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ESTABLISHED MAY, 1902
fUK UMbORM MORE COAL IS
DIVORCE LAW COMING NOW
A RAPID PACE MONEY MUST
WE LIVE NOW YET BE GIVEN
THE AIRCRAFT
SCANDAL BIG
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AAa cLd.ni apply fcr a divert buuu
lere were no dircrte Uwytn la these dirt.
Certain it U had there beta Mr. A dun
r-uld have tx'J'Jcrd fcr a dircrte aad
fUAcd the Devil it co-respond en t. But
there beinr no war to secure tepAratien,
24r. and i!a Adam hiked frcta Paradiae,
buT did net Lvt happCy rrtr titer. But
It waxa't Icsj until the direct butineta
Atarted and it hat been cn ever since and
Ji3 prhtps t always ca. The General
Tedrraticn cf Wceaen's C3ubt U tettica at
3fct Spring. ArkaatuAt, tat btra wrrrJing
rith this wrS-wrestled question, The Ra
lxb Tbrtt speaks thus teroiUy ca the sub
ject, ta cvr way cf thinking:
Th mere w see aad hear cl th df
LtxtxVrZCt cf wemea la ccerratioa at
srmhlrd lb met wt rtahr that they
ar tts t-o darr-naUr dt liberate as the
tr.m ar-4 tiut thrc? rsuch It to
b7tj fcr At a fttuit cf titnr estrtaxe
L-.: evSit af aiit. Thit ItAdt ut vp to
th drcitica cf the Grrral rederasieo
cf Wcota'i rb-w la rt-ica at
He? Srisv ArluatAt, tocaU fcr a cri
fsrra dircrte law.
We are rvc isicrrsri at to wbethtr
the w-jtrt-ta wctill truae It lurdrr cc
eaiier to tecs?e a drctte; we theH
tixni that they wt:iJ t-refrr a law that
art thevr ruj frees bondage a ,
cut fftvtr.; ccTtrce; t'-t which
rrrr er. J cf the rc i they trartl we la
tr4 to tr wh thrca.
Ia tetkus csvifrsu?r thry t?e thow
Z w;kcc3 cf a ten that U character
Ii:;c cf the tt thruxt cf the day.
wh;h hctii co-crdvratica to be the
r?t-,Ci' fjrta whk crratnt rrcrrt.t
?3-arJ rerr-rr.er.ul tirocf it to be
irr.TTd A w-osuaa dircrtri la ?crth
Cf--a thewJ txi It In Sc-:h Caro
Lsa t:ul the w-.ie cf the er-ta the ccdi
r.:t Le w;:h." Th;i ctct twke fcr the
era a. No weciaa b-e a"w-rj a
d;ee ia ?rAiA who hata'i a caut
fcr actict that w-tU be tHowedi la ?ew
YcJu
J!a:r-cny tirx a na:;cevaj in.it;r
tko 4rxi at at we hAsnaer. .tors "
tirrr.Jal trvtht hers in ih hea'ibi fji .
" lA;r asJ t-ualt w.U t-e U'.emaUcrv . -alhei
net t-e ccrcrrd by a use
lirr. Hetet wUhir.g the ladrt lck
w..h their rectara fcr ur.lfcrttuty.
There will a!art t djrertet. but it doet
itm that there thcuid be a eaifcrca law.
Thete thculi be a law that applied to erery
u;t la the cr.ioo cf and there thovii
net be any char.ee fcr tocne etatet to c2er
t;ltl iriernea!. The Woeaen'a Fed
eration U on the rUht roai. aad. at the
Tunra tayt, we waat to fcSow alor. the
turn line.
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THE AUTOMOBILE THIEVES.
The t:cry c ermine the ttealiag cf Jake
Octt:.tTr't ur. cf thit diy. and the a--gettico
that there it aa crarixed baad cf
roachicc bltert tea da hke a recta ace. but
It thowa what hap-er.a art 4 bow it htpyertt.
Therefore it behooret all car ownert to
e that their cart are locked, the tame at
the hwtc ia the c'4 da yt wat tecrely
Jokr4 ia the t?ah!e. Ar4 the time eld
ioral aet: Lock the garajje befcrr the
cruachiae it ttclea.
Srry lo ttate it at a fact, but the fruit
:cp it tcir-z to be then. Art1" "d
Machrt were cauiht ia the etcettire cc'4
weather and are falrg c3 already. A half
crc? wcuS be a bbral eitsate. aad thlt
nteast c-ch to the Ic-oJ Industry.
