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THE COURIER ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ONE DOLLAR PER. YEAR YOL. 39 ASHEBORO, I. C, JANUARY 15. 1914 No. 3 A YEAR'S WORK OF DE10CRACY Its Bi Tilings That Have Made Ibejfear 1913 Notable in tlie History of tits American Government The Associated Press sent out at following Important epitome of political, economic and financial events the first of the year. Nineteen thirteen wrought changes in the American govern met K political, economic and financial probably more far reaching than any ether year of the latt quarter-cen-tsry. This was apparent today in a backward glance over memorable events of the past twelve months la all branches of governmental ac trsrtr. Democratic administration in national affair came Into power, a smocratio Congress at the back of a Democratic President for the first taaae since Grover Cleveland occupi es the White House. The first constitutional amend ments since 1870 were perfected, providing two radical changes In the faadamentals of government an in ame tax and the direct election of V. 1 Senaters, 2aakal Hank and Currency System Reorganised The national bank and currency spatem. which was devised to float tfte debt of the Civil War and has operated ever since, was reorgan ised lto a Federal Reserve System la which the central bank plan, the dominant system of Europe, was re jected and a vast scheme of reorgan ization perfected. Ifeamocratfc Tariff law A Doaaocratfte tariff law besame efCawUTe, Ut CI ret sine 1898 and oaa at tha anast comprehensive tar Iff attwa rr enacted. M yareel poet syutem was brought Into sarcranfui operation. fm lateraUte Commerce Com mfcarioa begaa a physical valuation milnr project which will eoat Bullosa and take years to eoaa teta bat which is expected to ul timately provide a baeia of rate making. Meanwhile, the fifty-two great eastern railway systems re newed application for a five per sent, general Increase in freight rates and the commission directed redactions la express rates which ate expected to save the public ap proximately $30,000,000.00 a year. La:t eteps in building the Pana ma Canal were taken with the prob ability that the greatest engineer has feat of the age will be In oper ation In the New Tear. Omtrol of Philippine to Natives Practical control of the Philippine gwvernment was delivered to the natives of the Islands by President Wllaon's appointment of a native majority on the Pbilllpine Commls-atos-j What promised a new era in the relations of the government with great corporations in the enforce ment of the Sherman Anti-trust law, waa Vought about by the "blood less" dissolution of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co.'s re lations with the Western Union. President Wilson's open declaration that the administration desired to co-operate with "big business" in a peaceful administration of the lav, waa received in business fand financial circles with evidences of optimism. j VaJttdJt ehersaaa Act as Criminal The Supreme Court laid down valaabla decisions of deep seated importance. It sustained the valid- tXm of the Sherman law as a crim inal neaswre tor the first time in tha "terpentine trust" case. In the oottoa comer case it laid down the principle that a "corner" in any Miisawtidlty la a Violation of the an-.ti-traat Uwa. la tha State rate eases It decided that 8tates through their 'saftroad commissions have con trol over the rates of lines within their borders,, irrespective of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Bryan's International Feat Plan la foreign relations, affairs of tha year, hardly were leas event ful. Secretary Bryan's plan for in ternational peace was accepted in principle by mere than thirty na tions and treaties with the United States actually were signed by the Netherlands and Nicaragua. "Oal Government FonndeH on Law The .most important pronounce ments of tha administration's for eign policy were made by President Vilson when be withdrew the sup port of the United States from the bankers in the so-called six power Chinese loan: In his Latin-Ameri can statement in which he proclaim ed the Intention of the United State to recognize on the western hemi sphere only those governments "founded on law'' and order; and iu hia noted Mobile speech, in which he pointed out the menace of foreign concessions to the peace and security of Central and South America. The Mexican Affair Relations with Mexico, the Amer ican government's refusal to rec ognize Huerta and a spirited ex change of notes