North Carolina Newspapers

T 4 . A Home! Newspaper Published in the Interest of: the Peopie and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs. VOL. VIII NO. 3. Salisbury N,C, WednesdAyv January 3rd, 1912. Wm. Hi Stewart, Editor, (1 INTERSTATE SHIPMENTS OF LIQUOR. What Some Qf the Dtlegates Think of V Chances for a Change. That national legislation will toon be enacted forbidding the blind tigers to supply themselves with liquor under interstate -commerce laws, is believed by all those who attended the recent conference in Washiugt. n, D, C. 'Read the following statements from some of our representatives: 'I was well pleased with the Washington meeting. It was the only meeting, yet held, that real ly impressed the congressmen, in my opinion. Congressmen who have heretofore been silent were outspoken , iu the advocacy of some measure that would bring t the desired relief to prehibition territory. It would be a good plan to hold all national meetings in Wasaington " J. J. Farris, delegate from a mass meeting of citizens in High Point. "Words are inadequate to ex press mj inapro88i.il of the con ventiou. -1 had attended the one in Norfolk, V., iu 19j7, and I was astonished 10 due the dimen sion reached in the work siuce then. The linoB upon winch thw work is executed are somewhat different and more telling. Dif ferent clasees are being enlisted now that were not then. The leading men cf our land, jurists, statesmen, editors, ministers, lay men, and womn aud hoys .are . working to succeed. The cacBf oannotdown, God is behiud' it " Rev: G. L. Bearden, delegate from the North Carolina Confer ence ! 'The greatest convention of was the verdict expressed regard ing the recent convention at Washington. The convention and conference repreiented jthe moit thoroughly combine! forces of temperance determined ' jpon. unrelenting war against the most completely united forces of the liquor traffic. I was profoundly impressed with the conviction that more of oar national leaders than ever have become aroused at the threatening peril of our na tion's deadliest f oe ; and have de termined upon an enlarged ag-' gressive campaign of extermin ation. There is widespread, growing oonviotion that a crisis , has arisen, when, as never before, national, enactment is necessary for local option law enforcement, protection of states' rights and prevention of conflict between federal and state laws. A great Christian nation that prohibits in terstate shipment of infected cat tle can ill afford to ignore the righteous appeal of so many loy al citizens for protection against our most dreadful national pesti lence, whose infection breeds poverty, disease and death, I be- lieve a wisely-directed campaign of united temperance forces can secure such national enactment.!' Rev. 8. B. Turrentine, D. D delegate from the Western North Carolina Conference . v Do I believe our national con gress will amend? Certainly '- they will. I believe the fairness of the non-political bill,, which the national conference, which we have just attended, is placing be fore them, will receive the sup port of every member who is not fettered, and who believes in a square deal. However, if the " majority are found- fettered. . in time a new breed, thoroughly in oculated with the "square deal idea, will take their place.'V-B. L. Umberzer, representative f r-m some of the churches of Concord, "1 consider the convention and conference held in Washington, at the Anti-Saloon League of America, the most inspiring and enthusiastic meeting it has ben my privilege to attend. The meetings were composed of lead ing men and women from almost every state of our union, also of Canada aad Wales. There was a spirit of earnestness ot purpose and determination to conquT. Hrpefulness also charactered the meetings. The outsptken en couragement of congressmen gives hope of .the relief, being granted by" this congress to prohibition states ot our uoicn, ior tne con trolling of interstate shipments of liquor ." Walter White, delegate from the Friends church. ' 'The convention of the Anti- Satoon League and the Confer ence that followed were great gatherings. Great for the reason that a great cause was being advo bated. Great because composed of a large company of brave rep resentative1 men from thirty-nine statts. Greit beoaute of the con science and brafn power on the program and in the discussion. Great because of the impression it made. The hopeful indications for national legislation to prevent interstate shipment of liquor, into dry territory are: The people rf gathering