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BDELINGTON, ALAMANCE COUNTV, NOBTH CABOtlNA, FRIDAY. OCTOBPR 16, 1914.
MR. THOS. C. CABTEK ON WHAT|
HE BELIEVES. |
,Ti> the Voters and Tax Payers of Ala
mance County:
The Republican-Progressive party,
bKving seen fit to sel^ me as their
■s^aedaid-beaier and candidate foi the
legfislature, I purpose to acquit myseU;
honor to tite .test of my abfl-
ity in the interest of this good county
and its noble citizenship.
As a native bom citizen of Ala
mance and one who has cast his for
tune with her, I ain deepiy interested
in her welfare, and intensely inter
ested in her progress, and am cast
ing my weak self upon her altars of
service through the Republican-Pro
gressive party. This devotion has al»
ready caused me to see that she is la
boring under great adversity of con
ditions; and is on the verge of col
lapse under the enormous debt accru
ed by virtue of the Democratic parly.
Ar sure as progress is the universal
law of nature, change is its condition.
The Democratic party has had full
sway in Alamance county for many
years, and has failed so far to keep
pace with this great law; consequently
we are now facing the results. As
sure as there is a diver.sity among:
men, we cannot afford to iet any set
of men run the affairs of the county
for life-time.; if we do they will at
least use their position to their own
aggrandizement, and the party that
placed them there, and forget alto
gether the people and the county. Do
you think the Democratic party and
itj officers are s?rving the county to
its best interest? It is a fact chat
cannot bs disputed that the Demo
cratic party is an instrument of its of
fice holders to secure its success and
thereby continue them in office. I
appeal to the fair-minded, patriotic
people of Alamance county to these
facts to givs me and the Republican-
Progressive party their support.
If elected, I shall do all in my pow
er, not only to serve you in the coun
ty, but to faithfully perform my du
ties in this good State. I shall do all
in my power for the direct primary
which will help you in the future, to
keep off such eonditions that now ex
ist ia this county and State; and
thereby make the parties iastrutnents
of the people.
I favor the amendments to the con
stitution and I commend them to you
. at the polls; I favor the platform of
the Republican-Progressive party as
to local affairs. Wlsich are as fol
lows: The abolition of the county
treasuPir as it is unnecessary and
will mean a saving to the finance cf
the county. I believe in an election
of the county board of Education by
the people; a remodeling of the road
system, and all other chanses that
are necessary to the welfare of the
cour.ty and are demanded by the peo
ple. Read our platform.
I am rot pleased over the condi
tions that now exist in the industrial
world which are incumbent or. the
national administration; and do not
believe that the European war is :he
cause. These things will be discussed
in the joint campaign in the county.
Come out and hear them.
If you are in favor of the changes
and policies enumerated, vote for me
ar.d the ticket and we assure you, our
thanks and the recognition you de
serve, I am,
Your5 in the cause,
THOS. C. CARTER.
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HaBoween Oyster Supper.
The Junior Philathea Class of the
Methodist Protestant Churcli, vrill
give a Halloween Oyster Supper, up'
town, Saturday evening, October 31,
1314. Exact place will be announced I
later. The public invited. '
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Sa|^ An fishermen in British Colum
bia earn $15 a day, and some in
stances when the catch is exception
ally good as mach as $2S s day.
WITH THE COUNTY CANDI
DATES.
The Editor of l^is papear went out
yesterday with the County : Candidates
to Pattersons Town^ip where the
campaign was formally opened. The
Democrats elected to speak first, and
from their standpoint did remarkably
well, of course they laid all the bl:>.me
upon the war, and lauded tiie nation
al administration to the highest, and
also praised the State administration,
but had very little to say regarding
county conditions except to admit that
there was a large r;ounty debt, but did
not tell how much it was, or deny
that is was as large as charged by onr
candidates, in fact I expect we have
the figures entii'ely too low. They
have 'the books and records and as
they won’t tell how much the indul>t-
edness is, it is hard to give the ex
act figures, they also failed to tell
how much the saving to the tax pay
ers is by the adoption of the salary
system as against the old fee system.
Our candidates acquitted themselves in
a creditable manner and won friends.
Our candidate for the Legislature
charged the Democrats with oounling
Mr. John M. Coble out of the nomina
tion for county commissioner after
he had received a ?najority of the con
vention, and while they would not de
ny thi.'i, they demanded that we prove
it. knowing of course that we did not
have the minutes of the Democratic
con%-cntion, but we have the proof
all right and I perEonally told Mr.
John M. Coble that we had it. Mr.
