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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
THE MOST DANGEROUS ANAR'
CHISTS.

1.-THE public hardly appreciates the
seriousness of the conflict between our
town authorities and officials of the
Southern Railway writes proml-
nent citizen of Morganton. Our ofn-
Gals were convinced that they were
within their legal rights and treated
the railroad with every consideration,
and when they tried to take forclple
possession the blood of Morganton pa
triots began to boil and many man
would have been killed before the
railroad would have been permitted
10 take possession of the sewerage
ditch Buster and bully do not go
in Morganton."
The long habit of some railroad Of
ficials bossing things by buster and
bully has caused them to forget that
towns and cities have rights railroads
must respect The brave action OF
Morgantons mayor and the heroic
stand of the whole community taught
a much-needed lesson. The most
dangerous anarchy in this country does
not come from bomb throwers put
from great monopolies whose officers
believe they can bully or buy any man
who stands in the way of their absolut-
ism. 1t is a healthy sign when ofn-
Gals tell them they must be amenaple
TO laws like ordinary folks.
This country will never be imperilled
by half-fed anarchists. 1t is the cor
poration. with a well-filled paunch'
fattened by the profits of illegal mo-
nopoly, that menaces justice and falr
play.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
Spirit of the Press.
The Presidents Southern Trip.
Baltimore Sun.


Widespread comment has followed
the announcement in. a Washington
dispatch that when Mr.. Rooseelt
makes his visit to the South he will ap
peal directly to the people of Dixie
for support of his policies in reference
to domestic and foreign affairs. 1t is
unlikely that the President will do
anything of the kind. although If he
should there will be nothing very
dreadful about tho breach Of the
proprieties. The President ought to
be as free to speak his mind to
Southern men as to the men OF the
East or the West. If the people of
the South think we'll Of his policies
there is no good reason why they
should not support them. The fact
that President Roosevelt is a Repub-
lican does not affect the merits of the
measures with which he is identified.
Southern Congressman were evidently
of this opinion when they voted solid
w for the Railroad Rate bill. If the
President should ask Southern support
for bis policies, he will certainly re-
ceive a respectful hearing, although
that does not mean that he will make
wholesale conversions.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
THE LATE CAPTAIN PRICE.

In the death of Captain Charles
Phice, at Salisbury yesterday. the bar
OF the Stae loses one of he ablest
men who have belonged to a profess
sion CONSPICUOUS for ability of the
highest order. He read law in the
city of Raleigh and soon won large
practice in the county of Rowan. He
manhood and served with ability in
the General Assembly, and was made
Speaker of the House. He was one
Of the best parliamentarians who has
presided over that body. Later he be-
came a Republican, going over in the
Liberal movement and was United
States District Attorney under Harri-
son. He served with ability and accep-
liability, and was a lawyer and not
partisan in the discharge of the duties
of that office. In his last days, while
retaining his place in the Republican
party. he set his face like flint against
the dominating spirit Of his party be-
cause he saw that the Republicans
of North Carolina. for the most part,
seem to be after nothing but the Fed
erll Offices
Captain Price received the largest
fee ever paid to a North Carolina
lawyer-more than $30,00O-in the
famous Stanley county bond case,
winning it after the State Supreme
Court had decided it against his eli
ents. He was an able and reSourcetul
lawyer and never gave up until he had
exhausted every possible means 10
win the cause of his clients. He had
been for a long term of years Chlet
Counsel of the Southern Railway in
North Carolina, in receipt OF a salary
of $1,000. The last honor conferred
upon Captain Price-and one that was
most grateful to him-was the honor
ary one of President of the State Bar
Association. 1t was recognition
from his profession, composed mainly
of men of different political faith. or
his eminent legal ability.
In his handsome home Captain Price
dispensed am elegant hospitality For
some years he had not been in active
practice, with a competence win
which he could crafty his literary and
social tastes, and gave happiness ana
pleasure to his circle of friends.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29

