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rT t f x OlJLV PAIPER IN 'TJGRTItf-ARMNA THAT &-JAG WHO MM ! . - Weather Today - ' Fair Wednesday - and .Thursday; light to frc&t west windd. ... r w. ; j Weather Todav I I , I Fair Wednesday . and I I ' , - I frest went winds. XJL sJ ' I ' Thursday; i light to : i ,-4 baijEigh, n. c, Wednesday 3OKNTGf decembeb 25, 1007. PiacEccEKr all North luia ilili(lL ... v. ... 1 , .' t ..'" V VOLUME LXXXVKO. 29 I leads Calfe M News GATECiTV FIRE : CHIEF WATCHED (HcjAssisbant is Bridled nd; Saddled HEW LAW AT WORK First Arrest TJnder Ordinance Iiiipos- f In PenaJUes on . Minors Who . 1 ,' Enter Pool Rooms Daughters , j-v of liberty Elect Officers. . - ! Greensboro, N. C, Dec 24. Last right in the halt of the Steam Fire r. Engine Company, with Treasurer E. ! r. iuiuiiju in uic 1:1141.11 uiiu nrriciau i E. U Clarke tat the secretary's desk I Fire Chief Fred N. Taylor and Assist ant Fire Chief W. R. Pleasants were each presented with handsome gifts Chief Taylor received a handsome gold. ; i watch, with "Presented to F. N. Tay-; i "lor by the Greensboro Fire Depart "i mehtV. engraved inside the case. ' r In a very appropriate way Mr. Tay . lor expressed hla appreciation of the i; rplendid gift and mark of esteem of his fellow firemen.- Mr. Pleasants was $ presented with a fine, leather saddle and blanket and bridle. , , The, first arrest under the new or dinance imposing a .penalty on per sons under twenty-one years of age for entering pool rooms was made last night by Police Sergeant "Barnes. The Ta.iv krvii that both - the nlavpr nnd proprietor of the place where he is found nlavlnsr i ar mihfMi tn nunlsh. ' menC and the police announce their n antf An . -A BtriM lv anfMta l4ur : "At last night's meeting of Gate City ; Council, JCo. tH, Daughters "of Liberty, officers for the following year ;were elected. They will be installed at the next meeting. I The following are the : newly elected officers: Councillor. Miss Blanch Johnson; Associate Council lor. Mr. J. F.. AlkenVlce-Councirier, uia r run. Anrwiiiic v icc'uuunciuur. Ml?s Laura Fields; Recording Secre tary Mr. : W. Johnson; Assistant Re cording Secretary, Miss Lizzie Ridge; Treasurer. Mr. M...1M.: .:yleo"v There were three Christmas enters tajnments hWhre last night, all of : them! being largely attended and great ly enjoyed. At the Smith Memorial Building, the 'entertainment of., the Hounday-schooJ was held. The exer cises consisted of songs, recitations and each child was presented with a gift. The" Sunday-school raised 111 3.6 2 for - the Barium -Springs Orphanage. At the Centenary Methodist church the unday-school children -gave their ; annual Christmas exercises, including son era. recitations, etc.. all of which wasldone in a very creditable manner. Prizes in .the ' Junior League Bible competition were also given.: out last '.night. , the winners of the prizes be ing as-follows: First prize. Mattie Lee . Rives; second prise. Will Townsend. lyyda Parham: third prize, Louise Clegg and Frank Starr. , At the Forrest Avenue Baptist church the children rendered . an ex cellent program of song3 and recita tions, .there being , a large audience present. Following the exercises Santa Claus appeared In all his glory and ' distributed presentaamong the chil- dren of the school. , - At the meeting of the Ministers' As sociation, held today, it was decjded to form ah organization for the caring of the needy? of the city. The organi zation" will Be perfected at a meeting abundant Tpro'V'ision will be, made for me wormy poor. o.i me cuy. . The Saimion Army 'will distribute baskets tonight at their hall to the needy poor 'of the city, ' They have provided 100 baskets, and at their Christmas tree there will be distributed three hundred presents to as , many children. ;u' ' '. . FOR A DEFINITE PERIOD. Illinois Central and Southern Railway u Must Publish Rates on Cross-tics j: (By the Associated Press. y-'"" V . Washington. D. C. Dec. '24. The case of the Holcomb-Hayes Company -against the Illinois Central Railroad Company and the Southern Railway Company before the Interstate Com merce Commission, has been decided in favor of the complainant The de fendant roads are required to publish their rates for a definite period of time and to reimburse the complain ant In the sum of $3,071, as repre- mCRMEOS' (THE DISPENSARY) "There was a graven image of Desire "Painted with red blood on a ground f gold "Passing between the young men and the old "And by him Pain, whose body shone like fire, "And Pleasure with gaunt hands that grasped their hire; "Of his left wrist, with fingers clenched and cold, ' "The insatiable Satiety kept 1 "Walking with feet unshod that pashed the mire. 