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VF 1' Weather. SECOND. EDITION March 25 Forecast for North "Carolina for tonight and tonight and Friday; 'much colder' tonight: irlsk -winds. ESTABLISHED 1871. RALEIGH, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1909.

PRICE CENTS IHIIAIII GQMPERS SAYS REPORT OFJHE BOARD OF POLICE The T)emocftiicW I v. v. fMd DEFICIT SOM PROGRESS TAXNOTINFAVOR CiBEAVOIOED COMMISSIONERS BEEN MADE The present City arMinistration id too extravagant. Change it for one less extravagant. City taxes are too high; to reduce them.

The old administration increased' expenses. The hew one ll'reduce both. Vote for the old officers, for extravagance, for high taxes, or vote for thel new officers, for economy, for lower taxes. The fight ison and the issue is clear-cut and well-defined. A registration before the Democratic Primaries is required by law.

Usually, registrations are not taken in less than two weeks, but this length of time has been denied us. It is absolutely necessary, therefore, for every Democratic citizen to register, before Monday night to aid in the carrying out of the policies for less extravagance and lower taxes. As Chairman oi the Executive Committee and Manager of the Campaign for the ticket named at the Democratic Mass Meeting on Monday night, March 22d, I hereby call a Mass Meoting for tonight at the Court House at 8 o'clock, and earnestly urge that our Democratic citizens within the confines of our city attend. W. H.

PACE, Chairman. DIVERSITY OF CROPS WARM FIGHULAST NIGHT 'X' The Matter of Injunctions Subject of Discussion by President Gompers FIGHT MUST CONTINUE In April Number of (lie Federal ion ist KainiK-1 Goiiipi'is, I'i'csidi'iii of the American IVilcration of Discusses (lie iii-cent Action of the Court of Appeals in Modifying the Decision of Judc Wright in the Cose of th'' Buck Stove Range Company Too Much to F.xpect Full Recognition of Workers in One. Decision, liul Progress Has Heen Made Fight to Vpliold Right of Boycott Must Continue, (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, March 24 In the April number of the American Fed-eratlonist Samuel Gompers, writing of the recent action of the court of appeals in modifying the decision of District Judge Wright in the case of the Buck Stove Range Company, against the American Federation of Labor says in part: "In view of the false premises and fallacious reasoning by which the courts for years have been extending the abuse of the Injunction writ and by which a whole false superstructure of decisions have been reared, it Is perhaps too much to expect that the court of appeals In one decision would recognize and define the full legal rights of tho workers, and thus overturn the consistently Illogical and unjust line of injunction labor decisions for the past twenty years, hut progress has been made. The workers will continue their struggle for justice In the use of the injunc tion writ until congress and the courts fully recognize and safeguard those rights from all possible abuses. "The fight must also continue to uphold the right to boycott not be cause the workers have any particu lar love for the boycott.

Indeed, they have no more love for the boycott than for the strike. "Both are extreme measures of de fense forced upon the workers at time by unjust conditions, for which there is no other remedy. The workers fully realize that the boy cott and the strike are means to be used at times to maintain In their rights and promote their welfare when seriously threatened by hostile greedy and unfair employees and no other remedy seems available. "With the legal right to strike re cognized by the courts and the power to strike unquestioned, -'we find that those organizations of workers which are best organized and to strike, successfully, have very few strikes. The trade agreement and mediation and voluntary arbitration have largely replaced the strike.

The right and power to strike have pelled fairer considerations nnU hence better conditions at. the hands of otherwise hostile and Inconsider ate employers. "So with the boycott, cleared of wrongful charges and misapprehen sion and recognized as a lawful right we will find its use diminishing. It will be a power held in reserve and used only when no other remedy seems adequate. BOARD TO CONSIDER NAVY YARD MATTER IBt Leased Wire to The Times.) Wash tiihi.

March 2u. A board is to Iip onli ie I by Secretary of the Navy Meyer to piakc such recommendations regarding the conclusion' it the work In the navy yards as are considered advisable This howni will- be "composed of a lvpri'trnialive from each of the bu reaus concerned In tho consolidation; the hureau of equipment, steam engineering, construction and sup- piles and accounts, yards and docks. and the three division commanders of the Atlantic fleet. Plot to Kill Ameer. (By Cable to The Times) Calcutta.

