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Villi OiEKVEU. FAYCTTEVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, FEB. 25, X909. E. J. HALE, Editor and Proprietor. E. J. Hale, Jr, Buelneee Manager. L. B. Hale, City Editor. THE MONSTROUS ASSAULT BY THE GOVERNMENT ON "THE FREEDOM OF THE PRE8S. Bj the cunning fiction that the fed eral government has acquired Juris diction of libel cases, because the District of Columbia which is not a State, but a mere "crown colony," so to speak, of the agent of the States because the District of Columbia' Is assumed to owe allegiance to the fed eral government as a sovereign entity, the Roosevelt government has -made a tremendous stride towards autocracy. The Baltimore Sun, which changed from almost lifelong Democracy to Re publicanism In the recent election, baa become alarmed, and. In its leading editorial yesterday, says: A Proceeding Which Is A Menace to , Liberty. The Indictment in Washington of several newspaper men who live and transact-their business In New York and Indianapolis is a matter of most serious import If this proceeding is to go forward unchecked by the courts and without a general protest from the people, if a precedent is to be es tablished In this case,' then the Ad ministration in all time to come will have the power to nnlify that clause of the first amendment to the Constitu tion which guarantees the freedom of the press. For the mere power to drag men a thousand miles away from their homes to be tried upon a crimin al charge at the national capital by a jury probably composed partly at least of men subservient to the Gov ernment and looking to the Govern ment for their daily bread, la a pow er sufficient to injure seriously any newspaper in the land. Article III of the Constitution of- the United States provides that "the trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held In the State where the said , crimes tare been committed." The Intent of this provision, and safeguard to the liberty of cltizejis is that the accus ed shall be tried among the people who know him, where he can bar the advantage of the good character and reputation which he may have gained among men, and to save him from the great expense of a trial far away from his home and people. One of the facts set forth in the Declaration of Independence : to convict George III of being a tyrant was expressed in the clause, "For transporting ns beyond seas to be tried for pretended of fenses." The pretense that the edi tor or publisher of a paper can be tried in every jurisdiction where his paper circulates is an enormity. A number ' of years ago Charles A. Dana, of the New York Sun, was indicted in the District of Columbia upon complaint of Mr. Noyes, of the Washington Star . In arguing against the proposition that Dana might be brought from New York, where his paper was published for trial in Washington, Mr. Elian Root, the former Secretary of State and a great lawyer, said . "It would be a great limitation upon the freedom of the press In this coun try to say that every editor in every city and State is liable to be taken to any part of the earth where his papers may happen to go and tried over and over again, hundreds of times perhaps, lor a slnrle article. "How can there be freedom of the " press if a power is lodged in the hands of the Government to crush any news paper which may venture to criticise ItT ' Upon the question of jurisdiction the Department of Justice in a stata- - meat which has been given out relies largely upon Maryland authority quotes from an opinion by Jndge Mc - Sherry in the case of Barnes against the Bute (in 88 Hd.). The clause quoted from Judge HcSherry by the Department of Justice, however,, is not a decision, but merely an abitar dictum stating a proposition which no one can dispute. In that case, Barnes, publisher, bad been indicted for criminal libel upon the Mayor of Snow HliL The Court of Appeals declared the indictment was defective and nna.hul If lint TnrJ m ..In 1 in dlscuslng the general proposition, that the legitimate criticism of the acts and conduct of public officials by . the press is not only permissible bat it Is one of the most emective metb ods to secure fidelity and to prevent abuses on the part of those intrust ed with authority, Still, h added, the liberty of the press should not be al lowed to degenerate Into wanton vit uperation. . ,j. .::.' . To make such a remark as this do service in the present case requires reasoning of a curious eircuitous char acter. Of course, all criminal proceed ings have to be instituted in the name of the Government, whether State or ' Federal A person who haa been de famed has two remedies. He can sue --A? -tjaraafres in a civil suit or he can go before the grand jury and make his complaint and institute criminal pro ceedings to panisa his detainer and in doing so establish his own Innocence of the charges made. The theory up on which -the) Government takes cognizance of libtS is that libelous pub lications tend to provoke breaches of the peace and so sluro'd be prevented But we are not awarathat any such proceedings save ever Been Instituted since the expiration of she Sedition law. except upon" the complaint of the individual who claims to have been In jured. The State's Attorney does