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An:Wl II 1 -II P." H n T-J'M l-SvvVr.Ai-A 1 I fcl II V' J. Vj'V.' J fii Tlll ! I lT'j I I 1 I P: II. II II II V 1 1 1 .. Ml I 1 II I IX "WT I RUHK II 41 f 1 .: " ' 1 1 m I - -A i 'i-i''.... .'ViV- oci:i;Pt2l Sara Edi, ; . Economy TIIE ZELAYA AFFAIR Goverament Will Take Sac!) Steps in " Hkarmto M r May be Found - Necessary to protect American In . lerecia - ikuuou mui rfapaa Oontlnqe Ordial Efforts Towards . Econenqr-B-Advocatef Pensions For Old Employee-Franfi4 in the Col lection of xrostonu Higlxer Bate 1 For ' Second-class : Mail Favor Postal -Saving' Bank, r . The message of President Taft was communicated to the congness today. Contrary to expectation in some quarters it Is a very, llengthy document. -: Only , a few. of the sub- , jects discussed and these only briefly can be given in the Times, Of Cen tral 'affairs the President says: 'T need ifot rehearse here the pa tient" efforts of this government to promote ' peace and welfare among thesd republics, efforts which are fully appreciated by the majority of them who are loyal to their true in terests. It would be no less unneces sary to rehearse' here the sad tale of unspeakable barbarians and oppres sion alleged to have been committed by the,Zelaya government Recently two American were put to death, by order of. President Zelaya , 'h(mself . ' They" wewerTllHoeriB in the organised forces of a revolution which had con-. Unued many weeks and was' in con trol of about . QOjlf of , the republic and as such, according to the modern enlightened practice of civilised; na- tiona, they were entitled to be dealt with as prisoners of war. "At tha Hnto whnn thia mMitn is printed, this government has termi nated diplomatic relations with the Zelaya government,' for reasons made public . In a ' communication to the former Nicaraguan charge d'affaires, and Is Intending to. take such future steps as may be found most consis tent with Its dignity, its duty to tYMt:Y&Y' American Interests and its moral ob- justlcere exerting every enort io ligations to Central American and to discover all the wrongdoers, includ civiiiutlon. it miT later be neces- ingjthe of ncers and employees of the sary for me to bring this subject to the attention of the congress in a special message. "Our traditional relations with the Japanese empire continue cordial as ! mint ' ii th mnrMAntntive of Japan, His Imperial Highness Prince Kuni visited the Hudson-Fulton cele bration. The recent visit of a dele gation of prominent business men as ' guest of the chambers of commerce of the Pacific slope, whose represen tatives. had been bo agreed received (n Japan, will doubtless contribute to the growing' trade across the Paciflc, as well, as to that mutual un- ' derstanding which Deads to ;t mutual .. appreciation. The . arrangement of 1808 for a co-operative control tot the coming of laborers to the United ' Btates has proved to work satisfac torlly. The matter of a revision of - the existing treaty between the Uni ' ted States and Japan which Is termi ',?nable in 1912 Is already receiyg ' ,'lhe Btudv of both countries, i ' 'n H vuLUnu. Tiamrl j ennes. . Perhaps, the most important qUes - tlon presented fb this admlsistratloii .' Is that of economy in expenditures 1 and sufficiency pf revenue. The de- licit of the current year, prompted 'congress to throw a greater responsl- bility on the executive and the secre - tary of the treasury than had hereto I-fore been declared by statute. This - declaration imposes upon the secre- tary of the treasury the duty "of as - - sembllng alt the estimates of the ex- - ecutlve departments bureaus, and of- from entering , tnis most important : flees, of the expenditures necessary strategical base ot operation on the In the ensuing fiscal year,- and of whole Atlantic and gttlf coasts. X making an estimate of the revenues hope that appropriate JegUlt!bn im of the government for the same per- be adopted to secure,, toe construe lod; and if a probable deficit Is thus tion ot this defense. ;'.'; , ; r: . " shown. It Is made the duty of the DEPARTMENT OF .JUSTICE. t president to recommend the method Expedition In legal Procedure. - by which such deficit can be met. v-i The deplorable' deiayf.Jn 