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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
SEISMIC SHOCKS IN NORTH
EARTH TREMORS FELT IN NEW
YORK, PENNSYLVANIA AND
OTHER STATES.
Movement Was From Northwest to
Southeast, Converging to Point
in the Atlantic.

New York.-An earthquake lasting
from fifteen to thirty seconds and dis
turbing particularly what are geolog-
ically known as the Devonian and
Silurian sections of the northeastern
parts of the United States, took place.
1t was especially severe in the Gen.
trail and northern parts of New York
state. Virtually all of New York state,
including this city, felt the shock, and
New England generally, lower eastern
Canada and parts of New Jersey and
eastern Pennsylvania were shaken.
Tremors were recorded as far south
as Washington and as far west as St.
Louis.
At Albany the shock was severe
enough to shake pictures from the
walls of the capitol, and at Bing-
hampton laborer was killed by the
caving in a trench in which he was
working. At Fort Plain the heavy
doors of bank vault shook under the
influence of the quake and from 9TH
er parts of the state the falling of
chimneys, swaying of houses and de-
struction Of fragile objects was re-
ported.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
BLACKS FOR AFRICAN UTOPIA
Scores Of Negroes Ready to Sail for
Dark Continent

Dark comment.
New York-A ship load of negroes.
mostly farmers and their wives from
Oklahoma, waited here for Alfred G..
Sam to lead them to negro
Utopia on the gold coast of Africa.
The negro farmers were induced to
come here, they said, by Sam, who
had been collecting colonizers from
Oklahoma, Texas and Mississippi.
More negroes were expected ~ from
Galveston and the west, and it was
said that eighty-six were coming from
Boston.
The steamer in which the negroes
expected to seek the gold coast was
the old Curityba, of the Munson line,
which formerly piled between New
York and Cuba. An officer of the
Munson line said that Curityba was
sold a short time ago to the Akin
Trading company of this city, in which
Sam is supposed to be interested.
Weleetka, Okla.-Between five hun
dred and seven hundred negroes from
various parts of Oklahoma are gather
ed here, the headquarters of Chief
Sans African colony. News that Sam
could not be found in New York Gre
ated CONSERVATION among the colo
nists. Last week they were told to
report at Galveston, Texas, on Feb
ruary Is and prepare to. sail
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
WILSON OPPOSES new Law
LITERACY TEST OPPOSED BY
PRESIDENT WILSON-ATTI-
TUDE NOT Volunteered.
ate Committee on immigration
Who Solicited Them.

Washington.-Pres Wilson's op.
position to the literacy test as a re-
strictive measure on immigration has
been communicated to the senate COM
mittee on immigration, which has be-
fore it the Burnett bill as passed by
the house. The presidents attitude
was not volunteered, but solicited by
direction of the committee which au-
thorized it's chairman, Senator Ellison
D. Smith of South Carolina to confer
with the chief executive
Senator Smith has discussed the
matter with the president several
times, and made a report to his col
leagues. He had another conference
at the white house, and he will dis
cuss~ it at meeting of the immigra-
ton committee. The senator would
not talk about his visit to the white
house, but emphasized his own deter
to steer carefully the bark
of immigration legislation as launched
by the house.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
EXPLAINING INCOME
LAW COMPLEXITIES
RULES TO BE OBSERVED BY IN
COME TAX PAYERS OF
COUNTRY.
SEND GUIDE TO COLLECTORS
Treasury Officials Issue Booklet tc
Clear Up Misunderstanding
About Law.

