are In a
is and §
tlneDt—excepting the nations—one
sees only aged men. veterans of other ware, and U\
maimed men who are recovering from wound* v\ >
this R>"e Everywhere TH >
Are on tbe day
In Germany and Austria every housemother and
--every father makes Christmas tho fealt for the
rhlldreiy the great day of reunion, the glad time
when all meet under the old roo'-tree, an.l social
customs prevail,over religious obhervances. The
Christmas tree Is übiquitous—everyone hau It,
rich or poor—and no one omits Welhnacht's
Bescheerung or Christmas gifts. To provide these,
the German people will. If need be. save up half
the year Each member of the household must
have something as a surprise, generally service
able presents that are often needed and always
Singularly enough, tbe Christmas Is not cele
brated as one would expect In Italy. There the
gJJ night of the year is less a reljglous festival than
a fair. The world seems absorbed in delirious
Bcboois, churches, factories, homes—every eort embroiled look upon the United States as a greedy excitement, and all crowd round Pulcinello and
of habitable place is filled with wounded. And animal growing fat and sleek feeding on their divert themselves hilariously till the churches
one of the most flourishing enterprise! over there Ufa blood, and probably would return our gifts to claim them for the midnight mass. But the fun
ts the sale of artificial limbs.. us with curt "No-thank-yous." goes on; they laugh gleefully. %s Italians
Erea from Asia comes the wall of sorrow, for "Instead I shsll confess thst lam weighed down can laugh, enjoy themselves to their hearts' con-
Mohammedan Turkey Irreligiously slaughtering with tbe hopelessness of the situation Here In te n t, the celebrations are hot home celebrs
tta hundreds of thousands of Christian Armenian America we have all we may reasonably ask of tions; It Is s general, not a domestic, feast,
•objects. News dispatches of the last few days Providence—considering our own sins of politics I„ Russia and Poland the children put their
describe the terrible plight of refugees—penal- and social Injustice. Over there they are cursed B hoes filled with bay outside the door for the
leas, ragged, hungry, diseased, noncombatanta and beyond the power of words to describe, and the horses of St Nicholas- and it is believed In most
exhausted, beaten soldiers—who are sweeping curse will be felt for generations. sections that St Nicholas comes flrst on K- pre
out of desolated Serbia Into Greece. We read of "Millions In Europe are dying In the agonies par atory visit ten days before Christmas to l««arn
women with children la arms spending a moath of starvation, cold and disease for want of food. whfch cbn(lren have been good. He leaves nuts
tramping through ths snow-covered mountains, clothing, shelter and medical aid. Whst a ghsst- and candy the oes thoie who have been
hoping tn tbe end to And a little warmth and ly Jokfe It would be In these circumstances for tbe but nothln - for thoßo who have been bad,
food and peace. We read of frown roadways richest and luckiest nstlon to offer those millions . k that th mfty expect no presents
s. strewn with the bodies of those that stopped oa of pitiful chlldrea a little candy and fruit when on rea , ,i ay
the way for a bit of rest—aad never went on. they need milk and broth, mittens when they need f _ at
None of the haadred million of us In the United blankets and clothing, dolls snd toy trains when ,n ' er^' a d hi/ore rhrlsmas the sturdy peas
, State, can appreciate the horror of It all. Some they need doctors and nurses and sanitary sup «■»» on ?!
of our war obrrespondeats over there have seen plies. No, this Is no time for polite mementoes . *"* proprietor d spatches . rh rist
and heard, but none has suffered and enduiad as Let us concentrate on giving the only real help On aching the spot where the j destIned iChrist
those who are a part of the conflagration. that would suffice and that would be welcome— maa tree stands, the axbearer op p *
• Santa Clans will have a sorry time abroad this peace as soon as possible." V\ en , be w " °" * pa ,° f fj 6 "' ® ,
year Fathers and mothers have neither the Let us look upon tbe manner In which Europe ' u ' ot corn ' fllags It against e , y .
heart nor the means of commsmoratiag the birth celebrated Chirlstmas before the war " oood ®ornlng. and a happy Christmas to you.
of the Child of Bethlehem and his mission smong In Prance and Belgium on Christmas eve the Thl * done ' he add ' 6 " Be " h ' mßo ' l ° , , ha
men. Of aacesslty they and their children will baraques, or booths, appear In the streets wltbout felling, paying careful attention to te aw
fhst Instead of feast—lf there Is sny feasting It hindrance, and are all ablaze with candle* snd "badnyali." which prescribes among other th age
will he a feast of prayer aad hope. glittering tressures. for every household must that a " the culß mftd ® one particular se.
