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if- . Wo r U VOLUME XXI-NUMBER 36 LAURINBURG, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1913. ADDRESS OF AN OLD MASTER TO EX-SLAVES Address of Major H. A. London, of Pittsboro, Delivered On Occa sion of Reunion of the "Old-time Darkies," Held at Rock- mghara. August 14th Tells Them Who Freed Them. The "Old Black Mammy." CONDENSED HEWS FROM EVERYWHERE A Col22!n of the Week's KannpnlnM - " WW V StftfiffrJV Throughout the World Told h Brief Batfesrjd From Our Gsitapcrariss aad Boiled Down Per Our Readers. My friends, it gives me much pleasure to be with you today, ana to unite in the exercises of this most novel and pleasant cc casion. I address you as friends, because in North Carolina there is a greater friendly feeling be tween the races than in any other State in the American Union. This same assertion was in the mind of the leading colored man of the South, Booker T. Wash ington, when he so declared it at the State Fair in Raleigh several years ago. And it is true. This occasion today is an evidence of the fact. to execute the laws of our coun- j try. July sales of tobacco in South cial Sn Z t i mel m Pun?3 pr one and a quarter mil- f? k u VnJuly' 80011 after l!on dollars, the battle of Manaaaas. rnsor? o , resolution to this effect .le youner, one of the fam- ' That this war is being prose- ?J?ndS8.0f nae' Pro" cuted not for the purpose of in- fSSed rell?on t Lees Summit, terfering with anv of the institn. r10" Recently and became a mem- tions in any of the States. " tne Christian church. So that the President, the fW Henrv Strenweis DTPBQ 1 ;14-: 'j ' T . . -H-. five rdenrtmonVo iu execu" ia- ued his wife and three uve departments of the govern. 4.u ment were not Worr, i" r"""cu uie Pas weeK. Alter the purpose of freeing th w k"hng them he set fire to the j w "to bviui - l , . ea people. Jb'ar from it norae ana jumped in the flames In August. 1861. John f! Fre Strenweis was worth ion non emlVj0ntf .!: Two days were set apart 'rece'nt- St. Louis, issued a n!; ly In Missouri as days to lift State There has been, ever since the declaring free all the slaves ftf out of the mud. Fifty thousand - ffMAM 1 , ... I close of the war, a most kindly a U? rne (rebellion.) citizens turned out and worked u .. . AS SOOn as President Ii'nnln j mi decla A COLUMN OF STATE NEWS Short Items of North Carolina Nsvs of bUHii interest To Scotland County In Condensed Form For Exchange Readers Gathered From Contemporaries 11.50 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE Rockingham leeling between the former hekrd nf w "f. Hnc9ln ?n rads. The Governor slaves and their masters. And ration, declaring That nrocE I , Went out and handle v"" oainc rvuiuiy xeeiing ex- wu" 11 ana voia. . v,.. l old mm .1 A At- Ail 0 m r I A tow, ainung me sons and daugh- n inem oi May, l5i2f a wedding celebration took tersof the slaves, and the sons Fe ,"Tfl!,Ste5 of the place at Springfield, Mass., re j uj. . I -t euerai armv. nnth npnHnnovfara . ' nie j t their former in South Carolina, iMued a simi-1 ,n Mr. and Mrs. Louis masters, and I pray God that it lar proclamation? dedarin fre Aiken ha been married one may ever continue. all the slaves in North Carolina, year Mr- Aiken weighs 130 made his first speech to I S 1S dswhile the wife only weighs darkies. As soon as President Lincoln nI. . The first dublic speech I ever heard of that Proclamation he at f;' Wllham Davis, of Enu madewas to an audience of col- Z?' and a rad of oredpeoDle. It wM in th 7 "e;Ju"ciae that xxarvara, has written his class i om j . . w uuu ouu vuiu, ana mat V S I A . 1 w Uittut junan wawthorne and proclamation declarintr the sift vAA : J' Morton n the Federal tree in any part of the United pnson at Atlanta offering to C5racesxV , I serve the remainder of their sen- ja me zna nr sontomhof ico fonnoa tu:;.4jaOTrTWrt--,a proclama January, lobs, an the slave be declared free in the rT i wi ' j i . . , ..-c vwv, iuuauut- , " "umuiicu t(J ISSUe a W T i tion nn'nr? wkan u DrOclamatmn r "v nugu lllCXC WttS an act of Congress giving the right of suffrage to the colored people. They hW- town of Pittsboro, and fclthotirgh I was almost a boy, they honor me with an invitation to address them. On that occasion I said to them what I say now to you, that the best friend of the colored man in the South is the Southern white man. Those of you who have gone North have expe rienced the truth of that by pain ful experience. Why, up North they will not even allow a color ed mechanic to work .with white mechanics. Down here colored men and white men work togeth er, on the same building for in stance, or in partnership, each knowing