North Carolina Newspapers

TWO N wn page one) i Glover, who olh lungs, is r;*ost delight this after- iu) wore a red is worn by tht he proved ■I', '.vife and si.\ r has a wife engaged in rnuMierer are u>v, Ti anxious- r.i^ 01 the eap- !>y the posse rony for the poscofnce in iv.is jeen no- ind It is nor is possi- v. i i be offer- >i' C;ic cUtiior- ol‘ ti e mur- ri3%'e(l. at lf addi- All ;;-oads in ng- picketed ichc'! The ^'aard and liiL t'snse. Carlton, of are exhib- iily which -S. Double b'.' Gxtreme- (r^n'i^'n grew cultivation jralgia? .m ner- te, bad health. ndB in xJth re- arkable e most teeth. tE, f A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED li. f a AMEKICAj^ HOMEIS AND AMEIJIC^ INDUSTRIES. VOL. IlL BURLINGTON, N. C, FEBRUARY 15,1911. VADESBgRO SWEPT IV ABISASTESOUSniE Believed to be Work of Incendiary —Loss, $100,00^—Men Caught With Blockade Whiskey Snspec- ed of Crime. Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 10.— Fire, believed to have been of in cendiary origin, caused a proper ty loss of $100,000 early today at Wadesboro, N. C., the insurance being about half. Several months ago two men driving a wagon load of blockade whiskey were surrounded by a posse on lands owned by J. D. Horne, a promi nent merchant of the town. The wagon, team and whiskey were seized and sold under the inter nal revenue laws, but the men escaped before the fire of the posse, one of them being wound ed. Recently Home was threat ened for his part in the raid and although he had taken every pre caution, fire was discovered in his store just before light this morning and the odor of oil was apparent. The losses are: J. D. Home, building and stock, $12,000, in surance, $5,000: Liles Depai't- ment Store, stock, $60,000, in surance, $30,000; J. A. Hardison, building, $10,000, insurance, $2,- 500; Blalock Hardware Company, C. S. Wheeler and other stores adjoining, damage by fire and water. No arrests have follow ed the fire. r ' Go Soutib, Yonag Main! Colnnabia (S. C.) State In the good old days when Hor ace Greeley was telling the far mers and the school-teachers what to do ambitious men used to grope their way into the West and take up quarter sections, ar- rapgirg at the same time a prop er defense against tbe Indians and paying nightly that in good time arilroad would pass near their property and enable them % to market whatever their lands eould be persuaded to yield. ‘ ‘Go West, young man!'’ met with a hearty response and despite many and great obstacles the West was won and most of those who went into the new country eventual wealth and prosperity. Some people think that with the passing of the opportunity in the West there is no further chance to emigrate. Yet the South offers opportunities incom parably better than any the West ever did or could offer. We have no lands to give away, it is true, but it is possible to buy a fair acreage in the South for about what the trip West used to cost Moreover, the land that would be obtained in the South is good land, capable of producing the finest crops, and so situated that these crops can be easily market ed. The climate here is far and away better than the climate in the West, and there are just a- bout as good people in the South as can be found anywhere in the world. Answering Ci?0 Questions. Ohio State Joxsrnal. There is a bill before the Mis souri legislature which makes it amisdemeanorf or a railroad agent to refuse to answer a civil ques tion; meaning probably an un civil answer t» a civil question. It would be so hard to inforce such a law that it would be bet ter not to have it at all. But the bill doubtless has its origin in a situation. There are many, ma ny uncivil answers to questions asked by the traveling public. Many of them are no doubt so simple and unnecessary as to n.~ rouse the impatience of the agent and so he sputters out a swift and unsatisfactory answer. One cannot altogether blame him, for we would all do_ about as he does if we were in his place. But this, of course, is no ex cuse. The Bible wmewhere com mends those who are “not easily provoked,’’ and so the spirit of gentility and kindness should ever be on its guiard against those who attack it with ignoraot and thoughtless questions. And then it is really a great pleasure, even in moments of provocation to be serene, kindly and submis sive. And it should also be re membered that many people trav el so little that when they do stray from home they are so sus picious of their own knowledge and ability that they reach out for support in every direction. They are entitled to considera tion. They should be tenderly cared for. ELlMiMTE IT, Worth Street to be Opentd* In the United States circuit court Monday at Greensboro Judge Boyd rendered his deci sion in tihe case of the Southern Railway Compiany against our city, granting the city the right to extend Worth Street across the North Carolina Railroad track near the water tank. The Rail road Company appealed from Judge Boyd ruling. Among the attorneys appearing in this case was Mr. D. Fonville of Char lotte, son of Mr. Lindsey Fon ville of this city. >LINA Mr. Thomas Russell Died. Mr. Thomas Russell died in the home of his daughter Mrs. Florence Martin near Plaid Mills Feb. 8th 1911, aged 60 years, 10 months and 3 days. After several months sickness with lung trou ble. He leaves 3 brothers 4 sisters 3 sons and 4 daughters and 15 living grand children. The funeral was conducted in the home on the 9th by Rev. J. D. Andrew and the body laid to rest beside his ,ife in|gPine Hill Cemetery. SOUTHERN KAILWAV BHMiEHANTS Washington, D. C., February 8.