'The senses and the sorrows and the sins, i "And the strange loves that suck the breasts of Hate "Till lip3 and teeth bite in their sharp indenture, "Folloved like beasts with flap of wings arid fins.. "Death ctood aloof behind a gaping grate, "Upon whose lock was written PERADVENTURE." ! "; ',-''',"....' , ," ,; ' .;'-;' , '"; This vision -of- lust was written by Algernon Cliarlea Swinburne, pcr Imps the most flnished and in many respects the1 most profound of EngUh poets., Were Mr. Swinburne in Raleigh today to write die abstract and yet ppallbig lines reproduced above, he would find In tlic dispensary Uks con crete example of what he lias spoken to the souL Jlnt, Uiougli the dlspen- tary iniftht havcf sussested Uks poem to lilm, It would not have permitted him at the end ;elve even the faint hope that "PERAD VENTURE" holds forth. There no "PISRADVENTURE about the dispensary. sehtlng alleged unjust and unreasona ble charges for the transportation of cross-ties. - " Although' just announced today, the decision was. rendered December 9, and embodies a pew rule In such cases to prevent discriminations; re quiring rates to remain in effect for a definite period of time to.' be desig nated in the order The following comment is made: "The ommlsslon does not approve the practice whereby a carrier puts In rates vith a clause under which they expire after a short time, for the pur pose of enablin the Commission to do justice in a particular case." In the present case the defendants are required , to publish and charge, on or before January 15, 1J08, and during a period ofiat least one year thereafter, a rate oi i-z cenw per cross-tie. MIL J. W. HARRIS GETS CANE. Pastors Organize Mr. J. Robbed of $643, P. Long High Point, N. C.l Dec. 54. Mr. J. W. Harris, the genial secretary and treasurer of the Welch Furniture Com pany, was caned this week by his loyal employes. The cane was presented by the superintendent and was a hand some gold-headed affair. Mr. Harris accepted the cane in a brief speech which showed his appreciation of this testimonial of good ; will. The High Point Pastors Association met this morning la the Manufactur ers' Reading Room and re-organized by electing Rev. Dnos Harvey presi dent and Rev. E. L. Slier secretary for the coming six months. A meeting will be held each week on Monday. Mr. J; P. Long, father of our towns man. Mr. C F. Long, who has been spending -several days here, left yes terday fcf'hls home in Roxboro. Mr. Long was the .unfortunate victim of the ,def t hand gentry at Greensboro last week when he was touched for $842. The certificate of deposit of $1,000 the robber could not touch. Mr. Long was bringing the money to his son there as a Christmas gife so jt real ly is Mr. C.f F. Long's loss. The sen ior Mr. Long remembers a man tak ing hold of the rods and apparently made several effort to board the train, lie finally left, saying he did not want to get on the train anyway. This is the man who got Mr. Longs money. , , He is described as a low, stout man with black moustache. Negro Slayer Arrested. Mount Airy, N. C, Dec. 24. Mont gomery, the man who " ; assassinated Robert Snow the 'Inoffensive eolored man, lour or lite weeks ago near this city,'was arrested von Sunday, and lodged In JalM He will have rough sailing when the trial comes up, as It la known tbaf po more heinous crime was ever committed in this country. The man, Willis, who was with Mont gomery' when he killed Snow, has not been captured, at this writing. Up to " this hour Mount Airy has had no serious accident, and It is hoped the Christmas holidays will go by with no sad affair to disturb the citizens of this city and community. c HOT HIS SISTER o Horrible Christmas trag edy in Fayotteville '. ' a-- " v y ; . V - . T ,'".'