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UE OBSERVER FAYETTEVI LLE, N. C. THUR8DAT, APRIL 11, 1907. E. J. HALE, Editor and Proprietor. E. J. HALE, Jr, Bus! new Manager. THE PRESIDENTS GALLERY OF LIARS, ETC. The pa pen are quoting an article from . the Washington Star which runt this way: -t When President Roosevelt hung op Mr. El H. Harrlman'i picture In his "liars' gallery" yesterday It brought the total number of distin guished portraits in that collection up to eight Of course, there Is quite a collection of what yon might call the tintype style of liars, such as Congressmen of the opposition party, muckrake magazine mriters and the like, bat the real, life-site oil portraits now number eight To bo sure, the originals of these por traits strenuously object to being in cluded in the President's liars' gal lery, and most of them claim that they can prove, or have proved, that they are unjustly eiassinea oy ine "haneine committee and should be in quite another alcove. However, the President has put them there, and there they are. There are dif ferent varieties of alleged liars in the gallery. There are "atrocious liars, "deliberate liars." "willful liars," "disingenuous liars." "inventive liars," and "utter liars," with one or two just plain liars. The first jwr trait to go up was that of Judge Al ton R Parker, a few days V.'-we the election in 19fr. Judge :":er. Democratic candidate for President had made some charges about con tributions of trusts and corpora tions, under pressure, to the Repub lican campaign fund. The President came out in a statement sa. in, in conclusion, "The statements made by Mr. Parker are unqualifiedly and atrociously false. And so on. .'The whole affair this climax of the President's unrvmly quarrels Is so humiliating to the national pride that one can hardly believe bis tenses as he looks at it But upon reSection, is there really any thing in it all ont of keeping with the progress of our corrupt life since the war? We are inclined to think it is but the explosion of the forces set in motion by the Chicago plat form and Bryan's campaigns of 1896 and 1900. SINGULAR STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE VIRGINIA DEMOCRACY. A press dispatch to the Raleigh Times from Richmond, Virginia, con- . tains this extraordinary Information: State Senator A. F. Thomas, o Lynchburg, who has attracted con si d . erable attention throughout the State on account of his avowed opposition 'to the r?-nominatlon of Major John 7. Daniel for the TJnKed States Sen ate, has issued a protest against ex isting political conditions in Virginia. He says in part: The Democratic executive commit tee of the State is appointed by the State chairman. It consists of ten members, chief of whom is Thomas F. Ryan who, with four railroad at torneys, two of whom are chief coun sel for two of the trunk lines trav ersing the State, form half of the com mittee. "It is patent that with the aid of the chairman they can dominate the or ganization and would exercise a sub tle, though powerful influence upon politics. Senator Thomas further charges that the people have bees quietly sleeping and the railroads have been quietly governing. In this connection he says: "For my part I am unalterably op posed to organized control of the Democratic party by the railroads or any other special interest I believe ' the Democratic party of the State should reorganize upon a better and more Democratic basis and place in the party offices men men who be- lieve in government by the people rather than government by corpora tions. The railroads seem to be losing their grip on the politicians, when they allow such Information as the above to be disclosed. REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON The -article below appears as a communication In yesterday's Wil mington Messenger. This writer re calls being taken In the arms of Mr. Clay as he stood upon. a verandah, or balcony, overlooking Market street Was not Mr. Clay's vtsirTirTiflTTB stead of 18457 . Governor Glenn's reference to the remarkable coincidence of his enter tainment in the old Dudley maa-.im where as the last Governor he lodged In the room occupied seventy-three years ago by the first Governor el- ct ed by the people, is Interesting. ., Although It is true that Daniel Web ster was Governor Dudley's guest there in 1849 and that the gnat commoner was escorted to the resi dence by a great number of citizens on horseback. It is not probable that Henry Clay lodged there. Mr. Clay "was entertained. at this hosse, how ever, while on a visit to Wilmington. .He lodged at the residence of Mrs. Joseph Hill, the Ad; i. n and Vollert building opposite the Seamen's home on Front street and he spoke from the balcony of that house to the citi sens of the town. , Mr. Clay came to the' town of Wil mington In 1845 upon the invitation i of the ladies who provided his enter tainment The chairman was Mrs. Walker, the mother of our esteemed fellow citizen, Captain Alvis Walker. A banquet was given in Mr. Clay's honor on the grounds of the Walker residence which, was nearly opposite the Orton bouse, and he delivered a