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Weather.'
Washington, D. C, Feb.. 4 Fore
cast for North' Carolina for tonight
and Friday: Partly cloudy tonight
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SECOND.
EDITION
ESTABLISHED 1876.
RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1909.
PRICE 5 CENTS
SPEAKER AGAIN
Will face Charge.
IS
JANER INDICTED AN INCREASE IN
Killed by Juto.
THE tf HI
PITTSBURG
TPRTII
DIRECTS HOUSE
DELIBERATIONS
Returns to Capitol After Sev
eral Days Absence at
Granville Court
MANY BILLS REPORTED
Cape Fear Pilots' Association Pre
sents Petition As to Change in
Pilot Laws Bill to Amend Laws
As to Fishing Reported Favorably.
Bill As to Non-Resident Tax on
Fishermen, Unfavorably Bill to
AmeniMLiaW As to Prisoners in Jail,
Unfavorably PrMlejrcs - of Floor
Extended to Several Visitors- New
Bills Today
The house of representatives of the
North Carolina legislature met in its
twenty-sixth day's session this morn
ing at 11 o'clock and was called to
order by Speaker Augustus W. Gra
ham, the religious exercises being
conducted by Rev. A. C. Moore, edi
tor of the Biblical Recorder, of this
city.
The journal of yesterday was re
ported as correctly recorded by the
journal committee, and the same
stood approved.
On the call for petitions, memorials
and communications, the following
were sent forward and read: I
Petition from I. H. Smith against
any' increase In taxes; from Cape
Fear Pilots as to change in pilot
law. :' ,
Stunding Committee Reports.
The following bills were reported:
-x-j:ft.1lrparata.,Mc'rcaat!lenj,
favorably; as to courts , in Martin
county, favorably; to amend .law as
to fishing, favorably; to protect) fish
in Bladen, favorably; to amend law
as to non-resident tax on fishermen,
unfavorably; to protect fish In Swain,
favorably; to appropriate funds for
Minnie Lovett, favorably; to appro
priate funds for Deaf and Dumb
scliool, favorably; to prevent carry
ing weapons In Madison, unfavorably;
to validate certain probates, unfavor-
. ably; to amend law as to Anson as
to prisoners in jail, unfavorably; to
amend law as to landlord and tenant,
unfavoraBly; ,to deflnenuisances, un
favorably; to authorize married wo
men to contract as if unmarried,
favorably; to regulate working wo
men and children in mills, unfavor
ably; substitute also unfavorably; to
provide roads in Ashe, favorably; to
levy tax for bridges In Hyde, favor
ably; to make road in Ashe county,
favorably; to improve roads in Mt.
Gilead, favorably; to amend law as
to roads In McDowell, favorably, and
same as to Warren, favorably; as to
road law in ThoHiasvllle township,
favorably; to amend law as, to roads
In Marlon township, favorably; same
as to McDowell county, favorably; to
amend law as to register of deeds,
favorably; to regulate fees in Madi
son county, favorably;1' as to Jurors
in Richmond, favorably; as to paying
expenses of governor,, favorably; as
to paying jurors In, Stokes county,
favorably; as to pay of commission
ers of Robeson, favorably; as to fees
in Madison county, unfavorably; to
appoint J W. Beacham justice, un
favorably; to appoint justices In Per
son, favorably,
The privileges of the floor were
granted to Chas. W. Johnson, of
Orange, W. A. Warren of Person, Dr.
S. D. Booth of Granville, S. M. Gat
tls of Orange, and J. A. Brown of Co
lumbus. ' . . .- .
Leave of absence were granted to
"Butler and Majette. ''
A message from the governor,
transmitting a letter from. the super
intendent of the penitentiary as to
the finances of that institution and
asking that approximately $68,000 ba by taxing autos.
returned to the penitentiary account ' " To Incorporate NortBrCirollna Pub
out of funds turned to the treasury iie Service Company.- X v'
by that Institution, This was referred
to Committee on Penal Institutions.
