North Carolina Newspapers

"W V .1: :-. '- -CV IV itKai.x S."TK3 ' ' " ' -...- a rr Hr i. TROUT. iniiiTr mini THE SILER CITY GRIT. isAAo uvnuwn, proprietor lent AilMl'Mj Mm J5Tr.7f ii ml t. . A NON-PARTISAN FAMILY NEWSPAPER $1.00 A YEAR VOL. VII. - 'r SILER CITY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 191 L NO. 23. r ... WAGES NOT TOO HIGH Brandeis Reason Why Rates Should Not Advance. HOW TO REDUCE THE EXPENSE- Scientific Management Would Bring Proper Results Would Save Three Per Cent, of Aggregate Coat Steel Rails Cost too Much. PEARY ANDNORTH POLE. NUMBER INCREASED House Committee Examine, the Arc-! tic Explorer Admit. Pole ia Lo.t Much a. Ever. Reapportionment Bill Reported Favorably. father Than States Conflicting State Law. A Lively Fight Ex pected Over This Measure in House Washington "We contend that rates are ample but that, the expense of cpration is excessive; that wages' are net too high, nut that, as the management - is unscientific, labor, material, equipment and plant fall to five adequate results. We plead for the Introduction of scientific ma anement. under which the railroads hall get 100 cents for every dollar expended." In opening his argument for the nippers of the Atlantic seaboard be fore the interstate commerce com mission. Louis D. Brandeis, of Boston, thus presented the funda ment) reason, in his mind, why freight rates should not be advanced as proposed by the railways. Co operation also, in Mr. Barn dels' opinion, would secure reduc tion in the cost of steel rails, in the price of which, he believes, an snoruu .s saving could be made. He suggested, however, that no effort wa. being made by the railroads to obiin a reduction in the price of teel rails because of the financial connections of railroad officials with the, four great steel companies. "The economies which would re uft if all the railroads in the United States in rtod tired scientific manage ment have been estimated at a mil lion dollars a day,'" said Mr. Bran deis ""This would result in reduc ing the present operating cost of. the railrosWs an average of 20 per cent." Mr. Brandeis concluded his argu ment with the declaration that the railroads of the country were con fronted with the greatest opportun ity of their existence to increase the effleienry of their labor, equipment and plants. If they should embrace the opportunity they would make for themselves and for the shipping interi'ists uf the country and of the worid If they should not the result would be. in response to an irresist able popular elamor and demand, the government ownership of railroads of the United States. , RESPONSIBILITY FOUND. Millionaire Say. That People Are Bled to Pay Dividend, on Nine Billion, of Watered Stock. Washington-Admitting that th STATE REPRESENTATION SAME. ortn Foie l. ugt as much lost at ever and that all future attempts to Committee Doe. the Reapportions ... must ne independent enter Prises unaided by his own work Capt. Robert E. Peary, the Arctic ex Plorer, answered a cross fire of ques tions at a hearing before 4he House cntnTnitt . . ho7ha L;r I : tOW WashinSta- - The Crumpacker. now ne wanted the glory of the polar congressional reapportionment bill, achievement for Himself, declining to flxlng the House membership at 433. let any member of hi. expedition xcluslve of Arizona and New Mexi other than the 1 QP' baa been favorably reported to .I.. . ' ""tne iiouse by the census- committee mhH.T, . tow his on motion of Representative Bur- ' - JTST 18 precluded lelgh of Maine. The bill will be T " , tl?nn8 oeIore tae com' brought up in the House at the ear- ?5 ana now members llest opportunity u wpea uon had been prohibit The bill was amended in commit p g o the trip. tee so as to provide that the reap. hkT J j cu lo tnrow poraonment should not be made by HKnt On Whv. an a naval nffiw.,. i t .- i - . . . " w ""'i ijeBiBia,ures or tne states, a pro- made no report to the Navy Depart- vision usually made in the reappor ment. Mr. Roberts asked him if it tlonment bills, hnt ntt fr was not customary for an officer to one because of conflicting legislation a i, wnicn ne was in several States covering the mat ucumcu. uapiam reary said he had ter maae some report to the coast and The measure will provoke a lively 0-wv- oui.cjr nuu nau aavisea me aiscussion when it comes up on the Navy Department of that fact. It floor of the House, for there are Was his lmnnni)tnn thai Oio aiinn-in nni.n a;k : i "v man j uiueiiiig views as tne the re- lenoent or tne survey had made a apportionment. The 433 was fixed repon u tne navy. Pressed by Mr. by the committee as the lowest num ue.i., ayiam reary said there wa ber which would avoid reducing the a lener oi nis on nie somewhere numerical representation of States asKing secrecy for his written report lu l"e burvey, as to soundings, etc. SENATOR NOT ENTITLED SEAT "Why, being detailed