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VOLUME 91
DURHAM, tf.C. FItlDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1911
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NUMBER 109
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CONTEST IS ON
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Contest CiosesWednesday
Sttisd cl Aiirra I; tr.
Jxije Peebles Slsss Crier Aw-
Presldett Ts!t Cijecis to fling
Mystery Sirroonds Wholesale
If rs. Wib.ll. Matt Gels the Second
Speaker Delivers Optimistic
October 18, 12 O'clock
' Sharp, Noon
lewJUCtafeSt
b Cer $7S Per Us2i
, AtWooSrowlTtison
Harder la Colorado
Check Given Away by the Son
Speech on Outlook
MR S. FMIC
UOflf
fill
SIX FOUND DEAD
HMD HOUSES
CAM
CLARK IS
UD REBUKED
SUHE OF VICTORY
MJiity KOTtBiE spukers
it foaferenee of e Association Wert
la Cotton Mill CoBimaaltl la Ses
Ion Coder Aaxplces Industrial De
parture! International CeniaUtree
f the T. M. C A.
Charlotte, Sept 11. Cogent d-dr.-s
by loader In thought and ac
tion yesterday aud last night vitalized
tba conference on Association Work
In Cotton Mill Community into eea
iona of the highest practical efficien
cy and jtlrred In every participant a
deeper, mora geuuln enthuslaam, for
welfare work than had ever been felt
More. The meeting la held under
tb auspice of the Industrial depart
ment International committee of the
T. M. C. A. and of the atate commit
tee of Virginia., the Carolina and
Georgia. .
Holding morning, afternoon and
evening aes-.lon In Hanua hall, ' In
tbe Y. M. C A. building, tbe confer
ence, which la one of the deepeat
significance aud moat far-reaching
and Inclusive results, heard addreaaa
laat'nlght bjr Mr. Charles R. Towaon,
of New Vorkwbo a ad high In the
con nc I la of International Y. M. C. A.
effort. President William Preaton
Few of Trinity College. Mr. L. W.
Clark, of Spray; In tbe afternoon by
Measr. Charle Lee, V. L. Burnett.
R. E. Hatch and T. F. Parker, of
Greenville. 8. C. the Brat manufac
turer In the-aouth to take a peraonal
and financial Interest In organized
and ayjtemallc welfare work; and in
the morning by Meatfre. J. V. R-ad,
L. P. Hullia. S. C. Bchllcbter, I L
I'robert and Rev. J. A Baldwin, pres
ident of tba Southera Industrial In
stitute, Tbe conference waa la eeaakka M-tia
today, adjourning lata tbla afternoon.
Bpcafctug on "The Social Value nf
Welfy Work." President Few. ull
la part:
1 am glad to be associated for this
occftjinri with tboxe whom I can re
gard a having genuinely at heart .be
well-being of their fellow-men. We
hrar ao much In our time about the
good of tba people, and .o much of it
appear to me to be a mere eiploiU
tlon of the people for aelfiah rv
that It ii a peculiar pleaaure ' come
In contact with a aet of mn r.-afy
devoted to (he good Of H'ose who
work at the hard taaka of mode; n
societies. ThU eiploilatlon of the
people of which I epoke Ij dMte by
certain kind of elf -seek lug poni'r
leader aud by aenaatlonal and eelrub
newspapers. Theae aud otir mire
praiseworthy fortew at work .i our
time are producing a real e-nerg'MC-'
of the people in tbe gavrntis.r.'s of
the world. They have arrived, and
doubtless have arrived to atay. Now
we are all concerned with t!i. welfare
of the maaaej of mankind; Jut th-'e
i t -av danger In the loud and
conatanf aaaertlon of the pill.icil
right of men. Tbla led to widespread
dlacontent and revolution In France
more than a hundred year ago, and
even where there la not tbe caue in
the existing order that atirred Fran;:.
