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RALEIGH, II. C.t MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1907.
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'CHrJATGH LZcLEAN JUT-
ErjVESTiGATir:
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OMr,2ITTEE' !v -MAKE':iANY;
REC-
SPEAKER OF THE KGU32
riHJST.BIILL ENACTED! '
toay in mm HOUSES
"JkI!;b iKsiisnl Stricken
iJI'jt end' tie Cclia".-.
W-t"i'
V"
ASSEMBLY
ADJOURNED SIT.E DIE
Magnificent Silver Service Presented
' to Lleut-oW, and Testimonial to
. SorgeantaC-Arrs Everybody Was
. Thanked for - !Bverything--Some
. ' Bills of Importance fussed and a
..' Namber Killed Interesting ' Pro-
-. cevding and. Incidents in the, State
: Senate pii the dosing Day of 'the
" Session, ; . s- t . , " .
which he used concerning certain sen
atom, and Mr. Fleming withdrew the
first -part pf the language of .his res
olutlon. . ' ' ,
Mr. Holt, after the-kllllng of the
Justice bill, . Introduced, -another "sup
plemental bill ' of a different charac
ter to the anti-trust- bill,, and a mo
tion to table that failed, and 'when the
promise was given that, there would
be no amendments concurred in by the
senate, if made by, the house, the bill
passed by unanimous' vote;-It mere
ly protects witnesses from, prosecu
tion who testify in cases against trusts
under the trust bill Just passed. -
The senate 'then, at .1:50 o'clock ad
journed till 8:30 p. m., while the state
hymn was sung, led by the president
of the senate. ' . i " - . ,
, . - Th general assembly of 190T Is a
' r thing of the past, According to the
... legislative clock, it adjourned today at
' noon. Bine die. . -,,.
. The principal feature of the . last
day's ' proceedings of the state senate
v. was the refusal of. that body to ac
, cept the Justice amendment to - the
anti-trust bill, as amended by Sena
- ,v tor McLean of Robeson,- and which
was unanimously passed, by. the sen-
ate last week, after the motion to sub-
. stltute the house" bill for it had been
, defeated by as vote representing two
' to one. n " , ,
'' , The conference committee appointed
Saturday reported that they Were un-
. , able' to come to any argeement- with
the house conferees. That report was
, -. accepted, and then placed on the cal-.
A endar. For the time teing that dls-
posed of treat legislation so far as the
flenato was concerned,, bt later In the
i day ft bill came over from the house
iV which that body had passed today on
svi -tne same suoiect.- K was practically
Hho bill which the senhte had rpre--vlously
refused. to endorse, containing
- soma of the features -most objectlon-
able to theenate, including the . Jus
tice ' amendment, . which sought . to
- vitiate the Senator : McLean , amend
ment and restore the radical section
',' Mr, McLean sent forward art amend-
mcnt to this latest house bill, to the
' same effect of his amendment to the
bill of Saturda;; and striking out the
" Justice section. It was adopted b:
: the vote of 19 to 18, the vote being as
follows: 1 '
: - For tho McLean amendment;. Sen
ators Bellamy, Blair, Burleson,; Car
ter, ''Dawes,' Drewry, Eflrd, Etherldge,
. Fleming, Graham, Howard, Long
Jjovljl. Mason, Mauney, McLean, Odell,
Ferrett, Stubbs II. - - , -
Against: ', Senators Aycoek, Breese
Burton, Daniel, Greer,, Hicks, Holt.
McLauchlln, Pharr, - Kcdwine, .Redd,
Webb, Wilson. Wood IB.
(Mr. Ormond later stater that had
. he been present when- the vote was
;t taken he would have voted no.)
' i The house bill, as amended by Sena
' -tor McLean was then " passed - unanl
rnously, thirty-eight jsenators voting
aye, as - follows: Senators ' Aycoek,
: Bellamy, Blair, Breese, Burleson, Bur
in ton; Buxton, Carter, Daniel, Dawes,
j Dickey, - Drewry. EMrd, Btheridge,
Fleming, Greer, Graham, Hicks, Holt,
. ,; , Howard, Kluts, Long, Lovlll, Mason,
Mauney McLauchlln, McLean, Odell,
::. Ormond, Perrett, -.Pharr, Polk, Red
wine, Reld, Relnhardt, Stubbs, Webb,
, HWllson. Wood. . " v '
!.V' Senator . McLean then . put the
"clincher" on It and it was sent back
, to the-house. ' , - j j 'r
.'N'T i It was then op to the house to pass
the bill,, with the McLean amendment
:' or defeat all trust legislation at this
; session -of the general assembly.
