No 87
; NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, RIDAY FEBRUARY; 2. 1912-SECOND SECTION
34th. YEAR
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THE LASH OF
CMSTAKCE
By HARRY IRVING GREENE
I ' AhtL-Hf 1 -I
"YOSONDE OP THE
WILDERNESS" .
BJmtmkw Mum C. lattw '
Dw'sbt m by w. n. Chapman la b UniudslMa
. . . ., nd orot Uritkla ,
' 'CHAPTER nr.-Tora sends for an oia
... tlnis friend connected with a detective
agency. Thle U William Le Due. who
'rta out to unravel the mystery. Jit
flecldea that loma one living In the house,
, at least some one having a key to the
bouse, committed tb do v.
jtban a jumplng-jack, and In the seo
' iond I cannot conceive of a girl wits
Tour Ideali loving a man of his p
' cullar financial practices and alley-cat
habits., Outside of his more or lest
respectable club be has no more
fixed place of abode than baa a bal
loon, and I don't believe be would
' be any more content to settle down
than one." -.
I- She would toes her head. "That 1
: because the poor fpllow has no borne
to allure him. Juat you wait until he
gets married. If he wins the right
'wife he will settle down so bard that
- you can bear the echo."
nuum wbto in unuua iu yiuiettk
: "But be speculates upon the board
bets, and all that, ind while I do noi
consider such things as particularly
depraved, I know that you are utterly
against them. Besides, he la a finan
cial humorist How could be support
' a wife In the dreary, moneyless pe
riods?" "I'm sure I don't know--that. would
be bis end of the rsrgatn. But I do
know that If he had a wife who would
save what he throws away when be is
prosperous they would never come to
- want. And I am not sure, after all,
but that it Is better to have a lot of
money part of the time and none, the
rest than to have only a little all the
time.:' ' .
That would quiet me for a time.
I had to depend entirely upon my sal
ary, for being under heavy bonds I
- could not have speculated bad '' 1
- cared to and still retained my post
? .'. tlon if the tact became, known. Still,
-hjr-rtaiu economies I bad. managed
to hide await a few hundreds tor
. emergencies, and in addition to that
' I had In the savings .bank ' $5,000
" ther's estate. That, however, I re
garded a good deal as a trust fund
which was to be left unused except In
case of last resort So I would take
another tack and try and Impress her
with the greater virtue of ultimate
" achievement through Industry and
. economy'rather than by mowing your
way through the ranks of your fellow
men. From her quietness I would
. think she was becoming converted un
til of a sudden she would give a fidget
"There he cornea now, down ne
walk back pf us," she would assert
without even a glance around. And
sure enough it would be Bruce, a
cigar In bis mouth and a bundle aa
big as a peck .measure wrapped up
1n paper under bis aria. I always
.thought my physical senses were par
ticularly alert, but ahe would invar
iably announce his coming before 1
knew be was within gunshot Hear
ing, Intuition, Instinct or sixth sense,
. I know not what it was, but at times
it struck me as almost uncanny. Up
' to us he would come strolling with a
smile and audacious "Hello, little
sweemeari, ' ana a noa ana an
off hand "Howdy, old man," to me;
and standing before us with his feet
wide apart would grin at her like a
good-natured puppy. Then I would
see Clare's eyes begin to light up. . -"What
Is it this time, Bruce T" the
would half gasp excitedly. With
studied 1 deliberation that would keep
ber In squirming suspense be would
, gradually open the bundle and raise
" It on high. Then suddenly he would
. pour a pailful of roses, carnations or
violets over her bead and send them
tumbling Into -ber' lap and down on
the grass in a waterfall of fragrance.'
And at that she would utter a little
. cry and go down upon her kneea as
she gathered them up by the handful,
scolding him like a magpie for his ex
travagance, and stopping after every
few words for a rapturous smell of
- each captured treasure. And that
would be my reward for my lecture on
the sin of extravagance.
