North Carolina Newspapers

r a I ! J: iiNl-ii I v BSUED WEEKLY.-. PRINCIPLES, NOT 11HN $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANC3 it;- volume XLTI1 Aisebora, Nwth Cwli.TrKUy. Ortobtc 11. la NUMBER 44 ,,.ifi vrw.TlM -ATTRACTION:- 0? SEASON NEXT WEDNESDAY The first Lyceum attraction f tit ui h inreaented at the court , 5s -It ia the Trouba- 1S a varied one, made p of ainjrln,jW. P. church mstrumenUl music, ana jmpersona tions. It cornea highly recommended. IX A. SWAIM DIES ' ' AT OLD HOMESTEAD of MrarD. A. ' Swaira home of her eon, C. liaiboro Monday at Cray Chapel esdav. The de ceased waa 94 old. and several days before her oV Sustained a fall . ii v h MiM of th n. from which aha neAr recovered. She ,i tiekelL The1 program will begin, the daughter of the late James A. , R-sodoekT J- x ' Ma wnrived by one brother, Ae Wwnan'i dub and K. P.'Vof A, OdelL of tJreensboro.-aJso two the town are behind- the CLyeeum ; nd one aaajfrtarv- She was a course, and we feel safe to saying Pndid woman, of Chitian charac hat tneyjare also hacked by evs:t. and for-78 years -had" been a man womafi"and child who is interest-! member of the church at Grays Chap ed Si briSg better class, of enUr-Tf held the dtetinetion of being the ,r twn. For Rome time member of the church. ,Ter. haT- been ' considerable talk ' SP Y married.-. Her first wainst the carnival, and lent r show iktfomoiirogdoa and to KtpuuBv ..rf.,' i mA w'thir. anion were-Jborn-twe aonj.W. p. co'mtag of th;Tycmerse-wm oWfe kesberoWc abU each persoiwho staddsfor the Trogdon, with whom she made her better clasTof entertainment to lend Her second husband was Josh- wnr.tion and presence. There. 5 daughter, Mrs. C ' Zl.- A. J.: -I The Facts About ) State Taxation F. Sherrill, of Greensboro, was born. & jits, swaim was one of the oldest residents of Randolph county, and had are many people in .the town : nd county who are capable of appreciat- claWtaW, and many are eointag to r" he front and, helping the committees of her death, vShe was born in by buying season tickets;' Let all , W f tomestead. the eamte tnH hv these organisations that arelnwne which 8h? ded- doing this for the good of the town ??a. ftm mamage she and lee that they lose no money. They , J J Rth1 60 m? k1' f fm . ! moved back, to the old Odell home- I.: n4-&lnninf Kllf OlTlAnlv fa VlDUO BvC&Qa IIULIUIIK OMUlUWHIh WW IMHIMI w unw, m, m . , - , - five good entertainments in our town lunerai services were neia yes- .L.rinV -hi. rominir season. Let them ,rdy at II o'clock at Gray's Chapel during the coming season. have our support. Hon. Josephus Daniels, former sec- interment following in the cemetery. retary of the navy, will speak at 7:00' ENGLAND REJECTS PRO- o'clock, just before the presentation1 of the Lyceum program. POSAL TO SEARCH VESSELS OUR RALEIGH LETTER I In a note to the state department, , October. 13, Great Braitain rejectB the proposal for a treaty to extend the (By Llewxam.) right of search of vessels up to 12 Raleigh, October . 17. Today, Gen- miles off shore. The note was in re the commanding raneral I ply to a communication from Secretary of the armies of the United States and I Hughes relating to .the enforcement hare the truest of the of prohibition laws. The American State Fair. The widespread news that note dealt particularly with smuggling he would be at the state capital on) operations from British possessions in TYc-tlty of fair weekserYeu to attract waters aajacent to we American coasu thousands of visitors from many coun ties and towns of the state as well as It was Dro Dosed that an international agreement between the United States a number of people from outside oflnd 'Great Britain under which the au, inqtnuea ox cacn nttuuu wutuu uc au thorized to exercise beyond the three- mile limit of territorial waters a meas ure of control overN vessels belonging to the other. North Carolina. It is a great spec tacle that is being pulled off here, troops from Camp Bragg in the pa rade came over Sunday. Today, therefore, the opening day of the an nual state fair is the greatest Toes day in the history of fair weeks, for sixty-one years