v r Get Ready for 7 Big Oavs Among Them Comes JULY 4th D!fXA4- j-kf A ll bet m on the CHround Floor." Buy your Chautauqua Sea son Ticket. AND RANDLEMAN NEWS. VOL. 9 ASHBORO, N. O, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1914 NO. 50 mr i mi una inn i " 1 I i GATORS GET A VISION OF EASY STREET Democratic Politicians at Wash ington Said to Have Gold Fever If you happen to have receiv i a 'communication on the offi c al letter paper of the commit fpp on census, United States Sntor William E. Chilton, of Wei Virginia, chairman, paint L the rosy prospects of a North Carolina mine, it is due to mis- taho if you have been favored with an identical communication nn the letterhead of the commit tee on rules, it, too, was the re sultof a mistake. You can take the words of Senator Chilton and Senator Ov erman for that. x i. While acknowledging interest in the mining venture, both dis claim personal responsibility for the extraordinary use of the offi cial stationery of the senate com mittee. They say the clerks were to blame. But the appearance of these letters among the curb brokers in New York has brought to a definite foundation stories that have been circulated in Wash ington for some time, that a sec tion of the senate and others in Democratic officialdom were in the throes of an incipient gold fever; that dreams were being dreamed of fabulous fortunes to be drawn from the North Car lina mountain; that clerks and pages who were fortunate enough to get an inkling of" this short cut to "easy street" were withdrawing their money from the banks to buy stocks, and that all were basking in the sunshine raidiated by one Walter George Newman, a promoter who has had something of a record in mining ventures. Williams Involved But in this Democratic gold movement John Skelton Wil liams, comptroller of the curren cy, has played an humble part. Mr. Williams, when he was as- oiniit corvpfnrv of the treas- ury, had the chief expert of the United States assay office sent to North Carolina at the gov ernment's expense to investi gate the Newsome gold mine. Some of the Democratic sena tor? flvflilpfl themselves of the results of that visit; but it should be said that the report made by the experts, though not entirely unfavorable, was hardly as rosy as representations that had been made. The mining property that has aroused so much Democratic en thusiasm is that of the Goldhill Consolidation Company, whose mine is at Goldhill, Rowan coun ty. N. C. This comnany is the successor for the old Goldhill Copper Company. The latter is described in the copper hand book, n rppncrnizeri anthoritv on such matters, as "a notorious promotion that caught many Wall street operators," but that is merely a matter of history. New Comnanv Starts A new fomnanv has been or ganized with . Walter - George iNewman as president, witn an authorized canital nf $5,000,000. par S5 a share. The letter sent out on the senate committee's stationery is signed by "J. C. Williams, economic and mining geologist." As Mr. Newman, the promot- er ana owner ot a majority in terest in the nrooertv. under stands it, Williams was sent aown to Goldhill at the instance of Senator Chilton. Thereafter the mining engineer wrote a let- to the senator which had 1 uv"cu UJ lino laivc the official stationery of the two cudie committees, and lallen mto the hands 'of stock brokers. IiARN BURNED. Lightning Sets Fire to Walter Vamer's Barn Sunday On last Sunday afternoon the arn of Mr. Walter Varner, who uv s about two miles east of the was struck by lightning and on hre and burned to the pound. Mr. Varner's stock was sayed but the barn housed his tire wheat "crop which was de- oll,wi. The loss is not known. Wa"t to Send Early to the Hon olulu Islands miu ioiuiiuo The Honolulu board of health "as received a rpnupsf from the federal health authorities ask- J tor permission to send John ftjriv' the alleed lePer' for" tho vr i m orth Carolina to e .Yioiakai island. Local oppo- bZ t0 the Proposed plan has if p i , ea and " is doubtful L?y a transfer will be ner- "Utteci. r MR. COLTRANE WRITES Makes Good Suggestions County Affairs. on Editor of The Bulletin: The time is drawing near when the forces in Randolph county! that are opposed to "boss rule" should begin to cast about and devise ways and means by wihcrT Moore and Mr. J. T. Winslow, this rule nay be broken, and judges in the contest, and the the county government restored following is the report as filed to the hands the people. If by them : . the whole opposition to the gov-! We the undersigned judges in ernment as it- exists in this the Bulletin Popular Voting county could be crystalized into Contest hereby certify that we a solid, compact, working body, 'have counted the ballots that it would be an easy matter -to have been cast and that we do defeat the "bosses" by a large make the following awards: majority in November. The Winner of five-passenger Max question then is can this union. well automobile, purchased from of forces be effected, and if so, 1 Younts-Luck Auto Co., .