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" '1 v ERALD Volume I. Number 29. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, OCTOBER 16, 1914. Subscription, $1.00 a Year Roanoke Rapids jlI THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AN ADDRESS TO VOTER;? BY THE STATE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE On Election Day, ii'iV"'ii!T III-) next, t.'li :t i i'-mi ! in n f ' to the Constitution N'.irlli (':!) iliii:; will In' submitted 1. 1 the v. .1 . ! I, ' I'll ' i i r. !:.! I 1 m'. m him ' !' u ; i i i I V .'! u m I'M ";' and I" v"l ' "I' ae'.'.in ! : he o. ; i-1 hi" I hi" jml-nii'i.i Till' ( 1 1 1 ' l ' I- -i - 1 1 ' 1 ll l I '' .nul l ci llii'si' ainellilllieul no I I." I ! liecio that i'i.iv -i 1 i .'.- i v. i iiii.!.T.-t.i'il.; I hem will gla-h'. cm I.I ;.'.-.- I ll" 'ppoltUlut V In ili 1 ' r I lii-m. ". '' i It r I In' I- I : ' -. ii -il :t -i n-i 1 1 hi'. Tin Trill ll About the Proposed Constitutional Amend ipenlf. In tin' General A t inM'. cf Rd.'. more than t t-ni c amend nevus ti. our 'oiislit i-Ti u .re in trod. iced. This gives an idea ! the demand for changes in I In ( 'nnstitiil ion. As t hat ( U'lit-nil Assembly did not have time to consider these amendment:-. It antlini'i '.ed the appoint numl nl a ( 'i.miiiisMoii of twenty litLen-. to i arefuliv ;jo n'-(.- the ilc-elit Con: titntion and to prepare and report -to the General Assembly in special session sui-h amend- ments as thev might de-in I and sound. This the Commis ion did. The General Asseinhly, in ses sion in th" fall of l'.iR!. carefully reviewed the report of the Coin- in i s s i o n. a n d a f t e r thoroiiL'h discussion, passed for submission to the voters the a- inendments now before us. The fact that these" amendments re ceived almost unanimous support in the General Assembly is one of the best assurances that each of them is calculated to advance the interests of the people of North ( aroiina. Further evidence to the same ellect is the tact that these a- inendments are heartily endorsed bv the Governor and leaders of the political parties, the , State Tress Association and official leaders of the Farmers' Union, who declare that if adopted they will "make for progress in this State and for the advancement ot our tanning interests and all other worthy interests in the State." These leaders especially endorse the taxation amend- because it "sets free our people another district, or court is sus to work out necessary reforms ponded. This amendment will in taxation while leaving in force enable the General Assembly to the present restrictions in rate." Another t;i'-t ot great signih - cance as to the merits of the proposed amendments is this: That notwithstanding that they were proposed by a General As sembly overwhelmingly Demo cratic, they have received the emphatic endorsement of the Republican State Convention. So much in general. We pro pose now to briefly set forth the meaning of each of tha leu a- niendments. in t,heord. rin w hii'h they will be voted upon for thi purpose of informing the reader- I The first amendment proposes to strike out of the ('(institution the phrase "Insurrection or re bellion against the United States," and to substitute for that odious characterization of the Civil war, the phrase, "War Between the States." This will appeal to every pat riotic North Carolinian. II The second amendment proposes to increase the pay of members of the General Assembly from four dollars per day to si a ilolLrs per day, and of . the res.peclie presiding officers of the House thereof from six dollars per day to eiglil dollars per day. It is hoped thus to make possible lor more of our pooplt tialfordthe expense of being members of the General Assemb ly, as the present compensation does not begin to' meet the ne cessary campiign expenses. board bills, and the time a ciii.-.eii must lose from his regular (1. dies, Ill The third amendment has fur object tin' n st net inn n' (i- , privale mid Sii'ci:il legisia i. w ith !h" twofold view of t . l ili- iikiiiv iif these matters ii fi -i i-i -i t 1 linai-ils iif county c"niiiii.-..i iv. ami the governing h "ii" -. i't' our towns, (2) of I! e (I'-ncral Assembly igime in the consider tilers of State-wide ii.i'i a'ioM i !' i inioori'inc i:,.-r A e,l,!. I hi in and i : . i i ; i-1 ; 1 1 1 - . i-in of the Ceiieral , . , 1S ColC'cSlCil llh f l.ill ; of no general mailers that should be tin- subject of uniform legisla tion, on I lie one hand, or local s"l!'-:.M ei nment on the other. If ihi- amendment shall be ratified I. the ie.i.le they will emancip- ::!' i lie i,.