GOVERNOR JUDSON
HARMON
3 A. V. A'BE'RftETHy
Th :iciv;ini:mv ot purciniNitiu
plies for mI. institutions m miik :uid
the reduction in employees will snve
the si.-itc "";:) nu a vcitr. This .nv:
makes it pusilie to utilize tin work;
of prisoners aim also ( rentes a markci
for tiieit iiianiifMft'jrcil pr an is ,
t'ompellinu all Ohio political divisions
to purchase such supplies as they
need from the penal institutions.
Employers and employees locked in
a strus.vrle oyer a workinumen's com
pensaiicn act. aud when it seemed
there would be no hill "assed Gov
ernor Harmon stepped iir'and acted as
arbitrator . hi!; was framed and
drafted Hi-- mis been approved by
botl) e:n;'.)o
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made i r i t
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's and employers.
Nory provisions which
Y - act unconr.titu-
i; c.rpo!,at(id into the
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GOVERNOR AMD MRS. HARMON WITH TWO OF THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.
eiect either to pay into the compensa
tion fund or not to pay. If he should
not avail himself of the law, however,
the employee may sue for damages for
injuries, or his legal representative in
case of death may maintain the action.
And in such suits the employer is de
prived of the common law defenses of
fellow servant rule, assumed risk and
contributory negligence.
The employee cannot resort to the
courts for damages when injured in
the factory of a corporation which
pays into the state compensation fund
except when the injury is caused by
the disregard of a law, ordinance or
order issued by an authorized public
officer providing for the protection of
employees or by the willful wrong of
an employer, bis officer or agents.
The employer contributes 90 per cent
of the compensation fund and the em-
ployees 10 per cent Awards ranpe tional every year. The establlshmen:
from $3,400 to $1,500 and are graded- of a market for prison, manufactured
on the scale of wages paid employees. I goods and the concentration of author
The taxing laws of the state were a lty over nineteen state institutions Is
Joke when Mr. Harmon was inducted
into office and the taxpayers had
no means to check extravagance of
their public officers. These men decid-
ed on the amount of money they were
going to spend in a year and then
made a levy to produce that amount
.Taxpayers could do nothing but pay.
"The authority which demands must
be curbed." said the executive in a
message to the general assembly. That
body obeyed and passed the Smith bill
which limited the maximum tax rate
that nnnlrl ha lovlari hr nnhH nfTitara
in each district to 1 per cent of tax
duplicates. That was sufficient, the
governor held, for an economical ad
ministration. v If more money were
needed there was incorporated in the
Smith bill a provision for a referen
dum vote on a higher rate.
There were a large number of taxing
rboards composed of various state offi
.cers witb jurisdiction over excise and
other corporate taxation, but different
boards were made up of different otti
cets so that there could be no uniform
and consistent action. Auditors in
eighty -eight Ohio counties had nearly
eighty eight different rules of apprais-
ing property, with the result that no
Oiie got a square aeai.
Governor Harmon had a bill drafted
'to abolish all these boards and to place
Ihe entire taxing machinery of the
commonwealth in the hands of a sin
gle state commission of three mem
bers. Other new tax laws make it
possible to chase out of hiding millions
of dollars of property and also strength
en and broaden the, inquisitorial pow
ers nt the state tax commission.
Ohioans expected big things from
inHann'Hurmon when they elected him
their covernor. The achievements of
a . .hAi.
the Democratic gener ai "?ug
the expectations of the pepp
been realized. He had been a J
attorney for years, bur. a wwtu v ,
record disclosed Barmon. hilebe hao
corporations amonjgr vhlS . clients, ha a
never given his talents to; appear In a girf. n th tatd feo 2
"Wtsnit against the people: I As an X woman. -A,.:-: -i'A.'A O'jlt 2' &
reoun smi agauj l th nnlted States $ Publlo utIIHIe bM, corrupt praoticrt ;ct nd tho InitiatVwa and refer- 9
rattorney general of the Unltea X . both houPtetp but are 1n tho hand. of tW conferenooS
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OF Oil
which established the foundation r
jui i-pnnlence ou the anti-trust sub
jet i in private life he was recognize i
or!" vI the ablest mu yers in Ohio
In l-elf'iarv. IblU.Men months tieio:
slate eiet i ion in Ohio, when .Inds-'c
Harmon would f liefore the peop'
for reeieetion. Ohio Republicans by ol
der or 1 resident Taft held a hnnnoin
meet i m: -n H.iyton I lie Republicans
at hay ton d ! noi talk ot helpin: Pres
ideut 'I aft or or restoring the Kepuh
!ic;iii partv; t!iv talked about the
chance ot defeating Governor Harmon
and ihey did not talk hopefully. I'd.
consciously thev paid a patent tribute
to the iva: sircim'tb of the man. !
sndde!-: i-eealed the tremendous sm
ot (Jovevnot Harmon and his co:n
piere inasler of Hie political situatioi:
;n (,)'.!!o 1 plan of opposition out
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lined in Dayton has never ceased. No
governor has ever been opposed by so
strong a force as Governor Harmon.
