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MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. C, ' FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1912.
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' Naw and modern Utl. ooet $15,000
New aad modern County Koaia, coat
10.000.00. .
? Offlcere.
Hon. Jm. I Hyatt, Senator!
(Dletrict. Burnarllle. N. C.
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Hon. J. C. Ramsay, Representative
Marshall. N. C.
W. H. Henderson, Clehk Superloi
Court. Marshall. N. C.
" W. M. Buckner, Sheriff, Marshall,
N. 0. t, '
Jamaa Smart. Register of i Deeds,
UarahalL N. O.
0. F. Runnlon, Traaaurar, Marshall,
N. C R. F. D. No. t,
R. L. Tweed, Surveyor, Whlta Rock,
N. C . ... 1 , '
Dr. J. H. Balrd, Coroner. Mara Hill.
, N. C. . . i '
Mrs. Ellia Henderson, Jailor. Mar-
hall. N. C
John Honeyeutt, Janitor, Marshall.
N. C
Dr. C. N. Sprtnkla, County Physician,
UarahalL N. C.
Jamaa Haynle, Supt County Home.
UarahalL N. C.
Homa located about two miles south
west of MarahalL
- Courts.
Criminal and Civil, Flrat Monday be-
Cera flrat Monday In March, Com
. manelna Feb. 26th. 1811.
- CItU 11th, Monday after First "Moa
day In March, commences May
lilt.
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Criminal and Civil. First Monday
after First Monday In Sept. Com
mencea Sent 9th. 1912.
riTti ath Monday after First Mon-
- day In September Commencea Octo
ber 14. 1912.
BOARDS.
County Commiaalenera.
-W. C. Sprinkle, Chairman. Marshall,
tt. a. ' :
v C. F. Caaaada. Member. Marshall
N. C- R. F. D. No. 1. -
Reubln A. Tweed. . Member, Blc
' turaL N. C. .
tt- B. Masbburn, Atty, Marshall
n. a . . . . "
Board meeU first Monday In every
month. . -j,
v Read Commlealonera. '
"A. E. Bryan. Chalnfinn, MarshaltN
"' CvR. ft D. r'-T;-.,"-;"'"'
J. A. Ramery, Secretary, Mars Hill
N.C.R.F. D. 2. ' , '. ,
Sam Cox, Member, Mara Mill, N. C
R. F. D. No. 2.
0. W. Wild, Big Pine, N. C.
Dudley Cblpley, Road Enjlaeer
' ManhalL N. 'C.
George M. Prltohard, Atty., Marahall,
N. C.
Board meets drat Monday 1n Junu
. airy, April, July and October each year.
' Board of Edueatlon.
' Jasper . Ebbs, : Chairman, Spring
rrek N C
Tboa. J. Murray, Member, Marshall,
N. fi B F. D. No, S
W. R. Sams, Marshall, N. C, R. F.
D. No. S. .
- Prof. : M. t" C Buckner. Supt of
Schools, Mars Hill, N. C, R, F. D
Board Meets. Orst Monday In Janu
ary, April, July and October each year.
Cellegea and High 8ehoole.
Mars Hill College, Prof. R. U Moore,
v ' President, Mars Hill. N. C. Fall Term
begins August 17, 1911. Spring Term
. begins January I, 1911.
Spring Creek High School. Prof.
. a. C Brown, Principal, Spring Creek.
N. C. I Mo. School, opened August
1.1911. ;'.
, Prof, J. M. Weetherly, Principal, Mar
- shall, N,"C R. F. Dr No. 2. 1 Mo.
' Sohool began October 2, 1911. -
Bell Institute. Miss Margaret B.
' Griffith, Prlnolpal, Walnut, N. C 8 Mo.
Sohool began September 9, 1911.
. Marshall Academy.- Prct R. Q.
' Anders, Principal, 'MarshaTl, N. O, f
Mo. School began Sept. 4, 1911. .. - . '
' s ' . Notary Publics.
S. C. Ramsey, Marshall. N. 0.". Term
v expiree Jan. 11. 1912. -
A. J. Roberta, Marshall. N. C, R. F.
D. No. 6. Term expiree May 30, 1912.
; Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek, N. C.
' Term expires AugUBt 10, 1912.
C. C rirown, Bluff, N, C. Term ex
piree December 6, 1912. "
J. A. Leak, Revere. N.c. (Term ex
piree January 10, 1913. ' - ; '
Jr. T. Daria. Hot Springs, N. C.
m expires January 10, .1913. ., .
