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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-10
He is Elected Superintend-
ent of The Penitentiary
And State Farms.
He Is In Every Way Capable and
Deserving And Will Manage
Important Trust With In
tegrity and All Pos
Sible success.
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ElA ISL E s.sst-

The new board of directors of the
States Prison at their initial meeting
Yesterday in Raleigh elected the fol-
lowing officers:
Superintendent: J. J. Laughing
house, of Pitt county; salary $4,000
per annum, reduced from $4,000.
Prison clerk: T. w. Fenner, of Hal
flax salary, 81 1900, reduced from ST.
900.
Prison physician: DR.. I. G. Riddick,
of Youngsville; salary, $75 per month.
The election of these gentlemen was
recommended by Governor Kitchin, as
was also the election of T. P. Sale, OF
Raleigh, as warden but Mr.. Sale is
confined to his home with pneumonia,
and the board deferred the election
of a new warden until the next regu-
lar meeting, which will be held in
May The salary of the warden is
800 per month. Until his successor
shall have been chosen Capt. ]. M.
Fleming will continue to serve as war
den.
Superintendent Laughinghouse has
dlE0duy dSSuI1Cu CO1IIO VI, CAO q
firing superintendent, Mr.. j. S. Mann,
left yesterday for his home in Hyde
county. Mr. Fenner is not in the city,
but was notified yesterday of his cleo
ton. Dr. Riddick is also here, and
will move his family to Raleigh i'm
mediately. Regardless of his election
as prison physician, DR.. Riddick had
already decided to make the capital
city his home.
All the members of the board were
present at yesterdays meeting except
Capt. J. NJ. Davis, of Mecklenburg
county, who is confined at his home on
account of sickness. The other mem
bers are, George A. Norwood, Colds
boro, chairman; R. L. Doughton, Lau-
rel Springs; George Holderness, Tar
boro, and George E. Hunter, Raleigh.
The board met jointly with the re-
firing board yesterday morning at
1920 o'clock. The condition of the
institution was thoroughly explained,
and after the new members had taken
the oath of Office the formal transfer
occurred.
The new board were greatly i'm
pressed with the splendid plant and
appreciated the able management of
the penitentiary for the past eight
years, there being marked evidences OF
Improvement in every department. The
new board was in session until five
O'Clock and held another meeting last
night.
Today Messrs. Norwood, Doughtor
and Holderness will visit, for the pur-
pose of inspection, the State farm
near Tillery, in Halifax county. There
are 1900 acres on this farm, witt
over 18O mules and about 800 con
victs. It is said to be the best con
Quoted and most thoroughly equipped
farm in North Carolina.
It was stated that the salaries o
the superintendent and clerk were re
duced because of the fact that tn
earnings of the penitentiary hereafte
cannot be as large as they have bee
during the past two administrations
The reason assigned for this is tha
the counties are using more convict
on their own roads than ever befort
and that the number sentenced to tn
State Prison is growing smaller ever
year.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-10
WATCH GO|DSBORO GROW
What an Electric Car Line to
Seven Springs Would
Mean For us.
What Everybody Readily Admits Is
Most desirable Should be as
Readily Accomplished by
a People as potent
as are These
G0ldSbOrO
People.