back.' . Wednesday' and Thursday and Fri-f day of this week wU be given over strictly to state fair business, : and MISS VERA TURNER MAR RIES GREENSBORO MAN A weddini: of unusual beauty and simplicity was solemnised Sunday Those who have ohserved the course - of the political campaign for the 'past week or so wilt be agreea in the opinion that the Republicans, who have undertaken to make an issue of taxation in North "Carolina, are scoring small progress. They should be rnaking none. Indeed, as the people come into a better knowledge of the facts, the rvepuDiican enaeayor win prove xapwnary ai me pous. Before we get further into the arguxnent about state" tax ation it is well that a clear and pointed statement of exact fact should "be made; The discussion about revaluation is superfluous. That could not be an Issue, for revaluation is a aeaa law. iei us inaKtr unci Buiitmary : ii i ne revaiuanon law is noi operative m wie otaie oi North Carolina, nor is the standard oft value fixed under it in existence, except in the few pases where county boards have decided not to reduce it.,; Under the Morrison administration the revaluation act was practically nullified. The values assessed were set aside" and the whole matter turned back to the county boards for reassessment. . Values were reduced from the revaluation standard from 15 to 60 per cent in the majority of counties. These valuations were fixed not by the state but by the local boards. The taxes the people are paying now are not the taxes levied under revaluation, but by their own boards. s . . ; 2. The Republican design in undertaking to hold the Morrison administration responsible or revaluation has no ground upon which to stand. The law was in opera tion when the JMomson admimstratipn came in. The revaluation law was nassed under the Biakett administration. It had the cordial support of The Observer, because it1 was founded upon the prin ciples of exact equalization and was only wtrying out the provision of the M nanseis namp :R onM constitution, which requires that all property; be assessed at its market . every part of civiHzed earth w HON JOSEPHUS DANIELS 'Randolph county man DIES AT HIGH POINT ;..iitn.:. iiVlil'l.lilUlnii.liI The death of John Farlow, a picyteer itisen of High Point, which occurred at his residence there last Saturday, is learned in this county with regret. Mr. Farlow died suddenly from aeart failure. Mr. Farlow wag 77 years o d on September 6. He was. born a-ul pe-i. his boyhHKl in Randolph county but nii w mgti riufiv ij yea.: Ago, for many years conducting one of the largest grocery stores in the city. He retired from active business fame years ago and since had lived quietly in his home. He was an exemplary citizen and held the respect and es- (tem of a wide circle of friends. Mr. Farlow was for years a irvMn jer of Marlboro Friends church in thij county, surviving him are three sons and four daughters scattered in vari ous places throughout the United States. One daughter, Miss Mamie Farlow, lives at High Point. COLORED PEOPLE WILL HAVE FAIR AT SILER CITT HON JOSEPHUS DANIELS WILL SPEAK HERE OCT. 25 The colored people of this section of the state are going to have a fair at Siler City on November 2, 3, 4. From reports the colored people are expecting to have a splendid time and the colored people of all this section will attend. One of the big features will be a big cake walk every night Big prize is offered for the .winners and many contestants will try for prizes. Hon. Josephus Daniels, former sec retary of the navy, will address the courthouse in Asheboro on the even-PLANS GOING FORWARD ing of Wednesday, October 25, at 7:00 o'clock. FOR NEW M. P. COLLEGE state value. r or ine nrst time in its nistory me state was piaceu in uccora wiui m commune with 1- A 1 ' its own constitution in the matter of taxation.' .But the revaluation act went I . v o oij h,-., board of trustees of the M. P. College into operation ai an unfortunate time.. The assessments were made at the-world as a man of information, i wch 18 5eig e,recifd ,"e1a,r Hi period when there was inflation in values and in many instances the valua- 0 finest