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-,1 $5- To-Djy 'jj flffltts mPTlOy PRICE; $8.00 A YEAR. CHARLOTTFi K. P., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1909. PRICE OTVE CENTS. nip; iul mm MSSAGE ' RJEAD Pfme" Hf the Coi-J- T.. Without Interfer- Income J" " , u.-The message recommenuwi .mviBion In the tar- taxation of the eern- T for the corporations and the adop- i' i e( V' Die constitution So SB We,ri. 'J i.wln of sn Income ,nierirenc from the V generally regard- V 10 , r, as of auoh trao & n4,J a to place in , mentions pertaining fleJV ..herlules of the tariff W10 was received early anJ. after brief dl.- J1- rhnd of proceeding. Jjd'to the committee on fi- amortg the .State according to popu lation; and. second, th enactment, aa part ef the pending- revenue meas ure, either aa a substitute for, or in addition to, the Inheritance tax. of an excise tax upon all corporations, measured by v two v per -cent, of thelf" net Income." The message was referred to the fi nance committee. o.vupled the chair lor . .... iretrfent's secreta- P r-.i .!! the message In " r. a: the time engaged teflon j- - nr...ntfttion tBe a.T...'rteiRved for some fM- M ' B irton concluded, but f-.n a'ftVr Mr Hepburn had id iiaul an mr-.rA with the the -u fTttrt There was a full Senate d the dorument was accord s"" ..tiontlnn from all post rar-i ui ,;rf attempted to have cZritf" instructed to report on &a of the nesige firruia'. whe... under general r t i:K,ume tax question is tTio v :ak. n up for considera f his rn.'i:"" was. tiowever, voted r ,.'ijr the first time In many SitedMoi"" was strictly along fclinrt :! tne Republicans vot llv on the table, while all the Creis cas: their votes against flfopos'.tn LJjjl the informal discussion of w,.en-e (.f the message. Senator Lri'.e notice that he would de Wtha: provision he made for a action of any Income tax that Mk provided for. and intimated laucii ::me would be necessary through a provision which did arrythat qualification. PHJLIPPINE PRODUCTS. fx consMerable more debate, the In idnpted the finance eemmlt incorrmendations regarding; the isn of Philippine products, but mil iftr two or three amend in bJ been voted down, tjltor Fcter. of Louisiana, occu Ifte early hours of trie day With ptth opjinsing the free admission as Philippine sugar into the rt states. He took the position tflth th encouragement "that ij bf fiven by allowing 300,000 lf the Philippine product to come S of duty, the production in the til would be so rapdly increased l tt would snmi exceed the quanti :imd tfini the at'ernoon, Senator Aid jreeented the finance committee's idbite for the Houee zinc schedule, Itrwived a major portion of the BdoD of the Senate during the af iwti. The rmmtttee amendment tided for a graduated scale of 10s the zmf- ore in place of the lnt ot the House bill, mtor Birton fpoke against any fin ore while Senators Hey !. GEgjerr-eim and others advo i ire n a suffer rate than was feed by the , .mmittee. of the finan.-e ( ommlttee's rec- latlor.t in The zinc schedule lftlmat.lv ar i-fH t r and fh nr. fa. as amen led. was finally ad- Ttie ron.Ti'tiee's suggestion for in tne silk whedule were also A mmher of nther iAmmlt laendmn -ts of a minor character larestnted just before the ad sntnt and f-ome of them were djpon. PRESinFAT S MESSAGE. wnnmer.il ns; legislation looking hplarir.e of a two per cent.tax en income of corporations f the adoption of an amend- th constitution providing iropopiMon of an Income tax an ippnrtinnment amcfng the SUte. President Taft to-day '"Coperess a mtaUr, MtihnHv. livifr nn the subject. ,he tariff bill the mes- CEXTBA1, OF GEORGIA SOLD. UlUrola Coat ami Railroad Carries Oat Flam Perfected More Than a Year Ago Purchasw Price Not GItoo Oat. New York, June 16. The sale of the Central of Georgia Railway to the Illinois Central Railroad, carry ing out plana forecasted more than a year "ago, was announced to-day. The transaction originated In negotiations culminating la November, 1107, when the entire capital stock of the Central of Georgia passed Into the hands of William Nelson Cromwell and John W. Castles. The purchase, it was announced . a few months later, was for E. H. Harriman, whose intention, it was then stated, was to transfer It to the Illinois Central. The price paid by the Illinois Central was not given out. Announcement of the transfer was made In this city y John F. Hanson, of Atlanta, president qt the Central of Georgia. The price 'paid by Mr. Harriman for the stock, to the par value of 15,000.000, It was stated, was $8,000,000. or at the rate of $60 per share. The entire capital stock of the Central of Georgia -was originally held by the reorganization committee of the Richmond and West Point Ter minal Railroad and Warehouse Com pany In June, 1J07, the stock was sold to Oakleigh Thorne, of New York, and Marsden J. iPerry, of Provi dence, R. I., who agreed to retain voting control for at least two years. It was from these gentlemen that Messrs. Cromwell and Castles secured the stock and they sold It to Mr. Har