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;:: villi. FAVETTEViLLE, N. C. TIILT.CDAY, DEC. 23, 1909. E. J. HALE, Editor and proprietor. Annual Report J. P. Ellison Sec retary and Trta urer. Annual Report Jpha A, Fox, Spe cial director. Annual Report 8. A, Thompson, Field Secretary. " Report of Committee on Resolution. Report of Committee on Nomina tion!. Discussion and brief addresses by de legates selected to represent States by 8Ute Delegations. Announcements by the President. 'Adjournment " " : E. J. Hale, Jr, Business Manager. U B. Hale, City Editor. c, ,'; - WIDE SCOPE OF THE WATER WAYS MOVEMENT. The National Rlyers and Harbor Congress has grown to be such a rery important body as we said the other day, the most powerful organisation In the United States and the movement for improved waterways which it has set In motion has become so wide spread, that it will probably Interest our readers to see what abroad scope the proceedings of on of Its conven tions covers. Following U the pro gramme of the convention held I week at Washington: . " Praaramme National Rivers ' and Harbors Congress Sixth Convention. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, December 8th, I th and 10th 1909. The New Willard Hotel Grand Assembly Room (10th Floor). Take Elevator Either End of Building. . ' Important To complete the very long programme In the allotted time and give each Section of the country proper recognition. It Is Imperative that speeches be limited. Speakers and delegates will, we trust, apppred- ale the reason,-of enforcing this. Committee-rooms on Same Floor of the Hotel as Assembly HalL AU Committees will meet at the time de signated by chairman. The Convention win understand that the Presiding Officer may have to. and reserves the right to deviate from the printed programme, and to call on distinguished gentlemen to ad dress the Convention at any time dur ing its Sessions. - - Wednesday, December ttlv Morning Session. 10 O'clock. Convention called to order by 'Jos. E. RansdeU, President, National Riv ers and Harbors Congress. v Invocation Rev. George Alexander, , Lu D.. of New Tork City. , Address William Howard Taft, President of the United States. Address Count J. H. von Bemstorff, German 'Ambassador and r Minister Plenipotentiary. .. ''. -xi- Report Jos. E. RansdeU, President, National Rivers and Harbors Congress. The President will announce the rules which in the' absence of objec tion will govern the proceedings of " the Convention. - Appointment of Committee on Cre dentials, by the President Announcements. , Suggestions from Delegates, Etc, Etc. : THE PANAMA CANAL HUMBUG. 8aya the Raleigh News and Obser ver:' -:: ', y ."y ; Lock Canal A Mistake. . More and more people believe the abandonment of the Nicaragua for the Panama canal was a big mistake, and more still doubt the wisdom of the lock canal that Is being construcated at Panama. Mr. Julio F. Soranto, a distinguished engineer, who was ap pointed by the New Tork Chamber of Commerce to investigate Into the Pan ama canal plans,' has written an. ar ticle for the Van Norden Magazine that is a sweeping condemnation ol the lock canal system. He says the J is too narrow and that In dry rears the modern Dreadnoughts of the navy, the large carriers of freight, and the army transports will not be able to use the canal because there will not be sufficient supply of water. Here is the gist of his conclusion: "First: That after CO days la dry weather the large vessels now afloat and all men-of-war of the navy draw ing more thna 33 feet cannot use the canal on account of lack of depth. Second: After 90 days of dry season the limit of draught will be 28 feet, and after 120 days the limit will be 21 feet. -.--' y. The Isthmian records show many years of more than 150 days of dry weather. ' - .There is a far more important ele ment under this head. Computations of the actual time needed for . each lockage and the available supply of water Indicate that the lock canal can not yield in practice more than eigh teen passages a day In both directions. and this only It all conditions are fav orable: that Is, if there Is all the sup ply of water which ' is stored in the reservoirs at the height of the rainy advantage of the credulity or disloy ally of some Central Americans. "That Nicaragua has grounds to con sider that the political revolution has been pr mioted by the government of the United States, and has the perfect right to cmim from that government an Indemnitizatlon' sufficient to pay for the loss of life and Interests which your government has caused with Its Irregular proceedings. - " ' -x "That If the government of the Uni ted States had sought In good faith an equitable and impartial solution of th conflict, it would hare adopted at once the mediation offered by the gov ernment of Mexico to solve the ques tion peacefully a mediation which was offered according to the declara tion of the Mexican government to the press. v. :( We declare that your note Is oppos ed to the sovereignty and dignity of our common country, but principally to the republic of Nicaragua: that we consider the note is not Inspired by a government friendly to our people, and In consequence we protest against the aggression which your government Is practicing against Nicaragua, and we call upon all our countrymen in Cen tral America and abroad to be on tne alert with respect to the dominating and absorbing tendencies of the Amer ican government in order that should the occasion present Itself they may act as the patriotism and importance of. our republic require." THE LATE MR8. WALTER CLARK. Wednesday, December Wh Afternoon ' Session. 