THE ENTERPRISE
Published Weekly.
WILLI AMBTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Once more "lo It hot enough for
you?" Is a chestnut
Changing seats in the boat begins
Its usual summer harvest
Philadelphia may be a sleepy town,
but Its ball teams play between napß.
Somebody is hoarding buffalo nick
els, for one is rarely seen in circula
tion.
Physicians never prescribe the rest
cure for merchants who do not adver
tise.
The mikado of Japan has recovered,
although he had eight doctors in at
tendance.
The open season for flsh stories is
on, and it is reported thero is an
enormous supply.
If airboats become as popular as
automobiles It may be necessary to
roof the streets.
Was there ever a verdict of which
so many persons said: "Just exactly
what 1 expected?"
Now that warm "weather Is here we
can listen to our neighbors' pianos.
We can't help it.
One charm of a long fishing trip Is
that the fisherman gets a chance to
let his whiskers grow.
No doubt the generous baseball
fans are willing to give their share
of the rains to the farmers.
A German doctor was fined for call
ing a telephone girl a camel. Camel
must Bound terrible in German. , .
It's a fact for which we can't be
too thankful that not every year does
the frost antedate the pumpkin.
In spite of all the free notices wo
don't know even yet what brand of
soap "September Morn" advertises.
Our notion of a truly superior per
son is the boy scout, who actually
looks down upon a college graduate!
I( you want to change the
boat, and you don't know much about
handling a boat, beach the boat first.
Judging by the feats of the Phila
delphia baseball players, some other
teams could use a supply of somnam
bulists.
The number of times the will can
be broken by dissatisfied relatives Is
In direct proportion to the amount of
the estate.
For the majority of symptoms of
physical disorders now in evidence,
we suggest the blanket diagnosis "va
catlonltls."
The designer of the Lincoln penny
has Just been married, but a worse
fate should be devised for the design
er of the buffrilo nickel.
Not only did a young French avia
tor lly 9H3 tnlles from Paris to War
saw In thirteen hours, but he lives
to tell the tale.
Scientists say the world is not re
volving as fast as It used to do, but the
man who has a note coming due in the
bank doesn't believe It.
A Pennsylvania woman one hun
drod years old has never worn a
hat. Yet on that account her hus
band owns neither an automobllo
nor a batik.
This being a wide world, there are
plenty of places for the newlyweds to
China Is to establish an aviation
school. The new republic Is deter
mined to have all the latest trim
mings of up-to-date civilization.
The bishop who advised a class
of young ministers not to be in any
hurry to get married doubtless knew
the sewing circle would attend to
that.
Ix>ok out for another boost In the
price of kerosene. It. has been found
that this useful fluid Is highly effica
cious In exterminating grasshoppers.
Possibly, their unswerving faith In
a future reward accounts for the fact
that, according to statistics, the av.
erage salary of ministers of the gospel
to S6OO a year.
That society woman who advises
the girls to wear trousers as a relief
from tight skirts has no suspicion
that some of them would wear tight
trousers.
If some people would think before
they speak they would have mighty
little to say.
Noblemon in Paris when sent to
prison for forgery declared that they
considered swindling to be sport. Ab
surd! How much more civilized to
mob an umpire!
TlnU Chicago woman who asks per
mission to wear trousers might have
IMS trouble getting it If she would
promise not to be photographed 1B
first thing.
NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA
Short Paragraphs of Btate News That
Has Bean Condensed Busy
People of State.
Elizabeth City.—A negro row oc
curred In Brown street and as a re
sult of It one negro, a youth, has
his head split open with an axe and
a negro woman had two of her fingers
chopped off.
Elizabeth City—Bd Bateman, a well
known boatman at this city, was
drowned in Newbegun Creek recent
ly. Mr. 'Bateman was mate on the
gas-boat Bunol with Captain Parker,
who had a party on board engaged in
a flsh fry in Newbegun Creek about
10 miles from Elizabeth City.
