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fflfc xte wg Wtftteg yy earner. 4 SECOND. EDITION Washington, March 1 6 Forecast .for North, Carolina. for tonight and Wednesday: Fair tonight and .Wed nesday; frost tonight; light wfnds. ESTABLISHED 1871. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1909. PRICE I CENTS Mrs. Suydamand Mrs. Lumsden Leaving Court. SCHOOLS WIN BY JUDGE HART'S i CHARGE TO JURY. SPECIAL TARIFF TAFT SEND MS . -l . AGOODMAJORITY JOLT IN HOUSE Both Sides, However, Claim the Victory Id the In surgent Contest GANNON MAKES CLAIMS Insurgent Republicans and , Demo crats Wlio joined ioirces ut iwieui the Regulars to a Large Extent Made Good Regulars, However, Find a Loophole In the Fitzgerald Amendment, Which They Seize With the Desperation of a Drown ing Man Grasping For Life Pre servers The Minority, Under Champ Clark, Has Not Given Vp the Fight But Claim Victory. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, March 1 6 The re publican organization of the house yesterday received a hard jolt. If not nitM.t. ilAfaot In Ua effort tn nrinnt. It JJUQIUTC 1U " " - ' without amendment the rules of the sixtieth congress. The insurgent re publicans and the democrats who hna joined forces with them for this oc casion made good, to a large extent, their threats to defeat the regulars of the more Or less grand old party, but in the very hour of what seemed to be their utter defeat a loophole of escape was offered when the allie offered an amendment to the rules which would have meant total rout for the organization had it prevailed. Representative Fitzgerald offered an amendment providing for the estab lishment of a unanimous consent cal endar, "preference to be given the mi nority on motions to commit, so that bills favorably reported may be re considered by a two-thirds instead of a majority vote and the prevention of favoritism by the rules committee in speciul cases. The regulars seized this proposition with the desperation of a drowning man grasping at a life preserver and the resolution was adopted. Unless further amended, thaynMrA (ha rnlpa nf the last con gress will be in operation during the present session. The minority, however, under the leadership of Champ Clark, have by no means given up the fight. TUey claim that yesterday's results were, in fact, a victory for them, since they compelled the organization to accept amndments to the rules, even though these amendments were not all the fought for. Speaker Cannon, of course, also makes claim to victory, as might be expected. He comment ed upon the fact that William Jen nings Bryan had lnterferred in the Interest of the changes and spoke of the adoption of the Fitzgerald substi tute as a triumph over the Bryan forces, saying that the conservative democrats who really wish legislation had practically stood for the old rules with the Fitzgerald amendment added. "It was," said the speaker, 'a pro teat by conservative democrats against populism and all kindred thing." It remains to be seen if the confidence which the speaker displays Is either justified or sincere. ' The chief satisfaction to be derived from the result of yesterday's fight, as viewed by the business and other interest aside from that of politicians, Is that It does not leave the hous rudderless and inefficient on the eve of tariff legislation and this Is prime consideration with those who are anx ious thatbusiness conditions through the country shall not be violently dis turbed. CURTIS JETT CONFESSES. Say He Is Guilty of All foe Crimes Alleged Against Him. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Lexington, Ky., March 16 Curtis Jett, who Is serving a life-sentence for the assassination of James B. Mar cum and "Jim" Cockrili; has given out another confession in the Frank fort penitentiary In which he says he Is guilty of all the crimes laid at his door. ' He declares, however, that he has gotten religion and that God has pardoned him for every bloody deed, and calls on Governor Wlllson to do likewise. : ' - ' Grippe In Parliament. (By Cable to The Times) London, March 16 The grippe ep idemic' Is spreading. Forty members of parliament are 111 and bad ventl Jatlqn lo the house of commons Is flamed. , ' . MESSAGE TODAY Message is jiwrtabie for Its Brevity, Being touch Shorter Than Expected PROMPT ACTION URGED Conditions Afterting .Business Have So Changed in liust Twelve Years Thut Revision is Necessary Parly Is Pledged to It and Country and Business Community Expect it- Prospect of Chiinge in Rates Causes Halt in Business and General Un certaintyTherefore of Highest Importance That New Bill be Agreed Upon Without Delay. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington March 16 The fol lowing message on the tariff, which is remarkable for its brevity and much shorter than had been antici pated was sent to congress by Presi dent Taft at noon today. To the senate and house of represen tatives: I have convened the congress in this extra session In order to enable It to give immediate consideration to the revision of the Dingley tariff act.- Conditions affecting production manufacture and business generally have bo changed In the last twelve years as to require a readjustment and revision of the import duties im posed by that act. More than this, the present tariff act, with the other sources of "government revenue, does not furnish Income enough to pay the authorized expenditures. By July first," next, the excess of expenses over receipts tor the current fiscal year will equal $100,000,000. "The successful party in the late election is pledged to a revision of the the tariff. The country, and the. business community especially, expect it. The prospect of a change in the rates of import duties always causes a suspension of halt in business be cause of the uncertainty as to the changes to be made and their effect. It is therefore of the highest import ance that the new bill should : be agreed upon and passed with as much speed as possible consistent with Its due and thorough consideration. For these reasons, I have deemed the present to be an extraordinary occa sion, within the meaning of the con Vtitutlon, justifying and requiring the calling of an extra session. "In my inaugural address, I stated In a summary way the principles upon which,, in my judgment,, the re vision of the tariff should proceed, and indicated at least one new source of revenue that might be properly re sorted to In order to avoid a future deficit. It is not necessary for me to repeat what I then said. "I venture to suggest that the Vital business Interests of the country require that the attention of the con gress in this session be chiefly devot ed to the consideration of the new tariff bill, and that the less time piven to other subjects of legislation in this cession the better for the country. ; BELIEVED JO BL MAN WHO SHOT PETROSINO (By Cable to The Times.) Rome, March 10. A man named Ialazzotto, who hail lived In Brooklyn a year ago, and who Is believed to have come to the city on the same ship with Lieutenant Joseph Petroslno, the slain New York detective, has been arrested by the Palermo police. The authorities are convinced that he Is the man who fired the fatal shots or can tell who did. The prisoner Is 25 years old and went from Palermo to the United States a year ago and Joined his two) brothers In Brooklyn.1 Five months ugo he was attacked In the street and wounded. He spent two months In a hospital and then returned to his brothers. DIED IN ELKCTRIC CHAIR. Itnllun Killed His' Cousin Because of ; His Ignorance. : Auburn, N. Y., March 16 Salva tor Randazzlo was put to death in the electric chair at 6 o'clock today for killing his first cousin, Vlotrl Ran dazzlo, in Cattaraugus county In Jan uary, 1908. Before he died he said to a priest: "I am Ignorant, and that Is my excuse for my disdeeds. I am ready to cue, out I am innocent, j The trial of the. young Southern Inventor,' Lmnydcii, for (lie shooti ng' of liioker Suydum has attracted' niueh'ntteiiiloii. The wire of Lumsden and the widow of Suydiim have bee n constant attendants at the trial. In the picture Mrs. Lumsden is shown at. the left and .Mrs, Siiydum at the right -or the picture, with an attorney in the cose in the centre. Picture was t aken mnfcialljr for the Hearst News Service as the. women were leaviii" court. " ,-'',":'-' " ROOSEVELT BUSY WRITING (By Loused Wire to The Times) Oyster lSay. N. Y., March At Sagamore Hill today ox-PresiuYiit Roosevelt was buslnly engaged jire parlng a number of articles to be print ed in the magazine of which ho is as sociate editor, after nix departure for Africa 'next -Tuesday.