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GAS GAZETTE - , . . . . . , . . . t PON I A PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. Devoted to the ProtecUoa of Horn anl the lateral of the Gouty. 81.09 A TEAR IX ADVANCE. VOL. XXXII. f GASTONIA, N. C v .FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1911. NO. 44. i.O:E LORAY LOCALS. v ' -J--. .f.' . WEST GASTONIA.:June 1. -Mr, and Mrs. A. E. Moore are visiting the latter's parent In Waynesvllle. Rev. W, R. Bradehaw baa returned to his' home at Hickory. Mr. J. J, ' O'Brien spent the week-end with : homelolks In Durham. Miss Beulah ;Waldrop bat returned to her home in . Spartanburg. S. C, after apending several week! here with- triends and . relative. A revival .meeting is in . progress at - Union Grove church, Rev. Mr. MillOway, of Winston-Salem, Is doing the preaching. Miss Eugenia Ponder returned to her home in Spartanburg, S. C., after spending a month with Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Waldrop. - , v The Tigers walked, away with the game Saturday afternoon to the tune of 16 to 2. Mr. W, P. Preseley and family have moved here from Monroe. Mr. James Hicks and( fam ily, of Converse, S. C. are moving here this week. An ice cream sup per wlllje pulled off in the Loray park Saturday evening, June 3rd, at 8 o'clock. Everybody Is cordially In vited to come out. The timely shower has brightened the prospects for 'taters, onions, cabbage and other garden truck. Mr. J. M. Withers and family have moved to Maiden. Mr. John Callo way and family have moved from Greenville, 8. C, to the Loray. Miss Fronia Wyatt is able to be out after being 111 for a week. Mr. Will Gilliam, of Old Fort, spent Saturday and Sunday with his brother, Mr. J. F. GUllam, here. Mr. A. W. Spen der has put In a strck of groceries in the Bradley building at t the Gray Mill, and is doing a very nice busi ness. - The Gray Mill boys and the Gas ton la second nine crossed bats at the school bouse Saturday, the score be ing 12 to 4 In favor of the mill boys. Mr. Grover Llppard and his best .girl came down from Southside last week, and while here were married at the home of his father near the Gray Mill. The teachers and students of Franklin Avenue Sunday school will lve a Children's Day exercise and missionary rally Sunday morning, June 4th, at 11 o'clock. They have very Interesting and Instructive program and the public is very cor dially Invited to be present. Crouse Route One News. Correspondence of The Gazette. CROUSE, Route 1, May 31. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Carpenter, Mrs. Su san Huffstetler and Miss Ina -Smith have returned from a week-end visit as the guests 'of Mr. and Mrs. An drew Huffstetler, of Rutherford county Mr. Sidney Lynch and fam ily visited Mr. Pender Weathers Sunday. -Mr. H. F. Norman and family spent Saturday with Mr. A. I Huffstetler. Miss Ella May Ford is the gnest of Miss Lela Cody this week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mitchem, of Gastonla, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Joe Anthony. .Mrs. Dan Summey , spent Sunday vyith Mrs. Pender Weathers. Mr. and. Mrs. LaFayette Carpenter spent Sunday , with Mr. ' J. F. Carpenter. Mrs. Docia Cody Is ill at this writ ing. Mr. and Mrs. John Carpenter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Will Riser. Mr. A. W. Lynch was In Llncolnton on business Tuesday.--Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Carpenter spent Tuesday with Mr. H. F, Norman Clad to note that Mrs. John Antho ny Is improving. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lynch and son, Luther, went to . day on a visit to the home pf his brother, Mr. Will Lynch, In Cataw ba county. Mrs. E. C. Weathers spent Tuesday with Mrs. John Car penter. . CHERRYVILLE CHAT. The Eagle, 1st." . Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mor row, last week, a girl. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Sweat yesterday morning, a son. " Mrs. Augustus Cllne, of Gastonla, visited in Cherry vllle -last week, the guest of Mrs. E. L...Webb. Messrs. N. B. Kendrick, L. C, Mc Dowell, Miss Mattie Kendrick and Mrs. J. W. Kendrick visited relatives In Spartanburg last Sunday, return ing home Tuesday. - Mr. 8. S. Mauney is building a neat office building adjoining that of Dr. L. L. Self,' which when com pleted will be occupied by Dr. Hoff man,, : of Stanley, who will locate here.' . . : -.- - J.-.- .. Mr: W. J. Alran left yesterday for Boone to attend the Teachers Train ing School.- .