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BUBUNGTON. AIUAMANCE ^UNTY, NOtTTH CAJtOUNA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1914
MR. PERKINS GIVE UP
: %■ imdwriticg npon tiie Progressive walli which was so marked a re-
;;jttlt of the rccent ^election, is appreciated and raized even by the erst-
vAite obstiBiite leaders of tluet party.y There was none «€ them more
active, btMyant, more oppoaed to ourrendear thu Mr. George W. Perk
ing, if New York, Nor witf there anyone Tifhc ccntributed mors of time
and of money to the cause.
But the election reSancS' nuuJe a complete change in his view of the
future and what it wxa This is proven by a formal statement that
fee has issued. “The el^icn ^owed plainly,” »ays Mr. Perkins, “that
*e country, notwHhstaiMfiiif'ltis desire to be loyal to the Government at
WashingtoB during ij>e «sr> fa&y realizes the serious nature and the harm-
fn) eff^s of the policiM cif the Wilson Administration."
l%en follows this nUi^'ki^iiAcaRt statement from this leader of tiie Pro-
^^ives: "{ believe the turn has cotne, and that the Country can look
forward with confidence to a satisfactojy ^settlement in ISIS of its econom
ic ({cestions. These, after all, make up the great paramount issue, which
must be prcperly solved before profperity can be restored to labor and
capHal.”
ISiat katement, has, and can have, but one meaning, and that is that
Mr. Perkins will ’no longer seek to oppose the tide that is carrying the Pro
gressive voters of 1912 back into tho Kepublican ranks. He did his best
to stem this tide. By argument, by appeal, by orgara^ation, in every \ray
possible he sought to keep the Progre.ssive party a fighting- force and a
power in the land.. But ihe country would have none of such a proposition.
The question was put to a final test on November third, and the answer
was overwhelming.
Mr. Perkins is right; the proper settlement of the big eeononac ques-^
tions is the paramount issue. In comparison with the proper solution
of tiiesse questions the other issues are bat minor and petty, and shrink
and shrivel away. The family quarrel at the Chicago convertion, the dis
pute as to the merits of certain contested delegates, these and kindred con
tentions are small, indeed, when considered in relation with the things of
today that really tount. There is loo much of genuine importance to be
done now to permit the living in a year that is past.
In the election of wo weeks ago the country ciearly declared that Oeni-
ocratls ^ule as carried on by the pre^^^ent Administraticn is contrary to
the be.'ft interest!! of the United States, .tiisst as clearly, tea, the country
dwlared that the one agency that can be effaetively us»d to end this De.n-
ocratic reign is tha Kepublican party. This is wlHit. Mr.- Perkins means,
iie sees and knows that the only way in which the Wilson policies and
methods can be ended is by a Kepubiiciin national triumph two years
hence. “I believe that the country can look forWKiti to a satiafaclory .set-
t’lPtnent of its economse questions in he srys. This means that even
he is now lorkir.g forward to Republican succt.'>s in then ejrt PreBidenlia!
election, apil v.ilUnir to take his part in the battle under the old party
banner. I
Mr. Perkins has praclically hauled down th.i Progres-sive flag, uie one
that he did so much towards keeping rtavinff on high. He is now con
vinced that its further waving is useless and futile. He is a business an
and knows the effect that Democrati Admiiiistration is havingr upon Amer
ican business. He has hoped against hope that the Progressive party
could be built iato a permanent in.stiti!iion. He has fought with all of his
ability against the inevitable, but succeeded only in postponing it. With
the declaration of M>-. Perkins goes the iinai yielding of the second great
est force of the Progressive paivy. And with his withdrawal there disap
pears fs-om the Progressive army its rommissary w’agon. The other lead
ers will now soon follow the Perkins example. There is'noLhing far
them to hope for by remainiiig longer in the deserted Progressive camp.—
Tha Philadelphia Press.
Petrograd Claims That Army of Czar
Has Already Won Decisive Victory in
Poland.
