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INDEPENDENT TN POLITICS
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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1923.
THE GREATEST SINGLE
SOURCE OF CRIME
Greensboro News.
“From the rat-haunted, water-drip
ping holes in which our revolutionary
ancestors chained men to rot because
they could not pay small debts, to
the murderous Florida lumber swamp
in which Martin Talbert paid with his ,
life for the crime of a stolen railroad |
ride, our American jails have been a |
brutal and shameful failure,” observ
es Collier’s. That journal continues:
We are too righteous to admit that
a convct has any rights and too pros
perous and careless to give him a
square deal. Save for the few honor
able exceptions, our prisoners are con
demned by political officeholders to
the tender mercies of cheap and cow
ardly jailers. The jail is law to thou
sands of men, and their jailers are
lawless. Girls are held overnight in
cells because a dance hall has been
raided. Boys of high-school age are
flogged to mutilation in convict camps
Charles Dickens condemned solitary
confinement in a Philadelphia prison,
and a Philadelphia grand jury con
demned the same practices in the same
place over eighty years later. John
Bigplow condemned Sing Sing before
the Civil War, and men are still lock
ed up there. In the civilized Nether
lands no criminal record is entered
until the guilty person js over twenty
one. We finger-print kids of twelve
and thirteen, and put the felon’s brand
on them for life. The greatest single
source of crime in the United States
today is our local jails. How guilty
is your community ?
And yet it is doubtful if the ques
tions involving crime, criminality and
juvenile delinquency have been studied
with more diligence in any other coun
try,- and if greater progress has been
made elsewhere in the working out
of principles and and methods. A ra
tional penology has been devised that
is able to meet with some degree of
success the conditions found in any
part of the big country, even we be
lieve. in the South, where the crimin
al element includes whites and ne
groes and its problems include those
of race relationships having no coun- (
terparts elsewhere. But the great ma
jority of the people, including a ma
jority of the intelligent, the educated,
the leaders, remain oblivious. They
recognize no reason for giving thought
to the man in jail. “Too righteous”,
the journal quoted believes, to admit
that he has anv rights: certainly “*-oo
prosperous and careless” to give him
-a square deal.
SEEING NORTH CAROLINA.
By Bruce Craven.
It happened in the 1921 session of
the general assembly of North Caro
lina, in the senate thereof. A roll call
vote was being taken, and the most
majestic of the pompous statesmen
rose impressively to his feet, when
his name was called. “Mr. President”
he said, (and you don't get the full
force of this unless you pronounce
each word slowly and emphatically),
“Mr. President, I am paired with the
gentleman from Sampson. If he were
here, he would vote yes. If I were
here, I would vote yes.” And he sat
down, in a quiet that was a profound
tribute to his dignity.
Which reminds ore of that great
poem entitled “Billy’s in Trouble,”
written by Miss Anny Nonymous, but
which hasn’t gone the roundHn North
Carolina papers now for years, and it
is time to print it again, as follows,
to-wit:
“I’ve got a letter, parson, from my sor
away out west,
An’ my oP heart is heavy as an an
vil in my breast,
Tp think the boy whose futur’ I had
* once so proudly planned,
Should wander from the path of right
and come to such an end.
I told him when he left us, only three
short years ago,
He’d find hisself aplowing in a mighty
crooked row—
He’d miss his father’s counsels and
the mother’s prayers, too,
But he said the farm was hateful, an’
he guessed he’d have to go;
His .letters came re seWom that I
sometijnes sorter knowed
That Billy was a trampin’ on a mighty
reckv road.
But never once imagined he would
bow mv head in shame
An’ in the dust’d waller his ol’ dad
dy’s honored name.
He writes from out in Denver, an’ the
story’s mighty short;
I just can’t tell his mother; it’d crush
her poor old heart;
An’ so I reckoned, parson, you might
break the news to her—
Bill’s in the Legislatur’; but„he doesn’t
say what fur.”
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It Can’t Be Done.
Because one has seen a hundred of
the parades, celebrations and great
doings of life, be should not belittle
them find discourage those who have
aeen but few; anyway, he cant.
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Objects of Charity In Old Ago.
Bui-welors and spinsters tn tho
United States make up the larger pari
of those who in their old age aro
©bjlged to depend on the town or
state for support. Figures show that
men who have a' trade only one tn
a hundred thousand has to go to th«
poorhouse, and that of men wtfft a
eollege education the proportion Ife
smaller stili.
