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If yjko &L Year, la Advi "FOR OOD, FOIf COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH " PLYMOUTH. N. C .b R TD A Yfc J UiN E 23'4 1911 NO. 1. CENTRAL HIGHWAY scon ENDS GENERAL INTEREST AND ENTHU SIASM MANIFESTED ALL ?. ALONG THE LINE. t MADISON WANTS BIG TAX Mitchell Roads Not in Good Shape Bad in McDowell, Burke, Catawba Davidson, and Orange Sentiment in Favor of Better Highway. Raleigh. The completion of the run of the scout party of the central ,. highway over the entire proposed route, Morehead and Beaufort to Asheville and the Tennessee line, was .fittingly celebrated here with the members of the party ' as guests of honor. Those here were Chairman H. B. Varner of the central highway board of trustees, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, and J. A. Wellons of Smith- iield, trustee for Johnston county for the central highway promotion. There was an enthusiastic meeting in the interest of good roads in Wake in the court house at noon and then sX 2 o'clock there was a big barbecue and Brunswick stew out at the fair .grounds that was a great success. There were a number of speeches out there, principal among which was . one by James II. Pou, who enjoys the distinction of having launched the movement for the central highway He drew the bill and it was his ad vice that finally brought about the legislative enactment that gives every assurance how, under the strenuous leadership of Chairman Varner and the other trustees, of affording a .splendid highway "through the state that gave its influence in spreading the good roads work effectively throughout the state. , Mr. Pou expressed the highest grati flcation at the progress being made, but took the ground that there must now be decided and concerted action in actual road construction for this ample abundance of talk that there lias been. At the meeting in the court house Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt made a not able talk, in which he expressed pleasure at the general interest and enthusiasm that his party has found -all along the line of the proposed highway. They found only one county across which they could not make their way with their machines. This was Mitchell. But he told of. a great meeting of Madison county men, .250 strong, that voted that they be levied at . once a tax of 50 cents ' on the $100 property valuation for .road-building purposes and of a gen eral determination of the county has to put through part of the great central highway. Roads were worse in Mitchell, McDowell, Burke, Cataw-. ba, Davidson, and Orange, but ; all these are now alive to the necessity of road-building and should hold their hand with Wilkes, Guilford and others in getting through the central high way. Dr. Pratt made a special plea for "Wake county to carry without fail the pending election on the issu ance of $300,000 roads bonds boon to , tie voted on. To the same effect and equally as forcibly put was a talk by Chairman Varner, who insisted that the eyes of the people of the state are on Raleigh and Wake county in this road bond electidn and that there must not be such a thing as failure to carry the election. The active advocates of the issue must get out In a spirited campaign for the bonds and go after it with no thought of the possibility of failure. He said the central highway is assured and united action now will make it come all the more speedily. There were talks by J. A. Wellons of Johnston, county, central highway trustee. Dr. R. H. Lewis and others. And the prediction was made that a blaze of enthusiastic construction activity will .stretch from the seashore to the mountains and the Tennessee line July 4 ayid thereafter when the rallies and work are scheduled to be held all along the route. tnprovements at Montrose Sanatorium There was held in Raleigh a confer nce of the members of the executive "Committee of the North Carolina san atorium for the treatment of tuber culosis located at Montrose, the spe cial purpose being to discuss the needs of the Institution. A resident physi cian is o be procured at once, and a second new man i3 to be installed to assist in the care of patients. Present for the conference were Dr. J. R. Gor don, Guilford;, Dr.., Eugene Street, Glendcn, and former senator Blair of .Montgomery. FORTUNE TELLER' SKIN GAME Woman Palmist Charged With Crime of Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses Clever Work. Raleigh Mrs. Jennie Hunter, alias Madame Hunter, who was arrested in Baltimore on a warrant from Raleigh charging her with obtaining money under false pretenses, worked a num ber of superstitious and credulous peo ple here for considerable sums of money as