THE EVENI5NT: TBIESALEHITTJN".' Ci, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER t Published Every Afternoon o ".- .-. , " ctt Sunday) ? - v;:4?-l East Hargatt ree 'v y ' Ralelrtl: N.1 CZkifrZ J. V. SIMMSv Editor ml PubUsher. ' w" ... Caultal Clt 'Pbone. '. h c lianatriui Editor IJiVt. ivvl'Ci . 118 City Editor f V?i i ' 17 8 ;. Business 0c:;..svv:i:f,'i78 Circulation .Department .'. ',".' ','' 36 i ',l.'v:''i C Raleigh V6neV; V Manning Editor . . , . . ... . . . . . 179 City Editor. ', 179 EuslHesif Offle . ..v.. ...... , . 179 fW MJBSCREPTIOK BATES. One ,Yar , ,V i ' .oo Hix Months .h " . 'i; ,;j 7. . , 2.50 Three Months J .., . 1.25 One Month i . ...45 One Week -,.... .10 1 ": ; 11 '. " :. " , - '' v If you have any trouble . In getting : Thfts Evening Times, telephone ' or write to the Circulation Department and have it promptly remedied. m ordering a change of address, give - both old and new addresses, , The Evening Times prints nona clean or objectionable advertising. Neither does it print whiskey jur any liquor ads. . i; , It la imperative that all communi cations be signed by the writer, other wise they will not be published. ,- ... ifesj, " ! : : ' "rr " Entered at the postofflce at Ral eigh, N. C, as second class matter. 'Who's Looney Now? If you have any troubles, jus i hold a mass meeting. " - ' 1 That mass" meeting idea Beems to have taken deep root in the minds of some people- In Wake. We hope it will not become epidemic. ' The question is" not whether you personally- like some of the candi dates or whether you are going to - stand by the democratic party. Don't : be a deserter after the light has started. ' . Tomorrow' is "Gift Day" at Rex Hospital' The, occasion is the anni veraary of the formal opening of the new. hoppital and of the first gift day The hospital is in need of many things and ,thef. Raleigh people again bate the opportunity of all joining together and helping, on the same day, this cause. We are all proud of the hospital. Let us show our pride and appreciation . tomorrow by giv ing something to help It to carry on . its work. Why not erect a large sign In front of the capitol building at the end of Fayetteville street with the word Welcome" on it. ? It would certainly be a nice thing for Home Coming Week. The two nice strings of-lights on Fayetteville street give the street a fine appearance on Saturday night and. on special occasions, . but the break, at the end Q(, the street .fi;out : lag the capitol makes it look as if our money .bad given out too quick. The' word "Welcome" Just at this point would certainly help the looks of the street. B. DIXON. The whole state sincerely mourns the death t Dr. B. P. Dixon. Per sonally be was one of the most lov -. sol or men ana in nis puouu me ue -:. was efncient and faithful to'every trust reposed In him His activities have been most, varied' and In -every position to .which he was called, wiiuer. jjuuim w pi tvuie, ue guru oi his beet. , ( s ' ' "HefButered the war as, a private served, through it, was wounded three Ums( and, came out of that great confllct-at the . age of 2 0 years, with the; rank jof captain. After the war headlight school for two years. Then be Entered; the active 'ministry and preached ; for ; some time. ' A bron chial, trouble made it necessary for hisa to. give up active preaching, so he -turned his attention to medicine and (or 10 years practiced that pro fession. ' Later he was for some years president of the Greensboro Female College. He, was also superintend ent of the Oxford Orphan Asylum for a period ot six years. 'He has served in the state legislature, and for nearly 10 years has teen, .state auditor, few men have had s,uch a : iVa remarkable career and ( aonahay d oae- their i werk bMrLr moro- .aw fully and goes to the other. Itfe ,wltk ' "y and goes to. th otht lift. , with TRADES rrj COUNCO n tanfla aii'heart, C TO THE WAKE COUNTY DESfOCRACY. ; .Th Evenly .Times feeln that It emM.of Wake conntjr jnst ai this lime, in view of the apparent UissatMiM-- tion on the part Of certain people in d ,in tfitrf routy The Evening Times fought the men who are now the nominees of. the party, tii.d for that reason a little advice from us may not be put of place. We hope It will have the effect of making some democrats : Btop and think; before they take some rash action and injure the demo cratic party, simply because they are a little mart. There certainly was not anyone in the fight who had more Raid about this paper, but when the found that our friends were defeated, the banner of the nominees at our masthead and have been supporting and will continue to stippot-t them until the day of election, and according to the democratic doctrine of the primary that the majority rules we do not see how any true democrat can do On last May 16th, iu speaking democrats we said:. . " "The primary has been the greatest protection the voter has ever had, in our, entire political system, against ence of unscrupulous men and demagogues. These men would use the will at Ute voters in the direct opposite to that Intended, if it were not for this system, of individual expression become known as the primary System. The