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COUR J5he COURIER T5he COURIER Advertising: Columns Bring Results. I I I Leads In". Both News and Circulation. ssued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Year VOL XXX11. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1907. No 11. IE ER. IN LEGISLATURE. What Our Law Makers Did During Closing Days. MANY BILLS OF LOCAL INTEREST. Anti-Trust Hill IPassed Presentation Kxerrists and I'.nactments for Adjoin ing Counties of Interest. The bill to protect policy holders by requiring insurance companies to invest in North Carolina their legal reserve premiums collected in the state, was defeated in the Hondo of Kepie entatives after having passed the Senate. THK ASTl-TUl'sT MILL. Lust week Section A of the House Anti-trust r j 1 1 1 was s rieken out of the Senate and a conference commit tee Wi.s appointed froiu I lie two house.-. Tne hill came 'up in the Senate Oil Saturday night i: which a nienioisible contest occurred in which Sptaker Justiee showed li is marvelous strength as a fioor leader, apparent rebuil' which he had re ceived by failure oa the part of the House :t f i. v days in fore in not adopting his amendment for a se verer penalty in the freight iat" being only a temporary loss or strength. Chi Miction that the House concur when the (substitute was under ci nsideiati in Ilarshaw, the Republican leader, attacked the Democratic party regarding the trust, and Grant, a wild eyed fellow from Davie, delivered himself in abuse of Josephus Daniels and others. Speaker Justice sent fo -ward an amendment and asked for a roll call, that the meniheis might go on record and calleil on those who believed in fulfilling the Demo cratic pledges in its platform, to support his measure. Editor Julian in writing to his paper, the Salisbury Post, says; I expiess my own opinion and re flect the views of many others whfn I say that had the general assembly adjourned before tlw incident of last nijrht, Mr. Justice would have left Raleigh shorn of much of the political strength with which he came here, heralded as the champion of the people. For this kour at least he controls legislation and in a de gree that a Democratic legislature represents the party he represents A man of strength is tnis man Jus tice able, shrewd, far seeing, devoid of suavity, a politician from youth, a hard hater, and a harder hitter, defiant is he. He will either be the leader of the party in North Caro lina or the epokesman of the minor ity element after the State conen tion meets next year. In the Senate on Monday the con ference committee reported that they could net agree with the House conferees; the report was accepted and placed on the calendar. Later in the day a bill came back from the House which was practically a bill which the Senate had previously refused to indorse. An amendment by McLean striking out the Justice Bection was adopted by a vote of 19 to 15. The House bill as amended by Senator McLean was then passed unanimously by 38 votes. The bill was sent back to the House. It was then up to the House to pass this bill or have no anti-trust legislation during this session. Mr. Winborne moved concurrice in the Senate amendment. Aftei a speech from Mr. Justice whoj.deprecated the ac tion of the Senate, but yielded to the inevitable. The anti-trust bill as passed and us ratified receiveu all the votes of the House except four Republicans. It is said that the other three Republican members of the House dodged. PRESENTATION EXERCISE?. Gen. Royster, of Granville, on the part otbe Representatives, tendered toJSpeukei Justice a handsome sil ver service in an appropriate speecn. Mr. J ustice said his assertion in his speech that he intended reading a roll in the democratic state con vention of the names of democratic senators who fail to vote for the supiii mental trust bill was made in the heat of debate. He should not have used that language and only intended to convey the idea that he should leave to the democratic voters of the state the question for them to to settle. He wished to withdraw any apparent reflection upon any senator or upon his personal political integrity, as he did not so intend. Reading Cleik F. B. Kendall' was presented with a handsome gold punch ladle. In the Senate Lieutenant Govern, or Winston was presented with a chest of beautiful silver. CHIEF LABORER LIXEBE11RY. ,Ou behalf of the laborers, Mr. Bickett of Franklin, in a highly humorous speech, presented Mr. Lineberry, chief laborer of the house, a suit of clothes. Mr. Lineberry made: a fine short speech in response, saying he hail always been a laborer and could well appreciate this testimonial from his fellow-laborers. DOOIlKEEI'ER L1SK. Mr. Wood, of Randolph, in behalf of the members of the house force, P'esented Sgeant Arms Lisk a silver service, expressing the belief that he had made one of the best officers the. nouse had ever had. Mr. Li.