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I n-1 Che CtMtbam TR.cort) H. A. LONDON EDITHS. AND PROPEIETO. TfitMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: S I 50 Per Year STRICTLY If! ADVANCE tbe Cbatbam Record. VOL. XXXIIL PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUKTYrN. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1911. NO. 22. RATES OF ADVERTISE; Sqaar. m irnnin fS.SS One Sqturc. m KMttk. , THE LEGISLATURE. For the first week or two of v. every session of the Legislature very little is done. It takes that much time for the committees to be appointed and get to work and for the members to become acquainted with one another and become familiar with their du ties. The committees of the present Legislature have all been appointed and are now getting under good headway in their work. The main work, of any Legislature is done in the com mittee rooms, for usually the ac tion of a committee that has con sidered a bill is approved by the Senate or House. We regret to note that many local bills have already been in troduced that should not be al lowed to be introduced and con sume the time of the Legisla ture. This has been the trouble with ail our Legislatures, but we bad hoped that this Legislature 'would make an improvement in this respect. To illustrate what we mean, we will mention that one of the very first bills intro duced was one to appoint a jus tice of the-peace in some county. If any legislator wishes to re ward some constituent by having him appointed a magistrate the bill for that purpose should not be a separate bill but all such bills should be consolidated (an "'omnibus" bill) and all the mag istrates appointed in one bill. There is no sense in passing sepa rate bills for the appointment of magistrates, incurring the cost of having each bill engrossed and enrolled and the time of the Legislature uselessly consumed in their passage. It is thought that a bill will be passed prohibiting the sale of "near-beer" outside of incorpo rated towns at least, if not any where in the State. The last Legislature allowed the towns to charge any sort .of license tax for the sale of neer-beer. and some of the towns have been charging as much as $1,000 for such license, but a li cense to sell inv the coun try (outside of any town) was fixed at only $20 for the county and $20 for the State. The re sult has been that many of these near-beer saloons have been es tablished just outside of the cor porate limits and are nuisances that should be abated. In the towns there is police protection that in a measure lessens the evil3 of these saloons but outside there 13 none. Of course at most of these "near-beer" saloons (if not at all of them) other liquids stronger than near-beer are sold and cause much drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Wipe them OUt ' 1 Ml it The most important bill thus far introduced is one for the call ng of a convention to amend our State constitution. This bill pro vides for the people at the next general election to vote upon the question of holding a convention (as was done in 18 11 when the convention was defeated), and if a majority is for the convention it will be held, but not otherwise- And then if the people vote for holding the convention the amendments proposed by the convention must be submitted to the people for ratification or re jection. The constitution needs amendment in several particu lars and no constitutional con vention has been held in this State since 1875. We favor the passage of this bill so as to allow the people to vote upon the ques tion of holding a convention, and thereby give them the opportun ity of deciding for themselves whether, or not they want a con vention. The most prominent lawyer m the Legislature (and one of the best men in the State, Hon. R. H. Battle,) has introduced a bill, which we hope will pass, to re duvirom 23 to Q the number of peremptory challenges which a defendant may have in the trial of a capital case. As it is now (23 challenges) the pris oner has too great an advantage f th State, and enables many a guilty murderer to e3Cipe con viction. Death has already entered the Legislature arid taken one of its members, Representative JohnL. Stewart, ot Moatgomsry county, who died last Sunday after only two days of sicknes3, aged 68 yr its. As heretofore noted, an other member, R3pre3entative Stainback, of Halifax, died about three weeks ago. THE GDYERNOR'S MESSAGE. Governor Kitchin's message to the Legislature was read to