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THE SENATE GIVES
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OF THE BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR
Washington. D. C, April 21. Sen
ator Warner, of Missouri, addressed
tho senate on the Brownsville affair.
He said he had served in the same
command with negro troops in 1861
65 and had no prejudice against the
negro soldiers, adding;
"I am not prepared to cry out against
the negroes as 'soldiers, because I
believe members of the 25th infantry
disgraced the uniform and stained the
honorable record of their race as sol
diers." X
He said it was to be regretted that a
"studious and systematic effort has
been made to arouse the race feel
ing of the negroes iof ,the country
against the president because of his ac
tion with reference to those compa
nies. "Those who thus work to arouse the
race issue have taken upon them
selves a heavy responsibility, for their
action must necessarily serve to in
crease the race prejudice which now
exists to such an unfortunate ex
tent." Senator Warner said it was incredi
ble to him that "Any intelligent man,
white or black; should have the hardi
hood to charge that the president, in
issuing an order discharging; these sol
diers, was influenced against them by
reason of"their coIof."
He had endeavored, he said, to
weigh the evidence with the view of
doing evenhanded justice, adding:
"I am driven to the conclusion that
the members of fhose companies,
whose identity has not been shown,
made a midnight assault on the sleep
ing and helpless citizens of Browns
ville." He pointed to the concurrence by
Major Penrose with the vie,w of the
citizens committee of Brownsville as
to the guilt of the negro soldiers.
He said: "To have these soldiers in
the service, with the stain of that
crime resting on them, "would' have
been criminal. No community in
which they might be stationed Would
feel secure. Instead of being regarded
as a protection they Would be feared
as a menace." ' '
Continuine the senator said:
-.faAft WQfli tea-.."wit h . thft-changeQl).
opinion on the part of 4:he officers,
there is one fact which, in my judg
ment, - had influence- if not a con
trolling influence on them. That fact
is the ordering of a court martial to
try Maj Penrose and'Capt Macklin on
charge of neglect of duty in reference1
to the Brownsville affray.".
While there was a special motive for
the negroes to shoot up the town there
was, he insisted, the absence of a mo
tive on the part of any one else to
do it.
The people who$e houses were shot
up were people, he said, wnose atti
tude towards the soldiers was known
to be hostile. He declared there was a
direct evidence showing that the
ehooting was done by the soldiers.
The senator said that the contention
that the saloon keepers, in order to
get rid of the colored soldiers shot in
to the homes of friends with a reck
less regard for their lives, while be
ing careful of the lives of the soldiers
was too great a tax on one's creduli
ty. The claim that the citizens of
Brownsville did the shooting, he said
for the purpose of getting rid of the
negro soldiers, finds no reasonable sup
port in the evidence.
THe concluded by declaring th.-t three
bullets in tho Yurria house pointed
conclusively to the point from which
they were fired, being over the second
porch of the barracks occupied by com
pany B.
Acreage Reduction Urned.
The house adopted Speaker Cannon's
resolution, authorizing an appointment
of the committee to investigate the so
called paper trust and the general sub
ject of wood pulp and the manufac
ture of printing paper.
Publicity Bill Reported.
The McCah bill requiring a public
ity of the campaign contributions was
reported favorable to the house by
the committee on election of the presi
dent,' vice-president and representa-i
tives.
President Will Sign Bill.
As a result of -the opinion rendered
to the president by Attorney General
Bonaparte at tho cabinet meeting, it
is believed that the president will sign
the employers' liability bill.
Price of Paper Discussed.
In explatnation of the resolution
Representative Dalzell said it was
a matter of public notority that there
has been a large increase In therice
of paper. Never, he declared; has
there been such an agitation as has
been aroused by the newspapers the
last few weeks. It was, he said, ca
pable of mathematical demonstration
that the increase is not due to tariff,
an dhe declared it would not be
changed by the removal of the tariff.
