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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
LUMBER PLANT SHUT I0Hl
Result of the Recent RetTencf-
mem Order
MANY Employees OF Cape Fear Lumber
Co. Failed to Show up Tor "oTh-
Plant Not Operated Yesterday

Yesterday morning when the time
10 begin work for tha day had arrived
there were SO few OF The large num-
her of employees of the Cape Fear
Lumber Co on hanI that the Off
cials decided not 10 start the big plan
in operation during the day.
The failure OF the men 10 repor- 10.
work follows announcement mace seF-
eral days ago by officials that begin
ming Monday morning last there would
,e a general reduction in the wages
nf every man connected with the plant
beginning with the manager, the re
dUction 10 be % per cent on ali per
sons.
This action of the management was
based on the present unsettled An&E'
cial situation. a general policy or re-
trenchment having been decided on
Some interests colIec-ed with ,Ee
cCmDa2-. Il is s.ated. desired 20 clos
. down The plant entirely but it was fin
ALL .ia-d to continue its operation
! and .u-a Salaries.
! Tie employees sta."ed 10 woT" ci
! GiorG~y all right but during the a-fsI
noon iE5re was q strike sentiment De
j ve!cr.L@ and yesterday large H-2D
OF racr 1ailed TO SHOW Up foT OK.
l. VS. stated lest night ,Lat the p
fila I'D not snow when oper~tI. Il
wou ! e -esumed, certainly no UT!
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
AT THE EXPOSITION
'.Eitzhugn Lee Dag" Observed With
Appropriate Exercises.

Norfolk, November 26.-This was
observed as "Fitzhugh Lee day at
the Jamestown exposition, with leage-
" attended services in memory of the
first president of the ter-centennial
in the auditorium. Joseph Bryan of
Richmond, Va, delivered the oration
Major Hunter, who paid a great tri-
butte to the memory of General Lee
and his life works, suggested the fit
ing propriety of the erection of a
monument to Fitzhugh Lee out of the
assets of the exposition company, fol-
lowing the sale of its properties and
the payment of its liabilities.
Admirals Schley and Harrington, Of
the navy, General Davis of the army,
all of the exposition officials and other
notables attended the Lee memorial.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
ATTACKED ON FRONT STREET
Young Man Hit With Pliers-Hon-
nets show Window Smashed.

Last night about midnight shortly
after Mr.. Hunter Watson had left the
Gem Cigar store, and while he was
standing on the pavement in front
Of the building, three men, apparent
ly in a partly drunken condition, ap-
preached him and made some insulting
remark AS he started to resent
the, remark one Of the men hit him
en- the head a glancing blow, with Il
pair of machinist's pliers. The weapon
flew Off and struck the show window
in the store of George HOnnet, the
jeweler, breaking OUT a big square in
the glass. The men made off hurried
ly down Front to Market and when
last seen were turning into Second
street from Market.
All the men were white but there
iS no clew as to their identity.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
Doctors rs MaYOrS.

The election of seven doctors as
mayors of New Jersey cities is symp-
tomato, to speak in the language
of the profession of a new view of
physicians usefulness. Doctors
have shown themselves capable ad-
ministratOrs of city departments,
manly the department Of health. New
York tried an eX-army surgeon as
street-cleaning commissioner with
Indifferent results San Francisco
has in Mayor Taylor an executive
who is a physician, and there is the
example of DR.. Leonard Wood
But the point of special remark in
the New Jersey election is the whole
sale invasion by doctors in a field
regarded by lawyers as their partic-
ular preserve Ministers as mayors
are a problematical quantity; the
data are insufficient for analysis.
Doctors, by reason of their profes-
sional training, should be qualified
to deal cOmpetently with the body
polite
The Improvement of sanitary con-
ditiOns may be expected of them.
On questions of sewerage and street
cleaning they have the advantage of
| first-hand information. Their ac-
quaintance with municipal finances
may, at least, challenge comparison
| with that of many business" may
ors. They enjoy an enviable stand
! ing as citizens. If there is any quar-
rel with the selection of medical
men as mayors it must be on the
part of their patients, jealous OF
their devotion of professional time
| to public duties.-New York World
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
$4,000 WAS THE PRICE
Paid for Subscription List of the
North Carolina Baptist

