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-r M r "This Argus o'er the people's righta Doth an eternal vigil keep ; No soothingstrains of Maia's son ' Shall lull itshundred eyes to sleep." $1.00 a Year, $1.00 a Year UOIiDSBOIlO, 1ST. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 33, 1909. VOL. XXTV NO. 99 J !. ft """I -: A , 4 iV "2 1 K JUSTIFIES THE SOUTH Senator Cullom Says It Right In Disfranchising The Negro. He Believes That With a Franchise Which Means Absolute White Supremacy the South Will Go Republican. jWashington, D. C, Nov. 10. In a remarkable interview dealing with President Taft's trip through the South the venerable Senator Cullom, of Illinois the man who placed Gen eral Grant in nomination for the presidency at the Philadelphia con tentiondeclared today that the iSouihern people were justified in dis franchising the negro. This is the -first time that a national Republican of Senator Cullom's standing in the I Republican party has made this ad- mission. .. . while makine this concession to the South, Senator Cullom interjected a I very significant political observation. tt nrimttteri that the President's pres- nt tour is a bid for the votes of acquainting' himself with the condi iSouthern states in favor of the next tions and the people throughout this "Republican candidate for the presi- dency. In support of an appeal to be I .made to break the Democratic ice pro- I iaotiTur thfi "Solid South." the Illi- aiois senator said: "Eliminate the negro from politics in the South give that section of I the country an exclusively white bal- "But to go back, it is of more im lot or a f ranchisement which shall portance to have the South with us. mean absolute and unequivocal white supremacy in the management of its J whole affairs, and there's not a state hAinw the Mason and Dixon line which will not be found in the Re publican column of the electoral col lege." , "The whole truth of the situation," continued Senator Cullom, in discuss ing the subject, "is that the South believes in and really needs the en forcement of the Republican doctrine of a protective tariff. Therefore, the people of that section would like to vote in behalf of .candidates con-1 gressional, national and state who would support such a policy. Bui eratlve colonies, poet, author, botan they are held in leash, so to. speak, by jst and physician, told here today the fear of negro domination; the fear J of colored men in office, iboth of the ioa Qf sturdy, honest, hard-working elective class and those appointed at colonlsts, and found in Pender coun Wlashington. ty, about twenty miles north of Wil- "They are afraid of the race issue; mington, N. C.,,a model town on a here can be no doubt of that. They commjunity of interest plan all his re constantly in a state of excite- ment over the prospect of a colored " -vote of superior- numbers, and natur- ally they cling together against the fclack man as a matter of protection, not of their industrial interests, but of their personal affairs. "But I am satisfied," continued Sen- ator Cullom, "that u tne negro wer not a factor in politics in the South, there wouldn't be a state In that sec-r tion which would not be in line witn our party, and which would not sup- port our candidates and their -prin- ciples. "Take a state like Alabama, for In- stance. There is a community which possesses vast coal, iron and other in- dustries demanding a protective tar- Iff. With her rank states like Ten- nessee, Texas and others. They all want to be protected industrially, and the people are ready to join us were it not for the negro. "How can you blame communities like South Carolina and Mississippi, for instance, for voting the Democrat- ic ticket where in some sections the proportion of colored population is ten blacks to one white? It is in communities like these' that the white people are afraid. "Now, mind you," Mr. Cullom went on, "I do not necessarily mean that 1 favor the total disfranchisement of the negro. ' In Illinois, for instance, we have a large negro vote, just as Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York have. But up in these communities it Is a different proposition. There appears to be a distinction somewhere between the two sections in this respect, and tha Northern colored man uses his bal lot with wisdom and fairness. We are satisfied with him, but it is noto rious, "of course, that the South is ., not. - "And if It were not for this colored ballot in the South, the Mason and Dixon line would be wiped out of ex istence as far as politics is concern ed. The Democratic party, or what is left of It, would then be in a sorry plight, If indeed there would remain any Democratic party to be in any sort of plight. "President Taft," Mr. Cullom con tinnewi Ms ahnwine wisdom in his Southern tour. He is a big, good natured, whole-souled, patriotic and generous statesman to whom the South or any other section may well and implicitly trust Its absolute des Jtiny. Mr. Taft l3 Just now mingling with the Southern, people in order that he may get better acquainted with them and they with him. They will find that he is the right man for his place. , . Of course, the President doesn't in tend to surrender any principle, but at the same time he is willing to make concessions to the Southern people commensurate with any fair sense of justice. And likewise does he intend to eradicate