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VOL. 2(5. SMITHFIELD. N.C.. FRIDAY. MARCH 8. 1907. HO. 1.
NOT QUITE A BILLION.
Session's Appropriations Only
$919,948,679.63.
TAWNET PRAISES CONGRESS.
Declares Rlgo; r-s Economy Has Kept
government's Obligations for Next
Year $20,000,000 Inside Expected
Revenue?Democrats Say Appropria
tions Reach a Total of $994,778,
028.63.
According to Chairman Taw
ney, of the House Committee on
Appropriations, who made hie
final statement jesterday of the
expenditures authoriz-d by the j
second session of the Fifty-niuth
Congress, the total amount will
be $919,948,679 03.
To this amount Representative!
Livingston, of Georgia, ranking
Democratic member on the com
mittee, says there should be
added the further sums of $2f>,
000,000, on account of contracts
authorized in the naval bill for
additional warships, and $49,-1
820,349 on contracts authorized
in the river and harbor appro
priation bill, making the total
appropriations, from the Demo
cratic standpoint, $994,778,
028 03.
... ? l? v_ l _ I
"This ban been a reoiarsauiB
session iu the importance of thej
national legislation that has
been enacted," .Mr. Tawuey told
the House, "butit has been more
remarkable in the authorizations
of new services and increased i
appropriations for existing serv
ices. The proposed appropria
tions are, perhaps, larger than
. actio "3 session,
t m - prospectiveobligations
upon ti . revenues of the gov- j
urniiir- for the fiscal year 19081
were so normous that recently
I auburn ted a statement of thej
amounts proposed, which had j
passed one or the other of the
two Houses. I appealed to my ;
associates on the floor to elimi
nate all unnecessary expenditures
and authorizations, with the
hope that the conditions then I
presented to Congress and the
country might not become the
actual condition presented to
day.
"It is gratifying that as a re
sult of the work that has been
done by this body especially,
with some aid from theotherend
of the Capitol, we have been able
to reduce very materially the
appropriations then pending,
the magnitude of which, at that
time, gave promise of far exceed
ing the estimated revenues of the
fiscal year 1908.
"The House is to be congratu
1 : 3d on the result. By careful
scrutiny, hard work, and per
?i ent effort on the part of cou
!ci't ice committees and individ
ual members of the House, we
sire able to-day to send to the
country ihe statement that the
aggregate appropriations at this
last session, chargeable upon the
revenues of the government for
the fiscal year 1908, will be ap
proximately 820,000,000 less
than the estimated revenues for
that year."
Divisions of Appropriations.
Of the total appropriations,
Mr. Tawny said, 812,439,685 36
will be for emergencies and de
ficiencies, $ 1,000,000 for miscel
laneous objects, 8149,886,320
for permanent appropriations,
88,000,000 for the new sevice
pension law, and 86.000,000,000
for the Artillery Corps. Outside
of the redemption of national
bank notes and requirements of
the sinking fund, amounting to
890,439,685.36, the total neces
sary expenditures for 1908
authorized at this session
amount to 8^29,508,994 27.
Mr Livingston, in his state
ment, especially called attention
to the army and navy expendi
?i ress is still increasing
t- l > ndituresin the army and
navy bids," he said. "When will
r spirit diminish and
souciuess and a desire to pro
mote peace and the upbuilding
of the indus ries of the country,
the true measure of greatness of
the country take place?
"The increase of the army over,
last year is $6,718,117 07, and I
the increase for the navy over
1 iet year is $21,867,000, with
the authorization for two new
ships. The increase for fortitiea
t ions is $1,814,000. The increase
for parsions is $.7,601,000. It,
this military spirit and extrava
gance is to continue, the Ways
and Meaus Committee had better
get busv aud provide a large in
crease in the revenues,"?Wash
ington I'ost, Tuesday.
End of The Fifty-Ninth Congress.
At noon yesterday the Fifty
ninth Congress breathed its last.
It would not be true fo say that
it passed away unwept, unhon
ored aud unsung. There were
some good men iu it, intelligent
and energetic workers, and of
these the best were re-elected to
the Sixtieth Congress. While it
is gratifying to have a House of
Representatives composed of
high-claps men, the personnel of
that body is apparently not con
sidered of as much importance
now as it was even 20 years ago.
