North Carolina Newspapers

A PROGRESSIVE REPUBLIC/i NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES. BU HGTON, ALAMANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, JULY 10,1914. FARMEfiS’ iiBEAT MOVEMENT f B&g HaU; Days in £v«ry CoBBiuiiity in BehaU of PubUc ImproTemenU. iikei! Bays’ Work Each Year Saleish, July 4.—At a meeting of tile North, Carolina State Council of the Farmers’ Union in Balei^h, July and 2 the matter of setting apart a number of days this, sanuner and fall to be known as rally days was dis cussed at length. 'It was the opinion of the entire council that such action should be taken, and a committee wan Kj>pointed to formulate a program and arrange for the proper observance of tbfse special days. This coilttnittee met Thursday evening and decided to recommend tbs observance of three ^ days by all the farmers and local un ions of the State in the ofllowing or- dfir; COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DAY. The suggested work to be done Dy the community is as follows: Improvement of roads—community, ^lurch and school. Improvement of School Grounds, si:hooi houses and the establishment of school gardens. Improvement of churchcs chnrch- prrounds and cemeteries. It is suggested by the committee tfsai the people of the various com munities of the state meet as early os is convenient on the morning of that day at the distyct school build ing, or at the church of at some con venient place in the community and devise ways and means of carrying ,;J$;t , the saggestioas^ of the commit tee. . , It wouid be well while the men and AD VANCE oil MEXICO CITk>, MGES CELEBRATE FOUITHI THE COMMISSIONERS MEH THE mRTH AT MEBANE ’ ^ Federal Troops Have Seen Sent to Ke- inforce the Federal Garrison at Mexico City. CoDStifutionalists’ Streogth Eagle ?ass, Texas, July 3.—^Infor mation brought byjpiessengers from Saltillo todny was that troops from the division of the east have been or dered by General Pablo Gongales tc proceed inunediately to Querctarc. This move is regarded as significant at. the part the division of the east intends to play in the final assault on Mexico City, as the 'inal stand of the federais probably w>U ';o made at Queretaro. The moveCient to Queretnro. it is thought here, aiso was precipiceted by tht withdrawal of fedoral troops un der General Pascual Orozco liaom ihe Queretaro garrison to reinforce the Slexico City garrison. Word has been recelvoj hore' that ccnstitufionaKst troops under Gen. Tesus Carranza, thics miles from San bXiis Potosi, have takpn Ceritos in the State of S?!i Luis Posoti. 'ihv rail road has bfen repaired to Geritos. Troops that go to Queretaro will be di-awn from the cominan.1 or General Carranza, who has 18,000 now. Colonel I'rancisco Mariel, who is operating under the command of Gen eral Jesus Cf.rranza, arrived at Saltillo yesterday to discuss with tlie iirst chief conditions in the neid nefir b.i>i Luis Posoti. He said the entire coun- try was fi iendly to ihe constitutional ists and that if sufficient arms couid be provided Genera! Jesus Carranza could have a force of 35,000 within a few days. Col«ncl-3o*e HeniBcdea iiirze, with 600, and Colonel Laraga, with i,00rt had joined General Car boys are at work in improving thejianza recently, and that there were loads, school yards, church yards, etc., j lo,000 moro recruits anxious to join .lowing Rrass seeds on school and! if arms could be provided, church grounds to h;u-e the women I An crroi- niade by American news- and girl.' at work on the improvement! papers i:i n.'fcrri:ig to Alfredo Brc- Thousands Widness Fducatiotisl Tab leau Given by Students st Chap el Hill. Most Interesting Ever Held oC the school and church grounds' in triinspl^jr.ting trees and shrubbery, lur.sins'.Kuitable pictures on the wails of the Itchool rooms, aiid arranging things in onior for the work of the tCpswmi: term. It is further c"da, now in Washington as private Eccivtary of Oeneral Carranza, was