riman. The transfer of the Central of Geor gia carries with It the control of two steamship lines, one from Savannah to New York and the other from Sa vannah to Boston, operated by the Ocean Steamship Company. The Central of Georgia operates a little over l.00 miles of road. Its system touches that of the Illinois Central at Birmingham. Ala. AT THE XATIOV8 CAPIT.VL. The Miwt Important Happenings of a Day Briefly Summarized. Washington, June li. The most important happenings in the national capital to-day were: In a .special message to Congress, President Tait recommended the en actment, as part of the pending tariff bill, of a two per cent tax on the net Income of all corporation and the passage of a resolution proposing to the States an amendment to the constitution granting to the Federal government the right to levy and col lect an income tax without apportion ment among the State according to population. This message was sent after the President had for more than two hours this morning consult ed with the six lawyer members of his Cabinet, After being read in the Senate, the message was referred to the finance committee. The Philippine free trade section of the tariff; bill with amendments was adopted by the Benate by a vote of 42 to 28. Thereupon the zino schedule was taken up, "Mr. Aldrich offering an amendment substituting a graduated scale of rates on sine ore In place of the duty of one cent a pound as pro vided in the House bill. Official advices from Venezuela show that the steamer Nantlcoke and the tug Despatch, which were sus pected of filibustering, have been purchased by the Venezuelan government. iii message, the President ?Vf 'he apparent inability of tT w agree to an inheritance "as retrarrlf, a.n lncome tax he the decision of the Supreme the case of Pollock vs. the Loan 4- Trust Company, In J C0'Jrt held the tax to be rriional unless apportioned IhZr t'Pula-""n. "It is," say undoubtedly a, nower EtTk80v''rTlni'nt ousbt to have. &e indispensable to the na- wt ,h . ensea- The UTa., Ul,r''for. he declares. m . proppr course- Such lament to the constitution, he as preferable to the one i. revi-.jng a iaw Judicially !.,; ""institutional. frffilT whirh n Propose WJ . e tarl!t 0111 Provide InT?,"00 upon H corpora Mtceru 8!0ck companies for iW !tlonal bank (other VL ?na bank an uo- twoTC,at,n"- 0f b7dMr"rporaUon. This, It fm'," bring an an- l iv, ao.?.n. Prop. i within the non , nul aPPrtonment PPulation." .., F CORPORA TTrKrS ne t!"t on corporations lb ... ' slJPervl8lnn hiy,i n the the "tOCk- w i !"e n-jbllo i.j . . Pro transaction. and the 5atrv tL 'very corporation ?, he . adopuon of th ther k wh'rh. may Me U("; of Power. -fT tfXnd,adr: ; -r joint lh'n: flrt, thft adop- ,Ma. Knt to 1TV ajKt I NANTICOKE 18 CLEARED. Steamer, SnHpetrted of Filibustering, Will Be Permitted to Go to Vene zuela, TTpon Advices From Venerue v lan Government. Washington. June 16. State De partment official advices from Vene zuela to-day cleared up the mystery of the steamer Nanilcoke and tug Dis patch, suspected of filibustering. Know ing they were purchased by Venezuela for transportation purposes on Lake Maracalbo. The Depuartment of Jus tice has ordered He agents to abandon their observations of the vessels and to return to Washington. On the receipt of these ' advices, which were from Minister W. W. Rus sell, transmitted through the State Department, Assistant Secretary Mc Harg, f th Department of Com merce and Labor, telegraphed to the collectors of porta on the middle At lantic coast to grant clearance papers to the Nantlcoke and Dispatch on proper application. Instructions also were sent to the revenue cutter to de tain the vessels no longer.' The information from Caracas Is the result of diligent Inquiries made by Minister Russell. . JfEGRO JBURGIAR NABBED. Claims He Wu Entering Lady' Room In Search of Chickens. Special to The-Observer. Anderson, a C, June 16 Sylves ter Brown, a negro, is In Jail here on a charge of having attempted to break int Oth home of Mr. F. H. Burn, la the western section of the city last night - The fiagro was aeen by one of the ladle of the house aa he was in th act, of raising a sash In the win dow, of her rpom. 6he at once gave th alarm, and th negro- fled, but not until . ha had been fired at several imwii iir vnnk 'Burns. A nearro. K,lnr th a-uiltv On WSS vuraywww w w..a . - m J arrested by officer an hour later, and finally confessed that ne naa dwd.h .. R. Mill that ha had rone there to teal chickens, but when ask ed it h thought ttere were any chickens In the house he remained si lent. He ha been placed In Jail and win he tried ' on the charge at tempted' burglary at the neit term of court Cotton MHI For Warren ton. Spedai to Th Observer. "Warrenton. June Our town it eon ka hare a cotton factory. Mr. Thomas D. Peck, a wealthy manufac turer of Maasaehusetts, ha .come among u and will-, tnvet 70,0t, while : the citliens of the; town will he -Interested to tne amount m , 00, ' A charter ha keen granted by 0...-..