of first consideration. I
. we. of this generation destroy the re
sources from which our children
r .would otherwise derive tke!r livli.
' hood, we reduce the capacity of -our
land to support a population, and so
either degrade the standard of living
, . or deprive the comings generations of
their rights to life on this continent.
If we allow great industrial organ
. iaztions to eexreise unregulated - conV
trol of the means of production ana
, the .; necessaries of . life, we deprive
the Americans of to-day and of the
; future of industrial liberty, a right
no less precious; and vital than poli-
tical freedom. :" ' -
The administration which is just
drawing to a close, has at least seen
clarly : the fundamental need of. f ree-
domV of opportunity for everv citizen.
- No man and no set of men should be J
- allowed to play the game of competi
tion with loaded dice. The uncheck-
i ; ed existence ; of monopoly is incom
patible with equality of oport unity.
. ;: The Teason for the exercise of gov
ernment control orer great monopo-
- ' lies ia to equalke opportunity.
' ; ': : ' .'- -, Waterways. -
9::'0 Accordingly, I urge, that the ' broad
" . plan for the ; development of ; our
0-; waterways, - recommended by the Ih-
: viand Waterways Commission, be put
xx-in x effect .without delay. ;-;;f
;y - The work of - f waterways - develop
s rjnent should 'Ndndertakenf without
lydelay.f MeHtorions projects in known
conrormity with,-the general outlines
- - - - - . 1 -
appropiaatioo if possible,, but if . nec
essary bjr the isjiue of . bonds iu sinaH
It fis especially amportaat. tbat the
aeYelopmeSof water jvoweri should
ba guarded with the utmost care both
by ithe-national rgpTernment andby
toe! States in- order to protect the peo
ple against ; the -upgrowthrrof monopoly,
and to; insure to henra f air share, in
the benflts ,;whicn : will f olMw! thefde
velopment . of this - great i asset : which
belongs to : the, people. andn should be
ontrbnedvTtbeniB
urffe that irovisidn f,maae7ftM
lothf protection. - and 'snore rapid" de-
imm;ci ine. national' v lorests.
t Pjennse: eitbertheiMreainfciw
i of these forests by theeeotlriiii8t ha
of these forests by the. people'must be
cheed:btheir;7
fire; must; be: daiigerpusly. weakened
If .we compare the actual damage; on
similar areas on private and national
forest lands; during the past year,; the
goyernment xfire: patrol saved eommerT
ciai timper wortn as a mtiett 5. as t tne
total cost (ofrearing-for all -national
forests at Jthe" oresnr rate for about
ien years, . ... :. . .
-' ; ".'i;X Lands
vThe use of the public grazing lands
should be regulated ' in such way? as
to improve and 'eonserve their vainer
Rights to the surface of the public
landrsnould be separated from rights
to forects upon it and to minerals be
neath .'it, tnd these; should be sub
ject to separate disposal. f ;
r " The ,eoal, oil, gas xand- phosphate
rights still ..remaining wjth - the gov-
erameni suouia . pe wiinarawn irom
entry and leased under conditions; fa
vorable for economic development
':-:;xlalnejfals. . .
x ; Thejronsumption . of nearly ; all of
our'jimneral ; products - is increashing
more rapidly than our population.
Our mineral waste is about one-sixth
of our product, or nearly. $1,000,000
for each working day in the year. The
loss of structural materials through
fire is about - another million a day.
Tho 3oss. of life in ; the mines is .- ap
palling. ; The larger : parti . of ..these
losses can be avoided. ; :. xxS ----.';;':
- A part of the action of tho joint
conference says : " We also especially
urge on the Congress of - the ; United
States the high desirablity bf main
taining a national commission en th
conservation of t tehresources of "tlie
country ; empowered to co-operate
witb State commissions -to the 'end
that . every sovereign . Commonwealth
and eyery;section .'of the country may
attain the Jilgh degree of prosperity
and the sureness of perpetuity nat
urally; arising, .in " the boundanf x're
heartily-concur and I urge that an
appropriation of at least $d0,000 be
made to cover the expenses of the
national conservation commission for
necessary rent,; assistance and - trav
eling expenses. This is a very small
sum. I know of no other way in
which the appropriation of so small
a sum would result in so large a bene-
I fit to the whole nation.
T THEODORE ROOSEVELT. "
Jones Elected Chief Justice.
- Columbia, Special. Associate Jus
tice Ira B. Jones, of Lancaster, was
elected Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of South Carolina for the un
expired term -of Chief Justice Pope,
whose" resignation has been accepted.
