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m mm tmm THE MEBANE LEADER r i “And Right The Day Must Win, To Doubt Would be Disloyalty, To Falter Would be Sin.” Vol 4. MEBANE, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 24 1913 No 80 Semi= int Because it d Linseed lest fjrade Because of Oil to r*L Semi - ‘ Kalion?- bout user abou lU nt used, vays been st perfect Mebane )her lisplay (igh. ng slim, t dim, nail, lere. les.' f)elf: posse.^, rt(n ; lar. CHILD Century Add!- lyesterday. itury the |eart were in them alt. It is Ltful baby |ere Is the girl, and you may pleasant they are [>Bt charm* as mu^h bulpture— has al- [>nly vhat weak- bie native bt till tho [the splriv ■aters at ^ntury, do icll of the td’s mind, llioart, the the fan- ;v.y think [that they laborious Bs the 1®' Idult. But Iwill deny in nine- ur richcr any that Lnd some iiid. lildren in lof them P'^SSONLS AND LOCAL 'BRIEFS ple who AND [GO. COME 111 OF INTEREST GATH- 1 ij:i) BY OUR REPORTER y.,. \\. A. Thompson Is visiting in W. Ray of 'li business. Leaksville is in \\:V Mr. -Mr. v.-?ekj Th- Hi;n Mr. J. S. Clark makes an announce ment in todays Leader in refference to the early opening of a stock mens fur nishings and clothing in the store next to post office. Mr. L. T. Johnston places an adver- usement in this weeks Leader, you will find it on fourth page of this paper. Kavkins of Florida is '■fionds in Mebane. : Nicholson and children of ^ visitmp: in Mebane. K .:o Tiel.ane of Milton i^ ' Emma Harris. v.tie Lou Denny of Burling- \\\ix Mias Etta Compton. Compton of Carr spent Mebane wilh friends. ank Mebane and wife were • Mjs. M. B. Scotts Wednes- ‘ Mrs. Brannock of Elon Col- ; '.inday with Dr. and Mrs. ■I'k. . t Bingham of Asheville was .Monday shaking hands with 'riends. Mrs. P. L. Cooper of Carr ;!:iy Sunday in Mebane with Mrs. {'rocket Fitch. [>oanandEula Graham from ' I iver attended preaching in Mi’uiay. Mrs. J. E Maddock spent a Will Murrays hon'e one t week. ; .s McFarland, Miss Alice, , r .McFarland is spending a . . r in the country. ry v'ooper of Winston Salem , ■ this week to spend awhile ; uther Straughn. .Mrs. VV. C. York and Mr. !. C. Farrell spent Sunday i , 1 Mrs. Ed Farrell. ^ ' Dick left Monday morning L^ton in the interest of his , r the Mebene post office. t >haw left last week for .5^ C., where he goes to of the tobacco buyers. . Tinninwho got his foot ' -d and several bones e k ago, IS out on crutches. .. charp left last week for . . C. He goes to assist the people their in the tobacco . K. S.vain left Monday for He will assist in a pro- - .inc now being conducted '•S'in. ' . \V. Orr left on Monday ■' his home in Charlotte. ! has just completed a two *'i. ted meeting in Mebane. i f friends, and admirers met at the Mecca Drug y morning and were set e feast of ice cream and ‘1 'jctor. aid makes of the l>est ways be found at J. M. : company of Greensbolo ; hoe man. See change of t ir. this issue. i . Clark ot Lileaville, N. C., II:} the new brick store * ■, iirice building, is here ar- it in a stock of gents lu! :; : He will likely be ready fo; hi,-: , },y August the first. The Depot Broken Into Some one broke into the depot Tues day night and stole therefrom six gallons of whiskey, and two suits of clothes. Up to this writing nothing has been learned as to who the thief was. Post-Master Appointed It was learned heie Tuetday even ing through a te^e^ram fiom Mr. J. T. Dick, that he had been appointed pc'St master at Mebane. Mr. Dick had betn in Washington several cJ.iys in the in terest of his appointment, accompan ied by his attorney iMr. Jake Long of Graham. We presume that Mr. Dick will take charge of the oiVioe a I op. r. Attention Will the following new and old barrel workers meet Friday July 25th 4 d. m. at the home of Mrs. W. A. Murray: Mrs. Wood Patton, Miss Mary Patton Miss Margie Scott, Mrs. Thornton,Mrs Menton, Miss Barbara rfhaw, Mrs. Will Cheek, Mrs. E. P. Cheek, Mis.