The nbsol u to necessity of a ay*tom
of good roads which will make
it poaaible not only for every cttlien
of this Stato to market his produce
jS St the least cost, but lessen the pree'mflP
JM,r?ous which each cltiHBflp
*ho travels the highways of
i^jgfcorlh Carolina now pays to bad
v roads, la Wpg realised by all
o?:fr
} , The Nortl^ Carolina Geological and
Economic 8arrey has collected data
* relating to road work in the State
during till, and some of the data
will be of Interest and profit to those
who are Interested in studying and
finding a solution for this problem.
, Bond Mileage,
r Number of miles of public roads
' : In thp BUte. 48,135. ,
I Number of miles of improved road
r (macadam, sand-day. gravel, or es,?elUUr
Mrf?ed). 3.4?? l-?.
*Number of mllee of improved rond
fornix aonng isn, i.Wm l-z.
Amount of special tax collected foi
roads dtiring 1*11. $1,466,354.
Amount of fro? labor tax (rate at
$1 per day per hand) and of oonrlci
labor (rained at cost of keeping and
guarding cocrlct), 916,003.
Value of bonds Issued during 1911
for building roads.-857*000.
Total amount spent In North CJaro
rJ line during 1911 (money and la
?, ber), $3,139,357.
By Whom Spent.
This money ?s spent, as a rule, bj
tjie county commissioners, but in spe
cial cases, by township commission
ere, county road commissioners, oi
^ township road commissioners.
It is a matter Wf common knowl
> ?'dgg that the gqglfrnt system cf road
inainteuanco, on in man]
I Is practically thrown away.
inuaily coetiag the people (prlncipa:
ly the farmer) orer 91S.OOO.OOO 1
increased cost of haulage orer th
normal ooet of hauling a similar loa
orer an improved road. (Bee Ec<
nomlc Paper No. 97 of the Nort
Carolina Geological and Economl
Surrey, pages 7J-l?f.)
While such a condition cannot I
Immediately eliminated, yet It la fe
by all thoughtful citizens .that atei
should be taken to gradually do awe
with this burdensome Indirect ta;
even it It la neceaaary to Impose a d
rect tax. Infinitely email In com par
^ *' ? ' ']
I S Defects of Present System.
(1) Administrative.. The uen
lectcd for carrying on the road woi
in the majority of the counties ai
untrained for this kind of wqr!
Technical skill Is ptbsolntely esses
' tlal hi road location, conatiuctioi
and maintenance. The Idea has pr
railed that anyone could build
road, and that the roads could 1
maintained by the poorly directs
HaanHnr* wrtffe of frM Uhflf
t , i --irv. , -J" ii
a great many cases whors roads ha
baen built with mosey raised
I bonda or apeclal tax, they hare n
been properly built and haye ooat t
much,, principally because they we
not hunt by trained and eiperlenc
road engines re.
<?) Improper-Wattono. A gre
& innny of the ao-eallad public roads
the elate ware located by the Indlai
or by sheep and cattle. For tbla r<
eon a great many of the public rot.
9 before being surfaced, should be i
located, as the location of a road
the permanent part of It, aad on
done right It would never bare to
done again. la road location It t
I been the ?vr?Honco In other stai
that better results can be obtain
I? through state engines* . There It
tendency for the county engineer
be beeed by local politics mtber th
controlled bv tho factors wh
ebonld determine the location ol
(J! tack of t ntfonnfty In Com
counties have special road laws
I Ue prater* tint, and In moat ca
r LE^VST C*OST
)ne That is Good
e Year. Collected
of Great Interest.
road work. They were framed bj
building, and hence the laws are not
practical. The reault is that there li
believed that If they were more homogeneous
much better and more economical
roRults would be attalqed.
By having a uniform road law ap
plying to all the counties of th?
State, with Just enough variations
adjust it to varying local physical
conditions. It would be possible t<
work out a systematic method e
road administration and construe
tlon which would Insure more eco
nomlcai and efficient results to tb<
State as a whote.
(f ) Lack of Maintenance. ThU ll
principally the result of the time
honored, but Inefficient method, o:
free labor still in existence in fhani
of the counties. Every road has U
be maintained, regardless of thi
surfacing material. The minute a
- road la finished, maitnenance staouW
begin, or else It will not be very lonj
; before the surfacing material will be
I gin to break away and the ro-td go t<
I pieces.
(B) Inadequate appropriation foi
. State aid in the form of enguieerlni
assistance and fortes ting rood mate
: - (B)
Leasing of state convicts t<
corporations, etc.
