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THE ENTERPRISE
Published Weekly.
WILLI AM BTON, NORTH CAROLINA
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These rare book awlndlers are golni
to be rare bird a.
Aa a popular pastime swimming li
over for tha present.
Feeding men on electricity aeema •
allocking Innovation, doean't it?
Football did lta best, but it plays a
aorry second to baaeb&ll in popularity.
"Quack" 1b the title of a new com
edy. Probably all about human geese
Under the newest ruling, some poeti
are born, and some are educated at
Weat Point
Berlin claims a talking cat. Won
der what aerenadea it aelecta fo?
nightly rendition?
A lot of people do not recognize
oppartunlty when they meet it be
cause they expect It to look like luck.
The New York burglar who atole
10,000 nickels from a householder
must be a movie fan of the worat
sort.
United States government will pro-,
ride foot powder for the shoes of sol
diers. Watch the powder bllla In
crease.
The German army will employ akls
In maneuvers thla winter. Not aa
picturesque as aeroplanea, but much
more safe in case of a fall.
"How to treat an old man," la the
way one editor heads his advice. He
should Include the cost of the aald
treating.
"What Is a cook worth?" asas the
Louisville Courier-Journal. It de
pends on whether she is plentiful or
acarce.
A Chlcagoan swallowed his falae
teeth. He need never again complain
that he ate his food without thor
aughly masticating it. 4
An English aviator has been fined
for colliding with a cow. The cow
ihould have been fined for disorderly
conduct.
From a cursory reading of the crlms
news one would hardly think that
there are only ten commandmenta to
be broken.
Washington amateurs are to try out
a minstrel performance In the govern
ment hospital for the insane. Nutty
stunt, that.
China Is to kill certain habitual
amokers of opium and will fine others
with a maximum of $2,000. This code
Itself suggests the notions of a
amoker.
A La Crosse hen swallowed a S2OO
ruby. It would pay some Interprlsing
butcher to purchase It, mix It with a
multitude of other hens, and auction
them off.
The latest novelty In dresses has
only two hooks. Cheers by the over
worked husbands, tempered with the
question as to how many buttons are
thrown In for good meaaure.
Painted eyes are the latest fad In
London Years ago they were quite
the thing here, not as a fad, but as
a necessity. Eye artists are still to be
found where black eyes be.
A Chicago school teacher set fire to
I pupil's trousers by exploding
matches In his back pocket while
■panking him. Sounds suspiciously
'.lke a schoolboy trick, though.
Nicholas of Hussla carries $5,000,-
!K)0 in life Insurance, but that doesn't
make him any more safe from the at
tacks of nihilists
Chicago has a pair of bandits—the
man holds you up, and the woman
goes through your pockets It's o
»afe bet she's married.
An eastern professor has discovered
red headed men seldom marry red
Headed women. Probably each under
itands the temper of the other.
A Philadelphlan wants a divorce be
ranee his wife smokes ten cigars a
lay. If he were a resident of Pitta
ourgh we could understand It better.
Paris has produced a genius who
has Invented a shoe that looks only
half Its size. And the women shall tail
him blessed.
It has been proved conclusively that
a young woman can support life on
,$7.20 a week In Philadelphia All
that now remains to be proved Is
that life 1b worth supporting at that
figure.
' You may. if you wish, pick up your
grouches where you dropped them.
But It is not compulsory.
The department of agriculture says
that lightning may strike more than
onc« in the same place. Usually, how
ever, in the political sense, one stroke
Is amply sufficient.
Hoopsklrts will be worn Inside of
Bv« years, according to one student
t>f the times. They will be. If tbe
woman can only be convinced that
(key are faahlonabla "»—-
816 PROBLEM IS
BEING STUDIED
EXPLANATION OF WORK BUREAU
OP SOCIAL HYOIENE HOPES
TO ACCOMPLISH.
ABOLISH WHITE SLAVE TRADE
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Telle of th«
Plans for the Investigation of
Vice Condition*.
