North Carolina Newspapers

rni'Hi 1 1 1 iii 1 1 urn hh I I II I HI Mil HI Mil 1 Mill II J MADISON COUNTY fcECO&D. I Esttbliahed June 28. 1901. I &Ae Medium . ' Tin7 FRENCH ft&OAD NEWS, I T Through which "you reach' the 4 3 ".(7 . Established May 16. 1907. uu. people of Mkdison County., I Consolidated, : : Nov. 2nd, 1911 J Advertising Rates on Application 4 l"l"I"l"I"I-i"i"l"t"t"t"l"l"l""I"I"I'l"l"l"l"l HMIM-I 1 I 1 1 I rii M-l-H-l-H ' HO fit . ' . ' ' . ' ' ' ' THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN MADISON COUNTY. , . ' ;-. , V VOL. XIV. . MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1912. NO. 4. - A ' r.4- m. Madlaon County. Established by the Legleletura clou IISO-'SI. Population 30.1M. ' . ' Cosnty Scat, Mariball. lsa (at above aa level. Nsw and modern Court House, eoit 3,000.00. Naw and modern Jill, colt $15,000 - . New and modern County Home, cost 110.000.00. Officer. Hon. Jas. L. Hyatt,. Senator! . District Burnaville. N. C. 33 Hon. J. C. Ramsey, Representative Marshall. N. C. W. H. Henderson, Clehk Superloi ' . r.mr Marshall.' V. C, , W. If. Buckner, Sheriff, Marshall Janes Smart. Register ot Deeds, Marshall." N. C. . . C. f. Runnlon, Treasurer, Marsha N. (L R. r. D. No. 3. 11. R. If. Tweed, Surrey or, White Rock, ' N. C. . Dr. J. H. Balrd. Coroner, Mara Hill. ;.Mre., Eliza Henderson. Jailor, Mar- hall N. C. Jobs Honeycutt, Janitor, Marshall, . ; Dr. C. N. Sprinkle, Cdunty Physician, ' J Marshall. N. C. James Haynle, Supt County Home, Marshall. N. C. ' Horn located about two miles south- ; west ot Marshall. ' . .. Courts. Criminal and Civil, First Monday be- , for First Monday in March, Com . , menclna Feb. 26th. 1912. Civil llth, Monday after First Mon- day In March, commences May 2 '191 J. .1 r Criminal and Civil, First Monday ' after .First ; Monday in Sept. Com- n. . a.k iai4 civil 6th Monday after First Mon ',' day in September. Commences Octo tier 14, 1912. ' ' BOARDS. . County Commissioners. W. C, Sprinkle, Chairman, Marshall, ... nr. c. ' C. F. Cassada, Member, Marshall, N, C... R. F. D. No. 1. Reubtn A. Tweed, Member, Big Laurel, N. C. C. B. Mashburn, Atty, Marshall S. C. .' Board meets first Monday In every month, .. . I '.,. Road Commissioners . .'a. E: Bryan, Chairman, Marshall, N, U K. r. u. i. . - . J. A; Ramsey, Secretary, Mart. Hill ' " N. d R. F. D. 2. Sam Cox, Member, Mars Hill, N. C '. ,H. F. D. No. 2. G. W. Wild. Big Pine. N. ' Dudley Chlpley, Road Engineer, Marshall. N. C. : George M. Prltchard, Atty., Marshall, N. C. ,, Board meets first Monday in Janu ary, April, July and October each year :.h RAarri a1 Education. . Jasper Ebbs,' Chairman, Spring Traak. N. C. Thos. J. Murray, Member, Marshall, "N. G., R. F. .D. No. 3. .W. R. Sams, Marshall, N. C R. F. , D. No. 3. . Prof. M. C. Buckner. Supt. of Schools, Mara Hill, N. C, R. F. D Board Meets first Monday In Janu ary, Aprils July and October each year Colleoea and High School. , Mara Hill College, Prof. R. L. Moore, . President, Mars Hill, N. C. Fall Term begins August 17, 1911. Spring Term begins January 2, 1912. ' Spring Creek High School. Prot. 0. C. Brown, Principal, Spring Creek, N. C. I Mo. School opened August 1, Mil. ' . '. iuatnavu 0VUIIUSII j T Prof J. M.. Weatherljr;' Principal, Mar shall, N. C.,; R. F, n,.No. I. 7 MO. ' School began Ootobef 2i9U. . - . ; Bell Inatltiite. Mis Maraaret. E. . Griffith, Principal, Walqutt N- C. 8 Mo, ' Marshall AcademV. ' Prof. R. Q ' And era, BrineipaV 'MarBhail, "n. C., f Mo; School began Sept. 4, 1911. r Notary Publics. ;.C. Ramsey .'-Marihall,' N. C. Term jiplre Jan. 11, 1912. A. J. Roberta; Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. 6, Term expires May 30, 1913. Jasper "Ebbs, Spring Creek, N. C. Term expires August 10,1912. . ' C. C. Brown, Bluff, N. C. Term ex- - plres December 0, 1912. J, A. Leak, Revere, N. C. Term ex pire janurfry 10, 1918. 1 W. T. Davis, Hot Springs, N, C. Term expire January 10, 1913. J. H. Southworth, Staekhouse, N. C. Term xplr January II, 1913. , N. W,. Anderson, Paint Fork,' N. C. Termxpire JTebniary 6, 1913. ' ' 3, H. Hunter, Marshall, N. C. R. F. ' Di H6. 3.. Term expiree April 1, 191? 'J;'5.Xilson!,;Mar8haiI( N.'C, R. F. D. , N6. IV'.Term 'expire April 3, 0913. C.; JEbbs, Marshall, N. C. Term expire April 21, 1?13. JT. Vf. Nelapii. Marshall. N.'C. Terni expires April 25, 1913. Roy L. Qudger, Marshall, N., C. Term expire .May 3, 1913. r Geo; M. Prltchard, Marshall, N. C. Term expires May 25, 1913. Dudley ,'Chipley, Marshall, K. . C. Term expires July 29, 1911 : v ' W. 0. Connor, Mara Hill, N. C. Term xplroa November 27. 