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GOURIE J5he COURIER Lisda in Both Nwa and Circulation. X &e COURIER Advertising Coiumni Bring Results. ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ,jAR PER YEAR VOL. XXXVII ASHEBORO, N. C, AUGUST 1, 1912 No. 30 THE .R PENCIL PUSHERS MEET , IN MOREHEAD CITY DonlC. Setz, of New York World Present -Business and Pleasure Last week the editors of North Carolina met in Morehead, "The Cite by the Sea," and discussed ways and means by which the news papers of North Carolina might be made more profitable to the public a well as to the individual. With headquarters at the Atlantic hotel aid the of the convention hall in the hotel no time was lost In going te and from meetings. A large crowd of the editors, their wives and children were present to take part in the various phases of news paper work. The mayor of Morehead assured the editors that although they had assembled d there in con ventions four times before since the organization was formed that they were again welcome. He also spoke of the improvements and con ditions of that county. Following "came traffic manager of the Norfolk Southern Railroad, who dwelt ex tensively on the wonderful advan tages of that section which could produce "better everything" than any other place. The most interesting feature of the convention was an address! by Mr. Don C. Seitz, business manager, of the New York World. He pre faced his remarks by .the statement that he had come to North Carolina not to make an address but to "talk shop." This he did in. a masterly way which gave the editors many points on looking after the work ' which means to their advantage and the satisfaction of the patrons. Ho urged the newspaper men not only to give the public what it wantedbut what it ought , to have; to be free from partisanship, to be a general agent of the welfare of the commun Ily and not to carry other people's burdens without compensation, but to be a servant of the people. As personal advice he advised intensive cultivation, saying that farmers were doing this profitably and ed it tors could do so to equal advantage This could be done by economizing in paper, margins, packings, etc., also to keep a recordd of the cost each column and make a profit that will earn a living for the editor and his family. .He went on further to say that there was no more rea son why advertising space should be sold at a dead loss, as it often done, than a grocer or other mer chant should slel his goods at les3 than cost and that no other business n earth could stand the leaks and losses that many newspapers stand. Mr- Seitz closed his address by a motto which he had adopted for himsef, . "Use and don't be used." Following him came Mr. W. H. Sa vory, who spoke interesting on the cost of an inch of advertising. Election of Officers. The election of officers resulted In the following: Mr. Jas H. Cain, Asheville, president; "first vice-president, W. C. Hammer, Asheboro second vice president, A. J. Comer Rich Square;' third vice-president, Don Sinclair, Sanford; secretary, John B. Sherrill, Concord; historian, B. H. Depriest; orator, J. J. Far rise; poet, H. A. Banks. The executive committee Is composed of the president and see retary, H- A. London, R. R. Clark, H. B. Varner, R. M. Phillips, D. T. Edwards Ex-Governor and Mrs. Jarvls ' At tend Editorial Meeting. Ex 'iovunor and Mrs. Jarvis, who were guest at the hotel took great Interest ln the meetings- The gov ernor spoke of the progress North Carolina" had made since he f was governor and predicted great things for the future. Social Side of the Press Meeting v Even editors enjoy a rest from , writing, gathering news, quoting ad , rates, etc., once in a while. The first evening at Morehea ' City he president of the association allowed the editors and near-editors to enjoy a military ball. Everybody present, except the members of our party, either had on brass buttons or a title of somo kind. It seemed, but it was a bqautlful ball and every body had a good time- The ball room floor is unusually good. Asfaeboro Township S. S. Convention Following is the program of Ashe boro" township Sunday School con vention to be held at West Bend M. E. church, August 4. 3:00 Song service. i:10 Devotional, Rev. J. A. McMillan. l : 3 0- A Teacher's Duty Six Days! in the Week, Mr- E. L. Moffitt, 3:40 The purpose of the Sunday School, Mr. Sidney Robins. 4:00 Song. 4:10 The Teacher With His Class, Rev. T. M. Johnson. 