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'■•if" ■ '',/ ' ' ■’ - / • .•„ Aiff "■' V('Aj;:: '.. rand A $160.00 ■V/, ine & "o, , N. C. A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTPJES. VOL. I. BURLINGTON. N. C, DECEI^BER 9, 1908, NO. 30. man, Davis s enngs *> rts Goods LETTER. i-om our Regular Correspondent. :s, & HatsI iiings eek only. 1, when Mary Id grant Lau-j rticular boon, atience, moth-1 that fault,” been used tol mother saidl patience ma’-j reply to this,] fault.” And es gs Ihs |ual. ion for ine ality. style, irices. and ;hii- ight »ck is r this »dy C. Washington, D. C., December o, ]9()8.—-There iiave been t'vo events tills week, one of national and the otlier of international importance. The firs^t was) the placing oi over fifteen thou.t^aiul postmast-^rs of the fourth class under the aegis of Civil Service rules. The other was the signing of an agreemeut between Japan and the United States, by Socretary Root and the Japanese Ambassador to the^Uuited States. Calling it an “agreement,” or as some call it a “declaration,*’ was a ipolite way of sidestepping the Sen- late, because the Senate, as past ex- Iperience has dr-nionstrated, is rabid fon treatie.s and very jealous of its prerogative. The way some of those fellows iu llie Senate have torn to tattors treaties between the United States and Great Britian i and other countries, prepared by Secretary Root and his predeces.-;oro lias given notice to the eouutry that the Senate is' a treaty unmaking branch of tl\c government. This ‘‘declaration” not being a “treaty” will not go to the Senate , and it may be with c'^rtai’nty as sumed that it insures peace and good understanding for at least four years during the incumbency of the Pres* ident-elect and foi' eiglit years at least, if Ik; sliali be re-elected in 1912. The dec]arati(»n is very short and c-onsists of five briet articles coached in plain language, but these five ar ticles niay be stiil furtuer condensed las follovvs: 1. It is the vvi^h of t'ne United jStates and .)aj?an to live in peace. 2. Tht'v ncccpt the status quo with the jtoii‘v v?f the open door. designating as members a suitable contingent of staff officers, including members of the construction board. The reorganiz:Uion proposed, it is thought, will tend to tl\=- proi\;iotion of a unity oi pui jwse that has been lacking in the administration of that branch of the service which has to do with building and' equip ping warships. Iu is well known in naval circles that Senator Hale of Maine, who is the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs in the Senate, is an insurmountable ob stacle to the improvement of the navy. He has been opposed to large ships and it is significant that a large number of the small ships have been built at shipyards in his state, where owing to the shallow ness of the water, only small ships can be launched. His influence is paramount iu naval affairs and has been j)aralijf;ing to the navy and very expensive to the couutr) . The tiU’iff committee has an nounced a further continuance of its lu'iirings. There is no telling just what kind of a tarifi bill will be prescntel, much less what kind of a bill will be passed after it has been debated and amended, but there is strong liopc among tariff reformers that tliere will be large additions to the free list in the way of I'aw ma terial, such as wool, hides, lumber and coal. It is well known that we cannot have the best woolen fabrics made in this r^ountry, be cause ihe finest fleeces of Australia and South America go to ihe looms uf England and Germany and France, Avhile American mauufao- turers, on account of high tariff, are obliged to eke out their scanty sup ply of woo! with cotton and shoddy. THE MERCHANTS ARE GEniNli TOGETHER They leuotrn'Ze meaning t(_. the [of nieutii and tiuim as applied ^the ishoid of the Pacific. -1. Tiiey are for unmutilated Chi- 'neie territory and the square deal in [tliat county for all powers. 5. h nect'S'ary, they will put [tlicir shoulsU'rs together to eniorce aforesaid It hjislHcii suggest('d that the Pr(‘sid('ni did not consult Speaker (,'annon, Seiiaio!' Hale, Senator Pen- the WHOLESALE LIQUOR MEN LOSE IN SUPREME COURT rose, or anv Oi those pe>p!e in llou.-se or the Senate who are always carryirig a knife u]) tljcir sleeves for Civi! Sirvvice lu i'>nn, when lie is sued the ordei’ phuiing fifteen thous and tbiu tii-e.la.