All women work; some in their
homes, some in church, and some in
the whirl, of society. And in stores,
mills and shops tens of thousands are
on the never-ceasing treadmill, earning
their daily bread.
All are subject to the same physical
laws: all suffer alike from the same
physical distur bance, and the nature of
their duties, in many cases, quickly
drifts them into the horrors of all
kinds of female complaints ovarian
troubles, liberation, falling and dis
placements of the womb, leucorrhea,
or perhaps irregularity or suppression
of monthly periods" causing back
ache, nervousness, irritability and
lassitude.
Women who stand on their feet all
day are more susceptible to these
troubles than others.
They especially require an invigorat-
ing, sustaining medicine which Will
strengthen the female organism and
enable them to bear easily the fatigues
of the day, to sleep well at night, and
to rise refreshed and cheerful.
How distressing to see a woman
struggling to earn livelihood or per-
form her household duties when her
back and head are aching, she is SO
tired she can hardly drag about or
stand up, and every movement causes
pain, the origin of which is due to
some arrangement of the female or
ganisrl.
Miss F. Orser of Ia Warrenton Street,
lydia E. Pinkham'S Vegetable Goa
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
NO GENERALIZATION IN INSUR-
ANCE.

1t is fortunate for the good of the
held that an insurance policy is not
Interstate commerce, and therefore
not within the control of Congress.
The big life insurance companies, con-
fident that they could name the Ma
tional Insurance Commissioner, have
been advocating Federal control of the
life insurance business. Senator
Dryden, of New Jersey names these
six benefits" which he says would
come from Federal control: Increase
SEEMING of operating expenses and
consequent cheapening of the cost of
insurance: decrease in taxation; de-
crease i'm the clerical labor now neces-
sary to meet the legal requirements of
forty-five States; the destruction OF
fraudulent insurance enterprises: and
adequate national protection for Amer
lean companies doing business in
foreign countries.
In his recent speech in Chicago, M
against this insidous plea for central
ization There is not a single one
of the benefits" which North Caro-
lima folks would realize by such CEN
traliZation. but there Is one thing
that would come to pass that would
be the reverse of benefit" The third
OF Senator Dryden's benefits is
called decrease in taxation" and that
is the milk In the cocoanut." At
present each State regulates the tax
while they do not pay anywhere
proper tax on their reserve and sur
plus. as should be required, the item
helps In the running expenses of the
several States. If the business is ma
tionalized, every State loses that
present revenue which ought to be in
creased in North Carolina. and the
Federal Government would impose a
mere nothing of taxation and there Is
no doubt there would be decrease
in taxation" which would not beneht
the people at large.
If Is hard enough for a State that
licenses an insurance company TO Keep
it's officers, If so disposed. from rob-
bling the policy-holders. If that
mower Is given to the national govern
ment it would be as hard to secure
investigation and reform as 1t is to
sacura the much needed tariff reduc-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
THE SOUTHERN INSURANCE co
manent.. Agents to be Put i'm the
Field.
CFavetteyille Ohserverl


AT the meeting of the Southern
Life Insurance Company, held here
yesterday. the charter was accepted
and the bylaws were presented and
approved.
The officers which were named at
the previous preliminary meeting
We're duly elected: e. II. Williamson,
president; w. j. Johnson. John Blue,
a. l.. James and r. ID. Caldwell, vice
president; John A Oats, secretary c..
j. Cooper, treasurer and manager; j.
V. McGougan, medical director: j., A.
Mcclellan. assistant medical director;
Jno. G.. Shaw, attorney
The company proposes to put
agents in the field at once and push
the business in every section of the
South. The capital stock is not to
exceed $125, 900 paid in-all of which
has been subscribed.
The gentlemen in this company
represent every trade and profession.
and a more intelligent or reliable
body of men tcould not be gotten to-
gether anywhere.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
A STRIKING CONTRAST.

