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VOL. 40
Asheboro, N. C Thursday, October 7. 1915
No. 42
RAMSEUR NEWS LETTER.
Rev. W. O. Johnson 'attended the
FRANKUNVILLE NEWS.
Sunday being rally and promotion
WASHINGTON LETTER
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
ONLY SEVEN MORE DAYS OF THIS PERIOD.
125 6 EXTRA VOTES WILL BE GIVEN TO EVERY CONTESTANT
' FOR EVERY CLUB OP TEN ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS TO THE
COURIER EVERY CONTESTANT IN THE RACE SHOULD TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER IF YOU WANT THE AUTOMO
BILE NOW IS THE TIME TO WORK YOU WILL HAVE LOTS OF
TIME TO REST WHEN YOU GET YOUR AUTOMOBILE.
First Grand Prise. The contestant
having the largest number of votes at
the close of the contest, regardless of
district, 'will be awarded a five passen
ger Ford Touring Car.
Second Prize. The contestant hav
ing the second largest number of votes
at the close f the contest, regardless
of district, will be awarded a standard
$375 York Piano.
Third Prize. The contestant hav
ing the third largest number of votes
at the close of the contest, regardless
of district, will be awarded a hand
some bedroom fruity i-1
t- Fourth Prize. The contestant hav
ing the fourth largest number of votes
at the close of the contest, regardless
of district, will be awarded an open
top Bock Hill Buggy.
Fifth Prize. The contestant having
the fifth largest number of votes at
the close of the contest, regardless of
district, wHl be awarded a standard
make cooking range.
District Prizes.
After the five grand prizes have
been awarded the contestant standing
highest in each of the three districts
will be awarded a beautiful diamond
ring or a high grade sewing machine
each, whichever is preferred
The object of the contest is to se
cure subscriptions to. The Courier,
The contestant securing the largest
number of votes will win the prize,
The way to get votes is to get your
friends and relatives to pay ytt tbeir
subscriptions to The Courier.
George Washington, became the
leader of the tolonles who rebelled
against the, tyranny of England and
afterwards became President of the
Vnited States simply because he did
Tot consider contemporaries to be en
dowed! with qualities superceding his
mrevernce and never-ay-dio spirit,
fevtn when the odds were against
iim in the contest between the ragged
colonists and the well-equipped British
regulars, and he himself persisted and
inspired the interest of the others in
his fight and won. He left behind
him a history that will show the pres
ent generation how to win a stnugle.
An Example,
The contestants in the Courier's
Great Automobile end Piano Contest
should let Washington's life serve as
the example for the manner in which
they should conduct their struggle for
the auto or one of the beautiful pri
zes. They should make up their minds
to make successful race in the contest
and then go ahead with the never-say-
die George Washington spirit.
Extra Votes For a Club,
Yon have only seven more days in
which to get the 125,000 votes for ev
ery club of ten annual subscriptions
to the Courier. Remember the period
closes midnight Oct. 14th, and there is
no limit to the number of clubs you
may secure. The more you get the
NEWS FROM TRINITY
Mr. Chapin, of Mocksville, is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Bruce Craven.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Andrews who have been quite sick
with tonsilitis have recovered.
Chester, the little son of Mr. pnd
Mrs. C. A. Masssy, has scarlet fever,
Mesdames Wood, Ellis and Hayes
motored to High Point Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pepper, of
Thomasville, were in town Sunday the
guest of Capt. and Mrs. Joseph Par
kin. -iMBlC'jLrair-i"
Mr. Joe E'lis went to Salisbury
Wednesday to attend the fair.
The Book Club met with Mies Lydia
Leach Thursday afternoon. Owing to
the inclemency of the weather, Very
few were present, but those who were
pronounced it quite a contrast to the
weather in its brightness. All seem
ed to enjoy the refreshments of de
licious cake and cream as much as if
the day had been one of simmer heat.
Mr. J. L. Phillips moved his family
to the place recently purchased on
Carr Corner. .
Mr. W. F. Ellis went 6 GreehS
boro on a business trip Wednesday.
Miss Vera reen, of Thorn asville,
and a party of friends motored down
Sunday to see the fanny of Rev. J. N.
Crowder.
Rev. J. N wrowder says that the
meeting which he is holding at Mt.
Vernon church has resulted In the
conversion of many souls, and is one
of the best held this year. His service
at Trinity Sunday afternoon was full
of zeal and a blessing to those who
were present.