both branches of that body on last Thursday, and it is a most ex- se3sor or collector of taxe3 from ' WASHINGTON LETTER, the due performance of their of- vtom urHesmar aorresuoaaoat ficial duties, or their securities . Washington, Jan. 6 With the from liability; exception of the death of San i- "Giving effect to informal wills tor Elkin. of We3t Virginia, no or deeds; event of very great importance "Legalizing the unauthorized has occurred in Washington sine or invalid acts of any oificar or the adjournment of Congress, agent of the State, or any coun-jThe death of Mr. Elkins makes ty or municipality thereof; tit certain that there will ba two' "And prohibiting the General j Democratic Senators from his Assembly from indirectly enact-: State. Senator Scott, of West ing such special or local la w, by i Virginia will be succeeded by a the partial repeal of a general I Democrat, and th3 L?gislature i i l :..: it. -i i ii -n -ii i mwjuui.peruiii.uiig me uinerai i using jjam'jcrauc Will elect a For Lgrgcr AdtfcrtUo mcnts Liberal Contracts will bo mads. Money Thrown Away. The Durham Herald says that those counties., that have been spending their, money for dirt roads have had an opportunity during the past two weeks to 3ee how they will stand traffic. Assembly to repeal local or spe ciai act3. "3. I also recommend an amendment giving the governor the veto power. "4. And I further-recommend that section lis of Article VII of the Constitution be amended by cellent document, which we re- crret is too Ions- ta ha nuhifahed striking: out the words "the re- hellion' and suhstitntin? thews- iui me wuius nit; vuiiieut:racy in the War between the States. in The Record. all the most important, matters that will come before the Legis lature, or that should come be fore that body, and makes some timely suggestions and recommendations. The Governor urges that no backward step3 be taken in our march of progress, and while urging proper economy in appro priations he also urges that prop er and more liberal appropria tions be made for our charitable and educational institutions and for the old soldiers. Everybody should heartily concur with the Governor in this recommenda tion, which is x endorsed by the platforms of both political parties. In regard to our prohibition law the Governor says that, al though it has been in force a short time, yet its beneficent ef fects have been manifest. He says: Morality, inaustry ana frugality have increased, and politics and government have been to a great extent relieved of one of their most corrupting influencss." He urges the pro hibition of the near-beer bar rooms,, and a majority of our best citizens will concur with him in this recommendation. He recommends certain amend ments to our State constitution which deserve serious considera- tion, and which are as toilows: 1. An amendment prohibit ing the General Assembly from granting corporate power by special act, except to those insti- tutions tor cnamaoie, education al, penal and reformatory pur poses which are to ue ana re main under the patronage ana control of the State. 2. An amendment prohibit ing the General Assembly from nassiner local or special act3 on anv of the following subjects: "Regulating the affairs of eounties, cities, towns, town ships, wards or school districts: 'Changing the names of places ; "Authorizing the laying out, opening, altering or maintaining roads, highways, streets or al leys ; ' 'Relating to ferries or bi idges, or incorporating ferry or bridge companies; "Vacating roads, town plots, streets or alleys; ' 'Relating to cemeteries, grave yards or public grounds not of the State; We earnestly endorse the re commendation for the amend ment prohibiting the Legislature from passing local or special acts on the subjects above enumer ated, and which consume so much of the time of every Leg islature which should be devoted to more important matters of general interest We have often urged the need for such a pro hibition on special legislation and hope that this Legislature will take proper action in the matter. POPULATION OF CITIES. The Census Bureau has at last given out for publication the pop ulation of the cities in this State that exceed 5,000 inhabitants, and great has been the disap pointment in some of our cities at the result, the number being so much less than was expected. Greensboro's census population is much less that was predicted and boasted of by most of that city's citizens, some of "whom had claimed a population of over 30,000, and