THE LEADER “AND RIGHT THE DAY IVfUST WIN, TO DOUBT WOULD BE DISLOYALTY, TO FALTER WOULD BE SIN.” Vol. 2 MEBANE. N. a.'THUBSDAY. Febrnary 1 1912 NO 45 PERSONAL AND LOCAL BRIEFS PEOPLE wao COME AND GO Items of interest Gathered by Our Reoorti^r The very wet weather for the past few days is doing much to even up the drought the past fall. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Wilkerson of Burlington spent Saturday and Sunday with the parents of Mr. Wilkinson near Mebane. Miss S. A. Vest and Misses lola Franklin, the latter sister of Mrs. B. T. Hurley, were the gaest of Mrs. Hurley the latter part of last week. Miss Lillie Brewer and Mr. Henry Brooks of Graham visited Mr. and Mrs B. T. Hurley the latter part of the week Mr. George E. Holt of Mebane and Miss Laura Thompson of Hillsboro were among those who remembered the Leader in a year subscription this week. Mr. James Lewis of High Point has accepted the position as drug clerk at the Mebane Drug Co store, to serve In the place of Mr. Charlie Pickard re signed. Mr. F. L. White left on Tuesday mornings train for High Point and Climax, while away Mr. White will perchase the interior fixture for his new drug store. Capt. Charlie Fowler and wife visit ed Mr. J. H Fowler the early part of the week. Capt. Fowler is a conductor on the Southern, and is as clever a one as ever punched a ticket. Have you painted ? this is not a question personal to the ladies,but it is addressed to the men who have a house that needs bi ightening up, and there are but few but who do need a re touching of paint. We regret to have to leave out of the Leader some interesting rural cor respondences- They arrived too late to appear. Mail your letters on Mon day if you want them to be sure to get in the Leader. Mr. Charlie Pickard the efficient and faithful druR clerk of the Mebane Drug Comcany after serving his pre sent employer, for two years will leave this week to take a course of lectures, and demonstrations in phar macy. Mr. Pickard has made a great many friends here who will see him leave with much regret. He is an un usual clever young man, a bright one, and a thorough gentlemen. Where ever he may go he will carry with him the Leaders very best wishes. Smoking Sixty-two Years* Our old friend rfr. C. S Hams is a living example that smoking tobacco does not kill. He tells us that it has been his solace for sixty-two years, as yet ha has never felt anything but comfort from it. Mr. Harris is an old confederate veterian whose memory is stored with rich reminniscence from a fast receeding, but a^ glorious past. He went through the storm and hail tha^ mowed men down in the harvest of death, and he played upon that tragie stage where the sword carved the path to gloiy aiui fame. Burlington Items. Miss Miss Agnes Cortney visited Myra Dorsett this week. Miss Minnie Layton has accepted a position with the Southern as ticket agent at this place. Mr. Kenneth Gant of this city has gone to Durham and Raleigh to-day on business Dr, J. N. Taylor is out of town for a few days. Mrs Tom Lindsey of Durham is visiting Mrs. M. B. Linsey. Mr. C. P. Wilkinson of Mebane was a pleasant visitor in town Sunday, Mr. Geta Mooser of Mebane was in town Sunday. Darrow Indicted for Cor ruption and Bribery ot Jurors. Clarence S, Darrow, union labor at torney for the McNamara was indicted last Monday of Los Angeles, Cal., for bribery and corruotion of jurors by the county grand jury which for four weeks has been investigating allega tions of corruption in connection with the trial jury in.the McNamara dyna mite case. Two indictments were returned, con tained four counts. Two of the counts charge Darrow with the bribery and attempted cor ruption of Robert Bain, the first juror sworn to try James B. McNairara, the confessed dynamiter and murderer, now serving a life term in San Quen tin prison. The remaining counts al lege the bribery and coruption of Geo rge N. Lockwood, a venireman, sum- mond in the McNamaaa case, Bert Franklin, a detective, who is alleged actually to have passed the bribe money to Bain and Lockwood, is accused of the same offenses in infor mation filed some time ago in the Sup erior court. Franklin’s trial has been set for February 27. Dorrow was placed under bond of $20 000. Fire at Buriington A fire at the Glenn Ravens Mill Monday evening destroyed 125 bales of cotton. The fire was confined solely to a cotton storage room and burned for hours, though the main plant was never in danger. It was realized from the first that the fire had eaten its way into the cotton in such a way that it would be impossible to save that already burning, so efforts were dir ected loward the mill and other cotton nearby. The origin of the fire was not known by parties arriving their, but it was said the loss would total about $4,000, of which a part is covered by insurance, Getting Out of The Dat’k Kemersville contemplates a bond issue of $5,000, tor an electric lighting plant. For any sizable place, like Keamersville, getting out of the dark is even more important than getting out of the mud.