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A Home Newspaper Published m the Interest of the People and for Honesty in Governmental A flail 3
SALISBURY, N. WEDHESDAY SEPr. 15TH, 1915.
VOL XL NO. 39. FOURTH SERIES
Wm. H. STEWART, EH AIID PEOBr
4
Pail Filer, Presfleatial Adviser
It Looks ii Though Mr. Wilson Is About
Drcwasd id ine Papal Sea.
The Menace
Acc rdit , . to the N-w York
P t reprinted in the Catholic
GitiZ'U, the mau of all m u select
d y Pr-sidut Wilson as his ad
vis jr on tba Mext an qa-Bt'on, is
dean the law faculty of the
JESUIT umv rsity if F rdham,
and a convert to Romanism.
Ye Godsl What has come over
Wili.'U? First he insistB upon
haviug a atriot lioniau Catholic,
J Buit-schocl gradaate Bacrefcary,
aud then he tarns tor advice and
oonsaltation on Mexico to Cardi
nal Gibbous and a J jsuit lawyer.
Desisions regarding the handling
of a oountry wbtr. Rome claims
he has been despoiled are govern
ed, by implioati m, by the advize
obtained from. Rome.
Admitting that so far in the
controversy, at least outwardly
Mr. Wi' son's ti-ial decis ous hav
not accorded with the published
opinions of Cardinal Gibbons and
therefore ot the Church of Romp
there moat be strong likelihood oi
an eyeututl settlement according
with popery's wishes or these men
would not be retained.
The Post is qaoted by the Cath
olic Citiien usually truthful and
by far the most American of aU
the Roman Catholic sheets, as say
ing, in part:
Mr. Fuller is the man behind
the president's plan for settlement
of the Mex can question. He has
had more to do with the adjust
sent of oar relations with the sev
eral Mexican revolutionary gov
ernment than even the effioers of
tb state department. Upon his
advise) Mr. Wrlaon has depended
fot the formulation of erery step
io the policy made neoessary, and
difficult by the involved condition
of affairs in the vast territory
oath of the. Rio Grande."
Hr we have an almost unbe
lieveable condition. The condition
of affairs in Mexico ie "involved"
boaase Rcme claims so much, be
oaoie she hat inspired the Hurta
regime and all that preceded it
whioh resulted in murder aud as
sassination. Rome wants every
thing and the liberty-loving peo
ple, of the better class, in Mexico
want their rights unhampered by
papal bosses. Thus' matters are
"involved," and in order to ascer
tain the jastioe of all sides our
president getB a Jesuit eo till bim
what ought to be done.
"When the conference with the
ambassadors of the ABC powers
and the three senior ministers of
the smaller Liat;nAmericau re-
poiies was determined upon to
consider plans and agree upon a
provisional sovernmeDt. Fuller
was delegated by the president to
attend them with Secretary Lan-
siDg.as this country's represents
tive. It is safe to say that noth
ing will be done in Mexioo with
oat his advioe. but you would
never guess the part he pla8 in
the newananer accounts of his
conferences."
No, we gueis not! Nor does
Roma think it best to have the
rsal results of his mission become
known just at present. It would
not be wise. The American peo
tIfl would probably rise in their
might and revarse what he has to
nobly done, in the interest of
R me Yefc a little while, when
toe crD with the anti-Roman
Catbolio fcrcei has "blown ever,"
then we will all And oat what hap
pened. Oh yet 1
Perhaps, however, Mr. Fuller is
i idependerit cf Jesuitism. Per
haps he is actuated solely by al
truistic loyal Americau motives.
Well, we'oertaiuly hope so. What
aver man is selected as prime-advisor
iu affairs of state, tbst man
ought to &e a true American, BUT
why take cbauoes? Do the Jesuits
have th ouly competeut met?
Are they likely to produce the
best citizens? Can they be hon
stly expected to furnish men free
from ppal: taint?
Look at their history and deter
latne fo yourself.
t?J t. nutter how shrewd,
or well informed, or influential, if
h) is allied with the Roman Catb
olio Church, and, above all, if he
is a Jesuit, he is logioally the
most dangerous man in the world
to place in positions of trust in a
Protestant qt non-papal government.
