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folk Three Cents theCoj INDEPENDENCE IN THINGS. Subscription Price, $1.00 Per Year in Advance. VOL XIV. COLUMBUS, N. C, THURSEfeT, JAN UAR Y 28, 1909. NO. 38. i : " . -a. trail w forests President Approves Report of National Commission. SENDS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS Urges Measures to Conserve the Nat ural Resources as a Legacy to Pos terityShould be Pat in Effect .Without Delay. President Roosevelt, Friday trans mitted to Congress the following bearing on the conservation of our natural resources. I transmit herewith a report of the national conservation commission, to gether with the acompanying papers. This report, whieh is the onhrrowth of the conference of Governors last May, was unanimously approved by the recent joint conference held m this city between the national con servation commission and Governors of the States, State conservation com missions and conservation commit tees of great organizations of citi xens. It is therefore in a peculiar sense representative of the whole na tion and all its parte.' The facts set forth in this report constitute an imperative call to act ion. The situation they disclose de mands that we, neglecting for a time, if need be, smaller and less vital questions, shall concentrate an effec tive part of our attention upon the great material foundations of nation al existence, progress and prosperity. The progress of our knowledge of this country will continually lead to more acurate information and better use of the sources of national strength. It is not necessary that this knowledge should be exact in every minute detail. It is essential that it should correctly describe the general situation. The conservation of our resources is the fundamental question before this nation. Our population is now adding about one-fifth to its numbers in ten years. Many millions more, must be fed and clothed from the products of our soil. With the steadv trrowth in nonulation -ind the still more rapid increase in consumption our people will here after make greater and not less de mands per capita upon all the nat ural resources for their livlihood, comfort and convenience. It is high time to realize that our resnnnsihil. ity to the coming millions is like that of parents to their children, and that in wasting our resources we are wronging our descendants. Our rivers can and should be made to serve our people effectively in transportation, but the vast expen ditures for our waterways have not ; resulted in maintaining, much 19 in promoting, inland navigation. There fore, let us take immediate steps to lascertain tne reasons and to prepare iana aaopt a comprehensive plan for imana waterway navigation. Our forests are fast disannetam'no Bess than one-fifth of them are being unsened, and no good purpose can be met by failing- to Drovide th rela tively small sums needed for the rm. tection, use, and improvement of all xoresrs still owned by the govern ment. Let us enacf laws to check the wasteful destruction of the for ests in private lands. The American eopie stand nearly as a unit for vaierway development and for forest rotection. Mineral Resources Wasted. Our mineral resources onee ex hausted are gone forever, and the ecu ies waste of them costs us hun dreds of human lives and nearly w,vw,vm a year. Therefore, lot 3 undertake without riUv tia in vestigations necessary before our W1U De position, through tate action or nfliomnu t f end to this huare loss nnd wfA onJ conserve both our mineral resources fQ e llves of the men who take fern from the earth. ne conservation of OUT natural Sources is Of first. rnnMar,f;nn T rp r,p .i . . '""-rwwwi- XL re ot tins generation destroy the re cces from Unh x.:,.3 T otherwise derive their livli- r e reduce the capacity, of our I" to support a Donnlfttint a,. Wry,,.,, I , , l ' ' J unu aj KmriTU6 the Standard of Iivin InoiV V ""UiU1s generations of their ngh , t0 Me on th.s. m k " a"ow itwat industrial oran IS " ns f Paction and do hi Ind"stnal liberty, a right Sea!mrrs and vital thm The alminicfi: , , . . drawing i, ,, '"1 wmcD 18 Wst idom rtf nZ:rnlai neet of free- 01 rTf' unity for ";.:.