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JMexgl Paira Vol. LXIX. No. 9. The Weather-rFAIR. RALEIGH, N. C WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1911. LAST EDITION. PRICE FIVE CENTS Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in the City of Raleigh of Airy 5her Newspaper. . ' . - r- . . 7 HOUSE BEGINS ANTI-NEAR-BEER BILL LEAD TO DIGEST ITS MASS OF BfLLS Few New Measurers of Im portance Offered at Ses sion Today . , ."" 7. ' r-': THANK GOV. P0TH1ER Committees Tarn in Favorable Re. N)rtH oh Several Measures- Pace's ubor Hill is Disapproved Bill to Create Plccdiiiont County Makes Appearance in Both Houses Would Increase' Salary of State Librarian Proposed to. Compel All 1'asscngei- Trains to Stop at County Seats Speaker Dowd An nounces Additional Committees. The house of representatives set tled down today to digest some of the measures which were fed to it yesterday. There were few new measures introduced, and these were generally of minor Importance The bill to establish the new county of Piedmont' out of parts. of Guilford, Davidson and Randolph made its ap pearance, being introduced in the house by Mr. Kirkuian, of Guilford. It was also offered in the senate and the new county campaign is now on, Mr. Allred, of Johnston, introduc ed n bill requiring railroads to stop all trains at county seats upon flin ging, and Mr. Battle offered the bill lo Increase-the .pay:, of .the state li brarian from $1,500 to $2,000. The other measures offered were mostly of a local character. ' . Committees' Report, v The batch of reports from commit tees showed that those bodies have settled down to their work in earn est. Among the more 'J important measures reported favorably were (len. Carr's bill raising the limit of the value of property Trinity Col lege may hold. Mr. Robert's state 'white slave" law also Was reported favorably, but the measure offered by Mr. Pace, of Wake, providing that corporations .shall pay the wages of deceased -employes -la their relative's or other persons entitled .tuts, disap proved. Judge Ewart's joint resolution tiianking Governor Pottigrew, of Khodn Island, for refusing to-accept the repudiated measure on which the roll has been culled. Judge Kwart in urging the passage of the resolu tion, made a short speech, in which he severely scored those who hav been hawking these. bonds aboiii tho country for uu other purpose, appar ently, than to harass the stale. He declared his approval of Mr. Turling ton's bill to prohibit those holding office under the state from accepting fees for prosecuting claims against the state. The roll call on the reso lution showed no votes against Its passage and it was sent over to the senate. . House Routine. .The house was called to order at the usual hour by Speaker Dowd, who called upon Rev. Mr. Guthrie to offer prayer.. The house then took up tho regular routine. The following favorable reports were mado by committees.' Privott's bill relative to fishing in Albemarle Sound. To validate election of , certain justices in Alleghany county. To regulate pay of jurors in Stan ly ceunty. . To authorize Henderson and Tran sylvania counties to employe engi neer. Relating to dogs In Granville county. " ; To amend charter of Trinity Col lege, v To prohibit throwing Bawdust.iu Dig Ivy Creek. '.'''.