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A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of the People and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs.
VOL. IX No. 45
Salisbury, N. O., Wednesday, October 22nd, 1913.
vm. H. Stewart, EDtron
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ROMAN CATHOLICS NOT IN
POLITICS.
Wblle Steadfastly Denying Actulty, Rosa
Assumes the Role of Mistreated Party.
"Cathlics are not in politic" ii
the cry of the prieati and prelates
of that "largest body of Chris
tians " Ireland, in his ' 'great"
speech at Milwaukee, disclaimed
any interest of the ohnroh in poli
tics; he asserted that Catholics
were simply loyal Amerioan citi
sens. The Menace got under their
precious hides when it acoused the
Catholic hierarchy of maintaining
a political machine for the pur
pose of influencing appointments
and electing members of their
church to positions of trust. At
the time the Wilson oabinet was
in process of formation, the en
tire working force of the Catholic
church was busy night and day
recommending certain men for
positions therein simply because
they were Catholic. But at this
very time, they denied with heat
ed vehemence that "the ohurch is
in politics."
Ever since the announcement of
.the members composing the pres
eat cabinet, the organs of the
church and the leading priests
and prelates have worked over
time trying to convince'the Amer
ican people that a vital mistake
had been made in not "reoogniz
ing" this 'large and represents
tive body of Ami rioan citizens.
They have compared Wilson with
Taft, showing Wilson's "narrow
ness" "in appointing only ,two
Catholics, Tudlulty "private secre
tary, and Burke, United States
treasurer, while dilating upon
Taft's broad-mindedness in giving
them anything they asked for.
If they are not in politios, why
so much fuss?
In the issue of the Catholic
Tribune of September 11th, a
great wail ascends to the skies be
cause Catholics have not been ap
pointed by President Wilson. The
article speaks of Wilson as paying
them for their support "by an al
most unparalleled act of ingrati
tude, disloyalty and treachery."
It speaks of President Wilscn as
"studiously excluding Catholics
from the inner circle of his confi
dence, from all participation in
the planning and working out of
hiB policies," and accuses him as
a historian of "showing a narrow,
ungenerous spirit" toward the
Catholics.
The article in question takes np
the principal appointments made
by the president, gives a short bi
ography of each and shows that
the present administration is very
displeasing to Catholics.
Secretary Wilson nrst receives
attention. He is condemned for
voting for the immigration bill
with a literacy test. It says this
was a vote to exclude 800,000
Catholics from the country. Any
man who would dare to keep out
the ignorant, blach-hand, mafia,
banana-peddling, monkey-and
hand-organ Italians is very
distasteful to the "holy dads."
Seoretary of State Bryan next
came id for his share of the grill
ing. He is oondemned for voting
to abrogate the contraot system of
conducting , the Indian schools.
This action, the article says, "was
the hardest blow to Catholic In
dian missions ever received."
They didn't want their Indian
school graft tampered with, and
because Mr Bryan -wanted these
schools conducted honestly he is a
bad man. This ii the only rail
ing accusation brought agait st
Mr. Biyan, but this is sufficient
to condemn him in CathoJio eyes.
Mr. Lind, President Wilson'
special envoy to Mexioo, is aiso
skinned because be voted to no
longer divert the tribal funds to
ward the support of the Catholic
Indian missions. Now, this is a
terrible crime on the part of Mr.
Lind, especially after "President
f Roosevelt had so kindly and justly
allowed it to them." Mr. Wilson
ought to be ashamed of thus
looting Mr. Lind after he had
registered his objection to this
Oatholio steal. Rome's capacious
maw is always ready for more, and
the man who dares call a halt or
interfere with the feast is a "de
testable agitator."
When the president appointed
Francis Burton Harrison governor
of the Philippines the Oatbolios
who are "not in politios" threw
another fit. Harrisdn.while in
oongresi , dared to vote against the
bill providing that a free title be
given the sisters of the Sacred
Heart to certain lands. In other .
words, some of these "sweet little
sisters" had a schema op their
pious sleeves to secure several hun
dred or thousand acre of land
without paying for it, and Mr.