- ti 1 1 "f m toUid be 'oo w tl h5L I- Samo of competi- ATTAwn X. reason f0r ful "twrsumiy. rent eontrni exercise of ov- "VCI great monopo lies is to equalize opportunity. Waterways. Accordingly, I urge that the broad plan for the development of our waterways, recommended by the In land Waterways Commission, be put in effect without delay. . The work of waterways develop ment should be undertaken without delay. Meritorious projects in known conformity with the general outlines of any comprehensive plan should proceed at once. The cost of the whole work should be met by direct appropriation if possible, but if nec essary by the issue of bonds in small denominations. It is especially important that the development of water power should be guarded with the utmost care both by the national government and by the States in order to protect the peo ple against the upgrowth of monopoly and to insure to them a fair share in the benfits which will follow the de velopment of this geat asset which belongs to the people and should be controlled by them. Forests. I urge that provision be made for both protection and more rapid de velopment of the national forests. Otherwise, either the increasing use of these forests by the people must be checked or their protection against fire must be dangerously weakened. If we compare the actual damage on similar areas on private and national forest lands during the past year, the government fire patrol saved commer cial timber worth as much as the total cost of caring for all national forests at the presnt rate for about ten years. Lands. The use of the public grazing lands should be regulated in such ways as to improve and conserve their value. Rights to the surface of the public land should be separated from rights to forects upon it and to minerals be neath it, tnd these should be sub ject to separate disposal. The coal, oil, gas and phosphate rights still remaining with the gov ernment should be withdrawn from entry and leased under conditions fa vorable for economic development. Minerals. The consumption Of nearly all of our mineral products is increashing more rapidly than our population. Our mineral waste is about one-sixth of our product, or nearly $1,000,000 for each working day in the year. The loss of structural materials through fire is about another million a day. The loss of life in the mines is ap palling. The larger part of these losses can be avoided. A part of the action of the joint conference says: We also especially urge on the Congress of the United States the high desirablity of main taining a national commission on, the conservation of tehresourees of the country empowered to co-operate with State commissions to the end that every sovereign Commonwealth and every section of the country may attain the high degree of prosperity and the sureness of perpetuity nat urally arising in the aboundant re sources and the vigor, intelligence, and patriotism of our people. In this recommendation I most heartily concur, and I urge that an appropriation of at least $50,000 bje made to cover the. expenses of the national conservation commission for necessary rent, assistance and trav eling expenses. This is a very small sum. I know of no other way in which the appropriation of so small a sum would result n so large a bene fit to the whole nation. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. jror work And the Other Kind. Did you ever stand on a prominent corner at an early morning hour and watch the throngs of people on their way to work? Noting the number who were forcing themselves along because it meant their daily bread, and the others cheerfully and eagerly pursuing their way because of love of their work. It is a fact that one's food has much to do with it. As an example: If an engine has poor oil, or a boil er is fired with poor coal, a bad result is certain, isn't it?- Treating your stomach right Is the keystone that sustains the arch of health's temple, and you will find "Grape-Nuts" as a daily food is the most nourishing and beneficial you can use. . We have thousands of testimonials, real genuine little heart throbs, from people who simply tried Grape-Nuts out of curiosity as a last resort with the result that prompted the tes timonial. If you have never tried Grape-Nuts it's worth while to give it a fair, im partial trial. Remember there are millions eating Grape-Nuts every day they know, and. we Ts&ow, if- you will use Grape-Nuts every morning your work is more likely to be joy work, because you can keep well, and with the brain well nourished work is a Joy. Read the "Road to Well ville" in every package "There's a , Reason.' - MEETING OF THE LAWMAKERS Doings of the Legislature Told in Brief. Wednesday's session of House and Senate involved nothing beyond rou I tine work. The joint resolution that the Gn- ireal Assembly adjourn sine die Teb- niary 15th,. introduced some day ag iy Senator Elliott, came up and wa ilmost unanimously voted down ani i motion to reconsider made bj Dockery also failed of the necessarj At noon the Senate repaired to th House for the joint session to a aounce the result of the balloti ruesday in the two branches of Assembly on election of Un States Senator. This required ninutes. A bill just introduced in the Sen ate by Senator Emple to provide no fence law for the whole of the State, Is a bill that will attract very gen ral interest. It is endorsed by the State forestry interests and has oth x very strong backing. It would ap ply the "no fence law to every jection of the State after 1910. It is estimated now that about four-fifths f the State is already under the op eration of "no