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CIV.TIC: i ...VSPAPET. PUJLISHED ; IN CRAVEN COUNTY II i 1 A Largest Circulation cf V any Pcer in ,-,.' r . tatter North Carolina. h the Best Advertising Medium in '- ' Eatlern North Cantiiuu HOME:W in Education, Happiness and Prosperity' Volume 4 No. Ill NEW BERN, N. C, M EDNESDAY MARCH31. 1909. Price Two Cent Bun CAPITAL CI1YJ MYfSBUDGEi f li;.. Nevtslpf Interest From - Special to The Sun, J- y -r l;-Raitlrt. -ift&jttTht' board loU"- that was waged so strenuously yesterday in the democratic municipal , primaries wmcu wiuiuauu iu bu ; a sweeping victory for reform move ' stent 'or good government league In ' that all the nominees ot the league Sherwood Upchurch, lone admlnlstra-'iiei-candidate for re-election as al riBrmaniiafMit.lni' J. R. Williams, re- forn candidate in the fourth ward by A9 votes. The only other members - - - of the present administration re-elected, are William W; WlUson, city clerk and JF Si Jones, tax collector,, j, Stan Wynne, 'reform candidate for mayor defeats ' James I. -Johnson, present IIMWI Vf IVW w. wvw v WW va police Justice .Alexander Stronach, the reform - -candidate . defeats Thomas Badger by a vote of 1,234 to 720. For city clerk, W. W. WlUson received 1,117 and George W. Kelly 766. For tax collector J. S. Jones 1,067 and C. F. Lumsdea 890. The reform alder men elected are Joseph . 0. Brown J residentof the Citizens National-! Rank: nm 1 Womble of the Carolina Power Co.; D. K. Wright, locomotive engineer;. J. C. Ellington, merchant; E. D. Peebles,-wholesale grocer; JW." A. Cooper, marble and granite works; J. H. Harden, liveryman. . .t A notable feature of the primary' wasith defeat of Henry W. Miller, assistant to First Vice-President An-, drews, of the Southern Railway,; as a candidate for alderman In the sec ond ward, K. D, Peebles defeated him byte votes.' " 'v Mayor Johnson lost tar Wynne v the- race for maror In his own ward, receiving only 115 totes to 206 for Wynne. ? The balloting was by Australian system, making if difficult to keep any close tab as the day- advanced and the results last night came as a surprise even to the most sanguine of the Work ers for the reform ticket' in the big majorities developed. To the sensa tional complications in the police court and Office of the chief of police In the matter of the mutilation of the records, more than to most any other cause is attributed the practically pv erwhelmlng overthrow of the admin istration ticket i ' ; For two- days the work of selecting the Jury for the trial of Earle Cotton, . Tim Holderfield, and Red Hopkins for the murder of Dr. B..W. Smith, of m.Lu..J 1 ... Vn.tMMh.ii ' Knii Araa9m ed along in the. Superior Court and .still the court was obliged to take recess last evening with one juror " was exhausted and time must be al lowed for the sheriff to summon fifty , more men from among whom a Juror 1 expected to be seleoted. Then 460 men will have been plckedr over in the search for acceptlble Jurors. . . The ' inrnr. .inwntcd thui far are: Jos. . ParUn. L. B. Mangum, W. B. Norwood, Ji C. Carpenter, B. B. Fish, O'Neal. H. O. Bears. T; TU.WatklnsV'Jno.' OewrR. II, Banders, jJt., W.' H. Kelly." fn.Jh.e1 work of selecting HM twejttn juqpr tha State has. one remaining thai I ng-e and the three defendanla"426. Sv The secretary "of BUte'hai Just re ceived from he State', printers, ready for dlbtrlbutlon throughout the State t sf printed captions, synopsis and ln dx o -the public and private laws rsed-by the recent 'legislature. He also delivered to the State printer i last of the copy for the laws, slde- , led and ready for printing and bind- ittg and more than, halt of tbls is al ready la type. The printer's copy pt i.e Journals of the house and Senate ) ave also been completed and turned over to the printers and, in fact, all the work Incident to the offloe of the ncreta;y "of state In