Suggested Remedies.
? (1) Have In each county a roa<
commission, non-political, the mem
- bora to be choaen because of tbclr In
r tegrlty and business ability.
(4) Have a uniform county roai
law which would provide for the or
- ganisation of the road force of ^
1 county on a businesslike basis, hav
t ing & road superintendent whoa
? ability toy .such an office would net
|foremen etc., such as are needed t
carry ou uio cvuavy ?ur? owwouu,
ft (S) State aid to the counties i
i- the form of engineering assistance
I- An appropriation of 9S0.000 p?r yea
a to the Highway Department of tl
e State Geological and Economic Su
d ?ey would be sufficient at the preeei
y- time to meet the requirements fro:
h the counties for such assistance. Tfc
Ic advantages of this form of State al
woutd be: 'r>
e a. A better class of engines
It than the individual county could a
Mi ford to employ.
ly b. A saving in engineer's expense
t, as State engineers could do the eng
i- uearing work for more than 01
i- county, whereas If each county er
ployed Its own engineer thei tot
cost for such work In 100 eountl
a- would amount to at least SISO.Oi
k per year, and without as good r
re suits.
k. s. Bach State engineer would
s- efficiently supervised, whereas t)
L( Aountv enjrineor is resnonslble on
e- to county authorities, and In mc
| a cases such authorities have not t:
>e export knowledge which would maj
?d them capable Judges of the wo
mte W? !-;33
ye (See Economic Paper No. 27 of t
by North Carolina Geological and Ik
ot tiomic Survey, pages llt-lSO.)
do (4| lit every general coui|
re scheme for road work should be J
MTcludpd g provision for constant rani
Itenance, not only of the improv
at [surfaced roads (maoadam. sand-cli
jof and gravel), but of all the dirt roat
is, | through the constant and timely c
>a- of the split log drag. 't . I
!Sr| 6. Do away with the free lat
re-jtaxw1- a ?. ~|
is 6. Uso all connty convicts In
ice county chain-gang under the gbnei
be sup^evlalon of the county roa.l sup
isr i Intendent. Use all 8tate convictn 0i
tes state road force to bo employed
ed building links of State roads win
i a the counties are not in a Bnanclal |
to sillon to build -nich links, as in p
sni tiona of the Central Highway.
Ich such roads all the counties a ? mi
or lees interested in seeing the rt
completed M s wbple. (Bee S
ity nomlc Paper No. .27. page* 1
? "J'***, .M to tonUM to com.
wi. tioo with the taut, el bond.,
'
fr atr Ton If
i mjirm i
t'l" i ^ klaha jl jumf jlaii
. r*
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jas
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B IB
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n^BM
i MgsaaBinjffi^f
split: Spirit of th. Mi
r A 1 " "t~o* *th<
5 (JJ And tyw trt> bright ?m
Where stir* the puis.
, O tfmdous brunch wfth berries pearled. *i
Whet gloried green surpasses this.
Whose magic sways the whole wide world. M
1 ' ^ thyttMdc ??"?"? <* ? MM t
Ronrfirimi nf "KAllr sr/~
vy JirxflVUL3
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'? 1 ">? -< ^
largely due to Mln Muffly, the effl- T
' cleat coach. The singing was re- d
n markable lor its' beautiful tone and {
the stage effects were charming.
ir On December 10, the oommi salon p
ie of Maryland oomposed of Congress- n
p_ man Unthecim, Senator Cummings, t
. State Supt. Stephens, Assistant Supt. g
Purduui, and Miss Richmond, prlnie
dpal of Maryland State Normal, viad
lted and Inspected the school. Thin
commission is Tlsitlng the various
n Normals for the purpose of cbtain^
lng idess sod suggestions to in cor g
porste In tfcplr plans for a new plan
for the State Normal la Maryland. t
^ Mr. A: C. Monsham, specialist in D
M rural schools from the department B
Q_ of education In Washington, visited .
a| the school last week. He, with three >
M members of the teachers' training *
)0 school faculty, Inspected the schools c
^lof Pitt county. He addressed the
Iieacners ana proiesnuaHi nuaeau at ^
ths Mhodl *t the Pitt Count/ Teach- ,
ors* Association Saturday. He alio
. made a morning talk to the stust
dsn(s of the school.. He praised the
he school for Its splendid work and
spoke of the good spirit which perrk
vades the Whole school. I
The Edgar Allan Poe and 81dney ]
ho Lanier Literary Societies held their
^ regular meetings Saturday evening (
December 14. The former took' up .
