Chatham UttvxA
M. A. LONDON, Editor.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 24, 1913.
Thf. Oeneral Assembly of
North Carolina meets today in
extra or special session and its
proceedings will be watched with I
much interest. The object of
this session is two-fold: for the
consideration of what amend
ments to our State constitution
shall be proposed and also the
consideration of the freight rate
question. According to our con
stitution the members of the
Legislature are oaid for only
twenty days when called in ex
tra session, so we may not ex
pect this session to continue
longer than the twenty days for
which pay can be drawn.
As our readers are aware, a
commission was appointed by an
act of the Legislature last winter
to consider what amendments to
our constitution are most needed,
and to report their findings to
the Governor for him to submit
to the Legislature. Of course
the Legislature is not bound to
adopt the report of this commis
sion or any of its proposed amend
ments. The consideration of
these amendments might con
sume all the session, but much
time will be devoted to the con
sideration of the freight rate
question, which of late seems to
be considered more important by
some persons than the amend
ments to the constitution. We
sincerely hope that our la wmak
ers will consider this freight rate
question and also the proposed
amendments with the utmost
care and caution.
The passage of our new tariff
bill does not seem to depress bus
iness or discourage manufactur
ing enterprises as had been con
fidently predicted, and no doubt
hoped for, by some of its oppo
nents. Indeed it seems to be
having just the contrary effect.
As an illustration of this asser
tion we cite a local item publish
ed last week in the Greensboro
Daily News, announcing that the
Revolution Manufacturing Com
pany would at once begin the en
largement of its mill near Greens
boro. The proposed enlargement
will cost from $1,250,000 to $1,
500,000, and when completed this
new will mill give employment to
about one thousand persons. In
addition to so many persons be
ing given employment in the new
mill when completed, several
hundred will be employed in its
construction.
We are pleased to note this
contemplated addition to what is
already one of the largest cotton
mills in the South, not only be
cause it proves that our new tar
iff bill will not depress manufac
turing enterprises, but also to
congratulate Greensboro upon
having such an important addi
tion to its many manufacturing
plants.
The resignation of Judge How
ard A. Foushee is much to be re
gretted, not only because bad
health induced him to resign but
also because it causes a serious
loss to our State judiciary. He
was not only a learned lawyer
but an eminently just and impar
tial judge, possessing the judi
cial temperament to an eminent
degree, a quality sadly wanting
in some of our judges.
While regretting the resigna
tion of Judge Foushee we are
pleased to note that Gov. Craig
has appointed so worthy a success
or to him as Hon. W. A. Devin,
of Oxford, for whom we confi
dently predict a brilliant judicial
career. He also is not only a
learned lawyer but has the judi
cial temperament, and his ap
pointment reflects much credit
on the good judgment of Gov.
Craig.
Not only has the election of
President Wilson and the pass
age of the new tariff bill failed
ta reduce the price of cotton, but
the price of tobacco is now high
er than it has been in several
years and the tobacco farmers
are getting rich. What will the
calamity-howlers do now?
Notwithstanding the passage
of the new tariff bill the price of
cotton does not drop, as was so
confidently predicted by the Republicans.
Gov. Craig has pardoned Rev.
R. L Davis, who was convicted
some weeks ago by a Wake coun
ty jury of striking with a bottle
a sympathizer with an alleged
blind tiger and was fined $10 and
costs. This pardon was asked
for by a very large number of
the most prominent citizens of
this State, including the presid
ing judge, the solicitor who pros
ecuted the case, Senators Sim
mons and Overman and Secre
tary Daniels. Affidavits of two
witnesses were filed with the
governor whose evidence proved
the innocence of Mr. Davis, and
who were not examined at the
trial.
This pardon will be heartily
approved by all fairminded men,
for the conviction of Mr. Davis
was a gross miscarriage of jus
tice and his prosecution was in
stigated by the whiskey element
in order to destroy his influence
as the State Superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League.
