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iWEEKI-Y NERPER DEVOTED TO THE EST INTERESTT OF.THE.PEOpLe OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
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ESTABLISHED 1896.
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MARION N.. C;, , THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1911.
VOL. XV NO. 21.
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VERY IMPORTANT.BILLS
a ; MRE IN COMMITTEES
H'w; State -'BulldiiiFarmoLife
v School, More New Cbuh-HH
fecial to The Progress.
' VRaleigh, Jan.1 25 .-Having for
ilts' purpose 'the -erection of , a largo
tfire-tprootf rcrildingK on the block
partly occnp by the Mu-
seum and Library buildings,1 a' bill
lis in theiiands of the committees
Tin'1 Public Building; and Grounds
or both' houses. . The biu provides
tor the purchase of mpre land and
the isSaio bonds for $1,000,000
' to wsJtsb fundstorto useWcollateraU
Work to be dqne i under, the
supervision or a commutes pi pui
xeos appointed by; the Gov erhor "to
. the .nuniber of seven; :r very
sentiment
resigned on :i!i5tteVboard of LABOR COM MIS- -
r-p01?? iv r SsinNFR'fs rfphrt
uovernor Kitcbin. . : r. .-; . T-Jlzir ' . r::m
Majette,'of Tyrell, seeks to have, Some'of the Things Found in "the
the indiscriminate distribution of : Rpnnrtnf nnmmfccmnDrRMnmnn.
rtising matter in - , the . House
stopped. - He introduced a bill t6
ttirt ;v Woo-
ten, of Lenoir, goes a step or two
f onber:, by.!, introducing a ; bijl Ao
prevent lobbying ;
favorable : state? wide:
lends encouragement
porters of the bill;
to thek sup-
The bill to ratify ,the Federal
The twenty-fourth annual report
of the Department of Labor and
Printing has been issued' v The ex
perience t qf former years as to
what constitutes real and succinct
information and means of present
ing it in Its 'most compact form
have been brbucht to bear on this
The Virginiii; republicans have iatest edition, and the effect issqen
begun the movement of endorsing in the Increased amount o matter
for Taft for re-nbmination in1912: without noticeable increase in the
;;Vi;;v;.v :r':;':r' ' size 6f thebook-v
In his letter of. transmittal to the
Governor, 36mmissioner Shipman
General Political Notes.-
J Alfred Eugene Holton ;wil act
as United States District Attorney
for iie Western ! CarbHna
District f or5 another term. He was
appointed JanVl8 by the President.
This b counted as a victory for he
Morehead-Butler, forces. ,
inboard of five members will be cIass at a disadvantage. For the
provided for ina bill which will protectipn of children mnloly, and
be; taken up by the ;House ,next the law-abiding "manufdCturera as
Monday. Tt is' expected to pass well, ho recomSends the ijassago
there and in Jthe; Senate and wiU W factoryMnspi
become effective July 1 , next.
. Farm-News. - -Compiling
some statistics relative
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to stock husbandry ia Wilkes coun
ty, the WilkeS Patriot states in a
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i , ri . v.-ijnipman gocson record as endors
kilhng records - were hiade ; of an I a it i-
M r -,. -a, -'c'- - ing a 60-hour week for facto rv
pecuon law, lor mo
purpose of seeing that the labor
laws are being complied 'with by
those who may not already bo , b!o
ing so. Also that sanitary condi
tions and fire escapes are provided,
and that ordinarily safe appliances
are furnished. Furthermore: Mr;
, w , .
says .that while he .believes the
hgreater number of mills and facto
ries, reqnircd to be regulated by
law, ar6 "hontslly : endeavoring
comply with the conditions pro-
By unanimous agrment of the scribe3 some miy lo merely obry-
ways and means committeo in the so much of the law as caution
amendment to have an iocome tax House (Oohgress) a permanent tar- demands, thus placing the , former
yas finally ratifid J ? ' 'Su'y
Dobb, of Eobesoh; is the author
of the bill to provide for . placing
ar m life schools in' the counties so
desiring. The intention is to have
the state make an appropriation
-trom which $2500 wilt be available
"when any county desiring to,estab
3ish such a school shall have a
similar amount raised f f or the, pur
pose in the county. -1 ' .