pointed out by arrivals from SaltiUo. Brecada, it was explained, was sec- rttary io General Carranza, when Car- ranzc. was governor of Coahuiln, and ei that shaiie trees be planted at the!i;: still attached to Carranza’s staff, mast Seeded places along the public j i'ui the position cf nrivaie secretary highway and that and nearby spring!to the first chief is held by Ouelavo put i;i pro'jicr i!:ai^e. iK.spinosa Jloreles. I'iiiVix'nci- Gi^nera! \'ii!a 1 ‘.SCHOilL DAY. Iv is SUf::rcste;l hy the coniniittee ti!ut the oper;io.g day ot >c!ioai be set .;;>art by ihe fOiiimiinitj ar.d oiiserv- I'C as “schooi lia.v."’ lleelinp: siiouUl Ic iijiencd with some kind of devo- tiocsl exercises. The resident or lo cal minister should, if possible, be se cured for this purpose. It would be lie)!, 100, to have the sciiooi and the audience join in sliiging one of our aiate aii-s. Then an iiour or two ihould be devoted to the discussion of pertinent topics affecting the com munity life and work of the sehoois. The following are suggested: n wHat way or v.-ays can I Help t'.i improve my school? Cooperation between patrons and teachers—how to secure it. Teaching agriculture and domestic science in the public schools. The du ty of teachers. Farm life schools—how they may he established. Local taxation and rural libraries— iheir worth to the community. —^ Sanitation in the sehoois. Medical J^nspection of school children. How ? may we help. In what way or ways can we help the teaclier to secure better attendance in our puh«*^fcools ? School fairs; county commencement; Iheir worth to the community. In these discussions it is eicpected Continued on Page 8. / ai.d Geiieral Carraiiza, which arc be- i: g arbitrated by a conimissiun at TcrrFon, really were the outgrowth of a ini.sunderftanding, according to the messengers from Saltillo. It; i^ said the treuble arose, u.i least, in part, over the efforts of General Katora ;> crptare Zacatecas. It is saiii General Xatara either wa.s misinformed regardi;--g the num- iitr of foderals in the town, or con cealed the facts, giving General Car ranza the impression that the garri^ SOI. numbered not moie than 5,000 .^fter Natera had iost more than 2,300 men in his assaults he asked II.r reinforcements and it is said, Gen eral Carranza then sent an order to General Villa vused on the informa tion regarding the federal strength given him by Natera. Vilia, having advices that this in- i rmation was incorrect and that the fcderals numbered nearly 14,000, took cxctption to the order. It is believed that when the v.irious facts? are dis cussed frankly at the conference, a conclusion satisfactorj' to both sides will be reached. The fleet of six military aeroplanes gathered by the constitutionalists at Saltillo will be moved to San Luis Po- tosi, according to word reaching here, to be used in the attack on that city. They will be under active direction of Continued on Page 8. Chape! Hill, Jidy 4.—The summer schoci celebrated the Faurlh this morning in fitting style. Several thous4-nd spectators saw the 365 par ticipants portray in tableaux, song, and drama, the thrilling educational and the amusing in the history of the State. The success of the event was far beyond that of any previous year ana would have repaid a trip of any distai:ce to witness it. Each college with a sufficiently liirge delegation presented a short “stunt” with softie historical event as its basis. There were nine displays. Firt place was.won by the Univer sity toys who presented a burlesque of the mediation ocnference at Niag- i.ra Falls. Sesond place went to Dav enport College, who, in spite of hav- irg tell smallest delegation entered, made a fine shoiving with a playlet entitled, “The Triple Alliance,” an in cident from the life of Daniel Boone atid family. OtSier popular scenes were a Ku-Klux-Klan meeting, Betsy Wowdy’s Ride, the visit of George Washington to Salem, Civil War Tab leaux and the Quaker Meeting. REALISTIC SPECTACLES. iGrfat pains weretaken to make the dt tails of the performances as real-, istic as possible. George Wasiiing- ton rede into town in Coach and Four, Ectsy l owdy rode away on her horse, ti> arouse the Patriots, the spinning loom stood in the corner of the colon- ii;l room, the lady of the house at- tirea in the bnlgirig hoop-skirt and ii.o.it i-ealiitic of all, Jlrs. PankhuTst cxirried her hammer in one hand and her mirror in i.ke other. Ti'e oducatiooiil value of greal .