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THE WEATHER CLEAN P FOR THE H VOL 1.—No. 37 RICHMOND, VA, FRIDAY. MARCH 11, 1910. 10 PAGES TWO MONSTER MEETING OF CJCJODIES Business Men of all Philadel phia Seek Way of End ing Strike SITUATION CRITICAL AND GROWING WORSE Factories and Great Industrial Plants Shut Down or Seri ously Crippled—Resultant Financial Loss Staggering. PHILADELPHIA. PA.. March 11 — How to end Philadelphia’s strtk^ and thereby stop the general strike, which has literally paralyzed business In the City of Brotherly Love, la the object of a great mass meeting of represen the city to be held this afternoon. The situation Is critical. Bloodshed and rioting has become a matter of dally occurrence, and each succeed ing riot Incites the lawless element to great outbursts. Not only are the law less elements excited, but peacetul folk, angered by the sight of husky policemen clubbing down helpless men. women andjeven children, have Iteen aroused to a feeling of resent ment that may burst forth into resist ance of a serious character. Business Is practically at a stand still. Factories and great industrial plants are either closed down or seri ously crippled by the walkout of a larger proportion of their men. Im mense plants, unable to get out their spring samples ami goods, threaten to c lose down Indefinitely. The finan cial loss In the city is appalling The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, which brought on the gen eral strike by refusing to arbitrate with Its union employes, refuses to make any concessions. The officials of the company laugh at threats of a State-wide strike They are run — ntng-more'x*r» Ttnm at HtTy former period during the strike, and declare they are satisfied. Await "Boss” McXicliol. Peace-makers are eagerly awaiting the return from Florida Wednesday of State Senator -Lamas P. -McNichoL ■ who. as leader of the municipal po litical machine, can do more than any other man to end the strike If he will. Headed by President Greenaws.lt, of the State Federation »f labor, sev . oral of the leading union men In the State are coming from New Castle to prepare for the threatened State wide strike in fifteen days If the lo cal unions throughout the State agree to call It. The union men declare that despite the police action In breaking up yes terday s proposed meeting, they will meet to-night In the Musical Fund hall. The police say If the meeting Is orderly, no attempt will be made to stop It . Claim Men Arc Returning General Superintendent Vaucla'.n, of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, to-day declared a large numbe r of the men who struck there had returned. All would get their Jobs back when thev want them, he said. At i ramp-* Shipyards It was declared there had been no desertions. To-day Is P0J* day at Cramps and the union "pickets" declare they will get out a lot of men this afternoon. No serious disorder has cvccurreo to-dav. though a number of ears have been stoned by Individuals In outlying sections The street car officials de clare they have i.*00 motormen and conductors at work, operating 1.20u cars. These figures are denied by the strikers, who declare only "00 care are running. Strike breaking street car men are being Imported from sev eral points, where the company has opened recruiting offices. Officials Closely Guarded. While both Mayor Rayburn ana Director of Public Safety Clay deny t|pv fear for Ihetr i safety, it Is noticeable to-day that the police guards through corridors of the city hall have redoubled. School teachers, women and busi ness men who witnessed yesterday’* rioting along Broad street are united to-dav that the police used far more violence than was necessary. Hos pitals in the vicinity reported they treated seventy-five persons for club heoiis while nrlvate physician* treated many more. Nearly forty arrest* were made. A potent factor that may lead tr the ending of the strike from a hitherto unexpected quarter Is the tremendous fall in value of the Rapid Transit Company's stock, which yes terday dropped >3 a share on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, selling as low as 1» 3-8. a decline of $7 since the Inauguration of the strike. MAY CUT WESTBROOK INTO BUILDING LOTS This Thought to bo the Puqmsc of Mr. Miller, Its Recent Pur chaser. The country home of the late Major GlnSer, known as ''Westbrook,'' is soon to be cut up Into building lots, U Is understood, by