Or
COUK
Ue COURIER
Leads iixIBoth News and
Circulation.
i
me COURIER
Advertising Columns
Bring Results.
i
Issued Weekly.
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN.
$1.00 Per Year
VOL XXXII.
ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, I907.'j
No 28.
-FIR
President Declares
For Income, and In
heritance Tax and
Other Reforms.
President Hoosevelt, before the Na
tional Editorial Association:
"Most great civilized countries liave an
L income tax and inheritance tax. In my
judgment Ixith should be part of our
system of Federal taxation 1 speak
diffidently about the income tax lerause
one scheme for nn income tax wan k- (
Glared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court by a five to four vote; and in ad
dition it is n difficult tax to administer
in its practical workings and great care
would have to be exercised to see that
it was not evaded by the very man whom
it is mnb,t desirable to have taxed, for if
so evaded it would of course lie worse
than no tax at all, as the least desirable
of all taxes is the tax which bears heav
ily upon the honest a compared with
the dishonest man. Nevertheless, a
graduated income tax of the projier type
would be a desirable permanent feature
of Federal taxation, and 1 still hnpc that
one may le devised whieli the Supreme
Court will declareconstitmidiial. In my
judgment, however, the inheritance tax
is Iwth a far better method nl taxation,
luid far more important for the purpose
1 have in view the purpose of having
swollen fortunes of the country l)Jar in
proportion to their size a oiwtantJy in
creasing burden of taxation. "
Norfolk, Va., June 10. Editors
from all sections of the United
States are assembled in the Audito
rium at Jamestown. They are mem
bars of the National Editorial Asso
ciation, holding its annual conven
tion. The chief featnre was Ihe
address of the President this after
noon, followed by a reception.
The sessions of the convention
opened with several addresses, among
which was that of W. S. Copeland,
president of the Virginia Editorial
Association, to which Walter Wil
liams, of Columbia, Mo., past presi
dent of the National association,
responded.
A large Dumber of papers and
addresses are to be presented daring
the week, and various committee
reports submitted. Among thos
who are on the program to contri
bute papers are Gov. Glenn, of
North Carolina; Barton Meyers and
Jobs Temple Graves.
In his address before the editors
President Roosevelt said:
"It is of course a mere truism to
Bay that no other body of our country
men wield as exteneive an influence
as those who write for the daily
press and for the periodicals. It is
also a truism to say that such power
implies the gravest responsibility,
and the man exercising it should
hold himself accountable, and
should be held by others accountable,
precisely as if he occupied any other
position of public trust. I do not
intend to dwell upon your duties
today, however, save that I shall
permit myself to point out one mat
ter where it seem8to me that the
need of our people is vital-. It is
essential that the man in public life
and the man who writes in the
ptiblic press shall both of them, if
they are really good servants of the
people, be prompt to assail ' wrong
doing and wickedness. Bat in thus
assailing wrongdoing and wicked-,
ess, there are two conditions to be
fulfilled, because if unfulfilled, an no
rl will result. In the first place,
sure of your facts and avoid
everything like hysteria or exaggerj
tion, for to assail a decent man for
something of which he is innocent
is to give aid and comfort to every
scoundrel, while indulgence in
hysterical exaggeration serves to
weaken, not strenghten, the state
ment of truth. In the second place,
be sure you base your judgment on
conduct and not on the social or
economic position of the individual
with whom you are dealing. There
are: good and bad men in every walk
of life, and their being good or bad
does not depend upon whether they
bare or do not have large, back ac
osvnts. Yet this elemental fact,
tibia fact which all accept as self
evident, when we think each of us of
the people whom he himself knows
U his business and social relations,
to often completely ignored by cer
tu'it nnhlin men and certain Dublic
writers. The men who thus ignore
it and who attacK wiCKeonees oniy
.whs found in a particular class are
always unsafe,, and are sometimes
tarj dangerous, leaders. Distrust
efoally the man who is never able
U discover any vices of rich men to
atUok and the man who otnfines
fc&nself to attacking the sins and
snortcomings oi ncn men. it, is a
suresign of moral and mental dishon
esty in any man if in his public as
sault upon iniquity he is never able
to see any iniquity save that of
particular class; and thip whether
he is able only to see the crimes of
arrogance and oppression m the
rich or the crimes of envy and vio
lence in the poor. He is no true
American if he is a respecter of
persons where right and wiong are
concerned and if he fails to denoutu:
the demagogue no less than the cor
ruptions', to denounce alike crimen
of orgamzed greed and crimes of
brutal violence. There is equal
need to denounce the wealthy man
who swindles investors or buys legis
latures or oppresses wageworkers am!
the needy man, who inflames class
haired or incites mob violence. We
need to hold the scales of justice
even. und to weigh them down on
one side as bad as to weigh them
down on the other.
do much for what I have to eav
to you in your capacity of moulders
and guides of public thought In ad
dition I want to speak to you on two
great movements in our public life
which I feel must necessarily occupy
no inconsidei able pait of the time of
our public men in the near future.