‘^pectacU' can bo ruaiized wlicr. one know.s i.hat four hundred teachers will gc back to iheir .“chools with the knov.'iecsge that this ide.T can ne used ill many fornis. The Coiiiity Commissioners Do ({lute a Bit of Routine Work and Ask for Need^ Improvements. Better Railroad Crossings The Board of County Commission- «!rs of Alamance County met in the Courthouse at Graham, on July 6th, at JO otlock A. M., in regular monthly sessio*! with the following members present: George T. Williamson, chair- ii'an; W. H. Turrenfine, Chess. H. Roney, Charles F. Catas, John M. I'ogleman. The following business was ti^nsacted: Ordered, That Blaekmon Thompson Store Company be relieved on State Tax $11.07j same being a corporation and the State tax paid direct to the State Treasurer. Ordered.. That W. T. Huifines be relieved of one poll tax same errone ously listed, he living in Guilford county. Ordered. That ^V'. T. Ingle be re lieved of Graded .School tax in Elmira Graded School, S:^.02, same not in district. . Ordered. That the petition for a change in the public road in Boone Station Township be laid over until the next first Monday. Ordered. That Jac’oi» Horner be re lieved of poll taA on accoufit of dis abilities. Ordered. That C. M. Clark he re lieved of poll t£i>: and road ta.\ on ac count of disal)i!itie.«. Ordered. That Tho.'iias Troliinger, (colored) be relieved of poll tax and road tax on account of disabilities. Ordered. Tliat J. J. Self be author ized to famish Emaliiie Paul in pro- vi.'^ions to the amount of per Old.Soldiers Entertained; Tournament C. C. R., of High Point Writes About THE PROGRESSIVE VIEWPOINT and Ball Game; Patriotic Ad dresses Inspire. Big Crowd-&Qod Time Slebahe, July 4.—One hundred and thirty-six years ago when the im mortal signers of the Declaration of Independence laid the corner-stone of this republic little did they dream that a little over a hundred years lat er it would become the greatest nation on the face of the earth. The town of Mebane was establisii- ed in the year of 1854 and the early settlers of this section probably never for a moment had any idea that the lown yould ever be any more than a country postofSce and railway sta tion. If those iilustrious forefathers of oars who shed their blood for our country’s freedom to the pioneer set tlers of this section cf cur stale could bo with us todaj to help us celebrate this day of our nation’s birth, they would be bewildered at what they i>’ould behold. The great industrial Jeveiopment, railroad, trains, the au tomobile, the telephone, electric lights, giant steam engine.?, electric plants, sii- ships and many otiier things too I’.umerous to mentio!!, would greet t.iem on all sides to give them an iii- Ihe Difference and Ukneas of the two Parties. let’s Ail Get Togetlier” Editor of the Daily News: Please publish the enclosed copies of letters, which have been forwarded by me. C. C, R. High Point, July 3, 1914. Martin F. Dougless, Greensboro, N. C. Dear sir: Your letter of the 13th V^.st, and let ter left at convention enclosed has been received, and your letter noted veiy carefully. Y'ou ask me for a remedy for get ting together. My remedy is my per sonal attitude in the matter. I, and I believe all former Republicans %vho voted for Roosevelt, did so, not as asainst the Republican party which V e all have stood by so loyally, but as gainst the national committee and a few of the bosses %vhose methods we coula not swallow. Now, these national committeemen and bosses can be eliminated, and will bf if the Republican party Viil! only le wise enough to stay intact until i liie time comes to elect their succes?