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" Asheboro, N. C May 13, 1915.
Big business which has covered its
ead in sackcloth and ashes and has
Loved without ceasing, day in and
Gay out for months is about to come
o grief. The services crippling of
Inany wholesale and retail businesses
y reason of the European war, about
Ivhich the tariff had nothing whatever
o do, has afforded an opportunity for
alamity howling.
Wall Street has talked calamity,
thought calamity, and dreamed ca
lamity until it is sour and morose and
takes a good deal of shaking to
tvake it up, these bright spring days
lo full of promise for the whole coun
try. The thing has been overdone and
ias lost its effect. The country can
not be stampeded back to Hannaism,
ivhich puts many above manhood. The
effort to make political capital owing
to the disastrous evils resulting1 from
Jthe greatest war of history, will fall
Wat and react to the injury of those
jvho conspire to deceive the people.
Owing to the excessive freight rates
ion lumber to foreign countries since
fthe European war and for the fur
ther reason that there was little de
mand for lumber in European coun
tries, lumber has been somewhat of a
wag on the market. But there is ac
tivity in lumber as wen as cotton.
in order for 30,000,000 feet of lum
er for making boxes to be used in
Jehipping ammunition from this coun-
Jtry to European countries; also orders
for nearly as many million feet of
wagon hoards for Great Britain and
the allies.
AMERICANS FIRST SAYS THE
PRESIDENT
The speech of President Wilson on
neutrality sets forth the kind of
neutrality which the President thinks
sshould control and dominate in this
national crisis. This passage from
ine xreaiueuia ojjeetu it iu opetitu
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importance;
"We cannot afford, therefore, to let
fthe rumors of irresponsible persons
and organs get into the atmosphere
of the United States. We are trus
tees for what I venture to say is the
greatest heritage that any nation evei
had, the love of justice and righteous
ness and human liberty. For, funda
mentally, these are the things to
which America is addicted, and to
which she is devoted.
"There are groups of selfish men in
the United States, there are coteries,
where sinister things are purposed,
but the great heart of the American
people is just as sound and true as
it ever was. And it is a single heart;
it is the heart of America. It is not
a heart made up of selections, selected
out of other countries.
"So that what I try to remind my
self of every day when I am almost
overcome by perplexities, what I try
to remember, is what the people at
home are thinking about. I try to put
myself in the place of the man who
does not know all the things that I
know, and ask myself what he would
like the policy of this country to be.
"Not the talkative man, not the par
tisan man, not the man who remem
bers first that he is a republican or
democrat, or that his parents were
Germans or English, but who remem
bers first that the whole destiny of
modern affairs centers lareelv urjon
his being an American first of an.
ASHEBORO'S CLEAN UP CAM
PAIGN.
The clean up campaign this spring,
devoted to the removal of unsightly
and unhealthful accumulations of the
"uiier ana o uie improvement vi we
appearance of the buildings and
grounds, accomplished much, but
there are many places in both town
and country. where much remains to
be done. On the principal streets and
in the show places the clean up was
a great success, but there are many
out of the way places off the princi
pal streets where little has been done.
, So it must be conceded that the
Wean up campaign was not complete.
Another 'week should be devoted to
leaning up in both town and country,
not only in Asheboro and the other
towns in the county, but throughout
the rural sections as well.
By saying another week should be
devoted to cleaning up is not meant
every hour in each day. It is sug
gested that the work of cleaning up
be resumed Monday May 17, and a
strong appeal should be made to the
people and co-operation should be
brought about, and great will be the
accomplishments at the end of the
week.
Enough work should be done each
day to accomplish the end desired.
Young and old are reminded of the
importance and purposes of the clean
up movement.
The school children, the boy scouts,
the women's clubs, the ministers, the
physicians, can be most helpful in
spreading the news and in encourag
ing the good work.
The ministers and the Sunday school
teachers by mentioning the campaign
in town and county can aid materially.
