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Vol. LXX. No. 102.
The Weather PAIE
RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1911.
LAST EDITION
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GREAT FLEET
ASSEMBLED
The Most Powerful Fleet Ever
Gathered Under the Stars
rand Stripes
READY FOR REVIEW
There are 102 Vessels Assembled
Representing the " Fighting
Strength of (lie Atlantic Squadron
Will Im' Kovlewed Tomorrow by
Secretary Meyer and Other Navy
Officials Pacific Ships (Jatheml
Off Los Angeles 400 (Juns and
17,000 Officers and Men on Fleet
in Xew York Harbor.
New York, Oct. 30. Tu mosr
powerful fleet ever assembled un
der the Stars ami gripes lies an
chored In New York harbor: today.
The veeuels' numbering Hi:,', the
lighting strength of the Atlantic
Squadron, are decorated from stem
to stern with flails and hunting,
ready to ho reviewed by .Secretary
of the Navy Meyer and Navy. Depart
ment oflilicialB tomorrow. Count
ing the other fighting ships that are
.grouped off Los Angeles and will he
reviewed siniullaneously by other
Navy officials, the present American
mobilization ranks second in history
only to the great Englisa review oit
Splthead during the coronation.
. Following the review and the
manoeuvres, the first division of the
fleet will put to sea on Wednesday,
hut the second division will remain
as a visitor until the second week
in January.
The prodigious power of this grim
army Is fearful to contemplate. In
lifteen minutes they could hlow New
York off the map. Dark, sullen. Im
pressive,' the spectacle of the big
sea monsters by night provided
thrills for thousands of Manhatten
ites and visitors who thronged to
ward Riverside Drive this evening
and gloried in the plav ol search
light, in the chug-chug of 'launches
as parties of bluejackets left tneir
floating homes on shore leave and
in occasional snatches of martial
music by the sailors' band waited
over the waters by the wind.
The vessels are grouped In three
divisions and extend nor! h ward
from 57tli street in the Hudson tor
a. distance of eight miles. .T.ie first
group Is comprised of battleships,
cruisers, armored cruiser and col
liers. They face New York. The
submarines are just astern of the
battleships. The second group con
sists of destroyers and auxiliaries.
The third group is made up of tor
pedo boats.
The fleet of battleships mounts
exactly 400 guns manned bv about
J 7.000 officers and men. The to
tal displacement of the. Meet is 577,
f,!l tons.
The Secretary of the Navy and
party will review the vessels lrom
the deck of the Mayflower tomor
row. In the evening Halloween
nighty the whole 102 ships or war
will be strung with electric lights.
On the day following Secretary
Meyer will inspect oife vessel in
unch division.
There are SI battleships and arm
ort'd cruisers In the harbor. In the
destroyer class 13 of Pncle Sam's
total fleet of 84 vessels are in New
York. Nine torpedo boats out of a
flotilla of thirty-two, and eleven sub
marines out of eighteen owned by
the United States are also here.
These smaller boats will play a
prominent part In the manoeuvres
which will mark the mobilization.
Great care has been taken by
(Continued on Paw Five.)
PRESIDENT VISITS
Chicago, Oct. 30-Chicago's world
renowed stock yards received Presi
dent Taft at nine this morning. The
President attended the National
Dairy Show.
The President's route through
the stock yards was decorated with
flags and bunting, behind which
stretched acres of pens containing
balowlng cattle, sheep and hogs.
Later Mr. Taft laid the cornerstone
of the Hamilton Club's new build
ing and was the gueBt at the Ham
ilton Club luncheon at LaSalle
jjotl. j , :L - J
VOTERS TO SAY
1,1
Whether the Market-House Is to
Be Sold, Moved or;'
I Remodeled
THE ARCHITECTS' OPINION
The (ionerul Opinion Prevails That
Vnild be An F.xceeiliiigjy Costly
'rOMisi(iim to Attempt to Re
model the Present liuilding To
Keep it Would Kntail a l,ss to
the City of Alioiit $."i,500 u Yew-,
Say Authorities Number of Arch
itects and Contractors (iive Their
Opinion on ProposH ion.
