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(Cl ll BY SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 A YEAR. SINGLE COPY B CENTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 191G. UN SAJUX AT THE NEWS STANDS AXtf.rOX TRAINS ESTABLISHED - M A ? 1902. mm? 'MPSf DIE THE BIG FAW SQON L H. SOUTHGATE DEAD NOVEMBER ELEC1 UN BIG STRIKE BUST December or Electrocution HE COURT has adjourn ed and Terry, the man who shot John R. Stewart, is doomed to die in the elec tric chair. Of course an appeal has been taken to -the Supreme Court, but in this case the chance's are as nine to one that he had a .fa;ir .trial. , Tta crime was admitted, and the onlypeg-.upon which the wretched man had a place to hang a lingering hope was the plea of insanity and" that; wasn't proven. It was proven' that Terry for many years had Deeh. drinking too much whiskey ; it was proven that' he was brooding and quarrelsome when in drink, but under our laws that doesn't give a man a right to deliberately shoot down his neighbor, without .warning. The murder 01 stewan was-wm..u'"y'" and diabolical. The evidence was that Terry had come'hbme, .half drunk, laughed and play ed with' tne'ehildren arid deliberately took his gun arid went to Stewart's house ; found him hi the barn milking,' spoke to him and fired the fatal shot, .before the murdered man knew what was happening. y , . The' lav says for such conduct as this a man ' must give his life. There is a lot of sympathy for the man's wife ; for his children --thete is 'always sympathy for the one who iruist die but happily sympathy didn't .sway the jury it took the evidence, and like brave men returned a verdict according to; our laws, 'We do not believe in capital punishment, alicllft It' ana.-congratulate the jury that : . i ,i ;tc Uttfr W.hen this carries um n--t- .. -. , ... is done mob violence is given no sanction when people feel that a jury, of their country men .will" always render a fair and impartial verdict there":is, a feeling of security and the law remains supreme. - . .' '. : -j ' O- ..' k Y Teddy At Battle Creek. Roosevelt will deliver his next big speech at Battle Creek, Michigan, the 30th of this month Saturday and those who have read it de scribe it as1 the "skin 'em alive speech. Teddy ih' tHis t preparation ;goes after Wilson s eight hout law, arid it is said that Chairman Wilcox after having read the speech laughed all 'day. They' regard this last . speech of Teddy's something that will take off hair and cviri iron. Arvd Teddy now sas ilie wijl make all kinds of speeches before the campaign closes.- But his' name is no longer one with which to conjure. . : " '' O " As They Sow. That was a pretty kettle 'of fish cooked in Philadelphia last night when tlie rich young man registered at the hotel with another wo man he claimed as his Wife, and his real wife carriValong a little later and shor up Jhe iwam tt'pd'" Suicide edy iri on act-at least there wasiy. anything left for the lawyers to talk about. The injured j wife was' foolish, perhaps,; to take her own life; but she probably figured it was better to dose the' books ot the jfirfii. Al It doesn't make any difference, apparently, how riiariy white slave eases are. exposed; it doesriY make any difference how many are killed, the illicit traffic goes merrily along. 1 he Philadelphia tragedy was about as fierce as they are generally staged. r: o And Elsewhere. The Episcopalians want to cut the word "damn" out of their prayer book and substi tute the word condemn. The word damn has a great run in the language of the day, and if it could be cut out of other .things than prayer. books' it wouldn't be a bad idea. Just why' the average Arnerican citizen employs the w6rd damn so much in conversation is a mystery. But it a front page word, so to speak. , ' '. ' o ; The Mad Mathematicians. tu' cfHi annlvzinV the "result in Maine." It appears from the democratic stand-point that the results didn't signity. Whereas,' it appears from the republican stand point that it signified a great deal. There fore the people who are doing the analyzing should keep on until about November fourth or fifth, and then can arrive accurately at a conclusion. This conclusion will be based on general results. In the meantime those who. have the price should do their Christmas shop ping now. ' ' v:. " : - ;" ; -: Those with flower gardens will get the c" tobcr rose, and then nothing doing until next June. The attempt of the rose bush to do business in November is generally knocked out by J. Frost, Esq. - Central Carolina Fair Is Big- T IS generally agreed that the .Central Carolina Fair is always a success, but .this year it - will be greater and, bigger, than ever. We do not often puff things charging gate receipts, but we hold thai a Fair is a sort of a community institution, 1 7 J and! if, private individuals want to give the entertainment and take the risk of loss because of bad weather, we are ready to help out in doing a little gratuitous talking for them. The Central Carolina Fair offers attractions excelled by no other fair. It goes after the hnct i thp wnv of entertainments and spends its money cheerfully. It gives value received, and we hone to see in Greensboro this year frntn .ill nvor the state. Secretary