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THE A Comprehensive : ; Xoriditidn The Governor, begins his. .message' ynth a note .. of impressive , events during the last four years of the State's history. Never in its"f his tory has it -been so rosperous in up building along all useful lines,-and its name and fame reach far and .wide. Even amid the panic there has been much prosperity. Cotton mills "have been built in every section. -We raise 500,000 bales and manufacture more. We have 53,446. looms and 2,878,143 spindles. We are first in manufac ture of plug and smoking tobacco and number of chairs, and have -the largest pulp factory in. the world. , Progress in education is most grat ifying. During the last . two years from county and local taxation 490, 342.15 has been raised and by dona tion and bonds $749,671.31. School property has advanced in value ' by SL1S9,25S. School terms are length ened and teachers better paid. The last General- Assembly appropriated $45,000 for high schools and; 156 have been established with an "". enrollment of 3.949 pupils. The present body will be asked for $50,000 for the pur pose. V Vi ' ' .-. . - .- - - The State Superintendent 's- report shows a deep interest in education over the State. . . : The Governor notes improvements in morals, industry and patriotism. The commission of which the Gov ernor was chairman, was given power to adjust the State's indebtedness. This, has been effected, with satisfac tion to creditors; and honor to the State except that the iniquitous spec ial tax bonds, repudiated by the State. The bonded indebtedness due in 1913 amounts to $6,SS6,000, but the stock in the North Carolina Railroad is worth $168 per share and will meet this and have more than" $1,000,000 left. The last ''Legislature appropriated $509,000 for further , means of caring for the insane. The Governor assures the present body that thecommissi on ers have performed their duty faith fully and is sure that impartial in spectors would exclaim. "Well don?." A few eninerations follow: V A good tract of land on which to "build an epileptic hospital has been purchased at a fair price. This will also furnish a good farm, on which the patients can work. A wing to the Eastern Hospital which accomo dates 100 patients has been completed. A nurses' home at Morganton is about ready for occupation, and, when the nurses move into it,' will give space for 100 more patients in what are now the nurses' quarters. An other building at Raleigh for 100 women is now under rapid construc tion; three brick buildings, colony plan, at Raleigh, for 100 convalescent patients; also six more brick build ings at Raleigh three for 100 epilep tic women and three for 100 epileptic men will be finished by April 1st; also two brick buildings at the col ored hospital at Goidsboro for forty epileptic patients, and two frame buildings for forty tubercular : pa tients, besides all needed repairs. The commission will.. also at once erect another colony building at Mor ganton for 100 more patients, and will supply all needed wants. The Governor rehearsed a resume of the difficulties with the railroads on the rate issue and assures the body of his determination to compel obedi ence to the law had not satisfactory adjustment been made and ratified by the called session of the General Assembly. This adjustment -has proved a great blessing to ,the State." The Corpora tion Commission has made out a strong case to the interstate com mission against discrimination in freight rates and it is hoped that good results will yet follow. The Governor says . if we . lose we must appeal to Congress. He recommends that the body re quest the railroads to remedy the present annoyances from the mileage book system. The Governor recog nizes some acts of injustice to tbe'raiV roads in the way of unreasonable penalties that should be righted and commends a spirit of fostering these great arteries of commerce, instead of needlessly crippling them, while yet enforcing obedience to law by them as by individuals. - The Governor says there are not many pressing laws needed now and recommends a sbprt session. He asks for an' increase in ' the Governor's salary from -$4,000 to $6,00, and of the Commissioner of Labor and Printing, to $2,500, all the other State officers salaries having been increased at the last .session. The Governor says he has lived - economically but, has had to- spend $2,000 more than his salary every year. He says the Governor should not want more than his expenses but should -have this amount.' - "" He urges immediate action" that the new . incumbents may reap the benefits. They cannot do so if the act is not passed before7 the inaug uration of