—Charlotte Observer. OSCAR SAVING NONEY The Great Underwood will save Forty Million Dollars There will be no appropriations for battleships or public buildings at this s3ssi0n of Congress. This was the de cision of the Democrats of the house after a spirited caucus. Elimination of a batt’eship appropriation was a surprise, the caucus having been called for the purpose of considering a $16,- 000,000 public building bill recommend ed by. th»? committee on the public building and grounds. Representative Burnett, of Alabama, however, offered an amendment to a resolution to dis pense with the public buildings bill that uo battleship appropriation be reported to the house. Representative Hobson, of Alabama, headed a bitter attack on the amendment, but it was passed, 98 to 68. The savings resulted from this ac tion of the caucus is estimated by the Democratic leaders to appregate about $40,000,000, $24,000,000 is required for two msdem battleships and $16,000,- 000 for public buildings. In the case of public buildings, however, there may be some appropriation for em ergencies. HAYWOOD THROWS MM GAUNTLET Strike Leader Says It Is Now Up io Milt Owners. Williams E. Haywood, former pre sident of the Western Federation of Miners, who has assumed the leader ship of striking textile workers at Lawrence, Mass., threw down the gaunlet to to the Ltswrence mill own ers “unless the mill owners recognize the strikers we will cripple the entire city," he declared. “The time for arbitration is passed The mill owners must concreede all the demands of the strikers or we will paralyze all busi ness in Lawrence. The railroads will be tied up so no freight can be brought into the city. We will also prevert any coal from being brought to Lawrence,’ “This strike could be settled in fif teen minutes if it were not for the continued haughty attitude of Presi dent Wood, of the American Woolen company,” declared Striker Leader Joseph Ettor in explaining the collap se of negotiations. Is not this talk? It shows what an infernal roten system we have that permits it. SOLDIERS WILL r Resolutions of Respect. of Etiana items Mr. and Mrs. Joe Trent were called to the bid side of Mr. Trent’s brother who is very ill in Salisbury last Thurs day. Mr. Sam Thompson and sister Miss Bessie near Mebane visited Mr. Robert Sharps family Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Thomas Tapp is visiting her daughter Mrs. John Thompson at Oaks Mr. W. P. Riley is wearing a broad smile “these days” all on the account of little twin girls that arrived at his home last Wednesday rooming, mother and babies are doing nicely. Mrs. C. C. Smith and son Hugh of Mebane visited Mrs. Smiths mother. Reeves last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Thompson have returned from a visit to Mrs. Thomp son old home, Mrs. Thompson was very sick while away and had to call in Dr. Jones. Mr. John Freshwater of Haw Fields visited his aunt Mrs. Mary Jordan last week. Mrs. Joe. Murray £.nd Mrs. Duglas Brown called at Mr. W. P. Riley’s last Wednesday afternoon to see the “two little strangers.” Well Mr. Editor and readers as we were on the sick list last week you will please excuse “uhort items” and we’ll do better next time. Paw-Paw-Quoese. FIFTY THOUSAND DOL- LAHS. Somebody Seems Destin ed to get Hurt it McComb City Miss. Strike Troubles are Continued. Gov. Earl Brewer telegraphed to Brig. Gen Wood, in command of state militiamen doing duty at McComb City Miss., in connection with the strike of employes of the Illinoiy Central rail road system, authority ts instruct mil itiamen on picket duty to go armed with repeating shot^un&. This came after an attempt had been made on the life of Private Owens, of Company B, while he was on picket duty. Three shots were fired at Owens. None took effect. The military authorities conect the attempt to kill Owens with the series of clashes when a striker was arrested and placed in jail and when an angry crowd gathered, openly threatening to break in and rescue the prisoner, only to be dispersed by Lieut Montgomery and a company of mili tiamen. A qualified state of martial law prevails