Harrison voted against the
scheme. For this reason he is ob
jectionable. Representatives Stephens of Tex
as, Jones of Virginia and others are
in the category of objectionables.
Simply beoause these men were
not to be influenced and led by
the lobbying priest and the
Knights of Columbus, and cajoled
into allowing the "Rev. daddies"
and the "sweet virgins" to insert
their little hands into the box
where Uuole Sam keeps his cash
they are the very worst of men,
and President Wilson is "narrow
and ungenerous" in appointing
them to official positions.
If Rome is not in politios, what
in, the world is she putting up
such a howl for? No other church
has made any serious objection
along these lines. Not a word has
escaped the Dunkard, the Quaker,"
the Methodist or the Baptist
churohes, so far as we are enabled
to learn. The Cathlics are the
only ones down-to-date who sat up
ike piarie wolves and howled them
selves hoarse over political ap
pointments. If this "holy Roman
church" is not in politics, why
the political standing committees
of the Knights of Columbus and
Federated Societies? Why these
continuous pilgrimages to Wash
ington by "athorised committees"
of the church? Why the profes
sional Catholio lobbists who
swarm upon the floors of both
housei of oongress and every state
legislature when some measure
distasteful to Gatholus is up for
consideration?
If Rome in the United States is
simply a religious organization,
not a political machine, why do
not it attend to religious matters,
suoh as blessing old bones, collect
ing for "high" and "low" masses,
boosting dead Catholics out of
purgatory, grafting Protestants
for money to support their over
abundance of Oatholio orphans,
etc., and keep their "holy" hands
out of the dirty mess of politios?
But there never was a time
when Rome was not in politios up
to the chin . There never was a
time when this putrid old hypo
crite did not drone about the land
wearing the oloak of religion while
suoking the big toe of the dirtiest
politicians or laying a plan to get
its claws on a wad of public
money.
Oh, no, the Catholic ohuroh "is
not in politios." The Menace.
Railway Hall Clerk Exiilnitiei.
The civil service commission
annonno s an examination xor
railway mail olerk to be held in
Salisbury, N. O., on November
19th. Age: between 18 and 85.
Application blanks and informa
tion can be obtained at the post
office.
Avoid Sedative Cough Medicines.
If you want to contribute di
rectly to the occurrence of capil
lary bronohitis and pneumonia
use cough midioines that contain
oodine, morphine, heroin and oth
er sedatives when you have i
cough or cold. An expectorant
like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is what is needed. That cleans
out the culture beds or, breeding
plaoes for the germs of pneumonia
and other germ diseases. r That is
why pneumonia never results from
a cold when Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is used. It has a world
wide reputation for its eures. It
contains no morphine or other
sedative. For sale by all dealers
PRESBYTERIANS FAVOR BIBLE IN SCHOOL
Sjoad PliC3s Itself on Record Regarding
Scripiori In Stale Institution.
A resolution placing the Presby
terian Ohuroh on reoord as favor
ing the reading of the Bible in all
the State's educational institu
tions, and the statistical report
were perhaps the most interesting
features of the last session of the
one-hundredth Synod of North
Carolina, whioh was held yester
day morning. The statistical re
port showed that the Synod has
received during the, past year
4.601 new members, the total
membership now being 48,258.
The total amount contributed to
all causes was $729,181. Dr. D. I.
Craig, of Reidsville, who has been
stated olerk and treasurer for the
past 15 years was re 'elected.
The Synod will meet next in
Hiokory that town having won
over Gastonia and Red Springs,
both of whioh were anxious for
the honor of entertaining the
body next time. Syond will con-
vene in uicxory on sue lonrsn
Tuesday in Ootober, 1915.