A special from New York says that
the earnings from the properties of
the American Tobacco Company are
more than satisfactory, and in the
aggregate net returns are better than
at any period since the various con-
Germs were drawn together under the
domination of the present company.
According to a well-informed author
ity earnings are at the rate Of 40 per
cent. on the $30.000.000 common
stock, while the outlook for a contin-
uance of excellent business condi-
tons is very bright"
The news from the tobacco market
is that the prices the trust is permit
ting the tobacco growers to receive
for their crop are so low as to
mean starvation to the farmers if they
continue to raise tobacco at present
prices. The tobacco\ crop last year
was short. 1t is short again this
year. II the trust permitted the law
of supply and demand to operate,
prices would be higher this year, and
we could write of the farmers what
the New Workers write of the trust
Their earnings are more than salts
factory and In the aggregate the net
returns are better than any period
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
Life Insurance Costs Too Much.
New York Commercial.

New YORK commercial.
The cost of life insurance in this
country is undoubtedly much too high.
This is due in large measure to tho
enormous expense OF operation-as.
for instance, the SO to rs per cent
commissions that go TO agents from
the first years premiums on new
business. Salaries. fees, rents and
other operating expenses OF our Ameri
can companies apart from commits
sionS-according 10 a statement by
Mr.. Louis Windmuller in the October
Forum-absorb % per cent OF their
annual premium receipts as against IA
in the British and only 10 per cent in
the German companies. Sharp COM
petition here with such economically
managed concerns would no doubt
speedily force most OF the reforms in
our home companies that are now
being so generally demanded and re-
suit in al! the benefits forecast by
Senator Dryden as following Federal
control. The American life-insuring
public could hardly be expected to
greet these British Invaders" other
wise than cordially.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
COTTON.

Z. V. Zoeller tells us that the Shiloh
ginnery has already ginned as many
bales of cotton as they had ginned last
year three weeks hence. There is a
significance to this. 1t means that
cotton is maturing very rapidly, UNI
usually so; that with no frost before
the average time the top crop
will make as merchantable cotton as
the middle or lower. Some argue that
this rapid growing indicates a short
crop, but we fail to see any foundation
for such a claim If it means any
thing it should be the reverse. This
has not been a year in which any kind
of farming would result in large crops,
but one where intelligent breaking,
fertilization and cultivation make
heavy crops and slovenly treatment of
the land very poor crops For the first
this early maturing means a maximum
crop, and for the other also, under the
circumstances. We do not intend to
be understood as fOrecasting for this
county crop as large as last year,
on the contrary we believe that the
crop will be from 20 to % per cent.
less, because of inferior or negligent
ltiVation.-Tarboro Southerner
THE SOUTHERN INSURANCE co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
COURT WILL CONSTITUTE ACT.

While the only direct question be-
fore Judge Justice-and the only one
he passed upon-was as to whether
a man can petition for an election IN
which he can not participate, Hon.
r. II. Battle, attorney for the alder
men, stated last night that the Whole
record will be before the supreme
Court and with the record showing
that the aldermen revised the regis
tration books. the court can under
the rules make such construction OF
the statute as it thinks is the right
one.
All the people want is to have this
doubtful question settled, without any
regard for any mans pride Of opinion
or the action of any official. with
lawyers like City Attorney Snow, COL
Argo. Mr.. Jones and others holding
that the lists could be revised ana
names removed of parties who could
not vote, but the names of non-poll
tax payers could not be removed from
the petition with lawyers like MrBat-
tie, Judge Womack, Mr.. Robt. Simms
and others holding that no man can
legally petition unless he can vote in
the election; and with lawyers like ex-
Chief Justice Shepherd, Mr. James II.
Pou, County Attorney Herbert Z. Nor
ris and others holding that the board
of aldermen could not erase any mans
name from the registration books, and
that a petition Of one-third of the
names on the registrat ton books was
all that was necessary to call an cleo
tion-with such varying opinion by
prominent lawyers, the people are
wholly at sea unless the &C..
Court will judiciously pass upon tie
statute.
If any merely technical rule should
prevent a real construction of the
statute for the guidance of all parties
there could be further injunctions
and legal battles. whereas what the
aldermen and all good citizens desire
is to have the law judicially construed
so that there may be no further diff
ferences, injunctions or litigation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
THE EXPENSE OF FIRE INSUR.
ANCE.

