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I-"-;.- r MP I III I 7 - A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE, UPBUILl)iNGt OF AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES. ;':. .j:rVfe; VOL. I. .; : ; W f :: " t ' :": ' BURLINGTON. 1 C, FEBRUARY 10, 1909. " ' Y- ' '. . V; WASHINGTON LETTER. From our Kegnlar Correspondfint. Washington, Feb. 6. The best known street of Washington, Penn sylvania avenue, is f beginning ' to assume an inaugural holiday appeat auce. Seats and grand stands have been built in front of the White House when the President after his inauguration on the 4th of March the diplomatic corps and high gov ernment officials -will sit to observe the gmnd parade. Thousands of J others will heie occupy seats on -both sides of the avenue' at prices varying probably from one to two dollars. As usual the mile stretch of avenue from the Treasury De partment to the Capitol grounds on tbe south side will be lined with seath or bleechers very much after the manner of those used in base ball or other atheletic spectacles. Windows .all along the avenue on both sides are rented at exhorbitant prices and political and civic pro cessions as they pass to and from the fclapitol on the 4th of March. As has been already observed President Roosevelt will be seeu in the carriage only as it proceeds to the Capitol. He will not return with his successor to the White House but will go direct to the Un ion Station on from the Capitol, and there take a train for his' home at Oyster Bay. This is an inovation; bat by no means, as the public well Knows, unusual for Theodore 'Roosevelt . . His personal household goods are already in process of shipment to his New York- home and alter Presi- , dent-elect Taft shall have taken the oath of office, Theodore Roosevelt will become a private citizen. There is good sense and propriety in his effacing himself and turning his back on the White House and the Capitol, and leaviug the glory and the burden, without diversion of his conspicuods presence, entirely to his successor. Congress is, to all appearances, wasting its time discussing non essentials and having furious de bates as to whether an appropria tion of twelve thousand dollars shall be made for automobiles for the coming big president, involving a question as to whether the ma chine shall supercede the horse or whether the horse shall stand )at and defy the machine. These ques tions seem frivolous in view of the fact that the appropriation bills have not been passed and that conserva- I tiun of the natural resources, the re organization of the naval establish ment, and other great questions equally as important are awaiting the action of the legislative body. But it must be remembered that Congress is talkipg to the galleries the galleries being their constitu ents in far off states and Congress ional districts. In Congressional committees work on appropriation bills is goiug ou and the. appropria- j tion bills, complete or half complete, will be rushed through on the last days of the session. Important differences have de veloped among the members of the Committees on Ways and 'Means that are expected to involve a bitter fight over tbe tariff bill when it cumes up before the House at the special session to be called for the tenth of March. The. Republican standpatters on the committee are in the minority. It appears that Sereno Payne, leader of the House, and JoLn Dalzell, the leading "standpat ter are not working harmoniously n the new tariff bill. From latest information regarding the Ways and Means Committee, Dalzell, of Penn sylvania; Bonynge, of Colorado; eedham, of California; Fordney, f lichigan and Caldertead, of Kausas; are still as rigidly snandpat as ever, but those in favor of revis ion downward and of a more liberal policy are Payne, of New York: AlcCall, of Massachusetts; Hale, of Maine; Boutelle, of Illinois and liongworth, of Ohio. The twtf re- maing members, Crumpacker, of Indiana and Gaines, of West Vir ginia, appear to be a doubtful ele ment, but it is thought a majority is iu favor of real revision. It; is said .that some of the differences he- tween the two groups are irreconcil able and that they will-not be set tled, except after a long debate and a bitter contest in the House. . The President, as was' eixpected, has vetoed the Census Bill appoint ing three thousand clerks without civil service examination. His most remarkable words in the message vetoing the bill were: 'I do not believe in the doctrine that to' the victor belong the spoils; but I think even less of the doctrine that the Kpoils shall be divided without a figt by the professional politicians on both sides; and this would oe. the result of permitting the bill in its present shape to become a law." Tbe message was received with the accom paniment Of laugbter which has been the recent fashion of receiv ing messages from the President by the House and Senate. It is believ ed, however, that Congress will not be able to rarister tbe necessary two thirds vote to override the veto. It is thought probable that the bill will remain on the table, awaiting the action of the special Congress which, although It will " be called specifically for the purpose of con sidering a tarift bill, will neverthe less have plenary authority to enact other legislation. Even if Cougress were able to pass the bill over the President's veto by a two-thirds vote, it is doubtful if some members and some senators would(lare to vote in favor of guch a measure. Keeping the Boy on the Farm. New York World. "A farmer whose son is also a farmer" is writing his autobiography