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2 THE ASHKV1U.K DAILY riTV.F.y. Tl'ESDAY. JULT 31. i3 0 STUMP ASHBY MAKES A TRIP TO LUMBERTON Citizens' Committee Tells ' Him He Cannot Speak. . 1 i NEWBPAPER MEN FROM OTHER STATES WATCHING CAM PION'S progress. Raleigh, N. C, July 30.-The fuilon liti seemed to be having a rather buoy day of It yesterday, Sunday, aa it was, , and their leaders were on hand. Father f Worth was among them. Sea well was here and went away In the afternoon. Collector Duncan and Claude Bernard rattled around and Chairman Holton was In evidence. On the afternoon train MaJ. John W. Graham, Senator Butler's chief rounel, returned, coming from Hlllaboro, his home. He said the vote would be close thereTbut that he was sure the Democrats would elect the Sheriff. Duncan went earn this morn .lng and so did District Attorney llro Md. - The day was very quiet here. The business houses will be closed Thurs day, In accordance with a request. In one of the parks workmen today put up a platform for the speakings this evening and Wednesday evening. Wake county has been admirably can vassed and great praise Is due Cog.nty Chairman Artnlstead Jones, For a month he has devoted himself to this line of work and with brilliant success More newspaper men from other states arrived today to see the situa tion with their own eyes. A lot of the outside papers term It the "red shirt" campaign. The Imported Populltit, Sturrip Ashby, returned yesterday from Lumberton, where the citizens' committee told him he could nut speak. He took the warn ing In the most good natured way, and aid he believed In 18 to 1 and as that was the ratio against him he would re tire. It was suld last night that Senator Butler had expressed a willingness to bet that the amendment would not be ratified by 50, win majority. One of the senator's brothers today offered to bet that the majority for the amendment would not be 75,0 0. There were a few spectators of the brief legislative fission today. Boon af ter the house met Populist State Sec retary It. li. Davis slipped Into the (tilery and cant a glance around. Then In came one of Senator Hutler's broth ers and took a neat. Presently Chief Clerk Denmark of the trensury de partment nieandt led In and hIko took a giant Young liutler Ktayed. Pres ently a little boy with a red shirt up peered In the K'U'ry. As soon as they saw thin yuuugnter the reporters made signs to young Hutler to come to them. He came ami one In a stage whisper said "Look, there's a red shirt in the gallery." He bineeil himself and took look, and then the whole outfit laugh ed at the Joke on lilm. Dr. "Fox" Person ef Wayne was with Capt. H. 11. Davis in that famous trip they took ltmt Friday from Wilmington to Rocky Mount, lr, Fox says that Capt. Davis lost his bouquet in the "shuffe" the red shirts gave him when they put him buck on the train, and the doctor adds that he too got off the train and wan suddenly separated from his baggage and put back on the train. Secretary IVuraall rays that at Dem ocratic headquarters he has during this stirring campaign made no fewer than 1S00 assignments of speakers. Sunduy morning about 10 o'clock Senator Hutler Issued u second edition of his weekly. In It vvns a column of denunciation of red shirts. One of the street sUht yesterday and Friday was torn copies of the Sena tor's paper, which were thrown Into the Streets by Indignant Democrats to whom they had been sent through the malls. It was remarked today that the cam paign had passed the "literature Stage." State Superintendent of tructlon Mebane is here Charge of Catawba college president, A charter is granted by the state to the Rhotleblss Cotton Manufacturing company of Caldwell county, capital 1300,000, and the Carter A Whitehead Tobacco company of WlUon, capital $10,000. One of the visiting newspaper men here says he arrives at the conclusion that the Populists want to tnUc- away the right to hold office from the isgro, while the Republicans have said they did not want him to show tjimself at any conventions, and that he wants to know what these parties have to offer the negro. f .' $ IN THE OLD NORTH STATE Item of Interest Gathered From the Tar Heel Presa. Greensboro Record: A horrible acci dent happened this morning at the Brooks Manufacturing company. Wal ter, the five years old son of Mr. and Mrs. R, L. Woodard, was with his sis ter watching or attending to some cows that were grazing near the yards of the Brooks Manufacturing company. Wal ter was playing about like a child will do and was on a large pile of lumber when