1913. . . POST. , .. ' George . W. Gahagan Post, No, 33 a. A. ; R, ; V;-- v - ' H- B. M. Daylsi Commander. , ' .'.J. H. Ballard. AdJuUnt. - . ' - Meets at the Court Hon Satttrday verore tne second ' Sunday ' is anoath at 11 A. 1C I RUE 10 II CAROLINA SCHOOLS MARVELOUS PROGRE8S IN STATE AS DEPICTED BY GERARD COLLEGE PROFESSOR. TALKS TO SUPERINTENDENTS Profeaaor Harold Barnea of Glrard College, Philadelphia, In An Address at Greenville, Paya Our 8tate High and Deserved Compliments. Raleigh. A special from Greenville states that at, the meeting of the Northeastern Division of County Su perintendent and State High School Principals held there, Prof Harold Barnea of Glrard College, Phlladel pbla, waa there and delivered several addresses. He was Interviewed for the purpose ot seeing how educator outside of the state looked upon our work." He unhesitatingly gap out the following summary of our edu cational progress aa is seen by stranger and a man who baa made some Investigation of what we are do ing. North Carolina Is making a marvel ous advancement In the line ot educa tion at the present time. From a historical etandopint she haa had vast amount to overcome, much more than nearly any other state In the Union. Her condition at the close ot the Civil War was such that It waa absolutely necessary to look after the material side of life before the educational aide could be considered. It was about 1877 during the pe riod that Governor Jarvia waa gov ernor of . North Carolina, and Mr. Scarborough waa state superintend- ent of public Instruction that a be ginning wa made in the line of edu cational advancement. It was only In 1909 North Caro lina had the lowest per capita for power per capita of any state In the Union with the exception of one. It waa the poorest state In dollars and cents, and the most Illiterate with one exception. ': - - -'fr , Trinity Will Take Part In Conteat. It haa been definitely decided that Trinity will take part in the lnter-col- legiate oratorical contest for the state of North Carolina. This decision was reached at a meeting of the Joint committee apolnted from the faculty and the two literary societies. A first prize of 376, and a second prize of 350 will be offered for the two best orations on a subject dealing with war or arbitration. The contest will be held some time during the month of April and will be under the aus pices of the inter-collegiate peace, which la an organization existing for the purpose of promoting interest in the settlement of international dis putes by arbitration. J. W. Fisher Diea From Injuries. Jamea W. Fisher, of Spencer, who waa fatally injured under a locomo tive at Spencer died at a hospital in Salisbury, where he waa under treat-, ment. i One arm and one leg was cut off by the engine, and he waa other wise mangled. ' Pneumonia developed and ended hie life. He Is survived by a wife and five young children. The Interment takes place at the old family home at Mt. Pleasant. Poultry Show At Henrietta. The Western North Carolina Poul try Association has Just held at Hen rietta In the spacious halls over the Henrietta store : its second annual show. The classes were generally full and the association rejoices over splendid exhibit, notwithstanding the weather was almost unprecedeht- ly "polaresque." The Bond Election Carried. The election held at Henderson ville to vote 324,000 in bonds to pave Main street and Sixth avenue to the South ern depot with asphalt carried by 40 majority. The work will begin at once. . ,-" The Pine Beetle I Still Alive. . ' " A report having been circulated at several points in .the South to the effect that the extreme cold the past week has killed the Southern pine beetle .which has done millions of dol lar worth of damage to pine timber. A. D. Hopkins, of the bureau ot en tomology, in charge of. forest Insect Investigations denied the rumors. "If it gets down to 25 degrees below tero, it will kill the pests," he said. but there has notbedn any weather like that in any part of the South, aa far as I '.have been able to learn." Frank Wineakie Ha Wert Out Superior Court Judge C. M. Cook held that the magistrate's proceed ings under which Frank