for he Worl's Work. The editor has asked him to tell particularly how his son came to enjoy farm lite and not hanker after the allurements of the city. ' 'From the very first," says this rural philosopher, "my partner and I set out to make life enjoyable for our children' his "partner" being his wife. There follow tales of por terhouse steaks -which "would , have appetized the jaded palate of a dys peptic president," and of huge bowls of strawberries and cream ''which Queen Victoria might have envied." For playfellows the fortunate young folks of this farm had calves, colts, horses, pigs, pigeons, angora rab bits, dogs, birds, guinea pigs, "and even white rats!" - Boys and girls do not enter this world of their own desire. The commandment which bids them honor their fathers and mothers has and unwritten corrollary. Parents must honor and comfort their chil dren. The farmer in the magazine did this in setting forth the best-he had in thought - and food. It is likely that many a son has gone fur ther astray than "off the farm" for lack of such a keen sense of loving responsibility at the head of the home. Anyway, the boy is not kept to the acres by the selling of the best joints to the city markets while tbe chuck steak is served to the family. DIES PROTESTING INNOCENCE Will Foster, Colored, Hanged at Spartanburg, S. C, For Murder of John Young, a White Man. Spartanburg. S. S., Feb. 5. Will Foster, colored, who was twice con victed onthe charge of murdering John Young, a well-known white man of the county, in November, 1907, was hanged in the county jail this morning. The drop was sprung at ll:30-and his neck was broken by the fall. Foster" went to his death declaring his innocence. Af ter the black cap had "been adjusted he vas asked if he desired to make any statement, and he replied that all he had to say was that he was innocent. He was perfectly calm and displayed no signs of nervous ness. About two weeks ago Foster at tempted to saw his way out' of jail He removrd from the inside of the sole of hi3 shoe a pieee of flat steel used for aspring, and of this fash ioned a crude . saw - and . had ; cut through one -of the iron . bars; of his celt before being disco verd. ; V; . x OUR RALEIGH LETTER. Raleigh, Feb. 8 The Speaker of the House was absent for several days tbe first of the week, and dur ing his absence the House was pre sided over by Col. Geo! L. Morton, Representative from New Y anover county. One day 'last wek the Minority leader, Mr; M. N. Hin shaw, presided as Speaker with a great deal of dignity and ability which shows that if the Minority party was the majority they could carry on the business with credit to the party as well as the state. Perhaps the most important legis lation that was considered the past week was the Hinsdale bill in re gard Jo women and children work ing in factories. It created a lively interest, bringing cotton mill men here from different sections of the State to appear before committee on Manufacturing and Labor. The bill was finally reported unfavorably and a substitute bill reported favor ably which appears to be more satis factory to the mill men aud liberal also to the operatives. There will be some very interest ing things up this week, in the Legislature. Some bills providing for the election of County, Boards of Education by the people will come up as "Special Order" for Wednes day. The question will be on the adoption of a Minority report and A. w A there is promise of some tun ahead on that bill. It seems that nearly everybody is wanting a new county and the lob byists are here in full force, each clamoring for a new county in his locality. They are asking for one to be formed out of part of Mitchell and Watauera. one out of part of Wayne Lenoir and Greene with the court house'at LaGrange to be call ed "Mosely County," also one out of part of Wake, Johnson and Wayne, but not so much being said about that. Roberson county is like ly to have part of its territory form ed into a new. county, but the people down there can't agree, Jnfact there is two portions a part wanting what they will call North Roberson with Jhe court house at. Red Springs and the others wanting to form out of parts of Roberson and Cumber laud the couutyN?f "Hoke" with the court house at Raeford, and this latter proposition seems to be meet ing with more favor than any of the other new county propositions and is the onl one that seems to have any merit, or that is the general- opinion. i I he Hoke county question is set for hearing before Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns next Thursday. The Anti-Trust bill "was up for consideration before tbe committee lat week and they all claim that w sub-section "A" is in - exact line with tbe Democratic platform, but is now a settled fact that subjection "F" will be substituted by the committee. This session has been a rather tame affair so far when compared with the session of 1907, but there is promise of some excitement later on and there is no prospect of an adjournment before March 6th. The weather here is ideal and there is comparatively little com plaint among the members. Back to Old-Fashioned Spelling. The fact that the Greensboro pub- hcschools are to go back to the old fashioned way of spelling and pro nouncing the syllables is attracting considerable attention. But as Greensboro was the-first town in the State to establish graded schools, why should she not be the first to take advantage of any change -demanded? There is nothing strange about it; we have led and are going to keep pleading. When they get argoiu we are going down to, hear the childeen spell "Constan-ti-no-ple' pronouncing each syll&ble and doubling back as they go. The style used for some years may have been all bright for learning .how to spell, but it gave a" child a poor idea of how to divide words. We have seen so-called graduates, who : were unable" to do so. -Greensboro Re cord. : . x; A RICHLY MERITED TRIBUTE TO WOMAN. The Movement to Honor the Women ; of the Confederacy as Seen by a Northern Newspaper. New York Tribune. s However the people of the coun try may differ as to the issues in volved in the civil war. there can be only 'one . opinion regarding' the bill introduced in the Legislature of South Carolina providing for a monument to the women of the Con federacy. Full recognition of the heroism of these women has been unanimously accorded by Northern as well as Southern writers, and it is fitting that, future generations should have a visible reminder of the self-sacrifice of that part of the pop ulation which did its heroic work during four dark years, not to the inspiring music of the military band or in that excitement of the battle field which leads to self -forgetful- ness, but on the deserted plantation. in the midst of almost inconceivable hardships. In any war the women are called upon to carry fully as large a share of the burden as the men. It is not they who bear the arms and who hear the whistling of the bullets over the field of battle, gray with smoke, but it is the woman's ears that are strained for news from the front, and the women's hearts that ache for those never to return. For. them there is none of the inspiration which a united host createsthey must car ry not only their own burdens, but in many instances are compelled to pick up those laid down by the men who have gone to the front. All that the North suffered dur ingXthe war the South suffered two fold. The South was drained of its strong men to an extent hardly con ceivable in the North. Not only were the women left to carry on al most all the work of their couutiy, year after year, with such assistance as they could secure from the ne groes who had remained faithful to them, but they were to a large ex tent deprived of the means with which to perform the simplest and mot necessary tasks. Over 'and over again the crops they had plant ed and hoped to harvest were de stroyed and their fields laid waste. Their homes were in many instances pre-emptied. by their enemies, and many of them spent their days in nursing not only their own soldiers, but also the suffering men in blue. No one will begrudge the women of the South the monument which the men of the South are proposing to erect in their honor. It is one more merited tribute to an example of heroism which ha3 few equals in the history of civilization. Proverbs and Phrases. The fool wanders; the wise travel. The best always goes first Latin. A soft answer permits you to fall an easy victim to the shrewd agent. Hope, like the glimmering taper's light, adorns and "cheers the way. Humility is the A, B, C of spir itual life. St. Vincent de Paul A good opinion of one's self is an asset if it is deserved; it is a liabili ty if it is not. , One reason the new stye hats look like lamp shades is because there are so many bright lights un der them. The greater the man, the easier of approach, and no one need hesi tate to seek ;an : audience if they have a reasonable proposition to present. If a man's memory was al way's as good about remembering to pay debts as to pay grudges there would be no necessity for better collection laws. ' See your friend this evening and get his or her subscription and send it anjl your own subscription to the Dispatch and get one .of those beau tiful sugar shells on exhibit at the Burlington : ; Hardware -wCompany. Only two yearly . subscriptions are needed.. MR. TAFFS INAUHURRTION 100,000 IN LINE OF MARCH Plenty of Money and a fifreat Dis plays Will be the Grandest Display in the History of the Nation. Washington, Jan. 1 2. If the ex travagant use of muney -will make the induction into office of William Howard Taft andJames S. Sherman impressive, inspiring and brilliant, then the. inauguration ceremonies on March 4th will be so. Indications are that no less than $100,000 will be spent to make March 4th a mem orable day. Never before in the history of in augurations has the local committee had so large a fund placed in its hands to frame up the certmonie. Already 885,000 has been contri buted by more than 200 persons and corporations, and there is little doubt but that the guarantee fund will reach $100,000. It is expect ed that from the revenue of the in augural ball, the sale of privileges, and that from other -sources this fund will be returned to the sub scribers and a comfortable balance be left to charity, jet the committee always mikes its preparations in the light of the guarantee fund. At the last guarantee inaugura tion the guarautee fuiid was $63,380. The total disbursements were $150, 000. This sum included the return of the guarantee fund and the turn ing over of nearly $4,500 to the District of Columbia Commission ers for the poor of Washington. The actual cost of the ceremonies was a trifle over $83,000. - An estimate made from the'figures now on the books of the various committees, added to those which may be expected, gives a total of 100,000 to be in the line of march, including the personal ecort to the President made up of the veteran bodies of Washington and . other cities, and the marching column, which will follow President Taft from the Capitol to the White House and pass in review before himut the mansion. M. I. Weller, chairman of the committee