North Carolina Newspapers

“AND RIGHT TME DAY MUST WIN, TO DOUBT WOUUI> BE DISLOYALTY, TO FALTER WOULD BE S| N.” Vol. 2 MEBANE. N. C.. THURSDAY. February 22 1912 NO 48 PERSONAL AND LQCAL BRIEFS I'EOPLE WHO COME AND GO Items of interest Gathered by Our ReDO»“tfr Mrs. Henry McCauley is very ill. Ml*. Felix Graves went over to villo Saturday. Dan- Mr, Tins?en went dav. +o Durham Mon- Mr. Henry Morgan of Raleigh was in Mebane Monday. Mr. Charlie Lasley came in town Sunday from a trip South. Messrs. Joe Vincant and Arthur Scott took a trip West last week. Mr. West Warren has been suffering severely from an ulcerated jaw. Miss Richardson of Mt Pleasant is V.ailing her sister Mrs. H. B. Slack. Mr. A. B. Joyner of Greensboro and Miss Ruth Reinhart were married the 15. of February. Maybe you thmk it pays to beat the newspaper man, but don’t forget he aas a memory. Don’t forget Washington’s Birthday party at the Mayor’s hall Friday night. Nice course of refreshments served free. Durham has decided to build a big a rehouse to cost eight thousand d ollars. It is to be a 138 by 18 feet. Do you want a Phonograph and re- oord of superior make? if so, call on Mr. L. T. Johnson, see ad in this is* SUf. Miss earl Ward and Mr. Will Sharp of Carr, were married in Durham Wed- pes-lay and spent Thursday in Mebane with Mrs. J. N. Warren. Mr. Henry Scott, a prominent far mer of the Prospect Hill settlement was in Mebane Tuesday and renewed hi? subscription to the Leader, thank you Mr. Scott. The Thursday after-noon Club will meet this week with Miss Fanny Meb ane, and as this will be a business meeting, all of the members are re- qvie steel to attend. The attention of our readers is dir- rected to an advertisment of Mr. W. T Bobbitt, a recent comer to our town JVIr. Bobbitt has a nice stock of gen eral merchandise, and sells goods right and will ’treat you fair. Don’t fail to call on Mr. Bobbitt. Mr. A. M. Cook and Mr. W. E. Fam received this week their pattent from the pattent office at Washington, for a truck to load and unload baggage on and off trains. Its a device for which much is claimed in saving labor, and avoiding? inconvenience, in loading bag gage. ^)fcourse, we can not he’p a man be- i tr born a crank, and since he doea not mind the affliction, it might not be S ) had if he would wear a sign around his neck warning people of his trouble, (;ut to stumble on one unaware under the imj'ression that vou had found a gentleman is not altogether agreeable. Tlie thing should be labeled. Fine Knot items Mrs. Neulen Smith and little sor, are ill with pneumonia, hope they \will soon recover. Messrs Dronnie Roundtree and John Hawkins made a flying trip to Efland Saturday. The box party a^ Breezes school house Wednesday night was a success Mrs. Jim Wright is on the sick list. Miss Annie Smith was called from her work at Durham Saturday on ac count of her mother and brother being sick. Mr. H. C. McDade are suffering a great deal with a rising in his head, this makes the third time he has suf fered with it since Christmas. Miss Lottie Roundtree and brother were pleasant callers a*; W- L. Me- Dades Sunday. Mr. Jim Merriceand family visited at Mr. John Workmans Sunday. Mr. Ed Walker has been on the sick list for several days. Well Mr. Editor guess I had better ring off for this time, and give some one else the line. Touch-me-not. A Valentine Party At the elegent home of Mr, and Mrs P. L. Cooper of Carr, was the scene of a most enjoyable Valentine party on Wednesday evening between the hours of eight and eleven o’clcck given by Mr. and Mrs. Cooper. The party was given in honor of a few friends. The guest were received by Mrs. Cooper assisted by her cousin Mrs. Maud Gar rison, they were ushered into the beautiful decora ted parlor. The firs game of the evening was an bow and arrow shooting contest, the next was a dummy courtship which was very amusing, the next was pinning arrows on a small heart while l^ing blindfold' ed, this was won by Mrs. Garrison and Ed Workman, next was the crowing contest. The guest were then invited to"the dinning room where delicious refreshments were served. The last contest was the thimble and the ring which was cat from the cake, Mr. Luther Car the t won the thimble and Miss Vera McAdams won the ring. At eleven o’clock the guest departed for there homes feeling very grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Coooer for havirg con tributed so much to an evening of pleasure for the invited guest. GOV. AYG06K SOON TO SPEAK He Will Open His Campa ign