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THE ENTERPRISE Published Weekly. WILLIAMtTON, N. C. No one haa yet explained why wo- Ben never need ear mofla. h weather like thla a little cold la "Vtaught with great danger. A million-dollar wedding doea not al ways mean a happy married life. Tbla Is the weather that makea the noses blossom on the aweet girls' IMNMS. [ A statesman la simply a politician who politic*leg to suit one's own fads fancies. Wesh air la not necessarily cold air. Thla little fact In natural 1 science should be kept In mind. You will not have to wait long for an authoritative announcement concern- Sag the peach crop for 1011. Ws have entire confidence In the opinion that It Is not yet time to put •way your winter underclothing. When the millionaire for a J*y got back home he had $1.53 In his pockets. The waiters did not know he bad it Russls has Imprisoned a man for writing a volume of poems. Over here we merely Ist our poets starve to death The ppach crop having been killed twice already, we may be Justified In counting on a heavy preserving season next fall. Lower California, having permanent ly lost its revolution, has turned again to bull fighting as the only satisfac tory substitute. The tipping evil has reached a point Where It should stop. A waiter In Chicago got an heiress; also, another In Philadelphia. With prices continually soaring be fore long our scientists will have to give their attention to finding a sub stitute for food. Italy's war expense Is a million dol lars a day. To get an Idea of the enormous cost reduce a million dol lars to spaghetti. The thermometers are bravely striv ing to become normal again and If the weather forecasters will quit forecast tog, all will be well One doctor who writes for tbe mag aslnes says an automobile Is a fine thing for catarrh. He doesn't say how often It should be taken. Mr. Edison says ho likes to read novels because they don't require him to think. Perhaps that's also the rea son why so many people like to writs them $/~\ As for the fellow who has been go ing with a girl three years without renting a flat and asking the question, he had better look out. Something la likely to happen. Arty man who can't recall an old fashioned winter In a sleigh, with her sweetness snuggling close and th« stars twinkling poetry, has a poverty stricken memory. The Incineration of 300 old square planoa scheduled for next spring In New Jersey would be righteous If among the number were your neigh bor's untuned Instrument. There seems to be a probability that the government will not have a majority In the German relchstag. Nobody seems to be able to explain what difference It would make. A boy In London got damage* from * soo because he was bitten by polar bears. The dangers of up-to-date civi lisation are now Independent of time, place, season or appropriateness. Another severe blow has been given simplified spelling. Because the Indict ment agalasUa North Carolina mur derer recltedjfthat he shot his victim In the "brest," he was discharged. An Illinois alienist says a wave of remorse is sweeping over the country. Come to think of it, this Is the season of the year when the greatest number fall off the New Year water wagon. The hens are usually blamed for It when the price of eggs becomes pro hibitive, but for somo reason nobody bas attempted to hold the cows re sponsible for the present price of but ter. When the weather man predicts that the weather will be colder It alwaya becomes colder; but we consider it only right to give the weather man credit for refraining from boasting about it A girl of seven In California saved a passenger train ffom wreck on bro ken rails by presence of mind and timely warning. This is one of tb« few exceptions proving the rule against the use In life of the infant phenomenon. A bride In Pennsylvania is accused of trylnr to pdjson her husband by putting (round glass in bis pie. If be compared it with the kind his mother need to make any Jury of housewives would acquit her on the score of pro vocation. NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA The Lstsst General New* That Haa Been Gotten Together For the Peo ple of the State. Durham.—Mrs. Carolina Cates, a well-known widow lady of Durham, was found dead In the aleeplng room of her home with her head In the fire-place, hre clothing Ignited and her face charred aimoat beyond recogni tion. Rocky Mount.—At a meeting of Company C of national guards of thla city held In their armory, they elected Mr. Bruce Q. Nabers, formerly of Charlotte, but lately of thla city, aec ond lieutenant, to succeed Mr. K E. Dickinson, who resigned. Dunn.—The town fathers have been having an interesting time, consult ing wltfi Mr. Gilbert C. White, a civil engineer, In regard to putting In sew erage for the town. The last general assembly gave the town authority to Issue bonds for the purpose of sewer age. Washington.—Messrs. Davis A Da vis, Washington patent attorneys, re report the grant to citizens of North Carolina, of the following patents: D. W. Adams, Glendale Springs, posi tion-locating Instrumentg (two pat ents); A. M. Prince, Wilmington, pump piston. Greensboro.