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WASHINGTON,
CAROLINA. MONDAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 34, 1910,
bLUSUS DUntftU
ESTABLISHES THE
RATES OF PAY
Takers' Compensation
The. Different Classes of Rates
Regulated So Euumeratore Will
Earn Substantially Same in One
District As"Anothcr.|
VARYING WAGE SCALES
Washington, D. C.. Jan. 24.? The
varying wage scales In different parts
of the country and the differences In
?he nature andH extent "of the local
difficulties confronting the . enumer
ators In the larger geographical di
visions of tho United tates hate In
fluenced and guided United States
Census Director Duratuft-fer-the adop
tion of a clHssiflcatlok "of enumera
tors' rates of compentaflon, within
the limits prescribed by the United
8tates Census law enacted by Con
The different classes .of rates will
be so applied that In general the av
erage enumerator will eaj*n substan
tially the same actual amount In one
district* as In another, even tHou>jh
the population may be much sparaer
in one than In the other, with othor
conditions also different. Regard la
? psifl in waning
und salaries are higher in some parts
of the country than In others, but,
aside from this, the Director's aim is
to adjust the rates ao as to make the
earnings of enumerators substantial
ly uniform. Where the per capita
rates would not give sufficient ;iay,
the per diem rates are prescribed.
The rates In general will be so 'ad
justed as to girtf a slightly higher av
erage amount to the ennmeratoin
than theiy received in 1900.
Per diem rates of pay will be paid
to the eenaus-- enumerators In the
sparsely settled rural districts of Ari
zona. California, Colorado, Idaho,
, Montana. Texas, Utah, Washington
And Wyoming,
"The rate wdll range from $6 to
"*pir day for the enumeration of the
^ rural, areas outside of cities and
towns. Six dollars is the highest *ute
authorized by law.
The Director realizes that In many
dlstrfcts-of the far WeaLlt wlll be Im
possible to secure competent men to
act as Enumerators at a rate of com
pensation less than that being paid
for ordinary classes of work In the
Bane area. Were enumerators In
each districts paid only on the por
capita basis their compensation would
be unreasonably low.
The enumerators in the thinly In
habited country sections of North Da
kota, South Dakota, \|ebraska. and
Kansas also will be pimpensated on
a per diem basis. Certain difficult or
sparsely settled enumeration districts
In .other States will be Included
among those to which the per diem
rates will apply, as the conditions of
the enumeration will be such that an
enumerator could not make fair earn
ings at any of the per capita rates es
tablished.
This announcement was mode by
Cenfeuc Director Durand today, In or
der to counteract the deterrent effect
upon applications for enumerators'
places In the_ far West and Southwest
States of the widely circulated and
erroneous statement that per capita
rates of pay were to be given in the
sparaely populated regions named.
The Classification of Rates.
In this connection the Director has
I Issued to the census supervisor^ T
detailed statement of the classlflcn- 1
tlon of rates adopted for the compen
sation of enumerators in the Thir
teenth Census, commencing April 15
next. C *
There are three general rates ? the
per capita, the mixed, and the per
diem.
The first and second general rates
have five subdivisions each.
The per diem rates range from 13
to IS.B0, $4, ?4.50. 96. $5.50, and 3*.
and are to be paid for a day of eight
hoars' work.
For enumerators on the per capita
basis, which will be that most wldoly
| used, the pay for each Inhabitant If:
I Class Ar-ft-c*nts; class B,.2 1-2 cents;
class C, 3 cents; class D, S 1-2 oenca;
| and claarf E, 4 cents. Such enumer-|
atora will also be paid for each farm
as follows: Class A, 20 cents; class D.l
I 22 1-2 cents; class C. 26 cents; :lassj
! D, 27 1-2 cents; and class E, 30 cents. |
These rates are In each case 5 cents
or more higher than those' paid In
1900, when the rangei was from 15 to
20 cents. Foj- each establishment of
productive industry the rate for eafh
Is 80 cents. For, each barn and
lnclosure containing live stock, not
on farn^tbe payVlO cents for oach
Under th. mind r?u, wMoh U ?
combination of tk? per c.piu and It,*
MANY KILLED
UNO ARE LOST '
IN FROZEN RIVER
In Canadian Wreck
Survivor Tells Graphic Story of
the Horrible Catastrophe? Care
of Pacific Train Are Complete
ly submersed.
