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VOL XXXI VI ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY August 12, 1909. No. ?2
SIGNS TARIFF BILL.
THE PAYNE ALDIRCHCANNON
BILL BECOMES LAW.
Tbe Conference Report on the Bill Wu
Agreed to by Vote ot 4t to 61Tbe
Bill Pleases Setae Wnlle It Is Equal
ly Disappointing to Others.
The closing hours of the session
were attended by scenes of a most
interesting character. The revision
has been according to the desires of
some, and with the hearty disapprov
al of others, and the last two days
bad been consumed by members of
the senate in expressing their satis
faction or dissatisfaction.
The conference report on the bill
was agreed to by tbe senate by a
vote of 47 to 61. The vote was tak
en at 2 p. m., and soon afterward
the concurrent resolution making
certain changes in the leather goods
schedule was adopted by both nouses.
President Taft arrived at the Capi
tol at 4:45 p. m. It was his first
appearance there since his incum-
bencv as president, and there was a
constant procession of handshaking
statesmen through tbe presidents
room from the time of his arrival
until his departuie at 5:30 o'clock.
Just as the hands of the gold
clock in the president's room reached
five the Pavne taiiff bill as the
measure will be known, was laid be
fore the president. He picked up a
pen supplied by Chairman Payne, of
the house ways ana means commit
tee, and which wa3 used by both
the vice-president and the speaker in
signing the bill, and attached his
signature.
After writing "William H. Taft,"
the president added, "Signed five
' minutes after five o'clock, August,
V 6, 1909 W. H. T."
1 Bending over the president as he
affixed Lis signature were Secretary
t Knox, ' Secretary Mac Veagh Attor-
Bey General Wickersham Postmas-
?' ter General Hitchcock, Secretary
Nagel, and Secretary Wilson. Stand
ing about the table were Senator
Aldricli , Representative Payne and
many ether members of the senate
and house.
Mr. Payne with hand extended,
waiting to receive the pen with
which the bill was signed. He took
it with a picture of boyish glee
overspreading his face. Another
pen was handed to the president and
he wrote the word "approved," and
handed the pen to Representative
Lane-lev, of Kentucky.
A number of interesting incidents
occured in the president s room
pending the signing of the tariff
bilk The president had something
of a personal nature to say to each
seBator, and good nature appeared
to be overflowing.
Senator Taliaferro, of Florida, in
a rather plaintive tone, said:
"Mr. President, surely you are
not going to sign the bill with that
pineapple paragraph, in ltr tie re
ferred to the fact that he seemed an
increased duty on pineapples in the
senate, which was eliminated in
conference.
"What would you have me do?"
Shall X strike out pineapples alto,
gether, or just write it to suit you?'
asked Mr. Taft, lrughingly.
Senator Fletcher, of Florida, when
telling the president good bye, soon
after, was dismissed with a good
bye, old pineapples, take care of
yourself.
The president tried, with his good
nature, to mollify Senator Warren
for his disappointment over the
abolition of the duty on hides, and
greeted Senator Heyburn, who said
on the floor that no high rate in
the bill was too high to suit him,
with a "how are you, old high tar
iff."
When the senate and house com
mittee, appointed to inform the
presideut that congress was ready to
adjourn, called at the president's
room tbe tariff bill had not been
signed. Senator Aldrich made his
formal announcement.
"Well I have not signed the bill
yet," said the president. "Do you
think that I ought to adjourn con
gress betore 1 sign it."
There having been much talk about
the possibility of a veto, everybody
in tbe room caught the significance
oi the president s locular query
ill"! certainly do not," replied Sen
ator Aldrich, joining in tbe laugh -
The delay was due to Represeata
tive Payne's deske to convey person
ally the document to the president
He did not arrive at the president's
room until 5 o'clock.
Previously the president signed a
number of comparitively unimport
ant measures.
Immediately after attaching his
name to tbe general tariff bill, he
signed the Philippine tariff measure
lie used a handsome, motner-oi-peari
pen sent to him from the Philippines
to be uBed in signing this measure.