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The war iia't cnakir? much rrojTrss, but
3 hands tJank aacther rTeat drire by the
Cerrr-A.t it issslner.t. Thry hare made
txany -jreat driret." kct dda'l drire far.
EVERYVOMAN.
Ererywcrr-aa. a taorrthJy cuhUcatioa otitl-r-sTy
atarted ia Raleigh and aprarinc fra
' srrrral scuthera citiet la the last year, hat
tfia-y f-errnaaraiiy tettJrd la. Charlotte.
Under new manacerneni it prcotet to be
cccne a yart cf the etatea literature, aad
the May number it ususuaSy attractire,
O, cr.t cf the iHustrated fai;rt devoted to
cw.;;rra are two beautiful ricturrt. being
.-hctcstaht cf the two chilirea cf Mr. A.
L Brcckt, cf this city, at play la their fUy
hecses.
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If it harfr the Lcr-C Ccid Spell
In Mar cccnet c2 at usual, thoe who take
'eta c2 Just now wul wish they hada't dorve
It. .
The eJecuca thU faH rrcrIset to b-e one
cf jreat interest. AH hands aree that
there wvll b much dcnc. and a3 hands
srre that there lsat any jreater fua.
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Naturally the cnaa who caa't 0 to the
war ccfbt to be wCinj to put vp a little
j-.-V.ry to he!? hit brcther who does 0.
J low ahi it. neiihbor?
Report t cf cotl taoretaentt fcr the week
ended April 20 thowed aa increased produc
tioa orer the preriovt week both la the an
thracite aad bituzuaout fields. This show
ing meant cacrt whea it It understood that
the production fcr the week ended April 13
equaled the record week tince xgxft.
During the week jxjo car cf anihrt
cite were loaded. This ia aa Increase of
x.j;o cart orer the -previous week and an
Increase cf f Jja cart over the correspond
ing week cf last year. Reduced to tons,
the increase fcr the week wat about 65.3 00
over the previous week and 91, Ceo over the
corresponding wetk cf lait year.
Ia the bituminous f;cldt the rr perls show
X9M23 cart loaded, at against X8J.Q76 for
the week ended April it and x;s.c&4 fcr the
ecrrespending week last year. Measured
ia tens, the wrekly yield wat aa Increase cf
about 35,1 jo orer the previous week and
ever the ecrrespending week cf
1517.
The reports compiled fcr the year up to
April 1 show a steadily increasing produc
tion for the year, with the eacepnea cf the
encnth cf January. Productioa fcr January
fell cS acoaxco tons, at rem pared with
last rear: by lhend cf February thit short
age had been reduced to 750.000 tens, while
by the end cf March the mines had pro
duced poeoo tent more than fcr the corre
sponding three rncniht cf last rear.
The fuel administration cannot be satis
fied with a ma 1 i mum production equaling
that cf last year, cr even with the Increased
production evidenced by the present fig
ures. The war demands fcr coal call for a
raitly increased production and a prompt
movement cf the product to the points of
cerisumptioa. It wi3 therefore espend its
ccit toward a rastJy increased produc
tion, aiming Erst cf aH to get the domestic
needs cut of the way before cold weather
start s.
HAVE ANIMALS SOULS?
The Washington Times discusses Inter
ettingfy the ouestion "Hare animals ouisr
and condudet ita editorial with these
thouchtt:
"What Is the nature the rpirit.l5iat.di
"eH t "t-Jr t uiBIc anLnaJ brochert and sis
ters? Thry cover the earth at long at we
let thera. gire place to ut M the human race
Increases, and. without any thought of or
ganised resistance, die that we may live.
Hare these animals souls?
"Ycu hare sera the bird grieving orer the
destructicn cf its nest.
"Toti haee studied the pathetic eyet of
the lost dog. and the tad submission of the
tired, beatra horse.
"Is there not toul In those stricken crea
tures and spiritual feeling deeper than that
displayed by many men?
"First came all animal life, as we know It,
and then came man.
"Science and religion agree on this point
at least.
"AU owe their being to the tame eternal
force. Oa thit point again religion and
science agree.
"Is the life in animals merely a passing
dream, or does it express in ita humble way
the promise of life eternal?
"In Italy a scientific villain experimented
cn a dog to ascertain the power cf maternal
affection.