Then, regardless of my presence,
he would sit down and begin to make
low to her. Nor would he do this in
the way that any other civilized man
would go about such a thing, but
openly' and notoriously In the flllbus-
tertng fashion In which he did every
thing. She always seemed helpless
1 before his extravagant compliments,
- while, as for myself, I would watch
blm in silence unable to make uo ray
mind wBeiucr i was anuitea or Dis
gusted. After be got tired of that he
would Insist that she go with him
- - over to the boulevard where they
could alt on a bench and pick out an
automobile from those going by, such
as he was going to purchase for her
. especial benefit At first she would
demur, but would finally say, "All
right, If Tom will go, too." Whereat
he would laugh and say to me with an
. audacious wink:
"Oh, Tua doesn't care to go. He
would rather loaf ud In his den and
read a book than go over there and
in in uie auai, wouiun i yuu, iuiui,
rtply I WfMjlrt low low and jay
(TO 1-i CO-S lUCD.)
STAUDARD OIL
;(.,BlSCIn
By Financing EevolutioD Setting
, up Sun and Gains Oil ;
' ' ' Concessions.
Shanghai, China, Jan. 80. rThat the
direct result of the uprising in China,
should the revolutionary forcea win,
will be possession by the .Standard Oil
Company of all the oil resources of the
nation was the assertion of. high offi
cials familiar with the situation. The
Rockefeller interests, it was said, are
financing the revolution through agents
now on the ground. . - Whether Presi
dent Sua has actually aigned the con
cession is not known, but it is authori
tatively asserted that if be has not he
will shortly do so.
By securing this concession the Amer
ican financiers have checkmated their
European rivals. Representatives of
the Brit sh and German oil syndicates
have had preliminsry surveys made and
within the last few days author iztd
their representatives to secure conces
sions to develop the oil industry in va
rious sections of the empire. The
Standard neat them to it, however, and
Sun promised tbat if he succeeded in
overwhelming the Manchu dynasty it
would have the right of monopoly of
i he oil industry. The Standard's agent
had been in touch with Sun, it is said,
long before he'left America with the
object of financing a successful revolu
tion and so getting posjesiion of the
greatest undeveloped territory in the
world.
PILES! PILES! PILES!
Williams' -Indian Pile Ointment will
cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles.
It absorbs the tumors, allays itching at
once, acta aa a poultice, gives instant
relief. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment
is prepared for Piles and itching of the
private parts, Sole by druggists, mail
50c and $1.00. Williams' M'f'g. Co,
Props., Cleveland, O.
Surveying Parties In the Field. :
That the Norfolk-Southern is going
right' ahead -wftfr'thtf-work of extending
its lines was evidenced by Colonel W.
B. Rodman, general solicitor for the
system, when he stated to the board of
aldermen several days ago that three
surveying parties were now in the field
between Rnleigh and Troy, and that an
effort would be made to organize three
more and put thorn to work at once be
iweeo Troy - and Concord. He added
(hat the gaps between the several road
recently acquired would be filled in as
quickly as post-i hie in order that the
terminal extensions might be pushed
on westward as rapidly as possible.
With ample backing, there is little
question but that the Norfolk-Southern
will be operating cars into Charlotte at
a comparatively early date. Charlotte
Observer.
FARM FOR SALE .
, I offer for aale my 09 acre farm one-
half mile from city limits, 1,836 feet
fronting on Pembroke road. For par"
ticulars apply or write to John A.
Bjom, 164 Broad street, New Bern, N.
C. "x .
Stranded Steamer's Cargo Carried to
: Norfolk..
. Norfolk, Jan. 30,-WHh about 2,000
bales of cotton from the cargo of the
British steamer Thislleroy, stranded off
Cape Lookout, the barge Norfolk ar
rived here from Lookout Cove yester
day. -. . . ' .
The cotton was taken out the stranded
vessel by wreckers from the Merritt A
Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Com pa
ny and will be discha gf d at Jones'
warehouse in Atlantic City. Since the
Norfolk left Lookout 166 additional
bales were ssved and are being placed
on the barge Chittenden which ia at
lookout with the tug Kenmore.