March 25 Among the persons 'arrested for plotting to kill the Ameer of Afghanistan are sev eral high court officials. An Inquiry is being conducted by Nazrullab Submitted to the Mayor and the Board of of the City SPLENDID REPORT The Work of the Board of Police Commissioners Reviewed Some of the Reforms Planned and the Good Work Accomplished TheInstalla. tion of Xew Form of Work- EHeo trie Patrol Instituted and Has Proved Very Successful, Keeping the Oliljers in Close Touch With Headquarters All the Time EfH ciency of Patrolmen Has Increased Since Patrol System Has Been in Operation. Raleigh, N. March 17, 1909.

To His Honor, James I. Johnson, Mayor, and to the Board of Aldermen of the City of Raleigh. Gentlemen: While the city char ter does not require a report from the Board of Police Commissioners, we feel that it is an aft of courtesy due the chief executive and the Board of Aldermen of our city to make a report and we herewith submit the same, covering the period from September 1, 1907, to March 1, 1909. Thepresent Board of Police Com-misisoners, the first in the history of our city, was elected at the May elec tion, 1907, Lynn Wilder for the six years term, Ly A. Mahler for the four years term and James A.

Briggs for the two years term. As provided by law, the mayor on the seventh day of September, 1907, administered the oath of office, and the Board at once organized. Lynn Wilder, by virtue of his election for the six years term, was chairman of the board and Jas. A. Briggs was elected secretary.

Many meetings were held and rules and regulations of a number of cities were carefully examined, and as a result, on the seventh day of Novem ber, 1907, we adopted rules and regulations to govern the police department; suitable blanks were adopted. books were opened and the work of the department thoroughly systematized. The board, by consent of the Board of Aldermen, contracted for a system of electric patrol, horse, wagon, and the necessary supplies to fully equip the system. We have a central station in the police station and fifteen signal boxes in the various precincts. The patrol system was contracted for at a cost of five thousand dollars, payable in four equal annual installments, without interest.

The other equipment neces sary to complete the system cost ten hundred and eighty dollars and ninety cents. The Board of Aldermen had decided on the first day of July, 1907, to elect four additional patrolmen at an annual cost of. seven hundred and eighty' dollars each. For four years their salaries would have amounted to twelve thousand and eighty dollars. Complying with our request, they did not elect these officers but placed their election In our hands.

We elected to begin May first, 1908, one patrol driver, at a salary of seven hundred and eighty dollars per annum and a wngon officer at the same salary. These-two are on duty day and night, and. sleep at the wagon barn and are subject to call duty all the time. Thus you will see that we saved by not electing two of those whom it. had been decided to elect, the sum of for the four years, and the amount saved by not electing the other two until the patrol system was Installed on May 1st.

1908, the salaries of each for ten months (July 1st, 1907, to May 1st, 190S), amounting to $1,300.00. Add this amount to the $6,240.00 and we have a total of deduct the cost of the entire patrol system and equipment, $6,080.99 from $7,540.00 and we have a margin of $1,159.01 for Incidentals for the four years or until the system shall all have been paid for. We are much pleased with the operation of the electric patrol system. By It the officers never come to the system house to report, and are kept patrotlng their divisions all the time and are always closely connect ed with the central station so they can be communicated with while-oil duty from some signal box every few minutes. The system gives treat protection to our citizens at all times, as under Its workings a call wn sent to the central' station at 'any time during the day or night, and the patrol wagon with the wagon offloef (Continued, on Page Sentiment Against Imposi tion of ibsse Two Taxes Growing Rapidly INCOME TAX PROBABLE Many Petitions' and Memorials Are Daily Pouring Upon 'Members Protesting Against Inheritance Tax and Coffee Tax, and Are Having Effect-PrpHldent Taft Believes That Income 'Tax Iaw Can Be Drafted to Meet the Constitutional Objections and This Will Probably Be Offered As a Substitute For the Inheritance Tax Clause.

(By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, March 25 The senti ment against the inheritance tax and the proposed Imposition of a tax on coffee from countries that Impose an export tax on that article is rapidly growing in the house, and is due to the petitions and memorials that are daily pouring In on the members from very section of the United States. That these petitions are having an effect is shown In the reports that President Taft has reached the conclusion that an income tax law can be drafted to meet the constitu tional objections. This means that an income tax provision will probably be offered as a substitute for the Inheritance tax clause of the Payne The coffee provision in the Payne bill is losing favor every day. No assurance can be given the members that Brazil 'and other South Ameri can countries that impose an export tax on coffee earning to the United States will repeal that tax If a like, tax Is Imposed by this coflatry. It is this doubt that causes nil the trouble.

