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--. y r'-" .; - . THERALElffii .;:- .'.";,'-:'":.-v. J i; ! I i S i U i'N TtlES Established 1870. Bt7 Afternotdi Bjreept Sunday. SfaOBS PCBLISHEia , OOMPA1JY Maba A. Park.prealdent. J. B.' Clark... ... ...... ... .Editor. John-' A.-Park, Buslneas Manager. .' , . SUBSCRIPTION RATES, ' ;i (Br Hall): VyWf " ( Mo. f Mb. ' ; , $2.00 11.00 ? ' (By Carrier) : ft Tf. " f Mo. S Mo, 1 Mo. l Wk. M0 13.60 $1.26 I .46 $ .10 .All Subscriptions Most Bo Paid In ' . . - Advance, I Publication Office: IHI 1IHES BUILDING- - 12-14 East Hargett Stmt. ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. Xntered at the Poatoffiea at Raleigh, N. C, aa Second-claaa Matter. . RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 31, 1912 WHAT'S THE REMEDY. By actual count, at two-fifteen yes terday afternoon, there were fifty one (51) grown and half-grown ne gro men loafing in Nash Square. They were not excursionists and most of them looked able-bodied and healthy. They were lying on the grass, eating watermelon, loung ing on benches, asleep under trees and spending their time in a matter-of-fact, Indolent manner, unmo lested and unnoticed by city offi cials. The state is supposed to enforce a vagrancy law which reaches only those vagrants who have no proper ty and no visible means of support. The city has an ordinance that per mits police officers to make anyone keep-moving if bis presence on the streets Interferes with anything or anybody of consequence. The city also provides several parks and open squares, with com fortable seats, for use of the public, white or blackv . . .. '...' Now there Is enough construction work going on around Raleigh to employ five times as much labor as can be secured in Raleigh at present. There is enough road work needed by tins county to keep a force of a thousand men busy night and day for the next ten years. The thing that we would like ta know is how to convert this obnox ious black blight into good, efficient labor. , Something ought to be done, city fathers, county and Btate offi cials put your beads together aad put the niggers to work or make 'em move on to some other place where somebody else will do it. WEIXX).ME JUNIORS. The members of the Junior Order United American Mechanics are very welcome In Raligh. This city of progress, of a vigorous, vital spirit is glad to have within its borders, these men from every section of the state, who represent an order that emphasizes the nobility of work, along with the other great things far which it stands. Selfishly it means to profit by their presence bere not at their expense but by becoming more infused and saturat ed with that spirit of pride in hon est effoty and of patriotism which makes their order worthwhile, and which they are so willing to impart to others. Socially and fraternally 4he city will enjoy their presence and It hopes their stay here will be both pleasant ''and profitable to them. There are many Juniors In Raleigh and' all who are not are at least Jun iors this week la spirit and In the viordtallty and atacerity or their wel come'. " " : 1 '''. ' "Furore tranaltorla," la the latest defense to be'used in a murder case. A Chicago, won an shot her sleeping T finaband to'Veath and Her lawyer says that this is the peculiar kind Of insanity she.war auffertag from at the time. , . y u, " . .. ; Wa all knew.-that what was af "Dieting Pearaotf 'wWtbe separation from hla-job so tbe Hon. John Grant . has not really added anything new to political altuajlon. .' , Jtt C TRADES li ac COUNCILS MOORE'S GOOD ROADS. That waa an interesting story in Monday's. Times about tbe good roads of Moore county. Wo have commented on these roads before, but we cannot say too much about and in behalf of good roads, so we again call attention to what has been done In that county. There are about 300 miles of these roads in three southern, townships of the county. The roads are of sandclay and were built at a cost of about $300 a mile. The money to build these roads bas been raised partly by bond issue, partly by taxation and partly by individual subscrip tion. The roads are as good as can be found anywhere. They are smooth and hard and will stand any kind of traffic in any kind of weather. The people at first were a little slow to take to road-building, which was first started among them by in dividual effort, but they soon saw its benefits and now they are all en thusiastic road advocates and road builders. They take a personal pride in their roads and often con tribute of their private means to build them, and always take a per sonal interest la keeping them in re pair. They have a fine system for dragging and repair work, but every man along the road