Wineskte of High Point waJ indicted and held for the alleged embezzlement of $30,000 from the Standard Mirror Company, were void and he ordered the release ot the prisoner.. This was in answer to a writ of habeas corpus instituted by the defendant, who raised the point that a special legislative act creating a recorder' court for the municipality of High Point gave that court exclusive Juridictinn. HAS GRANTED FOUR PARDONS Governor Kltchln Give These to Pris oner of Iredell, Naah and Gullfrd Counties Reaaon Given. Raleigh. Governor Kltchln hat granted four conditional pardons at follows: Wlnfleld Jefferson, convicted In Iredell county in July, 1911, of aa sault and sentenced to one year on the roads. The reasons for the par don given by the governor are: "While working on the roads un der, the court's sentence a tree fell on him, badly injuring him. County phyaiclan says owing to the Injury he will not be able to resume work before his sentence expires. The judge, solicitor and many other offi cials and citizens recommend pardon. Aaron Fox and Willie P. Baxter, convicted in Nash county in March, 1911, of store-breaking and larceny and sentenced to eighteen month on the road. The reasons for the par don given by the governor are: "The Judge, solicitor, oounty offl cera, the private prosecutor whose goods were stolen and. many other citizens recommend pardon for. the reason that the punishment has al ready been sufficient for the offense under the circumstances. Pardoned on condition that he remain here after law-abiding, industrious and ot good behavior. I also pardon the other boy who plead guilty at the same time and to the same offense under the same 1)111 of Indictment un der same conditions, Willie P. Bax ter." Easley Hamblln, convicted In -the recorder's court of Guilford county in August, 1911, of f. and a., and sen tenced to nine months on the roads The reasons for the pardon given b the governor are: "The Judge who tried and sen. tenced the prisoner recommends that he be pardoned and saya that since the trial he has learned more about the case, and had he then known what he knows now about the case he would not have imposed aa great punishment. The chief of police and other officials also recommend par don." North Carolina New Enterprises. Charters are issued for five new corporations in Pender, Forsyth, Dav idson. Pitt and Bladen counties. The Bank of Atkinson. Pender county, is chartered with 310,000 authorized and $5,000 subscribed by J. T. Hobgood, E. E. Murphy and others; The Vogue Inc., Winston-Salem, with $25,000 capital by N. G. Fletcher, W. L. Reid and others; Jamea H. Clark Com pany, Ellzabethtown, Bladen county, capital $15,000 authorized and $6,000 subscribed by James H. Clark and others; the Hooker & Anthony Co. Greenville, capital $25,000 authorized and $10,000 subscribed by C. M. Warren and others, all of these for mercantile business; the Davidsonian Publishing Co., of Thomasville, capi tal $2,250, subscribed by D. C. Mc Rae, Archibald Johnson and ethers. To Discus Strawberry Growing. Following a movement started hen last year by Dr. L. S. Bladen and oth er well-known and successful agri culturists, a meeting will be held In Elizabeth City, February 1, for the discussion of strawberry growing. At this meeting there will be present some of this section's most prominent planters and talks will be made and discussions engaged in by well-known men. The object of the gathering will be to create an organized effort to pul out a - large strawberry acreage is the Elizabeth City district. Appointment of Blddle Confirmed. - A telegram received In New Ben stated that the-appointment of Mr John Blddle as Collector of Custom) at the port of New Bern had been confirmed. Mr.' Blddle waa appotntec to this office several months ago, bu for some reason the Confirmation ot the appointment was: twice, held up Distressing Accident at Qlbsonvllle. Parties at GreenBborp from Gib sonville tell of a distressing accident at that' place, when, In :' some unex plalnable manner, Miss Matilda Ger inger caught fire and was burned U death before her screams . for ak brought assistance. Bond Issue Carried In Lee County. At. the election held 'in Lee count for good roads bond a bond Issue foi 3100,000 was- carried by about 40( majority. On account of the extremi cold weather, the ground being cov ered" with - anow and ice, ::the