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THE : eyuMEi me courucn Loads in Doth Nwa Aod Circulation. TSh COUIUER Advertlainc Coiomn Bring Results. ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ON3 DOLLAR PEA. YEAR VOL. XXXVII ASHEBORO, N. C, FEB. 29, 1912 No. 9 WAT CM? TO BOW-WOWS YET Country Morerosper- ous Tnan t.ves.v aer Democratic RiA V ; .- . . TW 0. H.Taww-r, Sptsial Wt:.-. " OerrespoBdeat t The Courier. Washington, Feb, 27. The busk ness being done by the railroads, cteel mills, manufacturers and banks of the country at the present time ie considerably in advance of that of year ago. And business men m general are preparing for improvements and ex tensions. Financial arrangements have recently been made by several TMlroads for raising $90,000,000 to wd in extensions. The Erie rail rrood plans to expend $10,000,000 in the next ten years for completing the double-tracking of its main line ftFTwePu new iw " The Atohison is raising $50,000,000 ior new work and . equipment, and , other companies are preparing . to put smaller amounts into improve ments. . Thia aft a Democratic houBe has teen at work a year, and, on the eve . . flcmnorafio nrpRirlential victOTV. 4068 not look as if business interests were standing Btill, or had any fear Of a Democratic president.' As a matter of fact, the business men of the country know that a Democratic administration would not harm any KgiHa .uuuov.j. ' the Democratic hauae have proven themselves as safe and sine business men as any Republican leaders ever were. The gross earnings of the rail roads for the first wsek of February were 8 81 per cent better than a year ago. For the fourth week of January the ieport3 from forty-four roads indicate a gain over last jear of 12.27 percent. Reports for De cember ehow an increase of net earn ings oer Decamber, 1910, of no less than 7.83 per cent. Bank clearings last week were better than a year ago. Foreign trade in January was very large. The exports exceeded those of any preoeeding January except in 1808, and the imports were larger than for any preceding month with a single exception. In other words, the-pre election forecasts of the standpat Republi. cans to tho end that the stagnation of business would immediately fol low the election of a uemocraiio House, are not being fulfilled. While it is true that some of the illegal trusts which have been throt tling competition and boosting the prices of the necessaries of life are I not particularly enamored with Democratic procedure, legitimate business understands thoroughly that it has nothing to fear from Democratic ascendency, and wel comes it. Protection V. Tariff For Reyeaae Workmen in Germany are "pro tected" by a tariff wall approximate ly aB high as the Payne-Aldrich tar. iff wall. In England the workers are not bo ''protected." Result: Bricklayers in free-trade England receive $9.72 per , week of -52 1.2 hours, While the protected bricklayers of high-protection Ger. uany receive $7.50 per week of 59 hours. ' ' " Here are a few more comparisons , which tell tneir own story: England Germany Carpenters, per week, $9 41 f 7.50 Fitter, " , 8.64 7.68 Compositor. " " 7 92 ... .0 Plumbers, :'. 9.45 6 88 . And the cost of living is much higher in Germany than in Fngland! L.a Valletta act Ditched. ' There has been in existence a gen eral oonspiraey all over the east Peeking to mako the people "of the country believe that "Senator LaFol lette is out of the race for the nomi nation for President. The cor. epir acy has pretty largely successful, be . cause many people believe LaFollette his quit. Barrator LaFollette is not that kind, however. He -will go down fighting, if necessary, but he w 11 not riin op the white Mas. The following extracts of a tele, gram sent ' by Senator LaFollette narannallv fn NVirth TinWa Rinnh licans shows where the Wisconsin senatbr stands, on the subject of "laving down:" "The report that 1 have with, drawn as a candidate is 1 false, and the statements regarding my health' Manufacturers Club Banquet at High Point. The High Point Manufacturers Club held its annual banquet at the El wood on last Friday evening be tween 8:30 and 1:30, the principal event ot the evening being a short address by Gov. Kitchin en the sub. ject of "Manhood." - Following Mr. Kitchin were E. J. Justice, of Greensboro; Zib Talser, of Lexington, Whitehead 'utta, of Salisbury ; State Auditor J J Wood, of Aabeboro, ana Mayor Tate, of High Point. All of the speakers made short, timely and well 3hosen talks, full of allusions to Piedmont county