the Mason and Dixon line. In my opinion, he is just the man for that task and- if he doesn't accom plish it, to a certain degree at least, 1 shall be sadly mistaken. "That line must be wiped out at some era or another; that much is a certainty, and I can't see why there should be any logical reason why the proper action shouldn't come right now. There are several states in the South simply ripe for falling into the Republican column." Senator Cullom, in his rainbow chase, even puts North Carolina down as a Republican state. He says: "Of course, i Maryland Is going to bt a Republican state. It is pretty close to xnat conaiuon now, ana me prospect for its Republican solidity in a permanent way Is imminent Ncrth Carolina also is very strongly republican, considering the condition therein. Tennessee may be classed likewise. And so the list continues. "Now, President Taft,", concluded Senator Cullom. "has a fixed idea of section, and he can be relied upon to give them a square deal. Naturally, he won't allow the Democrats of the South to have exclusive control of the Federal patronage, but he isnt likely to- offer appointments to that section which are objectionable, Therefore, I reiterate that it Is the negro vote which is holding Dixie hand" aloof from the Republican count in the electoral college. Erase that objectionable vote and this country will be a unit politically as it now Is patriotically." A NEW COLONY FOE PENDER. Dr. Frederick Holland Declares He Will Establish a Model Town. A special dispatch from Boston says; "Dr. Frederick F. Van E. Eden, of Holland, famous experimenter in op - qo ne is goIng to bring over a ship own. Tjr. Van E. Eden said he had talked with Secretary of Agriculture Wilson about his Ideas and that Mr. Wilson declared them Impracticable. "This, however, Dr. Van E. Eden says, has spurred him on to demon- strate that he has the right idea. A union for the common owner ship of the soil is the underlying principle," declared Dr. Van E. Eden. we wln be there," he continued. "No devices of the rich whereby they mav hive on the lab6r of the poor. All will be equal and all will work for the COmmon good. The plan for the North Carolina colony is based on the abo- Htion of landlord and is the control Qf the profits of the middleman. The colonists will pay a nominal ' rental Which will not increase, no matte now much the land increases In value. and the colonists will hold this land as long as he makes it show a profit and can leave to his heias. From the Bale of our goods a small percentage will be retained as a sinking fund. The jump of the rabbit is not ex actly a hare spring. For cross purposes tempers. r. J ' f 4 n CARNIVAL OF NATIONS 100 PEOPLE IN ALICE IN WONDERLAND." PROHIBITION ACTIVE Its Good Results Are Grow ing Upon The Observ ant Masses. There Is a Decided Concensus of Opinion That Such Action Will Be Taken at Conference in Newport News. Newport News, Va., Nov. 10.- Though no report on the subject has been submitted, it is considered high ly provable that a declaration in fa vor of m.Tjediate steps looking toward state-wide prohibition legislation will be made by the Methodist conference of Virginia, which convened here to day for its annual session. As the most active leaders of the Anti-Saloon League, including Superintendent Jas. C. Cannon, Jr., are members of the conference, it is assumed that any ac tion taken during the session here will forecast the action 6i the State Anti Saloon League. The conference met this morning with Bishop Morrison presiding and about 400 delegates attending. It is estimated that there are 300 other visitors here in connection with the gathering. Next to the temperance question the Randolph-rMacon Carnegie foundation controversy, which is to be taken up tomorrow morning, is occupying the attention of the delegates. Dr. James Cannon, Jr., chairman of the confer ence committee, reported today a reso lution providing that the conference contribution to the Randolph-Macon College be increased substantially but further setting forth that in the event the trustees rescind or amend thei-e resolution giving the conference the authority to approve members elected to the board, all money contributed by the conference shall be refunded. A statement from a number of the trustees to the effect that they will not be bound by their resolution, if it is not consistent with their oaths of office, followed, and the whole matter was laid over for discussion tomor row. , EFFECT A SETTLEMENT. Litigation Between Sugar Companies Brought to a Close. New . York, Nov. 10. On the eve of final adjustment the litigation be tween the American Sugar "Refining Company, generally known as the sug ar trust, and the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company,-a smaller concern, which it put out of business, came to a sudden stop In New York today. On the application of George Gor don Battle and H. Snowden Marshall, Judge Holt, in the United States Cir cuit Court, granted a restraining order which forbids in effect the compro mlse agreed upon whereby the so- called, trust was to pay George H. Earle, Jr., receiver of the Pennsylva nia, Sugar Refiining Company, $750,- 000 and return to the bondholders $1, 250,000 in bonds held as collateral for a loan extended to Adolph Segal. Se gal, as president of the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Refining Company, haJ accepted this loan, giving the bonds as security, which in turn enabled the American Sugar Refining Com pany to bring about the closing of the smaller plant. Why ' will you . continue to suffer, when Frazier's Indigestion Powder is guaranteed to cure yu? At The City Pharmacy. Life lines wrinkles. iilitii 4 y-5 1 -0d nl ft ft p! T- A TIMELY WARNING. The North Carolina Department of Ag riculture Is Alert find Progressive. , Editor Argus: There has lately ap peared in this State a firm of cream ery promoters who are trying to se cure stock for co-operative cream eries, the plan being to get fifty or sixty men to subscribe ? 