NORTH CAROLINA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
WHAT THE MEMBERS OF BOTH
HOUSES OF STATE LEGISLA
TURE ARE DOING.
MANY NEW BILLS ACTEO ON
House Adopts PoH Tax Feature of
The Taxation Proposal of Constitu
tional Amendments.- The Senate
Adopts Intrastate Freight Rate Bill.
Senate Thursday.
Raleigh. In Its work of passing on
constitutional amendments proposals
today the senat8 reached the proposal
&d to taxation at 2 o'clock in a vigo
rous effort to complete consideration
of proposals in' committee of the
whole. ' " .". .
In committee of the whole the sen
ate adopted section eight of the
amendment proposals to provide for
emergency , judges, and section nine,
for one, or more intermediate appel
late courts inferior to the supreme
court and Section 10, to strj-ke out
obsolete features of the constitution,
were voted down.
House Thursday.
In committee of the whole much
of the day, the house adopted by a
vote of 74 to 47, the poll tax feature
of the taxation proposal oi constitu
tional amendments, as reported from
the committee, for $2 state and coun
'ty and $2 city or -town.
The house tonight by a vote, of 30
to 14 passed on third reading the
"bill of proposals as reported by the
committee of the whole for amend
ing the constitution.
Senate Friday.
Consideration of the proposal to
amend the constitutiona as to the
taxation system for the state engaged
the senate much of Friday. There
was a debate especially over the
clause for classification of property
and specification that, so far as con
sistent with natural Justice and equity
the general assembly may separate
subjects" of taxation for state and
Jocal purposes.
The senate voted down a bill by
Senator Evans of Bladen to require
the state treasury to pay to the
management of the state's prison $1
a day for each convict furnished to
railroad enterprises and other pro
jects. House Friday.
H n TfV.1 kill
All V -?.10.L1 J LML1 LUC
house 'passed was to give superior
courts concurrent jurisdiction with
the courts of recorders and police jus
tices when these courts fail to try of
fenses against the law. Superior
courts, however, may not take up
the cases until after 90 days, this pro
vision, suggested by Mr. Weather
spoon, being intended to give inferior
courts ample time to prosecute.
Senate Saturday.
The senate this afternoon voted
down the house bill for all sales of
mortgaged property to be open for
higher bids for 10 days alter the sale.
This action was after a lengthy dis
cussion. .
The senate adopted the conference
report as to the Justice intrastate
freight rate hill and incorporating the
schedule of rates omitted when the
hill (passed last night. The bill came
from the house duly supplied with the
missing schedule of rates.
After spirited discussion the house
Ml to provide the corporoation com
mission w;ith a rate expert and addi
tional clerical help, to cost not more
than $6,000, wa3 passed. .
House Saturday.
The house at the afternoon session
concluded the argument on the bill
to appropriate $68,000 for the state
school for the Feeble-Minded at Kins
ton, and the amendment by Represen
tative Dowd that the state merely
iprovkle for the $19,000 Indebtedness
of the school and make no provision
for it to open before the next legis
lature meola. The Dqwd amendment
was voted down 66 to 20, and the bill
passed its readings and was sent to
the senate.
To Have New Freight Steamers.
Wilmiington w.ill have a new line
of freight steamers from New York
within the next few weeks if the pres
ent plans now under way are success
ful, Capt. M. L. Gilbert, representing
the Morse Securities Co., of New
York, is in the city and at a largely
attended meeting of shippers in the
zooms of the chamber of commerce his
proposition was discussed. A com
mittee was appointed to look into it
more thoroughly and a large number
subscribed stock to the enterprise,
conditioned upon the investigation.
Closes Eighty-Third Session.
The Tar River Baptist Associaton
closed its eighty-third session in the
Baptist church here recently. Fifty
four churches were represented iby
about 100 delegates and 15 pastors.