One of these is the question of, in
certain ways, reshaping our system
of taxation so as to make it bear
most heavily on those most capable
of supporting the strain. The
other is the question of utilizing the
natural resources of the nation iu
the way that will be of the most
benefit to the nation as a whole.
Now as to the matter of taxation.
Most great civilized countries have
an income tax and an inheritance
tax. In my judgment both should
be part of our system of if ederal tax
ation. I speak diffidently about
the income tax because one scheme
for an income tax was declared un
constitutional by the Supreme
Couit by a five to four vote; and in
addition it is a difficult tax to ad
minister in its practical workings,
and great care would have to be ex
ercised to see that it was not evaded
by the very man whom it is most
desirable to" have taxed, for if so
evaded it would of course be worse
than no tax at all, as the least de
sirable of all taxes is the tax which
hears heavily upon the honest as
compared with the dishonest man.
Nevertheless, a graduated income
tax of the proper type would be a
desirable permanent feature of
Federal taxation, and I still hope
that one may be devised which the
Supreme Court will declare consti
tutional." MR. VARNER PRESIDENT.
Editor of Davison Dispatch Head of
National Editorial Association
Norfolk Va., June 14 The Nat
ional Editorial Association Friday
chose as its president Mr. H. B.
Varner; of North Carolina, editor of
the Lexington Dispatch, and Com
missioner of Labor and Printing.
The first vote was a tie, but the
second ballot Varner was elected by
a vote of 128 to 124 for Bumgard
ner, his competitor.
Other officers elected were: First
Vice-President, W. H. Hayes,
Brown wood, Texas; Second Vice
President, A. Nevin Pomeroy, of
(Jhambersburg, Pa., Third Vice
President R. E. Dowdwell, of North
Dakota, Corresponding Secretary W.
F. Parrot, of Waterloo, Iowa; Recor-I-ing
Secretary, J. W. Cockrum, of
Oakland City, Ind.; Treasurer, W.
A. Steele, Seattle, Washington.
Automatic Device For Changing Ry.
Switches.
Harold Shemwell, of Lexington
has patented an automatic switch
which is to be used in an electric
street car equipment. By means of
a leaver the motorman is enabled to
throw a Bwitch either way without
leaving bis post. Mr. 8bemwell is
Irvine to organize a com Dan v to
manufacture the attachment an pat
it on the market.
The Grand Lodge Knights ot
Pythias will meet next year at Eal
eigh.
FOR OVERMAN.
Hickory Editor Thinks He Deserves
Re-Electlon.
The Catawba News, edited bv
Prof. C. H. Mebane, Jformer State
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion says:
"We hear much these days about
Glenn being a candidate for the
place now occupied by Lee S. Over
man. It is a privilege Mr. Glenn or
any other citizen of North Carolina
has to be a candibate for oflice, but
with the present condition before us
we are for Lee Overman to succeed
Senator Lee Overman. He has
made a good senator so far as we
know. 4 lie has had on the Democrat
garment when the Democrat party
said wear it. He has had on th
Bryan girment when his party said
wear it, and he will wear the Bryan
garment next year if his party says
wear it.
'Thus he has been faithful as
a party man. He did what he
Uiuugnt uest for his peojle and the
whole countiy w hile iu the senate.
NEW TEACHER SDTPLIED.
lis Allies Moling Will Tearli The
I'uurtliand I'ilth Cra ilcs.
The board of Trustees for the
Asheboro Graded Schools me; in ca'l
session Friday afternoon.
The matter of supplying a teacher
for the fourth aud fifth grades for
the white school was disposed of by
the election of Miss Agnes Moring
to the position. Miss Moring is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Moring and is well qualified for the
charge. She taught successfully at
Thomasville last year and was high
ly esteemed by both patrons and
pupils of the school.
The many friends of Miss Moring
will no;e with pleasure that she will
remain in Asheboro during the
coming winter.
WHITNEY POWER CO.
Will Be Ready For Operation January
1, 1M8..
