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MO UNI AIR Y, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1011
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Blotting Out.
"Good morning, Graham," said
Air. Linn, president of the Han
over Trust Company, a a pleasant-faced
young man entered hi
private of fire. "Thin note which
I found with my morning mail
nay that yon wish to see me
alone for a few minute."
"I do, sir."
There wa.t a moment's hesita
tion, then followed a full, con
trite confession, given without
puliation or seIfgiitification, of
the other speaker.
"That is why God's method of
doing it w ho comforting," the
second lady went on.
"As you said,' continued the
first, 'by His thick cloud he
blots out the mountain of our
sins from all eyes, ever our own.'
"And the cloud itself in h
thing of beauty, radiant with
God's love,' added the second.
"I thiank you more than I can
tell,' went on the first speaker
'and I shall never forget.'
I did not, forget either; I
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of bookkeeping, difficult detw.!wKnB m()rn hni
tton, but leading later to losr WM tw miK.h ft-f ft
of money flm reputation , i,,. wh , f
As the ale ended Mr. Lnrn , npVf;p , knoiril "
v. 4 u,, w.v. .. gwtrt jfr. I
pale, lace. jwo saa nui onm
eyes met the look steadily.
"Of course, you understand
liinn.
"I wanted to
that this statement nwshitates
vour discharge f"
.
Mr. Linn cotisiuereo a mo-;
merit. Something idiout the j
young fellow's fare and bearing!
made him hesitate to act too1
quickly. !
"This is Wednesday, and thej
List of the quarter," he said,
presently. "Vou must stay till;
Saturday and help us out. As
the Company lias suffered no
hann yet, we will not prosecute
will
the matter, i ou
your pay as usual "
"0, Mr. Linn, mayn't I work
this week without payt I should
clean up the
record nl I could myself before
I asked to have it blottcl out,"
replied (rraham, in a low tone.
There was a brief pause, then
he alded humbly: "Mr. Lirm,
the lady who spoke those words
vn.s your mother and I want so
much to thank her. May I have
her address so as to write her
Without tnovinig Mr. Linn
said: "She hes at 121o Ton
gross Avenue. Co and see her
yourself; she will like that bet
ter." There were several moments
sil'Mice; then Mr.
' We have never tak
en discharged men back "
"Of course not," interrupted
Prospects For Tobacco Crop For
1911.
Southern Tobacco Jounwil, Win
Aton. The Department of Agricul
ture of the United Htat.es Gov
ernment ha so perfeettnl its
syHtem of crop reports, from
year to year, tltfit there is now
t, reasonijble degree of accuracy
in the estimate of acreage arwl
porfdition an given out by them
periodically.
lieeognizing thin fact the fol
lowing figures ami estimates
based on the report for th
period ending .luly 1st, will
doubt iess be of intercut ami val
ue to the tobacco trade.
Kep rts show the shortage of
the Old Belt section of Virginia
and North Carolina aggregate
"l,".;7 acres ($ per cent) with
condition f' against HO last
year, so with favorable seasons
tl " loss of pounds to this terri
tory will be
poi nds. The
Another Appeal to Be Made For
Stripling.
Atlanta, Oa., Aug. 1. In the
next we"k or o lawyers for Kd
gar Stripling will make another
appeal for executive leniency
for their client, who w now serv
ing hi lif sentence in the
Georgia penitentiary for the
murder of W. J. Comett, fifteen
years, a few months before he
made his ecap from prison
and went to Danville, Vs., where
he bi-came Chief of Police.
It in the belief of hin lawyers
tfcat Governor Smith will be
more inclined to look with favor
on the petition than was KLs pre
decessor, Governor l5rown, who
turned it down after the prison
commission had parsed favorably
upon the application. The fact
that the prison commission had
seen fit to recommend a pardon
on account of Striplings good
record as a citizen since his es
cape will day, they believe, a
strong part in anv action that
TRUST GETS ITS ORDERS
niMFiib ""',""" ijuvernor rinnti may tauc
estimated acreage Afry ir, lU'nnl F)nrli.:itn
Court Tells Tobacco Company
How It Mast Dissolve.
New York, Aug. 3. Tlie Unit
ed State s circuit court, under
whoe direction tlie American
Tobacco Company will work out
its dissolution, handed down
this afternoon on the mandate
of the Kederal Supreme Court,
an order outlining conditions un
der which the company may per
fect plans for dissolving. A
clause in the order enjoins the
defendant from doing any act
which may further enlarge and
extend the power of the combi
nation prior to its disintegration.