2:30 O'clock. .,, : Chairman of State Delegations re cognised by Presiding Officer to name members of Committees. . Address P. W. Crandan, Traveller? Protective Association of the United . 8ttes. Address Senator George K. Cham berlain, of Oregon. r - Address Albert Bettinger,- of Ohio Address Herbert 8. Hadley, Gov ernor of Missouri.' -? Address Conde HamBn, New Tork Tribune. . , . . -. ' . - Address Frank B. Weeks, Gover nor of Connecticut -,..'. AddressJohn Dalselll X. C, Penn sylvania, . Address George) Burgess, M. C, Texas . Brief Addresses by 8tate Represen tatives selected by 8 tat Delegations. States called by lot: . Thursday, December tth Morning Session 10 O'Clock. : , Address Wm. EL Humphrey, M. C, State of Washlngtoa. - Address Judson Harmon, Governor of Ohio. Address Charles NageL Secretary Commerce and Labor. Address Senator Theodore E. Bur ton, of Ohio. Chairman, National W, terway Commission. Address B. Cameron, President Fanners National Congress. -,. ' Address Wm. A. Rod en berg, M. C, Illinois. Address Lafayette Young, Editor Des Moins Capital, Iowa. Address Benton McMillan, Ex-Gov ernor of Tennessee. Address Frank Gates Allen, of Illl- nols. - Brief Address .by State Representa tive selected by State Delegation. States Called by lot y Thursday, December Why-Afternoon session. z:so trciocn - Address Danforth cE.- Alnsworth, State of New York. Address Wm. C. Fitta, of Alabama. Address Dr. J. F. CrowelL New York Journal of Commerce. Address J. Hampton Moore, M. C, Pennsylvania. Address John ' Burke, Governor North Dakota. Address Major Frank Knott, Cali fornia. " Address Herbert Knox Smith, Com- i ' miner of Corporations. Address F..W. Johnson, Commer- cl Travelers of America. A idrpss John H. Small, " M. C. i'xi-tb Carolina. ' , - : it f A j,lrcn3i-s by Stale Representa- i pM.-'trd by State Delegations. s Cailiu by lot w m . :y, December 9th Evening Ses sion. 8 O'clock. . ' ' - "V..ilor J- A. Dapray, Na- .t A'-1- i itlon. -A. O. 1 'ardt, Oover- Mr. Soranto believes that a sea level canal can be built quickly. He says that all well-informed engineers admit that the construction of a ses level waterway at Panama, under con ditions existing there now , Is the simplest possible proposition of "plain digging" with no eonatuctive engin eering problem of any kind to sol ve. and adds: - "It is Indeed a large undertaking. but by no means a difficult or uncer tain one; and it may be said that :h very advantageous conditions of mate rials, soft rocks, etc, enconnte.ed there, the enormous capacity of the modem excavating machinery at our disposal, its efficiency and the admir able organisation of the work un lei the able management of the men la charge, hare combined to increase ;!w facilities of excavation beyond iif most sanguine expectations, and w.f reduce accordingly the cost and t'jK of excavating work, and this to Ctt exclusive advantage of the xea-.b e eanaL which consists only of "cx. ration,' work. "The opinion of eminent -engiui er of experience and world-wide repu'a tlon, American engineer who ha.- ;x ecu ted in America - by America! methods our greatest engineer'ng worts, is that U ail above propulcu? dements of materials, lower cost aad rapidity of excavation bad heea ap piled and were now applied to con tinue the undertaking as a sea-level canal, this could be completed in t'lf same time that it will take to fin! . he lock eanaL and at less cost If financial elements, are duly consider ed and allowed for. - i. r. Governor of lit The Trouble With Nicaragua Says the Raleigh State Democrat The President of Nicaragua la" nam ed Zelaya. Like all presidents of Sran- sk-Americas republics he has aed his power arbitrarily, and he has suf fered the usual fate la having his sub ject rebel For the past six we'ki they have been making It very uncom fortable for the President They have the assistance of nearly all for elgner living in Nicaragua. , Amos; these - were two Americans, Cannot and Groce; they had become officers In the Insurgent force. About three weeks ago they were captured and shot by the order of Zelaya. Oar Grv- ernment immediately ordered Its gun boats, to Nicaragua, one of them to the west coast which was occupied b the president It develops that Zeis? has been making overtures to Japan and Germany for cutting a second in ter-oceanic canal through Nicaragua and some claim that this accounts for the great Interest