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Weather, Washington, D. C, Feb! 1 Fore-, cast for North Carolina for tonight and Tuesday: Fair tonight and Tues day, with slowly rising temperature. SECOND. , EDITION -ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1909 ' PRICE 5 CENTS ' ' " s '''' : ' MANY NEW BILLS ARE INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE The Senate Met at Pta To day Lieutenant Governor Mand Presiding BILLS NOW ON PASSAGE Senator Clark Introduces Several Bills One An Act to Protect Squirrels In Bladen County and One to Protect Fish; Also One Relating to Public Roads Senator Fry Introduces Act to Amend Section 083 of the Revlsal- Senator Fry An Act Re lating to the Finances of Lenoir County An Act for the Relief of a Confederate Soldier. The senate was called to order at noon today by President Newland. Senator Lee led the senate in prayer. The Journal committee reported no corrections in the journal. ' The roll of committees was called and no bills were reported. New Bills Today. New bills were introduced today as follows: S. B. 390. Senator Clark. An act to protect squirrels In Bladen county. Uame Law Committee. S. B. 391. Senator Clark. An act to protect fish in Bladen county. Fish and Fisheries, S. B. 392. Senator Clark. An act relating to public roads. ; Committee on Public Roads. S. B. 393. Senator Clark. An act 1907. Committee on Corporations. S. B. 395. Senator Fry. An act to amend , section 982 of revlsal. Committee on Judiciary. S. B. 396. Senator Fry. An act to appoint a justice of the peace in Jackson county. Committee on Jus tice of the Pence. S. B. 397. Senator Sherrill. An act relating to the finances of Lenoir. Placed on calendar by request. S. B. 898. Senator Sherrill. An act for the relief of W. A. White, a Confederate soldier. Committee on PensiQns.. S. B. 399. Senator Ray. To amend section 3708 of revlsal. Committee on Revlsal. Senator Fry introduced the follow ing bills: S. B. 400. To amend 484 of re vlsal. Committee on Judiciary. S. B. 401. An act relating to the preservation of forest. Committee on Judiciary. ; " ' S. B. 402. To amend Bection 2466 of revlsal. Committee on Judiciary. S. B. 403. To amend section 1708 of revlsal. Committee on Judiciary. I Ri:ia on Passage. The following bills were taken up and disposed of: - H. B. 641, S. B. 367, to allow the crunty commissioners to offer reward for J. C. Walker, who killed sheriff of Brunswick county. Passed third reading. A t ill relating to the hunting ol foxes in Surry was tabled on motion of Sent. tor Erltt. , S. B. i'ol to appoint justice of the peace for Wilkes county. Passed. S. B. 390, to protect fish In Bladen county. Passed. 8. B. 391, to protect squirrels It Bladen county. Passed its readings. 8. B. 392, relating to public roads In Bladen county. Passed -it thirl reading. 8. B. 393, to repeal .chapter 951 public laws of 1907, repealing a rail road Charter. Passed second and third readings. ; V, A i , S. B. 897, to authorize the trans fer by the town authorities of Le noir of certain moneys from water tc street fund. Passed. , 8. B. 248, to permit guardians tc cultivate lands of their wards Passed its third reading. , Bills Out of Order. Unanimous consent was asked for the Jntifoductlon 0f tne following: ' 404. Senator Starbucir. ; Tc imepd charter of the town ot Salem Counties, Qlties and Towns. i 8. : B. 405. .Benator Elliott. . Tc appoint members of county board ol : education In Catawba. f Committee on Education. .-. , . - ; X 8euator West introduced a resolu tion asking that, a water cooler lb provided for he senate chamber .' ,' - The Drainage Act. .'.-X; ' Senate Clark,, moved that tnf d'slnage bill be made a special ordei for Wednesday Instead of Thursday, . (cnotlnutd on FUUt Pag.) ' Character Sketch of Jack Linns. A sketch of Jack Riiins, the wireless operator of the Republic, show ing him npon his arrival in New l'ork. AMERICAN SHIP (By Cable to The Times) Panama, Feb. 1 President-elect William H. Taft today formally opens the Pacific end ot the Panama CahaTtb havigatToTTr'hirTirbinc mall steamship liner Newport, Captain Russell, plying between San Francisco and Panama, is the first ship to pass through the new channel. There has been great rivalry for this honor betwesn the Chilean" and English steamers, but it will full to an American-bound vessel. . . Mr. Taft goes five miles out to sea and returns to Panama on a