intelligence of unimoeach-' ' an Mrs- J- M- Milhkan, of tions were admittedly too high. This situation was met by the present ad-'aDie inteeritv an unexcelled exeru- reensDoro' was elected secretary. At a meeting Inaf TTtwIom in r... n in i " - - j vjtccuo- wheli1 001:0 Rev- R- M- Andrews, of Greens- wiu, waa cictueu cnairman oi ine ministration in the manner stated. A reassessment of all nrooerties was or- U: u. u i .v. . i ror tne next-year Mr. Andrews will dered and wherever the local boards chose to do so, values were reduced. The fare at tne miHiona of American bovs I ave CW1"?;6 of the business and finan- reduction in Mecklenburg county amounted tos25 per cent. to th World War who ' nnHpr,wal "Otters of the college. It was those will will swarm here to see the morning at 10:45 at the home of Dr. ibits, stock lJ, tpiyde Tomer, when MJsa Vera 3. Governor Morrison is no more responsible for the his charge, were landed' in 'France operations of the revaluation law than would have been Mr. Gardner or Mr. Page had either! been elected. The Observer would be giving either Gardner or Page the same defense it is giving Governor Morrison, because the defense is just, and right and in accord with the popular conception of fair play. : 4 The people continue, largely force of habit, speaking of "State and County" taxes,' while there is no such coupled interest. ' When the-taxpayer takes out his receipt afthe courthouse, it is for the county 'taxes levied by the local board, and for county purposes alone. The state gets not one dollar of it, for the counties "now pay the state no tribute. magnificent agricultural exhibits, display, fine horse races and v manu facturing exhibits, as well as to be amused without being robbed by fak ers and .other -swindlers, can come by the thirty . thousanqV tutamd R' be accommodated, The fair grounds and parking space will let you all in. : Eighty Dollars and Costs. An unusual action in superior court here was that by which Judge Lyon at the instance of Solicitor Norris pen alized a witness, one of . the most prominent gentlemen in. the state and a leading banker, because ne was not nresent in court when the case in which he was summoned as a witness was heard. Mr. Thomas E. Cooper, of Wilmington, explained that he came to D .. 1 ; l. . I anA n Amtr A furn hAVA firvt of court week, but being given moved to Greensboro. to understand that the case woul not be heard till late in the week he re turned to his home and business with the intention of returning in time. The case was called while he was away and the penalty waa imposed, despite the excuse offered by the witness. Turner became the iride of Mr.-JoW seph'Watta. , '- "'Mlaa Turner 'wn a lovelv midniarht blue poiret twM uit with hvowax ao; ese,OiayCW 'vTrwnno relattvea-were, present Mrev- Watts is charming young lady, and1 has for the past few years held a position with the Southern Life and "Trust Company. Mr. Watts is a very prom ising young business 'man, of Greens boro, connected with the firm of Watts brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Watte left immediately for the western part of the state. AfterV their return they will be at home at 742 West Lee street. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John -Turner, who lived in Asheboro until a few years ago when Whether the eountv tax is hisrh or low. it is the business of the county the finest orators in America, will make istration honks remain nnon state is hands off . ,In this is Established the ver essence of local self-govern-' one speech and one speech only in 'dolph county for those who are not ment. ;r ; ;'V, ' ; ,camPain d that is to be in I registered to qualify for voting in the ' 5.: Not only does the state takevhoMoneys alJ?u,!t hou2eon of November 7. There a the registration CLOSE "GAMBLING JOINTS" ' , AT GREENSBORO FAlR Much stir and excitement resulted lat weeV at the Greensboro fair when the fair authorities closed the concea-k-ions at which there was an element of chance, commonly , known as gamb ling oints, with prises won upon the turn of wheel, anoV the carnival peo ple in retaliation closed every, show