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, COURIER. COURIER . Leads r aom tdewt aad I Advertising Columns Bring Results. Circulation. ! i JHl Id J Issued Weekly. PRINCd'LES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Tear VOL XXXIII-" ASHEBORO, N. C, fHURSDAY. May 14, 1908. No 22 ' .1- , , . iv, , , . . 8 A LOCAL HAPPENINGS. SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT. Enjoyable Exerclaee Mark the CIom of tfceSeealonof 190T-8 Fine Addreaa bvDr. Cranford of Trinity College, Durham. The Aaheboro Graded Schoola closed for the summer vacation Fri day night. The year which was the first in the handsome brick building and with an increased faculty, has been marked with sue cess. The commencement exercises be gan Thursday night with oration by members of the High School Department and exercises by the pupils of the intermediate and u'.gh school departments. The program was published in last weeVs issue, together with the names of those who took part in the exercises. Many comments were made on the nnusuallv good order and atten tion paid. The childreu, without an exception, did their parts well. Both they and the teachers who had this work in charge, deserve much credit and pniis. The orators, Messrs. Gurney Ferree, jAmes Swain, Clifford Cox and Idyl Free shoed that thorough preparation had been made for their numbers on the program and con ducted themselves well on the floor. Enthusiastic applause from tbe audience expressed high appreci ation. The attendance Thursday evening was the largest ever at the com mencement in Aaheboro, the large Auditorium ana anex oeing mien, which is an evidence of the interest of our people in the work of the school. SECOND DAI". Friday night the Auditorium was .train Rrowdod hlthouch threatening olouds hovered over the city. All were well paid- for having atteuded for there was present that dignity which only giaces the graduating exercises of schools where the bur. den ef preparation is fully realized hv both fncnltv and nunils. The program carried out fol lows: Invocation Rev. W. . Swain. Robert E. Lee Mary Belie Kiv-Stt- True Courage Charles Martin Kepbart. Energy Bessie Laughlin. MUSIC. Preserverance Leads io Success James Madison Davis. . Value of Character Lollie Jones. True Citizenship Everett Wins, low. Labor aud Capital Rosa Stone. MUSIC. America Retrospectively and Pros pectively Waylaud J. Hayes. Literary Address Dr. W. I Cranford, Trinity College, 'Durham, AWARDING DIPLOMAS. AWAhDIXfl HANKER. Benediction Rev. N. R. Rich, ardson, Greensboro. N. C. The banner was d warded to the second i-ide, taught by Miss Siim son. Dr. Cranford 's add re j w:i inter, estins; to all, tlx hundreds of people assembled in the audi urinni follow, ing ilie speaker closely tnr iiighont. The tlieine was "Development" and his address was un inspiration (o,h11 who heard him, old and voung. He spoke of the limit to the develop, meni. of things material, that there is a limit to fcpted, to horii culture, etc.. but the development of the mind of man is not limited. He declared that humanity was yet in its infancy and the young man of today must stiive to lead in the slow but steady advance of civilization. He urged the yonng men to devote time, rnergy and thought to their woak, thus developing iuto success ful business men not, forgetting that the development of a Christian character is tbe key to all success. Will Reopen Sawyer Mine. John M. Howard, a prominent attorney of Latrobe, Pa., and presi dent of the Sawyer Gold Mining & Killing Co, is at the mine in Back Creek township securing ores of test purposes. Tho company proposes to reop n tbe mine, which is a valuable property, at once. Mr. Howard is a Tar Heel and formerly lived at Raleigh. VETERANS ELECT OFFICERS. Meeting Held Baturday-Annnal Reaalon to Be Held In June. The annual meeting of the Ran. dolph Camp, United Confederate Veterans waa held at the traded School Saturday morning. Tbe attendance was very good. The meeting opened with prayer by Dr. r. JS. Asbury. The principle business of tbe meeting was the election of officers as follows: Commander A. C. McAllster, Aahebom. 