notable speech oa that occasion. He then visited Raleigh where he made the political blunder with reference to Texas which was regarded as his coup de grace. The late Colonel T. C. Mcllhenny (who married one of Governor Dud ley's daughters). Informed the writer that during Mr! Webster's visit to Governor Dudley he was also a guest In the house and was profoundly im pressed with the great size of Mr. Webster's head, 'and by his preference for the Governor's Maderia wine, which he quaffed deeply at the table and subsequently repaired to the cel lar for more, addressing to him the inquiry, "young man, where does the Governor keep that wine?" On this 'vli.lt Mr. Webster addressed the stu dents of the Odd Fellows school, near . the present city .Jum.ol .which-Air. Liuiiay was the principal. . His blue. pike-tall coat and brass buttons, and enormous head are still remembered by some of the ''Wilmington boys." But one greater than- Webster In the hearts of the Cape Fear people, George Divls, was intimately connect ed with this historic home as a stu dent with the Governor's family, un der the Instruction of Dr. M. A. Cur tis who was then his tutor. Colonel Mcllhenny also recalled a scene In the northeast room on the occasion of the marriage of the daugh ter of the Governor to Lieutenant Johnson, U. S. A., accompanied by hia groomsmen. Lieutenants W. T. Sherman and Doubleday, who after wards became conspicuous in the war between the States as General Wil liam Tecumseh Sherman and General Doubleday. v Another remarkable Incident with reference to this house Is the fact that It was the cradle of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The project of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad, subsequently known as the Wilming ton and Weldon Railroad, was dis cussed by prominent Wilmington men In the Governor s bedroom already referred to, and Dudley became the moving spirit of this important enter prise and its first president About fifty years later this room, strangely enough, became the residence for years of Mr. Henry Walters while his masterful mind was working out the greater problem of the splendid sys tem now under his control. It was also the residence for years of Cardinal Gibbons, the' first Catholic Bishop of North Carolina. It may be Interesting to add that Washington was entertained durin&J his notable visit to Wilmington, at the hostelry of Mr. Dorsey, which stood upon the site of Springer's hardware store, on Front street and that when he asked in his stately grand manner if the Wilmington ter was potable, Dorsey replied. Tour excellency, 1 really don't know for I never drank any of it; also that in ISjI. the remains of the la mented sta.esman, John C. Calhoun, were brought from the North by the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad and conveyed to the present custom house wharf, from which they were trans ported by the "Nina," a special steam er sent from Charleston with the com mittee of that city on board. The Nina" was draped in deep mourn ing. BRYAN AND THE TARIFF. Like Mr. Cleveland, those who fol lowed him in his successful effort to defeat the Democratic party In 1896 and 1900, make haste to exalt the issue of tariff reform when there Is no chance for securing it Manifestly the purpose Is to divert attention from those pressing reforms in the matter of the trusts and the railroads, for example which are capable of re form under a Democratic administra tion. As the Republican party is com mitted to protection, and the six years' tenure of office by the Senators renders a vote for tariff reform Im possible in that body for the term of the President to be elected in 1908, it is useless, as a matter of practi cal politics, to make tariff reform an Issue, now. Railroad and trust reform, however, is such an imperative demand of the majority of the voters, that a Dem ocratic President would 1 be able to secure it even with a Republican Con gress. A part of the tactics employ ed to defeat the popular dasira ia the circulation of false statements concern ing Mr. Bryan's tariff views. Those who have memories know that it was his extraordinary tariff speech in Con gress that brought him into notice long before the Democratic party chose him to expound the silver doc trine a doctrine which it not he, had written into the Chicago plat form. The Washington Times, a Republi can paper In sympathy with the re actionary "Democrats," says, "Should another than Mr. Roosevelt ride the Elephant the Democratic leader will have a chance against him only by making a demand for tariff re form the key to his campaign. And tariff reform has to far been practical ly ignored by the most prominent can didate for the Democratic nomination William Jennings Bryan, of Nebras- ka." In his recent speech before the Texas legislature, quoted by a con temporary, Mr. Bryan said: "I believe that train reform is also an important thing to help keep the fortunes from swelling beyond reason able proportions. And there is more tariff reform sentiment In this coun try than there has ever been before. My first campaign for Congress was mad ' on the tariff Issue. I talked tariff reform ten years before I knew there was a money question, and I Bate neveKhangei mirmuuron the tariff question. I have said Iron the beginning that you could not justify, under the principles of our Govern ment and Constitution, a tax laid on all the people for the benefit of a few people. 