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VOL. 9, NO. 146.
SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA. SATURDAY, DEC 28. 1912.
$4 A YEAR.
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VILSON WELCOMED TO STAUNTON
TO CELEBRATE
President-elect and Mrs. Wilson at Staunton the. birth of Governor and
Toda There is an Appropriate Celebration of , .the Birth Day Trip
Fron New York One of Con tinned Enthusiasm-Fires Biased Through
Virginia Welcoming the Distinguished Virginian, Home.
Staunton, Va., Dec. 27. Virginia
- welcomed home tonight Gov. Wood
row Wolson, the eighth of her native
eons to be chosen President of the
- United States.
From the moment v the President
elect crossed the State line at .Alex
andria in the afternoon, after he had
a ten-minute glimpse of the National
Capital, until 9 o'clock tonight when'
he reached the little parsonage nere
where he was born, just 66 ears ago
tomorrow, the reception given him
was one of great enthusiasm, noisy,
. demonstrative and spectacular dis
play. Escorted by troops of calvary,
militia companies and a torchlight
procession in which practically the
whole town participated, the Gover-
' nor and Mrs. Wilson motored through
the streets of Staunton , to the home
of Rev. Dr. A. N. Fraser, pastor of
the. Presbyterian church where Rev.
Joseph R. Wilson, father of the President-elect,
lived in 1856.
Where He Wat Born.
. With Mrs. Wilson, the Presideht-
' elect paused for a minute on the il
luminated portico of. the house and
greeted Doctor Fraser, As the band
struck up "Dixie," the Governor turn-
ed and waved bis hat to the crowd
, " and a spontaneous shout of welcome
echoed in the winter air.
. "It's fine to be back again," ex
claimed; the President-elect as he
stepped indoors. Suffering still from
the effect of his cold, he retired im
mediately to the room in which he
was born, to rest for the tomorrow,
when the chief program of the' jubi
lee will be carried out ,"' ' !
Outside the crowds ,v surged J the
street whcib were ailve with color
' ar.d flag and electrical display.-From'
;far and wide,'7 native children : of I
Staunton bad come to greet their fel
low townsman." Except ' for an in
formal visit a year ago, Mr, Wil.mn
bad not been here since he was three
'r years old. .- (". VV
Staunton was not alone in : cele
brating the arrival in Virginia of the
distinguished visitor. Bonfires blazed
the way, fireworks shot across the
skies and red lights threw a festive
glare at all stations along the route,
though the train glided by most of
them without stopping. ; - iJr:
Mrs. Wilson stood with . her hus
- band on : the rear platform of. the
" train and enjoyed the demonstration
" too- '' ; V,.:
Chronological Sketch of Wodron
Wilson. ;
- 1856 - Born December 28; Staun
ton, Va.'V':;-; : '
1879 Graduated from Princetor
W 1880 A. M. Princeton. r
' fl882-r-4X.jB. University of Virgin-
jitw& W Johns jjlopUnsoU
yersity.; ,; :'HVv ' !"
1886-1901 Lt. TJ,4 Lake ' Forest,
' i.887'Tutane; 1 1898; Johns Hopkins,
. J902 Rutgeis,, J902; , University 1
"Pennsylvania, '1903 j- Brown, 1903;
',, outn,M909; Litt D. Yale, 190li r ;
'; 1883 PracUce law at AilanU, Ga.
. !M88U-;BecaMe associate professor
of. history and political economy at
Bryn Mawriv ::4' V -4 '
' I ,1885 Married ,Helen Louise; Ax
. ion. Savannah, Ga. -r ., i ? u ;
1888-2-Profes9or , of,' history nd po
: liticai economy at, Wesleyan Univer-
alty.j--J
1 1890-RetuTned to Princeton as
professor o f jurisprudent! anlj ,poli-
tlCS. VJ 'U-;.';l,::i il ?.";!'. " ...:'
4 1902 Elected President of Prince
v ton. - , ,
' 1910 Elected Governor ; . of , New
" Jersey. ' - ' .
