(Ehcit.icim braird
II. A. LONDON, Editor.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1911.
WHISKEY ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Greensboro Daily News
in last Sunday's issue announced
editorially that it would no long
er publish whiskey advertrse-
It Pays to Adrertue.
From the Gaffney (S. C.) Ledge.
Two farmers were not long
since discussing their local pa
per. One thought it had too
many advertisements in it-. The
A X TJ - -C XI.m . m 1 4
- 1 -1 -l - 1 ' 1 i mems. us reason lor ti i otner replied: m my opinion
ASSESSING PROPERTY. ,that, since the people have voted the advertisements are far from
One of the most delicate and by a large majority against the jNr the J least vVWe wrt of
difficult duties that any public or traffic in this State, their LauStwtS
officials are called upon to dis- wishes should be respected, and cost of the pper estch week
chartre is that of properly and that a newspaper being a quasi- through the business advantages
fairly assessing property for tax- public institution should not aid 1 get from thera." Said the
nrion If the awww hanoen in a violation of the law by ad- vHiec: f tetieve you are right
ation If the assessors happen whiskev for sale 1 know that tb Pay me well
to value any property as much perusing wnisKey lor saie. and rather think it is not good
as it is really worth (which is; commend the News for taste to find fault with the ad-
rarely ever done) the owner ' tms nih conception of journal- vertisements after all." Those
raises a grv at hue and cry that lstc ethics, and its action is the men have the right idea of the
he is imnosed uDon If one "man's mre commendable when the sac- "iater-A lt Pay any man with a
tie is imposed upon, it one man s considered for farailv to teke a ood local Vper
property is assessed at a much rince 11 makes is considered, ior for fhe g&ke of thg advertige.
lower valuation than his neigh- of course it thus loses a large ments if nothing more. vAudif
bors the assessors are accused of amount of money heretofore business men fail to give farm
partiality j earned from such advertise- ers a chance to read advertise-
No doubt there often is too much 'nts. We are pleased to note'gf
partiality in assessing property, in this connection that very few IfiF ofneve?
and the State and counties lose . newspapers in this State now trade with me' said a business
a large amount of taxes because 'publish whiskey advertisements, man to a prosperous farmer.
property is not assessed "at its
true value" as the law directs.
I "You have never invited me to
. ' 1 i 1 IT
Av Wtion was hM in 111. your piace oi Dusmess ana l nev-
S me law uirecLS. . , 7 pr cm whpr T m not invito- T
Most persons admit this, and the on last Monday upon the m. not q fT
trouble is, how to remedy this uupnug cumima- replj
The Legislature, at its recent i aion lorm o1 municipal govern
session, attempted to apply ajentand it was defeated by a
remedy whose operation will be Iare m3"ty, over two to oar.
.Last week & similar election was
awaited with much interest. The
new ''Machinery" act has creat
ed a new county assessor, as will
be seen from reading section 15,
which h as follows:
"The State Tax Commission
ers shall, on or before the first
day of April, one thousand nine
hundred and eleven, appoint one
discreet freeholder of each coun
ty in the State, who shall be an
experienced and practical busi
ness man, to be known as county
assessor. Sueh county assessor
shall hold his office for two years,
and may devote his whole time
to the duties of the office for not
exceeding three months in each
year, from the first day of May
to the thirty-first day of July,
and shall receive the sum of four
dollars per day for such time as
he may actually and necessarily
be engaged in performing the du
ties of the office'
The county commissioners on
the first Monday in April shall
appoint in every township an as
sistant assessor, who shall list
and assess the real and personal
property in his township, begin
ning on the first day of May.
The county assessor may require
the assistant assessors to meet
him at such time and place as
he may designate before assess
ments begin and confer with
them as to their duties and in
reference to the equalization of
values. The county assessor must
also meet with each assistant as
sessor at lea3t one day and con
fer with him. Instead of rnnir.
i
lug tax-payers to come to the
township assessor, as has been
the custom, the township assess
or must visit each tax-payer and
list his taxables. This visiting
the home of the tax-payer will
enable the township assessor to
make a fairer valuation of the
tax-payer's property. In other
words, the township assessor
will go around to the homes just
like the census enumerators do.
This is a new departure and is
expected to get on the tax lists
some property that has hereto
fore escaped taxation. Wonder
it the assessors will be welcome
visitors?
held at Wilmington and the prop
osition was carried almost unani
mously, only 22 votes being cast
against it.
We had hoped that oar capitol
Selling Stolen Stajan.
Wichita, Kan., March 19. L.
