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was, uuiet.s No. I Northern Duluth. nc.
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turcs closed unchanged to &c higher. rriees as
follows.
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New York Stock Exchange Sales. Juno 40.
RAILROAD AND OTHER bonds.

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The amount Of United States deposits shown IN
this weeks statement Is 81. s0i 100 an increase OF
Se7 100 over last week II these deposits were de:
Quoted from the aggregate given the surplus wond
be x10.42S.00O.
Below Ia a table showing the percentages OF cash
reserve 10 Of several OF the prominent
banks compared with those Of last week:
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snANxs STATEMENT.
Increase u cam, Lsans ana SURPLUS
Il. i, ~ IT, !. WSNetye,tl. r ~ .shr,"N 4

The bank statement w.s generally .oon-
sidered to be disappointing, The increase
In loans was quite unlocked for: IN fact,
contraction had been considered more likely.
The oAsh satin Of u .sss $50. too. was less tnah
the previous estimates bAd made u. How
over, tho surplus reserves OF TIVE banks
were Increased by Se:2 100. bringing that
item above $40 1000 .0oo. The only changes Of
Importance among individual banks were
4 loan expansion Of ". 2o7. 200 BY the W estern
National Bank and cash gain OF s2.ses.IoQ
by the First National Bank.
The weekly statement Of averages Of the
Associated banks OF the city Of New York
compare rs follows with those OF Last week
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Futures closed weak at net decline Of : points
mated sales OF i75O 900 bales. Prices rs follows:
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1t Is expected that the New York Central
will be the next large railroad to announces
steel rail contracts on the 1914 price schedule.
Its purchases for next year are likely. II is
said. to exceed those for the current calendar
YeAf. -
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
HON. T. e. WHITAKER,
Member of the House Of Represen-
tatives from GuiIford County.

Representative Thomas E. Whitaker
of Guilford county, is a college professor
and a very able man. He was born i'll
Granville county in 1866, and after at
tending the common schools of the
county he studied law under Judge Dick,
obtaining his license in 1898. He is a
professor at Oak Ridge Institute teach
ing law and photography. He is
Methodist and an active church worker,
being superintendent of the Oak Ridge
Methodist Sunday school. He is a mem
Der of the board of visitors to the States
charitable institutions, and man who
not only watches carefully the legsla-
ton that concerns his county, but keeps
an eye single to legislation effecting
the State at large He was mayor
of Oak Ridge for four years and
member of the House in 1901. He was
chairman of the Committee on Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Institutions and a mem
Der OF the Committee on Education, Jul
dietary, Railroads ard Railroad Com
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HON. HI. b. PARKER, JR.,
Member of the House Of Represen-
tatives from Wayne County.

II. B. Parker, Jr., the junior member
of the House from Wayne county, was
born in Hartford county in 1870, at the
Parker homestead, near Buck Horn
Church He was educated at Buck Horn
Academy and the University of North
Carolina. He read law under Shepherd
and Manning and was admitted to the bar
February, 1898, locating at North Wilkes
boro, of which municipality he served as
mayor for the year 1894. In 1895 he went
to Goldsboro, his present home, where
he has built himself a lucrative practice
Active in politics he has served as
secretary to the Democratic Executive
Committee, and for several campaigns
he entered heartily into the political
arena, speaking to the people of every
section of the county. Mr.. Parker is a
member of the Baptist church and an
active Jealous Sunday school man. He
is superintendent of the Sunday school
of the First Baptist church of Goldsboro,
the largest Sunday school in the city,
and is besides the president of the Coun-
ty Sunday School Association Until
entering upon his duties as member of
the General Assembly of 1908. to which
position he was elected in November last,
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left that institution to take part in the
fight between the Safes and battle for
his Southland. He became a member of
Company F, 18th North Carolina. and a
fighting member OF the bearing Regiment
and the 18th North Carolina Cavalry
During the last year of the war he was
i'm General w. p Roberts brigade and
commanded his own company at Gettys-,
burg. He did not surrender but man
aged with his men to escape. He had
many marrow escapes, and at one time
had horse shot from under him, but
never suffered a flesh wound. He says
that he has the only saber in North Car
DINA that has the trace of bullet along
the entire length of the scabbard.
Mr.. Parker was born November 26th
1912, and was married in 1865 to Miss
Eliza Herring, of Duplin county. He has
one child Mr. Parker is a farmer and
also manufactures lumber. For twelve
years he was treasurer of his county,
and has been an able member of the last
two legislatures He was a member Of
the following committees at this last
session: Pensions and Soldiers Homes
(chairman), Agriculture, Public Roads,
Corpora ton, Education and Trustee of
the University. In 1901 he delivered an
address on the old soldiers bill, and was
given an ovation at the close of his great
speech. AS a member of the House, when
any legislation relating to the care and
maintenance of the old Confederate sol
diers was before that body, w. T. Parker
gladly, eloquently, gave such his support
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he was captain of Company B. Second
Regiment, North Carolina State Guard.
He is a young man of sterling character
and of good abilities and comes of a
noble ancestry.
AS a member of the House he was
active. energetic, watohful of his peo-
pies interest. Thoroughly conscientious
and held in check by the instructions Of
his County Convention, he was a disap
pointment to certain of his constituency
in that he did not go wild for drastic
temperance legislation. He, however
supported the Watts bill, and his speech
in advocacy of that act or some other
restrictive whiskey legislation was a
mastery one for the cause of temper
ance. indeed, for prohibition. He gladly
conferred with his countymen and sought
to further, not only their interest, but
that of the State as well, as was dem
onstrated by his vote on important mat
ters and by certain bills introduced by
him, among them being the Child Labor
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
RAILROAD LAW.