the official announce ment makes it only Half that number. The census shows the relative standing (as to population) of our cities to be Charlotte first, Wilmington second, Raleigh third, Asheville fourth and Dur ham nfth, but the ratio of in crease since the last census (in 1900) was greater in Durham than any other city, being al-! most three times as much. New Bern shows the smallest increase although one of the oldest cities in the State, Gov, Kitchin has appointed Mr. R. R. Clark, of States ville, a director of the Morganton Hos pital for the Insane, and no bet ter appointment could have been made. We congratulate the Governor upon his good judg ment in making this appoint ment, and also congratulate the State upon having the services of Mr. Clark in that position. Smokers Are Immune. After the Paris . Lancet's ad mission that tobacco aids diges- ' tion cmes the report of an army seats- " ' " J doctor whose regiment suffered "Incorporating cities or towns an epidemic of cerebrospinal or changing their charters; , meningitis. . "Establishing local courts; I He found that smokers resist "Fixing pay v of jurors and ,the disease better than non-smo- county commissioners; 'ft. could remam m the con- "Erecting new townships, or 'taminated area without being at- I changing township lines, or the t tacKea. lines of school districts; . . " ' r - "Creating offices, of present)-! The national corn exposition benator of that party to sac eei Senator Elkin, Tne late Si.n tor was one of the wealthier: of what ha3 been called the "A nar iuan house of millionaires." His death is generally explained in the press a caused by overwork at the late Congressional session, but anyone at all familiar with the facts will not be slo.v to at tribute his illness to high living. He no doubt had a powerful con stitution. but no constitution can forever withstand a perpetual banquet. ThePresident has announced that he will not take the initiative in bringing together in holy ac cord the belligerent wings of the Republican party kno wn as the stand-patters and the insur gents. He says that he will ad dress himself to the business of the country and leave any peace making program to the contend ing parties. When it wa3 announced some days ago that Senator-elect Lor imer had been given a clean bill of morals with reference to his election as Senator, there were many who said, "How will Col. Roosevelt feel now for refusing to sit at table with him and hav ing the refusal published over the world?" But now that the Senate has refused to approve the clean bill prepared by Sena tor Burroughs and others and proposes to take up the matter again, it is quite possible af ter all that history will justify ex President Roosevelt'3 action If appearances are to be trust ed, something will be done at this session of Congress to pre vent the influx of undesirable people from Europe. Surely if there is any choice in undesi rables the Asiatics by way of the Pacific are less vicious than some who have been recently coming across the At lantic. A deputation of Arneri can newspapers numbering 82 called on President Tafc io pro test against the hardships en countered by immigrants land ing in this country. Their spokesman, Louis Hammerling, told the President that thev ob jected to the suspicion with ! which immigration officers look ed upon those arriving in this country. President Taft (old them that he went last fall to JJllis Island and remained there during the forenoon listening to the cases presented to the immi gration commissioners and that once or twice, moved by com- j passion, he intervened in behalf of immigrants whom the com missioner would have turned) back, and that he had since fol-; i lowed those cases in which he! had been influenced against his better judgment, but that he had to make the humiliating con fession that the outcome vindi- j cated the commissioner and showed that his experience was better than the President's com passion. - When buying a cough medicine for children bear in mind that Chamber lain's Cough Remedy is most effectual for colds, croup and whooping cough and that it contains no harmful, drug. For sale by all dealers. President Hill of the North Carolina College, of Agriculture tiid Mechanic Arts, says the win-! ter course in- agriculture lias j opened up with exceptional suc cess. This is an eight-weeks cours3- Fifty men have alreadv entered for this course, which is ispcciaily for farmers, who can -Jianaa to get away from their! iarnu for