Mr. George E. Miller, of New York, who has Just bought the property for f87.S00. This property, one of the most val uable In Henrico county, contains 15« acres, lying between the Brook turn pike and the Hermitage road, and Is between four and five miles from the city. It adjoins Joseph Bryan Park and the Bloomlngdale stock farm'. Mr. Miller has been to Richmond several times looking over suburban property, and Anally decided to buy Westbrook. The property had been bequeathed upon the death of Major CHnter to his niece, Mrs. Albert Young, of New York, but negotiations were soon properly under way, and the final d«ed# and papers of transfer will be on record within the next few days, when the place will be turned over tg Us »»w owner - _ CONGRESSMAN DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Representative Perkins of Nev York Succumbs to Malignant Disease. WASHINGTON, March 11.—Aftei several weeks of critical Illness, Re presentatlve James B. Perkins, ol New York, died at 1:15 this morn tng at Garfield Hospital. Mr. Perkins had t*en sinking grad ually for a week or more. He euf fered from a malignant intestinal dls ease. His wife, who had been at his bed side constantly for the past month was with him when he died. The re mains will be taken to the famll: home, Rochester. N. Y., for burial. James Breck Perkins was born It St. Croix Falls. Wls., November 4 1*47. He went to Parts In 1878 where for live years he wrote Frtncl history. In 1896 ho went to the New York assembly from the Firs'. Mon roc county district. He was electee to the Fifty-seventh Congress, an< had served ever since, He was chair man of the House comjnNt*8 on for eign affairs. 1LENCE MIRKS TDEKTOI STRIKE Importation of Strike Breaker Rouses Car Men—Mayor Is sues Proclamation. TRENTON. N. J., March 11 Much disorder and some dole no marks the second day of Trenton'; trolley strike, aue largely to the lm portatlon of strike-breakers, which re suited tn a serious riot, with shoot ing. late last night. The compan; Is running a few cars, including on< car marked "U. S. Mall." on the su burban lines. Several arrests were made thu morning for stoning cars The mayo; has issued a proclamation asking th< public to assist ill maintaining order He will swear In special polieemei and arm them unless peace is matn tained. Both the strikers' committee an. the company to-day claim to be con tldent of ultimate victory. Fewc cars are being run than yesterda; fewer people are riding In them The public fully sympathizes with th strikers, and many labor organist* lions are boycotting the t ars. H. HUSHES SUSIMNS FIRST ACTUAL DEFEIl Machine Candidate Named f<> L Stale Senator Over Ilia Speci fied Favorite. A I, Jt A X V. N . Y, March. 11 —-Th' first actual defeat scored against-Gov ernor Hughes since his advent Int' New York State politics came to-da; when his mandate for the election o Ms representative in the Senate. Bar vey Hinman. as leader of the Repub 1 leans In that body. » as defeated In stead George II. Cobb, of Watertown affiliated with the "Republican ma chine." was named, following a eaucu that lasted all night, and resulted ii considerable bitter feeling With Governor Hughes In defea went down Elihu Root. I'nited State Senator, who sent a telegram fron Washington demanding the election o Hinman It la asserted to-day that a the result the legislative Investigate of briery, now- In progress, will b curtailed and the Inquiry restr'eted t i the facts already known. This, tor despite the united demand of Presl dent Taft. Hughe* and Root that th Inquiry bp made general, no matte who was hurt. If the plans or the machine lead era who forced the naming of Cob are carried through only the essentia i measures will be passed, and the Gov i ernor's direct primary legislation wll be emasculated. KILLS HIS STEPFATHER FOR BEAM MOTHEI Orders Him to Lcnvc House an Shoots \\ hen Latter Refuses. I NORRISTOWN, PA., March 11 ' William Shopperd, a fourteen-year ■ old bdy, to-day shot and instant! killed hia stepfather, Jerry McMunui : of Rook ledge. . The lad came Into the house an : found his mother belnp beaten by Me ! Manus. He ordered his stepfather t ! leave the house, and when this wa refused, backed h(b order with a gur Another refusal was followed by th shot, and McManus fell dead. GOVERNOR SWANSON BACK Bl’T SAYS VERY I.ITTl.t | LYNCHBURG. VA., March 11. Former Governor Swanson and Mri .Claude A. Swanson left here this morn Ina for their home In Chatham, s.tte spending a night here on their retur from a six weeks' tour of the far wes Mr Swanson had nothing to say re garding his former plans. THE WEATHER. • The ">ather. _ . ‘ WASHINGTON. r>. C, March 11 Indicp.tlons are that the southern an ; western disturbances will cause unset i tied weather over the districts east c ! the Mlstsaippt river. There will ts rains to-night In the South Atlantl States, followed by clearing Saturua ■ r.r.d rain or snow In the Middle Atlas *, tic States ! Forecast ClI * P. M. Saturday. I Vlrglnlr.