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LEADING NEWSPAPER AND BEST ADVERTBINO MEDIUM IN MADISON COUNTY. VOL. III. MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N, ., THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1910. N0..36. TAFT REMEDIES TO CURE TRUSTS AND ABATE RAILROAD ABUSES tW INTERSTATE COMMERCE. Favors a "united States Court of ; Commerce," Limited Railway : 2 '. rools, Increased Protection to , -t Shippers, Added Power to Com ' mission Over Rates, Limited Railroad Acquisition of lnlervst in. Competing Corporations, mid I Forbidding Unauthorised Issu ance of Railway Securities. THREE COURSES fJPEU TO CORPORATIONS UNDER , LAW AS OUTLINED BY PRESIDENT TAFT. . The decrees ot Injunction recently adopted in prosecutions under thi antitrust Irw are so thorough and sweeping that the corporations affected by them have hut three courses before them: First They must resolve themselves into their component parts, In different States, with a consequent loss to themselves of capital and effective organization and to the country of concentrated energy and enterprise; or Second In deflunce of law and under somesecrct trust they must attempt to continue their business In violation of the Federal statute 1 nnd thus incur the penalties of contempt and bring on an Inevitable criminal prosecution of the Individuals named in the decree and their associates: or Third They must reorganize and accept in good faith the Fed eral charter. . Washington, D. C President Taft sent to Congress his long delayed message on interstate commerce and anti-trust legislation. In it he strikes at the existence or holding corpora tions and oppressive trusts. He rec ommends tbo formation of a Court of Commerce to review railway cases and a Federal corporation bill to reg ulate trusts. i The President does not advocate the repeal of the Sherman Anti-Trust law or of the Interstate Commerce law; on the contrary, he believes in Rtrengtheniug and amplifying both these laws. The President fomcs out flatly for complete Government control and supervision of railroad corporations and trusts. He announces that it is his purpose at an Marly date to in struct the Department, of Justice to investigate all trusts with respect to which there is a reasonable suspicion that they were illegally formed or are being illegally conducted. . The President, however, enjoins caution on Congress lest it disturb rhe confidence of the business com munity and produce a, halt in pros perity; '. ; . . '" ' The President deals -In. this, com munication with the two great issues nmutea from, His annual message, tho 4r L . . V, i m . m l j r -.mie vuinuitfiya iyia A'lu-I ruse panu worus ue t'eaw exoaust'Taur wnn t ioth subjects, adlasrrecc-mmenda- A "United States CI irt of Com- trierce." to have original jurisdiction over classes of caseB which ars- speci fied, thus relieving tho Interstate Commerce Commission of certain labor and an Incongruous combination - of functions. Pennittin" limited railway pools, subject to all the provisions of the 1 Interstate Commerc? act. i Frotecflon of the phlpper In the s matter of rate quoted for proposed vnipmrni?, uy nnanciai penalties ror . refusal or omission by carrier to quote proper rate. imuwrji.v iu rumui'ssinii o net, on Its own initiative, in investigating fairness of rates or practices, and to pas on classifications of commodities. .... Power to tho commission to hold np for a limit of sixty dvs proposed . increases of rates until It shall have passed upon their reasonableness: ' and if found unreasonable, to- forbid the Increase or lix n maximum. ' Giving shippers tho right to desig nate through routes over which their . sh'nraents shall pass. ' . i Forbidding railroads to acquire In trest jiv any comnetine railroad or " ill ii t mil iiciint: i:iji iiii ill mil : . iiiil " iiiiii ioiu i luiinua uiicl.iii- n iitfi shln alrerdy acquired. Forbidding issuapco of , railway ntocli or bofii unless par value has Men. received for them or, if at les? thatf par value, the reasonable market valie as ascertained by the enmnris sij: the same to auply where the consideration received Is services or anything other than money. Also ' preventing Improvident or luiDroucr lss of notes. , ,., ' Giving the . Tnfcersat . Commerce Commission power to determine upon uniform construction or safetv appli : pnees on railroads, and facliriatlng ., (he serving of jn-orss l.i suits under ' the Kmplrtyers Liability, Act. s to the Anti-Trust Jaw. the Prcs- .' Id fit-recommends: ui'iiiibi r i-uti i i tiiuifrpmflliuu 01 J 'Interstate I mitt rlnl cnncernsi wit'i : jimhlbilloii of the "holding company" fT'.. 