1912 Elected Democratic nominee
for President.. .' '
:-, Authors ? Cabinet 1 Government in
Jh, United States, 1879; Congression-
. al Government, A Study in American
Politics, 1885; The State Elements
of Historical and Practical Politics,
1889; Division and Reunion, 1893; An
; Old Master and Other Political Es
says, 1893; Life of George Washing
ton, 1896; A History1 of the American
People', 1908 , ' J .
"For beauty I am not a star '. "."
s There are others handsomer, far;
But my face I don't mind it,"
. For I am behind it;
lis the people in front that I jar!"
Woodrow Wuson.
HIS 56TH BIRTHDAY
Entertain President-elect Wilson.
. Staunton, Va., Dee. 28. This quiet
town has not known such excitement
in many years as is shown tocay ovei
the entertainment planned for President-elect
' Woodrow Wilson on the
56th anniversary 6f his birth. 4 The
Presbyterian manse, occupied by hif
parents, where the President-elect
was born, has been put in first clasf
condition and its present . occupant
Dr. A. M. Frazier, 1 will entertair
Governor Wilson and the members of
his family who are with him. Th
whole town will join in the celebra
tion and the President-elect will maki
an address to the people of Staunton
The event has been made the occasion
of a home-coming week and jubilee.
WiU Arrive in Salisbury Tonight But
Will Return to Washington Immed
iately to Remain With the Senator
Indefinitely Daughters With Him
in Wife's Absence. V
Mrs. Lee S. .Overman Jft Washing
ton this morning to com to Salisbury
to close the Overman home and will
return to the capital immediately to
be with Senator Overman indefinitely.
She will; go with Mr. Overman when
he goes to take the months rest which
his physicians prescribed for him as
soon as he is able to leave Washing
ton. This will probably be taken at
either Hot Springs, Ark or Atlantic
City, NJ. In Mrs. Overman's brief
absence Lron" Washington ; thrSfln-
ator's daughters, Mrs. E. C Gregory
and Miss Katherlyit Overman, will be
with their father,' having left this
morning, for the capItoL The com
panionship of the family is not made
necessary on account of any 'serious
condition of Mr. Overman, for news
from him is that he is still improving
entirely satisfactory and that he is
regarded as being fully out of danger.
5 Mr. Overman win have much hard
Work before him in the 'coming ex
tra session of congress 'which President-elect
Wilsoli " has stated he will
call early after his inauguration
he is desirous of fitting himself phy
sically; for this task, t As one of the
leaders In the senate his services are
much to be desired by his party and
his state,'' and the i continued good
news f rom him" since the operation
for appendicitis is received with de
light by all North Carolinians, irres
pective of, party..; .
. i . i.r 1 ;
: Mr: L. Al, Henry, a, former Salis
burian,' whd;'ieft here Several ' years
ago and'fpcated. In jGreensboro, is. to
again make this, city his home. He
has rented the residence on East In
nis street, between that of,. Mr. A.
Parker, and the railroad bridge. Sal
Isbury - kjglad; to iagin j cjaiin Mr.
Henly and: his family as .residents,
Kaigits!r ihe Grip" to Have Import
ant, Meeting TonigM Which ..Will
,be Followed, by a Social Session
ir Af Number W.iVleirs'to be Pres
ent aim a iGeneral Good, Time is
l-Expected. V-,. ; j. !. r
; The numbers pf JSalisUury Council
ria. ; iai: Ilniteif 'Cohiniewial Travel
ers, will have a buiness meeting to
night " in ' the Woodmen ; hall ,i in the
Post building, and at the close of the
business session there will be a soc
ial hour and smoker; The members
are requested to be present at 7 :30
sham, and at 8:30 sharp all travel
ing . men and wholesale dealers,9 as
well as others who have an invitation
are requested to meet the knights of
the grip in the hall and spend an hour
pleasantly, 'during which there will
be a smoker. ".A number of visitors
are expected to be presentjjthere will
probably be several short talks and
a general good time is assured all who
attend.fvThe boy are sincere in de
siring all travelers . and wholesale
men to meet with them and they will
give every one a welcome for which
these splendid men of the road are
noted. The occasion promises to be
TO CLOSE HER HOME
an enjoyable one, indeed.