-'' - : Boy of Ten lreemcd Willi Shot Gun Kills HLs Sister of Seven ! . . , . tlic Same Evening. (Special to News and Observer. FayettevIUe, N. C, Dec. 24. A shocking tragedy occurred In Fayette vIUe last night about 7 o'clock, in which a little girl seven years old, met Instant death. Policeman. Rals. llail. who lives on Ramsey street, purchased his ten-year-old son a breech-loading shotgun for a Christmas gift The boy had been playing with the gun; which was unloaded, and laid It across the bed to leave the room for a short time. During his absence, it seems that the gun was charged with a cart ridge. On his return he ticked It up and snapped it at the child. The gun went off, the charge entering the child's mouth, killing her insfcuitty. The little girl was a niece of police man Hall and daughter of Mr. Thad deus Hall. Oreat sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents of both son and daughter. It is Indeed a sad usher ing In of Christmas to these good peo ple, and is one of those inscrutable visitations of , Providence which man cannot fathom. . Negro Becomes a De- Partmcnt Store. Henry Rogers' Brotlicr Comes to RescueAn important Dunnes IILi Change In Wilson Ilell t Drops In Abundance (Special to News and Observer.)! Wilson, N. C. r.c. 24. Mr. II. iRogera, of Page's Mill. S. C. Is in the scltyjto make arrangement for thejre lease of his brother, Mr. Henry Rogers, the Norfolk and Southern operator at Wflson as printed in yesterday's Nwa pay on a capias issued Dy tne autnor itiesj of- Wake cdunty, charging seduc jtion under a promise of marriage! of ja. ybung lady in Wake county not Wilson at printed in ye-terday'a News and Observer.. The alleged crime la a' serious one, but a justified bondj of fourj hundred dollars will be accept ed. Mr. H. Rogers .wilt put up the amount in cash, and it is j presumed that this unfortunate young brother Hill be at liberty before this appears :n print lion. John K. Woodard has een retained td defend the accused. I; AH KIihU of Liar. Wilson's most up-to-date depart inen : store does hot carry a more Va ried j line of articles tan was found lii .the possession of Will Read, col ored who has for some time been in the jemploy of ;ithe Wilson Grocery Company, when he was arrested last nlghf by our watchful police. A raid vas made on hi home, and Varldus articles were foUnd In his posfes.sin. consisting of a j tenty-fl.ve pound bucket Of Carolina sausage, two boxes .of Perfecto cigars, many scarf plnsjof many designs, 4 hror.rc clock, tivo iatche,! two harmonJcps, seven dollars ih cash and a peck of other stuff. A member' of the J aboe named firm .Identified the property. A an all round liar Read has Ananias sklnpedt why jln relating how ho came In pos session of the -article the lies fell from from his lips as gllblv as does water a duck's, back. He was held for the grand lury. I , , , j t ; llUMlneMK tliansf. P. I Woodard & Co.. one of AVI I son si largest Ufr.es firms, have pur haed the stock, good w HI. etc.. of the firm f Howard, .Williams & Co., ahd Will move Into the letter's place jof business on Jannyrj" first. : .i we have It from gwd authority- 'J i 1 iMallelous Wrk. - IFor-eeveral f days pat the . lines irf tli e" pot tal Telegraph... wires. , between Wilson and New Be.rn have been out ofj whack; Linemen tJ from ; I Raletth were sent out toj Ucjie the trouble, and today., rix mjlles from Farmvljle they found that ome malicious p!r sqn, or persons. had, alihiNo.; 23 wire j'o fine that (it is. hard tui sefc ground e'l the current. Todav at 12 o'plock the system N realn out pf or der. nd it Is the Inpinfon Of the !ppr tr here that the see mo Is again at nij nefarious work. . . ". r In Ifell I)ri. ' ... he Wilson dlpt?nsarv Is dlspensin It I tremendous Inrpe ouantMles, today tnp stun: that till ;relm s cells, drunk ards graves, alms 'housed: that de grade: women and children nl causes mothers, widows anj daughtfi't toh!de their faces In ehame the stuff that causes nine-tenths of . the trouble Uilit Innrtcent people have.; to bea. And, if there i ijo crlm recordeki frim here during the holidays It Mll not be on account of the amount Hnll thf hell that Is In .every drink thajt a-oes down the thirsty throat; of not only the habitual drunkard but of thfe mild drinker as well. FUNERAL OF 31IKS ERXA HUDSON Oiie of tlic .Most Relovcd Young i Indies of tltei Apex Section. Apex, N. C, Dee. 24. Funeral serf vices over the remains of Miss Efiria J. Hudson vere conducted here today at ill o'clock at the Baptist church, and her remains Were Interred in th church cemetery Immediately after wards. ! '.,' - - :t ,' . . -i Jtev. Mr. I M. Ilobbs, pastor of the church, and Itev: Mr. J. W. White, a teacher -anid a life-long friend er of sii las Hudson, conducted the ser4 vlch. j '. h -:;'."""""". .'