The manager of the Whitney
Power Co. of Rowaa county, an
nounces that it will be ready for
business by tne first of the year.
The great canal will then be con
veying the water that will whirl
more spindles and run more wheels
than Any other water power south of
Niagara. John S. Henderson, man
ager of the company, since Capt.
Hambley's death, advertises that
January 1 will find the company
ready for business and that it will
supply towns forty miles from Sal
isbury. Already 40 per cent, of the
highest possible development has
been contracted for, and there is no
doubt that all of it will betaken.
Death of Or. Groome.
Rev. P. L. Groome, D. D., after
an illness of several months, died at
Greensboro, Friday. The deceased
was for years a minister, belonging
to the Western North Carolina Con
ference, cf the M. E. Church
South. He was a man of liberal
education and wide reading. He was
a graduate of Trinity College and
took a postgraduate com se at Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore. Of
late years be has been unable to do
any work in the ministery on account
of his failing health. He was at
one time editor of the Christian
Advocate.
Better Pay to R. F. D. Carriers.
A circular has been issued from
the postoffice department announcing
an in"reaie in the salary of Rnral
Free Delivery carriers.
Carriers that nave been receiving
$720 per year will be raised to 900;
those receiving from $684 to $702
will get $864; $648 aud $666 class
is raised to $810; $612 class to $720
and $676 class to $630.
Mr. Fry in Arkansas.
Rev. J. A. B. Fry, who last year
transferred from the Western North
Carolina Conference to the Pacifio
Conference, and who was stationed
at Berkely, Oal., has been elected a
professor in Henderson College, at
Arkadelphia, Ark;. Air. nrj is a
native of Moore county.
Carbolic Acid la Prescriptions.
Charlotte, N. C, Juue 15 The
placingof carbolio acid in a prescrip
tion filled for the relief of Carl
Kiser, five-year-old son of J. W.
Kiser, resulted in the death of the
boy. The prescription was filled in
answer to a telepnone messige from
a wen Known pnysiciap.
IN BLOODY RUSSIA.
Another Revolution Han KegunSeven
Hundred Seamen In Chains.
Difpatches from St Petersburg,
Russia tell of the outburst of the
smouldering spark of Revolution.
As soon as the seamen of the
Black Sea Fleet of the Russian
Navy heard of the dissolution of the
Donma they mutined and openly
defied the naval officers. Today - at
noon seven hundred sailors were
thrown iuto irons, this act prevent;
ing the temporary seizure of war
ships by the mutineer?. Great
masses of troops are today policing
the streets of St. Petersburg, in
anticipation of the bbody general
revolution which is bound to come
at once. Bloody scenes are expected
and the struggle may commence at
tiny moment.
Viscna, Austria, 2:30 p. in., June
17. The entire Black b'ea tquadr"ii
of the Ktissiun Navy has ben put out
of fit. miiiiion by the mutiny tif ihe
Rii4"i-th seuiiier. More than seven
h'.uji . i s.i.iort" have beu thrown
into p.-:?.'i. A!! loyal troops are
be' iir Misri-.l to Odessa.
KILLED BROTHER-IN-LAW.
h'!' ; l IU -.ilt ot Domestic Trouble Xear
kaniapolis.
l&w&rd Ashbv furnished another
tragedy for Cabarrus county Sunday
by Bhootiiig and instantly killing
bis brother-in-law, Dan Ovrcash
near Kamapoiis, and immediately
taking flight. The crime is envelop
ed in mystery. Many rumors are
afloa4, but the exact facts ae uu
known. It is believed to have
grown out of somn domestic difficul
ty with which is associated two
neighbors, Reece Pethel and wife.
It seems that Ashby bad told rethel
that his wife had been guilty of
misconduct with Overcast. The
Pethels were enroute to a point
where Overcash and Ashby were
to meet, when Ashby appealed
from ambush and fired the fatal
Bhot The Pethels will probably
be auested for complicity.
NATIVE OF RANDLOPH.
Mrs. Smith
Dies at High Point,
at Pleasant Grove.
Buried
Mrs. Rena Smith, aged 60 years
died at the hqme of her late daugh
ter, Mrs. Bryant, at High Point,
Wednesday of last week, death re
sulting from a complication of dis
eases. The funeral services were
held Tuesday morning, and the re
mains brought to Pleasant Grove, in !
Randolph county, for interment.
Four children Burvive. A daugh
ter, Mrs. Bryant, preceded her
mother to the grave only one week
ago. Mrs. Smith was a native of
Randolph county.
