The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-05-26
lMpUkTANT news
FROM RALEIGH

srary and Historical Association,
says that he has polled the member
ship rs to annual meeting, DR.. C. |
Alphonso Smith having been already
invited, and finds that there is a very
general demand for Governor Wood
row Wilson, of New Jersey. Among
the others that the members were
asked as to their preference there
were Henry Vandyke, James Rhodes,
st. Claim McKelway, Henry Cabbott
Lodge, Theodore Roosevelt, James w.
Elliott and others. 1t is notable that
Governor Wilson received fifty per
cent more votes from the North Caro-
lima Association members than all the
others combined.
The National Board of Fire Under
writer's recently had five insurance
risk specialists here making a detail
ed inspection of Raleigh in this re-
spect and the report of this board is
Raleigh has been put through such
an inspection, although a number of
the other cities have been inspected
heretofore. A feature of the report
is insistance that Raleigh must have
a paid fire department. Also there
is criticism of water works protection
for the more remote sections of the
city.
Federal Court convened Monday
morning for the May term and the
regular business will begin with the
calling Of the calendars for Moore,
Chatham, Harnett, Sampson and Lee
counties. On this calendar there are
sixteen cases for blockkading, six for
retailing and concealing illicit IL
quors. The most notable criminal
case of the whole term is that against
Taylor Ritter and his two sons,
| charged with persistent blockading.
The bills against these men were.
never arrested until four months ago,
owing to their success in evading the
officers every time they made a raid
| in their neighborhood for the purpose
Of arresting them. This week is to
| be devoted entirely to criminal cases
and then next week there is to be
taken the trial of the famous damage
suit of Ware-Kramer Tobacco Com
pany, Norfolk, VS.. American Tobacco
Company for $1,5OO,OOO damages for
| the destruction of the business of the
| Ware-Kramer Company as cigarette
manufa cturers. 1t is expected that
this trial will require a month OF
| longer to reach a conclusion.
Corporation Commissioner w. T
Lee is just back from Washington
| where he spent the past several days
on business for the Commission, espe
cially looking into matters pertaining
to the hearing that takes place this
week before the new Commerce Court
| in which an injunction is sought by
railroad companies against the en-
forcement of the order of the Inter
state Commerce Commission for the
Norfolk e Western Company to re
duce considerably the freight rates
| to Winston-Sa1em and Durham, sc
| they will be more equitable as com
pared with the rates from Cincinnati
and other points west to Virginia
cities. In this effort for restraining
order the Southern and Seaboard Ali
Line have joined hands with the Nor
| folk e Western as has the Atlantic
| Coast Line, lest the enforcement OF
this reductions of freight rates on all
generally, though the fight that has
been made by the Carolina Tariff AS.
sociation and the Corporation Com
mission for number of years as dis.
ordinations in favor of Virginia
cities. The case went up to the In
| terstate Commerce Commission be
fore which the necessity for the re
duction was presented by the Cor
pCra ton Commission There have
hao~ helf dozen or more postpone
n TT cf the date for the application
- -o5rced rates and then there
~oe.l to the Commerce