Jacoblem and revolution are liable to
arise, aaywbere when th rlgbta M
ram are constantly empbaalt! rather
than tbe duties of men. This laat
need especial emptiest today. I am
aware that It la not Just now popu
lar doctrine; But to enaure a well-
balanced national development thht
country will always need those who
fiav aufflclent faith In men to be.
willing to preach to tbem doctrine
(Continued oa P$g Two.)
mm ' BE3DERF.D 11 FIRST,
r.nnr aw third mmifT
TIIIH WEEK
Raleigh, ftept Si. Eleven opinion
In ra"s on appeal from flrat to third
dlstrici are announced thla week by
the Ruprema court, the liat being a
follows ;
Whltchiirat rs. Norfolk Rotithcra
Railroad Co., Pasquotank county; re
versed.
I'ool va. Walker, Tyrrell, no error,
liraddy v, Uall, Beaufort, affirmed.
Mann . Qibba, Hyde, appeal dta-
tmaa..
llowaer va. Terry, ifalifa. new trial
"late v. Marable. Pill, no error.
In re guardianship Roberta Dixon.
ureene. reversed.
'r"n r. Hunting ad Oil Com
Pny. Pitt, affirmed.
Woltfnrd . North fliat Uf In-
aaranc ComDsiiy, Craven, rxveracd
ivnruhl v. Hood. Craven, no error.
, , Wt . Wllklnaon, Pitt, no arror.
wm COURT OPIUMS
Smlthfleld. Sept. 21. Judge It. B.
Pceblca yesterday aigned the order
In the case In which Mr. Nelle Claire
Fleming, of Raleigh, In her divorce
uit against her husband, Percy D.
Fleming, seek alimony and the cua
tody of their two eh!Mrei pending
the trial of tba divorce ault.
The alimony allowed by Judge
Feeble la $75 a month, f 45 to Mra.
Fleming and $30 for the children.
The defendant I to pay thia amount
each month, beginning the first of
October, to the plaintiff or to the
clerk of tbe court of Wake for her
use and tbe maintenance of the two
children. Tbe alimony allowed waa
the amount asked for by Mra. Flem
ing, though aet out aa f 27.&0 for
herself and $37. SO for the children.
Tbe order also provide that on It
service upon lr. A H. Flemlne, of
toulsburg, to whom the custody of
lb children waa given by Chief Jus
tice Clark In the habeas corpus pro
ceeding, he la to deliver the children
to Mra. Fleming, who before the ser
vice of the order I to give bone iu
the sura of $5u0 to produce tbem Inl
court on 20 days notice when o re
quired. The order set oat that if
Dr. Fleming faila to deliver the chil
dren aa directed he (hall on Septem
ber ZCth ahow cauae why he should
not be held In contempt of court and
punished for such action If found
guilty. '
I LOT
HUE ISSEHLEO
Ccspuy ail Ec?ljes teach
Ai Axretcett
Wilmington, Sept II. Following a
conference late yesterday afternoon
between R. E. Smith, general superin
tendent of motive power of tba At
laalic Coast Line, and E. M. Doughty.
chairman of the grlcvance committee
of tbe car workers of the company
with rppreavnUtlvrw of the men from
the Rocky Mount aud Wilmington
Uopa, R waa announced from tbe
general offloea of the company in tbla
city that the etrlk of rrpaircra and
Inspectors of the system had been
wttled, and that the men who are
now out would return to work this
uoruliig.
In coming to tbe agreement the
company made ona roncca.ion to the
men by aiispetidlng the schedule which
the car workcra are required to repair
cabraee car by piece work and es
tablishing a time aystem under which
the work will be done until a t la
factory achedula can bo drawn up by
a committee of foremen and car
workers. The foremen will be ap
pointed by the company and the car
worker will appoint their men. The
committee wilt meet In tbe near fu
ture and draw np a working achedule
that will be aatlafartory to both the
meo aud the company.
I ww Party.
Don't forget the lawn party to be
given by the -little daughters" to
morrow evening from t. SO to 10.30
o clock on the vacant lot on Kaat
Main Htreet, opposite Major Guthrie's
home,
Give the children a real lesson In
patriotism by attending and adding
to the fnuda In the treasury.
if the weather should not be suit
able for out-door pleasure, another
place will be secured under shelter.