EFFORTS OF HEROISM
Sudbury, Ont, Jan. 23. ? -With
throe big dray loads of rough boxes
waiting to receive the bodies of up
wards of two score victims, the scene
of yesterday's Canadian Pacific wreck
almost hopeless field of labor for the
hundred or more men sent to clear
away the wreck and recover the vic
tims'- bodies. A bllssard raged all
day down the valley of the Spanish
river with a blinding snow and bitter
cold.
Two of the wrecked cars, the Col
onist car and the Orst-clasa coach,
whose ventilators were visible abovo
the water this morning, drifted un
der the bridge during the day and
finally were completely submerged.
The dining car remained partly on
the river _bank and partly submerged
In the river. Little remains of ^he
second-class coach which was spilt In
and took fire. Ice that will bear a
man's weight has closed over the first
class coach and the colonist car and
it is impossible to determine their
exact location.
"'More than 30 injured were Uken
to the general hospital and the hotels
of Sudbury.
The number of bodies lying In the
submerged cars may not be known
for many days. Among passengers
unaccounted for are Rev. Mr. Chlld
erhousc, Bault Ste. Marie, Ont.. and
Auditor Robertson, .tie Canadian
Pacific Railroad. '
The wreck occurred on a 2 00 -Toot
steel bridge with overhdkd girders
Ttnd a SlT-facT"
down to tfce Spanish river under
neath. Thjtenglne, combination mail
and baggage car and express car had
passod safely upon the bridge when
the forward trucks of the second
class coach Jumped the track. The
car~itruck~ an 1 mmense sleei girder
with such terrific force as lo snap
the girder in two and split the car
as though it had been divided with a
cleaver. Tire rear of tho second-class
'coach swerved far out to one side,
pulling the colonist car, first-class
coach and diner off the bridge Into
the river and tipping over the Pull
man beside the track. Fire that
[broke out at once In' that portion of
the second-class coach which remain
ed on the right-of-way added to the
horror of the accident.
Few of the survivors of the wreck
were In condition today to give a con
nected acco'unt of the details of the
accident.
Graphic Story of Survivor.
B. J. Peace, a commercial traveler,
of Toronto, who, with Brakeman
Morrison Is thought to be the only
survivor from the first-class coach,
gave a graphic account of his experi
ence.
Mr. Pearce was* getting a drink at
the water tank at the end of the car
when the crash came. Finding him
self struggling in water but with his
head out, he reached the fan light In
tH8 end of the car. broke the glass
and the wire screen and struggled
Ihrou^h, *Ilh Bll TIB? imttlj tut and
scratched. Rhnnlng along the top of
the first-class car, he found a space
I of about .six feet separating It from
the diner. Risking his life on the
floating Ice. he almost reached the
diner when he'Htfst footing and
was plunged inttfthe Jcy water. But
a projecting pipe from the roof of the
diner was within his re4ch and climb
ing up by means of the pipe he ran
along the top of the liner to the
ahore.
The telegraph wires were all torn
down and 1? was evident that relief
could not be summoned by wire. It
was five miles to the village of Nalrp
and the drenched survivor ran the
distance to deliver a report of the
wreck, at the Canadian Pacific depot
at- Nairn.
Let every fireman, cttisen. City
Board of Aldermen, together wifh the
ladles, hear Mr. J. D. McNeil at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms tomor
row night at 8 o'clock.
phabetlcally arranged, and the per
diem is: Class F. $1; Q, $1.15; 11.
$1.60; i, $1.76; and J, $2. For each
Inhabitant the pay is: Class F, 2
cents; 6, 17 1-2 oents; H, 17 1-2
cents; I and J, 20 cents each. For
each establiafcmeqt of productive in
dustry the rate Is $0 cents for each
NtW UUNIkl
OUTDOES VENUS .
IN BRILLIANCY
Visible Along Seaboard
Although Unidentified, it is Un
mistakably Identified From the
H alley Comet ? Has Been Seen
for a Week.
VISIBLE IN THIS STATE
Washington, Jan. 28. ? A new com
et, outshining Venus in brlllinacy. is
visible in the sky tonight. Along the
Atlantic seaboard in the South where
the skies are not clouded it can be
moaf clearly- seen
Although unidentified by the scien
tists it is unmistakably distinguished
from Halley's comet and the astrono
mers at tho natal observatory here
have trained their telescopes upon it
night and day for nearly a week. U
is now so close to the sun that scien
tists have not been able to see it
plainly by day, and the nights have
been so clouded that their view has
been obscured. ?
