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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11
EARTHQUAKE FUND PROBABLY $35, ooo,o 900.
But of This Amount $15!ooo,ooo Which Italy Appropriated Has Not Been
Touched--Lookin8t to the Future--Widows and Orphans to Need Help
For Years--Governments Policy the Cause Of Much Criticism.

Rome, Italy.-Nobody, not even
the Cabinet Ministers, can say yet
what is approximately the present
amount. Of the earthquake fund, be-
cause it Is in various hands. Some of
the money was sent personally to the
King and Queen. Nearly $500 900
was sent to the Pope. Some came to
the Foreign Minister, the Minister Of
the Interior, the. different embassies
and legations, the national committee
presided over by the Duke of Aosta,
the Red Cross and the local relief.
Certainly all this means an inn
mense sum, in addition to the italian
contributions and appropriations by
the Italian Parliament. The. last, ex-
ceeding SIS, 100000, has purposely
been left und~istributed yet, since, be-
sides immediate relief. it is necessary
to be prepared to aid thousands not
only for weeks and months, but for
years to come.
George Page, treasurer of the
American committee here, says that
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

Fol- February festivities that take
place on or near the fourteenth OF
the month, there are this year a host
OF charming novelties. The old-fash-
Toned valentines are, Of course, out
OF date for everybody but children,
yet the sentiment of the day still
fingers in the hearts and darts and
pasteboard Cupids used on the new
candy boxes. What, for instance,
could be a prettier remembrance for
any young man to give his best girl"
or even a young woman for whom
he had no particular regard but to
whose family he was indebted for in
vitations to dinner or tea, dances or
other functions OF the season. than
one Of these candy boxes? Two differ
ent styles are shown on this page
one covered with bright red paper and
decorated with a big bow Of red rib
bon, having in the centre Cupid him
self, with his bow and arrows: the
other simpler. but Just as effective.
covered with white crepe paper and
decorated with a gilt arrow pierced
through w hearts. II these boxes
are wanted for souvenirs at luncheons
or parties they a easily be made
at home by a clever girl, for the crepe
paper Is very simple to manipulate.
The heart shaped pasteboard boxes
can be bought ready-made at most
stationery stores, and the hearts and
arrows cut out of red and gold paper
respectively. declares McCalT's Maya.
zine.
Even easier to make is the little
round box shown at the top Of the
left-hand corner of this group. Any
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

securing SO many thousand miles of
rallway-the common carrier of
America-ths advocates Of Govern
ment regulation, and even ownership,
will find weapons ready forged to
their hands.
A little more than two years ago,
when open discomfort over such rail
way dictatorship" had displayed it.
self. Hartman made a speech at
Kansas City, in which he repudiated
the charge. He then declared:
The impression prevails that I
control more miles Of railroad than
any other a That statement is
made frequently. I deny it. 1t is not
true. I do not control one mile Of
railroad. l do not believe in any one
man or any n company controlling
vast interests of this kind. There
are fourteen or fifteen thousand per-
sons who cooperate in the control Of
railroads and other corporations in
which I am interested"
This is, no doubt, one side of It.
Most people will, however, class this
reasoning with the logic of the
schoolmen. Wall Street looks, not
for metaphysical distinctions, but. for
hard facts, and the hard facts are
that Hartman fully exercises the con-
troll described. If any shareholder
doubts it, let him try to discuss the
policies Of the year in a Hartman
,company's annual meeting.
It is not always fair to accept a
telegraphed account Of an off-hand
conversation with reporters, but the
comment ascribed> to Hartman, in
Richmond dispatches regarding his
election to New York Central's board.
was at any rate accepted on Wall
Street as stating the position:
$50 far as the New York Central
is concerned, I can say this: I was
elected to the board of directors. 1
am going to serve in that capacity,
and look after my interests. The
Vanderbilts and anybody else can
look after theirs"
AS between Harriman's interests
and the VanHerbilts' interests, recent
history of the New York Central gives
a fair notion Of which will be looked
after best.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11
JAPANESE TO ATrENp SEPARATE SCHOOL /

