The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
LEAGUE CLOSES
ANNUAL SESSION
Feature of Final Meeting Is Adj
dress by Congressman
Hobson.
SPEECHES ON PROHIBITION
Governor kitchin Issues Appeal
for Funds to Aid
Chinese.
SPEECHES ON PROHIBITION
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch.


Raleigh, n. c., January 2s.--The
North Carolina Anusaloon League
closed Its Min annual convention hero
to-uay with an address by richmond
Pearson HobSon. member OF Congress.
whose theme was Tho Great De-
stroyer.' rhe ADDRESS was in the big
new auditorium. and there was an I'M
mcnse crowd. Minister'S prominent in
prohibition work throughout the state
occupied the pulpits oil the lialeish
churches this morning. The Anti
saloon League starts on itR new CAM
palgn yeur with }. "A. EIarinoss. Of
1rcuell. as president succeeding Heriot
Clarkson. OF Charlotte. who deciined
TO serve longer.
The Go.OUO voltage current from the
Blewitt Falls hydro electro plant on
Pee Dee River, 100 miles distant was
brought into Rale.sh to-day for tho
krst time through the big transform
ing plant just completed Tor distribut-
ing this current 10 Fayetteville, Hen
derson, Sanford and other towns Of
ana Light Company, Of this city. The
Elewitt Falls iniied once during con-
struction and represents an eXpendi-
ture OF $a.ooo.ooo.
Commission, Commissioner Travis
writing the opinion, rules that the
oxford Seminary Construction Com
pany, that owns the property which
known college for women. must be as
sesscd for taxation rs other property
Is assessed, in spite OF the fact that
II Is used exclusively for educational
purposes, This ruling Is on the ground
that the CONSTRUCTION Company con-
ducts no school, but rents the property
good. who pays $3.50 per year rental
ana maintains the property and In
surance ana interest on the corporate
debt An exhaustive review OF the
question and the law is written by
Commissioner Travis In connection
With the ruling, seven typewrittcn
pages being required to present tho
case from the viewpoint OF the com
mission.
AS eX-oifcio chairman OF the North
Carolina section OF the Red Cross So
ciety. Governor kitchin TO day issued
an appeal To the people of North Caro-
INA for contributions to be used IN
Relieving the suffering OF the Chinese
u. mn Inc famine zone OF the empire. Jo-
sepm y, Brown; Of Raleigh, is treas
urer for this State. The appeal by
the Governor is following that OF Pres
idcnt TAFT for the whole country Is.
sued recently.
10 me recommendation OF Postmaster
General Hitchcock for govcrnmcn,
operation OF telegraph iines rs par,
Of the postal service that he liz wrong
fully credited with a new proposition
tMc fact being TINT twenty years ago
Chiei Justice Walter Clark, Of the
North Carolina Supreme Court and now
aspirant for successorship to Senator
r. NJ Summons. in the United states
senate. made speech advocating
Just this thing and the then Post
maSter-Gencral John Wanamuker. ask
cd OF him and was granted the privi-
iesc OF Incorporating this speech in
nus recommendation to Congress for
TINS government operation of telc-
graph lines, tho speech and recon-
inendation OF the Postna stcr-Gcncr;,l
ncihE transmitted to Congress through
PRESIDENT Harrison. II scoms further
/ that this speech by Judge Clark was
I afterwards published aa II Senate doc.
! ument Tor general distrihutlon.