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SLfee III - w I VoL LXIX. No. 4. WE ATHER Unsettled. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1911. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTAL Double the it n II SYSTEM BILL Reported Without Prejudice From the Committee and Special For Wednesday MANY NEW BILLS Dill by Rorliam Providing for Bond Issue for Good Roads in Johnston County, Also to Require the Atlan tic Coast Line to Run Additional trains Salisbury Wants to Grow Rill by Brogden to Extend the Cororate Limits Cotten Rill Spe- I'lal Order Wednesday Nearly all of. the time of the three hour session of the senate today was consumed in passing local bills and , a large number passed their readings, relieving 'to a great extent tae con gested condition of the calendar. A dozen or more bills were intro duced, but all of them pertained to local enterprises. One by Senator Barber would require the Atlantic Coast Line to run additional trains Unfavorable reports were made on the bills to regulate carrying con cealed weapons in Yancey county; prevent the detention of girls and wo men in houses of prostitution"; re quire the Bible to be taught in the public schools and relative to the payment of costs Sy defendants con victed in Johnston county. The nouse bill to abolish the office of treasurer of Watauga county fail od to pass by a decisive .majoiity and the bill to put Saluda wholly ill the county of Polk passed third read ing and was ordered en.rolled. 8KXATK I'ROCEKDIXGS. . President Newland convened the senate at 10 o'clock, prayer being of fered by Rev. R. T. Vanii, of Mere dith College. Xcw Rills Introduced. Barnes (by request): Relative to transfer and assignment of note se cured by mortgage deed. uamer: 1'roAidefor bond issue by Johnson county for road improve ments also require t;io Atlantic Const Line to run additional trains. Pinnix: Authorize Booneville townslilp, Yadkin county, to issue bonds for roads. Boyden; Amend charter of Salis bury by extending corporate limits. McDonald: Authorize Jonesboro to issue bonds for waterworks; also create Hchool district out of Harnett and Lee counties; also authorize com missioners of Lee county to , issue bonds to pay debts.. Hobgood: Relative to service of summons and dissolution of corpora tions and appointment of receivers; also incorporate Raleigh, Winston & Western Railway; also incorporate the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union (Inc.) Kitchlu:' Relative to road building in Halifax county; also extend time for organization of Raanoke Rapids and Weldon Railway; Bassett: Regulate employment of LOST FROM HOi (Special to The Times.) Klizabfth City, Feb. 18-The disap pearance of E, H. Gibbs, a prominent farmer residing about two miles from the city is most mysterious and his friends are confident1 that he lias met with foul piay. He left home yester day morning about four o'clock to come here with a load of barrels. Ills horse and cart was found at sunrise un hitched on Diamond corner. Ills failure to return home at noon caused bis wife to come to town to search for Mm as he had expected to plant potatoes and had a number of hands employed. Friends searched for him all day yesterday but no trace of him could be found. The alarm was turned in last night and searching parties were organized. At nine o'clock today no trace of him has been found. Mr. Gibbs is a prosperous farmer and a very steady man and there is no j cause of so strange a disappearance of i bis awn accord. Number of Paid Subscribers in "the City of Raleigh Senator J. J. Burrows, of Michigan, one of the members of the finance committee who is strongly opposed to the Canadian reciprocity agreement recenty passed by the lower house. A bitter contest is expected to develop before the hill will be reported from the committee policemen by corporations; also rela tive to licensing civil engineers and surveyors. . Miscellany, unfavorable. 