THE DUriKEha :MM CO. lllMSEIII li'JTERESTifJB : ; NOW TALKING
: PpTIIIE "MES IEIII HDUSE OPPOSED TI1IKTY HEMS IIBITI
Tfccy Are Ajsiast CceCiKklxg
!.'.' p:U ct Bff reseiUtive Carr ;
cg;i TFT hardship
- ; t - '.i,.,-. .,
The PrcTMoni Pointed Oat That They
Think Will be Detrimental to the
Banking Buslnr A.Jiambtr Have
Geue la Raleigh to Leek Into the
" Xsltrr.
A., number of tbe bankers of tbe
city went over to Raleigh tola morning
to enter their protest against tbe
banking bill recently Introduced by
General Carr, Tbe bill la to be con
sidered by the banking committee of
the bouse tbia afternoon, and a meet
ing of tbe bankera of, the atate has
been called in Raleigh to discuss tbe
bill with tba committee.
It la claimed br the bankera Ibat
several ot tbe provisions of the pro
posed law would work great hardship
on tbe beaks. It la claimed that It
would bare an effect ot forcing out
of bualneaa entirely a number of tbe
mailer banka of the atate. . A promt
sent banker ot thta city declared taat
Right that tf the bill became a law In
Ha present form his bank would be
compelled to cloae up at once
'One of the principal objectionable
provisions of tbe bill la that "the
total amount of paper rediscounts
hall not exceed ten per cent of tbe
capita) and surplus of the bank." Tbia
provision, ft la claimed, would ao re
strict the bualnesa of email banka as
to make the bualnesa unprofitable.
The bualnesa of tbe small banka hiv-1
Ing capita! stocks of 110.004 or f 1500,
which have been la the habit of dis
counting large amoanta of commercial
paper and then borrowing the acces
sary money from the larger banka by
redlaeouattng tbe .notes of their cus
tomers, would be so restricted that
the boslnesa of conducting a small
bank would be entirely us profitable.
It la pointed out that these small
banka are of much service In the coiu-
and. If they were compelled to go out
of business Ike loss would be felt
keenly, : '" v
Tbe bankera also object a'rongly to
the provision that each director ot
bank muet be the owner ot at Iraat
500 of the capital stork of the bank.
This provision would practically make
tbe small banka eloed corporation,
and would work other bardsblpa, It la
claimed. " . ' ; 7 , r -,
Other objctlonable provlstona are
that tbe atockholdera of each bank
shall be Individually responsible for
all debts, contracts and engagements
of the bank to the . extent of the
amount of their stock. In addition to
the amount Infested In these ahares;
that the total liabilities of any bank
baring a capital atock of l-'O.OOO or
more a hall not exceed ten per eent ot
the capital and permanent surplus of
the bank; that every bank ahall bare
on band at all tlmea a reserve In
available funds equal to twenty per
cent ot the capital atock; and aeveral
others mora or Use objectionable.
His Millions a Myth,
' Dride Flees Court
Muskogee, Okla. Feb. 16.-Wllllatn
II. Louderbafb advertised for a wife,
saying he eauld collect a fortune only
on hla marriage. He promised to pay
Mlaa Ruth lleall. eighteen, of Web-Pf-r'a
Falls, $1,000 on marriage and
he came here and they were married
by Judge Thomaa Leahy. Then Ihi
derbarh gave tbe Judge a check for
$10,11 and asked him bow It sbontd
be endorsed.
Judge Leahy looked at the check
and aaw It waa aigned: "J. J. Do aa
yoa would be done by." Just then
Judge to prevent ber marriage at all
hatards. The bride fled from tbe
courtroom and disappeared.
Louderbach baa hallucinations that
he can command mtlllona it he ran
have a wit endorse his checks.
Cement WwW In hlrago.
Chicago, J'.l., Feb. ll.--Chlcagos
founii annusl Cement ahow opened
lodsy In tbe Coliseum, and will bold
the boards there until February Z3
The show haa developed Into man
moth Industrial -exhibition and an
finally attracts thousands of vlnltora
Every visitor tbia year will be given
cbanre lo win magnificent cement
home, which will be erected free for
the person guessing nearest ' the
strength of concrete, a shown by
teats to be made during tbe show
Masonic Merlins; la lu hmourf.
