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7 T T ? T t t y T T T r f- 4 y y y f y y y: y y ft t y y i - I. y. I.. X X- X . X - y: t , .. . . . : . ' Your Shopping List ERE are the things a man appreciates, offered by a store, that makes a special studg of men's needs'.. ' ... ' " ' - : - " You can't possibly , do better-than come to us for men's gifts, for we kNOW what pleases men that's our business. . . . . n Read oyer these, offerings, mark interest you" and - see us Monday, means better .selections. the things that Early shopping Oard Cases, Leather Novelties ;' ; tie Holders, ' Ties, Pujanias, Caps, Umbrellas, Auto Gloves, ; Kid'aioves, ' ' "' Collar Bags,: Combination Sets, .Cigarette Cases, ; (Silver and Gunmetal) Glove Cases, ;.. 4 Handkerchief Cases. A. A A A A A . ! ! ... .i Bath Eobes, ...Walking. Sticks, Traveling Requisites, Gift Handkerchiefs, Hats, Silk Mufflers, Silk Hose,.;; 4 " Military Prushes, ; Toilet;Sets, . Full Press Suits, Tuiedo Suits,. Opera Hats, Pocket Bopks, MEN: Axe you fullg prepared for the Holidays? There will surely be occasion during the next few weeks; that will demand a little extra "fixing up" on uour part. Come in Monday and let us attend to the details are splendidly ready with just the sort of things you and we don't ask you to take our word for it, we simply ask you to come in and see for yourself, We heed, t T X V T -T t f v, f f T f T f. T T t T 5! : T T T f t Y T f T T Y Y Y Y y ? T Y Y Y Y Y ? Y Y Y Y Y t ? Y Y Y y ? , ,A PRnfiHMi np lFfiiRufinw Suggestions Made as ib. Chances for Coming liegfela - tnre-tonact Laws That Will Tend to Progress . v. . for orth-Carolina,:.. , - (Baleigfo New s and Observer.) . . " -n' ' , ,Tfte, Gi?neX9.l- sambJyi to .raeqt in January , hf tli opportjiiilty and the cU to make k recQrcj mempraTole Jn North Carolina's history for conetruc ttv& lpgidtion; "The State's character is such as. to be 1 ij ' r , "Not the first i by ;Whqm ttie, new lis - tried, "- . " . , ' Nor yet the last to cast the old aside." , n4 w:.beliy ..tat th? . cominsp General Assembly should not venture into experimental legislation, but that, looking, abroad .to rtbe measures that have been enacted and tried. r and found good -in-ther -Commonwealths, it hoyld give North Carollpa-a, series Of modern, approved, v prbgresslve. measures that Will put her in the van ONLY OttZ Etqtuo Guinine," that la ILesatlvB. Droia6 uininog guard of . American' States, First of aW, ' )Btat-wjidft primary election system to? all poetical par-, ties is demanded by the necessities! pf the time. Our State has outgrown the convention system-' Two millions of people, nearly 80M09 voters, can not express thel will Jn coqnty con ventionB. The modern demand is fof the elimination ftjb middle-man in pollttcs; not that JJorth Carolina doeB not afford as good middle-ftifn In poli tics as any other Commonwealth, but that thj honr : has frtruek. when tho voice of the people ?hall be 4rfctiy heard. . Primaries may be expensive, but the true will of -the; people, true Psmoeraoy is ; worth U that It may cost As tle convention sytm has born the fruit of wf re-pullera, traders and bosses, the direct primary will bear the, fruit of popular leaders and the rule of the peoplo. ' Ne-t n importance i the work of &??arin? tth ritin generation for oltiienshipi The demand for a six months free uefcool throughout , the "2? b 'esponded to wjth, an Mfif Fnary elfor5 16 ch tht goal. North Carolina should be too self resneeung t . longer l behind," in publici education, Kew Mexico, aiqne 18 hInd wa in this inatter.-'X., '. y.- We must also, have' a corrupt prae-f tices aSttrelatingr both" to primary, general and municipal elections. Ev? ery dollar spent in politics should bo accounted for both prior, to and inV mediately after a, primary or an '.elecri tion the purposes for whieh. money may be expended should be .specifle, weiUd?flned and- limited to -worthy pb4 Jectsj and heavy penalties should be put uppn every untoward use of nion ey or patronage in political -contests W Piust haye in ari-trus aw that will, convince' every trust ' mag-; nate in the land that' tfqrth CarUhji a' 1? t9P pure for a monopoly or a trust practicing restraint of trade to breathe., and Jive: ah antitrust law so truer and, strong th&i Here will be ho uu. dqui its .wprKingv so that thoqe who vote upon its .passago will thereby' declare, once and'lforever how they stand oi thiff STea StUstlon i "P iii(lB na oem. ne opppnuauy 18 ripe,, for the General "Assenibly tq make a ereatt rAiiif Hrvic to th hundred children educated can compeiisate the 1 State for one farmers of Nrth Carolina-' The Tor rens system of land title registration ought to be instituted-' on the volun tary basis that is, leaving the, use pf Jt to those who desire to use it: ; ilight along- with, this" should ' come . svlch a law as may be needed to vet up in North Carolina some such system of rural credit as the farmers of Europe are now enjoying. Our agricultural classes' have long ; lahortd under the handicap of having to pay more for credit and getting less , of