- Relative to butchers keeping re--cords, etc. To preveut detention of women in Houses of prostitution. To validate error in bond election in New (Bern. '' To amend charter of Buckhorn Academy In Hertfosd county. To provide for payment of wages due deceased employes. Reported unfavorably. ( Resolutions and Bills Offered. Carr of Durham: Resolution in iCoUue4 on I'ago Two.. State-Wide Bill Introduced In the' Senate Senator Carpenter, of Gaston, Intro duces the. State-wide Anfl-iicur-beer Rill Bill to Kstablish County of Piedmont Introduced Occiim boro New Charter Bill Passes Third Reading. The bill to abolish, the near-beer traffic, throughout the state and the bill establishing the county of Pied mont, carved out of Guilford, David son, and Randolph, were the most important measures introduced at the brief session Of the senate todiiy. The bill relating to near-beer was in troduced by Senator Carpenter, of Gaston, at the request of the minis ters of Gastonia. The bill creating a commission form of government for the city of Greensboro passed third reading iu the senate and was ordered engrossed and sent to the house. The bill remedying a defect in the call for a bond election in New Hern was the first to pass and be ratified by the general assembly of 1911 Enough bills have already been referred to keep the senate commit tees busy and they are getting down to the rear task of considering pro posed legislation, holding meetings every afternoon. . The senate met at 11 o'clock. Rev I. McK. Pittinger, of the Church 'of the Good Shepherd, offering pravor Kills Introduced. Martin of Washington: Proscrih ing the time for holding courts in the first district. Referred to judicial districts committee. Carpenter of Gaston, bv request of ministers of Gastonia: Abolishing the near-beer traffic throughout the stale. Propositions and grievances Cobb of Robeson: Appointing three justices of the peace in Parkton town ship, Robeson couc'y. .lusuuts of the peace. Holden of Franklin: Providing for good roads in Youngsville township Franklin county. Public roads. . Boyden of Rowan: Establishing the county of Piedmont out of por tions of Guilford, Davidson, and Randolph. Counties, cities and towns. ' Ivle of Rockingham: Regulating labor in manufacturing industries Manufacturing committee. McDonald of Moore: Authorizing the consolidation of the North Caro lina and South Carolina Railroad Railroads committee.. Thome of Nash: Appointing C. if, Harris and J. W. llobbins justices of the peace in Rocky Mount township Nash county. Passed third reading and sent to the house without en grossment. Sikes of Wake: Changing the name of the .Baptist - University lor Women. Hducation committee Ex-senators It. H. White uud I!. V. bcasley were extended the courte sies of the senate. The bill remedying the defect In the call fftr a bond election in New Bern was ratified. The bill incorporating the city of Greensboro under a commission form of government passed third reading unanimously ami was ordered ' en grossed- and sent to the house. Senator Johnson of Duplin was al lowed to withdraw his bill relating to tho landlord and tenant act. A report was read from the cor poration commission giving salaries paid to officers and employes. A report was received from State Insurance Commissioner James R. Young, giving salaries paid in life department, ,'v An invitation was read from the State Historical Commission to the senators to attend the unveiling cere monies of the bust of the lato Sena tor Matt W. Ransom tonight, in the hall of the house of representatives. President Newland announced ad ditional appointments to the tanti ing committees as follows: Finance-Hlcks of Granville, restitution for the Blind Rein- hart of Lincoln. . Tim senate at 11:20 adjourned un til 11 o'clock tomorrow. Hobson Introduces Tail ft Revision 1 Kill. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Jan. 1 1 Represen tative Hobson, of Alabama, intro duced in the house today a tariff re vision bill. The bill provides for an automatic reduction of t.ie entire tariff schedule of 25 percent, but tbls reduction is to be made gradual) so that manufacturers can prepare for It, without' interfering willi ciulructa. 