But what about Liud? Didn't
he have the apprval of the pa
pists? Up to a certain point his
work was more than satisfactory
He repaired much of the damage
done by R)me-owned Wilson, the
first man sent to Mexico, our rep
resentative there. Wilsob was
brought home in disgrace Lind
was eolog'zd, but fcr some reas
on Lind was shelved and a Jesuit
put in his place with greater dis
cretionary powers than Lind ever
had.
What is the matter with Wil
son's judgment?
MORE GOVERNMENT IDIOCY.
The Catholic Transcript of July
15th, is authority for the state
ment that ' First Lieut. Chas. R
Olark, U. S. A , has been assigned
oy the Navy Department as the
iffioial censor at the German-own-ed
wireless station at Sayville, L
. Lieutenant Clark's unole, Rev.
George W. Clark, is a priest in
Dubuque diooese."
' Papist to right of us, pipist to
left of us," papist everywhere. I
there n 3 place of importance im
mune from the sycophants of the
pope? Is there a worse place for
R onanists than in places of re
sponsibility in our army and
oavy?
Isn't there danger enough of
our neing arawn into tne Euro
pean conflict without intensifying
that danger by plaoiug thi slaves
of the pope in positions where
they are tempted to become trait
ors to their country?
What's the reason for this con
tinued playing into the hands of
the god of war?
The Roman Catholio vote isn't
going to prove half as valuable as
the patriotic vote in the next elec
tion.
To l he Public.
"I feel that I owe the manu
factures of Chamberlain a Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy a
word of gratitude," writes Mrs.
r, N Witherall, Gowanda, N. Y.
"When I began taking this medi
cine I was in great pain and feel
ing terribly siok, due to an attack
of summer ocmplamt. After
taking a dose of it I had not long
to wait for relief as it benefited
me almost immediately." Ob
tainable everywhere.
Reumaoia Mobollzes With Eyes oo An
triaa Frontier.
Athens. Sept. 13 It is report
ed in diplomatic siroles here that
there has been a heavy mobilixa
tiou of Roumanian troops to face
an unexpected concentration of
a.
Austria!. s, directed persumably
against Roumania.
Railroad traffic in northwestern
Roumania is declared to have
been suspended in favor of troop
movements. All horses have been
requisitioned. Tne second series
of reserves are now with the col
ors.
The Austrians are said to de
clare the concentration is directed
toward suppression cf espionage
in Transylvapia.
None Equal toCbambetlain.
"I have tried most all of the
couch cures and and that there is
none that equal Chamberlain s
Coush Remedy. It has never
failed to give me prompt relief.
writes W. V. Harner, Montpelnr,
Iud. When you have a cold give
thu remedy a trial and see for
yourself what a splendid medicine
it is. Obtainable everywhere.
Policeman W. M. Reed of Lex
tngton, in shooting at a fleeing
Negro Sunday afternoon, struck
the collar button on Elmer Laden
who was standing across the
street. The button was. out into
and oart of it was imbedded in
Laden's shoulder, who was other
wise uninjured. The Negro had
out up a pal during a game o
orap.
Read Tu WM8MJ i& IUoobp
Rowan Yalaato ForcEil Up
r m 1
County Assmors ' Increase - Rowan's Tax
ables Nearly $500,000,
Notwithstanding the fact that
msiness coi.ditj$as have been and
. i .a ' J
are still gteatiy aepresiea ana
property values are eff one-fourth
o one-third officialdom has forced
valuations of both real estate aud
personal property considerably
above last year and the State,
with itauuueoeFsariiy large swarm
of iudoleutaud ever paid officials,!
demand a further increase of tax
able to the amcu it of ten ptr
cent. 1 his action on tne part ot
th State is certainly something J
out of the ordinary, and though
it may be traced back to an sot of
the legislature and the personnel
thereof, yet it was not the result
of a demand by the people, and
as this is a government conducted
by the consent of the governed if
it is a government at all, the
oucdation for such a law is entire
y lackiug. But-these are mat
ters for the voters to pass on at
the proper time according to the
s-vreignty of their citisensnlp,
and whether approved or not the
increase has been made and the
tax-payers will have to loot the
bill. It seems the inorease is
pretty general not onjy through
out this oounty but elsewhere, in
dicating a concerted effort and
premeditation on the part of our
public servants.