The lower branch of Congress is
controlled by the Committee on
Rules, of which the Speaker is a
member. This committee prac
tically shapes all legislation. it
exacts obedience from the major
ity and treats the minority w ith
an indifference not always amia
ble. Ia theory it is only a part
of the organization of the House.
In point of fact it is the House.
It has been said that Great
Britain is governed by a com
mittee of the House of Commons.
That may be true, although it
seems to be an exaggeration.
Yet the Committee on Rules of
our House of Representatives
wields enormous power and
comes pretty close to making
the laws of this country. Every
year it squelches the ambition of
many an unsophisticated states
man. It has dug the grave of
many an impetuous Solon. It
rules the House with the consent
of the House, and therefore it is
inferred that most of the mem
bers cf that body like to be held
in check and be protected from
themselves. The Republicans
had a majority of 112 in the
House of Representatives of the
Fifty-ninttr Congress. In the
Sixtieth Congress they will have
a majority only half as great,
in the new Congress there will be
GO iiepublicau Senators, who can
ratify any treaty which the Pres
ident submits to the Senate with
out the assistance of a single
Democratic Senator. When the
new State of Oklahoma is repre
sented in Congress there will be
02 Senators. No further increase
in the membership of the Senate
may be expected until Arizona
and New Mexico are admitted to
statehood. Of course, there is
always the possibility that some
of our outlying possessions may
try to break into Congress ?
Baltimore Sun, Tuesday.
Death In Glenmore Section.
Mrs. W. H. Graham died at her
homein Gleumore section Sunday
night, February 24tb, of apo
plexy. She was in her usual
health until Friday night before,
and even ten minutes before her
death, she was well enough to
eat an apple. On Tuesday her
remains were interred in the cerne
I tery at Antioch Methodist
i church. The funeral was preach
ed by Rev. C. B. Strickland. She
leaves a husband and several
| small children.
Saved Her Son's Lite.
The happiest mother in the
little town of Ava, Mo., is Mrs.
S. Ruppee. She writes: "One
year ago my son was down with
such serious lung trouble that
our physician was unable to help
him; when, by our druggist's
advice 1 began giving him Dr.
King's New Discovery, and I
soon noticed improvement. I
kept this treatment up for a few
weeks when he was perfectly
well. He has worked steadily
since at carpenter work. Dr.
King's New Discovery saved his
life." Guaranteed best cough
and cold cure by Hood Bros.
Druggists. 50c and $1.00. Trial
bottle free.
SUPERIOR COURT AT WORK.
Judge Jones Does Not Hesitate to
Punish ihe Guilty?Several Sent to
the Pen and Some to the Roads.
Johnston County Superior Court,
convened Monday morning with
Judge E B. Jones, of Winston
Salem, presiding. The State is
represented by Solicitor Armis
tead Jones, of Raleigh. The fol
lowing Grand Jury was drawn
and sworn in.
J. \V\ Barnes, Foreman,
A. C. Johnson, J. C Funis, Wil
lis Jones, II V. Faulkner. W.J.
Adams, George P. Massey, J. 1>
Gulley, 1>. S. Pariish, W. T.
Parker, J. A. Batten, H. A
Peterson, E. B. Starling, I. A.
Ingram, J. It. Creech, J. W. Liles,
W. H. Britt and W. D. Thomas.
Mr. J. E. Pickens was appoint
ed and sworn in as officer of the
Grand Jury.
After the Judge's charge to the
Grand Jury the criminal docket
was taken up and disposed of.
Among the cases tried we men
tion the following:
James Evans, a young colored
man, was sent to the penitentiary
two years for breaking into the
store of Charlie Fitzgerald at
Micro.
K J. Koyal ami Joshua I Lob
sou were convicted of disorderly
j couduct in the town of Benson
some time ago, and fined $15
each aud cost. This was a case
in which ttie defendants annealed
from the judgment of the Mayor's
; court iu ffenson which was a very
small tine and cost, and thus got
their fine increased.
Frank Langleyand John Lang
ley were convicted of an assault
with deadly weapon and fined
I $10 each and cost.