With Democratic Speech in Raleigh B'ormer Governor Charles B. Ay cock will soon get into the speech-making game and he will deliver his first mes sage from Raleigh. It will not be in the nature of an attack, but will be a Democratic speech, and is designed to arouse his followers throughout the state to the fact chat he is not droppetl out of the running. Governor Aycocks he very much better than it has been in years, and it is thought by his friends that a little excitement w^ould do him good. He will afford his fol lowers the opportunity of rallsing to his support by a sound, democratic speech. Republican Faper Talked It is being reported that the More- h?ad Butler Republicans are contemp lating the starting of a morning paper 'n Raleign, and it is said that strong ‘fforts will be made to secure The Associated Press dispatches. If there 13 anything tangible in the report, the Raleigh men say they know nothing about it, though they admit the prob ability. Death of Little Altha. Altha, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eld Wilkerson fell asleep in the arms of Jesus at two o'clock Monday A. M. Feb. 19th 1912, age nine month and twenty seven days. All that devot#*d parents and kind friends could do was of no avail God in his wise providence saw she was too tender a flower for this earth and took her to himself, where there wil be no more suffering for little Altha Dear Parents and brothers let this be our consoling thought. We would not bring her back into sorrow and sin if we could, but we can so live that we may join her in the heavenly home. The home is empty, yonr hea-ts are sad but may she be the guiding star to lead father, mother and brothers hpme at last. After a short service in the home led by Rev. Goodman the little casket was tenderly carried to the cemetary followed by sympathizing friends May God comfort the bereaved ones. A friend Mebane Rfd 5 Miss Etta Shanklen has been right rick, but we are glad to say she is im proving fast. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Browning and Mrs. J. L. Pool called to see Miss Bet- t e Shanklen one evening. Miss Annie Marry spent last Friday ni'ht with Miss May Richmond. Miss Mattie Shanklen is sick with pneumonia, we lerrn she is no better at this writing. Mr. A. Parrish and sister spent Sat urday night and Sunday at Mr. John Miller’s. Mr. A. L. Hall and Miss Ema Aulb- ert, also Mr. A. Aulbert called at Mr. John Millers Sunday evening. Mr. W. H. Miller is on the sick list, we hope him a spaedily revover Mr. Claud Sykes cal'ed on Miss Mag gie Shanklen Sunday. Well how are you all getting along with the contest? get to work and win one of the valuable prizes, they are worth working for. Guess I had batter rin^ off an i let some one else have the line. Papa Girl. JOHN ROSS REPRIE- yEO.- Sticks to Confession. % Reprieved by Governor Kitchin un til April 12, Johu Ross, the Cleveland county negro sentenced to die in the electric chair for the maiiier of Mr. and Mrs. John Dixon, on the night of December 13th, declared in his cell to Sh*^riff Wilkins, of Cleveland county, that his original confession was true in every particular. Ross at this time did not know that he..~was to live, nearly two months longer, and when he was approached in his cell by the Cleveland county sheriff, he said frankly that heicilled Mr. John Dixon and that Frank Glapden, a white man, killed Mrs. QDixon. Gladden was acquitted at the trial in January of the murder of Mr. Dixon, and was not tried for the murder of Mrs. Dixon. The fact was developed that Frauk Gladden the white man, was tried witn Ross for the murder of only Mr. Dix on, and not for Mrs. Dixon. The of ficers may in such an event try him for her murder and use Ross as a wit* ness against him. DIES ATTACKS BRYAN Democrats and Republi cans Applauded the Tex as Congressman’s Re marks. A FIGHT ON FREIGHT On Furniture Out Of The Stale GREAT YEAR FOR DIAMONDS The Alo^ey Trust If there is no money trust an invefti- gation can do no harm, but it micrht re lieve a powerful K>t of suspicion. If there is a money trust, an investiga tion might expose it. Every proposi tion to investigate causes people to make a noise like they think congress is after them. We never could see why any man should take*to a tree unless he felt certain that the dogs were after him,^Wilmington Star. A Communication Gem Importations for l9li Were Over $40,000,000 Through New York. (From The New York Sun) That the high cost of liv^g has lit tle effect upon the passion of the Am erican