7 ''fe, tern- jmmimfelYAil i- It? ( hai lcs I!. Dniiiiiiionil, the iril lioiiiiire l;ip:mist of SI. Linns ard hi third vtile. It is believed that ?i-uim iiioiKi nas again I'lniicu ai:l Hie iir.isc- cutiiifi attoi-ncv o! St. I.niiis litis it - cd the cw iiili police to ivatcli tm him. Di-iiiiiinoiid's coitipaiiiiin is sanl to be n yoiinu' slt-iiiigraplicr 1 St I .outs. .(Special tn; Tin-; Tiling. ). Durham, X,. '., J.iik -.l-'ivriip iiiHIonal Kuavd aswetatiDn cunyi-mit, in this .-if today 'yt. noon-am) mis colled ti.i 'a-d.-i- by Major : VV. Uo(lmita,.of-'ashini;'- tnn. rthc pi-c.iiicnt Hf tin- association The nii-ictlng was prctt.v' wcU attt-nvli'd and tlo program .was v.-ry ino i.-stl:iL Olio to till' sokl Ices', ai nil -"those in ten-?M cd la t li- lnilitia. hi yjililjon lo Hit- l-i'K ular pragritiiiiue. wliiclt had t'n do . w it h militia unci aiiiiy matters, two crack squads o! i niitjiittiv M. will if ; buyont-t iliill at tin- armory this- even ing at 7 o'clock, . 'I'lie scjiiadt! will be in charge of .iicwant. -Wulilingtiiri. '. FollowliiK' thi,-,- the hiemlie'rs of tin; association will be haiKineted in the club rooms ol the l-.lks. A -number of important officers of the regular iiviny in the :itv for the meeting. The issocialioii was u rleomcil to the city , at noon today in an addicss by Mayor W. - J. I Ins a ,.!. i sion mails to iti:ntAi n. President of Tnicstnient oinpanv in Lockup, I liable to Give IS 1,00(1. (Hv Leased , ire to 1 ho I ihipb. ) M niclK t(i II Jan J 1 -I li able to obtain bail of $t.(l00, Joseph De Cbamplain. president ol the New England Investment Company, and it resident ot this citv. is m the lockup charged bv l.uited .States postal offi cials with using the mails in a scheme to deiraud. Ciiamplain was arrested in the .rail road station as he flighted Irom the Montreal Express and was about to greet: bis wife,, who had been waiting In the station five hours for the de layed train. He was on his wav to Providence to4nttend a meeting today of the in vestment company at whicn it ltad been planned to oust him trom the presidency and reorganize the con cern. ' In the complaint, signed by Post- office Inspector W. W. Stone, of Con cord, De Champlain is accused of hav ing obtained al least $UGO,000 from credulous investors, mostly people ot small means through alluring circu lars sent through tho malls. Plenty or Gold In Chicago. Chicago. Jan. 11 Cashier Frank . Russell, of the government sub- treasurv, has reported to stib-1 reas- urer Len Small that, the actual cash In the vaults had passed the $100,- 000,000 murk tor tho first lime in the history of the Chicago sub-treas-urv, ' - - This Is said to be more gold than is held in tho sub-treasuries either at Now York or WftUhingtoji. Grand Master Hackett's Ad dress Ari Inspiring Effort Shows Masonry I liroimhoiil State In In' in a Flourishing ( oixlitinii. Annual Oration Made l.pic by 1-or-liicr Licut.-(vv. ''Winston sessions ( nullum- Today. The Grand Lodge ol Mafons ol North Carolina met in the Masonic Temple in this citv last nmht in reg ular communication, 'promptly at. ):: 30 -o'clock' Hon.' Riclirii'd NY Hat Mt, grand ninNter, soandd tl:c gavel and the butiiness of the one 'hundred :ii.d twcntv-lourt.h annual session be v.in. At llio opeiilng" of llii- eoinmunici r it: n (-rand Chaplain I'lato Duvhain bivokc-d the blessings 6 1! tin; Ciatid Artificer of the Univn'se for Divine guidance in a most elotiueiii and fervent praver. Assistant. Grand Sef.reiarv W. V. Wiilsou called the roll ot the .emit. Which showed '-.that 3 (HI- Iodises wore eprcsented at the cipening:. . (Iriind- AIaster Haeken theii ar'osr? am! delivered his annual address. It was a master-piece ol oralorv. as well as civing a fuH and comn.'oio rcvie o i he iMasonic order lor ilio naut I months in the state.. Ilo: said . tin while the uist year .'