In the opinion of Mr.. Williams,
the rise in the price was due "both
to tariff an dcombination, and com
bination is due to tariff. If he said
Ut had been intended to kill combina
tion it could have been done by put
ting wood pulp and print paper on
the free list.
Mr. Dearmond, (Mo.), declared that
the " resolution was but another at
tempt of the republicans to delude
the people. Declaring his opposition
to the resolution Mr. Williams, - who
obtained the floor again said he did
not think there would be any real
search for the truth "and no real
finding Or reporting of the truth. The
resolution, he said, was intended
solely to 'whitewash the tariff . as
criminal against American people
with regard to -wood pulp, "and
to!
circumvent-thiff man Herman Ridder
OVER MORE
CONSIDERATION
at the head of the great newspaper
association this ; German devil, as
some people are beginning to call him
and get around legislation on the
question," Mr. Williams contended
that notwithstanding the republican
denial, the democrats had forced
.the republicans to action, in report
ing onut the employers liability hill,
campaign contribution publicity bill
and bill modifying the law relating
to injunctions.
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Sly Cupid Surprises
Objecting Parents
Winston-Salem, N. C7-April 22. Mr.
Charles I. Harris, of Roanoke, Va., and
Miss Lillian E. Funk, of Vinton, Va.,
two very popular young people, ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon
pn the 2 o'clock train, and were mar
ried at the Centenary? "parsonage at
2:30 o'clock, the ceremony being per
formed by Rev. J. E. Abernathy, the
pastor. ' i -
The marriage is said to have been
a Gretna Green affair, the bride's par
ents objecting to the match.
Emperor of Japan;
Honors Mr. Boynton
Washington, D. ; C, April 22. The
Emperor of Japan, through Ambassa
dor Takahira, has conferred upon
Col. Charles A. Boynton, superinten
dent of the southern division of the
Associated Press, the decoration of
fourth class of the Imperial Order of
the Rising Sun. , 1 .
In transmitting the decoration,
which is a nexquisite product of Ja
panese " Art, the tambassador stated
that lt was given in ! token of the
good will entertained'; toward Col.
Boynton by the ; Emperior and in
manifestation f the appreciation of
the high ability and fairness of Mr.jBank of Charleston.
uoynion in me exercise oi uis i unc
tions as directing - spirit in the great
news concern which he represents. .
New York, April '22.4-At a-special
meeting today tne stockholders of the
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron
Company are to vote upon a proposi
tion to issue $5,000,000 of new fifty-
year 6 per cent bonds, which are to'lieved.
used in retiring a portion of a previ
ous issue of $3,500,0t) of Consolidated
collateral gold 5 per cent bonds and
an issuse of $500,000 of other bonds.
The remaining $1,000,000 of new bonds
will be held in the company's treasury
for corporate purposes if the plan is
approved.
He "When we are married we must
both think alike." ! He "Yes; but I'll
think lirst!" Scraps. !
Condition Of
Mr. Cleveland
Lakewood, N. J., SApril 23. The fact
that ex-President,. Grover Cleveland
still remains at the Lakewood Hotel
aftsv that hotel has been closed for
the season, with physicians in close at
tendance on him, has caused apprehen
sion that Mr. Cleveland's progress to
ward recovery from a recent attack of
illness has not been as '.rapid as desir
ed. Information concerning the con
dition of the former president is diffi
cult to obtain.
On Tuesday one of the physicians
was quoted as saying that Mr. Cleve
land was no worse tlian he had been
at other times since .his arrival in
Lakewood. Mrs. Cleveland went to her
home in Princeton yesterday, hut re
mained there only a short time, re
turning to Lakewood Hotel.
At 11 o'clock it was learned that
Mr. Cleveland is suffering from an at
tack of stomacli trouble and that he
was not quite so well as yesterday.
In the game of love the queen is
often taken by the deuce.
