Tlie State Dispatch
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N. C.
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Untered iw second-wlas* matter
1908, at the post office at Burling
Ife®, North Carolina, noder th« Act of
SbajE?e«s o? March 3 1879
Wedaefdaj, 4ug. 10i3.
Jairy List as draws for Septe mber
term of Alamaiice County Su
perior Court whicli m«ets
in Grahana, N. C Oa
the secofii Mo»4«7
Id Septesaber 1113
(^eiag the Sth;
lay ofS«f)teia«
her 1113.
H L, Henderson, No. 6; Gas-
i%»Hart, No. 12; W. H Ingold,
N&, 1; A. K. Nicks, No. 9: John
Afithony, No. 12; Jas. V. Tickle,
Mo. 3;, S. A. Horne, No. 15; Gray
McPherson, No. 8: Wm. White-
sell, No. 12; W. J. Crutchfield,
No. 9; W, H. Truitt, No 3; J.
K Steele, No. 7: W. H. Troiinj?-
No. 12;-J. C. Walker, No. 6:
C, M. Coble No. 12; Jabin Hin-
Siiwff, No. 1: J. B. Thompson,
12; Jas. P. Harden, No. 6;
S^est Whitehead, No. 8; W. F,
Bailiff, No. 12: J, B. Boswell,
ISJo. 5: J. L Bowles. No. 13; W.
E. Overman, No. 1; J. B. Farrell,
No. 6; John Hinshaw, No, 1; A.
X Terry, Nol2; J. C McAdams,
Ho. 3: Webb McPherson, No. 8;
Second Week.
J: G. Gibson, No. 10; L. L.
• Patton, No. 11; A. M. Thomas,
' 8; S. G. Morrow, No. 9; J.
‘ Crawford, No, 6; J. B. Hin-
No. 1; Jas, H. Hayes, No.
12t C, B. Thomas, No 12; J. H.
^forine. No. 4; J« W. Gilliam,
No. 4; Vance Smith, ]^o. 12; L.
B. Whitted, No. 12; Jacob T.
Eeid, No. 4; E. G. Pyles, No, 12;
M. L. Browning, No. 13; H. C.
Hall, No. 12; J. M. llsdale,' No.
12; W. J. Bootie, No. 1; John
Suttonr No. 4; W. L. Motley, No.
5; W. R. Garrison, No. 5; J. Lee
€rutchfteid, No. 9; R, W. Ingold,
12; Ciaud Gable, No. 3; G. F.
Wagoner, No. 3; C. B. Hobgood,
Mo. 12; G. C. Freeland, No. 13;
M. D. Winningham, No. 12.
frogressiYe News.
(Coutinued from last week.)
Meantime there hr.ve been ten or
a dozen yea-f^nd-nay votes on
dit'cet'e.st ite *' .. .v iichhii?e sered
to d°;m*»asU’y,te the '^j jwer of the
1 >etiftj-vats to pass the bill in the
shape in which they desire it.
The smallest majority they had
10, which they obtained on
mim of the first votes. As
joon as it was shown that their
SQargin ol safety was so large
the Republican standpatters
seemed to loose interest and have
not been so faithful in attendan
ce, with the result that the Dem
ocratic majority has at times
risen aboye 20—on one occasion
going to 27.
This result on the preliminary
votes has been attained through
a diyison in Republican ranks
^isailar to that which obtained on
^he Payne-Aldrich hill four years
ago, A number of the so-called
froj^cressive Republican Senators
.^ve been voting with the Dem*
JejrMs on most of these tests.
2beir action has greatly peeved
f^he standpatters, and that emin-
®nt organ of staodDatism, the
'‘AmericanEconomist.” publish
ed by the Protective Tariff Lea
gue, p8tular>tly chides a number
of these dissenters for not act
ing together with other Repub*
'leans. It is a peculiarly in teres-
tiryf situation because the Sena-
i'c-fs Ihus cWded by this authora-
ti're spokesman of standpat Rep-
oblieanism are the identical men
who were the chief movers in
ihe recent Cummins-Borah-Gron-
na get-together ^ Republican
movement. This is merely an
other indication to the rest of
ihe country, as it ought to be to
the men directly concerned, of
tse utter futility of their propo-
sitioD fH- amalgamation.
