North Carolina Newspapers

1. from 1. the * in >roxi- s. an apita 1,697 2,475 885 1.086 977 1.2)0 964 864 . 1.120 794 869 726 i.:^07 ?K:re- urth. t,and th on last, re- that have their ?s in i:oun- Gods and here trong' Aind^ e fill- vhich •Xing 1 it- ?iven ^resi- now ex- n at- meri- e dis- es is •tfers atioii ither. empt ?i'hole sists, this fault com- been evi- Ger- trized ago. t late and doing even peo- in- We igain ■cible fe- as a liant liber shes ca»- the real fei- one of off yau op- the orm ion, cult 10 Id ilif- irty 1 to nan and re- lis »ns ;he ow he tly ps j't an k; r« THE MEBAJ>{E And Right The Day Must Win, To Doubt WouijJ Be Disloyalty, To Falter Would Be Sin.” VOLUMN 7 MEBANE, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 29 1915 NUMBER 23 i.)ur MRS. I. C FOGIEMAN PASSES AWAY [A Financial statement Of rhe Town There will be found elsev/here in this paper, a statement of the town, fin ances covering most of the expenditures for the past three years. It will be not- H lulerson has returned home. viisses Mary and Anne Macon of Menderson are visiting Misses is incy and Frances Singleton. correspondents says if, vou clip their communications ■ !,ut of the Leader then deal s.iuare enough to give them ere-1 = t for them. ’ i \lr. W. P. Henry of Raleigh islHisrhly Esteemed Woman 'the amount of taxes collected • it5no-hpr sister Mrs Walter! ii/i u n ^ about $1800.00; for 1913 xi^ltiner her sister Mrs. W ter^ of Mebane Dead. '$2800-1914 $4000.00. This increase in Mmion on 2nd street. ] Mrs. L. C. Fogleman died at her Miss Frances Singleton who Jhame near Mebane Monday morning j property put on the books I. IS been visiting relatives at I i^ness of several weeks, which had never before been listed, to leen g leiauve. at, ^he body was taken to Burlington new residence and business houses, and j . to special license and privilege taxes. Monday evening on the six o clock it will be n..ted that more than $800.00 tram and the funeral will be oonductcd I e„,|ected (or the past two years from the residence of her brother Mr. J. V. ingle Tuesday. , . ^ t- ..u .. , Surviving her are her husband and It >sour purpcse toequaHz-. the taxe, \ r.-. F. M. Snipes is visiting daughter, Miss Peavl three sisters and neariy as j*.ss,ble so as to raake the I , three brother.^ Meadan.e* H. D ^rith “P"" 'J P”*' ' 1 Greensboro, J. W. Shaw Bainbridge “>l*le, lower the tax rate from where it Mr. Steve Sykes has returned I Ga. Francis Jarrette Spencer, Measera ! P'esent. Tne present as- ■, ,1 a business trip through ;T. A. Ingle Greensboro, W. i>. | sessmentoffifty cents,w.th thirty cent. ' _ .. ^ I \/ I 1 o r * special assesment, was levied last year ,,st^rn Carohna. •* J Ing e Burlmgton. \v J Mrs, fogleman was in her 51 year 1 . . rr,. Mrs Wilham Fowler C'f Greens iwas a devoted member of a promise visitinc relatives and i Christian church. She had been livirg “ 1)010 Ih V IblLing leiailves • . I for the construction of the sand-clay J • near Mebane for one year anJ had! . j liiends m Mebane. ^v.:. j^oad connecting with the Orange road I and with the Haw River road. There were also sidewak accounts aggrega- near Mebane for one year anJ had mide many friends during this short Mrs. Patterson from near Hills ; tune who's hearts go out in tenderest bniois visiting her sister Mrs. ^ sympathy to the bereaved ones Kalpli \Mncent. Miss Evelyn Todd of Balti more who has been visiting Miss > handler >eft for Durham Mon- afternoon. visited a few Miss Lucile Dillard friends in Durham for (lays this week. Air. J. H. Douglas is visiting hi^ daughter, Mrs. Dave Tinnin in Altavesta, Va. Miss Mamie Lynch spent Sat-1 urday night and Sunday with ! her father Mr. Albert Lynch | on >toute 5. | Mrs. Jess Ray spent Thursday | with her mother, Mrs. Joe Rice. I I ting some $600.00. handed down to the ! new board from the old, and a large I amount of ditching work which was ab- {solutely necessary we feel that the ! streets and the ditches are being put dren of Winston-Salem are visiting Mr IP^’rmanent shape every day, Baity’s parents Mr. and Mrs Baity. | without addii:ional taxes to improve the street Efland Items. