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A a a a TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1913. THE NEWS AND OBSERVER. 7 SIMMONS AGAINST CONTINUING THE PRESENT TARIFF By Passage of Temporary Supplemental Bill Suggested by State Department NO DANGER OF TARIFF PENALTIES, HE THINKS By Foreign Countries Against U. Tariff Will Offer Minimum Rate to All tries Chicago Big Income People 12,000 With Over $3,000 Each. Washington, Sept.

-Chairman Simmons of the joint congressional tariff conference committee informed officials of the State department today that he did not believe it necessary to supplement the tariff bill, with any resolution designed to continue existing trade relations with foreign countries. The point, raised yesterday by Secretary Bryan and which had given State department officials concern, was the subject of a further conference today between Senator Simmons and Robert F. Rose, a foreign trade adviser the department. don't think there is any danger of foreign countries imposing tariff penalties against the United States or any reason for such action" said Senator Simmons tonight. "The new tariff will offer the minimum rates of the United States countries and I see just reason for any countries taking action to disturb existing conditions or to withdraw favored nation treatment United States." The State department was at today upon the preparation of a resolution, such as the officials desired have passed by both houses of Congress, guaranteeing that minimum penalties of the proposed new law would not be applied against any country until an opportunity had been given for the negotiation of new treaties.

majority of the members of the tariff conference committee do not believe its passage is necessary but its introduction will depend entirely upon the decision reached at further conferences between the State departement and congressional leaders. The conferees today completed most of the administrative sections of the but left open a number of important items that will be disposed of tomorrow. These included the retaliatory section of the law, tion giving five per cent rebate in the anti-dumping clause and the sectariff on goods brought in Americanowned ships. The Senate resolution prohibiting Attorneys from taking customs cases contingent basis was agreed to. The strong -inquisitorial features of the House bill.

which would give this country authority to exclude merchandise when foreign manufacturers refused to disclose their cost of manufacture or show their books, was modified materially. In its new form this section of the bill would give the Secretary of the Treasury authority to levy a penalty in the form of extra duty against goods where manufacturers have shown an undue disinclination to disclose manufacturing costs or other information ed necessary by Americans appraising officers. The Clarke cotton futures tax will be taken up by the conferees tomorrow morning. An opportunity will be given Senator Clarke to make a short statement and a similar opportunity will be given Senator Smith, of South Carolina, who has drawn a bill for a cotton futures tax that 'has received some consideration in the Senate. Big Incomes in Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. are approximately 12,000 persons in Chiannual incomes of more cago than $3,000, according to a prelimiestimate of Frank E. Hemstreet, chief deputy collector of internal revenue, who has just completed an investigation at the orders of the department in Washington. The investigation was to discover the number of who will be affected by the persons proposed income tax, if it becomes a law. total of 600,000 wage earners in Chicago," the deputy said, "there are 12.000 having incomes between $3,000 and $20,000 yearly.

There are 500 persons whose incomes are between $20,000 and $50,000, 175 whose incomes are between $50,000 and $100.000. and 35 whose incomes exceed $100,000 yearly, This gives 12,710 persons with incomes over $3.000." Mr. Hemstreet declared that most of the large corporations to whom he wrote asking a general classification of salaries of their employees answered readily. "I found that in proportion to the number of persons employed banks make more relatively high salaries than any of the commercial occupations to which lists were he said. WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDERING HUSBAND BAILED (Special to The News and Observer.) Elizabeth City, Sept.

Leon White, of Poyner's Hill, Currituck county, under arrest upon the charge of murdering her husband several weeks ago, was brought here this evening before Judge Bragaw in habeas corpus proceedings to be admitted to bail. Solicitor Ehringhaus, for the State, agreed to accept bail without argument, and the bail was fixed in the sum of five thousand dollars. Was Never Jailed. Leon White, her husband, was found lying in his bed at Poyner's Hill one morning several weeks ago, with a bullet hole in his head. He died without regaining consciousness and Mrs.

White was suspected of the crime, as they were at outs over some property at the time. The coroner's jury examined the evidence and returned a verdict charging her with the crime. Since then Sheriff Griggs has kept her in his home, being in sympathy with her. Mother of 15 Children. Mrs.