A custom of 100 years standing
was aoanaonea wnen tne statea
olerk was authorised to cease
making the minutes of the Synod
in a ledger with a pen. Hereafter
the minutes will be printed in
book form from the stated olerk's
uotes. Five copies will be kept
by the Synod.
The resolution concerning the
reading of the Bible is as follows :
"Resolved, That the Presbyterian
Church in North Carolina does
hereby, through its Synod, plaoe
itself on reoord as favoring the
reading of the Bible in the State's
educational system " Greens
boro News, 11th.
Uncoil Hlgbuy Follows Historic Trills.
Construction work is soon to
begin on the greatest road build
ing projeot ever attempted since
the time when the Caesars, in
building the highways whioh are
still the main thoroughfares of
Europe, gave rise to the saying
that "All roads lead to Rome."
The modern counterpart of these
ancient roads is the Linooln
Highway, a national thorough
fare that will extend 8,100 miles
aoross the Amerioan continent
from New York to San Francisco.
Unlike the Roman roads, whioh
were a manifestation of imperial
power, tne .Lincoln mgnway is
the result of a popular movement
and is to be built by popular
subscriptions. After over a year
of careful investigation and after
numerous conferences with the
offioials of the different states
that the. highway is to pass
through, the route has been def
initely deoided on, while, of the
$10,000,000 needed ' for carrying
out the work, over $4,000,000 has
Irsady been subscribed. Twelve
states will be crossed by this
highway which is to serve to
future generations as a fitting
memorial to the martyred presi
dent whose name it bears. A
description of the proposed road
and a map showing the route from
ooast to ooast appears in the
November Popular Mechanics
Magasine.
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The readers of this paper will
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CHILO CAUSHT UNDER A STUMP
An Unusual and Distressing Occurence In
Union Broie.
Jennings, Oot. 18. A Tight
distressing aooident happened last
week in Union Grove township.
Martin Myers, Jr., was cutting
down a tree and in falling the
tree lodged on another tree, which
latter was torn up by the roots
and fell to the ground. Myers'
two children, the youngest girl
about three years old, were play
ing nearby. It seems that the
little girl o'awled in the hole just
made by the torn down tree.
Myers sawed off this tree and the
stump, being held by the roots,
went back as it stood before it
fell. Myers' wife came up about
this time and the child called to
its mother, saying "Mama, I am
under here, pull me out." The
child was out of sight except one
hand. Myers and his wife tried
to prize up the' stump and it ap
pears got the child partly releas
ed, and just as Mrs. Myers pulled
tbe child the prise paler broke and
the stump went down, crushing
the ohild so that it made no more
noise. At this Mrs. Myers' fainted
and Myers called for help. E. E
Robertson and Robert Rash heard
his calls and soon arrived, the
stump was prised, up and the
ohild, apparently deadr taken out
It had been in this crushed posi
tion about 2Q minutes. It re
mained unoons4iQUS until the
next day, but xallied and began
to notioe a littleVAt this writing
it is getting alorig 'nicely, and the
doctor thiukr itrwitl. recovery.
It oertainlys..trying crdeal
tor tne youngarents. mis was
the
oldesrpers ons sayingtheya
sever
heard of suoh a case. Statesville
Landmark.
A Uoiqae Caston.
Some years ago the Vinol fra
ternity, of 'whioh our druggists,
the Smith Driig Company, are
members, originated the. idea of
having a National display week
of Vinol and companion produots,
semi-annually. -
This Vinol fraternity must be
quite an extensive organisation,
for returned travellers tell of the
wonderful window displays of
Vinol whioh they have notioed in
their travels through Canada,
Cuba and as fa away as South
America. s. ,
The Smith Drug Company are
now preparing for Vinol week,
whioh begins Ootober 27th, this
year. Their attractive window
arrangements, 'and Btore decora
tion, show the same enthusiasm
whioh they have for years put be
hind this meritorious Cod-Liver
and Iron preparation.