1 believe that It is robbery under any form of law, and it would not be tolerated if the people under stood the real principles involved and the real effect of the law. The friends of the tariff will never reform It If It Is going to be reform ed, it must be reformed by the people and not by its friends and beneficiar ies, and the people have thought on the subject, nntil in Iowa they repu diated in Republican convention the doctrine that the Secretary of the Treasury was trying to force upon them, and which he was not, even with all his prestige, able to make them accept Tariff reform Is grow ing, but the Republican party will not grant the reform." Of Interest to Cotton Growers Fayetteville,N. C, April 9th 1907. -Mr. Editor: President Moore, of the Southern Cotton Growers, Association of North Carolina, writes me that Hon. Ev D. Smith, of South Carolina, will be in FayettevlUe April the 20th, to ad dress farmers, .bankers, merchants, cotton mill men, in fact every one who is interested In developing Cum berland county. North Carolina, and ail the other Southern States. Mr. Smith's reputation is a guarantee that you will get something worth coming to town for. I hope every fanner in the county will make aa extra effort to meet Mr. Smith. I know It is a bad time' for farmers to leave their work, but some times It pays to take a day off. Try vlt this time and I think you will not regret it Tours ttOr'iri"r:' ' : : ; . a strange.. Secretary Cumberland Co. Division. .! WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, a C, April 8. Regular Correspondence. This la not yet the real "silly sea m," as summer politics Is known In this latitude. But there has just been sprung a political sensation that would do credit to the thermometer at 100 In the shade.. It emanates from the Inside of the Republican party, and most of the Republican papers seem Inclined to take it seriously. Whatever there may or may not be be hind It the mere currency of the story shows the deep-rooted distrust that the Republican leaders" have of each other and the strong under cur rent of opposition that Is known to be -running against the President and his policies in the financial world. . The facts, or the canard, as one chooses to class It are that at a re cent dinner either In Washington or Philadelphia, Senator Penrose dined not wisely but too well and boasted that there was a plot on foot to block the Roosevelt policies for the next four years by nominating a man not of his choice for the Presidency. Sen ator Penrose declared, so - the story went that there had been a fund of 15,000,000 started by the high financial Interests In New York, including the Standard Oil Company, E. H. Hani man. Jacob Schlff, H. H. Rogers, and number of others as the nucleus of an Immense corruption fund where with to secure the nomination in the next Republican national convention of any man, so long as he was a man whom the corporations could handle and who was pledged against all the Roosevelt doctrines. It was said that there were a num ber of real supporters of the Presi dent at the table who listened with astonishment to this recital, and re gardless of whether the narrator was responsible for his utterances or not they at once told all that had oc curred to the President Then as a sequel came a prompt denial from Senator Penrose that he had even at tended the dinner in question, or that he had ever made any such state ment as wss attributed to him. At the White House, on the other hand, while It was not denied that the story had been told to the President it was distinctly stated that the name of Sen ator Penrose had not been mentioned and outsiders were left to their own speculations as to how much faith the President and his advisers put in the tale. Senator Penrose has always been counted as one of the loyal If not warm supporters of the Adminis tration, and it is known that the1 Pres ident helped him substantially in his fight recenJy in Pennsylvania. The name of Senator Scott of West Vir ginia, and of Senator EI kins, are also mixed up in the story of the plot and the dinner, but there Is not enough tangible stuff to go on except to suggest that there are things under the sur face in the Republican party, and that however calm and cordial relations may appear to be there are develop ments ahead that will bear close watchirg. The railroad policies of the Admin istration have not yet crystalized far enough to say what sort of legislation may be recommended to the next Congress, but the attitude of some of the big interests were brought oat In the further hearing of the Harri man ease before the Interstate Com merce Commission this week. There has been an argument before the Com mission with the Harriman attolmeys on one side and the special Govern ment attorneys on the other, to de cide whether the Commission