Everybody in Goldsboro admits
readily that an electric car line to
Seven Springs from this city is most
desirable; that it would not only prove
a profitable investment through it's
passenger patronage of these noted
springs, but also as a trade feeder to
Goldsboro, resulting in building
Goldsboro into greater proportions and
At the same time affording our country
people all along its line through the
fertile territory it will traverse to the
Springs a steady all-the-year-round
market here for the varied products of
their fields and gardens, in season,
and eggs, chickens and fresh meats;
and outgoing they would carry home
with them from our stores all they
night desire in trade.
The prospect is most inviting and
assuring. The possibility of accom-
plishment is easy with a united peo-
pie such as ours. The opportunity is
at hand. Shall we as a community,
at length awake to our best interests,
get together and demonstrate our abil-
.ty by achieving the electric road to
Seven Springs.
Goldsboro has reached that stage in
its history-in population-in business
capacity-in traffic facilities when it
must develop into Greater Goldsboro
or go backward. The tendency of the
times is to the growth of cities Of s.
900 population or more into larger
5ities and vice versa.
The growth of the population of
massachusetts, in towns of over 5000
people has arisen from 1,109,544 in
1915 to 2,574, ,8O9 in 1905. In the latter
ear 1912 per cent. of the people of
hat state lived in towns of over 5000
population.
The further fact is disclosed that
The populations of towns of less than
5000 people has been decreasing since
1880. The lesser towns of Massachu-
setts now hold but IA per cent. of her
people. Even the population of towns
ander 10000 people begins to decline
relatively to the entire number of that
state.
In other words. the growth of in
| QuSLflaIlSIn anu the Spredu OI LFOIlcyS
and other travel facilities is leading
to the concentration of people in the
larger cities. Massachusetts, sees the
time coming when the average city of
10000 will cease to grow, just as the
Etown of 5000 people has ceased to do.
The railroads, trolleys and big fac
Etory plants develop large cities In
Massachusetts. and what is true of
Massachusetts will become proportion
lately true Of Goldsboro if we avail
ourselves of the opportunities that
come to us rife with possibilities.
This proposition of an electric road
to Seven Springs is, moreover, one
that should appeal to the farmers OF
the county and enlist their co=opera-
tion, and with our farmers of the
county and our citizens combined in
harmonious oneness of purpose and
recognized community of interest theH
indeed might We expect Greater Colds
tboro speedily.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-10
PIKEVILLE NEWS.

j. M. Mitchell was among those
endance on the farmers meeting
]. L. Crawford returned Tues
rom business trip to Wilson
z.
w. e. Ham, of Mebane, spent
days here this week with rela-
ball team came out last week
actice attired in the handsome
onogram suits, purchased large
L the receipts from the school
inment given in March.
first game of. baseball of the
came off Saturday, when the
lie High School team defeated
Mill by the one-sided score
q. Tomorrow we. cross bats
emont and indications point to
exciting contest.
re Sldu " iTpCtS shHS fAosi 40
lg son of Mr. w. B. Albritton
lie riding a freight train was
injured that an amputatioI
tight leg little below the
necessary, is getting along
ely.
citing of the Wayne County
Alliace was held here toda!
Alliance Hall, and drew thu
% our town in large numbers
E. Peterson was on hand t
ne of his practical and enthu
ks, and it is needless to stat
remarks received the closes
OF those present. At tn
n of the business session din
served in royal style.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-10
RUCTIyE FOREST FIRE.
ber Company's SaMmA De.
by Fire. iR Vader Swamp

uctive woods fire which
a large area Monday af-
this week, in the ThundeI.
ton, about two miles from
!, destroyed sulHS the large saw
Ing to the Bell Lumber
Desperate efforts were
eek the fire and prevent
he mill, etc., but this was
g. the flames completely
le large mill, dry kilps,
n. stables. tenant hQnses
feedstuff, two hundred
and and aRs0PAt two hundred
of dried humber. entail
syer $4,000. with no In
loss falls quite heavily
Lumber Company, ths
yhich. Messrs. John r
sird, have the sympa
erous friends.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-10
'GO' DSBORO AND
SEVEN SPRINGS
The Opportunity and the Men
To Engineer II To
Success Have Met
THEY ARE NOW At HAND
Let Us Join Hands With Them and
TOaethef We Can Achieve and
Enjoy Greater GOldSbOro
with Greater eppOr-
tunitleS For the
Future.

On the 23d day of May
two years ago, in the
Argus in which we first
picture of the adopted pl
boro's new union passe1
now completed in all it's
proportions, beautiful fini
venient detail, we made
ton:
Following In the wake
lion, and incident to the
will give to general deve
the community, will come
street railway service for
How is it today? The bl
that Go1dsboro has ever KIN
her corporate limits Of such
ing meaning is the constr
going on of the electric /:
way. Is the prophecy Of
being realized?
And now The Argus, witt
conviction of what is to b.
readers in all confidence
ment of it's prediction, tina
tric railway to Seven Spri
easy certainty if our peopl
sagacious and be united anC
full as a whole.
The opportunity and the n
gineer it to a successful c
have met and are at hand, !
bility of accomplishment is
What it all portends for Col
as alluring and satisfying to
ity ambition as the most
could dream or the most pl
could hope for.
The proposition is for the
Traction Company to merge
Seven Springs Company,
owning the famous springs
tacres of land adjoining, ant
mer owning the Goldsboro S
way and franchise as a II
promote the greater projec
the fertile country from he
Springs, that from the day O
pIetion would prove a pro-
Vestment to it's stockhOldel
,nestimable value to GoldSb
This is no scheme of proI
had it's conception with this
the most feasible plan of a.
ing what has always SCENE
i. hold great potentialities for
1 Greater GoldSboro. That it
/, favorably considered and is
| 1 furthered by the two compa
=, mentioned should be suff1cie
flying to all progressive spil
is a good thing.
j Let's get together and ha,
! to Seven Springs, 1t meaHs
| costs so little when ever,
I can is lending it a helping
cd unity there is strength-po
Il complIhment. and with Col
Wayne county taHltHd
U would be our sweep forward
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-10

