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1 I A A 9 I t I mi 1 1 . 1 . "",-"," " ,, .: :: 1 : ,, 1 1. .,,..,.' ' " j - - ""- ' . ..t . J. D. BIVINS, Managing Editor Established 1880 $100 per year, in advance VOLUME XXIV ALBnMAlXZ, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1916 NUMBER 43 if MR. BICKETT CHARMS HIS STANLY COUNTY AUDIENCE Candidate for State Gubernatorial Chair Discusses National Issues Tells of Wilson's Great Record. Reported for The Enterprise. Mobilization of the Democratic forces for the coming campaign be- ' gan in earnest in Stanly county when ! PassenKer train of the Winston-Sal-Hon. T. W. Bickett, Democratic can- em Southbound Railway Company, didate for Governor, addressed a large h occurred late Thursday after assemblage of Deomcrats in the court ZT Ti!f i ,UBtrnoh v' linuso ia q(.j i i city, lhe dead are: G. K. Kearns w l m B ? y afternoon. and John Merritt both of Albemarle When Mr Bickett arrived on the The injured man is Claude E. Merritt, 1:58 tram from Wadesboro, he was a brother of John Merritt. greeted at the court house steps with J Seemingly, from the best informa a blast of inspiring music by the Wis-Jtion at hand', Kearns and the two Mer cassett Band and in a few moments ! "ts were going at a rather rapid rate the large court room was crowded i when thev started to cross the Win many ladies being among the number j'ston-Salem Southbound Railroad I at a assembled jdeep cut near the home of G. F. i Smith, just north of the city, and did After the band had played "Dixie" j not notice the approaching train until and all standing room had been taken, i the collision occurred. Hon. R. L. Smith, Democratic chair-1 It is also stated that the train force man for Stanly County, found his not see the truck until the train feet and in a few well-chosen sen-1 "J Kearns was killed out-, tences,tpld why every Democrat this I "gh hls ne be!ng b.roken'. whlle -f . , , Mernt survived only a few minutes, year of all others ought to be proudKearn8 and Merritt and also the in of himself, and how the present year ijured man were shed rapidiy as should mean to him a permanent con-1 possible into the station, a distance firmation of his faith and a substan- 1 0f about a mile, and then up town for tial growth in grace. He then pre-! medical attention. Mr. Kearns was sented Judge Sikes, of the local bar, about 26 years old and leaves a wife who with Col. Bickett, Secretary j and two children, while Merritt was Houston, Andrew Jackson, and others, ! about the same age, and also leaves were born in Union county. In pre-'3 wlfe and two children. Claude Mer senting his distinguished compatriot, 1 ritt wil1 recover from his injuries un the Judge proved to the satisfaction ile complications set in. of all his worthiness to be Union-born. Ke WaS a T f Mrvfnd , ... . ' " , Mrs. B. P. Kearns, and was working He dwelt upon the insP1ration that!for Debbie Moss, merchant, at time the hillsides of Stanly county must of the accident. Mr. Merritt was a have been to the candidate when as a j son of Harris Merritt. Both of the boy he looked across the river toward ! deceased were burieu last Friday; the them and that he was sure they would ! former, at Kendall's church, Rev. W. be a still greater inspiration to him S. Hales, of First Street Methodist on November next when he read the ' Church, preaching the funeral sermon, election returns from among them. f"d Lthe. fuor looking after tr , . . ,, f the burial: the latter was buried at He spoke something of the character ; Cant(m Ba' ist church of the leaders Democracy was offer- ing to the people this year, and h-, nally handed down a decision in which all, from the applause, seemed to con cur that there was nothing a Demo crat any more enjoyed than a Demo cratic speech and nothing a Repuo can any more sorely needed. It was only when, in closing, he said the standard-bearer present pos sessed the wit of Vance and the ora tory of Aycock that the audience thought the Judge extravagant. But be it said, before the standard-bearer had finished with them they agree l that the Judge had been "plenty" conservative. For two hours and a half Mr. Bick ett charmed, thrilled and convuls ed his hearers and held them spell bound. When he had reasoned of peace and