America sent ao Christmas ship abroad this contain some bright trinket In bonor of Noel. The once felled, the tree Is carried home and leaned
~ •year. Why not?some of as may ask. Why notf— midnight mass Is thronged; the magnificent sgainst the east side of the "oise. where it re
with the United States at the height of prosperity Chrtstmss hymn (s chanted everywhere, snd then hialns till evening. Then the wife lights two can
and blessed with' peace. Perhaps because we all Is gleeful holiday for an hour of so. for It Is dles and place * ® no on fthor *' ° thfl
realize what a horror the wSr Is. A prominent Christmas morning, the peace-making morning of w »y> while the hdsband goes forth to bring in tlu
' naarspaper man In one of oar large dtlea—is man the world! "badnyak."
who had much to do with the success of the " There Is ths boudln to be estsn, the calen. or The master of the bouse now tnrow- three outs
project last year—bad this to say wh«n the qoea Christmas lamp, symbolical of the star that guld- Into each of tbe four corners of the woo.. «ay!ng
tion was brought up: ed the Magi to Bethlehem, to he lighted, the lit' as he does so' "In the name of tbe Psth*r;
«A Christmas Ship this year—a boatload' or two tie creche to be exposed, aad all happlnesn. all in the name of the 8on; In tbe name of the noly
-or three boatloads ot dolls and Jumping-Jacks aad good-will to everyone to he expreesed before re- Ghost— Amen!"
* *• red apples and candy aad npps aad mittens and tiling with tbe grand chorale of peace sounding AH night everyone remains gloating over the
.nfc-fcQP hoots for the kid* of Europe? I shall not in the qsrs In the country the lsds and lassies crackling. roas|lng pig. with an eagerness of
' dwell ed the fact thai the warring aatlpas bars merrily drag home the buche de Noel, correspond- anticipation proportionate to the zeal with which
jjjl'r besom* much tuore deadly In their hfta j>d sus- ' lag to ear Yule log, which Is kindled I>y the head they have observed the six weeks' fast enjoined
If plcton a°d probably would refuse safe passage for of tbe family; the boudln must be eaten and tbe by the Greek orthodox church By this time
the cargoes from oae country to another, f shall hot spiced wine sent round, and many s ralsun Christmas day has dawned, aad oa Christina*
aot concern myself with the tact thst ths aations fn-staadlng Is made dec- bssld- ths Chrlstma« everyone must go to service.
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THE ENTERPRISE, NOETH OABOLPIA
CASE IS DECIDED 1
111 STATES FAVOR
JUOQE PEEBLES SAYS ARTIFICI
ALLY BLEACHED FLOUR LAW
•%I8 CONSTITUTIONAL.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
*
Doing* and Happenings That Mark
tha Prograaa of North Carolina Peo
ple Gathered Around the State
CapltoL
Raleigh.
Judge Peebles of the superior court
announced his ruling In favur of the
State Department of AgrlcuVure In
the. Injunction proceedings Instituted
against the department by nearly 60
flour mills to atop the enforcement of
the North Carolina statute regulating
the sale of artiflclally bleached flour.
Judge Peebles holds that the statute
contains no violation of either the
state or the federal constitution. It is
expected that the case will be appeal
ed to the supreme court and will likely
to be carried on to the United States
supreme court before final settlement
is reached.
The case is Liberty Mills et als, vs.
North Carolina Department of Agri
culture and was instituted by the
flouring mills through Tlllett & Guth
rie of Charlotte. Judge Peebles heard
the esse three weeks ago, the argu
ment for the state being by Attorney
General Bickutt and that for the
flouring mills by T. C. Outhrie of
Charlotte. Judge Peebles had reserv
ed his ruling until now. The statute,
the enforcement of which is being re
sisted, lmpo&ea an annual license tax
of |25 on each milling company that
puts on the market flours artiflclally
bleached. This tax Is supposed to de
fray the expense of ff>llectlng and
analyzing samples of flour being sold
ID the state.