Gcrat&n General Staff Admit« That Arrival of Russian Reinforcements Has
Postponed a Defiaioii—In Other Theatre of War Germai» Are Pre
paring to Launch Another Offensive Movement but just Where They
^ Will Strike Is Known Only to Themsiplves—^Turkey Reports VSctories
Bnt These Lack Omfirmation—^British Forces Defeated in !^ast Africa.
Oa. W. B. GOLEY WILL MOVE TO
HIGH POINT.
"Dr. W. R. Goley has sold his resi
dence here to Mr. Edwin D. Scott and
.vill move the early part of next vreek
with his family to High Point where
he has purchased a nice home. This
announcenent will be read with sin
cere regret by the many friends of
the Doctor and his family here and
elsewhere in the county.
For twenty years Graham has beer,
the home of Or. Goley and Alamance
has'Wen'bfe'^oihe W1 tilsm'el In'the
Southern part of the county he had a
good practice before looting here and
ever sinct- he has lived here he Tias
enjoyed a good practice.
• The skill, attention and fidelity in
his cocceUent qtialities of citi^nship
wbieh have won for Dr. Goley a high
j»lac« pr«f«tslottalis’ aad' a« a eitisen
will be his best assets in his now
home.
While his going is sincerely regret
ted he carried with him best wishes
for future success.—Alamance Glean
er.
The Dispatch Wishes Dr. Goley suc
cess in his new iield.
CaUKCH NOTICE.
Next Thursday being Thanksgiving
Day, there wiil be a Thanksgiving
Service and sermon iir the ChoK^ of
the Holy Comforter ai l6:30 A. M.
The church will be comfortably heat
ed with' Steam heat as a new_steam
pl&'ret' has just' Install^ t^e^
wurling'fon Hardwire Co. , The pub
lic is cordially invited. Pew^ free.
Vested choir. The offering will be for
the orphans at 7%e Hiompson Orphan
age, Charlotte, N. C.
M. P. CONFBB^CB IN SESSION saPB'CSACKBBS IN WEST DUB-
AT ASHEVILLE. i SUM.
i
Largely Attended, byhifiMlrteK
Dtlei'alea from alt Parte tiie
State—Bev. C. A. Cedi, el High
P«iAt, Be-)Bleeted Pre«iaent^'|^-
did K«pait« hy.. Various Pastors
Ma4e in Cesfefence.
(By Charles B. Way,, PresB Corres
pondent.)
Asheville, N. C., Nov. ieir
o'clock yesterday morning fke Eigmy-
ninth annual esssion of the North
Carolina Conference, Methodist lYo-'
testant Church, was formally opened,
Rev. C. A. Cecil, of High Point, pres
ident, presiding.
In spite of the distan% of the seat
of conference from, the greater body
of Methodist Protestants of the State,
there is a good attendance of minis
ters and delegates who are entertain
ed royally in the hospitable homes
of the Asheville people. A goodly
number of members of the confer^
enc? are from the eastern part of the
State and had never before visited th»
muunusinous regi'>n», and these werto
very much interested in the beautiful
scenery of the “Land of the Sky.”
Train.s were met at Biltmore end
ministei"! and delegates were convey
ed directly fo the church wbere they
were given cards indicating the home
in whith ihcy wei'e to be entertained.
■4fter the conference had been Carm-
Hliy opened the Comniittee on Creden
tials was announced, which is compos
ed of the following; Rev. L. W. Ger-
nnger. Rev. Hom^r Casio, C. B.
Way, R. L. Cox and It. II. Shaw.
At eleven o’clock a. m., the confer
ence sermon was preached by Rev. A.