together to go . after GENERAL MATTERS OF INTEREST. Big Events Reduced to Little Paragraphs ! for the Readers of This Paper. The peace conference held at Shanghai between the representa tives of the Peking government and the revolutionary party Fri day agreed that the form of gov ernment to be ultimately adopted for Chinsrahould be deoided by a national convention whose deter mination should be binding on both parties. It also was agreed that pending the decision of the national convention the Manchu government was neither to accept nor to attempt to obtain foreign 'oans. Alexandria P. Moore, publisher of the Pittsburg Leader Friday admitted that he will shortly be come the fourth husband of Lillian Russell. He said Miss Russell would retire ' from" the stage and cease her magazine writing in order to take a prom inent place in Pittsburg society. David Hutto, a Confederate ve teran about 65 years of age, who kept a small store on the exten sion of Greenville street, just be- yond the city limits, of Anderson, S. C. was found dead in his store room Friday, and the left side of bis face and head had been smashed to a pulp. The last time he was seen was Monday afternoon and, judgiDg from the decomposition of the body, the murder must have been commiit Mouday night. FHe' In Franklin Township. Liocx nunmiD, who 'ives Franaim townsnip nai a 1 serious fire last Wednesday n ht about 8:30 o'clock, when barn, feed stuff, four fine h two wagons, a wheat-grade many other farm implements were destroyed by fire. , Mr. man had started to the horn his father-in-law, H. II. Win coff 'b, when he discovered his barn was on fire. He hurried home but waB unable to save his barn or its contents. His barn was the only building burnt, al though his crib caught on fire several times but the flames were extinguished. The loss ' were about $1,700. and insured to the amount of $550. it to get it, it is right; is necessa ry; hence must be; a few senators ana numoer or representatives in congress favor it from the heait and are not afraid." Rev. T. M. Johnson, delegate from the Meth- oditt Protestant church. "The national convention, held in Washington, D C, Dec. 1-14, was one of the greatest meetings I ever attended. The personnel was unusual. Men ,and women, whose faces showed clean life, high character and a strong de termined spirit, were there for business. The addresses and pa pers were well prepared and im pressively delivered. The pres ence of senators, governors and congressmen was encouraging All were of one mind as to the evil of the lipuor traffic and the shameful participation of our national government in it. Sure ly we shall get some legislation from congress to protect dry states from this lawless and iniq uitous busiuess," Rev- Bernard P. Smith, delegates from the Christian (Disaipies) church. The spirit of harmony and de termination seen in the recent conference held at Washington, D. 0 , gives us assurance that national legislation will be forth coming. This convention shows that law makers and citizens are getting together on this proposi tion, each desirous that the , pres ent attitude of nation?! gavern- ment towards the enforcement of state prohibitory laws should be corrected. This was not a con vention of preachers and women only, though they were both" there and their influence felt, but a convention of judge?, tsw makers labor aen, bishops, educators and oitizens from every rank, and file, wtth the on-purpose cf securing national legislation that would be just to all sovereign states. '' Rev. R. L Davis, appoiutee of the governor of North Carolina. . Davis. Q joi Advice for Salisbury People. People in Salisbury who have constipation, sour stomach) or gas on the ! stomach, should use simple buokthcrn bark, glycerine, etc.. as compounded in Adler-i- ka, the new German1 appendieitis remedy. ; A SINGLE DU4E brings relief almost INSTANTLY because thii simple mixture unti snpticizes ' the digestive organs and draws off the impuriti s. McPherson & Co. druggists. Dr. M M. Kinard spent Friday at Hickocv and Morsanton on business. STATE NEWS. Items of Interest Gathered From the Atlan tic to the AppalacHians. There was held Friday uight at Raleigh a special meeting com mittee of the North Carolina child labor formulating plans for a campaign the coming year to bring about such legislative influ ences as will secure reforms that the committee stands for. These include the raising of the age limit for child labor and the pro hibition of the working of women and children under 16 in the fac tories at night. A