When the coffee schedule Is reached a motion 111 be made to struke out the retaliatory provision. Indications are the motion will carry. STATES TO TAKE IIP CONSERVATION WORK (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, March 25. The Joint committee on national conservation, which was founded by the governors and representatives of national organizations at the conference held here last December has opened national headquarter here. This decision was reached in view of the Tawney amendment to the sundry civil act, which prohibits- the national conservation commission from going ahead with its work of co-operating with states and national organizations.

In view of this the Joint committee will act as the na tlonal medium of co-operation, and will carry forward the co-operative' work that has been done under the national conservation commission. It will serve as a clearing house for the state con servation commissions which the governors of 37 states have appointed, and the forty-seven conservation committees appointed great national organizations. One of Its principal ob jects will be to prepare plans for the practical application of conservation prlnclWes Of definite problems in ine different states, and by the national organizations Interested. Thomas R. ShlDD.

secretary of the national con servation is secretary of the Joint committee and will be in charge of the national headquarters. RUSSIA ACQUIESCES. Announces Her Acceptance of Ans. tria's Annexation of New Territory. (By Cable to The times) Paris, March 25-r-AdVlces from Vienna today says that Russia has formally announced her acceptance of the latter'! annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The action, it Is confidently believed, clears up the Balkan situation; as it robs Servla bf her only prop worth considering in the event of her going to war with Austria. SARATOGA WILL BE A WIDE-OPEN TOWN IN FUTURE 'Saratoga, N. Y. March" 2 Sara toga has decided In favor of a wide open town. It) will so- wide-open, It Is said, that Richard.

Canfleld could come back and open his magnificent club house and gambling annex with out being disturbed. Ib fact, promt nent citizens assort that he would be I welcome wltir.Open' rmf Given hy Representative Underwood lo Speech On Pending Tariff Bill FIRST RtDUCEEXPENSES To Do This, However, Says Mr. Underwood, Seems Impossible Under Republican Administration The Protective Sentiment in This Conn try Has Been Fostered and Cher-r Ished For So Many Years by the Republican Party That Many Great Manufacturing Interests Look Upon it as a Vested Right Solution of the Matter. Washington. March 25 When the house met today Representative Stevens, of Minnesota, secured the floorTmd Bald that statements that he had been requested by President Taft to draft an income tax bill were He had suggested such a bill to President Roosevelt and also to President Taft.

He favored a bill separate from the tariff bill and will introduce such a measure as soon as the attorney general and- the secretary of we) treasury prepare ltv which is now done by order 'of the president. Soon after the house convened, Representative Underwood spoke in part as follows! "If there was ft more general un-derstandlng that the tariff is a tax in which private interests share the pro-: ceeds withy the; 'government there would be a more rigorous questioning of the various duties imposed by congress-than yet been manifest. facts, developed before the" ways and means committee On the pending bill, (remonstrate beyond a doubt, that if the definition as defined by Prof. Taussig, of a tariff for protection the truth, that there are very few, if any, American industries that are left within Its terms or entitled to Its support. On the other testimony is conclusive that the present rates of duty aVe far in excess of the'difference in the cost of production, and when the tariff duties exceed the difference of the cost of production at home and abroad, they Ere of necessity levied for the sole purpose of protecting the manufacturers profits, which, to my vmlnd, cannot be justified under any circumstances, for when the manufacturer has a fair field on equal terms, he Should be required to rely on his own resources, energy ana business judgment to successfully meet his competitor and drive him from the field.

