Newspapers / The News-Record (Marshall, N.C.) / Feb. 21, 1913, edition 1 / Page 8
Part of The News-Record (Marshall, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
i iL.iiii L.,.jLLill. . ! (lEaOilSSECIIlif BOTH BRANCE8 OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASS ON MANY ' 1 BILLS. ' WORK OF THE LEGISLATORS Will Not AJourn For Inauguration. Paaa Bill For Horn For Wives of Vttorana Both Houses Havo Clear- ': d Calendar to Dato. . ' Senate Monday. Petitions were offered for stx-montbs school from Farmers' Unions of Ire dell, Davidson, Watauga, Rockingham, and Wake counties; tor compulsory school attendance law and child labor legislation from Junior Order Coun clli of StatesTllle and Burlington and Haywood and Stokes counties; against the House bill restricting sale and manufacture of cigarettes from tobac co interests of Greensboro and Gull ford counties; tor increased appropria tion to the Institute for the Feeble Minded at KInston from Wayne and Wake; for elltgibllity of women tc serve on school boards from citizens of Woodsdale, Pearson county. Re search Club of Roxboro,' Twentieth Century Club of Raleigh; for seacb and seizure. A number of new bills were intro duced in the Senate. House Monday. The House adopted a Joint resolu tion by Representative Young of Har nett for the appointment of a com mission consisting cf one Senator and two Represetatives to Investigate the books of . officers charged 'with report ing and collection of Inheritance and schedule B and C taxes of any coun ties they may see fit and report their findings to the General Assembly. The people are looking to this General As sembly, the resolution declares, to find a way for six-months schools without crippling our state Institutions. It also states that for 1911 $9,000 was collect ed in inheritance taxes the state over and for 1912 only' $6,000; that certalr counties have not returned any sched. ule B and C taxes, and others grossly inadequate amounts. , Senate Tuesday. The senate passed the Joint resolu- - tion from the House for a commission of one Senator and two Representa tives to investigate county officers as to failure to return inheritance and schedule B and C taxes during the past two years. The Weaver bill for the protection of municipality-owned watersheds from Are by requiring property own ers who cut timber within 400 yards ' of such water-sheds to remove or de stroy all residue from cuttings, pass ed the Senate. : - Senator Bryant introduced a bill for a reformatory for women, i Senator McLean's bill giving the Corporation Commission power to regulate the crossings of transmission wires was considered favorably by - the Senate Committee on Corpora tions. ! : House Tuesday. ' .Representative Clark's bill to pre vent the manufacture and sale of cig arettes in North Carolina received its death blow at the hands of the House Committee on Public 'Health after that committee had been stormed with protests from the tobacco interests of the state. .' . The House discussed for quite a while the bill to allow the citizens of Jackson county to vote next May on the question of moving the county seat from Webster to Sylvia, with the ' result that it passed second reading by a vote of 75 to 86. Being a roll call measure it had to go over for the final reading. Mr. Williams of Hertford Introduc ed and procured Immediate passage of a bill for the relief of the Commission ers of Hertford eounty. , Senate Wednesday. ? The senate killed by a very decisive rote the Kellum house bill to put hus ' band and wife on the same footing in ' seeking divorce on Biblical grounds and the Stewart bill allowing divorce after five-years' separation., ;) ; Petitions were presented for six months school from Anson, Wayne, Iredell, Pender, Nash, Rockingham and Sampson; for compulsory school law from Iredell, Gaston, X Rocking ham, Wayne and Sampson, from citi sens of Wayne against compulsory school; from .Anson and Bladen for Increased appropriation for the Insti tute for the Feeble Minded; from Wa tauga and Sampson for increased ap propriation for Oxford Orphanage; from Junior Order Councils at Statea ville Nashville and Elkin for child labor , legislation and : compulsory school law; from citizens of Carteret , relative to fisheries commission. ., "House Wednesday. The bouse passed on final reading the bill for the people of Jackson county to vote on removal of the f y seat from Webster