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Tr-t . ir TTTfc ir T3he COURIER Leads in Both. News and . Circulation. j Ge COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results. Iseued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Year VOL XXXIII. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, March 5, 1908 No 10 REPUBLICAN SGANDALS. The Administration Is Trembling With Fear LEST THE TRUTH BE LAID BARE. Republican Politicians nd Tricksters Implore Speaker Cannoii Ito Assist In Concealing Rottenness in the Affairs ol the National Ciovornment. Special Corieapondeiicp. Washington, D. !., March 2d nnnorvsa hH a scandal on its hands tbiitTuiiiy result in showing up the true inwardness of legislation where large interests are concerueu. vou gressmnn George Leavens Lilley, who represents the state of Con necticut at large in Congress, intro duced a resolution for an investiga tion ot the conduct of the Eieetiie Boat Company ot New Jersey and their predecessors, the Holland Boat Company, respecting the mthods employed by said company in con nectiou with past una propostd legis lation befoie Congress. Mr. Ltiley claims tha; '-there ..ie no tiieks in the way of lobby work and influenc ing members that the Electric Boat Company are not adepts m". Whether the Holland E eetric Boat Company controlled or influenced the committee on Naval Affairs us Mr I.i'Mmu nhiircea should certain I v be investigated and why the suhm,) rine boats of the Octopus type were selected and the manner recommend ed hv the Department as doubled ia ,f' imnnrhinoe. But of Still il eal r public impoitance is to know if any Congressmen have been con apt ly influenced. Speaker Caution and the Republican leaders are said to be desirous of suppressing the invesd galioa which would react upon Ee publican - prospects, but it would seem i hat publicity in the matter has gone too far for t hem. to attempt to pigeon hole the resolution. The New York Wo.rld Said on Tuesday, "Meiubeis have bteu be Bieging "'Uncle Joe' begging him for heaven's sake to clioke Lillev off m some way ami then going out "d making public statements ili it they Welcome the freest investigation". Another Washington scandal Inn developed in the Government Print ing OH'tee, where tin- appropriation for the liccal year has a; read v been expended in a ipiesttotiible manner, which is now being investigated. Still another scandal, over seven thousand miles from home, is both ering the Roosevelt Auiiiiiiittntiuii for a petition has bee" lutroditced in the House ot R. preventatives by Congressman Waldo of New York for tLe impeachment of Judge L. It. Willley of the extia-territo i.il Court of Shanghai, China, "for high eriiin s and misdemeanors in the conduct of his ollioe as judge upon charge of maladministration and corrupt con duct". On Monday Senator Gaiiinger made a set i-peech in suppoit of his Ship-subsidy b'll, which is a lem nant of the old Dunna subsidy scheme. It piovi es for a subsidy of $4 a mile lo steamships of the second class en loutt-s to South America, to the Philippines, to Ja pan, to Cliiii i and to Australia on their outward voyages. Senator De pew also spoke in favor of the same measure and others of the old Hanua guard, with some recruits, will of course favor it. In fact, the Re publican that votes against it stulti ties himself if he believes iu tariff protection, for of the two forms of subsidy the ship-subsidy is more honest aud open than the indirect subsidy to the trusts through the protective tariff and much less ex pensive to the people. As set forth ia this correspon dence when the fiist disagreement with Japan occurred about the ad mission of Japanese to the public schools of San Francisco, that all the war talk was for effect and a satisfactory agreement would be ar rived at through ordinary diplomat ic channels has been confirmed by the declaration of tha new Japanese ambassador. He says that no