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VOL. XXXVI
ASHEBORO, N. C, JULY 5, 1911
No. 27
THE
WASHINGTON LETTER
Champ Clark Says House is Making
a Good Fight Democratic Vic
tory A Democratic Doctrine
Br Clyde H. Tavenner, Special 'Washington
Correspondent of The Courier.
Washington. Jnlv3. "Thevoune
members of the House are working
like veterans. The present House
is one that no Democrat, or any other
American citizen, for that matter,
need apologize for. I believe the
country thoroughly appreciates this
too."
Thus declared Speaker Champ
uiaric. ne was nam ai worn in nis
private office at the time, sitting be
hind a desk piled high with corre
spondence, reports of investigating
committees, and an assortment of
books that would serve an ordinary
man as an entire library.
"The members of the House are
fighting a good fight," said the
Speaker.
"We are fulfilling as rapidly and
as literally as possible every promise
made to the people.
"W? promised in the Denver plat,
form to reform the rules of the
- House, and we have done it. That
is an accomplished fact.
"Our opponents declared that
only under the old rules could the
business of the House be transited.
It was predicted that if the commit
tees were named by the House chaos
would result.
'We have reformed and liberal'zed
the rules and elected committees
' i, and we expediate business and bring
joy to the heaits of all lovers of the
.republic.
j "We promised the people that we
(would submit a proposition to amend
1 Jthe Constitution to permit the people
,' to vote direct for United States Sen
' at". The House promptly passed
' measure.
' fre promised to pass a bill com
Jag the publication of campaign
Reuses before the elections. - That
B been done. ' -
' We promised to admit New ilex
, ico and Arizona. We have done
' ' onr best to bring that about. It is
j," up to the Senate.
"We promised to cut down the
disbursements of the government.
We have already made a beginning
by abolishing more than one hundred
useless offices in and about the House
' of Representatives, thereby Baving
$182,000 annually.
"This is only an earnest of what
we will accomplish.
"We are livinz od to the Jeffer-
, sonian doctrine of 'economy ia' the
public expense tnat laoor may De
li'irVitlv hnrdaned.' No doubt we
will be sneered at by spendthrifts as
cheeseparers, out nam neaaeu, sensi
ble folk will indorse our action, be
v ' ransB it deserves to be indorsed.
"We promised to repeal the tariff
on wood pulp, prim paper, inmoer,
timber and oea and that those ar-
tides would be placed on the free
list. So tar as tne democratic
House is concerned that pledge has
been fulfilled in the Reciprocitv bill
, and the 'Farmers' Free List' bill,
, which sleeps m tne icepuoiican oen
ate. v
Talt Still With Aldrich
President Taft's recent statement
thit the adoption of ex-Senator Aid
rich's currency system, designed to
put the control of American money
' absolutely in the hands of Wall
. street bankers, is the most important
legislation now pending, has resulted
ia the old issue being raised between
'' himself and progressive Republicans.
i He has presented himself and his
administration as a new menace to
public interest, and raised the Dem
ocra's and progressive Republicans
to a higher plane of public useful
nesB, as the only effective force the
public can rely upon to resist the ag
gressive money power of Morgan and
, the President's efforts to serve it.
Both Aldrich and Mr. Taft de
clare there is no intention of estab
lishing anything like a central
. . government bank. But nobody can
; read the Aldrich plan in detail with
out realizing that it is a central
bank issue that he proposes. His
iy; so-called "Reserve Association of
America" is to be the depositary and
fiscal agent of the national govern
ment. It is to have the sole isssue
power. It may receive deposits
from those national banks that are
stockholders in it. It shall establish
j branch banks, which, just as under
, the central government bank scheme,
will rush their local deposits to the
central bank, thus taking money
out of the community which would
otherwise be loaned out for invest
ments in home enterprises. It ma
Farmers Should Send Exhibits To
Land Exposition.
