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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26
The Cure for Trusts.

I'm so far as cur present trusts depend
upon public or private privileges and IA
yoTs, there can certainly be no excuse
for delay" says Charles J. Bulb * in the
June Atlantic. IF the largest of all
trusts is exacting monopoly charges
from domestic consumers, and selling its
products in foreign markets at lower
rates,-and who can doubt that this Is
the case ?-we have only ourselves to.
blame if we fail to apply the simple rem
edy Of placing iron and steel upon the
free list And this trust is only one OF
many. the powers of which could be curb
ed by this course of action. III railroad
rates are so manipulated that they some
times favor the localities in which the
plants owned by trusts are situated
and what disinterested student can deny
this why should we hesitate. in season
and out of season, to agtate the ques-
ton of the control of the national high
ways? If patent laws are another re-
lance of the trusts who should we hesi-
tate to throw open to general use. In re-
turn for a reasonable compensation.
every patent that is employed hereafter
for monopolistic ends? These remedies
would at least moderate the exactions Of
many of the trusts, and no further ex-
perience or greater knowledge ought to
be needed to demonstrate the wisdom OF
employing all such means that stand SO
near at hand.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26
SOCIALISM THE OUTCOME OF
TRUSTS.

In the campaign of 1900 Mr.. Eugene
Debs and his followers were conspicuous
in their opposition to Mr.. Bryan. They
expressed their admiration for him as a
man but said that his policies all lead
away from Socialism, the doctrine to
which they are committed. They did not
hesitate, to say that they preferred Nc
Kinley's. election because, while not a
Socialist himself, the rapid growth of
trusts which had been accelerated by his
policy, was working toward Socialism
steadily and surely. And there is no
doubt that Mr.. Debs and his followers
were right.
Awaiting the outcome of our dealings
with the trust, stands Socialism, says
Charles j. Bullock in the June Atlantic.
Mr.. Bullock adds:
The Billion Dollar Trust seems to
furnishsa practical demonstration Of the
possibility of organizing the largest in
dustries, Upon national scale and the
socialist applauds the efforts of Mr.. Nor
gan and his associates. The concentration
OF all the railroads into a few groups,
controlled by single set of interests, is
a brilliant triumph for the policy of cen
tralization; and for this, too Mr.. Morgan
has the gratitude of every socialist. The
popular discomfort caused by the mono
polization of one necessary of life after
another prepares the soil in manner
ideally perfect for the sowing of socialis-
tic seed, and it is a significant fact that
American Socialism has first become an
appreciable force in this era of trusts
and combinations. II thinking
men ever become convinced that in manu-
featuring and other industries competition
is impossible and monopoly inevitable
only two possible alternatives will then
present themselves, public or private
monopoly; and those who are now occu-
pied with the formation or justification
or trusts will be chiefly responsible in
case the balance finally swings in the
direction of Socialism"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26
TO GET CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS.

public schools. What matters it if we
had the finest school system on earth,
if the children could not or would not
take advantage of it? The people of
each community must take up the pro
blem for themselves. II is a State
There are clubs and associations of al
! most every kind, missionary societies.
educational clubs, literary associations
clubs that range from the Sisters Of
Sadness and Daughters of Darkness to
the Amalgamated Society of Potato
Bug Destroyers. And one heSitates to
propose a new society or association.
But why should there not be an as
ISOLATION in every community to induce
attendance on the schools, public OF
private? There could be a State or
ganization with it's headquarters IN Raj
eigh, and with General Toon, the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction at
it's head, with branches in every school
district. There is no necessity for a
meeting of the clubs, for each will have
it's own problems to solve, and can
solve them best in it's own way. But
once year the leaders in the work
could meet here, and interchange ideas
and plans, and stimulate interest in the
work
There should be no dues of any kind
connected with the clubs, but all must
give their time for love c. the cause.
The local club would first have TO get
copy Of the school census, and then
copy of the roll of the public school.
Those who do not attend school can
thus be easily ascertained. This is the
working material. Some member of
the club should visit each family that
does not send it's children to school,
and ascertain the reason. If there is a
real reason, such as lack of money to
buy books, or lack of proper clothing,
1T can be easily remediel. for no man
would refuse to give few cents to buy
new book or a decent coat for BOY
who wanted an education. If it is iii
difference Of the parents, their atten-
ton should be called to the great inn
portance of giving their children an
education and the changed conditions
that demand educated men and women
in every walk of life. If the children
are at work in mill and the father is
idle and shiftless, he ought to be ar
rested as vagrant, or compelled TO put
his children in school, and go to work
himself. The principal difficulty will be
found in the Indifference of parents to
education. To overcome this educa-
ton must be made so fashionable that
no one who thinks anything of himself
or his family will suffer his children
to grow up in ignorance. And ignur-
ance must be made disreputable in Il
community These people must be
made ashamed of it. And the childrea
themselves must be inter ested in the
schools, and in study. This would be
the work of the clubs, and it is no easy
task.
But it is an important one, md che
that must be accomplished before we
educate the children OF the State. Cam
pulsory education is best But as we
cannot get that, We must have some
substitute and l propose that we form
State Educational Association, with
Attendance Clubs in every community"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26
STEPHEN GIRARD NOT AN INFIDEL