: The morning hour having expired
the consideration of the Calendar was
taken up, and the speaker laid before
the house the: following bills:
i Roll-cl Bills. j
.The following roll-catt bills were
passed: ' v . . ,
To incorporate the - Ashevtlle &
East Tennessee Railroad Company;
third. . . '
-To authorize Wake county to bor-,
row money third, v j
-To al ow Hot Bering , to Issue.
bonds;, third, ". I
To validate bend Issue foT Beau-
tort; thirl
Patrick J. Keirnn. former Presi
dent of the Fidelity Funding Co., who
recently returned to farm the rharcrra
against him on account of Uie failure
of the company.
To authorize McDowell county to
increase taxes; second.
j - Hi
rrr:"rrrrr "rrrr yr
Anson county to levy
a specla tax; second. j
To allow Jackson county to lev,
special tax, second. j
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me toiiowing uins were ratinea
and sent to the secretary of state for
publication.
of Mt. Olive.
Amending law as to state bound
aries.
To drain White Oak swamp in Bla
den county.
To amend 642 laws of 190"5.
To amend 1283 laws of 1905 as to
liability of counties In certain actions.
To amend law as to fences in Samp
son.' ..
To amend the charter of the town
of Hendersonvllle.
To change law as to commissioners
of Pitt county.
To amend the law as to town of
Greenville.
To amend the charter of Crouse in
Lincoln county.
Resolution to pay subcommittee to
Morganton.
To permit Wakelon graded school
to issue bonds.
Appointing T. J. Wooten a justice
in Robeson.
To prevent sale of timbers caught
adrift in Pender, Brunswick, and
New Hanover.
To locate street in PIkevIlle.
To prevent depredation of turkeys
and geese in Jackson and Swain.
To protect squirrels in Jackson
county. v
To allow guardians to cultivate
lands" of their wards.
To authorize a spodal tax in Ruth
erford. ' y.
T,o provide a special court in Dur
ham township. . - ( ; ,: . :
To pay jurors in Wilson county.
To amend law as to Masonic Tem
ple In Charlotte. -.
To appoint M C, Padgett a justice
in Lincoln county.
To amend law as to road law of
1905. -
To amend charter of Wilson. '
To protect roads in New Hanover
To pay expenses of inaugliral com
mittee. ' -r
Bills Introduced,
By McDonald of Moore: To amend
charter of Carthage
By McDonald of Moore! To allow
Moore county to Issue bridge and
road bonds.
By Foy: v To protect fish, in the
streams of Pender and Bladen coun-
ties
I By Murphy: To prevent spread of
tuberculosis. 1 r ' -
By Morgan: To prevent blllpostlng
in town of Elizabeth City,
' By tSreeh! .To provide support for
New Bern traded schools. -
jContlnusd oh Pg 8eVtt.)
TERRORIZED BY-,
RACIAL FEELING
Trouble is Imminent Between
the Races in the Penn
sylvania City
POLICE MAKE THREATS
Captain of Police Says it is n Crime
For a Jfesro to Wave His Hand at
a White Woman and That the Ouly
Way to Stop Negro Depredations in
Pittsburg is to Hang a Few of
Them Miss O'Nlel, the Girl Who
Was Assaulted Tuesday Night, is
Said to be Dying Negro Leaders
Add to the Excitement by Blaming
th Police For the Trouble.
( By Leased Wire to The Tfmes)
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 4 "It is a
crime for a negro to wave his hand
at a white woman, at least, I consider
it so, and wll lact accordingly."
Captain of Police Murray, who has
Charge of what is known as the "Hill
, district," which is in a sate of terror
oven attacks on white women by ne
groes, made this remark in police
court during the hearing of the 126
negroes arrested in the big raid Tues
day night.
" There were prebaly 200 colored
persons In the little police court,
friends of those who had been arrest-
ed and the remark tne Pollce fl-
cer started a commotion, and for a
time It looked as though the police
would be forced to clear the room.
Captain Murray some ; days ago"
came out with a statement that the
- Qfliy wayjfco stop negro depredations
pituw-wiv n -mwr wren
them off hnd
' About One-third of the negroes ar-
re8ted ,n tfle fM were tQ pHson
for short terms, one-third discharged,
and the remainder held for further
Investigation.