Sacramento, Cal, Special.-Grove
|. Johnson's bill compelling Japan
csc to attend separate public schools
passed the Assembly Thursday by a
vote Of 4S to rs.
Mr.. Johnson's other bills prohib-
iting aliens from being members of
boards of directors and restricting
them in residence districts at the 3D.
ton Of boards Of supervisors, were
defeated, the former by a vote of "a
to 10. The latter measure failed of
passage because of a tie vote, the
friends Of the bill being unable to
muster the required Al votes. Roll
call finally stood 81 to 81, after a
call Of the House and several changes
from aye to no. and vice versa.
The principal debate was upon the
residential segregation bill. Many
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

even if international charity proves
to be $20,000,0O in addition to the
Italian contributions, the appropria-
lions would not be a iftieth of what
Is necessary. The Americans were
more practical than the other nations,
sending their own relief party to dis
tribute the money and supplies by
the initiative and organizing power
OF Ambassador Griscom. who, through
Vice-Consul Cutting. chartered the
steamer Bayern, and the American
committee, which has spent in this
way 100000, while. Edmund Bill
ings, the Massachusetts State agent,
is still on the ground distributing
SOS 900.
Naturally, complaints are plenty.
people not understanding the motives
of the authorities, who, now that the
first horror is over, are obliged to
think of the future, especially in re-
gard to the orphans, widows and
aged leaving further Immediate re-
lief to the local committees.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

congress, the committee fond =
necessary to confne itself to go.
try. 'nts coun-
Inc standards finally recommended
Tor adoption are those that arc -
use IN practical every day business
throughout the greater nart of 49,
coton oelt, and are the standards ac-
cePted IN commercial practice be-
~een THIS country and Europe. The
naracIerlstlcs recognized in the es-
adjustment Of the grades are those
generally used in the trade at ~
present time.
1t was the express wish of tba oo,o
mittee that the government should al
al maintain the s~trictes sn-
pelvlslon OF the preparation Of the
standards, and that the standards
prepared should be s~afeguarded IN
every way by legislation to prevent
tneir being handled or tampered
WIN. 1t was strongly urged that
steps Immediately be taken to secure
the concurrence Of foreign exchanges
IN these standards, and owing to the
TACT that at the present time on the
are being made in contracts fully a;
year ahead, it vas believed that in
to avoid confusion, the stand
ara certified should not go into use
n the trade prior to the time indi-
Gated: 1t was pointed. out that it
would be unfavorable to have the
standards unsed as a basis of sales in
the middle of the cotton season, and
that they could not be used for the
coming season without great injustice
and confusion.
In .xlng cotton standards, the COM
m1ttee acted in conformity with n
thOritY of CONGRESS-.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

who voted against the land and cor
poration measures announced that
they favored segregation of undesir-
able aliens because that was effect
I've antl-Japanese legislation.
Shortly after the disposal of the
johnson bills, Mr.. Drew moved that
the vote by which his land bill was
defeated be reconsidered. He offer
ed to amend the measure by striking
out a sction which, it had been de-
clared, violated the treaty rights of
several nations. He declared that
as the school bill har just been passed
and that was the one against which
the President objected most strenu-
ously two years ago, the Assembly
should go a step further and pass the
land bill also.
The motion was lost, the vote be-
ing SO ayes and 39 noes. This show
ed a gain Of ten votes for the pro-
ponents Of the bill.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11
NEW COTTON GRADES FIXED
Secretary Wilson Has Report Of Com
mlttee Under Amusement.