Gov. Kitchen. Taxation. The Governor dwells at length up on the intricate subject of taxation; He recommends that valuations on personal property, real estate, money credits, etc., be as nearly as possible QUEEN HELENA'S HEROISM London, By Cable. Among the ttany graphic accounts of the earth-: quake published here is a beantiful . tribute paid to Qneen Helena by a correspondent in Southern.. Italy: "One must go back in fancy and rememberance to the most touching exhibitions, of womanly tenderness and self-sacrifice celebrated by poets and consecrated by legend." he says, "to understand the' benefit of. ,the work the ; Queen is ac".omplishing in : - 1 1, Reyieyyj; xf State's ancJIMeeds : to its real value. This would nec essitate, only , a very low . rate.' ..It would, advertise .the State ta advan tage and invite capital and settlers. More than fortj'-five counties receive more from the State ,than. they pay into the treasury. .' Valuations are so lacking in uni formity as to do great injustice to the just. . Taxes collected .since last Legislature have "fallen below, appro priations from lack of uniformity. The Governor urges that the present law of equalization be repealed as it is too costly with no method of en- torcing it properly or of securing uni formity. He. says : , "I suggest that you appoint a very strong finance, committee who. shall consult with the Auditor, Treasurer and Corporation Commission, and, mmmL after considering all suggestions madeJ.Qu maKe such a law as will properly ad vertise the true value of the State's property ( and c allow tthe rate, to be fixed at- a lower amount. jWhile the. assessment was made last year, there is no constitutional provision that prevents this Legislature from 'requir ing, a new valuation." Primary Elections. The Governor notes the great ex pense and annoyance of candidates for public office begetting .a tendency of good men to shirk from duty while bad men are liable to secure the places x to the jeopardy of the .State. He recommends legalized primaries and a . law requiring candidates or persons working tor them in pn manes or elections to give a strict' account under oath for all money's collected or expended in the cam paign under penalty for misdemeanor and -debarment from ever . holding public office in the State. He would also have, newspapers . and public speakers punished for defamatory assaults . against a candidate unless satisfactory roofs are at hand. He thinks we . should have more polling places and that the polls should be closed at 4 o'clock. , Criminal Proceedure. " , The Governor rotes the crowded condition of the court dockets .and recommends that recorders be, ap pointed or elected in every city and town or township to try. all misde- mcanors and favors a division of the State into two circuits .thus dividing equally the judicial districts in. which the judges should rotate. It would save expense fnd time and all nec essary changes "eould still be made under certain eoaditions. He would give the State an equal number of challenges of jurors as the defendant in criminal cases ,since the defendent is allowed to testify in his own behalf. - He further says : "I also insist that you thor6ughly examine all the judicial districts, equalize them in accordance with the amount of work necessary to be done, and then put Solicitors on a salary." He "recommends that executions be made in the State penitentiary and that they be by electricity instead of the present mode of hanging. He thinks the change can be made in the mode without changing the constitu tion. ' Corporation Commission. The Governor speaks in high praise of the good work of the Corporation Commission and says of its .sphere and power: "Instead of being curtailed, as they were by the last General Assem bly, should be extended and enlarged. It should be given all power neces sary to regulate all interstate pas senger and freight rates, to prevent railroads from unjust discrimination, to. require connecting lines to make close connections, and to do anything and all things necessary to control and regulate all railroads, steamboats, telephone lines and banks, with full power to enforce its orders by con tempt proceedings. I therefore .sug gest that you carefully go over with the Commission ' all the present laws and make such amendments--as .will restore its power and thus make it more efficient and valuable to "the State."- - ! ' ' "' . Insurance Commission. '.: The taxes- collected for the last fiscal year were $224,680.58, and are increasing every year. Each -General Assembly must , necessarily . fur nish needed helpfor this department. Buerau of Labor and Printing. " The amount-of useful work done by this bureau is little understood and appreciated. It is the v duly "de partment -that -gathers statistics in regard to all our industrial and agri cultural pursuits,- and when - these statistics are published and.