to get cer- tain information for the government, Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin Elect- did you ask the government not to use this information until later?" In sisted Mr. Roberts "I would rather not give the in formation except to the committee, ed by Questionable Methods Madison, Wis. "The nomination in the primary and the election to the United States Senate by the Legisla ture of Isaac Stephenson are null Akron, O. Declaring that excessive freight rates are responsible for taw high cost of living, Ohio C. Barber, the millionaire match magnate, has sent a letter to every member of con gress demanding reforms. In addition to the regulation ol freight rates, he demands that lawi be passed that will effectually limit railroad and industrial capitalisation He declares the freight business oi the railroads costs each family 87 yeir. This latter, coupled with th other earnings of the railroads, he a serts, has boosted the average rail road cost per family to $127 annually Barber starts hiB letter to the con gressmen with these three demands ASTEPTO UNIONISM Til Methodist Bodies Agree to Come Together. CHATANOOGA CHURCHES JOIN. Two Member, of The Committee on Organic Union Participated in the Discussion To Concolidat. and Build One Great Church. Chattapooga, Tenn., A long step was taken here in the organic union of Methodism in America when Cen tenary Methodist Episcopal Church South and the Methodist Episcopal Church, (Northern branch) agreed tc consolidate and build one great churcb What is the matter with Ameical 1 and be one people. N. C. GENERAL ASSEMBLY TAR HEEL PUBLIC TALK ; THIS GOOD NEWS replied Captain Peary, who objected "7 J'.TT ""r" TJ to testifying in the preesnce of new, ffj? uiiucucD auu vui i uyi piauucc u EEYRL E. CARROLL. Governor of Iowa. Des Moines, Iowa. In his message to the legislature, Governor B. F. Carroll recommends consurrence in the proposed income tax amend ment to the federal constitution, an arbitration board for labor disputes and a non partisan public utilities commission. paper representatives. He was given permission to file his reason in writ ing. "Why did you not take the whits members of your party with you od the final stage of your trip north ward, so that there might be credit able corroborative evidence?" askec Representative Roberts of Massachu setts. "In the first place," replied Captain Peary, I have always made the fina spurt, with one exception, when Lee was with me, with one man and the Esquimaux, because the man I took with me (Henson) was more effective for combined demands of extended work than any white man. The pole was something to which I have de voted my life, for which I had gone through such hell as I hope no mac in this room will ever experience and I did not feel that I should divide ii with a young man who had not the right to it that I had." Captain Peary, replying to repeated questions as to the results of his Arcrtic trip, said that he had not yel prepared such a chart as would en able any one to follow In his foot steps to the pole, but he "Imagined that he had data by which he could prepare such a chart. He said the position of the North Pole could be determined Just the same as the equator, but the trouble was the com parative low altitude of the sun, whict ISAAC STEPHENSON. United 8tate. Senator from Wisconsin himself and his campaign leaders, agents and workers, and of violations of the laws of Wisconsin defining and punishing offenses against the elective franchise." This is the gist of the findings of a special senatorial investigating committee in its report submitted to Govenor Francis E. McGovern. The report is signed by Lieutenant Gev- emnr Thnmns Mnrris arrl Rpnatnr never gets higher than 22 1-2 degrees Spencer w. Marsh (Republicans) and Senator Paul Hustings (Demo- above the horizon. For that reasor ordinary observations could not be relied on with accuracy Explosion Kill. Five. Connellsville, Pa., Five dead and twelve more or less seriously injured is 'h- result of an explosion of natu ral gas here Ave and ten cent store setting fire to and destroying the building and be forp the flames were checked, damag ed nine other structures. The explosion blew out the front wall of the building, tearing dawn telephone, telegraph and electric light wires which hung about Bplut terim; and hampering rescue work. Son Succeeds Father. Charleston, W. Va. Gov. Glasscock has appointed Davis Elklns to sue ceed the late Senator Elkins, hit father. He is the eldest son of the late West Virginia statesman. Mr. Elkins is now In Washingtor at the home of hi mother. crat.) Early in the legislative session of 1909, resolutions were Unreduced in both houses calling for an investiga tion of the senatorial primary elec tion. The resolutions were particu larly pointed at United States Sena tor Isaac Stephenson, who, according to