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...'... ' - . . Weather. Washington, D. C.r Jan. 14 Fore cast tor tonight and Friday for North Carolina: Rain tonight and probably Friday; warmer tonight. ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N.C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 14,' 1909. PRICE 5 CENTS 2nd Edition MATTER THAT WILL PRODUGE II WARM-TIGHT Resclolicn ts to Personal Properly Exemption Clause Presented Id Senate PRINT MANNING'S BILL Two Hundred Copies of Senator Man ning' BUI for the Enlargement of the Power of the Attorney General Are Ordered Printed Act Relat ing to the Protection of Forest Ranges in Swain, Jackson and Hay wood Counties Reported Favorably and Paesed Readings Act Relat ing to Public Schools Reported Fa vorably and Passed Its Several i Readings, At 11 o'clock Rev. Milton Barber led the senate in prayer. : : Under reports of committees, Sep ator Bassett, for the committee on judiciary, 'moved that 200 copies of Senator Manning's bill for the en largement of the powers of attorney general be printed. Motion carried. S. B. 13. An act relating to the protection of forest ranges in Swain, Jackson and Haywood counties, was reported favorably by Senator Or mond for the committee on proposi tions and grievances. BUI passed its several readings. ' ,: S. B. 57. An act relating to pub lic schools, reported favorably by 1 Senator Martin for committee on edu cation. Passed its several readings. . B. 11. An act to enlarge thei""'v"" " . powewotu8Ucesofthepeaxe..,Allfo''e;,matterrl W unfavorable report by Senator Pharr , T. y- ' . 4k i-- xi 1 Clare tne move of thA ARHnctntinn "un i act to reeulata the tmuramuu. s. d.' 87, ; An election of board of education in Dur . " " --w I nam county Dy tne Tote pr tne peo- ple. Unfavorable report by Senator Ray for committee on education. S. B. B3. An act to amend section ' 3990 of revisat relatine to uubllc schools. Unfavorable renort bv Sena- tor Ormond for the committee on ed ucation. .- , t New Bills. New bills and resolutions were in troduced as follows: . B. 83. Senator Britt. An act relating to the election of county boards of education. Education. S. B. 84. Senator Love. An act to amend the charter of Lowell, in funds, if this be true, the Good Gov Gastou county Committee on Coun- ernment Association, whose member ties, Cities and Towns. I ship is composed of the largest prop- S. B. 85. Senator Hawes. A reso- 'ertv owners'in the city, Is paying for lution relating to the expediting ot;ltown castigatlon. the work of committees. Committee The resolutions are here given on Rules. . j and the attention of every citizen and 8. B. 86. Senator Jones. An act ! taxl)ayer 18 hereby called thereto: to Incorporate the Union Power and I Whereas, an organization known as Transportation Company. Commit.;'?-. ??0l Goy,er"mnt Associat on of , n.,.,!,,., Raleigh has drafted and offered for tee on Corporations. introduction In and passage by the S. B. 87. Senator Peele. An act legislature of North Carolina at its relating to surveyors' fees. Commit- present s' sslon a bill entitled. "An tee on Salaries and Fees. Act to Promote More Efficient Munl- B. 88. Senator Dockery. An act to Charter the Peedee Valley Rail- way Company Committ on Tor- poratloni. S. B. 89. Senator Hanklns. An act relating to appointment of a jus tice of the peace in Davidson county Committee on Justices of the Peace. , S. B. 90. Senator Hanklns. An act relating to the road law In Thorn asvllle township,' Davidson .county. Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns. Message From the House. " v A message from the httule' was then received, , transmitting bills which had passed the house, ; These bills were referred to the' proper committees for consideration. ' v . The bill relating to the protection of forest ranges la certain western counties was discussed briefly before Its pasasge. ; " Senator Elliott then presented by request a petition from citizens in his district asking that the matter of an amendment of the personal prop erty exemption clause In the stats constitution be taken op and the Peo ple be allied to tote upon Such amendment. , The petition, advocat ing the repeal of this ictlbd ot the constitution