1. ...... .... 17,. .1 1 I - - lndoTKPm"Tit of ronibirallnns of In i, Custrlul capital where these are rte- it-i juifc hp - i n:'Diiiiit fjiiiiuvui ,'trusts:- thus relloving cerlnin classes subject, to unjust. CQudemnatlbii under 'Athp existing laff; ,'' beverarpapea of llfn nessago nre devoted ' to tin olticlrtatinn of tb 't Hiierma?! net with a view-, showing Liiofc its -'iriuiiiiin tiurs rsainrl vnmiimntfnn ni x.hti.1i (Ka m - iu,a in. Tvi.ii fiu.i in-, iiuijiimBirBi.iun ; and Jncreid, eGlelencj', destrurtioli , m rnmneuunn neiqit inreiy Jnci- H.aill1 llllf t1 Tit 'nnnlnpl knn .Kft ,!. it M.rilliEiV iiuao mat . nve formed to oMnln the, ndvanfaites or monopoly, in whole or in, part, by v Mr. Taft Is c?rft'i to point ontiliat hi. i-i:utii in in iKirnuiirt-. plan noes x- not repeal tht Sherman Anti-Trust c law : or permit -wroiga which that .' statute toron'Mtv. -He defends , the . . ronBtltutlonalHy of anch .(,. mcaaure. ' ! .rUra. ..nh.M..llr' iv... .i... Vlu I.. .., J Kentucky's First Plstlller Dead.- J. CtaWngry,'who operated th .first registered distllleryin Kentucky, died at St. Mary's. Ky aged elghty- ' six years, if a amassed a fortune In the liquor business and retired ten cars ago. - i ' Cannda Population 7,350,000. Ihe Canadian Buresu o' Census, at Ottawa, estimu.es tho population of Canadit a. tho closs o. the year at 1,iZO,iO. Th Provluca ot On tario leads with 2;U9.023; , FOR CORPORATIONS. Urges Federal Incorporation of "liw dustiials," With Prohibition of Holding Companies Interprets Anti-Trust Lnw ns Permitting Comliinntiuns Not. Oppressive Declares Purpose to l'nsli Prosc cullou of All Suits to Dissolve Monopolistic Concerns Jio "(."ood" and "Hud" Trusts. Government does not Intend to lessen lathe least degree its prosecution of suits to dissolve combinations which are to-day monopolizing the com merce of the country, and seeks only to foster and encourage "reasonable'' concentration of capital necessary to the economic development of man ufacture, trade and commerce. He also points out that tho worst of fenders In monopoly must accept Fed eral incorporation,' face criminal prosecution, or dissolve themselves into their component parts iu the dif ferent States. In. industrial combinations railed trusts, the President says, the inter state and foreign business far eiceeds the business done in any one State. This fact, he says, will justify grant ing of Federal charters to such com binations, under such limitations as will sceuro compliance with the Anti Trust l:iw. To this end he recommends a grant ing of Federal la.v for the charters to corporations engaged in Interstate commerce, protrctlng them from un due interference by the State and re lying on Nntion;:l supervision to pre vent abiiRe.-t whlel, have arisen under State control. Such a law.wwnld snbject the ral and personal ."property only to the. same., taiariou s is imposed by the Slates, an irvil jolre cpjsjdMw renoi-U to be Tiled at rpgulas. inter vals. Holding companies will be for bidden, The PieaidenJ declares Vis Sher man Anll-Triiw.' law does not need i amendment, nrd that the serirs of de cisions by tlio Supreme Court renders a strong reason for leaving the net as It Is. The public, the rrsldrnt says, must disabuse Itself ot the I lea that any distinction between "good trusts" and "bad trusts" can be introduced Into the statute. The President declares thai mon opolies must, be restrained and pun ished until ended. TAFT T.KMOVKS PIXdlOT. Chief of Fnrery Kurcnn Dismissed For Insubordination. Washington. D. C Prejident Taft dismissed Gilford Pincho:, Chief of the Forestry Bureau, and the fight between the Roosevelt radicals and tho conservative wins of tho Repub lican parly Is on In earnest. Tho President's action came after a Cab inet session that lasted practically all day. When It broke ui. just before dinner tints in the