VOL. XII. NO, 585.
TAYLORS VILLE, N. C , WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1913
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THE. MOUNTAIN SCOUT.
Published every Wednesday,
J. P. BABINGTON,
Entered at the Post Office, in Taylorsville, N. C, as second class matter, Feb
ruary 6th. 1902, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. ; O
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BIOGRAPHY OF MRS. CATHERINE BABINGTON.
Written by her youngest son, a Master. Mason and
member of Lee Lodge, No. 253, A. F. & A. M., Tay
lor srille, N, C. She was the only woman in the world
that ever received all the secrets of Blue' Lodge masonry.
This book tells how she came into possession of the sec
rets and was obligated. Price,
dress J. P. BABINGTON,
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Guests can use water from Barium Chloride-Calcium,
White Sulphur, Chalybeate and Eree Stone
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RATES. $8 to $12 per week. $1 to $2 per day.
$30 to $40 for four weeks. Children under eight
years and nurses $5 per week, $20 for four weeks. -.
Booklet and testimonials mailed on request
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' " ' Statesville, N." C,
at Taylorsville, North Carolina.
Editor and Publisher.
by mail, 25 cents. 'Ad
Taylorsville, N. C.
II
LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE
Latest News of General Interest That
Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.
V Klnaton. Will Ferrell and Jack
Temple, well known young men of
this city, miraculously escaped death
When an automobile In which they
were riding turned a complete somer
sault down a 14-foot embankment on
the road leading south from Kinston
Mooresville. A very quiet election
was held here to determine the issu
ance of bonds to the extent of $65,000
for sewerage, .water extension and
street improvements. All three meas
ures carried by an overwhelming ma
jority. . '
Concord. The first week of the
hookworm and sanitary campaign end
ed recently. At. every point in the
county the dispensary was a centre
of interest and a large number of peo
ple made preparation for examinations
a-future visits.
Greensboro. The Normal colleg
authorities are making preparations
to receive a large crowd for the Home
Makers' and School Improvement
Conferences to be held here during
the last week of the summer session
beginning Monday, July 21, and ex
tending, through Saturday, July 26.
Dunn. At the regular meeting of
the chamber of commerce the ques
tion of a union station to be built by
Durham and Southern and the A. C
L. was brought up, and as usual in
towns of this size, : the people are
divided so on the matter that there
seems no hope of unity of action, as
to where it should be located. -
Wilson Passengers from Kenly
tell' a story that causes one's blood
to boil, viz: An unknown negro at
tempted to crimlnall assault a mar
ried lady near Micro, in Johnston
county, but failed in his purpose. He
was tracked and caught at Bagley and
taken to Smlthfleld and lodged in
- Jail, where he is heavily guarded.
Durham City Electrician Whitaker
with his assistants went over the en
tire number of pull-boxes, 32, and gave
them a thorough cleaning and oiling.
Following this a new coat of red
paint was applied and now the alarm
pull-boxes are not only in much bet
ter Bhape, but present a good appear
ance. Asheville. A company of eighteen
players will arrive in Western North
Carolina within the next few days for
the purpose of securing moton pic
tures, among the mountains of this
section of the state. The moving
picture actors will spend their time
near Bat Cave, where four reels of
pictures were taken last fall.
Raleigh. Joe Womack, or his dou
ble, was caught on Nash Square and
is in the city prison on a charge of
murder. The big black , man denie?
both the murder and his identity. He
says he can establish an alibi. He will
he tried at the criminal term of court
in the near future if the case doer
not turn out to be mistaken identity.
Charlotte. Bed Men In Charlotte
and elsewhere were much interested
in the eighth district meeting of the
Improved Order of Red Men, which
was held at Dallas, Saturday, July 5
with visiting tribes from Chester and
Torkville, S. C. A large crowd was
present, estimated at 5,000 to partic
ipate in the exercises of the day. The
principal speaker of the . day was
Governor Blease of South Carolina.