'the M The report of tbe secretary shows ministration of : civil jin p"Hmlna that the ordinary expenditures for, law, hvt- received -atteatlo of : affl the current " year 'ending June, BBialttees of n ftericaft Bar Assbcla 'll0, will exceed the estimated re, tion and of msnj State. Bar Assocla celpts by 11,076,620. lt0 this do Uohs, ,s well;, as the ; considered . ficlt Is added the sum to be disbursed thought of Judges snd JurtaU, I for the Panama Csnair amounting to my Judgment, a. change U 'judicial 18.000,000. and l.000,000 W b nrocedure, ;lth i View, to reducing paid on tb publls debt, the deficit iu exrsnse to private litigant" ' : of ordlnarry recelpU and expenditures casss and facilitating the t will be lncreased to a total delloltof t . 'a v"i,tnal ectBlf in hot. P75 ), This deficit th seore-. civil e ' ' "I r .crtdtltutc t ; , i to ceet by Ce jlio- ..(. . . . ii-r). , ceedi of tdnds issued to pay the cost of eonstruotlng the Panama Canal. I approve; this nroposal. ' "In ptiK to avoid it deficit tor the ensuing fiscal year. I directed the head of departments In the prepara tion of their estimates to make them. as low as possible consistent with im perative overnmental necessity. The result has been a t am advised by. the secretary of the . treasury, that the estimates for the expenses of the government lor the next fiscal year endlag June S0..1IU ro less than the ajpropriatlona for this cur- wV fiscal year by I4J,J18.00u. 80 far Mvth secretary. Of the treasury is able to form lodgment as to fu ture income and compare It with the expenditures fof the next fiscal year ending June to, ltli, and excluding payment! on accodnt of the Panama Canal which will doubtless be taken up by bonds, there will be a surplus of 985.031,009. v ;. Hosi "tit the great industrial -or-ganitations, . and many of . the well- conducted railways of this country, are coming to the conclusion that a syetemn of pension for old em. ployees, and the substitution there for ot younger and snore energetic serranta,-promotes both economy and efficiency, or u aaminiBtrauon.. - $ I am aware that theris a strong feeling Hi both houses of. eongressV and possibly (n the country, against Lthe establishment; of civil pensions, and that, this has naturally grown out ot the heavy burden of military pensions. Which It has always;- been the eolieyot our, government to as sume; at I am strongly convinced that DO v other practical solution of the difficuiues presented oy tne su perannuation of civil servants-can be found than that of a system of civil pensions. ; Frauds in the Collection of Customs. I regret to refer to the fact of thO discovery -of extensive frauds In the collection of customs revenue' at New York City Jn which a number of the subordinate employees in the weigh ing and Other departments were di rectly concerned, and in which the beneficiaries were the American m- gar Refining Company and others. The frauds consisted in the payment of duty on underweights of sugar. The governme ftaS-recOvered-frnm the American Sugar . Reflhing Com pany ail that it is shown td have bees defrauded or.' The sum was received in full ' of the amount due, which might have been- recovered by civil suit against the beneficiary of the fraud, but. there was an express re-. servation in tne contract oi sevue- ment by whicn tne settlement snouia not Interfere with, or prevent the criminal prosecution of everyone who was found to be subject to. the, same. Criminal prosecutions are now proteeding against a number of the govern'inent officers. The treasury depttrtment and the department, nf companies who may .have been privy to tne rraua. u wouiu seem io me tbat n Investigation of the frauds by congress at present, pending the probing by the treasury department and the department; of Justice, s proposed, might by giving immunity and otherwise prove an. embarrass ment in securing conviction of the guilty parties. : '-... ., : 1 In the interest ot immediate econ omy and because of the prospect of a deficit, I have required a reduction In the estimates of the war department for the coming fiscal year, which bring the total estimates down to an amount forty-five 'millions less than the corresponding estimates for last year, i This could only be