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RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY. FEDEUJAllY 2, 1911.
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EDITORIAL BRIEFS
That much talked of "anti-trust
law with t'-elb," li still in hiding.
And the Democrats do not be He re
ia free schools after all.
Wonder if the shepherd has yet
returned home with Glenn?
Possibly Josephus hasn't yet told
the legislators just what he wants
done.
Does the Legislature want a Con
stitutional Convention so they can
Increase their pay?
It seems that Wake County's Rep
resentatives have back-pedaled oa
the good roads proposition.
A Persian proverb says that the
gentle hand may lead the elephant
by a hair. Come on, gentle hand!
If opportunity were to knock at
the door of the Democratic party it
would be turned away as a stranger.
An exchange says that "pistol-toting"
should be stopped. Isn't there
a law against it? Why isn't it stop
ped? The present anti-trust law is worse
than a failure, or either Raleigh's
police Justice did not properly inter
pret the law.
It is said that Champ Clark favors
an extra and early session of Con
gress. Needn't hurry, old man; you
will get enough of it.
Massachusetts and Maine went Demo
cratic last year. Massachusetts and
Maine are now running their mills
on short time, when running at all.
And now the State is asked to re
imburse Raleigh for the expense it
was put to in giving the Standard
Oil Company a clean bill of health.
The House bill to close the cigar
and drink stand in the capital every
Sunday was killed. And thus the
"morally stunted" again predominat
ed. Would the legislators be willing to
vote themselves double pay and still
deny the poor children the chance of
an education?
When those Democratic Congress
men reduce the price of the farmer's
products, they might at the same
time reduce their own salaries in pro
portion. I "
The Legislature hag passed a bill
abolishing the police commission of
Asheville. What is the matter? Did
n't those fellows want the job any
longer?
Even if the State can issue a mil
Hon and a half dollars in bonds,
and even if the State can then float
the bonds when are we ever to pay
for them?
It is said that the Agricultural
Department is top-heavy with clerks.
The average voter has no idea what
the State "manure pile" is costing
the tax-payers each year.
In his next special message to the
Legislature the Governor might send
in the report of the committee that
investigated the Democratic manage
ment of the Atlantic and North Car
olina. Railroad.
The State has been asked to pay
the cost in the suit In Raleigh Police
Court in "which the Standard Oil
Company came out victorious. In
view of the decision rendered, why
shouldn't the Standard Oil Company
reimburse the city.
The Wilmington Star in speaking
of certain legislation, says that prim
itive ideas seem to prevail in North
Carolina. Yes, and it is time for the
party of progress and prosperity to
take charge of the reins of the gov
ernment. " There is at present much agitation
in the Legislature in favor of ap
pointing a committee or commission
to probe the conduct of fire insur
ance companies in the Statee. The
Caucasian submits that there Is an
equal if not greater necessity to
probe the conduct of the life Insur
ance companies In the State. ' '
IIKVOLITIOVLSTH TAKi: TtiW.V.
I Mclran Rebel Again iUcttme Active )
C.unn Smuggled fa From Call j
fomia Vncle Bam Sow on Guard. I
Mexican, Lower California, Mex.,
Jan. 29.--MevicaII, the firtt border
town In Mexico to be captured by
rebel!, was taken with little resist
ance early to-day. The only man
killed was the jailer, who was shot
when he refused to set free his pris
oners. The customs bouse was seized. Ke-
, inforcemenU are said to be flocking
to the rebel standard from the sur
rounding country.
The capture of the town is the
first sign of activity of the rebels on
the western coast of Mexico. The
move was a complete surprise.
Mexlcall is a small town, inhabit
ed chiefly by natives of Mexico. It Is
just across the border from the
i American city of Calexico, Cal. It is
situated on the Imperial Valley
branch line of the Southern Pacific
Railway, 41 miles south of imperial
junction.
Two men were in command of the
rebel invading party. Leyva appear
ed to be chief in command. His aid
was Simon. Barthold, a Socialist agi
tator from California, known in Los
Angeles and various coast cities.
Barthold and a party of eight
men arrived from Holtville, Cal., last
night and successfully smuggled a
considerable amount of firearms
across the border. They were joined
during the night by the insurgents
from Mexlcall and vicinity and at
daylight marched to the adobe jail,
where seven prisoners were confined.