Ci. Dixon, of High Point. The text
cliuten bj- Rev. Mr. Uixon ivas I. Kings
2:2: “Be thou strong, and show thy
self a man." The theme was '“The
Supieme Need of the Kingdom.” The
speaker ertiphusized the importance,
of the mini.stur being thoroughly,
equipped for the work of the gospe! j
minl.?tvy. He showed very clearly |
and convincingly that the equipment
of Jnen ajid the machinery of the
churcheii must not be depended upon,
but th« man mi'st learn to pray for
pov.vr. “We wonder,” declared the
speaker, “whj it is that our money
and organizations are not turning 'out
the fiiu^hed product.'* “The reason,”
he said, “is the lack of Power. This
power is the Spirit of God. The need
of tho present day is Spirit-filled men,
thoroughly consecrated to the serv
ice of God.” “The fields of labor,”
said Rev. Mr. Dixon, “are calling for
men, al* the Churches are calling for
men, all tlte Churches are calling fbr
up to the standard as exemplified by
the Sevior of mankind when upon
earth." Eyes were, filled with tears,
when the speaker referred to the la
mented Dr. Reitzel as an ideal men,
whose life, he declared, was such that
is K-orthy of emuiBliaa. Dr. Seitzel,
it will be remembered, was one »f
the leading laymen of the Methodist!
Protestant Church in this State and!
his tragic death in an automobile j
wreck last April was a great shock j
to the conference. This -waa one of:
the strongest sermons that has been;
preached to, this body for many-yea'rs.
The sermon .W8S followed by thtf reg
ular conference communion servicii,
conducted by Bevs. K. M. Andrews, of
Greensboro, and J. D. Williams, of
Henderson. . The conference adjourn
ed at 12:30 for dinner.
. AS^BNOO:^ SESSION.
, , The ceBtergnte convened in baSJ' .
ness session at Z:00 o’clock, with Pre^
ident Cedi in the chair. The Presi
dent read his Annual Report to the
Continacd' aa P&gv 4.
Yeg^iSe* Seeinred Appmdiwtdy
$l,iiM ilit Mmy and Stanpa Lale
LiU^ 'Nlght-^-Made a Clean Get-
Awiy,
Oae 0 the most bailing and siie-
cesafiM %niglanes that has ocxorred
in tJiW ocuivtj^ in years, came tO’ Hght
this labnithg when the West Durltani-
po'stiitee was *pened for the day’.?
Kite Olivia Cheek, assist
ant 'at ^ ’pmtoMet -who has charge
ot. the %tinun«s at the present time
wtiUe ^•tin*fiter Bowen is in
Watts ^MMpital stricken with typhoid
fever, ijtts the first to discover the
rohbe:^.
WIi^ entered the office tihis
momiiiie tn «ii^ door ^wung wide on
its hinges. inside door locks
were balitat^ away and the safe it
self was of an valuables. Near
ly ^,000 in cash and about 55,000
stamp*-were gone. This is only an
estiuafSfc «s State Inspector Cheater
has n^ completed His inventory of
the mlasing, goods. One registered
letter "Has in the Mco and it was
also gone. Two tJjousaiid of the
stamps Wert? jent? and !,00(( were
1-cent. ^
T'he rftbors affected an entrance
from the !»acfc of the building. Hie
Iron bars across the window were
bf«3ily torn asunder and the lock to the
window broken. When tho robbery
was discovered this morning, a pitcher
full of water and a glass were found
s c"^' '
nt tha edge of the window, the cnici«-
meii evidently refreshtd themselves
before deptirting.
This m.iriiiiig whcii news of the :if-
fair spread abroad a curious group of
West Durham lesidents gathered
arnund the litUe wooden postofScc
building, each trying to probe the
mysiery. Sheriff Harward and Depu
ty Sheriff Poc Pleasants were also
on the scene picking up all the iiifor-
mation possible, but both announced
there was i'iisoluteily r.o clue as to who
did the jol). The robbers left nothii.,'i
whatevir.shat would assist the officers
in di.M:overing them and on the other
hand took cverythinff of value in the
cilice.
Even tliii change in the cash draw
er, sniouwting to several dollars, was
taken and also every IRtle loo.-;c
stamp. They (eft nothing and when
Hiss Check opened the ofSce calls for
.stamps were turned down. Later a
supply of stamps from the Durham
postoffice assisted the West Durham
office in rssuming business.