^? Flora White, Miss Bettie Mebane,Miss Be.ssie Craig, Mrs. W. S. Harris, Mrs. W. W. Corbett, Miss Virginia Clark, Miss Maud Holt, Mrs. L. T. Johnston, Miss Alice Fowler, Mrs J. Shaw, Mrs. T. Pettigrew, Mrs. W, O. Warren, Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. T. M. Cheek, Mrs.Hettie Scott, Mrs. A. H. Mebane, Miss Lou Cheek, Mrs. Kee, Mrs. Wilkinson, Mrs. Mrs. J. S. Cheek, Mrs. Satterfield, Lottie Satterfield. There are a dozen Go To Willoughby Beach The health and pleasure resorts near Norfolk, Virginia are now crowded with visitors enjoviiig, the fine fishing, bathing and boating, and among them, none has seemed attract a better or more desireable class of people than the W illoughby Beach Hotel situated on that far famed peninsular over looking Old Point Comfort, Fortress Monroe, and near the Steamship pier leading to these places, from which steam boats run every half an hour. Willoughby Beach Hotel has on© hundred well furnished rooms, a magnificent porch sweeps around the entire building except on one side, whi^h is 600 feet long, a spacious lobby, and magnificent tall room, dancing every w.'ok day night The Willoughby Hotel is a nice place for nice people it is under the managment of that courteous and geriial gentleman T. Alex Baxter a man of wide experience in hotel managment. The Hotel is situated about a half a mile up the beach from Ocean View,but it is entirely free from many objectionable features permitted at Ocean View, wh’ch had become so objectionuble that the officers were ordered to close up Sun day last. You will get your moneys worth in sight seeing, in pleasure, and in past time at the Willoughby Beach Hotel Va Orange Grove Items The crops are being cut short now on a -count ot the dry weather Mr. Graham Crawford went to Rich mond, Va., a few days ago where he expects to work for sometime. Mr Ed Murray of Efland and Miss Alma Durham of Durham, also Mr. Kalph Andrews of Chapel Hill and Miss Floy Thempson heard Bro. Bough- com Sunday. Mr. John Crawford spent a few days at home the first of the week, leaving or more ladies in our congrtgation who j Wednesday for Charlotte where he has have not joined the new church work ers, wont you join one s’de or the other and work for the church this summer. I make this a most earnest request that you make a special effort to meet at Mrs. Murray’s Friday. Respectfully, Emma S. Harris. THE SEQUEL A Great Meeting By Dr. Orr. accepted a position. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Cheek and Mr. R. W. Cates of Southern Alamance recently visited their brother Mr. C. G. Cates who is seriously sick. We are glad to report that Mrs W. J. Teer and Mr. Heber King and little daughter are all improving, but very sorry to report that Mrs C. R. Teer continues in a very serious condition. j The Farmers Union will have their j annual picnic at Mr. Apples pond on { Saturday July 26th. Every union mar is expected to be present with his family, and also have the pnvelege of vjnviting a friend. All are expecting a feast of good things and a happy day. Mr. Robert King and family of Dur ham visited their father Mr. W. H King recently; also their sick brother, Mr. Helber King. I On account of the repair work being j done on the church, preaching was Dr. W. W. Orr of Charlotte who has been holding regular day and nijht i services for the past two weeks closed j his meeting Sunday night late, in a j blaze of religous fervor. Every one j seemed on fire with spiritual regenera tion. As a summary we would say there j held in the school auditorium Saturday was over 100 conversions. 250 recon-! and Sunday. Brother Boughcom secration. People who had drifted | preached two splendid sermons. The away from God who promised to come back, and reconsecrate tneir lives to His worship. The heads of fifty familes promised to hold family prayer at their homes. There was manifested during the meeting a spirit of forgiveness and general reconciliation. All in all it was a great meeting, and the people immerged from it feeling that the sins of a selfish life had been inside painting on the church will be completed this week and the pews will be put m within a few days. Those who went to Norfolk last Wednesday on an excursion have all i-e*.urned looking a little run down, but reporting an ideal trip. They say that those who have never seen the ocean have yet to seo cne of the greatest things of the creation; and here, too, some of men’s greatest work can be burned away, leaving the puier gold of | yag-i Altogether we know of no better Christian charity glowing in burnished invest a few dollars than in a Vincent and the Editor of f r( turned Monday morning ar,ant visit of a few days sea side resorts. Thcie •' now not less than 20,000 