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VOL. II. BURLINGTON. N. C, JU-Y 21, 1909 NO. 10 WASHINGTON t LETTER; From our Regular Correspondent. 1 Washington D. C. July 17th. In all likelihood a newi tariff daw will be upon statute books within a few days, and this newlaw, which will probably afterward become known as the.tarift of 1909, will be a full redemption of alURepublicaa pledges notonly made in the platform but by candidates during the. cam paign of last year. ' uEven if the so called Aldrich bill as amended by the Senate were to be adopted with out any changes the new law would show substantial reduction over the present tariff, but the bill as it will finally become ajaw will undoubte dly be a compromise between the j House bill and the Senate bill, and will show a very substantial reduc tion over the substantial reduotion over the Dingley law, not only in the number of decreases in rate, but in the average rate per cent of duties collected. At the same time it must be understood that the object of m tariff law is first to raise revenue and that it is an intended to obtain, if possible, an increase of revenue through the new law. This will be gained by increase of duty upon lux uries and perhaps through increase of importations because of lower du ties upon other articles. The claim has been made by cer tain leaders in Congress as well as many Republican papers, that there has been no tariff rev;sion down ward. Such a statement is untrue, because even were the Senate amen dments adopted the bill would still show a material reduction over the present law. There have, been de creases made in somewhat over four hundred articles while increases have been made in only about one hundred articles, and these latter largely luxries. A reduction has made upon nearly every article on the iron and steel schedule, and many ef the Senate amendments were made between the - House re". duction and the present Dingley ra- tes tor instance, the Mouse cut the $2 duty on lumber to $1, while the Senate put it to $1,5.0; the House cut the $6 duty on paper to $2, while the Senate put it to $4, and so on through a large part of the schedules. Even upon hosiery and other articles npon which the duty was increased by the House, the Senate restored the present Din gley rates. But because of the fact that the Senate increased the rates over the House duties there has been crys that the revision has been upward and already higher prices are talked of because of this increase. Such higher priced are not only not justifiable, but an absolute imposition upon the public, just as they were in 1890 after the McKinley law was passed. For instance, we are told that boots and shoes are going tq be higher in price, and yet there has ben inerease on duty on hides, even if the Senate rate is adopted! We are told that there is- to be an im mense increase in the price of cloth ing, and yet there has been no in crease in t le duty on woolens and cotton goods, only a change from ad valorem to specific rates. We are told that there is to be an increase in building material, and yet there is an absolute decrease of duty on lumber and structural steel. The public should fully under stand this point at one and . not be imposed upon by dealers who will raise their prices, laying it all to an increase ot tariff duties. , There has been an increase of tariff duties. There has been an increese on' cham page and diamonds and other luxunes, but these should not effect the general comsumraer. lhe Republican party has redeem 1 its pledge for a revision of the (atift as its platform said it would, lD(i it has revised it downward as fny of the leaders promised dur lng the campaign. It was not in tended by one that the tarriff should revised downward to such an ex tent as to lose its protective features. v e are more than ever a nation of rotectionists. and the debate dnr- the last few months has shown iat there are not only Northern P'Wioan nmtectionists. hut Sont- 'ern noeratic protectionists as well. . The tariff question should be closed in the near future for years to come and we should enter upon a reign of progress such that our past records will not equal. .During the coference Mr. Tafc has been in daily consulation with the conferees, and there seems to be no question that he will paomptly sign the bill when it reaches him, The joint ' resolution submitting an amendment of the Constitution pro viding for an income tax will now go to'the'States for ratification, and must be adopted by the legislatures of threefourths of the States to -be-come effective. It is to early to predict the outcome, but it looks as if the proposition mighty not be suc cessful, and should this prove to be the case the question of an income tax in this county will probably be dead for many years to come. Should the revenue from the new tariff law be sufficient there would of course be vno need of an income tax, but the contention has been made that such a tax should be made constitut tional to provide for an emergency Income in case of war or other criti cal times. The corporation tax,- if finally put at 1 P81" cent, will pro vide a good many millions, and with the increased duties upon to bacco V - and prosperous conditonl throughout the country, it is believ ed sufficient revenue will be had from the bill without resorting to any other direct taxation. However satisfactory or unsatis factory the new law may be to the public at