- ' urs, which will be before the next I’.a- fi&ht to what great things have grown out of what they started in the lor-^o"'-ention and replace them wilh clean, hor.eM men; then the ob- j^rct of every Buli iJoose and Progress ive %vili have been aceomplished. We voted for a house clearang; we .took a day off especially for washing *’dirty liren/ Most of the poh'tical JiaL'iijnient? hax*e been clcaned up iilid ago. j The own of iVIebane has kept pace vith and surpassed many other sec- tiors, in this race of progress, and in ( celebration of tliis progress and to honor this day of our nation’s birth they have madfe it u jrsla day and . ave ce!ebrated the *‘GlorioU.-j F^Jiirih” montn fw two months and present an | jtrnnzed iscc'our.i ‘vvith thiK orler at- ^ . 1 ihe rbaractcr oi the day’s ccIcJirn- . - Tu . ,r . miirlv-cd n sreneral cio.s- Orocj‘«:-;i. Thai Holt (mi;t & lioU IMPRESSIVE PROCESSION, Al the ddefration bejran lo as- =cm} !c' in fro:U of A)unii.i Building" nnd i:y lO o’clock the |/n.>i;ession starU i.-d, led r-Y Columbia, Miss Beryl Bea’.i, 01 Hi!!, anti Undo Sam, appro- i'rialoiy roprc.‘^enied i:-2 ihe fore sind of Mr. G. L. Sawyur. After tbi;> coupio L'jinio Pntf. Wniker, dirtv* toi ui summer Prosid^MJt E.- K. (Jrahr.m, ex-Prcyidcni Kemp P. ri;'.'Ule aiJil K P, !M;;yor Kob- the tovs’n oiV.c-inb: ai’ti lito pro- of tho sunim'.v-* ^vhool. Dehi* d tbe?i‘ marched ihc ehiltiren of the! praciico school, which 1:= run in eon- pocticn with the summer school. I’licy were .-ill dressed comp!;?teIy in white and carried large f!:\crs. Miss Maud Shamburgrer, as Caro- #)ina, wa.9 folloT^ed by the caib^es the order of the date of their foun dation. They wer»; Salem CoP.ojra, 1^7*?: The University of N;>rth Care- Una, VTS9; Lo'iisburj? College, 'C- Ci'uiiford College, 13:57: Grs .■ntboro’-i-v V/onaan CoHege, ISSS; Chowa.n Col- 1ej?e, IS-iS; Littleton College, i54'J; Oxforo College, 1S50; Davenror. Ci'’:- lege, lS5-i; Lenoir College. KeO: S*-3tei Xornial College, 1S91; Southern Pres byterian College, 1896; Meredith CoU sege, 1S99. Ttleredith College foi- lowed by the Independents, a com posite of all the colleiKes, hia;h school? and other institution? that had too small delegations for individua* rep resentation. They had pinnoi on the left shoulder of each a pennant in scribed. “Heinz, r.V Varieties.” The Pre department, so fai'hfu! always in t.mes of celebrations, brought up thf Continued on Page 5. -Mi'i'- b*.* author’xcd u> furni.'^h .diiijiiiri.'i K. Smith in j>ro\i.sioi;s to tbv :‘mouni of per month for* iwo ijfid prvyvr.l ijen)i;:c-d ! Mvii wilh liii? tnikn' uttju-hcd. i Th:il li. N. CuoS^ .SliLritV, It* ijummot: a hiV.'ftM ji’iy uiul tlu‘ tiumu^vs (ii’ 1 y widcraiia. x..-,d fctnu^'lucniiirx «1h‘ rr,atJ throu^’-h thr r,-f H, iiolt ail i ii. Kioui. OrdoiL'ii- Thra T. Wii-imn- W. Tij;-;vii!i.M, Ciu*.-.- ii. i.i'JU'V, t i* , •.Jnh!5 j.’.'g of all factorioH? and i.-usincsA hoUftO.-, an exhibit the town’s re- I scurccs di:-^play*.'d in two largo toi)ac:- co v/archousoj^, a tournament, two ball frames, r=evcral amu:>:!mj:^nt shows and stveral other minor attraciions thn*. go to make up the u-^ual fete day. appcif'ilcil to! i ii ho5: .M. C {••" i.'ir:* {'iuj .ry rr.jii-! > ‘vint.‘. i-v-i't''- i\\ i ■ v!j:c i'jll. 1 • Wlh'i’fj..-. :i of tf A!a:n;;r:w Cfunty hav petili'n;cii U\\^ It; the pro;*:or liailro.ia au- :i'-ori:ii.-.- lo :.i nV, thi> coui'.iy, on i!k' uul- i^idc v’f tho raiiM :aid o.-i the* lu- i fr^'Awn tho rails so tiic c;o.S‘;in,c \vi'l ! L‘ comfortable and less lantx-roiis to traveller^ therefore, be ii. that thi> Soard a.-'k tiie proper a::ihoritjes of the railroad lo farv\ oui the above request a& .soon as i)]ey can conveniently do so. ■“ L': .i- ii i - Tiio re w ;i v, : li'.twi!!'