North Carolina Newspapers

RAILROADS DENIED ADVANCE. Commission Finds Gloomy Forecasts As To Earnings Have Not Been Home Out. Southern Roads Permit ted to Increase Coal Rates 15 Per Cent With Maximum of 15 Cents a Ton. Eastern Lines Allowed Vir tually Four I'er Cent Advance in Cross Revenue. Carriers Are Gen erally Found to be Prosperous. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion on Friday denied the plea of the railroads of the United States for a horizontal increase of 15 per cent in freight rates. In its decision the committee indi cated its willingness to increase class rates in the Eastern district approx imately 14 per cent. Since about one fourth of the freight handled is mov ed under close rate3, the decision virtually allows the Eastern lines about four per cent increase in gross freight revenue. Increases sought in rates on coal, coke and iron ore will be granted. in me soutnern district an increase of 15 per cent on coal with a maxi mum of 15 cents a ton was permitted. The commission found, as a result of extended hearings, that the carriers generally show a substantial and in creasing financial prosperity, and that they have ample resources with which to conduct transportation. Littla sympathy was given the ar guments of the roads that they were victims of war prices, the commis sion holding that the carriers have profited by the mobilization of troops. The commission suspended the pro posed tariffs until October 28, but it indicated that no rehearsing of the case will be of value at this time and suggested cancellation of the tariffs. The commission finds that the gloomy forecasts of jeopardized in comes seen by railroad officials early in 1917 have not been borne out by the figures available for later inter ests. The proceedings were brought in March, when returns from Febru ary were just being made. February was one of the worst months in rail road history. The subsequent months have shown increasing revenues, while expenses have, in many cases, failed to mount to the extent the car rier's officials feared. The decision points out that the carrier's comparisons have been largely with those of 1916, which was the banner year in railroad earnings, and adds that the 1917 income might be considerably diminished without necessarily indicating a danger point in earnings. The commission authorized the fol lowing raises in class rates: For points north of the Ohio, east of the Mississippi: First class, from 78.8 to 90; second class, from 68.3 to 79; third class, from 62.5 to 70; fourth class, from 36.8 to 42; fifth class, from 31.25 to 36; sixth class, from 26.3 to' 30 cents per hundred pounds. The commission found it general that the effects of the Adamson eight-hour basic day and of the in creased cost of fuel, supplies and ma terials had not affected the Southern and Western carriers as greatly as it affected the Eastern carriers. Cause and Prevention of Degenera tive Diseases. Many diseases are largely due to defective elimination, or ehronic ac cumulation of toxics in our body, due to one or more of the following causes: 1st ? Overeating, especially of meat and highly seasoned foods af ter middle life. ' As some one has aptly expressed it, we too often dig our graves with our teenth. 2d ? Insufficient exercise, or too much or too strenuous exercise. 3d ? Social diseases. 4th ? The use of alcoholics and the excessive use of tobacco. In fact, in temperance of any kind. Probably the greatest determin ing factor is "the strenuous life." The m:\d rur-h for the almighty dollar, and undue worry an^ anxiety, interfere more or less with all the normal functions of the body. Worry is ten timc& more disastrous than work. ? The Health Bulletin. A Clincher. x .\ Pat O'Flaherty, very palpably not a Prohibitionist, was arrested in Ari zona recently charged with selling liquor in violation of the Prohibition law. But Pat had an impregnable de fense. His counsel, in addressing the jury, said: "Your Honor, gentlemen of the ju ry, look at the defendant." A dramatic pause, then: "Now, gsntlemen of the jury, do you honestly think that if the defend ant had a quart of whiskey he would sell it?* The verdict, reached in one minute, was "Not Guilty." ? Everybody's. It is easy to decide without think ing; it is easy to think and not de cide; but it is hard to think fairly and to decide courageously. \ ?