Marcellus Hocutt was found
guilty of simple assault and given
a sentence of 30 days on the
roads.
Simon Pearce was found guilty
of an assault with deadly weapon
| and fined $10 and cost.
L. L. Holland and Hud Strick
land were convicted of burglary
in the pecond degree and sentenc
ed to 18 months each in the peni
tentiary. This is a case in which
the defendants, according to the
evidence, broke into a house near
the town of Benson and carried
away some of its contents during
the Christmas holidays.
Johu G. Raynor, W. P. llaynor
and Seth Royal were found guilty
of resisting an officer in the dis
charge of his duties and fined $50
each and cost. In this case these
young men went to Benson one
night in the early part of Janua
ry and raised a disturbance.
VVhen policeman J. VV. Ryals
sought to restore order by ar
resting the young men, they re
sisted his authority by force.
With the help of the citizens of
the town, they were arrested aud
put iu the lock-up. They were
! tried next day before Mayor Britt
and bound over to court.
Isham Allen, Jesse A. West, and
Bud McLatub were found guilty
of resisting an officer. A leu was
fined $50, Westand LcLamb $25
each and costs. Each one was
! required to give bond of $200 for
his appearance at each term of
the Superior Court for one year
and show that he had been of
good behavior during that time.
This case was similar to the one
mentioned above
Randall Richardson, colored,
was found guilty of larceny and
sentenced 18 months on the
I roads.
Freeman Young, colored, was
found guilty of breaking into a
store and sentenced to 18 months
in the Penitentiary.
R D. Dunn was found guilty of
an assault with a deadly weapon
and sentenced to six months on
the roads.
Luther Earp, colored, was
found guilty of taking things
that did not belong to him, and
will have to serve four months
on the roads for his indiscretion.
Will Clark was found guilty of
, resisting an officer in the dis
charge of his duties and sentenc
ed to four months on the roads.
Bythan T. Barbour and James
B. Bryant were found guilty of a
nuisance and fined $25 each and
costs.
J tlce Demands More Equitable Laws >
As to Salaries and Fees.
i o the Editor:
! do uot wish to be understood .
one opposed to the paving ol
All the officers of our State and
'-atioual (lovernmeut salaries or',
1 * to the amount that will pay
easounbly well for services reu
red. but I am opposed to 1
that seeuis to me (and many
oliers) us contemptible iujus
e to a lot of men, who aold the
mall ouiees of the State. If the
eoj?t of living has so much in
reused, as to require an increase
a salaries for Judges, Solicitors,
>r other high officers, who are
receiving salaries mat reach up
iuto the thousauds of dollars,
how are the lower officers, (who
serve as faithfully as those higher
up) to live on such pay as is al
lowed them for service rendered,
after cutting off fifty per cent of
the amount where fees are al
lowed, and forcing about as
much more service without al
lowing one cent of pay for it?
For instance, tuke the office of
Justice of the Peace, (as I can
tell more from experience in this
office than any other.) Before I
go further, I wish to say that I
am not writing this simply be
cause I am interested in the few
cents, or dollars, that justice
would give me in the matter.
But it is principle instead of
money. It is undemocratic to
? ^ I 4- U I
cut; uuie. i unuuut rtUHUuuuij
expect (judging from matters
past) anything short of rough
criticism, or abuse, from some
smart Aleck, or some fool, for
the writing of this article. I
care nothing for that. Time will
show who is right, and who is
wrong.
[ I have served as J ustice of the
Peace for nearly 20 years. 1
have probably given very poor
service, but I have tried to do
my duty. I don't remember a
single case that was sent to the
Superior court by me as J. P.
that I was allowed more than
half fees for niv services in the
matter. So far as I am indivi
dually concerned, 1 care nothing
about tne matter. 1 have but
little more time to serve as J. P. ?
I have passed my three score!
years, and reaching on towards;
the other teu, man's allotted
time. Not by my choice have I
served as J. P. but by earnest re-!
quest of friends, who said "it was
: best."
For nearly 20 years I have
served as Superyisor of Public
lloads of my township. The law
requires the Justices of the
Peace to meet first Saturdays in
February and August, and to
go over and examine the roads
during the week before meetings.