In considering the amount of mon
ey that goes out of the State for fire
insurance, it should always be kept
in mind that over twenty-five per
cent is left in the State for the ex-
pense of doing business. The COM
missions to agents is fifteen per cent,
taxes about IL per cent, speciai
agents inspections and travelling ex-
penses per cent. and adjustment OF
Of losses l 1-2 per cent. There is an
additional expense for electrical IN
spections and ratings of 1 IL per cent.
This makes an actual expense, as
stated by experienced insurance men,
of &c 1-2 per cent of actual expense
left in the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
THE, PRINCIPLE ESTABLISHED.

In the Northern Securities case.
Mr.. Roosevelt, after a hard fight, es-
tablished the fact that illegal combina-
tions i'm restraint Of trade could De
broken UP under existing laws. I'm
fortunately, after the Attorney Cen
erals declaration that 1.-The admins
tration does not intend to run amuck'
was taken as a declaration thas> the
administration merely wanted to get
the club so that the trusts would
know it had it, but did not intend to
use it. Therefore. practically, except
in that one case, the decision has not
been worth anything in freeing he peo-
pie from the extortion of the trusts.
The President, in the prosecution OF
the beef trust, has also won victory
which will be of value If he will re-
verse Knox's doctrine about running
amuck." He has sounded the doom
of the rebate if the law is enforced.
When the beef packers. We'll. Cusey.
Shipworth and Todd pleaded guilty of
the Federal offence of conspiring to
accept railway rebates and we're sem
fenced to pay fines, it was demon
strated that the administration has the
power, without new laws, to stop the
nc bate practice.
The country will applaud the Presi-
dent for the distinct gain. He has the
club. Now let him use it,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
OTHERS SAY (acnpfk
He May Save His Tears.


Charity and Children.
A frightened liquor correspondent
of the Richmond ws-Leader, writ
ing from Raleigh, lifts up his voice
in the following wall of Woe
Before the passage of the
Watts law there was an average
of fifteen hundred whiskey distil
leries in this State. after the pas
sage of the Watts law the num-
Der of distileries Immediately de-
creased to two hundred and fifty;
and since the passage of the
Ward law there are not more than
one hundred distilleries through
out the State"
That is really a better record than
we hoped for, and we thank this Rum
mic for giving us the information. OF
course, this man processes that he is
mortally afraid tha+ ''the party will
suffer, but he may save his tears.
Nothing in the world is going to suf-
fer except the saloon-keepers and the
liquor politicians. The adoption of
the amendment did the work for Ii
quor in North Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29

There are only two papers in the
United States that have the courage of
their moral obtuseness-th New York
Commercial and the Philadelphia In
quirer The Commercial boldly de-
clares that political contributions by
corporations for the protection Of
their interests" is as clearly justified as
the expenditure of money for advertis-
ing. AS to the Inquirer, it tsupports
the dishonest ring that has been rob-
bling Philadelphia for twenty-five
years 1t is keeping up it's reputation
in defending the scandals unearthed in
the great insurance companies.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
Boston, tells women how to avoid such
suffering; she writes:

Boston. tells women how to avoid such
suffering; she writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
a suffered misery for several years with
irregular menstruation. Ny back ached; l
had bearing down pains, and frequent head
aches; [ could not sleep and could hardly
drag around. | consulted two physicians
without relief aud as a last resort tried
Lydia E. Pinkham'sVe Vegetable Compound, ana
to my surprise, every ache and pam lett nue.;
gained ten pounds and am IN perfect heaith'
Miss Pearl Aclers of 327 North Sum
mer Street, Nashville, Tenn, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
81 suffered with painful periods, severe
backache, bearing down pains, pains across
the abdomen; was very nervous and lrrlGa-
BILE and my trouble grew worse every month
"My physician failed to help me and
decided to try Lydia T. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. [ soon found it was doing me
good All my pains and aches disappeared,
and [ no longer fear my monthly periods.
Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound is the unfailing cure for all these
troubles. 1t strengthens the proper
muscles, and displacement with all its
horrors will no more crush you.
Backache, dizziness, fainting, bear
ing down pains, disordered stomach,
moodiness. dislike of friends and society
all symptoms of the one cause will
be quickly dispelled, and it will make
you strong and well.
You can tell the story of your suf-
ferings to a woman, and receive help
full advice free of cost. Address Mrs.
Pin1ham, Lynn, Mass.
DSund Succeeds Where others Fail.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
Corporate Greed.
Charity and Children.