^- the fi.tire d::y Uu- i-.'C'W’ itca aiy one laying, *'Ain'r Ovfl^rcd. That the report of Chas. IK Joh r.?^i'!!, Register of Deed^, be ac- ct-pred a’’:d riled. Ordered. That the report of A. B. ?dci.vee[. Superintendent of the Coun- ty Home, be accepted and filed. Ordered. That the report of G. Ab. Fogleman. Superintendent of Koads. be accepted and filed. Ordered. That the report of Geo. W. Long, Superintendent of Health, be fxcepted and liled. It is ordered by this board that R. Cook, Sheriff of Alamance Coun ty, proceed at once to collect all un- Continued on Page 4. ; ro I’.uw on the cloihes liTie. Vor God'a lot’s r.ot forsake the unpiya.-ar.t ;ob ut;til ii is all clea.-ed up. siarchi^d r>nd ironed, j:ut let’? not destroy it i!i the proce;.r. You .“^ay, t»y the forcf- of tvent.v and uitb.out i2rc!ijeditati;>:; we four.d cr.r- teivf'.- in the Pj’ogresi^iw' par’v. This rorreiJ.. In other v.ord.- we drift' cf.l vim the Pi'o;rre;'>-ive.': not }>ecaui:e '>vc hated ihe Kepu'iiican par’y ihal wc have always stood by Icyally, Ir. point of v.X‘:ithcr conditions the i,ul because wu liaie.l tho r.K.'Lhnii:^ of ciay ucir- an idcu! ,no. Tho fcarly' the bo-.es and wa-ietJ to r^buko i loohe.; riit:!’-- tlircatoninsr. ^ ijo,.,, i;i x,,;.ih ( uruiinn wv ;i;id ;v but ;;s vio (i;«y .idvKiiced (he clouds | i,- .L^-h' cilmiU !‘V puc iv;.y !I ;( b.iirht ;;m! idorinii-; ifolt re.. .i!i Rwi-;:- pioiiiif.i hour- ort '.r l)'.'.. j’:!r'y wM'.' ,v ’.ili '..’tv.' r.rr Tr;- lii.l • ;n tii’.!;-.!*':'. *'f i'ai'':y {•-■ i\-v v.iii/h ll li;;-; ..1- V. •V'' ’ v;i ;l f!;J 'W ibr.l n.v-:. \vh;. /Uoi ir.:.-.-, ..-/k p;,riy w.iAr had bL-.Mi-U' .-l-:-.’ ■ a:'d } j-;. wc bioat 'lien: i:. i-vt*'-y at.d he /ifjiu!i!ica.*' v,'!i >u«y i'; ov';-';' of the'.n will 1L- .‘limir.aie.i. -Now, i do j'.oi i.eliovc i: v.'Ouiil i Vv'ise to Try m do?roy the K-ep;iii]ica pjiriy arid lo |-.in:d its ihe rro.urej^s^ive party. I want lo tbal I beUcvo ihere ip absolutely .u) {iher grourd fc-r the os tr I i.ild on, or maicrial to l wi:!i. i* uUerjy ab^.uvd lo my mirxt t'* t'r-lr.k tl" • a i*«'vrrin!abjc party couM 1*0 bni! .;p in either jsia^e or nati>>!; l.y r • -:its from ih».- r'omocratic p.ir- ly. ihey a:v i much intoxicate i ever their minoriiy victory ju.-=t now to give the manor a ihough at this lime. Both the UopubHoan? and i-emocratic partie.^ will be in slov; haste to annex them?e:ves wirh a new party f-ince ihe Populist party turn ed our to be only a boomerang *r* I oth. Then again the Republican par ty, e.=;pec:aMy in North Carolina, which bajj withstood the abuse and odium that has been heaped upon it by the er.emy for these many years and with out reward or even the hope or re ward, and still remain loyal, will not Continued on Page 2. Tht'2’0 v»as a ircmeiid.y.v= f .-(.'veral ihoiisand pcr>=oj;'= They bcii’aii poaj- i;.i; U'W'.'i early ajs six M'clock thi?: mor:;- jj IT by i::i o\;b.>ck the i^treoi? v.'-jvo si.”.-g:r;;r of hi:nja?:ily. They v'l-nic hi baggio.=;, c:irri:;j;v^. waj/un.'. harj^(;b-uk, on loot :jn-l I.\ train arid in I'act ewi’v way e.Ncvpi ! > r-.'.cnnVi'Oat ar:d flying mac'hinc. They ‘.vn.-re here—old y.'ur.;‘--in their very be.-t clolJie*:, al! i^eJU on a Jiood time-. OLD SOLD!KRS i’.XTERTAiNKD. Special pai'.'.s Irxd Iveen taken Ordered. That the matter of chang-1co-ifort and pleasure itigr the road near D. JI. Elder’.- be iie.Ti'd the lirst monday in .Aufru.^t. of oid Confederate !^oldiers. .4 mitti-e provided each with a badge, wiiicli admitted him to a .special free dii'.i’.cr which u-as sened to these old htroe? who wore tho trray. Yiir corresponden: spent last ni^rht al the Mebane House and when he woke :his morning h-:; found that dui’- inp the nifrht the town had been beau tifully deooi'ated with .A.nierican flaps. In tho dining room we found our host- ts.i had remembered the day by deco- latiiig the center piece on the break fast table with tiny .American flagp, a fitting beginning for the day’s cele bration. -■^fter breakfast we fell in with our Continued on Page 2.