One day can be devoted to "back
yard"; another day to the "front
yard;" another day can be devoted to
"painting up".
The week of clean up offers oppor
tunity for looking over one's premis
es with a view to improvements from
many view points.
The cellar should be cleaned, and
all conditions removed which give op
portunity for the breeding of flies.
It should be a week devoted to im
provements by each person and his
neighbors alike.
Few people will disagree with the
Springfield Republican when it de
clares that the "People see in Presi
dent Wilson the ablest, strongest and
most successful leader of progressive
democracy."
Not Only in the Sontb, But in New
England Cotton Mills Doing Well.
From Springfield Republican.
One of the happiest industrial devel
opments in this section has been the
sharp rightabout face in the fine goods
cotton business of textile New Eng
land . . . The betterment to date has
been little short of revolutionary.
Boston News Bureau.
That was printed last week Wed
nesday. The betterment in New Bed'
ford mills in three weeks had been
operation increased from 85 per rent
to 95 per cent of capacity; at the
same time prices of the finished prod
uct rose from 30 per cent to 50 per
cent. The more efficient New Bedford
mills are now earning from 20 per
cent to 25 per cent on their capital.
Some of the mills have orders enough
to keep them busy from four to six
months ahead.
Fine goods, that is to say, textiles
of fine weave and quality, are made
at New Bedford. The fine goods mills
elsewhere in New England are feeling
much the same industrial impetus,
I he coarse goods mills, also, "are
taking a steadily increasing 'volume
of orders;" Fall River sends out en
couraging reports as well as New
Bedford. In its report on the print
cloth market yesterday the New York
Journal of Commerce said: "The
mills are well 'supplied with business
for May and June delivery, and not
all mills will sell those months fur
ther on contract. The agents prefer
to meet the spot markts and hold for
higher prices for fall deliveries."
The Draper company of Hopedale
makes textile machinery. The follow
ing about the interesting goings on
at Hopedale is copied from the Boston
News Bureau:
It is understood that solid factors
account for the 30-point advance in
Draper common to $220; the big Mas
sachusetts textile machinery concern
has been taking some very heavy or
ders of late. Aggregate bookings for
the first quarter of this year have ac
tually bulked as large as for any
eight months of 1914. In other words,
Draper company has taken orders for
close to 12,000 Northrop looms in the
first three months of this year. ' Com
ing on top of the 7337 orders on hand
on the first of the year it is evident
that Draper already has a full year's
business in sight without allowance
for bookings during the entire remain
der of 1915. At this rate the chances
seem very good of 1915 piling up rec
ord output and sales if the second
half year at all approaches the nor
mal. . . Draper now faces the pros
pects of the best year in its history.
MR. JACK ALLBRIGHT DEAD
Mr. J. E. Allbright, known to his
intimate friends as "Jack" died at his
home in Mt. Airy, Wednesday after
noon of last week, aged 49 years.
The body was taken to his old home,
Graham, for burial Thursday.
Mr. Allbright was the youngest son
of the late Col. W. A. Allbright, who
was clerk of the court of Alamance
county for a number of years just
after the Civil War.
For twenty years or more, the de
ceased has lived at Mt. Airy, where
he was editor of the Mt. Airy Leader.
He is survived by his mother and
three sisters. The sisters are Mrs.
T. B. Eldridge, of Raleigh; Mrs.
John W. Crawford, and Mrs. W. H.
Matthews, who with the aged moth
er reside in Greensboro. His wife and
three children, two sons and a daugh
ter, also survive. Mrs. Allbright was
Miss Lena Crocker before marriage,
and she is pleasantly remembered by
many in Asheboro as a young lady
in the home of her father, the late
Rev. J. T. Crocker, of this place. The
sympathy of hosts of friends goes out
to the bereaved family.
READY FOR COMMERCIAL
EXPANSION
Great commercial expansion' for the
United States as a result of the Euro
pean war was forecast by Secretary
William C. Redfield, of the Depart
ment of Commerce, in a speech be
fore the American Academy of Po
litical and Social Science, in Phila
delphia, recently. Both Germany and
Great Britain, the secretary of com
merce said, were in danger of losing
their supremacy in the foreign trade
if the war continued.
