A SHAMEFUL ALLIANCE
TOE IMITATIVE REPUBLICAN.
THEN AND NOW
Last fall, while talking to a Republi
can chap,
I remarked in a casual way:
"The war's caused cotton to take a
mighty 'drap.' "
And this is what he had to say:
"The war's got nothing to do with it
'tall,
Woodrow Wilson is the cause of it
all."
I met the same chap within the last
few days,
And I said in a matter-of-fact way:
"Wilson's caused cotton to take an
other raise."
And this is what he had to say:
"Wilson's got nothing to do with it
tall,
' The European war is the cr,use of
it all."
; P. M. PARKS.
Denton, N. C.
PLEA FOR LARGER ARMY
Secretary Garrison in His Annual Re
port Insists on Larger Army
Makes Remarkable Report.
Secretary Garrison declares in his
annual report to the President that
if the administration plan for a con
tinental army fails, the United States
will face some form of compulsory
military service. Mr. Garrison passes
quickly over the widespread routine
activities of the War Department and
devotes practically all his words to the
subject of military preparedness, the
need for which he sums up by saying:
"So long as right and wrong ex
ist in the world there will be an in-
ovitable conflict between them. The
right-dcers must be prepared to pro
tect and defend the right as against
fhe wrong."
Unsparing in his arguments in an
swer to those who would have no m
crease in the country's military pre
paredness, Secretary Garrison de
clares that the American people must
view their responsibilities and meas
ure up to them and then goes on to
take up the various arguments of the
opposition separately. In conclusion
the Secretary says:
"If determination arrived at by
those whose knowledge, skill and ex
perience makes their judgment prac
tically conclusive is accepted, we
should have in this country a force
of at least 500,000 men ready for in
stant response to a call in the event
of war or the imminence of war. It
is surely.not necessary to state the
many reasons why this force may not
be supplied by a regular standing ar
my of that number constantly under
arms. There is no legal way that
fhe National Guard can, in time of
peace be governed, officered or train
ed by the national government; and
there is no legal way, excepting by
volunteering, that it can be made
available to the nation in time of war
to any greater extent than specified
in the constitution, which confessed'
ly falls short of the necessary uses
to which an army may have to be
put in the event of a war with a for
eign nation.
"It became necessary, therefore, to
devise some method of making avail
able for the use of the nation in time
of . war a national force, to-wit, the
regular . army, which is constantly
under the arms; a part of the army
in other words, to be raised and
maintained by Congress and govern
ed in all respects in accordance with
its directions. When this system is
devised and made operative the na
tion would militarily be in this situ
ation: It would have, as the constitu
tion provides, an army raised and
. maintained by it, composed of a cer
tain number constantly under arms
and a very much larger number def
initely identified in personnel, provid
ed with equipment ar.d organization;
possessed of some training, and sub'
. ject to instant call. The states would
have 'the organized militia, developed
with Federal assistance to the . high
est practicable point of efficiency,
available for the purposes specified
lm the constitution and so circum
stanced that in the event or a war
wita a foreign nation they could, by
their own volition, immediately take
their place with the other military
force of the nation." ,
HONOR ROLL NEW CENTER
SCHOOL
High honor roll Male Way, Helen
Garner, Callie Albright, Robert Wi!
liamson, Walter Williamson, Hal Gar
ner, Alfred Williamson,.
First grade Conie Garner, Nora
McNeill, Maie Chriscoe.
Second grader-Laura McNeill, Frank
Garner, Clyde McNeill, Louella Mc
Neill, .I Third grade Frank McNeill, Ben
Chriscoe.
Fifth grade Viola Cox, Alma Cole,
Clarice McNeill, Carl Chriscoe, Dol
jrnus. Garner, Dalton Garner.
Seventh grade Mittie Johnson.
Hester Stuart, Teacher,
wWlen renewing your aupacriptiM U
Te Courier dot ftrget U remind us
.of the big magoeine offer.
To such Republicans as manifest a
willingness to espouse almost , any
cause that promises to embarrass
President Wilson we commend this ut
terance of the venerable Joseph H.
