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J. Vol. LXIX. No. 32. WEATHER Unsettled. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7-1911. LAST EDITION. PRICE FIVE CENTS, Double the Number of Raid Subscribers in 'the City of Raleigh &f hther Newspaper, AUTOMOBILES DISCUSSED III THE SEHATE Bill Regulating the Speed of Automobiles Subject For Spirited Discussion BILL BY Uill by Hobgood to Provide For the Division of the State Into Twenty Judicial Districts Hills by Slices ltelutlng to the Blind, 'Deaf and DumbSome Anti-near Beer Peti tions New Training School Bill Keported Fn-vora-bly Automobile Speed Limits Discussed Many Senators Favor. General Law. The senate consumed over an hour's time at today's session debat ing the bll amending the automo bile law by giving to boards of alder men power to prescribe the speed-limit- In incorporated towns. The bill, and substitute and amendments, were finally laid on the table. v Senator Hobgood of. Guilford, 'Chairman of the committee on judic ial districts, introduced a bill divid ing the state Into 20 judicial dis tricts, the idea being to relieve the congested dockets of tiie courts In a number of counties.. Senator Sites of Wake introduced a bill to-provide for higher education .of the blind, and. another for relief of deaf and blind children attending school. .. -. - '- v" Several local bills were introduced and Senator Starbuck of Forsyth in troduced a bill amending the char ter of the Winston-Salem & South hound Railway Company. The senate devoted considerable time to local legislation and no bills of particular importance passed. THK SKNATK PBOCKKDrXGS. - The senate met at 11 o'clock, President Newland presiding, and Rev. Mr. Farmer offering prayer. ; Petitions Ottered. Hobgood of Guilford: From citi zens of Guilford favoring the Kent nntl-near-beer .'bill and the Brown bill prohibiting handling of liquors . by clubs. Thorne of Nash (by request): Frc-ji .certain citizens of Nash county asking to be permitted to manufac ture wine and brandy ;in limited quantities. Johnson of Duplin: Provide for erection of automobile gates; also from IS citizens of Duplin against near-beer. ' ' ' , ...'' Kitchin of Halifax (by request): From W. C. T. U, against near-beer. .; SJkes of Wake: From citizens of .Mark's Creek township against Cor onation of Ransom cottnty. Haymore of Surry: From 40 citi zens of Surry county against near beer and keeping liquor by-clubs and to menioralize congress that when liquor is shipped into the state it bo under the jurisdiction of the state. Carpenter of Gaston: : From em-, ployesof Ozart Cotton Mills, Gaston county. Introduction of Bills. ".: Boyden of Rowan: Provide for construction of Iron bridge across stream between Rowan and Davie counties. Plnnix of Yadkin: Relative to duties of sheriff; also regulate the fees of the register of deeds of Yad kin county. Hobgood of Guilford: Provide forJ division of the state into 20 judicial districts. . Kitchin pf Halifax: Provide for the payment of certain , money by Scotland Neck commissioners Into the school funds. Thorne of Nash: Relief of J. L. Green, Justice of the peace of Nash,' and validate certain of his acts. (Placed on calendar by unanimous consent.) ' . ' ' - : :: .' Cobb of Robeson: Appoint agri cultural commissioner of Robeson and prescribe his duties. Cotton, of Pitt: Relative to the di rectors of the state' prison. SIkes of Wake: Provide for higher education of the blind; also for re lief of deaf and blind children at tending school. , , , Bills Rutlltrd. Authorize commissioners of South Biltmor to levy a special tax. "jtContJunod on Tage Two.) STORM IN NEW YORK' Many Suffer From Blizzard la Big City One Dead and Thirty-seven Others in Hospitals Fifteen Hundred Cared for at the Municlul Lodg. ing House Truflc Ilailly Oip pled. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Fro: 7 With due (load, two dying and 37 other persons In hos pitals, as a result of injuries received In falls, the. blizzard which struck this city yesterday was still raging today. The dead:. Patrick Greason, aged 65, overcome by exposure anil died' sud denly while seeking employment at the street cleaning bureau. The dyl,ns: Stanley Giermack. run down by automobile delivery in bliz zard. Francisco Maniln, run down by street car which he failed to see while bond ed by the snow. . More than 1,500 were eared for at the municipal lodging houses during the night. There were SCO women and children among them. The weather man declared the storm to be in the first section of what may become a triple blizzard, if two other violent storms coming in the west are not switched oft in their sweep toward the east. A biting 20 mile wind blew this morning, carrying upon Its crest fl fine fall of half sleet and half snow while traffic was- almost completely paralyzed by the five inches of snow which hud fallen late yesterday and last night. Telegraphic and telephone communication was hindered In the en vironments of the greater city, street car, elevated and railroad truffle tied up and marine shipping -badly crippled, Ten thousand street cleaners were set to work .attempting' In 'get the streets clear before the second storm strikes the city."' The storm, which is the worst since 1SS8, ' "is . not accompanied by zero weather although the I'nited States weather forecaster predicted that it would turn colder. - So:imsbip8 approaching this i'ii the full fury' f the storm. Outside Sandy Hook the wind was a gale sweeping the docks with sleet and frozen spray. Cap tain J. B. Ransom, of the White Star liner Baltic, declared this morning that the gale off andy Hook early today was the worst he had encountered on the voyage across tho Atlantic. Thousands of commuters Were late for work today. Ferry boats were com pelled to make slow time on account of the wind. The weather bureau reported that mother storm is raging over the mid dle ' west and that still a third has originated .in the Rocky Mountain dis trict. All arc sweeping 'eastward but may be switched off before reaching New York. Suburban trains were running behind schedule time. . . . ALDKICH AGAINST LOItlMKR. Rhode Island Senator Said to Have Written n Letter Against Loriiuer. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Feb. 7 A report here today says Senator Aldrich, who is recuperating in .Florida, has thrown the woight of his iuHuenco to the iih-ti-Lorimer forces In the senate, by writing a letter to a member of that body, in which he expressed the greatest displeasure concerning the developments of the Lorimer case as set forth in the Root speech of last week. The. letter is said to contain expres sions of extreme disappointment con cerning the damaging evidence which Senator Aldrich says has been brought out and goes.to the extent of saying that the Rhode Islander's vote should be registered against Mr. Lor imer if lie were here when it was taken. ' Neither the receiver of the missive nor the leter itself can be located, It being apparent that. If received at all, lie communication is being held in reserve to be shown to those who are doubtful as to which way to vote In the Lorimer case. : Will Apologize to Griscom. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Feb. 7 Francis R. Ar nold, father of Miss Dorothy Arnold, will personally apologize to George S. Griscom, Jr., of Pittsburg, suitor for the hand of Miss Porothy for the manner in which the young man's name was dragged into the case. Griscom is expected to arrive to morrow or Thursday from Italy. ' Karthquake Recorded. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Cleveland, O., Feb. 7 The seismo graph records at St. Ignatius College showed today that a "baby" earth quake occurred last night 2,000 miles away. It lasted thirteen : minutes, from 8:30 p. m. to 8.43 p. m. but was not severe, - - v 5 Benjamin Idc Wheeler, present head .of t!ie I uiversit y vt (. .ilifomui, who "is belli!?; scmkh d considered as the next president ol Princeton I in versity. At present tfsere are two men who are heui considered by the trustee! of 'Princeton. . One is John Finly, preMdcnt ot the linversliy of the city" of .New rk anil the other Is Mr. W'Nclcr. !t is declined that the trustors are most strongly mclin ed towaixr'the Cnlilonuaii. POSTMASTER ASHURST SI TO BE ALIVE (By Leased Wire to The -Times,) . Atlantic .City. N. J., Feb. 7 1'ost masster Astiurst