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RUTHERFORDTON, N. C, THURSDAY, CECEMBER J2, 19J2.
$1.00 A YEAR.
ANY
ROUTE OF NEW RAILROAD
The Transcontinental Will Be Built
Says The Times.
There's a lack of definite informa
tion concerning the new railroad that
is disappointing to those who hope to
see another line penetrate these moun
tains.
It is known that such gigantic deals
as this new road, involving theexpen
diture of untold millions are closed
slowly. It is possible, many well in
formed men believe, that nothing defi
nite will be known untilthe new Con
gress has shown its hand, outlined its
tariff and currency legislation, and
indicated to the Money Kings just
what treatment they may expect.
But that the road will be built there
can be no manner of doubt. The re
cent story published in the Asheville
Citizen was all but authoritative. It
is known that the road was on the very
eve of beine built before this and
would have been built save the acci
dental death of the financial agent
Blake in England. Blake held the
many and varied strings in his hands
which controlled ten millions of Eng
lish capital. One of the best known
men in North Carolina, a man actively
interested in railroads and railroad
buildinsr, an unquestionable authority,
assured the writer that had not Blake
died dirt would long ago have been
moved on the Transcontinental Rail
road. The road will be built. The time is
ripe for it aDd here is a rough outline
of the final survey: The main line
starts at Rutherfordton, connecting
there with the Seaboard Air Line,
runs in a westerly direction to a point
three miles northeast of Henderson
ville, thence in a northwesterly direc
tion towards Asheville, thence wester
ly connecting with the Knoxville &
Sevierville at Sevierville and running
into Knoxville. It crosses the South
ern's tracks near Brickton and strikes
the French Broad Kiver near the new
steel Dridge formerly known as Fan
ning's bridge.
A southern branch line is to con
nect with the main line three miles
northeast of Hendersonville, running
thence to this city, and paralleling the
Southern's tracks to Tuxedo, thence
under the Southern, passing the Green
River Mills, crossing Green river,
thence up Terry's Creek to Gao Creek
Gap. thence down Gap Creek and con
necting with the Greenville and Knox
ville at Drake's.
Two surveys as to the depot here
have been made. One calls for a
union station, the other locates the
depot about a quarter mile east of the
present station.
The survey of the route from the
junction of the main line and Southern
branch, three miles northeast of Hen
dersonville, to Drakes, was recom
mended by Engineer H. G. Bailey last
November and his report was adopted.
Western North Carolina Times.
MINT IS GONE.
Charlotte Loses Government' Money
Making Enterprise.
(Special to Charlotte Observer.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. The old
Charlotte Mint is done for, and will
go the way of other things. Repre
sentative E. Y. Webb, of the ninth
district, has kept the mint on the ap
propriation bills two years by sheer
doggedness. Last year he won, but
after the battle was over realized that
the mint would soon be discontinued.
Again this year, the House Commit
tee on Appropriations failed to pro
vide for it, and Mr. Webb will not
continue his fight, as he feels that the
people of Charlotte prefer that the
mint property be used for something
else. Mr. Webb said today that he
would do whatever the people of the
city wanted him to do.
Representative Page, who is a mem
ber of the appropriations committee,
is of the opinion that nothing would
save tne mint another time.
Sidna Allen Testifies.
(By the Associated Press.)
WYTHEVILLE, VA., Dec. 7. Sid
na Allen of the Hillsville gunmen,
testified today a, his trial for the mur
der of Commonwealth Attorney Foster
at the Carroll court house shooting.
He denied having planned the shooting
and declared that his flight to Des
Moines, where he was taken, was to
permit public sentiment to cool down
when he intended to return and give
himself up.
Eight other witnesses gave testimony
aimed to prove the contention that the
Aliens shot at the court officers in
self defense, thinking they were being
attacked.
BASEBALL? SCHEDULE.
Col. Henry Blunt To Give Enter
ment At Westminster.
(Special to The Sun.)
RUTHERFORDTON, R-4, Dec. 9
Col. Henry Blunt, of Wilson, orator,
humorist and poet, will give one of
his entertainments at Westminster
Saturday night, December 14th. We
are very fortunate in getting Colonel
Blunt, as he is very intertaining and
keeps his audience laughing from start
to finish. A small admission fee will
be charged to cover his expenses. If
you want to laugh come out.
The holidays will soon be here and
everybody in school is looking for
ward to them with pleasant anticipa
tions. All the students will go home
Friday, December 20th, and remain
until December 31st, when school will
take up again.
