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T PAGE TWO . 1 - m A STATESMAN Speaker At Two-Bit D inner. H BIG success in every way m was the "Two-Bit dinner JUV given Wednesday evening by the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce. The crowd, numerically was to the full capacity or tne large gymnasium at the Y. M. C. A., and intellectually a represen tative body of busniess and profes sional men of this city and near-by towns. Among the visitors were several leading republicans, attract ea Dy tne announcement that the speaker of the evening was to be ex senator Theodore E. Burton, of Ohio, a presidential possibility and one whose, name is just now prom inently before the public. In a brief and happy introduction, Hon. A. L. Brooks, president of the Chamber, introduced the speaker, not only as a distinguished Ameri can and recognized statesman, but as an honest and conscientious man who had made a deep study of big national questions and whose knowl edge of conditions at home and abroad gave him a grasp on commer cial opportunities of special interest to the members of a business organ- ization. Senator Burton's address, lasting over an hour, was an interesting and comprehensive review of the situa tion in this country of peace and un paralled prosperity as compared with the warring nations across the seas. Incidentally touching on prepared ness he wanted to be in a position to perpetuate that enviable state of af fairs and warned ihis hearers against the danger of commercialism taking the place of patriotism, which alone could make any country truly great and give it an honored place among the peoples of the earth. . In the course of his address the ex-Senator paid his respects to the muck-raker, represented in the yel low journal. While good was some times accomplished by exposing in competence or fraud in high places, as a general' rule it was a case of where the man making the charges was incapable of seeing the good in anything and had eyes only for re volting sewers and slums in a city of beautiful homes and magnificent enterprises. He defended the politi cian, crediting Shakespeare with hav ing done much to the prejudice of this very necessary part of a popular government. He blamed the average good citizen for lack of interest in the politics of ihis state and nation, and made a strong plea for the man who adopted politics as a career, de voting timer thought and labor to equipping himself to serve his coun try in some public capacity. The speaker belonged neither to the school of the ultra-conservative, who opposed, like Senator Randall, any and everything in the way of inno vations, nor yet of the modern radi cal reformer who wanted to change the entire system to meet the ideas of himself and his followers. He was one of the men in middle life who stood between the conservatism of the old fellows and the recklessness of the young and inexperienced, act ing as a balance wheel in the polit ical machinery. i "As regards business conditions in the United States," he said, "we are now enjoying an unusual degree of activity characterized by a favorable balance of trade unprecedented in the (history of international transac tions. The demands for our products, however, are responsive to the re quirements of war. Export of com modities not needed for military purposes have experienced a marked decline; the abounding prosperity which prevails is unequal and ac companied by a great deal of specu lation and uncertainty. With the termination of the war there will be an almost immediate cessation of these abnormal demands upon us. We shall return to a more normal level.' . "The American merchant and manufacturer should show new en ergy and ability in the securing of markets in the less developed por tions of the earth and the promotion of our trade there. In the past we have been enjoying that which- has come to us easily and without very great effort. We have exported our products ,to the more-advanced na tions or to those in near proximity to us. In 1914 our sales to Holland, with six millions of inhabitants, were practically the same as to all of Asia with 600,000,000. Prior to the war we sold more to Belgium than to all of Africa; Canada is the marvel of our trade as a result of proximity and similarity of language and customs. To that country with only 8,000,000 inhabitants, we sell more than to all of Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania combin ed. - : "There are certain domestic ques tions in trade and finance the import ance of which will be brought home to us with greater impressiveness when peace is declared. Indeed, our earnest attention should be given to their solution now. In the relation of the public to