An Act TO amend section 1864 of the
Code, mai7es it read as follows: Agents
or Other officers OF railroads and othor
transportation companies, whose duty it
is to receive freight. shall receive all
articles of the nature and kind received
by such company for transportation
whenever rendered at a regular depot,
station. wharf or boat landing and shall
forward the same by the route selected
by the person rendering the freight under
existing laws. and the transportation
company represented by any person re-
fusing TO receive such freight shall for
felt and pay to the party agrieved the
sum of fifty dollars for each day said
company refuses to receive such ship
ments of freight. and all damages ac-
tually sustained by reason of the refusal
to receive said freight.
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and Labor. session of 1903
He was influential in drafting tn
school laws and made a hard fight for
the text book bill in 1901. He was the
author of the bill, which is an admirable
one In 1891 he married Miss Ida l..
Ogburn. He has three children. Mr..
Whitaker takes an active interest in
farming and raising of blooded stock.
In 1902 he declined a lucrative offer from
the American Tobacco Cofpany to take
charge of their correspondence and legal
work. His declination was due to the
fact that he preferred to remain in his
chosen work and do all that he could for
the college with which he was connected
as well as for the educational advantages
of the State in general.
Mr.. Whitaker is a man OF fine sense,
strong character, excellent judgment and
attachments. He is a speaker of force,
and made several powerful speeches dur
ing the recent session, the one attracting
the most attention being the one on the
educational appropriation bill. He is re-
garded as perhaps the best and swiftest
stenographer in the State. He is small
Of statue but big of brain and heart.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22

Commissioners, being for eight years
chairman of the board In the year 1900
he was the choice of the Democracy of
the Tenth District for the State Senate,
and quite well did he represent the coun-
ties of Duplin and Pender. In the year
1902 he was the choice of his party as
their representative to the Lower House.
and was regarded as a careful. painstak-
ing legislator. He was chairman of the
Committee on Engrossed Bills and served
on the Committee on Agriculture, Health,
Insane and Pensions.
At this session he introduced a num-
Der of bills, among these being a bill 70
prevent the marrying of first cousins.
He is a prominent temperance man and
firm believer in the Importance of good
roads, and it might be said of him that a
lobby with him was the cause of popu-
lar education.
Mr.. Foy is a man of splendid habits,
and sterling character, making him an
acceptable fellow-representative and fell
low worker.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
SUMMER RESORTS.

An Act to Permit the Sale of Liquor
at the Summer and Winter Resorts near
Wilmington, provides that upon the pay
ment of State and county taxes required
by law that resort hotels at Carolina
Beach, Wrightsville and Wrightsville
Beach, in the county of New Hanover
An act was passed to authorize the
owner of Mays Head Hotel to furnish
wines and liquors to the bona fide guests
and employees of said hotel during the
summer months of June, July, August
and September.
A special act allows the Toxaway
hotels to serve wine and liquors in orr
ginal packages TO their bona fide guests.
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DISPENS ARIES.

The following towns We're given the
power to establish a dispensary:
Creswell and Scuppernong Townships,
in Washington county; Marshall, in
Madison county; Hot Springs, in Madi-
son county, is also given the power to
establish a dispensary if the town Board
of Aldermen may so vote; Edwards, in
Beaufort county; Graham, in Alamance
county; Gates county, provided that when
application is made to tho County Com
missioners by majority of the qualified
voters in their own hand writing; OK
ford, Granville county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
HON. w. A. SELF,
Member of the House of Represon
tatives from CatawDa County.