"The deg was most cruelly tortured. Its
new-born puppy wat beside It. Its nerves
were racked, tta spine injured, but whenever
permitted to do to the poor tortured animal
turned ita head toward its whining child
and licked it affectionately.
"Until It died there wat nothing that
could overcome maternal love In the heart
of that poor .dumb mother.-
"Is there not toul in tuch love at that?
HE EARNED A REST.
Senator Overman has woo a t!g fight, and
a hard-fought battle it was. too. In Wash
ington, and he feels a little bit tired and
ccmet heme to rest for a few days. The
Salisbury Post, the paper cf hia home town,
part him thit tribute:
"Senator Orermaa la due at home tomor
row for a week'a rest. The senator de
serves this rest and hia friends are glad
that he CAa thp home for a short while.
Perhaps we do not fully appreciate the
splendid service Mr. Orermxa has been ren
dering the past several months, nor do we
understand the terrific strain through which
he has ftti&. for it la the hardest tort of
work, tuch aa bears down on both the men
tal and physical nun. The most Important
piece cf legislation of the tesaioa has been
in the hands cf Mr. Orermaa, and he hat
encountered the meanest tort of opposition
In the Senate, and this has made the past
age cf the bill an exceedingly hard task,
tuch at la calculated to get cn a man's
nervet and depreta hia vitality. Senator
Overman needa aad deserves thia short rest,
and Salisbury fully appreciating hia splen
did services recently wtlcocnea him home."
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The offensive doesn't sera to get far and
the rains art ia the way.
Starting the xjth of thia month there will
be a regular service cf airplanes between
Washington City and New York carrying;
United States mail.
On rainy days, when the aviator cannot
tec the town below him, there will be no
terrier, but in fair weather the airplane will
past over the city and the tacks will be
dropped. Of course the system it not per
fected. A mail tack filled with letters
might strike an Innocent bystander on the
head and it might drop on the roof of a
building and never be found. Thia will all
be wctked cut. The first flying machine
wasn't tnuch cf a success, but they are now
perfected Thia is but iust a start. Carry
ing mail is experimental. But no doubt the
possibilities cf aircraft In commerce are
there, and we predict that it will not be
many years before there are regular trips
made bttween New . York and San Fran
cisco carrying as many as forty passengers
to a car. The figures suggested show that
this trip might be made in a'couple of days
and nigbta, and if it happens, as it will hap-
en, then distance will hare been annihi
ated. .
Wonder what Yuba Bill. Bret Harte't
old stage driver, would think if he saw an
airplane dropping off the mails as it came
orer the snow-crowned top of the Sierra
Nevadas? Wonder what be would think
when he saw the treasure box of Wells,
Fargo & Co. taken from the boot of hia
stage and dropped from an airplane a
thousand feet above the mountain tops?
Wonder what Old Henry Cooper, who
started up the slow-going railroad coach,
would think if he could now see our means,
of transportation? All marvels, all miracle.
And we wonder, as we are in the mood,
what we would think a thousand years from
now if we could be here and see the people
at work cn thia glebe? What we are doing
now would be considered slow and cumber
some. Onward and upward and forward
and enward is na ttxre's demand and com
mand, and that is why, as the eyelet come
and go new revclationa are made to man
from hit Creator. ! .
HAD TO COME,
; OteuTierrsrrTlfc 'puHTc
expenditures without tome scandal. There
never waa a picture cf abtolute honetty In
all goremmeat ccntractcrt. It bath been a
custom to loot the government if opportu
nity offered, and' it appeart from the noiee
being made in Vhington that the dirty
face of Graft baa thown itself In the air
plane contracts.
Of course It isn't as bad aa some would
paint it, but the fact that President Wilson
has looked over some of the specific charges
and ordered a thorough investigation sug
gests that the taint of graft is risible, and
inreatigation may rtreal a terrible state cf
dishonesty In tome quarter. We hare the
promise cf the President that the matter
will be fully inrettigated, and if there hat
been dishonesty those guilty will be brought
to court.
But all these revelations, no matter how
shocking, must not let us lose confidence
in the general works. The war prepara
tions hare been oa the most gigantic scale.
Billions of dollars hare been spent, and hur
riedly spent. Every call was a hurry-up
call; men and munitions were needed and
they had to be secured regardless of ex
pense. Cantonment a had to be prepared;
ships had to be built: airplanes had to be
contracted; a million things had to be dene,
and day work and night work were necet
sary. Therefore if it hat happened that
Graft has shown itself- in some places, let
no one of us grow weary. -Let us all under
stand that such things can be straightened
out and the' guilty punished. Let us under
stand that our best thought must be to
punish the enemy, and let us not wrangle
among ourtelres.