-e ctt d wArst .will icommeace 04 the fculltlin bjr Julj 1. USJCSX FREIGHT SATES MB. 4. Si. JfCArSLANDS REPORT Chairman of the TraiuiorUUoti Com mluee of the North Carolina Met ctuantu' Assodatlun Presenta Inter eetlne; Paper Deallnir With Freight SharrlminaUoa Agatnet North Caro lina Clues Tet Owe Afade t'P and Placed lu the Hande of the Inter; state Commerce ComroiNkiu Calls on the Herrheata to Cm Every Ef fort to Defeat Candidates Who Are Opposed to Their luise- Brilliant Banquet Closes Day's (Sestdon. Special to The observer. Blliabeth City. June 16. The sec ond day of th Retail Merchants' As sociation "of North. Carolina wu de voted principally to hearing .report of local associations and committee. Each report was received with mark ed applause and showed the associa tion to be In a prosperous condition. It is a significant ' fact that each dele gate in making his report protested against the unjust freight rates Im posed upon North Carolina. Judg ing by these reports it la evident that every merchant Is going to wage a more active campaign than ever to secure redress from this condition. The lack of business law for the protection of commercial interests was also a sub ject of much comment. The report of Mr. J. X McCausland, chairman of the transportation com mittee, la significant It says: "W And that rates from Eastern shipping points. Northeastern shipping points. Western shipping point and South ern shipping points to Virginia cities are In. the main about one-half the rates charged to- North Carolina cit ies, notwithstanding the fact that such shlpmnets are made over the same lines of railway. We further find that It costs Jobbers doing busi ness in North Carolina cities an av erage of about 10 cents on the hun dred more to deliver goods to mall towns in this State, than It does Job- j bers doing business in Virginia cities. wnicn renaers it practically impossi ble to develop the commercial Inter est of this State. As rates have been discussed very thoroughly we do not deem It necessary to -give facts and figures upon which these conclusions are based. TEST CASE MADE TJP. j "About eighteen months ago com 1 plaints Were filed by Greensboro. Wln-Iton-Salem, Durham, Charlotte, other j North Carolina cities with the North j Carolina Corporation Commission set ting forth the grievance of these cit ies on account of the discrimination practiced against them by the rsil roads and in favor of other territory. After going over the matter with the representatives of the cities that had filed complaints, the Corporation Commission made up a test case on behalf of Winston-Salem and Dur ham (against the Norfolk 4c Western Railroad. It wa thought by th com mission that this case wa the strong est that could be made up and pre sented to the Interstate Commerce Commission. A hearing was held be fore a member of the Interstate Com merce Commission at Raleigh In Au gust, HOT. The commission has not yet rendered a decision in full, but it did, however, render a decision in part in the Winston-Salem matter and incidentally made a ruling, which is deemed to be adverse to North Caro lina on the main Issue. "During- the session of the last Gen eral Assembly of North Carolina a number of gentlemen, together with your committee on transportation, held a meeting and drafted a reso lution which was presented to the General Assembly and passed by it, instructing the North Carolina Cor poration Commission to require rates, to go Into effect from our seaport towns to interior pofcita equal to the rates from seaport towns of Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia to inte rior cities of those States, the pur pose of this resolution being to bring about a water rate through Wilming ton. What benefits we may derive from It are yet to be determined. TO ENTER POLITICS? "Tour committee is of the opinion that If our North Carolina Corpora tion Commission would take the prop er interest in the question of equal ization of freight rates from our North Carolina seaports to points In the interior and work the matter dili gently, It would eventually bring about the desired results. "We believe that whatever head way has been made in the question of the adjustment of freight rates has been through the instrumentality of the North Carolina Retail Merchants' Association, and we urge upon our members the necessity of continuing their activity In this matter. The only hope we have Is through education, agitation and publicity. "We further urge upon the mem bers of this association to see to It that only sech men are elected upon the North Carolina Corporation Com mission as will tske an active Interest In securing such equalization of freight rates as will enable us to de velop our commercial Interests." ! This afternoon the delegates and i visitors were entertained at an exhi bition game of ball between Elizabeth City and Hertford. To-night Robert N. Simms, of Ral- 1 eigh, addressed the convention on "The Best Way to Secure Legisla tion." Among other things he said that the association should start now by appointing a legislative commit tee to serve for