thought of war has distuibed the government of the Mikado and that his mission to this country is one of amity and friendship. Secretary . Taft, speaking for the President a few days ago, said the battleship fleet ia only gjne to the Pa ific on a practise cruise, but be reminded us and foreign nations as well that "We have not reached the m Uennium" and that if we are insulted or our Ti- tal interests invaded we should have the means for defending our inter ests. That may but have been a bid lor the four pew battleships recom mended by 'President Roosevelt which the committee of Congress has cut down to two, which has led to the .scandal that Congressman Lilley is trying to expose. LYCEUM COURSE. Concert Cornwall) to appear at the Audi . torium Monday Might. The Marietta La Dell Concert Co. will appear at the Graded School Auditorium Monday evening, March 9th, under the auspices of the Ashe- boio Lyceum Association The piogram of impersonation, song and and story is very attiacrtve. Tickets are on suit at the Asheboro Drug Co., where seats may be reserved. The udmi-sion price is 50 cents. Children will be admitted at half pric. This company of the famous trio of aitisis Miss La Dell, linper sonator aud recitei; Geoige Fox, solo violinist aud Miss Mabel 1'alen, a soprano of note h ;s toured the North aud South with marked Hie cess. A large audience sh uld greet tilt performed. AGED WOMAN MURDERED. Creeps up Itelilnd ller and I'ses .lie .With I't ui iiil lOller. Hlacks Aid III Pursuit. Mis. Paul I', Elliser, an ts white woman, who resides at Cavee' a station about two miles from Col unibiaS. C. was brutally murdered early Wednesday morning by an un known in-gro, wh'ie engaged in rer housi'dold duties. The in dive of the assassin wi.s robberv. Creeping up belli n I her the nejoo Drained the aged woman with an ax and then prooeed d to rob the house, taking away a number of articles. T. e negro ha Uvii plac-d iu jai at Co u in bia Will I'iht Tubircuio-is. The ln-alih authorities of Dur ham are instituting a light uijainst the great white plague, tuberculosis M-irS mee'itus will be held at which time prominent racialists will de liver a Idresses on the cmsi's and remedies used m stumping w. the dinease. The health tdli.v-.-willmtkea Speci 1 eilVt ti Ke-p the to. vu in a perfect ly s.it.itaiy condrtion. Oliircr Scdircst Ai-quiH il. Ex Policeiil.m M. I". Sedncst, id High Point, who was arre-ii d si.ine months ago charged witti murdering Oivni Keaiiis, a negro wlioin lie v.as ttying to arrtst, was aequitted in the Guilford Superior Court Fri d tv. It was shown that the negi'), liiidinI that the officer wasnftel him turiii'l and drew hid pistol, whereup on olli 'er S --direst fired the shot proving f.iial. 'J'he jury was out about ten minutes. New II. pilling (niiipanv. M. W. I'.irris'u, W. D. Spo-m ami Jaspjr Aiini;:ii h.iVJ formed a part uersiiip for t!ie manufacture of soli drinks. The lii'in has purdiuned all the bottb-s, ciates, etc., from .1. T. Underwoud and will conibint them with the plant owned by W. D. Spoon. The plant will be mov ed to the old Dejartmeut Store building where it will be operated. Sold Ulihkcy. Yesterday A. L. Hoover, the young man sentenced to live months on the roads for retailing, was re leased from custody, his brother from Randolph couuty coming to bis aid and paying a fine and costs amounting to $89.10. Greensboro Telegram. Young Girl a Suicide. Miss iiedie Fields, aged 15 years, committed suicide at Kinston Thursday by shooting herself with a pistol. She had been suffering from a severe attack of lagrippe and had been despondent and depressed for several days. Burkhorn Plant Starts. The Buckhorn Power Co. tarned on the power from the electric plant at Buckhorn Saturday, transmitting it to Fayetteville, a distance of 30 miles. The Holt-Morgan Mills are run by that power. Five perfectly formed babies were born to Mr. ami Mrs. Geo. Campbell at