—ln superior court the Jury in the case of J. R. Mooreileid against the Standard Boiler & Ma chine Co., what Is commonly known as Greensboro's "trip-hammer case, returned a verdict, after deliberating approximately twenty-four hours, finding for the plaintiff and awarding damages in the sum of $2,600. Elizabeth City.—Believing that the soils of eastern North Carolina are the best corn-producing lands in America and desiring to prove the truth, the land and Industrial department of the Norfolk Southern Railroad an nounces that It will pay SIOO in gold for the largest yields of corn that can be grown on one acre. Charlotte.— A term of six months on the county roads was presented to Will Davis, a white man charged with selling two pints of whiskey to Mr. Will Austin of Mooresvlllo for SI.GO. Notice of appeal was given and the appeal bond was fixed at SI,OOO. This was beyond the financial means of the defendant, so his appeal was fruitless and he went to jftfl. Salisbury.—The suit against the Salisbury & Spencer Railway Com pany for $9,0000 for the killing on the night of January 21, 1911, of C. T. Wyatt, a farmer who was sitting on the company's tracks midway between Salisbury and Spencer, and who was struck by a Spencer-bound car, re sulted In a mistrial, after the jury had been out all last night. Elizabeth City.—All users of the city water are warned by Dr. Isaiah Fear ing, city health officer, that they must boll all water used from the public supply or take chances on starting an epidemic of sickness In Elizabeth City. This warning on the part of the health officer was based on the report of the state chemist, showing that the city water Is contaminated, poratlon Commission has gotten from the presses of the state printers the annual report of the commission as a state tax commission for 1911. It gives the complete statistical exposi tion of the valuation of property and the expenditures of taxes of all counties and of the state as a whole for the statistical year, showing tax value of each of the several classes of property with racial division': Winston-Salem.—The silver loving cup offered by the Joseph Winston Chapter of the Daughters of the Rev olution for the best essay by a pupil of the high school on General Joseph Winston, after which the town of Winston was named, was awarded with appropriate exercises to Miss Louise Maddry, daughter of Mr. J. A. Maddry of the People's National Bank. Lumberton.—While In town Fowler Prevatt, a white man about 35, and his cousin, Sanford Prevatt, about 18, had a disagreement which closed for the time being with no damage. Fowler started home alone In a bug gy and when about a mile from town was overtaken by Sanford who crawl ed upon the back of the buggy and cut Fowler In a horrible manner be fore he could help himself. Raleigh.—The North Carolina Cor- Statesvllle.-—Thomas Shoemaker, a resident of Bethany township, has been placed under a bond of $230 for his appearance at the next term of the superior court to answer to the charge of larceny, bordering close up on highway robbery, the charge being preferred by John Gibson of the same section of the county. Raleigh.—The first declaration for Woodrow Wilson as president of the United States, of which there is au thentic record in this state, was made by Captain Thomas W. Mason, of Northampton, in the campaign of 1910 in Edgecombe county. Raleigh.—ln North Carolina twelve and one-half per cent of all the deaths Is due to the White Plague, according to the report of the state board of health, just issued and one-fourth of all the preventable deaths are due to the dread disease. Greensboro.—Governor Kltchln was here a short time, returning to Ral eigh from High Point, where he made an address by Invitation of the Manu facturers' Club. The governor held short conferences with frlendß hare and it is understood outlined certain plans of attack upon the candidacy of Senator Simmons. WHITE SIM 111 LAWRENCE MILLS THAT CHARGE 18 MADE IN BOTH THE NATIONAL HOUSE AND THE SENATE. CON6REBS TO INVESTIGATE Presidet Taft Orders Attorney Gen eral Wlckersham to Make an Investigation. , Washington.—The Lawrence mills strike occupied the attention of both houses of congress, President Taft and Attorney General Wlckersham. Two resolutions directing an Investi gation of conditions by Federal au thorities were introduced, but no ac tion was taken upon them. President Taft, however, at the re quest of Representative Berger, ask ed Attorney General Wlckersham to Ascertain if any Federal laws had been violated by local authorities, who prevented the removal of chil dren from the strike-ridden district. Hoth houses of congress rang with speeches. Senator Poindexter of Washington, Just back from a visit to Lawrence, introduced a resolution di recting an inquiry by the United States commissioner of labor. Senator Lodge objected to any in terference with the affairs of his state in which he was supported by Sen ators Hailey, Williams, Overman and others. Senator Bailey quoted Senator Till man as saying