and activity of our Government In the matter. The Unit ed State cannot look on idly and see another nation cut a canal to compete with the Panama Canal, much less can another nation be allowed to hold a point of such strategic Importance In ease of war. So It seems that Zelaya i fate is sealed. Our Government has his coasts blocaded aad three thousand bluejackets after him. - It is only question of a few days when the Insur gents will drive Zelaya from the coun try and establish a government friend ly to our interest It n said to by no means Impossible that the Unit. ed 8 tales will finally cut the canal through Nicaragua. The Panama Can al project cannot yet be pronounced a failure, but there Is no concealing the fact that I Is a great disappoint ment The cost wsa first estimated st less than mm hundred and fifty mil lions of dollars; the latest estimate is more than three hundred and seventy-five millions. Since this was-made there his been a disastrous flood and care-in near the Gatun dam which will add many millions of dollars to the coet Everybody now sees that It was foolish not to follow the Nlcaraguan route as was recommended by Sena tor Morgan of Alabama after many rears of study of the question. In stead, the Senate heeded Mark Hanna, who had an eye to bis own business rather than to the good of his country, and now we are having to pay . for !!son Tom-National 'sties. ! IT!gh- De- Central Americans In Mexico nounee th United State. ' A press telegram from the City Mexico, dated December 14, was as fol lows: Resolutions ratified last night si mass meeting of the central Ameri can people la Mexico City denounce the action of the United Etates Id re ference to Nicaragua and Zelaya were ruled today to President Taft and See- ry Knox. They are as follows: That the government of the United -s has no right to Interfere in the or affairs of Central Americ the reasons stated by you, and -m that the purpose of your g ;v t Is to consummate an of! iNioarflinia throiu;li tne aron 'litioiU passions and t. In the course of Its notice of the : death of Mrs. Walter Clark, th Raleigh News and Observer any: Mrs. Clark waa born March 9th, 1851, In Washington City, when her father, Hon. William A. Graham, the most distinguished North Carolinian of his day was secretary of the navy, in the administration of President Fillmore. She was educated at the famous girls' school of Misses Nash and Kolloch. at Htllsboro, and after wards at Madame Ros tan's School In New York City. In both these schools Mrs. ' Clark was distinguished for scholarship and her personal beauty and high-bred charm bf manner drew to her many personal friends. Her girlhood was spent in Hula- bo ro; where she was married Janu ary 24, 1874. She made Raleigh her iotne for her entire married life. Mrs. Clark was the only daughter of Governor and Mrs. Wm. A. Ora- "am and the youngest of the children o survive. Her family la as follows: Mrs. J. Ernest Erwin, of Morgan ton; 'hp tain David Clark of Charlotte; W. . Graham Clark, Special Agent of the Department of Commerce and Labor f the Un ted Stated government and who is now in Brazil ; Walter Clark, Tr., city attorney of Raleigh; John W. "Tlark of Concord; Thomas M. Clark1 'f Halifax county, and Eugenia G ""ark. Her surviving brothers are Mai ohn-W. Graham, of Hillsboro; Ma- or William A. Graham. Commisa'on- of Agriculture, Raleigh; Dr. George 7. Graham. of Charlotte, and Judge V. W. Graham, of Oxford, 'ex-Speaker f the Hou?e of Representative of 'le General Assembly. . All . Mrs. "lark's sons and daughters are here xcept W. A. Graham Clark, 'who is Mrs. Cark Joined . the Baptist urck In 1873 at Hillsboro, and upon fwrng to this city brought her letter o the First Baptist church of Ral- i'rh No life mld hnttur iltnalrato Y value of a Christian ideal than -rs. She was. a devoted and conse nted church member, loving to as- si in au religious, cnantaoie ana -Mlanthropic work. She shirked from service : however hard or disa greeable if that service tended to the betterment of her race. In her the "oor and afflicted of all creeds and all actions found a friend and helper For several years as secretary of the Rescue Circle of this city, Mrs. Clark's weet character and generous nature was felt as the strongest lore in this "rr'stian work. i her the sorrowing found a com forting friend; the lonely who crossed ier path felt the touch of her tender mpathy as she sought to make them know that they were not forgotten; he sinful, the despised, the . erring rrre pointed to the Saviour.. Her glor ious confession of a few days since . as voiced by no uncertain sound, as e asked that the matchless word e read, T know whom I have be- eve.1.' x ' ' ' But late the words' she heard in weakness doubtless she can now chant with angels and archangels in the fuller life beyond: "Bless the Lord, oh my soul and all that is within me, bless His holy name." Mrs. Clark's influence was State wide. Every sphere in which she en tered was strengthened by her gifted Intellect and beautified by her love liness of spirit, her simplicity and lack of ostentation.