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EDITION
Washington, D. C, Feb. 19 Fore
case for North Carolina for tonight
and Saturday: Rain tonight; colder
In western portion; Saturday, colder.
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ESTABLISHED 1876.
RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1909.
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MESSAGE FROM
THE GOVERNOR
SENDING REPORT
Board of Internal Improve
ments Makes Report as
to Certain Conditions
GOV. JARVIS ON FLOOR
House Met at 10:ttO O'clock' ami Was
Led in Prayer by Heprescntalive
Latham of Heaufort Kert Board
Internal Improvements Hcores Con
tractors as to Floors and Other
. Things and Saying Final Settle
ment Had Keen Withheld Vnitil
Work Wa Made Good New Bills.
The thirty-ninth day of the house
of representatives of the North Caro
lina General Assembly was called to
order at. 10:30 this morning by
Speaker Graham, and the morning
devotions were lead by Representa
tive Jno. F. Latham, of -'Beaufort
county.
The report on the journal was in
the usual order, and the call for pe
titions, memorials and communica
tions brought out the following:
By Mr. Koonce. "-Asking- appoint
ment of S. B. Taylor a justice.
By Connor. Petition of employees
of railroads riBking passage of house
bill mi.----
By Morton. Memorial from color
ed citizens as to fraudulent Insurance
. companies.
The reports of the various commit
tees fell like rain for the space of a
few minutes. The bill to adopt "Car
olina" as state song got an unfavor
able report.
The privileges of the floor were
granted Dr. J. T. Baird, of Bun
combe, a member of the house fifty
years aso. : '
A message from the governor
transmitting the report of the board
of internal improvements, which was
read to the house. The report went
for the contractors as to floors and
other things, saying many changes
had been made and that final settle
ment had been wltheld till the work
was made good.
. Mr. Morton moved that the bill for
taking nets out of Cape Fear river
and other places was taken from com
mittee and placed on the calendar.
Dills Introduced.
By McDonald of Moore: To im
prove roads in Lee county.
By McDonald of Moore: To em
power counties, cities and towns to
purchase vast road bonds.
By Cox of Wake; To establish a
state conservation commission.
By Barnes of Hertford: To pro
tect fish iii Hertford and Northampr
ton counties. .
By Barnes of Hertford: To levy
a special tax in Hertford.
By Connor: 'To relieve holders of
mileage books. .
By Locelace: To amend the char
ter of Shelby.
By Lovelace: To allow number
six township in Cleveland county to
issue road bonds.
By Campbell: To permit manu
facture and Bale of brandly In Stanly
county.
By Campbell: : To pension aa old
soldiers.
By Campbell: To repeal law cre
ating tlsh commission.
By Cox of Pitt: To promote bet
ter free rural delivery.
By Martin: To make Bayboro
graded school district.
By Harrison: To amend law as to
cotton weigher at Enfield.
; By Green: To relieve aged Con
federate soldiers.
By Albrltton: To incorporate
Walstonhurg In Greene county.
By Albrltton: To consolidate
charter of Snow Hill.
By Hayes of Chatham: To allow
J. R. Mllllkln to collect back taxes.
By Hayes: Extending time for
corporations to file reports.
By Barnes of Johnston: To re
quire glnnerg to make correct weight
on cotton bales.
By Barnes: To create road su
pervisors in Johnston.
By Barnes: To made W
L.
Adams a citizen of Johnston.
By Livingston: To work the roads
of Polk county.
By McDevitt: To encourage stock
raising In Madison county.
By Sparrow: To regulate road
funds of Orange county.
By Hinsdale: To relating to fees
of jurors In Wake county.
By Gavin: To Incorporate Falson
Industrial Training School,
c (Continued on Fage Two.)
RESOLUTION BY
PHARR AGAINST
UNJUST RATES
Important Joint Rssolutlan
Introduced By the Senator
From Mecklenburg '
THE TfcXT OF THE BILL
Purpose of Mr. I'luui's liill is lo
Free the St:Me From Vniust,
Freight Discrimination and I'ro- !
viiles That the. Attorney (icncrul
Shall Prosecute All Infringements
.of the Law President Newland
Called the Senate to Order at
1 0 : .'10 O'clock and lr. Yanu Con
ducted the Prayer Service.