-iieral Assemtilv from ii pre e,,t bondage of focal and 1.1-iial legislation and endow it v.ilh lil.t-i t, to attend to matters of inlerest to all the people. flu:, amendment Rives the General Assembly power to "pass general laws regulating the mar t rs set out in this section:" that i :. local special and private mat- t. rs will be disposed of once and for all in general acts. l et the reader consider what it nn.-in to thP r,,n,n,n. wealth to have its General As senihlv rid of the thousands of little hills of no general value in order that it may treat tne mat t,.-s of great concern to t: n,.onle tlie The fourth amendment chany- es the date of tne inauguration of the Governor from the "1st day of January" to "the second Wednesdav after the first Mem- day in January its i-ai 1 1 ) This is to correct an error in wnose onice aml'ie power is re the nresent Constitution and to Posf,(i- lix the date of the inauguration suhseiiuent to the canvassinir of the election returns by the Gen eral Assembly. V The fifth amendment eni- powers the General Assembly to VMW "P M,llv " wi,ha contest, provide for the selection of This is a""ther step in the direc snecialor emergency judges of tion of local self-government. t Superior court. As matters now stand, if a judge of the Superior court falls sick the Gov- ernor has to call in a judge from r-liev iigamst this thus saving ... . . time and money and making for the general public convenience. VI The sixth amendment merely strikes from the Constitution certain obsolete articles. VII Article seven strikes out the nresent Article on Revenue and Taxation and substitutes therefor an article designed to give the General .Wemblv power to re- form our present inequitable, burdensome and inefficient taxa- tjon svste This new article holds the present rate of taxation at tinl centsonthe if. lot I fur State and mant purposes. It also fixes the rate in cities and towns for ail purposes at f.3 cents on the L0ii. The only way to increase t he rates so fixed is by popular voic. There is now no constitutional limit i the lux rate, a city or t iwn may lix. Under the pro- post" I 1 amendment the limit would be fixed at 75 cents on the $100. citizens to enlist inemselves in So much for the rate. It is the cause of these reforms in further propose.! to enable the ir fundamental law. We as General Assembly to classify sure them that they can do no subiects of taxation all subjects better work from imw until of a class to be uniformly taxed; and to separate subjects of taxa- 't tion for State and local purpose's, that, is, assigning one sort of property for local taxation and anoilierfor State taxation. Now the effect of this provi- sion is l free the hand of the General Assembly from the para- lyvj,,,,. t.i'ect of the present requirement of uniformity. As matters now stand, the burden of taxation falls upon the. small property holder. His property is assessed at full value and he pays the full rate. lie cannot hide his property. The land-owner's land is always in view. The burden of taxation under the present constitution now falls in North Carolina on land and the small personal hold ings. The large holding's (if cash in hanks, solvent credits, and homls are notoriously untaxed. They are in hiding al least they are know n of all men not to lie on the tax hooks. As a coiise iuence the luirden falls upon land and the small prepcrty owners. The object in giving the Iw tuii-til A com I ilv 1 ii-i ,ii, !)' iifiiiin- 1 is ," U l" '"'"' :,1""lt a tn-irf just and a more etficient system ol taxation to distrihute the burden of our taxes more equitably. It is furthtr to he observed that this proposed amendment declare thai, in case "subjects of iuon snail oe separated mr i . . i i ill . . i p State an,i '",,ul l"'l'oses, ""part ot the a,i va,'wm ,ax " re:l1 esta,e (e?:i'l'l't the real es,ate of lu,l,llt' sm'il' c'("'l" ati"ns) sha11 he a'I'he1 1,1 State purposes." ('lt,al'ly this section contemplates hav"r (-',mntv laml taxe 1 "nl-v for co,m,v Purposes, and city 18,1,1 rdxed ",llv fnr t,wn an(l county purposes relieving lands of State taN:es- ami P"tting it up to the State to derive its income from public service corporations an" personal property, tint let it be understood, this is not com pulsory. The General Assembly is given only the power to make such a separation. roil tax is limited to yj. Tlle t'illth amendment would prevent the incorporation of cor- '"rations by the General As- semhly-conlining this business to the Secretary of State, IX The ninth amendment com mands the General Assembly to provide by general laws for the organization iff cities towns, etc., instead of having each one to X The tenth amendments fixes the minimum limit of the public school term at six months instead ot lour as it now stands. The people of N