the next three years; that they harmonize the Ideas of the merchants of the State as nearly as possible, and present requests with the solid backing of all the mercan tile interests of North Carolina; that they interest unorganized merchants f the State and get all public meetings possible to endorse their efforts for legislation; that they send favorable delegates to county and Stat political conventions; endeavor to get. both po-' litical parties of th Stat to endorse their requests Inasmuch as the meas ures they seek to enact are non-partisan in their nature: recommend that ther pledge prospective candidates and put out favorable candidates where necessary and work lor their nomi nation; that they at once prepare and circulate petitions for signatures, of citizens senerally asking for enact ment of laws desired; call attention to the fact that this course will put the merchants of the'StaU Into .poli tics, hut Impress the fact: that this result , will In Itself be a consumma tion devoutly to be desired and that it will be for the benefit of both the merchants and the State at large. v After the close of the night session e brllllsnt and enjoyable banquet ef etrht courses was- served tir the hand- gome dining: hail of the Southern .Ho TEACHERS' FIRST SESSION! BUSY DAY WITH DOCTORS DAY OF DEPARTMENT Ah WORK. First Sestiion of the Teectiers' Aem bly Is Given Over to Hearing Re ports From the Various Depart ments of the Organixa Oon P"" lntendent Coon, of WUson, Delivers Splendid Paper on the Educational Hixtory of the Wate Woman's Bet terment Association Shows En couraging Growth Along All Line Cleveland County Among tle lieaders In Improved School Build ings and Grounds Reception at Atlantic Hotel. Special to Tbe Observer. SOME ABLE PAPERS PRESENTED Doctors Elect New Officers, Select Tuhe and Place For Scientific ami Sealoloriral Meeting; and LUten to a Number of ScienUho Papers Joint Meeting of the state BoarU of HJrelUi and ModlcaU Society Praise For Secretary Lewi Dr. . Miles, Discoverer of the Hook Warm, GWos Some Interesting 1 acts Relative to the Dlsemie l'n sanitary Conditions of the I arm Ieponlble tor It Spread. Special to The Otwerver. AshevUIe, June 16. Tho North Carolina doctors in annual conven- Morehead City. June The first Uon here listened to a numoer of day's session of the Teachers' Assem bly has been very successful. Teach ers are here n large numbers afd much interest is -being taken in the various papers and the discussions that follow them. All sessions are well attended, and while the teachers are here for inspiration in their work sJl are taking time to enjoy the aurf, boat riding and other amusement afforded here. The scene around th Atlantic Hotel is an interesting on. The social side of the swembly is not neglected and Colonel and Mrs. Morton are always busy with plans for the enjoyment of the teacher and others attending the, sessions. The early morning hours to-day were given over to departmental work. At the meeting of superinten dents L. C. Brogdon presided, and the question of a teachers' meeting was discussed. Superintendent A. C. Reynolds read the principal paper and the following superintendents took part In the discussion that fol lowed: Coppedge. Richmond county; r p. Connelly, Ozford; R. J. Tighe. Aebevtlle; W. H. Swift. Greensboro; R. H. Burns, Roxtooro; S. B. Under wood Hertford; J. A. McLeod. Moore county, and W. F. Massey, Durham. Various features of the teachers meeting were discussed some very -practical and others very much theo- retrical. scientific papers this morning, swap ped experiences, elected two members of the examining board for nurses and held a Joint session with the State board Of health. Officers for the North Carolina Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis were also elected to-day. Greensboro was se lected for the scientific and soci ological meeting of the association and January the time flxed. The new officers of the association are: Dr. W. L Dunn, Ashevtlle, pres ident; Dr. Paul Ringer, Ashevtlle. vice president, and Dr. C. A. Julian, ThomasvlUe, secretary and treasurer. The board of governors will be an nounced later. The two new mem bers of the examining board for nurses are Dr. Oscar McMullan. of Elisabeth City, and Dr. C. A. Julian, of ThomasvlUe. The first paper discussed to-day was that by Dr. J. Vance McOougan. on "Shock." The paper was read last evening and liberally discussed to day. Dr. I. F. Hicks was absent and his paper, "Fracture . of the Skull," was readby title. "Traumatic Neu rosis" was an Interesting paper by Dr. Samuel Lloyd, of New York. The paper dealt with the nervous condi tions following accidents. The dis cussion was opened by Dr. J. M. Par rott of Tarboro, who said that these cases were very hard to handle and suggested that railroad companies having sueh pending settle them ae soon as possible as by thai way was the quickest relief brought to the sufferer. Vie dirt not bnnw .var.f lv T th nrlence deDartment the ad- ,'how to tresit them, but thought that dress iy Superintendent