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HABEAs CORPUS CONTINUED.
Statement by the Mother OF Little
Winnie Phillips.

Especial to News and Observer
Durham, n. c., Nov. 10.-Mr. Luth-
er L. Jones Mrs. J. Blanche Phillips
and little Miss Winnie Phillips, whom
were cited to appear before Judge
Henry r. Bryan, at Wentworth, today
in habeas corpus hearing did not go.
The mother of the young girl over
whom the contest is now on, is not in
condition of health to travel and these
facts were laid before Judge Bryan
in affldavits of physicians and others.
The counsel for the mother, Messrs.
Winston and Bryant and Messrs.
Boone, Giles and Boone, of this city,
made strong appeal to Judge Bryan
asking for a continuance. He agreed
to the continuance and required bond
of $500 of the mother and her step
father, Mr.. Jones, to have the child
before him or some other judge in
the Eleventh district in January, the
exact time and place to be named
later. This bond was given ana the
case continued. The mother claims
that she was deserted without cause
at Spray and that after she came here
the husband, who had taken the
daughter, came here to see her. While
here some four weeks ago she got pos
session of the child and refused to A.
low the husband and father to take
her away.
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AFTER COFFIN TACKS.

The Elizabeth City Economist says
that the board of aldermen have de-
termined to enforce the law and put
an end to the smoking of cigarettes
by boys in that city. The police have
been instructed to exercise the great
est vigilance and "to make an exam
pie" The Economist says:
$50 far as whiskey is concerned the
town is dry and it is regretted that
there is no law by which an election
could be held on cigarettes, for they
would be driven out by an overwhelm-
ing majority.
Much of the smoking by boys can be
prevented. Parents are too lax about
it, and the authorities otter forget
there is a law forbidding the sale to
minors.
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A BREAK IN THE MONoTONY.
A Few Witnesses From a Distance
Testify in the Old Nick Case.
lsnecia1-to News and OhseruerN

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c., Nov. 10.-In the
Old Nick Distilling Company trial in
the Federal court today Express Agent
Cotner monotonousy called out ex-
press packages shipped from Glenn
mons to parties in all parts of the
Union, until four o'clock when District
Attorney Holton gave him respite until
Saturday by introducing a few more
witnesses from distant points, who teS-
tilted to purchasing Old Nick WhiSkey
and prices paid for same. He per-
mitted defendants to cross examine
witness Marlborough from Georgia as
to statements made by Deputy Col
lector Gates, of Atlanta, regarding
seizure of North Carolina whiskey.
Although Gates when on the stand
last week was not questioned about
this statement the understanding was
that when Gates returned, defendants
should crosS-e examine him on this
point, or the testimony of Marlborough
should be stricken from the records.
Replying to questions Marlborough
stated that Deputy Collector Gates,
in answer to his inquiry why he seized
the Old Nick goods said that it was
because whiskey could not be honest
ly sold for the price it was and he
knew it could not have been properly
stamped, but that he never seized
any package of whiskey shipped from
Peoria, Ills. Nashville or Louisville.
Witness further stated that Old Nick
goods cost as high as those others
and was better Whskey and the con-
tract for it was based on standard
prices of high wines at Peoria, HIS,
the Old Nick simply meeting cOmpeti
ton. M. C. Butler, of Jacksonville,
Fla. testified to having bought one
hundred cases, and on cross eXamina-
ton said he paid full market prices
for the whiskey. Defendant claims that
the whiskey trust is trying to de-
stroy all Independent distilIeries.
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IL is Figured Out that the Crop This
Year Will be 1O.750,O0O Bales.
(Tarboro Southerner.)

