Weather.
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Washington, D. C, Feb. 23 Pore
cast for North Carolina for tonight
and Wednesday: Rain tonight and
Wednesday; colder Wednesday.
SECOND.
EDITION
ESTABLISHED 1876.
RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1909.
PRICE 6 CENTO
EXTENDS TIME
Of EDUCATIONAL
Bill ExteDdiDg ;Time of Edu
cational Qualifications to
1916 Reported Favorably
DOG LAW UNFAVORABLE
Bill to Repeal the Homestead Law
lfe'imrted Without Prejudice by
the Judiciary Committee Com
mittee on Game Reported - Bill to
Prevent Bird Dogs Prom Running
at Large in the Quail Breeding
Season X'nfavorably Petition by
Koonce Krom Citizens of Onslow
to' be Allowed to Sell Small Quan
tities of Wine.
The forty-second day's session ,of
the house of representatives. North
Carolina general assembly, was called
to order at 10 o'clock this morning
by Speaker Pro-tern Morton, who
presented, to conduct the religious
services of "the day, Representative
John V. Latham, of Beaufort.
The journal of the preceding day
was reported as correctly recorded
and the same went on record, and
the speaker called for petitions and
such bringing out the following:
By Koonce: Petition from citizens
of Onslow to be allowed to sell small
quantities of wine,
Against, the stock law in Pitt.
The call of the standing commit
tees brought forth the usual shower
from the busy committees. ..' - - s
The constitutional amendment
committee reported favorably the
Haymore bill to extend the time of
the educational qualification as to
the voter from 108 to 1916. and the
bill to repeal the homestead law was
reported without prejudice.
The committee on game., reported
the bill to prevent bird dogs from run
ning at large in the quail breeding
Hoason unfavorably.
UIIIh Introduced.
By Bowie: To allow a railroad
nuerger in Ashe.
By Coxe of Anson: To amend char
ter of Wadesboro.
By Hayes: To allow Pittsboro to
Issue bonds.
By I.emmond: To amend charter
of Piedmont Railway Company.
By Graham: To require Western
Union and others to pay arrears of
taxes 1903 and 1904.
By Graham: To allow Stovall to
issue bonds.
By Latham: To prohibit Ashing
in certain water of Beaufort.
By Williams of Cabarrus: To
amend charter of Concord.
By Shepherd: To allow Lumber
ton school trustees to sell school
property.
By Barnes of Johnston: Create a!
stock law In Oneals and other town
ships. By Slgmon: To allow Burke county
to fund its debt.
By Rascoe: To amend law as to
bank stock, ',
By Carlton: To require electric
headlights on certain trains.
By Everet: To amend the charter
of Laurlnburg.
By Morgan: To' appoint Charles
Mundln a justice In Pamlico.
By Holier: To establish Reynold
son high school In Gates. To Incor
porate Sunbury High School.
By Wallace: To regulate sale of
soft drinks. To establish police reg
ulation on Murry Island beach.
By Mc Will lams: To protect small
fish in Pamlico Sound.
By Hinsdale: . To regulate game
law. To compensate Wake county
sheriff. As to sale of real estate for
taxes.
By Picket: To regulate' sale of re
freshments at schools in Alamance.
By Bcarboro: , For relief or Riley
Hill Bantlst church.
By Jarrett: '. To regulate wire
fences n Jackson.
By Doughton: For. relief of janl
tor of capltol. .
By' Doughton: To annul law as to
board of public charities.
, By McWIMams: ,To protect deer
in Hyde. .
' By Haymore: To prevent stealing
brasses In Burry. 1
By Morton: To confirm patent 99
of Thomas Gerrord. . -
By Taylor: To extend time for
bulldlns- Wilmington, Brunswick ft
Southern Railway;
By Murphy: Resolution to encour
age boards of trade.
