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FOR tiOU. FOk COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH'
VOL. XXI
PLYMOUTH. N. ClRIDAY. MARCH 3, KHl
NO. 37.
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LAST WZEK OF GENERAL ASSEM
BLY CF NORTH CAROLINA.
LAW3 ENACTED.
SOCIAL CLUBS WILL STAND.
Wilkes County Officer on Salary
School For Fesble Minded Bonds
For County Road Improvements
The State Fire-Proof Building.
Raleigh. The house passed on sec
ond reading the committee bill that
would authorize the state to endorse
county bonds lfor road Improvements
to the amount of not exceeding $200,
000 for any single county. Members
gave notice that, while they voted
for the bill on second roll-call, they
reserved the right to oppose it on
final reading after investigation.
The senate passed the bill to estab
lish a state school for the feeble
minded, providing a $50,0 0 bend is
sue and an annual maintenance ap
propriation of $50,000; also the bill
amending the general state drainage
law and the bill to incorporate tho
fireensboro, Roxboro & Norfolk rail
road company.
The house refused to advance cn
the calendar the bill to prohibit whis
key lockers . In ,fclubs .displaced by
the state building bill. "Equal rights
to all bill3 and special privileges to
none" was declared to be the tuls for
tho remaining week of tho session.
Wi!kc3 Officers on Salary.
The house spent over r.n hour cn
the Wilkes ccunty bill for putting of
ficers on salaries, being fought so
strenuously by the Republican repre
sentatives from VJlkes, finally pass
ing the till 53 to 17 in such shape
that it makes salaries effective De
cember 1, next, the sheriff at $2,200
and the other officers at $2,000, and
created the office of treasurer, naming
a Democrat fcr the place and appoint
ing a county finance committee. The
bill is yet to run the gaunlet of the
senate.
The senate passed a large number
of bill'-; on their final readings,
among them being acts relative to
non-resident license to hunt, author
ize probate and registration of deeds
by corporations, relative to free trans
portation to widows and orphans of
deceased employes or railroad5?, defm3
duties of sheriff or ether officers in
capturing illicit distilleries and pro
hibit putting felcn'3 stripes cn per
sons convicted enly of misdemeanors.
Among the bills passed and sent to
the hoi:co were: Prohibit use of dyna
mite or ether explosive in killing 'fish
in North Carolina, amend law rcia
tivo to fcrrign ' executors, prescribe
procedure fcr removing trust i'unris
from the ctatD, relative to service cf
suir.5f.cn3 iu dissolution cf corpora-
tions and appointment of receivers,:
and amend the revisal relative to dis
tributicn of personal property.
Senator Daggett's bill to punish
persons for appearing in public
places cr assemblages in a drinking
or boisterous condition wa3 tabled
after an hour'3 debate.
Changes In Reappointment.
The committ.ee bill for reappor
tionment of the members in the
house of representatives of the gen
eral assembly was introduced in the
house by Quickel of Lincoln and put
through immediate passage and sent
to the senate. This bill gives Guil
ford, Mecklenburg and Wake three
members each; Buncombe, Durham,
Forsyth, Gaston, Halifax, Iredell, t
Johnston, Nash, Pitt, Robeson, Rock
ingham, Rowan, Union and Wayne
two members each and the remaining
counties one each.
The Parham bill, placing all grad
ed schools under the state text-book
commission and adding seven teach
ers as members of the text-book ccm
missicn, received a favorable report
frcm the senate committee cn re
visal, with an amendment striking
out the provision which would place
the graded schocl3 that are now cp-!
crating under special charters under
the text-book commission, thereby
leaving t'ae law a3 it now i3 in this
respect.
The State Fire-Proof Building.
The house passed the bill for the
site for state fireproof administration
Want Law Prohibiting Cartoons,
"Please pass a law against cartoons
in newspapers. Lot3 of cartoons have
a tendency to make a bad impression
on tin reading public."