-Mrs. how? I Prim Millikan, Asheboro, total Now in order to effect a strong working opposition to the "ma chine ridden" party, which now controls the affairs of the coun ty, the first thing it seems to me would be for the Progressive Re- publican parties to call a "love feast" very soon and bury their . . v ditterences and unite in one su-' preme effort to wrest the coun - ty government from the hands of the "court house" ring and place it in the hands of the plain people. I believe also, that an invitation should be extended to our Progressive Democratic friends, and all citizens who fa- vor honest and impartial elec- tions, and progressive principles. Extend the invitation to all hon- Pat. and rrmarfial pWHn Q I . " . - . the invitation to all who want to see the Machine" put out of ST r?n tie part it played m'lL'P' power for the part it played nullifying its party platform of two years ago in regard to plac ing county officers on salaries. How the ftogressive Democrats , w . xv., ur. Alexander persuasion can 7 u A"",.ua&1"" ca"iMrs. Lura Garner follow the leadership of such M,. T,nmmip Hni men as A. D.- Watts when he characterizes the principles f or ! which they stand as d nonsense is uey onu our compi. i , Miss Callie Dean 46,675 hension. If practically all theMiss Ala Hayes 16675 people in the county and state ; mss Limuia Welch 3,575 believe in the principles of gov ernment which the people at th i present time are, demanding would consolidate and fight for these principles under one ban ner the victory would be certain and overwhelming. But as long as such men as Watts, Morrison etc., can succeed in keeping the people divided on these issues the people will get nothing and Watts & Co. will reap a rich re ward. It makes but little differ ence under what name this un ion might be effected. Princi ples are rather to be chosen than names. It might be known as the Citizens' party, or the Proving like eighteen months ago, gressive-Republican party, or showed that the present incum the Progressive - Republican- bent and also his predecessor Democrat party. If such an al-ad been allowed something like liance could be formed the re- 500 per year more than they demption of Randolph county were enttitlcd to for computing be doubly certain and the de- the taxes. Whether this is true grading type of the Watts poli-or not I do not know but would tician would be overwhelmed. jhe glad to have some informa Now I believe that the op-(tion in regard to the matter. If position party, whatever its it is true the over-pay which name may be, should place itself they received should be paid squarely for the support of the back to the county. Would be reforms below mentioned. First, !giad to hear from the auditing for placing our county officers on 'committee in regard to this. This salaries, thereby saving to tne 'committee I believe was compos county from $4,000 to $6,000 ed of Mr. Withers, at that time per annum, which amount could ! chairman of the board of coun be nicely used for the building ty commissioners, J. D. Ross and of good roads, or new jan, or new county home, all of which are so badly needed. Second, a state wide primar. election law for the nomination of all officers from constable to . - . All "WT -J . 1 f"1J J t president. 