his own report, filed with the Sec retary of State, expended $107,000 during the campaign. "What is the matter with congress "Why has the seat of goevrnment been transferred to Wall street?" Continuing, he says: "Personally I appreciate fully the importance oi stability of vested rights in property corporate or personal. "But I vigorously contend that th commission of excesses in the capital ization of corporate companies for feits instantly the right to claim fac value for such capitalization in th levying of a tax upon the Americai public for the payment of dividendi upon this watered stock. And in thii offense the railroads always have set the pace. "Conceived in the master minds ol Huntington, Morgan, Hill and Harri man, this policy has been worked oul to a nicety. These clothed the scheme in the pretty catch phrase of a 'community of interests' and cleverlj set about to grab all the through trunk lines of railroad from coast to coast. "They argued plausibly, and with truth, that these trunk lines were the great arteries which maintained the life of commerce; that they were a necessity for quick transportation. "Approximately nine billions of this 18 billions of railroad capitalization is fictitious: purely and simply water ed stock upon which the people of the United States are taxed in rail road rates to miantain the annual div idends. "Despite this tremendous stock wa tering, the railway net earnings have advanced steadily and the aevrage dividend rate has more than doubled in the last 15 years. "In 1894 the dividend rate was 1.66 per cent. Last year it averaged 3.68 per cent and tb& railroads earned a net income of $852,153,280. "And the people paid the freight! 'Railroad presidents indignantly deny that freight rates affect the cost of existence. James J. Hill and W. C. Browne declare low acreage produc tion by the farmer is responsible for high prices. "Trust magnates disagree. All seek to shift the responsibility. S. R. Gug genheim says it is extravagance on the part of the laborer. Ogden Ar mour says it is the law of nature "This one problem of railroad freight rates is the great economic question of the age. Were it fairly solved all other lines of commerce and trade would soon adjust them selves and a more equitable distribu tion of the products of business would result. "What are you going to do about it? "Yours in militant sincerity, (Signed) "O. C. BARBER." A meeting of interest to American Methodism" as a whole was held in this city. Twenty-five representatives of each branch of the Church discuss ed the future of Methodism in a frank, fraternal way. Members of these two Churches, which separated in 1845 on account of political and ecclesias tical differences, declared themselves one in spirit and while recognizing loyalty to their respective denomina tions, every speaker showed himself in favor of a reunion of the Metho dist family in America. John A Patten and Bishop William M. An drews, both members of the com mission on organic union, participat ed in the discussion. President Johr; Rice of the Chattanooga Univer 3ity made a strong appeal for union. 30 Gallon. Buttermilk at Reception. Oklahoma City, Okla. Out of defer ence to the well-known prohibition scruples of Gov. Lee Cruce, butter milk was served at the inaugural re- It wrecked a well-filled ! ception held in his honor here, in stead of the customary punch. Thirty gallons of the beverage was required to suppjythe crowd which streamed through the reception rooms to shake hand, with the new Gov ernor. Governor Cruce attended the ball, but did not wear a dress suit. His only concession in the matter of dress was wearing a frock coat. Seventeen Swallowed by Sea. Provincetown Seventeen men were drowned in a wreck of three barge. f the Heading Railroad tug Lykens, according to officers of three life savinerrews that made a heroic fight to reach them.. i They declare that there were seven mn tin one barge and five on each 'of th- other two. Savannah's Disgraceful Election. Savannah Seven arrests for al leged vote grafting or efforts to buy or sell votes; announcement that Pinkerton detectives have received evidence that will result in many more arrests and a hard all-day struggle for votes marked Savannah's munici pal election which, one of the closest in the city's history, gave George W. Tiedeman the mayorality again by 340 votes. The council is divided be tween factions. Those who had fights were released on bond. About $45,000,000 More Pensions Washington The house of repre sentatives has passed the Suiloway 1 bankers of the South, died at the general pension bill, which grants Johns HPkins hospital. Death was Southern Banker Dead. Baltimore. George A. Shmelz of Hampton, Va., one of the leading pensions ranging from $12 to $36 a I month to all soldiers who served 90 day. in the United States army in the Civil war, or" 60 