Concerning the sale of the North
Carolina Baptist OF Fayetteville, TO
the Biblical Recorder Company Of Raj
eigh. the Fayetteville Observer Of yes
terday's issue says:
Having heard that Ny, John y
Oates, editor and owner OF the Nortn
Carolina Baptist, had sold his paper
tc the Biblical Recorder Company, our
reporter called on MIN to get thefact5
In repsonse to a question about the
matter he sad:
Yes, l have sold the subscription
list of the North Carolina Baptist and
tomorrow, November 9th, will be the
ast issue. The transfer will take place
| December 1st. | have had the matter
under consideration for some time,
! having received a proposition some
weeks ago.
.''How about the price, Mr. Oates
was asked.
! WELL | don't mind telling YOU.
They pay six thousand dollars for MY
| subscription list This does not include
my building and printing plant, which
is worth fifteen thousand more. The
list contains 1900 names and has
| grown steadily from the beginning in
January, 1891. This has been the best
year of all with us. I shall continue
the printing business as heretofore.
"I want to say that | greatly ap-
preciate the uniform kindness and
courtesy of the people of Fayetteville.
believe in the town-the present and
future I want to give my very best
efforts to help on the progress which
is so marked. AS / travel over the state
I hear the people talking Fayetteville
They have heard Of the improvements
here in the last few years. Our posi-
ton is uneXcelled.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
srArE BOARD OF PHARMACY
Standing Master DisIikes Postpone
nicnt of Southern Rate Case-

Raleigh, NJ c. No.. -5.-The state
board OF pharmacy, ccmposeu c. T.
V ZoelIer, F. W. Hancock, ". y.
Horn. Charles b. Miller. and G D.
Eradham, devoted today TO the exam
.uation OF forty aspirants for license
Standing Master Montgomery ex-
pressed himself today as dislikins the
fact that the Southern railway rate
case was postponed 5ec:use OF Attorney
Justices absence. he said that Aycock
asked postponemenL and Attorne!
Eom assented.
Experts -. c. McCOrd, who Is chair
man Of the Kentucky railroad COM
mission, and c W. Hillman OF Louis
Vile, VINO gave evidence for the state
in this case. We're with the corporation
commission today.
Governor Glenn, who spoke at Grit
ton Yesterday for prohibition and
against dispensary is notified that pro-
Libition won there in today'S election
, By a large majority.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
EXTENSION OF TIME ASKED
Libraries for Rural Public Schools in
New Hanover.

Raleigh, n. c., November 26.-B. II.
Rutlerge, of Charleston, and his attor-
ney, Frank w. Thompson, were be-
fore Governor Glenn and the state
board Of education this afternoon, ask
ing extension of time until June TO
make the final payment Of the $4,000
on what are known as the Allison
Vedder lands in Onslow and Jones
counties. Rutledge has already paid
$4,000 on this property which con-
tains 120 900 acres, though wrongly es-
timated at 1000 acres. 1t is al swamp
land, Thompson says, and is held by
the state board Of education which will
decide the payment question tomor-
row.
1.-The state educational department
issued warrants for three new libra
ries for rural public schools for New
Hanover county and two for Lincoln
county.
Attorney Charles B. Aycock had a
long conference with Governor Glenn
about the rate hearing tomorrow. He
says he is confident it would be held
then.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
Especial to The Messenger.)