(IafDOfO SOulnofIcT,)
In comparing the ginners' report for
cotton ginned up to November Isl
with the report made last year for
November 14th, We must divide last
years figures by half.
When this is done it Will be seen
that Inere Is not so much OF the pear
in the figures as some people claim.
Up to November 14th, last year
there had been ginned 1893, 1872 bales
of which 1888, 161 bales were ginned
between October 18th and November
14th Dividing this in half we have
1,696,5S0 that were probably ginned
last year between October 18th and
November LIST, while this year there
was ginned 1,542,91S. This makes
probably 1900 less bales ginned this
year in this time.
But note this. in the cotton belt
last year. assuming that our hgures
are correct as to the cotton ginned up
to November 1st. we find that so
per cent. of the crop had been ginned.
If the proportion holds good this year
a child. who has been studying arith-
metic a year can tell that the present
crop should be. 10,S06,073.
Now we believe that the crop is
nearer all ginned this year than last,
and if so. then the crop will not equal
10,S00,000 bales.
Should as much cotton be ginned
between Nov LIST and 14th as was gin
ned between Oct. Is and Nov. 1st we
should have report from the ginners,
showing 100000 ginned up to Nov.
14th.
Last year that time IA per cent. of
the crop had been ginned and the
same per centage would indicate a
crop of nearly 100000 bales.
But as We have before stated, we
bax An of fhp
cotton of this year''had not been GIN
ned By November list. nor do we enter
tain for a moment that rs per cent.
of this years crop will have to be
ginned after November IA.
If we had to change our estimate
of the crop 10,750,000 bales, it would
be to reduce it rather than to enlarge
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RIGHT IN ONE: RIGHT IN ALL.
and the Southern Cotton
Association.

To the Editor:--I see in your issue
of the 18th inst. that Theo. H. Price
made reference to the Southern Cot
ton Associations estimate OF the
amount of cotton ginned selecting Ar
kansas, that having the lowest estl-
mate. He credits the estimate as pe-
ing made up to 31st October, whereas
the 21st is the date. Now friend Price
by using the Southern Cotton Asso-
cations figures has admitted them as
authentic, although he was ShreWu
enough to pick out the lowest one
So that if we are to accept them as
being right in one State so also VIII
we say they are right as a whole.
Now for the deduction, viz: Ii o.
100000 (using round numbers) IS 90
per cent. (54.7 is nearly $50 1,OOO,Oeo
would be II per cent; then we nave
government report) 6,483,O 600 less o.
600, 900 leaves 1,4S3,000, or IL MIL
lions ginned since October list; ana
again if 100000 is II per cent, then
IL millions would be 10 IL per
cent, and that added to So per cent.
would give II IL per cent. of the crop
ginned up to November 1st And fur
Their. if II per cent. represents l,OOO.-
600 bales, 100 per cent would repre-
sent Ok millions.
Hurrah for the Southern Cotton AS
ISOLATION.
Yours,
w. A. DARDEN.
.lo, NJ NOV, TOOK
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AT THEIR OLD TRICKS.

The expected has happened. The
retail clerks union in Salisbury has
passed resolutions against the Esch-
Townsend bill because it would las
result almost certain to affect the
wages paid employees etc. The rail-
roads feel great concern for the
wages paid employees only when
they wish to use the employees and the
public to pull the chestnuts out of the
fire for them. The only railroad en-
ployes who get fair wages are those
who belong to strong unions. The
men who believe the EschToWnsend
bill would reduce wages could be
made to believe the moon is made out
of green cheese. If the labor men
spermit the railroad bosses to use
them to pull the chestnuts out of the
fire they will be as unwise as the
animal i'm the fable. Here is the
resolution adopted by the retail
clerks union:
Resolved, That while we are
strongly opposed to having any ia
voritSm shown in freight rates or any
rebates granted TO shippers, we are
equally opposed to the Esch-ToWnsend
bill, which would give to- the Inter
State Commerce Commission the pow
er to fix future rates of transportation
upon the railroads of the country,
thus endangering capital invested in
railroad properties. reduce earnings
and as Il result almost certain to effect
the wages paid employees and impair
large holdings of railroad securities
in saving banks. life insurance com
panes and other large institutions in
which the public generally is inter-
eSted."
1t would be interesting to know who
inspired and penned the resolution.
The railroads have chosen Samuel
Spencer as the spokesman of me
transportation trust. The town of
Spencer. the Southern Railway town,
is d daughter of Salisbury. Is there
any connection between these things?
The railroad bosses, concerned
lest an investigation disclose how
much of their money goes to political
campaigns, to corrupt legislation, buy
politicians and pay fancy salaries, are
evidently getting ready to work a
scare on railroad employees, and ask
them to pull the chestnuts out of the
| fire for them. The only thing .ae
railroads really fear is that the pub
| lie and their employees may find out
| that i'm extravaganza and corruption
| the figures have out Hyded Hyde and
| the other insurance magnates who got
erir
holders. If railroad employees knew
how much money goes to the inside
! clique that ought to go to stockhold-
ers and employees and still enable
! reduction in freight and passenger
rates, there is not one who would
permit himself to be deceived into
voting for such resolutions.
| These resolutions show the heads
| of the transportation trust are at their
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THE BEST IMMIGRANTS FOR
NORTH CAROLINA.

