ROANOKE RAPIDS HERALD, ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.
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CHAPTER XII. Continued.
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"Two of the five eoiincilmen are fur
sale; two niv honest mon and one
is nn uncertain quantity. Tin- mayor
is n politician. I've known them all
lttee boyhood, nnil If I dared mine
tint in the o)nn, think that even the
crooks have sentiment enough' for
w'mt the Cardigans stand for In this
coui.ty to decline to hold me up."
'Then why not come out 111 the
open ninl save tronlile and expense?"
"I am not ready to have a lot of
notes called on me," Bryce replied
dryly. "Neither mn I desirous of linv.
lug the I.nKunn Grande Lumber cotn
Tuiny start n riot In the redwood Itim
Iter market by cutting prices to n
point where I would have to sell my
iuniher tit a loss In order to pet hold
of a little ready money. I tell you,
the limn has me under Ills thumb, and
the only way I can escape is to slip
out when ho Isn't looking."
"Ilnm-m-ni ! Slliny old beggar, Isn't
lie? I dare say he wouldn't hesitate
"Two of the Five Councilman Are for
Sale."
to lmy the city council to Idock you,
would he?"
"I ki.o"- he'll lie and steal. I dare
say he'd corrupt a puhlic official."
r.uck Ogilvy rose and stretched him
self. "I've got my work cut out for
lne, haven't I?" he declared with n
yawn. "However, It'll he n tight worth
while, and that at least will make It
Interesting. Well?"
Ilryce presse ! the buzzer on his
desk, and n moment later Moita en
tered. "I'ennlt me, Moiru, to present
Mr. Ogllvy. Mr. Ogllvy, Miss MeTnv
ish." The Introduction having been
Acknowledged by both parties, Ilryce
continued: "Mr. Ogllvy will have fre
quent need to Interview me at this of
fice, Molra, but It is our joint desire
that his visits here shall remain a
profound secret to everybody with the
exception of ourselves. To that end
!. will hereafter cull at night, when
this portion of the town is absolutely
deserted. Yon 'have nn extra key to
the office, Molra. I wish ynu would
$lve It to Mr. Ogllvy."
Molra Inclined her dark head and
withdrew. Mr. Ruck Ogllvy groaned.
"God speed the day when you can
otiie out from under and I'll be per
mitted to cull during office hours," he
murmured. He picked up his hat and
withdrew, via the general office. Half
an hour Inter, Ilryce looked out and
saw him draped over the counter, en
gaged in animated conversation with
Molra McTavlsh. Before Ogllvy left,
l.e had managed to Impress Molra with
ti sense of the unmitigated horror of
being a stranger In n strange town,
f reed to sit around hotel lobbies with
!rummers and other lost souls, and
lrew from Molra the assurance thnt
it wasn't more distressing than to have
to sit around a boarding-house night
Rafter night watching old women tat
and tattle.
This was the opening Buck Ogllvy
had sparred for. Fixing Moira with
Ids bright blue eyes, be grinned boldly
n nd said : "Suppose, Miss McTnvlsh.
we start a league for the dispersion of
gloom. You he the president, and I'll
be the financial secretary."
"How would the 1 "ague operate?"
Molra demanded cautiously.
"Well, It might begin by giving a
dinner to nil the members, followed
J,y u Iltlto motor trip Into the country
next Saturday afternoon," Buck sug
gested. Molrn's Madonnn glance appraised
Mm slendilv. "I haven't known you
very long, Mr. Ogllvy," she reminded
Mm.
"Oh, I'm easy to got acquainted
with," he retorted lightly. "Besides,
don't I come well recommended?" He
pondered for a moment. Then : "I'll
you what. Miss McTavlsh. Suppose
we put It up to BryCe Cardigan. If
be says It's nil right we'll pull oft the
liarty. If l" S!1s it's all wrong, I'll
go out and drown myself and fairer
words than them hns no man spoke."
"I'll think It o,er," said Molrn.
" "By nil means. Never decide such
fir Important matter In a hurry. Just
tell me vour home telephone number,
nnd I'll ring up at seven this evening
for your decision."