White is an aged woman, is the mother of fifteen children, eleven of whom are living. She has eight with her who are dependent upon her. Three of them are now stricken with diphtheria. Much sympathy is felt for her in Currituck county and the bail was readily made up this evening by friends who were in attendance 90 the hearing. Will Get Down to The Real Business of Impeachment Trial of Gov.

Sulzer Today (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) Counsel for the assembly managers were tonight preparing to place their early witnesses on the stand. Formal proof of the nomination and election of the governor first will be adduced. Later the governor's statement of campaign and expenses filed and with the disbursements secretary of state will be proved. It 18 on this statement that the its most serious articles prosecution, of impeachment Governor Sulzer with having received at least 500 of which no is made in the sworn statement. enention These preliminaries disposed of, the managers are planning to center their fight upon the three second and sixth- to do with the governor's campaign contributions and his alleged use of the funds in Wall street, if the court rules they may be considered.

These charges involve The fraud larceny. expect to all managers prove by the testimony of the same three Bankers, brokers and their employes will be asked to tell what know of the executive's dealings on the stock exchange. It will probably be a Week before this line of proof is completed. Louis A. Sarecky, who was the governor's campaign secretary and handled much of the funds, has not yet been subpoenaed, the Assembly managers counsel announced tonight.

called up Governaen Sulzer Sunday night, but the managers process servers say they have been unable to locate him. Today's session of the High Court was about equally divided between efforts of the governor's counsel to convince the judges that the articles dealing with campaign contributions should be dismissed and the arguments of their opponents that they are. rightfully included in the impeachment charges. Herrick Fires Gun. D.

Cady Herrick Opening, opening gun. He was followed Harvey Hinnan, who presented the brief prepared by former Judge Irving Vann, the latter being prevented by illness from appearing person. Former Senator Brackett led the defense of the articles and was followed by former Judge Parker and Isador Kressel. Austen G. Fox, of the governor's counsel, had not completed his argument in rebuttal when court adjourned.

Elihu Root, filed a brief upholding the contentions of his colleagues in the governor's camp. The principal contention of the governor's side was that the acts specifled in the three articles objected to were committed, if at all, while Sulzer was a private citizen. Their opponents argued that they were so intimately connected with the office that it would be impossible to separate themie managers here," declared Mr. Brackett, "want to stand broadly, upproposition that a be wholly unfit for governor of the Empire State some little time before he is really ripe for state's Joseph Ellis, of Richmond, Is a Much-Wanted Fugitive (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) room the procedure nearly always was the same. victim either was struck down or forced at the point of a revolver to submit to being bound and gagged.

Then his valuables were stolen and the robber, leaving the merchant to be discovered by hotel employes, departed. In every case that was called to the attention of the police, it was said the boldness with which the robber worked had thwarted suspicion until his victim found. Ellis did not attempt to any disguises and always walked from the merchant's store to his hotel where, in most cases, he passed through the lobby, chatting to his intended victim. Identified at Louisville by Photos. That murderer of Schlansky is Josiah Ellis, the police say feel certain.

He was identified at Louisville by photographs sent from his home and also from photographs sent out by the Pittsburg police, who wanted the man under the name of Brokaw, for an attack on a merchant there. At the time that Schlansky was murdered four squads of detectives were seeking Ellis here. A telegram from thee Louisville police department been received earlier in the day asking the Indianapolis police to arrest Ellis. The squads made the investigation throughout the afternoon and night and at the hotel where Schlansky was killed the clerk not remember a guest answering Ellis' description. Father Makes Conflicting Story, Richmond, Sept.

Ellis, father of Joseph Ellis, wanted for crimes in Indianapolis, Louisville and other cities, was much agitated here today, when informed of the search being made for his son. Joseph, father said, came here with them less than a year ago from New York, went back to that city. Six weeks ago Joseph came to Richmond, apparently for no other purpose than a visit, stayed one day and then returned to New York. 17 Years of Age. Later today, Ellis amended earlier utterances by declaring that he did not come here from New York but came from Los Angeles, where for ten years, he said he had been in business.

He admitted having received an answered telegram Thursday, refusing his son further assistance. Joseph Ellis' sister, about 20. describes her brother as follows: Age 17, weight 140; light hair, wore pompadour, light brown eyes and sound teeth. President Wilson Returns To White House After Pleasant Day at Home, Where He Went to Vote (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) Ident smiling. "We are very proud of them." Visited 87-Year-Old Neighbor.