->- ’postmasters beyond tiie fear or favor of tiieir members jof Congress, or in other words, !)atronage fi'om tlu' lsnatCi)ei tin Ihands oi‘ Congre.-s. The order, it |i~ luuh'rslood, is experimental and fdt)es ni t aifi‘(;t thi* standingof {)ost- I niast('rs east of the Mississippi and [north of tfie Ohio Rivers The imovenient is .so incontestably right (that it is i.ot liiely to l>e changed liy and future aduiinistration, cer- ftaiidy not by the immediately com ing adujinisti'iui ,n. It will not on ly cut down the jiatronage of Cou- I gress, but it wi!i do much to im prove tiie quality ot legislative ser vice as weli as the postal service. It is expected that in a few months, the reform will be exteiuled to other stales. The recently appointed new Sec retary of the Navy has announced his method tor reforming the bureau system which naval critics hold re- ■tponsihle for the ineffectiveness and dumsines;s noted by them in the jdesignirtg of warships and the de lects alleged by them to exist in .'(.‘ssels of very recent construction, lie W;l y in which the Secretary is Fexpecting to provide himself with board f^quivaleni to a general staff or admiralty, is by a Departmental order creating a general board, of which the Admiral ot the Navy, the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation and ihe President of the Naval War (college shall be ex-officio members. This board will be enlarged by the appointment ef “such other officers” the Secretary may designate. !^«cretary Newberry will no doubt ‘“appoint a board of the appressive ‘•I’ltics of the Bureau System; also young and progressive officers of >f the line. It is proposed to bring I departmental Bureaus into cl'«(' relatione with this board, by Richmond, \'a., Dec. 3.—The Su}u’eme Court of Appeals today af firmed the decision of the state cor- poj'ation eorni^sion in (he case of the Fortner Brewing C(j., against the Southern I{lxpress Company,' Tlie effect of the decision is that while coujuion carriers must receive shiptnents for delivery to })arties iu “dry” territory, wliolesalers, brew ers, distillei's and rnan-vfucturers eimnot ava'l themselves of ihe right, for bv so d(ung it would be made poS'ible for violators of the law to compel common carriers to aid and abet violations owing t.o the con signees receiving (he liquor when siiipj)ed in large quantities and then belling couti'ary to law. President of State Association Says Number of Local Associations Will Be Doubled During the Year —^Those Formed Since Last Meeting. Asheville, Dec. 4.—The North Carolina Retail Merchants’ Associa tion, of which Mr. Archibald Nicholos, of Asheville, ife president, and Mr, H, Taylor Rogers, also of this city, is going forward by leaps and bounds. President Nichols stated that the rapid growth of the State association during the past several weeks indi;ated that wheo the association met in annual con vention next year the reports would show that the membership had practically been doubled and also that the number of local associations organized during the yea)' would pul the total almost double what it was the year previous. Thus fal* the number of locals has increased from about 40 to 60, with a repre sentative membership for every new local organized Mr. E. E, Andrews, of Asheville, who was recently se cured as organizerj has done most effective work. He has organized within thirty days fifteen new asso- eiations. The new local associations organized since the last annual tueet- ing of the State association and their officers are: Marksville ~ J. W. Braudley, president. ' Pendleton — S. W. Swanson, president, Kenly—W. T. Bailey, president; C. C. Teague, secretary. Try—F. M, Mo,rri.s, secretary. Hendersonville—M.,M. Shepard, president. MarioU“Dr. M„ F. Morphew, president; J. 1^, C. Bird, Secretary, Brevard—-O. L. Erwin, presi dent; R. Jj. Gash, secretiiry. Shelby—P. B, McMurry, presi dent; O. M, Gardner, secretary. Marshall—T, N. Juies dent; Mr. McKennie, sec;retary. Suggestions from a Protectionist Organ as to Revision. The approaching revision of the tariff, at the recent hearing at Washington showed, tuust consider this change. Such redactions as are made ought to be accompanied by provisions which will enable this counlry^to retaliate on any other country, like Canada, which endea vors to make up for the removal