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VOL XXXIV.
ASHEBORO. N. C, THURSDAY March 18, 1909.
No 11'
I"" G6e COURIER
COURIER.
1,000 NEW LAWS.
More Than That Number Passed
Legislature.
FEW ACTS OF GENERAL NA
TURE. Brief Summary of The Acts of The
State legislature at Its Recent Ses
sion Most Important taws.
There were 1,319 acts and 57
resolutions passed and duly ratified
by the receut, general assembly of
this Stale. No general assembly in
many years has passed so few acts
of a geutral nature as has this
one.
The re.-enue and machinery nets,
tho cenenil military bill, the Hough
ton illuminating oil indention act,
the electrocution act for all death
penal tie- t be in the state's prison
by electricity, the Stute Highway
Commission act, the statute ir. 6cnb-
ing classes of securities that insur
ance companies shall deposit with
the State for securing policy hold
ers, the anti-trust act embodying the
Democratic platform pie Ige, the
general appropr atiou bill, are about
all the acts of general importance.
"V The new military diii csrnea
feature providing for every enlisted
I .man iu the service of the North
Carolina Guard to receive 25 cents
1 I each lor drills in which they parti-
cipate, thus giving the men a regu
lar pay roll. The bill carries $23,-
000 appropriation.
Two measures involving interstate
. 'J matters of considerable intertst are
i . the bills to prevent the courts of
'North Carolina from entertaining
suits growing out of judgment ob-
tained in other states against resi
t 1 dents of this State involving con-
tracts for "futures." And a bill to
assure to railroad employes and
, v others engaged in interstate service
' f with residence in the State the rights
of personal property exemption on.
der the State constitution. Both
these bills were gotten through by
Senator Bassett of Edgecombe
County.
A bill which was enacted in the
, closing hours of the session was the
1 one prescribing that insurance cotnj
pames shall deposit witn tne state
t proper securities tor tne protection
j of policyholders in the event of their
I failure. The bill originally provid-
edthat the United States, State,
i manicipal, connty and other bonds
i could be used for such purposes,
i Tha bill was amended sothatsecuri.
I ties failed shall include real estate
Mortgages. This amendment was
I strenuously opposed but was finally
adonted. The oil inspecting act
I prescribing test as to purity and effi.
; oienoy of illuminating oils offered
for sale in the State is what is known
I u th "ftil Tnanpotinn Act." It IB
modeled largely after the Tennessee
i law. Nearly every state in the
i rJaion baa such a law. It is said
' that there will he a yield of revenue
I af $30,000 a year ever the expense
of administration. There will be
? tea inspectors to receive a salary
'each of a thousand dollars. This
; it. an important law, one of the best
acta of the general aaaembl
The general appropriations bill
with its well nigh million and
1 same permanent ' improvements for
the State institutions, while aot
anything like meeting the appeals
ade to the appropriations oom
aiittee by many of those institutions,
ia generally regarded as about as
adequate as the State could afford
without going into a general bond
issue or raising the tax rates to a de
gree that the people would not ap
prove. 1 be pensions for old soldi
crs were raised from an aggregate
f $400,000 to $450,000 and the
1 1 appropriations icr pupuc scnoois
HU 1UI UBSUUUg 1UUJ UlUUIlUB BUMIIU1B
throughout the Stale, from $200.
000 to $225,000. Then there is
the $500,000 bond issue bill to carr
ry out the purposes of the Bickett
act of 1907 in the matter of the en
largement of 'he State Hospitals
and their adequate equipment.
A change in the revenue act that
promises to make its effects felt in
all parts of the State is a require
mene mat tnere be one or more
competent persons designated in each
county to oast about at the close ofl
4 lax-listing time each yaarand bring
It light property of any and all
kinds that has under the system in
jregue in the past and see that it is
flaced on the tax books, this being
tar and a way the most important
CLEANING UP DAY.
Enthusiastically Observed by The Pupils
wiiOtofThe Graded School.
What will end in a nicely terraced
graded school property for Ashe
boro, was begun last Friday after
noon when the pupils observed
"cleaning up day." Observers were
cnriouB to know the meaning of so
many children passing on the streets
carrying pans, rags, wheelbarrows,
picKS, shovels, etc., about noon Fri
day. Those who witnessed the busy
scene at the school grounds guessed
the reason. The pupils were busily
engaged, some moving the big pile
of dirt to the south of the building,
others digging stumps, some raking
and burning trash on the grounds
while still others ere on the inside
washing windows, dusting, eic.
It is learned that hf fill, under
the direction of the Woman's Heibr
nient Assoel ition, the grounds will
be put iu line shape.