that period to take I special instruction in farming! ffl metnoas. - m m m w J.I . Nissefl Round ound Wagon. The Best Made. AH Sizesiir Stock; I)o you know that fully nine out of every ten cases of rheumatism are simply rheumatism of the mus cles due to cold or . damp, or chron ic rheumatism, and require no internal treatment whatever? Apply Chamber lain's Linitaent freely and see how quickly it gives relief. For sale by all dealers. The seven tl annual session of the North Carolina association cor the prevention of - tuberculo sis will, be hald in the city of Raleigh January 31, under the presidency of Dr. Richard H. Lewis. ft. W.L. LONDON & SON. & ii ly Ut 0) to U l i to to a & to to to to to to to to to to V6r r J , ( Old Soldier Tortared". "For years I suffered unspeakable torture from indigestion, constipation md liver trouble," wrote A. If. Smith, n war veteran at Erie, Pa., "but Dr. King's Xew Life Pills fixed me all right. They're simply great." Try them for any stomach, liver6r kidney trouble. Only 25c at G. K.Pilkington's. The year 1910 is remarkable for the large number of philan thropic gifts for educational and charitable purposes. Substan tial pecuniary aid in many cases ha3 come from unknown donors. The total benefactions were $150, J00,00'), which exceeds the year I JOS by $30,000,000. Saves Two Lives. "Neither my si.ster nor myself might )e living today, if it had not been for Or. King's New Discovery,", writes A. 1). iicDona!d,Nof Fayetteville, X. C, ii. F. 1. No. 8, "for we both had fright ail coughs that no other remedy could neip. We were told my sister had con sumption. She was very weak andliad iiitfht. sweats but. your wonderful med-u-ine completely cured us both.'- itV the beat L ever used or heard of." Fo. sore i iings, coughs, colds, hemorrhage, lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, whooping eoug'ii, croup, ah broncial troubles, it's supreme. Trial bottle free. 10c and f 1. (Guaranteed by LI. 1L Pilkingfon. JOE W,- MANN AT BYNUM Extends New Year's Greetings -to his customers and friends and solicits a continuance their patronage. . eff FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS GUARANTEED TO SATISFY CUSTOMERS FROM THE ORIGINAL GAI2CAGE PLANT GROWERS. r I-K. 1 JKaiJfY WAKU-tCI.lt. CNAU-EsrolT ItRUKTtre. ,'fSr'KKH. fa' T A TP UCKE . MOTKT-:IMU 1 n Esiat&sfced t SCS. Paid 1st Capital Stock $30,000.00 Mggr we rev t irat PS 9Q0 PUkMT 5 u IU1L Ku lutre trrer twvnlf lbovaS wUsS.n1 0tciiir cwUmA WHY? itea4orfMult3lJIlisotlIyorB.oIM?budL Ord?raow; if t'.iu to"t Ui.i fitiuit? i )Mtsr1ibiiW itt .iimo, jjul Qy mrm ii trum tv.ai w!l for t'ie .;:ot H4'Kve. We saw ifcrsa Ssas c! Cabfcaga Sasd psr season SV,ttaf, ruit trpsasl cttrtuntKi. Wrlm f t ret vatiiog cf fI fct-pMK)t plant oftiiohvvC vnrlitns ionium! o? r&lulii iiiformatioo aOont frull,-id Tf?piLle growing. t-ra (rnCabtxtirct'lAQt. In iriMcft.(at$l.K HM0 to 5UW tl So iter tkonsand: A00 to.0W l.S pr thmuund: W.uw ft04 vtc tl.00 per tbou:iaua, t. o. U. ion-a islanO. O-jr biKicial utrm ram nlmts y Uv. Win. C. Geraty Co., Bos 153 Yonj?s I&Xm: tl , fi. C. Claud Sand3ii, lodgai in the jail a n-ro, was of Wake Mon7 day charged with setting fire to his hoise an i burning up his wife ani two children. - In Eig32omb2 county, Friday afternoon, one nsro shot and killei another naco for a gamb ling debt of $1.50. . '6 It may be from overwork, but the chances are He .from an in active LIVER. With a well conducted LIVER one can do mountains of labor without fatigue. ' It adds a hundred per cent to ones earning capacity. J It can be kept ia healthful action by, and only by Capt J. J. Thomas, one of Ral ' eigh's most prominent citizens died there on last Saturday, aged eighty years. . ( Solves a Deep Mystery. "1 want f 'tliank. vou from the bot torn of my Heart,?' wrote C. 13. Rader, 1 of Lewisburg, W. Va., for the wonder- fill double benefit I ' got from Electric ' Hitters, in curing rae of both a severe case of stomach trouble and of rheum t- January 30 to February 11. Ex tensive preparations are being made and it is expected ta be one of the greatest national ex- . .1 .