on the grounds. Then disgruntled peo ple rushed to the fair association of fice and shouting that they had been cheated, called for the price of admis sion. Two hundred people than storm ed the office of the . fair demanding . their money back, and making; con-, Mderable stir, but to no avail. When the fair authorities ' . turned out the lights on the rambling eon cessions, the carnival folks pulled the Ught switches in all their Unte arid the plsce wu left In.' darkness, HON. C. U. HARRIS AT TOE "" COURT BOUSE LAST NIGHT Hon. C V; Harris, Judgo": Of the Reeordert Court of the city of Ral eigh, and orator of "state wide note, poke in the court house in Asheboro te a largo number of town and coun try people Wednesday night His ad Jess was got only entertaining, but "tractive," as he touched upon the jopjee of vital interest to every one, both state and national bnhea. : Ile J1" being sn unusually weJl Informed Mr. Harris is a most eloquent 2?f?r' "d Ut addr-s was received ; interest and enthunianm. , High relnt-Thomaivi:!e IToed. Monday, 6ctobr5l, t1 5 IV.h Tolnt masvills rod which hnn been in "o"e of eongtnirt u,att the past v1 monU., will be ot -nM to the jJi " r'""' -'i.'fuf torn- PWvO now. hut it I. mu f. the extra ti...i f.-r t 'ronrrr' Ul?)rdry cit..!) w,.l Is tlu 'th 8rpat l"J br motorists DEATH OF EDGAR L. YORK NEAR CENTRAL PALLS announced that 'the college will open September, 1923, Rev. J. F. McCul loch, of Greensboro, was named chair- of a committee to draw uo the without the loss of a single life. Come and hear him discuss the po- 1 At . LL- A i .L - wu...., course of study. A committee to se- present ume. ( sure a "faculty was also appointed. Immediately following, Mr. Daniels' Only the best educated and capable speech -the Lyceum performance will 1 instructors will be considered: Their begin at 8:30. DR. DELIA DIXON CARROLL TO SPEAK IN ASHEBORO FRI DAY NIGHT OF THIS WEEK Dr. Delia Dixon Carroll, one of the wugious standing win also be con sidered as well as mental Nihility. REGISTRATION BOOKS TO CLOSE OCTOBER THE 28 This week and next week the rejr- 111 Ran- Mcr'tbe state hiehwavs. The state Davs for upkeep of 7,- J1" Ssmarcan(! $-go from names are not ftoTl miloo nf nrl rnorla anrl f he antnrrmWlpS nnv this bnr ri-CT":? bo0,t8- " 18 ut a "ple matter for vw iuuvo wv .vwvwy ssMvt vsv m v -r-p ca mvjc; Lin vi uie uuaiu ui untxiuia ui them to present them8el . A.1 A.-- T nMAAer vwwwtn Vv4-vn j1-v11 o th S!nmRrrnnrl in afrit nrinn for wnmpn -a . in ltS entirety. NO prOperty-OWner COntnbUteS a UOllar., malPn.d institution for women registrars in the several precincts of Also, it is the tax from incomes, inheritances and corporations that is lOI.w'ucfhe "".V , iV . the county and apply for registra- buUdine 4ip the great educational institutions of the state providing it with wnXb while in AhXro Sh we nnest system oi mgnwa a o noted Tom Dixon, Vnj;" wl' s,.., ier lecturer and author and of I. ciUzen of North CflToh butKit sGtutions. Everybody invited. It will rare treat to hear Mrs. Dixon. The death of Edgar Lafayette York occurred at his home near Central Falls Sunday morning, October 15, where three generations of Yorks have lived. Here Mr. York had led an active and useful life, having finished his summer's farm work only a. few hours before he was stricken with acute B right's disease, passing away thitty.six hsurs later. Fifty years aro he was married to Miss Rebecca Hackett, who with nine children sur vive. They are a E. York, Central Falls; Ernest York, Lexington; Frank York. 1 Central Falls; sirs. J. C. Woods, Mrs. Claude Herndon and Mrs. F. C Woods, of Char lotto; J. Jt York and Mrs, Henry Pugh. of, this places and George York, who lives on the York farm. Besides the children are 23 grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. J. W. Allred, of Ramseur: Mrs. Lew Wlnningham, of Central Falls, and Mrs. Dennis Curtis, rot Randlenuuw ,j : " Funeral services were held at w home Monday afternoon by Rot. A. X Gibbs, ox. Asneooro.' A uuarvex irom Asheboro M. E: church aang softly during the service,": The final services wore held at Giles Chapel - where a