on the subject were the diplomatic event of the year. Great Brittain's pretest against the exemption of American shipping from tolls in the Panama Canal and Japan's protest against the anti- alien land legislation in Caifornia were the two other principal feat ures. Both are still in the conrse of diplomatic discussion. Extension of American Trade Abroad Plans for an extension of Ameri can trade abroad by the creation of commercial agents of Department of Commerce were launched; Impor tant steps in the overnment's par ticipation in relations between cap ital and labor were the creation of a new portfolio in the Cabinet "Or a Secretary of Labor, to which Wm. B. Wilson, af Pennsylvania, a prom inent labor leader, . was appointed; and tha ereatlon by Coheres of Federal Commission on Industrial Relation which has begin a study of the entire subject. Internal Affairs of Nwtfon. Commanding features in the In ternal affairs of the nation were the announcement of a liberal poll ey for the development of Alaska with the proposed building of government rail road; a policy of conservation for the properties of the Indian tribes; and roosed Fed eral control of all deceits of ra dium lately become so valuable in medicine. Agriculturally, the year was one of unprecedented prosperity. While the volume of crops was below the average, their value totalled near ly ten billion dollars. Kgg Shortage. The recent high priee of eggs has caused the Farmers' union to con duct an investigation into the poul try conditions of the nation and Pe ter Radford lecturer of the National Tanners' Union gave out the fol lowing statement coneernlig con ditions in this state. "We market 65 per cent, of our eg crop in April, May and June al though the consumption of eg?8 runs very nearly even throughput the entire year. The American far mer is payfo; the middleman the princely sum of $238,600,000.00 per annum for storing and selling his eggs. This sum of money would build and equip sufficient storage to care for the agricultural produc tion of the nation. The value of the nation's egg production during decade is equivalent la value to all the far property in Texas; would build a city the else of St. Louis an would pay the national debts of Spain, Japan and the United States combined. Faulty MstorftMttoa "The poultry yard census of con tinental United States taken by the federal government, shows that the farmers of this country gather ap proximately 1,691,811,000 doien djggs per annum, which sell at a farm price of $308,888,9(0, and a retail price of S6i5.389.000. These eggs, according to tha market re ports, are marketed a boat as fol lows; February, 63,852,000 March, 85,000.000. April, 802,349,000. May, 318,263,000. June, 270U32,000. July, 79,565,000. August, 143,218000 September, 111,311,000 October, 79666,000. November, 47,789,000. December, 64,152,000. The average farm price of eggs per annum is known to be 20 cents per docen, ' and the average) retail price was 335 cents per dozen. The highest retail quotation at any one time and place during the year was 75 cents and the lowest price was 20 cents per dozen. The North Carolina Hen. The latest census resorts show that there are 6,053,870 fowls In this State and about three-fourths price waa 35 cents per dozen. The annual production is 23 666,124 dos. eggs with a farm value of $4,256, 769. The yearly poultry production is 15 227,685 fowls, valued at $4,- 496,767. UltADED school honor roll First grade. Ida Clark, Iola Clark, Cora Bean. Margaret Moffltt, Bon Phillips, Daisy Williams, Ru fine Ward Myrtle Bean , May Coop er, Ora Hayes, Francis Klvett, Ruth Porter Grace White, James Kivett, Earl Loflin, Joe Parrish, Glen Phil Hps, Luke Richardson, Hal Rich, mos Way Franz Strickland, Carl Brown, John Beck, Jack Hamlet, Frej Newby. Advanced first grade. Pearl Fob ter,. Jessie Thomas, Caroline Kime, David Beaver, Troy Gaddis Eugene Lewallen, Charlie Presnell.Clay Rich Fletcher Steed Glenn Way. Advanced second grade. Beulah Clark, Lillian Turner, Esple Beck, Elmer Hammer, Roy Hayes, James Yow. Lower third grade. Mattle Birk head. Second grade. William Armfield Samuel Brittain, Gilmer Crisco, Wll Hard Perree, John Hadley, Wallace Moore, Dewierd Rogers, Lester Rich George Smith, Lattle Ty singer, Bf fie Kinley, Grace Cooper, Nannie Lowdermilk, Virginia Redding. Para lee Wilson. .Third' gred. sheltoa Blrkhaal Ray Boling, Wlstar Cox, Bllry Foxi Clarence Fouat William Hammond, John Miller, Holt Moffitt, James Un derwood William Underwood, Fred Cranford. Dock Kivett. Leonard Ward, Edith