Kalelgb. Ooc. 16 Th> rl*ht ?<
to lasM carta!* fcands wu upheld by
when the order of tbe lcwror court
trlct was by tbe Supreme
C?^ dtwioa xif tl? Supm-ia* ??uirt
br tfcaee enx^rd tn tbo propose
Hyde cotmty hare tbi? been valldat
ed. Tbla also moans that the actlrs
work of tolnlot Ulo K?et l.ko
fj" wide, win deaMIeee b? punhed akJns
r.pidlr end that when ooce the Uk?
&g* la dreleed thoueade <rt acre. of land
g? now covered br tbc large body of wa
t?r wto be reclaimed tor nxrtcultura
Thle opinion wu .mom sr. nether
handed down b? the fepgmo Opr
Saturday afternoon. I
0 The higher oonrt settled In Uvo, ol
taxation the mooted question ol
whether or cot real property left tt
;i church and imwl for other purposes
such as qnwticn came before the
court On the appeal of -O. I>. Datts * I
al tb. city or Salisbury, and twa*
a protest against (be action of thai
city In assessing church property used
for rental purposes. The opinion
which was written by Justice Hoke
states that the church and parsonage
and ether purely church property ar<
, not liable for taxation, but draws th<
line on real estate held by trusteei
for the church.
J. E. Owens and wife, of Durhan
county, who were thrown out of cour
In their action against H. H. Wrigh
and'H. A. Potashes, trustee, to recov
cr damages ot^ an alleged breach o
contract In the sale of goods and t<
rcrtraln the sale of plaintiff's rea
estate to meet a note of wll
get a trial by Jury. In, this case then
wee. t?0 dentin,, OIHOIO^- JO,
H., . .'iiBoS>iW art i*i *n?n BoCSftiiB
to eonewr Id air the conclusions o
the other throe induce
The rtltt of the city or AoheTllli
to Mflm property owners for Vhe
rose miction of oeweni wu upheld
W. T. Jnslleo end otbor citlrons et
tempted to reotraln Aeherllle Iron
aaeeoelnc thorn, hot the Superlo
Court affirmed the lower oonrt.
*? *fen- To?.n^o
ed of mtuftayhtg bis wire in .Pendei
county Cnd sentenced to die in th<
oloetrlc chair, was refused a nc?
trial, as were also Joe Tatte. sen
tenced to two years for killing H. L
Thompson in Cherokee county, am
Wallace Bradley, sent up for twont;
b: yean for kflltag .Anderson Blank In
ship te Ehralm county.
K& ?? , .1
WILSON'S BERflODA
VACATION IS ERDEt
Hamilton, Bermuda, Dee. If.?
President-elect Wood row Wilson sail
ed Saturday tor Hew Tarts on tb<
stekaac. Bermndlan. A large crowi
gath r rc<l on the quay and cbeere<
Goto r cor WUeon as the steamer sail
ed away.
Qowmt Wilson declared that b<
was delighted with bis vacation. Th?
L Bermndlan was escorted down tb<
harbor by British officials in stean
launches. Tfco steamcr will be <on
roped on the Journey by the Roy*
Mall steamer Orujm.
Washington, Dee. 16.?The steam
er Bermadlap, with Preildent-elec
Wilson aboard, will be practical!
convoyed to the shores of the TJnitei
! States by seyefal American battleships
and the revenue cotter Senaca
With tbelr powerful wireless sweep
in* the seas, these vessels will be li
constant communication with tbo ap
proachlnp steamer. The battleship
of, the Atlantic fleet left Hamptoi
while the Seneca Is cruising south
ward from New York.
f SAYS BAKKR.
The picture buslneee has run ore
with me Ju*t row. No poealbl
.banrn if the weather keeps good t?
have any pictures taken lster thai
Monday and set them by Christmas
The latest news from all parts of th
country. There has never been ' J?j
r- a rush for pictures before,
'
V I rf II 111*1 g ?tf*
Mill sfUlui^ n111
iiui I IlKr
UflllluillU tlIII)
mnm oflTi
f||n
London, Doc. On the eve of.
the peaoo conferonco tho Associated
1 Press has gathered Tn>o> tho re pre antfcifves
ot the 'Balkan kingdomf
ann ib? cortfrnoBt Turkish delegates
an authoritative declaration of the
tor in a which the victorious kingdoms
propose to eofoiwe and the Ottoman
views (hereon. v 'x
I.Ike exparlciXNui Attfiowuts ail the
Balkan delegates. In apeak log officially.
adhere to the watchword
M adopted In the first and probably th*
i lo*t plenary meeting before catering
the eokforonce, that thoy. aro "in
I complete accord and hats establish
od a perfortly-united program to fol
low."