at McComb City. To Elon College- hill last the President Harper arrived on the at Elon at 9.27 Thursday night and made the announcement that special fund of $50,000 for Elon college had been completed. He had been at work on this fund ever aj^ce the latter part of September and liad completed it within less time than deemed possi ble when he undertook t^ task. Pre sident Harper says it wai not easy to refusa to let people give when they really wanted to, as they certainly did in this rase. He smiles and de clares simply that he did not have the heart to refuse them the oppor*^unity they desired. But we suspect some of them would not have given if they had not been interview. ap- are not and The Teachers* association of Alam ance County; having lost one of its Charter members; Mr. James J. White wishes to place on record this ex pression of appreciation of his life and character. For nearly half a century Brother White has been a faithful teacher, a member of the County Board of Edu cation, and a moving spirit m our as sociation. By his noble bearing upon his associates he won their confidence. Therefore be it: Resolved by the Alamance Teachers’ Association that the sympathy of this body be expressed to the family of the deceased, and that as an evidence of the esteem in which he was held, this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this association, a copy be sent to the Mebane Leader for publi cation. H. C. Stout E. C. Rumbley Secretary Minnie Montgomery Comniittee. That What he Insinuate. If a bill prohibiting the shippiT^ of liquor and beer into dry States passes Congress, how long will North Caro lina have State-wide prohibition?— Durham Sun. Does our contemporary mean to in sinuate that the voters over the border favor only the kind of prohibition that doesn’t prohibit? A Complete Answer, The tariff bill to be introduced by Mr. Underwood reduces the du^^ies on steel and iron products from 20 to 50 per cent, ad valorem and places iron ore on the free list. It seems to us that this a complete answer to Mr. Bryan’s insinuation that the Alabama leader would subordinate his public and political duty to his personal in terest in the iron business.—^Va Pilot. List ot Letters- Remaining unclaimed at this office for the week ending Jan 27 1912. 1 P. C. for “The’ Chick Co. 1 P. C. for Mr. Chas Crisp 1 Letter for Mr. J. 0. Haith 1 Letter for Mr. Robena Legfins 1 Letter for Mr. Henry Long 1 Letter for Miss Lesily Pule 1 P. C, for Lena Rogers (col.) 1 Letter for Miss Issabella Wilson 1 Letter for Mrs. Jane Willey 1 P, C. for Miss Maryfrancis Wad- kisn Dead Letter Office Feb. rd 1912, 9 if not called for before. In calling for the above please say '‘Advertised” giving date of ad. list. Respectfully, S. Arthur White, P. M. Pay Vour 1912 Road Tax. The special road tax, of $1.25, for the year 1912 is now due, and payable until April 1st. after which time we are notallowed to receive it, and all persnos, who are liable, are required \ to give three days work. For conven ience of I have placed the books at the cotton mills and at other public places, so that it will not be necessary to come to town to pay. The sheriff and his deputies will also recpt. for this tix. Yours truly, Albert J. Thompson, Treasurer. Alamance County. Tony Notes Mrs. J. P. Fitch returned Sunday from Greensboro where she has been a week, she had a operation on her left eye. she reports it much better. Mrs. Martha Harrelson has been con fined to her room for the last few days but she was bettei at last reports. Those that visited her Saturday after noon were Mrs. Will Cheek, Mrs. P. Fitch, Mrs. J. B. Baynes, and Mrs. A. W. Smith. Mr. A. F. Dillard is in Raleigh at the hospital he has a right serious op eration, he was reported much better Saturday. Little Miss Evyln Fitch has gotten BO she is able to leave her room. D.. J. A. Pinnisis much better. Misses Verna and Ruth Bowland left Sunday for Reidsville where they will spend a few days visiting th?ir Mr. Harvey Bowland. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Miles visited Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Smith Sunday after-noon. Mr Sidney Stanfield visited at Mr L. A, Miles Sunday. Miss Daisy Miles visited Miss Bera Mottej recently. Mrs. John Barnwell and siste Miss Lizzie spent the day with Mrs, A« W. Smith one day last week. Miss Mary Miles visited Mrs. Martha Harrelson and B. B. Vaughn last week. ^ Miss Bera Mottey visited at Mr. J B. Stanfield Thursday night. Brown Eyes. uncle Our Much-Judged Man A writer in Collier’s Weekly points out the truly impressive fact that while two hundred English judges ad minister law for 3$,500,000 people, proximately four thousand judges required for the United States, including minor judges, recorders so forth without end. England has one judge to each 160,500 population, as compared with one judge to every 22,500 persons over here. Yet it is universally admitted that in England justice is far more promptly, surely and otherwise better administered than Bmong us: in fact, American toleration and even fondness, for technicalties and tangles gives us European obser vers surprise. In professing to simp lify and codify everything we have mussed things up to a very consider able extent. Englard, too, undertook simplification, but she appears to have attained the real kind. For one thing, the appeals In criminal cases which oc cupy much of o.ir judges’ time do not exist in England, without, however, any lack of justice in the result. For another thing, England gets along with almost infinitely less law than we inflict upon ourselves. One of our 48 Legislatures will at a session grind out ten times as many enactments as har Parliament, legislating for the whole United Kingdom down to the smallest matters and broadly also for a world-wide Empire, sees fit to pass. —Charlotte Observer. SOUTH’S Ml OF CLEARLySHOWIN John sharp W illiams An swers Michigan Man Thr eatening Criticism- Election-Primary uay. The holding of the senatorial primary on election day will_ have a tendency to keep the amount of fuss within rea sonable bounds. In the first place, it avoids prescribing two occasions where one will suffice. In the second place, the election voting near by will serve as a reminder to every primary voter that, inasmuch as all the candidates and all their supporters belong to the same party, he should not let any en thusiasm which he may entertain for his senatorial candidate carry , him too far. Finally, there is the obvious con sideration that this arrangement should help to bring out the full party vote.— Charlotte Observer. Proving the Case Against ItseU. The Steel Trust not only admits but in its latest annual report “points with pride” to the fact that something like sixty per cent of its total output is sold abroed— which means that these sales are made in competition with all the world, under conditions of ab solute free trade and with the cost of ocean transportation against the Amer ican manufacturer. Nevertheless and notwithstanding, it is as certain as anything yet to happen can be that the representatives of the Combine, when the democratic bill providing for a from thirty to fity per cent reduction in the Payne-Aldrich duties on iron and steel products comes up in Con- gpress. will be found contending that no measure of tariff protection less than that now afforded would suffice to enable the llnist to hold against the foreign manufacturer the home market in which the cost of ocean transporta tion is in favor of the domestic pro ducer. In their zeal to serve the spec ial interests represented by them, the utter palpability of an absurdity in no wise restrains them from giving it ut terance.—»Va. Pilot. The heavy tribute paid by the south to the federal pension roll was the sub ject of a most interesting letter ad dressed by Senator John Sharp Wil li ims of Mississippi to a correspondent in Michigan, who criticized southern senators and congressman for their op position to the service pension bill now before congress. The Michigan man wrote the Miss issippi senator to tbis effect: I regret very much to see public men ffom the south so hostile to legislation benefitting ex-un on soldiers. The Sherwood bill drew only nine votes from the south in the house, less than an average of one vote to a state That means the defeat of the bill in the senate if the twenty- two senators from that section do not relent in their opposition to it, and if they do not. the 80,000 old soldiers in Ohio, the 60 , 000 in Illinois, the 50,000 in Indiana, and the 75,000 in New York are sure to hear of that tellirg fact to the great disadvantage of the democratic party. In his reply Senator Williams said: Yours of the ; 17th at hand. Don’t you think that when the south pays as its share of pension expenditures fifty millions of dollars a year, as it does and has paid it patiently and without protest, nearly every dollar of it going elsewhere to be spent, that she has shown a disposition to bridge the bloody chasm unparalleled by the pop ulation of any section of any part of the world? Don’t you think that the tribute laid upon her has been greater than that which was laid upon France German