During his first term of two years a
Republican general assembly to dis
credit him reduced the treasury bal
ance Sl,.lv2.stC8 by making appropri
ations exceed revenues and also creat
ed obligations amounting to $2,000,000
more by deciding to build new struc
tures for state institutions. When the
revenues were reduced $500,000 a year
by voting out saloons and several hun
dred thousands of dollars were added
l0 rne wrong column by the abolisb-
ment of prison labor contracts Har
mon's arms were apparently tied, and
his enemies laughed at his discomfort.
The governor promptly reduced public
expenditures. Then. Instead of a gen
eral levy the proper enforcement of
the excise laws provided $500,000 addl-
expected to add another $500,000 to
the state revenues. Thus was the sit
uariou met and the state restored to a
sound financial basis without any ad-
ditioual burdens being Imposed on the
people who are least able to be further
taxed.
Voters like to support clean and
able men. us has" been dmonsttated. in
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W&t m blLLd A KtAL UUVbKKUK
The Oregon plan of nominating
by direct vote of the people.
Placing the Ohio judiciary beyond
electing all judges on nonpartisan ballots. 4
A workingmen's compensation act, so that Injured employees can get J
damages without expensive and tedious litigation. L
A public utility commission with authority to regulate, issues of J
stock, rates, mergers and service. T
A corrupt practice act that will make vote buying in primaries and X
elections a dangerous undertaking. , X
A limited initiative and referendum for Ohio cities. J
A central board of control for nineteen state institutions to take the $
f place of nineteen separate boards of
T ployees. This bill places subordinate
civil service.
A shorter ballot by abolishing
members each.
A reform of Ohio election laws to prevent corruption and fraud. v
To have delegates to the 1912 Ohio constitutional, convention nomi- 4
nated by petition only and elected on nonpartisan ballots.
To stimulate the agricultural industry by requiring agriculture to-be
taught in all Ohio village and country schools. 1
Ratification of the proposed income tax amendment to the , fed?sl
constitution. , - - - !
Memorializing congress to call a convention to providr for the direct
election of United States senators, 'k:'V- '-
Insuring the honest handling of all state money by depositing in banks
under the competitive bidding plan. 1 ( 4
Creating a fund of $3,000,000 every year by general levy to give Ohio
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system of improved roadways equal
t A complete reformation of tax law. that will put Wdodgera out of
a butinett nd will compel corporations and owners sof Intangible, property
that have been dodging taxes to place helr holding on the' duplicate the
Mm M m property owners.' Included ;ln this la a i per cent tax levy
j jmt bill. f1,;,. V " '4?'
X . Prvfdlfl fortho'eorertrtictlonof t,women' wformaforyand plab-
mauy lot -a lilies where the electors uis
played remarkable discrimination in
honoring .escnioir.men-'r1tti.;au ex.
ceptional vote. This explains why la
a strongly Republican .state v JudsonN
Harmon wHs elected governor of Ohio
two years ago by a plurality of 19,372
in the face of a Republican "plurality
of 09,591 in the vote for president, j
On his record as governor of the state
Judsou Harmon was prepared to go
before the people and ask re-election.
With precedent against him. the
election machinery against him, with
the president of the United States, a
citizen of the same state, fighting him
for re-election and in the face of a
strong Republican sentiment to com
bat, Governor Harmon nevertheless
was giveu a majority of 101.000.
Ohio repudiated her favorite son.
William H. Taft, president of the
United States. Governor Harmon
won the greatest Democratic victory
in the liistory of Ohio or of the mid
die west. It was a crushing blow u
I he president.