consequence of the legislature Is completed and the "dock cloared"-completely so far . as t's a secretary of State Is concerned ex -pt for distributing the printed vol i its of -the law. - .' . The corporation commission heard y the c-. o from Durham In which . "" !:! r.f..Ung to compol tlie , !i i Jivay and the Seaboard I - 1 1 j in 1 in. the con -net Ion ' r .! n Av. iiiie in r , (i r via 1 i 'a In x to CpALSTRIKE IS AVERTED Will Work U der Old Agreement By Wire-to; The Sun. ;; ewTork,.:.Mar JThpmas 1 Lewis; president ol tho Miners Work ers' Union, sent a letter to 'the leading mine -operators- today, declaring that there would be no immediate coal strike, if any at all. ; . . . The men are willing to ' continue work under the agreement which ex pired today, , pending further -conferences. i Another conference will be held on April 7th in New York. ; . ? ' Tn Speak on (Tariff. By Wire to The Sun.. . -Washington, Bv C, Mar.;3J,.-3-lt was ascertained this morning that; Chair man Olctead has eighty appiioants for time for speeohes on tariff. He is unable to say when general debate on the bill will close, but Intimates that It will continue all of this week, at least - 'v ' . MORSE AIDS A PRISONER. Convicted Banker Confers With Magis- i trato Crane In Tombs, Case.; New York, Mar. ' 31. Magistrate Crane received a letter . today from Charles W. Morse, the convicted bank-. r, saying one of his fellow-prisoners: fata Innocent. The man was discharg ed by two city magistrates beforethe grand Jura indicted him, Morse said. Magistrate Crane called on Morse land promised to.help.the maa, ,r -4ir , i ' This is the second time Morse lias interceded for a feliow-prteoner..b,9Ut' six weess go ne wrote- Magistrate Walsh regarding , a young , Texan' wjthr whom he became acquainted and as a result the man was sent back to Texas oq board one of the Morse steamships.- - ASKS TO BE MFRISOJfED. Cbleago - Bank Wrecker ' Tired of . Straggle, fioes to Jollet . Chicago,- Mar. 81. Custav F. Sor row, vtcei resident of the Bank of America, -Which failed some-years ago as a result of conspiracy of officials. to defraud the stockholdersywd de positors, is now serving an Indeter minate sentence in the penitentiary at Jollet. Tired of fighting to keep out of pris on, Sorrow went to Sheriff Strassheim last week and asked 'that he be taken to the penitentiary. .' ' Sorrow and Abner Smith, president of the wrecked bank, who was also found guilty on the, same charge as the former official, had been out on bail and had been engaged In a con tinuous struggle to escape the penalty imposed, on them by. the Jury. BEAT WIFE 1ND BABY TO DEATH. Farmer, Found, in Hiding, Said He Agreed to Die With Them. Grand Rapids, Mich.,- Mar. 31. The headless bodies of the wife and baby of Gprge Hopfer,,' a farmer, ; were found today at the Hopfer home, near Marcelona, by neighbors. . Hopfer, was discovered hiding In the woods. He confessed, saying, thatie and his wife had talked' ait night about all three 4ylng. toge.thets "an it was agreR that he. should kill them all." TWfth a stick ot wood h beat his wife and baby .pver the? beads until they , were dead.4 -He chopped their heads oft with an ax.- Then, he says, he loaf courage and fled. The author ities think Hopfer la demented. -'V Prince George May Enter Cambridge. Belgrade, Mr. 31. It is reported that former. Crown Prince -George Intends to nter, Cambridge : XJnlversIty as . a Governor Crothers Indisposed. Annapolis, Mar. 81.r-Goveroor Cro thers spent today in -his room at the mansion here, instead of going to his office in Baltimore.- He caught a cold on one of the road-inspection trips with the roads commission. He de nied himself to all callers. , ;. f - v ; -1-4 -Woman's Club Meeting. - A There will be a very important meetlng'of the Woman's Club Thurs day afternoon at 4 "o'clock. 1 - Annual election of officers. 