Auditor Nav has gone over
the figures for the different town
ships in the county and, as may be
seen by the table given -below the
increase over 1914 is $448,441, or
a total of 912.560.110, to whioh, as
we understand it, the State re
quires a ten per cent, inorease,
raising the total to about $18,600,
000. The table is as follows :
Inorease Over
Townships. For 1915 1914 -
Atwell $620,588 $84 204
Cleveland 867.148 4,861
China Grove 957J90 48 925
Franklin 889,522 5,542
Gold Hill 582.929 29,851
Lccke 804.881 41,457
Li taker 416.492 21,928
Morgan 292 955 87.710
Mt. Ulla 292,272 18,418
Providence 508.272 46,017
Sootoh Irish 241 924 28,686
Steele 205,660 16.485
Unity 250,558 2,792
Spencer 1.028,478 20,567
Salisbury . 6,125 1 65 102,047
Total $12,550,120 $448,441
Figuring Salisbury Township
with the 10 per cent, increase at
$6,787,681.50, and calculating the
revenue to be derived on a basis of
the present tax rate of .0248 cents
cn the hundred, we have from
this township alone exclusive of
special and other taxes of $.168,-
725 66, whioh means approxima
tely half for the city and half for
the county. To this however is
to be added railroad, telegraph
and bank stook valuations previ
ously assessed by our new lord
and master, the State Tax Com
m8jion. Health and Happiness Depends Upon
Your Liver.
That sluggish liver with its slog
eish flow of bile is whit makes
the world look so dark' at times.
Dr King's New Late rills go
straight to the root cf the difficul
ty by waking np the action of the
liver and increasing the. bile.
Dr. Kiue'a Mew Litre fills cause
the bowels to act more freely ind
drive away those "moody days."
25c. a bottle.
Victims of Villa.
San Antonio. Tex , Sept. 11.-
Details of the reported execution
bv General Franoisoo Villa at
Chilhuahua City ab.ut 10 days
ago, of Sebastian Vargas, State
Treasurer of Chilhuahua; Aurelio
Gonsales, State Secietary and
former Chilhuahua Governor, and
Felipe Gutierrez, another ex-gov
ernor of Chilhuahua,- were con
tained in a letter reoeiVed today
from Mrs. Vargas, widow of one
of the alleged victims!
Villa, aooording to the letter,
foroed the three to make wills be
queathing all their property to
him and then ordered their execu
tion oh the ground thsjVthay were
engaged in a Gairanza plot
Tice Heavner Speaks ii Clirlotte f
Boy Preichir of H ckory Vicinilf Preaches
Regular Seimons. f
Charlotte Observer. -.j--
Vance Heavier, the 18 ydarold
boy preaoher" fiom Hickory vi
o nity,' came to Charlotte j Sunday;
and addressed two audienqef, each;
cf which numbered abctii" 100
In the morning at 11 o'clock he
spoke in the Broad wsy lvhater
The afternoon address at $ o'clock
wat
delivered in the criminal
court house. Both audiences ao
corded him close attantion He
made the trip here in an automo
bile, accompanied by hisLfatheri,
who said that the youtH began
speaking in public about four
years ago when he wts nifie years
old, making Sunday schoo) talks.
Y nog Heavner is a boyof nor
mal appearauoe for bis ajge, but
of serious mien and bearing, He
was neatly olad yesterday in n
dark suit, aud wore short trousers.
He is about an eight-grader in
school, to whioh he will return in
a few weeks. His voioe is stronger
than one would expect in one of
his years aud his two addresses of
half an hour's duration each did
not appear to give him any trouble
He is not without d'ffidenoe, bat is
evidently much in earnest ; about
what be is saying. H sneaks
with an exceptional fluency which
suggests memorisation, but even
at that the sermons are evidently
of his own composition.
According to Rev. C. E. Dortoh,
a Baptist evangelist of 40 years'
experience and somewhat patri
archal 4ppearanoe, who wM the
sponsor for young Heavner, all the
churches of the city refused to
allow the lad to speak from, their
hpulpits. "My own paster - this
morning refused to make thVan-
nounoement for . bim , Jybaft!
tht matter with Charlotte"?