of -Philadelphia, is' Uiv.e but his 'present ..whereabouts, are ...un known to the members of h's family, according to the tunics, and search for his body was discontinued today. This action followed the discovery that in farewell messages sent Just before bis disapp s j ranee, one of which is .believed, to hay." been addressed tu -.Assist it n't Postmaster Knowlcs... of Philadelphia and ar .'ier to members ot.hls family, Asliru' t stated that he had arranged to absent hiinselt for a time. Fied Xelson. said t.i be a i.U'iei tive em ployed by '. tho Ashurst family, -has gono to New lurk m chase of a mcs gage. sent early last week, to smue one connected, ' with the:. government. . Suoeessor Appointed. '. Washington, Feb. ': .7 The,-', postof flee department , tcilay, announced . 'that Thomas B. Smith hai' heen appointed temporary postmaster -at Philadcphia, in place of . Postni'ister liklianl ; L. Aslmrst who has mysteriously, disap peared,, . Smith was appointed on application of tho surety company, on Ashurst's bond. Postot'lke .i.usp.etilors. are now .'In vestigating the. accounts of the missing ot'tleial, Jt was stated at the postoftice department here today that Ashurst's i'ccnunts at the department, so far as known, are in first class condition. Trolley Car Acciilenf. (By Leased Wire to The T imes.) ' New York,. (Feb. 7--FitLeen pas sengers were iniured, throe oi them seriously, todav when a I'liu-am Ave nue trolley car hit an Ocean Avenue car at Hal3ey street and Marcy Ave nue, Brooklyn. One woman was fa tally hurt. She was taken to St. John's Hospital, but could not be re vived. The two others seriously hurt were taken to the, hospital suf fering from severe cuts and bruises. Voting On Recall of Mayor. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Seattle, Wash., Feb. 7 Seattle is today voting on the proposition to recall. 'Mayor Hiram (1. Gill, whose administration has been severely crit icised, both by his friends and ene mies alike. . Of the 71,000 voters registered 22,000 are women. . . Morgan At Monte Carlo. . . (Hy Cable to The Times.) Nice, France, Feb. 7 J. P. Morgan arrived here todav In good health and left Immediately for Monte Curio. He arrived on. the steamer Celtic, In from Vllle - Fraache, and Is enroute for Egypt.; - ' New V'brk Wants Kxtra session. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Albany N- Y., Feb. 6. By a vote of ,77to 46. tho assembly today adopted a resolution calling for an extra session of congress to . repeal tUe Pa vno-Aldrlcu tariff law, 111 FOR Ci Lll EMED liany Leading Attorneys of Raleigh Optnly Oppose the Measure iiAS BID; FEATURtS several id Kulelyh's Attorneys Give Voice to the -reiiiTai Sendini lit That Pultle-Stl'onai!) Hill Cannot l:e I'usheil on Them Some Siy.ued it licioio llavjna n Full . Knowl edge -of Its COnH'iiti. i!ut Now po.e it Naming ol J lie IIitoiiIci' is a Bitter. rHlVoleis should Name I lie .Officer. Tile IhUtle-Stromii ii recorder s eciii'rt bill, introduced in - tlie ' legii'sla tnro by. Sir, Richard II. l!altle, lias created no little eoniuient- auioiu; the legal fraternity oji Raleigh. y.Tiio bill, iis'sliov.n a week or so ago to mem bers ot tlie Raleigh bur. apnea rs r:n tlrele different, when introduced in tile Iioiish of ropi'L'S'.'iital.vef: bv Mr. IJaille. - . . ' ' Today the lending . nieuihyi's of llio Rnleish' bar: Weri tnforviowed eiitir' i.erniii'i the', bill - and the .-follotylhg. lire I'oiiie of their opinions: ( liiirle 17. f Ian-is when seen had the following lo say: ' In 1115; o;iinioK tlie greatest ol 'Oi nun tilH!.Pjrtjfee-MASi-h Jul' , the fact Unit a littlo more of the lib ei'tius of the people are taken from them, in this bill. . The. ancient and honorable rutht of trial bv jury 111 larceny cases, and in other cases ol a serious nature, is abrogated in tins bill, and a person upon a warrant sworn out 011 mlormntion and' belief bv the chief-ol -police,- who knows nothing Of tlie- facts ..charged, -.in the warrant, may lie tried . by one. man and declared 10 be a thlet and sent onceiW'to serve a sentence on the road'. In addition there is no de mand from tlie people of WnKe county for such a court. The mailer lias never been publicly