Thl3 was the context of a petition
presented to the senate by a senator
representing a number of petitioners
who have decided that the privilege of
the pencil and the pen in the Old
North State is going beyend tho limit
when.it comes to cartoon work. No
mention was made of the clas3 of
work submitted nor was it stated
whether the moral or artistic effect
building with amendments cutting
down the bond Issue to $25:;,OD0 from
the $50?.0':' ,that tho senate had al
lowed as compared with $103,000,000
that the original bill carried. Tho
amendments fcr $230,000 and limiting
the -expenditure's 'for the building to
this amount were offered by Speaker
Dowd, who argued that It would b8
a mistaken policy for the legislature
to concentrate the building for the
state in one great building, but that
the policy followed by the national
government of different buildings fac
ing the capital square as they are
needed was the wise course. There
fore, ho wanted the building propos
ed in the .bill to be fixed for the
state's lot at the corner of Salisbury
and Morgan streets at the southwest
corner of the capital square. The
bill as passed was made, to do this by
the senate.
Senator Ivie's bill to reduce the
hours of work in manufacturing in
dustries from sixty-six to sixty hours
a week came up in the senate with
a favcrable report by tho committee
and a minority unfavorable report
signed by Senators P.eiuhardt, Haw
kins and McDonald; also a committee
amendment for the law to become ef
fective October 1. Senator I vie of
fered an amendment January 1, 1912,
as the time for the law to go into
effect.
Revenue Bill Considered.
The house considered the revenue
bill in committee cf the whol3. Sec
tion 5, imposing a tax of $10 on pho
tograph enlargement agencies, was
stricken .out as imperative; sections''
6C and 67 were stricken out a? abso
lute; ' sections 63,' as to insurance
companies, and GO, as to dealers in
pistcl3, were adopted without; change.
Representative Williams of' Bun
combo procured the reduction of the
tax" cm dealers in pianos and organs
rrom $100 to $50, with a provision
that will prevent duplicate licenses
for agents. Judge Ewart tried to
get through' amendments to Sec
tion. 71, a3 to' cigarettes, increasing
the' license tax cf dealers graduated
so that the increase be from $250 to
$500 minimum up to $2,500. Carr
cf Durham, Connor and others op
posed this and the amendment w;as
lost. The retail license tax va3 left
at $3 and the section adopted: .M
amendment to increase the tax on
cigarette manufacturers was adopted,
making the tax $2,000 instead of
$1,0)0, tho vcte being 36 to 25. Sec
tions 72, 74, .77, 78, 70, 80, SI and 84
and up. to Si'., were adopted without
change.. Section 75 was amended so
as to exempt Confederate soldiers
irer.i license taxes for peddling eye
glasses. An -amendment, by Battle to
Section 84 allows cities and towns to
collect a telephone tax. With these
changes the revenue bill passed final
rcaLing end was sent to the senate.
. Salaries Increased.
. ..Tho-- hcaso received' favorable ro
pe rU cn tho bills to make the pay of
tho supremo court reporter $1,CC0
and tnsi supreme court justices $4,-i-j.'.A
favcrable report was also re
ceived on a bill to safeguard the in
terest of, the stale in turnpike and
railroads . through convict labor, the
bill carrying aa appropriation cf $3,
600. The senate voted to increase the
expense allowance cf superior court
judges from $250 to $750 in addition
to 'the $3,256 salarier
The Democrats of the joint com
mittees cn congressional appoint
jnents decided to transfer Catawba
county from the ninth to eighth dis
trict and Wilkes from the eighth to
the seventh. Hoke county was plac
ed in the seventh and Avery county
in the ninth.
Reformatory For Negroe3.
The house committee on penal in
stitutions decided ' to" report favor
ably the bill to appropriate $5,00
for the establishment of a reforma
tory and training school for negroes
to be located near Charlotte.