' - In voting-for th' bill senators Reld
and Holt had naked and secured con
;'. -sent to" file written explanations of
. their affirmative fvotes and that: the
-same be placed on , the Journal of the
senate. , ' 1 ijfj
t f House. Passes Senate Trust Bill.
. A message from the house received
jiear the close of. .the- session an
oj nounced the concurrence At that body
in the anti-trust bill as passed by the
; senate .this morning. -. tjhe Justice
amendment having been stricken out
,- . by an amendment by Mr. McLean.
, Justice . VSupplcntcntal" Anti-Trust
(, Bill Tabled by Senatr.
;i The bill known as the-"Justice sup-
- plementa!" bill, relating to trusts and
'"unlawful combinations of capital,"
: etc., came over from the house.
' : Senator McLean took the floor and
-' said that within an hour certain re
marks had been made In the house by
vi the member of that body who presides
over It as Its speaker, which he then
proceeded - to denounce In severe
- terms. -',
i After discussion. In which Senator ;
Fleming sont forward a resolution "to
Silver' Service for the President of the
, (" ' ' , Senate.
Senator Redwine arose, and address
ing the chair, presented on. behalf of
the senators,! -a- magnificent 'cheat of
silver to .the president' of -the senate,
Lieutenant Governor Winston," "who
had . with, .courage,, - ability,,, and in
every instance,, with an eye single to
the best Interests of North Carolina,
faithfully presided over the dellbera
tlons of the senate."
In accepting tile ' gift Lieutenant
Governor Winston said: ,
. "Custom permits me to speak and
thank., you for this- gracious evidonce
of your confidence and esteem.- If :
felt that any act of mine as your pre
siding offloer had made me undeserv
ing of this presentation, I would not
accept your generous gift. ? :
I shall take it to my home, where
any senator In this chamber may
knock - and receive glad welcome, . to
enjoy its hosultallty. whether in re
newal of old friendship or to cement
those formed at this' session.- I thank
you again for your kind consideration, v
senator uaniei, on Denair ot tns
senate employes,'- presented to Ser
geant-at-Arms Lv Brown '- Pegram, ' a
set of table knives and forks,' and In
doing so paid Mr;' Pegram a fitting
and deserved tribute., v ' :.- ,.f
Senator MoLecfa accepted, the gift
for Mr, Pegram rin a graceful - reply.
in -which he -added.. to tne eneonlums
for Mr. Pogram as a man and official.
The Sad Fate of 4h Kol ati-Trust
Senator McLean of Robeson,' In. the
state senate 'today introduced the fol
lowing feeling obituary on the cruel
death of . the. bill Introduced by Sens,
tor Holt . of -Guilford for the suppres
sion of ' (rusts, and which never got
upon the calendar, the Judiciary com
mittee reporting the amended Reld
Din as a BUDSUiuie: .. - . : j
. Once there was a little bill.
A little grave it now doth fill,
: Ah me! Ah met ' : . ....
It was thought that it would "bust
The American Tobacco Trusv- v : J
; Don't you- see. . Don't You see?
.;' -v:: ,,ovy- ';V'
And on this trust it had a "Holt"
Proof 'gainst wicker Jars and Jolts,
" Yes, sir reel Yes, sir reel t ;
But on It felt a sudden blight, '
The day its father left that night.
'Great pity. Great pity.
:, 's;'1, .': - A;' ;!'-."': ' -. "WX :
It soon became a fatal "case,",: .
And "worked" Its ruin fast apace.
Oh,- misery! Oh, misery! ; .
-It died was burled In the night,
. Far, far from fond paternal sight,
' So heedlessly,' so heedlessly. -
And lenows he not until this day
Who came and bore his child away
So secretly, so secretly.'
