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LEADING NEWSPAPER AND BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN MADISON COUNTY. MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, tf. C.,THUriSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1909. . NO. 38. VOL. II. Off President Approves Report of National Commission. SENDS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS Urges Measures to Conserve thA Nat ural Resources as a Legacy to Pos terity Should te Put, 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 paper. This report, which is the outgrowth of the conference of Governors last May, was unanimously approved by the recent joint conference held in thjs 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 zens. It is therefore in a peculiar sense representative of the whole na tion and all its parts. The facts get 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 tiarf. nf miv ntfantinn iinn (kn great material foundations' of nation--al existence, progress and prosperity. The progress of our knowledge of this country will continually lead to more aciirate information and-better , use of - the sources of national strength. u 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. - r , . 1 . ' ' ' . ii one-flfth to ita:nMmhAr in te vain Many milHons more,'mnst be an4 . iiunicu uvm ui. pfoouots 01 our sou. With thesteady .growth' in population ' ,and 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 f for . their livlihood, comfort' and convenience.; It is high time to realize that our responsibil itv 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 ... Tesulted in maintaining, much less in promoting, inland navigation. There , "fore, let us take immediate, steps to -ascertain the reasons and to 'prepare ri(? flflnnt ft AnmnMllllMnM nlan P..t f - v"v II. 'I o piau inland waterway navigation. , Our forests are fast disappearing, and - "leBS than one-fifth of them are beinsr . conserved, and no good purpose can :. Tie met by failing to provide the rela- ' tively small sums needed for the pn y tection, use, and improvement of all forests still owned by the, govern meni. - L,et us enact laws to check the wasteful destruction of the for ests in private lands. The American v. people stand nearly as a unit for waterway development and for forest protection. ; : , Mineral Resources Wasted. '.' Our mineral resources once ex- v iausted are gone forever, and the needless waste of them costs na hun dreds of human ' lives and nearly - $300,000,000 year. , ' Therefore, lot us undertake without delay the in- , vestigations necessary - before our people will be in posjtion, . through titate action or otherwise, to put an -nd fo this huge loss and waste, and conserve both our mineral resources : and' the lives of the men who take them from the earth.' -' 1 X The conservation of our natural -resource is of first consideration. If ; "we. of this generation destroy the re-.- ouroes ; from which our children would otherwise derive their r livli Tiood, we reduce the eapcityof our ; land to support a population, 'and so . -either degrade the standard Of living : ur deprive the coming generations of thr rights to Ufa on this continent. Tf wo allow cf-at industrial organ--Yaztions to eexreise unregulated coa--trol of the rreans of nroduction and the w&ecssarics of .life, we. deprive the Americans of to-dny and of the future of industrial liberty, a right 1 - : 1 .- ct.-j. tiu it iicciuufl buu . vitut Mian puil- ' -tical" freedom.. " '.' ' .- .,- .-."-' " ; The administration which . is just -drawing to a close, has at least seen elarly the fundamental need of free dom of opportunity for every citiseit. No man and r" "t f nn should be allowc' 'r nlo" tfrn mv of competi tion with 'loaded fiice The uncheck ed existence 'Of .rr.opoly is incom ' patible with equality oi oportunity. The reason for the exercise of jcov--ermBent -control -over great monopo lies is to equnlire opportunity. . Watcmiyo. Accordingly, I urpo that the broad plan for the development or 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 delav. Meritorious projects in known conformity with the general outlines of any comprehensive plan should proceed at once. The roA of the whole work should be met by direct appropriation if possible, but if nee 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 ana Dy the States in order to proteot the peo pie against the upgrowth of monopoly and to insure to tbem a fair share In the benflts which will follow the de-ve-loDment of this great asset which belongs to the people and should be controlled