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THE YELLOW-FANGED
DOG IN THE MANGER
NEVER BITES GO
LONG AND LET
HIM GROWL.
HASN'T BEEN LONG
SINCE LAST CHRIST.
MAS, NOT LONG TILL
NEXT ARE YOU
READY?
BY AL FAIRBROTHER
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 A YEAR SINI.E t'OPV 6 KNT8
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1914.
ON HAI.K AT TIIK NKHS ST.1NKS AM' ON TH.tlNM
ESTABLISHED MAY 1902.
THE OTHER SIDE
TOM WATSON AGAIN
CLEAN SWEEP FOR HIM
LEADERS LOSE AGAIN
NOT PAY ENOUGH
Put On These Spectacles
and Tale a Look-
HE OTHER side of the
question is alwoys worth
considering, no matter
much what may be our
own predilection. There
were many to censure,
harshly and as we see it
now, unjustly Detective
Burns because he sent out of the city a negro
woman who was to be used as a witness. It
appears that he sent her as far as New Or
leans. And when this fact became known,
there were many to give the great detective a
severe tongue lashing, saying he was getting
witnesses away and paying them money, etc.
The court cited Burns to appear and show why
he wasn't guilty of contempt for sending the
witness away.
And Burns makes answer. He says that the
attorneys of Frank told him that there was
nothing wrong in sending the witness' away ;
that it was no violation of law and certainly
not contempt of court. And then Burns says:
"Deponent believes that in so doing (send
ing the witness out of town J, he was serving
the cause of right and justice, and was aiding
the court in the ascertainment of truth, and
was in no wise intending any contempt of
court or of its processes, but was endeavoring
to assist the court in having its witnesses
brought into court from an improper influence
being exerted upon them."
How does that look to you? Here was an
important witness. A darkey who might be
influenced either way and Burns seeking the
truth, as he claims, wanted this witness when
needed brought into court to tell what she
knew; and all she knew or, in other words he
didn't want her improperly influenced by any
one. Of course it may be said by those who
want to hang Burns along with Frank that
he had prepared a story for her to tell and he
wanted her rehearsing where she couldn't be
molested. But if we are going to discredit a
person, we can be convinced against our will
and remain of the same opinion. The fact
that Burns makes answer and swears that he
was acting upon advice of lawyers of undoubt
ed ability and integrity ; says he simply sent
the witness away to assist the court to as
sist justice in its search, we think more of
Burns than when we thought he had defied the
court and the law. And to give even the devil
his due is one of our pastimes in which we
take keen delight.
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Church Sentences.
Mayor Brand, of Lithonia, Georgia, is said
to have introduced a new method of dealing
with drunkards brought before him. Instead
of sending them to the work house he imposes
a church sentence. Instead of imposing a sen
tence to the chain gang he would hold the
case open and sentence them to church for
ten consecutive Sundays and he says the re
sult has been highly gratifying. Out of ten
sentenced to church eight of them reformed ;
three are now officers in the church and the
others are holding out all right." ,
This is novel, and it might be a solution. It
certainly would assist in savingf a man giv
ing him a chance. It often happens that to
sentence a man once to the roads breaks his
moral forces and after that he does not care.
Sending him to church uplifts him; saves him
from disgrace and he has an opportunity to
look at things differently, and try to save him
self. Theoretically, the Georgia Mayor has
helped solve a great problem. We would like
to see it tried in other cities.
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A Scuffle Even To Grave.
The Undertakers of the State held their
State Convention in Winston the other day
and after -some discussion it was decided that
it was not ethical for an undertaker to be
county coroner.
This because some undertakers had not been
elected we take it. There could be nothing
more ethical or more appropriate than for the
coroner to be an undertaker. But it does
seem in this world of woe that it all depends
upon whose ox is gored.
Here in Guilford county we are going to
elect Mr. George L. Stansbury, the efficient
manager of the Huntley-Stockton-Hill Furni
ture Co., and we think it quite the thing. And
the way he ran in the primaries against his
opponents the people generally thought that
"way.
Oaks Pardoned.
C. C. Oaks, of Guilford county, serving a
twelve months' sentence for assult and battery
has been pardoned by Governor Craig. Oaks
commenced to do time in March, but failing
health was the cause of the pardon being
granted. '
Indicted For The. Same Old
Dirty Mess.
OR THE second or third
time Tom Watson has again
been indicted for using the
mails for sending obscene
matter. His attacks are
still on the Catholic church,
and he seems to be ben on
getting in the pen. The last
trial he had as we recall it he came out vic
torious, but finally the pitcher taken too often
to the well gets broken, and unless Tom has
a care he will land in the pen yet. Colonel
Sam Small has skinned Tom alive a time or
two. But with it all Watson is a wonderful
word painter, and he has written two or three
first-class books. He is a genius, no doubt of
that, yet because he is is no reason why he
should send dirty stuff through the mails.
