VOL. IV.
MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, IT. 0 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1911.
NO. 4.0.
5500,000 BOND ISSUE
(STRONG OPPOSITION TO ANY
j Large appropriation
j A TAX COMMISSION.
SOCIAL CLUBS CONSIDERED
State Highway Commission Bill Fav-
; orably Reported With Amendment
: Reducing Maintenance From 920,000
! to $10,000 Hoke County Can Form
1 Raleigh. The senate spent two
lours debating Senator Boyden's bill
appointing a state building commis
sion and authorizing a million-dollar-
Iwnd Issue to erect a state administra
tion building In Raleigh, and, owing
to the opposition developing, the
friends of the bill decided to offer a
substitute calling fqr a $500,000 bond
issue for this purpose.
General Carr introduced a bill to
-create a tax commission and state
tioard of equalization.
A bill by Taylor of Brunswick
would reduce the number of state oil
Inspectors kept in the field by the
' state board of agriculture.
Southern Gets Demands.
ine southern railway company
-wins out in its fight on the Ray bill
that would exact forfeiture o the
charter of the Tennesee & Southern
railroad if the line from Franklin is
not resumed and pushed to comple
tion within a specified time. The
committee offered a substitute giving
the company ten years In which to
complete the line.
ine senate bill allowing mutual
fire insurance companies to be formed
by parties engaged in the same line
of business with twenty-five risks re
ceives favorable report from the sen-
-ate committee' on insurance, which
also reports, favorably on the bill re
lative to investment of capital of ln-
uranoe companies aa to title guaran
tees. .'.' O
' Senator Long's bill giving the right
for search where liquor is presumed
y to lie lrept for illegal purposes is re-
vunvu wm prejudice Djr me commit-
it"", tee o revlsal. : : 'Cf: K-t'&r
- ua xuaauntctur. . ana . aaie nr v tinn-
safety matchm In MnvHi Pnmlln. 1.
bitterly opposed' by match, manufae
turerers of New York, Ohio and many
other states and representatives 'of
these concerns attended a meeting of
the senate committee on propositions
na grievances and made a vigorous
protest. The bill was referred to a
-subcommittee.
Social Clubs Paster Committee.
Senator Brown's bill, which Is de
signed to break up the locker system
In clubs, seems to be pestering the
committee considerably. The mem
bers have dUcussed it in a number of
meetings, but each time the bill goes
to a sub-committee for further spe
cial Investigation.
I The Boyden-Slkes state highway
commission bill, as merged and agreed
upon by the joint public roads com
mittees and favorably reported, also
receiver a favorable report from the
Joint committees on appropriation,
'with an amendment reducing the ap
propriation for maintenance of the
commission from $20,000 to $10,000.
The Joint appropriations committee
also heard a delegation of prominent
negroes of Charlotte on Senator
Pharr's bill asking for a $5,000 appro
priation for the proposed reform and
Industrial training school for colored
youths. Senator Pharr's bill amend-
Ing the general Insurance laws of the
state, carrying a small appropriation
(or messenger service and other office'
expenses of the Insurance Commis
sioner, gets a favorable report,
i As showing the speed with which
the house works, thirty-seven roll-'
rll bills were passed within one hour.
The bill heretofore passed by the
senate creating Avery county out of
portions of Mitchell, Caldwell and
- IWatauga receives an unfavorable re
pert from the house 1 committee on
counties, cities and towns by a vote
Of Sj to 5, with a minority report
Headed by Representative .Koonce.
fejince the meeting his minority report
bas been circulated among the ah
awnt members of the committee and
Planning Railroad to Raleigh. ,
', dreenaboroy-A- plan Is on foot by
parties for, a, railroad from Wlnston
fialem to Raleigh, to connect with the
Norfolk v'and Western v ' at Winston
Salem and ' the Raleigh ' and South
port at Raleigh. The road is to strike
High1 Point from Winston, thence on
to Greensboro and Burlington, diverg
ing there on its route to Raleigh, mak
ing a shorter route from Greensboro
to the capital city. '. - ft V ': ",
j ' -Curiosity About Four Trunks.
Winston-Salem, The . mystery of
"four big sample trunks oi. where is
the owner, is the all engrossing' ques
tion at the town of Dalton, near here.