... J. H. Southworth, Stackhouse, N. C.
Term expires January IB, '1913.
N.W. Anderson, Paint Fork, N. C.
. Term expires February 6, 1913. t
J. H. Hunter, Marshall, N. C R. F.
D. No. 3. Term expires April 1, 1917
1 , J. F. Tllson, Marshall, N. C. R. F. D.
No. 2, . Term expires April 2, 1918.
i C. J, Ebbs, Marshall, N. C. Term
expires April 21, 1913.
J. W. Nelaon, Marshall, N. C. Term
expiree April 25, 1913. . ' .
. Roy L. Gudger, Marshall N. C.
Term expires May 8, 1918.
Geo. M. Prltchard, Marshall, N. C.
Term expires May 25. 1918. ,
Dudley Chlpley, Marshall. N.
- Term expires July 29". 1913.
ff. 6. Connor. Mars Rill. N. C Term
f-plros November 27, 1J13. , '
PCST.
Csorge W. Gah8aa Post. No. S3
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S. M. Paris, Coirn-i:r.
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A SUFFER POLICY
TOWARDS MEXICO
UNCLE SAM DETERMINES TO
BETTER CONDITIONS SOUTH
-a OF BORDER."
WILL PROTECT AMERICANS
Note of Warning Will Be Communi
cated by Ambaesador Wilson on
Return to Vera Crux.
Washington. Thedetermlnatlon of
the administration to adopt a stiller
policy toward Mexico as disclosed In
the announcement of the purpose to
make fresh represenatlons to that
gorernment regarding the continua
tion of the rebellion la directly attrib
u table to the recent return to Wash
Ington of several persona thoroughly
cognizant of alleged evil conditions
existing south of the border.
First waa Henry Lane Wilson,
American ambassador to Mexico, who
has been in close touch with every
one of the American consular officers
In the disturbed districts and who is
also personally aware of the attitude
of the Mexican g overnment toward
the large number of American claims
presented as a result of the depreda
tions committed by rebels.
Then there have come forward the
three members of the self-constituted
committee of Americans, representing
the large plantations and mining In
terests In northern Mexico who from
personal -knowledge were able to In
form the state department of the va
rious practices employed by the rebel
leaders to extort money from the
American managers and foremen and
of the comparative Indifference . of
the Mexican government officials to
the numerous appeals of the Ameri
can Interests for protection from the
raiders. , .
. Lastly there have come the mem
bers of the senate subcommittee on
foreign relations, fresh from an In
vestigation at first hand of border con
ditions, from California to Texas,
fThe -combination of all these repre
sentations has made a profound lm
presslon upon the administration. It
has been concluded that stronger rep
resentation that have heretofore
been made most be directed to the
Mexican government If the conditions
are to be Improved.
MAD KING TO LOSE THRONE
His Place Will Be Taken by Prince
Ludwlg, the New Prince,
Munich, Bavaria. Prince - Ludwlg,
the new prince regent of Bavaria, will
become king and the mad king, ptto,
who has never known that he was
a royal personage, will be dethroned,
In all probability, next year.
The Bavarian premier informed the
speaker of the Bavarian diet and the
leaders of the various parties in that
assembly that an amendment to - the
constitution would be submitted to the
Kovernment at a special seseslon of
the diet In January, by the terms
of which the regency would be abol
ished and Ludwlg, would receive the
title of Wng.:.;.'
Neustrellts. Mecklenburs;, Strellts.
Germany The Grand Duke . Adolf
Freldrich Issued a rescript announc
ing -that the eatates would be con
voked In extraordinary sessions In
1918 to enact . a ' constitution for the
two (trend duchies of. Mecklenburg
Pohwerln and ' Mecklenburg-Strellts.
which are now th9 only atateV In
Europe not possessing; a constitution.
Prevlons attempts have been made
for manv years to modernise the feu
dfal form of novernroent, but these
have' alwtvs fiHlPd. owlne to the atti
tude of the privileged classes.
Uncle m Discovers Perth for Bugs
s Wash'nsrton. Disheartened honse
Irnenera ' wearr with Ions struggles
against thu presence of bedbues, cock
roaches. 'fleas,'1, clothes, moths, ants.
hnnniliM - ran and. mice, may take
heart, for the agricultural department
has found a remedy. It is nyarpcyan-
acid eas. ' Dr. I Q. Howard and
H Ponenoe the discoverers ac
knowledge It will drive out also the
human inmates of the house in whicn
It is used, but they may return later.