and the pro. gressive spirit of High Point. The banqueting began at 9:30 with the president, J. J. Farris, as toastmaster. The divine blessing, was iuvokedby Rev. W. O. Tyree. Musio was f oraished by Hood's or chestra. The speaking began at 11 o'clock with the governor' address and what with the excellent menu served and the short and pithy speeches the ocoasion was the most successful of any previous banquet ot tne club. Telegrams of regret were received from Hon. Ojoar Underwood, Hon. Josephus Daniels, tx-Gov.yoock and others. Random Remarks Notice that aiiottier president was proclaimed, ad interim, iu Mexico las week. Talking about an office seeking a man. the Mexican prcBi dency runs over oneevery day or so. "Take that thing away. WhatI want is food." This is ulleged to have been the remark made by a ne gro well digger of Virginia when he arrived at tre top of tne ground at tor having been buried in a cave-in for 74 hours and saw a coffin there readv for mm. Tnis must be a slander; even an F, F. V. , would have said "Gimme suoipin t' eat." are cross misrepresentations. They are a part of the pressure brought to bear to force me from tne con test, which I unwillingly undertook time wten no one else coild be induced to mike th? tight. "I want delegates who are ready to win, or lose if need be, in tne inter est of a great cause. Let me through you aesure the voters of North Dakota tLat I shall as always keep faith with them, and Bb.au re main a candidate steadfast to the end." Juggling the Figure. Here is a business secret: If you are running yonr concern at a big Iobb, bat wish to make the figures show a big surplus, simply put off paying heavy bills until after the reports of tbe receipts and expend tures are made up for the year. This is the system by which Post master General Hitchcock put the postoffice on a "pay basis, accord ing to charges made by W. D. Brown, formerly a government audi tor, whooe expose of the situation is so obviously true Mr. Bit-hoock has failed to reply. Mr. Blown shows that the allaged balance of $219,119 12 announced at the close of the last faecal year to the oi edit of the postoffice depart in reality does not exist at all. but instead there is really a dtujit of $7,000,000. , Relict from Kspreu Couptal.i. A charge of 25 cents, instead of $132, for the delivery of all pound package on rural iree delivery routes is in i rospect, as the result of the action of Democratit members of the house committee on posteffices and postroads in incorporating in tne appropriati ns bill rovioions for a tentative parcels post system; The committee members also agreed up on a general domestio rate of 12 cents and a maximum package of 11 pounds. This is the present in. ternational parcels post rate. Taft Tariff Board to go The Democrats have had suggest ed to them a vtay to kill eff the in famous Taft tariff board. The plan ia to pass through the House a b.ll for the creation of a bureau of tariff statistics that shall be responsible to the legislative branch of the govern ment, instead, of ta-the executive branch alone, and that shall investi gate and report on facts to the.je qaest of the House, which has au thority to initiate revenue ensures. There will then be no necessity for an appropriation for the tariff board, permitting that body to die with this fiscal year. Mr. Caudle Writes For Goo4 Roads Mr: Editor: Is RandolDQ county financially able to have better .roads? ' I do not understand why her sister counties are improving their roads and our main thoroughfares are almost impassible through the winter months. When the residents that are already here can hardly put up with such dis gusting affairs, how can we ex pect people from other sections to come and make their homes with us- Now I know some peo ple in our county would "vote against good roads (or anything else good) and wade in mud up to their knees rather than pay a little tax for good roads, but 1 A mnf KaIiava onv fo!w vmiyiwa1 good citizen of Randolph would vote against a good roads propo sition- Now if we expect to keep the good citizens we have, and hope to get others, we will have to do something to create a desire to bring people of character and prominence to our county. I am in favor of working our roads in a way that will be lasting, and am one that is willing to do his part- Of course we need more railroads, but listen, we need our thoroughfares worked and built up systematically more than we need .railroad?. Something on this line will soon have to be done or Randolph will be a "back number" in progress. Feb. 1912. J. P. Caudle, Randleman, N. C. The Teachers' Normal Course at Elon College The teachers' Normal course for 1912 open3 on the 9th of April and ' closes on the 5th of June. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction has ex empted all teachers who attend a Teachers Institute this jear. Courses are offered m Anth metic. Algebra, Geometry, Eng lish Grammar, English Liter ature, Geography. Agriculture. Chemistry, Drawing Land Art, Keading, Elocution, Phonics, spelling, Physiology . - and Hy giene, German. Greek. Latin. French, History of the United States, History of North Carp lina, General History. Civil Gov ernment, School Law and School Administration, Pedagogy, and in any subjects that the teachers may want. , Tuition is free. Other expen ses are as low as the lowest. The College Bulletin describing and outlining all the courses of fered will be sent to all win an ply. Application should be made to Thomas C- Amiek, Director of the Teachers Normal Course, Elon College, N. C . The Dipping Needle At the recent term of Carthage Superior Court, a blind negro was convicted for fooling negroes out of their money by pretending to have an instrument with a needle to locate money. After stopping the whole outfit just over tne spot the needle would then spin around one time for every thousand dollars hid just beneath where it was. By boring a hole in the ground, pouring in quick silver, on top of which was put the Wonderful D D. drug" which was set on fire the ground was burned away and there was nothing left but to shovel away the ashes and take out the money. Many circulars, written in most seductive manner, pamphlets and booklets and a large red book called "Jacob's rod" were all put in evidence. All these told what had been done with this machine. Payinjj Tribute To Bad Roads In a recent address at a good roads gatharing ia Sedal a, Gov. Hadley, of Missouri, said: ' 'I've mae'e this statement before in our wur on bad roads in Missouri, but I want to meat it. I want every person in this. gathering to re. member it. Tbe farmers of Miisouri place a voluntary tax upon them. stives each year through bad high way 8 teat, turned into revenue, would support the State government, the county government and pay all the cost of onr school system. That is the tribute Missouri pays to bad roads and highways eaoh year." New Military Company Organised What's tbe matter with Company Q of the 8econd Randolph Infantry? 'If you belong Co. Q you don't do a thing 'less'n you1 want to," Prim mover and nefarious insti gator 8erg't L. D. sings it thusly. That there is such thing as this company of the foot cavalry of Ban. dolph extant, organised, militant and effervescent was made plain by parades last week. The asm pa radea are purely voluntary, .too, for by the nature of the organization there can be no forced marches. True, there were very few members on parade, but then you ought to see the application blanks. It cer tainly takea a good man to qualify. In the first place the applicant must be willing to state that he will never do a thing 'less'n he wan is to, that he will never turn -his back to the enemy 'less'n he is ."sheered," that he will always quit his j )b when his wages stop, agree to fight a book agent as long as he thinks he can whip said agent 'thout too much exertion, show said- agent no mercy if he gets him down And rnn like the devil if the dispenser of infor mation has the best, of the combat. lae applicant must iurmsn the tea. timomals as to his never having uone any of the things forbidden him by the code of the company. Mauy feel called but few are chosen, so severe is he fi lal exam ination. At present of ihe number, less applicants for membership in this m litant, martial, macrocosmic and molybdio military company three have qualified on all counts, but there is bope for fiaal success of the mDvement. Recruiting Ser geant Burkkead, when interviewed, said that at present the company numbered four, exclusive of Mr. W. D. Stedman, who was unanimously selected us chaplain, of the company, and that from all that he ecu Id fig : nre out the coir.pcny stood a cbatico , of swelling tae uun.bera ,to a round dcziiu, adding a sociu feature to lis meetings and competiug rathtr strongly with the' Kicdolph find RumblerB data, whicii are univer sa'Iy nPC.ign;z.'d sa tbe most militant i f all lismioiph orgacizjtio-s. Pat on the New Railroad. Dear Mike: Maviag read ia The Oourier lust week that there is to be au election called in April for tie purpose of voting bonds to