THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
VOL. XLTII
Extra Sessionr
Convened Tuesday
Met Q Cure Defect in Municipal
FinaMß Act and, to Provide for
Operation of Public Schools —Con-
stitutional Aaendment for Board
of PardOnt and State Australian
Ballot May be Considered.
STATE BONDS BRING GOOD
PREMIUM.
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Largest Cooperative Association in
America Organized—Negro Wild
cat lonranc Lodges Raided—
f Other News.
(By Maxwell Gorman.)
Raleigh, Dec. 6.—The extra ses
eTon of the Legislature is as
sembling in Raleigh today, in pur
suance to the call of the Governor
for two specific purposes, namely,
supplemental legislation relating
to the operation of the public
schools of the state (including ?be
making of provision * for the pay
of teachers) and the curing of a
defect in the municipal finance
act. '
The school deficit of*s7oo,ooo
will be taken care of through the
simple process of a resolution em
powering the State Treasurer to
Sell bonds for the purpose. The
municipal finance bill is already
in shape and actually passed by
both branches, but the failure of
the Senate journal clerk to prop- j
erly record its passage in that
body in its final reading (after be- |
ing reconsidered and amended)
rendered it worthless and the in- i
vestment brokers would not buy J
bonds issued by any pity under
its authority. The defect can be
cnred by simply passing the bill
over again, but it will take from ,
six to eight days to do it, on its
"several readings," etc.
The lawmakers are in no hbmor
to stay here a day lougeT than
necessary. But during the, say,
ten days or two weeks the session
is likely to last,Na few matters of
general public interest may be
taken up.
One of these is a proposed
amendment to the Constitution
(which, of course, would be sub
mitted to the people for .ratifica
tion, if adopted by the Legisla
ture), providing for » board of
pardons. But it is certain to.be
rejected, just as several previous
attempts have failed.
the Governor is opposed to it.
measure proposed is
for a state Australian (or "short
ballot") law. Bnt it will hardly
get by. There is opposition to i',
and if it is attempted to force its
passage the debate it would entail
would probably leave it stranded
ou the rocks when the two bodien
adjourn sine die. That- is ihe
opinion expressed today by legis
lators of experience.
As to the much-mooted measure
looking to the abolition of capital
punishment —it hasn't a chance.
One of the most effecrive argu
ments used against the propos -
tion may be summed up iu these
few words, advanced by a»i influ
ential believer in the nweesity «.f
the death penalty for all four
offenses now listed as capital
crimes, when there is conviction
in the first degree—rape, murder,
burglary, and arson. Said he:
"Remove the electric chair or
noose from the consideration of
the 'Gorilla niggers' who assault
defenceless white women, especi
ally in the country v and two of
the worst results would follow.
There would be a great increase
in this most brutal of crimes
(some negroes of that class would
not mina going Co the prison
farms for life or a tern of years),
and there wonld assuredly follow
a statewide carnival of lyachinw
in North Co«>lina."
Of coarse a few minor bills,
•ome of them local, will be passed
"between times," while the session
lasts, bat it can be said without
doubt that any attempt to precip
itate a line of general legislation
would be killed without benefit of
clergy. At most the "extr-y" can
last but twenty days (without
pay), and the time would be t»
short to consider and properly
carry out a program 6f tlintchar
acter.
N. c. Bonds sell wen-
State Treasurer B. R. Lacy an
nounces that he closed negotia
tions with a New York syndicate
for the sale of $2,872,>00 five per
cent forty-year North Unroll UH
bonds at a premium of 82.50 per
hundred dollars. Tins syndicate
was the same that recently pur
chased another large block of
North Carolina bonds. State
Treasurer Lacy expressed consid
erable satisfaction at the favor
able return-• onr the sale. The
bonds are part of the batch au
thorized for buildings uud institu
tions of the 1921 General Assem
bly. The snydicate purchasing
was composed of First National
'Bank, No." 2 Wall.Street; hiaoy &
Braum, Bankers Trust,ami others
Big Tobacco Association Incorporated.
The Burley Tobacco Growers'
Cooperative Association, control
ing some 200,000,000 pounds of
burley tobacco *ud with 50,000
members, the largest co-operative
association ever organized in
America, has been incorporated
in the state of North Carolina.
