North Carolina Newspapers

J n X A SI f. THE SUN Has More Than Double The Circulation of Any Weekly Paper in The Tenth Congres sional District, Comprising Thirteen Large Counties. r THB.8UN Has More Than DtraWe The Oiicnlation of An Weekly Papei i n The Tenth Congres sional District, Comprising Thirteen Large Counties VOL. 15. NO. 52. RUTHERFORDTON, N. V "THURSDAY, CECEMBER 5, 19J2. $1.00 A YEAR. THE SUN HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY I WASHINGTON NEWS. The Distribution Of Patronage Un der The New Administration. BY CXjYDE H. TAVENNER. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Every body wants to know about the distri bution of patronage under the new ad ministration. Every member of Con gress of Democratic faith is receiving inquiries and applications by the hun dred. 1 came on to Washington at an earlier date than I intended, to try to discover the prospects of what will be done in a general way, but have found out nothing valuable or tangible There is much guessing and newspaper talk; but that is all. All things con cerning the distribution of patronage are up in the air. so to sneak. President-Elect Wiison. wno is resting in Bermuda, has not, so far as is gener ally known, given any information of his intention on this subject. Nothing definite will be known until he speaks . The only thing's certain at this writ ing are: 1. President Taft has by executive order placed all the 4th class post masters under the civil service, that is all postmasters drawing less than $1,000 per annum. This means that the present fourth class postmasters will hold for life, or during good be havior, unless President Wilson re vokes President Taft's order. Whether he will revoke it nobody knows, 2. Most of the places worth having except those which have to be confirm ed by the Senate have been for some time under civil service. This greatly lessens the positions formerly avail able. 3. For twenty years the custom has been for federal officials appointed for four years, such as postmasters, United States marshals, etc., to serve out their terms unless they took part in politics during their terms. Wheth er this custom will be continued it is impossible to say. 4. President Taft is said to have da clared his intention to fill all vacan cies as soon as they occur. But whether the Senate will confirm his appointees, or hold up their nomina tions, it is impossible to even guess. 5. The custom has been for the pat ronage oi any particular State to be distributed through the Senators and Representatives thereof who are of the same political persuasion as the ad ministration, if any such there be, and if none such, then through the nation al committeeman or some dependable friend or friends. Under the arrange ment Reoresentatives are depended upon to recommend postmasters in their own districts while Senators are depended upon to recommend post masters in Congressional districts not represented by Congressmen of the same political faith as the President. Senators are also depended upon .to recommend for marshal ships and offi ces of that kind, including department al positions and places in the consular and diplomatic service, and in fact all offices not local. Of course, as a rule, the Senators consult with Representa tives in these matters, all trying- to do the most possible for their constituents. 6. What scheme for selecting post masters, etc., President Wilsos? and his cabinet may adopt is wholly con jectural. Some advocate one plan and some another. Consequently It might be best for those intending to be applicants to let matters rest until the situation clears up somewhat; but where one or more aspirants for a particular place start in to secure signers to petitions, recommendations, etc., it might be wise for all aspirants to do so too. It has been figured out by some of the newspaper correspondents in the national capital that Mr. Wilson, when he enters the White House on March 4th, will find that he has the power to fill directly 10,839 govern ment positions. They declare the ap pointive places requiring confirmation are divided as follows: Departments: State, 441; Treasury, 736; War (excludiug army) 6; Justice, 383; Postoffioe, 7,953; Navy (excluding officers) 11; Interior, 272; Agriculture, 3; Commerce and Labor (excluding census) 28; Civil Service Commission, 4; Government Printing Office, 1; In terstate Commerce Commission, 7, and Library of Congress, 1. The places not requiring confirma tion by the Senate are thus divided: Departments: State, 94; Justice, 846; Interior, 44; Commerce, 8; Civil Service Commission, 1 It is said the forest fires raging in the mountains on the Vanderbilt estate have driven many deer into the open and they have fallen easy victims to phe hunters. SIMMONS BACK AT WORK. The Senator Sees No Reason In Taft's rostoffice Order. (Special to News and Observer.