It gave way and tumbled down on him, crushing out his little life. Salisbury Truth-Index; Mr. Jacob Honbarger of China Grove died Tues day morning as the result of being sunburned about two week ago. Mr. Honbarger'a shoulder waa : blistered while he was In, the sun, but no atten tion was first paid to it. It grew worse, however, and blood poison finally resulted. Red Springs Record: Vance Taylor committed suicide July 17 by shooting nlmself in the head with a 44-caliber pistol. He lived till 3 p.m. next day. His girl refused him that morning and he was In trouble because he was not able to start a 'blockade still he had on hand. The revenue officer got It that night. Murphy Democrat: We have In our office a stalk of oats seven feet eight Inches high which contained originally grains. It waa one of two stalks which grew from one grain and waa sent to Mr. Hugh 8. Hayes of this place from Edgecombe, Washington by his eon, George E. Hayes. Ducktown, Tenn., dispatch to Char lotte News:- The enraged people of Shoal Creek, N. C, destroyed the church of the Sanctltlcatlonista of that place today. Rev. Ouy Bryan, a Meth odist minister, preached to the crowd while the building was burning, and en couraged Its destruction. Burnsville Eagle: Neal Led ford and two sons of the Bee Log neighbor hood In Egypt were brought to town and placed In Jailer Peterson's care Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Duncan, charged with burning the barn of Mr. U. S. Hensley, near Bee Log. Concord Tribune: Prof. H. T. J. Ludwlg died at his home in Mt. PKis- ant Saturday night about 10 o'clock. He had been for years a member of the faculty of North Carolina college, was a member of the Lutheran church and a Mason of high standing. Burnsville Eagle: Cindy Ray, the widow of Bob Ray, who was killed in Mine Fork two weeks ago, and who Is an important state witness, was brought to town Monday and placed In Jail. Jonesboro Progress: We regret to learn that Mr. James A. Campbell was killed by being run over by his team last Monday evening. MERRM0N AND CRAWFORD AT HOMINY CREEK APPALACHIAN PARK MOVEMENT COMMENDED Article by Dr, Hill in the St, Louis Taxpayer. THE PEOPLE DEMAND AN IN CREASE IN THE NUMBER OF NATIONAL PARKS, PEOPLE OF THE SECTION ARE JUSTLY GRATIFIED. Public In He takes August 7, as SPECIAL SESSION OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE PROCEEDINGS IN THE AND SENATE. HOUSE Raleigh. N. '., July 30. -It wtis 12:3.1 actual time, when the house w:is call ed to order by Speaker Connor, who said it assemble 1 In UiNvt;Uniiv with the resolution adopted on the Jtth In tant. There were ptrs.ct Ropivsent atlvvs. (iattis. Itoush.ill. Holland and Powell. The 'spec k r appointed W. MK1 A Ilsoit to act m principal clerk In the absence of n.-r- Nix.-n. i in motion of Gattls the roll call whs dispensed with, Boushall liitn diiced joint resolu tion that the legislature adjourn until 4 O'clock tomorrow (Thursday) after noon. It parsed Its lertditms hikI was sent over to the senate. In a quarter of an hour Ihe speaker ratified the resolu tion. At 1:1b actual time house nd Journed. The senate met nt i'JSO actual time. In the absence of Lieutenant-Governor Reynolds stid the president pro tem. R. L. Smith. Principal Clerk Daniels called the senate to order and then Hominy Creek, N. C July 30,-The good people of the Hominy section are Justly gratified and Democracy justly promoted by the demonstration and the good and great speeches delivered on the 23d instant by Judge James H. Merrlmon and Hon. W. T. Crawford. The speaking was In a beautiful grove near It. J. (laston'n store, and was lis tened to by 600 or 700 of the best peo ple of this section. We were addressed briefly by the esteemed J. J. Mackcy. who Introduced Mr. Merriiium, who spoke 30 minutes, when the crowd was dispersed by a good shower of rain and Mr. Guston kindly guve all his buildings to shelter the crowd. After the rain the people aguln as sembled in the grove and Judge Merrl mon resumed Ills speech and for an hour championed the cause of white supremacy to the entire satisfaction of all present. So strong was his argu ment that the Republicans were as si lent as the grave. When Judge Merrlmon finished din ner was served on the grounds and amidst brilliant decoration of red. white and blue. Mr. Crawford look the stand and was greeted with a hearty cheer. Mr. Crawford spoke more than an hour. He drew a vivid picture of the deplorable condition In the east and ap pealed to the patriotism of those who heard to help his brother of the east. The last 20 minutes of