THE SUIN
Has More Than Double The
Circulation of Any Weekly
Paper lu The Tenth Congres
sional District, Comprising
Thirteen Large Counties.
Sun.
VOL. J5. NO. 46.
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RPTHERFORDTON, N. C THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1912
THE SUIN
Has More Than Double The
Circulation of Any Weekly
Paper in The Tenth Congres
sional District, Comprising
Thirteen Large Counties.
$1.00 A YEAR.
THE SUN HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY IN THE TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
GOVERNOR WILSON
HOLDING HIS OWN
TAFT GAINING, APPARENTLY, AT
EXPENSE. OF THIRD TERMER.
Colonel Roosevelt Won't Gain Votes
From Bullet In Chest Is Conclusion
Of New York Herald's Election Poll;
It Says The Ex-President Is Losing.
From The New York He'ald, the 19th.).
The Herald canvass of the national
political fight with election only fifteen
days off, shows that each of the three
principal rivals for the great office is
gaining in some sections. All are
losing in some. President Taft has
made marked advances in some sec
tions of the far West. He has made
further sains in Pennsylvania. The
Republicans in several States have
replaced indifference with activity and
are making a real campaign for their
nominee. This sudden reverse of form
on the part of the organization man
agers has greatly stiffened up the Taft
men and given them new hope.
Mr. Roosevelt has made gains in
Illinois, where he leads, and where he
has developed much strength. He is
holding his own in practieally all the
States where he led last at. Governor
Wilscfc has gained also, but, on the
- - V . . . 1 1 ij
V ca Tm2r.SZ bined
This is accounted for by the theory
that he had a "flying start" and could
not be expected to increase his lead.
THE KERNEL.
In a nutshell, the situation, as re
vealed by the Herald's 200,000 and
more test ballots, and reports from
scores of correspondents is as follows:
Governor Wilson has touched his
high marK. Mr. Roosevelt has reach
ed the flood tide and is slightly ebbing.
President Tait is making slight but
steady gains.
From what can be learned, the at
tempted assassination of Mr. Roose
velt will not greatly strengthen him.
Indications are that there will be an
additional sympathetic or sentimental
the third and 42 and the same fraction
on the fourth.
In polls made in thirty-two States
Governor Wilson led in twenty-six
Mr, Roosevelt in five and the Presi
dent in two, Utah and Wyoming. The
four in which Mr. Roosevelt took the
lead are Illinois, Michigan, Idaho and
Washington. On the surface it would
appear that the margin between the
President and first place is too wide
to be overcome. - It would appear also
that he has considerable distance to
go to be ahead of secoud place.
in the hrst table of percentages he
was nine points behind Mr. Roosevelt
on the second ballot he was still nine
points behind, on the third ballot he
was eight points behind and on the
liast ballot this far taken he was six
points behind.
REPUBLICANS HOPE.
inquiries during tne week do not
disclose any great spread of the feel
ing among Republicans that the Presi
dent cannot be elected and that, there
fore, to assure the defeat of Mr. Roose
velt, they -would yote for Governor
Wilson. That spirit still prevails in
some States, but it has given way in
others to a belief that the President
stands a bare chance of victory. This
coupled with activity where indi'ffer
ence was the watchword among organ
izauon JrfceouDiican campaign mana
gers.
In Indiana an old development is
found. Republicans there, according
to the Herald's investigators, are
swinging in line for Taft, because they
believe the election of Governor Wil
son is assured without their aid. The
bettting in Indiana is that Governor
Wilson will receive almost as many
votes as the two other nominees com
vote for him in many sections, but not -hums, is likely to go tor the President.
sufficient to affect the electoral vote.
One result, however, which is highly
important from the Roosevelt point of
view, is that the attack upon him has
braced up wayering "Bull Moosers,"
as they term themselves, and they are
backing the nominee, Mr. Roosevelt,
with new enthusiasm, just how exten
sive the sympathetic view will be it is
impossible to tell. This feature be
comes the leading mystery of the cam
paign just now, and everyone is striv
ing to solve it. The managers of the
Roosevelt eanmaign do not believe it
will greatly help them.
A politician of years' experience and
of sound political judgment estimated,
after a thorough investigation in Con
necticut, that Mr. Roosevelt would re
ceive 1,000 votes in the Nutmeg State
as a result of the attack upon him.
TAFT SECOND?