—Rain on the coast, rain t J knew lit the Interior to-night; Satui i day rain. North Carolina—Rain to-night, to! lowed by clearing Saturday. PATTEN HOOTED i FROM EXCHANGE I __ i » Famous Stock Manipulator Grossly Insulted in Eng lish Pit. FEARED HE PLANNED MORE MARKET RIGGING Jeering Crowds Follow Financier Along Street Finally Forc ing Him to Take Refuge in Friendly Office Building. MANCHESTER. E.NU, March 11 — James Patten, the Chicago wheat and cotton manipulator, was hooted out of the Manchester Cotton Exchange this afternoon. Mr. Patten was recognized a few mlnu tes after_tu>—o n I ef-cd—the-— change and was immediately sur rounded by a hooting crowd. Brok ers came to the big manipulator's aid and escorted him to the street, where the hostile demonstration was renew ed with such vigor that a strong force of police was called. The police had difficulty In driving lhe crowd back from the building in which Patten took refuge. They form ed a guard about him and got him safely into a cab, which was driven at break-ne< k speed to his hotel. Mr. Patten's market operations are believed to be Inimical to the big cot ton spinning interests of this city The Chicagoan's nerves were plainly shaken when he regained the hotel. The anger of the crowd, according to the Chronicle, resulted from the icelief that Fatten had come here to repeat his Chicago performance of al leged "market rigging " Cotton experts who talked with Mr Patten are convinced to-day that he has come to England to Investigate the consumption of raw material, so he may tie guided more clearly in his future operations in cotton Mr. Patten insists that there is no 'business" connected with his trip. but the moment he arrived here to day from Liverpool he began inter viewing some of the big cotton spin ners. and then visited the cotton ex chflnrp Thti cuff i. n uiiinmrg tvith • whom hi* talked nay his conversation clearly Indicated that he is here for . "pointers.” Mr. fatten has done little sitn-e his arrival in Kngland except to mix with those interested in the cotton indus try. If pleasure has anything to do nith his trip he has not disclosed it. CITY DEFENDANT IN i COMPANION SUITS Cases Crowing Oat of Alleged Dg ‘ fwtivc Seilers to be Tried ; * Monday. ^ , The city of Richmond is defendant * | lu two companion suiu docketed f**r ■ trial in the Law and Kqulty t’ourt Monday morning:. beginning at U o'clock. In one case If. R Bo we is suing the city for $1,000 as a result of damage * ' alleged to have been done proparty 1 of the plaintiff on the south side of Main street at Madison by a defective t sewer. s The other plaintiff, the t’o-operatlve j Investment Company, wants ll.iioo r from the city for alleged damage to its property in the same vicinity from 1 a sewer 1 According to the allegations, the * damage is the result of negligence on y ■ the part of the city authorities for sev , eral years past. The case will be tiled by a ury. SI HE HAS EVIDENCE i OF SUB-TREASURY THEFT Attorney Claims llo Can Acrount For $173,000 Stolen in Chicago. CHICAGO. Marih 11.— Federal au thorities are making every effort to j tornec James Barbour, who declared in Judge Brentano’e court he had evidence as to how $ ITS.000 wo., stolen from the United States sub treasury three years ago. The dec laration of Atorney Barbour thal the mystery of the huge theft is solved, following a motion by the " prosecution to dismiss a suit for *50. ’ 000 for malicious pro»ectton brought ’iliy George VV. Fitzgerald against Wl. , i liain Bolden week, sub-treasurer. 