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THE MEBANE LEADER •‘And Right The Day Must Win, To Doubt Would Be Disloyalty, To Falter Would Be Sin. VOLOMN 7 MEBANE, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 1915 NUMBER 27 I'he (Mvic League met with] Miss Alice Fowler in the Con-1 tineiital Chair Factory Tuesday' afternoon Miss Fowler seived (ielieious refreshments. Ml’S. Patterson spent Monday ill i\lt4)ane with her sister Mrs. Ralpti Vincent enroute to Dan- \ to visit Mrs A, M. Turner. Mr. .ioiin Murray spent Mon- du' iiiMht in Mebane with his sifter iMrs. Ra^ph Vincent Mrs. John Fowler is visiting liHi iiu»ther Mrs. J. H. FoA'ler. Misi^ Rode special representive It hern Railway, Washington 11 r. spent Monday in Mebane. Picnic at Buck Horn (\.jne to Buck Horn Saturdty anil have a good time. All day picnii* and an entertainment Saturday night good speaking during the day by prominent men. Every body invited. 1 obacco Market to Open. The tobacco market of Meb ane w'U open about the middle of September, with the ware- h.Hi.'^e^ under the same aggres sive and progressive manage- iL;^!it ihat directed them the past year. The warehouses have been put in excellent condition an»l with a large list of liberal huyers, something is going to he* doing. important /Vleeting Important meeting cf Junior Order Tuesday night Aug. 31st. Every member of the Order is requested to be present as this meeting is on educational line. H. E. Wilkinson Councelor Not Alone At Marietta Near Cambridjje, CJeorgia, last Tues> day, John Kiggs, an aged negro, 63, was lynched by a t’rovvd of gentlennan- ly G^^orgians btcause a woman t«aid he looke I hke a man who had tried to aasult her. The mob spirit seenis un - versal in Cifarkerdom. Bfland items Mrs. (ieorge Jenkins and children cf Hiu'Ungton visitetl her mother, Mr.s. Amanda Riley last week, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Bivins and chil dren of Hillaboro spent last Saturday night with Mrs. Bivins parents Mr. am* Mrs H. D. Brown. Mr. .lack Price of Durham came up Siindav and spe«»t the tlay with his wUe and returned to his work Sunday night. Miss bessie Baity attended church ;»f Lebanon last week. Mr James H. Caldwell of Winston .Salem visited relfltives near Efland during his vacation and returned to his work last week. Messrs J. J. Brown and Frank Bc)ggs spent last Wednesday in Bur- Ungton on business. Mrs. Gleenoia Fowler of Hillsboro spent the week end with her aunt Mrs. .1. J. Brown. Mr. a.id Mrs. John Thompson and little son J. T. alpo Miss Daisy Craw ford of Oaks spent Saturday and Sun day with Mrs. Thomp.son'a parents Mr. ans Mrs. Thomas Tapp near Kfland. Mr. Vesta Mayes has returned to hia work in Savannah Ga., after spen ding a few days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. S. Mayes Mear Efland, .Mr. Ernest Forrest is again behind the counter after several days illneas. Mr. Ed Murray and mother Mrs. Murray who have both been very ill for the past few weeks is much improv t'd we are glad to note. Mr. .lohn B. Baity one of Eflands moat competent contractors has about completed the new Baptist church in tadt Eflaid This beautiful building ad Is much to the appearance of our little town. GUILTY OF MORAL TREASON German money atid German intrigue have done much to muddle sentimen- ; tilists and mushy-minded Anieric-ins| as to the moral obligations of their! Government in respect to the sale of | munitions of war. In the light of The j World’s revelations, it is time these people gave serious consideration to their own moral obligations toward the Government. Are they pro-Ameri cans or they pro-Germans? If they are pro-Americans, they will loyally sus tain the President, regardless of their own befuddled conceptions of interna tional law. If they are pro-(jermans, they will continue their efforts to em barrass their Government for the bene fil of Germany. There cun no longer be two American sides to this question Tlierc- is a Gerwian side and there is an American side, and the Americans who now fuLhors tl'.e German pi d pro paganda is guilty of moral treason to- w ird the ropablic.