The release of Jan Pouren in New
York and of Christian Rudowicz In
Chicago should convince Russia that
she has not leg left to stand on in
this country.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-10

Prof. johnson discusses the gre
ethical question of the hour in a pra
tical manner. @TH fight" he say
anybody. anywhere, so long as th
coin is in sight, He never takes h
eye off the coin.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-10

The Creek and Seminole discomfort
may be due to the proposed duties on
socks, perfumery and gloves. They
cannot stand everything,
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-10

We are showing the celebrated
North Star Refrigeraters i'm the new
styles. Andrews q Waddell Furniture
Co. s AA
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-10

From all parts of Duplin the report
comes that the farmers are hard at
work. They are doing their utmost
to catch up now. Last year was in
deed a black eye to all kinds of busi-
ness, but IL the farmers make good
crops and get good prices, as they
should, they are going to show us
something next fall.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-10

Grand Keeper Of Records and Seal.
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BOARD MEMBERS ALL TO VOTE
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
CHANGES ITS BYLAWS.
A. Lisner Elected to Membership
$1,059.29 Is Cash on Hand
October 81.

Amendment to the bylaws Of the AS
sociataed Charities, adopted at a meeting
yesterday afternoon, does away with the
division Of members into two classes. vot-
ing and non-voting. Hereafter all mem
bers of the board will be those who are
elected to full standing with voting priv.
leges.
A. >Lsner was elected member of the
board.
The report of the treasurer, John Joy
Edison. showed receipts with balance on
hand of $2.499.76. and disbursements
amounting to $1.44O.47. leaving cash on
hand. October 81. of $1.O5929.
Prof. b. T. Janney. chairman Of the
board, was nominated as delegate to rep
resent the board at meetings of the Mon
day Evening Club.
The following nominations OF chairmer
of division organizations for the year
ending September 30. 1910, were ap-
proved: Georgetown division. Charles w
Skinner: central division. Rev. John Van
Schaick. jr.; southwest division, Thomas
X. Gallaher; northeast division, Mrs
James Brown Scott: southeast division,
Louis F. Zinkhan; eastern division, DR.
Willard s. Small.
The report of the general secretary
showed 616 different families dealt with
during the month of October. applications
and inquiries numbering 917; visits, 1886:
office interviews. 1,1O9: reports made. 297
employment secured In fifty-six instances.
disbursements for relief through Citizens
Relief Association. $497.5O: through the
golden book funds of the Associated
Charities and other sources. $JO436; total
relief disbursements. s1.OO1. SO; number of
cases assisted with material relief, 80;
collection OF stamp savings, $S49.44.
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FOREIGN MISSION CONFERENCE
METHoDISTS GATHER FROM ALL
OVER WORLD.
Twenty-Five Bishops Attending the
General Committee Meeting in
Session at Albany, N. Y.