by them. Forests. I urge that prevision.be made for both protection and more rapid de velopment of the national forests. Otherwise, either . the increasing uso of these forests by the people must be checked or their protection against tire must be danererouslv 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 foreots 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. Mineral. - The consumption of nearly all of onr mineral pmdtti mofe-rapidrr than our population. Our mineral waste is about one-sixth of our produot,1 6r nearly $1,000,000 for each working day in tfio 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 v I most heartily concur, and I urgt that an appropriation .of at least $50,000 be 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 in so large a bene fit to the whole nation. - THEODORE ROOSEVELT. JOY 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 war to workT - NotUg tho number who were forcing themselves along because It meant their dally bread, and the others cheerf ally and eagerly pursuing their way because of lore of their work. . It la a - tact that one's food has much to do with It. As an example: . - If an engine has poor oil, or a holl er is fired with poor coal, a bad result is certain, Isn't It? ; r V Treating your stomach right Is the keystone that sustains the arch at health's temple, and you will find "Grape-Nuts" as a dally food Is the most nourishing and beneficial you can use. . " v -: '-;' '-,": ..-' ' fc', '".: We have thousands of testimonials, real genuine little heart throbs, from, people wbo simply tried Grape-Nuts out of curiosity as a last resort with the result that prompted the tes timonial, t It you have never tried Drape-Nuts it's worth while to give it a fair, im partial trial. Remember there art millions eating Grape-Nuts every day thfiT know, -and w know. If you will ..use Grape-Nuts averr morning your work is more likely to bo- Joy work, because you can keep well, and with the brain well nourished work is a Joy. , Read the "Road to Well tH1" in every package "There's a Reason.' - MEETING OF THE LAWMAKERS Doings of the Legislature Told, in '; .. ;V Brief. ? : v.. :.f Wednesday's session of House and Senate involved nothing beyond. rof tine v.'urk. The joint resolution that the Gen- sreal Assembly adjourn sine die Feb ruary 15th, introduced some day ago by Senator Elliott, came -up and was almost unanimously voted down am' i motion to reconsider . made . by Dockery also failed of Ihe" nee essarv support. At noon the Senate repaired to tho House for the joint session to am nouhce the result of the balloting Tuesday in the two branches of -tt Assembly on' election of United States Senator. This . required ' 25 minutes. ." : " A bill just introduced in the Sen ate by Senator Emple to provide ijo fence law for the whole of the Stavt, is a bill that will attract very gen eral interest. It is endorsed by the State forestry interests and has oth- sr very strong backing. It would ap ply the Mno fence" law to ? every section of the State after 1910. It is estimated now that about four-flfijh: of the State is already under the. op eration of "no fence" laws. One. 6f the contentions of the forestry in terests is that the running at large of swine, for instance, ' prevents . the growth of the young long-leaf pitted in the eastern section of the S-tato. In both the Senate and House bills were introduced to pay solicitors salary of $2,000 and no other compen sation. ; Senator Ray put in a bill that would legalize on 8 per cent rate of interest when agreed upon' by the parties. ;,: ;-';. 1 f-r Speaker Graham introduced a bill to put Henry H. Howard, one of Jhe Merrimao survivors on the penljou roll, fourth .class and pay bim $25 J He was gunner's mate on the favVu ironclad.; ; : f ' Legislators are slow to act uponW bill to guarantee deposits in State oanxs, out tne anto-trust Dili wjv a snarp loom seems in tavor. Bills were offered in the Senafe on Thursday Imunicinsr eovemmen municipal government. This i Ml the bill prepared by. the , Raleisrh Good Government League and desijrnett to have- a sort of "Watts Jaw" appll cation to cities and towns . of the State having 5,000 or mqre popula tion; providing for a mayor and (four cotiricilmen to be elted 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 Kepeal 305, KevmaL re lating to the discharge of witnesses before the grand jury and' the cer tificates of attendance filed. ' Basset Provide better protection of earnings of railroad emploves and others engaged in interstate business and to assure to them the benefit of the exemption