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v. y . VcA Ltansrl 'Wire Service ot the Associated Prtcs. ' ,,.", Lei&i all North, Carolina Afternoon Papers in CircuUtium''- " . LAST EDITION. " "U , ALL THE MAKiqTS. j 1MEeMEIM33VENING TIME VOLUME 27. RALEIGH, N, C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1907. PEICECc SENATE DELAYS VOTE ON RAILROAD RATES 1 i - ;.:,.ty..-V!,.-';1.i'-;.':,:vi;' ' ' AND MAYGO HIGHER Consideration of - Graham ".-BID. Deferred: UnliJV Next Tuesday m uisiinuTs tube- t Passage of Sheriff's Bill Attended by Painful Incidents Hot Speech by Mr. Buy ton, and Manly Amoade Honorable by Mr. Mason Five Counties' Excepted Bill Affecting Medical Licenses Meets With Op position Uquor Question Again Discussed Seuate Proceedings To tflVy Lively at Times, Contrary to expectation, there was no discussion on the -Subject of rail way passenger rates In the state sen ate today, With the consent of Cholr : ,man Graham of the senate railroad committee, and the author of the pend ing bill on that subject, his bill was. postponed till next Tuesday, when it will again be taken up as the special order..- .v.. . There was an Interesting discussion of the bill to further regulate the granting of licenses to" applicants to practice medicine. . The feature of the session, however, was the speech of Senator Buxton of - Forsyth, on the bill fixing- a compen sation for (sheriffs for seizing- il!icl$ whiskey1 distilleries, i Tho speech, as-reported In the ac count below .of the day's proceedings In detail, was attended wlthv a painful Incident," Invblvlng the aenator 'from Forsyth Hind the senator , from Gas ton, which happily hart' a. 'moat pleaa : ant and friendly termination), however, Another Incident waa the unanimous passage jof a- bill , that had fbeenTC--pnrtod unfavorably by a seriate com mittee, namelyr the bill ' allowing tha rvolera'Of Dunn- to Vote on the ques tion of ' -establishing liquor dispen sary at that plaoo-the result of a bet ter understanding of the -senate after a full. dlsouslBon of the conditions at tending Its introduction. The state senate was called to order at 10 o'clock this morning and the opening prayer was made by Senator Brown. The Journal of Thursday was re ported to be correct. ;' t A number of bills were reported back by the standing committee. On motion of Mr. Aycock and with tho consent of Chairman Graham' of the -railroad committee the ' pending Graham -railway rate bill, with amend ments offered which had been made the special order for 11:80 o'clock to day, was postponed And mado the special order for next Tuesday, Feb ruary lath, at 11 o'clock. Two additional amendments " were sent forward to the railway rate bill as follows: I -, i - By Mr.- Mason: -An amendment which alters the figures in the Graham bill from two and a half to two and three-quarter cents for first-class fare and from two to two and one-quar- tor cents for second-class. - By Mr. Blair: Amendment "provid-I lijK for only one fare and that, to be j ' trio and. a half cents, on and after , Aprl 1, 1907,- and abolishing second class coach and fare. jy v , It is thought that by next Tuesday tho senate will have-the house bill In "Its possession and can then be -acted on more intelligently. . !.. , Benator Graham introduced, a reso lution ) acknowledging tha receipt- of the invitation to the- senate from ! wake Forest college-- to : artena wis : ' anniversary or iicarsjry societies. New Bills Introduced. By Mr-Webb: ' Concerning;, the -kin dergarten at- AshevlHe."' Education;, f iv ytti lull : v name VillV. ';. uuiiuvik' ,1 By Mr. .; Ormondjv'JCoiicsrnlnif 'i. the . hunting of squirrels In Lenoir county. Calendar.i . -- By Mr.?, 'Webb:" Joint resolution to pay expenses -of official Aflsit' mf torn-, ' mtttee on insane to Morgan ton- instl- ' tutlonr'-- . - , '-v - By - Mr. aellamy: Providing for better roads from Brunswick ounty. , , By Mr.( Bellamy: ,Tq protect the . Senator Mason then arose and With - ' commerce;, of the ' 'Jiort of : Wllming- drew his motion to reconsider, and ' ton and-state "of Sfortb Carolina. . Ju- stated in a feeling . manner ' that. It ffnl4f r ..i.