Mebane Leader
J. O.IFOY, Editor and Owner
ElnterBd as second class matter Feb
ruary 8, 1909, at the Post Office at
Mebane, N. C., under the act of March
1897.
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CORRESPONDENCE
We wishCcorrespondents in *11 the
nearby poBtZoffices. Write at on/*p.
justice editorialy that people
suffered from insurance coti-
panies who had the misfortune
to have their houses burned down
after they were insured. In
one instance we remember some
years ago, that we tried to im
press our ideas upon a certain
Represen tave—well when he j^oc
to Raleigh he manage to get on
the insurance committee as its
Chairman. There was nothing
doing" all legislation was put to
sleep in the committee room, but
soon after the adjournment of the
Legislature when this Mr. Chair
man returned home, he began
the erection of a building, and
his friend kept on wondering
where he got the money from.
lliursday, January 191911
Therp. ought to be a law in
North Carolina to license and
label lobbyest, that is if we
must have them. It has always
appeared to us the most
practical way to get rid of them,
would be to kick them out. For
the people to elect men to make
their laws and then have them
tampered with and turned wrong
by men of sharp practice is not
the right thing.
INSURANCE MEN RUNING
TO COVER
I The session of the house Thursday was
enlivended by its first debate that morn
ing, and this arose over insurance mat
ter*, which promise to give the general
assembly considerable difficulty during
^he session. The debate arose oyer
ifr. Koonce’s joint resolution asking
the appointment of a joint committee
to investigate the conduct of insurance
companies in the state, which was re
ported from the judiciary committee
No. 1 with a recammendation that it
besentto the committee on propositions
and grievances, of which Mr. Koonce,
the author of the resolution, is chair
man.
Objection was made to the reference,
members insisting that the resolution
should go to the committee on insur
ance. In luring reference to his com
mittee Mr. Koonce stirred up a hornet’s
nest by intimating that the committee
on insurance would be too biased to
to give the measure proper consider
ation, and declared that a powerful
lobby is already working to defeat the
proposed investigation. Immediately
half a dozen members clamored for re-
c^^nition, to reply to Mr. Koonce's
statement. It developed that the com
mittee on insurance has yet been ap
pointed. but this did not prevent the
members from defending the speaker't
probable choice, for this committee.
The fact that Insurance Commissioner
Young, in his report sent in to the
house made no mention of any
great abuses as to rates of insurance
made the matter significant.”
The above quoted from the
Raleigh Evening Times under
date of January 12th. Seems to
ance and we do not Tor a moment
doubt but what Mr. Koonce is
on the right track.
Its an outrage and a shame,
the way things are conducted in
our General Assembly. There is
no trouble about passing any
little private bill that is not worth
the time it consumes of the Legis
lature,but when relief is sought
through a measure that would
bring great benefit to our people
then a half a dozen or more lob
byist spring up in the capital,
the henchman of allied interest,
No smoother crowd ever scut
tled a ship, or slit a throat than
these sharp oily tonged agents,
and if money is needed to carry
thjir purpose, they have it
Mr. Young ma> be a splendid
Insurance Commissioner, a
capable man, fully qualified for
all his duties, and surely they
are duties for which the state of
North Carolina is paying, but it
seems to us among the many
matters he is expected to look
after, the insur^ should get
some attention.
Mr. Young it seems ought to
know that our present insurance
laws are very imperfect, that
their operation is to the hurt,
and serious predudice of our
people, they need remedying,
and it would seem clearly within
the province of Mr. Youngs
duties to suggest a remedy. It
is alright for Mr. Young to try,
and run down and prosecute
every incendiary, even if his
services are largely in the in
terest of the insurance companies
but the people are not geting a
fair deal when insured property
is burned by accident, and it is
as much within his duties to see
that they get a fair deal as it is
for him to protect the interest
of the insurance companies.
It was thought that the em
ployment of Mr. Young as a com
missioner, might help to reduce
insurance rates but has it done
it? Something should be done to
protectjthe people from present
insurance imposition. If Mr.
Young cannot help do it then Mr.
Young must not stand in the
way of its being done. We have
at each recuring bienial session
of the Legislature for the
past ten years spoke of the in-
FAVORinSM FOR THE STAN
DARD OIL CO.
It will be seen by reference to
the revenue act of 1909 that oil
companies are permited to sell
oil in this state by paying a state
tax of one per cent gross on all
sales in excess of $25,000. Tha*;
is the state shares in the perfe-
dy of the Standard Oil com^
panies special privilege license,
for so far, they have been able
to choke to death any serious
competition. Then as a further
concession to this giant soulsss
octopus, they permit a licenw of
$10, only in towns or cities
where the oil company maintains
a station or storage warehouse.
There is only about fifty cities in
North Carolina whose population
exceeds 1000 souls, and the stan
dard oil company do not maintain
sales stations at all of these,
but there are 4000 towns and
villages that they do not main
tain station at, into which they
are permited free of tax to ped
dle their oil out of waggons,
selling at a higher monopoly profit
in the smaller places, and cut
ting prices in the larger ones to
stifle competition.