or reduction of American duties by imposing a stum page tax for 1’eve- nue. Opportunities ought to be opened by the provisions of the next lumber schedule for reciprocal ari’angeraents with cftuntries like Russia, which to-day possesses the one great store of lumber in Asia, and with a colony like Uganda, in Africa, which has the largest sup ply of tropical woods left anywhere. The Philippines should be given special advantages in the introduct ion of their tropical hardwoods. In short, every change made in the lumber schedule ought to make and develop the interests of the United States, and ought not to be used, as some reductions of our tariff have in the past, as an opportunity by foreign countries to impose export duties equivalent to the removal of import rates in this country. Such a policy wiil transfer the consum})tion of lumber in this oounr try from our own forests, which are rapidly disappearing, their product being held at monopoly prices, to the torests of other countries, and Federal and State reserves of forest will have an opportunity to replace our lumber stand, which hqs been so rapidly destroyed during the last twenty-five years PROGRAM OF PROGRESS FOR THE SOUTH’S FUTURE Taft Speaks of His Hope for tbe Solid South. Presidebt- What is a Good Newspaper? A good newspaper tells the news cis faithfully and truthfully as it can, without fear and withnit favor, and comments on it with the be.st intel ligeoce it can comnuuid. A good newspaper is in league presi-! jjji women who think ami with all tlie agencies that strive Murphy—VV. H. Griffiths, presi-j hajspiness of alUtiie people, dei't; E. B. Norvelle, secretary. ^ ^ good newspaper shields no yindrews—I). S. Russell, presi-: ^^rong that ought to be exposed, and The President-Elect, Bag and Bag gage, Leaves the Winter Resort For Good. Hot Springs, Ya., Dec. 6.—The President-elect and 'Mrs. 'Taft, Sec retary Car[)enter and the entire offiee forc“ took their final departure from Hot Springs tonight. Judge Taft will be the guest of honor and prin cipal orator tomorrow night at the dinner of the North Carolina Society at the Hotel Aslor, New York. Mrs. Taft will goto, the residence of Ni iss Mabel Boadman in Wash ington, where Mr. Taft will return Tuesday to remain during the week. He will then spend a few' daysiu New York before going to Augusta,, Ga., for an extended sojourn. In New’ York Mr, Taft will be the gilest of his brother, Henry W.Taft. After church service, Mr. and Mrs. Taft occupied the day in prepara tions for departure. The few re maining guests of the resort, and those wdio live here permanently, were at the station to cheer Mr. Taft's departure a^id bid him return again, ,■ dent, M. Jj. Knights, secretary Hickory—-J. E. Allen, president Mr, Bogby, secretary. Lenoir—"f. P, Kiu'-aid, ])resi- dent; Mi M, Courtney, secretary. Rutherfordton—R. R, Simmons, president; C). T. Waldrop, secre- taiy. Mortranton—B. E. Davis, presi dent; C. P. Greyer, secretary. King’s Mountain-^’-J, M. Patter son, presicient; H. F. McMillen, secretary. Lincolnton :—C. E. Roberson, presideiit; R, S, Abers.ethy, secre tary, Gastonia—B, T, , Morri^, presi dent; P. W. Garland, secretary. Statesville—^R. H. Rickett., pres ident; Don G, Thompson, secretary. >5 at no truth that ought to bt The following is the programme of the annual Senior Debate to be given by tlie Athenian Uit^'rary Society of Whitsett, N. C? Whisett Institute, Whitsett,North Carolina. Annual Senior Debate Atheniau Literary Society Thursday evenicg, Dec. T7th, 1908 8 o’clock Query; Resolved, lhat Racial Unity is essential to ^National Strength. The New York Work correspond- entjat the Hot Spriugs quotes Mr, Taft as sitting on the porch of his bungalow and saying he wonders if some great misfortun^ is not about to occur. We suggest a new rope ^or the swing as a preventative of the likeliest calamity that the situa lion might develop. AFFIRMATIVE O. W. Sawyer, Camdem county. C. E, Brown, NEGATIVE S. U. Burgess, Camden county T. B, DeLoache, Camden county. Northamton couty. MAI^HALlcS: M. R. Troxler, Brown Smrait, Chief. H, 4. Buslinger, J. M. Buslinger Roanoke Rapids, Roanoke Rapids, 6. P, Martin, A. L. Hamilton, Conway. Atlantic. It appears that John D' Archbold, like the other John D., the friend of the Brotherhood of Man, has ap parently forgotten more things than most people ever knew. stop