public for diamond! other gems is shown by the big importations at the port of New York during 1911 a d the receipts at the Custom House in January. According to figures com plied by Examiner W. B. Treadwell at the Public Stores, the value of the Jan uary gem imports reached*$3,113,050, as against $3,060,470 a year ago The mports indicate that the precious stone aid pearl trade in New York has found the demand for certain to have in no way decreased since the yx)liday. Of the crems import during Jan uary the value of the cut precious stones and pearls brought into this country through the port of New York is reported as 2,298,506, as compared with $2,219,261 in January, 1911, while the value of the uncut gems, princi pally diamonds, is placed at $814,544. In the last twelve years the importation of gems during January has exceeded the present values in only two years. The “eyil genius hovering on the filanks of democracy,” was the way in which Representative Dies of Texas in the house described William J. Bry an. Mr. Dies was speaking of The Commoner’s latest attack upon the democratic membership of the house. Both democrats and republicans cheered Mr. Dies’ decl''ration that he “neither feared the power nor re spected the judgment,” of the Ne braskan; and hif further announce ment that democracy, under the lead ership of Champ Clark ani Oscar W. Underwood was headed towards com plete success Ewept the democratic side of the house into storms or ap plause. Mr. Dies’ attack upon Mr. lirvau followed the latters declaration iu cho last issue ox The Commoner that the thirteen democrats who voted against a recent amendment in the house to require publicity of all recommenda tions to the president on judgeship appointments were “unv/orthy to represent & democratic constituency.” Why Cotton is going Up. (From Cotton and Cottpn Oil News.) Cotton has ad'^anced in the last two week4 in the face of heavy ginnings and mammoth ciop promises. This advance is not due to specuU.- tive value of the staple. Though the crop now being assembled is the larg est ever grown, it follows two sh' ri: crops and its size is no greater than the enhanced demand of the world Snindles are increasing every year while the multitudes who must wear cotton goods are multiplying on the face of the earth. The increase in consumption is reg ular and fix^:d. The production is un certain and irregular. Hence an un usually large crop following two ab- normallv small crops is being absorbed naturally and inevitably and prices sustained. A Poor Reason. The furniture dealers of North Car olina have for a long tima suffered a i discrimination amounting to at least 20 I per cent on their manufactured goods They have sought for some time to have this trouble remedied but with out apparent results Even the North Carolina Corporation commission have declined to assist them in getting re lief. This has placed the manufacturers ir. a somewhat embarrassing position, especially as it will require quite a sum of money to prosecute their suit to a successful conclusion and they do not feel that they should be called upon to bear the entire burden of expense. Nevertheless, they expect to carry on the investigation to its conclusion, whether with or without the aid of the State officials, Mr. Tate, the chair man, would deem it a great favor, not only to the furniture manufacturers, but to the Scate, if those commercial I bodies or manufacturing organizations of the State, who feels an interest in this vital matter, should see their way clear to send to the Southern Furni ture Manufacturers’ Association such funds as they feel they would like to contribute to help break down the ob stacle against which every business man of the State has had to fight in his effort to complete with outside manufacturers and jobbers. At a regular meeting of the South ern Furniture Manufacturers’ Associ ation at High Point last week, a com mittee composed of A. E. Tate, High Point; W. E., White, Mebane, and B. F. Huntley, Winston-Salem, was ap pointed to draft and submit a resolu tion, which was unanimousy adopted, which follows herewith: , CONDEMN COMMISSION. “That whereaig^ we, the members of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association, in regular meeting assem bled at High Point, N. C. February 14, 1912, have learned through the chairman of our trafic and transpor tation committee that the North Car olina Corporation Commission, through its secretary, Mr. A. J. Maxwell, has positively declined to assist, either in