his respective place. But up North they do not allow that. I say that I am called to be with you on this occasion, most novel as it is. I do not remem ber another such occasion in this State, at least. It does credit to the men, both white and colored, who started it, and there is no reason why it could not be an annual reunion, and bring them together, and the presence of these old grey heads will be of benefit to the young men of your race. If the rising generation will take you as their examplars, the country is saved, and there is no fear of the future. ? IS in lino fnr . puuiic uuuding. A bill has been passed to this effect. Charles Brown, a young white man, seriously cut Prapl, Ra ano th young white man, at Sa lisbury Thursday night. Out of 77 young men applying ior license to practice in xxr in North Carolina, only 10 failed to pass at the examinations held last week. GRADED SCHOOL OPENING A RECORD BREAKER The First Day of the Opening of the Graded School Shows an At tendance of Four Hundred and Ten, Which Eclipses All Former Openings By Over One Hundred-The Teachers and Their Homes. WHO FREED" YOU I wish to give you a few points in history for you to take home and remember. Every one of you, no doubt, thinks that Presi dent Abraham Lincoln freed you all. Well, now let me give you a few points in history, and then you can decide that for sour selves. When Mr. Lincoln was inaugurated President- of the United States on the 4th of March, 1861; he stated: "It is not my purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in any of the States where it exists. I be lieve th&t I have no lawful right bo to do, and I have no inclina tion to do so." Now those ' wce the . words of Mr. Lwippla when he '. tpod be fore the Holy Presence of Al mighty God, and took the oath would States in "rebellion, excepting certain ones which I will tell you of in a moment. He stated in his proclamation that this issue and this act was done as a war measure for the purpose of sup pressing a "rebellion," and that it was an absolute necessity, which was issued not through any love of you, my colored friends, but in order to impede a surrender. LINCOLN'S PROCLAMATION. And so on the 1st of January, 1863. the proclamation was is sued, and in that Droclamation he did not attempt to free all the slaves of the South. He omitted the slave States of North Caro lina Georgia, Kentucky and Ten nessee, and also expressly ex cepted from it certain counties in the State of Virginia, and cer tain parishes in the State of Lou isiana. Now, if he wanted us people in the South to free the slaves, why in the name of com mon sense and justice did he not say so, and free them all ? They got Congress to propose an amendment to the constitu tion of the United States, known as the thirteenth amendment, prohibiting slavery in the United States. In order for the amend ment to become of the constitu tion it had to be ratified by three fourths of the States, just as any amendment is required to be rat ified. And bless your soul, the ten Southern States that had been fighting them to keep you in slavery, were the ones to vote for that amendment and have it adopted, and six or eight North ern States never did vote for it. SOUTH NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SLAVERY. Again, the Southern States are not responsible for your having been slaves, and I want you to remember that they never brought your ancestors is this country. Mr. Lincoln declared that the people of the South are no more responsible for the in troduction of slavery into this country than are the people of the North, and he told the truth. When the constitution of the United States was adopted and the Union formed, every. State m it had slavery. All those New Englan&kStstes, Massachusetts, and New Yqrk, and Maryland, emanciDated or set free their slaves. Why ? Because it did not nay. So you were brought here not Continued cn page & Portland, Oregon, delivered a 40-pound piece of ice worth 20 cents, saying it weighed 50 pounds and was worth 25 cents, thereby cheating the customer out of 5 cents, and the judge gave him 5 days at the rock pile. Mrs. Julia Heath, President of the Housewives' League, says "the lurid notoriety and maudlin publicity that Evelyn Thaw has managed to get out of her hus band's escape, is not only dis gusting, but a menace to the girlhood, womanhood and mother hood of the United States. As a result of a remark reflect ing upon the daughter of J. T. McElroy of Cobb county, Ga., four men armed with knives en gaged in a deadly duel by moon light at New Hope church re cently. One person was kill ed, two wounded and one was placed in jail. A full blooded