^ the study of Edgar Allan Poe, as one ,
ln_ meeting of each year la sat aside for
^ the study of the poet for ^hom the
society is named. The lattor had a
l7 I nmgram based on magsdne as
jt types.
[ge ^ Daring the month of December
two Y. W. C. A. services have been
held by visiting minister*. One was
. ?I
m i^RRRRM^^ ^
ml
W- The picture business with us it
* a flue. Lots of. j>eop!e who haven't
In had their picture taken In many
9r? years. Hava sumed up the courage
do- once more and had their likeness taker
6n fpr their loved onee. This will be
in our last advertisement this year. We
for their kind patronage. We hope
co. our efforts have not been In vain.
31- That our work will bear out our im
'CARQL'NA" ""v
flit and Tomorrc
W^KK N
wL - v 1
mk 11
^ .- '" ' a| |(
R a 1
EL&M j
I i
I
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? land throws wide. T\
Ichtiki t|lotr ^ ' 0)
of Chris tin as tido. ^
? as the winter, weeping, dies
The chares still masters Cupid, m
rhcae'er he looks In Psyche's ayes He
sees the ssdrrorcd mistletoe.
.,... ? , . .
lo at the
^The Board of Trusteea of the
each era' Training School met Tu essay.
December 17. The executive
ommittee was la.session Monday.
Monday evening Mr. Clarence H.
'oe, editor of the Progresalve Farxer
and a member of the board of
ruatees of the Teacher*' Training
cbool, delivered an address to the
tudentB and friends fit the school,
'he theme of his address ?as the
eed of educating the average man
f North Carolina In order to develp
the natural resources of the
tate.
Bupt. J. T. Joyner, chairman of
he Board of Trustees of the school,
oade a talk to the students Tuesday
aorolne. Be stressed the need of
onger terms of rural schools In
<Iorth Carolina, the advantage of
ompulrory education, and the need
if more efficient teachers.
The Chritsmaa. holidays, ending
he fall term, will begin December
11, gad continue until the beginning
>r the winter term, January 7th
The government Issued th!j morning
Its report of the cotton ginned to
Dedomber 14th. The report Showed
IS.4l4.00d holes, which wss about as
ixpected, and It Indicates a crop of
lets than 14.000^000 bales for the
CHRISTMAS 6HOPPER8.
jfe'the city Is foil of Christmas choppers
today from all iip??oa^<rf';ur?
County and they are carried away
with the elaborate display In the. respective
stores.
FRKK, BEAUTIFUL ART CALEKB|er.
Worth S5 cents while thej
. last; to *U who spend a* much si
|l.00 cash. I have a foil line
Of fruits, nuts. etc. A large assort
moot of candles. Also full lln<
. groceries. Including Qoldmedai
Flour and old-time mess pork
Rere la where the worhtnan'i
wages go farther. I. E. Adams
-.{hone 07. li-20-Jt<
AILY
1 1
H. DECEMBER 10.
?w?Cooler
WHOLESALE <
RELEASE OF CONVICTS
, - T." " " '
Columbia. H. C.. Dec. JO.?"He M
bus put ma out of basinets." nald 8i
Sov. Cole L. Blease, after he had sent ft
a congratulatory telegram to Covet- w
nor Donaghey, of Arkansas, who 8<
pardoned 360 convicts, but tho gover- C:
per of South Carolina continued: "If fc
the next legislature does not abollah t:
(he hosiery mill at the penitentiary, a
South Carolina can look for a aim!- p
Lar experience to that of Arkansas." *
He went on to aay that he would 8
liberate the convicts In this depart- i<
meat of the penitentiary if-tbo next
Qeneral Assembly doe# not do away ?.
with it. Blease has dubbed the hoe- f
lery mill a "tuberculosis Incubator."
It Is not believed that the General Assembly,
meeting next month, will
abolish the hosiery mill.
"You can aay for ma that I will
tauredly veto any compulsory eduration
bill that -the legislature may M
toss." sold Governor Blease. Senator
Hal. of Cherokee oonnty. las an- 91
nounced that be will introduce at the *<
iQfslon of the General Assembly, be- lb
finn'og next month, a bill Co provide a]
compulsory education In this State. K
In Blease s several political cam
pulsory education as a menace to the di
poor man." It sems that the gov- tt
amor will b? able to keep tho act off d<
the State books, for it Is said be will ?
pass both Houses, but not by a twothirds
majority. 8
?1?M IS I
PMC 10 AUDIENCE;
?0
The bill offered tho many patrons ?
at the Lyric last night was a te&tur*. "
and well plgued Its large and ap- e
preclativo .-.udier-oa. '
I lite motion picture bill as oeuaf r
was another attractlre one, and welf s
praised by the many picture lovers.