tug. British Steamer Wrecked, : (By Cable to The Times) Melbourne, Feb. 1 The British steamer Clan Ronald is a total wreck near Edinburg and the captain and 46 of the crew, most of whom were Asiatics, were drowned. The vessel was seen drifting ashore last night, but sank before boats could reach her. Eighteen members of the rew, including 12 coolies, were picked up. : THE REDUCED PRICES CAUSE FALL IN VALUE (By Leased Wire to The Times) trices were largely tne cause of the 'all of 1307,000,000 In value of im- 3orts and l'67,000,000 In exports in i... Lnf th TTwQ stoo In the calendar year 1908. The bu- reau of statistics of the department jf commerce and labor has just com pleted an analysis of the trade of the ear. It shows that Importation of food stuffs dropped from $305,000,- )00 in the calendar, year 1907 ; t0 tQQOhAnAnrt In 1 OAS AtMiila mntm als for use in manufacturing, from . . . - 464,000,000 to $360,000,000; man lfactures for further use In manufac turing from $263,000,000- to $360, )00,000 to $179,000,000 hnd manu factures ready for consumption from J379.OO0.O00 ' to $276,000,000: rhile miscellaneous merchandise fell rom $12,000,000 'to $9,000,000 'y. ' : PRASTIC TRVSJ LAW. B1U "With, jrceth'? in Texas Leglsla ' turc-r-lts Provisions. , Austin, Tex. Feb. The Waters- WON THE HONOR ?lerce Oil Company and all Its stock- York; Bardgatte and Mitten, Iowa; widen will be barred, forever from Demora and Fred Hill, California; lolng business In Texas, if a bill Walker and Palmer, Australia; WU hlch Representative Jonkins will In- cox ind Zohhouse,' Utah; Wiley and .roduce tomorrow Is passed. . The Cameron, New. York; pevonovitch )Ul,i8 directed at all corporaWons and Mackey, Russia, : which shall have-been convicted of, - . 1 belonging to :a trust. It prohibit Arkansas Club Reopens. Treating a Charter or Issuing a per-J (By Leased Wire to The Times) anlt to. do .business In Texas to any . Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 1 After corporation when any of the sub- scrlbers to the stock was la director M officer of iny corporation which &a heretofore Jbeen adjudged guilty or Violating-Shy of the Intl-trUSt luirt.-..,i;:;t-r,ii.;,i -:'-,''-,;',' PACIFIC CHANNEL IS NOW FINISHED (By Cable to The Times. Panama, Feb. 1 The new Pacific channel of the Panama Canal, on Which the Americans have been work ing juore.ihap.twAjrearsrAAd.'Whi(h. Is an important integral part of the canal proper, has been completed. This cut beneath the 'waters of Pan ama bay extends five miles out from -LaBoca to Noas and Culebra Islands, passing between them. The first steamship will leave La Boca through the new channel today. There will be appropriate ceremonies in which President-elect Taft, Presi dent Obaldia, engineers and other of ficials will take part. The engineers who accompanied President-elect Taft to the Isthmus spent Sunday at Gatum. After close investigation they said they had no fault to find with the natural founda tions for the dam there and they re garded the plans for safeguarding the dam as being complete in evevy respect. It Is understood that the present canal plans will he approved through out by the engineers in their report. DUKE OF THE ABHLZZI IS STILL LIMELIGHT (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Feb. 1 When Sena- tor St,ephf.n E1n8 w aike,d "J" mornlng If there is any truth In the legram from Turin, publishedMn today's papers, to the effect that the . . ... . , ' .. . . . . tion to the Himalayas In Thibet, he said:' .' . ' "I can only reiterate what I have said before on many occasions: I do not know anything about it. Fur thermore I wl3h the public would , , . nfrnlra fir tnvaolr nnn mv famllv " ; SIX DAY BICYCLE! RACK. . Eight Teams Will Start on Race This Afternoon In Kansas City. (By Leased Wire to The Times) . Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 31 Eight teams will start in a six day bicycle race, which will begin this afternoon in convention hall. The men will ride eight hours a day, beginning at 8:30 o'clock. The following are the teams entered. Kramer and Moran, New Jersey; Fogler and Root, New four years ot silent submission to the reform wave In this city the palatial Arkansas club, where gaming know no limit, will open today under the hianaffamdnt. nf CnlAnal f t lammm. tt York. 11 : ,, GORGE BUSSE ACCIDENTALLY Brother cf Mayor Kills Woman By Accidental Shooting of Pistol YOUNG MAN OVERCOME George Busse, Brother of Mnyor Frederick A. Bussc, Accidentally Shot and Killed Sirs. Lucis C. Tuckerman, of SI lit on, N. V., in the Apartments of Her Father, Brljra- dier-Gcncrnl A. C. Girard, at 5:30 Yesterday Afternoon The Acci dent Occurred While Showing the Maid a Loaded Revolver, (By Leased Wire to The Times) ; Chicago, Feb. 1 George Busse, brother of Mayor Frederick A". Busse, accidentally shot and killed Mrs. Lucis C. Tuckerman, of Milton, N. Y... in the apartments of her father, Brigadier-General A, C. Girard, 305 north Clark street at 5:30 yesterday afternoon. ' Mrs. Tucl;erman was wns dressing in the Girard apartment v nen a revolver which Busso was showing Bertha Lembke, a maid in Ms mother's apartment across the hal fivin Mrs Tuckerman, exploded, 'i lie biillefr passed across an areaway between the two apartments, crashed through a pair of shutters, and struck Mrs. Tuckerman la-the heart Realizing that ee,.. wa,3,rhot, the woman siangered'iMo the 'ha"ii-and fell lif .'ia in the arms of her father a minute later. Her son, Alfred, sevfti jenr old, stood in the bed room and saw the accident happen and iris tuotlier die without realizin i'. He is btill iu iKiiorauue oil her death. Mayor BuSSe heard the shot and the woman's screams. He ran aero. the hall, and, learning that his brother had killed her, at once called a policeman to take his brother iu custody. ; Mrs. Tuckerman's father refuseJ to ask for the arrest of Busse. lie said he realized the accident was un avoidable. George Busse was overcome when he heard of the woman's death. He staggered across the hall a few mo ments after she was shot and saw she was dead. Ho fell In a weakened condition into the arms of hi brother. He was placed under a physician's care. Mrs.- Tuckerman came here Tues day with the intention of visiting her father and mother for several weeks. Her father arrived in the city from Fort Leavenworth, Kas., yesterday in response to a tcJegram that his daughter was here. He had been ill for several weeks and was not strong when he arrived. Busso Kxoncrated. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, Feb. 1 George Busse, brother of Mayor Bussee, was exon erated by the coroner's jury this af ternoon of killing Mrs. Lucius C Tuckerman, of Mllton-on-the-Hudson. N. Y., while visiting her father. Col. Girard, at the tatter's home. Mrs. Tuckeminn Had Divorce, (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Fob. 1 Mrs. Tucker man's maiden name was E. Elizabeth Girard. She was married to Captain Ross L. Bush, U. S. A., but in August, 1907, she got a divorce from him In Wlnnemucca, Nev., on the ground that he 'subjected her ' to mental cruelty. About a year ago she was married to Mr. Tuckerman In Lot Angeles. ; LOSS BY FIRE (By Cable to The Times) Canton, China, Feb. 1 At least 209 lives were lost In a fire which oc curred today In a Beet of flower boau. . The charred-, bodies of 170 victims have already beftn recovered, but -many bnoni are Ull missing. SHOOTS WOM AD SHIPWRECK Mrs. Geo. Keppel. Mrs. George Kcpprl, one of the In timate friends of King F.dwnrd, who has just reported that she was robbed by a man and woman in Piccadilly during a heavy fog. PLAN MADE TO FIGHT JfllSONANDJiFFilifS (Dy Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Feb. 1 A prominent Wall street broker who does not want his name mentioned at this time, is trying to make up a party of wealthy sports who will pull off the Johnson Jeffries fight on a barge three miles out from New York, The plan is to give the lighters $40,000 and to limit tue trtteuaauce to 200.' Each of the spectators 16 to pay' for the priv ilege of witnessing tne bout, the bji abce of the money, which would be $u,U0O, to go towards the expensed of tiie aftair. Tuixe miles out to sea, this man thinks, he Will be able to find a place calm enough to hoIJ the bout and tne affair would be to a finish with lour ounce gloves. Getting the two hundred together would be the easiest part of. the snow. He could easily get live, hundred sports right here m New York wao would pay tUdt mucli to see such a battle as that would be. He also intends to limit the news papers to one man each. If Jeffries agrees to enter the ring, which is almost a certainty now, lie will offer the big fellow a fine eiU and try to arrange the bout. The police would be unable to in terfere as it Is outside of their jur isdiction and the flglit could bo in any