- sent broadcast over the countey, they ad vertise our resources as can be done in no ; other way. . This bureau visits factories and ' examines' into ' labor conditions, such as proper labor hours and the child-labor problem. ' " He thinks that if the Bureau' did nothing eke than the State print ing it would still' be profitable. He would have the salary of the . Com missioner raised to $2.500, " and his power and field of usefulness en larged. Agricultural . Department. This department he. says, has been of great benefit to the State in ad vancing .the -scientific knowledge of farming, thus making this branch of IS ACCOMPLISHING WONDERS Messina. The . ieople eall -her - an angel of charity, . and . never ' was the name used with greater justification. Her dresslis as simple as .that of a working girl ; she does not care for herself," and is'4onlyanxiouS" toasslst others. I have seen her everywhere at points of the greatest danger and where nobody before had dared go assisting in dressing f wounds, - her voiee broken by sobs", and : her eyes tearful. . - , iiuuiwuin mure .t.rra.er.rvA nrr mnrieratfve;--, The i experiment - farms! tbullentins, etc., have been verv heir x.u. it nag Kept out undesirable em-J migration. ; , . f x .. .State Prisda.; -t '. . , : . The Governor says the State peni tentiary is not 'only self-sustaining, but actually pays-money into the State treasury. He . calls attention jto acts of the last Legislature . inrequiring it to repay former" appropriations faster than it can spare same. Action ons thi. is asked for. lie asks the Legislature to,, print and distribute to its members the report of Superin tendent Mann," which . he thinks " sets forth valuable ideas and plans. u Geological Survey. ., . The Goveriior recommends" ihat in accordance with the act ' of the con vention of Governor's at the - White House, the State establish a, , com mission through which "the ., waste of, our forests, minerals, fish', oyster and other resources, mjght be checked and, as far as- possible, absolutely prevented. c. . .: . ' o Proper laws should be enacted- to protect ouroyajcr and fish industries, which would yield revenue to 1 he State. " The' display at Jamestown he says, shows that no State has 'more valuable gems than North Carolina. forests should be 'protected. which. he thinks could be effected by regulating 'the, size of trees subject to be cut for lumber. The Governor dwells upon the sub ject of roads, presenting the jsreat necessity for action by this body look- to good roads.' The Governor speaks 2 in cheering tones of the ; personnel and . .efficiency of the State Guards. He has no rec ommendations. . . . i .Pensions," ., . On the subject "of pensions the Gov ernor has this to say;. "Find out what the veterans of the Civil War require, and then do all you can for them: and when you have done all that is asked, you have not done half enough to repay them for their loyalty in' the past. A small increase will be asked for the support of the Soldiers' Home. The veterans are getting old ; they can not work and many are now coming to the Home Give what is needed, and let the decling- years of these old" soldiers be in ease, as in a com fortable home they smoke the pipe of peace, awaiting tneir summons to corae up, higher." State Instiutions. After noting the good work of our State schools he says: "Money spent in educating our boys and girls yields the greatest of all dividends to a Stale, and eduated brains, directing trained - fingers, is "the power that is. building manu factories, developing our resources; educating our coming generations and elevating our morals. A cultivated, educated bra5n is the handmaid of thrift and enterprise that builds up but never destroys." , After noting the good and benev olent work of the institutions of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, he says: . "Few States have such a high standing as ' ours for institutions of this class, and I can truly commend the management of both' as being wise, faithful and humane. They, too. will come to you for aid." On account of 'enlarging at' Goids boro and an enlarged number of patients at Morcanton, he says: "These two hospitals had to go in debt the. one at Goidsboro for $11, 000, and the one at Morganton for $20,000. It was a case of necessity and the Legislature is asked to ap propriate, the funds' to pay the debts. The propriety 6f appropriation to the Ellanan " Training school is ques tioned,' and he thinks carefulinvesti