Rev. G. M. Duke, the Nestor of the
association was for the sixth time
elected moderator and Rev. A. G. Wil
cox served his thirty-fourth successive
term as clerk and treasurer. Mr.
Wilson lias attended evry session of
the Lf30c!rtt!cn tlvj the Civil War.
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SALES HAVE BROKEN RECORD
Prices Have Been Near Twenty Cents
and These Are Records For Re
ceipts. -Not All Reported.
Raleigh. The sales of tobacco o.n
North Carolina floors in September
amounted approximately to $10,000,000
and the number of pounds sold was
47,344,030.
This broke all September records
and perhaps all others. The departs
ment of agriculture cannot, say that
definitely. But the sales were enor
mous." If Democrats were mean, or
even eager to pcuice upon these
facts, they could make great capital
of it. They might say the trust's dis
solution followed by a Democratic ad
ministration that interprets decrees in
the light of Democracy, has resulted
in competition that has run tobacco
to the highest general average ever
known and cotton follows closely up
on it.
The sales of September of 1912 were
large, hut nearly 13,000,000 lighter
than they were the past month. The
storms of September must have hurt
the sales somewhat. One warehouse
was damaged badly by wind and rain
kept farmers at home several days.
Similarly, inaccuracies which make
smaller the actual sales must appear.
For instance, from fifteen to twenty
five per cent of the markets do not
report in time.
Zeibulon in this county sold about
100,000 last month, hut there is no
report. Major Graham, the commis
sioner, has adopted the plan of tell
ing how many warehouses dot report.
This helps to keep tab and makes
conscious those markets that do not
report.
Wake county had set about 7,000,000
as its crop this year with a leaning
to 10,000,000 pounds. September furn
ished about 1,600,000 of it without
Zebulon.
The production last year was 145,
000,000. The average price has not
been reported, but it was about 10
cents, buyers ..believe taking the whole
state into the average. That the price
will far exceed that average this year
is certain. It would almost equal it
now if the remainder of the crop were
given away, and the same number of
pounds were sold. It is estimated
that the crop will be heavier than it
was last year.
Presbyterian Synod Adjourns.
The one-hundredth annual session
of the Presbyterian Synod of North
Carolia adjourned several days ago
after a four-days session, one of the
best and most progressive in its his
tory. The next meeting will be with
the Presbyterian church at Hiekory
October, 1914. Gastonia and Red
Springs also asked for the next ses
sion, but Hickory easily won over
both competitors. Many things have
combined to make the session cf the
Synod which closed tonight memora
ble. Chief among these wan the ob
servance of the centennial of the or
ganization at historic bid Alamance
church October.
To Hold Fair at Startown.
The farmers of the county are very
much interested in the agricultural
fair to be held at Startown October
30. For several years past a street
fair has been held in Hickory, but
tills idea has been abandoned " thi3
year and the fair will be held in the
country. - Awards will be made for
all classes of farm protects, live
stock, school work, the baby show and
other things. The agricultural soci
ety has received a number of large
donations, to be U3ed in the work of
the fair. All entries to the fair will
be free. ' Judges for the fair will he
provided by the state department of
agriculture.
Universalists Hold Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Univer
salist churches 'began several days
ago at Outlaws Bridge, Duplin county.
The sessions lasted through four days.
The Woman's State Missionary As
sociation, an affiliated organization,
held a meeting and used the entire
day. Reports from various mission
circles of the state were heard, and
the program for the coming year's
work outlined. There was a large at
tendance of the women.
A Near Riot Near Lumberton.
Reports reached Lumberton that
there was a near riot at Mossneck
nine miles west of here on the Sea
fooard Air Line. A crowd estimated
at two to three thousand, mostly In
dians, assembled to engage in fishing
where the water was being drawn
from a pond. Liquor is said to have
been abundant and drunks numerous.
The trouible seems to have been be
tween the Indians and negroes. An
eye witness 'says that a negro shot
twice at Deputy Sheriff Lowery,
when the officer shot at the negro.
