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VOL. VII NO. 82.
LINCOLNTON. N. C. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1913.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
MAJ. J. D. SHAW OF
ROCKINGHAM DEAD
Prominent Attorney and Confederate Vet
eran Dies Suddenly at His Home For
mer Citizen of Lincolnton.
The following
death of Maj. J.
account of the
D. Shaw who
was for several years a citizen of
Lincolnton, is from
lotte Observer:
Rockingham, Oct.
The Char-
9. Maj. J.
D. Shaw . the most prominent
lawyer or rucnmona county ana
probably the most influential cit
izen in this section, in spite of
persistent refusal of public office,
died here this morning shortly
after midnight of stomach trou
ble, aged 80 years. He became
ill yesterday just after dinner,
suddenly attacked while playing
his .customary game of solitaire
after eating. A physician was
hurriedly summoned, but it was
at first thought that nothing ser
ious was to be feared. Last
night Major Shaw grew steadily
worse and doctors were called in
from Laurinburg and Charlotte.
At midnight his strength failed
rapidly and a little while after
12 o'clock he was dead.
: The life history of Major Shaw
is a story of personal achieve
ment. Born June 26, 1833, on a
farm 29 miles from this city, he
1 received his first instruction at
one of the old-time country
schools; but prepared himself for
college through home study and
in 1850 entered the State Univer
sity, graduating in the class of
"1854 with high honors. He
studied law, under Judge Rich
mond Pearson and received his
license to practice his profession
in 1857. The next year , he was
married to Miss Margaret B.
Henderson of Lincolnton, who
. died several years ago.
To them were born five chil
dren: Mrs. Henry Fairley of
Rockingham; J. D. Shaw, Jr.,
who at the time of his death,
which occurred in 190S, was a
leading lawyer of Laurinburg;
A. C. Shaw for a time chief law
clerk and later chief of division
in the United States Land Office,
now a practicing attorneyof
Portland, Ore.; Miss Esdale
". Shaw of Rockingham and Argus
13. Shaw-, who was one of the
biggest farmers in this section
, up to the time of his death, some
. seven years ago.
Shortly after receiving his li-
- cense - to practice ... law,. Major
Shaw was county clerk and treas
urer of thi3 county. From that
time until his death he steadily
refused office of any kind and at
various time3 declined "judge-i
ships.
When he entered the Confed
erate Army, which he did at the
outbreak of the Civil War, he
began' service as a private in the
ranks, earning promotion as it
came to him and reaching his
final rank of major in the third
year of the struggle.
After the close of the war, in
1866, he went to Texas and
formed a partnership with Judge
Ochiltree, father of Congress
man Tom Ochiltree of that State.
From Texas he came to Lincoln
ton in 1869 and soon built up a
. magnificent practice, which he
gave up in 1876 to return to his
home town of Rockingham.
Master of his profession, he had
not long to wait before he became
the leading attorney of this sec
tion. Honored by all, influenc
ing the thought of the people of
the section as few have ever in
fluenced it, anything in the gift
of his acquaintances was proba
bly his for the asking, b ,t he
steadilyjrefused all nominations
or appointments to public office,
preferring to remain in the ac
tive exerci3e of his talents as a
lawyer.
Representatives of the State
Bar Association and the associa
tions of adjoining States are ex
pected to attend the funeral to
morrow from the Episcopal
church of the Messiah, of which
he was long" a member. Hun
dreds of people from the sur
rounJIns country will be present
SENATE AGAINST
HIRING CONVICTS
Passes Bill to Stop Working Them on Rail
roads House Passes Bill For Ten Amend
ments To The State Constitution.
Raleigh, Oct. 10-The Senate
last night passed on final reading
a bm by genator L B Evan3 of
Bladen, providing that after its
rnrifirntinn thfl Sfnro Khali make
j no conjract to hire its convicts to
. railroads or other corporations
and that counties or townships
using them on public roads shall
pay. the State at least one dollar
per day for each convict The
bill provides that existing con
tracts shall not be abrogated by
the act.
The Senate debated for three
hours Wednesday night the
proposition of the railroad com'
panies as to freight rates adopting
it, 35 to 14. Senators Bellamy
of Wilmington, Evans of Pitt,
Jones of Forsyth, Wakefield of
Caldwell and others opposed,
while Senators Parsons, McLean,
Patterson and Council spoke for
the resolutions.
At the Wednesday session the
Senate passed a number of local
bills and discussed constitutional
amendments. The measure fix
ing the date for the inauguration
of the Governor was agreed to.