gation should be made before more is given to it.' ' ' ; ' The Governor urges that an admin istration building be put' where the Supreme Court and the Agricultural buildings now are, which will be fire proof and of dimensions 'adequate to the needs of the different depart ments that are now in mere fire traps, and liable to' burn with their values that will run into millions. He sees that it will require an issue of bonds but the absolute need together with the small burden it will place upon the "State he thinks will not compare with the good accomplished. Most of great improvements, he notes, are accomplished with. the. "aid of ' bonds, ' Trusts and Monopolies. The result of the ' recent casw be fore the Supreme ' Corrt of ' Missouri shows that unlawtul" combinations and trusts can be controlled, even to the extent of driving them out of a State. " ! : ' . . Some people confuse corporations and joint stock companies with mon opolies and trusts, and, yet they are vastly different, for the... 'former are 3egal and' should in all - things' be encouraged, " while the 1 latter are ' il legal and indefensible, andshould not be . tolerated, . but. driven out of the State, as was done in Missouri. . " . I I unhesitatingly say to the Gen eral Assembly, f encourage;' in every way possible each legitimate concern and business In the State," pass such laws as will encourage them, shield them from unjust taxation and insure their, enjoyment of peace and protec tion, thus inducing a high ordei of capital and labor . to' come into1 the State for the. purpose of locating t investors and as home-seekers, but at the same time thoroughly examine every, corporation, combination or concern doing business in the State, and if any are found that are engaged in trying to crush out "competition, unlawfully lowering or raising prices or in any other form or manner try Lnmbcrton's Lemon Tree. Mrs. O. Cr Norment , has a lemon bush three years old that has bom e three large iemons this winter. It is known as the Ponderson. or ' Ameri can Wonder, and it is rightlv named, for- it is' certainly 4iuge. - The tree had seven lemons on .it when it first blossomed "in-" the Spring, but all bnt three fell off. Mrs. Norment has loaned The Robeponinn- effice. one of these " Wonders," and it is well worth looking at if you want to -see what can be dene in the - wsy of raising lemons in Lumberton. ing to: monopolize trade or stifle-com- petition? then control such unlawful associations f or . ( monopolies, even though it be necessary , to i drive the business entirely out of - the State. :, , r Haveywef such .monopolies in tie btatef,. Then control them-or drivel tnem out j but to every legitimate and useful, business extend .a 'welcoming hand and give every aid you can ren der to add to their . prosperity, thus advancing the ... State's weaith and growth. , ' ; Reformatory. and ; jReferm. !" ...Thellast- General Assembly . appro priated $7,500 per year for, two years for a reformatory. A site has been purchased and. a .building , is now be ing, erected. All .the States, notably Georgia, .having reformatories , claim that, they -do a great deal fit good by recelaiming'. wayward ! youth' '. and making out of thse who would be lost or .hardened :Cleft to associate with old criminals, good citizens with trades and useful occupations. I recommend that you increase your appropriation to at least $10,00 each year for two years, thus puttins.the Reformatory in a position to render eSective service ,and enabling it very soon to become self-supporting. , , , The Governor urges strict laws reg ulating eigarettes, opium, .cocaine, whiskey, beer,etc. . .. The Governor deplores lynching and says he has tried to give speedy trials to remove their excuse. Ail good , citizens vhave aided -hinV and law and order have prevailed all1 over the State.' . The Governor thinks the prohibi tion law adequate and no new legis lation on this subject is needed, but urges the members and all good citi zens to co-operate in its enforcement. Constitutional Amendments. . "Having given my views as to ths laws needed to be enacted, I will sug gest to the General Assembly that it submit to the people the following constitutional amendments: "First. Give the Governor the veto power. North Carolina and Rhode Island, I am informed, are the ' only States in the Union where this power is denied the Governor. If the Gov ernor abuses the power) two-thirds of the members of the Legislature can pass the law over his veto, while having the right to veto often pre vents unwise and ill-advised ' laws trom being passed. With the veta power the Executive acts as a check on the Legislature, and the legisla tive branch " on the