Rutherfordtou. —The store of Har
rell Brothers was robbed of S3OO sev
eral days ago, the money being stolen
from the safe while the proprietors
were absent for a few minutes dur
ing the day. It is supposed that the
thief slipped In at the back door.
Salisbury—Johnny P. Smith, a lad
aged 15, is dead as a result of a de
layed Idynamlte blast at a quarry
at Granite Quarry. The bpy went to
his work after it was thought all the
explosions of a dynamite charge had
(lred, but one which was slow in fir
ing badly Injured him.
Lexington. A telephone message
received here brings' the news that
a large part of the bug lumber plant
of Peace & Hughes at Denton was
destroyed by fire. The boiler room
anad a large part of the machine
room were completely destroyed and
the loss is very heavy.
Greensboro.-—Several thousand peo
ple witnessed the unveiling of a mon
ument to Joseph W. Morehead under
the auspices of the State I). A. R. at
the Guilford Battleground where the
battle of Guilford Courthouse was
fought during the Revolution. Govern
or Craig was the chief speaker of
the day.
Claremont. —The section in and
around Claremont was visited by a
severe electric and windstorm. Tim
ber was blown down and corn badly
tangled and broken. This same sec
tlon was visited only a week ago by
a hail storm which almost totally de
stroyed the growing crops. At other
places in the county the wind was
strong.
' Asheville. Alleging false arrest
and imprisonment in the city Jail
without a warrant, almost a year
ago, B. F. Slsk has filed suit against
Chief of Police D. K. Lyerly and his
bondsmen. The Title Guaranty and
Surety Company, in the superior
court, seeking to recover damages in
the amount of $5,000. The plaintiff
does not set forth the charge upon
which he was arrested.
Salisbury.—During one of the most
spectacular electric storms seen In
this section for several years five
head of fine Hertford cattle* were kill
ed near Mount Ulla. THie cattle were
owned by B. B. Miller, Ksq., of this
city, were raised on his splendid stock
farm and were prize winners. The
■bolt struck the cattle killing all of
them within a radius of a few feet qf
each other.
Halelgh.—Mrs. W. F. Prince of the
McCullera section of Wake county,
was brought here to Rex Hospital
dangerously wounded, having been ac
cidentally shot by her husband, who
was examining a pistol which was dis
charged, «tlie bullet taking .effect in
his wife's breast. At the hospital It Is
stated that the patient is doing very
well, though not out of danger.
Hickory.—A barn belonging to Mr.
C. S. Little, a prosperous farmer of
the Oxford section, was struck by
lightning and the barn and contents
were destroyed. Two horses, two
cows, a new buggy, wheat and rough
age and farming tools all went up in
the smoke. It is not knowwn whether
Mr. Little carried any Insurance or
not. His loss will run over $2,000.
Scotland Neck. —It Is said by those
who should know- that the crop pros
pects in this section are Very bright.
A good farmfer says that there has
been a most wonderful improvement
In the crops during the past eight or
ten days, and with continued warm
weather, the cotton crop promised to
be one of the largest in many years.
While this is true with cotton other
crops are making rapid improve
ment.
Raleigh.—Governor Craig granted u
wprlere for Charles Blue of Burke
county who Is under sentence for
bam burning. The reprieve Is In or
der that his counsel may have time
to present a case for pardon before
Blue begins his sentence, If he must
serve.
Durham.—Ttie police officers are
making a vigorous campaign against
the unmuzzled dogs on the streets or
the city, in accordance with the new
law passed by the board of health re
quiring that all dogs which run the
streets shall wear a muzzle from
June 16 to November 15.
Durham.—The postal receipts for
the month of June were $3,943.06, and
the receipts for the whole quarter
were $12,786.71.. The postal receipts
for this first two quarters of this year
have been approximately the same as
they were the same two quarters last
year.
Ashevllle. Lumbermen from al 1
flections of the state were here In at
tendance of the annu&l convention erf
the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo.