fight to this end was made in the last Legisla ture and failed with exception of the reduotnn of the hours of la bor frcm 66 to 60 hours, effective) January 1. Another Ross negro has been arrested as a witness in the case against John, Will and Hack Ross charged with the brutal murder of Mr and Mrs. John Dixon in their country home near Shelby December 13, The witness, who s related to the Rots negroes in jail and who is Baid to know something important in the case. He was l.rought to jail at Shelby and placed in a seperate cell from the other witnesses. The special term of oourt begins January 8, with Judge J. L Webb presiding. The death penalty for wife murder was paid in the electric chair at Raleigh Friday morning by L M. Sandlin of Wilmington, and the body of the man was turned over to bis brother, who carried it that afternoon to Wil mington for interment. Chester DeBoard shot and kill ed Robert Wyatt Friday while re turning from Ttoutdale, Va t where the former had bsen to get his Christmas whiskey. Details of the tragedy are meager, but it was learned from an authoritative source that all parties were drink' i-.ig and shooting recklessly. Thi Recall and Official "Dignity." Governor Mann, of Virginia, is out in a statement denouncing the initiative, referendum and re call, on the ground that the re call, at least, would make a pub lic officer a mere puppet in the hands of publio opinion and that there would be no dignity in hold ing an office' from which the oo cupaut might be kicked out at an time. We ooufess that we can not see the force of his con tentions. The majority of men who work in the United States to day, great financiers, gieat edu cators, great editors, railroad nresidents. etc.. work under ex- actly these conditions . The man who owns the controlling st;ck in his business is becoming the ex ception rather than the rule, and any man who does not own such a controlling stock is subject to the "recall" of his business asso ciation at any time. Whenever any individual citizen hires a man to work for him, the afore said individual citizen reserves the right to disoharge the servant in case he becomes flagrantly un faithful or untrustworthy . The "recall" means simply that so called "soverign people" are to have at last the same rights in dealing with their servants that the individual has always had in dealing with his servants. It does not help a man's dignity or good name to stay in office when public opinion is convinced that he is corrupt or unfaithful. So far from decreasing the dignity of faithful public officials, there fore, we think that the recall Bbould rather increase their dig nity. To keep an office under present conditions is no evidence of merit, but with the recall in operation, the retention of office would signify the approval or at least the confidence, of the pub ho. Progressive Farmer, Smallpox at Bessemer City. Beessmer City, Dec. 21. The people of Bessemer City are very much concerned about the smallpox which has appeared in their midst. One James Caldwell, who was "baching" in the old hotel building returned from Shel by about ten days ago and soon became sick. He lay in his room for several days before medical attentitn was given. One week past today a physician was called and at once pronounced thedis ease smallpox. The patient has been, and is, still in a se rious condition with no much nope tor ms recovery The town authorities are giv ing mm the necessary atten- lion, so also is the county Physician, Dr. Glenn. Grave .i xcaio arc cutor taiircu iwxi me disease win spreaa- The Sunday School Institute. The Sunday School? Institute for Rowan county held itvinitial session in the FirBt.: Baptist chirch, this city, last Friday. Rev J. L. Yearick, of Rockwell, opened the institute (with de votional services. ' R-rV. ;0 A. G. Thomas, pastor of the First Bap tist church, delivered t Be ad dress of Welcome. Rev. M. M. Noacker, of China Grove, ad dressed the institute on "Im portance of teacher Training," and showed that the teacher must frst be taught else he will not teach sound doctrine and little good will be accomplished by his teaching. He insisted that the Bible was the only ideal Look to b used in the Sunday -School. Rev. Louis Collins, D. D., of Ashevihe, was next introduced to the institute. Dr. Collins made an excellent address, and proved beyond a doubt that he was an able speaker by the manner in which he duel? red and proved his points. Dr. F. J. Mailett, of St. Luke's Episcopal church, was the next speaker to take the floor. He sounded a clear note