The tanff discussion is the
Senate, while consumitig a great
deal of upon the matters di-
recfciy Qiilifer consideration, has
i^n. enlivened chiefly by the
doleful efforts of the pessimistic
standpatters to foster the^ impr
ession that the bill is destined to
produce nothing but commercial
calamity, and the ' vigorous
and optimistic de
fense of the Democrats ’ against
this charge. The D ?moerats
have decidedly the better^of the
controversy to date. In the
light of reviving business and
with the certainty of enormous
crops, it is difficult for the down
cast standpatters to inject an el
ement of sincere conviction into
their prophecies of woe.
Referring to articles of the
Chatham Record and Mebahe
Leader these cont-emporiesare of
the opinion thac Maj. Steadman
as well as the other congressmen
are making numerous enemies
by the appoinlaments of Post
Masters which they are endors
ing. According to the informa
tion we receive the Mebane Post-
office is a fair example. Fifteen
candidates fourteen in town and
one out of town and the one out
of town who had a very scanty
endorsement of the patrons of
the town but largely ■ the politi
cal ring of the county received
the appointment.
Tlie Telephoue Qiiestioii.
Late Li»€al Notes.
Mr. and Mrs Will Ezelle of
Graham spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mrs. W. H. Gilliam.
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Uless
and daughter Bernice of Graham
visited G. L. Phillips Sunday.
Miss Ethel Guthrie entertained
a few of her friends Saturday
evening in honor of her birthday.
They report a pleasant time*
Misses Flossie Stone, Pearl
Ellis, Josephene and Immogene
Thurston, Alma DeCartret, and
the others who are sick in our
midst all appear to be improving.
Mr. Robert Isley of Swepson-
vilie has accepted the position
with White WilUamson Co. in
Mr. Simpson’s place, Mr. Isley
was formely a “Saxapahawern.’’
But has been away for the past
year, and we heartily welcome
Mm back in our midst.
Mr. C. L. Stewart of Hamlet,
N~ C. has accepted a position as
Job and ad compositor for The
State Dispatch Publishing Co.
Mr. ^Stewart is an experienced
printer comes highij recd^
mmend^d/ , ■
Mr. D. Sim^0n who for the
past year has held a responsible
position with White W^illiamson
Co. as manager of the knitting
department has resigned, and
will leave Wedn^day for Robis
on ville N, C. where he will make
his home. vir. Simpson has
made many friends while in our
town and we are sorry to lo^
him from our midst.
Deaths.
Mr. Vance Hunter of Ossipee
Mills died Wednesday and was
buried at Bethleham Friday.
He was about 35 years of age,
Mrs. Nancy Reid died at her
home near Giiliam’s Friday at
the age of eighty-six. Burial
services were conducted at Ston-
ey Creek Saturday.
Mrs, Murray, the mother of
Mr. Earnest Murray of this town
died Tuesday morning at two
o'clock and was buried that even
ing at Cross Roads. Funeral
services wers conducted from
the home by Rev. D. Mclver.
She was the wife of ex-Sheriffe
Murray
The widow of Mr. Geo. Foust
of the southern part of the cou
nty died Sunday night and was
buried the following day at
Bethel.
Mrs. William Simpson died sud
denly Tuesday at her home
near Bethleham church and was
buried today, Wednesday, at one
o'clock.
The recent articles which have been appearing la our esteem
ed City Newspaper, The State Dispatch are to the point and should
be upheld by every citizen of this t jwn and Coanty who desires
square treatment and half way service in return for cueir money
that they pay for telephone service. , , , . .
The author of these articles has tackled a big proposition and
will necessarily need the Co-Operation aiid sympathy of every
man and woman in this County. He has tackled the mx)st greedy
and gigantic corporation that we have today, a corporation that is
controlling not only the telephone line’s of this county but tho tele*
graph lines of the Western Union Telegraph Co. also.