-k responded in a brief snetch i t ..'YeiUtlon. !;:-:i' i:i :- i n v kstk.ati no i-ommit- 7 EE. The I : 'gating' Committee ap pointed to tit ie evidence as to the a:-cus iti''i made by th- Raleigh Times and correspondent "f the Char! 't'e -ener that anti-r.ulroad legislation iniiueiiced by Joseph us Daniels, reported without making tnv recomm-iidations as to what course sho.ild be pursued, and leav ing the matter or refusal of certain witness! to answer questions to be dealt w:th bv the courts in whatever pmcee lin-rs nriy hereafter be iusti- tut.-.i. LOCAL HILL. Several lojal bills affecting Ran dolph cuiu'y, the substance of which will re oublished in a future issue of the Courier, were enacted. Ihere a:e 27 t these bills aim some of them i' re bug. One of them provides that Trinity township may vote on a good roads bond issue not to exceed 50.000, with the follow ing persons as 1 Highway Commis sion: W N. Elder, Joseph Parkin, l J. Finch, N'. C. Euglish and Mr. Col'.e t. Another is a hill providing for an lection for bonds for good roads to be submitted to the people at any time the commissioners may see prop, r, nouJs issued not to ex ee. d $300,000. Another bill pro vices ttiat upon the petition of two tiffhs of the voters of any township in the county to vote on a tax for good roa s of not less than 20 cents on the .100 valuation and not more than 65 ?ents for poll tax, any town ship in the county can' have an electior. to use its own money and provide for working, repairing, building or ni icadamizing its own roads in its own way and under its own direction, subject to the approv al of the board of county commis sioners. This is an important law and will prove an exceedingly popu. lar bill. KOAD WORK. Another bill which is one of the most important and will prove to be one of the most popular bills ever enacted by any legislature for this county, is a bill providing that upon a petition of a "majority of the quali fied 1 voters of any township the county commissioners shall declare that the road law contained in chap ter 729 Acts of 1901 shall comply to said township. Some of the provisions are that instead of the present methods of working the roads by hands and requiring them to work six days they are required to work only four days or pay $3.00. That a township superintendent of the roads is elected and under him all the public roads of the township are worked. He is elected on the til st of January of each year. It can readily be seen that undtr this plan the roads will be worked, whereas under the present plan they are not worked. We shall be great ly disappointed if there is not great improvement in the methods of working the roads in Randolph Ccurty. COURT HOUSE AND JAIL. Another bill of importance t. this county is the bill authorizing the commissioners in their descret ion to submit to the people a bond issue not to exceed $40,000 to build a courthouse and jail. Another bill which gives the commissioners, if in their judgment they Bee proper authority to issue a tax not exceed ing ten cents cn the hundred dollars valuation and not exceeding 30 cents on the poll, to provide for the erect ion of a courthouse and jail, also authorizing the removal of the courthouse from its present site aud to sell the old courthouse and jail, if the commissioners desire to do so. This ' bill also provides that the county convicts may be used to make brick to build the courthouse and jail, or either, and that they may be used in the erection of one or both of these buildings, or to do any other work in the county which the commissioners mav deem proper. By this last bill it is exptded that a courthouse and jail can be built with an expenditure in cash of lit tle more than seven or eight thou sand dollars. A bill was enticed extending the corporate limits of the town ol Lib erty. Also a bill amending tne is-.