Their special features are Vinol,
prescriptions, cigars, etc Later
in the season, they intend to give
away a n6w Vinol Cook Book to
their customers. Every woman
interested in good cooking reoeipts
should call and get one.
Thi ions-Tailed Roosters of Japan.
The breeding of roosters with
long tail feathets has long been
the pastime o .the natives of
Shinewara, on the island of
Shikoku, Japan. By patient
selection of a breed of fowls,
continued through. 100 years, the
tail feathers of the ordinary
barnyard cook have been length
ened until some of the roosters
on the island now have tail
feathers measuring 18 feet.
From the November Popular
Meohanios Magazine.
Seizor Not Yet Decided.
Albany. N. Y Oot. 18. Wil
ham Sulzer has not yet decided
whether or not he will attempt to
seoure vindication from the people
this fall. He is considering two
offers, one of the Progressive
Congressional nomination in hit
old district, the other from. Pro
gressives of Manhattan to run for
the State ' assembly. His plans
for departure from the "people's
house" are about completed.
LATE NEWS OF INTEREST.
Big Items Reduced to Small Pariragpns
for our Retdtrs.
Governor Craig heard a petition
for the pardon of William
Graham, alias William Reas, who
esoaped from the penitentiary 12
years ago, after serving three days
of a five years, sentence for lar
oeny ini Mecklenburg county.
Graham is said to. have' lived an
exemplary life,' in Philadelphia
and was'reoently.'oonverted, which
caused jhim to reveal his identi
ty. He; went to'.Raleigh last week
acoompanied by Attorney Red
hoefer, and surrendered to the
penitentiary authorities. Red-
hoef er, plead for a pardon . The
Governor is also in receirit of a
letter from a wealthy widow to
whom Graham is engaged, asking
for his parden. He has the mat
ter under advisement.
The momentary touch of a key
by the President of the United
States Friday, October 9th. sent a
flash of electricity through a con
tinuous telegraph and cable con
nection of 4,000 miles, setting off
a gigantic blast of dynamite whicr
exploded the Gamboa dike, the
last of the great barriers to water
communication of the water in
the Panama. It was an extraor
dinary feat of telegraphy, es
pecially planned for the occasion.
At preoisely 2 o'clock in the after
noon President Wilson, simply
dosing a telegraph key at the
White House in Washington, sent
the current over land and sea, and
just a few seconds later came the
message informing him that the
explosion had been successful.
By the closestfvote of the. ses
sion, ill to lUoy the House of
Oongress voted to recede from its
conferees' disagreement and to
oonour in the Senate amendment
to the urgent defioiemcy appropri
ation bill, whioh provided for the
removal of deputy internal reve
nue collectors and deputy marsh
als from civil service regulations.
The vote came after a protracted
debate, in which many Democrats
bitterly assailed the proposal.
The Democratic revolt was led by
Representative Fitzgerald of New
York, aud 54 Democrats voted
against concurrence.
Members of the National Geo
graphic Sooiety say that the re
ported Russian discovery of a
oontinent 500 miles in diameter is
the last great discovery of land.
They pronounce it the most im-
poitant disoovery within the Ar
tio circle in the last oentury.
The report from St. Michaels,
Alaska, that Commander Wil
kitzky, in command of the Rus
sian government steamers Taimyr
and Waygatoh, ftas arrived there
and announced the disoovery of a
bodv of land as large as Green
land, extending beyond latitude
81 north and longitude 102 east,
came as a distinct surprise to the
members of tne sooiety. it was
known that the Russian govern
ment for years had pursued a sur
vey in the Siberian ooean. but no
word had reached them of a leg
ular exploring expedition into the
frozen north. The expanse north
of Canada, Alaska and Siberia
has long been regarded as an in
viting field for investigation, how
ever, and the Canadian govern
ment sent Viljhalmar Stefansson
into the area lsst summer on
three-year expedition.