One of the strongest young men in
public life in North Carolina today is
w. A. Self, the member of the House,
session 1908, from Catawba county. BY
his eloquence, in one speech before that
august body, he leaped with a bound to
the front rank as an orator He was
born in Catawba county in 1866; WAS edu-
Gated at Catawba College and at the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
LOCAL TEMPERANCE LEGIS-
LATION.
Acts Establishing jug Law, Prohi-
bition and Dispensary in Various
Counties and Towns.

The following counties and towns were
given prohibition: Robson county;
Scotland county; Harnott county; High
School Township, in Rutherford county;
Fairfield and Swan Quarter, in Hyde
county; Cleveland county; Cabarrus
county; CASTOR county; Polk county;
Sanford, in Moore county; Jonesboro and
Vass, in Moore county; Colfax Town
ship, in Rutherford county; Watauga
county; Warren county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
HON. HARLLEE MacCALL,
Member of the House of Represen-
tatives from Davidson County.

Representative Harllee Mccall was
born, in Florence county, South Carolina,
in 1873, but come to North Carolina in
infancy He was educated in the High
School of StatesvilIe and at the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, graduating With
the class of 1896 He taught school two
years at Faison, n. c., was admitted to
the bar, September, 1898, edited for
awhile The Mascot, of StatesWlle; was
clerk to the Judiciary Committee of the
Senate, session of 1901; served as chair
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
VOTE ON DIsPENsARY.

The following towns and counties in
North Carolina were given the power to
vote on the question of For Dispen-
sary' or Against a Dispensary'': Tar
boro, Wilson, Union county. The law
heretofore in regard to dispensarfes in
Union county has been repealed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
HON. j. T. LEEPER,
Member of the House Of Represen-
tatives from CASTOR County.

j. f. Leeper, the member of the House
from Castor county was born in 1857.
He secured good education and in 1879
married Miss M. l. Armstrong of CASTOR
county. He is a progressive farmer and
has served his county in various offices
and positions. He was in the State SEN
ate of 1889, was register of deeds of his
county for several terms and was a
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legal profession he taught school in
Alabama three years. he never held
political office before other than chair
man of his Judicial District for eight
years. AS a member of the House he
was chairman of the Committee on
Printing and was a member of the Com
mittees on Judiciary, Insurance, Courts
and Judicial Districts, Pensions, Joint
Committee on Expenditures of the
House AS a legislator he was active
but conservative. He made a profound
impression and was regarded by his con-
ffreres as a brilliant, pains taking
member, possessing abilities of high
order. Keep an eye on Self.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
HON. J. r. BRITAIN,
HUN. =. i. NIIAAIN,
Member of the House of Represen-
tatives from Randolph County.

John T. Britain of Randolph, was born
at Oak Ridge in 1862, and attended the
schools of the county and then went TO
Oak Ridge Institute. In 1886 he was mar
ried to Miss Virginia Laner, of Gulford
county and five children are in the hap
ply home. Mr.. Britton was at one time
deputy sheriff and then United States
Commissioner. In 1895 he became mayor
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22

Bill and the Reformatory Bill, fostered
by the Kings Daughters.
He missed no session of the House up
to the time of the serious illness of his
aged father, a bright and shining light
in the household of Gods ministers.
He served on the following committees
Judiciary, Election Laws, Insurance,
Railroads and Railroad Commission,
Manufacture and Labor and Private Bills
being chairman of the last named COM
mittee
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
ALAMANCE COUNTY.

An Act to Regulate the Sale of Lii
quors in Alamance County, provides that
any person who wishes to engage in the
selling OF liquor shall present to the
County Commissioners a petition signed
by a majority of the qualified voters in
the township in which he wishes to carry
on his business
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
UNION COUNTY.

An Act to Prohibit the Illegal Sale of
Liquor in Union County, provides that
if any person other than licensed retail
dealers shall keep in his possession Ii
quors to the quantity of more than one
quart it shall be prima facie evidence
of his keeping it for sale within the
meaning of this act.
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construed to repeal, alter or amend any special
act prohibiting or regulating the manufacture
and sale of liquors in any locality. township
county or incorporated city or town
Section 20. That this act shall be in force
from and after July !, 1908.
In the General Assembly read three times and
ratified this 10th day of February, A. b. 1905
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
HON. j. t. Toy,
Member of the House of Represen-
fatives from Fender County.