Washington, Special-Recommend-
80 that the standard of the differ
~ Grades Of cotton as fixed by them
10 adopted as the official classifica-
.;or Of the government, the commit
no of expert classification designed
wv the Secretary of Agriculture to as
sG;s+ him in establishing such q stan
Jsrd. have made their report to the
litter. The committee has made up
.rnes re~presentive of the nine differ
VT GRADES to be designated middling
fs;r. strict good middling, good mid
dI;ng, strict middling, middling, strict
INV middling, low middling, strict
aood ordinary, and good ordinary, to
se the official standard.
The recommendation is made that
~ view of the confusion that might
arise in case the standards were pro-
,m~ulgated at once, they should not
% into effect until September 1st,
11o1O. 1t also is recommended that
Efforts should be made to secure the
,o-operation Of foreign exchanges in
connection with the standards. The
further recommendation is made that
Congress enact legislation penalizing
any one tampering with the standards
which are to be kept locked up at
the Department of Agriculture. Sec
retary Wilson has the report Of the
committee under advisement.
Stated Names Retained.
The belief was expressed that as
the result Of an examination Of the
standards of this and foreign coun-
tries the least confusion would arise
10 the cotton business Of the country
by adopting a classification Of cotton
that was acceptable to all foreign
consumers, but owing to the action Of
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

OF paste, and a twist of baby ribbon.
Inc white ice cream basket is made
IN exactly the same way, with the
substitution of white paper for red
and a little pasteboard Cupid stuck
on the handle in place of the heart
and arrow. The favcrs for a valen-
tine dance. children's party or ootil-
hon are simply fancy paper hearts
fastened on slender sticks, wound
with paper and decorated with ribbon
streamers. The candle shade makes
a most effective table decoration. Il
IS OF white paper, decorated with
red hearts and gold arrows, and the
top and bottom of the shade are I'M
1shed with twists OF the paper touch
ed up with gold paint.
st. Valentines Day was originally
the day dedicated to the incoming of
spring. The Romans kept it in honor
OF Pan and Juno, and the festival,
which lasted several days, was called
"Lupercalia." The early Christian
church, desiring to effect a change in
this much-abused feast, very adroi.,y
recopstituted the old practice Of the
lottefyof1overs' names. In place Of
the names of real youths and maid
ems, whose ~appellations, written on
slips Of paper, were drawn by the
young people of the time, the church
substituted the names Of the saints.
The idea had its own beauty, and the
notion of dedication was thus pre-
served in a more spiritual sense than
In the old Roman festival. This feast.
and not the existence of the real st.
Valentine, is the origin of the gallant
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

round ~pasteboard box can be used
as a foundation for this. It is Gov
cred with white crepe paper and a big
red heart pasted in the centre. It
adds to the appearance if the edges
OF b box are touched up with a
line of gold paint, as shown in cur
Illustration.
For serving refreshments at a val.
entine party there is nothing more
effective than heart and arrow ice
cream or chocolate russo boxes, and
the best thing about them is that they
can be so easily and quickly made.
Buy some rather thin bright red
pasteboard at a stationery store and
also a sheet of white pasteboard.
Then get some of the ordinary pleat-
ed paper cases that are used for char
lotte russo, BISCUIT glace, etc. An
arrow is cut out Of the white paste
board, painted gold or covered with
gift paper and pasted across the large
heart that has just been cut from the
red pasteboard. A circle is then cut
out Of the heart, through arrow and
all, the ice eam box inserted in the
opening and held in place with a lit
tie paste.
The paper baskets can be even
more quickly made, the foundation
being the same sort of p1eated paper
case. In making the red paper, basket,
this is given a handle formed Of
wire, with red crepe paper twisted
around it and a heart and arrow
pasted at the top. The paper itself
is simply covered with a frill of red
paper, held in place by just a touch
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11
Edward II. Hartman Now Mas Within His GRASP
Ten Great Railway Systems, Embracing One.Third
of the Total Railroad Mileage in the United States.