1 All chairmen of the different departments wiil please briiii; In written " reports or the y ar's work. ' ' 1.:; 5. M.;M. MARKS, -. . President i! so. ssi-a ret- .iiin'rly os-euii! , To I t nt o'h I i.-. i .,.-4 d 1j i. OLDlNtffAN SVRQEhDERS Is Severely Injured from Gun Shot B Wirt to The Sun. . iChlcotkh, Okie, Mar. 31.--Severely injured byimshet lfc the-rhirjCrazy Snake Is today a prisoner in the fed eral prison af Muskegee. He was cap tured by Eeputy United States mar shals and kept at Thompson most of the night because of the intense feel ing against him here. The eld' Ifidian surrendered wlthou fight, despite the previous defiant message, ;. Great -excitement prevails over the report .that the Semlnples are arming to, join, the Outlaw bands. Indian:, freemen tn the vicinity of Wolf have already risen. - MARKET REPORTS. Grata . Chicago, Marj 31-Strength In the Liverpool caused firm market here, with prices 1-2 higher for July and t September. Opening: . wheat. May, 117 3-&; corn, May, 671-8; oats, May, 541-4; pork, May,-1776. Cotton: New York, Mar. 81. Cotton steady, with March five points up; balance list unchanged to two points higher. Opening, Mar, S.62 bid; May 8.61; July -9.42; Oct 9.26. Stocks: New York, Mar. 31. Stocks wefe mixed today, as yesterday some show ing strength, some weakness. On first sales number stocks showed fractional losses and equal number showed mod erate gains. Generally firmer tone veloped as trading progressed. E. .js Were again strong features. Union Pacific advanced one point, and Read ing one; Southern Pacific fractional gain. New York' Cotton. Open 'High Low Close Mar. -. , May . . . ..9.62 9.62 98 . ..9.52 9.52- 9.47 . ..9.42 9.42 9.41 . ..9.27 9.27 9.24 9.56 9.47 9.41 9.24 9.85 July ., .. .. Oct. Spots .. .. ,. Sales, none. Jfew Bern Market Prices 7 to 9c. Sales, SO bales. Liverpool Market Open Close Mch. .. .. .. 4.97 4.95 Mar-Apr. .. .. .. ..4.96 4.941-2 Apr-May ,4.96 4.97 May-June 4.98 4.991-2 June-July .. , 5.01 5.02 July-Aug 5.03 4.98 Aug-Sept ..4.94 4.95 Sept-Oct 4.96 4.931-2 Oct.-Nov. 4.94 4.92(1-2 Nov.-Dec 4.93 4.92 Dec-Jan ..4.92 4.911-2 Jan.-Feb .4.92 4.90 Receipts, American, none; sales 8, 000; sjec and expt. 600; American' 7,000; spots quiet; mid. 6.05. Troops Withdrawn. Havana, Mar. 31. At 11 o'clock to day the American 'flag, which has waved over Camp Columbia since Oo tober, 1906, was hauled dovs, signal izing; the departure of the last of the United States soldiers from the Island- the troops will,, board transports this afternoon and sail' for' heme .tomor- TAIfBEMERE ITEMSi Vandemere, N.' C, :' Mar. . -13. Mr. Cohb, train, inspector for .the A. (J, 1 Company, . was here- last; -week.. --sfe : Mr. Jessie MorrlB, of Meslc, was In town Friday. kAff&-ri ' Misses Daisy RIggs, Minnie Miller. and Mable Morris, were in town Sat urday.-.v ,co?. ."."i-, ' A Jolly crowd of young people f Aim Stonewall were here Sunday. ; ;i Mn: and; Mrs., jCharles,3 Whichard went to Bethel Monday on. a, short pleasure tA-"i-;L--.: ' Mrs. John McCotter returned Mon day- bight from Eunn, where she has been visiting for several days. : Mrs. J. R. Taylor, from Marysville, Va. Is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Muse. vi;v;'??;if-. Mr. Garfield Alcox spent 8unday In town, visiting Jbla sister. Miss Charity Alcox." '. ''- ... - Mr. Dan Potter was, here Sunday, visiting relatives and 'friends. ?::; ' Conductor Sanders, is on the Wash ington and Vandemere train again for a few days.V .v' 'Wc?.' - Mr. Charles Flowers, of Cash Cor ner, was in town today, . : '. Lumber arrived Monday night ' to build 4he Const Line wharf. ; d ' .Mrs.'-J.' R. Taylor and Mine Bailie Miuia e-- iit Fi-fiy at I' Vrs. S. F. J' '-..' :.