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i ! A i : IlifflliiiiiSi ; I I to vV A REPUBLICAN; NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING Or V 1 ;V ; VOL. I. A ...v BURLINGTON. N, C. APRILr 7, 1909. NO. 47, : . par WASHINGTON LETTER. From our Kejriilar Correspondent. ; " Washington, D. C. April 3. Ill BOW Seems puuaujc ium iAMV- jlu.hu bill will reach, the -.President "for his signature by June tT5th, in-fact, manv ot the leaaers in vongress are . i . -11 i V- v , predicting that it will becotne a law by Julie ltsu. vuiccuwa juts uem daily between the .President,- the Speaker and the - members of the Ways and Means Committee, , as well as leading Senators, and all agree that the business interests of the country demand that the bill shall become a law at the very earliest possible date, and yet at the same time all realize that a law of such treoaenduous importance should not be rushed through too hastily, h It is now thought that the House "will have passed the bill by April: 15th, and that the Senate will re port its bill within two or three' days afterwards. In spite of the fact that two or three hundred amendments - have been suggested by members of the House, it is quite likely that the billi will be passed substantially in its present shape, although several amendments will be made by the Committee on Ways and Means to correct oertain errors and to conform to the wishes of the jaajottky. There is one thing eonoerning the new law that the country must pre pare foL, -and that is that it will not be satisfactory to every one, in fact, it would uot be surprising if it was satisfactory to no one. It must be the result of a compromise between not only the Senate and House, but between .individual members, and the task that will confront the Con ference Committee is by no means an easy one. But in general, it may be said -that the bill has met with approvals throughout, the couHtry Ot course, each section, or each tate or each individual may think ,hat they might have., been better ken care of, but all realize that a ani law must be framed with a lew to Revenue in the first place, id to carrying out ihe Republican I whey ot protection, as far vas the udgment and wisdom of its frmeis cao bring about that result. U hat other legislation , will be en cted ai this extra session has noi et been determined. The Census bill which President Roosevelt ve- oed, and which has passed the House with provisions conforming to Mr. Roosevelt's ideas will un doubtedly pass the Senate and b: - me a Jaw. There is also a most etermined agitation in the Wash- ugton papers for legislation at this sion looking to later date for In- uguration, but there is some doubt s to whether the maUer will be tak- up before the next session. There ms to be a determination on ev- hand that nothing whatever will done to delay by a single hour lie passage of the Tariff bill, for very one switik to realize fullv that ere can be no revival of business ntil the bill has been signed and provisions known to all. President Taft is making appoint- ents slowly and with the deterrai- ation evidently that there will be mistake made, but that the best ten shall be chosen for every place ithout regard to political influence f political standing. Mr. Taft en ys the confidence and kindest re- us with both Houses of Uon- f ess, and has eone so far as to bring Jgether leaders of both, parties and actions at a White House din er. The President has made it clear u ne does nut ith the work of Congress, though "' JU",CIJ" way he proposes to u,dI arnioov shall exist to the tttest extent possible. nt likely that there will be 7 further --vv an MHO BCOSIUU Ul ngress to change the Rules of the 0Use, and it is ha AcWo f f peaker and loo,i uu at situation shall lv fullv .,- pood by thdr constituents be- the COllVPninff Ln na'C-f- eo Thp Krvof ' r Au Nation j i t I i asal i uary6th- This speech ready had an , immense circu-f latiofl,' and any one who is interest ed in the discussion about the House Rules should send to Representa tive Olmsted for a copy and read it carefully. Whatever change may be. desira ble it is not likely that the appoint ment of. the Committees will be tak en out of the hands of the Speaker, as it is claimed that there is no low er legislative ? body in ! he country wfeere the' presiding -ofBcer does not appoint its Committees, and to take the appointments away from thej Speaker would be revolutionary, in the extreme and a detriment rather than a help to th : work of tlie; House.- In this regard the Demo crats showed plainly their inconsis tency and insincerity when in caa- eus they passed a resolution that none of the Speakers, minority ap pointments should le accepted un- loss they were approved by the mi nority leader, Champ Clark. Tons while protesting against a one-man power over the fall House, yet they adopted a one-man power as regards their own party, but even on this proposition the Democrats are split into - two tactions. In fact, the Democratic party is today further -from being harmoniqus than ever, and its leaders in Cohgres0, as well as out of Congress are so far apart as to make it seem impossible that the party can ever unite again on anv economic or (fiscal policy, all of which tends to the belief that the Republican patty will retain dts hold not only iu ihe White House, but in both Houses of Congress for many years to eorae, a result whicfc it is believed would be to the be& interest of the entire country. Them Halt, Them Hats. Charlotte Peopled Paper. The designer, or