New York City.-The election of
p. H. Hartman to the directorate of
the New York Central is an impor-
tant event in the world of finance,
for it means that Mr.. Hartman now
has in his grasp more than one-third
OF the total railway mileage in the
United States. and that third, en-
bracing as it does such important in
~terlacing trunk lines, implies ado
main far wider than the bare figures
would indicate.
Mr. Hartman controls to-day. in
part or wholly, ten great railway sys-
TENS. aggregating 1900 miles, or
more than one-third of the total rail-
way mileage of the United States. IN
Guiding the Erie, in whose affairs his
exploit Of last April gave him the
dominating voice. these are the sys-
TENS Tins centralized.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

that he was indicted, issued the fol-
lowing statement to the Associated
Press:
II have just heard Of the indict-
ment for conspiracy, coupled with
seven or eight Of the oldest and high
est charactered citizens Of Muskgee-
men who developed and built up that
country by their unselfsh effort.
From now on the proceedings will be
open to both sides.
"Hearst's crooked manipulations
will be at a discount.
81 am satisfied the Interior De-
partment has been misled by false
statements. I am confident there has
not been a dishonest act done by any
of the indicted parties, and that good
citizens in general, regardless Of poll
tics, feel the same way.
&c. N. HASKELL"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

csc in the same classification with
other Asiatics and inserts the word
Japanese" in the present State
statute providing for the segregation
in separate schools Of Monaghan
children.
By this action the lower house Of
the California Legislature has taken
the step which the board Of educa-
ton Of San Francisco intended to
take two years ago, which was aban-
doned after the board and former
Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz were called
to Washington and had several con-
ferences with President Roosevelt.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

sacramento, CAL, Special.-Gover-
VI olllett Thursday received from
''~ resident Roosevelt the follow
You kind letters just receiv-
= Il IS the rumor that the Cali
eye1 Lad legislature has passed a bill
tbe S "ng the japanese children from
NJ pubic schoolsq This is the most
nent Oil of all, and in my judy
se sb % clearly unconstitutional and
tba 1aoold at once have to test it in
lep; sIultS' Can it be stopped in the
Dill passed places the Japan
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

Nuskogee, Okla, Special.-Seven
indictments were RETURNED by the
Federal grand jury here Wednesday
IN the town lot alleged fraud inves-
t~lgatlon, the charges being conspir-
aey to defraud the government. The
names Of those indicted are: Cover
nor Charles N. Haskell, F. B. Sewers,
a. L. English, c. w. Turner, w. T..
hutchlngs, Jesse W. Hill and Walter
L. Eaton.
All the parties gave bond. Fifteen
OF the wealthiest men in Muskogee
called at the Office of the United
0tates marshall here and signed Gov
ern0r Haskell's bond for $4,000.
MANY more asked to be allowed. to
sign it.
Haskell Issues Statement.
governor Haskell whan ia forrod
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

elsr;ua lthgton, D. c., Special.-De-
act vs., mat IF the government is to
iaa]s' Hn 1ull efficiency against Grim
ret Sow must have some force Of sec
riniin ,I'e agents who can act against
Rooso"of anywhere" President
ion t I,'' IN a statement made public
eapb, tne White House Wednesday,
10 restr ,;ally reiterated his opposition
o& tbo ''ic'lng the field Of usefulness
we Secret service.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

The statement was called forth by
misleading statements appearing In
some Of the afternoon papers" to the
effect that the work Of the secret SER
vice has not been hampered, and that
the investigation Of cases outside the
detection Of counterfeiters and the
protection Of the President has not
been circumscribed by restricting leg
islation at the last session Of Con-
gress.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11
That Little Valentine Boy.

His other name is Cupid. That IL
what the Old Romans called him.
He had still another name given him
by the early Greeks, Eros. But what
eve he may be called, he is the I'm
jolly little sprite that you paint, draw
or paste on your valentines as the
love fairy.
He looks very harmless. with his
chubby-baby cheeks and his loving
eyes. But look at him closely and
you will find in those eyes sparks Of
mischief glinting through the love.
like points of mica in a quartz rock.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

state the amputation Of his leg. The
hospital physicians, it is said, obtain
ed permission of relatives of another
white man, whose name is kept Sec
ret, and who was dying, to amputate
his leg as soon after death as possible
and endeavor to graft the limb. This
was done, it is declared, and now Mr..
Kelley has a left leg grated just
above his knee.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11
France to Tax Foreigners on
Seven Times the Rent They PAY

Paris, France.-The Chamber of
Deputies debated the question Of
levying an income tax on foreigners
posed that their taxable income should
be considered as ten times the rental
value of their residences.
M. Siegfried proposed that it should
be considered at five times.
M. Caillaux, Minister of Finance,
said the Government would accept
seven times as the basis. and this
was adopted.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11
Some St. Valentine "Donts."