The currency bill passed the
House of Representatives last
Thursday by the overwhelming
vote of 286 to 85- Quite a num
ber of Republicans voted for it.
It is to be hoped that it will be
passed by the Senate, but of
course there can be no such ma
jority there as was in the House.
The success of this bill in the
House must be very gratifying
to President Wilson, who has its
passage so much at heart.
With the passage of this bill
by the Senate and the final pass
age of the tariff bill this session
of Congress will be entitled to
the thanks of all citizens w7ho
wish good government and just
laws.
Among the amendments to our
State constitution that have been
suggested we have not heard
anything said about changing
our State capitol from Raleigh to
Greensboro, as was suggested
some time ago. According to sec
tion 6 of article XIV of our consti
tution, "The seat of government
in thi3 State shall remain at the
city of Raleigh' Have our
neighbors at Greensboro aban
doned the idea of removing the
capitol to their city?
The supreme court of this
State will shortly decide whether
the convicts can be whipped by
their keepers, as has been done
so much. Last week Judge Cooke
decided in a case tried in the su
perior court of Wake county that
such punishment was unlawful,
and the case has been appealed
to the supreme court for its opin
ion. The Record has always
insisted that such punishment is
contrary to our State constitution-
Shot by Convict.
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 21. In a
desperate encounter with a ne
gro convict who was trying to
escape from the institution, Eli
B. Stetser, a deputy keeper at
the New Jersey prison, was shot
by the prisoner this morning and
died at a hospital. The convict,
William Diamond, was shot twice
in the arm by Stetser and now is
in the prison hospital. He will
be charged with murder as soon
as he is able to appear in court.
Diamond and another convict,
James Johnson, also a negro, had
planned to escape together and
asked to see Doctor Crane, the
prisoner physician, claiming that
they were sick. As the men
were released from their cells bv
Deputy Keeper Pierson Johnson
grabbed Pierson and Diamond
wrenched from the keeper his
revolver. He opened fire on
Stetser who returned the fire,
hitting Diamond twice. Mean
while Pierson had escaped from
the clutches of Johnson and Doc
tor Crane grabbed Diamond and
prevented him from firing again.
Johnson plunged through a glass
door and was so badly cut that
he had to be taken to the hospit
al. Both prisoners were serving
sentences for robbery.
Holding Dried Apples.
; Shelby. Sept. 21. Under one
roof at Marion, the A. Blanton
Grocer Company, which has
stores here and at that place, has
a half million pounds of sun
dried apples. Mr. A. Blanton,
the head of this institution, fore
saw a rise in the price of sun
dried fruit a year ago and bought
500,000 pounds at an average of
about four cents a pound. With
proper ventilation the fruit will
keep for several years, but ow
ing to the failure of the apple
crop this year, he already has a
profit of $18,000 but expects the
market to go still higher. Every
time the price advances one cent
a pound, this gigantic pile is
worth $5,000 more.
Cotton Damaged by Rains.
The cotton crop summary for
the week ending last Saturday,
for the entire South says that as
a result of seven to ten days of
practically continuous rains ma
terial damage to grade is report
ed over a large part of Alabama
and in every State westward to
the limit of the cotton belt. Some
actual loss of cotton is indicated
from beating rains, overflowed
lowlands and a result of the
sprouting seed in the boll. This
latter is. however, not a general
condition, being confined to un
favored localities. Little or no
picking has beea done in some
sections, the gins have been un
able to run for want of a supply
of cotton. At the end of the
week clear weather prevailed
over these States and field work
will be quickly resumed.
The benefits from rains in
these States will be manifest at
a later date in more fully ma
tured late bolls and possibly in
the formation of some new fruit
if killing frost is long delayed.
It is not quite clear at this time
to what extent the out-turn will
be helped from the better devel
opment of small and young bolls.
Since so great a percentage of
the crop was either open or about
ready to open the addition will
not likely be large. This is not
ably true in States west of the
Mississippi river.