The proposal as to providing for
five or more circuits of Superior
Court judges instead of the pres
ent State-wide rotation, was vot
ed down.
By a vote of 78 to 37, the
House Wednesday night passed
the bill providing for the employ
ment of a rate expert and extra
clerical help for the corporation
commission. The cost of the help
is not to exceed $6,000 a year and
not exceeding $1,000 may be
spent for special counsel. This
bill was a substitute for the bill
creating a separate public service
commission. The House spent
the forenoon session discussing
the bill to" create the separate
commission.'
Carrying ten proposed amend
ments to the constitution of
North Carolina, the bill drafted
by the special Legislative Com
mission in the summer passed its
final reading in the House of
Representatives half an hour be
fore last midnight . The House
passed the bill practically in the
form reported by the committee
of the whole. Numerous amend
ments offered last . night . were
voted down. Only such amend
ments as would not materially
affect the purpose of the bill
were adopted.
Representative T.C. Bowie, of
Ashe, made a vigorous attempt
last night to secure the adoption
of an amendment to eliminate
from the bill the article on
revenue and taxation, and was
supported by Representative H.
S. Williams, of Carbarrus. Mr.
Bowie made the speech of the
evening against the proposed
revision of the system of revenue
and taxation, but his amendment
was defeated by an overwhelm
ing vote. Among other amend
ments to the bill offered last
night were:
By Representative Page, to
change the word "shairtomay"
so as to leave the matter of im
posing a poll tax optional with
future legislatures; by Repre
sentative Justice, to provide for
the initiative and referendum,
and by Representative Clark, to
reduce the mileage allowed mem
bers of the Legislature to actual
cost of transportation.
The four amendments proposed
by the special commission that
failed of adoption by the House
were: The Bible amendment,
the initiative and referndum, that
to limit the rotation of judges
and that to enable to the Gener
al Assembly to provide inter
mediate appellate courts.
The ten amendments adopted
by the House, some of them in
adopted form, as heretofore re
ported in tbia paper, are: ,
! BETHLEHEM M. E.
CHURCH DEDICATION
Handsome New Brick Chnrch Is Now
Completed-1-Program For Sunday, Oc
tober Nineteenth At 11 A.M.
1 Great preparations are being
made by thr congregation of
Bethlehem M. E. Church f or the
dedication exercises of their new
new $3,000 brick church which
will occur on Sunday, October
19th, at 11 a. m Ja the-new
church. Bethlehem congrega
tion and their devoted pastor,
Rev. W. T. Usry, have been un
tiring in their efforts to complete
their church home.
The large and growing mem
bership of this church are high
in praise of the Ladies Aid Socie
ty for their work. Mr. L. W,
Hoyle, a generous hearted citizen
of that section, donated $1,000
to help build the church.
Following is the program of
the dedication exercises of Beth
lehem church, Sunday, October
19th, at 11 a. m. '
Opening Song Hymn No. 6G1
Prayer..... .Rev. M. B. Clegg
Introduction of speaker and announce
ments by the Pastor.
Duet-Homeland.. ...Misses Baber and
Lancaster
Scripture Lesson Gen. 28:10-22
Song... .Hymn No. 208
Sermon Rev. Ira Erwin
Presenting of Church by officers of the
church in a body....... J. L. Spratt,
Spokesman.
Dedication of Church.. .Rev. Ira Erwin
Doxology. 7 .
- Noon Intermission.
' V ; 2 P. M.
Song ..... Hymn No. 1
Devotional Exercises. ...Rev. J. Frank
Harrelson
Solo Holy City.. .Miss Tommie Baber
Local Church History . C. L. Eakcr
Hymn No. 332.
A Retrospect.. Rev. A. C. Swofford
Hymn No. 544.
Perspective View. ...Rev. M. B. Clegg
Hymn No. 180.
Closing Remarks. ...Rev. W. T. Usry,
Pastor.
Benediction.
From every section of the
South come reports that the
macadam road is losing favor
and that the sand clay road is by
all odds the best and cneapest
form of highway for any com
munity unless it be a commun
ity unusually favorably situated
for some other form of road con
struction. Progressive Farmer;
To remove the works "insur
rection or rebellionagainst the
United States."
Increasing compensation "of
members of the General Assem
bly, r: ;
Restricting local, private and
special legislation by - the Gener
al Assembly.
Fixing the day f inauguration
of the governor.
To provide emergency judges.
- To remove obsolete sections
from the constitution.
To revise and reform the sys
tem of revenue taxation.
To eliminate the word "rebel
lion" from the constitution.
