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I. you do not receive It regu larly, It Is a favor, not a bother, to let us know gild we wll' make every effort to correct the §E trouble. CUTTING DOWN FIRE LOSSES. |i v North Carolinians apparently are be coming more careful about fires. At any jrnim 7 rate the fire rate in the State is decreas — fug, with Concord leading the way for A other cities. Bi Over a period of three weeks there was not a fire call in this city, indicating that pjj-the public here is more careful than f6r ™ merly. It is rare for a city of 12,000 in habitants to be without a single fire call in three weeks. P 1 Official reports received by State In surance Commissioner Wade, showing steadily decreasing fire loss toll in the State, have caused much encourage ment. “It is most encouraging," Com missioner Wade said, “when you consid er that for every one of the five months of^this year there has been such a sub stantial fire loss reduction until the ag f*" gregate decrease for the first five months p. of the year is exactly $1,110,850, an av erage of over $200,000 per month and a *46 per cent falling off in fire damage." . j.. The official report for May, prepared by Statistician Andrew Joyner and made public yesterday, revealed that the fire loss in May was below the total for May of last year and included no large confla grations. Total loss for last month was placed at $081,220, as compared with $116,050 for the same month last year. The May record showed that there were 180 fires in towns, causing a loss of $238,555, and 31 rural fires reported with ? a loss of $115,666. Os the urban fires, 101 ? were in dwellings with a loss of $62,550. :y In the country 23 dwelling fires caused a £ loss of $41,065. The dwelling loss was un usually high for May, and took a heavy toll of better class rural dwellings. There were 22 fires in the major loss class, causing loss of $203,281, with an average of $13,331 each. The other 201 fires were responsible for loss totalling $00,036, or an average of $l5O each, a rec -ji/ord in insurance department annals. The heaviest single losses were: Lum ;*° ber plant in Cumberland County, $15,000 ; business block in Waynesville, $10,000; towel factory at Saluda, $21,000; hospital r*yu for babies at Wrightsville Beach $25,000; j&- department store in Durham, $22,500; and negro dwelliuge in Gibson, *l9' Aurora, $12,500. * In classes of property damaged or de s stroyed dwellings headed the list with ■s»i 1-21; unstored autos and trucks, 14; stores 1%; garages, 9; factories, warehouses, 8 |'* each. Principal causes of fires were: Shingle roofs and defective flues, 65; un l known 56; adjoining building, 31; care- I lessness, smoking, 10 each. I WATCH AVIATION DEVELOPERS. ip The'Kansas City Star warns its read ■fcysrs not to buy stock in any aviation com fe jjanies promoted on an impossible basis. jfcf'Stop, Look and Listen!" it says, before |* being tempted to buy. such stock. , ■P‘; The wisely agrees with *: The. Star, ipi>ii\ting out that “in a few | the air mail will be ; full j? of schemes, some of which n\*? in time be * At-orked to a success, but thlfre is danger I of our enthusiasm whipped Tip over the | ( fciudtbergh success, running too far." H This is timely for the aviation business will be developed unusually fast now and all sort of stock promoters will be running about the, country swindling the people. * The Star says further; [ “Whatever the future may hold for av iation, every sensible person knows there are present limits to its possibilities. Air transportation lias Certain hazards that (Amnot be’Overcome. A good ship in the hands of an experienced and skilled pilot, under decent weather conditions, is safe —provided there are plenty of available landing fields- But so’ long 1 as the British Imperial Airways kills one passenger out of every 5,000 carried, while the Ameri can railways kill one passenger out’ of every 4 1-2 million carried, it is evident that air travel will not be general. Ob viously, too, in view of the very great danger involved in crossing the ocean, there is no reasonable prospect of estab lishing Trans-Atlantic service. “There is another consideration, not 'generally understood. Promoters talk of building multi-motored planes with a ca pacity of a hundred or five hundred pas sengers. But, beyond certain dimensions a plane becomes unwise, and extremely dangerous to handle. There is not the slightest possibility of building planes on scale of ocean liners." THE P. & N. HEARING. Many notables were attracted to Char lotte by the P. & N. hearing. Both the pros and cons were represented by able talent, the hearing attracting more nota bles, perhaps, than any other in the his tory of the State. This was to be expected after announce ment was made that the rail companies now operating in the two States were ready to offer protests. The interurban had among its dignitaries the Governors of two States, but they did not 1 claim all of the attention. William G. McAdoo was there for one of the railroads and since he has been mentioned often as a presidential candidate he was the center of much interest. It will be months of course, before the Interstate Commerce Commission is ready with a decision- The commissioner sent to Charlotte will file with the com mission a tentative report and exceptions can be filed to th'is if the interested par ties so desire. Then the reports and exceptions will be studied by the whole commission and another hearing may be held in Washing ton. All of this will take time, of course, and in the meantime nothing can be done. Both sides won points at the hearing, it seems to us, but no one can tell of course, what the decision of the commis sion will be. There is much yet to be done by both sides in the controversy and the Charlotte hearing no doubt was but a fore-runner of more important develop ments in the future. BUSINESS IMPROVING. Reports of building operations in all the Southern States