100 each for the purpose of building and equipping a creamery. The writer's experience teaches that there is no place in the State where it is safe to put two of three thousand dollars into such a plant, much less five or six thousand. The "cows must come before the creamery, not the creamery before the cows. It is not safe to establish a creamery unless there is the promise of the product from at least 400 cows, and these cows must be close enouga 1 to the creamery, from two to six miles, so that the expense of getting the cream or milk to the plant is not too great. - At no place in the State is .there a sufficient number of cows to warrant the building of a five or six thousani dollar creamery. A number of cream eries were built in Georgia last year, none of which could be called a suc cess, and most have been failures, some today not even running. The writer is anxious to see cream eries establisnea in iNortn Carolina, and is doing all he can to advance the dairy industry, but an unsuccessful creamery would kill , every spark of dairy interest in the community of which it was a part. Remember, that the United States and the State Departments of Agri culture stand ready to give assistance and advice along all dairy lines, creameries included. The United States Department of Agriculture is prepared to furnish creamery plans and estimates of building. - A cream ery for handling hand separator cream, without an ice plant, will cost about $3,000, with ice plant about $4,000. The writer, will be glad to as sist any community in organizing a creamery, provided there is a suffi cient number of cows to warrant the undertaking. Remember, that all plans, advices and personal assistance are absolutely free,' coming throueh your State and National Departments of Agriculture. Yours truly, J. A CONOVER, Dairyman. Approved. W, A GRAHAM, Commissioner. AGAIN IN WASHINGTON. President Is Given Most Cordial Greet ing at Capital After Long Absence. Washington, D. C, Nov. 10. After an absence of more than three months during which he made a 13,000-mile trip through the West and South, President Taft, sleeps tonight in the White House He left the capital August 6 last with the cheers of the crowds ringin in his ears. He returned tonight to the tune of the same cheers, but he tarried only a moment with the vari ous welcoming parties. His objective point .was the White House and Mrs Taft and as quickly as he could get away from the brief speeches of wel come he climbed into his big automo bile. The chauffeur broke all the speed records of the district on the last leg of the President's record-makins journey. When Mr. Taft alighted at the White House he ran quickly up the steps, turned for a moment and waved a. smiling farewell to Fred Carpenter, his secretary,- Col. Spencer Crosby and Capt. Archie Butt, his two military aides, who had accompanied him from the station. Then the big swinglngJ doors of the White House swallowed him. . The President shook hands with the two negro door men, who were smil ing a welcome that showed every tooth In their heads. - After the Pres ident had disappeared above where Mrs. Taft had been apprised of his re turn, he did not show Himself again tonight, not to even visit the new ex ecutive office which was lighted and decorated for his inspection. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET IKeyf York Fntores. - - Open. Close 14.52 14.66 14.86 December .. .. .. ..14.54 January . . ... . . 14.70 March .. .. .. .. .. 14.95 Local " spots, 14 T -; To Norfolk, Va., and Return Yia At lantic Coast Line. Acooun': meeting Dei-?!' Watev.fys Association and President Taft's vi;3it November 17 to 20. Round trip rate. $5.05. -Tickets on sale November 16 io 19. Limited to return Novembar 21. For further information call on ticket agent, or write W. Ji Craig, Pas senger Traffic Manager, or T. C. White, General Passenger Agent, Wilmington, N. C. . Wade not in unknown waters. THE 170RLDJ.00KS OH The Steinheil Cise Takes Favorable Turn For Accused. Unsolved Mass of Contradictions the Case Maurice Borderel Be lieves Her Innocent Trial Is Exciting Interest. in Paris, Nov. 10. The testimony to day in the trial of Mme Steinheil charged with the murder of her hus- band and her step-mother, was dis tinctly favorable to the defendant Marietta Wolfe, the cook in the Stein heil household, and her son Alexan der, whose appearance was awaited with profound interest, threw no new light on the mystery, but by a fur ther mass of contradictions strength ened the .impression in the accused's favor. Mme. Steinheil's nurse also retracted her previous deposition in wjiich she expressed the opinion that the defendant's illness after the crime was simulated, and Maurice Borderel, a wealthy merchant, who