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- m MSE1S fF0tt"S3:iP dob -imi&w m r - wrww?w ft?. TT read particulars in today's paper. . i l0i1li&.-:-.0 life OfrtfCtvBhdiCl :BIiiliI;4iki, iim MM- W! regular monday issus Begins march hrd. 51 North Carolina'. Create! - .Dally. . Best Advertising - Medium in North Carolina. irver VOL XCIX.NO. 53. RALEIGH, N, a, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1914. III IVLluQI M SAVES STATE Interstate Commerce. Commission Makes Rut ing.in Favor of Tar Heel Shippers After Long v Fight Rebukes Virginia's Obtrusion 7 Into Fight in Which VasN9 Dis . crimination Against That State. GOVERNOR CRAIG THINKS ADVANTAGES ARE GREAT Says Business Will Be Stimu lated and Readjustment Will Come From All Parts of South Chairman Travis Pleased With Order Saving Will Be Much Greater When The North Carolina Shippers tncreasi JMrBuesslanti Get Lower Rates Within North Carolina (By V. E. YTLVEItTON.) ' Washington. V. C, March 13. North Carolina's agreement with the railroads whereby the State win Mire many thousands of dollar annually !n datreatta freight rales will bes'l come effective as soon ad the railroads fllo thslr new tariff with ".he Inter state. Commerce Commission and the necessary time Khali have elapse! ao- cording to law. The couituliiiWo must. Alt approve the tariff, tiieu thirty, days notfca""! Te given. .ite r Jjjttt llie-ralsik e into- effect and to a controversy between North Uaro lina and the railroads on Interstate rates will bs ended Jo;- two yearn at leaat. Last Olmtmlc Hemoved. J .The granting by' the "commission ,uJuy cf two fourth-section orders re- Movcd the last obstacle In the way of the agreement. The orders them .,e!vs affect only part tifithe rates t.si.iej In the agreement, but they are iltal l-i that th Whole agreement ivuiiid pave ,fa!V,i ft- for this de olrtw'i. Had, -the d'.lioti of the In iM!ate "o;merce C mmlwlon been idveie ihe t-nuthern lutllnay ould in'-J in:lld i tlif cunipael and Um,i w.iuld have ineanl a complete -nil; pf 01 Ihe whole. As it L. the ou'heri h;fe(f irm tlcally all Ita freiln iiuxines.1! from Mth!pil and OW,' rive: points to point east of ISulNiiury, X. C Without toiiav's ac tion My the comnilin'on It would hare, i'' the uai-feinvn1 hwd a-one lrfo effect, li-t nil iiio UusliK-tw Liotwen -eatern lioliitA (l thv rities east of AaheTill?-, or elue It wntlbl here tnne bustnesa vrfii of Uiosv points at a l. It i-ould afiord to Uo neither, hence the Importftni'e of today' decision to U i.-om.?nieii. lic t't "Ht ht.Hioll. Tii" order issued toilny 'ie not riinkc .') r-fi-ii ti(!'iB to 'Mast po!.-.;, hut to int-!ior points th-: ..mr'totis HinO'iC't 11 fents im nrnt vLv? rrrtsht: ?i?ht ceatP on n-ci id rtaw: eis t'on third; s! on fourth: tlx on I'ttlt nnd Tour on sixth. f ttiere re-U-jt-titTiB the 0(iTn:nlion says: "Th1 rfdtiotiotm apply approxi jnut i;t u Mil jrtatiuM hfthe mat of North Cnroliiia. inoludtng mOTt of . tt" Inrtrrr titles In that.Stete, Huch as riin'lott-'. 'IreeViriboro. toldsboro. Hah Ijrh, Salisbury. and 8tHtr1!e, 'lriter reductions than thoe named rnrn-,TTnair tn approtimareTy- ; i'Hf , Mi (1 ! ..r'td'JCtioiu: .than ";!;.i."-; t ai-ril .are ninth to sibatlt JS0 rfti'th.ns. . IJio. 11,'t rs-alt U to1 reduce li thmai;1! rntes from liio ptiints of ..rltfin narred to practically ull the Rnt.!T North Oarciina approxi iiiute!' 19 vor cofit.t-1, ' TJ:c.Minilil? KuTplUin. T!ii' ordfr oi th! coininiwion al- iw.s the M.lantir 't'-.iaKt I-lne. the f'hfuncake Hi:d Ohio, the Norfolk and Wesiern, the Seaboard Air Line and tho Southern to establish rates named in the petition from the Ohio rirer liiifs and St. UoUla, Mo., via the tir p'.nia cities and via ruutes throuKh Atlanta. te Aaherille, N. C, iHa lohniion City, Tenr.. to North r-aro- liiiH poinlsr The on!