Everywhere else this boy has goLe
the buildings have not been able
to contain the people who wanted
t3 hear him." Mr. Dortoh stated
that "the boy," as be called him,
has agreed to come here and hold
a meeting in November, possibly
iu the court house, if the necoes-
sary arrangements are made.
Vanoe Heavuer's sermons are
of the Gospel yariety. The devo-
tionai element ana tne evange
listic element are prominent
throughout. He has uot attempt
ed to pre pound any new theory or
philosophy of life, but preaches,
in simple language, Jesus Christ
and him orucified, acd urges his
bearers to avail themselves of the
proffered grace whioh will bring
about the consummation of God's
"sweet promises," thereby escap
ing eternal torment in hell,
Every Home Needs a FalthfuhCougb
and Cold Remedy. .
When seasons change and cclds
appear when you first deteot a
oold after sittiug next to one who
has snefzed, then it is that a tried
and t tested remedy should be
faithfully used. "I never wrote
a testimonial before, but I know
that positively that for myself
and family, Dr.v King's New Dis
covery is the best cough remedy
we ever used and we have tried
them all." 50c. and $1.00
Concord Starts Revival.
Oonoord, Sept. 13 The revival
servxes under the auspioies of the
Ketbodist Churches of the city
have started, A tent with a seat
iog capacity of 2,500 bag been
erected on the Central school lot
and services are ooi.dusted twice
eaoh'day by Bishop John 0. Kil
go The singing is under the dir
ection of D Ward Milam of At
lanta.
A Wonderful Aoticeptlc.
Germs and infeotion aggravate
ailments and retaid healing.
Stop that infeotion at once. Kill
the germs and get rid of the pois
ons. For this purpose a single
application of Sloan's Liniment
not only kills the pain but de
stroys the germs This neutral
izes infection and gives nature as
sistance by overcoming congestion
and gives a ohano for the free
and normal flow of blood.
Sloan's Liniment is an emergency
doctor and' should be. kept con
stantly on hand. 25o, 50. The
$1.00 size contains six times as
Jmuchas the25c,
Operations to ie Beperatlailii
Albemarle Rejoices in Prospects f Comple
tion of $15 000,000 Development Hi Trench
Albemarle, Sept. 10 It is re
ported here this sfternoon on good
authority that the Southern Alu
minium- Company is within - the
uxt week or 10 days -to resume
work M erecting the $15,(JOG000
plant at Badin, six miles' from
here on the Yadkin River . This
work closed down almost immedi
ately npon the outbreak of the
war in Europe a year agosendiug
off more. than 2.000 laborers and
leaving the dam only partially
completed and the factories . only
hulled in, -
At that time abont $5 000,000
had been spent . The- Southern
A'uminium Company is owned by
French capital and: naturally,
France having basome invol ved it.
such a deadly war, the work wit
hampered. There has been a ruua:
or in Albemarle for several dayt
to the effect that this .great worl
was to be resumed some time tb.it'
f ill, but few believed the rumor
wall found. Late this afternoon the
report became more-current and
investigation disclosed circum
stances from whioh indicate that
this work is to be again commeno
ed and that early.
A number of the officials have
returned to Badin, and an Aloe-
marie lady has been asked to run
the club house, giing to Badin at
ma m m m .
ouce. ine wire ot one oi tne com
pany's men was in the city late
this afternoon and she reported.
that the work will be resumed at
once. . .
This will bring into this county
in the next few weeks anywhere
from 2,500 to 8,000 people and the
completion o t tha aluminium
plant will add untold wealth to
t b is section of. North Carolina ,
Work of clearing up and cleaning
up around the works, it is said,
haB already commenced. As Al
bemarle regards this great plant
as a part of the city almost, it is
natural that the people here feel
tonight like oelebrating. '
Worth Their Weight In Gold.
"I have used Chamberlain's
Tablets and found them to be just
as represented, a quick relief for
headache, dizzy spells and other
symptoms dene ting a torpid liver
and a disordered condition of the
digestive organs. They are worth
their weight in gold," writes Miss
Clara A. Driggs, Elba, N. Y.
Qbtainable everywhere.
A Curious Mineral.
