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THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN MADISON COUNTY.
VOL. XV.
MARSHALL. MADISON COUNTY, N. O, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14. 1913.
NO. 7.
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, . . '- Madison County.
Established by tba Legislature Set
lion 1850-'61. - " ,
Poulatlon, 20,132. ; .' v
County Boat, Marshall.' T1. ' . . -1646
feet above tea level. :" -
s New and modern Court House, cost
' 133,000.00. ;-.
y New and, modern Jail, cost $16,000.00.
V New and modern County Home, cost
; $10,000.00. : r
r .. '-' Officers, ' "..''
Hon C. B. Mashburn, Senator 86th
District Marshall. N. C
Hon. James E. Rector, Represent
' live, Hot Springs, N. C. .
N. B. McDevttt Clerk Superior
Court, Marshall, N. C -; '''
-. W. M. Buckner, Sheriff, Marshall.N, C.
Zade G. Sprinkle, Register of Deeds,
Marshall, N. C. ' " - :'
C. F. Runion. Treasurer,1, Marshall,
... N. C.R. P. D. No. . . , ''-,
R. Ik Tweed, Burveyor. Whjte Rock,
,N. C. -
Dr. Chaa. . N. .fiprlnkle, Coroner,
Marshall, N. C. , - ;
Mrs. Ellia Henderson, Jailor, Mar
ball, N. C. i - ' :'''
John Honeycutt, Janitor, Marshall
N. C. V-' ' -'.-
Dr. C. N. Sprinkle, County Physician
" Marshall, N. C. . '".' '-'".
Jamea Haynie, Supt County Home,
Marshall, N. C. , " ' ' .'. '"
' - Home located about two miles south
west of Marshall
i i i Courts.' . '
Criminal and Civil, First Monday be
fore First Monday In March, Com
mencing Feb. 26th, 1911
Civil 11th, Monday after First Mon-
day In' March, commences May SO,
1912.- ' .. ' -( :
Criminal and' Clril, First Monday
after First Monday in Sept Com
mences Sept. 9th. 1912. V
Civil 6th Monday after First Mon
day in September. Commences Octo
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v -.. :., , BOARDS. ;
. V ." ' County Cortimlsslonera. , ,
' W. C. Sprinkle, Chairman, Marshall,
h .c - ; , :
R. A, Edwards. Member, Marshall,
N. C, R. F. D. No. S.
Reubln A. Tweed, Member, Big
Laurel, N. C. ,'. ; .
J.. Coleman Ramsey, Atty. Marshall,
N. C. i :' . ' :'!.
Board meets flrst Monday in erery
month. . . - '. 1 .- .- . ;
Road Commlaalonera. - . :
A. E. Bryan, Chairman. Marshall,
N. C, R. F. D. .No., 2. A
J. A. Ramsey, Secretary, Man fillr,
N. C, R. F. D. No. 2. ""
gam Cox. Member, Mara Hill, N. C,
R. F. R No.-2. V:'v-:
O. W. Wild, Big Pine, N. C. ,
Dudley Chiple, -Road JBnglneer,
"Marshall, N. C, i ;. v
George M.' Prltchard, Atty, Marsh
. all. N. C. . j
Board meeU Brst Monday in Janu
ary, April, July and October each
. year.' . ' .-'-"'' i -r
. Board of Education. "
Jasper Ebbs, Chairman, Spring
Creek. N. C. ' ; .l
Thos. J. Murray, Member. Marshall,
N. C R. F. D. No. 2. : .
W. R. Sams, Marshall, N. R. F.
D. No. 2. ' : "Y-
Prof. M. C. Buckner, 8upt, ol
Schools, Mart HiU, N. C, R." F. D.
No; 2. - . ;. '
Board Meets first Monday in Janu-
mry, April. July and October each
year.. ' .
Colleges and High Schools. -
Mars HIU College, Prof. R. U Moore,
President. Mars Hill. N. C. Fall Term
begins. August 17, 1911. Sprang Vwm
v begins January 2, 1912.
Spring Creek High School. Prof.
H. A. Wallin, Principal, Spring Creek,"
N, C, 8 Mo. School opened August
1, 191L. . ',,:. a:,.
Madison ' Seminary High . School.
Prof. J. M. Weatherly. Principal. Mar
halt, N. C, R. F. D. No. 2. 7 Mo.
EjTiooI began Octber 2, 1911. s ;
Ceil Institute. Miss . Margaret E.
Griffith, Principal, Walnut, N. C, ( Mo,
' School began September 9, 1911.