Washington.-After weeks of study
of the complexities of the income tax
law, treasury officials issued a 90-page
booklet, christened it Regulations No
49," and sent it forth to collectors Of
internal revenue in the expectation
that it will clear up many Of the mis-.
which have arisen throughout the
country.
It takes twenty-three pages of the
book to set forth the law ITSELF, but
sixty pages are used in telling how
the net income to be taxed is ascer.
tanned by the taxpayer, when and
where tax must be paid, what penal
ties will be imposed for non-payment,
what exemptions and deductions will
be allowed. Many pages are devoted
law imposing a 1 per cent. tax on the
income Of all corporations, which re-
places the old corporation tax
Although officials are confident that
this booklet will prove a guide to tax
payers which will settle many appar.
emily difficult problems, there will be
other regulations in the future when
new points are raised. The book does
not contain new set of regulations,
but is a compilation in compact form
of the ones already issued, with eXpla.
nations of points never before dis.
cussed.
Under the law, partnerships are not
subject to the tax, but the regulations
provide that annual profits from al
partnership paid to members shall bel
included in their returns, and where
such profits are undistributed and IN
paid they must be ascertained and in
cluded in the individuals returns for
taxation just the same.
When persons taxable refuse to
make the proper list or return or
makes false return, the regulaitnoS
provide that the proper collector OF
internal revenue shall, after due no
tice, make the return for such person
and the tax shall be assessed on this
return, with SO or 100 per cent. pen
atty added. Returns must be verified
by oaths or affirmation. Returns shall
be sent by collectors to the commits
sioner of internal revenue in Wash
ington by registered mail. Taxes un'
paid after June 80 shall bring pen
atty of per cent, after ten days no
tice and demand by the proper co.,
lector, and interest at the rate OF
per cent. month from the date due
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
URGES CHECK TO
JAPANESE MENACE
COMMISSIONER GENERAL WANTS
EARLY ACTION ON ASlATIC
IMMIGRATION.
ARE SPREADING OVER U. S
Claim Japanese, Chinese and Hindus
Threaten the Entire
Nation.

hington.-Despite a general un-
derstanding that, in Difference to the
administration, Asiatic exclusion leg
islation would not be agitated in con-
gress pending diplomatic negotiations
with Japan, Commissioner General
Caminetti of the immigration bureau
addressed a house committee urging
early action "to check the menace OF
Asiatic immigration"
''The Chinese an6 the Japanese %
said Commissioner Caminetti, had be-
come so acclimated to the United
States that Asiatic immigration is a
serious menace to the entire cOun-
try. The danger is greatest, of course,
on the Pacific coast, but it is general
as we'll.
"The Chinese have spread rapidly all
over the country and now the Japan
csc have become SO acclimated that no
part of the country is immune from
the invasion. There can be no ques-
ton but that the Japanese are COM
ing in surreptitiously. The number
of Japanese in the country has dou-
bled in the last five or six years.
New laws to prevent smuggling Of
immigrants are an urgent need. They
should be passed at the present ses-
sion of congress. Japanese, Chinese
and Hindus cross the border illegally.
I should like to see legislative action
at the earliest possible moment on the
question to check the menace to the
Pacific coast and the whole country.
1.-THE people of California have wait
ed patiently for the diplomatic settle
ment of the Japanese question and
believe they do not want to wait again
for diplomatic negotiations on the
Hindue. problem. If you throw down
the bars to the 330,OOO,OOO Hindus, the
southern United States as we'll as the
Pacific coast will get it's share of the
immigrants
Predictions of "the fiercest revolu-
ton the world has ever known" if the
British government approves the Hi'
due exclusion policies of it's colonies,
were made before the house immigra
ton committee by DR.. Sudhindra Bose,
a professor The University of Iowa
during an argument in which he con-
tended that the Hindus we're an Aryan
people, entitled to naturalization in the
United States.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
COMMISSION WANTS POWER
Board Must Have Authority to Deal
With Trusts.

Washington.-Whil senators of the
Interstate commerce committee WerS
comforting with President Wilson OF
the antitrust legislative program, FRO
gresslve party leaders in and out /"
congress were explaining their views
on the handling of the trust problem
to house committees.
The conference at the white house.
arranged at tie request of Senat"
NeWlands, chairman of the intersta"
commerce committee, centered upoD
improvement of the interstate trau'
commission bill as drafted by the Jr
dietary subcommittee of the houSe
Interest was added to the meeting VI
assurances of cooperation with wv
Democrats by Republican members
the committee. Senators Oliver ap'
Lippitt participated in the discussion
having been urged by Chairman New
lands to draft amendments to trSu'
commission bill which would act as
safeguard against unnecessary puOlS
ity concerning corporations !nnoceD
of any violations Of law. y.
The committee plans to complete !.
revision of the bill soon. ProTlSloD
to insure investigation by the propO.
ed trade commission by due proce'
of law will be added to the BILL INV
to prevent any possibility OF app'.
from DEGREES on account of the W.
stitutional infringements.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
RAINE's SHORTAGE $788,8O4
Bond Fixed at $25o,ooo, and Man Is
Sent to Cell in Jail.

