WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Kesmiar Correspondent.
Wash ington D. C.:. Ju ly, 3. Pre-
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sident lait sranussquareiy Denind
the tax on the net earnings, of cor-
orations and he 'advocates it
not merely as an expedient with
which to sidetrack the inc6meta;
He believes it to be a highly desir
able form of taxation because - it is
tir-t step in 'a carefully devised sys
tem of fedeial control jof corpora-
Hon. and the next step, federal su
pervision of all issues of stooks and
bonds, he will recommend to Con
gress in his first annual message. The
President will not assent to any sub
stitution in conference of theinheri
tance tax tor this tax on corpora
tions, nor does he believe that any
such substitution is contemplated,
though many tumors to this effect
have been flying about the country
recently. The republican members
of the Finance Committee declare
they have no intention of any such
substitution and the House leaders,
including the Speaker, predict .with
confidence that the corperation tax
will be enacted as a part of the tariff1
bill. These facts, together with
much other interesting information,
were brought out at the White
House this week, where President
Taft talked freely with several
friends.
The President made i clear Tus
views, also, regarding the various
forms of special taxation which have
been suggested in connection with
the current deficiency of the federal
revenues. Above all other forms
of special taxation Mr. Taft prefers
a graduated income tax, which he
believes it would be improper to en
act under the circumstances" until
it constitutionality is placed beyond
question. He is of the opinion that
every man should contribute through
a direct tax a fair proportion of his
income to the maintenance 'joC the
government not only for the sake of
the revenue such a tax would yield,
bat because such contribution would
bring home to every man a realiza
tion of his responsibility to and for
the government of his country.. He
does not believe, however that an in
come tax determined by an arithme
tical ratio would b; a fair tax. He
is convinced that if the man who
has an imconie of 1,200 a year
contributes 1 per cent of that amount
to the support of the government,
the man with an income of
$5,000 a year should s con
tribute a higher per centage, say 2
per cent, and the man whose in
come reaches into the tens of thou
sands should contribute possibly 5
per cent or morp, sind so on. Mr.
Taft regards a stamp tax as a pro
per revenue measure for an emer
gency, but as lacking in consider
able dpgree that tendency to correct
evils of distribution which would be
accomplished by either a graduated
income tax or a graduated inheri
tance tax. And last, the corpora
tion tax which President Taft re
gar.ls. as highly desirable from every
point of view; primarily because it
"in insure a decree of federal -
speetum and miblic kuowledere of
tne transactions of all corporations,
lns fitting in with his general econo-
raic plans in so far as they relate to
corporations, and, secondarily, be
cause it will yield ample revenue to
viate any deficiency.
The President takes emphatic is
sue with the allegations that the
Operation tax is unjust that it will
reach the wealth of the country.
He firmly believes that iUyill reach
J?i of wealth; and he futher b-
nd hold
at they are compelled to hold stook
10 rder to protect their bonded in-
corporation tax as a tax on
0 Senator
Root's address to the
senate t
us waolr in snnnort of t.hp
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. 'ullv pviqt(iPO o c fho mrvcf nnr
the tariff de-
:r't thi
Congress. One of the
uri...... e
a,)A. features ot Mr. Itoot
rxrii... r - t : t
his statement . that be
require three-fourths
of the' states to ratify the proposed
amendment to the Constitution au
thorizing Congress to levy an income
tax. I think the. United States
ought to have the power to levy an
income tax" he said. "I do not
want it used to drive out of existence
the protective tariff. But I do want
my country to have the power which
is possessed by other counties, to
summon to its assistance in time of
great need all the wealthif the na
tion. "'1 shall vote for and advocate
the amendment in my own State,
and I hone it will be adopted." In
speaking of the corporation tax Mr.
Root sa;d he tupported it because
he thought it better policy, , better
patriotism and higher wisdom than
a general income fax.
There i a large number of naval
officers in Washington just now who
are living in mortal terror, of what
is known as the "plucking board".
This is thexspecial board which un
der the naval personnel law must
choose a certain numbar of officers
for retirement each year, provided a
specific number of vacancies are not
created through natural causes. i
The World's Capitol.