Today's program offers another f
change and one that can be de- a
pended on pleasing. a
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES 1
AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS J
a
The Christmas exercises conducted
by the different grades In the Wash- t
lngton Public Schools were more a
than enjoyable today. Frem the a
kindergarten department up to the c
high school the occasion was one long j
to bo remembered by all who were i
present.
The pupils are Jubilant at the (act <
that they are to hare holiday and too
they realise that teh fall session has
been the Tory best In the history of i
the school. The Dally News wishes
every student of the school a happy
Christmas.
MOURNING SHOULD BE
. REMOVED AT ONCE
Although the adjutant general of
lua oiaia ytww awa/ iu aubusi >ui
the armory of Company "Q" is still
in mourning as the crepe has never
been removed. It has been iug>
Stated by numerous pedestrians that
the crepe be dispensed with ard that
a bunch of holly t*ke its place. The
decorations as now seen on the front
ofrthe armory are unsightly. A move
should be made at once to remove It
' Thirty days is only required according
to the regulations whepever a
death occurs among the State and
National Guard.
; ONE CASE IS TRIED BY
RECORDER YESTERDAY
* ' 4 ___ *
Thar* "U only one case before
j Recorder W B. windier at the city
Hal) yeatardey afternoon. John Jee.
ter wts Indicted for taint drunk. He
waaadjndted (ailty and lined <( and
the cent. Thorn wee no cases for disposition
by tha Recorder this morn
" In j: . y - i a
- ; , -i
Mr. John W chapln, of Anrora. N
' . V
JOV. WILSON '
SN HOUSE
ATIBNAL CONSERVATORY
OF AMERICAN MUSIC
The National Conservatory of
lusic of America. 116 Wttt 79th
met. New Tork City, (Wee more
we Scholarships to puplla of talent
lthout metaa, then any other Huelc
chooi In this country, following the
temple of the Parle Conservatoire.
Ine were granted at the annual en anco
examinations In September
nd more Scholarships for Voico,
lano and Violin will be given at the
sml^annaal examinations, to be heid
aturday, January 4th, 1911. from
0 to IS and S to 4 p. m.
LACES BLAME ON .
M'NAMARA BROTHERS
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 21.?Upon
le McNamara brothers and Ortie B.
[cManlgal, "the confessed Oy nam itre,
who in the name of labor onions
>mmlited crimes against which clvisation
revolts but in jxhfch labor
nlons, took no part," Chester H.
Turn, arguing to the Jury in the
dynamite conspiracy" trial yesteriy.
rested the responsibility for out
ie series of exoloslons which the 40
Bfendants are charged with having
insed.
Mr. Krum, associated with United
tates Senator John W. Kern, aa
>unael for the defense, told the jury
le government had failed to show
ist President Frank M. Ryan and
ther officials of the workers anion
ad violated the federal statute profiting
the carrying of explosives
n passenger trains and that the govrnment
had based its charges chiefly
pon the admissions of the dynamitic
The defenses' counsel attacked the
onfession of McManigal as given on
he stand "because this same Mcfantgal
as given on the stand "beause
this same McManigal la an adBite
and hid it in the shed of bis unnspectlag
father at Tiffin, Ohio."
"It is not within the power of the
ederal government to prosernte for
icta r. of intimidation committed
igalnst employers of non-union lator,"
said Mr. Krum. "These defendants
are charged with conspiring to'
:arry prohibited explosives against
he federaf laws, and it has not been
hown that they did so conspire, or
hat they met together specifically
rlth a view of violating that law."
When Mr. Klnm told the Jury that
h? itatntn of limitation had rnn
Lgalnst ume of the acta charged, federal
Judge A. B. Anderson lnterruptid
him saying "Yon tell that to the
lory and I shall instruct them it is
lot the law."
J. D. Fredericks, district attorney
>f Los Angeles county, left for Los
Angeles last night after having been
In consultation here with federal officials
identified with the trial. Captain
Fredericks said he was returning
to Los Angeles to prepare for the
econd trial of Clarence Darorw on a
Jury bribing charge, which is set for
January fi.
Ortie E. McManlgal will toe kept In
Indianapolis until after the trlali
here are ended and then he > to be
returned to Los Angeles. Although
McManieal n lea rind uulltv here he
was brought to Indianapolis on a
writ and tt--Is understood he never
has been relinquished from the cue
tody of Loa Angeles county authority
ULCmCUIB IMS
DANCECECEBBER 2(
The Halcyon Club annual Christ
maa dance wiU be pulled off on thi
night of December St.