discussed. ' In tuv opinion the bill was pre pared and introduced--to-gut around the' on-coming i ilv election, when tlie police justice must be elected by the people of the cite of Raleigh." Ayoock -Winston. When the renorter called at. tho office of Avcock & Winston be found Judge iivst.on very busy, but he took the time to say that the firm of Avcock & Winston refused to Sinn the bill, and that is enough to know Where they stand In. this important m alter? William B. Jones , had tho following to gay: 'T have not examined the bill enre fullv, but the main objections as I see thorn are that, a man .may be ur rested upon a warrant sworn out upon Information and belief and de clared to bo a thief by a one-man's cpurt, without trial by Jury, thereoy forcing the accused,.. If unable to give bond to remain in jail until a jury may act upon tho Information, and this at the expense of Wuke county. Citizens may be arrested In all. parts of the county, upon a warrant upon information and belief and brought to Raleigh and tried, requiring m tome Instances almost an entire neighborhood to come to Raleigh in some frivolous case, which could be settled by a magistrate-in the com munity who knows the parties and witnesses-mid run better judge' of the evidence. I think the general bill bad, the Increased jurisdiction of cue court without trial by jury, the civil jurisdiction, and the additional ex pense on the county without knowl edge of her people, and this espec ially as the matter had never been discussed in tlie county by anyono to my knowledge. 2d. It Is evident that tlie purpose of tho bill is to perpetuate the pres ent officer in office for 21 months on an .Increased salary just prior to an election by the people. I think a matter of this importance ought to be submitted to the people of the county and they should be consulted as to the propriety and necessity of such a court." j 3. Wilbur Burnt Said that he had not studied the bill (OtttUued on Page Two.) "mm--- a: .'- i i:C,a:' 1 ? HIBWilMill Cc unless Givcki. wile ot tVimt Josef riwki, of Hlni:s!o, Moravia, Austro-lle.nfcnl'V. who In sune for di vorce iii the t hiciu',') 1 ourls. 'ilie ComiU'K; before her ' ui:iitiu,jn ww A!i-s I'.llinoi Tiitiersosi, ot ( luras-o, Hi d sister o! .loweiili Meilill PaUei'Non. the playiiiit and imtiior. She mimes i:s co-iespomlents three v.ooieu who are said to be residents ol lenna. The rotnoliiinant asks lor tle custody of their dirjij.ler, bet not for alimony.- HELD UNDER HIUTftRY Oly l.c -'.s. -d Win' : T'.-.iv s.) :" Weston. W, Va.. Feb. 7--A Oatlinj? mm. grimly 'commanding the main, 11 P proiieii. Wii-'i-ta'tiiiied b' '.'.ire the Lewis co'uiity,. court .house, today to prevent any 'mob 'attack -during the trial of William Fiii-bi e, a nesro accuse.il -t at ta'cking Ffoi-a Anglln. 7; a . fti.wer's datinliter.-'- Town'sieople Irave. thrcilleneil to lynch .".Fprlieii' at t!v. first oppurttinily ;nul: he was brought here today unilor guard .'of ii eompany of niililia froin the Mouudsyille peiiiienliary. where lie 'his liei-n held since the crime. . Oovei nor Glasscock bus issued orders for another company of tri;p!s to come here, this afternoon iiinl preservi.' order. A militiaman .who was injured -.when Furbee vas. recently spirited away !'r m a, mob, is still; in the 1 'larkspurs Hospital. : '," " ' ' Hurt In F.plosioii. (Rv Leased Wire to Ti:e .Times.) Nov; York." Feb. 7 J we.nty-one inn were badly hurt today wnen a can 01' livdro-carbon suddenly explod ed, enveloping tiiem In: flames, w-hilo they 'Were engaged' in tliawlng out the third rail of the-. Long Island Rail road, two miles south of. .Jamaica, ,L. I Tproe ambulances rushed them to 'M- Marv's hospital and Janittica hos nilal. Five tiro in a serious condi tion from their burn.