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RALEIGH, N. a, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1909.
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MOS.ERBEIS THE AMERICAN THE HOUSE HAS
HER FREEDOM RELIEF SHIPS BUSY SESSION
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Question as to Reading of
Message Discussed By Han
ring and Donglilon
RESOLUTION AS TO
"REST AND PEACE"
Senate Engage In a Warm Discussion
Over the Reading of the Governor's
MessageManning Favored Allow
ing the Governor to. Read the Mes
sage and Pharr Opposed Senator
Elliott Introduced a "Rest and
. 'Peace" Measure, Providing for Ad
. Jonrnment In Pour ' Weeks Trus
tees of the State University Named.
Senate met at 11 o'clock. Senator
Manning offered the report of the
committee appointed to wait upon the
governor, informing 'him that the
senate was ready for his message.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Manning providing that the Univer
sity be allowed to comply with the
requirements of the Carnegie fund.
An act amending jury tax law in
Pitt ' county was introduced by Sen
ator Blow. Judiciary.
- Senator Elliott then introduced
what he called a "Rest and Peace.'
resolution, asking that there be but
little legislative reform and that sen
ate adjourn four 'weeks from today,
or mighty soon after. -
Senator Manning then Introduced
resolution as to election of corpora
tion directors. Judiciary. , "
Resolution providing for inaugu
ration day exercises passed Its second
reading. It was then read for the'
third time and passed.
Act to amend Sec. 1645, Revisal,
referred to Judiciary committee, m
.troducod by Senator Scott.'-; - .-
Secretary Arrlngton presented y ji
message from the governor asking
'that he be allowed to read his mes
sage at 11:30 to the legislature In
Joint session.
Senator Manning then introduced
. resolution asking that the senate ac
quiesce In the governor's request.
An act relating to Justices of peace
in Wayne county, b Senator from
Wayne. Judlciury.
Senator Manning introduced an act
relating to dissolution of a corpora
tion. Judiciary.
A warm debate on the question of
allowing the governor to read his
message. Senator Pharr, of Mecklen
burg, objected to It on the ground
that the three branches of the gov
ernment legislative, judicial and
executlveshould be kept separate.
Senator Manning took the Other side,
making an earnest plea for allowing
the governor to read his message
Senator Pharr Introduced as an
amendment to the resolution a provis
ion that the senate be not understood
as establishing a precedent. Resolu
tion was lost by a vote of 25 to 20.
" Committee on trustees of the State
University was named as follows:
Means, chairman; Dockery, Dawes,
Kluttz, Lockhart, Pharr, Manning,
Spence, Starbuck, and Kimock.
Other senate committees were
named,
A Bhort recess was then taken, af
ter which the clerk read a message
from the house concurring In senate
resolution No. 8, and the house await
ed the coming of the senate
S. B. 3. Bill to be entitled an act
to revise the jury law in Pitt county
was called and passed second and
third reading. Sent to house with
out engrossment, .r ,,-
A messenger was sent to ascertain
when the house would be ready to
receive the senate. At 12:20 it was
announced that the. house was ready
and the senate formed in line, two
by two, and marched Into the hall of
the house of representatives.
. - After the bearing of the governor's
- message the senate met again at
1:30. A messenger from the house
was announced, bringing house bill
S. an act to pay J. A Llek for two
days' services as door-keeper.
' .On motion of Senator Long, the
. senate adjourned to meet tomorrow
m6rnlng at 11 o'clock.
" The senate met again yesterday af
' ternoon at t o'clock. A messenger
from the house was announced bring
ing the information that the house
had perfected its organization and
'-' ready to, receive any message the sen-
' ate wished to send it. . .
X Joint resolution was announced
in which a committee was named
. which should act with a similar com-
nlttee from the senate to wait upon
'the governor and inform hint that,
i the legislature la organized and ready
to receive a message from him. As
members of the senate committee,
Senators Manning, Kluttz and Brltt
were named.
