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P3 FCZT. Thunday, February 20, 1513. THE OAUOJISXAH. The Caucasian AND RALEIGH ENTERPRISE. PUBLISHED KVEBT THURSDAY CAUCASIAN FOBLISHIHG COMPANY 8UBSCRIPT10S BATEH: 01 Tub. Srx MojtTHS. . Tiris MorrHft. 1100 THE HTATE MORTGAGE TO MON OPOLIES AND TRUSTS. A few days ago Chief Justice Wal ter Clark delivered an address before the law class of the State University. He discussed in a very clear and em phatic manner many grave conditions that now confront the people of our State. He pointed out that we had one of the greatest and richest States in the Union, and that our citizenship was not surpassed by any. Yet, he said, we face the humiliating spectacle of a bankrupt State Treasury, with a deficit of over three-auarters of a million dollars, which deficit is grow ing larger, and at the same time that we have one of the worst public school systems In the country. He pointed out that there is no ex cuse forthe State being in debt, be cause a State, like an individual, ought to live within its income. On the other hand, he pointed out the fact that the State, while rich In re sources, was really poor because it was being robbed, every year, of over twenty million dollars by the mon opolies and trusts. He showed that there was one rail road in the State that was paying taxes on only $100 per mile, while the road should be taxed on more than $8,000 per mile. He next showed the terrible drain on our State through freight discrim inations. He charged that the State was being robbed each year of not less than twelve million dollars by these discriminations alone. He even went so far as to quote Mr. Alexander, the President of the State Farmers' Union, as saying, "That the State Senate of North Carolina is now, and has been for years, controlled by the corporations and trusts," and he asked each mem ber of the law class to examine the votes of the members of the Senate on every question where the interests of the State and monopolies conflict ed and determine for themselves whether or not this was true. The Chief Justice drew a vivid picture of conditions, citing facts and proving his statements, but if he is correctly reported, he offered no remedy. Judge Clark knows that the real trouble is that Senator Simmons mortgaged the State to the trusts and monopolies in order to get their sup port for the Democratic' machine and to secure his election to the Senate. Judge Clark should appeal to ev ery member of the law class and to the whole State, to rise up in their manhood and declare that this Sim mons mortgage or the State is a fraud more vicious than carpet bag bonds. A FRIGHTFUL SACRIFICE OF LIFE, TO GREED. A few years ago Congress passed a resolution authorizing the appoint ment of a Commission to investigate and report on the cause of the steady increase in loss of life by the rail roads and to recommend some effect ive remedy. Professor M. F. Cooley, of the University of Michigan, a dis tinguished engineer, was placed at the head of the Commission. That board has just made its final report from which we make the following extract: "The railroad officer responsi sible for results does his utmost to meet the demands made up on him. His first responsibility, as he sees it, is to provide earn ings. He knows if he fails in this somebody will be found to replace him. It is but natural . that the railroad official has, in , the struggle for existence, given chief attention to the conditions directly affecting the fiancial end of the business, and less atten - tion to the conditions affecting safety. Safety he very much desires, but earnings he must have. Human life has a value, the same as freight, and if it has been lost in transit it is paid for and becomes one of the operat ing expenses." v Here the whole question is given in a nutshell. Human life is sacrificed in a wholesale manner, in order that the stockholders and owners of the road may receive large dividends. The board seta out, what every one knows, and that la, that moat of thla terrible loss of life can be prevent ed by keeping the railroad tracks In better condition and by adopting the block signal system to prevent col lisions of trains, and by a number of other safety devices, well known, and t - . . . s now in use on practically all the rail-j roads of Europe. As the board points! out, the greatest number of people j will b.ve to be a return to the bond are killed and injured where thee1&ue H th onlv practicable solu- devices are not used, and th nnlv ' ! i ' anuu