Senator fHolt submitted the follow
ing "amendments to the poetical tri
bute of Senator. McLean appearing
above: - - '
r . , - .li'Envoi.' ' ,
Who killed little Anti-Trust," ' ' ' ' '
'So young, so beautiful, so gay?
Who laid his little form away, -i
To rest among the Just? - ' i
The-committee, the commfttee.
Senator McLean,, in behalf pf the as
sistants to the chief clerk, presented
to Chief Clerk A. J. Maxwell a testi
monial of their esteem, and for Mr.
Maxwell the president of the senate
responded, both paying high , tributes
to the efficiency and popularity of the
hie clerk, - j-
- v Thanks; to Newspaper Men. ';;. .
Senator Holt of Guilford offered the
following resolution,' ' which . was
adopted: r "
"Resolved ' by thl . senate, That the
thanks ef the- senate are hereby ten
dered to the newspaper reporters of
this body for their full and complete
and courteous reports as printed in
their various papers. ." . , .
'This resolution , shall be - In force
from and after its ratification' .
Senate "Proceedings in Detail.
Senator Howard led the state 'senate
In prayer this morning when the lieu
tenant governor called that body . to
order at 9:S0 o'clock. .: " . ;
Two bills were Introduced and put
upon their passage at once, as fol-
if,'
2NDATI0N TO HOUSE
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n '. v
Thinks it Best to Leave Al ;,!atterlof Refusal to K Answer; Questions
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of; Committed r.to .ha !
V -If nl
:IttWlth by the Courts in Whatever .
:ay Hereafter be Instituted f '
. treat with silent contempt both the lows: . -.
language and the bill of Mr. Justice, S. B. 1939 Calling for adjournment
and to table the bill." The bill was "f the senate, sine die at 12 o'clock,
tabled and the clincher put on It.
Mr. Holt -read a retraction from
In the house today the investigat
ing committee submitted .the follow
ing report: . v . ' . f:K
Mr, Speaker:- We, the undefv
signed committee appointed by you,
by virtue of a resolution adopted,
the house of- fepresentatlves, to in
vestigate the charges made in the
Raleigh Evening Times, of Raleigh,
N. C., of March 1st, 1907, against the
conference committee appointed by
the house of representatives and the
senate On. the railroad rate bill, beg
leave to submit; the following report:
First.- We held an Investigation on
March 7th and 8th, and examined,
under oath, all the members of the
conference committee, to-wlt, J. S.
Manning, Jndge Wlnbdrne, R.-L. Ste-.
vens, W. S3. Danielt C. A. Webb, B. F.
Aycoek, and Messrs. H. E. C. Bryant,
R. W, Simpson, Jr., Representative
Pcele And Rev, Plato Durham; and
the evidence taken Is herewith trans
mitted and made a part of this report:
.Second, That we find from the evi
dence' that Mr. Josephus Daniels did
not in any way, either in person or
otherwise, influence any member ot
the conference committee in fixing the
sixty-mile exception named In the
railroad rate bill, or Jn any manner
have anything to do witl) the com
mittee in Its deliberations. '
,' Third. We further' Und that the
provisions ; contained in the railroad
rate bill, as settled by the conferes.ee
committee, were not made at the In
stigation.' tot any- person or persons,
outside of the members of the con
ference committee, pr for the purpose'
Of punishing any person or persons.
but .werev determined, iwonlby -.the
committee' In the spirit of Justic and
fairness to all persons and toads con
cerned, ' 1. f
Fourth. ' We further find that Mr.
R. W. Simpson'B refusal to disclose
to your committee any foundatipn for
his said editorial concerning the con
ference) committee, on the ground that'
it might tend to incriminate him and
subject him to a criminal prosecu
tion, is a subterfuge to which he has
resorted to 'conceal a slanderous and
false charge made by- hiry.
r-irtfl. we nnu taat the matters
appearing in ,the Raleigh Times, of
Raleigh, were "repeated in a signed
article -. in the Charlotte Observer,
whiph was written by Mr Jj. E. "C.
