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VOL. XI.
ilil ARSHALIi C.f FRID ATI AFBII; 1909 .
NO-If;
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HITS THE OIUTRUST
Kellogg Fires Big Gun at The
andard.
RESULT OF TWO YEARS' SEARCH
V ' -" ' - ", ' - ';.'"?;'
Brief of the Special Assistant to the
-United States Attorney General
Contains 1,400 Printed Pages In
Argument Mr. Kellogg Declared
Rockefeller and . Flagler Effected
Combination to Secure .Monopoly
-of .Petroleum Trade.
St. Louis, Mo., Special. Special
Assistant to the United States At
torney General, Frank B. Kellogg,
filed his brief of 1,400 printed pages
with the clerk of the United States
ourt of this city Monday: and com
menced his argument, after two
years of evidence taking, in the gov
ernment's suit to -dissolve the gigan
tic Standard Oil Corporation of New
. Jersey for alleged violation of the
''Sherman act.
Mr, Killogg commenced with a
rather full interview of the evidence
taken by the government, before dis
cussing the law applicable to . his
case. He told of the combination ef
fected by John D. Rockefeller, Wil
liam Rockefeller and Henry M. Flag
ler in 1879, conceived, he declared,
to effect a monopoly of the petro
leum trade, both - domestic and ex
port. It was at that moment, accord
ing to the Federal lawyer, that the
alleged illegal conspiracy to monopo
lize the oil trade of the country was
conceived.
Alleges Conspiracy.
Later, said Mr. Kellogg, Henry H.
Rogers, John D. Archbold, Oliver H.
Payne and Charles M. Pratt were
' taken into the conspiracy by the oth
er defendants.
To tell more clearly the story, of
Standard Oil, the special i attorney
general -divided the alleged conspir
acy into 'three periods the first,'
from 1870 to 1882," when it was, he
aid, a simple combination, acting in
harmony ;HwtdjwSJek -interest
pooled in the hands of three. trus-t
tees.. ' .-' . . ;.f,
, ' From 1882, continued Mr. Kellogg,
to 1899, the defendants' interests
were in the form of a trust controll
ed by nine trustees. This trust, de.
clared illegal by the Ohio courts, was
liquiudated, and from 1899 to the
present time, said Mr. Kellogg, con
cluding, that portion of his narrative,
has taken the form of a holding cor
poration, the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey, controlling subsidary
corporations in alleged restraint of
trade or otherwise.
Charges Rebating.
After charging that the Standard
Oil not only ' received rebates on all
of its own oil but upon all that ship
ped by the independents, Mr. Kellogg
told of the dissolution of the original
trust by order of the courts of Ohio
and its subsequent liquidation by the
trustees. ..
-Never had the government been
able to ascertain the axact number of
the outstanding trustees' certificates
nor who .owned them, continued Mr.
Kellogg,' despite the most, earnest
seach that could be made.. That the
Ohio trust .was never ..dissolved in
good faith' was another of th Fed
eral , lawyer's charges. r Following
this alleged liquidition, continued the
speaker, the-Standard Oil Company
-v of New Jersey was formed to do as a.
-"V corporation what the, trust could not
do. j "' . : ..' .
Costly Contract -
The formation of the Corsicana
(Texas) Refining Company and the
intricate method by which the Man
hattan "Oil Company, owning a pipe
, line in Ohio, was purchased through
, : n alleged dnmmy English company,
, was next ; described. - Mr. Kellogg
. said that the real , consideration of
'the. latter, company's-purchase was a
' , contract , to Supply : the Chicago gas
plant of Anthony N. Brady and E.
C. Benedict, of New York, with- gas
oline for ten years at halt the market
' price. , That contract, stated the
' i speaker, was worth $1,300,000. . '
' ' .Mr. Kellogff charged that - in the
.formation of the original Standard
Oil Company, of Ohio, men controll
ing the principal . railways of ,the
country, necessary to, the conduct of
r- the eil business, were aken in as
stockholders, ; : , ; . ', ..
It was incidental to the acquisition
ef the Brooklyn firm of Pratt & Co.;
s Kellogg said, that H.-H. Rogers
came into the Standard. . ! : .
' j "This original . trust : agreement
was never made pubnlie in the many
Standard Oil investigations throngh
- out, this country until the exigencies
: of this case forced Mr. Rockefeller
t produce it in justification of that
l : agreement," said Mr. Kellogg with
emphasis. - .