a fortune teller. Mrs. Annie O. Eatman, a well known dressmaker, lost $800 through the representations of the wily for tune teller that she could unravel and worked out the happiest solu tion of some family problems that were disturbing Mrs. Eatman. Just what they were was divulged to the authorities ' in confidence. The next largest amount claimed to have been obtained was from a well-to-do s negro woman. ' Madame Hunter read her palm and told her she would very soon break out with terrible sores unless some counter acting spell was worked by her; that she had been conjured to have these sores develop. For $200 she gave her a talisman that would ward off the affliction. It was a small wooden box securely sealed. The victim was told that if she opened the box she would die. Chief of Police Stell op ened it when the woman brought it to him and found that is contained some "blackish powders." Some of this, he says, he rubbed between his fingers, and, much to his alarm, the fingers began to itch. But he is con vinced now that the itching was im aginary and the powder was really perfectly harmless and worthless. Another victim brought a talis man in a red flannel sack. It con tained two pieces of worthless ore rock. It had cost ' her the compara tively small, sum of $2 and was rep resented by Madam Hunter to pos sess all pawerful charms for her wel-. fare. Madame Hunter came to Raleigh early in the year, opened a tent house in a vacant lot two doors from the- state house on Fayetteville street. Here she did a flourishing business as palmist until late in April, when she disappeared over night. A notable thing is that she refused to take Mrs. Eatman's check for her pay, but required her to get her own checks cashed and bring the money. Deliberately Looted Tarboro Bank. State Bank Examiner J. K. Dough- ton arrived in Raleigh from Tarboro to spend a day. He says it will take a few days yet to make the thorough ex amination of the bank , of Tarboro necessary to ascertain the exact short age of Cashier Hart, who suicided. and Assistant Cashier Hussey, who is held in $15,000 bond for defalcations. He says the shortage will be $100,- 000 and very probably $125,000. While the shortages have been accumulating gradually for seven years, much the larger part of . it has occurred within the past six or ten months. Jt seems to Examiner Doughton . that the cashiers found themselves so deeply involved that they could not straighten their books further and just set in deliberately to loot the bank. Foolish Single Woman and Her Money. Deputy Sheriff George A. Bell of Tampa, Fla., was In Raleigh between trains, having in custody W. F. Pound, who is wanted in Tampa on the charge of having married a wealthy woman there when he had a wife in Birming ham and also of leaving Tampa with a considerable sum of money that his Tampa wife had given him to buy a shoe store in which he had been clerking for some time. The Tampa woman is said to be worth nearly $100,000 and she is 21 years older than Pound. Pound had been captured in Spring Hope, where he was to have taken a place on the police force of the town, having told it there that he was seeking to regain health by walking from New York to Atlanta, was out of money, and must have some employ ment. In reality he had a few weeks ago escaped from an officer who had taken him to Pawtucket, R. I., and gotten him as far as Norlina where he jumped from the car window. The officers traced the fugative to Spring Hope and procured his arrest. Greensboro. The number of pieces of mail handled in the postofflce dur ing the month of May was 839,732. Wake County Town Sells Bonds. The new First National bank of Co lumbus, Ohio, has been awarded the $10,000 bond issue by the Wake coun ty town of Wendell at a premium of $?38. There were nine other, bids, several of them being at par only. Tax Values Increase in Raleigh. It is... predicted by those in close touch with the work that the tax valuations in Raleigh will reach $28,- 000,000 this year- as compared- with $21,000,000 previous valuation. ' The assessors are nearly through. CLEAR IMOflir FOR RECIPROCITY SHAIRMAN PENROSE FORCES THE BILL TO SECOND READING AND EARLY PASSAGE EXPECTED. NO AMENDMENTS TO BILL n Formal Statement Penrose Claims Sixty Votes in Favor of the Canadian Pact. Washington. The determination of Che senate finance committee to push Ihrough the Canadian reciprocity bill with, all possible speed and the confl lence of the senate leaders that there is a clear majority in favor of the bill without amendments, was made plain when Chairman Penrose of the Committee forced the bill i?.to its sec ond reading before the senate, and Announced its probably early passage. Consideration