Urge r number of friends and neighbors had gathered to pay last tribute of. respect to an honored friend and dtiseiw ; ' k X' i : (Mrs. sUbecca lano FW1& Dead. ;, .Mra. Rebecca : jane Fields dW'it the homo of her daughter, Mrs. U P. Fmit. at Worthville. Monday. October ie, ago 87 years two months and sisJ days.' Mrs. fields leaves one son, nr. John L Fields, of Bonleo, four daugh ters, Mrs. U P. Foust and Mrs. L. W. Wise, of Worthville, Mrs. John H. Routh, of Millboro, R. F. D. and Mrs. IL T. Curtis, or Julian, R. FD. She k-avee thirty living gndchUdreti and seventy great grandchildren. The fu neral was conducted at the 'i M. P. churrh, of Worthville, by Rev. H. 8. H. Thompson, her psntor. yesterday at 11 o'clock, after which burial follow ed. ' - - iihe had"Vn a member of Mount Ibanon M. P. church, of Rsndleman, for a number of years and always liyl a connrcrated ChrbiUan Hfo. solicitor address the people of Randolph county at the places and at the hours men tioned below. Mr. Long is splendidly posted in political matters as they now exist in the nation, the state and in the district and all persons of w haters political affiliation will find themselves well repaid for attending these appointments: Trinity, Thursday . night October 36. Liberty, Friday night October 27. FranklinvUle, Saturday night Oc tober 28. i The meetings will be called to order promptly at 7:30 o'clock at each of the above appointments. ( Steamer 'Bams at Sea. ' -Much excitement was 4roused last Thursday when the steamer dy of Honolulu was uncovered in names two days off shore from Los Angeles, California, The passengers and crew were 'all aaved in life boats and an other steamer than answered the dis tress signal. There were, more than 800 passengers on board at the Urn. j '. . jf i., .. ! . Judge at Dog, Show la Durhsav ' Mr. C 8. Ridge returned the tatter part of last week from Durhsm where he acted as Judge at the dog show which was a pronounced success. The Durham papers say Mr. Ridge was the bent judge who has over served there, and that the local dog owners ' were pleased with "him. ' ' ' ' " -Mr. Ridge says that In point of at tendance the show Was the biggest he ever attended. ' t Mrs, Nettie Alice Moffltt Dice. Many people in this 'county will re gret to know of the death of Mrs. Nettle Alice Moffltt at a hospital ln Greensboro Monday night She had been ia 01 health lor a year or more, but not until within the past few days had her condition boon considered se rious,. She was taken to the - hos pital for an opsntioa from which she did not recover. She leaves a hus band. E. A. MoffU and five children Hobart. LeU, Mamie, Ruth and W0 She is also survived by her moth- er. Mrs. Mary Brady, of Randolph county three sisters, Mrs.. Alemete Ionard and Mrs.- Berdlo Criseo of Greensboro, and Mrs." Charles Manor, of Randolph eountyi three brothers, Jimmio, and M. 1 Brady, of Greens boro, and ChsriM R, Brady, of kUn n polls. nerbody was brought to I'leasant Grove for burial. ; ' be a HON. ZEB V. LONG WILL SPEAK IN THIS COUNTY nation Remember, the is as a votinir who are not properly qualified or other wise to safeguard elections. ' If you don't register you can't vote. If you can't vote you have no say se as to whom shall represent you in the government of your county, your state registration Hon. Zeb Vance Long, candidate for I dog, Saturday, October 28, at licitor of this judicial district, williaown and not 0Dened If you have a friend or neighbor who ii ww j. r i x ii ri . sin in i.iio" wiiriiiM . . naps in me umtea oiaies uiai is uomg an uicbc KiCa ...v u6.. ii -i-i.. i Ji . 4.1 1 tic of the Dixon family. imngs wimoui levying an auvaiui em uia upun une pcupic. No burden is imposed upon the average class of property-owners. Not only that, but under the new law, hundreds of people in, the state pay no taxes at all, for there is an exemption, written especially for the working people and the people of moderate circumstances, to the extent of $300. This means that a person in North Carolina who does not possess in excess of $300 in property, is not made liable on the tax books. 