III] around Norfolk at her esorts. Mrs. Ira Robertson and !’aal, who has been visiting ' Mr. W. A. Terrell return- ■ ne in Norfolk, Va., their rerrell returned home with vi«;t. ’' some slight changes in the paid to a certain young wid- ‘ who is quite popular. ' tliat her “regular" is ab- other State, and an other -1 realizing the value of an ty has begun whispering ■things in her ear. Some seem hat his talk is partaking of ■ us nature that suggest a life ■‘nor. However we shall leam '■"e is to be learned. brightness. FINANCE REPORT The report of the finance committee for the meetings held here by Doctor Orr was of a most gratifyincr character For a big city the sum raised would not seem much, but for Mebane it w^as a very satisfactory sum. Total amount raised was $420, of this sum Doctor Orr was given $255, as a free will trip like this Mulhall Nut The Issue It strikes us that those of our con temporaries who are belittling the “Lobby investigation" because of the infamous character of the man through whom the disclosures came, are rather wide of the facts of the case. Mulhalls honesty and truthfulness, in our view offering, this didnot inclade his expenss ^ considered at all. On his unsupported testimony. ' "int to have your name on our roil, you know you are due ' 'I 'f, and we have asked for it. ! to remit us at once. It is ’ debt and should be paid. -'wh..)'o advertise- Mr. John A. Dennis practical ho ^ ^"^?i«eer. If you wish your wired for electric lights, wired ' ''ill bp safe, see Mr. Dennis. which were paid independant of this sum. The expenses and a salary was paid Mr. Oliver Arnold for looking after the singing. The finance com mittee did splendidly. This committee report represents the most valuable investment Mebane has ever made, it teems with posibilitis of the most valuable character for here and hereafter. It is hardly expected that all who were helped will hold out to the end, it would be a miracle in the making of Christians, but a single soul saved is worth it all if Gods word must be taken in estimating its value, and yet we opine there will be many that will answer at the roll call on high as having kept the faith. A pecular feature of the meeting was that every preacher in Mebane backed by his congregation was there, to give sympathy and support to Doctor Orr in the meeting, it was not his meeting, it was our meeting, and each felt he was in his fathers house a welcome guest. We have said before that we hoped that the good impressions made at these meetings would be lasting, we repeat with empheasea that we trust that the impress Doctor Orr has left on Mebane people shall continue through the lives of the present generation and be stamped upon the minds of the unborn for succeeding years. Breaking the Alabaster Box. (Mark 14:3 (b) In considering Mary’s breaking the alabaster box of ointmenton the head and feet of Jesus there are four things to be observed, and these are: Her gift; Her motive in giving; Her w »rk; and her reward. 1. Her gift. This was her best; it was the best possible in a twofold sense: (1) Alabaster was the finest material used in making boxes. The appearance was best possible, there fore. She did not put the costly ma terial in a cheap box. (2) The spiken ard was the fniest to be obtained. She did not put a cheap t>lntrnent in a fine box. The inside material was the best possible. We should give our best ir (a) time, (b) money, (c) effort, and (d) children. Do not insult God by •ffering him only the time you can not use at anything else than Hit* ser vice; or the money for which you have no use; or the runt among the children. Church suppers, bazaars, sales, fes tivals and such things are a poor way to finance the church. Those who pat ronize these things usually think more about satisfying themselves in the stuff served them, than about serving the Lord. 2. Mary’s motive. She fell (1) Grat itude to Jesus for what he had done for her and hera. Common gratitude to God for His goodness, mercy and love should prompt us too serve Him. Then Mary had (2) love for Jesus. We should love Him because He first loved us. And our love should show it self in our service for Him A Stronsr Sermon. IS IMPOSSI- GOD." are to be “.VITHOUT FAITH IT BLE TO PLEASE Heb. 11:6 Four practical questions considered. 