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Weather.
Washington, D. C, Feb." 16 Fore
cast for North Carolina for tonight
and Tuesday: Rain tonight Colder
iu Interior; Tuesday ; much colder
ESTABLISHED 1876.
RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1909.
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BOYSANDGIRLS
Senator Wray Introduces bilj
to Provide Bocks for In
. digent Children
THE STATE BONO BILL
Senate Met atll O'clock and Was
Ijed In Prayer by Senator Tlllson
Bill Introduced Relating to the
Compensation of Solicitors Bill
to Authorize the State to Issue
Bonds to Pay Off. State Bonds Ma
turing In 1910 Passes Third Read
ing -Bill to Provide Better Sanita
tion of Court Rooms Also Passes
Third Reading Wake Road Law
Matter -r
Several measures have been intro
duced at the present session of the
general assembly looking to a refor
mation of the state's judicial system.
The solicitors' salary bill met death
at the hands of the house. Senator
Barrlnger extra district bill was
killed. Senator Fry's supernumerary
judge bill was put to sleep some
where. Other measures haye been
considered but nothing has been done.
Senator Barrlnger now comes for
ward with another bill, which, ho and
others think will solve the problem
of providing fair and just compensa
tion for solicitors. The provisions of
the bill are as follows:
A bill to be entitled an act relating
to compensation of- solicitors; in the
State of North Carolina. r
The General Assembly of North Caro
lina do enact:
. Section 1. That the solicitors of
the State of North Carolina thall re
ceive for their services the sum of
one hundred and twenty ($120.00)
dollars a week, or any fraction there
of, for every criminal court which
they attend in their several districts,
and shall receive no other compensa
tion whatsoever..
Sec. 2. That the fees now taxed
in the bills of cost and paid to solic
itors shall be taxed hereafter in the
bills of cost against defendants who
plead guilty, or are convicted of
crime, and shall be paid into the state
treasury. '
Sec. 2. That all laws and clauses
in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.
Section 3. That this act shall be
in force from and after its ratlnca
tion.' :-
Senator Starbuck, of Forsyth, and
Senator Hankins, of Davidson county,
presided at a large part of the session,
both giving satisfaction.
The senate was led in prayer at 11
o'clock by Senator Tlllson. The jour
nal committee reported no correc
tions to be made in the journal. The
roll of committees was called and
many bills were reported.
New Bills Today.
New bill were introduced as fol
lows: .
S. B. 783. Senator Lockhart. To
divide Qalledge township into two
voting precincts. .Calendar.
S. B. 784. Senator Shaw. To pro
tect red breast fish in waters of Robe
son county, n'lsh and Fisheries.
n 9RR ' Senator Barrlnger. Anat noon will steam into nampiou
S. B. 785. Senator uarnnger. an, . tha
ad to fix ' the punishment or 8aie,wau a.u. i ..,.. - . ..
crackers. Judiciary. booming of cannon, and the cheers of )
The engine and two of the front cars
S. B. 786. Senator Wray. To pro-'those who will be on hand to wei- were hurIed over on their sides and all
vide for the furnishing of school come the ships. The greatest armada otner cars but the iast wera derailed,
books to Indigent children by the of ships ever gathered at one time Besides a severe shaking up none of
state board of education. Education. j will that day lay at anchor oft the the passenger suffered any injury.
an 77 Ftenator Barrlnger A Roads. Every vessel within sailing ! The scene of the accident was In a
uSLZ to the compensation of dlsUnc.
solicitors. Judiciary. , that place to give "uv ,ock a lm.KB boul(1el., wntcll ,ay s(,uore.
