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The Charlotte News Publl»h«d Daiiy and Sunday bj THE >EWS PUBLISHING CO. y/i’, r. Uoiitd. Pk-eaideat and Geu. Msr. 1'*lephoMe«i Cltv Editor EuxlncM Office Job Office J. C. PATT^ ...... .... Editor. >. W CAT.DVVELL.*. City Editor. A. W. BURCH Adv. Mgr. hub«cription rates Tk- Ckurlotte Nerra. Daily acd Sunday. On« y*Hi /■ix months flhrca raontha !)n«i month *2 >Q« wMk Sundft/ Only Ona ye*r £tc mrtTtba ^Inr^e ncoatii* ‘rtnMi^Denicrrat. swuil-WeeKljr. On« y?v 9? 8!x month* ts xnr« monHin *" AKaaaBcvmeet. Th« att®nt!oa or th« piibllc la re- •p«ctfuUy *nvlted to tho followlngr: In future. Obituary Notices, In norlcm i’k^tchen. Cards of Tnanks.’ communications eaoouBluff tne cause of » private •r»tt»rprise of a political cAnc^idatv and llKc matt«r, ''"iil “« charred for at lae rate of live »nt8 % Uw«. There wiU be ao deviation from tbi* rul«k WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1911. BLEASE DEFENDS LYNCHING. In dtfending the action of iynchcrs, lind declaring that rather than inter fere with the ordorly execution of a negro by a patriotic mob, he would resign his job as governor and pre- aide at the lynching bee Governor Coleman Rastus Biease simply car ries out his part of the farce comedy •ntitled “How l friroied with an hon orable title.” In his address at Anderson Cole- fn;;n appears to have been at his best. He carried but the popular concep tion of the real devilish fellow, in denouncing the ministers of Ander- ion, who had the courage to protest Rpninst mob law, winked at by the fnvernor, he did nothing surprising. I’.etween Coleman and the ministry ■‘ ere is a deep gulf fixed. It is but natural that a man of the Blease Itripe should fall to understand why »ny one, much less a meddling preacher, should prefer law' and order lo mob violence. Blease simply can- Bdt understand these finer points. It U not in him. And even if his moral perception were sufficiently keen to appreciate the difference between :3ht and wrong, law and crime, per- Kuns the natural perversity of one ’ bo loves to pose as a real bad boy ’' ould lead him to the side he knew to 'le wrong. These little insights into the char acter of the freak, whom perverse furtune has ‘raised to high position, will no doubt interest that element ef citizens who still hold healthy re- t^cci for law and public decency, ^v’e quote these spicy excerpts from a report of the governor’s Anderson ultimatum, as produced in the Spar tanburg Herald: ‘‘Governor Blease reiterated his po- lition with regard to lynchlngs. He • id again that when a negro puts i.’s hands upon the person of a white girl the sooner the negro is put six feet under the ground the Vetter. He stated that on the night of ‘he Honea Path lynching the solicitor Cl tl.is circuit called upon him to orf'.or ■ t the militia; and that he (old the rolicltor he would send two telegrams, ‘One of these telegrams,' iiftld the governor ‘was addressed to Bheriff King here. la that telegram 1 told him to keep in touch with the affair, and to have a report to me next morning of what was going on. The sheriff received my telegram, and he understood It, for next morn ing I received a report from him, telling what had transpired.’ The •peaker stated that rather than use the office of governor In ordering out troops to defend a negro brute and require those troops to fire on wnl'^e citizens, he would resign from the office to which he had been elected, and would have caught the train to Honea Path and led the mob. The governor then criticised the min isters of the local union who had drafted resolutions condemning him and everything and everybody con nected with the lynching.” Now none approves such heinous frlmes as that which provoked the lynching referred to—neither the better 61ass of whlt^ nor the better class of blacks. And there is no doubt but that any man, whether black or white, who assaults womrn ahould be “six feet under the ground," or even more. The point Is this: Juries when presented with proper evidence rarely fall to pass the death sentence upon such crim inals. It is just a case of getting th« guilty party under the ground in the right way. Some are so foolish as to expect the governor of South Car olina to advocate the orderly, the legal method of procedure rather than that cowardly course pursued by the mob which pits itself against one man. But such persons greatly mis understand the make-up of the gover nor of South Carolina. Now some may hastily consider that which followed the above as an insult to the ministers of South Car olina, but when the author is consid ered we believe a second thought will put his Words in the light of a tribute—the best tribute that a lynch law governor could pay to a