England Honors Whltelaw Reid. .
Tnrtnn. Memorial aervlces for the
lata Amhaasador Whltelaw Reld.-cel-
ebrated In Westminster abbey, was an
Impressive ceremony. The Honor oi
such a service In Great Britain's
mnai historic cathedral has on only
few o&easlons been accorded to any
but British subjects of great distinc
tion. In the congregation or. z,tu".
which assembled, nearly half were
American residents In England, ln
i,Mini! the staff of the American
embassy and consulate general, anfl
many prominent people. -
Army Surgeon Commits- Suicide.
ct t mm Rroodln over his
k. UUU'O, o -.
separation from his wife, formerly
Louise scarnu, a minimcr
danghter, who divorced him three
n4 nnor 11 v with ' their
J' a n n ' bum ' .. . -
flve-year-oU son. Eugene, at Mllledge-
Vllle, US., JUT. i "ity rwrcn, s
37 years, a major In the medical
cots of the First r ; 'input, commlt-
tel slo'"e hre tv t nfina; hlmseir
twice In t: e h.oad at i:s c: ; In
f r y t t w:;n a revolver
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TAFT PREDICTS PROSPERITY
HE CONGRATULATES SOUTH ON
ELECTION OF WILSON AND
PROPHESIES PROSPERITY.
He Cava His Philosophy of Policies
and the Verdict of the People
at tha Polla.
St. Augustine, " Fla. President Taft
In a speech here congratulated the
South upon the election of a Demo
cratic president, predicted nation-wide
prosperity under the new administra
tion and spoke with pride of the way
this nation takes the quadrennial
verdict of the people at the polla,
The president spoke In the Masonic
temple and the crowd which listened
to his words cheered him to the echo.
He gave his philosophy of ' politics
and ; closed jvlth.;' the remark -.-that
swept tne nan. with laughter:
"The only sorrow I have," he said,
Is the thought that there will break
In upon the people and some indi
viduals the fact that there are not
enough officers to go around."
.President Taft said in part: "Your
distinguished chairman, Senator Flet
cher, haa said something about the re
lations of the North to the South, and
has read from ' one of my addresses
with reference to the recent election.
I meant every word I said. I am not
taking back a word, only I want you
to understand that I waa playing the
part- of a , philosopher and was at
tempting to find good out of some
thing which might have been differ
ent. - ';', ! - '.:.. ' -.;v- -
"I had occasion to say when I vis
ited the South during aprevlous elec
tion campaign that I ventured, to
think a great many of my audience
would vote one way and pray an
other.'' 'vXv: .VK : .
"I did not think that was the' case
In the last campaign at least, there
waa nothing to indicate it. The morn
ing after the election everything was
settled, everybody- acquiesced and
there was not what, In colloquial
terms, would.be called a 'kick' any
where." . . l : .--'V--;,-":
Former Teller Freed of Charge.
Chicago. George W. Fltsgerald, tot-
mer assorting -teller in the United
States subtreasurr at Chicago, charg
ed with the theft of $173,000 from the
government In February., 1907, was
found not guilty. The Jury took Ave
ballots In deciding Fitzgerald's fate.
The first, taken Immediately after the
Jury retired, showed - the. members
equally divided for conviction and ac
quittal. The third and fourth ballots
were eleven .for acquittal and one for
conviction. The trial began Novem
ber 12, and It, -wlth . Ave years' prfr
llmlnary Investigation of the miracu
lous shortage In : the , Chicago sub-
treasury, Is said to have cost the gov
ernment more than $100,000.
Qlqantlc Fraud Charged to Six Men.
New Tork. On a : Federal indict
ment charging fraudulent use of the
malls In promoting stock for a mill
where the linen was supposed to be
made )n a day, six men were arrested
In a raid conducted by postofflce in
spectors at the offices of the Sterling
Debenture , company here..; The au
thorities estimate that the yearly In
come of the promoters In this and
other ventures has been more than
$1,000,000. and that $10,000,000 of the
public's money haa been paid "over
to them since they began business.
Sweet Potato Day.-
Washington. In order to , stimu
late the use of the Southern sweet
potato as a table delicacy, arrange
ments were made for one day by
the Southern railway, the Cincinnati.