accomplish ed by cutting off new projects add suspending for the period of one year nil progress in military matters. For the same reason I have directed that the army shall not be recruited -up to its present j authorised strength. These measures call hardly be more than tntnTtftlrAv t-?. : 1 !; Tbereoast -defenses .of the United ! States proper ;r generally .all,, that leoold ''bo 4edred,,'Viia' tt..iwBn..'iw' spects they re rather more elaborate than under present t conditions are needed to stop an enemy's fleet -Worn entering "the harbors '.defended, , There ls howev(r,' one' place, wher additional defeflse, ,i badly needed. and that 14 at the mouth, of Cheaa- peake Bay; where m Is proposed t6 ' make ad artificial islanNj Jor a fdrt ' which shall prevent an enemy's fleet to a Long Scsdcn Enough Bills-Already Before House to Keep it Busy for . Many Months, . Two-Important Resolutions CaH ; f Or taveetigatJoji of Sagar Frands. fly "vVlre to The TlneVt r . Washington, Dec. 7 The house buckle down to business today fe a. session that may last to early June. The public, fend private bills and res olutions Introduced yesterday to say nothing of those introduced during the extra session, numbered over 1, 2 00,' and ought to furnish 'enough material to keep the house bus for several tnonths. . ".. v " Two Important resolutions called for Investigation of the sugar fraud scandals but as the administration Is opposed to any such action it is safe to assume that the resolutions, If reported, will be voted down: The resolutions were referred to the com mittee on rules which is dominated by the speaker. This means an ad verse report- but there, are many members who say,' they '..wilr ' In sist on a record vote; This will make It go hard with many who do not like to go: against the administration and because of It a close vote may be ex pected. , If the resolutions are not re ported within a Veek they become prlvillged and may be cajled up by any member. The committees of the house will' organize today and distribute the bills before them to a sub-ornmlttee for .consideration. The committees having appropriation bills to prepare will get busy and hearings will be be gun by the agriculture, postoffice and postroads. military, ; naval affairs, foreign affairs, committees in a few dan Th 4mnrnnrlatioiuiy committee has Already framed th outllnes'bf tbe big-bins, ana chairman, awney has set to .work, to rake a record for tne session by bringing in the legts- latlve bU. just before, the holiday re-J CMS wsHy- rpv tr emi4Kre stderatioa before the first of ' next Jantiary. Be says he Is In accord with the president about economy. and that the house will keep expendi tures down to the lowest notch but he will not undertake to say what the senate will do. Strange as it may appear, some of theropponents of the postals savings bank bill say that It would be In the interest of economy to postpone consideration of that measure until the monetary commis sion makes its report, which will not be until next year, for to establisn postals savings banks at this time would entail heavy expenditures on the government to put the machinery In motion. It was virtually admitted by the leaders today that the postals savings bank bill will not be report ed from the committee this session, notwithstanding recommendation of President Taft. CIIAWHWHTTFJIAY REFEREE THE GAME (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Dec. T-j-Now that the filial stakeholder for, the Jeffries Johnson fight has been picked and the 140,000 forfeits and side bets are in the' hands of "Big Tim't - Sullivan- Timothy D. Sullivan, the politician, the principal remaining problem is the ' The two principal candidates today are Charley; White, for the east, "and Eddie Oraney,-for the west," There is Varv indication that White, or at least "some 'man from the east wilt be the third "man In toe ring. Tne .principals atad (the promoters have declared that hey wish to get as far away as pos slbltf from, the chance of the' familiar natlveson'; yell that has gone up after ftp many of the big goes. Whit 4s one of tha best known Sporting men in this part of-the coun try nd- has all kinds or experiences with big. affairs of the kind. a ; " Eddl Oraney was otie of the unsuc cessful bidders for the contest. That IS likely to moiltate the chances of his being chosen. He is now on his way back io SaH Francisco, with' contracts with ievaral blf billiard nlavera to show at his establishment In San Fran clscst i ' 'According to the rport "Big Tim" Sullivan had the forfeits, etc., passed to' Him in a boat ' out - at sea. , The parties. 