--;: ' Rev. ! Mr. Ilobbs trft for h text the! second verse of the filst Psaimi addrtfMns his remarks to the. family an friends of the deceased. Basing his; remarks upon, "When- my heart In overwhelmed, lead m to the rock that is higher than I." , Mr. Ilobbs. in most touching and eloquent terms, eulogized the life of the deceased and administered consolation to those who loved her. Rev. Mr. White at the conclusion of IRevJ Mr. Ilobbs' remarks, spoke feelingly and eloquently of the char acter, life,, sufferings and death of his former Pupil and life-long friend.; He prefaced his remarks with a statement uttered with Intense feeling that he felt that he had come to sneak at the funeral fc his daughter. He took for his text' the 7th chapter of. Revela tion; 9th to 17th verses, and reviewed Iinejiiie jor mis raon esiimaoie young ladjf frdm her earliest childhood to Iherjdeath. It was evidecit to the con gregation that the Words of the speak, er came from a heart .strongly touched with grief, and there were but : few dry pyesiln the congregation when he had ! concluded. At thel grave the services were con cluded by Rev. Wri Hobbs in a most eloquent and impressive manner, i Thjere was a large congregation pres ent No jpersan In this community had a larger (number of friends than Miss Hudson, j Ilers was an exceptional life fend character. The heart of the comfnunlty goes out to the relatives In thel sad bereavement i Messrs. Ruby J. Olive. Dr. Olive. A. C. Huehe. W. II. . BrancSi, Estes Baucom, W. F. Booker, Dr. H. j W. Htephens. R B. Currin. W. It Johnson. Walter Kd wards, and J. It Cam pen acted as pall bearers. Sirs, Ixmgwrth Improving. (By the Associated Press. 1 Washington. D. C Dec. 24. Mrs. tiongworth has so far recovered from the elects of the operation for atmendi citis fwhlch she underwent on Decem ber 1 1th that she will leave the white house Thursday for her own residence. Por feveral days Mrs. Longworth has DeenaDie .to go ahout her room but as yet she has not been out doors. HUNGER BOLT FROM CLEAR SKY Rear Admiral Brownson it Suddenly Resigns NO REASON ASSIGNED Clilef or He Bureau of Navigation is HutTceded by tapt Cameron Melt . !" - n Wlnslow Tvo Snggested Mi - ... t -v - & ,. Reasons. (By the Associated press.) Washington. 1). C, Dec. j 2 4. Presi dent Roosevelt today received and ac cepted the resignation of Rear Ad miral WlUard H. Brownsin as chief of the Bureau of Navigation. ' The resignation , takes effect immediately and Captain Cameron McR. Wlnslow has been appointed to succeed the Ad miral. No reason -for the jresignatlon Is given at the White House. Diligent Inquiry from Rear Admiral Brownson. from jSecretary Metcalf and at .the White House, failed! to develop the reason for the seemingly sudden retirement of the Rear Admiral from the Navlgatibn j Bureau, j Admiral Brownson takes ithe posStldn that Yie subject is one for the dlussion ' of his superior officers. Secretary Met calf passes the responsibility of stat ing the reason of the resignation ' to President Roosevelt Secretary Ioeb. speaktnc for. the President says that no information can be obtained from that source. ! Tw!a theories jhave been advanced as belnsf sufficient In them selves to bring forth the tester of r4 hignati'tn. . One "f thee reasons V! f' Uiat the Admiral find h tmelf un tble to agree" wth the Ideai of the President legardiir.g certain Important policies to be, pursued by the Bureaiu of Naviration. Kueh; .f disagreement, honestly entertained, would' leave the Admiral tut one course arid that tt take his place ori the retired list and relinquish the active management - of the bnrsu. - I - .1, ' The ot!ir reawnlls Chat the! Bear Ad miral bolng on the retired list of h navy niii' not beilegally corif.rmed by the iSentf toLatf :pntmenJ-4ouM Adrocat Apartment ni the! Nr i been wrertlliig with thU legal que i nr witn tnw. legal tion. with t petial reference t the case of Admfral . Brownson 4 foe . several weeks past v It Is; also knoaln.. thet.at opinion on the cuetlon has recently been rendered, hat the effect of this opinion l. can ionlytbe surmised. Those wl o believe that It H the real son for his resignation, say that the opinlotv wt foth - th law t be that hl conft-matlon could, r-ot be legally executed by the Fenate. J Admiral Brnvrisons appointment a chief if the Bureau of Navigatio was made by the President during the recess f t'ongresa. " It i- elustomary for the name- of the recej"i appointees to p-o to the i tnate on Its fiext con4 venlng. after i the appointments havo been made. In the present lease ahl becwufe cf the uncertainty of ithe right of a retired naval offlrer