New York. —In order that the pub
lie might better understand the Bu
reau of Social Hygiene, John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., gave out a statement
explaining the orlgin i work and the
plans of that institution. The bureau,
he said, came Into existence about
two years ago as a result of the work
of a special grand Jury appointed to
investigate the white slave traffic In
New York City. This jury recom
mended that a public commission be
appointed to study the social evil.
Mr. Rockefeller was foreman of
that grand Jury and he thereafter j
gave the subject deep thought and
conferred with u large number of the
leading men and women. "These con
ferencese," says Mr. Rockefeller, "de
veloped the feeling that a public com
mission would labor under a number
of disadvantages such as the fact that
It would be short lived; that its work
would be done publicly; that at best
It could hardly do more than pre
sent recommendations. So the con
vlction grew that In order to make a
real and lasting Improvement In con
ditions, a permanent organization
should be created, the continuation of
which would not be dependent upon a
temporary wave of reform, nor upon
the life of any man or group of men,
but which would go on, generation
after generation, continuously making
warfare against the forces of evil. It
also appeared that a private organlza- i
Hon would have, among other advan
tages, a certain freedom from public
ity and from political bias, which a
"public appointed commission could
not so easily avoid.
"Therefore, as the Initial step, In
the winter of 1911 the Bureau of So
cial Hygiene was formed. Its preß
ent members are Miss Katharine
Bement Davis, superintendent of the
New York state reformatory for wom
en at Bedford Hills, N. Y.; Paul M.
Warburg of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb &
Co.; Starr J. Murphy of the New York
bar, and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. |
"One of the first things undertaken |
by the bureau was the establishment |
at Bedford Hills, adjacent to the re
formatory, of a labratory of social
hygiene, under .Miss Davis' direction.
In this laboratory It Is proposed to
study from the physical, mental, so
cial and raoralslde each person com
mltted to the reformatory. This study
will be carried on by experts and
each case will be kept under obser
vatlon for from three weeks to three
months, as may be required. When
the diagnosis is completed. It Is hoped
that the laboratory will be In position
to recommend the treatment most j
likely to reform the Individual, or, If j
reformation Is Impossible to recom j
mend permanent custodial care. Fur
thermore, reaching out beyond the in
dividuals involved, it Is believed that
thus Important contributions may be
made to a fuller knowledge of the
conditions ultimately responsible for
vice. If this experiment Is success
fill the principle may prove applica
ble to all classes of criminals and the
conditions precedent to crime and
j lead to lines of action not only more
scientific and humane, but also less
| wasteful than those at present follow
j ed."
That Its work might be done Intel
ligently the bureau employed George
J. Kneeland to make a comprehensive
survey of vice conditions in New
York, and Abraham Flexner to study
the social evil In Europe, and their
reports are now being prepared.
In conclusion Mr. Rockefeller's j
statement says: "It cannot be too j
strongly emphasized that the spirit j
which dominates the work of the bu
reau Is not sensational or sentlmen- j
tal or hysterical; that it is not a spirit
of criticism of public officials; but j
that It is essentially a spirit of con
structive suggestion and of deep scl j
entitle as well as humane Interest In ;
| a great world problem."
Ryan's Bond Refused.
Chicago.—For the second time the
United States circuit court of appeals
declined to approve bonds submitted
for the release of Frank M. Ryan, !
president of the International Iron
workers' union; R. H. Houlihan and
William Shupe of Chicago, convicted
of conspiracy In connection with llle-.„
gal transportation of dynamite. Dis
trict Attorney Miller advised the court
he had Inspected the sureties and
found tliem lnsufflcleat. Bonds of
William Bernhardt of Cincinnati for
SIO,OOO were accepted.
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Speedy Justice Meted Negro.
Gulfport, Miss. Within seven
hours after he had shot and killed
Chief of Police Charles Dickey, Per
cy Newkirk, a negro, who had been
trapped by the officer while in the
act of burglarizing a store, was In
dicted by the county grand jury, tried
on a charge of murder, convicted, and
sentenced to be hanged just one
month from date. Notwithstanding
the quick Justice meted out to tbe ne
gre, a large and excited crowd throng
ed the streets near tbe court bouse
and threats of lynching made.