Petersburg, Va, Nov. ZG.-Joseph T..
Worth, one of PetersbIrg's most prom
inent business men, died at his resi-
dence on Franklin street tonight He
was stricken with paralysis in Will
mington last July, and was brought
hCme and has been confined to the
house ever since. He was a member
OF the Joseph 3. Worth Peanut Com
pany, and also of the City Ice Com
pGny.
He was son of B. G.. Worth of VIII
mington, N. c., and was born in Fay
etteville n c., and was fifty two years
Of age. He was once 4 member Of the
city council of Petersburg.
The deceased married Miss Oracle
Brink, formerly of Wilmington, n. c.,
now of Richmond, Va, who survives
him with one daughter, Mrs. John J.
Jones, and two sons, Messrs. Joseph
B. Worth Jr., and Wiits9m Worth all
of this city
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS Letter
A walking "Blind Tiger"-Charity Sill
YER OfTcrin@-RcaI Estate Transfer.

Fayetteville, n. c., Nov. 26.-French
Davis, a white man, has been arrested
by the police charged with selling
liquor, and with having more in his
possession than the law allows, being
caught Juggling around 25 plnts Of
whiskey, which he stated that he had
bought at Dunn.
The Aid Society at the First Pres
byterian church gives a reception this
ey ening at the residence of Maj. r. l..
Pemberton on Dick street, a feature
Of which will be silver offerings oy the
guests for the benefit Of local chari-
ties.
Mr.. David B. Sutton, whose disap-
rearance from his home in Bladen
county was wired to The Messenger
last night, was we'll known in Fay
letteville, where he went to school
when a boy. He was some years ago
prominent figure On the floor of re-
publican convention meetings in this
city, where he always had something
striking to say, to the interest and
amusement of democrats as we'll as his
own party.
Mr. H. c.. Colerider, proprietor of the
Hay-LOw stock farm and dairy, south
Of town, has purchased the valuable
Johnson property on Dick street, with
"A feet frontage, and running back to
Cillipsie street.
There are between 80 and 35 feet
| of water in the Cape Fear river today
| and the steamers City of Fayetteville
Lyon and Johnson are rushing busi-
! ness, being loaded with freight espe-
| cially cotton and cotton mill goods.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
NEWS LETTER FROM RALEIGH
Rumurs Sbout Southern Railway
Casc-BiG Docket in L. :. Court.
MO0nshincrs Captured.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, Nov. 26.

Ral6lSn, NOV. 70.
At the request of Edward Justice,
one of the attorneys for the state IN
the Southern railway rate case, the
hearing before standing master Mont
gomery is postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. Justice has been at Ashville, III
another case. There have been sverel
postponements and Of course the r'l-
mors of some sort of settlement nave
been rife. 1t has even been assrted
bv some persons that the supreme
court decision in the $4,000 fine mat
ter, is being held up pending some klid
of a settlement. On the one hand, II
has been asserted that the state was
tired of the case and wanted an end
of it. On the other hand, it has
been declared that the railway mas
had it's fill Of the business and Will
be very glad to see an end or IT,
Such is the daily chat on the streets
here. Some lawyers came in To-Day.
| The stenographers Of Chief Counsel
Thorn came in, and while coming here
from Asheville one Of them lost her
purse. watch. $50 in money, and some
jewelry, on the train.
J The cotton receipts here are eX-
tremely light, from the first of Sep
| tember when the season opened, being
only 1882 bales, against SS4O to the
same date last year.
| President Johnson of the chamber
of commerce appoints Franklin NC
! Neil1, F. H. Busbee and Ed Chambers
| Smith to represent that organization
at the National Waterways congress
| at Washington, D. c., December 4-6th.
| Deputy Revenue collectors *. w
/ Merit and w. G. Pool are back from
| raid in Moore county, where they cap
tured a very small still and two mer
and a boy were operating 1t, all be-
| ing white. They were hard at WORK
one man got away but the officer;
thought they did very we'll to get three
Of the bunch.
| There is a big docket in the United
| States court which begins here De
cember 10th, there being 146 new case;
| There are several postoffice cases, th'
most interesting one being that o.
| the Field brothers from Durham, VIII
are charged with taking a package
containing $4,000 in money from th'
mail car on the Durham and Southern
road.
| Before United States COMMISSIONS
John Nichols a postoffice case from
| TOWNSVILLE, this county was hearC
today, Manuel Debnam,. colored, be
ing charged with writing obscen'
letters to a woman. The prisoner ant
several witnesses were brought in By
deputies today
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
TRIEO TO WRECK DRUG STORE
Drunk Man Causes SI0O Damage
in Hall I'sPharmaCV
Broke Several Show Cases. lnaiis
Knocked Down and Then Carrleu
TO Station House-Nill nc Irled
day.