Early in the week the comet was
visible at Johannesburg, South Afri
ca. Its appearance was reported by
cablegram to the ftaval observatory
here and the scientists have boon on
the watch for it night antUday.
? .The big teletypes which survey,
the ski?s from the observatory on
the heights at Georgetown have lo
cated the comet but three times and
the observers are in much doubt as
to Its Identity. By daylight when the
sky has been cletyr the sun has out
shone it and at night when the scien
tists would have had the advantage
Of ii dark background to make their
observations, the sky has been cloud
ed except for short intervals.
; Ashevilte Saw It, Too.
r'AehovWe, .Tan. -23. Blazing with
matchless splendor, an unknown
comet was seen, in the western skies
over 2^$nnt pisgah this evening from'
lains 15> the southwest of the city,
and from tlje highest points in the
city proper, the spectacle was unusu
ally fine. The zenith of the comet's
brilllnancy was attained at 6:45 after
which It slowly faded from view. In
the negro quarters of the city tho
spectacle of the skies sounded a'note
of alarm, some of the older genera
tion, it Is said, believing that the end
of the world was at hand.
Until the Associated Press dis
patches to the contrary arrived, the
brilliant visitor was generally taken
for the long-expected Halley's comet.
In Houth Carolina.
Columbia, S. C.. Jan. 23. ? Observ*
era In Columbia, Greenville and New
berry tonight reported having seen a
comet in the southwestern skies.
Professor Colcock of the astronomi
cal department of the University of
8outh Carolina observed the comet
yesterday. The comet was seen an
hour after sunset. It was notable for
Its brilliance, even beside Vfcnus.
Visible in Macon.
Macon Ga., Jan 23. ? For more
than an hour this evening a brilliant
comet was visible In the western sky.
The t&if looked like an Immense
searchlight and the comet moved rap
idly. It was viewed by many In this
city, and ? despatches from neighbor
ing towns and cities Indicate that the
comet was visible throughout this
""Mf" ^
PREACHED AT OAK GROVE.
Rev. W. O. Wlnfleld.o?, Bath. N.
C., vrem In the city thM^nornlng on
his way home from OiraMBrove. where
he preached Sunday. )
EXCELLENT DISCOURSE.
Those who were present at the
First Methodist Chfirch Sunday even
ing were charmed with the discourse
of the pastor, Rev. M. T. Plyler. The
pastor discussed the history of Meth
odism. It was a masterpiece and all
who were present are more than com
plimentary In tlielr criticism.
CONVALESCENT.
Miss Mary Fowle. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Fowle. who was oper
ated on some weeks ago for . appen
dicitis. has recovered and ts able to
walk around to the delight of her
friends. .
NOW IMPROVING.
Capt c. T. Whlchard. conductor or
the Washington & Vandemere train,
who has been quite 111 at the Wash
ington Hospital for a week Is Improv
ing and is now able to be up. Mrs.
Whlchard, who has also been 111, fcas
"recovered. Thl? will be welcome
CUBED WITH
VIOLATION OF
POSTAL LAWS
S. Schiffman Indicted
Charged With Violating the U.
S. Laws Regulating Lotteries
and Gift Enterprises? New.Law
Discovered!'
LAW A GREAT SURPRISE
Greensboro, Jan. 22. ? Charged
with violating the United States pos
tal laws regulating lotteries or gift
enterprises, 8. Schlffman, a promi
nent and well known Jeweler of |
South flpla street r wa3 arraigned be
fore United States Commissioner
Wolfe yesterday afternoon, the Jus
tice recognizing the defendant until
next Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, when a preliminary hoaring
will be held.
n The charge against Mr. Schiffman
was preferred by government* post
office Inspectors, who allege that the
defendant violated section 49 9 of the
postal laws and regulations by ad
vertising in dally paperB, which were
distributed through the malls, a gift
enterprise Inaugurated for the pur
pose of entleli|g trade.
The charge against Mr. Schlffman
grew out of a scheme that is oftaa
practiced by merchants to attract cua
tomerH, especially during the hoiul a y
trade, and the result of this action
will be eagerly watched by mer
chants, not only in this city, but
throughdut the' State.
k^The fasts In the case are as fol
lows: Some time . before Christmas
the Schlffman Jewelry Company, of
which S. Bchlffman is owner, adver
tised In t#o daily papers of Greens
boro that it would give away 190
worth of goodB to lucky purchasers,
the scheme being that with each dol
lar _ wirchas^Lthe customer would be I
given a roupgn with a number, while |
LOW HAVE THE PLl'M?