to be as signed to active duty. Admiral Brown-! son's name has been withheld fronv the Senate pending the rendering ofi the legal opinion In the case. The resignation and its acceptance) will ob viate the raising of the question'' be tween the lerilatlve ana executive de partments of the government as f thel h men of .our eet , U get -.n Eng Scers to be appointed r!'Pnv K v tedern town, time of peace. , with well raved stretU -treet right of retired ofneers to active duty In time of peace Since Admiral Brownson took com mand of the Breau of Navigation, that bureau has he d to handle the question of the cruise o fthej Atlantic fleet to the pacific the greatest peace move of the navyi during itj history. The resignation of Admiral Brownson as chief of the Bureau of Navigation has the effect of placing him In his former position on the retired list of tle navy. . ; . q . . r . ; j : ; . : i Commander Wlnstow, who has been designated to act as the head of the Navigation Bureau, has for sstme time past been assisbinti to Admiral Brown son. ; ' ', ' .. 1 Commander Wlnslow Is anxious to obtain command of the new battU -hip New Hamoshlre. si It is believed, t j his nfescnt designation is Intended td bridge over an interval during which the President can make a selection of another officer. Among the ! names mentioned In that, connection; Is tha of Captain Richardson Clover. at present head of the board of Inspec tion and survey. I j '. .. Another name which It Is known has been considered In. connection with the vacancy. Is that of Lieutenant Com mander William 8. Sims, who is one of the president's naval aides.; Train Crushed J. S. B. Crawford'? Leg and -". ' ' ': He Hay Die (Special to News and Observer.) Hendersonville. N, C, Dec. 24 J. S. B. Crawford, of Saluda, alighted from the train f from AshevIUe today and started to walk up the track a short distance, lie got his foot caught In a frog and the passenger train pass ed over his leg.- Dr. J. G. Waldrop found it necessary jto amputate the leg. Crawford may jfecover. j THE WEATHER, i j '" 1;:'. "' - ' ' (""' i.- V " j '.'" ' i Forecast for Wednesday and Thurs day: Fr jlrht to fresh west winds. The Weather S Yesterday.! , Maxlmim temperature, 64 degrees; ninlmum temperature, 39 degrees; total precipitation for 24 hours (ending I p, m. 0.04 inches. . ! -I. Fleet Completes First Leg Of Journey Battfeslilps Ancliored In- Four Col- i n umn formation in Port of Spain, i . - - Trinidad, South America. j Receives a Welcome. i Bv the Associated Press.) Port-of SDaln. Trinidad. B. W. I.. Dec. 124. Although not due here until today the American battlesh'p fleet ar rived In I this port yesterday, complet ing the! first leg of the 14.000 mile Journey to the Pacific. Daylight today showed the war ships! anchored In four .column for mation about four miles from the wharf. The ' people crowded the wa ter front to view the Imposing array of white ships of war. entertainment committees completed their final, ar rangements and the town rapidly took on It best holiday nttlre. Port of Spain! has prepared to welcome the fleet with hospitality and good fellow ship. Numberless launches, rowboats, small yachts and harbor craft of all sbrts began putting out at an L early hour to take sightseers over to the American; vessels. They clustered and cruised about between the anchored warships,' glistening -in the sunlight of a warm, perfect day, while the crowd voiced Its admiration. : j. Call on The fioveroor. Rear Admiral Evans, accompanied by hl4 staff, called on the governor of Trinidad. Sir Herrry Moore Jackson, this morning. They were received on landing by a squad of honor from the local miUUa. A party of officer! from the fleet fame ashore this afternoon. The vrarshlpa this morning took coal from the colliers. AH ion board the vessels are welt Thel tender Yankton arrived during the night several hours later than 'the flfet She was unable to keep up with th other vessels. Two thousand of the; men of the battleship fleet were granted liberty this afternoon and were warmly welcomed by the people when theyr landed. They gave them selves up Uo th enjoyment .f sight seeing anf playing baseball and other gnmefti The town presents , a lively1 appearance.