Maybe he will contend that he hasn't, and as
the presumption obtains that he is innocent
until proven guilty we will not pass judg
ment as to the legality of what he sends but
we will pass judgment in saying that he exer
cises' poor taste and does himself no good in
his hysterical attacks upon the Catholic
church. The Catholic church isn't caring much
what Tom says, but people not Catholic do not
like to have their slats jolted by the at least
near approach to obscenity in which Tom in
dulges. As a calm writer; as a word painter Watson
can squeeze all there is of beauty and force out
of the English language. He writes, indeed
beautifully, when He doesn't try to be ugly,
and it is to be regretted that a man with such
wonderful talents as he possesses should use
them to such ends. But as there is no ac
counting for what a genius will do we must
simply watch him and applaud when we can
and sorrow when we must.
n The Newspaper's Sphere.
The Whiteville News-Reporter, after it was
over, wrote this editorial paragraph:
"Readers of this week's paper will miss the
announcements of candidates, which have been
running so long, and other matter of a political
nature. In place of this it will be the endeavor
of the News Reporter to give matter of live
interest to the county at largr. To do this
the co-operation of people throughout the
county is asked. The News Reporter is your
paper the avenue for the interchange of
news, but if it is left for one or two to furnish
it may readily be seen that the quantity will
be deficient no matter how high the quality."
And we have often wondered why a news
paper will give over all its columns and all its
space to the fellows running tor office, when
it is of no particular interest to the people. The
News Reporter seems to have realized this and
says "in place of this (political announce
ments) it will be the endeavor of the News
Reporter to give matter of live interest to the
county at large."
Wonder if it ever occurred to the average
editor that he alone makes the politician? If
the editors would simply insist that the per
sonal exploitation of any matt or set of men
was purely a 'personal matter j and keep the
names entirely out of the papr, how would a
public man get before the people and how
would he work up enthusiasm? A hand bill
wouldn't do it. In the old days before there
were many newspapers and when they were
limited in size and circulation men wrote pam
phlets and it was with a little pamphlet that
Tom Paine stirred the Western World. But
in these days the politicians must sign their
stuff "advertisement" and some of the papers
coming to this shop during the last few weeks
were nothing but political dope puffery of
men and sad stories of their lives. Indeed the
News-Reporter sized it up right when it said
between the lines that all this stuff was of no
interest to the reader yet the reader, the man
who paid for the paper and who had a right to
expect something else took his medicine just
like the star boarder at a hotel take 1 his prunes
and says nothing. .
A newspaper should always print the news
about candidates but for thb paper itself to
go wild over one man or two men or any cause
does not interest the average reader. Where
there is space for advertisements it is proper
to print political advertisements the same as
any other kind but when the entire paper is
filled with articles concerning some man run
ning for salary and office, it is really carrying
the matter too far. V
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Delilah Beguiled Them.
Two college boys, both in love with a beau
tiful divorcee, met in her home near Hyden,
Kyn drew revolvers and-killed each other. The
boys were Hobart Miniard, 17, and Henderson
Hensley, 18. Mrs. Martha Adams was the
object of the boys' love. She was struck by a
stray shot while trying to stop the firing and
is in a serious condition. 1
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' The ground hog has liquidated. At least he
has gone out 01 business for this year.
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Overman is a winner and the people this
winter will send him back to W ashington.
Everything rejoices over this fact. Not that
it had anything to d.wilh it, except it voted
for him. It talked for him, and in November
when there were all kinds of whisperings about
(ilenn and Justice and Morrison and who not,
we printed 011 our front page this proposition:
The Senatorial talk is. getting a little more
often, and from the way (tilings are shaping
the chances are that Senator Overman will
have no opposition. True liiey talk (ilenn,
but the time is not ripe for a man of Glenn's
temperament to make a successful run. Ev
erybody likes "Bob" Glenn out when it
comes to taking an able democrat out of the
United States senate just because some other
"good fellow" wants it well, the Simmons
vote last year showed how North Carolina
people feel on that line. Ex-Governor Glenn,
were the field open, were all things equal,
could sail in over any other mncidate. But
Overman has become conspicuous because
of his long service; he has made good as Sen
ator; he fills many important places on com
mittees, and his democracy and ability are
unquestioned. And the Average man who fig
ures it out asks himself the question: "Why
should we put out of business a faithful pub
lic servant one who has familiarized himself
with all the ins and outs ; who is now really
prepared to accomplish something for North
Carolina, and put in a new man simply be
cause he is a "good fellow?" And the answer
is : "There is no use." That is why Overman
will succeed Overman that is why he should
be re-elected.