a financial way or otherwise, in the prosecution of our complaint filed with TIIE8!IEATC0NrEST. “I WILL” Washington’s Birthday Party. The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. cfurch will give a Washingtons Birth day party in the Mayor’s Hall Friday evening from 7:30 to 10. Everybody is cordially invited to come, and, by the way— A penny please bring for every year you are old, and ashamed don’t be for it will never be told. The proceeds are to go for the benefit of the Parsonage. The Bingam Lodge No. 272 will be held at their Lodge room Saturday night February 24th. All brothers in good standing invited to attend. Shakespear Harris, Sect. A Judge ot Suicide United States Senator Gore is re ported to have received a dispat^’h from Mr. Bryan, now looking after his cabbages and potatoes on nis farm in Texas, saying: ‘‘rhink it would be suicidal to nominate Harmon or any one else favored by Wall Street.” Mr. One Uovernment Enough The arrest of some forty labor-lead- ers and others in connection with the dynamite cases is the long-expected sequel of the McFamara trial and con fessions in Los Angeles, That it will lead to the fullest judicial determin ationof the facts and to the punish ment of guilt whatever it is found to exist is the gerferal expectation. No one is more anxious to see these cases cleared up, we believe, i han the average man of the rank and file in the labor unions. Certainly no mie should have a deeper interest in wish ing justice to be done. The accused have the full right to be considered innocent until or unless proved guilty: but there will be this time less heated and foolish talk about “conspiracies," ‘•planted” dynamite and the ‘kidnap ping” of innocent men. Wich few ex ceptions the people will wait confident ly to see a fair and importial trial of the facts.-—New York World. Mebane M* E. Church, South. Rev. B. T. Hurley, Pastor. N. H. Walker. Supt. S. S. Preaching every 3rd Sunday at 11:00 A. M. and at 7:30 P. M. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at 7:30 and a union prayer meeting ever Sunday after noon at 3:00 o'clock conducted by the young i men of the town. Sunday school every Sunday begin ning at 9;4o A M. Everybody welcome to all these ser vices. A Birthday Party The six Western Governors who are crying for "Four more years of Ted dy” assign as one reason for their hun ger and thirst “The need of a man at the head of the national government who will see that justice is done be tween man and man.” There never is any question of justice when Roose velt holds the scales in a controversy or clash of interests between his friendb and his opponents. During the seven years when he'was in power the wheels of ju.stice were clogged by j safeguarding of the life and his determination that they should not ^ industrial development grind his personal and political favor- | state from oppression and dis* “I wiir’is the royal edict of man that knows no obstacles I will has scaled mountains, bridged chasms, and chron icled its feats of greatness upon the passing clouds. It builded a St Peters at Rome a Westminster at London, a towering Cathedrel at Collogn. I will was the in spiring words from the lips of the great Napolean that sent the French Eagles in their mighty sweep over the tield of Austerlitz driving the Russians and Austrians before them like autumn leaves before a winters blast. I will sent Columbus across the tractless wast of uncharted seas and the light of a mighty continent broke in all of its charming beauty and grandure. I will is the magic spell of a mi- das, it turns everything it touches into gold, I wi 11 builds the path, and paves way for ambition to climb to stary heights in all the fields of higher human in- deaver, I will should be your motto, don^t permit the suggestion to come that you ‘‘cant’' but bravely strike out and determined that you will win one of the handsome prizes offered by the Leader in its contest. Aim for the best, pick the automobile, it is a handsome machine, honestly made, if you should not reach that then you can drop in for , , , , ^ ^ , some of the other valuable the Interstate Commerce Commission i . /^ , ^ xi. t regarding the iniquitous and discrim- prlzeS# CjO tO WOrk, the Lea* inatory freight rates now threatening the very existence of the furniture in dustry in North Carolina; “And, whereas, it is the unanimous opinion of the men^bers of our asso ciation that the Corporation Commis sion was created for no other purpose ites. He vetoed the prosecution of Paul Morton, a self-confe=sed law breaker; he refused to authorize pro ceedings against the Sugar combine, which after hi^ term expired pleaded of our state from crimination and to see that citizens of North Carolina are given freight rates on an equitabe basis with those in ef fect in other sections of our country. “Now, therefore, be it resolved that Trust to violate a phin provision of i the Federal code, and said, not do without the influence “We can- of Mor- which is its handmoiden.