The voters of the city of Itnlcigh
will suv tomorrow whether we shall
move the market house, sell it,, or re
model the present building. A fuw
facts placed before the public will be
of vital interest Just at this time.
The 'estimated revenue, . gathered
from the city authorities, the city
gets out of the market house is $:!,
UliO. Now it costs, at the-lowest fig
ures, $l,iiiio per year to main-lain it.
The lowest figures placed, should it
be sold, is $7fi,(i(il, and six per -cent
interest on that amount would lie
$-1,500. At those figures, the city
is today losing $2,300- per year. To
sell it, $3,000 would be placed on
the tax books, bringing the amount,
the city loses, up to $.",riO0. At
present the market house is non
taxable property.
To get a general idea of what the
architects and contractors think of
the Idea of remodelling the present
buildirig, a reporter of The Times
saw- several today. Practically all of
them are of the opinion that it is ut
terly impossible to remodel the pres
ent building. The walls are soil and
nothing but shells. They say that to
remodel, they would have to go down
to the very bottom and put in a new
foundation, and build practically
new all the way - up, which would
mean the erection of a new building.
Statements from some of the .-archi
tects and contractors are us follows:
Frank Thompson,
llr. Frank Thompson.'-one of the
leading 'architects of the city, said
that he was not in favor .of remod
elling the present -..building,'- because
It was simply impossible to use the
present walls, nor any part of it, No
contractor would hardly attempt to
use any of the material in the pres
ent building, as it is unlit tor use.
The walls are all solt and of sand.
Two instances were cited when ma
terial In the old building was ottered
for use in the erection of the new
buildings. First t lie old Law liuild
ing; second the old tiiinies biiililing,
where 'the new slate building is lo
be erected. $nilil was given for the
material in the Law building, and it
was just simply a loss f that
amount, a none of the material
could be used. The Grimes building
ha (J to be given away, as no one
could use it at all. And the same is
true of the market house. It Is al
most impossible 1o use any of the
present building, under on coudi
means to build anew. . The only
thing to do in the present situation
is to sell.
J. M. Kennedy.'
Mr. .1. M. Kennedy, an architect of
the city, said, personally, lie favored
selling the market house. He had
been told that down In the basement
supports had to be erected to keep
the walls from falling in. that the
brick was so, soft, the walls would
not stand alone. If that is the con
dition, then It is utterly impossible
to remodel the present building, and
it would he a waste of the city's
money, to try to remodel a building
with walls in the condition those
are in, that could not stand the
work. So far as he is concerned, he
would not attempt to remodel the
present tbullding, under no condi
tion.
I. C. Hill.
Mr. D. C. Hill, a contractor and
architect, said personally, he was in
favor of letting the market house go.
The best thing to do is to sell It, and
get rid of it. "While the present
walls might he used in remodelling.
It would be a very expensive thing to
undertake.
J., (i. Council)
Mr. J.'G. Council, a contractor,
stated that he favored remodelling
the present building. That It would
be the best and cheapest for the city.
Continued on Page Six.),
ORROW
The Three
The eiliens of I :i Ifi 1 1 arc i ailed
upon ; tomorrow lo . parti i pal, e in an
election with regard to tlic sale, re-'
liioval, or (lie r-eiiiodeljtig .of tin1
market' house, and i.s !!:-re are a
lu'rgi number -of ".people . wliu do ii.oi
fully niipreciale'.'tiie siejiilicanco in
the . importance of, liiis. election '.v--State
the case. The act, of t he. leg-'
Isliiture of I Otis permitted.:' the peo
ple of I'aleigh to vote on the (lues
lion of-. selling I he .market house and
which created a hoard ' of represen
tative1' citizens, styled .'"The ..Market
House Commi-sion," whoso duly it
was' to select a site and erect ihere
Wl a -I'll n I ket ill the eevnf t Jit- people
should vote for tlie sale of the .mar
ket . The vote to . '.'self..'- was., over
whelming; -'lii fact,. almost .Unani
mous, Put. tlie - com'ml'S'.doi.i -'sifter
wfhhling' and wrangling . over a site
ill i he eiideiivor , to please everybody
fiiially '.-ended "in. a veritable .; fiasco
and th war! el the will of (lie people
as expres ed at .the ballot box. I-.
taking no action in "regard to 'the'
matter." ;
T.ie advocates of l!:e mois'tre, r
rather' those favoring ; the sale w.f
the market, applied to. the: legisla
ture of I 'J I i and secured the pas
sage of tlie. bill .uiid"i: viiich v.c
hold our election next Tuesday. . .