evening, there was Issued at tho White House a copy of a letter sei.t by the President to Mr. Pinchot. In this letter, after sum ming up tho acts of the forester that led him lo take such action, Mr. Taft said: "By your conduct you have de stroyed your usefulness as a helpful subordinate of tho Government, and It therefore becomes my duty to di rect the Secretary of Agriculture to remove you from your offics as For ester." Secretary Wilson was swift In car rying out the decision of the Presi dent. He addressed to Mr. Pinchot, to Overton W. Price, Associate For rester, end Albert C. Shaw, assistant law officer of the Fnrestery Bureau, btters substantially indentlcal. IXSLT.GEXTS dhfkat caxnox. They Combine With Democrats and Kegnlar IicpuMirans 1 19 to lt!. Washington, D. C For the V- st ttm Speako:- Cannon and his v.au Izatiou wei defeated in the House. The voti wes 149 to 14G.- Tenty threo Insurgent Republicans, three regulars and 3 23 Democrats turned (he trick against 145 regular Repub licans and one Democrat. ' t The Speaker and his organization admitted defeat and made no further attempt to frustrate the will of the majority, ' The Insurgents won on tho issue for which they have contended consistently since their movement was organized; fhey took oiit ot the hands of the Speaker the power' to appoint (i committee. . , . r. .nn,.,!,An ml tut. QnaaVaH 1 IIO LUlllUlliinQ 111.1111 IUC OJCBRCI lost was the invariant Houss end of ' the Balllnger-i'lnc) ot Investigation. Tho three refills. Republicans who joined the insurgents were: ' Herbert Parsons, of New. York;. Butler Ames, of Massachusetts, and Hamilton Fish, of New York. . ... r ".' " ;Boyf 5lco, ot Milk' Wsltnsa. ; V How 'the raising ot the price ot mik . from eight to nine cents was brought about and how New York City just missed a further Increase to ten cents were revealed at the Milk Trust Inquiry in that city. Inrrea'o In lieep. , ' The N'atlonaVAisJoclation, In its an nual estimate, places the number of sheep fit for shearing in the United States st 42,19, "05, an Increase of 1,9S1,CI7 over the preceding year. TAR HEEL CHRONICLES Newt Notes Gathered From AD Parte of the Old North Stat. FARMERS' INSTITUTE DATES. Campaign Begun on the 10th and Ends February 4th: Raleigh, Special. Tho following dates for Farmers' Institutes, as ar ranged by Director Parke, of the State Department of Agriculture, was effective on the 10th: Southeastern Party Lillington, January 10; Fayetteville 11; Polk ton 12; Rowland 13; Laurinburg 14; White Oak 15; Councils 17; Chad bourn 18; Mount Tarbor 19; Old Dock 20; Ash 21; Charlotte 22; Sup ply zi ; Holiva zi; Castle liayne 2b; Atkinson 27; Btirgaw 28; Warrenton February 1; Middlcburg 2; Bear Pond School House 3; Louisbttrg 4; M raiiKtinton o. Central Party Smithflehl January 10; Casey's Chapel 11; Pinkncy 12; Calypso 13; Clinton 14; Rose Hill 15; Delway 17; Snow Hill 18; Kins ton 19; Richlands 20; Clinto 21; Jacksonville 22; Mayesville 24; Bay- boro J.r); fewbern 20; Washington 27; Farmville 28; Greenville 29; Wilson 31; Tarboro February 1; Coneto l Nashville 3. Northenstenr Party Hertford January 1; Elizabeth City 11; Mid dletown 12; Fairfield 14; Swan Quar ter 15; tamden Court House 18; Currituck Court House 19; Edenton 20; Columbia 22; Creswell 24; Ply mouth 25; Windsor 20; Alioskie 27; Gatesville 28; Murt'reesboro 29; Rich Square 31; Scotland Neck February i ; VVilliamston z; Halifax 3; Jack son 4. $125,000 For Extra Terms. . Raleigh, Special. The State Su perintendent of Public Instruction announces the following apportion ment of the $125,000 which the Leg islature now sets apart for the pur pose of aiding the counties in keep ing their public schools open at least four months in the year. The ap portionment is on the basis of school population as shown by last year's reports. The first set of figures gives the school population and the second the amount allowed to a county. Only those counties which receive over $2,000 are here given: Bun combe, 17,131 $2,943; .Cumberland, 12.366 $2,124: Forsvth;, 14.203 S2.. ford, 18,3y; $3,160; Johnston, 13, 505 $2,320; Mecklenburg, 21,307 $3,066; Pitt, 12,597 $2,164; Robe son, 1G.049 $2,757; Rockingham, 13,101 $2,287; Rowan, 12,321 $2, 116; Wake, .20,590 $3,537. Met