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Volume XVIII. No. 13.
Monroe, N. C., Tuesday, April 25, 1911.
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TRUSTS NOT IN SKDDLE NOW,
For the First Time In Many Years
a House of Representatives
Really Opposed to Trusts The
Senate and White House fluit
Next Get in Position of People.
Orrp.initrno of The Journal.
Washington, April 22. On the
day the present Congress was called
to order, the writer happened to be
seated teside II. is. Martin, secretary
of the American Anti-lrust League
Just after Speaker Champ Clark had
concluded his now famous opening
address, Mr. Martia turned toward
me and said:
"There is a deeper meaning to this
occasion than most of the spectators
are aware. I am not sreaking from
a partisan viewpoint. What I allude
to is that this is the first time in 40
years the first time since the trust
problem has been acute in this coun
try, that there is a real, out-and-out
anti-trust majority in the House of
Representatives.
Mr. Martin was well qualified to
give an estimate of the body of men
before him. For fourteen years he
had labored among the old members
of congress, and well knew how each
of them stood on the trust question,
Then he had closely examined the
records of the new members and had
ascertained their attitude on trusts
House its Own Hasten
The fact that a majority of the
members of the new House stand for
the passage of the reciprocity nieas
ure and the farmers' free lis,t bill, is
evidence that the House is no longer
controlled by the tariff trusts.
Lumber, for instance, would not go
on the free list if Big Business was
still in control. ILrotofore the lum
ber interests the same interests and
individuals that ure alleged to have
elected and retained lxrimer in the
Senate have been able to prevent
lumber from going on the free list
The fact that wire fencing and
other steel manufactures are placed
on the free list, and that a sweeping
investigation of the steel trust will
soon be begun under the Stanley
resolution, it positive assurance that
the steel barons are no longer able
to dictate what bills shall die in
committee and what bills shall be
enacted into law.
It is evident also that the imple
ment combine has lost its grip on
the House, because agricultural ira
plemonts, including plows, harrows,
reapers, binders and mowers, appear
on- the farmers free, list.
Nor is the beef trust still in com
mand. If it was, dressed meats
would continue ti be taxed, instead
of gcing on the freo list, as provided
in the Democratic program.
Trusts Not in Saddle Now.
Until this session of Congress the
lumber trust, steel trust, implement
trust and beef trust have had easy
sailing. They have had but to con
tribute generously to Republican
campaign funds, receiving in return
at the hands of the Republicans suf
ficient protection to give them mo
nopolies on American markets and
to enable them to collect from con
sumers in excessive prices not only
the amount of their campaign con
tributions, but handsome profits in
addition thereto.
Men will always pay thousands to
politicians or to party funds in the
hope of getting back millions. Tar
ill for revenue not only tends to pre
vent monopolies and the consequent
artificial prices, but cuts off a lead
ing cause of political dishonesty and
corruption.
Sherman Is Wise Old Owl.
Vice President Sherman makes an
ideal presiding cllicer of the Senate
from the viewpoint of the Old Guard
lie knows how to sidetrack progres
sivo legislation, and his heart is in
the work.
An instance: When the resolution
providing for the direct election of
Seaators, passed in the House by a
vote of 29(5 to 16, was precented to
the Senate it was immediately refer
red by Vice Presideut Sherm;fti to
the committee cn privileges and
elections.
This is the committee that white
washed Lorinior, and as constituted
at present is dominated absolutely
by Tory senators.
Inasmuch as the resolution in the
last Congress was referred to and
acted upon by the judiciary commit
tee, the Senato was amazed at Sher
man's action. Culberson of Texas
moved a reconsideration of the ac
tion and the resolution will prob
ably be turned over to the judiciary
committee after all. The incident is
impressive, however, as revealing
how determined the opponents, of
popular government are to defeat J
the will of the people. Jugglery of
a character similar to Sherman s is
being used in the secret conferences
of reactionaries in a determined ef
fort to pack all the Senate commit
tees against progressive legislation.
Woolen Tax to Come Down.
One of the next steps in the Hem
ocratic program will be to reduce
the heavy tax on woolen goods. If
this can be accomplished as planned
by the Democrats, the Western Sen
ator who has been called the great
est shepherd since Abraham may be
somewhat wrathy, but ninety mil
lions of Americans will wear more
elegant and more comfortable attire.
Fight Just Begun.
The people, after a long and stub
born fight with special privilege,
have restored popular government
in the House of Representatives, the
lower branch of Congress. The fight
must not stop until the people are
equally well represented in the Unit
ed States Senato and in the execu
tive mansion.