J. T. Foy, member of the House from
Fender county, was born in 1916. He
attended the common schools of his
county until at the age of IA, his father
having died. the care of the family aud
the estate of his father devolved upon
him. He is an active member of
the Methodist church and an efficient
member of the Royal Arcanum. He
served for a number of years as County
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22

last institution he graduated in the
class of 1886 He read law under George
N. Folk of Blackstone, Catawba county;
was admitted to the bar at Newton in
1889, and after a residence there of three
years he located at Hickory, where he
has since resided and built up large
University of North Carolina, from which
practice Prior to his entrance in the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22

deputy collector under the Cleveland ad-
ministration for four years. He was
Chairman of the Committee on Public
Roads at the recent session and mem
Der of the Committees on Agriculture,
Appropriations, Election Laws, Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Institutions and Salaries
and Fees. As a member of the House he
was held in high esteem. He was active
but conservative.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
HON. w. f. PARKER,
Member OF the House of Represen-
tatives from Halifax County.

When w. r. Parker attended Horner
School as young boy, he did not eX
pect his military training to prepare him
for war, but it did. After leaving Horn
or he went to the State University and
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he was sent to the House of Represen-
tatives. In 1888 he was licensed to praC-
tiee law During the session just closed
Mr.. Britton was chairman of the Com
mittee on Internal improvements and a
member of the Committees on Judiciary
Counties, Cities and Towns, Salaries and
Fees and Claims.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
BATH.

An Act to allow the town of Bath, in
Beaufort county, to vote on whether IL
cense shall be granted to liquor dealers
or not
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STATESVILLE.

The town of Statesvilie in Iredell
county, was given the power to hold an
election to vote on the question of pro-
hibition.
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The election was held on March 18th,
and the saloons were voted out by ma
jority of 240
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man Of the Committee on Federal Re-
lations, session, 1903, and as a member
OF the Committees on Judiciary, PROPOSE
tons and rievances, Engrossed Bills, Pri-
vate Bills Banks and Banking He is
Mason and a member of the Presbyterian
church. He is a young man of strong
character, good abilities and steady
habits.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-18
JACKIES TRY
TO DESERT

Half dozen jackies from the Ken
lucky made an attempt to desert
Wednesday night but were caught and
returned to the ship.
Similar attempts are reported from
some of the other vessels, but as a
rule the men aboard the warships are
satisfied to remain. The term of en-
listment OF none of the men expires
while in port, and they will have to
make the trip to the Orient again.
something which the short time men
don't like. After the men are once
paid off a closer watch than ever will
be kept for there is no doubt but what
the fleet will leave some of its men in
port when It sails away. There is a
standing offer OF ten dollars for each
naval deserter brought back and the
police expect to reap a rich harvest
while the squadron Is in port.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-18
ALAMEDA WILL
BRING SUPPLIES

The Alameda as we'll as the transport
Solace will bring supplies for the fleet
Admiral Evans yesterday received a
cablegram from the Navy Department
saying that supplies had been ship
ped on both the transport and the
Oceanic liner which would reach Ho-
Honolulu Christmas day.
The Alameda may get in next Thurs
day night unless the plans made when
she was here last week have been
changed. 1t was then Captain Dow
delrs intention to sail ahead Of time,
on Friday evening, and push the
steamer as much as possible in order
to arrive on the day before Christmas.
Whether the plans have been changed
because Of the shipment of supplies by
her is not known.
The Solace is to sail from San Fran
cisco tomorrow and will also try to
make quick trip to Honolulu. She
Is to go on through to Guam and
Cavite but will transfer her supplies
to the vessels of the fleet here. She
will also have crews aboard to relieve
those on the Wilmington and also the
station ship at Guam.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-18
CHINESE WILL BE
ABLE TO LAND

]. F. Brown, In charge of the I'M
migration station here, yesterday re-
ceived cabled advices from Washing
ton asking him to extend every as
sistance, not inconsistent with the i'm.
migration laws, in order that the Chi
nese on the Asiatic fleet might be per-
mitted to land.
Nearly all the cooks Ind stewards Of
the vessels of the fleet are Chinese and
it was found impossible to secure pro-
visions yesterday for the ships.
Gable messages We're sent to WASH
ington by Admiral Evans asking for
relief, the immigration officials also
communicating with Secretary Cortel-
you of the Department of Labor and
Commerce. AS a result cablegram
came yesterday which will allow the
Chinese to come ashore under certain
restrictions. An none of the Chinese
are registered great care will have to
be taken in order not to permit their
escape. The immigration officials
called on the flagship yesterday after
noon but Admiral Evans was not on
board, and another conference has been
arranged for this morning. The Chi
nese are to be permitted to land pro-
vided the naval officers become re-
sponsible for them.