Bryant, and was based upoft no other
foundation than the slanderous, tin
founded and false publication appear
ing in the Raleigh Evening Times,
afjd Mr. Bryant stated . irr substance
that he did hot Intend to make any
charge against the committee on -his
own responsibility, .but only to give
the story as rumored around. Raleigh
after the publication of the charges
In the Raleigh Evening Times.
. Sixth. We find that the said false
charges made in the Raleigh Evening
Times -were repeated by Rev.' Plato
Durham, a minister, from his pulpit
in Charlotte, N. C, and that he did
this without any investigation as to
the truth of the matters charged In
said publication, and that, when
called upon to testify before the com
mittee, he was unable to justify or
excuse hts conduct in making said
charges. Mr. Durham stated that
some person had told him of the mat
ters charged and which reflected upon
the members of the committee,'' but
declined to state who had told him
this, We did not find whether or not
Mr. Durham was ever told this, but
we do find . that, if he was. It was
uttefrly false, And if he had been duly
careful and-considerate of the charac
ter and reputation of the members of
tho committee,' he would have learned
that the charges were utterly without
foundation,, and he should have re
frained, from repeating these false
charges. , ,
v Seventh.. We set out herein below
some of - the testimony which was
given before us, which led os to ar
rive at the conclusion stated above.
Among the questions, , put to Mr.
Simpson, "under the direction of the
committee, and to which he was dlr
rected and ordered to answer by the
committee,- were 'the following, to
gether, with his answers thereto: .
' "Q. The statements In this edito-
fial are true? (Counsel referring to
edltorlalMn-Raleigh Evening Times.)
"A. I decline to answer the dues-
t v
Speaker Justice of the harsh language
noon, today. Adopted. -Bv
Mr. Dnnlel: To receive monies I . Q- 0 decline to answer the
(Continued on Page. J.) ' . - 'question as to the
I decline to answer., '
Trvvon rlerlttiA tn sTif:wfr as tn
rw. jr not the statements in your
own uuonaTTrro true? .
"A.; I decline to answer. '
iwy'Q.i 'Are tho statements in. that
editorial true? ( "
. VA, . I decline to answer that.
. f'Q. 1 Do ion tlilnk, Mr. SimpBon,
that it la "tho duty o a newspaper
man to vtthhold the name of an. in
formant who h:u; grossly slandered
honorable men'.'
J '.'A. '' I declliio (o answer." f
'At the iMginnine; of th? examina
tion ef Mr,. Simpson he filed a writ
ten : statoment. wliU'.h accompanies
this report, set ling forth his reasons
or .refusing to answer tho questions
propounded to lnin by the committee,
or -under their direction, the conclud
ing sentence ot which ia as follows:
"I,' 'therefore, under tho advice (of
''counsel, dcclino to give testimony
-iifralust myself, or make answer, to
any. .question which might bo Used
against nve in n criminal prosecution,
or which might, directly or Indirectly,
tond to t.lncnuiinnte trie, or. which
might dlscioso any circumstance or
eoureo from, -which any possiblo con
nection1 off mvself with the publica
tion might' be obtained." ; i
vVSth this statement as , a shield,
Mc, Simpson declined to state whether
hts editorial was true, or who, if any
one; -had given him any infoxmrftion
with ' reference to the allegations
therein contained. f ' i '
A Mr., Durham was asked the follow
ing Questions' with 'reference to he
eourco.-ofIWs Information, to which
j "fy, 'Would ju-mind telling-M
Mr., Durham, 'who that man was that
gave you tho fact?
'"A. I desire to answer no question
that will iillow you to And out.
. "Q. Did you taean to state In this
discourse that this committee desired
to gratify that wrath of. Mr. Daniels?
- VA. I did not speak upon that sub
ject at nil. , .' ..
"Q. Yon say it was put In order
to gratify the wratti of Mr. "Daniels?
"A. No, sir; I flld not. I said by
Juttiiip it, in there this man was made
IS- r T ni. . r t- i.
do you mean to charge and did you
mean, to charge that 'this committee
did that for the purpose of gratify
ing Mr. Daniels' wrath?
' A. I haven't said ei'ch a thing at
nil. How far Mr. Daniels' influence
went with that . committee I don't
know." y ,:: , ,.