Coble replied that he did not know
hw it was, but it seemed to him tiiat
something was wrong. The voters
CO not seem to be interested in what
the Demcicrats have to say, which
would seem to indicate that they have
their minds made up to swat their, at
the proper time and as they read the'
papers to get the war news, do not
care to go out to the s]>eakings to hear
the war blamed for all the -■iins of
omission and commission committed
by the Democrats. The Democrasic
county candidates would not speak at
Alamsr.ca cotton mills last night and
Srave as thtir excuse that the_v,eat*ier
was too bad. A lai-ge crowd had g.ith-
ercd to hear them and some were bad
ly disappoi!ited. Our opponents will
have to make a better explanation as
to the cause of hard times than they
have been doing or Use a large vote.
The people are gettin,? wise to this old
and want som-.;thing more plaus
ible. The candidates are at Friendship
today and at Bei-nont Mills tonight.
Will give an account of the doihgs in
our next issue, watc’i for it, you will
want to know hox they are progriiSs-
ing.
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Prize Offered by the Graham Chaplti'
Daughters of the Confederacy.
A prize of a Five Dollar Gold Piece
is offered by the Gr>iham Chrjoter,
Daughters of the Confederacy, for the
best essay entitled, ‘*A P^ketch Com
paring the Livo.s, Personal Character
istics and Military Leadership of R.
E- Lee and Thomas J. Jackson.” Any
white person ui'der twenty-one years
of age attending the public schools
in Alamance County may compete
for thi.s prize, and this pledge must
be signed to each paper: “This is the
original work of
.” (Signature).
The best three papers will be road
as part of the program of Lee-Jack-
son Day as celebrated by the Chap
ter, and three judges will deter.iiine
the sticcessfal one.
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All papers r-.ust be sent to Miss
Mamie Parker by Thanksgiving.
For any information further, apply
to: Miss Mamie Parker, Graham, N.
C.
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One man we rather fee! for in thee
perilous times is Walter Damrosch,
who has 13—yes, IS nations represent
ed in that Symphony orchestry of his.
And Mr. Damrosch ia more or less
temperamental himself.
Shxrpc Family Held Reuaioii Lw
Week.
Last Thursday at the hospitaHe
home of Mr. tnd Mrs. A, I. Isley, in
thif county, seven miles from here,
the Sharpe family held an enjoyable
reunion. The people who cai*ie front
a !on|> distance were supplied with
bulging basfcttji Every arrival was
met by Mrs. .V. I. Isley, "Cousin Min
erva." Ainon,i those presei:^ we.e
three who had passed four-3coro years.
They were John Sharpe, Mrs. Betsey
Sharpe and Miss Laura Isley. Sev
eral were present who were three
score and ten, and quite a lar5fe -n im-
ber of curly-headed tots,
W. E. Sharpe delivered an address
of welcome and the Bev. Mr. Swain,
who was the much-loved pascu’* of
many of them for aeven years, airo
spoke a few welcoming words. The
#*rst Sharpes allied themselves with
the M. P. Church to which most of
them now belong.
The table for the nieal was 108
feet long, beautifolly festooned with
v.'hite crepe j aper ard decorated with
vases of roses and dahlias. While
the ladies were preparing it a guest
book and pencils had been provided.
There were 2:’B signatures of Sharpe.^
and immediate relatives.
Rev. Mr. Whitaker asked the bless
ing. The table was loaded to groan
ing with the dinner, consisting of mut
ton, beef, hams and chicken boiled,
b;^ked, fried jrnd fricassed. cakes,
pastries, pickles.
Follovring the dinner, J. Lonp,
who is a relative of the Sharpes traced
^ the family history. Beginning at
jCiorowell’s timt; when m-jst of (hem
were beheaded he followed tht- family
110 the emi^aht rrom feaden Baden,
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Fngland, do%vii to Boston Sharpe, who
■ settled in Alaiiiance County iiaar
^ Brick Church and who married Miss
I KUzabeth Garmt, six sons and two
^daughters beint the tssiie of that
marriage, all living to attain m:\n-
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hood and womanhood, the forcbears
I of the present bharpes. Mr, Long
recounted whit .t pure and sturdy race
, these people wtre and said that among
j their dcsceridant.s were jurists, bank
ers, physicians and many other emi
nent men of various vocations.
The remainder of the afternoon was
df.'oted to tennis, croquet and cither
gnmes by the younger set and con
versation by the older folks.
At 4 o’clock the company began to
disperse to thtir many homes, each
and everyone expressing their enjoy
ment of this pleasurable occasion.
No finer day could have been had
than this balray indian Summer day,
and this reunion brought together
many relativus who in all probability
nei'er would have met otherwise.
The Oneida lend from Graham fur-
n'shed splendid music during the en
tire day and added much to the oc
casion.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph .\mbrose Bur
bage
request the hoiicr of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Lunette
to
Dr. L. Roy Cates
on Monday Afternoon, October
r.inetc-enth
One thousand nine hundred and
fourteen
at two-thirty o’clock
Baptist Church
Conway, South Carolina
At Home
October twenty-fifth,
Kingstree, South Carolina
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Russia says she has no desire to
appropriate Persian territorj'. But
she has been appropriating it, and
England has permitted her to get
away with it.