1 Why is faith necessary? Many say it is not. But what does God say? Our text answers in the affirmative. A definite, postive reception of Christ as Savior, Teacher, Lord and King is r.ecesary to acceptance with God. This reception includes all such teims as believing, coming, accepting, el.. It is more than belie\ i in. F >c i xample a man may believe m; ny 'aomen are beautitu', goocultured, noble and industrious, able to make splendid wives, but he receives only one of chem as his wife. Hut why receive Christ? 1 To escape condemnation of God, Jno. 3:13. Men are condemned becaust (hey have no faith i'l God, and not because they are drunkards, liars, thieves, or in any list of outbreaking sinners; for faith in God through Lihrist would strengthen them so as to keep them from such outbreaks. 2 We are commpnded to believe, Jno. 3:23. God has the right to com- mar.d, refusal to obey is rebellion against God’s rightful and righteou.^ authority. 3 Believing is our first work for God, Jno. 6:20. Believing is our beginning the Christian life; all so-called good works come after. 4 Our salvation aopends on our receiving Christ, Acts 16:30,31. 5 By receiving Christ we escape both Wood Sugar o , 1 o. j-j . ^ . damnation and hell, Mark 16:16. 3. Mary s work. She did what she .. /-.u ■ 4. u • > */r May on«» accept Christ as he is? Men differ in opinion here. Seme S-iy one could. She did not wait till Jesus died, but she arointed Him with precious ointment while alive. We should m«ke people glad and happy by ministering to them while alive and not wait till i they are dead to put flowers on them. All can do something. The case of Dorcas making coats. Mary pourirg precious ointment on Christ, (which He said was anointing Him for his burial), Solomon building the splendid temple, the martyrs giving their lives for the faith are all splendid examples of do ing the best. Not the size of the thing done but how well we do it is the thing that counts in God’s sight. For doing is the only satisfactory evidence of our acceptance with, God, Faith, nope and love a*l lead us to do. 4. Mary’s reward. (1) Criticism. The disciples were the ones to criticise her for using some $51.00 worth of ointment in anointing the head and feet of Jesus. All who are faithful will be subject to criticism. Give much time, effort or money to the work of the church, and some one will be cer tain to say you are unbala.iced in re gard to religion. And many so-called Christians will say this. (2) Lasting fame. Wherever the Gospel is preach ed the story of Mary and h^r gift is told as a memoral of her. Men live in what they do for others. Their influence lasts; and it may con tinue long after they are forgotten, but so long as the influence lives they live and have their eternal reward ad ded to. We should consider what we do for others; what our influence means for others, because these determine in great measure what we do for God. (The (ireat “say so" service follow ed this sermon.) can be too bad; others say they do not feel like it, etc. In answer God says in Matt. 11:28 to come with our labor and burdens; in Luke 19:10 that Christ came to save the lost; in Jno 3:37 thai He will give drink to the soul that comes; in Jno. 6:37 that all who come will be received. Can one be saved without receiving Christ? Men differ in opinion here also Some sav God would not damn a man He has made in the Divine image. God damns no man; sin in the man damns him. Others say a clean life is sufficient. But God says our right eousness is as filthy rags in His sight. In such passages as Jno. 3:16; Jno 3:15; Jno. 3:6; Acts 4:12; Gal. 2:21; 1 Jno 5:10,11 and many others, God clearly states that the only thing insuring salvation is faith in Him through Christ. God’s opinion should be taken in preference to man's, for He knows. 4 When ought one to accept Christ? Luke 14:17 says “now, "2 Cor. 6:2 says “Today,” a id so do Heb. 7:8 and other passages. But why now? 1 Because life is uncertain. 2 For our influen»’e on others. 