will press for answers to some of the questions that Mr. Harriman, on the advice of his counsel, refused to an swer recently in New York. John G. Mllburn, for the Southern Pacific road, boldly announced that the Com mission could not proceed against Mr. Harriman for the violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law, as Mr. Har riman had bought both the Southern Pacific and the Union Pacific outright and, being his own property, he could suppress competition between them or manipulate them in. restraint of trade if he chose, without anv interference from the Government But in the earlier stages of the hear ing, a remarkable situation was de veloped by lawyer Paul Cravath of the Harriman lines talking a little too freely. He was assuring the Commis sion that whatever might be the pres ent moral view taken cf Mr. Harrt man's manipulation of the Chicago and Alton Railroad, that it was wholly in accordance with railroad practice at the timethe reorganization was effected and Mr. Harriman and his as sociates pocketed about 840,000,000 of unearned Increment In Illustrating his point he said that times had changed so that the railroads them selves were in favor of Federal su pervision of the issue of securities. This wss a nice little bouquet to the Administration. But Commissioner Lane took the cue more quickly than was meant and said as solemnly as an owl: "On, please don t stop, Mr. Cravath, teeing yon have touched on the subject won't you extend your re marks a little and tell us just What you would recommend in the way of Federal supervision of stock and bond issues. There was just a suspicion of smile around the hearing room and Mr, Cravath swallowed hard as though he was taking medicine. He said that he was only speaking per sonally and did not know that as s lawyer he ought to give an opinion, but he thought there ought to be some sort of Government supervision of the issue of railroad and other corporate securities, and perhaps Government supervision also as to the application of the- money raised. This was a very remarkable statement coming as It did from one of the most astute and high-priced railroad lawyers in the country. But the gentleman Is oa record whether he Intended to be so or not, and this little admission is like ly to bear fruit when the President is recommending further railroad legisla tion to Congress. Walter Wellman, the arctic explor er and ex-newspaper correspondent was In Washington this week, the last visit he will pay to the city before starting for the pole in his airship. He talked a little about the prepara tions that had been made for the trip, and said that he was almost ready to entrain for Spitsbergen, a dlrigable baloon that will lift 19,500 pounds and carry a car 115 feet long suspended beneath It This is one of the cost novel and daring attempts that has ever been made on the pole, and from the careful preparations that have been made, may meet with success where so many others have failed. Standard OH Wins. . By telegraph to the Observer. Chicago, April 10. A ruling tanta mount to winning the case by the Standard Oil Company, was returned by Judge Landls to-day, The court held that the company knew that In accepting rebates It was against the law, but he leaves It to the jury to decide the Interest In acepting them, and allows the defendant company .to present evidence on this point "OPEN THE BOOKS." The Charlotte News suggests a very simple remedy for the em harassing position in which the President is placed by charges which Mr. Harri man makes against him. The i-res ident's Postmaster General, Mr. Cor telyou, was head of the Republican organisation which managed Mr. .Roosevelt's successful campaign In 1904. Let the President direct Mr. Mr. Cortelyou to open the books of his committee to public Inspection. If Mr. Harriman's assertions that he and his, associates contributed $250,000 to the Republican campaign fund, ' after his (Harriman's) visit to Washington at the President's request be untrue, Mr. Cortelyou's books will show' the fact Says our Charlotte contemporary: Open the Books. . t In his first race Mr. Bryan was de feated by money. His defeat was bought From the developments of the past year It looks very much like President Roosevelt won in 1904 by money, not men.. Was his election bought? Did he win by contributions from the big life Insurance companies, railroads, banks, etc.? This ls ques tion being asked to-day by thinking men all over the United States. When Harriman accused the Presi dent of asking him for a contribution of $250,0000 the President called him a liar. , But in this day and time, to simply call a man a liar without citing the proof to cinch the lie only makes the public think less of the man handling that term. Where there Is so much smoke can the people be blamed for looking for a spark? Mr. Roosevelt ostensibly has a strong nausea for campaign con tributions. In fact to him is due, to an extent the cleanliness of the last campaign. But, there are those doubt ing Thomases who wonder If this is a monstrous bluff. ' The entire matter might be set at ease if the Republican campaign con