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W0ODE0W WILSON. .
EIGHTMENAREKILLEDATHAIVILET
WHEN BOILER EXPLODES AT R: fc SHOPS
Stationary Boiler Gets Out of Work ing Order in Seaboard . Shops and '
When Cold Water is Turned in on Dry Boiler Pipes a Terrific Blow
up Follows Foreman" Utter and Brother Killer, Also Electrician
Reynolds and Five Negro Laborers Building Wrecked.
Hamlet, N. C, Dec 28. Eight men
were killed outright at the shops of
the Seabord Air Line here this morn
ing shortly after 7 o'clock when a sta
tionery boiler blew up. The dead are;
C B. Utter, foreman.''
William Utter; his brother.
' H. G. Reynolds, electrician.
Five negro helners.
Not a man in reach of the explosion
lived to tell the tale and all eight of
the aftove, were killed instantly, the
bodies of some of them being so hor
ribly mangled and scattered that the
remains had to be gathered up as best
they could by the use of shovels. The
accident occurred just as the night
ALL GUILTY BUT ONE
Jury In ,",the .Case of thei Dynamite
Conspirators Returns Guilty Ver
dict Against all Men Under Trial
Except Two Court Adjourned Till
. Monday When Some of the' Men
- Will be Sentenced. r
Jndianapolis, .-Dec 28. yAmid sil
enc broken only by the monotonous
voice of the clerk of the court 38 of ,
the 440 of the Union ' Labor men on
trial here since October I heard them-'
selves' declared guilty of conspiracy
to" transport explosives illegally.
Daniel Buckley Davenport, Iowa,
and, Herman Seiffrel, 'ofMiJwaukee,
are - the two' men not; found guilty..
ThisT verdict jagged hole in the or
ganization of iron workers, as it puts
its' president, Frank M. Ryan, in
jail as well ai other officials of the
organization. . Court adjourned . un
til Monday morning when it is be
lieved an opportunity . will be given
to the men to appeal, this being re
fused them today. Ryan said; "this
will ' not cripple the union, the work
will be done by other officers, in case
art juppeal is not available in this
case," . Judge Anderson refused to
tajcej a poll pi the jury, declaring that
he, had done so privately and to do so
now ' would take too ' long., Marshall
Schmidt said he-would give the wives
of -the defendants' an opportunity to
visit J the men ' before sentenced is
passed. The wife of F, J. Painter,
pf: 'Omaha, fainted. . Others stood
around and wept bitterly when the
return was made, others . were . his
shift was going off and the da shift
coming on and was due to some defect
in the boiler, which had run dry anc1
when cold water was let in on the drj
pipes the explosion followed. The
building was badly wrecked. The new
of the terrible accident spread rapidly
and many rushed to the scene, which
presented a sickening appearance. , -
C B. Utter is well. and favorably
remembered in Salisbury and Spencei
having worked , at Spencer several
years ago. He married daughter of
Capt Hogan of Raleigh. His wife was
also a niece of Mr. Joseph G. Brown,
a prominent banker of that city.
torical while some remained silent.
United States Attorney. Charles Mil
ler said that this verdict is a blow
at organized labor but a distinct ser
vice to labor, in that it rids labor of
the stigma of such men as bring the
organizations into trouble. It is pos
sible for the men to be given a severe
Sentence, or a light one. The sen
tence may be as high as thirty-nine
and a half 'years, or it could range
down to a fine or l suspended sen
tence; Judge Anderson expects - to
sentence Ed Clark and Ottie McMan
igal on Monday.
