LEIGH TIMES
IN GOOD WEATHER
OR BAD DRIVE
ON THE RIGHT SIDE
DRIVING ON THE LEFT
IS DANGEROUS TO YOU
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EXPLAIN NEW
LAUD SYSTEM
DA W
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PROGRESSIVES
AT GREENSBORO
JMRS IRE
TUESDAY IIIGHI
FOUND GUILTY
Banker and Lawyer Point Oat
Benefits of Torrens Land
Registration
With a Certificate of Registration,
Guaranteed by State, Owner Can
Borrow Money With Ease on Man
Owning Bank Stock Messrs.
Lltchford and Little Discuss Plan
North Carolina Likely Soon to
Havs Optional System.
Before a small but appreciative
gathering of farmers and business
men the Torrens system of land reg
tatration was explained in the' Wake
county court house today by Messrs.
Henry E. Lltchford and J. C. Little.
Mr. Lltchford spoke with reference to
the ability of the man with a certi
ficate of registration to borrow
money, and Mr. Little discussed the
legal phases of the system.- Both
gentlemen made their points clear
and the meeting gave them a vote
of thanks. Dr. W. A. Withers, presi
dent of the local union, presided.
The Torrens system, reduced to
iU final analysis, means the exami
nation of the title to land by the
stato and the giving of a certificate
of title. With this certificate the
: owner can borrow money just the
same as he can on bank stock or
other paper. : The system Is economi
cal, certain and simple.
Preliminaries.
Dr. Withers called the meeting to
order at 11:20. Mr. Eure, of the
Carolina Union Farmer, was made
permanent secretary.
'- Dr. Withers spoke of the desire to
own real estate, and said methods of
transferring real estate are of Inter
est to everybody. In Wake county
there were 3,600 transfers last year
The fees vary with the length of
the document. It Is difficult to esti
mate the cost of the present system
to Wake county; probably 150,000,
or maybe $100,000 a year.
Used First in Australia,
Australia gave us the Torrens sys
tem. In 190!) a hill was tnrroriiirpri
In the legislature, but was given lit
tle attention, in 1911, however, the
Din passed the house but was defeat
ed in the other by a small vote.
Dr. Withers, in introducing the
speakers, said they were so well-
known as to need no introduction.
He then presented Mr. H. E. Litch
ford, cashier of the Citizens Na
tional Bank.
Mr. Lltchford, after recalling the
accomplishments and advances in
wie mm uvcttuu, weni oil 10 snuw
the valuation of lands in North Car
olina. The farmers are in better
condition than ever, due In largo
part, ho thought, to the A. and M
College and the department of agri
culture. .
Why National Ranks Cannot Lend
National banks are not allowed to
lend money on real estate and can
not buy land. Uncertainty attends
every real estate transaction, be
cause the laws governing real es
tate are practically the same as they
wore 100 years ago. Delays are
caused In various ways. There is
no certainty of Identity, of bound
ary, and all questions of title must
be examined by each purchaser. Un
certainty prevails In every trans
action and land sold for taxes is not
guaranteed. He. cited these and oth
er reasons for a change.
The Title Guaranteed.
The Torrens system, which pre
vails In many countries and states
Is examined once by order of the
court, and the title is guaranteed by
the state, thereby saving the waste
of paying attorneys. The title Is
registered, a certificate is given;
this certificate can be dealt with as
with a' bond, because everybody can
; see what you have. : The certificate
can b- transferred with the deed in
an easy manner. Money can be
borrowed on the certificate, just as
money Is borrowed on any stock
The effect of the Torrens system Is
to-place realty on a footing with
personalty.
! The Cost Small.
The Torrens system would coBt
about $25 for each title plus f 2 for
the guaranteed fund. The Increase
in valuation would be great. The
greatest effect of the system, how
ever. Is to encourage the buying of
land. s
Since the state formerly owned
the land It Is but right that the
state should guarantee the title to
this land.
