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ASHEBORO, NJ C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER U, 1910.
No. 41
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NATIONAL POLITICS N
What is Stirring in a P.o'itical Way
in the Life of Our Coun
try.
When the Paync-Aldrich bill was
before the Sjuate, Hind Senator
Tom P. Gore, of Oklahoma, staked
his reputation that if the tneature
was. passed extreme high prices
would follow. The prophecy was
.fulfilled. Average prices rose more
than 17 percent from June ti De
cember, 190'J. The priced of steel
trust common , stock ' more than
doubled in six months in 1909.
It is the history of 11 protection
ist countries that tariff revision up
ward means increased prices. It is
not generally realized how rapidly
the price of tariff protection articles
rose after the passage of the Dingley
law in 1897. From July 1, 1897, to
January 1, 1900, the first three
years following the Dingley law, the
cost of living ad vanced 31 per cent
or at the rate of 9 per cent a year.
. More trusts were formed during this
than during any other similar period
in our history. ,
The price of wire nails rose from
$1 36 a keg, in August, 1898, to
$3 53, in December, 1899-160 per
cent, in 16 months. 1
The price of barb wire rose from
$1 65 per 100 pounds, 'in August,
1897, to $ 13, in December, 1899
. 150 per cent in 2 years.
The price of window glass rose
from $1 75 a box, in April, 1897, to
$4 80 in April, 1901-175 cr cent
in, 4 yeais. .
The Dingley tariff made the trusts
and the trusts put up the prices.
But few, if any, trusts were formed
during the three years of the com
paratively low duties of the Wilson
bill.
When the German government in
troduced its tariff law of 1902, it
published an explanation which con
tained the frank' statement that
"inland prices are raised, so far as a
consideration of the circumstances
of the last ten years will allow us to
judge in proportion to the dnt'es."
In France, Italy, and Borne other
European countries a part of the
municipal revenue is raised by
duties on goods entering the towns.
At the gates of such towns there is
un oCicial who collects this tax, and
it is found that the diference in
prices of articles purchased outside
of the towns and wi;hia the towns
is in nearly every instance exactly
the amount of the duty. The same
happens in trade between nations.
The reason the sugar trust, the
steel trust, the lumber trust and the
harvester trust are willing to con
tribute large sums to the campaigu
funds of President Taft and repub
lican candidates for congress and
- are unwilling to contribute to the
funds of Democratic candidates, is
thatthfl Republican party is the
party of excessive protection. Tariff
revision upward means increased
prices, and the tariff trusts know
that they can collect from the peo
ple iu new protits whatever sums
they may invest iu the Republican
campaigu tunas.. .
After Klectioil
The republicans promised to make
public the source ot their campaign
contributions after the November
congressional election.
The report of the staudpat Kepub
licun membe:3 of the Baliinger in
vestigaticg committee is to be made
public after Ihe election.
'Nothing further is to be said of
the $5,000,000 Taft-IIuniphrey
Bhip subsidy crab bill until after
eleetioi.
The soft pedal is t" be applied to
the Ok lahoma Indian lauds thievery,
until alter tue November election.
Nothing is to be done with the
Loiimer investigation until after
election.
, No step is to be taken in the
sagar J rust-friar , lands Philippine
scandal until after the November
election.
And. last but not least from the
standpoint cf relative importance,
the National Monetary commission,
of which Senator Aldrich is chair
man, will noi make its report rec
ommeiiding a central governmen
'bank nntil after the November elect
tion.
AuoUib; Caie Of Larctnf
The national republican platform
of 1892 contdned the following par
agraph: "We denounce the efforts of the
Democratic majority of the Honse
of Representatives to destroy our
tariff laws piecemeal, as manifested
by their attacks - upon wool,, lead,
and lead ores."