Senator Hcbgood's bill for a State
primary law for both politics and
parties and to prevent corrupt prac
tices in election contests - get3 a re
port without prejudice from the sen
ate committee cn election laws. -This
committee also reports without pre
judice Senator Sikes' bill , to prevent
corrupt practices in election contests.
Raleigh. The Tri-Sfaie medical as
sociation adjourned to meet next in
Columbia. Dr. J. Howell Way of Way
nesviile was elected president and
Dr. H. E. Hughes, cf Laurens, S. 'C
secretary-treasurer.
Collector of the Eastern District.
A gentleman in Raleigh, "who had
been in Washington, brought, the new3
that the matter-of the" collectcrship
of the western district had been set
tied, and that th? internal revenue de
partment had returned to Collector
Brown his resignation which he sent
to the department last year, and he
said it was now understood that
Erowa would bo continued as collec
tor. "You may put thi3 down as cer
tain," he said, "no matt-:- wnat may
be said to the contrary. Brown will
continue as collector.
$27,000,000 EACH YEAR
!S SAVED FOR SHIPPERS
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION DECLINES TO AL
LOW INCREASED RATES.!
RAILROADS WILL APPEAL
The Commiscion Asserts That Rail
roads Failed to Show Necessity
Fcr Freight Increase.
Washington. The interstate com
merce commission refused to grant
increased freight rates on both East
ern aud Western railroads. Proposed
advances in class freight rates in of
ficial classification territory, aggregat
ing amccg all the railways in the ter
ritory approximately $27,000,000' a
year, were disapproved by the com
mission. Thi3 is a sweeping victory for the
shippers. The commission instructs
the Eastern and VVestern roads to
withdraw 'tho prepc.-ed tariff increase.
If such action is not taken by Marcn
10, 1911, tho commission will further
suspend the rates for a term of three
years.
In the Southwestern rate cases tho
railroadj are allowed a substantial in
crease in rates on any commodity.
In allowing these increases of the
Southwestern roads the commission
takes the ground that they are per
mitted because Southwestern roads
have net prospered in proportion to
their business and revenues, compar
ed with the Western and Eastern
ioads.
The commission befcre declined to
disturb the commodity rates on South
western roads, a schedule cf which
wa3 filed some time ago by the South
western roads.
New York. The shippers' victory
over Eastern and Western railroads
in decision cf the interstate commerce
commission enjoining increased rates,
was the axi3 about which i the finan
cial world swung Loth here and also
abroad, and was responsible tor a
period of demoralisation on the New
York Stock exchange.
Railroad heads continued to express
pessimistic views of the situation and
both here and in Chicago railroad ot
ficei'3, together with their bankers and
counsel, discuss-ed the situation. Plan3
will be made looking to an appeal
to the new commerce court.
Chicago. Railroad officials in Chi
cago mad? no effort to hide their dis
appointment at the ruling of the in
terstate -commerce comnnsjion, whicn
tlenioj them the light to increase
their fioight rates.
Prasiuent V.'Lliar.i A. Gardner of the
Chicago ar.d Npr;iiwestera was au
thcrity for the sintemer.t that tha
commerce ccmmissici's decision did
not mci'-ii the end of the fight. "We
will keep right on trying to secure
"erruii-aicn to increase' luces," he an
nounced. "Railrcad 'earnings are not
keeping pace with expenditures, and
ah increase in 'the near future is aO
oslutely essential."
FIRE SWEPT FLORIDA. TCWN.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Loss
at White Springs, Fla.
i
Jacksonville, Fla. White Springs,
a resort city on the Suwanee river,
va3 practically destroyed , by lire
which started in the Baptist parson
age and spread rapidly through tne
buiine33 district.'
A total of structures, a majority
of them mercantile establishments,
and including four large hotels, were
destroyed before the names burnt out.
A very high wind was blowing at
the time and the fire spread with such
rapidity that the guests of one of the
hotels were threatened and several
slightly burned befcre they could pos
sibly reach a place of safety.