peoph of, Sanford had hard work to over come the opposition in the isoutheast ern end ot the county. The gooc roads advocates are Jubilant over theii success which they claim will enabli them to build eight or ten good roads The town of Sanford. wlH also lm prove Its streets. ' History ef Western North; Carolina. .Western North, Carolina, that .sec tlon lying between Virginia and Ten nessee and west ot the Blue Rldgi mountains, Is to. have a history, a full complete, comprehensive Intimate his tory, covering the period from Colo nlal days to the present. The under taking to collect- and collate data foi this history is to be assumed by tht Edward Buncombe chapter Daughter of. the American Revolution. An ndtrhcementa Of this very commend able undertaking are now being print ed and will soon be distributed. RELEASE PAPERS GIVEN TO MORSE SENTENCE OP NEW YORK BANK ER COMMUTED TO PRESENT SERVICE BY PRESIDENT. HE IS GLAD TO BE FREE Mrs. Morse Brings Release Papers From Washington, Acting a' Government's Agent. Atlanta. Suffering from Incurable disease, and his death a matter of a few months, In all prouaility. Charles W. Morse, New York finan cler, who has served two years of a sentence of fifteen years in the Fed eral prison for violation of the na tionnl banklnz law, is now a free man. - f , Messages -were received in Atlanta, announcing that President Taft bad commuted the sentence of the prison er to present servlcel The official notification waa received by the war den, and by him taken to the bedside ot Morse, at the post hospital at Fort Mcl'hersou, where he has been an In mate for several months on account of the condition o his health. "1 am glad to be a free man again, was the only comment made by the prisoner, when informed by Major Baker, the post surgeon, of the action of the president, It was uttered in a weak voice, which carried little or no elation, for the bed-ridden banker realized that no mortal authority could releaso him from the clutches Of his disease.. Warden Moyer, who has been Morse's jailer at the Federal penlten tlary since January 3, 1910, formally released the former banker. At the same time he turned over to him the sum of $84 and a number of small trinkets in his possession at the time he surrendered his liberty. , Morse will be removed from the post hospital a aoon aa he ie able to stand an ambulance journey to an infirmary within the city. It is extremely doubtful whether Morse ever will leave Georgia alive. While his condition la not critical as physicians understand the term, he Is suffering from, three diseases re garded a lnculable, and "the end end might come at any time. On the other hand, it is said, he might live for a year under favorable con ditions predicated on his release from confinement. "It's the happiest day of my life," said Mrs. Charles W. Morse, coming as the special messenger of the gov ernment bearing the official commu tation papers which make her hus band a free man. CENTRAL BUREAU OPPOSED Cotton Exchanges of South Do Not Like Liverpool Plan. New Orleans, La. The New Or ean cotton exchange, through its president, E. J. Glenny, issued a very strong appeal In the form of a letter addressed to bankers, shippers and others Interested to renew the fight against the bureau for the validation of cotton bills of lading which grew out of the Liverpool conference last year. The letter of President Glenny is of especial interest at UiIb time, because of the conference on the cen tral bureau plan which la to be held at Memphis on the request of the Liverpool leaders In the movement to establish the bureau. New Orleans will have three strong representatives at the Memphis con ference to oppose the plan In Mr. Glenny,.; W. B. Thompson, former president of the New Orleana cotton exchange, and Sol Wexler, vice pres ident of the. Whitney Central National bank. . Doctor Wiley Is Cleared. Washington: Dr, Harvey W. Wtley, Met of, the chemistry bureau of the department of agriculture and storm center of the food administration last summer, is given a clean bill of health in the report of the house committee that investigated the charges and countercharges. ; The committee sus tains Doctor Wiley all along the line, cept on unimportant details. Persia Will Bar Americana. Teheran. A statement given out nere by the Persian government de nies that it -has threatened to punish the 1 