Following the initiation of several
candidates the lumbermen enjoyed •
banquet which waa served on the
root cardan of the Langren.
40,000 VICTIMS or
THE U Ml
FORMER ALLIES ARE FIGHTING
EACH OTHER FIERCER THAN
THEY DID THE TURKS.
BULGARS REPORT VICTORY
Servians Have Loat Heavily and News
of a Disaater la Expected
From Belgrade.
London, England.—After ten days
of fighting more severe than anything
in the last Balkan war, a little light
begins to break upon the obscure op
erations. Tte Servians have loat
more men 4n the whole previous
campaign, and semi-official statements
from Belgrade have the appearance
of preparing the public for news of
a disaster.
Desperate fighting, with fluctuating
fortunes, is proceeding along the
Vardar and Bregallnltz river, appar
ently to Bulgaria's advantage. News
has been received of the Bulgarian in
vasion of Servia through Belograd
chky. The Bulgarians claim to have
defeated the Servians and captured
five guns and a quantity of other ma-
by the occupation of the
passes, to have opened the road to
Nisli, Servla's most Important fortified
town. f \
There is heavy fighting between the
Servians uixl south of Is
tlp and(in the neighborhood of Ketch
ana. About two hundred thousand
men are engaged and the losess ori
both sides appear heavy.
Bulgaria's strategy appears to be to
hold the Greeks in check, probably
with comparatively small forecs, while
she deals with Servia.
Unconfirmed reports credit the Bul
garians with victories near Koprill,
giving them the key to Usup, and
with an outflanking movement from
the south of Lahynos Lake, which
would cut off the Greek retreat. Sal
onlki dispatches report that the
Greeks have captured sixteen guns
at Pelrsn. Evidence of desperate
fighting Is found in the arrival of
8,000 wounded at Salonlki.
A conservative estimate of the kill
ed or disabled in the fighting Is from
thirty to forty thousand. Thousands
of destitute refugees from the scene
of fighting are pouring into Salon
lki.
TERROR CAUSED BY MOB
Trouble In South African Gold Mine
District Breaks Out Afresh.
Johannesburg.—The settlement of
the strike among the gold miners in
the Hand district, which the govern
ment arranged with a committee of
strikers, has proved ineffective, al
though comparative order was pre
served.
Casualties resulting from the fight
ing are now estimated at 110. Two
officers, throe soldiers and several po
licemen were wounded.
Strike leaders apparently were try
ing to get the men to accept the
terms, but on all sides dissatisfaction
Is expressed. A spirit of anarchy
has been aroused which is difficult
to control. A groat crowd of strikers
wearing red badges surrounded the
Carlton hotel, while the terms of set
tlement werfc being arranged. When
the leaders announced from the bal
cony that a settlement had been reach
ed they were greeted with shouts of
"What about the dead?" "You've been
bought!"
Except at the time of the Jameson
raid In 1K96 and the outbreak of the
war In 1899, this city has not expe
rienced such a day of torylsm. The
mobs in the business section caused
less fear than the desperadoes who
were threatening to dynamite the
homes of the wealthy.
German Bhot as Bpy
Eagle Pass, Texas.—Gustave Han
son, said to have been a German min
ing engineer, was shot as a spy by
Mexican federals at Torreon and
Francisco Marttnea, an American cit
izen, has been arrested by the rebels
at Colombia, Coahulla. where he is
manager of an American-owned ranch,
charged with giving Information to
the federals, according to reports
reaching Pleras Morgan.
350 Animals Burned In Nashville.
Nashville, Tenn.—Three hundred
and fifty animals—3oo hogs and fifty
head of cattle —were cremated when
the big stock yards of Boiling & Pow
ers burned to the gr6und within 30
minutes after tlfe alarm was turned
in. The fire was discovered shortly
after noon, and burned so fiercely
that the tanks of the Nashville Gas
company, across the street, were ex
pected to explode. Three streams of
water saved the gas plant, while a
cordon of police forced the big crowd
that had colelcted out of danger.