1HL.1CUI. un. B. H Laumter, Kanoii'intn. Snd Lieut. Cum. J. W. Allred, Ramseur. Hrd Lieut. Cora. T. B. Tjrwr. Krec. 4th Lieut. Com A. J. Rush, farmer. Adjutant Alfred C. Rush, AMieboro. yuarlemiamer '. A. Lewulleu, A-hebom. Conimlmary olllwr T. W. Andrews, Asheboro. Wiu nr. r. K. Anbury, Aburjr. it. Suivcon Dr. T. C. Oowd. Senurcve. Cbaplitln U. A. Albright See anil TreiwP H. MwtK Ashebnm. Sei-xt-ant Mujor W.8. Linuovrry. Millboro. Colir HcrKt'Biit E. D. Tuvkur, htiagrove. Vldette W. J. Joll)-, Ahi-liro. Color Guards -Z. A. U-w.tllen, Asheboro, and J. T. Shaw, New Hope Academy, Thev accented an invitation from Randolph Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, to celebrate on the 3rd dav of June the 100th anniver sary of t'le birth of Jeffersou Davis, at which tune the auniul reunion will be held. Memorial Day. At the close of tbe meeting of tLe Veterans the camp was receiv. ed by the Daughters of the Con federacy in their parlor at tbe Grad ed School and a procession wa6 formed for the march io the ceme tery where the graves of the con- federate dead were decorated. The floral tributes were beautiful and the simple service at tbe graves was veryyiui passive. yco CONFEDERATE REUNION. Jane 3rd Will lie Made a Memorable , . day la Randolph. The Confederate Reunion for the County of Randolph will be held in Asheboro Tuesday, Juue. 3rd, Jthe occasion being the celeoratiou of tbe 100th anniversary of tbe birthday of Jefferson Davitt by the Daughter of the Uonleueracy. The arrangement of the program is not complete but an effort is be ing made to have features that will make it the most pleasaut possible for all. Ail Confederate veterans, their sens and daughters and the people generally are expected to at tend. The Veterans will assemble at the courthouse Ht. 11 o'clock and march trthe. Craded Scho. 1 Auditorium, wheie an address will be deliveied. Music will be furnished by a band. Crosses of honor vi!l be presented to the ve:eiaus who li.ivtr a;ipi;ed for them. After the exercises 111 the Audi torium the veterans will be feasted in the Academy building. The 1 l.i lighters of the Confederacy besides oi:e -rit.g the last days of these, v. i.o enduied rhe hardships of battle for the "J.oit Cause," are now piep.tring to miir'x the graves of the old s.ildiers and contnni:tiiiA to the s3ho!ar.-h:j) fund for fdiic.tliug two duuhtvis at tiiC S ale Normal. They have mIs.) started a monu ment fund, wnicii lutv amounts t.i ijlOU, and whinu will be used in erecting a uiouuineiil to tne. Veterans of Raudolph county. IMiOiillll I ION H ALI U S. Sunday, M iv lTth Flint Hill, i). in., Rev. 1). C. Cox and 'Squire Wilson, of Au'tulak: Did Union, 3 p. in., liev. C. M. Campiiel : Whites t'liapel, 3 p. in., !!ev. J. E. Voolty; Flag Spiin k, 3 p. in., iind Rrowei's Ciia el at night, 1$. A. Veargtn. Moinlay mugtit, May lbi.h, South Asheboro, Rev. C. A. Wood. Tuesdav night, 'May liHh, Gold Jill!; Thursday night. Mnv21st and Friday night, the 22i (t, Blowers Chapel, Rev. C. A. Wool. Temperance Medal Contests. Cedar Square, Saturday. May, 16th, 3 p. .n., address by C. l Frazter, of Greensboro. Science Mill, 8 p. in.,' addiess by J. M. Furdie. Union Grove, Sunday, May 17th, 10 a. m., address by Prof. E. J. Coltrane, New Union, Saturday, Mav 23rd, at night, address by B. A. Yeargin. Ex-Judge Thus. J. Shaw, of Greensboro, will speak to the people of Randolph at the following places on next Sunday, May 17th: Farmer, at 11 a. m.; New Uuion M. P. church at 3 p. m; Asheboro at night in the Auditorium. Miss Ruth Fox is visiting friends in Raleigh. The Case for Prohibition in North Carolina IIj (XARESCfi II. "I am going to vote against State prohibition' because I believs io per. sonal liberty." 2 "I am going to vote against State prohibition because I belie vain local self-go verament." 'I am going to vote against btate prohibition becau s e prohibition doesn't prohibit.' "1 am going to vote against state prohibition because the State aud connty need the tax money." ' I. The Significance of These Arguments. These are the arguments Chat one hears from opponents of prohibition in the present contest in North Caro lina, aud' tbe purpose of this article is to place such arguments in the cold, clear light of reason atid in quire into their justification. And in the outset we may note the highly significant fact that it is only argu men ts such as these just meutioiied that the friends of tem perance now have to face. Tbe in herent evil of the whiskey traffic no one disputes. Even its friends must tight its b-ttles n disguise and cloak themselves with some such excuse as t hese at the head of this article. Iu this very fact there is the prophecy of victory. No tub that . j tu ooes not Btand on its own tioltom i . j i. . nrJ cau lone 6tand at all. When an . . 