Richmond". Va . Feb. ll.-NVarly
1,000 members (ft the Masonic fre
teroltv from all parts of the elate are
b LKhmond for the annual session
if tbe Vlnlola grand lodge. The
meeting opened today and will con
timie through the greyer part of the
Says It Eas Not Been Approach
el by Socmen Power Co.
The officers of the Durham Traction
company this morning enter a strong
denial ot the statements made la the
8uu yesterday .afternoon in regard to
the fight between that company and
the Southern ' Power company. Mr,
R. H. Wright, tbe president of the
company, said tbia mo-nlng that there
might be a fight and again that there
might not be one. What happens, Mr.
Wright declared, was too far in the
future to think about at tbe present
time, and that It waa not fair to tbe
public to hold oat an elusive prospect
of lower ratea and cheap fixtures
when such advantages may never be
extended to tbem on account of any
Agbt between his company and the
Southern Power company. '
Tbe following - statement la fur
nished the Sun bf Mr. Wright:
. Durham. N. C, February It. 1811
Editor Durham 8un, Durham, N. C:
, - Dear Sir: On my return to Dur
ham last night, after a abort absence
from the city on business, I saw your
article In the Sun of the 15th, which
greatly surprised me, aa I bav not
been approached by any officer or
the Southern Power company with
any propoaition to furnish the Dur
ham Traction company current for
light or power... Therefore, your
article la misleading and without
foundation, and calculated to do tbe
Traction company and tbe Southern
Power company, aa well as tba pub-
He. a great Injustice.
I hope you will. In Justice to all
concerned, promptly correct this er
roneous article, v
Very truly yours, ,
' President
The CHI Signed tor
Saa Frenclsco Ftlr
Washington. Feb. 1 Tbe bill giv
ing the approval of congress to the
holding ot the Panama-Pacific expo
sition mC 8 an Francisco was yesterday
signed by President Taft. A solid
gold pen of metal mined In California
waa presented to President Taft with
shirk to affix his algaature. . After
ward the pen waa returned to Presi
dent flale, of tbe exposition company.
and will bo later exhibited at the exposition.'-'"
i. - - '
Chairman Wilson, of the bouse com
mittee on enrolled bills. In slat od upon
coming himself to the white house to
request the executive signature In
stead of allowing the bill to be for
warded lo tbe routine way.
Practically tho en-Ire California
delegation and many ofacere of the
exposition company witnessed , tbe
president's signature.
W. 1L FLOOD FIRST TO MICH AS-
StSSlWrD PKF.SIDEST.
Washington. Feb. 16. The funeral
of William H. Flood, who claimed tbe
llsllnction of being the Brat person to
reach President Lincoln after hla as-
saaelnatlon. and who also waa a per
sonal friend of the great president,
waa held yesterday from the residence,
snd the body was Interred In Glen-
wood cemetery. -
Mr. Flood, who died 8unday, on tbe
told snntversary of Lincoln's birth,
leaves a wire, two sons. sod a dauga
er. all of Wsshlngton.
Mr. Flood, who waa an enalgn In
the United States oavy, waa present
at Fo'd'e theater aa tbe guest of Cap-
a!a Owen, on the night of the aMasal-
nstlon. According to bis elatenienta
be and Captain Owen were talking
hen they beard a shot and John
Wilkes Itooth ' Jumped out of th
president's box, b'sndishlng knife.
snd erring "81c semper tyrsanis."
Mr. Flood rushed over snd climbed
Into the president's box. When a sur
geon arrived and was placing the
bodr on the stretcher Me. Flood aa-
nonnced to tbe t audlenr that the
president waa sot yet dead, but wat
mortally wounded.
The Oldest Citizen
Victim o! the Grip
Charlotte. Feb. H. Henry Par
mlnter, veteran of the Civil and Max
lean wart and tbe atate'e oldest rltl
sen, tacking but It daye or having
attained tbe age of 101. died at bis
borne here yesterday of grip. Ills
Ifa died In lo at the age of 101
Among his dependents are several
great-great-grandrhlldren. Me was
bate and hearty up lo a few days of
bis death and retained every .sense
anilely. .
five Tears for Mealing Candy.
Cleveland. Feb, 1.-Fie Jeers
for stealing candy valued at cents
waa the sentence Imposed on Colon
ftlevrnsftn and Joe Kleehau, In crlml
nal court yesterday. Tbe men, both
of whom have criminal reeorda, were
charged with breaking Into a freight
rsr. Candy waa ail Ibey found. They
Ailed their pockca.
