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-. -v .a .rr v.Vi-. ; 'V. 4: 6 VAN RECORD CHINA GROVE, N. C Jack Frost found the corn In the The more we read of ballooning the better we like . walking. ! A lew shivery ' shakes are quite excusable these mornings. ! Sleeping between blankets has been popular In this winter resort climate. The airship hanger Is trying to drive the auto garage out of busi ness. The Dominion wilderness I is very roomy, and balloonists will hereafter tavoid It . . I The hobble skirt is making It neces isary for a good many women to Fletch erize when they walk. ' Uncle Sam is getting out 75,000,000 new dollar bills, but you'll have to earn 'em if you want 'em. The hobbles that women wear are merely an exaggeration of the pegtops that the men more a few years ago. It is pretty difficult to get. people who have no boys of their own to take a very decided stand against foot ball. - It seems appropriate that the high flyers should demand high prices for engaging In their special line of ac tivity. The woman who shot a burglar with her eyes closed is inclined to be lieve that her closed orbs saved - her life. Save your' bacon, exclaims the Chl ccco Tribune. That's up to the oth er fellow; most of us haven't any ba con to save. Men's thoughts run to flying In this particular period of time, and yet the man-birds have almost a whole cen tury to work in. Another lesson learned from the aviation field. If you start out after a high-flying record don't leave your barograph at home". The Treasury Department has de cided to print more dollar bills. It appears to be the unanimous opinion that they are needed. The number of deer killed this year Is said to be smaller than usual. The number of hunters shot by mistake comes nearer the average. A Chicago woman Is suing her hus band's affinity for $25,000 damages. Some people are always trying to make it unpleasant for affinities. Bandits who held up a train in which a number of millionaires were cr& "ling in New Mexico got $11.20. The porter had probably beaten them to it The name of the new King of Siam is Chow fa Maha Vaajravauch. Carry ing that name around should have given him the practice he needs to be a strong king. : One of the physicians claims that drunkenness can be cured by a surgi cal operation. Perhaps it is one of those operations which make work for the undertaker. It is not absolutely necessary to go to "Europe to have one's mind broad ened by travel. On Chicago's streets many vagaries of fashion can be seen walking up and down. ... . A Des Moines man who tried to commit suicide with a razor was saved by his double chin. This, - however, won't make the double chin popular with those who have one. The woman who keeps a pet boa constrictor 11 feet long cannot Justly blame her husband If he puts himself in a condition for seeing a large num ber of other varieties of snakes. Chicago is to have a theater which will make a special appeal to the women. The management will doubt less devise some means of keeping people from going out between the acts. The people of Portugal are inclined to think they would like a government modeled after that of the United States. Evidently they .don't believe all that has recently been said about this government A statesman of Indiana proposes to discipline young girls for giggling Why not abolish the tribe of young girls altogether? That would be the effective method of accomplishing the first purpose. No aviator has as yet been fined for exceeding the altitude limit. Some Inventor would do the worHJ a great service and he might at the same time become very rich by .in venting some way to conserve the energy of those tropical storms. The River Jordan is to be utilized for irrigation and the development of electric power. It is hoped, however, tbi there will be enough water left lit it to keep the Dead Sea from be coming a mere hole In the ground. The young woman who Is alleged to have . caused the downfall of King Manuel wants $500 a night for appear ing in vaudeville over here. Really she seems to overestimate her im portance as an artiste. That young man who took his pros pective Chicago mother-in-law