, nelnctnntly Molra gave him the
Lumber. She was not at all prejudiced
against this carroty stranger in fact,
she had n vague suspicion that he was
n sure cure for the blues, nn ailment
which she suffered from all too fre
quently ; and, moreover his voice, his
respectful manner, his alert eyes, and
Ills wonderful clothing were all rather
t
fiMAET oft
By PETEK
! alluring. The Hotter of a great ad-
venture was In M. lira's heart and the
1 tlnsh of n thousand ruses in her chocks
j when. Buck Ogilvy having at length
; departed, she went into Bryee's private
: office to get his opinion as to the
j 1 ropriety of noceniing the invitation.
I Bryce listened to her gravely as
with nil tic sweet innocence of her
years nnd imworthlness she laid the
I Ogilvy proposition before him.
I "By nil means accept," he counselled
, her. "Buck Ogilvy is one of the finest
gentlemen you'll ever meet. I'll stake
I my reputation on him. You'll find
I him vnstly amusing, Molra. He'd
! make Nlobe forget her troubles, nnd
, he does know bow to order a dinner."
When Moi n bnd left him, Bryce
j was roused from bitter lntrospec
j Hons by the ringing of the telephone.
' To "lils amazement Shirley Sumner was
j calling him !
: "You're a wee bit surprised, aren't
!you, Mr. Cardigan?" she said teasingly.
j "You're wondering why I have tele-
j phoned to you?"
"No, I haven't bnd time. The sud
denness of It has left me more or less
dumb. Why did you ring up?"
"I wanted some advice. Suppose
you wanted very, very much to know
what two people were talking about,
hut found yourself In a position where
you couldn't eavesdrop. What would
you do?"
"I wouldn't eavesdrop," he told her
severely. "That Isn't a nice thing to
do, and I didn't think you would con
template anything that Isn't nice."
"But I have everv moral, ethical, ami
f'.nunoinl rii:ht to be a parly to that
eon versa, ion, only well "
"Willi you present there would he
:.o conversation Is that It?"
"Exactly, .Mr. Cardigan."
"And it Is of the utmost Importance
that you should know what Is said?"
"Yes."
"And you do not Intend to use your
knowledge of the conversation, when
gained, for an illegal or unethical pur
pose?" "I do not. On the contrary, if I nm
aware of what Is being planned, I can
prevent others from doing something
illegal nnd unethical."
"In that event. Shirley, I should say
I you nre quite Justified in eavesdrop
, ping."
j "But how can I do It? I can't hide
l in n closet and listen."
"Buy a dictograph nnd have it hld
' den in the room where the conversa
tion takes place. It w ill record every
word of it."
"Who.re can 1 lmy one?"
"In San I'ninclsco."
"Will you telephone to your San
Frnifeisco office and have them buy
one for me and ship it to you, togelher
with directions for using?"
"Shirley, this is most extraordinary."
"1 quite realize that. May I depend
upon you to oblige me In this matter?"
"Certainly. Rut why pick on me, of
nil persons, to perform such n mission
for you?"
"I can trust you to forget that you
have performed It."
"Thank you. I think yon may safely
trust me. And I shall attend to the
matter Immediately."
"You nre very kind, Mr. Cardigan.
How is your dear old father? Molrn
told me some time ago that he was 111."
"He's quite well again, thunk you.
It's to'o bnd the circumstances are
such thnt we, who started out to be
such agreeable friends, see so little of
each other, Shirley."
"Indeed, it Is. However, It's all your
fault. I have told you once how you
can obviate thnt distressing situation.
But you're sc stubborn, Mr. Cardigan."
"I haven't got to the point where I
like crawling on my hands and knees,"
he flared bnck at her. "Even for your
sake, I decline to simulate friendship
or tolerance for your uncle; hence I
must be content to let matters stand
as they nre between us."
She laughed lightly. "So you nre
still uncompromisingly belligerent
still after Uncle Seth's scalp?"
"Yes; and I think I'm going to get
It. I'm not fighting for myself alone,
mm.
'0 .Wh I
"Just Tell Me Your Home Telephone
Number."
but for a thousand dependents for a
principle for an ancient sentiment
that was my father's and is now mine.
You do not understand."
"I understnnd more thnn you give
me credit for. and some day you'll
realize It. I understand Just enough
to make me feel sorry for you. I un
derstand whnt even my uncle doesn't
suspect at present, and that Is thnt
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vu.jr
vour're the directing genius of the
Northern I 'alil'iu o!a On urni railroad
and billing behind your friend Ogilvy.