CONTROL THUNDERBOLTS. \
Prediction Made By Noted Sy Noted
Surgeon at Trinity.
By Henry Belk.
Durham, June 9. “The gigantic
powers of the molecule, the* atom, and
the electron will surely be within our
control before long. We snail then
hold in our hands the thunderbolts of
God.” Such was the prophecy made
by Dr. W. W. Keen, emeritus profes
sor of surgery at Jefferson Medical
college, Philadelphia, beginning the
Flowers series of citizenship lectures
at Trinity college tonight. Craven
Memorial hall was filled with Trinity
j students and Durham citizens who
heard him make the statement.
After listening to the amazing re
i cital of the victory of man over dis
ease through medical research, espe
cially as illustrated by the achieve
ments of Louis •Pasteur, even the lay
! men could see that the prophecy was
Ino pipe-dream or yellow-journalism
I effort at sensationalism. Coming from
j Dr. Keen, a young man of 68 years
and a veteran of the civil and world
war, the statement bore added weight.
; Dr. Keen in his lifetime has witness
! ed all of the wonderful achievements
! which he listed. He himself is re
! garded as one of the leading authori-'
ties of surgery in the country.
What Pasteur Did.
“Faith is as much a function of the
mind as is mere logic. But we must
be wary lest it degenerate into super
stition,” was one of the striking de
clarations of the Philadelphian.
Os Pasteur he declared: “He chal
lenged ignorance and prejudice and,
after a stiff fight, they capitulated.
He challenged disease, and forced it
to yied up its secrets. He challenged
death, and it fled from his presence.
“Do you hesitate to accept so sweep
ing a statement? Come, then, and
let us reason together. Recall his
saving the lives of the silkworms of
France. They are very lowly crea
tures, I admit, but they doubtless en
joyed their succulent mulberry leaves,
and imon the lives of these myriads
of little worms hung much of the
prosperity of France. Recall his pre
vention of suffering and his saving of
the lives of millions upon millions of
swire, fowls, sheep and cattle, not only
of France, but all over the whole,
round worM. Recall his prevention of
horrible suffering and his saving of
hundreds, if not thousands of human
fives hv his researches on
bia. Recall his saving of suffering
and hsi prevention of the death of
countless millions of human beings
from medical, surgical and puerperal
infections. You will then quickly say
‘Amen!’ to my statament, extrava
gant as you may have deemed it at
first!”
How Pasteur’s work to a great ex
tent rid childbirth of its terrors was
one of the several victories told in de
tail: “In Pennsylvania hospital from
1803 to 1833 every eighteenth mother
left her new-born babv motherless.
In 1872 Lusk, of New York, reported
an epidemic in which one mother out
of everv five died! In my own early
professional life I knew of case after
case proving fatal, and in some epi
demics the accourches for a long inter
val had to relinquish practice entirely,
for Death always peered over his
shoulder and slew every fifth, fourth
and third and even every second, mo
ther. Mortality as high as 57 moth
ers out of every hundred has bee"
recorded. Its mvsterv like the pesti
lence that walketh in darkness and
the destruction that wasteth at noon
day, spread fear among doctors and
expectant mothers.
“Oliver Wendell Holmes. in 1843
showed that it was contagious and
that the doctors and "*r»*<;ps
ves carried the dreaded infection, but
’’ow o" whv no o-»e knew. In 1846,
Semmelweiss, in Vienna, after experi
ments on rabtu+«s. o" re
fection of hands by chloride of lime—
an antiseptic, but, was d A rtded nnd ev
en ostracized. Pasteur, however, com
pelled a Peering throughout the world:
whet F he won the victopv.
“In 1879—less than 45 yeavq ago—
ip a debate at the Paris academv of
merb'nne. the leaders; were at odds
to the cause of this fever ami were
totally ignorant of any means for pre
venting it. .Sudden lv interrupting an |
eloquent colleague discussing the va- j
"ions possible causes. Pasteur de-l.nr- ,
ed that mierneral fever vm- of h o o_i
terial origin, and was carried by doc- j
tors and nurses. Hi'- oo 1 ’ r»r> rrp 0.0 . 1
s orted that he feared that this strange
microbe would never be found. There
upon Pasteur at once stenned to the
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POLICE DESTROY DRUGS. ETC.
