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(a l-! v n i J t . ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES. NOT MEN ONE DOLLAR P2R YEAR VOL. 40 Asheboro, N. C, Thursday, February 25, 1915 No. 8 TAFF PRAISES WILSON FARMER PRESIDENT DECLARES SPIRIT OF WASHINGTON AC WATES OUR CHIEF EXECU TIVE IN DEALING WITH IN TERNATIONAL SITUATION. Ik a.i address before the Washing ton Association of New Jersey last Monday, ex-President Taft said that in his opinion this country is threat ened with a serious invasion of its right as a neutral by the warring na tions of Europe. Mr. Taft dectured that if a crisis should arise, no jingo spirit must be allowed to prevail. "Ami when the President shall act," he declared, "we must stand by him to the end." Noting part of Use treaty of Al gier, proclaimed in 1907 and entered int by the United States and eleven European nations, the speaker ex plained what he considered to be oui intpwt in the present war. He clamed that our interest should be limited as follows: "Us nreservintr and increasing toe csmmerce of the United States with the belligerents; to the protection as to life, liberty and prosperity of our citizens residing or traveling in thei: conntres. and to the aiding, by our friendly offices and efforts in bring) mg those countries to peace. Mr. Taft then called attention to the fact that the President has al ready tendered his offices by way of mediation, but they have not been ac cepted. He further declared that the veonle of this country, without re spect to previous views or European origin, will follow Wilson if a crls is reached. In answer to critics ot the nresent admnistration, Mr. Taft declared that Wilson, in trying to pre serve strict neutrality, has only been faithfully following the example set and the admonitions given by our firs President. Washington faced a simi lar situation during his administra flon, maintaining a policy of neutrali ty through a general European war and against mighty odds and unie .nniitinna that tried his very soul. In "bis farewell address, he restated and re-inforced this policy as a leg acy te the American people. BELGIAN RELIEF FUND Following contributions have been received by Randolph county wm mfttee: Previously reported Rev. S. S. Robins, Kingston, Mass $82.21 Rev. Joel Trogdon, Farmer . . , Mrs. Joel Trogdon, Farmer. . Ei-man Trogdon, Farmer . . Adleta Trogdon, Farmer Velna Trogdon, Farmer Hassi Trogdon, Farmer .s... E. N. Howard, Farmer Mrs. C. E. Stedman, Fanner, Afiheboro Graded School, High 2nd Grade Contributions Sent in By Mrs. Mollie F. Skeen. Mechanic .60 .50 ... .25 .25 .25 -. .25 90 25 14 Miss Janie Welch 50 "Victor Parks TJnspne Parker Total .$ 87.50 As a rule, the cities, ami towns ami individuals that are hoping tnc rci- gians the most are ?'SO aiding tneir home poor and unemployed tlio most. Just to mention Petersburg, Virginia, that responded so generously to the liclgian Relief, it i sing money in all sorts of ways, '.villi entertainments, also holding a regular exchange for sale of bread, pics and cakes donatra by the ladies, and now for its own poor inaugurates "Bundle Pay" when nearly 500 contributions were received including vtrir;,v appawl. b'v.-' ,r;. canned go-, .it., ...-." -i besides a good sum of money, lwo large bovs of foodstuffs were turned over to the Salvation Army to ; immediate suffering. Philadelphia while giving and work ing continuously for the Belgians alse is working for its own pooi and unemployed. Lincoln's birthday was made a special "Self-Sacrifice Day" people being asked to give nr some personal luxury for the poor at home. The simple statement and ca'' met with such a hearty response tbs't people poured into headquarters a'! dav, the money chutes being choked with coins at times and keeping six persons busy counting. Many gave out of their poverty. A note wrapped around a penny rend as follows. "A sacrifice of one penny from a wom an who has been out of employment for one year. Anil for tlie sake of many like myself who has begged for work, I wish you success in vour ef forts for the unemployed." This w typical of hundreds. The Lord still see "widows mite." One old we i. dropped in 15 cents with f r ite s ' . "I have a room and .will lo witlK. meal, and the 15 cents ill ;h- loaves of dread for one wl. - s r ... Messed as I am." In ":"', its constant and nag I'elief, b v.