Miss Gertrude Keister, teacher of
German in Statesvilie Female College,
spent the week end here with her friend,
Miss Katherine Stuart.
Messrs. Bradv, Lynch and Fowler
are spending the day in Forest City.
Rev. T. E. P. Woods attended a
called meeting of King's Mountain
Presbytery at Shelby last week.
The jerseys have been awarded to
the following men of the Varsitv foot
ball team. Phan. Oheler, Morrison H.
Bost, Morrison F. Lynch, Rarringer
F. Huffstetler, Black, Fowler, Brady.
Manager W. W. Waddell is busy
making out his baseball schedule. He
has two games scheduled with the
Asheville Athletic School to be played
in Asheville about the last of March.
The team will be one of the best West
minster has ever put out, with Capt
Morrison, Black, Huffstetler, Brady
Lynch and Fowler back, and plenty of
material to pick from. Coach Phan
expects to put out a winning team
next spring.
TRIES TO MARRY NEGRESS.
White Man Secures License, But It
Is Revoked.
(By the Associated Press.)
SALISBURY, Dec. 8. Will Wil
son, a white man who claims to oe a
South Carolinian, secured a license
here yesterday to marry Roas Brown,
a Kowan county negress, ana when
the register of deeds, learning ot the
color of the bride to be, revoked the
license, Wilson and the woman creat
ed a scene on the streets and were
finally locked up, after a crowd had
collected for the purpose of runniner
them out of town. A pistol was found
on Wilson and he was sentenced to
the roads for thirty days tor carrying
a concealed weapon. Both will be
tried on a more serious charge later.
Magistrate Jtiecker. on whom Wilson
called to perform the ceremony, was
refusing to marry the pair, stating
that the woman was well known in the
Woodleaf section as a negress. It
was after this that Wilson made
threats to the register of deeds for re
volting the license, and he and the
negress made a row at the depot that
caused their arrest.
Green Hill Items.
(Special to The Sun.)
GREEN HILL, Dec. 9. -Mr. J. B.
Rucker, who has been teaching in
Polk county, returned home Friday
on account of the sickness of his
brother, Mr. Brisco Rucker.
Miss Georgia Biggerstaff, who is at
tending school at Round Hill, spent
Saturday and Sunday at home.
Mrs. Nettie King spent- Saturday
and Sunday with her cousin, Mrs. R.
S. Williams at Rutherfordton.
Mr. Lee Biggerstaff, of Rutherford
ton, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Biggerstaff.
Mr. Fred Williams, of Rutherford
ton, made a flying trip to Green Hill,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearle Metcalf are all
smiles. "It's a girl."
Mr, Henry Edwards visited relatives
at Rutherferdton, Sunuay.
Preparations For Christmas.
CBpeclal to The Sun t
CAROLEEN, Dec. 9. The Caroleen
schools and churches are making
elaborate and illuminating prepara
tions for Christmas. The Babe of
Bethlehem will receive a royal and
joyful reception. As the temples of
civilization and religion are building
larger and loftier, the Christ is re
ceiving honors more largely and find
ing lodgement in more hearts and
homes.
Rev. C. T. Tew has been in attend
ance upon the Baptist Convention at
Goldsboro, and with his excellent wife
visiting their homeland in the flowery
and fruitful lands of eastern Carolina.
Our Caroleen sick folks are nearly
all convalescent.
THE CATTLE TICK.
Life Story Of Destructive Pest To
Be Depicted In Moving Pictures.
(Special to The Sun.)
COLUMBIA, S. C, Dec. 6 Com
pletete details of the life story of the
destructive cattle tick will be depicted
im moving picture films at the Fifth
National Corn Fxposition here next
month. Uncle Sam will conduct a
moving pictuie show at the exposition,
as one of the numerous features of the
elaborate government exhibit, and one
entire reel will be devoted to a close,
detailed study of the life and habits of
this expensive pest, its rapacious
methods of obtaining a living, and the
most effective methods of eradicating
it.
The cattle tick film has recently
been completed, after two years of re
search. It has been given a prelimi
nary try-out before Secretary Wilson j .
and other omciais or tne department,
but its first public appearance will be
reserved for the Fifth National Corn
Exposition, which opens January 27.
