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VOL XXI ,7MARSHALU MADISON COpNTY, N. C FRIDAY, MARCH 7th, 1924, No 10
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Chamo Clark" Intended to
v Shoot William J. Bryan
This , is a story carried by the
Philadelphia North American in it
'.issue of February 18, 1924,
' William Jennings Bryan escaped
being: shot aud killed by Champ
Clark during the memorable 1912
Democratic convention in Balti
more, .because of the extreme
heat which caused the convention
to adjourn before Clark - could pet
, to the convention hall to'carry out
his intention on the night of 1 Jun,e
28, according' to a grapflic story
appearing in the'-New York World
under the signature of J. J. Dick
inson. ' , ''
The events leading up to Clark's
decision to kill Bryan, according to
the story, were the attacks made
against Clark on the floor, of the
convention by Bryan. Clark, was
a candidate for president and " up
to the time of Bryan's attack his
prospects of receiving the nomina
tion had been considered good.
'Byyan opened his. attack on
Clark ill a statement June 26,
vhich was carrieJffoevery Co:
t Lot more
ncr of the OHiMiv
ncv.'sp".
correspoh
i, Jn , his
r; cd that
bbyist in
' Jtimore
!; I ampaign
' ;"
on .the
iat be
e" by
L ; boldly
brokeim iristruf low
bor bt the Nebraska tl
s as ai meni-
lfcloAtk)ri, and
taking the platform, announced he
would f not cast another vote for
Speaker Clark and further an
nounced that he would support
Woodrow 'Wilson.',.': ! '..'.'' .;,
, Mr. Bryan based the cause of
his Bddden turn about upon the
wound that Charles F. Murphy
and Tammany Hall were arrayed
solidly for Clark as the result of a
corrun political deal
' A t ' th morninir session the
thrice-defeated nominee pf the na
ional Democracy for president had
introduced a resolution , f of the im
mediate expulsion frrn the con-
vention of Thomas F Ryan, who,
although a delegate from .Virginia,
was a resident of New York,- Mr
Dickinson says in JV story, "Au
na "Rplmnnt. 'a member of the
va'V 1 , -
delegation, together with all dele
, gates in any way affiliated with-the
J. Pierpont Morgan baoKing in
tercets - were also included :.in the
'expubiph resolution. Mr., Bryan
omi'ttedto put this' amazing reso
lution to a vote, so that, after the
wir.lpnt. "storm the resolution en-
gendered had subsided, the ind
dent was closed."
- The Brvan attack on Clark.Vcap
riod toall corners of the country,
brought a vast numDer oi leiegraras
tn t tic ficlpcates. the tenor of them
till lwlOT! 'Quit Clark and follow
U Kjytfft -v -
Bryan."
The teloerams produced a verit
able banic in the 'Clark instructed
delegations and brought : about the
- real turning pointy in the conven-
tion. Then, according 10 mv.
b storv. Brvan ' went to
William F. McCombs and asked
him to break the convention dead'
' 'loek 'bv throwing: his -support to
Rrvan. Thus Bryan-1 e( t, it' be
1 known' that he ' was" not averse to
entering the, fight ior nomination
k:,nc1f'Rrvan'fl talk with' Mc-
"V.mM. in' substauce, was trans
miwid to the Clark followers and
. eventually to Mr. Clark himself.; '
Alreadv incensed over Bryan b
. . than 1 1. COO
. ' - dentf at t' " oiv
statc v '.TV Brj
virtul "y cv:iy,.wr': , 1 I
thn lit 1 " ;j wai i i
v worK)) ' ' h t!io Cla
, . irianl -
.. :v.;r, Mr .
J. toartv in corrut
, - -.
Resolutions of Sympathy Offered
by Mr. John' A. Hendricks
Member of the Marshall Bar.
Whereas, Mr. W 11 1 1 a m J.
Roberta one of the old and hon
ored citizens of Madison county
died Wednesday, 6 a. m. the
26th day of February 1924, Who
was the father of Mr.' Guy V.
Roberts, a member of the Mar
shall bar. Upon motion be it
therefore resolved in open court,
that the court, members of the
local bar, visiting attorneys and
officers of t h e court,' extend
their .deepest sympathy to our
brother attorney, Mr. Guy V,
Roberts, and the relatives and
friends of the deceased.
It is further ordered that
these, resolutions be spread upon
the minutes of the court and that
copy be' furnished to thenews-
p a pe r and to Mr. Guy V.