6 . ... evil tieconi' 8 so poieni inai ewen i' ; . f hirelings leaise to fight orjaer iisj"1" ot wur ' , c dors, the failure of its disguised L" Verr ,f Sf,rnment p., isnns is a thing foredoomed. therefore rejects the plea of "person- 1 ii, n . ...i.. l liberty" in unrestrained drinking , J.u.r :Z Z "I q lite posBilly Cehting the last grer.t battle against the driuk evil in our State. Befora the progress of en l gbuninvnt tbe world-old doetripe of "the divine light ef Vins? haj n w gone down; before the progrets of enlightenment the curse of human slavery has now beci blotted out for all time to come. It does not sein too mneh io hope that new we shall also put under our feet the auciett carse of drink. Certainly neither monarchy nor slavery was more ir delensibfe; certainly neither whs more out of linrmouy with r le spirit of our tmu-e; certainly neither vta more far-reaching in its evil efftcts t inn is intemperance. it is tus pcsUiencc taat waikot .i r,i da;KLe-, the tteftrue'.nn t! v asteth at noo:i.lav. What man tin re who has not seen th- red rni.i iu its pulh wrecked iivts and homes and hopes and hearts, and shame and sin withal too deep for words? What ioiiiniunily does not remember some once brilliaut son, the rose aud expectancy of its citi zenship, by ttrong drink brought down to ra,;s and to the gutteii1 Wiiat country grav.ynrd whisper? not its melancholy tale of some once iiong victim brought lo.v by its awful powe,? What inai is there tiinoi g my reade 8 h se luart lias tun, hoih-o for some one in Ins own family, bone f bis. l one, blood of n. s ui'joU, the knowledge of whose shameful tii ink-slavery has burned like a worn-hot brand? And in every neighborhood, m.ueover, wi,m.;iii8 to jive tho privilege of un- k-e.w also the cruelly mistieaU-d w.fe whom the drunkard had vowed to love mid protect, the rugged dill dren with lives blighted by u drunk - en father's i-eglecr, and even the midnight tears of some gray-haired mother with lamentations like those of another Rachel for some once iirouiisiu;' son slain by the nionstei evil against which we now go forth to battle. Small wonder that its allies have no word to say in its behalf, and must shield themselves behind the glitteitng generalities of "personal liberty" and "local selt-govern-ment." Let us see now how much of substance there is even in these excuses. II. Why the Theory of "Personal liberty" Due Not Apply. "Personal liberty" in nine cases out of ten this is the first refuge of the whiskey advocate. When France ran red with human blood a hundred yers ago, it was Madam Roland who exclaimed: "Oh, Liberty, Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name!" And yet the crimes against human life committed by mad France in the name of Liberty then are not to be compared with the crimes against POE, Raleigh, N. C. body, mind, and soul committed by strong driu k in the name of Liberty now. The theory of liberty does not ap ply to such cases. It was Burke who said, "Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed," and Hux ley who declared: "I have liberty to do right; I will thank any man to take away my right to do wrong." The whole theory of our govern ment is thit of the greatest possible liberty for the individual consistent with the welfare of others and of the State. Not only does 'a man's liberty ends where taat liberty be comes the curse of bis neighbors," but the State refuses to recognize a man's "personal liberty" to injure himself, suicide being as much a crime as murder in the eyes of the law aud attempted suicide punish able by statute in many States. Even if the damage wrought by drink stopped with tbe drunkard himself therefore, the whiskey man's pet theory woujd hardly hold, and its falsity becomes unquestionable when we recall that the injury often falls most heavily not on the drunk ard himself, but on his family, and that the State itself is damaged by his action impoverished becauee of his inefficiency as a worker, injured uy uiu u soiuer as i resilient iiicunu- , j. ,, . . . ;ed by his weakness as a citizen in i ' , , . I time of neace and as a soldier iu by his disorder as a resident, nienac- for protection to the individual a matter of self-preservation for the State itself. Men are not at liberty to murder with the sword; they shall not be at liberty to murder with the bottle. Men are not at liberty to desttov homes with fire; they shall not be at liberty to destroy homes with strong' drink. III. About "Loral Scll-;overument. The plea for local self-government, is of course, but another form of the plea for personal liberty and the ar gument that answers one largely answers the other. One is a plea for license for the individual, the. 1 i other is a plea for hceuse for the in i dividual community, ard both rest upon a denial of that great declara tion of the Master that "No man livcth to himself." Neither does any city live to itself. But in taking up this atguui. nt there is one matter which 1 would bring to the reader's attention that many voters seem to have overlooked. Perhaps you may even say: "Well, if Wilmington and Salisbury away oil there want whiskey, ) uni not go ing to interfere." 