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Baity and chil- Baity. Mr. and Mrs George Merritte and Master Clyde of Chapel Hill spent Sun day night with Mrs. Marrietts sister Mrs. J. R. Riley. Misses Bessie and Sudie Miller and Messers Dan Shanklin and Aubert of Mebane visited relatives near Efland last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carroll and sister, Miss Spainhour of Winston-Salem spent last Saturday night with Miss Annie Jordon. from the ware j house to the station at least, during j the early fall, we hope also to do other street improvement, but first of I all we must pay off the indebtedness i of $1100.00 at the bank and the a- j moi’nt due for the cemetery lot. This ! can be done we hope, on a smaller j levy when all of the taxes now in ar- j rears have been collected. This must I be donp by the 1st of September, j Those due taxes must take due notice. I It is our purpose to render state- ' ments of the town finances every six Mr. and Mrs, Carl Forrest and chil- j months; certainly every year. Kfird’s Department Store. In this weeks Leader appear an advertisement of Efird’s De partment store. One has only dren spent last Wednesday in Hillsboro j with Mrs Forrests aunt Mrs. Laws. j Mr. J. F. Boggs, an old confederate j veteran of Jocksonville N. C. is spen-j ding some time with his nephews, i Messers Charles and Frank Bogga. j Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sykes of the X Respectfully, (Signed) W. S. Crawford, Mayor. Notice. There will be a called meeting of the Civ^ic Association on Thurs I Roads neighborhood spent the day ^ to r0a.d this 3Q to get sn i(i63. of igaturday with Mr. and Mrs. Fitzpat-1 home of Miss Jennie White st the extreTie low prices at which i rick. 13:30 for the purpose os deciding tht^y are offering dry goods, | Mrs John Miller and children of; i-he matter of trash cans for the while the list appearing in our Mebane route 5 visited relatives near i streets. The Sample can made paper is extremely limited still Efland last Wednesday. : made by Mr. Kenion will be on you get an idea. They carry a Mr. Jesse Baity of Noriina is spen-1 exhibition. All members are ur- pretty full line of dry goods, a a tew days at home and calling; jjg present. forty to fifty per cent, discount below regular prices. It will be worth your while to call at on old friends. Mrs. Clyde Mayes of Salisbury is j visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. ; 1, T-w ^ J. 1 I H. Murray also Mr. and Mrs Mayes, 1 Mlrds Department store when Efland. This is Mrs Mayes’! V( U go to Durham. ' first visit home since her Tread HEAVr HITTING WON Mebane Team Victor Saturday Over Bur iington. By the heavy hitting of the local team Mebane defeated Bur- Ungton Saturday on the locals ground. High was on the mound for the locals and pitched an excellent game allowing only six hits and fanned 10 men while Bend, for the visitors, al" lowed 12 hits and fanned only two, Brown for the locals put up a fine game in the field, as well as at the bat secured three hits out of four times up. Lutheloh for the visitors and High for the locals got home runs. Score R. Mebane 7 Burhngton 4 High, Barnett, Bond Hritton, Umpire, Blackmond. Mr. Bryan Should Warily How can be reconciled Mr. Bryan’s 'first visit home since her marriage j faint appeal to the people to “Stand i several weeks ago. | by the President’' and his utter failure 1 ... „ „ J o.. 11 rn I u to do so himself. In the last issue of Misses Hellen and Stella Taylor have i returned from a delightful visit to 1 » which, by the way, friends in Greensboro and High Point. ; has been changed from a weekly to a Victorious ' Miss Annie Jordon went up to Meb-j •^^^"^hly thirty-two pages are devoted ! ane Sunday and visited her aunt Mrs. | to editorials and clippings relating to j Bell Freshwaters out in the country | the subject out of which grew Mr. ^ near Haw Fields. j retirement from the Cabinet. , Messrs Fred Brown and J«ick Baity j Yet diligent search through all that I went up to Graham Su. day morning to 1 ^^^^^er finds but one ■ 4PP fripnH^ I • { mention of President Wilson; and that Mr. and Mrs. Studebaker visited | who believe that difference friends in Greensboro Monday. 