Choate:
There is one other word I want
to say about the President, and
that is to express the fervent
hope that no partisan spirit will
enter into this matter of national
preparedness, and I for one should
be heartily ashamed of the party
to which I belong if it tried in any
way to make capital out of the
sincere efforts of the President to
make this country ready for war
but for peace.
It is plain enough that the peace
societies, neutrality leagues and truth
Vereins have political as well as mili
tary and commercial purposes. They
celebrate the loss of every transat
lantic liner. They rejoice when a mu
nition factory is blown up. They look
with as much disfavor upon the use
of arms by the United States as upon
the shipment of arms to the enemies
of Germany. In promotion of these
sentiments they offer to any party
adopting them a solid German vote,
If a great alien movement of this
kind were possible in the Republic the
fact would have immense significance,
but of vastly more importance would
be the degradation of any political
organization that undertook to profit
by it. Shame indeed would attach to
a party adopting such an issue, and
infamy also. New York World.
CONSCRIPTION IN THE UNITED
STATES
The talk of conscripting soldiers for
the English army revives the conscrip'
ting of soldiers in the United States.
The Continental authorities were
compelled to resort to conscription in
1776. This method of recruitinj
seams to be contemplated by the "Mi
litia Act" of 1792, by which Congress
made "every free, able-bodied white
citizen of the respective States" a
member of the enrolled militia and
liable to be called out for the rational
defense. In October, 1814, the acting
Secretary of War, James Monroe, pro
posed vigorous measures conscnp'
tion acts, in fact for increasing the
army and adding to its strength,
There was a falling off in volunteer
ing, and Monroe proposed to raise by
conscription or draft, a sufficient num
ber to fill the existing ranks of the
army to the full complement of 62,448
men; also an additional regular force
of 40,000 to be locally employed for
the defense of the frontiers and sea
coast. Bills for this purpose were in
troduced into Congress October 27
1814, but met with strong opposition
and were denounced as unconstitution.
aL
During the Civil War conscription
was resorted to, but this step aroused
the hostility of the champions
States' rights. The failure of th
States to provide either conscripts or
volunteers to fill their quotas in 1862
resulted in the enactment of a general
law for a draft under the supervision
of provost marshals appointed by the
War Department. The law was made
unpopular by a clause allowing oonv
mutation for $300; and after serious
riots in New York and other cities
this proviso was repealed; but substi
tutes were accepted up to the end of
the war. About 85,000 men paid com
mutation, and the number of substi
tutes was still larger. The conscrip
tion acts did much to stimulate re
cruiting; the substitute clause led to
the enlistment of many aliens; and the
inclusion of negroes, slave or free
drew large contingents from the bor
der States.
MOONLIGHT SCHOOLS
ELIMINATE ILLITERATES
The moonlight school movement i
the State hps grown to greater fro
portions than was even hoped for by
the- department of education. En
couraging reports have come in from
all parts of the State, and from these
it may be inferred that great inroad
hava been made on the army of illit
erates in North Carolin:.. .Mere than
half the teaching force of the State
is enrolled in the movement.
FRED TATE ON LIFE OF
BOOKER WASHINGTON
In a speech recently before the Ep
worth League of the Morris Metho
dist church, negro, at High Point,
Mayor Fred N. Tate spoke on the life
of Booker T. Washington and held
him up as a worthy example for the
negro people of High Point. ,
"Not only is the negro race a loser
in the death of Dr. Wash! ngton," said
Mr. Tate, "but the white race as well."
The speaker praised the High Point
negroes for the thrift and declared in
his opinion High Point had the best
negroes in the State.
Children Ory
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CSTORIA
(News and Observer.)
As imitators, the North Carolina
Republicans" would be successful com
petitors for the blue ribbon. They trail
along after the Democracy and pick up
things which have been used by it. "
There was a -demonstration of this
n the Republican meeting yesterday.
One Of -the spielers of the day de-1
manded that there be an investigation
of the books of the Democratic State
administration and with fervor ex
claimed: "Let's take a look at the
books.' That's an old time Democratic
cry when there was need to "take a
look at the books" which had been in
charge of Republicans. And there
were things in those books which
caused the people to run the Republi
cans out of power.
The Democracy of North Carolina
bids the Republicans welcome to "take
a look at the books." They will be
found all right, for they have been in
the hands of honest men.