0: the deal were not taking ah)f chined with ahtl-iris fight laws, and the only way . they could have been got at would have been as plratea. The genera) belief,. .however; is ;iat : the boat was !huch nearer the Kntcker beke hotel. ' ' : -Th place for the battle IS Stll) in the air.. i;ls reported, from the ' coast thst.Jatni W.- Coffrothv of jColma,, is in troublt-.wlth the S&n Mateo county ttf.h6ruie attd may lose the franchise l-r hi Vena,,. . . , a. J. i H; ' Waited left for Wake to visit her alter, sirs. PROS-CUTE ilUtNlA inference At- Prepares to Initiate Qriiiiissl rrcceedings "'SHORTAGE A BIG District Attorney .Jerome Does Not State Whether He Will Act Against the Deposed President of the Phoe nix Fire DunrMBiee Company or . Not President Sheldon Now at His Home at Grftiwloh, Conn., in . Dying Condition Mtd Has Not Been Informed of Stafa f Affairs Shel don Accused of jHfiecHlation With Companies Moneys -v. (By Leased Wlrt,to Tho Times) ,New York, Dec.'-! 4 After a secret conference With State Superintend dent ot Insurance Hotchklss which lasted the greater part of tbe night, District Attorney Jerome today pre pared: to Initiate criminal proceedings in the. case' W thtf Phoenix Fire In suranceGompanr tf Brooklyn, whose books' have revealed' a shortage of 11,000,000. . The-'district attorney would not state whether or not he intended act ing against George P. Sheldon, de posed president of the company, whq was reported dying today in his home at Greenwich, Conn. Sheldon is charged with being responsible for the S1.000.000 shortage. VI now have fujl . knowledge of the Company," said Mr. Jerome, "and shall act accordingly. . Further than that I can say nothing at this time." A dispatch from Greenwich says the condition of Sheldon, who is 62, Is so serious that the fact of his re moval from office and the declaration of charges against him has ' been kept from him. It was feared that the -knowledge would- be a fatal shock. ; , Steps for tbe rehabilitation of the company under the direction of Pres ident E. W. T. Gray, elected yester day by the directors about the time whenr Superintendent Hotchklss' re port was made public, were planned today. In the superintendent's re. port, it is declared that by writing off $1,000,000 of the company's $3 000,000 surplus, the accounts can be balanced. Sheldon is accused of speculation with the company '8 funds, keeping a speculative account in his own name;-putting up the company's as; sets as collateral, drawing on the ac count in the ; brokerake office,, and converting the, proceeds of drafts to his own use. It is also declared officially that he overdrew his salary and that now It is paid up to October, 1910 A general investigation and pos sibly suits involving the financial in stitutions and brokerage houses with which Sheldon operated was predict ed today. ... CONRACTOR DROPSDEAD (Special to The Times) Durham, N. C, Dec. 7 A. W. Douglass, a contractor, dropped dead this morning on top of Duke factory, where he was at work with three other men. The builder was- doing some repairing when neuralgia of the heart struck him and he fell, but was prevented from falling to the ground by the flatness of the structure and when let down was dropped through the skylight; He was fifty years eld and recently completed the contract for moving B. N. Duke's house. HIGH PRICES FOR TOBACCO. tne Million Pounds Sold on Lexing- ;.. ton Market Yesterday. . (By Leased Wire to The Times) ' Lexington, Ky., Deci 7 One . million pounds of tobacco were sold on th Lexington brakes yesterday, this betn the greatest amount over sold Ih single day slnoe "the opening .ot the warehouse several years ago. Some of the tobacco brought phenominal prices. The blgheot price of the day was (21 pr 100.: .Buyers from every section vf th country attended the sales, the American .Tobacco Company being the I