'reports -were made on bills to regulate carrying concealed weapons in Yancey county; .prevent detention of -women and girls in houses of -prostitution; require Bible to bo taught in public schools; rela tive to payment of costs by defend ants convicted in Johnston county. Senator Cotten's bill providing for tiie forrens land title system in North Carolina was reported without prejudice by the committee on Judi ciary and made a special order for Wednesday at 2 o'clock. Senator Hicks presented a petition from a Junior Order Council of Granville county, asking that the Bible be read daily In the public schools. -' The house sent in a message trans mitting a dozen or more bills and they took the usual course of refer ence to committees. The conference committee reported that it had agreed and the bill to prohibit, throwing sawdust in tin; streams of Yadkin county was order ed enrolled for ratification. Itills Ratilied. Authorize'' Thomasville to issue bonds lor; extending waterworks. Amend chapter 39 of private laws of USUI. Relative to road law of Cumber land county. improve roads of Greenville town 3hip, Pit t county. Prohibit throwing sawdust in streams of Yakdin county. : Passed .Second Reading ; Amend the charter of the city of Wilmington. (Committee substitute adopted.) . Amend charter of Black Mountain, Buncombe county. Incorporate Bowden, Duplin county Provide commission form of gov ernment for city of Winston. Incorporate town of Locust, Stanly county. Authorize trustees of Selnia school district to issue bonds for a school building. Authorize 'Cherry villo to borrow money for public improvements. Drain lowlands of Big Long Creek, Gaston county., Amend the charter of Mt. Airy. Amend the charter of Tarboro. Authorize Tarboro to issue bonds to improve waterworks. Authorize Highlands, Catawba county, to call election to vote spe cial tax. Authorize graded school trustees of Oxford to Issue bonds fur a school building. ' - Extend town limits of Marshvilie east 1-S of one mile. '. -, Authorize levy of special tax for Gaston county. '; Authorize commissioners of Cabar rus to issue bonds. Provide for bond issue at Elk Park, Mitchell county. Provide for drainage of lands in Mecklenburg and protection of health. . Enlarge boundaries of special tax district In Robeson county 'and au- (Contlnued From Pago Five.) L v RECEPTION Fiiting Close to 76th Anniver sary at Wake Forest Orations by Tucker and Moore Were of High Order ('rcntest Crowd in History of College I n formal Re ception in Society Hall Closed the ...'Exercises .Many Members of the Legislature Present. (By Staff - Correspondent;) Wake Forest. N. C, Feb. IS The orations and brilliant reception last night closed one of the greatest an nlvenrary occasions- In the history ot wane Foieat .college. J lie annual -an niversary, of the two literary societies is one great gathering of the sons of tills college in what -'might be properly termed a love feast, or family reunion The sons of Wake Forest, scattered all over this and other states, gather together once every year, at this oc casion, to shake the hands and hear the familiar voices of old college mates, They gladly come and bring friends with them. It is also a welcome casion for the students of the female colleges to get a. breath of the air of freedom. Men who have been away from the college walls for years and who are filling their places in the -dally walk of life, love- to re-visit the old familiar haunts of college liiV and breathe the atmosphere of by-gone college days. . .The exorcise ' yesterday and lust night were kept on the high standard set by such men as Gov ernor Wiliam , Kitchin. Congress man E. Y. Webb. Attorney General T. W. Blckett, Dr. Lou; G. Hroughton Rev. A. .0. Dixon, Thomas Dixon and a host of others who have gone out into the bnttle of life and who 'are.-. re flecting honor upon their Alma Mater. The debate and oratorical contests are held in the Wingote. Memorial Hall. There where so many sacred memories dwell to every Wake Forest man. t'pon whose walls hang the portraits of Thos, Skinner, John Charles McNeill.'. Dr. Wingate. W. H., Heck, J. H. Mills and others of the great leaders in the building of the college, who strived to gether during the stormy days of col lege Infancy and gave of their best life to the college they ; loved. OKI WJrigate Memorial- Hall! o full of pust memories that aro held dear by every son. and every Baptist of North arolina, hero it is where the hearts of every Rupsist beat to a. common ruse. " Beginning at eight o'clock, before n crowded hall, the orators and chief marshals took their seats upon the platform. - Mr. J. Powell Tucker, of Asheville, orator from the Kuzolian society.