Some Who Voted for 433 Men
bers Regret Their Action -
7ANT PflECEDEriT BROKEN
Senator LaPollctte I'rgcd to I'te His
InflnerrTf ! firm Action Idsun
gent lel BuhIiith Would b
Trnnsoetcd Better With lm In.
wltldy Body.
Washington,- Feb. 16. Being some
thing of a precedent smasher himself,
Senator LaPollctte la reported on tbe
trail of one more hoary tradition
which some folks think baa served Its
usefulness.
This Is the. tradition that tbe senate
must accept any bill that the bouse
pasaes apportioning membership of
tbe house, Tbe house haa decreed
hat tbe apportionment under the 1910
census shall give the house 433 mem
bers. Many people believe this Is too
many, and tbia belief i shared es
pecially by insurgents, who think a
smaller house would be better quali
fied for dellbera'ion and real debate
without giving tbe apeaker or rules
committee too much power. ;
, Hease YYesld 'Be terse Action.
Ordinarily, under the precedents.
the aenate would accept any such bill
tbe house passed. If tbe house should
decree a membership of fifty,, or a
membership ot 950,' it should be per
mitted by the- senate, ; t ...
But this year some curious influ
ences have come to bear. . Tbe Cannon
organization in the bouse favored tbe
Increased membership that would de
prive no atate ot any members. - The
organization won, but the people who
voted with It were not all convinced
that tbey were doing quite the right
thing, t '
Now. it la aald, . some tirtima'ioos
have beed conveyed to tbe senate
leaders that If they will reduce the
membership to 391, tbe bouse will
probably accept It. Advances have.
been made, in fact, with a view to
getting the aenate to reverse the
house's action. "-
Some of the leading tradition wor
shipers In - the senate- favor this
course; ;hey think the bouse and
country would be better off it tbe
house were not allowed to become any
more unwieldy; and they urge, more
over, that if the precedent la accepted
now, of reducing no state's repre
sentation. It will be harder than ever
to dislodge ten years hence.
Could Hardly net Aeqaatntrd.
If the bouse seeps on groilng In
numbers for a few more decades mem
bers will have to be elected for ten-
year perloda in order to have time lo
establish a sneaking acquii t'ance
with colleagues.
Convinced that a smaller bouse
would be more efficient, most Insur-
genta opposed the Increase, despite
tbe fact that their aiates would gen
erally Ipse representation. LaFol
lette'a home delegation took thla view,
and LaFollctie la being urged lo make
fight In tbe aenate for the smaller
house. He sympathises with thla view,
but whether he will attempt to Inter
fere with the decision which tbe house
has made Is not yet .decided.
However, It would bo breakli.g a
long-established precedent if, having
a chance to do It. the Wisconsin man
dldnt break a precedent. -
Mall Pouches With
' $300,000 Disappear
t ....... v
Atlanta. Oa., Feb. 18 Two mall
4onrhea known to have contained
cbecka and other valuable bank
papers amounting to about fjOO.000,
much ot which waa negotiable, hare
been atolen at Thalman, Gs., near
lirunsfftck, on the Atlanta. Blrmlng
ham and Atlantic railroad. The
thefta occurred on the nlghta of Janu
ary tf and 10. No cluea to the ldeut.
ity ot tbe thieves have been obtained
The pouches were being aent from
Rianawirk and were dropped at Thai
man by tbe Atlanta. Birmingham and
Atlantic railroad to be picked ep
:bere by the Seaboard Air Line rail
way. la tbe interval net ween trains
the aacks disappeared.
Illinois JarNte HeRerrt
Springfield, Feb. 1- With Interest
ing exercises' and In the presence of
a great gathering of the bench and
bar portraits of all tbe former Jus
tlces of tbe aupreme court of Illinois
were , unveiled tjila afternoon In the
supreme court room at1 the atate
house. The exercises formed n fee
tura of lae annual meeting of ' the
Illinois State Par association now in
session here. , . j ".
DeatH In Know Ktorm.
New Tork. Feb. 16. One death
and fifteen Injuries have resulted
from Iho snow and alert aiorm raging
over tbe city the past 21 hours.
young woman rrosa Fifth avenue. In
a blinding storm, waa killed by an
automobile. The Itnt of Injured
hns eight broSen arm and three
broken leg. .
Tfce Girls Have a Secret Society.