"No one, I think," he said, "would
be surprised to find the United States
second in the world's competition,
nor, if the war shall long continue,
be astonished to find her first."
AFTER SEVEN YEARS
Asheboro Testimony Remains
Unshaken.
Time is the best test of truth. Here
is an Asheboro story that has stood
the test of time. It is a storv with a
point which will come straight home
to many of us.
Mrs. R. E. Woodell, Salisbury St.,
Asheboro, says: "I suffered a great
deal from a lame and achm? back.
My kidneys were weak and I had dull
headaches. Being told that Doan's
Kidney Fills were good kidney medi
cine, I got some from the Standard
Drug Co. Two or three boxes fixed
me up in good shape." , (Statement
given January 2. 1908).
OVER SEVEN YEARS LATER
Mrs. Woodell said: "I still hold a
high opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills.
I have never found anything equal to
them for backache and other kidney
disorders.
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Woodell had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y:
CYCLONE IN ANSON
The worst storm since the memora
ble tornado of 1888, passed over the
southern part of Anson county last
Friday afternoon. Houses and barns
were demolished, trees torn up by
the roots, a chimney in one place was
carried about a mile, and telegraph
and telephone connection between
Wadesboro and Morven destroyed for
several hours. No lives were lost,
however.
THE CARTER CASE
O. J. Coffin, in Charlotte Observer,
They've tuck a month er more ter say:
"Frank Carter, you kin go ypre way,
They haint reely much agin you;
Hit looks like sum with tungs too
long
Has tried ter prove you done went
wrong,
Put hit up ter us ter skin you.
"But whilst we're talkin' ter you,
Frank,
(We wont beleeve you iickcr drank)
Yore temper's simply rotten.
Hit behooves you ter lay hoi' on hit,
An chaw yore tung an' champ the
bit"
Thet's fur ez they have gotten.
Now, hit duz seem ter me thet whar
Th' thing begun hit's purt nigh thar;
(Three thousan' pays fer th' fuss)
Still, hit's wuth sumpin ter you an'
me
Ez commun men a jedge ter see
Thet's bin proved ter. be like us.
AH! THE INVIGORATING WHIFF
OF THE PINE FOREST 1
How it clears the throat and head
of its mucous ailments. It is this
spirit of Newness and Vigor from the
health-giving Piney Forests brought
back by Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey.
Antiseptic and healing. Buy a bot
tle today. All Druggist, 25c.
Worthy Johnson, a young white
man, met death in a most distressing
manner one day last week, when act
ing as sawyer at the saw mill of Mike
Harris, in Chatham county. The saw
carriage was accidentally set in
motion when the young man
man was too near, and one arm and
was too near, and one arm and
both legs were cut off, death result
ing almost instantly. , .
HOTEL CAMERON
While in Denton last week, I had a
spare hour, and in the time I met with
the genial and whole-souled Frank
Cameron, who offered to show me
over the thriving town of Denton.
He first took me to the hotel, which
was named in his honor, he being one
of the three who own the Dronei-ty.
Messrs. bhaw and Jones the other-two i
Mr. Cameron first showed me
through the hotel. It being an up-to-date
hotel, consisting of twenty-one
rooms, all the rooms are well furnish
ed. Nice beds and every thing nec
essary to make one feel as though
he could rest calm and serene, the
rooms were so clean and sanitary.
Mr. Warner and his cousin have
charge of the house, and what a din
ner they did serve. I was as hungry
as a bar, and my stomach being des
perately empty, and seeing the nice
things for the inner man, I went for
them. But Frank was as hungry as
1 was, and had just quit plowing his
garden and when he saw the good
things set before him, he did not go
for them as I did, but he went at them
(as Dooly would say). After dinner
Mr. Cameron asked me to go on top
of the hotel and he would show me
the town, as he had eaten so much
dinner he said he did not feel like rid
ing over the city. From the top of
the hotel, one can see the whole town.