to Sylvia. i ;-e vote! down 64 to 48 ; t irr.t 9 r " ' v;,!i desecration r i ' e fcy 5 -J iiil !, ii:;-!ed of - i.' "1 r.ir each cf- lo vote in May on the question of the removal of the county seat from Webster to Sylvia passed final read ing after another lengthy discussion, the vote being 79 to 51. The bill to make games and other disregard tor the Sabbath a misde meanor instead of a nominal tfine un der police regulation was killed after a long discussion! ' ' ' Senate Thursday, Senator Long Introduced a Joint resolution expressive of the thanks of the General Assembly to Ashley Home for donatiug to the state a mon ument to the North Carolina women of the Confederacy, and this was adopted at onoe by unanimous vote. The bill amending the law as to requirements tor licence to practice medicine ,as passed by the House, was taken up and explained by Senator Evans of Bladen. . , It requires the possession of suf ficient literary attainments' to pass the entrance examination fo rthe Uni versity of North Carolina, or present a certalflcate from their county super intendent of public Instruction that they have passed an , equivalent ex amination. It was passed without op position. A number of new bills were Intro duced in the Senate. ' House Thursday. The House bill amending require ments for license to practice medicine was Dassed providing sufficient liter ary attainments equivalent to the State University entrance examina tion, putting this state Won a parity with the other states east of the Rockies. The bill Is exective In 1917 The House paBsed the Sykes bill to penalize telegraph companies for er rors and delav in transmission as amended by Miller of Cleveland to re duce the penalty from $100 to $a0. After a lengthy discussion the bill to promibit the deducting of the weight of bagging and tares from cotton bales, when it does not exceed six per cent of the total weight of the bale, was passed. Senate Friday. The Senate Committee on Educa tion took a vote on the bill to provide tor a minimum school term of six months in every county In the state, and as a result will report the meas ure favorably, but several members were not satisfied as to the means by which the thing could be financed, and Senators Peterson and. Bryant reserv-' ed the right to oppose the bill for that reason. Of course, no Senator la against the purpose of the act. Action on the compulsory attend ance bill was deferred. The Senate Committee on Public Health will report favorably the measure to provide for the furnishing of dlptherla antitoxin at cost. Senator Pharr's bill to authorize the City of Charlotte to subscribe for and purchase stock in the Charlotte Fair Association was acted upon fa vorably by Senate Judiciary Commit tee No. 1. . ' House Friday. The House voted down the bill to create a State Fish Commission, which came up with unfavorable report from the House Committee and has a favor able report from the Senate Commit tee on Fish and Fisheries. The bill was voted down 84 to 19. The Committee on Public Service Corporations reported favorably a substitute bill for putting electric power companies, gas companies and public service corporations under the control of the Corporation Commis sion and the bill for uniform bllls-ot-aiding. . ' The House made a special order of the six-months term school bill for Tuesday night A number of new bills were Introduc ed in the House. i ; Senate Saturday. . The Senate, by a rising unanimous vote, passed the bill for the establish ment of a home for. wives and widows of Confederate veterans, Senator Ivie having withdrawn his substitute for $15,000 to be appropriated annually for pensions, so that the needy wives and widows might be left with their kindred. He will introduce the pen sion bill as a supplementary measure. After the adoption of an amendment by Senator Gilliam clarifying the pro vision that all concealed weapons tak en from convicted persons, or those failing to answer, be., destroyed the bill was passed on final reading with out division. : Bills passed final reading as follows: House bill providing rural police men for Scotland county.' Senate bill raising age limit front 15 to 19 for prisoners sent to reform atories. , Senate bill requiring officers of Sampson county to make reports of receipts and disbursements," ' Senate bill authorizing the . Pine ville school district ' No. 1 to issue bonds. 