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. Senator F. M. Simmons, highest Democrat on 'the tariff committee of the Senate, ar rived today. He was looking well and said he was glad to get into harness again. The Senator said he knew of "no good reason why the President of the United States should on October 15, a short time before the election, when it was definitely understood throughout the country that there was to be a change of administration, have issued an executive order placing fourth class postmasters under the operation of the civil service law. "There is no class of government employees ot which I can think which needed to be placed in the civil service less than fourth class postmaster's. The characteristics which count for efficiency in this branch of the service are good judgment and knowledge of the people to be served. . The educa tional tests which would probably be applied by civil service examineis would in all probability not determine these things. "I am certainly in favor of suspend ing the order and can see no reason for including thes postmasters in the civil service at all." Senator Simmons said he favored a close co-operation between the finance committee of the Senate and the ways and means committee of the House in the drafting of the tariff bills to be passed by the extra session of Con gress. Such co-operation, he said, would adjust differences of opinion between the two committees and would save much time. He said he believed that work would commence on these measures at an early date. The schedule by schedule method of tariff revision for the extra session was endorsed by bim. He predicted the bills sent to the President by the two houses at the last session would be the basis of the bills to be presented at the extra session, adding that the new schedule would probably be taken up. The Senator emphasized the need for the tariff committees of the two houses working together. Congressman Small said today that the biggest single problem that faces the House of Representatives for the short session is to settle on a definite policy for the Mississippi river. The drafting of the supply bills, he said, will be largely routine work, but an adequate and comprehensive policy must be originated for flood prevention and control of the Mississippi river. The work is in the hands of the House and the commerce committee of the Senate. Mr. Small will address the Rivers and Harbors congress here, December 5. Senator Simmons has also accept ed an invitation to address the con gress. FERRY ITEMS. The Snow Quite A Surprise Local And Personal Mention. (Special to The Sun.) FERRY, Dec. 2. The snow last Wednesday night was quite a surprise. No one was expecting it so early. Mrs. D. J. Culbreth and family spent Saturday night and Sunday here with friends. Mr. Gus Crawford spent Sunday with his brother, Mr. J. W. Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kennedy spent Sunday at Mr. Gaither Kennedy's. Mr. Claud Duncan, who moved here from Ellenboro some time ago to manage the cotton gin at this place, moved to Cliff side last week, the gin-nine- season being over. Rev. Z. D. Harrill filled his regular appointment at Floyd's Creek church Sunday. Rev. J, M. Goode preached an excellent sermon on Saturday. Mr. J. M. Kirby went to Spartan burg, S. C, last Friday and returned Saturday. Mr. F. M. Hoover, a traveling- sales man of uharlotte, spent last Wednes day night at Mr. Gaither Kennedy's. Mr. Bill Young, of Rutherfordton, was here on business last Saturday. The wheat is beginning to come up through our section. Guess the snow will do it good. Thanksgiving passed by quietly here. It was a good aav for rabbit hunters. There will be preaching at Goode's Creek next Saturday and Sunday if the weather doesn't prevent. Messrs. Gaither Kennedy and T. C. Holland spent today in Rutherford ton. Messrs. Gaither Kennedy and W. H. Haynes visited at Mr. W. G. Harris Sunday afternoon. EARLIEST SNCW IN YEARS. Thanksgiving Passes Off Quietly Locals And Personals. (Special to The Sun.) WALL'S, Dec. 2 Thanksgiving Day came with tne earliest snow that has visited this section in many years, and passed off pleasantly and quietly. Mr. "Doog" Walker, of Ontario, Va.,who has been in this section for a few days, will return home Tuesday. Miss Georgia Davis will leave Tues day for Ontario, Va., where she will spend the winter, visiting her brother, M. S. Davis, of that place, and her sister, Mrs. E. D. Bridges, of Chase City, Va. Mrs. S. W. Botts is visiting her brother, Mr. J. P. Philbeck, of Lawn dale, this week. We welcome to our section Mr. and Mrs. Posie Smart from Gilkey. Mr. Smart will take charge of the Puzzle Creek mill, now owned by Mr. E. A. Martin, of Ellenboro. Mrs. Katy Guffey, widow of the late J. K. Guffey, deceased, has moved in to the house recently vacated by Mr. Tom Cogdell who has moved to Forest City. Mr. P. C. Rollins will move to Mr. W. A Philbeck's place in the near future. Mrs. B. M. Grigg, of Bostic, made a business trip to Charlotte last week. Miss Georgia Davis spent Thursday afternoon in Bostic shopping. Mrs. E. C. Davis spent several days last week near Ellenboro, visiting her sister, Mrs. W- T. Dobbins. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lee are com templating on moving to Juliette, Ga., in the near future. Mr. Marvin Padgett, of Fingerville, S. C, spent several days in this sec tion last week. FOREST CITY NOTES. Loan And Insurance Company Or ganized Local Matters. (Special to Charlotte Observer.) FOREST CITY, Nov. 30. The bus iness men of Forest City have organ ized as the Forest City Loan & Insur ance Company. The object of the company is to write all kinds of in surance, act as financial agents for loaning money, deal in real estate and do a general trust business. The capitii of this new enterprise is $5,000 and may be increased to $50,000, if necessary. The president of the or ganization is W. W. Hicks, cashier of the First National Bank of Forest City, with Dr. G. P. Reid as vice president. Dr. G. E. Young is erecting a brick building just behind his old drug stand for The Herald Publishing Company. Mr. C. M. Roberson, a former resi dent of Forest City, now of Hawkins ville, Ga., has been here a few days. Since his coming he has sold to Mr. Thomas Harris of Henrietta his hand some piece of property, three miles south of town, for $8,000. Master C. L Moore, son of Mr. C. C. Moore, underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Rutherford Hos pital the first of the week. He is now doing nicely. Miss Mabel McBrajer of Shelby is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. C. King, at Walnut Crest. Republican Succeeds Rayner. (By the Associated Press.) BALTIMORE? MD., Nov. 29. Gov ernor Goldsborough tonight announc ed the appointment of xWm. P. Jack son, Republican national committee man for Maryland, to succeed the late United States Senator Isidor Rayner. He will serve until the Legislature, which meets in January 1914 fills what will then be an unexpired term of three years. The Legislature at that time also will elect a successor to Senator John Walter Smith (Democrat) whose term will expire in 1915. 780-Pound Woman Dies. (By the Associated Press.) MONTREAL, Nov. 28. Justine Ma son, who weighed 780 pounds and is said to have been the largest woman in the world, died here today. Several months ago she became in sane and was taken in charge by the Assistance Publique. It was neces sary to build a round house outside the main building especially for her. It won't be long now before we hear of smallpox here and there. One thing is certain, however, and that is that it will not get any vaccinated folks. A great many of the unvaccinated ones would escape it, too, if they did not huddle up into close, unventilated rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Settle gave a dinner at their home in Asheville Saturday evening in honor of Gov. lect and Mrs. Craig. TREASURER LACY LEADS. Board Of Elections Completes Tho flffinnial r.onuoee f RALEIGH, Dec. 2 Officially there now only exists one political party in North Carolina, as neither the Republi can nor Progressive parties received the 50,000 voten for Governor required by statute to make a political party. This was shown in the complete returns from the recent election filed here tonight by the State Board of Canvassers. These show that WilBon received a majority of 44,480, and a plurality over Roosevelt of 74.644; the vote being Wilson 144,311, Roosevelt 69,667, Taft 29.139, Debs 1,025. For Governor, Craig, Democrat, re ceived 149,975; Meares, Progressive, 49,930; Settle, Republican, 43,625; Hodges, Socialist, 944. The returns for State officers show that State Treasurer, B. R. Lacy, led the Democratic ticket with 150,108; Secretary of State J. Bryan Grimes re ceived 150,093 ; Col. W. P. Wood, State Auditor, received 150.056 ; Superintend ent of Public Instruction J. Y . Joyner, 149,987; Attorney General Bickett, 150,069; Commissioner of Labor and Printing Shipman, 149,929; Commission er of Agriculture Graham, 149.998; Commissioner of Insurance James R Young,. 149,962; for Lieutenant Gover nor Daughtridge, Demoorat, received 149,779; Caskill, Taft Republican, 42, 400 and Greene, Bull Moose, 51,371 ; D L Gore, Bull Moose, candidate for State Treasurer, received 51,478. There was only a very slight differ ence in the votes for other defeated can didates for State offices. In the 10 congressional districts the Democratic candidates received a ma jority of 73,026 votes all opponents. The vote for the Democrats and their op ponents by districts is as follows. First District: Small, 12,537; Leg get t. 202. Second District : Kitchin, 1,1,091; Brown, 982. Third District: Faison, 11,624; Kennedy, 6,042 Fourth District: Pou, 13.906; Mitchell. 3,586. Fifth District : Stedman, 21,075; Unr ry, 15,995; Greene, 469. Sixth District : Godwin, 13.028; Norment, 181. Sev enth District : Page, 17,873; Laws, 12, 449. Eighth District: Doughton, 15, 180; Reynolds, 12,078. Ninth District: Webb, 17,072; Paul, 2,228; Smith, 7, 869. Tenth District: Gudger, 16,183 ; Staton. 