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' m 70 TIIE EVENIN G. TIMES: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 190$. . T - i , ...in i yon wouldn't be without one another hour. Turn the wick as high eras low as you please (here's no danaer no smoke no smell "jus direct intense heat that's because ol the smokeless device. Beautifully finished in nickel and japan orna mental anywhere. 1 he brass tont holds 4 quarts, giv ing heat for 9 hours. It is light in weight easily carried from room to room. Every heater warranted The amn meets the need of the VL'amPstudenl-a bright. steady hohr study by. Made of brass nickel plated, latest im proved central draft burner. Every lamp warranted. 11 vour dealer does nol carry Perfection Oil Heater and Rayo Lamp write our nearest BTAMDARD Oil. Mr. C D. Harris Resigns Comlnued from First Pair ) ' distribution five bulletins 'concerning . pure feed. His bulletin on Starch Adulterants exposed the adulteration ofstarch used in the cotton mills of 51 the south, and resulted in legislation ' which saved the mill men hundreds of dollar. His bulletin a breakfast Foods created much comment. His "Synopsis of the Feed Laws of the Different States", is a well-prepared ,; document, and won for hi mrecogni- Statea' Commissioners or Agriculture. document, and won for him recogni- ' At the meeting of this body he was universally recognized as the fore most figure in the south along this . line.' He drew up the "Uniform Feed ' Law" which will be passed in all tne . southern states. He waa chairman of ' the committee of southern chemists, appointed to draft these laws. His latest bulletin has just been .issued. The subject treated is "Stock Feeca". , ' For four years Mr. Harris has been graduate manager of athletics at a. &' M. College. He has acn:evea won derful success and to him Is due, in a large measure, the enviable position held by this college in southern atn- , letics. The A. & M. College will be the greatest loser by his departure. . Concerning Mr. Harris and his work, State Chemist Kllgore said to day: . . , '"Mr. C. D. Harris, who has been connected with the work of tae ce- partment of agriculture for the past eight years, will leave the department on January 1st, to enter a business : Irae. ". . , Mr. Harris main work has been in the examination of stock feeds. both chemically and microscopically, and the microscopic examination of f i- ...m- . training especially fitted him for this work and his experience has made him- a most valuable worker for the ' nepartment. in fitting nimself for. tin duties n took three years' spec- . - . , , ial work at Johns Ijopklns and Cor- a reat oss to the depar.- nell universities, where he worked D?ent- ,He 18 10"6 .the "" " with the best chemists and micros- the business today, coplsts In the country. He has made Major W. A. Graham, commls his work strong and effective in the s'oner of agriculture, in speaking of department, and has made for him- nls resignation, said: self a splendid reputation, not only in f "He has become one of the most the state, but with scientific workers conspicuous figures In hu line oi work over the country. ;ln the southern states. He has fieen "The results of his work on feeds with the department 10 years, and it JUST RECEIVED A NIW tOT OF Ladies' "On account of our tremendona eelling. out of the same on last Friday we had to make a pedal and speedy order in ro ' nonae of which the wly express brought ns garments ttipt re also nnsurpassable for tiio styles and workmanship. To - satisfy all of our disnppo:n:rd patrons we ere going to sell these also at greatly reduced price. Co mo soon tomcr: aw ieore . Uwiy are picked over again. ' 1' OUR SPECIAL SALE:1 " , " ,o Ladies Long Coals is still going on. Forty per rent, off train entire stock, ' . '.' TOE LADIES FURNISDING CO.; THE OXLt CREDIT HOl'SK IN TOWX. ', . - 1 ' ' 113 E. Bargeii Raleigh, If. C. , y i ' , . . 'i ' v't "' , . . . -'"''' 'C ' .' ... Bflow Rosenthal's Grocery. Store, - : i w1 i AW " You can quickly heal and keep I ; .-v CKjr the draughty haD or cold room . ' i bo matter what the weather conditions ' i'Sre-and il vou only knew how much ml comfort you can have horn a KRFECTION Gil Heater (Eeatpyca with SwkckM Device) ideal to read or agency. COIIPAMr nave neen puDiisnea in me uuiieuns of the department of agriculture, and In addition to this n:s wor: on starches for the cottoa mills of the great Injury done is in blackening the state was specially noteworthy and good name of the American people. valuable, in that it saved much money It saould not be left to a private clt- to the cotton mills and put the starca izen to sue Mr. Pulitzer for libel. He business on a more satis;ac,:ory aas:s . should be prosecuted for libel by the than it had ever been Derore. governmental authorities. In point "He has done much in the prepa-.of encouragement of iniquity, in ration of a uniform fee :aw .