fence" laws. One of the contentions of the forestry in terests is that the running at large o iwine, for instance, prevents the rrowth of the young long-leaf pines in the eastern section of the State. In both the Senate and House bills were introduced to pay solicitors a Balary of $2,000 and no other compen sation. Senator Ray put in a bill that would legalize an 8 per cent rate of interest when agreed upon by the parties. Speaker Graham introduced a bill to put Henry H. Howard, one of the Merrimac survivors on the pension roll, fourth class and pay him $25. He was gunner's mate on the famous ironclad. Legislators are slow to act upon the bill to guarantee deposits in State banks, but the anto-trust bill with a sharp tooth seems in favor. Bills were offered in the Senate on Thursday : Manning Promote more efficient municipal government. This is the bill prepared by the Raleigh Good Government League and designed to have a sort of "Watts law" appli cation to cities and towns of the State having 5,000 or more popula tion ; providing for a mayor and four councilmen to be elected and they to have the whole direction of the municipal affairs, being subject to removal from office through vote of the people. The act is to apply to any city only after it has been adopt ed by vote of the people. Manning Repeal 305, Revisal, re lating to the discharge of witnesses before the grand jury and the cer tificates of attendance filed. Bassett Provide better protection of earnings of railroad employes and others engaged in interstate business and to assure to them the benefit of the exemption lawg of the State re lating to personal property. The two following bills passed their final reading: Amend Sec. 3241, Revisal, relat ing to witnesses before the grand jury, providing that witnesses shall not be subpoenaed to appear upon a bill of indictment earlier than the second or third day of the court, sav ing to counties much of the im mense cost of the attendance of wit nesses. The bill carrying the appropria tions for the State School for the Blind came from the committee on State School for the Blind with fav orable report and was referred to the committee on appropriations. It carries appropriations of $22,343 for 1909 and $22,00 for 1910 ; an annual appropriation of $65,000 for main tenance and $100 a month for the school library. The minority report of the Senate judiciary committee reporting the Manning bill enlarging the powers of the Attorney General was read and Senatbr Manning announced that he would reserve the right to call up the bill on its passage later. A bill was offered by Senator Or mond (by request) Provide for the creation and organization of the new County of Mosely out of territory taken from Lenoir, Wayne and Greene if the voters in the territory so elect. The following bills were introduced in the House: Majette Amend Sec. 1747, Re visal, to extend the time for register ing grants. GWdon Establish lien upon wearing-'apparel in favor of laundrymen. Gordon Establish State library commssion. Poole Amend Sec. 924, Revisal. relative to the popwpers of the clerk of Superior Court in paying oat funds. Butler (bjy request) Allow two years to brng actions against tele graph companies. Cox, of Anson Amend Chap. 273, Laws of 1902, for the relief of cer- I iff 1 1 mfederate soldiers, sailors and m Repeal Chap. 89, Laws , relating to additional cause rce. ;am--Expedite the trial of cap ses jmd reauce the cost by en courts to summon special i from some adjoining county, h discussion upon the divorce as engaged in. It arises from J to amend the present law tc divorces cases of ten years e if there are no children, bill offered would allow di- if children , are more than 21 old. TKa hill mnv have tine to repeal the law allowing di ground of absence at all. following bills passed theii admg: : - bill ti amend Revisal re- ig to powers and duties of county commissioners, allowing tne estaousn ment when necjjessary of tuberculosis dispensaries arid sanatoriums. To repeal Chip. 202, Laws of 190" is to fees of offieials of Johnston sounty Amend Revisal relative to liability jf counties in criminal actions. Resolution to print 500 copies of memorial of North Carolina Library Association for fireproof building. In the Senate Friday Senator Or tnond offered a bill to put solicitors of the State on salaries of $2,500 each instead of the fees now allowed. Kfcnkins: Joint resolution to pro ride more adequate postoffice facili ties for the General Assembly. Hankins: Memorial from the North Carolina Library Association for the erection, of a fireproof State library building. Hankins: Memorial from the North Carolina Society, Daughters of the Revolution,! relative to the erec tion of a fireproof library building. Among the bills passed was a oint resolution for jjpaying the evpenses of Dr. Gordon and Dr. Bolton, mem bers of the Legislature who repres ented the Assembly