—Va Pilot. Mrs. E. C. Pearson charmingly en- tained at a birthday party at her home Fridiy evening in honor of her niece, Virginia Clark. The guests were re ceived in the hall by Miss Maude Holt and Mr. Frank Cheek, escourted first to the cloak room and then to the par lor where they were presented to Mrs. Pearson-and Miss Clark. Mrs. Pear son was gowned in black silk chiffon over silk with jet triming and pearl ornaments; Miss Clark in white lingere over white, and Miss Holt in tan hand embroidered pongee over tan tafferty. The home was brightly lighted with candles and artisticly decorated with hearts and evergreens. Many games were played and enjoyed the most hearts. After When i these the young men were escourted to List ot Letters Remaining unclaimed at this office for the week ending feb 17. 1912 1 Letter for Mr. T. J. Carter 1 Letter for Mrs. Emma Evans 1 Letter for Mr. William Leggone 1 Letter for Mr. Prie Love 1 P C. for Miss Ollie Loye 1 Letter for Mrs. Mary McCaddems 1 Letter for Miss Estella Summer 1 Letter for Mrs. Kattie Towson 1 P. C. for Miss Bettie Tilly ead Letter Office Mar, 2, 191?, not called for before. In calling for the above please say “Advertised” giving date of ad. 4ist. Respectfully, S. Arthur White, P. M. For a Southern Man. (From The Wilson Times.) When a Wilson county man wants an office and we feel he is qualified we popular of which was are for the Wilson county man Bryan seems to be a little daffy about j a North Carolinian wants an office 1 the dinning room by the ladies where Wall street, but he ought to know by [ and we feel he is qualified we are for j a delicious coui^e of refreshments was this time what party suicide 8 is: the i the North Carolinian. served. Leaving the dinning room the Democrats of the country having three I When a Southern man wan:js an of- guests retired to the parlor where a times committed hari-kari by nomina- ' fice and we know he is amply qualified very exciting guessing contest followed ting him for President, and if the Con- we are for the Southern man. j Each guest was blind-folded, given a vention at Baltimore do not keep its The South toa man should be for j small piece of paper cut in the shape eyes open it will find itself face to face Underwood, for JUnderwood has not | of a donkey’s tail and told to pin to a only been tha nurse that has reared 1 donkey which was tacked to the win- the toddling Democratic infant during i dow curtain, the prize won the past few years, but has watched it battle for itself. No^ why not ac cord him the honors? guilty to wholesale robbeey of the j condemn the Government; he permitted the Steel ^ unusual attitude assumed by our I Corporation Commission in their re fusal to co-op’^rate with us, and call , upon all patriotic and loyal citizens of gan.” He has no more sense of j js^Qj-th Carolina, who wish to see this tice than he has respect for the law ; gj.ate given as tavorable freight rates ; as other States receive, to join us in * filing our protest against the position taken by our Corporation Commission. •‘Resolved further, that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to to the i Corporation Commission and also a copy be given the press for publica tion. “Respectfully submitted, (Signed) A. A. TATE, (Signed) W. E. WHITE (Signed) B.F. HUNTLEY Committee-” der will treat you right. If it is justifisd it will put an other automobile in before the contest closes. In our last contest we gave a hand some rubber tired buggy that we had not previously promised. We strive to please. 1250 votes for one year old subscription, and 1500 votes for one year new subscription.