Lenoir," N. C, April 22. A large
number' Of ' the' business arid profess
sional men of Lenoir mfet at the graded
school auditorium Monday night to dis
cuss ways and means incident to or
ganizing and maintaining a Young
Men's Christian Association for our
town. The movement was enthusiasti
cally endorsed by nearly every man
present and several speeches were
made by some of the most influential
men of our town in favor of this or
ganization, urging the necessity for an
early establishment of an institution of
this kind.
For two weeks past Messrs. J. B. At
kinson and A. V. Miller ihave circulated
two papers asking the; support of all
who were interested in a movement
of this kind and succeeded In securing
Over 200: names pledging themselves
to support this movement, and, if or
ganized, to help maintain the organiza
tion, thereby assuring the promoters
of this good, work 'that they will do
their several rarts toward makinsr an
mBtltution of this character as part of
the town of Lenoir,
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Illinois- Is
For Br y art
Sprlngffeld, 111., -April 23. Ten ment
from Chicago, brought the Johnson
boom to the democratic state conven
tion and opened their campaign and
conducted it throughout the morning.
They distributed a vast amount of
Johnson literature and set forth, the
merits c' ineir man.
. The majority of tho delegates, how
ever, are solid for Bryan. Sentiment
against tho adoption of any platform
gained somewhat in strength over the
night.
The convention was called to order
at noon today, and after organization
and accepting reports from various dis
trict caucuses the delegates listened
to the address of Free P. Morris, tem
porary chairman, who was also select
ed for permanent chairman.
Chairman Morris said tho signs por
tend that this is a democratic year
and spoke for united forces and har-
pmony
SOUTH CAROLINA
n BIKERS
Columbia, SUC., April 22Many
representative bankers and financiers
registered at the Colonia hotel . today
in anticipation of the opening of the
; eighth annual convention of the South
Carolina- Bankers' Association. The
meeting opens with a social function
this evening and the business sessions
will occupy tomorrow- and Friday.
Secretary Giles L. Wilson, of Spar
tanburg, expects a record-breaking at
tendance. President W. I. Morgan, of George
town, will preside over the sessions
and among the speakers will be ex
Governor Hey ward; former Secretary
of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw;. John
F. Ficken, president of the South Car
olina Loan and Trust Company, of
Charleston: William A. Law, vice-
president of the Merchants' National
! Bank, of Philadelphia, and Wilson G.
Harvey, president of the Enterprise
Admiral Thomas Named.
Washington; D. C, April 23. Or
ders were issued at the navy depart-
MEET
JrUYrnont boetorilflv )riotthtniT h.Amira
TThoma from dutv as ' comfflltneToM
the second squadron, to duty In com
mand of the United States Atlantic
fleet, the change to take effect May
9th, when Admiral Evans is re-
New Incorporations.
Raleigh, N. C., April 23. A charter
was Issued today for the Henderson
Game & Fish Association of Henderson
to maintain hunting and fishing pre
serves at a capital of $500 subscribed.
Los Angeles, Cal., April 23. Joseph
Simpson, who shot and killed James
Arnold, was lynched at Skidoo, Cal.,
last night.
Fourth District
Endorses Taft
Raleigh, N..C, April 23. The fourth
district republican congressional con
vention in session here this afternoon
has adopted resolutions endorsing the
Roosevelt administration, the Candida
cy cf W. H. Taft, for president"; Spen
cer B. Adams, for state chairman, and
E. C. Duncan, for national committee
man. The convention is now electing dele
gates to the national convention: There
is every indication that J. C. Standi,
of Johnston county, and W. G. Briggs,
of Wake, will be elected, although
Briggs is being opposed by a faction
supporting J. J Jenkins, of Chatham.
Plans of Cracksmen
Were Unsuccessful
Winston-Salem, N. C, April 22.
The post office at Rural Hall, twelve
miles north of this city, was broken
into last night andean attempt was
made "to rob the safe, but the ex
plosives used failed to open it and
the robbers departed without getting
a cent.
Two strangers were seen in the
town last night. ,
No arrests have been made and
there is no clue to the guilty parties.