considers him self a part of the system and as a consequence the roads are kept in the very best of condition, aad what is so Important, not allowed to de teriorate and run down for lack of attention. The actual cost of main taining the roads is about $30 per mile per year. And what has been the result of this good roads build- lag? Our Moore county correspon dent tells at least a part of the re sult as follows: 'Now, what have been the results? The land which formerly sold for $3 to $5 per acre, has increased in market value to $20 to $30. The land was just as fertile, just as pro ductive and was just as valuable as it Is now, save those portions that have been under high cultivation since road building has incidentally opened the eyes of the farmers to what progressive agriculture would do. Moore county is the poorest county In the state, was a common expression fifteen years ago. And this statement was to a large extent true But the state of affairs is en tirely different now. Moore county sand hill land is selling for more than the average land and offers greater inducements to the home seeker. This is a brief summary of the good roads and their effects oa a community." And this Is the kind of story that is fid in every county that engages in road building. The result is more valuable land, better farming, bet ter farm homes, better schools and an uplift generally. It brings bet ter living conditions and better liv ing and the whole county, city and 'own, takes on a healthier, more prosperous and vigorous atmos phere. This has been the story as writtea in all our good roads coun ties. It Is such an uplift as we need in Wake and we hope the county can soon be classed in the good roads counties. We have made a start and are building some good roads now. But what we have done la only a beginning. We have the money to build the roads and we ought to get in the procession. THE ANTI-RAT CAMPAIGN. Tbe anti-rat campaign, which la being conducted by the Associated Charities, with the aid of the sani tary policemen, is bringing forth good results. Every day sees the rat population diminished by a con siderable number and by the time the campaign ends their ranks will be very much thinner than they were at the Btart. The city has Been in fested with rata for some time and the last year or two complaints of tbeir depredations have' been fre quent. Complaint of the greatest damage has come from the chicken raisers, , It has become' simoat an Impossibility to raise chlckena in tbe city limits because the rata destroy all the young chlckena. But while the plaint of the chicken raisers haa been loudest aad longest, be cause the damage waa at once ap parent, and a maoia-jei7.:'tciucb- bus" about hla chickens anyway,' the rodents probably have done far more damage in the destruction of other property, to buildings, etc. ' The particularly destructive ro dent at which tbe war of extermina tion is aimed la what la known as the wharf rat, and is supposed to have been brought here, and for that matter scattered all through this - section, : from the seaport towns, coming here direct from Nor folk. They are much larger than the common species, native to the section. The people of the city are greatly pleased that this campaign Is being' waged against them and hope that it will result in the final extermination of the species. The coast cities are all this year waging war on the rats because they are cholera carriers and if we can get rid of these we have now and the coast cities keep up the fight against them there is no reason why we should not be able to keep the affliction down to the minimum In the fu ture. THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE. The Washington Pdst, one time a well-considered paper, Independent and accurate and fair in its edito rial utterances, has degenerated into the most radical of rabid republican papers in the country. It takes its cue from the white house always and whatever the president says or the administration sanctions has its approbation. Naturally and consequently the democratic house has done very little that pleases it. The passing of the tariff bills and putting them up to the president to sign or reject, has particularly aroused its Ire and It can see noth ing in them except an attempt on the part of the house to play poll- tics and it lambaets the democrats from day to day, accusing theni of bad faith and of almost every possi ble sin against the country. Anoth er thing that particularly arouses the ire of the Post is the attempt of congress to abolish the Interstate commerce court. The Post seems to think that the democrats should first learn the wishes of the president and then pass laws accordingly. Con gress knew, it