-uing of bonds. A bill was ulso en acted authorizing Asheboro to hold an election on uu issue of $5,000 bonds to complete the present puo lie school buildintr. A bill author izing the town of Asheboro to build sidewalks ami make other improve ments was enacted. A bill aniend- ; u v Ni 01. ni 1 cm i;::ui.a si u. 11.1:0 a n. j ii'U' 'Ik? chapter of the l.amlolph & Cumberland Itaihoad was enacted, extending the time for bnililin etc. A bill releasing Dr. T. 0. Doud, an 1 old confederate soldier, from pav- j mg a license tax to practise niedi- I cine was elected. The educational interests cf the ! State were better g.iaiMed bv this .ieiicial assembly than by any pre decessor, probably, and th" insane, the youthful criminals, the Con federate soldiers, and the institute of technology and sanitarium for consumptives all speak much for the huinanita-ianism of the legisla tors. Members State Institutions. Governor Glenn sent to the Gen eral Assembly the following nominations of members of boards of the varions State institutions, and these were promptly confirmed: State school for the white blind and negro deaf mutes and blind at Raleigh: R. B. Holman, of Person; J. T. Rowland, of Wake; R. H. Hayes, of Chatham; six years tch; Joseph H. Weathers, of Wake, two years, succeeding C. B. Edwards, resigned; Robert L. Steele aud J. H. Walsh. School for deaf mutes, at Morgan ton: J. C. Seagle, of Caldwell; W. O. Lewis, of Iredell, and J. C. Neal, of McDowell, 6ix years; Archibald Johnson, of Davidson, two years, vice W. C. Dowd, resigned. State Hospital for the Insane, at Goldsboro: T. M. Jordan, of Wake; W. L. Hill, of Duplin, aud C. F. Herring, of Wayne; 6 years; B. W. Edwards, of Green two years, to succeed F. Porter. State Hospital for the Insane, at -Raleigh: L.J. Ricot, of Wanenj-W. H. Whitehead and Edward Smith, of Harnett, six years. State Hospital for Insane, at Mor ganton: A. A. Shuford. Catawba; A. E. Tate, Guilfjrd; and John W. McMinn, of Transylvania; s x years. Director Colored Agricultural & Mechanical College, at Greensboro; W. D. Siler, of Chatham; C. M. Hughes, of Cumberland; C. C Cranford, of Randolph; six year. State Board of Internal Improve ments: B. C. Beckwith, of Wake, and R. A. Morrow, of Union; two yea's. Directors North Carolina Geologi cal Board: Hugh McRae, of New Hanover, and Frank R. Howitt, of Buncombe; four years. Director for the Wilkesboro and Jefferson Turnpike Company: G. L. Park, of Ashe; two years. Director of the penitentiary: S. H. Hearne, of Stanley, to succeed John B. Dawes; two years. Members of the Board of Agricul tnia): J. J. Laughinghousc C. W. Mitchell, Ashley Horne.J. P. Mac Rae and A. Cannon, six years each Directors f the State Normal & Industrial College: B. t. Avcock, of Wayne; !. T. ' Iray, of Wake, and A. J. Conner, of Northampton; six years. Directors of tl Agricultural it Mechanical College, at Raleigh: W. B. Tnrner, of Iredell; R. N. Ricks, of Wa-hington; Max Gardner, Cleve land; Locke Craig, of Buncombe; two years each; C. W. Gold, of Wil son; E. M. Ko .nee, of Onslow; T. W. Blount, of Washington; D. A. Tomp kins, of MecVluiuurg; four years each; S. P. Ellington, of Johnson; W. E. Dar iel, of Halifax; W. II. Ragan, of Guilford; W. B. Cooper, of New Hanov'i; Six Years each; M. B. Stnckley, of Cabarrus; T. T. Ballinger, of PolkN. B. Broughtoi, of w,)!e, and O T .Clirk, of Bladen; eight years each. DEATH OF MRS. ING0LD. Ijiid Came Suddenly and t'uiisrions to The l.at--Hlc!'l.Y ICsteemed. Mrs. Marian lngold, an aged and respected lady living on Asheloro R. F. I). Route No. 1, died Friday afternoon at her home. She was i" good health apparently a short time before her' dentil. She ha I gone to I. er mail box a short dis tance from her home, and finding letters fr-un her son sent then, to him by her little grandson who liveil with her. She told the boy to tell d nie of them to come ut once as she beiiewd she would die. Wh"n they arrived Mrs. lngold was 1 v i 1 1 on the bed with a cam phor bottle by her. It was seen that after the boy left she attempted to do si ine woi k in the front yard ami evidently being seized with a fainting spell had gonj into the house U revive herself. The deceased was' years old. She wis the mother of C. A. J. C. and A. ('. lngold, o this county, W. M. In.'o; 1, of Moore con i.tv, and Mrs. Ida Ingnld-Majteii, of Frank fort. Itnl. The l.oieral was conducted Mon day afternoon and the interment was at Pleasant Ridge. Mrs. .Mas ten arrive.! Monday moiuiug from Frankfort to attend the interment. EXCITEMENT AT CONCORD. A Mliriln- niiii Holil-tip Tliiow Town III t.rrat Kii'lttmrnt. Saturday and Sunday were excit ing days for Concord. A murder, a daring hold-up, an attempt at highway robbery aud the finding of a negro wounded and nearly dead on the street, threw the town in tumult. The murder occurred Sun day night when Judge McGraf met Fayette Eury walking home with his wife, culled him to one side and after a few words drew a pistol and shot him. He lived only .a short time. McGraf made his tscape. Saturday night Will Cannon and R. A. Morrow, of Cornelius, were held tip by two negroes near