Whenever you agree to the doctrine that he Is entitled to a protective wall to prevent competition, you have laid the foundation stone to create monopoly and to unduly and' unjustly lay burdens upon the consuming masses of the people. "There are but three ways In which the degclt be avoided: First, by reducing expenditures; this seems to be impossible under a republican administration; second, by levying taxes additional to those now imposed on the people, in Order that the present tariff duties assessed In the Interests of the manufacture may not be disturbed third, by reducing the pressnt prohibitive duties of the Dingley bill to a competitive basis, where they will produce sufficient revenue to meet the demands of the treasury. The protective sentiment In this country has been fostered and cherished for so many years by the republican party that many great manufacturing Interests look upon It as a vested right and seem to believe that regardless of whether the government has sufficient revenue to maintain It or that they titled to the absolute and entire control of the American market without competition fronPabroad. This cleari ly Is hot a healthy condition of af- fair;" "There Is no question' that a tariff bill can be written, basing the duties fairly on the difference In the cost of production at home and abroad, making due allowance tor the differ-, tlal In the freight rate, that will be on a fair and reasonable competitive basis', that, will produce ample save-ue to supply all the needs of the government. The American people will not be satisfied with any other solution of the tariff question being the case, there Is no reason that can be given to sustain a protective tariff, especially when It is written tlona otohlbltivo lines." Mr.

Underwood said, the country (Continued on Paga Two-i The Democratic Executive Committee Again in Action Representatives of the Good Govern ment Movement Suffer Another Defeat at the Hands of the Officeholders Hot Contest. Waged in Which the Administration Forces Come Out Victorious Registration Ordered. Last night there was a meeting of the. Raleigh Democratic Executive 'Committee called by Chairman F. W.

Habel, for the purpose of submitting to the committ as a whole the matter of securing a registered primary as provided for by the law. An attempt at gag-rule was made in the smaller committee when Mr. J. W. Bailey's 1 demand for a registration was made, W.

B. Jones and B. W. Baker voting to; turn down the de mand and E. prjtton, C.

M. Walters a-tuTF. W. mbfihfi 'fitrer'W U. Chairman Mabel's vote broke the.

tie and secured a hearing for the representatives of the people's mass meet ing. It was no use, the boss was on the job and the steam-roller was in good working order. Every demand for justice was met with a point-blank refusal on the part of the stand-pat cats-paws of the city administration. There was no getting around the reg istration, and they ordered It. The registration books were ordered to be opened today at 19 o'clock and remain open until 8 o'clock March 29.

There was a strenuous fight on the part of the representatives of the mass meeting to give a longer time for the registration. They Insisted that a fair registration could not be had within the time named, but they lost by a vote of 16 to 8. A fair division of the poll-holders was then asked for. This was denied by a vote of 13 to 11. Alderman Upchurch got into the lime-light during a discussion of the primary and fair-dealing In prtmar- He discussed rottenness a campaign In which he was once en gaged and Insulted the people of Raleigh by declaring that an honest primary in this city is a joke.

Good speeches were made by .1. W. Bailey and Josephus Daniels for the people, and Hon. W. Jones well defended the Interests of the office- holding trust.

At no lime did Mr. Jones lose control of his minions, keeping his henchmen In line at every stage of the fight. If one dared to stray ever so little one crack of the whip was sufficient to send the delinquent scurrying to shelter. Registrars Named. The pay of registrars was fixed at $4 per day.

The following were named First Ward Banks. First Ward First Division 3. R. Second Division E. Second Ward, First Division X.

L. Bajrnes. Second Ward, Seconfl Division M. T. Ray.

Third Ward, First Division M. R. Haynes. Third Ward, Second Division A. E.

Olmstead. Fourth Ward, First Division C. D. Heartt. Fourth Ward, Second Dlvlslon-0.

Rogers. -L. AHMFIELD APPOINTED Adjutant General oi North Carolina After April 1st. CoJ. B.

8. Royster Succeeds General Armfleld as Brigade Commander. Gen. T. R.

Robertson to be Transferred to Head of Some Other Department Appointment Meets General Approval. Governor Kitchin today appointed Brigadier-General F. Armfleld, of Statesvllle, adjutant-general, to succeed Gen. T. R.

Robertson. It is understood that General Rpbertson, who has filled the office faithfully and efficiently', will be transferred to the head of some other department. General Armfleld will be succeeded as brigade commander of the North Carolina State Guard by Col. B. S.

Royster, of Oxford. These appointments will take effect April 1st, General Armfleld is one of the most widely-knqwn and most popular of the military meh-vf the state. He commanded a regiment of North Carolina volunteers in the Spanish-American war and served with distinction. For several years since the war he has held the high position of brigade commander and has grown more popular with the members of the guard every year. His appointment meets the approval of practically every military company in the stated- Other military appointments will be made later.