Mr. Little Speaks.
Dr. Withers then presented Mr.
J. C; Little, democratic nominee tor
the state senate, who reviewed the
legal history of the system as It hat
been passed upon by the highest
courti; of the various states, showing
The Bribery Charge Against
the Noted Lawyer Was
Not Sustained
Los Angeles, Aug. 17. Clarence
S. Darrow, the noted Chicago law
yer, was fount not guilty of the
charge of bribing a juror In the Mc
Namara case. The jury was out thirty-four
minutes. The judge, charg
ing i the jury eliminated the first
count, that Darrow bribed Juror
Lockwood. The judge declared the
evidence didn't Justify a verdict of
guilty on the first count.
The second count charged Darrow
with attempting to corruptly in
fluence a man about to be drawn as
a juror. ; The court instructed the
jury that a verdict of guilty couldn't
he found on an accomplice s uncor
roborated evidence.
Onlv one ballot was taken, each
juror voting not guilty There was
a spontaneous outburst of applause
when the verdict was announced.
There was a rush to Darrow's side
after the judge discharged the jmy.
Darrow approached the jurors while
they were still in the box to thank
them. Two Jurors threw their arms
about Darrow.
Itrothei-in-Lnws Fight Duel.
Roanoke, Va., Aug. 17. Samuel
Garrett, a farmer, and his brother-in-law,
George Warren, a painter,
fought a pistol duel near Martins
ville late yesterday. Warren was
seriously injured. , Garrett was un
hurt. Warren fired seven shots be
cause Garrett refused to drink with
him. None took effect. Garrett
then wounded Warren.
TRUST
IS ON THE JOB
The Anchor Trust Company open
ed for businoss this morning, at 9
O'clock, precisely on schedule time,
with every official and employe in
place, and with every facility that a
modern bank affords.
President John O. Ellington has
been busy most of the day receiving
callers and listening to congratula
tions. The other officials, whose du
ties commenced today, are: Albert
L. Cox, vice-president and Eugene
Armbruster, secretary-treasurer. Mr.
John D. Berry is manager of the
insurance department.
The Anchor Trust Company starts
business with $100,000 paid in cap
ital, and $10,000 surplus. It is the
eighth bank of llaleigh and Its re
sources added to those of the other
seven, bring the total bank resources
of Raleigh up to over seven and a
half million dollars.
COINTRY BANKERS
Will Hold Sixth Annual Meeting at
Wrlghtsville, August 23-21.
Wrightsvillc Beach, Aug. 17.
The Country Bankers' Association
of North Carolina will hold their
sixth annual meeting at the Oceanic
hotel here. August 211-24.
The following are the officers of
the association:
Claude Gore, president; Walter
H. Ncal, vice-president; Lacy Wil
Hams, treasurer. Executive commit
tee: A. B. McMillan, D. A. Houston,
C M. Burns, Jr., F. L. Ford, O. C
Spalding, E. C. Clark, Charles N
Eans.
SIGNED PENSION BILL
Every Pensioner in the I'niteo
Slates Will Be Paid By Tuesday.
Washington, Aug. 17; The presi
dents first official act today was to
sign the hundred and sixty million
dollars pension appropriation bill
The pension office was Immediately
notified and telegraph orders went
to eighteen outlying agencies to
start payment Immediately of the
money so long held up by congress
in delay. Every pensioner is the
United States will be paid by Tues
day at tho latest.
Death of Voting Man.
(Special to The Times.)
Kinston, Aug. 17. Henry Har
ris, a promising young man of this
county, died at the farm home of
his father near here, after only two
days' Illness. Young Mr. Harris
was stricken to his bed suddenly,
and the end came before many of bis
friends had knowledge of his Illness
The funeral and Interment was at
British Chanel. Mr. Harris was
only 20 .years of age and was the
son of Mr. Shephen Harris, a prom
inent farmer of Sand Hill.