—As the result of exhibits made by the Southern Railway and affiliated lines at various fairs and expositions in the North and West last falf, the Land In dustrial department of the South ern has the names of several thousand people who are interest ed in the South with the view of looking for homes. Exhibits were maintained by the Southern and affiliated lines at the Pittsburg Land Show, the Illinois State Fair at Springfield, the Wisconsin State fair at Milwaukee, and the New York State Pair at Syracuse. These exhibits were viewed in the aggregate by over a half Million people according to re ports just compiled by the Land and Industrial Department of the Southern. In addition as large a number visited the exhibit of the South and its Resources made jointly at the Ohio Valley Ex position in Cincirmati by the railroads of the Southeast. The agricultural possibili ties of the Southeast were displayed to magnificent advantage at these fairs, the Southern Railway ex hibits receiving most favorable notice at all of them. From 10, 000 to 15,000 persons visited the exhibit daily at the Pittsburg Land Show coming from all the middle states and from Canada. A large number of thrifty Ger man farmers were among those most interested at Wisconsin State Fair. The exhibit of the varied products of the Southeast at the Illinois State Fair and the New York State Fair interested thousands who had previously considered cotton practically the only product of the South. Thou sands of pieces of literature were distributed showing the oppor tunities for profit in other lines of agriculture in the South. May—Stansell In the home of the bride’s par ents Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Stan- sell comer of Front and Hoke Streets, Mr. Floyde May and Miss Drucilla Stansell were happi ly united in the bonds of matri mony at 8 p. m. Thursday Feb. 9th 1911 by Rev. J. D. Andrew. Quite a number of friends were present to witness the ceremony and extended their good wishes for a bright future to this popu lar couple. A London editor finds our sail ors “thinfaced and sad.” The ones he saw must have stumbled upon a copy of London Punch by mist ' B Ytr^iQia Pilot. Hon. J. E. West, memlw of the House of Delegates of the last General Assembly and now a candidate for the State Senate form the district comprisin;^ the counties of Nansemond, South ampton and Isle of Wight, is a- gainst the fee method of com pensating public officials, but thinks “the system is onj^fan in iquitous pi*opo8ition in the cities and large counties, wher*j the large salaries are paid under it. ” Wit tbis view the Times-Dispatch disagrees, declaring that “the fee system in its entirety should be; wiped out*’ and that “the principle ought not to be limited in any case.” Our Richmond contemporary is dead right The fee sy^^tem operates not only to ovei^y grossly officials in the larg«r cities and counties, but woefully ti) un derpay those in the smaller c ©un ties. In both cases injustic e is wrought—in the former, to the people, who have to pay the bills and are mulcted to the extent of the overpayment; in thiii latter, to the officials who are not ex>m- pensated in proportion to the value of services rendered. To remedy the one is no let's in ;^um- bent upon the State than to eure the other. The only way tc> do equity to all parties conieemed is to eliminate the fee system, root and branch, and place £ill pubUc officials on a sslary basis, cover ing all fees into the public fci’eas- ury. This is what ought to be done and what will be dona in the not distant future, if the voters will only exercise theijf in herent right to demand of every aspirant for a seat in the Gtmer- al Assembly how he stand;? on this important question and then withhold their support from any and all candidates who refuse degnitely and unequivocally to commit themselves, in advance of nomination and electior,, to abolition of the inixoitous sys tem. The situation is one which the people can cure if and when they will. The remedy li s in t^ie ballot, snd its applicati;n is in the hands of the voter. DelightfnUy Entertahicdc A party sparkling with wit and boiling over with humor at which those present were tastily dress ed was given at the home of Miss Byrd Dailey on last Friday night. The party was composed of sin gle and married ladies, fifty two in number half of .which were dressed like boys and all l)eing attired in costumes represe nting boys and girls from ten to four teen years of age. The first prize a large, red strips, pound stick of eandy was won by Miss Bessie Hol t who acted the boy the best. The sec ond prize was awarded Mrs. Sin- glet^r who was the prettiest girl and with whom all the boys fell in love at first sight. Refresh ments suitable to the occosion consisting of animal cakes, pea nuts and red candy was served. These entertainments are given annually and always enjoyed by those present. rmHUNENT CiUniUNUN T6 SPEAK IN ATUNTA Washington, D. C. Feb. 14.