Bills to provide for two , more
iew counties out Robeson are : in.
"This' is said to be one way of
sq uelching the plan to have Hoke
county formed s-which was to in-
xlude. part Of Robeson.
Petitions are presented almost
daily asking for state wide prohibi
tion of near beer and similar drinks.
Please, of Haywood, has introduced
bill to effect this reform.
The Baptist University here will
hereafter 'be known as Meredith
"College, the change being made by
legislative enactment.
; Spainhour's bill to increase the
salaries . of superior court judges
"was , re-referred , to . committee.
"With it went a substitute by Woo
len, of Lenoir. It is thought that
the bill will not- pass, this action
taken as an indication of enough
opposition to prevent its passage.
Wilson, of McDowell, has three
bills in. One provides Hot the
Spencer Outclassed.
That young tntn who resides In
Spencer, N.' C, and claims to bo a
grandfather at 33 years of 'age will
have to forego his claim 4 as the
youngest grandfather. Berry Ar
ro wood, who resides in Rutherford
county. near the McDowell lino Jo
Montfords cove, is only 23 years
of ag6 and .is a grandfather.
"' His father, - D. : M. Arrowood,:
wai a visitor here, Monday, and is
in good health at G2-years of age.'
His wifoMs living and ""they "are
proudcof having 10. children, 77
grandchildren, and 6 great grand
children, all wcfl and hearty, thank
you. nearly all tho children mar
ried early, some at 13 years of sg.
"It is hopei that l4T; (Tho
Resolute) will forward h approval
and a'pprcciaVor to Mr. AVrowoc
at his earliest convenience.
SENATORIAL ELECTIONS
Some of Jthe n0!d Guard Have
Close Call for Re-election.
Alabama rJohn .1L. Bankhed,
Democrat re-clcctcd. m t .
Lean, Republican elected to tuc
cccd JSlorg&a G. BulLclcj, Ucpub
licaa. , m
Indiana John W. Kera, Dexno
crat, elected to succeed A J. Bcr
cridge," liepubllcaa. 1
Iowa So choice, . i
Mainc Charlca JohnsoD!
Democrat, elected to asccccd Es.
geno Hale, Republican. . v ;
! Maisachuju Henry. Cabot
Lodge, Republican, re-elected. ,
t Michigan Charles K. Town
send, lie p'ubhcaoV elected to kS
ceed Senator Burrows,
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i , MioncvtaMowi E. Cltpp, Re
t Jpuuitcan, re-cltxkd. , t , I
Superior Court Convenes, liwori Jm& A. K?ci IX-ra
Thti jJhuary term of tU Supelt, elixud La weewd. WiUtta
3IcDowell for the
employes.
aggregate of over fe6,000 pounds of
5 am a) mnnf ""
from 213 to 500 pounds each. The , eu i :u
Patriot places a value of about
$400,000 on this - meat . product.
And this is only a part of the am
ount for the whole cQUntry. . . .
labor shows an increase. in average
high wages ovr last year of $1
per month. Cost of raising differ
ent products Is given as;.follows:
Cotton, per 500-lb. bale, $33.37;
Fewer croppers ind more indi- wheat, .per bushel, 72 cents; corn.
vidual farmers bwhins thVir land, 52 cents; oats, 35 cents; tobacco,
however5 small the acreage,' : will Per.100 pounds, $7.40.; ,,. n
malrftfor better results everv wav. Mscellaneous factories show the
1. rr - f ,: . employment, by 561 establish
Spray from twov to six times a ments, of $50,835,399 actual capit-
season with the Bordeau: mixture al, with an estimated plant value
and Paris green and you will pre- of $20,458,731; there are employed
- 4 t 't . .. .1 1:1! 1 a? m .
vent potn ougsana ongm auecung m tnese lactones 3,hm personsr
your potatoes. ?,;). ! , ' ; This chapter includes the factories
not classified under specified heads.