Eighth. In the Raleigh Evening
Times of March 6, 1907, there ap
peared an editorial ' retracting the
charges made against the joint com
mittee of the house and senate, which '
Is In accord with the findings ot your
committee, and . which editorial we
herewith quote: , .w,-,
"We regret, jthat our statement in
The Times of yesterday was not satis
factory to Judge ; Wlnborna and the
conference committee.'; We promised
to fully satisfy . Judge Winborne. and
the committee and withdraw Ihe re
flections on them In the issues of The
Times of March 1st and March. 2d
of last week, as we learned afterward
our information was -without founda
tion. Judge Winborno's withdrawal
of -his severe criticism. of tho editor
of this paper was. conditioned upon
our acknowledgment of the injustice
done him and the committee in The
Times of March 1st and of March 3d:
Oub information was-erroneous, and
we owe Judge Winborne and his asso
ciates on the committee a profound
apology, and we take great pleasure
in making this acknowledgment, and
we will cheerfully do whatever- else
is honorable and necessary to repair
tho wrong we have done. -' The Times
has always endeavored to be fair and
truthful In giving the news, and If
we have ever done any one an Injus
tice or a wrong ,we don't know it
Whenever it comes to our knowledge'
that any Injustice, or wrong has been
done, we gladly, make the amende'
honorable. ?
.. Above that editorial appeared the
following statement: ' , J- ;
.".'"A Personal Statement. ;f.
The article appearing below la not
mine. It was submitted to tne. to be
printed as an editorial, and I most
emphatically declined to do so, but
the piper insists, and 1 take this op
that it is not my utterance, that I
dee)tno to, apologize, and therefore
publish this as my resignation us edi
tor of The Evening Times, the same
taking effect today.
"(Signed) VL. W. SIMPSON, JR.
"March 5."
Ninth. Mr. Simpson was given a
full, fair and Impartial investigation,
and it is incumbent upon him to make
good - his charge if he could and
disclore the name of his informant
it' any he had; but the result is as we
have above declared.
As to" what course suould bo taken
with reference to the refusal of Mr.
Simpson to answer tho questions put
to him during tho investigation by
the .committee with reference to his
informant, and his failure to make l
good his charge, your committee
think best not to make any recom
mendations", but simp)" leave tho mat
tor to be dealt with by the courts in
whatever proceedings may hereafter
bo instituted.
. ; Respectfully submitted,
H.'D. WILLIAMS, Ch'm'n.
M. H. YOUNT,
. . GARLAND H, M1DY13TTE.
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SCORES: THE SEN AT
on trust -quo:::
TO PROVE THAT
THAW WAS SANE
Jerome Presents Evidence
in Rebuttal
THE FIRST WITNESS
Frederick Longfellow, One of the
Thnw family's Counsel, Called to
tho Stand to Identify a lietter
(Jiveu Him by Evelyn Thaw on
Her Arrival From Europe.
BOIEU
Threatens 13 s Ecz3 Cut C:.
'VseStcri j.'r.:3 'it
State Cdvc::!:a
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SILVER SERVICE TO ':
: utmrni JUSTICE.
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Presentation Speech Made by Gen
eral Koyster Handsome 2ifts tit
Doorkeeper Llsk, Heading Cleik
ArendeU, Cliief laborer Wuebet iy
and Others. V - , '
BURSTS
Ai KILLS THREE
' 'V"V' '". ''"-W . ri"':';i'
acrid by fire
AN ENGINE EXPLODES
me liut-omoiive wiis lraulug a
Train of Freight Cars Through
the Town When the Disaster Oc
curred Several People Were In"
juretf nml Town Terribly Shaken.
(By the Associated Press.)
Metuchen, N. J March 11. Three men
were killed and a number of others
hurt, and Metuchen was shaken and
threatened with many fires when the
boiler of a locomotive on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad exploded this morning.
Tho engine was passing through the
town drawing a Une of freight cars
when the accident occurred.
DEATH OF EX-HEXATOK
3. h. PUG H OF ALABAMA.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Mn.ih 11. After an ill
ness of a, little over a week James I.
Fugh, formerly a senator of the
United States from Alabama, died In
this city Saturday night, aged 87 years.
