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VOL XXXU1. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, January ?0, 1908. No" 5
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IN THE LEGISLATURE
Prohibition Bill Amended In The
House.
DATE FOR ELECTION CH ANG
ED TO APRIL.
Both Houses Lively IHsrutmliig the Kate
l,uestioii--llvei-sity ol Opinion Pre
vails Hnd llxpeeted This Week.
Legislature coutinuis t discuss ti e
matter of Railroud rates and prohi
bition and in the meantime has act.
ed upon several minor bills. The
railroad rat? (-uestion is dw nar
rowing down to something definite
and before the week is gone the
matter will be finally settled.
On Tuesday the committee on
public service corporations in the
House submitted three reports on the
situation. The report through
Chairman Maiming, of Durham, is
considered the "stand pat'' idea,
recommending the 2 1-4 cent rate
passed by the last legislature and
eliminating .ill rtfeie'ice to the Cor
poration Coin uissiou and the attor
ney generul m order to deprive the
Federal Courts of any juri-sdie ion.
Auother report thr nigh Vomits, of
Catawba, recommends a 2 1 2 cent
Hat rate, leaving the railroads to put
a 2 cent mileage book. This re
port is practical ly the same as the
Senate bill now pending. Another
report through L -okhirt, of liuon
recommends a 2 I 2 cent rate when
ever the ruilroads shall have put on
sale 2 and 2 14 cent mile.tgs book;
also that the railioads pay the $17,
500. All these bills were made tie
special order for Wedneoday morn
ing. The Prohibition BUI.
To all intents and purposes the
prohibition hill as amended is now
a law. The House passed it bv an
overwhelming vote at the close of
last ni. his session audit has now
been referred back to the Senate
approval. It will be recalled that
the Senate passed the original bill
without in a lent I change by a unani
mous vote. The House altered it
in several particulars, notably, as
tothetimeof holding the election
changiug the date from August to
the last Thursday in April, and
tbese amendments will have to be
approved by the Senate before the
bill receives tne signatures of the
presiding officers of the two houses
and becomes a law. This is but a
question of time.. While the meas
ure l- not what the Anti-Saloon
League wanted at the outset, it was
what couId:be got aud being a m it
erial step forward n the cause of
temperance, was accepted.
RANDLEMAH FIDDLERS.
Convention Saturday Was a Success.
Large Attendance Prizes Awarded.
More than fifty liddleis took part
in the fiddlers Convention at Kan
dleman Saturday night. The con.
vention was a success in ever way
The attendance was luige, the audi
torium being crowded, and a neat
earn was nette i for the 6chool.
The convention was conducted b
E. E. Pugb, of High Point.
There were many prizes offered
and Mr. h. h. rugh won ten dot
lars for best lead fiddle and Caiit
W. E. John five dollar prize for best
second fiddle. Mr. Sidney Hill, of
Progress, won a five dollar prize for
the best specialty, using a dulcimer,
of ye oldeu tyme.
Other prizes were awarded as fol
lows:
Ben Gray, Franklinville; second
prize, $5 for 1st lead nudle.
G. N. Lineberry, Kindleman, sec
ond priza of $2.50. for next best
second nudle.
J. N. Humble, High Point, second
prize for specialty.
Teacher Meeting.
There will be a meeting for the
teachers of Liberty ard Columb a
Townships at htaley next Saturday,
Feb. 1st. A program dealing with
the organization aod running of a
school will be rendered and
cordial invitation is extended to
the patrons of the Staley school to
be present. E. J. coltrane
Thos. Furr, aged 18 years, who
lived about a mile north of Monroe,
was found dead in the woods near
his home one day last week. Sue
Watts and Chas. Stratford, both
colored, have been arrested ctarged
with mu dering the boy.
FIDDLERS' CONVENTION.
Indications are That a Large Number
'Ye Olde Tyme" fiddlers Coming.
Those who have the convention of
the "Olde Tyme Fiddlers" in charge
arc getting letters from fiddleis ail
over this section of the State every
day and indications are that the
convention Thuriday night will
eclipse auythiug heretofore conduct
ed. Noton'y will there be u large
number ot the tiddlers here, but
some ot the oest fiddlers in the Stale
will help to make the time a meiry
oue.
Many feature numbers will be ai
ded' to tne original fiddlers' Con
vention. Among these will be the
admission of uanjo aud guitar spe.