war? Do you think that the democratic party, as a party, has any thing to do with the position which a southern senator or representative takes upon a purely money bill? One more question: Do you think it entire ly fair, directly or indirectly, to threa ten me and others, as you do in your letter of the 17? If the southern sena tors and representatives have no right to be in the union, and no right to cast votes in the congress of the United States, you ought to put them out again. You have, the power, I suppose But as long as we are here, you ought to treat us with the respect that per mits us to represent our own views, and to aepresent the interests of our wn constituen ^ s, and you ought not oto resort to menace and threat against the democratic party bec-ause we purely as southerners, do what your own representatives and senators do every day, to-wit: Represent the interests of our people. mun’ty, the promoter of every lauda ble enterprise, the worst underpaid laborer in the vineyard. Counting his space as his capital, he gives more to charity, his means considered, than any other member of society- He is a power in politics, a pillar of the church, a leader in the crasade for better morals. Fe is pre-eminently the friend of humanity. Line upon line paragraph after para graph, day by by day, he is embalm ing in cold type the facts from which the Herodotus, the Tacitus, the Sis- mondi, or the Macaulay of the future will write the history of our times. He joyously announces our advent in to this world, briefly records our up* risings and our downsetting, and sor- sowfully chronicles our exit from this vale of tears. As a creator of beauty, he double discounts Mme. Ayer, who undertakes to increase feminine pulchritude only in particular instances; but the coun try editor, in the exercise of plenary power, impartially beautifies all worn- en whose names appear in his col umns. By a touch of his magician’s wand he converts paste into diamonds sparklinoj on beauty’s neck, and with a skill of which ancient and ambitious alchemists only dreamed, and with politeness wliich Chesterfield might have envied, he transmutes brass trin kets into lewelry of purest gold, when they appear as oniaments of the fami ly of his subscriber. He is the greatest and most ingen- ous of n?ahufacturers, for, while oth er manufacturers produce only per ishable stuffs, he manufacturers im mortal statesmen out of raw. some times very raw material. This lau dable i’~dustr‘y, no Dingley bill can protect him, and he must ex-necessit- ate work in competition with the pauper manufacturers of Europe. He is— To our virtues very kind And to our faults a little blind. Ask a Harvey to Underwood. Hurt'’ The Country Editor. Ail the sunshine does not come out of the sky: the best kind comes out of the heart.—Southern Churchmau. The Retort Courteous (From the Cosmopolitan Magazine) George Ade had finished his speech at a recent dinner party and on seating himself a well-kr.own lawyer arose, shoved his hands de«p iuto his trouses pockets, as was his habit, and laugh ingly inquired of those present: “Dosn't it strike the company as a little unusual that a professional huS morist should be funiiy?” When the laugh had subsided Ade drawled out: Doesn't it strike the company as a little unusual that a lawyer should have his hands in hii own pockets. ’ A Blow to Prohibition “That beer and other intoxicating liquors are the recognized and legiti mate subjects of interstate commerce. That no state can forbid any common carrier to transport such articles from a consignor in one state to a consignee in another. That until such transpor tation is concluded by delivery to the consignee such commodities do not be come subject to such regulation re straining their sale or disposition. The above is the decision of the Sup reme Court of the United States. No prohibition state or territory can fw- bidany common carrier from bringing in beer or spirituous.. lizuors. More than this, the government legalizes a commodity that must be accepted for transportation that can be carried into any state regard less of local laws, that declare this commodity as out lawed in its manufacture and sale, public or private. No police power can interfere between the shipper and consumer, this practically stripping prohibition territory of everything ex cept the name of prohibition, add mak ing this a farce, in its effect as a law to protect a community in its local en deavors to stop drinking by keeping ^out liquor.