.had not been record-breaker new members' the fraternity so lar as.: was foiice'. was s'ill .rf! gathei ned. ovum tnry thai d in a wav more sai many years.:. He !' ;!Kv to the doiiarl! d Ilia i lug!: Ma- d tin sous in . t his grand jnv :!s . oi t 'grand 'isroiiffli'ou-t the world, or the (.'lord Orphai: st' id the institution v.a I : rii;!i i tiil ; jewels, tlui t Msschicltoi'izoiT. Ho tribute" to Colonel lib Isrtict ion, "and . .iiirisdii iioiii In siieakii.i; :sliii'.t !k s one of I'm Uiines . jii- tin, . paid a . iiifil. lis, who lias recently resigned as superintends ill ol the nsvltun. Never belore Til the luslorv ot tin grt'tid indjse'jiiislie rei -rt'antative; of th('. .Masons oT N'ori'Ii: : Cnrolitui hbavd 'a more brilliant and eloquent address. .After, a 'few tnijiittes of refresh nienis. Past Grand Master '"rands l WiiiKton. tlu' grand historian, made ;' most I'louuent address in verse, and one which was greatly' enjoyed, Secrctiii'v s Report. Grand Secretarv John ('. Drcwrv then read his report, shbwing thai nine (lisnensatinns hae been granted during the year and . not a '"'' stifgl lodge lias, been discontinued'.. ,'.Th report showed thai there are .'.2b,S4i! Mu;ler Masons in tile stale. 'I he .several .reports from (be Ox ford Orphan Asvlcin were verv gr.il living and showed that the institu tion is in a very prosperous and pro gressive, condition. Special nienlioti should be made ol? the physician's re port. 1 here not having been a single deatli at the instiiiition tor the nast three years. Past -Grand Misters who are al tending, the opening .session .. are; Noble, -Moyei Nichols, Clarke. Win ston. I.iddell. Ko'ster. and Gattis. ; lodav the grand lodge takes up its routine work and the committees ap pointed last niglii will prepare and submit their reports. T he election of officers will, lie held tonight:, and the entire grand lodge will attend the unveiling ol the bust ol Senator .Matt V. Ransom In the capltol. The lato Senator Ransom was a Mason. The chairmen of the cdmmillees appointed last nmht. tire: Jurisdiction- chief Just. ice Clark. Orphan Asvluni -Maj. S. II. Stmt It. Fraternal Dead Dr. F. M. Move. Finance A. H. Andrews. Jr. Foreign Contieciions Dr. John A. Collins. . Propositions and Grievances -No. 1 Y H Mi Lam n, No J 1 L Gwaltnev. The report ol the Temple commit tee showed the Masonic Temple to be making a good showing, the total profit lrom the building for tho past year being $t,.i,iz.zb. The debt was reduced during (lie year $12. 500. Couldn't I' mil Work, Killed lainily. I ll.v Leased Wire to The Times. 1 New oi k. Jan. 11 -Crazed bv his inability lo tlnd employment. Charles' Vestring shot his wile In tne head as she lav in bed today in their iionie at No. wi Forest Avenue. Queens, turued llio gas on in a room wnere their one-year-old baby lay asleep, and then went to another room and set himself on fire. When Mrs. A estrlng was "wound ed she ran to a rear window ot their apartment, on l ho first Door, and leaped into the yard of David Fin ning, where sue lay unconscious. The child and mother probably will recover hut Vt'Stnus; will die. la, iwmWS- .Swr.?,;'Sr3; ft mm Miss i'ola l.a l-ollclle. daughter ol Scnalor l.a l i lielte, ol V. i-coiimc. -.-.h'; l as announced licr nui'iitio" il yointr -Jinck on (lie stage, although licr il(sti!)ii!iisl:cil jiai'i'iils . p. ilom-j, cv i-vlhiiic in Ins- poivi"' to pieii'iit licr. ! ivii .e.-u-s -a-tso Miss La l-allctle !e!i i lio s;acc hi tin' reijticst ol. her tall or am! s.mi' llial time has ntn-iul-o:( to licr s;::ia! oiili'.i!ions. oitli in U j'sl!in::lon am! al ..homo. hut rbo sta.o lia'i nut lost us i-.tlraelion lor l:or anil she bus mow li't itiiii noil to iit;nii . ilt'spito the imposition al home. EXPRESS COMPANIES PROFITS $12,000,000 . fl-y i.'l';ised Wire to The iMines) .. Va-'!iinlon. .lai)'.; .'1 1'---K press coifi pan'l.'s opci.