Cialties. Probably the most attract
ixe feature will be ihe "Ueograpnv
chant," by Mr. Win Steveuojn, of
naudleman, K. f . U. Mr. Steven
bc will lender the chant lu two sec
Hons of live minutes each, during
.vhich tiuic he will givj llie names
ot the Sta.es, capitals, rivets, ni.i.iu-
tains, the countries ot .he woi Id, cap
itals, rivers, mountains, etc. lie
began leacuing 111 tins cuuuty in
1850 aud is now 78 yeais old. ills
chant is an llluolraiion of the way
geography Was tauglu in "ye olden
lymcs.
1 he convention is held tor the
Weu-.'lit ef the Woman's Association
f ir the betterment ol Public bchouio
and the proceeds will go to the
Asueboio School luipiove Jieut t uud.
Hie committee Ins array 'ed the
following prizes:
liest lead tlddle - $10.00
2nd " " " - $5 01)
Best second fiddle - $7.50
2 id $2.50
Best banj ) - - $5.00
Best-Specialty - $5.00
2nd " " $2.50
Booby, - A Model Fiddle
Ah ut forty persons htve already
been enrolled as participants in the
program and indications point t
manv more.
All who enter the contest are
urged to be here on trie afternoon of
Febtuary (5th nd meet for a general
rehearsal at. 1 o'clock. The conven
tion will be held in the Grided
School Auditorium on the evening
of the (Uh.
Those who intend to take parr in
the convention should send in their
names to the secretary at once that
homes and entertainment may he
secundfor them. All contestants
will he entertained 'free.
Admission tickets can be hud at
the Standard Di ug Store. General
admission 25u. Reserved seats 50c.
ASHEBORO ELECTRIC CO.
Annual Meeting and 1 '.lection of Offi
cers Capital Increased.
The stockdolders of the Asheboro
Electric Company held an annual
meeting last week.
It is givtn out that the capital
stock has been doubled and improve
ments will be made in the plant at
an early date, ihe following olb
cers were elected.
W.J. Miller, President; D. B
McCrary, Vice-Pre; M. W. Par-
rish, Sec & Treas. Directors W
J. Miller, 1). B. McCrary, A. Ross,
I. H. Redding and W. M. Rodgers.
School House llurned.
Fire destroyed the school build
ing at Dunn's X Roads, in Union
Towuship one day last week. The
origin of the fire is unknown but it
is supposed that a burning stick
roiled upon the floor trom the are.
plac-.
The school was taught by Miss
Eva Asbnry, a daughter of Dr. i
E. ABbury, of Asbury. The school
will be closed for the remainder of
the term.
Subscriptions Paid.
J. M. Cavioe8, J. L. Bray, M
gie Hanner, D. T. Cockrane, Oliver
Henry, o. U. ilaywortb, n. is
Lambert, B. S. Lewis, J. S. Phillips,
J. R. Marley, Samuel Lowe, Lura
Kennedy, Linda Black, It. L. Jar
rett, D. A. McLeod, J. H. S owe,
Miss M. M. Arnold.
Ovation to Mr. Daniels.
When Josephus Daniels entered
the ball he was given a great demon
stration, people standing up and
waving their hats. He was intro
duced as the man who hhd done
moieforthe cause of tempeiance
than any one in the State. Ex.,
INTERESTING
llERBEKT O. SIK, 8-crrnry
Correspondence to the Courier. I
At this season of the year all eves j
are i timed toward ihe city of Wash- '
ingtor., and the workings of the
law-makers, for is not the 391 Re
presentatives ami the 92 Senators,
with the Hiuiy of officers, clerks,
pages, etc., not to mention the vast
number of men of affluence in the
fmiiiicial and social world, all int ti
ered within the borders of the "Uitv
Beau .if til?"
No doubt many of votir readers
have visited Wiishingto.i and have j
some idea of the beauty and grand- J
eu r of the public buildings, the:
parks, the thoroughfares and the
re.-ideuees, but perhaps few of them!
have ueni able to view these s lonu 1
is thev desired, and Uie recollections
carried away aienot.so disiiuc' us
they would like.
Ihe one over-shadowing public
building in this ciLy is, of course,
the Cap tol. The cornerstone of I
i he Caintol was laid on September I
18,1795. The net of Congress of!
July !), 1790. which . stabiished the
Distnctot Columbia us th'- Nnuou-'
al Capitol, provided that piior to'
the liist Monday in December, 1800,!
the Commissioners should have tin- j
ished a suitable building for the
sessions of CoiitfTes, and during1
OjioUei, 1800, the Government :
wa moved f r. in Philadelphia to;
W ashington. (The town was then j
only a muddy village in the woods!
ami had a population of 3,000. j
I'he population of the District of ,
Columbia is now 300,000.) The
cost of the Capitol, as it now stands,
approaches $15,000,000. It is 751
feet long. 350 feet in greatest width,
aud covers nearly four acres of
ground, with 153,112 square feet of
floor space. The dome is of iro
and weighs nearly nine million
pounds. Fioni the base to the crest
of L'berty statue, measures 288
feet. ' The huge dome,'' ayR Evans,
"rising in its ciassic betutv far
above the main building, is a littino
crown to the noble edifice." It
was built at a cost of $1,250,000,
and eight years were iectiired in its
construction.