Mr., 4. S. King. q well known white
man of the southern section OF the
city. who conducts 4 meat market on
castle street between 9th and Ith
stretS. was arrested late yesterday
afternoon at Fifth and Castle streets,
after a hard struggle and taken 10 the
police station where the charge OF
drunk and down was lodged against
him. Shortly before the arrest hlng,
it is stated, while nalf-craZed from the
effects of Iuuor he cad been drinking,
had fight on the street with a man
after which he went into. Halls drug
store and following q short argument
with the young man clerk there pro-
ceeded TO attempt 10 wreck the o-e.
| He crushed in the glass top OF soda
. water sewing table and almost com
pletely demolished a big glazs show
, case, partly running the stock of ar
! t.cles on display there. Mr.. Hall, pro-
prietor of the store. who was IN the
prescription department when tbs
| wrecking started, rushed into the
front part of the building and King
| Immediately made an attack on him
attempting to use tWO-pOund
weight as a weapon. Mr.. Hall crap
pied with his assa:lant and linally
forced him TO the .ioOr and later lit
ed bodily into the street.
The patrol wagon, which had beer
rhoned for, was. soon cE the scene an;
then another desperate struggle en-
saed, King fighting against arrest. III
was finally OVerpOwered and fCrce'
into the wagon. On his way TO tn
guard house King tried several time
IL bite the officer who had him il
charge.
Shortly after reaching the police sta
ton DR.. Harper went 70 Kings eel
to apply whatever remedies were nee
essary. The prisoner made an attac
or the physician and those VINO accom-,
panied him but he was soon quoted.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
SAILING DAY MAY BE DELAYED
Work Oh Battlesllip Fleet Will Not
be Completed on Date Fixed.

Philadelphia, November 26.-The
Pacific cruise of the battleships and
cruisers of the United States navy may
be delayed. Word was received in
this city today that despite night and
Sunday work now being done aboard
the battleships at Norfolk, it it will
hardly be possible for them to go to
the New York navy yard be docked
and return to Hampton Roads in time
to sail for the Pacific on the appointed
date, December 16.
This seeming delay will have no
effect on the plans az League Is
land, Philadelphia.
The commanders off the battleships
there which will participate in the
cruise have received instructions from
the navy department to be at Hamp-
ton Roads, December 9, at 10 p. m.
The battleships will not leave League
Island in a group, but will proceed
singly as soon as the necessary re-
pairs are completed. The ships and
their commanders forming the present
League Island group are:
Georgia, Captain McCrea, command
| ing: Kansas, Captain Vreeland, ant
Kearsarge, Captain Hutchings.
| These ships will Join the five ship:
| at present at the New York navy yard
| four at Boston and three at Norfolk
Preparatory to their departure to joir
! the squadron at League Island elab
| crate dances will be given. The en-
listed men of the Georgia entertaine'
| tonight at the second regiment armor
There will be two big balls tomorrow
night and one the following night
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29

Results oT Investigation 10y an Anie
Honorable Newspaper Man ION
trasts,d With Outpourings of Proies-
sional .igitators.

