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VOL. XV. v MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1913. NO. 3.
, Madias Cstinty
Established by the Lsglalaturs ft
slon llBO-'tl. ,
Population, 30,113.
County Stat, MarshalL
1641 feat above level ' .
New and modern Court Houss, eot
I8J.000.00. ' . '
Nsw tad modern Jail. cost 115.000.00.
New and modem County Home, cost
110.000.00. J .
Offlcsr, ''
Hon. Jaa. L. Hyatt, Senator! ;
District, Burns vllls, N. C ,
Hon. J. C. Ramtey, Rspresentatlv.
Marshall, N. C. ( ,
. W. H. Henderson, Clehk Superloi
Court, Marshall. N. C.
- W. U. Buckner. Sheriff. Marshall
N. C. '
Jamaa Smart. Beclatar of Dseda.
Marshall N. C
C F. Runnlon, Traaaurar, Marshall
N. C, R. F. D. No. t
R. L, Tweed. Surveyor, White Rock,
N. C
Dr. J. H. Baird. Coroner, Mars Hill.
N. C I
lira Eliza Henderson. Jailor, Mar
ihall. N. C.
John Honeycutt. Janitor, MarahalL
N. C '
Dr. C. N. Sprinkle, Countj Physician,
Marshall N. C.
Jaaaea Haynle, Supt County Horn.
Marshall N. C. '
Hone located about two mllea soutk
vae4 C MarahalL
Ceurta.
. Criminal and aril, rtrat Monday W
for rtrat Monday In March, Com
mencing rob. Mtk, 1I1S.
Civil 11th, Monday aftar First Mon
day la Marck, osmmencaa May 10.
Mil
Criminal and Civil, First Monday
aftar First Monday In Sept Com
menoes BepL Ith. 1911. v.
Clvtl th Monday aftar First Mon
day in September. Commences Octo
kar 14. 111
BOARDS.
!' County Commissioner.
W. 0. Sprinkle, Chairman, Marshall,
h. a
a F. Caseada. Member, Marshall,
N. C, R. F. D. No, 1. .
. Reubln A. Tweed, Member, Big
LaureL N. C.
C B. Maahbum, Atty, Marahall,
. N. a
Board meets first Monday In every
month. ." "
flsad Commissioners.
A. . Bryan. Chairman, MarshalL.N.,
CH.F. a. '- r
J. A. Ramsey, Secretary, Mars HU1,
N. C R. F. D. 2.
Sam Cox, Member, Mara Hill, N. C
R. F. D. No. I.
O. W. Wild, Big Pine,' N. C. f ,
Dudley Chlpley, Road Engineer.
Marshall. N. C.
George M. Pritehard, Atty, Marshall,
N. c ... :
Board meets first Monday In Janu
ary, April, July and October each year.
Board of Education.
Jasper Ebbs, Chairman, Spring
Creek, N. C.
Thos. J. Murray, Member, Marshall,
N. C R. F. D. No. I.
W. R. Sams. Marshall, N. O, K. F.
D. No. ft.
Prof. M. C. Buckner, Supt of
Schools, Man HUL N. C, R. f.'D.
Now 1
Board Meets first Monday In Janu
ary, April, July and October each year.
Collegea and High Schools. '
Mars Hill College, Prof. R. L. Moors,
President, Mars HUL N. C. Fsll Term
-begins August IT, 1011. Spring Term
Ceglna January 1, ISIS.
I Spring Creek High Bchool. Prof.
0, C. Brown, Principal, Spring Creak,
N. C. I Mo. School opened August
1. M1L ::.-,
Madison Seminary High. School.
rrof J. M. Weatharly, rrinoi ai, Mar
ahalL N. C, R. F. K No. .tTT Mo.
Sohool began October ft, 111.
Ball InsUtute. Mlas Margaret B.
Griffith. Prinolpal. Walnut, N. C I Mo.
Sohool began September I. 1911.
Marshall Academy. " Prof. R. O.
Anders, Principal, Mara'haU, N. C, f I
Mo. School began Sept 4, 1911.