All should go out and help.
SUGAR CROP IS SHORT
AMI UU ISIANA
THK CF.XTF.Ii
HAH IHUIPF.D
OF THE HTAtiE
l THK MARKET.
New Orleans, Sept II. Louisiana
ha usurped tha center of the stage
a far a tha mgar market la con
cerned, because there I a thortage
of the 1911 crop, the opinion of those
Interested In the marketing of the
product in thia city. Four prominent
dealer and planter of Louisiana are
now In New York and ar aatd to be
In a position to dictate to the ao-call
ed augar trust aa to tha price of this
year s crop In thla atate.
The 1111 crop of Louisiana lugar
la estimated at I'.O.ono tons, abont
fift.non ton mora than tha crop of
laat ypar, and if disposed of at the
present market level would represent
a gain of about $17,r.00,0fl0 a com
pared with Inat year' price.
The (our men who ara How In New
York are Mid to control tha sal of
about 100,000 ton.
cUTRODUGTiOn SPEECH
Congressman Young Called Down in
Quiet Way for Saying Wilson Was
Xt Even Presfdential Pottslbil-
Ity Tlie President Pleased With
Reception in Marquette.
Marquette, Mich., Sept. 21. Prea
ident Taft took occasion here yester
day to rebuke Congressman Young,
of lapwing, for lugging In a refer
ence to the presidential candidacy
of Governor Woodrow Wilson, of
New Jersey. ' .-.
Tbe congressman had the part of
introducing President Taft to a
throng of 300 at a luncheon given
the chief executive in the ball of a
parochial school just before be left
town. Mr. Young, who la an ardent
Taft supporter and one of tbe repub
lican standpatters, made a grand
speech,' lauding tbe president, and
launched off into a sarcastic utter
ance regarding Governor Wilson,
saying: . . : ' . -
"Mr. Wilson thinks he will make
a run for president. ' He won't even
be a presidential pcsnlbllity."
President Taft' face was grave as
a ripple of laughter ran through the
ball. Wben he arose to apeak tbe
president, without suggestion of a
smile, remarked toldfy:
"Your congreeman told you, at tbe
start of hia speech, that he did not
know what he waa going to talk
about nor what 1 would aay. As for
bim, I'm not entirely certain that he
knowa yet what he was talking
about."
During tba presidents night and
ay stay hero United State Senator
Townsend and Congressman Young
did all they could to send' bis 1)12
boom along. Tbfa part of the atate
of Michigan Is entirely In accord with
tbe president's ambition for a sec
ond term.
Congressman Yjung. alert every
minute to aay something for the chief
executive, made a vigorous attack at
at large meeting in a tent in tbe
morning upon the preaident' crltlca.
Attacking the Insurgent element in
the west, which has only a mild re
flection In Michigan, the congressman
shouted:
"A spurious progreasivenes has
sprung up at which critics laugh and
angels weep."
The congressman took up, for the
president, a defense of the veto of
the Arliona atatehood bill, because
of the recall of tbe Judge proposi
tion, saying that Mr. Taft had shown
tne coursge of ols convictions and
had merely taken action that other
Washington statesmen, while approv
ing, dared not publicly acknowledge.
The president fit encouraged by
the attitude of his audience In this
city, although he had been assured
in advance that he would be well re-
(Contlnned on Page Three.)
HUNTING VHITE ASSAILANT
COMMUNITY AROlKI OYER AT-
TACK OX PHOMIXENT LADY IX
MATTHKUH XVXTY, YIIKilMA.
Matthews, Vs., Sept. 21. Posses
of armed cltlien are scouring the
wood and patrolling' the road of
this section of the county In the hope
of apprehending the white assailant
of Mlsa Ella Miller, the pretty daugh
ter of tbe late Seth A. Miller, who
waa for a number of years chairman
of the board of fisheries.