The trunks were checked from King
to Dalton on February 2, by s well
built, fashionably , attireM ' salesman,
whose identity has not been learned,
lie let his trunks leave the train at
Dalton but himself continued en route.
When Conductor Crews interrogated
Mm, the man said, "Oh, I'm going to
Not mountain and will return.".. v
now has the signatures of twelvd
members. The full committee num
bers twenty and two of these have
not ' signed either report The bill
will be bitterly contested on the floor
of the house.
state law allowing $20 fees so tar as
Senator Graham offered s resolu
tion of respect for the late Col. N. A.
McLean of Lumberton and It was
unanimously adopted by a rising vote
and sent to the house by a special
messenger.
Not In the "Pauper Class."
Senator Ivle arose to a question of
personal privilege and called attention
to the report of the state treasurer,
which he charged was unfair to cer
tain counties In the state by reason,
of the fact that It did not give those
counties credit for the taxes paid
direct into the state treasury as well
as by sheriffs, thus, placing these coun
ties in the pauper list, when they
should not be so called. Senator
Long, arising to a question of personal
privilege, said he wanted .to be class:
ed with the plaintiffs in this case, aa
his county had suffered the humilia
tion' of the name "pauper" unjustly.
Senator Bassett felt sure ample Jus
tice wjuld be done to all counties in
n revised report which he understood
was being prepared and when dispo
sition is made of a Joint resolution on
this subject now in the hands of the
committee on propositions and griev
ances. Anti-Trust Bill With "Teeth."
Another anti-trust bill came into
the house through Turlington of Ire
dell, who pronounced It to have the
most ample "teeth." It codifies the
present anti-trust law so much criti
cised as being ineffective; makes sub
section "P" sub-section "Q" and makes
It read "conspire or agree" Instead of
"conspire" only to restrain trade. It
gives the attorney general the power
to examine witnesses and prosecute
for cdutempt of court when any re
fuse to testify; places $10,000 fund at
the disposal of the governor with
which to pay the expense of working
up cases, the attorney general and
the solicitors to prosecute.- All for
eign corporations are required to file
affidavits July 1 each year they hav
ing in no wise violated the anti-trust
law.
The unfavorable report came from
the houBe committee on propositions
and grievances for the Koonce bill,
for a legislative commission to inves
tigate the conduct of fire insurance;
companies in North Carolina. JJr.
Koonce filed his minority favorable;
repurx-nuu mv raumuyu wo
&Vectst fcrliUr-f& ;'''lf
The ouse refused to concur in we
senate amendments to the near-beer
bill and Hoffler, Cates and Kent were;
named by Speaker Dowd aa confer-1
ence committee.
Hobgood in the senate introduced
an anti-trust bill that adds the essen
tial features of the Sherman act to
the present law.
Asheville Gets New Government.
The bill establishing a commission'
form of government for Asheville;
gets a favorable unanimous, report,
from the senate committee on coun-j
ties, cities and towns.
The senate bill creating Hoke coun
ty out of portions of Cumberland and,
Robeson passed third and final read
ing in the house by a vote of 73 to 9.
An amendment changing the bound
ary and lessening the territory of the
new county was killed by a decisive
majority.
Bills Favorably Reported.
Favorable reports, came from com
mittees as to many bills, including
Wooten bill for placing solicitors on
salaries; state bill for taxing dogs and
encouraging sheep industry; provide
institution for feeble-minded; provide
for the examination of school chil
dren. The last two were again re
ferred, this time to the committee on
appropriations.
Rewards Bill Deferred.
The Spalnhour bill to allow sher
iffs and prosecutors $20 to $10 for
convicting distillers was argued for
considerable time and action deferred.
Then the Dillard bill repealing the!
it applies to Cherokee county was,
defeated after Speaker Dowd made a;
lengthy speech against it on the;
ground that whatever law of the kind1
its on the statute books it should ap
ply to all counties alike. Connor andj
others explained their support of thej
bill on the plea:' that it was a locr'
measure and the desire .of the rep-;
resentatives should control. '""
This bill was ratified:- Prohibit:
public drunkenness in Transylvania, j
Forsyth, Robeson, Graham and Plttj
counties. !