-- The H..1I cf Kepieseiitati ves is a
business like loom, elemt, but not
over ornamented. It is carpeted
and draped iu warmco.ois, but the
pievailing tone is of white and gold.
The ceiling ot the House is of iron,
bronzed anil gilded, inlaid with
glass, upon which the coat of arms
of the States are painted. The
Speaker's desk is against the South
ern wall, and below him are the
marble desks of the clerks and offi
cial reporters. Ihe scrgeant-at-arins
is the Speaker's poiiceman,
and his symbol of authority is the
mace, which reposes on the pedestal
at the right of the Speakei; when
this mace is placed on the pedestal
it signifies that tne House is in ses
sion. The mace is a oundla of
black rods, fastened with traverse
bands o'Jsilver, Lke Rotnani Faeces.
Ou its top is a silver globe sur
mounted by a silver eagle, and when
the sergeanl-at-arma is execuiug the
commands of the Speaker, he bears
aloft th" mace in his hands. The
memoers of the De-uocratic party
sit at the Speaker's right, and those
of the Republican party on the left.
The galleries, ou the uext Uoor, will
seat twelve hundred persous.
The Senate Chamber, at the
Northern end of the Capitol, is not
.
RAILROAD WRECKS GROW.
More Than 'il.(MM) Train Canualties
tfor Quarter Knding. Kept. 30.
Washington, Jan. 2G There were
more than 21,000 casualties on the
railroads in the United States in
the three months ended September
30, 1907. The exact figures wers
1,330 killed and 21,724 injured.
This shows an increase of 157 iu
the number killed and 3,005 in
number injured, as compared with
the number reported for the corres
ponding period of 1906.
Death ot Mm. John Wllborn.
Mrs. John Wilborn, aged 83
Jears, died at her home near Hoover
lill S undav. Sheletves a husband
and six children. The funeral oc
I curred Tuesday at Mt. Gilead. She
was a consecrated member of the
' M. E. Church South.
FEATURES
AT WASHINGTON.
to Congroiiaiiiiiii It. N. Pue
so large as that of the House of l!e
presenra'ives, and including the
gallflies, will seat about, a thousand
persons. But whir, the Sena, e lueks
in specie is more than nade up in
elegance of furnishing. The mar
ble walls are pme'ed by pibtsteia in
couples, and the doors are of choice
mahogany. The carpet is given,
setting off well the mahogany desks
of quaint pattern. Kich desk hea s
a saver plate with the oecupuut'o
name. Here also the Democrats
Sit at the right and the lit'publl.iam
at th- left of the presiding otfioer.
Bus's of all Vice-Presidents are
placed in nitil.e in the wails.
From the Senate Lobby one en
ters the Marble Room a large seine
toiial reception loom, ealli-d Ihe
Mar de Room bee i use all t'le interior
is l'oiine i of larii-tiated an 1 sculptur
ed marbles from Tennes-ee. litre
Ihe "gr-HVi-and reverend"' Sen ttors
receive their more privileged guests.
LiiAiinous chairs, soft pofa-, warm
rugs, and lace curtains abound.
West of this is the 1're.iid -nt's room,
set apart since the da,s of Andrew
Johnson, for Presid nts to sit din
ing the l.tol day of a Congressional
Session, to be leady to sign hi lis tv
ipiiiing ininiuiiiite signature. Thin
io, in is brilliantly decorated and
contains poiuiat, of President
W'ushiugioii and prominent mem
bers ol his lust Cabinet.
'I he Supreme Court, of the United
States now occupies the chamber in
the Capibd used by the Senate fio.n
18'JO until the completion of the new
wing in 1859. This chamber of
the most august court in iht land is
not a iarge one, but he who enters
here is deeply impressed with a feel
ing of leveiance, for this is the N,t
tion shrine of the Goddess of Liber
ty. The Justic.'S, upou court days,
euter iu procession piecisely at noon,
wealing the voluminous black silk
Howiis which alone remain i.i the
United States of the traditional
costume of the English judiciary.
The Chief Justice sits in the ceu'er,
with the Associate Justices longest
in service aiuiug in order at his
right uud left.