—N. Y. World. County Commissioners Report Graham, N. C., Aug. 16th, 1915. The Board.of County Commissioners of Alamance County met in the Court House on the above date as per ad journment of August 2nd, with the following members present: Geo. T. Williamson, Chairman, W. H. Turrentine, Chess H. Roney' M. C. McBane, ('has. F. (;ates. The following business was transac ted: Ordereii: That the Hamter Memorial School be relievetl of tax on 88 acres valued at for years 1912 and 19K‘{, amount. $G. 11, and for 1914, amount $3 IG. Also Sylvan Graded School $1.05 for the year 19U, isnd $2.10 for 1912 and 191:^. The Sanitary Bi>ard of Alamance County, meeting in regular session in Washington New« I^etter The array of the facts published throughout the entire country, revnal- ing alleged attempts of German of ficials both in Berlin ar»d in WOODWARD’S OUTBURST. We do i.ot l)elieve that Mayor Woodard, of Atlanta, will win much tljjB: desirable same by bis speech in Cali- country to control the press and I fornia, cordoning in essence the mur- public sentiment, and to obtain writenjder of l.eo M. Frank and warning for- and establish news agenci™ to spread | Governor Slaton to stay away ^ German doctrme so far as brought no , ^ denial from Ambassador Von Bern- f«-ni Georgia. On previous occasion, storff. The publication dt(i, however, bring out the declaration hers that the government will probably_ take cogni- | which f^ed to coincide with the align ment of the better element. If he has f AL HELO FRIDAY ; NED BY ATLANTA Mr. Woodward has taken public stand, on matters appertaining to morality, zance of the revelations. It ts said the Department of Justice has already begun an investiga*'ion of one phase of the activities of German agents in thi* country. How far the investiga tion will go or whether this goverh- ment will take up the matter officially with Germany is uncertain^. Because of the critical situation that resulted frcm the correspondence initiated by the German submarine yvarfare and the sinking of the Lusitania, the ad ministration is not anxious to have ihe Court House at 2:00 P. M. passed ' the folUnving resolutions as regards Iinjected into its re- EJucatemen without religion; and you make them but clever devils — Wellington Conspiracy Against The United States, The German propaganda in the Un ited States has 'become a politi''al con spiracy against the Governmetit and people of the United States. Docu ments in possession of The World clearly prove that there is no other word for it. sanitation and health work for Alaman ce: First: VVe hereby adopt the plans, that j rales and regulations promulgatad by the State Board of Health for the con trol, quarantine, reporting, etc., of the contagious and iiifectious diseases throughout the Country. That to the list of the raportable dis eases, Typhoid Fever is hereby added, riiat this ruling is to take effect on and after Octobei 1st, 1915. That the ni inagement and enforcement of these rules and regulations shall be entrusted to the direction of Dr. W. S. Rankin for the next twelve (12) months, and tliMt the County pay him therefore, ihe suni of Tiiree flundred Dollars ($3o0 t)u) for the said twelve 12 months Seconu: That we contract with the i State Board of Health to conduct in I this County an inspection and educa- j tional campai^-n for the schools of the j ('ounty this Fall accordiner to online of ] Dr. Rankin before the Boaid on Aug-1 ust 2nd, 1915, at a price of about Ten j Dollars ($10.00) per si hoo*, same to be piid the State IJoard of Health by the ^)Unty Commissioners and the Board of E iucatii)n-jointly each O'-e-half ol the expens 's Third; That the medical attendance of the inmates of the Jail, County Home and convict camp be entrusted to the people in charge f said institu tions; that they call the most conyeu- ient doctor when necessity for a physi cian arises, and that his bill be made for actual services rendered, account lations with Germany at this time. The ground-breaking exercises at the site of the new building for the Interior Department, in the group of government buildings here, differed from the usual form of such exercises, in that the customary * first spadeful of ground” feature wat eliminated. “Bucketful" was substituted fcr spadeful, for the big steam shovel Bucyrus is to do the digging. Assis tant Secretary Newton of the Treas ury was on hand to trip the first shovelful of earth. been correctly quoted in his speech in the west, he has further qualified for brotherhood with a late unJ«mented executive of a nearby southern state. —Greensboro Record. ew8 Are Pallbearers-- President WiJson Sends Floral Tributes, The funeral services of Mrs. Nannie Graham Carr, wife of Gen. Julius S. Carr of Durham was conducted from the Durham home, Summerset Villa, Fearing Low Prices, (From The Henderson Gold Leaf.) Tobacco ranks with foodstuffs and ammunition as