After his tour through the University the President motored to the Cleveland memorial tower and the graduate college. He made but one call, this at the home of Mrs. Eliza Ricketts, 87 years old, his next door neighbor and acquaintance of many years. He also went old home Cleveland Lane, found the key in his pocket and showed his friends about. After an automobile ride to the Lawrenceville School the President boarded his private car.

The crowd gave him a farewell cheer as his train pulled out. Fatal Railway Collision. Greensboro, Georgia, Sept. Two freight trains collided on the Georgia Rallroad, early west of today at Greensboro. Moss' C.

Spur, B. Willingbam, of Helem. was mortally wounded, dying a few hours later. M. R.

Mason, conductor, has a leg broken and otherwise injured. Deaths and Funerals John King. Greensboro, Sept. King. superintendent the Pomona mills farm, and one of the best known men of the Pomona community, died at his eral was held this afternoon Pleashome after a brief illness.

The funant Ridge church, eight miles from the city, and interment was in the years of age and survived church burying ground. He was, 53 wife and several children. George French. (Special to The News and Observer.1 Lumberton, N. Sept.

-George French, 85 years old, died at his dence here at an early hour this morning. Mrs. French was in conversation with him after midnight, she remaining with him until he went to sleep. When she entered his room at 7:00 o'clock to wake him, she found him dead. Mr.

French had been a great sufferer from Bright's disease for past two years and spent the spring and summer at different hospitals and springs, returning home about a month ago, since which time he had been looking after his business up to a week ago, when he was taken sick again. His sudden passing is a great shock to the community. Mr. French is survived, by his wife, and two small children, his mother Mrs. J.

W. Grimhth, of Greensboro, and one sister, Mrs. A. W. McLean, of Lumberton.

He was a nephew of Mr. G. R. French, of Wilmington. The funeral will be conducted from the residence tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 o'clock and the interment will be made in Meadow Brook cemetery.

Mrs. W. C. Owen. Greensboro, Sept.

funeral of Mrs. Walter C. Owen. who died Saturday night at her home in Walnut street. was held yesterday afternoon at the E.

Powell conducted the the interperviceand ment was the cemetery at Midway church. The deceased was formerly Miss Farrington, of White Oak. She years of age. A husband, Celia, father and three brothers survive. W.

E. Bevill. Greensboro, Sept. A large crowd attended the funeral of Mr. William E.

Bevill at the First Presbyterian church. The service was conducted by pastor, Rev. Melton Clark. The Guilford Camp of Confederate Veterans and local Knights of Pythias attended in a body. There was a profusion of floral offerings, The pallbearers were: R.

R. King, Capt. J. W. Fry, Capt.

Neil Ellington, G. A. Grimsley, R. G. Glenn and J.

E. Smith. Interment was in Greene Hill cemetery. E. D.

PEARSALL. Could Write for Newspapers and for Ten Years a Rural Letter Carrier, (Special to The News and Observer.) Wilmington, Sept. friends throughout the State, especially among the rural letter carriers will be pained to learn of death of Mr. E. D.

Pearsall, one the most widely known citizens in this section which occurred at his home at Rocky Point early this morning after an illness of some time. The funeral will be held Wednesday. Mr. Pearsall was in' the 68th year of his age and for ten years was letter carrier, a word he dearly loved. He quit last October on account of his health.

For many years Mr. Pearsall had been correspondent for many papers in the State and gained quite a reputation as a unique writer. On account of his philosophical temperament he was known as the "Sage of Rocky Point." He leaves wife and four song. NO WHIP; NO WORK I Mr. Beckwith Sees Small Chance For Convict Improvement of Roads-Meeting Yesterday, County Attorney B.

C. Beckwith took a pessimistic view of the road prospects in Wake under "Supreme Court supervision of convicts." Mr. Beckwith was attending the meeting of the Wake Good Roads Association which was trying to do something to advance the roads to those communities that have not tumbled over themselves to get them. Mr. Beckwith declared that if Judge Cooke's ruling that guards have no right to whip prisoners goes, there is an end to their usefulness on the public highways.

Dr. J. M. Templeton, of Cary, presided. Chairman John A.