--r i ' ' 500 PUPILS S1BIKE10DAW Because of Dissmissal of Student By Wire to The Sun. New York, Mar. 31. More than five hundred pupils at Manhattan College are oriVstrfke ' today. Boarding studentB have, pickets out, stopping the day students, who num ber 350 as they approach the college. Boarders are packing up preparatory to leaving. The -trouble was caused by the dis missal of one of the students, an ath lete. The students declare they will not re-enter until Nugent 1b re-elected. What Is Whiskey. By Wire to The Sud. Washington, D. C, Mar. 31. Presi dent Taft was In a conference at noon today with Secretary Wilson, Prof. Wiley, Prof. Dulap, of the Chemistry Department, Solicitor McCabe, of the Agricultural "Department, and nearly a dozen distillers and rectifiers, from all parts of the county, in an endeavor to settle the differences between the department and the distillers and the rectificers. 1 The parties are tit odds and never have been -able tojfegree on "what is Whiskey.," The controversy hinges on the pure food act'.' Joseph S. Choote is chief counsel for the liquor inter ests, v NOTICE OF ELECTION. By The Board of Aldermen of the City Of New Bern: BE IT ORDAINED AND RESOLVED: That at next regular election for the City of New Bern to be held on Tuesday, May 4th,,,1909, a new regis tration of all votefs shall be had. That said election shall be had and held at the same polling places in the several wards as the last election was held. - That at said election besides the regular officers to be elected, the election shall be held to determine the question of levying an additional tax for schools as provided by the Act of the General Assembly of 1909. And also upon the. question of the adoption of the act of the General Assembly of 1909 providing for the establishment of a special criminal court as in said act provided. . That the following persons are hereby appointed registrars and poll holders in their respective wards, to wlt: First Ward R. R. Hill, registrar; F. Gaskill and M. Hahn, poll-holders. Second Ward W. K. Baxter, regis trar; E. J. Clark and M. W. Shaven der, poll-holders. Third Ward C. W. Bell, registrar; F. B. Lane and C. B. Hill, poll-hold ers. Fourth Ward J. E. Gaskill, regis trar; Brlce Anderson and J. W. Hill, poll-holders. Fifth Ward E. L. Smith, registrar; C. T. Hancock and P. Weiss, poll holders.' '" .! Sixth Ward J. H. Stanley, regis trar; E. H. Henderson and B. F. Dukes, poll-holders. . That the Chief of Police Is hereby directed to notify the Bald persons of their appointment- - That this notice be published in the New Bern papers until election. In Compliance - with the Act of the General ' Assembly of North Caro lina, 1909, entitled "An Act to Pro vide . Additional .: Support for the Graded Schools of the City of New BE ,m ORDAINEB;'By the Mayor '. and Board ot Aldermen of the City ot New Bern:" ""Section 1. That at the next regular election of Aldermen for said - city there shall be submitted to the, qual ified Voters, whether there shall be levied' on the property and polls for the support of the Graded Schools ot said city an additional tax ot seven and one-half cents (7 1-2 cents) on the property and 12 1-2 cents on the polls: In- sald-ctty.t,:u'j. ;.iv;;,;i,' i Sec lv That at such election such o the voters as (half favor the levy and collection of said tax snail vote a -ballot containing the words; For Schools; and those of the voters who desire to oppose such tax shall vote i'i ballot" ' containing the - words; Against Schools. "'.-'-- Sec. 8. There shall be a new regis tration of all the voters In said city for said regular eleotlon. . ".." Sec. 4. That this ordinance i ' uII be Dublished for l!.' 