Baptist Minister aa. Author.
Shelby. Rev. C. A. Jenkins, pastor
of the First Baptist church,, is Author,
of a new book, which will be from the
hands of the publishers ' in 'shout;
ninety days. The title Is "The Bride's
Return." This is the second book byi
Mr. Jenkins. A few years 'ago he'
Issued "Good Gumption," which has
been sold extensively over the State.vJ
He is one of the foremost Baptist
ministers of the state. .
v, ' ; Fruit Crop In Danger.' t : j ;
4 Concord. The outlook for the. farm-,
era, in the matter of wheat. Is not.
so promising. The winter- has been
too mild and the deficiency in rain
has caused s thin stand- and small
plant .i , .-. J
Great team are entertained for the
fruit crop..' Peach trees are showing
signs of bloom, and warm weather of
r-nly a' few days will bring them. out.
Indications are .that the applo icrcp
will also suffer. f -
NORTH CAROLINA EVENTS
Life in the Land of the Long
Leaf Pine
CHANGES IN P. O. DEPARTMENT.
Promotions Given at Washington to
Citizens of North Carolina.
Washington. A large number of
changes In the postoffice department
have been announced. Among them
was that of John W. Bulla of North
Carolina to succeed Clarence Votanl
as assistant superintendent of the'
raMway mail service. The place la'
worth $1,800 a year. It was ex
plained by high officials that the ap
pointment of the new assistant super-
Intendent of railway mail service;
does not necessarily mean that thelrj
duties will be confined to that branch;
of the work. Under the reorganlza-i
tlon, which became effective last No-'
vember, the assistant superintendents
are placed in tho general inspection;
service and can be assigned to the
inspection of posteffices if it is
deemed advisable. Hardy T. Gregory
of North Carolina has been trans
ferred from the Inspector service to
assistant superintendent of salaries
and allowances at $2,000 per annum
and $4 per diem, vice Richard T.
Covert, resigned.
Col. N. A. McLean is Dead.
Lumberton. The death of Col. Neal
Ach McLean at Raleigh came with
shocking suddenness to the people of
Lumberton. He died from an attack
of apoplexy.
Colonel McLean was a well-known
and prominent attorney and for years
had been division counsel for the At
lantic Coast Line.
All the honors within the gift of
his county had been given Colonel
McLean, and he bore them cleanly
and proudly. His last public service
was as senator, and from this he re
tired to resume the private practice
of law. He was one of Robeson's'
wealthiest citizens, having amassed
considerable property in the town and
county. He was about 65 years old.:
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Was a Great Masonic Event. I
Halifax. Franklin council from Nor-i
wlch, Conn., presented Mr. J. L. Wei-'
ler, Master of Royal White ,, Hart!
Lodge of Masons, a beautiful loving'
cap. This presentation was the main;
feature of the magnificent-, banquet.;
Mr.iJ. C; &cerarktis.yi
oil, male the presentation In a most
felicitous Address. . s - '
i Another very interesting incident
was the presentation to the local.
Masonic lodge of a beautiful bras.
Masonic emblem by Mr. Elmer D.
Kinsman, of Norwich.
The Joseph Montford Memorial
committee has done the state ' a
great service. i
Must Have Good Roads.
Winston-Salem. F. H. Fries, H. R.
Starbuck, P. H. Hanes, A. F. Yar
borough and W. S. Linville compose
road commissioners to be named In
$750,000 bond Issue bill to be present
ed to the legislature, the money to be
used in construction of good roads in
Forsyth. The bond election to be
held in April.
Workers' Institute.
Winston-Salem. A two days' ses
sion of the Association Workers' In
stitute of the Young Women's Chris
tian association was held here. with
four national secretaries and other
out of town workers in attendance.
Misses Helen Thomas and Emma
Hayes and Dr. Anna L. Brown, alj of
New York, and Miss Anna Casler of
the state association and Miss Eliza
beth Pre3ton made addresses.
Raleigh. The following North Car
olina post masters have been appoint
ed: William J. Flowers, Mount Olive;
B. A. Baber, Shelby; Neil 'McFadyen,
Raeford. . ,
Murderer is Electrocuted.
