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VOL. XXXVI ASHEBORO. N. C, AUG. 17, 1911 No. 33
WASHINGTON LETTER
President Taf t and the Statehood
Bill National Road Building: to
be a Democratic Policy
By Clyde H. Tavenner, Special Washington Cor
respondent o( The Courier.
Washington Aug. 14. Are tbe
American people competent to rule?
And if they are competent, have they
the right under the constitution to
do eo?
lre ere tW3 vitl qstiona di
recMy lavlvd in a vd by President
Taft of the Flood Resolution grant
ing statehood to Arizona and New
Mexico territories whiouh-nu these
many yia bppn eliib'e . u fdwis
siou as M ?.t, iiu; lue Oeea
out, first, because certain bi inter
ests in the territories desired it, and
second because the Republicans fear
ed Arizona would send Democratic
senators to Congress.
The impression that the White
house press bure iu Secretary Hilles
manager) is trying to put out to the
country is that the veto was made
necessary by a provision, in the :Ari.
zona constitution which established
the recall. This view is erroneous.
The fact is, both branches oi Con
gress were carefull not to go on re
cord either for or against the recall.
The resolution simply gives to the
people of Arizona the right of local
Belf government; the right to vote
on the question of recall, and to
themselves determine whether they
desire the recall. m
So the President is not vetoing the
recall of judges when he vetoes
statehood. What he really is veto
ing is the right of the people of
Arizona to decide for themselves the
form of republican government un
der which they wish to live.
"Yon folks in Arizona are not in
telligent enough to select the form
of government uftder which you are
to live," is the ultimatun the presi.
dent lays down by vetoing the state
hood reaolution. Mr. Taft would
have his will prevail instead of the
will of two thirds of the peopla of
Arizona1.
In the haze of scandal that bangs
over the Taft administration the
form of Charles P. Taft, capitalist,
busy multiplying his dollars, is
plainly discernible. As the curtain
ii lifted on each succeeding saene of
scandal the President is in evidence,
and around him, shaping his course",
are men who are .the acknowledged
agents of those forces that are try.
iug to shape humanity to the dol
lar. When he was elected he inspired
in many who are known as 'pro-
' gressive republicans ' the belief that
ne had made his choice bet ween, pub
lic nd private interests. Perhaps
he had. But always before him he
must quite naturally see hid brother
and his brother's wealth. From his
'nativity, wealth, and . its emblems
have been the be-all ana end-all of
the son of 'plutocracy. Yet he means
well. He nas a good heart. His
great handicap is that ha has so
- many about him who kt-ow exactly
what they want, and to whom the
public good is the last considera
tion. -
Therefore it Would seem that it
matters little .what large schemes
are pomised or prophesied, so long
as Mr. Taft sits in the executive
chair. The President has as little
cnance to succeed as the executive of
the natiou, as a man in any other
walk of life might have if he , tried
tJBei ve two masters.
Canadian are Wary.
The Republican argument that a
high tariff is needed in this country'
to maiitain "the high American
wage" is shown up asafarce, pure
and simple, by the presence in sever
al Americau manufacturing com
munities of agents of Canadian
manufacturers, who' are gathering
figures' to show that Canada cannot
'.. afford to have reciprocity with us foi
tue reason that Canada cannot com
pete against American wages.
The Canadians are beginning to
understand haw it is that the steel
trust can sell steel in Canada . for
about haif the prices charge the
American conbumtr, and stall make
a profit. They are learning that
men work in the steel mills twelve
hours a day, and seven days a week
for a dollar and a half a day, and it
is for the reason that they do not
wish to compete against the cheap
foreign immigrant and negro labor
employed by American trusts that
some of the Canadians . are urging
the defeat of reciprocity.
' And yet. the Republican pro
tectionists have , argued all these
- Married.
