The daily times., 1921-03-16
PASSENGER FARES
IN THIS STATE ARE
INCREASED TODAY
BAGGAGE RATES HIGHER
Fire Loss in State for Febru-
ary Shows Decided Decrease
Over Month Of January.
Failure on Part of Many to
Comply With Law Requiring
Birth Registration.
(By Max A5ernethy)


Raleigh, March 16.-North Caro-
lina's intrastate railroad passenger
fares beginning at 1901 O'Clock this
morning were increased to three and
six tenths cents per mile.
The increase ia fares is in accord
ance with ruling of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, issued some
months ago, placing the intrastate
rates ON a parity with interstate
rates With the increase in fares
there is also an increase in baggage
rates. Hereafter only I5G pounds will
be transported without cost on in
trastate shipments. The Sold schedule
permitted maximum Of 200 pounds.
But for the action of the North
Carolina General Assembly which at
its special session last August passed
a special statute fixing all intrastate
cents rate would have one into ef-
feet several months ago. North Caro-
railroad fares in the State, the 3.6
lima rates apply in South Carolina
as well, the increase having become
effective in other States Immediately
following the issuing of the order by
the Interstate Commerce Commiss-
ion.
The States fire loss during Febru-
ary was $432,000, exclusive of forest
fires of which the State Department
of insurance, which estimates the
damage, is unable to approximate.
Reports and estimates compiled
by the insurance department show a
decided reduction from January with
a total of $617, 900 while December
was 81, ,626 ,068. In the ten thousand
dollar list of fires there were only
five, aggregating S377,5OO as against
II in January amounting to $780,
900. A total of IL fires in December
totaled 1855, ,08o.
mmissioner Wade says that in
the list OF fires for February there
is an unusual number of country
homes of the better class destroyed
four such having been burned in
Wilkes county alone. Three people
were burned to death at fires, seven
negro woman at Winston-Salem and
a white man at Reidsvi1le.
Three fremen were painfully
burned while on duty at Greensboro
and one at Winston-Salem.
Warning is being sounded for the
hundredth time by the State Board
of Health that the law requiring
births to be reported to the local reg
istrar within five days must be COM
piled with.
The latest violation and conviction
reported to the State department is
that of DR.. v. w. Leggett of Hob
good, Halifax county. The depart
ment will not press the case, it ap-
pearing that the failure to report
births was an oversight or was due
to negligence.
In this connection it is pointed out
that a large percent of the reports
reaching the State department here
do not show the names of the chii-
dren. This is creating a condition
that virtually destroys the purpose
nA0 AAICAb Va LAC 4dW ICQu1T1uS that
births be reported. When report
is made of a birth without name for
the child the records will merely
show thta on such and such a date a
SON was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Blank
Son Blank in future years may
find it extremely difficult to prove.
that he is the son.
Failure to affix names for babies
is responsible for the condition.
There has BEEN superstition that
to name a chifdS before it could
walk would bring down upon the
lhapless heads OF it's parents bad
luck. Health oficials believe the tots
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