It is absouteiy unnecessnrv for us to go into details regarding
the service that'we are gL-rtiuii at the present time, everyone who
has a telephone knows tnat me service is the ‘“rottenest'" that it
has ever been and is getting worse every day, regardless the hew
equipment tnat the Beil people are telling us about, everyone
knows that our requests for better service go unnociced. Then
that we must pat up with their service or nothing.
We understand there is a movement on foot to raise our tele
phone rates on business phones to $4.00 per month. Now we wish
to cite a few instances which will show that this giant corporation
is not stopping at anything, and that they are aiming to stick us
for just whatever they wast to. Rochester, N. Y. with a popula
tion of 218, 149 where the Bell Company have competition the tele-
rate per year is only $48.00, Staitie, Wash, with a population of
237,194 where the Bell Company have no competiton the telephone
rate is $90.00 per year, Jackson, Mich. Populaiijn 31,433 Competi
tion the rate per year ia $30.00 Stockton Calif population 23,253 no
Ui^mpetition rate per year $60.00. In two cities of the same size,
one with a Bell monopoly and the other with Competition, the rate
of monopoly are twice th )se of Competition, these figures tell what
the effect of monopoly has been afld tvill continue to be.
If the Southern Bell suxiceeda in raising the rates on the busi
ness phones to $4.00 per month, the business people of this county
will be paying the same rate for telephone service that the City
of Rochester, N. Y. with a population of 218.149 are paying, we
will be paying $18.00 more per year for our phones than the City
of Jackson Mich, with a population of 31,433 are paying. The Bell
Company says that if they get a certain amount of subscribers that
they will reduce the rates,’ well-will they? Have they redaced the
rates in towns where they have no competition? No, Rochester,
N. Y. and Jackson, Mich, have competition that is why they are
getting such a cheap telephone rate. We could cite case after
case which extends over the entire country where ever the Bell
Company have no competition they are charging outrageous rates
This county will soon be-if not now- in their clutches, to be bled
for just any rate that they care to charge.
Not only is this Corporation raising the telephone rate fiut by
unfair illegal'methods they are doing all in their power to force
out of business every rival telephoue and telegTaph company in
extisance. , They are using every scheme possible to divert the
business from their competitors. What would it d 3 to telephone
and telegraph rates if it got a monopoly? Its high time that the
people were waking up and demanding some relief, there is a re-
lief. Oa February 17th in the case of the Natiynat Cash Register
Co. of Dayton, Ohio. 29 officials and employes were sent to jail.
The Court said:
“The (iovernment is strong enough to protect its people,
whether this protection extends to the transportation of dynamite
across the lands for the purpose of blowing up bridges or the lay
ing of the hand upon men who seek to stifle competition by illegal
business methods”
We dont know what the people are going to do abo.at this mat
ter there is nothing to do but just stick together until the proper
time comes, then all strike witn all our force, we will surel nave
to go after them with blood in our eyes, they wont be handled it
we go after them in a half handled, way.
We know^ beyond a reasonable doubt that they are striving to
get a monopoly over both the telephone and telegrah lines in this
country already there has been numerous eompiaiats filed with
the Commerce Commi.^ssions regardiiig their unfair methods of d>-
ing business they are fighting the rival companies in an .under-
mindedly way. Mr. Vail the Presldfent of the Bell Company in
hjs address before the Manufacture:^ club at B»)ston,, Mass, Feb.
18th boldly advocates Monoi^ly. A monopoly of the teleplione
telegraph and cable communicaticKS would, be more dangerous
than any monopiy with which the people of the United States have
yet been threatened. It would cojitrol all the means of electric
communications and could imp,ose its will oa every enterprise de
pending in any degree on the rapid transmission of intelligence,
luey could then of course charge os- any rate they wanted to. And
what could we do?