indicate that busi ness in the South is improving. The Manufacturers Record sees now "a big forward movement in building and in dustry in the Sopth." The Record finds that throughout the section building and industrial expans ion are under way on a big scale, and this j view is supported by reports covering building operations, engineering and gen eral construction work and the voting and sale of municipal securities. “Throughout the year,” says Thurs day's bulletin issued by The Record, "construction and building has progress ed steadily, but during recent weeks there has been a noticeable increase in activ ity in practically every line of work; the localities represented are widely scatter ed throughout the territory from Mary land to Texas, indicating a generally healthy condition of business and indus try. "A strong market now prevails for Southern securities, and there have been many recent sales of municipal, county, district and state bond issues at remarka bly attractive prices. "With the funds available from the is sues recently marketed and the funds to be obtained from sales scheduled for the immediate future, there will be in the ag gregate a vast sum of money available for public improvements of all kinds in the Southern states/ NEGRO BUS LINE. Winston-Salem Sentinel. An experiment that will no doubt prove to he the beginning of an established service was in augurated .yesterday when the operation of a bus line between Raleigh and Winston-Salem passing through Greensboro was 'begun for colored people only. Tor some time the colored people of the State have been asking for service of this kind. Thiit their request was well founded seems to he well attested toy the .-pro vision of 1 the busy line by .o*ettj,tots l trea sonable (loibi .of any must the whole; project gome'tofailure. A convenient schedule has- been arranged and colored people in the State Should find this new facility one of great vaftie to them iij a social as tgetf as business way. v* a -protest ugainst musicians’ magic.— THE CONCOUfi DAILY TfttBUNB EAST IS EAST AND WEST ]js WBST. i Winston-Salem Journal. • i „ Byet Harte once remarked that “the' heathen Chinee is peculiar.” .The - average American feels the same way about 'it but the Chinaman views the American as equally if not more mysterious. An ingenious Chinese-student in the United States has undertaken to comapre the two views with the following remarkable results: American;beliefs about the Chinese: That the favorite delicacies of the Chinese' are rats-and snakes. ' J, * -t; That the' Chinese say yes for no and vice versa ; and that they beckon away from them when they want some one to go toward them and vice vena. That they eat soup with chopsticks. ’ That chop suey aiid chow mein are their national dishes, and that -besides these dishes they eat nothing but rice! That Chinese meu wear skirts and women pants. That a Chinaman never gets drunk. That the Chinese are a nation of laundrymen. and yet have a highly developed civilization. - That if one dVer does'a good turn to a Chinese, one will be (forever pursued by the grateful Cel estial > n bis efforts to repay the obligation feu-, a hundred-, and a thousand-fold. That in China doctors are paid as long as their patients are well, and that the payment ceases the moment a patient falls ill. That all Chinese are honest and absolutely trustworthy. That girl babies are drowned. ’ That the Chinese read from the bottom up, and that they open their books at the back. That in China the United States is known as the Flowery Flag Republic. That the United States is the frieud and pro tector of China. That the Chinese never lose their tempers. That all the Chinese look alike. That all the Chinese are industrious and have wonderful memories. That they all belong to tons and fight feuds. That the Chinese all speak pidgin-English- Chinese beliefs about Americans: That all Americans are rich and generous. That Americans are all public-spirited and never litter the parks or spit on the streets. That in America ladies always come first, and men invariably give their seats to women in street cars and other public conveyances. That American public officials are all honest, and that bribery and other forms .of corruption ure unknown. That there are no thieves or robbers in America. That ajl Americans are devout Christians, and all go to church ou Sundays instead of going to theatres and movie houses. That if a V. M. C. A. secretary had gone into business for his selfish interests he would have become a millionaire instead of a “t” secretary. That America is the one country where the Gov ernment is run by the people. That all American citizens exercise the franchise. That in America marriages always turn out happy, and that husbands all love their wives, and the wives their husbands. That divorce is very prevalent in America. That there is freedom of speech in the United States and censorship is unknown. That the United States is the frieud and pro tector of China. That one can- depend on getting an education in American schools and colleges. That an American is always on time for an engagement. That Americans don't drink alcoholic liquor be cause they huve Prohibition. Both views, of course, are highly erroneous. Ju fact, they are just about as antipodal as the two countries are to each other geographically—which shows that thinking is largely determined by geography and that the expression “East is East and West is West” really means a great deal after all. THE FORSYTH CASE. Statesville Daily. You remember the case of the Forsyth County negro, 1!