Denton is a thriving town. There are
two good schools, three churches, one
bank, one drug store, and a number
of dry goods and grocery stores.There
is the Denton Mercantile Co., Hill
Brothers, Johnson and Gibson, Daniel
Laning, Garner, and several grocery
stores, two millinery stores, Mrs.
Russell and sister, .Mrs. Davis, are do
ing a thriving business near the rail
road crossing, and Mrs. Tysinger, on
the western suburbs of town. There
is the Denton Lumber Co., situated in
the center of town, where one can
see wagons unloading continually, and
the boys say that Mr. Parks can meas
ure a load of lumber so quick that
they hardly have to check their teams.
There are more cross ties sold in Den
ton than any other town of its size in
the State. There is also a furniture
store and also an undertaking estab
lishment, W. M. Russell has charge
of it and is the undertaker, a very
congenial little fellow, and ready and
willing to serve a customer at any
time. But when one passes by and
sees his undertaker's sign, he says to
himself, you may be a pretty good lit
tle fellow, but I don't intend to pat
ronize you as long as I can keep from
it. D. G. McMASTERS
FREIGHT DERAILMENT
A rather serious freight derailment
occurred at Lake, near Thomas ville,
last Thursday morning, when eight
een loaded freight cars on a south
bound train left the rails and were
subsequently burned. Traffic, was
blocked for about four hours.
James B. Duke, millionaire tobacco
manufacturer, is defendant in a suit
brought by the Interstate Chemical
Company, a Virginia corporation,
which operates phosphate mines in
Florida, the amount involved being
about two million dollars.
Mrs. T. W. Lingle, of Davidson, was
elected president of the North Caro-
lina Federation of Woman's Clubs,
which met in Goldsboro last week,
Seven persons were killed, many
seriously injured, and much property
destroyed by a tornado which swept
over the Pet Dee section of South
Carolina last Friday.
Governor Craig has offered a re
ward of $200 for the capture of Ed.
Williams, who on May 1, killed the
wife, son and daughter of P. L. Phil
lips, in Graham county, where Wil
liams has been a noted blockader.
Mr. Phillips, himself, has offered a
reward of $300.
Mrs. H. B. Brewer, an esteemed
woman of Thomasville, died last week
after a stroke of paralysis, aged 44
years. The husband survives.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
From the Montgomerian.
Troy regrets to lose Mr. L. C. Rob
inson, who moved Tuesday to Monroe,
where he has accepted a position as
special agent for the Seaboard Air
Line Railway.
Mr. S. J. Smitherman has set out
600 fruit trees on a high hill just east
of town.
Miss Fannie Stanback has won a
trip to Panama by working for the
Charlotte Observer, and contemplates
leaving about the first of June. Mt.
Gilead Correspondent.
J. C. Hartsell, of Mt Gilead, had
three of his fingers cut off in William
Taft's planer last Saturday.
The town election in Troy passed
off quietly. Mr. O. J. Blalock was
elected Mayor over I. E. Saunders.
HODGIN-HOCKETT
Miss Linda E. Hodgin, of Greens
boro, and Carl Worth Hockett, of
Pleasant Garden, were married in
Greensboro one day last week,' the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
Shuford Peeler. They will make their
home at Climax.
NORTH CAROLINA PAPERS ARE
ASKED TO LEND AID
Secretary Greensboro Chamber of
Commerce Wants' Papers to Co
operate. Secretary J. C. Forester, of the
Greensboro chamber of commerce, is
making an appeal to the entire press
of the state to give its support to the
proposed organization of business men
of North Carolina to properly adver
tise the advantages offered by the com
monwealth to outside capital and
homeseekers. Mr. Forester makes it
plain that he does not ask such sup
port for his own sake, nor does he
do so for the sake of Greensboro.