Daniel Hemning, 15 years old. a West
Indian negro, who waa cabin boy on the
Thlstleroy, arrived on the barge Nor
folk and is being held in the detention
room at the local immigration office
pending deportation to his home in St,
Lucia, ty Castner, Curran A Bullitt,
Inc., agents for Thislleroy at this port.
. The recalcitrant Bishop Hermogenea
was dismissed from the Saratov (Rue
sia) 'diocese snd exile!
Died.
Sundsy morning at her home at
Clarke, Mrs, J. II. Humphrey. The
funera' was conducted from the Baptist
Church Monday mornipg by Rev J.- M.
Wright and the Interment made in the
cemetery at that place. Mrs, Humph
rey had a larn number of friends in
this city who wi.l learn with regret of
her death.
Correspondence batwaen Col. Ceorge
, Harvey and Gov. Woodrow V.'iUon was
mad public..
1
CUS SPLITS.
Snap Democratic Vote .Balks Ac
tion of Leaders. Personal Lu-. -
couuter Prevented.
Washington, Jan. 31. -The Demo
cratic caucus which met to decide upon
the proposition of spending $16,000,000
for public buildings broke up abruptly
with the House organization split in
twain. When it became evident that
the leaders controlled enough votes to
defeat the proposed raid ou the treas
ury and to pass a resolution against the
construction of any buildings, Repres
entative Burnett of Alabama put an
amendment on the resolution against
the appropriation for any battleships
this year. The resolution with the
battleship amendment was railroaded
through the caucus by a vote of 98 to
68. The amendment was passed by a
viva voice vote and before the members
resized what had happened a roll wai
called on the resolution which passed.
Disorder reigned on the floor of the
House. Members from every section
declarer they would not be bound by s
caucus that interfered with the system
for national defence without giving rep
resentatives time to debate the question.
Representative Hobson and Heflin al
most came to blows after the Chairman
had abruptly ordered Hobson to take
his seat while he . was attempting to
appeal to the House. Hobson announ
ced that he would not be bound by the
caucus. Heflin immediately challenged
his right to vote on the grounds that he
had no right to assert his independence
of the caucus decision. The fight was
averted when Hobon told the members
that he was bound in honor to work for
the two battleships programme. The
general dissatisfaction over the finding
of the, caucus led Representative Un
derwood to consen t to a new caucus to
consider the battleship question sep
erately. It is understood that Repre
entative Burnett hid no idea that the
battlnchip amendment would be passed
when he offered it.' He hoped that it
might induce the members to agree-to
the $16,000,000 appropriation for public
buildings. .. ...
k PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS
Your druggist Will refund money if
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Pro
truding Pilesin 6 to 14 days. 50c. .
Elon College Raises $50,000.
We note with pleasure that President
Harper of Elon Colleure has just com
pleted the raising of $50,000 for that in
stitution. This money goes to'psy for the
three story press brick West Dormi'ory
and. for the hex ting, lighting; and wa
ter plant for all the col'ege buildings,
which improvement were recently
made. -
There were 719 contributors to this
fund, from eight atated all denomina
tions had a part in it. Eleven individ
uals gave amount $25 Those who gave
one thousand dollars, are as follows.
General Julian S. Carr, Senator J. E
West, Wm. H. Jones, Jr., G. W.
Truitt. Willis J. Lee, Mrs. K. B. John
son, J. Beale Johnson, Kemp B. ' John
son, A. B. Farmer, W. Q. Peele, and
C A. Shoop, . The first contribution to
the fund was made by Col. J. E. West
Suffolk, Va subscription being for
$500
The raising of this fund puts E'oi on
a firm basis financially and op?m up a
larger future. The College, now in its
twenty-second year, has sccord'ng to
the News and Observer, 250 students,
and the income on an endowment of
$76,200. . ':
This paper always rejoices in the pro
gress that attends our educations! inati
tutions and to we rejoice with Elon 1 1
this great good fortune and the confid
ence this handsome gift shows the peo
ple have in the institution.
Mrs. Theresa Martin confessed fie
killing of ber former sweetheart in
New York to save her brother, who is
being tried for the crime. ' V
Hon. John. O. Woolley to Address
Mass Meeting Feruary 11.