a Horrible Death Concord, Special. James Vaughn, a young while man, 18 years of age, who worked at the Kerr Bleachery met a most horrible death by falling in one of the large starch vats at the bleachery and being burnt to such an extent that he died four hours later. Sold 500 Bales Cotton. Raleigh, Special. The penitentiary has Eold five hundred bales of cot ton, averaging 500 pounds each, grown on its farm on the Roanoke river, for 15 cents, totaling $37,500, and has also sold 10,000 bushels of peanuts at $1.25. Decrease in Sale of Fertilizer Ta?s. Raleigh, Special. The sales by the Agricultural Department of tax tags for commercial fertilizers during the year 1909 amounted to $101,568 and for 1908 $102,545. The tags cost 20 rents a ton, that is one cent on each abg of fertilizer. Savings Bank for Pineville. Raleigh, Special. A charter is granted , the Pineville Loan and Savings Bank, Mecklenburg county, with $12,000 paid-up stock and $25, 000 authorized, among the incorpora tors being J. H. Little of Charlotte. Farmer's Neck Broken by a FalL Wilson, Special. John T. Eason, a prominent farmer of this county, fell from the top of a load of fodder and died in a few minutes from a broken neck. Marion, Special. The business men of Marion held a meeting last week to consider the question of raising $20,00 stock for a pants fac tory. New Cigarette Factory. Wilson, Special.-For some time there has been talk of a cigarette factory for Wilson and the promot ers have announced that the, enter prise is assured and the factory will be in operation in the spring. . Ma chinery is now being hauled. The company, is composed , of .Wilson capitalists. , I Fayetteville Appropriates 20D. . Fayetteville. Special. At a special meeting the Fayetteville board - of aldermen have appropriated $200 as part of Fayetteville 's contribution to tho rivers and harbor congress. Declare Quarterly Dividend. Tarboro, Special. The Carolina Telegraph and . Telephone Companv bas ' declared a quarterly dividend of 2 per cent on a capital stock of $300,000. - ' v t ' - Surveying for New Road. Washington. Special. Men Wilkesboro to Butler, Tenn. FUNDS IN GOflPL J BUSINESS Committee Appointed by Ls8slature Makes Its Be pert. Raleigh, Special. TIid'- miiuittet' appointed by the legists c- to in spect the books of the u: Audito reports everything in- fiit luipe a'i 1 that for the year einitl Uecembt-r 1, last, the receipts o the educa tional fund were $78,if, and dis bursements .$6839. Ti v was a year ago the 1st of ' lalt December a balance of the gen.e;iH ,i'und of $508,4:)5, and the rRt'ipt up to the 1st of last December vW $3,139. 907. Heavy appropriotipis by the last Legislature cut ; dlvn the bal ance so that after the disbursements amounting to $3,594,5481 the balance on hand December l''v? $52,- 195. Amont? the chl urse- ments were the followiu lying $250,000 borrowed for the the I to on; I State hospital commissi j erection of buildings, etc the deaf mute school' all $80,000 for the schools f ncl deafmutes at RaleighVW for cue hospital at Kaleigh; 175,000 for that at Morganton; $8 100 for that at Goldsl-oro; $88,000 r the Agri- cultrure and Median $101,000 for the univi nl College ; sity; $10 J, -.1 Industrial uuu tor the Normal ai College For Womenji i00 for the negro A. and M. for the Appalachian ining school it Boone ; $14,000 for hat at Cul istern train- lowhee; $63,000 to the ing school at Greenvil $20,000 for the Stonewall Jackbdn training school tor boys; 22,5001for the san itarium for tuberculoid patients; 15,000 for the orphanlges at Ox ford; $2D,000 for the liegro normal school. S Other features of Hhe disburse ments were $300,000 v tior interest charges, including 0 percent bonds, 1 per cent bonds and (penitentiary farm and debt bonds (bfi these bonds the State buying in dnrlmg the year $110,000 of debt bonds land $61,000 of farm bonds) ; nation:) guard $27,- 900; for totally disahl ;d soldiers, , $5,000; in ty, $10,000; 1 for the $13,00; dangerous insane iiirance on State prop-J- public printing, $4 I Legislature, $75,001 salaries of '0,000; high ts, $50,000; i00; jjublic judges and solicito schools in country J public printing, schools and rural1 same, $200,000. es ior tue 1 Then as to the depart- ments. ot. the- gore je naa Tina- paid but these f ber Auditor fjS T00: insurance, ; ysv r,if' 000; librarian, $3r. ,iv"rl3, 750: State Donartmentl ftO.000: his ie, .; $uJv torical' commission, $5 J II; Corpora tion Commission; , $20,(f)ft Executive department, $0,000 ; Dejijartment of Labor, $4. lot). Such an; expenditure as $18,000 for reprinljihg old Su preme Court reports Jneed not be included, as this is 8F revenue pro ducer, the volumes b0ing-sold at a profit. ;" T (' ; Big Traction Company For Charlotte Cbarlotle, Spccial.