Mr. Pugh caught a severe cold, which
turned .into pneumonia and his con
dition grew steadily worse until Satur
day night when he passed away. He
was a native of Burke county, Georgia,
and when four years of. age was taken
to Alabama; In 1861 he was elected to
the Confederate congress and re-elected
in 1863. He was a member of the con
vention that framed the state consti
tution for Alabama. In 1875, and for 16
years was a member ot the senate ot
the United States, being succeeded In
that body in 1S97 by Edmund Winston
Pettus. ;' . ' -
A POLITICAL HTltlKK .
IS NOW ON AT ISPAHA.
(By the Associated Press.)
. Teheran, 'March 11. As a protest
against the extortion and reactionary
methods of the son and staff of tlfe
governor general of Ispahan, a general
strike Is In full progress at Ispahan,
formerly the metropolis of Persia.
INDICTMENT OF vhCNQ
KAIRBANKS CASHED.
(By tho Associated Press.)
New. York, March 11. District
Attorney Jerome began the presen
tation of evidence in rebuttal in the
trial of Harry Thaw this morning.
His object is to combat the conten
tion that Thaw was insane at the
time he shot and killed Stanford
White. Bince the adjournment Fri
day afternoon the district attorney
and his assistants ha via worked night
and day getting the case- together,
Their work was carried i on all
through Sunday, and -when night
came Jerome- said he was ready ; to
proceed. . ,',..;. ..' , :..".,.
- Mrs, William Thaw' wlH be con
stant present, at the trial until the
verdiu Is returned, . She has taken
greatiaLA&g.uiaptipn ox authority than
she (fiaS shown before. ,
Tlie First Witness. :'
The first witness called by Jerome
was Frederick W. Longfellow, one
of tho Thaw family attorneys, who
Was called by defense some time ago
to Identify loiters which Harry Thaw
wrote to him in 1903. Jerome want
ed him to identify a letter handed
him by Evelyn Thaw upon her ar
rival from Europe late in 1903.
Longfellow. met Mrs. Thaw at the
ehjp October 24. Mrs. Thaw on the
witness stand said she could not fix
the date or the name o fthe steamer.
Longfellow said he had acted as
Thaws attorney for some years prior
to June 25. 1900.
'Did you represent this defendant
In the suit of Ethel Thomas against
Harry Thaw?" asked Jerome.
"My firm handled the case," said
Longtellow.
"Were the papers served on this
defendant?" asked Jerome.
Delmas objected to this question.
Justice Fitzgerald sustained the ob
jection.
Longfellow said he thought he
could recognize Evelyn Nesbit's
handwriting, though he was not very
familiar with it.
'Did she ever, deliver a paper to
you which she had subscribed to?'5
asked Jerome. . . . t . i
Yas, but you must understand
that I am not referring to the paper
you handed me." .-.
When the witness said ho had d
llvered that paper to present counsel
in th cas Jerome dmanded that
Thaw's lawyers produce Hi..
Delmns Gets Warm.
The house met at. 10 o'clock.
Speaker Justice presiding. V
ot. Gordon,, chairman of the corn
mittee on conference with the senate
on the salaries of state officers, re
ported an agreement on . the bill,
which was' adopted. - This fixes sala
ries of insurance commissioner, treas
urer and secretary of state at f 3,600,
all others at $3,000, gives the attor
ney general an assistant at 11,600, to
go into effect at once, as well as the
salary of S,000 to attorney general.
Judgjj Winborne introduced a bill
giving all the judges $3,500, placing
them on. equality with other state
officers. ' '
Dr. Gordon called attention to the
fact that this senate amendment wad
cut out by vhe conference committee,
and the repot to this effect had been
adopted. v-"4 I '
Judge-..winborne said it was not
at--to thont, tbo-Piosl tmportaut ;
tm officers.' and the hardest worked,
that ,they .'should be paid less tha n
officers located In Raleigh. As the
law now la, these state officers are td
get $3,600 and plenty of high-priced
clerks, while a judge who has to ride
all over the state to hold courts and
Is supposed ' to have spent his life
in becoming equipped for the posi
tion, onty gets $3,000, with an allow
ance of $250 for traveling expenses.'
other speeches . favoring the bill
were made by Messrs. Langbinghousd
or put. Carter of Forsyth, Dowd of
Mecklenburg. ' " 1 "
Mr. Owen of Sampson said It wai
an outrage to the old Confederals
soldiers to be continually Increasing
salaries, when their pensions had not
been increased ten cents a day. If
the state. had plenty of money, he
should favor increasing salaries of
judges. (, l .