asserts, that bills "contained provisions which the president would never sanction" be fore it sent them to him. In other words, the president is the whole thing, legislative as well as execu tive branch of the government, and congress ought not to pass bills that do not meet the approval of the president. It is true, of course, 'that bills which do aot meet the approv al of the president do not stand any show. He can veto them, and In a sense congress Is loosing time when it passes these bills. But in pass ing them it can show that its heart is In the right place, that It has heard and heeded the call for reme dial legislation. That the democratic house is doing this is what is hurt ing the Post. Nothing would have given It greater pleasure than for the democratic bouse to have failed to do anything. Then its cry would have been "Incompetency." But Mr. Underwood and the democratic lead ers have made It Impossible for it to us this cry so it accuses them of being more intent on embarrassing the president than attendiag to the country's business. The president, however, is only an incident. He stands in the way of legislation now. legislation which he . has himself said waa necessary, but he will not after March 4th. In the meantime The Post la about the only thick and thin defender of the president In tbe country. He has few apolo gies and fewer defenders and has still fewer since he has persisted in hla blundering policy or vetoing the tariff bills. Tbe people approve the work ot the democratic bouse not withstanding tbe embarrassment. It has brought to Mr. Taft and the op position of The Post, and Old Man John R. McLean who poaea aa a pro gressive democrat in Ohio, or any thing to hamper Governor Harmon in the good work he Is doing In that state, and who wna The Post win Had It out before the year is over, Conaiderable furore haa been arouaed pver tba fact, brought to light in the annate a few day a ago by Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, that President Washington awore. The Father or Hla Country had gone to the senate chamber at the request or . senators, to discuss with them some proposed legjalati on.' The con ference evidently waa not a pleasing one, for John ' Qulncy Adams re lates that Washington, leaving, the Chamber, said '.Til be d d if I over borne here again." And it is said that be aever-'?:dldt , If the senate in those days was capable of making the president swear we woqder what W. would have tossay about that body now if he were here and could have dealings with it Press ComibenU n f ... p Party Regularity. .. Col. W. S. Pearson, of Charlotte, leader of the Bwll Moose party, to be laboring Republican State Chairman Morehead and the' republican state executive committee for reading the Bull Moose followers out of the par ty. They did bo In the adoption of a resolution when- the committee met at Greensboro and called the repub lican state convention to meet at Charlotte, - September 4. Colonel Pearson, who was a former republi can, has within the past few days, communicated with republicans, for mer republicans, wavering republi-1 cans and Bull Moosers throughout the state, making a huge kick against the action of the state com mittee. He charges fraud and for gery on the part of some member or members of the- committee for amending the resolution after it had been adopted. The Hon. I. B. Tucker, of White- ville, introduced the resolution in dispute, but he has informed Colonel Pearson that somebody "doctored" the resolution after it had been adopted, by Inserting the word "na tional" In it. That, Mr. Tucker says, entirely changes the meaning of the resolution. In other words, It bars from the state convention all men who do not pledge themselves to support the state, "national" and county republican ticket. Thus the state committee or Bomebody on It has made Bull Moosers ineligible to seats in the state republican conven tion.. .: We do not see what great differ ence there would be if "national" were left out of the resolution. It was intended to call a state republi can convention and hence it must be taken for granted that Dull Moosers and democrats are not eligible to seats. : Otherwise the committee would have called a republican, Bull Moose, democratic convention. Logi cally, the Bull. Moosers have ruled themselves out of the regular repub lican convention or organization as effectually as did the Palmer and Buckner democrats when they aban doned the regular party and its nominee. It would have been ab surd for a member of the Palmer and Buckner party to have claimed a seat In a "regular convention with out renouncing allegiance to all oth er parties. When a man attends a party convention it carries with it the