of the measure was brief. Before the senate assembled Senator Penrose had given out a for' mal statement claiming sixty votes in favor of the bill. Chairman Penrose said he believed ao speeches would be ready before aext week. He had found, he said, that few friends of the bill cared to ipeak of it, but preferred to vote as luickly as possible. The second reading of the measure brought it officially before the senate tor amendment and Senator Hoot's amendment was offered, but as Sena tor Root was not prepared to speak upon it, no attempt was made to vote. Senator Townsend of Michigan, an nounced ho would offer an amendment instructing the president to undertake further negotiations looking to a wid sr reciprocity arrangement with Can ida, LAKE-TO-GULF RAILROAD Railroads Are Acting With View of Securing Panama Canal Business. Chicago. The New York Central lines have entered into .a traffic agree ment with the Louisville and Nash ville railroad, which practically gives the former a Lake-to-the-Gulf line, ac cording to an article in the Inter Ocean. The article says:- "With the announcement made last alght by officials of the Chicago, In diana and Southern railroad, that on July 18 that road would run its first train from Chicago into Evans ville, Ind., the first step A which may prove to be a great railroad war, was taken. With the bringing to a successful con summation the plans of the former owner and builder of the road, John R. Walsh, the Chicago banker now in the Feaera) . prison at Leavenworth, Kans., the hands of two of the great railroad powers, the Vanderbilt and the Harriman interests, were shown already engaged in a struggle to get control of the gulf traffic which win result from the opening of the Pan ama canal. "For, with the opening of the old Walsh railroad to the Ohio river by the Vanderbilt interests, which con trol It through their New York Cen tral lines, a traffic agreement has been entered into with the Louisville and Nashville railroad which practically gives the New York Central line a Chicagoto-the-GuJf line and which also brings the first actual competition to the Harriman Great Lakes-to-the-Gult line, the Illinois Central has ever ex perienced." To Probe Postal System. ' Washington. The senate passed the Bourne resolution authorizing an In vestigation of the postal system of the United States and to, determine what changes are necessary in the present methods. The investigation is to be made by the senate committee on post offices and postroads, with especial at tention to the possible establishment of a parcels post Grasshoppers Attack Cotton. New Orleans. According to a prom inent cotton planter, who has just re turned here after a two weeks' trip through various parts of the cotton belt, grasshoppers in large quantities are beginning to attaok the cotton crop la sections of Louisiana and Mis sissippi. Americans Will Lose Millions. Chihuahua, Mexico. Reforms Imme diately affecting millions of dollars' worth of American property In Mexico were announced. Governor Gonzales said under the new regime foreign concessions which might be consider ed monopolies would not be extended or renewed and every legal effort would be made to restrict foreign mon opolies. Chihuahua is one of the rich est states in minerals and timber and la, practically controlled by Americans, British and German interests. The Americans are the largest holders. (Copyright. 19U.) 1 IMPORTANT RESOLUTION UNITED STATES SENATE VOTES -IN FAVOR OF ELECTION BY THE PEOPLE. All Southern Democrats But One Voted Against Adopting the Resolution. Washington. The ' senate adopted the resolution proposing a change in the Federal Constitution to provide for direct election of senators, after a tie vote of 44 to 44 od the Bristow reso lution had been broken by Vice Pres ident Sherman, who voted in the ai- flrmative. This action came follow ing nine hours of debate. The resolution, as amended and passed, follows: "That in lieu of the first paragraph of Section III of Article 1 of the Con stitution of the United States, and in lieu of so much of paragraph 2 of the same sections as relates to the filling of vacancies, the following be propos ed as an amendment to the Constitu tion which shall be valid to all in tents and purposes as part of the Con stitution when ratified by the legisla tures of three-fourths of the states: "The senate of the Untied States shall be composed of two senators from each state, elected by the people thereof for six years and each sena tor shall have one vote. The electors in, each state shall have the qualifica tions requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legisla tures! "When vacancies happen in the rep resentation of any