— J. Eiwood Cox, President of the Commercial National Bank of High Point, will speak for the State of North Carolina, before the Southern Cummercial Con gress in Atlanta, March 8th, 9th, and 10th. Mr. Cox was appoin: ted a member of the State Com mittee for this occasion by Gov; Kitchin. He has bad honorable esonnection with business affairs* in North Carolina since 1883. His speech before the them Commercial Congress will be to the topic '‘The Solid South of Business. ” Equally distinguish ed men from each of the other Southern States will speak to the same topic, thus, bringing together the latest authoritative word re^rding the business status of each state in the South. Each of these speeches will latter be used for national distribution. Mr. Cox was bom in North hampton county. He received his education in Guilford College, the Business College of Baltimore and at Earlham, and the Friends College of Indiana. He taught for a short time and in 1883 he s^ociated himself with Captain W. H. Snow at High Point in the manufacture of spokes, hand les shuttle blocks and bobbin heads, r Some years ago Mi. Cox sokJ oiiit his spoke and handle busi^iess, and nas confined his factodpy to bobbin heads and shuttle blocks. Although he has laid the basis of his large fortune in this business, Mr. Cox has been interested financially in many of the successful enter prises of his native City and State. He is a director in the Greensboro Loan & Trust Co. director in the Vir^nia Tjmst NO. 40 mm Back the President Philadelpliia I^ord. President T^t is tiding to bring down the cost of living by doubl ing the area of recigrocal trading in the nec^siirieis of life on the North American Continent The scheme is full of benevolent iand beneficent intent It is the large plan of a large man, who knows that the game of statesmanship is a gameofg^veand take equiva lents. We believie that the people of the United States understand the virtue and the value of the reciprocityi a^ement submitted for the sanction of Congreiss, and that they will so stand behind the PresidentlasjSto' comma nd final approval.£|£’S No state m the Union will be more greatly advantaged by rieciprocal trstdiii^ with Canada than Pennsylvania, Our mines and nmnuf actories are the near est and cheapest source of sui)ply for the mo&t densely inhabited part of Canada^ streching south ward within the envelop$!lig chain of the Gi^t Lakes. No represen tative of this state in either branch of Congress can raise his voice or cast his vote against the proposed agreement, without treachery to his great constitu ency. Canada Is rich in the pro ducts we need. We get from her an equivalent for every conces sion we grant SALARIES FOB COUNTY OFFICERS Mir- Herman Stansell made a flying trip to Durham Sunday, ipany, of Richmond, director in the First National Bank of Thomasville, the Jefferson Life Insurance Company and is Trus tee of the Guilford College en- downment fund, the latter posi tion carrying, with it much res ponsibility. In 1891, Mr. Cox with Dr. W. G. Bradshaw, organized the Commercial Natinal Bank, now the largest bank in the county. At the beginning, the capital, stock of the bank was only $50,- 000, but it has continually ^own in strength and usefulness. Mr, Cox has been President of the Bank since it was chartered and has been ably assisted by Dr. W. G. Bradshaw either as Cashier or Vice President. He is Presi dent of the Globe-Home Furni ture Company and owns stock in other factories. He is a man of great public spirit, and his acquaintance ex tends widely outside of his na tive state, havini^ among his customers and friends many foreign houses. Bill WiU Be tore Tuetday C^raatiag €t uter to Pr«fi0icd Fnu Win- stoa-Salen to Rdkigl. Greensboro, Feb. l&^The in dications we th^tO have another ndli^d in another year or so and^mpetitive freight rates^ Tu3i^y a bill will be in troduced in the Ii^slature gj;ant- ing a charter for a propo$^ rail road ruiihinjgr from Winsttn-Sa- Ipm to Raleigh, eQjitie^ng with t jse Raleigh & at Ral eigh and t^N>H^k Wi^tem ati Winston^S^ein. A bill vrfli also be:obt{dn€jd line from Green^bord toMaaison, Vance county, /Mnnectihg with the Norfolk & Westell) at Rox- boro and the Seaboard it ^ Both of tjhe routes, will be sur veyed and an e^ort made to se cure capital sto^ for tile propos ed epmpimieB. The Winston to Raleigh line, would go fifm Win ston to High Point; thence to Greensboro, I and to Burlington. After lea ving Burlington it would not touch a point within iO miles of the Southern until near Btal* eigh. It would be a shorter route to Raleigh firom here by ^bout 10 miles. Simpsoi^Miller^ Being a man of quiet tastes, the new president of the steel trust