With the fight enterinsr its final
stages, political leaders have now be
gun to ask one another if the under
current which, while not of great force,
Has without doubt set in for President
Taft will be of sufficient strength to
sweep him into second place and a
head of Mr. Roosevelt. They are be
ginning to ask one another also if all
the straw votes and all the personal
opinion, which agree in many instan
ces, are to be upset by scme element
which has not come into the campaign.
Interesting changes in the situation
are shown by the Herald figures.
Since the tables were published last
Sunday more, than 50,000 new votes
have been incorporated in the compu
tations making a grand total of 205,
332 ballots thus far cast. They repre
sent every class of voter in every part
of the country. Of this number Presi
dent Taft has received 45.501, Mr.
Roosevelt 60,295, Governor Wilson
86,421, atid Mr. Debs 13,115.
The law of percentages based on this
vote shows that the President on the
first compilation received 19 per cent
of the total vote, on the second 21 per
cent, on the third 21 and a fraction,
and on the fourthpublished today, 22.
Mr. Roosevelt received on the first
28 per cent, on the second 30, on the
third 29 and on the fourth 28.
Governor Wilson ranged from 44
per cent on the first computation to 42
on the second, 42 ana a fraction on
IN NEW ENGLAND.
In New England the situation is con
fusing. In Rhode Island tne ReDubli
cans are working desperately to stem
the Wilson tide, using tariff arguments
chiefly, but Governor Wilson still
seems to be gaininsr. In Massachusetts
Governor Wilson has the lead now,
but he has not developed the strength
that was exDected. Mr. Roosevelt is
stronger than at a week ago. If the
election was held now, the Herald's in
formants say, the President would run
a close second to Governor Wilson.
Massachusetts is one of the interesting
States to watch. In Maine the indica
tions are that sentiment is shiftingg to
the Democracy. Here Mr. Roosevelt
is very strong with the wasre earners.
Vermont, according to new obserya
The Republican manager have been
sluggish, but are now busying them
selves. Connecticut is undergoing
changes also. The Roosevelt move
ment is about stationary, with Mr.
Taft making steady gains and Gover
nor Wilson 100 in the lead.
BOILING SPRINGS NEWS.
Art Exhibit Of B. S. H. S. Won
First Prize At State Fair.
(Correspondence of The Sun.)
SHELBY, Oct. 19. Friends of Boil
ing Springs High school will rejoice
in the Kings Mountain and Sandy Run
associations o er the fact that the art
exhibit sent to the State fair won first
prize for rural hierh schools in North
Carolina. It will be remembered that
Miss Bessie Rogers, of Raleigh, our
accomplished instructor won first prize
for her work at the State fair at Ral
eigh and also at Texas State fair. The
work sent was the work of students
who had only studied about five months.
The work was put up as a school and
due to the lack of space there were no
individual exhibits put up. The News
and Observer had the following to say
about the exhibit: "Boiling Springs
sends Up some" exceptionally fine art
work of pupils who have studied less
than a year: Miss Bessie Rogers, of
Raleigh, is the art teacher. Miss Cor
nelia Barbee, of Durham, has several
pieces of excellent drawing on exhi
bit." Among those who contributed to the
collection are: Misses Luva Moore,
Amy Calton-, Rosa Kirby, Mary Cle
ment. Edna Ferguson, Esther Harris,
Marie Jolly, Louise Atkins, Hester
Francis, Messrs. John Calton, Rush
Padgett, Floyd Green. Several of the
pictures deserve mention: Misses
Barbee, Ferguson, Harris, Moore,
Kirby, Clement, Messrs. Calton, Pad
gett, Green.
A very attractive brochure in two
colors has just been issued setting
forth ''Why take art" Any one in
terested will get one by appying to the
principal.
On Nov. 9 will be held a public de
bate by the Kalagathian society. The
public is invited. The question will
be "woman suffrage."
The enrollment has reached 212 and
more are expected daily, k '
Two Soul With but a Single Thought
1 ! HL'Tft?!
Macauley in New York World.
WALL'S NEWS NQTES.
Mr. J. E. Bostic Improving His
House Locals And Personals.
(Special to The Sun.)
WALL'S Oct. 21. We have been
having some good rains during the
past few days which has done con
siderable good, as farmers are prepar
ing land for wheat and the ground was
getting hard.
Mr. C. F. Walker, who has been
convascalent, is now improving.
