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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, i Wednesday Evening, November 22, 1911.
No.46
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
What The People Pay Tobacco
Tfust Stile a Trust.
By C H . Taverner.
Vishington, Nov. 20. Why is
Wickersham suit against tne
1 trust one in equity instead
V
c criminal prosecution?
The Sherman anti-trust law
-irries a provision by which
.jUtv trust magnates maybe
"tnl to jail. If it is possible to
,j olre the Steel trust under
hp herman law and President
Taft and Attorney General
Wickersham boasts that it is
eaSy to dissolve every illegal
combine in the land under this
statute why are not the men
who organized and direct these
illegal monopolies equally liable
io successful prosecution .
What The Peopjg Pay.
The People of the United
States pay-a subsidy in artifical-'--high
prices to the wool indus
try of at last $104,000,000 a
year, according to calculations
of Hon. Oscar W. Underwood
of Alabama, chairman of the
Ways and means committee of
the House of Representatives.
"The Payne-Aldrich tariff tax
of 61 cents peryard, to say-nothing
of any increase in tax as it
passes to the jobber, makes not
less than $104,000,000 paid each
year to subsidise the wool indus
try ot America," says Lr. Un
derwood. "Now the entire du
ties actually paid ihe United
States on all imports of woolens
and worsteds in 1910 amounted
to less than $15,600,000, which
means that of the $104,000,000
exported from the purchasers of
woolens nearly $90,000,000 went
to the woolen industry.
"It is fair or just or right to
maintain these enormous taxes
unduly to foster the business of
less than one-fourth of, one per
cent of the people and to acquire
ninety-nine and three-fourths to
stagger under this enormous
burden? I for one do not be
lieve the American people will
justify the President in his veto
of the wool schedule." -Tobacco
Trust Still a Trust.
In the oninion of many stu
dents of the trust question the
tobacco trust has won. That is
the real meaning they give the
approval by the United States
circuit court in New York ef the
tobacco trust reorganization
plan. The tobacco trust is to re-
We
Have
ust
A car of Galvanized Roofing and
a car of Barb Wire. This material
is as good as made, it is the best.
And our handeling it in car loads
enables us to sell this high grade
Roofing as cheap as the Kentucky
sheers can be bought locally. We
have got the stuff and will appre
ciate your orders,
main; the decree of the court
d;es not in practical effect dis
solve it. Competition is not re
stored. The stock ownership is
not divided. The actual acti
vites of manufacture and distri
bution are not even placed under
different superrisions. The cir
cuit court politely declines the
responsibilty of making an order
which shall make the business of
the tobocco trust fulfill the Su
preme court's interpietation of
the Sherman law. Discussing
the possibility of ordering a
a receivership and the sale of
the tobacco trust property, the
lower court says it could not pre
vent the present owners from
bidding in the property if they
were so inclined. In other
words the tobacco trust is not
"busted!" Indeed, it is scarcely
scratched.
Gourt Doing.
The following matters were dis
posed of at the last Term of Court.
State vs Sonnie Bullock, Otis
Chism and others, gambling.
Guilty, $ 1 5 each and costs.
State vs Tom Watson, carrying
concealed weapons. Guilty, $15
and costs.
State vs Heywood Bass, larceny
Guilty, 12 months on the roads.
State vs Amos Word, larceny.
Guilty, bound out.
State vs Robert Ashley, distill
ing. Guilty, judgment suspended.
State vs Will Jones, concealing
stolen goods. Guilty, 4 months in
jail, Commissioners power to farm
out.
State vsW. J. Jones, affray.
Guilty, $15 and costs.
State vs Chuck Day, larcency.
Guilty, 6 months on the roads.
M. M. Tapp, who was convict
ed of distilling at the April Term,
with judgment suspended and
bond given to appear at each
Term of Courc for 2 years and
show that he had not again engag
ed in the business, was called and
sentenced to the read for 6
months.
The case of Miss Eugenia Brad
sher vs Town of Roxboro was the
only case of note reached on the
civil docket. Miss Bradsher was
awarded $90 damages.
Semora News.
Miss Maggie Jones and Mr.