wilt be considered in due time and promises to bflng about warm Bght. -'-f Leave of absence for an tndeflilts period wits extended to 8snator Fry. , ::t Another. BUL'-"tJ 'i ' ; : Senator , Btatbuck, f of , ; Forsyth, asked and obtained Unanimous con sent to introduce the following bill! " ' S. B. 91. An . set rlatid to the eauallzatloh of peremptory challenfes (Continued on Second fagt.) , . MAYOR AND THE CITY OFFICIALS New Charter is "Unwise, In- "- : -'.V expedient, Unnecessary," Say Ciiy Fathers . WHO PAYS FOR FIGHT? Mayor Johnson and Bis Associates, the City Fathers, the City Clerk, et a, Are Out For the Scalp of the Good Government Association A Patriotic Defense oft the Morality and Civic Righteousness of the City of Raleigh Is the Good Govern ment Assocletion Helping to Pay for its Own Castlgation? ,The mayor, city clerk and board of aldermen of the city of Raleigh,; according to a pamphlet just Issued, are out for the scalp of an organiza tion known as the "Good Govern ment Association." Thls morning neatly printed, yellow-back pamph lets were distributed among the mem-, bers of the general assembly, bearing this legend: - "Resolutions opposing the bill ot-' fered by the Good Government Asso-: elation of Raleigh, enacted and print ed by direction of the city of Raleigh, compliments of city, ot Raleigh." It Is a known fact that the "Good Government Association" of the city i of Raleigh is composed of nearly four hundred of the city's best, wisest 1 FIGHT CHARTER and most public-spirited cittzena. ! Columbus, Ohio, Jan. H-Kop'reseiita-The attack of the mayor and the city tive Theodore K. n.n-ton was eiee.tod i.,;; ,":": J",:," .:: wlae inexpedient, impracticable, un- necessary. i neir aoranse - or Ka . .! Ma . . - WB" ""b -"" extreme. V;' Who Paid For it? Sevelal people this morning asked lue '"noceni question: wno is pay- ,n8 for this attack on the best element oi itaieign s ciuzensnip?" Reference to the inscription print- congress fall short of meetins their ed on the back of the pamphlet will responsibilities. show that the resolutions were "en- "A certain amount of increased een acted and printed by direction of the tralization at Washington Is Inevlta clty of Raleigh." On the bottom of ble- but let not this be this continued the l)ae Is this Inscription: "Com- Committee 0nPllment8 ot tha city of Raleigh" One i would naturally infer from this that the C0Ht 18 De,n8 Pald out ot tne city' . ctpai Government," and Wnereas' the fvem'ng body and ttuthor'tle" of tne c,ty of Ralel8h- af" same; are of the opinion that the said bill is unwise, inexpedient, Imprac ticable and unnecessary as applied to the citv of Raleigh, and further that ,ts term8 "nd Provisions contemplate a lorm or government not oniy novel and radical for the state of North Carolina and ill adapted to conditions in thi. .tat hnf nna whih nannhiA of greater expense and extravagance ln tha administration of municipal af- fairs and which, In respect to the method of nomination and election of candidates for office is contrary to the letter and spirit of the election laws now and heretofore in fores in this State, and, therefor fraught with dan- gers and calculated to produce evil results In municipal affaire in the state of North Carolina: Now, therefore, be It resolved by ths governing body and authorities of the! city of Raleigh: . That we thoroughly disapprove the attempt to enact Such legislation to apply generally to the cities and ISrger towns of the state by prescrib ing A uniform plan of ' government for municipalities differently situated, titled to decide and prescribe whtt form of government is best suited and possessing varied conditions, and en most noeded in each separate and in- dividual case, and especially do we disapprove and oppose the same as ap. F'lSJ-iiJ0 th! . .- .h. nw int tuMctt to"wlf- ifl the va'ar 1006' man v dltlcens Of Raleigh among whom ware A great number of the gentlemen, now- com- aays. If, at the expiration of this shall provide each bed "Run pillow Hilt, the first time; the second time highest court in the state about a a bill to' establish toll gat la posing the said "Good Government As- time It has not been returned to the slips, and under and top sheets of he married the daughter of the late dozen suits for damages now pending Mulberry Gap, Wilkes county, wolation, being dlssatisfUd with the ,,,,0,01,, becomes a law without White cotton or linen, and all such Hehry W. Miller; his last wife, who ' will be brought to trial. The law passed second and third readlnf. ' few. fa thTi RaiiT.h? mmJ! his signature.