—New Bern Journal. ' Several days ago four very bright you^’g men of Athens, for themselves and “one hundred thousand more in Alabama,” sent this dispatch to Geo rge Harvey of Harper’s Weekly: “From recent newspaper report we see that Mr. Woodrow Wilson is afraid your paper is doing some harm in his race for President. Won’t you hurt our candidate, Oscar W. Underwood who possesses the honesty of ‘Old Hickory,’ the firmness of Grover Cleveland and the statesmanship of Thomas Jefferson?” Why not? Underwood has seen more public service than Dr. Wilson. He is now serving his ninth term in Con gress. He has developed remarkable gifts as leader and lawmaker. He believes in representative government; that the interests of the people are the interests that should ^control him in his puqlic service; that nothing is to be gained by untried experiments government; that this is a government of law and order; that the courts should te respected; that the taxes should be strictly limited to the requirements of ihe Government, economically admin i stered.—Charlotte Observer. An expert tells us that bad air is responsible for crime in large cities It strikes us also that hot air is re sponsible for the fact that so many of our crimnals go unpunished. Selscted* The following is an extract from the proceedings of the National House of Representatives on March 2, 1898. It is well worth reading. The House was considering the Loud bill, which pro posed to increase the postal rates on country ndwspapers and to adopt a number of restrictions on their trans mission through the mails. Champ Clark defeated the bill by his speech, a portion of which follows: Newspapers are great disseminators of informatioT.. The mammoth me tropolitan papers with their vast cir culation are splendid educators, but after all ten persons read the little country weekly where one reads a metropolitan paper. Having once been a country editor myself, I entertain a most kindly feel- inj? for my old conferes. I am willing to make affidavit that the eleven months I spent editing a rural journal were the most beneficial of my life, perhaps to others I am proud to have belonged to the editorial guild. I am unalterably opposed to anything that will injure the country editor, cur tail his profits, circumscribe his use fulness, or place an additional thr.^n in his pathway. J|The rural editor—Gk>d bless him! is the most persistent of teachers. Like charity as described by St Paul in the thirteenth chapter of the First Corinthians, he “suffereth long and is kind,” which cannot be said of the himself,” in which he is differentiated viethnot,” in which he does not re semble some people ovei on this side of the big House. He “vaunted not himself”, in which he is differentiated from the leaders on the other side of the big aisle. He “is not puffed up,” in which he rises high above a good many of us He “does not behave himself unseemly: seeketh not his own: is not easily provoked.” He must bear the abuse, and lying misrepresentation of every foul mouth slimy slanderer who with the heart of skunks try to damage the editor be cause they cannot control him- He is the pack horse of every c'.m- To Be Given Away By the Leader. The Leader will begin Feb. 14 a subscription con test with the most valuable line of premiums ever offer ed in this County. The pre miums will embrace one handsome 36 horse power four seated automobile of the very best makes and fin ish, an $850 machine worth every dollar. We will also offer one buggy worth $85, one handsome walnut c^se organ, worth $75, ten gold gold watches warrented 20 years best makes, and one cook stove, one handsome gold bracelet, and one hand some silk pattern for lad ies dress her choice of color, and one hat. We know we are under taking a pretty large pro- persition, but we have suc ceeded in every contest we have held, and in each in stance have given more than we promised at the start. It is our purpose to make this contest worth while. Any who wishes to win some thing, do it easy with but little effort then enter this contest in the start, and pull for some of the big prizes, we Will aid you all we can. If you wish to be come a candidate in the con test write to us and let us enter your name, so that your friends may begin throwing things your way. In next weeks issue we will make a display announ cement. We want you to get right at the stait, and begin work in real ^ earnest. The fact that this contest does not open until the 14, February will m no sense deter you from getting to work to-day and pull with all your rriight. The two noblest things, which ar|| sweetness and light. Swifti^

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