Automobile race fans are delighted
at an announcement that comes from
Paris to the , effect that " the Aur.o
Club de France has decided to reopen
the entry list for the Grand Prix and
if a representative number of cars
are named by February 15, Europe's
premier road race will again be run.
i Staunton, Dec. 28. Hardly ;
thousand visitors of Old". Do-
one of the twelve thousand
. population or the ' twenty-five
thousand visitors : of the' Old ;
minion "did anything today but
celebrate; all joining in the joys :,
. of the festivities. r From - the
moment Mr. Wilson appeared '
after, spending the night in 4-
' the house in which he was born '
he displayed the keenest inter-
est and pleasure in the visit.
He is expected to deliver an..
address in the church in which
he was baptised.
I, JOSEPH FEES
TO TALKSITWLE TAX
PROMINENT AND WEALTHY
PHILADELPHIAN HERE TO
DAY FOR A SHORT STAY.,
AT INDUSTRIAL CLUB 4:30
Senior of Fels and Company, Many
facturer of Celebrated Fela-Naptha
Soap a Visitor in Salisbury Again
Arrangements Made for Him to
Address Business and Professional
Men at the Rooms of the Salhtbarjr
Industrial Club at 4:30 Thta After
noon Giving His Time to Discuss
ing Tax Question, .: ,;'
Mt. Joseph Felt, of Philadelphia,
of Fels and Co, napUia soap manu
facturers, and well known in Salis
bury, Is in the city for the day and
has by calling on several prominent
citizens who have the good and wel
fare of the city at heart' called a
meeting for 4:30 o'clock this after
noon in the rooms of the Salisbury
Industrial club to hear his discuss
the taxation question as ' It effects
and must continue to effect Salisbury.
In other words Mr, Fels is here for
the purpose of indicating to the citi
zens of Salisbury the absolute ' nec
essity of untaxing labor, business ana
all industry in order to encourage the
constant and continuous growth of
the city and the well, being of the cit
izens." We a,re told by Mr. Fels that
he has been giving most of his time
luring the last five years to the care
ful study of the various - taxation
methods used throughout" the world
and is giving himself and all the capa
city he has and considerable of his in
come to the propaganda for the only
right kind of taxation.that of a single
tax upon land values- pue and simple.
The citizens of Salisbury and espee
'ally business and professional men,
tare cordially-invited to meet Mr. Fels
this Saturday - afternoon ' at 4 ;30
o'clockIn th Industrial club noma,
which prganlzation, through Its" ef
ficient secreUry 4a promoting this
initial meeting to' discuss this most
Important thing,, yet to happen in
Salisbury .and indeed every city in the
State of North Carolina. " ' t
It is expected that Col, A. H. Boy
den, CoL John' S. Henderson, or oth
er prominent citizens "wilt take the
:hair, and full opportunities will be
given by the speaker for questions
and free discussion.
A full report' of the meeting will
be given in the .next issue of the Post:
It is practically appropriate to quote
here what a recent issue of the Spo
kane, Wash., Chronicle, says editor
ially in regard to the single tax:
)' You might as .well face it, realty
owners of Spokane. Single tax is no
longer a dull dream told in a dry
book. ... It is a live issue, backed
by clever, earnest men. It can not
be dismissed. It must be faced. It
is live issue in Portland, Ore. It is the
great, issue in Seattle, plunging out
of one campaign into another. , To
Everett it is not an Issue-.but an
event the event. 'Spokane must be
ready for Spokane is not far down the
line: Shall all taxes state, county,
school, city be levied on land values
and on public franchise T Shall the
owner of the vacant lot in the city
pay as heavily as the proprietor of
the 1,000,000 building that stands
on the adjoining ground? la it fair
to tax one man for' an unimproved,
unused quarter section as much as
his neighbor must pay for his 160
acres, covered with costly improve
ments and cultivated so it will yield
a fat income every year?