Mr. Crawford's speech was delivered in a steady down pour of rain and when Mr. Crawford showed signs of stopping there came cries of "go on, It won t rain much." At this time our attention was di rected to the rescue of Mr. Mackey'a grip from the creek, though we do not pretend that the Republicans threw the grip 111 the creek. We heard lifelong Republicans say It was a success for Democracy and the amendment. The Weavervllle band whs on hand and enlivened the occa sion with good music. It must be gratifying to the candi dates w ho have borne the brunt of the buttle to know that the end is near and victory sure We people out here do "ot fear being disfranchised, though I have heard several say they would ote for the amendment If they knew iny would never vote again, for they . "'er giving up the ballot to being ". Ilied by neuroes. 1" e Republicans about here are few, 1 n tliey it re doing what they can. Th '! is that ir the amendment carries ' " ".' turn the negroes loose to pilfer , a i pl!lae. as there will be no law to irsrniin them, and they claim that I Lower lloiuiny will be thrown away on ! account i f Illegal registration, but we me Infcrmed bv Mr. Crowell, our 'reg istrar, that each and everyone; has beii registered according to law. There was quite a contrast between the l'etHocrtitic gathering and the so oiled "Republican barbecue" at Cand ler the 2Tth. where Mr. Grant shed tears as .large as June apples over the b'Kt riui- of the negro, While Mr. The following article if from the Taxpayer, published at St. Louis by Dr, W. Preston Hill: A movement has been started In the outhern states to establish a nation al park In the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, similar to the Yel lowstone national park. The Idea Is to preserve the region In Its original beauty, and to keep it from being de nuded of Its virgin forests by the ax of the lumberman. The conviction is slowly penetrating the minds of the people that there is a direct connection between the forests and the climate and rainfall of a region. That to destroy the forests Is to diminish the rainfall and dry up the country. It is remark ed by Humbodlt, and truly, too, that all the earliest seats of civilization are at present bare and treeless. There is abundant evidence to prove that central Asia, Asia Minor and northern Africa were once covered with forests like northern Europe, and their well watered and fertile valleys sup ported millions of people at an early period in the history of the race. But the wasteful destruction of the forests that took place under those early civ ilizations gradually decreased the rain fall, changed the climates, dried up the water courses, and converted these beautiful regions Into parched anu comparatively barren wastes. Spain, Italy and Southern Europe have also suffered In this respect from the blight ing influence of man's neglect to pre serve nature's most precious bounty, and even on the western continent there are Indications of the same effect of the earlier civilizations of Mexico and Peru. Patriots and scientists have noted with alarm the rapid destruction of the :orests In the United States. They have seen that the only way to prevent the total annihilation of our forests Is to place vast regions at the headwa ters of our great rivers under the con trol of the government In the shape o! Kent national parks. Unless thfe Is done, the time is not far distant when vast sections will become as arid as the banks of Euphrates and Tigris. It is evident to everyone that it Is not safe to have such momentous interests al the mercy of private greed, which has never hesltuted to sacrifice every in .erest of the future to immediate and temporary advantage. We are heartily in favor of this movement, and we are sure that It has the endorsement of the great mass of people of the country. Such forests are :reut public utilities, and as such they should be owned by the people as a whole, and not by private Individuals. They concern the whole nation, their benefits are distributed over vast areas and great populations. In their pres ervation lies the nope of the future and the heritage of our children. For this reason they should not be the play thing of Individual preed and short sightedness. This is not the only Il lustration of how pilvate greed inter feres with the interests of the whole na Hon, but we hi pe that In this respect at least the lesson Is so plain everyone can see it. All the civilized nations of Europe have been compelled to estab lish departments of forestry, and take active steps to preserve