-ith ente .; T erformanti es to the Ileigmn ng in every way .'. suppers, theatre Fides systematic cole..! same time instituting "oi - ..I the Bread Lines" soup kitchens, and arranging employ ment for men bv the thousands. Ac rording to the Federation of Churches Bureau thousands of families are tak ing on the care of .another family, and work given to 2,000 men. A "Bundle Day" was inaugurated when 500,000 bundles were collected, and after enre f-il sorting and handling given out to all who applied. The railway stations and depots where bundles were re ceived were overwhelmed with pack- 5C PRY J OF PARTY RECORD The Si;,: third Concress exnires March 4, anrf it is not expected that Congress will reconvene till next De cember, unless the European war sit uation forces an extra session. Pre ident Wilson and his Democratic as sociates feel proud of the record of the party, and think that Congress can rest on its laurels. The Under wood-Simmons tariff law is entirely satisfactory to Democrats; although Republicans, who thrive on protection, try to make the counrt-y believe that the new tariff law is the cause of busi ness depression. The Federal Reserve Act seems to be working well. It is a noteworthy fact that J. Elwood Cox, Republican irom iiigh romt, was one of the first to praise the new law. Some otlitj Democratic measures, such as the Anti-trust Law and Trade Commis sion Act, have not yet had a fair trial,, but will be tested before the next Congress meets. SOME GOOD IN ALL Something good caw always be said. Frank James, the bandit who died in Missouri a few days ago, had refused offers of handsome sums of money to write a book of his experiences cause he said he had promised fcu uovernor who pardoned him that ic would not write such a book. Wise Governor who exacted the promise.' A Dook by James would have solo readily and the bad influence it would have had on small bovs and cailov. fledglings cannot be estimated.-Give James full credit for observing hit promise: He was not legally com penca to do tnat. ine Dandits re mains, by his directions, Mere cre mated and the ashes placed in a sa. deposit vault. He said he didn't want his grave made a mecca for sight seers. Again score for James. Ex change. ages from the hearty response of the people ot New York City. The Hotel Knickerbocker opened up its doors to any who were hungry giving out rolls coffee, frankfurters and cornbeef, sandwiches, wich the cherry sign over the table, Good luck and welcome. There's a better time coming." The New York Sun with its daily Bread Line, feeding always more than 2,- uuu. me women Btanninc m the hit. ter cold and rain, often with babies on their arms, just waiting for a loaf of bread. , Any human being would be touched with the appeal as repre sented by the letter below of the great need and the rearfrargs:'; also shov ing the flne gratitude of the recipi ent by his return V help others: A man just one of the two thou sand who gather daily outside, The Sun's free bread depot at -: 9 - First street has got a job since the rainy day when hunger and poverty drove him into the bread line. Yesterday he wrote a letter to the editor of The Sun, and this is what he wrote: "Sir: This is to thank you for a loaf of bread. The thought wasn't born in me a year ago that I should be thanking somebody for giving me bread. "You don't care about hearing hov a few months ago it seemed as if a big wind an evil wind blew all of a sudden and swept awav, first the wife and littte