' Notary Public. '
J. C Ramsey, Marshall, N, O.
Term
axplrss Jan. 11, 1913.
A. J. Roberta, Marshall. N. C. R, F.
D. No. 5, Term expiree May 10, 1911
Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek, N. C.
' Term expires August 10, 1911.
C. C Brown, Bluff, N. C. Tsrm as
pires December 6, 1911. , '
J. A. Leak, Revere, N, C. Tent ex
pires January 10, 1913.
W. T. Davis, Hot Springs, N. C.
Term axplraa January 10, 1911.
: J. H. Southworth, Staokhouse, N. O.
Term axplrea January II, 1911.
N. W. Anderson, Paint Fork, N. C.
Term expires February 6, 1911.
J. H. Hunter. Marshall, N. C, IL F.
D. No. t. Term explrea April 1, 191S
J. F. Tllaon. Marshall, N. C R. F. D.
No. I. Term expires April S, 1911.
C. J. Ebbs, Marshall, N. C. Term
axplrea April 21, 1913. i ;
J. W. Nelson, Marshall, N. C Term
axplrea April 25, 1913. ' j ,
Roy L. Gudger, Marshall, N. O.
Term expire May 8, 191S.
, Geo. M. Pritehard, Marshall, N. C,
Terra expires May 25, 1913.
, Dudley Chlpley, Marshall, N.
.Terra expires July 29" 1913.
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1 7. 6. Connor, Mara Kill. N. C. Tans
f ; 'roa November 27, 1913.
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GOVERNOR'S LAST
MESSAGE
READ
SUGGESTS MANY CHANGES TO
LEGISLATORS IN LAWS OF ;
THE STATE.
VETO POWER FOR EXECUTIVE
Reeommanda The Enactment of Legal,
teed Primary Lawa and Fixing of
Penalty For Falaa Chargea Againat
Candidates For Office.
D.I.Uh Tka illiia . Ik. hia.
.age of Governor Kitchln to the Gen-
eral Assembly waa A feature In the
Senate and House on the first day. The
House - spent much time discussing
revised and very much hanged rules
governing deliberations of that body
offered by Representative Murphy of
Rowan, as chairman of the rules com
mittee. '
The special contest la over rule 14
dealgned to prevent the usual flood
of private charters and other acts
that could be chartered by te Sec
retary of state, saving time and ei
penaa to the state through aavlng
time of the Legislature and printing.
Strong opposition to the Innovation,
developed and the discussion Is still
In progress. Justice of Guilford and
Murphy of Rowan are leading the
light for the new, rules on the ground
of areat economy to the state and
aavlng of the General Assembly's ex
pense. Governor Kltchin's Message.
In his biennial meanage to the Gen
eral Assembly, Governor Kitchln aald
the state has had unprecedented pros
perity In all lta departments and In
dustries. He aeciarea tne Legislature
must keep abreaat of the beat public
thought.
Discusslnx the present deficit of
$750,000 In the atate treasury he aaya
he again appeala for the Assembly to
"cut the garment according to the
cloth" In making appropriations. The
last Legislature appropriated more
than the revenue for the period prov
ed to be.
He recommends that the Governor
en. veto, power and that In .ap
propriation bills the Governor have
aproval power for amendments reduc
ing but not Increasing appropriations.
The Governor recommends that
traveling auditors be provided to go
Into every county and assist In equal
ising and Hating all the property that
should be on the assessment books.
He la confident that North Carolina
property Is worth two billion dollars
and It Is lUted at one-third ot this.
He recommends that a legalized
primary aystem be provided for all of
ficers, Including United States Sena
tors, with wrongful use of money pro
hibited aa well aa penalties for false
chargea against candidates.
A general search and selxure law If
recommended to augment prohibition
enforcement And that the Governor
be empowered to employ detectives
and agents and retain special counsel
to sssist the solicitors when needed.
He appeal afor the most liberal sup
port of the public school Interests so
all can have common school educa
tion assured and give some opportu
nity of higher education.