A portion of Pittsburg is Blmply
terrorized now. Miss Ida O'Nell, the
1 day night by a negro, is said to be
: dying. A few of the higher class of
negroes have given out interviews,
blaming the police of Pittsburg for
being too officious, saying that if they
did not stop there would be blood
shed; that negroes were now going
armed to protect themselves from
hysterical white women, etc. They
predicted a race riot.
When Superintendent of Police
Thomas A. McQualde heard this he
said: :
"Just let anyone start anything,
and we will finish It. We are going
to get rid of a lot of bad negroes now
in Pittsburg, and we will send anyone
who tries to protect them to the
work house with them,"
FREIGHT WRECK
Chicago, Veil 4.--A north bound Illi
nois Central suburban train crashed
Into a freight train at Peck Court, just
north Of the. Twelfth street, station,
early this morning, killing one man
and seriously Injuring two others and
throwing scores of passengers Into a
panic. ...
The dead:
J. J. . Sullivan, of Drexel Boulevard,
fireman, died In St. Luke's Hospital. .
The lniured: conductor John Dolan.
taken to St. Luke's Hospital. Uniden
tified man, Injured about the head; left
the scene of the wreck.
The suburban train, a local, and
crowded with men and women pn their
way to the down-town district, crash
ed Into the freight train as the latter
was switched across the tiaok.
, The engine of the passenger trait)
was badly damaged and trafflo was
delayed for some time. .
AN ILLICIT STILL.
It Was Located Almost Within Sight
of the City.
An Illicit still has been in opera
tion just outside or the city limits of
Raleigh, but It is not now there, tor
when deputies K. W. Merrltt end W.
6. Martin went out yesterday, deter -
minjid to "bust" ltk they found only a
hole lathe ground and s, fe beer
tunds, worm tubs', and other such,
utensils used by. Illicit distillers. -
The still , wa located ebout two
mites sndt half northwest trona the
NEAR
CHICAGO
centre of tne city. ,
EOR KIDNAPPING
GIRL'
A
BaltOnore Man May Be Hang-
ed for Inhuman Treat
ment of Child
CHILD TELLS HER STORY
Kidnapped the Girl From Brooklyn,
But Maryland Authorities Will Re
sist All Attempts to Have Him Ex- :
trariictcd They Want to Try Him 1
In Maryland Where There is a
Death Penalty Attached to His Al-'
ieged Crime Jones find Been a
Friend of the Girl's Father and a
Boarder in Her Home,
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Baltimore, Feb. 4 The Baltimore
grand jury today will Indict Joseph
.Taner, who Is accused of kidnapping
Katherlne Loerch from her home,
334 Classon avenue, Brooklyn, and If
he Is convicted of the crime charged
he may be hanged.
The Maryland authorities will resist
all attempts of the Brooklyn police to
have Janer extradited and Will insist
that he be tried here, where death is
the penalty.
The child, who.wlll not be 12 years
old until the 22d of this month, re
lated the story of her abduction in the
central police court.
When she had finished the Mary
land authorities, headed by the gov
ernor, were so enraged that they de
cided to indict and try him within a
Wpplf llllllop .Mnpvlanil law '
Article 27 of the cotln of public and
for cases of this sort as follows:
"The offender, helne ronvIMed
The offender, being convicted
thereof, shall, at the discretion of the
court, suffer doatli or Imprisonment
for life in the penitentiary, or for a
definite period, not less than 18
months nor more than 21 years."
Janer, who had been a friend of
the girl's paralytic -father and a
boarder in her home, was arrested in
a bar-room of Calvert street. He had
been drinking heavily there for an
hour and the child he had stolen stood
shivering and crying in the street
outside. He had forced her to wait
there for him since they had left a
cheap boarding house some hours be
fore. At police headquarters Janer
was too befuddled with whiskey to
talk, but the girl sobbed out a story
to the officials which sho signed. It
reads:
"I will be 12 years old on the 2 2d
of this month and until this man took
me away from them I lived with my
papa and mama at 334 Classon ave
nue, Brooklyn. My papa Is very sick.
