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Saturday, March 20, 1915.
CANNERY SLAVERY. .
A few years ago some "wickedly
radical muckrakers" began to look
Into the conditions of labor in the New
Tork canneries where women and
children are employed long hours in
the summer. Their discoveries were
more horrifying than anything uncov
ered In the country, with the possible
exception of the glass works where
children work all night.
Families were lured Into the can
nery districts by smooth-tongued
agents who promised "free lodgings
with fresh country air for the chil
dren." The free lodgings were in most
cases in such condition as to be un
printable. The country air was pol
luted to an extent undreamed-of in
crowded cities. Decency was un
known. The families could not leave
because their wages were kept from
on to four weeks in arrears, and rail
way fare deducted.
Tn the height of the season Women
worked from 80 to 100 hours a week,
children from 60 to 70. The factory
laws did not apply, because the sheds
where peas were shelled, beans snip
; ped and other vegetables prepared
, were separatea sometimes by as
1 much as 17 inches from the build
ings housing the machinery.
Following the muckrakers, the State
Factory Commission, which had al
ready Investigated rather aimlessly,
submitted a long-delayed report, and
as a result of this a law was passed
which tends to protect the consumer
from taking part in industrial murder
when he opens a can of peas.
Senator Oeorge F. Thompson has
now fathered a measure to undo this
law. He claims that in the height of
the canning season women and minors
i must be allowed to work nights and
I Sundays, or the vegetables will spoil
J Every housewife knows that there
;; is a grain of truth in this. There is
;: always but a brief season when mate
i rials are at their best
But most women, one ventures to
j i think, would rather have a cent or two
!; , added to the cost of a can of tomatoes
j than to see so reactionary & step taken
for the sake of human life und hap-
' : plness.
The Mils proposed by Senator
Thompson will remove all restrictions.
"Women and children mar work day
nights, and 8undn." from early peas
to late tomatoes, a hundred hours a
'week earning less per hour, of
course, than they would in a working
day of proper length.
Is a woman's health of less value
than a bushel of tomatoes? Do you
weigh children's lives by cans of corn?
WE'RE LUCKY.
According to the Berliner Tage
blatt, the German supply of eggs is so
short that no one is expected to eat
more than one egg in five days.
The same paper urges that horses
killed or wounded on the batlefield
shall be dressed quickly for use as
meat, and shipped back to Germany.
Austria, with every able-bodied man
in the army, is training little chil
dren to raise crops lest the nation
starve, and has excused from school
all between 12 and 14 years old to do
their fathers' work in the fields
Horse flesh in Vienna costs from 10
to 1(5 cents a pound.
Kerosene in Austria Is 80 cents a
gallon and soft coal $10 a ton.
Children in Germany have been
urged to content themselves with one
slice of bread for their supper, in
stead of two.
There have been bread riots in
Turkey, and the inhabitants of : the
Holy Land are starving.
There are still millions of people In
Uncle Sam's bread line in Belgium.
In Poland, there Is not even a bread
line.
Are you not glad you are an Amer
Defends Mountain Preachers.
Editor, there have been enough slan
derous statements made about the
mountain people, and I think the time
has come to atop It
A. E. BROWN.
A NEW RUSSIAN TREATY.
It Is gratifying to learn that the
American ambassador at Petrograd is
Busy with the preliminary negotia
tions for a new Russian treaty. Since
the last treaty was abrogated by the
United States during President Taft's
administration, because of unfair
treatment by Russia of Jewish Ameri
cen citizens, the two countries have
hud no written basis of intercourse
though our relatione have remained
fr'endly.
It Is always desirable to have a defi
nite working arrangement with every
great power, and with the war In
pro(trM Is especially desirable that we
should come to an understanding with
Russia.
At present the commercial side of
mir Pnmian relations Is paramount
We r sailing the Ciar Considerable
war wntrrlal;. but that busluess Is, of
.r-,c. niereiy temporary and of
!l account eompared with the
Mini up of a permanent commerce
t-niplre Is Jimt beginning Its Indus
1 end commercial development and
(The following communication from
Rev. A. E. Brown was prepared be
fore Archdeacon W." B. Allen en
tered his denial of statements h?
was reported to have made In Syra
cuse, N. Y. After Archdeacon Al
len's denial was published Rev. Mr.
Brown asked that his communica
tion be printed with an addition
prepared after the denial was
madel.
Editor Gazette-News:
There appeared In your Issue nf
March the 16th a clipping from the
Post-Standard, Syracuse. N. Y., in
which Archdeacon AV. B. Allen is re
ported to have made some statements
which should not go unnoticed, espe
cially since they reflect upon the hum
ble bue consecrated men who have
carried the gospel into the. coves and
valleys of this great mountain sec
tion. -
In the clipping referred to Mr. Al
len is quoted as saying.. "Many of the
preachers of the North Carolina
mountains formerly were convicts or
moonshires who escaping from prison
adopted the clerical role to cover up
their tracks from the federal authori
ties." I challenge Mr. Allen to make
good this statement.