Mr. Kellogg laid much stress upon
the Standard's requisition of the Se
curity pil Company of Texas, with
its refinery, through another London
concern. Especially did he condemn
the big defendants' secret ownership
of a majority stock holding in the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company, of Mis
souri. . j
Enormous Profits. ix
-Mr. Kellogg told of the 'wonderful
profits of the Standard Oil Company.
For the ten years ending in; 1906" the
concern' had earned, he asserted, the
comfortable snm of $508,22625. up
on a capitalization of $97,250,000. .
The Standard trust and the Stand
ard Oil Comnanv had naiJ dividend.
of $548,436,446 botween 1882 andl
jiUH. .-. . ... -
"And yet," .exclaimed Mr. Kel
logg, ."Mr. Rockefeller while on the
witness B,tand, talked of the 'hazard'
of the business.'' .
"The only place where oil is cheap
is where independents sell it," ob
served Mr. Kellogg, "and if this
court . gives . the Standard Oil Com
pany carte blanche to do as itjpleases,
there will not" be an independent
company in this country in two
years."
Capture One of the Yeggmen. '
Asheville, N. O, Special. News
reached the town Monday night at 8
o'clock that Special Deputy Sheriff
Frank Rogers, had intercepted the
two yeggmen who broke jail at
Greenville, S. C, Saturday pight, at
Craggy station, a point five miles bo
low Asheville; that he engaged in a
fierce fight with the two escaping
men and that while capturing one he
was badly beaten up. ."It was stated
here that Rogers at 8 o'clock, had
one of the men under arrest ; that
the other one had taken his pistol
and escaped across the river.
Adams-Butler Salt.
Greensboro, Special. Friday 's pro
ceedings in the Adams-Butler libel
"suit Were rather dull and listless, the
greater part of the time being eon
' sumed in reading a number of depos
itions made by persons, in Oklahoma
and Washington, the object being to
attempt to justify the publication by
the defendants . of articles in The
'Raleigh Caucasian , reflecting on the
personal and , ofBeial integrity of
jJndge Adams. ; ' ,, , - r
' . :Shett, v
Washington, Ind, Special. A' wo
man was shot Tuesday night as she
picked up a decoy prepared after
Banker N. G. Read had received . a
letter demanding that he deposit $30y
000 at a designated spot... A man wbo
accompanied ' the woman escaped un
hurt, and ,'the police, are looking for
him. The woman was peppered with
birdshot. The woman, besmeared
with blood, was tuken to jail, where
she was identified as Miss Zella Clark.
She has been employed as a domestic.
Whole Jury Panel Unfit Tor Services
New Orleans, Special. In the
criminal district court Thursday
Judge F. D. Chretien dismissed the
entire jury panel on motion of Dis
trict Attorney Adams, who charged
that the panel as a whole had shown
itself unfit for service; that although
the . State presented clear, cases
against a number of accused persons
it was nnnble to. secure any convic
tions before the jurors.
Dr. Jones' Slain by Hill Men. '
Manilla, Special, A telegram
from the constabulary at Echague re
ports that the body of Dr. Wm.
Jones', the noted anthropologist ,of
the Columbian Musium at Chicago,
who was murdered by tribesmen, was
taken to that place by friendly. Ilon
Ifots. The ninrder wn' mmmittii
about Jifty jniles south of Eehague,
wuciu ur. i tines was engaged In
studying the wild hill 'tribes, living
among them for the purpose of pre
paring an exhaustive report of their
customs atid traditions,
MANY ARB OBLONG.
The decision has (been arrived at
amen certain makers of bighlass
ready-to-wear suits and dresses tlat
"the oblong woman" Is to . continue,
and Mpless dress foras. will be the
ffintnm of future wearlnr apparel of
this class, i Among Individual makers,
however, practically nothing but .
nrtnenaa Aresm obtains: but ' It is- so
varied .that each one seems to be In
a class by itself. Some are so se
verely simple, that they really taks
t!he place, of the tailored .suit Many
are "oblong," (but many, too, are fit
ted to the Jteure quite' to the hip tine.
I have-seen one, or two 'Which were
fitted to and cut! off at this line, the
skirt "below toeing added there under
flat stitching. . Sometimes t tie body
portion Is 'made., with plaits stitched
flat to the hips- after which they fall
free. harper's Buax.-.'K , ' '
1 . Says the Providence" Journal: Tt
is Idle to argue . further as to the
pressing demand tor the preservation
of the forests, s Wall Congress hesi
tates the spoliation la going on." Al
ready much Injury that is well-nigh
Irreparable has been done.