Senator Manning then Introduced
the following resolution: . ' '
Resolved by the senate: '
1. That the senate and house of
representatives meet in joint seslson
in the hall of the house of represen
tatives at noon on Tuesday, January
12, 1909, and there proceed to open
and publish the returns for Governor,
lieutenant governor, secretary of
state, and treasurer, and other slate
officers. - !
2. That the persons so ascertain
ed to be elected shall be Inducted Into
office on Tuesday, January 12, 1909,
at 1 o'clock. - :
3. That the joint committee of
three on part of senate' and five on
the part of- the house, shall" be ap
pointed, whose duty it shall be to pro
vide suitable arrangements and reg
ulations for the inauguration and re
port the expenditures Incurred by the
committee. -
MOVING PICTURE TRUST
Fifteen Million Dollar Trust
Formed
Seven Leading Moving Picture Mak
ers Combine . and Form Gigantie
Trust to Control of Films and Ma
chines Attitude of the New Trust.
(By Leased Wire to The Tiroes.)
New York, Jan. 7 The moving
picture trust is the latest.
It was learaed today that the seven
leading moving picture machine man
ufacturers, including the Edison, the
Paur, the Lubln, the Vltagi'apa, and
the ; JBlograph. Companies, . have com-,
blned Into one- .huge corporations
Thft new concern H will ' henceforth
control the moving picture business
of the country, .
The new combination includes the
film-makers and that part of the bus
iness is now held hard and fast witn-1
in the hands of 100 specially appoint
ed selling agents. This makes it pos
sible, according to one of the prom
inent members of the trust, to pre
vent the placing of any series of pic
tures before the public until approv
ed by the combination.
The attitude of the new trust was
fully explained today by S. Lubin,
one of the largest stockholders and
head of the Lubin moving picture
manufacturing concern of Philadel
phia. "We have bought up all the pat
ents," he said, "and will control ab
solutely the making and output of
machines. We will not Bell a ma
chine to an exhibitor who does not
first prove to our satisfaction the ab
solute fire-proof character of his place
i nf ovhlhltlnn.
"The merger also controls the lat
est and one of the r greatest Inven
tions yet made In the moving picture
business. This Is a film made of a
composition that will n6t burn, in
stead ot celluloid."
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AGAINST RASCAL
(By Leased Wire to The Times. )t
Washington, Jan. 7 The postof
flee department has issued a fraud
order aganst C. K. Con .Keda, man
ager of. the Pacific Apron Company,
of Portland, Ore., for exploiting
through the mails a scheme to de
fraud women of fees of $1 each by
falsely pretending to krnish them
with employment at home in the man
ufacture of aprons.
,A fraud order has" also been Is
sued against L. F. Nell, doing bus
lness under the name of the Indus
trial Securities Company, at Denver,
Col., for making fraudulent offers to
dispose of patents and charging feet
of $18.75 for .worthless literature. .
RussUn Loan Issued. '.
. (By Cable to The Timet.)
8t. Petersburg, Jan. X The Rus
sian loan of $225,000,000 authorised
by the Douma win be issued here and
in Parta, simultaneously on the 2Srd
Jnstant The rate of intereit upon
the bonds will be 4 4 per nt and
the price will be about 8 or 90.
KAUD
ORDER
THROUGH JURY:
Not Guilty of the Charges cf
Murder is the
Verdict
THE WOMAN SOBBtD
Tears Stood in the Eyes of Most of
the Jurymen As Mrs. Erb and Her
Sister Thanked Each One of Them :
For the Verdict A Pathetic ;
Scene aud Women Wept as They I
Looked : On Verdict Received
Without Any Demonstration From '
the Small Crowd in the Court!
Room.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Media, Pa., Jan. 7 The jury In
the Erb murder trial at 10:25 this
morning, through Foreman Dickin
son, announced that they found the
defendants not guilty.