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Let it be remembered, in behalf of
the redoutabb Conniemackmen, that
they piled up a grand total of one
lun in two games against Boston.
VICE-PRESIDENT GIVEN A CALL
ING DOWN.
Mr. Marsttall Had Given Permission
for Picture Taking-^Did Not
Have Authority.
Washington, Oct. li.—Senator Ov
erman today gently but firmly re-1
minded Vice Presiient Marshall that|
ha h^ Eo right to grant privileges to [
any one to take pietures or anything
else in the United States Capitol; that
the Vice President was only a pre
siding officer, a figurehead, was not
a member of that august body, and
therefore his action yesterday in giv
ing Fred J. Haskins permission to
take moving pictures of the Senate
was unauthorized and should not have
occurred.
Senator Overman is chairman of
the rules committse and therefore
must be consulted before any one is
granted permission to take pictiires
or pull off any other stunts around the
capitol other than strictly legislative.
Yesterday Haskins applied to the Vice
President to make moving pictures
of the Senate “in action,” Mr. Mar
shall thought it a good idea and at
o:;ce gathered together a few Senators
and the chaplain the Rev. Prettyman,
and the movies were made.
Mr. Prettyman, it is said, raised his
eyes heavenward four times and of
fered “prayer.” Senator Luke Lea,
of Tennessee, posed as if making a
speech and other senators did like
wise. After Senator Overman called
the Vice President down be announc
ed that the pictures would bs sup
pressed and would not be allowed to
be exhibited anysvhere.
Aside ’rom the fo^t that many Sen
ators, esj dally Democratic, res'>nt
thy seeming inclination of Mr. Mar
shall to assume authority in the Sen
ate, mKny of them consider picture.*
lJUvcly “Cakes” because th^y purport
ed to show the Senate in sessioii when
in. fact it was not.
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VICE-PKESIDENT RESENTS THE
CRITICISM.
Washington, Oct. lOj—Vice-Presi
dent Marshall and Senator Overman,
chairman of the rules committee, nad
a war of words in the Senate today
over the use of the'Senate chamber
yt>'terday to take moving pictures of
ths V'ice-Prcsident and a number of
Sciiat;'!’s. Mr. Marshall resented •-■iit-
icism by Senator Overman, and when
otiier Democratic members attempted
to smooth over the row he refused to
recognize them. He insisted the good
faith of the Vice-Preaider.t of the
United States had been questio'.'.ed 3rd
ileclared he did not propose to be
kicked about as a football.
'•iVhen it developed, however, that
the rule.s committee has not given iti
approval to the pictnre taking pro
ject, Mr. Marshall announced he tveuld
see that the films were not made
public.
l.ater after conference wilh the
Vice President Senator Overman
formally withdrew his criticism. Ue
said he had investigated the matter
and found that “no one was to be crit
icized, certainly not the Vico Presi
dent."
Editor’s Note. Verily a Democratie
fan'ily row, row, row. When Demo
crats fall oat. Republicans will got
their due.
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The situation may yet become very
1, icrc-sting for Mr. Mc.\doo if the
farmers continue to take their friend
Hen;;, seriously.
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Mr. Britt has figured out that all
ths votes cast for Mr. Gudger in the
primary cost Rbout 80 cents a head.
But were they not worth it?
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Since we have popular primaries
pretty much nil over the United States
the only place left wh«re the political
boss can do much bossing is in Mex
ico.
THE LOST ART OF GROCERY ADVERTISNIG.
Hare Wholesalers Allowed Themwlves to Be Subjugated by Failing to
Grasp Opportunities?
“The old hen don’t stop scratching when the worms are scarce.”
Homely little statement of barnyard “nature faking,” isn’t it- But whea
sc^e g^ius u^d it to point a lesson in advertising he must have been
mspired. And there’s something worth thinking about m it for every gro
cer in the land.
This little comemntary is hot a boost for the advertisit^ value of these
columns or any other, but merely to remind the grocer that he has forgot
ten some of the wisdom of the fathers, .and perhaps is somewhat to blame
for the accusation often launched at him that he is “an unnecessary. mid
dleman,” who toils not, neither does .he spin, but who manages to skim
off a nice little profit as the consumers’ food supply passes through his
hands.
Of course, men who know the true function of the -jobber and what
he is doing in the wajr of serving the producer oh the one side and the re
tailer on the other will have no sympathy with such an accusation, but
unfortunately the people as a whole do not kpow the jobber, and the news,
papers they read have no disposition to study him. To them the jobber
works in the dark quietly and even secretly, and one seldom hears of him
si've when it comes to some big “food trust” probe, or a marketing reforin,
or the kick of the manufacturer and tho retailer that they have some form
of grievance against him.