with him when he eloped with her daughter and Jet her remain outside the church while they were, married showed positive genius. Still, . on secon'd thought perhaps she was a foxy mothar-ia-law. fHOl 9 PRESIDENT POINTS OUT NEGE& SITY OF CURTAILING fEXPEN " SEB -TOt.AWMAKERS;:r - ANNUAL DOCUMENT IS READ Conservation, Ship Subsidy ihd Fob1 tificatiorw of Panama Ganil Lead ing Tepifts Discussed -Has ' Little to Say About Tariff. Washington, Dec. 6. Economy in government affairs' is the keynote of President Taft'a annual message read before both houses of congress today. The message x approximates 40,000 words 'and is one-of the longest ever, submitted by a president Conservation of the public domain, ship subsidy, fortification of the Pana ma canal and the continuation f tli present tariff board are the leading subjects touched .upon. He also re views the work of the various gov ernment departments and concurs In recommendation, tending toward the bettering of the service, made fey sev eral of the members 8f his cabinet. Economy Is Urged. in dwelling on : the urgent need for economy in government expenditures, the president says: "Every "effort has been made by each department chief to reduce the estimated costof his department for the ensuing fiscal year ending June 30, 1912. I say this In order that -congress may understand that these estimates thus made present the smallest sum which Will maintain the departments, bureaus and office of the government and meet its other obligations" under existing: law, and that a cut of these estimates would re sult in embarrassing "the executive branch of the government in the performance of its duties. This "remark does not apply to the river and harbor estimates, except to those for expenses of maintenance and the meeting of obligations under -authorized contracts, norvdoes it apply to the public building bill nor to the navy build ing program. Of course, as to these con gress could withhold any part or all of the estimates for them- without interfer ing with the discharge of the ordinary ob ligations of these functions of its depart ments, bureaus and offices. - "Against the estimates of expenditures $640,494,013.12, we have estimated receipts for next year $680,000,000, making a proba ble surplus of ordinary receipts over or dinary expenditures of about $50,000,000, or taking into account the estimates for tht Panama canal, which are $56,920,847.69, and which will .ultimately be paid In bonds, it will leave a deficit for the next year of about $7,000,000, if congress shall cbrtclude to fortify the canal." Wants Forest Limitation Removed. On the subject of conservation he de votes considerable space to forest, coal, oil and gas, phosphate lands and water power sites. As to the reservation of -forest lands he says: "The law now pro hibits the preservation of any more forest lands in Oregon. Washington, ldah9-, Montana. Colorado and Wyoming, except by act of congre3S. 1 am informed by the department of agriculture that the gov ernment owns other tracts of timber land In these states wliich should be included in the forest reserves. 1 recommend to congress that the limitation herein im posed be repealed. "Congress ought to trust th& executive to use the power of reservation only with respect to land 'most valuable for forest purposes. During the,present administra tion. 62,250,000 acres of land largely non timbered have been excluded from forest reserves." and 3,500.000 acres of land prin cipally valuable for forest purposes have been included in forest reserves, making a reduction in forest reserves of non timbered land amounting to 2,750,000 acres." Wants Canal Fortified. Regarding the Panama canal, the presi dent asserts that unless unexpected ob stacles arise the waterway will be com pleted well . within time limit of Janu ary 1. 