Z. V. Judd. Dr. bahnson suggestion of the of Wake county, was the principal ( "Balm bf Gtlead" was the best rem r.tr Ruoerlntendent Judd has edy. mot with much success In school gar den and he gave the teachers the benefit of his experience. The paper was interesting lund many took part in the discuksjon that followed Its reading. CHILD STUDY. In the department of elementary education the topic for discussion was -Directions and Suggestions For Child 8tudy." Ppers were reaa J. H. Highsmrth. of Wake Forest, end Miss Anne Wetmor. of Wlu. In he open dissuasion o At00g2 k. m. had to be called. Those w40 attended this session were en thusiastic 1 their pri 01 tn and discussions. Th regular morning session of th- seeembly was taken up In hearing the ,ort of the committee on hte tor and educstlon. This report was reed by Superintendent C. L. Coon, or Wilson. The keynote of the paner can well be said to have been We point with pride to th Mr Coon cited fact and fturea that moght well make .patriotic North Carolinians proud of the past years achievements. All of the facts given In th paper have appeared In the newspapers of the State, bnt Mr Coon, after much labor, was prepared to place the facts before the assembly In a readable and interesting fornv M C. 8. Noble, of the University of North Carolina, discussed the report, making a motion that Mr. Coon be thanked for ht work In compiling the peiper and for his former work con nected with the educational history of the State. The annual meeting of the Worn-n-s Betterment Association wsj held In the afternoon. Mrs. W. R Hollo -well, president: Mr. Charles Tver. Meld secretary, and Miss Mary K Applewhite, recording secretary, occupied places on the stsare. The exercises consisted ef reading the nr fh lust meeting, hearlnaf the financial report prepared br C. H Mebane. and hearing reports u..i various county and town organisa tions. Th financial report showed iv.i thui 115.000 had been re ported raised by vsrious local oren.nl- zarlons during tne paex yw- dollars have been raised that have not been reported. Report were also received from a number of county organizations. The meeting this af ternoon nroved that the women of the .t. alive to the - need of Im proved school fculldmgs and school croounds. One of the resi report. wmM from cieveiana oremr. "' more than 1500 were raisea. NIGHT SESSION. At the nisht session Dr. D. H. HH1 presided. President T. B Foust de livered hi annual address,; his sub ject belnr "Our Relation to the Mill People of th etat M He said that the only hep of. the future of the mill peonl was for them to own their own home ana vote specie taxes for schools. The second ad dress of the evening wa By Graham, of the 8tate University. HI subject was "Teachers and Modern rveenwarv." It was a plea for tho teacher to enter Into his rights as citisen and create a community spirit in North Carolina. His was tne strongest 'speech delivered so far at the assembly, ana one or tne strong eat ever heard by North Carolina teachers- To-night Colonel and Mrs. T. V. Mooton, of the Atlantic Hotel, are giving a reception in honor, of the teachers. The following people are In the receiving Mn: Governor Kltchin and- Mrs. F. P- "Morton; T. R. Fonst and Mrs. Helen Richards; D. H. HIU and Mrs J. T. Yoyner; J Y. JoyMr and Mrs. Mclver; Dr. Vn abl anad Mrs. R. R. Cotton; Henry Louis Smlthm and Miss Mary Apple white; Henry Jerome Stookard and Miss Mary O. Graham; George W. Lsvy and Mrs. Stockard; E- K. Gra ham and Miss Anne Wet more; K. C Brooks and Mrs Hollow ell; J. A. Bfven end Mrs. Turlington; Dr. T. Turlington sad Mrs. Marianne Cobb Garessen; M. C 8. Noble end Mrs. Brooks; J- H. Hlghsmfth and 'Mrs. O. I Stevens; C- Reynold and Mra t;. TS. Moffatt; Z. V, Judd and- Miss Edith Royster; Dr. B. FY Dixon and Miss Gertrude Weill. tel. which was elaborately decorated with appropriate colors and beautiful flerai designs. . . A paper on "Malaria" was read by Dr. J. J. Phillips, of Tarboro, and subsequently discussed. Another in teresting paper Was on 'Tuberculin in Diagnosis Applied to Children," by Dr. Richard Urquhart, of Johns Hep kins University. The paper was in terestingly discussed by Dr. Stiles and Dr. Kirk. Th Joint session of the State board of health and the medical society fol lowed the reading and discussion of the papers. The meeting1 was presid ed over by Dr. George C. Thomas, of Wilmington, president of the Stats board of health. Dr. Thomas in opening the meeting spoke- of the very effective work of the retlrtng secretary. Dr. R. H. Lewie, of Ral eigh. During the meeting many very complimentary remarks were made relative to Dr. Lewis work. Dr. Lewis read hi report for th year, In course of whloh he referred to the interest that the last General' Assem bly of North Carolina manifested In this important subject of State health. Numbers ef physicians paid tribute to the work of Dr. Lewis and on motion of Dr. J. T. J. Battle, of Greensboro, a committee was ap pointed to draw up suitable resolu tions anent Dr. Lewis and his work. This afternoon