Many theories have been advanced
as to who .i-obtied the office. Some
have suggested that it must have bean
persons, familiar with the office, who
knew liiat the money was in the .sivfe
and who alsi knew the combinatitai.
Others think that it was the work of
expert cracksmen who jast happened
along fti lucky titne. Recently there
hav& b{«n a number of postod^cs- roh-
beiies in the «istem part of the State
and the idfii-.of t^av>®cers is that
diese same expwts entered the West
Durham postoffice.
Regardless of who did the job it
was complete. Tlie only thing left
was the large hammer and which was
early this morning identified by aie
foreman of the rock -cntai^ neasty
as being his. The hanvoer had been
left on the rock pile over night and
was probably stolen for the purpose.
There are no other clues and the
officers are unable to arrive at any
coriclutsion prevails among those who
have made: invistigations, that the
iol4>ar« aui4e: • CBt sway. Gov-
»ST«a»nt;,d«tertivBs '9^p robably be
sent iiece to vrank on the case.
A fat wowsn always feels a whole
lot thinner than die is.
ALLEGED NEGRO SAFE CRACK-
EB.
. Armrf with a 38-calibre, repeating
Winchester rifle and ammunition Jack
j Williams, an alleged negro safe crack
er and murderer wanted in Spartan
burg, S. 0., was captured early yes
terday morning on Seaboard Air Line
through train No. 2 as the train {iulled
under the shed at the Union Station in
this city. The arrest was made by
Officers Niohcls and McGee. Williams
is now in jail awaiting the arrival of
an officer from South. Carolina. When
arrested ?50 besides the rifle and cart
ridges was found on his person.
The particulars of the crimes for
which this negro is held in Raleigh
are not known, the telegram merely
asking that he he arrested and that
ha was wanted for safe cracking.
Chief of Police Waltfes, however, had
a telephone conversation with the
South Carolina authorities ye^rday
and was toid that, besides cracking
and robbing a safe, we was wanted
there for baating a man nearly to
death. Chief Walters said that it
was iear.ied the negro is wanted for
murder in B'uefield, West Virginia.
The a! ii>,t of WiilianK, was the
result of ! telegi-am fi’oni the authori
ties in Sorth Carolina, which was re
ceived in 2aleigh shoi’tly after mid-
ni'fht. It iMstruoted tlie police to fca
on the watch for him on this train
v/hich is duo in Raleigh at I;10 a. m.
He was bound for Richmond, Va, it
is said, his ticket calling for that des-
tination.
Upon boarding the train at the !>ti!-
tioii the Raleigh officers were sho'-vn
the negro iiy the conductor. One of
the officers er.tored the colorcd coach
throUKh ihi; rear door and the oihu^ !
thruuj^h ihu front door, shutting oft
possible niea.'i.'! of f.scapc. They tlX'ii
approached the nesrro bofort he evoi)
realized they were ynywhere near,
Iwth ofRcei'.? throwing their guns into
tii;i Uice. Hj offered no resistance.
Williams hri.-; made no statement
' other than giving his home as Wor-
i-herfter, Mass.—News and Observer.
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i KILL.S HU.SB.\NS>. I
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;Jlan Attacks Wife Wiih Knite; Jury!
May Free Her,
Chicago, Nov. 11.—A coroner’s jury
was expected to free Mrs. Josephine
Erk, who beat her husband to death
with a stove poker when he tried te
stab her with a knife.
“My hu.'tbaiid just got out of a
hospital and the doctors told him hr*
nuist not drink,” sobbed Mrs. Erk .'t
the Sheffield avenue police station.
“Some one gave him whisky and he
rume home crazy. He struck at me
seven or eight times before I hit him
with the poker.
Mrs. Erk sustained a deep gash ov
er the eye and her hand.s were slash
ed. ■
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FIFITY MILE CONVENTION.