Grass will be sowtd, and shale
trees planted on the frout. The trees
will be donated bv Clerk of the
Court, Win. C. Hammond.
The school board expects to move
the old Academy building off the
grounds, giving room for the play
grounds on the rear of the new
building.
Ihe pupils are to be commended
for their pride in the appearance of
the school and the Womau'e Better
ment Ass xiiation deserves the aid
of all public spirited citizens.
Shuttle Itlock factory Burned
The Shuttle block factory of W.
A. Grimes, at Frankliuville. was
burned Monday night about mid
night. The origin of the fire is
unknown, but it is thought to have
been incendiary. The fire started
in the front of the plant which had
been closed down for several days
awaiting the arrival of a governor
for the engine. This was removed
and carried away by some unknown
person a tew days ago.
The plant was completely de.
stroyed, to gether with a small quan
uy or temoer.
State Sunday School Conytntlon.
The State Sunday School Conven
tion, will be held in Concord, April
6, 7, 8, 1909, begining on the even
ing of April 6rh. Every Sunday
School in the County sh.uld be
represented, and it is especially
urged that officers of Township
Associations attend if possible. The
program is now out, and the best
oneforyears. Those who attended
the Reidsville and Burlington Con
ventions will be delighted te heir
that Key. Grant C. Tullar and Mr.
I. II. Meredith of New York are to
attend and will have charge of the
convention music.
farmers Aroused.
Hertford County held a "Corn
Judging Day" last week. The
meeting was arranged by Congress
man Small witn the help of the
State Agriculture Department.
Addresses on the selection of seeds.
use of fertilizers, cultivation, etc
with practical demonstrative work
composed the program. Thou
sands of farmers attended and exhi
bited many varieties of seeds. The
instruction was both interesting and
of great value to the Hertford
farmer.
Blood Shed In Pitt.
Pitt County had three homicides
lust week. All three of the murder
ers were negroes. Two negroes and
tme white raan were the victims.
The quarrels were over frivo'ous
affairs, one of them over the p )sses-
siou of a pair of kid gloves.
High Point Civic Improvement. League,
High Point has fallen into line
and has a civic improvement league
which is Unving hard to accom
plish for that city what it has doue
for so many other cities.
The wireless telegraphy station at
Cape Henry has beeu moved to
Beaufort, N. C.
change made in the reyenue system
of the State.
There is a change in the machin
ery aot that takes the work of as
sess'np the capital stock and other
taxable features of banks and cor
porations generally from the depart
ment of the State auditor and trans
fer it to the Corporation Commission.
A DUTY AND
The Sunday School Times believes in life insurance. It countH the
carrying of life insurance a duty and a blessing. The editors and pub
lishers of the paper, p-st and present, for two generations at least, have
acted uioa what they held to be their own daty by carrying personal life
to the full extent of their means.
Life insurance offers us the opportunity Of caring for those who are
dependent upon us, by our making a moderate expenditure during the
years when we are able to do so, the rate of this expenditure b-iug deter
mined, not by change or guess work, but by accurate studv of knowu
facts. Wh' n the time conies for the life insur.ince to he paid to the bene
ticiary expense falls upon no one person, but is divided among a meat
number of persons who have combined their money, or "premiums,"' for
exactly this purpose, to IHp each other.
In other words, the buying of life insurance is, in principli, like the
buying of any other provision for the needs of tU s whom God Inn placed
iu our care. As on reidei suit-'.m'h. if a man 'who is h-m-j oh a i lurnev
count! .t a ihi' 10 provide in advance
necessariis for ins family during the
they shall not lie a Uirdiii to;hcis,
to provide nyaiiiN', tl'.n.-e suw needs of
a 'id the opportunity t u i m, i:i prep
avo theni for nie last time on t'arih. Lue insnri'i
in, r;iiiiity. Hutv doing here, as iu ail things iml..
ml, rather th in hss Sunday .School Time.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Kjvoril of Proveetlliiics Criminal Dock
rt Finished Wcillienday.
Randolph Supeii r Court conven
ed Monday morning with Judge E.
B. Jones, prtsiding. After the
usual preliminaries the fo.low ng
gentlemen were si lected and sworn
us members of tha Grand Jury:
J. W. Hadley foreniir: Isham
Joues, J. J. Welch, M. V. Brooks,
W. R. Julian, A. C. Harris, J. G.
Coward. J. W. Bukhead, C. S.
Redding, Monroe D. Gray, J. W.
Richardson, Allison McNeil, J. G.
