THE DAN BURY REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXIII.
Senator R. D. Reid's
Anti-Trust Bill
Following is the full text of the
anti-trust bill recently introduced
in the legislature by Senator R.
D. Reid, of Rockingham :
A bill to be Entitled au Act De
nouncing Conduct Within the
State of North Carolina Which
Interferes With Trade and
Commerce.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact :
Section I—That it shall be un
lawful for any person or corpora
tion to directly or iudirectly be
guilty of any of the acts and
things specified in any of the sub
sections of this section.
( a ) —For any person, firm, cor
poration or association to direotly
or indirectly make or have any
agreement or understanding ex
pressed or implied to lower or pre
vent the increase in price of any
article or thing of value which any
auch person, firm, corporation or
association may desire to purchase
within the Stato of North Car
olina.
(b) —For any person, firm, cor
poration or association to directly
or indirectly wilfully destroy or
injure, or undertake to dertroy or
injure, the business of any op
ponent or business rival in the
State of North Carolina with the
purpose or intention of altemping
to fix the price of anything of
value when the competition is re
moved.
(o) —For any person, firm, cor- p
poration or association which di- f
rectly or indirectly buys or sells ti
within the State, through himself f
or itself or through any agent of o
any kind, or as agent or principal, *
or together with or through any »
allied, subsidiary or dependent
person, firm, corporation or asso- t
ciation, as much as fifty per cen- 1
turn in quantity of any article or
thing of value, which is sold or v
bought in the State to injure or 1
destroy or undertake to injure or I
destroy the business of any rival c
or opponent, by lowering the price
of any article or thing of value 1
sold, so low, or by raising the «
price of any article or thing of
value so high as to have an un- 1
reasonable or inadequate profit for J
a time, and with purpose of in- 1
creasing the profit on the busi-! '•
ness when such rival or opponent |
is driven out of business, or his, 1
their or its business is injured.
(d)— For any persan, firm, cor-,
poration or association dealing in
anything of value within the State 1
of North Cerolina to away, or
sell at a place where there is com
petition such thing of value at a
price lower than is charged by
auoh person, firm, corporation or
association fur the same thing at
another place, where there i« no
sufficient reason for charging less
at the one place than at the other,
with the view of injuring the bus
iness of another.
Hoc. 2.—That it shall be uuiaw
ful for any person, firm, corpora,
tion or association which shall
lower the price of any article or
thing of value bold by him or it in
violation of the provisions of aub.
■actions (b), (o) and (d) of sec
tion 1 of this act, to ever again
•ell the same within the State of
North Carolina at a higher prioa.
Sec. 3.—That any corporation
either as agent c r prinoipal, vio
lating any of the provisions of
sections 1 and 2of this act shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
such corporation shall upon con
viction be fined not less than one
thousand dollars for each and
every offense, and any peraoß
violating any of the provisions of
aections 1 and 2 of this act shall
be guilty of a felony and upon
oonviction shall be fined not less
than five hundred dollara an# iro-
prisoned not less than one year
for each offense.
Seo. 4—Than any person, being
either within or without the
State, who encourages or wilfully
allows or permits any agent or
associates iu business in this State
to violate any of the provisions of
sections 1 and 2 of this shall
be guilty of a felony, aud upon
conviction'shall be punished as
provided in section 3 hereof.
Sec. 5. —That where the things
prohibited in sections 1 and 2 are
continuous, then in such event,
after the first violation of any of
the provisions thereof, each week
that the violation of such pro
vision shall continue shall be a
separate offense.
Seo. 6—That the Attorney-Gen
eral may demand of the president,
secretary, treasurer or any other
officer or agent of any foreign or
domestic corporation doing bus
iness in this State who may desire
to investigate under this act HS
many as four times a year and if
he sees proper, that he may make
an affidavit in form and substance
as follows :
(Here follows proper blanks foi
affidavits).
and on refusal to make oath in
answer to said inquiry, or on fail
ure to do so within thirty dayf
from the mailing thereof, it shal
be the duty of the Attorney-Gen
eral to proceed against said cor
poration, if a dotnestio corporator
for violating the provisions of sec
tions 1 and 2 of this act, and a!s(
for the forfeiture of its charter oi
certificate of incorporation, and i
*foreign corporation to proot»e
ugaiust said corporation for vie
latingsaid sections of this act ant
to forfeit its right to do businesi
in this State: Provided, the fail
are to cause affidavit to be mad
when the corporation is notified t
iiave an officer make it shall b
prima facie evidence that sue!
jorporation has violated sections 1
tnd 2of this act. It shall be th
luty of the Attorney-General t
mforce the provisions of this act
The Attorney-General shall in
ititute and conduct all Buits he
jun in the Superior Court, ant
ipon appeal he shall prosecut
laid suits in the Supreme Court
Sec. 7—All actions authorizec
ind brought under this act shal
lave precedence, on motion of thi
Attorney-General, of ether bus
ness, civil and criminal, excep
criminal cases where the defend
tnts are in jail.