This bill provides lor three sepa
rate proposii ions to lie submitted to
the people, and unlike tlie . foriivr
election,: I lie propo-dtion receiviii!; ;i
majority' yf t ie votes cast, must ami
will he executed. .
The market c.nii not in any, event
remain as it stands, arid in. order
that we. may vbte- intelligentlv. it
ajipcars proper that .we should iln
derstand the- various proiiositious
and the reasons Way we ".Uou'id or
should, not support llveiii. .
;: 1. . i"or remodeling the niar.et
house.
2. .'or removal of market house.
I!.. h"or sale of market .house. ...
If riie first proposition, or For
Remodeling the Jlarkei House,
should receive a majority 'of... the
votes, it will mean that the insirket
IS
China Will Be Given Constitu
tional Government
Itegs Apology for I'asl Neglei't
tiranls Free 1'ardoii fur Itcbols
anl I'olitical OMeiidei's Imperial
Forces I'veparing lo I'ollow I p
Tlieii- iclorv.
I'idiing, Oct. :',u. -The throne has
acceded to ihe National Assembly's
demand for a couiilel e, cousl itnl idn
al government.
In an imperial edict,. Ihe throne
humbly apologizes for Us past neg
lect and grants an immediate con
stitution with a cabinet I rum which
tlie nobles will be excluded and
rants free pardon for rebels and
all political offenders.
Complete Siii-r ler.
Shanghai. Oct. I'.o. - -.Complete
surrender, of the ihrone to the revo
lutionists' demand is considered lo
have been the "outcome of negotia
tions belween the latter and Yuan
Shi Kai.
To Kollow l'i Victory.
Hankow, Oct: So. The imperial
forces are preparing to follow up
their victory over the rebels by 'in
attack on Wu-Chang and Hanyang.
Admiral Sab has notified the foreign
consuls he was about, to begin tlw
bombardment of Wu-Chang and
DIES IN NEW BERN
News was-received in the city to
day of the death at New Iiern yes
terday of Hon. Charles C. Clark,
grand master of the North Carolina
Grand Lodge of Masons in 1870-71.
A special communication of the
grand lodge will be held in New
Bern tomorrow to attend the funer
al at llVclock. Mr. John C. Drew-
ry, grand secretary, and Mr. R. H.
Bradley, grand tiler, will leave to
night for New Hern. Mr. Clark was
over 80 years old.
Market
ouse Propositions.
is I,, remain jus! w lu -r,. it :.i anils
lor .vein's to ctriiie. in .iJe' iiios.l i-oil
si i i 1 1 1 1 is local Itiii in .inn- ciiY, a lo
;i I i i ill - whereon llo i e slioiiKl iie
crfi'li'il. if the1 cii U'.ciis . Mil,-. ii .sel I ,
a: piagniUc'iit stripturi- lliai uill l,e
I'm orna liK'li I to oiu; i ii v.
' I '. : 1 1 mil only sirould iliis irnposi
tion fail to carry in oiih'r to inake
way lor an up-to-date aipl I'niposintr
building, and theieiiy., imjirove the
upi'iearance of our . main street and
oil r lit y In genera I, . inr) to reniodei
the market wfll -: li.e city aboiu
S.:!.",.nilil..iiO.