Track Laying Reaches Oakboro.
The track laying crew of the Nor
folk Southern reached Oakboro re
cently a point where perhaps the best
town on the Charlotte extension of
this road wjill be situated. This sta
tion is about two miles south of Big
Lick and is ideally located in the
most densely populated and one of
the best fanning communities of Stan
ley county. Being at the intersection
of half a dozen public highways, the
town will " hav, .decided advantage,
th.it will form a business standpoint
r r. remandin-s pt?ifon.
RATE BILL PUSSES
SENATE, HOWEVER," PROVIDES
SAFEGUARD FOR THE RAIL
ROADS AFFECTED.
ABOUT NORFOLK SOUTHERN
On Account of Having Built Linking
Lines, This Road Has Been Exempt
ed by The Bill Just Passed by the
Legislature.
Raleigh. Debating the Justice in
trastate rate bill and amendments of
fered thereto the senate finally settled
down to consideration and passed the
house bill, so amended that a special
commission is to insure that no rail
road is hurt grieviously by the oper
ations of the bill.
When the reasonableness of "the
rates is questioned by a carrier it w.ill
be the' duty of the commission to In
V9stigate and see if the road in ques
tion has real grounds for its protest;
meantime the rates of the bill will be
inoperative until the matter is ad
justed. One amendment provides that roads
having built more than 25 miles of
linking lines within the past year
shall be exempt from the operations
of the bill. This was admitted to
apply to the Norfolk Southern. The
bill, with, its amendments, was sen
to the hotise.
The senate passed the house hill
for the creation of a commission of
five, three from the house and two
from the senate, to investigate the
conduct of fire insurance companies
in the state. Appointments will he
made by the president of the senate
and speaker of the house. First, the
senate bill was reported with recom
mendation from the majority of the
committee that the governor appoint
commission of three to make the in
vestigation. There was some discus
sion after the senate voted to adopt
the minority report for the five mem
bers to be appointed by the presiding
officers. Then the house bill was of
fered as a substitute for the whole
matter by Senator Nimmocks, in
charge of the bill, and it was passed
without opposition and the bill or
dered enrolled for ratification.
The house bill to prescribe intra
state freight rates, the Justice biH
embodying the Minnesota rates with
some modifications to suit conditions
in this state, came up rs a special
order.
Another clause to the amendment
carried an appropriation of $10,000
for the expenses of the special com
missions provided for. Senator Hob
goods said this amendment was ac
ceptable to him and to Mr. Justice, j
as was also an amendment by Senator
Ward to exempt from the operation
of the bill for' three years any roads
that had extended as much as 25
miles and linked up other lines In
making a system for railway service,
applying especially to the Norfolk '
'Southern.
Babies Being Entered Fast.
Raleigh. Babies are being entered
fast now for the "Better Babies Con
test" to he held at the state fair Oc
tober 21. 22, 23 and 24th in Floral
Hall at the fair grounds. Lots of in
terest is being manifested all over
the state, and the indications are that
the judges will have their hands more
than full. Governor Craig has just
consented to present the prizes to the
champion babies of the state at 4
o'clock Friday afternoon at the close
of the contest.
State U. D. C. Meet Next at Tarboro.
Wilmington. With the re-election :
of Mrs. Marshall Williams, of Faison,
N. C, as president and all other
officials, except Mrs. Frank Huggins, ;
Wilmington, who was elected first
vice-president; Mrs. H. A. Riggins, j
Winston, third vice-president; Mrs.
Felix Harvey, Kinston, registrar, and
Mrs. H. L. Reed, Lincolnton, record
er of crosses, the stats division U. D.
"C, practically concluded its annual
session at Tarboro. .
Raleigh. Aycock-Newsom Gin Co.,
Lucama, N. C, was incorporated .with
capita! stock of $125,000 to establish
u.
Experienced Small Coast Gale.