business the ques tion arises whether we have not giv en too much attention to punishment of the violation of acts condemned by academic theories and too little to the suppression and punishment of fraud, dishonesty, and oppressive practices. There should be no let up in pursuing those guilty of these last named offenses, but the day of large operations is with us and has come to stay. We must meet the conditions created by the scientific progress of the time and so man age that the public welfare may be subserved while at the same time individual freedom and honest en terprise may have a fair field." While here the distinguished vis itor was driven over the city and his attention called particularly to our various educational "institutions for both races. He was also given a glimpse of the big mills and mode mill towns out White Oak way, and made to understand that Greensboro was in a position to meet the - de mands, educationally and industrial ly, of a Digger, better and greater America. THE JEFFESRON STANDARD. A North Carolina Company Which Has Made A Big Success. with assets considerably .more than $6,000,000 and insurance in force aggregating $46,000,000, the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company of Greensboro is one of the most progressive and flourishing life insurance companies in the South particularly gratifying is the confi dence shown by people of its home state evidenced by the fact that the company closed the year ending De cember 31, 1915, with 16.700 policies in force in North Carolina, insuring $25,735,180. During the year it issued in North Carolina 2,- 420 policies, insuring $4,305,965 These figures must interest every Guilford county -citizen. It means that the Jefferson Standard placed nearly twice as much insurance in North Carolina during 1915 as any other life insurance company and that it carries more than twice as much insurance on the lives of North Carolina ctizens as any other com ipany. It means that, with more than 50 life insurance companies do ing business in North Carolina, over one-eighth of all the life insurance carried by North Carolinians is in the Jefferson Standard. . North Carolina people will be es pecially interested in the splendid gains made by the Jefferson Stand ard during 1915. The gross surplus of the company will be increased over $200,000, so that the surplus to policyholders will be practically one and a quarter million dollars. It means that the assets are consider ably over $6,000,000. What this means for North Carolina, in a ma terial way, is interesting. Over $2,430,469.13 is now carried by the Jefferson Standard in loans on North Carolina real estate, this money being loaned to amounts which average from $3,000 to $5, 000. thus enabling the farmer and business man to develop the State and add to the material prosperity generally. Not only is the Jefferson Standard considered a benefactor in North Carolina, but in the other States in which it operates is it of concrete value. It has over $9,000,000 insur ance in force in South Carolina, with a proportionate amount of money loaned to the business men of that State. In Georgia, the Jefferson has over $4,000,000 insurance in force; in Alabama, considerably over $ 1 .- 000,000: in Tennessee, over a mil lion and a (half dollars. The bal ance of this business is scattered over Florida, District of Columbia, Texas, Arkansas and other states. In each of these states the Jefferson Pursues the policy of investing in farm loans the premiums collected from that state. Not a little of the Jefferson's suc cess is due to the wise and benefi cent, but rigid, North Carolina in surance laws. It is not generally known, but North Carolina insurance laws are used by the newer states as models for insurance legislation. Lacking some of the burdensome features of the New York laws, they admit a conservative elasticity. which makes for healthy growth. The Jefferson Standard's success has been due in a large measure to the conservative and safe manage ment of its officers, all of whom are experienced and capable. Today, the Jefferson Standard maintains its own inspection bureau, a distinct reinstatement department and a . conservative department. Through the workings of this latter department, the Jefferson's policy holders are offered the opportunity, as often as is practicable, for a com plete physical examination. During the past year, experience has shown the value of this to policyholders and company alike. Several instances are on record in which policyholders have been advised of a physical con dition, which without proper treat ment might have proved fatal. Sug gestions from the assistant medical director of the company, wfoicli led the insured to seek