Mills, of the county commissioners, was with the association and listened as a commissioner to such suggestions as would help the body to improve the roads. John C. Drewry offered a motion to put the convicts upon the twelve most important roads going out from Raleigh, giving to each township threefourths of the money that it pays in road taxes, employing a competent engineer to do the work. Forming a commission to go before the county commissioners with definite plan, President J. M.

Templeton, John C. Drewry, Dr. G. Dr. G.

M. Bell and Col. Joseph E. Pogue were named and they will meet at the next regular session of the commissioners. WELL KNOWN NEGRO DEAD.

Funeral of Samuel H. Townes Will Be Held Today. The funeral of Samuel Townes, one of Raleigh's well and favorably known colored men, who died Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at his home' 319 East Lenoir street, will be held this afternoon The services will confrom St. Paul's church one West Edenton street. Townes was 55 years of age and had been living in Raleigh nearly all his life.

At one time he was employed as servant by the late Dr. Skinner and was also in the of Brown's undertaking establishment for many years. In he conducted a meat stall in the city market. Townes was identifled with all the activities of the colored race in Raleigh and was a member of the Masons, Odd Fellows, Pythians, Patriarchs, and other orders. The funeral services this afternoon will be in charge of these various lodges and it expected one of the largest crowds ever attending a colored person's funeral will pay tribute to the memory of the deceased.

Staff Captain Andrew Crawford. of the Salvation Army, arrived from Atlanta yesterday to hold a meeting in the city. -Col. and Mra. A.

J. Fella returned last night from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Williams, of Faison, N. Mrs.

Feild having spent the week and Mr. Felld going for the week-end. PROTEST OF NEW BERNI MERCHANTS Some 200 Merchants, facturers and Shippers Hold Meeting and Adopt Resolutions Delegation Coming. (Special to The News and Observer.) New Bern, Sept. Fully two hundred New Bern merchants, manufacturera and shippers gathered at the court house in this city last night for the of discussing the proposed the railroads purpose, of the State in giving western cities and towns a reduction of twenty per cent on freight rates while no reduction is given the cost cities and towns.

The business men of New Bern are thoroughly worked up over this matter and meeting was a hot one from the very first. Several well known citizens made speeches denouncing the discrimination against the eastern cities by the railroads and W. J. McCormick and Lewis Hall of Wilmington made short but interesting talks, telling what that city was intending to do in the matter. General Assembly meets at Raleigh Wednesday in special session and a delegation of twenty-five prominent men will leave New Bern tonight for that city, carrying with them the following resolution which was passed at the meeting last night.

This matter is one of the chief topics of conversation in New Bern and the action of the General Assembly is awaited with a great amount of interest. The Resolutions Adopted. Following is the text of the resolu- tions: Whereas, the unjust and arbitrary action of the owners of the railroads operating in this State in discriminating against the people of North Carolina continued until it became a public scandal and his excellency, the Governor of North Carolina and the Council of State resolved that the situation was one of those extraordinary occasions in the history of State which justified the exercise of the Constitutional power to convene the General Assembly in extra session for remedy of existing evils; and whereas, the governor in his proclamation stated that the objects of the call were, Arst, to provide for the people of North Carolina just transportation rates and to adjust the relations between the State of North Carolina and the railroads operating within the territory of the State; and whereas, the Corporation Commission, which is vested by the laws of this State with the power and charged with the duty of making reasonable and just railroad rates in the State, and upon complaint as to other rates, charged with the duty of bringing such complaints before the Interstate Commerce Commission for redress under the laws of the United States, has seen fit in its efforts to acquire justice for the people of North Carolina to receive from the railroads proposals of compromise of the agitation and has on the 19th inst. unanimously recommended to the Chief Executive of the State the acceptance of a proposition of rallroads whereby it is claimed that the exorbitant rates heretofore exacted will be reduced somewhat to the advantage of certain sections of the State, but offering no relief to other sections, notably Wilmington, Bern, Washington, Plymouth, Edenton and Elizabeth City and specifically providing that present rates which have been depressed by water competition shall not be reduced except to make rates thereto not higher than to the next intermediate point, which proposition is contingent upon uncertain and events beyond the control the will of dependent upon railroads, and as submitted is indefinite and incomplete and purports give partial and fragmentary relief only: and whereas, as doubtful and unsatisfactory as said proposal is we are informed that it is submitted upon the condition the State will accept it. as a settlement of all pending differences between the State and the railroads for a period of two years from the time of acceptance: Now, therefore, be it resolved, That we, the citizens of New Bern, in mass meeting assembled, do hereby respectfully dissent (from the decision and recommendation of the Corporation protest adoption of its report by the governor of this State, and we humbly petition the General Assembly to refuse to accept the compromise offered by the railroads.