days in the Mexican war, and who have reached the age of 62 years. The bill adds about Tlx life-savers state that all 17 $45,000,000 to the .pension roll. This amount will bring the total pension appropriation to an enormous figure It continues to grow. Hen of the three crews perished. The life savers declared that there ere no more men on the barge. "'hern Exploits South'. Advantage. Washington A handsome and well Illustrated booklet, descriptive of the riciiltural resources and products f 'ieorgia, has just been issued by 'he Land and Industrial Department of the .Southern Railway and the Georgia Southern and Florida Rail Wiy. tor distribution in the North and v..st n the work which these railroad companies are doing in the ffort t0 attract desirable setlers to ,he South through the exploitation " its advantages and opportunities. uthn Southern States will follow. due to ureamia and followed a suddep relapse. Mr. Schmeiz, who was 57 years old, was the head of the Schmeiz Brothers' Banking House of Newport News, Va. He was a direc tor of the Bank of Hampton, vice president of the Newport News and Old Point Railway and Electric Com pany and one of the owners of The Newport News Press. Ticket Collectors Permanent System Washington The management of the Southern Railway Company has not had under consideration any change of policy with regard to the employment of ticket collectors on its passenger trains. On the other hand, the results that have been ob tained are such as fully to warrant the continuation of the system. Scales of Justice Unbalanced. Newark, N. J. Mrs. Caroline B. Martin, one of the two surviving sis ters held under an indictment charg ing the murder of Ocey W. Snead whose body was found in a partly fur nished house in East Orange, Novem ber 29, 1909, pleaded non vult before Judge Ten Eyck in the court of oyer and terminer. This plea was accepted and Mrs. Martin was remanded for sentence. The plea of non vult is an admission of the act without intent of crime. Peary Was . In Calling Distance Washington Hugh C. Mitchell, skilled computer of the coast and geodetic survey, testified that he had handled Commander Robert E Peary's observations. Mr. Mitchell said that he had figured that Peary when he made his furthermost camp was less than five miles 'from the Pole and that in his marches on that day of the climax of his trip, he passed within one and one-sixteenth miles of the actual Pole. The com mittee will soon report. Promerene Succeed. Senator Dick. Columbus, O. In spite of the bit terness of the late Democratic sena torial campaign, the victor, Lieuten ane Governor Atlee Pomerene, was elected to the United States Senate by the legislature by the vote ol every Democratic member ,)or that body. In the Senate Lieutenant-Governor Pomerene received nineteen votes, and in the House seventy votes. He will succeed Senator Charles Dick. 1,000,000 Cows Condemned. Washington Meat inspection by the Department of Agriculture was responsible for the condemnation of 1,000,000 carcasses of beef during the last year, according to the report of A. D. Melvin, chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry. A standing appropriation of $3,000,000 annually is set asidefor meat inspec tion. The sum of $2,940,000 was actually expended in the inspection of establishments in 237 towns. Fewer hogs were killed last year than the previous year. Sold Hi. Wife for $8.00. Beverly, N J Some weeks ago Cornelius Pace nf Rovprlv rWirlori Population Figures for Georgia. Washington Georgia's municipali ties showing a population in excess of 5,000 made an average increase oi that he wa8 tired 0j nl8 wjfe and( over 48 per Cent. during the last ten "wr some negotiations, sold the wo ar io Joseph Flowers for $8.00. rs I'aep, apparently satisfied, De me Mowers' housekeeper. Three I 8 la,"r Pace became tired of be n his own cook and endeavored to cancel lhe tra(Je He gent the om;in hack. Pace now proposes to MX n,, toward a dlvorce( go nl8 wlfe ffllnt marry Flowers. years. Statistics of the thirteenth census indicate that they contribu ted 39 per cent, of the State's total increase In population of 392,790 This leaves 61 per cent, as the pari of the increase contributed by the rural districts. The number of cities in 1900 hav ing more than 5,000 was 13, while 1910 shows 23, an increase of 10. Census Cotton Ginning Report. Washington. Cotton of the growth of 1910 ginned prior to January 1, as shown by the late report of the bu reau of the census, was 11,087,442 bales compared with 9,647,327 from the growth of 1909 and 12,465,298 from that of 1908. The percentage of the last two crops ginned to Janu ary was 95.8 for 1909 and 95.3 for 1908. Round bales included this year are 109,296 compared with 143,949 for 1909 and 230,572 for ;908. Sea island bales included are 82,422 for 1910 as against 89,611 for 1908. Urge Greater