New Orleans and Texas Pacific rail
wav. the Alabama Great Southern
railroad, tb New Japans and North
eastern railway and tlie J'oMle snd
Ohio railroad to serve tb, t-jft po
tato free in virions s'yVs n V 'r
fi'n'.ru oars. FrpHt.l i" - - f-.-r c-e
' r are prepare J t t ' "t t '
' -.in C C f
ML FORTUNE BY OT
A GOTHAM HOTEL! KEEPER IN
VOLVES NUMBER OF PO.
LICE OFFICIALS. -
Each Month $100 Was' Psld for' Pro-.
taction Namee of GraftlngQ '
- Officiate "Given,1 1 '-' ,-v'
' nj, . ,5. ,
New York. Aatory '&:howJgnt
alleged to have been paid for police
protection enabled a Ralp.es law ho
tel keeper in Harlem tb build up
such a business that finally h dis
posed of his unpretentioiis place for
$140,000, was told to the! aldermanlo
investigating committee, I i: ,
George A. Slpp, for ten 'years keep
er of the resort, gave tha testimony
and,, as a. result of bis revelations, a
police inspector, two, ex-inspectors
and a number of minor officers were
summoned to police headquarters by
Commissioner Waldo. patrolman
named as a graft collector was sus
pended forthwith. - r
Mentioning names and datea, Slpp
testified that once a month from 1905
to 1910 he paid to police officers, in
cluding Eugene Fox, a policeman, $100
for the purpose, he understood, of
buying police protection so that there
would be no interference In running
his- hotel. Fox,' was described as al
leged go-between Jor certain high po
lice officers.
Corroboration of portions of SIpp'i
story was given by Thomas Dorian,
assistant manager of the same hotel,
after Slpp sold it for $1400 to al
leged members of the "vice trust" in
control of a chain of disorderly re
sorts and their inmates. Doraln tes
tified that he, too, paid money to Fox,
making $106 a month tribute up to
and Including December, 1911, and
since then $50 a month, Including a
payment of that amount the present
month. All these payments were
made to Fox. Do aln testified.-
RAILROADS APPE ALTO COURT
For Instructions In Working Out Dis
solution Plan. .
New York. Robert S. Lovett, chair
man of the executive committees of
the Union and - Southern Pacific rail
roads, announced that he had arrang
ed with Attorney General Wlckersham
to appeal at once to the United States
Supreme court for instructions in
working' out the dissolution plan of
the railroads. Mr. WickerBham, the
announcement; continued, has refused
to approve any plan involving the; dis
tribution of Southern Pacific ' stock
owned by the Union Pacific. V - :
In support of his contention that
Southern Pacific) stock be distributed
among Unon Pacific shareholders,
Judge Lovett cites the Northern Se
curities case and the cases of the
Standard Oil and American Tobacco
companies, i (These, . he asserts,, are
fundamentally comparative with the
Union ' Pacific-Southern Pacific disso
lution. '.
Taft Xccepta Yale Law Chair.
Washington. President Taft has
made no his mind to accept the prof
fer of the Kent professorship of law
at Yale, and probably will take up
his duties at New Haven early In the
unrini. : The- president was said to
have determined upon accepting the
Yale profesorshlp for several reasons.
He will not be restricted to lectures
tn Yala students, but wll be permit
ted to lecture If he desires in other
law schools, or upon the. platform, or
to engage in any other occupation
which he sees fit
Georgia Whlakey Must Stay at Home.
Jacksonville, Fla. Judge John M.
Cheney, In Federal court, handed
down an opinion In the Injunction
suit brought some time ago by several
local liquor dealers against the South
ern Express company. The opinion in
part follows: "That the Southern Ex
press company be restrained from re
ceiving and transporting for any con
sideration, intoxicating liquors of any
class or V.ni from a,iy person or per
s.tns f i ll t'.se l'ri f business
in V. t r f Cw: to any person
or I j ; i t" t f 's.
m
' l'be band here pictured is mads up. exclusively from
the ranks of those unfortunatea who have been ban
labed for life to the Island of Cullon . In Jthe Philip
pines, the retreat for the lepers of Uncle 8am's pos
sessions In the far east Every member of the band,
aa well as every other Inhabitant of the' Island, l a
leper. : v . - .' .. .; .';.;,;,,Jv.'i ; 'v'..' i ", ' .