Increase Bhown In State Revenue.
Special from Wellington.—The re
port of Col. W. H. Osborn, commis
sioner of Internal revenue, for the
fiscal year ended June 30. 1015, has
Just been made public.
Here are some of the facts about
North Carolina:
The collection for the state amount
ed to |13,681,9.17.38, A. D. Watts col
lecting 18,174,622.67 and J. W. Bailey
15,477,314.71.
The total collections for 1914 were
911,947,270.54.
The cost of collecting the revenue In
1915 was: the eastern district, $35,-
766.25, and the western, $60,762.90;
and In 1914 $37,514.51 and $66,910.97.
The corporation income tax for 1915
totaled $257,825.38 and the individual
Income tax, $123,553.96.
The number of Incomes returned in
1915 were 2,277; those taxable, 1,690;
and In 1914 there were 2,270 returns
and 1,673 were collected.
The personal income tax record for
the state follows: Four hundred and
ftfty-two paid on $3,000 to $4,000; 343
on $4,000 to $5,000; 703 on $5,000 to
$10,000; 169 on SIO,OOO to $15,000; 63
on $16,000 to $20,000; 36 on $20,000 to
$25,000; 7 on $25,000 to $30,000; 16 on
$30,000 to $40,000; 5 ou $40,000 to $50,-
000; 6 on $50,000 to $75,000; 1 on $76,-
000 to $100,000; 1 on SIOO,OOOO to
$150,000; 1 on $150,000 to $20,000;
none on $200,000 to $250,000; 1 on 260,-
000 to $300,000; none on $300,000 to
'$400,000; 1 on $400,000 to $500,000,
and 1 on $500,000 and over.
Soy Bean Outlook Bright.
Before leavlnK Ttaleigh for Elizabeth
City to take a hand in experimental
demonstrations as to the extraction of
soy bean oil by a local cotton oil mill
there C. B. Williams, chief of the
division of agronomy, talked confi
dently of the outlook for this new In
dustry In North Carolina. He will be
polned In Elizabeth City by W. J.
Morse, expert of the United States de
partment of agriculture.
Mr. Williams says the bean contains
about the same amount of oil and
protein as cotton seed and that at least
200 pounds of oil should be secured
to the ton of beans. In addition to
thia, there will bo around 1,800 pounds
of bean meal.
Largest Orphanage Collection.
M. L. Shlpman, commissioner of
labor and printing and chairman of
the special publicity committee of the
the North Carolina Orphanage Associ
tlon that pushed the campaign for one
day's income Thanksgiving donations
to orphanages in North Carolina, says
that by far the biggest revenue from
thi* source came to the Xhomasville
Orphanage, this Institution having re
ceded (20,444. The other orphanages
have not yet mado public their re
ceipts, but it is not believed that any
of them received such an amount
Btate Prison Directors Meet.
The directors of the State's Prison
have held their regular December
meeting. Only routine matters for the
month were considered. It develops
that there are now 200 state convicts
assigned to the American Aluminum
Company's plant at Baden. . The
ft Alleghany Railroad Company', from
which a large squad of convicts was
taken for the AJuminum Works, Is
said to be satisfied with the squad of
54 convicts left for this railroad con
struction work. The prison still has
on hand Its 700-bale crop of cotton.
.. ;M1« i.
Summary ot tUrtto Baitffctaf R*f«H } \
Deposits In the North Carolina Stat* |
Banka increased more than M.W0.000
during the paat year sod the totaj re- 119
sourcaa. eot op $5?.60«,3M, (ompired . j
with' last year, a net gain
of These are especially
figures Voiitained in the summary of,
reports bf conditions of state savings
bank and trust companies issued by
the Corporation Commissioner, baaed
on reports of.November 10. The com
parisons are with reports of October
31, 1914. There were reports from
417 banks including 21 branch banks. I
The number reporting one year ago
was 422, including 18 brancbex.
Members of the Corporation Com*
mission say the showing this year in
dicates a healthy business growth, and
that the Items that show decreases are
übout as creditable to banking prog
ress as those that show Increased
figures. For Instance, the Item of bills
payable show a decrease from $7,667,-
431 to $3,694,200, and noteu and bills
redlscounted show a decrease from
$1,689,824 to $744,973, both much more
sound banking.