Cyclone Destroys Waycross Homes.
Waycross. Ga.—A small cyclone
swept this section. At Hebardville, a
suburb of Waycross, the Methodist
church was blown down. Between
Hebardville and Waycross, five frame
houses were taken oft of their founda
tions and two blown over. Two negro
churches, both on the north side,
were completely demolished and a
third was so badly twisted that it
will have to be rebuilt Large plat*
glass show windows and numerous
windows of offices in the large bnlld
tacs In tli* city were smashed.
WOMEN POLICE FOR ATLANTA.
Chief of Police Beavera of Atlanta has appointed four policewomen.
Their constat mainly in watching for maehera.
AHEAD OVER $40,060,000
$40,083,229 SURPLUS FOR THE
UNITED STATES GOVERN
MENT REPORTED.
New Fiscal Year Begins With a Very
Large Balance on the Right
Side of Ledger.
Washington.—Uncle Bam closed the
fiscal year 1193 with a surplus of $40,-
083,229, representing the excess of
receipts over expenditures, exclusive
of Panama canal and public flebt
transactions. This exceeds last year's
surplus by $3,750,000. The Panama
canfil expenditures and public debt
transactions, however, wiped out the
surplus of ordinary receipts over or
dinary expenditures and created a de
ficit for the year of $2,149,000.
Total receipts for the fiscal year
amounted to $725,782,921, while the
ordinary disbursements were $683699,,
692.. *k
Corporation taxes yielded the gov
ernment $34,948,870, or $5,365,766
more than during the fiscal year 1912.
Custom receipts for the fiscal year
reached $318,142,000, an Increase of
nearly $7,000,000 over the previous
year.
the record drinking and smoking
of the American people in the paßt
twelve months brought the federal
government the enormous total of
$309,478,000 in internal revenuo re
ceipts. which was $16,500,000 greater
than in 1912.
Under the first year's operation of
the new pension law the government
paid veterans and widows $175,134,-
000, an increase of $21,537,000.
The fiscal year closed with $164,-
704,000 In the general fund of the
treasury as compared with $167,152,-
000 a year ago. The cash drawer of
the treasury contains $65,253,000 as
the working balance of the govern
ment. The trust funds of the treas
ury Include $1,086,727,000 in gold coin
and bullion.
The government spent $41,741,000
on construction of the Panama canal
in the past year, making a total of
$318,229,000 spent on the canal to
date. The mints coined during the
year $37,147,000, of which $30,058,000
was in gold. The 7,492 national
banks now In existence have a total
outstanding circulation of national
bank notes of $737,065,050.
Tax on Futures Opposed
New Orleans. —The proposition con
tained In the Clarke amendment to the
Underwood tariff bill to tax one-tenth
of a cent a pound all cotton futures
contracts has aroused aggressive op
position on the part of members of
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange and
many others interested heavily in cot
ton trade throughout the South. Hun
dreds of telegrams from cotton deal
ers In a dozen statep have been re
ceived at the exchange asking that
Its officers make every effort to pre
vent the enactment of the amend
ment into law.
Flies Acroaa Lake Michigan.
Chloago.—Logan A. Vilas, an ama
teur aviator of Chicago, made the first
aeroplane flight across Lake Michi
gan. His trip, made In a hydro-aero
plane from St. Joseph, Mich., to Chi
cago, consumed one hour and 44 min
utes. Vilas was accompanied by Wil
liam Bastar of Benton, Harbor, Mich.,
and followed the steamship Lane from
St. Joseph to Chicago, the distance
being about 68 miles. He said shift
ing air currents compelled him fre
quently to change the level on which
he was flying.
Land Grant Taken by Government.
Portland, Or*.—Federal / Judge
Charles S. Wolverton signed the de
cree In the Oregon and California
railroad grant case which forfeits to
the government 2,076,616 acres of land
in the Wllllamette valley held by the
Southern Pacific. The decree is based
on the failure and refusal of the Ore
gon and California Railroad company
and it* suhcessor, the Southern Pa
hlfld company, to sell to settlers the
»«■»» granted by congress in 1870.at a
stipulated price at |SJO an aero.