-Dr use Plnt of infamy, of wrong-doing, In all the southern states This wlll:there i -nothing to choose between accomplish great good ror both the manufacturers of feeds una ror the feeders themselves. "Mr. Harris is a man of fine per sonality, of the hlgaes: character, splendid natural ability, good fram ing in his line of work, and his resig- HARRIS. natlon i8 a distinct loss to :ne wors of the department." ,..., ... , v Dr. Tait Butler, state veterinarian, Harris. He said: 'Harris has developed a feed in spection department here trccunu to ' ,',, q.... m I none in the United States. m I 1 U , ., J 1 MR. C. D. Coat Suits Is a distinct loss to tbe state that he has decided to turn his talents in another direction, as his past work jand qualification would scoa ma&e him a national figure along this line r of work." '-;. .-. - f Ror Messege From President (Continued from First Page.) , until lone after the whole transaction 1 in question' had been closed. The In ventor; o.f that story about Mr. Doug las Robinson had no, taken the, panying statement as to the attempt trouble ;to find out the fact that Mr. J to form an American company ;n Robinson had hot had the sliajutest' 189 for the purpose of taking over connietion... directly, or indirectly, of the property of the French company. any"' kind or sort with any phase of. this attempt proved abortive. Tiiore the Panama transaction from begin- wis no concealment in its efforit" to,' ing to' end., The men who attacked ; put through this plan; its comprete Mr. Root in the matter had not taken failure" and abandonment being' known the trouble to read the public docu - i ments which would have " informed them that Mr. Root had nothing to do with the purchase, whtah was entire ly arranged through the department of justice ' under the then Attorney General, Mr. Knox. -'...'?". Now, these stories as a matter of fact, need no investigation whatever. No shadow of proof has been, or can be, produced in behalf of any of them. They consist simply of a string of in famous libels. In form, they nre in part labels upon Individuals, upon Mr. Taft and Mr. Robinson, for in stance. But they are in fact who!- ly, and in form partly, a libel upon tne united btates government. I do not believe we should concern our- selves with the particular individuals to transit across the Isthmus ana ua who wrote the lying and libelous edl-. der. tne treaties', as to the negotia-i totals, articles from correspondents, tlons and final acquisition of the title' or articles in the news columns. The and later as to the progress and con'-'f real offender is Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, dltlon of work of construction; the V editor and proprietor of The World, nrevious. authorisation of the sale t.o! , wune me criminal ouense oi wnicn Mr. Fulitzer has been guilty is in form a libel upon individuals. the a pumic servant who betrays his jurisdiction in the matter; and. finally trust; a public servant who is guilty the 8ub8equent apportionment and of blackmail, or theft, or financial distribution of the fund to tae credi disuonesty of any kind, and a man tor8 and stockholders of the two corn guilty as Mr. Joseph Pulitzer has panle9 under that dflcrW3i I be,en guilty in this instance. It is The Panama Cana, transaction was therefore ahigh national duty to actuallv carried thrnnirh nnt hv Plthr uU JuollOT vU ,u.uw. oi iuo American people, this man who wan- tonly and wickedly and without one shadow of justification, sseks to blacken the character of reputable private citizens and to convict the buuukmh u owu cuuinry m 111 eyes or we civilized world of wrong J 8 Z v eSl Bn ,U'eal f n0' Whan V ii knu wnt- m -x nliiiJnnt l t u v uijuw- "7 UI oi ueBcripuou ror the charge he has made. The attor ney general has under consideration me ioriu in wnicn tne proceedings against Mr. Pulitzer shall be brought. Menwtnle I submit to you all the accompanying papers, so that you may have before you complete .intor matron on the subject, lB thect aPProved June 28, 1902, u.c u.rucUu vi canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans" the con gress provided as follows: "That the president O? the United , a,- i u .u-. -.1 u, uur 10 were official, as representing two quire, for and on behalf, of the United 8!des. r encIose coote8 of my cor. "I' ' c0,8t ot feeding $40.