Stating that the number of atate
convicts has increased 20 per cent In
four years, ha recommends that thr
recorder's and notice courts be re
quired to report to the Attorney Gen
eral as to prisoners sent to tbe roada.
The Superior Courts, be says, dispose
of 10.000 criminals annually. 'The
state's prison has prospered. ;
' Prison Suggestions,
He recommends that the present
state's priBon be vacated and the farm
be used for receiving prisoners and
forking those that are unable to work
on the public roada. He believes that
penitentiary building can be convert
ed Into a atate school for the blind,
the present buildings used by this in
stitution being very defective and the
location bad. He recommenda the
same commutation system for convicts
on good behavior now served by the
state be applied to county convicts.
He recommends an Indeterminate sys
tem of sentences and a atate pardon
board. He saya 1,131 applications for
pardons reached him during the past
fodr years. He recommends that in
cases where convicts have families de
pendent on them that one-third of the
value of their labor be paid to such
dependents. And In cases of homi
cides another one-third should go to
the dependenta of the deceased.
) He recommenda that a legislative
committee investigate all convict-aided
roads and ascertain their condition.
These are the Jefferson-Wllkesboro
turnpike, ; Elkin ft ' Alleghany , and
Statesvllle Air Line, Mattamusket,
Interstate Y, M. C. A. Convention.
Greensboro. The Interstate Y. M.
C. A. convention, which meets in
Greensboro January 24-26, Is going to
be wore largely attended than for
some yeara past In addition to the
attractive program, there will be a
banquet for delegatea on the first
night at which time Governor Mann,
of Virgfnla, win speak, together with
Dr. C. V?. I'f-ot of tbe University of
V- , a--i I '". S. C. r:vto!L of the
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South Atlantlo Trancontlnental Wa
tauga Railroad. On thousand con
vict have been working tor these
state-aided roads at the best discretion
of the council of atate In compliance
with legislative acts. And $220,000
baa been earned In railroad stock for
the state,
' Tbe new State School for Feeble-
Minded at Klnston la reported about
ready for occupancy, Tbe quarter
million dollar fire proof state build'
lng Is reported neailng ' completion
and the work of the building commis
sion In this respect admirably per
formed.
Corporation Commission Powers,
He recommends that all water pow-
er plants, selling power and light and
other power and light plants serving
the public be made aubject to tbe con
trot of tha-Corporatlon Commission aa
are railroad companies,
He recommends that railroad com
panies be required to draw mileage
from mileage books on the, trains;
j ,T?Ztl
ate veterans snd widows; factory in
apectlon to enforce child labor laws;
licensing of all foreign corporations
empowered to do business in this
state and requirement that they be
subject to North Carolina courts; tha
creation of a atate highway commis
sion snd the taking by the state of
the oounty bonds for roads at par
protected by state bonds for liquida
tion after 40 years.
As to .freight rates he recommends
provision ' for special counsel and
agenta by the state to aid the Cor
poration Commission in fighting for
better Intereetate rates for North Car
ollna cities.
Ha aaya the library commission has
done a splendid work and the appro
priation should be Increased to $7,600;
tba Torrens land title aystem should
be authorised on a voluntary baals;
fish and fisheries Interests demand
special attention and $3,377 the com
missioner was obliged to borrow must
be provided for.
Insursncs Lews.
On the subject of fire Insurance, the
Governor again recommends the ap
pointment of a special committee to
Investigate conditions and ratea. Otn
er recommendations are the enact
ment of a law prohibiting any com
pact or trust agreement to destroy
competition and put up or keep up
the coat of insurance or to put down
or keen , down compensations to
agents la this state; taht no company
ba nermltted to do busineaa In the
state . until tt.i files . written agree
ment not to charge insurers in this
state a higher rate or subject them
to more burdensome conditions than
elsewhere; that the use of the. co-ln
surance clauae be made optional with
the applicant for insurance; that the
company writing Insurance upon
nmnertv of a permanent nature be
required to fix the value at date of la
suance of policy, and in aettlement ot
loss auch value to be conclusively pre
sumed the true value at time of lssu
ance of policy, the burden of proving
any depreciation to be upon the com
pany; that companies be required to
file with tbe insurance commissioner
a general schedule of rates and regu
lations by which they agree' to be
governed, and also the schedules by
which they are governed in other
parte of the country; power to inaur-
anca commissioner to revoke license
of any company charging a rate ao
hlxh or ao low or Imposing conditions
such as in hia judgment are untaii
or prejudicial to the publlo, with provision-for
appeal from hia ruling to
the courts.