way they wanted it bare knockles or otherwise. No one woul.1 be aboard the boat except the fighterB and spectators, and betting could go on as freely as if they were in the South Sea Islands. L IS IN BALTIMORE (By Leased Wire to The Times) Ealtimore, Feb. 1 Hon. Robert B. 3Ienn, ex-governor of North Carolina, tpoke yesterday ill t'.io Franklin street Presbyterian church on the home mis sion work. He has been engaged by the Southern Presbyterian Church to work iu the southern field. Governor Glenn made a strong ad Jress, pointing out some dangers that confront the people in this country. Among these, he said, are the detie ?ration of the Sabbath, especially la the large cities. The danger of 1,000, 300 Ignorant foreigners coming every rear into the country, many of them Tlmlnals; the Ignorant people at homo who are not properly cared for; the concentration of wealth Into the hands of a few men, thereby creating bitterness between the .wealthy and the laboring classes; child labor In Industrial work, and the growing strife between labor and capital. Cotton Classifiers Meet. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Feb. 1 The commit tee of expert cotton classifiers, ap pointed by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, to establish an official stand lrd for the various grades ot cotton, in conformity with an act of cong Kress, began its sessions here today. The Committee will be la session ir GOVERNOR G EN. INVESTIGATING THE CONDITION OF WH1TW0RTH The Courf Announced Hie Re ceipt of a Third Letter Froni Mrs. Wiiilworth FEU DRIVING A MULE The Investigation Regarding the At tempt of t'ie Attorneys For the De fense to Remove Juror Whitwor'h From the Jury, Box Was Resumed ; in the Carmark-Cooner Murder Trial This Morning Wh'tworth Hid Not Have Kidney Disease Since '. Year Ago. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Nashv:lle, Tenn., Feb. 1. Investiga tion regarding the attempt of the Pt torneys for the defense to remove Juror Whitwoi th 'from the jury box was resumed in the Cooper-Carmaelt murder trial this morning The couit announced the receint of a third lc-tier from Mif Whitworth. In It ehe stated j her- .husband's .condition was bong mis-repi-esonted to her and said the was told hor husband had been 111 pinee he I was taken on the jury and that a doc , tor had been to fee him. She has a Icertninc.d ih it this is hot a fact. She 'stated that Dr. Sullivan had attemhd h"r husband five weeks ago, not for kidney trouble but beeau?a Whitwoi th fell while trying to drive a mule 'n the Lain. She slated that her husband h 's not suffered from kidney trouble for over a year. .. I Attorneys for both sides retired f n a conference about the matter. Further Interesting developments were had this morning In the Cooper' Sharp ttlal in.;the- matter of the at--tempt of the defense to hive Juror "Wbitworth" removsd from the jury. "In this connection the state ad Jed 'further the charge th it the attempt of the de funte to remove the juror was no 'made In pood fa'th. It was chirfel this morning that Mrs. Whitworth had . been dece'ved and that she hal been led to believe that 'her husband had been III since he had been -on tin jury. It was further churged that Mr. . Whitworth's friends and Mrs. Whl worth were also alarmed by "certain rumors" that were afloat concerning which the juror might get into trouble. These rumors were commun'cated to Mrs. Whitworth and further increased her alarm. WIi le the stale ne.-er dis closed the Identiy of the "person" who had done these things It strongly Inti mated this morning that these alleged false Impressions hud caused Mrs. Whltwoith and her friends to seek U get the juror excused on account of "11 health." Whatever may be back of it all was not developed but if the effort is be!n; made to get the juror off for any undis closed reasons the play was called b the state today. The defense. In fact, nifinifes-tc-d a perfect willingness to l"1 the matter rest on the "health" of the Juror. The state wanted nothing mo: e and physicians will bo examined this afternoon concerning the condition of the juror. NORMAN E. MACK IN LIBEL SUITS Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 1. United States Marshal Howard Conkling this morn injr served a subjoena on Chairman Korman K. Mack, commanding him to appear In United States court in New York tomorrow morning In the action brought by the United States