These prisoners were insurgents
who had been arrested on order of
the Mexican Government. A demand
was made on the jailer for the re
lease of the prisoners. When he
hesitated a rifle in the hands of one
of the rebels was thrust through the
window and a shot rang out. The
jailer fell dead. The keys to the
cells were then taken and the pris
oners were liberated.
Barthold and two of his men went
to the barracks at the International
line and captured the few men there
without a struggle. Levva then
marched on the customs house and
the subrefecture, which was taken
without resistance. Gustavo Terra
zas'was taken into custody and kept
under close guard.
During the forenoon the insur
gents received accessions to their
ranks from among the citizens of
Mexican and the native employes of
the neighboring ranches.
Uncle Sam Guards the Border.
San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 29. Re
maining six troops of the Third Cal
vary left here this morning for the
Mexican border and arrived at their
stations to-night. Troop K., went to
Laredo; Troop L., to San Fordyce;
troop G., to Palvo; troop E., to Mar
fa; troop H., to Sanderson, and troop
E., to Marathon.
Custom officers along the border
have increased their force of mount
ed guards. Stanley "W. Finch, chief
examiner for he department of jus
tice, will arfrive hetre Tuesday to
take charge of the secret service
in Texas.
PASTOR RUSSELL CREATES
STIR.
Almost a Riot in Washington When
He Declared Mlllenniunf Would
Come in 1015.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 30 When
Pastor C. T. Russell, of the Brook
lyn Tabernacle, Brooklyn. N. Y.,
speaking yesterday at convention
hall on the millenium, announced
that Christ would return to earth
in 1915, he was dramatically chal
lenged by W. A. Cuddy, an evangel
ist of Atlanta, Ga. In the rapid-fire
exchange of words that followed the
crowd became excited and a panic
was averted only by the suppression
of Cuddy, who was led aside by his
friends.
More than 1,000 people hissed
and hooted whenCuddy interrupted
Russell and declared that 1915 was,
altogether too soon for the mil
lenium. "Put him out," shouted several in
the auditorium. "Let him stay, he's
all right," cried others.
When Pastor Russell was able to
proceed, he declared that the Bible
supported hia contention that the
millenium was soon due. Cuddy
burst forth again, charging Russell
with "rank heresy" and with at
tempting to foist his views on weak
minded and ignorant people who
never read the Bible. The crowd re
sented this and Cjfddy was jostled
about in the hall until he was out of
hearing range.
When the meeting was concluded,
however, Cuddy stationed himself
outside the hall near the entrance.
and resumed his refutation of Pas
tor Russell's remarks. The police
threatened arrest but Cuddy defied
them. Finally the police decided an-
other way to accomplish their end
would be to disperse the crowd, and
Cuddy walked angrily away.
MARION BUTLER'S
Greeted by a Tremendous Audience Ubere
He Exposes and Denounces Sim
mons, Daniels and Others.
LYING, COWARDLY) SLANDERERS RAN
He Produce Proof Conclusive to Show That He is not Sow and Xecer
Has Had Any Connection. Either Directly or Indirectly, With Fraud
ulent Carpetbag BondsHe Showi That These Honda Were Con
ceived and Engineered by a Conspiracy of Leading Democrats, and
That They Looted the State, and Not the Republican He Exposed
the Miserable Record of Hypocrisy of Simmons, Daniels, Overman
anl Others He Proved That Senator Vance Had Denounced Kim
mons as Being an Unscrupulous Politician and a Man Unworthy of
the Confidence of the People of the StateHe Showed How Daniels,
With Baseless Ingratitude, Had Hounded to His Death a 3 Ian Who
Had Befriended Him and His Widowed Mother, and Also Hov He
Betrayed and Misrepresented Senator Vance to His GraveThe Speak
er Was Given a Warm Welcome When HeJCntered the Hall, Was
Frequently Interrupted by Vociferous Applause, and Was Given an
Ovation at die End of His Speech.
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(Continued from issue of January 26th.)
One of the Democratic Paramount.