3 God’s Spirit will not always strive with man. There is a hmit to all things, obey the voice of God now. We had not space for all of Dr. Orr’s sermons, an other will appear next week The making of grain or ethyl alcohol from sawdust has been so restricted in England by absurd regulations that the industry is seriously crippled. Classen’s process made use of the fact that sawdust digested with a weak solution of sulphurous acid under six or seven atmospheres pressure is con verted into sugars with a yield of about six or seven atmospheres pressure is converted into sugars with a yield of about twenty-five per cent. Four fifths of this can be fermented into alcohol if de nred, hut now the English are extracting this crude wood tugar and using it as stock fooa. it ca^ i ot be crystalized for commercial table use. DMiun) PRESENTS ADVANTAGES OF NLW BILL FRAMED BT DEM- Russian iNaval Develop= ment. It is reported thit four large battlc- cruisers are to be laid down tVis year in the Russian yards, and that they will be among the largest of their class in existence, each ship being of 30,000 tons displacement and driven by turbines of 75,.000 horse-power. Also eight torpedo-boat destroyers of the largest size, similar in design to th-^ “Novik," are being built, the hulls in Russia and the turbinet by the Vul can Company of Hamburg. These ships will be of 1,280 tons displace ment and will be designed for 35 knots The “Novik" mtde 36 knots on trial and is to-day the fastest ocean vessel afloat. Stray Dog Saves Town A stray dog, sheltered for the ni;jht by a kindly man, savea the town of Downey Iowa from destruction by tire when it awakened its protector. Sta tion Agent ^Ivnn. who tound a nearby store and factory ablaze. The two structures were desJroyed, out Flynn aioused the town, and the citizens, improvising a fire brigade, saved the remainder of the village. ThanKs Those Who Assis ted in The Services Got Good Positions Graduates of the Textile Department at the A & M. College, West Raleigh, N. C., have b«en appointel to the following positions during the past year. This shows the value of a Textile education. W. S. Dean, Assistant Cotton Tech nologist, Department ot Agriculture, Washington, D. C. L- R. Gilbert, Superintendent Caraleigh Cotton Mills, Raleigh, N. C. J. S Stroud, Superintendent Lauder dale Mills, Meridian. Miss. G. G. Simpeon, Assistant Secretary, Great Falls Mfg. Co., Rockingham, N. C. W. M. Millner, Assistant Superinten dent Holt-Granite Mills, Haw River, N. C. M. Hendrick, Overseer Spinning, Cliffside Mills, Cliffside, N. C. G. G. Allen, Overseer Carding, Gib son Mfg. Co., Concord, N. C. J. C. Cosby, Designer, Brogon Mills, Anderson, S. C. C. G. Hall, Cost Accountant, New York Mills, N. Y. estimating hia reliability solely by his own statements of the nefarious schemes which have for years past for med his oacupation. We would not at tach a shadow of suspicion to any one he might accuse. But perjurer and scoundrel though he be, the conditions he expresses call for most thorough probing, because their existence is 1 proved entirely independent of Mul- hall’b personal affirmations, by docum entary evidence which can not be im peached and whose nature is absolutely conclusive against their authors. The task before Senator Overman’s com mittee is is not to pass on Mulhall’s credibility, but to sift out and trace to their sources the various conspiracies against the integrity of Congress which are indubitary shown to have existed by thousands of letters written by the heads of great business enter prises, of which the unmistakable in tent was to bring improper influences of suasion or coercion to bear on the law-makers of the country in behalf of I legislation favorable to the interests represented by the writers.—Va. Pilot. Will Rush to Capital For Conference With Bryan and Wilson. President Wilson, after an early conference with Secretary Bryan over the latest aspects of the Mexican sit uation presented by inquiries of foreign Powers as to the attitude of the Un ited States, ordered Ambassador Henry Lame Wilson at Mexico City to proceed to IVashington immediately for a con ference. Ambasssdor Wilson will hurry North on either the battleship Michigan or Louisiana from Vera Cruz if any delay would be entailed by waiting for a commercial steamer. Officials here believe that the almost total interruption of railroad traffic be tween Mexico City and the United States will force the Ambassador to make his trip by water. He is not ex pected before July 23 at the earliest. It is believed in official and diplo matic circles that an important an nouncement of the attitude of the United States in the pending situation will be made after the Ambassador’s conference