A broad smue of satisfaction over
spread his face and he wrote his
name with a flourish not shown on
the general tariff bill.
Tbe signing of the general tariff
bill had been preceded by a busy
day in house and senate. The sen
ate devoted four hours to the final
debate. AtJio'clocit the vote was
taken and the conference report
agreed to, 47 to 31.
Air. Aldrich s concurrent resolu
tion providing for a reduction of
the duties on various manufactures
of leather to meet the views of
Western senators who have been de
feated in their efforts to obtain pro
tection for hides was adopted soon
after.
Senator McCumber's resolution
providing additional rebate regula
tionf for the bill, amended at the
instance of Senator McLanrin to in
clude a provision for free cotton
bagging, was adopted without divis
ioa.
Nothing remained but the sign
inz of the measure.
Senators Aldrich and Daniel were
appointed a committee to inform the
president that congress was ready to
adjourn, if be naa no runner com
munication to make.
Six o'clock was agreed upon by the
two houses as the hour for hnal ad
journment.
A resolufon onerea oy Mr. uui
berson, expre s ng the appreciation
of the senate for trie able ana lm
partial manner in wmch the vice
president had presided was adopted
After a brief reply, Mr. Sherman
declared the extraordinary session
adiourned "without delay." He
laid down the gavel at 5:58 p.
two minutes in advance of the time
fixed.
The house devoted the last day to
perfecting the tariff bill and trans
acting a mass of routine business
Speaker Cannon announce t his com
mittee appointments, ana these were
received with varying degrees of
satisfaction.
The concurrent resolution amend
ing the leather schedule of the tariff
bill, was adopted without a dissent
ing vote after it bad been discussed
for little over naif an hour. JNo
such good luck, however, befell the
McCumber-McLaurin resolution, re
vising the draw back provision and
ilacing cotton bagging on the free
let, which had previously been
adopted by the senate. On the
claim of Chairman Payne that it
was not in order, it was consigned
to the committee on ways and
means.
It was but a few minutes before
5 o'clock when Mr. Payne's resolu
tion fixing 6 p. m. as the hour for
adjournment sine die was adopted,
A half hour yet remaining before
the appointed hour of adjournment,
the speaker ordered the hands of
the clock set ahead 25 minutes.
FORTUNE AWAITS WM.H.
PICKETT
Comptroller of Currency Writes For
Fasts Concerning IIliu.
A small fortune awaits Mr. Wm
H. Pickstt, a Confederate Veteran
if he can be fouud. The following
letter has been received from
Monroe Britt, comptroller of cur
rjney at Washington by State Li
brarian M. u. bherrill and is self
explanatory.
'1 he Camp of Sons of Confeder
ate Veterans in the District of Co
lumbia are trying to find the loca
tion of an old Confederate veteran
of North Caroilua named William
H. Piokett. A small fortune awaits
the old man if he can be found
We wish to learn from the state rec
ords about Pickett, if you can favor
us. We will see that you are re
warded if you can render us any ma
terial assistance.
"Hope you can learn somethin
of the old man and can find it agree
able to help us out.
Charles 31. Busbee Dead.
Mr. Charles M. Bus bee, a prom
inent lawyer of Raleigh, died at b
home there Saturday morning after
a long illness, having been partially
paralyzed for a number ot years.
He filled many positions of trust,
serving as a member of tbe legisla
ture. He was a grand sire of tbe
Supreme Grand Lodge of Odd Fel
Iowb of tbe United States.
Two Shot by OfficersOne Dead.
Paul Cameron Collins, cashier of
the Bank of Hillsboro, and John
H. Bunting, a traveling man of
Wilmington, both well connected,
were shot by Town Constable t . C.
Watking in Bunting's room at
Gladetoce Hotel in Black Mountain
bout 1:30 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. Bunting died from his wounds
shortly after midnight Saturday
night while Collins is still a.ive
with hopes of has recovery.