Sine Miss Mlll r managed to "es
cape from the clutchea of her assail
ant and give the alarm at nearby
farm house, the entire countryside
baa been aroused, and the search haa
been oa. Although the man haa been
eeo several tlmea since the perpetra
tion of the crime, which will send
htm to the death chair If he I rap
tured, those who aw him were un
able to apprehend him, and at this
time he la still at large.
The man, who i described by Mis
Miller a being a rough looking,
young white man, Is supposed to be a
tramp and unfamiliar with the topo
graphy of the country. When seen
yesterday he waa making little prog
ress In his efforts to get away, and
It I thought that he baa become so
confused that hia capture will be the
result.
Anthracite Miner la Messina.
lUseltnn, Pa., Sept. It. An Im
portant meeting was begun here tit-l
day by th executive board of the
three anthracite district of the I'nl
ted Mine Worker. The purpose of
tne meeting i to decide noon a time
and place for a convention of the
hard coal miner at which the de
mand to be made en the operators
nrxi April wui be prepared.
With Interest a high pitch, and
everything going show for a lfvely
chase, the management has decided to
close tbe contest on October iHth, at
12 o'clock, sharp, aouu.
Nw centeKtaats. jit know exactly
what yon have to nd juxt exactly
bow stack time yon have In which to
de It, so lets get dewn to sure enough
bBwIness. Jaxt think! (Inly abont fonr
weeks mare and then think how
much ran he doae In that time. It I
passible and even probable that some
of the ones who are low la the list will
climb to the top and wlo oue of those
prises yet, If those Bow heading the
IIt doit keep s rhioe eye o them.
Xls Tapp baa takes the lead thla
week and has go a, right down after
those prise. Mis Mi hols is keeping
p tbe "Slowly bat Kurelj" work, and
watch girls, she will ala one of those
1J,H) extra tte we are ghlug
away this week, . and make twe or
three more.
The standing will he published next
week. Hatch for the big rjiangea.
enters Ekctei lor Uk Preset
Tern ! Ct&st
Th- senior and Junior clasaea of
Trinity College h Id their flrat meet
ings alnce tue opeulnt of the school
this morning and elected officers for
the following irm. There waa a Urge
attendance at both meeting and a
great amount of interest and clas
plrit waa ahown by tbe students.
The senior a' their xrting bad
aeveral abort talkj y aeveral mem
ber of the clasa, after which the elec
tion of officer va taken up.
All of the olficel elected are
bright and energHic, and will un
doubtedly make this a record-breaking
year for their etudent body. Thoae
elected were: M'-nsr. J. X. Aiken, of J
Cleveland. Tenu., president; K. a.
Cherry, of Gat.mia, vice-president,
and Miea Emma McCnllen, aecretary
and treasurer. Mr. H. A McKlnnon
waa elected as mvtnber of tbe Athletic
Council.
The senior class of 1)12 will be one
of the largest in the history of the
college and I expecting to excel In
every way any thing done byany
senior clas of former year.
The Junior class ahw elected their
offlcera and every member howed
their wllilngm- to take part In tho
exercl, and to he'p elect their fav
orites to an office that la an honor to
any atndent of Trinity College.
There ere several short talk made
by member of the claaa that were en
Joyed to the grea'-at extent. During
the short talka th peakert, by their
word and manner, gave all of the
Junior a chance to appreciate the true
clasa ai'lrlt.
The officer elected were: Meur.
W. A Kadfi, of Kipltn, president; II.
A. Hayes, of Winston-Salem, vic
prealdtnt; C. A. Godfrey, of Maxton,
representative of the Athletic Council,
and' Mis Knby Markbam, ee retary
and treasurer.
Miss Markham i t a Durham girl and
la a graduate of th Durham High
school. She h mi a winning way whlqh
haw won her a host of friend during
her school day and dally watka of
life.
Dorhamltcs Attending
Dr. Graham's Funeral
A large number of Durham people
went over to Hillsboro thai morning
to attend the funeral acrvlce over
the remains of Dr. W. A. Graham,
which were held at It o'clock this
morning. Iter. K. 8. Boat. aiuM.'d In
th service.