with the President and It was at the last service held by Dr. Orr in Mebane that he took the occasion to express his thanks to all who had in any way contributed to the success of his meetings. Sunday night just before he began his sermon after getting the attention of his^ audience, wished to thank Rev. F. for inviting him to Mebane, he wished to thank all the preachers here for their earnest cooperation in his services, he wanted to thank Mr. Oliver Arnold for bis able conduct of the choir, he thanked the choir for their faithful and constant service, thanked the organist, and pianist for so ably assisti.ig in the The Color Line. This from an exchange—it could come from aln'ost any exchange: “White man, vagrancy; prayer for judgment continued upon payment of costs. Negro, vagrancy; committed he said he j to jail for thirty days, to be worked M. Hawley { on the roads. White youth, vagrancy; prayer for judgment continued upon payment of costs. Negro, vagrancy; committed to jail for thirty days, to be worked on the roads." We submit that there is no color line in vagrancy, and “thirty days" ought to be entered up against every white loafer with as much regularity as it is against the colored variety. It is good, wholesome medicine for any able-bodied man, of any color.— Wil mington Star. music. He wished to thank the ushers for the very courteous attention given the audience in seating and caring for their comfort. He thanked the finance committee for their patient, and earnest work in collecting and distri buting the funds for the conduct of j the meeting. He said he wished to j especialy thank the Editor of the j Leader for the kind and generous way j in which he had treated his services. He said it had been generous with its { space in speaking kindly of the meeting and giving publicity to the services.! He said to his audience you have a' good paper here, a paper that is working earnestly for the uplift of your community, for its moral and material growth, for its general advancement, a paper that deserves well of your people and it should be | „jan’s wife and joined generously supported, you should subscribe for it, and then you should pay for it. He spoke of the great Secretary Bryan. The President, s ac- service a good newspaper rendered a tion coming closely after the unofficial announcement that some of the fore ign Powers which already have recog nized the Huerta Government were pressing for some indication of this Government’s attitude towards the continued disorders in Mexico, leads to that belief. That Oklahoma millionaire who has adopted three hundred children is pro bably trying to point Mr. Carnegie to the way to die poor. community, and the Leader was doing its duty. He said and Editor was next in value to the preacher, that the press when properly conducted went hand in hand with the pulpit. It was very kind words generously spoken, and while the Editor of the Leader has striven to deserve all the ^ i kind things Dr. Orr said, he wishes to When you have learned the value and express his grateful appreciation for power of a newspaper you will have this splendid tribute to his service, learned something, that a great many given by a generous big hearted know nothing about. Christian gentleman. If Editors Told the Truth. (From Moundsville News.) A lower Illinois editor, declaring he was becoming tired of wielding the whitewash brush in the matter of obi tuaries, has decided to reform and tell the truth just once. His comment Oii the death of a well-know n citizen, in the community follows: “Died, Aged 56 years, six months and 13 days. Deceased was a mild-marnered p’rate, with a mouth for whiskey and an eve for bootv. He came here in the night with another the church at first chance. He owes us several dol lars for the paper, a large meat bill, and you could hear him pray for six blocks. He died singing “Jesus Paid It All," and we think he is right—he never paid anything himself. He was buried in an asbestos casket, and his many friends threw palmleaf fans in the grave, as he may need them. His tombstone will be a favorite resting pUce for the hoot owls." Knowledge, when Wisdom is too we^k • to guide her, j Is like a headstrong horse that throws the rider. —Quarles. CUMMINS PREDICTS FAILURE OF PARTY Ncrih Carohna Senator P.)fniscu’^ is Complete- ne s Answer to