And there was another spiel of
Turn the rascals out." Again the
Republicans were trailing the Democ-
acy, for it was the Democratic cry of
Turn the rascals out," which was an
aid in turning out of office the Repub
licans. The "rascals" having been
turned out the people of North Caro
lina are not going to turn them in
again.
The North Carolina Republicans
should find something new to say.
They are trying to crib Democratic
sayings. Hut it lsnt going to work.
HOT ENOUGH CHILDREN
ever receive the oroner balance of food
to sufficiently nourish both body and
brain during the growing period when
nature s demands are greater tnaa in
mature' life. This is shown in so many
pale faces, lean bodies, frequent colds,
and lack of ambition.
For all such children we say with
unmistakable earnestness: They need
Scott's limulsion, and need it now. It
possesses in concentrated form the very
food elements to enrich their blood. It
changes weakness to strength ; it makes
tliem stnrrly ana strong. JNO aiconoi.
Scott ft Bowne, BloomOeld, N. J.
PLAN TO CARRY ON ACTIVE
WORK
The High Point branch of the so
cietv for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animate held a meeting recently and
discussed ways and means of carry
ing forward work in High Point. An
entertainment will be given soon at
the school buildimr which will set
forth the aims of the work and will
attempt to arouse interest. Literature
will be distributed freely in order to
form a sentiment in favor of the hu
mane treatment of dumb brutes.
KONOH ROLL PLAINFIELD
PUBLIC SCHOOL
First grades Lessie Rich, Jewel
York, Pearl Allred, Roy Milliksin, Lois
Canoy.
Second grade Alta Davis.
Third rrade Delia York.Ivey Milli
kan, Theodore Skeen.
Fourth grade Ollio Powell.
Fifth grade Otwell Davis, Bessie
York, Lena Powell, Jefferson Canoy,
Ollio Miilikan.
Sixth grade Roscoe Powell.
Seventh grade Fred Davis, David
Powell.
Neal Sheffield, Teacher.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this method to extend to
tbe good people our sincere thanks
for their many deeds of kindness and
sympathy shown U3 in our state of
sorrow in the loss of our mother, also
for their beautiful floral offering;
We pray that heaven's richest bless
ings may abide with them all.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Allred.
How To Make the
Quickest,Slmplest Cough
Remedy
Mneh Betirr than the Rmt.
Made Kind and Von Hae fa.
KaU ttaarantced
j j. in jiouii-maue cougn syrup is now
used in more homos than any other cough
joiin-uj, .im promptness, eatte and cer
tainty in conquering diatruauing coughs
chest and throat colds, is really remark
able. You ean actually fml it iiV. hnii
A day's une will usually overcome the
ordinary cough relieves even whooping
cough quickly. Splendid, too, for bron
chitis, spasmodic croup, bronchial asthma
and winter coughs.
Get from any druggist 2 ounces of
Pinex (50 cents worth), pour it in a pint
bottle and till the bottle with plain granu
lated sugar syrup. ThiB cives you a
cost of only 64 cents a full pint of better
vuukd Fyrup man you couia ouy lor $2.50.
Takes but a few minutes to prepare. Full
directions with Pinex. Taatm oncA nH
never spoils.
You will be pleasantly surprised how
quickly it loosens dry, hoarnt or tight
coughs, and heals the inllanW mem
branes in a painful cough. It also slops
the formation of phlegm in the throat
and bronchial tubes, thus ending the per
sistent loose cough.
Pinex is a most valuable concentrated
compound of genuine Norway pine ex
tract, rich in guaiacol, which is so beat
ing to the membranes.
To avoid disappointment, be sure and
k your druggist for "2V4 ounces Pinex,"
and don t accept anvthing else.
A guarantee of absolute satisfaction,
or. money promptly jrefunded, goes with
this preparation. - The Pinex Co., 262
Main St., Fort Wayne. Ind.
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HONOR ROLL CENTRAL FALLS
SCHOOL
Intermediate grades Daisy Allred,
Ector Bonkemeyer, Lucian Bonkemey-
er, Arley Bonkemeyer, Ulah Bonke
meyer, Willie Bonkemeyer, Fred Hur
ley, Madge Trogdon, Kathaleen Wil
liams, Glada Yow, Edna Evelyn York,
Paul York. Etta Bonkemeyer.