What Mr. Broom Sees Over the
State.
"I've been from Mecklenburg to
Halifax counties this spring, said
Mr. T. J. W. Broom, who is direct
ing demonstration work for the State
Department of Agriculture, "and
have found that the eastern counties
are a great deal more advanced in
their work than this upper section.
In the east tho farmers have plowed
prc'ty much all tho winter, the
weather being favorable, and their
work is well advanced. In some
counties the corn is up large enough
to work, as it was planted in March.
In Mecklenburg, Cabarrus. Rowan.
Davidson and those west of these
have suffered greatly from rain, and
tho farmers have done scarcely no
work. Of course, those who plowed
last fall and in the early winter are
in bet'er shape.
the goneral idea is for better
preparation and better fertilization.
While the cotton acreage will not be
increased, tho better methods will
result m a bigger crop at less ex
pense if the conditions are favorable.
"Lverywhere I go this one truth
holds true: here a farm is found
on which deep plowing is practiced
crops are rotated and plenty
of
legumes put in the sou, there is
found a prosperous farmer, who is
making from one to two bales of cot
ton per aero and from fifty to one
rumored bushels of corn.
"One thing that is going to make
a revolution in agriculture is tile
draining, here it is practiced
crops have often been doubled the
first year. And 1 do not know o
any place where it could be more
profitably adopted than in Union
county. Dr. Knapp said that tile
draining thirty inches deep was
equal to plowing thirty inches deep
and he wanted to soe some man tile
drain some of the red hills of Geor
gia. He said that it was a sure pre
ventive ot washing.
" herever 1 go I find general im
provement and the people every
where are talking of the contrast
between tho present and even ten
'ears ago. Farmers are better off,
have more, live better, take more in
terest in their work and are more
hopeful and happy in every way.
Science and thinking and knowledge
are making a profession of agricul
ture, and the farmer who refuses to
adopt the progressive methods will
simply be lost in the shuflle. The
world will not and indeed cannot
pay a man for simply being a far
mer, but it can pay and will pay
him for the resoits he achieves, that
is for being a good farmer.
fir. Love Makes Fine Address,
Mr. W. B. Love made a fine om
mencement address at Waxhaw com
mencement last Friday. His subject
was the responsibilities and oppor
tunitiesof the young men of the new
South, and the speech was a most
worthy one.
The medal for all round student
ship was won by Keith Davis, and
tho reciter's modal was won by Miss
higina McCain.
To Pen for Makin "Pot Llcker.
Zeke Davis, colored, was taken to
the penitentiary Saturday by Sheriff
Lowery of Anson. Zeke, who has
only one arm, was convictod last
week of making whiskey and sen
tenced to the pen by Judge Justice
for 12 months. Zeke made the whis
key in an old pot with a gun barrel
for a spout. The stuff was known
as "pot licker" in the neighborhood
and Zeke, while testifying in his
own behalf, said the stuff was well
earned.
Two Salisbury Men Trimmed,
Sew York liplr!i. 3rd.
Two Southern gentlemen from Sal
isbury, X. C. R. Munnally and J. T.
Morgan, reached town last night with
quite over Sow in their rockets and
armed with two big blue steel revol
vers, their object being, as they told
of it, to employ a number of female
barbers and revolutionize the bar
ber business in Silisbury. Munnally
says he is worth several thousand
dollars, the larger portion of which
was settled upon him by the futh
ern railway following a wreck on
that road in which he was badly in
jured. Morgan says he is a real es
tate man.
On their way from Washington
they met a young chap, who told
them that he had been in the navy
and was tired of his job, was out of
work, a good fellow, and would show
them all over New York. To this
proposition they graciously consent
ed. The taxicab bills ran up to $25
in a jiffy, according to Munnally.
The couple then took their guest to
a theater, where he was treated to
the best seat and other things. Af
ter the show they went to make up
for the lost time that the two South
erners realized was tagging them
because of their past year's exist
ence in a very dry State. After all
this and some more had happened,
the three went to the Hotel Taft.
Their guest, who said his name was
rred C. Presnait, went up to spend
the night with the North Carolinians.
Grief followed their first nap.
When they awoke Presnait was gone
and their bank roll and pistols were
also missing. This note Presnait
left behind: "To my dear friends: I
am sorry I had to trim you. I ex
press my regrets to you both. 1
need the guns also, so I will take
them along. Hoping to remain yours.
lain.'X.'"
Recorder's Court.
Eva Simmons, disorderly conduct:
15 days in jail.