Marvin Jones, Miss Maggie
Thomas and Mr. Geo. Lansdall
spent last Friday in Danville. .
There will be services held at
Red House Presbyterian Church
Thanksgiving day at eleven
o'clock. There will also be a
tournament in Milton at two o'
clock and ball that night. String
band from Danville.
C.
Su scribe for The Courier.
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Gotten
to
WHAT CONGRESS WILL DO;
Washington, Nov. 18The wheels
are in motion for the beginning,
Decembers next, of a session lot
Congress sure to involve many
months of bitter strife over great
political and economic issues,
President Taft is preparing his
annual message, leaders are
conferring upon the program
and investigating committees are
preparing to report.
In a legislative sense, the ses
sion may rank as of the highest
imp ortance. Politically, the lines
will be drawn and the ammuni-
tion manufactured for a national
campaign more hotly and closely ,
and desperately waged than any0rk in Ncrth Carolina, about
contest since that of 1896.
In the order of their relative
importance these subjects will
be considered:
The tariff, with special ap
plication to the wool, cotton and
metals schedules.
The trusts, with a view both
to amending the Sherman law
and to creating a system of na
tional incorporation of concerns
doing an interstate business.
Economy, wherof the Demo
cratic House hopes to reduce tha
government's expenses below
the billion-dollar mark set by
the Republicans.
Currency reform, as to which
the Aldrich, or national mone
tary commission, plan for a cen
tral bank of issue will be the
central feature.
Direct election of United
States Senators, which was left
in dead lock between the two
houses when the extra session
was adlonmed last August.
House cleaning, as proposed
by the numerons special investi-
gating committees of the House. :
Scores of other questions, of
great consequence also, are put
into the background by compari
son. A Democratic plan of en
couraging an American mer
chant maine, in lien of the Repu
blican ship subsidy bill, will be'
proposed. Likewise a measure
providing a limited parcels post
will originate in the Democratic
House committee on postoffices
and postroads. A scheme of
Panama canal tolls; which will
have a big influence upon the
cost of transcontinental traffic,
will be debated. Such are a
few of the "minor" questions.
The curtain will rise on things
political when the Repubican
national committee meets early
in December coincident with the
reassembling of Congress.
President Taft's friends control
the committee. It is certain no
measures will be approved
which will operate against the
renominate of Mr. Taft. But
the insurgents wiil be exceed
ingly active. In hehalf of Sena
tor Lafollette. demand will.be
made that the committee pass a
resolution favoring the nomina
tion of the President by pri
mary. IhiJ will be snowed un
der by Taft votes and immedia
tely the insurgents will argue
that Taft is afraid to go - to
the people for his endorsement.
Mr. J, M. Pass says that Mr.
Thaxton is not in it when it comes
to raising corn, as he raised' this
year 62 barrels of corn and 10
barns of tobacco with one old
mule.
Thaxton & Burch, at the Win
stead Warehouse, arr still in Ihe
lead. Monday's sale t averaged
avefetf 18.61$ perhundred
for the fehtire sale. We lean sell
A BetUfrment Asociation Organized
in Roxboro.
Pursuant to the call published
in the Courier last week, a goodly
number of our people met in the
auditorium of the graded school
building Monday evening to hear
Miss Royster tell about the work
of the betterment associations in
North Carolina. Miss Royster's
talk was interesting and inspiring,
and every one present felt highly
repaid for going out. At the con
clusion of her talk:, an association
was organized with eighteen mem
bers5and temporary officers were
elected. It was then decided to
hold another meeting at 3 :30 p.
fn. next Friday, Nov. 24. This
meeting will be held at the school
building, and everybodyMs. cordial
Jy invited to be present.
From th. beffinnin of this
ten years ago, it has appealed es
pecially to the good women of the
State. It affords themlan oppor
tunity for unselfish service in be
half of the children of their com
munity and State. This opportuni
ty foi service where it shall count
most for time and eternity is the
reason, I think, why the work ap
peals so to the women. And yet
men have not held aloof from
the work, but many have given
their moral support, while others
haye been active in the movement.
I bespeak for this association, the
sympathy and support of all lovers
of childhood and humanity.