the advice of this local physician immediately, has caus ed an immediate improvement in the health of the insured. The value to the community generally, as well as to the company, in this conservation of health can hardly be overestimat ed. ': . NO NEED OF ELECTRIC LIGHTS. Jupiter Now Sports ' Eight Moons And Maybe More Not Located. A new moon has been discovered. The discovery adds stil another to Jupiter's collection, making a grand total of eight. Details of the lunal phenomenon were given recently at Chicago Academy of Sciences, where an important exhibit of astronomical photographs and instruments was in progress under the direction of Low ell Observatory. "It has been known for a long time that Jupiter had six moons," explained W. C. Brown of North western University, "and something over two years ago a seventh moon was discovered. Last spring some remarkable photograpns were taken. whiclh evidenced the existence of Still another moon, making eight. This verified the contention of certain well known European astronomers." If Jupiter sports that many moons there certainly would be no need for a Great White'Way in any of the cities of that planet. Our one moon does pretty well and would do bet ter if it didn't get full so often. ' o Aviation School. Senator Overman has introduced a bill providing for the establish ment of an aviation school and train ing camp to be located on the North Carolina coast, the exact location to be selected by the secretary of the navy. ;. Senator Overman said that it would be a fitting tribute to the progress or aviation that such a school should be established on the coast of North Carolina, because the first real progress ever made with the flying machine was accomplished by the Wright brothers along the JNortn Carolina shores. Wilmington, Southport. Morehead City and Camp Glenn are among the cities most likely to ret the oamn if fho Mil xi. , r - -i 1 I i Reminiscent. In this Department the Old Man writes passing fancies maybe recalling happen ings of forty years ago maybe something of only a few- months. AM people live either in the past or the future. It Is what yon did yesterday or what yoa will do tomorrow. Never what yon are doing now. This department is conducted sim ply to take care of those pleasant things that happened as we walked along the road that is now grass grown and Indis tinct the road orer which we will never walk again. I noticed that Al Ringling, the biggest, intellectually; of the Ring ling Brothers, the circus trust men, died a short time ago, and he left a fortune all made in the show busi ness in a comparatively few years. But the circus business, like all other business, has been so thor oughly commercialized that the at traction is about gone at least for me. In the old days when they had a saw dust ring and just one ring when there were few animals and one good bare back rider and one rattling good clown those were the days of the real circus. There is as much difference in a circus of today and one of forty years ago as there is in the manu factured mince meat you buy of your grocer today . and the mince meat your mother made. I recall as though it were yester day the first circus I ever went to see alone. In the earlier years I had been to Van Amburghs' but was attended. Dan Rice's circus was coming to our town, and with a few other boys we concluded to walk out and meet it. They were wagon shows in those days and not so many wagons, either. Vesta was a little town some eight or ten miles to the west and the circus was coming in that way. And it was Sunday. And we walk ed and walked and walked and fin ally found ourselves at Vesta and the show was in camp eating a two o'clock dinner. And when they commenced get ting ready for the road, two big ele phants were all they (had, three camels and a few cages of "wild beasts" and the horses and the show ladies were all in line, to my mind there was never, on earth,, a grander scene. It appealed to me and thrilled me. It was a day dream an Actuality and yet as I sit here I wonder what there was about that aggregation that caused the blood to go wild leaping. We followed. It was a weary trudge at least eight miles but we were there and it was dusk when the circus arrived in town. Running along the side of the town was a lit tle river the Nemaha and the bridge wasn't very strong and when the elephants looked at it, tried it, they refused to cross on it. So it was necessary to "have them swim over and that was the climax spec tacular of an exciting day. The next morning bright and early I was at the grounds. I was there when the first boss canvass man had a fight with the, second boss canvass man. I was there when the centre pole was hoisted. I was there