- 8he was a woman of broad culture of unusual literary at tainments, of such wide qualifications to master anything she undertook that she was prised in the church, in social realms, in patriotic organiza tlons. In literary circle and in all as sociations of which she became a member. The beauty of her character and the simplicity of her Christian womanhood gave her such an lnfi i ence over her 'riends as few women f Mbess, and this was exerted to a marked degree throughout North Caro lina. Her scholarship wss second to that of no woman in the State. She was a remarkable linguist being a brilliant French scholar, and she in herited rrom her. fath;r a gift that made her extraordinarily proficient In Latin studies. The death of no min In North Carolina In this genera ri( n has caus ed more universal sorrow than that A Mrs. Cark. Tender thought will always din to her name and sweet memorifs at her life will cluster about thousands c. hearts la all pa-t of the State. Airs. CT:rk was n-ember of the following associations. - Colonial Dames VIce-Regant of the North Carolina Society of the Daughters of the Revolution; Daughters of the oCofederacy, and the Associated Char ities. greatest crisis that tho people of Eng land have faced la the past 3 0 yettrs. But why the Lords rejected the liud get, and why th!r cction should huve brought about such a ci'luia, the cable dispatches did not fully explain. True, you treated your reader In the noxt issue to a very Interesting editorial on the subject telling us some things about . the matter certainly worth knowing, but still leaving' many of us in the dark as to the fundamental cause of the Lords' hostility to the Budget I learn from (.ther sources that the particular clause In the Bud get which aroused the opposition of the Peers and led them to throw out the whole bill, was the one which pro vide for the taxation of land values. But why should this proposition have Incurred the hostility of the Lords T It simply proposes to tax some land val ues In some degree, which of itself is of little moment Mttle significance. It is done In the United States without stirring the people from one end of the country to the other as It has done' In England. Land value taxes are larger her than In . England, but they are not based upon the principle that land values are communal In character; the theory her is that all property, land included, ought to be taxed. Not so with Lloyd George, and this Is what makes bis land reform movement sig nificant His struggle for the taxation of land values Is based upon the sound economic principle that land values are communal In character and therefore essentia'! -. a common fund; and to make the.'r recognition as such com plete he establishes an Imperial sys tem of land valuation and . revalua tion. - . ' . - The Budget Is Indeed revolutionary It reverses all precedents. It upsets au the traditions or society. It as serts a principle so different from any which has ever before been recognised la practical statesmanship that it may well excite in the aristocracy of Great Britain the profoundest alarm. For in this Budget the claim Is unreserv edly advanced that land differs, from all ether property In Its essential char acter and the value attaching to It differs In Us very nature from all oth er values. AU other property Is created or produced by labor and It belongs to the producer. Land Is not produced by labor and the value attaching to It Is not a labor product It Is the result of social growth; it accompanies social advance; U measure the bene fits of co-operation; it acurately and automatically reflects the advantages of community life. It is hence a com munity value. It Is created by the community and not by the individual. It therefore belongs to the community and the oommmnnity is taking only its own when It takes this value for the common use.. . BLADEN COUNTY. The Bladen. Journal Bladen county was formed in 1734, and extended from New Hanover to the limits of North Carolina westward. It was named in honor of Martin Bla den, one of the Lord Commissioners of Trades -and Plantations. The cli mate Is salubrious, and health fuL It has always been noted ior Its heaUh tulness. One historian, gives the name of one Wm. Prldgen, who was 122 rears old when he died. The . lands tor generations have been held by the same kind of people. You may trace the history of many families neginn- ng wlth the names. Robeson, Salter, Gibson, Richardson," Brown, Owen, Council and others. ' And In later days we have White, Robinson, Clark, Cro- martie, McDowell and " many ' others whose names are inseparably associat ed with the spirit of patrotsm. The delegate to Newbern in 1774, were William Salter and Walter, Gib son. X The delegates to Hilsboro 1775 were Thomas Owens, Thomas Robe son, I Jr., and Nathaniel Richardson. The delegates ' in 1776 to Hill bora were Thoe. Robeson, Thos. Owen, Tho. Annls and James Council . Ellzabethtown is 99 