North Carolina Newspapers

THE SANFORD EXPRE-8 P. H 8T. CLAIR lp^ D. L. ST. CLAIR 1 PBBUSHIKa FRIDAY - - August 18,1916 Who Owns the Railroad*? In considering the four railroad brotherhoods, the roads must re gard their duty to the public and stockholders as well as to their employees. The president of one of the three great railroads that run through this State brings this out in a letter sent to the employees of the system. ‘The men who pull the throttle or feed the fire or ride the freight trains Or wield the conductor’s punch,” says he, “are no more neces sary to the operation of the rail road than those who care for the track or build the bridges, or those who work the pens in the Various stiations or offices.” He then makes the point that nc class of workers Is entitled to more than its fair share of total wages paid. The president ol another road, in a letter address ■ ed to the stockholders, state* that those in train service are already the highest paid of rail way employees, receiving a wage ranging from $1,096 to $2,144. If any class of men in the rail way service have reason to ask for higher wages it seeing to us that general office clerks, station agents and section foremen should receive first considera tion. According to figures pub lished, office clerks received on an average last year $865, station agents $813 and section foremen $764. The granting of the de mand of the brotherhoods would require $100,000,000 additional in wages, and if no advance in rates were allowed, this burden would have to be borne by the stock holders. The Brotherhoods' Publicity Bureau charges that the rail roads "are endeavoring to create in the public mind the impression that the American public and the railway stockholders are one and the same.’’ The Burea claims that in the list of 622,284 stock holders of American railroads there are many duplications. On the other side it is claimed that there are many families scattered throughout the country who have all their surplus invested in rail road stocks, “For the past 23 years,” writes one of these stockholders who lives In New Yiw'tuGiifrji ulyfojiiw nwrrf % 10 hours per day. All the money I have saved in that time, about $6,000, I have invested in differ ent railroad stocks. It now looks as if the railroad employees are going to take my life savings from me and my family.” A reso lotion has been introduced in Congress at the request of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to investigate the whole question of railway wages and their relations to railway earnings. The Golden Fruits of Pence. The statement has been made that the second year of the war cost Great Britain alone $6,000, - 000,000, In the same year Great Britain, Russia, France and Ger many together spent $26,000, - 000,000. The United States has been the one great nation to re main at peace, all honor to Pres — ident Wilson and the Democratic party, The result is that the surplus reserve now held by the national banks of the country woald be sufficient to give a fur ther loaning power of $8,000, 000,000 to $3,600,000,000, should the growth and development of American commerce and agricul ture call for huge an elargement of credit. The increase in re sources of the national banks within the past twelve months alone, according to Comptroller of the Currency Williams, ex ceeds by $3,000,000,000 the ag gregate resources of the Bank of England, the Bank of Russia, the Bank of Germany, the Bank of the Netherlands, the Swiss * National Bank and the Bank of Japan. If President Wilson had let the country get into a war with Germany or Mexico taxa tion would have eaten up a large part of this enormous wealth. . A school house a day for the last fourteen years! That is the reoord which North Carolina has made, according to figures pub lished by the News and Observer in its educational edition. It was lu 1000 that the late Governor „ , Charles B. Aycoek made his ed ucational campaign. Since that year the State’s material equip ment In public schools has leap ed In value from a million dol j lara to ten million. The old field school house is a' thing of the past, only a tow remaining here and there, while in 1900 there ~ were nearly 1.800. Now for a longer school term. 1 Labor. Just now some people seem to regard high wages as the eco nomic original sin. The other day the general counsel of a great j railroad pointed out that certain < railroad engineers received more i pay in a year than certain gov- * ernors. That statement has