not read the paper every morniAg to see It some one has been libeled and then report the case to the grand JurY- But in this proceeding against the editors of the New York World and the Jndla naiiolts News, Mr. Roosevelt has uade it clear that this prosecution is 'dif ferent from any other prosecution for criminal libel which has been insti tuted since the repeal of the Sedition law, a century ago. In his special me saKo to Congress he declared that the prosecution of these editors should i nt be left to individuals but that the Government Itself should do it. The ('iiitlnn law of 1788 prescribed punlsh i at for any who should write, print or iMi!)ii8h any false, scandalous and i .iidoHs wrltinprs against Concress or l'resddont This act was allowed" t remain on the statute books only r i -e years. Since then, until it has i u revived by Mr. Roosevelt, there : H s to have been Do such recognt 1 r rime lis libeling the Government In this jn-ocwdlng it Is not the press : nn that Is ennwrned. If the-inesi n.t pcrmitU'd to criticise the Gov- . nt, the corruption and tyranny i n!nl eimue would he as Injurious f' ir.cn S3 to tiio newspaper. ! -;'' , jmMc.hcr of the fiswr lis i. no v:-f ciw.i-n will . : t v V.Wh V.: . j I case has been instituted ana presseo, nH iho antral fiBiirn hph nd It E ve it its real slKnlflcance. There Is but stnn batween these methods and tne methods of the arbitrary and despotic ruler who recognises no law but his own wIlL . The President Unlawfully Employs The "Most Boundless Resources in Sovereign People's Advocate. The World" Against the Press, the Says the Richmond Times-Dispatch: (Now the covernment's ibel suit against two newspapers has actually taken definite rorm wiu me ramci- ment of the publishers and the issu ance of bench warrants requiring their presence in Washington. Bow newsDSDers announce, a was expect ed, that they will resist extradition. To argue from this that they are made timid by conscious guilt is to prejudge the case with a vengeance. inese men are asked to face In court a com plainant backed by the most bound less resources In the world. They are quite right to fight every inch of the way that lies between tnem ana tne learned court ruling on what criminal Ubel is. :-. ..,,; ..-"-,; It these two papers, which Mr. Roosevelt has his own reason tor dis likingthe New York World and the Indlananolis News have really libeled anybody, they should be punished, and donbtless they will be. But tne ques tion whether or not they committed this offense has long since become a minor consideration. The overshadow ing Issue now la as to whether the United States government la Justified In bringing suit in the nam of of fended individuals, at its own option, against newspapers which are sup- to have 'injured uese indi viduals. . a has been evident enough that the government has had difficulties in findinr even legal justification tor such a theory of procedure. In his first shower of angry language, Mr. Roosevelt referred to the "libel on the United States rovernment." a mis apprehension which Atorney-General Bonaparte doubtless promptly .cor rected. The warrants now issued men tion certain individuals as the parties libeled. It was necessary, too, to go to rather desperate straits to provide the United States witn proper juris diction in the matter. This was finally accomplished with the aid of an old law which gave such jurisdic tion In the case ot crimes committed on- Federal ground. Federal ground includes the District of Columbia and OOS seoarate governmental reserv tions. , There are few newspapers oi any consequence In the country which do not find their way to some ot this ground." and which, consequently, are not liable to reaerai prosecu tion at the discretion of any President who may be offended by their criti cisms of him and his mends. This Is the situation, and it Is in this sense that these newspapers are fighting a battle for the freedom oi the Dress. It is not, as some appear to imaetne. a liberty to utter slan derous statements witn Impunity mat is here defended. It is the liberty oi newsnaoers to be responsible for what they say about individuals to those In dividuals, and not to tne uniiea states government. It , is the liberty from whimislcal Federal oppression. If Theodore Roosevelt, C. P. Taft and others feel themselves to nave been slandered they may take their to court and fight it out at their own expense, as the two defendants are now, comDeued to do. wny anouio the government undertake to clear the names of these gentlemen for them? Why should the people of the United States pay the expenses of banning the feelinrs and salving tne pnae oi William Nelson Cromwell? We in quire to know. If the powerful re sources oi tne government are id oe exerted in behalf of Mr. Roosevelt friends and relations, are they aim Har ry at the - disposal of humble Jonn Jones of Richmond or Norfolk? It may be argued that it is of mr Dortance to the people of the United States that their government, or the men who make it up, shall not be sub ject to slanderous accusations. We may wen reply that n Is oi far more Importance to the people tnat tneir newspapers shall not be Intimidated and browbeaten from speaking their minds. Few newspapers are finan cially ablp to stand a long drawn