The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-17
The Assistant District Attorney.
Charged With Contempt.
APPLICANTS FOR THE PLACE
Vigorous Recommendations of Com
missioner of Labor Warner in Com
nec;ion With Child labor-The
seaboard After Small Boys.
Especial Dispatch to The Times,

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RALEIGH, N. C.. Dec. l6.--Much in
,erest is manifested now in the fight
thai is on before the Department OF
Justice at Washington for the removal
of ASSISTANT District Attorney o. D.
Spears. OF the Easte,a District Ln.eo
states Court. Judc, Purneii hasins
virtually asked for his Official heao Dc
cause of what he ccnstrues 10 nave pEsn
contempt of court driing iIae ses'.
here last week The judge reptosou
snears for the manner in which he was
conducting the cross-cSanHaiioL stiu
spears replied that ne, the judge. hao
better conduct the cXar1inetion JuoSe
purnell promptly suspended him LOT the
remainder of the Term. spears ieAosi'lS
to apologize until two days later "nen
the Judge told him the apotogs came ia'e:
The matter was kept quiet here until II
ear,e mt from, Washington that Spears
official head had been demanded
| Former District Attorney c. ID. Ber-
nard T. a Giles E. w. Undertake. r.
II. Whitaker and George Butter are each
striving after the plum IN case Spears
is called down --vrna-d and Giles are
both IN Washington az. Distfact Atior-
pey Skinner went ltlere to-day
A VIGOROUS REPORT
The forthcoming recommendations by
Commissioner OF Labor H B. Warner to
the General Assembly will contain this
interesting and forcible paragraph:
..If possible, law should be enacted
providing severe penalty upon the
father who puts his children in the fac
tory and i6les away his time In drink
ing and creating dissensions among the
workers. and providing only the bare
necessities Of life out Of the hard-earned
wages OF his children that he may have
more with which to crafty his depraved
appetites and passions
AS previously reported IN this CORE
spondence, he will recommend that no
child under twelve years old be allowed
to work in q factory, and none be-
tween twelve and fourteen unless sShey
cen read and write.
AFTER SMALL BOYS
Superintendent Huger, Of the second
division Of the Seaboard Air Line. has
arranged with magistrates, ccnstables
and other officers OF the law at many
of the small stations on his division to
look out especially for boys who make
a practice OF jumping on and off OF
moving trains. One agent writes that
several arrests have been made and The
practice effectively stopped.
The First Baptist parsonage is being
thoroughly renovated and put in order
for The reception Of the new pastor, Rev.
Or. w C Teree, and family. who comes
next week from Durham to assume the
pastorate Of the First Baptist Church.
Rev. C. J. Thompson, late Of Richmond,
is Or. Tyrse's successor at Durham.
The First Church here has been with
out a pastor since the death Of DR.. "A.
a. Marshall, six months ago. after
year illness.
ORDER ISSUED.
An order has been issued in the United
States Court here in the case Of F. 81.
Dreasel VS., North State Lumber Com
pany. IN bankruptcy. IN which the
referees rulings on several accounts held
by sAe First National Bank OF Durham
and Allen and Company, Of New York,
are sustained and extra compensation al
lowed the referee.
One Of the most remarkable changes
IN weather conditions took place last
night. AS late as u o'clock It was IN
tenseiy cold. the Thermometer register