The Family Cough flediclne
In every home there should be
a bottle of Dr. King's New Dis
oo very, ready for immediate use
when any member of the family
contracts a cold or a cough.
Prompt use will stop the spread
of sickness. S. A . Stid. of Mason,
Mich., writes: "My whole family
depends upon Dr. King's New
Disoovery as the best oough and
cold medicine in the world. Two
S. a . m
duc Dotties curea me or pneu
monia." Tnousands of other
families have been equally bene
ntea ana aepena entirely upon
Dr. King's New Disoovery to cure
their coughs, colds, throat and
lung troubles . Every dose helps.
f rice, buo and fl.UO. All drug
gists. H. E. Buoklen & Co.,
rnuadeipnia or a, .Louis.
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Relirt S. Heeston, Aged Iredell Firmer,
Sheets Nlsself.
Statesville, Oot. 15: Robert 8.
Houston, an aged well-known far
mer of Barringer Township, this
county, attempted to commit sui
cide this morning at his home by
shooting himself- with a rifle. The
bullet entered in the right side of
his chest and was taken out of his
back, havingpassed practically
through his body. : The victim
was still alive late this afternoon,
but his recovery is very doubtful.
Mr. Houston had been sum
moned to attend superior court in
Statesville this week to testify in
the case of two of his neighbors
who recently engaged in a fight .
He was hare yesterday, "but the
oase did not come up for trial,
and he returned hor$e. Last night
he called at the home of one of
he defendants in the case and
sold him that he wonld not be at
;ourt tcday declaring that he did
iot want to testify in the case,
fhe matter seemed to be preying
n his mind considerably and this
s believed to have been the direct
jauae for his attempt at self-de
struction.
He has been in feeble health re
cently and his mind has beoome
affected.
Price of Gotten Rises Mere Tlai $2.00 1
Bile. .
New York, Oot. 20. Apprehen
sions of serious damage to the
crop caused a big advanoe in the
eotton market this morning. The
opening was 27 to 88 points
higher on an excited general buy
ing movement, whioh carried
December contracts up to 18. 79,
or $4 50 a bale above the low
level of last week. Heavy real
izing temporarily checked the ad
vanoe but still higher prices were
reached late in the da v. with
December ootton selling at 18.94
or $2.05 a bale above the final
quotations of Saturday .
Olosing prices were very steady
at 41 to 58 points net higher.
New Orleans, Oat. 20. The
cold wave now sweeping the South
put the price of ootton to more,
than $2 a bale on the ootton ex
change today.
The opening was irregular, the
trading months showing a gain of
84 to 48 points over Saturday's
olose .
They soon went to a level 86 to
42 points up, before profit taking
by longs became heavy enough to
oause a reaotion. Tnis wild rise
brought- out-selling orders for
both accounts and the market
re-acted 18 to 15 points. Prices
then recovered again and on e
steady demand went to 49 to 52
points over Saturday's olose.
folk Vliler, Well Kneie Here, is Dud.
Richmond, Va., Oct. 20. Polk
Miller, a Riohmond business man,
known throughout the South for
his plantation stories of war time
and his performance on the banjo
at many Confederate Reunions,
died suddenly at his home here
tonight. He was 69 years old.
In late years Mr. Miller had
been pressed into service by the
Chamber of Commerce to help en
tertain 80 or 40 national organiza
tions which held their annual
conventions here. With al banio
he frequently accompanied his
"darkey quartette" and related
many original and amusing stories
in the Negro dialect.
lie appearea in nearly every
Southern State, often with'Oolo-
nel Tom Booker, another Confed
erate soldier.
A week ago he was3the ohief en
tertainer at a smoker tendered the
American Gas Institute by tbe
City of Riohmond.
For 80 years or more he traveled
over the South but seldom appear
ed out of that territory,, because,
as be explained, his dialect sto
ries elsewhere were not under
stood.