tribution books of 1904 were opened to the public If Mr. Roosevelt was not elected by Wall Street money and contributions from the big corpora tions then a great Injustice is being done him in the intimations and accu sations made from time to time. Fur thermore, it must be extremely em harassing for him to be forced to keep his eyes on the country and ever re main surcharged with epithets, ready to call the man who makes a new accusation a liar. All of this might be remedied if the books were thrown open to the public. Where disproof is so easy, it cannot be denied that an honest man stands greatly in his own light who fails to avail himself of it CLEVELAND LIVES UP TO HIS RECORD. Willis J. Abbott, in Raleigh News and Observer. When form - President Cleveland ascribed the serious depression in rail road stocks to agitation on the part of the people for the better regulation or railroads, be only lived up to his long established record. Mr. C'eveland is applauded by all the ne- ropers and by all the public men standi::; for the privileges of cor porations as against the rights of the people. Mr. Cleveland has attained his seventieth birthday. Every news paper controlled by the privileged Classes has taken pains to ongratu late b'm on the maintenance of his earner convictions and to prophesy that even yet he may be recalled to the direction of the nation. Very characteristically Mr. Cleve land ascribed the fall-off in the sell ing values of railroad securities to the agitation of politicians. Among these politicians he classed Mr. Roosevelt and his associates. Mr. James J. Hill, whose stocks recently dropped off any where from 35 to 40 points, holds the same view. Mr. Mellen, of the New Haven road, takes the same view. In fact all the railroad managers seem to think that they are suffering be cause tne -resident of the United States has taken pains to discover now they are running their roads, and wny tney are not giving proper serv ice to tne people. As a matter of fact the collapse ia Wall Street was not due to the Roose velt policy; it was not due to the growing public Interest in railroad management It was due above all things to the fact that the investors of the country are unable to under stand why a Harriman or's Hill should make millions of dollars out of an investment of a few hundred thou sands. It was due to distrust of the railroad managers, not to fear of rail road legislation, else it would- not have been enacted. Not half or what the people demand has yet been en acted. When Mr. James J. Hill says that he sees "red lights ahead" it Is well for him to say so. At this moment of writing I observe that Mr. Hill's stocks have run down more than any other on the Stock Exchanv. Are the red lights for him or h:s Inves tors ?Hrwron't suffer, but the people who have been buying his securities will. - - Mr. Morgan esbles over from Lon don that he will support the market Is the business of managing rail roads dependent upon Mr. Morgan's support8hall we rely upon one man? Is one man greater than the nation? Cannot the nation do better? The Railroad Defiance. V.uat the railroads , have been do ing in the past-two weeks shows what private ownership of railroads Is capable of. When a Bute demands that they run their trains on time, they take off the trains as In Texas. When other 8tates command that they carry passengers for two cents a mile they threatened to n se their freight rates to a point that would more than nuke uo for any loss tney might sustain by the reduction of pas senger tares. It is a mat er of course a matter of business knowledge thrt as Cares are reduced traffic increases. That has been proved in every city in the United Stales. It has been proved on all railroads which have accepted the two cent ft re, like Michigan. It will be proved efter the courts have given legal force to the legislation in the Southern and Western States fixing the two cent fare as the legal fare. In the end the railroad managers them selves will most warmly applaud It CURRENT COMMENT. 'An exchange says: .The secrets of the last Presidential campaign are coming ort In the controversy be tween Harriman and President Roose velt - It's a shame and scandal-upon our boast of free America. It is enough to make Washington and Jef ferson, and all the dead patriots turn over In their graves, and the live ones blush to a crimson color. T"het$ should be an Investigation by Coo greta; tad-4i,Uajt rwaawesVor guilty bribers of voters punished.". Jt is not the bribing of voters that chief ly changes the results of elections. It is the bribing of the election offi cials as in the purchase of ttte elec tion officials of all degrees, from the poll-holders to the Electoral Com mission, which changed Tilden's elec tion In 187C to Hayes's; and .in the purchase - of the election ,. officials, 'in the Middle West In . 