-- :. .,'... . . -, :.- , - . - - i r--j . . ' -Jiy ur. Keinnarai: AUtnonzmg ine wu iiie munifir iruuj urajriu auuuiu 1 commissioners of any county to , pay have misconstrued hls tnotiva In mak- p the expenses of indigent Confederate ng the motion. After hearing - his i : veterans who desire t6-attend teun-. speech depicting the exceptional con : ion at Richmond In JOne. . Judiciary, ilditlons existing In his county, he wll- : -.'' By Mr. Perrett!; To prohibit sal of lingly withdrew the motion. He was ',.- liquor near Friendship Church In Dup--! not. at the time he made It, advertent ' iln county. Calendar. By Mr. Relhhardt: : Authorising Lincoln county to Issue bonds to ma-j s cadamize roads. Publlo Roads- v - ""J By Jrfr. Pharr: To' amend the -j fhaiter of i Charlotte Electric Rail war ana Mgnt ana r ower company, w w wnnmr wi m iuojwi, Corporation Committee.' ( - '....A jand he wanted to add that their per , By Mr. McLaughlin: A Joint reso-' sonal friendship should not be Inter '' Jution requesting the North Carojlnn I . I Continued on second page.) ; r ' "V' United States senators and represen tatives In, congress to use UlSK in fluence to secure proper S appropria tions to accomplish Improvements ' In tipper Cape Fear waterways. Federal Relations, . - , Calendar Dills Passed. The following house bills passed final reading: A -H. B. 668, 8. B. "'fiS-Amending the charter of Canton, Haywood county. J5tKUeaffo ratification. l H. B, Wi, 8i B. 73Enlargtng Mt. Mourne' special school district, Iredell county. Enrolled for ratification. H. B. 386, S. B. 783 Creating A special school district Jin Caswell county. Enrolled for ratification. H. B. 665. 3. Bt 736 Establishing the Glen Alpine school district Burks county. Enrolled for ratification.., H. B. 692, S. B. 73E Amending chap ter 77, acts 1905, relating; to graded school -of Bryson city. Enrolled for notification. H. B. 878,- S. B. 737 Enabling Bruns wick county-to vote,, a subscription to "Wilmington and Brunswick Railroad Company. Enrolled for ratification Senate bills passed - WUrd reading and sent to the house as follows: S. B. 491 Relating to Pinnacle school dlstrlot. Stokes county. S. B. 755 Amending the charter of the town of Garner, Wake county. a B., 748 Amending chapter 50, acts 1901,' concerning Pol county road law. . Illicit Distillery Bill. S. B. 730 To amend section 3533 of the-revlsal, relating to the, seizure of illicit whiskey distilleries, by Senator Ormond. This bill provided for the payment of a fee of ten dollars out of the county funds to sheriff- or police officer ; of the county who shall seize and deliver to the. United States au thorities for. destruction any distillery under the terms of section 3533 of the revlsal. . Tha bill provoked considerable dis cussion. Forsyth county was-excepted Com the provisions of the bill, but the attempt of Senator Carter to have Surry and Stokes exempted failed. . An amendment by Mr. Hicks add ing $2 for services of two deputies was adopted.; Amendments (Were offered by Mr. Fleming to increase the amount t Amendment -by - MP.' -BroT-Wadti 815 for expenses, making the total $26. Lost, ,.;'!'(" ' ;X ' Amendment by Mr. Blulr, reducing tho amount from 110 to $5. Lost. .. The bill then passed its second read ing. ' , - ' David and Jonathan In trite Senate. Before the bill passed third reading Mr, Mason moved to reconsider tho I vote by which the amendment of Mr. Buxton, excepting Forsyth - county from the Illicit distillery seizure bill was passed. This act aroused Mr. Buxton to make a hot political speech. In which he showed, according to his view, why his county should be excepted, the sheriff being a salaried officer and tho manufacture of whiskey being . li censed there, and the licensed distill ers looking after the moonshiners out of self interest. The voters of Forsyth do not want this law, and If you Include Include It over my head and protest, you will again (two years hence) have a re publican senator and two republican representatives here in the general assembly Instead of the three demo crats now hete. If there Is a county in the state that has been cursed more than . another with radical revenue officers and radl- cal republican politicians, it Is the tooUnty - of Forsyth, where they have made their headyuarters and schemed and plotted and arranged the election of radical state officials In the sur rounding and neighboring counties. The idea of instructing the demo cratic sheriff of my county to go out and bring in some bid distillery which he may have found, and obse Quously hand it over to one of'thes radical revenue officers and be paid out of county funds the munificent sum of, 810 for fecomtnsr the'tbol and lyil loiter fort" these; United SUtes Itffteers.' ; Why, the KberinT of my coun ty can't take a, cent of that money, anr way! He-1, is on a! snKry 'basis--as l (lu. -w.iw. - titled only to that salary at the hands we nave put too eouotwra nn-i n-r f his county. . , :. ' rr Senator Buxton expressed surprise that Senator Mason "the last v man in this senate whom I would have i thought would have stabbed me to the (heart In thW . matter" should havs made th -motion to reconsider. . Mr. ! Buxton spoke very earnestly on the hurt htm mnrA thftn "hfl could ATnnuw r- to the fact that the sheriff of Forsyth was paid a salary instead of fees. - Thereupon "Mr.- Buxton v. arose and 1 feelingly expressed his gTatitude It was his warm friendship fof.Mr. "Mason that ,, had caused , - him A STRONG DEFENCE ;1F CAPTAIN MOT - (By tha' Associated Press.) r New York, Feb. 15. Stories of mistreatment and desertion of pas sengers on tha Ill-fated steamer Larhm6nt by tile Larchmont's offl ters and crew were vigorously da pied by the officers of the steamer Kentucky which ' arrived here today. The Kentucky la- the steamer which was sent to Block Island by tho Joy Line immediately after the first news of the disaster had been re ceived; Purser Edward Bodmer of the Kentucky declared that several of the rescued passengers were loud in praise of-Qaptain McVay'B conduct at the time of the disaster, end that one , of the ,9w& women passengers who survived said the captain did everything possible under the cir cumstances. Superintendent Noble of the Joy Line issued a statement today strongly defending Captain McVey. "If I were Organizing a steamship company tomorrow McVey Would ba the first captain I would select," said Mr.- Noble. "He Is known, as the strictest disciplinarian in the Joy Llns service. His fire drill and1 boat drills each we3k are models for the rest of ou fleet. Ho came to the Joy Line highly rocoainiondad, and ho always has bsen regarded as ona ' of our best men." BUSINESS ACTIVE, COLLECTIONS GOOD (By tho Associated Press.) New York Feb. 15. Dispatches to Dun's Review indicate that there Is less Interruption to traffic because of Inclement weather and business is ac tive In wholesale lines for spring de livery, while collections aie more prompt. Bank clearings In spite of continued losses at some cities compared with last year, show heavy settlements through the bahks for tha (JWKUui Feb ruary, lu Febhlary. .and a, week inter- runtMoy ju-partlal . noittiay.at-. soms centers.i total cxchajiges for the week at' all leading ottios In the United Statos being 32,459,166,818 a decrease ' of Z.'-i per cent compared with last year, but an increase of 15.5 per cent over the correspondingweek of 1905. The loss at New York city compared with a year ago due to the restriction in Wall Street business thlB year, more than offsets the gain at most of the cities outside of Nov York, henee tho loss In the aggregate. There are also small losses at Boston, Philadelphia, Pitts burg, and New Orleans compared with last year, but at all other cities Includ ing exchanges exceed those of tha cor responding week of 1906, and all cities thoy are, very much larger than in 1W5, where trade was very active. JAILER LOCKED IN CEL BY A LUNATIC (Special to The Evening Times.) Lexington, N. C, Feb. 15. Jailer Harvie Johnson was locked up in his own Jail this morning for nearly an hour by an insane inmate named N. H. Prevo, who pocketed the keys and ran,- away. Leaping over the high fence that surrounds the prison, be made for the woods. Johnson's eon saw him escaping and pursued. , .prevo, when pressed . by young Johnson, changed his course towards the big reservoir1: of. the Nokomis Cotton Mills and ' plunged into the icy waters. He sank twice, and then swam-out cowed and willing to re turn to the Jail; v The big jailer' was a" happy, man when be saw Prevo safely locked up again. Prevo is 26 years old and Is held pending entry into , Morganton asylum. ' -V ... ' , THE MISSING . ... TEACHERS FOUND. -3c-yy;-, i' -....i.V---.'' ij-v . (By the Associated Press.) v -, Manila, Feb, : 1 6. W. K. . Bachel der and Walter J.