town who demanded their money. The men opened fire and put rhem to flight. John Gilmer, a desperate negro was found at his home Monday with a bullet in his shoulder. He bould not account for his move ments Saturday night and has been placed under arrest. Sunday night a negro was found badly wounded on the head and may die. It is believed that he fell while drunk crushing his skull on the rocks. Will Play High Point. The Asheboro Boys have arrang ed to play base ball at High Point Easter Monday which will be ,'ol lowed by two other games t be played on dates not yet decided. The Asheboro and High Pjint sec ond teams will contest for the LINE IT. Aslirlmro Position My I Ferroe P Snlnn Stedman C II. Shaw Isl b C. Spencer -nl b E. Window 3rd b 1'. Wood S. S. I. Pavis 1. f. K. A II red c. f. .1. Betts r. f. Hhroint. V. Marshal. T. H. (."real. H. Shiplett, B Ingram, 1 Smilh, B. Kirkman, B. 1'earce, C. Teajriie, .1 lieflman, J. .lolmsen ;uul ( Asheboro sulwinues liidge. Yadkin Men In Winston Company. The R. B. Horn Co., to manu facture candv and other kindred articles, to deal in groceries, tc. has been chartered by the State, with a capital of $125,000. The company bas purchased a six story factory building at Winston-Salem !n which they will manufacture heirlims. The incorporators are R. B. Horn and D. McColbert, of Winston-Salem; J. A. Mokie, of Yadkinville and William Horn, of Easf Bend. Mr. Horn is a native of Yadkin but for several years has been connected with the R. J. Rey nolds Tobacco Co. Robbery aud Murder at Columbia. C. B. Green, a suburban mer chant was waylaid and killed at Columbia, S. C, Saturdav uight and the body of his assailant, Kdgar Maishal, a young white man, was found lifeless a few feet away. lioth died from pistol shots. No one saw the conflict, and the man ner in which Gieen met dealh was hown by the heavilv armed body and masked face of Marshal when a search for the missing merchant was made. ACCIDENT TO SQUIRE STEED. Caught Hy Fulling Tree Vn For Hour Pinned to til Groom!. One dav last week B. W. Steed E-q. while cutting wood on a steep incline, accidental let his foot slip and in so doing it was caught be tween the stump and bodv of a small falling tree. He was pushed down and held s if in a vise. For two hours he called at the top uf his voice for help tut no one was within hearing; consequently he lay for live long hours pinned to tiie cold wet ground, and was not ii lerated from this fearful predicament, until, bv laying 41 it on his back, 'with the tree across his body and foot held and crushed at the" stump, he in a gony and pain cut or hacKed, little by little, the sapling in twain. After fleeing himself f;o;n this perilous condition it was with diffi culty that he ma le his way to th h use, a distance uf hilf'a ni:le. his foot and le2 -,.r.; .badlv bruised and paralyzed. " The Esquire is stiil confined to I his roo:i but w; are l;t.l t ,1 ite that ! lit is improving. Mr. Charlie L.ickv who was so! badly hurt by a i "cii.'ine wagon j running upon his leg u tVw weeks I ago is still cjjiiined to his home, but j he slowly improves. j Mr. Jim Cooper, of Mechanic, whoj his been seriously ill with Pneumonia! is convalescent. Because of the death of his wife F. II. Wood of Salem Church, will break up house-keeping for the present. Mr. He-iry Nance, the grand-father tvill eve f ;r Mr. Wo j.I' three little children. TOWN ELECTION. torn hi Isslonem Issurd (nil al Mrrttug 1 urxiuy .mi; ut. The Board of Commissioners of Asheboro, ni'-t in adj ci-iied session Tli--d.i,' lilL'ht ano amo'i.r .ithev thii's is-'.ud die call for the muui- cipii elation to be held 01 the hr.-t Monday iu May. J..lm S. East was appointed registrar and P. 11. Morris and Col. A. C. Mo. Alister were appointed judges of election. Ir. Oreher Dead. Dr. A. H. Dreher. of Salishmv. I died ut the University Hospital at f niU'leiphia, onnuav. He was 40 years o'd and stood high in his profession as a dentist. He was born at Mt. Peasant where he prac ticed until 1905 when he moved to Salisbury. He was popular with all who came 111 touch with him and in public aud private life he was an ideal citizen. Blood poison was the cause of his death and the lesult. of eating pineapple last December tie nad been unuer constant treat inenj for several weeks and his friends have been encouraged by the report from his bedside until Friday when he began to sink rap idly. Will Pare Depot Sidewalk. A representative of the High Point Granolithic Pavement Conrj pany Jwas in Asheboro yesterday and closed contracts for paving the sidewalks on Depot street from ihe depot to Fayetteville street. Work will begin