- exception to-aJ ruroplete victory for North CarolinuTt ii. that tne proportional raw inrai Memphis' to North Carolina cities agreed to be so litnited in t.heir aipli falion u not to apply to tl"tic oiisrt lKith a this aide of Uemphis. But at North Carolina does not pet much from cities bn that route oa this aid of Ifeiirphls this uenial will be no ' hiirtlihip. lu fact tfctit point was not , prei-wed when the case was argued. Males Did Not Kirk. T.e result of th decision In Its legal f.speet i that the rate to North ! Carolina from western points through ' Kentuckj'.iand Teniieasee is than f the )"ate to points in Kerituchy and Tenresse, States, through which 'North Carolina thipments paB. Thin Ms a clear violation of the rovrth sec ,tlon of the act' to regulate commerce, aid its violfttion-Ui w.ly with the con went of the commissldn. Kentucky and Tennew.ec .had the right to kick, hut their klcU was mild, even though thev wer concerned, Th commlailon points out, however, 'that neither Knosvdle nor Morrieiran Ipaea ny of Its jobbing bualnea because of th new rates and their rates are no htch er than they were before, hence thye citiea are appeased. r Not. So W ith Virginia. . Not 4 with th VirglnlSi citiea. Tbelr rntes r atlll rower thaa thoae tfwori" $2,000,000 of North Carolina and they cannot poiwihly 1oa- any buaineas that la rightfully theira. Touching the Vir Siuta cities' contentions, the Cftmnua ton comments: The objectipfa made by the Vir ginia ciiles and by the Corporation Commission of Virginia to the pro posed adjustment may be totted s tollowa: That the advantage hitherto poewd by the Virginia citVea 1 an advantage to which they are entitled by reason of their location on strong lines of rullroad enjoying a high traflle deiiaity. The eatabliBh raent of these rates to Caro lina points is an attempt on the part of North Carolina shipper to take awKy from the Virginia cities an ad vantage rightfully theljrJtJftltmlier Xtrgy "tTiat'ltie eatabllshnient-of these rate by the carriers ts' not a yblutitary a.t on their part but has been brought atmtrt br tlnrww and coercion eer cie by the Coventor, the Iegiala ture ar.il the l'nbllc Service Commis aloii of North Ctrollna and that tho prupoaed adjustment of rates to North Carolina Is the price of a dearlyrpur- chased peace between th carriers of 'Continued on Page Two. E Freight Rate Decision Marks The Administration of Gov. Craig as Remarkable PRESENT-FUTURE WORTH 1. W. Bailey Points Out Its Ef feet and Pays Just Tribute To Governor Craig On His Course, To Just Freight Rate Association, To Chairman ' Travis and Commission The decision of the Interstate Commerce - CommiHion in favor of Nerth Carolina in the matter of freight rates !r of ttelf sufficient to make the administration of Governor Craig memorable." saNd Mr. J. W Bailey to a repoi-tei on-, yesterday. "When Governor Craig took the oath of his office he declared that the last atom of his power should be exhaust ed, if necessary, in correcting the dls criminations ngsilnrt (North Carolina by the great carriers He staked his administration on the issue. He has made a masterful fight and won. a victory tha will never be forgotten. He showed his mettle In two ways, firs In stauding up against the big I can lei s and secdl-id In standing up against the big maw-meeting aT Tlal eigh and preventing an extreme course." ' . "The Immediate effect - of - the new ratti wKt bfe to sve about $i,OtiO,000 p-r year to North Carolina commerce, Hut far greater wifl be the effect by way of stimulating our trade. Our wholesale men and Jobbers and dls trfbutor will not have Ho compete with Virginia merchants. This will blS TO STRTE KI- t ... .4 . V... ....t...llt..R ... distributing points in the Hutith, hay rtributlng points in the South, hav - Ing an immense oopulatiurr within a radius of tlfty miles and moat of It In touch with railroad facilities. it very loot ot Und la Haleigb has oei tucreased tn value by the Oov- ernor's victory. And this Is equally true of other cities and towns. "it cour-ie due credit should be given to the Just Freight Rate A.wo elation and its leaders, and to our Corporation Commission a very great deal to the Corporation Com mission, and especially to Chalrmnn Travia. He mastered the subject In