for inters denominational Sunday school work.1 He received hearty ap plause. Rev. J. W. Moore, of the First Methodist church, gsve an interesting talk on the Bible and its teaohings. Then after another tslk by Dr. Collins thR institute adjourned. It is be lieved that much good will result from this institute and the Sun day schools of the county will b bhssed in their work. Mail by Freight. ew York, Dec. 29. Post- m ster General Itank H. tchcock intends to extend ttfe practice of icarrying condclas8 mail -by fast freight trains. He eo stated in an answer he filed in the United States Circuit, Court on the question of discrimin ation against magazines. The Postmaster General says the Government Jost seven cents a pound on all second class matter transpbrtedJoftn New York to the Pacific coast by mail trains in 19078, but that since early this year, when the fast freight rule was enforced on certain periodicals, issued at inter vals of a wekoj more, a saving of $1,400,000 has been made. The rule so far has been applied only to the so- called Bird Central Road, but as soon as contracts ex pire with railroads iu three other sections the rule will be enforced there. This, say the Postmaster General, will make an annual saving of $3,000,000 in the transport tation of secend?class mail. Dr. Son Is Elected President of China. Shanghai, Dec. 29. Dr. Sun has been notified at Shanghai of his election and responded with the following message to the assembly: "I consider it my duty to accept the Presidency. My policy will be to obtain peace and a stable government by the promptest methods possible My single aim is to insure the peace and contentment of the millions of my countrymen. Dr. Sun Yat ben, who planned the revolution, was elected President of the New Republic of China by the provisional military assembly today. Eight thousand troops were sent from here yesterday to Mankin to en force the guard and protect the Republic's officials. The election of Dr. Sun -fore shadows the absolute collapse of the monarchy. Advices from Pekin say that members of the royal family are pre paring for flight. Many rev olutionists, However, are anxious to prevent the Man- cnu Princesses irom escaping from Pdkin in order that they may seize the Manchu treasure. Frightful Polar Winds. blow with terriffio force at the far north and play havoc with the skin, causing red, rtuh or wore chapped hands and lips, that need Buckien's Arnica Salve to heal them. It makes the skin soft and smooth. Unrivaled for eo'.d-sores, also burns, boils, sores, v uloers, cuts, bruises and piles. Only 2$ oents at all drug gists. :. ; LOCAL NEWS MATTERS. Short Items Concerning our People and Tbelr Doings. The members of the Salisbury band are arranging to give a min strel at the Grabb theatre at Vn early date. They are preparing to give a performance that will last three nights. The-equipment and scenery have been or dered and the boys are intending to make the minstrel the feature of the season. Arrangements are being made for the Dokie banquet, which is to take place Febrnary 1st. Misses Cora and Maggie Linker entertrtained a few friends at thair home on East Bank Street from 8:80 to 10:30 o'clock last Friday night. Interesting games and contests were enjoyed by the guests, after which delicious re freshments were served, consist ing of fruits, cake and ambrosia. Res'. A. Peeler, who had been, spending the Christmas holidays with his parents near Rockwell, left for his hom9 at Lenoir, Sat urday. Jno. S, Henderson, Jr., of Pittaburg, Pa., is spending a few days with his parents in this city. He is with the Westingbouie Electric Co., of Pittsburg. R9V. Gbo. W. Lee, of Winston, who spent the Christmas holiday with Mr. aud Mrs. J. D. Carroll, returned to Winston Saturday. Last Friday, Deputy A. L Nash, caught Will Garner, col ored, with 24 chickens he had stolen. The negro was sent to jail' aft6r he chickens had been identified by three men. This is the second time Gamer has got himself' into trouble for stealing chickens in less than a vear's ime. v . M. E. Elliott, janitcr at. the o:ty hall, went on a-visit to his ather in-law, M, J. Bost, near Salem church, laBt Tuesday to spend a few days, aud he was ap parently in good health when he left Salisbury, however, Wednes day night Mr, Elliott received a stroke of paralysis and was in a very ser ions. condition f p r a whjle His left side was affected. Re ports received from his bedside state that he is getting along all right. Train Na. 83 from Salisbury to Norwood now leaves Salisbury at 9.30 a m, and train No. 21 from Norwood arrives here at 7 p. m. L. R. Carter, a representative of Socialism, spoke at the oourt honse Saturday night. A good audience was pr.