The substance of the evidence
presented at the coronet's inquest by
the only eye witnesses of tbe
tragedy, Clem Jones and Burley
Gowan negro employees of the hotel,
who accompanied the officer to the
room, being summoned to quell an
lleged disturbance, was to the effect
"That Paul Cameron Collins,
cashier of the Bank of Hill3boro,
and John Hill ' Banting, who were
shot by Pohcemaa F. C. Watkins
made no effort to attack Wat Kin
were shot as they rose from the bed;
that the shots were firel by the
policeman in a state of semi-panic,
and that the men were lying in bed
in their room, wherein no light was
burning, when Watkins burst open
the door.
Various guests of the hotel testi
Bed as to the disturbance created by
the men in their room about mid
night, using profane language and
shouting. They were drinking it is
said.
Constable Watkins was arrested
and will be prosecuted by fiiends of
the dead man and Co! lias.
meetings for Teachers and Committee
men
As previously announced, teach
ers' meetings will be held at the fol
lowing places w thin the next
month: Coleridge, August, 19-21;
Trinity, 23-25: farmer, 26-28; Lib
erty, September, 6-8. One day in
each meetm will be given to a dis
cussion of tbe powers and duties of
school committeemen, Ihe com
mitteemen's day at Coleridge will be
Friday, August 20. All committee
men in soutneastern itanaoipn
should be piesent for the entire day
ug 25; Wednesday will be the
date for the meeting at Trinity, and
August 26 for Farmer. Ihe -day
for committeemen at Liberty will be
announced later
Every committeman in the countv
should be present at one of these
places. We should really be glad to
have committeemen and patrons of
schools present for the entire three
days. These meetings have been
planned in such a way as to ac som
modate teachers and patrons, and a
large attendance is desired.
JS. J. COLTUANE,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
Misses Davis And Wood KnterUln.
Monday night Miss Grace Wood
gave; a party complimentary to Mu
iUttUll" uacQU. VI X UUUIOB1I11C.
Those present were: Misses Mag
trie Davis, Bonnie Auman, Maud
Dickens, Ethel Free, Edna Laugh
lin, Lena May Johnson, Lynette
Swain, Blanche Anderson, Margaret
Wood, and Messrs. James Davis.
Everette Winslow, James Swain
George Hendricks, CjIou Spencer.
Wayland Hays, Cailyle Lewis.
It Was a lawn pirty. Public
courtship prize awarded to Mr. Co
len Spencer, a btautiful wish-bone
scarfpin. Other prizes were award
ed to Miss Bonnie Auman and Miss
Margaret Wood, each a box of Hut
ler's candy. Dainty refreshments
were served on the lawn and wide
long porches. There was music and
a good time generally.
MISS MAGGIE DAVIS ENTERTAINS
Miss Maggie Davis entertained
at the home of her parents on Sua
set aveBue Tuesday night of this
week in honor of Miss Mamie Skeen
who was visitiug Misses Wood and
Davis. There were music and
games and no end of pleasure and
good time. Delightful refreshments
were served on the wide, spacious
veranda. Mr. Hal Kearna won the
prize of a pretty box of fine candy,
given to him as an expert in pro
gressive courtship. Ihose were
present who were at Miss Wood's
the night before and a few others.
Checkers.
Mr. Lee C. Andrews, of Archdale,
is now the champion player of check,
ers of Randolph. Mr. Andrews was
in Asheboro Monday and played
with Mr Edgar A. Woodell, whose
friends claimed for him the cham
pionship heretofore, winning over
Mr. Woodell by a score of 8 to 1.
Liberty Items.
Dr Thomas H Smith, a son of ex Mayor
Smith, who is practicing medicine near
Dillon, S C, is at home for a few days.
Tome Smith arrived home last week
from Montgomery, Ala, after spending Gv
mcn hi in Mississippi and Alabama selling
fruit tres.