1896, which changed Bryan's election to McKin- ley's. ' .... - . i The Scotland Neck Commonwealth contains the following, which it gives us great pleasure to reproduce with the Observer's warm greetings to Its venerable friend. Elder Gold: "Elder P. D. Gold on March 25th," says the Commonwealth,; "wrote in the Wilson Times concerning his seventy-fourth birthday, which fell on that date. In the exerose of his energies, his life, he says, Is not a burden but a joy. We take the following beautiful ob servations from Mr, Gold's article: 'If one Is blessed with the spirit to appreciate life aa the creation and gift of God, and values It as a favor above anything that man can earn or deserve and is Impressed to do those things that are good and profit able unto men, being diligent in busi ness and fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, then life Is worth living. To be busily engaged in what is use ful and up-building to the people, help ful to the race, is desirable. To be cheerful and courageous, endeavoring to do those things which are good and . profitable to men with a meek, quiet and thankful spirit graces hu man life. To seek not what men own, but to seek their good and happiness. to speak a word of encouragement to the despondent to relieve such as are oppressed, Is good proof of good will to men. To escape the polluting touch of ungodly lust and to live soberly, righteously and godly In this present evil world is to attain a pu rity far more glorious, than ill-gotten wealth can ever bestow. To so live as to have a conscience void of offense toward God and man supplies a feast that kings might well covet' " - The Maxtaa Cklcl. Mr. W. B.-Harker has bought the Maxton Chief from Mr. J. P. Wiggins. We regret to part with Mr. Wiggins as one of our neighbors in the news paper business, as we did with Mr, McKeazie, . bis .- predecessor. Mr. Barker, the new editor, is an excel lent gentleman, of force and ability. and-we' -welcome bia heartily as a co-worker in the newspaper field. In taking charge of the Chief, be I writes interestingly, in part, as fol lows :' "Only six men have lived continu ously in thii town longer than my self I have felt every community heart-throb during its evolution from a way-station to a town of fifteen hundred brave men, lovely women, and bright children. When I first took up my residence in. this old house, Where I now write, Robeson county h?d about sixteen thousand population; it now has nearly fifty tnousana. i wo saw-mills and a few turpentine distilleries represented its manulactunng interest; to-day, prob ably no resident in the county lives beyond the sound of a steam whistle. Then, the lew' farms of the county produced tour thousand bales of cot ton; last year the yield of the bloom ing helds was over -41,000 bales. while the increase in corn, potatoes and small grain amounted to more than one thousand, per cent, and to this must be added millions of pounds of tobacco, and large quantities of truck. Then, lie Carolina Central was the only railrood; now no citizen lives remote from one of these steel arteries of trade. Then, dark clouds hung in the political sky, the free dom not yet adjusted to changed con ditions were depending upon election day for race salvation; now our col ored friends for the greater part, are engaged in accumulating property and establishing homes, while the white men rule wisely. The educa tional development has kept pace with material, moral, and political progress. "During these years many of our friends have lived out strong, useful lives, helping on this wonderful progress, then, at the call of the Great Source of all development, pushed aside the stars and entered upon their celestial career, while others have taken up the work here and are bravely carrying, it on to higher states of perfection. And what is said of the wontkiful -pi ogress of Maxton and Robeson County, can as truly be said of the State of NotUl Carolina, and of the nation as well." Good to Eat That's why everyone likes THE DAINTY DESSERT "n "T" " 1 -iii hid Eaaritjr Prepared-Simply add , boOing water and let eooL Flaw: Limon, Ormne-s, Barberry, Strawberry, Chocolate, Cherry, Peach. - lOe. per package, enough tor krgt family, at all grocers. mnstrsrfel -Recipe Book tree. -c:- Highest award at all Expositions. TWSatwtrwtr4C,Utf.a.r. THMstlMtfkiUisMlmXxFMttiaa . State of North Carolina, Cumberland County. N 0894. , Sarah C. Bollard enters and claims 1.000 acres more or less of land in Cedar Creek ' township : Joining the lands of Miss E. J. Sikea and W. 8. Hair on the south, T. L. Ballard and Henry Nunnery on the east, William Riley and Maltoy land on borti, Jona than Nunnery and M. H. Sessoms on west Entered 9th day of April, 1907. W. M. WALKER, Register of Deeds and Ex. O. Entry Taker. - - M DAIS' V MIATMI. Fm jT 8TATICTICS OF AMERICAN RAIL ROADS FOR 1908. ' Wilson Times. 1 - . The following figures just compil ed, shew the statistics of the Amer ican railroads for 1906: Aggregate trackaga of United States, 815,000 miles. Total,-locomotive, about oo.uw.. Total cars, freight and passenger. about 2,000,000. Total private cars, about 112. wu. fluent In rollina stock during past eight years, approximately, $1,500, 000,000. , Total trackage under block sys tem, 63,132 miles, ,. 5 .'J. Net capitalization o. .railroads, (28;000.000. Capitalization per track mile, aooui $40,000. Number of stockholders, uooui ua.