Trust Legislation
As to trusts the following subsec
tions to the present law are urged:
"For any person, firm or corporation
or association to contract, to combine
in the form of trust or otherwise, or
to conspire with any other person,
firm, corporation or association in re
stralnt of trade, commerce or manu
facture in this state.
"For any person, firm, corporation
or association to monopolise or at
tempt to monopolise or combine or
conspire with any other person, 'firm,
corporation or association to monopo
lise any part of the trade, commerce
or manufacture within the atate.
Th nnvernor believes that the
General Assembly should be relieved
of all local and private matters, and
again recommenda an amendment to
the constitution proMDlting me gram-
lntf by the Legislature of corporate
powers under special acts except to
state Instltutiona.
A commoittee on ruraf credlta If
recommended, and tha sending of two
delegates with the American commis
slon to study European co-operativt
credlta: also an exhibition by tnr
state at the ' Panama-Pacific Expos!
tion at San Francisco; provision for
participation by Confederate veterant
of Gettysburg in tha semi-centennla'
of that battle and for official repre
sentatlon by the atate; appolntmen
of township fire wardens; provlslor
for two assistants In the state libra
rians office, and another clerk for th
Secretary of State. i
Want Subscription For Monument
Durham. There is a movement oi
foot In thla county to get up a sub
scription to put a monument to th
grave of Senator Wiley P. Mangum
who Is burled In "this county. Somi
of the people of that section hav
been to the representatives of thii
county in the legislature which me'
recently and asked them to presea
th's matter to tbe General Assembly
Ticy lave I "n ad?' 1 try t"ae rep
r - ' r' "it t s grr
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IRE LEGISLATORS
ARE HARDAT WORK
VI08T OF THE SECOND DAY WAS
8PENT IN SETTLING DOWN TO
' BUSINE8S.
CHANGE IN THE PRIMARY LAW
Justice of Guilford Would Have Pri
maries Mora Like Elections Gov
ernor and Congressmen Selected
State-Wide Contest.
In
8enate - Wednesday,
Raleigh. On Wednesday at noon
Lieutenant Governor Newland let the
javel fall and formally called the sen
rte to order and announced that Rev.
M. A. Barber would make the opening
prayer.
Rev. Barber offered petitions ap
propriate to the occasion and closed
wlh he Lord's prayer.
The roll waa called by Chief Clerk
Self of Jackson county.
Next the roll by districts waa called
and as their namea were pronounced
the senators approached the desk,
subscribed to the oath of office, ad
ministered by Chief Justice Clark of
tbe supreme court, snd presented
their certificates of election.
When this was - complete President
Newland announced the next buatness
sa the election of a president pro
tern.
Senator Mason placed In nomina
tion the nomineea of the caucus, Sen
ator H. N. Pharr, of Mecklenburg,
seconded by Senator Nimocka of
Cumberland. The roll call ahowed
49 votes for Mr. Pharr, the minority
senators voting with tbe majority. .
For chief clerk the name of R. O.
Self of Jackson' was presented.
For reading clerk, R. M. Phillips
of Guilford waa nominated. ,
Then Wilbur G. Hall of Cumber
land was elected sergeant-at-arms and
General W. Huntley of Anson assist
ant and William E. Hook of Wayne
engrossing clerk. , :
Senator Barnes sent forward tbe
resolution that a message "he 'sent to
the house of representatives Inform
ing that honorable body, that the
senate was organized and ready to
proceed with business.