at the State tu berculosis convention at Charlotte pcnt1v ! There was rejad by Senator Dock ery a 'pome "(by ex-Senator r. A McLean of Robeson, in answer to the resolution by $enator Dockery that Mr. McLean and others be sent copy of the Lockhart bill to inject sub-section "A? into the anti-trust act. There was a jocular vote. The senate passed a bill to incor porate board of publication, North Carolina Methodist Conference. Senator Barjinger introduced bill to fix the privileges of owners of mileage books. In the House Cox, of Wake, pre sented a memorial from the Ladies' Memorial Association for the Gen eral Assembly fp provide for a fire proof building for the State library. . Poole offered la bill to amend Sec 3354, Revisal, relative to punishment for seduction so that there can be punishment even after marriage in the event there is desertion within five years after marriage. Poole: Amen Sec. 5111, Revisal, relative to the Inheritance tax. Cox, of Waki: Joint resolution to pay the expenses of the inaugural committee. Cox, of Wakec Make the salary of the assistant, Supreme Court libra rian $30 instead of $15 a month. Currie: Amfnd Sec. 87, Revisal, and abolish the crop pest commission, putting its duties in the hands of the State board of agriculture. Currie: Reguate the registration and sale of concentrated feed stuffs. Currie: Regulate the sale of stock foo4g and medicinal powders for live stock. Gordon: To validate deeds and in struments heretofore executed by corporations. I Underwood: Amend 2235, Revisal, so as to allow three days of grace on bills payable at sight. Connor: Fix! liability of banks to depositors for forged or raised checks. Depositor must notify the bank within three months of receiv ing the canceled check. Connor: Punish derogatory state ments concerning banks and to pre vent runs on banks. Connor: Ameid Act of 1907 relat ing to the salary of the assistant li brarian of the Supreme Court. Weaver: Regulate the use of busi ness names. Grant: Protect labor from certain government employes. Rodwel-1: Relative to property of insane persons discharged from asy lums. Morton: Joiit resolution to pro vide more lights! in corridors And ro tunda of Capitof. The Senate lacked a chbrum on Saturday In the House aany bills were pass ed of a private ature. Chief among bills of general interest . presented were: Currie : Amend jRevisal 3945 and re lieve manufacturers of fertilizers of unnecessary requirements. J Currie: Entitli sale of test farms by boards of agriculture. Currie: Establish State highway commission. '1 - ' . ri I . - . GOVERNMENT COTTON REPORT South Carolina Credited With 1,193,- 520 Bale and 4,229 Active Gin neries. Washington, SpecialThere were 12,667,231 running bales of cotton ginned from the growth of 108 to January 16, last, against 10.339,551 a year ago, and 27,441 active ginner ies, against 27366 a year ago, accord ing to the Census bureau report of Saturday. The report counts round as half bales and excludes linters. It includes 232,521 round bales for 1909, 188,037 for 1908 and 90,456 Sea Island bales for 1909, 80J.90 for 1909. The total bales ginned in 1907 up to January 16, was l'2,176,199, rep resenting 93.8 of the crop of that year and of the 19p crop 93.5 was ginnea Dy January le. Today's report shows bales Grin ned and number of ginners operated respectively by States as follows: Bales. Gins. Alabama 1317.266 3.477 Arkansas.. .. .. .. 931,540 2,115 Florida 931,540 2,115 Georgia 1,951,740 3,458 Kansas, Kentuck and New Mexico 1.787 6 Louisiana 458,723 1,096 Mississippi 1,551,265 3,476 Missouri 55,182 78 North Carolina.. .. 661,295 2,756 Oklahoma 621,818 9S4 South Carolina.. ..1,193,420 3,229 Tennessee 321,677 649 Texas 3,529,426 3,148 Virginia 12,614 115 Distribution of Sea Island cotton for 1909 by States is Florida 345, 007;Georgia 43,244; South Carolina 13,205. The corrected statistics of the quantity of cotton ginned this season to January 1 are 12,465,298 bales. SUPPLY OF COTTON. Secretary Hester's Report Shows 5,563,567 Bales Against 5,415,900 Last Week. New Orleans, La., Special. Secre tary Hester's statement of the world '8 visible supply of cotton is sued Saturday shows the total vis ible to be 5,563,567 bales, against 5,415,900 last week and 4,837,600 last year. Of this the total of American cotton is 4,529,567, against 4,449,960 last week and 3,734,730 last year, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 1,034.000, against 966,000 last week and 1,102, 870 last year. Of the world's visible supply of cotton there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and Continental Europe 3,207,000, against 2,738,000 last year; in Egypt 297,000, against 238,000 last year; in India 347,000, against 471,000; and in the United States 1713,000, against 1,391,000 last year. New York, Special. Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands 10.00; mid dling Gulf, 10.25; no sales. Futures opened firm and closed barely steady. Months. Open. High.Low. Close. Jan 9.78 9.76 9.67 Feb .. .... .... .... 9. 67 March .. 9.70 9.76 9.67 9.68 April .. .. .... 9.67 May .. .. 9.65 9.74 9.65 9.66 June .... 9.60 July .. 9.67 9.67 9.59 9.59 Aug .. .... 9.52 9.46 9.4? m OCaJTtlS ILL IT WILL 60ST Y0I I lir Um U to m& mm I showing the most complete line of bi I BELOW any other manufacturer or dealer in the world. m M DO MOT BUY A BICYCLE I; : k a h sa mm an mmm or on any kind of terms, until yen have received oar complete Ftm Cmtm logaes illustrating and describing every kind of high-grade and low-grad bicycles, old patterns and latest models, and learn of our remarkable LOW bicycles, old pet PRICES and wonderful direct to rider with no middlemen's profits. WE SHIP O APPROVAL unthoui a cent d&osit. Pay the Freight and allow io Days rre Trial boose in the world will do. able information by simply we need a KMamf Atwont in every town and can offer an to make money to suitable 0 PUNCTURE Prloo .80 to Introduce Wo Will Sell You a Samalo Pair for Only NAILS. 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That "Holding Bacfc' ' sensation commonly felt when riding on iTTfheft or soft roads is overcome by the patent "Basket Weave" tread which prevents all air from brhar squeezea gut. uctwecu uic Lire axu iuc ivmu umauvuwiuiii- ct.i suction, ine regular pnee Of 1tTmw Q cm -ruf nur rant f f otjrkin nnrnnaMtmk ari TnnL'!tic o cn' j fMra n i- tires is 8. 50 per pair, out fcr advertising purposes of only J4.80 per pair. All orders shipped same day letter is received. We ship C.O.D. on approval. You do not pay a cent until you have examined ana found them strictly as represented, We will allow a cash discount of 5 per cent (thereby making the price 94.55 per pair) if you send FULL CASH WITH ORDER and enclose this svJvertiscment. We will also send one nickel plated brass hand pump and two Sampson metal puncture closers on full paid orders (these metal puncture closers to be used in case of intentional knife cuts or heavy gaahes). Tires tq be returned-' at OCR expense if for any reason they are not satisSactory cn examination. We are perfectly reliable and money sent to us is as safe as in a bank. Ask ycur Postmaster Banker, Express or Freight Agant or the Editor of this paper about us. 3f you order a pair'ot these tires, you will find that they will ride easier, run faster, wear better; last longer and looJk filler than any tire you have ever used or seen at any price: Ve know that you will be so well pleased that when you want a bicycle you will give as -;cur order. We want you to send us a small trial order at once, hence this remarkable tire offer. rinDOTffO ID IO A V"C ballt-up-wheels, saddles, pedals, pa.u and repairs, and VWM iM KJme3SMWkKi9p everything in the bicycle, line are sold by us at half the usuaC prices charged by dealers and repair men. 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The jury trying Mrs. Pauline Palmer, for the murder of her husband, Luke Palmer, in July last,, at their home, Friday rendered a verdict of not guilty, af ter a trial lastine a week. The de- - - J fense claimed the killing was done to protect the chastity of Mollie Powers 13-year-old servant girl, who was be ing assaulted by Palmer at the time. The State claimed conspiracy to kilt Palmer for life insurance. Virginian Railroad Completed. Roanoke, Va., Special. With the completion Saturday of the long bridge across New river, west of' Roanoke, the last gefp in the line of' the Virginian Railrad, which has been built by Henry H. Rogers, from the coal fields to the sea, was cloaeff and the first train was run through from Roanoke to Deepwater, W. Vav the western terminal. Are a Necessity in the Country Home. The farther you are removed from town to railroad station, the more the telephone will save in time and horse flesh. No man has a right to compel one of the familv to he in agony for hours while heJ drives to town lor the doctor. Tel ephone and save half the suffering. Our Free Book tells how to or ganize, build and operate tele phone lines and svstems. Instruments sold on thirtv dava I usu tu responsiDie parties. m. Mi w THE CADIZ ELECTRIC CO., 201 CCC Budding, Cadiz, Ohio. write for oar big FREE BICYCLE Sept Oct Nov Dec Bill ijll WMtKt nl ifesK Are a Necessity line gh-srad BICYCLES, TIRES and SUNDRIES at pHicca IS new offers made possible bv sellinz from factor and make other liberal terms which no You will learn everything tad get mmm writing us a postal. young men who apply at once. - PROOF TIRES ?" " Notice the thick rubber ( cuts, can use. Over & "A" and puncture strips 1 and "D," also elm strip 4 to prevent rim rutting. 1 tire will outlast any other make SOFT, ELASTIC and EAST BIDING. m -we are making a special factory price to the - tires - ,trom anyone untttyouj postai-Kinearneverytnmg. 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