FIRFAT FflRTWfiRT
Destr $5,000H)0 WoA
of Property.
SIX LIVES. WERE - SACRIf ICE0
lire Breato 'dntn ashidnable'iEesi.
denca . District, Gets Beyond Co
trol : Within ; Fifteea yMinntes-4
Dynamite Effectivs Assistand
; is - Bushed. From Neighboring
Towns. v . k yyl
'v';i " : " ' :; ,,
ir- Fort Worth, T'SpemalFaBt
ned .'by a stiff wind,1" a . fire ri the.
southern portion of this; city .aturt
day afternoon swept over an area oj(
ten blocks in length .and "seven fM
width, destroyed ' property roughly
estimated in value to be in excess of
$5,000,000. and caused thedeath . of;
six; persons. ,. t..'-1
Thefire, which' broke out in a f ashfl
ionable resident , district, was beyonq
all control within 15 minutes after $1
stttried, and was not checked untp
dynamite was resorted to, four hours
later. ' ,
The spread of the flames was. not
checked until they had eaten their
way to the Texas & Pacific Railroad
resrvation on the east. On the south
the fire was checked at the Texas Pa
cific passenger station, this steel and
stone structure forming a bulwark
that saved the wholesale district of
the eity, which at one time was in im
minent danger of destruction.
A patient whose identity has pot
been learned, perished in Walker's
Sanitarium and three men were elec
trocuted and their bodies burned' to
cinders in the Sawyer electric, plant.
Herbert Stacy was fatally burned in
an endeavor to save his dwelling, and
a fireman fell from a house top and
was killed.
It is estimated that 500 families
are- hemeles..yM. ny o? these have
rone to Dallas, where -shelter has
seen offered.' .
f A party, of small bovs ear
"'"liratef,
Hanunng- cigraeites is Denevea la
nave been the cause -of the fire.
SULLY'S PLAN.
Would Save Great. Sums to Cotton
Farmers The Warehouse Plan
No Faith in it Say Augusta Cotton
Exchange Men.
Atlanta, Ga., Special. Daniel J.
Sully,' the one-time great cotton bull
manipulator of New York was here
Friday and set forth a scheme by
which he claims $150,000,000 to
$250,000,000 may be saved to the
raisers of cotton "in the South.
"'He said, "A minimum fund of
$10,000,000, subscribed' b' the most
conservative financiers of the United
States, is available to be. invested in
such iron-clad securities , as shall in
sure the ability arid the responsibil
ity of the plan's, promoters to redeem
their promises and obligations to the
last detail. ' '
;'The people of the South' will be
givjen the first opportunity to invest
In . this project, if. upon -receiving it,
jtt-;eommend8 itself ' to their judg
ibent." v..-.-.,; ,
The plan contemplates a chain of
warehouses; across the South suffi
cient, to. holdOhe4hirdof the cotton
crpp- arid- thereby" enable " farmers to
store v their cotton -and. draw small
amounts . upon ii -io enable" them , to
sell at will Jnstead of by.'compulsibn.
; VA '.SavannaH special, ."oi :c Sunday
however Ttsaysibe plan, does aot' eom-
?aend. itself i the cotton factories
h'ere. They; claim " that rthe Scheme
is not practical or it wonld have been
adopted already 'through "the .Far
mers Union without .the aid of Sully.
They claim that no .improvement may
be. expected- frpni this source...
V-: Killed in' Duel Wfth 'offlcers.
ij' FitzgrsJd Ga SpeaiRobert
Gresham was killed early : Sunday
morning in a pistol duel with Chief
qf Police. Briibakef - arid f Patrolman
Johnson.' The man was being hunt
ed by the officers and fired upob them
from a biding place in a dark alley.
The officers jointly opened fire and
Gresham fell with, .- four r ioullet
wounds. .
Three-Ccrnered Duel in "r Streets of
. . Georgia Town. '' ' '
Hazelhurst, . Ga!, Special Eugene
and J. ..L Williams, brothers, were
shot down on a street of this place
by V. T. Stowers, formerly xf Con
yers, Ga,, J. T.- Williams being proba
bly fatally hurt. The brothers are
members of the firm of Jarman &
Williams. It was ; stated that Stow
ers had given .this firm a- check the
bank would not honor; that Eugene
demanded the money and a fight re
sulted. J. L. Williams went to hii
brother's "rescue, it is alleged, when
S towers drew bis'pistoL j '
RAIIVAY ; FlillSHED
Virgiraafi Road Conineds Nor
folk and Oeepwater, WVa.