Times have changed. republi
can candidates for Congress, uou
the advice of President Tuft, are
now advocating ntul promising
tariff revisiou "piecourjil" with the
intimation that the schedules en
umerated will be the ih-et ones tuck
led. Why illcut In UlgU
Thirty-live per cent U the amount
of profit Armour & Co., forced the
public to pay last year. This be
came known through a statement
submitted by Armour & Co., in
connection with the listing of a
bond issue of $30,000,000 on the
stock exchange. ' he company, by
its own showing made a gross pro
fit ot $10,58,000 for the year 1909
on a capital stock, of $20,000,000
and earned a surplus of $7,127,926,
or the equivalent of a dividend of
35.6 per cent. As the price of
beef was boosted with the beginning
of 1910 it wonld appear that in the
opinion of Armour & Co., a 35.6
per cent profit on capital stock is
not ample, even though the com
modity involved is one of the nec
essaries of life. Armour & Co., is
one of the beef trust firms . wHch
enjoyed perfect immunity from pros
ecution by the government until
Federal Judge Ladis of Chicago,
an insurgent, forced the Taft ad
ministration to take cognizance of
the fact that the beef trust was
illegally holding up the public.
The Poaiul linuki Client
Twelve hundred and fifty banks
in various parts of the United State3
already have made application to the
postoliice department to be designat
ed depositories fo. postal savings
funds, and 64S post-masters have
made requests for the establishment
of postal savings banks in their
offices. About 80 percent of the
annlicants will be disappointed
The government intends to start but
one or two postal banks in each st te
for the present. : borne day, pernaps,
possibly when a central government
bank which can be manipulated by
Wall street comes into existence, the
postal bank system may be extend
ed.
Many Infected With Hookworm
People throughout the State are
becomi-g more aroused on the sub
ject of hookworm disease as they
learn more about its prevalence and
sirious results. Dr. 15. W, Fuge,
who is iii charge of the hookworm
campaign in this section, says that
examinations of more than 2000
people representing theNoith Car.
lina Methodist Oiphanage, the Oid
Fellow's Orphanage, the State Mili
tia and College Students, average
about 40 per cent infec l n.
The forces enlisted in the work, to
eradicate the disease continue to
grow. The State Association of
County Superintendents cf public
scho:ls recently pledgeu hearty CO
optrutiou ia the fight. ,1'Lo Wake
county Aledical society at a m:eut
meeting passed resolutions strougly
endorsing the work aud dtolaang
the readiness of its membrrs to -re-scrilie
hookworm treatment x'ree
whenever desired in tueir practice.
A majority of tie physicians of
Montgomery county volunteered to
do tue same. Further more, the
Woman's Betterment Associatiju for
Public schools in Wake has off .-red
to provide the necessary ineuioiae
fcr treating all indigent hookworm
patients. Al.s3 the State Federa
tion ot Woman's Clubs iu this tute
has tuatu stes looking to tae name
e:.d in the State-wide work. The
Vance county medical society has
started a campaign of education as
to hookworm and :t3 cure tnrough
articles in the county papers, and
send lecturers from Mine to tune to
various schools. , The Guilford
county Medical society is to have a
semi-public session October 4th, to
further the crusade against the
disease. There is ready fcr distribu
tion a pamphlet treating the disease
by State Superintendent J. Y., Joy
nerofthe public schools.
Fa-mers Union Meeting
The Farmers' Union will hold a
meeting in Asheboro on this coming
Saturday, October 15th. As an
nounced last week this meeting was
to have been held lost Saturday, but
owing to the inclemency of the
weathera postponement was thought
wise. At tins meeting some im
portant business is to be transacted
and all the local organizations of the
kind should be represented. Bear
ia mind the date October 15tb,
next Satnrday.
COL. W. P. WOOD FOR AUDITOR
A Confederate Veteran Nominated
on Seventeenth
Ballot.
At a meeting of the Democratic
State Executive Committee a
Raleigh on Thursday Light of las
week, Hon. W, P. Wood, of Ran
dolph County, was nominated on the
17th ballot by a vote of 28 out of 55
votes cast. There were twelve other
candidates, the principal one being
Major E. J. Hale, of Fayetteville.