- 000. Total revenue from passengers. $494,955,235. Total revenue from freight, zi.asv 652.399. Gross revenue. $2,319,769,030. Net earnings and Income, $904,431,- 568.' Average length of passengers Jour ney, 32.75 miles. Average number of passengers, per train, 63. Number of employes, 1,460,778. Paid employes, 900,828,208. Average dally earnings of employes, $2.09. Killed Passengers, 418; employes, 3,807. Injured Passengers, 11,185; em ployes, 55,524. Crosses of Honor. Applications for Crosses of Honor to . be conferred on Memorial Day must be made at occe, as the rules are very rigid und require at least twenty days before the appointed time- The following Information Is given for the benefit of those who wish to know "if a veteran may obtain a du plicate Cross of Honor:" (From the minutes of the Tenth Annual Convention of the U. D. C, held In Durham, N. C, Oct 10-12, 1906.) Amendment to Constitution "Rule V, Section 1. "A veteran in good standing, having lost his Cross, may have it replaced one, only, by applying to the President of the Chapter irom which he receiv ed the Cross, and he must furnish copy of the certificate on which the Cross was first bestowed. .If a sec ond Cross is lost a certificate may be given in testimony that such vet eran has been awarded a cross. No descendant or widow of a veteran can have a second Cross. "Section 2. Chapter Presidents are urged to advise veterans to have their names engraved on 'the bar of the Cross, for the purpose of identifica tion if lost" I have received the following copy of an order issued by the U. C. V, which speaks for itself, and which is highly appreciated by all of the U. D, C: DUPLICATE CROSSES OF HONOR. Confederate Veterans Who Have Lost Their'a May . Obtain Others. General Order No. 62. 1. The General Commanding has ex treme satisfaction in announcing that the United Daughters of the Confed eracy nave taken steps to supply du plicate Crosses of Honor to those veterans who have been so unfortu nate as to lose the originals. The old men set so much store by these precious badges of affection and honor that have been bestowed by these noble women that they were quite heart-broken if the crosses were lost or broken. The Daughters, with the Bame nobility of action, and affection ate regard, which' induced them to offer the crosses in the first place, have now perfected arrangements by which the men may obtain dupli cates. Full particulars as to the course to take to get a new cross can be had of the nearest Chapter of the U. D. C. The General Com manding cannot find words to express himself personally and for his beloved comrades the sense . of appreciation felt by all at this action, which is but a fresh evidence of the love and consideration which the women of the South have ever manifested. 2. If the press of the South will give a wide publicity to this order, they will add another to their many former acta of kindness, as well as confer pleasure on many sad old Con federate soldiers. By command of STEPHEN D. LEE., General Commanding. Official: WM. E. MICKLE, Adjutant General and Chief of Staff , I have been requested to give the rule of eligibility to membership In the U. D. C. Article 3, of the const! tutlon says: "Those women entitled to member ship are the widows, wives, mothers, sisters, nejees and lineal descendants of such men as served honorably, in the Confederate army, navy, or civil service, or of those men, unfit for active duty, who loyally gave aid to the cause; also women and their lin eal descendants, wherever living, who can give proof of personal service and loyal aid to the Southern cause during the war." , ... .TTTT . MRS. E. J., HALE, . . President 3. E. B. Stuart Chapter U. D. C. 1 "Silver PUU UuU Wtars." Your Spoons I Pta, at., n W pafcetfee fa enbOkr, Macird mm tttmm wasaa Si W , cnosT. iVV h ' Ts mUm du V I i ' " . WiWhi I-X. -A.. . all IhhiIum, thy lack tl mm tmd nka Idaa. Mi ,r 1 UM vkk dM ninl r ,: -iJtvV M T lnSS ManZan Plle Hemedy HgLIIlt'-" ""'W'lrAIL " SALMAOUNDI'C COMMENTS. ' i.jii. w have been rumin- ..."I -tT-. and the affairs about which they concern theD1M'vTw cases have recently presented to the thinking people a serious problem, and the same God who looked with disapproval on the antedeluvlans s still watching the process on and his ministers are still calling to the wick ed to turn irom tneir wu" and live. t tjiM. But they seem to oe as uo-- MM VI JUIV. -" - ' - . ... j June, H. K. Thaw shot and killed in na vora oiaiv. Stanford White; anu, on i"" J""" day of March this year, In Fayette vine, N. C, Tom Walker shot and killed Chief of Police Chason and his Assistant, Lockamy, and wounded Assistant Buckingham. The reading public has been informed as to the causes that led up to the tragedies. Tom Walker has been ineu, iuuuu guilty and sentenced to be hanged for murder. The motion of defend ant's counsel, assigned by the Judge presiding, for removal or continuance in order that hot blood, or passion, mirht cool down, was denied. In New York 8tate, nine months have slided away since the shooting, nine or ten weeks of trial have passed and the end la not yet. Why this ,ntrt Is the life