14,237 ; White, 85. MR. WEBB A CANDIDATE. Democratic State Chairman Would Like To Be District Attorney. ASHEVILLE, Nov. 25. After hav ing the matter under advisement sever al days, Democratic State Chairman C A Webb today told friends that he would ask for the appointment as Dis trict Attorney, the position now held by A. E. Holton, of Winston. The posi tion pays $4,500, and few positions with in the gift of the President hold greater attraction for lawyers. Cameron Mor rison, of Charlotte , has authorized the announcement that he will not ask for this position, which presumably leaves Mr. Webb and Hon. Walter E. Moore as active candidate for the recognition. The Wilmington Terminals. The Seaboard Air Line means some thing by its plan to spend $5,000,000 in further promoting its lines in the South. Wilmington has become one of tne Seaboard's most important ocean terminals. It has been demon strated that harbor terminals here have made this end of the Seaboard Air Line a realizing proposition, and it is evidence that completer facilites at Wilmington will only add strength to the Seoboard system. As the pos sible link in a Western connection for the port of Wilmington some of these days, this division of the system is -certainly on the railroad map to stay. -Morning Star. . Patrick Pardoned. (By the Associated Press.) ' NEW YORK, Nov. 28. Albert T. Patrick, thrice on the verge of death in the electric chair and a life prisoner in Sing Sing for the murder of William Marsh Rice, ate his Thanksgiving din ner at home in New York tonight a free man. Pardoned yesterday by Governor Dix he was released from prison at 4:25 o'clock this afternoon and less than two hours later was in the welcoming arms of his wife at their home on Claremont avenue. President Taft has quietly informed friends that no matter how active his participation in a reorganization of the Republican party may be he is not to be regarded or oublicly referred to in political speeches or by publica tions as a possible candidate of the party in 191. HARMONY WILL PREVAIL. Leaders Will Consult Wilson Before Framing Tariff Bills. (By the Associated Prees.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. To President-elect Wilson will be left the task of determining whether the tariff alone is to be considered at the special ses sion of Congress next Spring, or whether general legislation shall be taken up; and wbetner the tariff is to be revised as a whole or by schedule. Representative Underwood, chair man of the Ways and Means Commit tee of the House, and Democratic tariff leader, said today he would make no decision on either of these points until he had talked with President-elect Wilson. He will meet Mr. Wilson probably in New York late in Decem ber or early in January and the plans for the extra session then will be ela borated and given to the House. "I can express now only my opin ion as a member of the committee," said Mr. Underwood. "I favor going through the entire tariff law aud re vising every schedule. Whether that revision will be a single bill or in a series of bills, each to cover a sched ule will not be demanded by the com mittee until we know Mr. Wilson's desires. "The House desires to work in entire harmony with the President and to that end will be guided by his wishes as fully as possible." Mr. Underwood talKed with many members of the House today and re ceived various expressions of opinion as to what the present and the extra session should do. The Ways and Means Committee will have a general meeting late next week and the Demo cratic members then will begin plans forthe opening of hearings in January, at which all persons will be allowed to present their tariff views. The desire of the Senate Democrats to participate in the original making of the tariff bills drew a definite state ment from Mr. Underwood, that the Senate would be fully consulted in all matters of preparation, but that the House would reserve to itself its full authority to make the original tariff bills. "I think the members of the Ways and Means Committee would be will ing to confer freely with the members of the two houses on questions arising on the tariff bill, but when these diff erences go to conferences they can be settled by compromise. The Senate may put amendments on to the House bill which the House would take as a matter of compromise in the end, but which it would not take as an original suggestion from the Wavs and Means Committee." FOREST CITY RUBAL NEWS. Oyster Supper And Cake Contest A Sue cess Local Notes. (Special to The Sun.) FOREST CITY, R 2, Dec. 2 The farmers are through with gathe ring their corn, picking cotton and sowing wheat. We have been having some real winter. The snow last Thursday morning was about about three inches deep and was quite a surprise. The cold weather has caused quite a lot of deaths among the fat hogs of this sec tion and the farmers- are enjoying a feast of hog and hominy just now. Rev. J. M. Goode filled his regular appointment at Bethany last Saturday and Sunday. Misses Eula Bostic and Cora Lewis, who are in school at Union Mills, spent Thanksgiving- with humefolks. Mr. Tillman Bridges, of