out suit with the United 8tates govern ment The fear ot being drawn into such- litigation at the option oi President, will inevitably tend to si lence them. If Mr. Roosevelt is in terested in doing what Is ot most Im portance to the people, rather than gratifying his own wounded ' vanity and that of his friends and relative, has he not taken the wrong side in this case? Might he not rather mors reasonably have thrown tha vast pow ers of the government behind the lib erty of the two newspapers and against the Individual suits of Messrs. C. P. Taft, Robinson, Cromwell and the others? THE ANTI-TRUST LEGISLATION. We have expressed our ignorancs of .the particular point of difference among Democrats over the manner in which the requirement of the Demo cratic platform concerning trusts should be' earried out We published some account of the proceedings of the committee having the matter In charge. In Satui day's issue. ,. In Fri day's issue of the Raleigh News and Observer, since come to hand, we find the appended report ot the proceed ings of the Senate Judiciary Commit tee, which throws more light on the subject than anything which we have seen. . .. . The report la as follows: The Democratic majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee will rec ommend to the Senate the passage of the Lockhart anti-trust bill witn amendments that so strengthen it as to make it reach the fertilizer and other trusts as well as the American Tobacco Company., But the Demo cratic majority will report as a minor ity of the committee. The Democratic minority of the committee having re ceived the votes of the two Republi can members which gave it a major ity, and the majority's report will recommend the passage of what was designated as the Blow substitute. This bill was prepared by Senators Blow and Bassett, the majority mem bers of the sub-committee appointed by Chairman Manning to consider the Lockhart bill, and the Manning sub stitute. Mr. Lockhart having been the third member of the sub-commit tee. . Mr.. Lockhart In his report, as tne sub-committee minority, recom mended the adoption of important amendments to his bill, all of which will be embodied In the report of the minority of the Judiciary Committee, me Hiow-Bassett - substitute was adopted by a majority of the commit tee The report submitted by Senators Blow and Bassett. and adonted bv the committee, - w,rne oru,Jwiicn urtVfagents or any of them to nrnrfnre majority members will recommend to the Senate, were read by Senator Blow as follows: v ... , , "To the Senate Judiciary Committee: "Your sub-committee to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 116 intro duced by Mr. Lockhart, and the sub stitute offered therolor before the , i... tr itnn!i K.iii un coiniumeo ur m. miii.i..s, able to SKree upon suia budsihuih. and the undersigned huing agreed be tween themselves as to a substitute for both bills, do hereby recommend the enclosed as a substitute tor the Lockhart bill and the Manning sub stitute: "ALEX L. BLOW. "L. V. BASSETT." The substitute bill submitted by Senators Blow and Bassett la as fol lows: A bill to be entitled an act to amend Chapter 218 ot the Public Laws ot 1907, entitled 'an act denouncing conduct within the State of North Carolina which Interferes with trade and commerce." The General Assembly ot North Car ollna do enact: "Section 1. That section 1 ot Chap ter 118 ot the .Public Laws ot 1907, be amended by adding at the end ot said section the following sub-section as sub-section (f): "For any person. firm, corporation or association to conspire with any other person, firm, corporation or association to put down or keep down the price ot any article produced in this State by the labor ot others, which said article the said per son, firm, corporation or association intends to buy. ',.; '.v.-' ..V :.' ",.. Sec J. That sectin t of said chap ter be stricken out and the following inserted in lien thereof: That It it shall be made to appear to the Attor ney General by satisfactory affidavit (which affidavit may be made upon information and belief, and when so made shall state the ground thereof) that any corporation la violating any ot the provisions ot this act within the State it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to apply to a judge ot the Superior court tor an order to cause such corporation. Its officers and agents or any of them to appear be fore such judge at a time, and place to be named by him, which time shall not be less than five days from the service ot such order to show cause why such corporation. Its officers and agents or any ot them, should not produce before such judge, at a time and place to be named, all' the pa pers, books and records of such cor poration; and it the judge shall be satisfied tnat such books, papers and records should be so produced lie shall make an order requiring such corpor ation, its officers and agents, or any ot them, to produce all or any ot its papers, books and records, to be ex amined by the Attorney General in the presence of such judge. It any corporation, its officers or agents shall rail to appear, or snail Tail to pro duce such papers, books or records as may be required, it or he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and It shall be the duty ot the Attorney General to cause such corporation or person to be prosecuted therefor. When it shall be made to appear that the pa pers, books or records of . any such corporation, or any of them, are with out the limits of the State, or that they can not conveniently be produced before the judge for examination as hereinbefore provided, such Judge may issue- a commission for the examina tion of such papers, books and rec ords before a commissioner to be np.med by him. "Sec. 3. That this act shall be lb 3nrce from and after its ratification.' 