This reel is highly instructive, and
will especially interest the cattle own
ers of the South, who are estimated to
lose annually from $50,000,000 to $100,
000,000 through the cattle tick alone,
magnified many times, the ticks in all
stages of growth will crawl upon the
screen before the audience.
This reel is supplementory to the
cattle dipping vat another instructive
feature of the department exhibit, at
which will be actually demonstrated
this most certain, effective and perma
nent method ot eradicating the cattle
tick.
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Sunday School Convention.
The Sunday School Convention of
Sandy Run Association will meet with
the Shiloh Baptist church in Ruther
ford county on the fifth Sunday in
December and Saturday before,
troductory sermon by Rev. J.
Goode Saturday 11 o'clock a.
missionary sermon by Rey; C. T.
Sunday 11 o'clock a. m.
First Scripture Matthew 11:28.
Speakers, A. D. Lancaster and J. R.
Matheny.
Second Scipture Corinthians 16:2
Speakers, G. B. Pruitt and J. M.
Goode.
First Query. Why should we have
a Sunday School. Speakers, Orson
Morrow and Z. D. Harrill.
Second Query, w hy does the church
exist. Speakers, C. T. Tew and W
M. Gold.
Third Query. The demands of the
Sunday School. Speakers, J. M.
Lewis and C. M. Teal.
J. R. MATHENY, Secretary.
UNION MILLS MATTERS.
Society To Give Entertainment Fri
day Night Other News.
(Special to The Sun.)
UNION MILLS, Dec. 10. Mr. Man
ley Morris, who has a Dosition as
railroad operator at Whitney, is here
on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E L. Morris.
Miss Georgia Biggerstaff, of Round
Hill school, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Biggerstaff, at Green Hill.
Mrs. J. B. Eaves, has been quite
sick for the past several days. Her
many friends trust she will soon re
gain her former health.
Miss Pearle Flack spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. B. Flack on Rutherfordton
R-3.
Miss Estelle Daves, of Morganton,
s spending several days in and a-
round Union Mills, visiting relatives
and friends.
Mr. J. EL Burgess is putting in an
other corn mill at this place and will
soon be ready to go to werk.
Professor Giles, of Marion, was a
visitor at Round Hill School last
Tnursday afternoon and delivered a
short address to the students, which
was enjoyed very much.
Mr. L. A. Hamrick has sold his
house and lot lying near the school
building to Mr. C. M. Lewis. Mr. J.
C. Guffey has also sold his house and
lot to Mr. T. A. Bridges. There isn't
a vacant house in town at present.
The Mclver Literary Society, of
Round Hill school, will give their an
nual public Friday nisrht, December
20th. All are invited to come.
MRS. SUSAN BARBS.
Aged And Esteemed Lady Of
leen Dead.
Caro-
(Special to The Sun.)
CAROLEEN, Dec 7. Mrs. Susan
Barrs, wife of Mr. Benjamin Barrs
of this place, died. December 3 while
on a visit to friends at Rutherfordton.
She was 60 years of age and had spent
her life as a devoted Christian. Her
every day life was such as to make
her remembered by those who knew
her and her membership in the Baptist
church meant constant consecration.
Her husband and two sons, Rev.
William Barrs, of Greensboro and
Mr. Oscar Barrs ot Caroleen, survive.
The funeral was held at Boiling
Springs cemetery Wednesday.
The big snake owned by the Sparks
circus, now in winter quarters in Sal
isbury, died last week. The reptile,
says a Salisbury news item, was 26
feet long weighed 250 pounds and was
said to be 200 years old. The age
part is of course guess word.
Bostic Briefs.
(Special to The Sun.)
BOSTIC, Dec. 10. We have been
having some very warm weather for
Dfc jmber, which changed suddenly to
almost severe cold weather ouch
changes in weather are likely to give
one pneumonia, influenza, grippe and
colds.
Mr. James Dycus was at Rutherford
ton Sunday visiting his sister, Mrs.
D. Spratte, who is the hospital there.
She is getting along nicely.
Rev J. F. Moser filled his regular
appointment at Salem church Sunday.
Mr. Milard Early, of Forest City,
was a pleasant visitor in this section
Sunday.
Quite a large crowd of people of this
section attended the birthday service
at Mr. C. D. Green's in honor of his
mother, Mrs. Maleney Bailey. Quite
a large crowd was present and all en
joyed the day. The service was closed
with singing.
Gilkey News Notes.
(Special to The Sun.)
