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' ''. . -v. Jf v tsusitv mTXWV 4 I . WEATHER ' Fair and colder 'today; Saturday partly cloudy; fresh north winds. VOL. m. NO. 141 BROOKS CAUSES Solicitor Asks Investlaatlon of Charges Made By Attorney J. AL Umstead. . BROOKS' POSITION IS SUSTAINED BY JUDGE History of the Matter in Controversy. Statement by Accused ' and Accuser. Letters Read Political News From Various Sections of the State. Durham, N. C.,' March 19. There vras a semi-sensation in the Superior Court room this ' morning. Solicitor A. L. Brooks called J. Martin Umstead, mem ber of the law firm of Sorrell & Um stead, to "boohs," as it were, for at tacks made upon his official administra tion, and for the publication of a com muniraition in a local paper, in which he gave out letters sent to the solicitor in regard to the collection of fees in sci, fa., cases, this communication coming before , the solicitor had had time to answer the letters sent. :v The solicitor for this district, who has placed in the hands of the governor his resignation to ta-ke effect on June 30, as he is now, candidate for nomination for Congress 'from this district, called the attention of the court to the com munication of Mr. Umstead, and asked that the entire matter be investigated, and that the bills of costs be relaxed if this is thought to be the law. He also took occasion to say some things ' that showed he felt the discourtesy that was evidently intended by Mr. Umstead, who, by the way, is one of. the managers for Prof. J. Allen Holt, also a candi date for Congress in this district. Judge Webb, who was himself solici tor, and elevated from that position to ... i (Continued on Page Five.) FLOODS AT PITTSBURG use mwm 'WORST IS NOW PAST While Not as Bad as Was Feared." Loss Will Be Enormous as Result of H igh Water. NO TIME TO SAVE GOODS Pittsburg, Pa., March 19. A feeling of relief swept over Pittsburg and vicin ity early tonight '-when officials of the United States weather bureau announced! that conditions had suddenly changed, and that th- flood which came upon the city with unusual suddenness this morning would not be as serious as they expected. It was stated tonight that the crest of the flood would probably reach the city about daylight, tfnd that it would be slightly less than thirty feet. The danger line in Pittsburg is twenty-two feet. At the extreme head waters tonight the rivers are falling, rain having ceased early today. The Inursr Allegheny and the lower 'Mowm-S gahela are stul rising, tne average rise Jill day having been about 8-10 of a foot. The Cmio is rising rapidly. Although the flood will not be as se rious as expected, it will be attended by enormous loss, much of which has already been inflicted. The rise came with such suddenness that there was not time to removp goods. Thousands of cellars and the first floors of hundreds of homes in the lowlands are flooded; muddy water is flowing through scores of industrial plants, and it is estimated (Continued on Page Two.) TOO FRIGHTENED TD FLEE, THREE CHILDREN BURN irrTLB NEGROES PLAYING WITH TORCH SET FIRE TO CLOTH- INO AND DIE. ' Columbia, S. C," March lO.-rThre ne gro children perished in the, flames when the house of Eliae Davis, a negro, living near Walhalla, was burned last night. Four children alone in the house were playing with a torch near a sack of seed cotton which caught fire, igniting their 'clothing. " .' ., , ' Though the door stood, open, the three youngest children were too much fright ned to escape. SENSATION INDORHAMGOURT If Your Wants Are Classified or Classifiable, Our LAST EDITION ELECTRIC BOUT T E Secretary Metcalf and Admiral Capps Testify to This Effect In Lllley Case. HOBSON'S SECRETARY REPEATS HIS CHARGES Declares That Spear, of the Submarine, Company, Told Him His Company ' Had Influence With Speaker and Would Use It For Hobson. Washington, D. C, March 19. Secre tary of the Navy Metcalf and Admiral Capps, chief of the bureau of construc tion of the navy department, today tes tified before the special committee of the House that is investigating the charges made against the Electric Boat Company by Representative Lilley, of Connecticut. Both stated that they did not believe the Electric Boat Company had secured an excessive profit on the contracts al ready awarded them, ' nor did they be lieve they would make an excessive profit on any future contracts they may