1 > - Bart~*«r. attorney for the defense said to-day he dared Fitzgerald b ' go ypon' the witness stand and sub s i mlt * to cross-examination regarding th. theft of the *173,000. which dU f appeared when he was assorting cicrl in the sub-treasuty. "We have the evidence." said Bar t hour, "and we wish to make use el •• this evidence, even if we have to pro j claim it a town meeting.” . i BUSINESS MF.N TO BF rj GIVEN ANOTHER SMOKKh n i --— -• I At the meeting of the Board oi •!r>lrectors of the Richmond Chambei : of Commerce Thursday afternoon Mr Sol Cutchtns and S. C. Atkins & Com pany were admitted as members ol the cb-t ir >lf<tr, and following this President Woods submitted the repor ; of he delegation which went to 'Washington Feb. 25 in the Interest Z ! of James river improvement. Satis . factory work was reported with en ftcouraglng prospects. Mr. Wood men s | tinning particularly the assistance c i rendered by Colonel .John B Pur y j t ell and Mr. S. T. Morgan. ' f The board decided to' gU e annthei smoker in the Jefferson he tel. h'om . of the definite arrangements were Rfade, hut the date of the smokei was tentatively set st April 14. sub. - Ject, however, to change by the ar rangements committee. LARGE FUND FOR House Yields to Popular De mand and Partially Re stores Sum NOT HAVE TO CUT HIGHER IHSTITUTIONS Vigorous Fight Made for More Money for Good Rouds—To Retain War Records Offiw. The House adopted a resolution ! Friday extending the present session of the General Assembly five days. This resolution was offered by Mr. Rosewell Page, of Hanover, and waa adopted In order that a' number of .important matters could he completed: Mr. .Nolan read a resolution, in which he went on record ait purchas ing the first oarload of lime manufac tured under the Page lime bill. Mr Harwood amended the resolution, al lowing the second carload to be sold to Richmond. A resolution tvas offered by Mr ; Curtis, and adopted, requesting th<r heads of the State departments to site preference t" Confederate sol diers when filling positions. Senate bill 283. relative to how a person should practice law', was pass ed in order that the matter could get to the Supreme Court. • Restore Fund for Schools. Much to the surprise of the entire lloui.e. the section of the appropria j tion bill in relation to public schools j "as passed upon w ithout opposition, i It had been expected that there would j be a battle royal over this section The entire matter was adjusted by an amendment, offered by Colonel I Bowman, Increasing the primary school appropriation. In all there Is about $1.1)00,000 provided for this i purpose. I The fight against cutting the appro 1 priation for—primary — schools was opened with a resolution, introduced by Judge Williams, prohibiting a re duction in this appropriation from last year This resolution was passed i by on motion of Colonel Bow man. | who offered an amendment Increasing from $475,000 to $500,000 Ho also provided for an appropriation of ; 125,000 to be used for the (traded I schools of the rural districts, with i the provision that no school should re i celve more than $2«G each. Colonel U..wma« said that if t nr*.-***- n mend - tn< nts were adopted Super'ntendent of : Futdic Instruction Kgglestnn has stat ed that he could raise $100,000 by pulillc subscription Judge Williams stated that the amendment was per fect!) agreeable to him and if It was ! adopted he would withdraw his reso lution to cut the appropriation for i higherjgchiiiilS- IQ per cent-, - Mr. i»eal. of Norfolk, took a dif ferent view of the matter He was of the opinion that more money should be given to city schools and not give the $25.00(1 to rurtil districts Trie amendments were favored by Mr . Throckmorton, who urjfed that they be adopted. The amendment was adopted by a targe majority On motion of Mr Oliver, ihe State normal schools at Harrisonburg and Fredericksburg were added to the list of such schools provided for These schools had been omitted by the com mittee and were added by common ! consent. Too Much for Sinking Fund. Colonel Bowman had appropriated $125,00<> to the sinking fund of the State. Mr. Boyd objee ted to this, as It was over $5,000 more money than was required bv the contract with the i creditors. He moved that this fund be | reduced to $120,000. which motion I was carried. The cattle quarantine allowance !was increased $f>00. making this j amount $b,5*>o. A reduction of $10,000 was made in the appropriation for the State Hoard of Health. More- for Catawba. An additional appropriation of $58. j 000 was made for buildings, improve ments and support of the sanatorium ■ at Catawlca was made. Mr. Cox attempted to have an ap propriation of $2,000 added to the milltarv fund for maintenance of field batteries. This was opposed. "It has