North Carolina Newspapers

- - -r- . . ' v-.-.j ''4 tfi nowERs coiucnfif I. A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of, the Peopie and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs. Vol. "Vll No. 62. Salisbury N. O.i Wednesday,' December 13th, 1911. Wm H. Stewart, oift 1 he Carolina .. ' - - ' . 1 J ' M X it s 11 I 1 3 3 4 . 4 J - ; 6EIEBAL MATTERS OF INTEREST. Eig Enats Reduced to Little Paragraphs V " for taa Readers of Paper. Looal option 11 i political is . ine In Georgia reoeived another setback in the gubernatorial pri , mary in that itata last Thursday in the defeat of Judge R. B. Rut ell, the local option oandidate. Returns fronvall counties in the 'state indicate the election of ex G6t. Joseph M. Brown, over his next closest opponent, Pope Brown,- former state treasurer, by a good majority. A famine which threatens to claim more lires than the one io 1S91, wben death numbered 800, OOO, is Rripping Russia. In Ufa hundreds have been subsiding tor months on aorni. In Samara the people are eatiDg dogs and shrubs aud sores ard dying ol . starvation. The crop shortage estimate it SO ,000,000 tot s. The officials have prohibited the or- gauizationi f private relief socie ties fearing political uprisings. In many placei the local presB has been forbiddu to raise fundB for the sufferers. A Osoar W. Uuderwood of Alaba- i ma, majority leader 01 tne Douse, was endorsed a candidate for the democratic presidential nomi nation - by the Alabama dele gation in Congress at a meeting held last Thursday. Upon hearing of the affair he issued the follow ing statement : ' 'I am not a candi date for tne presidential nomina tion and I am not going to be," said Mr. Underwood. ' I appre ciate the honor of suoh endorse ment particularly from my- col leagues, with whom I have work ed and who have kLcwn me for years." . The United States battleship Mains, which sank . beneath the . watsri of the Havana -harbor in, ah' explosion, was blown up from ths outside. This was announced Friday by the naval board which has been examining the wreck. This findings confirms the report of the original investigators who xaads a superficial examination ;j-btha wreck shortly after the dis ' " aster. In order to counteract the in fiuence of the saloon, the Ham monassett Bible olasl of the EDisoocal church in the little c village of Killingworth has decded to give dances in the basement of the church on Satur day nights, the first tsking place last Saturday night. Six men were killed and five injured last Wednesday in a triple wreck of two freights and a fast express train on the Pennsylvania railroad at Devil's Bend, near Manor, Pa., One freight train became stalled and a second crash ed into it. Before warning could be given, the express tra;u, car Tying nothing but express business westbound, smashed into the freight wreckage There were SO horses being transported wett on the express train and all were filled. Their value is estimated at r $50,000 to $60,000. TheyFederal Treasury will be fUjOOO, richer because Senator Hoke rnith, of Georgia, has de cided that he could not accept pay for being - a United States rienator and a Governor at the ame time, renator smno was elected July 12 and ' his salary from the government started at that date. He chose the State of Georgia's money, nowever, and turned back about $3,000 salary to which he was entitled aB Sena tor. ; The world has received its last poem from the hand of James Whitcomb Riley . Mr. Riley was asked lately by friends to write a poem in the form of a Christmas message to th) public. He sadly hok his head and exposed withered xignt nana. me pa raly tic stroke whioh the famous bard had a couple of years ago has gone to his right hand and this member is absolutely helpless powV VALUABLE AFFECTION. Yadkin Fanner Wants $5,030 For His Wife's Affections. The Yadkin Ripple of a recent date published the following in teresting news article: Is the love and affection of a good looting woman worth $5, 000? This question will in all probability be decided at the next term of Yadkin Superior Court ; an action having been be gun against K. M. Thompson, a very prominent citizen of Jonee- ville, this county, by John Spann of the same place, in which hs charses that the defendant se. duced his wife and alienated her affeotions, and asks damages in the above amount. It seems that the trouble be gun in 1910 but never reached its climax until a short time ago. Spai:n and his 'wife were married in 1895 and have five children. They have beoome separated over the affair. Thompson is also a man with a large family, having several grown children . This is the fint case of this kind ever be gun in thift county and no doubt will create a great deal of excite ment; especially in the commu