In Georgia and the Carolinas
rains were not so heavy as else
where, but showers were fre
quent and delayed picking and
ginning, 'ihe early cotton is
opening very fast. The late
plantings will be helped by the
rain, but generally this late crop
is said to be not well fruited.
In North Carolina in some lo
calities there is much open cot
ton; in others it is beginning to
open rapidly. Considerable rust
and boll-rotting and the out-turn
is generally unsatisfactory or
below expectations of some weeks
ago.
In Texas there was no picking
over the entire State for ten
days. Grade damaged and some
cotton lost by beating rains and
seed sprouting. This damage not
general or heavy, however. In
northern counties with late frost
yield will be increased. In cen
tral parts plant has taken on
new growth with some slight
chance for late crop. Southern
counties too many weevil and
leaf worm to make any more
fruit. In western districts gin
ning will be completed very early
as cotton is about all open. Rains
as a whole of doubtful benefit.
Roosevelt May Be Candidate.
Washington, Sept 21. The
movement among Republicans to
turn to Colonel Roosevelt as the
leader in 1916 is growing with
remarkable rapidity.
The statement made vesterdav
jn Salt Lake City by United
States Senator George Suther
land, of Utah, predicting the
nomination of Roosevelt three
years hence on the Republican
ticket has added greatly to the
interest with which Washington
has been watching the turning
of the political wheel. Coming
from a senator who did not sup
port Roosevelt last year and who
always has been classed as a
strong conservative, the inter
view caused much comment.
Senator Sutherland, however,
has only voiced publicly what
many prominent Republican lead
ers have been' saying beneath
their breath for some time.
Several weeks ago the news
papers told of the growing feel
ing in Washington that Roose
velt's nomination on the Repub
lican ticket is inevitable and that
the colonel is open to sugges
tions of this character, but since
then the opinion among political
leaders has become stronger.
Many are convinced that they
will again be obliged to support
the colonel as the Republican
standard bearer.
Fifty Killed by Dynamite.
Laredo, Tex., Sept 22. Fifty
persons were killed when rebels
dynamited a passenger train on
the Mexican National railway, 60
miles south of Saltillo, Mexico,
Friday afternoon, 'according to
official reports to Mexican feder
al headquarters in Nuevo Laredo
today. The train aras then loot
ed and the surviving passengers
robbed, it is said.
Forty federal soldiers and ten
second class passengers com
prised the official death list The
number of injured was not given.
W. W. Mervia, of San Fran
cisco, the only American on the
train, is said to have escaped in
jury, but was robbed.
Two dynamite mines were set
off by electricity, it is said. The
first class coach was only derail
ed but the baggage, express and
two second class coaches were
blown to pieces.
Spank Nearly Killed Him.
Elkin, W. Va., Sept. 22. -Lee
Phares. a merchant of Valley
Bend, near here, is in a critical
condition from an injury sus
tained during an initiation cere
mony of a fraternal order. A
"spanker" containing a dyna
mite cap was being . used. .The
cap exploded, inflicting a serious
wound. Phares was hurried to
a hospital unconscious'.
Dynamited His House.
Bloomington. Ind., Sept. 19.
Mack Hurst, a stonemason . dy
namited his house here early to-
xlay, killing himself and one
daughter and fatally injuring
two other daughters, in addition
to demolishing the hou3e. Mrs.
Hurst, in a remarkable manner,
escaped injury. Hurst is believ
ed to have been insane.
The noise of the explosion
awoke the whole city. Police
and firemen hastened to the
scene and at ence began a search
of the ruins. The bodies of
Hurst and his dead daughter
were found in a mass of deb: is
at the rear of the home.
The other two daughters were
in another part of the ruins.
Both were unconscious and it
was some time before they were
revived. Neither was able to
tell anything of the occurrence.
The shock of the explosion
wrecked the ' house and was felt
in the whole, immediate neigh
borhood. Every pane of glass
for 'a block around was broken
and other minor damage done
homes in the immediate vicinity.