"Last week this man Janer, who
has visited our house for several
years and boarded with us for a time,
asked mama whether I could go to
Baltimore with him. She said that
I might and that she would join us
as soon as papa was dead and burled.
"On Monday Janer came for me to
go, but I didn't want to go, but after
YOUNG
he had gotten the tickets he made me Cumberland county. Committee on clerk of court.
go. I cried and begged him to let public Roads. I To increase pay of jurors In Colura-
me stay at home, but he said that s. B. 531. Senator Long of Per- bus county.
mama had said that I must go with son. An act to prohibit the sale of j To abolish the crop pest commis
hlm, certain commodities at a certain slon and place Its work on the de-
"We came to Baltimore and he
took me to a hotel. After that he
took me to a boadlng house kept by
a Duke woman on Calvert street and
he said he was Paul Newhoft and that to the senate transmitting a letter the board of commissioners of Dare V
I was Florence, his daughter." from Mr. J, S. Mann, superintendent county. . . ..-l
... Much more of the girl's statement of the state prison, calMng attention To dispose of money In the hands Constantinople, Feb. 4--The Turkish
was suppressed from the public, but to the financial1 needs of that lnstitu- of J. R. Swann, former manager of mn9tP,. 0( war nns ordered all the re
It was no sooner delivered than Col. tlon. Mr. Mann called attention to tho M.rcon county dispensary. Isorviats of the third army corps to hold
Swan," of the police, the district-at- the fact that nearly 168,000 are To amend section 982 of revisal, themselves In readiness to join the
torttey, and several others who heard needed to meet the regular expenses relating only to Swain county. i colors. Turkey has also called ii&m
It telegraphed to the governor of of the prison, to buy fertilizers for To authorize the .mayor and com- Bulgar'a to demobilize before entering
Maryland that the case was bo heln- state farms, etc. The message was mlssioners of Highlands to sell a ccr
ous as to warrant resisting any at referred to the Committee on Penal tain lot. i ;
tempt to extradite Janer by the New Institutions. I To amend charter of Elon College.
York state authorities. The governor , 1 . Passed Third RcadlnR. 1 To repeal section 3073 of revisal,
sent word back that no extradition A bill to amend the charter of Low- relating to weights and measures.
would be granted, for the present, at
least.
Janer denied any guilt In the'af-
fair, but on the child's testimony and
that of a doctor and other witnesses town of Lenoir. ! substitute, allowing sheriffs and po-
he wag held for trial without ball. I To amend the charter of Granite lice officers to seize and destroy 11
- ' Falls, Caldwell county. licit distilleries and aH6wlng them a
Quick Action Imperative: I To authorize the commissioners of fee of $25 for each one seized.
(By Leased Wire to The Times) Chatham county to Issue bonds to pay, To incorporate the John Charles
Baltimore, Feb. 4 The grand jury Its floating Indebtedness. ' McNeill Memorial Society.
at 11:46 o'clock this afternoon totnd
! a presentment against Joseph Janer,
of New York, tor felonious assault on
Catherine Loerch, of Brooklyn, the
extreme penalty ior wWch Js death;
The child was tUea before .tM
quest at 10' o'clook this morning, and
after listening to her revolting tale
. ' (Continued on fage. beven.) ' I
PENSIONS ASKED
BYMECKLENBiG
Senator Piiarr Pri sen's Pull
lion From Citizen Asking
More Liberal Pensions
AS TO GARNISHMENT
Senator Bnssett Presented a Petition
From Citizens of Rocky Mount
Asking For the Passage of the Bill
Against the Garnishment of Rail
way Employes' Wages Senator
Manning Presents Bill Relative to
the Settlement of Certain Railroad
Construction Bonds; Also One Re
lating to the Settlement of Certain
Public Debts.
The seate was led In prayer by
Senator Turner. No corrections were
made in the journal. The roll of
committees was called and various
bills were placed on their passage.