7. In the face 01 these iacts, it is time ior tne dema gogue, -seeking to make political capital out of a question which naturally appeals to the baser prejudices of the public, to -stand aside and leave the intelligence of the state to deal with the situation, as it will do in its own cood way. L Designing politicians have undertaken to prejudice the State Farmers Union against Morrison en the score el tne old revaluation iaw. , ine presi dent of the State Farmers' Union wrote a public letter thanking Morrison for the bringing about a lower stanaara oi vaiuauon wrougn tne coum; boards. t 8. We are not claiming perfection for the North Caro- lina tax lawit is far from that but in its present shape it will be found, on fair and candid analysis and compari son, the best system of taxation in the entire country, and one which other states, having the financial resources of this stale, would be glad to copy. And those of our people-who may Jiavethe patience to await -the outcome of the taxation legislation at the coming session of the gen eral assembly, will have that patience rewarded by seeing established new beneficiaries in the state's tax laws. i Finally, let the fact be clearly understood, that the revaluation act has no place in the politics of today, for the revaluation act ia not operative, nor are taxes oemg teviea unaer its provisions, out lor.ca muuiy, wngiy n separately, and by the homo boards in each county, composed of citirens who are aunnosed to bo familiar with local values. That ia a brick wall against which the Republicans may butt their beads ln vain. The Charlotte Observer. books sun- again. JOINT DISCUSSION OF POLITI CAL ISSUES BY CANDIDATES The Democratic and Republican Candida tea on the county ticket in cluding the candidates for the state legislature, senate and house, will meet in joint debate at tne loiiowing dates and places: Seagrove, Thursday evening, Octo ber 19, at 7:80 o'clock. Farmer, Saturday evening, October 21, at 7:30 o'clock. Staley, Monday evening, October 23, at 7:30 o'clock. EIGHT LEXINGTON CRIPPLES TAKEN FOR TREATMENT has not registered, speak to him or her about it and urge registration. FRANK LLEWELLYN, NOTlD AUTOMOBILE THIEF, 11 PRISON Frank Llewellyn, who was engaged in dealing in second-hand automobiles at Lexington and Winston-Salem, is now in prison in Richmond charged with being an automobile thief. It is alleged that Llewellyn is the head of an organised gang of automobile thieves and that a large number of stolen cars thst have been traded have passed through his hands. It is believed that the eight stolen cars which have been recovered in and around Liberty and the eleven recov red in Grenesboro have been among those stolen end traded by his gang. Detective have been working in the eases and it is reported that Llewellyn has confessed to some of the crimes of which he has been accused. A man giving hii name as Walter F. Thomas, alias Hall and a woman said to be Kate Dillon, alias Ruther ford, are also in jail. in the Virginia city, charged with being connected ' with Llewellyn in the theft of various automobiles. Eight children who are suffering from some deformity have been taken to the Orthopaedic hospital at Gasto ala. After examining the children, all of whom were suffering from some deformity, the nurse and parents were Informed that practioally lOO per cent euros could be effected in most of the eases. ' All the chfldreii will be re eel red in the hospital lust as soon as beds can bo procured for them. This is a great work and the hospital Is capable of doing vast good to many of U0 crippled children of the state. One thousand women from various sections of the state witnessed the dedication 'of the handsome new wo man's building at the Presbyterian Orphanage home, at Barium 8prtngs last week, i ,.-. .- FRUIT STORE AND ICE CREAM PARLOR IN STEDMAN BUILDING A popular place is the new cream parlor and fruit store In f ted man building between cafe and Asheboro's new tag. Mr. E. A. Bee the fruit depart- red. who it- bo ro f-the bles ice e Ia N. taxes sr. state Uk tie, but . burden of . ways. The : , , - this In its 0 ., ; ;. contributed b,-. , Ice V. : s r ! '