Boat, Ethel Cox, Bes ie Foin-t Letta Hendrix. May .Pres- nell. Ethel Williams. Fourth grade. Gladys Allred, Ger trude Brown, Mary Bulla, Jenette Hendrix Floyd Beaver, Richard Las siter, Harold Moore, Nita McCain Annie Richardson. Fifth grade. Mary Carter Au man Adelaide Armfield. Ru'h Hatl- Hy, Neely Hunter, Baird Mofritt Charles McCrary. Wilmer rre?rT Ethel Allred, John Birkhead, Julia Ross. Sixth grade. Blanche King Stel la Auman, Lucy Lovett, Carrie Brit tain, Lottie Newby FlosfiT Phillip- 'larriett Betts, Lennle Bean, Clar abel Morris, Ruth Ccx, Hazl poon Mary Fox. Alta Rurh, Iris Turner, Genevieve Wllscn. John Hunter, Frank Redding, Stanl Clark. Severth grade. Ruth Ccx, Dcna Tiee Loflin Jewel LowdprmHk, Mary McCain EM Presnell, Margrret Rush, John Wright. Eighth grade. Mary Moffitt, Lu cile Mcrrls, Hallie Rors Banks Richardson, Dwlgl t Richardson Ninth grade. Lena Williams. Tenth grade. Mabel Parrish, Rll- la Spoon, Lucile Scarboro. Pipe News. Mr. I. M.. Lassiter of Greens boro has been visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Lassiter. Mies Sallie Hicks of High Point visited her parents during the holl days. Mersrs Boiling and Cranford are expecting to begin work at their mill in a few day?. Mr. Elsie Luther mad a flying trip to Denton one day last week. Messrs. Holt and Smith of Thom- asMUe spent a few days last week at Mr. Elsie Lather's, bird hunt ing. To Otl Crnviete for Randolph Roads. Within the next week it is ex pected that there will be sent to Randolph county fifty convicts to build rads. The cottrai is to pay for these convicts $1.50 a day. They are to be bojded ?nd camps are be provided by the St.te and no pay and no expense for the time hey do net work. Upcn an average c c nvict will do about tice as much as an averege day laborer. it id claimed. The Grand Lodge of Masons Is In session at Raleigh this week. Brfcgs Suit For Alleged Libel Yesterday A. L. Brooks, through his attorneys took preliminary steps toward bringing suit for $25,000 against D. F. King and T. J. Betts o Rockingham county for alleged libel. It is reported that similar sfuits have been Instituted also In Rockingham county against these parties by Senator A. D. Ivie and C. O. McMichael, and that they are asking damages in the sum of $10,000 each. Attorneys Brooks, Ivie and Mc MlcUael recently represented B. F. Me ban in a case In Rockingham court with the Leaksville-Spray In stitute, with which it Is caid Mr. King was or had been in some way connected. Mr. Betts is publisher of The Weekly Courier. An article published in the paper signed by Mr. King and headed "Dedicated to Would-be Character Robbers," la the cause of the libel suit. It is alleged by Mr. Brooks that the defendant to the libel suits con trived .and maliciously Intended to injure his good name and credit and to bring him into public ridicule, and publishing in The Courier "a false, scandalous, malicious and d famatory libel concerning him." The article appeared December 17, 1913 The article was printed as a paid advertisement and charged the attorneys, with "falsehood, slander, villlflcaticB, -misrepresentation, rob bery, and inuendo" and that they "attempted one of the blackest crimes in the history of Rocking ham county" when It is charged they "seemingly colluded together deliberately, premediatedly, and with malicious intent for the pur pose of robbing Mr. Kinig of his good name and character. Mr. T. J. Betts. the adltor of the paper, has a&der the statute, writ ten an apology or retract it and this will t him out of the . suit aasept (oray actual damage whlej might hav .; tee . sons U Mr. Broamv VU- . ' 'J ' -' - '.- - -' - : r Tom Betts Is aa Asheboro. boy and If he made a mistake or did a wrong to Mr. Brooks or any one else, we feel sure that he did It without intent because he is a man who does not harbor malice against any one. Williams Named Oooipircllcr. The President has named John Skelton Williams of Virginia comp troller of the currency and ex-offi-cio member of the Federal Reserve Hoard. It will administer the af fairs of the new currency system. The nomination was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency instead of to the finan cial committee. The nominatl( n wil lie taken up in the near future but there will be Intense opposition to Mr. Williams as he will not suit the Wall Street crowd. For yea is lie has not been on good terms with Thomas R. Ryan and tthern who dominated the money market in Wall Street. The ettrrngemert occurred many years ago when Mr. Williams was president of the