Col. Wood is a confederate veteran
born in 1843, hearty and vigorous.
He enlisted in the Confederate ser
vice, when a boy of seventeen, in the
Twenty-second North Carolina, and
was wounded at Manassas. He is a
staunch Democrat and a successful
business man. At one time he was
Treasurer of Randolph County and
has Tk presented his district in the
State Senate. The nomination is a
strong oue, Col. Wood being & ex
tremely popular man, end his friends
well declare he will be a tower of
strength to the ticket.
Col. Wood was a member of the
House of Representatives of this
State twice, and served as Chairman
of the Financial Commmittee, this
being the most important committee
in the House.
The News and Observer has the
following to Siy of Col. Wood:
The contest came at last between
Col. W. P. Wood, of Randolph, and
Maj. E. J. llak-, of Oumberlaud,
both men who had won honors in
peace and in war. Geography played
a large part in the final determina
tion, the sentiment in favor of
a western candidate of ability and
patriotism rather than a big and
patriotic eartern man, turning the
scales in favor of Col. Wood.
Col. W. P. , Wood was born in
Asheboro, Randolph County, May
18th, 1834, and secured his educa
tion in the public schools and in the
school of experience. He was sev
enteen years old when the Governor
of North Carolina called for troops
to protect North Carolina and to
fight for Southern independence.
Col. Wood promptly enlisted and
became a member of the Twenty
second N. C. Regiment, Jackson's
corps, and still carries in his body
a ball received at Manassas. He
was a brave soluier, and when the
war ended returned to Ashebuio,
where he established a successful
business, iu which he has had large
experience that fits him for the du
ties of State Auditor. In those
days, as now, Randolph was a close
county and Democrats had to keep
on their lighting clothes. Col.
Wood has been in the thickest of
the fight in every campaign for
Democracy since at the age of eigh
teen, as a soldier in the trenches he
voted for V ance for governor, He
has been county treasurer in Ran
dolph, has served two terms as mem
bers of the House of Representatives
and one term as State Senator.
When a member of the Houoe, Col.
Wood was chairman of the impor
tant finance Committee, liis leg
islative career was useful and hon
orable. He took chief interest in
the legislation touching the Con
federate Soldier and the fiscal ail jus
of the State. He - was one of the
first trustees of the Soldiers' Home
and has served on other important
boards.
Col. Wood was married in 1872
to Miss Henrietta Gunter, of Dur
ham county, who died in 1893, leav
ing three children. He is a leading
member of the Methodist church,
and is a brother of Rev. Dr. Frank
H. Wood, long an influential Metho
dist preacher. He is a man of
character, a speaker of eloquence,
a business man of capacity, and will
make a State Auditor worthy to
succeed the lamented Dr. Dixon.
A Birthday Party
On October 7th. a number of
friends and relatives gathered at the
home of William Hunt and gave him
a surprise birthday dinner. Mr.
Huntwas38yeaisof age. Although
the rain prevented some from com
ing, others were there with well filled
baskets. Ihe guests kept arriving
till half past twelve. Amo "g the
guests were Mrs. Charlie Ellington,
of Haw River, N. 0., and two of his
aunts, besides neighbors and friends.
After eating a sumptuous dinner,
we gathered in the cozy little sitting
room and enjoyed the evening great,
ly. One of the Guests. '
GRADED SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
The Names of Biht Boys and
Girls That Have Been Studious
For the Past Month,
The following sladeuts have Ixvu
present every tl:ty on time and have
made from 95 to 100 on every sub
ject. They are entitled to be placed
on the first month's honor roll :
First Gride, Section B Earoll
meutC4, attendance 92.3 pT cett.
Miss Maggie Erwin, teacher. '
Albert Bean, Alfred Johnson,
Talinout Johnson, Harold Moore,
Clarence Sykes. Worth Way, May
Beck, Edward Gattis, Nilla Kivett,
Mamy Loflin, Niti McCain, Lillian
Turner, Bright Dickens. Dock Kiv
ett, Richard Liositer, Junius Phil
lips, Leonard Ward, Mary Liddie
Auman, Elenor Crater, Virgie Ham
let, Leola Kivett, Maud Miller, Al
leeu Norman, Flata Smith, Vera
Thomas.