Today the trend of affairs Is South- 1
ward. Capital, industry and labor]
are looking our way.
The South is today developing
more rapidly than any rti???r n<wir?n
of the United States. Within the
next ten years tho average South will
more than double her prosperity, her
capital and her manufacturing enter
prises. This meafls that many parts
of the South will double, triple and
quadruple themselves before the nert
ten years. Other sections will remain
dormant, barely holding their own,
and some sections will lose, by vie.
tue of its people moving to other
more progressive communities.
Which will be the sections to rart- 1
Idly press forward?
The entire South is virtually the
agricultural section of the United
States. If you doubt this, ask the
Secretary of Agriculture in Washing
ton. D. C. ThlB being the case, living
is bound to be cheaper. The cheaper
living and Its delightful climate1
makes the South the most economical
section of the United States for mills
and factories. Therefore, the South
is the field of opportunities; some
sections being better than others.
No sections surpass that around
Washington, North Carolina; in no
part of the South can greater oppor
tunities be found than around or In
Washington, and it only needs tho
awakening ef our pooplo, thn gattlnp
together of a body and*-W0rklng with
one great aim, and that Is ? let others
know our advantages ? and we will*
rush forward, securing not only a
prominent place as one of the rapidly
growing Southern cites, but we will
provide occupation for our children,
which is essential if we would keep
them near' us; for our children calS
not remain among us unless we pro
pare something* for them to do. Dally
our young men are drifting to other
sections, and you mothers and we
fathers are in a great measure re
sponsible for this.
There is another way to look at It
?our lack of pnbllc enterprises, our
contentment at standing still is
against our best Interests,
i In somebody's day somebody Is go
ing to find the wonderful natural ad
vantages, the wonderful opportuni
ties In and around Washington. If
Washington will put her shoulder to
the wheel and work, this develop
ment will come In time for us to get
the benefits. If she contentedly wilts
for something to turn up, you may
rest assured that we will not get any
of the good things that are now pass
ing, and, our lives will be a blank
page In the history of Washington,
N. C. v_
Our people by thrift and enterprise
could make double the amount ct
jrnrney they are now making. The
four ems
STOP Till
FfiOMST. LOUIS
No One Harmed
Robbers Coolly Uncouple Mail
and Baggnge Can and Run En
gine Off? Make Cood Their
Escape. ~
100 MEN ON THE TRAIL
St. Louis,- Jan. 22. ? With more
than a hundred deputy sheriffH. con
stables and special service ,men In
pursuit, It Is believed that the four
men who held up Missouri Pacific
train No. 8 last night near Eureka.
30 miles from this city, will be run
to earth today.
Bloodhounds were put on the trail J
today, tho dogs being brought from
Jefferson City.
It is believed the four men are hid
ing In the foothills near Eureka. The
men had three hours the start of
their pursuers, but the country la
wild and inaccessible and the officers
think they were unable to reach
place of safety before the pursuit |
started.
JuBt how much the men wjf. from
tho mall car Is unknown. ^Twenty
five sacks of mail were/tipped open
and hundreds of letters were rifled
while many^ other letters and pack
rled away.
The safe In tho express car resisted
all the efforts of the robbers to open
It with jimmies and crowbars, and
they did not attempt to use explos
ives.
noartlcd Train nt Pacific.
Two of the bandits boarded the
train due In St. Louis at 10.40 o'clock
from Kansas City, af Pacific. 9 mileB
west of Eureka, at 10.55 o'clock. The
other two flagged the train a mile
east of Eureka In a lonely spot with
red lanterns.
As the train slowed down the two
on board climbed .over the tender
ired the ?nfineor r .id flre?
The engine, mafl
hination baggage and ex;>: <*s cars
were cut off, after the express mes
sengers and mail clerks had been
ordered from their cars.
F. E. Beeton, the baggnse clerk, I
hesitated-- about leaving- his car and |
a bullet carried away his hat and
lock of his hair.
* ltolilxTN Hun Engine.
With one of the robbers at the
throttle, the engine and two cars ran
to Castlewood, 6 miles distant, where
the four took their time about rifling
the mill.
The water was let out of the boil
er and the engineer and fireman were
ordered to walk east for 15 minutes
under threat of instant death.
The quartette then disappeared in- 1
to the woods.
The stranded passenger roaches,
three in number, lay on the main
line until 2 o'clock this morning,
when they, together wth the engine
and baggage and express cars, were
brought Into St. Louis by a freight
train.