Analize this matter, and see
what you can make of it. The
most powerful trust on earth
granted a special consideration.
Who got the money for the states
loss?
Compare it with the following
Every manufacture of sewing
machines, and every person or
same in this state, shall before
selling or offering for sale any
such machines pay to the state
treasury a tax of four hundred
dollars, then the tree thousand
agents of these sewing machine
companies must pay a license
tax of $2,00 each.
Each lightning rod agent $25,-
00. Every firm or corporation
selling pianos fifty dollars each,
and then forty cents on every
$100, valution of sale.
A fellow who sells a few tons
of coal in a village a (benefactor)
is required to pay the same
amount of tax that the Standard
oil company does to sell its mil
lions of gallons of oil in our big
gest cities, this tax makes it pro
hibitory to sell coal in small towns
and operates as a serious incon
venience to the people at large.
Take the case, will you, per
petuate the wrong if you will
you,but some one will remember
it
A tariff commission with Bev
eridge at the head of it is calcul
ated to inspire, us is it not ? Let
Aldrich appoint the commission,
and the government pay for the
white wash, and we are likely to
see something in ten years when
they get through with it. The
commission business is an in
fernal dodge to continue the
thieving.
We heard a gentleman remark
a few days past, say that North
Carolina was the first state to
have a cotton mill, and the sec
ond state to have a tobacco fac
tory. It was an attorney of
Durham and we were not in a
position to get inore particulars
but if this be a fact it is an im
portant fact
TO GET READY FOR JUDGE
MENT.
In the remarks attributed to
Judge Boyd at the conclusion of
the whiskey libel suit againt N.
Glenn Williams at Greensboro
it would appear that Mr.
Williams has a course of medi
cine ahead of him. There was
an other case of pending judge
ment against Williams and Craft
who was convicted last June of
conspiring to defraud the govern
ment by paddiilg the sale of pos
tage stamps at Williams, Wilkes
county, in order to receive a lar
ger salary for the office, in which
sentence was deferred until the
above case was heard June term.
In continuing judgment Judge
Boyd stated that Williams could
dispose of the liquor involved in
the libel case to better advantage
than any one else so he would
defer sentence in the conspiracy
case in order to give him time
to settle up all his affairs and
get in readiness to accept such
judgement as the court saw fit
to impose.
From that it would appear that
the Judge is going to give Mr.
Williams a rest at Atlanta.
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Greensboro, N.C.
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Caskets, Coffins, burrial
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funeral supplies.
Embalming done by a
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Prompt service on
brief notice.
Agent for Cut Flowers
For All Purpose Prompt
Delivery.
PIESSING 61UB
Neat work on all garments
at short notice.
All kind of tin works.
PINK RUSSELL.
Next to HoImeS’Warren,
Electric
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Succeed wben everjrthing else
In nervous prostration and female
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r«>R KIDNEY J.IVBR AND
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Greensboro, N. C.
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perfectly unless you provide her with
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ladies' and men's clothing, shoes, hats, etc., by trad
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right.
Come in and look over our line.
NEW SPRING GOODS NOW ARRIVING DAILY.
SCHIFFMAN BROS.
Th^ store that them cheaDcr
Greensboro, N. C.
TO MAKE ROOM FOR OUR NEW SPRINGS
LINE EVERY
Coat Suit, Cloak
—AND—
Set Of Furs
In the house will be sold AT AND BELOW COST
Come early and make your selection while there
are plenty of sizes.
CHARLES H. DORSETT,
The Woman's Store.
Greensboro, N. C.
You Can Stare Up Steps.
or step upstairs, and you will find
everything **0. K.'* if we have sup
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sashes—everything in plain or orna
mental woodwork—in hard or soft
wood—we always keep in stock. All
made from fully seasoned lumber and
free from any suggestion of imperfec*
NELSM-680PER LUMBER COMPANY,
Mebane, N. C.
IF YOU HAVE A JEWEL
of a wife provide a proper setting for
her by starting a bank account for
her in a good, reliable bank like Com
mercial and Farmers Bank. It takes
a load from her mmd when she has
something to fall back on in case of
need. The nuin and woman that spend
as they go will surely come to sorrow
It is surprising how a small account
will grow between interest and thrift
when yon have once started it
Mebane, N. C.
TOBACCO
You want the best price possible
for your tobacco, and you want to
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HAUL, and overthe best roads
THE PIEDMONT WARE
HOUSE
at Mebane. has all of these condi
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clever set of buyers, and an acco
modating force to assist you.
The farmers in the tobacco belt
North-East and West of Mebane
can not do better than by bring
ing their tobacco to the Piedmont.
J. N. WARREN,
& CO. Proprietors
Mebane, N. C.
WINTER CLOTHING
A 25 per cent Reduction On All Clothing
The nicest andmost com
plete line ever brought to
Mebane. We have suits, over
coats and rain coats, arrang
ed in our special clothing de
partment.
LADIES DRESS GOODS
great variety and trim-
ings to match.
The King Quality shoes for
men College walking shoes
for women. A general line of
merchandise all sold to save
you money.
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MEBANE. W. C.
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