Remember that you want to enjoy
the st. Valentine party as we'll as
your guests; therefore observe these
rules:
Don't fret and worry every hour ct
the preceding day until you are ner-
vous and sensitive to everything that
goes wrong.
Don't rush your games too close on
each others heels. Young people like
to talk.
Don't seem to be making an effort
to entertain them at every moment.
Suggest the games when the talking
grows a little less spirited.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11
Rare Form of Insanity OBJ
served in q Michigander

Kalamazoo, Mich.-Claus Wander
wall was admitted as a patient at the
State Insane Asylum, suffering from
a rare form OF insanity. When the
man is spoken to his body becomes
rigid and relief seems to come only
with the feeling that he is entirely
unnoticed.
In a local court room he stood an
hour with one arm outstretched, new
er uttering a word or moving a fng-
er. Food is administered to him at
regular intervals by force.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

IOLaI. .Il,1O
The American people will not view
with equanimity the Capitalization of
such vast power in one person. de-
clares the New York Evening Post.
They say, and say rightly, that it
weakens, and occasionally even de-
stroys, representative government. It
is not the voters; it is huge corpora
tons that more than once have de-
clsred what the laws shall be and
who shall execute them.
This is why it is inevitable that the
unbridled greed of Hartman and his
kind is sure to be made the excuse for
renewed agitation against corpora
lions. We have just passed through
a panic, and from one end OF the
country to the other %financiers have
been imploring, LET us alone!" Well.
If letting alone results in one mans
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11
HIS LEG is GRATED FROM A DEAD MAN

H.; "asnlngton, Specialize graft
sns VI leg and knee from a man but a
r moments dead to the stump of a
Wing man is the rare operation
anlcn IS said to have been performed
vsu me Gays ago at Georgetown Uni
v vaSity Hospital by DR.. George Tully
~ ,'tsnn; George A. Kelley was taken
s 90 VIE hospital suffering from a dis
.N'eu Aneecap which seemed to neces-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11
A Modern Custom.

Frequently it happens that the
modern valentine is sent by men as
an expression Of courtesy or to show
appreciation of social favors received.
For this purpose a pot Of growing
flowers, a dainty bound volume, a
basket of graced or tropical fruit OF
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

( o~bservances of the day; for it would
be very hard to say which of the three
early Christian bishops so named the
18th of February is intended to com
memOrate.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11

Alaskan roads are hard to bu::a:
thawing follows cutting Of the soil
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11


he
He fwhM
teal farmers who had worked this land for together they investigated titles
it
before organizing Colony Company The stockholders and this
Ohio Pennsya and other and greatly pleased The land plated
laid this
built invited 1T CAME Good substantial
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11
Homeland Instead of Florida

On June l., 1908, / left Johns
town, OHIO, for Florida, for the
purpose OF securing q Southern
home.
went direct to Florida, as
had read and heard so much about
that State,
4 spent five days looking over
different propositions, but could not
ind anything that exactly suited
me, when / was told that ought
TO investigate what the 1905 Colony
Company had. 81
went there and spent two days
looking over the land and their
town of HOMELAND, and found
things more to my expectations.
The class of people who made
up the town and colony; the build
ings they were putting up and
painting: the people seemed to. be
satisfied, improving their holdings.
The fact that all of the officers
and stockholders lived in the town
is what impressed me most.
The people are church going
people and very sociable.
4 have invested and now on the
ground preparing to build.
Truly yours,
(signed) George Hattof1.