. CtSer Newsy Notes
fc&.r;-:
The V, D. W a secret society of
the glrla of Trinity college," Initiated
three ne members on tbe evening of
February 4th. ' The initlatea were Miss
Emma McCulleu, Miss Lizzie Wrenn
and Miss Annie St. George. Miss
Mary Tapp, of the faculty of Daven
port college, a graduate ' member of
the organization, waa present to help
administer the rites. i - -
Mr, Earle 'W. Webb, a former stu
dent at -Trinity and now a lawyer in
New Ycrk City, waa married recently
to Miss Arnold, of New York. The
father of Mrs. Webb Is an officer of the
Mandr.rd Oil company.
The . publication committee of the
faculty la now at work on the annual
catalogue, and it Is expected that tbe
new catalogue will come ' from the
press In a short while,- The supply
of catalogues was lost in the fire
which destroyed the Washington Duke
building-, and It has been Impossible
to comply with tbe requests for cata
logues which have come to the office.
Aa aoon as tbey come from the press
those who have requested catalogues
wUl receive copies. - - -
Tbe heavy corner atone of the de-
arroyed Washington Duke building baa
been disinterred from tbe debris In
an Intact condition and has been re
moved to the' library " museum for
lafe keeping. ' . -
The walla of the baaement ot the
new dormitory are practically com
pleted and the work -will proceed
shortly on the three, upper stories,
mhlr-H vrffl be faced with white pressed
brick. Some delay haa been experi
enced In getting the white brick to
the ground, and as aoon as tbey ar
rive wo-k on the upper atorles will
more briskly. The contractors ' ex
pect the arrival ot the first carloads
within the next few days. ' V '
L!RS.Se!JBS
PASSKD OVKR THE DARK RIVKR
YESTERIMT AFTERNOON'
Mrs. Thomas E. Allen died Tues
day afternoon about a o'clock at ber
home on Lamoud avenue after an
Illness of some length. She had been
ill for some time, though her friends
were not apprehensive until a few
da) a ago when her illness took a
serioua turn for the worse. She
gradually aank from that time and
ber grief stricken family realized
that her end could not be far.
Mrs. Allen waa tbe daughter of
Mr. O. G. Moore, a well-known and
protnlnent farmer of Person county.
She baa lived In Durham for about
ten years and haa taken an active
part In the social and religious life
of tbe town, where abe exerted a far
rraeh!ng and salutary influence. She
was an a'tie and con.iis.ent member
of the .Methodist Memorial congrega
tion and took n deep interest in all
of the affairs of the church. She waa
an earnest and consecrated Christian
woman who devoted ber life to the
service ot others. , She leaves a void,
not only In her own family circle,
but in tbe other cirvlea In which abe
moved, that ranot be lilted. -
She la survived by her husband
and six email children, tbe youngest
of which la only 4 nioatha of age,
She la survived by two brothers,
Messrs. J. P- and M. D. Moore, oce
sister, Mrs. E, W. Rcadc, and by her
father and mother.
The funeral aervicea were held
Wednesday at 3 o'clock. Irom . the
Methodist Memorial rbtmn. Tne
services wtiw conducted by hcv, M
Dradshaw. The pall-bearers ftwcre
Messrs. P. A. Noell, J. D. Pridgen,
N, lnderood, W. M. Yesrby, J. J.
Tbaxton. B. H. Hinton. T. J. Lambe.
John C. t'aller. and floral bearers
W. M. Speed, Jobn L. Kirkland. R
P. Reade. J. E, Pegram, W. H. Over
ton, J. M. mislead, i. i. Jones,
Charles King, Charlea A. Jordan, 8.
11. L'ndcr"od, E. C. Piper and Rufua
II. Powell. Jr, -.
Phjdli urn Fcee Urnve Charge.
Milwaukee. Feb. 16. Dr. F. X
Schaeffer. who was recently married
In England to the Baroness von Ot
tlnger, ws arraigned in court today
for a tirel! ulnary bearing on a charge
of manslaughter. The charge grows
out ot the leaih some time sgo of Mrs.
Rose Dietrich In ihls city.
Segre On Trial for Murder.
May s l anding, X. J.. Feb, 16 Lee
Mammon, a negro, waa placed on trial
before Jtiiig Trenchard today for the
alleged murder of Henry Foote, Foote
was shot and killed In Atlantic city
on November I last. '
Iturslnrs Rob Jail.