-4-A ? domestica tion cetrificate has: bteen issued to the Charlotte Tractiod Co. . W. S. Lee is president, v It I was chartered in 1908 in New Jerseyr"" $300'- 000 capital outhonzed(. X to :, operate street cars and general electric, pur poses. Also a charter, is gVanfed a Gastonia company to J operate street cars. The- Gastonia cmppnjr is now at work on the line ? between' there and Mt. Holly. y - Trackers Getting f Ready. Elizabeth City. SpfeeiaL The--im- mensity of the truckijig? interest in this section was givcti ' great emphnr sis here when one farmer- in Curri tuck county, boughttTV?o--miles ot cotton sheeting for tplant bed cov er. The truckers aretnow busy pre paring for the coming season. Will Meet Jtt;i5tli.' .' Wilmington, SDecial.-i-T'he ,1 North Carolina Medical Soe it.V ("meets. at Wrightsville Beach, Uuiie lEth. - Notorious Blociader t uapturea. , Raleigh, Special. bans Cagle,; the most notorious bldckacter in this State, has been captared 1 in Mont gomery county. '' H has '.for many years defied , the -uthoritiea. Rural Letter j Carriers. Charlotte, Special. The- N. C. Rural Letter Carriers' Association holds Its annual meeting this year, July 4-5, at RaleighJ . , - . Meeting Wftl Sncsess. - Favetteville. Special. Capt. J. D. McNeill, president jof the North Car olina Firemen's Association, is meet ing with much suicjfss in organizing a nre insurance company, ine con trolling stock to be ilield by members of the North Carolina Firemen's Asociation. , 1 r ' ,f Ccal Rates j Reduced. Raleigh, SpeciaJ.--An ortler of the Corporation Commission, : effective at once, -reduces freij(!.t rates on' car load shipments ' :ol eoaT with th &tate 33 1-4 per cent. . ' 1 ::'X--L-i.'":"::'t -4 Tar Drippings. . The sales of leal tobacco on the floors ot the Wilson warehouses foi the month of December were 068, 282 pounds, which brought $18V 023.62, or an average of $9.19 pel hundred pounds.4 The total sales for the season, to date amount tc 15,332,718 pounds, .fwlnch. orougm th enorirnos sum if $1,303,143.50 , The North Carolina State Boorti ,,l of Examiners in foptometry. will ; nary 19th. I Y I t 1 I 1 1 V Wasliingio.i. hperial. As a busi ness institu' io'i the Postoffice De p. rtn. -:it. ut-t to the United States Treasury, in mc greatest in the government. According to figures submitted by Charles P. Gradfield, First Assistant Postmaster General, for the fiscal vea rended June 30. 1909, made public in his animal re port. tin1 gross revenue of the pos tal service reached the enormous total of $203,562,383, an increase of $12,083,720, or 6.31 per cent, over the precediugf year. Theer wcrs 7 000 uruuilnntAnl DOstollil'eH Oil JltlV 1, 1909. Of this number 398 were first class, an increase of 14; 1,707 weer second class, an increase of 112; and 5,C97 weer third class, an in crease of 230. The total increase in the number of presidential otlires was 356. There were 1,444 post offices established during I lie year and 2,004 were discontinued, leaving a total of 60.144 poslollicos in oper ation on June 30, 1909. During the year 1,626 postmasters weer appoint ed at presidential ollices. At lourth clss offices 9,llil postmasters weer appointed. The report recommends an amend metn to the law whereby fourth class ollices may be advanced when the receipts of the ollice iialfv it; wages of the clerical nnd carrier fore? should be increased in first and second class ollices. Nearly half the ollices of presidential class are housed in leased quarters. Petitions For Morse Pardon. Portland. Me.. Special. Peti- Hons- addressed lo l'rseident Taft asking for the absolute pardon of Charles W. Morse aro in circulation here. The peti- lions set forth that he did no intentional wrong, Hint be tins repaid