1 House Saturday. The House passed, the Senate bill placing $5,000 at the disposal of the Corporation Commission for litigation before the Interstate Commerce Com mission against freight discrimina tions against North Carolina. The Senate resolution of gratitude to Mr. Ashley Home for his gift to the state for a monument to North Carolina women of the Confederacy was adopted by the Honse by a uflani r o -s rising vote. . J ' . "S re came form the Educational f.. ...i.Utee favoraL'a report for . the i -ory s ''" r 'e l"l, to apply ' i ' f; t m 8 to 14 years. a oa r anufac i to r';::jrt unfav- ' : : to M li- ..'1 P r - ( t ( 1 , I 1 I . t f y. - f ' -i t t ufr' : i t f r i; t t ; ' i THE STATE NOW FACES ISSUE IF IT IS TO MEET IT8 MANY OBLIGATIONS. IT IS THE ONLY SOLUTION Would Solve the School Problem and Would Provide Money For the State Institutions. SUe of Bond Is sue Not Yet Deolded On. Raleigh. Those who are naturally Inclined to howl against bonds may prepare their vocal organs tor action. The state faces another bond issue. As the financial situation develops, there seems to be no alternative for meeting the obligations that face the legislature. In the first place, the state government, through the Demo cratic party, has morally bound Itself to give a public school term of six months. This Issue Is not to be evad ed. So, the state is confronted with this problem: It must provide the money to finance the extended school term. It must at the same time pro vide money for the state hospitals and charitable Institutions. This mon ey must be provided at the outset. The slow process of raising' the de ficit by a readjustment of the taxa tion laws cannot be awaited. With the present resources, the support of the new school system would draw from the appropriations to all the state Institutions and the legislature increased appropriations demanded, b would not only: be able to grant the increased appropriations demanded, but would not actually be able to maintain the appropriations now standing. By an Issue of bonds, the school problem could not, only be solved, but the permanent Improvements to the state hospitals and other Institutions could be made and the general pinch relieved. The size of the bond issue would have to be determined after a legislative investigation, but the needs would call for a million dol lars perhaps more. The question may be studied In any light, but al ways there will have to be a return to the bond Issue as the only practi cable solution. .. . State Health Board Embarrassed.. Raleigh. The State Board of Health Is embarrassed.' The rapidly increasing demand for public health literature during the last year has practically exhausted their supply of the material. Furthermore the printing fund available to the board has been considerably overdrawn, and with the advice of the authority in charge of this fund, no further print ing other than the regular buletins, will be issued until the present ses sion of the Legislature can make pro vision for the continuance of the work. i : ' Bar Association to Ashevllle. , . Afrhevllle. A message was received here to the effect that the executive committee of the North Carolina bar association has chosen Ashevllle as the place of holding its coming' an nual session. The lawyers of this state will hold a convention of three days there, beginning July 8, and members of, the local bar will meet within the next few days for the purpose of per fectlng arrangements for the enter tainment of the visitors. One Killed And Two Injured in Wreck . Spencer. One man was killed, two badly injured and five others had a narrow escape from death : when a northbound express train running as extra 36 collided head-on with a hand car on the Tadkin River bridge, near Spencer several days ago. The train was making good time and the hand car was unobserved until it was close to the locomotive. Deadlock In Rockingham Broken. Stone ville. The deadlock in Rock ingham county over the election of a county road superintendent has been broken by the election of Mr. James V. Price, of Spray, tor the next two years. V Reach An Agreement. Raleigh. After a conference con tinuing . for about seven hours the special legislative commission and the railroads doing interstate business in the state reached the. agreement . for the Legislative Commission to ask the General Assembly for power beyond that of investigating as to the long and short haul principle that is charged with being the cause of the discriminations against ; North Caro lina shipping points, and then meet again with these railroad officials Feb ruary 26. Onslow to Have Pauper List Revised. : KInston. Onslow .. county, accord ing to a decision of the board of com missioners, will have its pauper list revised..