1915. and within estimate of cost. $375,000,000. Suggestions for levying of tolls and management are made, and re garding fortification of the canal, he says: "Among questions arising for present solution is the decision whether the canal shall be fortified. I have already Stated to the congress that 1 strongly favOr for tification and I now reiterate this opin ion and ask your Consideration of " the subject in the light of the report already before you made by a competent board. "Failure to fortify the canal would leave the attainment of both these aims in the position ' of rights and obligations which we should be powerless to enforce and which could never in any way be ab solutely safeguarded-against a desperate and irresponsible enemy." Ship Subsidy. The president urges such action as he believes will increase American trade abroad, and says:: "Another instrumentality indispensable to the unhampered and natural develop ment of American commerce is merchant marine. All. maritime and commercial na tions recognize the importance of this factor. The greatest commercial nations, our competitors. Jealously foster their merchant marine. Perhaps nowhere is the need for rapid and direct mall, pas senger and freight communication quite so urgent as between the United States and Latin America. We can secure in no other quarter of the world -such Imme diate benefits in friendship and com merce as would flow from the establish ment of direct lines of communication with the countries of Latin America ade quate to meet the requirements of a rap idly increasing appreciation of the reci procal dependence of the countries of the western hemisphere upon each other's products, sympathies and assistance. "I alluded to this most important sub ject in my last annual message; it has often been before you and I need not re capitulate the reasons for its recommen dation. Unless prompt action be taken the completion of the Panama canal will find this the only, great commercial na- A Quick Recovery. "It seems" that prizefighters never come back.' r "Maybe not, but 'blind tigers' do. One. resumed business the other day In 15 minutes after It had been raided." ' Depending on Chance. . 1 wonder why there" are so many failures in the world." "Probably because so many people go through life hoping to win some day on a 100-to-l shot." . His Selection. 7 "I ani afraid to go near Sharp's house or to meet him; he has such a vicious dog for a pet." " "But you mtist remember . that Sharp considers himself such a cynic be wouldn't keep any -other dog than a biting kind.' - . " Department of the Interior. Seymour Did you "visit the depart ment ot the interior while you were in Washington? Ashley I guess so; I was in the cafe whert the congressman cat. 'tion unable to avail In International mari time business of this great contribution to, the means f the world's commercial in tercourse," S s J g: Criticism f the, tariff. ih the. space devoted to the tariff the president says:" f ' ' . "The schedules Jot the irates of duty in .theJPayjae tariff act. have been subjected to a .great -deal Of - cntjeism, some oi Just, more Of U Unfounded, and too much misreiiresejitation. ..The' act was adopted, in pursuance of-a declaration by the par ty which is responsible s for It that cus toms biU should be a tariff for the pro tection of home Industries, the measure of the protection be the difference be tween the cost of producing the imported article abroad and the cost of producing it at home, together with such addition to that difference ftS might iVe & reasonable profit td -the home producer. The basis for thfe criticism of this tariff is that in respect to a number of the sche.dules the declared measure was not followed, but a higher difference retained or inserted by way of undue discrimination in favor of certain industries and manufactures.' Lit tle, if any, of the criticism of the tariff has .been directed against the protective principle above stated; but the main body of the criticism has been based on the at tempt to conform to the measure of protection-was not honestly and sincerely adhered td" " Tiie president also refers tft the appoint ment of a board Of experts to -investigate tha cost 6f production of various articles included in the schedules of ' th tariff, and concludes J "Whether or.riSt the protective policy, is to be, continued, and the degree of protec tion to be accorded to our home indus tries," ate questions which the people, must decide through their chosen representa tives. But