nity where the parties live; the defendant being a prominent merchant and Justice of the peace. The ancilliary remedy of arrest and bail has been envoked and the defendant will be required to Kive bond in the sum of $5,000 when arrested which it is expect ed will be today; to make any judgment that may be rendered against him. The plaintiff is represented by Attorney's D. M. Reece of this place rnd W. W. Barber of Wilkesboro. Sfate Has Broken Her Cotton Record. Washington, D. C, Dec. 8. Georgia, orth-Oarplioa, and South Girolinaiiave ginned thus far this year ' mbr q cotton than ever before .was grown within their borders. Every cotton growing state, ex cap Arkansas, Mississippi, Okla homa and Tennessee, already have ginned more Cotton than was grown in the states last year orfyear before aoeording to the census bureau, cotton report showing the ginning prior to- De cember 1. To tbat data there had been -iginned in th) United States 12,- oi ooz oaies, exceeamg tne total season's ginning of every year in 1904, 1906 and 1908 and com ing within 637,000 bales of the total ginned in 1904, the record year. Between November 14 and Debember 1, an average of 107, 256 bales was ginned on everv working day. Nea.ly Thirteen Uiilion BaKs Ginned. Washington, D. C, Dec. 8. Census Bureau reported 12 - 814,832 tales of cotton ginned in the United States prior to De cember 1, iucluding 87,567 round tales and 87.457 Sea Island. Ginning by states:. Alabama, 1,436.155; Arkansas,- 682 049; Florida, 74.018 ; Georgia, 2 337,- 770; Louisiana, 318,614; Missis sippi, 893,288; North Carolina, 829,150; Oklahoma, 783,741; South Carolina, 1,810,618; Tenn essee, 819,768; Texas. 8,845,930; all other states. 83. 741. D;stri bution of Sea Island by States . Florida, 82,859; Georgia, 51,288; Scuth Carolina, 3,fc 10. Hows' This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured bv Hail's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, aud believe him perfect ly honorable in all LuBiness transactions, and financiaMy able to carry out any obligations made bv' his firm. Waldtng, Kinn 4.N & Marvis, Wholesale Drggists, Toledo, 0. Hall b Catirru Cure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood aud mucous surface of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c j per bottle. Sold by all Druggists Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. IIANCHU RULE DOOMED. Southern Reiolotionlsts Determined to Efface Djnasly. Shanghai, Dec. 6. The South era revolutionaries apparently are more than ever determined upon effacement of the Manoha ad- ministration even to the child Emperor, as the only terms up?n whijh peace can be made. The aoaication ol tne recent is re-1 garded ith suspicion, according nmhtandfchft dnal .rnaHUn.hin is unsatisfactory. o r Notwithstanding the peace ne- gotiations at Wa Chang and Shanghai, thoBe at the head c f the Republican movement at a meeting tonight decided to float men are in the jpulpit who have the first issue of Republican war not been called of God ; they are bends, covering a patriotic and merely man-madepteachers. sympathetic loan amounting to The second said his church wis 10,000,000 taels. in a prosperous -condition. It Hope was expressed that Ameri- has real spiritual ilife, and the cans could be induced to sub- fellow-ship in seryics is sweet, scribe. Oue speaker said the The church was nevar in a more Unitad'States was the only conn- prosperous condition. The pas try to whioh China looked for sym- tor is presohing strong, heart pathetic assistance, because the sesrohing sermons; he speaks United States was the only disin- right out of his heart, and his terested friend of China's million wotds reach the hearts of his of starving and oppressed people . Arrangements practically have ing his tale of woe,- wa were won been completed for a meeting of dering what was his spiritual con- delegates representing the Shang-1 hai Republicans and Yuan Shi Kai to disouss terms of Deace . Vu Ting Fang, Secretary of For- eign Affairs on the Republican side, has been invited to go to Wu Chang to join in the peace negotiations there, but has de- clined. He considers the ne?oti- a I ations at Wu Chang unofficial, as the center of Republican govern- ment has, been transferred to Shanghai, pending the deolara- tion pf Nanking as capital of the republic. WKd rue foilowiMfrom th. Raleteli following from th.Baleigh L M. Sandin, tha New Hano ver wife-murderer, will not .'be electrocuted today. Governor Kithin yesterday having grsnted the prisoner a lespite until Fri day, December 29, in order, that his attorneys may present a peti tion for commutation. They claim that they have soma newly discovered evidence and ask for time to present it. The governor issued the follow ing atatement today : "It