To prevent special charters to
corporations by the General As
sembly. .
To require six months school
term.
, INTRA-STATE BILL PASSED .
At the "Tuesday night" session
the Justice intra-State freight
rate bill passed, 77 to 23. It is
estimated that it will reduce rail
road freight earnings 26 per
cent Mr. Justice vigorously ad
vocated the bill, saying that if it
was unjust to the railroads, he
did not see why any crocodile
tears should be shed by the peo
ple of North Carolina because of
that suspicion, considering how
the road3 had gouged the State.
J. Frank Ray called Mr. Justice
an unsafe leader and charged
that the Guilford man was play
ing politics for the United States
senatorship, whereupon Mr.
Justice said he might charge that
Mr. Ray came down to Raleigh
on his pass and charged the State
$35 for it ' '
NOT ALWAYS PAID
FOR SPEAKING
SAYS BRYAN
Secretary of State Tells Spartanburg Aud
ience That He Has Himself Often Pur
chased This Privilege.
Spartanburg, S. C, Oct. 8.
William J. Bryan, Secretary of
State, and Mrs. Bryan left Spar
tanburg early this morning for
Asheville, whence they will go
to Knoxville, where Mr. Bryan
will deliver an address at the
National Conservation Exposi
tion. The were the guests last
night of ex-Governor John Gary
Evans.
Though the meeting was ar
ranged on only a few hours no
tice, Mr. Bryan's visit to Spart
anburg not having been expected
he was greeted by an audience
of 1,500 people at Converse Col
lege auditorium last night. He
spoke for an hour on "Woodrow
Wilson's Point of View." He
paid the President an eloquent
tribute. .
Mr. Bryan said it had been
charged that he' would not make
a public address unless he re
ceived a fee. A Republican in
his home town of Lincoln, to
whom this charge was repeated,
declared it was untrue. Mr.
Bryan said, that if Mr. Bryan
received no fee he would speak
for nothing, arid that if he was
not allowed to speak, he would
pay for the privilege. This was
true, Mr. Bryan said, and he had
paid many hundred dollars to be
allowed to speak.
The Secretary' talked of the
achievements of President Wil
son's administration, paying par
ticular attention to the tariff bill
and the new ' tax on incomes,
which he advocated many years
ago. His proposal, at that time,
considered ultra-radical was mod
erate, he said, in comparison
with what has actually come to
pass.
Mr. Bryan received an ovation
the applause at the conclusion of
his address continuing for four
minutes. The Secretary and
Mrs. Bryan then shook hands
with nearly all in the audience.
North Brook Items.
Mr. Gus Bess and family visit
ed at the home of Mr. Bert Bess
Saturday night and Sunday they
spent part of the - time with Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Bess.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. ' Towery
visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Calvin Dietz Sunday.
Mrs. Free Bess visited Mr. and
Mrs. Leek Anthony Sunday. Lit
tle Misses Minnie and Earl Tow
ery visited their little cousin, Miss
Hessie Bess Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr. Henry Heavner visited Mr.
and Mrs. T. M. Foster and also
Mrs. Alice Sain Sunday.
Miss Alia Ford visited Miss
Essie Foster Sunday, .
Miss Maye Towery visited Miss
Sallie Bess Saturday, night and
Sunday. Miss Connie Sain visit
ed Miss Fannie Foster Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Bess and daughter
Hattie, visited Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Bess Sunday evening.
Miss Sallie Towery visited Mr.
and Mrs. Charley Bailey Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Nettie Conner visited Mr.
and Mrs. Horace Hoffman Sun
day. There was a birthday dinner
at the heme of Mr. M. L. Houser
last Saturday. All present report
a nice time.
Miss Ollie Houser and Mr.
Thurn Gladden were happily
married last Sunday.
Mr. W. P. Weathers and wife
spent Sunday at the home of
Mrs. Houser.
Mrs. Candace Davis spent Sun-
day and Sunday night with her
son, Mr. John Davis. 1
NORTH CAROLINA
DAUGHTERS MAKE
Few Changes The Origin of FlagStars
and Ban Was Designed by Major Orren
Randolph Smith of Henderson.
Special to Charlotte Observer. ,
Tarboro, Oct. 9. Reports of
the various committees and the
election of officers for the ensu
ing year occupied the attention
of the North Carolina Daughters
of the Confederacy in session
here today. Mrs. Marshall Wil
liams of Faison was re-elected
president. Mrs. M. O. Winstead
of Rocky Mount, second vice
president; Mrs. Thad W. Thrash
of Tarboro, recording secretary;
Miss Winifred Faison of Faison,
corresponding secretary; Miss
Margaret Etheridge of Sel
ma, treasurer; Miss Carrie Lea
zar of Mooresville, historian;
Miss Hettie James of Wilming
ton, chaplain and Mrs. Gordon
Finger of Charlotte, director of
Children's Chapters.