-itiie; .ie.-'lh'- '.t'nii.i-d States did a hu---l:i. ol' : : 'J.:.:i:M'."i tor the yiMf ,-ui1imI .Inn" !:'!"V "( w bi-ir$lS.-::'f,i'i;y profit.; .u e-i.-i :ti to a .'re' jii-.i; t 1)1 i sired; by' tin- ..'i m'j -r.tji'.t.o '' eOmv mi'rc-c coinin"ission I r ,H ,-.i .' ll -iv shown ili.irt.l'ii- a'i.;fjie l-i'Veli'ie pec l-i' i c . h:ilndi-d l) i in'. . ri'lilp itlie va "in cents. . T'o- lot.-.! mil.':i(;e of the I'oinpanii'S amounted to ymft.. of Vvhieh (.... Wells l-'algo. l-.'x)ii'ss 'km hi ii y ..op.-iatcil the tare-. -si -shave.- ' '" ' ' ; -, ,: ;,'. PATTKX SI ! 'I I I'Oi! Sfi,(l(l(l,00(l. Old Law Ul icli I'oriiiits Siiil .aiust (aiiiiilcis to IJocoyciv (lly l.e;is-il Wire to Tie.' Tira"s. t . ; 'Chicago, Jan. ! 1 .Lines A. rat ten, wheat king and col ton manipu lator of yore, received a rude shock at 1 lot 'Springs'-.today -when he was informed, 'that. he had lieeu sued for Sil.tiiiii.iinii. lie was .sued for this sum by Dr. 'Paul Hiiriiiaster, pres'i dent of the Chicago Anti-Gambling League and the action is based on an old law whie.i permits tho recover) of stnus lost, at gniiibling.- together with a iienaliy id' double the aiiioiiul. The suit was 'brought by liiinnas ter as a ciiizen tuul is nn iiction.in debt to recover .$2.(1(10.000, thn'-olhe'r $-1,000,000 is tacked on to make up the penally. Hurmuster, a 'short- time ago, li- r came acquainted with a Norlliside broker Who, he says, told liini of the methods of the board; of traiie.. The broker, conscience-stricken (and "having his'' urged Hurmuster to do something. : Ho did. He sued Patten; i;.ll.i:i I KOM I'OltTKiAI.. lvv-l'rcniier Cbargoil With l'lotiiiK With I'.iioniios ol (bo IScpiihlic (Hv Cable to T lie Times.) Llinrritz, T-'rancc -lan. 1 1 Lx-l'ro- mier l ranco, ot Portugal, - arrived hete todav from his native, land. Charged with plotting wit.i the ene mies of tue Portuguese republic Keiihor Franco was taken to the Span ish frontier in an automobile and warned not to return, lie luav never again be allowed to set foot upon the territory which once he. pruclically ruled. Senhor I' ranco is charged with conspiring witii the rovaiisi par ty to assist in re-establishing a mon arch) . i:.Wl'- - : - vf - I". i..: ::::.':::;-:Y:V :f X I Charges Affecting Truthfulness of Statements Made All oi I'.cy .!. inn's lietoiv the Intel -tale ( oniiiiiNsion in Lato Hearing S.ivs Si litoiiii ills in t!n' ( oir.inissn n ol llio It iMii'mls Iro Not fell tho lliiili' Irulir I'UJ'lhor Suspension ol It, 'i. VVa'-.hiiigton, Jan. 11 - It priiciictijly is assitretl thai t he -.','iipos"d ailvitlii';'' iii freight rates in liit !i oilicial classi fication ii i: 1 1. western I runk : Hue iei' l ii iirii's,- uoy tViidei' inyosi igat iori . by the : Fitei-tai cDiiiiiieA'e. commission will lie s'.i.-'i'e'i.ded to soine. dale he- olid l''eh n( a rc I . .; Tin- possiijiliti oi ;i farther sus pension ef tito '.'' proposed-, rates lias hcen realised -.for several weeks. The advenl -tiiio the comniission ol two iuioiiliei's, Mr.' M-(;'-li6vd and Air. Mey er., neillier. of whom is; yei lamiliar with the voluminous record 'of the testininni in the cases, led to the .Kinject in;;' liiui a further suspension of -tin.', rates ni.i.ght" Uo nei essary-. - :.: . It was iioiioii. -.both by nieinbeis of the commission and by .the railro-uls and ' shippers.:, that .further suspension would 'not be iieeossM.v; ,l)iit of re view, of the situation li," i lie commis sion today apneart'd to liuuoale the lies i ra billty, 1 1' not necessit y, lor t'ae suspension. -li; is poiiit.eVl out that .it manifesily v, il!: iiot -l.e possible for the coniniissioii io-i-i-Hch a decision in these very important cases and make ;-n onier covering- iis i.onclusion. Iie i'oie Kehruary I. , -.' i til that' . siuiat ion conf ront ins it the "coni niissiiin has tali'ii; a i ; with lepresetitiitiv es of (lie railfoads now would not. bo necessary, hut a '-.i-ornl.argunienlH of the fasi-s the jirop osit ion t'n rt In 'i- lo stisiiehd 'the rales'. Tk. In tarn. I.aie reti-ned the lnat ier to i lit? executive .ol'liceis of the vario'is li-u'e's. I' . is expected that the roads again .voluntarily will sus pend I lie rales in ..view of l.he. silgges i ion . ..pi ' he coniniissioii. If. 