Executive, and thus the people are protected. Second. Let all State, county, township and municipal officers be elected for four years instead of two. Third, Let the General Assembly only meet ohce in four years, unless for some extraordinary purpose it is called in extra session by the Gov ernor, with the approval of the Coun cil of State; then let the session be ninety days, with no bills allowed to be introduced the last fteen days, except by unanimous consent. This has worked in Canada and other coun tries. Recapitulation. The Governor 's recapitulation urges First. Increase the Governor's and Commissioner of Labor's salaries. Second. Equalize taxation by adopting a better mode of assessing both real and personal property.' Third! Pass a legalized primary law and amend the election law... Fourth. Amend our criminal pro cedure by putting Solicitors on sal aries, dividing the State into two judicial circuits, appointing record- A A ers or trial justices to try misde meanors, thus relieveing the Superior Courts, and .have executions in cap ital cases take place at the State Prisori and by eletrocution. " Fifth. To avoid inhumanity, scan dal and to institute a more effective system of Working convicts, thus mak ing the State Prison self-sustaining, place all convicts under the manage ment of the State authorities,, though still to work the roads of the- various counties desiring such labor. (See Superintendent Mann's suggesition.) Sixth. Restore the former powers of' the Corporation Commission and even give it more power with, eon tempt proceedings to enforce its orders. Seventh. Strengthen the '"Reform atory already established, and yet pass such laws as will prevent' the terrible practices that render such institutions a necessity.-' 4 'v: TCX ; Eighth. Provide "a y suitable and sufficient administration building, 'thus protecting valuable records and pa pers, and also, giving needed room in which the various departments can transact their business and be' better equipped to render more efficient ser vice. . ' ' ' . . j , Ninth. Pass all laws necessary to protect our forests, insure the bnild ins.f good roads and better govern and control our fish and; oyster, in- J . The Governor, closes by answering some criticism and " explaining his motives and his hope of "much good accomplished by mingling, with the people and advertising the State. If it were his opportunity he would do more alons : these; lines again, than he did- He expresses his devotion to the Old North State, commends the new Governor! and says : ( " Hoping that your stay in our Capital CitV may be pleasant to you fand profitable to . the State and ex tending to every .memDer. my mnaesi regards and best wishes. I bid you God-speed in yonr labors, and ask the richest belessings of heaven on Ml that von may accomplish for the State's betterment and prosperity, v "Respeetfnllv, "R. B. GLENN, Governor." C. P. King Released. Boston, Mass., Special. Cardenio F. King, the financial agent, who was convicted Tuesdav of. larceny, of $22.- 000 from 27 customers was released; Bonds to the amount .of $35,000 werH ja . -r IT " I iurnlshert by;; jNeson ana juynn men Up to' his conviction King had been at liberty. - on . 43.000 fconds, wliich aTronnt was raised $1 0,00 At the conclusion df . the trial Judge Scho field allowed three days, for the at fomevs to secure the ' extra amount. King's attorneys have been 1 given thirty days in which to file exceptions. REVEFiliF tnmfr Eix Thousand Gallons of Beer Destroy-1 ed Near Hickory. - Hickory, Speciatrrfiix illicit distil- Jeries and J0QO, gallons of ;beer weri captured and destroyed in a remoti section of South Mountains, thirty miles south of here, by a, party, oi raiders' orgaaiied by Special Govern ment Agent C. F. Blalock, of Hickory. The officers report . the blockaden comfortably, housed" in the yards cl their hemes. Although 1 taken una wares, no arrests were made. One man was engaged in raising hogs, fat tening; them on still slop. He had sev eral hands in the ac of killing a hog weighing 500 pounds. The settlement in which the seizures were made . it known as York settlement; and at ori time was dangerous for officers of th law ; but the younger generation seen to prefer showing their, heels rathei than standing their' ground and, fight ing. Mr.