Demand for Revision. D b:Hi' cn t le tariff in the senate '^iegan in earn’st ’ast Saturday with Ohaii man J^immons ( f the finance com mittee proclaming the i.ew bill as sat isfactory answer to the demand for a downward revision and Senator Cum mins, speaking from a Progressive- Republican standpoint, predicted that it would carry the Democratic par^y to defeat Senator Simmons replied to conten tions that the bill discriminated against the farmer. Senator Cummins asser ted that the Democratic party had treated the farmer as an outlaw and vigorously assailed President Wilson, for his participation in framing the bill. This ho characterized an abuse of pow^er “that had been coercive." LESSION OF CAMPAIGN. “In the national campaign of 1912," said Senator Simmons, “the Republi can party nominated Mr. Taft for piesident and the Democratic party nomitated Mr. Wil?on. In that cam paign the tariff and the record of tho two parties as exemplified by their action in congress with reference to these schedule bills and of President Taft in his veto of them, became the paramount issue. Out of the 531 votes in the eleci:oral college President Taft received only eight, and Mr. Wilson received 435. The Republican party in the senate was superseded by a Democratic majority of six, while the Democratic majority in the house was increas'^d from 68 to 148. “The bill now presented to the sen ate, it is confidently believed, is a fair inteipretation of the will of the peo ple and is an honest compliance with the pledges of the Democratic party with respect to the revision of the tariff. “The conditions under which the schedule bills of 1911 and 1912 were drawn and submitted to conifress were radically different in many respects from those which now obtain. These schedule bills were submitted as individual pieces of legisb.tion and only as a pa’-t of a general system of customs taxation. Moreover, at Ihat time, on account of constitutioi *^1 limit''.tions upon the power of LL,iJr,ress with respect to taxing" incomes, revenue from this source, except from incomes of corporations, was not available. The extension of the power of congress with respect to taxing incomes, as well as the enlargement of the scope of the proposed revision, has made it possible under this bill to make further reduc tions in the rates in the present law than was possible under the conditions, under which these schedule bills were framed and presentea. NOT IN PRINCIPLE. “I wish to say that amendments of fered by the committee are not pro posed in a spirit of disagreement with the house or to its theory of tariff re vision. On the contrary, they are of fered with a view of further canying out and perfecting the principles of a revenue pr».ducmg tariff upon the basis of competitive rates enunciated by the house ways and means com mittee as a just and fair interpreta tion in the light of existing conditions of the platform pledges of the Dem ocratic party upon tariff. “Like the house, we have sought to find a basis of action which would un tax the necessaries of life as far as is consistent with the revenue needs of the government, which would lay the heaviest burdens upon the luxuries of the rich and which would impose upon those things which were neither { prime necessities or luxuries and which were proper subjects of tariff taxation, j a rate sufficiently competitive to yield 1 revenues adequate to meet the needs i of the government on the one hand and I on the other operate as a regulation of j domestic prices, by making outside competition at all times possible.” Senator Simmons analyzed the va rious changes in the schedules at length. The met^l schedule in the house bill cai^ied an average advance of 21.22 per cent., which the senate reduced to 18.38 per cent. Iron ore, he said, was placed on the free list in the house bill to aid independent producers of iron and steel and for like reasons the senate committee free listed ferro-manganeae t>nd pig iron. For a Celebration The Wilmington idea for a Panama canal celebration in 1916 is all right. The Obseiver advised that instead of this state appropriating money for the San Francisco exposition, it holJ^ off and help itself to get up rn exposition on it;s own hook. For this purpose a big appropriation would be advisable and Wilmington would be the place to it.—Charlotte Observer.