been repeated several times since it was first put forward. No doubt | if you should remind the general counsel of that his stipend is larger than the salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, he would reply that you were try ing to compare two incompara ble things; for a chief justice, like.a governor, gets a large part of bis compensation in the honor of the office. “How far will la bor be disposed to go in the di rection of concessions that will help to bear the burden of ecom ic strain,” asks Leslie’s Weekly. If the editor of that paper would leave his down-town office long enough to take an afternoon stroll through any of those dis tricts of New York City where great masses of men and women are employed he would probably be able to forget a few three thousand-dollar-a-year engineers long enough to get the right an swer. How the Country Has Prospered Under President Wilson. The “Prosperity" chapter from the Democratic Text Book de clares that “the world’s records have been broken under Demo cratic laws and administration and under the ‘New Freedom' of industry and finance, created and administered by President Wil son.” It sets forth that: The wealth of the United States today is $41,000,000,000 more than under Taft in 1912—a gain of 21.8 per cent Commerce exceeds leading for eign competitors by about$2,000, 000,000—passing the Republican record $2,600,000,000, or about 68 5 per cent Exports for 1916 exceeded $4, 300,000,000, the Republican rec ord for 1912 being $2,200,000,000. | The former figure beats the Brit ish total by 6S per cent and the German by 100 per cent Trade balance under Demo cratic rule for 1916 is $300,000,000 more than under Republican rule from 1909 to 1912. If the four years’ total under Roosevelt were added to the figures for the Taft administration the Wilson record for 1916 would exceed both. Exports of foodstuffs (largely farm products) under Wilson in 1916 were $560,000,000,00ft or inaarli liftnw.Bwt th« J I Postoffice receipts under the Wilson administration exceed those uhder Taft by about $235, 000,00O, or about 25 per cent., notwithstanding the falling off due to the war, between August, 1914, and June, 1913, These percentages of increases in bank deposits for 1916 over 1912 are shown: New England States, 30; Eastern 8lal&_52; Southern States, 26.7; Middle States, 29 3; Western States, 416; Pacific States, 21 3. Hawaii’s in crease was $991,000. North Cuotlaa Sixth State In Taxes Paid. Under the direction of Commis sioner W. U. Oiboru the federal government collected more internal revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1010, than at any previous time -in the history of the bureau, according to a preliminary report {made public by the commissioner. The report shows that during the year the aggregate collections were $512,723,287, while for the year of 1915 they were but $415,681,023, showing an increase in total for this year over last of $07,042,263. The report shows that only 'five States in the onion contributed more revenue to the federal government than North Carolina—New York. Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Indiana being the States leading North Carolina. The aggregate amount collected from North Caro lina was $19,543,586 25. Of this amount Collector A. D Watts, of Statesville, collected $13,015,068.80, or twice as much as the Ualeigb office, which only turned in $6,528, 617.45. South Leads in Cotton Spinning. Few persons realize that in the last few years the cotton growing States, says the Philadelphia Inquirer, have become the greatest users of the raw material for weaving. In. the eleven moptbs of the fiscal year up to June 1 the cotton growing States con sumed twenty per cent more bales of cutton in their mills than did all of the.rest of the country. The showing is more important because the outside States have fifty per cent more spindles than tbs cotton grow ing commonwealths. Ttye Southern percentage is growing each year and there is no sign of decrease. It must be understood, however, that in the South attention is paid almost entirely to the coarser grades of cotton cloth. New England still leads in the finer finished fabrics and in-print cloths, and at present the South seems to have no disposition to enter this field. This Is because it has neither the machinery nor the help. One can ride on a train from Charlotte, N. CM to Atlanta and be in sight of stacks from cotton mills at almost every moment of the journey. The growth of these