African Chief tain, has passed his entrance ex aminations to enter Harvard. His people have no written lan guage and the only way he can communicate with them is through traders on the coast by word of mouth. He has begun the task of reducing his language to writing. A baseball fan went to Mont gomery, Mo., to witness a game and by mistake, got into a hack at the depot filled with pallbear ers going to a funeral. As he had crepe on his hat he was taken by the others as a mourner. It at last dawned upon him where he was and made a dash to get to the ball game, which he did just in time to see his team win. Governor Bleaseof South Caro lina Tuesday wrote a letter to Governor Sulzer of New York stating that South Carolina recog nized him as Governor of New York. He expressed sympathy for Sulzer and . told him to "let the politicians and ringsters howl and squirm and convince the peo pld that you are right" He added, "Trust in God and the 7hlte people and you will always be a winner." A meeting 0f the Sand Hill farmers' Association of North Carolina will be held at Jackson Springs on September 13th, at 11 u ciuctt. in tne morning. Of the $4,000,000 aDDronrmtpH by tne ijovernment for rifle Drae j.: t . - uw, supplies and ammunition and camp purposes, North Caro lina has been allowed $76,000. Miss Ethel Bostick. of Wallas. while visiting in Wilmington. was struck by a trolley car over the line to Wrightsville Beach. Saturday morning and instantly Killed. A negro woman of Raleigh was investigated last week by the serach and seizure law. the result being the finding of 95 half pints of liquor. The woman was sen tenced to a year in the workhouse. Catholics and Hebrews are ans, Bs&tists, Y. MlC. A.f Y. W. C. A and the Young Peo ple's Student Movement have headquarters there now. A novel suit has been filed by W. F. Castleberry, of Wake coun ty, against the Seaboard Air Line Railway Company. Mr. Castle berry is asking $10,000 damages because the tracks of the compa ny have made stagnant water, causing mosquitoes to breed, giv ing his family malaria, causing large doctors' bills and damaging the value of the farmer's prop erty because of bad health on the farm. More Style. Can you beat this ? A. negro dressed like a preacher, with a high hat, swallow-tail coat, stand ing collar, red necktie, white shoes and erabobs, came in Sun day night on the A. C. L. Marl boro Times. Professor Barron Caldwell and his corps of teachers entered up on the first dav'a work of the Launnburg Graded Schools. Mon day. Four hundred and ten students attended the first day. This at imaui;e mr me nrst day is a record-breaker, being more than one hundred greater than ever known since the establishment of the school. Of this number, 375 were at the up-town school and 35 at the East Laurinburg school. Just What effect the Statu r.om w VVlli pulsory education law had, or whether it accounts for the great er attendance is not known, but whatever the reason, it is highly grauiying to know that there is this additional interest in the ed ucation of the youths of Scotland county. The faculty is composed ot efficient and highly comneten teachers and great results are an ticipated by both the school and its patrons. The faculty is as follows : In the up-town school. first grade, Miss Roberta Coble. of Laurinburg; second Grade. Miss Emma Washington Gill, of laurinburg; third grade. Miss May Hampton, of Greensboro; fourth grade, Miss Margaret Klugh, of Abbeville, S. C; fifth grade, Miss Elizabeth Martin, of Salem, Va.; sixth grade. Miss Wosaa Crashed fey EleYatur h Dsrbn. Durham. N r. on Mra. Betsy Ann Keith was crush ed to death in the Durham Loan and Trust Building today by a descending elevator in the pres ence of her daughter. Miss Meta Jeith, and others. Mrs. Keith had accompanied lu aghter t0 the fourh floor of the Trust Building to Dr. Joe uraham s office where the young lady was undercoino- and on the way down the eleva tor stopped at the third floor to take on a nasspn troy m. xkt x Kuker. J ust as the' car started downward Mrs. Keith to Sten off. nrnhnhlv tKir,H , J """"S axic , cnea me 2rund floor. The elevator boy, Cheatham btone, caught hold of the lady and tried to pull her back witn one hand while he attempted to stop the car with the other. The lady a weight, however, was too much for the boy, and her head was caught between the floor of the building and the descending elevator. Out o! Place. A Tomahawk subscriber writes that he was much frightened last Sunday morning, while strolling through his swamp land, by a large wild cat. The rascal ought to have been at Sunday school. Bladen Journal. Mr. Roger Ssufcrd Accepts Pcsitica in Chrlotte. Mr. Roger Sanford, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. San ford, left Saturday for Charlotte, where he goes to accept a posi tion in Blake's drug store. Mr. Sanford has had several years' drug experience here with Dr. Everington, at Everington's drug store, and is well fitted for his new position. Miss Jessie Wilson, daughter of President Wilson, while out riding horseback with her fiancee last week, was thrown off and painfully injured. .. A picnic party traveling in a wagon was struck by an Inter crban train one mile West of Mount Holly, Tuesday. Miss Emma Sanford and llr. Ike Bry mer were killed and four others injured. 