On Sunday morning, JAugnst 13,
I was asked by a friend to
take a walk down South Fayette
ville street. ' After walking some
distance I saw a buggy coming up
the street with a young man and
lady. They drove out in the shade
of tbo trees and the young man
hauled me a marriage license for
himself and the young lady with
him. There, in the presence of a
few friends, they took the marriage
vows. Thoyotmg man was Mr. J,
R. Fivpni '", of 8?HgroW, the son of
Mr. and Mis. U. b. Freeman ; the
young lady was Miss Ida Bean,
daughter of Mr uuu Mrs. Madion
Bf-an, of Sengrove Nr. 2. They
ii'-'f-i.' o.c'j .cnr.-inj j tlitic home
looking very happy.
J. S. Ridge.
Died.
Robert Dawson Walker, aged 60
Years, 2 months 14 days, died at his
home in Cedar Grove township Au
gust 10 and was buried at New
Union cemetery August 11, funeral
services being conducted by Rev.
JohnS. Tillman.
He proressed faith in Christ and
joined the Methodist Protestant
Church wben about 18 years old,
and lived a consistent Christian life
till ca'led from this world to his re
ward, lie was a kin 1 and loving
father, unassuming in manner and
a friend to all and will be much
missed in his and surrounding com
munities. He is survived by four daughters
and one son- Misses Fannie und
Emma Walker, Mrs. Lillie McDow
ell, of Asheboro, Mrs. Celia Lam
beth of Asheboro R. 3 and Marvin
Walker.
, Correspondent.
vears that the great danger to Ameri
can labor was the possibility that
it might have tc enter into competi
tion with the "cheap" labor of other
countries. This latest action of the
Canadians knocks the last legs from
under that ancient contention.
National Bead Building to be Democra
tic Policy.
Speaker Champ Clark has sound
ed a high note that promises to throw
a nice issue into the next campaign.
He is a member of the Lincoln mem
orial commission, and in that capaci
ty he is advocating the building of
a great highway from the national
capital to Gettysburg, "as the nu
cleus . of a great system of national
roads, built by the government in
co-operation with the states." The
majority of the commission favors a
marble arch in the city of Washing
ton, which the Speaker says would
form a fine meeting place for Eng
lish sparrows but which would not
in any degree fit with the practical
character of the great Lincoln. The
Speaker has induced the President
to defer action on the memorial un
til legislation can be passed to per
mit the building of the Lincoln
road. He will then work for the
adoption by the government of a
national road building policy,
wickergham An Issue.
That Attorney General George W.
Wickersham will become a campaign
issue by 1912 is regarded as practi.
calJy certain by those who are look
ing ahead. Wickersham has per
mitted Taft to be blotted and be
snirched in the Pinchot and other
matters. Wickersham was on the
side of , BilliDger against Pinchot,
just 83 he is at present "agains; Dr.
Wiley. Developments tit the hear
ing before the Stanley steel commit
tee, against the United States Steel
corporation trust contain fresh
evidence that IWicierabam ex .
emphhed the alliance between tne
Republican party and the capitalists
land monopolists. The acquence of
of all this will be that iait will get
many a whack over Wickersham s
shoulder. ,
CompetKlou or Trusts U Itlchl
When the Sherman law was pass
ed legislation was directed toerd
the prohibition or destruction of
monopolistic combinations. Roqee
vsjt, Taft, and Wickersham have
not the idea of trust dissolution.
They advocate instead that the ex
istence of the trusts be recognized
and legalized, but that their greed
be curbed by government regulation.
It remains to be seen whether the
majority of the people are willing to
confess that the competitive system
is obselete; to abandon a system
which affords free rein for individu
al enterprise, and to establish in its
place a centralized government. ,
RANDOLPH COUNTY TAXABLES
Assessed Valuation of Real and
Personal Property.
From the table given below it will
be seen that there has been an in
crease in the valuation of both real
and personal property. . The in.
creased valuation of real estate is
nothing like so much as the actnal
increase in the market value.
The increase in the valuation of
railroads as shown in another col
umn in this istue is more than
$200,000 in this county. The as.
sessment was increased on all the
railroads. The rate per mile is
lower on the A. & A. than on any
of the roads; the increase on the
six tenths of a mile of the main line
of the Southern that crosses the
northwest corner of the county is
nearly twice as much as the increase
on the entire 14 miles of the trackage
of the Aberdeen and Asheboro in
the county. No wonder the coun
ties through which the main line uf
the Southern and other lines have
greatly increased assessed valuations
of property.