Now, listen to me, Bryce Cardigan:
You're never going fo build that read.
Do you understand?"
The suddenness of her altack amaz
ed .him to such an extent that he did
not take the trouble to contradict her.
In 'tend he blurted out, angrily and
defiantly: -I'll Pnild that road if it
j costs me my life if It costs me you.
' Understand ; rni In this light to win."
j "You will not build that road," she
reiterated.
"Why?"
"Because I shall not permit you to.
I have some financial interest In the
I.ngnna Crande Lumber company, nnd
I; Is not to Hint financial interest that
you should hulld the N. 0. O."
"How did you find out that I was
behind Ogilvy?"
"Intuition. Then I accused you of
It, nnd you admitted it."
"I suppose you're going to tell your
uncle now," he retorted wltberlngly.
"n the contrary, I nm not. If It
will comfort you the least bit. you
have my word of honor thnt I shall
not reveal to my uncle the identity of
the man behii.d the N C. O. The fact
1 , both you and Undo Selh annoy me
exceedingly. How lovely everything
would have been If yoi. two hadn't
ctarted this feud and forced upon tne
the task of trying to be fair nnd Im
partial to yon both. Forgive my
slang, but I'm going to hand you each
n poke soon."
"Shirley," he told her earnestly,
"listen carefully to what I am about to
say . I love you. I've loved you from
the day I first mot yon. I shall always
love you: and when I get around to
I It. I'm going to ask you to marry me,
At present, however, that is a light
I do not possess. However, the day
1 acquire the right I shall exercise
It."
"And when will that day be?" Very
softly, In awesome tones!
"The day I drive the last spike In
the N. C. O."
Fell n silence. Then; "I'm glad,
Bryce Cardigan, you're not a quitter.
Good-bye, good luck and don't forget
my errand." She hung up and sat at
the telephone for a moment, dimpled
chin in dimpled hand. "How I'd hate
you if I could handle you I" she mur
mured. Following this exasperating but
Illuminating, conversation with Shirley
Sumner over the telephone, Bryce
Cardigan was n distressed and badly
worried man. For an hour be sat
slouched In his chair, chin on breast,
the while he reviewed every angle
of the situation. He found It Impos
sible, however, to disassociate the busi
ness from the personal aspects of his
relations wiih Shirley, and he recalled
thnt she had the very best of reasons
for placing their relations on a busi
ness basis rather a sentimental one.
For the present, however, It was nil a
profound and disturbing mystery, and
nfler nn hour of futile concentration
there came to Bryce the old childish
impulse to go to his father with his
troubles.
"He will be aide to think without
having his thoughts blotted out by a
woman's face," Bryce soliloquized.
"He's like one of his own big redwood
trees; his head Is always above the
storm."
Strnightwny Bryce left the office nnd
went home to the old house on the
knoll. John Cardignn wns sitting on
the veranda, nnd from a stand beside
him George Sea Otter entertained him
with a phonograph selection "The
Suwanee Itlver." sung by n male quar
tette. He could not see, but with the
Intuition of the bllml be knew,
"Whnt Is It, son?" he demanded
gently as Bryce came up the low steps.
"George, choke that contraption off."
Bryce took his father's band. "I'm
In trouble, John Cardignn," he snid sim
ply, "and I'm not big enough to handle
It alone."
The leonine old mnn smiled, and his
smile had nil the sweetness of a bene
diction. Ills boy wns In trouble nnd
had come to him. Good ! Then he
would not fail him. "Sit down, son,
and tell the old man nil about it Be
gin at the beginning nnd let me have
all the nngles of the angle."
Bryce obeyed, nnd for the first time
John Cardigan learned of his son's ac
quaintance wllh Shirley Sumner nnd
I the fact that she had been present in
Bennington's woods the day Bryce had
gone there to settle the score with
Jules Rondeau.
With the patience, nnd gentleness of
I a confessor John Cardigan beard the
'slory now, nnd though Bryce gave no
j hint in words that his affections were
j Involved In the fight for the Cardigan
acres yet did his father know It. for
i he was n parent. And his great heart
went out In sympathy for bis boy.