The August meeting is a full
hard day's woi k for the Justices
of the Peace. The February
meeting is not so full of hard
work, but requires more real
service thau is performed by
many officers who get from four
i to ten dollars per day. For this
service, including all necessary
blanks for reports, etc., there is
not one penny allowed the .Jus
tice of the l'eace. Is it right or
just to be continually increasing
the salaries of high officers, and
compel men to serve for no pay
at all in about half that they do,
and only half fees for the other j
half, after the fees of the lower
officers have been reduced to the
point of cost, in most instances,
and below cost in many?
Think, what does a Justice of
the Peace get for trial and judg
ment in a State case if sent up
to the Superior Court by him?
The full fee is 40 ceDts, but in
stead of getting 40 cents, he gets
20 cents, (or half fees) besides j
making an enemy of one of his |
I neighbors and former friends.
That is all, after working and
doing more in many cases for
the meting out of justice, and
punishing crime, than Mr. Judge
and Mr. Solicitor both combined
do. And Mr. Judge and Mr.
Solicitor get increased salary,
while Mr. J. P. gets half fees, the
township Constable gets half
fees, the witnesses, (bound to at
tend, or pay heavy fines) get
half fees. Does justice say such
is right"
J. H. Smith
THREE POLICEMEN SHOT
Fayetteville Negro Uses Pistol
With Fatal Results.
THE MURDERER TAKEN AT UUNN.
Tom Walker Kills Officer Lockamy and
Fatally Wounds Chief Chason.-Officer
Buckingham Dangerously Wounded
- Negro Capturfd and Carried to Ra
leigh for Safe Keeping.
The Fayetteville Observer thus
telle the story of the horrible
crime committed in that city
Saturday bight by Tom Walker:
"That was an awful tragedy
which took place in this city
Saturday night about -7:80
o'clock, when three policemen
were shot down in a "blind tiger"
which waa run by a desperate
negro named Tom Walker.
The facts in the case are about
as follows: Chief of Police J. A.
Chason and two of his subordi
nates, Messrs. T. F. Buckingham
and Owen Lockamy, went to
Walker's house with a search
warrant to look for liquor, as
ho hoiT Ituon uiiuitonfiui for i? loliir
i't?u ouoi -vvvvu ?. ? ?->
time of conducting a "joint" or
"blind ligei." In fact, be had
been arrested ou several occa
sions, but was released for waut
of evidence.
"When the policemen entered
the bouse, they found only two
persons, Tom Walker's wile, and
a white mau named Joe Fitzin
ger, who was a customer, aud
who had just bought a bottle of
beer and was in the act of drink
ing it. The chief read the warrant
to Walker's wife, and then Walk
er came upon the scene with his
hands in his pockets, and told
Mr. Cbason to read the warrant
to him, which he proceeded to
do. Suddenly Walker pulled his
pistol and crying, "You have
nounded me long enough, and 1
will shoot you like dogs," began
firing in rapid succession. He
shot the chief tirstat close range,
the ball entering the left side of
bis face near the nose, the pow
der burns showing plainly on his
face. He turned aud shot Mr.
Lockamy who was stooping
down looking into the boxes ami
barrels in a corner for beer and
whisky, this shot was fatal, Mr.
Lockamy falling across a barrel
of beer a dead man. Mr. Huck
ingham came from the other siue
of the house and was shot
through the left lung aud shoul
der. Mr. Chason was also shot
through the left foot.
"The excitement was intense.
The negro made his escape as
soon as the shooting was over.
He told Joe Fitzinger to go to
his mother's house and to tell
her to send him #."?0 or he would
kill him. Fitzinger went and got
the money for him and he jump
ed a freight train aud made hi??
escape."
The news of tue shooting spread
over the city rapidly and the
people began,to arm themselves
aud prepare to find the murderer.
The citizens held a conference and
a reward was offered for the cap
ture of the murderer; $800 by the
city, $800 by the county and
$250 by the Governor.
The negro was captured at
Dunn Saturday night by D. K.
Taylor. Mr. Taylor, in company
with several other citizens, board
ed the train and went to Dunn.