Below i published a table show
ing the tax assessment of the vari
ous townships of Randolph county
for the year 1911. It gives the
number of polls listed in each town
ship, the number of acres of land,
total assessment of real and per
sonal property ; also following the
total assessment for . 1911 a column
showing the assessed valuation by
townships for 1910.
The Courier was furnished. this
table by County Assessor H. M.
Worth, who has done his work well,
so well that it meets with general
approval. It would be well to pre
serve this table for reference :
Tuwl lu.nl i lull)
Townships Polls Acres ,Val Town Asses- Pers'n'l For Assess-
t Lots ment Hilt meut
Afcbeboro 418 M8 'iteTi KMUH 67140 40S74 "l(IS7iU5 844(174"
Back Creek 174 8!ir9 173307 94334 8071)41 '3fi5
Brower 96 17734 7Hlh6 66469 134U25 1041186
Oedar Grove 116 81150 18'CT 7M10 81SHT imm
Columbia 189 88796 381960 11074O 49500 ftttTIII 779416 617194
Concord 180 itfi-a 1655S8 185788 805330 sJMKtll
Coleridge 887 2960D If 18805 14115 83290 168416 401386 804C17
FranltliuvUJe 348 gtt'.HiU 4A.M15' 470'."6 479811 -OWU 7380R 071 100
Grant IN) 87878 403111 88867 18647K 146194
Liberty 889 25804 200880 118600 818980. . 818848 581768 488085
New Hope 151 28540 188808 10H870 237673 193330
New Market 843 28785 1815C8 2715 18486 189087 888891 293918
Pleasant Grove...- 70 9413 37858 27108 64460 58960 '
Providence 149 24813 148884 69580 211748 169916
Randlemaa 387 ' 7071 888645 174707 603852 1415M7 014989 624086
RichUud 182 28945 140388 1163 141550 137070 278626 216359
Tabernacle 819 80705 149745 80978 830723 20588
Tiinity 859 27358 817681 89180 856814 185131 891945 873681
Union 148 80584 115707 63537 179844 185041
479726 3452385 106418)0 4517384 TMIflSSf 6083691"
Deducting 1208 acres, value
,150 (manufactures listeu as
acreage) from 479,723 acres valued
at $3,452,325, there are 478.518
acres of farm lands valued at $2,
969,175, eqnal to about an average
value per acre of $6 20. Total per
centage increase in the county about
19 pr cent. Total increase in val
ues, $1,165,366.
TAX LEVY FOR 'THE COUNTY-
The State has levied for pen.
siouS4 cents, 2 L "cents for . State
taxes and 20 cents for school tax,
making a total of 45, cents on the
$100 valuation. The "county com
missioners levied for general county
purposes 21 2-3 cents on the $100
valuation of property. No bridge
fund, no court house or special
levies were made. The t being
only 66 2-3 .cents on tne $100 val
uation of prop&rty. ' All schledule
taxes same as "now.
Marriage license $1.
TAX LEVY FOR THE TOWNSHIPS.
For special road tax for each
township 8 1-3 cents on the $100
valuation.
TAX LEVY FOR SPECIAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS.
Below is given the rate of tixa
tion for special tax for public school
districts in the county, the figures
on the first column being the num
ber of cents levied on the $100 vab
uation of property, tbe figures on
the laat column being the special poti
tax levy.
Flint Hill 30c and 00c
Farmer 30c and 90c
Ramseur ... 30o and 90c
Coleridge .... 20o and 60o
Sbiloh 25n and 75c
Frauklinville ..... . 30o and 90c
Liberty.... 30o and 90c
Palmers i' lOo and 30c
Julian.. , 15c and 45c
Glenola 30o and 90c
Cedar Square . 20 and 60o
Marlboro 30c and 90c
Level Cross .. ... 25c and 75c
Caraway 30c and 90c
Oak Shade 30c and 90o
Sophia ... 3Co and 90c
rrovidence .......... 300 and 90c
Three Forks ..30c and 90c
Pleasant Hill 15o and 45c
Uwharrie 30o and 90o
Call to Rural Mail Carriers.