irt!i Ci:'olina are ready at last to pros ide a guaran- i ii,s.. i, i..i i .1... Lir "' m o niimjiiii-nui iuw mui adequate facilities ot education shall be in reach of every child of school age six months in each year. Such is a brief outline of the amendments to be voted on November oi-d next. They are in the hands of the people. The Governor has done his part; the General Assembly has done its part, and we believe the people of North Carolina will arise to -H'easion, as they always have done, and do their part. Here is their opportunity to help them- selves and all their fellow citi- '-ens. Here is their opportunity tl set le Commonwealth for- ward, to bring their Constitution P to the needs of their times: to deliver their law-makers from the bonds of local and special legislative demands and from a taxation system that succeeds on'.v burdening the people 'east able to bear the burden. We call upon all our lellow November iird than that of spreading abroad the truth about these amendments and persuad- ing their fellows to join with them in ein)liatic support on tlie day of election. ,. , . , .. D . ., Une arned Mail at Roan, h Rapids Mr. Fuller Crutchfield. Mr. . p. Crutehiield, Mry Maude Brown, Mr. John Midgett, Mrs. Settie Morrow, Miss Elizabeth Wilkins. THE "TIGER" HUNT GROWS WARM Four of the Beasts Captured up to Thursday Noon Warrants for Others Now Pending The "tiger hunt" in Roanoke Rapids, ciyTducled under the auspices of Chief llaird, grows more and more productive of re sults. That the Chief is a good hunter and knows w here to look for his game is shown by the fact that warrants up to Thursday noon had been sworn out and served against, four reputed "tigers" with sufficient evidence on the side to'juslify Magistrate V. C. Allsbrook in dunlin.; them all over to Halifax. The lirst man falling in the clutches of the law was M. R. Jacob, against w hoin were mar shalled an all too strong array of witnesses. Gussie Rook, shief witness, testified to having pur chased "licker" from Ihe de fondant and his testimony was corroherated by eyewitnesses: Charlie Cook, G. W. Southerly and B. 1. Gray. .ludgeineni of the court placed the defendant under bond of iflmi.tiii for his appearance at the Superior Court of Halifax County and the wit nesses were recognized under a bond of $50. till for their appear ance. Charlie Moody, victim No. 2. witnesses Gussie Rook, ,. R. Jacob, Charlie Cook, R. i. Gray. Round over to Halifax Superior Court under bond of li'Vo.'111. wit nesses recognized under a bond of $5(1.(11) for their appearance. Jesse Merritt likewise impli cated in the illegal selling of spirituous liquors, as testified by Charlie Moore, Pat Floyd and B. D. Gray, was bound over for a hundred dollars to explain it to the judge in Halifax. Witnesses all recognized under $50.(1(1 bond for their appearance. B. J. Twisdale. indicted for selling a pint, had only one wit ness and very reluctant one at that to testify against him. Percy Edmondson couldn't swear he bought the pint from Twisdale. He picked the pint off the ground beside a pine slump and paid a party he thought was Twisdale, but couldn't be sure. A. L. Clark testified that Percy Edmondson had slated to him that he did huy the whiskey from Twisdale. Defendant bound over under $50,011 bond and the witnesses all recognized under bond of $50.00. Warrents for six or eight other "tigers" are pending. T'te ille gal sale of whiskey in this com munity has attained a magnitude not realized by the majority of the people. The officers are de termind to stamp out this law lessness and w ill spare no pains to secure evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of that most repulsive of law breakers the blind tiger. If the authorities will continue the work at the present gait it will lie only a question of a short time when the majority of the blind tigers now doing business in this communit y are apprehend ed and convicted. Note of Thanks Mr. and Mrs. ("has. Welsh, Take this means to thank their friends fo:- the inanj vote-, thev sn kindly gave them during the contest. We appreciate your kindness one and all and beg to remain Voiir verv truly. Chas. Welsh. Advt.