primary gives the voter his individuality and. personality because it makes him absolutely free from the, Mill of those who in former times and under crude conditions gathered men together and by storm swayed them for good or bad. The primary is one osV the highest developments' in our political liberty and furnishes the keystoae of our free and untrammelled expressions. It is the First right of ith' voter, therefore its name. ) "Under the primary plan of organization it has never been possible for a combine, leader or clique to come in unawares and steal or get con .... trol of a party organization and carry it off for selfish and personal inter es'tw., ' That Is the reason the primary has become so popular with the masses -and has been adopted by all pped sections. One of the democratic it has always lieen our idea that we should go into the priamry and vote for ouf choice and then if we "were true democrats we would abide by the result and' Vote for the nominees. In other words the majority rules in a Itrhnary and tliat is or has always been democratic doctrine and is yet when democracy Is considered by the We are believers in thf1 primary as the power of last resort for all democrats and we further believe that when the primary has decided a thing that a democrat is kicking out of the party if he refuses to abide by the decision of the majority in that primary. Before the primary was held we fought the idea of having a mass meeting. We have never seen the good of a mass meeting and if .they do no more good in the future than they have done in the past we never The old ring crowd in Wake county meeting as being undemocratic That and if it was undemocratic then, pray it is now, after the light is air over to bolt the decision of the primary and independent ticket. If it was wrong in things in a mass meeting way, then it for those who lost in the fight to kick bolt the ticket and raise trouble by We may not like some of the nominees personally; we may doubt their democracy; but If the ring had been have made the same complaint if they Therefore, the question comes down to this: Are we, as democrats, willing to bolt the democratic party after going in the primary? Are we willing to see the party' divided and possibly turned over to the republicans just because we do not believe in and like tlie Cbunty, personally? Our duty is Wake county. . --The 'movement of certain people day and put out a ticket against the 'with1 danger to the party in Wake county. There is not a ghost of a chance for such a ticket to win a single office of the' democratic party is not going proposition but there is the chance dissatisfaction that the party will split stay at home that neither side will have a large vote and the republicans will carry the county. An independent ticket would not draw anything from the republicans, but it would divide the democrats and leave the field i th rnuhllian and let them come Into nower in the county. That Is the real danger of the whole thing. We trust that this movement will the old county officers. They are men of the highest character and men whom the county has delighted to honor, and they are men who will be honored by their county again in the future, provided they do not take any Interest in such a revolt against the primary as is threatened in this move ment. These men have served their well rewarded by the party, and they places they can come before'the party and tliat their friends will support wrong step now it will tie the hands of their friends in the future. ''' We cannot see how the democrats of Wake who went into a priamry can come out and organize- an independent movement tliat can result in nothing but a help to the republicans. You went into the primary and took your chances. You fought a good fight, and If you did not fight hard you have no one to blame but yourselves. When the ballot was counted at the primary It was found that you were in the sad minority, and if yon are good democrats you Will be men and stand 4y the nominees, whether jou like them or not. From what we know of the primary and the methods used by both sides we believe that as many republicans voted on one side as on the other, and the thing for us to many republicans voted In the primary, of them we can convince that it Is the to vote the democratic ticket In November. If we spilt up like this pray tell us' what argument will we have to Induce republicans to vote the ticket in Wake county. We expect to support and work primary from Dr. Hikes down to constable, because we love the democratic party we do not; propose to let any man or men drive us out of the party and we do not propose to do a great wrong because we believe some maa dUTa small wrong. , We believe that It la the duty of every aemocrat I Wa& toanty not only to support this ticket but to work for it. Jron bolt the ticket and the party loses the county you as democrats will 'be responsible. Shall we aa democrats bolt the primary and cause a rtaptureln the party tliat will possibly turn the county over to the repub licans' wad give us such men In control of the county as we had some years aga?'jjftrtt of all, gentlemen, you should be