"I understand, sonny, I understand.
This young lady Is only one additional
reason why you must win, for of course
yon understand she Is not indifferent
to yon."
"I do not know that she feels for me
anything stronger than a vagrant sym
pathy, dad, for while she l eternally
feminine, nevertheless she has a tnns
culine way of looking at ninny things.
Her first loyalty is to her uncle; in
fact, she owes none to me. And I dare
sny he has given her some extremely
plausible reason why we should be
eliminated ; while I think she Is sorry
that It must be done, nevertheless. In
a mlstnken Impulse of self -protection
she Is likely to let him do it."
'Terhaps, perhafs. Eliminate the
girl, my boy. She's trying tfl pla;' fair
to yon and her reKtlve. Let us con
centrate on Pennington."
"The entire situation hinges on thnt
Jump-crossing of his tracks on Water
street."
"He doesn't know you plau to cross
them, does hel"
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"No."
"Then, lad, your .tub Is to get your
crossing in before lie finds out. isn't
it?"
"Yes, but It's an !mpossil-(i task,
partner. I'm not Aladdin, yon know.
I have to have a franchise from the
city council, and I have to have rails."
"Both are procurable, my son. In
duce the city council to gram you a
temporary franchise tomorrow, and
buy your rails from Bennington. He
has n mile of track running up Laurel
creek, and Laurel creek win legged out
three years ago."
"But he bates me, old pal."
"The Colonel never permits sentiment
to interfere with business, my sop. He
doesn't need the rails, and he does de
sire your money. Consider the rail
problem settled."
"How do you stand with the mayor
and the council ?"
"I do not stand at all."
"That makes it bad."
"Not at all. The Cardigans are not
known to be connected w ith the N. C.
O. Send your blight friend Ogilvy
after that franchise, lie's the only
man who can land it. Give him a free
hand and tell him to deliver the goods
by nny means short of bribery. I know
you can procure th' rails and have
them at the Intersection of B and Wa
ter streets Thursday night. If Ogllvy
can procure the temporary franchise
and have It In bis pocket by six o'clock
Thursday night you should have that
crossing In by sunup Friday morning.
Then let Bennington rave, lie cannot
procure nn Injunction to restrain us
from cutting his tracks, thus throwing
the matter info the courts and hold
ing us up Indefinitely, because by the
time he wake-! up the tracks will have
been cut. The best he can do then
will be to fight us before the city coun
cil when we apply for our permanent
franchise."
"Partner, It looks like a forlorn
hope," said Bryce.
"Well, you're the boy to lend it. And
It will cost but little to nit In the
crossing and take a chance. Bemeni
icr. Bryce. once we have that crossing
In It stands like a spite fence between
Pennington and the law which he
knows so well how to pervert to suit
his ignoble purposes." He turned ear
nestly to Bryce and waved n trembling,
"Sit Down, Son, and Tell the Old Man
All About It."
admonitory finger. "Vour Job Is to
keep out of court. Ouce Pennington
gets the law on us the Issue will not
he settled In our favor for years; and
In the meantime you perish. Run
along, now, and hunt up Ogllvy."
It was with a considerably lighter
heart thnt Bryce returned to the mill
office, from which he lost no time in
summoning Buck Ogilvy by telephone.
"Thnnks so much for the Invitation."
Ogilvy murmured gratefully, "I'll be
down In a pig's whisper." And he was.
"Bryce, ynu look like the devil," he de
clared the moment he entered the let
ter's private office.
"I ought to, Buck. I've Just raised
the devil nnd spilled the beans on the
N. C. 0."
"To whom, when and where?" '
"To Pennington's niece 'over the
telephone about two hours ago,"
Buck Ogilvy smote h!s left palm with
bis right (1st. "How did you let the
cat out of the bag?''
"i hat remarkable girl enlhil me tip
and accused you of being a mere screen
for me and amazed mo so I admitted
It."
Ogllvy dropped bis red head In sim
ulated agony and moaned. Presently
he raised It and said: "Well. It might
hnve been worse. Think of what might
have happened had sbe called In per
son. She would have picked your
pocket for the corporate seal, the com
bination of the safe nnd the list of
stockholders, nnd probably ended up by
gagging nnd binding you in your own
swivel chair."