build i railroad, and 1 see that urant town ship is to.be called on for help,and as Grant ia my township, I take this opportunity to say a few words in regard to it. I would that every voter consider the matter cnrtfuliy before he casts his ballot. Just think what a railroad (and main line) would mean towards opening up the wonderful resources of our connty. Railroads and highways will do more; towards opening up the re sources of a country tJian anything else. " Sotne may want to know what railrtads and good public highways will do for a county. My dear Ran. dolp friend, I do not ask you to take jmy word for nothing but inves tigate for yourself. Compare our county with Mecklenburg county, with Quilford, Forsyth or any other counly that has plenty of railroads and good highway facilities and see the difference. Dd not good railways and good highway facilities induce capital ? How can a county without any rail ways or good highways offer any in ducement to capitalists, and how can the resources of a country be de veloped without capital r ir we want onr county to go forward with progressiveness we must have good roads. Mike, it looks to me like the mud tax that the people of this connty have paid this winter, wonld show them that the greatest tax they have to pay is the mud tax, and 1 tell yon I believe the people are getting tired o' paying that unnecessary tax. Let us sat one resolution ana tnat is not to cease work until we get good roads. - Well, Mike. X nave not got mucn in ma this time, but let me tell you the Radicals have given up all bope of electing a president now. Th Radicals out here say tnat wusos is sure to be electel. - Fat. Mra Martha R lair is isitin? her' daughter Mrs. A. M. Rankin in High Point, Rural Carriers Met. The B. I. O. Association of Ran dolph county met at the courthouse Tharsday, 38 of Febroary. Tbt meeting was called to order by D. M. 8h? rpe president at 12 o'cletk. Then wspa not so many aaniera pre sent, but they had an enthusiastic meeting; The principal course for some members absenting themselves was bad roads, v , Several talks were made by mem. here. D. M. Sharps addressed the Car riers on good roads, and pointed ont how the carriers can wake ap and organise their patrons, and unite them with the people of the towns, and connty and by having 3t to 25 good road enthusiasts, working with the thousands of patrons on their routes much can Le done. Sand Clay For the Future Guilford's roads in the .future will be sand clay. This quality of road will be built almost en tirely in the county. " Such roads may be built at not more than one-third of the cost of the macadam roads and are believed to be more useful and durable. Sand clay will be used almost entirely in future road building and repairing, and in the course of a few years, if the system is worked out as planned, uuiitora s entire network of good roads will be of this material. Not only will the new roads be built of sand clay, but the macadam roads will probably be resurtace with sand clay, which will make an excellent surface for the rock already down on the macadam roads. News. The Country Going Democratic Tho Emporia Qale, edited ly Wiiliam Allen White, v.fco i;ever had a grouch iu his life hut looks on the su:.nv eiue uf. tvr thing' and is a'. ways hopeful when there is any hope for the Republican party hud this to sav about tho last elections: The elections seem to indicate that 'he drift f things political is all Democratic. There is no Republi can hope in the election return?. MaesschncetSj'-TiormaHy, 30,000 Republican, has gone Democratic on a taiarelv foueht issue of the tariff. Ia New Mexico with a normal vote of 35.000 Republican out of 50,000 the Democrats have put - the result doubt. In the Second Uistr.-et m Kansas, 3,000 normal Republican maiiritv. is turned into a Democratic maioritv. In Cincinnati the Republican boss, Cox, even throueh supported by the President himself, was overturned by Hanry T Hunt, the man who tried to put Cox in j iu and was prevented by uox s own nana maae jaages. m vieve and and Columbus and Toieao, u., the Democrats won. All the Ohio ret jrns are Democratic. The drift is that way. Ia Kentucky there was a Democratic landslide. In New York where the overthrow of Tammnav was the issue and the Re publicans took a stand ror gooo gov' ernment. they won. In Schenec. tadv, the Socialists won. in unoue Island the Republicans won. And so it went down th line. It was a Democratic year. No wonder President Taft was blue in Ohicaeo. and sardonic in Cincinnati where he