- Several itn i joi t- ant national questions will be treated by Mr. Rousevelt ill these articles. He is dictating his Ideas to his new: secre tary, Mr. Harler, .a young. lOiillsiiinan, who has been sent by the publishing company to assist him. Tomorrow evening .Mr. Roosevelt Will attend the regular, meeting-of the Matinecock lodge of Masons, , of which he Is a member.- His brother Masons Intend to .make this occasion -a nota ble one. (By Leased Wire lo The Times Washington, Muivli 1(1. Thu stale department today announced that there ore no new developments In the Nicaragua-Honduras situation. Sailing of Gunlxiuts. Washington, March 16. The stale department this morning received word that a Nicaragua!! gunboat had left Corlnto for Ainapula and that the cruiser Washington, hail also left Co rlnto for the same port.. The Glacier has arrived at Acajulla, and the. tor pedo boat flotilla cnuKisling of the Perry, Stewart, Paul"- Jones, Whipple, Truxton, Hull, (loldsborough, Davis, Fortune and tile ships Aretluisa and Albany have arrived-;' at ". M.'ti?tlulena Hay. DEVELOPMENTS N CAKAGUA Official Schedule Eastern Carolina League, jidopted at Fay etteville Today. AT Wilmington. Wilson. Kocky Mount. Coldslioro. Puyctteville. Bnlelsh. May 1", 18, 19,'june 7, 8, 9. June 14, 15, 16. M'y 31, Ju. 1, 2. May 24, 23, 26. Wilmington. Wiltph June 21 , 22, 23. July 12, 13, 14. July 1 fl, 20, 21. July 5, 6. 7. Juno 2S, 29, 30. Iiailll July 20, 27, 2S.!Aug. 16, 17, 18. Aug. 23, 24, 23. Aug. 9, 10, 11. Aug. 2, 3, 4. - ' " " 1 l - ; .' ' - - '. : Tune 3 4 5 l.lnne 17, 18, 19. May 24, 23, 26. May 20, 21. 22. Juno 10, 11, 12. Wilson. Tuiy g' 9' io ' TIlP 'July'2'2,'23, 24. June 28, 29. 30. June 24, 25, 26. July 15,i 16, 17. Aug. 12, 13, 14. (Aug. 26, 27, 28. Aug. 2, 3, 4. July 29, 30, 31. Aug. 19, 20, 21. June 10, 11, 12. M'y 31, Jun, 1,2 mtwnanw M?y 17' l8' t9' May 24' 25' Jne.l4, 15,16. Kocky Mount. July 15, 16, 17. Julv 5, 6. 7. EVENING Juno 21' 22' 23' lune 28' 29' 30' Ju,y 19' 20 21' Aug. 19, 20, 21. Aug. 9, 10, li. Ijy ljllI11U July 2C, 27, 28. Aug. 2, 3, 4. Aug. 23, 24, 25. May 20, 21, 22. June 7. 8, 9. May 27, 28, 29. June 1 7, 18, 19. M'y 31, Ju. 1, 2. Goldsboro. June 24, 25, 26. July 12. 13, 14.'july 1. 2, 3. I IMKS 3ny 22. 23, 21. July, 5, 6. 7. July 29, 30, 31. Aug. 16, 17, 18Mug. E, 6, 7. Aug. 26, 27, 28. Aug.' 9, 10, 11. May 27, 28, 29. June 14, 15, 16.'june 3, 4, 5. June 10, ll, 12. May 17, 18, 19. Fayetteville. July 1. 2, 3. , July 19, 20, 21'Iuly 8, 9, 10. July 15, 16, 17. 7)0011111(1 J,me 25, 22, 23' Aug. 5, 6, 7. Aug. 23, 24. 25.W 12. 13, 14. Aug. 19, 20, 21. r July 26,- 27J 28. - Juno 17, 'l 8, 19. May 27, 28, 29,'May 20, 21, 22. Juno 3, 4, 5. June 7, 8, 9. Raleigh. . July 22. 23, 24.. Tuly l, 2. 3. (June 24, 25, 26. July 8, 9. 10. July 12. 13. 14. rflflC Aug. 26, 27, 28. Aug. 5, 6, 7. 'July 29, 30. 31. Aug. 12, 13, 14. Aug. 16, 17, 18. 41 Compiled by It. L. Fanner, FRENCH WILL BUY TOBACCO DIRECT (By Leased. Wire; to The Times) Haltimore, March 18. That the Flench govjpusnt wUi buy.,what-ita-). viand tobacco It needs 'direct, and will not award any contract this year is the -opinion of many-. leaf tobacco, deal ers in this city.. The Kiimli'li government lias had two experts, in this .-country-, for: .some months looking over lie' Held. They 'have -returned home, bin said .lliev would .conic -lack, probably in May, and -make- their own elections of to bacco ami '-superintend the. 'buying per sonally as lite samples arc submitted. About that time the ''tobacco grown last y.ar will have been cured and stripped and will be coining freely-' to market. . ' DURANTSUCCEEDS COLLECTOR CRUM (l!y "Leased' Wire to The Tihies.) Washington, March Iti. -Kdward I'n rant, Jr., who was today nominated by -the presidei.it jn .be collecior of cus toms at liarlesloii, S. .,' is here. There is but . little doubt but that- hi1 will be promptly continued to succeed the negro, Mr. ('rum, whose nomina tion was defeated in the last const'ess. Till Hani lCesumes Operations. ; Ity Leased Wire to The Times I Now Casllo, Pa. March Hi - Or ders were received today -by Superin tendent ' Knss -of the Greer tin plaiil, to b(-j;in opeinlions in full next Mon day morning. The news has paused much rejoicing among the l.dhil em ployes, who have. been idle since last .1 line. - Kxiivit Accountant, of Wilson, S, C, TROOPS GUARD THE PARIS MAILS (l:y Cable to The Times.) Paris, March 18. The- public square surrounding the postofflee dejairtment buildings Is filled with sehdarmes alt soldiers and the mail wagons are