The Courier urges the farmers of
nanaoipn to send exhibits to the
land snow to be in Madison Square
Garden in New York City Novem
ber 3 to November 12, and show that
this section of the South is one of
the best in the United States. Every
State in the Union will be repre
sented. The land Bhow will be called the
American Land and Irrigation Ex
position The show is given to show
the world what products can le
raised in the United States.
Many valuable prizes will be
awarded. Randolph farmers prow
everything in the best except sugar
oeeis, ana mere is no reason way
Randolph farmers should not com
pete for these prizes.
One thousand dollar nuns are of.
fered for the following : Best 100
pounds of wheat grown in the Unit
ed States in 1911 : beat 100 rounds
of oats u 1911 ; best short staple
cotton i l 1911 ; best exhibit of mar
ketable late potatoes in 1911 ; beat
sugar beets iu 1911 ; best variety of
hops, in 1911 ; best exhibit of tlfaifa.
A $1,500 cup is offered fcr the best
bushel of bailev iu 1911 : S1.00C ia
gold is offered for the Lest 100
ousneisor nam reu writ at, spring or
"winter, grown on either continent in
America in 1911: doOO ia cold ifa
ciLrcd fi r the beat 25 boxes if ap
ples, any variety, grown anywhere
in the world.
In addition to the iriz?s there are
other attractions to make the occa
sion a pleasant one. A flue choir cf
200 voices, bands, etc, at a cost oi
$41,000, will hild forth thiO'.gh
the entire exposition. On every
dav tiar.ts of pram lands, irrigated
lanus, tarms and orcnarus, : valued at
from S1.000 toS2 000 wi 1 be siveu
to exposition visitors by allotment.
Early Cotton Elooms.
Among the early cotton blooms of
the season, are two sent The Courier
by f , U. Uneek, a colored farmer
living near Ramseur. The blooms
appeared June 28.
To Kill Flics.
Again we 'publish the prescription
guaranteed to kill every fly that gets
in reach of it. it is :
Tablespoonful formalin.
Tablespoonf ul milk.
' Tablespoonful water.
Mix and place in saucer. Lay a
piece of bread across the saucer for
the flies to light upon. It must he
remembered that this would be dan
gerous to a person to take internally
buy and sell government and state
securities and gold com or bullion.
It may rediscount paper for banks
depositing with it. In short, the
Aldrich reserve association is a bank
with immense privileges and powers,
but without the name of a bank
Wall street will coutrol it . It is ob
viou8 that the words"central bank"
were omitted because of the prej a
dice against such an institution by
the country banks. Uncle cam one
tried a central bank. It was man
ned and manipulated by politicians
and brought a panic on the entire
country. Aldrich's flimsy misrep
resentation, even though endorsed
by Mr. Taft, will accomplish but
little. Remembering its last experi
ence, this government will not stand
for another central government
bank.
A Democratic Doctrine
Election of senators by direct vote
of the people, which is now held up
in Congress by an amendment sup
ported, by Bristow of Kansas and the
entire group of special privilege
servers in the Senate, is distinctly a
Democratic proposition. The re
port of the proceedings of the Re
publican national convention of 1908
shows that the vote on including in
the platform u demand for the elec
tion of senators by the people was:
Yeas 114 and nays 866.
What Free List Means
' The - Democratic free list bill it
Congress simply means that the
farmer will get his vehicle, farm
tools, wire fencing, harness and
shoes for less money. Is not that a
good thing?
Can You Figure Tins Out!
' While the Republican truet
buster, Kellogg, was prosecuting the
Standard Oil Company for the gov.
ernment, he was receiving regular
and '-extra" compensation from the
steel trust. Directors of the con
cern that paid him these fees were
stockholders in the concern be pas
prosecuting. What is the answer?
Mum-1
Farm House on the
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Corn
Harvesting
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Califor
. nia
Two earthquake shocks, the heav
iest since the big shake of 1906,
were felt throughout ceueral Cal
ifornia, July 1. Only trivial dam
age is reported from auy section
but iu San Francisco and other
cities where the shock was felt the
people were panic stricken. Within
a few seconds after the first shock
many down town buildings were
depopulated in a rush to the streets.