S. Naftzger, formerly president
of the Fourth National bank of
Wichita, was found guilty by a
jury mine Federal court today
oi Duying ana selling stolen post-
tie offense is pun-
age stamps.
ishable by a maximum sentence
city, in which ail the State should 5Zears in Prison and a of
' . . .Naftzger purchased stamps
i'"",,DO'ucnn -wpHiig- tfom Frank's, isurt. formerly
rorm oi government that naa done
so much for every city that has
adopted it. The result is ftouip
what (surprising- wbn it is re
membered that both of Ilaleigh't
daily newspapers earnestly urged
the adoption of the proposition.
It would seem that the "power of
the prens" did not avail mnch in
this contest. .
Asheviile voted yesterday by
the small majority of 20 against
adopting the commission form of
government. Thus far four cit
ies in this State have voted on
this question, Greensboro and
Wilmington adopting it and Ral
eigh and Asheviile rejecting it.
I,a.st week's Hendersou Gold
Lent has a most pathetic unci
well written "farewell" editorial
from Mr. Thad. R. Manning who
had been its editor for nearly thir
ty years and new retires ou ac
count of his bad health. We re
gret bo much the necessity that
requires his retirement from jonr
naliam and sincerely hope that
he will soon r3pnnerat and
'Richard be himself aain." We
regard his retirement as a dis
tinct Iobs to North Carolina jour
nalism, and this Writer sympa
thises most deeply with him, for
our. friendship has boen intimate
and of many years standing.
To the new editor of the Gold
Leaf, Mr. P. T. Way, we extend
our cordial greetings and best;
wishes for much success.
chief of police here. The stamps
were stolen from Kansas post
offices and sold to Burt by John
Callahan of Wichita, who is un
der sentence for robbing the Mi
lan, Kan., postoffice and also has
been convicted of buying and
selling postage stamps.
The former banker's defense
was that he did not know the
stamps had been stolen. He ad
mitted purchasing them at a discount.
Wife Tried to Burn Him.
BfHWial to the News And Observer.
Salisbury, March 20 Charg
ing that his mie tied him fast to
a bed while asleep and then set
fire to the bed-clothes, Samuel
Young, a tenant of a farm, five
miles from Salisbury, came to
town today in search of officers.
He declared that he and his wife
retired in good humor; that he
was awakened by the smell of
smoke; that he found his limbs
tied to the bed and that he was
unable to free himself until the
fire burned the rope just in time
to save his life. He bore severe
signs on his face when he reach
ed this city. The affair is a mys
tery and the officers are making
investigation.
1j Cleaner Than Carpet.
Paint yoar floor around the border
Of the room With L. & M. Flnnr Paint.
Costs about 50 cents.
It gives a bright varnished finish.
Cover the center of the rtom with
your home made carpet rugs. Looks
splendid.
Get it from W. L. London & Son.
HEALTH LAWS.
.The Legislature, at its recent
session, very materially improved
our health laws, and increase
the appropriation from $12,000 to
54b,UOO for the expenses to be
incurred m enforcing the new
1. T 1 n
in piace ot a county sani
tary committee a county board
ot health is created in each coun
ty. ihe county superintendent
of schools is one of the five mem
bers ot 'the county board of
health, and the county superin
tendent of health will have much
of his work among the schools of
his county.
Heretofore the counties have
been put to very much expense
by quarantining smallpox cases,
and this heavy expense will now
be put an end to, for the new law
abolishes the system of quaran
tining and people must be vacci
nated it they wish to escape con
tagion from smallpox, as vacci
nation is proved to.be a sure pre
ventive. Hereafter when small
pox makes its appearance in a
community or town a public no
tice of its presence and the means
for avoiding contracting it will
be given through the lecal press
and placards posted in conspicu
ous places. Those who then re
fuse or neglect vaccination- can
take the consequences.
Wilmington has become one
of the largest cotton markets in
the United States, ranking now
as the fifth in the number of
bales exported. According to
the government statistics Gal
veston exported last year 2,314,
973 bales, New Orleans exported
1,183, 903, Savannah 798,037. New
York 459,876, and Wilmington
353,702. No doubt most persons
thought that Norfolk or Charles
ton exported more aotton than
Wilmington, and they will also
be surprised that Wilmington ex
ports nearly as much cotton as
New Yor. Nearly all the cot
ton exported from Wilmington is
exported by one firm, -Sprunt &
Co.