Mrs. X. T. Yancey, Mrs. J. M. Man
nlng, and C. A. Cribble ang In the
peclal choir mad op of prominent
singer from all parte of the ataie.
Among those who went over trt at
tend the funeral ttrl morning were
Qeorg W. Watt and J. Harper Krwln.
Henderson, Sept. II. "Rill Bailey,
who waa shot, by Officer Champion
everal week ago la able to be out
today, ,'
TniNITY CLASSES
HOED L1EE16S
ALL KILLEDWITH AXE
Were liutchered in Their Ifcnft by
I'nknown Person or Person and
Their liodies Were Not Found for
Three Days Rumor of Confession
Denied by Police.
(Colorado Spring, Col. Sept. 21.
Butchered In their beds by some per
son aa yet unknown, who used an
axe, the bodle of six presons, three
in each of two neighboring houses,
were found here yesterday. The
heads of all the victims had been
smashed In and the appearance of
tbe bodies Indicated that they had
been dead several days and that
death came while they slept.
A report aay that the murderer
haa been caught and that he teas
confessed, but this is denied by the
police officials, wlo, it is intimated,
fear a lynching might follow such an
announcement.' An axe which had
been loaned to Mra. Henry F. Wayne,
one of tbe victims, by J. B. Evans, a
neighbor, last week, was found
blood-stained, by Mra. Evans on Mon
day near the back door of the Wayne
house. -No attention was paid to
thia fact, however, a It was thought
the txe had been used In killing
cblckens.
The dead:
Mrs. Alice May Burnham, wife of
A. J. Burnham, cook at tbe Modern
Woodmen sanitarium.
Their two children, Alice, aged 6,
and John, aged 3 years.
Henry F. Wayne, a consumptive,
until recently a patient at tbe Wood
men sanitarium.
Mr. Wayne and their 1-year-old
baby girl.
That such a crime had been com
mitt ed "In a thickly settled neighbor
hood , and left, nnrevealod for three
day is" regarded, as incredible. Not
even a footprint is to be found on the
floor of either house and no one
could be found who had seen anyone
about the premise since Sunday
when all the murdered persona at
different times were in a neighboring
grocery.
Burnham, who live at the sani
tarium where be Is employed about
ten mile from the city, was arrest
ed sof.n after the discovery of the
crime, but there seem nothing to
implicate him In the tragedy. HI
employer say he waa at work when
the crime must hare been commit
ted. He is a native of Michigan, lie
was last seen at hi home Sunday af
ternoon and I said to have left there
about S o'clock.
Little I known of the Wayne fam
ily here except that Wayne came to
the Modern Woodmen sanitarium
about ten month ago from Indiana
a a patient One month ago hi
term In the Institution was tip and
he brought his wife snd child here
and rented the bottse In which they
were murdered. '
T PEACE
IX TUB COTTOX TB.WF: OF
fiRK.IT BRIT II X PLANS .1UF.
BKIXO MADK.
London, Sept. 31. Sydney C. Hus
ton, president of the board of trade,
ha taken an Important tep In an
effort to assure permanent peace In
the cotton trade, Great Britain a
greatest Import. Me ha Invited
leading representative of the em
ployers and the employes to form a
permanent Industrial board on tines
advocated by fir Cbarle Wright.
chairman of the committee of the In
ternatlonal federation of Master Cot
ton Ppinncrs and Manufacturer As
sociation, during tbe recent up
heaval.
According to the plan th board
would be composed of ten leading
employers and ten prominent iabor
representative, with th newly
knighted fir George Raken Askwlth
comptroller general of the commer
clat, labor and statistical depart
ment of the board of trade, a rhalt
man. These men would form a
rart"l from ahoni an equal number
from both aide could be selected to
deal with any dispute arising be
fore work wa actually stopped.
wife ntriE the rourc
Holds at Hay Ira ITae Ceme t Ar-
rest !lhad.