Memphis, Tenn.-"I am guilty.
want to go to Jail" This was the re-
ply of G. Hunter Raine, president of
the Mercantile bank, which closed it's
doors, when he was arraigned on a
bench warrant charging embezzlement,
growing out of Raine's alleged defalca-
ton of $7S8,SO4 of the banks funds.
Over his protest that he didn't want
to make bond, Criminal Judge Palmer
liked the amount of the security at
S25O,OOO,. but Mr.. Raine went directly
to cell in the county jail. The hear
Ing lasted only few minutes.
J. L. Hutton, state superintendent of
banks, took charge of the Mercantile
banks affairs as receiver. An inves-
tlgatlon of the present resources of the
bank was Immediately begun.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
MODS Attack Jap Parliament.

Toxic, Japan-The japanese house
OF parliament was attacked by a mob.
1t was driven back by the police only
after the entrance gates had been
broken down and scores of people
injured. The rioting followed a big
mass meeting at which resolutions
were passed to impeach the cabinet
for its attitude in connection with the
graft charges against naval officers
several of whom are accused of re-
ceiving commissions for influencing
the allotment of admiralty contracts
in favor of a German firm,
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
Bible in English for Hebrews.

New York.-The first translation of
the Bible from the original Hebrew,
the completion of which was celebrat-
ed here, marks the beginning of other
translations into English, which speak
ers declare was the intention of the
committee in charge of the work. DR..
Solomon Schochter, president of the
Jewish Theological seminary, said it
is very important that Jews begin in
the very near future the work of
translat1ng a commentary, in which,
ne state, Christian scholarship proceed
ed them
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
Banker Kills Himself

Hazlehurst, GAG. F. Armstrone
cashier of the Farmers State bank,
which closed its doors January 81, shot
himself through the head and died
shortly afterward. Investigation of
the banks affairs disclosed a short
age of approximately $4,000 and a
warrant was issued charging Arm.
strong with responsibility for the dis
appearance of this sum. He was Civ.
en- until three o'clock to make good
the shortage and shot himself lust
before officers called to serve the war
rant
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
VICE ADMlRALS BILL PASSED
Secretary of the Navy Daniels Pleased
by the Action,

Washington-Six vice admirals for
the American navy would be authoriz-
ed under bill passed by the senate,
after an extended debate, in which
senators told of how the commander
of the battleship fleet in Mexican wa
ters might have to take orders from
a ranking foreigner. The navy has
been appealing for years for a revival
of a higher grade than rear admiral
Secretary Daniels was highly pleased
by the senate's action and expressed
confidence that the measure would GER
tainly pass the house promptly and be
signed by the president.
1.-THE ablest, best and most resource
full officers will be chosen for the new
grade" he added, mot necessarily the
present seniors in rank.
Under the terms of the senate bill
four vice admirals on the active list
of the line would be appointed within
one year after the measure becomes
law, the other two to be named as
soon as practicable.
Another amendment adopted, sub
mitted by Senator Bristow, would fix
the retirement age of IS years, instead
Of 81, as provided in the original bill,
introduced by Senator Bryan of Flor
ida. In urging this amendment, Sena-
tor Bristow declared that he had en-
deavored repeatedly to increase the
general retirement age to IS years,
and that this bill presented an excel
lent opportunity for congress to set
precedent. The age limit in other
grades, he predicted, would be advanc-
ed before many years.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
FOR EXTENSION OF SCHOOL
TERM TO SIX MONTHs.-TEN
COUNTIES NEED NO HELP.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Ooings and Happenings That Mark
the Progress of North Carolina Peo-
pie Gathered Around the State
Capitol.
Raleigh.

