Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-26
GOV. GLENN |HS|STENT
North Carolina Rate Contention
at a Crisis.
DECIDED STEP TAKEN TODAY
Executive Will Call Special Session
of Legislature
DECIDED STEP TAKEN TODAY
IF RAILWAYS REFUSE TO ACT
Positive That Roads Must Eventually
Sinking ANY Responsibility.

Recognize the new LaW--Not
Sinking Any Responsibility.
special Dispatch TO The star
RALEIGH \. G, July 26.-The matter
OF effecting an armistice in the fight be-
tween the federal courts and the state
courts and the chief executive of North
Carolina is at its crisis.
GOV Glenn today took the decided step
of assuring your correspondent that uhlesS
the Southern and Atlantic Coast Line VIII
consent to pat the new "a cent rate INTO
effect pending the settlement of the con-
troversy by the Supreme Court OF the
United States he woaid certainly eau the
legislature in extra session without deiaS'
That the responsibility for the state
course further in that feature of the con-
trovcrsy rests with the legislative branch OF
the state government and not on MN aS
the head OF the execItive branch.
Gov. Glenn is tod ~ in telephone com
munication with Asheville, where United
States Assistant Attorney General Sanford.
United States Circuit Judge Pritchald ana
Southern railway high officials are today
His medium there il State Solicitor Mark
Bum of that judicial district and Special
State Counsel j. II. Merrman.
shortly after noon today Coy. Glenn told
YOUR correspondent that he had instructed
Bum and Mcrriman to notify him promptly
of any and all developments. The governor
also stated that he expected 10 hear some
thing soon after = o'clock
Governor Remains Firm.
t;ny. Glenn says he will not give Ills con-
srur 40 the continuation OF the present
course being pursued By tie southern and
Atlan,Ia Coast Line in selling tickets at the
old rate. with a rebate coupon attached.
Ne is positive in his contention that they
mus, recognize lie new law pending final
Admiration at Washington if they expect
lin. Indictments and prosecutions 10 stop in
III. r;tr.aus counties: that t;ie the judicial
course in This matter is in The hands OF the
SUI eriGr ~ofrt Judges AID solicitors OF the
sixteen judicial districts of the state, but
that they would probably abide by advice
he might eiy, Jhem. and that he could not
advise a CESSATION of ind ctmeuts and prose
cu:irus while these Two roads are openely
violating and defying the law o. the state.
Ii is certain that mad United States As
sistaut Attorney General Sanford been i'll
position t" promise Gov Glenn that thls
course would t,y taken by the two railroads.
with the adv and consent of United
States judge Pritchard. that they would
quickly have reached an agreement yes
teTday afternoon.
Opinion as to Pritchard.
1t is also believed that In returning TO
Ashevie. instead of going 10 Washing
ton. Assistant Attorney General Sanford
had in view a possible acquiescence in the
governors demand But ii is not believed
here that Pritchard will agree to have his
recent order abrogated in such a way. now
tina, the two railway companies Will con-
sent TO put the 2li-cent rate into effect
for any time, be il ever 50 short
Consequently 1t looks very much like an
extra session of the legislature.
Gov. Glenn today positive that he had
ma de up his mind TO call the extra session
if circumstances warranted it, because he
was sure upon the legislative branch the
ultimate responsibility LOW depends He
Is not Sinking any responsibility himself,
however. and has no desire to shiIk il.
In the present state of feeling here ii is
sure Tie legislative session will be stormy
one and viii aueEr no good results for The
railroads which defying re law il
passed four months ago.
Governor Declined Proposition.
Yesterday afternoon Goy. Glenn te!e-
grapaea state Solicitor Brown at Ashe-
VIE t.-t ae was compelled L. decline to
accept tie proposition of Assistant A.
tcrney General L. :. sanford. becaus, 1t
annuls 'h" STAT. statute by >uspeuding the
rate section Gov. Glenn then suggests
in the Telegram The following basis of set
Element. the identical contention e,,hodia1
in the teirgra,ns sent You earlier today.
adding that jh" state is "a have ,i, n,tion
Of indictiu= the .N-Itut.- Coast Lin. "a. well
as ihe southern IN on case. al others 20 be
sIsPt nded till decision The case h,.rore
Judge Pri,"Aard is 20 ur q diligently r,ros,-
Cutci without the S.It. waving ANY ,u,n.-
lion OF Jurisdiction The governors HfIl .ua
out Tor putting the tuu-ar..I .s.-,s.!t -fsr-...,;
new rate into imnsni5t" eI.rc was ia.
rock ON which hc ard sanford split chfeay
Conference at Ashevile
ASHEVILLE. y e. July -Asslg.an,
United States Attorney General Sanford
spent the early part of today in q confer
cncc with railroad officials lad with Judee
PritcAdrd. 1t Is likely that he II leav.
this afternoon and will either 90 direct e
Washington or transmit his report by mail
il, viii report that his visit to the stat,
capital IN an effort 10 restore peace va.
fruIt.esS Developments are hourly expect
e. a. Marion. where Judge Lyon of tn,
superior court has been holding the CRANE
jury in session Tor Two days with the pur
pose Sc is assumed, OF uav ng Il, ket agent.
indicted In the event Mr. Sanford failed il
his peace tEotlat.Ous.
Several superior court judges have ig
nored the subject Of a conftict between III,
federal ami state courts and Judge Free
Moore advised against further Indictment.
Of ticket agents. but Judge Lyon expressed
himself in the strongest possible terms.
He declared that the ticket agents wer
violating Il criminal statute and should b
indicted like pig or horse thief Tn
assumption is that sIch explicit instruction
vii. bring results. which in turn will brin
on more habcas corpus procee dlnSs
telegram received by railroad official
here from Marion today says thai tn
grand jury has Ieported one true bill agains
the ticket agent there. This is taken l
indicate that at least one arrest VIII b
made during the afternoon.
Similar Contest in Alabama.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, July .6-The bi
70 appropriate $4,000 for resisting n
tights made by the railroads on the rat
regulation laws OF the state was passed b
the house today and now goes to the go,
ernor As II is one OF his bills the governc
is expected 10 sign ii at once. The Al;
hama situation is somewhat similar to III;
in North Carolina, excepting that Go
Conner is not attempting 10 violate any
the orders of the federal court, and IS vii