The order wa handed down
by Judges IaComb, Ward and
N'oye, sfollowing a conference!
held with Attorney General
Wickcrsham, United State Dis
trict Attorney Wise, counsel
for the American Tobacco Corn
pan v, the British-American To
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Sister1 KIM J:i HMU Hie l;miel
TVV,"' t complete
Linn said :
m t i I
he so gial to, came xne eager i fl m 1 1 ,1 rn , holding
aPPf'A1- ,. , , 'erect, than ever.
"No," Mr. Linn replied, sb.w-, Mr Mni, .(1 ft
ly. "Vou will need it later . r,.prat(M! . "We have
A wave ot nor m.mmi u.x e , f,n (iH).n . ni(.ii );,
firaham s face, hut lie respond-1 ()(, paf,(.f
ed pleasantly: "As you wish. ! ,..,iru i,,,,,
Mr. Linn," and left the room.
Four weeks liter, after cross
ing a crowded thoroughfare,
Graham found himself unexpect
edly face to face with Mr. Linn,
who responded cordially to his
, Jr 4-.,1f.
himself more
little, and
never tak-
Membership of House is Increas
ed To 433.
Washington, Aug. 3. Iicaring
an initiative and referendum
feature to safeguard against
gerrjTOanderirifr in a number of
States, the congressional reap
portionment bill passed the Sen
ate today. It fixe the future
House membership' at 433 with
two more when Arizona and
New Mexico attain statehood
stead of the present 391. There
were not even the formality of
a roll call on the final vote.
Two amcindmcnts, both offered
by Senator Durtoti. of Ohio, were
attached to the House measure
and on these a conference with
the Houhc will lie hold all that
stand in the way of F'rewident
Taft's approval of the bill,
which is to take effect March 4,
1913.
The increase in the member
ship of tire House will mean an
added expense to the country of
approximately $-100,0)0 a year.
Tiie salaries of the 42 new mem-
i ters win aggregate as.iD.issj.
li i i-o fit 1 j i tj vn j
' . ioi ii ll ill iin i i. nr. H t Kl i. iflir
ir.g a siHirrage oi .), acres (.iillin,Ni to have been committal. j J"" J"" "l rtl,llT" " '- clerk at 1 f 0 which will add
with conditions (;.') against 74 J WaJI j the citv last week. hiuI 'ace'. ( ompany were submitted iiyim) t( th tfrf m:Um
in Xorth and South Carolina i.s!f,f Sfrinliinr nnd the woman nni'!?;,r Stores Company
... per cent of -last year. mak-!wliose account, the killing is . 1 rcimuimry j.ians oi rue HH-;Kaph ,
r. a tli..r r.. i.f "w 1 annul I .1. "... 1 4 I I !4 I i 1 fl t'LTa t Wn of tllP Alliepil'.ln Til- 1 .4. ,.
l!lln. n-sulting in an estimat-1 mad- two attempts to see Cov
in
1 shortage of 4JM,.)(M),(XM) pounds.!
Just here it is of interest to'
note that Norlh Carolina mad,- a;
loss in 1!U0 from 1909 of over'
.'!(1.0tti.(M')O jioumfs. j
IJejiorts from all over the1
country show that the worlds
market will 1h praetieallv the'
sarin' as
Shortage Ot JlJ.IHlU.tNHJ j
There is much sjieculation now j his office, since h
enior Smith. Her trouble in
getting an audience grew out of
the fact that the Legislature is
in session, and Governor Smith
is very busily occupied with
matters of State.
The Legislature will ildj-MltTl
t 11
in aoout two weeks, now ever,
lawyers in the court. The three
judgi-a expressed no opinion re
garding them, however.
After reciting the decree of
the .Supreme Court, the court
serves notice that it will tie up
the company's shipments or an-;.
and otner ineideiital exrv'n
will still further increase the
sum, bringing it to the amount
first named.
Under this decennial reappor
tionment there is to Ikc no re
duction, in the membership from
uiv State. The average e'ongres-
point a receiver as ordered oy
. ' 11.. . .....,. ..i i
last year, a j.ros-ctive Mu fj,lVernor Smith will be at l'" J-mut u iouh.u, mi.-u.u eo,i-. 17 fMN) rf.at(.r population
' l ' IHHI IH HI Iw.ull.N I. I. r 41... ,l..f . . 4 . I 1(111 to mil' 11 .111 ( irf J
I-,", i;.."... n-iiip.i.i. lll't l I V 1 'I T II I" 11 1111 II li I 1 U .