The newly elected officers are
Mrs. Frank Hugginsof Wilming
ton, first vice president; Mrs. H.
H. Riggans of Winston-Salem,
third vice president; Mrs. Felix
Harvey of Kinston, registrar
and Mrs. H. E. Reid of Lincoln
ton; recorder of crosses. Mrs.
William Dorsey Pender of Nor
folk, Va., and Mrs. J. Bryan
Grimes of Raleigh were unani
mously voted honorary presi
dents. Mrs. Fannie Ransom
Williams of Newton, was en
dorsed as candidate for the re
cording secretaryship of the Gen
eral Divis on.
Tonight Mrs. Fannie Ransom
Williams told the Daughters of
origin of the . Stars and Bars.
Her address was replete P with
authentic historical facts setting
forth the circumstances surround
ing the creation of the accepted
flag of the Confederacy and that
the honor belonged to the late
Maj. Orren Randolph Smith of
Henderson.
Mrs. J. A. Fore addressed the
Daughters on the last full meet
ing of the Confederate Cabinet,
holding that this honor belonged
to Charlotte Other addresses
were made by Miss Carrie Lea
zar and Mrs. R. H. Davis. A
facsimile of the original Stars
and Bars was presented by Mrs.
Gordon Finger of Charlotte to
the Children's Chapter.
From 5 to 6 this afternoon the
Daughters were " tendered a bril
liant reception by Mrs. Thad W.
Thrash. The home was beauti
ful in its floral decorations. Mrs.
Thrash carried a bouquet of
chrysanthemums, the gift of
Secretary of Navy - and - Mrs.
Daniels.
The Daughters were received
by Mrs. Thrash's house guests,
Mrs. Josephus Daniels of Wash
ington, Mrs. Latta Johnson of
Charlotte, Mrs. Daisy Denson of
Raleigh, Mrs. Sidney Cooper of
Henderson, Mrs. W. M. Creasy
of Wilmington, Mrs. H. A. Rig
gans of Winston-Salenif Misses
Margaret Etheridge of Selma
and Anna Jean Gash of Brevard.
The Tarboro Orchestra furnished
music.
Each guest was presented
with small vanity box" bearing
the inscription "Cromwell Hall,
October "9,191'3'r and "the three
Confederate flags in colors.
The visitors were the guests
at luncheon today of the business
men of Tarboro.
New Secretary Elected.
The County Farmers Union
met Monday, Oct. 5. The usual
routine of business was transact
ed. Mr. S. L. Bollinger, who has
served for some time as secretary
resigned, and Mr. J. A. Loar
was elected as the new secretary.
Don't forget that one of the
main purposes of the Farmers'
Union is "to discourage the
vA4if nrA mnrfrrQ era ouofnma "
what ia vour 11 join to carrv
out this purpose? Progressive
Farmer.
THE RATE FIGHT
WILL BE CONTINUED
Mr. Tate Says the Just Freight Rate
Association Will Continue the Fight For
1 Separate Commission.
Raleigh News and Observer, 9th.
In an interview with President
Fred N. Tate of the Just Freight
Rate Association, last night after
the bill creating the new public
service commission was killed in
the House, he said:
"While the vote against the
measure was greater than I anti
cipated, still I am not surprised
at the result in view of the fact
that the railroad lobby and its
friends and attorneys in the
House had been vigorously and
desperately at work during the
day lining up the forces in oppo
sition to the people's demand.
"In my opinion the substitute
as adopted is merely a subterfuge
and does not in any sense pro
vide the means by which justice
for the State can be secured.
Neither will it as was also the
intent, satisfy the voters and the
people generally that this was all
or the, best that could be done.
"I further believe that there is
still hope and faith in the Senate
and that after that body has done
its duty in the matter, the lower
House may yet come to its senses
and realize the awful predica
ment in which it has attempted
to put the State, simply on ac
count of political pull and lack of
knowledge of the true situation
throughout the State."