TO Cure a Cold la One Day .
Tak XJkXJLTIVK BROMO Qninlnc Itstopatfce
ana teaac&e ana works ofi the Cold.
Drnniata rcfnod money if it fail ta em.
Si. W. G&OVB'S sigaataxt Ott cacti box. 23c
CONCORD BRIEFS-
Policemen
Sworn In. Dr. Sassel
W.
Raskin Locates.
Concord; Oot. 15. The polioe
officers who were elected last
Thursday night were sworn irr to
day at the mayor's office, Mr.
Marshall Mabry took the oath of
office as chief and Messrs. Horace
Russell, J. T. Eudy and Robert
F. Simpson as members of the
force. The immediately began
their duties. .
Officer Tom Braswell, whosa
suocessor was not elected, has re
signed. His successor hss not
been named.
Dr . Samuel W. Rankin has lo
cated here for the practice of med
ioine." He is a son of Jno. A Rankin
of Mill Hill, this oounty, and a
brother of Dr. W. S. Rankin,
chairman of the State Board of
Health.
R. Kirkwood of Hendersonvillo
has shipped his stook of jewelry
goods hers and will open his store;
in a few days.
Tbe Euclid Male Quartet will
give the first entertainment to
night in the local lyceum oourasw
This is the first of six highly
recommended attractions that will
be presented to the people of Oon
oord.
Among the speakers for the
Missionary Conference to be held
Here on October 20 and 27 are
Prof. R. E. Gaines and Rev. A. O.
Oree, Richmond, Va. ; Rev. R. W.
Patton, Atlanta ; President E. M.
oteat of Furman University, and
Lutheran and Methodist minis
ter who have not been definitely
determined upon. Four sessiona
will be held, two in the morning
and two in the evening.. The aim.
of the oonferenoe is the education.
and training of mission workers.
Died it 102 Years.
Clinton, Oot. 15. Mrs. Eliza
beth Herring died at the home of
her son-in-law, W. J. Butler near
here today at the age of 102 years ',
She was a daughter of Duncan
MoPhail, a native of Scotland
who settled in Cumberland Coun
ty. There Mrs. Herring was bom
September 8, 1811.
She married Joseph Herring,
eading citizen of Sampson Coun
ty, and was the mother of eleven
ohildren seven of whom survive
her together with a great numbat?
of grandchildren, great-grandchildren
and some great-great
grandohildren. She was an estia
able woman and waB in full pit
session of all her faculties until
her last illness, which began bsi
a short time ago.
The funeral will be held tonttr-
row at 11 o'clock at the fanilv
burying ground.
This good woman was muoh
oved for her amiable character
and faithfulness in every relation,
of life by three generations of peo
ple, and had the satisfaction of
ooking back at the close of bar
lfe upon a long line of descend
ants who are among the best psr
pie oi cms section oi tne state.
NO REASON FOR IT.
Wnen Salisbury Citizens Show a Way.
There can be no reason whv but
reader of this who suffers the tor 1
tures of an aching baok, the annoy
ance oi urinary disorders, in
pains and dangers of kidney ills
will fan to heed the words of
neighbor who has found relief;
Read what a Salisbury citizen
says:
Mary Trexler, 56 N. Boundarv
St., Salisbury, N. C, says: "For
some time I had been troubled
with my kidneys. My back hurt
me so badly that it seemed as if
it would break. - I felt lame when
I got up in the I morning and was
tired and languid. I was subject
to dizzy spells and my sight blur
red, lbe kidnev secretions went
unnatural and although I took a
number of remedies. I didn't set
relief . I began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills on a relative's advice,
although I -did not have muoh
faith in them.. I was surnrised
by the prompt relief I got. One
box made me feel better in every
way. I have often recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills to my neigh
bors." For. sale by all dealers. Price 60
cents Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
Mew York, sole agents for the Unite I
Statea.
Remember the name Doans ani
take no other.
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