Raleigh Nathan Montague, tho ne
gro whose fiendish crime of criminal
outrage upon Miss Mattie Sanders
and the murder of her and her father,"
J. L. Sanders and little niece, Irene
Sanders, in Granville county,, and the
burning of the Sanders ncme and
bodies of his victims to cover his
crime, stirred one of the biggest sen
satiens of the year, paid the death
penalty in the electric chair at the
state prison. Montague made a full
confession.
Will Benefit Tobacco Growers.
. Winston-Salem. Mr. J. C. Brann,
one of the largest tobacco growers in
this section, with a farm at Hampton
vllle, Yadkin county, has invented a
tobacco caser, which he believes will
be of Immense advantage to the weed
industry and make his name blessed
among tobacco growers. The appa
ratus, if successful, will put the tobac
co leaf In order for shipment and, sale
on the warehouse fioot At present,
the majority of farmers have to de
pend on the weather to season their
leaf. , . .'
Encourage Com Growers. . . '
Raleigh. The North' Carolina de
partment of agriculture accepts with
pledge of heartiest co-operation a
public spirited move on the part of the
Raleigh Daily Times here to put up
for annual reward a splendid sliver
loving cup to be awarded each year to
the North Carolina boy who obtains
the largest yield of corn from a single
acre cultivated by him. The, award
Is to bo made each December 1, by
the Commissioner of, Agriculture on
Culy authenticated returns frca the
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SENATOR BORAH j)F IDAHO MADE
- SOME' POINTED REMARKS
ABOUT RACE ISSUE.
RACIAL PREJUDICE IN NORTH
Borah Claims That Northern People
Peat Less , Leniently With Ne
gro Tha,n Southerners.
Washington. -fiatatdr Borah, in a
speech - urging the, adaption of his
resolution looking to popular election
of senators, indulged in some amaz
ingly frank and vigorous comment
apropose of the hypocritical attitude
of some people in the North and the
Republican party-toward the negro.
That prejudice against the negro is
just as intense ill the Norta as in the
South, and that' the North plays the
hypocrite in its contentions to the
contrary, was boldtj asserted by Sen
ator Borah.- - .-' s
"We ought to cease this surfeiting
tho negro upon 'the soporific applica
tions of rhetoric," is said.
"We ought no longer to put into
the Congressional Record and embalm
their tender ..prflt?3lation given from
year to year and from campaign to
campaign." r ' t
Mr. Borah holds that a man gets
his right of suffrage from his state,
and that the resolution he has offered
will not interfere 'With this situation.
Of course, the Sutherland amendment,
WILLIAM E. BORAH.
, United State Senator from Idaho-
which he opposes, ' seeka to change
this and extend! the power of congress
over state elections for United States
senators. V. ...
The' Idaho senator's pronouncement
on the race question was made in re
sponse to the recent assertion of Sen
ator Root that without the Sutherland
provision the resolution would deprive
the Southern negroes of Federal pro
tection in the exercise of the fran
chise. Mr. Borah dissented from the
New York senatpr's view, and', in do
ing so, used language which elicited
congratulations from many senators.
The Idaho senator expressed deep
regret that the race question bad
been brought into the controversy,
and asserted that its introduction was
intended only to imperil the resolu
tion. ..." '
"I wonder how long the North is
going to play the hypocrite and the
moral 'coward oli this question," said
Mr. Borah, and Added that that sec
tion always had assumed, more wis
dom and more tolerance in dealing
with thH problem than had been dis
played elsewhere. He insisted that a
call of the roll of the Northern states
in which there is an appreciable num
ber of Negroes would demonstrate
that the North Bad not dealt,, more
leniently with the Negro than had
other sections. , ?; ''.' '
"The Northern states have exhibit
ed .the same race prejudice that, has
been shown elsewhere," he asserted.