Democrats
Polled
A Big Majority
New Orleans, La., April 22. Re
turns received to 10 o'clock from yes-terday'-s
state election show that
the entire democratic ticket was
elected by a large majority.
Indications are that the republi
can candidate for governor ' received
less' than 10 per cent of the total
vote cast.
Bishop Capers Died
Early This Afternoon
Columbia, S. C, April 22.Bishop
Ellison Capers, of the Protestant Epis
copal diocese of South Carolina, who
has be$i very ill for some time1 is inl
a.verp precarious condition. ; ''
Death is expected momentarily.
Died at 2:30.
Bishop Capers died at 2:30 this .af
ternoon. vwhen money is a . man's 'religion he
f-n't partic'ular about the denomina-
- in .
A Disastrous: Z
, .Epcp to sion
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Sixty' Mtners,1Are Said to
Have Been in Mine
When FxpIosioh Occyr
red hourtBgdiesr Have
Been Talen-.Out.-.-
Pittsburg, Pa.; April 23. An" exn!o
sion- occurred in Mine No.- V "Of the
Ellsworth Collery Cdmpany, at Ells
worth, Pa., but the extent of the acci
dent has not been ascertained.
Shortly after the explosion the coin
pany notified ah undertaker at Monon
gaheia that four bodies had been re
covered from the wrecked mine.
How many werfeim the-ffiine'atlhe
time of the explosion is not known,
but the number is estimated at. 60, How
many escaped is' not; known. ""
Four Mth Killed:
Four men were lulled, three serioas
ly and hundreds of other had a narrow
escape. " 'F't J'1' ' '
Oak. Ridge, JVa., Anril 2,-r-rTha first
anniversary of tne -death of Theodore
Estes, who was ohot'and killed '. by
Judge William G. Loving, for alleged
betrayal of his daughter, was - ob
served today by the unveiling: of 'a
handsome monumen erected in memy
ory of the young man.
The fund for the- monument .was
raised., by an association formed for
the purpose, composed almost exclus
ively of ladies who believe that young
Estes was innocent, of the offefcepi
iharged against him! -. :!-'f:fS
The killing of young Estes by: Jfetdge
Loving occurred at Oak Ridge BtatipC
April 22, 1907. Judge Loving was at
the time manager of the Oak. Ridge
estate of Thomas F. Ryan, the New
York millionaire.
According to the testimony at r the
trial Judge Loving'sfyoung daughter
had told her father that young Estes
had drugged and wronged her while
out driving. . " The father immediately
hunted up Estes and without asking
for an explanation shot? and instantly
killed him,- on the strength or his
ted of the charge of murder.
Banks And Banking
Discussed at Columbia
Columbia, S. C, April 23. The as
sembly room of the Colonial Hotel was
filled with prominent financiers this
morning, when President W. D. Mor
gan called to order the annual conven
tion of the South Carolina Bankers'
Association. Mayor Reamer and ex
Governor Heyward welcomed the vis
itors in cordial addresses and the re
sponse was by ex-Govetnor J. C. Shen
pard, of Edgefield. The address Df
President Morgan and the annual re
ports of Secretary-Treasurer Wilson,
of Spartanburg, and of the other 'offi
cers and of committees occupied the
greater part of the initial session.
. The afternoon program provides for
an address, by ex-Secretary of the
Treasury Leslie M. Shaw on "Needed,
Currency Legislation, and by John M.
Ficken. president of the South Caro
lina Loan and Trust Company, of
Charleston, on "Some of the Principles
of Sound Banking."
President Entertains X)r
A. R. at Reception
Washington, D. C, April 23. This
was the "most important day of the
Continental Congress of the National
Society of the Daughters of the Ameri
can revolution, not only because it was
"Election day," but because of the
interest attaching to the reception ac
corded the daughtets by the president
at the white, house.
Among the candidates for vice-president
a.re Mrs. William A. Smooty Vir
ginhv, Mrs. Ira Hale Sage, Georgia.