. Ai-coniing to thi' reeeiii.. newspaper
reports tlie . linaiiria I comliiton of
I lie id ty is at. a low eliii, ill fact . I hi'
Paper states that: we . havi- already
spear soiiiothih!; :oVer .". 11 . ihm i. o ()
.more than our incum- to da;e and
il will take t!' s' i;i,.i.esf:. nuoiiiy
loi the city not ; to "run lu-ad over
heels in debt, therefore lo forie tliis
"xtra - eXienditur'X -or . $;:h,oiiii:iih,;
would .'he an . j.ce-pt ionally ' heavy
! : den and one vliii h. no lii ni who
liasthe interest-o! the city ai, heart
could afford. ..
There has been on-Men, hie talk
witli regard- to reiliieiag, the tax
rate, a ipiestion, winch, wtully iiiier
isis i:s all, but if tliei vote next
Tuesday is to rei: '., I the market
h'.itise at. an expemijt nro '.of. i11''!
instead Of redncin:: it -.' (niiy UP lease
Ihe tix rate, forA.e :ilh know i lie
money is going to ( oino oiii. -of tlie
people's pockets,
. The second . propviKit ion. or : For
Keinoval of Markei !!oue. ui.eaiis
that if this .propos:; ion should i--'-i
eive a majority o' the. v otes. fne,
city would be compelleil to imrcliase
ilirect lv hack of. the I'resent local ion
a si'.o and, erect (hereon a market,
which would cost in the tieighlio I'
ll pod .or$,(ih0.00i! to: $o'.ooo.o.o.
Tlie estimated.: value of the iires
eiit tiiarKet t'-i ST.i.OOO.Oii and: that is
about tile figure, it' would bring if
put en 'he ni'irket, the location se-:
lected io liuilil the market on. 'hi
the even' o: ihe removal: of fite
present vine.woiild cosl about. $i;u.-
asked all . foreigners to leave, iir.nie
diately. Friday's battle at , Kilome
ter .Tcii.was a splendid exhibit ion
of: gameiioss, upon the .rebels part.
They were on: numbered two to one
by the imperialists.
Iliiining Hankow.
Shanghai, .del, ."o..- -A., wireless
message from I lie Ilrilish warships
at Hankow, says the imperialists are
burning t lie. nai ive city., of I laiikiiw,
and the ent ire .governiuent forces
advance is ... liiarked Willi hideous
brutality.
liehcl I'eiciscs No( Serious.
'I'okio. l li i SO.: --Chinese, rebel
reverses at . I I'liikow are not consid
ered serious ' Strategically I he pos
session of I lie city would handicap
the rebels It is probable the reb
els will strotirly fortify VVu Chang,
making that city hoaduunrters.
AGAINST, TllfJ I'ltrilllNCi:.
Must 'ay SI 1.000 as a llesull of a
I'.ilal Collision.
. ... Norfolk. Va., Oct; :!U Federal
.1 udge .Fdmhnd . Wnddill, .lr,, today
gave a ; dei isi ui for $ 1 , no u against
the Philadelphia tug Prudence in fa
talily actions, 'brought .by .the w ives
of Capl. Iteiuaniin Charrv and Kngi
neer l.i'e ipii'per, of, the motorboat
Clara Hell bolh-of whom were killed
when the I'rudenee rammed tb nio
torhoat oil' tlic Norfolk : navy yard,
May "i, It was an allowance of $7.
000 in each case. '.' :.
.Judge Wnddill also held the Dan
ish steamer Nordanierlka to be at
fault In a Millision in lower Ches
apeake bay. . . v
sr.AKilll FUIX(i THK AIM IIS.
Many Women Have Ufi Killed by
the Italians Outside Tripoli.
Tripoli. 0i. SO. -Italians for three
days have been systematically
slaughtering Arabs outside the city.
Many 'women have been killed. Dur
ing the Italian bombardment of
Pengehazi October 1 0, three hun
dred civilians, one half of whom
were women, and children, were
killed.
Speaker Clark Declines ltoom,
Washington, Oct. 30. Speaker
Clark has declined to allow the new
private dining room at the capitol
be designated as the Speaker's. The
room will be set aside for commit
tee dinners, etc.