a war necessity. Both Chamber of Commerce of Georgia City Meets and Adopts Resolutions. REFERS TO SECRET OATH —The board of directors of the Atlanta chamber of commerce last Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, by Thursday unanimously adopted reso- Rev. A. McCullen, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. G. T. Adams of Wilmington, former pas tor of this Church. The interment of the former articles seem to be cross- } was made at Maplewood cemetery, ing the waters in quantities limited The pallbearers were her tour sons only by the visible supply, and are bringing unprecedented prices. Yet the unanimity of the price prophets through out the land is predicting low prices \ Carr for tobacco, this season has been re- W, A and two nephews: Messers J. S. Carr, Jr., A. M. Carr, J. C. McD. Carr, Austin Carr, W. F. Carr ard John F. The floral bearers were Messers Erwin, J. H. Southgate, W. J. markable. So thoroughly has this idea ! Christian, T. B. Fuller, J. T. Lambe, pervaded the country that the average j C. B. Green, John F. Wiley, J. B. farmer is hoping and praying that the price will be as good as last year'when he nearly perished. (Jermany’s Answer The torpedoing of the Arabic, if without warnirg, was in absolute disregard of ihe Americap posiiioi!, so sternly and unequldcably .state in President Wilson’s latest'^note to Ger- many. If an American life was lost, the torpedoing was “a deliberately unfriendly act.” About that there can be no controversy. The^ American Government has thus charactreized it and classified it in advance. If subse quent cable dispatches should reveal that an American life was lost, the situation which will facs the Adminisra- tioii will undoubtedly be grave. Possibly there will be a definite rupture of Beyond that Possioltv lies a mist of uncertainty which no mind can pene- itemized, approved by the Sanitary} trate. Charlotte Observer. Board and persons in cliarge of Institu j tioni, and paid by the Commissioners. Fourth; That the County Sanitary This conspiracy ia directed from Ber- Board shall meet at least every four lin and is financed by the German Government, It has been organized with all the amazing thoroughness and efficiency that characterize all German military activity, and it is as much a part of the German campaign as the operations of armies in the fieli. In order to further the •nonths during their term of office to look after the health of the County. Upon motion duly made and seconded the above resolutions were adopted by the Board of County Commissoners. .Emperor Francis Jv>s.'ph is eightv. military 1 five years old. Who will have the heart needs of the empire, the German Gov- j lo wish him “many happy returns” of ernment is subsidizing sedition through j >uch a birthdaj? out the United States. An official rep- j risol&ritdl in 'Textile Education at The I ! man chemist developed the sulphitic A. ana /VI. College. tile press has been American soil to in^*ite citizens of the j United States against their Govern ment. No agency of publicity or ser vice has been overlooked by the keen intelligence that instigates these plots against the American Nation. Outwardly, the German propaganda j Raleigh have been Jane Aadams’ Discovery Springfield Republicn. Sulphuric ether is now declared by Jane Addams to be the base of the chemical formula by which the Ger man troops are inspired with the fury requisite for a bayonet charge. It sounds formidable enough tn inspire anybody to do anything, and, judging by results, has rather the best of the absinthe which she says is given to French troops or the rum of the Eng- gUsh ration. Traditionally “Dutch courage” means alcohol, and more Governor Platon Talks Goverwnor Slaton, Who commuted Frank’s sentence says the mob spirit in Georgia confined to a fev/ murderers —but the Governor should have a care. A citizen claiming to be from Marietta told us, without apparent indifference, that the mob from that town intended to hang both Slaton and Frank from the same tree. This same citizen said that all the owners of autombiles went to do the chore. Of course all didn’t go —but in Marietta there was a feeling Watson has aided mob law spirit, and Puekr/the illustrated weekly which each issu^ pictures him as a dirty hog that was Wgh. Tom and abett^ in this —Greensbwro Everything Stagg, W. J. Holloway, C. C. Thomas, G. W. Woodward and C. W. Toms. Scores of floral tributes came to the stricken home from friends of Mrs. Carr and her husband from all