The camp of Confederate vet
erans at Fort Worth, Texas, have
tendered their services to Presi
dent Taf t in case of war with
Mexico. This ought to convince
even senator Heyburn of the
sincere loyalty of ex-Confeder
ate soldiers to our restored Union.
Booker Washington was badlv
beaten last Sunday night by a
German in New York, because,
as the latter alleged, he spoke
disrespectfully to his (the Ger
man's; wife, The German was
arrested and bound over to court.
We are glad this assault and bat
tery did not occur in a Southern
city.
The final provisional census Rives
the iopulation of India as 315,000,
000. This is an increase of 20,500.000
as compared with 1901.
Has Millions of Friends.
How would you like to number your
friends by millions as Buklen'a Arnica
Salve does? Its astounding cures in the
past forty years made them. It's the
be9t salve iu the world for sorca.uleers,
eezeraa, burns, boils, scalds, euts.corne,
sore eyes, sprains, swellings, bruises,
cold sores. Has no equal for piles. 25c
li.Pilkington'a.
atC5.
Tujpentlne was sold last week at
Savannah, Georgia, at 9? cents a gal
low, the highest price on record.
Do you know that of nil the minor
ailments colds are by far the most dan
gerous? It is not the cold itaalflhat
you ned to fear, but the serious diss-
aes that it often leads
these are known as germ diseases'.
Pneumonia and consumption are
among them. Why not take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and cure vour
cold while you .n. For sal by all
dealers.
Hon. William J. Bryjrn was 51 years
o'.d last Sunday.
If you have trouble in getting rid of
your cold you may Ifeow that you are
not treating it properly. There is no
reason why a cold should hang on for ' ,
ami ii win uom youtaKeunam
beriam a (. ough Remedy. For sale bv :
an ucaicis.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Oirreionleut
Washington, D. C. March 17
There is much interest in diplo
matic, and political circles in
Washington concerning a possi
ble peace treaty between the
United States and Great Britain,
a treaty which will have the po
tential effect of an alliance, al
though it will not be known by
that name. President Taft, in a
recent speech on the subject of
peace, said that he thought all
questions, even including ques
tions of honor, might be left to
an international arbitration court,
and Earl Gray, minister of for
eign affairs for Great Britain, in
a recent speech, referred to Pres
ident Taft's speech and spoke
earnestly in favor of a peace
treaty between the two great
English-speaking nations. Those
who have kept abreast vith cur
rent history will remember that
there have been two recent ef
fort to secure a ratification of
peace treaties between Great
Britain and this country, but in
asmuch as the final ratification
must depend upon the Senate,
these treaties struck snags in that
body. Some of those snags were
removed on the 4th of. March
last, and it is believed now that
the treaty will meet the approval
of the Senate and that Secretary
Knox and Ambassador Bryce are
at work in preparation of an
agreement to be submitted to
Congress, though perhaps not
earlier than the regular session
which will assemble next Decem
ber. There will doubtless be
more or less opposition in the
Senate to friendly proposals be
tween this and the mother coun
try, but, as remarked, some of
the snags have been removed, j
Senator Root, of New York, j
who is chairman of the Carnegie 1
peace foundation, for which ten .
millions of dollars were recently
donated by Mr. Carnegie, will
doubtless do everything in his
power in the Senate to promote
this peace entente. He was Sec
retary of State during the sec
ond Roosevelt administration,
and he is closely in touch with
pacific and philanthropic endeav
or. Mr, Carnegie has said that
if two great nations like this
country and England could reach
an agreement to submit all ques
tions, even those involving hon
or, to an arbitration court, it
would not be long before the
other powerful nations would
fall into line.
As might be expected, the first
kick against efforts at peace, '
comes from the irrepressible
Irish section. John Dillon, an
Irish member in Parliament,
says the peace proposals make
no provision for small nationali
ties struggling against injustice
or seeking freedom, and he in
sisted that peace proposals were
but combinations of mighty em- -
pires for the purpose of cjercing
others who would not submit to
arbitration. The Irish member
is unhappy at anything that pro
poses to stop a row, big or little.
The interference of the United
States In Cuba f or the promotion ;
of peace, or the probable inter-1
ference in Mexico for the same !
purpose, the pacification of the !
Soudan by Great Britain or Great :
Britain's armed interference in !
India for the suppression of strife !
between the petty principalities
of that country are, by Mr.
Dillon's interpretation, coercion.
An interference with moboc
racy or anarchy is, according to
this Irishman, an interference
with the rights of man.
Congress will reassemble in
two weeks, and there is of course
much interest and speculation
with reference to what it will do.