There was a second's pause, a dead : care for ;m woumJedi billing volun
Silence," then with a half scream, teers to assist in the rescues and hard
the sisters fell Into each other's headed capta'ns of mercy made up the
arms. In an instant they were sur- personnel apd the stores on the ships
rounded by friends, their attorneys, were composed of clothing, food-stuffs
and overwhelmed with congratula- and medicines.
1 Mr. Griscom todav has received near-
The verdict was received without
, ... , - . i(5 eippiieu as ruuiuiy as received ior
demonstration by the small crowd in tne reiief -of the suffering. A new
the court room, though there was a committee has been formulated to as
great scuffling to get out and be the stst Mrs. Griscom, wife of the am
first to tell the news on the street, bassador.' Among Its members are
The iurv was not polled, and after Mrs. -Francis Marlon Crawforu and
Judge Johnson had thanked them
Mrs. Erb hurried from her seat to
Dickinson, the foreman, and wrung to lnduce ..p'ur. compatriots to con
his hand. Mrs. Belsel did likewise tribute generously. I shall be aooard
and they went down , the line of the
12 men
most ot
women
syllables.
hlm. iml tbi thanks -ar the 'uriu.'.y... iftuiiK oiuweicuma ine - - ' 0 ,
Uienv ano ine toDit-ot xne ,T ,,, ., i.nt COVernor. in thft ahana of a rnsnlnHon ! mnllnn tho Inlnr wwlnn tunc
were sobbed out in broken .. invitinar tha nrwr tn roSvt t.ir :'fn,,mir''nfii h. jit
averyooay in me court-room was shps of various nationalities chartered
on his or her feet and women wept for the expedition. The Bayern will be
as they looked at the pathetic scene, the flagship and carries 100,000 lira
"I was innocent and knew I would 'n cash and 8,000 Pra of tobacco. The
be acquitted," said Mrs. Erb. after expedition w'ontlnue fourteen : days
. , u.j nnd will cost nearly $100,000.
me jury naa gone. . j The chHmber of deputies will be in
"I was only fearful for my sister. seS8lon tomorrow when a resolution
I did not know what they might do will be advanced, asking that nn ap
tb her for doing what she did to save propriatlon of th'rty million lira for re.
my life." , lief work be made. The greater por-
Mrs Beisel said- .tion of this sum will be used in re-
"I thank God it' Is all over. No; constructing government buildings
. . . . . .. which were destroyed.
I have not been confident of acquit- , An !ncreaae of 25 per cent. ,n d,reot
tal, for you never know what 12 men taxes will also be proposed eiiner to
will do. I was sure of my sister's morrow or Saturday,
freedom,; but not of my own, although : ; official List of Dead,
I knew I was Innocent of any j The following Is the official mortu
crlme." ; ary report of the dead In fifty de-
Mr. Fronefleld, counsel for the de- vastated Italian cities and towns, not
fense, sald ! including the wounded quake vic-
"Of course we are satisfied.- We tlms in hospitals who may die from
were a little bit worried when .the their injuries: Messina, 108.000;
jury stayed out all night, but I felt
that acquittal must come,"
District-Attorney McDade said:
"We have prosecuted the case hon-
estly and fearlessly and fulfilled our
duty to the commonwealth."
WANTS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.
Mrs. Roberts Charges Her Husband Santa Lucia and Nizza, 800; Castro
. With Cruelty. jeale, 80; Canneto, 200; Zlnnfrlllna
(By Leased Wire to The Times.) Vscola, Cumia, Cremonti, Mumiso,
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 7 Charging Giardlna, Tripodo, Mill and San
that she discovered a compromising Mlchele Bordonaro, 650; Cerlmita,
letter and that when he founa it out, 330; San Procoplo, 105: Plsturlno,
knocked her down, Mrs. Charles M. Tremestlerl, Gualberl and Spadafora,
RoberU has filed suit for absolute dl-.
vorce and for the custody of her child.'