1 Mr. Lockharfa Report. The report of the minority of the Qbcommittee was read by Senator .ockhart as follows: To the Chairman and Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee "I, the minority ot the sub-com- nittee appointed to consider Senate bill No. 116, and the substitutes there for, submit the following minority report: "At thA t imo ff Hi Intmn'tlnflnn Senate bill No. 116, Senate bill No. z was pending, and should it have "eea enacted there would nave been sufficient machinery In Senate "bill No. 11 tor its enforcement Senate bill No. 32 seems to have entered upon eternal sleep, I therefore recommend cat to insure the enforcement of Senate bill 116 .the annexed amend ment No. L thereto, be adopted. This amendment would Insure the en forcement of the bill and could not harass or destroy any person or cor poration engaged In any honest or commendable business. "The objection has been raised to he bin as introduced that it does not ronibit every form of monopoly. 'herefore, recommend that the sec ond annexed amendment be adooted. rhia would -insure , competition in overy line and prevent any monopoly from operating within the State. The bill, with the adoption of the two intendments recommended, would be similar to the provisions which ob tain la Texas and Missouri, and which have there proved that States can where they desire, prevent the opera tion or trusts within their borders ' "I recommend that the substitute offered by the Senator from Durham. do not pass, while it complies In part witn ue letter ot the Democratic platform, it does not comply with the spirit nor with that provision which declares that private monopoly is not co oe tolerated and should be destrov- ed. I recommend that the bllL with the amendments which are here sug gested, do pass. I have no objection to any amendment to strengthen or extend the scope of tne bill, or to make it more effective; but every ob jection to any amendment which will. In any manner. Impair its effective ness or remove Its strength. Since writing the above I have seen the majority report, and dissent there- :"L Any lawyer knows the difficulty ot proving a conspiracy. . Z. In section 2 there- is no power to examine an officer and this is es sential. No Immunity Is granted the person compelled to produce books, papers and records, therefore the sec tion would be absolutely void and nn- enioTcioie. ' - . ; "J. A. LOCKHART." ' Mr. Lsckhart's Amendment. The amendments recommended by Mr. Lockhart In his minority report are as follows: "Amend by Inserting between He& Hon six and seven the following Sec tion seven: ' .- . , "It shall be the dnty of the Attor ney uenerai, wnen it shall be mado to appear, upon affidavit to him. that there is reasonable grounds for belief that any corporation has violated or Is violating any of the provisions of this act within the State to apply to some Judg of the Superior Court wltltin the 8tate of North Carolina for an order to cause such corporation. Its officers or agents or any of them to appear before such Judge at a time and place to be named by him which time shall not be less than five dava from the time of issuing said order, to show cause why the corporation, Its officers and agents or either of them should not produce before- such Judge or a Commission named by him, at the time and place to be named, all such papers, books and records of such cor poration, and it the Judge shall b satisfied that such production should be made, he shall make an order re- ojjinng such corporation, it officers an oi its papers, doors and records to be examined by the Attorney General in the presence of such Judge, or a Commission namd by such Judge: and he may causa such officers and agents to be examined before him, or a Commission named by him, by the Attorney General to their knowl- edge of any violation bl this act It any corporation, its officers or agents shall fall to appear or to produce ,,,.h h.u,ir n,l ...n.rHi nr tn tnatlfv ' as may bo required, he or It shall be ; guilty of a misdemeanor and it snail i ba the duty ot the Attorney General to prosecute such corporation, its of ficers or agent: Provided, however, That when the affidavit hereinbefore required shall be made upon informa tion and belter it must stale tne sources ot information and the grounds tor belief: Provided, further, that any person who is subpoenaed and required by the State to testify under the provisions ot this act shall not be prosecuted or convicted on ac count of matters disclosed by hla tes timony, nor shall his testimony be re ceived or used tn any court In any prosecuttdn against him, and he shall be altogether pardoned for all partici pation in any offense In regard to which he may be required to testify. Renumber Sections 7, 8 and ao as to be Sections 8; and 10." , ! W. ; . Amendment 8. "Add at the end ot Section one as Sub-Section "o" For any person, firm, or corporation or association which has any agreement, exxpress or Implied, with any other person, firm, corporation or association not to sell or In any manner dispose ot for gain any article or thing ot value for less than a certain price or except upon certain terms, to sell or in any manner dispose tor gain ot such article or thing ot value in the State ot North Carolina." .. , Tha Votes. ...'