S. B. 788. Senator Barrlnger, To a rouslag welcome It has been saia )y o( tmcK g mippos.
provide for the iaying out and work-, fully 40 ships of the Ameucan navy ed tQ nave boen looSplie(l from the cut
tag of public roads in Guilford eoun-t will be anchored along the route of by the gevere frosts, followed by thaw,
ty Public Roads. the fleet. President Roosevelt will which have visited the mauntaln re-
S B. 78.' Senator Barrlnger (By probably go out on the Mayflower 12 glon.
reauest ) To regulate the location of or 13 miles and will be accompanied At the point where the wreck occurr
reqUf" ' J T8.!"!.. f hv Sseretarv Newberry.- The Doluh-'cd the flyer make the fastest time on
nuspiuuB aim nuieuu ;;v-..., -
OreensbOro,
Towns. '
CountlOH. Cities ana
a HAnntor Scott. To al-
low Graham to Issue bonds. Judl- navy department Is awaiting word), It WM daylight when the train hit
clary. : Ifrom Rear Admiral Sperry as to the the obstruction,, but owing to dense
8 B 782. Senator Johnson.' To exact hour when he will arrive, but mountain mist the engineer was un
revlse consolidaUand amend the the climatic conditions iahe last few able to see the rock.
cTaAVrofBllsahe City. Counties, hour, have made it impossible to get;. When cr.s .cam, Jengh. and
Cities and Towns.;'.
n a.t nnobarv A
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Joint resolution to pay expenses of
sub-committee to Morganton. Calen-.
o, d, too, muawi
dar
A. B, 74. ' Senator 8pence.. ' To
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'waterworks and stfeet. Improvement,
Judiciary, v. ..' "
U. B,'1li; ' Senator Matthews,
amend 807? of revlsal relative;
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To
to
Lady Helen Gordon-Lenox,' who will arcompuny her father, the
of Richmond, on a visit to America this summer in search of health.
THE GREATEST .
ASSEMBLAGE OF
lIPS EVtR SEENi
More Tban Forty Naval Ves-
sets Expected to Wel
come the Fleet
OTHER VESSELS. GATHER
One'. Week. From Today the Atlantic
Fleet Will Steam Into Hampton
Roads at Noon President Roose
volt,' Secretary Newberry, and Mem
bers of Congress Will be-Present
to Review and Welcome the Fleet.
Mayflower and Dolphin Will Go
Out Some Distance to Meet the
Ships Every , Vessel of Any Kind
Within Sailing Distance Expected
Washington, Feb. 15 One week
from today the Atlantic fleet, it is
expected, will have completed its re-
markable trip around the world and
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in. wua i. ...,--
board, will also go out some aistance
w meet me incoming vepseio. iu
a wireless measag tnrongn. .. . J
- Th scout cruiser Salem left Charl-
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eston yesterday to meet the fleet.
'i'hs Birmingham has left New Or-
leans and the Chester has. sailed from
the New York navv yard. It is ex-
nected the sniDS win reacn ine-nee
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the latter part of the week.
At tbs various navy yards
along the Atlantic coaBt a salute will
oe nrea wnen wora is received or me
i fleet's arrival,
Puke
PENNSYLVANIA
SPECIAL FLYER
STRIKES A ROCK
Engine and Two Front Cars
Burled Over on Their
Side
NO ONt WAS KILLED
Scene of Accident in Deep Cut, Where
a Large Boulder Had Fallen on the
Tracks Mountain Fog prevented
the Engineer from Seeing the Ob
struction One of Cars Thnt Turn
ed Over Contained Passengers,
But as It Was Built of Collision
Proof Material They Escaiwd In
jur. With the Exception of Bad
Shake-uV
JBy Leased Wire to The Times)
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 15. The
Pennsylvania special, the lS-hour flyer
between Chicago and New York, struck
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eighty-six miles wewst of Altoona, to
th. whole run from Chicago to New
T'fc ttlthouEh the mornln was
probably exceeding sixty
hnnr
. th0 electric motors,!