New York, April 23. The directors
of the Norfolk and Western declared
a semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent,
on common 'stock.
Davidson,-' "N.- "C, iArpril: 22.-At Sa
meeting of the Eumenean Literary So
ciety yesterday morning the following
officers for the next year were elect-
eMr. C. C. Kelly, president; Mr: C. R,
Wilcox, vice-president; 'Mr. W. F. Mil-
burn, secretary; Mr. H. u. Carmienaei,
treasurer, and. Mr. S. H. Cook, re
viewer.
The SophomorcFreshman Declaim
ers' contest In the Eumenean Society,
came off last Saturday night There
were .about 14 contestants. The judg
es had na easy time in deciding the
winners; '
These men will speak against the
three ' successf ul contestants from the
Philanthropic Society on next Monday
night' in the Shearer Hall. It will be
a public" affair "ana every tone is invit
ed The best-speakers of each society
will bW presented with a medal. . The
cootestwill doubtless . be-very.jnterest-ing.
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The-'sehiors, ' who,-' were chosen to
speak! for the senior medal at .'-com
mencement, were Messrs. S. G. tubes,
E. 1 M. Monroe and ' J. K. Parker. J
DllTli
More 7 rouble
At Pensdcolal
Peusacola,, FJa. ApriU23.-Notwith-
standing- the injuncttoiju issued y the
federal court to prevent vjawlessness
in he' strike 'of the street -railway "em
ployes, the barns of the Pensasola Elec
tric : Company,- where over 100 strike
breakers are housed, were atoned earlyT
SJriL. rtnA woo 14niiil' C2vtm1 1
arr esta have been made.v ? v
n.
ShakBDeareB Memori, Kent Green
. 'London; i April 2S.-rTffe tinstomary
dramatio festival wasr-held-at Strat-
fortton-Avon '4toda, ia celebration , of
The old-wqrld town -was. the Mecca
for hundreds of admitere- and devotees
of the immortal bard,fathong the -tium
ber , beings tnany ; celebrated . literary
ana aramauc iignts.- . .
At!, present- the yarfoua' Shakespeare
'societies throughout. . the country - are
engaged in plana for the erection of a
niemorial. .which it. is proposed to set
tip irto.i commemorate - th.e tercentenary
Of Ma death, which, wilj. occur ia,191
WinstonrSalem, -N CjvApril 22.-r-The
bienniar convention of the Gamma
Province of the. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Fraternity, embracing the staTes. of
virgima, Northland South Carolina and
the District of Columbia, met in the
palm-room of .'the insendorf Hotel yes-
.terday. afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev.
Alfred R. Berkley, of Madodan, pre
sided. Last night a hanquet was given
them at the hotel. Only , business ses
sions are being held today. ;' -
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Supt, Jdyner Presided:
" V : At Day 's Meeting
Memphis Tenn., April 23The meet
ing of the state superintendents occu
pied the . attention . of tho conference
for education in the south.
Superintendent Joyfier, of .North
Carolina presided. The movement for
the-southern education has been em
phasizing the need of high schools,
better training and better pay for the
teachers, :,V- . . ' M :;" ".v-.
me progress made along these lines
Superintendent Eggleston, of Virgin
ia, told of the new high school system
of his state.
Superintendent Martin, of South Car
olina, discussed school funds.
' Cannon Blocks Way.
Speaking of educational progress in
Virginia, Superintendent Eggleston de
tailed what is being done, on the his
toric war sites, indicating impatience
at the political delap. Superintendent
Eggleston then continued: "We are
anticipating the Davis agricultural bill
which is destined to do much good to
our people if Speaker Cannon and the
agricultural committee of congress will
only get out of the way and let' the
measure pass." .