the state assumes Mme. Steinheil desired to marry, testified to his absolute belief in her innocence. The state's circum stantial case against Mme. Steinheil seems to be rapidly breaking down, and it is already rumored that the trial may be abandoned and a new investigation ordered. Anti-Dreyfus paperg like the Libre Parole and the Patrie have again be gun to revamp their previous insin uations that the crime involved a po litical plot for the destruction of evi dence regarding the death of ex-President Felix Faure, which the anti Dreyfusards never have ceased to claim was due to foul play, because as they alleged, M. Faure opposed the revision of the Dreyfus case. Louis Anthehne Gregorl, who shot Major Dreyfus at the canonization of Zola in the Pantheon in 1908, has written an open letter to M. DeValles, the presiding judge, demanding that he be heard on" the subject of the death of the former President and the anti-Dreyfusards seek to give color to their insinuations by empha sizing the veiled threats which Mme. Steinheil repeatedly made in open court to s reveal her relations with prominent men in every walk of life, if driven to bay. Judge DeValles however, evidently assumes that for mer intrigues have no bearing on the case and twice has practically defied her to draw in whatever scandal and names she pleased. "You may name whom you will," he has said to her. THE GORGEOUS SPECTACLE OF "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" Local Talent to Assist at the Graded School Benefit Large List of Patronesses. Lewis Carroll's charming classic, "Alice in Wonderland," to be inter preted by old and young of Golds boro, under the personal direction of Miss D. Hope Leonard, the drama' tizer, of New York city, November 17, will have over two hundred and fifty local people in the performance. A stage production requiring over 200 local people is probably a novel ty to the people of our city. It Is an operetta, dramatized from Lewis Car roll's famous fairy story, "Alice in Wonderland" by Miss D. Hope Leon ard. This beautiful spectacular bp eretta has been given by Col. John F. Braag, Miss Leonard and assistants in a number of the leading cities of Europe and the United States with re markable success, both artistically and financially. Beautiful properties, electrical and calcium effects, instructor, etc.,. Col. John F. Bragg the manager, together with Miss D. Hope Leonard, the dra matizer, and her assistants will be here in person to superintend the two performances to be given at the Op era House. All the characters mentioned in Lewis Carroll's book . will be intro duced, also Mother Goose melodies and characters, - grotesque animals. songs, dances, specialties, the Great Caucus Race, the Grand Medley of Na tions, the Mad Tea Party, etc. Swindell-Leake. Friends , in this city have received the following invitation: "Mrs. Andrew Kean Leake requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter Catherine Frederica to Mr. Frederick Dudley Swindell on the' evening of. Wednes day the ..twenty-fourth of .November, one thousand nine hundred , and nine, at eight o'clock, In the First Presbyte rian Church In the, City of Richmond, Virginia." At home after the tenth pf Decem ber, Wilson, N, C. THE NEGRO CHILDREN AND TAFT. His Reception in Wilmington by Them Was a Feature of His Trip. Wilmington Star. It must have been a constantly re curring inspiration to the President to be greeted throughout his thirteen-thousand-mile journey by something like six or seven million school chil dren, expre&sing themselves in terms of the national colors. To, feel that one is at the head of such a potential force nio.Pt arouse a sentiment to brin the tear and choke the voice. To see the flag of the nation flung wide in human folds of bright-eyed boys and girls, to catch the tribute in lesson of patriotism of those layins: hands upon a generation just ahead, is a sight to' stir the imagination and to quicken the blood. ."Twice in Wilmington, under widely differing circumstances, Mr. Taft met this emotion, felt this sight. Banked on Market street, the white school rnildren of the city went through their maneuvres as though they werq eterans instead of babies. The flut tering array of their flags, the swal lowing up of their individuality in a flare ot the national colors, the com bined roar of their childishly treble voices presented a picture and gave an emotion impossible to translate, exquisite to experience. At St. Ste phen's Church the thousands of black children, singing in unison the na tional anthem, and alike waving the colors of the country, must have ap pealed in pathetic terms of promise to the country's head. Nowhere could a better exhibit have been made of the future which this city and section con fidently expects on the one hand, the hope that is ours in the strong and sturdy children of the land, the rulers of tomorrow, the upholders of that honor which is more sacred than the prosperity we are achieving; on the other hand the, in a sense, unfortu nate children of a childish race, ao- cejite-.1 by a section realizing tis duty av.d the delicacy of its performance, put forward by us in all the hope that we have of them, as a pledge of oi:r fealty and of our sincere accept ance cf the new regime and the "great er and brighter day ahead. Nowhere else in his itinerary did Mr. Taft meet such a reception as that tendered