It was the intention of the posse
to stop at Dunn and learn if Tom
Walker had been around there as
it was supposed that he left
Fayetteville on a through freight
train. When the passenger train
reached Dunn, Mr. Taylor asked
the agent if he had seen astrange
negro there. He was told that
he had sold a negro a ticket tc
Washington City, and stated
that "the negro is getting on th?
the train you are getting off.,:
Mr. Taylor looked into the Jim
Crow car and saw Tom Walkei
sittingonthefrontseat. Hethen
boarded the car from the rear
aud called to Lamb and Smith,
two of his companions, to cornc
ahead. They all boarded the car
and Taylor covered Walker with
his gun and called on him to hold
his hands. Walker did so and
he was theu taken in charge and
taken off the train. As booh as
the capture was effected, Mr.
1'avlor wired the news to Fayette
ville aud astfed for instruction*.
I Later on Mr. Watson, sheriff of
' Cumberland County, arrived on
j the scene and Walker was taken
to the State Prison at Raleigh
for safe keeping. Walker admit
ted the shooting and said he was
satisfied with the resultB and was
ready to go to hell.
Chief of Police Chason lingered n,
till 3 o'clock Tuesday morning
when he passed away. He had
been Chief of Police since laet
May and had made agood record
as a brave and vigilant officer.
Cumberland Superior Court
will convene the 25th of this
month and the murderer will be
given a speedy trial and soon
meet with the fate which he so
richly deserves.
Clayton News.
There were services at the Bap
tist, M. lv and Primitive churches
Sunday.
Mr. O. L. Jones, of Greensboro,
X. C , is at home with his parents
who are both sick.
Mr. William A. Itobertsou, of
Newberne, N. (\, is spending a f
few days here with parents.
Messrs. L. I). Debnara and R.
E. Richardson, of Selma, were
visitors to our town Sunday.
We are mighty glad to an
nounce that Mrs. W. 1. Whitley
seems somewhat improved for
for the past few days.
Messrs. Carson Baucom and
Will Duffy, who are attending
Wake Forest College, spent a
day or two at home recently.
The land has been purchased
for the erection of an up-to-date
machine shop and foundry. rr"
plant will be owned ar ope." ',
by Messrs. Bud Brani n an;
B. Everett.
Both of Clayton's milliners are
away at the Northern markets
buying big stocks for the Spring
trade. You can come to Clayton
prepared to see the newest and
best things in Easter millinery.
Prof N. Y. Uulley and sou, Mr.
Donald Gultey, of Wake Forest,
speut Friday night of last week
here with the family of Mr. M. G.
Gulley. It is likely that Mr.
Donald Gulley will open a law
office here soou.
Mr. J no. W. Sealey has pur
chased Mr. J. D. Eason s livery
business and will continue at the
same stand. We learn that Mr.
Eason intends going to his farm
as early as possible. We regret
very much to lose Mr. Eason and
family.
Clayton, March Gth.
The EntertainmentJFriday Night.
The young people of Polen,"?
section?The Candle wo oil ! ?? = ?
rnatic Club?presented the t>?.
act play entitled " Three I
a Pay, or the Broken Hornfe," at
the New Opera House here last
Friday night. The play contain
ed a splendid temperance lesson,
and the amateur players render
ed it in a very creditable manner.
Misses Eula Hood andZula Tom
linson delighted the audience
with several excellent piano solos
and recitations. The Pantomime,
"Nearer, My God, to Tnee," was
well received.
The Barbour & Sanders String
Band furnished splendid music
for the occasion.
1 The entire entertainment was
much enjoyed by a good bouse.
1 The net receipts, a neat sum, goes
' to Elizabeth M. E. Church.
I .i ? - ?
How to Uemaln Young.
> To continue young in health
i and strength, do as Mrs. N. P.
p Rowan, McDonough, Ga., did.
I She says: "Three bottles of
( Electric Bitters cured me of
' chronic liver and stomach
i trouble, complicated with such
? an unhealthy condition of the
r blood that my skin turned red as
? flannel. I am now practically 20
, years younger than before I took
> Electric Bitters. I can now do
? all my work with ease and assist
II in my husband's store." Guar
I anteed at Hood Bros. Drug Stoie
I Price 50c.