> years old. He was sent to the ehningang on Tuesday and was put to work Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon he was reported sick. His illness seems to have been unquestioned. He was returned to camp and a doctor was sent for to treat him. The patient was ordered to take a bath. He refused, according to the testimony 'of the witnesses. Thereupon he was beaten. The impropriety, not to say the inhumanity, of beating a sick man, doesn't seem to have impressed anybody at the time. Next morning the negro was dead. There was no evidence that his death resulted from the -beating, or that it was hastened by it. They claim that whipping was with a switch and very moderate. But evidently the method -of diseipling sick prisoners by the use of the brush would not indicate thut the treatment for sick convicts in that camp was what you would call ideal. The case attracted much attention, naturally, and was investigated. The Forsyth County Grand Jury, at its last sitting, reports that it was unable to find sufficient evidence against anybody, 'for anything, to return an indictment.' The Grand Jury thinks the county physician may have been negligent in allowing the sick man to be whipped. It also finds that two men, presumably guards, “used abusive language toward the prisoner.” The Grand Jury thinks convict supervisors, guards, etc., should be posted ou the rules of the camp, with the distinct charge that any violation means the lols of their job and prosecution. Well it does seem reasonable to go at least, that far, in view of whaf has happen ed ; and it might be impressed that whipping is not a part of the treatment of sick convicts If whip ping is a part of the corrective discipline of the camp, it will be agreed that the treatment should be administered only to those Who are whole. The sick need a physician rather than the -brush, even when they take advantage of their ailing, as may not be impossible, to be disagreeable. THE STATE PRINTING. Albemarle Press. Governor McLean seems to think that bids on printing contracts for the State are too high, and after two attempts to get the conracts for the coming year the matter is now at a standstill. If the Governor really wants to save the State money on its printing bill, he cun do so if he will group the several items into such classes that the smaller offices oC the State may be able ho bid on the class of work they can easily handle. Under the present system, as we understand it, the print shop handling a slice of the contract must -be able to handle all classes of the work. Many of them are not in shape to do book binding, ruled work, and iierhaps a few special items; but they are abundantly prepared ,to do the balance, and in just as fine as way as the larger offices. When the Governor aud the printing commission decide to upset precedents and place the printing of the State ou a really competitive -basis, they Will find offices in several parts of the State that arc quite modern and fully capable of handling a large volume of work in a most satisfactory wgy, and they are prepared to turn out the work at a saving of cost to the: purchaser. Gtve the small shops a chance,,is tjie advice we'pass over tu .the j cofnuliggion. I ||e } ' Too many- of the Hollywood‘-films have ha£py endings, says a director. But then tye aetorsVper sonaliy furnish a little variety.—Huntington Advertiser, i, ! “Shoot to kill” is a new order gften Chicafco police. What were their former instructions. "Aim to please Eagle. •>. Burglar and Stick-Up Man By WICKBB WAMBOLDT L-...-...,.-.'i.—,- The state of North Carolina has one exceptionally good law on its staute books. That law provides the death penalty for burglary in the first de gree. It provides capital punishment for the man who, in the night, breaks into as occupied dwelling. That law recognizes the fact that a man who commits an act of that character is prepared to kill; he is a potential murderer. If there is one sort of criminal who should be dealt with with extreme formidability it is the man who de liberately sets out to take forcibly another man’s possessions, and to kill the victim if he resists. Among the most vicious of' law violators are the housebreaker and the highwayman. It is a dastardly, devilish thing to do, to halt a fellow-man on a public high way, poke a giyi into the pit of his stomach ami rob him. A still more diabolical trick is to break into a home where the occupants arc peace fully sleeping, and to proceed to prowl and plunder the premises with the de termination to kill if interrupted. Yet the house-breaker is more commonly given a few years in the penitentiary than anything else, and the hold-up man more often gets a moderate term on the road. V Recently a highwayman who robbed and killed his prey was sent to prison for only ten years. What effect does the easy sentence have on burglars and hold-up men? The risk of facing a few years in the penitentiary is not awesome to them. There is the big likelihood that they will never be caught; if they are caught, there is the long chance that they will never be convicted;• if they are cnovicted, there is the probability that the sen tence will be light; if they are sen tenced there is the possibility that they will get away or through their attorneys delay justice until everybody interested dies off; the odds are all in their favor. But suppose the law should say, “If you break into the sacred precincts of a man’s home after his goods, or if you forcefully detain him on the highway and take his possessions from him, you are not only a thief but you are a murderer at heart and we shall treat you accordingly, not only as a punishment to you, but as a warning to those who might bo inclined to do as you have done.” If each state had a law like that and rigorously en forced it. the industries of house l«**iing ams hijjhwdy robbery Would undergo an immediate and decided slump. Can’t Do Without Electricity. When a subway fire destroyed ca bles and rendered power plants useless one of the busiest sections of New York was deprived of elevator and telephone service, electric lights and burglar alarm protection. Isolated on the upper floors of office buildings 2o and .’lO stories above the street, office workers lowered cans and baskets, and drew their lunches to them. 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