.-....: Mr. Lockhart moved that his bill. as amended, be reported favorably.,! and the motion was seconded by Mr. Ormond. The ayes and noes were demanded by Mr. Nimocks, the de mand being sustained. Those voting aye were: Senators Kluttt, Nimocks, Fry, Ormond, .Lockhart. Long ot Ire dell, Holden and Gay 8. ' Those voting no were: Senators Manning Barrlnger, Pharr, Means, Travis, Bassett, Blow, Starbuck, and Britt I. .' Mr. Lockhart gave notice of a mi nority report The vote was next taken on the mow suosuiuie lur mo uKuiari ra;, .hM h. (ha Manning bills, which waa adopted, ! - the motion to report it favorably car rying by a majority of one. Those voting aye were: " Senators Manning, 'Barrlnger, Pharr, Means, Travis, Bassett, Blow, .Starbuck and Britt Those voting no were: - Senators Kluttx, Nimocks, Fry, Ormond, Lock hart, Long, of Iredell; Holden and Gay. ; - . .. ' It was on motion ot Mr. Bassett that the Blow substitute was adopted, and It will re reported to the Senate by Mr. Blow. . . i. Republicans Explain Votes. ' Messrs. Starbuck and Britt, the Re publican members ot the committee, desired to explain their votes- Mr. Starbuck said that in voting aye he reserved the right to vote against it on the floor of the Senate. He declared it to be his belief that no legislation like that contemplated tn the bill was needed in, the State at this time. Mr. Britt stated that he voted aye with the reservation of non-committal on the floor of the Senate. - Before the Votes. Before the voting commenced sev eral questions were asked and an swers given. , : C; ' Mr.- Fry desired to know ot Mr. Blow who the plaintiff in a suit would be it the Blow, substitute should be come a law, Mr. Blow said the prosecution would be made by the Attorney General, and he reckoned the plaintiff would be the State. ' Shouldn't there be In tne bill a provision that the Attorney ' General shall prosecute in 'the name of -the State?' asked Mr. Fry. Mr. Barrlnger asked Mr. Lockhart it all conspiracies are not now Indict able at common law. Mr. Lockhart replied that lie had never heard of the conviction ot a trust under common law. Mr. Barrlnger asked Mr. Lockhart how his bill was better than what tne state has now. Mr. Lockhart explained 'that, his bill, providing a statute, took the mat ter of-unlawful agreements end con spiracies to control and reduce prices out of doubt and made it the duty of the Attorney General to prosecute persons, firms or corporations guilty ox mem. - Mr. Barrlnger stated that all con spiracies are not indictable by stat ute, but are ' indictable by common law- ,,-.U., .r . Mr. Lockhart contrasted the opera tions oi statute law to common law with regard to trust prosecution. Cer tain of these operations .of the com mon law and statute law against trusts have been very different The common law obtained in Kansas,' but no trust was prosecuted in that State until there was statute law. ; When that State got a statute law against trust something was done. The Har vester trust was successfully prose cuted, and finally asked the State of Kansas to name the price at which it should sell Its machines. Missouri had the common law but nothing -was done until it enacted a atatnta l !Then the Standard Oil Company was successiuuy prosecuted. Mr. Lock- hart also referred to the efficacy of statute law in Texas, whose anti-trust law bas been declared to be const!. tutlonal by the United States Supreme urart, ana unaer wmcn there has been a successful prosecution of a big trust He stated . that his hill em. bodied some of the provisions of the texas anti-trust law. Mr. Barrlnger asked that If prices should decline because of comneti. tion, or the poor .quality of the pro- uuci, ana me Attorney General should prosecute, would that-not be a hard- snip. Mr. Lockhart answered that he had never heard of a prosecution of the kind, sod had ' no ' Idea anything of the kind would ever happen. . The Attorney General would not prose cute a concern because there was a poor crop, be said. . Suppose, said Br. Barrlnger, the American Tobacco Company should agree with another corporation to fix the price of tbacco for six months: would It be Indictable? . , , Mr. Lockhart replied that should the American Tobacco Company do It with the Imperial Tobacco Com pany or any other corporation for the purpose of reducing the price of tobacco it would certainly be prose cuted under his bill, but if It had no such agreement with any other con cern it would not be prosecuted. Suppose, salff Mr. Barrlnger, the two warehouses In Greensboro should say; "We won't buy any tobacco for six fponths:" would they be indict able? . ., . - . In answer Mr. Lockhart said that it their intent was to reduce the price they would be Indictable, but