No one is going to defend the dishonest
contractor. No one wanta to whitewash
anybody connected with graft, but let ut
allow that to be a aide show. Let the big
thing be the prosecution of the war, and if
tome mistakes hare been made let.ua not
think that all has been bungled.
There is some politica, it seems. In the
noise at Washington, but there ia also tome
real gtounda for ttigting the Investigation
which ia now on.
This week we hare the Chautauqua with
us and It will be here for several days
noted speakers, big speakers and music ga
lore. Thia combination cf people it a com
bination worth while, and the person who
wanta information, who wanta entertain
ment, can make no mistake In liberally pa
tronizing these attractions.
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If it should happen that Jtck Frost makes
another trip "enduring of' the Long Cold
Spell In ?day it will be a sad day for the
peachet which so far hart refuted to fall
for the cold weather that Is past.
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The train wrect It the big newt orer the
wire today and especially tad to North
Carolina people.
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The funny thing about thit war business
ia that the programme is continuous. The
average citizen in times of peace had been
taught that three or four times a year it
was proper to "come across" with a dona
tion of one kind or another, and. then let it
rest for the year. ' But nowadays every
week tuggesta tomething demanding money
-"for war work.
And the man not yet used to giving up
hit part of the expense feelt that -he is being m
touched too often. That'a just human na-
ture. He hasn't yet understood. He hasn't
caught yer the broader visioii the vision
that one day will reveal to him his full duty.
He hasnt. yet teen the soldier in the
trenches, who hat staked bis life on the is
sue; the man who has left home and friends
and offered hia life's blood on the altar of
freedom. -He hasn't been touched "with that
part of the picture. yWhen he sees it, it will
be different.
He will say to himself. Why, here I am
in absolute security, and if the allies win
the war my security is still assured. I am
at home, where seas of money are swelling ;
I have opportunity to make more money
than ever, because more is floating on ac
count of the war; I am risking nothing but
a little of my wealth but think of the men
who are risking and giving their lives.
When be sees that picture, and it will be
revealed to him, he will walk up every time
a call is made -for money. He will at last
understand that he ia as much cf the allied .
as those doing real fighting; he will under
stand that the man this side the sea is as
much interested as the man on the other in
the battle line, and cheerfully and gladly
he will lay down his gold if that is all that
is wanted.
The war hasn't been on long enough with
u in it to get that vision, but that vision is
coming. It was shown in the last cam- .
paign for the sale of Liberty bonds. Seven
teen million people partially saw it, and the
next time more than seventeen million will
have seen it.
It takes gold, 'and then more gold, and
our people, those living inrtafety Jthis side
the sea, will put it'trp, even to the last far
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BENEFITS FORGOT.
The Comptroller of the Currency recent
ly revoked the authority he had previously
given for the organization of a national
bank orr the ground that the applicants for
the charter for a bank, although men of
means, had subscribed practically nothing
to the Liberty loans. .
The application for a charter was in
proper form, and these applicants were men
of wealth; so far as legal and material quali
ficationa were concerned the granting of the
charter was justified.
But when it was ascertained that these
wealthy applicants for, a charter to do a
banking 'business under the protection and
co-operation cf the United States govern
ment had out of their great wealth pur
chased only 20o worth of Liberty bonds
among them. Comptroller Williams prompt
ly revoked his approval of the application.
They will have no national bank.
The right and justice of the comptroller's
action will be heartily indorsed by every
true American citizen. These men present
a typical case of getting all possible from
the government and rendering as little re
turn as possible.
Yet the individual American citizen,
whether native or foreign born, who from
the soil of this country or from the oppor
tunities this country has offered him has
amassed money and property, and who in
thia time of war and necessity refuses to do
his part in financing his country, is not one .
whit better than these applicants for a na- .
tional bank charter. He is acting on the
same principle, and if he differs from these
would-be national bankers he differs only
in degTee, not in kind.
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.ALL RIGHT.
The Raleigh Times pleads, guilty to our
gentle impeachment that it runs some poli
tica, and says it does it for the interests of
the people; that tome men should not hold
office, and when such men want office it
proposet to talk out in meeting. That is a
broad platform, and the Times is independ
ent and strong enough to sustain its posi
tion. But we only made our suggestion be
cause this was to be a politicless year. .