him by the negro children of this city. He did not find it in Bos ton, nor in Los Angeles. That he did find it in Wilmington, a city that in the past has found it necessary to deal sternly with the negro for the necessity of its own salvation, was a peculiarly fortunate circumstance. Nothing else could so well have shown the true spirit of the South toward its natural wards; no exhibit could bae more strikingly indicated the caro and the sense of obligation in which the South is performing its duty in this respect. That Mr. Taft so considered it was shown by the fact that to the colored children he stopped to speak; while to those of his cwn blood and color he content ed himself with doing the only thing that, a man of heart could find with in him to do, doffed his hat in the rec ognition of a story and a poem of childhood, untranslatable In words. WANT S03CEHTING? The Baseball Fair Will Hare It, No vember 22 to 27, Inclusive. It's not mere whim or caprice it's simply human nature, to be always wanting something, and it's a sign of good mental health just as a vigor ous appetite is a sign of good physi cal health. Of course, appetite would be an embarrassment if we could ob tain no food; and that "want some thing" feeling would be a calamity if we could never satisfy it. When you attend the Baseball Fair November 22 to 27 inclusive, you will notice there will be nothing wanting in the way of real fun, good things to eat, a grand array of pretty things suitable for Christmas gifts. Yoa will go away satisfied and say, "Every thing wanted was there. "... DR. STILES COMING. Renowned Specialist Will Visit Golds- boro Next Wcek. Argus readers and the public of this vicinity in general will be interested to know that Goldsboro is to have a visit next week from the renowned spe cialist Dr, Stiles, of hookworm fame, who, in company : with Dr. '.J.-Y. Joy- ner. btate superintendent -of public instruction, will give a talk to the school teachers of the : county next Friday ii this .city. Arrangements are being made to have, tfjGssible, ' more than one talk from Dr. Stiles while here, and it is probable that such can be accom plished. The Argus will publish definite In formation and the program either to morrow or Saturday. Put a nice ceiling on your kitchin We will furnish the lumber for 90 cents per hundred. Enterprise Lum ber Company. M A JW WORK Farmers' Congress Delegates Visit Swamp Lands of Our State. Headed by President Cameron, the National Congress Goes to Beau fort County and Witnesses the Reclamation Work. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 10. One hun dred and thirty-five delegates' to the National Farmers' Congress, headed by President Bennehan Cameron and President-elect Joshua Strange, and accompanied by. many ladies attend ing the congress, enjoyed the hospi tality of the towns of Washington and Belhaven today, on a very notable ex cursion. The entire trip was a reve lation to the visitors, who represent ed twenty states. They were aston ished at the vast swamp reclamation work of the Williamses at Belhaven, where they have four dredges which have cut twenty-eight miles of canal, and will cut 100. One of the speakers in an address at Washington said the country was the Holland of America and as rich as any garden. State Geologist Pratt accompanied the party and gave much valuable in formation. A logging train took the visitors into the heart of the swamp, where they saw canal cutting and land clearing. At Washington they were given an oyster roast and at tended the corn fair held under the auspices of the Norfolk & Southern Railway and Congressman Small, the number of entrants in this exhibition being 3,500. The show was extremely creditable. Prizes aggregating $400 were awarded. State Geologist Pratt says that Road Expert Spoon goes at once to North Wilkesboro to aid in making a sand clay road; thence to Rutherford coun ty to assist its commissioners in lo cating a road across it from Cleve land to Henderson county, this being a link in the great Charlotte-Knox-ville road. Mr. Spoon then goes to Buncombe and Jackson counties to aid building sand-clay roads and later to Madison county to locate another road which be also a link in the Charlotte Knoxville road. This, he says, is the first fruits of the great and most, successful mountain road congress at Asheville. Jackson, Buncombe and Wilkes have raised the money to build the sample roads, which are to be part of the great Appalachian system. Dr. Pratt confirms the report that the best roads between New YorK and Atlanta were found in North Car olina by the automobilists,, and It seems certain some county in this State has won the $1,000 prize. The pikes in Virginia were found to be not so well graded as the North Carolina roads. He says the drivers of the au tomobiles were most considerate about terms in North Carolina and that this conduct has done a vast deal towards - creating sentiment in favor of the automobiles. In Davidson county, at the Yadkin river toll bridge, the people in charge declined to take any tolls for automobiles, while in Virginia the tolls on the turnpikes totalled over $3,000. CURING CATARRH. Accept Our Advice and Try This Rem edy at Oar Risk. Catarrh is a disease of the mucou membrane. The mucous membrane is, one may say, the interior lining of the body. ... 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