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PRESIDENT-ELECT WARNS OPPO
NENTS OF ECONOMIC CHANGES
, . , TO BE VERY 'CAREFUL.
Preeldent-Elect Admits That the Ma
chlnery la Here to Cauaa
; ''-'",'.,v Panic, ,-. -
'. ' . , . .
New ' YoYlL President-elect i Wilson
held up a warning finger to any man
who might deliberately start a panic
In the United euter to show that
intended legislative ' policies were
wrong. ', In a speech at the . banquet
of the Southern Society of New York
he declared be had heard . sinister
premonitions of what would follow If
the . Democratic party put Into effect
changes in economic policy.
Tha president-elect first distinguish
ed in his speech between "natural"
and : "unnatural", panics. -.Ha. said. In
many cases panic had come natural
ly because of amenta! disturbance
of people with reference to loans and
money generally.
"But the machinery Is In exist
ence," he said, "by which .the thing
can be deliberately done. Frankly, I
don't think there is any man living
who dares use tha machinery for that
purpose. If he does I promise him,
not for myself, but for my fellow
countrymen, a gibbet as high as Ha
inan's." - v
The governor added that he meant
no "literal gibbet," for. "that la not
painful,"- but he said it would be a
gibbet of public disgrace which would
live "as long as the members of
that man's family survive.",
"America with her . eyes open isn't
going to let a panlo happen," contin
ued the governor, "but I speak as if I
expected it as if I feared it I do
not I am afraid of nothing."
The president-elect's speech covered
a variety of subjects. He treated
first of sectionalism, declaring that
It should not exist. .
UNDERWOOD FOR CABINET?
Effort to Have All Elements Repre.
aented In Cabinet.
Washington. It Is stated here that
William J. Bryan is practically cer-
certain to be the first member of,
President Wilson's cabinet, and is
.expected . to be secretray of suae.
Oscar W, Underwood may be secre
tary of the treasury. In the effort to
bring about harmony and perfect a
cohesive fighting organization Demo
cratic leaders are trying to persuade
Mr. Wilson to make his cabinet rep
resentative of all the different ele
ments In the. party.
To this end Mr. Bryan Is said to be
doing his utmost to bring about the
selectlc .
--n. Oscar W. Under-
wood, his oldtlme political toe, as a
cabinet minister. Dispatches from
Jacksonville, Fla., tell of a confer
ence he held there with friends of Mr.
Underwood looking to this end..
Shoots Wife and Her Parents.
DonalaonvlleL Ga. Ross Murkeson
was probably fatally shot and his
wife and daughter seriously wound
ed by Ike Deal, the daughter's bus
band. "Enraged because bis wife bad
left Mm, Deal followed her to her fa
ther's home and there did the Shoot
ing. After Murkeson was shot down
he managed to get to his gun and
shot Deal as he was leaving, badly
wounding him. Deal, however, man
aged to make his escape, had is at
large, although posses are hunting
him.
World Convention for Conservtalon.
Washington. An international con
servation convention is provided for
In a hill fvaorably reported by the
house' committee on Industrial arts
and exposition The bill authorizes
the president to invite the nations of
the world to send delegates to dis
cuss the world's natural, resources
and their distribution through com
merce. An appropriation of $250,000
Is carried In the bill for a govern,
irent exhibit and building at the na
tional" conservation exposition at
KaoxvUie, Tenn., next full.
STATISTICS FOR
STATEJJVESTOGK
BULLETIN ISSUED BY DIRECTOR
OF DEPARTMENT OF COM
' MERCE AND LABOR. -
IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE TOTAL
The Total Value of Crope In North Car
ollna For 1909 Waa I142,890,0(
How tha Crop of the State Was
Divided. . -V
Raleigh A special from Washington
states that statistics for live stock
products for North Carolina are pre
sented In a bulletin soon to be Issued
by Director Durand of the bureau of
the census, department of commerce
and labor. It was prepared under the
supervision of . John Lee Coulter, ex
pert special agent for agriculture.