- was introduced by Mr. J. B. Copple, Eu. hlef marshall, announcing as his sub ject,.-' "America,, as a World Power." Mr. Tucker, with a great deal of force and oratory handled his subject well. It showed a thorough prepara tion and mature thought, while the young man displayed natural gifts of oratory. He declared that American growth is only a story of the trium pliant march of civilization. The na tion has long been trying to solve the problems of the ages, beginning In tho evolution of Americanism. He traced the growth of Inventions, such Edison's showing that America's principals are love and obedience to the system of law. An ideal government no respector of persons, it is only to serve the masses and not to dictate. It is a real brotherhood of man and upon such soil as this is constructed the very beginning of the American gov- nment. Justice and reason administer to humanity, and unlike Greece and Rome. America worships the Son of Gallillee. The geographical situation America demands universal recog nition. Inspired by the love of Lib- rty, America is safe from the demon war. Upon a world power rests world-wide responsibility. The prime mission of the American people Is Peace on earth good will toward men" and this, the peoplo are following (Continued on Page Six.) ilAN STABS TO DEATH HIS WIFE AND FLEES (Special to The Times.) Greensboro, N. C, Feb. 18 Depu ties Weatherly, McGee and Line left for High Point on the noon train to assist In a search for Moses Speaks, white man, who this morning stabbed to death his wife and fatally cut his son-in-law. A posse of fifty men is searching for the man who is thought to have come toward Greens boro. Speaks has the reputation of being an unusually dangerous man. Freight Rate Cases. Washington, Feb. 18 The Inter state Commerce Commission met to day and took up in executive session the increased freight rate cases. Af ter adjournment of the morning ses sion It was announced that the com mission would not give out any infor mation concerning the deliberations. The decision is expected to ' be handed down probably Monday next. 101 FRAUD IS CHARGED Wholesale Abuses by Philip pine Officers Congressional Com mil ice of in vest i gallon Finds "That the Whole Ag- . grcgation in (lie Philippines Have Been Guilty of Grave Abuses. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Feb. 1 S Nearly year ago the house of representatives adopted &,v resolution ordering its committee on insular affairs to make an investigation of the leasing and sale of public lands in the Philip pines, The committee has just com pietea a most exhaustive investiga tion and today the brief of Ralston Siddons & Richardson, of Washing ton, attorneys for the -anti-imperial league, which has . prosecuted, the in quiry, was filed, in it charges of wholesale violation of law are made against the following officials of the Philippine .-government," whose re moval is demanded: W, Cameron Forbes, governor-gen eral. Dean C. Worcester, secretary of the interior. ' Captain Sleeper, director of public lands. ' J. R. Wilson, assistant director of public lands. The opening statement of the brief givos a definite idea of its details. It is this: "We believe that the investigation has demonstrated the existence of serious abuses in connection with the public land in the '" Philippine islands, ahusesj so great .'that, Were the like to.have; taken place within the limits ofthe Tnited States '-pro per,' those concerned in them would speedily be removed from office by impeachment or otherwise. We be lieve that the situation developed is of such a character aa to call for the immediate interposition of congress " HKTUACK 'OH MEC1PROC1TY. Semite Committee Will (iriuit Hear ings londay and Tuesday. (By ' Leased' Wire to The --Times.) ' Washington', Feb. IS- ( 'andlun reci procity received a black ej'C at the hands of the senate finance committee today. The "-Met 'all bill, which passed the .house mi Tuesday. ..by -the aid of democratic votes, was taken up, in the committee today and - considered. The result of (lie deliberations over the measure was that the committee.. de cided to grant' hearings on tlii- bill, on Monday and Tuesday next.; There have been many appeals to the committee for an opportunity to .pre sent- argument in opposition In tho measure. Hearings- have not been tsked for. Willi one or two exceptions, by those .