Mr. Jones has served on the Supreme
Court Bench simee January, I&96,
with conspicuous ability. He is rac
ognized as a man of unusual ability,
and his written opinions as a mem
ber of the Supreme Court have been
universally commended and favor?
ably received. Mr. Jones has been in
active public life for, many years.
' Suicides in Church.
- Savannah, Qa., Special. In a pos
ture of prayer in St. Patrick's church"
here and with a bullet hole through
the temple the dead body of Otto
Schueitzer, of Philadelphia, was
found Friday several hours after the
fatal shot was fired. Two notes were
I found, one bequeathing, 1 for "St,
Anthony's bread" and another ex
pressing regret that he ubad permit
ted himself to have any ill-feeling, 'f
Schuenitzer had been tire ; but - a day,
reaching the city aboard . a steamer
rfom Philadelphia, . ;
. Soy Shoots His Father.
Jacksonville, Fla., - Special. Wil
liam O. Bethea, a young white man,
shot and instantly killed his father,
George Bethea, late Friday , afternoon
as the old man was entering the home
of his daughter, in the western sec
tion : of the city. . There had been
bad blood between father and son for
somo time, . which.;, terminated in a
quarrel, which caused -the . old man's
death. ; Bethea is under arrest.
Charleston Dispensary Profits, -.
The total net profits of the county
dispensary for Charleston county
during the months of October, p4o
rember and December were ;$30,-
171.07, the amount in legal ': dispute
not being included. The division ,f
the profits, under ; the : law, ; , is ; as
foll0WS:.X;''vVX'
City ;of Charleston . . , . i $14,4925.
Mount Pleasant..- .V .. .... S03J.8
Sanitary and drainage com
--mission. . i . , 6,
City Schools. . ... . . 6,034.21
General "county fund . ; : ' S,01?42
Explosion Killed 58 : Men. ; ? '
x:Veszprim,Hungary,Special.--The
coal mine here last Thursday "result
tinnioe ntr tkn T,;- ....1 . t- i I : r Ti , 1 ---r- 1 " Tr -i f-i " X - m n
. j - i i i r - m.- - m
WffilAWMKERS
ooms of, tbetate XegiaUttire:. Oob
: i densedInteTtstig slfenis i i front
J - Assembly ; adjourn sine dii Feb
ruary5tll.introduced.soJne' day: ago
Ipy, Senalorpllliotti ame-upndTval
aJbcnost nnanimou$ly voted ; down and
a - motifcn'X; tbieccsider iemadeXs? bv
'ftropcrtSS9S
At ;ndcthe;$efia,t ripairedtoJthC
Housfor 'the vjblnt session to "an-;
n6oneA;tJieesulfejof the Sbailotiu
Tuesday -inx the two brancbesof :tbe.
'Assembly ; on" ; electioii . bl C United
Staesf SfenatorThisr iequiredSx25
;.miflfitgf:--tjv
; A bill ji introduced in" the. Sen
ate by i Senator 'Emple-toxpfgvide no-
lence iafor tne whole of thetatey
is a ; bill that? vilf ; attract very gen-"
era!; interest: .; Ip is "r endorsed ' byith
State f orestry interesrs'and basxbth
eriVciystrongbacldngrlfe;
ply the" Vao fehce'- lawr to every,
seetion of he; State after 39101 rlfc is;
MtimatednoTrahat tabont;jKur-fifthi;
of the' State is already under, the op
eration of no. "fence la-sj One of
the : contentions ; of the forestry in
terests is that tho rnnning at large of
swine, ; for xi inahce"' prevents-: the
growth ; of the young .iong-leaf pbes
in the. eastern section'.of the State -x
;In bbth the Senate atid House bills
were introduced to pay r solicitors a
salary, of $2,000, and. bo other comben-
ssation. - Senator Ifay; put in a bill
i .weuia. legalize an s per cent rate
of interest when; agreed npon by the
parties.--V'. " ' ",;;;; t.'-"'x ... ,x";
felSpeaker Graham tintrbduced a bill
to put Henry H. Howard, one of t he
Merriraac survivors ?on? the "pension
roll, fourth class aid pay him $2o. Tie
was gunner's mate on vthe,. f amo i
ironclad. Sg'x;'-.;- ;
" Legislators are slow to act upon ri:
bill tb guarantee deposits in Std
BanksZ but the-anto-trnsE hill with
tooth; seems in favorrJe l A
Bills , were offered in the Senate on
inursday:;- ' - r .
- iJfanning-Promote mbr X efficient
munidpal government. xThis: is the
bill : prepared by s the Raleiarh Good
Obveniment League and designed to
havi ; i Xsort of i Watts law appli-
cauon to cities ; and towns of. the
State . having 5,00Ql br : more - popula
tion providing for a mayor and four
councilm'en to e elected : and " they
to. have tho.. whole' direction :-; of tho
any city only after t has been adopt
ed try vote or the people. -
: Manning Repeal 305, Revisal, re
lating' .to the discharge of witnesses
before the grand jury, and the cer
tificates of - attendance filed.