prosperity and life in Amer ica as contracted with slaughter and death in Europe and showed beyond all peradventure that our good for tune was due to the wisdom of Dem ocratic administration, Republicans trembled and called for a more "con venient season." He dwelt upon the constructive legislation that had been enacted during the present adminis tration, and showed that it had been greater than . any other administra tion could boast since the birth of the Republic, He went on to show how Mr. Mc Adoo had at the beginning Of the European war, saved the country from financial and industrial ruin when on the brink of the most terri ble panic the world had ever known, and how later, the country was de livered from the shackles of the mon ey power by the Federal Reserve Bank Act. This he stated was probably the greatest piece of legislation in the history of the country; and in the course of his speech he gave a clear and comprehensive explanation of the workings of the system. In substance Mr. Bickett said: ! "There was a panic during Mr. Cleve- j etice whether you elect or defeat him. land's administration and for the rest The work he has already done will of his term Republican spell-binders ' stand as an eduring monument to his charged every disaster that fell to; eternal glory, but it will make a dif the lot of man, to Democratic mis- erence with you. It will be a test of rule If a sitting hen came off a nest your ability to govern yourselves; a of a'dozen eggs with only three chicks 'test of your ability to discriminate tw thnmrht it was because Demo- between a prophet who hides himself crats were in power. But wnen in 1907, like a thunder-bolt out of a clear sky, a panic descended they were hard put to it to explain. But I am going tn he fair enough with you to say that- Mr. Roosevelt was not to blame C thTpan c So7 OT neiiher was Mr. jor me pai' " , Cleveland responsible for the one of 1893 It is rather to the crean oi both men that the panics occurred, for they occurred for no less a reason than that both Presidents made bold to interfere with nefarious schemes of money sharks who under the old sys tem had the financial life of the coun try in its grasp. I don't even blame the Republican party for enacting the old system, for it was inaugurated TWO KILLED AND ANOTHER INJURED AT R. R. CROSSING Ford Motor Truck Struck by Passen ger Train No. 63 of Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad. Two men are dead and another se riously injured as the result of a col lision of a Ford motor truck and a Wiscassett-Efird Schools Open September 18. The Wiscassett-Efird Graded School will open Monday, September 18, and patrons are urged to have their chil dren enter the first day and have their names enrolled and work assigned at the beginning. By entering at the opening children have an even start, and it is the first step for promotion. A good start is half of the victory. The Superintendent wants the chil dren east of the Coley Branch and the creek to come Monday morning, and all those west of the Coley Branch and the creek to come Monday even ing. Do not fail to take notice of the time your children are to come to school as the work has been arranged to assign teachers, pupils, and grades at the above named time. O. D. RITCHIE, Fupt. A Surprise Birthday Dinner at Mr. Pickler's. A surprise birthday dinner was giv en P. F. Pickler, Sr., at his home near New London, Sunday. ' There were about 200 people present, rep resenting Spencer, Norwood, Albe marle, New London, and the Plyler, Misenheimer, and Randall church communities. AIL seemed to .enjoy the occasion!, and the; dinner was very greatly aprpeciated by Mr. and Mrs. Pickler. Contributed. during the Civil War, and as a war measure, it was efficient, but where they committed their great sin was, after they saw the danger of such a system in the times of peace, they took no steps to remedy it. The Dem ocrats when they came into power struck at the root of the evil and have removed the most fruitful source of panics." Mr. Bickett's closing remark was significant. In substance, it was as follows: "So far as Mr. Wilson is concerned, it makes little difference what his enemies say. It makes little differ- and goes out to serve you and a dem agogue who seeks to use