Roberts. '
attackP, Clark docided there was
only one way to Bettle the aiffcrf
encep and silence Bryan, and that
was to Btfoot him Vith that idea
growing in his mind, Clark, in
Washington, suddenly decided to
go to Baltimore, enter the conven
tion hall, take. the floor and de-
nouncc Bryan " in -the puterostJ
'
terms he could command, and thip
to shoot Brvan when! the lai'?
got up to answer. ,
(Mark eumnioned 'two fntm.y
whom he knew held his own r views
on life, J,- These were' representative
Ben' Johngoh. of . Kcntuciy,'-and
p . ;n Pom taTri mble.. ,.o A rkan-
sas. - Trimble "w as'chref cfef k hi
the house of Representative'-'
: Crark told these friehds of his in
tentions. He told them. his object
was to go at once, to the cohven-
vention hall, denouuee Bryan, 'wave
at the huge '. audience what was
-i j in. n nk.iir tnr ifi nnn
sent to Mr. Bryan by Augt1 Bel
mont ior use in the Bryan cam
painn of 1908, and- wind up; if he
might, by telling the convention
that he did not want nor would he
accept the nomination for presi
dent so long as Bryan should be
permitted to remain a delegate.
After that, Clark, accompanied
by his wife, and with a pistol in
his pocket, set out for Baltimore
The chancecoupIed with the wea
ther, that probably saved Bryan s
life was that Clark got a local train
between the two cities ajd did not
arrive in Baltimore until 11:10 p.
m.. one hour and ten minutes after
leaving Washington. '
The extreme hot BDell.that bad
caused the delegates to adjourn the
cotiventibu at-ll-iii p, m.,' instead
of continuing on into the night as
they had donfi the bight before.
Clark and his wife went directly
to the Em'merson hotel, where thej
were joined by delegates from the
cbnvention and by Clark s son.
Rennett. w. h 6 m Mr. Dickinson
credits with much informatton'con
cerning ; his story. Among the
first of the Clark supporters to
arrive at-the hotel was William
Randolph Hearst. 1
' ceeinir that t was too late to
accomplish what he Had" left Wash
ington for, Clark told his followers
it bad been his intention to de
nounce Bryan on the .floor. of the
convention and challenge him to
disprove the $10,000 B,el mon t
check. Thrt opportftnity past for
the present, Clark, announced his
determination to wit hdraw from
the mesidential race. An w e r e
against such procedure, with the
'feception'of Hearst, but the ma-
jority finally prevailed, and Clark
took a 2 a. m. ; train back to
Washinirton. . ' .
i.Ve TKfi n' ' In North Carolina Grand View Items
St. Peter stood at the golden gate
With solemn mien and air sedate,
When up on top of the golden stair
Maceie and Jiggs, ascending there,
Applied for admission, they came
and stood i -
Before St. Peter so great and good;
In hope the city of peace to win,
And asked St Peter to let them in.
Maggie was tall and dark and thin
With a scraggly beardlet on ; her
. chin'.' ; . .
Jiegs was short and thick and stout
And his stomach was 'built bo it
ronnded out, - -. , v
His face was pleasant and all the
' . , while ' ' " ' " . ; '
He wore a kindly and pntle smile
the choir in the distance and cchoe.'
: woke, ' ; ' s; . - '
And Jiggs kept still "while" Maggie
Bpokc. . ' , , '
"Oh, tncu who guardeth the gate "
said she,
"We two come thither beseeching
thee ;'';..: ' ; v''' '
To let us enter the Heavenly land,
And play our harps with the angel
band, ' " ..'. : .',
Of me,f St. Peter, tnere is no doubt
There's nothing from Heaven .to
' bar me out.
I've been to meeting three . times a
week, I
.nd almost always I'd rite and
speak. ' '. ' '
"I've told the sinners about the
When they'd repent of their ' evil
nm oii ..
em all
'Bout Adam nnd Eve and the Pri-
malFall. ' : ' :
've sho . n them what they'd have
, to do y , :
I they'd pass in with the chosen
'"' few, v " ' ' : .
've marked their path of, duty
clean ,
-Laid out the plan oi their whole
career. ! : , 1 ,
"I've talked and talked to 'em loud
and long.
For my lungs are good and my voice
is strong.
So. good St, Peter, you'll clearly
see" ' - v. -
The gate of Heaven is open to me
But Jiggs hereI regret to say,
Hasn't walked in exactly the nar
row way; '
He smokes and swears and grave
faults he's got, v
So I don't know whether he'll pass
or not.
"He never would pray with an
earnest vim.