1 between nations should be settled by Mr. James M-Adams attended church should write or wire the at Cedar Grove. Mr. John Claoton spent Sunday at at home near Cedar Grove. Mr. Brown went up to Mebane urdav on business. Sat- or wire President.” Which means: “Bring pressure on the President to adopt the Bryan policy of dealing with Ger- 12 6 many instead of abiding by his own» { “Call you that backing of your friend? Mr. J. L. Efland visited her sister The truth is, whether Mr, Bryan so Mrs. N. C. Harris in Fuqua Springs j intends or not, the propaganda he is Saturday. ^ j industriously pushing can have no Mr. Editor we doticed in a paper | other effect than to embarrass the Ad- recently where a guard near Salisbury [ ^.jnigtration in its handling of a most delicate problem and to give encour agement to a class of domestic agita- i shot and fatally wounded a convict for H. E trying to escape. And the poor fel- Run With Electricity 'I'he Durham Hosiery Mfg. Co. are u(»w operating their mill at Mebane N. ('. with current of the Piedmont Ky. and Elec. Co. and Mr. E. T. Carr, fhe Supt. says the power is fntirely ;»tisfaction. Watch Mebane grow. lows crime for being on the chain gang was trying to beat a ride on a freight tiain. Oh horrors! such a crime. If he had only done a common little thing like murder or embezzled a few thou sand he woiild have been petted and coddled and been a gentleman of high society. That is if he had only bad enough money to pave his way out. Such is “justice” in this fair land of ours, a guard that would shoot a man tors whose utterances and acts are taken b> Germany to mean that the attitude of the United States govern ment does not reflect accurately public sentiment in tj^is country. Already movements are in progress which if a state or war existed would constitute actual treason, and these are encour aged and stimulated by the outpour- and a poor unfortunate foreigner at) that for trying to' escapa from the ' ings of those advocates of uncondition- chain gang and for no more crime than j ai peace who are preaching against Improved Schedules On Southern Railway '] he Southern Railway announces the 1 allowing greatly improved s^.hedule it-rvice effective Sunday August 1st. Train No. 36 South will pass Greens- ltoro7.20P. M. connecting with train No. 139 from Go'dsboro, Raleigh, Dur ham and points East, affording dining (ars and pullman sleeping car services from Greensboro to Atlanta, Birming- liam and New Orleans. Effective same date, train No. 139 from Goldsboro, Raleigh, Durham and points East will also connect at Greens horo with train No. 46 leaving at 7.30 I*. M. for Danville and intermedi te points. beating a freight train is in our opin ion a “heartless brute” and deserves to spend the balance of his life in th j pen at hard labor. “Pat" President Wilson’s insistence on Ameri can rights as a breach of neutrality and a provocation to war. The peace at any price crowd are form . ' ing organizations pledging their mem- You never can tell. Many a man; bers in case that the controversy who never plays for high stakes has ' should result in hostilities to refuse ex lost his self respect. j cept under compulsion to enlist under —The one time we are all apt to do as i national flag and to exert their in fluence to persuade others to boycott the service. But there are many who, “ i in leading themselves to such move- For oale | ments are incited thereto by the be- An exceptionlly fine Kentucky mare , that by 80 doing they are putting works well single or double. An unu-J in practice the doctrines of loyalty to s lally easy saddler. which Mr. Bryan severed his official Address Box 236. connection with the government.—Va. Burlington, N. C. Washington News Letterl Inf(*rmal negotation^ l^tAreen the British government and the Standard Oil Company to save thtf company’s ships with cargoes from ^seizure and detention are under way.