Among the visitors at Mr. W. L.
Lee's Sunday afternoon were Misses
Mae and Lora Long, Mrs. C. A. Lee
and Messrs. Bill McMurry, W. J.
Davis, W. E. Padgett and Huey Bow-
en.
Mr. O. O. Green, a prominent young
business man, and wife of Raleigh are
here visiting relatives and friends.
Messrs. E. C. Davis, of Shelby, and
Lewis Walker, of Mooresboro, were
here Sunday.
Dr. Emmett W. Gibbs, of Moores
boro, was here Sunday afternoon in
his automobile.
Mrs. Sarah W. Botts is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Delpha Tessinere, at For
est City.
Mr. W, L. Lee has moved into his
new dwelling house.
Mr. J. E. Bostic is erecting an addi
tion to his house which greatly im
proves it.
Mr. Charlie Padgett attended ser
vices at Concord church Sunday.
Mr. W. T. Swanson, district organ
izer of the Farmers' Union, who has
been making speeches at various
places near here, passed through this
section Saturday.
THIRTY-THREE SENATORS.
JUDGE JUSTICE'S
Painstaking And
FAIRNESS
Careful Every
Litigant Gets Justice.
Judge Justice is well named, accord
ing to the opinion of the attorneys
and court attaches, because the jurist
is' especially careiul and painstaking
that every litigant in his court gets
justice.
Attorneys discussing this feature of
Judge Justice's work comment partic
uiBLupon bis attitude in cases in
wbH0ttt is the desire of attorneys or
litigants to take cases to the supreme
court on appeal. Wherever it is seen
that there is a desire to take cases ud
Judge Justice affords attorneys every
possible assistance. The court, of
course, never oversteps the limits of
his position, but wherever it is pos
sible to accommodate an attorney in
the matter of appeals the judge will go
out of his way, according to those who
work with him.
Judge Justice has a host of friends
throughout North Carolina, and in no
county, not even Rutherford, is there
a larger number than in Mecklenburg.
He is approachable, affable, in fact,
and courteous to a degree, mere is
never a harsh word nor the least lack
of courtesy to be seen in his dealing
with the public, with the litigants who
come before him or the attorneys who
sometimes, It is said, are contentious
enough to try the patience of the pro
verbial saints. Charlotte News, the
18th.
The Number To Be Elected By Op
ening Of Next Congress.
Thirty-three seats in the United
States, Senate will be at stake in the
coming election. Of these 18 are now
occupied by Republicans and 13 by Dem
ocrats. Two vacancies, caused by the
death of Charles J. Hughes, df Colorado,
and the enforced retirement of William
Lorimer, of Illinois, bring the total
up to 33.
As at present constituted, the Senate
has 51 Republicans aud 43 Democrats.
The followers of Governor Wilson in
order to gain control of the upper branch
of Congress will have to hold the 43 seats
already in the grip and acquire six more.
Of the 18 Republicans whose terms
will expire on Msrch 3. 1913, about 11
are reasonably certain of reelection or at
least are likely to be succeeded by Re
publicans. The fate of seven Republican
members of the Senate is admittedly
doubtful. This would seem to be prom
ising for the Democrats on the basis of
the present membership, since they need
only six more to control, But aa a matter
of fact the Democrats have already lost
one seat as the result of the Maine elec
tion, so that in reality they are confront
ed with the necessity of winning seven
seats. Obadiah Gardner is the Democrat
ic Senator from Maine who has lost out.
Of the 13- other Democratic Senators
who are up for re-election all seem reas
onably safe except Clarence W. Watson,
of West Virgina, and possibly Robert L.
Owen, of Oklahoma. The Bull Moosers
and the regular Republicans are polling
together on the State ticket in West
Virgina and there is a fair prospect of
West Virgina going Republican so far as
be local offices axe concerned.
SHOULD BE ERADICATED.
The Cattle Tfck Pesf Costing The South
Millions Of Dollars Each Year.
(Special to The Sun.)
COLUMBIA, S. C, Oct. 21. "It
is conservatively estimated that the
cattle tick causes a loss of between
fifty and one hundred million dollars
annually to the South." This state
ment is made by Dr. E. M. Nighbert,
of the United States bureau of animal
industry, who has charge of arrange
ments for the cattle dipping vat to be
installed for demonstration purposes
at the Fifth National Corn Exposition
here next January. "By co-operative
efforts," says Dr. Nighbert, "the tick
cam be eradicated from any farm, no
matter what the conditions, within six
to nine months."