-sent and report that Mr. Carter is a powerful speaker, and able defender of ths Socialist party. Dr. F. R. Preston addressed the Spencer Y. M; C. A. Sunday evening at 4 o clock. Rev. E 0. Crook who is secre tary of the Lutheran Laymen's Convention to be held in Salis bury, February 7-9, spent the holidays at his home in Colum bia. S. C. He state that prac tically all ths speakers are ac cepting the invitations to ad dress the convention, and thev include the ablest speakers in the country. The Spencer Baraca class held very interesting meeting last Thursday uighc The business to be transacted was the election of officers. After officers had been elected to fill all of the different positions of the class a barbecue was eu joyed by all the membbts, which consisted of barbecued pork, bread, pickles, slaw, fruits and candy. Everyone had pleuty ana to spare ana gooa cneer pre vailed . The Salisbury Council United Commercial Travelers gave a ban quet in their lodge room Satur day night. There was muiic, ad dresses ana many other interest ing social features. The exer cises begun at 8 o'clock when class was received taud initiated and taken into membership of tha council, rne -initiation was followed bv a smoker. The Spencer Division G. I. A., No, Bo, held an important meet ing Thursday night, making ex tensive preparations ior an an nual reception to be givon in Spencer January 4, complimen tary to tne locomotive "ngmeers belonging to Division 375 B. of L E., and those who can be in Spencr on the date named 1 The a . . . oiencer division nas extenaea an invitation to the Asheville divis ion and the Greenville division G. I. A. to attend the reception which will be an elaborate affair. A membership campaign has jast closed by the Y. M. C. A. ia Spencer in which 190 new mem bers were taken in by the two teams in the field . The total membership of the Spencer - Y. M. Q. A. is now 525, HOW TO AVOID CONSUMPTION. Keep Perfectly Heilihj, the best Defense. Some Yalaabla Information. The best defense a man can hav against consumption is a perfectly healthy body. We are all more or lees exposed to the dangers of consumption much of the t'me. The dust we inhale is often Jad en wilh the deadly germs. The disease may also be transmit ted by means of fly infected foods and it ilk an$ meat from tuberculosis cattle. While these possible sources of infection exist and will probably coutinue to exifet largely beyond our contiol. we can only do the next best thing which is to avoid the disease despite these condi tions. The seeds of consumption take root and grow in our bodies best when we are physically "run down." It is at this time that our physir cal resistance at its lowest. To avoid consumption, there fore, it is'ofthe greatest im portance that we do . not be- come "run aowr. oy over work, loss of sleep, poor ven tilation Or intemperance of any Kind. Jn tne otner hand we should : strive to build up a perfectly healthy body by breathing only fresh air and lots of it, by moder ate eating, by regular habits in regard to sleeping, eating, working and bathing, by avoiding constipation, colds, malaria, hook-worm disease, alcoholic beverages, worry, or anything that tends to- lower our stock of physical vitality. Get the fresh air and sunlight habit. Win dows in bed rooms are to ex clude rain. and snow only and should otherwise be open. Screens are to exclude flies and mospuitoes. - A careful t observance of these""' suggestions and the usual laws of hygiene will greatly increase, our chances of avoiding the great white plague. . Married 75Jimes. New York, Dec. 20. The police started a wide search today for Mr. aud Mrs. Eugene Keller, who it is believed, have been married no lees than seventy-five times in New York and vicinity at a net profit of $750. The Rev. W. S. Kerney com- pla ned today thai be married the couple ths other day, receiv ing in payment a brgas $20 check and giving the bridegroom $10 in real money as change. The police declare Mr. and Mis. Keltar have been married twenty-two tim )s iu Manhattan, eleven times in the Bronx, three r four times in Stateu I-land, a tew in waeeus, ana tnirty-nve times in Brooklyn, averaging $10 on each ceremony.. A Hero In A Lighthouse. For years J. S Donahue, So. Haven, Mich., a civil war captain, as a beht-house keeper, averted awful wrecks, but a queer fact is, he might have been a wrec1?, him. selt. it JMectric Bitters