The engine and the two cars with
It we^e not located until the engineer
and fireman ran the 6 miles back to
It, after getting their orders from the
highwaymen.
A Passenger's Statement.
E. J. Karn, of Toledo, O., one of
the passengers on the train, said
when he arrived in St. Louis this
morning:
"W* h An p.I nhnln and thmi.thn Pn
gine stopped. The conductor came
running Into the car and said: 'It's
a hold up, sure.'
"Some of us stuck our heads out of
the window but several bullets went
whizzing by. "We found it conven
ient to stay inside."
COMET VI8IRLE HERE.
\ Quite a number of Washington cit
izens s^w the comet Saturday even
ing and Sunday evening. It' (s visi
ble in the west near the horizon. It
can be seen very soon after Bunset.
NEW PHOTO fJAIiliERV. '
Mr. R. Cutrell has opened a pho
tograph gallery in the O. A. Phillips
building, opposite the postoffice,
Where lie is making the latest in ptns
pongs. They are all the rage and
must be seen to be appreciated. Mr.
Cutrell la a workman of skill.
methods to be used must be broad
and open, allowing . the. Jew dronor,
to get a part of the honey. If ourj
people are so narrow as to refuse to
assist because Mr. Miser refuses to
raise the ltd of his coffers, then we
anil oar children will suffer the
penalty.
Gome, let us wake up, g*t up, push,
shove and hustle.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Liti VfOM '1 M '?* >j?* ?
Meat BoycotijSpreads
With IJme Indication of -
Df^ease in Price However
movement tV^ ombat the high price
of food continued its spread today
there was littlo indication of a de
crease in the price of moat. Mil
waukee, which reported a big de
crease in the pricos quoted by two
butchers yesterday, today showed a
general reduction in many places.
None of tfie other cities in which the
movement has been started, reported
any reduction, however.
The most notable acquisition to the
ranks of the anti-meat cause came
from 1 -oulsvllle where twenty -ona
lodges of a fraternal organization i
adopted resolutions that all members
refrain from eating meat more than
once a day during February.
Indianapolis, St. Paul and Toledo
reported that the attempts to launch'
a crusade against prevailing high i
pricoti In those clUes hail so far fall- 1
ed. Krofa St. Paul came the infor-l
mation that Labor Commissloner
McEwen had declared the inhabitants
of Minnesota were too prosperous to
feel the effects of the high prices.
Apropos of the movement* The
Orange Judd farmer makes the state
ment that 1909 was the moBt pros
perous year ever known In the live
stock industry according to the an
nual census review of farm stock.
'The total value of all classes of
live stork in the country of January
l> 1910, was $4,880,068,000," says
that periodical. "The increase dur
ing 1909 was the greatest ever re
corded in twelve months; amounting
ir.f.n nop ono
There is an increase in the num
bers of all classes of animals except
beef cattle and hogs, showing an in
crease In numbers and a heavy ad- 1
I'anoe In the avej-age values per head ?
at the same time. Cattle, other thauj
inilch cows, total 48,780,000 head,
worth on an average $20. 7C -each.
The number of sheep is increasing j
rapidly and now stands f? 4, 7 2 6,000,
worth 54.07 each. Hog* showed a
marked decline in numbers, reaching J
only 44.96C.OOh but the price per'
head7?97Iu, IS On* htgheEt on Tecord.
"With the exception of b?ef cat
tle, every class of animals showed
the highest average price erer record
J'
Secretary Wilson Say* Funners J
'"^^kroulil RaiM! More Meat.
Washington . Jan. 23. ? "l*ndowbt-|
etfly If the farmers wore raising fnore
meat the price would be reduced*"
said Secretary Wilson of the Depart- (
ment of Agriculture "toEIay~Th enm-j
menting upon the widespread boycott;
ITALIAN BOYS
HERE.NEXT
r
At School Auditorium Next Fri
day Night.
Led by Elbert Poland, the versatile
American entertainer, the Italian
Boys are HRal^touring the South un
der tb?? auspices of the Radcllffe Ly- |
ceum Bureau, ami will appear here
Friday night at school auditorium in
a concert that promises a musical
Biid literary treat.
Mr. Foland's strong dramatic work
and his skill as a character delin
eator have made him very popular
on the lyceum and ehautauqua cir
cuit!; and the combination of his abil
ity In this direction with the musical
genius of the Italian Boys has result
ed In one of the premier attractions
of the season. Much Interest has al
hcnn fnl-nn In the unnmin^
ment of the engagement of- the corn
pan* for an appearance In this city
and with a- continuation of the now
steady Bale of seats there Is every
prospect of an audience as large and
appreciative as those that have greet
ed the entertainers In other cities this
year.