; 101 ! °! f n i™3* ine » o P\ um ’ cocaine, opium pipes, hypodermic
of the N Y* p^r* $2,500,000, (which was seized by the Narcotic Squad
bv the sound n^ Ce B ept j! dur . m g tll9f P ast year and representing 2,478} riaids
S P“ ial deputy
Commissioner EpnW pli a^ Pohce n He ?^ l, - art f rs under the supervision of
J dope into the <»& *B
blackboard and drawing what we
know as the streptococcus, said ,‘Voi
la la figure.’ (There it is.) And that
it was indeed. 1
What has been the result of the re
' searches by which Pasteur demon
strated the cause of childbed fever
and how to abolish it? Every wife
• arid every husband should know these
facts and treasure Pasteur’s memory
■in their hearts. Instead of every
18th, every fifth, or more than every
second mother lost to her husband, her
children and the community, puerper
al now slays only one motther
| in 300 to even so low a rate as one
mother in 1,250. And in one conse
; cutive series of cases numbering 8,-
373 not one rnother lost her life from
puerperal fever!
“When the usual mortality from
puerperal fever now in the maternity
hospitals and in the practice of lead
ing obstetricians is only one-tenth of
one percent, it is not a tragedy that
in private practice its often two per
cent or more; that is, 10 to 20 times
greater than it should be. The rank
and file of the profession must be
wakened, up to their delinquency in not
using antiseptic and aseptic precau
tions.”
Instruments of precision: “Among
the most important means by which
' medical research is promoted are in
struments of precision. When I stud
ied medicine, a few, in fact a very few
doctors possessed a microscope.
Strange to say, the medical colleges
had none. Only those private stud
ents ‘who were so superstitious,” was
one of the striking things of that day
and few preceptors ever saw a micro
scope, much less had the chance to use
one. I doubt if there were half a doz
en thermometers and hypodermic syr
inges in the whole army of the Poto
mac in the Civil War. A number of
years passed before self-registering
thermometers were made. The first
short clinical thermometer I ever saw
was brought to me from London by
Weir Mitchell in 1876. The first book
on medical thermometry was publish
ed by Wundelich in 1868, three years
after the Civil War had closed. Im
agine the plight of the mother, of a
family today without a thermometer.”
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Point? of • Resemblance. 1
There Isn’t a whole lot of difference I
between the fellow who didn’t know
It was loaded and the theorist who
never knows when his theory is going
to explode. t
Professional Qarcts
VICTOR R. JOHNSON.
Attorney-at-Law,
Practices in all courts —Federal, State
and County.
Office over Brooks & Eubanks Store
Northeast corner court house square
PITTSBORO. N. C.
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LONG AND BELL.
Attorneys-at-Law.
PITTSBORO. N. C._
J. ELMER LONG. Durham, N. C.
DANIEL L. BELL. Pittsboro, N. £.
A. C. RA Y~
Attorney-at-Law.
PITTSBORO, N. C.
DR. R. M. FARRELL.
Dentist
Offices over the drug store, Main St.
Hours, 8 to 5.
PITTSBORO. N. C. .
PILKINGTON PHARMACY.
Prescriptions, drugs, medicines and
toilet articles.
KODAKS.
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* R. F. PASCHAL, *
Attorney-at-Law, 51
* Office over Postdfiice Siler City. *
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DR. J. D. GREGG, |
| Dentist. Siler City, N. C. j
1 Office over Siler Drug Store, j
Hours 8 a. m., to 5 p. m. |
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Kghslls
probable Candidate 2^
/or |ieutei\ai\t Governor £
Signs That Command* Attention.
“Drive safely. A fatal accident oc
curred here.” A number of signs bear
ing this inscription have been posted
on' a Massachusetts highway near
Boston, at points where persons have
been killed by automobiles.
'mmune From influenza.
There is one plaee always _ abso
lutely immune from intliieiiza This
sanctuary Is the cinnamon warehouse
connected with London's docks. No
employee has .ever been attacked by
the d ! seasc
[HAVE YOUR EYES EXAMINED!
\ BY AN EXPERT—COSTS NO
s . Dr. J. C. Mann, the well known I
eyesight Specialists and Opticia £
| will be at Dr. Farrell’s office in |
j Pittsboro, N. C., every fourth Tues- f
k day and at Dr. Thomas’ office, Siler (
City, N. C., every fourth Thursday f ,
iin each month. Headache relieved!
| when caused by eye strain. When j
j he fits you with glasses you haves
jthe satisfaction of knowng that!