Telephone and telegraph service
was suspended bv the operators de
serting their post . Llerlj-rt lltuley,
a lodging houas inmate loll di.ud of
fright and several persons who sus
tained severe cuts and bruises were
treated at hospitals.
One peculiar feature of the earth
quako was that it did not follow the
old line in the eirth crust but ex
tended from the sea coast eastward
to the Sierras including exempt
mountain regions.
Annual Cruises
-
The annual cruises of the several
naval brigades of the North Caroli
na National Guard have been an
nounced by Adjutant-General
Leinstei:
July 19-26 inclusive-Third
division on Elfrida, fifth division on
Dupont.
July 27-Angust 3 inclusive
Fourth division on Elfrida, seventh
div)";5n on Dupont.
gust 9-16 inclusive Second
di. ion on Elfrida, sixth division or
Dupont. Is
fiv Jikpv iiJ: jSW m
Smith Place near Ramseur, Randolph County, N. C.
Grown on the Smith Place near
Wheat on the Smith Farm near
Farmers' Union Rally
There will be a Farmers'
Union Rally at Why Not- Acade
my on Friday, July 14, given by
Why Not Local, No. 1383. Every
body ia invited, and especially
all Union people. All are re
spectfully requested to bring
well-filled baskets. There wi 1
be addresses on education, agri
culture, and especially on the
workings of the Union.
Come one, come all and enjoy
a day off, which will contribute
greatly to jour happiness and
prosperity.
The following is the program:
Open at 10:00 a. m.
Music, by thy Farmer Cornet
Band.
Prayer, Rev. J. R. Comer
Welcome, G- F- Garner.
Response, B. F- Kearns, Kanoy,
Music
Introductory Speech, J. M. Al
len, Asheboro.
Address on Good of the Order,
J. Z. Greene, Marshville.
Music. -
Intermission, one hour and one
half. Music. '
Address, Education and the
Farmer, Prof. T. C. Amick, Elon
College.
- Music.
Address, Agriculture, vGeo. R.
Ross, Asheboro.
- Music.
' T. W. Lawrence, Pres.
J. A-Monroe, Sec.-Treas.
Mr. T. J. Rhodes, of Snmmerfield,
(Guilford county, died laat week,
igea vu years.
mrn
Ramseur
Ramseur.
SHORT UEMS Of NEWS
Jim Brown, a negro, killed anoth
er negro nuruefl John Lne in Wi'
rning.ou lust Satuiday. both were
drinkrg. The murderer is ia j-iil.
Mrs. S. J. . Co'ira-ie, of J ;meF
town, and llii-s Luciie Kennel t will
have chars? of tl e cauuirK school
dernonstr.i-i ins iu Guilford county
this summer.
On last 3iiturxUy Governor Kitchin
pardoned Will Harri, who wus serv
ing a 3-ye;.r teitn for larc-ny. The
man h;d nerved twu and one half
years, aud is ill of heart dideuse,
An Itiii'in immigrant died in Al
bany, New York, July 1, (i Asiatic
ehi'i.-r.:. A'f'i'f mar's ffccta
'c;t'j t.urueO, uiid ii - lil t v-n it: ui.'Upp
of the honsti Wusie If bo'iui-.d were
put under rigid quarauune.
Tie United States lighthouse ser
v;co wiil at aueaily date establish
two powerful acetdjne gaslights ou
the North Cardina coast. ,One
will be st the mouth of Alligator
river, the other atthe mouth of
Goose creek.
4
Practically all the express com-,
panies in America, including the
Southern, are to be subjected to a
searching investigation by the inter
state commerce cummission. Many
of the companies have reduced their
rates to take effect Angust 1.
Harry N. At wood performed the
most daring feat in the history of
American aviation last Saturday,
when he circled the Singer , tower
aud dodged in and out among the1
the skyscrapers of New York, toy
ing with death for thre-o-fl
LETTER FROM CONFEDERATE
VETERAN.