J. A. Holms, abandonment; costs!
Cul Alsobrooks, violating rrdi
nance .So. ib; .?2.a0 and costs. As
sault and battery, $10 and costs.
Baxter Stitt, trespass: costs.
T. B. Laney, assault with deadly
weapon; not guilty. This charge
was against the officer for knocking
down Jack scales, who abused him
and dared him to take off his coat
and fight. When the officer could
stand the insulting language no Ion
ger, he knocked his assailant down
Scales was taxed with costs for his
part of it.
v nas. Lipe, concealed weapons
ou days.
Coleman Caudle, carrying conceal
ed weapons; 3 months. House break
ing, continued to expiration of three
months sentence.
Frank Stewart, larceny; 4 months
U. rowler, assault and battery
costs.
Ed Jones, bigamy; bound to Su
perior court.
Wilson Bennett, concealed weap
ons; costs.
Eustace Robinson, cruelty to ani
if o and costs.
Manuel Cunningham, assault and
battery; costs.
Bud Allen, larceny: 4 months.
Appeals.
Oscar Freeland, assault and bat
tery; costs.
Manuel Wilson, concealed weap
ons; fid and costs.
Lewis McJenkins, vagrancy: costs
Lizzie Wiggins, assault and bat
tery, 2.50 and costs.
Union County Man Died in Florida.
Mr. Raymond McMurray, a well
known young man formerly of Jack
son township, died of fever on the
1 3th, at his home at Otter Creek,
Fla., after an illness of about six
weeks. The remains were brought
home Saturday and laid to rest in
the cemetery at Waxhaw Baptist
church Sunday afternoon. The fun
eral services were conducted at the
gravo by Rev. C. M. Campbell.
1 le was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M
McMurray and was born at tho Mc
Murray old homestead in Lancaster
couuly. His family moved to Jack
sou townshtp when he was quite
small, whero ho spent most of his
life. In the fall of l'JO:) he moved
to Florida, where he worked as lum
ber inspector for a large lumber con
cern at Otter Creek. Early last year
he was married to Miss Xettie Xor-
wood of the Walkersvillo communi
ty, and to this union one child was
born. Besides bis wife and child he
is survived by his father and moth
er and one brother and sister, Mr.
John McMurray of the Waxhaw Bap
tist church community and Miss
Lena McMurray of Waxhaw.
A Mecklenbcrger Talks of Union
Roads.
.Mr. W. X. MeKee. one of th.
county commissioners of .Mick
it-imurir. ana a wvu miowii sup
porter or good roads. recent Iv
tHiki'il with a Journal man nl.ut
the subject of road iiiiirivf!u-nt
sas th.it his observation te'ls
i'lin that I iiioii county I. as now
awakened to tin importance i't
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mis Mim-ci ami ll'ai ll" Im-IIcVcn
that it will onlv lie a matter of
time till the roads of this county
will be graded and macadamized,
lie thinks that any who are
opposed to spending niouev for
th purpose of making good roads
who wilr drive over those of his
county will be converted, and
become advocates of road im
provement regardless of cost.
-Why," said he. 'if I lived five
miles down in Union county it
would le natural fur me to go to
harlot 1 1 to market because of
the better roads."
The road force in Mecklenburg
is now linishing a tour mile
stretch at Kozzcllc's IVrrv and
when this is completed one can
start on tin Monroe and Char
lotte road at. Pleasant Plains
church, tiie Mecklenburg ami Un
ion boundary bne, and go to Ro
zelle's Ferry without striking a
mudhole. And with the excep
tion of a mile and n half in (las-
ton county, he can go on to (ias
toninon the same good road.
Many an eye is ou Union coun
ty. When is she really going to
do something on this important
question.
Jawia Says Craig Will be Next
Governor.
Raleigh. April l'.Hh. Former
(lovernor Thomas .!. .lanis. of
(livenville, who was at the Yar
borough house last night, in dis
cussing polities in this state. made
the btatruieiit that lie believed
that Locke Cruig, of Ashe vi lie.
would U4..i(nli!edly lie the ik1
govern. iv of North Carolina.
"1 find very little opposition to
Mr. Craig." he said, "and 1 be
lieve that he will be noininaed al
most unanimously. The cast seems
strongly for Mr. Craig."
As the race stands to dae, it
is safe to say that Craig will win
in u walk. There is only one an
nounced candidate so far in op
position to Mr. Craig, that being
Lieutenant Governor Newland
The progressive clement of the
party seems to be doing its fig
uring on the senatorial possibili
ties than on the governorship.
Simpson's Shows this Week.