BIG CUC.IATION THE SEQUEL
The ' Great ' an4 Splendid Enterprise
r rinaaced by S. ,E. Rogers Given
, an AnspidcKu Send-Off.
, Norfolk Ya Special The opening
Of the Virginian Railwayi extending
from Sewell'a j Point, Norfolk, to
Deepwater, W. Ya on the Kanawha
river, a distance of 446, miles, took
C lasa Friday with a most auspic
eelebration here, made more no
table by the presence of H. H. Rog-.
era, who built, the "Virginian". at a
cost of about $40,000,000; Samuel
Clements. (Mark Twain), and sever
al promirientt New : York financiers
interested with Mr, Rogers in the un
dertaking. nV X-J'- ':; "-
The celebration festivities began
with the arrival early in the day of
625 people from along the line of the
new system", on a special train of 12
Coaches and two' Pullman cars.
The day was filled with events of
interest," the programme of enter
tainment, for . the visitors including
an inspection of the Norfolk harbor,
the new Virginian coal pier at Se
well's Point, the largest in the world
with a dumping capacity, into ship
bottoms of 36,000 tons per day, and
finally, a public reception ' to Mr.
Rogers and his guests. " Mr. Rogers
wasUhe guest of honor at a $20-per-plate
banquet Saturday night.
The Virginian Railway, begun in
March, 1902, was completed Febru
ruary 17, 1909. More than one mil
lion acres of coal lands in West Vir
ginia have been made accessible by it
and the road has opened up a coun
try never before enjoying railway
facilities.
Facts About New Railway.
Built by Henry H. Rogers at a
cost of $40,000,000. '
Extends from Sewalls Point, tide
itef.' Virrinia to DeeDwater. West
pVirginia, a distance of 446 miles.
Work of construction started
March, 1902, and the road was com
pleted February 17, 1909.
Sewells Point coal pier is the larg
est one in the worli and has a dump
ing capacity of 36,000 tons a day.
Section traversed by the road one
of the richest and most productive in
the East.
With a whoop and a hurrah, the
echo of which sounded along the
line from Norfolk to Deepwater, in
the . rugged mountains of West Vir-i
ginja, 442 miles west, Henry H.
Rogers' Virginian railway was officially-
proclaimed completed and
reridy for business Friday .
Mr. Rogers, the president of the
road, as well as the man who fur
nished most, of the money and in
spired the building of the road, was
here to make the announcement.
With him were his friend, Mark
Twain, to see that all went well; his
son, Henry H. Rodgers, Jr., and his
son-in-law, . Urban - H. Broughton.
Here as" guests of the city and the
Virginian 'Railway, were 700 busi
ness men' from along the line of the.
Virginian, 'and , mingling with these
we re ? the citizens of Norfolk. Of
coarse, . the;, center of attraction was
in Mi". ; Rogers, and then everybody
wanted to Mark Twain
The celebration came to a close
Saturday night with an, elaborate $20
a plate banqliet, given in honor of
H. H. Rogers,- at the Monticrilo
Hotel by th&?bnsiness men-iof Nor
folk. Mmong .the speakers of the
evenings were fL H. Rogers, W. H.
White, president of the Bichmond,
Fredericksburg and -Pptbmae Rai-
-.. .,--. j.-., , :Kk . ;- - . .- .
way,, who acted, as toaahnaster ; Pres
ident W. W. Finley, of, the Southern
Railway' GeorgeW:'' Stevens, of the
Chesapeake and ? Ohio;" Atf red ' P,
Thorn,, general counsel of the South
ern Railway ; Governor v Claude, A.
Swanson, To'f Virginia - .Wi' E. Mayo,
of",Norfolk and Samuel L. Clemens.
(Mark Twain) ;Nc:X -.
The features of the' evening were
the brief speech by 'Mr. Rogers and
a humorous talk delivered -by Mr.
Clemens. , , . !.. ; - ..,-,..