large, it will not be deni ed that in its framing and passage there was exhaustive inquiry and the most complete discussion that has taken place in connection with any tariff legislation in our history. It is the production of the best wis dom and judgement of the majority of the Republican party in both Houses, and it should be accepted by all, and wliat changes have been made should at once be adapted to every business. The strongest feature of the nei law will be its administrative provi sion, and it is believed that the un der valuations that have been going on for so many years, depriving the Treasury of millions upon millions of eveuue will be largely corrected by the new law. This is not only as it should be, but carries with it a large measure of protection in itself. While foreign nations may not get particular satisfaction out of our new tariff schedules still they should not find any fault, and should con cede that it is our privilege and duty to legislate for our own people and not for competitors. 'JElon COllege No 1. L. M. Clymer, of Greensboro, visited his mother Mrs. Peuie Cly mer who has been right sick for several days. G. A. Kernodle, has been right sick for several days and at this writing is little or no better but hope he will be out in a few days. Mr. Jacob Patton, and sister Miss Cenie, celebrated their 19th, birthday the 10th, quite a lot of the young people of route 1, were pre sent to enjoy the nice refreshments served the Gibson ville Cornett band made music for the occasion all re port a pleasant time. Misses. Blanch and Annie Sum mers, Daud aud Irene Tickle, went to Lake View fishing last Thursday and report a nice time, ask Miss Irene, how many fish she caught. Messrs. J. A Davidson, Fred M. Speagele, Edgar Z. Spence, Masters Miller Davidson, Claud Harr and little Miss Dorthy Davidson were welcome vistors at Mr. D. J. Tick les Sunday evening. Rev. F. M. Harr, of Gibsonville, visited at Mr. Henry, Beuldwins, Sunday Some of our patrons have had ripe water mellons of his years crop good thing that No. 8, from Burling ton is not up this way. Rev 6. A. Keller pastor of the Baptist church at Kernersville, was in the city a short time Saturday afternoon en route to Caris Chapel, in Caswell county, when he is con ducting a meeting this week. Mr. Keller dropped in to see. us while- here. OUR GREENSBORO LETTER. - - ' ' U i' Special to the Dispatch. The Board of Aldermen of the city is wrestling 'with the knotty problem of levying a license tax on the various businesses of they city and making up the budget for the ensuing twelve months. The weather in the city has been cool and dry for tbe past week. There has been a drouth in the way of base ball for the same period much to the detriment of the street car line which leads from thg city to Cone park, where the games'are us ually.pulled off. , 4 Dr, J. W. .Long was called to Durham Friday to perform ja deli cate surgical operation. Monday he attended a meeting of the Medical Association of Alamance county at Graham and delivered an address. St. Leo's Hospital continues to be well patronized by . the citizens of Alamance. Mrt J. W. Beckham of Burlington is the latest amval from Alamance county for treatment of fractured shoulder. Mr Beckham has been a patient at a Hospital at tbe National Capitol'bn two occa sions and thinks St Leo's the bet ter of the two. 3 Perhaps the most interesting pa tient at St Leo at present is Henry Wrepe of Wrenen Prussia. He is a cultured gentleman of much trav el He has visited the Holy land Egypt and many other foreign coun tries and speaks many different lan guages fluently. He is suffering from catarrh of tbe stomach, of the many hospitals he has visited in his travels he is of the opinion that St Leo's is the best Mr. Chas. Everhart, of Randle- man, is in the city for treatment of his eyes by Dr. Reavis the eye and ear specialist Miss Flora Mathews a -bright young lady of Yadkin couniy has entered St Leo's .Hospital to take the three years course of training as a professional nurse. Miss Ada King, member of one of the senior classes at St Leo's Hospital, is spending her vacation at her old home at Nashville, Tenn. Dr. W. H. Braddy a rising young physician of Washington, N. C has accepted the position of resident physician at St Leo s Hospital and is now at his post in that institution. Dr. E. E. Kernodle, of Altama haw, who is studying for the medi cal profession is substituting for Mr. Christopher Kelley, day orderly at St Leo's Hospital during Mr. Kel- leys visit to his former home at Bos ton Mass. This article was written for last weeks issue, but it was not received until after the paper was printed. All matter for publication should reach us not later-than Tuesday. Ed Haw River Items. Mr. P. M. Sykes of Orange coun ty passed through Haw River Mou (Jay on his way to Graham. He" is a progressive citizen. Roy Cates of Burlington, who has been on avisit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Cates stopped over at Haw River while on his way home, he reports all well. Haw River is yet on the move the mills are making full time and plenty of help. Health fairly good. The flour mill is all O K. toid our esteemed friend C. P. Albright is buying all the wheat and paying the highest market cash price, tor all he can get, and sells the products of the mill up-to-date. Miss Nettie McClure one of our esteemed young' ladies attended the Sundav School convention at New m