- Blalock said: "We"' have warrants for eight or nine and theii arrests will follow. . All are eld resi dents' of that community, so you se the revenue officers . are not out ' oi commission and have plenty of work to do." " ' Financial Plans of Proposed Orphan age Making Good Headway. ' Winston-Salem, Special The build ing committee of the Methodist or phanage, which is to be built thii spring on the Dwire farm to the west of this city was in "session here lasl week. The committee is composed oi Rev. Dr. George H. Delwiler, of Char lotte; Walter Thompson, of Concord; C. H. Ireland, of Greensboro; P. H Hanes, Ov-' B. Eatbn and James K Norfieet, of Winston-Salem. The re port of Rev. J. P. Rodgers, field agent, showed in gratifying degree that this phase of the project was. going well In Lcaksville . and Spray alone-Mr Rogers secured $1,000 for the. orphan Electric Suburban Railway. - Salisbury, Special. The Piedmonl Carolina Railway company has enlist ed the good wishes of the Salisbury Merchants' A5sociation"and at a late meeting the association passed resolu tions asking the county commissioner! to meet in special session and grant franchises to the railway . company. The first link of the car line will be built from Main street to the f aii grounds, and rails and ties are now being distributed along that road. The company proposes as soon as fran chises are secured and the work can be inaugurated to extend its lines to the Piedmont toJl bridge by fray of Easl Speneer, to South River, to Granit' Quarry and Faith and through Chim Grove r to -Kannapolis on the Cabar rus county line. 'Power for-the cai line will be furnished by the Southern Power company. Lee's Birthday. The birthday of General Robert E. Lee will be appropriately celebrate by the University of North Carolina on the 19th of January. Presided Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton Uni sity, will deliver -the address. .. Presi dent Wilson is one of the foremost thinkers of the world today, and a scholar who apprecites the virtues the services and the life of Lee. (It i probable that many State officers a well as other distinguished citizen! from all parts of the State will at tend the celbration. President Ven- 1 - . . . . A able has extended an . invitation to the General Assembly. , That, how ever is the day set apart for the elec tion of a United States Senator, which will be Hon. Lee Overman. . Lawyers Want Twenty Districts. Clinton. Special. The several bai associations composing the Fifth dis trict have asked the other bar asso ciations of the State to join in aslrini the Legislature to form twenty judi cial districts in the Statr instead ol sixteen as now exist.'' Judge Linney Seriously Sick. Taylorsville, 1 Special The ' manj friends of Hon. R. Z. Linney in tbfc county will be ' sorry to learn that he is seriously in ai mt home in Taylorsville. He suffered z pnllanse while making . a speech in ifacheJCcPWt : abouVa month ago. Hii rallied from the -attack": but he is now quite feeble and his conditiS'n M eet- sidered serious. ' Sonth Dekota Rejrets It. ; Y '. Raleigh, Special. South Dekafc. now regrets that she sued North Car-. Una on bonds made (in reconstruct Ltion days and repudiated sinee) and collected, $10,00. She : is seeking at honorable way Vo return tie meny These bonds were given to- South Dfc kotk by holders of large blocks of tit bondsrwho could not themselves su and collect . from. . the State. - They honed! to get" the State to compromise on the whole. An intimation comes that if the Governor of North Caro lina will as k for it ne. can get it. ; vA Twc- .ETm:.Prer -by 'Train. -rV Spencer,, Special.- Being run over bv a freiffht train on the Southern. Railway yards at Spencer Saturday afternoon, Oscar Eart and Wade Wor ley, each aged 22 years, employes of section force from Princeton; John ston rounrv. were carried to a hos- Dital in Salisbury in a serious cpndi tion. At an unguarded woment they were caught under the rear of a shift ing tram. . ": - $100,000 Distributed. Raleigh, Special. The . apportion ment of the first $100,000 among the jountifis for , public schools is just Bade in the Department of Education, che basis being about 14 cents p japita. ; - , "": .The North Carolina State Reforma-'otv- locatedVBear Concord, is ready iow for. criminals under 16 years of igc. -- -" Qcaxntxict tf Iclsreat Glcaocd .'v. ; - a' THINKS RECEIPTS ' WILL "HOLD r .. . . . " UP. , : Large Increase-in Total Revenue -Re-jceired by Statesville Office, Npt- withstanding FaUjng 03 in Tax on . 5piriti J .-.: :i ; - Statesville, Special. Cashier Rob erts 'of the office' of the" Collector' of Internal Revenue Brown, reports the following collections for December, 190S: ' Lists.. .. ..' .. ... Spirits.. .. .. .. . Cigars.. .. .. .. . Tobacco... . Special tax ',. ;$ ' 2216.03 . 47,423.09 313j , ..1993S.OO v 581.76 - Total .. .. .'. .;'.. ..