iuc; aio uui USITU, is IU BaJ j the railroads the expense of the same and thereby make larger dividends for the stockholders and owners. In short, the first object of the managers of a railroad to-day is prof its, and the last objects, it seems, is safety. This order of things should be reversed. Safety should be the first consideration. The next consid eration should be, equality of service and rates, so that no business or sec tion of the country would get rebates which gives them an advantage over other businesses and other sections. The third object in importance should be. Just rates; that Is, no higher than Is necessary to pay a fair profit on the actual amount of money invested in the roads. Every one will admit that the rail roads of the country should be oper ated with the objects in view In the order named, and yet, every one must know that this can never be accom plished while the railroads are in pri vate hands, because human greed will then always stand as the first con sideration, and this will be true, no matter whether the present owners operate the roads or they are oper ated by any other private individual or corporation. To secure safety, to prevent discrimination, and lastly, to have a rate, no higher than justice requires, can only be accomplished through Government ownership. In the countries where the Govern ments own and operate the railroads, there is the smallest loss of life. In such countries there is no discrimina tion, and there are also very low rates, for the roads are operated at cost, for the benefit of the public and the business world. The Democratic administration, which is just coming into power, has declared that they will break up trusts, by reducing the tariff. If .. . mis uemocranc aaministration suc ceeds as well as the former Demo cratic administration did, in this lie, they can certainly hurt the trusts, but in doing it they will hurt the general public more. The trusts cannot be broken up by reduction of the tariff, because trusts exist in free trade countries as well as in this country. Every trust in existence to-day would continue to live and be able to break up all their competitors, even under free trade, provided they can continue to get re bates, and besides, an increasing cost of human life will continue just as long as the railroads stay in private hands. Therefore, the remedy for the frightful loss of human life and the only sure cure for the trust evil, is public ownership of the great trans portation lines, which have in their grasp the life of every business and every industry in the country. PROPOSED MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE. As one of the fruits of "Demo cratic good government" the State is now facing a million dollar bond is sue to pay off' its indebtedness, and incidentally to pay the salaries of the extra judges and solicitors, as well as to provide salaries for any other new offices the Legislature may decide to create. In speaking of the predicament in which the State finds itself a special correspondent from Raleigh to the Charlotte Observer says: "Those who are naturally inclined to howl against bonds may prepare their vocal organs for action. The State faces another bond issue. As the financial situation develops there seems to be no alternative for meeting the obligations that face the Legislature. In the first place, the State Government, through the Dem ocratic party, has morally bound it self to give a public school term of six months. This issue is not to be evaded. So, the State is confronted with this problem: It must provide the money to finance the extended school term. It must at the same time provide money for the State hos pitals and charitable institutions. This money must be provided at the outset. The slow process of raising the deficit by a re-adjustment of the taxation laws cannot be awaited. With the present resources, the sup port of the new school system would draw from the appropriations to all the Stats Institutions and the Legis lature would not only not be able to grant the increased appropriations demanded, but would actually not be able to maintain the appropriations now standing. ..... "The lire of the bond Issue would have to be determined after a legis lative investigation, but the needs vva vast aw Luttituu viUiA(v-aUfr hzpt mor? The qmtlon may died in any light, but always there! "Mr Carl Duncan's propoiton to take the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad oil the hands of the State j for a cash consideration has not been ! pressed on the Legislature. It is in! soak. When the time is ripe, the! matter will be presented in due form! by ex-Governor Thomas J. Janrli. Judge Winston and Mr. Mr. Charles A. Webb, who will appear as attor-1 neys for Duncan and the Norfolk! Southern Road. From this it will: be understood that the Legislature! will be called on to consider the mat ter as a proposition of business fand A. - M - . . ' i noi 01 sentiment. The Observer's special correspond ent says all can howl against the bond issue who want to. but it Intl-i mates that the howling will do no good. The Democrats have been lead ing a high and expensive life and now the tax-payers must foot the bills. There is no more need for a bond issue now than there was for issuing bonds in times of peace under Cleve land's administration. Considering the increased wealth In this State and the high tax rate, there is no excuse for living above our income. And there is no excuse for even consider ing a proposition to sell the A. & N. C. Road, just for the purpose of pour ing the money into a rat hole. If the present regime can't give the State a business administration it is time for them to get off their perch, and have practical men placed at the helm in their places. ANOTHER TOOTHLESS FRAUD. The Greensboro News, in an edi-1 torial, says: "If Congress had debated that Webb liquor bill much longer it might have passed almost unani mously." Webb's bill, pretending to prohibit! the shipment of whiskey into a pro hibition State, is as much a toothless fraud as is our State anti-trust law. The Webb bill permits any indi vidual in this State to order and have shipped to him, from Virginia or any other State, all the whiskey he wants for his own use. It simply declares that whiskey cannot be shipped into the State, if it is to be sold in viola tion of the State prohibition law, but there is no penalty, even to this pro vision of the bill. The courts have always held that a law without a penalty is no law at all. If such a fraud of a bill is satis factory to the so-called prohibition ists, then surely there is no reason why the whiskey rings should oppose it any more than why the trusts should oppose our State anti-trust law. WITH THE EDITORS. The tax-payers of North Carolina are paying a high price for the kind of Government that they are getting. Clinton News-Dispatch. If the increased number of judges does not result in a clearing of the dockets the number can still be in creased. Durham Herald. It might have been better for this State if the Senate had remained Re publican. Mr. Simmons may not find it so easy to trade with the Demo crats. Durham Herald. The Democrats have prided them selves, as a party, on their great work of education. Yet there is only a four months' school term, poorly paid teachers and very many ineffi cient schools and the Democratic State administration has been twenty years reaching this wonderful (?) state of proficiency in North Caro lina. Union Republican. The Democrats already have the taxes as high as the Constitution will allow them and the only chance to raise taxes any higher is to increase the valuation on out property which they are doing every year and now they are planning to amend the Con stitution in order to get the taxes as high as they went them. There is only one way to stop them and that is "turn the rescals out." Clinton News-Dispatch. New Liquor Bill in Kansas. Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 17. Gov ernor Robinson to-day signed the bill which compels saloon keepers to ob tain the consent of a majority of the white adults in a city or town be fore a saloon license can be issued by a county judge after December 13, 1913. . . . WITH THE JJEGISLATORS LHQIoa Dollar Bead lse to Uett Stale's bdebtaex b ; Proposed JHE SLX MONTHS SCHOOL BILL ' 1141 the IIoor, I lot OpvrMd bj Some Becae Tbey Kw iv Wrnj to ItJ the Kitra Komi A Xm State-Wide Primary 11411 Ha lWn Drafted wic! Will CVm l in the IIoue To-4aj 1UIJ fur (VrnijnU ory Kducatlon Man? Bill Iotro tlur THE HOUSE. Thurxl) IYocr-Ung. Senator Long, of Person, intro duced in the Senate a joint resolu tion to provide a State bond issue to cover the "deficit" in the treasury, to pay for the completion of the new State building, and to provide funds for other permanent building appro- priations. The resolution was refer red to the Finance Committee. The Hoase passed the cotton tare bill and the bill penalizing telegraph companies for failure to transmit and deliver promptly messages filed, Both bills were amended, the