Three questions confront the land
owner, every tenant, every agent:
every tenant, every agentt "How
would the single tax affect me?"
"How would aingle tax affect me?"
it just and right?" Let the first two
queries be ignored or forgotten.' By
the third the single tax must fall or
stand. ;,. v. - ,- ; .. .v...i
Marriage Will Not Take Place.
The Post is asked to publish the
following:
A. J. Foaster and wife wish to an
nounce that the' marriage of their
daughter will not take place on
Thursday, January 2, at the colored
Presbyterian church. '
The Post force has today been en
joying a box of fine tangerines, sent
to the office by Mr. A. B. Saleeby
and for which he has the thanks of
every one on the paper, from the edi
tor down to the office boy.
' Louisiana has readmitted her chil
dren to the stage. ' , .-
ROK! COUNTY FARMER'S UlilOII
VOTE TO ESTABLISH A WAREHOUSE
Largely Attended Meeting at Barge rs School House Officers Sleeted
for the Coming Year Favor Farm Demonstration ; Longer School
Terms; Compulsory Education to a Certain Extent; Change in Pres
ent Road Working System, and Election of County Superintendent of
School by Direct Vote of the People. ,,
The annuel meeting of the Rowan
county farmers union was held at
Banter's School house near Rockwell
Friday and today, being a two days
session. There were present between
50 and 60 of the most representative
members of the union from . nearly
every part of the county, and eachl
one was present for business.
After the enrollment of the dele
gates the election of officers for the
ensuing year was first in order.' The
election resulted as follows:
M. G. M. Fisher, president.'
-. Oscar Phillips, secretary and treat
nrer. "'"; -V-
Clint N. Brown, county lecturer
and organiser.
F. Brown, chaplain.
O. L. Heilig, doorkeeper.
W. A. Hall, assistant doorkeeper.
: C. R. Julian, conductor."
D. D. Patterson, Business agent
, Executive committee, J. 8. Hall, J.
H. Frick, M G. M. Fisher, George H.
Parks, Dr. C. M. Poole.
. The question of organizing a un
ion warehouse for Rowan county was
taken up and It was found that about
fl.OOO had been subscribed. - A mo
tion was carried that each local take
stock for the next two weeks and all
stockholders meet in Salisbury on
Saturday, January 18th to organize
and launch the warehouse. It is plan
ned to begin operation 'when $3,000
have been subscribed. This amount
(s now practically in sight The ware
house will be located at a central
point in the count', which means that
it be established in Salisbury. The
farmers will operate both a tales and
exchange house. They will , handle
their own cotton, selling direct to thai
mills, thus , eliminating . the middle
man or the cotton treyer. Other pro
duett of the farm will be handled in
the seme manner.' The warehouse
company, according to the plan, will
elect a board of directors' consisting
of twelve stockholders who will have
all authority to manage and oper
ate the warehouse. A competent man
will bo employed and placed in charge
and this man will devoite all his time
to the business. The farmers are' en
thusiastic over warehouse; and will
give it their cordial' co-operation; '
The resolutions committee, formu
lated the following which was pre
sented and approved at today's ses
sion. ' ' . ',.
As to Road Improvement . r ,
. Resolved, .That we favor the, abol
ishment of the present road working
system and the enactment of m-road
law that will be more operative."
The plan' of each man of the pres
ent age working four days - each
year, had fizoven to be biefflcient and
unsatisfactory and should be chang
ed. gCi'M -x v -r ,;: r
' We heartily favor working the pub
jic roads by taxation and recommend
FEAST COUNTY CONVICTS
Prisoners at Chain Gang Camp Will
" Be Remembered With a Big Dinner,
Fruits and the Like Services to be
. .Held at the Camp in the Afternoon,
Conducted by Mr. Tatnm.