"In the North we burn the negro at
the stake, and there, as in other sec
tions, we have out race wars.,'; We
push our negroes to the outer "edge
of Industrial world. We exhibit the
same prejudices, the same Weakness
es, the same intolerance, that is ap
parent in the Southland." ! ;
Balance of Trade.' '
Washington. A balance of trade of
over $368,000,000 in favor of the Unit
ed States against Its foreign credit
ors, 'an increase of over $174,500,000
on the foreign trade of the eountry
and the1 establishment of a tew high
mark for exports, is the record of the
United States trade with foreign na
tions for the first seven ' months of
the- fiscal year, as shown by a state
ment issued . by. .the department of
commerce' and Ifibor.-. jTjhis showing is
considered to. be -.due. to . the higher
price ot cotton. - -V ';
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' VMormone Are Annry- y, .. :
Salt Lake City, Utah. On account
of attacks on the church by maga
sines, the first president of the. Mor
mon church has forbidden the propos
ed .visit of the tabernacle choir . to
New Tork next fall. , The edict was
delivered by Anton H. .Lund,- first
councillor to President Smith; He in
formed the choir that lit View of the
bitter attitude of the magasines to
ward the Mormons, the first preside t
did not think the choir would in t
with A cordial reception at this, tsi
.nd he would not approve of the t
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Annexation of Canada by the United
States Is Feared in Great
Britain.
Washington. To offset teh Canadi
an annexation talk which the admin
istratlon fears might affect the reci
procity agreement, the house commit
tee on foreign affairs, by a vote of 9
to 1, reported adversely on the reso
lution introduced by Representative
Bennet of New York for the opening
of negotiations with Great Britain
looking to the annexation of Canada.
Mr. Bennet was tho only member who
voted for the resolution.
The committee's action followed
conferences of Chairman Foster ol
the committee and Acting Chairman
McCall of the ways and means com
mittee with President Taft.
London, England. Whether, as is
suspected in some quarters. Congress
man Bennet of New York had no
more sinister motive than to embar
rass the reciprocity forces in his own
country, there is no room for doubt
that his Canadian annexation resolu
tion introduced In the house of rep
resentatives has greatly disturbed cer
tain minds on this side, of the At-
Ottawa, Ont. The continued talk
of annexation kept alive by the op
position journals If- causing deep re
sentment in Canada, and, according
to some ot the leading supporters of
the government, may Jeopardize the
reciprocity measure now before par
liament. While the Liberals have ac
cepted the message of President Taft
to Representative McCall as the true
sentiment of the feeling that has been
aroused In the Dominion cannot be
ignored, and it is understood that Sir
Wilfred Laurler will make a state
ment which will set at rest forever
tho Idea that annexation of Canada
by the United States ie possible.
London, England. The Morning
Post bases an alarmist editorial on a
Washington dispatch declaring that
American public men openly predict
that reciprocity will lead to the even
tual annexation of Canada by the
United States.
Ottawa, Ont. Commercial union,
followed by annexation to the Unit
ed States, is the inevitable meaning
of the pending reciprocity agreement
as interpreted by the conservative op
position in the Canadian parliament
This Bentiment dominated a speech
by George E. Foster, who, under the
conservative government, was finance
minister and tariff maker. His speech
It was the opening of the wedge,
he said, which would be driven home
until there was absolute free trade
between Canada and the United
States, with a tariff wall against the
rest of the world.
Alabama Senate for Local Option.
Montgomery, Ala. By a vote of 21
to 12, the Alabama senate passed the
Parks local option bill Just as It came
from the house. Governor O'Neal
signed the bill, and It 13 now a law.
Alabama Creates Banking Department
Montgomery, Ala. The state senate
passed the bill creating a state tank
ing department and providing for the
rigid Inspection ot all state banks.
It was slightly amended as It came
from the house, and the bill will be
come a law.
Cotton Mills Curtail.
Boston, Mass. A number of New
England cotton , mill, which have not
participated . In the general curtail
ment movement recommended by the
Arkwrlght club of this city, will. go
on a short-time basis-because of un
favorable market condition. Many of
the mills. North and South, have stop
ped from 20 to SO per cent of the
machinery, according to advices re
ceived In ' Boston mill, offices. . The
New Bedford Fine Goods mills have
been reducing the output for several
weeks. ' .'.. -. '
. Southern Railway Pays Dividend,
New York. The first dividend to
be paid on the preferred stock of the
Southern Railway company since Oc
tober,' . 1907, is to be distributed on
April 24, the directors of the road
having declared a dividend oi 1 per
cent. The payment Is made for no
specific period, and President Flnley
said it was. the intention of the man
agement to maintain payments In the
future, although no Information was
obtainable , as to what 'yearly rate
wss contemplated. Extensive improve
menls were authorized.