-lt. Joseph Vaughan Died at his home in Rosemary on last Monday night, .lose-ph Vaughan, married, awl forty eight years. Mr. Vaujhan was survied by a widow and children. The body was taken to Conway, N. C, and the. interment took place there in the family bury inir trround. ! state roard of health meets Formulates Plans and Policies for Future Work. Increased Acti vities in all Departments. All Members Present At PHin o'clock this morning, the members of the Slate Board of Health met in the new offices of the Secretary. I h W. S. Ran kin, in tie- ji,.,v Stale 1 'epai I nient Buildiu"-, to cm i.J, r th" nli'airs of the Board and formulate plans and policies vi;i i-e to it 4 future work. All i)i mlici s nf I In- Board were priv-ht iiH -hiding lr. J. Howell Wa., President. Wa ,; x i i If. Dr. Richard II. I.eui, R,, eh: ll, 1 1 ( rus i'homp :on, Jack sou wile, hr. Edward .1. W I, Wilmington, hr. A. A. Kent, Renoir. ( 'o. J. ,. I.udlow, V ins Ion -Salem, 1 ir, U'. (). Spencer, U iiistoii-Salen, In-. Thomas l. Anderson. Staler i I i -, I 'r. ( 'ha.,, till. I .aughiii'e 1,ou- e. I ,-, envilli'. With the Board lllet li," head- of the dill'i rent depart inent :. name b. : I r. L. B. McBrayer. Super intendent of Ihe Slate Sanator ium; Dr. C. A. Shore. Director of the State I .ahoratorv of ly cielie; I );-. .1. R. ( ii.riloii. 1 eputy Stale Regi-trar of Vital Statis tics Department: Dr. W. P. Jaeocks, Director of Ihe Hook worm Bureau and Mr. Warren II. Booker. Chief of the Bureau of Engineering' and Education. These men presented to the Board brief outline-; of their work and the needs that the carrying forward of the work necessarily entail. The State 1 tenlal Association was represented at this meetinu' of the State Board of Health by Dr. Stanley, of Wilmington, Dr. M. C. Ih.rton and Del. M. Flem ing, of Raleigh. They spoke in the interest of the Board's giving special attention to Oral Hygiene, or hygiene of the mouth, especial ly among the school children of the State. HALIFAX FARMERS MEET Resolutions Favor Amendments and Cotton Relief Measures Enfield. October 11. The Hali fax County Farmers' I'liion in convention assembled passed a number of very progressive measures. They went on record as favoring the amendments to the constitution, instructed their secretary to wire their represen tatives ir Congress to use every legitimate means to have passed the compromise to the Henry bill, and passed a resolution request ing the editors of the National Field, of Atlanta. Ga., the Na tional organ of the Farmers' I'liion. to secure the vote on the cotton bills pending in Congress and publish the same so every man could know how his repre sentative voted. In complianc with another res olution passed, the county secre tary sent three telegrams to lions. F. M. Simmons, Lee S. Overman and Claude kitchiu at Washington, D. ('., requesting ihein to support the compromise to the Henry bill agreed upon by the House committee on banking and currcnev . Walter Cherry Little Walter Cherry, eight eenth months old son of Mr. and Mr;. I). E. Cherr.v died at the home of his parents o:i la.-t Mon day afternoon. The htiie li.o had been in delicate health the e real, r port i, n of t lie summer. Ileatli was due to dice-.t ive double-. The iiilel'inent took place in Ro.Uli'ke Rapids Celile ter;. on i'lie-'la;. aiiornooit. The In i va. ed parent., hav e t he s m pathy of this community 'in their loss. Jesse Whitley Died at the borne of his parents in Roanoke Rapids, on last Tues day night. Jesse Whitley, aged fourteen vear.;. ill'' body was taken to Oak City, N. C, for interment. PERSONAL AND Items of Local Interest in and Around Roanoke Rapids Rosemary, and Patterson Mills W. C. Williams spent Monday and Tuesday out of town on busi ness. Just received a new line of notions, prices are right. Rose mary Grocery Co. Advt.-lt. .Miss Mary Langston entertain- ed a party of friends on last Monday night in celebration id' lief sixteenth birthday. Messrs. Hurley King, Stanley W elch. Bv iiionand Hubert Cox, spent Sundav afternoon in Wel- do. II. W. Cherry paid a flying visit to Philadelphia on last Fri day taking in the championship games between Boston and Phil adelphia. He returned home Sunda.v . .1. A. Cree, of Littleton, spent Tuesday afternoon here. He was called over by the Hancock I louse Company to do some embalming work for them in the absence of their enibahner, V. C W illiams. Several horses are now in training at tin; Emporia Fair Grounds race track for the local races. The local races bid fare to he better this year than usual. -Advt. S. M. Thompson motored to Richmond on Thursday of last week and took in the Virginia Stat" Fair. He was accompani ed by ,1. M. Thompson, J. J. Johnson, J. H. Garris and W. E. Few tor and they nude the round trip to Richmond in eight hours running time. II. L Bell spent a few hours in Littleton Monday on business. A. P.Thompson left for Rocky Mount Tuesday, where he goes to attend tne Baptist Assocation, which is being held in that city this week. Miss Virginia Hart left Wed nesday for Greenville, N. C, w liei'i. slip tropy to tintor iha Pant Carolina Teachers Training School. Adams Greater Shows is the t arnival ( ompany secured by the management of the