( 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 ( I : hi mi ( in miml. the lact. taut
(lie ciiy Pa::, no oit iiln on aiiyjsit:',
iu ask yourself would il lie ri.'.'l.l
to I'ori-e the it y io purchase ''hi) id
t iie r.'ci of which is to In' ilelei'lli in
ed -, li.. ..Ihe property ..owner:;, i in1 H .Hi
build, I iie Mia.i ket im. I lie lainl woaKI
cost at file Vel'y lowest $U.MM".iM(i
T.erefiire. 'should iliis . proposition
carry., i he c fly won Id simply git e ii .
p: i".--:ii m.i rl'v.ei ,' w liicii is a lining 1 !n'
niosl valualile pieces' .'of property in
li ileigji, siiuated .on our tr.ai!' linsi
iii ss street . ('ommaudiiig a most
I iroii i i iifi'i.i. , position- and a li.iaiis. of
from' ..I l.0;'Mio. Oii; -.to Sl.-i, ooii.oo for
a .market house on a back sireel.
This. pl'o losi.t ion should not receive
a single vole.
The third 'proposition that ufi'o'r
.-'ale. of. the Murkei house, appears
tif he liv' . tar I he ' lies'l of ; ('he th ree,
been !!.' as stated aioie, I lie . reiiioil-
ling. or .removal .tf 1 he innrU'-t
would "ii. li! lo :: : expenses and
I he i ity. is not in. a tin a ncia 1 position
lo contract further debt. . '
And. imain there are any ' number
of cil.es as large and. larger than
liale.lgh,- who long' ago. gave up t he
cepii'al piarkel liusiness as a losing
piMposi.i ion from a I'm an Hal si and -point,
and it. is even sowith Ral
eigh, as you will ohserve in tire i'ol
lowing T.u eu derived from, the
rental of stalls in the marcT is ap
proximately Sjr.o.eii . er nam. h or
$.',.iiiiii.lUl per xear. As stateil above
the market is valued at', and can he
sold t.'f 7.", i"'ii. on. i'h this
aiuoiint. of money out ' at six per.
eelit.. I he l it y, would .get in .'.interest
if t.TiO'o.tio 'per year..- or in :oilu'r
words H':!eigh. is iosiug :-. : jijst 1 .
r, i in . mi. every year by niainiaining' a
market'- w'hieh is .itsanitiiry.- unat
Iriiclive, and an eye sore iu every
yi'-Mi.or to our , In i r city. -'
I lave you .-'ever heard, of any city,
(inyWhere. maiptainjng a foul smell
ing, dilapidated, uilSlnitarx., old
iushioned market house, on the host
and most, prominent . location of , lis
rain thoroughlare. and witbal at
aii aiinnal. ('.Xiense to the city'' .
IN INTERESTOF COTTON
Governors Meet At New
Orleans Today
nuns of S ii era! Southern
Slates ami I'lieir ( 'oinmissioiM'is
of Agriculture Trying; to Solve
the Handling of the Cotion Crop
I'l iilileln ln lie's Plan.
New t'lrleaiis Oct . :!0; The. gov
ei'tioi's .if several soul hern . states,
w illf tjieir eoniiiiissioners of agriclil.
lure, mot today to frame a . y.iy io
incri'tise -'the price of "cot toll and II ml
inure economic means of placing the
staph' on I he' . liial'kei iiild get l ing
adeiiiiate statistics. Iienelicial to the
telii'l's. ; 'I'he governnieilt ': will , iie
urged io provide daia and staiis
lics ioiiceriiing::.the cotton consump
tion, stocksin spinners' hands, and
aictirate tigures of foreign produc
tions. 'I'he niosl effective means of plac
ing .the- farmer in control of catlott.
according to Commissioner Ixovvne.
of Texas ,1s lo. cut down the mil ton
acreage and go in for' crop diversion.
Khwiip would have the planter grow
such things as his family needs and
such tilings as will yield ready cash,
thus keeping cotton ;a;','clear crop."
Kowne says by this method ihe
farmer could bold his crop .until he
whs satisfied with the price. The
(Continued on Page Five.)
THANKSGI
Chicago, Oct, 30.- President Taft
today issued the annual Thanksgiv
ing proclamation, calling upon the
citizens of the United States to cele
brate Thursday, November 30th,
next, as a day of thanksgiving and
prayer.