-who---advocate'" the- measure, but the committee has plenty of let ters, petitions and memorials, includ ing many from state, legislators, urg ing the passage of the bill. The op position to reciprocity which asked to be heard. Is'-chiefly the granges, and other farm organization and the lum ber interests. , There- is now: no possibility of getting the .measure into the. senate, before Wednesday and a report then if it were made, would go over until Thurs day. That will leave only seven leg islative days during which it might be considered along with many other Important matters, and six or seven appropriation bills before the end ol the session. In view of -the -action of the commit tee today senators are more than- ever inclined to believe that a vole cannot be reached and that an extra session is necessary if the president insists up on action upon the Canadian agree ment before next December-, '.".- The only ...chance, of getting the bill through at -.this session is an agree ment on the part of obstructionists not to talk and filibuster against It. There is .'unquestionably a majority of the senate in favor of the proposition, if it can be brought to a vote, but It lies within the power of two or three lo quacious and leather-lunged senators to defeat It by talk if they sec fit to do so. . ; .,.-' Pressure is being brought to' '.-bear to make them see that reciprocity is certain to pass In an extra session and that accompanying It, will be demo cratic revision of the tariff. ... This is the only thing that will force them to leld. but even that is extremely doubt ful, and most senators look for an ex tra session. Plea Kor Immunity Itadi. '"".-.- y (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Detroit, Mich., Feb. IS Plea for an immunity bath for the twenty eight defendants in the "bath tub trust" cases was filed before Judge Swan in the federal court today. Amory Long in his petition for dis missal of the cases declared that his clients were absolved from criminal action because1 they 'gave testimony under oath at Baltimore. The petition does not include the sixteen companies indicted. Argu ments will bo beard January 28, A COMMISSION FORM For Raleigh Is Asked by - Board of Aldermen ( it y I' at hers Decide to Ask l.cgisla- iiti'e to Allow People to ote ( omiiiiNsioit I oi-ni ol Government Also lo Vote Whether 'the Old .Market House Will Remain or Not PiLsy Session. Hie Hoard of Aldermen took two important actions last night one for a vote on the question ot remodeling t.ie present market house or the erc thin ot a new one just in the rear ol the present market house; the otacr to ask the legislature to pass a bill providing lor a vote to be taken. -in a commission torm ot government lor Raleigh. : ; Alderman Brown introduced the resolution for a commission form of ovei anient, and stated that quite a number ot cities, eighty or more, t.iroushoiil the country had found tho plan to work so well, and also there scums to'be a demand for it in Raleigh, that the Board of Aldermen should request the legislature, espe cially the members from Wake coun ty to enact a bill allowing the citi zens ol Ualeigh to vote on a com mission plan ot governments and fur ther, that the. plan be made similar to Lie plan enacted for Greensboro, excepting that tne" provision in the present Kalelgh .charter relating to taxes be inserted in lieu of tne tax ing provisions in the Greensboro bill. 1'he resolution was put to a vote ind it was .practically, unanimous. only - Alderman Tpchurrh voting against it. It was stated bv Alderman Brown I hat a request be made by the mem bers inmi Uiiiie couniv to 'withdraw .ie bill amending Ihp. charter of the ity ol Haloigh, and it was said that this aud already been done. 1'he commission plan was gone into and thoroug ily explained. As for the Mjmui Viainiiojus,. Ihe-e w uld he ihree,! wirli salaries about the same as in tlie reenshuro plan. The salaries are -'.Mil) to the commissioner' ot linanco, and ot public works. These (iiiimissioiicrs are to nave tncir ne- cossary clerks, while