There are some things in Ohio more
popular tha,n the Taft smile. One of
them is the Hon. Judsou Harmon,
who (Will countenance no frills and
who sits on the edge of a big table
that occupies the center of the gov
ernor's reception room and chats with
visitors. "Common as an old shoe"
is the way Ohio farmers size up their
governor after they see him perched
on that table, swinging his feet, and
hear him talk straight from the shoul
der. When he was attorney general he ar
gued many cases before the supreme
court -argued them wefl so well that
earned many deserving compliments
I'rom bench and bar. Among them, ;
i:::d perhaps the most noted, was that
i the United States against the Trans- 1
: .dssouri Freight association. It was
the lirst test us to the eiliciency of the
M:e;'i.:a:i anti-trust law when applied
1 ; out- an illegal combination of
!::.; ..vus. Mr. Harmon won, and the
:;2ii:-;natiun went by the boards.
J: a .similar character were the suits
:i;st the Freight Traffic association
a- i the Addystou Pipe company. Har-1-
11 was successful in both, and thus
::s esiablished the law as it stands
uday.
There, is an odd series of coinci
dences in the careers of Governor Har
Lion and President Taft. Always Har
i...m has followed Tiift or Taft has
followed Harmon. Harmon resigned
as judge in Ohio, and Taft took his ;
place. Then Mr. Taft became solicitor '.
general of the United States. Harmon ,
followed him to Washington as a cabi- 1
net member. Will he follow Taft to
Washington again? j
Governor Harmon was born in New- 1
town. Hamilton county. O., Feb- 3, j
1S40. aud he therefore is in bis sixty
fifth' year. One not acquainted with
this fact would take him to be uo more
than fifty-live. He is just as vigorous
as a mau of many years under tifty
five and as fond of sports and of the
out of doors as a schoolboy. He rides
with the grace of a regular army cav
alryman, plays golf, competes with the
crack rifle shots of the O. N. G. annual
ly and makes good scores, goes to
Michigan every summer for his vaca
tion and tisbes and fishes, and he is a
baseball fan of the species that records
each play made during a game on a
score card.
He was for years pitcher in a nine
composed of business men who met
every Saturday afternoon out in the
suburbs of the Queen City to try dia
mond conclusions with teams from
other. localities. Judson Harmon nev
er missed a game while he was in
town. Be would go to the ball field,
shed his coat and collar and wade in
and pitch nine straight innings with
all the vigor of a big leaguer.
Mr. Harmon's father was a Baptist
minister, and from him be received his
earjy education. In 1866 he graduated
from tne Baptist college at Denison,
uing county, and in 1892 the school
honored him with the degree of LL. D.
He attended the Cincinnati Law school
an(j graduated hi 1869..
Mr Hnrmon's idea of what Democ-
racy 'should do can be summed up in
the. closing wordspt an interview
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OBTAINED FOR PEOPLE III OHIO
and electing United States senators T
the clutches of party bosses by T
trustees with their corps of em- J
employees in the institution under 3,
boards of infirmary directors of three T
to the best in the world. : v. " 4
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which he gave, as follows:,
'I take it that the true platform of
the Democracy is the preservation to "
the utmost of the rights of the com
mon man the man who has not might
or wealth to twist, the current ot
events to 'suit himself, to observe lor!
the strictest possible degree the limits
of authorit y Imposed by t he constitu j
tion, toad minister the government eco-.j
flomically and in doing that to levy . '
onlv the amount of taxes, direct - or .
through a tariff, which will meet the
expenses of the government. ,
"Am 1 a believer in the income tax?'
said the governor in response to a ques
tion. "Most assuredly," he continued,
"Without such a tax the expenses of
the federal government, which now
amount to a. billion dollars per1 year,
cannot-he-fairly distributed. They are
now collected by tariff and other taxes
on consumption, and the enormous
vested wealth of the country escapes.
A few states have undertaken to tax
incomes, but. as 1 am 'advised, with lit
tle success. Changes ot legal residence
are too easy to make. The efficiency
of a federal income tax has
been
u . j .m :n .
secure uie lowering or larnr taxes, so '
greatly ana generally desired, while
the people will watch more closely
what is done with their money when
they know they are paying taxes and
how much."
NECLCCITY OF ORGANIC MATTER
IN THE SOIL
There are two things absolute
ly essential to successful farming
in North Caroling. One is deep
plowing and the other is the in
corporation in the soil of humus or
organic matter from decaying ve-
geumon.