- The bill provides that pillow ! slips and sheets. After being survives him, was Miss Spears. He holds a company liable for damages j a bill to allow the town ot Moore's taiftld In its charter Vtan snS pro- Pblbttion shall beaome effectlv used bjr one guest must be washed be-- leaves., besides his wife, four child-j sustslned by an employee through tllle to Issue bonds was passed on (Contlned on Pag fleven.) Soldiers Searching for the Dead After I " , ' i 1 1 a nil , nun i i iii i i urn mi .i ' i' Iimiiiii j ; fii w'wwuu. jiyMygr'''&wfc''i"-,'!''H W Vr4' 4- MWMM Jmm Elected TO THE SENATE (By Leased Wire to The Times) United States senator to succcocl Sen- ator J. B, Forakr yesterday. ".TM vote stood 91 for Burton and 46 for former Governor James E, , ",8r " Campbt'll, nBrnnflNi ... .. ..i , , In nl driT.i. frU..nf.lM . 1 ... L supported him Mr. Burton took oc- casion to suy:, "The more recent tendency has been toward an Increase of npwer and f'""s .....Ru t juu.u,., a."m.,"t Thls tendency can con tlnue only in case the chosen agents nt tho nonnla In the. loclotatuva rtf commonwealths is a mere vanishing tlace on tne map. Let every state have its own Individuality, . THE GRUESOME WORK GOES ON (By Leasea Wire to The Times) Blue..eld. W. Va., Jan. 14 A tele phone message received at 1 o'clock i this 'morning from Switchback, the scene of the last West Virginia mine disaster, reports that forty-seven dead bodies had been taken from the Ill fated Lick Branch death pit and at that hour no more dead were In sight ot the rescu'ng parties. It was ex pected the fatalities would reach fifty by daylight. . The mining company early this morning made Its first official estimate of the numT of dead. It was stated that the death list will reach flfty- ven, but will not exceed fifty-nine, This is accepted as correct, as It Is known that the numoer of men in the mine at. the time ot the disaster was not as large, as at first supposed, R believed that the fire In the mine has been extinguished but black damp will kill all those left In the mine, inspectors say.. PROHIBITION Itf TENNESSEE. Dill Passed House .Last Night, j Measure Now Goep to the ' Governor. . ! (By Leased Wire to The Times.) J Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 14 The bill! to prohibit the Bale of intoxicating .1 JlflUor In Tennessee passed the lower ' bouse of the general , assembly last evening. The vote was 62 to ftfa Votes Is a majority. 1 , Tn6 toeaiUre n0W g0es to Governor Fatterson. He Is expected to veto it, but Under the donstltutlofl his veto only Operates as a suggestion. The governor Is allowed to hold a bill fli-e ' July 1, 1109. BURTON 1LU lU-dULU L W Peefe ef WaVr!ov,n Are Bi-ccialiigExOvcrlkpre- TP WOMEN ATTACHLD Conduct of Certain Members of 21 th Infantry in New York Town Threatens Trouble and Wnr I)e- ; paftment May Have to Take a Hand People Aroused Over At tack on Two White Women and Attack on Hotel Proprietor by Sol diers Who Entered Place With Three White Women. (By Leased Vlre to The Times) Watertown. N. Y., Jan. 14 Tho conduct of members of tho twenty fourth United States infantry, col ored, durlDg the past few weeks, cul minating on Saturday ulg'at In the holding up two young women in tho streets of Sackett's Harbor and the entrance to the Eveleigh House of that village, on Tuesday night by a colored soldier with three white wo men, who drove Proprietor Frank WIdener out at the point of a revol ver, has aroused the public to a point of indignation that promises to be felt in the war department. : Drunkenness on the streets, "peep ing Toms" and housebreaking, which are ascribed to men of the colored regiment, have been endured by the people without much com- plaint, but since Saturday night, when Miss Llllie Cook, employed as a domestic in the home of TlfeoJore Canfleld, and Miss Julia McKee, a teacher in the public schoolB of this city