American cuatoma officials, A copy of a letter, shown! by M. Mor nard, the treasurer-general, to Mr. Cairns on the subject Is 'appended, thia alleged copy, however,? bears a different signature from the original and differs in other respect. It is generally believed here that the gov ernment la trying to Induce the Amre Icans to leave the country. - . - Manchester, England. The dlsptffe ,n the cotton trade, . which culminated in a lock-out affecting about 300,000 men oil December 27, haa been aet tled. The"questIon at Issue between employers and, worker wa the em ployment of non-unionUt. labor. The operatives by a - two to ne ' vote agreed to accept a truce for a year. This is recorded aa a victory for the employer. ' The rank and file ot the operative are satisfied with the set tlement, but the Union leader are dUpl with it ON A PEACE MISSION The Fifteenth Regiment Ha Been (Copyright. 11!. i INTERVNTiqNJHREATENEO WARNING MESSAGE IS SENT TO PRESIDENT GOMEZ OF CUBA BY PRESIDENT TAFT. Taft Says United States Will Inter vene to Preserve Republican Government on Island, Washington. The state department has served notice on President Gomez that the United States will intervene In Cuba if further attempts are made by the veteran organization to nullify the law prohibiting Interference of the military in political affairs in Cuba. The attitude of the United States is shown in the following note pre sented to the Cuban government: "The situation in Cuba as now re ported causes grave concern to the government of the United States. 'That the laws intended to safe guard free republican government shall be enforced and not defied Is obviously essential to the mainten ance of the law, order and stability Indispensable to the status of the re public of Cuba, in the continued well being of which the United States has always evinced and cannot -escape a vital Interest. 'The president of the United States therefore looks to the president and government of Cuba to prevent the threatened situation which would compel the government of the United States, much against its desires, to consider what measures It must take in pursuance of the obligations of Its relations to Cuba." Havana. The news of threatened intervention by the United States In Cuban affairs, coming without the least warning, caused intense excite ment in the clubs and cafes, while In all places of public gathering It was the absorbing topic of discussion. As tonishment and resentment against American interference were mingled with very general incredulity. Later, as the news was fully con firmed, the Impression Became gen eral that the suggestion of Interven tion probably would have a good ef fect In calming the existing veterans' agitation and in quieting political ex citement. DEMOCRAT LEADS SENATE And That Democrat Augustus O. Ba con of Georgia. Washington. The sight of a Dem ocrat presiding over the deliberations of a Republican senate probably will be a common sight during the remain der of the present session. This pe culiar situation waa virtually insured when Senator Gallinger announced that he would not at this time press his motion for the election of a pres ident pro-tempore .of the senate. He is the candidate of the regular Re publicans for the place, but the Dem ocrats In coalition with the Insurgent Republicans have supported Senator Bacon and there has been a long deadlock. ; Therefore Senator Bacon has been occupying the chair during the absence of Vice President Sher man. He directed the senate for three day during the vice president' re cent absence In New York. Wreck Kills 4: Injure 100. Louisville, Ky. Four trainmen are dead and two perhapa fatally Injured as the result of a head-on collision at Long Run, ghteen miles east of here, between an inbound Louisville and Nashville passenger train and a Chesapeake and Ohio train of empty cars. Fracucaiy an pbbmiiko uu the Louisville nd Nashville train were more or lee Injured. Both engines exDloded. according to, passengers, bit ot the wreckage falling on the roofs of the coaches and terrorizing the passenger8. Butter Sixty Cents Pound. Chicago. Sixty cent a pound for butter was saw to De me price to which retail dpater In Chicago look ed forward, v Quotations reached : 47 cents, the highest In the city' mar ket history. This additional burden on the cost of living was blamed by the Storekeepers to scarcity