of H. K. Thaw more precious in the estimation 01 Impartial Justice tharf that of Tom Walker? or, is the difference to be attributed to the sense of Justice pre vailing in the different localities, or to the environments peculiar to the moral atmosphere of a northern or southern clime? or, does It all hinge on the Interest felt for amllllonalre as comoared with a pauper? The Bible teaches us that God is not a respecter of persons, but gov erns all without partiality. Can these things be consistent, sane and safe? Was Stanford White sane? was Eve lyn Nesblt sane? Was Thaw sane Was Tom Walker sane? Were Cha son, Lockamy and Buckingham sane? and, last 1' not least were the peo ple responsible for existing laws sane? As ye sow so shall ye reap. Reader, have you thought about what liberty meant how much ground It covered, and how many human be ings were interested? Do you think about this when you are rushing to the ballot box, to save liberty? Have you reflected that the occupations of mankind are necessarily diversified? Even as early as Cain and Abel s time, one was a herdsman and the other tilled the ground, and Noah doubtless learned to manufacture wine before the flood, and that art was not drowned with the wicked world. Step lightly, or loose your shoes from off your feet Some of you are tramping on holy gnound. When the grape juice got low in the gourd at the wedding feast in Cana of Gallilee, the first miracle wrought was turning water to wine. When ever men assume to turn the laws of God upside down there will be convul sions of nature, and some will be caught beneath the debris. The Mo- Dortt ' :ffer dJl night lon . ; toothache neur&.l0ix c : - - imtxtism Liiwvervt kills the pain quiets the nerves evnd induces sleep A aII deaJers. Price 25c 50c bHOO Dr? Earl S.SIocrv, Bosfor,Ma.ss.U.S.A. U. W. LILLY, President JNO. O. ELLINGTON, Vice-Pres't and Cashier. . E. J. LILLY, Assistant Cashier. The Bank of FayettevlUe FayettevlUe, N. C. Capital Stock $100,000.00. Lialihty of Stockholders. . . 100,000.00. SurPlus 50,000.00. Surplus Security to Depositors. $250,000.00. Thesttongest Bank from the standpoint of Capital and Surplus in this Section. WE SOLICIT YOUR ACCOUNT Either in our Commercial or Savings Departments. SCHOOL BOOKS! We have both NEW and SECOND-HANDS school books SLATES, CRAYON, PENCILS. . EVERYTHING NEEDED IN THE SCHOOL ROOM THE : NEW : BOOK : STORE. Do You v tem t0 lts aman to IB Keeley ! Em sale law allowed men to sell, and take money In their hand and spend It for whatever they desired, includ ing strong drink. Who made this modern world wiser than the laws God Almighty delivered to Moses for the government of tne people? It can be none other thad the same old devil, who told Mother Eve that she might disobey God with Impunity. But six thousand years has demon strated whose word has been verified. We are giving medicine in broken doses now. as ever, oALMAUUNDI. Cameron, N. C, March, 1907. CONFEDERATE PEN8I0NS. FayettevlUe, N. C. March 29. Editor of the Observer: , As you have many correspondents, and I suppose each one writes on the subject that Is of the greatest inter est either to self or the general pub lic, I hope that 1 may oe accoraeq the same privilege. ' I do not propose to take any stock In the many perplexing questions and controversies now on hand, but to ask through the columns of the Observer: What did the legislature do for the old Confederate soldier? They did something, I know; but what it 1b 1 do not know. If they allowed the boy in gray anything more than the pit tance of $18, they would be glad to know, and if cut off entirely, they want to know. They are not grum bling, for the boys can stand any thing from a gun-shot wound to death. I hope your valuable paper which stands ready and willing at all times, will give us the Information desired. Respectfully, LITTLE IRISH. Company C, 54th N. C. V. A bill was passed by the recent legislature giving the county commit- .... r.r. tk. Wo-ht tn Iavv a Rnoclnl 1 OlIUCI B vw .J .,, w f 1 '? ! tax of 5 cents on the hundred dollars and 15 cents on the poll, to be ap plied to the Cumberland county pen sioners. After this bill was passed, the legislature Increased the amount of the State pension fund from $200, 000 to $300,000. - In vlewof this fact there is some question now as to whether the commissioners will ex ercise the power given them to levy a tax for pensions. Silver Anniversary. The silver anniversary of the Ladles' Aid Society of the Hay Street church will be celebrated April 14 to 16. The following program will- be ob served: Sunday, April 14, 11 a. m., sermon Rev. T. A. Smoot. Monday night, April 15, organ re cital, Mrs. L. G. Short. Tuesday, April 16, reception from G to 11 p. m. Know What It Docs ? - It relieves person of all desire for strong -rr: driok or drnK. restores his nervous sys normal condltlon.and reinstates ' hia home and business. - For Full Particulars, Address The Kccley Institute, Greensboro, K. C. WTCorresrwndcrictlnfidential
Fayetteville Observer [Weekly, 1880-1919] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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