We liave heard a great deal
about deep plowing, and on soil?
vh;ch have stiff, heavy sub soils,
deep plowing and in some cases,
even sub soiling is entirely neces
sry. But we have heard all too
lilile about the organic matter con
tent of our soils. Indeed some wag
miht say there is not enough or
ginie matter in most of our soils
to speak about anyvay, but that
is just why we should begin to talk
Good plowing and aHberalamount
of vegetable mould or organic mat
t(r in rnr cnilc -kneritnf f f h firr
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oars Dy wnicn me agricultural Doai
must be driven in North Carolina.
We have hitherto done most of
our pulling on the plowing oar
and as a result our boat has inclin
ed to go in a circle with the result
that the people of the state are
shipping in tons of dollars worth
of food spplies every year when
they should be selling more than
they buy.
We are giving out information
when we say that nine tenths of
our soils are poor and unproduc
tive. These poor soils are "known,
and read of all men." When we'
see a boy nowadays with a thin,
pale face, we are pretty apt to say
he has the hookworm, by which
we mean he has little
red blood in his veins, low vitalify
wanin? srength and little ambition.
His life forcesare becoming we k
er he is unable to do much, we say
and his ability to do is becoming
less every day and will Ifinally be
reduced to zero unless he is given
a treatment. Keep this in mind
and go twenty-five miles in almost
any direction in North Carolina
and you will see on every hand,
Molds of white, pale sandy soils
thrown out of cultivation: you will
see fields of red and gray lands
cut of v cultivation. Why this
abandonment or cultivable lands in
North Carolina? Examine them
and you will find a good amount
of all necessary mineral elemonts
of plant food, but the humus or
organic matter content is almost
nothing.They have no life in them
and hence cannot give lift, to ve-
gelation. They are anaemic: they
have hookworm, if ypu will allow
the figure,,and can do' little wuh -
out a treatment. The vitality of
these poor lands is low that it pays
no one to cultivate theou Deep,
plowing alone will not do. ,
The " proper treatment of all
these poor or abandoned lands,
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for "backache rheumatism,! kidney- jDfv fiaV'ler trouble,, nd urinary , ugularities,
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Remedies
Needed
are
Were We perfect, which we are not medicines would
' not often bV needed. But . since our; systems have be
come weakened, impaired and brokenrdowii through
indiscrel3dh3whicu have fono-oa Irom the learlyages,
tarougn countless g;ner&tion3r remedies fire' weeded to
aid -NatureHa. "correcting . o-r Idlicnted cad otherwise
acquired v?e!oi ?rc
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weakness yotd ,coa-.iwt . c. jtix- troubles," there is V
rothi3g"ood c.3 L-r. I rce Gc'.Jv. Medical Dkcov-
cry, a glycloiieompound, cxtrc'ivH"roci naEyo ..medic-
ina! "roots field- for ocr forty yearn vlptat satisfaction to all users.
. jiv;:r.n, ijumsw.s, jvcr v.omoiJit, t ciA in tne stomach after eating
tbura,-3fd Broa'.h. Btihiiu! ci T. ood. Chronic Diarrhea anH nth 1n.:Jtl
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Tin&izizztL the VDis63YerV' a t-cr'ovca" tndWri e?:cn r-., u
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You can't afford rto accept a secret nostrum as a substitute for this non-alcoholic,
medicine of known compositi'n, cot s:ven though the urgent dealer mav
thereby make a little bigger profit.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and inviomte stocaach, liver and
bowels. Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy tu take
ihst ere well-drained, is, first,
Rive them a heavy dose of organic
matter either in the shape of stable
; rnannrA or jrrppn mf.nnrp These
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two sources of organic
matter in our soil. The one is,
and thvays has been, too limited
to set much store by, while the
odier is, always, has been, and al
ways m11 be, the principal source
from which we must obtain humus
for the agricultural soiis in North
t.c.rlina.
Next week we expect to take up
th's discussion of the bringing up
of thrsc poor lands in the state and
will speak of the crops to be grown
first in an attempt at their refor
mat di. We want to call the at
tention of every man, who has
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.Notice of Sale.
By virtue of a deed of trust executed to
me by John ('ash and wife recorded in Per
son county, in Book 18 page 353, I will on
The 26th day of August 1911
expose' to public sa'e in fyont of the court
house door in Roxboro that certain town lot
and dwelling on it, lying in or near the cor
porate limits of the town of Roxburo, on the
north side of the Bushy Fork public road,
and bounded on the east by Nelson Walters;
on the soVth by the Bushy Fork public road;
on the west by Torn Cuningham; and on the
north oy the heirs of Mrs. Sue T. Satterfield,
containing three-fourth of an acre more or
less- See deeds from J R-Goocn and Lam'
LCU1 WlUIdlUS IU JU11U VdSll.