democrats. should give some advice to the denv the ranks. In the primary which was dirty things said about them tnan was smoke cleared away after the light we and like true democrats we unfurled otherwise. - , of the primary system in use by the ' ' boss rule and the dominating infln of the will of the voter which has parties except in remote and undevel hobbies lias been the primary and leaders above personal power." expect to see any good come from one, fought and ridiculed the idea of a mass was before the primary, mind you, tell us how much more undemocratic and tlie nominees had a fair majority, hold a mass meeting to put out an the first place, as we all held, to do certainly is a hundred times worse out of the democratic harness and another mass meeting. nominated the present nominees might had been willing to bolt the ticket. some of the nominees or leaders In FIRST to the democratic party in to have a muss meeting next Satur- nominees of the primary is one filled in the county, because the backbone off after such a nameless, senseless that such a thing will create so much into two factions, and so many will receive no support whatever from party well, and they, too, have been should feel that in giving up these in the future and ask for anything, them to the last, but if they make the do now is to stop fighting over how and get to work to see how many right and only thing for them to do for and vote for the nominees of the IN THE r.IAIL 'ML - The Times will accept for publication in Its Mail Bag col umns, . short, vigorous letters , on questions of public Interest. It cannot undertake to publish letters ' exceeding 250 words, and reserves the -right rigidly to condense communications which are of greater length. Letters should be written on one side of the paper only, and must con tain the name and address of ' the writer, but these will not be . published If request to that ef fect is made. Help! Help! To Tho Times: '. The County Commissioners have adopted the blanket policy as far as road repair work Is concerned on the Hillsboro road,; for they have covered that portion of the road between St irary'a School and the fair grounds with a blanket of dust about six inches deep. Nice and warm and dry it 1?, lighter than air it nils the surround ing atmosphere the houses and inci dentally the nasal organs, lungs and eyes of the people who dwell along this thoroughfare, and hay fever, with its accompanying pleasantries of sneezes, coughs, melting eyes sore throats, headaches, etc., is now epe demic, and the landscape Is covered with a coat of a natural red-gray tint, while our souls and hodles are hid beneath a smother of dust, hot, dry,' miserable dust, to which we must re turn some day, but to which we ob ject to having heaped upon our un offending and defenseless heads thus prematurely, and before our time has come. Old Mother Earth will issue her summons for us In her own good time, and until that time Oh! dear, good County Commissioners spare an inof fensive, suffering people. Send us the water wagon, send us any kind of a wagon, just so It con tains wetness enough to lay the dust its awful. ' Send a cart load of dust brushes to get the dust out of our clothes. Send us a car load of Hay Fever medicine do something for us. Help us; if you don't believe we need help, just pay us a visit and give us a chance to roll you in this dust, and I pledge you by word that you will readily agree with us that this dusty proposition is more than we should be called upon to continue with, and you will do your best to help us. Send us the water wagon, and fill our road with mud, for It at least can't fly about, it can only soil our soles, while this dust is affecting soul, spirit, life and all that goes to make life worth living. In the language now In vogue in our part of the moral vineyard, goodby ad baye bere sood had a good ' raid, ker-choo-snort- snlffle-wheeze-ald id awfood? " A. H. Y. Dr. B. F. Dixon Passed Away Last Night (Continued From Page One three children, B. F, Dixon, Jr., and Wright T. Dixon, of Raleigh, and Mrs. W. L. Balthis, of Gastonia; also three step-sons, Mr. S. J. Durham, a lawyer of Bessemer City; Mr. R. L, Durham, of Cleveland, . Tenn., and Rev! Plato Durham, of Concord. Mrs. Balthis, Rev. Plato Durham, and Mr P, J. Durham arrived here this after noon at 1 2 :.30 o'clock. Body At Home. The body of Dr. Dixon was taken to his home at 127 North McDowell street early this morning, where it will stay until the funeral Jsrrange ments are completed. Messages of CondoleiVi The news of Dr. -Dixous death spread all over the state, and early this morning messages of sympathy to the bereaved family began to ar rive from every section of North Carolina, showing how great an affec tion the people had for the deceased, State In Mourning. . The flags on the capitol are flying at half mast and the state depart ments are closed today. The audi tor's office and the capitol building are draped in mourning. Governor Kitchin called a special meeting of the council of state this morning at 10 o'clock, for the pur pose of making the official arrange ments for the funeral. : Grief-stricken Veterans. The news of the