4:20 Reports ffrom schools by superintendent and secretary of each' school. 4:50 Election of Officers. All schools in the township are expected to send delegates, and the public is cordially invited to attend. Mrs- L. F. ROSS, Sec. D. M. SHARP, Pres. Wednesday afternoon was the find - , ' w " " leze Ior S- ing in the surf. Nearly every one ! .v. . x . . . .. . in tho, noru i j,,i0 j , iw.. f ridin the waves. Each nna dropped the unpleasant thoughts of the office to the bottom of the aa and remembered "only the pleasant!01" does not hurt hlmself ln tne ea- ones. Several of the party were ener getic enough to rise at 4 o'clock a. ai. and go fishin-. U:ck smiled up- on them and they were able to re-.' turn, with large strings of fish,' which they paraded before the ed itors knowing the tales would be enlarged upon. One morning we heard of a large "Sea Cow" that had been run ashore by some other fish. Ever ready for "fish stories" we went to see It in gasoline launches. Be- Ing unable to land at that place weSreported a good meetIng wlth j2 or a close inspection. Therefore we1 had to take the word of the winner ! uetiriYt?a oi tne pleasure 01 , .. ,, ... , ... . jf the "mendacity medal" last year. Editor I- S. London, of the Slier ', - CityGrit backed by the son of the' winner of the medal this year, Da- vidd Whitchard, of the Greenville Reflector. They being: the' only D.lt TV v. -.1 ones who were willing to wade over waist deed in water to get to tell th tale. They said the fish had a head like a cow with a fan-like tall. The body was almost like rubber and having no scales. It was over 20 feet long. We could see from inhere we were that that statement as plausible. Whem we editors from the Pied mont section could steal a few min utes we would be found sitting on the piers in silent admiration. The ocean was new to some of us, and to the others it is so different from our part of the state that we could find something new to enjoy each time about "The sea, the sea. The bounding sea; , The blue, the fresh The ever free." One of the most, if not the most enjoyable social features waa s moonlight sail given by Dr. Smith of Edwards and Broughton Co., of naleigh. We started about 11:30 and 'enjoyed Dr. Smith's hospitality until after 2:30. But we just en joyed it all so much we couldd hardly realize the hour. Every couple was provided with a box of "Lowney's." Now what more could any editor wish for than a box of candy, and moonlight on the water? There is no adjective capable of fully describing the beauty of that scene. By the soft .mellow light of ihe moon on that calm, beautiful sheet of water we.Just plain ed itors, felt something that could not be expressed otherwise than in song therefore we epxressed our selves "In the Evening by the Mfoon- HRht," "Bj the Light of the Sil- very Moon," "Old Folks at Home" had never meant half as much to us as then, and we wished it could last forever-r-but ft couldn't, for alas; The printer says he can't print pny 'more moonlight dreams. Next week we will tell something of the inland waterfj to Newbern, Cape Lookout and the Harbor of Refuge- "THE HAMMERS" METHODISTS AT DENTON V ' The Greensboro district conferenc of the Methgdist Episcopal! churoh, Smith IVlot n f nuntnti ln4- , .... .,,. - ' - The conference was well attended, " " v "ci. . a ton and Rev. B. Margeson being ab sent, both on account of illness. About forty lay delegates were al so present. Among the addresses were-those1 of Dr. H- K. Boyer; Mrs. Fordham," i representing the woman's societies;! Rev. W. M. Curtis, from Greensboro Female College; Miss Poindexter, represenung arevara institute; J-roi. W- W. Peeler, speaking for Trinity College and the Park school; Prof, Hayes, telling about the Children's Home; and Rev. H. M. Blair, dis- cussing the Advocate's problems and prospects. During the discussion of the Sun - day Schol, the phenomenal growth ( has the longest-serving secretary I he has to do it, but because he' be of the Baraca class of Washington and the largest vice- president of j lieves it is right to do It. This man Street, High Pclnt, froin, fifty mem-'eny jn tne iand charlotte Observer,is niy answer to the much discussed bers to nine hundred in four weeks i(),.