Grand Lodge Officers.
The Grand Lodge Knights of
rhythias at its annual meeting at
Elizabeth City last week elected the
following officers:
urand Chancellor W. C. Crist,
of Winston-Salem.
Vice Chancellor Thos. H. Webb,
of Dunn.
Prelate Kev. John WelborL, of
High Point.
A. of R. S. W. T. Hollowell, of
Galdsboro.
Master of Exchequer J hn C.
Mills, Rutherfordton.
Master at Arms O. C. Bruton,
of Mt. Gilead.
Colonel Walker Taylor, of Wil
mington, was elected for the eleventh
consecutive time as chaiiman ot the
Grand Lodge Judiciary Comuittee.
Dr. Kow-Iand Bound Over to Court.;
As the result of an investigate,
ex parte before Coroner Separk that
lasted all day yesterday, Dr. David
S. Rowland and his wife, Lillian M.
Rowland, are held in Wake county
jail without bail on a charge of hav
ing murdered engineer C. R.
Strange, Mrs. Rowland's husband
up to.the day of his death on April
bth last.
Fire at Lexington.
Tuesday sight fire partially des
troyed the home of Robert L.
Burkhead, at Lexington. The loss
including some furniture, will
amount to about $500. The origin
of the fare is unknown.
Deep Kiver Mines.
The property which belongs to A
P. Redding is being opened and ma
chinery will be put in. It is situat
ed on Deep River near the Oakdale
factory. High Point Enterprise,
Wholesale Dry Goods
House Latest Addi
tion to Asheboro 9 s
List of Enterprises.
PARK AT WORTH VILLE.
Opened Last Saturday Evening Pre
parations For Fourth ot July
Archibald Johnson to Deliver Address.
The informal opening of the
I'euntifnl "lliver Wiw" Paik last
Saturday evening was an i movable
occition. iheie were many present! weeks, bnt during the past few days
from the town and community. the plan has so "far matured that
Refreshments were supplied by the establishment is assured.
Groce aud Prevost. The grove and It will be k no u .s the. Asheboro
pavi) lion was lighted by Japanese i Meruantle Compativ.
iatiten.s. Many dozen of these laat- J The articlos of incorporation have
ems have beeu ordered to light the j been drawn and this, with an ap
prove suriotiding the boat laddings. plication for a charter for the com
The l'ark presents a pretty appear j puny will be sent to the Secretary of
ance at night. There will be held I .State tomorrow,
in tne 1'uik on Saturday evening j The details of the organic ition
June 29th a voting contest. The are not ready for the public, but the
young lady leceiving ihe highest j chaiter will authorize a capital
number of voles, the largest boat j stock of $125,000. It will be back-,
will be uuineil in her honer. andsoed by our best business men whose
on down -,o the smallest one. This ' connection with the concern assures
will be one of the most interesting ! its success.
occasions between now and the "4th.' I It is the expectation of the pro
The celebration is all the talk now I moters of the company to be ready-
tiiu it looks lie we hUI have cne
biggest thing in the county this year
on the 4th of July.
Mr. Archibald Johnson, of Thom
asville, Editor of Charity aud
Children, will deliver the address in
the forenoon. The program will
be good all day. The Franklinville
Cornet Band will furnish music for
the occasion.
Mr. J. .VI. Trogdon went, to
fill the pulpit at Forest Avenue
Baptist church at Greensboro, last
Sunday, Mr. Trogdun aud family
have just returned home from Cnes
ter Penn., where be attended the
Theological Seminary last term.
Mrs. Porter, of Asheboro, is
visiting at Dr. Hubbard this week.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Meredith
were among the the visitors at the
Park Saturday evening.
WILL ENTER MINISTERY.
Young Man Who Made Record at Guil
ford College Will Devote Time
to Religious Work.
Eugene Coltrane, son of J. R.
Colrane, of New Market township,
will devote his energetics to Reli
gious work.
Mr. Coltrane will go to Ashevule,
where he will attend the three weeks'
conference of the Y. M. C. A. He
is a young man of great ability in
many lines. He will go to Tennes
see aud will next year be elected
secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of that
State. It is the intention of Mr.
Coltraae eventually to enter the
high calling of Christian ministry,
and this work is but the preparation
for such a step.
NEW PRINCIPAL.
Kev. Harold Turner at the Head of
Trinity High School.
Rev. Harold Turner, of Charlotte,
is here. He will be principal of the
Trinity High School and is looking
after its interests.