if it re-referred to the committee, so that was not tneir purpose to put down irtl ui pnee tuey wr not tprtaictai'' ine burden would Tie on tneistate prove the intent Mr. Bassett explained the bill of fered by the majority of the sub-committee. Section one, he said, was sub stantially the same as the Manning substitute. It has been said, he slated, that the present anti-trust law ! ineffectlv by reason of the fact that 'm power of making the investlga- nous auu oi pruoutunus solicitors. The sub-committee took anction six ot the anti-trust law ana conferred the power of investigating ana prosecuting upon iuo General instead ot the solicitors. Thu sub-committee added a provision pro viding that when the papers, docu ments or books of a corporation are out ot the State or are not convenient to be produced before the Judge, he may appoint a commissioner to make the investigation ot such books, etc One of the provisions ot the Lock hart bill, he said, was that a trust once having lowered the price ot a commodity to kill a rival may never thereafter sell at an Increase. Mr. Bassett said that would mean with the lowest price on record ot the manufac tured product that there would be lit tle probability of any Increase In the price of the raw material. The sub stitute bill, he said, did not provide an immunity both tor the officers and corporations to be prosecuted. The substitute used the word "conspiracy, which, he stated, had a more defi nite legal meaning . than ; the word "agreement" . ': Mr. Barrlnger asked If the substi tute would free from prosecution offi cers producing the books of corpor ations. Mr. llasaett replied that - it would not Then, said Mr. ger, , they could refuse to questions. v CURRENT COMMENT. Barrin- answer : We bad occasion, during the extra session of the Legislature, in 1908, to point out that, contrary to the reiterat ed .statement of many persons and newspapers ,the railroads and the Leg islature had made no agreement The agreement ot -the railroads with the Governor which It was shown would be disastrous to the State on account ot the provision for bringing the re lation of the State and the 'railroads directly .Within the jurisdiction ot the federal courts, vis: the provision that the business of regulating the railroad "" - v""7 Corporation Commission the agree ment of the railroads with the Govern or was rejected by the legislature, This fact came out Very, plainly In a debate on the rallway-mlleage-book question, in the Senate on Thursday. The Legislature simply passed a law a law which was tree from-the fatal defect, referred to above, of the agree ment with the Governor, Of course, as we said at the time, the Governor's part in this was due to inadvertence. tor he ws doing hla best for the State, as it seemed to him. But the fact re mains that the agreement with the Governor -was repudiated by the Leg islature. ' THE FAST EUROPEANS. We have ' often had occasion to note the fastness of the English li comparison with their commercial riv als of 'New England. . It seems that the English spirit ot enterprise has invaded ' the continental 'countries, also. How many aeons will it be be fore the " New Englander who, by reason ot his .tariff privileges, must i held to be responsible for commercial and mechanical progress in the Uni ted Stateshow many aeons must elapse before we rhall enjoy what the mediaeval Hungarian already enjoys, as described In a4ate issue of the Con sular Reports? : VV1;' ' Says this government publication Budapest News-Telephone Varied Service by A Private Concern " In H urinary. " In reply to a Missouri inquiry in regard to the Budapest news-telephone system, Consul-General . Paul ; Nash writes as follows: - This system, which has been in Suc cessful operation In the capital of Hun gary for several years past, Is owned and managed by a private corporation, whereaa the regular telephone system Is owned by the Government and ad ministered by the ministry of posts and telegraphs.' The annual subscrip tion, 17.31, paid quarterly in advance, entities tne subscriber to two receiv ers and the full service of news, music, etc., the subscriber to pay the expense of Installation and removal, generally about 28.60. The service begins at 8.55 a. m., when a buzzing noise, loud enough to be heard across a large room ana lasting tor fifteen seconds, announces the correct time. At 9.30 the day's programme . of important events is announced; that is to say, tne ceremonies, lectures, plays, races, etc. At 10 and 11 o'clock stock Quota tions and general news Hems are giv en. . .... , - At noon comes a second announce ment of the correct time; followed by parliamentary news and general Items of interest At 12.45 stock quotations irom tne local, Vienna and Berlin ex changes and general news. At 2 o' clock more parliamentary and general news, and at 8 p. m. the closing prices of stocks, meteorological forecast lo cal personals and small items, and tn winter the condition of the various skating places. At 4 p. m. court and uiiBveiiuueous news, irrom - 4.30 to .u military music from one of the great caies or gardens. In the vn. ing the subscriber may choose be tween the royal opera of one ot the theatres, and later music, by one of uie izigane orcnestras. . - This programme is sufficiently