Charity and Children.
The squandering of the peoples
money without their knowledge or
consent by the big insurance com
panies that have grown Intensely rich
gives the assertion of Tom Watson
that they are all honey-combed with
corruption, a good deal of color. So
far as the Investigations have gone
they all seem to be tarred with the
same stick. They have spent the
money of the stockholders a good
deal more freely than if it had been
their own. They have not been faith
full to the trust committed to their
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
Alabama Pays So: Gets ST.
Birmingham Age-Herald.

bTTTIIIIIBIdII ABt-HtTdIU.
Mr. Calvin is right when he says
the subject is important. He is also
right when he says the time is ripe
for the starting of a great mutual life
company in the South. Mr.. Calvin S
suggestion should have due attention.
and the proposed company should be
broad and strong enough to serve the
entire South, thereby stopping the
ceaseless flow of life premiums to the
North. The report of Commissioner
McDavid shows that in the calendar
year 1904 Alabama sent North $500 :
600 in life premiums, receiving back in
losses only $1,290,439. She paid
therefore, over three dollars to get one
dollar back in losses.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
Not Nice. But Very Willing.

NOW Y OIK HeTaIU.
Senator Elkins predicts that there
will undoubtedly be a safe regulation
bill passed at the approaching session
of Congress-" and that "a prolonged
and bitter fight will ensue when the
subject OF tariff revision is consider
ed" His <redictG-- as to the first
proposition may possibly fail. but
there is very little doubt as to the full
filment of the second. 1t is hard TO
make a hog take his feet out of
the trough-GalVeston News.
The smile of our esteemed South
ern contemporary is trihe racy, but
it puts the situation clearly in yerv
few words
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29

That is what the worldwide demand
for tobacco and the short crop would
insure if the trust hadn't sand-bagged
the law of supply and demand, and
determined to take all the profits and
make hewers of wood and drawers of
water of tobacco farmers.
The trust ought to be enade to
take its feet out of the trough!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
Good Fellows" and Their Places.
indianapolis News.

IIUIdIId DOIIS AN-WS
Good fellows' are all right In
their places, but their place is not in
positions of great financial or public
responsibility. No bank would choose
Il good fellow as its president or
cashier. On the contrary, when those
in control of it find that one of the
employees is a good fellow" they are
prompt to get rid of him. Good
fellows' in offices Invariably mean
corruption in office. The people should
be as careful about the conduct of
their business as bankers are about
the conduct of their business, The
moment that a man appeals to the
people for support on the ground that
he is good fellow that moment the
people ought to resolve that they will
nave none OF him
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29

Prof Nicholas Murray Butler de-
clines to accept the rendered place
of director in the Equitable Life AS
surance Society. Good! He cannot af-
ford to lend his name to ''frenzied
finance" What the Equitable needs
is a president not guilty of giving re-
bates and a new management from
top to bottom. No more Hydes or Nor
tonsi
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
President Winston's Course Annroved

Charity and Children.
Two students were expelled last
week from the A. and M. College at
Raleigh, for hazing a sophomore. Thev
smashed the door of the young mans
room, deluged him with a bucket of
water and cut his head with a lumn
of coal The hazers learned too late
that they had played the fool and were
ordered to leave the college in dis
grace. We honor President Winston
who has done so much to protect the
good name of our North Carolina col
leges. The boy who imagines that
hazing is manly is mistaken; if is
craven cOwardice, and no well-bred
boy will engage in it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
They'll All be Wise.

CHARITY and Children)
The Governor is preparing to enter
tain the President in very elaborate
manner when he comes to Raleigh. II
is to be hoped that none of the speak :
ers will say fool things that they VIII
afterwards regret