-. A Jteloi'in t.rusiide. (Hy Leased Wire to Tlie Times. ) Chicago, F"b. 7 -Wilbur Glenn Voliva announced today nt Zion tity that ie nt once will recruit 500 men to act as uniformed guards and i00 women to be known lis Woman Cru saders to patrol Zlon Cay from end to end each day and nab users 01 to bacco, eaters 01 pork and oysters and consumers of whiskey and liquor. Ycitgnicn Got $tO,UI). (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York. Feb. 7 The sale, of the Halprlii Knitting Mills, 210 Broadway .Williamsburg, -was. blown early today by yeggmen, who are re ported to have gotten over $10,000. The room was wrecked and the win dows of the building blown, out but the police knew nothing of the rob bery until tho proprietor, Morris Hal prin, reported it at f) o clock. Senator Terrell Improved. (I'.v Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington,' Feb. 7 Senator J. M Terrell, of Georgia who was strlcKcli with acute .Indigestion last Saturday and who has since been confined to his armtmeut, is reported today to be much Improved. He expects to resume his seat In the senate next week. Religious Illots In Lisbon. (By Cable to The Times.) Llshon, Feb. 7 Religious riots broke out hero todav and 20 arests were made. Clericals Insisted on marching through the streets despite aiders against It, Is FOR RECORDER'S Bill by Battle For Wake County Recorder iMvisHiiis el' lull l y Untile to Kstnb Ijsli a Recorder's Court For Make Connlv l.arnilv Increases the Powers oi the - liecorder Over That Held l.v I'oliei- ijti.sdce Aiipiuiits Alevisiiib i' ntioiiiich Recorder. File main provisions o,' tin- lull Jtok-f I introduced in. the house Saturday by - ;2iii j Representative -Rattle for . a i'ecord f ?-i'if ! er's court tor- Wake ' count v are as i,fo;iows: '- Tlie court' is to be ai: ii.i'-'rinr court known, as t lie recorder's court of alio coiintv. It .a :o have final, exclusive, orig inal Hii'isdictioii ot all offenses 111 , lolation ol ordinances ol Raleigh. Fiiml, orw-inal juinuliction c.oncui rent wiili .iitRtices of the peace, of all criminal offenses committed In Wake county, now or hereafter, within jurisdiction of justices of the peace. 1' ir.al. original pirisdiciion, con current with the superior court of Wake countv. of uli other criminal offenses committed in Wake county below the grade oi felony as now de fined bv law. and ail such offenses committed, in t he county aro declared :'.y lni.siienie.inois. .-l-'inul. original jurisdiction, con-itM'i-ent with the superior court of Wake county, ol larceny, and the re ceiving of stolen goods, knowing thet.i to have been stolon, when the propertv siolen does not exceed $20 iiv . value, except larceny from , the (hvehiug. by breaking and entering !n the day time, and all crimes and ot.eiises in this section are declared pottv misdemeanors. In all other criminal matters and offenses wherein the recorder s court has not final jurisdiction, it can hear such cases and op probable cause bind ovi'i" lo superior, court 01 Wa1e, if in capital 'cases to commit" without bail, as now provided for. justices of the peace. To Imve same jurisdiction as supe rior court of Wake to try and de termine all actions and proceedings tor the recovery of any forfeited bond given tor appearance of any de fendant: in said court, or for the re covery ot anv penalty imposed by said court, with power to dispose ot the same us now provided by law. To have jurisdiction of any and all criminal offenses, as hereinbelore enumerated, committed before rati fication of this act and of which no court has taken jurisdiction. fo have jurisdiction, power and authority, nor or hereafter with jus tices of the peace for " trial and de termination in civil cases. All warrants, subpoenas, commit ninnts, etc., to be issued by the re corder of said court. All warrants to be issued on alndavit, and the af fidavit of I lie chief of police or other lawful of iicer of JlnleiKh or Wake, upon information' and belief shall be sullicient. Anv person convicted shall have the right of appeal to the superior court of Make, and trial In that court shall be du novo. The recorder, in imprisonment sentences, can sentence to work 011 the roads, to be confined in the work house, or other places of confine ment, where convicted persons are or may be worked bv the county ot Wake, or to the common jail, no con victed woman to the county roads, if fine, penalty or costs are not paid. Imprisonment sentences as above may be made. The court shall be one oi record witli a seal 'Recorders Court of Wake County". Processes 10 bo issued to lawful oflicers of Raleigh