whatever policy is adopted, it is clear that the necessary legislation should be based oh an impartial, thor ough and continuous study of the facts' Recommends Parcels Post. The adoption of the parcels post is again adopted. On this subject President Taft says: "With respect to the parcels post, I respectfully recommend its adop tion on all rural delivery routes, and that 11 pounds the international limit be made the limit of carriage in such post The same argument is made against the parcels post that Was made against the postal savings bfLnktb&t It is iritrodud inf the government into a business which should be Conducted By private persons and is paternalism. The postofllce depart ment has a great plant and a great or ganization, reaching into the most remote hamlet of the United States, and with this machinery it-is able to do a great many things economically that if a new organization were necessary it would be impossible , to do without extravagant ex penditures." .- Department of -Justice. Discussing the affairs Of the department Of justice, the president says: "1 Invite fespecial attention to the prose cutions tinder the federal law of the so- called 'bucket shops,' and of those schemes to defraud in which the use of the mail Is an essential part of the fraudulent conspiracy, prosecutions which have saved ignorant and weak members of the public and are saving them hun dreds of millions of dollars. The viola tions of the anti-trust law present per haps the-most important litigation before the department, and the number of cases filed shows the activity of the govern meht in enforcing that statute. "iri & special message last year t brought to the attention of congress the propriety and wisdom of enacting a gen eral law providing for the incorporation of industrial and other companies engaged In interstate commerce, and I renew my recommendation in that behalf." The crying need in the United States of cheapening the cost of litigation by simplifying Judicial procedure and ex pediting final judgment is pointed out and action looking to correction of these evils is urged. The president recommends an increase In the salaries of federal judges. Postal Affairs. In regard to postal matters tbg Brest dent points With pride td its present eflii cierit management and the recent reduc tion in the deficit. The present unre stricted franking privilege comes In for comment with a, suggestion for the adop tion of better methods for Its regulation Abolish Navy Yards. The president calls attention to certain reforms urged by the secretary of the navy which he recommends for adoption. and continues: "The secretary of the navy has given personal examination to every navy yard. and has studied the Uses of the navy yards with reference to the necessities of oUr fleet. With a fleet considerably less than half the size of that of the British navy, we have shipyards more than double the number, and there are several of these shipyards expensively equipped with modern mchineryr which. after investigation the secretary of the navy believes to be entirely useless for naval purposes. He asks authority to abandon certain of them and to move their "machinery to other places, where it can be made of use." Speaking of our foreign relations the president says: "During the past year the foreign relations of the United States have continued upon a basis of friendship and good understanding. "The year has been notable as witness ing' the pacific settlement of two Impor tant international controversies before the permanent court "of The Hague. "The arbitration of the fisheries dispute between the United States and Oreat Britain, which has been the source of nearly continuous diplomatic correspond ence since the fisheries convention of 1818. has given an award which is satisfactory to both parties. This arbitration Is par ticularly noteworthy not only because of the eminently Jugl results secured, but also becausS ltfSthe first arbitration held under the general arbitration treaty of April 4, 1903, between the United States and Great Britain, and disposes of a con troversy the settlement of which has re sisted every other resource of diplomacy and which for nearly ninety years has i been the cause of friction between two countries whose common Interest lies in maintaining the most friendly and cordial relations with each other.