The most : Important . measure in
troduced in the senate this morning
was a joint resolution by Senator
Pharr, of Mecl:lenburg, concerning
freight rates. The -purpose of the
bill is to free the state from unjust
discrimination and provides that the
attorney-general shall prosecute all
infringements of the law. The bill
is .as follows:
Resolution by: the fioneral Assembly
. .of North Carolina Concerning
Freight. Rates:
Whereas, There is and has been
serious discrimination ngaiast the
people of North Carolina by the rail
roads in the matter of freight rates:
and efforts to adjust same and get re
lief have not resulted in correction
of this discrimination, therefore,
Resolved by the senate, the house
Of representatives concurring:
1. That the corporation commis
sion De and ,they are hereby instruct
ed and -directed to put Into effect, not.
later than the . . day of . . . . . .. 1909,
such rates per ton per miles from the
ports of this state to all interior
points in the state as will not be in
excess of such rates per ton per mile
charged by the railroads for through
business from and through other
ports; or that they take such other
steps as may be lawful in order to
prevent that discrimination,
2., That the attorney-general be
and he is hereby authorized and in
structed to take such legal steps and
Institute such actions and proceed
ings, on behalf . of the state and
against offending persons and corpo
rations, as he shall deem proper and
advisable to prevent such discrimi
nation. President Newland called the sen
ate to order at 10:30, Dr. H.,T. Vann
led in prayer.
The journal was reported to be
correct and standing committees ans
wered to the roll-call, reporting many
bills.
Xew Bills Today.
New bills were introduced today as
follows:
S. B. 1003, Senator Bassett: To
authorize an exchange of sites for the
erection of a school building In' .Tar-,
boro. Judiciary.
S. B. 1004, Senator Gay: To amend
law relative to suits by and against
executors and administrators. Ju
diciary. 8. B. 1005, Senutor Barrlnger: To
allow Kernersvllle to Issue bonds for
street improvement. Judiciary.
S. 1J. 1000, Senator Johnson: To
allow bond Issue to fund floating In-
Ulcbtedness of Elizabeth City. Judic
iary.
S. Bv 1007, Senator Nimocks: To
provide for working roads In Cum
berland county. Calendar,
S. B. 1008, Senutor Elliott: To
amend game laws In Catawba. Game
I Law. .
I S. B. 1009, Senator Phar.r: To
I maintain North Carolina room In
Confederate Museum at Richmond,
tVa. Appropriations,
I S. B. 1010, Senator Pharr: To do
jflne the residence of a corporation.
Judiciary.
I S. B. 1011, Senatdr Pharr: A Joint
I resolution concerning freight rates.
Judiciary.
I S.B. 1012, Senator Love: To
amend charter of Gnstonia. Coun
ties, Cities and Towns.
S. B. 1013, Senator Pharr: To au-
1. 1 t 1. .. .. ...... . . 1 ..,.!..., f
Mecklenburg to construct, macadam
streets in tho city limits of Charlotte.
. Calendar. '
I S. B. 1014, Senator Gay: An act to
amend road law of Northampton
! county. Calendar.
) Senator Holding: A petition from
1 citizens of Franklin county relative
to the maintenance of the Loulsburg
I Normal and Industrial Training
(Continued on Page Two.)
rl ills Is the iiirv ulnrli is In ti'- Itohin f.wtiu.i iftA iin,-. flunk.... ..,,.1 1..
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. i'aiiihick. Iii-iidin4 I rum led to nv.ht. Iirst v : .lolui Diiii.iiniiili'u, el
II. ,it!hiiu, . A. AilciM'k and Itnheit McPherson. s. , ,n, Un : .10. M.
and AiMisuii itii l., nlln er.