A E Lewis has just returned from Ohio,
and he says corn, etc., is better around Lib
erty than any place between here and Ohio.
Give me Lilierty or give me death."
On the night of August 7th the young
ladies of Liberty gave an ice cream supper
at the new railed school building fur the
benefit of the school. Everything went
right along us fine a a fiddle, and alwwt 1)
clock J Rom Smih called the hotif to
Order and ma le one of bin tine short tiilk",
stating that : lie Liberty Mercantile Co. Iid l
donated a nl e little c.ilico umbrella (in
color), an 1 th- proceeds from sale of same
would go to the school. The way the um
brella was to ! disposed of was to lie veted
ou at one cent H vote for the most popular
young lady in the house, IJ. lite a number
of names were plucd on the blackboard and
scattering votes were given to first one and
the other. Auioni the names was Miss
Louise Conly, of Conly Springs, who is
visiting her friend and schoolmate, Mis Pat
tie Smith. Bv and by Miss Sallie Patter
son's name was put on the board by her best
friend with lO'l votes as a starter. One of
our young m -rc'incits, who had the pleasure
of taking Miss (.'only to the building, drop
ped in dollar or so, and she had just a few
more votes tli.in our Mim Patterson, and
then the fun commenced, excitement got
away up and votes were counted thick and
faBt. Some of the young mer were bo
wrought p that I am mire jumping off the
Brooklyn bridgu would have been a small
jump for them. Some mHrried and single
men said it would never do to let that beau
tiful umbrella leave Liberty . I am so glad
they kept it here, lur it cost anywhere from
$9.00 to $ 12.00 per d'zen. We town peo
ple did have lots of fun. Mr. Editor, I
hear they talk of having another one of
these voting contests soon, and if so I will
invite yon, sure.
After a little over $14 00 was voted to
the two ?oung ladle, Miss Kallie Patterson
got a few more votes than Miss Conly, so
Miss Sallie, one of our cleverest and most
popular young ladies, is holding this $48.00
umbrella over her curly red locks, and we
are all so glad that this nice umbrella is
still to lie a part and parcel of Liberty.
Kandlemnn Notes.
Mrs Mollle Maneu, of Tnomaiville, 1b visit-
Ibk her brother, J A Russell, at Kandlem in, and
will remain till Monday.
1 .1 Shoemaker and wile and Pet Ellmore and
wlfeuro visiting John Ellmore and otbers.
Fletcher Brown got his thumb mashed very
bad Tuesday in engine. He let his band drop
on the dash pot and it mashed his thumb before
he could get it out.
,e Kandleman Drug Co. has sold out their
branch store at Wortliville to Mr Groce aud Dr
Wilkiuson, who will continue the drug business
at Worthvllle.
The boat home is completed now and ready to
take you to ride in a ni:e gasolene boat. Tbey
will give you a ride for only live cents, so come
right along and take a ride.
J L I.assiter is chief of police now lor thirty
davs. At the meeting in September the alder
men will elect a new nun, "Bud" makes a good
one, but he can't do everything and go to mill,
too.
Mr N N Newlln made a business trip to Pan.
fiird Monday.
Mrs Callle Smith and M aster Koy have return
ed trom an extended visit to relatives and
friends iu Chatham .
Mr S M Rlke has opened up a first-class grocery
store on Cuban Hit I.
Mrs John Bullard aud Miss Mary Sivaim visit'
ed Mrs Abe Sawyer, near s.iphia , Saturday.
.Idhn Kullard and wu, Joseph, went to High
Point Muudav to see the big show.
J A Ku&seU got back from Frankllnville but
bo failed to set the wools a fire selling sad irons.
uu bet Jim sold some just the tame.
Mr Johu Klchardsou is on the sick list this
week.
Miss Minnie Rtngstaft is very sick. She either
got up lu her sleep and fell down stairs or had
fit. she is quite ill at the present, but hoe she
will soon recover.