Peach Trees in Full Bloom.
Aniericus, C.a., Oct. 30. Hun
dreds of thousands of peace trees
in fhis section are In full bloom.
A failure of next year's crop is fear
ed. 1
HEAR NG IN
AO
Wickersham Does Not Approve ol
the Plan Filed By the iTobacuo
Company
OTHERS AT HEARING
W'ickersliaiii Asks I lint for Period
of l ie Wars the .New ( ompanic
Shall V Have- Any llireclors or
Ofliceis in 'i i in ii ii i ii and Shall Not
Have Any Stock Interest in .;.nli
Other Shall lie liilirely Separate
( onipaiiie in Fact and ill Name
l.eavs the Court the Capilalialion
n( the ( oliipallies
New '.York-,;--' th i SO.- - - Attot'liey
t leueial ' c herham's i.ns wcrto t he
dissolu (Pa i a io I re-oigiiiiial ion plan
of ihe AiiieViciiti"Tliac'co. ('ninpan-y,
was Illed- in ..-toe "eirc'tii court of
t li; ( ' u i tt'd ..Slates, southern district,
of ..New York today.- - '
W'icUershatu, alrei', ., rele.rriiig' to
supreine cciiiri's directions to re
restore' coihpet it h e cmidit ions, says:
"Any decree asccrtaiinug and deter
niining iipoii a plan should reserve
lb the governmental , t he right, at
any ' iime.. w ithin live years to apply
to the court for further relief, upon
a. showing that such plan has not
re.-ttlted in Creating a ivw condi
tion, in harmony with ihe law."
Wickersham asks, that whatever
plan he udopted it. he' subject to the
following conditions: "Corpora
tions among which iM))er!ies and
businesses in the 'coiuh'ination arc to
ini distributed for a 'iie.r'ipt) 'of five
years, shall hot have any officers or
directors in common. . Tiic.se coni
pa hies shall, not have' any stock in
ii' resl in. each other. They (shall not
eiiipioy, l he ' same ageiifies ; for pur
chases 'of leu ftoliacco or other raw
niaierial or for. sale of ,toha"ai'i or
other producls. .: ,
They shall mu retain , or employ
the-same clerical organisation, or oc
cuiiy saiiie oflice. :. No. one of them
shall hold capital stock in any other
corporation, anv .pari of whose stock
is- also held by any of the other .cor
porations, anmlig which the proper
ties of , tile coiHbina'.ioii are distri-
ielled. -
, "'riie. attorney general asks, that to
the end that: the t wenl.y-nlnedefelid-ti
ills'- in. this suit shall not, increase
: heir con t rol p.ver any .cor poriit ions
among which Ihe properties in the
conihinal ion are to lie , distributed:,
Iiursiiaiit io the plan, that such' de
fen dim is . lie severelv enjoined ''from
at any: time, within live: years from
date of . decree, a ci airing 'ownership
of an; .-lock in any of the .corpora
lions in addition to, ainount.s , they
would respeciively liold wlteii . pro
posed plan is carried out. Further
snggesi ionsof: I lie. goveniuieiit include
I he following:"''.".
"That, i,n the .'distribution, of the
properties now held in combination
pursuant to t he 'disintegration" plan:,
the corporation shall he allowed to
acitiire property : which would in
vest it w ith as : much' as fol'fy per
cent in volume or in value of any
particular line pf the lohttcco bus.i
ness. . Wickersham also : suggests
;!i at all covenants in any way re
stricting the right of any company
or -individual.: in t he cuiuliination . to
buy. manufacture; or sell tobacco or
Its products,, shall . be rescinded by
aflii'inat ive action of the respective
part ies . t beret o who. a re part ies . to
:l he suit . '.
Wickersham leaves to t he court
the. i.uestiou of .ciipitalixiition of the
various corporations among., which
if' is. proposed to distribute the prop
eriles now in the-. combination. Fin
ally the attorney general asks for. a
general injunction prohibiting the
re-creation of the combination or
any. similar combination,.'