* So get busy. MAHOGANY IN FURNITURE More Than 20 Woods Us ed in Imitation. witb the same suicide question again. No candidate for the Presidential nomination has ever been named, we believe, who is so free from Wall Street affiliations as Mr^Bryan and ^ naturally *lr* Bryan wamd appear to! be the logical candidate. -Charlotte Observer. ; all the good you can, By all the means you can. In ail the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times vou can. To all the people you can, As long us ever you can. —John Wesley. Getting in Bad. (From The Raleigh Times ) We were fearful for Varner's safety when he announced himself for Un derwood. Now we know he has laid himself open to the charge of being a tool of the “special interests” for his latest performance is the purchase ot an automobile. award.ed to Miss Mary Patton by Mr. Cooper and the consolotion to Mr. Cedric Harris byCapt. Spiker. Those present were: Capt. F. B. Spiker, Miss Smithe Ham, Mr. Glenn Scott, Miss Clara Warren, Mr. Jack Thompson, Miss Sudie Cook, Mr. Earl Shaw, Miss Lottie Satterfield, Mr. Frank Warren, Miss Lois Ham, M. Lee (hooper. Miss Cappie Craig, Mr. Tom Holt, Miss Maud Holt, Mr. Nor ward Harris, Miss Smith, Mr. Cedric Harris Miss Mary Patcon, Messrs Ham, Mar ion Nicholson. Shields Cheek, Frank Cheek and Forest Cheek. (Exchange.) One of the interesting enigams of business is how the furniture manu facturers can work up 40,000,000 feet of “.aahogany” into furniture every year, when the cut of that wood from the forests does not exceed 18,000,000 feet a year. The Building Age in its current issue ifives this explanatio::: “It is interesting to note that more than 20 mahogany-like woods are now offered a? true mahogany, not to men tion a considerable number of woods cunningly stained to imitate that wood. In the present circumstances, there fore, when the demand for mahogany is greater than the supply unusual in terest attaches to such woods as cariiii- ana, orCJoIombian mahogany, which is acknowledged not to be mahogany, but which IS so similar to it in color, grain effects and working qualities as to serve for the rarer good. “The statement is made that while cariniana differs widely in its botanical and anatomical character from true mahogany, its close superficient re semblance to mahogany and its physi cal properities at once distinguish it as a high-class cabinet wood “MRS. SURRAH INNOCENT; In The Leaier Contest The following young ladies have been nominated to enter the Leader contest, for the several valuable prizes offered, and are entitled to the votes placed opposite their names: Witnesses Lied, in Opin ion of Benn Pittman, Stenographer at tiiaL perlp seasoned, it does not warp, check or shrink, while much of the lumber is beautifully figured. It works well, takes a filler readily and can be highly polished.” Nearly 50 years after the assain- ation of Abraham Lincoln the pen of Benn Pitman, pioneer of stenography who acted as official stenographer at the trial of the conspirators, has re vealed facts supporting his belief that Mrs. Mary Surratt, hahged with three other conspirators, was innocent The statement was written by Pitman be fore his death a year ago. A portion of Pitman’s statement is: “That Mrs. Surratt was entirely in nocent of any prior knowledge of or participating in the assassination of Lincoln is, to my mind, beyond ques tion. My conviction is based on the following facts: “That as official recorder of the trial as having heard every word of the testimony; as having previous to , the trial written down from the lips When pro-. principal witnesses their stories Miss Lena Philips 2,000 Nettie Cole 2,000 4 Carrie May 3,000 Rachel Estlow 2,000 Gener Harris 3,000 € i Helen Warren 4,500 t f Elizabeth Cheek 2,000 i i Mattie Thompson 2,000 it Sudie Miller 5,000 1 Lillian McCracken 2,000 i i Delia McAdams 2,000 i ( Daisy Ray 4,000 Maggie Fletcher 2,000 i 4 Nettie Oliver. 2,000 Mrs Della Wilkerson 9,200 Miss Vivian Cheek 2,000 n May Carter 2,000 i t Ida Lloyd 2,000 Gladys Scott 2,000 11 Luda Roach 2,000 Georgia Stutts 2,000 t 4 Nannie Turner 2,000 • t Snodie Cole 2,000 Mrs. Florence Fitzpatrick 3,500 Miss Emma Brewer 2,000 of what they knew Or about which, in their employment of spies, they lied, I have had the best opportunity of /rming. a true opinion as to the guilt or innocence of Mrs. Surratt.” Cause and Eftect North Carolina according to statistisc compiled by the Manufacturers Record built more than one thousand miles of good roads in the five years trom 1904 to 1909 in the same period Virginia made a gain of only three hundred and two miles In the decade from 1900 to 1910 North Carolina’s^pulation increased more than three hundred thousand in the same period Virginia added only about two hundred thousand to the people resid ing within her borders.^ Va. Pilot. It requires strength and courage to swim against the stream; while any dead fish can float with it.—Smiles.