- ."" ; : ' f lotilla tK)iie On. , During , the movements of the tor pedo boat flotilla"' preparatory to leav- mf b fi Whipple y rop-ljef f ouled tSfi anehojt chiifh of the collier. Fortuna. This accident delayed the departure of thei flotilla" a second tttne. i The torpedo boats returned here yesterday after having tailed Sunday,' because of damage to the machinery of the Law rence. . . The I Whipple at once was hove to and divers were sent down to clear the propeller. -The accident was. not serious, ; . . " The idtyj of Port of Spain lies on a curve In Ithe goulf ot Paria.j on the west side of . the Ila..3f of Trinidad. It is one of the cleart?st? most; attrac tive and comfortable, i towns , in the i-Wet Indies. Prom ; the ba the View of the j prrt is bright and beautiful; white Celled houies apped with red roofs nestle amsng luxuriant and bril liant t tropica K roiiag; In' the fore ground i sparkle " t ""w "ters of the gulf, wrile behind tha town the enclr 'in?r tills make a frame of changing hues., j v , .vi -., K , --;:v . It is j an English town, English Is the tonirue of the blacks. Christmas Is oDservwl In. the English way, and rr se.rv.icr, sr'i eiurrs ii.iu noieis. ai tractive! tropical paries and extensive garden. There are- several i clubs, some, tri the city and otners ir the nflarbv Country. The famous trtnidad asphalt lake Is sixty miles from nort cf Spain. It supplies, under leas9 to on American Company raw material for a mrtrican pavemen ts. The waters of the bav are shallow and vessels of dee draft have to anchor some dis tance oiit Tiie climate at this sea son is warm and pleasant lteprted to Washington. , Washington, D. C, Dec 24. Ad miral Evans has reported to the Navy Department the safe arrival of the battleship fleet at Trinidad yesterday. Secretary Metcalf today sent the fol lowing Christmas greeting to the offi cers and men of the Atlantic battle' ship fleet and the torpedo destroyer Flotilla, j " ' - ; "Evans Port of Spain, Trinidad, "The department extends td you, officers land men under your I com mand, the best wishes for a Merry Christmas. j- : Signed Metcalf." This message will be read to the men tomorrow aboard the various ships of j the fleet and flotilla or will be posted where it mav be readily seen by them. 0,ver 14.000 offlcera and men are now at Port of Spain, so that ' the; secretary's message will be a greeting to them all. The message was sent! by wireless telegraph i from Eon Juan DEPOT ROBBED. $200 or i Southern Express Company's Money stolen. r (Special to News and Observer.) I Spencer. N. C Dec. 24. The south ern Railway depot at Norwood was broken into and robbed last night by fmknowhj persons who escaped. Two hundred dollars held In trust by the Southern j Express Company was sto len from the safe in- the office. Blood hounds were employed . and chased four prominent citisens to their homes, the men having gone on the Scene of the robbery before the dogs arrived. . ! 3IOST; SERIOUS OPERATION. .-. jv Sir. John p. Allison In Watts Hospital in; Critical Condition. ! Durham. N.: C. Dec. 24. One of the most serious operations known to medical science in thla country has been performed on Mr. John P. Alli son, who ts In Watts Hospital In a' se rious condition. The operation wasfor the purpose of removing tunior t the pancreas, or sweet breads, as com monly known. He still lives and the very fact that he lives giwva hope to his physician and his friends. The operation was done by Dr. Joe Graham, of this city, vand Dr. J. J. Coleman, of Orange county, who came her, with the patient It was at tho Watts hospital. " The .friends of Mr. Allison &y that three months ago he weighed 175 pounds and now he weighs 1 20 pounds a loss of fifty pounds. As : result of his condition he is suffering frmi a severe attack of Jaundice. While his condition Is extremely critical and but few of tho 9 who have operations of this kind ever re cover it is thought that, he now has a fighting chance for life. East nlgiit he was resting well, so Jt was report ed, and he had hopes that he would finally recover. Thla Is the way the matter looks now. IT HEM EN 3 LADE HAPPY. Durham Volunteers Receive Over $1, 200 as a Christmas Gift. . Durham, X. C, Dec. 24: The volun teer firemen of this city received more than 21.200 yesterday and last night as a Christmas g.ft The money was distributed by the foremen of the various companies. . In getting this money the banks ac commodated i the boys and cash .. was given rather than scrip.. It wjas all for a day and the banks felt that they could cafry a small load like twelve or thirteen hundred dollars. ! Last night there wa an extremely pleasant occasion at Hose station No. 1 when the company as-embled for the