'v ' a notice of such e1 " v it i,istratton. : . ' iixiied. In the i and in The Bun. . T. PATTERSON-' . City Clerk. DR. WM. JONES IS MURDERED Been in Philippines 2 Years. By Cable to The Sun. Manila, Mar. 31 Dr. William Jones, a noted authropologfst, of Field Mu seum of Natural History, in Chicago, has been murdered in Isabella Prov ince. He was supposed to have been killed by wild tribesmen. Dr. Jones had been in the Philip pines two years, Investigating the wild tribes on the Island. For several months he has been studying Ihongots, living among them in the hills. The government is preparing to send a party to the scene to investi gate. MONTHLY ItEl'OKT New Bern City Schools For Ending March l!Mh. .Vonlli Number of former pupils enrolled this month, males 336; females 407; total 743. Number of new pupils enrolled this month, males 13; females 7; total 20. Number of pupils received on roll, males 349; females 414; total 763. Number of pupils remaining at date of this report, males 271; females 347; total 621. Total of those on roll each day, males 5481 ; females 6708; total 12180. Total of those present each day, males 5176; females 632S; total 11504. Total of those absent each day, males 294; females 393; total 686. Average daily attendance, males 260.11; females 315.09; total 575.20. Per cent, of attendance .9482; num ber of tardies 4; number ot days taught during the month 20. Teachers Attendance. Highest per cent, of attendance 10th Grade .9949; 6A. Grade .9925; 7A. Grade .98.24. Honor lfoll. 7B. Grade Dociaif Bellangia, Ruth Watson. 6A. Grade Blanche Gaskill, Kath leen Lucas, Ida Gordner. 6B. Grade Hattie Hunter, Nita M. Wetherlngton, Vida Fulcher Rea. 5A. Grade Florence Fulford, Lula DIsosway, Laura Sinpkins. 4A. Grade Rufus Armstrong, Al bertina Jones, Thomas Lee Taylor. 4B. Grade Edna Whitehead, Emma Kehoe, Harry Passman. 3A. Grade May Mashburn, Mildred Whitehead. j 3C. Grade Guy Odum, Roy Kellum. 2A. Grade Jessie -White, Catherine Boyd, Elizabeth Ashford, Thelma Howell, Reata Labakl, Elizabeth Har- ell, Anna Lumsden, Wilheluiina Rein. 2B. Grade Esther Davis, Annie Passman, May Hudson, Grace Jami son, Mary Chadwick, Phillip Willis, Margaret Grubbs, Ernestine Bell. Adv. 1st Bertha Fulford, Margaret Thornton, Grace Balance, Ivy Wil liams, Llllle May Windley, Primrose West, Mary Smith, Can Odum, Rich ard Spencer, Bryan Duffy, Fetter West, Charlie Hall Ashford, Elgie Carraway. 1st Mary Lewis, Leora Arthur, William McSorley, Cecil McGinn, Jackson Windsor, James Lucas. Colored School. Number of former pupils enrolled this month, males 317; females 393; totar 710. . Number of new pupils enrolled this month, males 10; females 8; total 18. Number of pupils received on roll, males 327; females 401; total 728. Number of pupils remaining at date of this report, males 203; females 265; total 468. Total of those on roll each day, mates 4417: females 6862; total 10280. '. Total of those present each day, males 3621; females 4653; total 8274. Total of those absent each day, males 796; females 1210; total 2006. Average dally attendance, males 181.05; females 232.65; total 413.70. Per cent, of attendance .81; number Of tardies 28; number of days taught during the month 20. V 10SE BANDIT ROBS TBAIJTi 'Fairfield, Nebr.", Mar. 31. A masked train' robber, with a red " lantern. stopped a local passenger train, on the Burlington Road last night near here, boarded the train.- and forced the con ductor to. carry a sack . through the passenger coach and collect 1300 and seventeen watches from the passen gers, nineteen women and two men. The robber v, pocketed ;, the - booty, dropped off the rear end of Ahe train, and escaped. NEWS IN BRIEF Short Items of Interest Condensed Into Small Space The scarcity of fish and oysters was noticeable on the local market today. One dealer had a large quan tity of herrings on hand, which he had dressed and salted, preparatory to shipping to a foreign market. The small quantity of oysters on the mar ket were bringing 40 cents per tub. Misses Mamie Powers and Berlie Powers, of Stonewall, Pamlico coun ty, came up to New Bern this morning on the P. O. & W. train for a day's stay in the city, to attend the spring millinery opening. They are guests at the Gem hotel. There was no session of the city police court eld this morning. Messrs E. R. Brockett, of New