Editors Appeal
ToCongress
Washington, D. C, April 23. All the
members of the house today received
telegrams from publishers attending
the annual meetings in New York of
the Associated Press and Newspaper
Publishers' Association, - urging action
on the bill removing the tariff from
print-paper and wood-pulp, and in re
ply to which, Hon. John Sharp Wil
liams, tho democratic minority. leader,
sent the following:
"I join in your protest. Get the
speaker to recognize me or someone
else to make a motion, and it will pass.
It is up to him." v--
N. C. Mt:sic Festival.
Raleigh, N, C, April 23. The
North Carolina Music Festival scored
a brilliant success in the opening
concert of the three events that con
stitute the 1908 program. It was
Handel's great oratorio Messiah that
was interpreted, the distinguished
solo artists, the Raleigh ' Choral So
ciety and the Raleigh Philharmonic
Orchestra vleing with each- other and
working in superb harmony in- the
interpretation of this masterpiece of
music composition. Wade R. Browrf;
deafc of music for the Baptist Uni
versity,' is director in charge for the
festival events.
Catholics Hold a Dual Jubilee.
Grand Rapids, Mich.,- April 22.
Special services were held in all the
Catholic cvhurches of the Grand Rap
ids diocese today in celebration pof the
jubilee of- the diocese ah(LalSb the
twenty-fifth anniversary of its bishop,
the Rt. . Rev. Henry Joseph Richter.
The diocese of" Grand Rapids, a sub
division of the diocese of Detroit, was4
formed May 19th, 1882, and Bishop
Richter was consecrated April 22nd of
Mrs. Astor's Grandniece a Bride.
New York,- April 22. Society was
interested this afternoon in the wedding-
of Miss Emily Welles, . daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Welles and
a. erandniece of Mrs. Astor. ; to Mjk
Harry Pelham Robbins, -well known
ih society as a leader of cotillions. The
weddingwas celebrated1.. In Grace
church and was folowed by a reception
at the home of the bride's - parents.
- , In Memory of the DeaC
5 Washington, D, C, April 23.-The
house set apart May 3 for memorial
exercises in respect to the late Sena
tors Mallory and Bryan, . of - Florida;
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RobbyfsMqdef
r Haul on-Club
Hot Springs, .Ark April-23. Four
masked men with leveled revolvers,
-entered -the club house .jot the Indiana
ClUb OP-, Centraf;, avenue here, and
forced the occupants to line along the
wall and. looted the -place pf a large
amount of money.. Thaoccupants were
then locked in a room and the robbers
escaped. ' "
Jb rdeflnite statement concerning the
amount of money taken can be secured,
but it is estimated that itrwas between
?5,000 and $10,000. A number of guests
of the various hotels -were in tho club.
No individual was robbed of. his money,
the ' robbers devoting themselves to
looting the club funds, and so quletl
was this done that persons in the cai
were unaware of the proceedings. 0ne
or tne persons locKed m tne rootfirman-:
aged to climb through a transom,- and
liberated the others whea-1. alarm
was given td the poliee -
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Elks Elect Oflacefs
ForEnsuing Year
i ".asFsyw - -mr,.m,-: m m m w . Jrr--y
-" - ,:H eaition-? .of - the constitution of the
Greensboro, N' c.,-April, 2kAi'&vVrt& States : , . ' :K-;
meeting last, nigljt. Of the stockholders
of the Greensboro- Elks :r Lodge Com'
pany,' the corporation .'. organized in
1906, and which rjectdd the splendid
lodge building1 how in use as a. club
house by the Elks, the. following were
elected directors:1-- -,'.p&
L. J. Brandt.. . John " 'jtiJBH!.
Sternberger, Caesar ConeJur,itjt.
Humphrey, J. W. Cone, A. R. Mc'Ciii
tock. These, directors' met and;elected
the following officers : Presidn 'E. J.
Brandt; vice president, phnN. Wil
son; secretary and treasurerH. Stern
berger. . '" ' ' ,
Wftddinn.at RaliBh.rtT&
Raleigh, N.; (, 'April 23. A Very
pretty ' wedding ceremony in which
BlOfr j hf OMghmtf ibfi,sta,t,(
deeply interested ' took place-
Church of the Good Shepherd yester
day afternoon when Miss Emily Ger
trude Higgs, daughter of Mr. Jas.