secure. . Secretary Metcalf explained the letting of a contract to the Lake Boat Company, saying that it was a condi tional one, as no money was to be paid the company unless it built a boat that equalled in speed and steaming radius the best submarine boat not possessed by the government or under contract for it. Admiral Capps said that the navy was getting its construction work done at a very low figure. Representative Butler, of Pennsylva nia, denied a statement' by Secretary Metcalf that he had called on him in connection with submarine boats. Edward L. Clarkson, private secretary of Representative Hobson, testified that (Continued on Page Two.) ED Til Only One Votejhat of Bryan Man. , Cast Against Resolution to This Effect. JOHNSON STATE'S FAVORITE New York, March 19 As predicted by Chairman W. J. Conners, the Demo cratic state committee today voted al most solidly in favor of an uninstructed delegation to the national convention. But one voice was raised in opposi tion, that of Charles P. Williams, of Lyons, who subsequently explained that ho stood for William J. Bryan, and if Mr. Williams could have had hi3 way, today's birthday gifts to the Nebraskan would have included the promise of uni ted support by the Democracy of New York state. The prevailing sentiment was express in resolution, which after setting forth that the interests of the country and party demand the selection as presi dential candidates of men who at the time and place of the national gathering shall appeal mest strongly to the justice and judgment of the wholo body, calls upon the Democrahio electors of the state to choose as delegats the strong est and ablest men in the ranks and send them to the national convention "un fettered by conditions and unpledged and uninstructed as to conditions." Today's meeting, held at the Hotel (Continued on' Page Two.) COMPANY PRO T EXCESSIV FORMER DEMOCRATS JOIN RALEIGH REPUBLICAN CLUB ThirtySix Members Added Last Night and Twenty-Five of These State They Have Been Lifelong Democrats. Raleigh, N. C, March 19. Thirty-six new, members were elected by the Young Men's Republican Club of Ral eigh tonight t the regular weekly meeting. , Twenty-five of the members stated- in their written applications for membership that they had been lifelong Democrats. Enthusiastic speeches were made by C. L, Bykes, Lester Butler and other. Tha club wili begin at once the or ganization of Republican clubs in every precinct in the county. They confi dently expect one thousand members in Raleigh alone before the campaign is very far advanced, v , , Representatives of the club and the GREENSBORO, LA FOLLETTE SAYS HE CAN PROVE ILIST.GOILTY The Wisconsin Man Renews His Assaults On Flinders For Recer- anlc. DECLINE BE DRAWN 0 IP ATTACK ON PRESIDENT ator Gore's Efforts in This Direc tion Prove Fruitless Says Mr. Roose velt Did Best That Was Possible in the Circumstances. Washington, D. C, March 19. Contin uing his speech begun in the Senate last Tuesday, Senator La Follette, of Wis consin, today devoted considerable time to discussing a proposition for the phys ical valuation of railroad. The blind senator from Oklahoma, Mr. Gore, at tempted to draw Mr. La Follette into a criticism of the actions of the Presi dent and Secretary Cortelyou in con nection with the recent financial disturb ance, but failed, the Wisconsin senator expressing the opinion that the Presi dent had acted in a way which he be lieved at the time to be in the best in terest of the country. The Senate devoted part of the day to the consideration of tho omnibus claims bill, and then referred it back to the committee for further consideration. Directing his remarks to the. charge formerly made that the recent financial stringency was started by great bank ers and financiers, Senator La ' Follette declared that since he spoke on Tuesday he had secured additional information proving that his charge was correct. He read a letter signed by H. R. Vcrmilla, auditor of tihe Washington Life Insur ance Company, calling upon an agent to send premiums collected weekly to New York, and ho said such letters were sent to agents of thnt company all over the country. "Other New York insurance compa nies," said Mr. La Follette, "controlled by identical and allied interests at tho same time gave similar instructions to their state managers throughout; the country." Senator J Core interrupted to ask whether in view of the charge