I,,., A,.(.A..A i P'an ot dissolution
ace
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isi'Jiflrged men nack to their among rotiaeco men as to now
s. a new one seems to;t baeco will sell the coming sea-
work better all around. Murlin I son. Tobacco fanners are of
is going to take charge of our; course more interested in this
branch in Jefferson nexfr Mon-1 question than buyers, as they
da-, and vou mav have bis place i are more lirectlv affectcl. It
not to go to
December.
It is und. i-stoo d that
Durham has been given an
Washington until! ,K'r ,u'xt- or 81xr-v ,la-vs tlu'n
t from if the circuit court should
j i grant huch an extension. Leave
,,. : is given counsel to apply for
sional district will contain over
than
, at present, the average district
l comprising 211,877 under tb.3
new plan.
if you like."
Graham gripped a chair near
himhad he suddenly lofris
tkiA "i n rtfrr pi.ie el' trc ii e
has lwen our opinion for some
time, arxl we gee no spiiaLvas-
ot'.tter this vear uuia
Winikd ou
"CkkxI morning, Graham. Havejymj jrea,m(,(i cf that position as I for a gowl many years p.-wt. As
vou found another place?
"No, sir; not yet..
"Have you tried t
possible, but only after years of a matter of fact, in tiie lace or
service. He looked to see whetli-i two short croj, toba?co would
er Mr. Linn was plaving a cruel i have sold high this year,
t mnila a avstemat.ic :.1. ii.ot nnnt L. M.npo liiijl been no clLSturoance
o.nfl. .t.rrinninrr with all the! mi cr.L-o u .n i.n n-itli nil ueri-ifiP the tillsiriCfiS. On aCCOUtlt of
gagement. and will return to!mor" speeitic direct joiw in thus
Atlanta this week to see Cover- regard and also to any part to
nor Smith about the matter. I aPP'v' from time to time for re-
-. i i.i t ill. wj ri i li tv i ii ir ti t n 1 n !
jstnriiuitf s iiea tn nas necn i 11 ,uaJ iL r-
He sowd it l:i.st fall
seed. . He sold '$42
k
i yptry j.'-- tLa- "ill ",.1,
it hap 4iA OI Hie J'auu JiK
for his liberation. The appli
cation will be bitterly fought, as
was the case at the first hearing.
Something About Crops in Ca
tawba County.
Newton KnterpX-e.
Mr. James y lee havthe,
"Temling the dissolution of
the combination," the decree
reads, "and the recreation of a
new coihlition honestly in har-
banking houses, and then trying ousnesw: "I meant what I said.
for any honest work anywhere, jf you wish Murlin s place you
may have it. Perhaps you had
"What, are vou croing to do 7
"If I cam not find a place, by
Saturday, I think I shall try
the counttry. Farmers are so
glad to get help that they are
not so particular about refer
ences, and five or six months of
out door life will doubtless be
good for me."
"Do you need more money to
get you there?"
Graham flushed hotly as he
replied: "No thank you., Mr.
Tinn. I have still th?. last
's pay intact.
Mr. Linn wondered at his ap
pearance, for their was in his
bearing nothing of the guilty
culprit, or of the disheartened,
unsuccessful seeker for work
still less any air of bravado or
concealment.
"Would yon mind telling me
why you confessed your wrong
doing Graham! You might nev
er have been found out, and you
must have known that this or
worse would follow."
"The previous Sunday evening
I was passing the Asbury church
while they were singing one of
the hymns I used to like, and
I went up on the porch to hear
better. It must nave been tne
last one, for the people began
to come out as soon as it ended.
I moved into the deep shadow
of some big pillars just as two
ladies came to that part of the
porch to talk."
"That was a beautiful thought
of yours, said one. Our human
blots are always so black and
dark, and never can be remov
ed without leaving some trace
of their blacskness and the in
jury they have done.
"Our biota are the results of
our imperfection and weakness,
but God's are the overflow of
His love.' replied the other.
"When we want to cancel i
some
llir . ll I '4. 4 .4 .' .j , -
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WHVB, LIUl- nr u.-uaii. iu' 4,
worse than before with heavy
black marks or several lines. Or
if we try erasures of any sort,
they can not bear the test of a
magnifying glass, or escape de
tection in some other way,' said
legislation and law suits. Jt
may be that the American and
Irnrwrial companies will proceed
better go to his room now; he I to buy, as if nothing had happen-
will be clad to explain the work: ed. In fact these combines are
one else, in
past month,
The Looting of Lawrence, Mass
Hie h mond T im -s-D is pa tch .