First Grade, Section A Enroll
ment 27, attendance 94 5 per cent.
Miss Maggie Erivin, teacher.
Bertha Hunsucker, Martha Penn,
Julia Rose, Isley Sovtb, Wiley
Croker, Frank Kivett, Fred Smith,
Fanny Moody, Evelyn Presnell,
Elizbeth Skeen, Margaret Sykes,
Elsey Calicote, Everett Nance, Fred
Parrish.
Second Grade Enrollment 40, at
tendance 97.17 per cent. Miss Laura
Stimson, teacher.
Howard Hilliard, Biird Moflitt,
JimClatk, Buren McPherson, Bn
Humble, Fannie Phillips, Allen
Henley, Neely Hunter, Willie Li
mar, Eddie Beck, Adelaid Armfield,
May Bell Penn, Eiith Pearce,
Hazel Miller, Ethel Aldred, Euge
nia Plummer, Ethel Bunting, Mamie
Thomas, Bessie Kennedy, Lena Hill
iard, Kate Spoon, Wilmer Russell.
Vera Turner, Iris Turner, Frances
Hall, Bertha Presnell, Mary Auman,
Third Grade Eur Dllment 62, at
tendance 95.1 per cent. Miss
Corina Auman, teacher.
Kate Bulla, Blanche King, Lucy
Lovette, Clarabel Morris, Alma Mil
ler, Frances Pearce, Flossie Phillips.
Bertie Way, Lennie Bease, Everet
Hale, Frank Redding, Governor
l nomas.
Fourth Grade Enrollment 45,
attendance 98 per cent. Miss Elbie
Miller, teacher.
Carrie Burrow, Lillie Belle Rob
bing, John Spoon.
Fifth .Grade Enrollment 46, at
tendance 98.6 per cent. Miss Clara
Moffitt, teacher.
Fern Ferree, Grace Presnell,
have erree,Lillian Hunsucker.Mar
tha Evelyn Morris, Hallie Ross,
Alice Burkhead, Eunice Bulla, Lu-
cile Morris, Candys Deaver, Edgar
Islack, Hansom Wiles, Sidney Wood,
Jnue Fiuzier, Curry Loflin, Banks
Richardson, Ray Berry, Garland
Loudermilk, Dwight Richardson,
Baxter Stowe, Roy Ailred, Fred
Smith, John Wright.
Sixtn Grade Enrollment 44, at
tendance, 95.5 per cent. Miss Flo
rine Corothers, teacher.
John Plummer, Nannie Plummer,
Ethel Presnell, Penn Smith.
Seventh Grade Enrollment 34,
attendance 98.2 per cent. Miss
Ida Byerly, teacher.
Lucile Scarboro, Clara Presnell,
Edith Hunsucker, Rilla Spoon, Earl
Kendall. .
Eighth Grade Enrollment 34,
attendance, 97.9 per cent. Miss
Gertrude Wilson, teacher.
Fannie Newby, Louella Low,
Catherine Bnrns, Nellie Spoon, Vir
ginia Henley, Wayne Miller, Ever
ett Kendall, Everett Newby, Will
White.
Ninth Grade Enrollment 24,
attendance, 96.3 per cent. Miss
Gertrude Wilson, teacher.
Myrtle Hackett, Enolia Presnell,
Lillie Parrish, Ray Hayworth, Mal
lay Johnson, Byron Richardsor,
Walter Stowe.
Tenth Grade Enrollment 12, at
tendance 94.5 per cent. O. V.
Woosley, teacher.
Robert Fields.
From a Raodleman Lady.
Mr. Editor: It is not common
for a woman to write anything about
political doings, bat I have been
reading Mike and rat and last week
I read Dennis and Larry and their
funny talk about Charles Redding.