hand, gave himself to the cause with great enthusiasm, and when he get started at anything that way he can do as much aa any man 1 have known. He has earned, the rjght to cnaaimoxis rvnominauon, anr i oe Here tt will not be challenged. "B'lt It f."k9 tiovernor Craig who pot the vlaot In the movermmt. a the outset, and it was be who direct-1 ed tt ail the way with 'cool head and lion heart. "I believe that this triumph will be followed this year by the ratine t'oa of th amendment to the Con stittitlon, the revision of our system of .taxation, the eetabilshmeht of closer business methods. In the man ftfment of our institutions, and the edastment Of : iegailaetl primary tajw. if o. Prealdent Wilson will have nothing! on Governor Craig when hi term ha expired, we will have all the progres that th moat progressive, could. oejr.7 oS. Uonr;,hees?dApHl.,H mar be tiled t any ..at. BNKERi may go v CfN RESERVE bSARD - ; ! .'.2 r ALKER HILL Washington. March f3. Walker Hill, president "of the Mechatiics American National Ilank of Ht. luiH, Is being considered for a place on the i'edataJ -Rmieew Rey-wMpb--wttt-tri1 - minister the new currency system. He is accounted one of the leaiim? bank ers of. the middle .West Mr. Hill if a native Virginian and was prominent In banking circles there prior to lHOu. when he went to St. Ixiuls to become resident of the American KxrhaiiKt- Natlonal Bank. He afterward hncrmie president of Its successor. th' Jilerhun- ics-Amerlcan National. He Was born in ttmt began -wnrfcnig'lh a bank as a messenger. Affidavit 'Gfives Lie To Conley's Story of Time Girl Was Murdered iBj tli Awlatrd Fre Atlanta. Oa., March l.-a affi davit further attacking the ihloiy of the State as-to the time ami place Mary i'hagaa was killed 'was nm.ie public hare, today by .unl for Io M. Krank. timler death, sentence for the factory girl's murder- Mrf 4. II. Simmons, the' atllant, alleges that she heard a woman scream in the pencil factory here between two and- three ? 'clock on the afternoon of Aprl 2S, 911 -two hours later than the time the State contends the murder oc curred. The arndavll further de clar" that the scream came from the factory basement, not from tin1 sec ond lloor of the building, where the Ptate charged that Mary I'hagan was killed. Mrs. Himmons' home is In Wrmlng- ham, Alu. In her affidavit she says shi v.'as visiting In Atlanta on the day of the murder, and heard the wrearn as she was pi.SHlng the pencil lactory. She furtht r alleges that she reported the in.:hlent to local authori ties on May i, more than two weeks before the indictmcat of Krank, but that she was not subpoenaed to ap pear either before the grand jury or at Frank's trial. At the tiial the Stiiw bought U tablish thst Mary i'hagan was killed on the second lloor of the factory. near the office of the accused,.' few minutes pact noon.' James Conley, negro factory sweepef und principal State witness, testlfietl tbl't between I twelverlhirty-JUiil-iiiieji'ctoJv. he h. lo ed Krank take the girl's body tn the factory basement anu hide it. I nu late also contended that at about oite o'clock Frank went home for lunch, returning to the factory axain after three o'clock. The affidavit of Mrs. Simmons, K is expected, wllr be in cluded in the extraordinary motion for a new trial soon to be filed by Frank's attorneys. Counsel for the ronvlct"d man would make no state ment tonight as to the probable date this motion would be filed, but it Is understood It will be reudy early In te f nor.V,, vv" u,e uu ul r Frank's execution 1'Bf.Mir.M ON CIXH. Corn tirades Take Coguiuiucc of single Strains. 1B vm iMKlitnl Prf i Chicago. 111., March 18. A naif cent premium on the, choicest 'grades of unmixed corn wtfi pruposeri here today , at Hoard "nf Trade muss meeting called to consider the' new goveror.ient grading wenie For tho first time in the'.history oT the Chi cago board It was proposed to .,pat Nor. 1 an unmixed white and yel low corn at a premium of half cent, while 1 and 2 mixed -would be' dellv. erable at the flat contract price, Many changes nave neen mane nec - essary In connection with the delivery r i J !. 