- It was brought to the atten tion of the board that the list, con tained the names of some dependents who are no longer among the living, and the chary commissioners now de cline; tot contribute to the upkeep of spirits when petitioners more .mate rial are plentiful. An entire new list is to be complied and payees will have to appear before the board to have their allowances renewed. . For Upkeep of Iredell Roads. tat-vi::e. T!;e I"-' '1 c"-ry comm' J.-r.prt br a t' -v I-re f "l at' i cf l" e r ! i i ; I'-m. 1 ! 1 i. 1 to 1. t a nw sh .i . ' r t : t t 1 la r$'ir ) i , i i t ) lot not b e . ' ! ? c f r ' tO a If :l 'I ' !. t I ! ' I It' ' i ! : i ? i rnAr:::2C3 0 !1 s m PICK DE LAD AIM TO IIEAJi MEXICO Washington Relieved by Situa tion, but Preparation of Troops for Active Service Goes On MOVE AGAINST MADER0 Mexico City. Francisco I. Madero placed his resignation in the hands of Congress, and it was . arranged for Francisco de la Barra to become President of the Republic. The V. S. cruiser Colorado reached Mazatlan, the vessel's arrival being reported almost at the same moment it was announced that Madero would quit office. '. ' De la Barra made an address when on his way to the Senate, assuring the citizens thai an early settlement is assured and peace will soon be re stored. . -' ;'.'.. ; ,' ' Madero'a ' abdication ' followed an other day of heavy fighting, in which there was much carnage and terrible destruction of property. ', ' The President made a desperate ef fort to redeem his pledge to crush the rebellion, but utterly failed, some ot the Federal ' troops revolting- and going over to the revolutionists, y With the Senate of the Republic in session, it is now stated on positive authority that Francisco I. Madero has agreed to permanently retire only in the event that such a course be dic tated by the Senate. . M i The British Legation reiterated Its announcement that Madero had re signed. Senor-de la Barra held con ferences with General Felix Dias and President Madero urging a quick set tlement, i "i- ;..'-. ';V: The activity of the foreign repre sentatives led to the rumor that they joined in a note to the Government demanding that Madero fix the limits of the fighting in order that non-com batants might not be endangered There can be no question, however, that developments' of the most , tre mendous Importance will follow the conferences' In the National Palace. The public belief Is that Madero, whether willingly or not, willturn over the Government to some one favored by General Dias. who undoubt edly controls the situation. ' v i ? The most Interesting story is, that Madera's Ministers and Generals are urging him to sacrifice his pride for the sake of his. country, and that the President has maintained an obstinate refusal. " I In Chlhuahnar- 8,800 regular troops, holding all of the principal towns and in possession of the artillery, revolted and declared for Dias. . v ; In the states of San Luis. Potosl and Durango, the revolt Is spreading like a prairie fire. The. Federal troops are declaring for Dial. There has been hard fighting in San Luis Potosl. Ma dera's property in , Granaderos has been sacked or destroyed. ' The Federal troops at Ozumba,' Ml rafiores, Chalco and San Rafael in the State of Mexico have gone over to Blax, killing many Maderistas. The lame thing happened at Tlalpam, 13 milps from the capital. . Beaten off ft all points of attack on the rebel poeiUong in Mexico City, te J!a ro forces silenced cannon av, 1 i xi4 1-4 ...V D C WtijrrlffM taw iiaMMM FsWl . JOY IN WAH:"''-TCM. Administratis Ti ' ? " ? i t ' IK iff ' In' i' 'i r . a (? ( f.f ' i IVr- cs la ti:.:x V 4 c. (fry; "if J 3 0 machine guns shortly after 2 o'clock p. m. But with the arrival of 700 fresh troopers, commanded by Gen eral Blanquet from Tolcua,' the Fed eral began blowing up buildings be tween the San Juan market and the arsenal to secure a range for direct artillery fire on General Diss's strong hold. Shortly after nightfall the Federals concentrated their forces on two sides of the arsenal and began, a concerted attack. ' The rebels under the leader ship of General