the Lawrence strike had revealed conditions in Massachu setts similar to those in the slave states before the Civil war. "They have substituted white slav ery for black slavery," shouted Sen ator Tillman. "The condition Is no worse than under the Democratic tariff," retorted Senator Gallinger. "Are those the working people for whose benefit the protective tariffs acts have been enacted?" asked Sen ator Stone of Missouri? "And is it true," he continued, "that the aver age wage paid in the Massachusetts mills Is only $7 a week?" The questions aroused the Ire of Senator Gallinger, and he- replied with some asperity that the influence of the tariff on Industrial conditions would be discussed In due time. POSTAL EXPRESS IS URGED Bill for Federal Ownership of All Ex press Companies. Washington.—Senator Gardner of Maine introduced a bill under which the government would take over the properties of the express companies and operate them as a part of the postal service, extending the service to the rural delivery. The measure indicate the probable cost of taking over the properties as fololws: Real property $14,930,169, equipment $7,381,405, material and supplies $138,210, advance ptyments on contracts $5,830,666 and franchises and good will, etc., $10,877,309, a to tal of $39„165,819. While the balance sheets of the companies show other assets of near ly $150,000„000, Senator Gardner urg ed that these are not devoted to ex press service and that this property might be retained by the corporations without Impairing Its value. It Is proposed by the authors of the bill for the establishment of the "postal express," including members of both branches of congress, that rates charged for express service un der the government shall be based upon weight and length of haul rath er than upon tho system In effect for the carrying of malls. The power to fix rates would rest with tho postof flee department, Bubject to appeal to the interstate commerce commission. Oppose Florida Canal. Washington.—Whether the govern ment will construct a canal acroaa Florida la now being considered by the rlvera and harbors board at the war department. The report of the army engineers who made an investi gation is said to be adverse to the project. It is contended that the shipping which would use the water way would no't be sufficient to Justify Its construction. Arkansas Tornado Killed Ten. IJttle Rock, Ark.—Detatlls of a double tornado which devastated por tions of Lincoln, Jefferson and Ar kansas counties, particularly the lat ter two, place the list of dead at ten, with at least 25 persons seriously In jured. In addition, the storms caused property loss that, as yet, can only be approximately estimated. Hand- Bome homes, plantation equipment and pumping stations caught in the path of the storm were reduced to wreckage and strewn along In the wake of the storm for mlleß. Prepaid Shipments to Cease. Washington.—"Demand for trans portation charges on prepaid ship- ments must cease. The complaint of this practice of express companies is universal, and a remedy for it must be found." This ultimatum Was laid down by Commissioner Lane to the express companies after the rsump tlon of the investigation of the In terstate commerce commissslon into the rates of the companies. "We must find some method of ascertaining the proper rate and how properly to col lect it," said Commissioner Lane. IT'S THE GRIP $7,000,000 FlffilN HOUSTON BURNED AREA IS MILE AND HALF LONG AND IN SOME PLACES OVER HALF MILE WIDE. No Lives Were Lost, But There Were Many Narrow and Thrilling Escapes. Houston, Texas.—ln the wake of the most destructive fire in the his tory of Houston, smouldering wreck age covers an area about one and a half mlleß in length and varying in Width from 200 yards to half a mile In the northeastern section of the city. More than a dozen of the city's most Important industrial enterprises are in ruins, 200 or more dwelling houses and store buildings are in ashes and approximately 1,000 per sons are homeless. The most con servative estimates are that the loss will reach at least f7,000,000. The in surance carried will not exceed 40 per cent. Except for a few who suf fered minor burns and bruises, no casualties attended the fire. Breaking forth without warning In an untenanted rooming house known locally as the "Mad House," shortly after one o'clock, in the morning, and at a time when a fierce gale was sweeping- from the northwest, the flames made remarkable headway, heaping from Its place of origin, the flames pounced upon adjoining struc tures and from them careened toward the southeast, generally making clean and desolate Its route, but occasional ly, In seeming sport, sparing a struc ture, sometimes a mere shanty, and again a place of pretension. Quick action was taken for ihe re lief of those rendered homeless, and nightfall found the victims at least with their Immediate needß cared for. Outside aid will not be needed in caring for those made homeless. Tel egrams came from the mayors of Lou isville, Ky., Boston and several other cities proffering aid, but to these the mayor has responded expressing grat itude, but asserting that there Is no need prevalent that Houston cannot meet. VALET BRANDT IS FREE Justice Gerard Declares Thirty-Year Sentence Was Illegal. New York.