Curtailment. Atlanta, Ga. Drastic curtailment In the manufacture of cotton goods until the prices of the manufactured pro duct assume a more correct. ratio to the Cost of the raw cotton was urged in a resolution adopted by the textile manufacturers' exchange here. More than 2,000,000 spindles in nine South ern States and Illinois and Indiana were repreesnted at the meeting. All State organizations also were urged to co-operate in this movement What will operatives do? COLORADO SENATOR PASSES. Charles J. Hughes Died After an III nes. of Nearly a Year. Denver, Colo. Charles Jame? Hughes, Jr., junior United States Senator from Colorado, died at his home here after au illness of nearlj a year. Charles James Hughes, Jr., was born in Kingston, Missouri, Febru ary 16, 1853, his father being an at torney and the family prominent in Missouri politics. He began the prac CHARLES J. HUGHES. United State. Senator from Colorado. tice of the law in 1877, coming in that year to Colorado. Here he be came one of the most noted mining lawyers in the country. He was indorsed in 1908 by the Democrats for United States SenatoT and elected to that office by the next Legislature. He married Miss Lucv Menefe of a Virginia family in Rich mond, Mo., September 1, 1874. Naval Officer to be Reprimanded. Washington President Taft has de cided that Commander W. S. Sims, the United States naval officer who declared that if Great Britain ever were seriously threatened, she could depend on "every man, every dollar and every drop of blood" in this coun try, should be publicly reprimanded. The House has made the Stubbs Joint resolution for a constitutional convention a special order for Wed nesday, January 25., It has faYorable reports from the committee on con stitutional amendments. A fiery discussion developed in the House over the proposed investiga tion of conduct of fire insurance com panies in North Carolina. The Judi ciary committee returned it with rec ommendation that it go to the pro positions and grievances committee, Koonce, chairman. He is author of the resolution which proposes a legis lative commission with court powers to compel attendance of witnesses. Demand was made that it go to the insurance committee. Koonce pro tested, charging that this commttee, made up largely of insurance men, might be unduly influenced. This was resented by Woodson of Cleve land and others, Woodson charging that Koonce, a lawyer, knows nothing of insurance matters himself although author of this bill to deal radically with insurance interests. He, and those fighting with him, contended that practical insurance men of the Assembly were the ones to pass up on the bill. Koonce won out on the vote, getting the bill to his proposi tions and grievances committee. In the Senate Senator Graham in troduced an important bill as to tak ing care of the bonds falling due January 1, 1913, and authorizing the State Treasurer to borrow money to pay the difference between amounts appropriated at this session and the revenue received, or if loan cannot be made he is authorized to issue bond, not exceeding $1,000,000. Chairman J. A. Brown of the Sen ate finance committee is insisting on a separate State tax commission, to equalize taxes and force counties backward in their assessments, to meaure up to a fair basis as compar ed with other counties of the State. The Senate committee on constitu tional amendments decides to report favorably the joint resolution to rati fy the amendment to the Federal con stitution for an income tax. It will be some days before the resolution comes up on the floor as a special order. The Senate committee on proposi tions and grievances has before it a bill to create a State board of ex aminers, to license architects and put them on a professional basis in this State. It is Senator Graham's bill and he made a lengthy plea before the committee for the bill. Archi tects Lintliicum of Durham, Hook of Charlotte and Thomas of Raleigh, be ing present to urge favorable report. It is being opposed- on the ground that it may interfere with contractors and builders untrained architechually who provide plans for bouses and save patrons architects' costs. The following bill, passed third reading and was ordered sent to the House: establishing standard time in the State. Invitations were accepted to attend a recital by pupils of the Blind Insti tute Friday night, January 20th. Senator Boyden of Rowan offered in the Senate the bill to establish the county cf Piedmont out of parts of Guilford, Davidson and Randolph. Carpenter of Gastcn presented a petition from ministers of Gastonia. urging the prohibition of near-beer saloons for Gastonia. Ivie of Rockingham: Regulating labor in manufacturing industries. McDowell of Moore: Authorizing the consolidation of tne North Caro lina and South Carolina railroad. Cobb of Robeson: Changing the name