on public comfort said today that military and civic organ izations in the east and south are espechdly showing great interest in the inauguration. There is good reason to doubt that the quadrennial pagemenl will include one of the longest and iost interesting parades that ever marched through spacious Pennsylvania avenue. The Yale Taft Club, of the class of the '78, will be given the right of line in the division that is being set apart for the civic organization. It is expected that they will be fol lowed by about 2,000 Yale men, who will ihus honor their distin guished alutuuns. They will be fol lowed by the Citizens' Taft Club of Cincinnati, Mr. Taft s home town. Alter the latter will come the Utica, N. Y., Unconditional, a fampus organization from the home of Vice-President-elect Sherman. Also from Utica will come the Sherman Scouts, a uniformed organization, and 100 business men of the city. Speaker Cannon has appointed Representatives. Burke of Pennsyl vania, Young, of Michigan, and Gains, of Texas, members of the in augural committee, on behalf of the House of Representatives. The House committee on the District of Columbia approves the granting of the use of the Pension building for the inaugural ball, and an appro priation of $23,000 for the govern ment share in the ceremonies. Rep resentative Freen, of Massachusetts, -favors a regular appropriation of $ 1 00,000 for inaugural ceremon ies, but few members would 'support such a proposition. The Pension building is the most suitable structure in the national capitol for the inaugural - balL' a It covers' an area of 200x400 feet, and is a eritable bit of outdoors between four walls. iWithin is a vast court, with 'lofty . roof of iron and .glass. liallerv rises above gauerv, sur rounding the court, and make ex cellent - reviewing places for .. the spectators. . - Eighteen thousand pei0 sons have gathered within the Pen-;: J f balls. . w - - . Thpf e will be a grand fireworks f display in connection with the in- augurai ceremonies, eitner on tha evening of March 3rd or the eveh-f ing of March 4th: Just at present the opinion of the cammitte seems! favor the evening preceeding the in-: ' Tj ' auguration, that being the time j ;. when the greatest number is in the ' , ,v city and wheqthe programme woulc!ir" , , pmbably .-be most thoroughly ap- . preciaieu. . i ;i " . ift.;:.;V;'.'S:.;v.'.t,;;! Railroads have signified their in-: ten tion of giving -special rates' to those desiring to -witness the inau-' gurat'on. This will insure a large, crowd of spectators: The National Press Club is making arrangements J to take care of visiting newspaper- men. . . .. Washington," as on fofrar occas- sions, will extend cordial greeting to ; the nation and do its best to enter tain those who come and make their : stay at the Capital one to be remem bered and repeated as succeeding Presidents are placed in office. . The Third Act of a Local Melo- ; drama. !i - The City Pas' met Thursday 7 night in third session for the week' and ratified the. agreement - entered :: into by their counsel, and assistant V counsel with counsel for the Bur- . Gra-liaw Traction Company. This scene i3 a repetition of an act of a ; year or more ago when the . same ; pas were forced by public opinion to grant the franchise to locate pro- v ; moters. It seems that personal feel- " ing was supreme in every meeting ; . and that the pas had forgot the in- - terest of their many children. It' may not.J)e necessary to scold, ridi cule or provoke our fathers because it looks like many of them knew not what they did. The induce- ' , -L ment that our town held to the Traction Company is that the com pany grade the streets', from curve to. curve and deduct. the cost incur red in grading" the streets in excess of their own tract from the city taxes until they have been reimburs ed for their outlay. And that said outlay shall bear no interest. ,This is a very nice proposition to the city but very little encouragement to outside capital to'invest within our limits. It is to be hoped that the people of our' town will oOntinue their hearty support to the street car people so that the promoters of this enterprise will not become disr cou raged and abandon their efforts but rather press forward , with re- newed energy because it means so much to our town. ' School Auditoriam. One of the. most attractive, and unique entertainments ever given in Burlington, will be that given by The Shungopavi-Youna Co. at the School Auditorium on Tuesday" night, Feb. 16. Picturesque and beautiful cos-V ttiwnes, elaborate stage-settings, with careful attention given every de- I mil. mil luiuinii tiiir; trf Liir iiiiwi.-..;:':'vm'',jm ever given our people. ''iM-'hl Shungapavi is a noted magacian.;9Ps$i a full-blooded Monni' Indian and - ;'2; '?! I descendant of that strange pre-historic race, the Cliff Dwellers. ; - Youna, the American-Japanese juggler, and Madame Yonna, who appears m Indian and Japanese dress as an assistant, performs some marvelous feats, among these being "The Mystic.;' Arrow" and "The Vanishing Indian' ; Do not fail to see this truly won- ' -V. . i derful company; . A sugar shell to be given away for. only' two yearly subscriptions to the iatate uispatcn. h Head our proposition and be first in getting la set of knives and forks; , i Next mont is when the inaugu ration come3 off and we believe our Burlington delegation will b larger f; than ever before. - We 'now - a large number of our people are de-;'.,: sifous to see. the leader of our great; nation take; th H bath oiP.ofiice, & K - - 4 v 0y 4 .-! if. I.. ? fll 1 ! -1 1 'it 1 1 :. r" N J .:.