mills has been very great in the last twenty years, and it haa produced many social and economic changes in the South,. .. •• .Jt— CONDENSED NEWS. tern* of Interest About Various Matters. The new Naval bill provides for our dreadnoughts. These great ships rill carry eight 16 inch guns each >nd will have a displacement of 82, KX) tons. It is said that they will >e able to pierce armor at a distance >f 17,000 yards. A woman, Dr. Alice Harding, has seen nominated for < ongress in Nebraska. She is on the Democratic ticket and the chairman of the Dem ocratic congressional committee has promised to send speakers and litera tore to aid Mrs, Harding in h« r light Should she be elected, she will be the first woman ever elected to a seat iu the national congress. A movement has been started to spend $228,000 on the roads of wesU aru North Carolina. This would iuclude the $114,000 reeeutly appro priated by Congress for road work in the State, it being assumed that the people of the eastern part of the i State will be willing for the people of the west to have the entire amount in order to restore roads washed away by recent floods. The new harm Loan Board has been organized for business with George W. Norris, of Philadelphia, chairman, he having been appointed to the position by President Wilson. This board will have charge of the rural credits system. Secretary Mc Adoo, who was present at the organ ization, pointed out the fact that the farm loan act was the first legisla tion to provide financial aid for farm ers on long time and easy terms. The National Child Labor bill was passed by the Senate Tuesday by a vote of 52 to 12. Teu Democratic Senators voted against the measure, as follows: Bankhead, of Alabama; Bryan <and Fletcher, of Florida; Hardwick and Smith, of Georgia; Smith and Tillman, of South Caro lina; Williams, ot Mississippi, and Overman and Simmons, of North Carolina. Penrose and Oliver, of Penusyl?ania,Republieans,also voted against the bill. It had already passed the House and now goes back to that body for concurrence on one amendment. With cotton selling at 13£ cents a pound the price is higher than it has been since September, 1913, says the Wi.'mington Star. Soon after the big war in Europe broke out the price dropped to low levels and in October, 1914, sold as low as 6 to t>£ cents and remained in that neigh borhood for many months. Some are predicting that cotton will sell as high as 15 cents a pound and some of the New Orleans cotton bulls eveu Cheap Transportation Has Built National Tkii i> a Mg American freight engine. It ii an achievement of AMERICAS IS VESTlVE GENIUS. _It ii boilt to HA TJX LOHG TRATMB leaded with the product! of Amor* lean indnitry from the mine*, farms, mills ana factories to the markets of the country, and to the seaboard for shipment across the seas. In all the wonderful history of American industrial progress HO PIECE OF MACHINERY HAS PERFORMED SUCH SERVICE AS TBS 116 FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE Freight is carried on our railroads at the LOWEST RATES IN THE WORLD, while we pay our railroad worken the HIGHEST WAGE! nr THE WORLD. A TOW OF FREIGHT nr THE EAST IS CARRIED THREE MILES FOR THE COST OF A TWO-CERT POSTAGE STAMP. Cheap transportation is one of the biggest builders of our prosperity. The big freight engine with its enormous tractive power, the big steel freight ear with its great carrying capacity, and the heavy rails and roek-ballaste* roadbed to support the weight of the great engines and heavy trains—these are the achievements of American industrial genian which have given as low freight rates and broad markets, and have enabled ns to put ear product? in the markets of the world in competition with foreign maanfaetaiera. But now eome well-meaning bnt short-sighted leaders of American railroad workers who say to the railroad managers: “SHORTER YOUR* FREIGHT TRAINS so that the enginemei and trainmen earn haul the tonnage faster over the roads, and so make as — miles pay in eight hours as they now do in ten hours." To the State Legislatures than same spokesmen for the railroad work ers any: -_ J. “Pass laws LIMITING THE LENGTH OF FREIGHT TRAINS—« oppose big tonnage trains.” To the Farmers, Mannfaetnren, and Merchants they siy: “With shorter freight trains railroads ana move your products '-St— to the markets.” To the American Public that pay* every dollar ft the railroad hill (and 44 cents of every dollar paid for transportation is for wtgsn), they say: “All that the railroads have to do to meet oar demands for higher wages is to shorten their tsniaa, move the freight more rapidly and escape the penalty of overtime wages.” What would be the remit of taring thete leaden of the 360,000 train employe* at their word—ehortea freight traiaa ae Oat they can be raa at higher speed! Increasing the aamber of traiaa to beadle the eaaie tonnage woald eall for more employee to do the tame work, men tracks, larger yards aad terminal*, more saperrisien, aad it u plaia that then would be mure con gestion of traffle aad greater Juxards ia train operation. Hundreds of -a. Uoaa a year would hare to be (pent by the railroads te iaereaae their f.