you for his own ends. Shall it be said of us, that a prophet walked among us and we knew him not? I think not. I still have faith in the 'ninety-and-nine' when they know the truth." . qnirniiirhniit the lonflr an Throughout the long and forceful address there was not one word of bitterness against the Republicans, not even harsh criticism, and when it was over both Democrats and Repub licans seemed impressed. Unquestionably it was a triumph in so far as speeches may be triumphs, and the Democrats of Stanly county are prouder than ever of Mr. Bickett as their leader. T'WiCLVE TENT MINIMUM 1 SAYS FARMERS' UNION j 0:' 'ar.i nation cf Entire Sculh Iito -".i' ting Lrits Will Beiii at! (.kc Orga-fccc! in Thirty SnUs. Ne. O: leans Dispatch. Sept. 6. The -jiTival iv.eeti-.ig of State Farm ers' Ur.io;i Presidents which has just closed heie fixed 12 cents per pound as the minimum price of cotton and urged all that ' bankers, merchants and business interests of the south co-operate in maintaining this price in order that the cotton industry of the South might be placed upon a stable basis. Peter Radford of the Texas Ware house Commission was appointed chairman of the committee having these matters in charge. Mr. Radford immediately calledl a meeting of his committee at Houston on Septem er 19 and invited leading officials of the Union in all cotton states to at tend. The committee will , discuss with the business men of Houston th-i warehouse financial and shipping fa cilities with a view of determining the percentage of the Southern cot ton crop which can be stored, financ ed and handled through Houston. The organization of the entire South into marketing units with the Farm ers' Union locals as a basis will be gin as soon as suitable men can be I put in the fields. 1 Henry N. Pope was elected presi dent of the association and I. K. McCollister, of Louisiana, Secretary. The Union has state organizations i'". thirty states and President Pope will make a tour of all states at an early date. The work of organization will be rapidly extended to meet the needs of every product and every section, the association has invited the co-operation of the commercial clubs, busi ness men's organizations, state. ani federal governments and all efforts to improve agricultural economics and contends that a higher degree of efficiency can be obtained by all agencies for progress working through the organized farmers. WILL RAISE $20,000 FOR ALBEMARLE INSTITUTE Charlotte, Sept. 8. The election of Rev. J. C. Shive as president of the Albemarle Normal and Industrial In stitute was heartily endorsed by the JJecklenburg Presbytery at its meet ing at Queens College Wednesday. The determination of those in direct charge of the institution to raise $20, 000 to put the school on its feet fi nancially was also heartily approved. This will be done by the board and Rev. Mr. Shive. In the estimation of the Presbytery, the Albemarle school is doing a very fine and lasting work in Stanly county in educating girls and young women at a moderate cost. The report of the institution was .wide Wednesday by Secretary Huneycutt. OLD TIME STORIES OF THE OLD NORTH aTATE There are many loyal North Caro linians who do not know that a de lightful book of true stories re'ating to the history of our State has been written in charming style and com piled into a volumne called "Old Time Stories of the Old North State." While these stories are of great in terest to both old and young it is for the latter that have been especially prepared. They are such stories as develop the love and sympathy of the heart, bring splendid examples of courag eous nobility and fortitude, encourage to a life of useful citizenship, and il-. lustrate the laws and conditions that governed the lives of the founders of the great commonwealth of North Carolina. The book is a factor for bot.i pleas ure and profit, and should be used as a supplementary reader in a'l our schools, and also be in avery library. Teachers who have used it have had gratifying results, and eminent scholars and professors f.omnieid it in flattering terms. Mrs. L. A. McCorkle i the author and deserves the thanks of the State for her excellent work. We live, little as the majority real ize it, upon tradition, and the study of history enables us to extend, veri fy, ana perpetuate tradition. North Carolina is rich in traditions and we are robbing ourselves to be ignorant of them. We would say to all, read this little book. It ' may be obtained from State dealers, and from D. C. Heath & Company, Publishers, New York, for 45 cents. FOR SALE : Nice, clean bank or river sand. Write or phone D. N. Ben nett, Norwood, N. C. s!4-6p WHATS THE MATTER WITH OUR CORN CLUB EOYS? Answer: Nothing They're '.I Right Loving Cup Won at Raleigh for Larget Attendance. S. J. Lentz, our County Der--.