H,,uoratI. N,.,x@papur Man COn-
traSis,d With Outpourings of FroicS-
siciial .igitators.
The Van yorsts and others OF
pestilent brood of professionals asi-
tators ought to read August Kohns
series OF articles on the cotton mills
of South Carolina II Is the most
careful and exhaustive study OF this
industry in all its varying phrases
that Las ever been made and ought
10 shut the mouth of slander forever
Whether inspired by sectional malice.
professional philanthropy or political
purpose. we do not know, but II Is
certain that many writers and SPEAK
ers have been misrepreSenting the
conditions of the cotton manufactur-
ing industry in the south, and par
ticularIy in South Carolina, for years
Mr.. Kohn. of whose good faith no
| honest man can have any doubt, Is
giving in the News and Courier the
| results of his observations in the cot
| ton mills of this state. The REFORM
! ers and philanthropists have invarl-
ably made child labor in the mills
! their chief point OF attack and have
! pictured a most distressing condition
of affairs: little children worked 10
death In the mills, little children by
! the thousand. i'll Informed readers,
would imagine from the noise the re-
! formers have made. Mr.. kohn shows
by actual count that there are en-
ployed in the mills in this state 3S,-
$50 operatives and among them only
495 children under l. years of age.
$50 boys and 200 girls, or l Ia per
cent. of the mill workers of the state
or one in every seventy-eight.
In Mr.. Kohn's opinion there may
be three times as many children un-
der u years of age employed IN the
mills. but even in that case the con
ditiOn would not be nearly so bad rs
il has been pictured by the busy
bodies and philantnropists The man
ayers Of the mills do not encourage
the amD7C-ment OF very young chli'
dren: indeed. they do not permit theH
ornlOvmpnt unless it is clearly with
in the executions noted by the Law
and made necessary by the actra
condition of the children seeking
work: and when they are employee
they receive the most cOnsiderat'
treatment. If the students OF tn
child labor problem. and there is none
to doubt its Importance, would hk'
to learn the truth and to tell til
truth they will find it greatly to thei
advantage to read the articles tha
havc tean prepared with so grea
care BY Mr. Kohn.-CharlestOn New
and Courier.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
YOUNG MAN ARRESTED
Amzi Helmes Charged WITH Murder
of Miss Ella Prior.

Charlotte, n. c., Nov. 26.-Charged
with the murder Of Miss Ella Pryor.
the IS year old girl. who was called
to the door of her home near Hunters
vile and shot last night, Amzi Helms,
a Young white man, was arrested by
sheriff's posse tonight nine miles
from Charlotte.
Helms was an old sweetheart of
the girl and the police, who claim
that they have sufficient circuInstan-
tai evidence to convict him, say they
have fixed jeasously as the motive for
the crime.
Helms was covered with mud and
bore other evidences of hard jour
ney afoot-
He is the son Of a well-to-do black
smith OF this city.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29

The sad news was received IN the
city early last night BY relatives OF
the death of Mr. Joseph B. Worth, a
former resident, which occurred at
his late home in Petersburg, Va, at
O'Clock last evening.
Mr.. Worth suffered a. stroke OF
apoplexy last May and he has been
in a critical condition ever since that
time. He has been gradually sinking
for the past several weeks and the
news of his death was not surprising.
The deceased was about 81 years ol
age He was a son Of Mr.. B. G.
Worth of this city, and he leaves
large number of relatives and friends
here who will be sincerely grleVed TO
learn of his death. Mr. Worth many
wears ago married Miss Grace Brink
daughter Of the late Col. Brink, at
one time postmaster Of this city and
she, with three children, survive TO
mourn his loss. '1he children are
Mrs. John Jones and Messrs. J. B.
Worth, Jr., and ". II. Worth, all OF
Petersburg.
Iu addition to his aged father, his
grief-stricken wife and children, the
deceased is also survived by one bro
ther and three sisters, IS follows:
Mr.. w. z. Worth of this city; Mrs
George r. French. and Mrs. w: J
Woodward of Wilmington, and Mrs
Jacob Weller Of Cincinnati, To al
the bereaved ones the very sincer'
sympathy Of their friends and the com
munity will be extended in the gre&
loss that has come to them.
Mr.. Worth left this city about TWEEN
tv-eight years ago and he moved t.
Petersburg, where he has lived eve
since. He was successful in bushes
and was highly esteemed by all th0S
with whom he came in contact. II
was at the head of the J. B. Wort!
Co., which operated a big ice plant an
also did big peanut business.
The funeral arrangements have no
been definitely decided on, but the
will take place at some hour to
morrow in Petersburg, Va. Mr.. Il
G. Worth, MI. and Mrs. w: E. Worth
Mrs George r. French and Mrs. "
J. Woodward will all leave for Peters
burg this morning to attend the fun
eral.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
EVOLUTION.