Basset t Provide better protection
of earnings of -railroad employes and
others engaged in interstate business
and to assure to them the benefit of
the exemption laws of the State re
lating topersonal property.
The two following, bills passed
their final reading: '
; Amend Sec. 3241, Revisal, relat
ing to witnesses before -.the grand
jury, providing that witnesses shall
not be subpoenaed to appear upon a
bill of indictment earlier than the
second or third day of the court, sav
ing to counties much of the im
mense cost of the. attendance of wit
nesses. ,l
The bill carrying the appropria
tions for the State School for. tie
Blind came from the committee on
State School for the Blind with fav
orable report and was referred to
the committee on -appropriations If
carries appropriations of $22343 for
1909 and $22,00 for 1910 an annual
appropriation of $65,000 -for main
tenance and $100 a month " for tho
school library. - "
Tho minority report of the Senate
judiciary committee reporting the
Manning bill enlarging- the - powers
of the Attorney General wa j x read
and Senator Manning announced that
he would reserve the right to call up
the-.bill on its passage later.
A bill was offered by Senator Or
mond (by requestJProvida for the
creation and organization of the new
County of - Mosely - out of territory
taken .. from Lenoir Wayne - and
Greene if the voters in the territory
so elect. ' ""..;"-'" V.?'
- The following bills were introduced
in the House: .'x.--X-.. :--y vixxj-.-;
Majette Amend Sec. 1747, Revisal,-
to extend the time for register
ing - grants. :-C-r-' v"Xxx''x;;:
Gordon Establish lien npon wear
ing apparel in favor of, laundrymen. j
'fi, Gordon Establish. State library ;
comnission. ; ? ; v.xx- '" C ; -.
Poole Amend Sec. $24, Revisal,
relative to the popwpers of the clerk
of Superior. Court in paying jbat
funds. ::L.X-X yy-i'-
...; Butler (by ; ; request) tAIIow two
years to bring 7 actions against tel
graph" cbnipaniesVft3;jj
x Cox, bf Ansbn -Amend Chap. 273,
Laws of ,1002, . for ; the relief of cer
tain Xknf ederate soldierSpsaUors and
widows. ;:if;:v!i?
; Graliam--Repeal , ChapT. 89, - LaVs
of 1907,:relating ; to additional x cause
;bfvbMe'S;;-
'?;GfabamExiedite the Atrial of cap
ital cases iuid reduce the cost by en-f
abling courts ;.. to: V summon special
venires from some .adjoining county,
Much discussion x. upon the divorce
lat olTbing-beyon f:?tei4xPi:
tmo--orkVM;:- ;n-rS?ri; -:
lbeoinBreloiaiotQhe
eml senffiadiontsina
abseeifhel'e MOnohildrenSi:
::TheVbill:okerM
ybrce ' if ;; childr6h , are. "more than; 21
gears' f cS Th IbUlayiavelib
effect ?to rb
yorgrcrand jiejcabseee I'tVaH?
cbmmissiohers.Uowin?.tbeestabHsh
nthensaryx of,uberculbsu
dispensarieat arid; Isanatoriums;
-1 ; T repjal.Chitpf Laws of 1907,
vt? xecs ; ot ;oBjciaoaT ,01 i JO.
;ounryiv:&;'
Amend Bevkalirektiye to liabiUty
ptJrefpfoti x rindactiensCri;
Eesolution tb-rint. 500 copies ; bf
uieazionai oi- jsprtn . Carolina Library
Assocjation ; ioy4 reprpoi building.
; In the'Senate fFridaV Senator - Or-
moiid foffeffidi bill to put solicitors
of Kth tStatebttialaries ; bl; $200
each instead 9f-Jthe fees-now allowed--
Hankins : - Joint 'resolution to pro-
viae more- adequate ; post olnce X facili
ties for tlwr General ' Assembly.
nkinsr -W Memorial from; if the
North Carolina library 'Association
for the erection'' of a' fireproof-State
ubrarybuildingr x
Hankms: i Memorial : from " : the
North Carolina- Society,; Daughters of
the Revolutions relative ; to . the erec
tion oi a nreprpof ubrary building.
on of a fireproof library building. .
Among the . biHs passed was a'oint
resolution fof l paying' the-evpenses
oi Dr. Gordon ; and. Dr. Bolton, -mem
bers ' of the..Legislature wLo reprcs-
eniea ine Assemwy at the State tu
berculosis ; convention at - Charlotte
recently." i ' ' '-.- - s
There was - read by Senator Dock
"- " pome by cx-Senator N. A.