nevolence towards their fellow Great
ures and love of truth sobriety, and
industry, adopting at the same time
such religious trusts as their matured
reason may enable them to prefer.
There are many of us perhaps, whose
judgment is less sound and whose con-
ceptions of Christianity are less elevat-
ed than were those of Mr. Girard to
whom these reasons would be sufficient
and still we are far from considering
ourselves infidels. On page Il of
Biography of Mr.. Girard," by Henry
w. Avery, 1857, he says: Although
differing from the great majority OF
denominations in his religious senti-
ments, he gave freely when his assist
ance was asked for the erection of
churches and other Christian institu-
tions" On page rs He was devot-
ed friend of those principles Of civil
and religious liberty which are the
basis of the political fabric of his adopt
ed country" Mr.. Girard was a Roman
Catholic and his remains were buried
in a Catholic cemetery, under the shad-
ow of a Catholic church until they were
carried to their final resting place
among those orphans whose real guar
dian angel he will be forever. His in
depreciation of the Christian idea was
the highest and manifested itself in his
actions through his whole life; and
through his noble requests his Chris
tan influence will live as long as time
lasts and through eternity. Who has
responded more nobly than he to the
great commoned Love they neighbor as
thyself?"
Very respectfully yours,
T. L. BOOTH.
Oxford. N c., May "a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26
new TRUCK OUTLET
What Washington and Ply
mouth Road Means.
Washington's Place as Shipping Point in the
Past. The Future Full Of Bright
Promise.
Especial to News and observer.)

NSpeclal 10 News and Observer
Washington N O., May 25.-Judge f.
A. Armstrong, of Camden, N. j., who is
president, with Mr.. R. S. Coin and surry
Parker, secretary and treasurer and gem
eral manager respectively. were in tho
city Thursday, finishing up minor details
Of the Washington and Plymouth Rail-
road. This road, when completed, and
that will be in about four months, will
put us within six hours Of Norfolk thus
giving us first-class outlet for our truck
and opening up this Industry for Wash
ington and Beaufort counties. We are
promised by this company-thought it will
be in the beginning a narrow gauge road
frst-class service in every detail When
this road is built land it will bel, we
can get better rates and something be-
sides wild cat mail schedule. Thus the
old Gotten wood is still a landmark; it
is more than that, it will mark the termi-
nal of the W. and p r. r., which is tn"
beginning of a through line south from
this point as we'll as north. With this
road finished there will only remain a
break of some twenty miles to our
sister city Newbern. With this gap filled
the old road surveyed many years ago
will be an assured fact from Cheraw, S. G.
to Norfolk, Va.
At no distant day the Great Eastern
Railroad will be here and the western
portions of the State can be in direct
connection with the coast either via En-
glehard or via Norfolk.
This in time past has been a great sea-
port, especially for West India trade
salt and molasses-with these two roads
why not again?
Washington is so naturally adapted for
business, that it is coming to her without
an effort on the part of many OF her citi-
zens, but others from afar see our advan-
tages and they come in and grasp them.
The progressive men of our little town
will meet you, gentlemen, with open arms
and a hearty welcome-come on, bring on
the capital and show those who have
lost interest that if they will not you
will make the old town hustle. The road
bed has been cleared to within three miles
of town.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26