Yadkin county has suffered much
| from the fever of going West which
every few years seems to have been
contagious. Some of it's sons have who
have gone West have done well, most
of them have been swallowed up and
found conditions for them no better
than in their native county and others
have found disappointment, failure,
and been buried in a strange land. But
the tide has turned. This weeks Ya1-
kinville Ripple has this good item:
Mr.. ]. T. Smitherman, one of our
clevereSt citizens, who has been So
journing for four years in Indiana. is
back in Yadkin, and will remain In
the best country under the sun, old
North Carolina. He says that people
work harder in those States, but that
man can save as much in Yadkln.
with the same effort, as anywhere he
has been We gladly welcome Mr..
Smitherman and family back to our
county"
That's the best sort of immigration
North Carolina can ever get-bring
ing back its own sons who have be-
come residents of other States. one
of the brightest young lawyers in the
State, who settled in what was rap
idly growing town in an adjacent State
about ten years ago, recently said t"
this writer: Il made great mistake
in leaving North Carolina. When
graduate in 1894 times were so dull
that l could not see success in any
section of North Carolina. If l could
have foreseen the progress of the past
ten years / would have remained III
North Carolina. l am doing we'll IN my
new homee, but my heart so often
turns back to the old State that
would drop everything and return, but
1 married in my new home and my
wife is attached to my present place,
and so | will abide there But, for me,
| urge all North Carolinians to stay In
the old North State. 1t is going for
ward in every way and they can pros
per there Besides there is a spirit
of independence, of simple living, OF
faith in God, of belief in man ana
woman, and a neighborliness that L
do not believe a North Carolinian can
find anywhere else in the world. and
these compensate for more money
comforts and more money if these
were assured elsewhere.
While the Southern Conference Is
in session at Chattanooga. it is perhaps
a fitting time to say that the best i'm
migration that can be induced to come
into North Carolina is the native born
sons among the dispersed abroad. aEi
the same sort of folks in the North
and West who wish to buy homes
where they can be obtained at reason
able figures. The best suggestion for
foreign immigration is the idea or
ganizing in Cumberland and other
counties where the Macs are numerous
and it is to send North Carolina
Scotchmen to Scotland to get scotch
immigrants. They would come to men
of their own class, their own faiths,
and feel in a short while as much at
home in Southern North Carolina as
thew do in old Scotland. 1t is imml-
grafton of that Observation-Disclosures
ton that we can assimilate and no
other kind that North Carolina needs
and wants
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-11

is thin blood. 1t causes pale
faces, white lips, weak nerves
and lack of vitality. A blood
cnriching, fatproducing food
medicine is needed. Scots
Emulsion goes to the root of
the trouble, strengthens and
cnrichcs the blood, and builds
up the entire system. For
anacmic girls, thin boys, anG
cnfccbled mothers, 1t IS the
standard remedy. 1t builds
up and strengthens the entire
system with wonderful ra-
piditv.
Wen ssnu you sample free.
Scott q Bowna, .cQ Pearl ST., New York
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State Control Best.

Salisbury Post.
Missouri's commissioner of insur-
ance has barred the New York Life
Insurance Company from doing bust
ness in that State. The reasons for
this action are not given in the dis
patch but it is safe to assume that
the New York company has failed to
meet some requirement of Missouri's
insurance laws. What Missouri has
done and proposes to do every state
in the Union with effective laws and
honest officials can do. This talk of
Federal regulation of the insurance
companies is in keeping with a ten
dency nowadays to look to the govern
ment for the healing of every national
ill. The respective states are fully ca
pable of protecting their interests
from wild cat insurance concerns and
if they lack for protection it is due
to their own omission or Indifference.
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A Constant Nego.