We also explained how smoothly and how
irretrievably Mr. Justice was swallowed by
the Whale of politics how just as his last
interview had been resounding throughout
the state and wild-eyed men were almost al
ready getting their ballots ready to vote for
him for United States Senator, a flash' of light
ning appeared in the skies of the District ot
Columbia and Mr. Justice wa not. True he
doubtless figured that in the position offered
him he could do yeoman service for his coun
try; that he could skin an octopus before
breakfast every morning if he felt inclined;
he could bring to the bar of justice the land
grabbers and other pirates wno have put to
shame Bulgarian brigands in theft and pil
lage, and he may, and doubtless did sincerely
feel that in the position offered him he could
do good. It is no small recognition to be
called in as special prosecutor in important
cases for the government, because it at once
suggests that the man so Called is of extraor
dinary legal ability he must be to win his
fights but the way it was handed to him!
Mr. Jusice himself said, if the interview we
read was correct, that he had no intimation
of having the position offered him the ten
der came as a complete surprise and no doubt
it did. And so when a charge of dynamite
goes off and sends a man up into the clouds,
it comes as a surprise to the fellow who goes
up, but to those who carefully planted the
dynam'ite an explosion was expected.
And even then there were those to say that
Mr. Justice had not withdrawn the announce
ment of his candidacy. And he never did With
draw it. But he saw, as others sawthat the
people of this state arc determined to keep !n
Washington the tried and true men. Glenn
came out in an interview and gave his support
to Overman, and he in turn was appointed to a
good position.. In other words; the men who
were going to save the country nrough the of
fice of United States senator didn't seem to
care so much for the country as they did for
something else. . ,
We are glad, we repea.t, that Senator Lee S.
Overman, has been endorsed by his party with
out an expensive and unnecessary campaign
In Forsyth Today.
The Forsyth county primaries will be held
today, and the Journal of Winston says that
Major Stedman will have no opposition. Cer
tainly not. The opposition to Major Stedman
has long since been withdrawn,, and the dem
ocrats will nominate him by acclamation. And
that is the way it should be.
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Cox Chairman.
Mr. JvElwood Cox, of High Point, has been
appointed Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Division of the State - Bankers Association.
And as good a man as could be chosen. ,
Court's Decree Sustained and
Must Serve.
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so-caiieM ilynann'.iiig case- w !.o
were sentenced at Indianapoli-,
I e.ccniber, 191 j, have Ik ; 1
(id. t lit v ("our of (hem, to
go 1 .
arrange their plan- to
pn-iiii dp highe-t court- have
decreed this and the only
hope 1- the pardoning power of the Pre-ident.
'I lie.-e cases were the outcome of the Burns
investigation following close upon the confe--sion
of the Mc.Vnnara brother- who a.--is'cd
ill blowing up the office of the. Lo- Angele
Tiines. These men had violated a federal law
in transporting 1 nainite. and it w as proven
that many bridges had been blown up by them.
'I he cases have been through all the courts,
the highest "finally deciding that they nui.-t
serve time.
I he dynamiting business seems to have
quieted down since these trials, and the
chances are that we will have no more of it.
Labor unions were not to blame for this, but
labor unions suffered very much because of
it. With the large number serving time for
violating the law: with the publicity given the
methods of the iron workers, while those who
suffered feel it, the country at large feels bet
ter to know that the scheme was lard bare, and
an end put to one of the most infamous plots
ever conceived by civilized people. The long
years that they had dynamited bridges and
buildings made them grow so hold that they
had organized a regular dynamiting crew
whose business it was to blow up any kind of
work being done by non-union labor, regard
less of how many lives were imperiled. The
culmination was when the Times building was
destroyed. The confession of the McNamaras
settled the whole question and there .was no
further defense. The mystery had been
cleared, and it looks like the nefarious work
had stopped.
If the average man would do a little think
ing for himself he would stampede the first
time the so-called leader, always self-appointed,
attempted to put the ring in his nose.
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A Fool There Was.
The following dispatch from Wytheville.
Va., is printed because it shows that the fools
are not all dead yet :
"Samuel B. Davidson shot and instantly
killed Ben Witson on Main street, a few doors
from the postoffice, this evening about 7
o'clock. The killing was premeditated, David
son a few minutes before having bought a
Winchester Shotgun from the hardware store
across the street. The shot took effect be
hind the ear, and brains and blood were scat
tered on the ground.
Immediately after the shooting Davidson
walked out from the crowd which was collect
ing and called Harry White, former town ser
geant, handed him the gun and asked him to
protect him till he could get to jail and sur
render, saying, "There is no need of an in
quest. I killed him. He had broken up my
home." He also asked White to get the gun
and "knucks" from Wilson's person. The gun
and knucks were found as stated by Davidson,
and also $78 in money. Wilson leaves a wife
and six children."