The 12-year-old daughter, Fan
nie, of L. Foxman, a Jewish tailor,
was severely hurt by being' run
down by a negro on a bicycle. The
little girl started to cross Queen
street In front of her father's store
when the wheelman, who was ex
ceeding. the speed limit, ran Into
her. Examination revealed that the
child sad sustained bad bruises on
ber arms, knees and forehead. The
negro, .was, q$tol up,
TAFT NOT DECIDED
AS TO PANAMA BILL
Washington ,Aug. 17.- President
Taft has not decided whether lie will,
approve the Panama canal hill as
agreed to by the senate aiid houso
conferees, The president told friends
that, the free tolls provision might
prove an embarrassment to , the
United States and he was not sure
he would sign the bill that way. He
favors an amendment which in ef
fect would permit other nations to
test the free tolls provision by suits
in the Uaited States courts. This
eventually would mean a decision by
the Supreme court. Taft was told
by Senator Simmons that it was
probably too late to attach such an
amendment to the bill. The presi
dent expects to read the measure
carefully and decide upon his course
early next week. He does not ex
pect to send a special message on
the subject.
GRFAT SUFFERING
Constantinople, Aug. 17. A;i ap
pelling story of suffering and dam
age from the recent earthquake was
told by members of the expedition
dispatched to the stricken district
aboard the United States gunboat
Scorpion, which returned today. Sec
ond Secretary Tnrler, of tho Ameri
can embassy, and a special mission
of four doctors estimate the killed
in various villages at three thou
sand, Injured, six thousand. It was
impossible for the Investigators to
approach several villages because .if
odors arising from human bodies
in the ruins. Other villages were
heaps of charred debris. Earth
quakes continue daily at many places
along the coast. Six shocks were
felt yesterday and many houses col
lapsed. Roosevelt in Massachusetts.
Boston, Aug. ' 17. Roosevelt ar
rived hero from Providence at noon,
and made his first campaign speech
In Massachusetts at Revere beach.
The colonel was pleased with his
reception in Providence. As he sped
away from there in an automobile,
he yellod to the crowd: "You are a
good bull moose crowd. Good luck."
Roosevelt lunched at Dr. Blge
low's home. Later he motored to
Revere beach, where he delivered a
speech.
Columbus Chief Suspended.
Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 17. Mayor
Karb has suspended Chief of Police
Charles Carter on tho charges of
gross Incompetency, accepting and
converting fees belonging to Inferior
officers and knowingly permitting
eighteen gambling resorts to oper
ate, 'luomas O'Neil was appointed
acting chief.
Jury Has Dnrrow Cane.
Los Angeles, Aug. 17. The Clar
ence S. Darrow bribery case went to
the jury at nine-twenty after Judge
Hutton's instructions, the reading
"THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE!!'
TAFT WILL
VETO AGAIN
Will Fight Plan to
Commerce Court If It
Takes All Summer
Washington, Aug. 17. President
Taft told his cullers he would fight
congress for retention of the commerce-court
if it. kept him here all
the summer. He declared he would
again veto thp. legislative-executive-judicial
bill it" it came to him con
taining a provision abolishing the
court, as reported from the house
yesterday. Senators Smoot, and
Sanders assured the president that
the senate-might'-pass the bill as re
ported to the house but felt, conli
dont it would not pass it over a sec
ond veto.
Taft was .aroused' over reports
I hat. the democratic house leaders
planned retaliatingg for his veto, 07.
refusing appropriations for the coun
selor of the i;l;tfi department, bu
reau of trade : ..relations, and oilier
adjuncts' of -'the department, which
the president considers of immense
importance to the interests engaged
In foreign trade.
IH Y LOTS OF WHISK -,Y
More Than $ro,(MlO From New IVi rt
In Course .'of a Your.
(Special to The Times.)