The programme and entertainment
committee report that everything is in
readiness for a large and enthusiastic
Baraca-Philathea Conference begin
ning Friday Nov. 27, and lastiiig till
Sunday afternoon /olJowing, Miss
Byrde will be present at every meet
ing to direct things and in addition
many enthusiastie Baraca-Philatheas
will be here then. Everybody in the
town of Burlington is cordially invit
ed to be present Friday evening at 8
o’clock. Front Street Methodist Cliurch
to hear the opening exercises, and then
at every meeting following.
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BETrtJBNS ^O POLi). ' '
«Cleveian(!, o!, Nov. 19.—j. J. SulU-
■van. Progressive national ccmmittee-
man from Ohio, today announced his
resignation and his return to the Se-
I publican party.
JOHN LAWS, OP ORANGE COUN- .
TY PASSED AWAY .’MON
DAY MOBNtNG.
Oldest Eiective OfSee Holder in the
Word. SnceiimlM to Pi)euiBom»—
Was 94 Years Old and Had Beea
Register of Deeds for 64 Yean—
Funeral Today.
News reaching the city this sitorniag
told of the death of Mr. John Laws,
register of deeds of Orangs County,
and a man of more tiian statewide
reputation. He has Jteild for muti^
years the leputation of being Ute old
est elective office holder in the Uiuted
.States. For 64 years Mr. Laws ha»
guided the destinies of th© register of
deeds office of Orange County, was
himsjf S4 years ojf age and had i>een
twice married, his second wife sur
viving him. Term after term, Mr.
Laws hai! been elected to his ofSce in
a majority or the elections being the
only democr.itic candidate. Exactly
G4 years ago the office of register of
deeds in Orange County came into
existence and Mr. Laws was the first
man elated. He has held the oiScc
since that Unie, always faithfully dis
charging his duties in every respect.
Pneumonia claiiiied him as a Wctiin
Monday movnirig at 5 o’clock.
Throughout the country Mr. Law.’
i« known iinJ his long term of ofiice
ha.-> been political talk in Washington
and other p'^ilitical centers. Many of
l/he nietropoiitan new.spapers have of
ten \sTitte.i feature stories of his ca-
rear ac register of dcedg.
In his wwl,- Mr. Laws has held the
reputation of always being pleasant
and faithful to his dutie.s.. The mere
fai t that he has alone held the regis
ter of deils office in Orange county
i.= eneuirh (>roof of his popularity. His
idoiij ef a inaii was tho late Governor
W. Gi'nhrm. whose picture was :il-
way.'.- to ije seen hanging i-n front of
hi,s de.'sk.
As a Christian he was one of the
highest and most noble type. He was
one of the old fashioned Episcopal
laymen and in his Church life he was
a.'iso faithful, always; ■doing as he
thought was right and l«st.
i>oubtles!v every resident of Orange
County knoH Register of Deeds John
Ijiws, He wa,s a man that mad^?
friends with (;veryone and also a man
when once known was not eas
ily forgotte:!. He was ever ready to
lend a itelui.-.g hand or do a favor.
Eight years ago Mr. I.aws married
for the second time. At that'tfme
his fii-st wife had l>een dead for a num
ber of years. By his first union he
was survived by one daug'hter and one
son. while by the second marriage he
is survived by three children.
The funeral services have not been
definitely arranged as yet, although
they will bo held this afternoon.
The Edilo:- of The Dispatch bought
his license to get married from Mr.
Laws.
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REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN FUND.
New Y>n-k, Nov. 20.—Contributions
of $104. lii from 1,411 persoas were
receiv.'.l -ty the Republican State Coni-
mitt. -• for use in the recent oam-
paig.i, according to a report filed to
day. The report shows every expen
diture in detail. Nearly 2,500,000
pieces of literature were distributed.
Aniong the contributors were John D.
Rockefeller, v/ho gave ?6,000 and An
drew Carnegie, who gave $2,000.
O—
When .yon see an overdressed wo
man e^orting « man iwho looks like
a poor mai^^yo^.^know who is boss at-,
diat house." ,
Knipp works also declarod a
divtdent and voted to water the stock.
Business is good in Gcnnany.