Memphkt. Sept. 11. Threatening
hoot the flrat tii jt who attempted Ut
enter her residence, Mr. Toenge
wife of O. W. Tocnges, former cashier
of Ihd Night and Day Bank, held at
bay for three hour yewterday officer
who had come to arre'. her hneband
Toengi-s finally surrendered when po
lice relnfo-ceuieiit arrived at th
house.
for ran
The excitement and Interest created
by the "Hidden Check" page that ap
peared in the Durham Sun yesterday
waa even more Intense than waa man
ifested laat week when the puzzle was
solved by Warner Watklns who secur
ed the first S5.00 check that waa giv
en away by The Durham Sun.
Mrs. Wo. M. Piatt of 619 Ramseur
street was the lucky one to work out
the solution. The sentence that ex
cited the curiosity of the entire com
munity yesterday and last night, waa
this: "Behind piano in the flrat floor
lobby of Y. M. C. A."
After putting the children to bed
Mr. Piatt sat down to thex task as
signed by the Sun and by 9:30 last
night she held the key to the situa
tion. Mr. Piatt was Immediately
pressed Into service who dropped in at
the Main Street Pharmacy and In
company with Mr. Verne Ra the'
rushed, poet-haate toward the Y. M.
C. A There, quietly neatling behiud
the upright piano that stands against
the western wall In the Y. M. C. A.
lobby was the much coveted little
check.
Next week tb "Hidden Check" page
will again appear in the Sun and an
other $3.00 check will belven away.
t,erj wne is eugiuie as a contestant
in thia Interesting game except thoae
who have already been the lucky nud
e's of the first two and persons who
are in any way connected as employes
or offlcera of the Durham Sun.
Floor Which llade People Ifl
Coitalnet Arsenic
The case of Rufu Merritt, colored,
i aet for trial this afternoon before
'Squf'r Harris on the charge of at
tempting to poison bis family by
p'aiint arsenic in tbe flour which
they ued.
The case came up for trial several
weeks ago, but wa continued In
c:rer to allow time for having an
analysis made of the flour. A reiort
waa received thla morning from the
state chemist certifying to the fact
that tbe flour contained arsenic. A
subpcena'waa Issued for the chemist
who made the examination and he
will likely be present at the trial
this afternoon.
The case I one of much Interest.
Merritt purchased the flour from
Karly Lynn, a well known East Dur
ham grocer. Immediately after eat
ing bread made from tbe flour, the
yotinrr son of Merritt became rlolent-
lyy III. Merritt' wife thought there
was some defect In the flour due to
bad wheat and returned It to the
froeer. The grocer resold the flour
to a white customer, and the mem
ber of the white fmlly became 111
after eating bread made from It.
There were other circumstances that
tended to throw suspicion on Mer
ritt and he was arrested by Deputy
Lnnnle Morgan.
PEORI A Pit MM it KS FOR TAFT
The President Will Kpcnd Entire Day
in the Illinois City.
Peoria. III.. Sept. 21. Peoria fa to
have President Taft as her guert for
the entire day tomorrow. The f.re
Ident I due to reach the city early
tomorrow and will remain until near
midnight, when be will depart for
St. Louis. While In Peoria he will
be entertained by the commercial or
sanitation and th Creve Coeur
Club, the leading republican organ
Ixation of tbi section.
1 i TAKEN YET
SEiKOlKV HIS REACHED NO BE.
(IMOX A TO rn txr.E OF M UX
MUTOPIRIHW.
The preaident of the Merchant' as
sociation received a letter from a high
official of the aboard railway Wed
neaday afternoon stating that no defi
nite action bad been taken by tbe
company In regard to the change In
the route from Raleigh to Durham.
The letter elated that the matter hoe
not been decided either way, but that
a oon there wa anything definite
tbe Merchant' association would be
notified.
Meeting of Life Iniuraace Men.