7: ... : . , - - " -1''; ' MssaaassuaMMssMM. of corn on Board of Trade contracts by the different grades established by the government. TH piorwisar lo create- premium grades was Anally carried by a vote of 4J to 19. S The chauge in the moisture content of the new grades promulgated by the government necessitated changes also )n the discounts at 'which the lower gradesof. corn are te be delivered. -. AutAaBreakH..raiu' '.?- ? titantonshurg, March li. Late yes terday afternoon, while cranking' his machine,--D. T. E. - Person had the misfortune to swain his wrist, and break both bone in hi arm. .. -; ''..-),.". : (f''"'' t ' -....--'vJ- " v. v . rntD3iiunii vuiturj iulld h f y y ? f F- Giant Carrying Company Disin tegrates and Will Pay. Back Shareholders' Money PARCELt POST CAUSED STEP 7 mil ' I Wi United States Express Com pany, Which1 at One Time Controlled Contracts Cover- kM M . a ng miics, uannoi Compete With Success of Parcel Post, So It Quits itiy tut AlMclttstl t'ttm.) New York, March li. Directors of the,, l.'nited States Kxpresa Com liany voted unanimously t.xlay to IKluidatc it affair and dirsolve It in the shortest possible time. The reso lution under; whicli this action, wa recommended read: "Keeolved, That pursuant to the power and authority conferred on the Hoi.rd of LMrectoto of the ,1'niled stales tixprewi Company by its ar ticles of fsociation, the board unani mously dA'laTe that h is for the bast i'ompen-be dissolved as soon as may be without "awaiting the expiration of its term of extstenfcl. and thatlt business and aflalrs be settled up and finally adjuMed pronftitly as may le done. The president is directed to Inform the shareholders of the com pany of mud action of the board." A committee on liquidation, which cinl, races the representatives of the iewiliig interest itrth company. In cluding Charle A. Peabody. president of the Mutual Life insurance Corn- puny and the chief financial advisor of the llarrtman estate;- wiuiam a. Head, es-Henutor W. Murray Crane, of MaKaachuse'tts and Haley Flake, vice-president o the . Metropolitan Lite Insurance company, was ay pointed to undertak the work of dis' aolullon. ' . : The precise JJlan for reaMdnf ea the .sni pSJue'j vtrweta was ,nt vls rlosed.vbut it 'is thought a sj-ndleat will e.fniedli take them over, so that they may be dlxposed of to the best advantage. I'ersons familiar with the com pany's affairs declare that the return to the shareholders will he between t0 and $100 a share. KiHiult Poimliadowed. Today's step was foreshad.Aved a few weeks ago when the stocK, wnicn had sold down to 3& last December; rose on verv large dealings from Si to S4, Its price of lout Wednesday, and Wall Street soon was oi tne opinion, despite otlicisfr-.lenlalF. that duftntcg riftion was under way. The succhbh of the parcel post and tht, recent express rate reduction by the Interstate Commerce ConimlsMhm art held directly responsible for the company's retirement from business alter sixty years of continuous oper atiotis. Kamints for the live months of the fkcal year so fir reported showed pt.a.lv (le. lln s. with a deficit of ixz,. ttjrt for November until wmie or t(sB more Influential Interests became outsiiokeo for liotililation. The late Thomas C. Piatt und his family for jenrs svvere the duminaiit interests in I nltd Htates hxpress Their control whs, so o.tmplete that thev mi.veeded In warding off nil niirous demands and protests.ion the purl of minority Inleresta-j.-ftid for immy years tho public knew vlrtual- Iv nothing of the atlulrs pt tlio com pnnv. no meetinu of the stockholders buying "btun litltl in more than 60 yearF. Tlieie are outstanditli; lull. 000 sltares-of l ulled .States Kx press stock and these are in comparatively! few hi liiU. The Harritnan estate Is be lit vt d lo hold over one-fifth, which tile late 10. 