architect of tiJ ladies' hats this season should, if the hate are used as they can be,' receive! a royalty on every one soldi as longi as the style continues - stylish. First style we call the ' rip. Be sides a head covering it's the cor rect ize and shape for cap ping wheat shocks, or it cin be used for a calf shed. The hat is about the size, of a 1200 pound sea turtle's ' t ' 11 T . ll A l neii. J.I two laaies enter tne same street ear theyj will be required to take seats in front of the car, as otherwise there will not be room to pass them. The second style we notice is the waste basket style, they fit any head coming down the shoulders; can be pulled over the head as you would a meal sack; trim them to' suit your respective tastes. When not on the head these can be used for carrying fruit from the orchard, eggs from the barn, corn to the hogs, chips, cotton seed out to the field, also is fine and useful at tater digging, time to load the wagon, is nice to set in the corner to keep the shovel, poker, and tongs in. Every female in the country should, have one of these ; in the city they can be used for market baskets, coal scuttles, kennels for poodle dogs, waste bask ets and the like. The third style, for want of an official name, we call the bake pan. Outside of their utility as head gear they are the correct shape for ladies', work baskets ; for . setting hens and geese they are dandies as they hold 15 to 18 eggs, with plenty of sea room left for the hen or goose, are nice too for baking the Xmas cake. A fellow who lives up the Sates ville road that has never read about Ananias says his best girl bought a roll ot crepe paper and some brass headed tacks, then took a chopping bowl, turned it upside down and tacking the paper around it put it on her head and 'said she was ready for Easter, : If you have any doubt about the truth of what we have said call and see the hats. The fact that Mr. Roosevelt is carrying a full supply of razors to Africa, does not, necessarily mean, that he expects to. meet any of those Brownville; soldiers. lnT the jungles." . Most anybody can retail butter, eggs and vegetables, but we have never met a man smart enough to retail a dog.A .!' HOW THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THE BUSINESS MAN. : It is impossible to fully enumer ate the good that the Chamber of Commerce cau do a business man, because the nature and extent ot the good depends upon the changing problems to-be iwetj but here are some benefits available; Membership in the Chamber of Commerce briugs a business man in touch with and makes him a part of an organized effo:t for the up holding of the -community, and this connection begets .and encourages a spirit of optimism which the busi ness man takes with hiiri into his own business, putting new life into it and inspiring his assistants with cheerful activity and, consequent!; , reaping more-harmonious and profit able results. The hope of success is an essential ..preliminary to achiev ing success, And this hope is acquir ed or strengthened, as the need may be, by -contract with the cheer ful spirit wiwch makes the work of a live and .aspiring Chamber of Commerce. The combined endeavors of the Chamber produce progress in the city stimulating growth in all desirable -business lines increasing the members f self-supporting citiz ens and thus adding to the consum ing and buying capicity of the population, and in every practicable way contributing continually to im prove conditions and from this unity of purpose and action good to the business nan is bound accrue. Not' only is it the province of the Chamber to do good, but also to prevent, if possible any threatened! .arm business interests of the city. Iu this phase of the work, as in that of creating .good, the in dividual business man has the bene fit of the co-operation - of many business men, and there is scriptural authority for the assertion: "Iu the multitude of counsellors there is safety." - Thus it may be soon that from a financial view point, a business man may make and save dollars and also prevent the loss of dollars by mem bership in the Chamber of Com merce. Therefore, the compara tively small sum paid as dus to the Chamber should not be reckon ed as useless expense, nor as merely a contribution to the public welfare, hut as a business asset yielding a a very satisfactory percentage of profit. Then too, membership in the Chamber brings compensation from the pleasing reflection that one has been instrumental in bringing about better conditions for the citizens generally of the community iu which he lives. ' The question to be considered by the business men is not: "Can the Chamber of Commerce do me any good?" but, rather, "Can I afford to mi the good which the Chamber of Commerce brings to all its mem bers.?" Industrial News Sold. Greensboro, April 5, An ad journed hearing in the bankruptcy matter ot The Industrial News was had before Mr. Gr. S. Ferguson, Jr., referee in bankruptcy, this afternoon when an order was made confirming a sale of the property to Mr E. C. Duncan, of Raleigh, for $ 8,000, Jhe amount of the mortgage on the property, the acrued interest on the same from December 26, 1908, to be added. Mr. Duncan, who is one of the receivers of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, is away on an inspec tion tour and was unable to come to Greensboro, but -made the offer to the trustee through Mr. Charles D. Benbow. Mr. Duncan's purpose in buying the property is' understood to be to continue the publication in Greens boro of a Republican state daily pa per. It is not knovtfn who will be editor 'of the paper, but it is rumor ed that Z. P. Smith, of Raleigh will, be general manager, of the business. An advertisement in The," Dis p'atctrwiH bring- remits? try it;: f. . vSjf' w "Vi! v ti s- -v..