when the girls were putting on their spangled clothes and the men were dressing for parade and with at least a hundred other boys I follow ed that parade all over town. Dan Rice was a clown and a rider and all things. He was the whole show. And when he came into the ring and gave us his songs O, Maria, "them were the golden days." Our sheriff's name was Captain Bryant. In those days the expres sion "How Is That For High" was very popular and I can still see Old Dan bawling out the last lines: "For Captain Bryant's a hully boy. And how is that for hiphV'" But those days never again. I wonder if I would enthuse today were there nothing but one ring cir cusesand if Dan Rice and Pete Conkling and John Lowlow were the only clowns. I wonder if the real saw dust ring, the few animals and the common place performance would get me to sit an hour or two on the narrow seats and laugh at the rhedp jokes which convulsed a world forty years ago. Perhaps not. I erhaps Youth has its demands and .Ape forgets. But it seems to me as I sit here in the loneliness of my i-Mreat 2,500 miles away from all in which I have an interest, that I would ring off this writing; put on my dust coat and walk to Vesta and DacK ? gain sixteen long miles, for the pleasure of seeing Old Dan Rice's circus as it looked to my bovish eyes in those sweetly remembered aays. Maybe I wouldn't go but peneve me, l think I would. BERLIN APPROVES. regards designation Of Secretary Garrison As Good Day's "Work. Approval of the resignation of Secretary Garrison is reported in the press dispatches from .Berlin. The Lokal Anzeiger sees an indication that a majority of congress is op posed to "the new form of militar ization by proclaiming which Presi dent Wilson expected to take the wind out of the sails of his Republi can opponent and, above all, the sabrerattling Roosevelt." This news paper expresses the opinion that congress undoubtedly represents the majority sentiment in America in opposing the abandonment of old principles. '.' According to the Morger Post "The feeling in congress plainly is thoroughly peaceful. The propaganda for gigantic armament which has been staged by Secretary Garrison has received thus far no sympathy from the representatives of the peo ple. Mr. Garrison and his assistant have already resigned and the secre tary of the navy may soon follow The Post publishes a Reuter dis patch saying that the United States is expected to express the German memorandum regarding the treat ment of hostile armed merchantmen as warships and to advise American citizens to avoid belligerent ships. It says such action on the part of the I united States would do away with umreu okaics wuuiu uo away wiin ' w-,t-. TTm I t WHO'S WHO In Dogdom. The following story from Mahoney City, Pa., Is worth reading. It is really a Who Is Who In Dogdom story, "but we want to comment on it. The story runs: "A dog's appearance at a bank paying teller's window seeking pay ment of his year's savings fund check is. a new wrinkle. Kiddo, the prize winning fox terrior of Dr. J. H. Hagenbuch, with check in mouth and indorsed by himself, was the lucky canine. "A year ago Cashier W. H. Kohler of the Union National Bank joking ly asked the doctor why he didn't take out a savings account for his dog. I will,' the doctor replied. "It became due, and amounted to $25.50 and the cashier sent out the check to Kiddo Hagenbuch; in care of his "pa." "The fox terrier was soon at tha window. The check had been in dorsed 'Kiddo Hagenbuch, in care of his 'pa. Opposite the signature appeared a. mark of the dog's paw, the cashier having pushed an ink pad against it. The money was prompt ly paid, and the dog pranced away with his envelope carrying the amount in bills." Now the difference between Kiddo Hagenbuch and Mr. Postley is that Mr. Postley would scorn to transact any small business. He employs a secretary who looks after his fin ancial affairs. He has been a depos itor in the American Exchange Bank for over a year and has a half hun dred dollars to his credit. He ex pects to keep on depositing until he gets enough money to do something worth while. The Pennslyvania dog isn't in it, as a financier compared to Mr. Postley the which is the Old Man's Dog. Sunday's Raleigh News and Ob server carries the picture of a dog credited with the discrimination ne cessary to separate that paper from a bunch of others and declare his preference by taking it to his mas ter to be read first. The dog is own ed by Mr. A. (X Clement, of Golds boro, who is very proud of the ac complishments of this bright and re markable pup. While some people who have never studied dogs and who have limited knowledge of canine intelligence might be inclined to doubt this story, we are prepared to believe that a dog can be taught the difference in appearance and names of newspa pers quite as easily as he can be' taught wtih no effort the differ ence in people and rooms and streets with name of each, as is done every day. in every home where there is a dog of average intelligence. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. Colonel Grimes Campaign for Re Election Is Now Launched. Colonel J. Bryan Grimes has launched his campaign for re-election to the office of Secretary of State in a pamphlet sent out last week, carrying strong indorsements of the secretary both as a man and as a public official. Among these is one from ex-Governor R. B. Glenn, i as an offset to the prohibition claims of his opponent. Mr. J. A. Hartness of Statesvllle. Colonel Grimes' friends are meet ing the rotation-in-omce argument squarely, asking no quarter. They assert that the fact that their man has been in oflrce 16 years, with the completion of the present term, will add to his strength with all thinking people. They say that the interests of the state demand the keeping in the office of Secretary 6f State a man who is familiar with the details of the office, the state's historical rec ords, and particularly the matter of handling the vast amount of work connected with land grants. That Colonel Grimes has done remarkably fine work in classifying and indexing the records of his office in the past 16 years, will be admitted readily even by his enemies. They point out the fact that there was a time, and that not so far back In the past, that the office was not considered a political one, but one that required a 'peculiar variety of ability and that changes in the ten ure of the office were infrequent. From 1776, they say, up to 1861, the state had only three secretaries. Since 1876, a search of the records will not reveal that any Democrat has been deposed by his own party. Two, at least, have died holding the office within that time and a political upheavel placed a man of opposing political faith in it once, but the "sacred principle of rotation" has not been invoked before. A Sad Case. The case of Maitland Wood, the Wake county boy sent up last week for ten years for killing his father, is a sad one. According to the tes timony the boy was apparently a de cent fellow, but his mother, who wns not arrested and who appeared sim ply as a witness, was the cause of the crime. Old Man Wood, very cruel and inhuman, was whipping a child so the evidence ran, when Maitland shot him in the face. When his wife heard the shot, she asked me son if he had killed her hus band and uDon beinsr an doubtfully, asked him to go back and finish the work. The boy shot the iaxner men from behind. Ti ' it was pieaaed for the woman mat she is feeble minded and that sne is Irresponsible. Vehicle And Agricul tural Fair Now going- on at M. G. Newell & Co. the largest display ever shown in Greensboro everything for the farm from a harae string to a traction en gine. We invite everybody to call and see this show it will do you good and us also. M. G. Newell & Co. 323 and 325 So. Davie St. Trinity Students Endorse Old Trin ity Boy For Lieutenant Governor. The democratic students of Trin ity College have organized a Wilson Gardner club with R. M. Johnston, of Greensboro, as president; J. O. Durham, of Gastonia, vice-president; J. H. Grigg, of Shelby, secretary; W. F. Starnis, of Monroe, chairman ex ecutive committee, and H. L. Dalton, J. R. Smith, W. L. Ferrell and Banks Arendell, members of executive com mittee. At the initial meeting in teresting talks on political subjects were made by R. M. Gantt, W. C. Shepard, and H. P. Beade. The plans for future action were embodied in two resolutions, which were passed by the club and which are as follws: "Be it resolved, That we, the mem bers of the Wilson-Gardner Demo cratic Club of Trinity College, do hereby endorse the policies of the National administration; in that we believe it stands for a national con servation, a purer Americanism and insures a greater national prosper ity. "Be it resolved further, That we endorse the candidacy of O. Max Gardner, of Shelby, as the next nom inee of the Democratic party for the office of Lieutenant Governor of the State of North Carolina. Believing in his character and ability as a man, his experience as a legislator, his devotion and service to this party from 1908, when he was the organizer of the Democratic clubs among the colleges of the State of North Carolina, to the present day, and his service rendered to the State of North Carolina as a citizen, re gardless of party, we will use our influence both individually and col lectively to secure his nomination and election." "THE COLDEST THING IN WIN TER," BUT IF YOU WEAR THE MILTEN F. GOODMAN $1 WORK SHIRT YOU WILL NOT HAVE IHIS TROUBLE. ----- - Triple stitched, reinforced at all hard wearing points and ventilated across the shoulders and under the arms. We do not believe the equal of this 91.00 workshirt is to be found. Hlue Rell Overalls the equal of any overall on the market a home pro duct made at home from nome ma terial and home labor. $1.00 Regal Shirts always a bar gain at $1.00. SAVOY SHIRTS $1.50 Boyden Shoes $6.50. CRAWFORD & REES, 300 South Elm St. Highest Cash Price Paid For GREKN HIDES, FVRS, Wool. Rubber, Metals, Rags. Bags and Hones. One full set Tinner's Tools for sale. J. C. Clark. 