A. B. Stalvey.
We see no reason why the to
bacco growers of the State should
not join in the protest against
the-activities of the tobacco trust
since President Alexander of the
North Carolina Farmers' Union,
which has an influential clientele
among the growers, contends
that they have suffered along
with the independent manufac-
Ifoxthxs . The Parmer 's Union
still going after the " trust and
proposes to place evidence in the
hands of District Attorney A. E.
Holton for criminal .proceedings
against the officers of the Ameri
can Tobacco Company. This
will change the scene of the
spectacular conflict from New
York to i North Carolina and
North Carolina is big enough to
sta g e it. Mr. Wicker
sham should not dis
courage the tobacco growers if
they have the proper sort of evi
dence to show that the Sherman
law has been violated; The issue
should be equitably settled for
the interests .of all involved.
Charlotte Observer.
Washington, November 15.
President Pinley of the Southern
Railway Company announced to
day that the Company has con
tracted for 1,700 all-steel fifty
ton double drop bottom gondola
coal cars. 500 steel unframe thirty
ton ventilated box cars, and 250
all-steel fifty-ton flat cars.
These additions to the freight
equipment of the Company are
all in addition to the purchase
just, consummated of 7 Mikado
engines, 600 all-steel coal cars,
and 65 steel under-frame box cars
for the Virginia & Southern Rail
way Company.
Special Notice.
We have been carrying, many
of our customers for a long time,
and those accounts are now due.
so we earnestly ask all who are
owing us to come in and pay up.
If you want us to accommodate
you in the future it is necessary
for you to give this matter your
attention, and do it at once, for
we need the money in our busi
ness. Don't put off but attend to
it now while you have the money
Youry truly, ?
Garrett & Standfield.
Wft t have lime. cement and
brick. Plenty otssltranaieuano
ReadeBrospCo., 4
Thanksgiving Services.
.Thanksgiving services will be
held at the Methodist Church on
Thanksgiving day at 7 p. m. The
services will consist of short
talks by some' of- the layment,
Messrs. S. Garland Winstead, L.
M. Carlton and J. W. Noelt havl
ing been asked to take part. Col.
R. I. Featherstone will preside,
and has promised that there will
music for the occasion, all of the
airrerent choirs of the town tak
ing part.
The usual offering for the. or
phans will be taken and it is hoD-
ed that a good attendance will be
on hand. Envelopes will be pro-
!J1 t nn ...
viaea ana your offering wilt go to
the orphanage of your choice. -
dunk tkev are uneaualeJ. W tm rniM t.w
IroaJest guarantee. If you get
will exchange or refuncL
to our
for rawing we are pleased to announce
that we have reduced our price for saw
ing from 35 cents to 25 cents per hun-;,
dred. This is a decrease of about thir
ty per cent and means jdst that much
saving to you. Prompt and efficient
service guaranteed. Remember also
we-have all kinds and grades of rough
and dressed lumber, shingles and lathes.
Roxboro Lu
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. Our entire stock of carpets have been'
put on sale at cost. We have a fairly
good line consisting of Brussels, Ingrains
and Jute ranging in price from 25c to
$1.00 a yard. The reduded prices range
from 20c to 75. Thery will be cut in any
desired lengths so that you can get rug
lengths if you wish. These are all per
fect goods and worth the original prices.
Our only reason for making this big
reduction is that the demand for drug
gets has so completely cut off carpets
that we wish to clean out this line. This
is a.good opportunity to get an extra
cheap floor covering or rugs. ' ; :.
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Charles Eurton, colored, one of - 'V V
tne oest colored atirpn np
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Lounty, is also a very successful .
luuacwriajser. ne naa a load at
the, Winstead vesterdav w.vk
shovs his - ability as a tnh'rn :
farmer. He sold lf?48
$381.87, making an average of
$23.15 for the load. And this W' -l
not all, for he has 13 barns at
..www wuicu win Dnng more
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Mr. P c. Boatdman, of New.;':
York, was rhp oiiAct lacf rartu c
Mr. J. C. Wrenn, and was so welt -oleased
with his visit here and
Mr. Wrenn 's hospitality, that he
contemplates 'returning and
spending a year in this, section.
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