Lebanen, Rockingham County, -Jthe past week and for got to come home. Good attraction and we suspect she will bring some ones heart home with her. There was quite a feast of water melons one evening last week serv ed at Gapt. S. A. Vests. The Capt. and Mrs. Vest know just what it takes to please young people. The death angle came to the home of Mr. Thomas of near Trolinwood last week and 'took their darling Labe aud carried it to the glory lafld weep not found parents you can go to it. . . .. I Rev.lW. 8. Oldh am adminisforosl the .ordaiance of baptism here Sun day evening ; to MissaLela Keck. preaching both morning, and night at the'&pistchWch. - Master Jack -Faulkner of York ville S. iD. is visiting his father Mr. W. E. Faulkner "the operator here. Jack seepas O. K. - Severl of our people will take in the opportunity of going to Ashe ville. . Ttwentysome will go to Rich mond, Afa. J ' " ' One of"4)ur youner sports has made a few pignmages to . Greensboro of I a i jr.. .1 i late, mere must oe some good attra ction. Ask Murphy Marry about it V. J.lUrutchfield has beeun to remodel lis house, he will finish it in up.toflate style. Haw River will show you something: before the leaves fa NORTH CAROLINIAN COMES . TOlORlEF IN THE WEST This news item was clipped from the Sapujpa (Okla) Light. Mr. G reason is well known to a number of our readers, and this item will be of interest to them. J. F. Greason, an eastern newspa per man rjecently located in Sapulp?, by no fault of his own, got into a little , mix lap late last evening, which resulted, contrary to the usual order of things rather disastrously for the pencil pusher. It appears that Mr. Greason, everybody celebrating, more less, and ' himself, nothing special on hands, was walking in sort of solemn meditation in the valley west of Stand Pipe hill. At the same time it appears, five young men, names unknown, were on top the hill, well supplied with skyrockets and weie a firing, them off in the direction of the newspaperman . ' Although the distance was near- about a half mile between the gun ner and their target, one of the skyrockets, an unusually large one, succeeded in carrying a destructive bnnch of fire right under the news paperman's nose, where the blasted charge bursted, slashing Mr. Grea son's face considerably. He hasten ed to Dr. Garland's office fo re pairs. The physician found it nec cessary to do considerable stichiug in order to close the gaping wound 1 of the lacerated face. Mr. Gerason when seen this morning lacked a good deal of be ing in a happy frame of mind over the matter and probably now has private detectives on the trial of the young men who handled the fa tal skyrocket. If they are found and show the proper kind of spirit he may let ? them off with the paying of his doc- i tor bill; otherwise, he indicates, the law will be put to them good and hard. 1. F. D. NO. 8. G. W. Baker and family attend ed church at Carrs chapel in Case well county Sunday. Miss Veta Vaughn of Cedar Grove is visiting Mrs. J. Ed. Mur phy. Master Charles Murphy is visit ing relatives in Oranee County. Miss Esther Rippy is visiting her sister Mrs. Bettie Ross. Mrs. W. S. Sutton of Cooleeme' who has been visiting on No. 8 left for home last Thursday. f We stopped at John Coutrells wheat threshing last Friday. We did not get any honey tho. They had plenty of eyerythinfg else to eat Early .Lowe was there and he was behaving a whole lot better than he did at Geo Danily's threshing. Not much news on No. 8, this time so good bye. Mr. Thaggard West of Greens boro is visiting at C. D. Martin. Notice. On account of work being done at the Presbyterian church preaching services will be suspended until the 3rd. Sabbath in August There will be no Sabbath School Sunday. Further announcements will be made in next weeks issue. ; DONALMCIVER. THE EPISCOPALIANS TO BUILD NE' CttilRCH. At the close of the sermon on last Sunday morning in St Athanasius Episcopal church the, following an nouncement was made by the Rec tor Rev. Edward L. Ogiby. : I take great pleasure in announc ing the fact hat a location for . the new Church building hasbeen secur ed. The lot fronting oh Davis street knownas the White property has been purchased and. work has' been begun, that will continue until the new church is completed. This is an ideal location, being in the cen tral part of the town on high ground, fronting on a wide street, the main thoroughfare East and West and connecting in the rear with our Res ent large and valuable grounds; I heartily congratulate our con gregation on the splendid prospects before them. The fact that this fine lot has been secured and work act ually begun should arouse every member of this Parish to take active part in furthering this much needed and longed for work. Full opportunity will be given to each and every individual member to share in""the work as if progresses towards completion. Only show your willingness by consulting with the Rector, Wardens and Vestry men and you will find your part to do. Much detail work will be nec essary in the new buildings, the changes and improvements in the present property and grounds before the whole work is completed -therefore the earnest and hearty co-operation of each and every member is needed to bring it all to a success ful conclusion. There is no real reason why our Parish should not take its proper place among the leaders in the Chris tian work of this community, except the failure of its members to rise up to their duty and take advantage of the great privileges offered them as co-workers with Christ Jesus in the Kingdom of Gou. - . Death of William Matkiin. Mr. Wm. Matkins of near Gilli- ams Acad amy case well county was born November 10th 1832 died July 13th. 1909, aged 77 years 8 months and 3 davs. Was married m to Miss Sarah B. Walker, Decem ber 16th, 1866. 