Charter was filed with the Secre
tary of State, and as soon as it is
made legal to lo" so the associa
tion will be reincorporated in
Kentucky. Aaron Sapiro, who
drew the marketing ooulract, will
return to Kentucky December 9,
to advise in other matters of de
tails in connection with the per
manent organization and the elec
tions, which will be held Decem
ber 12, and which will be followed
by the district meetings of dele
gates, which will choose directors
for the twenty-two districts.
These directors will handle the
affairs of the 5U,000 members of
the association and ihe sale of
their tobacco.
Negro Wild-Cat Insurance "Lodge*"
Raided. '
The war which the State Insur
ance Department has started
against some of the negro wild-cat
"lodges" with insurance features
whereby they have been fleecing
thousands of innocent negro
"members" for years, is bearing
fruit One fruitful source of ope
rations the past week was Wil
mington, and a report from that
place states that Recorder Har
ries, of the New Hanover county
court, found Andrew McKoy,
Sargent Larkins and John C. Davis
guilty of violating the insurance
laws and fined them SIOO each
and eosts.
McKoy ia president of the Sons
and Daughters of the Tribe of
Benjamin, and Larkius is an offi
cer in it. The order has been in
existence iu Wilmington for 35
years and owns much property,
including houses and building and
loan stock.
John G. Davis is president of
the Sons aud Daughters of Pil
grims, a«i orgauiaauou that has
been operating under a charter
for about one year, but which
has been in existence abopt 30
years.
McKoy, Larkius aud Davis are
typical lodge leaders. They are
sleek and we l-fed in appearance,
dress well and ar« great hand
shakers. There are hundreds of
them in the state who "toil not,
neither do they spiu," but having
had tb 3 wisdom and foresight to
pick the eaay-meney route that
lies through tne negro lodge field,
vi lth its attractive insurance fea
tures aud its great mystic appeal
Co the negro people, they are able
to array themselves almost as
gloriously as Solomon did.
Judge Harris#' verdict van a
great shock to the principals and
the big crowd of lodge breihern
»ud sisters who crowded the big
uouoty courtroom and heard it.
Other prosecutions will follow in
Wilmington and efcewhere .
Mate folk lore Woctety.
-After a «uccessful state meeting
in Raleigh tlie Fuflt Lore Society
elected \V . J. Andrews of llaleigh
president for the following year,
succeeding Dr. James Spruntof
| Wilmtugton Mrs. 8. Wastray Bat
| tie of AshevUie 'was named vioe
jpresident; Mum Maade Minniah
GRAHAM, N. C.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1921
of Lenior second vide-president;
Mrs. W. N. Reynolds of Winston-
Salem third vice-president, and
Dr. F. C. Brown of Trinity Col
lege was re-elected to succeed him
self as secretary and treasurer.
The retiring president, Dr Sprunt,
was detained at his home in Wil
mington, bat telegraphed his
greetings to the society. His ad
dress was read to the assemblage
by Dr. Brown.
Historical Association Officers.
After adopting resolutions di
rected to the State Text Book
Commission asking thac section
alism be written out of the his
tories taught in the public schools
of the state, declining to make
anjl award of the Patterson cup
this year,-and electing Dr. W. R
Boyd, professor of' History at
Trinity College, to succeed Di%D.
H. Hill as president, the twenty
first annual meeting of the North
Carolina Literary and Historical
Association adjourned. Other
officers chosen lor the eusuing
year were: Capt. S. A. Ashe, first
vice-president; Mrs. D II Blair,
Greensboro, second vice-presi
dent: Rev. John Jordan Douglass,
Wadesboro, third vice-president;
B. R. House, Raleigh, secretary
and treasurer. The resolution [
condemning sectionalism in school
text-books dealing with the Civil i
War had its beginnings at the
morning session of the association, ,
when Mrs. H. M. London of Pitts-j
boro urged the immediate atten-1
tion of the session to the necessity j
for history untainted with sec-)
tional unfairness. Fhe matter,
was deferred and given into the!
hands of the committee on resolu- j
tions. Its report was formally
adopted at the eveniug session.
Foch's Tribute To Lee.
Charlotte Obserer.
The Macon News makes remark
to the effect that while t be French
men and the .Englishmen may be
vague on some pharos of Ameri
can history, "we may alwwys rely
upon the fact that they know the
uames and characters of Lee and
Jackson."The papers of the South
have been makiug felicitous com
ment on the incident of Marshal
Foch - laying a wreath, ou the
statue of General Leo aud of
making appreciative remarks ou
the life and* character oi tlu> great
Confederate chief tiau. The Chat
tanooga News regards it as "a
generous act and a fine tribute of
one great soldier to auofcher—a
testimonial of appreciation fit
tingly bestowed." That paper
makes the truthful statement
that "millions of people who
carry the memory of Uie immortal
Lee enshrined in their hearts will
laud the chivalrous thoughtlul
uess of the famons Frenchman."