When tfcoy speak with frineda, not
for quotation, their faces light up
with thelr wuttnilasm an dthHr faith
is admirable.
' "Tell the -Aurelrcans," they nay,
"that we truBt'in their sympathy and
moral suppctt as we arn fighting desperately
and shedding our beet blood
for tho eatrto cause which rendered
the name oT Washington glorious and
venerated. We are risking all tire
posseaa fit* our liberty and Independence."
"Tall them," added In perfect
English, If. Veanltch, the Servian
minister at Paris, who 'A a polyglot
and e learned professor, "that some
of the sons of the Balkans who became
American citizens are In the
ranks at the front giving proofs of
valor and bravery, of which Uncle
'Sam should be as ptpud as we are."
The determination of the Balkan
states not to allow an Ottoman policy
of procrastination Is significant on
account-of the form which It haa
include tho Immediate surrender of
Scutari, Adrianoplo and Janlna, the
garrisons of which will be granted
full military honors; tho evacuation
of eastern Europe hr Turkey as tar
as east Tchatalja to a line which
- exports appointed by the contracting
1 parties will determine on the spot;
r the ceding to Greece of all the Aegean
islands. Including Rhodes knd
eleven others which Italy Is keeping
r a* a pledge for Turkish fulfillment
f of the treaty of Lausanne; the anr
nexatlon of Crete to Greece and the
payment of a war indemnity end the
expensee sustained ?
' THREE PERSONS KILLED
AND EICiT INJURED
'
I Perth Am boy, N. J., Dec. 18?
) Three persons were killed and eight
injured, several probably mortally.
_ when express train known as "The
. Atlantic City Flyer"- on the Central
6 Hatlroad of New Jersey, ran Into an
j automobile stage at a grade crossing
between'Roosevelt and this city Saturday.
The automobile, a closed machine
resembling a tro\tey car, contained
e thirteen parsons. There Is ne gate at j
9 the crossing. The train, running at
an estimated spoed nt' ?0 miles an j
nour. nunc, a me sxayo ana us occu1
pants a distance of 60 feet. The
I }- :b i
1 Mary Thornton, 11 yearn old.
- Daniel Thovntoc, Jr.. S yearn *M
children of Daniel Thornton, of
? ' Cv^tse, N. J.
r vAo *?)& #
' SUNDAY SEIMttS SUNDAY
il WERE 11C1 ENJlYrD
B Scrvloea at the Christian. 9t. Po-;
1 tor's Episcopal, First Presbyterian,1
" and First Baptist chqrchea were'
greatly enjoyed yesterday by ^
1 rge congregations In attendance. A '
tho sermons delivered wore of hfyh
order and goes to show that no pa*-,
tore anywhere t\ro more popular. Th<
music was of high order and add
I much to the attractiveness of cb
day.
1 HIMiMiliMflBilTlTiF1 }\ i f
v. M I I',;
i >3 v, aJL
f WA8H1N jTON, NORTH C.*KU
4_ '
x
if' ? ' . I
; 38 - r.*. - * . |
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?-y
* i / '
icowtvbt-i
Mrs. Sarah A. ran
on Last
' ' ' ' * ' ''W^'-'^l
Tho dotrirway of etoraity i* ever bl<
open, and never has there been a mo- Ga
ment In the ages past whon It could Ar
he said, there Is no spirit now on its ,a.