baby (I hadn't hardly got to know) and the room we called our home and everything I had ac; and then landed me in a hospital. "I only write to make real to you my thanks for the bread that day that rainy day. If I eoi'ld just'kt you know how empty 1 vas then in the line and how good that brean tasted. Say, when you're all ir'i inside it's' an awful feeling, isn't it : Yon haven't got any snirtt, h:ivn von V Ol ihut v.o:iiu L;e w ie 10 iio. i o.; can't keep on hunting your job even. Thought of NH.Hnsr 'But Kaug. "'The ill! guill-iK gvtH si) that it seems at leait as if nothing would answer not even tho hope ol heaven nothing,' nothing.' but some thing to eat! Oh, that blessed loaf of bread! Excuse me it sounds animal but it's true. I didn't think at the time of anything but eating it didn't bless just broke it and then put half in each pocket. "When I tint came out of the hos pital there was a fellow I knew help ing me land a job because I vx that weak 1 couldn t walk about all day. He lent me money for a week's lodg ing and one meal a day. lie had lit tie enough himself for his fa:ri'y and a kid cf his got sick. I felt m bad because I couldn't yet pay I ir back his money. When it was usee' up I wouldn't have had him know i, not if I starved wou'ii 1 let hini lend me another cent. I saw their kid: cry one day when their mother s:iiii there was no more luach. She 1 ;iq asked me to eat with thcrn that ;a; and I didn't know they had so lltt'e. "I've paid them back now- ar.c some besides. I've g' t jeba one! I've hr.-l a . v : ; I i, know, oil-1 ' .iu - e ., -u i) ; t :v e. ' br.iuusc. v.! i', notping more to c:u bi;l .keep vii i:'.l you've had ' There's :"i.'ii so cxnfii-UibU' Cor r -,- r.lr noi Ovon a good conscience; But that wet, hungry line that 1 wst part of! That saving loaf of breed bread of life to me! I v as too pre'! 1 to come and take it freely the ,''r-.t day after my money gave out. Fort; eight hours made me humble. "Say, here is 50 cents in stamps fo five loaves. I'd ask nothing hettei than to see a chap as hungry as I wp eat one of them and I wouldn't give a darn (while he was eating it) wheth er he was eating worthily, so long ar he was hungry it's terrible to bt hungry." GENERAL NEWS ITEMS OF LIVE NEWS GATHER ED FROM EXCHANGES A Nil CONDENSED IN I1RIEF FORM FOR BUSY READERS. The town of -Concord has 191 pupils enrolled in her recently organized night school. Mary E. Braddon, the well known English novelist, died at her home, Richmond-on-Thames, England, re cently, at the age of 78. Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, the world's most famous actress, is critically ill in a hospital at Bordeaux, France, amputation of the right leg being necessary. Mrs. Mary Groome McNinch, prominent woman of Charlotte, died at her home in that city last Sunday. Mrs. McNinch was a daughter of Rev. P. R. Groome, of Greensboro. ' Thomas A. Edison, whose views are always given attention even if not ac cepted, favors compulsory military training for American. young men, de claring that to be the only solution of the problem of national defense. Jessie May Carver, the eighteen year out daughter of a well known family, was placed in jail at Asheville last week, charged with the murfiei of her infant by leaving it in the snow to perish, Fannie Crosby, the blind hymn writer, died recently at her home in Bridgeport, Conn., in the 95th year of her age. She continued writing hymns until a short time before her death. Viscount Bryce lecturing at the Lou don ,University recently, said that Up real cause of the present great Euro pean war was racial consciousness and vanity developed drying the last 150 years by the American and French revolutiontr. Mrs. Jane Causey was found dead with her head lying in a branch near her home at Bonlee recently. It ii supposed she was trying to get water from the branch and fell in. Mrs. Fau,ey .wasL 81 years ot?e """"""" ... R. B. Hayes, of