MeLean of Robeson, in answer, to th
resolution by .SenatorDoctery that
Mr. McLean'; and "others " tc sent ; n
copy of the .Lbckhart bill to inject
sub-section if A" into the anti-trust
act. There w a jocular vote. -
The senateassed ajbill' to; incqr-
noratft hnar1 4nf nnMiVatfnn ;--WnrfW
Uarobna Methbdist Conference.
-, oenaior t;acringer r introduced a
fll to fix the privileges of owners of
.leage books.
In the House Cox, of Wake, pre-.
ated a meinpnal from tho Ladies'
Memorial Association 1 for the Gen
eral Assembly to provide for a fire
proof buildings f or : the. State library
Poole offered bill to amend! Sec.
3354 Revisalrelative to punishment
for ; seduction so that there can be
. a v. ' " . - . -
pumsnmenvf cuar alter marriage . in
the event .there is - desertion within
five years af trVmarriage.
pay the-expenses of the inaugural
committee. .-
Cox, of Wake: Make the salary of
the assistant - Supreme Court libra
rian $30 instead of $15 a month.
Currie : Amend Sec. 87, Revisal,
and abolish the crop pest commission,
putting its duties in. the hands of the
State board of agriculture! ; :;
Currie : Regulate the ; registration
and sale of concentrated feed stuffs.
Currie: Tiegulate tlje sale of stock
foods and medicinal powders forJive
stock. . . ' X- ;'
Gordon: To validate deeds and in-
stmments heretofore executed by.
corporation s. "; x; ; -
Underwood : x Amen 2235, Revisal,
so as to allow thxte days of grace on
bills payable at 1 sight.
Connor: Fix liability of banks to
depositors for forged" or raised
checks. Depositor must notify the
bank within three months of receiv
ing the. canceled check. .-
Connor : Punish derogatory state
ments concerning banks and to pro
vent runs on banks.' " '
Connor: Amend Act of 1907 relat
ing to the salary of the assistantTK
brarian of the Supreme Cesrt.
Weaver: Regulate the use of busi
ness names. '"f-.'-1;'";
Grant: - Protect labor from certain
government employes. xx' x rv C lx; -X
X. Rodwell : Relative to property of
insane persons discharged from asy
lums. x. . m.:f '-'-.::'" ,
"Morton:" Joint resolution to pro
vide more lights in corridors, and ro
tunda of CapitcL . - .
" The Senate lacked a chorum on
Saturday. - '
"In the House many bills were pass
ed of a private nature. Chief among
bills of general" . interest" presented
were? 5 ; i;.:x;-' "
Currie: Amend Revisal 3945 and re
llevex" manufacturers of fertilizers of
unnecessary ' requirements. x
Currie : Entitle sale of test farms
by boards of agriculture, - ; 2
Curjie r Establish; State- highway
commission, -' . Vx-i X'-'fx; '
Perry of Bladen : : For better pro
tection and cpmfort of traveling pub-
lic. ;:::--";. x,:." ;-;--X ' r;V V-V.;;
; Hinsdale: For relief " of ' inmates
of Soldiers.' Home, at Raleigh.' B
J Connor : Provide for equipment and
("maintenance of - Eastern Carolina
Training ; Sch 06I. ":J;0S:Pc;iP
.Among -. the bnisjtb passtbird
reading .was, that to Permit guardian?.
tb cultivate"iand$ ;bf - their ; wards, vyp,
v Mr, Morton 'siill-rfprj: the separa
tion of; the'jraces: in the" penitentiary,;
convicts camps aiid .conty jails,; wfis
bMs":On0dcre-ref erred tbjth
?nimittee3on-ffpenal instituo
there being- w iinanjt3. gen?licnxhviS
wished r to, exernpt their counties - st .;
prevent $theaa e-irmiafeif?j5F
with;he;8sresy nsed;
;; Among the bills ;presentedand the
wprkYof the rSetfatr o$k Monday iaie
we louowingw - v;-
Thereport.olthe 1907 lewslative
the State Treasurers Auditor and 5 the
InsurancoXCombaissione
sentedHb;CtheHouVSataKxwa
offered; ibthex. SenatenbySeatorl
Blow, of Pitt, and . on motion of "Mr
Blow; was Referred ; to. : a select baife
rnitteeLfpr; examination fand;: refibrt.;
-Th;, appointment of -thev committee
was deferred '.by the etairl f ; ';-;v
Ney; bills ntroducedlrejlSf
Blowr Proyidb forUhe'bquipment,
of the, Eastern. -: Carolina Training
School and-, carrying ; apprbpriations;
similar to; the - bill g offered r in"-J the
Housaaturay,.iv4
; Jones t(by' reqtiest) : - Amend Seiu
53;tsofl907rkre!ati
salafypf the night; watehman ; in the
State; house; jinfc&6v&dji?S
XiStarbuck : ; : Amend Chap. 47, Pri-i
vate Laws of 1004, ; relative Tto tha
incjprporation bf the (Jhited; Brethren,;
Elliott cfR&qulfe the; clerks of
perior .Court- to. report' to; thoxAt
torney GeneraL c'C-vx r. A':' o," J.