Gypsy Trouble CompromjseoV. ,1 Cotton, woolen and silk mills
Waesbo the show 325 mills, with a capital of
superior court ;this morning the $53097,454; ; 3,8,022' spindle
Gypsy troubles came to an abrupt 56,516 looms, 550 braiders, '7,762
end with a compromise verdict cards, employing :135;353t borsc-
ior Court for
trial of ivil cases only, convened
Monday, Judge Henry P. Lane, of
Reldsville, prr siding. This U
Judge Lane's" .first tem fn th
court here,' having been elected at
the Novcra'Ajr election. Only three
cases have been tried, as follows:
Flack vs Southern Railway Co:,
judgment against ; dc fen Jant for
COStS.
v William Clark vs Sduthcrfl Rail-
"way "Co., .jixfement for ' plaintiff
J. W. Rcid va Hans Reese Co-,
plaintiff non-suited.
The caso of,Gibbs vs- Winkler,
was on trial at tho timo of , going
to press.
Quito a uumbcr of cases on the
docket have been coutinucd.
Out-of-town attorneys here dur
ing the week wens S. J. Erwin, of
Morganton, Alf. Barnard, JL S.
McCall and Louis Bourne, all of
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Ashovillc. '
Orvry rJ Poverty.
To b able to look cherrfoUy ana
t hopcfaUj through clouds of poTcrty
and dlstrcs la aa accomplishment t-
towed upoaTftT" true and brare wo
xnan, and. no matter how ior or bao
formation of a new township; one i The:Mitchells submitted to assault power.
to protect quail and 'one to appoint
a justice of the peace. ' The new
township is to be known as Glen
"wood ; and ( its boundaries are the
ame as the new election district
formed last, fall from parts of
Higgms, Bracketts;and Montford
cove townships. ' It will , also be
4the only township Which is a spe
cial tax school district in -to to.
State - Bank a Examiner J. K.
. Doughton has prepared a bill to
revise and consolidate the. State
banking laws. Tt will be intro
tluced this week and has the ap
pf oval ;of the corporation 'commis
sion and leading . bankers in - the
estate. ; ' , - - . -
A joint session of the.Senate and
; , House conamittees on counties;
vcities and towns will be held Tues-
' lay, January 31,. to hear the pros
'and cons in the matter of .erecting
.Piedmont county from portions of
Guilford, Randolph and Davidson
; Captain L HV Kearney, of Franks
iinton, succeeds Ashley Home, who
The total number of em-
and were fined $250 and costs. All ployes 52440. ; Knitting mills.re
of the cases against the -Joan 'fac- ported 77; 57 of which ro port cap
tion were dismissed. ital of $3,619,100; spindles," 109,r
- The compromise was effected 680; Y knitting .machines, 8,206;
through the efforts of Judge Allen, sewing machines, 699; employing
Shephen Joan and his men im- persons ana using. ,iu
mediately celebrated their, victory norsepo wer, ;
with an automobije paVade, carry-1 ? "JQiture factories show lOOd
intr larce American flags. , iaciones, oi wmcn report caa-
ital stocu or3,45l,l4U; em
President Taft has sent to Con- ployes," and much other 5 informa-
gress a special message urging the tion in detail;
fortification ot the . Panama' Canal. ; Newspapers, show an increase of
He recommends that anappropria- ten m the number of publications
tion 6f five, million dollars be made over last y ear, and ah increase in
for starting the work on the prp- circulation df 155,822 copies. Tot
posed . defense. -f He wants the ai number -of publications, 34;
amount appropriated at the present totatTcirculation, 1,247,78.
session or, ijongressr xnet army
Jand.navy board already bas t made The hatchet of Mrs. .Carrio Na
r
zone
should be f ortifiecf.
recommendations now ine canai tion may never swing again on
bars and French mirrors and strike
terror to the hearts of saloon men.