Forest, City, is teaching tne Piney Ridge school this time. Mrs. J. W. Griffin and Miss Harrill are teaching at Tanner's Grove. Mr. J. Will GritBn is teaching in South Carolina near Spartanburg. The oyster supper and cake contest at Tanner's Grove last Saturday night was quite a success. Mr. Leon ard Baber got the cake for being the ugliest man. The voting was quite interesting. Green Hill Notes. (Special to The Sun.) GREEN HILL, Dec. 3 Miss Madge Wilkins, who has been teaching at Forest City, spent the week end with her mother. Quite a number from Rutherfordton spent Thanksgiving hunting in this section, among others were Messrs. W. K. Reid, John Wilson, Lee Big gerstaff, Cal and Douglas Simpson, Lee Jones and Mack McDaniel. Mr. Edgar Lewis entered school at Round Hill Academy Monday. Mrs. Ola Sims is teaching the Pied mont school during the absence of Mr. Brisao Ruoker. PROSPERITY HERE. Nothing Wrong With Business Say Statesmen Crops Are Fine. (By the Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. That the United States today is basking in the glow of th e greatest prosperity she has ever enjoyed, is the ontimistie view of members of the President' cabinet, Senators, Representatives and other prominent men who are pouring into the national capital preparatory to the convening of Congress. With the country's granaries bulg ing with the fruits of a bumper crop and her wheels of industry grinding public men today declared that even the change administration would not change tbeconduotof business through out the nation. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is among the most optimistic, assuring the nation that the agriculturists' pockets are full. "Nothing is the matter wiih condi tions in the business world," said the dean of the cabinet today. "Every thing looks fine and with the magnifi cent crops we have harvested this fall I see no reason lor apprehension. The farmers are obtaining good pr'ces and that means plenty of money in circulation." "The prosperity which we are enjoy ing," said Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel, "has, in my opinion, come to stay, and I do not look for even a disturbance of it for a long time." Other opinion about the prosperity reign today: Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia: "There is every reason to anticipate prosperous times in the United States. The industries of the country have nothing to fear from Democratic re vision of the tariff, and the present prosperity will go on indefinitely," Senator Borah, of Idaho: "I am not anticipating any business depres sion because of the coming adminis tration." Senator Smoot, of Utah: "In my judgment, the tariff bills the Demo crats will pass at the extra session will not be so radical as to affect the reign of prosperity." Speaker Champ Clark: "With the biggest crop ever raised, with a short age of labor and with all the factories in the land .working overtime or be hind with orders, the chances are 10 to 1 against any disturbance of the present prosperous era. ' ' THANKSGIVING AT C AR0LEEN Mr. Gee Hendriks And Miss Maggie Wall Married Personals. (Special to The Sun.) CAROLEEN, Nov. 28. Mr. Gee Hendricks and Miss Maggfe Wall were joined together in holy wedlock Key. S. M. Davis officiating. A beau tiful and becoming feature of the oc casion was that that the nuptials were celebrated on Thanksgiving Day. And what earthly gift is more to be prised and appreciated than a lovely wife and a loyal husband? Who soon er should give thanks than they who each other's hearts have won? All the way from ancient Egypt whose heathen citizens every year gave thanks to their corn god for a great corn crop, by the altars of Greece and Borne and the Jews the noble custom of setting apart days of Thanksgiving has Come through the Pilgrim Fathers across Plymouth Rock to us. While every day should be our Thanksgiving Day, at the same time a special season for for giving thanks well may be ob served. Seldom do days dawn so filled with loveliness and charm as this snow clad sun lighted morning truly a day of thanks; and as a people and as individuals we ought to make this and every day a set time of mov ing by faith and consecration up closer to our God of all the days. We are reminded this morning by the snowflakes and sunlight that all our gifts of greatest beauty and value come down from above. It is well known and very gratifying to all of us that Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks set ting out on a prosperous life voyage today will add one more to - our most excellent Rutherfore county homes. Let the Bible, the church paper, The Sun and high Christian ideals keep that and all our homes sunny, pure, heavenly and happy. Mr. Bruner Beam, one of the popu lar salesmen of the department store, is now at his home on the siek list and we hope much better. Mr. Horace Neal, of the same large house, has accepted a position in a big shoe store in the city of Wilson, N. C. Mr. J. H. Stead man, head manager here, has been quite sick but is now oavalesaent. i