New Bern, Aug. 7. A I thou,; h
New Bern is supposedly a "dry"
town a careful estimate made by
a local gentleman who is in a posi
tion to know of what he Is talking,
shows that more than $50,000 havt
been sent from this city and fan:
rounding section during the paBt 12
months to other states for whlsKey
and beer. Judging from this re
port It Is anything but. dry. It is
estimated that an average of thirty
packages of whiskey arrive ;ach
day by express and that an .ml
or larger number comes. by freight.
Each of these packages contain pot
less than four quarts and the i-.h!
of each pac kage is not less than wo
dollars. Many of the packages . .r
(aln as many as twelve qujiu 'mt
In order to get a conservative esti
mate the number was brought
down to four quarts. Regardless of
this there are but very few cases
of drunkenness brought before the
mayor and 11 is supposed that this
whiskey Is mainly used for medical
purposes.
BARACA-PHIL.VTHEA
MKKT1XG TUESDAY NIGHT.
The Baraca-Phllathea City Union
will meet next Tuesday night,
August 20th, with the Central
Methodist class.
The subject for discussion will
be "Tho social Side of Haraca
Phllathea Work" aud representa
tions from the various Raleigh
classes will partlcpate.. There will
be a special program for the oc-
OF REV: J. H COLE
Rev. A. D. Wilcox announces that
he is going to show up the fallacies
and answer the principal arguments
of the Rev. J. 11. Cole, a: Central
church tomorrow night. It will be
remembered that Rev. .1. II, Cole is
the gentleman who delivered a mil
lennial dawn lecture a tthe audi
torluni two weeks ago. This doctrine
is full of heresy and unbelief and i
makes charges against the, churches
of today. It is presented by its
speakers in a pleasant and plausible
fashion for the purpose of attract
ing the attention and interest of
church people. But w-hen it is fully
presented it is seen to contain near
ly all of the errors and infidelities
of the past thousand years, Mr. Wil
eox intends to state all of its leading
points and to show its falsities. The
service begins at 8:15 p. m.
OF ALLEN
IS
Wytlieville, Va., Aug. 17. Sidna
Edwards, one of the Hillsville as-sas
sins, plead guilty to second degrei
murder and was sentenced to fit
teen years in the penitentiary. Two
of his Kinsmen have been found
guilty of murder in the first degree.
Sidna accepted th-? compromise on
his mother's advice. Vir'or Allen's
trial is set for September 1. Sidna
Allen and Wesley Edwards, ring
leaders of the court house raid
when six people were killed, arc still
at large.
HATS NOT INFESTED
Physician Finds No Trace of Bubonic
Bacillus In Kodcnt. .
Key West, Fla., Aug. 17. Fear
that this port had been visited by a
rat infested with bubonic plague was
dispelled here. Dr. John F, Ander
son. of the United States govern
nient health servlco; who was Rent
here to make an examination of the
bacillus found In the rodent, an
nounced that although it resembled
tho bubonic plague bacillus its ac
tion and growth were entirely dif
ferent."-
He is taking culture tubes con
talnlng the bacillus to Washington
to make a series of experiments In
order to fully determine the nature
of the growth. The result will be
reported to the local health officials
Pi-esldent Withdraws Nominations,
Washington. Aug.' 17. The presi
dent today withdrew the following
nominations of postmasters:
Paxton Williamson, Mount Jack
son, Va., and Charles P. Smith
Martinsville, Va. Williamson didn
wish another term. The reason for
the other withdrawal is unknown.
Goodwin Out of Danger,
Los Angeles, Aug. 17. Nat Good
win, the actor, Injured yesterday
when his boat dashed upon the
recks, is entirely out of danger. He
yil fe? toportow,
Meet to Perfect Organization
and Call State Con-
(Special to Tho 'iv
Greensboro, Aug. 177.
call of National Committeeman . A-
Ilams and Secretary W. S. Pearson
about twenty progressives gathered
here at 2 o'clock, in their first state
organization meeting. The main pur
pose for the gathering is declared
to be the issuance of a call for a
state progressive convention and per
fection of organization. Opinions as
to time vary but it seems now that
the convention will be called to
meet in Greensboro just prior to the
republican gathering in Charlotte.