having been made to ap- pear to me that reputable attor- f endant in the case of the peo ueys have newly discovered evi- Dle having heretofore plead- dence as t the insanitv of th prisoner, which they wish to pre- sent to me as a eround for com- mutation of prisoner's sentence, and that they cannot properly do so before the day fixed for the electrocution, I hereby reprieve prisoner until Friday, December 29, 1911. Don't Buy Mining Stock. - About the last thing any farm er Bhould invest a surplus penny in, is mii.ing stock, The Pro gressive Farmer has steadfastly refused to advertise mining se- curities, and no paper that has regard for its readers ought to do so. In a recent issue of Tin Out- Took, Mr Albert R. Ledoux, formerly President of the Ameri- can institute or m MiniDg nmgi- nears, correctly states the teach ing of all experience when ha says: Every dollar made in mining probably represent two dollars lost by others in twining speculation or ill-adviaea mine investments. The man who can not afford to lose a dollar shju'd pat it in a savings bank, not in a miue." In other words, Mr Ledoux admits that the average every-day investor kses $2 of every $3 put into these schemes Progressive Farmer. Beware. , An old criminal was once asked what was the first step that led him to ruin and he said: "The first that led to my downfall was cheating an editor out of two year's sub 8cription, when I done that. the devil had such a grip on me that could not shake him off." Exchange. Wbe's If 8laae?. I Recently wo brethren called at I onroflkafcuf..ni-hof1'M"l Concernlog our People aod They live in different communi ties, and reVm timbers of differ ent churches, but both have the same pastor. EaQh apok of the condition of his ahjiroh, and gave his estimate of the pastor, Their estimates were strikingly dififsr- ent. - - - &t . ' ', Tha fi-st said his church was spmtually.There is no brotherlv love among the mem bers, and the services were purely formal. The pastor preaches from the head, not the heart; there is no gospel in it. Many 1 r " - . hearers, While the first was tell- ditiDn. On inqairv, we found that he used to pray in public, but does not now; he used to sing in the congregation but does not try to sing now, he used to attend every service of his church, but does not go often now, he used to pay his part toward keep- ine ud the church, but now he " - does not give anything because he does not like the pastor. After .the second brother had spoken of his'churoh , ah paster in suoh a complimentary way, we inquired a little as tottke part' he took in the work of hi. church prayW meelnnd .SgS R f miMed g vioe unless ha as providentially hindered ; and while he'could not sing, he had doubled his eontri bution to make it possible to ob tain the services cf his present pastor. Ex. McNamara's Full Confession. Los Angeles, Cal.. Dec 5. The confession of James B. McNamara, penned his own hand late yesterday, was given out here today. It is as follows: T .Jam pr TV MrNamara. de- d cmiltv tnthft p.rime of mnr der, desire to make this state ment. and this is the the truth On the night of September SOfch, 1910, at 5:45 I placed in Ink alley, a portion of the Times building, a suit case containing 16 sticks of 80 per cent, dynamite set to explode at 1 o'clock in the morning. It was my inten tion to injure the building and scare the owners. I did not intend to take the life of anyone. I sincerely regret that these unfortunate meja lost their lives. If the giving of my life would bring them back I would gladly give it. In fact, in pleading guilty to murder in the first degree I have placed my life in the hands of the State. James B. Mcnamara. - Infant Found in An infant of white parentage was discovered in a well at Star last week. As soon as the disoov ery was made Coroner Hiram Freeman was notified who sum moned a jury and with the assis tance of the county physicist, Dr. C. Daligny, held an inquest which consume! the greater part of two days, - The finding of the jury are held in seoreoy pending the arrest of the person or persons guilty of the crime. Further than this nothing has been given out. Ru mors have it that he guilty par- ty is known and will be plaoed under arrest. The Montgcmeri- an. LOCAL NEWS MATTERS. Tbblr Doings. The Episcopal Bazaar opened yesterday with a beautiful assort ment of fanoy work for sale, and a delightful menn. The public is cordially invited to attend. The Bazaar will close tonight. The Lutheran Bazaar, whioh was hejd last Wednesday and Thursday, dosed last Thursday night after having two very suc cisiful evenings. The Bazaar was conducted under the suspices of the Young Peoples Society of St. John's Lutheran church. They desire to thank one and all who in any way contributed to the