"Don't. Buck. Comfort nnd advice
Is what I need now."
"All right. Whnt do you want me
to do to save the day?"
"Deliver to me by six o'clock Thurs
day night a temporary franchise from
the city council, granting the N. C. O.
the right to run a rnllrond from our
drying yard across Wnter street at Its
Intersection with B street and out
Fmnf street."
"Certainly. By all means! Kasle'st
thing I do! All right, old dear! Tm
on my way to do my d dest which
angels can't do no more. Nevertheless,
for your sins you shall do me a favor
before my heart breaki after falling
down on this eon: met you've Just I
given inc." I
"Crnlili -d. Pile!;. Name it." !
"Fin ghintr a nice little private, spo- i
el.il'y , ouke.l ,!i.in,T to Miss MoT;. vis!, i
lon'i'. We're going ,, pui it off In '
"i:e !' lie- prhati- s'To nod corral- ;
hi' that I J . i!e ori.ted im.k re- :
'atir.w i.v Ti..p sir, el. Moiru--that '
's. Miss rieTaisti js I, ringing a chap
eron, nn Miss s'liiiey Sumner. Your
.!'! is I" be i; y chaperon and envrtain '
MNs S inaier. v ho from all accounts
most brilliant and fascinating." ,
''X riling doing!" Bryce almost
roared. "Why. sne's the girl that
bluffed the secret of the N. C. I. out
of lie!"
"I'o jiiu bate her for it?"
"No. 1 bale myself." I
"Then you'll eonie. You promiseil
In advance, and no excuses go now.
The new s will be ail over town by Fri-
day morning; so why bother to keep
up appearances any longer?"
And before Bryce could protest Ogll- !
vy had thrown open the office door and
called the glad tidings to Molra. who
was working In the next room; where- ,
upon Moira's wonderful eyes shone '
with that strange, lambent flame. She
clasped her bands Joyously. "Oh. how ;
wonderful'" she exclaimed. "I've ill-;
ways wanted Miss Shirley to meet Mr.
Bryce.
CHAPTER XIII.
Fortunately for the situation which !
had so suddenly confronted him, Bryce
Cardigan had Mr. Buck Ogilvy; nnd
out of the experiences gained In other
j railroad-building enterprises the said j
Ogllvy. while startled, was not stunned i
i by the suddenness and Immensity of j
I the order so casually given him by his
I youthful employer, for he bad already
devoted to the matter of that crossing j
jthe better part of the preceding night, i
j "Cot to run a sandy on the mayor." !
; Buck soliloiii!i7ed ns be walked rapid- i
ly uptown. "Now how shall I proceed ,
; to sneak up on that oily old cuss' blind ,
side?" j
Two blocks farther on Mr. Ogilvy ;
paused and snapped bis lingers vigor- j
ously. "Knreka !" he murmured. "I've
got Poinnlslone by the tail on a down- ;
hi!! haul. Is it a cinch? Well. I Just
guess 1 should tell a man !"
He hurried to the telephone building
and put in a long-i'istnnce call for the :
San Francisco office of the Cardigan
j I'edwood I. umber company. When the
n. imager came on the line Ogilvy dic
tated to him a message which he in- ;
slruetoil the manager to telegraph hack
to him lit the Hotel Sccpioia one hour
later; this mysterious detail attended
to. he continued on to the mayor's of
fice In the city hall.
Mayor I'oundstone's bushy eyebrows
arched with Interest when his secre
tary laid upon his desk the card of Mr.
Buchanan Ogilvy, vice president and
general manager of the Northern Cali
fornia. "Ah-h-h!" he breathed with an
unpleasant resemblance to a bun vl
vant who sees before him his favorite ;
vintage. "I have been expecting Mr.
Ogilvy to call for quite a while. Show
him In." ;
(TO ME CONTIXt'ED.) i
SLOW TO ACCEPT BUDDHISM
People of Japan Loath to Embrace j
Faith Introduced Into the
Country by Korea. !
Buddhism wns Introduced into Japan J
by Korea In the year It was first '.
embraced by the higher classes, partlc- ,
ularly In scholarly circles, but the
lower classes still clung to their old
faith of Shintoism. The doctrines of i
Buddhism were written in the Chinese ,
language nnd the believers offered
their prayers in that tongue. j
At one time Buddhism made such j
in Japan, but the people still opposed
It with n determination of upholding
their own Shintoism, until the states
men 'nnd priests Invented nn Ingenious
way of explaining nnd Interpreting the
religious principles of Buddhism.