made by t'ho senator from Wisconsin the Presi dent was justified in congratulating the men who brought on the panic. "Does the senator think," he said, "that President Roosevelt and Secretary Cortelyou were not star actors in that performance, or at least that they con gratulated the chief netors when it was over?" He quoted from a letter sent by President Roosevelt to Mr. Cortelyou. Mr. La Follette deprecated the idea of bringing partizan politics into the discussion, and said he did not propose to be drawn into criticism of the Presi dent, who had done the best he could to relievo the situation, and had not thought it wise at that critical moment to attempt the punishment of the incen diaries who had started the conflagra tion which the President sought to put out. "Whatever the agencies Were back of that panic," said Mr. LaFollette, "what ever tho purposes were behind it, the President and his secretary of the treas ury were confronted with a condition. The panic was on," declared the senator, "lie saw that legitimate business was put in peril and the responsibility came to him as tho head of the government and to his secretary as tho head of the ireasury department. Where else could the money have been sent to stop the panio no matter what influences might have been behind this bill V Senator Bailey said, he agreed with the Oklahoma senator that the money should have been sent to tfhe banks throughout the country whose money was in New York and was kept from them, and he did not think such a per formance should have been ended by a letter of congratulation from the Presi dent. Mr. Ooro said ho justified the Presi dent, "in standing and delivering to . (Continued on Pago Two.) executive committee will confer Satur day for cooperation in campaign efforts. Steps will be taken by tho club to keep in lofa toujh, with similar clubs in all parts of the state. Governor Guild Better. Boston, Mass., March 10. The most encduraging report from the bedsido'of Governor Curtis tiuild since the an nouncement late last night that his con dition was critical was made tonight by the governor's physician, Dr. Freder ick E. Winslow. TWdoctor stated that Governor Guild was better, and that although he is still a very sick man, there is hope ol Ms recovery. . v N. C, FBJDAY, MARCH 20, 1908 President's Palace Washington. March 10. Speaker Can non and Vice-President Fairbanks today announced their .belii i! -it tho pr?. Congress -will pass an tmpolyors' babiiit v act, which will meet and overcome the unconstitutionalities of the present law pointed out by the Supremo Court ot I tne unuea ociues in u reut-ui utomuh. These statements were made unreserv edly' by Speaker Cannon and guardedly by the Vice-l'resiaent to a aeiegauon n-u by President Samuel Oompcrs, of tin? American -Federation of Labor, from eighty-seven national and international trade and labor unions and organizations of farmers assembled in a national con ference in this city. The delegation called on the Speaker to lay beforo the House of Representatives, through him, a memorial entitled "Labor's Protest 'to Congress." Tho scope of this memorial was set forth in the following opening paragraphs! "We, the ofTieial representatives of tho nationnl and international trade and la bor unions and organizations of farmers, in national conference assembled in the District of Columbia, for the purpose of considering and taking action deemed necessary to meet tlw situation in which tho working people of the country arc mow nmiar before Comrress to voice tho earnest and emphatic protest of tho - I I workers of the country against the in difference, if not actual hostility, which Congress has slioivn toward the reason able and righteous measures proposed by the workers for the safeguarding of tiiejr rights and interests. Need For Immediate Relief. "In the nanus of labor we urge upon Congress the necessity for immediate action for relief from the iuos; grave and momentous situation which has ever con fronted the working people of this coun try. This crisis has been brought about by the application by the Supreme Court of the United States ot.tne Merman antitrust law to the workers, both or ganized and in their individual capa city. "Labor and the people generally look askance at the invasion of the court upon the prerogatives of the law-making and executive departments of our gov ernment. "The workers feel that Congress