MANYMEN FOUND
OFF! STUDIES
Three North Carolinians Have
to Drop Out of Naval
Academy j
MARKS NOT SUFFICIENT
As a Result of the Seiiii-aiiuual K.v
aiiiiiiaiioiis at the .Naval Academy
. at Annapolis Twenty .Midshipmen
Were Found to be so JSadly Dcflc
ieist, in Tlteir Studies That .They
Will lie Droppitl mid Their Resis'-
: nations Have Already I teen Called
For- Three Are From North Car
olina. (By Leased Wire to The Times)
Annapolis, .Md.. Fob. 1 9 As a re
sult of the recent .senn-iinmial exam
inations at the luival academy-.: 20
midshipmen Were found to lie so
badly deficient in .their studies that,
they will be dropped and their resin
nations have already been culled lor.
These will r.vi':n:
Second Class-- Keuelon Cannon, of
Galveston, Tex,
Third class -Charles Cf Julian, ...of
North Carolina; Frank.- G. Peters, of
Pennsylvania, and Harry'.: V. Reuer,
of New Jersev.
Fourth class Kdward F. Croker,
Jr., of New Vork ('it v; Robert II.
Gi'uyson, Alahainii: .lahies ,M. I.oll,
Georgia; Roy l'lafl'. Oklahoma: .Mor
ton L. Savage, Illl.iois; Henry H.
Dawson, New York; Frederick VV.
finibe, Vii''onsiii: I lurry J.' McDou
nld, Kentucky; .leroiue L. Reeves,
North-' Carolina; Ralph Vaill, Mon
tana; -Oliver 1,. Downes. Drlaware:
Lloyd R. Gray,- Caliiornia; Michael
Hudson, North. Carolina; . Gr'ady. P.
Oakley, .Alabama: William .1. Russell,
Pennsylvania, and Charles S. While,
New York.
'Kdward F. ('roller, of t lie. fourth
class, is a win of Chief Croker. of I he
New York Cily lire department."
A HIGHER RATE
(fly Leased Wire to Tho Times)
Richmond, Va., Feb. l!i.--Tbe cnrpul
atlon commission is hearinjr imminent
by counsel for the railroads for pre-'
sci'bliiK a maximum rate for the car
riers of the statu In lieu of the 2 cent
rale. The companies are foi tilled with
FtntiHtlcM to show: that during the ex
istence of the 2 cent rule they have
lost 'money,,' the IIkuich presented by
Lawyer Sullivan nhowlng the ilecrcase
month by month and the comparison
with former years.
The purpose of this Is to demonstrate
the necessity and the Justice of the
commission koIiik Into the chkh In . de
tail and to fix iukI proiuulKntc a rate
which will Rive the carrhrs a mi
aunublu return for ihcir opurutions.
RAILROADS WANT MORS
The Cooper- -Sharpe
' , . 's
Hi
The Conservation Conference
Holds its Session Behind
Closed Doors
jOUR MUTUAL RESOURCES I
The Cominissiuii Only Heard One Ad
dress, That of Dr. W. T. Iloriiaday,
Director of (lie New Zoological
Park, Who Spoke of DesfriK'tioii of
Wild Game ill Ndi'tli Aiiii'rica
Game Does Not Hived As'-Fast As
it is Killed," Maid, the Speaker
Drasti,' Measures Wanted.
: ( By Leaded Wire to The Times)
'.Washington, D. C, Feb. l'O The'
North American Conservation Con
ference down to actual business,
today. Tln lonfereiice will eoiitinue
in closfl session. This was re'sa ril
ed a necessiry to a free discussion
of the relations of tho three coun
tries as reijard'; t hell' natural re
sources ami of a Kencial plan of 1 1
operation for conserving them.
V TO secrelaiies of c(iiiiVrelice wci'e
elected. i'he. Canadian coiiimissiciii
evr sell ((('! Koberf K. Yuuiik. sccro
1 ary of -tin r coinniisslo'.i. '..Th"cO!n
iniKsione.rs from the I'nited Stales
chose Tleiiut.is R, Shipp, secretary of
the ' Xulioa'al Conservation '.('oinmis
sion, with Gilford Piuchot. as iiei ini.
tii'iit chairman. ''.This make's the or
Kaliiatioil of thu coiiferetlee coin
plete. The only.. address the coiiiiiiissioii
ers heard imlay Was One by 'Dr. V. T.