- respondence wlth Mr. wlmam Dua 000,000. the rights, privileges, fran- ,ey Foulke wno Br8t TOaeat tae8e chises, concessions, grants of land, Scandalous ritories to my attention, right-of-way, unfinished work, plants, KnA wUh RenBtnr Knn. anA - and other property, real, personal.; ""V"'' ' ui, owned by the New Panama Canal wh0 wished to know about the slocs Company, of France, on the Isthmus: holder8 la tne PanamB. Cana, Con oi ranama, ana an us maps, plans, drawings, records on the Isthmus of Panama, and in Paaris, Including all the capital stock, not less, however, than 68,863 shares of . the Panama ?!! i r . a i- xiau.uaa vunipauy, ownea y or neia and the 0,d or go-called DeLesseps for the use of said canal company, company had a large equity therein, provided a satisfactory title to air of; -The title was not In a New Jersey said property can be obtained." ; company n0r in any other American It thereupon became the duty of , company, nor did this government the president, in execution of this,h.va . n.iln ,th .n American statute, to purchase the ; property specified from the New Panama Canal Company, of France, " provided he could obtain a satisfactory title. The laepartmeni oi justice was lnsuuciea , vn -uvu, an examination Attorney-General ttnui reiwnea inn a muibibchht ; ime couta ue omainea. rayment oi the purchase price waa thereupon made to the New Panama Canal Com pany, in accordance with the act of congress, and the property waa eon- vara 1 Ku lli.l nnn.nnn., k TTkI.aiI veyej by that company to the United States. It was no concern of tbe prev OLD PEOPLE ;;. ' NEED oar famous Cod Liver and Pep tonate of Iron tonic, because It contains the very elements needed ;to rebuild wasting tissues and replace weaknest with strength, and to cure chronic coughs and colds, and prevent pneumonia. -' W are potitlT tt win bMMtflt every 14 111 Hj H a trhU. If U BM.W twill rrlin idllMlraiMMMMI W. II. King Drag CO. Baleign., ident, or 'of any officer of the sxecu- tive department, to laquite.asrso-hal4. the New Panama Canal comtcay aid -with the money which it received. v a matter of fact the New Panaqa cal Company did distribute the money between its .share-holders and the ; share-boldors-of the preceding Pana ma Canal Company, In accordance with the decree of a Freaca court. and the records mf the French court ; show who were the shareholders who received ,the money; but that Is no concern -of ours. .' ' , I call your' attention to the aooora- : to everyone, The important points set forth :n the accompanying papers, and in tae papers to wtyeh I have referred you, are as follows: v The investigation of the history, physical condition, and ex:s;:ng va:ue of the enterprise5 by congress, remitt ing in the enactment of the law of 1,902 authorizing, the president to a.c- ' quire the property for this sum of $40,000,000 upon securing o satis factory title and thereupon to uncer- take the work of constrfection: the; failure of the Americanization of the: enterprise in 1899: the transmission by me to "the congress from" time to time of full Informatio information and. .advice ' aB to the relattnna nf ihlR nvcmm.M . the United States by the atockhold- erg 0i tne new comnany and their 8ubseouent ratification : the examina- tion and approval of the title by Mr.1 Knox; the arrangements for payment through J. P Morgan & Co., as the flscai agents of this government and' the payment accordingly at ::ie Bank of France upon, proper official re- ceiptg to the liquidators uctrng under' the decree of the Frencn court, the French government body- having the then secretary of state, Mr. Jolin Hay or then secretary or war,! Mr. E1Ihu Root mh of whom how.j , i, , ,, ly. i 0al feature.j hdt by the then attor-! ney-general Mr. P. C. Knox, the pres- ent senatot. ,rom Pennsylvania. I d?- rected or appi!0vei everjr action and t " responsible ,lor afl mat was Cone , K jn carrying but-the will of the cong- ress; and the provlslohl of, the jaw enacted by congress after exhaustive examination and discussion, were scrupulously complied with by the ex ecutive. While the transaction .was pending I saw Mr Cromwell but two or three times, and my communica- , tions with him were limited to the ex chnflPA nf nnrfllv formal rmtrtaaloa secretary Hay occasionally saw him, .tll the game, manner; i douDt wD,et3er Mr. Root held any conversation wit:i ' him. The attorney-genera! saw him franilantlv act Yia noa ffnnnoal fnw I'ib. p,naml, rnl;. their hMnmlntun..: "" " Cromwell."