11. Harritnan acquired at on outlay of about $3,500,01)0. The Matt interests i:.jareaal'd to be. rela- tively small T herxpc rnmpany at one lime lad oinrai'is i)v")iiug 3K.000 mile In part tliee contracts have expired tut th" remaining ones are said1to be of potential value, ami it is assumed they- will la- transferred to bne of the company's, competitors, probably Wells. Hariio S Company, In which the Harritnan interests have b.iga h Idlngv. Forsyth CitizensSoin Move To Erect Memorial To Educa tional Governor' Winsioii'-Ha'etw Map-h- 13 Oeorgt Koyal .u pr.-mliiin business manof ( oililslioro. nil ttrevsed a meeting of the rorsyth liar AtMcUittn this after1 noon Jo ri'rnii e to the movement for The . recii.m of a memorial to theS tut ex-iioveinor Charles B. Aycock Hie meeiing was called for the pur ttose of nerfectliiR the nntnnixatlon "of i jtram h'of-the iat Aycork Mem. Hal Assoriation for the county of For syth. It-was decided that the local bar forin a nnclrus arottnd .' which shall be iiuihered a strong .association Composed of cltieens generally, which hall hae. for it purpose the raising of a fund to be contributed by th friends of the late Governor toward therereutton of an enduring memorial to orth Carolina KftuCatlotial C.ov eenir . f - ' At-the nieetlng tfcl afrernoon, Av H.-Kller' was ottosen una ir man, and Chnrles A. Vogler, aer'refary, and the ehuirman was InslrQcted to Call tt meeting or.ine vmzeire witn tne mem bers of the liar Aoclatlon for the purpose of Immediately' perfecting the IIuiOFIliH organisation oi tne orancn ., t- . ' " '".' ' Senate" Vigorously at Work Getting Ready To Follow Action of House WILL UPHOLD PRESIDENT Several Senators Who Voted For Free Tolls Will Support Repeal Others Open To Conviction Adamson Sure That Victory In The House Will Result l u, AsmtMf hst l Washington, D. C March 13 Ad ministration leaders In the Senate and 'ouse today set themselves for a quick nd decisive battle next week nrer the repeal of the toll exemption clause of the 1'anama Canal act. confident that President Wilson's pla for re versal of policy In thtMneret of the government's foreign rela!ons would te needed- Iii the Hcnate, after IrUtonruaiuiii TC-te'nc,"67'1eth-riitli leaders and a talk with r'reeldent-'Wllson. PeTiSftir Oven, of Oklahoma, Introduced a re peal b1tt simitar to 'rne'-grma'liilirptnd-- lug in, the House, tn order to have the Issue Immediately pieced squarely be fore the committee on Inter-Oceanic Canals. It also was- determined to hasten consideration, in order that it may be ready In the Senate as soon as H la disposed uf in the House Representative Adamson, chairman ? the House committee on Inter state commerce, who Is leading- the fltht for the President's pies, toi.the lower body, conferred with senators during the day, giving assurance that the repeal bill would be passed by a comfortable margin by the end pt next week. - , Hard Fight In ( ooisalttee. Senate leaders were moved to be gin vigorous action before the House completes It work .oa the mauler, be cause of a realisation that, while ul timate passage of the repeat Is as sured, there will be a .hard fight In the commute on Inter-tceanlc Ca rats, which ha jurisdiction over the till. Senator tw-en. a majority mjm ber of that committee, took the inl- atlve. .Senator O'Oorman, the chair man, and soma other Democratic members being opposed to the re peal. Senator O'Uorman who Is out of the city will return Monday to find an Insistent demand lor taking up the Owen bill and also the compromise bill submitted -by Henator Chfltoo. Which wotjld empower' the President o assess ioiis against American coast wise ships. Among the Democrats on the com mlttee who- voted for toll exemption and who have assured the President that they would support trrf repeal are Senator Thornton, th ranking member, and Senator Htmmons, of North Carolina- Kenator Chilton also la counted upon to vote for a flat re peal measure since the President has declared that there must be no com promise In settling the issue. petit Conviction. Senator Walsh, of Montana, who fought for toll exemption, has de clared himself open to conviction. IU publican