sow Opprmnn ha? won his Mrs. JNation . suuerel a nervous
ficrVf fnr tKAVAtPntion of the oW collapse last week; at Eureka
r6r - v--""- " .J Springs. Ark., and her condition
ernment mint at Charlotte and it
will remain there, at least for an
other year.
is such that she probably never
again will engage in a tcmpcranco
raid.
ble her home may be. the magic power
ofamlles can brlchtea tta ahadowa and
lighten ite' cares.; Upon the troubled
mind of if feeling1 buiband a 'wlft'a
tralhj falla like a aunbeam on a Cower.
and how much more beautiful It
makea tho face that wear It than a
frown? When a wife and moihtr. for
getting aorrows and hardship, amilea
away her teara there la a loTelloeaa la
the act that apeaka to a man'i heart
more eloquently than word. Sprinc-
fldd Union.
' In tha' Lint of Fir.
There llred and preached for; cany
yeara la icnoac iaiand- i.wer ueorrt
Champlln. a colored man. poaeU of
much common sense, knowledge cf-hla
brethrena Tlrtnea and faUinga and
considerable wlL lie bad many de
voted admire ra among hla own people,
bat some of them felt that hla ser
mons were apt to be a Utile too per
sonal and pointed. One gentle aiitcr
was a&ked to remonstrate with hlza
and essayed to do ao.
Sister Lou Camp ton." said the elder
firmly when she had made her .pica,
when I am preaching I ahoot right
at de derll, and lt'a only when some
body gets between me and do mart:
hea liable to bo burf-xTouta'a Com
panion. ,-,
At a caucus of DemcxjraUc members-elect
of tho next na tioh.nl Con
gress held in Washington City
Thursday night, Representative
Uhamp lark, or aiissoun, was
chosen as candidale for Speaker of
tho House.
Wfccft Republican,
Montana Ko cbcie& -
Kcbraska-HI. M. llitchcocki
Democrat, elected to succeed H. J,
iiurkctt, Kepubhcan
ew York So cnoice.
orth Dakota Porter J. Mo
Cumber, atawart,w and A, J.
Uronna, progres3iTe Republicaa
elected.
Pennsvlrania Geo. T. OUtcr,
liepublican, ro-e!ccuxL
Rhode Island Henry F. Lip
put, - Atalwartn, elected to mo
ceed Nelson Aid rich. Republican,.
Tennessee Luko Leaiindcpesd
Democrat, elected to succeed Jas
U. Ftaxicr, Democrat. . '
Utah Ueorgo E. Sutherland,
Republican, re-elected. x
Washington Miles Poindexter,
Trogresaive Republican, elected.
West Virginia C. W. Watson,
was named for the short term and
tW. E. Chilton for the long: term
by the Democrats in caccus la
joint session, Tuesday, Chilton w
given C2 votes, 3 more than enough
to elect. Watson lacked 2 votes
of , the necessary number. Soma
Democrats bolted charging bribery
In the caucus.- The Republicans
took no part-
Montford Coye Camp Items.
Sugar Hill,-Jan. 2Lr-CiapNo.
30 P. O. S. of A. is progressing
nicclr. Last Saturday night, Jan.
21, District President W. L. For
tune was present and very impres
sively installed our new otHcers for
the ensuing term. Our executive
odeers are: Past President. H S.
Bradley; President, W. M. Harris;
Ylce-Prtsidcnt, Dave Hemphill;
Secretary, E. Harris; Mister of
Forms, Charles Nichols.
Our camp is 'maturing plans and
arranging to erect a camp hail ia
connection with a good school
building at White Pines. We are
steadily forging to the front.'
Tho talk of Brother Fortune fol
lowing the installation of oEcera
was full of good camp logic tzi
was truly impressive.
Our noble order stands for car
country and all its free Icstitulios.
Therefore wo extend a hearty in
vitation to all good men to join
our ranks. 1 . J
Tlie Ministers and Lay mens con
fcrenco of the Grcon River A; -
ciation at Glenwood Baptist church
tho 27th-20lh will bo attcr, J?i
a mimber of Marion people.
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