uttered. A good newspaper does not lend itself to the making of strife between citizens, neither ragges like a dema gogue nor sweep like a charlatan. A good newspaper has ideals, be lie ^’es in progress, aittd wins its way by courage, plain Speaking and fair dealing. ' A good newspaper assembles each day as much of the good things that are done in the world as it can find and no more of the fold than it must of new neces.sity publish A good new'spaper has political opinions and may belong to a party, but it cannot be an organ and keep the faith of the best j(Uirnalisra, A good newspaper knovvs no l>os.s, bows to no petty satrap or office and ovVes no allegiance but that which it believes to be true. A good newspaper is run on bus iness principles, and should make money and prosper like any other business, but probably won't ?f that is its sole aim, !A good newspaper takes a cheer ful view of the World, is kind to hu man failings and helps men by enter taining them rather than by rant ing and scolding at them,—Scranton Tribune. Shepard-Oanielly. In the home of Mr. George Dan- ieliy nortq of town at 4:30 p, m. Dec. 2, 1908 Mr. George Shepard of No. 4, and Miss Flora Danielly of this place were happily united in m&triraoDy in the presence of a large number ot .invited friends and rela tives, the ceremony being performed by Rev. J. D. Andrew. Immedi ately after the ceremony a most ex cellent dinner was served by Mr. and Mrs. Danielly. This young couple will reside at the ‘'Worth Mill” between St. Marks Reformed church and Whitsett wherje they be gin life together with the kindest wishes of a host of friends. New York, Dec.’ 7.- elect Taft who came to today to address the North Cardiina Society of this city, was given a tumultuous ieception tonight by the members of the organization and by prominent men from ail parts of the Soiith at the annual dinner of the North Carolinians at the Hotel Astor, Five hundred members and guests of the society filled the brill iantly decorated banquet l^all, which was redolent of the pines of the Tar Heel State, the cones and branches of the resinous trees forming the back giouud for more fragrant blooms which were scattered every where over snowy linens and flag- draped walls. . Interwined ehsigns of the State and nation were conspicuous in the deflorations of the banquiet hall and, larger flags were displayed in front of the hotel throughout tlie day and evening. Mr. Taft in the course of an ad dress which was confined entirely to the South and its problems, urged again that the voters c)t/ihat section should break a way from: the outJiv- ed sentiment and traditidas of their past polical affiiiatioils and cast their ballots in accordance, r4ther, with their economic and real politi cal beliefs. Mr. Taft declared that nothing would give him greater pK^de dur ing Lis coming term in the chief executive office than to so direct the policy of the national government with respect to the Southern States as to convince the intelligent citiz ens of the South of the desire'of his administration to a:id tl’iem in work ing out satisfactorily the' serious problems before theni and of bring ing them and their Northern fellow citizens closer and closer in sympa thy and pom I of x'iew. /At the conclusieu of practicMlly every one of his pointed sentences Mr, Taft was interrupted by ap plause and cheering. He frankly expressed fiimself regarding the so- called ‘‘negro quebtipn*' and declar ed that neither he nor the Republi can party had any idea of forcing tqwn the people of the South the dominance of an ignorant class. Other speakers of the evenmg: were President Finley of the South ern Railway, Juuius Parker, of New York, Hugh MacRae, of W ilmi ngton,' ■ N. C,, and ' State ,Sup(‘i’iuiendent Joyner, of North North (orolina. Had we j^jpace we wouhl give speeches of the speakers of the. North Caroliiia Society of New York. R. F. ^ Carrie Hornady ! who ife teaching at Maywopd^^^ :Satu^ * day and Sunday at honie on No. 4 Miss Bessie Leath of Union liidge No. 1, p|>ent last week at Jas Som ers on Np. 8. Even kin folks love to visit at Mr.:Somers’.: We thank oiir good li;iend Ji B. Foster for nice turnipis>]iist week. We had the pleasure of meeting pur clever young fnend H. H. Walk er R. F. JD. carrier. Union Ridge, No, 1, in Burlington Saturday night. Wonder what he is going to do with those