$250,190.23 The total collections for last month shows an increase of $4o,0S2.0S over the collections- for December, 1907. Compared with the collections for De cember, 1907, there was a decrease oE $27,126.11 in the collection on spirits last month, but in iocrease of $73, 522.75 in the collections on tobacco and the total shows a good increase over the collections for the same pe riod a year ago. While collections on spirits" will no longer figure in Cashier Roberts' le port, because ,of the prohibition laws which went into effect in this State on the 1st instant, he feels confident that the Statesville office will collect as much money during 1909 as it" did in 1903. - " . ; ' Tree Tails on Young Man. Thomasville, Special. Wednesday morning about two miles south of here Mr. Robert L, Rothrock was the vic tim of. a veryserious, if not. fatal, ac cident. He was sawing down a tree and as (he tree was falling it struck another tree and bounded back about ten teet. .. Mr. Kotbrock. was struck a terrible blow on the right, shoulder, being knocked to the ground and the tree falling on top of him. A negro working with him gave the: alarm, and nearby residents came to his aid.', . As quickly as possible the wounded man was rescued and carried to his home in : an unconscious condition. The young man - was ; still - unconscious Thursday night, gut somewhat better There is' some hope of recovery for him as he is resting fairly well. Z&it tor Poe Succeeds Oates. Raleigh, Special. At a meeting of the officers and members of the execu tive committee of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon League, held in the par lors of the Park Hotel, .Thursday afternoon and presided ovejr by.Mn Heriot Clarkson, of Charlotte, Mr. Clarence H. Poe, editor of The Pro gressive. .Farmer, -was chosen to suc ceed Mr. John A. Oates as .chairman of the executive commttee, wha re signed on account of his health. After a careful review of the situa tion it was decided not' to undertake any new legislation of a general char acter along prohibition Jines. It was decided, however, to actively "oppose anv measure designed to render-inef fective, the general law approved by popular vote last May. Sisters of Mercy to Establish Hos pital in Ashevjlle. Asheville, Special. An interesting real estate deal was closed here Tues day when Dr. John Hey Williams conveyed, to the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina twenty ares of prop erty on South Main street, known as Ridgewobd. The consideration named in the deed is $10. The property is, however, valuable and a short time ago $14,000 was refused for it. It. is understood that the Sisters of Mercy who have conducted . a hospital ' on Starnes avenue here, will- enlarge their work and 'establish a fine' hos pital.' .'. . ,..".-. ,.,). ...i.,... . Lumberton Boy Loses a Leg. Lumbertbn, Special. Wednesday night at 10 o'clock Oscar Warwick, 16 years old, got his left foot caught in a seed conveyor at the oil mill and the leg was crushed so badly that am putation was necessary. Warwick was not employed in the mill but went to 'see his brother, who is employed there. Southern Power Company to Eenter i ; r Salisbury. ' Salisbury, Special. Upon., applica tion of Mr. C. ;C. Moore, represent ing the Southern" Power Combany; Rowan county's board of commissipn- ef Tuesday granted a Tight of way for the electric lines of the Southern to cross Rowan entering Salisbury by way of Albemarle and-other points touched in southern- Rowan. . . The building of the line, which will be the second to enter Salisbury, will cost $100,000 or more, and when complet ed will furnish power in abundance forall lines of industry in this section-of the State. ? . Barbee Re-Arrested. ' ' 1 . iDurham, Special.-r-Rcaben Barbee, whe was' discharged two vweeks ago by Mayor P. C. Graham because of the . insufficiency of ; the evidence, against him, was re-anested Friday morning upon the grand jury's find ing a true bill against him for the murder of Engineer J. A. Holt, and is again in jail. - Wild .Cr.t Bulled by 13-Year-Old Boy. Wilmington, Special. Mr. E. D. Pe'arsall, 'Uhe sage of Rocky Point," has sent down to Wilmington the left Vnd foot of a ""graveyard" wild cat billed last week in Pender county by i 13-year-old son of Mr. Obed Wat cins The boy was hunting birds and ?ame on 'the wild car devouring a -abbit i:i the wepds. The cat snailed and spit at the boy, but he was game Ind laid bim out with a single dis charge of his shotgun. Prom All Scctious cf the Cusy ' REFORMATORY NOW READY Governor Issues Proclamation" DLec5- tog; Younths- Under gezr Wha Are Convicted of Crime to Ee Sent to; This School President McNeil f- on Insurance.