it than anyx other class. Jt Is simple common sense that the State that does most to advance the interests of Us farm" ers does the most for all Its people. North Carolina has here the timely opportunity to put this Commonwealth- in advance of all her sisters, v : Our child-labor Jaws must be im proved. After July I, 1913, it should not bo aaid that either women or chil-j dren work at night in North Oarollna factories or that children under 14 are worked In factories instead of sent to aohool. ,It is of the very essence of civilisation that we safeguard our chiidrea tbe future Commonwealth One not compensate nslqtea Wasiii'-fi ; i ' . North Carolina is suffering from an outgrown system of taxation. We must have a systenu well . executed that will, reach he j?roperty that now escapes inxauon, ana write sucn mod el and modern, taxing laws as wlU raise sufficient revenue to meet the growing needs of the State. Our tax ing laws and their execution lag be hind. with' the greater prosperity. Our laws, ha Ye' not teen gufflclently well' drawn, or executed, or both, to seeuro the neoessary , revinue-. .In this con nection we may remark that the ere ation , of the office Of county, auditor (the oooupant ci that omee oetng also tax assessor for iUe ciunty) has been worth thousands of dollar? .annually. to the people of wake county. ; 3 We need also in North Carolina an optional plan of tho commission form of government for cities of ten thou sand . population, or more. This sys tem of municipal' government has proved an ; economical and adminis trative succe' wherever it- has been fairly, tried. ' Where the 'old system, has resulted in hopeless ' failure, the. commission Dlan has achieved success.' it has now been, tried in two o four chief qitiesic Qreensborg and Wilmington- .We, hear, only good reports 6f:"improvea city 'government from them. May we not have a statute en-' abling. our-cities to set up this plan whenever they -want it, without hav-fng-' a upeelal, law enacted T: 5 - The discriminations against North Carolina cities and In favor of Vr ginJa and Qeorgia cities in, the matter, oj iregnt rates are a grave nanaicap, to the whole State. These discrim inations Inevitably tend to impoverish' North GaeUna. inflicting a . wrong that every Wosth Carolinian must rer sent: ? North' Carolina consumers , pay mgner prices on aceouni oi xnese discriminations. The General Assem? bly should register an emphatic pro test against this qutrage, addressed to. both the' Interstate Commerce . Com-r mission -and to Congresa At the same' time a special committee ; should be. appointed, .with instructions to report back to the General Assembly before, it adjourns, to investigate the respon sibility if of this wrong. If the fault lies&in the Interstate Commerce Com-, mission, let us, know It; Jf .our repre sentation in Congress has left undone anything it ought to have done, let us know It, It our Corporation Com mission or any of our State depart? ments are not measuring up to their; full duty in this matter, let us know it. . Let us in a word, have a candid exposure of this grievous discrlmina? tion against . North Carolina, and an end of it. . The subject: of the public health is St importance second" to none. North aroiina, in common with all civiliza tion, A awakening to the supreme val-' ue of proper legislation in preventing, disease and, therefore, saving life and: efficiency, . We -must have in "-"North Carolina a thorough-going system of, registering births, death and - dls easea . Until we shall have done this, we cannot know what the conditions are in respect to sanitation and the treatment or contagious diseases. or can we know whether the means we are employing are efficient or not,, Nobody knows what the death rate in. North Carolina is. Nobody knows whether Our sanitary measures In North ; Carolina are effectual or not, This system of ,birth. death and dis ease .registration .is, therefore, fundar mental to the, great economy of phy sical efficiency and' the great cause (of preventing disease and saying life in North Carolina. Related as it is to the very root of the common welfare, it cannot' longer be neglected without inviting a Just reproach upon those Who haye tho power to institute tho system. Here are ten great measures that the hext General Assembly may give to North Carolina, v. They are desirable- They are sound, . They haye been proved good. North Carolina wants them. " North Carolina expects to have them, and others that will be' dis cussed later, . , The" legislators are now at home. They have time now to see and think and hear clearly, v After they come toy Raleigh, they may not see or think or hear so clear yas now. Let them now talk over these matters and oth ers of importance with their people, t,et their people how talk over mat-, ters with tnem. And let them ponder over these measures ip. their, hearts,, saying, "if thes j things are good for North CaroUna, as citizens and . l.egis-. lators, true and loyal, we will see to It that she gets thftm." These measures are coming, gentle men, of the