The death of Mr. Erasmus Ingram
at his home, Landsdown, west of town,
takes from among us one if not our
oldest citizens. From boyhood Mr.
Ingram has been a consistent member
of the Methodist church, and a true
man. He was a tender husband and
a kind, pleasant neighbor and a man
respected by all. As he said at the
last, we know where to find him
In life he served God and has gone
to rest with Him "who provideth
place for His children." We extend
our deepest sympathy to the sorrow
ing family.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
at the parsonage Tuesday afternoon.
Mesdames Weeks, Johnson, Pepper,
and Parker motored to High Point
Monday.
Mrs. Frank Wood spent several
days in High Point, the guest of Mrs,
J, J. Farris,
Mr. J. H. Hill md family took in
Everybody's Day at Thomasville last
Saturday.
Quite a number of our people took
in the Dog and Pony show at High
Point Saturday,
Miss Jewel Parkin accompanied by
Judtre McRae. of Thomasville, went
Sandy Creek Association at Bonlee
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. York, Miss Lizzie
Smith, and Messrs. Bostic and Sam
Black went to Southern Pines Sun
day. Prof. W. P. White, Mr. J. M. White
hsad and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Smith
and little Francis attended the Asso
ciation at Bonlee Sunday.
Mr. E. C. Watkins and family, ac
companied by V. C. Marley and far
ily, visited friends and relatives ii
Greensboro Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Melton', Mrs, R.
C. Houser and little Louise and Messrs
Harold and Tom Melton, all of Macon,
Ga., are spending a few days with pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. A'lrod.
They arrived here Saturday evening,
having made the trip by automobile
from Georgia.
"The Old Maids Club," given here
last Saturday night, was a greet suc
cess as an entertainment, was the ver
diet of the crowd.
Mf. and Mrs. Bud Jennings, of Ce
dar Falls, spent the week ed with Mr,
and Mrs. Hartly Allred,
R. T. Mclntyre returned Satnrday
from a trip to Mt Vernon Springs,
Mrs. J. W. Stout, of Sanford,
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J,
W. Allred.
A large number of our people are
planning to attend the big show at
Ashboro the 13th.
The Farmer boys crossed bats with
our team, Saturday last, and at the
end the score stood 11 to 2 in favor of
the home team.
Mr. W. M. Kimrey returned home
Saturday from the Eastern part of
the State where he had been selling
fruit trees.
A fine son was born to Mr.
Mrs. Joe McAlister last week.
Mr. Fred Burgess, one of our most
estimable young men, suffered an at
tack of appendicitis last week, but we
are glad to say is improving.
Our complaint about the dust in last
week's news was rather untimely, as
we were blessed with a universal
sprinkling before the writing was pub
lished. We are enjoying the absence
of the dust to the fullest extent now,
though only for a season, we bus-
pect.
Mrs. E. L. Reece returned last Sat
urday from a pleasant visit to Greens
boro.
better yowr chances are for the grand' to Greensboro Wednesday to see Bar
award.
At this stage of the contest no one
candidate whose name has been enter
ed far should consider that they
have not as geod a chance to get one
of the prizes as another who might
he several thousand votes ahead at
this tune.
. It will not be difficult for any one to
tet a few clubs and thus make up the
difference with votes between them
selves and the leaders.
Now is the Time
The time is ripe for results. You
will not have opportunity again to
get so many, extra votes for a club of
subscriptions. Now is the time to do
the winning work while the big votes
are on. If you want to win one of the
grand awards you should not lose a
minute of the valuable time between
now and midnight, October 14th.
Important.
One ef the rales of this contest is
that there BhaH be no cutting in the
subscription price of the paper. The
money turned in on subscriptions is to
be collected. Where the full price
of the subscription is not collected
votes will be counted for the amount
collected.
(Continued on page 4.)
As a result of the tropical hurri
cane of last Wednesday night, the
number of persons dead and missing
amounts to 600.. Along the coast of
Louisiana and Mississippi the damage
of property is estimated at $12,000,-000.
TRINITY ROUTE 1 ITEMS.
bara Worth.
Our high school is still increasing
in numbers. People are sending their
children here and paying tuition where
they are out of the district, and others
are eoming all the time to get room
for light house-keeping. The county
ought to establish a tenth and elev
enth grade and give us more teachers,
There is hardly a limit to the good
this school might do if we had money
enough. Can't our county board de
vise some means to give us at least
half of what is needed? There are
so many bright talented boys and girls
throughout the country that need the
advantage to be had at Trinity. We
have a fine body ef teaohers, but need
more of them.