-' . -. . Mr. James Moss, -of this plaee, left Wednesday to accept a position in Monroe. Mrs. W'.' D. Lackey of Fall st on. passed through town Wednesday on her way . to Bessemer City to visit her sister, Mrs. 8. M. Ford.. . - Mr. John H. Workman" returned home . Wednesday from - Chapel : Hill, where nt has completed his second year's work In that Institution. Mr. J.. Frank Carpenter, has pur chased the stock of goods owned by iHouser A'Wyatt,; Mr.. Carpenter has moved his restaurant into the store building which he purchased last Saturday at' the sale, formerly oc cupied by Houser A Wyatt, Messrs. Houser'A Wyatt will devote their time to the broom business and th handling of livestock: and count r; produce. , . .;. : The acre lot and residence of t late Rev. N. H. Moss outside of tow was sold last Saturday by his execu tors and was bid off by T. J, Moss for $230. ; x ,xA large crowd was in Cherryville last Saturday to attend the auction sale of town lots, but not many came to buy dirt. The lots were not all sold. The 'ones sold on Main street brought from $22 to $30 per front foot. Dallas, Route Two Items. Correspondence of The Gazette. DALLAS, Route 2, June 1. Misses Minnie and Gay Maxwell spent Saturday v. and Sunday with Misses Lucy and Lorena Smith. Mrs. Dave Jenkins and Mrs. Henry Summerrow. of- Stanley, visited Mrs. Lanira Robinson Sunday. Mr. Hu bert Rhyne visited Mr. and Mrs. Jno. White Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Lineberger spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lineberger visited Mrs. Lineberger's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wyatt, Saturday and Sunday. Mr, and Mrs. Frank Rhyne and children were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. John White. The Misses Deal, of Lenoir, are visiting (heir sister, Mrs. Sherman Robinson. Mrs. Jane Maxwell spent Saturday with Mrs. Charlie Lineberger. ' BELMONT BUDGET. Correspondence of The Gazette." BELMONT, June 2. Miss Minnie Tate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tate, was married Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock to Mr. Claude Albright, of Kings Mountain. Immediately af ter the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Al bright left for their home In Kings Mountain. Dr. Hall and family visited rela tives in Dallas this week. Mr. W. R. Stowe is attending court this week. Mrs. J. P. Chandler, t)f Bes semer City, is spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Rankin. 'Mies Margaret Hall re turned Tuesday from a week'a visit to her friend, Miss Addie Rendle man, of Iron Station. Mrs. Rob Tit man and daughter. Miss Lyde, of Lowell, spent Tuesday at Dr. Hall's. Rev. W. S. Lacy arrived Wednes day night. He will preach at the Presbyterian church Sunday. 'Mrs. D. K. Hall was a Gastonla visitor Tuesday. Misses Mary and Junie Orr spent a few days with Dr. Orr this week. Miss Edna Long was a Charlotte visitor Monday. Mr. yed Lee per has accepted a position with the Belmont Drug Co. Greensboro is to have a million dollar hospital endowed by Moses H. Cone, the wealthy cottonmanufac turer of that city. It a expected that eventually this stltution will be to the South nat Johns Hopkins is now to places Turther north. A special from Salisbury states that the differences ' between the Southern Railway Company and the machinists, bollermakers and black smiths were yesterday amicably ad- Justed, the basis of settlement being the establishment of 'a flat basis of 38 cents per hour, effective from April 1, 1911.. ; Governor Woodrow Wilson was the commencement orator at : the State University, Chapel Hill, Tues day and he was given a regular ora tion. - His address was heard with Interest by the largest crowd that ever assembled at a University com mencement. The degree of -LL. D. was conferred upon Governor Wil son. .-' - r -;-:...-' ' . i According to a statement Issued this week by Director Logan W. Page of the Federal office of public roads, a record of a million dollars a day for good "roads will soon - be attained In the united States. v in 1904 the expenditures for the . con struction and maintenance was only $80,000,000 but . this year it has reached the sum of $140,000,000 al ready. Every State la'the Union. says Mr. Page, seems to have at last become thoroughly aroused on the subject. In North Carolina over $2, 000,000 Is available for good roads work Trom county bond Issues. ... 