death of Dr. Dixon came as . a terrible shock to the Confederate veterans and today these erixzled hemes of the Civil War are mourning the loss of their great friend and comrade. It is touching to see these old fellows, as with bow ed heads and with tears streaming down their cheeks they discuss the loss of their beloved friend. It Is doubtful if any event In the last de cade has caused the old soldiers bo much sorrow as this loss. The In mates at the Soldiers' Home were al most overcome with grief when the news was carried to them. ' For ten years Dr. Dixon has been secretary of the trustees of the Home and bad the Institution directly under his care. He considered it his greatest 'and most pleasant duty to aid and com fort the heroes of the Lost Cause,- $nd his words of cheer or sympathy have lightened the load of many. When a veteran was sick. Dr. Dixon was at his bedside; when there were days of rejoicing. Dr. Dixon rejoiced with them; in sunshine and in Bor row, it was always Dr. Dixon who was there. His efforts in "behalf of the veterans were untiring, and often he would make dally trips to the Home to look after the welfare of DR. B. the inmates. His place is vacant and can never, never be lilled. Sketch of His Mfe. Benjamin .--Franklin : Dixon was born in Cleveland county, March 27, 184C. He was a son of Tliomafe Dixon and was of .'English ancestry, with just a touch of Irish. He se cured his education at White Plains Academy in Cleveland county. Soldier At Fifteen. When the War Between the States broke out, though only fifteen years of age, he entered the service of his state .enlisting in Company D, Fourth Volunteers, afterwards known as the Fourteenth North Carolina regiment. Despite his youth, by his bravery and good conduct young Dixon received the appointment of Becond lieutenant of Company G, Forty-ninth North Carolina, and when . it's captain was killed at Petersburg? Benjamin F. Dixon was promoted to All the vacan cy, though still a minor. ' Among the battles Capt. Dixon par ticipated in were: Yorktown, feeven Pines, Malvern Hill, Gaines' Mill, Frazier's Farm, Fredericksburg, Chancelloi-sville, Drury's Bluff and nine months siege at Petersburg. He was wounded three times: in his right arm at Drury's Bluff, Ills left arm at Malvern Hill and in the side at Petersburg. He was captured at Five Forks, April 1. 1805, v Though a tried and true veteran of four years service in the war in which he .participated in some of the bloodiest battles in history, Capt. Dixon returned to iiis'home in Cleve land county at the age o? twenty years. , After the War. At the end of the war Captain Dixon took up teaching, which he fol lowed for two years, when he decided to enter the ministry and successful ly, passed the examination before the theological board of trie Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and, con nected himself with the South Caro lina conference, his first charge being at Snniter. He was transferred to North Carolina, first, to Monroe and later to Shelby, which .'charge was made stationary on account of his health. . He decided to lake up the study of medicine and graduated from the Charleston Medical College in 1874 and located at Kings Mountain, where lie practiced for about ten years. .. In 1883 he was chosen superin tendent of (he Oxford Orphan Asy lum, succeeding Superintendent Mills, where for six years he dis charged the difficult duties attend ing this responsible position. " In 1890 he was unanimously elect ed president of the Greensboro Fe male College by the trustees. , Owing to the death of the superintendent of the. Oxford Orphan Asylum, he was chosen superintendent until a perma nent one could be secured, and for a time looked after, both the college and the orphanage. In 1896 he resigned and returned to Cleveland county'and that fall was elected to the house of representa tives, where he won considerable re cognition on account of his ability. . Again a Volunteer. When the Spanish-American war broke Hint in 1898, Dr. Dlxori, though over fifty years of age, ten dered his services to the government and was commissioned major of the Second North Carolina volunteers. Like many others, he was unable to get to the front on account of the short duration of hostilities and was mustered but In this city, November 25, 1898 His two sons, Ben. F., Jr., and Wrlj. it T. Dixon, who were stu dents at Trinity College, were also volunteers for this war. , v ' Married Mrs. Durham. Dr. : Dixon was married to " Mrs. i Nora Catherine Durham, widow of Honorable Plato Durham and daugh-i r..ii:;f:fNit5W- X s0. .... .r."? i F. DIXON. tor of Dr. James W. Tracey, of Kings Mountain. Fleeted State Auditor. In 1900 Dr. Dixon was nominated by the democrats and elected to the ollice of auditor for'tae State of North Carolina. He was elected again in 1904 and in 1908, and was serving his third term when he died. He was secretary of the board of trustees of the Soldiers' Home, member mf the commission tliat is preparing a 'complete roster of the Civil War for the United States gov eminent. He was the author of the supplementary '.history of the Forty ninth North Carolina regiment, C s. a. ;. : .: '.', - '; Dr. Dixon was a Mason, being a uast master, an Odd Fellow, a mem ber of the Knights of Pythias and the Junior Order of the United Auieri can Mechanics. '.