their forests. This country has moved more slowly, too slowly, in the same direction. The Yellowstone park at the head waters of the Missouri, and the Mount Ralney park. In the state of Washington, and '.at-ly the park established in the Adl otidacks. In New York, are steps in that direction. They should be follow ed by parks In the Blue Ridge moun tains of North Carolina, and in the Ozark mountains of Missouri and Ar kansas, and other places necessary to protect the water courses. There is no reason why one section should be fa vored more than another. The west and northeast have been favored. Let us have some of the benefits in this re gion. Increase the number of great na tural parks. The people demand It. MARS HILL C0SFERENCE FOR CHRISTIAN WORKED vmiu whs ppnuKin some noys were on ll'.e ground throwing and catching a I fit nmi occasional cries for music. It '"'"'""I that Mr, Grant's speech Was n t Intci-estins. J. C, WATERS. HE NEVER TUMBLED. Called Senator Whlluker of Wake tn ; p..,,- ,,',,,. , . ... th. chair, on mti.,n ,.f J.i, Fr. m ,h" Philadelphia Press. Senator Whltakcr was elected presi dent pro lent. Senators Jones' and I m awfully fond of fresh green vegetable." remarked the slow young r-h.. k l"'"". .." ;v.r ,r,m ,i. KV, ",, r, . f" .1-1 l SUNDAY SCHOOL MASS MEETING ADDRESS ON TEMPERANCE. Mars Hill. N. C. July 30. -The Mars HIM conference for christian workers assembled for service In the college chapel Saturday morning at 9:45. Ow ing to the Illness of Rev. B. W. Sr.ll man. no Bible reading was given, and the conference took up the next sub ject on the program, which was "The Duties of Church officers." Rev. John minors presided, nnd the subject was tllsruwd by brethren R. L. Moore, Rev. John Prevatt. W. R. Savns. Rev. Charles Brown. A. Lochart. Alf. Brad ley. M. A. Love and Rev. John Am nions, after which the conference took a recess of three hours. The afternoon .or vice was a continuation of the dis i ussion of the same subject, several h, ethren took part, and much valuable information was brought out. At eight lock in the evening Rev. Alfred Bradley addressed a large audier.ee in the church. Sunday morning a Sunday school massmectlng was held In the church, and the lesson for Ihe day studied. Sev eral brethren made short tnlUo I Mil tha service was followed by a sermon from nev. a. r nrown, on "Tne Baptist Outlook In Western North Carolitm." in which he showed that the outlook was never so bright and promising as at the present time. It was a strong and eloquent speoeh and was enjoyed by all W ho heard It. A teachers' meeting was held In afternoon, followed at 8 o'clock bv an.ires ty Kev. O. E. Sams on "Tem perance," In which he pointed out the evils of Intemperance in a most clear and logical way. Work on the tabernacle Is still progressing. Brother Honeyeutt Is out Rgaln Brother Ppllman Is Improving. -,..-r, J. C. the an THE BOSTON SHOE STORE Semi-Arinual Gl earance Go st Sale i i Commencing SATURDAY v MORNING, July 28, we will offer our entire stock of Shoes, trunks. Valises. Suit Cases. HanH. (H ) bags, Umbrellas; Gloves, Belts, etc., at ACTUAL COST for f ( Fifteen Days, to make room for our large Fall and Winter Stock Banister's and Dorsch's m'i ': ' : v . $5.00 and $6.00 Shoes r; ; m Vlcl Patent Lathar, Button, Lace and Oxfords. Elack and Tan Kid, Ruaaia and Black Calf. Clearance Cost Sale Torry, Curtis & Tirrell $3.75 and $4.00 Shoes Black and Chocolate Vlcl, Rusala Oxblood and Black Calf. A great wearer neat and dreaay. Clearance Cost Sale $3.00 W.L Douglas $3.50 Shoes I Clearance O Cost Sale lO W. L. Douglass $3.00 Shoes Clearance 9 CA Cost Sale ZIEGLER BROS. $5.00 Shoes and Oxfords Clearance Cost Sale ZIEGLER BROS. 3.00 and 3,50 Shoes and Oxfords Clearance Cost Sale. . ZIEGLER BROS. 2.25 and 2.50 Shoes and Oxfords Clearance Cost Sale.. it m ( $3.50 H 111 $2.35-1 A $1.75 Jsgp ' Krippendorf, Dittman Krohn, Fechheimer (f $4.00-$5.00 SHOES, a ( Clearance Cost Sale PJDU $3.00-$3.50 SHOES and OXFORDS d Vv M Clearance Cost Sale pZDU $2.25-$2.50 SHOES and OXFORDS Clearance Cost Sale $1-751 WILLIAMS, HOYT & CO. Children's and Misses' Shoes and Slippers, Strap Sandals, Black, Chocolate, Red, Tan the finest line on i!ie market-all "go in Oerance Cost Sale ROLLE'r'TRAY TBIJIVllC AND RIIRFAii SiUniIJ We have a large line to aelect from slzea 28 to 40 Inchee. Va:isos,Suit Cases, Handbagijelescopes, Umbrellas. b'ovfts and Belts, all go at Clearance Cost Sale THE BOSTON SHOE STORE (1 During this Sale no goods sent out on approval. (Il T ()((l!)(
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