ALBANY, N. Y, November 1O.-Witt
distinguished Methodist clergymen and
laymen from all parts OF the world in at
tendance. including about twenty-five
bishops. the annual conference of the
general committee Of foreign missions OF
the Methodist Church was opened today
at Trinity Methodist Church here. The
conference will continue until Monday
afternoon. with business sessions morn
ing and afternoon each day except Sun
day.
The program today included an address
OF welcome by Rev. l. d. Van Nalken-
burgh, superintendent OF the Albany dis
trict. 4 reception will be rendered to-
night to the general committee.
The delegates will call on Gov. Hughes
at the executive chamber tomorrow noon.
A missionary mass meeting has been ar
ranged for tomorrow evening, at which
Bishop Henry w. Warren OF University
Park. Col. win preside. Addresses are
TO be given by bishop J. z. Robinson
Of southern Asia. Dr.. Isaac 7. Headland
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question that on April the midnight sun
sank only for a few moments. This point
was not apparently made clear to DR..
Cook before. 1t should be noted that the
maximum altitude Of the sun on the Sd
of April was IL degrees Q1 degrees -
minutes, taken from DR.. Cooks latitude
sight April 81, equal to about twenty-five
diameters of the sun, and that the suns
actual position was about One-eighth OF
it's total altitude from the horizon, ana
that the cloud bank must be four diam
eters in height above the horizon to cover
the sun.
Owing to Dr. Cooks rapid transit
north the sun was rising at the rate OF
nearly one and one-half OF its diameters
each day. due to increased declination
plus the northern advance. If, therefore.
DR.. Cook had seen the sun set into a
high dawn the Sd of April, equal In
height to the four diameters necessary to
cover it, he must range IL up a full diam
eter each of the following gifts, until 1t
becomes very long-handled broom, to
seven diameterS in length, to sweep the
northern ice at midnight of the 7th.
IF the midnight sun was not seen
during the nights preceding the eth of
April whence the magic picture of its
setting? OF course, there were no set
tings prior to April g."
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PROVIDE MORE WATER METERS
DISTRICT AUTHORITIES ORDER
FIFTEEN HUNDRED.
Designed for New Residences in
High-level Section-Bids for
1000 Solicited.

About / 800 new water meters will be
installed during the current fiscal year
ending June 30 next, increasing the total
number In the residences Of water users
to about 1900.
Bids for furnishing 1 900 new water me.
tiers for the District have been asked by
the Commissioners. upon the recommen-
dalton of w. A. Mcfarland, superintend-
ent of the water department. The pro
posals are to be opened by d. E. Garges
chief clerk of the engineer department., al
noon November %. Samples of the sew
eral types of meters for supplying which
bids will be made are to be submitted to
the superintendent of the water depart
ment to be tested.
The meters to be installed during the
current fiscal year. 1t is announced by
Supt. Mcfarland, will be placed in new
houses In what is known as the high.
level district, including Chevy Chase
Cleveland Park. Washington Heights, and
that general section, to which water 1.
pumped. Most of the residences in that
section are now equipped with meters
and the new installations will be with
the aim of putting the water-measurins
instruments in the new homes.
I'VE are at standstill in the installa
ton of water meters" declared Supt. Nc
Farland today. I'VE are putting wa Ell
in more houses each year than we are
installing meters In. and therefore the
meter work is not keeping pace with the
general growth Of the city and Of the
water department.
Explanation by Superintendent.
Supt. Mcfarland explained today tina
the funds Of the water department are
used to support it, and that the money
available is first used for making the
necessary extensions of the water mains
and for the maintenance and repair of
the pants and mains Of the department.
After those expenditures are made the
surplus is used for purchasing and In.
stalling water meters. The demands or
planned. have been so large that the sur.
plus during the past few years has beer
small, and allowed the purchase and in.
stallation of only small number OF
meters each year.
This same situation confronts the water
department authorities during the current
year, and they are making plans, there
fore, for the installation of only 1,5OC
during the next nine months.
In asking for proposals for furnishing
new meters the Commissioners declare
that meters which overregister the
amount of water used will not be accept
ed. All the meters furnished, it Is also
announced, must register not less than
rate Of two cubic feet per hour and not
less than 90 per cent with flow at the rate
of six cubic feet or more per hour. All
meters to be furnished under the con-
tract about to be made will be tested
before payment Is made.
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GETS VIEW OF THE COMET.
Observed With Twelve-Inch Tele.
scope by Prof. Upton.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. November TO-
Haliey's comet was observed here last
night at Ladd observatory. Brown Uni
versity. by Prof. Winslow Upton. The
comet. Prof. Upton says. is quite faint
and is Of about the twelfth magnitude.
The observation was made with a twelve
inch telescope. The air was very clear
and most favorable for careful observa-
lions.
The comet. according to Prof. Upton.
should be visible by telescope from now
on and with the unaided eye in January.
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FITTING OUT EXPEDITION.
Amundsen to Buy Seven Years
Polar Supplies in Chicago.