and a resident of Sackett's Har bor, were attacked upon the streets of Saacltett's Harbor the situation has become serious. Civic authorities have been able to get little satisfaction from the mil itary authorities in their efforts to check lawlessness. HOTELS TO BE INSPECTED. Representative Sink Introduced the Measure. (By Leased Wire to The Times) . . Lncoin, Neb., Jan. 14 Represent-; tative Sink has introduced a bill .In the house, providing that all hotelji ltt Nebraska shall, be inspected aunu - 1 klly.'that all bedding therein must bo tired and disinfected at' least once every three months, and that in every wash-room a clean individual towel Shall be furnished each guest. , Another provision is that hotels ' .tore they are used by another gu-t. the Explosion at CflLOHEL ARGO PISSES (il lad Been in Bad Health Cat OjLly bofincdjo Bed for Few Weeks A HOST ABLE LAWYL R ' Whitney Memorial, Its International, : ' champion and Harbor Hill. It will Colonel Argo Was a Native of Ten- race on the magnificent course at , nessce, IJt:t Migrated to Xoith Queens, aud its meeting, while pos Caroliiiii in His Early Life Per- sibly not of the duration of other formed Gallant Services in th- yeaTS will, in all essentials, be as Civil War Educated nt Chapel brilliant. Hill Considered One of the Legal ' The Coney Island Jockey Club, at Lights of the North Carolina Lar. Shoenhead Bay, it was said lait Short Sketch of His Life. j night, would follow suit, racing oft V.: .-. every obligation, and in the Brook At 8:12 o'clock this morning tho ' angel of death visited our ciiy and took from our mklst one of our :r,ost poular and belovei citizens, Color.o! Thomas Munroe Argo, in '.ho t!3t!i yea:' of his nse. Colonel Argo had been in bal health for more thah a year, but be had been confinel to his bed only since the 20th of December. Dr.- Hu bert Haywood was called In Inimedi ptely after tie was confined to his bed, and after diagnosing the case lie announced the disease to be chronic bowel and kidney disease. Kvery possible medical aid wan ren dered, but to no avail. Colonel Argo was a general r..or , ite with all who knew fclsn. ('f a igO'i'al and friendly disposition he carried sunshine wherever he went and made everyone feel the power of his personal magnetism. At the Ral eigh bar he was considered one of its ablest members, having taken part ; in nearly every important cas-t in re , cent years. His magnificent mind and easy flowing oratory wot. for him unbounded success in Im'iort-l nt.ni.. - .'. ' 1 1 elgh from Orange county in 1872, and has since that time practlcea his profe.sion in this city. During the . last 20 years of his life he was looked upon as one of the ablest lawyer!:, not only In Raleigh, but In the whole , state. The last Important case In which he participated was that of Myatt vs. Myatt, a litigation over the old Myatt plantation In the southern rart ot this county. He appeared in tho rase j with Mr. B. C. Beckwlth for the plaintiff, and it then became known to his friends that his health was de-! dining. He told Mr. Beckwlth ot his ' condition and asked that he be al- hU , lowed to make the closing argu - meht. In order to gain enough strength to do this he was forced to I , leave the court bouse and ret. Colonel Argo was married three j time!. ' He married Miss Hubbard, daughter of Dr. Hubbard, of Chapel , (Cbbtlnued on Page Two.) Bluefield, W.Va. MKY CLLB liKtsimi (By Leased Wire to The Times) New Yoik' jan- 14-The jocuey Club, which holds its annual meeting toflnyyis disheartened by the recent decisions of the. courts interpreting the Agnew-Hart law. 1 The West Chester Racing Associa tion, which is the Belmont Park or- : sanitation, proposes to go risht ahead and has already scheduled its $25, 000 Belmont, Ha Witiiers and Ma tron, its Nursery and Ladles, its lyn Jocltey Club-rooms yesterday Philip J. Dwyer said the oil Grave send course would be open as usual to horsemen and nations. This latter meant that Aqueduct would also hold Its meeting. KERN LOSES INDIANA FIGHT (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Indianapolis;.