I ate me a welsh rabbit
In the night last past:
1 ate me a welsh rabbit
Whereby to stay my fast;
Simply a welsh rabbit.
A harmless. armlcSs thing,
With not a leg TO stand on,
Nor voice TO speak or sing.
I ate me a welsh rabbit
Then hied myself away
To bed and dreams and wishing
'Twere longer yet till day;
Simply a welsh rabbit.
A wileless. guileless beast
That hath no other mission
Than serving for a feast.
ate a welsh rabbit,
Gadzooks. / thought Il so:
But after l had gone to sleep
How quickly ii did grow
Into the strangest creatures
Into the mares Of night.
Into the gibberish monkeys,
Into the shapes that fight,
Into the ringiaiIed roosters,
Into the jabberwocks.
Into the jangling jaguars.
Into the six horned OK.
Into the horse with fippers,
Into the hog with wings.
Into the cat with feathers,
Into the cow that sings
Into all manner OF creatures
OF the earth and the air and the sea
And all OF them promenading
Or sitting around on me.
l ate me q welsh rabbit
In the night last past:
ate me a welsh rabbit
Whereby IN G-av nv fast.
Simply q welsh rabbit
How could there possibly be
In little thing like that
A whole menagerie?
Century Magazine.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
PRESIDENT FOSTERS ANARCHY
Sailors playing Ball on Sunday
Ground for Charge.

New York, November 26.-President
Roosevelt and the u. s. government
are fostering anarchy" was the start
ling announcement made by Rev. DR..
Mutchler at the annual meeting of
the International Sabbath Alliance, OF
which he is president
Briefs have been prepared and
sent to Washington, and next week
President Roosevelt and Cecretary.
Metcalf will have to put themselves
on record
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29

Charleston. :. c.. November 26.-
Judge Gage of the circuit court today
appointed Frank /. O'Neil and Henry
Brust. receivers of the Hibernia Trust
and Savings Bank. The bank was
organized in 1864 and was capitalized
at $4,000. No other banks are In
volved.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
Young Man Fatally Injured

Charleston, S. c., November 90
G. McLemore, aged ~, a young man
employed by the Southern Railway,
was fatally injured today while de-
monstrating how suicide wound IL
inflicted. He placed a pistol 10 his
head, and saying jokingly. "th1Sn Is
the way they do pulled the ttker.
A report followed and McLemore fell
to the ground with bullet In his
brain.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
SECRET MEETING
Discussed at Length Butho Aeree
ment Reached

~,,s.r.pcc Held mt City Hall and No
n,',sidcrs Admittcd-Thought That
Several Dinercnt Propositions Nere
Considered but Members Could Nos
Get Togthcr-Mattcr Now Mhe'o
~ p.fore the Conference
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29
MR.J.B.WORTHDEAD.
Deceased is Son of MIR. B. G.
Worth of This City

He is Survived by His Grief-Stricken
Wife and Three Childrcn-Was the
Brother of Mr.. W. l.. Worth ana
Mrs. e. X. French and Mrs. w. j.
Woodward of This Citr-Keiat1yes
Leave Today for Petersburg to Az
tend Funeral.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14
THE BEEF TRUST HAS RAISED THE PRICE
Judiciary of Cook County.
Appellate COURT JUDGES

i. JESSE HOLDOM. Presiding Justice.
BROWN, FRANCIS ADAMS.