New York Mai).
Which is the world's capital, Lon
don, New Yorker Paris? London
has the largest population, and is
the metropolitan city ot a globe-en
circling Anglo-Saxon j;mpire. New
ork has the greatest wealth, and
the most varied and numerous col
lection of races. Paris is but half
the size of one, but one-third the
size of the other citv. Yet the can-
Cockney and the open-miuded Got
amite will admit, with equal readi
ness, that it is the city on the Seine,
not the city on the Thames or
the Hudson, that lays down the
general laws of conduct and of opi-
mon, arm sets me pattern oi civiliza
tion. - v
The story of Parisian pre-emin
ence may be intimated in less than
dozen words French fashions,
French fabrics, French cookery,
Freneh wines, French art. These
words may not have everything to
do with the, fundamentals of exis
tence, but thev do set forth the ex-
ternals, the things that give a civili
zation its fair ouUard serablancs.
It is something for a city to legis
late for the world in the arts of lir-
ing, to decree wnai cioines cultivat
ed people shall wear, and how those
clothes shall be cut; what viads they
shall eat, what beverages they shall
drink; what pictures they shall
paint or like; what statuary mold,
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or liKe; wnat numus anu private
buildings they shall rear.
This Paris does, or comes near to
doing, and from-the sevenhills of the
social amenities it rules the modern
worldT The Spauish-speaking re
publics of this continent look not to
Madrid, but to Paris for their ideas
and models. Brussels and Berlin
and Vienna and Budapest all borrow
from the French capital, however
they may work over what they bor
row into their own yisage. hxome
and Athens, those two capitals of
the classic Mediterranean civihza-
. i
tions, have made over tneir social
life after the Parisian pattern. Even
in Constantinople - in Staniboul, in
the old Byzantium so far as the
educBted Turk has ceased to be a
Turk, he has become a Parisian, and
his wife is dressed in the lates French
fashious. To Paris tend not only
the pleasure-loving expatriate
classes of all nations but the tourist
and the student, and the traveler in
quest of things most significant and
most characteristic of the age.
It is an empire of ideas . that is
wielded by Paris, not of material
things. Pittsburg, with its mills and
foundries and furnaces, is the very
center of things material the orge
city of the iron age. But although
the world takes its steel from Pitts
burg, it draws the line there, while
its Welcome is hospitable toward al
most anything which comes out of
France.
A meeting of . the . Directors of the
Alamance Fair Association is here
by called to meet in Secretary's Of
fice at Fair Grounds Saturday July
lOthj.at q!clockP.i.M;a i'Mi.
Mc Bride Holt, Secretary.
THE FOURTH AT
PLEASANT HILL.
The Seventy-Sixth Annual Meeting
Held Monument Unveiled A
Number of Addresses.
JLhe seventy-sixth annual meet
ing of the Pleasant Hill Temper
atse Society was held" at f Pleasant
Hill church, in Southern Alamance,
on Saturday, July 3rd.'
P;The occasiob brought but a large
crowd, the weather was fine, and the
best of order prevailed throughout.
vv e were nigniy iayorea in nav-
ing with us as orator ot the day
Mr. John A. Oates, of Fayette ville
leader of the Anti Saloon League
forces ?n the recent Prohibition
campaign who addressed the meet
iug on " Pathfinders in History." .
He cited numerous characters
past and present both men and wo
men who have led mankind into
new . lands and hitherto unknown
possibilities of miud and human en
deavor and expressed th very high
est regard for the character where
ever found, who stands by the right
regaidless of consequences The
speaker incidentally referred to the
men and women who organized and
stood by the Pleasant Hill Temper
ance Society: who, in the midst of
opposition and ridicule so faithfully
advocated and practiced the princi
ple of total abstinence j and so im
pressed their lives and teaching that
there has comedown to us one un
broken chain of temperance senti
ment, the truit ot which remains.
He closed with an earnest exhorta
tion to the young pe pie to baild
lives after the pattern of Paul's
ideal, true, honest, just, pure, of
good report, since these alone have
an inheritance above.