- :jnd Jin, 11 Former CongrcsM 'Benjamin T. Shively, of South 'Bend, was chosen this morning by the . demoeT-atlu members of the Indiana legislature to succeed James A. Ki'inenway in the United States senate. The nominee and tlrty-iirst served In the fiftieth .const-esses f 1 om the South Bend district and was the dem- nominee. iuv overuui in la.-o. oonn w. is.ein leii on tne- urn pauin of tha caucus ami continued up to the 14th ballot, Shively gaining grad ually.. IMPOHTANf DiCISION BY COURT OF APPEAL (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Jan. 14 The court of appeals handed down a decision yes- terday which will be hailed with de - I light by 200,000 railroad employes In New York state. The court held . In a test cast? that the railroad em- ployers liability act, passed by the legislature in 1906, is constitutional. The railroads have bitterly opposed the law on the ground of unconsti tutionality. As a result of the decision of the the negligence of anothef employee.' ELECTROCUTE in r.innip I ILL UUIIUL.lllsll.IJ INSTATE PRISON ParpiS3 o! Bill Introduced in il j U53 by Barnes of Hertford bill m m. mm Harshaw's Bill Has For Its Purpose the Electing of County Superin tendents of Education by Popular Vote! Bill by Morton to Amend Pension Law, Allowing Increase in certain rensiong to ipo.w rw Month Several Local -Bills Passed Many More Introduced. Reports From Standing Commit tees.. The eighth day's session of the house of representatives of the North j Carolina legislature was Called to or Ider at 11:00 a. m. by Speaker Gra ; ham. lue religious exercises were wu 'ducted by Rev. F. M. Shamburger, ! pastor of Edenton Street Methodist J church. " ' ' Yesterday's journal was reported ; as correct by the committee, j Under the call for petitions, com : municatioDs, and resolutions the fol lowing were presented and referred ' to proper committees: . ' Petition from citizens of Snow Hill asking for an addfional comnIs sioner in that town.; V ' Mr. Julian, for committee on en grossed bills, reported house bill 65 nnA Koenlntlnn mil OT WnaUftA . And sent to the senate. V-'v '' Standing Committee Jte-pori.. , T) . J fn .VI. ttHaa hill. .01 ; house bill 23, authorizing Carthaxfr'. township, in Moore county, to Issue . bonds? house bill 68, to permit ex tension of street in town of Beau fort; ; houEe bill 97, to authorize Robeson county to Issue bonds; house bill 10, to amend charter townof Landis; house bill 72, to repeal char ter of Spencer Mountain Mills, in Gaston county. Resolutions. Under this call the following reso lutions were introduced: That 50 sets of the Revlsal be furnished for the use of the house, j That the heads of the state depart ' ments send to each of the public lib raries a copy of the private acts of North Carolina, by Murphy. Bills Introduced. By Barnes, of Hertford: To pro vide a place in the state penitentiary for electrocution of all condemned criminals. By Harshaw: To elect the board of education of Caldwell county by popular vote. By Harshaw: That all county superintendents of education be elect ed by popular vote. By Weaver: To amend the labor and mechanics Hen law. By Morton: To encourage the growing of small fruit and truck. By Morton: To amend pension law Increasing pension of certain soldiers to $8.00 per month. By Caudill: To amend chapter 1289, laws of 1907, as to fees of wit nesses in Wilkes county. By Roscoe: To relieve prisoners in jail awaiting trial to be allowed ' to work on roads, and to amend road : law of county of Bertie. By Alhrltton To amend charter of Snow Hill. By Warllck: To amend charter of town of Crouse, in Lincoln county. By Snell: To better the schools of Washington county. By McDonald, of Cherokee: To provide a system of working roadu In that county. : '. ; By Doughton: To validate the election of certain justices of Alle ghany county. v . By Koonce: To establish a di Ter ence In law between an assault and an attempt at assault With Hntent to commit rape. Bv nihha- To nrevent t.h denre- 1 dation of geese and turkeys in Bwain county. Bills Passed. A bill to allow Ashe county to is- sue bonds and levy special tax for building bridges. Passed second reading by a vote of 106 to nothing, A bill to elect certain justices in Madison county. Second and third J reading. j (continued on geoond Page.) 1 - Jfi'-,i.e AfoWj: ., : .'r-:1;.;,-,3-V;'' "t" -A.:.