"When the people of the United
States unfortunately placed the Dem
ocratic prty in full power, with a
Democratic President, a Democratic
Senate, and a Democratic House, a
panic unparal.eled in the history of etc What Tmagnlncent
this country began to brew as soon J illustration of Democratic statesman
as the election returns were flashed' ship!
from one end of the country to the "Since that fateful period the vot-
other. It was not necessary for the
Democratic party to carry out its
threats of un-American policies to
start a panic. The very fact that they
were placed in power and were given
an opportunity to do what theyad
declared they would do caused a
stagnation and started a depression
that was nation-wide in its disas-1
trous , effects. , , , , h
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"Mills were closed down and labor
turned out of employment, to march
the streets of every industrial cen
ter in the nation, looking and beg
ging for work. In sight of the silent
smoke stacks of the former great
uW uivea luuusu-y, wnicn were
paraiyzea ana maae silent Dy the
threat of Democratic and English
free trade, there were established
soup houses to relieve the bodily
suffering of those who desired work
to support their families men who
were not looking for alms or charity.
The great army of unemployed,
thus deprived of an opportunity to
create wealth by their labor, and
who at the same time were unable
to buy the products of the farmer
and other wealth producers, increas
ed the number of unemployed and
caused produce of all kinds to fall
rapidly in price. Every thing was
cheap, and very cheap, but no mat
ter how cheap cotton or manufact
ured articles, there was no one to
buy. The merchant stopped giving
orders to the factories and stood be
hind his counter idle, with no pur
chaser. "The nation was thus brought face
to face with most dire calamity.
There was suffering, hard times and
stagnation staring us In the face from
every quarter of every State inxthe
Union. The farmers, laborers and
other wealth producers were not
responsible for this catastrophe; they
had carried out the Divine injunc
tion to make two blades of grass
where one grew before. They had
created more wealth than ever be
fore in any year in the.hisory of
this great country. In short, the
country was teeming with the wealth
of products of every kind of human
labor and human ingenuity, and yet
the national body politic was sick
nigh unto death.
The OveiproductIon" Paramount.
"What answer did the Democratic
leaders make to the honest, Indus
trious and progressive people of this
great country in that hour of un
paralleled national distress? They
invented and. raised as the Demo
cratic paramount, in answer to their
incompetence and folly, the cry that
they were not responsible for con
ditions, because the root of the evil
was 'over-production. Thus we see
thai the incompetent party of nega
tion, having wrought such havoc to
national" progress and prosperity, at
tempted to charge the people them
selves with being responsible for the
hard times, hy saying that the wealth
producers were criminaly responsible
because they had produced so much
wealth that it had made them and
the nation poor. .
"Every person in this audience
will remember distinctly that every
fDemocratic politician and every Dem-
ocratlc newspaper from ocean to
ocean kept up for month after month
the continuous cry of 'over-produo-
RALE H SPEECMNi the ihiraras'
tion, 'over-production,' 'over-production
The logic of the Demo
cratic position was that the only rem
edy for low prices' and hard times
was that each laborer should work j County was mado a Peciai order Williams, of BuacomU: To pro
a half a day instead of a whole day. for Tuesday. 12 o'clock. j ride for maintenance of public Ubra-
' and that each farmer should make aj
! ers country have been most
careful that the great, progressive
Republican party, no matter what
its faults, should be kept in power,
to guide faithfully upward and "on
ward the great ship of State. With
the restoration of the Republican
party to power, , with Its great con
structive, progressive policies, there
has been since no night-mare of
panic and bard times, and no cry of
3 over-production.' Every laborer
couraged each year to add every
thing within his power to the wealth
of the country from every source,
and those who have created wealth
have been those who have most
largely benefitted and prospered by
sucn wealth-production.
A Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde Argument.
"In this year of 1910, when there
are more people employed, more
smoke stacks belching forth the evi
dence of a busy hive of industry,
when mother earth has yielded up a
more bountiful increase than ever
before, all under the benign, pro
gressive, and constructive policies of
the great Republican party, what
positiqn do we find our Democratic
opponents taking?
"Because labor is not only em
ployed, but employed at an increase
in wages, and because the farmers
and other wealth producers are re
ceiving a higher price for their pro
ducts than ever before, we find the
Democratic speakers and campaign
managers forced to make a two-faced
'Dr7 Jekyl and Mr. Hyde' argument.
To the clerk or other citizen who is
today living upon a fixed salary,
which may or may not have been In
creased during the last five or ten
years, they point to the fact that the
necessaries of life have increased in
price and that he can not buy as
much today with his forty, fifty or
sixty-dollar salary as he could under
Democratic low prices and hard
times.
