Last Edit* 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: <*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. ?????????????? ^ New Advertisements ^ ? in Today's News ? ? McKeel - Richardson Hardware + ? Company? Kitchen Labor-sav- ? ? lng Devices. ? 8pencer Bros. ? Ginghams, Efe. ? r ? J. K. Hoyt? Shoes and Stockings ? ? Oem Theater. ? Qalety Theater. + ? Capudlne. ? ? Vlcrs Remedies.