LaCrosse, Va., a student at Wake Forest college, was struck by a Seaboard passenger train while attempting to get off at the crosinp war the station, and three hours l:i r died in the Wake Forest hospital iuh't Sunday. The medical inspector ot schools in Boston says that the germs of aucii diseaser as diphtheria, influenza, grip, pneumonia and tuberculosis may be conveyed by the exchange of chewing gum, which is more common among school children than one would at first suppose, t S. W. Krooks. a nrominpnt ritirpn of Greensboro, died at' his home in that city last Su nday. Mr. Brooks was bo. n in England, came to Ameri ca in e:.)!y childhood, served in the Northern army during the Civil War, and came South in 187(5. He was a leading expert in dyeing. One white man and two Indians were killod last Sunday near Bluff. Utah, !! a baiiic between a hundred Piuu Indians a-.v rosse-5 h'd by fill ed States Mav.-hal trouble a'-otc or; r t rest of one of the In Xebeker. The p attempted ar ia n.s on a charge of mm dev. Will Aycivk, enrr.-irg c! the Housv t.f iU'tiroscnUi.ivcs, Woott ii a hi '..ve i' jure 1 Kenat.-.r KK John.-, ent U-' rut-.neii ..I tl ter Senatm has dedicatee bomoeru' of Constitution" ki'.oriea! At-r-o the Literary n-id tion of North C; ' says lb) djee viina. Senator I 1 "in memory of i to me to rpeak opportunity giv them of tho C . i. ed State? and of the pitality ri own to i" Miss ! i ; .. : .. kioy, ; -i scire F ii-ou Ii- died I e! .he l.eo ' ol he i:. .1- I 1. .;)(! tl err Ha o;.. i; The t :n.u-."ie',l what it t'.!'ni "irni from Tl,: key by ic PU3:kt .Mit i'.'r n pi rma r io v.eil-nii .'ri'.i- ed circles" in Boston,. p:ci':ct!ng tlu speedy downfall of tho CUorian line fire. The war is said to be mo.it un popular in Turkey, a:id tie sold:-.. h:x no h. art in their figUiing. When yp.-ing opens great dovciop::ients arc looked for. As a matter of ctiiren.1 prophecy, whese truth or faisity wii soon be fchowu, this statement is in teresting: TO SWAT THE GOSSIPS liie High Point Enterprise cans at-, tention to the Kansas women, who by the way have the right of suffrage, I have come to the front with a timely' example. It may be that since exer- i rising the right to vote and make ! speeches tney have not much time on their hands for talk. At any rate ; the movement is a good one. 'J lie ! women of Gardner, Kansas, have re-, solved individually and collectively to "swat tho gossips" and the sw ting process is to extend to the men. At a recent meeting of the Moth er's Club, which includes nearly ever, married woman in town, Mrs. Laura Johnson declared that she had some thing on her mind and she was goinj; to speak out and those who didn't liki what she said could leave. Thereupon Mrs. Johnson declared that tht snri;il lifn f ftio tmvn x:., I being ruined by the continuous t- I culation of scandal by word of mouth and that if anything the men were a great deal worse than women. She told how a lot of men in the town seemed to take delight in passing around malicious gossip about married and unmarried women and that she was tired of hearing it. She declared that the spirit of Christian charity seemed to have departed from the town, and she de clared that nine-tenths of the gossip' passed around was absolutely untrue or' maliciously distorted, as she had taken the trouble, before making any mention of the matter, to make a per sonal investigation of gossip that had com to her. She also said that while she would not mention names, she suspected that.' several members of the club were! rather careless in passing along hear say statements about their neighbors. The result of the matter was the adoption of this resolution by the club: "We, the members of the Mother's Clue, believing that unkind gosip is contrary to the spirit of the Golden Rule, that it is a hindrance to spirit ual growth, and an evil to the com munity, hereby pledge ourselves to abstain from all such gossip and to use pur influence to persuade others to join with us to free our community of this evil." J. B MAR LEY TURNED LOOSE Th grand jury failed to find a true bill against J. R. Marley at Lexing ton this week. Mr. Marley was bound over-upon a warrant sworn out by Republican juf;e oi elections vvr. served with Mr. Marley in Soutu Themasviile ward at the election laut fait.'"'