last journey. That pathway never ce,
lacks a traveler. No road Is so trj
beaten. As the tramp of ono's foot- j
step dies away, another is pressing on oil
bohlnd. To the end of time this will a j
go on. The friends We love today a
will all soon have paseed over the kn
river and there is no voice that speaki
from the veiled scenes 'of that otorn- tin
st.jtllfct-bor'u'* ? uuhj.-.-thww it
gone there are silent; but there Ki
comes a voice dispelling all ooubt? bri
"If any man serve me let him follow sta
me. and wbere 1 am there shall my Cr
servant bo." How these words cheer ?a;
all hearts as they stand by the open thi
grave. How they nerve all arms for he
the future conflict. How they dry all ttv
tears as they contemplato the life,
death and reward of Mrs. Sarah A. rac
Tankard, who fell peacefully on aleop ev<
at 1:30 o'clock at the homo of her wo
son-in-law, Mr. E. L. ArchbeU. East th<
Second street Saturday night. do
' Tbls landmark of Washington flrst tui
saw the beauties of God's handiwork th<
73 years ago, and thla afternoon at 3 wa
o'clock the remains of a life full of tio
good works waf loin tenderly away ho
In God's chamber in quiet Oakdale, go
witnessed by a large number of aor- cr3
rowing friends and relatives. fei
For the past several years due to iat
a fall. Mrs. Tankard has practically
been an Invalid. With all her auf- wi
faring she gave no tangible sign of mi
tnurxner. She believed In the providence
of her Maker and His will was co
her will. an
On last Thursday she was taken as'
and was confined io her bed nntll the
lowly Nasarine kissed her eyelid? th
down an dsont His chariot to convey afi
her to the battlements of heaven. R<
-itbi-i<ii;uiu-ib uu mgn waruur wit- mi
aeases ar0 In heaven."
Mrs. Tankard was married twice? or
her first marriage being to the lat* Rt
Richard Granger. Two childro; Pi
BETTERMENT ASS6 BAZAAR PI
REALIZES NEAT SUM
fhc Bnfcar Brtd bsoghe Wogans' 9
Betterment Association in the store pi
ncrrt to the Brown Drug Company pit
lost week was a groat success. Tic tei
association realized more than 1130 an
toy this re nd and worthy cause. Thla oo
is more than gratifying. wj,
? ? tio
18 OOHVAIJCSCBKT.
Th. many friends of Mr. Suffolk Br
Ml'm who ku boon Intllrppaod at Dialog
:.."oo on 'Wort Thtrd ttreot fo, tha m
p&M roToral wpbVb, *11 lbo rooro tpan u>
ru .1 to know that ho la now conra1-'
nt. Ho |B dooply (tratoful lo hln da
numoroont nitlaonn for tholr tbouaht- tla
f?ltl???. Mr M'lta la one of the ofe
t'k poou!ar citlsens and dnring bis bw
r r?nt (liases haa been the recipient bu
rf ;nany favors. no
^ . |
hard Died
Saturday Nig\
1>
>?ed this'.uajoa, being Mm. i
rduer, of Norfolk, and Mm. E
cbbell, or thMMdty
Her second'milage -was to
e DHw H. ^ yankard. who
led her to thifcJ*andlEcovered c<
Both of her . marriages w.?ro
j sunshine and happiness. She
dutiful wild plat, loving mother
word: "She tea a living ep'.i
own and re^djro all men."
cbbell,' of Mnishins'on, and 1
ite Gardner, of Norfolk, and
Other, Mr. SL'.iJ. Fowler, and
itera, Mrs. E. Tuthr.l, of Sc
eek, and Mlsa Mary Fowler. F
rly girlhood the was a mombe
s Presbyterian church and whei
alth this eh arch had no more
e workhr.' ' _ ;{$&. v.v\ftV
Thus passed away ono whose
>tto seems to be written in
sry day life?do good?make
rid good and she never forgot
i happiness arising from ?
eda la eminently mmnlitlvn
canal frosts and winds may a
9 world of its emcarld, willows i
ive where our friends sleep, des
in may brood over onr chlldt
me. health may fall, but she '
ee about doing gbod not only II
ratal springs gushing up at
it but a cumulating store of c
led recollections.
Another pilgrim has fallen by
tyslde and with her going the
jurns.
The decased lived right ant
nree she died right. Earth 1
d heaven gains. Peace to
hes. Well done.