The paper read by Mr.. john Wilbur
| jenkins, the versatile editor of the Raj
| eigh Times, on how to get the children to
attend school, was warmly praised by all
who heard it, The following extracts
show the plan he proposes and Celebrates:
There is a school open in every dis
trict in North Carolina every year long
enough for any child, white or black,
to learn to read and write. There arc
ample facilities within the reach or
every person of school age in the State
to save him from becoming an Hitter
ate But the record shows that in the
year of our Lord 1900, after an educa
tional campaign that extended over tie
State, and the passage of a Constltu-
tional Amendment that preScribeo an
educational qualification for voting
only "a 40 per cent of the whites of
school age, and 80 $40 of the negroes
attended the schools.
rs it not apparent, then, that the
most radical defect in our system Is
the lack of means to persuade or com
pei attendance on the schools? II we
could compel every child to take adj
vantage of the school facilities that lie
within his reach, illiteracy would be
wiped out with the present generation
of illiterate adults.
THE people of North Carolina ha5e
always been opposed to compulsion of
any kind, and a lot of them sc0rn to
pay their poll and property taxes be-
cause the State "eompels' it. They
are, independent enough to keep four
dogs, and allow their children to at
tend school or not as they please.
And the fear of the Great Unwashed
One-Gallus Brigade is so much before
the eyes of the politician, that he will
never vote to tax the ravenous hound.
or compel the Sand Hitler or Mountain
Boomer to send his child to school.
Every child has right to an edn-
cation. He has right to be given the
proper implements with which to work
out his own salvation in the world AID
the State which is the guardian OF the
child, should see that he is not de-
prived of his rights.
Around every cotton mill can be
found some man who has moved Into
town from the country, and put his
wife and little children to work III the
mill, while he lies around the dirty lit.
tie GROCERIES or village stores, talks
politics, chews tobacco and drinks mean
whiskey. He is wearing out the lives
of his little childen at the loom, doom
ing them to go through life with
stunted bodies and darkened minds. He
is creature so low that an egg suck
ing hound is the only thing that viii
keep him company. But yet the legis.
lators fear this man too much to com
pei him to give his innocent little
children chance for existence and ie-
velopment. Is there a greater crime
in the calendar than that of the parcn.
who will deliberately withhold nom
his child the advantages and oppo1 tuni-
ties that will mean all to him in life'
Doesn't he commit murder on the in
stallment plan?
I'VE ought to have compulsory edu-
cation. But as long as that is not i'm
mediately possible, some means must
be found to secure the attendance If
as many children as possible OH the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26
Championship Settled.
Special to News and observer.)

Especial to News and Observer
Red Springs, n. c., May 25.-Today the
North Carolina Military Academy won the
championship from Laurinburg by to o.
Batteries: Cadets, Biggs and Weather
ly; Laurinburg: Broome and Mccall.
The second game was won by Laurin-
burg in a ten inning game on an error
by 4 to g. The Cadets won the first
game by 10 to 4. The Cadets won from
Fayetteville by % to 5; from Lumber
Bridge by to 2; from Raeford Institute
by II to 6, and now are entitled to the
championship.
They won every game of foot ball last
season.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26

The superintendent and directors of the
penitentiary are preparing report show
ing the actual condition of the peniten-
tiary when the new board took charge. Il
will soon be given to the public and will
show that instead of having made fine
record, there has been no business-like
management of the penitentiary since Mr..
Leazar retired. The public is anxiously
awaiting this report. 1t ought not to be
delayed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26
Funeral:of Mrs. Judd

Especial to News and Observer
Sag A tuIItyf 70
The funeral services of mrs husu2 =
Solomon Judd, wife of Dr. Juoa' "elo
held at the Baptist church at p NJ
today. Mrs Judd was MISS August co. CO.
omon formerly Of Warren county' %
was a noble Christian woman. Dr. j. y
Hufham conducted the services.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26

The New York World looks for war
between the great railroad systems con-
trolled by the Goulds and Vanderbilts. Ii
begins to look like the peoples only hope
from the extortions of monopoly lie in
disagreement between the giant mono
polists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26

II this thing goes on, what will be-
come of the gold bugs? A nugget weigh
ing ia pennyweights, worth 5000 was
found at the Ingram gold mine, five miles
from AIbemarle. The owners now think
the mine is worth half million dollars.
1t sold for So, 900 short time ago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26

The delegates to the Virginia Demo
cratic Convention, with regard to their
preference for Governor. now stand: Mon
tague, 1872; Swanson, 142; Echols. Il; Mar
shall rs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26

The breaking down of the dykes and
the inundation of Caledonia farm is a
heavy blow at the penitentiary manage
mont and makes success ten fold more
difficult.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26

It is a shame some people ever get the
idea that they ought to get married. and
quit being decorative.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26

It will probably always be question
which changes mans characee'
great love or a boil.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26

A woman's tact generally has too
many tucks in it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26

The credit of North Carolina is gilt
edge. High Point sold its $4,000 Of water
works bonds for $5S775. pretty fair
premium
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26

A really successful woman is one who
can always find one more pin somewhere.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-23
PRISON
WARDEN
ROBBED.
PIckpocksts Relieve Gsn. Mel
son Wall Of Envelope
Containing S7l9