cotton tare bill so as to require all ginners to put thirty pounds of bagging and ties on each bale of cotton and providing that the buyer may deduct from the bale all tare in excess of six per cent of the gross weight of the bale. The telegraph bill was amended so that it would in no wise apply to rural telephone companies. hTe penalty Is $100. An editorial in a recent issue of Charity and Children was the occa sion for a caustic speech by Repre sentative Stewart, of Mecklenburg, on a point of personal privilege, in which he expressed great resentment of the criticisms of the members of the House in connection with the di vorce matter, and this was followed j by the adoption of a resolution offer 1 ed by Representative W. A. Devin condemning the "unjust criticism" i and the "grave charges" made In the i editorial. ! In the Senate there was extended j debate on the building and loan bill, j but the body finally concurred In the j House amendment of 30 per cent, by a close vote on the second reading The bill went over on third reading to a future date. The automobile bill, providing for assistant road engineers, was made a special order in the Senate for Wed nesday and the bill was ordered printed. The bill to regulate the use of State convicts was made a special order for Thursday at 12 o'clock. The Joint Committee on Appropri ations of the House and Senate voted to report favorably the bill appropri ating $10,000 to build a home for the Confederate widows and wives of indigent Confederate soldiers. The Aycock County bill was killed on second reading in the House Thursday night. The bill to create Jarvis County met a similar fate the night before. The House Committee made favor able report on the bill for a six months' school term, also for compul sory education, providing for fines or imprisonment if law is not obeyed. Friday's Proceedings. ! The following bills were enrolled: t Joint resolution to pay for cleri cal hire for Committee on Judicial Districts. Bill to prevent public drunkenness in Alamance County. Forlfesutts . The Days of Our February Clearance Sale Are Numbered We give you this notice so you can guide yourself accordingly. It shall not be our fault if vou have missed the chance of getting a Suit or an Overcoat or a pair of extra Trousers or anv of our Plin'I SHING GOODS at greatly reduced prices. 01 our u,tNI- The Feburary Clearance Sale will last two weeks longer. An army of peaple have boueht Roods to finish nut thta aaacrtn a.-Jth artA an m a n ?i cf Am arts ovrAn . v o..i. . 6 on. $30.00 Suits and Overcoats now $27.50 Suits and Overcoats now $25.00 Suits and Ovetrcoats now $22.50 Suits and Overcoats now $22.00 Suits and Overcoats now $18.00 Suits and Overcoats now $16.50 Suits and Overcoats now $15.00 Suits and Oveercoats now $12.50 Suits and Overcoats now $10.00 Suits and Overcoats now $ 7.50 Suits and Overcoats now" All necessary alterations on tbee garment free of charge to yots- ANOTHER SHIRT SPECIAL We have put on sale a line of stiff bosom Shirts of the newest Fall and Winter styles a d bMt patterns, regular prices ranging from $1.15 to $2.00. Special Kale Price 05c. SIzea from 14 t 1R Special Sale on Seperate Pants and Winter Furnishings continue aa advertised. Come while you may get suited and find just what you wanted to buy at th hrtnnn w but only at two-thirds of the regular price. 7 lBe bglnnlnK of the season, S. BERWANGER, The One-Price Clothier. Bill to tax ia Darfcaa Caa- ty. The commute to redraft the pri mary bill oad lt rport. The re draft btli otalu county oSfr from op-rraUofci of it protUioo. Ft hundred ropii were rdtred prtatr! and conidcrtlon of the bill tot Thursday moraine at 11 o'clock. Joint reol alios by Mr. Pa, Urging the power of the rat com teiwion. To Senate. IUU Intrwtaced. Mr. AUrrd. to aethorii people of Johnston County to provide townthlp meeting plax. Mr. Bynum. to prevent killing of Kjulrreli in Chatham County. Mr. Falrtloth, to protect quail la Sampson County. Mr. Murphy, to create a Hen upon certain good for storaf e chance. Mr. Bynum, to prohibit traff.ckta in quail for two year. Mr. Glbbe. to tax dogs in Pamlico County. Mr. Murphy, to etabllh and mair tain a chair of forentry at the Uni versity of North Carolina. Consideration of the bill to estab lish a State Fib Commission was taken up out of order. After an hour's discussion the bill was lost on second reading by a roll call vot S4 to 1S. THE SKNATK. Senator Council submitted the re port of the mdfet committee author ized to be appointed by the Governor to confer with representative of the railroad companies on the subject of the State's policy in regard to the inequality of freight rates. The re port, signed by E. J. Justice, W. B. Council, and N. B. Broughton. re cited the substance of the conference and asked the General Assembly for wider powers to be exercised at a la ter conference to be held February 26th. New Bill Intrtxluced. 