set of. gentlemen. Blease doesn’t un derstand the motives which cause South Carolina preachers to occupy t higher stand on such matters than Ills own little dwarfed, biased and prejudiced mind prompts and so he frets and fumea and pawa the earth—mucll to the'Joy Of the crtaa- Inal element of this audience. Hear the governor at his best, at his lof tiest : “He stated that he knew some preachers in this state to have more negro blood in their veins than did the negro who was lynched, and that he did not propose to be dictated to by any preacher or set of preachers. He also expressed his 'belief that there are not twelve men in Ander son county who would bring in a verdict of conviction against any member of the mob w-ho did the work, ‘and if there were twelve men who would do so, and a verdict ot guilty was returned, I would wire par dons to those convicted.” Now the remarkable thing about the above, passing' his little boqaet to the miniStrf,- is that Coleman will do just what he says relative to the pardoning proposition. He went into office promising to “stick to his friends,” and during the uplifting era of his ministry many of those friends now wear citizens suits and are per mitted to let {heir hair grow long. The governor objected to the color scheme in stripes and promptly set about to have his friends properly costumed. Woil. this is'enough space to waste on a little blatherskite bent upon doing all be can to disgrace a state Le " as chosen to honor. Tf decency gets a hearing there will be a shake up at the next elec tion and the orator at Anderson will be wondering why it was that the ministers, editors and other such Inconsequential individuals ever man aged to slip one over on him. The greatest public service the South Carolina legislature could ren der would be to hand this man a ticket entitling him to the impeach- meDt circle. GOOD ROADS. • In a statement just made on public road construction work in the south Secretary of Agriculture Wilson sets forth succinctly the progress made dur ing the year. Forty-four millions of dollars are* being spent this year in the southern states for better public highways, and North Carolina is doing her part of the work. His statement gives a good idea of what Is going on in this line: "Through its bureau of good roads,” the secretary continued, “the department of agriculture has been stimulating the nation-wide movement for better highways, sending out ex perienced engineers to conduct demon stration w'ork and a force of trained men to give Illustrated lectures. “Reports to the department show that the $44,000,000 spent during the first ten months of this calendar year was divided as follows: Alabama, $3,484,000: Arkansas, 450,000; Dela ware, ?430,000; Florida, $1,505,000; Geor^a, $2,500,000; Kentucky, $2,500,- 000: Louisiana, $1,132,354; Maryland, $2,250,000; Mississippi, $3,130,000; North Carolina, $4,505,000; Oklahoma, $1,505,000; South Carolina, $1,100,00; Tennessee, $3,900,000; Texas, $7,600,- 000; Virginia, $4,004,000; West VJirgin- ia. $1,625,000. The department is co-operating with the state or local authorities in practically every state and reports show that over 200,000 miles of roads w’ere built during the past 12 months. “A few' years ago the department conducted an investigation to deter mine the condition of roads through out the country. The result showed 2,151,570 miles of public highways, of which 7.14 per cent w’ere improved, w'hile there were In the sixteen states of the south 685,151 miles, of “^hich only 27,185 or 3.87 tier cent were im proved. “Since 1904 the annual expenditure of money for road Improvements in the nation has doubled and in the south it has more than doubled. The movement for good roads is going to benefit the farmer in getting his pro ducts to market expeditiously in all kinds of weather at a reduced cost; is going to Increase the value of his lands and will give hla children better school facilities. “Good roads will particularly prove beneficial to the farmer of the south, where, apart from the staple crops, the soils will produce almost every known crop and especially late winter and early spring varieties when trans portation from farm to rallfoad is rendered difficult owing to the cut-up and rough condition of unimproved roads. “For demonstrating purposes the department recently laid over 1,000,000 square yards of object-lesson roads of nearly every type and our road experts are constantly at their work in all parts of the country, ■while the labora tories are testing all kinds of possible road materials in order to secure the best improved materials for road con struction.” CO-EDS AT COLLEGE BALLS. Carlisle Edict Which Forbade Their Presence Is Rescinded. Carlisle, Pa., Nov. 15.