K. E. Mendenliall Dead.
R. E. Mendenhall, a prominent
and well known farmer ot Innity
townsnip, living near High loint.
died at his home Monday, aged 50
years. He leaves a wife and tbree
influential member of the Society of
Friends.
Dr. McAnnally Bit My Spider.
Dr. W. J. McAnally, of High
Point, was recently bitten by a pois.
onous spider in a very particular
place. The poison wrecked his
nervous system and he cannot stand
t e least noise. The danger point
has not passed, but physicians think
he will get through all right now.
Mr. Jesse Limb, of Bitudleman,
is recoveiing from a light case of
malarial fever.
John Richardson, one of the loom
fixers at the Randl -man Manufac
turing Company's mill at Randle
man, has been "seriously ill for sev
eral days. He is now improving.
FARMERS MISSED A TREAT.
Mo Thinks Mr. Julian of Those Whs Did
Not Attend The Farmers' Institute
Editor Courier : Will you ptr
mit me to say a few words through
your valued paper ? I would like to
tell you, my brother farmer, that
you missed a treat by staying away
from the Farmers' Institute, thai
can be ill afforded by any of us when
they cost us so little. It seems tbe
time is here when the farmers will
have to do some sound thinking
along more lines than just raising
corn and wheat if we keep pace with
the progress of the times. There
seems to be a tendency to wait for
our information till the newspapers
aud farm journals get to us. Why
not do some thinking for ourselves
ftb(mt WDa(. j8 be8t Bate& to our
laod and the crops we intend to
grow, we must mix a little brains
ith our work if we expect to gel
the best result in dollars for the ef
fort made in raising crops or stock.
Ihe time is passed wuen a slipshod
way of doing work will be of value
to us. When we visit other counties
and see the progress made on the va
rious lines of good roads and im
proved soil cultivation, then it is
that we can see where we are behind,
and where there is need to call a
halt and do some thinking for our
dear old county of Randolph.
We need to improve our roads so
that when we have anything to sell
we can get to market with it.
It is high time we stop sluring
Randleman and Asheboro and lay our
shoulder t to the wheel of progress
and furnish the money to make good
roads. What have we to gain by
waiting i Just s" loug as we neg
lect these things just so long will
many of the good citizens of our
county be found in those counties
where the people are not afraid to
pay for tbe much needed improre
ments.
Mr. Editor, I bad tbe pleasure of
attending the State meeting of tbe
therarmerss Union in the beauti
ful city of Charlotte. Truly, she
claim to the position of
"Queen."
Many resolutions were adopted
Among them those endorsing a spe'
cial tax to help the State and county
in furthering the great cause of ed
ucation, the best method of advanc
ing the great body of our rural pop
ulation to the place they shoui oc
cupy m this grtat nation.
flow, Mr. Ji-aitor, when the time
comes to hold the next Farmers In'
stitute in Asheboro I would like to
see the farmers come to your town
in wagon loads, bringing all the
families and a big basket of good
things to eat from the country, and
let all the boys and girls and old
folks, too, have a day of listening
to good speeches worth talsing
about for the next year. We must
look away from self if we want to
make others happy and measure up
to our possibilities.
There is one thing 1 wish our
county commissioners would do as
soon as they get away from the cour
house andiail stop spending money
on the county roads as it has been
for years past. W hy not build what
we can pay for each year anu make
it an object lesson for everybody,
There is nothing that would giv
such a stimulus to the values of real
estate in the county as to adopt some
methods of permanent road building
Then it would be easv for education
to keep pace and a general improve
ment in every way would be the re
suit.
Now, iust a word to our brother
members of the Farmers' Union of
this county. Now is the best time
to keep up the questions of much im
portance to this organization
talking the things mentioned above
for we will be as certain to get good
results as anybody ift this county.
We cannot be too careful, for many
mistakes are found in the past ex
perience of every reform movement.
There is nothing to keep the farm
er from his place in the council of
his peers but himself. He should
not be the catspaw to pull out the
chestnuts always, but should have
chestnuts, too.