And the Chattanooga payor j
proceeds in giving voice to South-j
ern sentiment that there in uo!
fiuer character iu American his-1
tory —no one whose every action]
proceeded from a inoroooinpelliug |
conception of duty than Lee. lie]
was a great soldier, oue of thei
greatest. Yet he was probably
greater in defeat than iu victory,
The lofty righteousness of his
personal character and the unsul
lied purity of his private life
shown with peculiar effulgence iu
the days after his military glory
had passed. For one thing, Geii- 1
eral Lee accepted the furiuuoof
battle in ungrudging spirit. No
one ever heard hi in murmur. Uo
set an example to his vanquished
people, the effect of which has
not been loet to this good day.
He wanted to heal the breach iu
all good faith. So unsellish was
he in the pursuit of his purpose
that those he fought were glad 10
seek his advice aud oouuoei. Rob
ert E. Lee left his great name as
a heritage of his people, lie
bluntly refused to barter it for
personal advantage. What he did,
he did with wholeness of heart aud
singleness of purpose. ll* could
not be persuaded to diverge from
this line of action. Hia place in
impartial history is secure. Mar
shal Foch has done nothing more
graceful during his visit to Ameri
ca than the homage he paid to tho
greatness of Robert E. Lee
~ The Macon pnper which sup
plied us with the opening quota
tion, makes remark that "we fell
kindly toward our frieuds acroes
the sea, air. ady, but this graceful
gesture ou part of Marshal Foch,
will make the tim stronger tfcau
ever" —aud that represent* the
waUMut of tke South, in g*ueral.
Sign Posts Confuse Traveler
Mileage sign post« along the
State highways, once a great aid
to motorists, have become to some
extent a source of annoyance anl
confusion. The early mjleagt*
signs erected for the motorist's use
were built by the State authorities,
and accurately denoted the dis
tances from town to town. Enter
prising advertisers now are em
ploying the mileage posts to a
great etent, but frequently with
little regard for'accuracy.
In a nearby State, for example,
within the space of less than a city
block are to be found three posts
I The official Bute siu»t gives the
distance to the nearest city as fonr
tsen miles. Two hundred feet j
awav is an oil company's adver
tisement showing the town ij» flf
teen miles ofl. Adjoining the
gasoline advertisement is the third
post erected by the leading hotel
of the town, aud showing the city
to he twelve miles up the road.
On a New Jersey road were no
ted ihre" signs giving the (list ttee
to New York .*iiy as sixty-three,
forty auil seventy-two miles, all
three'posts standing within a mile
of each other.
East port., Me, is the most east
rlv city in the United States
At Auction !
30 LOTS 30
Located 3 Blocks Southeast ol GKAHAM
COURT HOUSE
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Sale conducted by Penny Bros., the World's Original Twin Auctioneers
On December 10th, we will sell for H. M, Ray, 30 Lots
located 3 blocks southeast of Graham Court House? #
These lots are k loox2oo feet and will be sold regardless*
of price on easy terms. Also 19 lots on electric car
line near White Mills, and 6 acres adjoining the 19 lots.
Sale will start promptly at 2 o'clock on lots southeast
of Court House.
Saturday, Dec. 10, 2 p. m.
VALUABLE PRIZEETTO BE GIVEN AWAY
SALE, RAIN OR SHINE. Don't fail to attend this sale if you wish to purchase
some high class property at your price. Ladies cordially invited.
MUSIC FURNISHED BY OUR OWN LIVEWIRE BAND
SOLD COST SA.S~Z" TEBMS
AMERICAN LAND CO., Agent
J. ML MfLUKIN, Gen. Manager GREENSBORO, NJ C
We Can Sell Your Land
Christmas Seals Will Help
Fight White Plague.!
Beginning December Tuber
culosis Christmas seals went on I
salf. The fight against tubercu
losis is probably the most import
ant |Hiase of the great National
Health crusade iu which North >
Carolina is doing such a creditable j
part, and the proceeds of the sale j
of seals help to carry it forward, j
This work is being directed by Dr. j
L U. Mcßrayt»r. *
The tuberculosis slogan is: "Ev-!
ery person in North Carolina whoj
has tuberculosis has a right to j
know it, and to be properly treat
ed for it, and to be so supervised ,
that he will not communicate it to!
others,"
The population of the state is
2.659,123; . 1,783,779 white and j
775,344 ootored. 'The number efj
deaths in 1920 from tuberculosis j
WHS 2,808; 1,449 white against!