And that the Iegislature require by resolution or otherwise the Corporation Commission to make just and reasonable rates between the eastern and western sections of the State and -such will not be higher than the rates charged by the carriers for similar use service in interstate traffic. Resolved, further, that we invite all citizens of the State to join us in this protest and petition for that the compromise offered is in our opinion unmore than they charge people of the State; the railroads propose to charge the people of North Carolina more thahn they charge people of other states for the same service: they propose to discriminate between sections of the State; they offer a bait to influential centers and deny relief to us; they propose inadequate, indefnite, uncertain and doubtful relief; they propose that the State shall bind itself to abide by the decision of foreign carriers; they ignore increase of population, growth of business, natural waterways and those provided by the national government; they propose to use in the future as have in the past the property provided in the beginning by the people for their own unjust ends and to the detriment of the people; they propose that the sovreign power of the State shall be used for the inadequate protection of the people and for the gross oppression of others; they propose that the members of the General Assembly Assembly and we fear the consequenc shackle as far as they can making power of the State by bartering away the right to use the governing power in the premises for a term of two years; we protest against the terms of this proposal submitted upon the eve of the meeting of the General Assembly and we fear the consequences of its consideration; we oppose the acceptance of the shadow for the substance; we believe that the power of the State should be exercised in behalf of all the people of the State: we believe that this State with a population of nearly two and a half millions is not helpless and that the wrong which we have 80 long suffered is not necessarily perpetual; we believe that the railroads have not monopolized all the men of ability and resource and that our power is ample; that existing law properly enforced will give us relief; that if the present laws are inadequate our State government, senators and representatives In Congress and other citizena now 00- cupying high positions or wielding influence in the State and national governmente be able to achieve our object without abdication of power, surrender of principle, or sacrifice of material rights. ANSON DEEPLY CONCERNED. Secretary Walter E. Brock of the State Democratic Executive Committee Tells of Big Delegation to Mass Meeting.

Among the visitors to Raleigh yesterday was Mr. Walter E. Brock, of Wadesboro, secretary of the State He was here at the preDemocratic Executive, Committee. paratory work in getting ready for the meeting of the extra session of the General Assembly, "Anson county," said Mr. Brock, "is in good shape with regard to its crops.

Our people are greatly concerned in the fight to secure an end of freight discrimination, and there will brake large delegation here at the freight rate mass meeting on Wednesday, headed by Mr. U. B. Blalock, president of the Anson County Just Rate Association." Mr. Brock is a candidate for 80- licitor thirteenth judicial district and papers in that district have been saying some most complimentary things of his fitness for the position.

Fayetteville, Sept. men of Fayetteville will go to Raleigh Wednesday determined to see that the water points of North Carolina are not discriminated against in the settlement of the freight rate fight. These men, each of whom volunteered were made delegates to the meting of the North Carolina Just Freight Rates Association to be held in Raleigh to pass on the latest of Mr. Travis' railroad propositions, by the Cumberland county branch of the Just Freight Rates Association last night. The association, both in speeches and resolutions, reiterated its purpose to fight to a finish any settlement that does not treat the whole State alike, and declared its intention to stand unfalteringly for an equalization in reduction.

Hubert Ramsaur, organizing secretary of the North Carolina Just Freight Rates Association, as a rate expert, went into an elaborate of basing. declared that the proposition now before the governor plain discrimination against the most important points in the State--the water points. Mr. Ramsaur explained effect which the proposed agreement would have on against the water towns. The men who will go to Raleigh are J.

W. Judge, secretary of Chamber of Commerce, C. C. McAlister, M. F.

Shuford, Thomas Badger, N. A. Sinclair, D. M. Armfeld, L.

L. Greenwood, T. G. McAlister, president of Chamber of Commerce; J. L.

Gainey, R. M. Jackson, Q. K. Nimocks, Herbert R.

Horne, George MeNeill, Captain Jomes D. McNeill, E. H. Jennings, J. B.