Parr;f Amcnic.l3437Revisal
relativel-.tot uttering" forged papers, r v
.Pharr;VAmend Sec; 407, Chap. 73;
Private- Laws l$CO,. being : an aet . to
incorporate ; .the": fasonic x.empfcr'icf
Carlottc:i;-;::t:Ci
' HanMns f x Amend Sep. "3317, Re
vrsal, relative ttbthe- sale - of dynai
mite.-;.;-; : c-: .;'
; A biirtp. incorporate Pee Deb: y al
ley., it ai 1 tea a f. Company . . passed '. ' Its
final "reading. " ? ,-j :. xf x ;.';
Thbxfol
affr-a part;bf the many that were of-
-iered -m i.the House : 'i' ' -4"
K Gavin : : "Amend Sec. 4115 X- of x the
school. law. XV ;V '"XV- -..- ' ' ;x
-" Cox, of Wake J. Memoria 1 from .the
North Carolina"" Society, . Sons of -the
Revolution, relative to the Hall '.of
Ijistorj. . ; - V- v - .;
: ; Currie : - Amend Sec 2S30, Revisal,
relating to 1 working, on Snnday.
".Hajrmore: Amend the constitution,
Art. 6, striking-out the poll-tax pre
requisites for voting and - exteudinig
Ih'e time for. tEaX application ; of the
educational "qualification to November
; Hinsdale: Amend Sec. 3006. Revis
al, relative to. the -gale of- cocaine; op
ium and morphine, making the .limit
of, prcecntage of solutions; of these
drugs to be sold . 5 per bent, instea d
bf 30 "per cent, as- at present, and
making -violation of the section with
in the jurisdictooi- of fthe-. Superiur
Curt instead, of." justices of - the
x Lovelace: Amend Sec. .3366 Re-
SRl, relative to landlord -and tenant.
Wooten : Amend Chap. 04, Law-
of 1:H)7. relalivo-to pensions.
- Cc (cf Wake) i Rc'solntion to pr
yi(le.sicr appointment jot ia Vstead-,
erapher and typewriter to - write bul3
xor mcmoerB.-. . - - ,
' On motion of Mr. Underwcod tli
bill allowing" three days of graee on
sight drafts was reconxm ended to the
finance committee for, hearing. Thurso
dav" af temccn
The joint resolution of sympathy
to the King and Queen and .people of
Italy in the recent disaster was. pass
ed after the .amendment of the com
mittee on appropriations striking out
the appropriation of $o,0p0 had- been
adopted.
Considerable.discussion was engag
ed in on Tuesday in the Senate over
the Emplo . Quail bilL. .
, A messpge wes received from Gov
ernor. Kitchin transmitting the, report
of the Commissioner of Insurance. It
went to the committee on insurance.
Among the new bills introduced
were Manning, (by request) : Protect
owners 'of certain real estate in rural
school districts-x - ; ; ; .';;
Dockcry : Giving the people powe
tb name their candidates for-, office.
Dockery (by request) : Requira
railroad engines doing service ;on
main lines to be equipped with:itand
ard electrio headlights.-; : x ; f .
Hawkins: Amend Chap. 831, Laws
e-1907, creating the firemen 's relief
fund, ; ; -x-:;;yx; '"'"- -;";.x x-xx
. The chief tepic of discuss!on4n the
house was over the bill for solicitor's
salary, Bills introduced were as fol
lows -'--U . -
Cox, of Wake : Give tha people pow
er to name their own candidates for-
Haves t Amend See. d24.' RevIsaL
permitting clerks of courts to pay cer
tain amounts to mothers, of indigent
children and other persons, - .; -"
Connor : Resolution relative to the
repeal of the tax on peddlers of manu-;
f actured tobacco and to permit com
petition. . : t -.-..;- ' x:' 3.. " 33
Graham: Amend Revisal, Sec. 30S3,
and provide that if a wife shall re
main separate and apart from her hus
band for five years after he has oil
fered reconciliation and support, in
writing, witnessed, Tshe shall forfeit
ber ' dower. :.r-'- -V- ' . ''3 '? xx- ;; X- 3'
3- Julian : Amend . Chap.;; 831, Laws of
1907, creating Une ; flremen'e . relief
fund. - , : ;-- - . .3' 3 . ! .