1 he important, point yo.i overlook is that it is not un le'.v Salisbury and iimington to which ou uive the privilege of selling whiskey when you cast your ballot May X lit fi "For the Manufacture and Sale of Intoxi cating Liunors." A vote against piohibition then , imilU,a WUiskev saloons not onlv to , s knbury and 'Wiimington, but to jy little "Jx4 incorporate town in j jjorth Carolina once ilu- "wets" get , iu tlle ,nuj,,ntvvotu' o u market aml ct,,.,uous' ,0'lVa ulUu:lg th.-m, jaml vm,r 0WI1 bovs Ilfl, mav not jnl. j r)1,,i!tj'!li .. i. ti, ,,f ..;,- fnv here. And seeing that a vote agdnst pro hibition means to give your town the privilege of whiskey selling, y. u may see the more Clearly how com pletely the airy theory of "local self government'' falls down before the substantial fact that no whiskey town lives to itself. Salisburv and Wilmington do not; neither would your town should you vote to give it the privilege of selling liquor aud it should decide to do it. Your town eight to have "local self-government" in the matter of its tax rate, its school system, its municipal officers, its water supply, ai d all that, because these things are really "local" matters and do not affect the lives, property and morals of the surrounding country. This is not true of whiskey-selling. This is not a "local" matter, and in deciding for whiskey-selling the town exceeds the limitations of "lo cal S'-lf-government." Here rather we must apply the principle that a "man's liberty ends where it be comes a curse to his neighbors." xoadonotsay, "The rotten ap ple in the barrel must have Tberty to rot," forgetting that the rotten ness of one imnerils the soundness of five hundred. Yon do not say, "The smallpox victim has a right to personal liberty; I cannot restrain him," forgetting that the contagion of one is a menace to every other citizen. And it &ing George had held tracts of land in North Caroli na counties and on North Carolina coasts in 1776, and had begun build ing forts thereon, would his cry for "personal liberty" and for "local self-government" have availed aught or would we have said that to al low the enemy to entrench himself within the borders of any State would be monumental and suicidal foily of which not even the thick headed Ravage would be guilty: And the moral of all this is plain. There is menace in nearby moral rottenness no less than in nearby physical rottenness, there is conta gion iu moral disease no less than in physical disease; there is suicidal folly in leaving King Alcohol un hampered to entrench himselt iu our midst no less surely than it would have been folly to leave Hing beorge to entrench himself unhampered in 1776. The influence of no whiskey town ends with its corporate limits. It is not a local matter. No community has a right to prostitute the plea of local self-government in order to make itself a center of moral con tagiou nullilyitig the effect of tem perance legislation iu all the sur rounding country. The whiskey advocates appeal to us in the name of "liberty" aud "lo cal self-government." It is "liber ty" for a mad dog, for a tmallpox patient, for an outlaw and m such cases the theory of liberty does not apply. It is "local self-government" f r a pest hole, for an enemy's fort, for a robber's stronghold aud io snch cases the theory of local self government does not apply. Thev are not "local" in matter of influence; they are appropriately not "local" in matter of settlement. IV. nut Will Prohibition Prohibit. "But will prohibition prohibit?" The best answer to that, as some one has faid. is that drunkards aud whiskey manufacturers fight it bitterly. If 't did not prohibit, they would not oppose it. Of course, it will not stop whiskey drinking utterly. Oar laws against murder do not prevent all homicides; our laws against stealing do not pre vent all thefts. The qupstion is not 'Will it utterly stop drinking? lhe question is, "Will it measurably de. crease drinking?" And upon this point there can be no doubt. Only last week the editor of the leading paper in Knoxville, Tenn., spoke to me of the results ot proniuition adopted by Knoxville ,a year ago. "Drinking," he said, "has been de creased (jii 2-3 per cent, and the average number of anests per week has gone down from 150 to 40." It is my belief that the abolition of the dispensary in R.ileigh in spite of the jug trade" das decreased drinking among the dispensary's former pat rons from -t t ) 0 p r cent, V. Ami Now a W "lit About tlio Tax