01 tne unixea states. This law and also the general election law to be supplemented by a most stringent Corrupt Practices act to guarantee fair and honest elections. Third, that the accounts of all the county officers shall be'sition namely . That if you audited by an impartial, andjt,irn Mr. Abbott's reDort well qualified auditor once a to the publishers of the Bulletin year, and that report of said au- for publication I will guarantee ditor shall be published in one that the same will be published issue of at least one of the coun- 'ithout cost to the county. I ty papers, so that the tax pay- fully believe that the tax payers ers may know something about of the county after paying for the financial condition of the the said report should know just county, and where their taxe3 what the report contains. I will are going. This party should go 'aiso guarantee the safe return of on record as unalterably oppos-; the report to the Register of ed'to any Finance committee or, Deeds office, after the printers Auditor's Report being "pigeon holed" and not given to the tax payers and citizens, through the press of the county. Fourth, that an investigation shall be made in regard to the computation of taxes by tne Keg ister nf Deeds. And 11 it is Ul fvwui I found that the present or pre- T?,.?0f. w hnth have been paid more than is required copy the report and see that it by law to be paid for this work, gets before the public m the cc4 that said officer or officers be re- .umns of this paper. What now? quired to reimburse the county Answer, yes or no, and at the to the amount of overpay receiv- next meeting!) CONTEST CLOSES rrize Winners Are Announced by Judges The Bulletin's Big Pomilar Voting Contest came to close on last Saturdav niirht when the ballots were counted and audited for the last time bv Dr. W. J. votes received 1,092,800 Winner of the Carlisle piano, purchased from -Maynard Bro., of Salisbury, Miss Emily Reece, ' of Liberty, total votes receiv- e( 966,575 Winner of the Range Eternal, 'purchased from Cox & Lewis 1 TT 3 I All naruware company, AsneDoro, 'Mlss Sallie Cox Ramseur, total ivtes received 309,725 Winners ot the Bank accounts ias J?1?,1 , . . . .,?0-"" au? m sl gaonal Bank. Asheboro, Miss Kajt S?11' Asheboro. ! $25.00 Bank account m BanK f Rarmseu. Mlss Berta Wrenn T Liioc: aa t u.vv .m at the Bank of Liberty, MlSS Korfri a (iarTior Stoanriw ve. Winner of the $25.00 Bank account in the Peoples Bank, at Other scattering votes re- ceived are as follows: Miss Nettie Newby 3,475 Miss Bettye Bingham 19,600 SX 13,400 15,175 32,650 2,025 90,325 46,425 jjjgg Annie Stutts Miss Lummie Hancock Miss Marjorie Cannon , Migs Guitie Williamson I Miss Alese Caddell 19,300 Miss Myrtle Barnes 46,200 W. J. MOORE, J. T. WINSLOW, Judges. Even the blackberry crop is said to be short. When this hap pens the high cost of living takes another leap upward. ed. The reason that I mention the above is because of a rumor to the effect that the investiga tion made by Mr. Leslie Abbott when he audited the accounts of the register of deeds, some- t J. Finch. Hoping to hear from others from different sections of the county in regard to political co oneration. and believing this course to be the correct solution . -w 0f the problem, 1 am, Yours for united effort, A. B. COLTRANE, Glenola, N. C, June 20, '14. P. S. To the County Commis sioners of Randolph county: I hereby make you this propo- will over have copied it. Very truly, A. B. COLTRANE (The editor of the Bulletin will go one further than Mr. Coltrane with this proposition: That with the nermission of the coun- . ... , ty commissioners we will go to the Register of Deeds office ana DEMOCRATS MAY QUIT TAMMANY New York. Party Leaders Seri .; . ously Discuss the Matter Two Tickets. ! At a meeting of Democratic party leaders held in New York last week the matter of leaving Tammany , Hall out of State po litics was seriously considered and it is probabje that two tick ets wiirbe in the fielfj an inde pendent ticket and a Tammany ticket. - Heavy Wind. Last Sunday afternoon a heavy wind and electrical storm accom panied the rain that fell . and several trees were blown down together with a few lighter out houses. It seems that the wind in some section of the? town is" al ways heavier than at others. ' At a point in -South Asheboro near the school building and Mr. W. D. Stedman's home the wind has always been harder than in oth er section of the towr according to some of the oldef residents of the town. It was;Knear this "streak" that the old Christian church stood which was blown over several years ago, and at another time the home of a Mr. Presnel was blown from its foun dation. Shipping Hogs West. We noticed an item in the Moore County News of last week jthat deserves special notice. It told of the shipment of a carload 01 pure oreo isirKsnire