I have lived in ihi mountains of
North Carolina since boyhood. It is
not egotism for me to say that I know
more preachers in the North Carolina
mountains than any other living man,
and I know of no single preacher
who would come under the class re
ferred to by Mr. Allen. I have said
time and again from the platform, in
the north and in the south, that for
piety, consecration and unselfishness
I would put the mountain ministry
against the ministry of any section of
the world. If Mr. Allen wishes tn
challenge that statement, I am ready
to make good.
I have led my denomination in the
North Carolina mountains in raising
about $350,000 for the building and
equipping of Christian schools for
this section, and In my efforts I have
had no warmer supporters than these
mountain preachers. These same
preachers, few of whom nave had ad
vantages of the schools such as they
are helping to build, have lmpover
erished themselves to erect schools
in order that their children and their
neighbors children may have advan
tages of which they themselves were
deprived. It is true that for the most
part these mountain preachers are not
the products of the schools, but many
of them are mighty in the Scriptures,
and for unselfish devotion to their
calling they are not surpassed by any
preachers in the world. This Is at
tested by the fact that there are about
90,000 members of Baptist churches
in the mountain counties of North
Carolina, and that no section of our
country is better evangelized than the
mountain section of North Carolina.
It Is unpleasant for me to challenge
statements of a minister of the gos
pel, especially of another denomina
tion, but I would not be true to the
splendid body of mountain preachers
If I did not challenge Mr. Allen to
make good hie statement
A. E. BROWN,
Ashevllle, N. C, March 18, It If.
Concerning Mr. Allen's Denial.
Editor Gaxette-News:
I note in your issue of Thursday
what purports to be a denial by
Archdeacon W. B. Allen, of certain
statements attributed to him In
article quoted in your paper from the
Syracuse, N. Y.t Post-Standard . of
March 8, relative to the character of
the people of western North Carolina.
In that article Archdeacon Allen
in his effort to "Give an insight into
the home missionary work which is
needed in his locality," which, by the
way, the article - explains, includes
Ashevllle, is quoted as saying among
other things:
"The natives of the mountains are
tired of the sensational preacning
which they have had for many years,
and are turning toward the persons
whoi can supply them of more defi
nite religious food. . . .. . . .. Many of
the preachers formerly were convicts
or moonshiners, who, escaping from j
prison, adopted the clerical role to j
cover up their tracks from the federal i
authorities. j
"How far behind the age are most j
of these people, most of whom can j
neither read nor write, was illustrat
ed by Archdeacon Allen, who told of
one man who did not know the Civil
War had ended." .
Now, let us look at the archdeacon's
denial: . .
"I must positively deny the truth
fulness and correctness of certain
statements In the said article (re
ferring to article quoted in The Gazette-News)
supposed to have been
made by me at a mlsionary meeting
held in Syracuse, N. Y., on Saturday.
March 6, and published in your paper
of March 16.."
Now, will the archdeacon kindly in
form some of these ; "natives" just
which "certain .statements" he in
tends to deny? Was It the statement
that the people were improving and
demanding better preaching, or. that
the preachers are ex-convicts and ex
moonshiners? Was it the statement
that most of the western North Caro
linians could neither read nor write,
or that one man was found who did
not know th Civil war was over?
It is evident to me thac Archdeacon
A'len thought he might enter a gen
eral denial which would, to those
rending it here, satisfy all. and at the
same time leave things all right in
ease It. might ba read up in Syracuse,
N. Y. That was pretty clever, but H
does not exactly satisfy all the moun
taineers. It is rather unfortunate
that thi3 quotation In your paper
should have fallen into the hands of
some of that minority who have man
asred to learn to read.
Now, it is evident that Mr. Allen, in
an effort to get those good people to
"Shell down," must have given some
statements from which the reporter
made this interesting story, while his
words may not have been given ver
batim. I respectfully suggest that a
plea of "confession and avoidance"
would serve his putpose in this case
better than his general denial.
Very respectfully,
GUY WEAVER.
Asheville, N. C, March 19, 1915.
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Bed Time Tales
By .- :
Clara Ingram Judson.
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One Hundred Years Ago Today.
1815 Having been informed at day
break of the departure of the
royal family. Napoleon once
more entered Paris and re
sumed control of the French
government.
Seventy-live Years Ago Today.
1 840 William Stone, a soldier of the
revolution and one of the first
pioneer preachers in western
New York, died at Sodus. N. Y.
Born at Guilford, Ct., February
21, (1764.
Fifty Years Ago Today,
1865 General Stoneman commenced
his march from East Tennes
see toward Lynchburg, Va.
Twenty-five Years Ago Today.
189) General Jonea M. Withers, dis
tinguished Confederate veteran,
died in Mobile. Born in Madi
son County, Ala., Jan. 12, 1814.
Pete Makes an Acquaintance.
Pete was gaily singing his regular
morning song; when he heard a
strange sound, the like of which he
had never heard before. "Now what
in the world can that be?" he asked,
but nobody noticed or answered so he
went on singing.
But again his song was Interrupted
with the strange sound and he stopped
to listen.
"Clang! Clank!" croaked the new
comer, "Pish-sh-sh! Clank!"