Raleigh. The state hoard of educa
tion has adopted a resolution to th-
effect that the state will in no way a
any time undertake to revoke the
agreement entered into recently with
the contractors who are to undertake
the installation of the drainage sys
tem for Mattamuskeet releasing fif
teen thousand acres of the land in
volved from a mortgage that the state
holds for balance due for the state's
holdings in the drainage district
Statesville. The board of aldermen
is seriously considering the matter of
rescinding the franchise of the
Statesville Gas Company, which it if
believed has been legally forfeited by
failure of the company to give the
tows gas service. The matter was
discussed at a meeting of the board
and Mayor Caldwell and City Attorney
Thompson are now looking into the
matter with, a view to making recom
mendations to the board.
Greensboro. The board of educa
tion of Guilford county was in ses
sion here recently. School committee
men for the next two years were ap
pointed. Plans were outlined for en
forcing the compulsory : attendance
law tor the county enacted by the
recent general assembly. : v
Salisbury. The Rowan county com
missioners in session several ' days
ago extended the ' time for 'paying
atate and county taxes to August first
without costs being added. ' The limit
had been set for July 7, but the exten
sion was made for various good rea
son..'., '. ',. '?
STOCK DOESN'T PAY
Fl
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF STATE'S
PRISON OBJECTS TO AIDING
RAILROADS.
PENITENTIARY FUNDS SHORT
The Cash Now on J-land is Insuffi
cient For the Running Expenses.
Authorities Would Accept Money
Contracts For Convict Labor.
Raleigh. If the wishes of the board
of directors of the state's prison count
for much, railroads In search of con
vict labor will have to go elsewhere
than to the North Carolina peniten
tiary to secure it. In their report
made public recently the directors
and Superintendent Mann insist that
Article V, Section 4, o the State Con
stitution forbids state aid to railroad
construction unless approved by the
vote of the people.
The council : of "state, .-. however,
stands firm on retaining the system as
to fulfilling present contracts where
the promoters are meeting the terms
required by legislaive acts for such
aid.
The position of the directors is sim
ply that the railroad stor.'f Enquired
throueh hiring of convicts fails to
bring in the ready cash, and has of
ten failed to bring any. They do not
want to turn down, offers of cash fo
the prisoners' labor and run behind
on prison expenses, as the present
situation threatens to force them to
do. '
The prison directors report that
the prison is now absolutely without
funds except the railroad stock that
13 pronounced worthless. The run
ning expenses of the prison amount
upwards of $15,000 a month and wit!
no revenue except this railroad stock
for labor In sight until far into thf
fill, the state will probably have to
put up $93,000 or more for prison
maintenance by January 1. On the
other hand, there are numbers o:
applications for convict labor a
$1.50 cash a day that would quickly
created surplus at the prison, if
the railroad stock contracts were
terminated.
A lengthy report by Supt. Mann
gives in detail the conditions at ail
these railroad camps. It pronounces
the Atlantic and Transcontinental op
erations a "sham and pretense" at
the same time crediting its promot
era with honest intentions.
Education Board Holds Meeting.
The Iredell county board of educa
tion held Its .first meeting severe'
days ago under the new administra
tion which dates from July 1 and the
members of the board Messrs. J. H,
Hill, J. L. Bradley and W. G. Nichol
son and the new. county superinten
dent, Mr. R. M. Gray, all took the oath
of office. The work of appointing
new school committees was begun. It
is announced that a number of ladies
will probably be named as member?
of the school committees.
Storm Does Damage in Halifax.
A severe storm passed over Scot
land Neck and vicinity doing much
damage to the crops. While the storm
was not severe, at Spring Hill there
was considerable hail and a terrific
wind and the rain fell In torrents for
a few moments. It is said the hai:
did but little damage, but the wind
blew and 'twi3ted the corn and cottor
badly. At Hobgood, a few miles south
of here, there was a severe electric
wind and rainstorm. -
Meet Death Under . Southern Train.
Fred L. Sniathers, for the pas'
three years a switchman of thf
Southern Railway Company, met in
stant death on the Asheville yard
when he was crushed beneath,' a re
frigerator car, which was overturned
The deceased was horribly mangled
and whett .physicians arrived an ex
amination showed that he received in
ternal injuries which resulted in hi:
death.
.Wood is President of N. C. R. R. -
Governor Craig announces a new
directorate for the North Carolinr
Railroad Company and names W H.