IredcllMears, - Jim Williams,
Erwin Holt, Joe Hoskins, Jake
Newell, Riggs of Durham: Clyde
Eby, of New Bern; T. N. Hallybur-
ton, of Burke; W. S. Bailey, or
Spring Hope; J. M. Burgess, of
Elizabeth City; Maj.'W. A. Guthrie,
Durham, and others are sitting as
committeemen.
Jersey Day at Seagirt.
Seagirt, Aug. 17 This is Jersey
day at Governor Wilson s summer
home. Delegations and marching
clubs from all parts of the state
gathered here with their brass
bands.
Extra tenls were pitched on the
grounds to accommodate the crowds.
The women's Wilson and Marshal
league of New Jersey, has establish
ed headquarters adjacent to
the
overnor's house.
JUDGE WILL DIRECT
THE GRAFT PROBE
New York, Aug. 17. A general
investigation into the police gratt
in all of its phases will bo under
taken by ail extraordinary -session- pi
the Biipronie court, presided over by
Justice G off. News that tho court
would conduct the grand jury inqui
sition with ('.off having full power
of compelling testimony, caused
panic in the underworld. Many
gambers have fled the city. It was
supposed that Goff's appointment
was only for the purpose of trying
the Rosenthal murder case, but it
developed . that the extraordinary
session would begin a John Doe in
quiry to prove the innermost rela
tionships between the police and
gambling and disorderly housekeep
ers. The punishment Inflicted on In
spector Hayes by reducing him to
the rank of captain, then suspending
him on the charge that he failed to
keep his district clean, is a prob
able forerunner- of a general police
shakeiip by Police Commissioner
Waldo, who is now convinced that
tho police deceived him about gam
bling and vice conditions.
GEORGE WASHINGTON SWORE
Washington, Aug. 17. George.
Washington actually swore. Senator
Lodge told the senate so today, pro
ducing documents in proof. Lodge
was discussing Newland's proposi
tion for a committee to confer with
Taft on the tariff. "Yes." said
Lodge, "Washington once visited the
senate to confer about an Indian
treaty. The discussion on the floor
was unsatisfactorily to him. John
ynincey Adams in his diary, says
as the president left the senate
chamber ho said: 'I'll be damned if
I'll ever go there1 again,' and he
never did." Lodge produced Adams'
diary to prove it.
Dieluii to Be Tried for
Columbus, O., Aug.
M iirder,
17. Gov
ernor Harmon honored Illinois re
quisition for tli 0 return to Chicago
of Herbert Diehm for (rial. Diehm
must answer for the Corbett mur
der at Chicago, ltichmond, Vir
ginia, and several other cities have
charges pending against Diehm for
various crimes.
Harmon Asked to Attend.
Columbus, O., Aug. 17. Because
of the Influence his presence would
have in perpetuating party harmony,
Governor Hurmon, was asked by
Chairman McCombs, to attend the
Marshall notification cH-cmonies at
Indianapolis , August twentieth.
Liner Sinks at Wharf.
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 17.
The Pacific Mall Liner Newport,
sunk at Balboa, Panama, by the
collapse of a wharf to which she
was moored.. All aboard were
saved.
Reward for Singleton.
Governor Kitcnin has offered a
reward of $1,000 for the arrest 01
Frank Singleton who escaped from
the Henderson Jail ten days ago.
Singleton is wanted on the charge
of murder. The commissioners of
yanc? county fifffr?!
State Council to Be In Ses
sion la Raleigh For
Three Days
ADDRESS BY MR.B1CKET T
Attorney General to Speak at Open
ing of Council Addresses of
Welcome by Mayor Johnson and
Ti-easurcr Lacy Some of Prin
ciples of Junior Order Program
Of Public Meeting.