of Indians known as the Croa tans to Cherokees, and providing sep arate apartments for the insane In the insane asylum at Raleigh. Barht-ni or Wayne: Relative to the speed of automobiles and penalty for violation. Dream of Current County Events Clipped and Condensed in a Column. DEAD STATESMAN -I HONORED. Bust of Matt W. Ransom Unveiled at Raleigh With Ceremonies. The presentation of trie bust of United States Senator Matt W. Ran som to the State by the North Caro lina State Historical Commission and its unveiling in one of the niches of the rotunda of the Capitol wa. a great event. "The Life and Character of Matt W. Ransom" was the subject of the principal address by ex-Judge R. W. Winston, who raised the funds neces sary' for the production of the bust at the request of the State Historical Commission. In the elowine tribute Judge Winston paid to the deceased he said: "Senator Ransom was no such trained lawyer as Senator Badger He was not a student and a scholar like Senator Graham. He had not the technical knowledge of Senator Hay wood, nor was he the popular idol line senator ance, but in his in fluence with the President of th United States, with the departments and with his colleagues in the Sen ate, and in the services which hb peculiar talents enabled him to ren der to the South, he was superior tc them all. Ransom was the Senator, every inch of him." For the unveiling and presentation. Col. J. Bryan Grimes. Secretary' of State and chairman of the historical commission was the speaker. food Products Have Dropped Eggs, Butter and Poultry. IN COLD STORAGE FOR YEARS Overstocked I. the Cause Produce in Cold Storage Fly. Years , 5.000, 000 Pound. Butter to Go Commis sion Men Heavy Loser. ADVERTISING NORTH CAROLINA. Alabama Increases Governor's Salary. Montgomery. Ala., By a vote of 23 to 9 the Senate passed the bill in creasing the salary of the incoming Governor to $7,500. It is understood that Governor Comer will sign the measure. By unanimous vote the House adopted a resolution aimed to keep Brooks Lawrence, the prohibition agitator, out of the halls of the Gen eral Assembly. It directs the Gov ernor to take legal stepts to inforce the resolution. King George's Coronation. London, The executive committee having in charge the plans relative to the coronation of King George met and completed tentative arrange ments which will if anything, be on a more extensive plan than at the time of King Edward's coronation. The royal progress through the capi tal after the ceremony, which was postponed in Edward's time owing to the King's delicate health, will take place on June 23. It will be one of the greatest celebrations ever held Youngest Grandfather in World. Spencer, N. C. Mr. V. H. Bryson of Spencer, it is believed, holds the record as the youngest grandfather in the world, his age being 33. He was married when 14 years of age, his wife being only thirteen and one half. His oldest son was married at the age of 17 and who at the age of 18 years presented to the elder Bry son a grandson, the grandfather be ing less than 33 years of age. Early marriage appears to run in the family. Rate Advance Postponed Again. Washington, Official announce ment was made by Judge Clements acting chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, at the conclu sion of the arguments on the Eastern rate case of the further suspension of the proposed advances of the rates in official classification territory from February 1 until March 15. The suspension was made voluntarily by the carriers in order to afford the commission additional time to discuss and consider the problems presented to it. Southern Railway Issues Booklet May Be Had Free. A handsome and well illustrated booklet, descriptive of the agricul tural resources and products of North Carolina, has just hecn issued by the Land and Industrial Department ol the Southern Railway, for distribu tion in the North and West in con nection with the work which the Southern is doing in the effort tc attract desirable settlers to the Southeast. The volume is the fourth in a series on the different states traversed by the Southern. It is not fee circulation in the South but will be given a wide distribution in sectiins where it is believed the greatest good can be accomplished. The agricultural and forest re sources of North Carolina and the opportunities in general farming, stork raising, fruit and vegetable growing that await the homeseeker as well as the many advantages offered for va rious branches of manufacturing in the many prosperous cities and towns are treated extensively. Full infor mation is given concerning the char acter of the soils, while especial at tenrion is directed to the delightful climatic conditions which have given Nrth Carolina wide fame as a re sort St?te, both summer ar.d winter The great yields of cr rn and othei grains, grasses and