Mrs. Rufe Reddick is in Thomas
ville visiting her sisters.
Mrs. T. J. Finch, of Wheatmore,
was the guest of Mrs J. M. Ballance
Sunday.
Miss Lucy Crowder who spent the
week end with Miss Vera Green, of
Thomaswlle, returned Sunday.
Mrs. Vannor and son, Charles, were
guests of Mrs. Janie Weeks Sunday.
Mr. Roland Briles who has been in
the hospital in High Point is well
again.
Mr. Chas. Phillips and William Nor
ment left for Jamestown Monday to
enter the high school.
J. S. Mann, superintendent of the
State prison, will run against Treas
urer Lacy for the Democratic nomina
tion lor State Treasurer.
Mrs. H. H. Kennedy has returned
to her home at Asheboro after spend'
ing some time with friends and rela
tives around Mt. Vernon.
We are glad that Mrs. Sandy White
who has been sick for several months
was able to be at church again Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Davis are visiting
relatives on the route.
Mr. Garfield Farlow, of Philadcl
phia, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs,
David Farlow, last week.
Miss Gertrude Farlow, who has
bee elected a member of the Spring
held school faculty lor the ensuing
year, went to take charge of her work
Monday.
Mrs. G. W. Frazier, spent Saturday
night with relatives in High Point,
Mrs. Letha Spencer Crippa, of New
York, came in Monday for an extend
ed visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs,
J. M. Spencer.
Miss Ethel Gaddis, ef Asheboro,
spending some time at home.
Mr. Troy Smith, of Guilford Col
lege, spent Saturday night with home
folks.
Some of the 'possum hunters seem
to be having good luok this season as
they caught five ene night last week,
The people on the route as well as
elsewhere, are glad to know that Mr,
Roland Briles who recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis, is im
proving. We hope he will soon
able to leave the hospital.
Mr. Jeff. Alexander was elected sec
retary of Gilead Sunday School Sun
dar..
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs.-Sam Wall died Sunday morning
and was buried in the Gilead ceme
tery, about four o'clock Sunday after
noon. Don't forget that there will be
preaching at Gilead next Sunday af
ternoon by Rev. E. N. Crowder.
Quite a large number of our people
(attended Everybody's day at Thomas
ville Saturday, and report a nioe time.
day for the M. E. Church Sunday
School there were 315 students pres
ent. Rev. J. T. Rogers presented
the certificates of promotion to the
students who passed to higher classes
in the graded department Most of
the students were promoted with hon-
(very few did not come up quite
to the standard in their work,) but
it is hoped and believed that the end
of the eoming year will find them all
on the top round. '
We were glad to see so many oat
at teachers meeting and training class
Sunday evening.
Dr. T. I. Fox and family attended
preaching at Melanchton Sunday,
J. H. Marley and family attended
Sandy Creek Baptist Association at
Bonlee Sunday.
Mr. John M. Hammer, of Greena-
boro, has bought what is known as
the New Year's Wombel farm
Greensboro road, a short distance
north of the city and will improve the
property by building large barns and
an np-to-date residence. This will be
a valuable farm for grain, truck and
fruit when properly developed. We
understand that a Mr. Brady
of Montgomery county, has the con
tract to erect the building and will al
so superintend the farm.
The Frankliville Lumber Plant has
installed another large engine and will
now be enabled to increase their pro
duction to take eare ef their large or
ders.
lorn to Mr. and Mns. C. M. Jones, a
daughter.
Mr. R. W. Hughes is preparing to
erect a large store building near, his
residence on Depot Street, and will
run both a general store and. meat
market.
Saturday afternoon, Messrs James
Buie and L. M. Welch had a pi
visit to Mr. Pascal Marables near Ce
dar Falls, who has a nice vineyard
well loaded with delicious scupper
nongs, enough to make several gallons
of wine, but when they left late in the
evening the grapes had disappeared,
the hulls were not in sight and Mr.
Marfible is feeling very thankful that
at least part of the vines are left for
another season.
The erection of a knitting mill is
being considered by some of our pro
gressive citizens, which we hope will
terminate in a reality.
Mr. James Allred died suddenly last
Thursday morning near the home of
his son, Mr. W. E. Allred, and was
buried at Pleasant Rdge Friday even
ing. The funeral was conducted by his
pastor, Rev. Mr. White, of Ramseur.