Major Noal of Halifax said the
Confederate soldiers' camps had only -asked
for an increase of $100,000 and
the' legislature had appropriated
$125,000. 'The Old soldiers wanted
the judges paid salaries commensu
rate with their dignity and labors.
Mr. Laughlnghouse . moved' to
amend by providing that Judges" of
the Bupreme court, be paid $4,000,
Lost.
The bill then passed its several
readings and was ordered sent to the
senate. ' -
The bill provides that the increase U
be Immediately available. ,
; .V . Liquor Bill. '
Senate bill to repeat an act, i?or
merly ratified prohibiting the sale t f .
liquor In 800 feet or a school house
or church; as it applies to the coun
ties of New Hanover, Pitt, Beaufort,
Delmas hotly retorted that Long- Washington and Martin counties!
csaie up tor consideration,
i Mr., Dowd said It seemed to him
that saloons In Wilmington and other
cities of the state ould find plenty
of room to sell liquor elsewhere than
In 200 feet of a church or Sch6ol He
JCBy. ths. Associated. Press.)
. Steubenvllle Ohio, -March 11. The ln-
J UlctmerA. against Frederick fc'- Fair
banks, -son of the rice president, in coh'.
nection wtth -tils marriaee" was quash
ed by Judge Richards today. i ' V
" rlke of 'Machinists Settled.
, Bx the AssoiUed press.)
Toledo, . Ohio, Mart-h. ll.-i-Th(f Pope
Motor strike of -4nacMntsta.) involving
fellow had uellvfirsMi to counsel no
paper in any way similar to the docu
ments submitted (o' the witness by
the -district attorney.
I prefer to take the statement of
the witness." said Jerome." "H is
undr oath."
"That is an unnecessarily insulting
remark,'" said Delmas. ; : , . -
"You will find out by interrogating
the witness that ha did not deliver
any such paper to us."
The Story of Ethel Thomas. ,
In arguing on his objection, Delmas
quoted rom Jerome's statement when
Evelyn Thaw was on the stand that
her' testimony was permissible orrty'&s
shotting the state of Thaw's "mind,
and that ho-would hot be allowed to
contradict ' It. Delmas said: '"W
told him we- would have no objection
to bis- attacking ' the trntH of ' fthe
wife's story" ' ' ' - 1 "r
" "Now you ' do ' object,"' snapped ,JW
rme. v"I am not trying to show that
Sthel Thomas accusations "Were :trtf.,'
That would be a'collateral tet, 'Any '.
way, this poor girl is dead " ' '" !
Delmas objerted tO"referenbe -to' Ithfc '
facts being true? rtunlty to say, by way of protest, over 1.000 men was.setUeTtodaV, 7 "7 - " l on PagTsevVn.
-'V-'.'- :,.'.';';". -i'i "V," - f.rWW'tii'M'AS-'' iV"-.'--)'! Hit.;-V--:V-'.ii. .':!i-7i'ti '-jjf:i K.S--ti-S.-;i'"
thought the law Should apply to the
whole state,"' ' " ; "
" Mr- Blount of Washington protest
ed against having - Washlngten ex
cused from " the, law, and sent an
amendment to that eflact, ri
The bill ;.then passed -its second
reading by division vote.
1 Mr. Morton explained that 'the onlv
effect of the repeaHtig act under con
sideration as to 'continue the old
Jaw,, leaving, tne matter in the discre
tion Ot (the pounty Aommdsaloners onlv
in the counties named, v? ' ?
. A motion to table the bill Was lost.
''Ameiidfriehtof Mr. Blount strlklne
out - Washington 'nnnntv: n,i r.t
Messrs. "Jaeobsoh ' and - Hooker to
sjrike put. Beaufort county. wtr
adopted. ,.(.'.:. w-j, -.i ,
,-A .amended, the bill passed Its
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