Sleubensville, Ohio, last week. Three were boys. 1 CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY I KIil) O. SINK, Written for The Courier. It, wonld indeed require a versatile pen to portray in any degree of ex actness the beauty, grandeur, aud massiveneas of the Library ot Con gress. While 1 cannot nope tnat this article will do the subject jus tice, there is s.) much that might be said that it is my hope that ; our readers will hod something ot inter est in what I write. The Library of Congress is located on the east side of the capitol on tea acres of ground that was formerly occupied by dwelling houees and was built at a cost of 6,032,125.55. Its dimensions are 470 by 340 feet,, the building itself actually covnug three and one i.aif acre..' TIk style of architeciuie is Italian ?e laiasai c , and is one of thu noblest erilices ex terually, and the most artistic one inside, of all the grand buildings at the Capital. 'I he material is of granite exterioily, and the interior walls are eiicasid and di-corated wholly by stucco and marble; it is three stori s high and is crowned by a dome of black copper gilded wiui a thick coating of gold leaf, ter Jii nating l'JO feet above the ground in a gildei torch of learning. The biiildiusr and ihe decorations are whollv the work of American archi tects, painters and sculptors, so tha; the li'.rary is an exhibitand nieinor j la'oi.nea.eai.uao.myoLiue t-in-1 hauds, ii.:) are also gilded, are .ens of the Lmted Stages. ! jtwekd with pieci ms to...-B. Tne library originated with the! Th$. House reading ro mi, exclu-p.-irposo in Loudon in 1802 of 3,H0 ! Biv,.,v ful. ,.,.. use of members of books of reference, but thesi Were , lhu ! "House f U, pn s-ulatives, is dest.oyeJ by tile English when they : p(.rhap4 the. m st .uu.ptuomdv or burned the tapit.d und Fs reoouU llllIllt.,ltl.a apartment, in the library, in 1814. In Uri efforts were made; rilt. iu,ri all, tarlt ,.Uill.u.mi 0lj;. to provide the library with a separ ate building, but it was not uur.il ISO? that this purpose was accom plished, through the work was bi giii iu 1880. The Library now contains iver a iniilii ii .' and paiiijr'ilels and half a v; pu ces of niusie, nmps, prints, photographs mauii.icripts, etc. I'oiisult.itioii of th 'se is open 10 imy one in -no reauing room, though i:o books can tie taken out of the library. Congr s,; annually makes a large appropi i ,t:oii for the support of the lil)i..ry, and undi-r me action or me coiivngni law. which leouir'S the payment if small f'e aud the deposit of two copies of the publication of all kinds of library material, books, maps, chart-, dramatic or musical c impo sition, cngi iiving, painting, statue, si ituary, etc. (which copyright pro tects the privilege fur twenty eight years, and may then be renewed for fourteen years) the value and usefulness of this library increases annually. The entrant e is on the stern ''''"' "ease front, facing the Capitol, w yr.tml staircase h-ads up to ways of the Main Enhance I ins flail occupies the ecu the I eel angular pavilion, in, IS a most uiitgmliceiit crea:i;iu of inum t!e ut-ii'iis. Its lltior is a lovelv urjsaic al colored marbles, suit. mnd - ing a bras.vrayed disk shdwiug the points i tin- compiiss. Overhead tue ban is open to the root, seventy- two ret auove, win-re ricniv u iteu skylights pour a flood of sunshine down upon the shimmering surfaces, giving an etherial lightness and beauty to the really massive archi tecture. Everything in this Hall is in white Italian maible, and lav ishly adorned with sculpture. On either side rise the grand staircases, circling about newel-posts that sup poit bronze li htbearers, and slop ing upward beside piers whose arches are adorned with rose wreaths and lofty branches. The ciling is covered and elaborately ornamented with carving and stucco work, among which are placed tablets bearing the names of illustrious authors, and symbols of arts and