many of the visiting doctors, the local doctors and the wives of doctors went to Overlook Park where a barbecue was enjoyed. THE HOOR-WORM. In conversation with a newspaper man this afternoon. Dr. C. W. Stiles, of Washington, discoverer of the "hook-worm" disease and connected with the United States marine hospital service, made the startling announce ment that It would cost from 12,000, 000 to $3,000,000 and require twenty years' time to eradicate the hook worm disease from the United States; that there are now e million people in the Southern States suffering with the disease; that the State board of health of Georgia has estimated that In that State alone there are 200,000 Cases of the disease and that the dis ease Is causing the South an sctual and potential loss of from $50,000,000 to 1100. 000. 000 a year. This stu pendous loss to which Dr. Stiles refers 1 in loss of life, sickness due to the disease, and the tendency of the dis ease to produce what is commonly termed "laziness" among the people. Dr. Stiles say that In (0 per cent, of th cases the disease originates from ground Itch; that of the rural whites in ths South fully 20 per cent, are suffering from hook-worm; that experts can easily recognize the dis ease and that in soms localities from 10 to 10 per cent, of the entire popu lation have this disesse. In referring to hook-worm and cotton mill em ployes Dr. Stiles said that It was the common causa ef anemia so prevalent among the operatives of cotton mills and commonly supposed to be due to the breathing In by .the operative of the eotton lint. In . the opinion of the physician the lint has nothing to do with it. but It wss due to the hook worm, contracted before the oper ative went to the mill village. He maintain that the hook-worm Is the cause of a great amount of illness smong the "poor whites" of the South and says that the present white labor scarcity In the South is due to the fact of the wide prevalence of the hook-wonn. DISCOVERED IN NORTH CARO LINA litis disease greatly raises the death-rate' and renders those who survive of a very Inferior race. The d lee as raises the birth-rate, but the average child does not live so long on account of It The prevalent idea is that the disease was floatbrought to this country from Africa befjore the war by negro slaves. The disease was first discovered In North Carolina and the northern portion of South Caro lina. It is a creature" of unsanitary conditions, hence It Is found more prevalent among the poor whites and negroes. To show the effect of unsanitary conditions upon the general health of a community. Dr. Stiles said that at this meeting of the -society he had seen at least ten people, the best of the State, who showed effects of hav ing had hook-worm in their Infancy. This proved the' fact that unsanitary condition affect all alike In a com munity. Dr. Stfles estimates that the South Is not receiving more than 70" J per cent return from the money that it is investing in scnoois ana scnooi- Ing. The JO per-cent loss is an to on account of hook-worm. There are, two reasons tor this, said he: (1 The pupils sre not able to assimilate-the knowledge taught them; (2) the South Is educating numbers of children between the ages of 6 and 17, who are buried before they are H on account of this disease. So the State is receiving no return for the money, invested on them. Dr. Stiles made the highly interest ing statement that cotton mill own ers. Instead of doing the people an in jury when they brought them to the Villages and cities from the farms, were unconsciously doing them the greatest possible favor in bringing them away from the unsanitary con dition of th farm, where the dis ease was probably contracted. The cotton mills by bringing them In were aiding greatly in the eradication of the disease. He. said the only way way to eradicate disease is ths pass ing of a compulsory closet taw, which he said Is far more Important than a compulsory school law. The treat ment of the disease was easy, but the prevention of its spread was the main matter. SALISBURY NEWS OF A DAY. Convict Camp to Chang Location Gorernment'e nepresentative in Erection of New Building Arrives Other Notes of Interest. Observer Bureau. 421 North Main Street. Salisbury, June it. Superintendent Carter, of one of th county convict camp, is preparing to move hi squad from the Concord road, where It ha bean putting Jown macadam, to th recently opened road connecting the Ltncolnton and Bher rill's Foard roads, three snd a half miles west of Salisbury. Messrs. Smoot and Hatcher, who have been the owners of ths Theato, next door to the postofflc. have sold this amusement place to Mr. Thomas Burn, of Lynchburg. V., who will Improve the place, cut out vaudeville and operate moving picture continu ously from 2 until 11 o'clock each evening. t Mr. Irving D. Proctor, of Washing ton City, who is to represent Uncle Sam in the erection of th government building, arrived In the city :hl morning anj will be here until the Job is completed. With this and ins Qrubb office building