Sec. B—This act shall be in forci
! rom and after March 10, 1907.
Snilfnrri Former Commits Suicide
Greensboro, Feb, I>. Mr.'
Numa White, a farmer residing
near Guilford Battle Ground, com
mitted suicide this morning by
cutting his throat, in a strip of
woods uear his home. The dead
body was found by the unfor
tunate man's father after a search
of several hours. Mr. White hud
been in failing health for sevi ral
months and despondency over
this is thought to have been the
reason of his rash act. lie was
married and bad a wife aud nine
children.
Notice.
Notice is hereby that ap
plication will be made to the pres
ent General Assembly of North
Carolina to amend the charter of
the town of Walnut Cove, N. C.
D. 8. BOYLES, Mayor.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE
DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quin
ine Tablets. Druggists refund
money if it fails to cure. E. W.
GROVE'S signature is on each
box. 860.
DANBURY, N. C., FEBRUARY 21, 1907.
LETTER FROM STOKES MAN.
The Price of Sheep High in West Va.
Mr. Wright Offers the Farmers
Some Advice.
Prosperity, West. Va,
Feb. 16, 1907.
Editor Reporter :
As it bi»a been some time since
I have written anything from here
and ns I am "snowed in," I will
try and write a little. I *m not
very often honsed lip and I would
have been out any way tbis week
but the snow was too deep for me
to drive sheep as I was going out
to buy them, or at least try to.
They are very scarce and high in
this country as demand for any
thing makes it bring a good price.
It is the same with you tobacco
raisers. If yon would plant about
one-tbird as much tobacco as yon
do you would get more money and
would not have to w»rk more than
one-third as hard in your fields
and you would not have to be
hauling it to market and would
savo all warehouse expenses, for
the simple reason is that there
Wituld bo such demand for the
weed that the buyers would come
and hunt you up and pay you for
it what you ask, like us fellows
do about sheep. We use to not
j have much trouble hunting sheep,
and never had to pay but about
I one or two dollars a head for them,
but uow you see we have to saddle
up our horses and fill our pockets
full of money and ride through
snow and mud hunting them and
pay for them whatever the owner
asks us, because of the demand for
them. As you see, a man can raise
100 and get more than he use to
for 300, and he don't have any
, trouble hunting buyers, either.
! Now, farmers, have everything
in their control if they would set
. their heads that they would not
ba controlled, but as long as
' they stand back and let the "big
man" hold them between his fing
' er and thumb and as long as they
1 can hold their nose to the grind
-3 stone they won't profit anything.
1 We all know this and talk of it,
but not in the right way. We
3 should have our annual meetings
1 and be organized as same as other
" classes of people and make our
rules and every one live up to
them. But it seems that the work
* ing class of people will not stick
0 gether and will not enforce the law
" that our government has to pro
tect us. We have a law to protect
" the coal diggers and the govern
-0 ment has an inspector to look af
ter the mines and see that the
mines are not daugerous and see
that they are run so as to have
plenty of good air so there won't
8 be any dauger of explosure, but
we hear of that very often. A
few days ago (I forget the date)
e " Stuart mine exploded and killed
r. 80 to 90 men and boys. The mine
g was about 12 or 15 miles from
i- this place. The mine had closed
>y in at the mouth only a few days
jf before and stopped about 35 in
id the mine but they were got out
r- alive.
Now, I bolieve I have written
enough on this line aud probably j
more than ought to be, but I want!
to give you a few thoughts along
this line and see if the farmers can
be worked tip from their sleep and
run things a while themselves.
The farmer is one of the happiest |
and most independent men in the;
world, and I -should say more
healthy than any one else, too,
but the higher class of people are
trying to trample him (the labor
ing man down) but he will never
be put down because he is the
! engine tbat furnishes steam that
' keeps everything going so far as
man has anything to do with it.
Respectfully,
JOS. F. WRIGHT.
Friday is Washington's birth,
I day.
PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
To Be Held At Sandy Ridge on the
Night of March Ist—Other Items
Of News. y
Sandy Ridge, Feb. 14.—The
public school at Sandy Ridge In
stitute, taught by Misses Lizzie
Adkinn and Earloene Poindexter,
will close on the Ist day of March
with un entertainment that night,
to which the public is invited.
Miss Nannie Martin spent Inst
week with Miss Rennie Hutch-;
erson, She reports a nice time.
Mr. A. L. Hawkins called on
Miss Florence Amos last Sunday.
| Misß Lillie Hutchersou is
spending a few weeks with rel
atives and friends at this place.
We are glad to have her with us
again, but she will return to her
home at Mayodan in a few weeks.
Mr. John Hawkins, who has
had a long spell of sickness, is
better, we are glad to note.
Miss Fannie Hawkins will re
turn to Stuart, Va , soon. We are
sorry to give her np.
Miss Earleene Poindexter went
to Winston lust Wednesday to
visit her little brother, who is very
ill.
Forty-Five Thousand Dollars For Five
Hours Of Pleasure.
"Mrs. Vanderbilt engaged 'The
Wild Rose' company, playing at
the Knickerbocker Theater, in
New York, to give a single per
formance on her lawn on an Aug
ust night. For this single item
of the entertainment she gave the
I management her check for seven
teen hundred dollars," writes
Anna Steese Richardson in Wo
man's Home Companion for
March. "For the production she
had prpcted a temporary theater,
which gave employment to a
small army of carpenters for a full
week, and enough electricians to
wire a small Western city. The
rough board walls were hidden by
white and gold bunting, draped
with gilt wicker baskets filled with
real roses, and the florist's bill
alene was said to be eight thou
sand dollars, aud the caterer's bill
even more. The driveway leading
to the house from the street was
converted into a Midway, conduct
ed without charge to guests by
fakirs from Coney Island.
"The first guests arrived shortly
before eleven o'cl ck; the stage
performance began at midnight;
the cotillion followed on the heels
of light opera, and just as the first
cool white streak of dawn crept
over the ooean, the guests and the
player folks rose from their sup
per tables. During the interval
forty-five thousand dollars had
been expended in entertaining a
hundred guests or more, and one
thousand artisans and players had
been given empo,ment. Forty
five thousand dollars for five hours
of pleasure—and Newport did not
think it so remarkable, either.
Supt. of Schools J. T. Smith
has recently been ill with grip but
is better.
The Reporter has received an
interesting communication from
I "Dog Killer," which will appear
i next week.
NEIGHBORS GOT FOOLED.
«'I was literally coughing my
self to death, and had become too
weak to leave my bod; and neigh
bors predicted that I would never
leave it alive; but they got fooled,
for thanks be to God, I was in
duced to try Dr. King's New Dis
oovery. It took just four one dol
lar bottles to completely cure the
cough and to restore me to good
sound health," writes Mrs. Eva
Uncapher, of Grovertown, Stark
Co., Ind. This King of oough and
oold cures, and healer of throat
and lunga, is guaranteed by all
druggists. 60c and SI.OO. Trial
bottle free,
The Local News
Rural Hall's new depot is about
completed.
Deputy Sheriff R. S. Coleman
was here Friday.
Mr. Jesse Corn, of Campbell,
wab here Monday.
Mr. W. M. Bryant, of Smith]
Route 1, was here Friday.
Mr. Wm. H. Spencer, of Sandy
Ridge, was here Monday.
Constable Charlie Fagg, of Dol
lar, was iu Danbury Friday.
Mr. Thos. W. Tilley, of Spith,
was here on business Monday.
Mr. Walter Laokey, of Camp
bell Route 2, was here Monday.
Mr. R. I. Dalton, of Winston,
spent Saturday and Sunday here.
Mr. J. P. Smith, of Campbell
Route 1, was in Danbury Monday.
Mr. J. E Moore, of Shuff, Va.,
spent Sunday at the Taylor Hotel.
Ex-County Commissioner Jos.
Mai tin, «>f Dollar, was here Fri
day.
Messrs. Robert and Richard
, Rhodes were here on business
; Monday.
Mr. W. Y. Gordon, of German
ton Route 1, spent a short while
here Saturday.
Mr. WM. Carroll, of Germanton
Route 1, was among Danbury's
visitors Monday.
Mr. J. C. Davis, of Pinnacle,
visited his son, Mr. A. W. Davis,
the past week.
Mr. W. H. Lackey, accompanied
b> his sister, Mrs. T. W. Hylton,
were here Saturday.