-to whom I wrote, in" r- gponse to the request of a gentleman pany. The title to the Panama Canal properties was vested In the new Panama Canal Company of France, which was the legal owner thereof, compay through the affair. The distribution of our payment of $40,000,000 follows the award of ar bitrators rhnnen hv thA new enmnnnv .hA th, nM.inr. .mhnri h th. deCTee of thU same civil tribunal or the seine, and providing for a deter-: minatlon of the proportionate divie- ion between tbe new and oil com-! panles. We paid the money through the New York banking house of Messrs. J. P. Morgan as Company,' acting as fiscal agents of this govern- . . . . ment, into the Bank of France in Paris. The receipts and accounts of our treasury department ' show' the payment of the money into the Bank. of Franca and Bwniint fnr Uui monav being faid over to the liquidator ap-; pointed by the clyil tribunal of the Heine and to the new Panama Canal ' Company of France, tbe proportion of , the forty million dollars being 128,- ' 600,0001 francs to the liijuldator of the old company, and . 77,400,000 franca to the new ' Panama Canal Company of France : In liquidation. In these payments we f oflowel to tbe ' letter the decree o( the governmental: tribunal of France which had the au thority to make such a oMcre), the civil tribunal of the Seine. We had neither desire nor authority to go' be hind this decree of this proper gov ernmental body, as all the conflicting rights of the security holders of boU; companies had been settled by the de-t, oree of Saul court! bv .ratification ol n of y : the arbitration which resulted in that division. I wish to make as clear as possible and as emphatic " as possible, : tha statement that we did not have any thing to do with the distribution of a dollar of the $40,000,000 we paid as regards any stockholder or bond holder of the French companies, Bave that , we followed out the award of the arbitrators appointed in accord ance with the decree of the French court which had dealt with the sub- 1ept fn fiwnrrtlncr a mrtain nrnnnrttnfi to the old company and a certain pro- portion to the new company. Any question concerning the stockholders, bondholders, or other beneficiaries of t nrrtpporla nf tha fiala n,aa nnvfilv a Duration for t 'in rivl trlhiir.nl nf I ho Heine, the French governmental body, which this nation bad. nothing what ever to do. . i I I transmit herewith lists of the documents In the possession of the department of state, the department of . Justice, and the department of war, so that, Jf the congrees sees fit. it may. direct that they be printed. They are, and always have been, open to the examination of any member of the congress. There is no object in printing them, but there is also no objection in printing them, save that it is a useless expense; I also transmit a list of tbe docu ments furnished by Mr. Cromwell, , (Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT. , The White House, Doc. IS, 1908. NEW POSTMASTERS. Nominations Sent to the Senate To -..v.-' day. Washington, Dec. 15 Following nom. inatlon of postmasters were sent to the senute by President Roosevelt to- ay North Caro!ina-J. ' Walter Jones. ""J" , w"oro. Virginia (Charles H. Jones, Dryfork; Albert I.. Taylor, Parksley. . ! Kentucky George W. Hutcheson, rrenceburg. HEALTH INSURANCE . .The man who Insures bin Ufa Is wise for bis family. , The man who insures fats health Is wise both for his family and himself. - You may Insure health by guard ing It. . It Is worth guarding. At the first attack of disease, hich gooeraiiy approaches . through the LIVER and manrV - lest Itself la Innumerable ways c-i 1 - -n r-Min by ib And t av your health. Holiday Annduncomont ! : : D01YOUR : : HOLIDAY SHOPPING It is not only wise It is considerate. Stocks full, fresh and com plete; t their hert, Kvery Advantage is to be gnined by making yonr selections now today. . v.- V - Women's. Felt flippers, fur bound, heautics that cambines com . fort with necessity. : Hand turn; in black, gray, and wine." Price, 91.S0. "' ; Women's ltoudolr. In black, red. uml blue Kids.' Price 91.23., Women's Evening Slippers, $2. CO to $5.00. Women's Dress Shoes a largi- shon iiia;. $2..'JO to $1.00. Men's Oiera Slippers in black and Urn. $1.5U und $1.75. Men's lVlt and Kid Romeo. fl.SO and $2.00. Men's Dress Shoes. $3.00 to $0.00. GIFTS FOR CHILDREN It Is impossible to mentl. n here oar many fancy Christmas Footwear ef fects for Hoys', Misses', and Child ren's Shoes, lii'gfiins, Soft Soles, nnd many other Christmas Joys that are nseful, cost a little end Inst a lone time. The price nreJSOo. to $3.0(1. Herbert Rosenthal THE SHOE FITTER," r i F ayeiteville Streel. RALEIGH, 1 i it. s lr III PHONE OR WRITE FOR BOOKLET ' COME IX AND SEE HOW IT WORKS. Standard Gas and Electric Co., 1 1 I'TIONES 228. Christmas Suggestions. lap Desks, Box Paper. Fountain Pens, Desk Sets, Mir- . rors, ticture i rames, etc. , . ' ; v , , Best line Post Card .Albums and Christmas Cards in the city. 1 ' THE OFFICE. 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