Marshall Academy. Prof. R. G.
AadtSrs, Principal, Marshall,' N. C, t
M School began Sept; 4, 1911. v j
.'Notary Publics. v .
J. C. Ramsey, Marshall, N," C, Terra
expires Jan. 1, 1914.
. J. H. Hunter, Marshall, N. C, R. F
AD. No. 3. Term expires April 1, 1913.
J. F. Tilson, Marshall, N. C, R. F
D. Ko. 2. Term expires April 3, 1913
C. J. f ?ar ''all, N. C. Term
expires Avnl 21, It' 1 3. 1
J. W. r l.I.i Vail, N. C. Term
f ; !res April 2j, 3313.
Toy, L. Ci' "T, Marshall, N. C
Term ext '
ny 3, 1913.
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INTERESTS OF UNITED STATES
.'ARE REPORTED TO BE 4N
DANGER. '
WAR CLOUDS ARE GATHERING
Uprisings Are Feared In Salvador, In
- Hondurae, Guatemala and Nlcsra
V gua and Other Place. , '
Washington. Storm clo.uds' . ovet
Central America, with the signal ex
ceptlon of Costa Rica, caused .the
United States to order four warships
there." . . v. . '
Reports upon' Which this govern
ment took action come from . many
quarters and though, In most cases,
they are somewhat vague and specu
lative, they are strongly of the samr
genera, tenor that. It was no longer
thought wise to "permit American in
terests In Central America to remain
exposed id any . dangers. .
In Salvador,, where for long pe
rlod peace has prevailed, the attempt
ed assassination of President Arajc
by a band of conspirators Is believed
here to threaten trouble, although the
president sent assurances to his mid
ister that the country was quiet.
: From time to time have come ru
mors of rebellious movement In Hon
duras and unrest In Gnatemala, while
in New -Orleans there are gathering
soldiers of fortune and adherejits of
Zelaya, the deposed, dictator, credited
with sinister .design on the govern
ment of President Dlas of Nicaragua.
To meet the situation, so far as it
Is possible at tbl time, the navy de
partment a ordered , the gunboat
Annapolis, now at San Diego. Cal., to
proceed Immediately to Amalpa- Hon
dura.- The cruiser Denver will pro
ceed from Acapulco, Mexico, to Aca
Justal, Salvador. : '-: y
NOTE PRESENTED TO CUBA
Government insists on Punishment for
' Attacka on Legation. '
. Havana. Arthur M. Beaupre, Amer
lean minister to -Cuba, acting under
direction of the state department at
Washlneton.' oresented to Secretary
of State Sangully al peremptory aote
insisting that measures be taken for
tba prosecution and exemplary pun
ishment of person responsible for the
recent attacks on the American lega
tion by the tewpaper Cuba. The note
Intimates that should the Cuban laws
be Insufficient for the protection of
foreign diplomat, the TJnlted States
will insist that mean for their pro
tection be fopnd promptly.
: It 1 announced that Representative
Soto, who I described a the editor
of Cuba, will present a bill to congress
demanding that President Gomes sub
mit to the house copies of the notes
presented the government 'r- by Mr.
Beaupre and Hugh S. Gibson, secre
tary of the American legation.
The' announcement that Senor Soto
has assumed the editorship of The
Cuba la taken .here to indicate that
the actual editor, Jose Maria VlHa-
verde, will attempt to take shelter be
hind Soto, who,' a a representative,
Is Immune from prosecution without
the consent, of congress. . '
HEPS RENOUNCE CLAIMS
Fortune Left by Founder of Christian
. Science Goes to Church. ;
; Boston. Litigation over the be
quest of $2,000,000 made to the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, of Bos
ton, hv Mrs. Mary Baker G, Eddy,
ended when her natural heirs Joined
with the trustees of the church in
oroDosed decrees entered in the sever
al court Involved. . V 1 ;
riolncldent with this action the Mag-
f achusett house concurred with the
senate In an enabling act which per
mits the mother church to accept the
use of the money for the advance
ment of Christian Science as directed
by Its founder. ;; . : ':
Four stipulations 'compose -the de
crees which were entered simultane
ous 'in the courts of Massachusetts
and New Hampshire and the Federal
court fpr the district of New Hamp-
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5,000 Turks Are Killed.' r
London. A Constantinople dispatch
says tbat heavy fighting has been go
ing on for two days in Gallipoll, . and
that ('.a Fiilgarlans have won all
along t:. 1 "- The Turks, on their
own ad have lost 5,000 men.