It is assumed that the Canadian
reciprocity treaty will be ap
proved by the Senate and there
is expectation that some of the
important tariff schedules will
be lowered, or that an effort will !
at least be made to lower them.
It is deplorable that politics must
enter so largely into questions
that should be purely economi
cal and that both parties have
heart and eyes askance on the
presidency in every question that j
comes up for legislation. There I
is much speculation with refer
ence to political divisions and
combinations of insurgents and
Sfnnrl-tiQtf am . tirncrrooci'vn irl
retrocrfssivn Tlpmncrats Thr $
sensational retirement of Sena
tor Bailey of Texas on the last
day of the last session and his
precipitate jump back into the
Senate, it is thought, has con
siderably iveakened uch influ
ence as he may have had with
the Democratic minoritv. Hr
was one of the
not go on the 4th of March.
, RtGtSTEREO 'Ijj
That there is more to a Fertilizer than
Analysis is proven conclusively by the results
obtained every year from Royster Fertilizers.
They are made from experience obtained by
actual field experiments of what the plant
requires, and not from ready reference
formulating. , t
Every ingredient in Royster Gccas is
; selected for its plant food value, and has its
work to do at the proper time, therefore tho
plant fertilized with ROYSTER goods is fed
: regular from sprouting time until harvest. 1
II Ask your dealer for Royster p-oocb and
t see mar. tne traae-marlc is on every bag.
When you see this yen know that
you are getting the genuine and criminal
ROYSTER Fish Fertilizer.
F. S. ROYSTER GUANO COMPANY,
FACTORIES AND SALES OFFICE!
j
I
"1
ft NORFOLK. VA. TARBORO. U. C COLUMBIA. S. C ' M
j If BALTIMORE. HO. MACON. OA SPARTANBURG. B. C. V V)'i
W&IPP ll!
Don't risk home mixing unless you
KNOW you can make your fertilizer
uniform. Unless it analyzes UNI
FORM right down to the spoonful,
you risk a heavy loss. The average
amount of fertilizer each stalk jeis
is ONE spoonful. It should contain
perfectly proportioned amounts of
Acid Phosphate, Ammonia and Potash.
The Southern Cotton Oil Company's
brands of fertilizer are the standard of the
South, machine mixed, eovcrumc-ut inspected
and perfectly proportioned.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co..
Charlotte, N. C.
ALLEN & COMPANY. Candor. N
1. O. FOX fc SOX, SilerCity, X. C.
COGGIXS, F1TTS & CO.. Pnr
C.
thee
East Carolina Teachers' Training School,
GREENVILLE, N. C.
Spring and Hummer Courses for Teachers 1911
Spring Term, March 14 to May 20th ten weeks.
Summer Term, June 6th to July 29th eight weeks.
The aim of this course is better to equip the teacher for
his work. TEXT BOOKS: Those used in. the public schools
of the State. For further information address,
ROBT. H. WRIGHT, President, Greenville, N. C.
Coffins and
caskets ::
A full stock of Coffins and
Caskets always on hand and
sold at all prices. All kinds
and sizes.
B. Nooe,
Pittsborc.K C.
PROCURED AND DEFCN DD. aamooe!,
a;'n.wuuf oriroto.lorexijervbekn:li '-uo rrre rrport.
Fr-e ftdvlce, how to obtain puteiit3, tndo ir.tirkw, I
Biiaj.; uiat uiu .
flopj-righta. etc. in ALL. COUNTRIES.
Business direct viA Washington street time,
money ana ojien xae patent.
Patent and Infringsment Prkvl!.-.: c'uslvsly.
Write or tons to us at
523 I.'lnth Street, opo. States Patent 03c,l
WASHINGTON. D. C.
USE'
Union Live
Stock Co
HEADQUARTERS FOR
HORSES AND MULES.
l or salt for CASH
Oil OX TIME.
PITTSEORO, N C.
CUT FLOWERS,
WEDDING BOUQUETS,
FUNERAL DESIGNS.
PALMS. FERNS. BLOOM .
1NG PLANTS, CABBAGE
AND TOMATO PLANTS
All orders given prompt atten
tion. M J. MCPHAIL
j phono, No. 91. Florist,
I
Saoford. N. C.
If you want the
11 BEST. Put up
in the best sacks
On last Sunday night a building-at
Kenly was burned, from
which a steer was liberated by a
negro who was caught on the
steer's herns and carried 20 feet
and then dropped unhurt.
When you have rheumatism in vour ,
or iusteti at)lv Chamberlain' !