at once this is a matter of congratulation to 'the property owners who without objection have so early complied with the provision of the bill passed by the Legislature requtriig property owners along improved stieets to pave he sidi walks. Itrnrnt ofUilil Krllons. Miss Eva L. Dunning, a well kuon'n elocutionist, will give an eu tertainment at the academy, Thurs day evening, March 21st. The eutertainnient is given under the auspices of the Asheboro Lodge 1 f Odd Fellows. She comes with the best references as an enteitainer ami the press is enthusiastic in her praise. Admission will be 15 and 25 cents. The entertainment will consist of a program of readings and impersonations. While Drank and Anleep ost Fingers, J. O. Miller, claiming Wilmington as his home, and where he says he was jailor for four years recoveiing from an intoxicated tleep by the railroad track at Greensboro, found that both hia hands had been cut off. He knew nothing of the way the injury was inflicted, nor when it occurred. Two men were killed at the Mid Way Brick Yard near Burlington one day last week. They were at work excavating when the dirt around them caved in and they were buried under many feet of earth. MILLS CONSOLIDATE. Important JjChange In Randleman Hosiery Mills. THE CHAIR FACTORY FAILS. Industrial Volfi From Thriving Town of Knnilleniaii Foundry and Machine shop Proponed Other ltema. Application Las been made to the Secretary for the Randleman Hosiery Mills Company, which is a consolidation of tne " Randleman Hosiery Mills and the Pearl Hosiery Mil's. The machineiy of the Pearl mills has been moved to the build ing of the Randlem..n Mills making the capacity of the new mills 500 pairs of hose a dav, Mr. r.uiL. the Secretary and Treas urer, says the lif .v coinapany will put in more machinery at onco en roling them to put ou: T(u pairs per day. Tiie company owns its own box plant, for making pateboird boxe for their out p"ut. Tiuy manufacture medium and high grade hose for which ti.ey find a ready market, u.d the business has enjoyed a steady gro.vth for months. A new building is being erected next to the mill for an office. The Raudleniau Chair Company was placed iu the haiids of a re ceiver Friday of L.st week. The action was taken by Mrs. M. A. Ferree, of Randleman, who is one of the largest stockholders iu the con cern. The company manufactures a cheap and medium grade of chairs. Dr. W. I. Sumner was named as receiver. The liabilities of the company will reach $40,000. The factory has not been closed and it is learned that the business will not be suspended. It is reported that Randleman is soon to have a foundry and repair shop. Kamseur Thriving. Ramseur is a busy place now-a-days. The Watki us-Leonard Com pany report it as an active lumber and cross tie market. They are paying special attention to these lines and several car loads are shipp ed from Ibere daily. Several new houses are now in course ef erection and many others are proposed for the summer. Work on the new bank building is being rapidly pushed. The broom factory, the furniture factory and the Novelty Wood Works are among the thriv ing enterpiises. NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY. Will Ituild F.xrhai.ge for Town ol 1 .1 be rt y Te 1 e phone News, A company has been organized to build a telephone system in the town of Liberty and a long distance line from there to Ramseur. A copper circuit line will be installed. The stockholders are W. H. Griffin, M. J. Reitzell, A. E. Lewis, J. F. Pickett, A. M. Fogkman. C. R. Curtis, of Liberty; C. O. McAlister, Wm, C. Hammer aud E. H. Morris, cf Asheboro. The new company proposes to couneci with the line from Asheboro to Rims ur, and the Asheboro Telephone Company amounces that the present line from here to Ram seur will be replaced by a metalic circuit iu the near future. The telephone lii.e from Ashebord to Troy has been completed and is now being put in eh ipe for the pub lic. Trouble on the line, incident to opening all new lines, is now being eliminated ai.d good service will soon be available on this line. A 4L A. Leauvs Line to Troy. The report was current on our streets yesterday that the Aberdeen and Asheboro Railioad Company had leased the section of the Dur ham and Charlotte Rdlr al running from Star to Troy, :nd that it is the intention of the A. & A. to tear up its line running from Biscoe to Trov. The line leased has ten miles of track. Citizens living o-i Asheboro R F. D. No. 1 and 3 will be glad to know that the town will at once re pair the road 0:1 the "Penn Wood Hill" on the Cedar Falls and F:a--linville road iu the eastern part of town.