By ; Hayes: Concerning public
RICHMOND PAPER
P AN GO UPIN
FIRE AND
SMOKE
Evening Journal Plant Com
pleteiy Destroyed by Fire
Early This Morning
A SPECTACULAR BLAZE
Blow ' Falls Heavily But is by No
Means a Death Blow to the Knter
prising Paper Journul Will be is
sued Today From the Plant of The
Times-Dispatch Damage is About
$40,000, Practically Covered by
Insuranee Five Linotype Ma
chine and Stereotyping Depart
ment Destroyed- Fire Made Rapid
Headway. : .
: (Bv Leased Wire to The 'Times.)
Richmond, Va., Feb. 23 Misfor
tune, terrible, unexpected and spec
tacular, came to the Richmond Even
ing Journal this morning at 3:45
o'clock, when the plant of the paper
was completely destroyed by lire and
reduced to an almost unrecognizable
mass of debris. The blow falls heav
ily and wrings many hearts, but it
is by no means a death blow to this
enterprising paper. Manager A. R.
Holderby, Jr., says that the damages
will be $40,000, practically covered
by insurance. The fire was discover
ed at 3:45 o'clock in the stock room,
between the business office and the
press room, by Policeman Perklnson
while patrolling his beat. He saw
that the front door was open and
rushed to the second floor, where he
found Machine. Operator Berry at
work. Officer Perklnson, Berry and
Sidney Cates, a young printer, who
happened to be in the office and wait
ing to go home with Berry at 4
o'clock, went down the stepsthrough
the press room and attempted to put
out the blaze. At that time two or
three buckets of water would have
extinguished the Are. There was
nothing but a small tin cup on hand
and the men mushed to the second
floor again and tried to secure pails
of water. When the department ar
rlver the Are had gained great head
way and water and chemicals were
useless. Five linotype machines, the
stereotyping department and the en
tire upper floor crashed through to
the cellar. Nothing was saved.
The paper will print today from
the plant of the Times-Dispatch and
a new plant will be Installed Imme
diately. .
school district No. 6.
By Wooten: To allow Klnston to
issue bonds.
By Gavin: To create a criminal
court for Duplin.
By Latham : To amend the fish
law.. ';'''..".'
Mr. Haymore asked that H. B. 349
as to extending time of application of
educational qualification be set for
hearing Wednesday night.
Mr. Dowd wanted the bill sent to
judiciary committee.
Mr. Connor asked the same thing.
So did Mr. Rascoe.
Mr. Grant said reference meant
death of bill.
Mr. Henderson approved reference.
Mr. Dowd still opposed the bill.
and Mr. Grant asked question and
was answered. Majette said he voted
against the bill In committee. Grant
asked If the bill had not been in com
mittee all session, and why at this late
day coming out. Majette said he was
not chairman. Haymore plead for
special order, , "
Mr. Kitchin wanted reference.
Haymore said it meant death of
bill.
Murphy said reference was noth
ing new. .;'
Mr. Grant asked for ayes and noes.
The call was lost, and on a division
the reference was made, and the bill
goes back to the committee.
The special orders, the game bill
and the medical bill were displaced
and the house resolved Itself into the
committee of the whole, Mr. Koonce
In the chair.
Section 33 was taken up and it
passed over.
Section 34 was taken up and Mr.
McCrary amended so as not to apply
"to cabinet makers who make cof
fins to order." " Mr. Dowd said some
were dodging behind this very pro
vision in old law. Mr. McCrary re
ferred to the countryman who makes
a coffin for a dead neighbor. Mr.
Turner hoped the amendment would
be adopted. Mr. Dowd said the see
tlon was not Intended to apply to any
LOCKHART ABLY
SUPPORTS
HIS
ANTI-TROTH!
Others Oppose the Measure
In Equally Able and Em
phatic Speeches
A LIVELY DISCUSSION
Hon. Whitehead Kluttz, President
- Pro Tem, Called Senate to Order at
10 O'clock and Senator Ormond
Led the Prayer Many New Bills.