Hurst, who- was a stonemason,
but who had not been working
for some time, had been acting
strangely of late and an inquis-
itoral body had declared him in
sane. '
A Drastic Civil Rights Law.
From the Greensboro News.
New York State has recently
passed the most drastic anti-race
discrimination law .ever enacted
in any of the States. Hereto
fore it has been a misdemeanor
to refuse service in any public
place on account of race, but the
plaintiff had to prove actual dam
age as a result of the action be
fore he could recover in a civil
suit. The new law not only
makes it a misdemeanor, punish
able by a fine of from $100 to
1500, to turn any person away on
account of race, but the injured
party may also recover damages
in an amount equal to the fine.
Naturally, in New York the
people most interested are He
brews and negroes, though Chi
nese nnd other Orientals will
benefit equally, if the law is en
forced. Student Dies in Class "Scrap."
Lafayette, Ind.. Sept. 19. F.
W. Obenchain, of South Whitley.
Ind., died during the annual
"tank scrap" between the fresh
men and sophomore classes at
Purdue University here tonight.
Obenchain. a sophomore, and his
classmates wore leather collars,
reinforced with metal to protect
their necks. The dead student had
a goitre of the neck and during
the exertion attending the fight
his neck swelled until he choked
to death.
University students issued a
statement m which it was said
Obenchain's death was not due
to any injury received in the
fight and it was announced that
the historic "tank scrap" would
never be held again.
First Cotton Cargo.
Wilmington, Sept. 19. The
fir3t steamer to leave Wilming
ton this season with a cargo of
cotton for foreign ports sailed to
day. It is the British steamer
King Edgar. 2,433 tons. Captain
Brooks, and carries 11,786 bales
valued at $825,000, from Alex.
Sprunt'&Son, cotton exporters,
tor Bremen, Germany. The first
cargo last fall was taken out
September 23, the earlier date
this year indicating the rapidity
with which the staple is coming
on the market. Up to yesterday
a total of 18,550 bales had been
received here as against 10,290
up to the same date last year.
Three of Crew Drowned.
Bridgeport, Conn., Sept 21.
Three of the crew of the United
States torpedo destroyer McCall
were drowned in the harbor late
last night when the tug "Sea
board" collided with the destroy
er's power cutter in. which four
sailors who had been on shore
leave were returning to the Mc
Call.: Seaman Thompson was
saved by the tug's boats. He
said the names of his companions
who were downed were Shennan,
Russell and Chute.
Approximately 60,000 people
from various States have visited
Asheville and surrounding towns
during the past summer, accord
ing to Passenger Traffic Manager
S. H. Hardwick, of the Southern
Railway Company.
Mrs. Volley Mode, wife df J.
W. Mode, of Cleveland county,
died Sunday ' night at her home
of ptomaine poison. It is said
she had eaten canned goods
which no doubt had been opened
and left in the can for sometime.
The Southern Car Company, of
High Point, has received an or
der from South America for a
large amount of work to be done.
The order amounted to over $25,
000. The tax books show the valua
tion of property listed in Guil
ford county to be $26,456,940;
total amount of taxes. $244,388;
number of polls, 9,054.
A New Cotton Pest.
Scotland Neck. Sept. 18. Geo.
R. Bennett, of Enfield, agent for
the farmers' co-operation demon
stration work for this part of
Halifax county, was here this
week in the interest of his work.
He was exhibiting a number of
bolls of cotton which were in
fected with what he called cot
ton anthracnose. M. Bennett
says he has found quite a bit of
cotton infected with this pisease,
and estimates the damage in
many fields at from 10 to 25 per
cent. r V
He is advising the farmers to.
be exceedingly careful in select
ing their seed for another crop,
as the plant is t infected only
through the seed.