flues (Inn. Of con :, we are lisiving to in crease our t ixi-s somewhat, but who will weigh i vt n the total amount of t he increased ta s in one balance and the weight of one liuriian s.ml h the othei? When the treat Horace Mann was agitating Massa chusetts for the establishment of a reformatory, some one counted up the cost. "It would be worth that if itjaved one boy," many declared. "Would it':'' hesitatingly replied a listener. "Yes," replied the great edunato-, "yes if it were your boy'.'' Moreover, we cannot too strongly emphasize the fact that the tempor ary loss of a few dollais in whiskey taxes is as nothing compared to the enormous material gains through temperance in the way of increased earning power and properiy gains for the individual tax-payer. The folly of regarding w'liskey selling as a source of wealth to the State should be apparent when we reflect that it of all things does most to im poverish the citizen from whom taxes come and most to increase criminal expenses foi which taxes are nsed. Barring war only, the Continued on fourth page. INDIANA SENSATION. "CHAMBER OF HORRORS" Matrimonial Advertisement Haa Lured Many Peraona to Horrible Death In IudlnanaTown. The burning of the home of Mrs. Bella Guinness, at Laporte, Ind., last Wednesday has revealed facts that may prove" that this woman, who it is believed perished with her three children in the flames, was one of the most monstrous murder ers known. On her farm, buried at different places have been exhumed the bodies of 12 victims, and many others who have been burned to death through the agency of a Mat rimonial bureau, believed to satisfy her greed for blood and money are believed to be buried there. It is alleged that through an advertisement in a Matrimonial paper she lured them to her home, where in the "Chamber of horrors." they were mutdered and robbed, and their bodies buried on the premises. Ray Lamphere, who is charged with burning the home through jealousy, is in jail at Laporte, and it is oenevea that nis testimony will ring to light many gruesome mur ders. Endorsed Col. Wood for Lieutenant- Governor, The Democratic Convention of Rowan county was held Saturday. The delegates to the State Conven tion were nninstrncted except for w. r. wood, or Asheboro, for Lien- tenaut-Governor, and Hayden Clem ent for Attorney General. White- Head JUuttz was nominated for Sena tor, and John M. Julian and Dr. J. W. Carlton as representatives. J. H. licEenzie defeated Sheriff Krider by 1 1-2 votes. Fire at Slier City. The home of DeWitt Harris, of Siler City, R. F. D. 2, was destroy ed by fire last Thursday. Mr. Har ris and wife were out in the field working, and nothing was saved from the flames. Cnatham veterans are preparing for a grand reunion May 20th. There will be addresses, music by the Cornet Band, a grand parade which will be headed by Col. J. R. Lane, of the 26th N. C. Regiment. I- A. Meyers Drowned. Luther A. Meyers, division mana ger of salesmen for the Reynolds Tobacco Co., and a native of Yadkin county, was drowned Friday while bathing in a lake at a park near Macon, Ga. Mr. Mejeis was a well known and popular traveling salesman. The remaius were taken to his tome in Yadkin for inter uieu t. Standing ot'Caiididatcs. The latest gubernatorial bulletin, giving the standing of the Demo cratic cauditates tor governor, as shown by the county conventions held, shows that at tne State con vention at Charlotte iu June, Mr. Craig has l'.U.'JiJ vou5; Mr. Kitchen 107.64 votes and Mr. ilorne 52.20. The votes so fur uuiusirucicd are Mrs Wity III. Mrs. Martha Way is critically ill at her; home on Libert v R. F. D.. No. 3. H'-r childn n, Messrs. Pres ton Way, of Waxiiaw ; Walter Way, of C::rihaee; Bynum Way. of Nor folk, V.t., Jim Way, of South Caro. Una, Hint hew is Hay, ot liurlington, and Mr. Cora Stoe.kar.1, of liell mont, are at the bedside. New Manager at lota. Capt. Richard Karnes, Jr., of Salisbury, one of the best known mining engineers in the South, haa been appointed manager of the Iola gold mine, iu Montgomery county. Dining the month of January of this year this mine produced gold to the amount of $40,000. Kitten Ry a Mad Dog. H. C. Gregsnn, of Climax, went to Richmoud a few days ago to take the Pasteur treatment for mad-dog bite. He was bitten recently on the leg by a dog, which he seized by the throat and held until it waa killed. The dog's head, which he carried to Richmond showed it to be a genu, ine case of hydrophobia. D. M. McDonald, optician and jeweler of Troy, has moved to Car thage, where he has opened a jewelry store and repair shop. A.
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