Perhaps the most curious min
eral found in the United States is
staurolite, otherwise known as the
"fairy stone." This is an iron
aluminum silicate found only in
Virginia and North Carolina, the
reddish-brown and the brownish
blaok crystals oocarring in well
defined single and double crosses.
There is some" commercial demand
for the crossess as curios, which
are worn as watch oharms or on
chains in the the manner of lock
ets or lavaiiere, a demand per
haps stimulated by the quaint
legened which is told of their
origin; the fairies living in the
caves of the mountains, on hear
ing the sad tidings of the death
of Christ, fashioned these crosses
as mementoes of Him.
Re DreegiDR Project Killed by Farmers.
Newton, Sept. 18. The propo
sition to re -dredgeCUrk's Greek
was defeated today by a vote of 88
to 79 in a meeting of the land
owners interested. There was
nothing said to indicate when re-
dredging would take plabe, bat it
will not be soon, although the
majority against it was only sev
en. Fur the current year a tax of
$1 the acre will be collected to
pay off old soores and after that
nothing will be done until the
stream's condition becomes much
worse than at present. Several
thousand acrs of fine bottom land
are involved iu the reclamation
project which was put through
several years ago
The Watchman hereby calls the
land -owners' attention to the f sot
that, there is also such a thing as
i "re-dredging"
every "several'
years.
War Creates Demand tor Black Wainnt,
Washington, Sept. 12. The
old saying that it is an ill wind
that blows nobody good haB been
proven repeatedly by the Eoro-
psan war. Every section of the
United States has in one way or
another felt the effect of the war.
That conflict has caused a de
mand; in Njrth. Carolina and other
States of the union for black wal
nut for gunstooks Agents of gun
manufacturers are soourinir th
jre.ts of .the country for 'black
walnut : timber. Reoently two
dying and partly decayed black
walnut trees on the Arkansas Na-
tioal Forest, Arkansas, were sold
to a manufacturer's agent $20 per
1,000 feet ou the stump. This is
by far the highest price ever paid
for blaok walnat timber iu this
country, and for auy other un
fiviiehed hardwood, so for be
tin jwu, aud certainly for auy sold
ir m a national forest
'
fht N.xt B.st Thing to ths Fine For
es! for Cold Is
(Jr. 'Ball's Pme-Tar Honey which
.,88 t tne ry root of ccld iron-
!es. It clears the throat and
ives relief fru that clogged and
staffed feeling. The piues have
been the friend of man in driving
away colds. Moeov. r. the pine
honey qualities ate peculiarly el
ective in hghting ohil ireu 8 colds
Remember tht a cold broken at
the start greatly removes the
possibility of complications 25o.
laater Expects to Raise Cotton in all
Colors to Order.
SavLnnah DUpatcE.
Remarkable results are appar
ently about to be aohieved by A .
W. Brabham cf Olar, 8. C, who
has produced cotton ahich ranges
in oolor from snow white to a
deep olive green.- The ptanter is
confident , that black ootton.
sought for ages . by , spinners and
manufacturers, is about fo be-
oome a reality.
That the statements of Brab
ham are worthy of belief is borne
out by the receipt in Savannah of
samples of his colored ootton.
The exhibit has been framed and
hung on the walls of the Ootton
Exchange.
The seed used by Brabham in
his experiments were those of the
Egyptian staple. He has prac
ticed seed selection extensively.
rf 9
and in four years has secured a
warm tan, yellow, green, light
brown, olive green and bronze.
Hb is sanguine that black ootton
is coming in the near future.
"For some years past past I
have had an idea that tinted cot
tons oould be produced." said
Brabham "To this end I have
gathered seed from almost all of
the ootton producing countries of
the world, but the seed secured
have all borne white are nearly
white lint.
"I have perfected several tints,'
bronze being the darkest. It is
the nearest that I have succeeded
in coming to blaok cotton, but I
expect to find it within the next
several years.
"loan see no reason why lor
some one else should not be able
in the- near future to produce such
tinted cottonB as the trade may
demand. The. samples exhibited
are all from white stook. If tint
ed ootton can begrowu from white
stock, what may not be done when
both parents are tinted? To se
cure black cotton is essential. I
am now working fee ward this end.
Toe Smokehouse Coming Back.