Tho absence, of a flie department
made the town helpless, and, onoo the
fire started, although the Lake City
department was rushed to the city by
special train, it was of no help on
account cf the absence of a water
supply.
Tlie residents and visitors of White
springs were panic-stricken and it was
wi.ta aitnculty that shelter was found.
.Many left for adjacent cities to get
Accommodations. - The damage is con
ervatively placed near two hundred
thousand dollars.
Extra Session Seems Sura.
Washington. An extra session of
congress, to be convened the first
weoi'. in April, is the prospect here.
The delay or intermission of one
month has been practically agreed to
by President Taft, in the event of
au extra te.-sion, but uuleis congress
shuts its eyes ar.d the tcuate i.;jiee3
to nppropriate acout $750,000,000 with
out ro.id:r.g the bills passed by the
ho!;:, an extra seisicn is inevitable.
Tl.'j tariff will be the main, but nor.
the enly thing that Democrats wiii
tackle in the e:;tra session.
" NATURE FAKES 'BEWARE
' ' .
Col. Roosevelt Is Preparing
TRAIN ROBBERS CAPTURED
Men Who Held Up Southern Train
Caught in Georgia With Their
Booty.
Gainesville, Ga. George Anderson,
alleged leader of the band which held
up Southern passenger train No. 30
near here, was committed to jail hero
by Judge Sims in default of $10,000
bail. Charles Ilunier and James 1-laa-fcrd.
other bandits who have confess
ed their part in the robbery, waived
tne preliminary examination, but were
held for $10,000 ' bail. Railway offi
cials have wired the authorities at
Ball Ground, Ga to release two -,neu
held there as suspects.
Everything stolen has been recov
ered with the exception of two hun
dred dollars in money, and it is now
thought that it will be found.
T:ie three bandits who gave their
names as Geoigo Andoison of Vir
ginia, agod 05 years, the leader of
the men; L. C. Hunter of Michigan,
ac,ed 31 years, and James Hanfprd cf
Nebraska now occupy separate" cells
in tho Gainesville jail and are not
allowed to communicate with each
other.
The detectives took two of the ban
dits cut to White Sulphur and had
tbem find all tho documents, valua
bles, torn open envelopes, tae lost
mortgages a'nd everything whicn
they could net conveniently carry witu
them through the country without at
tracting attention.
MGNUMfcNTJO DAVIS.
New Cr'eans Dedicates Shaft to the
Only President of Confederacy.
Now Gi leans New Orleans paid
trLi.t to tne only prasiciont cf tne
Coniciarucy by unveiling a monument
to Jefferson Davis intt:ie parkway re
cently honored by his name. A pic
turesque feature of the unveiliiig was
t:.e formation of a living Confederate
flag by the school , children.
The honor of drawing the cords
which bared the shaft to view was
given to Mrs. J. F., Spearing, troasu
rer of the Jefferson Davis Monument
association, which is responsible for
th'-i tribute to t:ie Confederate leader.
The principal address was delivered
by Gen. Dennett H. Young of Louis
ville. The monument is of granite,
with a bronze statue cf Jefferson Da
vis, and represents? one of the best
efforts of Kdward Virginia Valentine.
It stands at the corner of Hagan ave
nue and Canal street.
In addition to tha popular subscrip
tions collected ia - New Orleans, a
small surplus of the general South
ern fund ra:sed for the Jerf?rson Da
vis monument in Richmond, whicn
was unveued in 1007, was turned
eer to tho iocal monument associa
tion, The f-tatue is of heroic size, the
president of the- Confederacy being
representid in a standing position, as
though te Vere addressing an audi
ence. Plague Killed Everybody.
St. Petersburg, Russia. A telegram
ficm Liirtiu icports the gruesome
discovery of a Chinese village near
there, in winch tae entire population
was dead from the plague. Many bod
ies lay in the open air and were cov
ered with snow.
May Choose Death Medium.