- President Taft makes a few recommen dations for changes in the interstate com merce law and says: "Except as above, I do not recommend any amendment to the interstate com merce law as It stands. I do not now recommend any amendment to the anti trust law. In other words, it seems to me that the existing - legislation 'with reference to the regulation of corpora tions and the restraint of their business has reached a point where we can stop for a while and witness the effect of the vigorous execution of the laws of the statute books in restraining the abuses wmcn certainly did exist and whioh rousea the public to demand reform." Bound to Make a Hit. Willis So the play will appeal to an classes? Glllis Yes. indeed. It's three-quarters full of up-to-date slang to caJph tne young people, and one- quarter full or old, reliable cuss words to get the old fellows: Puck. A Contrary Way. "An acrobat goes against all celved Ideas of making a living. "Why?" re- "Because he supports his family by tne reverses in his .business." It Was Not Fair. A fight in a restaurant was caused by the customer offering . to pay for two fried eggs he had ordered if the proprietor would eat them. That was an uniair proposition. A man may keep a restaurant, but he isn't com. pelled to eat there. Its Nature. . "I wonder why a wheel is counted among the sources of energetic pow er?" - . - . "Why shouldn't it be?" "Why, iiat it alwaya Unto" EASTERN METHODIST APP0INTMUTU1III6 Oil LI Bishoti tiendfioks tirfesidedl twee the-gessibris of :the North tidrolina Conference, ilie following sire: the appointments, which Were read at ne ciosmgjsession': - : , Durham District R; th Beamon, Presiding Elder. Burlington Station J. A. Hornadayv Burlington Cir cuit C. O. Durant. Chanel Hill Station W. A. Stanbury. Durham Branson, B. T. Hurley : ' Carr cnurch, A, Li Ormond: Manuum Street, J; M4 drarit; Memorial; M. Bradshaw- Lakewood Mission, L. D. Hayman; ;tyest DUrbairi, A: .T: Par ker, G. M. Daniel. Durham Circuit W. P. Constable. Graham T. G. Vickers. Hillsboro Circuit C. H. Ross. Leasburg Circuit--J. N. Or mond. Milton Circuit T. C. I-.llers, Mt. Tirzah Circuit N. 'c. Yea-'by. North Alamance--M. M. McFarlaud. Pelham and Shady Grove S. F. Weeks. Pearl Mill and Bethanv Supplied by H. C. Smith, Roxboro Circuit E, M. Snipes, South Ala mance G, W, Vick, - Xahceyviile CircuiM. E. Blaiock; Secretary Y. M. CA. in China E. E. Barnette. Professor Trinity College T. E.. Spence. Elizabeth City District. M. T. Plyler, Presiding Elder. Camden Circuit C. P. Jerome. Chowan Cir cuit J. A. Martin. Columbia K: Fi Duvall. Currituck Circuit F. B. Noblett. Dare Circuit-J. A. Morris. Edenton Station G. S. Bearden. Elizabeth City City Road, J. N. Buf faloe; First Church, J. D. Bundy, Gates Circuit W. H. Brown. Hat teras Circuit W. J. Watson. Hert ford Gircuit--T. A. Sykes. Kenne keet Circuit To be supplied by W. 3. Hackney, Kitty Hawk Circuit- Supplied by J; M; Whitsoil; Moyock Circuit M. Y. Self. North Gates Circuit B. P. Robinson. Pasauo- tank Circuit W. A. Piland. Pan tego and Belhaven C. A. Jones. Perquimans- Circuit Wm. Towe. Plymouth Station H. M. Jackson. Roanoke Island A: W. Price. Roper J. W. Potter. Favetteville District R; B, John. Presiding Elder. Bladen Girtfuit D. H. Reed, Buckhorn Circuit L. M. Chaffin. Carthage Circuit E. E. Rose.. Cokesbury Circuit J. D. Pegram. Duke Circuit W. C. Mar tin. Dunn Station F. A. Bishop. Elise Circuit G. T. Simmons. Fayetteville Hay Street, L. E. Thompson. Fayetteville Circuit G. B. Starling. GoldsborO Circuit M. D; Hi; Haw River Circuit W. H. Moore. Hope Mills pircuft N. M McDonald. Jonesboro Circuit H. M. Eure. Lillington Circuit E. S. Stack. Newton Grove - Circuit Frank Culbreth. Pittsboro Circuit V. A. Royall. Sampson Circuit I. W. Hoy;le; - Sanford K, D; Holmes. Siler City Circuit E. B. Craven. Conference Missionary Evangelist L. L. Nash. New Bern District. R. F. Bump- ass, Presiding7 Elder. Atlantic To be supplied by E. D. Dodd. Beau fort Station J. H. McCrackon. Bridgeton Circuit J. M. Wright. Cartaret Circur-TLvP..Pate Dover Circuit M. W. Dargan. Goldsboro St. Paul, D. H. Tuttle; St. John, J. H. Frizelle. Goldsboro Circuit- Supplied by F. T. Fulcher. Grifton Circuit Supplied by J-. B. Pattishall. Hookerton Circuit W. E. Hocutt Jones Circuit R. D. Daniel. Kin- ston Station J. H. Hall. LdGrange Circuit Supplied by J. M. Carra- way. Morehead City Station L. B. Jones. Mt. Olive and Faison W. C. Merritt. Mt.. 