Apportionment was made by the
state board Of education recently OF
the fund provided by her last regular
session of the general assembly Tor
the equalizing of the terms Of the pub
lie schools Of North Carolina. The
total fund amounted to $40l ,Ol5.72,
and was distributed among ninety
counties of the state which needed as
sistance in extending their school
terms to six months. The counties
named above already had school terms
of longer period of time than si2
months, and consequently needed no
money from the state treasury, these
being Buncombe, Durham, Edegcombe,
Forsyth, Halifax, Haywood, Mecklen-
burg, Nash, New Hanover and Wilson.
State officials declare that this is
one CT the most progressive steps that
has been taken by North Carolina in
her history, as it puts in reach or
every child in the state the opportun-
ity of attending school at least s15
months during each year. The law
making possible the six months school
term was passed by the general assem-
bly, of 1913, and was enacted in the
face of a deficit which grew larger
when the fund was set aside, but was
enacted by men who knew all the
while they were legislating in favor
of the children of the commonwealth
and for those who would soon be the
future generation.
IF
cation was taken under the provision
of Chapter SO, Public Laws of 1913.
The apportionment was the first to
be made under the new law creating
the eQualizing school fund, and will
provide this year from the state and
county funds, exclusive of all funds
raised by local district taxation, a
minimum school term in every school
district in the state of one hundred
and three and three-tenths days, or five
months and nearly one week. This is
@wenty-three AMI three-tenths days, or
one month and three and one-third
days more than the minimum school
term ever heretofore provided in this
state.
The law provides that it shall be
a misdemeanor, imposing a fine and
imprisonment, for any school official
to use or to permit to be used, any
part of the equalizing fund apportion-
ed to any district, for any other pur-
pose than the payment of the teachers
salaries for the designated period.
All of the counties of the state
which have heretofore had only a four
months, or an eighty-day school term.
the number of which last year amount
ed to fifty-seven, will not have a
school term of twenty-three and three
tenths days longer in every district
this year. All the other counties. ex-
cept the ten which did not need it.
will have their school terms length
ened to minimum of one hundred
and three and three-tenths. This will,
give every county of the state a con-
slderably longer term in every district
OF the county than it has ever had be-
FORE
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
Flirting Banned in Zion City,

Zion City, Ill-An ordinance 1ol ~
promotion of public morals ana y.
regulation Of the conduct Of cltlze r.s
was enacted by the city council. -
first section of the ordinance Ian,
it unlawful to do any, act, suss,
any conduct or say any word ~. ~.
is profane, vulgar or immoral, OF " i.
has a tendency to offend puDllo.. ~
cency. The second section makes
lawful for any person in louu
boisterous tone to ask any other
accompany him or her for arlu0
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
$2,25O,000 Tax to Be Levied on John D.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Harry Weiss, in
ternal revenue collector for northern
Ohio. mailed to John D. Rockefeller at
Tarrytown, KY, tax blanks for the list
ing of the oil kings income for fed
eral taxation under the income tax
law. Mr.. Weiss said he would pro-
coed to collect about $2,25O,0OO income
tax from Mr.. Rockefeller unless he
pays the money to the revenue collec-
tor. 1T hasn't been decided whether
Rockefeller's legal home is Ohio or
New York, so I've sent him blanks to
be on the safe side.''
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
Tobacco Marketing FaiIino OF.


While the earlier months of the
present tobacco season showed rec
ord-breaking marketing of leaf tobac-
co. there was mraked falling off in
sales on all the markets of the state
during January compared with .Janu-
airy last year and with the earlier
months of the present season. The
sales of January amounted tn on1v o :.
ooo,4o pounds, compared with 12,438,-
o9I pounds for January of last year.
Prices are still high and it is estima-
ted that the bulk of the present cron
is already marketed.
Winston-Salem led with 1,O8O,184
pounds and Oxford has second place
with 895,925 pounds. Other markets
are: Henderson, S58,571 Wilson, 49,
271; Roxboro, 644,2S9; Rocky Mount,
617,2S4; Reidsville, 342,522; Green's
boro, 1887; Greenville, 31O,166:
Burlington, 363,741; Mount Airy, 3O1,-
626; Durham, 3OO,478; Louisburg,
264,261; Warrenton, 321,433; Apex,
1908; Walnut Cove, 1866; Stone
vile, 14S,923; Creedmoor, 1857:
Pilot Mountain, S5,O76; statesville.
7S,459; Wendell, 67,sO4; smithfeld.
62,325; Fuquay Springs, 45,445; Madi-
son, 42,646; Youngsville, 42,646; Kin.
ston, 3O,51O.
New North Carolina Enterprises.
The following charters for new cor
porations were issued by the Secre
tary of State:
The Rowan Baptist Association
W1nston-Salem, chartered without
capital stock.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
Report on Silk Mills.