Not all of yoni readeis know th it
dunug the war between tiie States
the Capitol was a citadel. Its halls
aud couimittee-iooins were tis"d as
barracks f-r the soldiers, who barri
caded the outer doors with barrels
of cement between the pilltrs; its
basement couver ed into store rooms
for army provisions, and the vamts
under the terrace were used as b iker
h s, where sixteen theiiaund loaves
of bread were baked every day for
ai.iuy mouths. These "bakeries"
are now clerks offices and commit
tee rooms.
Among the many famous paiut
in6s aud portraits of high artistic
excellence, that ad :irn the walls of
the Capitol, the only reminder of
the Civil War is that of the Merri
mac and Monitor, painted by Hal
sail and purchased in 1877 for $15,
000. The exception iu this instance
is due to the fact tn..t this was in
reality a drawn battle, where the
courage of the contestants was
conspicuously equal, and where the
naval methods of the world were
revolutionized. At the Jamestown
Exposition this painting was repro
duced, by the aid of electrical ap
pliances, in such a manner that it
seemed almost as if one were looking
upon the actual encounter.
SMITH STILL AT HOME.
Report That Noted Hlockader lias Not
Left For the West.
A well authentitated report comes
to the Winston sentinel that Jim
Smith, the alleged desperado aud
blockader in the notorious Smith
town section of Stokes County, has
not depnrted for the far west, but
is still hiding in and around his
home.
Nlavery la Philippines.
Washinton, D. C, Jan. 27
Greatly to the surprise of every one
the subject of slavery was introduced
in the Senate today. Secretary laft
wi s directly charged with haviug a
knowledge of slavery iu the Islands.
The debate was made pertinent by
the sections of the bill revising the
criminal code of the United States,
which provides penalties for dealing
in slaves.
CONFEDERATE VETERAN DEAD
Moutgomerv County Citizen Passed A
tvay Near Charlotte.
Mr. Johu W. Meachaui dii-d Sun
day at his home iu Grovton, a Ch;ir
lolte suburb. The remains will be
intered in Elm wood Cemeteiy.
Mr. Me.icnam was an intrepid
soldier for the Southern cause i.i
ihe vviir between the St-tte. lie was
a member of Com pan v K. Kiftv first
Noth Carolina Regiment mid in the
command of Capt. li. V. Little.
He uhs 03 uars old and a native
of Montgomery county. He wai
married September ijth. 8'.0, to
Miss Annie Be lih'i-, of Voik countv,
South Carolina, who survives him,
together with one daughter.
RESULT OF FIRE CRACKER.
Mrni ill iii'(;i'('insmro Imii- $.10,000,
l.illlc Soil Injured.
Greetisbor-i, X. C, .J nimry 2o.
W. 11. R iwli isrs has sued th" city
for $10,000 dumnges,oii ti e ;rouud?
tint his liitie b-iy, la I v.n billy
injured o the sidewalk bv a can
non ;'aeke: exploding io close proxi
mity to 1) i in, the exp!us:vv having
ben thrown by some unknown
party during Christ in is. It is
laimeilthtt the -;ir.v s liable for
tie1 reason that the ordinance foi-
b. tiding the exphsiou (if fireworks
on the stie.'ls h id been temporarily
suspended
SHOT BY HIS SWEETHEART.
Charles llegc Hid Not Tell Her It Was
Loaded.
Near Advance, 'Davie County,
Sunday night, Charles Hege. aged
twenty was accidentally shot by is
sweetheart. Miss Anna Livengood
at the l itter's home. The girl was
handling her lovers putol, and not
k'loAing it was loaded, pointed it at
lleife, pulling the trigger. The
ball en.ered the left eye, coining
out above the teiiq.K Physician
s iv Hege, who is at a hospital at
Winston, will recover, though the
sight of the eye is destroyed.
OB JECT TO ASSESSMENT.
Lexington Macadam Itoads Are I'usatis
factory to Property Owners.
There is great dissatisfaction with
the macadam thit was put down ou
Lexington f tree's at a cost of some
thins like $40,000. Many people
dislike, to piy the assessment against
their property, for each property
owner on a macadamized street must
pay one-fourth the cost of work ad
joining his propel ty. Some claim
the work is not well done.
GREENSBORO P0ST0FFICE.
The Senate Has Coiilirmed the Nomina
tion ot'K. I. Douglass.
Washington, D. C, January 27.
The Senate this afternoon confirmed
the nomination of R. D. Douglass
to be postmaster at Greensboro.
For two years this nomination has
been fought by Republican influen
ces in the State. Douglass now has
a clear titb to the office.
Tliomasville Kesidenres Horned.