largest' urOifc lnLl BAPTIST CONVENTION Will BV Formally Opened In City of Wadesboro Tonight Pastors' Conference Was Held Last, Night .and W. R. Cullom, of Wake Forest, Wag Re-elected President, Dr. Carlyle W1U Not be a Candidate- for Re-election and Several Names Are Mentioned for Presi dent of Convention. (Special to The Times) Wadesboro, N. C, Dec. 7 The Pastors Conference of the North Carolina Baptists held an interesting session last night. W. R. Cullom, of Wake Forest, was re-elected presi- dent and and J. L. Vipperman, of Spencer, secretary. There was a large attendance of pastors. Rev. Baylus Cade,:of Shelby, deliv- ered a magnificent address this even- Ing on the theme, "Preachers opppr- tunity In the twentieth century." : Rev. J. R. Dean, of Henderson, spoke on "Relation of the Holy Spirit to the work of the preachers." R. G. Kendrlck, of - Greensboro, and T. W. Chambliss, of Wadesboro, addressed the conference on "The great worn oi ine preacuers. The afternoon program Is as follows:' "Open Conference on the Pastor's Corespondence Course." 'Church Letters," Discussion, Archi bald Johnson and others. "The Book That Has Done Me the Most Good- During the Tear." T. B. Davis, L. R. Prult, W. R. Collum. "How to Promote Permanency in the Pastorate," J. B. Carlyle and H. A. Brown. "How a Pastor May Get, the Most Help from his Deacons," N. B. Broughton. Miscellaneous business. The convention proper opens tonight with the annual sermon which will be preached by Rev. George T. Watkins, of Goldsboro. Immediately at the conclusion f the sermon, Prot. J. U. uarlyle, or wake .Forest, College, who has held the office of president for two years, will call the convention to order.' Hey. T. M. Chambliss, pastor of the Wadesboro church, will introduce Mr. L. H'. Robin, son, who will deliver the address of welcome on behalf of the town. To this address Mr. James L. Griffin, of Plttsboro will respond. The organization of the concention will follow. President Carlyle has al ready announced that he will not ac cept the office for another year and the friends of a number of prominent laymen have been busy for sometime. The result of the election cannot be foretold. The names that are mention, ed are: John E. Ray, of Raleigh; W. CTary Dowd, of Charlotte: J. H. Tucker, of Ashevllle; A. D. Ward, ot New Bern; and T. M. Arrington, of Rocky Mount. The secretary of the convention for the past twenty-six years has been N. B. Broughton of Raleigh, and It is probable that he will be re-elected with Prof. C. JS. Brewer as nis as sistant. BLIZZARD IN WEST DELAYS TRAFFIC (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, Dec. 7 The first blizzard and real snow storm of the winter, which struck Chicago during the night resulted In delayed . transportation. caused thousands of persons to arrive late for work and caused much suffer ing and hardships among the poor today. Railroad trains were reported from one to sixteen hours late on many of the lines entering the city from the west As the heavy snowfall continued it was predicted that trans portation within the -city and in the fnlddle western states was liable to almost completely demoralized. All surface cars ran at very irregular intervals this morning. Trains on the elevated system were severely affected. The storm center was reported in the middle west by railroad officials. Trains from the Paclfio coast were subject to the greatest delay. ISSUES BROCHURE. Durham Lady Contributes Work of Art to States Industries. (Special to The Times) Durham,; Dec. 7. :Mrs. William Morris has Issued a pretty little brochure from the Seaman Frintery entitled "Down Home.", It is dedicated to North Carolina by Mrs. Morris and is a very humor ous piece of versification in which an Morris Is an arttBt and illustrated her rmrt.:' Th llnrl la nnltA ffrtnri an there I arrument of real racial worth In the live artiBttcaliy prAted, pages tiiat,.were gotten up tot ner Dy,y. rspu. wmajr Bb uomg, tou Mr. Seeman. vjV: 't 't -A '-.'h . oiisand her relatives have beennb- The story Is brleflly that Of an old I negro-' Who nt called notAby4 nls Erwln, of Morgattton, has arrived, at daughter and toTUs great disgust, he. the bedside. , . i is ''mistered" there.' He meets' ai"' Mrs. Clark became 