The Wadesboro Messenger ana IN
telligencer tells of a negro "lo mas
hope while the days last. II says
Matthew McLendon, coloieu' OIL
Ansonville township, came - uoMn q
lew rays ago and secured illa si4sh
marriage license for the SAM - = .; lud
huntley. Every year MALI" VISITS
ders his old license pIanks down 81
this year about two months before his
o'e license eDpireI hut when Informed
of this fact bv ' Register of Deeds
Deeds Moore, insisted that ne oe given
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-11

old tricks. But they will avail moth
ing. Both United States Senators ana
all the Democratic members of the
House in North Carolina favor gov
eminent regulation of rates, and in
that position they have the approval
of nine-tenths of the people of the
State. 1t is to be regretted that the
clerks at Salisbury, misled as to it's
effect upon wages, have put them
selves against this just demand of the
people,
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Spirit of the Press.
The Democrats Have Not Changed

Troy Montgomerian.
Certain Republicans who are Devil
dered at President RooSeVelt's adVO-
cacy of Democratic reforms are try
ing to conceal their establishment by
charging the Democrats with incon-
sistency. They pretend that they
are surprised at the way Southern
Democrats, who, a few months ago,
were critieiSing the President, are
now praisng him. This is not a hard
problem for any except those who
wish to remain blind to the indisputa-
BILE facts. When the President discon-
tinued a postoffice in Mississippi be-
cause the white patrons of the office
objected to a negress postm!stresS;
when he appointed a negro collector
of customs in South Carolina against
the protests of the white people of
that State; when he invited a negro
to a seat at his dinner table at Wash
ington; when he welded the auth or:ty
of a king over the helpless Cubans
and Filipinos; when he sat with mis-
mouth closed while the' trusts, rail-
roads and other corporations were
gobbling up the wealth OF the coun-
try; while Nj. Roosevc': was guilty
of all these charges. Democrats felt
justified in criticising him in no IN
certain terms: bat now, when no OBJ
noxiouS appointments are Oe]ng ma lie:
when no social equality dinners are
being given; when no symptoms Of
imperialstic views are exhibited;
when no disposition to shi"ld the
trusts. ,Ai;r'.a1s ami corporations is
being shown, but rather d'*posjtio.!
to check the onslaughts of these ia
vored agencies; when Mr.. Roosevelt
is appearing to be a President of the
people and not of the party, Demo-
Gratis are willing and ready to praise
him. None are so blind as those who
do not wish to see.
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Favors the Maryland Plan.

StateSville Mascot.
The different papers over the State
are commencing the papers of Mary
land for getting regular advertising
rates for political matter submitted
to them. The way those papers get
paid for this stuff is by charging for
it, and the papers in North Carolina
would have heavier pockets if they
would do the same thing Instead
of this they tear their hirts for the
party and different candidates and
when these same candidates come in
to their own, they don't remember
the paper that tore itself for them,
but when they have anything that
they could throw the papers, ignore
them altogether. We want to 81 on
record as one in favor of the Mary
land nlan.
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High Praise of a Good Man.

Charity and Children.
~ President of the Baptist State
Convention to succeed DR.. r. H. Marsh
will have to be elected this year in
RALEIGH as DR.. Marsh refuses to ac-
cept the place another year We have
no idea who will take DR.. Marsh S
place, but we are not afraid to say
that if the brethren find his equal
they must leave the State to get him,
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DOWN WITH BOTH.

Foraker forced the Republican
State Convention in Ohio to straddle
on government rate regulation. 1t
was in part because the transpOrta-
ton trust, the beer trusts and like
trusts dominated the Republican
bosses who controlled Ohio that the
people rebelled. Instead of seeing
that subserviency to selfish Interests
caused Republican defeat, Mr.. For
aker attributes it all to the machine.
But he mustn't forget that behind the
Odious machine were the trusts that
enjoy special privilege at the expense
of the people. Down with bosses
and trusts was the cry.
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A MORNING TONIC.
(Rishon Galloway

Upon the statue Oh benjamin IL.
Hill in Atlanta. statue erected to
that great Senator, the echoes OF
whose marvelously eloquent voice yet
thrill the hearts of Southern patriot
ism like the notes of a bugle are these
words: Who lets his countr die
lets all things die; and all things dy-
ing curse him.. That sentiment L
would write upon the hearts of every
young American and make it the in
spiration of every patriotic service
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STATE NEWS.