577- Council: Protect landown ers from live stock running at large. 591 Long: Commemorating ser vices of North Carolina soldiers in battle of Gettysburg. Provides for appointment by Governor of five Con federate soldiers to attend Gettsburg commemoration. Senate bill incorporating Raleigh, Western and Atlantic Railroad. Pistol-Toting Bill. Senator Ninmock's bill restricting the sale and use of concealed weap ons was laid before the Senate with favorable reports from the Commit tee on Propositions and Grievances and Judiciary No. 2. It requires dealers to keep complete records de scriptive of weapons sold and the purchasers, and prohibits sale to per sons under sixteen years, and re quires purchaser to exhibit a permit from town or county authorities cer tifying that the purchaser is believed not to be for illegal purposes and,! granting permission to buy a deadly weapon capable of being concealed. The bill was passed on second read ing. Saturday's Procedings. The House Committee on Educa tion reported favorably substitute bill to compel the atendance of chil- The Agriculture and Me chanical College for the Negro Race. Open all the year. For males only. Strong Faculty. Three well equipped departments-Agriculture, Mechan ical and Academic. Board, Lodging and Tuition $7.00 per month. For Catalog or free Tuition, write PRESIDENT DUDLEY, GREENSBORO, N. C IOisTfrO " u6ui oujis ana $20.00 $18.34 $16.67 $15.00 $13.34 " $12.00 $11.00 $10.00 $ 3,34 $ .67 $ 5.00 1 -.11 r r pa .v U LdUW u dra betwrrs If&t a4 fourths yar of af. upon &blle school. Favorable rpcrt a bill to allow to a of Apx to tot oa xhool boa l U.ae of $12,039. Tb Commute a Finance rport4 favorably bill tor bond Jmu by Wake County to faad lndbtd& of ?fe Board of Education. The Commit! oa Health report ed favorable bill for th taacafar tar of curative r tor dlstribtjtioa to tb people f the Stale. Hill Itttrudttcetl. Mr. Majette, to provide for a uni form plan of examination and certi fication of public school teacher. Mr. Bynum. taxing do la Cfc! ban County. Mr. Douxbtoa. to alio th Treurr to renew certain cotr. tboe affect Ins about $3,000 of bond To Senate. Mr. Doughton. authofUiog 8t; Treasurer to either renew note due March 2S. or borrow money to pay satue. To Senate. Bill to promote teactlng of dose tic science and agriculture in publlr high schools of Durham County. To Senate. BUI to require compulsory educa tion in Wake County. KnrolJed. Bill regulating fee of register cf deeds of Wake County. To Senate. Bill, as amended, to place officer of Johnson County on a salary b.v els. To Senate. Bill for appointment of a court stenographer for Wake County. To Senate. Bill relating to the establishment of a school for the Croatan Indian in Sampson County. Knrolled. Bill to prohibit sale of Intoxicating liquor In certain new churches Columbus County. To Senate of THK SKNATK. Following new bills were intra troduced: Bellamy; Allow convict sen tenced to work on public roads a de duction of time for good conduct, and authorize commissioners of coun ties to make provision for destitute families of such convicts. Pharr: Amend act of lo7 rela live to form of life iiiuurance poli cies. The bill for the home for needy wives and widowH of Confederate (Continued on page 5.1 Man Coughs and Breaks Rib. After a frightful coughing spell a man in Neenah, Wis., felt terrible pains in his side and his doctor found two ribs had been broken. What agony Dr. King's New Discovery would have saved him. A few tea jpoonsful ends a late cough, while persistent use rout obstinate coughs... expels stubborn colds or heals weak, sore lungs. "I feel sure its a God send to humanity," writes Mrs. EfSe Morton, Columbia, Mo., "for I believs I would have consumption to-day If I had not used this great remedy." It guaranteed to satisfy, and you can get a free trial bottle, or 60 cent or $1.00 size at all druggists. WANTED. Man with hors and buggy to sell and collect. Write. P. O. Box 203, Raleigh, N. C. Est1885 uvercoats to start the next season A lot of Odds Ends in Suits and and Overcoats for Men and Boys at Half I1CC.
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