«tu. ties aad to operate the bigger pleat rr would be Axiir to usnro hajtd shovels enstiad or BIYE-TOH STEAM DKEDOE8 TO DIO A BAHAMA CABAL American railroads have spent enormous amounts ia reducing grades, sutting down mountains aad tiling ap Talleys; in increasing the bteliag power of loeomotires aad the carrying capacity of can; ia putting don rock ballast aad henry rails—all for one parpsea, te lower the cost of operation. ^ It b the public ttat has reaped the bsasfflt la better aad cbeaMg' railroad service. If the railroads moved their tomnage ia shorter Main at higher need* - the public, it b teem, woald hare to ahoalder a gnat harden » thetj^. are «aad cost of transportation. ^2 Would the public get ralao reeeired for its meaoyl 9t the toaaago oa the roads east of Chicagb W per cent, consist»*rf~ seal, eeke, ores, stomc aad Other mine prodeeta. lb the pnblie it i, of M eonsegaenee whether thb freight b a few hours laager on the roadjub long as than b a coatinuons aad regular stream of it coming t» tbm markets. " WOUk-PUrX'HS OB ALL TBZ TOBBAOE XOTDT0 IB THE pigs IB MADE UB OB LOW OEADE, SLOW MOTOrtt B1EI0HT, CABRrCD AT THE LOWEST BATES IM THE WOELD. • To abandon,the big freight trains oa American railroadi in order la iaereaae the speed et whieh the balk of the trafflo meres, and thereby enable the train employes to earn higher wages ia shorter hours, WolU place a great harden oa American industry withewt giving the euhiu asy tangible bsasSL - --—. ’ predict that the price will cents a pound. The cottc. need tome high prices thi end onlaaa the; get them t! of this section will not rec money for their cotton eroj (torn the reporta recei very short orope. At least SO pereons am have lost their lives in a in Weet Virginia Wedm week. Flood waters of tore through the mountain OW through which it runs, M'liig houses from their foundationf**!1 ingaway women and chiMt be fore they could gain the i (tain sides in fleeing from tbeii Hues, and destroyed millions o Hare worth of property. For piles from Bonds, West Virgin! here the creek empties into the lawa riser, the flood made a seen ab solute desolation which wi ipli cated along every little brai :oui ing down ont of the hill Fire persons were drowned at dale, tire at United, Sixteen, at I dale, eight at Hiami, tweet Dan tour et Dry Branch, four at H and five at Giles, wnile a lineman tim ing from a IS mile tramp >ugh the devastated districts rep d 40 dead along hia route. AU < ,heae losses were not in the Cab reek valley, some of them being i the Coal river side of the mount , Another Dih Broke The greet dam at Lake Ti tway, 38 miles from Aaherille, bro eat 7 o’clock Bondar night It a a out with a roar.' The entire dan built of earth and stone, seemed imclt before the rash of waters w din a few minutes. The initial ope ng' u the dam, caused, it is believed, b< the seeping of a natural spring it the base, was not longer than a i titway coach. , u I The dam, built in 1002, at a cost of (38,000, was constructed at a point where the hills are not more than 400 feet apart. Over this dam the waters of Lake Tcxawav river flowed down a narrow and densely wooded gorge for a distance ef 16 miles of comparative!; uninhabited territory before emptying into the Cbuga river and striking the first towns in its path in South Carolina, 3,500 feet below the Toxaway auc tion. There have been no nnaanal rains in the lake section for several days, bat it is thought that the d»m was weakened by the heavj rune which flooded western North Carolina dur ing the week of July 18. This is the third and largest of the lakes in the mountains of Western North Carolina which have grne ont siuce the July storms. Children Cry for Fletcher’s Dm Kind Ton Htn Always Bought, and which has been In use tor over SO years, has borne the signature of _ and has been made