- L IJ i. 1 t.l niDitions ever neiu m ta wonu. ' ing the compensation, powers or will be held in Columbus, Ohio, i tfcm, from which 1 had been an almost duties 01 omcers, cities, towns, townships, election or school dis tricts 'Regulating the feesorextend- ,ing the powers and duties of al dermen or commissioners 01 cit ies and towns, justices of the 'peace or constables; " iNew York tax valuations over Kegulatingtne management 01 . iyio is shown Dy tne report 01 public schools, the building or re- the tax commissioner for 1911 pairing of school houses, and the made public Monday. This will raising of money for such pur j increase the borrowing capacity Coffins and caskets;: helpless suiierer for ten years. It suit e.l my ease as though made just for me." For dyspepsia, indigestion, jaun dice and to rid the system of kidney ; poison that cause rheumatism, Elec- , . ! trie Hitters has no equal. Try them. An increase of $897,000,000 m j Ever v bottle is guaranteed to satisfv Only ,50c at G. R. Pilkington's. WsHIs poses; "Remitting fines, penalties and forfeitures, or refunding mon eys legally paid into the public treasury; 'Exempting property from tax ation; "Regulating labor, trade, min ing or manufacturing; " ' "Granting to any corporation, association or individual any spe of the city $89,700,000. A resolution authorizing an amepdment to the constitution of the United States providing for election of Senators by a di-. reet vote- of the people, will be reported favorably by tha Senate committee. Davis Elkins, son of Senator Stephen Elkins, of West Vir ginia, who died in ' Washington Saturday, succeeds his father as Senator. The West Virgina Leg islature, which i3 Democratic, elects a' Senator today. Death in a Roaring Fire May not result from the work of fire- j j bugs, but. of ten severe burns are causd ; that make a quick need for Buc-klen's TAKE NO 0UBSTITUTE. Sale of laud for Taxes. Notice is hereby given that at a sher iff's s;ile of land for taxes on M iy 2nd, 1010, 1 bought 20 acres of land in -Matthews township, listed in th? name of Minor lis".!nl, fr delinquent t:;x for the year 15KM. and if n-t redeemot! bv May" 1st. l'.Ul, I.wilhipnlv for a deed for the"satne. T. .SK: January -1. 131 1. nion Live Stock Co. HEADQUARTERS FOR A full stock of Coffins and Caskets always on hand and sold at all prices. All kinds and sizes. B. Nooe, Pittsborr, N. ?. PflCC'JREO AND CCFENOEO.aa,nJJU U4BW UJC 'J PW.101 'ii"' VTHKlt BTf.'w m. Writ; or route t ut at fl WASHINGTON, O. C. J UJlIBCi:C - A Mil Hi I II Lv ra wrizh. lr all ccuntrus mm.vm.,ms - a M.mf9 a :t t often tKu. VaIhA and JnfHr.ifmnit Pr"'l 'jtlifBl. ti p s . t . f I ... . . .- -- - CO" saic ior OH OX TIME. PITTSBORO, N C. Sale of Land for Taxes. Notiee is hereby given that at a sher iff's sale of land for taxes on June W h, 11)10, T bought 20 acres in Centre town ship, listed in the name of E. A. V' heirs, for -delinquent taxes fr the year lfl0i, an i if nut redeemed by the tir- Monday in June, Wll, 1 will apply fr a deed for the name. -.1. N. HAM l.i:i. January 4th. l:dl." or immunity; Notfee is hereby given that at a sner-. i!r's sale of land for tasc on the 2nd day of M:iy."l'.)10, 1 bought eight ares of 'land in Gulf bv.vnship, listed in thc- North Carolina's taxable prdn- ' Arnica Salve, the quickest, surest cure , name of Lee OUlham. for delinquent taxes ior win; j c;:i i.fj . .., deemed by the 2nd day of Miy, Mill. I will apply for a deed for the same; - a. n. smith, ' Pedlar's Hill, X. t. This 'fitikcf January, 1SG. Sale of Land for Taxes, j gaie of Land for Taxes. ht nriviletre ' ertV is 2613,000,000. 1 he tow- i for burns, wounas, cruises, oous, sores. 1 est valuation 01 iana is $ x.-oj am ; it suduucb niiiaiumauuu. M.mFm. 4 Ta tending the time for the as- an acre m Dare countj , ana tne ; it sootnes ana iuw. c Dare countv . and the i It soothes and heals. lWtinn nf taxea highest is $25.11 in GastOU. The eruptions, ulcers or lor nSKnrtae reieving any 'xet4& s a. B. Rikif - Notice is hereby given that at a sher ilT's s;i!e of land for tas on .lune i.'.th, .11)10, 1 bought 20 iiere of land in (''n t re "township, lifted in the name of llroughtoii & Sneliings. for delinqi enl taxes' for the year M.KV.t. and if not re deemed by tlie lirst Monday in June, , Mill. I will anidy fr a deed for the same J. N. II AM LET. January , 1911. EXECUTOR'S'NOTICE.-Hav-ing qualified, as orecutor of the lst will and testantent of Truble I). Horton,lec'(i. I hereby no'ify all per sons holding claims agalust s'ald de cedent to exhibit the same to me on or tefore the 7th dav of December, lull. ThiH Dee. -rth, lUlO. .11 IN I UH E. WOMIU.13. NOTICE. Applieatiou w ill be made at the next session of the (eieral Assembly for the passage of a bill amending the charter of the town of Merry Oaks so tv-i to extend the corporate limits and for other- purposes. It. J. YATES, Mayor. Pee. 21, WI0.