-Ise.' the two Amer ican toachers who were reported miss ing yesterday and -who it was feared had been killed In the attack byvPula Janes on the two towns In Occidental -Negros, bave been found. They are unhurt. ' ,4"v. I tNTEJRBOliot GH SELLS 3 - - 910,000,000 IX NOTES. ( By the Associated Press.) ': New Tork, Feb. 16. It was announced today that the Interborough ' Rapid Translt Company of this city has. sold J tl0.0O0,0CO of three yexe five per . cent . notes to William A. Read and f-om. Deny of New York, and Lee HUrslnson ! & Company of Boston. The notes are redeemable after two years at a pre-' rhlum of 1 per cent.' BACON OPPOSES PfPOST ON BILL IniicW.ltiie Southern "late Interests A SPECIFIC INSTANCE The Immigration . Measure and the Action Takca bf tin' Ki::ti- of .Hauth Carolina in Scylng l.nlmr to Fill the Demand ;" Canard by Cirowing Industries C (By the Associated i'n-ss.) Washington,' FpViri.'i iie senate resumed consideration of the confer - ence report on the ' JiimiiKration bill today. Mr. Bacon ; continued his speech in opposition jto certain pro - visions which be. regirds n inimical Ufl-aiithern industrjc. i lis was not;CQUnty for this session of the gen- a factious oojoctWn, jjee insisted, but'erai assembly at any rate.' The ar one highly material, , 'gumont on tha matter consumed the Explaining the praise point of hi3 day's session afier the morning hour, objection tp the 'repoit, Mr. Bacon Among the new bills introduced said that under the Wilms of the de- was one by Mr. Lockhart empower partment of commerce and labor tho ' isg the corporation commission to contract labor fUlttBe of ihe immigra-1 require railroad companies to ersct tion laws had beea sd. construed as to and maintain union stations in towns permit the Btatej.lmfrnisi-ation agent ' 0f 2,000 or more Inhabitants, of South Carolina to teceivi? contribu- Representative Harris of Wake Hons of funds -Jrpm; private individ-, introduced a bill giving justices of uala and use the money to encourage and assist.-immigration. Extended preparations 1 Were .Si being made by other southern states to take advan tage of this, construction of the law. All tfiat was asked, he said, was that the law be allowed -to remain as it now is. Tho COnlerence report would prevent any action by a state. A Reply by Iudftf. Inserting a reply In Mr. Bacon's speech, Mr, LodgO eaM there had not been, the lightest iitontion on, the pari, ot me conierees; jo moaity in any way the clause which elves DowerJ to rtatQ-o takrm.V3tb induw im - taigration. "There was," ho said, "no intention on the part of tho conferees to limit the power of the state. If thoso cl.auseo which limit contract labor bavo been strengthened, it has beon without any reference to the states." Referring In t ie South Carolina system, Mr. Lo:!;:e maintained that if that system" v.-a.: to la extended, there was cot a state which could not, under the guise or a state agency, with funds provided by railroads and manufacturer.;, introduce any num ber of contract laborers. Mr. Lodge had no doubt that many states would be quick to take advantage of the South Carolina ruling. This ruling of the department he regarded as a "close case" and believed it might bave been presented differently and with a different result. HUGE TRADE WITH NEW POSSESSIONS. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, P. C-, Feb. 15. The enormous growth in American trade with its non-coiitisuous territories In tho last calendar year as contrasted With the preceding une is shown In fig ures compiled by the bureau of sta tistics of the department of commerce and labor mailc public today. In value this com an i ce aggregated $131, 000.000, compared Ith less than $100, 000,000 in 1904. HARROWING SCENE -- AT GALLOWS TREE (By tho Associated Press.) "Richmond, Va., Feb. ?15. There was a harrowing scene at the hang ing at Farmvllle this morning of Moses Hill and W illiam Ruffin, two negroes convicted of the murder of Postmaster John Grubb- some" time ago. Hill weighed 275 pounds, r Tho rope broke; he walked calmly back to the scaffold; when it broke a second time, he died in agony on tbe ground. WALKER SAYS HE WAS SANDBAGGED. 4. By the Associated Press.) f - New Britain, Conn., Feb. " 16. The dlrectors,of the Savings- Bank of New Britain at a special meeting today em powered the committee of directors to offer a reward for the arrest of Wil liam F. Walker, the defaulting treas- urer. , ' '.;: i4 ' It became ' .known today that in the InHor frlttn hv Walknr tn PrMlitniit Pliillo Corhln. Walker claimed that he I had been sandbagged tn New York andJ would ' be unable to return to New.': Britain for some time. - 1 NO LEE COUNTY BY ONE VOTE The Honse Consumes the Day in Argument Over It AS TO UNION DEPOTS New Bill by Mr. Lockhart to Author ize Corporation Commission to Hr (luirc Them in Towns of 2,000. .Mr. Harris' Hill an to Tax List and Justices of Peace. The o'clock house shortly after two this afternoon defp.atad thp ; county from sections of Moore and j Chatham by one vote, there being 48 ayeg an(1 49 noes on a ron calI. The 'bill was passed by the senate, and 1 this ends the aeitation as to Lee the peace Jurisdiction of misda meanor cases for failure to list prop erty or poll for taxation. Authorizing the state board of health to provide for a preventive treatment for hydrophobia is tho title of a bill Introduced by Dr. Gor don of Guilford. The house was called to order this morning at ip:30, and Rev. Living ston Johnson, secretary of the Ban- tist State Convention, made the invo- canon. , A ntetition was receiveti from cim. en W Robeeott fortbe-regtjlation-of - the running of automobiles on public roads. McRae. Itilis Introduced Incorporate town of Evergreen in Columbus county. McRacUan. Elect certain school committee men by board of education instead of ' by the people in Columbus. Mc 1 Rackan. i Authorize corporation commission I to reniiiro railroads to erect and ' maintain union depots in towns of , 2,000 or more inhabitants. Lockhart, 1 Amend act prohibiting throwing of j sawdust in streams of Mitchell. Bow man. Maintain public roads In Mitchell. Bowman. Authorize Beaufort to issue bonds for graded school building at Bel- haven. Jacobson. Authorize board of education of Pender to appropriate out of tho county school fund a sum to aid the Pender Woman's Betterment Associa tion for rural schools. Wells. Amend act of 1901, relative to cor porate limits of Jonesville. Hanes Put Sampson under state anti-jug law. Kennedy, by request. For better working of public roads of Wilkes. Bryant Authorize state board of health to provide for preventive treatment of hydrophobia. Gordon. Protection of game in Guilford. Gordon. Authorize Thomasville to issue bonds for public improvements. Han- kins. Amend Revisal, so as to give jus tices of peace Jurisdiction of mis demeanor of failure to list property and polls for taxation. Harris. Incorporate Castalla Railroad Com pany. Griffin. Amend Revisal, relative to sawdust in streams. Bruton. Fix and regulate times of holding superior courts of Lenoir., -McDanie). Change time for holding courts in Ashe. Park. Add name of William H. Weather- spoon to Ashe county pension roll. Elect and appoint additional -justices of peace in Ashe. Park. Authorize Ambrose.- Clerk,- late sheriff of Ashe, to collect back taxes. Park. '-. .1 . Amend act of 1S99, relative to toll gate on Mulberry Gap road. '.Park. : Authorize P. D. McNeill, late sher iff of Ashe, and bondsmen,, to collect back taxes. , v ,-".(. ,-,- h Regulate pay of jurors in Burke. Avary. ''-(fyriH:.';' S Appoint justices of peace for Hock Ingham, Price.. '-''. 