^ Under the plan the company would agree to linfiit the amount of shipments to each neu tral country to the figures shown by statistics to be the nornii;! consunjp- tion of that country. As the American government does not recognize the right of the British goveriwent to in terfere with legitimate tr&he with neu tral countries, the negotations are necessarily informal. At the instance of the British govern ment the State Department has called on the Department of Justice to inves tigate the activities of certain German sympathizers in the United States, who are alleged to have lieen employ ing unlawful means to strike at Great Britain ard her allies. Infoimation has reached the British embassy con cerning all kinds of plots, raging from schemes to wreck bridges over which railroad trains pass carrying volunteers to the British army to the incitement of strikes at American industrial plants makmg war supplies for the allies. One case in which the British govern ment informed the State Department it had evidence involves a- wealthy German resident in Detroit Mich., who was alleged to have supplied money to certain persons in Windsor, Ont., to finance an attempt to dynamite a Ca nadian armory and a. factory making clothing for the British army. Officials of the government depart ments in Washington in the la^t few weeks have become thoroughly alive to the fact that this country, and the Capital City especially, is practically honeycombed with secret agents of the warring European nations. That any of these agents, or spies, are ac tually empioved in the departments or by the government in other capacities is net believed by the high. officials. Within the last few weeks a Btricter guard has been established at the White House and at the Capitol. More stringent regulations for tha ad mission of all unoffical persons to the ?tate. War and Navy building .have been issued, in order to insure better protection to the valuable public records especially papers bearing oii the for eign relations ot the government, and of the army and navy preparayons for coast and border defense^ awff^poBsibie, to prevent a repetition of such catas trophes as Frank Holt’s attempt to blow up the Capitol. Returning with the President to the White House were Dr. Cary T. Gray son, his personal physician, and Sec retary Tumulty. The Presidents daugh ter, Miss Margaret Wilson, is now at Chautauqua, N. Y., where she will take a four week cjurse of study. Pilot Mountain Soon To Be Sold. Old Pilot Mountain one of the lead ing landmarks of the Old North State, which is located about twenty miles north of Winston-Salem, and nearly three thousand acres of land, will be sold at public auction on Tuesday,Nov ember 9, the place of the sale being at the old Gillam place which is located on the premises. The sale of Pilot Mountain marks the ending of one of the longest legal bat tles ever held in this State, the case being first tried 18 years ago, and since then has been tied up in some litigation among the heirs, who have been trying ever since to get the mat ter settled. The entire amount of land to be sold will be 2,911 acres. This has been divided in to 22 small (racts of land averaging approximately 81 acres each, while the balance, 1,120 acres, includ ing 6ig and Little Pilot Mountain, will be sold as a whole. Many of these tracts are located above the frost level and make ideal fruit farms, while the greater part are considered the best tobacco lands in this State. It is understood that there is a plan on foot to organize a stock company to take over the . large tract for the establishment of a summer resort. It is also suggested that this would make a desirable location for a sanatorium or health resort. AFRAID OF BANKS Differences Over Succes sion to Spanidh Throne Led to Franco-Prussian Hostilities. ^ (From I'he New York Sun.) Forty-five years ago today, July 19, 1870, France issued oer formal decla ration of war ctgainst Prussia, inaugu rating the disasterous Franco-Prussian war of that year and 1871. The formal treaty of peace by whfch France gave up Alsace-Lorriane and indemnity of $1,000,000,000, was signed at Frankfort May 10, 1871, the consolidation ot the German Empire, effected through the war, having oeen declared with the proclamation of William 1 as emperor in the Palace of Versailles four months previous. France’s declaration came as the result of differences over the succes sion to the abdicated Spanish throne, intense excitement had been caused in Paris by the announcement that William 1 of Prussia, father of the present Emperor, had approved of the candidacy oi Prince Leopold of Hohen- zollern for the place. On July 12 this candidacy had been withdrawn, but on the following day Benedetii, the min ister of Napolean 111, demanded of William at Ems that he disclaim ail intention of ever permitting a Hozen-1 holicrn to accept the crown of Spain. | The dispatch containing the demand