They adopted the theory of monothe
ism as well as polytheism by snylng
that there is only one supreme power
which Is personified In the form of
various gods nnd goddesses, nccording
to the different countries and different
Institutions.
The principles of Buddhism and
Shintoism were thus reconciled nnd,
In order to convince the popular mind
of this theory, Fmperor Shonnt pa
tronized a movement to erect u large
bronze stntue of Dalbutsu or Buddha
nt Nnrn, the stntue being completed
In the year 752 after 14 years of cast
ing and com'.rif'tion.
Chinese Tea Myth.
An Interesting myth has been woven
about the 5 o'clock "tea." According
to n Chinese legend, ten was discov
ered by n son of nn Indian king,
Darmn, who in filO A. D. paid a semi- I
religious visit to China. To prove his
religious fervor, Darina led an austere !
life, ate only vegetables, nnd prnved !
constantly. He vowed never to sloe,; i
j that he might devote nil his time to I
I prayer, but one day. nfler many years, j
I he was overcome with drowsiness nnd, j
jngalnst bis will, slept. On awakening,
i he wept bitterly. To show his re- j
! morse be cut off his eyelids. The next !
j morning l.e found the eyelids mctanim-- i
I phosed Into two shrubs called "clian," ;
the Chinese for eyelids. The moral of j
! this legend points out that Darmn
! chewed some of the shrubbery nnd
! learned its arousing properties. In
I l(V.t!), the Chinese presented the "chnn"
lor "tea" leaves to the czar, nnd later
they were Introduced Into London.
Difficult Course.
There nre golfers so engrossed in
the game that they can think nnd tnlk
of nothing else. Such a one was taken
by ns astronomer to look nt the moon
through n telescope. Asked what lie
thought of that satellite, the golfer re
plied : "It's n' rlcbt, but It's nufu' fu'
o' bunkers." Boston Transcript,
The Truth.
"I have seen this article scores of
times nnd you brought it to me as
original."
"So It was. It must have been orig
inal with somebody."
His Position.
"Nellie says she wouldn't marry the
best man In the world."
"Well, did you ever see anybody
marry the best man at a wadding?"
RATHER STRENUOUS
HOVE FROJEGTE
CORPORATION COMMISSION OF j
NORTH CAROLINA IN DANGER.
OF ABOLISHMENT.
IS NEGSiODil 10 D!UiI0B
Shippers Will Ask for the Creation
of Office of Tax Commission
Carrying Salary of $12,000.
Raleigh.
Washington. A movement to abol
ish, the corporal ion commission of
North Carolina is on foot and will be
carried to the special session of the
legislature meeting in July it was said
hur by Representatives of the North
Carolina Shippers' Association. The
commission, it is charged, has been
both negligent and dilatory in it3
prosecution of suits for removing tho
discrimutory freiKUt rates in North
Carolina in lieu ot the commission
whose powers are practically wiped
out by the new railroad law it is said
that the shipers will ask tor the crea
tion of the office of a tax commis
sioner with a salary paying JIL'.OOO a
year. Announcement has been made
by Admiral Benson, chairman of tho
shipping board, thnt a separate dis
trict has been created for the five
South Atlantic ports with headquar
ters at Savannah. News of the crea
tion of the new district came to Rep
resentative Overstreet of Georgia. Ad
miral Benson did not indicate when
the new arrangement is effective.. It
is understood that a deputy commis
sioner will be placed in charge of tho
South Atlantic ports, which have
heretofore been in a district with
Norfolk.
Important Decision Rendered.
An important opinion handed down
by the North Carolina siipmne court
was that reversing the Robeson coun
ty superior court in the case of Mc
Aljster against the American Railway
Express company.
This case is of gpneral Importance,
not only in this stale but throughout
the country, as it. involves the liabil
ity of the American Railway Express
company for the debts o the South
ern Express company which joined
with the other express companies, that
is, Adams Express. Wells Fargo and
American Express com panics in form
ing the American Railway Express
com pany.