1 ,; Incorporate town bt Brooktord In Catawba, -. Youttt,. with petition 1 Incorporate town of Llnfteld In Craven, - Brewer.; .!.. v.h, s --i-iSi vm. (Continued on Second Pag) WHAT JEROME'S CHANGE MEANS He Wants to Call a Commis sion in Lunacy SO EXPERTS; MAY TALK This the Counsel of Thaw Will Op- pose Tooth and Nail Thaw Him self, it is Thought, Would as Soon Face Death as Incarceration in an - Asylum. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Feb. 15. Close observers of the Thaw trial, which has been postponed for several days because of the death of a juror's wife, believe the present trend of the trial, as shown in the last two days Is toward a com mission In lunacy to determine ofii cially Harry Thaw's condition of mind. This belief is suggested by District Attorney Jerome's apparent willingness to admit part of the will. by his readiness to withhold techni cal objections to the testimony of the Thaw family physicians tending to throw light upon the defendant's men tal status, and by his policy of yes terday in admitting without opposition the conversation between Thaw and Dr. Evans when the latter was exam ining the prisoner In the Tombs. Counsel for Thaw have reached the opinion that the trial may be termi nated abruptly any day next week from this cause. So fully convinced are they that Jerome will make thU move that they are planning to fight l-.ini on this line. Thaw himself is credited with having declared that ha would not face the asylum in prefer ence to Sing Sing and the death chamber, so it can be seen with what feeling this expected move of Mr. Je rome's Is creating In the camp of the defense. One of Thaw's lawyers In speaking of the probable plan for a lunacy com-.mlsslort-aaid yesterday; - "As the' case has progressed from day to day we have become more and more convinced by tho district attor ney and his experts who are observing the defendant for him that It has been and is his purpose to lead the case to the point where he can apply properly for a commission in lunacy. Expect Resumption Monday. The resumption of the trial on Mon day will depend on how Juror Bolton, whose wife died yesterday, stands the ordeal put on him by this affliction, it wa3 the general opinion in court yesterday of men who had observed the jurymen that Bolton will stand the strain and that the trial will be continued. Dr. Evans will then -go on the stand asain, and it is expected that he will try to substantiate his opinion that Thaw was Insane In Au gust by giving Thaw's own words to him during three examinations. Fol lowing the testimony from the de- fense's own experts, it is expected that District Attorney Jerome will be prepared to make his application to tho court for a commission in lunacy. If It should be made immediately fol lowing the admission of the testimony from Dr. Evans, Mrs. Thaw will not have to complete her story, nor will she have to face cross-examination, which many have predicted would be j a ternbde ordeal for her. Mr. Jerome, when questioned last nisht on the subject of the possible close of the trial by an application for a commission, declined to discuss the matter in any way. Thaw Wanted to Break Up Vice Den. Dr. Joslah Strong, president (Continued on Page Five.) Ol I OREGON SAYS THESE MEN MUST RIDE FREE (By the Associated Press.) Salem, Ore., Feb. 15. The state legislature has passed a compulsory pass bill, which makes it obligatory on the part of the railroads to fur nish free transportation to state and district officers and to county judges I and sheriffs. The bill has gone to the governor for signature, but what hi3 action will be is problematical. ELKLNS' COUNSEL ENTER AN, APPEAL. (By tha, Associated Press.) Washington, , Feb. - 15.