Wllkclarre. Pa., Feb. 16, Two
masked burglara broke Into the War
rlor. Pa . Jail, bursting the cell where
Ittalcy Jendua waa conflnrd and rob
bed him of f 2. Then they escaped
' Mke the Heart Flutter.
Greensboro News.
Ive la a bird within the heart
but It never sings while the door la
sHut, '
resident Talt Fears it May Kill
- int i.anaaian ran ,
m ae arw m
STATEMENTS GIVE ftURM
Xo Thought of I'nilm in Treaty Pres
ident Says in a Letter Clark's
Speech Held as a G'reat III under.
Senate Not Expected to Permit
Measure to Come to a Vote. , -
Washington, Feb. 16. The presi
dent la alarmed 'today over the state
ments made by Champ Clark during
the debate yesterday on reciprocity
in which he said the present treaty
would ultimately result In the an
nexation of Canada by this country
and the extension-of our national
boundaries to tbe polar zone.
At the ' conference held at the
white bouse yesterday morning the
president told some of bis callers
that he feared Mr. Clark's sentiment
would result in the rejection bf trade
agreement by the' Canadiana.
, Ground for Protest
He said it would give-the English
people ground for urging that closer
trade relations between the Domin
ion and the Cnited Statea be not en
couraged.
Tbe president yesterday afternoon
decided to make the attitude of tbe
administration toward Canadian an
nexation plain, and Issued a letter to
Representative McCall, of Massachu
setts, to this effect. The letter fol
lows: " '
1 write to congratulate you sin
cerely upon the passage throuU tbe
house of the McCall bill enacting
into legislation the reciprocity agree
ment with Canada. 1 sincerely ope
that it will pass tbe senate and be
come a part of our statutes.
'This agreement. If it becomes a
law. haa no political significance.
No thought ot future political an
nexation or union waa in the mind of
the negotiators on either side. Can
ada is now and will remain a politi
cal unit '
I am very aure that If this agree
ment becomes a law it will innure to
tbe great social and economical bene,
lit of both countries." .
Secretary Knox may be telegraph
ed to make clear the admlnltratlon's
attitude in hla Chicago speech.
From what could be gathered' at
the white house today from those
who talked directly with the presi
dent, it was learned that the presi
dent regards tbe 'Clark speech as a
great blunder. Tbey say tbe admin
istration fears that the English news
papers which already bare been ap
posed to the treaty, will now find an
excuse tor further protest, and that
they may finally exert enough influ
ence to prevent the Canadians from
carrying out their part of the treaty
enactment. '
Now I'p to Si'nate.
The question of what to do with
the Canadian reciprocity agreement
la now up to the'senate.
Tbe house having passed the meas
ure by an overwhelming vole, with
the democrats practically united and
tbe republicans split, there Is much
speculation a to what the aenate,
which la quite aa badly divided on
the question as the house, will do,
It Is generally concealed that the
votes csn be had to pass tne oui
through the senate. The real ques
tion, so far as thla session is con
rented, Is whether it will be allowed
to come to n vote.
The bill waa reported to the senate
from the bouse today. It waa refer
red to the finance committee. The
senaie committee on foreign rela
tions which bad the agreement under
consideration, reported It. Thua the
nuance committee now bag Jurisdic
tion of the matter.
Prompt IteM.rt Aeured.
o far as developed, there Is no
disposition to hold tbe measure In
the finance committee, and its sup
porters are aMiired that it wilt be re
ported out of that body.
A good deal of talk ia heard that a
vote will be reathed. This talk In
the last few days has been growing.
But In spite of this, most senatora
sy they do not see how it will be
possible to reach a vote. In the
house, the gag rule wa applied, but
this cannot be done In the senate,
with Ita traditional right ot unllm
Ited debate.
ii 4 1
Mlnnrenta Pedagogues.
Mankato. Minn., Feb. 16. Three
daya of work and pleasure are In
store for the members ot the outh
ern Minnesota Teachers' association
whose annual convention began In
this city today. The attendance I
nnasttally large. Among the noted
educators to deliver addreasca are
president Hilt, of the t'nlversity of
Missouri; Profei?ec F. Hodge, of
nark university, and Miss Flora
vnnke). tirlnrlnat bf thai Parker arann!
u - - - - - -
B Chicago. ,
DEATH
OF COL: Mil
Leader ot Robeson Bar Died in
Raleigh Last Night
Raleigh, Feb. 16. The sudden death
of Col. Neil! Arch McLean at the Yar-
borough house last night, shortly after
S o'clock, was a shock to thla city and
the state generally. He had been in
Raleigh much during the legislature,
representing the Croatan Indians, in
terested In the proposition to divide
Robeson county ami in connection
with several important matters touch
ing county affairs. He complained of
not feeling well yesterday morning
when he awoke, but decided to dress
in the hope; that he would feel better.