state in the senate, the executive authority of such Btate shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies, provided, , that the legisla ture of any state may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people till the vacancies by election as the legisla ture may direct. "This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitu tion." THE FIRST BALE oF COTTON Bale of 1911 Cotton , Sells for $1,015 in Houston, Texas. Houston, Texas. The first bale of the 1911 cotton crop was taken into the local cotton exchange for sale. It la claimed that this bale makes a new world's record by eleven days for the aDDearance at market of the sea son's first bale. The bale came from the farm of Ernest Matz In Cameron county. The bale was sold for $2.05.84 per nound. the total weight being 493 pounds, and the price f 1,015. This was the highest price ever pid-; on the Houston exchange ior a oais :oi co ton. S. Jesse Jones, who Is not in the cotton business, was the success ful bidder. He says he does not know yet what he will do with the cotton. He had three competitors until the $1,000 mark was reached, wnen the others dropped out. "Trust Buster" Trust Attorney. Washington. Frank B. Kellogg, spe cial conusel of the department of jus tice in the prosecution of the Stand ard Oil company, and known as the "trust buster," told the house steel trust investigating committee that he had for years been special counsel ot subsidiary companies of the Steel Cor poration in Minnesota, and that he had no apologies to make for it. It is probable Colonel Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan will be asked to appear be fore the committee wuen it holds ses sions in New York. BACK TO THE SOIL i mm TO FIGHT DIRECT ELECTIONS Popular Vote for Senators Will Bs Opposed by All Southern I Congressmen. Washington. The acflon of the sen ate in adopting the Bristow substitute to the resolution for the popular elec tion of United States senators shifts ine fignt over this mooted question back to the house of representatives. Unless the caucus rule is applied by the Democrats, it is believed that the Bristow substitute will be accept ed by the house, and that the consti tutional amendment will be submitted to the states as it passed the senate. In its. present shape, the proposed constitutional amendment is obnoxious to practically all Southern congress men and senators; indeed, its provis ions are viewed with alarm by these statesmen who believe that its en forcement will nullify the suffrage laws of the South whereby the venal and ignorant Negro voters are dis franchised. If the house accepts the senate amendment to the resolution it might be safely predicted that the ratifica tion of the constitutional amendment will be fought in the legislatures or the Southern states. As three-fourths of the state legislatures must ratify the amendment before it becomes op erative, . there is serious doubt as to whether jt ever becomes effective. It is regarded as practically certain that Georgia will lead "the states of the South in declining to ratify the popular elections amendment in its prseent form;" Senators Bacon and Terrell voted against the resolution on its passage because of the adoption of the objectionable feature, and the Georgia congressmen are unanimous in their opposition to the acceptance of the resolution in Its present shape. Unfortunately the Northern Democ racy entertains no such feeling toward this feature of the resolution. On the contrary, many of the Northern Dem ocrats believe the Federal government should supervise the elections. Moreover, they have thousands of negro voters in their district and they fear to antagonize them by opposing Federal supervision. The Northern Democrats and the Republican mem bership form a majority of the house, and only a majority vote will be re quired to concur in the senate amend ment to the original resolution. The only hope lies in a Democratic caucus. If the caucus votes against the Bristow amendment by a two thirds majority, then the Democratic membership will be pledged to send the resolution to conference. This might save the situation for the South, as the conference might yield to the demands of the South 75 Cents a Day for Convicts. Montgomery. In a decision by the court of appeals and sustained by the supreme court that section of the mode which authorizes convicts to bevhired out at 40 cents a day is un constitutional, owing to the fact that the subject matter of the fact Is not clearly expressed in the title. An al leged liquor dealer of Troy, Ala., who was sentenced to work on the roads, appealed the case on the ground that his wage per day should be 75 cents rather than 40 cents, and his conten