The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14
NORTH CAROuN|ANS
WANT PROHIBITION
Governor Glenn Says They Favor
Immediate Action by the Forth
coming Extra Session.
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RALEIGH, N. G., January ls.--on
his return from Kinston and Rocky
Mount this evening. Governor Glenn
declared that wherever he had been
recently, he found widespread and very
decidedly predominating sentiment for
Immediate prohibition throughout the
State. Eastern Caroline, is. he says,
especially enthusiastic In this direc-
ton.
BY Immediate prohibition The Gov
ernor says he means an act by the app
proaching special session OF the Legis-
lature putting prohibition for the state
in Immediate operation rather. than
provision to be made by II for n gem
eral election on a prohibition constitu-
tlonal amendment. The Governor
would not say which OF these courses,
| IL either. he favored or would recom'
mend. He did say, however, that there
were many who advocated giving i'm
mediate prohibition, and at the same
| time providing for IN election By the
people later for q prohibition constl-
tutional amendment. ~.
| The Governor says that at botn
| Kinston and Rocky Mount votes WeI ere
taken in large audiences about DIV
each. and the expression was almost
nnnninous for Immediate prohibition.
Mn.onic Order Prosperous.
Officials and members Of the North
Carolina Grand Lodge OF Nasons. which
| conyenes in 121st annual session to-
morrow night, are arriving on every
| train. and there is assurance of an eS-
cepttonally large attendance. me
board of custodians of work were III
session several hours day. going
through with and correcting the secret
work Of the order, as ex s ~
the several members OF tile board
E. Cameron. Kinston, chairman; Leon
cash. winston-Sal and n. S. Boy
| Gem. Gastonia. The board also exam
! ined two candidates for the position
OF grand lodge lecturers. Grand Lee
! turer B. w. Hatcher OF Albemarle
died during the year.
The present session OF the Crane
Lodge viii terminate the administra'
/ ton OF Hon. Francis D. Winston as
I grand master he having served two
terms with signal success His re-
i tirement will occasion general ad'
I vancement OF officers oil down the
line, most probably. 4.
I The reports of the Grand Lodge Oil
4 rers will show exceptional growth OF
the fraternity along all lines. the mem
bership having increased more thar
i 1900, making a grand total OF about
4 5000. The support given by the
1 lodges OF the State to the work o:
erecting the s125.0O0 fireproof Crane
Lodge Temple here has also been es
i peciaily good.
Three charters were issued to.da!
for corporations at North Wilkesboro
Greensboro and Washington, n. G., al
North wilkesboro Drug Company
! capital $4,000 authorized and $3.50
, subscribed, by ]. L. Hemphill, w. Z
Horton, Gllreath.
The Auditorium Skating Rink Com
. pany, Greensboro. capital $4,000 author
!: lied and $500 ssubscribed. by .. +
. stell, r. y. White, ]. r. Harris, all
High Point.
The Elm Grove Farm Tnc.). Wash
ington. ~ c., capital $4,000 author
lied and $4,000 subscribed, by Fl. G
. Bragaw, NJ c. Hughes, Jr., Collin II
. Harding.
New Telephone Exchange.
The Capital City Telephone Com
pany, which was formed here son,
,, time ago for the purpose OF consol
dating the Southern Bell and the IN
] tcrstate local exchanges, and givin
. Raleigh two instead of three indie
pendent exchanges, opened an entirel
:. new exchange to-day in its buildn
; Just completed, designed especially fo
!. the purposes OF an exchange of tn
, magnitude required to serve city {
( Raleigh's size and prospects The ne
cxchar ge is as complete and up
date as 1t is possible to build, bein
we'll up to the high standard mair
> tanned in all its new exchanges b
a the Southern Bell Company, which
o the dominating interest In the Caplt'
n City Company.