The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-19

on jury In shooting case Among
the women summoned are the wives
OF two millionaire oil operators. two
leaders.
Representative Bartholdt, OF Mis-
souri,, Republican. has introduced a
joint resolution in Congress TO pro-
vide for a Constitutional Amend
ment TO restrict Presidential tenure
to two terms of four years each. "or
approximately two terms, with in
eligibility for reelection thereafter.
Judge Allan Mccormick, presiding
Judge of Montgomery County, Ken
lucky, was probably fatally injured
and his daughter, Miss Florence Nc
Cormick, was killed, when the bug
gy in which they were driving was
struck by a Chesapeake & Ohio pas
senger train near Mount Sterling,
! KY, Friday.
An evident reluctance among So
ciety women to respond to calls for
Jury service brought an announce
ment by Justice Clark Of Independ-
ence, Kansas, Friday, that he Gin
tended to have woman jury In every
case in his court where the testimony
is not likely to be Of an embarrassing
nature" He said that women had
more time for jury duty than men.
| In commemoration of the one hun
dred and twenty-fifth anniversary of
the framing of the Constitution of
the United States, the Pennsylvania
Society of New York held it's four
teenth annual dinner Saturday to-
night, with James Bryce, the retiring
British Ambassador, as the guest Of
honor. A feature of the dinner was
the presentation of gold medal to
Mr.. Bryce.
A Nationwide campaign is to be
waged by the Junior Order Of Unit
ed American Mechanics for free texs-
books in the public schools, compul-
sorry education laws and laws COM
polling the raising of the flag over
all school-houses. Councillors of the
organization from practically every
State who were in session in Wash
ington few days ago will map out
the plan of campaign.
Women suffragi in New York
held rally Tuesday at suffragette
headquarters in preparation for tho
proposed 140-mile walk to Albany to
storm the capital in favor of votes
for women. The women marchers
leave New York Monday and will
walk by easy stages. They will de-
liver a message demanding woman
suffrage when Governor-elect Sulzer
takes the office January 1. i
Alleging that her husband, James
M. Langley, one of the wealthiest
citizens in Greenville County, South
Carolina, had whipped and otherwise
mistreated her, Mrs. Lizzie Cox Lang.
ley several days ago brought action
against him for legal separation and /
alimony. At the date set for the {
hearing Monday Langley decided to {
pay his wife $4,000 for the whipping
and stop the case in court.
What is declared by literary ey- 6
perts to be one of the most remark ,
able documents ever published by the |
Government has just been issued bv !
the Government Printing Office. The
publication, known as the CHECK
list, records every publication of the J
Government from it's foundation I
down to and including 1908. The I
work contains more than 1900 pages.
Approximately fifteen years was re- {
quired in it's preparation. The ''check |
list will be placed in every import
ant library in the United States.
A decision of great importance to
the Royal Arcanum, involving the
matter of increases in insurance
rates, has been handed down by the !
Court of Appeals of New York. The
court holds that the Royal Arcanum
had not acted legally in raising the
insurance assessment of Samuel
Green, a lawyer, in Brooklyn. The {
original assessment must stand, says |
the court. This decision will no doubt
cause thousands of other members of 4;
the Order to demand rebates on the
increased assessments they have
paid.
Sidna Allen, leader of the noun {
tain clan who shot up Judge Massie's {
court room at Hillsville, Va, last I
spring, was found guilty on a second
charge in connection with his part
in the murders and was sentenced to
five years imprisonment A compro- I
mise in the further prosecution of
Sidna Allen and of Wesley Edwards,
who has NOT vot hoop friod xvos 90 :