- Promptly at the close of the ad
dress the society went to the site of
the old meeting house in which the
first meetings of tne organization
were held, where a stone was un
veiled containing a bronze tablet
with the following inscription:
Erected
1909i
By The
Pleasant Hill, Temperance
, Society
In Commemoration Of
Its Organization
1833
The curtain of stars and stripes
was drawn by our oldest member
who joined the societ in 1834 and
1ms served in every capacity as Offi
cer and been a most loyal member
throughout, Mr. John M. Stout
who on the 6th of last April passed
his 96th milestone. . Two little girls,
Violet and Jewel Albright, great
grand daughters of William Al
bright one of the leadiug members
of the society during the first 25
years of its existence, laid white
flowers at the foot of the stone, Rev.
V. L. Wells, pastor of the church
read from Joshua 4th chapter and
offered prayer after which the com
pany joined in singing the Temper
ance Doxology.
It was much regretted that " our
aged friend Mr. Jacob Garrett, a
member and active worker for over
50 years, at whose suggestion the
stone was erected, was unable on
account of sickness to be present.
It is perhaps superfluous to say
in a county paper that this old tem
perance society now past three quar
ters of a century is not only the old
est in the county but also in the
tate, at least all claims of priority
have been refusted thus far.
It is a matter, I feel sure, of gra
titude on the, part of all who are in
terested in tne moral uplift of the
people to know that we have had
in our midst in continuous service
for over 75 years this organization
which has proved to be a strong fac
tor for good, an J many no doubt
feel a pardonable pride in the fact
rthat in this as in some other gdod
thiugs, Alamance scores another
firSt. "
.rmrr mnv'fhp old Pleasant Hill
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"Temperance Society live and pros-
per.
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Eula DIXON.
i-Xhe Aldriehtbill v was made ; fbr
mejTot you. . , . .
OUR GREENSBORO LETTER.
Special tb the Dispatch. '
Greensboro, ; July . 3.Our citi
zens are alternating between tne sor
rows bf thunder showers and- the
joys of base ball. Scarcely a day
has gone by for the past week with
out a thunder shower, nor has a
week passed for the lst month with
out several games of base ball.- A
long-session of the Superior Court
has been 'hrOwu in to make. the fes
tivities of the season complete.
Sc. Leo's Hoapiral continues to
be the, Mecca of the people of the
surrounding country. Old Ala
mance continues to furnish her full
quoto of patients to that institution.
Among those from Alamance coun
ty who; have been - recently treated
at St. Jieo's, I may name; Mrs. J.
K. Mebane, and Messrs. J. Boyd
Holt, assistant postmaster, and W.
I. Browning,-of Graham, and Mas
ter Jesse Stewart, of Gibsonville.
All have been restored to health
and returned to their homes. Mr.
Holt, assistant oostmaster. won
many friends during his soiourn at
fet. Leos, by his genial good nature
and gentlemanly bearing.
Mr. Heenan Hughes, a rising
young lawyer of Graham, and edi
tor ot the Graham Tribune, visited
friends at St. Leo's Hospital this
week.
Grand Fourth pf July Celebration.
Quite a largjfe -crowd gathered
from the coun'tf.'and surrounding
towns to celebrate the glorious fourth
which marked the 135 anniversary
rjf our Independence from the sovern
rule of England. . Considering the
fact that the program which was
rendered had been advertised only
a few days, and that Graham and
Haw River both had great celebra
tions the crowd .which gathered at
btir'fewn was larger than expected
The merchants of the town had
their stores beautifully decorated for
the occasion with flags and bunting
which presented a verv beautiful
appearance for the celebartion.
To add to thepleasure of the day
the weather was clear and pleasant
until about three o'clock in the after
noon when precipitation began
which drove the crowd to the shel-
ter. lhe door ot the virotto was
opened to the public free of charge
which proved to be a wonder to
many who never had the opportuni
ty of witnessing moving pictures.
The programme of the day ren
dered in the office lot from the grand
stand, and the prizes awarded as
bllows: Best developed baby Mrs.