$4,000-000.00 increase for Ru
ral carriers, is $8,000,000-00 less
than we would get if we were
organized B
I made a call to the carriers of
Randolph County some months
ago, but only one carrier ans
wered my notice.
Now if you care for anything
except the dollar you get, and
would like to work to make the
service better just write me and
tell me what you think, and also
if you can meet with us in the
Court House the 1st Monday in
Sept., at, 10:00 o'clock.
Now we know there are some
people who don't believe in anyi
thing except the old way, but we
will make out without that fel
low. So you just come ahead.
If I can hear from some of the
carriers, we will get some speak
ers but if you don't care enough
to write about the matter there
will be no need to arrange for
speakers. (Maybe that some
one thinks we should have a pic
nic for all the Rural patrons in
the County at some central point
Hoping to hearflfrom every car
rier in the County, I remain
yours for better service and bet
terroads. D. M. Sharpe,
. Asheboro, N. C.
Farmers Institute.
The Farmers Institutes will be
held in Randolph county as follows:
Trinjty, Friday, Aug. 18; Randle
njiQ, Saturday, Aug. 19; Ramseur,
Monday, Aug. 21; suebon, Tues.
day, Aug. 22; Farmer, Wednesdaj,
Aug. 23.
Death of Yancy H. Cox.
After an illness of 16 days of
paralysis, Yancy H- Cox, a?ed
64 years, died at hi3 home in
Grant Township, Aug. 9th.
He is survived by a wife, one
sister, Mrs. Hartwell Bird, five
sons and hve daughters:
F. T. Cox, Newton, N. C, H
P. Cox, Asheville, N. C. W. R.
Cox Greensboro N. C., S- D. Cox,
Hughesville. Pa-, Casper W. Cox
Newton N. C, Mrs W. A. 'Bing
ham, Trinity N- C, Mrs Amos
Hinshawi Ramseur, N- C, Mrs.
R. F. Lynch. Asheboro N. C,
Mrs- W. A. Ashley, Easton Md.,
Miss Ora Cox Greensboro, N- C
He was a member of the So
ciety of Friend3 at Holly Springs
and a well known citizen o:
Randolph Co., leaving a host of
friends who will keenly feel t his
departure. .
Henry Beattie Trial To "Begin
Next Week
The trial of the famous Beattie
murder case of Virginia will begin
I next Monday at Chesterfield court-
bouse, Virginia. Ihe Defendant is
Heury Clay Beattie, Jr., a young
Virginian of good birth, charged
with kill.n j his wife on July-18.
One of the strongest college fac
nicies is that of Davenport College
at Lenoir with lie v. James Braxton
Craven as president. Thos8 having
young ladies to educate will do
well to write Mr. Craven for term?,'
tuition etc.
Shepherd 20c and 60c
Trinity 30o.and 90c
Wheatmore ... '15c and 45c
Archdale 16 2-3c and 50c
Prospect 25c and 75c
Spero ....20c and 60c
Red berry , 20c and 60c
Plainfield 20c and 60c
New Centre 20c and 60c
Pleasant Grove . 25c and 75c
Cross Roids 25c and 75c
In Pleasant Hill only half the
amount was levied as heretofore.
In Plainfield there was a reduction
from 25 and 75 cents to 20 and
60 cents.
RANDOLPH AGRICULTURAL FAIR
AND HOME-COMING WEEK
To be Held at Asheboro, October 31st to November 3rd. five Big Days
First day, October 31st, Farm
ers' Day.
Second day, November 1st,
Educational and Woman's Day.
Third day, November 2nd,
Health and Good Roads Day.
Fourth day, November 3rd,
Manufacturers' and Home
Comers' Day
Saturday, November 4th will
be for the colored people..