Senator Daniel was the author- of
the resolution to notify His Excel
lency, the governor, of the organiza
tion of the body and Its readiness to
hear any message he might desire to
transmit it.
The chair named Senators Daniel
and Wakefield a committee to notify
the governor. ,
Senator Cook fathered the resolu
tion for a joint session of the general
assembly at 11 a. m. Wednesday, Jan
uary 15, for the canvassing of votes
for state officers and for the induc
tion of those officers into office at
noon on that date. .:
Lieutenant Governor Newland an
nounced standing committees.
HouseWednesday.
With the representatives wearing
white carnations, presented to the
members by local florists, and the gal
leries comfortably fllied with specta
tors, the 1913 biennial session of the
North Carolina legislature waa called
to order by Principal Clerk Cobb.
Rev. H. M. North, of Edenton Street
Methodist church, asked the blessing
of the Almighty upon the proceed
ings.: In groups of 12 the members were
sworn in by Associate Justice of the
supreme uoutr rioae.
The house being declared open for
business,. Representative Dean of
Granville placed In nomination for
speaker Tuesday night's caucus nomi
nee, Hon. George Connor of Wilson.
The second to the nomination of Mr.
Connor waa made by Representative
Sykea of Union.
Representative Williams, Republi
can of Cabarrus, placed in nomination
for the speakership, aa the candi
date of i the minority, R. L. Hay-
more of Surry. This nomination did
not receive a second.
The roll call ahowed that Represen
tative Connor had been elected by
n vote of 99 to 15. -
All of the house officers, nomi
nees of tbe caucus, were elected to
the various offices.
The Committee on Rules waa an
nounced aa follows: Murphy, chair
man; Dough ton, Justice; Majette,
Koonce, Haymore and Allred.
xne nouse aaournea untu Tnursaay
morning.
: Senate Tnureoay.
Senator Hobgood Introduced a reso
lution providing for a committee on
private bills, to consist of five Sen
Clect Durham Road Supervlaor.
Tbe Durham county commissioners
elected J. M. Pollard to aucceed him
self as"' road supervisor. Mr., Pollard
baa been superintendent of the roads
ot Durham county for a number of
yeara and it la under hia direction
that the greater part of tha network
of macadam roada have been built
There waa only one other candidate
for the position. Mr. Pollard received
tbe total vote of the board of commis
i' " - s, the board be!-5 thoroughly
1 ?i . x tr a work tiat he has
. a&4 nct l;;E!rlsi asy clast.
ators, to which committee shall
referred all bills of a private or local
nature, with tbe purpose of determln
lng whether such bills cannot be In
cluded among others of a like nature,
or In some omnibus bill to Include all
such matters. Bills were Introduced
by Senator Hobgood, Senator Barnes,
Senator Phillips,, Senator Wakefield,
and Senator Jones.
House Thursday.
Representative Murphy of Rowan,
chairman of the House Rules Com
mittee, made Its report It was re
quested that the rules of the session
of 1911 be adopted with the various
modifications suggested.
Representative Weatherspoon mov
ed that the recommendations of the
Rules Committee be sdopted.
Speaker Cannon announced that the
Governor's message had been receiv
ed, and upon motion of Mr. Kellum
of New Haven, the message was real
by the clerk.
A report from the State Auditor,
giving the salaries of the various
clerks In his office, was received.
Mr. Justice moved concurrence in
the Senate resolution asking that the
speaker appoint seven Representa
tives to act with five Senators to as
certain the number of legislative
employes snd tbeir salaries.
A bill to smend Chapter 270 of the
Public and Private Lawa of the aes-
slon of 1911, waa Introduced by Mr.
Delllnger of Gaaton.
Senate Friday.
In the Senate the Important meaa
urea Introduced were bills to reduce
tbe 23 peremptory challenges allowed
defendants In criminal cases to 12
and to have juries summoned from
adjoining countlea In capital cases
where there la application for
change of venue.
Several bills were introduced and
taken under consideration.