/ THE FLAG1 ^.-AvtEiur Here comes the flag. Hail it! Who dares to drag Or trail it? Give it hurrahs ? Three for the stars, Three for the bars. Uncover your head to it! The soldiers who tread to it Shout at the sight of it, The justice and right of it, The unsullied white of it, The blue and the red of it And tyranny's dread of it! Here comes the flag! ? Cheer it! Valley and crag Shall hear it. Fathers shall bless it, Children caress it All shall maintain it. No one shall stain it. Cheers for the sailors that fought on the wave for it. Cheers for the soldiers that always were brave for it, Tears for the men that went down to the grave for it. Here comes the flag ! ?Youth's Companion. TO HAVE BIG ARMY IN FRANCE. It Is Estimated That Three Hundred Thousand Men Will Be At the Front In Less Than Six Months. The following Washington dispatch to the New York Evening Sun was published last Thursday, the day af ter the news of the arrival of the ad vance guard of the American army in France: Unbounded enthusiasm exists in Washington to-day as a result of the safe arrival on French soil of the first of the American fighting con tingents. Within a month or six weeks, it is predicted, the troops which landed yesterday "at an unnrmed French port" will be in the trenches fighting in the cause of democracy. Within six months, the authorities now feci confident an army of be tween 200,000 and 300,000 Americans, including several divisions of the Na tional Guard will be at the front. Major-Gen. Pershing is to be made a lieutenant-general as soon as Con gress, in its own good time, responds to the appeal made almost daily by the War Department that it recreate that rank in order that the command er of the American expeditionary force may take place with other corps commanders in the allied battle line. In being given this rank, Gen. Per shing will probably be placed in command not of a division, as has been popularly supposed, but of a co.ps consisting of three or four di visions. Subsequently it will be nec essary, as the force of American fighting troops increases, to desig nate a general in command of "The American Army in France," which, of course, will consist of several corps at least. It rests with Pershiflg to win for himself that larger command, though there are few officers here who doubt that it will fall to the "man of the iron face" to be the Haig or the Petain of the American force. Greece Breaks With Germany. At last Grecce is to be ruled by the Greeks themselves. After months and years of dilly-dallying Greece has broken off diplomatic relations with Germany and the other Teuton ic powers. Greece's new course began with the abdication of King Constan tino on June 12th. The dethronement of Constantine was brought :.bout by the Entente powers. Venizelos, who has been the friend of the Allies all the time, has been called to head the new Cabinet and the time is near at hand when Greece will be r.ble to give aid to England, France and Serbia. Serbia has always stood by Greece and the action of the Greecian king in permitting the overthrow of her little neighbors at a time when her help would have counted for much has lost the once noted kingdom many sympathizers. Precaution. Dentist (to patient who is opening his purse) ? "No, don't bother to pay me in rdvance." Patient ? "I'm not. I was only counting my money before you give me gas." ? Chicago Herald. It is easier to love an enemy after you get the better of him. CALIFORNIA JAY (Aphelocoma californica) Length 12 inches. Distinguished from other jays within its range by its decidedly whitish underparts and brown patch on the back. Range: Resident in California, north to southern Washington, and south to southern Lower California. Habits and economic status: This jay has the same general traits of character as the eastern blue jay. He is the same noisy, rollicking fellow and occupies a corresponding position in bird society. Robbing the nests of smaller birds is a favorite pastime, and he is a persistent spy upon domes tic fowls and well knows the meaning of the cackle of a hen. Not only does he steal eggs but he kills young chicks. The insect food of this jay constitutes about one-tenth of its annual susten ance. The inclusion of grasshoppers and caterpillars makes this part of the bird's food in its favor. But the remainder of its animal diet includes