open turneu uow u uy ini' u'KLsiHuirf once,” declared Mr. Cooke, "anil we should not allow It to be wedged In here.” Mr. I>eal and Mr. Houston also ob jected to the amendment. Mr. Hous ton asked the member from Rich mond to withdraw ht» amendment, as It was against the wishes of the mili tary board. In reply Mr. Cox said he did not desire to be discourteous to the mtlltarj hoard, but would insist on his amendment. The artillery of the State are a very important branch, according to Mr Cox. and should lie given as much consideration as the i infantry. The pending question was called and the amendment was lost. More For (load Roads. The next section of the hill reached was In regard to the good roads Next to the school question the good roads was the most debated question of the bill. In support cf a resolution offered by him on Thursday Mr McRae urged that no reduction be made in the road appropriation The member from Cumberland had a large following on the floor, and the Finance Committee had a hard time convincing them thai enough money had been allowed fur road improvement. Mr Adams moved that the expense account for the maintenance of con vict road force be Increased from (15.000 to $100,000. Mr. Adams said he respected the opinion of the Fi nance Committee, but thought in this case they had underestimated the value to the State of convict labor on roads. Judge Williams, of Odes, said he had always opposed working roads with convict labor, and would oppose It now. It only benefits a few ’■ of the larger counties, and the smaller counties can't afford It Colonel Bow . man opposed the amendment serious ly. and asked the members to vote It down. Ho raid he would be In favor . of iTiireartBg the -appropriation for , State money aid. but not to convict , labor funds^ The amendment was loit. >Continued <m" > V' ■ • r . ' 5cV\’ :V’ kiSaM Ad nil nlnt ration Dalldlnft of t'ittwbi GRAFTERS LOSE Tl E O APPEAL Conviction of Pittsburg Politioans on Bribery Charges Sustained by Supreme Court. PHILADELPHIA. PA, March 11.— Appeals from the decisions of th* superior i ourt, which sustained th* convictions In quarter sessions cowri In Pittsburg of C. S. Cameron. H. M Bolder and Charles R. Kli hardson it the CTumilmanli bribery and con spiracy eases, were allowed hy th* supreme court here to-day. Appeal; In the cases of William Brand. J. C Wasson and - Ramsey were re fused---—— - Nothing was done In th.- case 01 John F. Klein, convicted of aiding an. abetting Cameron. LINE WILL BOLD TWO NEW STEAMERS I (Special to The Richmond Virginian. ' NEWPORT NEWS. VA„ March 11. i It ts announced that the Chesapeake : Tdne. which piles out of Hampton ; Hoods to Baltimore, and which la an ofT-shoot of the famous old York j River Line of steamers, will shortly i begin the construction of twe fine 1 steamers for their route. It la said that, while the Newport News yard has never built any ships for this line, it will be an active competitor for the contracts Newport News general contractors hare been much in the limelight for some time past by reason of their uni form Eucioss in landing large con tracts. they now having on hand In the neigh tx.rhood of a half million dollars' worth of work. The. latest triumph for local builders is the land 'ng of the i vmtract for the addition i to the Post Office building at Athens I (“la . the contract price being $12,750. The low bidder is the Newport Con > struct!-n and Engineering Company i which has its general offices In this jVirgil Whittington Visiting Sid Wife Succumbs to Attack of Heart Failure. (Special to The Richmond Virginian ROANOKE. VA., March 11.—Vlr gll K. Whittington, of Portsmouth Va . was found dead In an outhousi of the heme of h!s brother-in-law ill. P. Glasgow, here Friday morntns Me came here to be with his wit' who Is seriously 111 ,and not expeclei to live. Mis death Is said to hav been due to heart failure. NOT EVOl'tSIl MONEY TO PAY FOB THE I>K!