-iit-at-or, came into The Enterpre office Saturday, lugging a mysterio -3 pack age. We did not know at firs', wheth er it was a pig in a poke, some new cotton, or a hit- ear nf rn tw , .ra .i.v wanted to show us. none of these things. He unwrapped I gin is maintained, Carl E. Killikini" won n construction ot the the parcel and displayed before ourh-'iH be elected Governor by about a,, mammoth re-inforceu concrete struc eves a beautiful Invino-.nnn Wo 000 plurality. I ture, included among the laborers be- mterested of course, but wondered j what in the "Sam Hill" Sam J. Lentz j was doing with a loving-cup. But ; Mr. Lentz bade us to read the inscrip tion on the cup. This we did, and we quote herewith the inscription: Awarded to Stanly County for Larg . est Attendance Considering Distance I Iraveleld of Club Members at 1916 Short Course, A. & M. College, Au- gust 22-25, by President W. C. Rid dick, S. J. Lentz, County Agent, Carl t n.f 1 r- i i. Mr. Lentz said that twenty-three corn club boys went from this county, the distance traveleld being 123 miles W..U ,nT.f .ni, va i membership, was not allowed to com - pete for the cup, so Stanly came off cor ' , l , , . ' Ur. Demonstrator made the tnp witn tne boys over the Norfolk-South- ern from Norwood. It was the trip ux mejr nves ior many oi tne Doys. and the things they saw and heard will exert a tremendous influence in their lives. They are to be a nonir our future fnrmersmtW H,,.,, Woli.' J. J i o x-,.B v-cm we 0ak, c Cuitis a Democrat, by a &rin are destined to become the do not think we are too op im.st.c ; plurality of 3489. Tonight's figures Pittsburgh of the South in this gen when we say that Stanly will have indicate that the largest percentage of ; eration." To give dimensions of the bigger and better crops than ever be-tl.e Progressive vote which two years ; bui,dings woud be futile in describ. fore as a result of the boys' tnp to -p was 8,22(5 was cast today for:. , b . d naieign. rsetcer poultry, cali.:e ana livestock may also result. Mi. Lentz has done well and the boys hr.ve rea son to congratulate themselves. FORMAL OPENING OF THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE The formal opening exercises of' the Collegiate Institute will be held , in the Chapel at 10 o'clock Thursday,! September 14. Boarding are expected to report in Mt. Pleas ant on the 13th. Several speakers have been secur ed who will deliver addresser. The local pastors will extend greetings to the students. Among the alumni who have signified their intention to be present for the opening is the Rev. l'J. B. Moose, of Bluefield, W. Va., who ', nas agreed to make an address. Word has been received from a number of the alumni and ex-students that they would be at the opening. Patrons and friends will be welcome to these exercises. It is a fine opportunity to exercise a helpful influence on young men entering upon a course fraught with great possibilities, and the man agement will be gratified to see a! goodly number present and thus evi-! dencing their interest in the young men. The outlook for the coming session is encouraging. Despite the agencies which have crippled the resources of many of our people, the indications point to a good enrollmen. Thanks are hereby tendered to to the alumni, pastors and frienus who have brought to the attention of young men the advantages afforded at the Institute. The faculty are grateful for this val uable assistance. The plant is in good condition for the comfortable care of the student body. Considerable renovating has been done, and electric lights have been installed in all the buildings. The students will be please, wi... the add ed conveniences. Mrs. .Sarah A. Misenheimer, who formerly served quite