Iiawrence is one of the largest iamr onioined from doing any
act which might further extend
and if he, or any
quires alout this
A.. II I.! 4 .nl. "
It'll nun w two. IUC.
Still dazed and speechless,
Graham took several steps. Then,
suddenly recovering himself, he
said:
"It must not take the place"
he caught his breath, it was
so hard to curt himself adrift
again. " When men asked me
questions I had to tell the
truth people will know it will
hurt the company's reputation
and you, yours.'
A gratified expression came
over Mr. Luins face. "That w
our businesH our risk," he an
swered quietly.
"Mr. Linn, "Graham began as
soon as he could speak, his face
aglow with gratitude and ear
nestness, "there was one other
thing your mother said that
might you will understand why
I did not mention it before. It
was that once in a while a per
son was found who had so much
of God and his love in his heart
that he could forgive in God's
generous blotting-out way
did not believe it then, but now
I know I have proof that she
is right." Zion's Herald.
Orr Ends His Journey.
New York, Aug. 5. Frank On
ended here this afternoon a 1,-
(XX) mile walk from Atlanta Ga.,
begun on June u for a wager
without
already buying on the markets
which have opened up in the
South and we are of the opin
ion that matters will be so ar
ranged that they will continue
purchasing tobacco as usual.
From reports received last week
prices on opening sales were at
least fifty per cent higher than
they were last year. It has
len stated by those who know
that the quality is not so good
as last- season. If these prices
should continue bright tobacco
wiU Hell high, and we believe
that the average on the entire
crop will be bette than they have
leen for some years. Ul course
as we indicated above a great
deal depends upon conditions
In this connection we would
warn tobacco farmers to market
their tobacco in good condition.
Don't rush it to market too
fast. Handle it carefully, and
see that it does not damage
Beaten and Shot
Raleigh, Aug. 6. "With blood
streaming from two deep gashes
in his head and from a dozen
shot wounds in his back, John
Hatcher, colored, appealed to a
policeman this morning to take
him where he could have medi
cal attention, ne said J. H
Council and his son, Swaney
Council, farmers near Raleigh,
met him in the road and beat
him up and then shot him as he
ran because he had stayed out
cities in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. Hy the last Un
ited States census it had a popu
lation of 85,802 last year, an in
crease of more than 37 per cent
durinc the last decade. It is
situated within 30 miles of Bos
ton, has been regared as one of.
the show places or tne old uay
State, distinguished for the in
dustry of its inhabitants and
the strength of its administra
tion. A strange thing has hap
pened. M. T. White, former
mayor of the town, wno was
compelled to resign his office
not long ago, and who until re
cently was one of the most re
spected citizens of the commun
ity, now occupies a ecu in jau,
his former secretary has, plead
ed guilty to an indictment lor
bribery; the fire marshal, and
one of the aldermen are in pns-
on. cnargea wuu Bu-muig
plants fnm it and V
it in tomatoes, lie
r.-tti'inr from o to
mony with the law, all the de- nj for his tomat
fendants, their agents and ser-jnaw heen sold in N
vants are hereby constrained som., ; Asheville. II
got his returns from the
shiiments to Asheville, l'
or enlarge the power of the
combination by any means or de-
whatsoever.'
vice
Counsel in the case regard the
decree as enjoining the United
Cigar Stores Company and the
other defendants from, extend
ing their business by the open
ing of new stores or by con
tracting for unusually large
quantities of supplies during the
life of the American Tobacco
Company.
Cocaine Evil on Increase.
Greensboro. Aug. 6. Twenty-
five men and women, nearly all
negroes, were convicted in muni
cipal court during the month of
Jnlv for retailing cocaine. This
statement crives some idea of the
magnitude of the business that
is frobie on in Greensboro and
bribery ; a number of the other other towns of the South among
members of the city government
are under indictment for the
same offenses; the town is bank
rupt and the present mayor has
been compelled to go to the
Governor and the general court,
asking for a loan of $5qp000 for
ten years to enable the city to
go on with its affairs. Hundreds
of the city employes have been
discharged; the June bills have
not been paid; there ifi no mon
ey in the public treasury to
rieet future obligations the;
testimony that has been taken
shows that there has been steal
ing right and left; that fn or
ganized band of thieves has been
robbing the city in every pos-
rP f.fYi IX a ct artful
money or matches, pushed a 'longer than they thought he sible way; that Um stealing has
vheeibarrow before him the en-j ought to with their horse and been going on for years and
tire wav and was not allowed j buggy in making a trip to Hal-1 that popular government m Daw-
to ask for food or money on the j igi
rip. j lie says the lamer
Orr visited the city hall and i him with his gun whih
left for Mayor Gaynor a letter knocked him out of the buggy things
ie mistake in writing or print- j Jf' the mayor of Charlotte, N.jand
, we blot it out in different V- I"1.1 U, a trantie
..i . i tnr A 1 1 .i n t u vn seven iliVS nl.l
11 ,
t ! a Iiea
rener has failed.