1,459 colored.
1 An ecuoiuic loss of over S2OO,- ;
000 annually is suffered by North i
Carolina as a result of tuberculo- |
sis while the counties do»notaver- i
age spending $. r >ofy each in com
batting the spread of the desesse
One death iu every eleven is
CHUse(T by tuberculosis. North J
Carolina has maintained a stea 'y |
decline iu number of deaths each |
iyear, iu spite of tile numerous p*-
I tients from other states, while the
I rate has beon rising in other
! states.
Gaston and Guilford counties
I have called elections for Decem
ber to decide whether or not
these counties shall erect tuber
| culosis hospitals. It is believed
| that both counties will not fail to
| carry a favorable majority.
Tanlac has made life worth liv
| ing for millions of people who had
almost, given up hope. It will do
the same for you. "Sold by Fa we 11
Drug Co., Graham, N. C.
Nova Scotia has salt beds cov
ering an area of 41 squareuniles.
Most Chinese women can neither
read nor write.
1 There in more Catarrati In this section of
the country than nil other diseases put to-
Kether, and until tl>9 l>St few yexrs was sup
posed to he Incurable For a (treat many
years doctors pronounced 11 a local disease
ami presort tied local remedies, and by con
stantly fnllliiK to cure with local treatment,
pronounced It Incurable. Science has proven
Catarrh to be it constitutional disease, aud
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure, rnsnufactured by K. J.
Cheney * Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is the only Cou-
Htltutlonal cure on the market. It Is takeu
i internally In doses Ironi 10 drops to a tea
spoonful, it sets rtlrectly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the sistem They offer
; one hundred dollars for anv case It falls to
; cure. Send for circulars snd testimonials.
Address: K. J.CHKNBY&CO,,ToIedo,Ohio,
j Hold by l)rnKKlst»: 750.
! Take Hull's- Family Pills for conatlpa
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NO. 44
Old University Inn
Burned At Chapel HilL
The University inn, a celebrated
etesore that has spoiled the cam
pus view for many years, was de
stroyed in a spectacular fire on the
afternoon of Dec. 30th. It was pur
chased by the university a few
years ago, with its ultimate de-
struction in view, and wns used
as a dormitory.
A blaze was discovered issuing
from under the eaves just as the
students had sat down to dinuer.
About sixty students were
housed iu the building.* Every-
thing was thrown out of tbe win
dows as fast as the occupants and
their friends could do it—iron
an 1 wooden beds, mattresses,
sheets, blankets, clothing, trunks,
bureaus, books.
| The damage is estimal ed at $30,-
000, and is fully covered by in
surance.
This was the first, test the Chapel
Hill fire companj has had since it
bought its splendid red LaFrance
engine, and Captaiu Foster and
men did excellent work. To sate
the main part of the inn was out
of the question, hut the annex,
stretching south toward tbe
alumni building, was saved.
The one-story section of brick,
which once served as quarters for
James K. Polk, President of the
United States, was gutted, but the
metal plwte reciting the fact of
the President's visit to his alma
mater was taken dowu before the
flames came uear.
Nobody knows the origiu of the
fire. It began in a second or third
story room.
060 is a peescription for Colds,
Fever and LaGrippe. It's the
most speedy remedy we know.
Uuit*d States holds about $3,-
500,000,000 or 40 per ceut Of tbe
world's gold supply.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
THOMAS D. COOPER,
Attorney and Couosellor-at-Law,
BURLINGTON, N. C
Associated with W. S. CoulUf,
Nos. 7 and 8 First Natlaoal Bank Bldg.
S. C. SPOON, Jr., M. D.
Graham, N. C.
Oftici over Ferrell Drag Co.
lluurH: '2 to 3 aud 7 ioy p. in., and
by appointment.
Phone 07
GRAHAM HARDEN, M. D.
Burlington, N. C.
Office Hours: 9 to 11 a. m.
and by appointment
Office Over Actue Drug Co.
Telephones: Office lIU Keiideoce 204
JOHN J. HENDERSON
Atlorney-at-Law
GRAHAM. N. C.
mice over Natloaal ll—lf AIaMMI
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