1 Adjutant General Leinster of the iforth Carolina National Guard yesterday- announced another detach ment of officers of the State Guards to go to San Antonio, Texas, for two weeks training at Fort Sam Houston where the Federal troops are mobi lized for manoeuvers. They are to report there June 12th. . Those ap pointed are: Lieut-Col. Van B. Metis, Second Infantry, Wilmington; MaJ. Lawrence W. Young. First Infantry, AshevHTe; Capt. Thadlus Stem, Third Infantry, Reldsvtlle; Capt. H. H. Murray, Adjutant Second Infantry, Wilson; Capt. E. P. Carpenter, First Infantry. High Point; First Lleut W. R. Miller, Third Infantry, Ral eigh. This U the fifth detachment sent from, this State, ;-- KICKED BY MULE. IfvJac f. Jack Farrar, of Mount- Holly, . Sustains Injuries Which May Prove Fatal Taken to Charlotte Hos pital for Operation, - A phone message to The Gazette this morning from its Mount Holly correspondent ' brought" Information very distressing accident which curred there late yesterday after noon when Mr. Jack Farrar. of the firm of Farrar Rrnfhrj anil nn nt ; the best known young business men of that town was kicked on the head ' br a vouncr mule and sa bad It lnlur- ; ed that fears are entertained for bis recovery. His right Jaw "bone was shattered and his head badly bruised. The unfortunate man was rushed to Charlotte in an automobile am bulance and. was taken to the Char lotte Sanitorlum for an operation this morning. . Mr. -Farrar had just purchased some young mules and had taken them to a blacksmith shop to have them shod. It was while at the shop that the accident occurred. The many friends of the injured man hope for his recovery, though his condition this morning is report ed to be such as to hold Out but slight hope for his getting over his injuries. IN SOCIETY. MRS. WHAT ENTERTAINS. In honor of her house guest. Miss Annie Louise Wills, of Greensboro, Mrs. Joe '8. Wray charmingly enter tained a few friends at tea last ev ening: Those enjoying Mrs. W ray's hospitality were Misses Hildebrand, Annie McLean, Clara Armstrong and Nell Johnson, of McComb City, Miss. WEDDING BELLS AT KINGS MOUNTAIN. Two approaching weddings of In terest to many Gaston people are to take place soon at Kings Mountain. Invitations announcing them have been issued and Tead as follows: "Mr. Martib Luther Harmon re quests the honor of your presence at the marriage of his sister, Mary Elizabeth, to Mr. Thomaa Pressly Mc G11I on Wednesday evening, June the seventh, at half-after eight o'clock. Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, Kings Mountain, .North Car olina." "Mrs. Samuel Robert Simonton requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter, Margaret Roberta, and Mr. John Martin Patterson, on Wednesday ev ening, June the fourteenth, at eight o'clock, Associate Reformed Presby terian church, Kings Mountain, North Carolina." ' . IN HONOR OF MISS JOHNSON. At the home of Mrs. E. W. Gil liam on Broad street Thursday even ing Miss Johnsie Adams was the hostess to about seventy-five of her friends at a porch party in honor of her attractive guest, Miss Nell John son, of McComb City, Miss. The wide-spreading veranda, open to the breezes, with its furnishings of rugs, rockers and divans, and Illuminated by numbers of electric lights, was an ideal place for such an affair. Re ceiving at the door were 'Mesdames J. Lean Adams. E. W. Gilliam, A. M. Dixon and Misses Edith McLean and Rebecca Aklams, while the receiving line was composed of Misses Johnsie Adams, Neil Johnson, Katherine Ma son, Sallle, Dixon, of Charlotte, and the Misses Howe. Progressive Bun co was played on the porch. Dainty refreshments of ice cream and cake were served at the conclusion of the games. The punch table was grace fully presided over by Misses Annie McLean,. Jennie Pegram and Jennie Stead man Culp. ' The out-of-town guests, In addi tion to the honoree, Miss Johnson, were 'Miss Baskln, of Meridian, 'Miss., Miss Branson, of Greenville, Tenn., Misses Howe, of Carrollton, Ky., Miss Coltrane, of Concord, Mtee Wills, of Greensboro, and Miss Dix on, of Charlotte. DELIGHTFUL RECEPTION AT MRS. WILSON'S. Approximately two hundred guests, including the forty delegates to the Woman's Missionary Union, enjoyed the genuine hospitality and good cheer dispensed by Mrs. T. W. Wil son Tuesday afternoon from 6: SO to 8:30 at her handsome home on Franklin avenue. The occasion was the reception given by the Ladies' Missionary Society of the First Pres byterian church to the visiting la die. : . . . . , .- On entering, the guest were met at the door by Mesdames H. M. Ed dlemaa and R. C. Warren. The re ceiving line was composed of the of ficers of the union, Mesdames J. S. Wise, J. R. Moore, J. W. Saine. R. B. Reinhardt. alPof Llncolnton, Mra. J. F. Jenkins, of Shelby, and Mrs. D. R. LaFar, of Gastonla, v Mesdames Frost Torrence,- R. C. Anderson. J. F. Thomson, the hostess, Mrs. T. W. Wilson and Miss Alice Daniel, all ot MISSIONARY UNION CONVENES. Delightful Gathering of Delegates Many - Interesting Addreoece Dr. McMillan Charms Large Audience. v Immediately following the delight ful reception given' at the home of Mrs. T. W. Wilson on Franklin av enue Tuesday - evening, the fourth annual meeting of the Woman's Mis sionary Union of Kings Mountain Presbytery convened in the auditor ium of- the First Presbyterian church