Roberts is alderman from the arlsto-'
cratlc eighth ward and Atlanta s
mayor pro tem. . Mrs. Roberts de -
Clares mat on various Occasions her and Solane, 74 Total, 164,850.
husband treated her brutally. Five!
months after their marriage she says EPIDEMIC OF FIRES.
he tore her clothes and struck her, I
and that he repeatedly attacked her One Hundred Alarms in Chicago Yes
afterward. While In a hotel in Los I urday -Bis Damage.
Angeles, sue asserts ne struck and
i choked her and caused her and her
( daughter "grlevious embarrassment"
at Chick Springs, B. C, when, at-
Iter beating her h6 locked her in a
f0-." . " ' . .
I . Roberta was one of the leaden in
the recent purity campaign auccessful-
t.. ,aaJ M tiAUnu w tf j Jam amuIiiu
ly waged ty RObrt F. Madaox agalnit
alty. ':;' -.v-r-'..--
Mrs. Bradley on ClOn.
The ladles' societv for Christian
work of th" Presbyterian church win
held 'their monthly meeting tomorrow)
afternoon at 4 p. m.
1 Mrs. Bradley, of Luchlen, China, will
speak to the ladies on new-work id
China. Alt th , membtrs of both i
divisions .of the Busy Bee Band are
espeftUttiy asked to' be prtht and all
the i ladiei tl the ongretratlon are
I cordially Invited to attend the meeting.
START SOUTH
Ambassador Griscom Enrouie
to Southern Italy With
Food and Raiment
AID FOR SUFFERING
The American Relief Armada, Plann
ed by Lloyd Griscom, the Ambas
sador From ; the United States,
Started South Today to Carry Food
and Raiment to Earthquake and
Tidal Wave Sufferers In Sicily
Red -Cross . Physicians and Nurses
to Care for .the Wounded.
(By Cable to The Times.
Rome, Jan. 7 The American relief
armada, planned by Llord Griscom, the
ambassador from the United States,
started south today to bring food and
rah"ent ? the sufferers in thB earth
quake and tidal wave zones.
I Red Cross nurses and nhvaleiana tn
,f. "il,!n !!lar8 whlc? -
Mrs. winttrop. Chanler.
"The office of the committee," safd
Mr drlfinnvn M tn raluo mnnar and
the Eayern and If my business permits
Regigo, 31,000; Palml, 4,500; Mileto,
2,300, Bagnara, 800; Villa San Gio
vanni, 3,700; Pallaro, 3,300; Scyl-
ia, 2,800; Galileo, 800; Cannitello,
950; Gazzl, 348; Bova, 380; Villa San
Giusseppe, 520; Torre Dl Faro, 300;
Pellegrino, 310; Salano, 280; Seml
nara, 300; Contessa, 167; Sembatello,
250; Santa Teresa, 300; Novara,
' The fleet of mercy is made up of the . message at llloO a. m. On the pre-.
611; Calllna, Lazzaro, Caloma and; adjourn while the reading was donei
Rosali, 575; San Roberto, 200; Po-jhe would withdraw the objecllon.l
dengoni, Bailee and San Gregorio, ) Mr. Harshaw moved that Mr. Morton!
200 ; Montella, Ionlco, Mptta, San
' Giovanni and Mellna. 270; Scrozzlna!
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(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Chicago, Jan. 7 Besides breaking
a record for cold which -has stood
through three winters, the ero,
,- nrav.nin. t,.. w annn.l
Isible for a record-breaking number I
6f flro alarm(i For the twenty-four
t ovi-v hi. .,! J
. w . .
Ma 1fn , .rmi Af Ata r nrnri
In, I
Many ot the fires are thought. to'
have been Of Incendiary origin and a j
general aUVrm has been sent out by
.i. ).. .1 ik. I....J
lu" lu vu
0,ary or incendiaries. j
While many of the fires were trivial j
affairs, the losses for the twenty-tour;
hour Will aggregate over $1,000,000.