Later in tUt day he told friends that
be' felt sick, had some trouble with
his heart, and in the afternoon went
to bed. Dr. McPbaul waa called in,
and when he grew worse Dr. Rogers
and Dr. McGeachy, but the approach
ing death could not be atayed, and at
8:10 o'clock last night he died, The
cause of his death - was eugina pec
toris. ". - ' ; .. ,
Many Robeson people were In the
city, as well as friends from other
places, and he lacked for nothing of
human attention and help. Not in
many years has a death come go sud
denly to a distinguished visitor to the.
capital, and its solemn omen fell like j
pall upon the whole city, legislators
and other visitors.
The body was prepared for burial
and waa carried to Lumberton early
this morning on the Seaboard train,
and he will be buried from hia home
and among bis neighbors and friends
to whom be waa devotedly attached,;
and who were proud of his ability!
and the large place he had won. Ac
companying the ' body thla morning
were Senator Cobb, Representative
McArthur and Repreaentative Mc
Phaul, members of the legislature
from Robeson, and the following citi
zens of Robeson, who were in the
city: Messrs. A. W. McLean, Stephen
Mclntyre, R. C. Lawrence. Wm. A.
McNeill. Jr., E. M. Britt, J. D. Mc
Leary. J. D. Proctor. W. Lennon. W.
Drltt. Col. D. C. McGechefn. A. E.
White. S. A. Edmunds. M. C. Merler
and J. W. Carter, also Mr. J. Gilchrist
McConnick, of Wilmington, a former
law partner of Colonel McLean, who
waa In the city.
Nelll Archibald McLean was born
In Robeson county, near Red Springs,
fifty-six yeara ago. He was the son
of Col. NeUl Archibald McLean, long
practicing attornVy, and one of the
most brilliant men of the bar of the
Cape Fear section.
Polo Tournament at Riverside.
Riverside, Cal., Feb. 16 The first
of tbe season's polo tournamenta In
Southern California opened here to
day and will continue until next
Wednesday. The tournament Is con
ducted under the auspices ot the
American Polo-association.
10'
NOT OF HAWAIIAN ROYAL
HUMID AS JtEl"ORTED.
New York, Feb. 16. With the cx
pectcd confirmation today of the en
gagement of young Jay Gould and
Miss Annie Douglaa Graham, public
Interest In the bride-elect haa greatly
Increased. Though Miss Graham en
joys an exceptionally high position
in society both in this country and
abroad she Is little known to the
public at large, probably because ahe
haa never gone In for athletics or in
dulged In other pasttmea that would
bring her Into the limelight,
The report that Miss Graham is
the last of a royal line, which once
held ' the rein of government la
Hawaii la erroneous. Neither was
she born In the Islands. She Is the
only daughter of the late Douglas
Graham, a man of social r.nd busi
nes prominence In New York, and
she was born In this city. The rumor
of her royal connections possibly
originated in the fact that her
mother waa a Miss Coney, of Hawaii
Mr. Graham married Misa Coney In
the Islands, but after a brtef stay
there came to New York. Following
the death of her husband Mrs. Gra
ham was married to Hubert Vos, the
well-known portrait painter.' Miss
Graham was educated In a convent
in Paris. Following her graduation
she traveled with her parents over a
large part of Europe and subsequent
ly visited the Hawaiian Islands.
was soon after ber return from Ihls
trip that Miss Graham first met Jay
Gould.
Jtlnneaola f . K. C. X.
Albert Lea, fern 16. Drleicatet rep
resenting the brsttcbe of 'he Young
Men's Christian association through
out Minnesota arrived here In large
numbers today to take part In the
annual convention of their a ate or
ganisation. Beginning with a wet
come demonstration tonight tbe ses
Ions will continue until Punday, clos
Ing Sunday evening with a farewell
meeting at which many noted speakers
will be heard.