CHICAGO, November 1O-Capt. Roald
Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, is
on his way here from Christiania to Sc
cure the largest store ever carried by
any expedition in the far north. The
supplies are sufficient to last for seven
years for his crew of twelve. Capt.
Amundsen will start his dash for the
frozen north I'm July. Plans are being
completed for the reception and welcome
of the explorer by the Chicago Geo
graphic Society. while other plans are
being laid to bring Sir Ernest Shackle-
ton to the city early in the coming year.
Capt. Amundsen will arrive in Chicago
November %.
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Another effort 10 being made to provide
a state home for girls at Richmond, Va
AS some of the most prominent men I'm
the commonwealth are Interested in the
matter the scheme will probably be sue
cessfully carried out. :
The house of Archie Burton. near Fall
mouth. In Stafford county. Va. was
burned. Only a part Of the furniture vo0
saved. -
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ROSS FOR SUPREME BENCH.
Endorsed by Richmond Bar Associa
ton for Peckham's Place.

RICHMOND. Va. November 1O-The
Richmond Bar Association met yester-
day and by resolution Endorsed Judge
Erskine Mayo Ross of California for
appointment to the Supreme Court of
the United States to I'LL the vacancy
created by the death OF Justice Peck
ham.
Judge Ross is a native of Virginia.
from which state he moved to Cali
fornia in 1869. He is now a member al
the bench of the United States circuit
court Of appeals for the ninth circuit
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JaD8n and Korea

Bishop d. A. Goodsell Of New York is
to preside at another missionary mass
meeting Friday night, and addresses are
to he given by Bishops Hartzell Of Africa,
Cranston of Europe and Bristol OF Span
ish America.
Special services have been ARRANGED for
Sunday morning and evening I'm the vari-
Gus Methodist churches of Albany and
vicinity. Sermons are to be delivered by
members of the general committee
The conference is to apportiOn over
81 .O0O.OOO for missionary work
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When one
piece of a
China Dinner
and Tet Set
meets with an
a c c j d e n =.
when tim
ware is dent
e d !: w h e n
i r on w are
rusts when
anything hap
pens to hurt,
then are bar
gains created
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SOC Wells for 1Oc, And Other BARGAINS:
All lengths of IA and ~ yards are to be reckoned as
remnants whether they 25c
yard vengs Choice for per length See table full
the G street entrance.
On Tables in Southwest Corner.
and
50 up to
o.
42-n. Mousse o.
vre 5Ocy d.
piece.
hemsttched
a. 4 r
"a
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Points Out Discrepancy.
From the foregoing there can be no
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Church Glass Concert.

concert was given last evening by
the choir of ST. Paul's p. f. Church In
Norton Memorial Hall. The affair was
largely attended and an interesting pro-
gram was given.
A game OF basketball will be played at
Armory Hall tonight between the Alex
andria Light Infantry team and the
Alexandria Athletic Club. Both teams are
regarded as about evenly matched and q
good game II expected.
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See That "Service Heel"l

SCC ! tl0S SSIViSS hISSs
You can see at glance that
it means double rubber durability
yet it adds nothing to cost.
WE'RE THE ONLY HOUSE
IN WASHINGTON SELLING
SERVICE HEEL RUBBERS.
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To Confer With Governor,

he will hold a conference with Gov.
Swanson anent the cases of Calvin
Johnson, Richard Pines and Eugene
Dorsey, negroes convicted OF the MUIR
der of Walter f. Schultz and sentenced
to die in the electric chair. 1t IL ex-
pected that Attorney Lewis III. Machen,
representing Johnson. will leave tomor-
row, carrying with him petition ask
ing that Johnson's sentence be COM
muted to life Imprisonment.
Any one dispOsing of raffie tickets Is
violating the law and cannot legally
collect the money in the courts. The
foregoing is the gist of a decision
morning when a woman appeared rs
complainant against a man whom she
alleged had retained So belonging to
her which the man, she said. secured
through the sale of rattle tickets for
her benefit. The court. therefore. ac-
was satisfied and had no desire to vio-
late any law.
Frank jackson, colored, was fined $50
in the Police Court this morning on a
charge of cutting Rhode Arlington, also
colored. The fracas occurred october q
last In a saloon in the southeastern sec
ton of the city following a dispute over
a game Of cards. Arlington said he was
cut by Jackson without any prOvocation
whatever. Jackson. he said. told some
one present that he. Arlington. wanted
to break up the game. Jackson admitted
doing the cutting and said he was shy"
of Arlington.
Other cases disposed Of were as follows:
John Ford. disorderly and fighting. for
feited S. collateral; George Scott. same
assaulting and beating Henry Quander.
co,ored, fined So: Aleck McCuen. disor-
Derby conduct on the electric cars, ac-
quilted.