We have had the pleasure ol readiug a. little circular issued by
the Postal Telegraph Co. which we lind very interesting and shows
numerous cases where the Bell Company are diverting business
.from their rival company by several different methods which are
wholly unfair. Of course it is a. very easy matter for the em
ployes to report bad service in the of&cials of their rival company
wita the hopes of disgiistinging the users of the Postal Company,
this within itself is enough todis^^ust tiie general public and we feel
that it is the duty of us al[ to Co-Operate with the Iridependant
companies who are fighting under unfavorable cireamstances and
who are willing to fi^ht fair and square for cue business and to do
all Possible against the unfair methods which the Western Union
Southern Beil Combination are usug to freeze out their honest
competitors, the Indepeudanl Companies need our support and we
need theirs in this great fight. Tney are standing ready to help
us and why should we not help them? ,
take a iook at our new Fall Unt^
“Eclipse” Shii ts, tlie high grade shirt that
Prices $100 & SL50
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wsfifk shirts at 50c.
Advance styles now oo
show windows
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Automobiie Law of North Carolina.
Sec. 15. A person operating
or driving a motor vehicle shall
on signal by raising the hand,
from a riding, leading;, or driving
a horse or horses or other draft
animal, bring such motor vehicle
immediately to a stop, and if
traveling in the opposite direction'
remain stationary so long as may
be reasonable to allow such horse
or animal to p^ss, and if traveling
in the same direction, use reason
able caution in thereafter passing
such horse or other animal:
PROVIDED, that in case such
horse or other animal appears
badly frightened, or the person
operating such motor vehicle is
so signaled to do, such person
shall cause the motor of the
motor vehicle to cease running
so long as shall be leasonably ne-
Thss commodious building
is a sample of the complete
neae of the Elon College
$300,coo plant. Every
modern conven*
lence>
Ja
addition
10 modem,
ness tluouEli-
out, the ratct
arc th«i«westin
the entile Soutn,
fromirji to $191 foi
ten sciioo! montiis.
Te/ms eas> £!on College
Bf.idiiaies fiilwiih success
es(K>ns:b!e positions in every
dt'p.'inment of Sife. Write at
once tor 200 page catalogue and
Juil paniealars to
Pr£*si«lestt W. ^ Harper
Bo» EkmCoilege,N.C.
the safety of all persons con
cerned and to prevent accident.
In approaching or passing a car
of a street railway which has
been stopped to allow passengers
to alight embark the operator
of every motor vehicle shall slow
down and if necessary for the
safety of the public, he shall
bring said vehicle to a full stop.
Upon approaching a pedestrian
who is upon the trpeledpart of
the night way, said not'upon a
sidewalk and upon approaching
an interesting Highway or curve,
or a corner in a highway where
the operators view is obstructed,
every person operating a motor
vehicle shall slow down and give
a timely signal with his bell, horn
or other device for signaling.
Upon approaching an interesting
highway, bridge, dam. sharp
ceZVVtoTevent'3 curve or steep descent, a person
tessaiy to prevent accident and operating a motor vehicle shall
i. otjn.0rSf s.nQ j^3,v0 it iznd
also be tlie duty of any j|tatsuch speed not toexceVdie
ing a horse- horses or other draft
animals,, shall reasonably turn
the sanie to the right“of the
cenctri'oi; such highway so- a'^ to
^)as3 wichuac interferen.ce.. A«y
so opefiktiKg a motor vehicle
shai|, on o-eriaking; any such
florae, draft artim ai or otrier ve-
hieji;*, pas-s on r-he ie.fr s^de there-
it tiiid the ride** or driver ol such
:t,o se, draft animal or other
verticie snail, as soon a* pratic^
able, turn to trie rigbt so a,s to
allow free, passage-wv the left.
Any persijn 80- operatmg; a motor
Vehicle shall a^; the-,intersection
of a public highway,, ke^p to
the right of the intersection of
the center of such highway,
when turning to the- right, and
pass> to the right of sa£k inter-
seeti&n when tuirning to- the leftJ
Patiraiiage Trooibles/
The patronage allowed every
representative and senator in
Congress may bethe undoing of
them.. Every man who recei ves
an appoiatment through his con
gressman thinka he is getting
only what he deserves^ and the
many oth€tr applicants for the
job are di^ppointed and think
that they have been treated
badly. $© that» when a cong
ressman niakes ©ne friend by
appoiiiting him to an office he
makes several enemies who
wanted the appointment, and
whodoall they can to defeat
his renominaticm.