The privileges of the floor were ex
tended to ex-Congressman Theo. F.
Kluttz, of Salisbury.
New Rills Today.
Petitions, bills, etc., were Introduc
ed as follows:
By Senator Pharr: A
petition
from citizens of Mecklenburg county
asking for an increase of pensions.
Pensions and Soldiers Home.
By Senator Barrlnger: A petition
from the citizens of Stokesdale rela
tive to the town boundaries. Coun
ties, Cities and Towns. i
By Senator Bassett: A petition
from citizens of Rocky Mount asking
for the pa-sage of the bill against the
garnishment of railway employees '
Henato DoTghtoT- A'p'etltfoh'
By &enator uougnton. A petition
relative to the building of bridges in
Ashe county. Counties, Cities and
Towns. '.
S. B. 522. Senator Manning. To
amend chapter 543 of public laws of
1905 relative to the settlement of
certain railroad construction bonds.
Judiciary Committee. j
S. B. 523. Senator Manning. An
act to amend chapter 96, public laws,
of 1907 relative to the settlement of I
public debts. Judiciary.
S. B. 524. Senator Manning. A
bill relating to the assistants and
employees of the supreme court.
Salaries and Fees. I
S. B. 525. Senator Manning. To
allow the board of commissioners of
Durham to Issue bonds. Judiciary. 1
S. B. 526. Senator Johnson. An
act to prohibit the killing of squirrels
ln-Curfltuck county. Game Laws, j
S. B. 527. Senator Starbuck. A'
bill to amend section 1056 of revlsal
relating to the holding of courts In
Forsyth county. Judicial Districts. I
S, B. 528. Senator Barrlnger,
senator uarnnger. au
act relating to the boundaries of the
town of Stokesdale.
Counties, Cities
and Towns
s. B. 529. Senator Hawes.
to Incorporate the town of
An act
Altha.
Counties, Cities and Towns.
a. B. 530. Senator Nimocks. An
act relating to the public roads of
Primitive Baptist church In Person
county. Propositions and Grievances,
Message From Governor.
Governor Kltchin sent a messago
ell, Gaston county.
To enable Hlllsboro to fund Its In-
debtedness and issue bonds.
. To authorize a bond issue in the
To authorise the town of Canton
to issue bonds.
To amend the toad law of Bun-
combe county. .,y",
- To levy a special tax In - Ashe
In-"county. ';,: -f .;-- V ,
To( refund ind pay oft certain
bonds in Hendersonvllle
At tot for Uie relist ot the estate
i
Miss Vera iKv Koss." nr t,n,,ivin
Ry., Avho was killed by a tnxlcab in
New York, whi e Julius. Steinhein saloon men trom working the county
v,as on. the ocean bound for New road- The counsel made lengthy ar-Voi-k,
where lie Was to marry Miss guments' The court 18 pcte.d to
Ross upon Ills arrival. i hand down a decision in the ease this
I r.rterncon. It is believed the eourt
of B. J. Fisher, deceased. A substi
tute offered by the committee passed.
A( bill to render secure from dam
age by fire, etc., state forests situated ;
at an elevation of 2,000 feet.
4'1 0l?lcer "! &latlPB conl '
mpnrf inw relntfna- tiv hrUf
To amend law relating- to bridges
in : Wayne county.
A bill ralating to the pay of jurors
in Duplin county.
To allow the commissioners of
Hi'hmond county to donate land for
a Confederate monument.
To allow commissioners of. Ruth
erford county 'to. donate land for Con
lederate monument.
Petition Presented.
Senator Douhgton presented a pe
tition from over one thousand cill-vnr-,
asking the formation of the new
county of Avery.
A bill to create a new township In knew to be armed and thereby pre
Ttnbrunn rminh- vent the killing of Carmack, I still
To repeal chapter 513, public laws
1907 increasing commissioners In
Of
Sampson, county. 1
To appoint justices of the peace for
Nash county.
To authorize commissioners of
Jaclison county to donate land for a
Confederate monument.
