The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-01-16

Convenfioa
FOR STATE WIDE PRIMARY
Deilingcr % Ca<son Inkrodnc~~ Eli
for Compulsory AtaeadAace In rse-
Lie schools rrom s~vea 10 Twelve
Years oid-Ano<her Rali for q san
Months school Tcrm--Jaxsiee In
trodsee~ Resolution Asking the
Generai Assembly 60 Urge Cos-
gressmen TO Work for Legisiaston
Remedying Freight Rates In Refcr~
enee 10 Long and short Hani.
The most of the committees have
been appointed. the Inauguration OF
the new Governor il over and Ii has
been intimated that the Legislature
may soon get down TO business. Sew
eral bills have been introduced. but
none OF State Importance have yet
been enacted into Law.
For Compulsory Education.
Mr.. Dillinger, of CASTOR County.
has introduced in the House a bill
for compulsory attendane on the pub
lie schools throughout the State. The
age limits are 7 TO IL years. Parents
wilfully failing or refusing 10 comply
will be guilty of misdemeanor and
flied fifty dollars or imprisoner thirty
days. The County Superintendent Is
constituted educational inspector for
the enforcement OF the act. He shall
receive reports from local school au-
thorities as to children out of school
and can demand pay rolls of factories
to verify any reports made to him.
He can prosecute In magistrates
court any parents, teacher. commit
teemen, officer OF factory or other
person wilfully violating the act The
same punishment Is prescribed for
County Superintendents failing to
perform their duties.
Would Investigate Sale Of Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley Road.
Representative Kellum. of New
Hanover, introduced in the House a
joint resolution to-day calling for an
Investigation by the Corporation
Commission into the sale OF the old
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail-
road, Mount Airy to Wilmington, un-
der the act of 1889 through receiv-
er's sale, and its subsequent division
between the Southern and Atlantic
Coast Line. The Coast Line operates
Wilmington to Sanford and the
Southern Sanford TO Mount Airy. The
resolution alleges that the division of
the road is in violation of the Sher-
man antitrust act. The Corporation
Commission is to report findings to
the eAttorney-General, who is directed
to institute suit to break up the COM
bination II grounds for such proceed
ings develop. The division of the
road Is alleged to greatly hamper
service in that Ii used to be, with
through service freight Wilmington
to Mount Airy required only thirty
six hours, but now Ave days and long
er are required to get shipments
through either way The allegation
is that the Atlantic and Yadkin Rail-
road Company that bought the road
had no right to sell to the two roads
and break the chain of freight be-
tween Mount Airy and Wilmington.
Juries From Other Counties.
Senator Bryant has introduced a
bill in regard to certain sections OF
the Revisal of 1905 regarding jurors
in criminal cases. His bill provides
for summoning juries from other
counties instead of having TO move
cases from one county to another.
A communication was read In the
Senate from Secretary of State
Graves, of Ohio. transmitting a joint
resolution OF the Legislature of that
State urging Congress TO define the
law against polygamy as clearly as
that against bigamy, and calling up
on North Carolina's General Assem-
bly, for similar resolution, with the
reminder that when two-thirds OF the
States so act, Congress will take ac-
ton. Resolution referred TO Jzdici-
airy No. /.
Resolution by Mr. Justice.
tive E. J. Justice, of Guilford, in