Wilmington. Wilmington and the
North Carolina coast experienced lit
tie of the South Atlantic storm re
ported sweeping up the coast recent;
ly, the disturbance raainfesting itself
here principally in a very heavy pre
cipitation of rain, nearly four inches
being the record for one period of
24 hours. So far no damage to ship
ping has been reported. While no
definite naws conies from George
town, S. C, it is believed that little
damage has heen done at that point,
from which the storm is reported.
First Train Reaches Big Lick.
Big Lick. The first train, though
carrying only a working crew, was
met with much enthusiasm, a large
crowd having gathered to witness its
first visit and to extend a hearty wel
come to their guests. The event was
heralded by the sound of whistles,
while the music of a brats hand filled
the air 'ith'ita melodies of joy and
delight. This town, first known as
Furr City, was formally dedicated on
the 2nd of last February, when an
auction land sale was conducted ia
the presence of 5,000 people.
S
CHUllESETTE AND
COAT COLLAR MAKE
NOVEL COMBINATION
THIS ceclt piece is a novelty, serv-
I Ing the purpose of an ornamental
coat collar and a chimesette to match,
both in one piece. To make it success
fully one must first select a strong
but filmy pattern in the machine-made
laces. They will stand washing and
not draw out of shape. They do...not
need to be stayed with net, as the
threads of which they are woven are
very firm.
In order to make this neck-piece fit,
a good sailor collar pattern of tissue
paper is to be laid over the coat col
lar and brought under the lapel. The
chimoisette ends are then cut from
paper and curved out to fit the neck
in front, with the paper extended at
each side to meet the sailor collar.
Pin the pieces together where they
meet and remove the collar. After
trimming away the superfluous paper,
paste the two pieces. together.
When the pattern has-been cut in this
way, it may be found to be a little ir
regular. Just one-half of it is needed
Jn cutting the lace, so this irregularity
does not make an difference.
The collar Is cut from all-over lace
1 WUff'f.
folded either crosswise or 'lengthwise.
On this double fold of goods place
half of the pattern and cut the collar
by it.
It is not a bad plan if the lace is of
a very open pattern to baste it to a
paper foundation before binding the
edges.
A narrow fold of fine net headed
with a cord or soutache braid finishes
the collar. Cut" the fold on the
straight .of the net in a strip two and
one-half times as wide as the finished
fold is to be. Fold it and baste it to
the collar. If soutache braid is' used
Church Decoration
SHE who chooses to be wed in Oc
tober, has the best chance of a
bright and wonderful day and is sure
of an Indian summer honeymoon of
glorious weather. June brought its
troop of lovely brides this year, but
those of October will outnumber them
according to the gossip of those who
report the doings of the social world.
Before this the bride and her maid3
and all her feminine ,.'kinery" are
ready with their gala day attire. But
it has become a pretty custom to
leave the decoration of the church to
the young friends or old of the
bride, and October offers a splendid
chance for the effective decoration of
church or home with the familiar and
dear things that grow about every
where. Whether gathered from the woods
and fields, or loaned by the bride's
friends the necessary greenery Is
not hard to obtain.
Modern churches, with their ample
rostrums, are easily decorated. The
first requisite to a successful result,
is to know when to stop to be careful
not to crowd in more than the spaces
justify. Then we are to remember
that green and the darker tones of
autumn foliage should predominate
with the more vivid colors sparingly
used. .
The windows and the altar are posi
tions' of greatest advantage for the
placing of church decorations. Guard
ing against over-crowding does ixjx.
mean being skimpy in placing foliage
and flowers in their places, but in so
placing the decorations that the at
tention will not be taken away from
them by unnecessary decorations else
where. Except for greenery the Isles
down which the bridal party moves
to the altar or departs . therefrom
should be left untrimmed.
Boughs and vines from the forest
will take care of the windows and
ferns are pretty placed among them.