BURGLARS APPREHENDED. Two Negroes CuuRht With the Goods in Their Possession. (Special to The Times Wilson, March 25 Two negroes, Jake Hadley and Jim Sims, impli cated Ih three recent burglaries, were caught last night with the stolen goods In their possession. Among the goods' found on their person, when they were arrested, were clothes, shirts, watches, and many other ar ticles of merchandise, all of which have been identified by the owners. Other arrests are expected to follow.

They will be given a hearing before the mayor tomorrow. TO RECONSIDER (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, March 25. After listen-' Irig Representative Ellerbee, of South Carolina, President Taft toddy said he would reconsider the appoint ment of Howard Castle as postmaster at Florence, S. C. It Is said the com munity objects to -Castle serving as postmaster because he Is non-resi dent.

He was appointed by Postmas ter General Itchcock, but It Is poa slble President Taft will remove him and appoint some democrat recom crat recommended by Senator. Smith and Representative Ellerbee. North Carolina Postmaster. (By Leased Wire to The Times) March 25 Fourth- class postmasters were appointed to day as follows: Tuckaseegee, N. Mrs.

D. E. 8mtth. British Post Attacked. (By Cable to The Times.) 1 Calcutta, March 26 Raiders at- tacked the British post In the Tochet Valley last night, but were repulsed without any British casualties.

Voa Boelow to Resign. (By Cable to The Times.) Berllng, March 25 It is reported Chancellor Bon iBuelow Will resign 1 APPOINTMENT N. C. Dept. of Agriculture Offers Big Prizes Hoard of Agriculture KstabllHhc-s a Contest Open to Every Farmer of the State Will Help State Fair and Local Fairs and Stimulate an Interest in Growing Diversified Crops.

The North Carolina department of agriculture, in order to stimulate a greater Interest In the growing of diversified crops by the farmers of every section of the state, has offered additional prizes for the best displays of farm products to be awarded at all the fairs of the state. The resolution of the board of agriculture offering the prizes Is as follows: For the encouragement of agriculture and agricultural fairs, and to stimulate the farmers of Noth Caro-ttmrto' a greater diversion of crops, the North Carolina department of agriculture offers the following premiums, provided these premiums are supplemented with an equal amount hy each fair association at which these premiums are competed for. For the State Fair at Raleigh. For the best, greatest variety and most artistically arranged collective agricultural individual exhibit, 200 For the second best, same conditions, $100. For County or Local Agricultural Faii-s.

For the best, greatest variety and most artistically arranged collective agricultural individual exhibit, $100. For the second best, same conditions, $50. For the State Colored Fair. For the best, greatest variety and nios.t artistically arranged collective agricultural individual exhibit, For the second best, same conditions, $'0. we recommend that these prem iums be awarded under the following conditions: 1st.

Each exhibitor be required to make affidavit that the products shown were grown on exhibitor's farm during the current, year and not a single product obtained elsewhere. 2d. That no premium be awarded when In the judgment pf the jury of awards the exhibit is not meritorious In variety and quality. 3d. That the following scale of points be accepted In "Judging Indl vldual exhibits- Recognizing 100 points as perfect Agriculture, 60 points; vegetables, 10 points; home Industry, 10 points; fruits, 10 points; artistic arrangement, 10 points.

The state fair association has al ready 'accepted the generous offer of the department of agriculture and prizes aggregating $600 are offered In the competition open to the whole state. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN JACKSONVILLE (By Leased Wire to The Times) Jacksonville, March 25. Fire broke out today In a three-story build Ing on Forsyth street and for a time threatened the entire business district The Are department was called out In full force and confined the fire. to the one building. The loss Is estimated at $350,000, partially covered by Insurance.

Suffragettes Lost OutY Kingston, Jamaica, March 25 The bill enfranchising the women of -J a malca was defeated 'in the legisla tUP today by bftre UlUjoilty. "i IRISHMAN TRIMS COON. Only Three Rounds Required to Put Coon to Sleep. (By Leased Wire to The Times) NewYork, March 28 Peter Mahef the Irish champion, showed at the Wayne A. C.

last night that he still retains some of bis old walloping powers by knocking out Billy Turn-bridge, a burly colored heavyweight, la turw rouiito. Cv? i V..