vart ed to satisfy the desires of all classes of subscribers, and In general the ser vice seems to give the utmost satls- laction. its advantages are n tnnnl test that no Comment appears neces- rary. -. SOIL SURVEY OP ROBE80N ' COUNTY. We have received the following re port, prepared by the Bureau of Soils at Washington, of the Survey of Soils In Robeson County, which has been secured by Congressman Godwin: Soil 8urvey of Robeson County, North , Carolina win Be Ready for Dis ' trlbution About Mav -let Niot. Congressman H. L. Godwin, through diligence and Industry, secured ' the Soil Survey of Robeson County. The Unltfd States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils, complet ed a soil survey of Robeson County last July, the field sheets covering the county have been assembled Into ww large sneei giving a complete map ot the county. The cost of the soil sur vey of Robeson County was, In round numbers, 14,000,00 of this amount th State paid $1,000.00. The cost nm i iiuiograpuing tne map ; and printing ,Ahe re! H1 be flC.!V)0.0D, niak o Ing a otal of over $5,000 00 for Robe 1 tlil 1. ,. r son county. The cooperation be iwen tne uureau ot Soils and Dr. B W. Kllgore, State Chemist and Direct or of the State Experiment Farms, has beon mutually satisfactory. The maps and rpports of the soil survey of Robeson Connfv win. nt,. T be raIy for free distribution by Congressman Godwin in about four or live mouths, several tnousaua copies of this 'will bo given to the peo- plo of Robeson county. tne cum had mode this map tor the people It would have oost them iz.uuu or 13,000.00 per copy. The work or mis county wu uu dor the direction of Mr. W. E. Hearn, who has had charge of the work in North Carolina for the past three years. The maps shows all the roads, many of the private roaas, me rail roads, streams, swamps, mill-ponds, houses, churches, school houses, post offices,, towns, and township boundry lines, and the map will be puousnea on a scale ot one Inch to a mile so that any one can readily understand It and find the distance from one place to another in (he county , by simply measuring the map. On this accurate base map have been shown ten - different grades or types of soils and the areas ot each accurately 'outlined. These different types will be represented -by uinerent colors so that a person can see Just the kifid of soil there is in any part ot the county without making a visit over the County. , All the areas - of swamp have been accurately outlined. Some ot these would be the most pro ductive soil In the county it they were sufficiently drained. A complete report describing these soil types will accompany the map. In addition to the description ot soil types there will be a chapter on the location, topo- grapy, drainage, transportation laoiu ties, markets, etc in Robeson County, There Will be another full chapter on agriculture, tracing its history from the time the county war first settled until ndK-. In this chapter will be given crops grown and yields, values of the land, methods of farming, con dition of settlement and everything else bearing on the agriculture ot the county, r. - , ..- " This work is tne basis lor an tuture Investigations ot the soils. It will show the soilB which are best adopted to cotton, tobacco, truck crops, and any new crops which might profitably be introduced. It will lead to ue se lection ot the variety of each of these crops which 18 best and particularly suited to each type of soil. This work will be followed up by the State De partment of 'Agriculture, which will study the different types of soil and ascertain what brand' or brands of fertilizers will give tne largest Increas es In yields on each of these soils, and in this-way it will eventually save tne farmers and land owners of Robeson County several thousand dollars an nually for their fertilizer bills. These maps and reports 'will be sent -over different parts ot the- United States and will, in a large measure, advertise the lands ot Robeson County and will be a guiding light to prospective set tlers. . - . Congressman Godwin bas not only given support to soil survey work but he has been working earnestly lor any thing that would be ot value In this district -and to his constituents, es pecially the farming class and. land owners. The Farmers' Institute work carried on last summer was highly appreciated by his people and consid erable benefit was derived "from it He has made request for 'soil surveys of other counties In his district - TRIBUTE TO DR. WILLIAMS. Contributed.) ... - Dr. E. P.. Williams was known to be a man of kindly and helpful disposi tion toward the poor. The Bible says, "Blessed is he - that consldereth the poor.'' ,Z-j,-:W?.:X'' Upon hearing of his death, there were many, no doubt, -whom he had helped in times of affliction, who felt that they, as well as others had in deed lost a friend, and, no, doubt many wlllmlss him sadly. v ; Besides being a true and .perfect gentleman in his professslonal lite, his home life was also characterized, by kindness and consideration tor those around him. Those who have been in mates of his home know best of his hospitable and kindly nature. In many noble souls we find a deep vein of the keenest humortras, ' so with his own character. In practical life he