- "' f ' THE CITY FATHERS MEET IN REGULAR The? board of alderman met; iii the mayory hall Monday night and transacted the following busiuess:. V 'Minutes of the last regular , luad several called meetings read and approved. Resolutions in regard to tne lastbond issue of. $20,000, which the legislature authorized, but which-the people were not al lowed to vote upon, was . read and approved. A committee was appointed to visit the residence of G. M. Brooks and 'ascertain what part of his resi dence and property is within the corporate limits of city and what part is outside, and to relieve him of the right proportion of his tax. The Mayor announced that the terms .of three of the graded school trustees had expired, and the fol lowing gentlemen were elected : B. RTSellars, O. P. Shelton and Col. Eugene Holt. It was also decided that under the amended charter the time had arrived to appoint an Electric light, Water and Sewerage Commission, and the following gentlemen were appointed: J. L. ikwtt for one year, R. M. Morrow two years and Eugene Holt three years, and the new csmmission will take charge as soon as the old com mission is ready to turn oyer, and a complete inventory made. Then the mayor announced that they would be glad to hear from any eitizen who wished to bring any thing before the board. Mr. J. li. Pritchett in behalf of the Standard Oil Company, asked to be allowed to erect a new tank-alongside of the one already erected. After some wrangling a committee wasappoint- I A . rT T XT' CT 1 1 the board to act upon his request that be be given one hundred dol lars damages for money spent .upon hk J umber yard in moving lumber, etc., preparatory to opening up ' a street for his special benefit. Mr. Hay stated that the matter had been pending for nearly three years and that he had attended nearly every meeting of the' board during this time, and that numerous commit tees t had been appoiuted to settle this matter, but the mayor, after trying for several miuutes to find some one who was willing to admit that they had ever served upon this committee, gave it up as a bad jod and the subiect was abandoned. And then came the fun upon turtner invitation trom tne mayor to any citizen to bring anything be fore the board. The Hon. Gilbert A. Sharpe, an industrious hard wording citizen and tax-payer, arose to address a few remarks per tinent, or, otherwise this honor, the mayor and board of alderman. Mr, Sharpe wanted to review past his- tojy relating to city affairs, and be low is his speech in full; that is, all that he was allowed to say. His speech was so embarrassing .to the past and present city administration that he was interupted by Mayor Barrett and was told by Aldermen Freeland that he would be -furnish ed with a complete list of all ex- penditures the first Thursday night in Mav when the new administra tion comes in and takes charge. Gill says that will be too late to answer his purpose, and that'if they fool with him he will run for May or himself and that if he runs that he will be elected. Gill says that is why they would not let him make his speech. Speech of Hon. Gilbert A. Sharpe. Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen. I have been listening to' hear you say what goes with al1 the- money, but you talk so low that we can't hear, so I will talk loud so all can hear. L come tip here to find out where all the money goes, but you don't seem to tell us. Now,J understand that when you all went in the taxes amounted to $16,000 and now they amount to $26,000. That is cor rect, aint it. (No answer.) Now, we can't - understand what you, do with the? money. When Squire Moore was streetiicommlss-j ioner he made .sidewalks and street crossings? dug down : high 'places SESSION C0H0NISOIVEN THIRTY YEARS. (;or the Murder of Dr E. W. Smith, '' of. Richmond, , Wake County Jury, After an All-Night Session, Finds the' Three Defendants Gnilty as Charged. , Raleigh, April 4. After being out'all night the jury in the trial of three men for the murder of Dr. E. W" Smith, of Richmond, 'Va., this morning brught in a verdict of mur der in the second degree against Earl Gotten, Tim Holderfield and E. A. Hopkins, otherwise known as "Red" Hopkins, young white men. With regard to ! Hopkins the jury recommended mercy. Judge Lyon, of the -Superior Court, sentenced Cotten to 30 years in the penitentiary, the full limit, holding him as the leading spirit in the murder. Holderfield, because he was in the employ of. Cotten at his cafe, and because of testimony that he was of good character, was sentenced to only 10 years in the penitentiary. "Red" Hopkins was sentenced to 2 years. Cotten and Holderfield moved for a new trial, and "then for modifica tion of sentence. Both were refus ed and they appealed. Both men. as they were taken back to jail from the court room after being sentenced remarked that they had expected acquitual. Public opinion seems to be that the sentences are. by no means excessive. Yes, Ungh-Huh. Times Mercury. One thing at a time. As soon as Raleigh government is cleaned up the News and Observer will; have more general matter. . Bu t "begin ning at Jerusalem" is the command News and Observer. Yes, ungh-bnh. We have been telling you there was something dead up the branch, brother. But you