'Olive Circuit J. J. Boone. Bern Bern Centenary, J. B. Hurley. Ocracoke and Portsmouth G. B. Welster. Oriental Circuit W. Patten. Pamlico Circuit Sup plied by R. L. Beasley. Seven Springs-i-Supplied by F. S. Beeton. Snow Hill Circuit G. B. Perry. Straits Circuit W. E. Trotman. Raleigh District J. L. Cuninggim, Presiding Elder. Cary Circuit G. W. Fisher. Clayton Circuit C. W. Robinson. Four Oaks T. II. Sutton. Franklinton Circuit W. W.. Rose. Granville Circuit M. D. Giles. Ken- ly Circuit J. M. Benson. Loviisburg Station R. W. Bailey. Millbrook Circuit P. Greening. Oxford Cir cuit L. H. Joyner. Oxford Station F. M.- Shamburger, Raleigh Cen tral Crurch, A. D. Wilcox; Edenton Street, H. M. North 'and P. E Woodall; J. O. Guthrie, superanu merary; Epworth, C. J. Harrell; Jenkins Memorial and Apex, R. F. Taylor. Salem and Princeton J. M Daniel. Smithfield Station A. S Barnes. Tar River Circuit G. W. N. C. Conference Notes. A recommendation was adopted that the. conference take steps to ward the securing of an endowment fund of ,$100,000 for Trinity College. The conference was assessed $19, 000 for foreign missions the coming year and $17,500 for domestic mis sions. An assessment of $8,500 was made on the conference for conference claimants for next year. . 'Mr. G. B. Judd was appointed leader of the Laymen's Movement. Fight On Rules Not Ended. Washington. The fight on the House rules, which resulted last session in the deposition of Speaker Cannon from the committee on rules, must be continued "sooner or later, probably before the .present session is over, according to a decla ration made by Representative Nor ris of Nebraska, whP led the insur gents in the fight last session . "When the fight will be taken up again we cannot say at present," Mr. Norris added. Gomper's Aspersions Unfounded. Tampa, Fla. In- an exhaustive review of the strike troubIe4her6, taken from the evidence submitted to hirn, Governor Gilchrist has is sued a statement in which he de clared that the Citizens' Committee is a lgeal organization and legally Dfovided with police 1 powers. - He further declares that he finds no- cause for the aspersions Cast upon the city by Samuel Gompers, presi dent of the American Federation of Labof. The Governor has returned home. Starling; Youngsviile Circililr-. W. Martin - - KohnloTi f !lTnlfF ' JS. Love; , Director Correspondence i School-Jr. Lt Cunnitiggnirrii Raielgt) Christian Advocate. -Editor, L. Massey. .Methodist Orphanage Su- periritendentj 3, N. Cole. Assistant Secretary Epworth League -J. M. Culbreth. Student vandermit uni versity W. V. McRae. Rockingham District - A. - Mc Cullen; Presiding Elder. Aberdeen and BiscOS W. Wr Peele. Caledonia d; HUmblev East Robeson Cir-I cuij-W. A. Jenkins; Elizabeth Cir- mei at head of the big cor cuit ;p. B. Parlter; Hamlet Station nfitieu "kent "their business to S. T. MoyleV LaurinbUrg. Station H. A. Humble. Laurel Hill Circuit D. -A. Watkins. Lumberton "and Mission E.'M. Hoyle and S. J. Mc- Connell,, supply.- Maxton A. P. Tyer. Mt. Gilead Circuit J. A. Lee. Montgomery Circuit G. H. Biggs. Pekin Gircuitr N. L. Seabolt. Rae ford Circuit. W. Bradley; Red Springs' Circuit S, A, Cotton. Rich- mond Circuit A, J. Graves, flober- l dell Circuit J. M. Ashbv. Robeson Circuit & Wmith, R. W, Town- send, W. H. Townserid, superanum eraryv Davis. Rockingham Station E. H. Rowland Circuit F. B. Mc- Call. St. John , and Gibson N. E. Coltrane. Trroy Circuit O. W. Dowd Warrenton District. J. E. Under wood, Presiding Eldef; Battleboro and Whitakers J. W. Franck, Ber tie Circuit J. G. Johnson and one to be supplied. Conway Circuit-B. H, Black. EnfleJd and Halifax J. E. Holden. . Garysburg Circuit E. N. Harrison. Harreilsville Circuit D. A Futrell. Henderson First Church, W. R. Royall. Hobgood Circuit To be supplied, by F. F. Eure.