satisfactorily I as matron of the boarding hall, will j again be in charge of that depart ment. The teaching staff is unchanged ex cept that Prof. P. E. Monroe succeeds Captain Weeks who will take post graduate work. Expressions from pa trons and friends indicate decided sat isfaction with the choice of the new faculty member. Mr. Monroe is held in high esteem by those who knew him as a student of the Institute sev eral years ago. The teachers have been benefited by the recreations which came by way of change, not vacation, ana are ready to enter heartily and enthusiastically upon the work of the session, with high hopes for a good year. COTTON-SEED 60c COTTON 14 8-4c MAINE ELECTION SHOWS MARKED DEMOCRATIC GAINS Slate Again Enters Republical Col- u inn But Former Majorities Are Reduced. Portland, Maine, Sept. 11. At a, late hour tonight the indications, j i aaod on a tabulation of the ' vote V.otn a little more than half the pre- jiiiicts, weie that the Republicans had won the State election tndav hv safe ' i..i:t: - ' . pi u i ill intra. Bert M. Fernald, Republican, seems to have been elected for the short ready the dam has been completed term in the United States Senate and to the full height about one-third the the same ratio of gain would give wav across the river, and many sec hir. i a plurality of 9,500. ltio,.s of th rpma;mW ara aWBaA United States Senator Charles F. Johnson, Democrat, apparently has been defeated by Frederick Hale, by an indicated plurality of 7,500, I If the Remihlican rnno-ressinnal candidates hold the lead they had late .200 feet wide at the base. Work on tonight, three, Louis B. Goodall, in the power house is progressing rap the First District', Congressman John; idly and will be ready for use when A. Peters, in the Third, and Ira G. j the tunnels that have been bored He.:.y, in the Fourth, are elected, through the Montgomery hills are MmcTcssnnan i.aniei d. Mcuniicuciay,; Democrat, appeared to have been de- .feaied in the Second District by Wal- hu r II. White, hut thisfip-ht. wfls ! clo!iC- I , The ,tob? vote. m Plwe to have ir.cn me largest ever casi in me ! State. Culmination of Hot Fight. The election was the culmination of one of the hottest fights ever waged m tne state ana marnea tne reunion of the Republican and Progressive 1 parties, whose differences in 1912 gave !ithe electoral vote of Maine to Presi- vviihun io iir me uepuuucan ucKei,. Portland, Riaine Sept 12.-Prac- tically complete returns from yester - days election show no changes in the; general result. The Republican vie torv was comDlete. scatterine returns from outlying dintricts today show- I ing the trend of the early forecasts. The total vote, approximately 150,- fiOO wan the largest ever cast in a state election. These figures have not been approached since 1880, when . i . 142,802 were cast, in the last rresi s.udents, ;4. uemmi year aim two ycais ago il eii below 142,000. Maine in 1912 The vote in the State of Maine in the year 1912 in the Presidential con test stood as follows: Roosevelt 48,493 Taft 26,545 Total Republican 75,038 Wilson . '..51,113 Difference 23,925 It will be seen by these figures that Wilson had a plurality over Roose velt, in 1912 of 2,620. The combined vote of Roosevelt and Taft was 23,925 over Wilson, and this compared with the 13,000 Repub- '-J """that will lbe covered with water. SDrtr,T "J: v- ,n, poll a good many of these votes in ed the passengers now traveling the November election. Salisbury ! over the Southbound railroad from Post. ! New York to Jacksonville when this I big lake will be formed, which is only A Wilson Convert. I a matter of a few months. "Permit me to congratulate The This the biggest development now Republican upon its discussion in re- i on in North Caroli and gard to President Wilson and the ad- if... . . ., . . . Sii0f.t;n it. hi. ffce'kaPS " the entire south, is attracting way of independence and honesty be-;visitors from a11 Parts of the countr fore that of subserviency and parti-1 nd during the past summer months sanship," said Edward Kemble, of i people have been coming to Stanly Beverly, Mass., in a letter to the edi- i county, from Richmond, Petersburg, tor of the Springfield Republican. j Washington, and many northern cities "I write," continued