parts of the State and Nation. A floral tribute from President Wilson was delivered to the home together with an expres- s'on of the condolences of Mr. Wilson. Other designs also came from Wash ington. .Out of respect Mr. W. H. Muse, president of the Merchants’ Associa tion, issued a request to all ot the merchants of the city to close their doors while the procession passing through the liusiness section of the city. The merchants expressed *^heir desire to comply with this request and this was done. The Truth Tow - From the moment of the commutation The gift of thirty tiye thousand dolJ "» ‘'as doubted the fate that would befall Frank if he should fall into the hands of a certain element of the Georgia citizenship. The astounding thing is that the protection afforded by I the prison should be so pitifully weak. lirs annually to the Methodist people of North Carolina by Mr. B. N. Duke I was a magnificent gift from this noble heartad man, who has done so much beneavolant work in this state. We know of an other man who owns millions, who are also giving and contri A Textile Education is a valuab’e asset to a young man. During the past year five graduates of the 'I’ext ■-1 le i)epartn>ent of the A and M. C(> appointed t i Oxford professor ! man chemist theory into an improved formula? Miss Adda ms is piqued by doubt cast upon her discovery. When a “prominent official,” or a German lieutenant, or an tells her that the that IS safeguards could be so eas’lv crushed like paper. The assault upon buting, but the object of his secret! ^he lifeterm convict brought beneficiaries is of a different character. | efficiency of the prison manage- Its the grass widows that shares his gifts. This is written with good rea sons. In Conservative chusetts. Massa- ment under grave suipicion. In view of the development of yesterday morning it cuts a lamentably poor figure in the garish light of Nation-wide inquiry. And in the light of the thing that was done the comment of Georgia’s Gover nor sounded weak and inadequate. Does he, too, stand in awe of the popular sentiment? Charlotte Observer . , , . . , responsible positions as follows: Ovei is earned on by A.nencan citizens who Finishing in a n.ill in Mass. profess to be outraged by the sale of American-made nr.unitiohs of war to the allies and who pretend to be ani mated by a noble Christian sentiment to prevent such traffic. Actually, the I German propaganda is carricd on from Berlin, and its sole purpose is to de stroy American neutrality, sacrifice American interests and annihilate American rights for the advancement of German arms. When a foreign Government conducts on American soil a propaganda against the President of the United States, against the Administration, against the Congress, against American in- i Causes Trouble This was handed us for publication. In his charge to the grandjurj> Judge Allen called especial attention to the two greatest causes for crime in this and other countries. He pointed out tae fact that too often the committee- iiien did not look well into the qualifi- ations of the teachers employed, for tu many cases teachers from a distance were employed when others just as u'ell'qualifled were to be found right • f home, and these home te. chers vvere well know'n in every I* re(juently a teacher from a H employed who is a skeptic, 'U 1, or scoffer, and to these • 'ur children must go and imbibe their Hieas. It has been one of the mys teries why it is that ninety per cent "T the teachers in the town graded ^‘hou!s are from a distance, but such iH u.sualv the case. The charge of Judge Allen was a strong presentation !‘tid was greatly'enjoyed by many of | peace and welfare of the 'Hir best citizens. Roxboro Courier. United States must stop, and stop at once No other neutral #Government in the world would permit such an alien Twenty-two officers suspected of | campaign against its rights and its disloyalt.v to their chief were executed | Governmet of the United in making fancy goods; Efficiency En gineering Firm, Fabric Designer in mill; Assistant Superintendent in yarn mill; Mill Inspector for Federal Horti cultural Board. The Textile Department is the Tex tile School of North Carolina and to make this school resresentative of the State and thoroughly up to date, the equipment will be considerablv increase ed during the year by the addition of dyeing machinery; knitting maehintrv; plain and fancy looms; combing mach ines for the manufacture of fine yarns The addition of this machinery will