- Littleton Station R. H. Wil lis; Murf reesboro; artd Winton C. L. Read. Northamptdri Circuit W. B. North. North and South Hen derson S. J. Kilpatrick. Rich Square Circuit D." L. Earnhardt. Ridgewayv Circuit R. C. Allred. Roanoke Circuit J. ,JT. Draper. Roanoke Rapids .V. F. Calloway. Scotland Neck Station J. A. Dailey. Warren Circuit B. C. Thompson. Warreftton Circuit D. N. Caviness. Weldon Station S. E. Mercer. Wil liamston and Hamilton Rufus Bradley. Littleton Female College J. M. Rhodes, President. Confer ence Missionary Secretary R. H. Willis. - Washington District J. T. Gibbs, President Elder. Aurora C. R. Canipe. Alden Circuit R. L. Cara way; Bath Circuit J. B. Bridgers. Bethel Circuit J; W; Autrey. Elm City W. T. Phipps. Farmville Cir cuit H. E. Tripp. Fairfield Station H. E. Lance. Fremont Circuit R. R. Grant. Greenville Jarvis Me morial, J. H. Shore. Mattamuskeet Circuit F. E. Dixon, McKendric Circuit Supplied by J. C. Reynolds. Mt. Pleasant Circuit B. E. Stanfield Nashville Circuit J. L. Rumley, Rocky Mount First Church, L. P. Howard: South Reeky Mount. Mar vin and Clark Street, J. B. Thomp son. Stantonsburg Supplied by B, F. Watson. Spring Hope Circuits Wr F. Craven. Swan Quarter Cir cuit T. J. Dailey. Tarboro Station E. H. McWhorter. Vanceboro J. J. Lewis. Washington Station R, H. Brown. Wilson Station G. F Smith. Superintendent North Car olina Anti-Saloon League R. L, Davis. Wilmington District N. H. D. Wilson, Presiding Elder. Burgaw Circuit C. M. Lance. Carvers Creek Circuit L. E. Sawyer. Chadbourn Circuit C. E. Vale. Clinton Circuit M. A. Smith. Columbus Circuit- Supplied by T. H. Bain. Jackson ville and Richlands W. E. Brown. Kennensville Circuit J. M. Lowder. Magnolia Circuit C. J. Rogers. Mt Tabor Circuit Supplied by W. B Humble. New River Circuit Sup plied by J. L. King. Onslow Circuit J. T. Standford. Scotls Hill .Cir cuit R. A. Bottort. Shallotte Circuit Supplied by J. M. Marlowe. South- port Station L. T. Singleton. Swansboro Circuit J. O. Whedbee Town Creek Circuit Supplied by C. P. Snow. Whiteville and Vineland D. C. Geddie. Wilmington Blad en Street, W. Lw Rexford; Fifth Street, G. T. Adams; Grace, 7L C. Wooten; Trinity, E. C. Sell. Wallace and Ross Hill Y. E. Wright. Trans ferred R. E. Hunt, W. T. jUsry and J. A. Snow to the Western North Carolina Conference: T. A.ISmoot to the Virginia Conference; E.'R. Welch and C. B. Culbreth to the Oklahoma Conference. Those who are supernumerary are, R. W. Townsend, W. H. Town send, J. O. Guthrie. Those who are superannuated are, M. G. Thomas, J. E 3ristowe, J. E. Thompson, T. P. Bonner, W. H. Kirton, A. D. Belts, C. C. Brothers, J. J. Porter, T. J. Browning, AV. Hr Puckett, G. " D. Langston, J. Y. Old. and W. A. Forbes. This session of the conference is regarded as one of the most pleas ant and profitable, held within the memory of the "oldest , members. Brain Trouble Kills Professor. Knoxville, Tenn. Prof. C. "TJ. Schmidt, professor of mathematics 21 years in the University of Ten nessee and deari, died at his home in this city, aged 51. .He was found in an unconscious condition in one of the recitation rooms and died four hours later, without regaining consciousness, of iiemorrhage of the brain. - One of Professor . Schmidt's two sons is, professor of history in the Western Reserve University, Cleveland,, and was a Rhodes scholar Auto Party Lost in Snowstorm. Tuscumbia, Ala. After losing their wayi and wandering aimlessly for more than twelve hours in a snow storm and rain storm in. the mountains, th& American Automo bile Association scouting party, headed by Al Ferguson of New York, were rescued hy a hunter and brought into-this city1. The party, including Ferguson Hugh Finney of Columbus, -0 and Charles Thatcher and Fred Clarke of Cin cinnati was in an exhausted con dition. lim BOLD Move ph to i utrt i MARKS EPOCH IN FINANCE. "Accuracy" Reduced Wsteff! Vntorfr Surplus $13,0000O-MPubIieitr Inspired Such Qojntiden That Its Steak Went Up. At tlm arrest financiers' Of th in fact, when themselteaV af tit. M the law would allirtr: Capable nsefl at the