3rGxwbed to"Death.dn' WelL; . ;
.mdesborp,;SpeciaI.---Wat8bn-C61e,
a well-digger,- employed - to clean s
well . on" the' Ashcraft. farm -east iof
town,- was '. almost instantly killed
Monday; - Cole was at; the bottom of s
the well and. his assistant, was jdraw
in g-out .the ref useThe rope, ? which
was ; clinost" worthless ; and; had -been
spliced broke and the bucket", weigh-;
ing with its ccfltent about 300 pounds
fell: and gtriick Hm on the l3ead.Hi
skull was - crushed . and .. ne 'drea in
:few.linMttte
yw'dldryou cureyour ' wifejof
cnatterina co mueni .
WflllanV Snee Finds Way fo il Catch
ilmiratt'iWitul $ndWavcaj
Washington Spai-Witbm3he
nextTrdbyg; Atlantic City i
ness' a practical demonstration Jof-a
ne; inyentirKthat g mlY tilizexftlib
ltlSfc"fowebfr;the
wavesjin - thelrproductioi pbifer
light, and 'heat. The ; ihventor blaims
that he' has -mastered Hhe' problemf in
a" maerthatvfeakeBHttxappUcatib
both economic ahdf practicail 3
olEngineers, wbg.baye tested the'wavo
motoyentM-by;;Tiam; Snee of
Pteburg, state that'theserimbtors xwill
do the- wort for wlbich they arel intended-:;
-"; T- ; '- x x-:j;-. 3'-3 .3--i"-3-t-
r . The motor, or-rather the revolving
portion I cf the -'motbiV resembles' in;
construeticu, and 'is in:' effect, a turbine-
It is the only-turbine wheel,
ever, invented for generating fpower;
from wave;;; and itide motion, r The;
icotbf evolves; within the stationary;
shield "that Js' equipped with refiec-
iors and guido.: blades set a such an.
anffleasTtb 'harmonize X all outside
?onflicting forces of the '.'.water,": ao .
that-; no matter from what : direction;
tho water is. jetted into' the interior, ;
fhe motor; always turns in one ;direc-.
lion. - :33 1 ;;-:''-.- '..3 I 3'
Models of various sizes have; been
nade, r and the experiments " liave
prpyed such ;an unqualified success
I hat two 61-ton motors v have been
installed at the end of Young's pier
it Atlantic . City, -and the power ob-:
taincd will -be -.utilized, to make., thej
bier and beaeh a blaze, of light. ;
- -The wave motors ;w"orks as well on
land : as it does in, the water. ' This
Ceature was ' tested 'recently at Pitts-."
burg, the motor proving itself to be
twenty per'eent more "sensitive to Che
currents of. the air than - the - ane
mometer and : the same principle 'that
harmonizes; the" outside , wheel '. perr
forms the same ; service in harmoniz
ing conflicting forces of wind. :
This disco very lK naturally r suggests
the idea of using both the wind land
wave . motors ""in X government light-,;
Souses, and the inventor at x onee
brought. the matter to the attention of 1
the government cfacials v; ;.. ;- .-. ;.
'"; .. ,;: Nino Jurors, Found. 1- x"
- Nashville, ' SpjciaL When - the sec
ond venire of 500' talesmen was: ex
hausted without the completion'of. the
jury to try XoL Dunean Cooper, Rob
In Cooper and John t). 'Sharp' for the
daying of former Senator Edward W.
Carmack, Jddge Hart announced that
be would : devote Wednesday to ' th4
aearibgFof chargeSv Jagainst ;'. Jbrors
Leigh. atidv;'Jackson.7 Meantime v he
IreW another ;venire of 500 names and
Uie sheriff is summoning them for ser-
Just before court i adjourned ' the
State : filed : charges against J uror H
C Jackson, claiming that he wab in-,
lompeten t because h$ "was an babitual
irunkard. ' The State has been trying
since last week to get a , hearing, on.
the charges against Juror J." S".' Leigi j :
and its witnesses were summoned --.to
sppear Wednesday, when both .cases
will be" gono to- x x
There are now nine men. in the box
with charges against two '. of ; them. -
The failure of counsel to complete, the
jury from the first thousand talesmen
together with the fact that" the hunf-'
ber : already selected may; be reduced
by the court makes it extremely ;im
probable that the twelve. men wili.be
3 worn in before some time next week.