Each day there is a growing
enthusiasm over the Randolph
Agricultural Fair. Many of the
farmers of the county have al
ready begun to pay special at
tention to some animal that they
will exhibit at the fair this fall j
Several of the manufacturers
have expressed their wish for
special attention to their depart
ment and they will aid the man
agement in the display of all ar
ticles manufactured in the coun
ty, the leaders of education in
the county say they expect to
bring all the school children here
on educational day. The State
and Federal departments of
Agriculture,, Health and Good
roads are very liberal in arrange
ing to giveus special attractions
and good speakers.
It now seems probable that
some special mid-day attraction
will be brought here, each night
there will be some attraction in
keeping with the purpose of the
Fair as an Educational project.
Every person, old and young,
will find some attractions of in
terest to them, the fair is not
intended to make money and for
that reason all charges if any
will be very small.
Not only have those organiza
tions, business concerns and
many private citizens within the
county gave their support to this
fair project, but the manage
ment of the A. & A. Railway
will co-operate wtth the manage
ment of te Fair to make this a
great week for the Fair and. the
Home Commers.
The people interested in the
Fair are those ' who have the
names of Randolph people
who .we can reach with an
invitation to "come home", are
requested to send such informa
tion to Geo. R. Ross, Mgr., Ashe
boro, N C
Each member of the Commit
tees have been notified by
mail, following is a list of the
Committees appointed in the
various townships to receive and
disseminate knowledge about the
Randolph Agricultural and Edu
ca'ional Fair to be held at Ashe
boro, the county seat, this fall
beginning on Tuesday, October
31st, and continuing through
Friday, November 3rd.
Pleasant Grove Oldir men
Messrs. Leonard, Power, .' Purvis,
Cannes", Bray. Younger men,
Messrs.. Cavinese, . Ward, Cox, Dea-
ton. Hicks. Lulie8, Mesdainee
Ward, Purvis, Misses Brady.Deitjn,
Brady.
Back Creek Township Older
men, Messrs. Farlow, York, Cla;p,
Kanoy, Crowsou. Younger men,
Me-3Sis. Clark, Redding, Keains,
Farlow, Bulla. Ladioe, Meadumes
Bulla, Poole, Missu Redding, Far-
low, jAndrews.
labernacle iownsbip Older men,
Messrs. Thoma-, Phili ps, Kearus.
Rush, Lawrence. Younger men,
Messrs. Walker, Spencer, Morgar,
Phillips, Royalc. Ladies, Mesdames
Fuller, Canhatt, Misses Walker,
Spencer, Parrish.
Trinity lownship Older men,
Mecers English, Byrd, Hill, Hill,
Blair. Younger in., Messrs. Red
ding, Ifiucb, Reggin, Cranford, Bol
din. Ladies, Misses Parker, Red
ding, Mesdames Andrews, Collett,
Bulla.
Richland Township Older men,
Messrs. Monroe, Craven. Uayes, Lu
cas, Bean. Younger men, Messrs.
Moore, Presnell, Oornelison, Graves,
Davis. Ladies, Mesdames Cornoh
son, Vuncannon, Trogdon, Misses
Lowdermilk, Yow. '
New Market Townshio Older
men, Messrs. Coltrane, Wall, Siler,
Coltrane, Stanton. Younger men,
Messrs. Gardner, Davis, Wall, Col.
trane, Adams. Ladies, Mesdames
White, Stanton, Coltrane. Misses
Gray, Davis.
Governor's Mother Dfes.
Mrs. W. H. Kitchin, mother of
Gov. W. W. Kitchin, died at her
home at Scotland Neck last Tues
day. She had been in feeble
health for several months and
became worse a few weeks a?o.
Mrs. Kitchin is survived by
12 children, ten boys and two
girls Gov. W W Kitchin, Con
gressman Claude Kitchin, State
Senator Paul Kitchin, Messrs.
Samuel, Arrington, Thurman,
Richard, Lelandland Teddy Kitch
in; Mrs Archibald McDonald and
Mrs. Charles McDonald-
New lands has been selected as the
county seat of the new county of
Avery. The commiasioners were
given 65- acres of land for the site,
and it is understood that this had
somtbiog to do with the selection of
Newlands as the county Beat.