Shortly after Mr. Rogers had an
nounced that the road was complet
ed and ready for business the first
steamer, the M. . CL Holm, Captain
Hagelbefg, arrived at the great coal
pier of the road at Sewells, point for
coal for her bunkers. Four hundred
tons were. put . aboard ef her by
means of the loading apparatus in
us at the pier in three-quarters of
an hour. Ibis is probably a record
for bunkering ships on the Atlanttic
seaboard...,. The .. steamer Everett ; ar
rived, at the pier Saturday for; a
cargo of 7,500 tons of coal for Bos?
ton. Mr. Rogers and many, others
watclfed the dumping of this coal
GUILTY IN SECOND DEGREE
Ead CotUn, Tim Holderfield and E.
A. Hopkins ConvlcteoU
Raleigh, Special. After being oat
all night , the jury in the " trial of
three men for the murder of Dr. E.
VP1. Smith, of Richmond, Va., Satur
day morning brought in a verdict of
murder in the second degree against
Earl Cotten, Tim Holderfield aid E.
A. . Hepkins, otherwise known as
"Red" Hopkins, young white mea.
With regard to Hopkins the jury
recommended mercy.
Judge Lyon, of the Superior Court,
lentenced Cotten to 30 years in the
penitentiary, the full limit; holding
him as the leading spirit in the mur
der. ; Holderfield, because he was in
the employ of Cotten at Bis cafe, and
because of testimony that he was of
good character, was sentenced to
only 10 years in the penitentiary.
"Red" Hopkins was sentenced to 2
years.
Enterprise at a Crisis.
Wadesboro, Special While noth
ing authoritative on the subject can
be obtained, there is every reason to
believe that the unfortunate litiga
tion in which the Rockingham Power
Company-has been involved for the
past ' year will ultimately , result in
the sale of the Blewett Falls proper
ty, and that, too, at no distant day.
Pactional fights have long prevailed
In the company. These fights have
been between what are known as the
North Carolina interests, headed by
Hugh McRae & Co., of Wilmington,
and the Northern interests, with
headquarters in New York and Bos
ton. The warring factions have made
leveral unsuccessful efforts to get to
gether and this means that, unless
they yet compromise their differences
the great water power must inevi
tably be sold under the hammer.
Over a million and a half dollars
have already been spent at the Falls,
and it is said that it will take at
least as much more to complete the'
levelopment.
Plant is Sold.
Greensboro, Special Trustee in
Bankruptcy of the Industrial Ifsws,
Underwood,' Saturday afternoon' re
ported t Referee in Bankruptcy Fwv
euson that he. had effected a sale of
the property, to E. C. Duncan, for the
tmount of the mortgage,' $8,000, and
recommended that this price be ac
cepted. Referee Ferguson made an
Drder confirming the sale upon pay
ment of the purchase money. Mr.
Duncan's purpose in buying the In
dustrial News is understood to be to
resum,e the publication in Greens
boro of a Republican State daily pa
per. It is rumored that Z. P. Smith,
of Raleigh, will be general manager
of the business.
Lenoir Hotel Gutted.
Lenoir, Special. The Hotel Arch
er, F. V. Archer, owner and propri
etor, was nearly destroyed by fire
here Sunday morning. The fire com
pany and citizens using the fine water
system just installed, by the two
hours' heroic effort extinguished the
Qames and saved the walls and. rooms
of the building intact, but as a re
sult of the fire and water together,
the remains are almost worthless.
The building was originally con
structed for a sanitarium at a cost
of $20,000. Rooms were finished in
the' finest woods procurable. The
loss cannot be estimated, 'usurance
$10,000.
Will Build Power Plant.
Asheville, Special. A franchise
has been granted to Geor&re E. Lad-
shaw', Gabriel. Cannon and A. L.
wane, au oi bpartandurg, p. c, for
the building and operation of a $250,
000 Dower Dlant at Potts Shoals, on
Green River, a point seven ' miles
from riendersonville. The officers of(
the company will be at Henderson
ville. Troopers, From Washington.
Charlotte, Special. Through the
efforts of Senators , Simmons and
Overman and . Congressmen Webb
and Morehead, the War Department
of the United States government
has agreed to send to Charlbtte dur
ing the 20th of May celebration
troopers, flags and other accessories
of the department which will aid ma
terially in the grand event. '
Norfolk & Western Trestle Destroy
v "4b. by Fire.. - ' :
Durham, . Special. The -Norfolk &
Western passenger train due here
Monday night at 0J.5 was "annulled
and will not be -able to make the
trip in ; several ! days, ' The trouble
eomes from the bridge over Staunton
river, 35 miles this side of Lynch
burg, five spans being burned out and
rendering -the track' on it unsafe for
passage. .The eompany made up a
train from this point and Sent it oat
there Monday night. For several
days, the passengers will be transfer
red. ' ' :.' :''..