"This argument will fool thous
ands and tens of thousands of peo
ple in this State, and In every State
in Jhe Union, because the Democratic
speakers and campaign managers
will not call to their attention the
fact that under the Democratic ad
ministrtion of low prices and hard
times that this class of people, to
gether with all others who desired
honest work, were seeking employ
ment under Cleveland's administra
tion and could not find it
"While this specious argument is
being made to one class of our peo
ple, just the opposite argument is
being made to the farmers and a
certain class of other wealth pro
ducers. , To them the - Democratic
speakers and . campaign literature
say, 'It Is true that you are receiv
ing higher prices for your products
and labor than ever before, bat yon
overlook the fact that yon are re
quired to pay more for what you
buy than ever before, and that the
trusts and combines are robbing yon
of a part of your honest earned toil.'
"This is not all. "They are adding
the further false argument that even
of what you produce to sell brings
higher prices now than ever before,
and that you are thereby more pros
perous than ever before, that you do
not owe any ; allegiance or credit ; to
the Republican party for bringing
this about, for . that this condition
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Some Soloes Want Their Sal
aries Doubled asd Tea
Cents Ilileac.
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SENATE HO KQXE COUHIY
BUI to Ma .New Coo at y Oul of
Portion of Ilobeaoa ad Cumber
land Cottatic Immn Senate Tea
terday lUeford Will be the Cxmn.
ty Seat Hotute Kills the Bill for
Free Tcit- Ikk lr Children
Most Scuffle for TtxmHir
Would Create Morp Office.
Considerable time was consumed
In the Senate Thursday oTer the dis
cussion of Mr. Cotter's bill taxing
dogs in North Carolina. The bill
was finally tabled, but Just Use the
Big Ivey sawdust bill, it will not
stay down.
i The committee on counties, cities
and towns reported favorably on the
bill to establish "Hoke County" outUnd othr rm
of portions of Hobeson and Cumber-j Kellum: To prevtat the shlpoaai
land counties, and the same commit-! of coots and rice birds from lh
tee reported unfavorably on the state.
bills establishing North Itobesou and j Kwart: To amend the laws of Itil
Rowland counties out of Itobeson which prohlbiu conduct that taUr
County. The bill establishing Hoke f feres with trad n4 mm-
Xcw Bills lntrotluced.
. imams, of Buncombe: To pro-
Bellamy, of Brunswick: Amend h ide for establishment of travtUa
law relative to Cape Fear River and 1 libraries.
bar; also relative to catching clams v
in New Hanover, Brunswick, and Mr lrshair Bill. 4
Bladen counties; also prohibit ship-? The bill introduced early la tb
ping coots and rice birds out of the j session by Hon. 8. E. Marshall, of
state- ! rry, providing that the State shall
Cotton of Pitt: Prohibit the man- furnish free lext-books in the coa
ufacture and sale of matches, other j mon schools of the Slate, came op
than safety matches. j with an amendment by the commit-
Cobb of Robeson: Allow coramis -
ctrtlAf.s r9 T J-t Vv tfl M . . I - A . I
$250 annually for Lumber Bridge
Military Company.
Johnson of Duplin: Extend State
aid to Daughters of Confederacy for
Richmond.
"Boyden of Rowan:, Equalizing
working public highways.
Passed Third Reading.
Exempt practicing dentists from
jury service.
Incorporate Lenoir and Blowing
Rock Turnpike Company. (Amend
ment by Senator Bassett, if after in
vestigation by the Governor and
Council, the hiring of convicts will
not be a loss to the State.)
Protect deer in Montgomery, Ran
dolph, and Stanley counties.
In the House.
The bill to. prohibit the sale of
near beer, beerine or similar drinks
was made a special order for Thurs
day night, February 2, at 8 o'clock.
A minority report to the bill was
filed by Representative Kellum, of
New Hanover, to allow his county to
vote on the liquor question.
New Bills Introduced.
Grier: To establish a State high
way commission.
Pace: To amend the revisal so as
to allow railroads to give transporta
tion to widows and minors of de
ceased employes and to employes
who are out of work.
. Dillard of Cherokee: To amend
the laws of 1909 relative to the seiz
ure and destruction of distilleries.
Battle: To establish liens for
licensed livery stable keepers.
Roberts: To provide for better
enforcement of liability of stockhold
ers in State banks.
Mitchell: To allow commissioner
of agriculture to contract for print
ing required for its operation.
Markham: To enlarge the powers
of the board of county commission-!
ers.