his debts; thai bis jury was largely influenced by popu- lar clamor and that, even though guilty, Morso has paid tho pen- alty by his imprisonment while awaiting the outcome of the case. DENIES CHARGE OF MAD?.IZ. Zolaya Defends Self in Case of Groce and Cannon. Mexico Citv, Special. As justifi- etiou of his refusal to pardon Cau- wntaro i trii"i nun. uAnr''-ii vi-- denial wnicn ne muue iai ohiiiwuuj of , irregularity, .lose Santos Zelaya exhibited for the first time telegrams which he claimed to have received from the American victims of Nica ragua's martial law. Zlaya uttered his denial in reply to charges made by President Mad riz of Nicaragua, that the executions of Groce and Cannon were illegal and that the United States govern ment was justified in its resentment over this action. Agree on Arbitration. Chicago, Special. Members of the switchment's union representing tho western railroads have agreed with the general managers' association to submit their requests for advanced wages and change in hours to arbi tration under the Erilman law. The switchmen asked for arbitration. Five Bnrn to Death in House. Buruside, Kv., Special. Mrs. Martha Corder, her daughter, Mrs. James Kidd, and three small chil dren were burned to death in a fire which destroyed Kidd's house at Plavens, Wayne county. Two Yergmen Are Killed. Tallahassee, Fla., Special. In a struggle with two safe blowers. Paid Sauls, ,17 years old. son of J. M. Sauls, the night watchman at the postoffice building, shot nnd killed them both in the basement of the building. The boy was only slightly wounded The two cracksmen were white. " Students Have Hook-worm. iNew' Orleans, Special. Consterna tion prevails among the 100 or more students of Tulane College following the examination of every - student for hookworm. It is announced that more than a third of the juior class were found to be infetted with the parasite. Practically all the stu dents said to be thus afflicted are ap parently robust specimens of man hood. - . ' Plot on Zslaya's Life. Mexico City, 'Special, Jose Santjas Zelaya has been warned by officials here that the police authorities are in receipt of secret information that two Salvadoreans and nil American ere in Mexico City' ' and are only awaiting a favorable opportunity to take his life. . . : ; Heavy Cost cf Canal, j'. ' 1 "New York Special. ' I believe it wilt cost $500,000,000 to omplete the Panama Canal and, that will amount to $5-00 a. head .for every man. wo man and ch.ihl1 in rthe United State,' said, Mr. Latigley, of Kentucky, re turning fj-om the, Isthmus. , , '.- V';.'. I ii J i 'I .1 ' i 1 ' .' Lad doughs and Cure Himself of Ap- penrUcitia to' Nick pf. Time, Pittsburg ' SpecmL-urgeons at Kittannuijj, PaV had placed Norman Bamett, nhe little " son of 1 George Baraytt, on the Operating table to wit out his appendix, but just as the knife was ready; the lad vras. seized with a fit of coughing which cured him. He emitted a needle, which is believed to have caused his illness.'- PRESIDENT TIFT'S PUNS GIVEN IN OUTLINE Legislation Expected by Him at This Session of Congress. ROOSEVELT METHODS IGNORED A Program Which It is Thought Will (jive the "Insurgcnls" of the Middle West All the "Action" They Have Been Demanding. Washington, D. C. With the re convening ot Congress, after the holi day recess, it becomes possible and permissible to outlii-! the winter's executive program which President Taft will ask the two Houses of Con gress to enact into law, and which tho Republican leaders of both branches have promised the President shall bo enacted Into law. The items of the program In the order of their import ance arc: Amendments to the Interstate "oiii merce act. A law providing for the voluntary Federal incorporation of corporations. A law putting upon the statute books the so-called Koosevelt policies on tlio conservation of natural re sources, as recommended in Secre tary linlllngee's annual report. A law creating a postal savings bank system. A law for the reorganizati. ki of the government of Alaska. A Statehood law for the Territories of Arizona and New. Mexico. Drastic reductions in appropria tions and economy in Federal expend Iture. That Is the President's winter pro gram of legislation. That is the pro