General Assembly. They Will, when they come, be monumental of . your ", wisdom and patriotism, if they come in your. hour; and monu mental likewise of your blindness or indifference -Jf they , come in a later hourt ': These - measures and' other measures' of progress are coming, democrats of v North Carolina; : they will come, if they pome, in this great hour of Democratic triumph, to pro long that hour; but if not, they will eome nevertheless . through Democrats io, legislators in accord with the spir it of the age.' God forbid that they should come to our dismay. ' The op-' portunity presents itself to us. ' It we pass it on to others, we must blame only ourselves that we - were not Worthy of it. . . ' , v. The great tide ' of Democracy Is running now in fullness and in power; mm- o 1U u 'vv::;:;-;v '$''4 -V.J'-: t'tfyp Sat . JLG fhxth College Street 5 FUHmwm Ji..'ii.:. 5 Coiiie and see our .Iinq of durable npvelties for Christmas, Boys' wagons- of better the kind 75c tu $3.00 ; Try cycles for, girls $5.00 Velocipedes .for boys - - $1.50 to $375 Doll gocarts $1.25 Children cKairs 50c to $3.5Q We reccomend these as being the best sort of presents for the children. They; are substan tial and useful; especially are- they boysr wagons good; Call in and look these over before you buy. Si -17-17 FURNITURE r 2 i . - .- f- - , . ' 16 North College Street The bedt)Ie are awakened and arouod. They ImoW of Ute what they .want:. and; they, know now , to : ormg io pass. e who thinks that he can re sist it la iio wiser than tne root wno undertook to beat back the sea with his' pooe king's, scepter, r More resist less than 'the sea la te will Pf the people. They have . seen "their goal. They t.re:moving on.' One ean choose not to help- them jnove on; but . he cannot chooce not to move on,. They will moY him- Assuredly he may g'erin' their way,: but he cannot stay them 1 their mighty progress, i Far better-i it to Join In, the great on-, ward .march of humanity and conr. tribute a. Oman's full share to its noble consummation. Vv ; ; - v ' ; GREENSBORO NEWS ' Maraadefcs ; - Attempt q DynAmitQ - Chun- Popular lf,otin Map JU? Mayor lyatlington CJandldate for .Sexgeantrat-Arma of the Senate. ' (Special to Tlje Chronicle,) ' ' fiuiEENSBfORO." Dec' 14.-rwln a be lief tnat money- was burled beneath the founaauon or jrnenaens iumeran church near qriosonvuie twounsnown nartieS made an unsuccessful effort W dynamite the church a few nightf ago, according to a report brought here by a farmer of that section. ?t Is stated that a young man1 named le rners wM passing the phurch ajf- ler'mldpighVnd that be .noticed ft iim Jight burning beneath the floor n$. , eould not see who the me,n ere, but when he hailed thy ran. fiummonlne heln he rriade'an exami- iiation and. it was found that a big hole had been made Immediately be neath the corner-stone and a stick of dynamite lay near by . There is a neighborhood legend to ihe effect that a sum pf money , was buried by. a miserly, character beneath the corner-stone years ago and also 4hat several gold coins were placed In the. eornerrfitone at the time . of 4ts"plaeing more than fl years ,af o. The neighborhood theory is that the would-be dynamiters had hopes of unearthing the buried treasure orSelso exploding the myth'. - ? - JEdward. Cartland, a ; well known tyouns man locally and a ?ormer ath lt,e of Statewide prominence, Is very critically f II at the hQm of his, njoth er ;here. j Ho is suffering .with a 9pit. Is-tuble and both legs were af ifeftd , Thursday causing a eoiadltion of paralysis, (Mr, '-: Cartiand Played football and baseball at Pingham f ehool and in his day was. regarded as one of the, best colleffe.jnen Jb 'tatel 'lie ..also.. leoached Bingham In later y?ars and was a professior there e , had a second track record. i ,MaJ. W, . H, Watllngton of Caswell, e character from one end of the State 0 another, is put with an anuonce? ment of eandidacy for tlie poaitiou 9jf sergeantaUarms of the State Sen- stU ' MoW WofHnirfnn ooarta that he is a Confederate soldier, and that he has voted the. Democratic ticket for 80 years. He also' states that h has never received anything from th State, : Maor Watlington ie now making headquarters in Greensboro. FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH ' ' ' IN OLD ' KENTUCKY. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 14.WFrIs day the thirteenth,.". sustained its rep uation here yesterday among the dai rymen and grocerymen w thirteen dealers were arrested on-, charges or handling goods kunflt for human con sumption. The arrest$ followed investifation by detectives from, the ICentucky pure food commission. XS-' THKRSi ANTTHUTG TQC COULD Uga A PINNY AJP f . - Pictures, Frames ''Statuary :' ' pjS !!- Calendars Cards, China ; ' . and' Brass ' Goods ' ' -' ! ilM& m hi. hiTTiiiii T iii i. ui. iTiii -iF'ai-tiwMTTl The -Art .Shop W. I. VAN NESS & 00. j ' Imported , ITovelties v in-,; eluding many odd AtfPieces ; : that make ' neW and differs ent gifts; And don't forget EASTHAIT
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