bazaar. i Brof , R. G. Kirer desires to no tify the public teaohers Of Rowan county that he has a lot of pro. giams for North Carolina Day ip the schools which takes plaoe on Friday, December 22, and he re quests them to call and get them at their earliest convenience. A delightful social event was given last Thursday evening by Mrs. John F. Plummer in the way of a handkerchief shower in com plimeut to Miss Iona Ha life Davidson, who is to become the bride of Robert W. Carrothers to morrow evening. Mrs. Plnm mer's home was beautifully deco rated with holly and mistletoe. A number of friends ware present and enjoyed the evening immejse Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Negus, who wera married in Somerville. N, J.., several weeks ago., have arrived in the city to spend the winter at the home of Mrs. O. D. Davis. John R. Crswford has sold his splendid home on North Main street to Gcssie - Kirns, but he rMrT Cr!.ctfehand- some residenoe on this lot wh.ch he will occupy as soon as it rs fin ished. This new residence will add wonderfully to the beauty of tbat section of the city. Dr. E . C. Cronk, secretary . f the Lutneran Laymen's Mjve ment Convention, has arrived in thii city and opened an office from which he will handle all matters pertaining to the coming convention, which will b oue of the largest religious conventions ever held in this state. Last night was a i.ig night for the Woodmen of the World of Salisbury. Hickory and Rose wocd camps mot at 7:30 last night in the Forest on Iunis street and elected officers for the next year. The business session was followed by a smoker. Prqf! B. R Tilley. of the Southern Commercial Schools, returned from Winston last Fri day night, where he bad been called cn business with4he Win ston branch of the sohool, Dr. W. W. McKsime performed au operation on the year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. W. W , Kluttz, of this city, last Thurs day, which revealed a full sizo needle imbedded deep in the flesh on one of the child's hips. For the past two. months the child haB been suffering from this oauss, and it is a matter of mys tery as to how the needle got into th6 chi'd's body. Little Miss Mary Isei.hour b able to be out on the street apain. She has been ill for several weeks with nnumouia. and has been under the care of a trained nurs Rev. V. Y. Boozer, of Lexing ton, preached for the Lutherans at Spencor Sunday evening at 3 o'clook- The service was :n the Episoopal chapel. held War and Marriage. Did you ever notice thst 'there are more married men than single men in the army? I asked a sol dier, who was married, 'bout that, and he said: My boy, after yon have been married two years, war is like a vtvoatioa," The Veteran, SI ATE NEWS. Items ot Interest Gathered From the Mian tic to tbs Appatachtaas. Code Lane, Znia Nance, Wil bur Nance, Bea Nanee aud flattie Nance charged With assault with intent to kill Deputy Revenue Collector Robert F. Henry, came into Federal court Thursday af ternoon and through their oouosel submitted pleas of guilty. This action was taken after she morn ing Bession had been spent in the examination of government wit nesses, who made out a strong case against them. Judge Boyd immediately took up the matter of sentences, and after hearii g evidence of defendants and pleas of their attorneys, sentenced Code Lane to 10 years imprisonment with hard labor, Zonia Nance io 5 years and Wilbur Nance to 3 years imprisonment. The meu will be carried to Atlanta in a few days to begin their sentences. Ben Nmce. on account of his gray hair, and Hattie Nance, on ac count of her sex, had judgments suspended ov?r them, and will re port to the court their good be havior. Thursday about 11 o'clock, Will Little, a muoh esteemed young man cf Ansonville, bor rowod a frieuds pistil, and shot himself with it. Grave fars are entertained for his re c very aud death is expected. No cuee haa eeu assigned for the rash act. Later report sty that the shooting was accidental Mr. Little is recovering and haa doubtless thought the matter over and has decided that he was not trying to commit Buicide. brpth of laud ab Kitty Hawk this Stat?. on which they I will establish Js permanent A Preplan e testing gron.'id. " : 1 In his annual report to the comissiouer of agriculture. T. B. P..1ra. it oho TTrci rf f.Via ilivieinn 1 of farmer's institutes, cooperative experiments and boys' corn club work, reviews entertainingly the growth cf his division and the re markable prcgrAB9 made in the tate siuce lbUs. Attending men and women'e institutes, for example, were 64,518 people last yar ana an ct tnese people aia mnsiouary work in the 67 coun ties . In 189S 28 institutes were he'd in 28 counties and in 1911 471 institutes were held in 97 counties. Many