to Bismarii by the King was cut and edited by Bismark in such a way as to rouse the anger of the German people. War followed. Although officially de clared iiy France, Prussian, moboliza- tion had been ordered four days earler. It is interesting to note at this time that in the Prussian plan of campaign worked out beforehand two army corps were held in reserve to guard the Bel gian frontier in case of French viola tion of that country’s neutrality. The plan of canr paign. aiaed by Um ineffi- ency of the French generals, resulted in the surrenders at Metz and Sedan and the capture of Paris, on J anuai y 28, 1871. Kept Money at Home and No\V It IS Gone. Just because they were' afraid of banks, Lathel and Ben Leary, two residents of the GUxise Creek Island section near New Bern are “short” several thousand dollars, the saving of a life time which they had locked in a safe in their home and which was stolen by seme unknown thief or thieves. News of the robbery reach ed New Bern and was to the effect that the money was purloined from its hiding place while the men were away from home attending to some business matters. Upon returning they dis covered that some one had ransacked the house and upon investigating found that their safe had been opened and the last dolhr had been taken there- I from. The exact amount stolen is not known but all their life the men have saved whatever cash they could and it is supposed that the amount was at least $10,000. Efforts are being made to trace the thief but so far these have proven of no avail. STATISTIC SHOW BIG INCREASE IN EXPOIITS. TO E BEL- John Wanamaker Thinks Business Men and High Tariff Might Stop War. “Instead of putting money into ships the United States should borrow $100, 000,000,000, if necessary, from its citizens, without interest for five years buy the freedom of Belgium and turn the country over to its people when they are in a position to govern them selves,” said John Wanamaker, at a meeting of Philadelphia’s leading InuS iness and professional men, at which a Philadelphia branch of the National Security League was formed. “The United States owes something to Belgium, and our people would loan the Government money for five years without interest to take care of that country.” He also outlined a policy by which this country could do its part toward bringing a condition of peace in Europe He said he favored a high protective tariff, but beheves that we should also have an export duty. He added. No Cotton No Diestuff t Efforts of United States government to secure dyestuffs from Germany for American manufacturers have reached a deadlock which appears unbreakable, and officials exprss little ho{>e of an arrangement being made which Arould give this country a supply of German- made colors. State department officials will continue their negotiations, but it practically is certain Germany will not permit expor tation of dyestuffs unless some arran- gemet is made Which will give Ger many a muchnecded supply of Amer ican cotton. Trade in Explosives And Flour Increased $5y500,- .000 Over May, 1914 Large increases in exports of ex plosives, iron and steel manufacturers, automobiles,leather, cotton and woolen goods, chemicals, all classes of metal goods and in foodstuffs are shown by detailed department of commerce stat istics for May. Exports of explosives increase $5,- 500.1100 ovor May, 1914. Iron and steel exports for May increase $6,800,000 over May, 1914; comnr.ercial automo bile exports increased $6,500,000. Flour exports for May aggregated •,800,000, an increase of $5,500,000 , over May, 1914. Leather manufactures, other than boots and shoes, increased over May, 1914, $4,90,000; cotton goods $2,800,000; brass and manufactures thereof $3,600,- 000; cars and carriages $2,300,000; cot tonseed oil $l,400,00o. Slight decreases occured in exports of copper, boards, electrical goods, agricultural implements, naval stores, timber, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, earthenware and musical instruments. Annual Seashore Excur sion to Norfolk Va. Tuesday August 3rd. 1915. via SOUTHERN RAILWAY Premier Car rier of the South Special Train Great est Outing of the Season. Only op portunity of the Season to visit the Famou.s Seashore and historic Points in and arouna Norfolk at a very