under his pen* sonal supervision since Its Infancy, InArWi Allow no one to deceive you In thub AH Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-good ” are but' Bspertments that trtllo with sad endanger the health of fr"*** and nriilmn ltipnileiss> against Krperlment, What Is CASTORIA Oastorla Is a harmless substUato lor Castor On, Paso* gerle, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is pleasant. It eeatalns neither Opium, Morphine nor other Nareotiu substance. Its age Is its guarantee. It destroys’Worms and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it has been In constant Use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Oolle, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates too Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. Che Children’s Psnsoca ■ The Bother’s Friend. cumuine CASTORIA always In Use For Over 30 Tears The K ind You Haw* Always Bought tm ccntauw coisPtwv, wtw voM a ,rv. Notice of Publication. North Carolina^ Lee County. K. K. Henszey, S; A. Henszey and S. A. Henszey, Jr., vs. R P.* Gibeon. — The defendant above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Lee county, to exclude said de fendant from any interest which he may claim in real estate situate in Lee county, N. C., the title to which is in said plaintiffs; and the said defendant will further take notice that he is required to appear at the term of the Superfor Court oi said county to be held on the Seventh Monday after the first Monday in Sep tember, 1916, at the court house of said county in Lee county, North Carolina, and answer or demur to the complaint in '*aid action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. Tuia tne zsra day oi jane, iaio. t. T. N. Campbell, Clerk Superior Court of Lee County. Will Sloan's Unimont Relieve Pain? Try it and see—one application will prove more than a column of claims. James S. Ferguson, Phila, pa_ writes: “I have had wonderful relief since I used Sloan’s Liniment on my kneae. To think after all these years of pain one application gave me relief. Many thanks for what your remedy has done Penetrates without rubbing. Buy it at any drug store. 26c. Littleton College A well established, well equip ped, and very prosperous school for girls and young women. Fall term begins September 20, 1916. For catalogue, address J. M. Rhodes, Littleton, N. C. Oin for Cholera Morbus. “When our little boy, now seven years old, was a baby he was cured of cholera morbus by Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera* and Diarrhoea Remedy,” writes Mrs. Sidney Simmons, Fair Haven, N. Y. “Since then other members of my fam ily have used this valuable medicine for colic anp bowel troubles with good satisfaction and I gladly endorse it as a remedy of exceptional merit,” Ob tainable everywhere.. A Doctor** Bemadr for Coach*. As a cure for coughs and colds Dr. BelPs Pine-Tar-Honey combines these remedies in just the right proportion to do the most good for summer coughs or colds. A trial will prove the value of this splendid cough medicine. Dr. Bell’s Pine-Tar Honey soothes the irri tation, stops your cough, kills the cold germs and does you a world of good A 26c. bottle will more than convince you—it will stop your eougb. At drug gists. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S CA3TORIA <lwt tlM Thine far Diarrhoea. “About two years ago 1 had a severe attack of diarrhoea which lasted over a week,** writes W. C. Jones. Buford, N. D. **1 became so weak that ! could not stand upright. A druggist recom mended Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The tirst dose relieved me and within two days I was as well as ever.** Many druggists recom mend this remedy because they know that it is reliable. Obtainable every where. juit issued, tells all about Crimson Clover, Alfalfa and all Crass and Clover Seeds for Fall Planting. Wood’, Fall Seed Catalog ,1m give, full end complete Infor metfon about Vegetable Seeds that can be planted to advantage and profit in the late Summer and Pall. It la altogether the most use - ful and valuable Fall Seed Catalog laauade, • • Mailed free to Gardeners, Market Growers and Parmer* on request. Write for It. T.W. WOOD O SONS, SEPUini. - Hdwond, Vs. BI. It. «ibH0n, SI. D. Practice Limited;; to Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Citizens Bank Bnilding Saleigb, N. C. tfill fill his next appointment in San* ora at Central Carolina Hospital on ruesday, August 1st. Hours 8:30 to 3. WILLIAMS A WILLIAMS, Lawyers, Sanford, Nr