The twenty-second annual meet
ing of the State Council Junior Or
der United American Mechanics will
be held in Raleigh next week, be
ginning with a public session in the
auditorium, Tuesday night. Hon. T.
W. Bickett, attorney general, noted
for his ability to entertain and in
form an audience, will deliver the
address; Mr. W. A. Cooper will pre7
side; Hon. B. R. Lacy and Mayor
Johnson will deliver the addresses
of welcome, and Hon. L. T. Hartsell,
of Concord, past state councillor,
will respond.
The opening session will begin at
8:30 and the public is asked to at
tend. The Junior Order stands for
education, restricted immigration,
the reading of the Bible in the pub
lic schools, liberty, patriotism, char
ity and other moral ideals. Its
membership is restricted to natural
born white American citizens. In
North Carolina there are 27,000
members of the order, and In the
United States there are nearly 300,
000 members.
The officers of the state council
are: U. M. Gilliken, Goldsboro, state
councillor; Judge N. L. Eure,
Greensboro, vice councillor; Sam F.
Vance, Winston-Salem, secretary;
George V. Fulp, Kernersvllle, treas
urer. J. J. Weitzel, of Cincinnati, is
national councillor. :
Music by Band,
The local entertainment commit
tee has made all preparations for
the meetings of the council. The
Third regiment band will render
music on the opening night. The
business sessions will be held In the
Masonic temple. Mr, Walter Clark,
Jr.; of Capital City council, is gen
eral chairman of the committee, and
H. R. Williamson, of Pilot council
and E. G. Green, of Walnut Creek
council are vice-chairmen.
The state council will be in ses
sion three days. The program for
the opening meeting follows:
Public meeting at city auditorium.
Tuesday night, August 20, 1912, at
8 : 3 u p. m.
W. A. Cooper, of Capital City
Council, No. 1, presiding officer.
Prayer.
Music. Third regiment band.
Address of welcome on behalf of
the city of Raleigh. By Mayor Jas.
J. Johnson, of Capital City council.
Address of welcome on behalf of
Raleigh councils. By Hon. B. R.
Lacy, of Walnut Creek council.
Response. By Hon. L. T. Hart-
sell, past stale councillor, Concord.
Quartet.
Address. By Hon. T. W. Bickett,
attorney general of North Carolina,
member Capital City council.
Benediction.
Business meetings on Wednesday
and Thursday in Masonic temple.
POISON IN PEACHES
Preserved Georgia Peaches Contain
Arsenate of Lead.
Atlanta, Aug. 17. The discovery
of arsenate of lead, a deadly poison.
In quantities -of preserved poaches,
has caused the state pure food In
spectors to announce that an exami
nation of samples from each of the
peach-producing sections of the
state, would bo mado immediately.
Spraying of trees shortly before the
time for ripening of fruit Is believed
responsible for the poison's pres
ence. Charles T. Bell Dead.
(Special to The Times.
New Bern, Aug. 17. Mr. Chaies
Thomas Bell, a prominent member
of the Cartcrett county bar. died
at his home at Morehead City yes
terday. The funeral will be held to
dav. Mr., Bell contracted tubercu
losis some months ago and was
taken to a sanitarium at Montrose
for treatment. He returned to his
home a few weeks ago but little
Improved and has been steadily
growing worse since that time. He
was a brother of Mr. Will L. Bell,
manager of the Woodmen of the
World for this district and had a
host of friends all over eastern
North Carolina who wllj. learn wllb.
regret of his demise.
Crozler to Succeed Mills. ,
Washington, Aug. 17. Brigadier
General William Crosder, chief of
the bureau of ordinance has been
selected to succeed Brigadier Gen
eral Mills, as president of the army
var college here. Mills becomes
chief of the division of tolUtU
tftlO, . -,