I think The Courier gave his age
right. I don't think he has been to
war, not even the Cuban war. . I
don't blame him for not making a
joint canvass with the Democrats,
for he Knows as little a David Re
publican as he is conld not stand
f gainst the .Goliath Democrats. I
will toll you what an old woman
thinks. It will be like it was in
iH'Voliitionary times, when no mini I ,
could !,e a candidate unlrss he hud! '
Lkvu to t'ie wi.r. Then it happened
to Cjijifciii) election when there were
two candidates. Out; :is an old
m -n, who had fought i,! tbnugli
t.re war and his oppoiunt was a
youtg man who had :.ee." been to
t;.e war. At the place cf cpeaking
the young man got up aad said :
"Fellov citizens, 1 have fought a;d
bled for my country. I have helped
rthipjied the Brit sh and the lu
i.ians. I have walked on the frozeu
ground till my foctpriuts were stain
ed with blood. I have lain on the
frozen ground wita nothing but the
canopy of heaven for a covering."
About this time an old man came
up to the young politician and said :
"You say you bled for your coun.
try ?" all the time wiping his eyes
on the flap of his scissors tail coat.
"Yes, I did." "You said you helped
whip the Brit's'i and the Indians!"'
"I did." "And yon laid on the
ground without cover?" "I did."
Then the old man says : "I guess I
will vote for the other fellow. You
have done enough for your couu
try." Now, God bless you Dennis
and Larry. I had not heard from
you. in a long time, but I am so
glad to know you are ail right.
Now, you overhaul C. Redding and
tee if tie has a shield that fits him.
I am aa-aid his would fit Mr. But
ler. Now, don't let the poor elu d go
out unprotected. Fits tea cti l.ia
shield and draw it tight, unl rh'.-n
he sees what a wry l;i.t:e i.i.iy i;f
he -will run in u .d hit d.vu ty I i.i
mama and forget he ever was a Re
publican. A. O.
Rmdleuun, N. u., Oor. , 1910.
Public Speaking at Randleman And
Worrhville
. Col. W. P. Wood, Democratic
candidate for State Auditor, will
address the people at Randleman on
Friday night, the 14th of Octo-
ter. Candidates on our Democratic
County ticket will be present and also
speak at the above time.
A part of the Democratic County
Candidates and one of the candidates
for the Legislature will speak at
Worthville, on rnday night, the
14 th of October.
Mr. Wm. C. Hammer, Democratic
Candidate for solicitor of the 10th
Judicial District, will accompany
the above mentioned candidates, and
will address the people.
Why is it Thus So?
We have been told by a gentleman
who was present at the Republican
speaking in New Market township
a few days ago, that among other
things, L. D. Mendcnhall said:
"The Democrats promised two
years ago that taxes would not be
raised. -1 want to say that my taxes
for this year are double what they
were for last year on the same
property."
The facts are these:
Iu 1999, L. D. Mendeuhall listed
for taxation, one town lot, $25.00;
one hog, $3.00; household and
kitchen furniture, wearing ap
parel, etc., $25.00; money invest
ments, etc., $300.00 total of
$353.00; the tax upon which at 75
cents, wa3 $2.65.
In 1910 he listed one town lot,
$500.00; household and kitchen
furniture, wearing sipparel, etc.,
$!i6.00. All oiher property what
ever, $20.00 total of $545.00; the
tax upon which, at 75 cents, was
$4.09.
In the meau time Mendenhall
built a house on his town lot, which
is estimated by one of the foremost
business men of Randleman, to be
worth not less than $750.00, but
he swore in 1910 that all his prop
erty subject to taxation was $545.
Mendenhall has been drawing a
big salary from his office for some
years say $1200.00 to $1500.00 per
year year. Has be squandered all
this income? If not, is it not in
vested in property or in bank? And
should he not, as an honest man.
give in all his propetry for taxation,
and then tell the truth, the full
truth to the people about how and
whv his taxes are more one vear than
another, rather than make such
statements as are charged against
him above.