Sunday morning about 2 o'clock
a fire occurred at 1 h'.imasville
which destroyed three residences.
The fiie originated in the home of
Frank Everhart, ami the family
narrowly e-caped with their lives.
1 hose who suffered by the fire were
Frank Everhart, loss $1,500 with
$750 instiranct; Ed Everhart, $1000
with $300 insurance and Mrs. Geo
Cjx, $000 with $250 insurance.
Sheriff Jones Sued.
Mr. C. II. Perry, through
counsel, Mr. J. A. Bariinger, has
sued Sheriff Jones of Guilford coun
ty, for $5000 damages for false arrest
and imprisonment for several days,
recently. Mr. Perry was arrested on
suspicion of having kiiled a man at
Chester. S. C, and proved to be the
wrong man.
Academy llurned In Davidson.
The main burlding of Liberty In
stitute at Walburg, Davidson county.
was destroyed by fire on the night of
January 22d. The building was
valued at $3,000 with insurance of
$1,800.
H. C. Dixon, of Graham, fell und
fractured his left hip a few days
ac.o, which caused his death last
Tuesday. He was 67 years old.
CAN THEY EXPLAIN:
Republicans in Congress Vote It
Down.
THEY FAVOR PUBLIC SERVICE
CORPORATIONS.
And Vote to lie Allowed to Hecelve
'; ills'' from Trusts and itcprcsent
Them as Attorneys in Per
lbriniii the Duties as Ser
vants of the People.
Special Ciirrpspondenc.
Washington, D. C, January 23.
On Tuesd.iv the House again took
up the consideration of the revisioa
of the criminal code miiJ the dis
ini.ssi in look ou a pariisin charac
ter. Mr. Uandell of Tex is pto posed
uendiiient.s, that Congress and the
Federal i.i lici.iry shall not receive
gifts fiom public service corporations.
nd trusts anil th it Congressmen
shall not be employed and paid a&
the attorneys, ag-uts or niucers of
public service corporations. During
he debate Mr. Chump Clark of
Missouri dedaied that "we intend to
nominate Wiiliam J. liryan fer
President of the United Sta'ea" and
defied the Republican majority to
name their candidate. Mr. Uoutell
replied by nominating Uncle Joe-
Cannon and declared: ''.ou may
nominate liryan in July but we will
elect Cannon iu November". When
it came to the question .f aJopting
the lirst Uandell amendment there
were upon a division-ayes 80, noes
till, but upon tellers being ordered
there were ayes 88, noes lO'.t so the
amendment ""as rejected by a
party vote. Tne Stcond Randell
amendment met a like fate. How
the Republican members can ex
plain their votes to their constituents
which indicates how strong is the
influence of the trusts and corpora
tions over them will puzzle some of
them iu the coming campaign for
reelection.
In the Senate the bill for the re
vision of the crimiual code has been
under consideration, with the same
objec as the House had of Killing
time. Ihe leportof tl e secretary of
the Treasury on the is-ue of bonds
aud other financial statistics relating
to the panic which was reported to
have been sent to the isolate, on
January 16, but did not turn up
is now promised "as soon as possi
ble . Senator lillman prodded
Mr. Aldrich, the Republican leader,
and the undoubted boss of the
Senate niajoirty and forced him to
promise that his currency bill will
not be considered in the Senate un- ,
til the report of the Secretary of
the Treasury is received.
Senator Tillman also called the
attention of the Senate to the
report in the newspapers that, "tha-
Department of Justice was willing
or had agreed that it would not
prosecute the coal carrying railroads
of Pennsylvania if they did not obey
the Hepburn rate law. That law
leipiires the "coal roads" to cease
owning products which they trans
port by May 1 and they have been
trying to get an extension of time to-
dispose of their coal business and it
seems that the Department of Jus
tice is willing to oblige them.
Ihe political events of the past
week are of more than passing im
portance. The Republicans are aa,
much divided as ever and the pres
ent line up would be Taft against
the held, with favorite sons bobbing;
up in all direections, mainly with &
view of decreasing the Roosevelt
Taft vote in the convention. Got,
Hughes of New York has now an
nounced Le is a candidate which
futher complicates the Roosevelt
Taf t plans.
MRS. NANCY DICKS DEAD.
Passed Away Wednesday At Home of
Relatives In Stokes County.
Mrs. Nancy Dicks died suddenly
Wednesday of last week while on a
visit to relatives in Stokes county.
She was about 93 yea-s of age. Mrs.
Dicks was the mother of Mr. D. T.
Dicks, an employe of the Guilford
Furniture Company.
The remains were brought to Ran
dleman for interment.
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