Dias poured a destruct ive fire from- machine guns Into the solid columns, causing great' loss of life. - v ... . , v Rebel field pieces on the other side of the arsenal renewed their bombard ment of the National Palace and other Federal positions. The roar, of the battle was nothing short of appalling. This attack - came . almost without warning to thousands of non-combatants who were In the streets. During the afternoon there, was a long cessation ot firing at the request of White Cross officials, during which time they were enabled to remove the dead and care tor the wounded. There has been some loss of life, although it has npt been as heavy as in previous days' fighting. , The banks have been closed ' tor days. : The public markets are desert ed. Even the general postofflce is Shut '- - : ' ' The Government has not been whip ped, nor have the rebels. Dias is not attempting to whip the Government at present,- but merely to resist it, and. for six days he and his forces did that in an eminently brilliant manner, although the methods employed result ed in a ruthless bombardment of the capital by two heavy forces of artil lery... , ; -v":r"'' , The joss of life in the last day's fighting was heavier than any previ ous. . Rebel shells entered a convent to the eastward of the palace, killing several nuns and killing and wound ing women and children. An Ameri can woman, the mother of - Harry Greenfield, an employe of the Mexican Light and Power Company, was killed by 'a shell.-' f. . The centre of the city was a waste place, deserted by the : people, who sought refuge in the churches and prayed for peace.' . i Gen. Dias gained - so much : confi dence from his successes that be ad vanced his lines widely, placing bat teries in the Avenlda de San Francis co, the Calle San Juan de Let ran and the Avenlda del Inco de Mayo three thoroughfares of strategic Importance in that they permitted Diaz to shell the National Palace at closer range. ; The red flag of the rebels Waved defiantly in sections of the capital that had been for four days under the con trol of the President's troops. At mid night the situation of the Maderistas was dlsnouraslng to their leaders. In stead of a quick victory over Dias they had ' -been steadily pushed back, losing practically all of the ground they had gained.' These repulses were suffered In spite of a greatly superior force. The Federals numbered perhaps " 7,000, while Dias had less than 8,000. But the rebels Were Immensely superior as marksmen. ' Possessing it least sixty heavy cannon and more than one hun dred rapid-fire guns and holi'g the enormous supply of ammunSi,'. that Madero'a government had f!"ffl in the arsenal. General r ' v a aliiq to defeat a, force twice as t m.? as his own. The Third Sepre"'y of t; T" ' 1 States Finhe-.y 1. i -a ' 1 I ' 1 robbed h !'"( ' i : CI y. Y ii WALKS 13,CC0 f.!ILES FOH IKXLE i . f J When .word was passed around the confmlsslon merchants ' In Sbuth " Water street that the veteran mall carrier had decided to tnrn his duties over to a younger, man, general regret was expressed, and the other day as . "Larry" came lntd one of their offices to empty his mall sack for the last . time, he was presented with a solid gold watch which bore this inscription: "Presented to Lawrence LeBron by the 8outh Water street firms to whom he has so faithfully delivered mall for thirty years." "When I first started work In tba postofflce," Mr. "LeBron said, "there were only forty-five carriers, and all of us were chums. - "When you figure up the number of miles I have traveled In my mall carrying career I believe you will agree with me that I am entitled to a good . rest . Deducting Sundays and vacations that I have had In my forty-four years of postal service, I have worked about 18,000 days for Uncle Sam. This, multiplied by 15, which Is the average number of miles traveled by a mail carrier, shows that I have covered 195,000 llles." ' N REPRESENTS POPULAR WILL OF NATION Raymond Potncare's selection for the presidency , of France, although made by a parliament, as required by the constitution, is regarded as representing as well the popular will of the nation. The new president is now In his fifty-third yeary , He Is of medium height and sturdily built Above all. he radiates an Impression of force, both physical and Intellectual. He Is modest in conversation, cheerful and patient, and concentrates his full at tention