The attempt of Mr. Solomon N.
Cone, of Greensboro, some days ago
to end bis own life by shooting him
self is an affair that is shrouded in I
mystery. The report comes from
tbe hospital that in all prob-
ability le will . recover from the '
wound r -ix'ived by his own hand. ,
GENERAL NEWS
ar.t us a d Sundry N-ws and Ite.LS
of Interest to Cur Many
Readers
Wir.aton Sului) is to have another
untiun.-tl bank. It.- n-.p't ?il stock is
to be $100,000.
Steps are being tikeu for the se
curing of a new passenger station for
Thoiiiusville.
A most destructive lire visited
Wilson a lew days ago and desiroyed
property to the amount of about
$30,00u.
The latv enforcement league at
Ashfcville has succeeded in bringing
npJ19 men for running blind tigers
recently.
Mr. Will A. Sharp committed
suicide in Greensboro last Friday by
cutting his throat. Mr. Sharp was
a native of Guilford.
The census taker a few days ago
announced the population of Char
lotte as 34,014, an increase of 15,
923 or 88 per cent during the past
ten years,
Monday afternoon Mr. Jim Kelly,
of Thomasville, fell from the roof
of a house to the ground, a distance
ot 40 feet. He was knocked insen
sible and his leg and arm broken.
The Georgetown University foot
bal! team created quite a stir ia
Uaicigu some day3 ago by making a
ruid o.i u liiucli count-.:!- and refus
ing l j puy for thu eatable things
LW.t oiicy hdped themselves to.
The report comes from Charlotte
s lying (hat the Piedir.oni; Section is
to nave a new fine cloth mill. The
new mill will be capatalizsd at from
$400,000 to $500,000, having 20,000
to 25,000 spindles running on fine
yarns.
A news note from Thoniasville
says that just at this time there ia
being expended for residences in
course of erection in that town
$25,000. All of these will be com
pleted within the next few weeks and
will be occupied. Doubtless Thom
as ville is in a thriving condition.
According to a report that has
just been issued by the North Caro
lina Corporation Commission the
banking business in North Carolina
this year shows an increase of $7,
730,964.25 over last year. This
financial progress shows that the
State is making forward strides.
The second week for superior
court for Anson county is in session
this week. The case that is draw
ing much attention is the suit
being brought by Mis. Emma
Richardson, asking for damages to
the amount of $10,000 because hav-'
ing been reported to the Retail
Merchants' Association and "black
listed". Making Improvements
The local telephone company is
making some needed improvements
on the lines here in town in the way
of putting up new poles. The old,
time-won poles along the main
streets will be put ou. of commission
and good ones substituted, and at
different points all over the town.
Democratic Public Speaking.
Mr. R. C. Kelly and others will
address the people at Central Falls
on Satnrday night October, 15th, at
7:30 o'clock.
At Shepherd School House Wed
nesday night, October 19th, at 7:30
o'clock.
At Fair Grove School House on
Saturday night, October 23nd, at
7:30 o clock and at Welch s School
House Saturday night October, 29th
at 7:30.
Mr. J. A. Spence will speak at
Franklinville on Satnrday night,Oc
tober 22nd, at 7:30 o'clock, at Mill
boro Saturday night,October 29, that
7:30 o'clock. ,
Mr. J. C-Redding will speak at
Glenola School Honse on Friday
nignt uctooer 3ilst at 7:30 o'clock.
at Pierce's School Honse Saturday
night October 22nd at 7:30 o'clock.at
Gibson School House on Saturday
night October 29th at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. Henry M. Robins will speak
at Cedar Falls on Saturday night,
uctoner zzaa at 7:aw.
Mr. H. M. Robins and Mr. R. C.
Kelly will speak at Charlotte School
House on Thursday night October
27th at 7:30 o'clock, at Spero on
Friday night, October the 29th, ar
7:30 o clock.
v W. J. Miller, Chairman
Dem. County Ex. Committee..