Liniment and vou will cet ruiick re-
It costs but a quarter. Why suf-
fer? Sld by all dealers.
Lewis West L5 u be electrocuted nn
the 5th day of May for killing Deputy 1
Sheriff Mumfoid, of WiJson. j p!a
Mr.
Gideon
Vick, a
1 The executive committee of the
; bo ud of trustees of the State Univer-
jsity will award the contract at onca
well-known ! far" the erection on the campus of the
any Guano
anter of Nash county, fell dead University at Chapel Hill a $50,010
while f lining his low or.e dav lat building for the schools of medicine
and pharmacy. The new s'ructure
will l. fen wn as the Caldwell buiW- ,
ins- in h nor of Dr. Joseph Cal lwell. I
-1
week.
John W.
Kills a Murderer.
...uiut-ier js appcnaicuis i .John W..Hickelsmith, Greensboro,
with manv viftims .hut Ir urir.'o.r-x n .... ....
gently stimulate stomach, liver and ! "We have tried several kind of cough The most common causeof insomni,
bowels, preventing that clogging that medicine." he v. "t,t. ,v n, ; a:. nf tu J ni
' ' vuttjiiiri-
jl on the market.
rOMdon
S021,
invites appendicitis, curing constusa- found anv
atu. ic rinongton's. Foe sale by alt dealers.
1 1 DURHAM Hni!THrN Dill WAV.
Schednlo in Efl'ect J-iu. 6, l'JIO.
Southlmund. Km thboiuirl.
No. 5 Jo.41. Xo. :w. No. i
Read Down Ke; d Up.
A.M. P.M.i A.M. P.M
8.4- ;oLv Durham Ar 12.10 '
8.55 3.L'H Lv 1; Durham Lv 1J 0!) I..'"
9.07 :J..t7 Lv Ovftina Lv 11.17 !..'
i.2ti 3.52 .9 I'oo Lv11.W 1.1
MAb 4.J Lv Carpenter Lvl 1. 1 7 2..
9.55 4.10 LvUpchurchLv 11 10 1--.4-10.10
4.20 Ar Apex Lv 11 o
11.25 4.40 Lv Apex Ar 10.J55 lM'
11.00 4.50LvJL Wp'ngsLv 10.08 ll.-'i
L'.AI . A.M.
12.05 5.00 Lv Wilbou Lv pi.Oh 1 1 .i'H
12.20 .14 Lv Varlnu Lv 10 x ll.'
2.62 5.32 Lv Angier Lv 040 1U.:;
11 iri-inys-1.12
5 4"Lv vil'e Lv M.2S 10.;"
1.32 ..r7 JiV Coals Lv it. 11 !."'
1.45 C04LvTurliruUonLv .0S U.4J
2.25 .13Lv Daku Lv H.06 .'i.:"1
J.uo tiJOAr Dunn Lv b.4u y.wi
COKNECTIONB.
No. 33 makes connection at Apx
with Seaboard Air Lin No. .5S fur
llateigh, Norfolk, Richmond. Vali
ingtou, UalUmore, I'Liladclpiiii, New
York and alt Northern points.
No. 41 makes connection at Apex
with Seaboard Air Line No. 41 for Sim
ford, liiiehursLoiirhern Pine, llatn
let, Chariot tn. Rockingham, Athens,
Atlanta, Hirminthara, Montgomery
and all poinlsin the West snd bouih
west; Columbia, Hava'maii, Jackson
ville, Tampa and all points in Florida.
BEST SCHEDULE OUT OF DUMIAM TO
THE SOUTH.
All tickets are sold by this Com party
and accented bv the passt-ncer with
the understanding that this Company
will not be liable for failure to inn ii
trsiins on schedule time, or for any
such delays as may he incident i
their operation. Care is exercised to
give correct time of connecting lint s,
but this Company is not responsible
for errors or omissions.
No Sunday trains.
Mr. TV. R. Bonsai, of Ilamltt, has
Vi't tliat UUl thffn 119 millh 1-iin's; Strkmanh o1 Tin.. H'.UI.i
tion, headache, biliousness, chills. 25c good as Chamberlain CnucrHi,. ,i;.V Z::: i . "" are Proviaeu yiin, General Office Durham N. C
. . J "v. uucis auu euawe VOU U nnUSPS fr a Mt. riocim m u-lr U .
sleeu. For sale bxr all L,UMfivIJS. Uen. Pass Agt
steep, i-or sale by all dealers. Jjards. I BURKE IIOimOOD, ttu. Pass Agt.
r