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were overturneaii ane sucunu coiiinm-1
were ovci iui ncuii a im ovy
id pasBengera , but as the i
practically collision-proof
steel cars are
proof they were
only shaken up, on being thrown from
their berths. The other cars, which
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i their passengers were only Jarred.
word of the wreck was sent to ai-
tnA- No a foUw,
th0 flyjP closely,-was sent out with ex.
tra cars to carry the ""passengers east-
WAS
DESTROYED
Impressive Services Held at
WashlngtoaToiIay By Me
morial Association
DEAD HEROES HONORED
Military Mass at St. Patrick's Catho.
lie Church by Father McGinigan
Rev. W. T. RuKsell Rector of the
Church, Delivered An Eloquent Eu
logy First Military Muss Held in
City For Many Years President
Rooseevlt Sent ' Floral Tribute-
Pilgrimage to Arlington Cemetery,
Address by Admiral ttigsbee.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Feb. If.--Observance of
the eleventh anniversary of the sinking
of the battleship Maine in Havana har
bor was made here today with fitting
anrt impressive ceremonies. The exer
cises were held under the auspices of
the Maine Memorial Association and
the army and navy union.
The opening feature of the program
was the celebration this morning of a
military mass at St. Patrick's Catholic
church by Father McGuigan. kev. W.
T. Rufsell, rector of the church, deliv
ered, an eloquent eulosy. The military
wag the first held in the o!ty for many
years. At 2:80 p. m. headed by patri
otic organizations of the district, the
pilgrimage to Arlington cemetery be-'
gan from the Acqueduct bridge. ; Near
the head of the procession were gun
ners from the Washington navy yard,
who carried an immense floral wreath.
At the cemetery Brigadier General
Andrew S. Burt, V. S. A., retired, pre
sided. Father Eugene Hannan, repre
senting Father CTmdwtok, the chaplain
of the Maine, now" retired and 'residing
In Baltimore, delivered the eulogy at
the Maine: anchor, around which lie
buried many of the dead of the Maine.
A wreath sent by President Roosevelt
and other floral tributes from civic,
military, and veteran organizations
were heaped around the anchor. The
troops of cavalry and a band from Fort
Meyer were present, the former firing
the salute and the latter playing the
dirge. A bugler sounded "taps" after
the ceremonies.
The principal address was delivered
by Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee,
U. S. N., retired, who was in command
of the ill-fated Maine on that historic
night In Havana harbor.
Admiral Sigsbee said In part:
"Comrades and Friends: When the
battleship Maine was destroyed at Ha.
vana, eleven years ago today, two of
her officers and 250 of her crew came
to sudden der.th. Of the crew, but 16
men of the Maine wholly escaped in
Jury. Her officers numbered 26, and
her crew 328. Twenty-five of her crew
are dead and burled at Key West. Sev-!
eral sre buried remotely at different I
places. Sixty-seven are buried only
God knows where. Here In a cemetery
dedicated to our country's historic
dead, lie 165 who were buried formerly
In Colon cemetery In the city of Ha
vana, ;
"On that dark, overcast and ominous
ly quiet night eleven taps took on a
new meaning to the survivors of the
Maine. They were sounded that night
with exceptional solemnity.
"To me, as to the other men, has
come the knowledge of the sorrows i
and distresses spread broadcast by the
catastrophe of the Maine. Comrades
and friends:
"As commander of the Maine when
fhe was lost, and so far as I may as
sume to be "representative on this oc
casion, I Join my hands to yours In pa
triotic felowshlp, and In grateful ap
preciation of those commemorative
services at Arlington."
At the Fli-st Presbyterian church to
night a memorial service will be held
at which addreses will be delivered by
Rear Admiral Sigsbee; Representative
R. P. Hobsoti, Brigadier General An
drew S. Burt. Representative Nathan
Halo and others. '
GREENVILLE MAN .
GETS APPOINTMENT
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington Feb. 15. Senator Sim
mons, of North Carolina, was practi
cally -8sure by President Roosevelt
today that Charles L. - Latham, a son
of . ex-Congresman Latham, and a
nephew of ex-Governor ' and Senator
Jarvls, of North Carolina, will be ap
pointed a United States consul at
Cartagena, Colombia, . Mr. Latham Is
a lawyer at Greenville, N. C, and has
mastered the Spanish language in ex-
at Cartagena. ';f:-. "
I uv- rL,
Mm. John R ' Ttohhine nt XlteaMtvi n-hn Ymv VakV Ttcltrn.