Hereon, W. H. Ltneberry, Harris
Sanders. J. S. Cjule, A. . Hardin,
L. Swain. 0. L. Coble was ap
pointed officer to the Grand Jury.
This is the brst term or Randolph
court at which Judge Jones has
presided and his charge to the
grand jury was heard with interest
by a crowded o urt room. His
charge was not long, but thorough
and comprehensive. He dealt at
length on the greater crimes, and
the e fleet upon the social life of a
community, especially the slander
ing of innocent women, lie charg
ed the jury to be especially careful
in protecting the character ot our
women from the slimy tongue of the
slanderer.
His Honor was also broad in his
charge referring to embezzlement,
carrying concealed w- apons, enforce
ment of prohibition laws, lynching,
gambling, etc.
Judge Jones referred in compli
mentary terms to the erection of a
new courthouse iu Randolph.
The following were sworn as
Petit Jurore: S. W. Moon, S. W.
Lanier, J. A. Burgess, Sam'l Davis,
C. M. Spencer, J. D. Brower.
Talis Jurors: J. M. Hinsbaw. C. R.
Curtis, S. E. Lowdermilk, C. E.
KearuB, E. M. Cagle.
The following cases were tried:
State vs. Gurney Millikan, dis
turbing religious worship, verdict
guilty.
State vs. Clayton Hunt, larceny,
continued.
State vs. Gurney Mill
kan, disturbing cogregation, verdict
guilty. Defendant fiued $20 and
cost.
Stite vs. Jno. Wesley Foubt,
forgery, verdict guilty.
State vs. Wm. Haddock, a. w.
d. w. plead guilty.
State vs. Geo Isley, Cooper Mof
fitt, Team Tompkins, v w. d. w
Isley, plead Jguiity and judgment
was continued upon payment of
costs.
State vs. Robt. L. Steed, rude
conduct at church, verdict guilty.
Sta e vs. O' A- tkmpbd1, failing
to list poll tax, plead guilty, judg
ment suspended upon payment of
costs a ad taxes.
State vs. Bud Foster and Daniel
Wilkerson, rude conduct at church,
plead guilty. Judgment continued
upon payment of costs.
Stute vs. Henry Rich, Carl Jar
re.ll, a. w. d. w., plead guilty. Judg
ment "!f5 and cos's.
State vs. Hefv Presnell, forci
ble, tr. sa-s, le id guilty judg-m-Jtit
tu.-pei.deJ up n paneat of
costs.
State vs. Elmer Cox, Walter Ty
singer aud M Ion Lambert, larony.
Cox aud Tysioger plead guilty.
Judgment $10 and costs.
SU'e vs. Wm. Haddock, a. w. d.
w. Judgment $10 Hue and costs.
State vs. Fred Baldwin, a. w. d.
w., verdict guilty. Judgment six
months oil county roads.
State vs. Hill ird Gatlin and Kel
ly Bogan, a. w. u. w.; Gatliu plead
A BLESSING.
for food
(I.
ii 1 1
aid (, tlier
time of h ale
he must propeil'
his dear oin-, ,f
ir.t i m for th it i
, in order 1 hat
omit n a du'v
ll IS I !i' III:- III.-.
in.- whivi Ii,' will
iive.i li 1 1 ii this
' in iv f lit h in
rVli 2S l'.mii.
mil v and Molmh plenl not guil'v.l
Verdict, guilty ai U ttntliu and not:
tfiiilty as to Hogm. Judgment thit
Gatliu serve !)0 das on count
roads.
State vs. Will Fnoks, injury to
building. Verdict,, not guilty
State vs. Geo, I ucker, larceny
and receiviusr. Verdict not guilty.
State vs. Elmoie Lntterloh, c. 3.
, plead gniltv. Judgment sus-
p 'llded.
State vr. Clyde 6 ou', verdict gun
ty of simple acstult. Judgment 30
days on county roads.
State vs. Arch Wiu.-hw and Gra
ham Osborn, a. w. d. w. Vet diet
guilty as to Wiuslov. Judgment
$25 00 and costs.
State vs. Ruffia Pierc and Be-
Witt Robbios, a. w. d. w., verdict
guilty. Judgment Buspeuded.
State vs. John Bray, plead guilty
of forcible trespass. Judgment sus,-
peaued upwQ payment of costs.
Mate vs. Kettle Hurley and urax-
ton Hall, manufxetu ing liquor, ver
dict guilty. Defendants to serve 4
minths on public roads of Ran
dolph. Ihere were few cases on the
criminal docket at this term.
The grandjary finished its work
yesterday afternoon at whic time
the court received its repnt and n
dered them discharged.