a quarter of a million dollars worth of building is now In progress on one black. Mr. W. H. Leonard, one of this city's leading Jeweler, wa yesterday elected a delegate by the North Car olina Jewelers' Association In session at Durham, to represent that body at the national convention In Omaha. Neb., August 2. President L. E. Helllg. of th Cltl sens' Co-Operatton Building and Loan Association of Salisbury, will make a strong effort to have th nevt meting of the Stat aaeoctatlon held in this city, the date and plats being left to the executive committee. Messrs. Reuben J. Hatrhes and Ed win R. Overmsn have bought of Over man & Co. their vehicle, harnses and farming implement depsrtment. and have secured Mr. J. P. Cathey, late of the Daniels Y Cathey live stock firm, of Statevllle. to be associated with them In the management of the business. TRJAL IS POSTPONED. Well-Known Atlent Lndy Aotmsed of Taking a satchel Containing- Jewel ry while En Route to New York in March. Newark. N. J.. June 16 Th trial of Mrs. Francis J. Ridley, of Atlanta. Ga.. on a charge of the larceny of 12.- 000 worth of Jewelry belonging to Mm. Andrew Albright. Of New York. was Indefinitely postponed to-day fol lowing a prolonged conference be tween the prosecuting authorities and Congressmsn Richardson, or Aiaoams, snd United States wamoi Attorney Wllllsm H. Ambrecht, also of Ala bama. Congressman Richardson and Mr. Ambrecht had come North to tes tify to the good character and stand ing of Mrs. Ridley, and had brought depoBltions of a similar nature from numerous prominent Atlanta people snd officials of several Southern States. Mrs. Ridley and her friends Insist ed on Immediate trial and expressed Indignation, when they could get no satisfaction as to when the esse would be taken up. the local authorities de claring that no Judge was available to try It. Mrs. Ridley wss sccused of taking a satchel containing the Jewelry while she and Mrs. Albright ware fellow passengers on a train from ths South sn route to New York on March 12 last. Anderson, 8. C, Tigers Face Nine , Charges of Retailing. Special to The Observer. Anderson. 8. C. June 16. Nine warrants Issued by Chief of Police L. M. Murphy were eerved yesterday on J. K. Manes and Ed Faulkner, both white men, charging them with selling whiskey and it Is expected thst there will be ether arrests within the next few days. It had been known for some time that whiskey was being sold by these parties, and the officers hsd been quietly at work on th cases, bringing them suddenly to a climax when the arrests were made. Manes Is under a $600 cash bond and Faulk ner la In. the city lock-up, being un able so far to give the necessary 1300 cash bond. Booker Washington to Tour Virginian Railway. Norfolk, Va., June 16. Booker T. Washington, the negro educator, car rying out the plans of tb (ate H. H. Rogers, will on Monday next begin a tour of the Virginian Rallwsy, speaking and investigating the condi tions of ths negro race along that system from Norfolk to Deepwater, West Virginia, a distance of ever miles. Dr. Washington will travel by special train -provided by the Virginian Railway consisting of engine, buffet snd living cars. . He will speak to white people in Norfolk, and next to negroes at Pine Beach, who will ten der him a banquet there. Third Arbitrator Not Selected. . Washington, June It. Jn an IV ef fort to select a" third arbitrator in the Georgia Railway controversy, Hilary A. Herbert and Representative Hard wick, of Georgia will hold another conference to-morrow, . Their, meet ing to-day did not result m & choice. If they are unable f9 agree by Jat urday, the board of mediation. appoint. the physical condition of. the children d underth EfdiSAa. act.wUi name SIMMOXS DAyiELgCRAP- STATEMENT FROM THE SENATOR Mr. Slnunons Issues Statement Deny ing That He Ever Said 'Mr. Bryan Was Hounding Him Declares That : He Fought Fusion in I8S While Mr. Daniels Was Strongly AdTO- ' eating Koch ,. Move Accepted Chairmanship' With - the Under- ntanaing That There Would Be a straight Democratic Fight Ills Stand in tiie Fight on Iron Ore South s Industrial Advantage It Raw Materials. . t . Observer Bureau,' u Congress Hall Hotel. " Washington, June It. ,' The Daniels-Simmons controversy ' . goes on. Settator Simmon made the . following statement to-night;' "I have1.; never said Mr. Bryan was hounding , ' me. as Mr. Daniels alleges; I have not" ' 1 used that word. ( st - "With reference to jhs Stat con-,. vention of IStg, while I was not pre- , ent, being compelled to be absent ' from Raleigh at that time la the trial ' of the most important suit ever trie a in eastern North Carolina, I took quite an active part In th contest be for the convention against fusion. r Mr. Daniels has not forgotten that several week before th convention , met, while he wa actively advocating , fulon with Butler, Col. ' W. H, Bernard, the editor of Th WHrnlns ton Star, addressed an open letter, to ms, pushed in The titer, asking me If I would accept the position - ef chairman of the party in the ap