York, and J. II. Royal, of Richmond, Va., arrived in the city this morning on the east bound train on a short com mercial trip. They are registered at the Gaston hotel. For the past few days there has been a number of visitors from the surrounding counties in the city look ing over the beautiful line of new spring goods that our merchants are exhibiting at their regular spring openings. The styles and fashions ot this season for the gents as well as for the ladies are very attractive and popular. The double-boiler steam dredge that has been lying at Union Point for some time, has been purchased by the .Maryland Dredging Company,, of Bal timore. The boat is now on Meadows railway undergoing some needed re pairs to the hull, after which it will be carried to Baltimore. Weather forecast for North Caro lina: Fair tonight and Thursday; frost in the interior tonight. The store in the office building of A. H. Bangert's, on Middle street, next to Barlling's Shaving Parlor, is being remodeled. A plate glass front is be ing put in and other changes In the structure are being made. When completed it will be occupied by Mr. A. E. Hibbard, one of New Bern's pop ular jewelers. At a special meeting of the board of aldermen, held last night, a new regis tration was called for in the city elec tion to be held on May 4th. At said election the questions to be determin ed, outside of the election of the reg ular officers are: levying an addition al tax for schools, and also upon the question of adoption of the act of the i Dorothy , General Assembly for the establish j ment of a special criminal court in New Bern for the seventh and eighth townships. The messenger boys of the Western Union Telegraph Company are feeling proud today over their new blue uni forms, trimmed with red braid, which present a very neat appearance, and add much to the dignity of the office. Mrs. Emily H. Claypoole returned home from Kinston last evening, where she has been visiting relatives. During her stay there she was the guest of Mrs. Felix Harvey. The reporter in conversation with some of the fruit growers, gathered the information that the crop is dam aged to some extent, due to the recent cold snap. The peach trees seemed to sufferer most, although the strawberry crop is badly damaged, while the ras berries are in good shape. It Is reported in this city today that on tomorrow, Thursday, the new Un ion passenger station in Goldsboro will be opened for the first time. On this occasion the passenger trains on the Southern .Atlantic Coast Line, and the Norfolk and Southern will be op erated into the new station. It is said to be handsome structure and a credit to the city. Uncle Remus please Investigate and see what has become of the proposition for the most needed union station at New Bern. Miners In Kiut. Jasonvllle, Ind., Mar. 31. Two nun dred American miners, armed, left Jasonvllle today for BogTt Mines, to repel the attack of 150 Hungarian miners, who are said to be approach-1 A Ing the shaft, to dynamite it. Shots Were heard today iu the di rection of the mines and distress sig nal has been blown repeatedly by men at the shaft. The Hungarians have cut the telephone wires. - . ' Following, the report of the 'fight, two hundred inore American miners left Linton for Bogle Mine. The sheriffs ot Green and Clay counties, With large posses, have gone to pre vent a battle If possible. The militia company at Terra Haute Is being held ready. 125,000 Bend for Mrs. Boyle. By Wire to The Sun. Mercer, Pa., Mar. 81. Mrs. James Boyle, abdustreas of Willie Whltla, was arraigned before Justice McLean today, waived hearing and was re manded to custody of sheriff Chess to await action of April grand Jury-Bail 1HE JUDGESHIP NOMINATION New Influence In Be-) half of Sewall 4 By Wire to The Sun. v . I'ji Washington, D. C. Mar. 31.