last meeting of the year. The mem bers of the company presented to Mr. J. M. Reams, the foreman, a silver carving set On this solid silver ser vice wee engraved the Initials of Mr. Reams. This present - from bis com pany was presented by the ' chief of the fire department ALL BIRTHS TO' BE REGISTERED. j j- ". . f '. - " ' '-Vv-?i- -.' ;-. Ordinance Paased by Durham's Alder ! . " men. " . . . : Durham. X. C Dec' 24.The board of aldermen of this city have adopted an ordinance that all mid-wives shall register, and that all births ahall be registered. The ordinance as passed sayshat all mid-wives and those en gaged tn this vocation shall , register wlth the city health-officer In fa book mat is io De xept ror this purpose. This registration must be by or be fore January-15, and then thereafter as the practice continues;'' '.? v.-y Another law that was passed by the board is that all such mid-wives, phy sicians and others who shall assist at a birth or know of a birth shall report the same to the health offi cer within ten days and such birth shall be recorded.. JX.a, book, to be kept for that purpose. In thi trpbrt shall -be given . the: names of - the parents, the name of the child. If there is a name; arid the street on which. the birth 'occurred. All will kq to make up a complete history of the child. Any physician or other person Who does not comply with this requirement will be fined? $5 for each and every offense. " ' ' , ;,. ,. . . . y I : .,1 ...-f-.v: in Evenin? Wedding. . : 5 . WlnstOh-Salem. N. C,. Dec. 24. At the home of the- bride's sister, Mrs: Hj C. Valentine last evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Burton Sapp and Vl-fa Eva Roberts were .. united in marriage. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr; H. A. Brown, pastor of. the First Baptist church. - It was a qUl-st hme wedding. ' only a few relatives and friends being, present Mr. and . Mrs. Sapp will remajn in the city - until the first of the year when they ?v. ill leave for Greenville,- S. . C, -where Mr. Sapp makes his iheadquarters. He ia traveling r "slesman for -the . R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company: , : ' c ' NEWSPAPER SOLD. . Mr. P. 31. Pennix Becomes Editor or the Oxford Ledger. (Special to News and Observer.) : Oxford, N. C Dec. 24. Mr. J. T. Britt today sold the Public Ledger to Mr. Frank M. Pennlx. " who will as sume control of the - editorial depart ment Mr. Britt has edited the Public Ledger for over thirty years, and'has made a host of friends. Mr. F. M. pen nit. formerly of Lexington, : has resld I In Oxford for the past ten year .- and Is one of Oxford's most tal ented and popular young men. - We speak for the paper future success. An Opportunity ond a fospsiiii: To tlie Editor: The voters of Ra leigli are face to face with a great op portunity and a grave responsibility. Either we are to take the next 'step tn the direction of ridding our community of a gigantic curse or we are to lapse Into a worse state of affairs than ever, because we are ourselves par ties to this crime and so arc Involved ; in rtlie lssoea.- Some' time.. ago we , voted out twenty-four bar-rooms, and established in their place one of our own. We miy call it by tlic eupbemlsfic name of dispensary, it Are wilt bat the bald fact remains It is a bar-room, and we are vthe proprietors. Many .of bur best cltlxcns are coming to look: upon It as an Indispensable fnstitu- t Inn anrl aiw Imth tn'rlTA nn Its revenues. If w elnSMl thA sntrtona anrt , put their owners out of business on tlie morals of jour city, surely, on, the shop and go out of the business. If seive open to a just cnucism; namely, tuat we drove uiese lnoividaai ou-. sens out of a legitimate business In ordem that we might assume It ourselves under a monopoly. -.''""." ' " The opponents of prohibitionsome of them as conscientious as any of. Its adhercnta oay taxea will be Increased as a 'result of tlie law. i;. it .th enormous money now consumed in drink,, and if the energies of, these Ine briates, now infinitely worse than wasted In riiamef ul revelrv were all tnrhnl into tax-iroducing wealth, as would come to be more and more a fact un der prohibition, the rate would decline Instead of rise. But rant that taxes -411 m InnwiMvl - am m a nun U-IT1 Inn. tn mv mi ava at th. mimniA i.t ' the wives and little children of the unfortunate slave to drink? There are few of us ho would not scorn to be direct parties to such a crime. Is there any less disgrace