111 last Satdr- young Missy from tbe south, rescues day, but her condition did not bo iler from tsi tof act Of IO automobile . feojn-t ierjou fistfl yfltet4ay;v f and is paid $100 for it. He takes the money, not with any great Joy over northern philanthropy, but be cause he needs it to come home on. The pamphlet Is being sold by the Durham Book and Stationery Com pany and though but two days old, Is being greatly admired by Durham friends of Mrs. Morris. FRIGHTENED PRISONERS. Alarmed the Neighborhood Thought Negro Preacher Had Been Stricken Dead by the Hand of God. (Special to The Times) Wilson, Dec. 7 Sunday morning an old crazy negro preacher was lodged in the county jail until room could be made for him in the asylum at Goldsboro. When tbe key was turned on him he began to rant, preach and pray, and called on the Lord to strike him dead in his tracks. He at once fell to the floor and the screams from the prisoners attracted 1 large crowds around the Jail. One fe- male prisoner, who was peeping through the bars," and whose eyes protruded like a crabs, yelled to the c-owj, saying: "Somebody go fo' de sheriff; Gawd lias knocked de life out ob dat 0le fooiiSh nigger preacher Jes cau8e ne axed him ter,. Tne gherff was soon on the spot and ma(e ar I rangements to remove the body and was flxing t0 notlfy the negro,s i ple of hi8 sud(Jen dem.se wnen th(J exnorter appeared at tne jai, window looking not the least like a candi date fit for the tomb. The sheriff and the undertaker looked at each other and smiled, when the crowd dispersed. DR. HARRIS DEAD. Dr. Hal H. Harris Pusses Away at Wake Forest. (Special to The Times) Wake Forest, N. C, Dec. 7 Dr. Hal H. Harris died at his home, about a mile from Wake Forest, last night at 7 o'clock. Bright's disease was the cause of his death. He had been in declining health for some time but not seriously ill till last Sat urday. Dr. Harris was seventy-five years of age. He received the B. A. degree i .t WaVo Vnaeal . j , KJl ., I . ...... . ..7 ., practicing physician until about fif teen years ago. His life was spent in the community where he died. He was respected and honored by all who knew him. In his death the community loses one of Us most use ful citizens, one who has been at the front in every movement of the ad vancement of the community. He is susvived by his wife. The funeral will be conducted from the home of the deceased this after noon at 2 o'clock by Dr. W. B. Roy all. The remains will be interred at the old family burying ground near the home of Maj. J. M. Crenshaw. THE SWITCHMEN'S STRIKE. Is Practically Broken and Trains Are Running as Usual. St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 7 The switchmen's strike on ,the North western railroads is practically brok en and freights trains are running as usual. St. Paul and Minneapolis jobbers declare they are delivering holiday goods along all lines to the Paciflc coast and that the railroads have enough men to handle the traf fic. Many of the striking switchmen have returned to work. At St. Saviour's Chapel. "How the Strong Grew" is the title of a play to be given by the parish Workers of St Saviour's Chapel on Saturday night at 8 o'clock. The play is given for the benefit of the piano fund and the admission price is twenty-five cents. "How the Strong Grew" is a very farce comedy. Those who are to take part have been rehearsing for some time and they promise those'who at tend a pleasant evenings entertain ment. TWO TIGERS SENT 11 Two Blind Tigers Bound to Court by Commissioner Nichols. CharleS House, of Wendell, and Walter Brldgers, of Raleigh, both col ored, were tried before United States Commissioner Nichols this morning for selling whiskey. The evidence ot their guilt was conclusive and bond in the sum of $100 each was required of them for their appearance at court, which they succeeded in giving. Colonel Nichols' court is getting lively as the holiday season approach es. There will be two tiger cases be fore him tomorrow. . MRS. CLARK ILL. Mni- aae uiurs: is oenousiy m at MOT BOIBf, 44U Halifax Birceu The condition of Mrs. .Waiter Clark; whoJUft been 111 since 8atiir ,unea, ner aangnter, airs. j. a. ARE GOTO m READY NEXT CENSUS Census Supervisor 1 1. Pear . ... . v .. - H' son Has Opened Head quarters Here 133 ENUMERATORS Census Supervisor Wv V Pearson la Here Making Arrangements ,. to Open Headquarters Offices Will be in the Masonic Temple There Will be lSa Enumerators In Thia District Centus Taking; Will Be gin April 15 Seven Towns Been Incorporated In This County Since . 