Pittsburg Gazette
The old-fashioned smokehouse
: L : i i . .
wuiuu wb weie uuuui to mourn as
belonging to the dead past is about
to rise from its ashes and take its
place again in the backyard of the
Southern farm. Its .return means
the re-establishment of some of
the o d-time live at home condi
tions, the re-birth of home inde
pendence and prosperity.
For many pears the smokehouse
has been, a neglected institution
on many farms, and the South
has sufferred on this acaount r to
the extent of millions cf dollars
annually. Its return should be
heralded with gladsome joy, fox it
is the forerunner of other' econo
mic principles that aYe bound fd
follow and which witl-ietp to ma
terially free the farmers from the
tfciaildom of credit'.'
Late far M
What Is OolBg-Aero js t6e Sea Ifl4be Way
of Destriylng Uei and Property
London, Sept. 18. By one of
those battering offensives, which,
although costly in men and mu
nitions, invariably have bQTsuc
cessfulj von -Hindenburg's army
at last bias set foot on the Ro.vno
Pet rogr ad Railway between Filnft
and Dvinsk. The whole Austro
German forces havrheeh iirlying
for this rail wajr since thT fatl of
the Polish fortresses,
The offensive, which began late-
last week, was carried on from
three directions upoatDvinskand
upon the railway on either side ef
the town, while further south; the
invaders advanced, toward Vilua
The 1 Russians, . before superior
forces, supplied with the usual
mass of artillery, were foroed back
to the lake district, whioh the
railway penetrates, and now are
making a stand there,
Simultaneously, the Germani
pushed their way eastward towards
Slonini. and Pinsk, both on roads
which join the main railway: 'Jinej
while the Austrians are 'fighting
hard to reach Roxno, southern:
terminus of the line .
With this rsilway partly ia the'
hands of the Germans, it is prob-. .
able the Russians will be compell
ed to make a further retirement.
although their offensive. !n Gali--oia,
which continues, mav hm
t'hemj by com pefl i g he Girm'ana
to send raiuftrcementl therey. -.v
There is now no doubt of Ros
siansucopss in Galicia. Follosr
ing tke Austrian admission of re
tirement, the Germans tonight
annonnce that after , rermlainir;
Russian attaoks they occupied "a
favorable position situated some1
kiiomaterIJWt of our former po
sitions." "
The conditions under which the
troop's are fighting in -the marshy
country in the center and on the
southern end of the line are de
scribed by correspondents as terV
rible. The oountry virtually is all
tinder water, through which the
Teutons have to advance against
well-prepared Russian positions.
The eastern bank of the Seretb,
whfre the Russians are delivering
their counter attacks, is a verit
able fortress, from whioh the Rus
sians emerged every time their op
ponents approach, taking a heavy
toll : According to the Russian '
acoounts, nearly 80,000 prisoners
have; been taken in the -fighting
along the river.
The operations in the west are
marked by continuance of the
gieat artillery battle from Bel
gium to the Argonne. A duel be
tween guns of all calibers along
the entire front has now been
goiugj on for nearly three weeks,
and during the week-end has beta
particularly violent around Arras
in the Argonne end Champagne,'
At several points the German
infantry after a heavy bombard
ment; attempted to storm advanc
ed trenches of the allies, but Paris
says ' these attaoksV all failed .
Fighting of a somewhat similar
character is proceeding along the
Austro-Italian front.
The session of the British Pari
liament whioh opens tomorrow
will be chiefly occupied with ar
ranging to finance the war. This'
will inolude the levy of the new
taxes'. Compulsory service is cer
tain to come in for consideration,
and on this the cabinet is eaid to
be divided.
Weather Forecast For September, 1915.
From 1st to 9th, changeable
and oold rains, if wind is east
September lat at from 8 to 10 a m.
From 9th to 10th fair aud Cool
threatening to rain locally.
From 16th to 28rd fair and cool
threatening to cool showers along.
From 28rd to Oct., 1st, rain,
ind if wind is east, from 4 to 6 a.
m., on the 28rd, look for cold
equinoxial rain storms from east..
; .This month shows a fairly good
rjtiufall in general and heavy in
some sections with wind.
Henry Rinx.
1 Route No. 8f Salisbury, y.Q