The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-23
REINFORCEMENT
IN HER CONDITION.
Mother OF North Carolina's Gov
ernor Is Still Critically
LITTLE HOPE REMAINS
Engineer on seaboard Has Pecu-
liar Experience With His
Fireman.
LITTLE HOPE REMAINS
Special to The Times-Dispatch.

ISneClul inc IlmeS-DlSDatCILI
Raleigh, N. c.. July 22.-There is
still no material Improvement In the
condition OF Mrs. Maria Kitchin,
mother OF Governor w. w. Kitchin
and Congressman Claude KItchln, who
has been in a precarious condition at
her home near Scotland Neck for sew
eral weeks. A telephone message to
the Governor this morning was to tho
effect that there is just q bare chance
for her recovery. although she may
linger for some time. Mrs. Iiitchn is
only sixty-three years old.
Eight applicants for license to prac-
tice osteopathy are being examined in
this city by the state Board Of Ex-
aminers, created by the last Legisla-
ture
Engineer Walter Horton, running a
Seaboard Air Line northbound passen-
ger train, yesterday had an unusual
experience with negro fireman, Will
liam Thomas. in that. Horton having
Insisted on better service at the fire
ibox with q threat to change firemen
when he reached Raleigh, Thomas
compelled him to stop the train out
on the road beyond Apex and let him
off Immediately. Thomas got the
drop" on the engineer with what Hor-
ton thought was a chunk of coal. but
that Thomas claims now as only u
cake Of soap. Thomas was arrested
and given hearing before justice
OF the peace here, with the result
that he was made to pay the costs.
In the closing hours of Wake SUI
perior Court, Oscar Jones, the only
blind tiger convicted during the term.
procured through counsel the continu-
alton of the prayer for Judgment un-
til the next term. This is the case In
which Judge Cooke instructed the
the prisoner loaned" the whiskey to
a friend, holding that the act of loan
Ing amounted to sale of whiskey.
This concession was procured by III. z.
Norris as counsel for the negro, no
being now, by the way. the nominee
in this district for solicitor 1t was
contended that the trial was unfair
through undue influence by Deputy
Sheriff Wall. who was sharply criti-
cized In court. and through the posi-.
ton OF the court as to "loaning" whis-
key constituting sale, and the insis
tence of the Judge that this was
case in which It was up to the courts
| to sustain the police in their spy"
| efforts to locate blind tigers Further
more. the issue was raised as to the
veracity of a negro as against a
| white man.
| Work About Completed.
| The work of apportioning the State
| funds for the public high schools Of
North Carolina is about completed.
| and Is awaiting the final approval of
the State Board of Education. to
which it will be submitted probably
| tomorrow. There are It's of these
schools, no county being allowed to
| have over four. The communities in
which the schools are located are re-
quired. under the State law, to raise
as much money toward the support
OF the school as the State appropri-
ates. Furthermore, in counties which
are not receiving State aid for the
maintenance OF the elementary
schools, the county boards are also re-
quired to appropriate third of the
| total amount expended forfthe school.
Alfred W. Brown, of Charlotte, was
| here to-day before the Corporation
Commission protesting against the as
sessment for taxation just made by
the commission against one of the
| Charlotte banks on the ground that
| the assessment was excessive This
! is one Of the first hearings under the
reassessment of corporations now in
progress. However, numerous dates
for similar hearings by other corpor-
ations with tax assessment" grew
ances are being set for the next sew
eral weeks. AS fast as the corpora
lions are assessed the officers arc no.
titled with the request that II they
! have exceptions to the action of the
commission. to name them at once.
There was only one charter for
new corporation to-day. This was
for the Wall-Teer-B Brock Co., Durham.
capital. 10000, by w. L. Wall and
others, for making brick and dealing
in stone and various building mate
rial.