A. Higgs, became the bride of Mr.
Gilbert Elliott Smith, prominent at
torney and real estate dealer of
Brooklyn, N. Y. Lovely calla and
Easter lilies, palms, ferns and South
ern smilax blended with tasteful
arrangement of burning tapers in a
lovely marriage scene. The ushers
were Messrs. Walter and Whitmel
Smith, of Brooklyn; Messrs. Allen and
James Higgs, 6f Raleigh. Mrs. Henry
C. Walter, of Washington, D C, was
dame of honor, and Mr. Burton Hoyle
Smith, of Charlotte, best man. The
bride was given away by her father.
Yeggmen Make
Goodly Hxiul
Greenville, S. C. April 21. At three
o'clock this morning yeggmen blew
open the safe in Carpenter Brothers'
branch drug store and sub postoffice,
near the Southern depot, and secured
$400 in cash.
No clue to the robbers has been
found, but suspicious characters are
being shadowed..
The Store is located in a thickly set
tled district. Government agents and
-local police are investigating the case.
"Tape Worm of Treasury.""'
Washington, D. C, April 23. Sena
tor Gore, In urging amendments to
the naval appropriation bill providing
for the purchase of material abroad,
said his purpose was to "Rescue this
country from the toils of the steel
trust," which he regarded as "The
tape worm of the treasury." Mr. Bacon
also spoke in favor of eliminating the
provision requiring materials of domes
tic manufacture.
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Vinston-Sldem7 N: C. Aprif22 The
K. of P. district meeting wifl' be" held
in the hall Of Damon Lodge K. of P.,
tomorrow night, and the indications
.are that the attendance will be large.
Every lodge in the district is expected
to be-represented. These include El
kin, Mount Airy, Walkertown, Beth-
ania, Wachovia and Damon. ; ,
The principle addresses will oe made
by' State Grand Chancellor Crist and
Grand Vice Chancellor Webb. Repre
sentatives of- various lodges are ex
pected to participate in the discussions
"For the good cf the order." At the
close of the- business session refreshments-will
be served.
Eirthth District For Taft.
Washington, D. C, April 23. A dis
patch to the manager Of the Taft headquarters-announces
that , the eighth
congressional district of the republican
convention at Taylorsvllle, N C., yes
terday instructed its delegates for Sec
retary Taft.' -;' ' . ;
It would be a little legs than a feat.
of legerdemain for some fellows to
make something of themselves,
OFF. DISTRICT
1EW1IBS.
DENOUNCES
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Washiagton,VD.'r ',C4 AtfrlYZf..',? .
Stated rights was thesubject?ofani fl
interesting speech M .the 'seriate, to-' "
day by Senator Rayner (Maryland)-
Senator Rayner," spoke on'hls'i'eso- Z'
lution, declaring thatiaithetfplnion!v' , ;
-the senate, powers delegated by .the . I
constitution or th '.United ' ',' States
must notCbe -ealarge bylmpHctlon
or go construed ad to7-onmct Vitir
orencfoao-n''fhts
Pf the satesyas guaTafiteed, by ' the " 'i
tenth amehdmenC. ;: :;- - ' t$&" '
- ffThiHm
of him notiAonFvaf reritlallv: hut v
fiiJersf- tipectr-that
ne regards.mtn ' .vested with tin-- -
Umited5e3teuti ve,ririder the
constttu '4 H,&s&n&k& '': . "
4hftfMi5ie of:thApff&ntOn rt.