Mr. Allred was a good citizen, was
about 74 years old and had been
member of the church 45 years and a
deacon for 30 years. He was a broth
er of Rev. J. F. Allred of this place,
He leaves several children and quite
a number of relatives and friends who
have our sympathy.
Miss Flossie Marley, Mr. Carl
Hughes and sister made a trip to
Greensboro Saturday.
History of Armor Long Scandal For
Government Ownership of Muni
tions Factories.
CARAWAY R 2 NEWS
Conrad Garner, McKinley Hill, Jef
frey Yates and Arvil Wood attended
Everybody's Day at Thomasville last
Saturday.
Mary Hill visited relatives in High
Point last week.
Hal V. Lackey has purchased an
automobile.
Quite a number of Mt. Tabor Sun
day school students visited Fairmount
Sunday school last Sunday. The Fair
mount served them with a fine dinner.
Bert Hindi ey and Bessie Nance were
married recently.
J. F. Yates and family are prepar
ing to move to Denton in a short while
we are sorry to know that they are
to leave us.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ragan, of So
phia, will move near Mt. Tabor church
soon, we are glad to have tham with
us.
W. R. Garner made a business trip
to Asheboro Saturday.
Th child of Mr. Miny McDowell
is improving, we are glad to note.
Mr. and Mrs. Numie Pierce, of High
Point, are visiting relatives in this
community this week.
Beatrice Irene Brookshire, daughter
of T. A. and Bird B. Brookshire, at
Sophia, died October 4th, 1915, aged
1 year, 2 months, 28 days. Funeral
services were conducted in the home
Albemarle is to, have another half by Rev. J. M. Brown and interment
million dollar cotton milL , was made at Marlboro cemetery.
Clyde H. Tavenner.
It would require several volumes to
cover all the transactions dee erring
publicity concerning armor. Let it be
sufficient in passing to say that the
government purchase of' armor has
been a scandal from start to finish,
The conduct of the armor ring in deal-
ng with the government averages
throughout at least 80 per cent, rot
ten.
There have been nine ofSoial eati
aiates as to the actaal cost of tne
manufacture of a ton of armor plate,
The average estimate is $247.17 per
ton. Yet since 1887 we have purchas
ed 217,379 tons of armor, paying the
armor ring an average of $440.04 per
ton, or a total of $95,656,240. I be
lieve I am well within the bounds of
conservatism when I say that if all.
this armor plate had been manufac
tured in a government plant at least
$35,000,000 would have been saved to
the American tax-payers, and armor
is only one of the things being pur
chased by the army and navy under
similar conditions.
Take powder. We have purchased
$25,000,000 worth of powder from the
trust since 1905, paring for it all the
way from 53 to 80 cents per pound.
We are manufacturing powder in gov
eminent plants now for 36 cents per
pound, and the officers in charge state
that the more we manufacture, the
cheaper we can produce it. There is
little doubt but that from eight to tea
million dollars of the twenty-five mil
lion dollars paid the powder trust
could have been saved by government
manufacture. Secretary Daniels has
asked Congress for an appropriation
for a government armor plate factory
but thus far Congress has reused him
If the government builds an armor
plant and a padlock is placed on its
doors as soon as it is completed, and
it is never used, it will, in the opinion
of Secretary Daniels, pay for itself
simply by enabling him to obtain fair
treatment from the armer manufac
turers.
To Depend Upon Private Contractors
In Time of War is to Place the
Government at the Mercy
of Proven Extortionists
Army and navy officers gonerally
are opposed to complete government
manufacture of munitions of war, tak
inar the nosition that it is the part of
wisdom for the government to en
courage private manufactures to op
erate plants se that they may be avail
able in time of war. Experience has
shown, however, that instead of pa
triotically coming to the relief of the
government in time of war, the war
traders take advantage of the necessi
ties of the government, which is at
their mercy, and boost their priceB
For instance, when war with Spai
was imminent the armor manufactur
ers practically issued an ultimatum
to the government that they would not
manufacture a single piece of armor
plate unless the government should
agree to pay them $100 a ton more
than the price fixed by Congress aft
er an investigation as a fair price.
And it is also worthy of notice that
their patriotism did not prevent them
from selling armor to Russia for $249
a ton, while they were asking their
own government $616 a ton.
If the armor and powder trusts once
overcharge the government in time of
war because they have it at their
mercy it is their fault, but if thVy
peat the performance because they
a second time permitted to have the
government at their mercy, it will be
the government's fault
Private Ownership of Armor and Mu
nition Factories is a Standing
Menace to Peace.