The Havings deposits at this time •
aggregate $16,057,002. an Increase of
$1,455,099 for £he year; demand cer
tificates of deposit total $6,741,055, an
increase of $2,342,268; deposits subject
to check, $30,773,077, an Increase of
$2,239,180; time certificates of deposit
are $8,574,518, a decrease of $111,661.
Loans and discounts arfc $62.366,• »
887, a decrease of ( $2,225,293; over
drafts, $443,019, a decrease Of $88,431;
stocks and bonds and mortgages. $2,-
012,665, an increase of $65,167; bank
ing house furniture and fixtures, $3,-
009,717, an increase of $274,965; all
other real estate owned $409,316, in
crease of $23,911 demand loans, $3,699,-
$53, increase of $229,873; due from
banks and bankers. $12,003,189, In
crease of $2,744,387; cash items, $694,-
787, Increase of $88,093; gold coin,
$438,821, Increase of $45,272; silver
coin, $632,643, Increase of $54,191;
Natlonul bank notes, $2,201,373, in
crease of $380,377. The summary
shows $191,482 trust deposits, and mis
cellaneous funds, $256,410, this being
nil Increase of $199,66tt.
Accrued Interest due to depositors
Is $238,215, an Incrwaso of $135,877.
The total capital stock is $10,800,-
048, an Increase of $115,347; the fund,
$3,577,838, Increase of $315,188; undi
vided profltß, $3,008,516, a gain of
$239,977.
The tottal increase In the various
stages of bank finances summarized In
the report was $4,114,923 and the total
decrease $2,374,623.
New Qreat Seal for Btate.
There has Just been used for the
first time In executive offices ot Gov
ernor Craig a new North Carolina
Oreat Seal. The order for this seal
has been outstanding for nearly a year
the one In use since 1893 having
in very bad condition for quite a
while. The new seal shows the God
dess of Liberty holding a staff and
with a scroll of the constitution In her
hand. Ceres -In facing her and holds
a sheaf of wljlfct In her right hand
while her left hand rests on the
small end of a conucopla, which is
emptying the abundant products of
the state. The principal difference,
between the old seal and the new Is
that the new seal Rhows a ship In tha
offing. In the back ground are repre-,
sentatlons of fields and mountains, the
Idea being to -represent the commer*
clal and agricultural activities of
state. The new soirt Is the eighth,
that North Carolina lias had from
the Colonial period to the present
time. It Is the fourth seal since the
formation of the state, airid the definite
adoption of a State Seal by the Assem
bly at Halifax in December, 1776,
«■ r f
Barnes Secretary Agriculture Board.
K. W. Barnes will be secretary to
the state board of agriculture on and',
after January 1. Announcement to
this efTect was made by Commission
W. A. Graham, on his arrival in the
city, after a 10-days' absence In Char
lotte, Columbia and Charleston. Mr.
Barnes, whose home is at Lucama,
Wilson county, served for six years as
a member of the state board of agri
culture. ;
Good Leaf Tobacco Bales.
Forty-seven North Carolina leaf to- f *
bacco markets sold during November
44,976,363 pounds of leaf tobacco,
compared with 44.206,824 pounds sold
during November, 1914. Of the sales
the past month 39,249.071 pounds were
first-hand sales for growers.
Union Station Company Chartered.
A charter was issued for the Win
ston-Salem Union Station Company
$125,000 authorized and $30,000 sub
scribed for erecting and maintaining
a commodious union station and leas
ing it ot railroad companies or indi
viduals tor union Btatlon purposes, in
cluding passenger mall and express
service, telephone and telegraph of
fices and operation of bus and auto
mobile lines. The incorporators are
L. E. Johnson, N. D. Maher, W. G.
MacDowell, A. C. Needles, L. H. Cocke"
and F. T. Brlnkley \ ,
Confer About Derby -School.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction Joyner spent a day at Jack
son Springs in conference with Roger
Derby and trustees of the Derby Me
morial district school, created under
special act of the 1916 legislature.^
This is a school provided by Roge/
Derby, the district being made op ot(
portions of Montgomery and Richmond .
counties. The school Is not yet 0*
ganized. but Is to include the
school, high school and farm life
school features that will prove a great
benefit to the state.