"they are correct. Make a note o£|
I the, date and see him if your
I are weak. I
J His next visit in Pittsboro will |
| be Tuesday, June 26th. |
j His next visit in Siler City will 1
fbe Thursday, Ju ie 28th.
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Efird’s Chain Sale
Now Going On and Will Continue
Through the Entire Month of June
TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS, STOP WORK AND GO TO THE RALEIGH STORE AND
GET YOUR FULL SHARE OF THE BARGAINS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED. THIS
SMALL SPACE PREVENTS PRINTING THE HUNDREDS OF BARGAINS THAT WE
HAVE TO OFFER, BUT IF YOU WILL COME AND LET US KNOW THAT YOU
READ THIS AD IN THE CHATHAM RECORD YOU WILL GET SPECIAL CONSID
ERATION. " ■
Below we name just a few of the hundreds of bargains we have here and we assure you
that we have a rock bottom price on almost anything that you may want:
PALM BEACH SUITS.
Men apd young men's suits in slinks, ex
ra sizes, stouts, and sport models in light
colors, dark grays, flannels, etc. Every
suit with genuine Palm Beach label,
Sale Price : $10.75
DRESS SHIRTS.
Vlen’s Dress shirts, SI.OO values 65c
One Table men’s fine dress shirts,
all sizes, new patterns. 79c
Men’s $1.25 dress shirts, special at 95c
Men’s dress shirts, values worth up
o $1.65 at $1.35
Men’s $2.00 dress shirts at $1.65
MEN’S HOSIERY.
Men’s 50c silk socks 35c
3 for SI.OO.
Men’s full fashioned silk socki in
black, cordovan and navy, 85c values at 50c
Men’s very fine quality silk hose 20c
Men’s cotton socks 10c
THE EFIRD STORE
* One of The 33 Big Stores
X Raleigh, » - - North Carolina
The Fastest Retailing System in The World
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Fortunate Individual..
‘Lucky he who has been educated to
bear his fate, whatsoever it may be, !
by- an early example of uprightness, 1
and a childish training in honor. —
Thackeray.
J Riding
Out of Pate j
Ten years ago it was net an odd sight t 6 see many young
boys and girls riding bicycles over the county, and even
the men and women rode them. It was the better means
of locomotion. Nowadays folks use automobiles and fast
er methods of traveling. It is the latest and most mod
ern way. ' i
The same principle applies to Feed, Grain, Hay and
Groceries. Ten years ago folks were not so particular as
J •to the name, character or quality of things they ate or
1 fpd their stock, but there is a demand -now for better
i things. Those feeds that have been tested and found to
contain the most protein and fat to nourish the horses,
mules, cows and hogs and reduce the expense of feeding!
As stated in The Record before we are exclusive agents
for the celebrated Pease & Dwyer feed stuff and we han
dle it in every known article from that fed to the day
old chicks to the old gray mare in the pasture.
We also handle the very best groceries. We make no
j • effort to handle a low priced flour or other things you
want to eat, but we do sell the very best at about the I
same price the cheaper material will cost you.
Just drop around and see us. Tell us that you want to
see and buy some of the material advertised in The Re
cord and we will be pleased to show you through our j
store. We have about anything you want and we have it >
i in car load lots -and last but not least, the price is right.
| OUR MOTTO: Your Money’s Worth or Your Money Back 1
| CONNELL & FARRELL |
I Price Leaders Pittsboro, N. C.
+ BOYS’ SUITS, $3.98.
Boys’ tweed suits, novelty mixtures,
etc, sale price 1 $3.98
Boys’ two-pant suits, special at $5.98
All other boys’ suits at special prices dur
ing Chain Sal£.
BED LINEN” "
72x90 Seam sheets 68c
Full double bed size seam sheets 98c
63x90 Pepperell seamless sheets $1.25
81x90 Pepperell seamless sheets $1.35
42x36 Pillow cases 22c
32x36 Pepperell pillow cases 35c
All other sheets, wide sheeting and pillow
cases cut in price.
MUSLIN AND SILK
All ladies’ silk and .muslin underwear to go
in this sale at ridiculously low prices. Ev
ery table to be marked with special tickets.
KNIT TEDDIES.
Ladies’ Summer weight knit ted
dies, 50c values at 35c
18c gauze vest, regular and extra
sizes, 14c
♦ One lot ladies’ gauze vest 10c
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