assumption of allegiance, and if ho were to attend with any other motive he would be a 'wolf in sheep s clothing.' " On a question of party discipline, republican is barred, and it re quires no formal resolution to fix his status. However, former repub licans who now belong to the pro gressive party or who propose to support Its nominee are Insisting that they can attend the republican state convention. If they are en titled to that privilege, democrats who are going to vote for either Taft or Roosevelt could as well in sist upon a seat in a regular demo cratic convention. If such a thing were permitted some men would be In good standing in two party con ventions at any time. Such a thing is too absurd, for Q.Sf EXPLANATORY MOTWL OhMimtlon Ukn it I a. Tntr-Bfth to rlfllui tint. Alt preinum ndoewt to 1tM. IimiMM (contlnuoua llnm) pua tbromb point of equml air prnwura. lnoTHBiiM (dotlM llnM) pMsthrouih point of witMl tfimpnruura; drawn onlr (or wro, frmilnc. 90, and 100. . O oleu; O ptrUr eloodri O aloadr;, rain; now; g) report mit(nt. Arrows flrv'Ut the wlad. Pin Iran lo toniDoraUm 12 hoars; xwond. precipitation of .01 Inch or more for put M bourr, third, maxt num wind Mlwttv. " wlndraloclir. Raleigh, N. &, Aug. 41, 1012. Forecast. For Raleigh and vicinity: , Local Ihowera tonight or Thurs day. For North Carolina; : Local ahowera tonight or Thursday; light southwest winda. , Weathlr Conditions: There haa been practically no movement of the low pressure over the north eastern part of the country, and the weather contlnuea unaettled, but with very little rain. : .There were ahowera In the Ob la Valley, North Carolina, and Virginia. High pressure covers the west and. northwest, with generally clear weather and moderate temperaturea. High tetperaturea continue la the routhe.n atatea, and there baa been only a lew scattered ahowera. ,' . . ; , SIDEWALK By Howard THE HUMAN WILL 1 The' human will is a amall, port able mechanical contrivance which enables a man to say no when he has had enough for all practical purposes. There are two kinds of wills Btout and flabby. There is also the kind which is al ways golrigaround the corner to take a drink when somebody would like to use It. ' There are bcv- I Jf -V-SJ? if I eral ways of cui-IftrQ-J i I tlvatlng the will. tne neatesi oi which la to strike It twice in the back of the head with a good reso lution and alt on it in a determined tone of voice. When a will has been treated In this manner for a few times in succession. It will not at tempt, to drag the owner out of bed for a mild eye-opener In the form of three fingers in a large tin tub. " A stout will is one which never has to be massaged by inserting a home tobacco cure In the coffee. --- A flabby will is a popular variety Colonel Pearson to be making any contention to the . contrary. The fact is, former republicans, still hankering after the old flesh pots, are loth to consider themselves members of any other party, and when they realize that by support ing Roosevelt they are no longer re publicans In good standing, they will be pretty apt to fall back in line with the old party. The Charlotte Observer has the correct view ot it when It remarks: "It was as The Observer had an ticipated. At the crucial moment, whent It came to the actual sever ance of the ties that bound them to the old republican party, there was halting on part of some of the North Carolina republicans, and open re volt on part of others. It will be found all over the state that many who had been carried away by the Roosevelt enthusiasm, will take a second thought when they come to a serious consideration of what It ac tually means the desertion of a party to which they had given; the allegiance of a life-time and the re nunciation of its doctrines for a new party and a new faith. Some ot them, In fact, will find it a pretty hard thing to do. While the new party will have a strong following, the indications point to a field day for compromise. We are expecting no Woodrow Wilson recruits to count on that would be to make a false calculation but quite a re spectable element of the dissatisfied republicans will find a way to bo republicans still." It finally will dawn upon Colonel Pearson and his Bull Moosers that the republican and the progressive parties are too distinct party organi zations and that a man cannot be long to both and get off at It. Logi cally, therefore, a progressive party man who 1b pledged to vote for Roosevelt can no more attend a re publican convention than a republi can pledged to vote for Taft can at tend a progressive party convention. We, too, have predicted that when republicans realize that voting for Roosevelt severs their republican al legiance they -will have cold feet on standing at Armageddon. Morning Star. Last of Saturday night Spe cials S. A. L. to Portsmouth Norfolk. Special T r a i n leaves Raleigh 12:30 A. M. Sunday, 25th. Leaves Ports mouth, return 8 P. M. same date. tf ml U department of Agriculture WEATHER BUREAU I vti' '"'AW 1.MOOR& ' . - ' '.'