Bill Introduced to Fix the Time of
Advertisement of Public. ..Sales
BUI to Change the Conuty Line Be
tween Vance and Franklin The
Raleigh Auditorium Bill Anti
' Trust Bill Comes I p.
Hon. Whitehead Kluttz, president
pro tem, called the senate to order at
10 o'clock. Senator Ormond led in
prayer. The journal was reported
correct and. the roll of committees
was called.
Xew Bills Today.
New bills were introduced today as
follows:
S.-.-B. 1145. Senator Burton. To
establish a graded school in Beau
fort. Calendar.
S. B. 1146. Senator Ormond. To
allow Klnston to vote bonds for im
provements of Kinston graded school.
Education.
S. B. 1147. Senator Jones. (By
request.) To amend chapter 457,
laws of 1907, to prevent cumulative
voting of stock. Judiciary.
S., B. 1148. Senator Jones. An
act for the relief of "the Soldiers'
Home. Pensions.
S. B. 1149. Senator Jones. To
appoint R. N. Goodwin a Justice of
the peace In New Light township.
Justice of the Peace. i'-:-Tr''rr'
S. B. 1150. Senator Jones. To
fix time of advertisement of public
sales. Judiciary.
S. B. 1151. Senator Jones. An
act to pension all ex-Confederate sol
diers. Pensions.
S. B. 1152. Senator Jones. An
act to validate certain probates. Ju
diciary. ;
S. B. 1153. Senator Jones. To
appoint justice of the peace in Wake
county. Justice of the Peace.
S. B. 1154. Senator Blowvv To
amend law relative to titles against
the state. Judiciary.
S. B. 1155. Senator Blow. To
amend 1146 of revisal relative to
trespass. Judiciary. '
8. B. 1V5C. Senator Bassett. To
amend charter of Tarboro. Coun
ties, Cities and Towns.
S. B. 1158. Senator Bassett. To
allow Tarboro to Issue bonds. Ju
diciary. S. B. 1159. Senator Lockhart.
To give the North Carolina Corpora
tion Commission control over hydro
electric company. Corporation Com
mission.
S. B. 1160. Senator Barrlnger.
To establish a recorder's court for
Greensboro. Judiciary.
S. B. 1161. Senator Powell. An
act relative to the nomination of can
didates. Judiciary.
8. B. 1162. Senator Powell. To
amend law relative to filling vacan
cies on board of commissioners of
Vance county. .Counties,: Cities and
Towns.
S. B. 1163. Senator Powell. To
change county line between Vance
and Franklin. Counties, Cities and
Towns.
S. B. 1164. Senator Barringer.
For the relief .of Morehead special
tax district. Education.
Passed Third Reading.
The following passed their final
reading:
H. B. To allow Cross Creek grad
ed school to Issue bonds.
H. B. To authorize New Bern to
issue bonds.
H. B. To amend law relative to
electing commissioners of Jones
county.
S. B.
Grove.
To amend charter of China
H. B. To amend law relative to
civil dockets in Rowan county,
S. B. To amend law relative to
highways, bridges and ferries in
Mecklenburg county.
S. B. To change time for hold
ing superior . courts In Person and
Orange. ' ; . ,
S. B. To amend law relative to
the offering of rewafds In certain
cases by county commissioners,
H. B. v To pay expenses of special
committee to visit state hospital for
tuberculosis.
8. B. Relative to establishing a
monument for Confederate soldiers
in Henderson.
H. B. To protect fish in Haw
river.
H. B. To provide more lights in
the corridors and rotunda of the cap
ltol. H. B. To protect fish In Haw
river.
H. B. To fix time for settlement
of state taxes by sheriff of Granville !
county. J
H. B. Relative to Western Power
and Transportation Co.
H. B. To allow Raleigh to lease
a public auditorium.
S. B. To 'authorize town of Rock
ingham to appropriate $250 for com
pletion of a Confederate monument.
S. B. To authorize Richmond
county commissioners to appropriate
$500 ofr a Confederate monument.
S. B. To authorize the purchase
of uniforms for old soldiers at the
Soldiers' Home.