Wood, prominent banker and busl
nes man of Charlotte, for president
and J. P. Cook of Concord, state, sen
ator. for1 secretary-treasurer. The
new directorate follows: I Bankt
Holt,' Alamance; W. T.. Brown. For
syth; J. M. Allen, Franklin; W. H.
Wood, Mecklenburg; C. S. Tomlln, Ire
dell;-John P. Yount, Catawba; J.' Q.
Gilkey, McDowell r J. R. B. Carraway.
Haywood. -" t ,;- - y'- '
Oil CONVICT LABOR
PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM
North Carolina Will Do Its Share To
ward Meeting the' . I ncreaee De
mand For Aluminum.
Raleigh. A special from Washing
ton states that the officials of the Uni
ted States geological survey . believe
that this statejwiill during the year 1913
do a great part in meeting the grow
ing demand for aluminum, through the
formation of the Southern Aluminum
Company, which has commenced oper
ations on the Yadkia river, in Stanly
county.
In k report of the production of alu
minum during the year 1912, issued
recently, the survey, states that last
year there was a notable increase in
the use of that meal, more than t5,
0000.000 pounds being consumed, com
pared with 46,125,000 pounds in the
preceding year. Not only was there
an increase in the domestic produc
tion, states the report, but there was
a decided growth in the imports of
the metal.
In commenting on the formation of
the Southern Aluminum Company in
this state, the report of the survey
states:
"To meet in part -the -growing de
mand for aluminum, the Southern
Aluminum Company, with a large cap
ital, has acquired a water-power site
on Yadkin river. In Stanly county,
North Carolina, and is now engaged
in the development of the property.
The projected operations of the com
pany and the additional fact that the
importation of foreign aluminum is
being ' stimulated by a keen demand
promise a sufficient supply of the met
al in the future.
North Carolina New Enterprises.
The : Interstate Stores Company,
Greensboro, is chartered for the es
tablishment of a chain of department
stores. The charter specifies that the
company has the power to do a gen
eral department store business. The
capital is $200,000 in $10 shares of
preferred and common stock. The in
corporators are L. J. Shaw, Carter
Dalton and Dred Peacock. Another
important charter ia to the Carolina
Bridge & Iron Co., Lexington, capi
tal $125,000 authorized, of which
$10,000 is eight per cent preferred
stock and $115,000 common stock. The
incorporators are J. R. Hoffman of
Burlington, G. F. Hankins and J. C.
Bower of Lexington. There is also a
charter for the Catawba County Farm
ers' Union Warehouse Company, New
ton, capital $25,000 authorized and $!,
050 subscribed.
Commission State Guard Officers.
Commissions are issued to officers
in the North Carolina National Guard
by Adjutant Gen. Young as follows:
J. I. Brown, Kinston, captain of Com
pany, B, Second Infantry; J. O. H
Taylor, lieutenant, William A. Faulk
ner, second lieutenant, Kinston; R.
E. Stevens, second lieutenant, Com
pany I, Second Infantry; A. C. L. Hill,
Kinston, captain and quartermaster;
S. E. Winston, Youngsville, captain
and quartermaster, Third Infantry;
William Westmoreland, captain. Com
pany E, Statesville; W. D. Holland,
Dunn, first .lieutenant, Company M,
Second Infantry; C. D. Loane, Ply
mouth, lieutenant junior grade naval
reserves; V. E. Everett, . Plymouth
lieutenant naval reserves.
Women on Guilford School Board.
The' Guilford county board of edu
cation in appointing school commit
teemen did not take so very enthusi
astically to the new provision of the
legislature that permits women to be
made members of school commitees
but went far enough to give it a
trial. Four women were appointed in
various parts of the county, as fol
lows: Mrs. W. S. Dick, McLeans ville
high school; Mrs. Laura Davidson
Stockdale high school;. Mrs. R. O.
Gamble, Summerfield high school;
Mrs. W. L. Gibbons, Colfax school.
All of these are very intelligent and
capable women and with one excep
tion, college graduates. ;
Hookworm Campaign in Rowan.
The Rowan county board of com
missioners has decided fo nut on a
hookworm campaign - in . this county
ana appropriated $250 for the erase.
cutlon of the work, which will be un
der ths llnvHnn nf Tr n T T
ard ot the North. Carolina' board of
health.