This cattle dipping vat at the expo
sition will be used to demonstrate the
practical use ef this most effective and
most certain method of ridding cattle
of this pest. This demonstration is
one feature of the comprehensive ex
hibit from the Federal Department of
Agriculture, which, together with the
educational exhibits from many State
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations, and competitive exhibits from
mans States, gives the exposition its
recognized value as a potent factor in
the agricultural development of the
nation.
' 'The cattle tick prevents safe breed
ing, handling and marketing of cattle
because it transmits disease to every
animal it infests, 1 ' says Dr. Nighbert,
in pointing out the necessity for the
eradication of the pest. "The cattle
tick is easily, permanently and inex
pensibly eradicated by dipping cattle
in n. nmareitt vat r.onta.ininr thp eta.nri-
' ard solutions."
UNION MILLS MATTERS.
Mr. J. Robert Scoggins Succumbs
To Long Illness Personals.
(Special to The Sun?)
UNION MILLS, Oct. 21. Mr. J.
Robert Scoggin, after a severe illness
extending from last February to Thurs
day afternoon, October 10th, died at
his home in this town. Mr. Scoggin
had been in a Dainful condition .since
undergoing a severe operation at the
Rutherford Hospital last February,
and his condition gradually grew
worse until the end came as stated
above.
He . was a member of Round Hill
Baptist church, a faithful and devoted
christian, and led a consistent and ex
emplary life. He was a leader in all
movements for the upbuilding of his
church and community aud his death
will be a great loss to this community.
He was married to Miss Eugener Dob
bins in the year 1891 and to this union
one child was born. Surviving him
are his wife and only son, Mr. Gordon
Scoggin.
On Friday following his death
his remains were, consigned to
their last resting place in the' cemetery
at Mount Vernon church, the religious
services being conducted by Revs. R
H. Herring, of Rutherfordton, and D.
J. Hunt, of this place.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs
J. D. Morris died late Sunday after
noon and was buried this afternoon at
3:30 o'clock in the Round Hill ceme
tery, the religious services being con
ducted by Rev. D. J. Hunt.
Mr. Fred Thorne, a former Round
Hill student, spent Saturday and Sun
day at this place. Mr. Thorne has
many friends here who were glad to
see him again. i-
We are sorry to state that Mrs. Sam
Mashburn is very ill jbX this writing
We wish for her a speedy recovery.
Mr. George W. Morgan has moved
into the house recently built by Mr
Grant Allen in the northern part of
town.
Mr. W. C. Tate has got his new corn
mill and feed crusher to running now,
and is doing a good business.
Among those from this place who
attended the street fair at Marion last
week were Messrs. Grant Allen, C. Y.
Nanney, Dr. A. M. Edwards, and
Misses Liela Morris, Mary Lizzie and
Johnnie Logan. All report a good
time.
Mr. Charles H. Moore has gone to
Asheville where he has a position at
that place.
Messrs. C. Y. Nanney and V. T
Davis were among those from this
place who attended the street fair at
Forest Citv last week.
Messrs. E. L. Yelton and W. W.
urawiey, or union amis ti-z, were in
Union Mills Saturday on business.
Miss Oneda Brown, who spent sev
era! days last week with her parents
at Kershaw. S. C, has returned to
school at. this place.
Miss Bessie Gaines, who has been
spending some time here visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Emmie G. Padgett, return
ed to her home at Orangeourg, S. C,
l.ast Friday.
Miss Rosalie Kirkley, of Kershaw,
C. who is in school at this place,
DEMOCRATS MAKE
SPLENDID RECORD
PEOPLE SHOULD GIVE CREDIT
TO WHOM CREDIT IS DUE.
The Democratic House Passed Bills
That Would Have Greatly Rednced
The High Cost Of Living And Saved
The People $650,000,000 A Year.
was called home last week on account
of the death of her brother.
Mr. Frank Flynn and sister, Miss
izzie, of Chimney Rock, entered
school at Round Hill last week.
Mr. Milford H. Morgan, of Ruther
fordton R-4, was a business visitor
here Saturday evening.
"DEMOCRATIC TICKET."
Question
Will Be
October
Reopened
24.
On
(Special to Charlotte Observer.)