S. B. To exempt from jury ser
vice funeral directors and embalm
ers. H. B. To incorporate Elizabeth
City and Albemarle Railroad Co.
ippm t j nnv 1
In This l'l((ure is Given a View of the V. K. Halllesliip fSeorKiu, :is
Her Voyage Around (he World. Belutv is a !)e. k Seen,. 01 This Powerful
H. B. To rrgulate hunting In
Warren county.
H. U. To ))i event miners l'roni
throwing tailings into Silver Creek,
Burke county.
H. B. To change time for holding
court In Onslow. :" ; v
.S. B.. To fijnLUJ6olJa.ws of
1907 relative to Cabarrus county.
The Anti-trust Bill.
At 12 o'clock today President
Kluttz :in 11 011 11 red that the hour had
arrived for the consideration of the
Lockhart anli-trust bill and the com
mittee substitute.
Senator Lockhart took the floor
and opened the discussion. He be
gan by showing the demand for leg
islation in line with his bill. He re
viewed the history of the democratic
party from Jefferson down, showing
the position of "Old Hickory," Sam
uel J. Tildon,' Grover Cleveland and
William J. Bryan all of whom were
against private monopolies. He re
viewed the history of the bill in the
legislature of 1907, where It foassed
the house of representatives by a
practically unanimous vote and was
defeated in the senate by a majority
of one vote. He showed the dem
ocratic party's position on the trust
question, quoting Ashley Home,
Locke Craig and W. W. Kitchin. The
democratic ' convention nominated
Kitchin on a platform declaring In
unequivocal terms for the destruc
tion of private industrial monopolies.
The republican party accused the
democratic party of Insincerity be
cause of their action In 1907, and it
behooves the party to live up to its
pledges now.
; He showed the advantages of his
bill over the committee substitute.
He declared that the famous sub-sec-
, i . .. a r i. ;.. 1,111 i nn avn..t ,,p
LIJIl t 111 inn "Hi JD ou ca,i "I'J "l
, , , , , .
ine lexas law, wuit'u iia oeeii "i1-,.
held by the supreme court of the
United States. The best thing claim-1
ed for sub-section F, the substitute,, .
ln fhn If la 1ia Maa,tia aa a K.aant 1111 I
A." Sub-section F is broad and
general. It lacks in machinery for
enforcement and would be practically
harmless. On the other hand, the
original bill with sub-section A
jg
worth something. H will
do just
what it claims to do.
He took up the question as to the ,
state a right to regulate these law
defying corporations and showed the
state's unquestioned right to regu
late these artificial citizens when
they are infringing on the rights of
Qod-made man and other stae-made
beings. We must have the same
right to punish these corporations as
we have to punish men. There is no
"preferred stock" in the law.
He showed the dangers that men
ace the people of the state by the en
croachments of : the fertilizer trust.
That trust has not yet reached the
perfection of organization attained
by some of the others, but It is com
ing. The United States Steel Com
pany and the Tennessee Iron & Coal
Comnanv. the corporations control!-
: .
Ing the manufacture of sulphuric
acid, an essential in fertllizer-mak-;
(Continued on Page Four)
The V. S. Battleship Georgia.
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SYLVIA GREEN
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New Yni U, Feb. 2 -Sylvia, only
daughter:; uf lira. Jlclly lir.'cii, the'
richest woman in the world, was mar
ried at Mnrristtiwu, N. J., sil. high noon
today .-to. Matlho'tv AM or 'Wilkes, a
KTaiHli of I lie late John Jacob Astor.
Tile bride is just past :M years of age
anil will inherit half her mother's es
tate, $i;o.iiiii,(l(M). The bridegroom' '.-is
about ll'i. .:
SI range and ludicrous scenes preced
ed the ceremony because of Alls.