Th flt-1. . 1 -n when the Bulga
rians advam-s .1 f n Kadikeul toward t
Tl.e t!;;ht lasted i: '! n:b!it when the
Tiuks retired to i .". 'r. Another
Tii'tir force on tha Marmora coaat
c : 'i d J.'yrlophylo. .-.
i f.r yVei cf Assault Charge.
T. C Arrjuittcd of tlie
ne a nmr
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William Sulier. shown here at hla desk in the capital at Albany, give promise of being the most demo
cratic governor that New Tork baa had for many year.; He baa abolished "secret chamber'', conference and
welcomes to the executive mansion everyone who desire to sea hlni Mr. Suiter, seen at the governor'
right, is in accord with her husband s dislike of ostentation, is domestic in her taatea and enjoy making favorite
dlith as for lh vovnraor.
siGCKjraraE mm
DRASTIC RULE IS MADE TO PRE
VENT ANY "WASH . - ' ..j-.
f;.':'. : sales." ,
Wan Street Starta to Reform a Bllfs
' to Control It Art Introduced ?
YvV, at Albany. .-.':,::V
New Tork. The New York stock
exchange ' adopted a stringent resolu
tion against "wash sales." , This ac
tion followed closely-the Introduction
In the .state legislature of the bills
recommending stock- ; exchange re
fo ms as outlined in the governor's
recent message. -i . ,
" The board of governor of the ex
change adopted the following resolu
tion: - ; :
, "No members of the Stock exchange
or anybody connected with a stock
exchange firm shall give or with
knowledge execute order for the pur
chase or sale of securities which in
volve no change In ownership."
. PunlBhment' for tbis offense Is al
ready set forth in the "constitution, of
the exchange, under the head of "fic
titious transactions." Any violation
of the rule make a member liable to
suspension- for a period not exceeding
one year, v v ' , -
The rule as Sow adopted is broad
er, in that it applies not- only to a
member of the exchange, but to any
one connected wjjh a stock exchange
DESERTED SHIP IS FC'JND
No Soul on Board, Bark la Wandering
on the High 8eaa.
Newnort News. . Va. With sails
nnelv furled, tha lifeboats in the da-
vita, the galley plentifully supplled-l
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with nrovisions ana water, dui wun-
.... " .bH.. n 9 k..man 1 ifm flKnafvl
the Norw4glan bark Remittent, Rio
Grande ,to Liverpool, waa picked up
January 19 in mid-ocean by the Brit
ish steam Roumanian, according to
Captain, Clarldge, of the latter ves
sel, who arrived here...'. '.vc';
Tha Htranee diBannearanca of the
Remittent's crew recalls the famous
scnooner Mane veieom .'- uij.;ijr
which puzzled the marltlma world for
many months. - - : v -
The bark sailed from Bio uranae
mtober 25 last and never was report
ed until found by the Roumanian,
fountain riarlrlen refused te hazard a
guess as to the possible whereabouts
of the Remittent's crew. . ;
Bacon to Rap Jamestown Gavel. .
Washlneton. Another : Interesting
chapter will be added to the history
history of the Jamestown gavei, now
owned by the Atlanta chapter of the
pmii'MnrB of the American Revolution
when Senator Bacon uses it at the
joint session of the two houses to an
nounce the election of woourow Wil
son as president. In reply t a letter
f-nm Mrs. Ram D. Jones. Senator Ba
con said he would uf?e the gavel when
tha two houses met in joint session.
This gavel Is the wood of a tree that
grew beside Patrick Henry's grave.
Horses Cash Into Woman's Parlor.
f!,:" o. "Well, the nerve of some
P pie's horses!" exclaimed Mrs. John
y Cnron, when she riivbej from the
y. , m to lnv- '. ..e a cr- h in tis
..-,: ! ! rt (.fi r! f 1 f.-v.- 1 8
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GOVERriOn AND HIS DOMESTIC WIFE
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FALSE RtPCnTS 10 U.S.
SENSATIONAL CONFESSION IS
MADE BY THE FORMER MEX
ICAN AMBASSADOR.
He ' Say In Predicting Endf Revo
lution He Waa Wrong ;Mexlcan
. Situation la Desperate. .
Mexico City. 'Tiled to the Amer
lean government for ten month, tell
ing them that the Mexican revolution
would be over in 'uXi weeks. I - was
forced to invest my diplomatic mtf
sion with a domino and a mask."