Carr of Durham: To provide en
gineering assstance for construction
of county roads,
Carr of Durham: To extend State
aid for care of Confederate room at
Richmond. "
The bm providing that if the hus
band shall commit adultery It shall
give the wife grounds for divorce,
came up as a special order, and pass
ed its second reading notwithstand
ing streauous objections were raised
to the bllL
Senate -Friday.
Senator Boyd en's bill for the crea
tion of a State building commission
and the erection of an administration
building, and providing for the issu
ance of bonds to. the extent of one
million dollars, was briefly discussed
in the Senate and made a special or
der for February 8th.
Dr. Sikes of Wake, introduced a
bill giving the Governor the veto
power.
The bill providing that copy of ap
praisal for. purchase by surviving
partner and schedule of liability to
be filed with t the clerk passed final
reading and was sent to the House.
lit, fca r to t rr. ta $.
a&rtJa mnh tW Ctfr. t ar
rest mtlh fH a4 r&sU
$ow. id U fet4 in thm arm. tt
rrtatnals aay mht la ti ftui.
Tie till was rrrt4 fsrwsMy ly
the tassel!! oa 7ortJc-
Seastor Xartia. f Paacvata,
that the Mil h rrrv4 t
the Jad.tury rassmftfee, a 4 tte tac
tion prevailed.
In the ItotiMs
A till was tstro4ar4 to rv$ir
the clear, trull and drtak t&4 in
the retaeda ef the Cartel to ckt
on Sunday, bat the but was killed fey
s& rtrwhlmUc majority, Urn
showing that the tseabcfi waated
their smoke and drinks s &a&4ay
regardless of any $mb!U ie&UiasM
to the contrary.
lUtls InirodsreU.
Kirkeian: Minority report of coca
mission oa Torreas laed tlUa system.
Alspaugh: To amend the. Ut r.
latins to pensions of e. -Confederal
soldiers.
Pttt: To prohibit the use of auto
matic shot guns tn hu&ticg ossil
ries.
Uee that it apply only to Surry Coon
ty, and that the county be required
to furnish the books. Mr. Marshall
stated that he had not asked for s sen
a bill, but wanted it to apply to the
whole State so that the books could
MML. sreat savlsg and to
that tLe Looks taught over the en
tire State would be uniform. He
read letters from school superinten
dents, from business men and other
patrons of schools approving his bill.
He further elated that many poor
children could not attend school sim
ply because they could not buy the
required books, and he offered an
amendment that the bill apply to the
whole State. But the amendment
was voted down. Mr. Marshall then
offered an amendment applying only
to the poor children of the State,
but this amendment wa also voted
down. Then Representative Ewart
of Henderson County, favored tab
ling the bill (which meant to kill it),
but Mf. Marshall asked Mr. Ewart to
withdraw his motion that he might
offer another. Judge Ewart begged
the House not to pass the bill.
Judge Ewart was asked if he did
not desire Henderson County includ
ed. "For God's sake, no," he respond
ed, "in the present shape of the
State's finances, while all our public
Institutions are suffering for help.
Mr. Marshall then asked that the
further consideration of the bill be
postponed indefinitely.
The bill was tabled and then the
House reconsidered and voted to
postpone the measure. It is under
stood that Mr. Marshall will call np
the bill later and offer a substitute.
Committee Report .
The following committees made fa
vorable reports on bills, except as
otherwise noted:
To secure to the people of the
State the use of the lakes in Blades,
Columbus and Cumberland Coun
ties.
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Mr. Horne. for the committee oa
public buildings and grounds, pre
sented a favorable report on the bill
providing a bond Issue for the erec
tion of a State administration build
ing In Raleigh, at a cost not exceed
ing one million dollars.
Passed Final f leading.
To pay members who visited the
D. and D. Asylum at Morganxom
($5.25.)
To allow Camden County to estab
lish boundary lines.'
To require th sheriff of Anton
County to purchase and keep blood
hounds.' - ., : '
To amend section 1029 of the re
visal so that the prescribed form
for a chattel mortgage may apply to
amounts exceeding $300.
To allow the A. & M. College to
pay off its debt of $10,000 due on
the Agricultural building oat of sur
plus receipts, s
Senate bill to establish a standard
time failed to pass ita second read-.
lag and was killed. " Y
The bill to allow the A. & IL Col
lege to use $10,000 of the oil In
spection fund to pay off its building
(Continued! on page 4.)
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