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Cleveland Woaaii Lsaves Money M
--:-3r:3 Negrcf Schocls. 7 .
Clevelahd, X, Snecial. Mrs. .' Sanv
uel Mather sister of lrs. John Hay,
who died '1 few .days ago, left an es
tate valued at -$2,000,000. Of this
1250,000 is set aside' for charitable
purposes. - Among these bequests are
$15,000 for superannuated ministers
of the Presbyterian Church; $5,000
for Hanrpton Institute, Hampton, Va.',
and $1,000 for Tuskegee Institute,
Tuskegee, Ala, ' '"" ; '3:: -, '. X r3 ; .
fVo Hectlon Yet in Illinois. ..
Springfield, -HI., Special. Senator-
Albert J. Hopkins,-Republican pri
mary choice for Senator, with BOvetes
can?e within nine votes of re-election
cs Wednesday's first ballot: the 13tb.
joint ballot " taken since the senator
ial deadlock began. The - 90 reeeded
to 85 on the :17th ballot.. . hone of the,
other candidates made consequential
gains and the election of a Senator
does not seeni to be in sight. -- -rr
; Runaway Cars on 0. 0. & 6. r C
Spartanburg, X; S.-.'x C.,x SpeciaL-A
seore of laborers on- .the'- Carolina,
Clinchfield & Ohio " road " came near
meeting; their death Monday afternoon
when eight dirt bars, - attached to;aa
engine, beeame uncoupled, ran down; a
steep grade and pranging Into a tres
tle, demolished 120 yards' of1 trestle
worjc... xne. ... carawere ;reaucea:'? 10
kindling woodix.The .ien xatwotkbfi
the trestfe .saw the " wild rs rushing
down the grade m time to escape fron
certain death. " The accident ctrrred
-f n,n h a it. r;
tien Company, about four miles from
thociltyK;:.rxV
: Boot Bids Gbcdbyerto the Cabinet.
, -Washington, - Special secretary
Root' attended his last Cabinet- meet
ing Tuesday and. his "colleagues in he
official familv gave " hini a ' farewell;
such as he will Jong remember Tht'
understanding -;is.xihatxBobertiBaton
will be confirmed . Wednesday as Sec-;
retary of State and -will at once take
the oath -of cffici..xMrBxot ;-ni;
lcaveWcsbInstca at cc' Wednesday:
lor :Ai oany ana in; o uay ;oc ko
' .--1, .-Z2r??' i--C'f xiW: i
and
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loading Hex r 781; .;Paeng$rii; an
g Cresr-&eateai.j'eat ia. lTiatory ef
;? Wiretoehi;--; Jwth.
a -.i5-"i- -r:
?,New York SpeciaL--rGrave anxier
pervailed here Saturday andtatnr--
wajr mgni ttg we; resuu .01 ine, mm . .: . .r
ling' maritime drama bemg5enaete4i
offx Nantucket on the coast : of tevr333f
England, 3 following 4he v. x; riming t : ; - V .'
earSaturday ofthe bigfWMteStae.lc
;lin;;XRepublic :f: withj-; 761 sbulslll f
' aboard- bv: the steamer iTlbndaS; of.33333.
fthe Uoyd-Italian. lme. 1 The'. wireless .
Jtelegraph.. played an .-important , part 4- - : -in
the grave incidents appending" at"-: 3.3-3-sea,"
far from the . shore,, and proved J r - j
.its utility as it bas neverdonei eforejlxfc?
;it;by' bit 'it; told the talefiretan r 33:
nouncing the news of ;the - eollisiba .T ) 3 i-.
and the rht)fhejliner
- uv ww 0 - bliUlOj WUtCVr iAVAU tlXC lUJkUC4 '
hip itselfTbenit; told of Ihb tes
yunuiuon irom lime 10 lime 01. ino
sinking ship. Jxand "finalljr? summoned;-; 'Cx
from -the adjacent -seas ; the liWhito
Star Jine Balticthe vFrenclsteamelJul
La Lorraine, - the" Curnader " Lueania - ; 3
,-n? -r-t.fiA TvVinc ?- jnf-f ere -Ai A'nVtTi4ikno&'i :'- ' - a
and aGraliani.-
M. . . - M . W , . .. V U K 1. V Hjlll.ll.f
-. At 8 o 7clock - p. m. the"; wireless ?
brought -.reasstu ing". news' from"! Cap
tain f Ransom, of the steamer ;Baltic x -..
He said 'that the 1 Repnblic 'was- still.l',
afloat; that.; ii jloridwSxierJ
own peojile 'and most of those frorat x
the Republic , aboard, close"" 10.2,000. -V -'
souls in . all, was nearby "and that the;; ;; ;;
Baltic - was nearr the scene,' standing -"f
by ready to lend : aid .The "steamers.: V-
. La, Lorraine and Lucania; Captahi; X; ;: .