BEN EFlTTED B
HECIKITY
North Carolina Products to Share
in Good Results
MM FDHJTS PASSAGE
A Few Facts to Show Why the Pend
ing Reciprocity Legislation Should
Be Carried Through It Would
Open a larger Xarket for Things
Produced In Our State.
Cotton seed oil will enter Canada
from tbe United Statea free of dury
under the pending reciprocity legisla
tion. It Is at present taxed by Canada
at the rate ot 17 1-2 per cent ad va
lorem. Tbe value ot Canada's conces
sion of free cotton seed oil may be
measured by the fact that In the
calendar year 1310 we exported to
Canada $1,111,413 of cotton seed oil.
on which she collected approximately
$193,000 1n duties. The concession ia
of interect to North Carolina since
the manufacture of cotton seed oil.
etc., ranks among her leading half
dozen industries, according to the
Cnited Statea census ot manufactures
or 1905; which states North Carolina's
output of tbe oil at 6,269,062 gallons,
valued at $1.6)0,950.
Fresh vegetables and fruits are
made free by Canada under tbe agree
ment, when imported from the United
States. Her ratio upon potatoes haa
been twenty cents per bushel, and
upon most other vegetables thirty per
cent ad valorem. Upon fresh f-uits
her general rate has been two cents
per pound, apples being taxed foty
centa per barrel. During tbe year
ended March 31, 1910, the United
Statea shipped to Canada fresh fruita
and vegetables aggregating 12.137,000
in value, which were taxed more than
C 00,000 by Canada. The removal ot
!1 restrictive duties by Canada en
this class ot importations offe-s a
large opportunity for North Carolina's
early potatoes and garden or orchard
produce. North Carolina produced
91.498,000 of potatoes during the
calendar year 1909.
Oysters in any state will be sdrahted
by Canada free of duty when from this
country. Heretofore canned oysters
have been taxed three centa per pack-
.'hnn I n f, tin. an A Rv. l-.nl I
per package when In quart tlna; and
these ratea have been well-nigh pro
hibitive. North Carolina put np
177,000 of canned oyaters in 1905.
Peanuts are v enter Canada from
the United States at one-fourth of the
present duties of unsbelled or at one
third of the present duties it shelled.
Canada Imported about SS5.000 ot un
sbelled peanuts from- the United
tates in the year ended March 3L
1910, and about 141.000 ot shelled pea
nuts. She collected approximately
$40,000 more In duties on this charac
teristic North Carolina product than
tbe pending reciprocity bad been
in force. In place of two centa per
pound on unshelled peanuts Canada
will levy only one-halt a cent per
pound, and In place of three cents per
pound on shelled peanuta she will
levy but one cent per pound.
Farm wagons from tbe Inlted
States will be admitted Into Canada
at a reduction of ten per cent from
ner former rate, which was one
fourth of the value of the wagon.
During Canadian fUcal year 1910
Canada purchased $218,000 worth of
farm wagons from the United S'ates.
North Carolina might compete for a
portion of this business. Inasmuch aa
her manufactures of wagona and car-
rlages In 1905 were valued at
$2
J04.000.
Former Stale Senator On Trial
New York. Feb. 16 Frank J. Gard
ner, the former member or the ew
York state senate who was Indlc ed
last fall on a charge of bribery grow.
Ing out or the effort to defeat the
anti-race track belting bill at Albany,
was placed on 'rial In the supreme
court here today. Gardner, wha was
senator from Brooklyn, was In
dicted on the testimony of Assistant
District Attorney Robert H. Eld-r. of
Kings county, who swore that Con
gressman Ot;o Q. Foelker, while a
state senator, wai approached by
Gardner and offered money If he wo-ild
vote agalnat the bill.
Tn KiiMk fur Itminrm l!V.
Chicago. Feb. 14. James 3. Hill,
the railroad magnate, la the prime
mover In the great demonstration to
be htld here tomorrow night by the
supporter of the plan for reciprocity
th Canada. The flemonstratma
III take the form of a banquet at
hlrh Pcvretary of State Knot and
other public men of prominence will
d liver apeecbes advocating reciprM
Ity ith the Dominion.
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Kit Mnaa f Hire Seek H.ee Kale.
Detroit, Feb. 16. The mayors of
many of the leading cities of Mich!.
Can met In conference here today to
discuss plana to aeenre leglsla'loa to
permit tbe cities to amend their
t-hartirs without a general revision, M