. The evidenceAwas so meagre against; Mr. MarWy when he was bound over it was not generally believed that much would come of th case, i - The territory of Alaska is to have a rational bank soon, the charter having been granted. Carter H. Harrison, five times may or of Chicago, has been defeated "or the Democratic nomination by Robert M. Sweitzer, Clerk of Cook county v., a plurality of probably seventv-lic thousand. Tb Si'.er City GWt tell.; of Mr. D. pieman recently walking from r.ie near Staler to Silcr t'U ,, : of 8 r,ii!es. ii :: vc:ii's ol .''ebrato i'l auniv. ind am d.n wed. 1.. 1 to slaughter i'urkhdi Km- and t! '-v.- ! -iner yea's, I n".;-.- I .''fclsiar rVri:;1, (Vein a 1 1 ake cf U-x . -. ..! several months of i i After the death of jc:;se Jar. 'ar'y Nl s, Frank surrender.: 'erson City, Missouri, and tenced to life imprisonment lR'.,t,l. s. i.l '.. -: in Jef e.s sen ; the ears he pen teuliary, but alter a lev thoug'it to have tuberculosis and vr.s pardoned by the govei nor. Ik as 74 years of aere at ths t'me of his death and had lived the life of a quiet farmer for .10 years. HEARD IN THE COUNTY . WHAT OFU "'OWN CORRESPOND i!i;vr HEAR? 'VND THINKS ITEMS OF IN'ITJtri.sr FRO 51 ALL ' Trtlllp was flush in Asheboro last Saturday ' Don't worry about the price of wheat as long as corn is cheap. Dr. C. A. Hayworth, of Coleridge, was in the city a short while Monday Mr. A. S. Pugh, of Asheboro Route 1, was on our streets Monday. Mr. R. A. Smith, of Liberty, was r. visitor here Monday. Mr. E. L. Hedricl moved into the Marvin Lovett property recently. Mr. B. F. Henley, of Randleman, as here a tew days ago Mr. R. B. Finison, of Ramseur, was in the city last Friday. Mr. B. F. Harden, a prominent cit izen of Ramseur Route, 1, was in town Tuesday. The civic league should take civic pride in having matters adjusted to civic cleanliness. Mr. A. M. Presnell has taken charge of the Ross blacksmith shop near tie Asheboro Chair factory. Messrs. J. D. Brame and N. C. English, of Trinity, were in town one day this week. Esq. J. S. Ridge has been confined to his room for the past week, but i improving, we are glad to say. Messrs. M. C. Johnson and G. H. Maner, of Franklinville, were among the visitors in the city last Saturday. Mr. R. L. Jarrett and fami'y, ot Randleman, have moved back to their farm near Central Falls. Mr. R. S. Caudle has opened up a store at New Salem and is doing a good business. Sheriff J. W. Birkhead has let the contract for a nice dwelling to be built on his lot in South Asheboro, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Williams, of Randleman Route 2, wer in town one day last week, Mr. W. T. Smith, of Liberty, gave us a call while in the city on a busi nes3 trip a few days ajo. Mr. J. R. Smith, of Liberty, was among the callers at The Courier office Monday. Messrs, A. M. Fogleman, Bruce Staley and N. A. King, of Liberty, were in town Monday. Mr. Herbert Howard, of Mechanic now holds a position in the U. S. mail service. He is located in Greensboro. Mr. G. H. Cornelison, of Seagrove, was a welcome visitor to our town o:ie day last week. Mr. T. F. Craven, of Ramseur, who vent to Baltimore last week for treatment is expected to return home i in a few days. :.!. i). C!r!y, one of riends in the The C'ou Miiiboro lor at the of r.'i.nilleir.ai! ,t.o:i. This i.-; to .stop at. Co'r the Ail IV i-i i ;.n y c-ii uoiioue; giiin.T'h. did net bk-w ! to wi UiKjarth a con.lilion ot affairs that vov'd st.-.-.