C. P. P. FELTON, Lawyer, Sanford, N. C. E. B.HOYUL SAMR. HOYLB. HOYLE & HOYLE, (Lawyers. Rooms 1, 2 and 3, new Jones bulling up stairs over Griffin Bros. Store, Sanford, N. C. A AF.SEAWELL, D. B. Teague C. E. Teague TEAGUE & TEAGUE, Attorneye'atLaw, Office over Poet Office, Sanford, N. C. ’Phone 141. Dan (King, Attorney-at-Law. Offices in Lawrence-Hollingsworth Bnilding. EDWIN L. GAVIN, Attorney and Counseloi at Law. Special attention given collections. Sanford, N. C. DR. F. W. McORAOKEN. Dentist, Sanford, N. O. Office* In the Commercial Building. Work done at night, Dr, A. Y, Russell, Dentist Offices Id Poet Office Building, Office Phone 187; Residence Phone 238. BE.J.KJIEAL VETERINARIAN OfflM* with Wilkins-Sick* Oo. Phone 196. SAVrORD, M. ©. B. H. Lewli, H,Dh K, P. Battle, Jr., M.D., J. B, Wri.ht, M.D. Drs. Lewis, Battle & Wright Dr. John B. Wright, of the firm of Drs. Lewis, Battle and Wright, of Ral eigh, N. C., will be in Sanford Satur day before the second Sunday in each month. Practice limited to diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat. Will be at the Sanford Hotel after 7:80 a. m. When Too Hav* m Cold Give it attention, avoid exposure, be regular and careful of your diet, a'so commence taking Dr. King’s New Dis eovery. It contains pine tar, antiseptic oils and balsams is slightly laxative, Dr King’s New Discovery eases your cough, soothes your throat and bron chial tubes, checks your cold, starts to clear your hepd. In a short time you know your cold is better. It’s the Standard family cough syrup in use over 40 years. Get a bottle at once. Keep it in the house as a cold insur ance. Bold at your druggist. CHICHESTER S PILLS II asm joiif l>F«..Ui rjshBTarSfflj k pflll i" tfrs MU MSM MISUIIH. I s.'"?’ Ms*lr'* wt,h &•**« XV y*•'• 1>"own •« B«», 3* fat, Always Kelisbl* SOU BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE >- - Um Troabl*. **1 am bothered with liver trouble about twice a fear," write* Joe dug man, Webeter City, Iowa. "I bare pain* In my aide and back and an awful lorenees In my month. 1 heard o! Chamberlain’* Tablet* and tried them By the time 1 bad uaed half a bottle ol them 1 wae feeling fine and had no *lgm of pain.” Obtainable everywhere. NEW YORK CITY Hu hi way* bun America’* greatest fuhlorl center, but today it is even more than that. The great European war haa pushed New York far ther and farther into the lime light u a Fuhlon j Metropolis until today it is recognised and con ceded to be one of the greatest fublon centers of the world, ranking with Paris and London in j the originality and .exclusiveneu of her crea tlons. . ' ; - O , j Our buyers are now In New York and will be —i there two weeks studying the newest ideu and j designs of Dame Fashion. They will go to the largest manufacturers and operators Shd buy for your approval and criticism the newest things to be had in Ladies’ Coats, Coat Suits, , Childrens’ and Mens’ Wear. Styles that are created by New York’s but de signers—styles that have the stamp of approval of New York’s best style authorities, and are accepted by the best stores in the country. The Belk Stores Outlet is enormous, yearly Mies running into millions of dollars. What does this mean? It means thst we buy in quantity—it means that where our competitors buy one dozen pieces of merchan dise,, we buy one dozen cases, Rednlt: We buy it for less and sell It for less. WILUAMS-BELK CO. 13 Retail Stores. Sanford, N, C. I LEE COUNTY FAIR, NOVEMBER 1, 2, 8, 1916. “THE BEST WAY TO COOK” IS the New Perfection way. _ It’s a cool way, a clean way! It costs less than any other and cooks better.” The New Perfection Oil Cook Stave frees you from working over hot coal and wood ranges. It means gas stove com fort with kerosene oil. Saves time, strength and inoney. The long blue chimney gives a perfect draft ana the proper heat distribution. It assures a clean, even flame and lasting satisfaction. Fuel cost—only 2 cents a meal for 6 people, -More than 2,.000,000 users prove the popularity of the New _.Perfection. . New Perfections are made in many styles and sizes. Consult your dealer who can supply you with the size best suited to your needs. Look for The Long Blue Chimney Use Aladdin Seourity Oil to obtain tha beat results in Oil Stoves, Heaters and Lamps .. STANDARD OIL COMPANY - (Now Jeraay) Waahin|too, D. C. ' HALT1MUKB Charlotte, N. C. Norfolk, Va. MD. Charlaatoa, W. Va. Rlohmood, Va. _ Charlaatoa, B. C. "ms THE tONG k— BLUE CHIMNEY LEE COUNTY FAIAR, November 1,2,3,1916.