Mr. E. A. Lilley, of Spring
Hill, was here yesterday and said
'that he had about 40 acres in
fected with anthracnose, and he
considers that the field is dam
aged at least 33 1-3 per cent. Mr.
Lilley says the remainder of his
cotton crop so far has shown no
sign of the disease.
Don't Let Baby Suffer With Eczema
and Skin Eruptions.
Rabies need a perfect skin-covering.
Skio eruntions cause them not only in
tense sulIVfririg but hinder their growth.
Dr. Howaon's Eczema Ointment can
be relied on for relief and permanent
cure of suffering babies wtios skin
eruptions haye made their life micer
abU "Our baby was aillicted with
breaking out of the skin ail over the
face and scalp. Doctors and skin spe
cialists failed to help. We tried Dr.
liobson's Eczema Ointment and were
ove1 joyed to see baby completely cured
before one box was used," writes Mrs.
Strubler, Dubuque. Iowa. All drug
gists, or by mail. 50c. Pfeifler Chem
ical Company, St. .Louis, Mo., Phila
delphia, Pa. adv
Mr. Joshua B. Hill died very
suddenly last Thursday night just
as he was preparing to go to bed,
at his home in Raleigh. He was
one of that city's most promi
nent citizens and was 73 years
old. Some years ago he was the
United States marshal for this
district.
Do You Fear Consumption?
No matter how chronic your cough
or how severe vour throat or lung ail
ment is, Dr. King's New Discovery
will surely help 3rou; it may save your
hie. Stillman (ireenor Malichite.Col.,
writes: "Two doctors said I had con
sumption and could not live two years.
I used Dr. King's Discovery and am
alive and well." Your money refund
ed if it fails to benefit you. "The best
home remedy for coughs, colds, throat
and lung troubles. Price 50c and $1.
Guaranteed by G. R. Piikinirton. adv
Malaria or Chills & Fever
Prescription No. CG6 is prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS 4. FEVER.
Five or six dotes will break any case, and
if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c
CUT FLOWERS.
WEDDING BOUQUETS.
FUNERAL DESIGNS.
PALMS. FERNS. BLOOM
ING PLANTS. CABBAGE
AND TOMATO PLANTS
All orders given prompt atten
tion. M J. MCPHAIL.
phon No 94. Florist,
Sanford. N. C.
LAND SALE By virtue of an
order of the Superior Court in the
.Special Proceeding therein pending
entitled: "sley Thomas, Adminis
trator of Ambrose Thomas, vs. (J. V.
Thomas at d others," 1 will, at the
court-house door in Pittsboro, N. C,
on
Saturday, October 18, 1913,
offer for sale to the highest bidder the
following described tract of land, to
wit: A tract of land in Oakland Town
ship, Chatham County, N. C, bound
ed on the north by thePattishall land,
on the east by the land known as the
James roe place, on the south bv the
lands of Oran and Joe Williams and
on the west by the Nancy Lloyd land,
and more- particularly described as
follows:
On the waters of Cedar Creek, be
ginning at a white-oak, (ul more s
corner, running south his line and
north Clegg's line lt34 poles to a stake.
Clegg s corner near a pond; thence
west with his line crossing Cedar
Creek 104 poles to a white-oak; thence
north 1(5-1 poles to a stake in John A.
Johnson's line: thence east with his
line 104 poles to the first station, con
taining 105 acres, more or less, and
being the land owned by the late Am
brose lhomas in Oakland I ownship,
Chatham County, N. C.
terms of sale: One-half cash,
ance in G months, deferred payment
to bear interest from date of confirma
tion at the rate of 6 per cent, per an
num and title reserved, until all pur
chase moey is paid.
Time of sale: 12 o'clock m.
This September 11th, 191.'!.
It. II. HAYES,
Commissioner.
Hayes & Bynum, Attorneys.
ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE.
H living qualified as administr -tcr
of Hiram Henderson, dee'd, this is
to notify all persons holding claims
against said decedent to present them
to the undersigned on or before the
25thdavof August, 1914, or this no
tice will be plead in bar of their recov
ery. This August 27th, 1913.