being driven through the streets convoyed by u .'military escort. Paris today pre sents a. war-like scene. While there lias been lit 1 ft- rioting since the post olt'ice tclogrnpliors decided, tition a general strike, the authorities fear more violence as a result of the ele giaphers' strike and the streets are palrolleil by troops, after bivouacking in the parks and public squares. London, Match IS; All. direct com niunication between London and Paris stopped this morning,: owing the French operators' strike. RAILROADS WIN VIRGINIA CASE Kichtnond, Va., March Hi. The max-, imiim iwo-eent railioad passcngerrate is to go and in" its pi ice Virginia is Is lo have a flat L'1;. cent rate. So ile. i ces the stall' corporation -.commission,- which this morning handed down its opinion in the cases of the Norfolk and Western, Chesapeake and ( Ihio, Atlantic Coast lane. Seaboard Air Line and Southern. '.Judge Ithea lilej a dissenting opinion. He does not IliinU a :'a cent maximum rate is rea sonable or Just unless coupled with an asurance upon the part of the rail roads that they will put into effect a proper1 system of local and inter changeable mileage books at two cents per mile so as to reduce the average cos! of Itnuspoiiation. The: views of ('bail-man I'reiilis aiul Commissioner Wllard are emliodied In a ten-page opinion. IN THE ELECTION At TEiree O'clock Considerably More Than Required Num ber Had Been Cast NUMBER NECESSARY 919 Al Three O'clock !) Votes Had Been Cast For Schools, ''hjs lU-ing 70 More Thau Hair or the Registered ote School Advocates Are Jubi lant ut the Itesult and .the Grand Old City Has Saved the Day and is Carrying Herself Proudly School Advocates Have Worked Faith fully and the Itesult . is One of Which They All Feel Proud. At 3:30 this afternoon the result was still in some doubt. Below is given the tabulated vote, as nearly correct as the reporter: was able to give it. It will be seen that the vic tory is with the school forces, if the figures are correct, and they are based on reports, telephonic and otherwise, from each of ; the voting precincts. At 3:30 less than 1,30ft votes had been cast and many votes will be added, increasing the major ity for schools. As it is here given the tax advocates have seventy more votes than were needed to carry. Complete returns will materially change tbe vote as tabulated, but lv Bms certain that victory js with the educational forces. l'he vote was as follows: For. Against. First Ward First Division . . . . . 148 12 Second Division .. . 53 52 Second Ward ..V-.: .... First Division . . . . . 149 14 Second Division . . . 118 12 Third Ward First Division . , . . . 1'63 28 Second Division . . . 61 12 Fourth Ward First Division .... . 60 25 Second Division ... 29 13 Outside West North ,. . . . . ... . 94 15 South ....... . . .10 41 Outside East , South . .. . ..... 71 12 ; North . . . . , ..... 33 56 Total . .'.". , . . . . , 9S9 292 : How the Vote Stood At 1 O'clock. At one o'clock the issue was still in doubt. The registration for the elec tion Was 1830. To pass the meas ure there must be 919 votes cast for it. Returns from every precinct show that few of the people are vot ing. In every ward the tax advocates have an immense majority, but they are fighting not only against the act ive opponents of the school tax, but also against the great body of voters who are apathetic, , lacking in inter est, who are silting idly by while the .measure which means life to the schools, progress to the city, higher morality to the people and lives of usefulness to the children of Raleigh, is being slowly smothered. Remem ber, the light is not yet over. There slill remains three hours within which the tide may be turned and a glorious victory won. At two o'clock the word came down the line that 664 votes had been cast for schools. Less than 150 had been east against. To overcome this vote backed by the non-voting registered vote, 25U votes must yet be secured. "Can we get. them?" is the burning question with the tax-advocates. Without the slightest wavering the friends of the schools have set them selves to secure this number and have redoubled their zeal In behalf of the cause they love. Many friends of the Bpeclal tax are not sufficiently Interested. Honest, intelligent, well directed effort right now will win. Let every friend of the city schools vote now. A great many are holding back because