gram which Aldrich, Hale. Cannon, Payne, Dalzell, Twney, and the other Republican ma-jagers of legislation have promised lir. Taft they will tako up and endeavor to put through for him. That is the program upon which the Republican members of Congress must go to the country next November for re-election. The radi cal "insurgents" of the Middle West have been demanding "action" of tho President. They will have their fill of it, if they enact into law all the proposals which the President recom mends. Mr, Taft will uot, with blare of trumpets.or sounding drums, seek to agitate the public mind In behalf of his . recommendations. Ho will not personally appeal to the country be fore applying to Congress to have his recommendations made into law.. He m fni t.rt n "K-irlc .Are" in the tricta of "UaembersfTi 'Congress '.JTW show themselves lukewarm or antag onistic in nccedius to ills suggestions for legislation. MILLIONAIRE MILLS DEAD. tie Worked f a Ctevk Till lie Went to California. San Francisco, Cal. Darius Ogd.n Mills, one of the most widely knevrn financiers and philanthropists in the United States, pioneer of California and father of Mrs. Whitclaw Reid, wife of the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, died at his winter home near San Francisco, Cal. He was eighty-four years old. Darius O. Mills was a native of New York State, although much of his fame and success came in West ern fields. He was born in a village cf Westchester County, North Salem. He began llfo and worked until twenty-one as clerk In various stores and shops, and in 1848 more than half a century ago he found his way to Sacramento, Cal., and opened a general store for the patronage of miners and the adventurous element that was rushing to the Eldorado in the famous days of '49. Success attended his storckeeping from the very start, and. being firmly established iu business, his next ven ture was to establish a bank the Cold Bank of Sacramento for the deposit of the sps'e cash that did not drift into his st ne. This bauk Is still In existence. Mr.S. CHARLES E. ELLIS DEAD. Victim of the Cafe Martin New Year's Eve Blaze Passes Away. New York ' City. After liaserlng for sixty-three hours in a private room at the New York Hospital, Mrs. Charles E. Ellis, who was burnod during the New Year's Eve celebra tions at the Cafe Martin, Is dead. The fire that caused her death Is believed to have been started by a match thrown down by some one sit ting near Mrs. Ellis. It ignited cellu loid trimmings on her dress aUd the Barnes flashed all over the -young woman. -. Mrs. Ellis was only twenty-three years old and leavesa slxtecn-months--ild baby.' She was born and edu cated at Montclalr, N. J. '. FOrit DIE OF PTOSIAIXES. Six of the Ten Who Ate Canned Tears Critically 111. ' , ' ,: ; Sawtcll, Col. Four persons died'' cere and six were critically'. Ill pfs. ptomaine poisoning.' They ato canned pears on Sunday at the home of Mrs. D. O. Valde. - , - -v. ,". ."-?;;. 5 The dead art) Mrs: ' A." Fernandei, and her two-'ear-old daughter,' Mrs. D. C Valdes; mother of Mrs. Forsan des, and frank Gnrcla, the eight-! year-old grandson of Mrs. Valdeft.1 5 The pears were canned by Mrs. Valdei.. - FOUR FIREMEN PERISH. Crashed Cnder Falling Wall In Rig Factwy Fire. Milwaukee, Wis. Fire In the Mil waukee plant ot the American Bridge Company, caused the death of four firemen, who were burled under a fallins wall. Thera vm J5JO.000 pronerty Cairatte. ;' V ; -v 4 The firemen killed Wev :Capthtn John Hennessey, i.teutcrint ttamlutc O'Donnell and two tr;iCitmen. Why Quait Are Scare. Hunters complain bitterly thrt fall at the scarcity of partridge. Hardly any ha,ve been bacged. The qnalU which were so plentiful in the sosBr imer on the flats, have all disappeared. It is thought they have migrate south. Several years ago the Qoall were exterminated by a severe winter and the cover was restocked with quail secured In the south. It is now thought a mistake was made In not securing Nebraska quail. The sam thing occurred last year, when th birds that were very numerous early In the fall had all gone before thai shooting season opened. The Dans ville Fish and Oame Protective As sociation will doubtless seoure a lot. of western ibirds next spring. - No Colds in