covered i It is a disgraceful
the lower class of negroes. Here
it is found that users and sell
era of cocaine are an absolutely
worthless class; sniffers of the
drug make up at least two
thirds of the criminal docket
The rapidity with which the
number of users is growing is
also alarming and unless speedy
and heroic efforts are brought
to bear the drug will become
greater menace to the negro
race than whiskey has ever been
The effects are so much more
permanent than that of whiskey
Tine center of trouble is the
lniT stores and they are hard
er to reach. It is known that
several drug stores here engage
i in the business of selling to ne
groes and refilling prescriptions
time after time, but it is hard
to get evidence that will eon-
tJie authorities
I
t,.!-' - 1
tl brea
da.vuL
'a irrppi .
.. . Ml
thinks his tomatoe crop win jieit
almut $200. He will give us "
ing half-acre in a few day
The ditching of Clark'
has been at a most opporutne
ime. in view of the severe
drought that is having such ft
disastrous effect on upland corn.
The Clark '8 creek bottom corn
is growing right through the
1 4 n4l w chvnrinry nA TiPtil
of rain. Some land owners have
not yet cleared up their bottoms,
but it is W Cnr"' predict that
about all the v tC? 1 land wili,
be made read .t corn next
year. Upland ..as been doing so
well in corn for many years ma
bottoms have not been at muh
of a premium. But this year
will give a great impulse to the
drainage movement started in
Catawba county.
Orr visited the city hall and i him with his gun while the sen things; but
UlUl " " " - .1
1 . L . 4- m M.-k T'l.l'lf ifi f T II A I Q 1?
U-.i U: r.nalK' ' r..i in ..VOfV COmmUllltV lVflvrt Sinn 5 lIloL ill v. 4r..4.w..K w.c .4...
nriri iiphi. iii ii it a iuab "it
ttnto of ! vict. However, me auinormes
.t. 1 1 4 4U
I4. a s.int ofi keen nam ai ine
,...1, .V - - ., ...... .1 J
that can be counted up-! eventually tne two or inrce unBj,.d &wav."
Wiley Black Goes Back to th
Chaingang.
Asheville. Aug. 5 Wiley
Tilaek. whose pardon was wTvok-
ed by Governor Kitchkp ThiiiTS
day and who was takn into cus
tody yesterday, wai retained' in
jail until today at 10 o'clock,
when he was informed that he
was to be taken to Captain
Luther's cmap in the Leicester
section. Black , was downheart
ed at the announcement. He. felt
all along that some way would
be provided whereby he would
escape the chaingang. But thexe
was no way. The revoking of
the pardon 'by the Governor end
.d all controversy and Black to
day went to the roads. While
depressed at the outset he re
ived and before leaving for the
nut oti a hoM front and
1 i miiu
worn aim ...... , ,11 : i.tart.
PlIHlVli 'lA oui- tri i.rt . -
son took the gun from the , the respectables a now
If ivn. seven ilivs aU ..mn an stnick him twice 1 rabble to run its affairs.
- " " - - - - - if i 1( iilUlt -" - -
I of hi schwlideil time of;0ver the head with the butt of;tirst thing lor me j,a n o. t
4 days. jit before shooting him. Hateh- pi to do is to send the tnieves
' jer's wounds are serioues, but j and grafters and briars to jail.
There is no suKstitute for thor-1 not considered dangerous. He' and after that to take a more
outgoing, ardent and sincere: had been working for the Coun-J jeabus interest in the business
. . 4 i .V,-
the will te entangi.Hi in ine mesnes ... glla yor jc
nr.1. a 4 1. 1 ... ' - J
l ne ; oi i nr u" .
A ceirt a iouml,
a
$20
f
amestness. Dickens.
icils-for a month.
of government.
A well known I Motnes woman hki ,........ ,
after suffering miserably for two ( in ear-Uwd lots at hanas
days from bowel complaint, waa cur-, jj0 f jujv 24th. This is the hi
ed by one dose of Charaberlain a j . pw rribd at
UcC!l0lZL1)lT Reme !KanL City Hay Exchange
dy. For sale by 11 dealers.
t
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