TOLD LIES ON CONGRESSMEN
DAVID LAMAR ADMITB USING
NAMES OF LEGISLATORS TO
WALL STREET PEOPLE.
Organised Effort to Influence Wall
Street Financiera la Admitted
on Stand.
Washington.—A Btory of misrepre
sentation, impersonation of public
men and organized effort to Influence
Wall street financiers probably with
out parallel in the history of con
gressional investigation was unfolded
before the senate lobby committee.
A prosperous-looking, self-possessed
Individual, calling himself David La
mar of New York, self-described as an
"operator in stocks" and admittedly
the bearer of several assumed names,
was the principal in the remarkable
session.
With entire abandon, arousing the
committee to laughter at times by his
naive admissions, he told of his imper
sonations, his participation in attempts
to influence Wall street operations, and
his association with Edward Lauter
bach, a New York lawyer, in efforts to
have Lauterbach retained by the Mor
gan firm, the Union Pacific and other
great interests to head off congres
sional activity in Washington.
He telephoned to financial men and
lawyers in the names of Representa
tive Palmer and Representative Rlor
dan. He assumed the guise of Chair
man McCombs, of the Democratic na
tional committee, to telephone to
Chairman Hillos, of the Republican na
tional committee.
BRAVERY SAVES THE SHIP
Men Stick to Post When Accident Hap
pened to Ship,
Newport, R. I. —Bravery of the en
gine room crew of the battleship Lou
isiana helped the vessel out of a dan
gerous predicament when a valve bon
net blew oft, flooding the starboard en
gine room. Incidentally the accident
gave Capt. Templin M. .Potts, who was
dismissed by the naval "plucking
board," and retires, a memorable ex
perience at the close of his service.
The rush of water through the pas
sage opened by the displacement of
the bonnet carried men off their feet
and forced them against the machin
ery, but they stuck to their work.
Captain Potts sounded the call for
collision drill, bringing men to qu&iy
ters, and automatically closing the
bulkhead doors. A collision mat was
put overboard, mattresses and blan
kets were brought into use, and waste
was jammed into the hole, but to no
avail. Finally the pump began gain
ing on the water, and the battling en
gine room force was able to cram into
the hole a waste can. This was jack
ed securely, and the flow of the
threatening water was stopped.
When the accident occurred the bat
tleship was without steam, only one
boiler being in use for minor purposes
North Carolina lawyers.
Asheville, N. C. —With about 150
judges and lawyers present the fif
teenth annual Convention of the North
Carolina Bar association met here In
a three days' session. The principal
address of the first session was that
of Judge James S. Mannln, of Ral
eigh, the president of the association,
which was in form of a message to
the lawyers of the state. Reference
was made by him to the legislative
issues pending in North Carolina at
this time, but no recommendations
were offered.
Old Lady With Gun Runs Off Officers
Griffin, Ga.—A fifty gallon still was
captured eight mllese south of Grif
fin by Deputy Collector Emmett Hln
ton and deputy. The still was lo
cated about fifty yards from thf home
of Mrs. Sarah Baugh, an old lady of
82 years, who gave two of the officers
a lively race for a short time. Believ
ing the officers to be robbers. Mrs.
Baugh drew a gun on them and made
them leave the place and would have
nothing to do with them until Deputy
Collector Hlnton assured her of their
ml m! an.
TARIFF TO TIKE
EFFECT AT ONCE
EXCEPTIONS, HOWEVER, MADE IN
WOOL AND SUGAR BCHED-
A ULEB BY COMMITTEE.
ORE REVENUE PROVIDED
Tax on Spuirioua Wimi Wn Provided
for by Levying 25 Por Cont. Ad
Valorem Tax.