This statement was made by Man
uel Calero, formerly Mexican ambas
sador to the United State during the
discussion of the loan measure in the
senate here.
"The truth is that the department
of finance ha not painted the situa
tion a it really is. W should speak
the truth, though it destroy us," de
clared Calero.- --: '''..
"The truth 1 that the situation Is
desperate.':,. .?';" .'
Senor Calero' speech created ft tre
mendous sensation. 'J '.::
Ernesto Madero, minister of finance,
replied, calling Manuel Calero "an in
discreet ambassador and a bad finan
cier." :',':
El PaPso, Texa'.-A document
signed by Genera Jose Blanco was
made public In which the former
commander of Madero' rebel orders
bis captains to "do a their conscience
dictates" in disbanding their troops
or joining the revolution.
MISSISSIPPI DELTA FLOODED
Beulah Crevasse, 800 Feet Wide, 100
. Square Mile Being Inundated. ,
MamnMa Tenn. The crevasse .. In
the Mississippi river levee at Beulah,
Mis., is now 800 feet in width, ana,
with the "river rising rapidly in that
anction. water ia Dourlna through the
opening In great volume, according to
dispatches. Further caving, nowever,
tm antlAlnntA tha Afida of the san
being composed of tough "buck hot"
earth. The stretch of levee which
coIlapseU was largely of a sandy loam
It is now estimated that approximate
ly 1,000 square mies or farming tanas
will be flooded. ;. ' .
- At th mllpitation or the Mississip
pi delegation in congress, who were
appealed to by Governor Brewer of
that state. Secretary ot War Stlmson
authorized the shipment of all tents
at the' disposal of the Mississippi Na
tion Guard to the overflowed section,
Net Gain Made by Boll Weevil.
nj..i,inirfnn Desnlte th check in
, aw"'6i,'H- .
nf the cntton boll wee-
1119 iuutviuu. w. j ,
vil during the last year on account of
the unusual cllmauo conaiuona m tae
winter of 1911-12, the insect has made
a net gain of 7.S0O square miles, ac
cording to a report made to the de
partment of agriculture by W. D. Hun
... a., w n Pierce, in charsre of the
Southern field crop Insect investiga
tions. The total area Infested , with
the boll weevil in 1912 waa 278.800
square miles as compared wun zu.ow
in 1911.
Wilson for Changes In Primary' Laws
Princeton, N. J. rresiaeni-eieci
Wilson declared birr "f In favor of a
r-vrr -l chanjre in tt primary laws ot
v J' - cy to be 8 not only to
; , , s f . lis
(1 a go' ' ) n 1
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$lC9,C08,(iKflKEi:M
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN CON
GRESS TO PUT AMENDMENT.
' TO WORK. ' , .
Action of Wyoming Mads Income Tx
. PoMlbl After Year of Effort
- 38 States Ratified Amendment
Washington. Direct- taxes upon the
income of citizen ot the ..United
States, Whether derived from idle cap
ital or. from the conduct of business,
has been made possible by the rati
fication of the sixteenth amendment
to the Federal Constitution.. Dela
ware, Wyoming and New Mexico, in
dorsing the Income tax amendment
through their respective legislatures,
completed a list of thirty-eight states
that have approved it, two more than
the three-fourth necessary for its
final adoption.
' Leaders in congress predict that
through this authorization the law
which will be passed to levy the tax
upon American incomes will be Intro
duced as soon a the extra cession
opens. ; Its exact terms have not been
decided upon, but it is believed will
exempt all income below $4,000 or
$5,000, and will provide a tax of 1
per cent, upon the majority of per
sonal Incomes that do not run to an
excessive figure.
Informal notice of the final adop
tion of the new amendment was giv
en to the senate by Senator Brown
The annual amount that the gov
ernment may realize under the in
come tax is estimated by Democratic
leader in congress at approximately
$100,000,000. This would include the
$30,000,000 collected under the present
corporation tax. , .'
WAR RESUMED IN BALKANS
Balkan States Assert That They Will
, Soon. Bring Turkey" to Term, v
Pnnstantlnonle. It la officially an
nounced that hostilities have begui
both at Adrlanople and Tchatalja,
At Adrianople the allies began bom
barment At Tchatalja an inslgnlfl
cant skirmish occurred.
London, England. The Balkan wai
has been resumed. The bombardment
of Adrlanople began.
Bulsaria has turned a deaf ear tc
the remonstrances of the power, and
unless Turkey yields to the Baikal
demands the allied armies " will now
attempt to drive her completely out
of Europe. ' ...