(,'itcii'm :' efforts . to have it performed
with comparative secrecy. When the
bridal parly started for Mrs. ("iren's
home at l.'W) liloomlleld street, l..lm
ken, in a one-liorso cab, to board .the
spei inl car which awaited them at the
Lackaw.'ina depol. .-they .'were followed
by a motley procession of delivery
wagons, mid vehicles of every descrip
tion which were tilled with curious per.
sons and newspaper men.
FROM THE DOOR
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Boston, Kob. 23- Flora Fulleiloti
I Heath, aged 20. of Potsdam, X. Y., a
l',...l 1... 1 ., I !,... l.,l,.,
uuciii ,11. iin: i.vitinu 1 i.i", tr
tlon School, committed - suicide .by
hanging In her apartments occupied
by herself and mother, Mrs. Julia
Heath, Huntington avenue. Mrs.
Hoalh fo!"ul ; f 'u'1'
ter hanging from a door In their
rooms today. She had been dead
several hours. She had just, chosen
I her graduation dress and no reason Is
i known for her rush act.
WOULD RELIEVE THE
PRESIDENT OF POWER
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Feb. 23. There Is nn
amendment hi the diplomatic ami con
sular bill which, if agreed to, will take
from the president the power of creat
ing new ainbiiHsodurshlps. The amend
ment reads thus:
"Hereafter no new ambassadorship
aha.ll bo created unless the same shall
be provided by an act of congress."
This same amendment whs placed In
the bill last year and pae! but watt
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I will meet wuri me sumo laie lion jrm
, . lim.e,t,. but it Is i.robabl e the com -
MARRIED AT NOON
FOUND
HANGING
mlltee will make a strong llcht to have ! Messina, with more supplies for the , editorials and hlmBelf as the One ro
ll agreed to. (earthuiwke sufferers. I ferred to in them. v7 '
She Amieiirx on
FiililinK Machine.
Her Keiiirn From
WILLIAM VISITS
BROTHER HENRY
(l'.y Leased Wire to. The Times.)
New York, Feb. 23. President-elect
William II. Taff is a guest today of
his brother, Henry W. Tart, 36 west
1'orty-einhth street, and, besides a vis
it from Senator Knox, the president
elect is expected to make known his
selection uf a secretary of the treasury
while in New York. ,
"'.Tonight-' the president-elect and
Honker "T. '.'Washington' will be the
principal speakers at a meeting In Car
negie ball in the interest of the move
ment for industrial education among
southern negroes and It is expected
that Air. Tuft will outline Home poli
cies to be pursued during his adminis
tration, which it is said will be radi
cally different from some of those of
President lioosewlt. ,
Mr. Tuft caihe here today from Phil
adelphia, wlieru he spent yesterday
making n round of holiday functions,
lie yesterday spoke at the exercises of
the I'niVeisily of Pennsylvania.
When Mr. Taft returned to the home
of lr. S.' Weir Mitchell In .'the 'after
noun he was met by tieorge Wleker-
sham. of Xew York, who will be his
attorney-general. After his nap Mr.
Taft went over his inaugural address
with Mr. Wlckershap, and later It was
given to the printer and to the press
asoeiatiolis.
.The;'' president-elect paid that the
Place of secretary of the treasury is
still open. The most likely nominee Is
Franklin McVeigh, of Chicago. Otto
T. ilainat'd, of the New York Trust
Company. Is an old-time friend of Mr.
Taft, Mi'. Halliard was In Yale at the
time Mr. Taft was there.
MINISTER RUSSELL TO
RETURN TO HIS POST
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Feb. 23. The navy de
partment was today advised that the
.Marietta,"' Willi Comnilsioner W. I.
ltuchanau on board, has sailed from
(luantanamo for Washington. Mr.
Buchanan Is returning from Venezuela,
where he framed the protocol between
that country and the United States. He
was taken, from Laguayra to Ouan
tnnaino on the lies Moines. Upon his
arrival In Washington he wilK confer
with the president and Secretary of
State Hacon. after which Minister W.