members of the committee also are divided. In any event, the action of the, committee on the Owen bill Is certain to be close. "No matter what action the com mittee may take," said Senator Owen tonight, "this Is a matter that must be settled, and there Is no reason for delay. The House .has determined upon a plan, and should there be any delay there, we should be ready to proceed in the Senate." Much discussion prevailed- in the Senste today tar to Ihe outcome of the issue, It being generally conceded that the repeal bill would pas. Claims thai It would be adopted by i major ity of about fifty were not accepted however, by the conservative leaders. who predicted that the majority In favor of the repeal would not exceed ten. Iii-hi. conference with the Presi dent Senator Owen agreed toNlo all 1 . . . . , , ... I. . .. - , , . , V lira coumj m uiftriei! wnsiurrmuua n the repeal.. CONSIDERS TKAUK BUI, .Senate Committee- Worrir Over Pin illng Feature. Washington, D. C, March 13. Deliberation on puxzllng features of the proposed Interstate trade comrais slon bill today occupied the 8enat tub-, ommltiee on interstate com mere for several hours. The coin mlttee (llfl not complete It work and probably will not he ready to report to the, full committee until some time next week. , The House measure on the same subject still 1 being eon sidered by the attorney general, but It probawy will be before the inter state commerce committee early next week. The committee Is expected to report it to the House, so that di cusslon of trust legislation soon may beitln. , ft is. the hope 'of committees of both Houses to get the trade com mission measure on the way as sooa as powdble, it .being the keystone of the ad m I nlKt rations ar.tl-trust legis lative program. Other features of proposed trust regulation still are un settled, and will not be centralised for many weeks. Lodge for Cost Systran. Henator Lodge today Introduced an amendment to the. pending Newlands trade commission bill, which would provide that "wherever the United States manufactures or produce ar ticles, supplies, materials, armament ordinance; -vessehr-for iU.0Kn.4se or carriea on Industrial, processes or maintains establishments, shops, fac tarie- for either or both production or. repair of government supplies or property. the commission shall estab. lish and require to be maintained In atM.'lt place the article, produced or , iU ULA ,VlI 1 iUif-il if HI Morepian Twenty Thousand Dollars Worth of Splendid Gifts to Be Distributed Amonc North Carolinians By The News and Observej in Great ( . .. -Voting Contest ' fc VERY CONTEST AffT WILL. RECEIVE SOMETHING "AT t Costs a Candidate Nothing to Enter the Con test and Nothing to Win One of the Eight Automobiles or Any Other of the Awards, ' .4ncludinr counts Etc. Enter repaired, and cost shall be on a basis comparable with the Cost of simitar production or service If obtained by contract with private corporations. and that the commission shall 1Ph- huaTIy audit the accounts of the gov ernment establishments and report the results and the actual, ascertained coee annually to Congress." Peerless-Fashion Company Is Loser In Hard-Fought Con test In The Courts Sparltl to Th. Ncwi snl Otxm-m AshevUle. March IS. The jury which has heard the evidence m the bankruptcy proceedings against the Peerles Fashion Htores Company yes terday found the company bankrupt and brought to a close the first case of the IMnd in Western North 4i:aro- Una. The case has been one of Jhe -hard est fought In the history of the civil courts here, both sides being repre sented by strong legal talent. Repre senting the Peerless-Fashion Stores Company and fighting the proceeding were wens, wsrfn ee Campbell and llrltt & Tomes. The petitioning cred itor were represented by Merrimon, Adams A Adan- llant right in Court. The petition in bankruptcy was filed In the office of the clerk of the Cnlted States District Court Decem ber s by Merrimon. Adams Ik Adams. the creditors who claimed that the company was Insolvent and was not able to pay claim agalust It being the llaltimore Bargain House, of Bal timore: the Greenville Cotton Mills. of trenville: and the Htephen-Put ney Shoe Company, of Richmond. immediately after the petition was filed Receiver Bynum Humner took charge of the affair of the company,,! wmen operated t wjj store here and on. at Chattanooga, and the presi-dent.