The report of Superintendent Cher
ry on public buildings and grounds
showed hia salary to be $900, and
other employes about the Capitol
buildings and grounds and Governor's
Mansion to be paid a total of $233.41
per week.
The Chair announced committee
changes.
House Friday.
Bills to provide for a state
wide primary for the county and
atate officers and for North Carolina
Congressmen and to put corrupt prac
tices In primaries on same basis of
those In general elections were In
troduced In the North Carolina House
of Representatives on the third day,
A resolution to extend an Invitation
to United States Forester H. S
Graves to address tbe General Assem
bly on January 16 waa adopted.
A number of resolutions snd bill
were Introduced in the House at the
third days session.
Committees were appointed aa fol
lower Committee on Inauguration
Chairman Bunn of Wake. Toung of
Vance, Grler of Iredell, Austin of
Stanly, Page of Moore, Williams;
Committee to Investigate Pay of Em
ployes, Gatheir, Gold, Clement Ste
vents, Wilson, Nolan, Bellamy. Th
pages and laborers were announced.
The House then adjourned.
8enate Saturday. 1
The following new bills were in
troduced In the Senate:
Bryant: Relative to the liability ot
common carriers to employees and
making the present act of Congress
on this subject operative in North
Carolina courts.
Phillips: Providing pay for cer
tain veniremen in Davidson .
Phillips: Authorizing special tax
township.
Peterson: To exempt members ol
the National Guard from road and
jury duty.
JOnes: Authorizing commissioners
of Forsyth to issue bonds to pay the
debt for tbe present court house.
Thorns: To amend Re vlsal rela
tive to time , when prisoners commit
ted for felonies shall be discharged.
The privilegea of the floor were ex
tended to ex-Senators Williamson
and H. M. London.
The following bill passed second
reading:
Senate bills to ratify and validate
bonds Issued by Lexington township
under chapter 681. Public Laws of
1909.
House Saturday.
New bills were passed In the house
by the following legislators: Dellln
ger; McBryde; Long; Price; Rector;
Thomas; Boney; Clayton; Bennett;
Perry; Nuntz; Whltefleld; Newell;
Phillips; Mints; Clark; Bunn.
Bills passed final readings:
Authorise Asheville to issue bonds
to take care of floating indebtedneaa.
Joint resolution specifying that acts
of the genera) assembly shall be In
force from on and after ratification
unless otherwise specified. In ' order
that expense of the clause as to en
forcement need not be added to every
bill. Sent to the senate for concur
rence. .
Speaker Connor announced that he
will announce hia committee appoint
ments Monday.
A County Agent For Beaufort
Beaufort county. With Its splendid
agricultural possibilities, is to have
the benefit ot a county agent to do
farmers' co-operative work, whose en
tire time will be given to the work
of making practical demonstration's
throughout the county of the moat
Improved methoda ot farming. There
Is in Beaufort county an unusually
large amount of the finest farming
landa in the South, and lt la expect
ed that when l"s farmers have adopt
ed proper e . . u 's It not bs ex
celled by any c. : '.y .la I' t slaie,
GITY MM WEE
CAROLINA MUNICIPAL ASSOCIA
TION HOLDS FIFTH ANNUAL
SESSION.
WORK DONE AT THE MEETIN
The General Opinion Seems to Fsvor
Making tha City Directly Respons
ible if the State. Have Seaaion In
City of High Point
' High Point. The fifth annual meet
ing of the Carolina Municipal Associ
ation convened several daya ago at
the Manufacturers' Club, President F.
N. Tate, mayor of High Point In the
chair, with Thomaa D. Mearea of Wil
mington permanent secretary.
The address of welcome was deliv
ered by Mr. Fred Peacock, mayor
pro tem and commissioner ot finance
and revenue of High Point.
Mr. Peacock aaid hia little village
went to sleep one night and woke
up a city the next morning, with all
the expenses ot a modern city, and
but little revenue. The new form
ot government greatly helped mat
ters, but there were many things yet
to be desired that could only be at
tained by amending some of our state
lawa. He hoped the municipal associa
tion would be Instrumental In bring
ing about the proper division ot rev
enues between the cities and countlea,
He wished to explode tbe fallacy of
the contention that tha country fed
the city.