Garland Daniel assures us that this vear the nurses arc larger; the premiums greater in number and when it comes to at-ti-rtWf nVtractions well, he has the .finest bill this year he ever had. So we extend this in vitation to people round about, and assure them if they will take a day or two off and attend the Central Carolina 17air they will never re gret it, but be glad they came. ' , o- : : Wilcox And His Innocence. Jim' Wilcox; the mani who was accused of murdering Nellie Cropsey many years ago and who was convicted solely on circumstantial evidence, writes, according to a letter else where printed, that he is innocent 01 tne crime. He tells the pathetic story to the effect that he is suffering with tuberculosis, and that perhaps this letter is the last to the party mentioned. Wilcox seems to be in a happy frame of mind. .Ie iias.the nerve; as a.prisoner for life and with Doodle Bugs walking on his lungs to write doggerell to attempt to add part ot the story to the Boy who stood on the burning deck.. : .''-; ..:' v:: Vi- ' . ' The experience of Wilcox has been wonder ful. He was at first, convicted of murder in the first degree, but on a second trial got a life sentence. The evidence was wholly circum stantial, and many good lawyers have said it was riot convincing was not perfect. A few mm the eastern oart of the state signed nn nptitions askiner that Wilcox, because of the circumstances, be pardoned, and Governor Craig refused because the mother ot ieine Cropsey protested. , , . , , Therefore his life will be spent behind the bars. Death is not far away he say s he: is waiting for the end, and .while waiting still de clares his innocence. We believe Wilcox in Wo do riot see whv he should insist upon his innocence when he is in front of death and when there is nV possible chance for a pardon. If he writes a lie, it were better it were not written. Able law writers the best will insist that circumstantial evidence is the best evidence in the world but were we on a jury we would have to be shown before we took away from the accused his liberty. Mere circumstances would not convince us. In the Cropsey case the fact that Nellie Cropsey, had been a sweet heart of Wilcox and they had quarrelled was the sole contention. Getting To Be A City. Charlotte' is getting to be, if it already is not, a city proper. 1 he other mgnr a Mr. Pillow, a well known contractor of the city, was walkihe to his home when he was sud- nVnlv sand-banecd arid "eighty dollars were taken from his purse. Mr. Pillow waj5 not rriAus1v initired itist a sack of sand had struck him on the back of the head. But it chnws Growth it shows a cosmopolitan air When, foot pads prowl the streets of. a city at night and sand bag pedestrians. No longer can jealous souls cry that Char lotte raises cotton within Iter corporate con fines. She is a city right. O : Querry: If to have oyer a gallon of likker in one s facie evidence of being a retailer, how can an snevuic mau tsta v. uuasv-iwiuu - 1 . . . t .. .. . v - . 1 ill . a aoio rrh ho. cause he swore that nine gallons coming to u r. a trunk at one shipment was for his own personal use, Couldn't blind tiger men tti came thine- and thus escape? we Would like to hear from Brother Davis of the Anti-saloon league on this important quesuon. . O ; Sustaining It. Thf Durham Herald is constrained to re mark: . . , ... The Georgia mob seems to think it has ronntntinn tn maintain. And it hasn't another think coming because it is certainly sustaining it. is that when Georgia is in erup -o- tion it hurts the whole South. If its exhibitions of barbarism were borne alone by itself, the outsiders would not be so inaignaui. i Durham, Norlh Carolina loses one of her r . TV in t eat NTHK dealfiVof James II. Southgatc, of most if not most-gifted sons. Mr. Southgatc was one of the best known men in North Car olina, and as cxerriplary as any citizen. Tem- nerate always, n mind and habits; clean mor ally and mentally ;ahvays at the front to make as good a speech (as anybody could make, or push to a succcssfill termination any worthy project of civic progress his death comes as a distinct shock t the state. In the prime of fe; busy and cheerful ; pres ident of the county fair; ex-prcsident of the chamber of commerce; trustee of Trinity Col lege once candidate for vice-president on the National Prohibition ticket brave as a lion and most always tight in his public views James H.-Southg4-vvas.an honor to North Carolina. Persona'llv we fell the loss. In the dark days and the bright days to us he was always the same ; always ready to lend a help ing hand; always quick to hear the cry of distress and offer relief he was a type of citizen that makes the world broader and bet ter. Durham has indeed been struck a heavy blow. -o- The Poor Lone Man. ... . .1 The man West who tells how lie was tancn Kv- thn hTnrkmailers in violation of the white slave law takes particular pains to mention the fact thathe woman proposed the trip to him. How like that first melodrama enacted in tne Garden of Eden. ., And the man said, 1 he woman whom tnou gavest to be with me, she gave me ot the tree, and I did eat." Old Man Adam is still ot earth. Alwavs laying it on the woman; always mak- incr her carry the burden. onder what would have happened naa est 10m i.ie proposed the New York trip to him that he man would have kidnapped him and carried. him by main force? Funny how the poor tone men . pui blame ori the woman when, as a matter of fact, the woman is helpless it the man ictuses to join in her suggestions. . o : ' Wonder if they arc still printing the esteem ed Winston lournal.'' , o His House His Castle. That fellow Johnson down Troy way who IUUIV O. fe"" , . 