Tayloe to Succeed Wans.
Joseph F. Tayloe. of Washinsrton. N.
C who -will be clerk of the senata fi
nance ' committee, succeeding A. D.
Watts reached Washington, after hav
ing spent 'two days in his home town
making ready to take up the work.
senator Simmons said that his deci
sion in -', Mr. Tayloe'a appointment
would not have the effect of hasten
ing announcement of other appoint
ments in "Eastern Carolina. He said
that he haa no idea whan ctlnrMnnn
for district attorney, collector
raarsoaii win be made.
THERE IS (10
CHANGE
THE APPOINTMENTS OF POST
MASTERS FOR NORTH CARO
LINA STILL DELAYED.
MEN ARE UNSATISFACTORY
Senator Simmons Holding up Nomina
tion of Postmasters at Laurinburg,
Marshall and Reidsville. His Rea
son For This Action Given.
Raleigh. A special from Washing
ton states that there has been no ma
terial change during the past two
weeks in the situation regarding the
appointments of postmasters at Laur
inburg, Marshall and Reidsville, where
the men named by congressmen are
unsatisfactory to Senator Simmons,
and he is having their nominations
held up.
G. H. Russell, who was recommend
ed for appointment at Laurinburg by
Congressman Page was in Washington
going over the situation with his
friends, and seeking advice as to the
best way to overcome Senator Sim
mons' objection. He did not call on
the senator. Senator Simmons said
that he had not seen Russell and indi
dicated that-it would he useless for
Russell to call on him, as he was in
tent on having E. H. James, appoint
ed postmaster at Laurinburg, and did
not believe he would change his mind
any time soon. ' vi;
It is understood ' that Russell's
friends in Washington advised him to
take up the matter with Senator Sim
mons through a mutual friend of both,
in an effort to reconcile the senator
to the appointment of Russell and the
defeat of James. Senator Simmons
has filed no charges against Ruasell
either at the postoffice department or
with the senate postoffice commitee,
and In fact it is not a question of
his being opposed to Russell or hav
ing anything in particular against
Russell, but he wants James appoint
ed and will not let any one else have
the office. ' ' 1 ...
At Marshall, Madison county, the.
appointment of J. R. Swann as post
master, on the recommendation . of
Congressman Webb, is being held up
in the postoffice department by Sena
tor Simmons. The charges brought
against Swann, and on which his ap
pointment is being held up, are that
he has talked too freely In an un
complimentary way of a number of.
prominent North Carolina' Democrats.
Offer Reward For Murderer.
Raleigh. With the 'family, of the
murdered officer offering a reward of
$50 the, sheriff of Wake county $50
and application'to the state to add the
sum of $100 for the apprehension of
Henry Jenkins, .the negro slayer of
James Glenn, a white man in the
northern section of Wake, concerted ,
efforts are endeavoring to effect the
capture ' of the desperate character
in brief town. Citizens from Barton's
Creek township in attendance upon
court here brought the news that 40
farmers were in search of the negro,
and every home in which suspicion
hovers that the negro might be har -bored
there is being searched. .
The Tobacco Crop Good.
Raleigh. Raleigh people who have
visited the Wendell section of the
county within the past two weeks
say that the tobacco crop has . the
brightest outlook for being better this
year than for the past live years. To
bacco In that section is unusually ma
tured for this time of the year and
unless there Is visitation of some
destroyer the crop will be of better
quality and also quantity. In some
places the weed Is waist high and al
read topping
Contribute to Central Highway.
Lexington The board of ,. county
commissioners held a very busy ses
sion of two days. Of the Important
matters that came before the board at
this meeting may. be noted the revis
ing of the jury list, which too up
practically all of a day, and t: 9 ap
propriation of Davidson county's share
of the state automobile license tax to
the Central Highway.
W. H. HipB-j'Suceee ,
AsheviUe.Couti ' 7 r
of Education W. H. L
mously elected to suet
a meeting ot the Fir
board ot educa"' 1. I .
the only one p'.. ' ' 1
Mr. Hlpps haa bet a ;
the schools of ttl3
past year, having t
to. succeed A C. I
He has met iwi'.'i a
cess during ths f
at the h 1 c-
school s;