nogs De ing shipped from Pinehurst to Aurora, 111. Now it must be re membered that Illinois is one of the greatest hog raising states in the union and that the man 'to whom these North Carolina iBirkshires were shipped to was ,one of the biggest breeders of jthe central states;, and further (that it is a fact that Pinehurst 1 is iocated in the sand hills of .Moore county and that there was a time when the landrwas believ ed to be to poor to sprout peas and even "pine rooter" pigs were considered a high class, product of that region. . REPUBLICANS IN THE TENTH MEET AUG. 19 Congressional Executive Com . . mittee Selects Henderson- ville as Meeting Place There was a meeting at Ashe- ville last Saturday of the Repub licans of the tenth Congressional district and a resolution was adopted naming August 19, as the date of the congressional con vention and Hendersonville ps the nlace. The county conventi ons are requested to meet in the meantime and select delegates to the congresional convention. All Republicans, Progressive Re publicans, Progressives and all opposed to the present DemO' cratic administration are reques 1 ted to be present and participate m the convention. I This action is taken to be the beffinnincr of a movement for harmony among the Republicans jin the western portion of the state to unite all factions in a 'common cause acrainst Democra cy. It is the talk in political 'circles that either Hon. Jame3 !J. Britt of Mai. W. W. Rollins will be the congressional nomi nees and m view of the fact that the Democrats in the district are well divided the Republicans are in a nosition to carry the dis trict and there is evidence that all factions of the party can be brought together in the fight. An Old Veteran Passes. Mr. Reuben Swaney, a highly respected and aged citixen, died at the home of his son, Mr. C. F. Swaney at Randlemen June 10th, and the remains were in terred at Caraway on the fal lowing day. Mr. Swaney .was sick for about three months pnd was carried to Randleman p nj a short while before his death with a view to improving his health. .3,1 ROUNDS LUCK-DICKENS. Pretty Home Wedding Last Thursday at Twilight The home of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. R. L Dickens, was the scene of a beautiful home wedding on last Thursday evening at twilight when Miss Janette Dickens be came the bride of Mr. Everette J. Luck, Rev. J. E. Thompson performing the ceremony. The wedding was one of the prettiest and most sensible of the season. A few hours before the ceremony a few friends of the couple were invited and the attendants were young people, with perhaps on or two excep tions. Immediately after the ceremony the attendants were in vited into the dining room where delicious punch was served, and the entire party left m cars to accompany the newlyweds as far as Seagrove on their trip to the eastern part of the State. The bride is one of Ashebors most charming and accomplished young ladies, while Mr. Luck is a young business man of the c:ty and upon whom fortune smiles. Both are very popular and have many friends who wish them much happiness. They will reside m Asheboro at the Ashlyn. OUR BALL TEAM. Asheboro Has a Good Team and Needs Support Perhaps one of the best ad vertisements that a town can have is a good baseball team and recently several of the young men of Asheboro have organized a team that would do credit to a town that supports a team doubly as well as do the citizens of Asheboro. In addition to this a new ground has been secured and the boys are putting forth an effort to make a good place to play the game. Recently the home team has won four games. One from the Sunday school team, of Greens boro, from Thomasville, from Troy and from Cedar Falls and in each of these games the Ashe boro boys have put up a good clean exhibition of the national game. They deserve the support and patronage of every man in the town. Hereafter lets, turn out and show some appreciation. UNIQUE CONFERENCE IS IN SESSION IN NORWAY Frame a Government for the World's One Country With out a Flag. An international conference unique in history is in session at Christiana, Norway, with dele gates from the United States and Russia, Norway and other nor thern European countries, pres ent to from a government for the world s only country without a flag the Sptizbergen islands, commonly called No Man's Land William