With foliage for a background the
flowers for the altar should be 'chosen
in onJy,one color or a color with
white. White alone in blossoms is
very beautiful especially if autumn
le-ives are chosen to be used with
them. - '
mm
it may be machine stitched to place at
the same time as the fold.. Narrow
lace edging or beading may be used
instead or a very small and fine finish
ing braid. -' .
Small fancy buttons finish th
chlmesette at the front, but it fastens
with tiny hooks and eyes placed un
der them.
This neck piece is made up in many
materials. It is pretty In French em
broidered batiste, in plain wash net or
of the finest , crochet laces. , When
made entirely by hand something is
added to its value. It Is a novelty
that, will make an acceptable Christ
mas present. ' One. who knows how to
make fine tatting could make up the
piece of little tatting wheels. Such a
development will produce agift worth
several dollars.
For practical wear, however, .the
machine made wash laces and nets
are best of all. It is the crisp fresh
ness of such little accessories that
makes them charming. , . '
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Mallnes Frills for Plain Frocks.
Providing they, can be kept fresh
looking, there is no easier way of
dressing up the plain little frock in
serge or dark silk which nearly every
girl has for early autumn wear thaa
a wrist, neck and plastron set . In
white malines. The wristlets are
merely very full three-inch-wide frills,
shirred onto narrow ribbons by which
they may be- attached to cuffless
sleeves, and the collar consls'ts of
two frills one of three-inch width
overlapping one of four-inch width
at the center of the back, where they
are wired to stand up and whence
they taper gradually to beneath the
chin, Where they lie flat and are se
cured under a narrow velvet pump
bow. The plastron-is a bib-shaped
affair of finely tucked malines extend
ing from the shoulders to below the
bust and further lengthened and wid
ened by a three-inch frilling.
Powdered Coiffures.
White wigs met with enough suc
cess at Paris fetes of the late summer,
and at fashionable watering places, to
indicate that powdered hair will . be
in vogue for evening in the coming
winter. The high helmet-shaped coif
fure will also probably be adopted,
as It is suited to the period of stylo
when the hair was powdered.
Test for Hooks and Eyes.
To avoid using books and eyes that
will rust, always test them with a
magnet. If they can be drawn by
the magnet they contain steel and
should not be used on anything that
requires laundering.
for October Wedding
Asters and chrysanthemums suggest
themselves for the October wedding.
There is a wide choice of color in
either of these. The chrysanthemum
is a regal flower. Big, white ones
used with a setting of autumn leaves,
palms and ferns will make a decora
tive scheme to be proud of.
An altar is pictured here In which
green, white and pink made up the
color - picture, set against the light
gray of the church . walls. "It is a
charming decoration. There 'was am
ple room here for placing the grow
ing plants and the cut flowers. Added
to these, cut glass candelabra, with
wax candles, gave the sparkle and
glow of candle light. This, light was,
of course, not needed but it was a
beautiful touch among the greens and
flowers.
About the altar small potted plants
were placed, ferns and green foliage,
set at rather wide intervals at each
side. At each side a large jardiniere
containing a foliage plant with green
leaves striped with white (like "rib
bon grass") displayed the stately dis
position of its leaves. Small tables
provided the necessary height on
which to place the plants and flowers.
A small stand at each side held the
candleabra.
In this church the altar has two
levels and upon the second the choir
is placed. The organ stands at the
back. A choir of women, dressed uni
formly, and in white, is an added at
traction and the singing of the wed
ding march more effective th?n an
organ rendering alone.
For a home wedding the windows
mantels and doorwaja provide the
points of greatest advantage for plac
ing flowers and foliage. Greater lati
tude in using color Is possible be
cause there are separate rooms each
of which may be decorated Jn its wn
color scheme. But nothing should be
introduced that will prove other than
an attractive backgi-ound for the wed
ding party. Therefore the apparel of
the bride and her attendants must be
considered and decorations made with
reference to them. Autunm foliage
provides many colors.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
LOSES HEAVILY IN BATTLE
British Camel Corps Has Many Killed
and Wounded Fighting Savage
M j ' Dervishes. 1
London. Mr. Richard Conyngham
Corfield recently fell a victim of an at
tack of the Dervishes in Somaliland.
