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Bnrlington, N. ^
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HALL AND YOUNG BREAK REC-
ORD SELLING SHOES.
J. A. ilall, of Burlington, and H.
Field Young, of Shelby, representing
Robei’ts, Johnson & Rand, the ^reat
St. Louis shoe-makers have made an
enviable record in .the field of selling
shoes. The pavs advertisement ii.
The News today from the Roberts,
Johnson & Rand establishment, shows
that Mr. Hall and Mr, Yo.ung have
sold more shoes in North (Carolina
that was ever shipped to this state in
one year by a single concern not
owning stores or being interested in
any way in concerns selling shoes in
this State. Mr. Halls territory is
centra] North Carolina and Mr. Y««ng
travels western North Carolina. They
are two great hustlers and gentlemen
with a very wide acquaintance with
the shoe trade. Mr. Hall is a fre
quent visitor to Greensboro, and he is
one of the cleverest men on the road
today. He makes his hme in Burl
ington, a good town, but one of these
days it wi)l be expected of him to
make Greensboro his headquarters.
This city is on the lookout for men
of the type of Mr. Hall. He is want»
ed here.“Greensboro News, Sunday,
December 21,
Awfully sorry neighbor, but Burl
ington needs him too, and cannot give
him up. Greensboro has many just
like him that we would like to get,
however, we are not jealous of your
good fortune, just trying to hold to
what %ve got. Mr. Hall has a beauti
ful nome here, surrounded by friends
and his kins people Mr. Hall is not
only a good shoe salesman, but a
good judge of a good town to live in.
—
, His Proposition.
•How did you. propose to support
my daughter, siie?”
her^aWn" ^ support
mar^v Woposed to her to
arry me. —Batlimore American.
Conference Ke|>ort Passed by #ou*e,
in Long Night Session.
Wiishlrigtoh, D6C. 22.—The House
passed the conference report on the
administration currency bill at 1*):-4G
o'clock tonight, by a vote of 298 to
bO, and sent the report to the Senate,
which had waited in session to re,9j^e
it adjournment for the
. ^Pf^diiged and cfte^rs
from the Democrats ^e^ted the -An
nouncement of the vote by Speaker
Clark and many members of the
House -^stenetd over ;,;tp . the Senate
to see ^he report received there,
i^ariier in the evening the Senate had
agreed to vote not later than 2:30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon and the
leaders regarded it as certain that the
completed bill would be in the hands
of President Wilson for his signature
before tomorrow night.
On the final vote, 34 Republicans,
11 Progressives and one Independent,
Kent, of California, voted for the re
port, and two Democrats, Calloway,
of Texas, and Witherspoon,, of rMiss-
issippi, joined the oposition.^ ‘
CONGRESS WILL ADJOURN/TO-
The vote foliowed a debate wf n^^-
,ly tihiree hours, during whiqh- the gal
leries remained crowded T^th spec
tators, including many prominent., fig
ures in oflBcial life. The House ad
journed until 12:30 p. m. tomorrow,
when the leaders hope to put through
a joint' resolution for a recess until
January 12th.
The decision to take a final vote
on the conference vote in the Senate
not later than 12:30 o'clock to-mor
row afternoon was reached by unani
mous consent just before 10 o’clock
tonight. As the Republican leader,
Senator Owetn, agreed not to press
the report for consideration tonight
in return for an agreement to vote
tomorrow. By unanimous consent it
was agreed that the Senate should at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning, take
up the report immediately and take a
vote not later than 2:30 o'clock.
With tliis arrangement made, the
Senate, just before 10 o’clock took a
recess until 11:15 p. m., to await the
arrival of the report from the House.
WHO VOTED FOR IT.
Republican members of the House
who voted for the report are:
Barton, Burke (S. D.); Cooper,
Crampton, Curry, Davis, Esch, Farr,
Frear, Haugen, Helgeson, Kelly,
(Mich.); Keiss, Kinkaid, (Nebraska);
LaFollette, Lenroot, Lindquest, Mill
er, Moos, (West Virginia); Nelson,
Nolan, Norton, Sinnot, .Sloan, J. M.
C. Smith, (Mich.); Samuel Smith,
(Mich.); Smith, (Minn.); Stafford,
Stevens, (Minn.); Sutherland, Tread
way, Young, (North Dakota); Mana-
han, Mapes, Stephens, (California);
Woodruff—37.