Representative Page of the
seventh Congressional district,
is beginning to reahze the truth
of the above. He seems to ha ve
been quite unfortunate in some
of his appointments and has so
incensedmanyof the disappointed
applicants that they are threat
ening their revenge by defeat
ing him for renominatioh next
year. And some other congress
men are find, or will find, them-
selvies in the same bad predica
ment!—Chathara Record.
iniurethe of ot-hpr-5- snrl luuwi venicie snail
itihSi alsfbe th^ dut^of lit'
male chauffeur or of any 1 ven miles per hour having regard
motor veh.de, and other male oc-, to tarift them cn such hi?hwly
cupants thereof over the age of ^ and the safety of the public,
fifteen years while passing any i Sec, 16. W^henever a person
horse or horses or other draft;operating a motor Vehicle shall
animals which appear frightened i meet on public highway any other
upon the request of the person in ! person riding or driving Ja horse
charge of and driving such horse j or horses or other draft animals,
or horses or other draft animals | or any other vehicles, the person
to, give such personal assistance! so opera tin,g such motor vehieie
as would be reasonable to insure' and the person so ridihg or driv
Urging the Need for Women’s
Suffrage.
Washington. Aufir. 15.—Miss
Jane Addams of O.icago tonight
addressed a mass meeting mark
ing the conclusion of a confer
ence here of the National Coun
cil of Women Voters represent
ing about 4,000,000 feminine
vot^s in several Western States
Urging the need for universal
women suffrage. Miss Addams
declared that women should
have franchise not only to bring
about intelligence humanitarian,
legislation but in ordertobe in a
position to follow it into intelli
gent enforcement. Woman, said
Miss Adams has discovered that
the unrepresented are always
hable to be given what they do-i
not need by legislators who mere-
y^ishtopla^-atethem, aS
labor law exempts street trades
tne most dangerous of all trade
to the_Childs morals. A law re-
releasing mothers from petty
they may raise
wrthy children provides so i i-
Adeqaatea pension that over^
ourdened woman coatintie ta
ace the necessity by neglecting
> order to feed
ihem.^ Trie tinvil session of the
cpuncu today discussed plans for
the new bureau of politics edu-
tor women voters. Miss
Helen Todd of San Francisco
was placed in charge of the
bur^u whaeh wiU unfctaJte to
mold thfi: feminine voters into a
cohesive body.
Motherhood pensions minitn-
women, health
^rtiimates for mtarriages work-
compensation act ex-
ten&Km of the eight hour law
teasch^^ pensian» the red light
law or injuction or aMishing]
lawr iiiduatrial training schools
fosr^delinguent girls and anti-
ea^tai punishment laws.
. Addams and Miss Mary,
l^cDoweli of Chicago called
Rresident Wilson today and ex-
passed their appreciation for
his retensi(Mi in office of Mis^
Julia Lathrope head of the chii'
drens Bureau. Miss Lathrop ac
companied the party and all
three talked briefly with the
President about the work or
the bureau in which the Presi*
dent expressed enthusiasai and
interest. The subject of votes
for women was not discussed
Condudiprs Must Measure Skirts*'
Harrisburg, Pa„ Aug. 16^
Following yesterdays public
statement to the effect that
many accidents to wornen on
car steps are a direct results of
French heel^s and hobble sKirts,
the Pennsylvania Railroad to'
day posted on every trainmen s
bulletin board along the main
line an order that dress of wow;
en shall he specially noted and
reported whenever such an ac
cident occurs. The order is to
effect that trainmen at all
as well as in the past, shaii ien«
passengers all assistance
that whenever a woman falls i^^
connection with boarding
uuiiueuuuii wiin i
leaving a trai*n the trainm«J|
who sees it sh i H note the f
of skirt and he!g,ht of heel
trainmen are not to be
oed with measuring tape^5^ o
rules, but they ^re to
calculation and report their o-|
servation,
ror Weakness and Loss of
Tii'i 03d .Standarti jcneraJ I
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