in seeking this benefit indirectly? ' Indeed, is it not more" manly to be direct hero as elsewhere? ' - - - . -. . Then, their one other argument Is that prohtbitiod will not prohibit. We have laws against murder and rape, and, as we all know, these laws do ) not prohibit. Suppose our legislators had followed this logic and refused ' to enact such statutes? This objection Is not worth consideration. No one need give himself the slightest concern on this point: if tue majority of tlie voters want prohibition and will so register their decreo next Thursday, there will be no trouble in finding oflcers to carry out their w'shes. That the law would not prohibit entirely Is probable, but that it would . reduce drunkenness enormously and that it would wasli our hnnds dean oi a filthy business Is absolutely certain. y- " t -r ' The opportunity is at hand;, the responsibility ; is , upon r s:uill we measure up to the occasion? l X "" Jicxnr jeho:', tTcnkARD. : RalclhTX Dec 2J, 1807. HEM SHIPllltS OF JUGS AHO KEGS Right info a Dispensary ' TovnlSce! HELLHOLE OVER-RUH, Wonder of Wonders; That Money Should,, ne Sent From Dispen sary Town for Liquor! New ' ' , From Louisburg. : f (Special to News and Observer.) " Louisbufg, N. C. Dec. 24. Mr. L. I. Joyner, the popular agent here, says that the shipments of, Christmas boote indicate ? anything but a dry Christmas here. Jugs, kegs and al most everything that would hold li quor have been heaping up at the "of fice for the past few "days. ; Revenue offlcera have been one the -lookout for packages containing five gallons or over, this being a violation of the United States laws. As yet no seiz ures ; have been made.4 but as a mat ter offact it is rumored that some of thejre-gallon packages -have pass ed through the offlce, having been de livered : z before the officers - came around. Tlje local dispensary is also having the usual Christmas rush.. An extra force bf dispensers has been en gaged and an extra door has been put in in order to give an entrance and an exit - Thus all day .a steady stream of booze artists have been roin in and out while the Impatient-crowd ouisiae can naraiy abide its time to enter. All sorts of humanity are rep resented. There Is no better place en earth to study human nature than at the doors of the dispensary on Christ maa eve. ' The close -tudent and on s of sufflclently descriptive Dowers eouii find material enough to fill columns of thi paper. - v - Raraca CSass Organized.; : X Baraca Class has been organized at the Methodist church. . ilr. P. A. Reavls was fleeted president and Mr. J. A. Thorn" i secretary and treasurer. These clas: are' now in existence at both the Baptist . and Methodl? t churches. l..the officers of ; each are all active workers.. There is a broad ld hereof or. such erraalzations. They canbe made productive of much good. J udge i Cooke, Jhrho has been at the bedside of. Dr. Fred Cooke -during-. his Illness of pneumonia, will be at hpme now for Ithe-next three weeks onVhis vacation,? Dr. Cooke Is improving rap- iaiy and le ts now only a question of a short time before he Is entirely welt . Mr. David Clark Ballard, of Roan oke Rapids, reached - here today to spend Christmas with his father. Mr. Prank Ballard. - He is manager of the Bank at Roanoke Rapids. He Is rapiaiy recuoeraung rrom nis recent illness, which necessi ted a stay at St' Vincent Hospital at Norfolk. . . '. ' i i "" -i ; CHRISTSIAS AT CRPHAXAGEL ; Elaborate' Tree AfTalrConcern in Ur FedersPBcd for; xford. . f (Special to News and Observer.) - Oxford. N. C, Dec. 2 4. -A letter-was received today by Postmaster at Ox ford, requesting that supervising archi tect at': Washington be informed at once in regard to matters pertaining to the erection of a Government build ing in Oxford, .amonnt of, space re aulred "and other important - matters necessary' to be specified. - . A very elaborate Christmas tree is decorated at the Orphan Asylum, to make glad the hearts of the hundreds oi orpnans m ine ome. - Concerning Winter Travel."" . (By the Associated Press.) Jacksonville. FUu, Dec 24. -A meet nig of the Southeastern Passenger As sociation has been called for January 28th at Beljalre, Fla. "Prominent rail road men will assemble at the meeting to discuss various matters concerning the winter travet r:. 1 the ground that they were a menace to same ground, w e 6hoold shut up our we, refuse to do this we shall lay onr- - ' N
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