small cost. SCHEDULE AND LOW ROUND- TRIP FARES AS FOLLOWS; Lv, Gibsonville Lv. Burlington Lv. Graham Lv. Mebane Lv. Hillsboro 7,00 P. M. 7.20 P. M. 7.27 P. M. 7.50 P. M. 8.10 P. M. Lv, Chapel Hill Sta. 4.00 P. M. Lv. Durham 8.55 P. M. Lv. Raleigh 7.00 P. M. Lv. Oxford 10.45 P. M. Fares in same proportion from $3.65 3.65 3.65 3.35 3.35 3.35 3.00 3 00 2.50 all —“The cat has nine lives,” quoted the Wise Guy. “Huh! The hairdresser dyes every day,’, added the Simple Mug. STATEMENT OF The Town of Mebane, N. From June 24th 1913 to July 12th 1915 C. we are done by is when we see the other fellow is trying to do us. Cash received from J, Ed White, Trta Tax Receipts for Bal. year 1912 «* rt . 1913 *• “ “ 1914 • Special tax license and fees collected Check H. C. McCauley, on ditch ** Mebane Bed Co. “ “ ^ Borrowed from Commercial and Fanners Bank TOTAL TAX RECEIPTS DISBURSEMENTS: Commission collecting tax, A. P. Long Int on $1100.00 borrowed of Band “ $15 000 00 Bonds two years Sinking funds to May 1, 1915 J. T. Shaw, Mayor, 4 mos. 1 wk. as per statemet - W. S. Crawford, Mayor W. C. Clark, Chief of PoMce U. S. Ray, Secretary and Treas. W. C. Clark, Commission $1800.00 tax 1914 Light bill to June 1, 1915 Thompson, building road Field, Green and Roach, surveying Stamps, Stationery and Tax Books Hall rent Side walks accounts Lawyers fees Terra Cotta Pipe acct. Ditch acct. Old Vouchers Miss Jennie Lasley, Stata Vouchers Street work vouchers 339.29 1203.43 2896.01 3942.33 1146.77 40.00 50.00 1100.00 intermediate stations. Passengers from east of Durham use regular trains to Durham, connecting with Special train leaving Durham 8.55 P. M. TWO DAYS AND ONE NIGHT AT THE SE.ASHORE POINTS. PULL MAN SLEEPING CARS, MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY. SEPERATE DAY COACHES FOR COLORED PEOPLE. For detailed information. Pullman reservation, etc, call on any Agent, or communicate with, O. F. York, Travelling Passenger Agent, 305 Fayettesville Street, Raleigh, N. C. Homecides in Haywood (From The Waynesville Courier.) The grand jury at this term of the Superior Court has returned true bills for murder against eight defendants. That there should have been that many homicides in Haywood County within the past few months is truly deplorable. Behind the most of these cases are mean liquor or a pistol, or both. $10,717.83 The German submarine used all of its energies and resources to sink the Birtish liner Orduna, which was coming from England to America. On board were a score of Americans and no contraband; nor was the ship armed. How will Germany explain this? Will she attempt to explain it at all?^ Paid cash, street work and sidewalk acct. TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS —Montgomery Advertiser. Men of the noblest disposition think themvelves happisst when others share their happiness with them.—Jeremy Taylor. UNCOLLECTED TAXES 57.42 58.00 1804.52 1028.72 48.95 247,50 324.70 187.00 90.00 557.26 2359.08 181.55 32.61 75.00 185.46 40.00 223.64 329.76 73.57 16.75 786.22 264 93 8972.64 1661.05 What has become of Marshal Hin- denberg? But yesterday the German newspapers were full of his exploits and his praises. Now “they never mention him; his name is seldom heard.” Speculation is rife in London as to his fate. Has he fallen in bat tle or under the Kaiser’s displeasure? Our guess is that his fame and popu larity grew so fast as to overshadow his master’s glory and that he has paid to royal jealously the price of re tirement for daring to be too brilliant ly successful,—Va. Pilot. Cash in Bank July 12, 1915 $10633.69 84.14 (Signed) U. S. Ray, Town Treasurer. $10717.83 $10717.83 The North Carolina COLLEGE Of AGRiCUTURE AND ME CHANIC ARTS Young men seeking to equip them selves for practical life in Agriculture and all its allied [branches; in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineer ing; in Chemistry snd Dyeing; in Tex tile Industry, and in Agricultural Teaching will find excellent provision for their chosen careers at the State’s Industrial College. This College fits men for life. Faculty for the coming year of 65 men; 767 students; 25 build ings. Admirably equipped laborator ies in each department. County ex aminations at each county-seat on July 8th. For catalogue, write E. B. OWEN, Registrar, West Raleigh, N. C, /