fcrage, potatoet and truck, r.s well as cotton and tc bacco, are :nter--tingly set forth ?. the advantages cf growing apples am' other fruits nnd for raising cattle sheep, and hegs. This booklet wir be placed in the hands of a lar,-f number of settlers In this work for the upbuilding ol the South the Pentium Railway d sires and appreciates the co-opera tion of the people of the Mate? which it serves, and any citizens ot North Carolina or any other South ern state who wishes this publics tion placed in the hands of a frien or acquaintance in any locality in the North or West may have thlf done by sending the name and ad dre68 of such friend or acquaintance to M. V. Richards, Land and Indus trial Agent. Washington, D. C. Chicago. Million, of pound, of butter, egg., ch.es. and poultry bold in cold storage waretiou.es her will be thrown on the market before May 1 and a general tumbling of food price. 1. expectwi at once, according to commission merchant. Numerous Chicago commission ma are said to be facing failure as s re sult of their efforts to maintain as artificial price on the necessities of life. The inability further to uphold the price is .aid to be doue to . com bination of circumstance., chief of which are the open winter of 111 and the banner crop, of 1910. Three commission men failed In the last week as a result, it 1. .aid. of holding great quantities of butter, which they purchased at an average price of 31 cent, a pound and now are unable to market for more than 27 or 28 cents a pound. While the wholesale prices of but ter and eggs have dropped within the last few week., there ha. as yet been no decline In the retail price.. Some of the produce which now la to be unloaded on a falling market has been in warehouse, for as long as five years. By means of th. cold storage hou.es, commission men have been able to maintain an artificial price not only to consumer, but to the producer. !t is Mid. Thirty-two warehouse, are said to have forty-four million pounds of butter, eggs and poultry. The increased sale of oleomargarine is given as an added cause of the situation that the commission men now find themselves facing. Thou sands of consumers, unable to pay the price at which butter has been held, have become users of oleo margarine, according to inforniatloi gathered here by dealer.. Butter is six cents a pound lowei wholesale than it was a year ago and is selling to grocer, at the loweat figure in five years. New York. Commission men It New York announce the same cod dltion. in the trade as outlined lo the Chicago dispatches. The whole salers were emphatic In their state ments that substantial reductlont would be made and they wanted the news made public in order that th consumer might demand correspond ng cuts from his dealer. In othei words, they feared that the retaj: men, although buying from Jobber at chaper rates, would maintain tbeli rians to customers. According to the Jobbers, the flne.1 fresh egg. should sell here .1 from 33 to 35 cents a dozen as again.) from 50 to 55 cents last week. Th finest grades of butter, they said should bring from 33 to 35 cent. pound, as compared with 50 to ( cents last week. Jesse James' Son Divorced. Kansas City Stella F. James has been granted a divorce from Jesse E James, son of Jesse James, the ban dit, in the circuit court here. James made no effort to contest the suit. Mrs. James was given the custody of their four children and $100 a month alimony. Mrs. James testificed that she and her husbaj&d had separted three times since their marriage 11 years ago. She said the last separation had lasted six months and that it was impossible for them to be reconciled. Unfavorable reports were made (n bilhs relative to advance juror costs in justices' courts and providing for a more affective indexing of deeds and other instruments. In the House. Among the bills that were favor ably reported from committees were General Carr's bill to cnnMe Trinity College to own more th?i two million dollars worth of property, this being needed to enatie the college to re build administration building on the scale desired since the recent fire that burned it. A bill has been introduced in the House by Representative Turlington of Iredell, prohibiting State officers or other employes of the State of North Carolina and United States Senators and Representatives from accepting a fee to prosecute claims against the State of North Carolina The bill by Pace of Wake, to pro vide for the payment by railroads of wages due any deceased employes without the formality of executor or administrator was reported from th prepositions and grievances commit tee unfavorably, being unsound in law. Bills Introduced. Kellum of New Hanover: Prevent disorderly conduct on public roads. To require automobile license law. Pace of Wake: Relating to forced contributions from railway employees.