upon the person-to whom he Is talking. ' M. Poincare's large, luminous eyes are the most striking feature of a face which suggests tenacity and de termination. ' He Is versatile, and comes of a family distinguished in science and literature. The' president elect himself Is a philosopher, a writ er, and a member of the French acad emy, with a notable career In French law circles. ' He has a peculiarity of never sending his clients bills for legal services, always saying that they may send him whatever they consider to be the value of his work. Americans who have met the premier have always found htm Interested in the development and the Institutions of the United States, and accurately Informed upon the larger aspects of current American affairs. As foreign minister M. Polncare greatly facilitated the wort of Ambas sador Herrick and his predecessor at the American embassy, Robert Bacon, and he gave much attention to the Franco-American committee, which sent a delegation, headed by Gabriel Hanotaux, former minister ot foreign affairs, to the United States last year with the French nation's gift ot a bronse bust executed by Rodin, which was erected at Crown Point, Lake Champlaln, In memory of the explorer, Champlaln. . - The cabinet of Premier Polncare is regarded as steadfastly opposed td socialism.' -. ' -'-.-.-i :. ' .:. .' I;.' . v .... v ".:""r v.' :. ?'r, -v"- V". ",V"r-; GEN; PERSHING WANTS FUG RESPECTED are stationed silence will be maintained, both work and play will cee, vehicles will halt and officers or enlisted men therein .will alight and stand at attention. . ; i. . - ' ' ''.' '-'. "Children should be aught' to assume the required position of respect toward the flag, and should learn from their own parents the full meaning of this fundamental lesson in patriotism. ' i : ' , , "Civilians, of whatever race or nationality, within sight or hearing of tlie flag and music at retreat, will be courteously enlightened, ehoulj t . y f ,1 to stand in respectful attitude and. in case of disrespect, the oi'endor w: ! La promptly escorted off the post .. ; ' f , r . -"if "ri r.:c:::rELifn 13 a ti: :d William Rockefeller Is intensely shy. He has a horror ot courts and of puWIcIty. He never be s fcaJ a M t as a private lndlv! ; I Cre Bi-y ja.-.e lis feelings, V i. hen tl I t'''' cou.mittee wp t r--": ,.u"y V.T-.- ' ' ' 1" c if i a kin.' t " of f it.ost r ' '' P,,.t d -al. I 9 f9,.""1 , r i 5 a Is '. - i " i ' i t : 1 i I I , i! . After serving Uncle Sam for ball a century, during which time be per formed daring deeds as a scout In the Civil war knd carried mall In Chicago for forty-four years, Lawrence Le- Rmn (ha nthar 1nv inn me service of the government and prepared to retire to his farm in Kansas. "Larry," "as generally called among his fellow workers In the Chicago postofflce, is said to have been the oldest mall carrier In point ;of service that Chicago ever has had. He entered .the postal service In 1805 when CoL Francis Eastman, then postmaster, appointed him mounted carrier In the 'stockyards district, the first appointment of Its kind. He re mained In this district for about ten years and then was transferred to the main office as mall carrier In the downtown section. Four years later Mr. LeBron's route; was changed to the South Water - street district, where he remained. Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing, com mandlng the military department ot Mindanao In the Philippines, has is sued a general order designed to en-" force proper respect for. the national . 'fisg. ... '..-" -v - ;.' ,;.'. '. :." " : The nation's ' flag," says he, "Is the supreme symbol ot that, lofty patriotism - without . a ' controlling measure of which the republic could not long; endure; . .. - V 1 . , "Both in war and . in preparation for war, the high duty of the army to stimulate and develop ' love of country among the people should ever prompt a faithful adherence to the ex ternal forms , and ceremonies ot re spect for the national colors. "When an individual pays the prescribed honors to the ' flag In a careless and perfunctory manner his patriotism at once falls under Just., suspicion - It .. is tharefore ordered that during the playing of the na tional air at retreat wherever troops ' ' . K k i : ' v.
The News-Record (Marshall, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 21, 1913, edition 1
8
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75