- Tomorrow the prisoners at the
opunty chain gang camp which is lo
cated near the fair grounds, on the
car line, will be remembered with a
big dinner, which will be in the na
ture, of a Christmas feast ' Dr. Job
Whitehead is the leading spirit in
providing this feast ' and Mr.' A. E
Saleeby is also preparing to supply
these unfortunates with, fruits along
with tie dinner. - Sould there be any
who desire to aid In this matter they
can send donations to Mr. Saleeby's
store this afternoon or tonight and
they will properly looked after, or
they may be sent t othe camp tomor
row.; Those having this matter in
hand could not let this glad season
by without making the hearts of
these unfortunate people and the re
membrance of them at this time will
be calculated to make better people
of them.';;;;;:v ' -ft--v"'
; Tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock
the regular, Sunday services will be
held at the camp and will be conduct
ed by Mr. Tatum. The public? it in
vited to this service; and all who de
sire can take the 2:40 ear at the court
house. " . ' " '
that the Rowan county union in ses
sion assembled appoint a committee
to draw up a suitable petition, to be
presented to the Senator and Repre
sentatives from this county, request- '
ing that they do all in their power
to pass such a law.
; ; As to Public Schools ;
Resolved, " That , we favor the
enactment of a school law ' by the
coming legislature that wil give as
six months : school each year. , We ,
further favor a law that will compel -the
parents of children between the
ages of S and 15 years to send them
to the schools during the school term,
provided, they can give valid and sat
isfactory reason for not sending them.
As to Fsrm Demonstration.
Resolved, That the county union'
In session memorallze. , the present
board of county commissioners to
make a sufficient appropriation to
re-establish -farm demonstration ' in
this county. ; ' ",. '
. Resolved; Further that a commit ,
tee be appointed to present this mat
ter to the board and urge that they'
take this action. -At
to County Board of Education.
We favor the election of the county
board of education by ballot, at other
county officert. . .
SOI IE LOCAL TALK
A Few Quickly Gathered Local and
'Personal Items, Picked up About
the City and Boiled Down for Rap
id .Reading A Number of Live
Items
' More nice weather, to round out the
holidays. .' t "" r-,." . .
Another visitor last night Vat T.cg
liter of Deeds J. M. Boyette, of Al
bemarle, A merry Christmas and a happy
New Year greeting came to the POST
this meming from Saleeby box
of oranges, and the POST force has
been enjoying them most thoroughly.
May your shadow, never grow less,
Mr. A. B.? We thahk you.'
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1 ; Raid announces a special sale for
Monday the 30th in an advertisemeht
this afternoon.' ' , - ' '
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D.- M. ; Miller- has a . new ad. for
today. Be sure and see what be .is
talking about '1 .;'
' Mr.' L. A; Mahaley, who' haa been
spending the holidays in the city with
relatives, leaves .tomorrow for Rich
mond. ,
New Victor, records is what Arey
Hardware Company is talking ttouc
today. i -
Mr. G. A. Lyerly, a former Salis
burian, but who for some time has
lived in Richmond, where he ia chief
clerk for Overman' Williamson and
Co has been spending the holidays
here with friends. Mr. Lyerly leaves ,
tomorrow for Richmond ' . .V .
The Peoples Realty and Insurance
Co., has an advertisement in today's
paper telling of the sale : of lots at :
Round Knob. .The POST the otner
day had a local story of the organi
sation ef the company to handle this
property, Mr. J. M. . Maupln being
made president Now see Mr. Mau
pln if you are interested in a Rounor
Knob lot ' ' f
Mr. E. E. Baper, of Lexington, wa?
a Salisbury visitor yesterday.
Watson Smoot, of Concord, is visit
ing his grandmother, Mrs. - G. W.
WaUon. " . T
. Portland, Me, Pec, 28. A demand
for a wage increase of nearly 60 per
cent will be made by local members
of the Carmen's union of America
soon after the new year. Membera
of the hnion claim they get much
less than the carmen in other cities.
Mr! W. T. Combs of Leaksville, a
nephew of Mrs. C A. G. Thomas, is
visiting the Baptist parsonage for a
few das.