—Except for service of five years in prison, Folke E. Brandt Is the samo man in the eyes of the law as he was before he was sent away on April 4, 1907, to serve thirty years for burglary at the home of Mortimer L. Schlff, whore he once worked as a servant. The long pris on term was broken up when Justice Gerard of the supreme court sustain ed a writ of habeas corpus obtained In Brsndt's behalf. According to records Justice Ger ard read into his opinion, Brandt on March 28, 1907, withdrew a plea of not guilty to the indictment charging that he feloniously broke into the Schiff home and stole "two pins and a shoe horn" and pleaded guilty. In sentencing hlihra week later, to thir ty years in prison Judge Otto A. Ros alskl Illegally condemned the man. according to Justice Gerard. Taft Wants Two Battleships. Washington.—President Taft, speak ing at the peace meeting of the Navy League here, declared the time had not. come for this country to be eco nomical at the expense of an Inade quate naval establishment, expressed hope that the present congress would authorize the construction of two I battleships, am? said he gladly would sign a bill that carried such an au thorization. "In order to Keep up with other nations I don't think two battleships are too many," said the president. Ifennessee Wsnts Maneuver {Camp. Washington.—Adjutant General Ma oney of Tennessee urged before the house military affairs committee a bill for government acceptance of 3,- 000 acres of land near Tullahyma, Tenn., donated for a maneuver camp for troops of Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and the Carollnas. Opposition devel oped in the house against the Black mon resolution providing a commis sion to Investigate the availability of land nsar Anniston, Ala. .. ~.\r WANTS VISIT FROM KNOX Government Officials In Washington Gratified at Termination of Dis agreeable Incident. Washington. Colombia virtually repdiated the action of its minister, General Osplna, by sending, through American Minister DuMols, at Bogota a cordial invitation to Secretary of State Knox to visit Colombian shores on bis present trip. The lnvittion was forwarded promptly to Secretary Knox, who Is aboard the cruiser Washington on his way south. With him rests the decision whether he will change his Itinerary to a call at Cartagena. This it is accepted here, he undoubtedly will do. The action of the Colombian for eign office wag received here with satisfaction. It closes a disagreeable incident. Minister Osplna, who is de clared to have been recalled because of his letter to the state department, protested against the proposed visit of Secretary Knox because of the feeling in Colombia against the Unit ed States, said to be attributable to the acquisition by this country of the Panama canal zone. Acting Secretary of State Hunting ton Wilson did not disguise his appre ciation of Colombia's decision to wel come his chief. Although press dispatches from Bo gota announced that Minister Osplna had been recalled because of hlB let ter, no official notification of the ac tion has reached Washington. The state department professes Ignorance of the matter and the Colombian le gation continues to protest that no word has been received there. ITALY ANNEXES TRIPOLI Chamber of Deputies Votes for Ab sorption of Tripoli. Rome, Italy.—The chamber of depu ties passed the bill for the annexa tion of Tripoli by Italy by a vote of 431 to 38, amid enthusiastic cheering from the floor of the chamber and the public gallery. Afterwards the members who voted against annex ation, including the Socialists, a few Republicans and one Radical, Prince Gaetanl, were roundly hissed. Only one member abstained from voting. When the result became known en thusiasm prevailed everywhere and the populace began a celebration. Flags were hoisted throughout the city and shops were closed. Placards on their doors announced that busi ness had been suspended "for na tional rejoicing." Clubs, associations and residences were illuminated. Negro Slashes Society Woman. Aiken, S. C. —An attempt was made to murder Mrs. P. O. Beach, one of the leader* of New York's 400, at the gate in front of her winter home here. A negro assailant whose name has not been learned made a slash at her throat, inflicting an ugly wound on the side of her neck, but she will recover. Mrs. Beach Is a former wife of one of the Havemeyers of the American Sugar Refining company. They were divorced some years ago, and she remarried. She Slew Eight Infants. New York.—The mystery of eight deaths of babies In the Brooklyp Nursery and Infants' hospital was solved, the police say, by the confes sion of Winifred Ankers, a kitchen woman at the hospital, admitting that she placed oxalic acid in the babies' milk bottles. The police version of the confession runs: "I put two or three drops of oxalic acid into the bottles. I did not do it with intent to kill the babies, but I wanted to get square with the nurses, who were my enemies." Wllsorrand Clark Split Oklahoma. Oklahoma City.