proaching fight, and that I'answered thst letter in another open letter, .; . saying that I would accept upon the condition that we would make ,.'' ' straight Democratic fight without fusing with any psrty. which letter was very generally and extensively published by the press of the Bute. "I voted for a duty of IS cent e ton on Iron ore, and so did eighteen ' out of twenty-eight of the Demo- ' ' c ratio Senators who voted. The only Democratic ' tariff law enacted sloe the war levied a duty of 40 cent a ton on Iroh ore no mo'nopy exists. " "It is not true that th stse) trust ; and manufacturers of iron have a monopoly or iron ore. It ha been shown conclusively in ths debate in the Benate that the statement is not true, but It ts true that th trust. . and ths iron and steel mannfactursrs f own millions and billion ef ton of Cuban snd other foreign Iron ores, which they want to bring In to thsir furnaces in this country free of duty, whll charging trust prices for their 1 products. "In ths speech delivered by Senator Paynter. of Kentucky, a Democrat, . the facts proving this statement are , given. 1J shows that ens iron , manufacturing concern alone has con- '" ' tracted for th. importation ef a -minimum of on million tons per an num tor a long term of years. - The chief Industrial advantage . , which th South enjoys over the bl- w . anc ef the country consist In its Im- v. mens resources of raw materials, largely the product of the farm and , the land. New England and ' th -, manufacturing North seek to ncotraU -Ize this advsntsgs by putting the f Souths raw materials en the free list, while Insisting that the finished products mad by them ahould b ,. highly protected. . . Will we accept this Invitation of 1 1 the spider to the fly, and sell our ' products to them no a free trad basis and buy their products on a highly protective basis? Ths editor ' of The News snd Observer Is the man who is mad: not I. Whet I have in- , slstsd upon and do insist upon Is that , " the facts shall not be perverted Or. - misrepresented. MB. MOREHEADS STAND.' A friend of John Motley Morehead. aid to me to-day that the editorial. . "In th Fifth District." in Th Observ- er of the 10th unintentionally did hi Representative an Injustice. "I advisedly say that It is unlntan- v tional because I do not believe Th Observer would wilfully misrepresent anything either to make a friend or void a foe," continued the Republi can, .v-t "After Mr. Morehead had accepted ' the nomination he openly stated that ' -he would pot be a candidate for re- - election, whether successful or not, and declared on ell occasions that he did not consider ths campaign from a- - personal standpoint but his purpose was to aavocats certain political prin ciples along industrial lines, j Mr. Morehead has never taken in . " consideration what The '- Observer spesks of ss 'great good luck at two ',' successive elections,' but expresses the ; firm conviction that the political and. Industrial policies for which he and, his party stand are becoming more -firmly established with ths people not only of hi district but of the entire Stete. . "It might bs added that Mr. Mere- ' head stands In 11ns with The Observ- - er's editorial on The South' Foreign Trad,' and its most masterful one on our tariff policy, entitled. Th South' FeAnnmln Wvtlv ', ' v; - . w w..,v . , - . "That a man whose whole Irfe has . been devoted to' business enterprises should not be carried sway with pol- ltics s4 huia always us direct In stead of diplomatic methods is not'.' surprising; that he ahould be not only willing but anxious to return to bust-' :, neas life I a new standard set for (It political world end will neither; be - misunderstood nor be misrepresented by those who take aa unbiased view, va "At the end of his term 1t will be' found that he has faithfully "served, ' and advanced: the heat Interests of his ' - Stats in hi public and political capae lty, using the same good; sense and business methods that hs has In , de veloping his model farm near Char lotte and his manufacturing plants at Spray.,.. - , ,. , . i '.CRAIG AND MOREHEAD.; S. As j asserted some time ago the in- dlcation are that Locke Craig, of r Aehevllle, and Mr. Morehead . . will head the . gubernatorial ttckets in ' North Carolina In the next State elec tion. The ign that point that way , multiply every day. The . Democrat 3 of ths Stat have come to understand Craig and to love and appreciate .him and like his brand of Democracy. Ths sort of grit thst' makes a man get up 'v and " fight on and on when he ha ' been . knocked down time and , time ' again commends itself to the. boys in the trenches. Therefore, at this day, It -1 no wonder that ell the talk is for the Democratic champion of the west. . . In Mr. Morehead the Republicans have found ..a winner, '.and force of circumstances win make - him K their ' next State leader net-as head of the - Continued ea.Page EdveaJr. , - ' e ' " -1 v :ir '
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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