W. Ihissell, who represented the Unit
ed Slates In Venezuela before the diplo
matic relations between the two coun
tries were discontinued, will return to
his post. The collier Brutus, which
has been coaling for the Pacific fleet at
Wlllemstad, has sailed from Curacao,
for Hamilton Kouds. The relief ship
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Crlscom.-bas sailed frdxn Naples for,PaPer
COLONEL DUNCAN
BROWN
COOPER
TELLS HIS STORY
Central Figure io the Tenn
essee Murder Trial Cblef
Witness Today
A DRAMATIC RECITAL
The Defense Sprang a Surprise la
Calling Colonel Cooper to the Stad
This Morning It Waa Expected
That the State Would Further Ex
amine John D. Sharp, Bat Mr.
Garner Announced at Opening of
Court That He Was Through With
Sharp Colonel Cooper Tells of
Hit Relations With Carniack.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Criminal Court Room, Nashville,
Tenn., Feb., 23 The latest surprise
to be sprung in the Sooper-Sharp
case was that of this morning, when,
following the retirement of John D.
Sharp, Colonel Duncan Brown
Cooper took: the witness chair at
9:30. When court adjourned yester
day afternoon, following damaging
cross-examination of John D. Sharp
by General Garner, the latter Indi
cated that he was not done with
Sharp. This morninfl, however.
Garner announced that he had noth
ing further to ask him. Sharp's
counsel, General Meeks, asked a few
question in re-direct examination and
Sharp was excused from the stand.
Colonel Duncan B. Cooper will
take the stand," said General Wash
ington, in a dramatic manner, and
the old white-haired maa took the
chair just vacated by his co-defendant.
A murmur of excitement- and a -shuffling
of feet ensued in the" court
room. Colonel ' Cooper was ques
tioned by Colonel Washington. He
is G4 years old, born in Maury county
and came to Nashville 27 years ago.
He was in the war four years, enter
ing the Confederate army at the age
of 17. He was married twice, last
time to Miss Jones, the sister of Robin
Jones, He has six children, two of
them girls. .'."' ' .
Colonel Cooper said he had known
Senator Carmack since the latter was
a young lawyer at Columbia; that he
brought Carmack to Nashville and
put him on The American as editor,
which paper Colonel Cooper then con
trolled. Witness said his relations
with Carmack were always pleasant
until the Taylor-Carmack senatorial
race. . ;'. : .-.'. ; '.
The attorneys for Colonel Cooper
then took up the examination along
the lines of showing when the part
ing of ways began between Colonel
Cooper and Senator Carmack, - Col
onel Cooper said the relations be
tween them had been quite pleasant
until Senator Carmack's race, against
Bob Taylor for the United States sen
ate. : In that race Colonel Cooper said
he was exercising his right of citi
zenship, and supported Senator Tay
lor. Later in the race for governor
between Senator Carmack and Gov
ernor Patterson, the witness support
ed Governor Patterson. Then Sena
tor Carmack quit speaking to him.
Colonel Cooper said the first uncom
plimentary thing Senator Carmack
said about him was in an editorial
appearing in The News Sclmlter of
Memphis in 1908. He was Informed
that Senator Carmack wrote the edi
torial. A long wrangle ensued here,
counsel for the state insisting that
the defense should first show that
Carmack really wrote the article.
The court finally admitted that por-'
tion tending to show the condition or '
effect on the mind of defendant Coop
er produced by reading the editorial.
Colonel Cooper said Senator Carmack
used his name in nearly every speech
in joint debate with Governor Patier
son, first in a spirit of ridicule and
later with veiled insinuations. The
first thing Carmack called hint was "a
lltle oldfat-headed angel called Dune,
Cooper", and later Carmack said "the
wings of the angel have been soiled
with sulphurous smake", Insinuating
that "the angel came from below." ';
The counsel for the defense then
introduced the editorials from fh
Nashville Tennessean containing sar-
CftHtin rfrne to Colrm-I rVvM-
1 "
after Carmack became editor Of th
Colonel Cooper Identified the
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