After the transaction of routine
business the session was devoted to
the Informal discussion of the com
mission form of government and the
subject of equalising the taxes be
tween the city and county. Thers
seemed to be unanimous disapproval
of the present aystem of assessment
under which the city dwellers, being
also citizens of the county, actually
pay 75 to 80 per cent of the county
taxes.
Another feature of the session was
the report of Mr. Jsmes D. McNeill,
ex-mayor of Fayettevllle and chairman
of the legislative committee of the
Carolina Municipal Association. Mr.
McNeill spoke eloquently of tbe work
of his committee before the last leg
islature, in suggesting new lawa and
amendments to old ones relating to
counties, especially In the matter of
taxation.
Prealdent Tate spoke on the ad
vantages of the Municipal Association
both to the cities and to the atate.
He adjourned the meeting until Janu
ary 16, at which time It will meet in
Raleigh at the city ball. ,
8tand Firm Aa To Child Labor,
Raleigh. Chairman Clarence Poe
and Field Secretary Swift of the
North Carolina Child Labor Commit
tee announce that the committee will
stand by Its announced program as to
legislation. It will ask the legisla
ture to enact no matter If there ia op
position by the North Carolina Cot
ton Manufacturers' Association. Thla
committee and many mill men will
press matter cf abolishing all-night
work by women and children. They
express confidence that the legisla
ture will take thla step, or they do not
anticipate any marked objection. '
All N. C. Customs Districts In One.
Washington. A consolidation of all
the customs districts of North Caro
lina Into one to be known as the Wil
mington district is advocated in a
plan which will be submitted to the
president of the treasury department
in the near future. The legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation
bill provided for a reduction of $350,-
000 in the expensea of the customs
service.
Corn-Growers' Meeting Held,
Greensboro. A 'largely attended
corn-growers meeting was held at the
Pleasant Garden Agricultural school
with Field Agent E. S. Mlllsaps and
the three expert teachers in agricul
ture of Guilford county as speakers
and demonstrators. Farmers of the
section brought seed corn ior tests
and exhlbita and lectures on manner
of breeding pigs and poultry raising
were given.'
To Fight Hookworm In Montgomery
Troy. At a meeting ot the Mont
gomery county board of commission
ers an appropriation ot $200 waa made
for the purpose of waging a campaign
against hookworm. 1 Six hundred dol
lars will be secured from the Rocke
feller fund, making a fund of $800 to
be UBed in the campaign in the coun
ty. Dispensaries for treating the dis
ease will be maintained at Troy,
Mount Gilead, Biscoe and Eldorado.
County Health Officer Daleghy, M. D.,
saya there are not so many troubled
with the disease In this county.
Bond Issus For Gaston County.
Gastonla. The board of county
commissioners has ordered a bond is
sue of $30,000 for the purpose ot pay
ing off an Indebtedness which has ac
crued since the building ot a new
court house and Jail. This issue was
authorized by special enactment of
the general assembly of 1909. Mr.
John L. Leeper ot Belmont chairman
of the board, was appointed to lock
after the sale of the bonds, ahhh
must not be s !4 for lc-s t' a r t
value, nor 1 r interest of mors t.
LAND OF 1 HE LONG LEAF PINE
Latest Nsws of General Interest That
Has Bees Collected From Many '
Towns and Countlea.
Charlotte. President-elect Wilson
will not attend tbe 20th of May cele
bration, this year. His declination Is
official.
Raleigh. Not yet is date of Craig's
Inauguration decided. Officials said
It was hoped it would occur on the
14th or the 15thr
Goldsboro. Goldsboro high school
will debate Durham and Rocky Mount
lygh schools In the high school trian
gular debate, which the university lit
terary societies have inaugurated
among the high schools of the state.
Mt Airy. His skin peeling from
his body as the clothes were remov
ed, Charlie Jenea, manager of the
McCargo ft Jones woodworking plant.