laws of the State re lating to personal property, Ihe two following bills . passed their final reading: ' . - 't Amend Bee. 3241, Re visal, relat ing to witnesses before the . grand jury, providing that witnesses shall not be subpoenaed to appear upon a bill of indictment arlier then the second or third day of the court, sav ing to counties much of .the im mense cost of the attendance of wit nesses. ..;; ,'.. ' "A -. ,. ;,; ; 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 tenanee and $100 a month --for the school library.' '':--. :v The minority-report of the genate judiciary : committee :. reporting the Manning bill , enlarging '.the . powers of the Attorney General was. read and Senator Manning announced that he would reserve the right to call r.n the bill on . its passage later. .' V 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 , f rom Lenoir, ;; Wayne and Greene if the voters in the territory so elect. r'-:rV'... 'Dc,' The following bills were inire-ducej m h House.: ,ir : ,. (..;. Majctte Amend See, :-174?, Ro- visal, to extend the time for register-- Gordon Establish lien upon' wear ing apparel in. favor .of laundrvmen. Gordon Establish - State library eommssion. - ... ; ' ' . . Poole Amend Sec, 924, Rorisal. relative to the popwpers of the Ierk of Superior Court in paying out funds. ,; ; -vr,; '.i. ,-;.-'. , :' ' Butler (by ' request) Allow two years to bring actions against tele-1 graph companies. , ' 41 ; I Cox, of Anson Amend Chap. 273 J Laws of 1902, for the relief of cer tain. Confederate -soldiersj sailors and widows. i". , Graham Repeal Chap. 89, Laws of 1907, relating to additional cause of divorce. V ' Graham1 Expedite the trial of cap ital cases and reduce the cost by en abling courts to summon special venires from some adjoining county. Much discussion upon the divorce bill was engaged in. It arises from a bill - to amend the present law to allow divorces in cases of ten years absence if there are no children. The bill offered would allow di vorce if children are more than 21 years old. The bill may have the effect to repeal the law allowing di vorce on ground of absence at all. The following bills passed their final reading: - State bill to amend Revisal re lating to powers and duties of county commissioners, allowing the establish ment when necessary of tuberculosis dispensaries and sanatoriums. To repeal Chap. 202, Laws of 190r, ts to fees of officials of Johnston county. Amend Revisal relative to liability of 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 mond offered a bill to put solicitors Of the State on salaries of $2500 each instead of the fees now allowed. f.Hankins: Joint resolution to pro vide more adequate postoflice 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 paying 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 reecptly. . There was read by Senator Dock ery a "pome" by ex-Senator N. A. McLean of Robeson, in answer to the fjkjpsolvtinii Jy. Senator .Docktrj. that Mr. McLean and others be sent copy of the Lockhsrt 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 Barringer 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 to provide for a fire proof building for the State library. Poole offered a bill to amend Soe. 3354, Revisal, relative to punishmeut for seduction so that there can be punishment even after marriage in the event there is desertion within five years after marriage. Poole: Amend Sec. 5111, Revisal, relative to the inheritance tax. Cox, of Wake: Joint resolution to pay ; the expenses of the inaugural committee. - Cox, of Wake: Make the salary of thA sififiifttfint finnrAme Houft libra rian $30 instead of $15 a month. Curne : ' Amend - Sec. 87, Revisal, and abolish the crop pest commission, putting its duties -in the hands of the State board of agriculture. -Curne : Regulate : th ,:: registration and gale of concentrated feed stuffs. C'urrie: Regulate the sale of stock foods and medicinal powders for live BtOCk. ". ' ( :' Gordon: To validate deeds and in struments - heretofore executed ' by corporations. 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 ohooks. Depositor must notify ; the bank within three months of receiv ing the canoeled check. Connor: . Punish derogatory state ments concerning banks and to pre vent runs on banks. '!.' Connor: . Amend Act of 3907 relat ing to the salary of the assistant li brarian of ihe Supreme Court. Weaverr Regulate the uso of busi ness names. v. : : Grant: Protect labor from certain government rmploves. , Rodwell: , Relative to 'prooerty ol iriRnne persons discharged 'from asy-! lums. Norton : Joint resolution to pro vide more lights in corridors and ro tunda of CapitoL The Senate lacked a Chorum on Saturday. In the House many bills were pass ed of a private nature. .. Chief among bills of general - interest presented were:1.'