I lornadny, only n few years hence
will see tin'1 last of Hie iarn' wild
game (if . Vol Hi America.
"Game does not breed as rapidly
as It. is killed,": 1u Bald. He. declared
tlial we. were iiot Oik lug ;iceimil 'of
I he coilaiil ly inereaslliK n umber 'of
hunters. lie urged the importance
of coiisiilerini; tlie conservation of
wild gallic along illi (lie considera
lion (it other iialuinl lesniirces,
r
It
10
(liy Leased Wire to Tho Times.)
New York, Feb. IS. When Charles
W. Moi-se applied to I'nit. d States
I Marshal I leu Ule to leave the Tombs
prison again today, under the ruling i
lof the Federal court pi'i'iulltiug him to
jipilt liis cell lo transact iieeessai y bus.
1 1 less, the iii.irsliiil refused, int hunting
that Morse was trying to convert the
court eider Into an excuse for daily
excursions.
, Marshal iletikle, after a visit from
Harry Morse, on Iieluilf of his father,
refused to accompany the young man
In the waiting Morse automobile' In. the
Tombs and declared ho would not
permit the Ice king: to leave the prison
until he had consulted Willi Fulled
States Judge Lacoinlic and bud n defi
nite ruling as to just what the court
order meant and what It permitted
Muiae lo do,
CONFERENCE GOT
DOWN TO WORK
REFUSED
PRISON Ul
Carmack Jury.
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liier; J.iv Ni-usun, ol'licei-; ,1. . WimiiIicIV, (i- A. I,an, ( asMer Sliiiupp, J.
IIiii Ke, . Iluus. S. II. llvile, ,l:iub I i titiyer ;us Kuiol. r, J'. O. liiermaii
COLONEL COOPER
NOT Til TESTIFY
This Would Circumvent Slate
in its Plan to Attack
His Character
ROBIN COOPER POPULAR!
ingest Crowd Since Itejiiiinint; of the
I'liinoiis Case F.vpecled Toinociow
in Anticipation of Hearing Defend
ants' Testimony Trial Has Sup
planted All Other Topics As Food
For'. ossi) Prosecution Had
Prepared a Grilliinj ; Cross-Kxami-iiation
l'or Ajied Defendant.
Slate Announces ( lose of Its Case
lvccpt For Few Witnesses.
: ( By Leased 'Wire to The Times) '
Nashville, Tenii.. Fell. 19 The j-Cooper-Sh'ariie.
trial has nupplaiiled
all til her topics as food for f?dssip to
day. Tlie iiiijci-st crowds since the
bcf;in'nliiK ,of the fainous case are ex-.
peeled .tomorrow iu -anticipation of
!i";i riiitv what .-i he defendants will say.. '
The luos.t : iiileresi-iiiK rmnor today '
.i Llllil t'olouel Cooper will not lal.e i
the stand at all and that the 'task ol
re'laiir. the Coo; it version of the
"a '.e.!.. will he lel'l for oi!ii liobin
Cooper.' Robin 'Cooper. Is" popular in
.M'siiviiie.: ins Hie lias been an ex
emplarv one; '..-': . .'-' ';
.Colonel Cooiu r has loni; been in
lerested in 'rennessee polilies and il :
is Known that Hie prosecul ion has
prepared a. Urilliu cross-esuiu illation
for tJie aui'd del'endaut. Ixeepine;.
Coloni'l Cooner off I In witness si and
would circumvent, the jltiie in iis!
plan lo allacl, his clmraeler. save in
a i:eiieial way. 1
Tiie slate annouu. ed yeslerday tlnif
II- had closed lis.-. ease iuCliiel'.
gaw? notice I hat. a tew mure wi!n
but
;M'S
"
niighl- be called laier on.
Stiile's Case Slronjf.