miles from Ral eigh, near the. center of the county. It Is especially noted for the battle that was fought there in 1781. " . There Is a prospect of this town s having a railroad in the near future. We are of the opinion - that the county ought to adopt a county pol icy as to improvements all . roads leading towards Etown should be built first? It 1 well that each township should Issue bonds for the .Improve ment of the public roads . but : we should never lose sight of the fact that all the people have Interests at the court house, and are required by aw to attend to public duties there. With, good roads and the - swamps properly drained we would have the land of plenty and prosperity. OF THE PROPOSED lAXATION OF LAND VALUES IN ENO - LAND. Mr. Samuel D. T. Manning writes the appended letter to the Norfolk Virginian. The essential element In land values produced by the Increase of population and tbe advance of civilization- without effort on the part of the owner of the land. Is what Henry George called "the unearned Incre ment;" and the Idea which the latter suggested led to his theory of the suf ftency of the "single tax." Says Mr. Manning It was announced In the Vlrglnlan Pilot a few days sko by cable from London that the House of Lords had rejected the Lloyd George IJiidKot. which a short time prcviouwly had passed the House of Commons by an overwhelming majority, and by that act the I-onis had precipitated the INTERESTING . STATEMENT .THE ENGLISH. SITUATION. Mr. William T. 8tead, the veteran reformer and Journa'Ist, r;yes to the Richmond Times-Dispatch the follow ing Interesting statement of the Eng- Uih political situation: -' -The interest in the general election becomes more and more absorbing, snd th probability Is Increasing that the King will be the pivot of the whole struggle. ' . At present the radicals are' more royalists than tbe King. ' It is possible that in Februrary they may revert to the attitude of their ancestors of the Cromwelll an age. But for banning or for blessing, Edward VII. Is emerging as the "man on horseback," upon whose decision the solution of the cri sis depends. . ' Th radicals are alt swearing by (he patriot King.' The Torie "are wear ing at him for expressing regret la the speech from the throne that the sup piles voted by his faithful ' Commons were rendered unavailing by the re jection of tbe budget But If. after the election, the King refuses to make every Liberal agent to the tune of 500, a peer of the realm for the purpose of overawing' the House of Lords, then the boot will be on the other leg, and .ae Tories will bless and the radicals . curse their soverign lord, the King. - ror me moment tne radicals are all rebels. I have Just sent to press a pamphlet setting forth the five sev eral accounts upon which the thirty- fiv peers wb rejected ft budget ought to be regarded as rebels and traitors to the crown. To refuse sup plies Is the last step but one before armed rebellion. . ' j ; Committed Treason, to pass tholr budget to restore the bsolute control of nuance to the Com mons, and to abolish tlm veto ot ttio peers. - ' There Is every probability that the King will refuse pueh a wholesale cre ation ot peers, uuluift there Is a veri table landslide In the radical direc tion. In that case, Mr. Balfour would come In,' and there would be another general election hard on the heels of the first in which the Conservatives would appeal to the constituencies to resist radical attempts to dictate to our gracious sovereign lord, the King. 5 :. " - Fortunately there is no need for so disastrous an anti-climax. There is only one way out of the present im passe, and that is for the King to ex ercise his ancient traditional preroga tives, to refuse to Issue writs .of sum mons to any peer who has. treated previous summonses with contempt and to fill up the vacant seats by sum- moning to the House ot Lords good men and true -who will be simply Lords for the duration ot this Parlia ment , . Other Detail of the Struggle. ' Mr. Stead had previously written as follows ot the general features of the great question which la shaking the English constitution: . , , - . - Now that the decks are cleared for general election, the time has come tor presenting the ' American reader with a brief survey of the field ot ac tion. -. :'"';- The Issue is very simple peers or people. Which shall in future govern the British' Empire? It seems strange at this time of day, nearly a century and a halt since' the Declaration of In dependence, that any hereditary aris tocracy should attempt to challenge conclusions with triumphant democ racy, . "r But ot late years '-the peers have stealthily, ; step by step, encroached upon the authority of the House of Jommons, and they have at last per suaded themselves ' that It needs but a bold Usurpation of the financial privilege of the lower house to estab lish themselves as the dominant fac tor in the Constitution. : The Commmons are fighting on the defensive. - Until the night ot Novem ber 30, if' a dissolution' had taken place, the burden ot the attack would have been placed upon the Liberals. The rejection of the budget changed everything. The democracy has how to repel a direct frontal attack, di rected against their hitherto Impreg nable citadel their exclusive right to control finance. " t'TT-, Under Fslke Colors.'