'lo them were born eight children two of whom are dead. Mr. Matkins was a member of the M. E. Church South for about sixty years. He was an old confederate soldier servings three years in the war. He leaves a life long companion five sons and one daughter besides a large number of friends to mourn their loss. T.he deceased was buried at Shiloah, Iul- eral conducted by Rev. Bras well Thorenburg & Hooker. Mr. O. D. Hooker of Durham and Mr. W. J. Thorenburg will have charge of the old Burlington warehouse this season. Mr. Thor enburg is very fortunate in secur ing Mr. Hooker as his partner, as Mr. Hooker is a man who thorough ly understands the weed from be ginning to end, having had twenty five years experience in the ware house business and ten years in its manufacture. An addition of fifty feetwill be made to the warehouse, making a large room 170by 35 feet to be used for the ' eonveuieice ot the customers. A Ten Days Outing. Mr. Walter Sellars and' family, Mr. D. E. Sellars and family, Mr. J. A. Barnwell and family, Dr. Brooks and family, Misses Annie Morrow Annie Bason and C. V. Sellars left yesterday morning for a ten days outing on Stony Creek. The company took tents and camp ing outfits and will spend the time fishing coking, eating, drinking and having a good time neath the shade of the olcLoak and elm trees. Mrs. W. J. Allen and sister Miss Mattie Simpson, Mrs. Purcell and Mrs. McClure ot Haw River were shopping visitors in towu yesterday. A Big Real Estate Deal. Mr. John M. Cook, manager; of ? the real estate department of the Piedmont Trust Co., has just nego- tiated the sale of the W. C. Isleyv? building on the corner of Main and ; TV. C!tV, : XKT " C 1 . -p- ' the Alamnnfp Tnsnrsinoo onr? T?oa1 4 Estate Co., for the North State Real Estate Co., of Greensboro. The consideration being $1 8.000. This " is tne largest real estate deal ever - V iipw nniininir rnr m w arifwAii " W " " m m . m w WCT VM. . . . xuc uiu vuuuiug n licvt uy lit kj. i Card well and occupied by ThompW son & Thorn pf on livery stable on Davis St is beiner torn down to be - replaced by a new two story struc . ture eighthy feet by one hundred and twenty to be used by Mr. JN; o. Card well as additional storage' room 1 m which to place buggies .and wa- . ' gbns ec.. The idea of beTng handi- , capped for the lack of storage room " does not meet the approval of Mr. ; Cardwell. What Else Could You Expect. Mebane Leader. The people seem horrified at the recital of the awful murder commit-, ted near Selma in which an illiter- ate girl twelve years of age brutaly murdered her step father, crushed his skull with two blows from an axe1 while he was acleep." It is said she had never been to Sunday School,' had never had any training at school -had simply grown up like a wild bramble in utter provety and igor-. ance in the foulest immoral .atmos phere, that her step father had acted the part of a fanged beast to her, had brutaly beat her from time to i. . . J 1 . A - 'i t.:. lime xor more man two years, and had threatened the night before , the killing te drive her away from home and loose her in the, bogs of Neuse. Ri ver r wa ma What aIsa nn I d ha : & - - . expected from the child? and what a horrible commentary on out dom estic system. Now hang hei, or . consign her to prison. You profes sor crimminal jurispudence, you arc light of equity, let such men as? such men as im Kobre of Winston and glorify Baxter Sham well who shofdown old Doctor Payne on the street at Lexington. Yes let them go free, and take this young barbar-, ian, the fruits of neglect, want and abuse, and vent your spleen upon her puny helpless body, hang her, or incarcerate her, that the law may be vindicated. This would be but a befitting setting to the back ground of tbe farce that arerperiodicaly en- , acted in our courts of sham. Where is the godness of justice that once stood so heroic upon the pinnacle of our temple of law and equity? yes where is she? the truth is the old hag has got in the court chancel, one eye bandaged and the other half open, with heritching paims behind reaching for money dripping with human blood, and soiled with dis honesty, smiling at iniquity wrong and iuiustic. ' - 1 For barb wire see Coble-Brad-shaw Co. - G. S. Sharpe of Hillsboro . was a business visitor in town yesterday. Miss Margret King of Mebane No. 3, is the guest ot friends and relatives here. Miss.Moriah Ray of Greensboro is the welcome guest of Miss Mamie Holt this week. CobleBradshaw Co. have a. car load of barb wire. Price cheaper than ever before. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Reitzel of Elon College were shopping visitors in town yesterday. Mis3 Vivain Walkef of- Wateon spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. C. O. Walker. : Mr. M. A. Coble joined the hap py crowd which passed throilgh here yesterday for Asheville. J. W. Gilliam of R. F. D. 2, h the first of that section to be cur ing, tobacco. No. 2, will , have new tobacco ready for the market next Week, who can beat it.
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