tion was held to be good. Lumbermen Were Blacklisted. Kansas City, Mo. In an attempt to show that the Southwestern Lumber man's association had a so-called "cus tomers' list," which it sent to all the members with the purpose of black listing wholesalers and manufacturers, the state called Henry A. Gorsuch, in its suit to oust the so-called trust from the state. Mr. Gorsuch admit ted that here was such a list, but sai. it was merely a business guide for members. He said ne cua not rewn ever sendlpg out lists blacklisting wholesalers. GRAVE CHARGE ANENT VOUCHER SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ' IN CONTROVERSY. MISSING VOUCHER IS FOUND t No Explanation as to Where It Cam From Forthcoming Secretary's' Explanation. Washington. Intimation of "doctor ing" the now famous Day portrait voucher, a consequent lively colloquy1 between Secretary Knox and Chair man Hamlin of the house investigate ing committee, and testimony of t Dis bursing Officer Morrison's whtte mesM senger that h found the voucher oa the floor near Morrison's desk after the archives had been Ineffectually ransacked, featured the state depart ment investigation. Correspondence between Secretary Root and Consul General Michael at Calcutta indicated that the mysteri. ous difference between the amount ol the voucher and the actual amount paid to the portrait painter' was ap plied to emergency accounts, probably Chinese matters according to Mr. Mi chael. The exchange between Mr, Knox and Mr. Hamlin blew over very quickly. Mr. Morrison probably wilj be recalled to explain how the vouch er happened to be among the "crum pled envelopes" near his waste bas ket at the close of the duty's work long after the search for the docu ment had been on. The secretary explained apparently to the satisfaction of the committee the payment of $5,000 to Frederick Hale, son of former Senator Eugena Hale of Maine, for services In conneo tion "with the Canadian boundary nego tiations. Mr.- Knox produced the sec tions of the treaty of 1908, which au thorized negotiations with Canada to establish the line through Passama quoddy bay. Mr. Hale was employed for this work, performed his duties, to the satisfaction of Secretary Root, and Secretary Knox approved his bill of .$5,000 a few weeks after coming into control of the state department. As to the voucher signed by Albert Rosenthal, the portrait painter, calling for $2,450, of which sum Rosenthal got but $S50. Mr. Knox could give no new facts. VERY ItNuuUb FLAPDOODLE Not Enthusiastic Over' the Initiative and Recall. Albany, N. Y. That the Democratic legislature, of New York is not enthu siastic over the initiative and recall is Indicated by its action in divesting these provsions from the proposed new chareer for the city of Buffalo. The debate on the measure lasted five hours and was spirited through out. "I have heard a good deal, about this new-fangled initiative and recall." said Minority Leader Brackett, "and most of it is flapdoodle very tenu ous flapdoodle at that." One speaker declared that If the re call principle had been in effect at the time of the Civil war President Lin coln undoubtedly would have been de posed and disgraced. A third senator expressed doubts as to the constitutionality of either these principles or the referendum, while a fourth contended that a public official should be judged by his entire acts If the new charter is accepted by the people of Buffalo it will be the first experiment in this state of munic ipal government by commission whick has been adopted in 135 cities scatter ed among twenty-six different states. To Probe Express Rates.. Washington. Investigation of th "causes of excessive" transportation rates charged by the express compa nies" is called for in a resolution in troduced by Representative Burlesos of Texas. The secretary of commerce and labor is directed to furnish all ia formation he has bearing on the sub ject. Representative Cox of Indians introduced a resolution asking the postmaster general to report whethei any private express company is trana porting any mail matter in compett tion with the United States postal sei vice. Castro Closely Watched. Cipriano Castro, former presides of Venezuela, now said to be plaa ning to return himself to power, wii get no aid from any persons in the United States if redoubled vigilanee of the secret agents of the state dm partment and the department of Jus tice can prevent it. The report ol Castro's presence at Haiti caused or ders to be issued which will have the effect of a double guard being set at New Orleans and other points &ont the gulf coast from which a filbua tering expedition might find aid.
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