\K> George WIncherter, a negro, walk ed Into Pat MiMonough's saloor Thur?day night and offered 25 cents In payment for seven drinks. Mr. H F. Sweet, the bartender In the place ealld Winchester's attention to thf fact that the amount was not suffi cient, and Winchester applied an epi thet to Mr. Sweet, whereupon Win chester was struck across the head with a bottle from which he had drunk by the bartender. Justk-< Crutchfield told Winchester that th« language he used was not becoming in a negro, and the case was dis missed. WILL INTRODUCE Bill AGAINST COLD STORAGE Newport News Counei'man Want; AP Such Produets to be Labelled. NEWPORT NEWS, VA.. March 11 I—Councilman C. R. Felles, of thi Jetty. will introduce an ordinance a the next meeting of the city coun <11 that wll require all foodstuffs tha hare been In cold storage and whirl , are offered for sale In this city to oe« the dale rf the time at which the, i were placed t» ,rucb itnrun,.Ttv ordinance will also contain provision relative to canned goods, enablini the purchaser to see readily the "age tha goods exposed for aaie. -- f Dr. Kailua G. Williams. EXPIATES GRIME ON IRE GALLOWS IIksnrv . Last to Ilartg it North Carolina Walks to Death Calmly. (Special to Tho Richmond Virginian.) RALEIGH. N. C.. March 11 — Artei spending a restful night in his cell a the county jal! at Elid ibethtown. l Henry Spivey. a negro who is ,TB« last man in North Carolina to hang walked boldly to the gailowe in lh< Jail yard. Before he was hung h< held out hl» hand to the sheriff t< »hn« that It was steady lie pal', great attention to the actions o guards adjusting rope. Spivey made ho statement He ha no relatives or friends, and his ondj will l>e plaeed in Potter's field Th< trap was sprung at 12:09, and th< negro was pronounced dead in tei minutes. Me was hung for murder Illness Reveals Secret. (Special to The Richmond Virginian.) tVIN'STON-SAMEM, VA.. March H. Miss Gertrude Tech, who has been nlnvincr fhd* nlnno Ht n Itw'tfll th«»Atur for some time, was secretly married to Mr. Arthur Pearce, who has sign ed up with the Greensboro, N. baseball team, early last month, and the secret would not have leaked out had ont Mrs. Pearce became 111. Both arc musicians, and Mr. Pearce met her for the rtrst time while he was engaged a» a soloist a t the theater. Home Wrecker Held. (Special to The Richmond Virginian.) WINSTON SALEM. VA.. March 11 Arthur Ptts. a white man. who was arrested In Danville*. Va., a few days ago on the charge of running away with Mrs. Robert Bran scorn be, the wife of a mechanic here, has been brought back here for trial. ! CARNEGIE JUST LAUGHS AT REGENT CRITICISMS Asks if Joseph Fe’s is n "Soft Soaj M anufaet urer' *—P ra isos Pinchot. DELMONTK. CAL.. March 11.—An drew Carnegie asked to-day for a re ply to the rseest arraignment of him self and other multi-millionaires bj Joseph I-’els. of Philadelphia answerer the Question with a smile and th< single comment "Is Pels a soft soai manufacturer?” Further than this he refused to dls t cuss the subject. i Carnegie left to-day for Santa Crux where be wtl’ be the guest of honoi this afternoon at a banquet spread un der the great Santa Crux Redwoods bj the combined civil and social organl xatlons of the city. To-morrow h< 1! will be entertained In San Francisco bj the Chamber of Commerce. Discussing the Ballinger-Pinchot con trovers?* and his own stand on publh questions to-day Carnegie said he >va: still a "Roosevelt Republican." and In - doreed the work Roosevelt had startei through llnchot. “Plncho* la a splendid man." he said "and It Is Indeed unfortunate that hi has become Involved In any matte: which separates him from the service. T Carnegie also indorsed the munlclpa . j ownership of all transportation line* city gas. electricity, water and shipplm terminals such wharves. t ----- .j Faces Serious Charge, t (Special to The Richmond Virginian.: i WINSTON-SALEM, VA.. Mart h 11 .• Ellis Dean, a white, youth, gtvtngthii ago as sixteen, was arrested yea ter » day afternoon at one of the factorial i here on the charge of carnal knowl edge of Elisa Purdle. who. 1? Is al ’ j leged, la only eight yeara of age. H« i*waa tocked up without bonfc Charges of Senator NoeM Debate But Not Re duction LACK OF JUDGMENT BUT NO DISHONES1 Senator Makes This Expiana' and Other Senators Give Ttl bereidosis Sanatorium Clean % Bill of Health. •f-y "Much ado about nothtna.” This Shakespearean title more or less appropriately be bolr» rowed to characterise the statem*g|a made against the Board of Health fcjr .Senator Noel, of Bee county, In Senate Thursday night and FT morning. -Senator Noel's.elk of misjudgment on the part . William* not only did not lmi—__ the Senate to the extent of lowering the board's appropriation or deciding to Investigate the body, but reeulhMt In some hot shots being fired at tm Southwest Folon and a "clean bill Of health" for the board and Commla sloccr Knton Williams. Senator Noel