Steamer Encountered Hurricane.
Rnvunnah. Ga. The British steam
er Friederlke, 18. days overdue from
MTMriiehoro. Eneland. and for whict
grave fears were entertained reaches
Savannah. Caot Robert Fretwurstre
porta a terrific hurricane In latitude
44 north, Jongitude 20 west. xn
an wero'the lartrest he ever encoun
tered, and everything movable wai
stripped from the vessel, including in
hotrhe rtcirlne boats and superstruc
ture. The cabins and holds were hall
filled with water. The wind velocltj
was enormous.
Attempt to Jail Editor Blocked.
Kansas City, Mo. Another attempt
to place William R. Nelson, edltoi
and owner of the Kansas City Star
In Jail for contempt of court wai
k -p4 v.hen Sherlit wlnstanley, it
v c'i'v court of erf'fl'a. re
i a i i f 1 li :s ';
iwBuiini
GAUUTLETOF HOUSE
NOW UP TO SENATE TO PROHIBIT
SENDING LIQUOR INTO DRY
;. states.;-'
REJECT THE PARTY LINES
Tha Prohibition Bill Stirred Up the
Most Stubborn Fight During This
Session of Congress All Amend
ments Offered Were .Rejected. -
Washington. The Webb bill to pro
hibit the interstate shipment of liquor
Into "dry" states for purpose of sale,
or in any manner used," in violation
of the state laws, waa passed by the
House 'of -Representatives.. Two hun
dred and forty votes were recorded in
favor of the measure, while 66 Rep
resentative voted against It.
The passage of the bill ended one
of the most stubbornly fought con
testa of this Congress.. Senator Ken-
yon of Iowa, author of a Senate meas
ure of the same general- purport, sat
in the House most of the time watch
ing the light, which opened with a
contest over the rule to bring up the
Webb bilL . Representatives of organ
ised antl-saloon advocate sat in the
gallariea and kept tallies on the roll
calls. ''".
Representative Fitzgerald of New
Tork criticized hla fellow Democratic
leader foi not devoting mora time to
essential appropriation bills. Repre
sentative Dalzell ' of Pennsylvania,
Republican, said ' tbl Democratic
House would go down in history as
one of "masterly inactivity." Repre
sentative Mann of Illinois character
ized as "flimflam" the bringing np of
the bill at this time. Former Speaker
Cannon declared that the states
should regulate traffic themselves.
Representative Berger of Wisconsin,
Socialist, contended that all great
men from Julius Caesar down to Can
non were temperate drinkers. Repres
entative Sherley of Kentucky attack
ed the validity of the bill and Repre
sentative Rucker of Missouri said he
represented numerous constituents
whose, homae . had . been . wrecked by
liquor. : . . ' . , . "':
All amendment offered to the bill
were rejected. One of these would
have substituted the bill already pass
ed by tha Senate and another would
have added a penalizing clause with
fine and imprisonment provisions
which some members declared would
have made the measure unconstitu
tional.
Troops Held In Readiness. -
Charleston, W. Va. Six companies
of the West Virginia National Guard
are being held in their armories ready
to depart to the Paint and Cabin Creek
coal districts to take charge of the
strike situation. Governor Glasscock,
according to Information from persons
etose to the executive, will probably
take some definite action in the near
future.
Nicholaa Makes Answer to Joseph..
St. Petersburg. Emepror ; Nicholas
handed his answer to the autograph
letter from Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria to Prince Hohenlohe-Wal-denburg-SchllUngsfuerst,
who leaves
for Vienna. The greatest secrecy is
observed here as to (the nature of the
letter.
13 Killed In English Colliery.
Mansfield, England. Thirteen men
were killed and a number hurt at the
Bolsover coal -colliery because of the
snapping of a chain to which waa sus
pended a' bucket containing 800 gallons
of water. : The bucket Crashed down
the 600-foot shaft at the bottom of
which the men were working.
For Block 8lgnal 8ystem.
. Washington. Compulsory adoption
by all interstate railroads of the block
signal system, is the most important
recommendation of the block signal
and train control board, made In its
final report to the Interstate ' Com
merce Commission.
To Have New Dollar Notea.
Washington. Secretary MacVeagh
ordered the engraving of the plates
for the new one-dollar treasury notes.
It will require 18 months to put Into
circulation this new- paper money,
which will be only two-thirds the size
of existing currency. The Secretary
gave his unqualified approval to the
design for the face of the note, pro
duced by treasury officials and the
design for the back, created by Ken
yon Cox, the New. York artist Mr.