The plaintiff sued for $20, the value
of certain paint, he had shipped over
the Southern Express company line to
Hondersoiiville which was never de
livered, and also for the penalty of
$50 given by state for not paying the
bill for 'he paint.
The superior court decided In favor
of the plaintiff and its judgment is
reversed by the supreme court, Jus
tire Walker writing the opinion, which
held that the American Railway Ex
press company is not liable for the
debts and torts of the Southern Ex
press company.
Road Contracts Awarded.
State Highway Commissioner Frarik
Page, has announced the awarding of
contracts for road work in Durke, Mc
Dowell, Jackson and Mitchell coun
ties aggregating $475,000.
The contracts call for the comple
tlon of the following projects:
?fo. 84, 15 miles of gravel highwav
in Burke and McDowell counties and
hard surfaced highways iS the towns
of Marion and Old Fort, to J. A. K-ie
and company, of Knoxvtfie, Tenn
No. 70, five and e;ht-tenths of
gravel road between Balsam and Syl
va, In Jackson county, to Wright and
Nave, of Anderson. S. C.
No. 84, eight miles of bituminous
macadam, in Mitchell county, to the
Gibson Construction company, of
Knoxville, Tenn.
Gardner Denies Charge.
Lieut. Governor O. Max Gardner,
candidate for the democratic guberna
torial nomination has issued a state
ment here emphatically denying a
charts made by J. F. Barrett, labor
leader, to the effect that Mr. Gardner
called at his (Barrett's) office and
asked Barrett for his support.
Beginning of Lower Prices.
Three weeks ago tho State Highway
Commission offered three construction
projects to contractors in this state,
and received no bids. Tentative
prices named for the work were deem
ed out of reason. Recently the com
mission offered three projects to con
at prices about 20 per cent, under the
tentative price three weeks ago.
State Highway Commissioner Frank
Paf said that, lie regarded the results
of the bidding us the beginning of a
definite end towards lower prices.
New Charters and Comrrossions.
Academy Shop Mfg Co., Trontman,
to manufacture canning machinery,
with an authorised capital ' stock of
$1 2R.000 and $2M00 paid in.
"Western Carolina Transportation
Co., Cndler, bggage and passenger
transfer, with nn authorized and paid
in capital of $10,000.
Sandhills Construction Co., Pine
hurst, with an authorized cepital stock
ot $100,000 and $lfi,000 paid in.
Sharpe Insurance and Real Estate
Co., Durham, with an authorized cap
ital stock ot $100,000 and $300 paid In.
Odd Fellow "Select Citizens"
That the Odd Fellows are "selrt
cltliens" and that upon them rst tha
duty and responsibility of helping the
Governor ot the State and the irovern
tent of the United States In advanc
ing all worthy causes and In maintain
ing the Institutions of the country
was the message brought to North
Carolina Odd Fellows by Grand Sire
Htnry V. Borst, of Amsterdam, N. T.,
on the occasion ot the celebration ot
101st anniversary of Odd Fellowship.
Mo.
Population of Raleigh 24,8
Washington. ! Special). Tl'S papu
lation of llaleiKh, N. C, is 24.41S, ac
c.irling to the census bureau. This
rcpr.'aenN an increase of 5.2w0 in tea
years vT -7.1 p-r cent.
Dr. J. M. Crar.ford has been ap
pointed pension .-cir:;eo!i at Asllcvill
nn r-c :nim-ndaUia ' f Representa
tive Weaver.
Pres..!, et W. I.. Put ':! of Waka
Forest colli go was a speaker at thu
University club at a meeting sponsor
ed by the American Sociological con
gress. Senators ?!uimons and Overman
announced that the following special
representatives for the censps bureau
had been appointed:
Dr. W. A. Leslie of Morganton: W.
P. Ilogurt of Greensboro; E. B. Joiiea
of Hickory and Brevard Nixon of
Charlotte.
More than two thousand Nor'.h Car
olina Baptists, including some of tlid
most prominent In the state wer
here attending the Southern Baptist
convention. Motels, boarding bouse
and private homes all ovarHnwed with,
delegates and visitors and the com
mittees on entertainment had ftreal
difficulty in finding places for the
thousands who journeyed to the na
tional capital for the great event.