sciences. From the Main Entrance Hall run corridors around the in terior of the first floor and admit ting into the various rooms. Upoa these corridors and hallways are beautiful paintings illustrating Ly ric poetry, Greek Mythology, Wis dom, Knowledge, Philosophy, Law, Religion, Industry, etc. The best view of the Main Read ing room is from the public gallery of the rotunda. From this point one makes the striking contrast be- tween the beautiful white marble finishing of the Entrance Hall aud Washington, I). C. the golden tinted finishing of the Reading; Room. The richness of color iff-ci 1 e3 in the marbles, of which the daik are from Tennessee, the red from Numidia, the shades of ye'l iw from Siena. This room is 100 feet in diameter, occupied the whole center of the building, and rises unobstructed from the main tloor to the canopy of the dome, a height of 125 fent. Tne dome is upon eight massive pier.-', connected by arches, each arch tilled above the capitols of its supporting pillars with semicircular windows, and the lower surface filled with sunken pmelsof gilded ros.dtes. Sixteen hiou,o portrait statues, illustrating thi great lines of creative thought s and along the balusunle of the ga.lery. That of Religion is re pres'-nfi-d by Moses and St. Pan'; Commerce, Columbus aud Fulton; History, Herodotus and Gibiion; Art, Michael Angelo and Beethoven; Philosophy, Plato and U.-icoii; Poet i y. II oiner itml Shakespeare; L-'w, So!o!i aid Kent; S-ieiKv. Newton and Jo.-t-ph Henry. The great clock ovi-r the door of trie leading loo. i, w.h iu id-!ed by J. Flaingan. "The clock itself is constructed of various briMiaiic.lv colored precious inavbl. - iin I is s-t iigi ni, a ba;k- rnuini or morale, on wnioli are ii-p!a;,e i, i iH-oviiiig the cioc!., the ignh or the zudiac in bronx. '. The (he wads heavy oak paneling, about eleven feel, high; the ceiling is beam ed and paneled and finished in gold and colors. At eiilu- e". I of the room is a magnificent iiuutel ot" .Mem m.u-ole. Over ilv lii-epia." is a mosaic iuuel, leltresenling lit, one end of the room, Jtw, and the oth r, Hittorv. The Senator"' read:Ui!'-! ooin is ano:her lavishly de- , (.olutl.j f ,lrll.,ln-d This room is visible to ; M a ... j,rivil,-v. The ,.,.i,Hiioil 'room ; nuuib. r of m-rt il'i.l! tllleut. MSltoiS O contains 1 1 apapers fi-om lion and froiu : aii .,,.tJ ..t i many loieigu o.hkui i -s, noil an u,;. rivaled series of week!;, and niou'.hly periodicals. Tins rot. in is open to the public, and One in r, olio irhai lie will and renu n a long i:s he like.-. Ti:o iu:'.i-i,j.mi, a-.ij tiring this room, o i , i . i 1 1 1 .-; an eiioimous collection of maps of all parts of 1 .. rne world. t cl ; One other i inn : tion i. Ivihu I lould lik, li.l Ve er.i, C IK Ml l.l i moxaic of Mi; f W.s- eihaps litliong stern ; iloni. which i . le' a j the grandest fin: b'or- the libra:y i: H.tll. ! mo'itii! is 1 ' fee r of i wi le, and is bonli -coiaiii : hiea bv f red by a ibign lt I lie ligiwc ot of a tu.iuinlieenl ; IHIirel l.ll'iUH'ileS. ! Minerva is that ! wouiau. c iiettaiuets wlu-v ariilor j has been partU laid usi i t) iw addr.-s-s"iier ui.ii nf peace. n l,t-r rie h;. -, a, d uln, to tie- arts and is h-r left, an in ¬ protecting sp ar, in her folded scroll upon whi-.h she reads the naui'S of branches of know ledge, Law, Statistics, Sociology, Philosophy, and the Sciences. IMPORTANCE OF B. & L. Iu Purpose and I'oner Hanks i t to -'.duration. The United States League of Lo cal Building and Loan Association, was in seisiou at New Orleans last week. Mayor O. B. Ealon, of Winston-Salem, spoke of the scope and character of the work of the Buildiugand Loan Association. Re ferring to the work Mr. Eaton said: "Transcendant iu its purposes, po tent in its influence, wonderful in its achievements, it stands next to the public school in its power, in in fluence and in importance." Walton-Coward. At the home of Will Scott, at Randleman. ou Sunday morning al 10:30 o'clock, Charles Walton and Miss Fannie Coward were married. J. A. Russell, Justice of the Pear, oUciated. Immediately after the ceremony a sumptuous supper was ' served at ihe home of the groom. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Several Schools Closed Last Week In teresting ICxcrrlse. M. U. Kanoy, principal of the school at Gold Hill, near Asheboro, was in town Monday. The school closed Saturday afternoon with an interesting spelling match. The first prize was awarded Miss Mattie McGee; the second, to Shelley Un derwood; the third to Miss Lila Trogdou; the fourth to Miss Blanche CrutchDeld. Alfred Jordan was awarded a piize for the greatest im provement in wriliug. Hopewell School Another schod which closed last week with interesting exeicises was HopewMl school, in Cedar (J rove township taught by Prof. J. C. Bean. The exercises consisted of a selected program by the pupils, and an address by County Superinten dent Coltrane. Music was furnish ed by the New Hope Band. In the evening a p!av bv the pupils was presented with credit. It is learned that the people of the Hopewell s drool distiict are alive to the importance of progress ive educational work in that sectietn. It has been practically settled that til's district will have a new school ! building by the opening of the next term. The building fund will be ndsed by private subscription. Others Closed. Severn' other public schools have closed durnvr the just week. Among them ws that ut Level Cross, in New Market township, tangh by Miss Gr: c Wir.ninghain. Appropriate exercises were given last Thursday. This has been one of th" tiur-t succesi-f ill schools, and the patrons are highly pleased. Miss Winninjhain will oondnc' a subscription school fo a few weeks. Mi-v .liincl lii-owniiig III. Ksquire 1). (J. MoM asters, of Farmer, was in Asheboro Monday on iiii-iniss. While here Mr. Mc M asters recei ed a telegram from his daughter, Mrs. Allen Browning, of Ilillsboro, announcing the critical il'mes-: of her daughter, little Janet. Miss Cora Mc Masters, of Farmer, a sifer of Mrs. Browning, left for Ilillsboro Tuesday. Since writing 'dm above a me si'Ze has been received announcing - the death of the child, which of'cur- i .Mond iv night. In Itiiiidnlph. A coinpiny has been orgatnz-d iu (i rceiisboni for the purpose of ib -veloping the gold prospects in Ran dolph eoiimv, near RaniFein, where 1 iw gride ore i. known lo exi.sl. in large ifa-'Jilitie.-, The new company has s-cn : e-d oiei ins on lnrg" tia?ih of I l II I ill t lie In iL'hborhoiil of l!;illl- ur, on which is sj'd to have been dooveied innvy dejuiis of fay ! dirt. j Altennili (I iii ide. ('has. II. lVrrv, a white barber of Greensboro, attempted suicide M, dav morning b; shootiiii himself through his head with a 3S calibre pis oi. iie , i, l.een separated from his wife e.j ii-. yii s, ;t d ha I lV(vu'.B Iv been denied admittance In his wife's iionie. Si .idling Uiriedy in front of her gate at her home l.e de. llhclaleh shot himself, lie WkS under the inllueiice of whiskey. Death at Arrhdale. Mrs. L. R. English, tiled a, her hone at Arc'hdale Fridsy. She suffered with pneiim Jiiia. The fu neral services weie held Sunday at Springfield. The deceased wag 30 years old. She is survived by a husaaiid and other relatives, and will be missed by a large circle of fiiends. ill Incinerated. Fire in the cotton mill section of the towu of Marshall, Madison County, destroyed a double house Thursday morning. It was occu pied by a man by the name of Bla zer, whose 14 year-old daughter lost her life iu the flames. Origin of the fire is unknown. Death of Mr. Barnea. Einsley Barnes, a well-known citi zen of Mechanic, died at the County Home for the agad and infirm, Sun day. Mr. Barnes has been at that institution for several months, and was in a demented condition. The deceased waa about 75 years old. The 7 mouths old child of B. L. Austin, died