govern ment against the New York Wur.d (tha Press Publishing Company). In connection with the ranama Canal ar ticles printed Ih that paper soniet 'me since. Mr. Mack will leave for New York tonlfiht In order to appear In Federal court In New York tomorrow morning in answer to the summons. Fiancee Mystified. , Boston, Mass., Feb. 1 Charle Barnott.'a leather merchant of Ever ett, plans to leave at once for Allen town, Pa., to And his fiancee. Mis: Alice Gerber, who Is reported to be lying in a hypnotic state. Miss Ger ber was expected here today. Bar nett Eays he is mystified by the re port that Mies Gerber has been hyp notised. ' Savings Bank Closed, Greenfield, Mass., Feb.. 1 The Greenfield Savings Bank was closed today by order of Bank Commissioner Pierre Jay today. The bank holds $2,000,000 in deposits. 'The bank was closed by order of Bank Commis sioner Jay on account ot bad real es- Ute laveetmenta. Y . . ; THE SALARY BILL GOES TO SENATE FOR APPROVAL George L. Morton. Speaker Pfatem, Pfeslded Oyer Session of House COMMITTEE REPORTS Journal Committee Report Proceed lug As Accurately Recorded and They Stand Approved Committee Rpports Read Committer on En grossed Bills Reported Bill As to Salary of Assistant Librarian At to Limiting Taxes In Chatham To Amend Law As to Year's Support of Widows and Children Bills As to Hunting in Certain Counties En grossed. ' . "'.-.'; ' ', '.'''' The house of representatives of the Xorth Carolina general assembly met in the twenty-third day's session to day at noon, and was called to order by Honorable Geo L. Morton, speaker protem, and the morning devotions were conducted by Rev. A. J. Mon srief, pastor of the Baptist Taber nacle church, The journal committee reported Saturday's proceedings as correctly recorded, and the same stood '" ap proved. . .-,-. Under the call for petitions, me morials a:;d communications the fol '.ow!aS were sent forward and read: "otitidn from Cumberland protesting asain. .bill to tax dealers In., soft drinks! - iKanfang Committee Reports, . The following , committee reports vere read: To relieve certain citizens f Swain county, favorably; as to pen-' Uty law, favorably. Engrossed Bills. The committee on engrossed bills eported the following bills as en ;rossed and sent to the senate for sc ion ; bill as to salary of assistant ibrarian; as to hunting foxes in Chatham; as to registering grants; is to special tax in Transylvania ounty; as hunting game In Ala naiice; to memorial congress as to lost roads; to amend law as to year's support of widows and children; as o shooting fowls In Pamlico Sound n Hyde county; to amend the law as o hunting in Davidson; and as to ertain local probates.' Tiie committee on enrolled bills re orted the bill to allow Brunswick to ffer a reward for J. C. Walker. Bills Introduced. By McDonald of Moore: To amend 'aw as to freight trains on Sunday. By Pitt; To prevent sawdust In streams in Edgecombe. By Bryant: To prevent the killing of squirrels in Edgecombe. By Perry of Vance: To regulate paying negotiable papers on Satur days. By McCrary; To elect county board 3f education in Davidson county. By Weaver: To incorporate the Carolina & Tennessee Power Co.; and Lhe Western Carolina Power and Traction Co. By Price: To annul law as to the practice of medicine. By Rodwell: To compensate sheriff for cutting up illicit stills. By Rodwell: As to building bridges in Warren county. By Kendrick; To annul section 2, trticle 10, of constitution; and to al ow married women to make contracts is If unmarried. By Carlton: To appoint Steven Xetchie a justice In Rowan, By Majette: To prevent depreda 'ions on lands of another; and to au horlze the bondsmeh of W. B. Coop :t to collect back tax; and to require lmber getters to establish lines be fore cutting timber. - ' By Pickett: To amend law as to telling brasses. ' . r " By Harshaw: To relieve Van Teague, of Caldwell. .i By Wallace: To amend law as to dlotage in old Topsail Sound. ; By Smith of Harnett: To author Ize Harnett county to Issue bonds. '- By McDonald of Cherokee: To re lieve tat collector; and tA repeal law is to time ot courts In Cherokee. - ' i By Connar: To amend law as to isnylng the governor for certain ex penditures. ." - ',-. By Julian: To establish a special criminal and civil court for the coun ty of Rowan. " "; " Mr. Wilson asked for and was al lowed to take from unfavorable cal i "' (Coatlnutd on Seoond PsfS.) .'