—Young w’om- en attending Dickinson College have come into their own after contesting for several years for the privilege of attending college dances. An edict issued by Dr. George Edward Reed while president of the institution bar ring co-eds from many of the social functions, has been cancelled by Dr. Eugene Allen Noble, the new presi dent. Hereafter the co-eds may bn prepent at college dances and other social events, providing such action does not interfere with their studies. FROM OTHER SANCTUMS ;LOVE AND UNION ASSOCIATION CHARTERED. "19■» A Great Upheaval. In most cities a change of mayors la not accompanied by social con vulsions'. In Charleston, S. C., it is different. Since the beaux and belles and their watchful eWers strutted on the battery, with patches and ^powder and brocade and high heeled shoes and jealous rapiers. Charleston has been ruled by the “upper class.” Even wh^n Tillman descended from the meagre uplands and in the name of the dispensary harried the patrl- ians with his janissaries the former kept the citx''-while they curse^ the proletariat Ifif their beards. From time immemorial the Pinck neys, the Alstons, the Rhetts, tne Barnv\'ells, the" Legares, the Porch- ers and the rest of the annointed co terie have. ruled Charleston with a haughty if a condescending hand. Last Tuesday's elections, therefore, marked not the passing of the may oralty from one incumbent to an other, but the downfall of an insti tution, the period of a regime and the bpth of a new dispensation. An entire oligarchy was committed to oblivion when Grace triumphed at' the polls. Traditions ciaimbled and systems were transformed. The root ed usages of generations, a suprem acy so anchored in observance that it seemed to partake of immortality, disappeared before a vulgar on slaught. The ancient aristocracy, sub merged by a bourgeois inundation, sank beneath the surface and a sud denly unchained “rabble” went mad w’ith unexpected victory. Hence the stoning of the News and Courier ot- fice and the breaking of the windows oT the electric company presided over by a Gadsden. JJp to a very few' years ago a fa miliar phenomenon at White Sul phur Springs, for almost a century the palladium, so to speak, of_ the South’s elects was the relfgiofts Solem nity of complacent and superior groups as a man or demigod passed by with tragic face and long frock coat. “That's the mayor of Charles ton,” would be w’hispered by reverent lips. Senators and governors and grace members of high tribunals might come and go without exciting special comment. Wliy not, after all, since the w’hole gathering was com posed of eminence? But the mayor of Charleston was something more. He represented hereditary conse quence and grandeur. He was ^ link in a long chain of birth and. preced ence and privilege, the surviving of ficial representive of “class.” Thus he was a glory unto himself, and thus the mere vision of him and ail he typified brought silent rapture to the proudest Southern heart. So it is over. The last remaining stronghold of a political aristocracy has been invested and privilege has perished in the final trench.—New York Sun. Special to The News. Raleigh, Nov. 15.—Love and Union Asociation (incorporated) of Snake bite, Bertie county, are the remarkable name and location of a negro educa tional and mutual benefit corporation just chartered by the secretary of state. There are quite a number of incorporators including Thomas Mitch ell and W. H. Hendricks. BUFFALO BILL. Col. William F. Cody, known the world over as “Buffalo Bill,” who re cently announced that he had re^tired from public, life. The Colonel who has been in the show business for more than 28 years, wil return to his ra]|:ich at Wyoming Big Horn, there to sp^nd his remaining years. The name ''Buf falo Biir' Col. Cody earned in the ear ly 60’s when he contracted to furnish Buffalo meat' to the laborers on the building of the Kansas Pacific ‘Rail road, and in less than 18 months killed 4,280 bison. Special Sale -ON— SURE! You can keep the stomach sweet, the appetite good, the bowls regular, BY THE USE OF Hostetter^s Stomach Bitters WILLIAM WILLETT, JR. William Willett, Jr., of Brooklyn, N. Y., about whom rages a grave scandal In regard to a Judicial nomination. It is alleged that Mr. Willett paid the sum of $10,000 to political leaders for the nomination for the supreme court bench of Brooklyn. The district at torney’s offices of both Brooklyn and New York are investigating the facts surrounding the getting of the nomi nation by Mr. Willett, and It Is ex pected that arrests of prominent per sons may be the result. SAVED CHIl-D FROM DEATH. “After our cnna nad suffered from severe bronch.ial trouble for a year,”- wrote G. T. Richardson, of Richard son’s Mills, Ala., “we