Among those taking active part in
the convention were Dr. Livingston
Johnson of Raleigh; Dr. Archibald
Johnson of Thomasville, Cary Hunter
of Raleigh J. J. Hurt ot Wilmington
and many others.
Antl-Typhold Campaign
Dr. F. M. Register, state epidemi
ologist announced that the anti-typhoid
campa'cn in counties with no
whole-time health officers will start
June 24. These counties number 80
out of the total 100 in the state. The
hoard of health will undertake work
in 20 counties at first. Five have al
ready signed up, being Mecklenburg,
Gaston. Alamance, Franklin and Per
son. These counties must bear halt
tho expense. In counties that hav
whol'V.ime health officers, of which
Wake is one, the crusade ajrainst ty
pi.oid will start next week.
Dr. Register says the object of the
hoard of health will be to have 100.
OtVl North Carolinians vaccinated
against typhoid fever this spring and
summer, believing this will further
reduce the provaloney of the disease.
Dr. C. A. Shore, of the state labora
tory of hygiene, reports that the num
ber of mad dog heads coming to the
laboratory for examination for rabies
has been abnormal recently.
"Cruel Tyrany and Injustice"
"The cruel tyranny, the brutal In
justice, the deep and black domina
tion of such a 'ax system so outrages
every instinct of decency, every pulse
beat of humanity, every rule of rea
son and common sense that even a
governoor finds it hard to discuss tha
subject in terms permitted by tho
rules and regulations of the church."
This denunciation was issued in a
statement by Governor Bickett.
In his statement on this question,
the governor said to the correspond
ent of The Observer:
"I have just received a letter from
one ot the best citizens in North Caro
lina who lives in one ot our most pro
gressive counties. In the letter ha
says: "I have a neice whose husband
left her. as he thought in comfortable
circumstances. He left her a homa
and several thousand dollars In cash
which he has loaned out at six per
per cent. She pays lour and a quar
ter per cent regular town, county and.
state taes, so please tell me how she is
to live.
"Will some one who Is in favor of
perpetuating such Iniquity tell mo
what to write this man about his wid
owed niece? Her case is not excep
tional, but it is typical of thousands
in the state.
Effect of Revaluation,
"Under the revaluation act, in the
very county from which this letter
comes, the tax rate will be reduced
from tour and a quarter to one par
cent, If not less. Then out ot every
six dollars that the widow collect she
will pay one dollar to the atate, town
and county and have five dollars left
for the support ot herself and chil
dren. "And surely this is enough, an In
come tax of sixteen and two thirds
per cent without allowing any exemp
tions, is certainly enough to require
ary class ot citizens to pay."
Must Recite All Evidence.
By a three to two vote in an opinion
handed down by the Supreme Court,
the case of State vs. J. E. Cline, from
Forsythe county, charging the defen
dant with rape, goe3 back to the lower
court for a new trial on the ground
that the presiding judge erred in neg
lecting to recite to the jury the en
tire evidence submitted in the case.
The opinion is written by Justice
Brown, with Justices Hoke and Wal
ker concurring. A dissenting opinioa
is filed by Justice Allen with Chief
Justice Clark concurring.
Eames Assigned to Duty
Col. H. E. Eames, United States
Army, has been assigned to duty as
inspector-instructor of the North Car
olina National Guard and has already
arrived In the city. He succeeds Cant.
N. M. Green, assigned to duty as cap
tain of the army infantry rifle team.
Col. Eames has served us inspector
and instructor In North Carolina and
news of his return brought expres
sions of high satisfaction from of
ficials of the North Carolina Guard,
who have a grateful remembrance of
his former services in those positions.
Sixteen men have enlisted from
Sixteen men have enlisted rom
Charlotte territory and assigned.
Cross, J. E.; Lilly, William T., Mat
lory, J. D Morris, Halley, Badin; Dun
lap, J. P. Ansonvllle; Dunlap, H. L.
Ansonville; -Monroe, Jas. E. Albe
marle; Rockett, William M., Mot (tan
ton; Walker, William M., Charlotte;
Robinson, Thomas, Charlotte; Gold.
George, Charlotte; Morriss, Dayton.
Marietta; Stanley, George, Belmont;
Williams, Jasper, Cleveland; Bailey,
John Saluda; Blarney, George, Bel
tnont. :