MRS. STEPHEN B. AYRES
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Mrs. Ayrti, wtf• of CongriMman
Ayr** of Now York, was elected preal
dent of the National League of Demo
cratic Women after a bitter contest.
TURKEY TO TO POWERS
SHE AGREES TO GET OUT OF
EUROPE, BUT IS LIKELY TO
OPPOSE INDEMNITY.
With Her Territory Lost, Turkey la
Asked for $200,000,000 by ths
Balkan Statea.
| ♦ ♦
* Young Turks Revolt and ♦
! + Overthrow Government. ♦
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! ♦ Constantinople.—Xa/.lm Pasha, ♦
| ♦ the former war minister and ♦
♦ commander of the Turkish army, ♦
♦ was shot dead during demon- ♦
♦ stratlons here. ♦
♦ Manmoud Shefket Pasha, for- ♦
I ♦ eign minister, has been appoint- ♦
j ♦ ed grand vizier in place of Kia- ♦
♦ mil Pasha. ♦
♦ Talaat Hey has zeen appoint- ♦
j ♦ ed minister of the Interior, a po- ♦
♦ sitlon he held in a previous tab- ♦
♦ Inet. In a statement after his ♦
+ appointment he said: ♦
♦ "The change in the cabinet ♦
♦ means that we are going to save ♦
! ♦ the national honor or perish in ♦
; ♦ the attempt. ♦
I ♦ "We do not want a contlnua- ♦
I + tlon of the war. but we are de- ♦
j ♦ termlned to keep Adrlanople at ♦
| + all costs. That is an lndlspensa ♦
♦ ble condition of peace.*' ♦
I + A vast crowd drawn from all ♦
; ♦ classes declared for war rather ♦
1 ♦ than peace without Adrlanople. ♦
♦ And, because the crowd was back- +
| ♦ ed by public opinion, the govern- ♦
; ♦ ment surrendered and relinquish ♦
| ♦ ed office, making way for the ♦
♦ same men whom the popular ♦
♦ movement brought to the top af ♦
♦ ter the revolutions of 1908 and ♦
♦ 1909.
; «- + + + + + + ♦ ++++♦♦+
♦ I»ndon, Kngland.—Plenipotentiaries
| of the Balkan kingdoms are immense-
I ly pleased over the decision of the
! grand council at Constantinople to
! accept the advice of the powers.
While It had become increasingly
| certain that the Turkish elder states
| men were prepared to face the bit
ter fate that ends the empire's his
tory as an European uatlon, It was
hardly expected they would register
their decision so quickly and so def
: Inltely.
One crucial point of difference re
i mains to be settled is the question
! of Indemnity. The allies propose to
levy a heavy payment upon the de
! feated nation. They speak of J200,-
j 000,000 as an adequate sum. Their
j minimum Is an amount equal to the
j Turkish debts attached to the terri
j torles which they wtll annex under
the treaty.
Plana Approved for Gettysburg Camp
Washington.—Secretary of War
Stlmson has approved plans formulat
! Ed by Maj. .Tames E. Normoyle, and
j Capt. H. F. Dalton, for the mammoth
! camp to shelter survivors of the Con
| federate and Union armies who will
meet at Gettysburg battlefield next
„ Jul£ t£ Gftnpmemorate the fiftieth an
niversary or the battle. The camp
will consis of about 54,000 tents, af
fording accommodation# for between
60,000 and 70,000 veterans. There also
will consist of about 64,000 tents, af-
T>lete divisional field hospital.
Morse Admits He's a Bankrupt.
New York.—Charles W. Morse, who
has been reported recently as serious
ly ill again In Europe, h®a admitted
in testimony that he is not financial
ly responsible and that he has sug
gested to his attorneys that his cred
itors put him through bankruptcy.
The former banker, who was pardon
ed by President Taft, after serving
only two yeara of his fifteen-year sen
tence. made these admissions to A.