Underwood, a member of President Tate's advisory commitU. Sandlin, A. E. Rankin, Fred Hale, associate editor of the Fayetteville Observer, A. M.

Moore, editor of the Index, R. H. Upton, J. H. Culbreth, Fred D.

Williams, N. H. Smith, and Hubert Ramsaur. These first five of these were appointed a steering committee and will head the fight against the adoption of the railroad proposal, as far as Fayetteville is concerned. FAYETTEVILLE SENDING DELEGATION OF 28 To Attend Just Freight Rate Mass Meeting Here Today.

(By the Associated Press.) Come Ye Out From Among Them, Says Senator Overman (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) the leadership of that committee, also of the famous lobby probe. Examinations Farce Disgusted Law Makers. So disgusted are members of Congress over the recent examination for deputy collector it is believed the resolution taking them out of the classifled service will have a good opportunity of passing. Tar Heels in Washington. C.

C. Caviness, of Lillington, railway mail clerk has been promoted to the sea service, a position that will give him an opportunity to travel as mail clerk on the big trans-Atlantic liners. Representative Godwin secured his position. Henry T. Hicks, of Raleigh, was here yesterday.

TO STATE'S PRISON John Teachey Sentenced to Term of Three YearsAlston Gets Two Years On Roads. John Teachey, the young Raleigh boy who was convicted Monday in the Superior court of the charge of storebreaking and larceny, was yesterday sentenced to three years in State's prison. Teachey's attorneys moved for a new trial, motion was overruled and appeal taken to the Supreme court. Teachey's appeal bond is $500. After an absence of one day Solicitor Norris yesterday resumed his duties as prosecutor and during the day succeeded in getting several minor cases out of the way, When court took a recess for the day about seventeen cases, most of them jail cases, were yet on the docket but within the next two days Mr.

Norris expects to have the majority of these disposed of. Boss Alston, the Raleigh negro convicted of stealing some valuable chickens from J. T. Bland, given an opportunity to assist Superintendent Wiggs in building roads in Wake county for a perlod of two years. He was convicted by a jury last week Ed Jackson, who was convicted of selling whiskey in the police court and took an appeal, entered a plea of guilty.

Judgment was suspended upon the payments of costs. Richard Williams, another defendant from the police court, was found not guilty of the charge of vagrancy. Howard Rand, for the larceny of a bicycle, was convicted and judgment reserved until another time. The case against Nancy Cotton, a negro woman who was charged with keeping a house of ill fame, was nol prossed. This was 80 appeal case from the police court.

Florence Freeman entered a plea of guilty to the charge of larceny and judgment was suspended upon the payment of costs. Joseph Davis, charged with an 8.8- sauit with deadly weapon, was found not guilty and discharged. When court recess the case against A. D. Thomas, A white man, charged with stealing 100 pounds of sugar from a freight car of the Norfolk Southern, had Just been concluded and given to the jury.

The trial consumed almost the entire afternoon session and is one of the most Important of the minor ores. The alleged theft occurred last summer, but since then the case against Themas has been, through five terma of Wake court, Big Events Take Place in State Capital Today (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) written will be here today to speak. Governor R. B. Glenn has announced that he will come here today and speak against North Carolina's further submission to the evil rut of discrimination in which the State finds her.

self. Governor Glenn's administration saw the passage of reduced passenger rates and the changing of a 31-4 cent rate to a 21-2. He heard the roads say it meant wreck and crash and has lived to see them enriched. Governor Glenn is in the fight. He believes the State is not helpless and its law-making bodies are sovereign still.

He comes to send the cheering word along the line, and nobody who will speak will pass enthusiasm more generally around than he. Governor Craig and Mr. Justice have been in the fight throughout, and what they will have to say following the latest conferences, will be interesting. General Assembly at 11. The meeting of the General Assembly is secondary today, for that body 13 convened here largely to do the will that will be expressed in the big mass meeting.

The special session is to pass constitutional amendments and to adjust freight rates, but the freight question has literally submerged every other. presiding consideration. officers will be Lieutenant Governor E. L. Daughtridge, of the Senate, and Maj.

Walter Murphy, of Rowan county, one of the really fine parliamentarians of that body. Mr. Murphy was unanimously chosen Speaker last night to succeed George W. Connor, now judge, and will take the gavel today. The General Assembly will be here twenty days on full pay and the hope 18 that something may be done in that time.