1 u;e tnictpafl as the court had decreed, V,f min nnrl rotusea tO 1CI OlIlCLlS io.y : -j u,,-Vi- hie haiKP nis casiie. uul being a trifle misinformed as to how a man can ,i,.fpnrt a r nstle. lolinson is now in jail, wonder- : :.,,i,w.,i ;f iw ilwriio n man are yci tr-1 f luinny how some of the people use mcir guns, j ne. ieasi j" r--- -drawn life is lightly regarded. However in the case of Mr. Johnson officers got to him to capture him, and in the days he will nave ior reflection while in. jail, perhaps he will become subdued. - l-o Reunited. -ti, cfnrv rntiips that Roosevelt and -Taft will shake hands ; forgive and forget and-both sit down to a banquet and then, we taKC 11 they will' both warm up and tell of the won- ders and the glories ot tne party iiwij. velt led to defeat. . T And yet, we are glad this has happened. we ourself cherish some enmities we wish vve could forgive and forget some things in the every day life and to know that Taft and Teddy who once were like David and Jona thin are again to be friends is a matter for congratulation. The road down the pike to the grave yard is not long. There are flowers and nettles grow ing along the way, and wise is the man who sees only the flowers and inhales their fragant perfume. Wiser far than he who is stung by the nettles ; who sees only the dirty weeds and hears not the joyous notes of the birds that flit upon the way. : . . Certain Is This Stale For The Democrats S IT will be but a month new until the election, it is pretty safe to make a guess on things political in Xorth Carolina. There is going to be some scratching; there is sroing to be some dissat isfaction expressed at the polls, j but North Carolina will go, demo- . . T . ' I iiri,oiir1 nmioritv. In crattc oy over, imuj inw. v some of the Congressional districts a strong firrht is being made, but from all we can g Mlh- cr every congressional district will remain in line with about the usu.nl majorities. There will be much campaigning within the month; both parties are making dates in every count v and at every town ; big speakers have come 'and are coming, and to hear the noise i,.r ill iro mnkinrr one would think there was really a contest on. Hut there isn't. There j will be no race. It will simply be a proces- j sion of democrats marching by. In the Nation it is different. There arc so ; manv things entering into the general result, j Manv sections have many views. 1 r.c. .uiao.it Wrcst is doubtful ground. Both sides claim it, but neither side knows what is going to hap pen. Wilson has crawled out of the shadow of Shadow Lawn and gone into the campaign with his sleeves rolled up. Hughes is empty ing his ginger jar wherever speaks--- Teddv is abroad in tne lanci What will hap pen ? Search us. And They'll Keep On. The campaign stories from the west where sav the dear ones have the men c n IVUIlIb" "iv, . . . . guessing as to how-.TOtes av11 be : cast. And thev wilfkeep on guessmg.""rhe woman voter is the woman citizen and she is different than the male man in the voting game. The woman doesn't go down to the corner o-rocery and spit tobacco juice over the floor aY.d insist that she is going to vote tor so and so. She keeps her own counsel; snc uwsa whole lot of thinking and when she goes to tne jlls even her dearly beloved nuDDv na no idea on this earth what kind ot a Dauot sne deposited. And in the general result in No vember the west those states where women vote, will be the surprising states. c gci inlormation mat ine wuuiv 'divided: that thev are out espousing tne cause of Wilson and of Hughes but those women we hear about arc the politicians me ?lu... speakers. The woman who simply exercises her right to vote isn't saying a word. She is netting rcadv to vote and if any man on earth can fathom' her mind in that regard, he is more than seer and oracle. o The Flooded District. Now and then a contribution is still sent t? the general relief committee, but the flood and the flood sufferers are about out of the current events of the day. Those wh have been west recently sav things are getting back to normal ; that the citizens who lost so heavily and who talked of moving away have become recon ciled and now fully understand that it might have been a great deal worse, and by another year the disaster will be practically forgot ten. Nature generally repairs her ravages and time consoles. o Still At Large. Although Mr. Villa has recently shot up a few towns and done murder here and there, it seems that he is yet at large. It also appears that he still has a respectable following, num erically consideredand that he intends to keep on doing business at the old stand is not doubt ed. . .. , Looks like Uncle Sam who went to tne nor dcr to catch Villa would finally succeed. But if all our many thousands of soldiers cannot catch one