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With all these blue prints showing sky
scrapers there is this fact demonstrated. We
have room in Greensboro for tall buildings.
That is to .say the heavens are not occupied.
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Life Is So Cheap.
The following dispatch from Danville shows
how cheaply some fools regard human life and
the penalty they must pay for taking it:
"Luke McCall, a young cotton mill opera
tive, this afternoon walked up to Albert Bil
low, who was standing surrounded by friends
at Schoolfield, and exclaimed, "I believe I'll
shoot you." He drew a small calibre pistol
and shot him through the breast. Billow died
in forty-five minutes, and McCall, after being
chased a mile, was caught by officers, who
brought him here to jail. McCall refuses to
talk about the murder, but people who knew
both men declare that the killing was the out
come of a long quarrel."
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. A, man measures another man by his own
egotism. The fellow Who says his neighbor
won't do, has measured hnni by his own pat
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The man who boosts his town in season and
out of season, is the man who eventually
owns a corner lot and rides in an automobile.
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We are still waitng for that "new light"
Colonel Martin has promised us after the
meeting of the convention.
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" Greensboro is talking another ; bond issue.
Great how we never earn money but just interest-
We owe now about a million. v
County Officers Gener
ally Not Paid.
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Kk'KEK i- a!! right.
I le i- needed a- mudl as
the one who -peaks in
whi-pi rs as the one
w ho think- things and is,
too much afraid of him
self to t;ilk his thinks
out loud. The man who
ares ,-av what he thinks, no matter if his
thoughts are out of tune; no matter if he is
on.-idered ' contrary" and a knocker from
Know ilK. i- the man who finally sows the
seed that germinate and if the fruit is good it
is accepted.
The lat issue of the J Javidsonian, a neat
new-paper published at Lexington, insists that
the salaries paid the county officers of David
son are out of ail reason, and it says the peo
ple this November are going to elect men who
will serve more cheaply, it says the sheriff
now gets $3,200 a year: the clerk of the court
2,500; register of deeds $1,500; treasurer
$1,900 and asserts boldly that there are men
in Davidson county, fully competent, who
would serve for so much less that about $9,000
could be saved the count)
To all of which we, as a tax payer in the
state, and consequently interested in preced
ents established, object. The man who runs
for. office: who takes the long chance on be
ing elected : who gives up his other business
to serve only two years as a cinch and any
longer as a chance, deserves to be paid more
than the ordinary man who goes to work on a
salary and knows he can remain all his life if
he makes good.
The thing for the ppople to do, and of course
they will not do it, is to let the county com
missioners employ the officials. Pick out good
men, men who can pass examination, and em
ploy a man for treasurer, for register of deeds,
for clerk of the court and pay him for services
rendered and let it be known that he can serve
as long as he makes good. Then you will al
ways get efficient officers and then you will
secure the help at what it is worth.
Why elect a man treasurer? Why not elect
a man to drive the water wagon or elect the
man to run the hre engine or elect the man to
be janitor of the court house? Why have it
that all these officers should go through the
expense of election ; put themselves under ob
ligation to this man or incur the enmity ot
that? Commission form of government should
prevail in county and in state and then the
politician would not get in so often. It would
be business all along the line. But such a sug
gestion should be made from behind a tree
lest some professional politician swat the man
making it. This would break up the pie coun
ter ; the spoils system : the ring or what not
and what would life be were it not for politics
and politicians?
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The Becker Trial.
The Becker trial took front page position,
but inasmuch as it is a twice told tale there
was little interest by the general public. Once
within the shadow of the death house, it seems
to make no difference how he comes out this
time. And yet if innocent he certainly has suf
fered. 0
The Frank Case.
Like the Mexican situation the Frank case
remains about the same. Frank is perhaps en
joying the remaining days. Had he not raised
the question he would now be under the sod.
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William Lorimer, formerly United States
Senator, and tainted at that, makes a wonder
ful confession and explains that he becomes
a Catholic in spite of himself, He gives out
this remarkable statement: '
"For more than fifteen years I have read
every book on the subject of controversial
theology that I could get," he said. "I felt at
last that the only thing for me to do was to
become a Catholic because of my honest con
victions. I have traveled over the same route
that many others have gone. I did not want
to join the Catholic Church, but I felt com
pelled to investigate, and the deeper my re
searches the more settled my convictions be
came. So I am a Catholic in spite of myself.''
The people who think Mr. Holton can mark ;
the board against Major Stedman had better -take
a view of the field before putting .up
much money on general results. Jn Greens
boro there are scores of republicans who tell
us they will hot ' vote for Holton simply be;
cause they are going to vote for Major Sted
man. - It must-not be forgotten that F " t
was a Taft republican and most ev
else became a bull mooserv -
There hasn't been a f '
drawn on paper for ev
boro and the real f'
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