We have a county lecturer and
organizer in the person of Mr. Far
low, whose hands we must hold up
that be may do a good work.
With best wishes I am
Very truly yours,
Wm. R. Julian,
County Secretary.
Climax, N. C No. 1, Box 47.
After a brief illness Mrs. C. K,
Wrenn died at her home at Siler family of Mr. J. C. Cox in Greens
City last Friday. J boro.
General News Items.
Tbe Southern Tower Company
as been grunted the right to eater
Islington with branch lin, after
mucT debating of the (UPStion.
Governor Ausel has been naked to
ticoompiiny rresiueut latton his
rip down the Mississippi river from
St. L mis to New Orleans ami will
very probably accept. The invita
tion s ex 'ended to all Seuaioi s, Rep-
sentatives and Governors.
After hearing a part, of the tt-efi-
mouy in the case ot state vs. iia
Davenport for killing Brown Twi:ty,
nother negro.-the state anil uelenJ-
ut's counsel agreed to a vrdist oa
last Saturday, aud the judge en-
tenc.d Davenport to six years on
the roads.
Glenn Madison, who killed Ter-
ell Sntrrill, hid companioa, about
ten days ago, wj released from
custody at Statesville last week,
the grand jury of Iredell . bupenor
court having failed to nnd a bill
against him. Madison claims the
killing was accidental, and such is
generally believe by the public.
Ernest Wade, the white man who
was arrested at High Point on Sun
day, August 1st, on suspicion of
having been implicated in tbe tnur.
Jer of Miss Lydia C. Newman,
near Greensboro, several weeks ago,
was given a hearing on the 5th irrst
and as there was no evidence pro
duced against him he was given his
liberty.
W. R. Medlin, of Spencer, a fire
man on the Southern railroad, was
badly injured by burns received at
Burlington last Thursday. He was
cleaning out the fire box of his en
gine when oy some means he was
struck in the face by steam from a
hose pipe used for cleaning purposes.
He was attended by a p hysicion and
will soon recover, it is t honght.
Prof. E. O. Willis, who was last
year Principal of Trinity High
school, has been elected rnncipai
of the High School Department of
the liinston city scht ols of which.
Prof. Bruce Craven u superintend
ent. The .KinBton nigh school is
one of the six in the state that are
credited with tbe full work of the
standard college entrance reqniie
menta, the others being Aeheville,
Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh and
Wilmington.
High School Catalogues.
A Supply of neat catalogues of
the Farmer, Liberty and Trinity
High Schools is now on hand in the
office of the County Superintendent,
and be should be glad to furnish a
copy to anyone doairing information
about any one of these schools.
These are state high schools and all
students eligible to enter the de
partment will be admitted without
tuition. If you des re f uther inform
ation write to the County Superin
tendent for a catalogue.
CAPERS RESIGNS.
Appointment ot Itnyal 1'.. Cabell to
Succeed Him.
Washington, D. C, August 6.
Official announcement of the resig
nition of Joau G. Capers, of South
Carolina, as commissioner of inter
nal revenue, to take, effect Septem
ber 1 and tbe appointment of Royal
E. Cabell, present postmaster of
Richmond, Va., to succeed him waa
made by the secratary of the treas
ury late today.
Commits Suicide.
Thomas H. Cannon, of Concord,
committed suicide at his boarding
house there Thursday night, August
5th. Mr. Cannon was about 54
years old and up to a few years ago
was one t the prominent business
men of Spartanburg S. C. where
he located when a young man. Re
verse fortune caused him to take to
drink aud latterly to drugs. For a
week or more he had been in a des
peia'e condition and the news of
his sad end was not a surprise to
those who knew his circumstances.
He was a native of Concord and a
brother of J. W. Cannon, the well
known cotton mill man. He leaves
a wife and one daughter, who live in
Spartansburg, and from whom he
had been parted for several years.
Mies Isley Cox, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Cox, is visiting the