THE silk mills reporting show the
employment of 26,5O0 spindles, 472
looms, 1,410 horsepower. The APPROX
innate amount of raw material used in
10000 pounds; estimated value of the
yearly output, $4,000. The total
number of employees reported is 49,
VI these 165 are males and ESQ fe-
males. The estimated number depend
ent on these mills and on the AS en-
ployes for livelihood is 500. The per
cent OF employees who read and write
is given as 95.5.
The mills report steam and elec-
trio power"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
Uncle Sam Asks For Special Rate

O"c'e oam ASKS For Special Rate.
The corporation commission heard
recently a petition from the United
States government for a special rate
TO be put in force for the freight de-
livery OF crushed rock at Elizabeth>
town, on the upper Cape Fear River
to be used il the installation of locks
and dams with which to improve the
navlgabllity of the Cape Fear from
wilmington to Fayetteville. The peti-
zion came through Major Sickle. Uni
tea states engineer at Wilmington. S.
u. Ridley was here to present the
case.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
Craig Appoints New A. e. M. rrrs+aae

Craig Appoints New A. e. M. Trustees
Effective April 1, Governor Craig
ISSUED commissions recently to a num-
Der OF new members of the board of
trustees of the North Carolina College
OF Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
They follow: Fleetwood w. Dunlan
Waoesooro Matt H. Allen, Goldsboro:
.: 4. swain, Asheville; w. L. Vaughan,
washington; w. P. Stacy, Whining.
Ton: These gentlemen take the place
OF the following, who retire from tho
Doara: W: j. Newberry, Magnolia: W
~ S1ler Stir City; C. M. Hughes o.
T. Rose, Fayetteville. c. c. Cranfo,d
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-19
North Carolina Crop in Epitome.

North Carolina Crop in Epitome.
The department of agriculture IS
sued an epitome of the North Carolina
crop fer 1914 and places the products
at $241, $50.
Corn leads all with the grand tota1
of 55,282,OOO bushels which bring up
total of $65,OoO,OO0 with the forage
thrown in. Cotton plays a good Sec
ond with 100000 bales valued at $780,
100000. The yield of corn an acre
is 20 bushels and cotton 315 pounds
| to the acre. Tobacco is third with
$31, 100000 with $40 pounds to the
acre. The poundage is estimated at
1877 100000.
The value of pasturage is placed at
$3O,0OO,OOO and cotton seed comes
fifth with $1O,OOO,OOO. Wheat stands
sixth with 7,O7S,OOO bushels, worth
$8,5O0,OO0. The average is III to the
the bushel. Hay ranks seventh with
it's 1.31 tons to the acre, 100000 tons
or $6,914,OO and peanuts are placed
eighth with $6,00O,0O0.
Rye yields 1913 an acre, 474,OOO
bushels and $474,OOO. Buckwheat with
10 bushels an acre, 174,0O bushels and
$474,00O duplicates rye. Irish potatoes
are listed at 80 bushels an acre, 2,40O,-
600 bushels and $1,93S,OOO; sweet po-
tatoes 10 bushels to the acre, 100000
bushels and $4,880,GOO for the crop.
Rice was scant, rs bushels to the acre,
1000 bushels and $4,000 in money.
Peas are estimated at $1,000, 900
for the crop of SOFA beans at 100000;
grass and other seeds and green for
age at 100000, garden vegetables
at $2,50O,OO0, apples at S2,O44,67O;
peaches, pears and grapes at $780,
600, truck $2,5OO,OOO, dairy 100000
poultry and eggs 100000 and wo
100000
The poultry and eggs items are no,
divided and are therefore not listed
in the order of single products. 1t is
presumed that they are about evenly
matched.
Invitations to Good Roads Meeting.
State Geologist Joseph Hyde Pratt
is mailing letter to the road engi.
neers, road superintendent and
chairman of the board of county com
m1ssioners in the various counties of
the state asking their attendance upon
statewide meeting to be held in
Chapel Hill on the dates of March II,
IL and 10. The letter addressed to the
good road promoters of the counties
expresses as the purpose of the gath.
ering that of threshing out the road
problems confronting the engineers
and superintendent.
Anticipating the DEVELOPMENT of
this meeting into one of the state.
vide significance and of annual &C.
currence, the state geologist hopes
that the institute may become a clear
ing house for solving the various road
problems that arise in connection with
county road work. Lectures and dis
cuss1ons on the sundry troubles o.
the road engineer as well as the road
superintendent will be given during
the three days. session of the institute
so enthusiastic is Doctor Pratt as to
the value that will be derived from
thls institute that he suggests that
the road commission of each county
authorize its engineer and superinten.
dent to attend