Governor Craig expects the whole issue to be settled in that period. Good Roads Meeting. The North Camolina Good Roads Association with Henry B. Varner presiding and Dr. Joseph H.

Pratt as secretary, will meet in the chamber of commerce at 11 o'clock. It has been announced that Governor Craig will speak before this body. The North Carolina Association will have an interesting program. Elsewhere the list of things to be done is printed. The interest in roads is at its height now.

As a compliment to what Mr. Varner has been doing in a county that doesn't want to pay for roads, Governor Craig has thrown $10.000 his way to do missionary road work in Davidson. Mr. Varner is on fire for roads. Wholesale Grocers.

The wholesale grocers will meet at noon today in the Yarborough and will formulate a working plan and select their place. They have run upon such a number of big events that these conflict and make the announcement of a program impossible now. That the grocers will take up progressive measures such as clean and pure food, catering to the beat buyers, co-operating with the housewives and kindred matters, de likely. The meeting will be attended by something like 100 delegates. Hot -Blooded Repartee a Marked Feature of Thaw Hearing Before Governor (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) in this proceeding." Thaw's Place is in Pennsylvania.

phasized the common belief that no bill had been found agaipst their client and that accordingly there was no evidence before the governor that New York intended to place him on triadrome went further and gave his word that Thaw would be placed on trial if returned to New York State. These assertions were coupled with the explanation that the returning of the indictment had been kept secret in order that evidence might be presented tothe jury against "the instigator of this plot, a man of more importance than anyone yet mentioned Judge Chase, in turn, suggested the idea that New York State had no right to confine Thaw who, he said, was a citizen of Pennsylvania and should by right have been returned to that Statewhen he was adjudged insane. In opening, Mr. Jerome contented himself with stating that the governor had no alternative to honoring the request of the New York all thorities. He held that the only be determined were that Thaw was wanted, that he New York state when the alleged offense was committed, and the matter of his identity, Chase followed with the argument that Thaw WAS insane when he escaped from Matteawan and charge therefore conspiracy irresponsi- had been trumped up hes aid for the of returning Thaw to the asylum.

No Law to Reach Escape. Gov. Stone declared that there was no law to punish a lunatic for escaping from an asylum. Both quoted at length from authorities. Geo.

F. Morris, the third of Thaw's counsel, attacked the petition for extradition, saying it sought to do indirectly what its sponsors could not do directly. In the name of public opinion, and public sentiment, he asked the Governor to exercise broad discretion in dealing with the case. "Extraordinary!" Says Mr. Jerome Mr.

Jerome, began his reply by saying that white he had listened to many arguments In many tribunals, he had never heard a more extraorof dinary Mr. Morris, argument that in a forced and advanced than that fraudulent public opinion the Governor of New Hampshire could and should find a reason for an excuse for disregarding the petition for a writ of extradition and for refusing to perform A. duty laid upon him by the constitution of the United States. then quoted from decisions of United States Supreme Court to show that the process of extradition covered every offense punishable by law and that the government certificate was all of the requesting authority as to the crime committed that WaS needed by the Governor upon which the request was made, No Trace of Alleged Indictment. Poughkeepsie, N.

Sept. 23. -If the grand jury of Duchess county has found an indictment against Harry K. Thaw, as reported by William Travers Jerome, at Concord, today, it has not been made nor handed up in any court. The district attorney's office said that the jury had made no report on the case and had adjourned for two weeks.

It was added that it was possible, however, that an indictment had been found and kept secret, MAYOR SHELL IN CITY. In Interest of Carolina Municipal Association, of Which He is Secretary. Mayor 0. P. Shell, of Dunn, Secretany of the North Carolina Municipal Association, is in the city to arrange A.

date for a hearing of the legislative committee of that organization before the committee on constitutional amendments. Mayor Shell is being urged by his friends to become a candidate for chief engrossing clerk of the Senate, but he says he cannot spare the time from his private affairs and public duties at home, SNIPES AND AUMAN AT MERCY OF WHOLE P. D. COMMITTEE Senator Overman Refuses To Take a Hand in Settlement of The Cases BOTH FACE CHARGES PENDING CONFIRMATION Rocky Mount and Asheboro to Local Postmasterships Must Depend On Action of Entire Committee and Senate In Executive Session--Chances. (By W.