From 8:10 to 10 o'clock the chil
drea will he afforded the privilege o
engaging in the light fantastic. At
ter this hour the regular german gir
en by the club will start. The ger
man wiU be led by Mr. Bdmum
|Harding. The music will be funlabel
by the Forbes Orchestra. 8evtral rii
iters from adjacent towns are raped
ec to attend.
ARB MOVTWG.
Mr. Augustus Bowers sad famil
ro SLEEP
HE WAS BORN
Princeton. N. Q., Dec II.?Whe?<;-jfl
Wood row Wilson wake* up o? Ua 3
morning of December 28th be f&x- ?
pecta to find bits self in the senhouse
lu StauntoD. Vs., In which he
was horn Juat 5? years ago that day.
The President-elect said today hp jfl
would leave here on December 17, *t
and will reach his birthplace that
night, so as to sleep In the Preely- 3
terlan parsonage where he was horn.
He will spend the next day. his birthday.
la Staunton, where a jubilee
celebration has been arranged In hits A
honor.
Thousands to Greet Mrs. Wilson.
Naw York, Dec. 21.?Mrs. Wilson.
wife of the President-elect, and her . J
daughters will be greeted by over a
thousand women at a reception and ?
luncheon here tonight. Twenty-tire
little girls have been drilled by the
Woman's Democratic Club to make
the proper courtales before the next
first lady of the land and each will ?
present to Mrs. Wilson an American .'A
Beauty rose. Announcement of hko
plana aaya that although Mrs. Wilson J
requested that the luncheon be aimpie
and democratic fourteen oouroea - 'M
are to be nerved.
R. D. WALLS' CONDITION j
REPORTED NO BETTER -1
The news from tho bedside of Mr.
R. D. Walls, one of Washington's J
oldest and highly esteemed citizens .3
Is, that his condlton Is no better today.
* Mr. Walls Is between eighty 'J
and ninety years of age and Is suf- ,,
ferlng from an acute attack of dl>- '
theria besides other ailments. His
conditions Is precarious however his
many friends wish him a speedy re- ]
co very.
, CHOIR
PRACTICE.
All the members of St. Peter's -M
Episcopal church choir are requested .iVjj
to be present at the cnurch this evea-.'^^H^H
lng lor ihe purpose of rehearsing the n
CUx'.jtnus music.
Bern, N. C., civil engineer, la hi the
city for the purpose of laying off the
grounds of the Beaufort County Fair
Association. Mr. Eagle began hie
work yesterday and the work will be
pnahed rapidly towards completion.
Am already stated through the col- ||
umns of the Dally Newa It Is the pur- ]
pose of the management to have racing
prior to the first opening of the - |
fair next fall. The grounds are located
on the Tayloe farm on Hackney
avenue, West Third street. Mr. 1
Eagle is an expert In his line of work
FIGHT 1
By ?MKB MATTHKW ADAMS
Learn to be a Fighter.
Not with fists or clubs or |
swords?but through x. the
noble mastering of the forces
at your command?-generated
i by your own Brain.
For uqreal usee lvictories
gained from Uhe utveryday -9
battles of life over the endless
diwcutties lthat uilmost
hourly face such a Force. , 'Jfl
i Learn to be a Fighter. * ,
i Then fight! Fight face to . Jj
the front?-fiercely yet fairly. J
i And when everybody looks T
upon you as a loser and calls
you licked?that's your cue I j
to finish (he fight?and J .1
j WINr
Tj*.n.rn tn h* a. Fisiht+r
I You won't always unn, hul I
I nsver admit it Half the bo- I
named, failure* of all time lis I. I
I in Conquerors' graves. And 3
r| the rower* of Ood and the , S
I wind* of undying Fame cool
" I and sm'+ith the sleeping soul* m
that didn't know HOW to "'
Hat
leeam to it a Fiqhter. [
', What it your work today? JM
Make it a battle frrmll Muo . M
" tor the best that is i? yok and a
I/O out to meet and vanquish I
every obstacle that treks to I.S
1 keep this day from beipq the I
K one you will molt prize at I
the one of all your day* moot I
worth while?to other people ti
and to yourself. FiqlU every 1
inch of the way. Give no J
Quarter?and accept none. Go Sj
1 to your bad with the spirit, ft1
r and satisfaction of .1 Cone 11
a| /warn to be a Fiohtert | I