'Mil'niiileil Willi a case u liieh 'iippari
1 1 1 1 V calls for liei-.iii- i.fi'oris o eoiil't.i
.. ii in Ibe iiiiinls of in., jurors! Hi,. ,i,-
feiisc ill the e:tse..of '-Cololli-1 lllllieall
i'oopei', Itoliln .-Cooper and .lolm I ;.
Sharp, Chai ned Willi I lie ' lino iier of
f.iinii'l- Senator t'Muuid -'."c.-ii'ifi:'ii-k.
is at. ils wil's einl and l ...l iy ln-.k nl
vanlage of Hie iiilei'im of a day in (lie
proceeilillL,'S to lelleaise i I s IV il I lessee
aiid propaie to ineet tli,. surpi isiimly
IH'W i'ealllles Willi Whlell the pl-opeeU-
tton assailed the defendants during the.
lale hours of yesterday's session.
liven us. late as today Hie defense
stdl keeps secret the names of its wit-,
liesyes but let II lie known that ils teSr
liiiiony will probably'-occupy- a week.
It ill make, public its explanation of
the luigdy only when the three de
fendants themselves take tlie stand, ;
The stale ilnislied ils testimony much
sootier-: than was expected, title-work
being expedited liy the defense deferr
ing cross-exanilnal ion of some of-the
principal, witnesses until later... In' all
tWenly-nine V ilnesses were examined.
Less than hull' tills 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 r wilt lie
Used In rebuttal, bill the Impression
seems to ireall I il a t the state has
made out n -surprisingly strong case. ,
Hcyond a doubt the plea of self de
fense Will lie depended upon to save
the three defendants. The finding of
the pistol shield iu Carmack'H overcoat
after the pockets had been examined
by the 1 1 1 1 I t laker, developed u point
(.Continued uu Puku Five.)
,
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inner I ti I -4 1 States Senator
STEEL MARKET
Statement Expected From
Judge Gary as to Street
Trade Conditions
THE TARIFF'S PART
Following - the Conference Yesterday
of Prominent Steel Men There
Weil- Missivinjjs Which Were by
Xo Means Wiped Out of tin .Market
Today Judge (Jury's Statement is
Hitgcrly Watched "For by ISotli Cap
italists and '.Investors Steel Cor
poration Promises Reduction in
All Departments Save That, of Fin-
I isbed Rails.
( By Leased Wire to The Times)
New Yorl, Feb. 1 With the
promise of a statement covering the
neutral steel and iron conditions in
the I'niied Slates from Judge E. H.
Clary, head of the I'nited States Steel
Coi ,ioi'aiion lale today, the market
opened today wiih both- common and
preferred shares of .steel sagging.
. Following the conference in this
city jeslerday of prominent steel men
lliere were '-'misgivings which ''.were
by no nienus wiped out by the aspect
of the market today. Judge Gary
promised veslei'day to issue a general
sl.'iteiHcnl. today, and it was eagerly
waicheil for by both' capitalists and
in vesiors.
When sei'ii this inorning at his
nparlineiils in l he'. Waldorf Judge
1 1. in said : -.
"I shall pi'olialdy . issue a statement
laier in ihe day,, bin al this lime I
lia ve nol.il ing I o say."
l''iom I lie i nil ie:i I ions
an open
the various
'companies
,1,,.,.!,ii ;,,i
allied and independent
will lie compelled to light and shajie
ilheir ohu desl illies ill Ihe battle for
j trade!
The I' nil oil. -SI ut.es- Sleel Corpora-
lion iironih.es rediicl inns in all de
parl meals save l.liai of , linisheij
sleel rails. In short il appears from
i'Meilial (lev elo line li Is 1 hat the cor-'
potation will go buck to the princi-pli-ii
of Ihe ol Ciiiuegie company In
selling for ihe best prices obtainable
and using ever;, legit (male means in
business In heal the '--opposition.
Tariff plays an important part in the
present co.nlil ion of unrest.