Or go to revival, or join in it hyrnn,
Whilcl the sins of my neighbors
'here: ;:'' ' '' :'
He gadded about with Dinty Moore
He made a practice of staying out
late. ::..:"..:: i;1'-',- W ::'
Which Is a. sin all women hate;
But at last when he did come home
The rolling pin went straight for
his' dome. . - r
"I know him, St. Peter I know him
. . well ; v . '-. .
To escape from me he'd go to hell;
But St. Peter, I need him here,
And hope you can see yonr way
clear ,. , . - . '''
On earth I bore a heavy cross.
Give me in ticeven stin Jiggs w
. boSS ' t :, '
I've brought my rolling pin, plates
and iars.V ' '
!To keeep him dodging among the
stars. ;. "
VRut, say, St. Peter.it seems to me
This gate isn't kept as it ought to be.
You ought to stand right by the
f - opening there, -
I And never sit down in that easy
As a who'e, property in North
Carolina is listed at a fair percent
of its real value, The" most re
liable authorities estimate that for
the entire s!ftte about 55 to 00 per
enht of our taxable Droperty is ac
tually listed for taxat on.. No uni
form Derwntaire of real va'ue is
sought by "lh one hundred cotin
ties of the slute. In some cfciintii 8
the people do not need to road
novel v The mos' interesting fie
linn is embodied in their tax
,b6oks. On the otner hand there
are a few counties that endeavor
to eRt all Dronertv listed at a uni-
f4rrrly )iigh percentage of its real
value. In Durham county o per
pent. of the real value is souuht.
In some counties adjoining Dur
ham an attempt is made to get au
percent of taxable valuas on the
books.
'The low property ' tax rate in
North Carolina is not due to the
fact that... a 'large percent of our
property is . on the tax books,
Irrespective of what part of the
Dronertv is on the tax hooks the
actual tax burden bornf by prop
erty is lighter in North Carolina
than in any other state.
chair. "
And lay St. Feter, my Bight is dim-
n ea
But I don't like the way your whis
kcrs are trimmed. ,.
They're cut to wide wi'.h an out
ward toss:
iney u icon uei-wri
stra cht across." ,
St, Peter sat and streked ni3 s- an
But in spite of his office e had to
I'liioh
'Who's tending this gate Maggie'
Then he arose in his statue tall,
And pressed button on the wall,
J?t: 1. : i nA n hM
"Escci
Slowly Jiggs turned, by habit bent
To follow, wherever Maggie went,
St. Peter standing on duly there,
Saw that the top of his head was
bare. (
He called the old boy back and said
"Jiggs how long hast thou been
' wed?" .'
VTliirty years,"--(with a weary
" Biiihl
And then he thoughtfully added
'Whri?'
St. Pter was silent with head bent
down; .,
He raised his head and scratched hi0
crown r - : ' ' - :'.' ', .
Then, seeming a different- thought
: to take,
Slowly, half,-to himself he spake; '
"Thirty years with that woman
there
. , u !
t .. a.m.n hisn'llmVnMf
iNO woiu'i-i wiv iu - "--j :
a. s., ,.ii,n,r .mnkiniria no
g00(1;- .
He smoked and swow; I thfnk he
, would! " , , '
' Thirty years with that rtongue so
" sharp
Hoi Angel Gabriel! Give him a harp,
A jeweled harp with a golden string
Good sir pais in where the angels
sing. -
And Gabriel gave him a seat to
. himself.' ' ' ' ''
nnn with a cushion 1 up near the
throne. 1
"Call up some angels, to play their
best;
earned a
moat
cn fhof on finftst amorosia he
14. V VAtMW w-" ,
feeds.
He's had about all ho needs
It isn't hardlv the thing to do
To roast hiri on earth and in the
future too." . . '
Airlittcring robe and a. pair ot
wings. - ' '
And Jiggs, looking down from his
hieh level.
Thought of Maggie and felt sorry
for the" devil.
IU1 lira
, , . n -j. ,
Georg Bradshaw. in Perfe Mar
quette" Magazine
Everyboby is getting along
nicely with their work, in get
ting ready for another years
crop. . ,
The Sunday. School at this
place has been very good ' hav
ing missed only a few Sundays
on account, of bad weather Our
pastor Rev. L. C. Roberts filled
his appointment at this. place
Saturday and Sunday. Owing
to very disagreeable weather,
the crowd was not as large as
usual. -.
V.r and Mrs. J. A. Bishop
and children from Va , are visit
ing Mrs. Bishops parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Rice, .at this
place.