The !. C. Simpson Shows arriv
ed early Monday morning and set
up on the city lot. The shows
are here under the the auspices
of the local Fire Department.
The company carries l.0 people,
ID shows, merry-go-round, and
Ferris wheel. 1 Sal loon ascension
and high wire net every day.
The shows are all of a clean mo
ral nature and was visited Mon
day night by u large crowd of
our best citizens. The grounds
are well lighted and policed and
Mr. Daly promises that there w ill
be nothing overlooked in the way
of pleasing the public. The shows
big band will play at concert ev
ery day on the square and the
shows will be open afternoon ami
evening.
Monument Unveiling.
Trinity Camp W. (. W. will
unveil the monument ot J nomas
F. Metllin at Macedonia church
on .m.iv an, at s:iki o clock p.
in. All Woodmen in the county
are invited to attend and take
part. Please meet at the Mace-
lonia school house at 15 minutes
before :'.:(. W. L. P.elk.
Con. Coin, of Trinity Camp.
Entertainment by Orphans.
Superintendent. Hayes of th
.Methodist orphanage at insten
will be here next Suml.iv with
lass of children from the insti-
ut!o;i. lie will sncau a! ( cli-
tral church ou Sundav morning
ml at the evening hour an en
tertainment will b giveen bv the
Irjdi'rn. The public is invited.
It is
better to suffer wrong
do it, and h"t;it to be
than to
misjudged
than to lie devoid of
lecisiou
Frerr fumilr hu te of a rood, rolialile
linhnenL For fpmin. hruii. norrncM of
the muscle (ml rtirmnittic aius tlifre it
none lur than Cliamtwrliiu's. fckjld by
II dialers.
New Bank Cashiers.
The big new safe for the Far
mers and Merchants P.ank arriv
ed last week and was put in the
building. The furniture and fix
tures of the Lank, for which a
special order was given, will -in
later. In the mean'ime, the
bank will be opened in temp -rary
offices senc where nearhy
r in i in rear ot tiie room, and
be ready for business next inen'ii
some time. Mr. C. 1!. Adams,
who has held most sat isfae'orily
the position of assistant cashier
in the Hank of I'nion. has In eti
elected cashier. lie has resigl.cd
his former position and is taking
a short rest pending the opening
ot tiie tanners ami Merchants.
Mr. Adams is a voting man of
exceptional ability in his line of
work and has all the qualities
ueccesary to make au ideal offi
cer in his new position.
Mr. D. A. Houston has been
elected to succeed Mr. R iseoc
Phifer as cashier o1" the First
National Hank. lie has not yet
resigned as clerk ot the court,
but expects to do so short Iv. He
will begin work in his new posi
tion about the first of June.
Mr .Houston has made a very
fine record as a, public officer
tnd has attended to Ihe business
of the office to the entire satis
faction of the public. He has all
the uualihcatioiis lieecssarv to
make an equal success in his
new position.
A new clerk of the court will
be appointed by Judge Adams.
Body of Minister Drowned on a
Duck Hunt Found.
Morganloii, April 2:rd. The
Mdy of Dr. MeNeely D;iUos'.
ate rcelor of Grace Episcopal
ili'.trch of Morgautoii. who was
rowned in the Catawba liver.
near mic early on the morning
o: Mitimiay, April !. was I i i.. t
this iiftirtjoon about 5:;!D oVIuk
within i)D feet of where it went
(town. 1 lie water where the hodv
was found todav was ten feet
deep and the river has fallen -I
or S feet at least since drown
ing. Searchers had been all over
this part of the river time and
again this week, using long poles
and gigs in their efforts to lo
cate the body, but somehow their
! f ills were in vain, this prob
ably being due to the depth of
the water.
Acting on the old theory that
In.1 body of a drowned person
will rise on the ninth day after
the drowning, a large number of
the members of the late rector's
pai'ishoners and other citizens of
Morganton and vicinity renewed
the search with increased vigor
Saturday night. With large
lurches, lanterns and other lights
the searchers patrolled the banks
for several miles and other
were out in boats all night. At
dawn the ranks of the searchers
were increased by other citizens
and this number grew larger ns
the day progressed. When the
hotly was found both banks of
the river were lined with people
extending n great distance from
the scene of the sad t raged v of
nine days ago, some of th
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searruers nemg several miles
don the stream.
Democrats Begin on Farmer's
Free List.
Washington. April 2:(rd The
iwst attack tit the Democratic
House of Representatives upon
the schedule of Payne - Aldrich
tariff law will hVgiu tomorrow.