' J. T. H ENDE KSON,
Adm'r Hiram Henderson.
Hayes & Bynum, Attorneys.
THIS IS
known the country over for the peculiar
goodness of its coffee. Its French
speaking population developed the art
of perfect coffee making more than a
hundred years ago.
Is the best of all so-called New
Orleans coffees. It is a peculiarly
rich, smooth, doubly strong, flavorful
coffee; pleasing to the palate and
bracing to the whole system. .
JL$k your grocer for it
and accept no substitute
yjg COMPANY
. TA X NOTICE
f
I will attend at the times and places mentioned below for the
purpose of collecting the taxes for the year 1913. This notice is
givn in obedience to the law which requires the sheriff to attend
at one or more places in each township during the month of Octo
ber. Please meet me and settle your taxes promptly as I will have
to settle the state taxe3. All persons are therefore requested to
come forward and settle their taxes at once.
Merry Oaks,
Farrar, Wilson & Rolvr-
son s,
New Hope
L. P. Council's Store
Council's Shop,
Fearrington,
Williams
Baldwin
! W. A. Allen's Store,
j Bynum, Atwater &
j Lambeth's,
; Moncure,
! Jas. KnighVs Shop,
i Gulf
Haw River
Oakland
Gulf
Goldston
B ear Creek,
Bonlee,
Bear Creek
Harper's X Roads,
Bennett,
Siler City,
Kimbolton,
Silk Hope,
Ralph Johnson's Store,
A J. Clark's
Gilliam Carter's,
Bunn Thompson's Store,
Matthews
Hickory Mt.
Albright'
Hadley
Pittsboro, Center
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LEON T.
Banking YourMoney
REGULARLY AT THE
Bank of Pittsboro
not only keeps you from spending it, but saves it for future
use, whether for business, pleasure or tim i of need!
SAFE, SURE AND SECURE.
It is Saving and Depositing regularly that makes your
account dollar upon dollar increase rapidly we add 4 per
cent interest. Commence Banking today.
CAPITAL ... . . l . $10,000
Surplus and Undivided Profits $7,000
W. L. LONDON, M. T. WILLIAMS
President. . Cashier.
DIRECTORS :
W. L. LONDON, JAS. L. GRIFFIN II. A. LONDON,
R. H. HAYES, H. M. LONDON, B. NOOE.
W. J. WOMBLE.
COFFINS and CASKETS
A full stock of Coffins and
Caskets always on hand and
sold at all pnees. Ail kinds
and sizes.
BNOOE,
PITTSBORO, N. C
THE CITY
Hp
., Wednesday a.m., Oct. 8
p. m., " 8
Thursday a. m., " 9
p. m-, '" " 9
Friday a. m., " 10
p. m., 10
Saturday a. m., " 11
p. m., " 11
Monday " 13
Tuesday " 14
Wednesday a. m., " 15
p. m:, 44 15
Thursday a. m., " 16
" A p. m., " 16
Friday a. m., 17
p. m-, " 17
Saturday "18
Monday a. m., " 20
p. m., " 20
Tuesday a. m., " 21
p. m., 44 21
Wednesday a. m., 44 22
p. m., 44 22
Monday 44 27
Respectfully yours,
LANE, Sheriff
tot
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as the adminis
trator of J. I). Siler, deceased, I hereby
give notice to all persons holding
claims against said decedent to exhibit
the same to me on or before the 17th
day of September, 11)14.
M. T. v ILLIAMS,
Pittsboro, N.- C.
Hayes & Bynum, Attorneys.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as the adminis
trator of Mrs. Nancy Marcom, de
ceased, I hereby notify all persons
holding clamis against said decedent
to exhibit the same to me on or before
the 17th day of September, 1914.
M. T. WILLIAMS.
Pittsboro, N. C.
Hayes & Bynum, Attorneys.