..' '' The .peers, of course, are fighting under false colors, professing a mon strous desire -to prevent any legisla tion upon which there has been no direct appeal to the country for a mandate. This deceives none. Their victory, it they achieve it, will Ye ac cepted on both sides as a popular vote in .favor of enthroning the House . of Lords upon the dust of the House. of Commons.-: , ;. . .. A victory for the peers would ' af firm their right to control finance, to turn out ministries and to - dissolve Parliament: As five peers out ot six are. always Tory,' this would mean the perpetual exclusion of -the .Liberal party from office. It the constituencies returned a liberal majority, under such a regime the lords could force them to appeal for re-election by re jecting their 'first budget' - , The great object of the peers in tbe pending election I to obaeur this fact by. jnaking a great parade of their deference, to the people's will and making pretense that tne introduction of .a protectionist budget would se cure ' work for. alL - Unemployment, with tariff reform as a panacea for ack jof work. Is the chief theme of the party ot the peers, and as they-are also demanding taxes on bread and meat the elector are being cajoled by fantastic visions of peasant propri etors to be established as a praetori an guard to defend a high import duty on American foodstuffs. . It Is all ."fee, faw, ium! 1: .$ .ij : ,,-:. A Common Foe. iThe Liberals, the Labor party and the home rulers are acting as a unit in the campaign against the peers. Painful experience sharpens the na tural Instinct by which they recognize in the House of Lords their common foe,. If the peers triumph, farewell to all hope of carrying out any. of the reforms to which all are more or less pledged." .-. , ,-, -; : .. With them It is a battle for life and death. , . To lose this election would put the knife . to their throats. Ireland Wales, Scotland and the north of Eng land will probably vote In 1910 as they : voted in 1903. London and the southern counties are those where the landlords of the acre and the land lords of the saloon expect to score their heaviest -successes..-. ' If the Liberals obtain a majority, their first task will be to reform the House of Lords. - The means for this lie ready to their hand. ,- Even the Tories admit thai -. there are many peers who ought not sit in a second chamber. , The King has only to re fuse , to Issue A writ of summons to any peer who has. not made at least tea attendances per session In the pre vious . Parliament and - the ' House would be al once reduced from. 600 to 200 members. j .-?,- : . ' . .1. ji inen an equal number of, peers were created by stbe royal preroga tive, a tolerable . second , chamber might be got together, which might be safely intrusted with the duties of re vision. Both these measures lie well within the prerogatives of the King . By this means a way ot escape from tne present nopeiess impasse is pos sible without any smashing of con-, stitutlonal crockery. But In order to secure this end, it Is necessary for the lectors to vote resolutely against tbe encroachments of the peers. much smaller Liberal majority than that of 1909 would suffice to give strong prime minister a frea hand with the House of Lords. speech came to cxpresiilug open dla appproviil of the Lords' action. Inasmuch as promotion speeches usually thank both houttes, today's oinlssJuQ .of tho Lords'-must be con sidered significant, The remainder of the speech was of a perfunctory order. At the conclusion ot the Bpeech the session speeUlly broke up." There was a compluto absence of the gaiety that formerly marked the prorogation of Parliament. Both the Lords and Com moners preserved a grim silence that showed they realised th seriousness of the situation. - : ' - - -v The Cabinet will continue until Its successors qualify under th next Par liament ... dents for a merry Christmas. i vo, uon. Mi T. B. W llliami. Of liMa nsnnm, , . N. C, Is spending the nunanys uure j"- uu vum vlhltlns rolutlves ana irienas. C, Is spending the Mrs. T, R. Williams, ot Rockinglmm, ' com McCusklll are homo from the UnU C. Is vlaltlng her paronts, Mrs. Mary Philips this week. RAEFORD NEWSS Correspondence of the Observer. Raetord, N. C, Deo. 17. Raeford Is growing. During the past year, six brick store hare been built by Dr. Geo. Graham and Mr. J. W. Upchurob, Several residences have been added; others have been remodeled and en larged. Mr.