With Hie Canadian reciprocity
bill disposed of as far as the
House is concerned, the lines of
battle are being drawn over the
bill intr'Uhu'etl by Chairman
I'nderwood of the ways and
means committee and appnved
ny :lie I icmoeral ic can 'us, pi te-
!!!' on the free Iit I. i"y m.i.;t!-fai-it'retl
iirtieb's riiVnlc d! I !c
of In relit t' the I'.n'iiieis of tiie
count vy.
That the bill will pass the
House is uilqliestioii'd. bit there
will be a turbulent and prolong
ed debate and the division d' t
Mud vote will be far different
fro i ll the vote on the reciprocity
hti!. Republican leaders declare
lb.it at least three-fourths of the
txty-seven Republicans who vot
ed with the Demoeratii! majority
fT the reciprocity bill will be
Io.mkI this time standing valiant
ly by the minority and the Re
publican protective policy.
Head First Out of a Third Story
Window.
After inspecting the hard-as-rn-k
gravel siddewalk on Martin
street, on the north side of the
Klolldvke Hotel, of Wadcs'ioro,
one would not think it possidle
for a man to fall in a third
story w indow of th- hot 1 and not
ihe instantly killed or. at the
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ther of these things happened t'
Mr. Win. P. Huffman when he
fell from a window of the hotel
Thursday night, says the Messen
ger and Intelligencer. Mr. Huff
man is about thirty years of age.
He is from Catawba county but
has been working at saw mills in
Anson off and on for 'J years. Re
cently he went home and spent
some time w ith his people, ret ur
ning to Wadesboro Thursday
night on the train from Char
lotte. He and a companion went
to the Klondike Hotel for Hie
night and wi re assigned to a
room on the third floor, the win
dow of which faced on Martin
street. Soon after going to
their room Mr. Huffman and his
companion retired, both of them
occupying the same bed. This
was about 12 o'clock.
II r. Huff man is not very clear
about what happened after he
went to bed. He remembers that
he got up, raised the sash and
sat down in the window, leaning
his head against the facing, and
while in this position he went to
sleep ami tumbled out of the
window to the sidewalk below.
Mr. Huffman says that all be
knows about the fall is that he
felt, as if he was speeding thro'
Ihe air and that, suddenly, some
one hit him a tremendous lick
on the head with a board. He
iloes not know what time it was
when he fell or how long he lay
ou the hard pavement. Finally,
he partially regained conscious
ness and crawlctlto a barn in the
rear of the hotel about Mi) yards
from where he was laying. A
short time before 4 o'clock Fri
day morning night watchman
Decs while passing heard groans
in the direction of the stable,
and after securing assistance, he
made an investigation and found
Mr. Huffman ami carried him to
his room. Dr. .1. M. Covington
was sent for anil found that bis
most serious injury was a shat
tered elbow joint. The bones
protruded from the flesh ami the
injury is of such a nature that
amputation may yet be ii-eessar.w
lie also suffered a severe lick oil
the back of the head. and. of
course, is more or less bruised
on other parts of the body.
Broke His Eggs.
Mr. W. Thus. Laney is the first
man in the country to buy an au
tomobile. Mr. Laney is a natur
al machinist and the thing appeal
ed to him and. of course, he has
had no trouble with running it.
Hut when he started to town last
Friday over a rough road with
a load of eggs, he bail some. lie
had a thirty-dozen box of eggs
cliangedd into good scrambled
eggs. I lis frther, the genial
county commissioner, who is a
great poultry num. came along with
him mid brought a box of sever
al dozen, and these didn't get
scrambled. Hut the Sipiire had
a pair of tired arms when he got,
here. Of course Tom came a zoo
nin, as I'nele Remus says, and
the holes and lumps in the road
were no thick that the Souire
simply had to keep his box of
ggs hoisted high above his head
pretty much all the time. This
gave them u pendulum swing that
save! the eggs, but it made him
eel like he hail done real work.
Negotiating fcr Peace in Mexico.
An iiriiiistaee of five days, be
ginning en Sunday lias been de
clared by the fight in;.: forces in
Mexie for the purpose of at
tempting to lirnitige terms of
peace. The revolutionists insist
that president Diaz slii.ll resim,
but it is doubtful if h" w ill.
The old gentleman has been pres
ident ho long that he don't know
how to turn loose. It is slated
that Diaz is willing to grant many
of the reforms demanded by the
rebels. It is certain tlmt" the
I'nited States will use every en
deavor to keep out of any trou
ble in the matter.
Whether a man win eom baek
Tlepeiitls upon w here he has been.
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