'they do n oi . eiir.iiily with the c.pim.nissioh'.s in ti,nu'..t.ed reriui'sr the liKi.iUiiood Is that l tie coniniissioii will exercise its au thority to "suspend the rates for such time as frill, enable it finally to dis pose of the cases. . .Charges affecting the triillifulness of st.-it men is made -by railroads: of their financial com! it Ion to the inter slate comm.'.'ce .. commissioij. were made by .Attorney Francis I!. .lames ot Cincinnati, representing the. Na tional Industrial 1 1 al he League and the shippers association of that city, at t he hearing before .iliiw.oinnrission i.otlaye. Ho said that the railroads had concealed their profits, and that the niatenieiitK sent to the commis sion diil not tell i he whole irulh.; He dot-Ill red' .that never before had .the railroads done such an enormous business.. He stated that, securities vero today commanding .a. good price, that railroad invest nieiiis were con sidered gilt-eilwe by experjs who have com piled manuals on I lie subject and that'.' generally- t lie railioiid situation was considered slalde. notwithstand ing' the claim by the raijroada that i hi's inilimtry, would fall into bank rupicy if Cue interstate cmnmerce commission bird a brief in thp case of the western classification rate ad vance. It gives an exposlfion of the evidence introduced by the railroads operat ing west of Chicago asking, for an increase ii .rates- as well as the in. Wash in. it Ion 'as; -participants, in t lie claims of-shippers in that territory protesting against the -Increase;-. .1. S. Spelling,, attorney.-.-for' the Freight- I'a.M'is League of the rttjied Sliiti s. tiled a lirief in oppositioii to I lie, advance of rates on Hie western lilies. lie staled that, the rates should not be increased ut this tune because the roads are doing a great -volume of business and there, has; been no -material increase in railway; materials. Runners Olioct to I'otasfi la. I Hv Leased lie lo T lie Times) .Washington, .Ian. I I --Attempts of tho -German potash trust to enlist American' farmers in the clien t . to maintain Llio -potash' tax , have hot been successful. Circulars wore sent broadcast by tho trust in agricu't .lira I sections suggesting letters to the ef fect that .farmers were not interested in tile effort' to obtain relief from the lax'. . Instead of complying with this reyuesl thousauds of farmers are writing to I ne white house objecting to the tax. ( vi I ut Hoinbui'ilod. I R Leased Wire to The Times) New Orleans. Jan. II the vic torious forces of revolutionary Pres ident Bou ill a attacked and bom barded tilt: town of Ceiba, Honduras, todav, according to a despatch re ceived from Puerto Corfez, SYMPTOMS WERE EVIDENT Dr. Hupp Firm Under Cross Examination, As to Schenck' Trouble THE OSOALJIG CROl'ifl Uiggcst Croud Vet al the Opening of the Trial of Mrs. Hclienck for Pois oning Nor Husbiind .Mrs. hchvnck Scorned to Kiijoy the StruRKle of Men and Women to Obtain heats One of Woman's Attorneys Pis 'pleased With Her Petcrminatlon tu-Handle Her Own Case State Claims it Hits Alreudy Built Vp a Strong ( use. (ltv Leased Wire to The -.Times.) Wlicollng-W.-'Va.. Jan. 1 Anticipat- S i lie. most sensational " evidence.', yet .HlVt n in Ihe trial ot .sirs, iiuia rmin- worth chr ne!:. who is cnargea witu I'l-'i int' poison in the food and medicine ..