Washington.—Majority members ot
the senate finance committee decided
that ail schedules of the new tariff bill
except sugar and wool should become
effective Immediately after the enact
ment of the measure into law.
Sugar, with the approval of the Dem
ocratic caucus, will be subject to the
Payne-Aldrich rates until March 1,
1914. The committee tentatively
agreed upon a date for the wool sched
ule, but did not announce it, because
of a promise to confer with Senators
Walsh and Thomas, whb could not be
reached. The committee will confer
with them before the final session of
the caucus.
Additional revenue was provided for
by the committee when It decided, in
view of the revenue tax on, brandies
used In fortifying sweet wines, to
levy a revenue tax of 25 per cent ad
valorem on what are known as "spu
rious wines," wines made from pum
mis and fortified with chemicals.
Containers of such wines must bear
a label, showing what materials enter
into the product. Just how much reve
nue will be derived from this the com
mittee could not estimate, because the
tax probably will curtail the present
output considerably.
Another change proposed relates to
the clause prohibiting Importation of
convict goods. It was amended so
as to read that such goods be exclud
ed from countries which do not "pro
hibit" convict labor. Originally the
clause read from countries which did
"restrict" convict labor.
Chairman Simmons said that he ex
pected general debate on the bill to
begin soon. He will report the meas
ure soon, and it is his opinion that
the debate will be limited to five
weeks.
WAVED THE AMERICAN FLAG
Riot Ensued and Americana Tram-
Pled and Others Injured.
Winnipeg, Man. —The waving of the
American flag here while thousands of
provincial soldiers were parading, pre
cipitated a riot during which the flag
was trampled and a number of persons
received minor injuries.
In the fight which followed a num
ber of civilians were hurt, but none
seriously. The American whose name
could not be ascertained escaped
without serious harm, and with the
aid of the police eluded the crowd.
The soldiers took no part in the dem
onstration.
The incident occurred when thou
sands of soldiers from Winnipeg and
Manitoba were marching through the
city on their return from annual camp
at Sowell, where they had been man
euvering under Sir lan Hamilton, fa
mous British South African war gen
eral.
When the One Hundredth regiment
was passing a local bank, an American
appeared on the curbing, waving an
American flag and shouting "Hurrah
for the American flag." J. B. Mitchell,
colonel in command of the regiment,
ordered one of his men to request the
American to put away the flag, but
before the soldier could reach the
American angry civilians pounced up
on him, tore the flag from his grasp
and hurled it into the street. Before
it could be reached the flag wap torn.
Two Killed in Auto Race.
Columbus, Ohio.—Harry C. Knight,
known as the "Hero of the Indianapo
lis Speedway," was almost instantly
killed and his mechanician, Milton
Mlchaelis, both of Atlanta, was fatal
ly injured here when Knight'a front
wheel drive car blew a right tire and
turned turtle on the 110 th lap of the
20(Vmile automobile race contested
under the auspices of the Columbus
Automobile association. He was said
to have been running at 75 miles an
hour when the accident occurred.
Fierce Fighting In Macedonia.
London. Evidence that serious
fighting Is occurring in Macedonia is
found in the arrival of large numbers
of wounded and prisoners at the vari
ous Balkan capitals, but, owing to si
lence at Sofia and to the conflicting
and probably biased stories from Ser
via and Greek sources, it is impos
sible to form an accurate idea of the
struggle. There has been no formal
declaration of wer and although it is
reported the Bulgarian minister to
Greece has been recalled, he has not
departed from Athens.
Angry Mothers Mob Chauffeur.
Pittsburg.—Angered mothers who
had seen an uncontrolled automobile
plunge through a throng of several
hundred children preparing for a pa
rade on the streets of West Pittsburg,
almost tore the clothes from the ma
chine's chauffeur, Abe Yuengling, be
fore he was turnfid over to the police.
One of the children In the throogfWas
killed and twelve others wer&jLurt.
Yuengling declared brakes on JE au
tomobile refused to work wbOsA was
Mtmiuc down a steep grad^fP^