Lev Inge WUsttelly. a London lawyer,
who was appointed by the New York
court* to examine Mora*.
SOUTH NEGLECTS
CATTLE AND HOGS
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
WILBON URGEB SOUTH TO
RAISE MEAT.
TO ERADICATE CATTLE TICK
"Agricultural Department Head Saya
Much of Nation'a Meat Muat
Come From the Bouth.
Washington.—"A considerable por
tion of the future meat supply of the
country must come from the South,
and this situation is becoming better
understood and more appreciated ev
ery day. There are millions of acres
of Idle land In the Southern states
that are especially adapted to the
production of cattle, and there Is no
reason why not only the* beef supply,
but the supply of pork for American
markets should not be produced on
the soils of the South."
The above statement was made by
Secretary of Agriculture James Wil
son in commenting upon the growing
shortage of the beef supply and the
great opportunities for cattle and hog
raising lri Southern states. The sec
retary has always ben much inter
ested in Southern agriculture, partlcu
larly In the production of live stock
He haß_ from time to time, urged on
the committees In congress the neces
slty of the eradication of the cattle
tick, in order that the only serious
handicap to cattle production In the
South might be eliminated.
"The one thing that prevents the
Bouth from rapidly progressing in the
production of live stock for markets
Is the cattle tick pest, and that is
gradually getting under control," con
tinues the secretary. "At present
165,000 square miles of territory In
the South have been released from
the tick quarantine, and more territo
ry Is being added to this every
month.
"The tick consumes annually about
200 pounds of blood from each head
of cattle and of course It Is impossi
ble to fatten him for market with this
great reserve.
"Not only re there millions of acres
of Idle land that could profitably be
used for the rising and pasturing of
cattle, but there are millions of acres
of the best cattle producing lands In
the South that are at present being
used for other purpose that should be
turned Into feeding ground for live
Stock. -
for example, the over 2,500,-
000 acres of the Cecil clay which is
found in Alabama, Oeorgiu, North Car
olina, South Carolina and Virginia,
and the 1,500,000 acres of the llagers
town loam found in Alabama. Ken
tucky. Tennessee and Virginia. Inves
tigations made by the bureau of soils
shows that these two types of soils
are particularly adapted to cattle pro
duction and grow the finest grasses
and forage crops of any soils in the
country." \
FLOODS CAUSE LEVEI BREAK
Planters Are Hurrying Their Stock
and Cattle to Hills.
Grenvllle, Miss.—The crevasse In
the Beulah levee Is widening very
slowly, after having reached a width
of 125 feet. It is pouring out at a
depth of six feet of water.
It is not believed any jjyes have
been lost, as the water Is spreading
very slowly, filling up the depressions
Efforts will be made to tie the ends
of the levee at the break, and as the
levee Is constructed of stiff buckshot
earth, the belief is expressed that the
crevasse will not widen to any great
extent.
The serious feature of the break is
the. fact that, coming this early, the
chances are that it cannot be closed
during the high water season, which
may last until May. and the expense
of caring for stock and labor In the
overflown section for two or three
months will be heavy and a great
burden.
King of Spain May Viait U. 8.
Madrid. Spain.—lt is stated that
there is a" probability that King Al
fonso of Spain will visit the United
States, possibly next summer, should
the political situation In his kingdom
permit of his doing so.
Corn Growers of Nation.
Columbia, S. C—With practically
all the preparations brought to com
pletion, the Fifth National Corn Expo
sition opened its gates to the public.
Embracing exhibits from two states,
the Federal department of agricultu
ral and prominent sources dealing
with practically every phase of agrl
i culture, the exposition is, by all odds,
. the greetest agricultural exposition
i that has ever been held In this coun
, try. The present event is the result
of two years of planning and prepara
tion. Thousands are expected.