-V'v'-- - .; . - Raleigh, Special Governor Glenn, being informed that the "Stonewall J aekson Reformatory t of Manial Training School f or theideteotion and reformation of the criminal youtlof North Carolina at ' Concord i"freidy for becupacy, issued hisT pfbclamatiba Wednesday to that, effect and notifies the judges, mayors" and ecoVders of criminal courts that- they have the au thority, and it is their duty, to sen tence to' this school "all persons under 16 convited - bf any ' violation of th criminal ' laws. '" .'J 1 The Governor Tuesday granted pardons.-to the following named: Ed Williams, of Mecklenburg;, Arthur Daniel; of 'Dare; Richard Green, of Rockinghaw; Allen Bailey, of Wake; Rowan, Luckey, of. Rowan; John Gor don, of Forsyth. President J. D. McNeill, of Jthe Nat ional and the, State Firemen's Asso ciation, was here' Wednesday and says the condition of the Tire departments in . the State, is better than ever be fore. Next week the executive com mittee wfll meet here and will ask the . Legislature for some additional legislation. The chief thing is that the -insurance tax. shall apply to 4 all companies alike.. . The. Jaw now' ap plies only to foreign companies .and not to . those . chartered in this . State. ' Severely Hurt. . Fayetteville, Special. Ad TindalL a young, white man,, of this, county. : was found lying by the road about three miles, squth of. FayettevUla Wednesday with , his head split open. After he had been earned to a hos pital in. this city and regained, his power of speech, Tindall declared that he had been assaulted by Luke Moore, a young man living near Fayetteville, with whom .he -became involved in a drunken quarrel while "out hunting when Moore clubbed him with his gua and felled his companion. -I Detective's Narrow Escape. Durham, Special. An attempt wa made to assassinate Detective Jamef W. Ashburn. ' Thursday, ..whq, . camet here in i the murder case of Engineer J." A. Holt and who brought about the arrest of Reuben Barbee on the pre liminary hearing before Mayor P. ,C. Graham, and who later furnished evi dence, it , is supposed, to the .grand" jury-on which Barbee was again ar rested Wednesday afternoon', this-after a true bill had been found. The shot "that was evidently intended to take -the life of the defendant was fifed into his room at the Church Stfeet House on Church street. Tata! Pall Prom Trestler. Shelby, Special. About 9 "oclock Wednesday morning' Mr. Bud Broyn, of Mount Airy aged about 33,;feli from the Seaboard Air Line trestle over . Second Broad river, two mile from here, upon which he 'had been working, and his neck was broken. Death was almost instantaneous. The fall was about 60 feet, the cause ..be ing the slickness of the crosstietf 'upoa which Mr. Brown was walking, which was caused by the heavy rains which have prevailed here during therpast few days. " ' '' "v" : '-- " --- i. Action Ratified by Directors; "Fayetteville, Special The diree tbrs of the Southern life Insuraneet . Company met here Wednesday and ratified the action taken by the, com mission of the Southern Life in con junction with tfie stockholders of- the Seminole Securities Company at thai recent meeting in 'Columbia. 7 - ' ' : - ' - Buncombe to Issue Bonds. ; 'Asheville, Special. The board ' of, commissioners for Buncombe ' county in monthly session Wednesday, after noon adopted a formal, resolution re questing the legislators from Bun combe in the General Assembly t secure the enactment of a bill author- liiu- me cuuuvj iw aooi " . - . bonds" to tako up the present floatins; indebtedness of the county. Forsyth's 'Schools 'Gets ' SOOOFroia Recorder's Cort. v , Winston-Salem, Special The .coun ty school board1 met Monday iith plessrs. J. F. Griffith, J. W. PjnnLr an E..- W. Hauser present. City ! Treasurer W. E, Franklin was in at tendance with an orderf ronr theinay- ! or.WtHoriing.'theiPcymenta the county, treasurer :o $6,000, accrums from the recorder's court in fines; and ' fo;rf eitures arid 'set aside as the boun ty's opporti-oment lor schools. ' Train Goesl Through Trestle. 'Wadesboro, Special. First section of Seaboard Air Line freight No. 30, southbound,' went through the bridge) ." over the Pee Dee river. 15 miles " east ' of here, at 5 p. m. Thursday. , Con- v ductor Fountain and his flagman 'were both injured. The wreck was caused 1 by a biokeu brake beam.' . - J- New Corporation. Tor Spray. Spray, Special. On New Year's diy the Carolina Cotton &Woolen nfi'iic rnmnmv ' ineorDora ted, bringing one miirosi dollars additonal f cash capital to Sprry. and opening up ; new and advinfoareous business ave- h-u--. B. Frank Mchaue and otners a inrerestcdJnJii2,riJ?nlePns Ziesl From Cas. ' ' R. S. Bro.ru. a reswlent of Rober nville. Martin ccuniv, arrived in Richmond Tuesday night Wcdnesdav uioi-niug of nsphyxiation. ?
French Broad Hustler (Hendersonville, N.C.)
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