The proceedings today before the
I'nifed .Slates Circuit Court in the
ease of the American Tobacco Com
pany, and Subsidiary, concerns, -mark
another important step in the gov
ernment's strangle wiih the', trust
problem':'- 'The. federal court heard
the views of the federal department
of Justice; attorney generals of. four
stales, and of practically all the so
called "independent" tobaccoo 'man
ufacturers and dealers, upon the
proposed reorganization plan of the
American Tobacco -Company and Its
co-defendants, alter the supreme
court declared I hem an illegal mo
nopoly. Helore it can be put into
effect any such plan must be sanc
tioned by tlie federal court.
The tobacco , corporation's tenta
( Continued on Page Five.).
PILOT CAR
IE FT TODAY
bi;vthe Way From Atlanta to
iwchmond For Big Tour
Soon
IN RALEIGH THURSDAY
A Seven Hundred Milo Trip Over
the Capital Highway Under the
Auspices of the Touring Club of
America Pilot Car Will Select
the Koiite anil Make All Arrange
inents for the Tour Names of
Officials mid Points Through
Which Car Passes. .
I'nder the auspices of the Tout
ing Club of America and with the
co-operation of the Capital Highway
Association, the American Associa
tion for Highway Improvement and
the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce, the pathflnding car for the
flood Roads Tour left Atlanta thla
morning at 8 o'clock.
This car, accompanied by sevpr.il
others, will blaze the way for i
tour next month from Atlanta to
Richmond by way of Augusta, Co
lumbia, ''Camden,-. Cheraw, Pine
hurst, Raleigh, Henderson and Em
poria for the purpose of increasing
interest in the development of ths
Capital Highway.
Mr, Leonard Tuft, of Pinehurst,
is one of the leading spirits in the
movement, and is giving lavishly of
both his time and money to make it
a success. This tour of 700 miles
through Georgia. South Carolina,
North Carolina and Virginia with
some twenty or thirty cars partici
pating, will no doubt stimulate con
siderable enthusiasm in those states
for better roads. After a few more
links of the highway are made bet
ter passable, there, will be an un
broken road all the way from New
York to Florida. The various cities
and towns en route have not entire
ly awakened to the significance of
this highway and comparatively
1 it t t.ie support has been given to the
project in the south. North Caro
lina is just beginning to "do Bome
thng" however, and her roads will
very likely show up favorably with
those of other states before much
longer.
The pilot cars will reach Raleigh
about noon next Thursday, Novem
ber 2, and after - luncheon-at-Hotel
Raleigh, will proceed to Henderson
for the night slop. President Liteh
lord and Secretary Olds of the
Chamber 'Of ..Commerce, are arrang
ing for an escort to accompany the
pilot car into the city, livery au
tomobile owner who is interested In
good roads (and there aren't any
who are not interested (will be ask
ed to meet the tourists and help to
give t belli a favorable impression of
Haleigli. ' , .
Ol'llcials.
The following ol'licials are accom
panying the pilot car:
Leonard Tufts, president Capital
Highway Association.
V. T. Dabnev, secretary Cham
ber of Commerce, Richmond, Va.
Col. . Henry, MacNair. editor Offi
cial Automobile'. Hlue Honk, special
agent r.-S. oflice of Public Roads.
II. If. Varner, of Lexington, N.
('., editor of Southern (lood Roads,
and representing the Capital Higb
w ay Association.
Lee A. Folger, manager Gordon
Motor Company. Richmond, Va.,
and .representing the American As
sociation for Highway Improve
ment. Frederick II. Elliott, of New.
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ELLINGTON PLACE
SOLD AT AUCTI0(l
The plant, buildings and machin
ery of the Ellington. Building Sup
ply Company was sold at' public auc
tion this afternoon under orders of
Mr. M. A. Moser, commissioner of
the bankrupt concern. The platjt
and buildings were bought by W. 3.
Ellington for $7,000, but it was not
learned what the supplies and other
items brought. Mr. D. R. Byrufh
acted as auctioneer.
Anyhow, a girl would rather gd
to school than help her mother ajt
home.