the treasurer and tho commissioner of the sinking fund remain. Alderman Brown also ottered the esoltttion to have the present, mar ket house remodelled, and to have a bill drawn before tae legislature al lotting the- people to vote on the question. He declared that uie ne- t.ssary changes could be made to have a sanitary market for $3U,0f() with an annual rental of $ 9,000. He said within six or eight years the building could be made to pav for itself with a dividend thereafter ol it least 0 per cent on $100,0(Mi. Alderman Johnson- wanted another provision added to the bill, that of letting the people say whether they want a new market house erected on the site behind-the present, one. lie believed that with 'the $100,000 to on spent on the improvement of the old building, a suitable site could be se cured lor a new building. Upon a vote the amended resolution went through with onlv Alderman I'p- uirch voting against it. President D. H. Hill, of A. & M. College, appeared before the board and wanted to exchange a strip of land across the Seaboard Air Line tracks and adjoining Pitllen Park tor a strip of land adjoining the college ampus and belonging to I'ullcn OWERS WILL ISSUE ( Bv Leased Wire to Tho Times)'.. Washington, Feb.- IS It was learned at the state '-department to day that France, Groat Britain, Gtu miiny, and the United States, while awaiting an official statement from llio Russian government 'concerning the RiiKso-Chlticso cmhroglui, Is pre paring to interchange nolea looking to a settlement ot the dispute. Minister Rockhill. at St. Peters burg, and Minister Calhoun at Pekin, were directed today by the state de partment to make an independent in vestigation of the situation, but this does not mean that the United States will not act in concert with the oth ers to prevent spoliation of China. It is the general opinion In diplo matic circles hero that the four pow ers mentioned will soon address a joint note to Russia warning her thnt. they will not permit any sub version of Chinese territory. of Aqy Other Newspaper, M ',fc:M- --'' V "' ' a - - "''St- ' S 7' " ' -2-S " Mrs. Xiincv llever, nee Miss Nancy Carnegie, a niece ol Andrew Carw'frie the steel king, whose commit ic elojie incut with her mol hcr's coachman, fames llever, has ended in a separa tion. Mrs, llever, with her three hrldrcii, is now ivilii her mother In 'iltsbuig, while -.Mr. llever is confin ed to Ins bed in an apartment in .New ork. .Mr. llever became acquainted Willi .Miss Ciiriii'uic as trainer for lier horse in New ork. Lalcr he went I'ltlsbiirg, as coacliman and groom lor .Miss Carnegie's mother, the wid ow ol Thomas aruegie. ami it was a 111 tie more than a year alter that (lie marriage was announced. Park, He said this. strip adjoins the campus and would be ot great value to the college. , , V. 0. Rlddicl; aso spoke on litis pi 'oposiUo.iv, explaining the matter in detail. Tne hoard declined to ta.ifl anv action in the mutter. Tht! drivers of the hro wagons presented a petition asking for an in crease m salary from $ 1 2.50 to $17.50 a week. T.iev stated that they were on duty sixteen hours a dav, while the patrolnieu were on duty onlv iwelve hours and had been given an increase. The matter was referred to the fire committee. A petition was next" presented bv Alderman Cooper- asking that a bill be endorsed which provided that the state drain t;ie clav pits near the state prison, and also deepen N nlnut creek, which was adopted.- An adioiiriiment was taken until next Fridav mg.it. JAM, DKI,IVi:itV. Beaiitoit ( iiuniv Jail Relieved l.ighl Prisoners. of isioi i iii I in -Tin Thin.)-; Ii. 1 s. -A Washington'". N. ( V.' .Feb. 1S -A AVholc sale jail 'delivery was affected at the city j;ill !! re Thursday night, some time between twelve ami two o clock, when eiht colored prisoners grtined their liberty. Some of (he prisoners managed to get possession of a small piece of wire, and managed to, pick the lock to one . of tin' cells, and then climbed to Hie top of tile cells and by means id' an iron spoon picked: a hide 111 the . rear wall of : t he . jail, thus milking good their escape. The escape was mil discovered- until four o clock when one of the jailors entered the duiigeqii.". He iinmeillati-iy gave ; . the :ilariii and a . senrch "for the prisoners Wii!4:beguu- hot so far hut one of the missing men has been located and he returned voluntarily find surrendered. Sheriff -Ricks', has offered reward for 1 1 u caidiire of . tie; prisoners and is do ing everything : in his power to iiffeCt their capture, . The men who escaped were Sain Stanley;; Jos.. 