London Bar Silver.' f
(By Cable to The Tlmei.)
London. Jan. 7 'Bar silver, firm
; at ii X-ed; advance, l-d.
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Also Has Werm Discussion as
to the Reading ot
the Message
COMMITTEES NAMED
Resolution Allowing the Governor to
Read His Own Message Warmly
. Discussed in the House Mr. Mor
ton, of New Hanover, Opposed the
Resolution, and Mir. Doughton
Favored it Mr. Stubbs, of Martin;
Also Opposes Report From State i
Treasurer As to Salaries Paid State
Officials.
The second day's session of the
North Carolina legislature was called
to order this morning at 10 o'clock by
Speaker Graham, who presented Rev. j
W. C. Tyre, of the First Baptist
church, who asked divine guidance
on the deliberations of the body fori
the day and the future. j
The sergeant-at-arms announced 1
committee from the senate which the ;
speaker asked to come forward. I
The proceedings of yesterday were
read by Journal Clerk Lasslter and;
after minor corrections were ap
prff
The sergeant-at-arms announced a
messenger from the governor, who
.approached the speaker. ,
The speaker announced the fol
lowing communications and me
morials: Communication from senate an
nouncing Its readiness.
The papers in the. contest election
case from Dare county.
sentation Of which Morton, of New
Hanover, disclaiming any disrespect '
to his excellency, said from his point !
of view it was contrary to the con- j
stltution, and defined the difference
betWeen the words transmit to and
appear before this body. Mr. Mor-
ton argued' further that the allowing j
of the governor to read was an open- ;
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Ing of the way for other things, and
an encroachment upon the rights of
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the legislature, when, he said, had
already, in the last session. In the
presentation and the passage of a bill
drawn by the governor and Intro
duced by no member of the house.
In closing he said he would put this
protest in the journal If the house
sa w. It differently from what he
saw It.
Mr. Dougton took Issue with Mr.
Morton, who said the message was
here in writing, and that fulfilled the
consututionai provision, ana ne saw
no violation If the governor came and
read the message, Mr. Morton in
terrupted and asked if it was lawful
for any one to. read from the desk,
save a sworn clerk? Mr. Doughton
warmed up, taking the ground that
the governor had made good and he
did not want him refused the privi-1
lege of appearing. Messrs. Turling
ton and Harshaw Bald they opposed
such a course last year, but they
would vote for the report, Mr. Mor
ton still contended for his point and
said further that if session would
i he allowed leave of absence while the
reading waB done. Mr. Morton re
torted that he had the right to retire
at will.
Mr. Stubbs ot Martin said he dis
liked to oppose anything coming from
the source this resolution did, yet he
Was aealnst It. and that there was no'
A i
precendent for it and he disliked the
; lnnovatloon because the law was
against it; not that he thought the,
body lacking in moral stamina to.
withstand nnv lnflinn.' nr that h
bad anything against, the retiring;
governor, for he was proud ot him.
Mr. Currie of Cumberland was in
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favor of the committee! renorL av-
lng the house could not be Influenced
and the danger came in refusing the!
floor to a faithful retiring governor,
The clerk read a communication ,
frnm th tAVwnnr .k)nr ha .1.
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lowed the privilege ot reading his
message. .
Mr. Haymore of Surry opposed the
resolution Drieny.. me cierg re-reaa
th rMnlntlnn. mil Mr Mnrtnn Vail
that It be amended by adding that
the body be in recess while it-waa
read. Mr. Doughton raited the point
that there could be no Joint aesslon
I Mr. . Tlmicrhtrtn nrasantod rha ' r-1 At 150 n m .
if the house was in recess. Mr. Mor
ton demanded a roll-call which re
sulted in a vote of 76 to 36 in favor
of the resolution Mr. Morton gave
notice of protest. The clerk then
read the communication from the
senate covering same ground a3had
been threshed out and Doughton
moved it passage on second reading
in place of house resolution, which
was carried.