feared it had con- sumption. It had a bad cough all the time. We tried many remedies without avail, and doctor ? medicine seemed as useless. Finally we tried Dr. King’s New Discovery, and are pleased to sav that one bottle effected a complete cure, and our child is again strong and healthy. Finally we tried Dr. King’s New Discovery, aid the pleased to say that one bottle effected a complete cure, and our child again strong and healthy.” For coughs, colds, hoarse ness, lagrippe, asthma, croup and sore lungs its the most infallible remedy that’s made. Price 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by W. L. Hand & Co. Pianos We did not anticipate 8% cent cotton wnen we placed our order for Self Player Pianos. The stock on band must be sold be fore December 31st, and in or der to dispose of them will make special terms. See this stock while It Is complete or write for particulars. Ghas. M. Stieff Macnt'acturers of the Artistic otierf, Sha.v, and Gtieff Self-Play«r Htanos. SOUTHERN WAREP-OOM 5 West Trade Street* CHARLOTTE - • N. a C. H. WILMOTH. Manager. (Mention this paper.) rti?" To Any One in Need. To convince the public, that Thies’ Salve is one of the best made and will .do all that is claimed for it, I will give enough for treatment free to any person suffering witli sores, burns, felons, boils, ulcers, wounds, or inflammatory diseases, who will call at G. 0. Thies’ store. 1413 E. Fourth A. THIES. Thies’ Salve at All Drug Stores, 25c. $1.10 For 60 Cents Purchase 6 cakes of Palm Olive Soap for 60c and get a 50c Jar Palm Olive Cream free. We furnish coupons free. Tryqn Drug Company 11 _N. Tryon. Phones 21 anjd 1043 ATLAS COUPON Seven consecutive coupons, which appear in The News each day, when brought to The News otflce, accompanied by 95 cents, will an* title/any reader of the News to Rand-McNally’s 1910 Census Atlas of the World, as advertised. Out-of-town readers must add 2Bc to cover transportation charges. Value of the Atlas $5.00. ^ NOVEMBER 13 and Floor Coverings Are one of this week s MANY STORE AnRAQTIONS AT Belk Bros. pretty patterns, • $1.98 pair $9.95 . . $10.95 . $13.95 $3.50 MARIE ANTONETTE CURTAINS AT $2.50. There’s a hundred pairs of this bargain. Beautiful 3-yard Marie An- tonette Ecrue Curtains, the qualit es and patterns that always retail at $3.50 pair Priced special at ’ . . . . . . . $2.50 pair $3.00 Princess Ecrue and White Net Curtains at $1.98. Prince Ecrue and white net Curtains, 3-yard lengths $3.00 values at EXCELLENT RUG VALUES. $12 50 9x12 Tapestry Brussels Rugs at . . $13. 50 Values in 9x12 Tapestry Brussels Rugs at $15.00 Values in 9x12 size Tapestry Brussels Rugs at A Special Value in $18.50 Axminister Rugs at $15.95. There’s a sharp reduction on this lot. Good $18.50 quality 9x12 Ax minister Rugs, beautiful Oriental patterns. Piice reduced to .. $15.95 $25.00 Values in very best Axminster Rugs, 9x12 sizes, at . . . $19 95 SMALL RUGS REDUCED. Smith’s 27x54 Palisade Velvet Rugs, assorted patterns, $1.50 values at 98c $400 Values in 3x6 foot-Aim'nister Rugs, at . . . . $2.95 $2.50 Very best 27x63 Axminster Rugs, at ..... $1.98 Many other special values in carpet size Rugs at ^ $16.50^ $17.50, $18.50, $22.50, $25.50 to $37.50 BELKBROTHER BLAKE^S DRUG SHOP on the Square. Prescriptions Filled Day and Night. REMEMBER 41 IS THE NUMBER you want to call when in need of anything in drugs. Prompt ness and, accuracy followed in every prescription. John S. Blake Drug Co. 'Phones 41 and 300. Registered Nurses' Directory. Perfumed Talcum Powder and Borated Handsome One Pound • Cans 25c Reese & Alexander, Druggists Corner 4th A Tryon Sts. Special All This Week. Regular 35c Box for Will deliver to any part of city WOODALL & SHEPPARD CRUQGiSTS. Telephones 69 arid 166. Hand-Painted China. Adds to the beauty of any Dining Room. Pickard’s is by far the most artistic line on the market. We have just opened a full assortmemnt of the newest shapes and designs which we are dis playing in our cases. Will be glad to show anyone interested. Garabaldi, Bruns & Dixon JEWELERS AND SILVERSMITHS STYLISH BOYS’ CLOTHES Most parents expect somfr thing more in buying Boys’ clothes than mere durability. In our Boys’ clothes that “some- ' thing more” is assured. It the inimitable metropolitan air of quiet elegance, refinement of fabric pattern, beauty of trim and finish. In everything there is just one BEST. Our style standard distinguishes the high est development in clothes for Boys. It is a standard built by patience • and experience— maintained by sincere effort- This season’s models are ex tremely tasteful. Their quality measures up to our standard more is not possible. ED MELLON CO. “You Can Always Get It at Mellon’s’
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