The returns for live stock products
obtained at tha census of 1810, like
those for crops, relate to the activl
tlea of tha calendar year 1809. It is
Impossible. to give a total represent
ing the annual production of live
stock products for the reason that the
total value of products from the busi
ness of raising domestic animals for
use, sale, or slaughter cannot be cal
culated from the census returns. -
The total value of crops in North
Carolina In 1909 waa $142,890,000. Of
this amount, 89.S per cent was con
tributed by crops for which, the acre
age aa well as the value waa reported,
the remainder consisting of the value
of by-products (straw, garden and
grass seeds, etc.) derived form 'the
same land as other crops reported, or
of orchard fruits, nuts, forest pro
ducts, and the like. - The combined
acreage of crops for which acreage
was reported was 6,737,037, repre
senting 66.1 per cent of the total im
proved land . In farms (8,813,066
acres).' Most of the remaining Im
proved land doubtless consisted of
Improved pasture land ilying ' fallow,
house and farm yards, and land oc
cupied by orchards and vineyards, the
acreage for which was not reported.
" The general character of North
Carolina agriculture Is indicated by
the fact that about one-third (36.3
per cent) of the total value of ropa
In 1909 was contributed by cotton,
about one-fourth (26.6 per cent) by
cereals, about one-tenth (9.7 per cent)
by tobacco, and somewhat less than
one-tenth (8.8 per cent) by potatoes
and other vegetables. The remainder,
representing 19.7 per cent of the to
tal consisted mostly of forest pro
ducts, grains and seeds, other than
cereals, land and forage, and fruits
and nuts. ,
Executive Clemency Granted.
Two pardons and two commutations
were granted by Governor Kltchin
each of them being on recommenda
tion of the Judge, solicitor and oth
era. The 26-year sentence of Ananias
Harrington, Moore county, for second
degree murder la commuted to 19
years. He was aentenced In 1896. The
sentence of Charles Rowe, Mitchell
county, to six years for manslaughter,
Is commuted to three years. Blaine
Haynle, Madison county, sentenced
last February to 18 months on the
roads for larceny is pardoned. Otis
Curtis, Wake county, serving since
September, 1910, on an eight-year sen
tence, Is also pardoned. '
North Carolina New Enterprises.'
!: Charters were issued to the Pied
mont Lumber & Manufacturing Co.,
of Charlotte, capital $3,100 authorized
and subscribed by R. C, McManus, C
W. and T. G. Shuman and W. H. Al
len; the Globe Baking Company of
Wilmington, capital $6,000 authorized
and $4,000 subscribed by George T
Johnson, D. L. Latta, J. E. Boylan and
T. E. Sprunt '
Appolntmente by Governor.
Governor Kltchin announces the ap
polntment of Mr. M. Me. Jones of
Belhaven as state shellfish commis
sioner to succeed W. M. Webb, resign
ed. The position of state fish commis
sioner Is also vacant .
To Report on Waterways. -
General W. H. Blxby, chief of the
board of army engineers, ordered the
board of review to make another in
vestigation and report on the propos
ed extension of the Inland waterway
from Beaufort, N. C, to Key West,
Fla. Gen. Blxby 'a action la a resul'
of the hearing in which a number of
leading North Carolinians asked Gen
eral Blxby to reopen the 'case. Gen
eral Blxby paid high tribute to Hugh
F, MacRae, of Wilmington, who madr
an excellent impression on the general
public. . ,' '. .,:
An Important Question.
Have the people of Winston town
ship paid in enough taxes to pay off
the bonds subscribed to the Roanoke
A Southern railroad about 25 years
agoT This is a question that is now
being asked and one that la being in
vestigated by a special committee:
composed of Mr. C. M. McNaughan
and Mr. Z. T. Bynum. The committee
was employed by Messrs. J. D. Wad
dill and Y. O. Roberson, two of the
county commissioners at the request
of ex-Judfs E. B. James, senator-elect
from this district
TAR HEELS GET THE IZIZZ-
. " .. - . .
Bidders Appear For $2,193,500 Worth
cf Issue, Which la For $550,000 ,
Premiums Offered Average M. ,i
Raleigh. Twenty-one out of 63 bid-',
den for amounts of tha $660,006 Issue.
ttl 40-year, ' four per cent, refunding ,
North Carolina bonds were success
ful. . There were Northern bidders,
but tha bonds all go to North Care- "
There had been soma apprehension -about
the outcome of the sale on ac
count of tha present influence of tha
bondholders' certificate of New York
in striving to harass the state in ev
ery way possible to force a compro
mise issue on repudiated bonds. Stat
officers and citizens, generally, axe
Jubilant over the fact that the bonds
were bid for more than $1,600,000 in
excess of the amount of the issue. The -bids
aggregated $2,1-93,600. The suc
cessful bidders and awarda are aa fol
lows: . . r ,-. -.- -. ,
E. D. Winstead, Milton, $5,000;
George W. Watts, Durham, $50,000;
C. N. Mason, $3,000; H. D. Bacon,
Charlotte, 9,000; John D. Shaw.'.