Pittsburg, Pepf. 21. -Many ques
tion of Interval and Imihirtatice to
life Insurance melt are slated for dis
cussion at the sixth annual meeting
of the American Life Convention,
which opened here today for a three
day' KMloa, .
P0IS0I1G CASE
CDU TODAY
DEMOCflATSAREGQNFIDENT
While Republican)! Are Despondent,
on the Defensive and Split Into
Bitter Factions Democratic Lead
er Visit Hcene of His Birth for
First Time in Many Years.
Lawrcnceburg, Ky., Sept 21.
'Triumphant democracy la now the
resounding Heme of every tongue.
After 17 years of wandering in tbe
Wilderness we this day stand upon
Mount Victory and look into the
Promised Land which we will enter
and possess in 1912.". So declared
Champ Clark, speaker of tbe national
house of representatives, in an ad
dress here yesterday. Mr. Clark wa
bora near Lawrenceburg, March 7.
IS 56 and until today had not been
there since be taught a country
school.
Continuing his message to democ
racy, the speaker said:
"Democrats everywhere are cheer
ful, hopeful, confident, united and ag
gressive, while our republican friends
are sad, hopeless, despondent, on tbe
defensive and split Into bitter fac
tions constantly at each others'
throats. From ocean to ocean they
are fighting each other like tbe cat
of Killkenny. President Taft lead
ing tbe st and pat faction, while Sen
ator Robert Marion LaFoIette
"Fighting Bob, as hi follower love
to call him heads the Insurgents.
With them It Is war to the knife and
the knife to the bile
"They are o thoroughly destroy
ing each other that sometime It
seem that all we have to do la to
stand still and see the salvation of
the Lord; but wise democrats are not
in favor of standing still or of de
pending on republican factionalism
to give us the victory next year. On
the contrary we should continue as
w have begun, press forward, ad
vance our banners, keep everlasting
ly pounding tbem, pass more good
bill until we have carried out our
entire program and force the presi
dent to sign or veto meritorious dem
ocratic measures, which are designed
to promote the prosperity, happiness
and safety of the American people.
That is a policy which will win and
which deserve to win.
"The greatest statesman that ever
lived, bar none, Thomaa Jefferaon,
said: 'Eternal vigilance is the price
of liberty.' It la also the price of
success at the poll. I commend it
most cheerfully and earnestly to
democrats all over tbe land."
Mr. Clark reviewed condition In
both parties, referred to the demo
cratic victory of 1910, and the vari
ous congressional fights, and said
that "had the republican In the dlat
congress honestly redeemed the
promises made in the campaign of
1908, to revise tbe tariff downward.
they would have made their party In
vincible, and would have secured an
other long lease of power. Tbe
masse of the people without regard
to party affiliation are honest, and
they demand honesty and candor In
public men.
"One of the chief reason why we
won Ifi IS 1", was that the democrats
and insurgent republican in con
gress kept constantly hammering oa
the broken promises of the republi
can standpatters, on their gross per
fidy to their pledges, and upon their
scorn of the righteous demands of
the people. We appealed to the coun
try on that record, and won an as
tonishing victory which, let us hot.
is only the beginning of a long series
of victories for lower taxes, for
greater ecenomte and for better
government."
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN
iransT connr romiHsnixiRS
AM) TAX ASSESSOK B STATE
TAX t OI1IHSIOX.
R.tl.'iKh, Sept. 21. It eem pretty
wel settled th.it th,. cor;oratlon com
mission a state tax commission will
not take any action against Forsyth,
Witoon, Diivldon or Pitt wnntlea In
the matter of the charg that the
railroad compa'ilea brought on the
strength of affidavit ot cltli.ti that
the land In these counties tre not .
sessed at money value, but are down
to from thirty to sixty per ceat of val
ue In tax aeseMtnenta. The showing
m,nl. yesterday by the tat Messing
officers of the conn tit aeetfl to have
satkined tbe commissioner that the
contention of the railroad corapanlea
ere unfounded. It cm be stated au
thoritatively that there will b uo or
der made by the couHuiaskmwa a to
either Muatf. m