-ti' ih- natives. They liad cried traod . h' d and h : thrt soma people thought there was really something in the claims and the bcllowings of the Bashan bulls who had pawed and raiscil the dust as they bellowed. They did not find ap ples of gold in pitchers of silver, nor nuggets from mines in their search for evidence before a commissioner. They dropped their long ears and with down cast faces they stank away, The big things that were to come to DEATH Or' MRS. LEVI BRANSON Mrs. Ellon Ilranr.on, wife of Mr. 'vi T. Branson, died at her home in 'edar drove townsmii last Satur day, after a long illnrs from con sumption. The burial was in Ilone- 1 cemetery, Sunday afternoon, fu neral services being conducted l)V Rev. John Tillman. Mrs. Branson was a woman of spotless character, a devoted wire and mother, and a true frierd. She was a Quaker by birth and a member of Hopewell Friends' church. 'ii;e esteem in which the deceased was held in her neighborhood was shown by the large crowd which attended her funeral, it being necessary to hold the service outdoors. Sirs. Branson was 61 years of ao. She is survived by her husband and nine children. The sons and daugh ters are as follows: O. V. and W. T. Branson, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Virgii Presnell, Asheboro; Mrs R. B. Hen ley, Mt. Gilead; E. L. Branson, Cin cinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Worth Garner, Hills Store; John, Roscoe and Miss Sallie Branson, Cedar Grove town ship. AMERICAN SHIPS DESTROYED Neutral Shipping Suffers Severely in War Zones. Already two American steamers have gone to the bottom as a result of mines laid in the North Sea by' some of the warring powers. Ths American ship Evelyn and her cargo of cotton, bound for Bremen, was blown up near the Bokum Islands just ott the German coast last baturday. The crew drifted in boats several hours, and were finally saved, though one or two died from exposure to the cold. The American steamer Carib, also laden with cotton and bound for Bre men, went to the bottom off the Ger man coast in the North Sea, as the result of striking a mine last Tuesday. The latest news is that the crew of thirty were probably saved. The German admirality says that the destruction of these ships was due to their not following the course pre scribed by the Germans to the north of Helgoland. The admirality reiter ates the assurance of the German gov ermnet as to the safety of the pre scribed course. Several Norwegian steamers haru also been sunk by mines in the North Sea, and altogether neutral shipping is considered precarious in that part of the world. . .. LATE WAR NEWS - Germans Win Great Victory Oyer Russians ' In a terrible battle fought near Suwalki, Poland, last week, the Rus sians are reported to have suffered a terrible defeat at the hands of th Germans. Of 150,000 Russians engag ed in the battle, about 30,000 wer killed and wounded and 60,000 taken" prisoners. The scene of complete fte feat and demoralization in the swampy -country where tho battle was fought can hardly be described, says an Associated Press correspon dent. EXPORTATION OK CORN NORTH CAROLINA FROM We liaie Feh. 24, AH the corn orth Carolina pnsse I of Norfolk, accord vp. Chief of iho 1)1 uvs. 1'or the la.;t T n rollmi- Iris aveiaecl bushel.-; pec '-,, n, ! ' ()' the (! ex ported v through tile ing to W. 1: vision of Y". nr.- "c U I-' ;u;diel i. emu v. ill ji'crn'.inait cer South A fiie. ,..;r'-'. Xo tl: LV I to 11 V' I from Ni h Cnu ICihOUu d U Superior Tl nocr: a t- ut on ,1 b-;t the 'nued fur the Republican.-. .'ie.-o -.. A. H. Tl : thins. Jr., of R; town yesterday. Mr. W. P; V- Franklinville I.i --h, in the city yei. - Messrs. Ii. C. V. e-mas and W. H. mseur, were in manager of tho 'Company, was and E. 3. Leonard, of Bar sL;ur, s. it a short while in town yesterday e . ening Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cox are mov ing from Ralph to Hig h Point. Mr. Cox has a position with the High Point Motor Car Co.
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