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bay with a revolver when they sought to arrest her hnsbund.
THE WORK OF CONGRESSiTHE CONTRACT EXPIRES
AppropriaiicD Bills Ctnie Up
This Week
Hut Little Time Left for the Consid
eration of Rills and Roth Houses j
Will Have to Act Promptly if the
Appropriation mils Ueconio Laws
in the Short Time That is Left.
(By Leased Wire. to The Times.)
Washington, D. C, Feb. 15 Dur
ing the present week congress will
give all possible attention to appro-'
priation bills, as it has become a
pressing necessity, .with the little'
time left for their consideration that
both houscli should act promptly if
the measures are to become laws In
the few days that are left of the
present congress. The senate will
tnlrA lin ihn nnvnl Villi ttAnr nn 4
when that is disposed of the postof
fice bill will receive attention.
The senate is so far behind in the
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consideration of the measures that
night session Boon will become a ne-l
cessity, and even with the many hours
that such sessions will add, it will be
difficult to get the bills througii.
The house is In better shape as re
gards the supply moasuroj, but has
little time to spare. The work on
the Indian bill will be resumed today
after suspension for committee busi
ness and that measure will be kept:
before the house until it is disposed'
of. It will he followed either by the
consular and diplomatic bill or the
fortification appropriation bill. If;
the river and harbor nmintainnnce
and emergency bill is reported during
the week, it will follow. j
Aside from the-appropriation bills
the senate will give early attention
to the Canadian boundary waterways
treaty and .the Newfoundland treaty. I
The Panama and Colombia treaties'
still remain to be acted on, but the
indications are that they will not be'
disposed of until after March 4. The
nominations to which there are objec-j
tions also will go over beyond the
date, with the result that the incom
ing president will have an opportun
ity to fill the places with men of his
own selection. j
The house will give much of the
time today to the consideration of the
bill giving separate statehood to New
Mexico and' Arizona and the indica
tions are that the measure will be
passed by that body before the close
of the day. There is not a great deal
of objection In the house to this bill'.
The prospects for the bill In the sen
ate are by no means good.
Beiween Carnegie and Steel
Car Makers
The Makers of Steel Cars Will Go
Into the Open Market For Their
Steel Plates Independents Have a
'.Chance.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Pittsburg. Pa., Feb. 15 Saturday
midnight the ten year contract en
tered into between Andrew Carnegie
and the makers of steel cars regard
ing plates expires, and a big row has
broken out. The United States Steel
Corporation, which took over the
Carnegie Steel Company with its
agreements, since Carnegie made the
deal has failed to reach a new agree
ment with the steel car manufactur
ers, and this morning the makers of
Bteel cars will go Into the open mar
ket for their stael plates.
For the first time since the steel
care came into prominence the inde
pendents have a chance to offer rates
to ear makers, for Carnegie had
bound the car makers up with a tight
agreements as to the plates. On the
other hand, he agreed not to erect a
steel car making plant o( his own
during the ten years.
( The steel corporation has respect
ed this agreement, but now that it
has expired the air is full of rumors.
No secret Is made by steel car mak
ers that they will not sign a new
agreement at the rate just closed,
though thnt one was on a sliding
scale.
The corporation, according to in
formation given out here, wants the
car makers to sign an agreement
even higher than the one Just closed,
and if they don't, it is to be Inferred
that the corporation will embark in
the manufacture of steel cars itself.
PRKACHES HIS OWN FUNERAL.
New Use For Phonograph Fund by
Preacher Talks Into Machine.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Fairfield, 111., Feb. 15 The Rev.
Daniel Uassett Leach, an aged clergy
man, of Bone Gap, near here, was
told Saturday that he was going to
die. He asked that his phonograph
be brought to his bedside. To the
machine the pastor talked. Besides
an address he spoke some prayers
and a benediction.