Mr. Tate concluded by emphat
ically saying:
"The North Carolina Just
Freight Rate Association is fight
ing the battle of the people for a
square deal at the hands of the
railroads and the corporation
commission, and I never will
surrender a principle based as it
is on the deplorable conditions
under which the State is stagger
ing until full justice has been se
cured. ; The fight will continue
at the ballot box and in the next
session of the Federal Assembly,
with the hope that the State may
awaken to the absolute necessity
of forever and eternally cutting
out those members who are the
railroads' tools and who do the
railroads' bidding, in direct op
position to the interests of their
constituents.
"The Just Freight Rate Asso
ciation will be heard from in the
next election in a manner that
will change the situation, and af
ter the Legislature has adjourned,
if proper measures have not been
enacted, the Just Freight Rate
Association will begin and con
duct a campaign for the people's
rights, the like of which has nev
er been seen in North Carolina."
. INFORMATION WANTED.
Editor News: While at the
meeting of the Blue and the Gray
at Gettysburg July 1. the writer
met a Federal veteran who is de
sirous of learning of the address,
if living, of a North Carolina
Lieutenant who befriended him
while lying on the field wounded
the first day of the fight
The Federals were forced back
during the day for some three or
more miles, and this man being
wounded was left by his com
rades. When the Confederates
passed him, a lieutenant stopped
and had one of his men procure
a canteen of water and an extra
blanket with which to make him
more comfortable. He did not
learn the name of his benefactor.
he only learned that he was a
North Carolinian.
If the News will give space to
the above, its exchanges may do
likewise and the desired end may
be attained. Any one knowing
of the occurrence can communi
cate with J. R. Balsley of Con-
nellsville, Pa., or with the writer
who will give further details.
IL A. Davis.
Sands, N. C.
SYNOD CLOSES
FOUR-DAY SESSION
In all Fields Work of Church Has Gone
Forward Will Meet Next Year in Hick
. ory. '
Greensboro, Oct. 10. The one
hundredth annual session of the
Presbyterian Synod of North
Carolina adjourned this after
noon after a four-days session,
one of the best and most pro
gressive in its history. The next
meeting will be with the Presby
terian Church at Hickory Octo
ber, 1914. Gastonia and Red
Springs also asked for the next
session, but Hickory easily won
over both competitors.
Many things have combined to
make the session of the Synod
which closed tonight memorable.
Chief among these was the
observance of the centennial of
the organization, at historic old
Alamance Church October 7.
No other session has had such
splendid reports of progress and
increase in giving. Nearly 2.000
members have been added to
Churches in the missionary work
and there have been more than
3,000 conversions. The increase
in gifts to missions has been
tremendous. More than $30,000
increase in contributions to for
eign missions and more tnan
$50,000 increase for home mis
sions is reported, with nearly a
$50,000 increase in amount for
Church extension. In addition
to this the amount of $57,000 was
raised by Rev. R. ' Murphy
Williams for the Barium Springs
Orphanage.
The following resolution was
adopted: "Resolved, That the
Presbyterian Church in North'
Carolina does hereby through its
Synod place itself on record as-
favoring the reading of the Bible
in the State's educational sys
tem." It will be noticed that
nothing is said as to whether a
provision of this kind should be
in the Constitution or. general
law, but instead the words "the
State's educational system" are
used.
STATISTICAL REPORT.
The statistical report submitted
showed the total membership of
the Synod to be 48,253 the num
ber of additions to all Churches
during the past year to be 4,601
and the total amount raised for
all purposes $729,181.
The business of the Synod hav
ing been completed, the docket
was declared cleared. The
moderator requested the stated
clerk to call the roll of the Synod
and when that had been done
the minutes of the morning
session were read and approved.
The devotional service pre-
scribed by the "Book of Church
Order" for the closing of the
Synod was conducted by the
moderator. At 12:30 o'clock the
Synod closed with the prayer and
benedection to meet in Hickory,
October 27, 1914.
Missions on Wednesday.
Greensboro, Oct. 8. Services
in memory of three ministers
who have died during the past
year, report on the Union Theo
logical Seminary at Richmond,
Va., the foreign mission report
showing ajargejnerease in con-:
tributions during the past " 12 "
months and on the strong ad
dresses by Dr. William M. Mor
rison of Congo, Africa, and Rev.
S. R. Gammon of Brazil on for
eign missions, consumed the
time of the Presbyterian Synod
of North Carolina in annual ses
sion here today. The Union
Theological Seminary report
showed 107 students enrolled the
largest in its history. The total
amount contributed for foreign
missions was $113,059, an in
creae over the previous year of
$30,406. The increase per capita
was from $1.78 to $2.34.
Mr. J. F. Reep, of Newton,
was in Lincolnton on a visit last
Friday.
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