To amend section 1199 of the re-
visai re attng to service oi. summons.
. ... ..
in certain cases. I
To empower the ex-sheriff of Gra-
ham county to collect back taxes.
To amend 3136 of revisal relative
to time of publication of citation of
caveat.
To amend the Guilford county sal-
ary law relative to clerk
hire for
uartmont of agriculture. Parsed Its!
second reading and on objection took
j its place on the calendar.
To chance the time of meeting of,
To amend 2727 of revisal and al-
low sheriffs a fee for seizing Illicit,
'distilleries. The committee reported1
the bill unfavorably, but offered a
To annolnt justice of the peace for
Montgomery county.
To fix liability of a bank to Its do-
posltors for payment Of forged
checks, establishing a six
statute of limitations.
To amend chapter 200 of public
laws of 1905. relative to a busing
(Continued on Page Be van.)
CASE
OCCUPIES
coif
TIME OF
The Charges Against Qualifi-
cations oi Juror Again
to the Front
It MAY BE DISMISSED
Expected That Juror Whitworth Will
be Dismissed on the Ground; t
Possible BiasWhen Asked About
the Remark He Made That He
Wouldn't Vote For Patterson Now '
For Constable," Said He Said What
He Did Because Patterson Pardon
ed Certain Saloon Men From
Working on the Public Road De
cision Expected Today. ,
(By Leased Wire to The Times) ,
Criminal Court Room, Nashville,
Tcnn., Feb. 4 The investigation ot
the charges against Juror WMtt
worth's qualifications was resumed
this morning. The juror was brought
down stairs again and was asked re
garding the remark he was alleged
to have made that "he wouldn't vote
for Patterson now for constable,?
Wbitv, ortb said he made the remark
Because Patterson pardoned , certain
1 v.:il. dismiss, the juror on the ground
i of possible bisa. . ' ' . - (j :
I WMt worth Removed." .:
Jami.'s Jl,t Whitworth, whose case has
i consumed so much of the time of, tye
eourt since the solecnpn or tne jury
an, waso3ay remo
tw, Hrt
:har-4nr4r. -trial 1W
remofcea from th lurf fi.1
box. Judgre Hart bade the ex-Juror. 4 V
'cordial good-bye and told him that n '., '"
ort of reflection upon
nts etiaraeter
was Implied by the ruling. Mr. Whit
worth later made the following state
ment to the newspapers: .:;
"This matter seems to have devel
oped 'n regard to what I said concern
ing Governor Patterson. I could have
further explained what I meant this
.morning if I hud thought the court
would have allowed me to say this.
Whut I meant about the governor. In
being against him, In addition to what
I said about the pardon of Williams,
was that the governor did not do his
i duty in that he did not disarm men he
thillk that the governor should have
tLJ"
as the hlKhest executive officer in. the
tate,. -It was his plain duty to have
disarmed all of them. ,,
"What I thought, and still think,
about the governor in this regard has
nothing to do with the defendants and
1 have no prejudice concerning their
iriii r. n - liinnrenr. wnnt. 1 aaia.ajxiuL
v " ., . , j" 'w
.lt or .lnnnpf,nMi nf thH. defendi
ants
..j Bm sincerely, glad to have been
excused from Jury service."
Another venire of 500 names was
j drawn from the jury box this morn-
Ing, the talesmen to appear Monday
morning.
TURKISH ARMY
Into further negotiations. The Russian
note which has been nresented to the
Austrian government, has ellcted the
reply 'that-- Austria-Hungary . cannot
recommend either Turkey or Bulgarti
to nreent the Russian Drooosal. This
ts also tho German view.
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CALIFORNIA TOWN
DEEP UNDER WATER
Chico, Cal., Feb. 4. The town" of'
BEING MOBILIZED
iTohama, which had 600 lnhabiunts, l
u"de' 5 feet of water end It is imvosak, ,
t0B '"i0""'"1?!
:'montb-t.,."1"""' " Z 'uTZa
; ?J2uZ
and a block of houses has been wwh
a away, Th houses ar noting M I
lfett above the city streets. '
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