Ransom said, were al?o in the Vicinity ; ; : .
xand ."the Republic through; her,' wire- . r-"-less
-outfit was recdngi4hojmbve Y
ments.of. e ; snipe oVreseakyf:
z. Until an early hour,Sunday:it' was;,; X'-f-believed
the crashinfir together of theJj 3;
two" big1 ships -had iioj. resulted in y - V
death, Sf ; injury to a , single 4 passen-;:! -i:"
ger -or, member of ; the crews. Shortly
after midnigh t ioweyer, the' wireless
telegraph ' -flashed - the- news that two-
passengers 'on the. Republic hadxbeeir; r "-.;
Jailed, and twa others injured.;; Late fe
-m'fhb .dayXtattothe-
1 ttlibf 7, fouri deaf hs Ten boaii thtv3;r?
X lorida either oimemoers 01 v tn -Z3t--;
t rew or steerage ; passengersv '3 '3-3 'k
; it. is apparent . mat v.. ine lonaaj .
"pinst have 'been betweeb 30 or:-40r-4tniles"bffiher.
course in - being any-.; -"
where near the Rapublic, as the east : " , 4 V
bound and westbound-; steamej - lanes 333
here are that distance ; apart. '1 --''-'x-...
' .The collisions beinff amidship. ai- - ; V .
most immediately- flooded ; the ' engine :
room, of the Republic and of . course ;.".r: :
rendered. ; her absolutely .3-helplesisV "f33z
Fortunately, her :wireless eqtiipmeot ;-, :3:3:'
was well supplied - with storage - bat ; -
tenes and; three were used for. more ;
than six: hours,, until they gradually ;
t became exhausted. ""After that; . re
course to signalling by means of aub- -marine'
bell was adopted. 3 '3? 33
In the! middle of the forenoon -tn
transfer; of passengers io the Flori T c
was made, and although the fog wr .
very dense, unusually calm weather ;
Lfor -this; season- of . the year in. - the f
North Atlantic enabled the transfef. ;
to be made without- accident, r By"
"noon the'Baltie and LaLorrainb were :'
01080 to the scene -of cpUisionV-bull i
owing to the dense fog, were -unable
to locate the! Republic, although the
submarine bells'- could be heard , fre
gently. : 3333;33333x.3.
r". The prompt closing of the ,Repub
lie 's water-tight compartment which -
kept her afloat and undoubtedly
saved the lives of; many of those on .
board.; In the afternoon it was learn x
4rtm ' ttta'TO1rt tViaf" thnea' ttnvn ' ' -r I? X
partments were still holding' the yes
sel above water, bat ithat thar'bulk
beads V and compartment doors'? wera
under a fearful , strain and likely: to
give -.way, at -any moment. "333 J 3'-
: Adispateji at 'S:30 -Sunday "night
said i 'Republia gone down. -No one
aboard. All crew safe on revenaa
cutter Gresham."-. - -:;., ' 3.s3v Pr3,
.... An hour: later another i - .wireleaa
message waa received stating 'that the
revenue cutter Gresham. J with '
. Republic ? crew ;i on x board was pro
ceeding to .Gayiead. - - x. x :-:3
; -.The ;, Republic 's4 passengers-"found 333r3f.
OOO retuTningItalians, many of them'cK
survivors .01 the. earthquaKe. on boam;.
the Florida, which left" - Naples 3 bnJ'
Jsxxti9th3333i3 3 33 77-3
Lfncols .DTative County ; Votes -Dry. -
Hodgonville, Ky : Special. In: a ? ; ; . -
iceal bptiori blecticn Larue cbb.n IijTC;;
which , Abraham LinwlV 'was l:;boni:' t
-1 art v,T ' 33a it'l3333
Heajly 100 years agovote'dry, - -
b7 Woty. pt .SorJhc -yb333-:
ifcaa-il tp,-l;against,jUci
' "-xWwi! Wftt. TnmrftftirA; PMirfftl
-CwashingtOn, SpeciaLx Afinotiba
iv ;1:JrrantofWfl'Alf f- '-"'V'f ? $ Wax
York, tb increase the pensionxof Juli'f0?.i
miral v Coughlan7 "United" Sta tes navyy
from $50 a month'as provided, for in
I a Dension bill, to $100 a month creat-
r - . . ' . . . ... . - m .'.
mlrveiy interest in; tneuse ox,
xtepresenifcirFes.7 Axier--
debate thaLamendmentia lostby!;vS
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