boys raised more than 100 bushels of corn to the a:re and Charlie Parker, Jr., in Woodland Hertford county, pro duced 285. r 5 busheN, beating all the former world record?, even beating Jerry Moore, another North Carohwa boy. A Wake county boy, A. L. Bridners, won the fourth prizi iu he Fourth congressional district with a yield of 114 bushels, Dorsou Kelley, another Wake c.unty lad, pro duced 112.50 bushels to ths acre and won the filth prize. We Must Blaine Ourselves. The cotton farmers are m trouble because thousands let the good price of cottru make them U se febeir hads aLd plaut all the laud poseil'le in cotton. One won d .suppose that the farmers of the South had enough of that experience in the past, if one third the area bad ben plaLted in cottou on a good farming basis, and the same big crop had been made, there would not have been anything like the trouble there is, besaase the cott u would have beeu grown at a lower cost, and other crops in the rotation would make up the difference and.farm- eri would te cutting "ash for oavs a id corn and hogs and ; caTtl The beat plau is to miake a good rotation of crops and stick to it and never let cotton run away 'with your land be:anse it brings a good price in one season . W. F. Missey in The Progressive Farmer, 0b1E3. Goremmeat Has Ba n Keep eg U s oa HiovStjsU. .V Attamei; 1 Indianapolis, 'Ind.,l?D. 6. That the federal govern ment has been watching ctosely th ' m jVb menti of Samuel G mpen i)-ii-dent of tiemerican Fd 'ration of Labor was mall, kuojrn here tonight when Uni'ted States Attr r ney Miller told ?of a s cret Wash- lugtdn conference held between the labor head and Procufc r laker of ihia county. The visit . was ma da alyl-ut ith e i m - she county ffiora's- were attempting to i revent the - Federal nuthoi ities from gaining poss est u of the books ancjrds o tan ! in a raid at thejpce8 of the i .tr natioual Assbiation of Bridge aud Strudfatal Iron WorH'w, wben J., J .McNamara was arrfst ed . , Prosecutor Baker admits nr nn id it. a thit he conferred with G rnipers ai d says he intends to make a secoud vis.t next January T In reply to Mr . Gompers, who ssid the district attorney wa im pertinent, Mr. Miller said : Mr. Gompere insists that- bis position is secure an nm attituue very tudar flonaiitent, bat he i sua coucuy since -nis . j . . . . . 'credulity wis impps9i hpon by the Me Namara brothers. Btcsusei aa quoted as say ing that, in my opinion, Gompers is an u .safe leader' he very 'pas sionately etcfams that isi liot afraid cf 'birig prosecuted. M'. GpmpflrB and the prcsacut-' ing abtorusv of Marion county can, if they will, inform the people just what took pVao at hit ,Washuigtjn ooufarence, about six Weeks ago. A full statemsnfe made by these gentlemen may make it neccessary for the Man n ounty prosecutor again to go 'to ;vlI:tot&oM ;WATCH!N6 K. 6 wjifo-,oe.eniorc8ifs . . that theafuited States attonef,;i mills jurisdiction, will net has.-., v . . . , case so tate to proieTutff any . man if Xtfc :;. facts and jtbe law olearly ; justify s r Letters were sent out today from the headquarters of the In ternational Association of Bridges and Structural Iron Wo-kers fier to tne memrers ot toe executive boarl in variorj cities asking them ta express their opinions a wnetuer or :wi it is aavieaiii for the board t3 meet at this time to consider )he pffhet of ih outcome of the MoNamar-i crises aud the efficial attitude of h assooation. If a meeting is called it prob ably will be held next week, H. S. Hockin, temporary secretary, said. It was ssid today that the weeV of December 14 would be devoted ()y the Federal grand jury to an investigation as whether oh ers were c boli nsd wijh the M;- N.maras in unlawful transport ol explosives. Ths Soaib Learning; Hoi To Grew Corn. The Sooth is learning bow to grow corn. In every Southern State, except Texas, where a vry severe drouth hurt thd crop, this year's average, and all over tne South it is still disgracefully low. Here are the figures by States for this year, fcr last yar, and for one leu-year period : 1911. 1910. Alabama 18,0 Arkansas - Georgia Louisiana -Mississippi -N.Carolina-S. Carolina -Tennessee -Texas Virgiqia -We are m is tr sod for us to. figures with Pen ui Viva ia's aver age of 44$ ibushen'With Wiscon sin's 86.rth oVio's' 88.2, and nd with Indiaua's 87. u util we can make an average of over 25 bush els to the acre, we can't claim to know how to glow' corn ; yet th big gains mad in recent years show plsinlyjfchat we are rapidly laiains!$iii?ii fitmu Ten -Year. 18.0 14.2 20.8 24.0 19.2 16 0 14 5 12.0 18 9 23.6 18 2 19.0 20 5 16 2 18.2 13.6 15.5 18.1 18.5 12.8 259 jSfb 23 6 10 4 19 3 24 0 V22T5 23 7 aking nrogreis, but it comr&Bi snesa V 1 -' ; f J . mmm . ,m .i tmw, - i hW V'K.L Ik A I