Progressives who voted for the re
port:
Bell, (California); Bryan, (Wash
ington); Chandler, Falconer, Hulings,
Kelly, (Pennsplvania); Nafferty, Mur-;
dock, Temple, McDonald, Thomson.
(Illinois); Rupley~12.
After the announcement of the vote
a joint resolution proposed by Major
ity Leader Underwood that the House
recess upon adjournment tomorrow
until January 12, was adopted. This
will be taken up by the Senate tomor
row:.
Senator Owen announced that a
separate bill to provide for guaranty
of bank deposits would be considered
in the near future. This had been in
timated in debate by Chairman Glass
of the Ho.uae Banking Committee.
PRESSED INTO NIGHT SESSION.
Final JegisJative approval of the re
form currency bill was the goal to
ward which -administration leaders of
Congress pressed in a session tonight
that threatened io lat well on to morn
ing.
The rejxort .of .the House and Sen
ate Conference vCommittee perfected
early today, .did ^pt .reach the House
until 6 o'cU^k tpjiight. Its formal
reading there j^aupjgd more than an
hour and it was 7.:3P before general
debate was bejgjiBu
It was agreed to .diaiuiss the meas-
use for two hours and 40 minutes;
and hour and 20 miautes/pr the Denv-
3 ^ Republica^fe
and 20 minutes for the Pj^,egressives.
Opening the discmsion, JSepj-esenta-
tive Glass declared that Sibs cmferees
had reported the originaj Mome Bill
afUte"
ferees to the Senate, and that body,
r ordering the report printed, re-
been heard from at that hour the Sen
ate took another recess until ll-ifi
P. m., but agreed to vote on the re-
port not later than 2:80 p. m to-
morrow.
glass reviews confekenoe
REPOP’T'
Kepresentative Glass’speech in the
House reviewed the cor^erehce r^ort
m detail and defended the note pro-
vjsions^of the bill which had been as-
Senate ^ members of the
. Representative Hayes, of Californ
ia, minority member of the HoZ
Conference Committ es, criticised the
failure of the Senate and the Confer
ence to remove the provision which
therGo^rnment of ^
States primarily rea^nsible for: the
^oie^ it proposes tjj.iasue to the
l^onal reserve jjank?* .>'■ v j '
1 Mr. Hayes also declared the bill 4^-
^ective in tlie provisi(?A ea^end^g
cr^ii on farm loans, main|iftiniing tbat
it was a "gold brick to the armors”
in Ithat only a sm^ll percentage of t^ie
surplus , of the small banks , could be!
loaned to the farmers. •' .i > -
Representative Leriropt, of Wiseon-
ein, Rppnblican, announced.,, that he
would vote for the conference report
ibecaase he belie ved it an improve
ment on both Senate and House Bills.
“Under this bill,” said be, “the T©"
serves in Wall Street can no longer
be used iri stock. speculation, but
must be iised to meet the commercial
ieeds of the country.”
; Representative Moore, of Pennsyl-
yania, characterized the bill as a
“travesty jipon Democracy's so-called
popular rule,” and a confession of dic
tation.
Representative Guernzy, of Maine,
li^epublican, said he objected to the
l|U chiefly bec^se reserve board
\|6uld, be controlled b^ partisan inter-
elts. ' Re;pre5ej^tatiyej^ jRagsdale, of
sWth Carolina; He^in# of Alabama,
and A. Mitchel Palmer j of Pennsyl-
v^'nia, Dempcrats, supported the re
port in enthusiastic addresses.
“STRUCK ONLY HALF BLOW.”
^Announcing that he would vote for
the Conference Report, Victor Mur-
d>ckr.]Progressive leader in the House,
in^iste^jthat the Democrats haid acted
t^ hastily and struck only a “half
blow,” at special interests.
“In the last eight menths/’ said Mir.
Murdpck, "I have seen the mental at
titude pf trying tp avert natipnal dis
aster. There is np panic in this coun
try; but the special interests of the
country, which are no mean enemy
have been spreading the poison of
pessimism.”
Representative Lindbergh, pf Min
nesota, Progressive, would increase
rather than decrease the “cost bf liv
ing. The vital defect pf the measure,
he said, was that it did npt give the
Federal Reserve Board the right to
fix rates of interest to be charged by
bankers.