- A .led Speaker. Dr. Dixon has been in great de mand to speak at various occasions, and has doubtless addressed people at as many differeat places In the state as any living man. His versa. tile mind, natural ability as an ora tor and his humor made !iiin one of the state's leading speakers. Whether at reunions, religious gatherings, ed ucational meetings or political speak ings. Dr. Dixon was always in de. mand. He had an abiding faith in his fellow man and his thorough knowledge of people and conditions enabled him to touch a responsible chord in his auditors such as few peo ple could. Funeral Tomorrow, It was announced this afternoon that the funeral of Dr. Dixon would take place from the Kdenton street Metho dist church tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The interment will be in Oak wood Cemetery and the burial will be counducted by the Masons. Will Lie In State. The 'body will be brought to .the capitol this afternoon where it will lie in state until time for the burial to morrow 'afternoon. , A -squad Of Confederate veterans from Soldier's Home under command of Cupt. W. S, tiineberry will constitute a guard of honor and will take turns in standing at the catapolgue which has been erected 'in tlie rotunda. Veterans of 'hi Spanish-American war will' also act as guards, as will representatives of L, O'R. Branch camp of Confederate veterans of which Dr. Dixon was commander. The repre sentatives of the L. O'B. Branch Camp -selected for duty are Messrs. George Johnson, W. B. Royster,. James Wedden and James J. Lewis. Messrs. Lewis and Royster will also represent the famous Confederate Drum Corps. The body will be escorted from the residence to the capitol. by representa tives of the Masons, and will be placed on the eatapolKue where It will be viewed by the public from five o'clock this afternoon until 3 tomorrow after noon. ; - The interior of the capitol building is draped in black and white, and the rotunda is draped from floor to dome. The catapolgue is banked witn masses $100 REWARD, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at least one dreadful disease that science has been able to cure in ail Its -stages, and that la Catarrh. Hall' Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical . fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis ease, requires a contitustlonal treat ment Hall's" Catarrh Cure is taken internally, .acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foun dation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing Its work. The proprietors have so much faith in Its curative powers that they, offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it. fails to -cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY ft CO.. Toledo, Ohio. ' Bold by all druggists, 75c. . Take Hall's Family Pills, for con-stiipaUou. of flowers sent by tiiends .-and'.orsanlf; xuttoim from all over tlte stale. 's Resolutions by Council of State, vy ';The council of stats-adopted the ?oll lowing resolutions .. tflfflay; '. . "In the death of Benjamin FrapklhV Dixon, elate auditor on Monday night, , September 26th, 1910, the - State "of North Carolina lost one of her ablest and most loyal sons; a gallant soldier anil a patriotic statesman. " V , t He was a man of varied tujents, and rendered eminent serylce to bis peioalt as soldier, minister, physician 'teachr and statesman.- - ." .. ' - We, his associates In the Executive Department, who knew his worth, -felt most keenly his taking away. We alise the state's Inestimable los, and experience a deep personal bereave. ment In the departure of . one Whose genial nature, lovable disposition ait'd true - friendship endeared him to .all who "Came In contact with him, and marked him the highest type of North Carolina manhood. - Y :" To his family, In their affliction, tender our heartfelt sympathy, and ret quest them to permit his remain, to lie in state In the rotunda of the cap1 itol, that those who knew and loved him may pay a last tribute to his memeory. . ' i" " It la ordered, as a mark of respect that the state flag be half masted until after the interment, and that the cap, ltol be draped In mourning for htrty days. i A copy of these resolutions will bfi sent to Dr. Dixon s . Tamuy. ILL FROM FEVER. Three Members' of Senator Paynter'p Family Have Typhoid. j Chicago, Sept. 27 The senatorial Inf. vestigation of the election of William Lorlmer to the United States senate may be temporarily adjourned ,. oi at least retarted, owing to a. startling situation confronting Senator Paynfer of Kentucky, one of the members of the committee. ' ' ' Mrs. Paynter and three toher menf bers of the senator's family are criti cally ill with typhoid fever. Senator Paynter received a disquieting - tele- gram this morning and Immediately. wired Frazler to come to Chicago as snnn no nosfllhle to take his nlare An ne may go home to his family. Thj' senator appears to be 111 from worijy. Saved a Soldier's Life. 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