- James Blue Is having an attractive cottage erected on his cor ner lot, to be occupied by Mr. W. L. Freeman, ji Mrs. Flora Halns Is add ing to the value ot her fine farm In the town . limits by painting and re modeling her house, and Vslng Im proved machinery and modern methods ot cultivation on her broad acres. On Friday evening, Deo. 17th, Miss Irene Whlsnaut, of the Music Depart ment of Raeford Institute, and Miss Beatrice, Raynor, ot the Primary De partment entertained the publlo with musjo recital and a Llltputlan Wed ding.' Continued and .continual ap plause attested the appreciation ot the audience. . Little' Misses Mary Poole and Theo Wooten delighted everyone with vocal solos. ' roe &mas holidays, win begin on Wednesday, Dec Si, and continue two weeks."' -ill jS'Vt 'k:-s Major Murdock McLauchlln of Che- raw has returned to his home, after few days here with hi brother, ex- Senator J. W. McLauchlln. : ! Miss Katie Mcpherson, ;; and Mr. James McPherson, from Fayettevllle, visited Mrs. A. W. Mclntyre, on their way -to lAurinburg. V ! . ' Mr, John A. McKay, otWagram, was in town with his Hew automobile. Mr, Lawrence Ivy and T. B. Wafc son, motored over from Cheraw -on a business trip. ".Mr, and Mrs. J. Pv Mclntyre, and lit tle daughter, ot Clio, SC, have been visiting at Mr. A. W. Mclntyre's. Misses Florrle Unchurch and Alice Johnson, are at home from Peace In stitute tor the holidays, , v , . . Everything Is astir with prospects of electric lights In Raeford by "Jan uary, 15, 1910. '. 1 Congratulations to Fayettevllle, and the enterprising business men 'who have put her on the "Capital to Cap ital Highway." and successfully ' pre sented her demands to, the Riven and Harbors Congress, v v:v What th King Said. As our readers may have forgotten Just what the King said or" rather, what he fulled to say In proroguing Parliament we reproduce the cable gram from London of December 3, an, nounclng that event, as follows:' On the order of King Edward, Par liament was prorogued this afternoon at 2 o clock. , ine nroroerat .ion. whlrn la a nneea. ine peers usurped the authority of sary preliminary to the coming gener- "verslty to spend tho holidays. Be Independent j Only FIVE "men out of every one hundred who reach the age of 60 have a regular income. The other 95 are dependent upon either daily wag? or their children for support. . ' , ; Why not start an account with us now and I .. .: . - ... ' '- : - prepare for Old Ageit knocks at every door? ; , One dollar or more will get you started at this bank add to it as you can. 7 ' . . Fourth National Bank ( , CAPITAL. OIOO.OOO. r SURPLUS .. OO.OOO, 4 Carloads 107 Head OF- MULES - AND . HORSES. OUR MR. BEVIUL HAS JUST RETURNED FROM THE WESTERN MARKETS, WHERE HE BOUGHT 107 HEAD OF MULES AND HOR8E8. WE HAVE ANY KIND OF A HORSE YOU MAY : WANT HIGH CLA8J PACERS AND TROTTERS AND GOOD BUSINESS, FARM AND FAMILY HORSES, 8INGLE OR DOUBLE, A8 WELL AS 8EVERAL EXTRA NIC" 8ADDLE H0R8E8 AND PAIRS OF" HARNESS. WE ALSO HAVE ANY SIZE MULE, FROM THE HEAVY LOG MULE TO THE SMALLER COT TON AND FARM MUtES. EACH AND EVERY ONE GUARANTEED TO SB EXACTLY AS REPRESENTED BY US.' Buggies, Wagonsi Harness, Robes, Etc. 1 SK'A--' -'-v.- AND THE WELL-KNOWN BABCOCK BUGGIE8 AND HACKNEY BUG GIES, AND ALSO HAVE ON HAND AT ALL TIME8 A COMPLETE LINE OF THE MEDIUM AND CHEAPER GRADES; HARNESS, ROBES, ETC, TO OO WITH THEM. - ' WE KEEP ALL ' SIZES OF WAGON8 BOTH ONE AND TWO" HOR8E ON HAND,' AND CAN FURNI8H YOU. WITH ANY KIND YOU MAY WANT, OUT OF STOCK. , ; ' W Pay The Higheat Market Price For Cotton. " . " ' IF YOU NEED ANYTHING IN OUR LINE CALL AND SEE US. V- B EVl LL & VAN STO R Y, fayettevillb. N. C. tne Commons in order to refuse the King the supplies which he needs for the government and defenae of hi realm. They encroached npoa the royal prerogative of dissolving Par liament; they evposed to the world the impotence of the crown; they broke down the balance wheel of the Consti tution, and generally committed en ough treanon to Justify their execution at Tower Hill. The Kind's scrtre is his triinchpon nf democracy, Without the King the Common are powerles, fact to face with the usurpation of tho ppws. III ministers are at prwnt contemplating rcHljfning oHice if, nfi'-r election, he should refuse to make Ci'iO brand-new peers, whoae vots would enable th"m al 'election, was conducted with the usual formalities. The Commons and Lords met separately, the Commons subsequently visiting the Lord's cham ber to heor the reading of the royal edict by the Lord Chancellor, who pre sides over the House of Lords. . While formal In character, today's prorogation was accompanied by scenes of the most lnterme Interest, due t,q the mpmentoiiB cpn.Hct that the proroi' ttion and cpmlng election will precipitate. Tho prorogation speech thanlced tho House of Commons for the liberal flnnni!i:il allowances It made for the nation' needs, but expi -e'-xed res-ret that "this lilienility had been unavail ing," v-liah-was the nearest the NEWS' FROM HOPE MILL8, Correspondence of the Observer. . Hope Mills. N. C Dec 21 Miss Sal- lie Ray visited Fayettevllle Monday Misses Flora A. Carver and Sallie C. Ray, .visited Fayettevllle Saturday The Hope Mills. Mfg. Co. will shut down, the mills here Thursday for the Christmas holidays. It is with regret that we note the Illness of Mr. John C, Culbreth. De puty Sheriff of Cumberland.; We wlBh ior aim a speed recovery. ,-. Messrs. Sam and Blackman Fort of Bules Creek Academy and Business College came to Hope Mills Friday to spend the holidays with relatives and mends. . . . . - Rev. A. E. Samnle. of Charlotte N. C.; preached an able sermon .in the Presbyterian church Wednesday night to a large ana attentive congrega tion.; .v .' : -.