The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-14

son. court evenly divided, Judge Allen
not sitting, Judgment affirmed; Cover
nor hitchin VS.. State Auditor Wood,
Wake, reversed
There is the deepest gratification here
over the fact that the Ladies' Memorial
Association has secured Major j. c..
Hemphill, the distinguished editor Of
the Richmond Timcs-Dispatch as the
orator for the Memorial Day celebra
ton May 10. Mrs Robert II. Jones ma $
Just received his formal acceptance.
The specific theme of Major Hcnlphills
address is not yet announced but II
VIII treat of some phase OF the Civil
War. of which he has intimate per-
sonal knowledge. 4 stirring, inspir-
ing and enlightcninS address is conf
IDENTIFY awaited.
No Second Primary.
IT is definitely decided that there is
to be no second primary for Raleigh
In the Impending contest for city offices.
The candidates receiving the most
votes next Monday are to be declared
the nominees. The Republicans are to
have no ticket in the field. and a great
many citizens who usually vote the
Republican ticket are registering fer
the Democratic primary, this being
their only chance to have voice in
the election. OF course, in registering
Tor the Democratic primary, they pied sc
to abide by the result. The balloting
IS to be under Australian regulation
1t looks now as If EX-Nayor james ]
Johnson will win over j. Stan Wynne.
the present Mayor and that a majority
OF the good government" candidates
for Aldermen will be chosen. The
Good Government League is concen-
trating It's efforts toward the election
Of Aldermen, leaving its Mayor. j. S.
WSnne, to fight his own battle In
fact they induced him at one time TO
announce withdrawal, but he got back
in the fight.
The commencement of Shaw univer-
sity, here, is announced to take place
May TO H. This Will be the forty
sixth commencement. The baccalau-.
rcatc sermon will be BY pr. NJ B. ".
Norman, of Washington. d. c.. and the
comm tenement address by DR. Judgeon
B, Thomas, of Chicago.
a charter was issued to day for the
y. c. House Lumber Company. Of We'll
don. capital 100000. By A. c. House
and others, for a general timber and
lumber business.
LcGni Holiday.
Yesterday was Halifax Resolves Day,
a new legal holiday, created by the 1909
Legis lature, in cele bration OF the Rev
olutionary resolves adopted BY the pa :
triots OF Halifax April II, 177G. when
the delegates to the Continental Con-
gress were instructed for Independence.
The State offices We're closed most or
the day, as were the banks Of the city.
a charter was granted yesterday for
the Piney Woods Inn, Of Southern
Pines. capital 100000. by Edmund
Millen, Frederick Boomer and others.
There was a n amendment for the char
ter of the Bank OF Eliza ethtown, in
creasing the authorized capital from
$4,000 to 100000. J. Bryant Clark is
president.
There came yesterday from the State
Department Of Education notification
that the town Of Ayden, Pitt county.
has voted a $1,000 bonded indebted
ness for erecting n new public school
building, the school system OF the
town to be completely revolutionizcd
and put on a very much higher plane
OF work and scope.
There was a long conference this
morning between Junius Hoover, OF the
Order OF Owls home nest South Bend,
Ind, and Commissioners of Insurance
James r. Young, relative to the pros
ecutions that are on in this State
against agents of the order for at
tempting TO form nests in this State
without having the State license.
There is an attempt to settle the con-
test and get the order admitted for
North Carolina business, but this has
not been done yet.
HchcnrinE Is Refused.
Official notihcatio came to- day to the
Corporation Commission from the In
terstate Commerce Commission that
the latter refuses the petition of rail-
roads to rehear the case of the North
Carolina Commission VS.. the Norfolk
and Western, in which there is an or
der heretofore made, to be effective
May Is. for considerab BILE reductions in
freight rates from Cincinnati, Roanoke
and I4ynchburs to Winston Salem and
Durham.