Representative Kahn, of California,
and Platt, of New York, Republicans,
criticised the report, declaring it
would prove a disappointment to the
nation.
Much of the discussion concerned
the eliminationby the conferees of the
Senate’s scheme of guaranty of bank
deposits, Representative Glass declar
ed that the Senate provision would
have defeated any real guaranty of
bank deposits and intimated that
further legislation on this jnl^t-be
undertaken. He said that such a
guaranty of deposits ought to place
tiie tax on banks and not on the gov
ernment.
MR. MANN IS PESSIMISTIC.
Majority Leaderd Underwood, as the
debate neared a conclusion, was given
a great ovation when he arose to
speak. He congratulated the House
and the Senate and the Banking and
Currency Committee “on accomplish
ing a result that many congresses and
many committees have attempted in
20 years and failed.”
Mr. Underwood referred to the talk
of am oney trust and said that one
of the great reforms under the bill
is the taking of the reserve out of the
reserve .centers and scattering them
through the regional reserve bank
under governmental supervision.
Minority Leader Mann closed the
debate for the JRep.ublicans, declaring
that Democratic control of nine
months duration had “cast its malign
infiuenee over the .two great coun
tries.”
“Mexico,*' ihe ;said, “lies prostrat-3,
bleeding, and America lies prostrate,
its men out ctf employment, and fac
tories closed.*’ a ’remedy, he said,
the Democrats iproposed to inflate the
cuCT(^cy. He predicts the return to
the libu^ of ‘an ajnwieldly Republican
majority Sjiext JJoveanber.”
Judge,Con»«r Sto^s Sale saf JCotton
Tarl:^rp, Dec. 22.—-IRbirough the ac-
tipii pi the nunprit-sr stockholders
Judge G. W. Connor tPuSay issued a
restraining prder preventfing any sale
of the Taxborb cotton factiKty, and .ap-,
pointed Hayw^d Fosiiall i;etnporary|
receiver,' iwmiiig January S the!
time fpr a hearing in the uaatter.
Recently notices were «ent to the
stockholders stating that an offer liad
been made for he purchase of this
plant, the offer being $150,000, wiiile
the indebtedness of the plant, includ
ing a bond issue of $100,000, is'about
$165,000. ^
The Tixrboro cotton factory was or
ganized in 1888 by the late W, E.
Fountain and O. C. Farrar, was the
first president. For 15 years divi
dends ranging from S to 10 per cent
were paid annually, and in 1890, when
the second mill was erected the Comp
any had a surplus of $65,000. For the
last five years it has been operated at
a loss. The present capitalization is
?250,000. It is one of the largest cot
ton mills in eastern Carolina, and the
stock is held almost entirel;^ local
■peeple.
Judge Jameii Boyd Mar;
;. ' sh«l for District
Greenaooilx), Dec. 28.—-Judge James
will name sO)toe ohe to^^
to fill the vacancy in the mairahiil B
ofSce Caused by the dismissal of
iShal Logan, which was effective^ S^-
urday evening at 6 o’clock. Judge
Bpyd has 'not indicated Who tW.6' ap
pointee will be, stating yesterday M
'V^rould have no announcement to make
on the matter, until this ■ mornitig.
SEAWELL LOOKS , UPON IT AS
TYRANNY.
Raleigh, Dec. 21.—District Attorney'
Seawell, when asked what he had to
say with reference to the report that
he had been removed frem the ser-
vicej said:
“I received a telegram ftoiii the
Attorney General informing nie that
the President had signed an ordet re
moving me from the service at' the
close of business Decerhber 20. ' No
reason is assigned for the action of
the President. I assuine that it wa$
dpne at the instance of those who
wpuld impress upon the. general''ptibr
lie, their; great power in sucb niattters.
IhavOv no complMnt tp make * and ho
bid for sympathx. If I had, tbder
the existing circumstances theiy would
probably receive but scane cbrisidera-
tion. Power exercised withoirti right,
we all know, is tyrafmy^ but evfen ia
tyrant does not lack for popularity in
certain quarters while his cohducit is
successful. The only reason evier sug
gested fpr my rembvisl is foreshadow
ed in (jorrespondence With the Attor
ney General some Weeks agp. This
cprrespondence having been niade
public in Washington, I kaioW of no
reason why the public should npt have
it here. It is as follows:
McREYNOLDS’ LETTER.