It was against these barbarous men
that he had organized the Camel
corps. Although only about thirty
years old. he had performed valu
able service, for his country in some
of its most dangerous t outposts, not
the least being ythat of the formation
of the Camel Constabulary corps of
150 men under three British officers.
From 1901 to 1909 he served in South
Africa and in Somaliland until .1910,
when he went to Northern, Nigeria,
from which he returned, to Somaliland
last year to organize the Camel corps. ,
The Dervishes feared It mightily, and
made their fierce attack with the idea
Richard Conyfngham Corfield.
of utterly destroying It. The engage
ment was so sudden and the fighting
so savage that fifty members of the
corps, including Mr. Corfield, were
killed or wounded. The Camel corps
is one of the - most picturesque,
branches of the British service.
MAN MADE A DARING LEAP
Pittsburgh Iron Worker Has a Close
. CalJ From Death When He
Jumps From. Bridge.
Altoona, Pa. Believing that the
Twelfth street bridge crossing " the
Pennsylvania tracks was on fire and
that he was going to be burned up
unless he escaped, -' W. J. Beale, an
iron worker of Pittsburgh, plunged
from the bridge to the tracks below
and directly in front of an express
train that was pulling out of the Penn
sylvania station. t The man? escape
from death was miraculous.
He sustained only a sprained ankle,
as the engineer of the train' shut oft
the power as soon as he saw the man
leaping through the air, and the en
gine pushed the man off the tracks
on s account of the slow speed at
which it was going.- Beale was ar
rested for trespassing on the railroad
property, but was later released and
sent home. .
TURKEY TROT FOE TO BEAUTY
Russian Princess Warns American
Girls Against the Wild New
Dance. ;
the wife of a Russian nobleman and
soldier who fell in the Philippines at x
the time Aguinaldo was captured,
warns the American girls against tnr
key trotting as a foe to beauty.
"These wild new dances," the
princess said, "which your girls are
doing day In and day out are showing
their effects. The dancers get to
look like old, haggard women. The
American girl is noted for her looks.
and justly, too; but she certainly will
lose an ner freshness and sweetness
If she persists in keeping up this
everlasting bacchanalian , dancing."
ANNUAL COST OF ILLNESS
Physician Asserts That Is Is $750
000,000 a Year in the United
States.
New York. Some surprising state
ments were made at the meeting of
the American Public Health associa
tion, held at Colorado Spring, by Dr. J.
B. Andrews, of this city. , Doctor An
drews, who Is secretary of the Ameri
can Association for Labor Legislation,
said that the annual loss in business
through illness amounted to $750,000,-
000, and that fully one-fourth of this
loss could be prevented. r
STICKS HEAD IN FLY WHEEL
. ' - ' A.
Broken in Health, Hat Factory Emi
clove Kills Himself in Mas T
- recuuar way.
. New York. Broken in health and
tired of life at the age of sixty-three
years, Wallace D. Richardson, stock
man in a Bleecker street hat factory,
stuck his head into a five-foot fly
wheel making 200 revolutions a min
ute. . His body, with the head badly
crushed, was found near the fly wheel
shortly afterward. Letters on his per
son told that he intended to seek
death to end his troubles.
Says Husband Was Cruel.
Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. Minnie Hap
py .of Washington, Pa., declaring her
self unhappy with Edgar C. Happy,
has started an" action for divorce.
Mrs. Happy charges that Happy
threw knives at her and also tossed
her through a plate glass w'indow.
Will Stop Flirtations.
Southnyack, N. Y. Trustees here
have had the village green brightly
illlmunated to prevent noctunuJ
flirtations.