reuniting from the recent severe weather con dition, but other persons were not slow to ascribe the advance to an al leged trus.t which haa been under rn- vestlgatlon by the Federal authori ties. .. Ordered to China. News Item. WILL DEVELOP DAIRYING Southern Railway Will Send Dairy Demonstration Car Over Its Entire System. Washington. D. C Realizing the need of the South for more and bet ter dairies and the large profits which can be made in that favorable region by dairymen who will fill the great demand of the cities for dairy prod ucts. President Finlty of the South ern Railway company, following the custom of that company in further ing in every way the growth and de velopment of its territory,- has equip ped a special dairy car, which begin ning the first of February, 1912, will be run over the length and breadth of this great system, spreading the doctrine of more and better cow and, by means of lectures, "demon strations and exhibits, doing every thing possible to develop and improve the dairy Industry along Its lines in the Southeastern states. This dairy special will be Minder the direct supervision of Dr. C. M. Morgan of Washington, D. C, the Southern railway's dairy agent. Doc tor Morgan will be assisted by two regular dairymen in conducting the work, and from time to time the car will be occupIeiThmalry experts from" the United States department of agri culture, the state boards of agricul ture and from the agricultural . sta tions of the various states along the Southern railway. The dairy special Is fitted up with a complete farm dairy, every piece of machinery and apparatus necessary to the economical production ot milk, cream and butter having been install ed under the direction of Doctor Mor gan. There will be a separator, test ers, chursn, sterilizer, Pasteurizing appratus and exhibits of various kinds of Improyed machinery for dairying. On the walls ot the car will be charts and large views dealing with dairy subjects, showing the fundamental principles of breeding dairy . types, feeding animals, the care of dairy cat tle and pictures of famous animals in the dairy world. No feature has been omitted for instruction in bet ter dairying. Taft Reprimands Hitchcock. Washington. President Taft sent for Postmaster General Hitchcock to explain why he announced he would recommend to congress' government ownership of telegraph lines without first consulting the president Shortlv after the conference the white house issued a formal state ment saying that there was no fric tion between the president and his postmaster general and making it clear that Mr. Hitchcock would not leave the cabinet as a result ot the Statement. Watterson's Opinion of Wilson. Louisville, Ky. That he had hoped to find In Woodrow Wilson another Tilden, "but had found rather, a schoolmaster than a statesman,1 was the declaration of Henry Watterson, the veteran Kentucky editor and a Southern Democrat, in a statement made here to the Associated Press, in connection with the break between Gr.veroor Wilson and Col. George Har vey. . Liability Law I Valid. ''" Washington. After nearly a year's consideration . the. Supreme court ot the United States gave its unanimous approval to the employers' liability law, enacted by congress in 1908 to take the 'place ot a similar act 'de clared unconstitutional. The decision marks an epoch in labor legislation, the old common law, liedglng. in . the righta of employees,, ja displaced hi several particulars by .the statute as approved. Notable among these Is the abolition of the "fellow servant doc trine." .. ... . Fargason Is Captured. CWcago.T-Robert ,C. Fargason, 22 years old, who tor the past two weeka haa been living' "at the Hotel Astor, under the name of J. W. WaU, and because of hla large expenditure of money, became known as "The Mil lionaire Kid" to the many chorua glrla who live at the h6sfelry,--wa.s -arrested and confessed that, he Is wanted In Atlanta for stealing an eapre's package from the Southern, Expres company, containing $7,000. He was an express messenger. '. -, FOR ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY PRE8IDENT MAKES RADICAL PRO POSALS IN A MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. " RECOMMENDS CIVILSERVICE Says That Government Affair,. Are - Not Being Properly Looked After. Washington. How the ' people of the United States may ' have aaved for themselves