He wishes the matter of where the
idea originated to be forgotten. What
he asks is that the papers of the state
lend their efforts to the cause for the
sake of the whole state. That he will
receive their support is unquestioned.
To these papers are being sent
copies of the story carried in the
Daily News Sunday morning, May 2,
telling of a general plan for such an
organization together with a Daily
News editorial of Monday morning,
May 3, in which the plan is given
the approval which is its due. It is
asked that the plan be cither repro
duced or commented upon in a manner
to arouse interest in the proposed or
ganization. It is believed that when
this interest is fully aroused the mat
ter of arranging the details of an or
ganization will be easy. A meeting
will be held when the time for it ap
pears to be ripe. Accompanying the
newspaper articles is the following
personal letter from Mr. Forester:
"I am enclosing an artirle and an
editorial, appearing in the Greensboro
Daily News, May 2nd and 3rd, regard
ing the formation of a statewide or
ganization for the purpose of adver
tising the undeveloped resources of
North Carolina.
"Won't you kindly read them and
make such comment as. your good
judgment dictates?
"It is earnestly hoped that you can
commend the idea, but such publicity
as you are willing to give the plan
will be welcomed.
"I hope that you will believe me
when I say that neither the cham
ber of commerce of Greensboro, or
myself, personally, are desirous of se
curing any publicity or claiming any
'credit' for this plan, should it become
a realty, therefore, we are seeking
publicity for, and endorsement of the
plan, without regard to who originated
the idea.
"Believing that every city and every
interest in the state will benefit by the
activities of such an organization, we
are seeking co-operation in what we
believe will be of great benefit to the
state, to Greensboro, and every other
city and community in the state, and
will be as content to follow, as to
lead.
"An effort will be made .to hold the
meeting of interested men, in the
near future, to formulate some plans
for furthering the idea, and any one
man who is interested will be welcome
at that meeting, and if they will ad
vise me, will be gM to see that they
are kept informed.
"Will you help?" Daily News.
GREAT NEWS FOR TORRID ZONE
It has often been said that man is
by nature "a tropical animal." Yet
he has reached his best development
in the Tcmprate Zone.
Gen. Corgas, in an address to the
Alabama Medical Association last
week, said that in his opinion this is
because man has not known how to
conquer the diseases of tropical coun
tries. With the better knowledge now
coming, he predicted that the Torrid
Zone would soon become as healthful
as the Temperate, and that in future
ages the greatest civilizations will be
located between the Tropics of Cancer
and Capricorn.
Before Gen. Govgas took charge of
the health problem at Panama the
Isthmus was one of the most unhealth
ful places in the world. He made it
a health resort. Current Events.
CAT COMES BACK 300 MILES
Goes Away in Crate on Train,
But
Her Return Trip Is Mystery.
(St. Paul Dispatch to New York
Press.)
"Susie," the family cat of Mrs. C.
T. Banks, has completed a hike of
almost 300 miles, returning home aft
er more than a year's absence in
Broadhead, Wis., fat and sleek and
showing no signs of travel fatigue.
Mrs. Banks sent the cat in October,
1913, to her mother, Mrs. J. A.
Broughton, of Broadhead. Pussy went
in a crate by dray and express. She
did not seem contented and often wan
dered away for a day or two. Last
May she disappeared and neither fam
ily had seen her since until she walked
in the Banks back door, purred her
greetings, and. made herself at home
again.
"I wish we knew where Susie has
been and how she got here looking
so well," said Mrs. Banks. "Mr.
Banks is a railroad man and some
think maybe she got a pass, but how
did she know which train to take."
WORLD UPRISING AGAINST
ALCOHOL
All over the world, we hear of pro
tests against the alcoholic liquor busi
ness. From the two-quart law in
North Carolina to the orders issued
by the governments of Russia, France
and England, we see efforts made to
stop the use of alcoholic beverages.