The criminal docket was virtual
ly finished yesterday at noon.
On the civil docket there are
more than 1C0 cases which, if tried,
will continue the term near the end
of next week.'
In the case of W. N. Elder vs.
Kennedy Table Co., Receiver J.
Parkin was ordered by the court to
pay all claims against the bankrupt
company at the rati of 12 1 2 cents
on the dollar, and to make dual re
port as receiver, and be discharged.
As we clone our forms the evidence
n the case T. W. Craven, by his
next friend, A. S. Craven, vs. Worth
Mfg. Co., of Worthville, is teing
heard.
Wreck Near Hickory.
Un last f riday morning, seven
miles above Hickory, a wreck occur
red by the Hand on the front wheel
of a coal car heavily loaded, bursting,
causing the wheel to give way and
burling four car loads of live stock
down a steep embankment. One of
the cars was loaded with 26 horses
and mules belonging to R. R. Rti
of Asheboro, 15 of which were killed
and the lemainder sold by the rail
road authorities without notifying
Mr. Ross until Saturday evening
when he received a telegram abont
five o'clock. The loss to Mr. Ross
is about four thousand dollars.
Buys Interest In Chair Factory.
C. C. Crau ford, who recently sold
the Crown Roller Mills to a new
company, has purchased a controll
ing interest in the Randolph Chair
Company, securing the ttick of G
G. Hendricks in the chair factory
property and the store house and a
lot now occupied by G. G. Ilen-
drick's store.
Mr. Cranf ii-d will take rr'iarep of
the factory succeeding Mr. lleu-
diicksas rnanuger April 1st.
Flood at Montonier).
The greatest fl xmI ia the history
of Montgomery, Ala., is threatened
on account or a au iooc ri e in tne
Alabama river. The flood has
blocked traffic to a considerable ex
tent and families are moving away
from North Montgomery to places
of safety.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Rev. A. H. Wynkoop,of Morgan
ton, has accepted pastoral work with
the Albemarle Baptist Church.
The S. A. L. depot at Young--ville.
Wake County, was burned last
Friday.
Mrs. Walter G. Newmtn lout, a
hand lag containing $G,000 worth
of jewels between Guld Hill and
Salisbury Fiiday.
Mrs. Gus Keirns died in Salisbury
on March !Hh. Heath wis due tu
ttphoul fever. She leaves a htistiU'ul
a;.d two little children.
Rich Wilson, a nt'grn, who shot
pohci-rn in Livingston at iian let
lat November was arrested at .Sali?'
hury la! wiv-i.
A i
v court iii'iijc is he
talked !
for t ii U-y count
siouei a eiiipow eivd
building and issue
I lit
eoniinis
) sell the oil
bouiis if Ilt-Ui.l-
sary.
The whole Slate is interested iu
the recovery of Editor J. P. Oald
well of the Charlotte O iserver.
whose paralytic stroke of same ten
days ago does not seem to be of a
ptrmaneut nature.
Gov, Kitchin has instructed the
attorney geai ral to institute suit
against the State of Tennessee to
establish the boundary line between
the States, lue strip of land iu
question is 15 miles long and 4 miles
wide.
Capt. W. K. G. Vanderford, of
New York, aged 69 years, died at
?ali8bury Monday. Capt. Vander
ford was a Confederate veteran of
Co. H., 231 North Carolina Regi
ment.
P. W. Danford, of New Y rk.
attempted su cida nt Wadesboro
Sunday, but will recover. Low
spirited over a love'affair he attempt
ed to destroy himself.
John C. Lunsden, the Raleigh
man who killed Harry Suydam,
broker, in New York, was sentenced
to 19 years and six months in Sing
Sing penitentiary.
The evidence in the Cooper- "Jar-
mack case at Nashville is n w with
the jury. The last sptaker closed
Monday and luesday the judge de
livered bis charge.
The superintendent of the South
ern railway has consented toco-operate
with the Thomasville (authorities
and the civic league in helping to
beautify the Commons ulong tne
railroad throughout that town, and
work will begin in a short time.
The Alamance Olaaner says M r.
and Mrs. Jas. J. White are selling
the.r property at Graham and w,li
make their home with their son
W. P. White, at Ramsear. Mr
White has held a number of officei
at the hands of the people of Ala
mance and is a popular gentleman.
A small wreck on the S. A. I
near Aberdt.cn Saturday, caused lv
the engineer misreading his ordeis,
resulted in the death of Hasat-y
Lindsay, colored fireman, and injury
to three members of the tr-un crew
and two passengers.