and was opened with prayer by Rev. R. C. Amlerson. The principal feat ure of Tuesday evening's exercises was the address by Rev. Homer Mc Millan, of Atlanta, Ga. . His subject was "Home Missions In the Southern Presbyterian Church," and Jils address dealt more particularly with the immigrant problem as It confronts the Church today, especially the more Ignorant and degraded foreigners in the slums of our large cities. In regard to the number and character of the Immigrants, one million souls come Into this country every year and they are, for the most part, from the low er classes of Italy, Sicily and Russia. The Southern Presbyterians, howev er, are meeting this question by the establishment o'f missions in eleven languages throughout the South, for instance, among the Russians and Mexicans, of Texas, the Italians and Sicilians, of Birmingham, and the Bohemians, of Virginia. Wednesday morning's paramount feature was the address of Mrs. L. W. Curtis, of Ijamlet, a returned missionary who is traveling in the interest of missions, explaining and lecturing on the general working plans of missions. Following the address of welcome by Mrs. R. C. Anderson and the response by Mrs. J. S. Wise, of Llncolnton, came the roll call and enrollment of delegates, reading of minutes, reports from the various secretaries and the announce ment q'f committees. Wednesday afternoon's session consisted of an address by Rev. W. R. MInter, of Llncolnton, on "Pres byterial Missions" and the round ta ble discussion on Home Missions, particularly the work among the Indians and' foreigners, mountain eers and colored people. I Wednesday evening an unusually j large crowd from other denomina tions was present, the principal feat ure being a stereopticon lecture by Dr. George C. Worth, of Kiangyln, China, on "Hospital Work" in his town. His pictures and slides were intensely Interesting and instructive in the light of his excellent address. Among many things that he said which ought to be of interest to Americans was one In particular and tfiat was the fact that all the Chinese boys are now insisting on being pre pared In military schools and refuse to attend any other: also that in his town, Kiangyln, with a population of 42,000, of this number, 6000 are in the army. If there is any element of truth In the recent discussions con cerning the dangers liable to arise from .the Yellow Peril, these facts ought to be of vital Interest to every citizen. Interesting Poetofflre Statistics. Some figures that might be of in terest to the many patrons of the postbffice have been furnished by the postal officials as follows for the month of May. Number of pieces of first-class mail, letters and postal cards handled, 49,748; second class mail, "newspapers and magazines, 25,538; all other packages, 20,425. The above Is the Incoming mall. The figures for the outgoing mall are as follows: First class, 45,060; second class, 5,444; all other mall, 3,734. When- It is remembered that May is generally regarded as the month of the lightest traffic In. the postal bus iness, the above figures give some idea of the amount of business done at Gastonla. Goidsboro Won Against Railroad. New-burn Sun. Newborn should force the rail roads to pave their streets. In Goidsboro the railroad street was pvea oy the city and the Atlantic Coast Line refused to lower its tracks to conform to the grade. The case went to the Supreme Court and was decided In favor of the city. Rail roads cannot treat city streets like they want to and. when they sign a contract agreeing to seep a street in good order they should live up to It. The proposed revision of the wool tariff the Underwood bill was unanimously approved by , foil Democratic caucus of Congress at midnight Wednesday night, twelve hours after it had been made public by the ways and means committee. Its endorsement followed some rapid manoeuvering by the Democratic House leaders, who devised a scheme which effectually disposed of the op position of the free wool advocates. This action was In the nature-of a renouncement of the dictation of Bryan. whom are the presiding officers of the various missionary organizations of the First Presbyterian church. The guests were then shown to the dining room, where a tempting salad course, -consisting, of pickles, sandwiches and pressed chicken, was served. From this room. they were ushered Into the library where a de licious collation of coffee, with waf ers, was served. On the wide-spreading veranda refreshing punch was poured. Left to their own, devices the guests Intermingled with each other on the spacious piazza, re newing old acquaintances and greet ing the stranger, until the appointed hour for adjournment to the church. COURT? u NIEW IN HANDS OF JURY. Case of State