Antarctic Region. T.ieut. Shackleton tells of a eurionsi phenomenon of life In the Antarctio prions. The dally Journey is of cours taken under atmospheric conditions Involving tho extremest cold. Th danger or what is called "catching cold" is increased by the fact that th toil of dragging sledges over miles ol snow and broken ice lands the work ers at the end of the day In a con dition of profuse perspiration. Nevertheless, during the whole 0 their stay in the Antarctic regions not a single one of the adventurers suf fered from bodily infirmity ordinarily following on exposure to extreme cold. The peculiarity was the more marked in view of the fact that at the first port their vessel tourhed on the home ward voyage nearly every man. In cluding the commander, had catarrh, Scotsman. POULTRY HINTS. Four good reasons why feed should be given dry are first, fowls are kept in a more healthy condition. Sec ond, eggs of better fertility. Third, dry feed is prefened by the fowla, and fourth. It saves labor. The removal of nesting material, and refilling with clean dry nesting Is a great help in keeping down the lice. One of the most difficult things for a beginner In poultry raising t learn is to cull closely, and there are others besides the beginners that need to praotice this necessary thing. A film of kerosene over the drink ing water, will prevent one chick catching disease, from aneb.er; also) it will cure kligCit colds; an-easy pre ventive, and) no possible harmln -u. rv. i fc. n ill ml., nnp f1rTvw quicETj r,n tne r"1,,rr j but pm Jca"ese four -words: cteaV , llness!rtfnctuallty, perseverance, o4 care, you "will receive a good profit from the poultry. Thore is nothing better than pouV try manure for most garden cropa. Don't allow to go to waste this vat liable soli renewer, and then buy fer tilizer. Equal parts of lard and sulphur well mixed together and rubbed Into the scaley legs of chickens is said to be a sure cure for this ailment. We know that kerosene and lrd mixed will do the business effectually. The care of the fowl has as rauoh to do -with success as the feeding or the breeding. No farmer would , pect a cow, not matter how well bred or how capalble of production, to i render a pro.1t unless given good enre. The same Is true of the pouk try. Who judges others, condemns him . . self. Italian. So. a-'10. LATE HATCHED CHICKS. Better by all means at once end the late hatched chicks from stolen nests, rather than to have them un derfoot all winter and stunted before spring. We allj dislike to Mil such things, but really It IS : merciful to do so unless one hasvexceptionally clean warm quartera where the older birds cannot molest nor. make afraid Dakota Farmer. 4 Who 'wives for dowejr. resigns hia power, Plmt. , A - l'tMAN !IO(!?rt.R Was Qlck::t' See ThiS Coffee Waa .! .7lo3a.; MlscWef. , ' A lady tells of a bVid case of coffee po1sottliii,' amf tells it, in, a way o simple and itralghtfnrwird that lit- : erary skill Could nethtotufove It " had neuralgic heoi'K6" Mr 11 years- she'. says, "arid suffered untold ' agony.; oWnen I nft "began to have them j-weigjed lit potfnds, but they brought mj? down tolJfj went to " many! doctors1 ifld they; gave me only tejnporaryitfeilfef.'''3b 'irWffered on. till' one day. Woman dcMiHr told me to use Fostutn ,. .She said. LhJoked like -1 was coff eo poisoned. "... '. began td 'ftrllrPostnin and I gained .J,)!. pounds .Uqtae'flrst few weeks and continued to gJn, hut not so' fast a it first! ky headache be-, gan to leave. me iftljr. f had Used Pos turn ; Joat, J,w weeks long eoooga to get the coffee-poison out of my ays- ' 1m ;: "Vi;"-'uV.::;V , .vgtnee i.beiraii' to nke PAftnm I can gladly any that 1 never know what m . neuralgic headache is like any more, . and it was nothing lint Postum that, made me well. Before I used Postnm I never went out alone: I would get bewildered 'and.' would ' not : know which way to turn. Now I go alone and my head la as clear as a ben. Kf hratn and nerves are stronger than thev have been for years." Read the little book, "The Road to Well ville," In. pkga. "There's Rea--..' ' . . .;,., Kvrr read Ihe above lettef.1? r?w one appears from tlmr to flm'e. ..r rre grnnlne, tme, and fall of 1. - : t Interest. Iii-; . . . i ", ''M