Every man who opposes war and
favors peace can support a policy ef
government manufacture, because
long as these hydra-headed capital
istic cliques which thrive and fatten
on international distrust and suspicion
remain in eur midst we are in danger,
not so much from the peoples beyond
the seas as isom the war traders at
home, who, if permitted to ply their
trade to its analysis, will lead us to
the very brink of desolution and then
to satisfy their sordid greed of gold
plunge us headlong into the bottom-
less abyss of war itself.
Permit me here to quoie the words
of Minority Leader Oscar W. Under
wood, uttered in the debate on the
Naval Bill in the House of February
5, 1915: . .-,....
Fire destroyed the Peachland nublie
school building near Wadesboro last
Friday night. It is believed that the
fire was the work of an incendia.rv.
The city council of High Point has
voted to borrow $25,00!) at 5 per cent
take up outstanding indebtedness
against the city now drawing 6 per
ciot interest.
Everybody's Day at Thomasville was
great success Saturday. Parades,
exhibits and free shows featured the
program for the day. The crowd in at
tendance was estimated at 12,000.
Secretory Daniels will fill the vacan
cies at the Naval Academy at Annapo
lis and run the number of the middies
from 900 to 1200. This means that
North Carolina will get her share of
the 300 aew men.
The department of agriculture has
as ti sated the cotton orop of the coun
try at 10,590,000 bales, which woald
be the smallest crop since 1909 and
abont five million bales less than the
crop last year.
The two year old child of Jordan
Mills was accosted by a negro, a
short distance frjra his father's home,
near Kinston, N. C. "Go home," he
said. The baby stood still, and the
black, carrying a loaded shotgun, shot
the child's arm off. I
T. C. Bettertoa, secretary and treas
urer of the Tennessee Coffin and Cas
ket Company, and Police commission
er of Chattanooga, Tean., was arrested
Saturday charged with violating the
penal code of the United States in Ms
capacity as head of the coffin company
la shipping whiskey all over Tennes
see enclosed in caskets sent out from
his factory.
Governor Craig granted a conditional
pardon Sunday to W. L. Davis,of Dav
idson oounty, sentenced Dec. 1914,
to serve eighteen months on the reads
f Davidson county for retailing. He
is released on condition that be re
frain from selling liquor in the future
and in all way.) remain a good cit'zen
and obey the law. Since his imprison
ment began he has suffered a marked
decline in his physical condition.
Robaon, the IQ-year-olu son of S. J. -
Smith, was shot by his 6-year-old
brother at Siler City Saturday night
about 8 o'clock and died at 11. The
boys were playing with their father's
gun and in some way the little fellow
pulled the trigger, discharging the en
tire load into the breast of the older
bey. The father had been out hunting
and coming into the house laid his gun
on the bed, forgetting to remove the
shells.
Governor Craig issued a statement
Saturday to the authorities of the var
rious counties and to the tax payers
generally throughout the state fully
endorsing the course of the State Cor
poration Commission, as State Tax
Commission, in its work of equalizing
the tax valuations of real property as
among the counties. The commission
has raised the tax assessments against
80 counties on percent basis ranging
from 5 per cent to 30 per cent. The
governor points out that this equaliza
tion is for the purpose of remedying
abuses and inequalities that have been
omplained of for many years as glar
ing injustices te the taxpayers in
those counties that have been bearing
their share of the burden ef the State
taxation.
A difference of about $60,000 is in
volved in a special proceeding bronght
by Stuart W. Cramer, ef Charlotte,
against the Thomasville Chair Compa
ny, upon which hearings were begun
at Lexington Monday before referee
H. P. Grier, of Statesville. The big
suit grows out of a difference in esti
mate of stock on hand when Mr. Cra
mer sold his Thomasville furniture
factory to T. J. Finch, of Thomasville.
The stock of chairs in good condition
is estimated by the Thomasville Chair
company at about $2,700, while Mr.
Csamer assesses their value at $39,
000. There is also a variance in esti
mates in other property of the concern
of $23,000. The Thomasville company
is countering this big suit by another
suit claiming $20,000 damages by rea
son of the failure of Mr. Cramer to
tarn over the property te them.
"I believe we ought te have a rea
sonable navy and a reasonable army
but I do not want to see my country
have either a navy or an army that
will invite us to make issues that may
precipitate our people into the chal
dron of bloodshed and disaster. (Ap
plause). I believe that if you propose
to enter into a race of armaments the
end of the story will mean war. (Ap
plause).' ' , . ' -f