Ilea between life and death as the
result of a fall Into a shallow well of
Intensely hot water..
Raleigh. Mr. Fred N. Tate of High
Point baa called a meeting ot all those
Interested in the organization ot a
state chamber of commerce to meet
in Raleigh, January 15. It is expected
that the plana for the organization
will bs perfected at this meeting.
Klnston Fire resulting from sn un
known cause, destroyed the electric
light plant at Snow Hill, entailing a
loss of about $10,000. The plant was
located at Tyson Marsh, two miles
from the town, on a run which emp
ties Into Moccaaln River.
Spencer. A box car loaded with
merchandise waa found on firs soon
after it left hers and was burned on
the Pomona yards. It Is believed tha
car was robbed and fired by hoboes.
Tha loaa haa not been ascertained but
will reach several thousand dollars.
Washington. Mr. Vsnca Brown, ot
Asheville, represented tbe North Car
olina mica interests at the tariff hear-
lng. Gov. Locke Craig and Mr. Jo-
aephua Daniels will attend the meet
ing of the .North Carolina Club hero
January 25 or February 1. Represen
tative Godwin la trying to get $5,000,
additional for a alts for n public build
ing at Lumberton.
Raleigh. The atate board of publlo ;
charities held a meeting here recent
ly snd presented to the governor a re- ,
port strongly In favor ot the proba
tion and parole aystem a regards alt
classes of convicts and also of the
creation of a atate board of pardons.
In all these matters it Is in full ac
cord with the views of Gov. Kitchln
and the penitentiary authorities.
Asheville. One of the Important
measures from western North Caro
lina that will be placed before the leg
islature for consideration will bs n
bill providing for a state training
school for teachers at aome suitable
point In the western portion ot: tha
state. Tbe bill provides that tha
school shall be known as the West
er! Carolina Teachers' Training
School.
Wilmington. There is n movement
on foot to consolidate the city and
county health departments and at a
meeting of tbe county board of health
several daya ago the matter waa In
formally discussed. The situation In
New Hanover ia peculiar and like that
n no other county in the atate, so
that the general health lawa bring ,
about what is consioered needless du
plication ot machinery and therefor
unnecessary expenses.
Charlotte. The county commission
ers at their session re-appointed tha
members of the county drainage com
mission for the coming two -yeara,
there being no disposition to change
the personnel of the commission. The
officers of the commission remain the
aame also. Dr. J. R. Alexander is
president of the commission; Mr. W.
S. Pharr, secretary-treasurer and the
other members of the commission are , ,
Messrs. W. F. Baker, J. S. Squlrea and ;
John W. Croas. i
Winston-Salem. Sheriff T. W. Da-
via. S. K. Harkrader, United States
deputy marshal. Deputy Sheriff R. B.
S huyler and Warren Hayes went In
to the mountains in the' western part
of Surry county looking for an illicit
still. A still waa found in a cave, in
the mountains, and several men were "
present A pitched battle followed
in which pistols, sticks and rocks
played a prominent part, The offi
cers finally secured the still and cap
tured one man named Todd.
Raleigh.Wlth a per capita of $3 and
fund of $69,636, as nearly as can be
estimated now, the county board of
education apportioned thla big amount,
giving to the Raleigh township schools
$23,626, to the rural schools $41,610 .
and reserving as a contingent fund
$4,500.
Elizabeth City. Captain J. B. Wil
liams has been appointed deputy fish
commissioner to act under Fish Com
missioner J. H. LeRoy. The gas boat
Qretchen will be used by the fish
commissioner and hia deputy. She
haa been brought here and is now bo-
Ing repaired. .
Raleigh. The date of the third an
nual convention of the North Can " 1
Forestry Association is changed 1 1
January 16, and the session will
held in the chamber ot com?
rooms here.
Statesvllle. The Iredell (
board of education was In rr
slon and apportioned the c
lie school fund. The f 1 f
out $;;,! a- J t" ? j 1-
rt'on t v t ' ' " s . '
ve per c t.