Hon. John G. Woolley, probable the
leading temperance advoca'e in Ameri
ca and one time a candidate for the
presidency on the prohiliiinn ticket,
will sppear in New Bern, SunJay, Feb
ruary llth, addressing a m is meetinr
fell lh congregitiois at Centenary
.
o;
Methodmt Church. An attractive mu
sical program is being arranged for the
event which promises to be one of the
niMt interesting and helpful meetings
ever held in the city. The spnaker is a
distinguished lawyer who hat yielded
much of his time In late years to the
cause of temperance, speaking in behalf
of the issue in practically every State in
America, Under the direction of the
North Carolina Anti falonn League, he
will spend fifteen days in this State In
the interest of the caime and ministers
and leaders in the prohibition movement
count themsolvea fortu at in being
able to securs his services.
1
GOOD PROGRESS
: ; rfBEING MADE
Hundreds of People Taking Ad-
; vantage of the Hookworm '
' " Dispensary, '
v BY DbTc, F. STROSNIDEB.
We have examined 1,040 people in
this county and found about 60 per ct
of them infeeted . with Hookworm dis
ease. ' 2.054 people bava visited the die
pensaries to elpaerve outwork and re
ceive sanitary Instructions. -
Interesting Observations of the Dis
pensary Director.
1. The faith with which our country
people cover great distances over bad
roads and paths, and often without re
specting the inclemency of the weath
er, is the best practical demonstration
of the result 6f the cure of Hookworm
Disease. . ;.,
2, To see tfee great number of boys
and girls between the ages of 7 and 20
years, wno are dwarfed physically and
mentally, moves one to the very depths
of his or ber sympathy. - Example: -I
find hundreds of school pupils between
the age of 12 and 17 years, in the sec
ond and third grade school work, to say
nothing of their pale, dull and .listless
i xpresaion.'' ".
. 3 The young furnish the greatest
number of patients, tbat ia between
the ages of. ly and 30 years.
4 Any one. who has had the opportu
nity to observe the aily labor of a dis
pensary will' be convinced of the fact
that hundreds; of people desireoua of
strength to earn their . living 'are thus
returned to their labor, and that these
peopb, although in the flower of their
youth, were previously unable to yield
the full value of a day's work.
6, This disease attacks our people in
their tender years, and does its great
est harm to the greatest number during
their schooling and developing period,
thereby impoverishing their physique
and mental accomplishments. '
6. Therefore, the chief duty of our
ofnc'ale, State and county, is to watch
over the health of the people, because
a sickly people lacks energy and initi
ative, and thus ean be neither free nor
prosperous. - y - . ,
'These dfcp&Saries 7 will be operf be
tween the hours of 9:30 a. m. and 8:30
p. m. at the following places:
Fort Barnwell, Feb. 7-8.
Perfection, " 9-10.
Jasper, " " 13-14.
Dover, Jan. 30 Feb. 6.
Cove. " 31 "-16.
VanceboroThurs "1-15.
Riverdale, Fri. "2.
New Bern, Saturday, " 3.
, Immedia'e abdiction of the Chinese
throne was decided, upon by the Em
press Dowager and the princes.
GALLEY SURE
In Nearly All Steel Company's
Plants With Labor Employed,
Washington, D. C. Jan 30. Follow
ing a sweeping investigation covering
almost every great steel manufacturing
plant in the United Stttee, the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, in a re
port now ready for the Senate, accuses
practically every corporation of .main
taining a system of labor almost as
cruel and unnecessa-y a the galley
slavi ry of ancient times.
Making the direct statement that
steel corporations have instituted a
policy of -eliminating skilled artisans
and putting in their ' p'ace the lowest
form of unskilled workmen, who are
paid 14 cents pr hour, the report states
that the men are at times foreod to re
main on duty without relief as long aa
24 hours at a stetrh, and that in some
plaits 18 hour tricks are the rule, rath
er than the exception.