- P, H. Thranh. demanded a jury trial. The case was placed on the civil docket of the llistrl-t- Court and waa started Tuesday. March 3. . Mr. Thrash has contended that the receiver's inventories did not place a proper valuation on the stock, that the company was amply abla to meet Its obligations and; that he Bad been guilty of no act in bankruptcy. An ounae of pluck is better than a pound of luck when it comes to re moving feathers from geese. r- 30E a- Nominqtioh Ballot To enter the Contest, fill out the Department Fjwh contestant Is 1000 VOTE I hereby numihate MR.. MRS. OR MISS. Street No.. Postoffice . , it.gned. Address. Only one nomination alii be credited to each oontestant. circumstance will tha nomination nam be divulged. Cf v 2QE CLOSE OF CONTEST Today. The general public Is ItivUed to make nominations in The Newa and Observer's great advertising and ub- f f scrlpUnn campaign, - H eetenothrnf; lo make nominations, nof doe it cost the nominee anything to-Atak the race. When consideration Is given of the particularly good opportunity to render some one a splendid ervtea by giving them th chance to ao- ' quire a rich reward, simply by end-' lug in his or her name. It would seem a very considerate thing to da Thl campaign 1 a great big busi nes proposition and as such should appeal to wide-awake, ambitious, and " " energetic people, throughout th "ter " rttory covered by Th New and Ob server. The great value Of the awards is an Incentive worthy of the attention of the most conservative and cautious individual. Nuthlng of an objectionable natut Is connected with this contest. Every protection is given those who con- duct personal campaigns. The re wards for service are very large. In almost any vocation the highest honors and MTrgeat emoluments go to those who are willing to concentrate and apply the proper principles. Just so with the effort shown by tlie'c.in- testants in this contest. More than , twenty thousand dollars In awards will be distributed by The. .New and Observer among those whor tdence the proper spirit and application to r this voting campaign. The award are so arraigned, the territory so divided and the plan Is so equitable r that every detail may he readily grasped. Every' person no mat ter where he or she may live in ii the State of North Carolina has the - ; sumo opportunity to win the-vry highest award offerefl In this contest. trnder these circumstance no ona should hesitate to become Interested In the content. Evry candidate . u must receive a prize or cash In Ihe j form of a ten per cent commission on all collections made by him or her. No commission will be paid prlue winners however. , $ There ure nlnetf four prileg, maflf of them are exceditiKly valuable and no comlstllon can be paid to those who acquire these awards. Nothing is necessary to win in this contest ex. cept to gither free vows. The votes sre obtained by clipping out the coupons which appear in The News and Observer and by procuring paid In advance subscriptions to tols paper, either from old or new sno Hcribers. "tt Is not necFSsaryTo bo a subscriber to mahe 1lonllnailuna-OJ, to be a candidate In the colitest. . - The competition is open to every man. woman. hoy or, girl ot'j good reputation in NVrth ."aroliua( and it does not cost tt candidate one penny to enter or to win a pri7. . ' Kvery resident In North Carolina Is familiar with The News and Ob server and all know that, it stanilsp for absolute falrnegs'tii every buninesn transaction and that It is absolutely reliable. The New and Observer be .Continued on Page Seven.) Coupon and send to tha Content entitled to one nomination good for. Q , -District . No'. State, Dat. t'nder no. 3BE