head of the big concerns, long realized the weak ness of their position, but 'what wai needed obviously, as in all great re forms, was an unmistakable . occasion and a courageous man. The occasion arose in the purchase of the Western Union Telegraph company by the American Telephone 'and Telegraph company, and the man appeared to 'fheedoMi Vail. President of the purchasing corporation. It wai last December when public anhouhcefnent was made that the Gould holdings of Western Union had been taken over vt the Telephone. company. On account of the high esteem in which the management of the tele phone company la bo generally held. great things were predicted as a suit Of the absorption of Western Union. By the pfefs of the country the "deal" was most favoraMy "com mented on, it being widely pointed out that under the direction of such men as Theodore N. Vail and his as sociates, the telegraph company was bound soon to work itself into a po sition where it could offer the public far more efficient service than lt had ever before been able to offer. But & very few months had elapsed when it became apparent to the new management that a modern and up-to-date appraisal of the company's assets would make possible .a far greater degree of efficiency of oper ation. "Here' they said to them selves, "we're bought controHof this property and we know It's Immensely valuable, but we don't know just how valuable. These appraisals of real estate and securities owned were made a long time "ago. If we have a complete Inventory made of every thing we've got we can announce the facts to the public, start a new set of books, and begin our responsibility. to stockholders right there." How Inventory Was Taken. The most expert accountants and appraisers to be had were put at the task. Their labors .lasted over eight months. Their report and its publi cation by the company marks an ep och in finance. It began by recommending an ad justment of the difference between the appraised and book values by a charge of $5,595,089 against sur plus. Book values of securities held were reduced to market values, bad and doubtful accounts were "charg ed off," an allowance of $2,1)00,009 was made for "depreciation," another of $500,000 for "reserve," and so on. until the old surplus of $18,867,000 came down to $5,136,000. It required courage, the publication of this statement to stockholders, say ing lh effect: "The property of your company has been reval ued: the surplus isn't nineteen mill ions, as you have been led to be lieve, but five millions," but lt was the truth, and President Vail did not flinch. "Accuracy and publicity," he declared, was essential. "The stock holder has a right to know. The shares of this company are scatter ed from one end of the Union to the other. This is more than a private corporation. It Is a great national enterprise. The public is entitled to the facts." The report was ordered published forthwith. Financiers of the lold school and speculators generally were aghast. What would happen? Would the bottom drop out of Western Union when the shareholders realis ed that their propetry - was worth $13,000,000 less than they had sup posed? But the amazing thing happened. The stock went up and stayed up. The public had respond ed to this remarkable display of frankness and confidence; to the new motto, "Accuracy and Publicity." The full significance of the action of the new board is stated concisely by Harper's Weekly In these words: "Is this policy of publicity and of open-handed dealing with sharehold ers ana -public the .forerunner -ot a similar movement on the part of oth er big corporations? Certainly it Is to be hoped , that -It is. In the case of these big companies, dependent upon public patronage and doing busi ness under public franchise, can there be any question of the light of tne people to know? 'That right is being recognized, It is recognized now in this epochal act on the part, of the telephone and telegraph interests. 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China Grove Record (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Dec. 9, 1910, edition 1
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