K. Collier, of . New York, and Frederick Neilsen, as sistant solicitor of the depart ment of justice, are the Ameri can delegates. Although No Man's Land has been known to the world for that it was found to hold valu able coal deposits. .It is devoid of vegitation and has little or no animal life. Counting the Days. The big ten is on the way. The 'musicians, lecturers, entertain ers, ten crews, superintendents will soon be in town, are you readv for them? Does the com munity know they are coming? Are the people on the tiptoe 01 expectancy? Are the tickets sold? If the community is not ready, there is still time to make it ready. Just a strong pull and a null altogether. The contract which everv guarantor signed, provides, in paragraph 4, that he will co-operate in making tne Chautauqua a complete success, especially by encouraging at tendance upon all its sessions. Let this personal question be put to every guarantor: Have you co-operated : The Droerram is exceptionally fine. Don't let your friends miss the opening day. Remember the privilege 01 be a guarantor. You may say to your friends as your daily greet ings : I wish you 7 Joyous Days; or Have you bought your season ticket? -Remember our rallying cry, "Chautauqua Week; 7 Joyou3 Days." Yours for the best Chautauqua, The Chautauqua Association. A MULE RACE Unique Feature for the Celebra tion Here the Fourth One of the: most uniue fea tures of the Fourth of July Celebration here is to be a mule race to be pulled "off at twelve o.'clock. r Each mule will be numbered and a course laid off and the mule making the course in the short est time will be awarded a prize of five dollars. Any mule and rider in the county is elligible to enter the race. 1 Lambeth's Wheat Field. The Department of Agricul ture sent a representative of that office here this week to in pect the 20 acre wheat field own ed by our townsman, Mr. R. L. Lambeth. This expert stated that this is the finest wheat he ever saw. He estimfited that the 20 acres would yield at least 700 bushels of wheat. It is the Fulcaster quality. Mr. Lambeth feels justly proud of his distinc-, tion as a manufacturer who knows somethincr about surnaaa- i . 1.1 j? 1 iiik nis neiunuors m iarmm&r as well. The Thomasville Diavid- soman. McADOO TO ENFORCE INCOME TAX PENALTY Secretary of Treasury Issues a Last Call to Delinquents Ex pires on June 30. William G. McAdoo, secretary of the Treasury, issued a last call to income tax payers and served notice he would enforce the penalties on all who failed to pay up by July 1. The Secretary also announced co-operative daires, mutual and co-operative telephone compa nies, farmer's insurance compa nies and like , organizations are not exempt from the tax, and are required to make returns of annual net income. Mr. McAdoo pointed out the law imposes hea vy penalties for failure to make payments within the time pre scribed, and expressed the hope that the Treasury Department would loirinvoke the penalty claos ' ; - :.. " The law pvovi3es, ncasei of non-payment by June 30, the Cf Timissioner cf Internal Reve nue ten days after notice and de mand shall add 5 inr ce .1 tb the amount of tho Hxes unpttid and interest at the rate of 1 per cent, a month. The secretary has no power to waive or remit these penahtes, as the law is mandatory and must be enforc ed against all delinquents. A Two-Town Supply. Up to Wednesday of this week 15 days, excluding Sundays, had passed this month. During these 15 days 252 gallons of beer had been delivered in Thomasville (from our express office. Of this 'amount 54 gallons were delivered to Thomasville citizens. One hundred and ninety-eight gal lons to our High Point friends. During this same time 382 gal lons of whiskey were delivered 'from our express office. Of this quantity 130 gallons were deliv ered to Thomasville citizens, and the remaining 252 gallons to d .tizens from High Point. Thom asville Davidsonian. It Happens Sometimes Oh, yes, there is plenty of kick in the prohibition law when the right sort of judge and solicitor get behind it. Over in Davidson county one of the most promi nent and influential farmers in the county a man with a big Ipull was sent to the roads for , 18 months for selling whiskey. Southern Fines Tourist. Captures Rattle Snake. On last Sunday evening while strolling through a woods path Mr. John Speicer, of Atkinson 'captured a rattlesnake