K. K. Lively, Ugliest man, O. F.
Crowson, Biggest foot, Joe Hodge,
Best r ludJer, Frank Renigar, Sec
ond Best Fiddler, Mr. Clark, of
Chapel Hill, Third Best Fiddler,
Mr. Walker, of Caswell. Banjo
Contest, First best, Mr. Enbanks,
Second best, Mr. Moody, Burling
ton, Third best Mr. Ben Elder.
The other prizes offered were not
contested for. The young ladies
seemed to feel-a delicacy in having
their popularity indered. While
there were many present to whom
he prize could have been awarded
with great credit. The band of the
Wm. Xdd show gave concerts be
tween the contests.
The day passed off quietly, with
out any fights and very little if any
drinking, ever to be remembered as
he "Glorious Fourth of Nineteen
Hundred and Nine.
Heated Affair.
The city fathers met . last night
n their mouthy meeting. The re
gular routine of business was dis
posed of and a little bit more. The
principal feature of the night was
whether the city should take what
really belonged to them in opening
up Front Street. This street is not as
wide as it should be and not as wide
as the law allows it to be. Hence
the question for disscusion , was
should the street be opened to its
proper width, at the expense of the
propertyo wuers as it migh be deter
mined. : At several places the street
will cut into the yards of those own
ing property but will really increase
the valuation- in1most;" intaticesT
Solicitor Brooks of Grensboro wa
Si
present to represent the citizens and
explain the law to both 'sides, while
the opposing side were ? represented
by Attorney Vernon, who Was
there with the goodoJ After a very
heated discussion the question .was
to be decided K by v the city fathers
who voted and found a tie only to
be untied ; by Alderman Freeland
who Was acting as' Mayor.' Alder
man Freeland did the work and de
cided that thestreet should be
opened to its proper width. So
the thing ended.
SAYINGS OF MRS. SOLOMON.
Being the Confessions of the Seven
Hundredth WifeTranslated
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v neien Rowland.
Washington Herald.
My daughter, when thou inquire
st of a eodhrmeu bachelor why he
doth not marry, prepare thine ears
for a good jokejfor his answer is
quantly ingenious.
Lo! one shall say unto thee.
cannot afford to keep a wife." Yet,
I charge the observe how strangely
competent is he to afford all other
expensive things in life. Yea, per
adventure, the monev which he
wasteth upon champagne and upon
gasoline might support seven child
ren and a nurse and a hream in im
ported frocks.
Yet mock him not; for any man
will gladly share his proverty 'with
thee, but he preferreth to" keep his
money to himself
Yea, another shall sigh. "Alas!
I have not yet met the right wo
man." Yet observe, my beloved, in what
odd place he seeketh her even at
stage door, or within the pink lobs
ter palace. And I say unto thee,
how shall a man meit the right wo
man when he spendeth alltbe days
of 4iis .life, with the' wrong woman?
But a third shall cry outt "There
is no faith among women! . Behold
why shall I marry one of them that
she may flirt with other men even
as the wives of my friends."
Yet, lo! my daughter how doth
he know that the wives of his friends
are flirtations? For there is but one
way to find out.
Verily, verily, bigamy is foolish,
and matrimony is a mistake, but
single blessedness is its own reward!
And there Js only one reason why
any man doth not marry even be
cause he doth not want to!
Lo! the love ot a husband shall
fade; but the love of a bachelor is of
the kind that endureth forever
even self-love! Selah.
L. Banks Holt Manufacturing Co.
A" certificate of incorporation has
recent y been issued the L. Bauks
Holt Manufacturing Co., by the
Secretary of the State with an autho
rized capitol stock of 1.000.000.
With Mr. L. Banks Holt, Mrs.
Mary C. Holt, and Mr. Lynn B. M'il
lia'mson as incorporators.. Office of
incorporation to be in Graham. Be
sides the large manufacturing in
corporation includes Oneida, Belle
mont Alamance and Carolina. Cot
ion Mills. This property is all
valuable and has been very success
fully managed by Mr. Holt. The
Directors for the new corporation
are Messrs. L. Banks Holt,- Lynn
B. Williamson, Bobt. L Holt,
and Lawrence S. Holt Jr.