WINTER QUARTERS
SOUTHERN TRAIN HELD UP
FIVE MEN LOOT EXPRESS CAR ON
SOUTHERN TRAIN NEAR
GAINESVILLE, GA.
Safe Was Cracked and $700 Taken,
the Robbers Missing $50,000 in
Another Safe.
Atlanta. Five masked highwaymen
held up and robbed the Southern rail
way'a fast mail train at White Sul
pur Springs, six miles north of Gaines
ville, Ga.
Police headquarters in Atlanta wan
immediately reached over long dis
tance telephone and Informed of tho
robbery. To Capt. J. C. Joiner it was
reported that the five men boarded
the train and, at the point of pistols,
commanded the engineer to hold the
train. While he was held, others of
the gang boarded the express car and
cracked the safe, getting seven hun
dred dollars in cash. - ;
,JiieiUiiiFth 'Uled. Stte8 mail nor'
the passengers were bothered.
The robbery occurred on train No.
36, which was bound for Washington
and New York from New Orleans.
In the express car were two safes,
one containing $50,000 and the other
only .$700. Explosives were placed in
both, but the fuse of the smaller went
off quicker and knocked the fuse out
of the larger, and, in their haste, the
robbers made a get-away without fur
ther attempt to get the larger spoils.
The train was flagged with a red
lantern and as soon as it came to a
stop, two of the masked bandits
boarded the cabin and ordered En
gineer Fant to throw up his hands.
He complied and before a gun could
be leved at the negro fireman he bad
leaped from his seat and has not yet
been beard from.
Just as the other three, men were
about to board the express car Con
ductor Mooney alighted. He was told
to get back on the train, and with
the warning, "Keep cool, brother; if
you behave you won't be hurt." He
did so, and the highwaymen went
about their business.
MILLION DOLLARS STOLEN.
Exchange Bank in Rome, Italy, Loot
ed by Bandits.
Rome, Italy. The great Exchange
bank near the stock exchange was
looted by burglars. The burglars kill
ed the two night watchmen, who were
attempting to defend the vault of the
institution, and escaped with a vast
sum of money. Tho crime was he
most daring in the history of Rome.
The burglars secured, it is said,
more than a million dollars. There
were at least five men in the game,
and they had either a wagon or au
automobile to carry away their booty.
Among the funds stolen were many
bags of gold, which could not have
been carried through the streets with
out arousing suspicion. When the
bank was opened a few hours before
business the two watchmen were
found dead. The alarm was sounded
immediately, and every policeman in
the city was placed upon the case.
Trust Owns All Timber.
Washington. Concentration of the
control of the standing timber in a
very few hands, vast speculative hold
ings "far in advance of any use there
of," an enormous increase in the val
ue of this diminishing natural re-,
source, "with great profits to' its own
ers," and' Incidentally "an equally sin
ister land monopoly," and a "closely
connected ' railroad domination"
these are the findings reported by
Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of
corporations, in a report on the lum
ber Industry in the United States, r
Legislator Threatened With Death..
Nashville, Tenn. Charging that A
member of the' house ot representa
tives had been threatened with death
if, he did not tote for the Nashville
charter bill, A resolution was intro
duced In the house by Representative
Swan, calling for an investigation. It
la claimed that Representative Conn
was threatened that it he did not
vote tor the bill he would hot leave
Nashville alive. Floor leaders object
ed to the investigation,, and was ta
bled. ": ' ;
FOREST RESERVES TO BE
CREATED IN THE SOUTH
SENATE PASSES MEASURE FOK
CONSERVATION WORK IN.
APPALACHIANS.
$10,000,000 IS TO B SPENT
Lands Will Be Purchased and Cut Up
into Forest Reserves by the
Government
Washington. The Weeks forest
reserve bill passed carrying an Appro
priation ot $10,000,000, to be expemt
ed in the next five years At the ratet
of $2,000,000 a year to secure lands'
on the watersheds of the Sauthern.