Grant Township Older men,
Messrs. Allen, Humble, Cox, Allen,
Brown. Yqunger men, Messrs,
Barker, Humble, Brown, Winning
ham, Byrd. Ladies, Mesdames
Brown, Wright, Ingold, Misses Mofr
fitt, Cox.
Union Township Older men,
Messrs. Parks, Luther, Sikes, Trog
don, Bowlin. Younger men, Messrs
Auniac, Slack, Auman, Parks, Wil
liams. Ladies, Mesdames Welch,
Callicott, Misses Cox, Lucas, WiU
liams.
Randleman Township Older
men, Messrs. Lassiter, Cole, Trog
don, Hinshaw, Robeitaon, Younger
men, Messrs. Pickard, Barker, With
ers, Rutb, Swaim. Ladies, Mes
dames Marshall, Wrenn, Allred,
Misses Fields, Barker.
Columbia Township Older men,
Mesws. McMaster, Foushee, Ccx,
Stout, York. Younger men,Messrs.
Foust, Leonard, York, Allen, Wil
liams. Ladies, Mesdames Forrester,
Moflitt, Misses Fous'aee, Parke,
Kimrey.
New Hope Township Older men,
Messrs. Luther, Cranford, Loftin,
Carter, Sheets. Youngtr men,
Messrs. Thornburg, Lassiter.Luther,
Lpf lis, Garner. Ladies, Misses
Thorn burg, Hicks, Mesdames Hill,
Lassiter, Kearus.
Concord Township Older men,
Messrs. Morgan. E.hutt.KpHrn Vr.
ner, Croweli. Younger men, Messrs.
Kems, Kearns, Nance, Parriab.
Kidge. Ladies, Mesdames Hubbard,
iSketn, Misses Cameron, Nance,
Homey.
Liberty Township O.der men,
Msfcsrs. Williams, Waid, Causey,
Jonte, Jones. Younger uie.i,Mt6ars
Brower, Svuim, liarum, Devinney,
Brown. LiUne, Mesduita Jones,
Smith, Swuim, Haidit, Miss Ida,
Williams.
Asheboro Towx-ship Oldtr men,
Messrs. Burrow, Skeen, Fieri, Tr'og
dou, Fux. Youi;gtr uitii, Mesrs.v
Brown, Reddn g) Jj.-.nin tr, Loftin,
Miffitt. L:tdji. Meodmtts Sted
uiau, Snmb, CYffin, Almtbs Blair,
White.
Providf-nce Township Older men,
Messis. Julian, Rutb, Stout, Huck
ttfc Hinehaw. Younjer men, Sta
ley, Frtzier, Ruth, White, Fields.
Lidie?, Mtsdanies Adams, Coble
Misses Barker, Wood, Redding.
Coleridge Township Older inea,
Messrs. Mcflitt. Graves. Manon.
Green, Caviness. Younger men,
aiesii's. .bowcJerruilk, (Javinef9, Lam
bert, Gee, Cox. Ladies. Mmdampa
Craven, Brav, Hinshaw. CavinesB.
Moflitt.
Cedar Grove Township Older
men, Messrs. Allred. WhatW.Rran.
son, Lassiter, Vuncannon. Younger
men, Messrs. Rush, Tant, Vuncan
non, Hearns, Lox. Ladies,' Mrs.
Lassiter, Misses Luck, Vdncannoa,
A8hworth, Barnes.
Franklinville TownBhin Older
men. Messrs. WianinBrham. York.
Jordan, Ruth, Trogdon.'1 Younger
men, Messrs. Lutterloh, Brown
Hinshaw, Fentress, Connor. Ladiest
Mrs Ferree, Misses Ellison, York
Ellis, Connor.
Brower. Townahin Oldflr" men.
Messrs. Macon. Wrehn.KfidrnH Own
Tysor. Younger men,Tysor, Suggs,
Moflitt, Maness, Gatlin. Ladies,'
Mesdames Brown, Tysor, Moffitt
Misses Beck, Leach. ,