GILKEY, Dec. 10. Mr. Jlato Ben
nett, who has been quite sick with ty
phoid fever, is rapidly improving.
Fred and Russell Loe-an. of West
minster, visited in Gilkey Sunday
night.
There will be services in the Gilkey
Methodist church on Wednesday night
conducted by Rev. Albert Sherrill,
the new preacher.
Miss Effie Morrow spnt Saturday
and Sunday in Rutherfordton.
We have quite a large school this
year, something over eighty scholars
are enrolled.
Miss Effie Lynch spent Monday
night at her home near Gilkey.
Mrs. C. F. Cline spent Tuesday
shopping in Rutherfordton.
DANIELS ENDORSED.
North Carolina Senators And Con
gressmen Take Action.
(By the Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. At a meet
ing of the North Carolina Congress
men tonight Josephus Daniels was en
dorsed for a Cabinet position. The
delegation signed a letter to President
Wilson asking for the appointment of
Mr. Daniels.
No definite decision was reached up
on the patronage question, which was
considered for some time. No friction
developed in this discussion.
The meeting was held in Senator
Overman's room and all of the North
Carolina Congressmen, except Kit-
chin, Webb and Stedman, were pres
ent. Mr. Page was told to speak and
vote for the three absent members
Senator Simmons presided oyer the
conference.
The letter to Mr. Wilson reads:
"The undersigned Senators and
members in Congress from North Car
olina wish to say to you that we con
sider Hon. Josephus Daniels pre-emi
nently qualified for a Cabinet position
Therefore, if you find it practicable to
give our State representation in your
Cabinet, we earnestly requested the
appointment of Mr. Daniels."
Both Senators and Congressmen
signed the letter immediately: Pou,
Page, Gudger, Godwin, Small, Faison
and Doughton signed the letter im
mediately. Congressmen Webb, Kit-
chin and Stedman had authorized Mr.
Page to approve of the purported ac
tion in their names. They will sign
the letter before it is mailed to Mr
Wilson. Chairman Simmons was in
structed to appoint a committee of the
delegation to present the letter to the
President-elect.
UNCLE SAM WILL HELP.
Will Appropriate $10,000 to County That
Will Put Up $20,000 For Roads.
The Governor has been requested
by the Postmaster General and the
Secretary of Agriculture to have se
lected in this State a suitable road
about 50 miles long, over which there
is delivery of mail by rural carriers;
and he has been informed by them
that when arrangements are made by
the State of North Carolina or any of
its local sub-divisions to raise $20,000,
the United States will set aside $10,000
additional from the approDriation
granted by Congress for such pur
pose, and that the government will ex
pend the sum of $30,000 thus provided,
or so much of it as seems wise, for the
improvement and maintenance of the
road selected.
The Governor will call this matter
to the attention of the Legislature and
in the meantime he hopes that tne
counties of the State or other sub-di
visions desiring to avail themselves of
the government's apuropriation will
give this matter consideration and
show their readiness to raise the said
sum of $20,000. Raleigh Times.
President Taft is so anxious to get
Republicans fixed in office before he
leaves the White House that he has
reappointed some postmasters whose
terms have not expired.
Do Your Shopping At Home.
Our merchants are carrying unusually large and complete stocks
of holiday goods this year and it will not be found necessary for you
to send away for anything. Quite a number of our leading merchants
and other business men are carrying advertisements in The Sun telling
you of the great variety of good they have for you. . Look them over
and make your holiday purchases at home. Don't send away for
anything.
Union Mills Rural News.
(Special to The Sun.)
UNION Mills R-l, Dec. 10. Miss
Sarah Rhodes is quite sick at this
writing. Dr. Edwards is treating her
and we hope she mav soon recover.
Mr. P. Hemphill was home to see
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hemp
hill, the 8th instant from Round Hill
school.
Messrs. J. Telles Miller, of Hickory.
Loyd Gardnis, of Hillsville, Va., and
W, A. Gunley, of Morganton, dealers
in timber and real estate, spent a few
days in the Cove last week stopping
at Prof. Z. C. Harris'.
Mr. M. P. Parker has moved his
shingie mill to S. R. Hall's.
Sermon On Women's Dress.
(By the Associated Press.)
COLUMBUS, IND., Dec. 5. The
Rev. F. L. Dimmitt, a Methodist
preacher, created a sensation in this
city by a sermon directed against the
mode of street dress now popular with
women. A special portion of the ser
mon was the quotation from the pul
pit of the following lines:
Little girl, you look so small,
Don't you wear no clothes at all?