The governments of Mexico and
the United States will make an
effort to settle the differences
which caused a clash between tin
Central American governments las!
week. War has been declared te
tween Nicaragua and Salvadar.
A negro entered the store of J. A.
Coltrane near the Fair g ounds at
Greensboro Monday morning and
demanded with drawn knife that
Mr. Coltrane deliver to him a roll of
money which he had in his hand.
Mr. Coltrane refused and the negro
snatched the money aud escaped.
Hook & Rodgers, architects, of
Charlo;te, have been authorized to
prepare plans for the Method Ut
Children's Home at Winston-Salem
The field secretary has secured $10,
out) for the institution and work wil
begin when this amount is increased
to $13,000.
John R. Irelaud, a well to-do
farmer, of Alamance county, died
Sunday at bis home near Burling
ton. J. A. Ireland, of Burliugloo,
St. Clair Ireland, of Munc.e,
In .., Miss Etta Ireland,
Burlington and Mrs. Herndon, of
High Point, are the surviving chil-
igh
dren.
HELPER A SUICIDE.
Native of Davie County Takes His
Own Life.
COULD NOT FACE FAILURE IN
RAILROAD PROJECT.
Hilton R. Helper Was a Well Known
Author, Katlve uf North Carolina
A Stoij ol Ills l.il'e Lived at Malls
bury. Hi iron Rowan Helper, for years
a resident of Salisbury and a uitn of
considerable nat've ability, committ
ed suicide in Washington C;ty March
!ith.
A i e. view of the suicide, Daniel
O't Helper, and a niece, Mrs. E. W.
looi iu, live
MoeKsvi;: N L.,
J lleo -r or.ite.
tin - ,-i e of t,h
Mr. Helper Uve.l in Salisbury at
ore time ;md j it before t.'.i war he
wru e a hook, Hie Impending Cri
sis," in which he predicted the Civil
War. This was known as the Help
er Book. The people of Salisbury
were so outraged by the view9 of the
author taat he was compelled to
leave the town. While in Salisbury
he lived on East Innis Street in the
house now occupied by Capt. Rich
ard EameB.
The Charlotte Observer gives the
following account of the tragic act
which was committed in a room at
628 Pennsylvania Avenue in Wash
ington, in which the body wae found
with a towel about bis neck witn
the gas turned on.
The body was discovered lying
across the cjt, partially dieted; the
coroner examined the body and
gave a certificate of suicide by as
phyxiation. Ihe body was remov
ed "to the morgue.
Helper was last seen alive Wednes
day evening. He appeared despon
dent, declaring There is no justice
in this world." and that he "was
tired of living, anyway." Nothing
more was seen of him until the -
body was found.
At the roojning bouse today it
was said that the old gentleman had
been in low spirits for some time..
He engaged the room March 18,.
1908, a little lea than a year ago
Previously he had a room at 80S,
Twelfth street. His financial affairs
it is stated, had apparently been
in a bad state of late.
Papers and letters found in the
room where Helper took bis life re
vealed the .'act that he was evident
ly deeply interested in only one
matter, the project to build a great
international railway, to extend
through North, Central and South
America. Copies of letters were
found addressed principally to
to George R. Starkweather and to
the Treasurer of the United States
which he had written at various
dates.
That be had told tut little of his
affair, further than he had a claim
which he was seeking to get before
Congte3S, is at parent. It is assert
ed that he became more despondent
recently, when the Representative
who had been working on bis case
failed of re-election to the coming
session of congress.
Those who bad come iu contact
with Helper said they believed the
railway idea bad affected his mind.
He was constantly, trying te borrow
large sums of money, foi which ha
claimed the lenders would receive
tremendous returns.
Hmton Rowan Helper was born
in North Carolina December 27,
1829. In 1863 be married Maria.
Rodriguez at Buenos Ayres. He
received an academic education and'
was United States consul at Buenoa
Ayres from 1862 to 1866. Since
that, time he devoted himself to the
prcmitiou of his projected three
American railways to eventually
run from Behring Strait to the
Straits of Magellan.
Mr. Helper was the au'hor of
"The Impending Crisis of the
South," published in 18"7; the
"Three A me icon Railways" "No-joqu-,"
"The i.egroes in Negro
laud," "The Laud f Golo," "Odd
ments of Andean Diplomacy" and
other works. He was a familiar
figure in Washington and especially
about the halls of Congress during
its sessions. He was a man of great
ability and bad as sincere friends,.
many of the leading thinkers of this
aid the past centnry.
H , , -f . Snaiiishs
ie!f" ..W1i!'w,T" T ,rJ?"ir
late luesday thav
w iman, is now blind and living ia
Benos Any res.