The speaker asked the sergeant-at-arms
to make room for the senate,
and laid before the house report
from Btate . treasurer as to salaries
paid state officials; and an invita
tion to hear a forest lecture. : The
clerk then read resolution looking to
provision for canvassing returns and
the : induction of Governor-elect
Kitchin into office on January 12th.
Mr. Roscoe moved that senate res
olution as to Inauguration be amend
ed by making house committee seven
instead of five, which was on point
0f or(jer put jn writing and adopted
A joint resolution to pay J, A. Lisk
for two days as door-keeper of the
house
Mr, Dowd, of committee on rules,
sent up a report ordering 250 copies
printed.
The speaker announced that to
date ne had not been able to appoint ,
the laborers.
The speaker announced the com-j
mitteo on election as follows: Barnes j
of Hertford, chairman; Lee, Everett,
McDonald of Moore; Green. Weaver,
Rodwell, Turlington, Wooten, Bryan, :
Connor, Haynes, Kennedy, Rose.
The sergeant-at-arms announced i
vuc ocimic m a uuj,, ucaacu uj mo
president pro tem, Mr. Kluttz, who ;
occupied a seat by the speaker.
The sergeant-at-arms announced
his excellency. Governor Glenn, whom
the speaker introduced, Who said he
, . . . . ' .,
appreciated the honor of reading his
message to the body, appearing be-
fore thb or any other deliberate body
for the last time and without further
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prelimlnary launched into the read-.1"
ing of his message.
the eovernor flll. !
inp governor U
on
ad-
the.
house to order and ordered the aisles
cleared. On motion the nrivil?"re3 of
the house were extended to ex-Repre-
sentative Walter Murphy of Rowan.
On motion of Mr. Lee of Haywood
It was ordered that 2,000 copies of
the governor's message be printed,
Leave of absence were granted
Taylor of Brunswick and Braswell of
Nash on account of family sickness,
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and the house adlourned till 11:00
a. m.
Friday.
FORESTRY MEETING
JANUARY 13 AND 14
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington. Jan. 7 The twenty
sixth meeting of the American For-
I m, AioHn to k
"" ' " "oo;
January 13 aud 14. Secretary of'
Agriculture Wilson is to preside.
Among the speakers are to be Gif
ford Pinchot, chief forester, and J.
E. Ransdell, president of the Na
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress.
One of the most important discus-
slons scheduled Is that on the work
necessary ior me control or ioresi more than In the two previous years
fires, and the proposed Appalachian-' and by donation and bonds (749,671.81.
White Mountain national forest, i There was also an Increase in the
The commission is to report on the
acquirement and management of state
forests.
COFFEE LOBBY
GETS SET BACK
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, Jan. 7 The plan of,fol. ihl. aDDrODriation.
certain coffee speculators here and in
New York, where for some time a
nowerful lnhbv has bean at work fori
the purpose of getting a duty of fivetlonal blessing, and I Jfc.
cents a pound on coffee in the newj ke ' "J:m JLtK
tariff schedule, has received a Bet- f! .. ,-i.I,
.
back on account of the nublicltv re -
cently given the scheme. If the lm-j but they are enough to show the dee
port tax were put on coffee the spec-; Interest the people are now taking W,r
ulators, 'it Is said, planned to rush 1 educating their children, and aecount
to this country from Brazil some five)'" ' h1B L.m.!!tr nrovin. vwlithi '
mlllln har. nnw atnroA tharft thim rowtn Of tne State, proving veniy-uit
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e.adlng the tariff, but the price of
jthe staple would have boen lmme-
dlately raised five cents a pound,
xne government would nave lost
1 thnni 77 nnn nftft ih raanlt nf
, the scheme If it could have been car -
rled Into effect, and the speculators
would have made an Immeute fortune
within la month.