five feet f.nd ten inches long carrying 11 ! rattles and a button. He says lw expects to send the monster co New York to be trained. Pender Chroniclo- Roosevelt Will Not Run For Gov ernor of New York Col. Theodore Roosevelt an nounced last week that he would !not run for Governor of New York. Mule Chews Tobacco Mr. Dick Sykes has a mule that chews tobacco. The man who swaped him to Mr. Sykes said that he and that mule had tmade many crops and chewed many a plug. To prove it the mule, was given a half plug and proceeded to chew it just like a jinan, the only difference being that the mule swallowed his "am Ibeer." Monroe Journal. TO ANNUAL SALE OF e: F. & Y. V. ROAD Attorney General Bickett Urges McReynolds to Act Suit Under Sherman Act. Attornev General McRevnoMcs 01 tne united states Department of Justice is being urged to bring suit to annul the sale of the Cape Fear arid Yadkin Valley Railroad. It is claimed that un der the contract of the sale it was" specified that the road was not to be dismembered, which has been done and thet they have violated the Sherman anti-trust law. LAMONDS CAPTURED 'aught in Oklahoma and Brought Back For Trial. Following his disappearance the wires were kept busy tracing Rev. A. Lamonds, formerly, of .Biscoe, who is charged with se ducing the 'daughter of Mr.s L. w. McCaskill, of near Biscoe, He escaped from the officers when he was located at the home of his father-in-law in this coun ty and as he moved westward he was traced from point to point until he was captured in Oklaho ma and placed in jail. Sheriff McKenzie was notified and left immediately and brought the prisoner back the first of the week and he must now face trial in Montgomery county Superior Court. It is rumored that there are two other cases against him for alleged offenses against girls of 11 and 12 years of age, but so iar as can be learned no war rants have been issued in these cases. It is said that when Lamonds went to Oklahoma he made no effort to conceal the fact that he was a minister. He employed counsel and attempted to secure release from prison but later wir ed that he would return to this state without requisition papers. Finger Pays the Death Penalty The death penalty for the mur der of Preston Lyerly at Barber Junction was paid in the elec tric chair at'the State prison in RaleigfcrFriday, bySMljFisige . who confessed that he killed Lyerly and then set fire to the store in which Lyerly was clerk in order to cover up the crime. IVIE GETS $1,500 Damage Suit Results in Victory - for Plaintiff. A. D. Ivie was allowed $1,500 by the jury in the case of Ivie vs. King in Rockingham Supe rior court this week. The suit was for $25,000 for alleged libe lous publications. These libeled included Messrs. C. O. McMichael and A. L. Brooks. The latter has brought suit and the case will be tried at the August term cf court. The proceedings grew out of a criticism of the plaintiff that ap peared in the Weekly Courier, of Leaksville, and that was signed 1 by D. F. King, one of the defend ants in the case, the other being T. J. Betts, the publisher. On December 17, 1913, D. F. King inserted a paid advertise ment in the columns of the Cou rier in which he arrangned A. D. Ivie for his abuse of certain wit nesses in the court room. The newspaper carried the card as a paid for advertisement and it was so marked. :j Immediately after the issue of the paper in which "the criticism of his court room methods ap peared, Ivie brought suit against the signer of the article and publisher of the paper in an ac tion to obtain $25,000, the men being made joint defendants in the action. The trial of the case was be gun on Tuesday morning of this week at Wentworth, with Judge W. A. Devin, of Oxford, presid ing. The case was hard fought and aroused the greatest inter est. The defendants in the case are not at all satisfied with the verdict and it is said that they are considering taking an appeal to the Supreme Court of North Carolina. . . Wants More Tombstones Senator Overman, in order to please .them arid make dry bor es rattle has introduced a bill ap propriating $25,000 for a monu ment to Sir Walter Raleigh to be j erected in Raleigh. Raleigh 'needff a few more tombstones. Everything. Goes to Summer School Miss Effie Moore, of Randle man route one, has gone to the Summer, school of the State Nor 'mal College at Grensboro. t-1 x 1 f w 4-'--