swore his vote in as a law yer and told the election board he migUi BOOU UO pmuuuiug ua yiw fessioc! Ramscur Notes. k. H. Thomas retained Tuesday (rem so extended trip Belling brooms. The debate on Saturday Burnt was weu at tended and muoa et joyed. Mrs. J. A Marsh and child returned to Hiad Point Monday afrer waiting relatives here ths past week. Tbe roads in Uus community are Deyona description AU oi our factories are now behind with orders. Business seems to bj brightening op considerably. - M. J. Frasier of Bamseux R F D died at his heuw at advanced age recectly. Jss. Stedmui of tbe American Uommiss- ion Co., of Grdinnboro was im town Tues day. - . . Mi. and Mrs. Eaton of Winston visited Mr. and Mrs O. P. Ader last week. Col. V. S. Lmk, of Asheville, in a recent interview that the nomi nation of Pmi lent Taft would an nihilate the Republican" party in North Carolina. Col. Lusk is against Tom Settle and 8 lata Chairman J. M. More- head an3 suit ires s T. ,T. Hicks for governor. H says Mose Harshaw would suit him very well. BRIEFS FROM FAR AND NEAR The United States of C lombia has not only called in hei ambassa dor, who suggested that ho did not deem it advisable for 8eoretarv Knox to visit Colombia, bnt has ex tended an invitation to the secretary to comt and see her whtn in the neighborhood. Oklahoma will cast half her votes for Wilson, half for Clark, the stats convention instructing its 29 delegates to that effect. For nation al committeeman a man was chosen who has as yet not determined which of the candidates is the best man. Ix-Governor Glenn upon his re turn from a western tour has said that western feeling is for Roosevelt bnt that the standpatters will not vote for him. Miss Nydia Hadley and Mr. N. B. Bray, of Siler City, were the contracting parties of a surprise e ... i marriage uiitj uigut 01 met weea. Winifred Ankers, a kitchen wo man of the Brooklyn Nursery and Infant's Hospital, on last Friday confeBSidto have put oxalic acid into the bottles of the babies of the hospital, from which eight are al leged to have died. Her reason was given as a desire for getting even witb tne nurses, not that she had anything against ihe kiddies. Taft has put himself on record as favoring a larger navy this in spite of his belief in the great resu Its from the arbitration treaties with jg!ar.d and France. Secretary of War Sfcimson has r. fused to ser.d troops to El Paso for the protection of Americans. A contract has b9?n matle by Pieaidwit Vuuaue ot the University and Gov. Kitcijia vwlU the Pcabotly Edr.cational Board to expend $10, 000 per year in support of a school education in order that the Peabudy board will build a $40,000 build ing for this school. ' J. R- Davis, who1 died at High Falls, in Moore county recently, was the husband of Miss Bessie Gaviness, a daughter of the late Dr. A. H. Caviness. Austin Shields, who ' in time of the Civil war lived much of the time in-a hollow.- gum tree to keep away from the conscript officers, died recently at his home near Carthage. The Star Drug- Company has been organized at Star with Jonah Leach, E. C. Patent and E. Lee Dawson and others as incorpor ators. The Twenty Ninth Annual Conven tion of the North Garo Ina Sin day School Association at Ashe ville, April 23-25. Among the speakers will be Rev. Franklin McElfreBh, D, D. Teahr Training Superintendent of the In ternational Sunday School Associa tion Rev. Chas. D. Bulla, Superin tendent Wesley Adult Bible Class Department of the M. K. Chnrch, South; Judge Joseph Carthel, Gene ral Secretary of the Tennefisee Snn day School Association. Eich county is entitled to as many delegates as there aie townships in the county. This does not mean ma: every lownsnin uiuBt ue repre sented, but that the basis of delega tion shall be the number of town. snips in the county. Delegates shall Executive Committee. Those de siring to be appointed should send their names to their County Sunday School Secretary, or to J. Van Car- ter, Raleigh, N.V. Entertainment will be provided fill delegates by the citizens of Ashe ville. 1 Every delegate- will pay a regis tration fee of $100. This will be paid at Asheville, when assignment to home is made. All reg stered delegates will receive: Entertain ment during the Convention, a re served seat in the convention with county delegation, a convention badge, a , convention program, a richt to a voice and vote in all the deliberations of the body. The railroads will grant tednced rates. These will be announced later. .
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