"Now Isn't that a funny way to
talk!" exclaimed Pete, "ho might at
least tell me who he is. How am I
to know? Well, I'll ask again."
So in his politest and sweetest
voice, he called, "meet! meet! meet
me! Who are you? Won't you please
meet meet meet me?"
At first there was no answer, then
the newcomsr replied, "lwtiier! No!
"Clank! Clank!" croaked the new-
clank Clankhother about you?
Clankity, clanklty, clank clank!"
"Dear mo but he Is a dreadfully,
clanky disagreeable person1" ex
claimed Pete, pleasantly, "I don't
know as I core to know him after all.
I guess I'll Just leave him alone."
So he went on with his morning
song and thought no more about the
rude newcomer.
But the newcomer, whoever he was,
determined not to be treated that way
he meant to be heard. So he Bet up
a clamor all his own. He clanked
and he grumbled, he phlshed and he
sputtered till Pete nad to stop and rest
a minute.
He pulled off the end of his song;
with a jerk and gobbled up a bit of
seed by way of comfort. "That's hard
working singing against such a strong
person as that!" he chirped to him
self. "That newcomer must be a
great big bird he makes such a big
noise. I wish I could see him!"
But though he craned his neck and
called and coaxed, not a .eight or an
answer did he get from the clanky
newcomer!
So he decided to eat his breakfast.
"Maybe by the time I am through eat
ing," he said to himself," that new
bird will be hungry and want to eat.
Then I can sing my song in peace."
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OUR DAILY BIRTH.
He ate and dranjc and then made
ready to sing.
Now all this time, the clanky person,
clanked and sputtered and made an
awful racket and of course Pete
thought and puzzled as to who in the
world he might be. But he couldn't
guess, nor could he see anyone.
When he at last was all ready, he
gave one final look around and began
his song. He poured forth such a
loud and lovely song that the room
rang with the sound; and right at that
very minute the clanky person set up
such a racket th. ': the room sounded
like grand opera fastened to a boiler
shop!
The father and the mother and aU
the little children of the house came
running to see what the matter could
be. "I guess I'll have to do some
thing to that radiator," said the
father. "A canary and a singing rad
iator are too much for one room!"
"Think of that!" chirped Pete In
disgust, "nothing but an old radiator
all the time!" And all morning he
could say or sing nothing but, "think
of that! Think of that!"
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Since handing you the above article,
I have read Rev. Allen's denial which
appeared In your Issue of the 17th,
but this denial Is too general and
ambiguous. He says, "I must posi
tively deny the truthfulness and cor
rectness of certain statements in said
article, etc." Now, will Brother
Allen tell us which of the statements
In that article he denies .the "truth
fulness and, correctness of?" Will
he tell us whether he Is denying mak
ing the statements In the article, the
most offensive of which Is the state
ment that' "many of the mountain
preachers were formerly convicts or
moonshiners, who having escaped
from prison adopted the clerical role
to cover up their tracks from the fed'
eral authorities?" Or does he ac
knowledge having made these state'
menu, but now acknowledges that
having made them they are untrue?
I call on Kev. Mr. Allen to be specific
In his denials. Yea, as a mountain
preacher I demand that
for hie denial In your paper of 'fnr?-1,
ony in ambiguous
anything or nothing.
March 20. ' H
st
Dr. Charles W. Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard University, born
In Boston, 81 years ago today.
Amelia Bingham, popular actress,
born at Hicksvllle, O., 46 years ago
today.
J. Franklin Fort, former governor
of New Jersey and now head of a spe
cial diplomatic commission sent to
Haiti, born at Pemberton, N. J., 63
years ago today.
Benjamin F. Shlvely, United States
senator from Indiana, born In St
Joseph County, Ind., (8 years ago to
day.
Right Rev. David IT. Greer, Episco
pal bishop of New York, born .in
Wheeling, W. Va., 71 years ago today
John J. Esch, representative In Con
gress of the Seventh Wisconsin dis
trict, born at Norwalk, Wla, 54 years
ago todny. '
Martin B. Madden, representative
In Congress of -the First Illinois dis
trict, born at Darlington, England,
60 years ago today.
Joseph Boehllng, pitcher for th
Washington American league baseball
team, born in Richmond, Va, II years
ago today.
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We will have Sixty-Five Head of Horses, Mares and
Mules at Asheville, N. C, No. 84 Lexington Avenue
MNES WORTH REMEMBERING,
That man may last, but never llvee,
Who much receives, but ' nothing
gives; ,
he do thU, 'Whom none ran love, whom none can
thank
nd may mean Creutlon's blot, creation's blank.
Tha fact la Mr. I Thomas Gibbons
Monday, March 22, 1915
Will have In this lot twenty-five head of the best draft horses
and mares ever shipped to Ashevllle, N. C, that will weigh 1,200 to
1,600 lbs. Some good matched teams of both horses and' mares;
dappled grays and sorrelis and bays, they range In age from 4 to
(. years. All sound and good broken, double and single, to all kinds
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farmers and dealers to get any kind of horse or team they may
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We will be here from Monday morning, March II, to Saturday
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will pay you to come and see us If you want to buy or trade we
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