RALEIGH IS SOON TO
HAVE A COUNTRY CLUB
There will lie a meeting tonight to
consider ihe establishment of a Coun-
try Chili bete, nt which time a eommit
lee will lie appointed to choose' a site
on which the cltilj Is to be loenti'd.
; ' Many persons are Interested, in this
i movement and about $5,000 has already
hern subscribed. The Interested par
ties have options on several sites near
the city.
I The club w ill consist of charter mem
bers, who will manage its executive af
. fairs, and associate members, w ho will
j enjoy Ra suciul privilege!. '
H00N0
HISTORY OF THE
TOBACCO TRUST
AND INDUSTRY
Report By Commissioner Her
bert Knox Smith, of the
Bureau of Commerce
STORY OF COMBINATION
Report Deals With the History of the
( 'ompnny From the Standpoint of
Its Organization of the Great To
bacco Combination Starting Id
J8!0 a-s the American Tobacco
Company With a Capitalization of
$2.-1,000,000, (he Net Capitalization
is Now Over Three Hundred Mil
lions Controls Fonr-flfths of Out
put With Exception of Cigars.
Mr. Herbert Knox Smith, commis
sioner of corporations of the Bureau
of Commerce and Labor, has sub
mitted the report given below on the
tobacco industry to the president. H
deals with the history or the tobacco
combination and the position of the
combine in the industry. The report,
owing to the position of the American.
Tobacco Company in this community
and to the talk of anti-trust legisla
tion in the state legislature, is of pe
culiar interest here. The report is In
part as follows:
The Tobacco Combination has as
its center the American Tobacco Com
pany. This company controls three
great subsidiary combinations the
American Snuff Company, the Ameri
can Cigar Company, and the British
American Tobacco Company. The
American Tobacco Company and the
other three combinations each con
trol a large number of subsidiary
companies. : The number of compa
nies in the Combination doing busi
ness in the United States, Porto Rlco,
and Cuba is 86, besides a considera-
hie number of operating only in for
eign countries.
The Tobacco Combination domi
nates the tobacco industry of the Uni
ted States. With the exception of
cigars, its proportion of the country's
output of manufactured tobacco pro
ducts is substantially four-fifths, giv
ing it a . large degree of monopoly
power.
The magnitude of the Combination
is further shown by Its enormous
capitalization. The said 86 companies
have an aggregate capitalization, In
cluding bonds, of $450,395,890. A
considerable part of this, however,
represents duplication through inter
company ownership of securities. The
net amount of the stock and bonds
of the companies In the hands of the
public (including the directors and
all holders except the companies
themselves), however, is no less than
$111 6.34G.S21.
The present report deals with the
position of the Tobacco Combination
in the Industry, and includes a his
tory of the combination, a descrip
tion of its organization, plants, and
business, and an analysis of its con
trol of the industry. Reports to be
published later will deal with the ef
fect of the combination upon the
prices of tobacco, with Its profits and
the relation thereof to its capitaliza
tion, and with the competitive meth
ods pursued by the combination.
The American Tobacco Company and
Its Cigarette Monopoly, 1800 to
-' 1KII5,
The history of the combination be
gins with the organization of the
American Tobacco Company in X890.
This was a combination of the five
principal manufacturers of cigarettes
(Allen & Clnter, W. Duke, Sons &
Co., Kinney Tobacco Company, Wm.
,S. Kimball & Co., and Goodwin &
Co.), and Its business at first was
confined substantially to cigarette
manufacture. The company started
with a capital of $10,000,000 of pre
ferred slock and $15,000,000 of com
mon stock au amount vastly In ex
cess of its tangible assets, which were
$5,000,000 (Including $1,825,000 In
the form of notes of the individual
stockholders). James B. Duke was
made president, and from that time
to this he has been president of the
leading companies In the combination
and has largely directed Its policy. ".
I'he American Tobacco Company
at Its Inception secured control of
over 90 per cent, of the cigarette bus
iness of the country. It sought to.
maintain this dominant position part
ly by making agreements for the ex
lusive use of what were considered
the best cigarette machines; the most
important of these agreements, how
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