millions, of dollars an nually In the operation of their gov ernmental machiriery-wa outlined by President Taft in a message to con- gres on "economy and efficiency in the government service." What the government doea wltb nearly $1,000,000,000,000' each year." said the president "Is, a of aa much concern to the average citizen aa 1 the manner of obtaining this amount of money for the public' uae." - Probably the, most radical proposal advanced by the president In the mes sage was that all administrative offi cers of the government In the depart ments at Washington and in the field be put under the civil- service; be re moved from the influence of politics and that their terms of office - be not limited, a at present to four years. Such officers should not be appointed by the president with the necessity of senate confirmation, he said; but upon merit. The president did not attempt to explain in detail the work of the econ omy and efficiency commission "created- by act ot congress a year ..and a half ago. He sketched the outllnea . of Improvements that he said could be made in government service; de clared that they would effect a saving ot many millions of. dollars and ask ed that congress continue -the com mission by granting' an appropriation of $200,000 with ' $50,000 " for prlntlog Ita reports.- From time to time, be atMed, reports of the commission pro posing particular reforms would be sent to' congress. ' To date the- president said, the com mission has cost., the people . about $130,000. Without, having put In ef fect more than a tew refoVnia 'It has suggested changes -that .will save $2, 000,000. In many ways, the president inform ed congress, a decrease In the coat of government might be assured. There is need, lie eaid, of reorganization of the government, departments, a con solidation and a weeding out' of bu- , reaus that overlap Tn th'elr -work; scores of -"local offices" throughout the country should be abolished REGULATE C0TJ0N PEUVf RY Proposed LegislatlonWoufd Help the Farmers In Delivering : Washington. Senator " Hokefw'Smlth and Representative Bartlett pth of Georgia, are working on what, they believe to be a brand' new' plan for helping the .cotton-'farmefra iWfv the South through the regubitlpjt the New York Cotton exchange, . - Jhey propose t5 Introduce a gress, and press for Its' pttsgag'e; re quiring, the exchange ;.to., deliver? the same grade of cotton tha.t is iBold on future contracts ' In ' the exfihahge. The Georgians believe congrs has the power to . enact, legislation deny ing the cotton exchange and its mem bers the use of 'the United States man If they persist In selling oni grade of cotton. Moreover! -they-.-believe It possible, for congress -.to. enact, legis lation that will also deny "jthem the use" of the telegraph wires' for 'trans mission of their business on the same basis. Senator Smith and" Representative Bartlett believe that the price of cot ton would be Increased' approximately 1 cent a pound. if the exchange could be made to .deliver the same, quality of 'cotton that It' sells on 'future con tracts. Under the present plan of op eration it is contended that the ex change arbitrarily delly era, under its contract what' Is known as' "dog tall" cotton on all of it contracts, making an allowance of $2.50 bale- tor the dlverence between the quality of this "dog tail". and the cotton' actually bought. "'' ' , ;, . Freeze Killa Texas Orange T roes. V Houston Texas. Nurserymen ab tending I, the Texas Land Exposition, which" U tetng held here, say that young citrus fruit stock in Texas waa killed by the recent cold-- weather. while the more mature ot more than a y.eatfa growui was oiu. vugauy damaged. The damage was tar leas than expected, they say. The perma nence of the orange- industry in: Tex as has v been successfully demonstrat ed in the recent cold weatherfthe nurserymen 'declare. ..' Tennessee Dtmocrat Harmonize. Nashville, -vyennHarmeny, , reign with the, Democratic organizations In Tennessee; The Vertree and Barton state committees' " reached 'an agree ment The Vertreea overtures to the Bartpn, committee. wereecced with some amendment. . Under the .com promise plan the ' state prlmW' of Ap'rll 27 will held Vthider. 'pri mary; board: ot- three members named by the, Vertree. . committee, three named by the Barton committee and a seventh named by t&e other 'six. :.