Against Spate Elmore Completed and Verdict is Awaited Speeches Occupied Entire Morn ing Session Court Will Probably : Adjourn This Afternoon. The fate of Spate Elmore, charged by the State with secret assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill George A. Jenkins, probably is now (3 p. m.) in the hands of the jury and a verdict will most likely be rendered some time during the af ternoon, The case was begun yesterday and the taking of evidence was concluded yesterday afternoon. Argument be fore the jury was begun immediate ly after court convened at 9:30 o'clock this morning. Solicitor Wil son opened for the State and was followed by Mr. A. C. Jones, of the local bar, and Judge Frank I. Os borne, of Charlotte, for the defense. Argument for the State was conclud ed by Mr. O. F. Mason, of Gastonla, who finished at 1 o'clock. Court then adjourned for the noon recess and reconvened at 2:30 when the jude began his charge. Able speeches were made by all four and the court audience listened with In terest throughout. The crime with which Elmore Is charged was committed 'March 20th and he has been in Jail since, no pre liminary hearing having been had. This case will perhaps conclude the docket and the 'May term of Gas ton Superior Court will in all proba bility close this afternoon. Owing to the nature of the cases and contestants, the civil court dock et Is grinding out very slowly. When court adjourned Thursday afternoon only two cases of any importance had been disposed of. The first of these was the case of Sarah S. Moore and husband, G. E. Moore, vs. the. Caro lina A North-Western Railway Com pany, in which the plaintiff was su ing for $10,000 damages in return for injuries alleged to have been suf fered in February, 1910, at Pleasant Ridge when plaintiff was Injured by being thrown against the platform while getting off the train. This case consumed over two days and was finally decided 1n favor of the plaintiff with a verdict . of $2,500 damages. The other case was that of the North State Cotton Co. vs. R. N. Wilson and the Town of Gastonla in which the plaintiff was suing for damages in return for two bales of cotton which disappeared from the platform after being duly weighed and ticketed. The jury in this case was out nearly half a day and the decision waa finally rendered in favor of the defendants. New Charter for Bessemer City Mill. Southern (Textile Bulletin, 1st. The Secretary of State has char tered the Harborough Company, Bes semer City, capital $100,000 au thorized and $10,000 subscribed by J. W. Sanders, of Alabama; Palmer Brown. Jr., Rhode Island, and O. F, Mason, Gastonla, for general cotton mill and textile business. This com pany will take over the Mascot mITI. Master Hazel Long returned to Gastonla Tuesday afte w visit to his aunt, Mr.' A. R. SutTisUl, at Kings Mountain. - 'Mr. Lewis H. Balthis, who has been a student at the Gaaeral The ological Seminary in I Nw York city for the session justlrfosed, arrived In Gastonla yesterday and will spend the summer here, Mr. J. fM. KimhaUV who Uvea at the Dunn Mill, showed The Gazette this morning a hen egg, which for size and weight, is a record-breaker. It weighs 5; ounces andwas laid by a Buff Coachin herLXMr. Kimball says the same hen has recently laid two other large eggs, though neither was quite as large as this one. . Mrs. J." M. Holland, returned Monday to her home m Spencer Mountain after spending two weeks at Hickory with her mother, Mrs. Margaret F. BoydenAwho has been seriously ill. Mrs. BsvQen was tak en Monday to Dr. Long's Sanitarium at Etatesrille for treatment, accom panied by Mrs. Holland. Her condi tion is considerably Improved. Mr. Claude Wilson, of Lowell, returned to his home yesterday from Greensboro where he spent four weeks In St. Leo's Hospital suffering from typhoid fever. He has entirely recovered from his illness. Mr. Wil son waa a student (he past year at Oak Ridge Institute, Oak Ridge, but was forced to leave before the end of the session on account of sick ness. He is a son of Mr. J. M. Wil son, bookkeeper for the Lowell Cot ton Mills. . - : - ; : "' v Mr. a t!- Albright, first trick operator at this place, and Miss Min nie Tate, of Belmont, Journeyed over to Gastonla last Tuesday and were happily married at the home of the bride's 1 grandparents. ' After the ceremony they took train No. 35 for Bessemer City and from' there to Kings - Mountain . in an automobile. Mr. Albright has rented a house on City -street where they will reside. May their journey through life be long and happy. Kings "Mountain Herald, 1st. '. FINALS AT DAYIDS0N. Baccalaureate- Sermon by Dr. Lin- gle, of Atlanta, G a. Large Grad "natlng Class. 