On fifth of the 173,000 employes, the
report says, of all blast furnaces, steel
works, and rolling mills work 84 hours,
or twelve hours a day for seven day
per weik. Many of them go to their
homes "only to at and sleep. ".' In
May 1910, the period covered by the in
vestigation, it waa found that 60.00Q
furnace and steej mill employes worked
regularly seven days a week, and that
34,000 worked 84 hours or more a week.
''Added significance attaches tt the
dtion of labor here described. says
ika a itsft eawtisan faun Mnnsalslsk f hsat than
J lyl IV t fTV ) OT lV IS WW W VVUIIUVI IW Ml
general tendency for years rait bas
been toward a shorter working day.
Years sgo the ten hour day became al
most a aiandard. Since that time fur
ther reductions have brought the work
ing dy to nine, and in many cases to
eight hours, and this red uc tic n has
been accompanied by a fa't of -holiday
oo Saturday. . ; ,
Liabon, Portugal
tial law.
was put under mar-
Ftdeilco Byd refuted
Presidency of Panama.
to accept the
SYSTEM FOUND
HE THE! GAMBL-
ING MACHINES?
Attorney General Bicltett Says
Chewing Gum Slot Machines
Am Not Gambling De- '
' vices. '
' ' ; h: -,. v ' '
Several days ago the police of this
city confiscated two slot machines which
they claimed were gambling devices.
Mondsy a representative of the com
pany owning these machines attempted
to take out a license to operate a simi
lar machine at Raleigh and the Sheriff
refused, at first to issue . the license.
However, the Attorney General said
that they were not gambling devices
and the license were issued. The fol
lowing news item in regard to the mat
ter was taken from yesterday's News &
Observer and shows just how the situa
tion stands: r
"The question whether certain slot
machines to be put up in different busi
ness, houses in this city are gambling
devices and prohibitory by State law
haa been the source of much corres
pondence between Sheriff Sears snd
State Treasurer Lacy; also was the
cause of the refusal of the Sheriff to
issue license until advise to do so by his
attorney.
The facts of the case are that a Mr,
Decker, who is in charge of the ma
chines tried to take out license for the
operation of them in this county. Sher
iff Sears refused him license until in
vestigating could be made. He in
vestigated and inspected the slot ma
chine and is of the opinion that it was
a gambling device. However an appeal
waa made to Treasurer Lacy, it being
construed in a part of the Revenue and
Machinery Act tbat he shall decide all
questions, and he in turn asked advice
from Attorney-General Bickett.
Attorney-General Bickett rendered an
opinion to the effect that upon facts stat
ed by Mr. Decker this machine is not a
gambling device and it is the duty of the
Sheriff to iasue license to parties operat
ing slot machines of this character.
However, Shariff Sear's attorney is
sure that this machine is a gambling de
vice and thinks that the Attorney-Gen
eral haa erred in his opinion because the
true facta Jiave not been given him. , .
The Sheriff's attorney advised - him,
however, to issue license until a further
investigation ean be made."
Free Seeds For The Fanners.
The following letter will explain it
self:
Washington, D. C. Feb. 1, 1912.
Editor Journal.
M Dear Sir: I wish you would kin
dly let it be known through the columns
of your valuable paper that as long as
my quota lasts I will be glad to send
upon application a liberal assortmeatof
fresh vegeetable seed to any ofytur
readers desiring them. Only a postal
card addressed to me here is necexsary
to secure the seed.
very truly yours.
LEE S. OVERMAN.
How Ab .ut That R iling Stock?
Saya the Charlotte News; "retails
are being completed for the coming to
Charlotte of the Norfolk Southern rail
way. The road ia assurid, anJ when
final arrangements are made between
the company and partian who own pro
perty through which the road will pass,
the matter will rest until actual work
of construction commences." .
It is safe to say tht if the Nor
folk Southern railway reaches Charlotte
there will be one long drawn out wail
from the travelling public in that sec
lion if they are compelled to ride in
coachea similar to those on the line
from Beaufort to Goldsboro.
The National Civie Federation tnsde
an anal) sis of 16,000 anawers to ques
tions concerning the Sherman law.
Former Mayor Major, of Toledo, died
at the New York Club, in New York.