The 'program will include several
special features in addition to the
usual Instrumental solos, duets, and
concerted numbers. Mr. ^Poland's
part In the performance will be that
of Impersonator -and reader and it
will be found that he has lost none-of
his charm and magnetism. The even
lnK ^111 close with the production of
a musical and literary fantasy, "A
Xlght in Venice."
SHAD ARK LATK.
A News man In talking to one of
the local fish dealers Saturday, learn
ed that the appearance of shad thta
season Is several weeks behind that
of last year. He accounts for thH
from the fact the river is full of salt
water. Only a few of thla dellclou*
food has been seen In this market..
HAS MOVRO.
Mr. L. E. Everett and family have
moted from ill McNatr street to
lit Brow* atrial
atl&t .:?* 'A* -
not enough people on the farm? raid
ing food and too many people are go
ing to the towns to be fed.
"Threequartera of a million of peo
ple," said Ser-retary Wilson* "are
coning to the United States annually ? 'I
from abroad. They do npt go to the
J farms where they might holp raise
food for the nation. Farmers cannot
get help. They go to the cities and
they have to be fed. 'The cities pro
dxlce' nothing to ?ial although, they do..., j
produce something to drlnlt."
"Have you any plant for Inducing *
people to go to the farms where they
may help to raise foods?" the Sec
retary was asked.
"Jim Hill says they will go there
when they get hungry," said the Sec
retary after shaking his head In re
j ply to tjie question.
iTo Investigate Alleged Meat Trust In
Missouri.
Jefferson City, Jan. 23 ? Attorney
Genoral Major today filed petition
with the Supreme court for the ap
[pointment of an examiner to take
testimony in proceedings to ascertain
whether there 1b a trust or comblna*
| tlon of meat packers In Missouri to
control prices of meat. j'i
In his application Mr. Major
charges that the big packing com
panies of the country have combined
unlawfully- to fix prices paid to live
stock ralserK and dealers, to fix prices
to wholesalers, dealers and consum
ers for eggs, poultry, butter, agricul
tural and dairy products, fertilizers,
greases, cattle, sheep, hogs, and all
similar products.
The testimony to bp taken by tho
examiner will be used In ouster pro
ceedings ngainst the companies
named In quo warranto proceedings
to bo Instituted if Mr. Major decides
the evidence warrants such action.
To Abstain Thirty Ihiys In Macon.
Macon. Ga.. Jan. -23. ? The Central
I^ibor I'nlon. at Its meeting next
Wednesday, will pledge Its members
to abstain from eating or. buying
meats for thirty da vs. Tb*-- union
?ffto will circulate petitions through
out the city asking all citizens to boy
cott meats for the same period.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 23. ? A boycott
to nil meats for a period of 30 days,
as a practical protest against "trust"
methods Is the substance of a resolu- '
tlon which will be adopted by the
local typographical union at a meet
ing" eSrly next "reek: ? "Tire? central ? : ?
labor union is expected to adopt a
similar resolution later in the weeic.
SEVERAL GASES
BEFORE MAYOR
Transfer Men Fined for Obstruct
ing Passageway at Depot.
There were several cases before
Mayor Sterling at the clt^ hall this
morning. Recently the aldermen
passed an ordinance forbidding. the
drivers of trasfers obstructing the
passage away from the trains at the
Atlantic* Coast Line and Norfolk and
Southern depots. The ordtnaneo as
passed compels the drivers not to go
any farther than the curbing. Satur
day night at the Atlantic Coast Line
depot on the arrival of the evening
train -several of the transfer men
made a rush for the car steps solicit- .
5ng passengers. I*o1 Iceman Pedrlck
happened to be on hand just at the
time and arrested Romeo Flowers
and Harry Latham, both . colpred.
They were tried and fined $1.00 and
cost. The mayor states that he Is
determined to break up this nuisance.
Ho cautioned those Indicted that If
they were before him again he would
fine them the full limit of the ordi
nance. which Is $5.00 for each and
every offense.
Henry Fngan was tried for assault
ing his wife. After hearing the evi
dence he was dismissed.
The fire department of our city
needs the*- support of the ladles. Mr.
McNeil, the leading fireman of the
State, speaks at the Chamber of Com
merce rooms tomorrow night at 8
o'clock and requests the ladies to be
present.
J.
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