followed the true religion useful effort for. self; im provement and helpfullness to others, and we trust that he has received his welcome to a brighter sphere, "Faith ful servant well done." . ', Cumberland in the Legislature. , Representative Underwood yester day made the report of the legislative committee which visited the State San atorium for . treating tuberculosis in western , Cumberland and commended highly the location and showed there Is a two-story building with capacity of forty patients, who live most of the time and sleep out of doors. He rec ommends an appropriation for farm and several improvements need- Mr. Underwood after the reading of the report Introduced a resolution ot thanks to Mr.. Blue and' Mr. Tuft of Pinehurst for courtesies extended the special committee. ' - '" Among the bills introduced yester day was Mr. Morton's bill to regulate fishing in the Cape Fear river, and tributaries prohibiting dutch or other stationary nets to take effect January 1, 1910, passed with an amendment by smitn, oi Harnett, that no nets or traps obstructing, the passage of fish be allowed in the river in Harnett county. It was agreed to by Mr. Mor ton and passed third reading. The Senate Judiciary Committee de cides to report on no more appoint ments at this session. - Fell from Scaffold - - . And Injured His Back Thirty years ago James C. Lee of iiuu via st . is. Washington, D. fell from a scaffold and seriously C, in jured his back. In telling about It he savs: Mv silfferlnar wan torrihla. from the small of my back all around my stomach was Just as H I had been beaten with a club. I tried all kinds oi piasters, belladonna, capclne porous, without getting relief, bought stvcalled electric belts. and and but none of them did me any good. . une uay, wnue working near . daughter's house, my back pained my me uaaiy tnat i naa to quit. I went :lnto tne nouse and lay down for ease My daughter hadJiottlo of l(,on' J.ini. W In thh3te aritthe rubbed my oack wen with it and gave me some to take home. I used six and a half bottles of Sloan's 2Dc. Liniment and can do as much work now as any man In the shop, although I am sixty seven years old. I would not be with out Sloan's Liniment for any consider, ation and recommend it to anyone "Coring pala.''. tJiiiyUlJkJi4 () w HOGLESS n 9 I LARD () II () l!l o 111 The Southern standard of super lative satisfaction. Purity person ified. Nature s natural cooking fat, for all purposes, from bread making to fish-frying. Economy, wholesomeness, and healthful ness combined. There's none other anywhere near so good.- o Q O o o THE-50mracaiT0N0IL- o SCHOOL BOOKS! School Books, bflates. ' Crayons, . Tablet, ' ' Copy Books, V.c, auj. - Price list of books furnished upon application. ' IsTA substantial BOOK. COVER given away with each book purchased. The New Book Store Company, . Opposite Poet Office. Fayetteville, N. C. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK , ' ' FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. ' '""..' i' -V- ....... c-' . : ... ; - . ' ; ., i -' . - ' - . '' ... ... ; -v,: ; : . - ..... v , i v , ., , ..... - , : . - - ' i-- -'. ':-.'.;.' ''V-V :r-'J- "' 'T Statement of condition at the close ot business February, 5th. - ' ' RE80URCE8. : Loans and bonds .. 725.S19.S9 Overdrafts , 3,001J3 Building and fixtures . . . ; ', 28,000.00 Demand loans 128,795.61 ' ; Cash and due " ' from banks. .168,199.79 298.995.40 "t $1,061,616.62 Steady growth tells the story and H. W. LILLY, President.' JOHN O. ELLINGTON, Vice-Pres. and Cashier. J. H. HIQHTOWER, Asst. Cashier. - -." ' " . we Are upemng up uur WE PLEDtlE To Ynll rriT . , ' ' vi iviiiu nitf -wumiMC.lv J 909 CREATIVE DEildN KSriNfiVl-SHED BY TALENT. WHICH LIFT THEM otT nr THP ri A c I 111 uu nil wt m r- M 1 ' i i m " iv 1 1 vunif i lull Id A I w 1 (Jrv. V They reveal Intimacy, with the most ' : advanced tendencies o! FASHION, and v an nnerrf nff hxrmnnv nf n ntn on COLORS that spell iriJoVR. Mo?T 'SINCERE DESIRE- EACH SEASON TO GIVE BETTER GOODS ToR SAME MoNEY; AND' SAME GOODS TOR . LESS. MONEY THAN CAN BE OBTAINED ELSEWHERE . - Our Motto: Your money's worth, or your money back. - .. ,....4,..,:rvr-. -, ,,-... fv ';":.: ;; SHU FOR Di ROGERS & CO. 1 J 3-113 HAY STREET, . FAYFTTFVII IP . v A WISE MAIM Has said that II concrete Is cood It Is net cheip and 11 It Is cheap It Is not cood. Ce Wise and Culld Wilh THEY WILL. STAND THE FIRE LIKE A STONE WALL AND WILL LA8T INDEFINITELY. NO OTHER BUILDING MATERIAL HAS EVER BEEN DISCOVERED THAT WILL TAKE .THEIR, PLACE AT THE SAME PRICE. NO ORDER TOO LARGE OR TOO SMALL TO BE FILL.' ED PROMPTLY. . Tire Crtch, Fire Clay. iycsh!-fftn Pre Ocr AlzV.o :,.. wi.i. a, amu bat BRICK AND WE WILL DO THE REST. , E. A. POE BRICK COMPANY, FATETTEVILLE, N. 0. LA.P04Pmld.nt. - R. q. HARRISON, 8eo. "snd tf' ' - Phont Kx C3,' .' ... I i ami iTica -. - . ' . Capital stock ...........$ 100,000.00 Sudplus and profits ....... 601182 uircuiauon 100,000.00 Deposits 684,802.80 Due bank, (re-dtscounts. : 21,700.00 Bond account 75,000.00 11,051,616.82 Is our best advertiser. CPBTM! Awn Umiurris it vt an v, i SUPREHIACV . .i - M n, , RICK. Is QUALITY.
Fayetteville Observer [Weekly, 1880-1919] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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