JTho funeral was conducted t
o First Presbyterian church
ternoon. at 3 o'clock by the pai
iv. H. B. Searlghl, and the It
?nt was In Oak dale cemetery. *
The following acted as pall-b
J. B. 8parorw, Oec
icktnan, Edward T. Stewart, \?i
ppln, Dr. D. T. Tajloe and ?ISTOR
BROOM GREETED
BY ATTENTIVE AODiEf
Mfci .
toy. R. fl. Broom, pastor of
rat Methodist church, Riled his
Sender morning sod e?ealng
day for the Brst tin* since
nual meeting of the North ('arc
nfaronce held In- Tayetter
tore he was returned to this
n for the ensuing year. Since
lournment of conference
oom has been at the bedside o(
od father at Monroe. who pai
SiTtet week after long yean
trainees V
The lermons of Mr. Broom yes
y were etrong and heard at
ely by large congregations,
ly does the members of his cht
speak for hint a prospeoru.
t the 1-irtlre alty Inespeetlre of
Mr. C. E. Himhorry, of Ralelgl
Jm / Bj B .
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prow?Cooler
11
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i
TEODy AND BRYAN j
?,. GIVEN HARD RAP:
. L. c
^ Chicago, Doc. 16.?"Principle in j
politics in the United 8t>tes has glvpre
)un. on way, in a great measure, to personalities
during the last twenty
full years, owing t0 the prosecco of Wilwa?
liam J. Bryan and Theodore Roose
I? velt in the i>olttlcal arena," Nicholas
>t,e Murray Butler, president or Uolum^la^p^verBlty,
told members of the
drs. "-what la Progress In Politics."
on* The spoaker took a strong stand
against stretching the iconstltution,
>uth declaring that the right of amondrom
ment had boon given the people for
r ?* the purpose of changing the" Instruo
In ment when they deemed It necessary.
He also evpres8ed hla disapproval of
the recall of judges and Judicial de11
ft cislons. Touching on the relation of
her the Individual to the State he urged
the the use of Individual freedom and
that p0wer of initiative to help build and
;ood maintain the institutions of the whole
Au" community.
'trip These steps, he said, might well be
may taken In the interest of progress in
ola- this country:
toodl "A more flexible method of amendwhojjng
the constitution; a more satInds
Isfactory way of nominating public
her officers; improvement in legislative
her- methods and procedure; giving mem- bars
of the cabinet seats on the floor
1)16 of both houses of Conareos. with the
City right to participate In debates, con- I
corning, their departments; begin- t
1 of nlng, the regular reeelon of Congress
0"** at a time much nearer the extension 1
her 0f the principle of the short ballot." 1
- i
rom BANKS ?warp"> iv I
"??" COUNTRY'S PROSPERITY. 1
itor , 1
Washington, Dec. If ?Business 1D <
general, as reflected In the condition 1
*ar" of the banks of the United States, <
' E- has shared In the country's prosperr
J- Ity, according to Lawrence O. Mnr- I
ray In his annual report made pub- 1
i?-:11c Saturday. 1
/ The banking power of the nation, *
represented by Capital, snrplus, profIts,
deposits and circulation, reached '
IpP during the year the enormous total <
!Ub of III.M8.707.000. a high record,
shdres Increased by over 107 per cent 1
the over 1911 Mld 27,2 cen* ?*?r 1
? 1908. Since, 1900, the banking powfSPf".
er has Incerased 111 per cent, or <
yes- more than doubled. During the laBt 1
the twohre years, the number of bank 1
Una shas increased by over 107 per cent
Hie, and thelb volume of bualnestf as lndl- ?
ow caieu oy aeposiis snows an increaeeji!
the of over 127 per cent. 3
.'Ittr. The comptroller's report consists !
hie of a mass of statistics with analysis i
wed moat of which previously have been 1
i of published. Z- \r ;> J
iter- Mr. 0. O. Haddock, of Oreenvllle. t
ten- is in the city 'I'i t
Not ? ? ' e
nrch IS OUT AGAIN. I
rear I
do- Mr K. John, who fu taken sad- s
dsnSy 111 last week, Is now able tor.
samo his business duties to tbe b
l. Is| pleasure an ddellcht of his many ad- I
|[^H,
Attorney General
fuses to Allow V
ed on Jno. D. Ai
(Bjr Cly?le H. Tar?u?er.)