Reno, Nev. Condemned men in Ne
vada ill have their choice of deata
by hanging, shooting or poison if a
new law is approved. Hydrocyanic
acid is tho poison alternative mention
ed. One drop on the end of the
tongr.3 is si.tr.cicnt to produce in
tt:iLit death. The measure provides
that at the time cf tae senten.iug
the cciiii.smr.od man may choose hi
vray to .i.e. If by poiscn he is to
be &t:?pi:ed by th-a prisca physician
vuh eaofGh to cai.3a instant deata
and is to Le instructed in its use.
'or a Trip Through the West.
JAPANESE TREATY RATIFIED
3z::ate confirms new agree
mnt with the nipponese
government.
Later Situation in the West Will
Nat Be Menaced by the New
Treaty.
Washington. The new Japanese
treaty of trade and navigation was
ratihod by the senate. While the ap
prehension of Western senators that
tho treaty might let down the bars
to ceolie lator was not entirely re
moved, these senators contented
themselves with expressing their so
licitude, they interposed no objection
to ratification. .
The action of this government in
promptly confirming the .new, agree
ment is expected to do more to prove
the feeling of cordiality this country
has for Japanese than anything that
bus been done for many years.' It
is jegarded as a manifestation of
highest - confidence in the advanced
civ.li.ation of that nation. The effect
will be to permit Japan to enter at
care upon a reorganization of its fls
cjI system and the making of new
tari.T with all nations.
J.:;)an's treaties with other powers
a-.e to expire July 17, next. That with
the I'nited States by reason of its
.Utc-:- ratification, would have contin
ued r-til the same date a year later
had :.ot this government consented
to i; i expiration at the same time
as t.::o ethers.
Y.'l.en the new treaty was received,
frcr; the president, it became the sub
ja.'i. cf wrangles. Pacific coast sena-tor-s
feared it might have an effect
upon the labor situation on the west
ern r.'ope by reason of the omission
of the clause in the treaty of 1S94,
wh:ch it supersedes, recognizing the
rip t of this government to pass an
exclusion law.
An alien without a passport would,
cf cr.'irs-a, be liable to deportation.
The California senators, it is said,
Lecane satisfied early that the change
v.ould not menace the labor situation
in their state. '
Carrie Nation Crajy.
F.v: '?ka Springs, Ark. Mrs. Carry'
Naticii, who t3 in a sanitarium at
Leavenworth' Kana., has completely
los: ':?r mind, according to messages
received from physicians at the insfti
tut cn by friend3 cf the drink crusade:-
here. It is believed her mental
condition is due to overwork In her
fel t against liquor and tobacco. The
:nes ?'3es say that while Mrs. Nation's
meutl condition Is of the worst, her
physic"! health i3 sound.
Ccr'sderate Generals Disappearing.
. i..h:ngton. The death of Gen. W.
U Cii.ell.of Dallas,. Texas, leaves but
r.l oi t naif a dozen general officei-3
of th Confederate army still alive.'
Amc;: them are Gens. S. II. Buckner,
Ky.; '. I. Walker, South Carolina;
Clems::!: A. Evans, Georgia; Marcus
J. Wright, Washington, I). C; George
W. Gordon, Tennessee, and T..T.
Muniord, Virginia.
"Bosc" Cox Inaicted for Perjury.
Cincinnati, Ohio. George B. Cox,
head of the Republican organization
in Cincinnati, a prominent factor in
state and national polities, was indict
ed by the grand jury on a charge
of perjury. The basis of tho charge
is tr.ut Cox testified falaely before a
giand jury cn March 21, l'JOG, in de
r. uig i.e had received any of the
interest money which .several banks,
scvOi-ding to disclosures before the
L'rait'5 investigating committee, paid
te iuiity treasure1 fcr the deposit of
funds.
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE
TO THE FRUIT CROP
FRUIT WAS SAVED BY" HIGH
, ...
WINDS DURING RECENT
COLD WEATHER.