He is one of the brightest young
men in the North Carolina Confer.
ence and Trinity is to be congratu
lated on having him at the the head
of its school.
Three Negroes Killed.
Marvin Bullock was arrested near
Wilson last Saturday charged with
murdering three negroes at a railroad
camp at Rocky Spring Church in
Nash County. Bob Brown and
John Wilkes were found at their
tent, dead from a pistol shot. Their
death would have probably remained
a mystery .had it not been for an
other unknown negro being found
struggling in death's grasp also
wounded by a pistol ball. Before
dying he stated that Bullock had
committed the crime over an old
gambling grudge.
PassedrCounterteit Money.
Jas. J. Muse, of Salisbury, was
tried iu the Federal Court at" Ashe
villeon the charge of passing coun
terfeit money and convicted. Muse
was sentenced to a term of 15 months
in the Federal prisou at Atlanta.
The sentence was later changed to
13 months.
Keeping puc with the general
development of the State, Asheboro
regularly adds new and better in
dustries to its list of business inter
prises. This time it i a wholesale dry
goods and notion house. The con
cern has been qmetiy discussed
among our business men for several
for business bv the trst of boptenv-
bt-r.
Many towns in North Carolina
have shown large development dur
ing the past two years, but few
have experienced a greater awaken
ing than has Asheboro. An absence
from our town of six months shows
a remarkable improvement.
Ihe grating of the muson s trowel
is now telling of the erection of
business houses that are a credit to
any town and the . sound of the
trowel and carpenter s hammer tell
of the erection of handsome and
commodious residences in every sec
tion of the town. .
Asheboro hae a strong pulse and
1908 will witness a great improve
ment in every way.
STANDING OK CANDIDATES.
The names of ladies who have re
ceived votes since the contest began
appear below:
NUMBER i.
Miss Lena Kearnn ,
" Coriuna Auman
" May Dickens
" Bettie ShamberRer
" Fanuie Blrkheud...'
" LuIh Andrews
" May Ptdge
" Chloe L.iRsiter
" Ada Newby
" Rona Yow
" Nca Kanoy
Mrs. W.L.Keller
" H. L. Keunis
number a.
Mrs. L. F. Fentress
Miss Fleta Parks '
" Lovey 8waim
' faille Settle.ueyer .-
" Clara Wall
" Ethel Barker
" Laura Stlmsoa
' Blanche Covington..
" Annie Black
" Ore Scott
' Sallie Thomas... w
" Florence Luther,
" Sallie Konst
" Lena Smith
" Lizzie Smith ,
" Dainy Osborn
' Swanna Lowdennilk
" Fleta Hatch
" Marti tia Bobbins
'. Bess Farmer.
Cozy Fox
" Alleeu White
" Winnie Canrey
" Blanche Moflitt
number s.
Miss Lola Bniton
" Callie Nance
" Bertha Lewis
" Claudia Dickens
6640
11490
104390
8136
4326
5T330
4T489
I16S6
10186
1630
MS
900
8140
75356
600
500
too
SK96
6390
' 0110
COO
2100
100
600
1000
600
600
600
1825
8006
00
6460
10075
DUO
M16
MOO
510
600
600
600
too
6m
610
9066
lev 15
6M
600
" Bon Wade
" Ethel BiKK
" Minnie Hall
Jennie Bruton
" Mury Scarhoro
NUMBER 4.
" Maud Lanier
Florence Rush
Mrs. Geo. H. Yow
MIN1STKRS.
DISTRICT NO. 1.
J. H. Stowe
N. R. Richardson
W.' K. Swain
B. T. Harxt'tt
W6
8615
6006
no
666
675
600
606
745
670
600
TOO
55
J. W. Ingle
C. A. Wood
J. W. Frank
C. M. Campbell
NUMBKR i.
K. C. Horner
8. T. Moyle
w. it. fcvaun,
D. N. Caveness
J.J. Eads ,.,..
NUMBER 3.
Parker Holmes
M. D. Hicks
J. H. Moton
J. D.Newtou.
Jeflerson Launiog.
Successful in Alabama.
Mr. Nixon Lucas, of Wedowee,
Ala., spent Tuesday, in Asheboro.
Mr. Lucas left Randolph niner years
ago and went to Alabama wheije he
engaged in the tnrpenti,nebtisiaess.
He met with marked , "uocess and a
J ear ago joined two biotht rs ip the
umber .business. He has accumu
lated a net f oi tune and his man j
friends are glad to note h;s success.