( h,.c niillinnaire husband. John O. . svhr'iick- the biggest crowd that has so: fur been lifought out attacked the i 'hio county court bourse today over-. v.-helinliiR for a time the additional cuavds : which, had been placed about the -building and in criminal court room hv aivect order, 'of Judge Jordan. Ids Schenck, attired ...in the same sown' she iiiis been .wearing and carry ing several buy books i in addition to li.ei; '.bulky note book, stepped jauntily into the rocm. acconitianied by adep uiy sheriff' -.anil seemed to enjoy the uiinliluious struggle of men and wo-. tic . i for sc its. lint only for a 'short li n" Then- in a busines-bke maniifi, ,),m 1 tl uisK' Jnd bi(?rt rtra ning' tin- iiuotations in. the ledger. ..Jt was reported shortly before court opi 'i.-d thai one - member of .Mrs. sti-licnek's counsel. Is objecting to her doirinaiiag method of conducting the defense In-i'self and Is threatening to witltdniw; He Is disiileased at the do t'edant's di-.ti'i'iniiiation to master crim inal law ami handle the reinii of the ,lelense, Mrs. .Schenck spends every spare moment in her cell poring' over law hooks and before she had her Invakfast this morning she requested evi-iil vohiinvs of criminal, proceedure anil rules for presenting evidence. . " am more confident than ever and ; t am fei'ling fine," ..- declared Mrs. Schenck its she let'! licr. cell. . The woman is showing, fewer'" signs ol' iPm-ss and partook of a hearty breakfast in her cell, eutinz with a law book propped ill) In trout ol her. She dressed carefully for the day's ordi'iil. ami -"was- apparently confident and cheerful, despite the damaging evi dence, which the prosecution is bring ing out against her...' Lines of .determination came Into her race anil hostility into her ; eyes as l-'rosi ciil intj Alloriiev ilaiidlnn bustbd into the. court room prepared, as he said, to add fiii'ther links ill: the chain by which be hopes . to drug Mrs. Schenck 'into prison. Am'.iiig the first witnesses to ar rive was lir. Frank I.einoyne Hupp, tin- dapper voung physician who was responsible : for tin; arrest of Mrs. Schenck upiui the poisoning charge.. Dr. Hupp was prepared for a bald fight upon the stand under the gruel ins: lire of cross-examination. Tlte testimony so far adduced, with its tales of - pints'. and counter plots whi m lie the alleged poisoner matched her wits against the subtle and cun-ni-ic minds of ; those who were try ing to save Schenck from, death and incriminate his wife, Shows that the real battle has Just started and that it will eclipse any other ca.se of its kind in the annals of criminal history in W est irainla. The stato claims to have already built up a strong case. The prosecuting- attorney held con ferences in his office with Herbert O. Raer. a druggist.' and chemist who made tests of medicines administered to Schenck said to contain poison: Dr. :. J. I'.tnns and Dr. J. T. Thornton, who were called Into consultation with Dr. Hupp during Schencks illness, be fore court opened and it was reported thee would be called to the stand dur ing -the. day. sti-ilsaiiomil evidence ivas expected trom Miss Kline.-u reported Pinkerton detect i vo. who. under the guise of a trained nurse, got into the ciaifidenco of Mrs. Sce.enck. As the day's session opened (counsel for the, defense excused all of Mi's, tsehncck s witnesses until &aturday making it evident that the prosecution would occupy the balance ot the week in presenting its case. Dr. Hupp was called to the stand as court opened. - The .question In tho cross-cxamtmn tion put to Dr. Hupp were modelled upon notes taken by Mrs. Schenck during the direct examination. Drs. Jepson and Osborne sat beside At torney J. J. P. O'Brien, who conduct" (Continued on FngA Seven.)
The Raleigh Times (Raleigh, N.C.)
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