Cox's design also was approved by the
Fine Arts Commission.
Flutter Caused Among Legation.
Washington. Movements of the
United States warships to '':'l
America, which has just become f ';y
known, put the Central Anic ' i If
gations here into a tae cf r
sent the lat'n-Ats -' i
hurry ins; to a m
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LAND OF THE LCN'S LEAF TCj
Latest New of General Interest That
Ha Been Collected Prom Many
Towns and Counties. -
, Charlotte. Charlotte has been se
lected as the place for the State
Baraca-Philothea ' convention which
will be In session April 11 to 16.
Scotland-Neck. After frequent en
guiriea among the farmer it 1 learn-"
d that tbey are making good pro-
gress for . another crop. One good
man said he bad never seen a more
ideal winter for work done.
, Asheville. Walter Measer, the
vounar flumu who waa aevaralv
crushed by a train . at Waynesvfile
during the early part of January and
waa brouht to local hospital imme
diately following the accident, died
from the Injuries several days ago. -New
Bern. Dr. J. B. Turlington,
who has been selected to fill the posi
tion as principal of Craven County's
new Farm-Life, school, will arrive
hero the latter part of this month to
assume his duties. At present Dr.
Turlington is a member of the facul-
ty of the Georgia . , Agricultural and
Mechanical College. ,
' Raleigh. Governor Craig and his
personal staff will go to Washington
to take part in the Inauguration. cere
monies when Wood row Wilson be
come president The party will go
In a special Pullman and it may be -that
they will occupy this during
their stay in Washington.
Raleigh. The bill to allow justices '
of peace a $1 fee for performing
marriage met death at the hands of
the Senate Judiciary Committee No.
1, as did the measure for solicitor to
appear for defendant in suits for ab
solute divorce where no counsel Is
retained, solicitor be paid $10, which
would be charged in the bill of costs.
Greensboro. A an incentive to lit
erary work among girls of the State,
the Adelphian and Cornelian literary
societies of the State Normal and In
dustrial college have decided to offer
a loving cup as a prize to be awarded '
to the high, school girl of the State
who submits to the societies during
the spring the best story- f ,
Wilmington. A committee of
Brunswick New Hanover county
citizen went to Raleigh to appear be
fore a committee of the General As
sembly In behalf of the bill to annex '
Northwest township and part of
Town Creek township, Brunswick
county. The delegation will be com
posed of twenty-five or thirty citizens.
Raleigh. The Joint Committees of
the Senate and House on Education
decided finally, at the close of a three
and one-half hours' session to defer
action on the six-months' school term
bill and the compulsory attendance
bill until February 11 It la then ek
pected that the Finance Committee
will have submitted tta plan for rais
ing revenue. ' f.:
Washington. Senator Simmon
presented to the Senate a certified
copy of the joint resolution passed by
the North Carolina Legislature, rati
fying the constitutional amendment
for the popular, election of senators.
In presenting the resolution Mr. Sim
mon stated that North Carolina bad
been the first State to ratify the
amendment
Salisbury In the meeting of tbe
Rowan County Commissioners recent
ly the matter of working the public
road was considered and the ques
tion of drawing up a new road law
or amending the present one dis
cussed. Some of the main features
in the proposed law are the levying
of a special township tax of from 15
to 45 cents on the $100 valuation oi
property and 46 cents on each poll,
each township to be apportioned the
full amount paid In for road improve
ment : ,. r v,; , '
Asheboro. The ; Board of Conn f y
Commissioner at the meeting recent
ly adopted a resolution agreeli.,; to
secure the services of an expert e i
glneer to make surveys and exan i sa
jtt'ons of material - for building i 1
aaintenance of a eystem of In . vy.i
roada for the entire county. Ar
rangement: have been made hfr '
fore for the completion of the g-i:v-)
road from Asheboro, north to f
Guilford line, making two c"
at or near Randleman, and p r
rect toward Greensboro, and tat
er along or near the South, ni !
way by Trinity college to t a (
ford line. - .
Smlthfield. The Johns; in
Good. Roads Association r; t 1
elected James A. Wello.- i i
and framed an act to l a j
the present General As '
izing the county corn
eal! an election to vote i ;
sue of $50,000."
Lenoir. A telephone mt
ed here recently staf f a t .-.!
Jackson, who lives tonr i
Patterson, had a d: '
son-in-law, William T"
struck him over t?;e 1
stick of wood, kK;;.;;? i
stant'.y. " -
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