'ndall, n 1 i : -mr of Sumter, S. C man; Miss Mar(y Boyce, of Due West, S. C, Mathematics; Miss Florinne Carothcrs, of Rock Hill, S. C, English and Science; Pro fessor Barron Caldwell, History and Science. The East Laurinburg School is under the charge of Miss Lena Baxley, of Gibson. Three gold medals have been offered and will be given to the students making highest grades in spelling, mathematics and the highest average made in all studies and deportment. SJThe i : i: 4.u: new teacners are making meu homes at the following Laurin burg homes : Miss Baxley in East Laurinburg; Misses Hampton, Martin and Fountain with Rev. H. A. Humble ; Misses Klugh and Bovce with Mr. T. B. Rus sell; Miss Carothers with Rev. J. H. Dixon, and Miss Randall with Mr. J. W. Mason. Miss Rosa Caldwell, of Due West, S. C, sister of Prof. Bar ron Caldwell, and Miss Katie Mc Lean have charge of the music department. GENERAL NEWS. In Anderson, S. C, three mem bers of the same family, mother and children, have died of pella gra since June 10th. J. B. Harter, chief of police at Allendale, S. C, was shot to death at Lena,1 S. C Sunday, by A. L. Walker. No one saw the tragedy, , arid is Walker will not talk, the killing is shrouded in mystery. . John Swanson, a boatman, wounded in the heel by a stinga rv which is very poisonous, slashed his heel to let oat the rtmson and swam a mile and a half to a surgeon. Because she would not kiss him good-bye before he committed suicide, Thos. Jeene, or rmia delnhia, snot and seriously wounded his wife. He then held policemen at bay while he took poison. A SICKENING TRAGEDY. The head was mashed into a pulp, the neck broken and brains and blood scattered ove th. floor and elevator. The daughter, Miss Meta. who witnessed W mother's hideous death, was prostrated by the sickeninc tacle, and had to be carrier! to doctor's office for attention Graham was summoned as soon as the accident occurred hnt Mrs. Keith .waa-alredvd- tirteh,futed the death to acci- Hpnf 0,t no one was blamed. Tu i Vnr hrv woa nnt fnnnd at fautf i Mrs. Keith was the wife of Mr. Jerry Keith, a prom inent .farmer of Wake county, and was about 60 years old. The remains were turned over to an undertaker and were later sent to her home near Credmoor. Ben High, c! Wadesbsro, Bftand Over ta Ccurt fcr Robbing Lady. Wadesboro M. & I. Yesterday afternoon Ben High had a preliminary hearing before Justice J. A. Little, on the charge of robbing Miss Sallie Hutchin son, and by agreement of coun sel for defense and prosecution was bound over to criminal court under $400 bond. As yet he has been unable to give this and is now in jail. Miss Hutchinson went on the stand and told the same story in essentials that the M. & I. has already published. She was look ing for some one to carry her suit case to the station, and Ben Hicrh offered to do it, and earned her to the place where the rob bery took Diace. He made im proper prcposals to her, and when she refused him he cnokeo ana beat her into insensibility. She thought she was unconscious for at least half an hour, and when she recovered consciousness it took her ten minutes to collect her thoughts. She then found her hand-bag had been rifled and her money was gone. Her shoes had been removed and part of clothing was torn almost off her. She came to Dr. Ashe's office as quickly as possible and gave the alarm. ; The defense did not offer any testimony, and after several wit- nesses had corroborated miss Hutchinson's story as to going off with High, and others had told of an examination of the ground, which showed evidently of a scuffle. The opposing law yers conferred with the above mentioned result. The prosecution has not said whether any charge other than that of robbery will be pushed, but it is thought High will be made to answer to the charge of attempted criminal aisault. . In a bitter debate and a vote, Glynn was recoignizsd as Govern or of New York Thursday. The vote was 48 for, 29'agairist ... r vH ?4 (I 1 Jif-'W, -
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