There is a temperance movement
in France, led by the strongest news
papers and approved by many public
men, the aim being to bring the sale
and use of liquors under strict regula
tions, and to prohibit the stronger
liquors which are being substituted
for absinthe, the use of which was
suppressed early in the war. ''iSever
before has France shown such serious
ness of moral purpose; and it is be
lieved that permanent social changes
for the better are taking place," says
the American Review of Reviews.
Even England is becoming aroused
on the subject. It is almost impos
sible for Americans to realize the ex
tent to which the working people of
the British Isles are slaves to the
drink habit, and the enormous politi
cal and social power that the liquor
traffic has for ages exercised in the
United Kingdom. This traffic, the
landed aristocracy, and the establish
ed church have been the three chief
supports of conservatism. But, at
last, the people are becoming aroused,
and some are even declaring that the
drink question is important enough to
amount possibly to the difference be
tween success and failure in the pres
ent great war. The drink exil can,
of course, be controlled in the army
training camps, though severe meas
ures have become necessary against
the drunkness of the civilian environ
ment. Of late the drink habit from
the standpoint of the efficiency of in
dustrial workers has been discussed.
DAVIDSON COUNTY NEWS
From the Dispatch.
Lexington's graded school has '
grown-to be the biggest institution in
the county. The enrollment for the
past year reached 825, the high water
mark, exceeding last year's enroll
ment, which was the highest up to
that time, by 65.
It is very gratifying to the people
of Lexington that Prof. O. V. Woosley
will retain his place as superintendent
of schools. He is a teacher of un
usual ability and along with it pos
sesses rare talent as an organizer, a
disciplinarian and a leader of boys
and girls.
There will be evangelistic services
at the court house all next week, be
ginning Sunday night and continuing
throughout the week, at 7:30 each
night
Rev. J. Adam Grubb, a native of
Davidson county, brother of the late
H. C. Grubb, of Boone township, will
do the preaching. Mr. Grubb is a
Baptist minister.
Mr. C. T. Lambeth, of the Stony
Run Poultry Farm, Thomasville, has
a White Orpington pullet that laid
104 eggs during the first four months
of the year as follows: In January,
21; February, 23; March, 31 and April
29. She laid 50 eggs in 50 days and
80 eggs in 82 days and is still laying.
He uses a trap nest and there is no
doubt about the record being right.
Who can equal that record?
RANDLEMAN ROUTE 2 NEWS
The farmers are about through
planting corn. Wheat and ciovor ara
looking fine.
Mr and Mrs. J. R. Owen are the
par;nts of a fine baby boy.
Miss Katie Sloan visited in Greens
boro recently.
There will be preaching at White
Hall church every first and third Sun
day.
Mr. W. W. Brown ann family, of
Burlington, visited at W. T. Ingle's
last week, coming through the coun
try in their car. Mr. Brown was well
pleased with this part of the county.
Glad to have them. conn again.
Mr. Lester Hinshaw, of Winston-
Salem, visited his brother recently.
Mr. Robert Sheffield is amusing him
self these days nursing a case of
mumps.
Mr. W. T. Ingle and daughter, Miss
Nina, attended Ramseur commence
ment. Mr. Hinshaw, our clever mail man.
came very near having a serious run
away recently. The horse became
frightened while Mr. Hinshaw was
filling a box. No damage was done, as
the horse kept in the road.
Master Joseph Owen, who had the
misfortune to break his leg a few
days ago, is getting along nicely.
Mr. J. R. Owen, who has been on the
sick list for some time, is much bet
ter, we are glad to know.
An Observer.
Best Thing For a Bilious Attack.
"On acount of my confinement in the
printing office I have for years been a
chronic sufferer from indigestion and
liver trouble. A few weeks ago I had
an attack that was so severe that I
was not able to go to the case for two
days. Failing to get any relief from
any other treatment, I took three of
Chamberlain's Tablets and the next
day I felt like a new mar," writes H.
C. Bailey, Editor Carolina News,
Chapin. S, Ct For sale by. all dealers.
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