STOP AT GIBRALTAR
Mr. Roosevelt Spends Several
Hours There
WOUtDKOT BE PHOTCGRAFpii ;;
" ; ' ";' ' '"' ;"':r;j
fS.''tJw
Short VWt Is Attendedy
American Consul and Governor ' . - ';
General ' -of Gfbraltaxi Steantar 1 ' t. ...
Sails For Naples at 12:20 O'clock 1 ' '
Tells of the Alleged Assault.
' ' Gibraltar, By Cable. The steamer '
Hamburg with Theodore' Boosevclt
and the members of his "party we
board, came to Gibraltar a few nuao
tes before 9 Friday morning.' Mr.
Roosevelt same ashore with Biehaxel
L, , Sprague, the American eeasnl,
and an aide-de-camp of General Six
Frederick Forestier-Walker, Govern
nor ftt Gibraltar. v .
Accompanied by the Governor,' las
aide, and Ms. Sprague, Mr. Roosevelt
drove in the Governor's carriage ens
along the North front and np to the
limit of British territory.'
With Mr. Sprague Mr. Roosevelt
then visited the Mediterranean dab
where his name was entered on ttjp
visitors' book.
Mr. Sprague and Mr. Roosevelt
then drove back to the pier,- wheaoa
Mr. Roosevelt went off to the. Ham
burg shortly after half-past eleven.
The dock was crowded with -people,
who gave Mr. Roosevelt- an enthn
siastic farewell. . The Hamburg sailed
for Naples at 12:20 o'.dock. .
Mr. Roosevelt refuesd to be photo
graphed and declined every request
for an interview. . v -:
Wednesday night at a. danee on the
Hamburg, Mr. Roosevelt daaeed with
Miss Ruth Draper.' -Before withdraws,
ing for the night Mr. Roosevelt ap
peared in the smoking room and ehat
ted with the ' passengers for twenty
minutes.
When asked directly concerning the
rumor that an attack had been made
upon him during, the voyage, i Mr.
Roosevelt , said that the only ban's for .
it was an. "idiotic excitable Italiaa .
used angry expressions to him waila
he was on the bridge of the vessel
talking to the Captain. He said this
man made no attempt upon him what
ever and that he was promptly remov
ed and confined below the remainder
of the voyage.
As to Child Labor.
New Orleans, Special. The South
ern child labor conference at its ses
sion here adopted resolutions embody
ing a number of important recommen
dations for legislation on the subject
of child labor in the South.
The following are the recommenda
tions in substance:
The. employment in factories of no
child under the age of 14 years.
The employment in a mine or qnar
ry of no child under the age of 16
years.
The employment of no child under
the age of 16 years in any gainful
occupation except agricultural ! and
domestic service unless sneh eHUd
can read and write simple sentences
in the English language.
That no boy under the age pf 18
nor girl under the age of 18 yrs,
except in agricultural or lumestie
service, be employed between the
hours of 7 p. m. and 6' a. m. - t
An eight-hour day, law for children
under 16 years of age and for all wo
men. ,v.S 4
Employment under the certificate
plan.
The employment by the State of
proper officials for the inspection, of
all mines and factories with the pow- ,
er to prosecute, violations. ' 1 ,
Thorough sanitary and safety rega (
lations. 7 '( '
Making the conference a perman
ent organization. .
v i. . .. t
an connection witn tne recomiti.
dation for employment under the ees
tificate System, the provisions of the
Kentucky Jaw .are indorsed.
At the morning session of 'the ee-
Terence Oliver K. Lpvejoy' of New
York,' general secretary lof tthe Nat
ions anor commieo,maue'n ad- u
dress stating - tliet- th Sooth- wants
caDitah but that naniTnl mnsk nrnAm '
to reasonable R'afufcs for the guard
ing of the wettare cr chiMrcn,
- '"Three Negroes Hurdered, ; 4
Elizabeth City, ; SpeeiaL-r-One et
the-: bloodiest, brawls that has ever
been known in this section occurred .
Thursday night at Columbia, Tyrrell '
county,' in which three -negroes wers
lolled and one terribly wounded.
Nothing was known of the . trouble
until Friday morning when a white
man passing ; heard someone say,
"Don't .cut me any more.". Upo
investigation dead negroes' with blooct
I still flowing, razors and guns were"
found on thet ground, presenting, m-
horrible spectacle.
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