disclaimed any Integ tlon to charge dishonesty to the board, and continued reading from M document in which Dr. Robert Wlt Hams, the resigned superintendent ; the Catawba Sanitarium, who that the whole scheme of the t t'Hlon was askew and awry things as they should have been. Senators lasslter. Risen. Keeaeil, Sims and Halsey dissipated the gattons of misjudgment and paid compliments to Senator Noel for mefc-*' i tag his statements because he criticised in a newspaper. When the dove of peace I spread Ito wings over the Senate, j S to,000 appropriation to the Board Health «a« made without a dlaeent ing voice, and things )>egan running smooth again. Xoel Continues Charges. When the Senate convened Mr. Xoel -aid he did not t | charge dishonesty on the part of i administration of Catawba Si ! torlum but he did want to say an egregious blunder had been at the Institution. Senators Klain and Rlaon qu' ed Sir. Noel how long he had bt • fn possession of the Information" jv.hbh he based his chargee.' He l .plied five or six days. Senator RH wanted to know why the chargee gf< I not made before. Mr. Noel that he had had no 1 tng the-paitt =wee*, dS made chargee when the ' was being considered several ago. but no one thought eno them to ask for the facta on W1 he based hts chargee Objection* to the Site. Senator Noel lead two letters tend* lng to show that Delegate SpeMagft endeavored to dissuade the health * officials from sole, ting the STd BSfc noke Red Springs as the site of tkft Catawba Sanatarlum. Two letter* from INdegate Spessard to Dr. Wits Hams and one from the health. cam* mlasloner to the delegate were trad. The senator continued to read from the report of Dr. Robert - - i who resigned from the sene' ■ and who stated in writing that i entire site, including the drainage*, i buildings, view and soil, were unfit. The resigned superintendent also stale . ed that because of the inaecssablttty of the sanatarlum the patients suf fered from home sickness and lack of change of scene, and it was neces- - sary to haul drinking water some die tance to tho Institution. At this juncture Senator lltlgg rose to a point of order, saying Seng?."''-, | tor Noel's remarks were out of ordtt. ' as he hail withdrawn his chargee.-"; Senator Noel disclaimed having * A it a hlnndof Wh charged more than a blunder. Hk anawi that it was an egregious blull to spend $8,000 to repair, aw hotel building on an Improper when $10.(100 would hag* now and rn«»del structure on w tite * . Senator Halsey called upon Hr. Neel s for the rourre of his Information and where he got the report of Dr. Rob* ? “ »rt Williams. The gentleman front S Lee said hts Informant was W. R. yf Watkins, formerly stenographer to th* K health commissioner. Asked tf the stenographic notes were taken at a* ? executive session. Mr. Noel said bgl <!• dtd not know. Ray of Dr. Robert Williams. : I Commenting on the payment of ttrgK;JJ months' salary and $1,250 to Dr. {tail, ert Williams, Senator Noel said It* could not understand it. unlew tit* attorney-general believed tha physl* clan had a right of action against tb*"jf State because of representations in letter to him from the health oow missioner. In closing. Senator N«*l : r.ald a check should be put on th* 1 practice of allowing departments to | draw money without vouchers. “fc'iS. have put this matter fairly before th* f a* No Senate. Gentlemen, do as you see tit,' said Mr. Noel. Defends the Institution. Senator l/»sa:ter replied to Noel. The Petersburg senator ed investigation of real estate Vi had shown that the Board of | got a good bargain when It pureh j the butldlng and site for $19,000. read a report showing that in : weeks 13 patients at the sanat most of them from Senator ! congressional district, gained an i age of 9 1-2 pounds per man. lone man lost 2 pounds". ‘ — Senator Noel said Dr. Robert ! Hams declared that consumptive* ways gained weight In the mi i or Virginia. Senator Gravgtt from a report showing that out 52 patients at the Institution 1 ; been cured and 40 materially ed. Senator Lassiter began to i the statement that Delegate son a lawyer, received It IS amtning the title to nln* mountain property, and wtd had a right to charge fees. Senator Noel, an attorney, fees. Senator Noel then rale he had been Informed that Bowman's con received Si. gotlatlng the deal in which purchased . tl»e sanatorium. Mr. ljuMtter said he University of Virginia Williams, and although .0S#l v$3g5