.. t:. . SKETCHES L. Rann. which haa to back up against elec tric bitters and tbe cubeb cigarette in order to let go. . After a will haa become halter broke and doesn't have to be driven with kicking straps, nobody .will have to ask the owner where he stands on anything from a mulct petition to women's rights. , One of the finest apeclmentsV of case-hardened wills ever produced In this country Is owned by "Bod" La Follette, who haa been using it to annoy and disconcert some of our costliest citizens. If it were not for the human will and the Australian ballot, the plain people of thft country would have about as much to say aa a deaf mute with an impediment in his speech. The man who Invented the word "can't" was a lineal descendant of the Invertebrate jellyfish and had his will extracted before he got Into long pants. 1 ' If there was more will and less wind In congress, the ultimate con sumer would stand almost as much show as the pork barrel. The best kind of will power, does not have to be propped up with horrible examples or death-bed scenes, but stands erect on its own feet and meets all comers. . RIZO SAYS. "It's gratifying exceedingly to self-respecting citizens," says a Ral eigh booster smornin, "to see the way people are UBing the right hand snides of the streets." Yes, tis but the way a loto mushy brained idiots who think theyv got sense enufto run anauto an aint competent ot gettn outo the wet I say its cm fatically disgustin to see these sorto fokes try to get aroun. Ira In favor of havln a gardlan, or guard . rather, for somofem be fore they depopulate the town an break up property- Jus look at Mister Smarty whizz down Fayetteville street In a little bargain price j erk-water, wearin gloves 4 bIzcb too big, face covered with window panes, tootn his little horn (wont nobody else toot It forim) an runnln ON THE LEFT while the cops tpjee their usual ex ercise by leanin against any con venyunt walls. Therea Just about aa much at tenshun paid to traffic now as thwas when Rale;h waa a flag station on a stage-coach branch line. The importance of rest periods In school work and of as much freah air as possible is emphasized by recent scientific investigations, which hjive shown that the condi tion of the blood corpuscles in children Is far less favorable after mental exertion in school than after hard physical effort, For all the- News From Everywhere All the Time, Read The Raleigh Times. No, Cord; Ha, bloncV- are not necessarily light sleepers. OaA UeYour Home Pleasing Perhaps nothing lends so much tp .the attractiveness of the homo us artistic Wall' Docorar tioas. ' 1 ". i'. ' : - :. A miscarriage in' color scheme may' destroy the very best and most expensive colorings. We have many years experl-, ence and can "assist you in se lecting the right colors. Tho blending : of the beautiful. Leave It to us. Weathers Art Store D ECORATING EPARTMENT The Peoples Laundry Company RALEIGH, N. O. Has the Greatest Capac ity. Most Up-to-Date. Highest Class Work p Prompt Service. Perfect Satisfaction or No Charge. A Trial Will Convince. You. Peoples Laundry Co., LARGEST AND BEST. Office 107 Fayetteville Street, Both Phones 74. WE ARE THE CONNECTING LINK BETWEEN ARCHITECT AND BUILDER. BUY YOUR Building Material OF Thos.n.Briggs&Sons Raleigh, N. C. The Big Hardware Men THE COOLEST SPOT IN RALEIGH IS THE DINING R001I EVERY DELICACY OF THE . ; SEASON. Sea Foods received dally and guaranteed to be perfect. SEE US WHEN IN NEF.Ii OF Wall Paper, Window Shado3, v Room Molding, Sewing Maehlneo Repaired. All Work Guaranteed. R. L. GREEN & SON II W. UnrKAlMltrect. , HALE OK ACCOUNTS Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned. William L. Wyatt, aur vivlng partner of the firm of Job. P. Wyatt and Son, will on Monday tbe 16th day of Scmptcmber, 1DI2, at 1 2 o'clock M. at the court house door In the city of Raligh, North Carolina, offer for sale to the highest bidder or bidders for cash, a lot of book accounts owing to said Arm by sundry persona, a list ot which may be seen at any time by calling at tbe office of the undersigned. No. 327 South Wilmington street, Raleigh, N. ' C, and also one Maaonlc Temple bond ot the par value ot $60.00. The rteh'tTs reserved to reject any ind an bids. This August ,12, 1912. -WILLIAM L. WYATT, Surviving partner of Job. P. Wyatt & Son. . . . , 8-13-m. w. a. to Sept. 14. For AH the News From Everywhere All the Time, Read The Raleigh Times, u -i -V") - ii