STS? tojthis -onstltutlphaiiptebga-
v """w- rjiuixGr 1 waT -wita
every;emcc 'principal, arid: tra
mtloan attempt faja been niadi
withia u;r..iparty fe toplace ustrln , a
sltna0ii;n))on:thia "subject which is
almost ImextricaWePSfBome of Hour
ijrptninent leaders; ;with unrestrained
'ivviii.?. - '. - .:!. - ; - i ----- A .-. .
w,uikuuuu, imvt) .appuuiaea Hpne. presi-dent'-'to
an echo,-and in. unmeasured
terms; ,JiaVe commended his-- revised"
- fiti WQ president snouid, he ? nominat
ed -hjS nasked; -,-What will our spokes
ioaen and Orators say, : who5 have be
cpme disciples ofais 6reed?",;
Speakings of the kind" of nlatform
he " would approve he . said he ; would
continuejv the contest against the tariff
for- protectioh and; believed it: could
be- reformed" by its; enemies.
witn no 'Tin-
certain sound" 'declare against the ,
executive usurpation and: would again'
angdtufrfe, the, doctrine "settled nearly
a century ago in this body: - TJiat
this is; not an executive government
and tfiat the president,': in the . ex-,
ercise-of his functions, must be'
guided -by he specifications and of
the Instrument that '.creates them.'Y -
werfj- tiet?saia he. -would.' announce-that
WedVaTicpany srnrTffOTfcw -
tne enforcement of every federal. enT
actment and J;he . greater, the erlmA-''
nal the mtore severe should he theV.
penalities visited upon him: He
would limit the presidential office' to,'
a single term, and said he would pro
claim no president has the right to ,
determine the selection of his suc
cessor through the use of federal
patronage. . '
The senator proceeded: "Above
everything else, however, I would
add "a plank declaring there is' no
such; thing as an unwritten constitu
tion of the Unifed States, and that
it is: a treasonable act to insert into
it, whether by judicial construction or
otherwise, "any power or grant not
contained within the limitations of
the instrument and that no Common
wealth of the Union should be in
terfered with in the exercise of its
sovereign functions withint Its own
jurisdiction, and that the guaranty of
the tenth amendment, so long as the
integrity of our government is main
tained, must stand inviolate and un
profaned." He said in conclusion: "We are
told that the men who made the
constitution did not comprehend
what it meant and -that the presi
dent is an oracle who has relieved it
of its mysteries," adding, "I regret
I cannot accept 'his messiahship and
respectfully raise the. standard of re
volt." '
Young Bryan Gave His
Family a Bad Scare
New York, April 21. Hon.""Wililam
J. Bryan's grandson, little Bryan Leav
itt, gave the democratic leader a bad
scare today. Mr. Bryan had gone to
the pier to meet the steamer upon
which Mrs. Bryan, hef daughter, Mrs.
Leavitt and Mrs. Leavift's two chil
dren were returning from Europe.
Mr. Bryan was one of the first on
board. He found Mrs.' Bryan and Mrs.
Leavitt awaiting him pn the upper
deck, but little Bryan was nowhere
to be seen. Finally his mother found
him hidden under a berth in her state
room. 'When drawn out from his hid
ing place little Bryan threw himself
into his grandfather's arms and ' the
big crowd which had gathered on the
dock watched the meeting-with en
thusiastic appreciation.
Mr. Bryan left them at the hotel and
went to Trenton, N. J. ' -
Attempted to Kill j :
President Cobrero
Washington, 'D: C.iv'April 52. The
American minister "at ' Guatemala, in a
cable dispatch to the state department,
tells of ah attempted assassination of
President Cabrera. The 'dispatch says
that as the president Was' entering the
palace to receive. hltn, fivecadets of
the military academy forming a part
of hisbodyguardr attempted to assas
sinate him, and in the nfelee the pres
ident heceived v a JteyOHetr thrust
through the hand, while -an' officer of
the.- staff is said to have been killed.
He added', it wassaid. the five cadets
had - been shot. The;eity fs reported
iuiet, ' rs-'' - ii -:;-' : ,
It doesn't do much -good to say wq
are -hot t at home when the wolf is at
the door. --.."' :
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