123 Lewis St. Thone 798 Greensboro, X. C. "We Do II Right." Your MULTIGRAPHED LETTERS. Fill in the names, and address them for you. Phone 101 J. C. CHEEK GO. Printing and Engraving. 15 CENTS A POUND PAID FOR. GREEN HIDES SOUTHERN JUNK & HIDE GO 228 S. Davie St. Phone 702 NOTICE. The Vnitwl Statos of America. In the District Court of the t inted States For the Western District ot North Car olina. In the matter of I. A. Morris, Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy. To the creditors of I. A. Morris, of High Point. X. C. in the county of Guilford and District aforesaid, Bankrupt: Notice is hereby given that on the 5th day of February. A. D-. HUG. the said I. A. Morris was duly adjudicated a bank rupt, and that the first meeting of bis creditors will be held at the office of Iiob erson, Barnhurt & Smith, in High Point. N. C, on the 1st day of March, A. D.. 191G. tit 1.30 o'clock in the afternoon, at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other busi ness as may properly come before said meeting. . This February 12. 1916. O. S. FKKGI SOX. J It.. Iteferee in Bankruptcy. 2-19-2t NOTICE. The tTnlted " States of America. In the District Court of the United States For the Western District of North Car olina. In the matter of Belmont Park Com pany, Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy. To the creditors of Belmont Park Co., of Salisbury. N. C, In the conty of Kowan and District aforesaid, bankrupt. Notice is hereby given that on the 26th day of January, A. D., 1916, the said Bel mont Park Co. was duly adjudicated bankrupt, and that the first meeting of Its creditors will be held at the office of Linn and Linn in Salisbury, on the 29th day of February. 1916, at 9.30 o'clock, a. m., at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, ex amine the bankrupt, and transact such other business as may properly come be fore said meeting. This February 12, 1918. O. 8. FERGUSON. JR., Referee in Bankruptcy. Greensboro Commercial School UO WEST WASHINGTON ST. GREENSBORO, X c Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Touch, Typewriting, Penmanshin taught the year round. Winter Term begins January d Cata loguefree. PHONE 1086. hi! ii!' The ,OLD I TF you love 1 X art in silverware, vou will be delighted pattern. Note handle and die handsome decors tive work. Desirable wwvwW. it is ideal tor Colonial Dininc There is no better way of choosing silverware than to 100K tor tne mark 1847 ROGERS Not only is it the heaviest plated dm tne only one that has artiial focf tf hS tr..n ".... by the largest makers. It is unexcelled J m beauty and aualitv. ii, Known as ! i l! '!! ! ' I" ' Silver Plate .I,;:,,; ODELL HARDWARE CO GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. SOME SPECIAL VALUES -1N- TYPEWRITE R S We have just received some machines in exchange that we they last. 1LC. Smith Xo. 2. 1 Underwood Xo. 4 1 Remington Xo. 6 1 Oliver Xo. 3 If you want a Typewriter it will pay you to see these before they are gone. All makes rented and repaired., -BARKER BROTHERS- Telephone 88. A Question For Yom When you trade at home you keep the labor - machinery at work. A big dollar can do just so much work. Will you have it work in your section or will you send it North, get it out of your country, and let it work for the other people? The South's dollar belongs to the South, and the South can keep its dollars if it will not send them to mail order houses. Patronize men in the South and in this way you keep a Great working Force at home. If a few hundred men send away for their goods they have sent out of reach a Powerful Force for good. Keep the South's money in the South. This means all of us should do this. Be loyal, and the test of loyalty is your patronage of Home Institutions. GREENSBORO, N. C New Pattern in' COLONY simplicity and with this new the rnerceA Rooms. BROS. ware made. stood the 1 I and is I , that Wears'9 of the best known standard make will sell at bargain prices while , . $23.00 . 37.50 . $19.50 . $22.50 Greensboro, X. O.
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