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Vol II. - LINCOLNTON, N. C, TUESDAY. APRIL 21, 1908. No. 32
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"Your committee presented your petitions below to the
Treasurer of the Graded School Committee (Mr. Edgar Love,
and the Treasurer of the Town of Lincolnton (Mr. A. M.
" Hoke) and were refused access to the data asked for therein:"
"To decline the request of so representative a body of citi
zens, who merely wish to know how their money is being
spent, seems strange, indeed, and the public can draw their
own conclusions." v W. E. Geigg, y
Com.
. C. E. Robinson) '
Following the lead of Mr. C. A. Jonas, who
says that the Democrats can always be depended
upon to make a "SCANDAL and a MESS, etc." can
the above language of W. E. Grigg and C.
E. Robinson be construed by any intelligent man
otherwise than an insinuation of dishonesty and
wrong-doing on the part of the School Board and
Town Officials?
T not the verv fact of gettiaa up sucn apeuuuu
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an insinuation in itself?
Were not the names of W. E. GRIGG and C.
E. ROBINSON inserted in the body of the petition
as the "SELECT COMMITTEE" before said doc
uinent was circulated or signed?
'g7Wllpy.ihserted:dlc names of
these two gentlemen?
-: ECTWhb carriied. "around this pe
tition after their names were inserted?
iSDid these! gentlemen solicit
their own appointment?
IPW petitionlwritten on
Mr. C A, Jonas' typewriter?
Did the gentlemen who got up this petition
REALLY DESIRE to EXAMINE THE BOOKS,
OR WAS IT THEIR AIM AND. OBJECT BE
REFUSED in order to use such refusal to cast ugly
insinuations against the Board?
Were not the Books open to inspection by any
citizen of Lincolnton? V
Was it necessary to have a petition in order to
see the books? r - -
Are the two open and avowed enemies of cer
tain members of the Board the proper persons to
constitute a committee to AUDIT, the accounts of
the Board?
Would not the Board have acted very foolishly
to su Tender their books into the hands of their
avowed and declared enemies?
If no specific charges are made against either
Board will not the men who stirred up this racket
stand convicted in the eyes of the public of resort
ing to vile insinuations in order, to embarrass the
School Board and to cast aspersions on our Board
of Aldermen? .
VAt this season when the reduc
tion of the cotton acreage is being
discussed, wonder - if , some way
could not be devised for reducing
the acreage of "wild oats" that
some Lincolnton youths are sowing!
The best arrangement the Farm
ers' Union could make to handle
the coming cotton crop sd that it
will not bring less than twelve
cents per pound will be to reduce
the acreage 20 per cent.
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The Public Will Await, With Some
Interest, the Reply These
QUESTIONS.
Easter Eggs. . ;;. ; -- . ' -
The News man is indebted to
Mr. David Fisher, of Route 4, for
two very unusual Easter eggs.
These are hen eggs of normal size
but the peculiarity lies in . the
shells, which are different from
any egg shells the News man has
ever seen before, being in ridges.
The eggs were laid by a young
pnllet that is a cross between a
silver lace Wyandotte and a brown
Leghorn. The eggs are on extibi
tion at the News office.
Fowler-Warlick.
Last Wednesday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Fow
ler parents of the bride, Miss 01
lie E. Ilpwler was married to Mr.
Louis H. Warlick, of Reepsville.
The marriage ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Chas. E. Wehler
in the presence of a few friends of
both parties. The News extends
its very best wishes. Catawba
Newi.
From Cherryville Eagle.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Beam, of Waco one day last week
a fine son. , . .
Bry te Putmau is critically ill
with pneumonia at his home v at
Waco.
Miss Dirtha Rhodes and little
brother, of Lincolnton, were visi
tors in this city last week, stop
ping with D. S. Thornburg.
Mr. Edward W. Shedd" spent
Saturday in Newton, on business.
How to Win Respect Even When Lied
About.
The American does not ask
whether a question is popular or
unpopular before taking position.
If it believes a popular proposi
tion to be wrong it does not hesi
tate to say so. If it believes an
unpopular proposition to be right
it says so. Its friends know this.
Its enemies know it. It compels
their respect even while they lie
about it. Nashville American.
A Specimen of
Dirty Politics.
Mr. W. C. Asbury States How He
Was Imposed Upon.
Mr. Editor:
I wish to express through
your columns, to the citizens
of Lincolnton my position on
the School Bond Issue, and
why my name appeared in
the list of petitioners. I have
always favored all the town
improvements and am hear
tily in favor of completing
the school building, and have
always favored the present
bond issue. In signing the
petition I did not pledge my
self not to support the Bond
Issue. I signed the petition
hurriedly, not having time to
properly consider the matter,
and I had no intention of
casting discredit or insinua
tions on the present School
Comm ittee or the Board of
Aldermen. Living in the low
er part of the town, and hav
ing lived here only a short
time I knew nothing of the
political strife existing be
tween the old and present
Board of Aldermen, and did
not ally myself-withv either
faction when I signed the pe
tition. I kindly ask it as a
personal favor that my name
be stricken from ,; the . list of
petitioners who asked to look
over the Town Books and
School Books (through their
committee) as I do not ap
prove of this method of in
vestigation and also for the
reason above set torth.
Respectfully,
W. C. Asbury.
Commends Governor :ot Appointing
Woman State Librarian.
(lieortfift Free I.iinco.)
It did not create a sensation
when Governor Smith very prop
erly appointed Mrs. Cobb State
Librarian, and yet at one time the
eligibility of women for that place
was the discussion of the State.
The women we're" tremendously in
terested and through t all the in
fluence they had to bear upon the
Legislature; that body finally act
ing favorably to the women, whose
interest was in behalf of Miss Ellen
JJortcn, uow Mrs. Lougstrect.
Governor Atkinson, however, fail
ed to make the appointment and
Miss Dortch later married General
Longstreet. The writer was at
that time editing the Rome Geor
gian and worked hard for the pas
sage of the bill and for Miss Dortch.
Tremendous pressure was brought
to bear on Governor Candler to
appoint Mrs. W. Y, Atkinson,
widow of the lati Governor, but
in this as iu several other things,
he failed to do the right thing, so
it remains for Governor Smith to
have the distinction of being the
first-Governor of., Georgia to ap
point a woman to the office of
State Librarian. It was well done
for Mrs. Cobb should have had it
long ago, and if the Governor docs
several more things like - that he
will find that he has added unto
himself wisdom and stature.
It is noticeable what pretty ho
siery they wear on rainy days.
Columbus Ledger. '