Sea brard. After Skelton Williams hed whipped cut Ryan and his crowd pilor to that time, Ryan is sold to i ave gone to Williams and said to him; "You have dem rv tiated that you are a master of railioad build ing as you have taken a little road twenty-five miles long In Virgiria ,tnd developed It into a great sys tem connecting the North and South." Ryan said to Williams, "I will let you have money to Birm ingham", whereupon Williams be gan building Jn good raltb but be fore he got half way to Birming ham Ryan shut off and refused to furniBh any more money and threw the road into bankruptcy. The sto ry is a long one and was published at the time greatly to the discredit of Kyan in his manipulation in which it was claimed that by im proper tactics he destroyed Wil llama. Williams has been engaged all his life in banking in Richmond and Baltimore and is one of the bright est, bravest and most courageous men in the country. He is consid ered honest, fearless, safe and con servative and hie friends will be disappointed if he does not steer the financial end of the government into a safe haven. The Slga la His Window (Baltimore Sun.) Even Republican pre tectlorists and ftandpatteTs like Mr. Wana- maker are obliged to abandon the old campaign prophecies of evil nd admit that the c uitiy cam be happy and prosperous under a Demccirtic aclmiri; tiati r. T he 11'- tls New Year comes in labile:! Con fidence and Ccuiage and tha clouds roll away before 1 im i s he p ts up the golden ilgn, piospeiity, in his shop window. Social Service Conferee At a meeting of lvV!lsetive committee of the t vVte Confer ence ior uoaai seavice in itaieigu on Friday last it was decided to hold the second annual meeting on February 13, 14 and 15. The cen-j tral idea of the conference this year will be to develop the church and social service work. To this end the strongest possible program was planned for a three days' meeting. Dr. Graham Taylor of Chicago, the president of the national social service organization, will deliver the principal address on Sunday after noon, the last day.. Dr. Alexander Johnson, of VIneland N. J., former president of that organization, is al so expected to address the confer ence on Saturday. Gov. Craig, the honorary presi dent, will formally open the con vention the first day. Following the formal opening of conference will come the reports of various com mittees. In the evening the presi dent's addrets will be followed by an Informal meeting of the members Three meetings will be held on Sat urday, the final meeting being a symposium on the church and social service. On Sunday it is planned to have visiting pastors fill the Raleigh pul pits. Full details of the program will be published at a later date. . . . FrankllnMlle News. Under the auspices of the Ladles' Aid Society s delightful entertain ment will be given at the M. E. clvurcb. Saturday night by Miss Beula E. McNemar who will present her popular recital Mrs. Wlgga of the Cabbage Patch, a happy combin ation of wit, humor and philosophy in ten oharaeters which move be fore you la tha space of an hour. Everybody la cordially Invited, and a good time la la store for every on who. attand. : S. B, kersey: lumber, mill '.has adds a poaRry yard toitW)r?U Mr. Clarence C. Reeve and. Miss Nannie Smith were married at the home of the bride's tether. Jib Smith. Sunday night, Rev. R. W. Harrell officiating. Their many friends wish for them long and hap py lives. Rev. R. C. Craven of Durham spent a few days here last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Craven, Sr.. and preached an interesting sermon at Fair Mount M. P. church Thursday right. Mr. BenJ. Moffitt of Asheboro at tended stockholder' meeting of Randolph and Franklicvllle Manu facturing Co. In this place last Fri day. Bishop Smith of Liberty town ship was in town one day last week. J. T, and. H. B. Buie spent Sun day at Asheboro. Jamee Ward and family of Sandy Creek spent Sunday with the fam iy of G. C. Cox. W. L. Jonrs who has been work ing et Fayetteville for some time is at home for a few days. J. W. Craven, Sr., left Monday fo Greensboro to attrnd the reception at the Moscclc and Eattern Star home. He will also attend the Grand Lodge at Raleigh before re turning home. W. H. Tippftt has resumed work On the M. E, church at Coleridge which he hopes to complete in a ttew days. Tayior Hobson of Clayton, Ind spent a few days in town with his ',rot!heT, W. J. Hobsoa. Mrs. D. M, Weatherly attended the reception at the Masonic and Eastern 8tar home at Greensboro Monday night. The