Primary grades Roy Coble, Robert
Hinshaw, Denver Rollins, Graydon
Smith, Ruth Bonkemeyer, Alice Con
nor, Pauline Davis, Ruth Yow, Beat
rice Rollins.
SEVERE PUNISHMENT
Of Mrs. CtappeD, of Fire Tears'
Standing, Relieved by C&rdaL
ML Alrv. N. C Mrs. Sarah M. Char
cell of this town, says: "1 suffered for
five years with womanly troubles, also
stomach troubles, and my punishment
was more than any one coma leu.
I tried most every kind oi medicine,
out none aia me any good.
1 read one dav about Cardul. the wo
man's tonic, and I decided to try it I
had not taken but about six bottles until
1 was almost cured. It did me more
good than all the other medicines I bad
tried, put together.
My friends bezan askine ma why I
looked so well, and I told them about
uaraut. several are n a taking it.
Do you, lady reader, suffer from any
of the ailments due to womanly trouble,
sucn as neaaacne, DacKacne, siaeacne.
sleeplessness, and that everlastingly tired
feeling?
If so. let us urge you to give Cardul a
trial, we feel confident it will help you,
lust as it lias a million other women in
the past half century.
Begin taking Cardul to-day. You
won't regret it All druggists,
tyrili t! Chattanooga Madjclnt Co., Ladles'
Adrisory Dept., Chatianooea. Tenn., for Sxcial
Jnaructim on your caso and Sf-page book, "Home
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DENTON NEWS
Denton is getting to be right much
of a hog raising town. Since the cold
weather set in about 10,000 pounds
have been killed, and there are about
that much mqre to kill. This means
that each family of the town will have
an average of 333 pounds of home
raised pork this season.
The business revival wave which
has swept over the country for the
past few weeks has reached Denton
and put business on a boom here.
The Denton Lumber Co. has received
an average of 50,000 feet of lumber
per day on wagons for the past month,
and their orders have Increased so
they will be forced to work extra
time to fill them. The cross tie trade
has increased in like proportion, and
the merchants are feeling the effects
of better business conditions in their
increased trade.
If you are behind with your sub
scripts to The Conner better pay
up now amd get fonr big monthly
magazines for sue year.
Match Brings a Touch of Spring
chill-free and cosy. Pick it up
and take it wherever you want
extra heat. Light and easily
carried. Smokeless and odorless.
Ten hours glowing warmth on
GO. LS-C 1
NORTH CAROLINA
(Dr. Clarence Poe.) I
I believe in North Carolina, in herj
coming awakening, in the glory of
her destiny; I believe that whatever of
good or beauty or nobleness men in
any other land or era have wrought,
we men and women of North Carolina
today and tomorrow, in the provi
dence of God, may here and now
achieve.
I am persuaded that with a stock
so sturdy and capable, and with nat
ural and social conditions so auspi
cious, such an ultimate flowering of
the genius of our people is inevitable;
that not only shall we develop a civ
ilization whose average level will be
high, but that even as one generation
in Virginia produced a Washington, a
Jefferson, a Marshall, a Madison, a
Henry, and a Monro, so there will
arise from some generation of our own
people a group of North Carolinians
who will greatly and yet more vari
ously enrich the annals of our race.
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THE HOME ORCHARD
A succession of early, medium and
late fruits:
November is a good month to start
an orchard. It is a good planting
month. Below are the names of some
good varieties:
Apples Yellow Transparent, Red
Astrachan, Julian, Brilliant, Fall Pip
pin, Grimes, Golden, Kinnard, Ben
Davis, Black Red, Gano, Stayman,
Winesap, Shockley, Terry, Yates and
Rome Beauty.
Peaches Mayflower, Alexander,
Greensboro, Carman, Waddell, Hiley,
Mountain Rose, Champion, Early
Crawford, General Lee, Chinese Free,
Elberta, Lemon, SrJway and Stinson.
Plums Wild Goose,' Abundance.
Grapes Moore, Diamond, Brighton,
Ives, Delaware, Nir.gara, Concord, Per
kins and Diana.
Figs Celestial, Brown Turkey,
White Ischia and Groen Ischia, Bruns
wick and Lemon.
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