General Assembly fiears I!ss
fsage From Governor Gleta
as to Needs of Stale
GOOD SHOWING HADE:;
IN PAST FOUR YEARS
Governor Advocates Three Constlt
tional Amendments, Increase in
Governor's and Commissioner ef
Labor's Salary Equalization of
Taxes, Legalized Primary, New
Administration Building, Puttiag
AH Convicts Under Management of ;
State Authorities, Amendment to
Criminal Proceedure, Aid to Re
formatory, Laws to Protect For
ests and Bonds for Necessary Pub
lie Improvements.
Governor Glenn
general assembly
today sent to the
his biennial ' mes
sa"e- 118
recommendations ; are as
follows:- . , ;, ;
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T! tne Honorable The General Assem-
bIy of North Carolina:
Two years have elapsed since - the
general assembly of the state met in
regular session, and since that time
r Z.ThV iTta
tratlon during times of profound peaoe
more impressive events have tran
spired than have during the last four
years. Never in Its history has -the
ftate been 80 prosperous, and truly can
" n,nnf In SZJUL
building along all useful lines have
been s0 unparaueied that its name and.
fame have extended to the uttermost
parts of the earth. Even though a
severe panic, crippling business, tura-
men and women out of employ-
i ment and casting -its shadow over all
who olleI and had money Invested, has
nrovnilod hrmiohniif ho oruintrv !
bl'ghting ", effects fell , comparatively
lightly on our people, and seemingly
they have prospered while others suf '
fered. in order -that you may see the ,
necessity of allowing nothing .tO"e
don.e ! retard our advancing pros-
cobul;tage,OUnotP hlnd'er, 'fX,
velopment, it may not be amiss, not
in a spirit-''of boasting, but of thank-x
fulness to God for untold mercies, to"
recount some of our many achieve- I
ments during these four years of j
,p,"' , t v". . .. '
' Cotton mills have been built In every i
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aci iiuu. a mi. wiiiie M'ts miHe uvrrr mm. i
, COO bales of cotton, we manufacture
I more in our own mills thas we raise, ?
i until the rattle of 63,446 looms and
! the hum of 2,878,138 spindles make
I sweet music to our ears and have
j caused our state to take the second
place in the nation's output of cotton
goods. We have likewise reached the
, first place in the manufacture of plug
: and smoking tobacco, second place in
i the manufacture of furniture, and
j first place in the number ot chairs1
produced, while the largest pulp fac
tory
ta the world in established-, nr.
western ssovia
Carolina.
Marvelous
as was our educational
advancement under the prior adminis
tration, during this administration,
under the direction of our present able
and conscientious superintendent and
h:s efficient assistants, this progress
has been even more wonderful. Dur
ing the last two years there has been
raised for educational purposes from
countv and local taxation .490.342.15
value of rural school property, amount
ing to $r.98,17, and $593,541 In the
value of city school property. - In
these two vears 779 new rural school
houses, at an average cost ot $685,
have been built. The school terms
have been lengthened, the .. teachers
paid more and are of a higher class
and the attendance of pupils greatly
increased. '
The last general assembly appro-'
prlated $45,000 for high schools In the
various counties. During the year 1W
of these schools were established and
8,949 pupils enrolled, thus giving every ,
deserving boy and girl a chance for
a higher education, which never could
have been possible for them except
Tou will Be
asked to give $5,000 more, so that those-
counties not now having these schools
may likewise have this added edu
uuni many intvoBQiy llUVlOflllUI WW
' M m,Mir..Hn.'. rwu4. .
t tn of tne ola ftaagei -Knowieoge is
. poweP( ftnd power weaith. . .
Morals have greatly improved; .vet.
.grancy, drunkenness and crime been
greauy ieiwnoa, wno iquubvtjt, jihm.v
ness and patriotism have IncreAssd,
the J"a ip1war!1
t "i,'
. hniMin nd ond-s iorv. as t said
r
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