man, what is the use to keep the soldiers on the border? Looks like a waste of money looks strange to those who think. -o As It Is. The esteemed Raleigh News and Observer says unjustly: ' . , It is crool for us to mention it, but still we note a disposition on the part of Editor Colonel Fairbrother of the Greensboro Record to sidestep The Boy and the Burning Deck and switch the subject to Fat Rabbits and Fat 'Possums. The Boy stood on the burning deck in fact it was his habit he said he'd set a bloomin cum, and catch a nice, fat rabbit! O ; The New York Herald receives about twenty-six thousand votes out of a possible eight or ten million and then undertakes to draw a con clusion. Such a joke as that would make a horse laugh. o- There have been several slight frosts thus early in September and those, who know say that means fat rahbits. New York People Are Not Frightened BIG STRIKE hasr betn threatened in New-York for.. the last two weefcs Because there was, a strike 'on the street car lines, Mr. Samuel Gom-' pers recently denounced j j : -"f - . 1 in Congress as a mciiac ! to the nation, proposed to lead a sympathetic j strike of 750,006 toilers in different lines. Each " day the proposed strike was "postponed. 'Fin j ally it. came, and the poViee of New' Yorkre ! i,oii that no one knows the strike is 01C I In other words it was a mighty bluff put;up. J ti .;r' tt.-;i-.v ml-oii nlace ns scheduled' it 1 ' m 1 .....1.1 ti iw-il nn the commerce ot a 'Na- I IHItM . - lion. Mayor Miicuei 01 iyew -iwn 9iu.i. come. He said he would use all the officers he could rally, some ten thousand policemen, and ntioinnr to nreservc order.. The commercial .vnrlrl welcomed the strike. It wanted to know if men being paid high wages ; it .men satisfied with their positions and surroundings were going to quit work and cripple cveryrin dustry just because one certain .branchr-of a union wasn't satisfied. Y But it didn't come and it isn't going to come. -And had the Congress of the United Site's had as much back bone as the business .men -of New York there would have bepn no Adf m5n law. There would have been a s.trike lasting fihmit twpntv-four hours and the union would have found , that it couldn't bluff the Nation. The New York strike which is on right, now shows that union men arenteUigent ,and , tney arc hof-g6rriirt8:Te stampeded because some mouthy walking delegate, well paid and well.-, groomed, paints to them pictures of the mind. O . ; '- , ' ,: To A Frazzle. : ; To employ a word made popular by out erstwhile Lion Tamer, Teddy, it appears that Hughes is worn to a frazzle that his cam paign has been so strenuous, another wont of. Teddy's, that he was completely worn out last Saturday night. The eight or ten speeches. a day ; the' thousands who are shaking his hands ; the long rides and the great amount of exertion well, the Old Man cannot stand it. . : 1 The' New York Sun's correspondents :who are with the special, train say that in Indiana the republicans simply, took: charge ofj&he Candidate; thev delayed his trains; y brought their sisters and their cousins! find thcir aunts down to see him and shake hds with him, and the exercise was far too gjjat for a man who had put in six years siting down writing opinions. V- The hope is that spending .Sunday with tairhanks nave him some rest.- He is out again this week undertaking to show what is what. -; - -- - . . -o '. ' Not A Vacant Store. A business man in Greensboro who wants to move his business from the second floor VoT the ground floor tells The Record that there if but one vacant store room in this city worth while so far as location is concerned. There mav be some vacant rooms, but this business man says in the business section every store room is occupied. This all suggests' vtkat "Greensboro is growing it suggests ,thit.tr is something doing. A look down Kim street where three or four new fronts arc being pfat in shows, too, that the stores already occupied . are being made up to date. The man who pins v his faith to Greensboro is not "going to be,-: loser. . V." o ' They Eat 'Em Alive. r It is said that the joint debate betweert' doughty Bob Doughton and H. S. Williams, for Congress, is a spectacle , which makes timid men weep. They proceed to cat each other alive on -the living and burning issues of the day. They' do not stop " in twentv minutes they talk for.,hours,;.and ' the crow'd cheers and they keep up ihc wood work. Doughton has mad'c a first-dass rRr scntative. He is able and has much exper-. ience and the people of his district would,' Tri our judgment, make a serious mistake irf. not returning him to Congress. o . . . Beats The World. You can t beat it nowhere in tne wora,is there better weather than these days now, on. October and November arc always good' months down this way. The winter is short," and our people could make North Carolina a. great winter resort for Northern people if the. printer's ink was spread in the right place. Thisu Piedmont section beats the world. ' Wonder what has become. of JArry Thaw? Haven't seen much about im inttftc papers xe? ccntlv he.must;bc. planning.,a,nQtlicr big scn- sational stunt. About time he w?s appearing. i s i a . A r nm " mt.jmm.
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