When Mr. Leach had finished be
had the records repeated. Then he
asked that they be used at his fun
eral. His relatives assented and
thus his family, congregation and
friends will hear his own voice as
they stand beside his grave.
STATE BUILDING
Barnes of Oertford lnteces
Rill Prnvldinn for Fntea-
nt and Bond Isscs
DRAINAGE BILL TODAY
Work of the Thirty-flfUi Day's Ses
sion of the Houso Many New
Bills Introduced One by Morton
Relating to Manufacture and Sato
of Xon-intoxicating Drinks '
I tumo Would Issue $000,000 la
Ronds to Enlarge the State Capitol.
Rill by Fagg to Promote Sanitary
Conditions in Tobacco Warehouse.
The thirty-fifth day's session of the
house of representatives of the North,
Carolina general assembly was called
to order at 10:30 this morning by
Speaker A. W. Graham, and th
morning devotions were conducted by
Representative Lycurgus Rafter, pf
Gates county.
Journal Clerk Lassiter, for the
, Journal committee, reported Satur
day's proceeding as correctly recorded
and the same stood approved.
Under call for petitions, memorials
and communications the following
were sent forward and read: 1
By Mr. Witty, from citizens as to
draining Haw River and Troublesome
Creek. ,
Prom Rowan citizens as to flaall
season. . ,.- . .
From
hunting
Beaufort as to fishing and
in certain parts of that
county. . .
- The call of - the . . committees
brought the usual bunch of reports
on bills, some favorable and sofli.9.
unfavorable, and a large bunch of,
Saturday's work was reported M
properly engrossed and the same went
to the senate.
The speaker announced as the
Journal committee for the week:
Messrs. Harrison, Koonce, and Snell.
Bills Introduced.'
By Morton: As to fishing in Cape
Fear River, and to remove Dutch
nets. . ;
By Morton: As to manufacture and
sale of non-intoxiqatlng drinks.
By Morton: As to catching clams
in Masonboro sound.
By Currie: To establish stock law
in counties of Cumberland and Lee. "
By Barnes, of Hertford: To en
large the state capltol, and to issue
$500,000 in bonds.
By Witty: To improve Haw River
and Troublesome Creek, In Rocking
ham county.
By Fagg: .To promote sanitary
conditions in tobacco warehouses.
By Carlton (two) : To amend the
charter of Spencer. To issue $50.-
000 in bonds for Spencer water
water-works.
By Majette: To protect fish, in
Scuppernong River and
lake.' .
By Snell: To protect timber lands
in Washington and Tyrell.
By Gaston: To prohibit sale ot
wine near Pleasant Hill church, in
Buncombe.
By Morgan: To consolidate the .
charter of Elizabeth City. '
By McDonald, of Moore: To au
thorize special school tax In a district
In Sand Hill township.
By Hageman: To maintain Appela- .
chian Training School,
By Williams, of Dare: To regu
late oyster dredging.
By Bolton: To abolish a term of,
court in Northampton.
By McDonald, of Cherokee: To re
peal a road law in Cherokee.
By Price: To put J. M. Blmmons
on pension roll.
By Haymore: To relieve F. tf.
Brown, specialist in cancer.
By Llnney: To require state board
to furnish books to Indegent ' ,v
By Graham ((our): To provide a
monument to Confederate soldiers in
Granville. To restore Granville to
list of counties to settle state tax by
January 1st, each year, To allow
commissioners of Granville S3 per
day. To establish a commission as
to sale of certain drugs. ' '
By Taylor: To Improve roads in,
Brunswick. "
By Butler (two) : To grant an elect
tlon in Welche's Creek township, in
Cumberland county, - To encoqrage .
the destruction of hawks. ' - ' ,
By Koonce: To Increase the pen
sion appropriation from 1400,000 U .
(500,000. V ' '
Leave of absence was granted to
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