itself must share pur chagrin and sense of in justice when the courts exhibit an utter disregard for the real intent and purpose of laws enacted to safeguard and pro teet tho workers in tho exercise of their normal activities. There is something infamous in the ironic manner in which the courts guarantee to workers: "The 'right' to bo maimed and killed without liability to employer; "The 'right' to be discharged for be longing to a union; , "Tho 'right' to work as many hours as employers please and under any condi tions which they may impose. "Labor is justly indignant at the be stowal or guaranteeing of these worth less and academic 'rights' by the courts, which in the same breath deny and for bid to the workers the practical and ne cessary protection to laws which define and safeguard their rights and liberties and the exercise of them individually or in association." The "protest" submitted by Mr. Gora- (Continued on Pago Two.) r- , ,r-wr' vjV'.V' mH IT' " UVXHiliSM PRESIDENT'S PALACE, t, f -tf w,i r s The Official Residence of Nord Alexis, , ' " i'.' 4J Ruler of Haiti. r, Af&o ' ' ' 4 4 V A. 1 V MMm IDQIIIIIfC I Ml RJlfflKiSR un 1 lull ifiVUn RaSBSSH i LiiiuiLi i T . mrmtmmm-iM Regard Passage of Such Leg.sla- L l0MiWS'.' 4 tlon By Congress AsEx- pgtAiW B&'It ffv'ifeT9 LABOR rRESENTS PETITION Pfe'SSiSi and U. S. Consulate, Port au Prince UNITED STATES CONSULATE, PORT AU PRINCE. ITALIAN CAR WINS BIG EVENT AT SAVANNAH Great Success of the Mt?et Makes of the Vanderbilt Cup Savannah, Ca., March I!). -The stock ear races held bv the Savannah Auto- 'mobile Club, under the auspices of the American Automobile Association, came to a close this afternoon, the big event of the meet resulting in a victory, after consuming the day, for the car driven by Louis Strang. It was an Italian car and won by more than a lap from its nearest contestant. The raeu was 342 miles, twenty times around the course.. It wa3 open to stock car chassis with less than 575 1 cusic inches piston displacement. The southern challenge trophy was offered for the winner. vThere were eight entrants, and the first faced the tape : and got away promptly at ten 6'clock, followed by its competitors at ninety seconds intervals. After a race affording much; excite ment for the monster crowd in the grandstand, and the. greater number that lined the course, the finish came as follows: Car No. 2, driven by Louis' Strang, first time 0.21:30. Car No. 1, driven by Herbert Lytle, second time b.4:3i. Car No. 8, driven by M. Ncwstcttcr, third time 6.47. Car No. 4, driven by H. Michcner, fourth time 0.40:17. Car No. 6, driven by A. Poole, fifth time 6.fS:53. Car No. 7 and car No. 3, driven re spectively by . F. W. Lcland and ;F. I, -Yone, withdrew in the sixteenth lap. Car No. 5 withdrew in the third lap, having turned over in rounding a bend. Neither driver, William McCulla, nor his mechanician, was -injured. Tonight a banquet was held at Thun derbolt, near the city, the visiting auto mobilists bciDg guests of tho Savannah Automobile Club. Gov. Iioke Smith, of Georgia, was among those present, and he presented the trophies to the winners of the meet. It is regarded as practically certain that the great success of the meet wins the Vanderbilt cup race for Savannah next fall. Jefferson Dcmont Thompson, chairman of the racing board, and F. II. Elliott, secretary, are delighted with the course Classified Ads, .LAST EDITION Practically Certain the Coming Races to That City. and with the order maintained. A number of arrests were made by the vigilant military of men who sought to cross, the., road in disregard of orders, and chickens, dogs and goats, so of fending, were shot, or shot at, as was more often the case, without mercy by tne soldiers. Two Killed; Eight Hurt in Wreck. San Antonio, Tex., March 10. Two men were killed and eight other persons were injured today when nn excursion train on the International Great North ern railroad, bearing a party of home seekers from Kansas and Oklahoma en route to Las Pal Tcnas, Mexico, was wrecked at. Pcarsall, fifty-two miles Bouth of this city. TO IH FAVOR OF TAFT BALTIMORE NEWS HAS STORY THAT PENNSYLVANIAN IS TO GO ON SUPREME COURT, Washington, D. C, March 19. A spe cial dispatch to tho Baltimore News today says that "at tho psychological moment Senator Knox will" withdraw from the presidential race and surrender his strength to Secretary Taft." The dispatch continues: "The second chapter in the story is that Mr. Knox will be made chief jus tice of the United States Supreme Court by Mr. Taft after the latter has be come President." Two Killed By Thawing Dynamite. Santa Fe, N. M., March 19. Two per sons were killed outright and three other seriously injured at Los Tanos, on the El Paso and Southwestern railroad, today by an explosion of seven sticks of dynamite, which were being thawed in a stove. Page 7, Will Interest You The News A paper for all the people and for the people all the time. Read it and keep posted. PRICE FIVE CENTS GAME SCHEDULE IS ARRANGED BY CLUB DIRECTORS Meeting of Carolina Baseball As sociation In Spartanburg. South Carolina. SEASON OPENS HERE WITH WINSTON SALEM Directors Express Satisfaction at Pros pects of Renewed Interest In Games. Salary Limit Raised and Umpires Ap pointed By President. Mayor Brandt returned on train 38 last night from attending a meeting of the directors of the Carolina Baseball Association, held in Spartanburg, S. C.f in the rooms of tho Spartan City Club. This meeting was attended by all of the directors, as follows: L. J. Brandt, Greensboro; J. H. Wearn and R. C. Carson, Charlotte; M. W. Kavanaugh, Winston-Salem; F. D. McEowan and O. P. Ligon, Spartanburg, S. C; Furman Smith, Anderson, S. C, and A. H. Wells, Winston-Salem. The meeting was har monious and enthusiastic, and satisfac tion was expressed at the excellent prospects for a series of games as given in the schedule printed below. A constitution and by-laws were adopted and the salary limit was raised, as was understood would be the case be fore Mayor Brandt made the trip. The president of the association announced the names of umpires for the season, these being: Thomas McNamara, ot Allegheny, Pa.; George B. Groves, of Tampa, Fla., and I. W. Green, of Hamil ton, O. . The president and secretary of tho association are, respectively, J. H. Wearn and R. C. Carson, both of Char lotte. ;. . Schedule of Games. April 30: Winston at Greensboro. May 1-2: Spartanburg at Charlotte, Anderson at Greenville. May fl-6: Greensboro at Winston, Charlotte at Spartanburg, Greenville at Anderson. May 7, 5, P: Charlotte at Andersi-.f. Greenvillo at Greensboro, Spartanburg at Winston. May 11, 12, 13: Anderson at Char lotte, Spartanburg at Greensboro, Greenvillo at Winston. May IS, 10, 20: Anderson at Spartan burg, Winston at Charlotte, Greensboro at Greenville. May IS, 19, 20: Greensboro at Ander son, Winston at Spartanburg, Greenville at Charlotte. . May 21, 22, 23: Spartanburg at Green ville, Charlotte at Greensboro, Anderson at Winston. May 25, 20, 27: Anderson at Greens boro, Charlotte at Winston, Greenville at Spartanburg. May 23, 20, 30: Greensboro at Char lotte, Winston at Greenville, Spartau burg at Anderson. Juno 1, 2, 3; Greensboro at Spartan burg, Winston at Anderson, Charlotte at Greenville. Juno 4, 5, 6: Greensboro at Winston, Spartanburg at Charlotte, Anderson at Greenville. June' 8,. 0, 10: Winston at Greens boro, Oharlotto at Spartanburg, Green ville at Anderson. Juno 11, 12, 13: Charlotte at Ander son, Greenville at Greensboro, Spartan burg at Winston. June 15, 10, 17: Anderson at Char lotte, Spartanburg at Greensboro, Green villo at Winston. : June 18. 10, 20: Anderson at Spar tanburg, Winston at Charlotte, Greens boro at Greenville. June 22, 23, 2t: Greensboro at Ander son, Winston at Spartanburg, Charlotte at Greenville. June 25, 20, 27 1 Greenville at Spar tanburg, Greensboro at Charlotte, An derson at Winston. (Continued on Pago SixJ IS GET SSQQ FROM BANK HOLD UP VICE-PRESIDENT AND CASHIER OF OKLAHOMA INSTI TUTI0N AND GET AWAY. I Muskogee, Okla., March 19. Two rob bers, believed - to . be members of the gang that held up the Tyro (Kansas), li.ink last week, walked into the Davis Bank at Hoffman, Oklahoma, thirty .; miles southwest of here, this afternoon, covered the bank officials with pistols, and, gathering up $ 900 in currency, mounted their horses, winch were stand-. ing outside, and escaped. So quiet and rapid were the move ments of the outlaws that they had se- cured a good start before a posse was ,. formed to pursue them. The two men ' , headed into the rough country south' : west of Hoffman, and all trace of them was soon lost. " ; Vice-President L E. Davis and Cash-' ier W. B. Davis were the only person in the bank when the bandits entered. ; t- ' f fe'
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