Washington. Dec. 1G.?U at tec
State Attorney General Wtckershan
has refused to allow warrants to b<
erred on John D. Archbold and oth
?r officers of the Standard Oil Com
panjr. in the case In which the Mag
aoila Oil Company of Texas, was in
dieted by a federal grand Jury U
Texas for criminal flotation of thi
Sherman law.
Once again. Mr. Wlckersham is us
Lug the machinerytTT tho great offic*
?f the Department of Justice to pro
tact. instead of prosecute, the mil
lion aire heads of illegal trusts.
A hundred instances could be clt
?d where Wlckersham has. by mesm
ar especially prepared opinions, or
lers and rules, giren comfort to th<
treat Industrial trusts, private monopolies
and special prlrtlege. Ii
was Wlckersham. the attorney central,
who stopped important sultj
igalnst the beet trust immediately
ipon taking dfflco. It was Wickeriham,
the attorney general, who
endered an opinion upholding Ballnger
and viciously attacking Louis
it. Olavls, who said It was legal fot
lugar trust Interests to acquire by
he exploitation process 65,000 acres
>f rich sugar lands of the Philippines
vheu the organic law of the islands
sxpreeslj- declares that no corporaion
shall be slloftred to acquire more
han 2,600 acres. It was, Wlckeriham,
the attorney general, who
auctioned the Taft administration
ailroud regulation bill, later oxposid
and atlered, containing a Joker
egalixing the Southern Pacific?
Thlon Pacific merger, recently held
inlawful by the Supreme Court. It
raa Wickers ham, the attorney genagainst
thesteM
rust la one In equity instead of a
rlrainal prosecution.
At the time of the appointment of
KHckershaui, it was said his selecion
by Mr. Taft was in recognition
>f the desires of the great industrial
ru6ts of the country, who had conributed
large sums to Mr. Taft's
ampaign fund, and who aa a reurn
favor rfclrod that a "sms" man
e placed .n ebnge of the govr.iaent
prosecuting machine'
Before his ij;i ointment ;u alter
tey general. Mr- '(Wicket-sham was
k trust lawyer. For years and years
ie had been receiving huge fees from
orporatlons for Interpreting the
awa, not from the viewpoint of the
volfare of the people, but from the
iewpolnt of the welfare of the
rusts. Mr. Wicker sham was a mem
er of tie law Arm of Strong and
Jadwaicder. Congressman Henry T.
11IVEK ROAD STATION.
After many days of pleasant
leather now It la very cold.
Of coarse every one knows that
til up-to-date farmers such as we
Lave here, are generally busy, those
rhom we know are busy from the beginning
of February until the end of
November with plowing, planting,
toeing and harvesting and during
he winter months when the weather
sill permit preparing the soil and
tther things for the next year.
Residents In this vicinity are preparing
for Christmas, we hope all
nay spend the time very, ploasantly
md have a happy and prosperous
lew Year.
We truly sympathise with the pa ents
and family In regard to the loss
f the little child, Marie Mayo.
Mi MB MartH. til-..
load, was a grat of Mim LUlle All! J
rood at Magnolia Thursday night. .?
Wo wish the editor, hla family, the
oxapositor and all concerned a very
lappy Christmas and a happy" and
iroBporous New Tear.
Mlaa M. M. Cherry, of River Road
Itatlon. spent Friday evening very
ileasantly with the family of Mr. U
i. Sheppard, at dolly Olen
hWe are having the coldest weather
i have hid this winter.
As Jaksrille scys we think It is
wry pleasant to spend the long winer
evenings sitting pj the Are and
eadtng, but how about the cold,
rosty mornlbgs, when we are ushord
Into a cosy dining-room, where
t la so warm one ~an scarcely real's?
here la float outside, and served
aenu Just what we like. First course
,ot coffee, buckwheat cakes, sausage.
?"PP Sik.
^I
MACHINERY |B
MILLIONAIRES-1
Wickersham Re-^^H
Warrants to be Serv- t
rchbald and Others.