or Wake county. When attested by seal ol court to run anvwhere In North Carolina. . The costs in the court are to bo the same, or as near as possible, to those of justices oi the peace court. Fee of fifty cents for patrol wagon, when used, is to be part of costs. Wake county is to be liable to Raleigh lor all costs ot the recorder's court 111 criminal actions in all cases 111 which now or herealter tho county would be liable in cases in superior court, or in a justice ol the peace court. Costs, fines and, penalties to be collected bv and paid to chief of police of Raleigh, persons not paying to be In his custody.' All fines, pen alties and forfeitures to be turned over bv chief of police to county treasurer for benefit of school fund. Costs in Raleigh and Raloigh town ship to be paid over to city treasurer for u so as provided. Costs for of fenses outside ot township to bo turned over to county treasurer for benefit of general fund of county. Provision is made that all judg ments have force as In other inferior (Continued on Page Two.) . HOUSE W BILLS TODAY Bill by Doughton to Provide For Payment of Bonds Due 1913 IRE iFPETITK Most Important Bill In the House To. day That by Doughton to Provide Payment for -1913 -Bosdsv ttlsOjto Meet Deficit From Last Year's Ex- , ponditures-'-Thrce More Aati-Near-beer Petitions in the Honse--Hcsolution Relative to Teaching the Bible in Public HchoobM-Bttl for Compulsory School Attendance in Transylvania County. The house was convened at 10 o'clock by Speaker Dowd. Rev. Mr. Taylor, of ltaleigh, led In prayer. Tue journal committee reported the record of Monday's proceedings correct.- ":' ' Petitions. Only three petitions were present ed, these being by Representatives Brown of Stanly, Parham ofDavM son, and Cox of Randolph, praying for prohibition of sale of near-beer and the sale of intoxicating liquor in clubs. Bills Introduced. . McNeill: Resolution relative to te'acliing the Bible lit public' schools. " McNeill: Resolution of civic club relative to conservation of forests;- Kent: To pay expenses ot visiting committee at Morganton State Hospi tal. . . ' ' .'-; :' Thompson : To fix salaries for cer tain otticers in Beaufort county. Thompson: To establish a county line between Beaufort and Wasulng ton counties. i Rod well: To incorporate the Hop kins School of Warren county. Brown of Stanly (by request): To revise and amend the charter of Albemarle. Battle: To amend the rovlsal rel ative to listing polls and property for taxation. Majette: To amend the laws of 1909 establishing a card index sys tem for grants in secretary of state's office. -Wood:. To provide for compulsory attendance on schools in Transyl vania county. - Wood: To amend the Transyl vania fish law of 1909. " Bwart: To protect sheep and other stock from dogs in Henderson. Mease: To amend the charter of Ilazerland 111 Haywood county. Cox of Randolph: To allow pro baling and registration of certain deeds by corporations. McLaughlin: To amend the char ter of Mathews In Meckleuburg county. Connor: To fix the time for hold ing superior courtB in Wilson. Connor: To amend the revisal re lating to sale by future contracts. Connor; To provide for an appeal by the insurance companies of tne state. ,".-.'" Allred: To amend the Selma township road law. Allred: To allow Selma graded school district to issue bonds. - - Hagcman: To support and .im prove the Appalachian Training School. . ... . . Wilson of McDowell: To appoint a justice of the peace in MoDowell county. Brownof Jackson : x To levy a spe cial tax for graded school in Dllls boro township, Jackson county. Norman: To provide a bond issue for Elk Park. Doughton: To provide tor pay ment or bonds duo by state in 1913 and to provide lor deficiency in state treasury covered by the revenues of the state not mentioning the appro priations made by the general assem bly ot 1909. 7 ' ' ' ;' Bryan: To amend the fevlaal re lating to inspection -of fertilisers. . Passed Final ReatUniJ. ' . ' To Incorporate the, town .Ot. Day id son. -, . . '. " v,A.i,!.ri To amend the Cunibsrland county road law. ' """ !"" ; 3;o improy i jcod4a,vs'A llw , (Coo Untied a Vt - .V-i-iV-A;-. -:i Vi-;.i-;.'4." --'rfV.li.