E. YELVERTON.) Washington, D. Sept. Senator Overman returned to the capital yesterday he refused point blank to help decide two North Carolina, postoffice cases which are puzzling members of the Senate committee on postoffices and post roads. In so doing he saved both himself and Senator Simmons from the possibility of the most acute embarrassment that has faced the two Tar Heel Senatora in a long time.

The Senate committee which is non-partisan, can now step into the responsibility a and act on the evidences in the cases. Local 1 Opposition Effective. The situation was threatened when the sub-committee of the State committee postoffices and post roads, of which Senator Smith, of South Carolina, is chairman, declined to act on the cases of Oscar A. Snipes, of Rocky Mount, and Ernest L. Auman.

of Asheboro. "Both these nominees. for postmasters their respective towns had opposition, but political alignments are such in each case that the Senators would not mix one way or another in to the situation. Charges that Snipes drinks to excess and gambles. were fled in the Postoffice Department before he was He was reeommended by 'Representative Kitchin.

Simmons. Friends He ask- aped that an inspector be sent to Rocky Mount and to one other town in Representative Kitchin's district, declining to decide the case for himself. When the report on Snipes reached the department Senator Simmons wad asked to help decide the matter. He asked that the case be decided on its merits. Committee Side-Stepped Snipes.

The department was considerably at sea, but. decided that since Mr. Kitchin wanted Snipes and Senator Simmons did not. oppose him there was but one action to take. So Snipes nominated.

When he reached the Senate postoffice committee there were additional charges. Senator Simmons was again appealed to. whereupon he asked that the committee ungraciously stepped from and said the North Carolin senators and the representatives from the district should decide. Hammer Against Auman. The Auman case was identical, ex cept that the charges were of a different nature.

These charges, too, tollowed him into the Senate tee. When the committee got ready to act it wanted an expression from Senator Overman. At that time, Senator Overman was in the State, but if he had been here he would have done no expressing. Senator Overman, being before the people very shortly, and for other reasons, has left all postoffice matters abso-lutely alone. Not once has he lifted FL finger in the selecting of postmasters, while on the other hand, Senator Sim-1 mons has three men on the anxious bench, indefnitely tied up in the committee.

But none of these is in Representative Kitchin's district. Throwing these two postoffice cases into a conference Among Senators Simmons and Overman and Representatives Page and Kitchin, it they were decided according to the rules of politics, would force each senator to decide the case the other's district. Naturally, Senator Simmons hardly expect Representative Kitchin to name one of Senator friends for postmaster at Rocky Mount. Thus vote and Mr. Kitchin's would kill each other.

Senator Overman would then have that case to decide. Takng the Auman case, Mr. Page would naturally vote for his nominee's confirmation. Senator Overman would be forced to back W. C.

Hammer, of Asheboro, in the latter's opposition to Auman. Mr. Hammer has all along been opposed to Mr. Auman's appointment. This would leave Senator Simmons to decide the case in Senator Overman's territory, Nice Political Balance Involved.

The announced purpose of Senatori Smith last week to have the North Carolinians decide these cases threw consternation into the Tar Heel ranks. Friends of the principals endeavored to explain the nice political balance involved in these cases, but Senator Smith gave it up as an intanglement that was too much for his comprehension. All action ceased until Senator Overman should return capital. HEALTH BOARD MET Control of Tuberculosis Hospital at Montrose By Stater Board Issue No Action Taken. In executive session yesterdy the State Board of Health discussed with the directors of Montrose Tuberculosis Sanitorium the matter of removing the control of that hospital to the State Board.

Nothing was done, it is said, the issues being left open for legislative discussion. From what is gathered the State Board of Health seeks to control the sanitorium for the better diasemination of health matter and the better treatment and prevention of tuberculosis. A. Kent, of Lenolr, and Dr. E.

J. Wood, of Wilmington, members of the State Board, were present. Others here were Dr. J. Howell Way, of Rankin, secretary, Italeigh; Dr.

Cyrus Waynesville, president; el Dr. W. 8. W. Thompson, Onslow: Dr.

T. E. Anderson, Statesville! Dr. W. O.

Spencer, Winston Col. J. I. Ludlow, Winston -Salem, conferred with Representative Henry A. Page, of Moore county, and Dr.

J. S. Gordon. of Guilford, members of the board of directors of Montrose Sanitorium,.