RALEIGH, Oct. 18. State Chair
man Charles A. Webb of the North
Carolina Democratic Executive Com
mittee issued a call today for a special
meeting of the executive and advisory
committees to be held in Raleigh Oct
ober 24 to reopen the question of what
shall constitute the "Democratic tick
et" as it shall apply to qualification
of Democratic voters to vote in the
primary for United States Senator.
Chairman Webb has secured an
agreement from all three of the sena
torial candidates and from a large
numbers of the members of the com
mittee for this to be modified- He
does not announce just what modifica
tion is agreed to, but it is understood
that' the plan is to require the voting
of the National, the legislative and a
majority of the remainder of the State
ticket and to vote for opponent to the
man scratched. There have been only
3 members of the committee who wrote
to Chairman Webb opposing the pro
posed modification and insist on re
taining the present strict construction.
BY CLYDE H. TAVENNER.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. If the A
merican people wish to give credit to
whom credit is due, they ought to sup
port the Democratic candidates for
Congress, and thus place their stamp
of approval on the record of the House
of Representatives.
Since January 1, 1912, a Democratic
House has passed tariff bills which
would have reduced the high cost of
living $650,000,000 a year.
Every bill which in the slightest de
gree provided relief for the masses
was vetoed by the President.
The farmers' free list bill, passed by
the House, would have saved the peo
ple $390,000,000 annually. This bill
removed the duty from agricultural
implements, of which $36,000,000 worth
were exported and only $165,000 worth
were imported during the last fiscal
year, sewing machines, fencewire, bag
ging and cotton ties, lumber, laths,
shingles, meats, flour, salt, leather,
shoes, etc.
Under our tariff law a barrel of flour
valued at $4 abroad is taxed 25 per
cent ad valorem at our ports, or $1 on
the barrel. This bill removed the en
tire tax.
Beef valued at $5.30 per 100 pounds
abroad pays a tariff tax equivalent to
25.88 percent., or $1.50 per 100 pounds.
This bill proposed to remove this en
tire tax.
The Democratic wool bill proposed
to reduce the average rate of duty on
wool manufactures from 90.10 per cent
to 48.36 per cent. President Taft's ve
toe of this measure means that the A -merican
people will pav $50,000,000
more for their clothes this year than
they would have if President Taft had
signed it.
A wool hat valued at $1 abroad and
taxed 78 cents upon its entry into the
United States, under the present tariff
law, would have been taxed only 49
cents.
Flannel underwear valued $27 per
dozen suits is taxed under the present
law at the equivalent ad valorem rate
of about 1C6 per cent. The Democrat
ic bill proposed to reduce this to 49
per cent. A suit of ready-made wool
en clothing worth in Europe $10 is tax-
eu under the present law at the equiv
alent ad valorem rate of 75 per cent. ,
or $7.50. The Democratic bill propos
ed to reduce this tax from 75 to 49 per
cent, and save the consumer $2.60 per
suit.
The cotton bill reduced the duties on
cotton manufactures from 48.12 per
cent, to 27.06 per cent., a reduction of
the tariff burdens under this schedule
from not less than $200,000,000 to about
$112,000,000 for a year, or a saving of
about $88,000,000 for a twelve-month
period.
Men's cotton half hose valued at 80
cents per dozen pairs wholesale are
taxed under the present law at the
equivalent ad valorem rate of about
92 per cent. The Democratic cotton
bill proposed to reduce this to 40 per
cent.
It proposed to reduce the tax on
cotton thread from an equivalent rate
of 34 per cent, to 15 per cent. A suit
of ready-made cotton clothing valued
at the foreign port at' $6 is taxed un
der our present law 50 per cent, ad
valorem, or $3 a suit. This Democrat
ic bill proposed to reduce this tax to
30 per cent, and save the consumer $1.-
20 per suit.
The bill revising the metal schedule
reduced the average rate of duty on
the entire schedule from 33.35 percent.
(imports of 1910) to 22.42 per cent.
This revision, it is estimated, would
have saved the American consumers
in a twelve-month period more than
$80,000,000.
The revision of the chemical sched
ule would have effected a saving to
American consumers of about $17,000,-
000 by reducing the price of all. chemi
cals and at the same time the revenue
to the government would have been increased.
The bill placing sugar on the free list
would have saved during a year not less
than $115,000,000 to the consumer. The
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