have beeu so busy looking after and telling Mr. Taft how to run the government at Washington until your own little government got so rotton, you had to break the Sabbath all to pieces cussing it out. Yes, the "command" is "begin at Jerusalem" but you began at Wash ington. And since we come to think of it, it was at Jerusalem, Ananias be gan lying, too. And he never fin ished his job, so as to get out to do any "general" lying, either. Hast thou been so long time in Jerusalem and didn t know its government was rotten, Phillip? You are a far- seeing fellow; you can see things better at a distance than right at you right in the Holy City, where the guardian angel, flops his tale. If w hat you said in your Sunday paper be true, it will about take all your time to keep Jerusalem straight. We have been telling you to "do one thing at a time," to "hegin in Jerusalem" (Raleigh") but you wouldn't believe. It does not mat ter whether you begin in Jerusalem or Jericho, you must have faith. Since you are going to begin at Jer usalem, do like the the other Peter did: "Tell them devils to "reient and be baptized for the remission of sins. FOR SALE Seed sweet pota toes, Hamons, vineless and Japan ese. J. A, Ireland. and filled -up low ones, but since you people hare been in you have done nothing and what we had be fore has washed away." This last thrust was more than the mayor and. alderman could di gest easily, so Mayor Barrett, sup planted by Alderman Freeland, proceeded to squelch Gill, and he was not allowed to proceed further. Gill says he had not got started good, and that he had ' bomb after bomb to explode' had he been per mitted to do so. Also how,; sad that such statesmenship should be nip ped in the bud so early of .all sad words of tongue and pen. The sad dest of all is what might have been PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY , COMMISSIONERS MEETING. Graham; 'April 5th, 1 90& The -. board of County Commissioners ot ' Alamance county, met in the court house on the above ; date -at ten o'clock a.v m. with the , following ' members present: E. Long, chair- man, A. N. Roberson, W. A. Mur-," .. ray and B. R." Sellers. The follow ing" business was transacted : B r ' Ordered. That L. N. Williams be relieved of one poll tax. in Boon Station township, same erroneously -listed - . . . . .. ,; '.. - Ordered: That Chas. Ai Horne . be relieved of poll tax in Burling- , ton township on account of infirmi- ties. . :- " Ordered: That J. W. Summers be relieved of poll tax in Boon Station township, same erroneously 'listed. Ordered: That G. I. Beale be re lieved of poll tax in Patterson town- ; -ship, same erroneously listed. . ' .' Ordered: That Frok Straugham be relieved of poll tax, same erron eously' listed. . - Ordered: That Mrs. Ora E. Wrightsell be relieved of tax en $200.00, jsame erroneously listed. Ordered: That Peter James be relieved of 6 5c Graded school tax in Elon Graded school, same being ' on property not in district. Ordered: That Kerney Rogers be relieved of one poll tax in New lin township, same being erroneous ly listed. ' Ordered: That L. A. Gattis be al- lowed to, make change h) public road near his house. Ordered: That $850.00 of the -county sinking funds of the $50, 000 bond issue of 1903, be loaned to J. C. McPhersou . and wife, through the Alamance Insurance and Real ,: Estate , Co., secured by first mortgage. Ordered: That W. N. Thompson be instructed to go and inspect the upper Stony Creek bridge and have same repaired. Ordered: That Jesse Thompson be authorized to furnish Henry Andrews in provisions to the amount of $2.00 per month for two months.' Whereas this board ordered a special election to be held in certain territory in Boon Station on April 3rd, 1909 to vote upon the ques tion of levmg a special tax in said territory for school purposes and whereas the returns from said elec tion show that there were 46 regis tered voters and that 26 votes were cast for special tax and 13 votes were- cast against special tax, there fore it is ordered that it be, and is hereby declared carried in favor of special tax. Ordered: That L. B. Gross be re lieved of one poll.tax in S. Burling- , ton township, same being erroneous ly listed. A petition being . presented to this board asking for a road leading from the Gunn creek bridge to . Burlington via Burlington Coffin Co. It is ordered that said petition . be filed and heard at next meeting of this board and the superintend ent of roads be instructed to inves tigate the same and report to this board at its next meeting. Ordered: That the report of J. H. Tarpley Supt. of - the home of the Aged and Inhrm be received and filed. "; - Ordered: That the report of H. M. Montgomery, Snpt. of Health, be received and filed; Ordered: That Carolina Engineer ing Co. be given contract to build steel bridge at the Sallie Jsley ford, across Alamance creek at a price of ' . $1408.00, the neighbors to furnish the material for j the! approach and ; the Carolina Engineering Co. to da all the work making theTridge com-; plete ready for travel for said price and to be built according to blue ' prints furnished this board. Ordered: That B. R. Sellars, W.1 Ni Thompson and Thos, Hoffman be appointed a committee '2- to super- . ( intend the construction of the said bridge and to examine and receive same when same 'i is completed ac cording to contract. ; -Ordered: That W;. N Thompson. . have a room built to overseers house - ? Continued on page eight.- 4;1 .V . 1. . - . .v ;
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