—Oklahoma's Demo cratic state convention ended In a political love feast, the selection of a split delegation to the Baltimore con vention and the election of Roger Galbreath of Tulsa, uncommitted as to his preference for presidential nomine*, as national committeeman. The compromise which brought about the harmonious conclusion was reach ed at a conference of leaders of the factions supporting Speaker Champ Clark and Governor Woodrow Wll son. " fJ : • .- - - KOOSEVELI ENltno PRESIDENTIAL RACE EX-PR ESI DENT FORMALLY AN NOUNCES TO SEVKN REPUB LICAN GOVERNORS. ANNOUNCEMENT IS BRIEF Colonel Roosevelt Saya Ho Will Toko Nomination and Stay in Race Until Convention Acta. New York.—"l will accept the nons (nation for president if it la tendered me, and I will adhere to this decis ion until the convention haa exprasa ed ita preference," la Col. Theodore Rooaevelt'a reply to the letter of seven Republican governors tiMni him to atand for nomination. The eagerly awaited reply waa giv en o»t at Colonel Roosevelt's ofScea here during hla absence on a trip to Boaton. It waa unexpectedly brief, but definite. It follows: "New York. —Gentlemen: I deeply appreciate your letter, and I reeiiao to the full the heavy responsibility It puts upon me, expressing, as it doea, the carefully considered conrie tiona of the men elected by popalar vote to stand as the heads of govern ment in their several states. "I absolutely agree with you that this matter is not one to be decided with any reference to the personal preferences or interests of any mm, but purely from the standpoint of the Interests of the people as a whole. "I will accept the nomination for president if it is tendered me, and I will adhere to this decision until the convention has expressed Its prefer ence. "One of the chief principles for which I have stood and for 1 now stand, and which I have always endeavored and always shall endeav or to reduce to action, Is the genu ine rule of the people, and therefore I hope that so far as possible the people may be given the chance through direct primaries to express their preference as to who shall be the nominee of the Republican presl dentlal convention. "Very truly yours, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT.** Washington.—Col. Theodore Rooee velt's announcement for the presi- dency has split the Republican party beyond all hope of mending before the election in November next. TMa is the unanimous opinion of Demo cratic senators and members of con gress. The split, they believe, la In policies as well as candidates. Pri vately a majority of the Republicans take exactly the same view. The great Issue of the Republican pre convention campaign has been made by Mr. Roosevelt. It is the antl-thlri term rule. FIGURE ON ADJOURNMENT It Seems Likely Congress Will Quit About Middle of June. Washington. Political activities are beating the atmosphere to sack a degree that it was freely predicted that Democratic leaders of the house and Republican leaders of the sennte soon would find themselves agreed that congress could not keep up the pace beyond the middle of June. Un til now it appeared to be an accepted fact that the session would be pro longed beyond the Chicago and Balti more conventions. Unless Democratic Leader Under wood and bia associates in the hows are willing to abandon a part of UMir program to bring In metal, sugar. chemical, cotton and woolen tariff bills, nlgbt sessions soon will be nec essary, for practicaly nothing Hrna been done with supply measures. Tfce appropriation bills will require tin* for consideration, as the Democratic economy scheme Is directly tavoived. The Republican senate leaders be lieve if the session drags out beyosd the conventions and nothing is ac complished, that the houso will have to carry the lion's share of the re sponsibility. All of these argument*, it la predicted, are likely to make both sides more willing to quit btfore the conventions. \ Phosphate Deposits in South. Washington.—'The prosphate depos its of Tennessee rank next in import ance to those of Florida, according to a bulletin by the bureau of soils, de partment of agriculture, dealing with the natural phosphates of Tennaee see, Kentucky and Arkansas. In re gard to the Kentucky deposits, the report says their value has not yet been sufficiently well established to encourage the outlay of much capi tal and those of Arkansas, it adds, "are not generally regarded aa of great economic Importance." Arkansas Tornado Kills Seven. Little Rock, Ark.'—Seven person are known to have been killed aad more than a score injured In a tor nado which swept portions of Lin coln, Jefferson and Arkansaa counties. The greatest destruction was report ed near Almyria In the prairie aad rice lands of Arkansaa county. Per haps a score at persons were lnfar ed when their homes were destroyed, some of them seriously. The injured were cared for at neighboring farm house* and some were taken to Al myria.
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