(j u attracted much attention- , i Heartv sunnort and p.ncnnrairemni were pledged the Epworth League in ',S eff0rtS t0 bulld an lnf,rmary atj .the Chhildren's Home. Winston. I Xmong other thInES the con,ference -niong otner tmngs, the conference -was noted for the warm discussion was uoieu ior me warm aiscussion I of the report-of the committee on i temPerance- - The special pdlnt was I the luestion whether a minister doe teem oi me cnurcu ana me wona old brother one day last week, was every time with the army that ap by the use of tobacco. The ayea acciddntly shot in the abdomen peals to him with the most sincer won by a good majority. The re- with a 22-calibre bullet and serious-'it and the best promises of suc- p 1 E S con,QemMa lne use OI coca cla' and people exerclge temperance in me mailer oi iooa as well as drink. . .. llesoiutions of appreciation of the services of Presiding Elder Wre" during the past four years were pjssed- Rev. R. A. Taylor reported 77 ac cessions to the church at Raradle man as the result of a revival re cently held there. Coleridge circuit "IT6 p",fes8lon' the Presiding elder . .f Prf .B; ,8eVn ? stum uvuur uuuruii is ueiag uuw at I t,.i. x,. t'laiiiiiiLiiiie, cLiiu uu.il ui mis Bum 0ther points in the district ' im - ,,rnv,ont D h,.,.. moj ron 7 , .. UJU""UI J""" 1LO 9,000 debt, and Spring Garden has " ; , ' . . . - " " provided for its $3,600 debt. ,c-r Cwent in Spencer c.pleu , ack.d.i by men :i principal A warm contest among Asheboro, ' MDe68rs- Joev X' RoUCh and CUnt j Tb young man of this year, scek Gibsonville and Ramseur for the N' Brown' who arS no l0ngr con" ing his lira pur'y allegiance, viA next district conference resulted in' nected wlth the Pst- have Ppared : not bft ,ed by a;!y plltitu0e or Ware favor of Ramseur." Denton, the seat of the confer - ,ence. is a. voune errnwine- tnmii nf j about nve hundred population, sit - uated in a fine farming and lum - Lering section. The people received ig seciiou. ine people receivea conference with generous hos- ity, for which they were given1 ihe pitality, hearty resolutions of thanks. Another Orphanage, The Methodist Protestant church nag decided to build an orphanage that will be a credit to the denomi- nation ana tney nave wisely located it in this glorious Piedmont region. V tract of 60 acres of land has'""1"1 c"uul u,c "clcu tB"c" w h nn th tmHnn-i htrh- primaries at, the polling way near High Point, and work will begin at once to develop the prop el ty and erect the buildings .. For some years a few good women led by Mrs- Wm. Q Hammer, of.1" . Asheboro, have kept a few children a small cottage at Denton, N. C. What they did in the way of v , , caring for orphan, was small, and 8m" and t0 e,ct gate their equipment was crude and ln'the County Convention, adequate eTen for the little bunch Theae Paries are called to they housed and fed. but out of tnatlnieet promptly at 3 o'clock P. M-. faithful effort haa grown this largV except Ia Aebor. Randleman, Co work that will ultimately become an''umli.a; "d institution ranking with th be. I FranWinville kinships. ,th; In day. to oome when hundreds ' meeln are cal,ed ,or 4:30 oclock of happy children will enjoy the ben- " ' .( efit. and blessing, of this orphan- t7" , t , ' " " age. the labor, faith and sacrifice tl0n.? Ran? !ph C0UntJ ?ted tf these women should not be f6r.:"Vn , 7' !5 gotten. They did not de.pl. the dajj 7th day of September. 1912. for the . ... ... . purpose of nominating Democratic of small things the men did, and. ' . , . . . ... . . 'candidates for the various county do.but as tall oak. from little acorn. " . . . , ... . , offices; a Senator and a Represen- grow, so the larger thing, of life . ' t oI AmKI are launched ln weakness and tears Charity and Children in A recnt statement of the North Carolina Corporation Commission shows that there are 377 banks in' th state with a combined wealth of ,171.144,154.23. i GENERAL NEWS William B Yelverton, managing editor of the News and Observer, is to be married to Miss Li Hie Stew, art Converse, of Macon, Ga. 1 TU-1111n T. 1 Y" 111 ... 