Messrs. J. R. Voss and Tho«.
Rothrock are preparing to open a
general store at Walnut Cove.
They have reuted the Bailey store
room, which has recently been re
modeled.
Mr. J. M. Campbell, of Walnut
Cove Route 1, was here Monday.
Mr. Campbell says that very few
farmers in his section have made
any preparations yet for another
crop of tobacco.
Some Germanton News.
Germanton, Feb. 16—Mr. Geo.
Charles has completed his hause.
We are expecting to have a
new academy some time in the
near future.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs.
Savage has been very sick, but is
better now, we are glad to note
Mr. Jonas Whitaker is looking
very pleasing this week as he is
talking of going to see his best
girl Saturday.
Mr. T. J. Rierson visited his
people at Dalton a short time ago.
Guess he had a nice time.
Miss Gracie Starbuck, of Ger
manton, will spend Sunday with
Miss Carrie Boles.
Mr. Roy Westmoreland is look
ing very sad since his girl went
back tn her home at Dalton.
There was a big oyster supper
at Germanton Thursday night.
TWO FRIENDS
Deposit, your money with the
Batik of Stokes County, even if the
amount is small, we want all the
small accounts, no matter how
small. Pay your bills by ohecks,
it is safer, easier, and less expen
sive than sending money by mail.
Every check is a legal receipt
when paid. In times of titfht
money, loans are extended by the
bank only to those who do business
with the bank. The Bank always
takes care of those who are its
patrons. If you have never done
a banking business, we will gladly
show you how to do it. It is easy,
simple, and business-like.
Briefly Told
Most of the county's public
schools will expire in about two
weeks.
Miss Delia Davis, of Pinnacle,
visited her brother, Mr. A. W.
Davis, this week.
Mr. Willie J. Martin, of Wins
ton, visited his brother, Mr, N. A.
Martin, Thursday and Friday.
Mr. N. T. Pettitt, a prominent
citizen of the Pinnacle section, was
in Danbury on business Friday.
Misses Carrie and Claudie Sisk
and Hattie Coleman spent Sunday
at the home of Mr. J. H. Stewart.
Some of the hail which fell here
more than two weeks ago still
lingers ou the north sides of the
hills.
Mr. J. Wesley Moretield, of
Sandy Ridge Route 1, was here
Monday looking after some busi
ness.
Mr. Pid Sheppard, accompanied
by Misses Vera Young and
Nina Sheppard, visited Danbury
I Saturday.
Drs. W. V. and W. L. McCan
[ less, who have been confined
; their rooms with grip for several
| days, are out again.
Mr. Will Dunlap, of Gideon,
who sometime since broke his
ankle while hauling lumber, is
able to be out again.
Mr. Walter Flinchum, of Pied
mont Springs, who has been in
I declining health for some time, is
confined to his bed.
Mr. Will Bernard, a well known
! traveling salesman of Rocky
| Mount, Va , spent Monday night
I at the McCanless Hotel.
Mr, A. E. Watkins, who has
! been in West Virginia for some
| time, is visiting his people in
Stokes and was in Danbury Fri-
I day.
Mr. N. R. Martin is painting
! the Sunday school room in the
new Methodist church this week.
The church will be dedicatod in
the near future.
Sworn In At Deputy Sheriff.
Mr. J. J. Priddy, of Danbury
Route 1, came over Monday and
was sworn in by Clerk of the Court
M. T. Chilton as Deputy Sheriff
for Snow Creek township. The
Deputy's place in Snow Creek was
recently made vacant by the res
ignation of Mr. Thos. Spencer,
who accepted the position of mail
carrier on Campbell Route 1 a
few since.
It will be remembered that Mr.
Priddy was formerly Deputy
under the last two Sheriffs, Joyce
and Petree, but resigned his po
sitisn more than a year ago.
The Cross Tie Industry.
The cross tie industry in Stokes
amounts to more than one wonld
think during the period of a year.
It is «»timated that an average of
500 ties are sold to the railroads
by Stokes people each day in the
year. Putting the average price
received for thetn at 40 cents, tbf >
would bring into the* county
$200.00 each day, or $73,000.00
during a year. It would be a rather
paying industry were it not for
the destruction of so much of our
valuable timber.
Leaf Tob cco Sales.
The aggregate number of pounds
of leaf tobacco sold on the Wins
ton-Salem market the past week
amounted to 141,103. It is now
thought that the crop will fall
short of the expectation of the
warehousemen and the buyers.