Don't you wear chemise or skirt?
Don't you wear a pretty skirt?
Just your corset and your hose,
Are these all your underclothes?
The poet closed with a prediction that
After a while, I do believe.
You will dress like M other Eve.
President H. Q. Alexander, of the
North Carolina Farmers' Union, esti
mates that from 90 to 95 per cent of j
the cotton erop of the State has been
picked and ginned.
COLE L BLEASE SPEAKS.
Hurls Defiance At Constitution Be
fore Governors' Conference.
(By the Associated Press.)
RICHMOND, VA., Dec. 5. Half of
the fifty women in attendance on the
Governors' conference this afternoon
hurriedly left the hall when Gov Cole
L. Blease, of South Carolina, for the
second time defending his doctrine of
lynching negroes guilty of criminal
assault, without a trial, shouted his
platform, "To hell with the constitu
tion." This sentiment was in response to a
question hurled at him by Gov. Jos.
M. Cary, of Wyoming, who desired
to know if Governor Blease had not
taken an oath to uphold the constitu
tion and laws of his State, and if those
laws did not protect colored men as
well as white men.
"I will answer that question, ". re
plied the South Carolina. "And I
hope the newspaper men will get it
rierht, for in my campaign in South
Carolina they found that I am a fight
er and a cold-blooded fighter, he
added, grinding the words between his
teeth. "When the constitution steps
between me and the defense of the vir
tue of the white women of mv State, I
will resign my commission and tear it
up and throw it to the breezes. I have
heretofore said: "To hell with the
constitution. "
At this point fully twenty-five wo
men, some of them wives and daugh
ters of Governors, left the hall. See
ing this. Governor Blease subsided.
"Gov. Albert W. Gilchrist, of Flor
ida instatly uttered a stinging rebuke.
"The first thing," he said, "that indi
cates a manly man or a womanly wo
man is thoughtful consideration for
the people." He was cheered. The
greatest applause of the session had
previously greeted Governor Care 's
question.
Later, Gov. John F. Shafroth, of
Colorado, referred to the lynch law
doctrine. "One mob can do more in
jury to society," he said, "than twenty
murders because a lynching permeates
the entire community and produces
anarchy. The influence of mob rule
is most reprehensible. When laws
are made it should be the duty of a
Governor to enforce them, whether he
approves them or not. When the law
prescribes hanging for an offense, and
a man is found guilty, he should be
hung, whether white or black, and
there is no excuse for mob law. I con
ceive it to be our duty as Governors
to declare for law and order.
Announcing that there has not been
a lynching in North Carolina in six
years, Gov. W. W. Kitchin said the
sentiment for standing by the laws
daily gains strength. He believed
there should be conviction in nearly
eyery case where there is a lynching.
Governor Mann, of Virginia, added
that he would call every soldier in the
State if necessary to protect a man
under arrest and give him a fair trial.
FOR WOMEN TO READ.
A Quack That Deserves A Medal For
His Ingenuity.
That is a fine story that comes from
Illinois about the experience of the fat
woman with the quack. This woman
wanted to get rid of her surplus flesh
and did. A fat woman neighbor was
curious to know about it and was rec
ommended to the anti-fat doctor. He
gave the hopeful apDlicant a couple of
big capsules which he guaranteed
would pull her down 50 pounds in two
months. Her husband got hold of the
capsules and sent them to a doctor to
be analyzed. It was found that inside
each capsule reposed the head and
first link of a tapeworm and enough
food to keep the tapeworm alive for a
week. It was the operations of these
worms on the interior of the first pa
tient that had reduced her flesh and
the treatment would no doubt have
been equally as efficacious in the case
of the second patient. The story u-
ustrates the extent to which a quack
will ko in fleecing the credulous. The
fat woman who is not satisfied with
the way she was built does not de
serve any more sympathy than she
will get from a tapeworm. But this
particular quack deserves a medal for
his ingenuity. His treatment cost
only $25, but many women who read
about it, will probably become recon
ciled to their present corsage specifica
tions. Charlotte Observer.
Mecklenburg county has two candi
dates for the marshalship ol the west
ern .North Carolina district says a
Washington special to the Charlotte
Observer. They are W. C. Dowd, of
Charlotte and Larkin H. Robinson, of
Providence township. Many McDow
ell, of Morganton is also in the race.
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