1 .,a,u, o-uu,.,e0 x.JBu w.i. urn - the stump for Woodrow Wilson, and J iur a. point oi upyu&iuK nooB"nrciij in the debatable states. Oeneral .Tlbn H Pnrr nf . Tlnr - ,, , , . ham, leadss the Wilson and Marshall campaign ilBt wlth a contribution of tw0 Hundred dollars. a. r met, nf WinHt-Saiem ralBed a cucumDer this summer ' meino Jtlnkh In t-.r,fh the vinston-Salem Journal. ty nor received or expected anything I Policy, the instigator of most cor- j Kermit Roosevelt, second son of 'ruptloni has n0 place with him. He the ex-prsident, sailed recently forjlfJ DemoCrat because he believes Brazil, where he will engage in rail- roading. j Wo would be willing to bet that ; the North Carolina Press Association . Democrats and Republican Pro- !KresSiVes unied ln the Senate last 8resslveS UUleU in tne Senate last lB dJ-a f " JJ, Jine Hrt m " ' ""ending the present tax on 'corporations to the business of Drivate firms and ' alvlQual" private iirms ana in Partnerships. Harry, the ten-year-old son d. Johnson, of High Point, while playing in the yard with his 12-year- 'y if not fatally Injured. j . . ... .. ... . " or in-- common council committee oi ' TWi-ri- Mnh. wnro vtlnnori1 llTen - lastk on cha8 of accepting bribes and conspiracy to 1 accept a bribe for their votes, and information in the passage of a masure affecting city property trans ferred to the Wabash Railroad. ! ! The Salisbury Evening Tost, burned out May 29, has reorganized and purchased a new outfit of the' latest and best equipment and has ; u-pj .appeared in a seven-column, eight The new editor andd i page paper. l bUfT TT7 V S!tT and F B Irvln ia local news editor. Since thepaperwas burned out it has ; w , n, w 5n( iuey nerve. Thev AA a irranH work. 1 Of course J. P.' Morgan is dis- . gruntled with the political situa- ' tion- He controled at Chicago in tion- ti" coniroieq at unicago in nominee and, platform. He starte in at Baltimore in good heart but ne came out at the little end of the horn. It is said that Morgan and Taft will confer on Morgan's return from Europe. . . . primaries an,i County Convention The Democratic voters of Ran- places in the several townships of the county, on Saturday, the 31st day of August, for the purpose of -"""""'"k VL ..JIJniu I tion for nomination) to the various county offices; of a Senator and a It Is ureed that the townshim pri maries elect full delegations and thiia o irr0 on nnnninrt nti. tendance at this convention. By order of the executive coin- r.iittee: HAL M. WORTH, Sec W. J. MILLER, Chairman. This July 31st, 1912 lne way Ior lne larg r pap r im" .of trumpets, ror by the tlir.o- ' wer8 untirlng ln their efforts tO(honorrd pr, jU(:iei.8 or bir.ses. Hc APPEAL OF DEMOCRACY . TO THE YOUNG MEN By Bruce Craveni ln , j fc an d mlnIster of the &ospel whQ belIeYe ln tne o- cstlc party just as fully as he be lieves in. anything. He believes the ..-.l...-l 1 .V. . I a rhtoHnn 1 muuttiueuuii num ml v,u. w.-i religion, and trusts his church to ? ' , ,, , u v u apply ineui. uubwibb no umicves the fundamental doctrines of Dem- ocracy and whem his national con vention speaks to him it is the law. It is a mtter of principle, for he hna nvcr nsVorl onvthlnr nf hln nar- ln Democracy and when his party defines a platform or nominates a ' ticket, he votes for that platform, ' that ticket, (all of it) not because I question, "What is a Democrat?" j A yunS maQ alway free. and ertain He voles as his father I makes 'an Presidential election un certain. He votes as his fahter I votes, provided there is no reasoq. jto vote otherwise but he is wholly j free in his soul to vote as he pleaseal f and he generally does so. He is . fighting to get a foothold om the road to success and he will be found cess. He does not ask for an easy I road, but only for a fair chance; "Eo-:al rights to ' all and sneclal . " . ' privileges to none; ' Hie greatest orpatPRt 'number-' "The ""1. ,.1. with law and ordor;" and a govern ment of the people, by the people tind for the people. All the parties and most of the candidates in these days profess the 3arue things, so the young man must 3tudy history and humam nature, thij issues of the day, and above all, the moral fibre of the candidate for whom he votes Until recent yearc. j cur test was "Principles, not men." but this is no longer safe, for to the man is left the carrying out of the principles, and our test now should he 'U,;nnInl0 in. Til o r. r,i- '"Pi in. I will ir.sUud lock for ii man "Alio (voices his ov.n inarticulate hoartfel; j deveiiim tc the principles of a fall- deal and an honset fighting chance. "' " "6-"-'"b .tv.c. (The uu; of Democracy therefore is to place thtir standards in the hand pi mo i whose sincerity and unsel i.h dovcticp to principle is unMUt.? tioni ..Sy .ipr:-f'. r to hrir sc?m: lo for cfflce, lU'.u c! I: J : 1 ' ' to do something for the people rath er than to induce the people to do something for hem. Whether the young man ever hears or knows the words, his demand of his party