1000 Corporate Limits of RaU eigh Have Been Enlarged. Mr. W. C. Pearson, of Chatham, supervisor of the census for this dis trict, is in Raleigh arranging to open his headquarters here. He has en gaged rooms In the Masonic Temple. Mr. Pearson says there will be US enumerators In his district and they will begin work April 15. In the rural districts the enumerators are given 30 days to do their work and In the cities two weeks. While five months remains before the enumerators will begin their rounds yet a vast amount of preliminary .... work has been done and data collected as to county, township and municipal boundaries and changes which have- ; been made since the census of MOO. Most of this information has been se cured by Mr. Pearson through corres- .. pondence and 'theN-faots .- thso sent -Director" of 4he i Censs Duraad t Washington ' where. R Is carefully systematized. . . ., Wake's New Towns. Postmaster W. G. Briggs has collect-, ed some interesting information about Wake county which he has furnished the supervisor. - He finds that seven villages and towns have been Incor porated in Wake county since the cen sus of 1900 while three villages towit Wakefield, Rolesville and Porestvllle have surrendered or allowed their charters to lapse. The new towns with . the dat s of their incorporation are as follows: Wendell, March 6, 1903, area one square mile. The boundaries were changed by chapter 221, 1907, making the limits in the form of a regular octagon inscribed in a circle whose radius is half a mile with the inter section of the Norfolk & Southern track and main street as the center. Gainer, March 4, 1905. The bound aries were again changed Feb. 87, 1907, making the well at Rand's Store the starting point the lines running one mile with the railroad track and a quarter of a mile wide. Zebulon, February 16, 1907: the boundaries a square 3,6000x3,6000 feet. Bonsai, on the Wake-Chatham line, March 1, 1907, on Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Royal Cotton Mills Village, near Wake Forest, March 5. 1907. New HilU March 7. 1907. Fuquay Springs, April 27, 1909; the boundaries being a square 2,640x2,640 feet. During the decade the . corporate limits of Wake FOrest have been . changed twice and Raleigh once. Raleigh's Population. For the first time in half a century the corporate limits of the city of Raleigh were on July U 190T extended so that the city now embraces tin area of 4 square miles instead of 1 34 square miles. If. Is Interesting to see what effect this will have upon the number . of Inhabitants in Raleigh. Nearly all this added territory of 2 1-4 ' square miles, which includes St. Mary's, -Peaco Institute, St. Augustine, . the Methodist Orphanage, the Sta,e Hos pital and the Soldiers Home, Is now served by the city letter carriers, : This addition to Raleigh, acordjng to the city letter carries route books , in the city post office - contains 443 residences, with a , population Of 1,18, which does not include - 25A teachers. , nurses and employees; 145 veterans, Ih : Soldiers Home, 139 children Ih . th ' orphanage, 422 boarding pupils;! x$ttf patients in the State' Hospital, and 14 : prisoners in the penitentiary. It " above were included (some Of .them should be counted ; the total in has-i ttants In the annexed territory leovfcr--'. . ed by the city delivery service ia l.t0t. Tinv census of 1900 With the dty. ar," ' 1 3-4 square miles gays Raleigh ipop- ulatlon of 13.648V against 12,67840,' ISA which was a gain of lees than a ptir Y cent ' The eiperts can make thetr eati ' mates on Raleigh's present population from these above tacts for th gussets t. now vary from M-,(M0 to. 30,000.., ' ), -.c ,. necnai Towgnto, " t This evening at :80 o'clock it te , auditorium of St Mary's School t" I . muils pupils of PrOf. R. Blltia Ow 3. 1 will give a recital to Which tie pUS- fle ft taviy; :V; . . 8 -5, m i a.
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