Lenoir n. c., Nov, 10.-Mrs. John
sons eighteen months-old daughter,
Lillian, was badly burned Wednesday.
The mother was gathering some late
vegetables and had just thrown a
lard can on the fire as she went out.
The little one caught the can from the
fire. 1t set fire to her clothes, but by
the mothers desperate efforts the
flames were extinguished before the
burns were very deep.
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, new license, as the girl had prom
ised to marry him this time sure if he
could secure a fresh permit"
1T is to be hoped that Matthews
cOnstancy will be rewarded and that
he will get the girl of his choice"
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1t looks like Senator Blackburn will
be defeated for the Senate by Judge
Paynter With the exception of four
tinuously i'm Congress since 1875.
Judge Painter is an able man and
served in the Federal House until he
became Supreme Court judge in Ken
lucky.
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Major w. c. Petty Critically Ill.

Especial to News and Observer
Carthage. y. c., Nov. 10.-MajOr
w. c. Petty, who has been in declin-
ing health for some months, was ia
ken suddenly worse yesterday MORN
ing at about three o'clock and hope
for his recovery is almost despaired
Of He is in a precariOus condition,
and members of his family have been
summoned to his bedside.
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Troy, n. c., Nov. 1O.-Mr H. G..
Koppelmyer, a well-known citizen of
Eldorado township, who has been suf-
fering from a ruptured artery for the
past year. died Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Koppelmyer came from Chicago to
this county several years ago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-11

The Republican elephant hasn't
recovered yet from the unexpected
blow received on Tuesday. 1t was
severe and deserved. 1t shows that the
fight in 1908 is going to be close and
doubtful.
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Do not forget that no candidate OF
any party in Pennsylvania or New
York advocated private ownership of
municipal franchises. Every one
stood for city ownership-some at
once, some by degrees, some now,
some later. But all stood for that
correct principle that is going to pre-
vail in every city where the people
are not governed in the interest of
the pocket books of private individ-
uals.
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They may differ in their politics,
but in fundamental faith in the best
Americanism Bryan. La Follett,
Folke, Hearst Weaver, Dunn and
Jerome are standing for the things
that are as sure to be adopted by the
American people as that the Car
should grant freedom of speech and
Il free press.
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Fayetteville, n. c., Nov. 10.-Effie
| Taylor, the woman who charged Moses
| Britt with burglariously entering her
house, of which charge he was acquit-
| ted was taxed with the costs in the
case, something over $13, and being
unable to pay was sent to Jail.
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Elizabeth City, n. c., Nov 1O.-The
work of erecting the big gas plant,
for which the local water and power
company secured a franchise in the
memorable fight in the aldermaniC
chamber some months ago, will COM
mence on or about January 1, and
will be rushed to completion.
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Troy. n. c.. Nov. 1O.-Mrs. S. j
Ledbetter wife of A. l.. Ledbetter
who lived about two miles west OF
here. died last Sunday. she was %
years old and had been a member OF
the church about so years. She will
be missed as mother. wife, and friend
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We have been told that Brooklyn,
1.-THE city of residences and churches, "
was truly American, while New York,
made up of a heterogeneous popula-
ton, was liable to adopt socialism and
the like. Brooklyn gave Hearst a
great majority; he lost in New York.
Does not that mean that municipal
ownership and hostility to bosses is
stronger in a home city than in New
York? If not what does it mean?
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Littleton. n. c., Nov. 10.-Mr. Will
liam NJ. MorecOck and Miss Susie Rob-
inson. the accomplished daughter of
Mr. Horace P. Robinson, were mar
ried today at Tabor church, Rev. G..
E. Perry officiating. We wish the
popular young couple many years of
peace and happiness.