DOVER NEWS,
Dover, N. C Jan. SO.-Mr. W. R,
Saula, of Fort Barnwell, passed thro'
here Sunday morning enroute for Wil
son.
His many friends regret very much
to learn that Mr. Billie Glover, an old
soldier, of this place is seriously ill.
The farmers in thla section are hur
rying everything now while they have
pretty weather.
Mr. Frank Griffin returned from Sev
en Springs last Wednesday night where
he hal been spending a few daya.
Mr. A. R. Smith, of Fort Barnwell,
was in our midst today.
Aa other towns and cities have had
the misfortune to have men and wo
men found frozen to death during the
big anow, we have had po one to freeza
but eome few lost horses, cattle, hogs
and so on,
" MUTT, "
FARMER'S
I1I5TI-
TUTE
Conducted at Court House it) This
City by Mr. Franklin Sherman
State EntimologiBt.
Under the direction of the State De
partment of Agricultnra Mr. Franklin
Sherman, State Entomologist, yester
day conducted a Farmer's Institute at
the court house in this city. Although
only a small crowd, about 25 farmers,
were present, much interest was shown
in the proceedings, and there is not the
least doubt but that those Who attend
ed came away greatly benefitted by
what they bad seen and heard.
Mr. Sherman fully explained a num
ber of methods of farming and how the
best results could be obtained. He ful
ly explained the action of fertiliser up
on different varieties of soil," and when
and how it should be used. His remarks
on the raising and eare of live stock
were also very interesting and last rue
tive. i
Messrs T. B. Parker, E. L. Worthen
and W. H. Eaton, of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, also made short
talks during the meeting.
A number of these Institutes will be
held in Craven county during; the next
few weeks, and the farmers living near
the places at which they will be con
ducted should take advantage of the
opportunity and attend at least one of
then. . " .
County Teachers Association Meeting
Postponed.
The meeting of the County Teachers
which was to have been held last Sat
urday bas been, postponed untill first
Saturday in February.
The program arranged for January
meeting will be followed at February
meeting.
S, M.
Supt. Public Instruction Crave County
Jones-Edwards.
Mr. Robert Jones, of No. 2 Township,
and Miss Mary E. Edwards, of the aame
place, were united in the bonds of mat
rimony Sunday afternoon ,at Cool
Springs, Justice of the Peace, N. "P.
Fulcher, performed the ceremony. Mr,
and Mrs. Jones will make their home in
No. Two Township where the groom
owns a large farm.
Brown- Williams.
Mr. A. L Brown, the efficient young
baggage master at the nnion passenger
station, and Miss Eva M. Williams, one
of Vanceboro's moat' charming ' young
ladies, were united in the holy bonds of
matrimony at the home of Mrs. Joel Kin-
sey on George St., at 8 o'clock yester
day morning. Rev. J. N. H. Sum-
merell performing the ceremony.
After a visit in several northern cities
Mr. and Mrs, Brown will return to New
Bern, where they will make their future
home. -
Partial list of Prlaes For Cora Growers
District cash Prizes, offered by the
State Department of Agriculture.
Five tr'ses in each district for beat
yield at least cost per bushel. First $15,
00: Seeonl $12 60s Third $10.00: Fourth
$5 00: Fifth $2.60.
First District: Counties of Washing
ton, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde, Beaufort and
Pamlico.
Third District: Counties of Pitt,
Graen, Wayne, Lenoir, Craven, Jones,
Carteret, Onslow, Duplin snd Pender.
' RULES r
1, All members must be under 18 yrs.
of ge August, 1, 1912. - .
2. Esch boy must plant one acre of
corn, (4K4U sq, yds I doing ail tne worn
himself, except that small boja may
hire their land broken.
3. No member must use mora than
$10 worth of commercial fertiliser.
4 Each member must keep a record
uf his work, s mount of manure and
fertilizer used and make out a report
on the special blank which will be fur
nished him.
B. Each member must read the in
structions sent him by the Department
of Agriculture. .
For f uther information or enrollment,
address, I. O. Schaub, Special Agent in
Extension, West Raleigh N. C.