Mr. Kemble, j through the country in their cars to "as a lifelong Republican until these get a view of what is being done on very recent years-a business maw, the Yadkin at the Narrows.W. L. nL S "htllan; . , . ...Mann, in Greensboro News. "If Mr. Hughes is elected he wnl have been elected by Theodore Roc: velt, who wil become, I presume, sec retary of State; but whether he may hold office or not. he will be the eov- emor of the Hughes' administration This will be lamentable. Theodore Roosevelt has been a power for e:'ori, but he has lost his grip." T. L. ROSS HAS STROKE (IP APnPI.FXY. R. E. Austin, Esq., was notified on Monday that his brother-in-law, T. L. Ross, had suffered a stroke ot apo- plexy at Charleston, S. C, on Sunday night. Mr. Austin left Tuesday to be at the bedside of the stricken man. j A message yesterday stated that Mr. Ross was unconscious and that his ' condition was critical. ! Th Strong Withstand the Heat of, Summer Better Thaa the Weak Old people who .re feeble, and younger people who are weak, will be strengthened ana enabled to go tnrougn tne depress ing heat of aummer by taking regularly Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. 50c. 1 DAM ACROSS YADKIN AT BADIN NEARLY FINISHED About 1,500 Men at Work on the j Structure Build Many Houses ! In Operation Next Year. The big dam across the Yadkin at thr Narrows is movinsr raoidlv to- , wi'.rd completion, and it is expected that it will be finished early next .ya;.... The July floods in the river j.i j .... ..... uuiayeu me completion oi mis (lam i about 60 days. About 1,500 men are ing about 400 State convicts. Al built from one-third to one-half the i required height. The dam when com I plete is to be 170 feet high, and 18 "et Wide at the top and from 50 to d and the masg of rock and . . a in .. . I ment turns back 10 square miles of ! water, reaay to De luraea on me tar- ! ine wheels wiU pd"ce 75;? horse power and change the force that i mcoc iuouj jcoia nun jsu"c un- ! harnessed, into thousands of volts of ! electricity, which in turn the Alumi- r.um Company of America will use in the manufacture 0f aluminum. Challenging the mammotk clam the spectacle one views at Badin. and one is almost inclined to believe Bion H. , Butler's prediction is coming true num Company of America is building acr?s of buildings and it looks as if j eonslruction work had just begun. j . o . . . m . ... 6 ....... thir.s of its kind in the south that it beggars description. The old red hills of Stanly near Ebenezer church, which for all time had been abandoned to the owl and the whipporwill, are now being liter ally filled with dwellings far the op eratives when the electricity is turn ed on the blast furnaces and sheet aluminum in thousands of pounds is being given to the world every day. These new cottages are being con- structed to supplement the large number of apartment houses which the French company had constructed before the war in Europe began. The new dwellings are all one family houses while those of the French company are four family hosues. Another thing that. is. of interest is the thousands of acres of land that are being cleared where the b'g lake will be formed,, when the dam is com pleted. One gets a view from the Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad j for miiea between old Whitney and j Albemarlej of the thousands of acres A ! splendid view indeed will be furnish- RECENT CHANGES IN REAL ESTATE OWNERSHIP. The John C. Wright place in East Albemarle has been sold to W. M. Furr for $6,000. This place consists of 8 1-5 acres ana has on it a nice residence, recently built. Mr. Furr contemplates moving here with his family early next year. He is a brother of our townsman and worthy County Treasurer, R, j N. Furr. jobn y. Laton has sold to J R. Springer 34 1-2 acres, situated five miies east of Albemarle on the Swift j.siand Ferry Road. The land brought $20 per acre. The Albemarle Live Stock Com- pany has bought 25 1-2 acres of the j. R, Springer tract, lying 2 li-2 miles east nf Alhemarle Thia en. 1 company now owns some 260 acres, which extend from the Swift Island road to the Badin road. The above deals were consummated through the Albemarle Real Estate and Insurance Company.
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