at Salisbury Sunday. The body was taken to Albemarle for iutermeut. WERE THEY BRIBED? Serious Charges Against Indian Territory Judges. JUDGE ADAMS ONE OF THREE. Congrese Called I'pun to Investigate Conduct ol Ohli bils Sent to Indian Ter ritoryCharge of Hi ill try Preferred. Charges of a most serious nature against the personal integrity and official character of Judge Spencer B. Adams, formerly Chief Justice of the Indian Claims Court in Indian Territory, were made in a speech in Congvess by Judge Stevens, of Tex as, sevnral days ao, in which it was charged that two of the three judges made an allowance ot $700,000 to the ittorueys for the Indian claim ants, and that two cf the judges par ticipated in sharing these fees. For years these charges have been spokers in an underbreath by many people in North Carolina, aud the question has been asked, "Did he not serve only a few ye.irs at 2,500 a year as judge and come back to North Caro lina and build a residence costing $20,000, the finest iu Greensboro?" it was also reported that he was worth a hundred thousand dollars, and it was hinted that there was some mystery ab)ut how le obtain ed so much wealth. Senator Till man introduced a i solution in the Senate last. Saturday to investigate the charges made against the three judges, and the following Monday Judge Adams wired the department demanding a:i investigation and wrote Senator Overman asking it. Some are so unkind as to say that Judge Adams' demand for an inves tigation was made after he wa3 cer tain that there wonld be an investi gation, because Senator Tillman uoes not do things in a half-handed way. These charges are of a very serious nature and we hope thtt Judge Adams will clear them up to the satisfaction of the public. PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN. Central Committee Held Mcc-dng-WllI Appoint Township Committees, The Central Executive Com mittee for the prohibition campaign ia Randolph co.m'y held its first meeting, Wednesday night, Feb. 26. At this meeting E. J. Coltrane was elected chairman, Seth W. Laughlia, S. -rotary, ami J.D. Ross, Treasurer. It was decided to effect a strong county orgaiti: i'ion and in this way reach out in'o each Township, where similar organizations will be formed. Steps were taken to secure a good committee in each township through which '.he central committee can u-ik. :.-:e;h W. I.aul.lin, J.O.Red-diiie-, C. A. Wood, T. M. Johnson and E. Mcllitt co:.s n tit I a com mittee io look a. ter nii-nt of the work. C. L. I.'olion, ,T. i). led ding, J. A. Vv'ood, lo'- lisou were appoint-. . liiiilee to set a ie spi-i campaign, and iinai-; this depart- Ross, J. O. and T. M. as a com bers for the dates and diiiL's when placrs for special I be subjfet of state protiihition will I e disc tiBsod. It is the purpose of tiiis co'r.m'itet- to secure two or more able tin n from the state ci gaiiization to address meetings of the county association. A'. so, arrangements will be made to place a number of speak ers in each township. To provide-"die fiiances for the movement a committee consisting of E. 11 Morris, J.D. Ross, Wiley Ward and K. Moliitt were appointed. Jurors l-'or Special Term I'nited State Cou rt. Following are the jurors drawn for'the special term of the federal court, which convenes at Greensboro on March 23: P. A. Livengood, Thomasville, R. F. D. No. 1; J. E. Shelton, Sandy Ridge; I. N. Petree, winston, R. F. D.: E. H. Doisett, Thomas ville, K. F. D.; A. C. Lindsay, YancevviUe: A. M. Meeum, Walker town: Thomas Garrett, Matrimony; E. I. Sheets, JRiley's JStore; George Lomax, Chandlers: M. F. Butner, Shoals; J. M. Tudale, Burlington; L. A. Wright, Allreds; George E Stanton, Raudlemau, It. F. D.; P. D. Lemmons, Reidsville, R. F. D. No. 2; C. P. Hardin, Graham; Harmon Johnson, Pinson; R. A. Doss, Rockford. R. F. D. No. 1; Silas M. Gordon, Delk; D. M. Ire laud, Elon College; N. C. Garrison, Burlington, R. F. D.