Emporia Association, as one of the mid way attractions. They will have a big brass band, and a splendid free act in addition to Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Sideshows, Fortune Tellers and other at tractions. Advt. Julian M. Powell after a few days visit to Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jenkins returned Saturday to his home in Hamilton, Va. Besides the local races at the Emporia Fair, the Association is offering six purses of $300.00 each. Emporia is in the circuit with Richniomd, and Petersburg, and a good many horses from these two places will come to Emporia, including Judge Pal mer, and others owned by A. A. Slagie, Rosebud, McKenney, and others owned by C. W. Mangum. Advt. W heeler Bros. Show which exhibited here on last Friday experienced a partial railroad w reck on the Northampton and Hertford Railroad Saturday nk'hl. The wreck occurred abou llo-oj. niilos 1'ivini CiiinVinrrtr nnti i- .i i i i .... I ,. i i .,-.u ., koou many caiuuiis win ue oi the flat cars loaded with tents , . , , ... , , , , i 'made in these departments. Advt and poles being turned over and. rolled down a high embankment. Three of their employees were siightl.v injured. Drs. Pierce and M'Tehoad from WVIdon, being called over to the scene of the wreck to attend the injured. Rt. Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire Bishop of North Carolina preach ed last Sunday evening at the Episcopal Church on the Parable in the fifteenth Chapter of the Holv Gospel according to St Luke, and a.iminstered the rite of Lay ing on of Hands to the following: Rosella Short. Jennie Mary Short. Samuel Henry Whittaker, Mrs. Annie Sue. Butler, Edward Grey Butler, William Whitaker , Wood. LOCAL MENTIONS Messrs. Monroe Jenkins and G. S. Gregg spent a few hours Sunday in Halifax. Mr. Alston of Scotland Neck, spent a few days in town this week. T. V. Mullen after a week's visit to his father, Judge J. M. Mullen of Petersburg, Va., re j turned home Monday. I Anyone interested in organiz ing a debating club for the three towns, is requested to meet at the Rosemary School House Sat urday night, October 17th at 7:30 o'clock. Lynion A. Cox, of Whitakers, N. C, visited his brother W. H. Cox a few days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Pridgin, of Tarboro, N. C, are here this week visiting in the home of Mrs. Pridgens mother Mrs. Cawthorne. Messrs. R. L. Wood and R. L. Dickens of the Patterson Store Company visited relatives and friends at their home in Enfield Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore of Henrico, Va. , were in town a few hours Tuesday. J. A. Baker and family, of Concord, moved to Patterson Village where Mr. Baker has ac cepted a position with the Pat terson Mills. C. A. Wyche left Tuesday for Richmond, Va., to attend the annual meetng of the American Bankers Association. Rev. Jesse Blalock left Tues day for Rocky Mount, where he will attend the Baptist Roanoke Association. He will make his report to his congregation at the : Sunday Morning services. J. Knox Dickens left Monday for Baltimore to buy new fall goods for Wells D. Tillery. Mrs. Sam Marks entertained the Baptist Philathea class on I 'Mt. Thursda Lniht After : business refreshments were I served and Drotrressive rook was played. The registration books are now open. Mr. W. S. Hockaday is registrar and may be found every Saturday at E. B. Glover's store. Rev. Francis Joyner of St Alban's Church, Littleton, will preach at the Episcopal Church Roanoke Rapids, Sunday Oct 18th. Holy Communion service at 21 a. m. Evening Prayer f.nd Sermon 8 p. M. Baptism at morning service. Mrs. Margaret Manning left Roanoke Rapids on last Friday and will make her home in Rich mond, Va., with her daughter, Miss Elinor Manning. Mrs. Manning has been a resident of Roanoke Rapids for about ten years and has made many friends. She will be greatly missed. Carpenters are now being en gaged at the Emporia Fair Grounds building additional stables for cattle, and coops for poultry. A new building is being erected for the exhibit of swine. The association will be in a better position than ever before to take care of stock, and poultry of all kinds, and it is hoped that Davis-Hatty Mr. Lum Davis and Miss Irene Hasty, both residents of Rose mary were married on last Sun day evening at the residence of Magistrate S. M. Thompson, who performed the ceremony. It was a runaway affair and came as a distinct surprise to the friends ofthe couple. Mr. and Mrs. Davis will make their home in Rosemary. "Be of good cheer remem bering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen." i 1 1Z :7JV vj " ' 11 ' y .
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