-"-Sena-' tor F. M. Simmons and Representative Page, today presented to President - Taft, Cameron Morrison, and U. F. '': Page, who called for the purpose of ' . , urging the appointment of Herbert ' Sewell as federal judge of the Eastern ' ' District of North Carolina. The above is the only information f ' received, concerning the nomination of the judge for the eastern district " - . : of North Carolina. , . K . j-Tt Friends of W. W. Clark were ex ceedingly encouraged last night and this morning, when it became known -that Mr .Clark had been called t5p v Washington at the request of the Afr " torney General. It is thought by some : that this turn in affairs has more than ' a significant meaning, and is looked, -upon by some of his most interestedt friends as the last step to take beforeV reaching the office. Just what may happen or what could happen, It not known. Friends of Col. Skinner, are also firm iu their opinion that there is yet a chance and a better one than is known, for him. They also claim that he Is the logical man for the place, and all the rumors of the assurances of other men being successful, doesnt amount to anything. At the proper time, they say, he will be nominated. Not Confirmed. By Wire to The Sun. Henrietta, Okla., Mar. 31. The re port that Crazy Snake has been cap tured, is not confirmed here today. Colonel Hoffman telephoned from Pierce that the report Is untrue. Last Juror Secured. ; By Wire to The Sun. Raleigh, N. C, Mar. 31. The last juror in the Smith murder case was selected this ninrnine nnrt the trial fa , ! under way. More than 80 witnesses are to be examined. Eight lawyers are in the case and will take all the week. . , j OIM'OSE SI 1AY VISITING. Methodist ('(inference Says Bay Is Set Apart for Worship of God. Baltimore, Mar. 31. Sunday visit ing among relatives and friends Is discouraged in resolutions on Sabbath observance adopted today by the Bal timore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The resolu tions call on the members of the va rious churches to refuse to patronize or encourage the Sunday newspaper, the Sunday excursion, and as far as possible Sunday railroad travel and traffic, and every other form of "Sun day desecration." In making Its re port the committee issued a statement It said: "In this age of commercialism and worldliness the temptation to ignore the Fourth Commandment Is very great, and this holy day is constantly being desecrated in business and so- ,'4'; cial life. Money-getting during - the six days of the week and taking thelr.T own pleasure on the Lord's day, or In some cases carrying on the -work s , V through the Sabbath, seems to be the end of many." .: ;. - X j The committee alBO recommended -. ..; that sermons be preached on Sunday,; I observance at all charges during June! ' ' J There was a pathetic scene during - 1 the presentation of the report .of the committee on memoirs. The Rev, Dr., F. J. Prettyman. of Calvary Trinity. Church, paid a touching tribute to Mrsv Susan B. Wilson, wife 61" B&t&fr4(l pheus W. Wilson, who is "presiding. She died during the conference year. I With tears streaming -down his face, 1 the aged bishop listened to him. Aain I and again he wiped them away wltll" his handkerchief. . V After strong addresses In favor ol the continuation of the publication of IUQ DttillMlUlU oumueiii luniuuuioii various members pledged themselves to secure either 1,500 new- subscrip tions or to give $1 for. each subscript; tlon they failed to get. Gov. Hnghes' Father the Orator. Bristol, Va., Mar. 81. The Rev. D. C. Hughes, father of Governor Hughes, ot New York,, has accepted an Invitation to deliver the bacca laureate sermon before the girl stu dents ot Virginia Institute here Sunday,, May 25thitj,hjai ake-lffirmohv betore.jtbtInlfW Chrtatian Association of the- same Institution on the night of the same dayv ; y v ' r If 1 . c V jd. r :tS-vi--;-;-i::.V;i 1 was fixed at 25,0Ct;r- v ithe night of '": ::l ;i:'.Vj:''J .i'j?:.-"''''VHrt