'i.: Commencement at Davidson was ushered la Sunday morning with the baccalaureate sermon by Rev. W. L. -Lin gle, D. D., of the First Presby terian churchy Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Un gle's sermon waa a masterful one in every respect. At night the annual sermon before the Y, M. C. A. was preached by Rev, W. M.. White, . of Raleigh. Monday morning class day exercis es were held, the class flag being un furled to the breeze from the top of the Chambers building. . At night the annual reunion of the Philan thropic and Eumcnean literary soci eties was held. The alumni orator . in the former was Rev. A. R. Mc Queen, of Dunn, while Rev. W. F. ered the address Ln the Eumenean. ' Tuesday ln the forenoon was held the oratorical contest of the senior class, the medal being won by M. H, Carr, speaking on "Science and the Farm." AC night was held a con test of the same nature in the Junior class, the medal being won by I H. ; Smith, of Easley, S. C, his subject ' being "A Scholar in Politics," the same referring to Gov. Woodrow Wilson, a former student at David son, and now so much ln the public eye and mind, Wednesday morning the .main feature of the entire . commence ment exercises, the literary address -by Gov. W. W. KItchin, took preced ence over alL things else. Always an orator of power, of pleasing grace-, fitlniua KsvtK am . V n Asia- a A l ... V . ject matter on this occasion nothing -whatever was detracted from his rep- uiation. uovernor Kucmn a aaaresa showed how education if it had any worth or merit must make for hap ness in the truest sense of the word. For more than an hour he held the undivided attention of his audience. The awarding of further medals, distinctions and diplomas to the . graduating class of forty-five, whicht numbers men on Its roll from New. , Jersey to Mississippi and from Per-- ' sia and China, closed the exercises, of the morning. The closing events, of the day were the receptions given by the various societies and fratern ities. NOW SELF-SUSTAINING. ' For First Time in Thirty Years Post office Department Makes Expenses and Wlir Show Surplus One Cent Postage Possibility of Future. The first of the week Postmaster General Hitchcock returned to the Secretary of the Treasurer the sum of $3,000,000 which had been appro priated to take care of the usual de. ficit in the Postoffice Department. This is significant. It is the , first time In thirty years that the depart ment has made expenses. The Post master General declares that at the close of the fiscal year It will, ln ad dition, show, a neat surplus. In this connection it is asserted that an effort will again be made to establish one cent postage, which, subject will no doubt prove interest ing to the general public. It has been, states a Washington special, the ambition of Postmaster Hitchcock to place the Postoffice De partment on a firm business basil. He has withdrawn from politics mora than the public is aware, it is added, and has been devoting his time un sparingly to the work of managing the Postoffice Department efficiently and economically. This record is remarkable when H is remembered that the present ad ministration inherited a postoffice deficit of $17,500,000, the largest tn the history of the postal service. At present, in addition to having paid all its expenses the department has to its credit a million dollars or mora. A Picture Sore Enough. Newbern Sun. Wouldn't It be a picture to see th Duke of Durham and John D. Rocke feller looking through the 'bars. Mr. Wickersham, attorney general of the United States, says that he is going v after the trust magnates and that "Juries are becoming more willing, now, however, to convict and judges . who have been reluctant to impose prison penalties now have the Su-; preme Court's decisions to sustain them." Groner Brindle, a young white' man of Lenoir, was accidentally shot and killed Tuesday by E. C. Leon ord. It was another case of "didnt know it was loaded." . J. W. Slkes, of Greensboro, and H. P. McKnight, of Southern Pines, were placed in Jail Wednesday, the1 former at Greensboro and the latter at Raleigh, as a result of arrest and bail proceedings brought against them as officials ot the North Caro lina Traction Company by A. S. Now lin A Co., coal dealers, of Lynch burg. Va., who allege that these men procured coal from them under false pretenses. . ' '!"' . Following soon after the Standard" Oil decision the Supreme Court Mon day held that the American Tobacco Company and it accessories ; an4 subordinate corporations and com-. panics, including lus nugiieu wfyvn- atlon, are co-operators ln a "combina tion' illegal under the Sherman anti trust law. : If at the end of six or eight, months the corporations fall ta bring themselves within the' law a receivership and dissolution by court decree will follow.