Ralnsy described this Qrm ?>j tU? jH
floor of the House of Reprceeata-"
lives as follows:
"The Arm of Strong CadwaKader* '
I' Is one of these Imporiaat New York1
legal Arms to which great corpora- A
tlonn appeal for aid when they pro-.
pose to violate the laws of the land!
. or when they have violated the laws
L of the land." I
L The firm of Strong & CadwaUder. A
I at the time of Mr. Wickeraham'o apI.
pointment as attorney general, n-i
II resented, among other great corpora-'
I. tions, the sugar trust, and one of thtf
I. last things Mr. Wickersham did aa a
member of the Arm of Strong A Gad
walader. was tp draw down hie por11
tion of a sagar trust fee of aomeI
thing like >25,000. And one of th<?
I first things Mr. Wickersham did asr
I attorney general, was to write. oi? . "J
I June 27. 1909. to John 8. Wise. U7. - ffl
S Du'ilct Attorney for the Soathern
I District ol New York, a letter reveal- jj
lug his strong Interest in there sugar
I trust officials then In danger of the
I penitentiary. This remarkable letI
tor. the anthenticlty of wfciefc haw
I never been denied by the attorney
m general, raarif in n,r< " 1
"My dear Wise:
"Senator Root has sent me the Sjg
i proof of a petition signed by Bowers.
Milburn and Quthrle, In support of
their contention that the statute or >'|H
limitations has run In favor of
Messrs. Parsons, Klasel and iiarned. <J
Xthe only overt acts done to oarry
it the objects of the unlawful con- .'5jfl
spiracy were those referred to !u th?
brief, 1 should think they were Insuf- jfl
flu lent to save the bar of the statute.A
strong effort will be made tomorrow
to perauado the President to la- 'JM
terfere in some way to prevent the /j^B
indictments.*?Faithfully yours, J&9
"Geo. W. WJckeraham."
And uow Mr. Wickersham Is using a
hi* office as attorney general to save J m
from arrest John D. Archbold. H. C- J
Folger. Jr., and W. C. Teagle, offl- /
cera of the Standard Oil Company. / , |S
Under the Taft administration i j |
has been impossible for the goven* ]
ment t0 control the trusts, because A
the trusts controlled the government. |
At last it has beon possible to^tact |
a president without the financing sap- | )
port of the heads of illegal/tariff j
trusts, and It 1b hoped PresicHnt Wlson
will be able to find for '-H j
! attorney general who will ybe so oon^ \ |
J structed temperamentally as to fool 1 j
that millionaire sugar /runt barons ij |
who rob tho government and violatethe
law ought to be sent to the pent- .J !
tentlary just like ? jwor man io seat
to the penitentiary when he violates
I It was a very small girl In the
postoffloe, and she was about to post
j a letter. The little tot was with her
nurse, and the latter was instructing -3
her what to do. 8ho was how* how
her what t o do. She was show* how
about to post her letter, when she
paused as If she had just remembered'
something. "Why." said the Httl?r ^
one, "dey ain't any Wed Cwoae Seat
Jon dls one, an' I pwomleed Uncler
Billy to send him one." The ntxree 'j
I handed her a nicker and showed her
where to get Red Cross Seals In the
postoffico corridor. The little one
made a purchase of five seals, caro'
fully fastened them on the baek of
her letter, and , regarding her work
with much satisfaction, dropped the
letter Into the slot while the nurmo
held her up. "There," she said, aw
her little face lit up with a smile, "r
hlnk Uncle Billy will know Santa wemembered
him." The letter was to
0,4 of the patient* at the State To
berculosls Sanatorium.
buckwheat cakes, butter and syrvp.
That delicious syrup we buy at Mr, ' ^
; J. P. Tayloe's store in Washlngto*. t)
N. C. We who have had s?ch m
proclate it.
J I
LOOT?BITWHIN WASHINGTON
mud Aurora, one mult caae, contain- 'i
log one set white furs and valuable
Jewelry, etc. Liberal reward
and no questions naked If re- 'S
tamed to the Dally News office er ']
Mn.J K. Porter, Aurora, N. O.
1 ' 1 ' 'J. -y
COTTON UARft?
Lint Cettoa, II 1-1,
Seed rrtfon. 14 Ct. '?
Oottoa Seed. 911.
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