make this Textile School one of the best equipped in America for instruct ion in Cotton Manufacturing, The faculty of the Textile Depart- men are dop°d, “ I believe him.” But if in war time one were to believe everything heard, even from proffors, lieutenants and prominent officials, the resultant would be staggering. Infor mation needs sifting, and very likely on her hurried travels she heard far more things than she had opportunity to verfiy. (From The Kansas City Times.) Many laws that would be called ex tremely “radical” if passed by the legislature of conservative old Mas sachusetts, which has been in session ’ I all Winter and Spring and is just ; about to adjourn. The legislature has empowered the placing on the ballot to be voted on in the next State election three “al-1 “It is no longer a question as lo most revolutionary” proposed amend-! whether Frank was guilty or innocent, ments to the State Constitution One in j'phe scene has shifted—and instead of a woman suffrage amendment. The ! second would give the Legislature full power and authority to impose and Georgia Guilty of the Crime loutions urging the governor and other state officials to exert every effort to apprehend and convict the men who lynched Leo M. Frank The resolutions, which refer to the mob as a • secret oath bound organization,’’follow: “Whereas, on monday night August 16. an armed mob after overpwering the warden, superintendent and guard, took from the state penitentayat Milled geville Leo M. Frank, a prisoner serving a life sentence, and hanged him to a tree in Cobb county, near Marietta, and left him there dead; therefore, be it “Resolved by the directors of the At lanta chamber of commerce that by this crime and its flagrant deficers of officers of the law, the state has been disgraced, its sovereignty insulted and a grievous reproach cast upon our civili zation. It is no longer a question of the guilt or innocence of the prisoner, of the right or wrong of the executive clemency, or of the life of one man. The question now' is, shall we have a state governmenC in fact, as well as in name, or shall we be ruled by an organized mob which scorns state authority, overpowers its officers, and executes with bloody hands the decree of death agreed upon in midnight meetings of a secret oath bound orga nization. “ rhc'law T^biding people of Georgia, who constitute the great mass of its citizenship, will not be silent or indif ferent when confronted by an issue like this. What we are dealing with is an archy in its most dangerous form. •‘If it continues no man’s life will be safe. Today the mob claims one vie - ♦im for one cause; tomorrow, unless the lawless spirit is curbed, a larger mob will claim 1000 lives on some other pretext. This spirit must be crushed with relentless determination. “Therefore, we call on the governor and all officers of the land to use all the power of the fttate to bring the guilty parties to justice. “Resolved further, that we call upon all true and brave Georgians to lift their voices in denunciation of this foul crime and its perpetrators. Let every man show that he is on the side of law and order, giving no countenance to struggling demagogues who ponder to the mob, and let every man, stand ready to support and actively aid the officers of the law in stamping out the mob spirit wherever it is found.” levy a tax on incomes. 'J^e third, and most radical, would empower the j one murderer, if he was a murderer, there are now twenty-five red handed —with ten thousand sympathizers. Frank is no longer in the equation. It general court to authoiize th^ condem jg state of Georgia guilty of! Reading [t in the Stars* dustry and American labor, against the \ ^ent has been added to by the appoint- i ment of Mr. Henry K. Dick as In- ' structor in Carding, Spinning and I Knitting. Mr. Dick has for the pa.'t i five years been instructor in these certain eventualities imperil the safety gy^jects at the Lowell Textile School. respecr. national integrity itself—a propaganda distance I jeopardizes American relations an infi- other countries and might in teachers of the country—the Federal authority hardly remain indifferent, know can The Amtrican people whether Germany buys do not care arms here or (From The Indinapolis News.) Astrology is not altc^ether a neg lected art in London. The war has given opportunity to a member of star- seers to attract public attention and some pfiUnds, shillings and pence. One of these thus looses the secrets of the future. “Not