-KXunBel for : United States Senator; Stephen B. El-; day night by the representatives of of klns today entered in the - supreme' ganlzed labor.1 ; court, before Justice Wright an appeal to the district court of appeals from; the Judgment recently rendered for $3, 000 against Senator . Elk Ing in favor of Robert Burton and Goorgw A.V Dubruli of Baltimore, who sued tha aenator for 1500,000 as the commission for service rendered in the acquisition of the West- I em Maryland Railroad by Senator E kins and some of his friends. , PRESIDENCY OF fTHEi SEABOARD 'f Several James Mentlsned in Connection With Position IS OF LOCAL INTEREST Those Who Are Mentioned as Se' cessor to Late President Alfred Walter Are Judge Watts, Frank 8. ' Gannon and W. A. Garrett-w-Ali Are Railroad Men of Experience. There is considerable speculation as to who will be elected president ot ths . y.l.lV, 1 II. T 1 .. t.A 1.1. ' Mr. Alfred Walter, who passed away -during the present week. Several names are mentioned, some predicting that Judge Watts will be chosen, others " that It will be Mr. Frank S. Gannon, -I now president of the Norfolk and , Southern, and Mr. W. A. Garrett, Ren-i' ; eral manager of the Seaboard, la also spoken of. All are railroad men of con- siderable experience and are well known ... In the south. Those who think that the mantle win fall upon the shoulders of Judge Watts are led to this belief by the f'l 1 1, -I t ha I' n '1 XT Vhrmtim V Dll.1t ' who is known to be the controlling spirit of the Seaboard, are very close to each other. At the present time v Judge Watts is general counsel of tbe Seaboard. , Of the men mentioned none has have had much experience along the , line that is useful to the president of At a road as Mr. Gannon, but friends of this gentleman say they doubt- very - i seriously If he would accept the pre-' sidency of the road, provided It was offered td hint For a short time ha r. has been president of the Norfolk & ' Southern, a road that is fast aasumlnK , - tho position of one of the important - . roads in this section of tha country. ' For. two years; before gmfwRh. tha present road, he was vice-president of tho Maw Valr T) ,1 4 1 w-u HnntMntf .. ., for seven years prior to that time waa ,, first vice-president and general man- flirpr nf tho flniithM-n fiVnm thin it . can be seen that he is a man with a ' , full knowledge of such affairs that have to be handled by the highest officials .:. of a railroad, : .:- Mr. W. A. Garrett, now first Vice president and general manager of the Seaboard, and who is temporarily fill- -; Ing the vacancy cause by the death of v, Puesident Alfred Walter, has been with -the Seaboard only a few months, hav- : ing come to the road from the Queen . & Crescent. Mr. Garrett is said to be a very close observer, which lmpres- -; slon has been gained by the attention he has paid all matters along the line , of the Seaboard in the different trips :. he has taken over the system. He an- ' nounced soon after going with the Seaboard that there was to be no lm- .temperance, and If the men had to drink to get business to let the business go.' Tbe Seaboard is regarded as a rather hard proposition, but those who know Mr. Garrett believe him to be the man to put the system on a better footing. Owing to the fact the the Seaboard has considerable mileage in this state -makes the people of North Carolina take much interest in the road, for it" may mean a great deal towards, the development of the country along the line. The people along the line of . what is known as the Carolina Central, -from Wilmington to Rutherfordton, are ., very much in hope that the new management may see fit to have many imnrnvpmeots tnnria nlnnir that, hrnneh of the Seaboard. CONFERENCE OVER -SCHOOL QUESTION (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C., Feb. I5.-Mayor Schmltz and Secretary Lefflngwell of the San Francisco school board called at the state department today and had a conference with Secretary Root. Ne"ler ' the parties to the confer- ence would 'disclose the nature of the questions discussed. Although the ' general understanding is that at the ' conference which will be held later tn ' the day -with the president, all mat- ' ters In dispute between the Callfor- . nians and the government- authorities will be ; amicably adjusted -j Mayor v , Schmltz-will remain ta the city until' next week .in order that he my aj- tend a reception in his honor on Moo- TWO .WHITE MEN f ; J DIE-TOR ASSAULT. ' ' Russell ville, Ky., Feb. 15. Guy Lyon and Polk Fletcher, white men, were hanged here today for an assault upun : Mary Glader, a yours; German girl, two years ago. - ; i
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