This Julys54th, ion.
T. C. BROOKS, Trustee.
Notice Land Sale:
By virtue of a deed of trust executed to
me by Cy R. Russell, recorded in Person
countv, bk. 8, p, 172, I will on the
51st Dav of Auaust. 1911.
! at public auction for cash in fronf of. the
. house doo, i ffi
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soutn oy Ambrose Duncan, ana iiurui uy
the lands of R A Snipes,' containing 76 acres
more or less. This advertisement- will be
ana norm Dy
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withdrawn upon payment of interest to date
and cost; ; V.L V v; ;
This August 1st 1911. A;.. t
1 . C. BROOKS, Trustee,
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For
Executors, Notice,
The undersigned having duly quailed as
the Executor of the estate of the late Lizzie
A. Pulliam, deceased, all pers ns cw .k
said estate are requested to come fr-, arj
and settle, hlid all persons having :
against the said estate are notified tu p'fvjnt
the same within one year or this noti;? win
be plead in bar of their recovery on same.
This June 19th 141 1
J. A. PAINTER, !:::.;; r
Carver & Winstead, Atty's,
Ad
minis tra tor s
Notict:.
The undersigned having quahfiev! ;;s t!.e
administrator of the estate of Bell EJ v i-dv,
deceased, late of ' Person :.:;.y
this is to nolify all persons having v-: s
against the said estate oi said decease! to
dxhibit them to the undersigned on or i efure
the 3rd day of June 1912 or this r. '.:,-
will be plead In bar of their recovery. :
persons indebted to said estate w:ii ; 1 e . - e
make immediate pavment.
This 3rd day of June 1911.
J. W. Turuer. Aanvr.
Notice.
By virtue of a mortgage executed to me
by W, .A, Gravitt and wife, duly re: rded
in Person Co. Bk. 6 page 154., I v:U on
the
11th, day of August 1911.
'sell at public auction for cash in front uf the
court house door in Roxboro that certain
tract of land, Tying hi Allensville township.
Person County N, C, bounded on the north
bv Abb Gentry; south by J. E. Montague:
east by Abb Gentry; and west by A. J.
Strum, containing 64 aaes more or iess.
For further particulars see my Attorney.
T.C.Brooks This July Kth, 1911,
T. C. Brooks, Atty,
S, T, Wrenn,
.Mortgagee,
Administrator's Notice.
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Having qualified as Administrator on the es
tates of Mrs. J F. Wi son and Miss Franky
Parker dee'd I hereby notify all persons owinj
said estates to come forward and make imrae
' diates ettlementnd all persons holding claims
against saii estates are notified to present
I them to the undersigned for payment on or
before the 1st, day of May. 1912, or this no
tice will be plead in bar of their recovery.
This May 1st 1911.
J. F. WILSON, Admin,
ADMINISTRATORS NOI ICE.
Haying qualified as Administrator on th
estate of L O. Russell deceased, I hereby
notify all persons having claims against his
estate, to present them to ms or to my at
torney, for settlement on or before the 15th
day of May 1912. or this notice will be plead
in bar of their recovery. Ail persons in
debted to the estate will please make imme
diate settlement,
This ISth day of May 1911
J. T. RULSELL,
Administrator
Wm. D. Merritt, Attorney.
Executors Notice.
Having qualified as Executors on the estate
of the late C. R. Vernon, deceased, late of
Person County, North Darolina, this is to
notify all person owing the estate to come
forward and make immediate settlement and
all persons holding claims against said estate
are notified to present them to the under
signed for payment on or before the 24th
day of April 1912, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery.
Thi 24th day of April 1911.
Mrs. C, R. VERNON
JOHN H VERNON
JAS. W. VERNON.
Executors.
, Notice of Sale.
By virtue of a mortgage executed to Mrs.
J.J. Broqks by Stephen Barnett and wife
duly recorded in Person county, in book N
N, page 381, default havng been ma1e in
payment, I will, on the
19th Day of August. 1911
sell at public auction for cash in front of
the conrt house door in Roxboro, that cer
tain lot of land lying in Person county, N. C.
on the east side of the L & D (now the N &
W) Railway right of way; adjoining the
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sa iriH i n ink riisL. t.wi i unmut:
rrr- T rDfl Alm'r
of S 'C Barnett to Stephen Barnett,
." This July, 1911 1
" MRS J J BROOKS, Mortgagee
T C Brooks, Attorney
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