may be able to worry along on a reduced salary of $50,000. Dr. Wiley the Agricultural Chemist says emphatically that he will retract nothing he has said about whiskey. Boil the whiskey! All in favor ol' puttiug pur county officers on Salaries in stead of Fees sign the Coupon below and send to the DIS- PATCHj, this means $3000.00 a year in the pockets of the lax Payers of Alamance County. Hon. J. Elmer Long, House of Representatives, Raleigh, N.C. I favor putting our County officers on Salaries in stead of Fee?, paying them fair and libeial but not ex travagant salaries and ask you to have a bill passed makin J this a law. Signed : News and Obaemr. Guilford county ^ved ten thou sand dollars last yfear by paying salaries instead Of ?fees to coun ty officers. If the pledge made Wake voters in 1906 had been carried out there would be $40,- 000 cash in the W^kie treasury or that amount ofgobd roads would |iave been buip Tl^ bi]^ coun ty that does not to county officers is making a pres ent to them of tew much pay ^d taxing the people too much. Even if a county. did not save a cent by putting the officers on salaries, the accouriting system that it requires apdi secures is enough to warrant its adoption. Where fees are paid no record is kept of many transactions. Where salaries are paid a record is kept of eve:^ transaction. It would be a wise thing for this Legislature to pass a general act by which, upon the petition of one-fifth of the qualified voters, the county commissioners should be required to submit the ques tion of ‘ ‘salary ” or ‘ ‘fees’’ for county officers in any county at the next regular election. Fees must go, for county offi cers in the interest of securing proper records and for economy and for the uniform fee bills. This reform should come in eve ry county, big and little, and the sooner the better. [But our County Commission ers even declined to call a meet ing of the tax payers of Ala mance, to discuss this question. The Editor of the News and Ob server says; ‘ ‘This reform should come in eyery county, big and little, and the sooner the better.” Alamance is a little county in size only, and stands 19th in the 98 counties, as to the amount of State Taxes j there being 79 coun ties in North Carolina that pay less into the State Treasury, than Alamance, stiU there are some who would make you believe that Alamance is a pauper county]. Chtvch item. St. Athanasius’ Branch Of the Junior Auxiliary was organized at the Rectory, on Tu^day after noon Feb. 7. at 3:30 with the following charter members; , Misses Gena, Winnie and Nina Squires, Mable and Ruth King Atha Carter and Master Finley Williamson. The following offic ers were elected-^,Leader, Mrs. J. B. Gibble* Pres. Miss Gena Squires, Vice Pres. Miss Winnie Squires Sec. Miss Ruth King, Treasurer Master Fjhley William son; The Branch Virill meet every Wednesday after oon at 3:00, A b^utiful marriage was sol emnized Thunt^y evening at 7: 30 at tl^e honie of Mr. JohnlSppy of Altamahaw when Vaughn Rosa Miller |^eaxne the bride of G. A. Simpsw a not^ Farmer af R. F. Di 8/%fU»r ^ vows were spoken by^ Rev. Frank Isley the bridal i«^y drove to the i^ooms home they vvillmake thOirfutuze^h^^ Sev eral of the brides frieiijiJs were present The bride was |t^ed in a lovely cre^ wedding with hat and s^ovesv jdo«t^ Tl^e: groOm wo^ navy > blue suit. The preset^ by the bride aure beautiful cW8ist^ Ing chiefly of silver. The bride is one of the sweetest ^d most charming young girl and Mr. Simpson is to be con^tulated in winning her hand. Mr. Simp son lived in Burlington some, time ago. Post Office Site Seleci«l* The Treasury Department has selected the Gant property on Corner ofi^pring and Davis Street as the site for uje Fedeml build ing to be lised^ the home of the Post Office. The lot selected is 120 by 125 feet to cost $8,500. It is remembered that an a|^prop- nation of $10,000 ha« be^n set a- side by congress for the purehtcse of site. The next move will be to get an appropriatran for building. For YwOin Do this. See Dr. N, Rosen- stein at the Burlington Drug Co. Tuesday February 21st, and at Mebane Wednesday February 22th, at the WWte House. The ^rvice which he renders to all spectacle wearers, and piarticul- airly to those who have the most complicated eye trouble, are the very best of which many of the Alamance County citi^ns can indulge, and his chargers a*^ moderate. V' SevUi-Atlaiitk Ibmo^ The annual statement* of the South-Atlantic Life Insurance Company, of Richmond, Va., whose announcement is found In another coli|i^, shows the fol lowing increase during Oie past fiveyears: Gross premiums, (in crease), $^,596.62; insurance in force/(inoneaise), $8,029.'^; adniitted assets/(increase), $507, 182.83; ih'CreibBe of insuranee in force for 1$10 over that of 190©, $1,984,18^..,^^ . , ... '/'/ II. m', While the standpatters in the Senate continue to oppose the election. of Sejiators by popular vote, the are electing them without the Senate’s per mission* * Champ Clark favors an extra session of Congress. does the small ho^ favorsSJan^jtearlie** Christinas.-.’ r V/