Miss Mae Fisher has returned
back. to'Asheville after visiting
her parents af. this place Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Fisher. .
Mrs T. C Hooker and daugh
ter Manila' and son Oris, has
been confined to their home for
some while with the measles
but we'are glad they are getting
along nicely. f
Miss Rena Roberts is visiting
relatives in Asheviile'.
Miss Minnie Rice has reiurn
k J 1 1. i 1 1 Hn,r,V
:-u:rf v, ra tw,o
aiwi yiwiuij uuure wiiu m
place
Mrs. Mae Jump, from Ashe
viile is visiting relatives here.
Little Pine News
1 -
Fork Saturday and .Sunday? "
Mr. Griffin Mr.' James Wilson,
MV. Harrison Redmon and Mr.
Johnie Goforth visited the
''Chain Gang Camps last Satur
day night and sang and talked
to the prisoners.
Mr. J. B. Roberts bought two
fine Short horn calves at Mar
shall, at Mr. Allen's sale.
M r Wiley Roberts bought one
Lf Mr lien's calves'.
Mr Carl Roberts and Mr. mc-
Kinlev Redmon went to De-
triot. Mich . last Friday, Feb
ruary 22. Though Mr. Reumon
got home sick and returned.
Mr. and Mrs MerLin'ey Red
mon visited Mr. and Mrs. Pear
son Meadows ' last Saturday
night. Mr. Redmon made some
IimSlVi WH11 11 lO T IUHU
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. . , ,
Mr. KicnarQ otocKiey maoe a
business trip to Asheviile last
Saturday. , - v :
Mr. andMrs. C. C. Graham,
and small daughter Josephine,
visited Mr. and Mrs. J: B. Ro-
berts last Thursday.
Mrs. Adeline Roberts has been
for some. time. - She is to
go to the hospital Tuesday.
' Mrs Evelyn Wild is still with
Mrs. Adeline Roberts, while her
husband Mr. Dewey Wild, went
back to Deto-iot to work.
vir Wavne Roberts left last
Thursday for Franklin, N. C
where he will take a position
barbeing.
Mrs. Ollie Payne is on the
sick list, though improving very
slowly.
Mr. and Mr3. Robell Redmon,
Misses Tillery. arid Grace Fisher
nd Mrs. Sprinkle were visitors
at Mr. and Mrs, Pearson Mea
dows last Sunday afternoon.
' . T .1 !
Miffs isora uocKKry i kclhub
i along fine with 'her school 6n
I . .
Upper Little Pme
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A Reader.
List of Jurors "Drawn for March
Term, Superior Court, March r
24th, 1924.
No. 1 Township R A. Reed4
Z. V. Fisher. Fred Kiesby. .J.
Morgan Ramsey,' .las. Ilughey
No 2 Township G, W. King,
E. I.. Tweed.
No 4 Township -W. B. Hoi"'
combe, Willard Anderson. , ., ,
No. 5 Township-Thomas Mur
ray, Jr.- . y-. 'I i -
No. 6 Township J. P. Glance..
No. 7 Township Joe M. Payn
No. 8 Township H. E. Mar
tin, A-N. Woody.
No3' 9 Township Charley''
Rollins.
No, 11 Township -W. R. Craw
ford,' , '
No. 12 Township Jas. A.
Davis. G. W, Wild. '
No, 14 Township J. C. Rob
inson, Jesse Sprinkle.
No. 15 Township O. J. Andcri
son.
No. 16 Township -E. L Blank-
enship, A A. Capps, E. D.
Peek. '
You are invited to P. V, Recr
tor's Friday and Saturday,.
Spring Millinery Opening. , X
hat for everybody.
'tl
Madison County Club
"Tho Vuintnsa fn'pn of Mfldison
county, seeing a crying uveu lur,
some means by which they could.
co-operate with each other, and
with the various other, businesf
organizations of the State, have
organized a: Business Men
Club for Madison County.
The club was launched on
Tuesday and within a few hours
thirty six meml ers had joined
and paid their dues. The club
will have a handsomely appoint
ed suite of rooms on the third
floor of The Bank of French
Broad:
:Tbe object of this club is 1
stimulate business life in"Madi
son county and to promote the
interests of the county in every
possible way. Co-operation with
the Chamber of Commerce in
other places and with "Western
North Carolina Incorporated",
will give valuable assistance in
advertising the business re
sources apd scenic beauty of the
best county in North Carolina. ,:
Spring Millinery Opening
Friday and Saturday, M a r c k
7th and 3th, P. V. Rector,
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