Rockingham, $10,000; Raleigh Savings '
ft Trust Co., $26,000; Citizens' Bank.'
Elisabeth City, $60,000; Henry D. Al
len, Washington, D. C, $1,000; 8. H
Chedester, AahevUle, $32,000; D. M.
Hodges, Asbevllle, $1,000; Mrs. Ethel ,
Burns Wharton, ReidsvUle, $2,000;
Mrs, Sallie W. Wllllamston, Ratlin,
$6,000; Alexander Webb, 'Raleigh,
$300,090; Mrs. Fannie T. Biggs, Wll
tlamston, $1,000; C. 3. Ogsburn, Winston-Salem,
$1,600; J. T. Pullen, Ral- -elgh,
$600; Murchison National Bank,
Wilmington, $2,600; Savings Bank ft
Trust Co., Elizabeth City, $1,600; Na
tional Bank of Newborn, $5,000; C.
C. McDonald, Raleigh, $2,000; Mer-'.;
chants National Bank, Raleigh, $36,
000, v-'WV' - . , ' .-- :'v
Dlaaatroua Firs At Elkln. .
Elktn, 8urry county, was recently :
visited by the most disastrous fire In .
its history. The total loss is estimat
ed at from thirty to fifty thousand ''
dollars, with only , partial Insurance. .
The fire originated In the brick store -of
J. D. Holcombe ft Co., dealers in .
general : merchandise. Other stores,
all of which were brick structures, in-..
eluded B. J, Cochram ft Sons, general ,
merchandise; Fairmont Grocery Com
pany, dealers Ja grocariea, aad- Mkia
Drug Company. The loases were par
tially covered by Insurance on all
stores except the alrmont ' Grocery
Company which did hot have a dollar
of Insurance on either stock o rbulld
lng. The property was located lA
the very heart of the, town. The ori
gin of the fire is not yet known, but
Is believed to have been Incendiary. '
To Amend 8tate Food Laws.
Commissioner of Agriculture W. A.
Turblrd and State Food Chemist W.
M. Allen will urge upon the incoming
legislature that the state' food laws
be amended so as to require that the
weight of contents be placed on pack
ages. They say there is much defraud
ing of the public through selling 6
ounce packages for half-pound and
12 or 13 ounces for pounds. They
point out that so long aa this state
does not require that weight be stamp
ed on packages this class of frauds
can not be stopped by the depart
ment . Furthermore, the legislature
will be asked to empower Inspectors
to enter, manufactories of food stuffs
and see that the surroundings are
clean,. .. ."V '. - :
To Consider 8tate Finances.
State officials and others in close
touch with the financial affairs of the
state declare that In connectipn with
the much-talked-about progressiva leg-
islatlon regulating , all manner of
things about the state there Is . the
greatest sort of heed for state fi-'
nances to be considered in no half
handed sort of way. It is estimated '
now thata shortage of fully $700,000
will be shown when the state finances
are balanced for the biennial report
to the legislature. - Of this amount
about $300,000 waa left over from two
years ago. , However, In preparing
the. revenue and machinery act of two
years ago the legislature Intended for
the revenue of the past two years to
meet current expenses, take care of
all appropriations and liquidate the
then existing shortage. This was not
by any means done, however. -
Crime In North Caorllna.
'There is something uncanny about
the stability of crime," declared At
torney General Blckett, of North Car
olina In his biennial report several
days ago. "It seems to bo perpetrat
ed with as much regularity as the ebb
and flow of the tides." .He pointed
out that the number of cases reported
to the attorney general for the four
years ended July, 1912, was 40,507 as
compared with 40,604 for the preced
ing four years. ' Convictions for thar
two perloda were a little more thaa
87,000. '
Handcuffed Men Arrested.
Two unknown men with handcuffs
on their wrists and whobad evidently
escaped from officers were arrested at
Morganton on the arrival of train "I.
They had been handcuffed together
but bad succeeded in trer.l'i g the
chain and each hade one cuT on l is
wrist' The conductor of t; a t vji
noticed the bandcisl and t, ' !
to the officers here, who n.s'a r
'rest Both met ar yo- -
well dressed, one t t r " r
tha other abu.t s . :
can fce K-arned n . . " -