is: "God give us men. The time de mands "Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and willing hands: "Men whom the lust of office doe? not kill; "Men whom the spoils of office can not buy; "Men who posses opinion, andi a will; "Men who have honor; men who wlfl) not Hef "Men who can stand before a demagogue "And damn hi. treacheroua-flatteries without winking; "Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog "In public duty and in private thlnk-t ing-' A Successful Wheat Grower Mr. W. N. Steed, of Trinity Rt. 1, is a good farmer and know, how tc improve land for wheat. He haa twelve acres of land that he haa ,y,a ,n wheat for the Past - three years. In 1910 he made 102 bush- Is of wheat om this land; in 1911 152 bushels; and this year, the 'tame amount. He says that if it 'had been a good wheat yer.r, he wouldd have raised two hundre -HishU. News and Observer. PROJRAI HAS EEEX O. K.'D Roosevelt Says Thliinl Party Move ment Plans Suit. Him Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 29. A working rogrsm for the new party was approved today by Colonel Roosevelt. Senator Dixcn, Ms cam paign manager, who has recently been in conssultitlcn with leaders of the movement came to Oyster Bay to 1? y their views before the former president After a long con ference it became known that the fundeme1.;!:.! question, of policy and procedvro ,zC been agreed upon sub Ject to the approval of the na 'Jorr.l progressive convention which is to meet in Chicago next week. The program which will be submit ted to the convention contains these majority provisions: "Independent tickets In every state except perhaps six, in whhich it ia believed the Republican organiza tion can be taken over bodily." 'A clean break from both ofthe old parties, the Republican organi zations, which it is expected to capture, to be used as an integral portion of the new party." Formation of the party with tho idea that it is to endure permanent ly, whatever the outcome of the No vember election. Senator Dixon said after he had talked with Colonel Roosevelt, that straighht national Progressive ticket would be run in every state ecxept a few in which the Republican or ganizations would cooperate with the new party and place Roosevelt can didates for electors on the regulav ticket. This will be possible in states in which the law does not re quire the names of Taft and Sher man to be printed on the ballots: as the Republican nominees. The states in which there will be no independent ticket, he said, are Kansas, Nebraska, California, both the Dakotas and probably one or two others Senator Albert J. Beveridge, of Indiana, hesaid, probably will , be the national Progressive candidate. . for governor of that state. "Mr. PoreviCrc v"! bo -'.cted governor," the 'Ssnaior prr-tliuted. We will cuxy .:io'.:i,; v.. IHnois, and Pennsylvania." It was I'e'.t that a d: 'inite outline should be rerdy for st.bmir!fn, to :1 e CI lea go convention, :.i.d it waa t ir this ropsson thct H .arne on fr. in CI ttrcc lxon con- I'l li.: ",i: - 1 cf t'.nt c n- ( j ti i r. b;-.- -.v.- : DeinoaroUe ticl tf iry o- tin ballot, nr-vinf : to suppost the nation;!! i'Ojj! ivte. ':.: 1 . : " sa ral .'"w Pennsylvpnia, '. . is o?:poctcd tho entire Republic, n tick et for state officers will be placed on the nationol Progrefsive ticket. Insistance upon making the party entirely independent is in accord ance with the wishes of Colonel Roosevelt who insists that he and his associates must appeaf to Dem ocrats and Republicans alike and look beyond the present contest to the future, shaping their plans in such a way that the movement will comes at the end of the present campaign- Race Riot !n Georgia As a result of a race riot between whites and negroes, at Plainvill, Georgia, last. Sunday Sheriff Owens of Calhoun, and two other men were shot and right badly wounded. The trouble started Saturday, when several negroes were whlpp- d and ordered from town An attempt was later made to arrest a party of ngroess, who .'wer sus pected of plotting to burn the town Quiet was restored Sunday night when' ten negroes whho had barri caded themselves in a cabin, were arrested and taken to jail. Nona of the blacks were shot. The New York Supreme Court has denied Harry K. Thaw's application for freedom from Matteawan Asy lum on the ground that he is .till ir.sane and would be dangerous to t"i3 public safety.
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