- Wall of Rockirieham: To amend laws pensioning Confederate soldiers. The joint resolution by Representa tive Ewart of Henderson, commend ing Governor Pothier of Rhode Island for declining to accept for Rhode Is land the gift of North Carolina re pudiated bonds from the New York Bond Syndicate passed. Kirman of Guilford: Prevent de predations by domestic fowls. Carr of Duplin: To regulate pas senger rates. Carr of Durham: Regulate Con federate pensions Civil Service Examinations. Civil service examinations for th department service will be held oi the following dates in North Car Una: Asheville, January' 24. M .rc 8, April 12: Charlotte, April 1. .'2:1 ary 24, March 8, April 8: Durhar March 8. April 12; Goldsboro. 6, March 8. April 12; Grensh March 31, January 24. March 8, A:-: 12; Raleigh, March 15. Marh April 12; Wilmington. April 5 1 ary 24, March 8. April 12. In'' tion may be had from postmnsT Prominent Man Disappears. Leaving behind bim a bankrupt business and a family, John L. Mil ler, of Concord, a prominent mer chant and politician, has disappeared completely, leaving no trail save for a telegram received by hi? wife, from New Orleans, with th statement he was bound for th West. His 17 year-old son, Lester, i? with him. Miller left sevral day6 ago w;tl the statement tn.it he was gc.ng tc Newberry, to place his son In college Dog Died of Grief. Senator Lee S. Overman's huge mastiff, one of the largest dogs ever seen at Salisbury, is dead from broken heart, caused by grief over the absence of little Miss Grace, the Senator's daughter, to whom the dog was very much attached. Since the young lady went off to .school, the dog lost interest in life and medical skill was unavailing. The physician. said pneumonia, but those who kne the animal say that death was caused by grief. This Will be Great Event A movement ha. been started at Raleigh for working up provl.lon for the construction of a great trans- State highway from the seaboard to Ewart of Henderson: Raising age ! the west Asheville and beyond limit for working on roads. Senator Barham of Wayne was al lowed to withdraw his bill relative to the speed of automobiles. The bill creating a commission form of government for Greensboro was recalled from the engrossing clerk'B office and ordered sent to the House. Kansas City. "There has been nc decrease in price, of meats or pro visions so far as I know, and th price of meat promises to increaa soon." .aid a leading packer, wber asked regarding a reported change lr food prices He also said that non of the packing companies had an surplus of live 6tock and the prlcei which were strong last week woulc probably be higher during the comlnj weeks. To Probe Naval Hoodoo. Washington Officrr. of the chlrt engineer's ofTlre cf the Navy De partment are preparing to make ar nvesiigation of the unprecedented series of accidents which have or curred to naval veg Is the past week, crippln; four Aessels Th battleship T.'fl lct two, the Sex'.r 'arolina and the M'-b.'c-.n : th? 'il "ano is c "" r"j . '-9 j.s-t,J3 'V'.Bhington. wV: t1 ' gun bo-1 Ti buque, ord r A to rvv in Caribbean waters, is also to he ! i up Arhlte Mer. At?-;k Negro Mln.trela Benton. Ark. r)ne negro man vu killed, and one n-gro man and twe negro women wore injured in a race riot hero f wtng a performance by negro m!t'"tr !s from New Or leans The performers en rcute tc their boarding house were attacked by a party of 15 or 2D unidentified white men. Mayor M H Hollem.n ha. called on all law-abiding cltlxens to assist in running dcn the perpe trators cf what h? terras "a crime that has dirgr.icr-d the community. Great Battleship Launched. Philadelphia Amid the tooting of whistles, the ringing of bells and the cheer, of thousands of specta tors the battleship Arkansas, the argest fighting ship ever constructed In this country was launched from the yard of the New York Shlpbutld ing Company at Camden, N J. Mis. Mary Macon, daughter of Congress man Robert B. Macon, of Arkansas, was the sponsor and smashed a bot tle of champagne against the great prow of the ship as it slid sway from ber. through co-operation of the people of the territory traversed, as they have been constructed in some of th Western States, voluntary labor of people in the territory to be used, all assembling on a specified day for the construction of certain sec tions of the road. Prominent men are active in the movement A BMOO.OOO.OOO Bu.lnM. Washington Aggregating almoct $3,600.000, 0W, the total value of tk. foreign trade of the United 8 tat, luring the year which ended Decem ber 31, 1910, was greater than that sf any year ever before, and left a balance In f.vor of the country of ever $300,000,000. They exceeded the former high record of 10T by about $80,000,000. Besides this new record, another record was broken during 1910 In th value of Import, from abroad. The; amounted to $1,562,807.22.