until the February of 1916 i does the triumph of the Allies becom e j assured. There will be a conjunction 1 of Saturn and Mars in the sign Can-1 cer in September, 1915, so that the whole people of the Netherlandj will become involved, and the .water will nation., of farm lands to be turned over to poor people of the city of Bos ton to relieve the congestion there and at the same time to give the poor a chance to get health and a living in the open air. Another law enacted provides for the support of destitute parents. It com pels a person more than 21 years old j exhibition of barbarism and savagery to support a parent, if that parent is \ by saying Frank deserved it because he I destitute, and the punishment for j (jjjn’t deserve it. Legally he was a life violation of this law is a fine of $200 i . . -4. i.- r ^ .... , prisoner in the penitentiary of Georgia 1 or a year in 3au or both. ! and it was up to the State to protect him murder—and it is up to her good citizens to spend their money and their time and their prayers and their en ergy to hunt to the earth these foul fienas who startled a civilzed world It is not for good citizens t j cxcuse this last Sunday by order of Villa, says ft report. The general has queer ideas (>f § ibbath observance, of no waj’ by which this German prop- market is open and Germa- aganda can be reached nnded the laws j rights as any other beliger- of the United States, But the j ent ao far as this Government is con- Goyenment can be told, and told emp- | American people care hatically, that this ofificial conspiracy ^ great deal whether a pretended friendly government is meddling with the domestic affair^ of the United States, whether it is conspinng against the President, whether it is debauching public ov)inion, buying strikes aixl industrial turmoil, inciting sedition against the Government and organizing treason.- -N. Y. World. , . . , ^ ^ *.L ^-1. there. Knowing that mobs had In his modest request to the editor of i „ . ^ ^ J,. u u- 1 n. before formed to hang Frank and Fair Play not to pudlish his letter, as i this would be contrary to the instruc-1 ^^^''^rnor Slayton to the same tree; tions of my Government, which doea j knowing that convicts had made mur- ideous attacks on his person-it was manifestly up to the State cf Georgia, any von as a State, to furnish guards and make States has permitted it New York World. long enough. be loosed over the land. The stars, . . ,,, , u. indicate exile from the Kaiser, whose | P“d«=ly »d»ert.se madness will become gradually appar-1 reviews or newspaper. Count ent, and a huge naval disaster will j Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, come to him early in 1916. London | content to do good by stealth. But j This will be in special danger next July, i by way of solace for this eniorced I the State of Georgia did not do -and and in October, 19l7, the conjunction j Ambassador's cheek for 15,-! in thi? the State of Georgia was remiss ;“g Uwasnot nece..ry tolin i^duty. and it is for this the State j offer any explanation to the editor of! of Georgia must bear the bur Jen cf A Brooklyn scientist has decided . Fair Play as to why the receipt of the | the shame.- -Greensboro, Everything. that a tomato is a fruit because it may check should not be made pudlic* ; ■ ' ■ be eaten raw, but it refuses to rule on j virtue and genuine graces in them- j«jo man ever offended his own con WILSON LEADS IN SALE OnOBAGCO Over 230 Million Pounds of Leaf Sold on All Mar- Kets of State The annual report of sales on the loose leaf tobacco markets in this State, for the year ending August 1, of which there are fifty-two, shows 230,787,202 pounds first hand for grow ers and 230,334,444 pounds including resales for dealers and warehouses. The total sales for the year ending August 1914 were 189,543,315 pounds. Wilsjn led the past year with 23,508,- 093 pounds first hand and 30,931,011 including resales. Winston-Salem was second with 22,748,614 pounds first hand and 27,491,631 including resales. The total sales of markets follows. the staus of an onion. Probably | ggjygg speak what no words can utter, thought it was strong enough to speak 1 ..ghakespeare. for itself. * science, but first or last it was revenged i;pon him for it. —South. At The Baptist fjhurch Rev. C. C. Wheeler of South Port will preach at the Baptist uhurch Tuesday night August 31st at 8 o'clock the public are cordially invited to attend this service and all members of this church are requested to he present. /