had not prevented. They cured jne of kidney trouble and chills," b- writes, "after I bad taken other so called cures for years, without benefit and tby also improved my sight. JS ;w, at seventy, am feeling fine " For dyaepep Bia, indigestion, all stomach, liver aud kidney troubles, they're without equal. Try them. Only 50 cts. at all druggists. I here are thousands of people who have lost every thing they valued in the world, all the material results of their lives' endeavor, and yet because they possess stout hearts, unconquerable spirits, a determination to push ahead which knows no retreat, they are just as far from real fail lire as before their loss; and wicn sucn weaitn tney can never be poor. $100 Per Plate. was oaid at a banquet to' Henry Glav. in New Orleans in ' 1842 Miohtv costly for those with stomach .trouble oi indigestion To day people every where use Dr TTinff'a New Life Pills' for t'hese troubles as well aB liver, kidney and bowel disorders. Eaty, safe,- surf Ooly 25 cts at all .drug- gittl. WODROW STEPS LI6HTLY. He is Willing to Belief e Semethlog Aboot The Iflitiathre iDd Referendum. Richmond, Va. , - Dec; 26. The following letter from Gov Wood row Wilson of New Jersey to Prof. R. H. Dabney of the University of Virginia is published in .The Richmond Ti mes Dispatch : My Dear Heath: We did not have a chance when I was with yoa to have our talk out about the initiative, referen dum and recall: it may be worth while, therefore, in view of the importance of the subject, for me to summarize somewhat more formally what I said to you in ecraos. In the first place, with re gard to my own state of mind. 1' surrendered to the facts, as every candid Inan must. My wnole prepossession, my whole reasoning, was against these things.. But when I came into contact witn can did, honest, public spirited men who could speak (with regard, for example, to Ore- gon) from personal observa- ion and experience, they floored me flat with their narration of what had actual- y happened. I found in the men who had advocated these things, who had pntlhem in-, o operation, and who had accomplished things by them, not critics or opponents of representative . government, but men who were eager to restore it where it has been aken," these means to recover for the people what they had unquestionably lost, control of their own affairs. In short, they, were not try- ing to cnange our institu tions. The initiative, refei endam and , recall were in their eyes (as they are in mine) merely a means to an end, that end being the re- storation of the control of public opinion. g Where opinion already controls, where there is now actual, genuine representative gov ernment, as I believe there is in Virginia and in the South tarn 'A in general, tney are not necessary. Each, state must judge for itself. I ,do' not see how it could be made a subject of national policy. The people will, in my opinion, demand these measures ouly where they are manifestly necessary to take legislation and the con trol of administrative action away from special, hopeless ly entrenched interests. They are no general or uuiversal panaceas. The recall of judges I am absolutely against, and al ways have been. It , is a remedy for a symptom, not for a disease, the disease bei ing the control of the system by influence which general opinion has ceased to control. rIt interested me very much to find that even in Oregon literally no one thought of these new methods of action as a substitute for represen tative institutions, but only as a means of stimulation and and control They are as devoted to the -idea of our representative institutions as we are, and are bent upon realizing ttieee ideas in prac tice. That is their conscious object. As for the recall, it is sel dom used outside the muni cipalities. I do not remember an instance of its use on a State officer. It is merely 'a gun behind the door." Faithfully yourB, WOODEOW WlLS,ON A Giri'a Wild Midnight Rids To warn people of a fearful for est fire in the Catskills a young girl r de horse-back at miduighS tnd saved many lives. Her deed wes glorious but lives are often saved by Dr. Ki e's New Diicov ery in curing long trouble, coughs and cold,$whtobaaight hate end ed in consumpti u or pneumonia. "It cured mb of dreadful cough and lung disease " writes W. B. Patterson, , WHicgton, Tex.. 4 'after four in bur family had died with consumption, ana, I gained 87 pound. 7 Netting so sure and safe for all throat and lung trouble!. Pnoe 50c and $100. Tri 1 bottle free. Gur anteed by all druggists . f J3 : tr. -