'Washington, rlaud Clark, David. Dixon; Frank Tart, fiartleid Taft. anil ..John vWrham.' all negroes and all but. one had been -tried and sentenced. ."..'. AXOTIIKR APPI'.AI; l'OR AID. Red Cross Soclcly Issues Additional Appeal lor I'limlne hufleifi-s. Washington. .Feb: IN -The Americiin Red. Cross Society issueil another up peal for a lil for the Chinese famine suf ferers today... The transport Muford sails from Seattle February 2.".. and sup plies are. not coming in as rapidly as desired. ; Agents of the Rod Cross in China reported today that the plague Is now Within- 150 miles of thy .famine district In the province ot Sliangtung. Should the epidemic reach the famine stricken section the mortality will be appalling, it Is stated, and there Is a possibility that the plague would then be curried to the Philippines and thence to the United Slates. "Wasn't the orchestra too loud the voices, aunt?" "No: I heard you distinctly through the opera," Life, for all 1HEII BILL SPECIAL,, FOR MONDAY J3 . : On Motion of Mr. Doogn the Revenue Bill Is Made Special Order for Monday . ., 'i HOUSE HAS BUSY DAY The House Cleared Cp a HaMt ot Business Today, rutting Muity Rills I'pon Their Final PaMsage. Special Investigating Committee ApH)inted New Bills Mostly Of a Local Nature Many Hills Report ed Ftohi Coniinittees With Favor able Rcoit Wilmington Record ?r's (.'ourti The house was convened by Speak er Dowd at 10 o'clock, prayer bIng offered by Representative Williams, of bwaiii county. Petitions. Coxc.. of - Anson: In reference to school for colored youth of state. Parham: From Davidson county armers' union for farm schools. Mum: From retail merchants association of New Bern to amend aw ol 1909 relutmg to sale of meal and flour. ., . Favorable Committee Reports (except as otherwise noted). To provide for working roads m Rich Square township. To amend the charter of Littleton. To amend the charter of Windsor. To allow Bryson CUy to establish survey svsfem, electric- light plant and improve streets. To allow Tarboro to issue street paving bonds. To change the coundary lines be tween Durham and W ake counties, To amend the charter of Clinton. To amend the charter of Clayton. To protect fish in Dawson creek, Pamlico. To repeal the fish trap and net law for Nash county (substitute). To amend the law relative to fish ing on Cape Fear river. To establish a fisheries commission tor North Carolina (substitute). To amend the revisal for the pro tection of railway employes and the traveling public. To amend the law relating to deeds- and conveyances. To amend the law relative to tug boats, gas and power boats (unfavor able!. - To repeal the law of. 1909 regard ing corporations. To allow county commissioners to appoint cotton weighers (substitute). To incorporate t ho Chimney Rock and Hickory Mountain Cap Turnpike Company. . To allow Person county to issue good roads bonds. To allow Orange county to issue good road bonds. ' To improve, roads in Jackson' county. 1 To improve the roads of Wake couniv. To improve the roads of Mt. Airy (Continued on Page Two.) ' TOM WATSON'S . LIFE THREATENED (Hv Leased Wire to Tho Times.) Thompson, tja.. Feb. 18 Armed men .ire on guard at the home of Thomas Watson, statesman and author, to pro ;eci him from assassination. A large posscc is also searching tho surround ing country to cupturo the men who Mr. Watson suys, aro seeking his llfo. Mr. Watson says that three or tour men have been lurking about his home for several days. Ha has offered a reward of JatiU for the apprehension of the guilty persons. The author is firm ly convinced that his Ufa l In danger, a belief that the Thompson officials also hold. The watch around the home' will be continued.,. ,. H,vT i , Fanners I'hlofc Meeting; 1 There will be a caHpi meeting 6f the Wake county farmers' union in the rooms of the chamber ,ofv .c6ai merce Tuesday, -: February -It,1, at 10:30 o'clock. All local business agents are requested to be preBfent, ,