HEAVY DAMAGE IN ALABAMA
Half a Million Collars' Loss Reported
In States of Alabama arid
Texas.
Atlanta. In spite of a temperature
several degrees below freezing, which
prevailed, it is generally believed by
fruit growers that dry weather and
high winds have thu3 far saved the
fruit crop from total destruction of
from very serious damage.
While it is admitted that the fruit
crcp has suffered considerably from
tho cold and in several localities may
have been practically destroyed, it is
r.ot believed that the damage has been,
general or of sufficient magnitude to
result in serious loss. But most en
couraging reports are being received
from many stations in the center o!
the peach-growing belts.
Many fruit dealers and fruit grow
ers' have expressed the belief that the
high wind which followed the rain
and which preceded" the cold wave by
several hours has played an important
part in lessening the damage to the
fruit, because it dried out the bud3
and the blossoms and left small op
portunity fcr them to freeze.
The freezing temperature has been
general throughout , the Soutnern
states, and it is possible that in num
erous sections the crop has been en
tirely destroyed or so stunted that it
will be valeles3, but those in close
touch with the situation are optimistic
that there are few points where sucu
conditions exist..
Dallas, Texas. Twenty degrees
above zero was the- point touched by
temperatures throughout a large por
tion of northern Texas. The 20 de
gree line appears to have extended
east and west through about the lati
tude of Dallas and Fort WForth.
The loss to the fruit crop has been
heavy, but not total.
Birmingham, Ala. Reports from va
rious parts of the state show that'
frost and continued 'cold weather has
damaged the fruit and produce crops
considerably, , an estimate placing the
amount to be at least half a miilioD
dollars.
Bay Minette, Ala. All early straw
berries In this section have been kill
ed by the cold. Thermometers regis-
j tered 20 degrees. Tree fruit has been
damaged.
Albany, Ga. The temperature fell
to 23 degrees here and the effects
are visible in blackened vegetation .
which marks the practical extinction
cf some truck gardens.
While all vegetables were not kill
ed, the effects generally were disaa-'
trous. it is feared that the pear crop
was ruined, though some fruit men
are hopeful that the blossoms had
dried out sufficient not to have been
killed. Such fruits as figs and plums .
were completely destroyed.
Marshallville, Ga. Though the mer
cury fell here to 24 degrees, the fruit
crop is not killed.
Mount Airy, Ga. Although the ther
mometer registered 16 degrees in an
exposed place, the damage to the
peach crop in this section i3 very
slight. .- '
Montgomery, Ala. Reports front
over thi3 section are to the , effeel
that the enitre fruit and vegetable"
crop has been killed by' the present
ccld wave. Experts c?lim that the
wind has caused tho sap In the trees
to freeze, killing the buds. Englisb
peas were in full bloom and Irish pa
tatodes coming up. These are dead
Young oat3 are in danger and corr
has been killed in the ground.
Adairsville, Ga. The minimum tem
perature was 20 degrees. The com
nercial orchards of poaches are about
half in bloom. Growers differ , as tc
fbe amount of damage done. Some
claim as much as two thirds killed
while others think the loss is total
Commerce. Ga. The temperacur
went the lowest of the recent cole
spell here, registering 20 above zero
There was ice and frozen earth, but
practically no frost. Close observers
bere say that a frbeze fioes not kil
fruit unless the sap freezes.
Cornelia, Ga. The freeze was tin
precedented. The thermometer wen
down to 15 degrees and still peache
are safe. This !s probably due to the
high elevation of this section and tin
clay soil which keep3 the buds dor
mant. Only a few blossoms show, bui
those that are fully open were un
doubtedly killed. Fortunately, scarce
ly a blossom is out, but a few seed
ling trees and a few plum trees that,
were out will te ruined. The peacfc
belt. 3 a whole, suffered no injury
A high wind, which hns kept tr, coa
star.tiy. dried out tho buds and aved
thft prnn