-,-," .:' " -uy ''".'.' Currie : Amend Revisal 3945 and re lieve manufacturers of fertilizers of unnecessary requirements. - -'.: "- Currie: Entitle sale of test larms by bonrds of agriculture.. Curne: Establish State highwaj c -nissiou. . i . ELI HU ROOT TO BE A WITNESS Telia the Grand Jury What Ee Knows ABout me -urcflaee of the Canal, -uui, Abuses to mve Out Anything. Washington, Special. "I simply brought my subpoena and conscience wics mc," jocularly remarked Secre tary of State Elihu Root, wbo Fri day was one of the chief witnesses before the United States irrand inrv m its investigation of the alleged uuei in connection with the purchase of the Panama canal. The Secretary made the remark to newspaper men who sought to interview him a few minuteB before he went into the grand jury room. Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania, and Assistant Attor ney General Charles W. Russell, also gave testimony. All declined to throw any light upon the nature of their testimony. William Nelson Cromwell may be one of the witnesses Saturday. "Well," said Secretary Root as he emerged from the grand jury room, "I cannot tell you boys, of coursa, how I testified. But I will say this it is the first time I have ever been in this building since the trial of Charles J. Guitteau for the assassina tion of President Garfield, in 1882. 1 was then here as a spectator only." COOPER-SHAPE TRIAL DRAGS Third Day's Session of the Cooper Sharpe Trial Closes Without the Addition of a Single Juror and the List Remains at Six. Nashville, Tenn., Special. The third day of the Cooper-Sharpe mur der trial passed not only without se curing another juror, but if the mo tion of the State is sustained, one of the six already chosen will be eli minated because he was intoxicated when be reported for service and was chosen. The State olaims it secured knowledge of Juror Leigh's condition arter it had accepted him. - The summoning of 500 additional talesmen began late Thursday after noon to appear Monday to complete the jury to try the alleged slayers of ex-benator Edward w. Carmack. .When the six selected jurors were brought into court Friday morning, on 9 of them, J. Whiteworth, called Judge-Hart and.said., .Wh, "Judge, I've been used to MS morning toddy for a good many years and I missed it powerfully this morn ing, Can 't I get one just one, every morning!" - . r "The constitution prohibits unnsu al or cruel punishments," remarked the court judicially. "Mr. Officer, see that those gentlemen who are wont to have a toddy get their toddy hereafter." FLOODS SWEEP TRANSVAAL. Bursting Dam Floods Gold Mine, Drowning 160 Laborers, v Johannesburg, By able. One hun dred and seventy-three persons are known to have lost their lives Friday as a result of the floods which are general throughout the Transvaal colony and northern Natal. Great damage .: also has been done to property. By the bursting of Knight's dam, the Witwatersrand gold mine in the southwestern part of the Trans vaal was flooded and ten white men and 160 natives were drowned. The water from, this dam also flooded the lower section of the Town of Elsburg where a number of houses were swept away and 13 persons perished. A gold dredger valued at $60,000 broke adrift on the Kaap river and was wracked, i - ' Saves Woman But Loses His Life. Scranton, Pa., SpecioL M. J. Duf fy, station master of tbe Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad at Hallstead, was run down and killed by the New York flyer just in front. of tbe station r Sunday -. afternoon. Duffy ran out on the tracks to rescue a woman who was in danger of being run. down by another train going in an . opposite direction.' ..; Three Killed in Explosion. Johnstown,1- Pa Special Three children between three and four years eld were killed, : another, aged five, was severely burned, and two women, mothers of the little ones, were pain fully" injured at Stoughton, Somer set county, when the children touched a match to keg of powder to see it blow". - All tb dead and injured are fcreieop:. , Their home was almost demolished by tbe explosion. . Jcnes Elected Chief Justice. - , Columbia, Special. Associate Jus tice Ira B. Jones, of Lancaster, was elected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina for the un expired terra of Chief Justice jPopet whose resignation hag been accepted. Mr.