altogether too large a proportion of beneficial birds and their eggs, and in this respect it appears to be worse than its eastern relative, the blue jay. While its vegetable food is composed largely of mast, at times its liking for cultivated fruit and grain makes it a most unwelcome visitor to the orchard and farm. In conclusion it may be said that over much of its range this jay is too abundant for the best interests of agriculture and horticulture. Safe Light. Gelatin-coated glasses, such as can be obtained by fixing out undeveloped plates, or by removing the image from developed negatives with ferricyanido and hypo, can be made 'the basis of very efficient safe-light screens both for orthochrcmatic and far nonortho chromatic plates. Equal numbers of the glasses should be stained by im irersing them in solutions of naphthol yellow and of methyl violet respective ly, and one cf each should be bound up together, film to film. If a diffused light is required a sheet of tissue pa per, or of payler mineral, may be in terposed. The Higher Law. "Your case would have been strong er, Mr. McGuire," said the lawyer, "if you had acted only on the defensive. But you struck first. If ycu had let him strike you first you would have had the law on your side." "Yes," said McGuire. "Oi'd have had the law on my soidc, but Oi'd have had him on me stomach." ? Chicago Daily News. Love is to marriage what coal is to coke. ViVSkVllKXIkKVKKVK'ilEIIl^l? TURNER'S NORTH CAROLINA Almanacs for 1917 now on sale at The Herald Office. Price ten cents PLENTY OF HIGH GRADE PER tilizer on hand in Smithfield and Four Oaks. Austin-Stephenson Co. WE HAVE THE WHITE CROWN Fruit Jar Tops, the kind Miss Pick ens advises you to use. Cotter Hardware Co., Smithfield, N. C. WANTED? A SLIGHTLY USED Ford car. Austin-Stephenson Co., Smithfield, N. C. ICE CREAM FREEZERS AT? Cotter Hardware Co., Smithfield, N. C. ONE CAR COTTON SEED HULLS in hales. Austin-Stephenson Co., Smithfield, N. C. THE SMITHFIELD BUILDING & Loan Association has helped * number of people to build homes It will help others, and maybe you New series of shares now open See Mr. J. J. Broadhurst. WANTED? A SLIGHTLY USED Ford car. Austin-Stephenson Co., Smithfield, N. C. ICE CREAM FREEZERS AT? Cotter Hardware Co., Smithfield, N. C. ONE CAR COTTON SEED MEAL for fertilizer. Austin-Stephenson Co., Smithfield, N. C. 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The ambition of the Southern Railway Company Is to see thai , i unity of interest that is born of co-operation between the public arid ( ' the railroads; to see perfected that fair and frank polit y in the manage* * merit of railroads which invites the confidence of governmental ? agencies ; to realize that liberality of treatment which will enable it 1 to obtain the additional capital needed for the acquisition of better and ' 'enlarged facilities incident to the demand for increased and better ? service; and. tmally? To take its niche In the body politic of the South alongside of other great industries, with no more, but with equal liberties, equal nghts and equal opportunities. * " The Southern Serves the South." BOOKS AT ONE DOLLAR EACH Boys' Life of Mark Twain. ? Through the Gates of Pearl. Penrod and Sam, by Booth Tarkington. Just So Stories, by Kipling. American Poets and Their Theology. HERALD BOOK STORE. 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Address KING'S BUSINESS COLLEGE Raleigh, N. C. Or Charlotte, N. C. East Carolina Teachers Training School A State School to train Teachers for the public schools of North Carolina. Every energy is directed to this one purpose. Tuition free to all who agree to teach. Fall Term begins September 26, 1917. For catalogue and other information address, ROBT. H. WRIGHT, President, Greenville, N. C. For CULTURE! HEALTH!! HAPPINESS!!! LOUISBURG COLLEGE, Louisburg, N. C. Commodious and well equipped Buildings. Large Grounds. Outdoor Sports and Exercise. Good Cooking and Healthful Dietary. A Full. Efficient Faculty. SCHOOLS OF Domestic Arts and Science*, Business, Language and Literature, Music, Painting and Expression. Careful Training and Thorough Scholarship. Positive Moral and Religious Influence Special Arrangements for Young Girls. The One Hundred ai.d Fifteenth Session will begin September 12th, 1917. FOR CATALOGUE WRITE F. S. LOVE, President, Louisburg, N. C.