- Mr. Robert Thomas, whose wife died recently, left Monday for Roseboro. N C, where he will commit bis two mo therless children to the care of his mother.. ,' 4 The, Young Men'- Christian Union will meet In the Baptist church next Sunday afternoon at o'clock -where the birth of Christ will be the subject for comment ' ' . The schedule of the VAC. 8. pas senger train which has been due to leave Hope - Hills for Lumberton at 7:50 a. m., has been changed to leave this point at 6:30 a. m.. ; - Miss Oneilia Byrne, of tne firm of Misses 3. A 0. Byrne, who has been visiting her uncle in Valdosta, Ga , returned Saturday to visit friends and relatives in this vicinity. Mr. Charlie Brown, of Rockingham, N. C, has moved with his family to Hope Mills. , Mr. Brown was former ly of this place, and we extend to this excellent gentleman -and his family a most hearty welcome to our town. .- ,Mr; Edd, Brady, of Bules Creek Aca demy and Business College, passed through Hope Mills Saturday, on his way to Tarheel, N.. C, where he will visit relatives during the holidays. Buies Creek Is well represented in this locality, and the writer, being a for mer student of this excellent Institu tion, thinks a better school could hard, ly be found. ; An election Is ordered to be held at Guard House, In Hope Mills, N. a, en January 15, 1910. All persons wishing to vote are j-equested to register. The registration book Is now open and will remain open until two weeks prior to the election. Owen C. Rogers Is reg istrar for this election and he can be found at the Brady & Rogers Shoe store, This election is to be held on the question of stock law, or no stock law In the territory as described In the petition, a copy of which has heen posted at Cumberland. Hope Mills No. 3, Hope Mills No. 1, and Hope Mills NO. 3. ' the Christian peopie of this place are loyal to their christian duty. .They have been visiting many homes where there are sick ones cut off from church worship. They mot and had prayer meeting at Mr. j. w. Wlshart's Muu. day night; and will nieet at Mr. Cat Vin Thames nant Monday night for the same purpose. Everybody are cord ially Invited to attend this service. Mr. C. E. Fryar and MIbs May Ai red, were married in Fayettevllle last Tuesday. A long and happy life is wished for them by a host of friends. Miss Eugenia Cogdell loft Monday for Florence, 8, C W spend Christ mns with relatives and friends. Miss Let a Cable left Saturday for Clnyton, N. C-, to spend the holidays with her parents, . , I'rof, i. W. Cole, left Saturday for Lexington, N, C, where be will spend the holidays visiting relatives. All the teachers of this excellent school have the best wishes of alj th sin- Start The New! Year We will help yob do 'itr, Pay , Cash lOT ' Your Groceries and Save Money. Thanking all for the - liberal support you have given us, and soliciting a continuance of ' your business, we, wish all a. Merry Christmas and prosperous New, Year., . . - II A. STEWART & CO., , 107. Hay Street,. ; 'Phone 422. " Spc ?lo! Holiday Rett o. A? R CAN iHORTHA' D U BUSINESS COLLEGE.' '! ' Durham, n. c . The ONLT Business College In the Carolina presided over by an Incor- -porated Accountant and Auditor a sufficient guarantee of Its superiority. ;: This coupon when signed and handed' 1U FACfl VALUE in part payment for TUITION on any unlimited schol-' arship purchased of us on or before Jan. 15, -1910. . Only one coupon ac cepted from each person. COURSES OF STUDY Book-keeping, Shorthand, Typewridng, Telegra phy, Penmanship, English Branches, 'h,.t Good for 7.4t.'iw-wT''! :'.:;''':Y ' $53.00 ' 'y en a somplete combined eour Of ; V'. j :. S'.-.,. ' 120.00 ::' "' -i'-r-'' on ny complete . single course, i .' J I' EXPERT FACULTY, RAILROAD FARE PAID, POSITION GUARANTEED, Name ......... - Address " Date-I expect to nter ;..,,,'., ARLINA BUSINESS SGHQQL PEK"ANSK!P TYPE EITI B eo:kkeepi:; TflEGRPHT SPKUL PREPAR TO CEPARTrEHT " OW AN KIS:iT-SESSI03IS. RATES PEASME. . . - ' , , SPLENDID EQUMOT. i .. -r-10' ti-rnia.' etc.. -addr-'M, ... : 'I ' J CAROLLW BUSINESS SCHOOL, OWEN C. RQGRtiS, Ptincij.al Bank Building, Hope Mills, N- C f3" Christmas Presents For ! v Everybody ! AT S. SHEETZ iz SONS. DON'T BUY A PRFSENT FOR ANYBODY UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN OUR STOCK. The Nicest Line of Co-ell s, Mb. rls C:.!r3, nscl:cr, V: Tables ol ell I iris Pc :zlzl?, Cl.l.n CbC:, ' - EVr.R SHOWN JN FAVUTTIiVILLE. ,
Fayetteville Observer [Weekly, 1880-1919] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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