With few modifications, ths essential place of the jobber in the scheme
of food distribution is the same today as it was generations ago, save
that the jobbing stock embraces in service are far beyond those of old
nitely more goods snd his burdens ofen times. Jobbers are no more com-
rconly rich now than then, save that tremendous volume sometimes give
an aggregate earning that brings wealth. But meanwhile they have see.n
tha manafacttirer come into the field and flourish like the green bay tree
of proverbial WTit. He came in unknown, with new products, new ideas
ar.d no distribution save that he proposed to compel at the hands of the
jobber.
Within 25 or 30 years thousands of manufacturers have grown tre
mendously rich through the power of advertising, and the jobber merely
helped along the proces.s with little more than normal profits for his share
in the process. Here and there a jobber has learned tha lesson and liim-
self resorted to the power of printed appeal, with the result that such
houses have usually gained the load in the distributive field. But as
ft rule, jobbers do not. advertise. They say it’s no «i>e; they've nothing tn
advertise; that it won’t sell groceries for a jobber. They have concluded
that worms are scarce and the osiiy thiijg to do is to wait till they're
moie plentiful.
BUT iT DOES PAY TO ADVERTISE-
It pays i;i m'lve way^ than in merely se]lii>jr Roods. It st.sndardizes.
reputations and ninkes the aivertisei-’. names housolmid or trade iniinmtc:".
It stamps the advertiser as doirte sin!ethinj.r in the agfrrcisive iieiil of
the mercantile world to get ahead. If the advertising does anyliting it
bring.'; its fruits to the man whc did the advertising and makes him the
master—not the slave—of the pov.'cr his advertising creates. It placcc hii-.i
i 1 the position of control, and his influence is extended into channeJ:^ of
v.hich he had no actual knowledge whatever.
.Advertising is sale.smaii^hip, but it possesses the advantage of leav
ing a fa r wider rang« than tHat of the personal salesman. The one may
have an available tntre to hundrcJo; the advenising goes to thousarids,
reaches unsuspected quarters and brings from the unknown an an
swering interest from places wholly unt-hou.^ht of . It is a j)n-.verfiil
maker of reputation and popularitv- Jobbing houses—or any other house,
for that matter—have their own customers aad are content working those
opening over and over again, without the slightest suspicion that there
may be thousands of other openings for trade with mer. who have never
known of the house, its Jiame arid wares till it threw them broadcast to
the whole world.
Then again there is the f'jolish i:ot*on that ii ir^ unethical to go af
ter the competitor’s customers. Competitors own no customers beyond
the time they can hold them, and if there is any field for c-ompeiition it
is perfectly logical and ethical to go aft?r trade vvherever it can be found.
Price isn’t the sole thing to catch trade with. There nre a-s many way?,
to advertise as there .ire to sell geods; advertising is a dragnet to catth
whoever may come along. Connections are always changing. The buyci-.
who may bo on th’ best of terms with your competitor today may change
his feelings toward him tomorrow and be looking for the right p.sychological
hint as to where to find a new connection. Aji adierrisenieiit may give
it to him. The house such a seek-'r for safe hiirbor may bo looking f-:ir i.^
the one with aggressiveness enough lo let itself be known; one that is for
aging afield rather than in the old riit. Vou never can tell who nuy
read your advertisement or how it will impress him. The chances nr_' tr>o
goed to be lost through too muth contentment.
In a pr.-.ctical and technical woy the g-;cery jobber has very gener
ally lost .several laps in the game ot mer ; . ;di.sing. He ha.s allowed the
manufacturer to step in with a branded T .cle, tell the public—whom ho
didn’t know at all before—about it, create for it a market, and with genu
ine demand as his “big .stick” compel the jobber to handle it. When the
manufacturer ptopoies to let the jobber wield the power of a voluntary
distributor he refuses because be is afraid he can’t sell the product, or
won’t take the pains to at least try and prove whether he can sell what
he wants to or what he has to. Once the control of demand passes to. the
’nanwfacturer the jobber becomes subf.rdinate, and refusal to sell is eo.uiv-
alent to refusal to share in the profits the manufacturer creates by his
own aggressiveness.
It is said that staple gc.'^ids cann'>L be sold by advertising. Tom Mar-
tindale disproved that with tea, ind ft recent advertiser in these columns
handling the prosaic and already widespread distributed staple, ;ice, has
imcovered a marvellotis field for increaced business. Probably he took
it away from someone who didn’t advertise. The consumer is not the on
ly reader of advertising, and if retailers and jobberc taast buy goods the
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