Interesting Reminiscenses of the
Civil War.
Mr. Editor : I notice in your issue
of the 29th ult. the death of Levi
Foster. I will write a few lines for
you to print of our up a and downs
through the war between the States.
Mr. Foster and I volunteered m
Cupt. J. M. Odell's Company M,
22nd N. 0. Regiment, the 10th day
of June, 1861, and served under Lee
and Jackeon in Virginia, and no
better man tcan Mr. roster ever
carried a Southern mu6ket. We
fought togetLer at Fair Oaks Farm,
also together at Seven Pines at the
opening of the seven days battle be.
low Richmond. I was shot down
and left in the lines of the Yankees.
Foster arid Calvin Allred rushed
through their lines and brought me
out. Next day Allred was killed at
zier's Run, 1 did not see Foster
again until the battle commenced.
I went into the fight and slw Fos
ter doing his duty, shooting at the
Yankees. 1 called to bim, "Levi,
you are still shooting at the Blue
Jackets." "Yes," he replied, "but
they haven't shot me yet." This
was in Cold Harbor, Md.
Foster was wounded at ManaBsas
and Bristow Station. He went
with Lee and Jackson to Chancel
lorsville, Fredericksburg, Gettys
burg and Petersburg.
After the war was over Foster re
turned home and eettlcd down to
forming.' He was a good farmer
and a good Christian man.
It may be interesting to The
Courier readers to know the names
of a few of the first volunteers who
are still living out of the 130 men
who fiat went eff with Capt. Odell:
W. F. Hayes, Joe Kivctt, Joseph
Hinson, Daid Wright, Simon Al
len, J. F. Kivett, Larkin York, J,
M. Cox, John T. Turner, sergeant
The rest have crossed over the river,,
and we are waiting to go.
. I would like to hear from some
one of the old company if they feel
like writing.
Yours as ever,
John T. Turner,
Co. M, 22nd Reg. N. 0. T. '
Daring; Train Robbery.
On the night of June 30, from six
to ten men held up a train about five
miles from Erie, Pa., by piling ties
telephone poles, and other obstruc
tions on the track. The mail ard
express cars were rifled, the mail
clerk shot and seriously wounded,,
conductor stoned and miry passen
gers narrowly escaped dtath from
bullets. It is alleged that the ban.
dit,s got $5,000 being shipped by
the Adams Exprets Company, but
the ( fliciuls deny this.
Officer?, assisted by a bune'red or
more farmers have been searching
for the robbers, but have failed to
tiiid them.
Jacob Garrett Dead.
On June28ih iM Uiide Jucot
Ganet died ut bis home iu Liberty.
He wa6 94 years old iaet Die. mber
14u, tLe oklttt man, perhips, in
Raiidolph county.
Mr. Gairrit wks born in Ala
mance county aud lived there most
of Lis life, moviiig to Liberty about
four years ago. Mr. Ganett vas
ote cf the beet men who ever lived,
lie lost the s'ght of his eyes some
two years ago and had 10 stay at
he me all of the time. This he did
without a murmur; his mind was
as Hear as whin a young man.
His remains were taken to Back
Crerk church and buried beside his
drct wife and a daughter, who died
many years ago.
TLe r-port of the Wilmington
i:;.iit.(iui house for the tLcul ysr end
ing July 1, sajs': lie exri-rta dur
ing the past year were something
over $24,000,000 againtt something
over 20.000,000 last year, a gain of
37 percent. Imports exceeded $3,
000,000 against a little over $2,000,
000 lust year. For a five yeais period
imports increased 700 per cent.
Ex ports over 55 per cent, and aggre
gate receipts 355 per cent.
Commissioner Brown HI
Corporation Commissioner H.
C. Brown is in a criticai condition
from some sort of stomach trou
ble. Mr. Brown went to Johns
Hopkins hospital for an examina
tion a few weeks ago, and was
thought to be improving when he
returned, but he ; has grown
worse, and fears for his recovery
are now entertained.
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