A clever gang Of plckpockets operated
! here last Saturday.
one OF the victims was General Nelson
Wall, warden ot the state prison, who
lost a considerable sum of money
General Wall came TO town about II
o'clock bringing checks that had been
received at the jail office for board Of
prisoners and I'm settlement OF town bills.
These aggregated s7l9 II and were CASH
ed by the Industrial Trust company.
General Wall put the money into a large
envelope and placed the latter in an inside
vest pocket.
At the corner OF Dorrance and West
Minister streets he boarded a car that had
Just arrived from Rverpoint, that lie
might be sure OF a seat.
The yestibule was crowded and at the
half-open door stood a young man who
seemed unwilling 10 either open or close
II.
Cen. Wall was crowded by two other
young men and IN his indignation told
the young man who was al the door 10
either get in or get out Of the way.
The young man elected 20 come out and
had 10 squeeze by the portly warden.
In that shuttle the big envelope with its
fat wad was taken
Gen. Wall did not discover his loss un-
I'll the car was We'll out toward the pris-
on.
lie notified the detectives; but by that
time the thieves had probably left the
city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-23
GOV. CRANE
WILL NOT
ACCEPT.
Business and Domestic Reasons
Compel Him 10 Decline Office
Of Secretary Of Treasury.

Washington. Dec. Ex-Governor Crane.
of Massachusetts, has declined the treas
,wy portfolio rendered to him by Presi-
dent Roosevelt last Friday.
II was officially announced at tho White
House today that he had declined for
business and domestic reasons.
GOV. CRANES STATEMENT.
Boston, Dec. 25.-Gov. Crane arrived at
the state house from Dalton today and
gave cut the following statement:
II have felt obliged 10 decline the ap-
pointment of secretary Of the treasury,
rendered me by the president, on account
of Illness in my family and inability to
arrange my business affairs az such short
notice.
That was all the governor would say
II is understood that his reference 10 ill-
ness In his family Is based upon the fact
that his mother is an invalid, and he does
not care 10 leave his Dalton home under
the circumstances.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-23
FINANCIAL NEWS
BULLS And BEARS.

Wall Street, Dec. 2S 2S-opening changes
In prices of stocks were not large and
were very evenly divided between gains
and losses. Sugar fen away I,s and the
sale OF HOO shares OF Amalgamated Cop
per carried II down a small fraction.
Pittsburg c c and 81. Louis rose =.
The pressure against Sugar was ex-
tended TO other specialties and Manhat-
tan and Amalgamated lost point Some
OF the prominent railroads lost n fraction
under Saturdays close, including St.
Paul, n. Y. Central, Baltimore and Ohio.
Penna., Atchison and the Paciics. N. Y.
Airbrake opened down 'l5 points on the
judicial decision against a patent OF the
company and rallied II. Westinghouse
Electric rose Z points and Northwestern
pfd, Pittsburg & & and ST Louis pfd.
General Electric and ~ j. Central 9 and
& Heavy buying OF Reading lifted Il TO
5i and caused a rally elsewhere to above
opening prices. a renewed drop I'm Sugar
TO 1884 weakened the general market
again.
The market was feverish but the fiuc-
tuations We're narrow aside from a few
speciaities where bears attempted 10 force
out long stock Metropolitan Street Rail-
way, Sugar pfd., Pressed Steel Car pfd.
and Lead stocks declined l and points.
The low priced coalers were actively dealt
IN and the Readings displayed pronounced
strength.
Bonds were irregular.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-23
WHERE TO BUY ON CHRISTMAS.

Many wise persons begun their Christ
mas shopping at the well known Han x
Lyon store ON West Minister street.
knowing run we'll that no better assort-
ment of Christmas gifts could be found
elsewhere. Equally OF wise
persons VIII end their Christmas shop-
ping this evening aud tomorrow at tho
same popular store
Women especially will visit the store
Tor special bargains I'm cigars attractive
" put up IN boxes OF g. for feminine
shoppers, who know that a box OF cigars
Us always a most acceptable Gift To "a
gentleman. ON the other hand an gentle
men are aware of Che fact that a box Of
candy, such as one finds at Han A. Lyon a.
cannot inil TO delight their friends. of the
feminine gender.
Aside irom these speciaities which Han
Lyon show IS grea, variety IN an exc
ceptlunalN iue line 90 toilet articles
brushes, mirrors aud 8t exceptionally
low prices Al the llth hour then. as at
The FIRST, let uo one fau 90 visit Han a
Lyons