little red shoes that he parried off? We extend our congratulations in advance “something doing” about Christmas. . . ■ . Esquire T.' B. Barker and R. A. Maltock 'both sold tobacco at’Bur lington lasVweek. They were high ly pleased with the pr’ces. That ■ speaks well for the Burlington mar ket, for it takes gofod prices to please friend Barker. We ^re infonned that all grades are selling better at Burlington th’s week. ' , The rain Sunday night and Mon day fixed bur roads, now we expect to ‘‘fix” the overseer if they don’t get busy. .. Geo. Borker is getting ready to have his corn shucking the longer he puts it off the more we will eat. ■' There was. a very pretty home wcddingon No. 8 last^ Wednesday afteruodn, Mr. Geo. T. iSibepberd if No. 4, and Miss IFlora Danielly of Burlington were married at G. A . Diniellys. The attendants were; Charles Hurdle and Miss Annie Danielly, Ernest Aired and Miss Carrie Sinitb, Robert /Aired and Miss Blanch Alredj; Atlas Coble and Miss Hattie Smith. The event oc- Henry Harvey Russell Passes Away. Henry Harvey Russel was born February 17, 1^79, and died De cember 5, 1908, aged 29 years 9 months and 29 '%ys, after being sick about four weekfe with typhoid fever. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs, Thos, RusselL Ou Nov. 20, 1902 he was married to Miss Daisy Wood- To this union two daugh ters were born. Oh October 11th, 1908 he was received ititd member ship of Burlington Reformed church upon a profession of faith and on Nov. 22nd, he was elected a deacon by the congregation, to which office be was never ordained on account of his sickness. He leaves ? wii^ and two >>hildrou, £i father and moth er, three brothers and ibur'^i.sisters to mourn their loss. Before des he gave full assurance of being pre pared to go. The funeral was held in the Reformed church at 3 p. m. Dec. t>th, by his pastor, Rev, J. D. Andrew and the body laid to lest in Pine Hill cemeteryi The pall bearers were chbiseh from the officers of the church. “Quietly sleeep beloved one, Rest from thy toil j thy labor’s done; Rest ’till the trump from the opening skies Bids the from dust to glory rise. ” 4-' Subscribe for the Dispateh. curred at 5 o’clock p, fia., add after wards those present \vere served to , a nice supper. T he “fatal’’ Words were spoken by Rev, j. D. Andrew the “marrying parsort” of Burling- , ton, M,rl. and Mrs. Shepherd have our best wishes for a Ibiig and hap py married life.‘ B. F. D. No. 1. The box party given by tlie school and frieods at Friendship Saturday' night was qiiite a success, clearing over $20, which went to the Better ment society. Geo, Garrion of No|,:; 2 spent Sat-, urday nit ht iind Sunday on No. 1, visiting G, W. Patterson. He re- ' thrned;Siinda}^ carrying vyith him his wife who Fpent last *,Week with her parents. , W, M. a nd j 6 G raves, New man Isley aiui otiters met last Saturday and got up Uncle Jimmy Moser a uice lot (>f wood. Mr. Moser is im- . provi,f)g nicely. , C. i-i. Graves who has been in South (’;a'olina tor quite a while re turned honu, last Monday. W e had tlu^ ple,a.^ure of eating two COrn 8h u;k i ng dini,iei s!ast week, one with our friend J. S. Isley, the oth er with Dr, W. Li, Isley. R. Ish^y and brotihei joe spent Saturdaj' with pur good Heartshorne people, acv,orapanied by J. VVS CoblJe they took off about 5 hours and gave e rabbits a little flirt. They bag ged 26 ral>bits, 2 quail and one squirrel, we think tins pretty good for them in this time. T. E. Sharp killed three pigs last week 15 months old that weighed 957 ppiinls, an average of 310 lbs. W. R. Shepherd and -Jacob Coble ha\HV done sonae good work on our roads and we wish others would do the same. Concert at the Graded Scli(»ol. The annual copeert given by the Music Department of the school will be held in the School: Auditorium, Friday night, December 18th. A general admission fee of 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for all pupils will be charged,' There will be no reserved seats sold. The process of the concert will be used to pay for music charts, music books and music for the different grades in school and will be the property of the schiTol, Ad excellent program has been prepared arid a pleasant evening is assured all who attend. F.erAN^ H. CURTIN, Supt, 8ch">ole» A i / I ■-’Cl I .i: ..I;
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