Appalachian and White mountain,
ranges in particular, and others where?
deemed needful, and the hard work
of eight years was crowned with, suc
cess. The measure was adopted by a votst
of 57 to 9. Three Democrats voted
for the bill.
The suppoiters of the measure who)
have carried on the long, tedious and
what seemed at times, almost hope
less, contest, are jubilant over tUes
final victory. That President Tart
will sign the bill is considered aettlet
beyond doubt.
The bill passed the house of repre
sentatives last sesion. and aa it was
accepted by the senate without amr
change, it lacks only the signature ot
the president to elevate it into A stati
ute.
While it is understood on All sides
that the purpose of the bill is the ae-
quisltion of lands In the White moun-f
tains of New England and of tie Ap
palachians in the Southern states for
the creation of forest reserves, H con-
tains no specific mention of such put
pose. The authority for this proceeeV
ing is found in the general powers
conferred by the bill. The csnryingr
Into effect of the provisions ot ths
bill is placed - in the hands of s comm
mission to be composed of the secrsistf
tary of war, the secretary ot ths lass;
tcrlor and , the secretary of Agriostsj
ture, and two senators and two mesfc
bers ot.ths heaae; '.v --"" '
The purchase of land la placed' in
the hands of the secretary of agricul-4
ture, and is confined to all such i
as may affect the headquarters of I
igable streams. No purchase is to bsr
authorized until passed upon by ths
geological survey. The land ones acj
quired, it Is to be cut up. Into forest
reserves as may seem best for A4min
istrative purposes.
FARM ANIMALS WORTH MORE
Interesting Figures Furnished by Dot"
partment of Agriculture.
Washington. All "Tarni animals, ex
cepting sheep, showed an increase in.
average value per head on January X '
last, compared with their value on
that date in 1910, according to the
department of agriculture. Mules
showed the greatest increase in vsV
ue, it being $5.78 to $125.62 per hesiL
Values ot other animals were:
Horses, $111.67, An increase off
$8.48; milch cows, $40.49, sn increase
of $4.79; sheep, $3.73, s decrease ot ,
35 cents, and swln $9.35, an increases
of 21 cents.
The highest and lowest average
value per head ot farm animals by
states are given as follows:. :
Horses, highest in Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island, $143; lowest, New
Mexico, $50. i ' 'a '
Mulea, highest In South Carolina
$173; lowest In New Mexico, $82. .
Milch cows, highest in New Jersey
$53.50; lowest In Alabama,- $25.' ,;
"Sheep, highest in' Connecticut
$5.60; lowest in Mississippi And Voam
islana, $1.90. .. 1 '.-
Swine, highest in Maine. $13,19 g
lowest In Florida, $4-60. ' '
Oldest Tarheel Dead.
Charlotte, N. C. Henry Parmintev -vetoran
of the Mexican and Civil,
wars, and the state's oldest citizen,
lacking but fifteen days of having At -tained
the age of 108, died at his
home here of grip. His wife died is
1909 at the age of 101. Among his
descendants are several great-great-
grandchildren. He was hale And hear.
ty up to a few days of his death, i
retained every Bense accurately.
Gould Quits Missouri PAcifie.
New York. Pressed by the Rockae
fel'er and Kuhn-Loeb interests, George) .
J. Gould la shortly to relinquish th
presidency of the Missouri Paclfta.
Railway company, a position in whlchi
his father, Jay Gould, placed hint .
eighteen years ago. lie will be sue
ceaded by a railroad man not yet
named, who, to quote one of the new
interests in Missouri Pacific, will 'cV '
drink and sleep on the job." Mr. Gould .
himself announced, " his retirement.
which will take place just as soon, a ,
his successor chosen. . ' -;.
, Accused of Stealing 9135,766, '
Petersburg, Vs. Indictments AHegf
lng embezzlement of the funds of the -old
Appomattox Bank Trust companjr
ot this city to the Amount of $135.T6C
were returned against Charles Hall
Davis, A former president, and Cartetf
Bishop, cashier of the irhih .
Nine counts, six alleging '
ment, two ' e entries ar 1 ,
sttmeut bank's com! -returned
t r.U'.hrm. 1 :
eight counts . ,ut Ty
ing t'm v ' i -t:.o
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