they think the measure will carry without their vote, but the majority of those not voting are merely indifferent. They do not oppose Jt at heart. Now is the time to get in some good work by arousing the indifferent and prod ding the stay-away friends of educa tion to the voting-point. Let every body get together and when the polls close at 6:08 p. tu. we can triumph antly say: "We have met the enemy and they are ours!" King Edward to See Flight. Pau, France, March 16 King Ed ward is expected to arrive today from Biarritz to witness an aeroplane flight by Wilbur Wright. II Long Drawn-out Trial cf ttis Coopers and Sharp N::r the Close SMALL CBOWIV PRESENT ' Crowd Has Lost Its Interest in, the V. Cooper-Sharp Trial Since the Last of the Speeches Has Been Deliv ered and Only a Small. Crowd Was I .. .1 1 ..... .1.. ...... m.i. t .a ail ..-MUUi:c: HUB Mill -JJJJIJf . f Nine O'clock Lawyers Are La4e in Arriving and it is Not Believed. the Judge's Charge Would be Deliv ered Until Afternoon Time Set at Two O'clock. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Criminal Court Room, Nashville, Tenn , March 16 An unusually small crowd was in the court room at 9:001 o'clock this morning, the convening! hour of the Cooper-Sharp trial, which is hearing its close. Only the charge of the court to the jury was yet to be delivered, when the case wlll.be left in the hands of the 12 men who have for eight weeks been forced' to sit and watch the slowly turning wheels of justice. With the witness es gonv the oratory, the sarcasm, the logic t id the pathos of the case only histoiV today the public Interest was manifestly on the wane. It Is ap parent that the public does not care so much for the dull contents of the court's lengthy charge, which will he couched in the dryest of legal la'nc uage. ' ' - Judge Hart was late. At J:15 neither any of the defendants or the lawyers on either side had appeared and it was rumored in the court room that Judge Hart would not he ready with the charge until some time this afternoon. Judge Hart did not enter the court room until about.9:30 o'clock. He had a lot of books under his arm and a big roll of papers In his overcoat pocket. The newspaper men in the court room immediately begged him for promises of a copy of his charge. Judge Hart smiled pleasantly at the pencil pushers and said he would like to have a photograph of them. He was in a joking mood. He told the reporters that he had not com pleted the preparation of his charge and then turned to the audience, which he dismissed with the follow ing words, spoke in semi-sarcastic vein: . . "Ladies and gentlemen: I am glad to see so many of you present. I am sorry to have to disappoint you this morning, but It has been Impossible for me to get the charge ready lu time to deliver this morning owing to the large number of Bpeclal requests that have been handed me by both Bides and which I must give careful consideration. "I notice most of you have brought your lunches, and if you prefer you may sit here with us until 2 o'clock and then I will endeavor to be ready by that time. I desire to Investi gate all the authorities. .1 hope to be prepared by this afternoon ana hope to see you all present at that time. I am sorry to disappoint you. I think I ought to have as big a crowd, anyway, as any of the rest of these fellows and the crowd here just now is a little slim. I will excuse those of you who have any business elsewhere. Be back at 2 o'clock and if I am not ready then I will tell you when to come again." , None of the attorneys in the case ever appeared In the court room this morning except Charles N. Burch, a kinsman of Robin Cooper. The at torneys on each side seemed to be rather certain that Judge Hart would not be ready this morning. They, were rather disappointed, too, Jt Is said, and 'would much have preferred that the charge could have been given to the jury Immediately after the con clusion of the closing address of the, attorney general. The state handed in Its requests to the court' early yes terday but It 18 understood the at torneys for the defense did not eonv plete their requests until later., jTbe charge, It Is expected, will require about two hours In th delivering. At 2 o'clock this afternoon ftdge H'art announced that be was still un prepared with his charge to the Jury in the Cooper-Sharp case and that he could not deliver It until Wednesday.,