Box Social.
There will be a box Social and
Ice Cream supper at the Reformed
church here next Saturday evening
at 7 o'clock to be given by the La
dies Aid and Missionary ; Society.
The main idea is to get the mem
bers and friends of. the Church to
gether, for mutual enjoyment and ac
quaintence. Incidentally things will
be sold and the proceeds go to the
fund for the new S. S. building.
Along with "the Social gathering
at the Reformed church next Satiuv
day evening there will be -a singing
contest by thiee of Mr. Rputh's
classes. Everybody is most cordi
ally invited to come. ;3
-The Gibsonville boys, took third
prize at the. band contest at Greens
boro. V v ',
Rev. P. H. Fleming elected County
l Superintendent,
The County Board of Education
met Monday and elected Rev. ;P. H.
Fleming as Superintendent ;of the
Schools for Alamance C )untv 'xfor
the ensuing year. - Among those
whose names -- were mentioned for
the place were Dr. Long -who . has
been superintendent fbr a number of
years and has filled the place with
credit to himself and the teachers of ..
Alamance County.- Prof.: " J. B.
Robertson a graduate of the .Uni
versity of North Carolina, a teacher
of several years experience, and fur
6 : e or more years Secretary J of the
State Sunday School Association,
and Rev. P. II. Fleming who was
kjupu uuee ueiure . iiuowiug Hie es
sentials of the placed . Either of the'
three gentleman Care tboroughly
qualified and would make Alamance .
County an excellent Superintendent.
Our Fireman in AsheviUe.
Asheville, JN. C July 6. 1909.
The Burlington Fire Co No. 1,
twelve (12) strong arrived in Ashe
ville Monday night 8.15. And are
comfortably quartered at the Swana
ooa Hotel. The following Compos- ;
the comyany J. F. Love, J. Zeb.
Waller, J. D. Whitted, Geo. W.
Bradshaw, U V. Heritake G. F.
Neece Jr, L W.-Love, J. C. Mc-;
Dade, Wm. King, C. D. Whitesell
J. C. Durham and A F Barrett
Mayor There are; seven on tsiders
who Jime with us as follows: Mrs
J. C. Durham, Mrs Florence Dur
ham, EM. King, John M:- Coble,
C. O. Walker, E. T. Home, and
lirover Moore. All are well- and-'
enjoying he beautiful scenery and
genial hospitality hugely. The city
is beautifully decorated a nd Wel
come bows boys are displayed from
here this Tuesday morning, but
hope it wilL. soon clear, up it -is;
Our present intention to leave here
for home Friday morning arriving
there Friday evening 4 p. m.
(One of the boys.)
Power of Standard Oil
Kansas City Star.-- ' -. j- "
It has been claimed by the inde
pendent oil producers that Standard
Oil not only welcomed, but actually
sought the removal of duty on crude
oil. '
This claim has" not been well "
substantiated. There simply was
no good reason why such a duty
should be retained, and it was re
moved in both the House and the
Senate. But the actiop of the Sen- ,
ate on Saturday in putting a duty
on oil products thus reversing the
action of the. House, is calculated to .
cast some doubt on the attitude of
the Standard Oii in relation to the
duty on the crude product The
trust has either desired a duty on'
both crude and refined oils, $r,it has
insisted on a duty on the refined
products because no ' dutj was put -
on the crude. . v
At any rate, the Senate has put
back the duty on the enormous list
of oil products, and clearly at the
behest of Standard Oil, and inpite
of the .odium now attaching to that
vorcious trust, it, will be recalled!
Speaker Cannon took the flwjr and
made a speech :n favor of a duty on
both oil and its products just before
the Vote wa.3 taken. He seemed to .
realize that he was speaking against
a foregone conclusion, so he made a
special plea tnat the duty should be
lint- 1 U n1itta ' "
UST OF LETTERS
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Arrnand Raver. Will Bamham.
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Dean, John R. Hutcheson (3) Jack '
Hicks' K. S. McCall, E. CT McLean.
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