An Appeal to Cotton Growers.
Commissioner of Agriculture, W. A.
Graham, Prisident II. Q. Alexander,
of the North Caroline. Far met s' Union,
and President J. M. Mitchell, of the
North Carolina Farmers' Alliance, have
joined in an appeal to all cotton grow
ers in this State to meet at the court
houses in their respective counties on
February the 17th and organize for the
curtailment of the crop next year, -because
the present crop exceeds the re
quirement of the commerce of the
world, entailing a cony quent loss to
the growers through lack of dtmand.
The proposed curtailment is a ple-'e
by farmers that tbey will ' ...t an acre
of food product for every acre of cut
ton planted naxt I -.,jQ.
YESTEHDAY
SENATOR SIDS'
. HEW STRENGTH
As Banking Democrat. Postmas
. ter-General Steals Chief Justice
Clark's Thunder.
Raleigh, Jan. 30. It ia pointed out
here with reference to the recommenda
tion of Postmaster-General Hitchcock
for government operation of telegraph
lines aa a part of the postal service ;
that he Is" wrongfully credited with a
new proposition, the fact being that
twenty years ago Chief Justice Walter
Clark, of the North Carolina Supreme
Court and now aspirant for successor-.
ship to Senator F, M. Simmons, in the
United States Senate, made a speech
advocatinf just this thing, and the then
Postmaster-General John Wanamaker,
ssked of him and was granted the pri
vilege of incorporating this speech in
his recommendation to Congress for
this government operation of telegraph
lines, the speech and recommendation
of the Postmaster-General being trans
mitted to Congress through President
Harrison.; It seems, further, that this
speech by Judge Clark was afterwards
published as a Senate document for
general distribution. : ' ; ,1, .
The agreement reached between, the -
four avowed candidates for the Demo
cratic senatorial nomination, at a con
ference here between Senator Simmons -and
Messrs. ' Aycock, Kitchin and
Clark, is Variously commented upon by
politicians." While ' the gentlemen
named united in the agreement to "ask
the Democratic State executive com
mittee that it recommend to the State
convention, (the date for the meeting
of which has not yet been fixd that it
order a senatorial piimary to be held
at the general election in November,"
it is pointed out that there is a signifi
cant silence concerning a second prim
ary. No well posted person for a mo
ment supposed that either of . the four
aspirants named, and there may be
another entry; can possibly poll a ma- -
jority, vote in the first primary. In
deed, it is generally estimated that
Simmons, Aycock and Kitchen will
poll very nearly an equal number of
votes and that Chief Justice Clark's
vote will surprise some of the politi
cians Who have been disposed to count"
him out of the running. For instance.
after the senatorial aspirants reached
their agreement, the Federation of
Railway Employes at a meeting of the
union here, ; unequivocally endorsed
Judge Clatk for the seoatorship. There
are mary who believe that the selection ,
of the successor to Senator Simmons
will yet be made by the legislative cau
cus early in January.
Simmons has gained strength wond
erfully since it became understood that
if re elected he will be the next chair
man of the' senate committee on fi
nance, Senator, Bailey, " the present
ranking. Democrat on the : committee
being eliminated by his refusal to stand
for election to the senate again, and
Mr. Simmons being the next Democrat
in rank on that important committee.
Indead it looks aa if Simmons will suc
ceed himself, whether the legislative
caucus or a second primary, if it should
do neid. is cnargea with tne selection.
Prof. Harding Is Honored.
Professor H. P. Herding, Principal
of the North graded school aid teacher
of mathematics in the two high grades
of the school, has been secured to teach
"math" at the Summer School at
Chapel Hill thia year. This is an honor
to Prof. Harding and the city he repre
sents. His ability as a mathematician
and teacher of science, is of a high or
der and this compliment from those in
chsrge of the Summer Institute, is a
tribute of which he ean justly feel
proud.' ,. .'. ,. .
The above from the Charlotte News
will be read with interest by Professor
Harding's many friends in this city,
The congregation of the Index at
Roma has issued a list of books which
Catholics are forbidden to read.
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