New Haven and Hartford R. R. Company in order to prevent a suit for dissolution under the Sher man 'w by the' Federal Depart met t of Justice has announced that in order to avoid suit it will comply with the law. This is looked upon as a complete victory for the de partment of juitice. It is said that everything demanded by the Attorney General was agreed to by the railroad. Complying with the department's demands, the New Haven will dis pone of its holcirfs in Eonttn arc) Maine rellroad and cancel the Jcirt agreemett ccit;cllir the To t i and Albany, and oho give i p It trolley lines acd saver;.! steamsl.Ii lines. Cabarrus county is to have a now jail acd an auditicn to the juuit house. Ottlbreth-Coffia A marriage of unusual Interest to the people of Asheboro was that of Miss Blanche Coffin, formerly of Asheboro, to Mr. Frank Culbreth of -tatesville in Cheraw, S. C, at the tome of her sister, Mrs. Rufus Dea ton on last Thursday at 6 p. m. Mrs. Culbreth is a charming oung woman possessing many ad mirable qualities. Mr. Culbreth is i good business man of Statesvllle. he Courier extends congratulations nd beit wishes. mow DTliKd to a Twenty Moot Depth Miss Ruth Gentry a student oi Greensboro College lor Women, whs .ives in Allegheny county, was delay ed over a week because of the heava, otiow in her home county. She ar il ved last night and told an inter esting story of the heavy snowfall. She left her home at 3 o'clock Friday morning after a long delay, and traveled in a wagon drawn by four horses.. It waa 2 o'clock that afternoon before she arrived at the railway station which was but 16 miles away. Four men accompanied the wagon to uhovel the snow away. The snow on a level was 19 lnchets deep and in places It had drifted to from 19 to 20 feet. This ib one of the biggest snows ever had in the mountains Greensboro Dai ly News. Pierce's Chapel News. . j Mrs. J. C. and Mrs Clarence Bidge of Caraway Rt. 2 visited 'at Mr.. R. E Snider's last Sunday. Mr. Alson Hughes, who has been very ill for the last week is im proving. Miss Alma Hunt and brother. Uvea near High Point this week. Miss Maggie Albertaoa of Trin ity has accented the school at Mo wn Academy which begva tost Monday. Mr. Onslow Parrish la ail fniiafl; ha-has a new hoarder ft a M girl - -Sfa"' " -" News of Raadtotnaa Randlemaa is progressiva The electric arch across the main street at the depot is near completion and wheta finished will have 100 elec tric lights flashing the words "Wel come Randleman." New buildings' are going up around the Deep River Mills. Tha mills are in good condition and Im provements are being made.. Several new houses are in course of erection and Randleman will soon have a city water system, sa the psople are beginning to think. Trlcliincfiis Near Tliomasvilla Six or eight cases of trichinosis have recently been discovered near Thomasville in Davidson county and one has died.. iLls 1b a dis ease caused from eating pork Infect ed with trichinae. It only occurs when the pork is not properly cooked. It is believed that all these cases came from ti e eating of one heg and it is believed the hog was infected with forne Western meat thrown in the slop fed to the hcg. The symptoms of the disease are a cross between grippe and typhoid fever. Lr. Cr?n to FjYFk at AHhebure Saturday of This Week Dr. J. R. Gordon, special agent of the State Heard of Health, wilt be in Asheboro next Saturday, Jan uary 17. to address a special meet ing of the County Medical Society and the citizens who may attend. Dr. Gordon comes to discuss the Im portance of the vital Btatlat$o taw.. Everybody invited. On December 4th Mr. W. O, Cau sey of High Point and Miss Anise Hill of Caraway Route 1 were mar ried. The marriage ceremony was performed by John F. Jarrell. J. P. On December 21st Mr. Arthur L Rich and Miss Ethel Hoover both of Caraway were married, J. F. Jarrel. J. p.. officiating. A two weeks term of court be gins at Troy Monday with Hon. W, F. Harding presiding. There will be five murder cases. The Guilford court house site ias been sold to the Jefferson Stan- !ard Life Insurance Company for (150.000.00. A fine new courthouse i.r to be built at another place. Dopi'ty SI cliff CecTfte T. Lynn vo9 hrlri op two mllec ficm Oreen? oro Monday arternorn by fa nn .rwn nfio with a gun and com Mlfs:l to deliver all the morey he ad $10.00. It ia vrd'Titrrd tfcrt the Cen o) Fallf Manufi ctuiirg Company has been sold to Dr. ft. L. Csviness, "i v ", Jcl n M. Cavineas and J. ft. Stroud. !
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