“ ‘Office of the Attorney General,
“ ‘Washingtpn, D. C., Oct. 30, 1913.
‘H. F. Seawell, Esq.,
“ ‘United States Atterney,
“ ‘Raleigh, North Carolina:
“ ‘Dear Sir: It is desired to effect
a change in certain conditions in your
district and in order to accomplish the
end in view it is expedient that a
change be made in your oflScie. Will
you, therefore, be good enough to send
me your resignation, to take effeci:
upon the appointment and quKtlilica-
tion of your successor or at such ear
lier date as the President may desig
nate?
“ ‘Please let your resignation eon-,
form to the language of the above re
quest.
“ ‘Very truly yours,
(Signed) “ ‘J. C. McREYNOLDS.
“ ‘Attprney GeiioraL’
SEAWELL MAKES REPLY.
“Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 4, 1013.
*‘Hon. J. C. McReynolds, Attorney
General, W^hini^'on, Ei. Cl; '
“Sir:—I have the honor to acknow
ledge receipt of your letter of Octbber
30, in which it is suggested that I re
sign the office of district attorney in
order to ‘effect a change in certain
jonditions' in this district;
“Your letter does not advise me of
the nature of- the conditions to which
/ou refer,; nor of the changes desired,
tiecent persistent publications in the
;|ewspapers here have indicated that
.ny resignation, and the of the mai'-
ohal of this district, would be asked
tor in order to make room for the
ippointment of Hon. Francis D. Win-
.ton, as district attorney, and Hon.
vV. T. Dortch, as marshal. I did not
redit these publications when made,
ind do so now only with reluctance,
d there is any other cause for your
t equest, I shall be pleased to be ad
vised of it, and give it due and prop
er consideration.
“I was appointed district attorney
on Februai-y 28, 1910, for a term, of
four years, as fixed by the statute.
This appointment was without solici
tation on my part. While for peculi
ar reasons I was inclined against it,
upon the advice of friends I accepted
the position, and from the day I took
the o^th of office to the present time
there has not ben the slightest intima-
j ipn tP me frem the Department of
Justice, or elsewhere, that every duty
assigned me has net been , peitforjtn-
ed promptly and efficiently. Whatev
er chaiiges may be made iii i^e cbia-
ditions in this district I hardly kup-
pose i^ will be suggested that any
duty assigned me for the future shall
not receive the same fideHty of per
formance.
“I recognize the power of the Pres
ident to remove me from of^te for
.cause, ias is declared in thie Parabiis
case, and I am aware that this caufeo
^®st alone in the conscience of
the JSxecutive, but I deny tht thWe is
any icause. My removel from office'
by 13m President might ifciply a
charge .of dereliction of duty; ihy res
ignation would imply an admission of
such diaxTge.
“I am aware of the dostrice. so-call
ed, of ‘to the victor belongs the
spoils,’ but I maintain that in th«
heyday of the spoils system an office
for a definite term vpas not considered
spoils^until the term of tjbe incumbent
had expired.” .
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mas Greetinj^ and wish you an abund
ance of ?Iteaith, Ha]^iiiei5& and IVds-
perity during the New Year.
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BuriingtM, j»T, G.
December 25, 1913.
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friends and customers for
patronage the past year. We
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and the GOI.D FRIZES
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Interest in Voting Con
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the |ield.
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BUSINESS LOCAtS-
Special Sale at Ralph’s Place, Do
not miss 't,
Pricps cut. hftlf at Ralph’s Place.
Sojer bean hay, oats and clover hay,
alfalfa and timothy hay, vmillet end
pea hayv in fact all kinds of hay at
Merchants* Supply G6.
Give us your next order for fresh
oys^rs or. :,gattae.--^ Gheek, next
to Ward
Fpr nice* p.e»rs F. J. Strader.
, Car ,bananasj applii and cabbagtf
ut Melrchants Sappiy Co.
Ppr food things to
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Wanted—-All of yout* old bicycle
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Nice candy; %pipies and oranges at
Ralph’s-Pli^t;''
For fresh llsh and oysters, call
'see' Rbs '(^'eek.Vnext to Hot^l Ward.
There^s- a the toe of my sock,
'r andj^torn,
|>ei>iietedts ihy i^ie^ligee st^k,
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