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The Red Cross drive next week will be
one worth while. , Are you going to assess
yourself all you can or are you going to
give up only a part of it? No greater work
is done than that by the Red Cross, and
all people who have as much as a ten-cent
piece to possibly spare ahould put up that
ten-cent piece.
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Get ready for that cornerstone laying.
May aa is the date, and thattn't far off., .
What are you going to do about it? Get in
line, help form, the procession and help
swell the crowd. - , '...
It appears now from the progress of the
case that, there have been some well authen
ticated charges of graft in the aircraft work,
and President Wilson is determined to fully
investigate and punish the guilty if there
a are any, and exonerate the innocent. This
ts well. The New York Herald makes the
point, however, that whatever happens let
production go on. It says:
"Washington dispatches indicate a dis
position on the part of the House commit
tee on military affairs to withhold action on
the pending army appropriation bill until
there has been an investigation of the avia
tion situation. It is difficult to understand
why members of Congress should see any
relationship between the two matters. If
anybody has evidence of criminality in con
nection with aircraft production it is bis
duty to lay it before the department of jus
tice and that branchf the government will
do the rest. Under no circumstances should
the processes of the legislative branch of
. the government be halted by proceedings
which belong to. the courts, nor must ;the
processes of aircraft production be halted
by investigation on the part of Congress.
"It is natural to assume that when so
" much smoke hovers over the aircraft situa
tion there must be fire somewhere. At the
same time it is apparent that hysteria is
playing a large part in the current discus
sion of that situation both in Congress and
on the outside. !
. "President, Wilson has before him the re
port of a commission of competent men
whom he charged with the responsibility
of making a thorough investigation into
. the causes of the breakdown or delay of the
aviation programme. The personnel of that
commission is assurance that Its work has.
been done with thoroughness and without
fear or favor. Only the blindest partisan
opponent of the President professes to be
lieve that he would countenance a 'covering '
. up of wrongdoing or 4of failure, and even
the blindest partisan does. not believe that
in bis heart..- If the report made by Mr.' H4
Snowden MarshaH and bis associates ire-
nality : cs tfre vp Tt? "any bfcdy "connected.
vyiiu luc tuiuoii iiuic, iuc jrrciuucxit can
be relied upon to lay tbe. evidence promptly
before the. department of justice; for, action.
While in the criticisms coming from other
sources there is not much that is impressive,
whatever of substance those contain will
doubtless be utilized- by the law officers of
the government in any proceedings that
may be instituted."
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LIBERTY LOAN AND NEWSPAPERS
The relation of the newspapers of . the
country to the Liberty loan and other gov
ernmental efforts is expressed in, the tele
gram of Secretary McAdoo to the editors
assembled in New York last week in at
tendance on the meeting of the'. American
Newspaper Publishers Association.
"Will you. be good enougn to express to
the members of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association, now in session, my
sincere and warm appreciation of the great
service they have rendered to their country
by their consistent, unselfish and patient
support of. the successive Liberty loans
which have been offered by the Treasury
Department.
"These loans could not tiave succeeded
without the support of the newspapers, and
it gives me great pleasure to" make this ac
knowledgment. An enlightened public opin
ion is the chief asset of a democracy. By
keeping the people of America informed on
public events and transmitting word of the
financial and other needs of the govern
ment the American newspapers have per
formed a public and incalculable service t&
the nation. -I know that the service will be
continued and that the newspapers will do
their full share in assisting America to win
" this war for democracy and justice."
OVERMAN BILL WILL PASS.
The fact that the Overman bill has been
reported today by the House Judiciary
Committee fifteen to one suggests that the
bill will soon become a law.
This bill gives to the President wonder
ful power greater, perhaps, than ever be
fore given a President of any country. But
in this fierce struggle, this time when one
man must be the final judge, it is necessary
to clothe that man with unlimited power.
This Nation has unbounded confidence in
Mr. Wilson and he is making good every
minute. Those who do not want to see the
hand of God in the world's doings won't
look, but it appears that always when a
great crisis comes in the life of a Nation a
great man comes to the front. This time
the great man is .Woodrow Wilson, and he
will guide the Nation through the ordeal.
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" Are ' you remembering that Liberty
Bonds are still on sale and you can yet,
maybe, buy another bond.
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To the Honi William Howard Taft: Wel
come to our city 1 . . -
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