- Jones has served on the Supreme Court Bench since January, 1S96, rith conspicuous ability: He is rec ognized as a man of unusual ability, and his' written opinions as ft mem ber of the Supreme Court have been universally comirenfled and favor ably received.. Mr. Jones has been in active public life for maEy years. White Star Liner Republic and V and Lloyd Liner Florida MtET OFF NANTUfcKET ISLAND Republic Goes to Bottom After Un loading Her 781 Passengers and Crew Greatest Feat in History oV Wireless Telegraphy Four Ant Killed. V V New York, Special. Grave atixiety pervailed here Saturday and Satur day night as the result of the thril ling maritime dr-ma being enacted off Nantucket on tue t'oast of Mew England, following the rammhug early Saturday of the big White 8tar liner Republic with 761 souls V aboard, by the steamer Florida, of the Lloyd-Italian line. The wireless telegraph played an important part in the grave incidents happending ai. sea, far from the shore, and proved its utility as it has never done before. Bit by bit it told the tale, first an nouncing the news of the collision and the plight of the liner, which news came direct from the injured ship itself. Then it told of the res cue of the Republic's passengers, the condition from time to time of the sinking ship and finally summoned from the adjacent sea the Whito Star line Baltic, the French steamer ' T - i, n i r . lib jjorraine, me curnaaer Liucawav. and the revenue cutters Achushnet ' ' and Gresham. . At 8 o'clock p. m. the wireless brought reassuring news from Cap-- . tain Ransom, of the steamer Baltic He said that the Republic was stilt afloat; that the Florida, with her own people and most of those from the Republic aboard, close to 2,000 souls in all, was nearby and that the Baltic was near the scene, standing by ready to lend aid. The- steamers La Lorraine and Lucania, Captain ' Rnnenm aairi vaM olon In ,HA VIAftlirtf . . IIU.IUV - bw.u, - . ..,uv .u CUV ..wu .'. ' and the Repnblie through her wire- less outfit, was directing tbe move- ments of the shipe of rescue. . Until an eorly 4jour Sunday it was two big ships had not resulted in death of injury to a single passen ger or member of the crews. Shortly after midnight, however, the wireless telegraph flashed the news that two passengers on the Republic had been killed and two trthers injured. Lata in the day another wireless message) told of four deaths on board the Florida, either of members of the crew or steerage passengers. ; It is apparent that - the Florida must have ' been between 3U or w miles off her course in being any where near the Republic, as the east' bound and westbound steamer lane here are that distance apart. The collision, being amidship, . al- ! most immediately flooded the engine room of the Republio and of course ' rendered her - absolutely, helpless. Fortunately, her wireless equipment was well supplied with storage bat teries and three were used for more) than six hours, until they gradually became exhausted. Alter that, re course to signalling by means of sub- : ' . mirina hella Ten Arlnntu. '. V -- In the middle of the forenoon tha transfer of passengers to the Florida , was made, and although the fog was very dense; unusually i calm Weather for this season of tbe year ' in the North Atlantic enabled the transfer to be made without accident. By noon the Baltic and LaLoTraine wera , close to the scene of collision,- but - owing to the dense fog, were unabl -' to locate the Republic, although the submarine bells could be heard- fre quently. , i '' ' ' V'. The prompt closing or the Kepub- lio's water-tight ; compartments Which kept her afloat ' and . undoubtedly . saved the lives of many of tboee ew board. In the afternoon it was learn ed from the Baltic that these com-: -' partments were still holding the ves sel above water, but that the bulk beads and compartment doors were , under a fearful strain and likely to piv wav at anv moment. . v ? - ' A ttisostch at M:dO nunday nieht said: "Republic gone downj No one aboard. AH crew safe on revenue entter : Gresb.ai.'.K ') -K "' ' An hour later ;. another wireleie , message Wat received stating that the revenue cutter Gresham, with' the Republio- crew on board was pro ceeding to Oaybead. , The Republic's passengers ftmn-1 900 returning' Italians, many cf Ih" survivors of the earthquake, on bom I the Florida, which left Naolos cr January fltb. - Lincoln's Native County V..' i I Hodgonville, Ky., Sp-ri..l . T i lirrsl option election Lnnm i , which' Abraham Lincoln s nearly 100 Jeais ao. vi.: 1 ' by a majority-of 1.03,, V - - " ii:b more than 4 to 1 r, I