Moros Kill Seven Americana
, Manila.—A wireless dispatch from
. Brig, Gen. John J. Pershing, com
[ manding the department of Minda
nao. gives details of an engaegment
on the morning of January 23 at Tag-
Htsl between Moros and detachments
of a Philippine scouts and the constab
ulary. Capt. Patrick McNally and six
enlisted men of the scouts were kill
ed, Lieut. William Townsend of the
scouts and Lieutenant Cochrun, Lieu
tenant Whitney of the constabulary
I 19 enlisted men were wounded. The
wounds of both are serious.
JOSHUA W. ALEXANDER
Representative Alexander of Mis
souri Is chairman of the house com- |
mlttee on merchant marine and fisher- |
ies which is Investigating ths shipping
trust.
.
STRONGLY URGE FREE TOLLS
BECRETARY OF STATE KNOX AN
SWERS THE OBJECTIONS OF
GREAT BRITAIN.
This Government Contends for the
Right to Allow Free Paasage
to Coaatwiae Ships.
Washington.—Secretary Knox's re
ply to the British protest against the
exemption of American coastwise
shipping from Panama canal tolls as
sured the British government that do
mestlc coastwise trade will not be
permitted to extend operation into
foreign competitive fields and that in
creased tolls will not be laid on for
eign shipping to balance the remis
sion to American ships. If Great Brit
ain is not satisfied on these points
America proposes a special commis
sion of adjustment.
The communication Is devoted to
the purpose of reducing to the small
est point and number the issues upon
which the two governments failed to
agree and as to these —only two —It is
contended that they are entirely BUS- j
ceptible of adjustment by diplomatic |
means, and without recourse to arbl- j
tratlon.
if this course should not prove ac [
ceptable to the British government. It
Is suggested that the whole controver
sy be referred to a special commis
sion of inquiry.
Secretary Knox' begins his note,
which was dellveVd to the British for
eign office thronglfyMr. Laughlin, the
American charge af London, by the
flat statement that he cannot agree
with the British interpretation of the
canal treaties, so far as they limit
the freedom of action of America or
Infringe British treaty rights. Point
ing out that the Grey note was Issued
without consideration of the presi
dent's toll proclamation, the secretary
states that Sir Edward deals chiefly
with the possibilities of what the
president might do under the canal
act, whereas the proclamation has en
tirely changed the situation.
Taking up the objections made by
the British government. Secretary
Knox first discusses that which ap
plies to the exemption from tolls of
the government vessels of Panama.
This, he declares, to be a great and
complete surprise to the United
States, which always had asserted
without challenge that the status of
the countries immediately concerned
by reason of their political relation
to the territory in which the canal
was to be constructed was different
from that of all other countries. He
does not believe, therefore, that the
British government Intended to pro
pose arbitration of this question.
In regard to a second British ob
jection, that the Panama canal act
might be thought to confer upon the
president the power to discriminate
In the use of the canal in favor of
all Bhlps belonging to the United
States and Its citizens, even in the
foreign trade, by granting them re
duced tolls, the note quotes from the
memorandum attached to the canal
act by the president
Independent Succeeds Bob Taylor*
Nashville, Tean.—Prof. W. R.
Webb of BellbucHe, Tenn., Independ
ent Democrat, was elected United
States senator for the term ending
March 4 next. He defeated M. T.
Bryan of Nashville, Democrat, 73 to
53. Professor Webb's election came
on the eight ballot taken by' the leg
'slature, his votes coming from Re
publican and Independent Democratic
ranks, reinforced by 11 votes from
Shelby county. M. T Bryan, practl
cally his only competitor, received 1
Republican vote.
Walters Riot In New York.
New York—A aeries of disturb
ances occurred In the hotel and res
taurant districts when thousands ol
striking waiters and sympathisers
overran some of the principal streets
and engaged in serious rioting. The
rioting followed several thousand em
ployees In crippling the service In a
number of big hotels. Falling to tie
' up other establishments, the riotous
• elements carried on a warfare of Jos
' tling patrons, turning In false alarms
' of firs, at atttacking waiters who have
not walked out and throwing bricks
PEACE»Bf
SLENDER THREAD
DRAFT NOTE NOTIFYING TURK#
THAT NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE
BROKEN OFF. f .
MAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED
Iteehid Pasha Has Given Out inter
view in Which Hs Regrets ths Ob
stinacy of the Alllea.—Turkey Shews
Yielding Spirit.
London. —The special committee ap
pointed by the Balkan plenipotentiar
ies drafted & note notifying the Turk
i lsh plenipotentiaries that they pro
: pose to break off the peace negotia
j tions. The note was not submitted
jto the Balkan delegations. Instead
I the delegates gave a luncheon.
The note as drafted is very brief.
It reminds the Turks that since Jan
uary 6 sittings of the Peace Confer
ence have been suspended, without
Turkey making any more toward
j their resumption while events in Con-
I stantlnople are the best proof that
J Turkey's anawer to the demands of
l the Allies concerning Adrianople and
j the Aegean Islands will be negative.
On this account, unless the Turkish
j delegation has fresh proposals to
' make, the note points out, the Allies
| see no alternative but definitely to
| break off negotiations.
The Servian ex-Premier M. N'ova
kocitch will give a luncheon in honoj
of the other delegations, after which
! a meeting will be held for the pur
pose of examining the note. Thus
another day will be gained before
facing the question or reopening the
war.. •
Rechad Pasha, head of the Turkish
delegation, in an interview, said he
deeply regretted the obstinacy of the
Allies, which, he declared, was not
only against Turkey's but against
their own true interests. He added:
"This obstinacy is the more regret
j table because while Bulgaria does not
| need Adrianople either for defensive
J or effective purposes, this town is in-
I dispensible to Turkey on account of
! historic, sentimental and religious as
j sociations.
i Against Reception at White House.
Trenton, N. J. —President-elect Wil
! son heard of the suggestion to have
j a reception In the white house in
! stead of at the capitol on the night of
| his Inauguration but he (Joes not
think the plan practicable. "I have
had no formal Intimation of it," he
said, "but friends tell me It would be
hardly possible to hold a reception at
the white house that night as there
probably will be 100,000 people in the
city of Washington at the time and,
of course, I don't think a reception
on that evening should be by invita
tion."
Terrific Explosion in Paris.
Paris.—A terrific explosion of dy
namite shook houses for miles
around the Church of St. Supllce, In
the southern part of Paris. A great
fissure was opened in the Rue de
Sevres and the surface lines were de
story ed.
Ohio River Flood Situation.
Carlo, 111.—The Ohio river is falling
slowly and at last report the stage
was 48.9 feet "Cotton Belt" Railroad
will not resume traffic on the branch
from Birds Point to Maiden, Mo., until
the ercede.
Suffragettes Making Plans.
Washington. Heralding the ap
| proch of the riding and marching
| suffragette cohorts, four feminine
i Paul Reveres will gallop in relays in
| to Washington March 3 with news of
j the progress of their sisters.
Stabbed During Strike Trouble.
Pitsburg, Pa. —In a fight at the plant
of the American Steel & Wire Com
pany at Rankin, Deputy Sheriff J.
Davis was stabbed by an unidentified
foreigner and It is feared he will die.
Andrew Carnegie Trouble-Maker.
New York.—Testimony in support
of the contention of the Government
that Andrew Carnegie t.was a trouble
maker in the steel trade and that the
Carnegie Steel Company was taken
over by the United States Steel Cor
poration because of his refusal to
abide by agreements, was heard in
the Government suit to dissolve the
corporation under the Sherman anti
trust law. It was given by Walter
Scranton, former president of the
Lackawanna Steel Company and oth
er Independent concerns,
King Alfonso to Wood row Wilson.
Trenton, N. J. —President-elect Wil
son received greetings from the King
of Spain through the Marquis De La
Vegal Inclan, the Royal Commissioner
delegated to select a site for the
Spanish exhibit, at the Panama Ex
position, at San Franclslco. It was
the first message Mr. Wilson has re
ceived from an European ruler. The
envoy besides conveying to the Pres
ident-elect the King's personal mes
sage of good-will, expressed in behair
of the King a deep interest in the ex
position at Ban Francisco.
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