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,Semi-Veekly m mi 8 REIDSVILLE, Ni C, AUGUST 1 0, 1909 ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYCt VOL. XXII, NO. 47. $1.00 PER YEAR. Do You Want a Piano for your own plnisure to pass the It'isure hour in sweetest harmony, to calm your ruffled wwl, und soften your duties when timl and lonely? Do You Want a Piano to hand down to your lit tle grand daughter as u priceless nouvonir, a Tiaiio that will stand a ntorm of uwiKiMind still live? Then litiy n SticfT, a long-lived, pwtrt-toncd Sticff. It's a thinj; of lieauty uiid a joy forever. Chas. M. Stieff Manufacturer of the Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Stieff Self-Playing Pianos. Southern Wareroom: 6 Wctt Trade St., Charlotte.N.C C. H. WILMOTH, MANAGER. (Mention this Paper.) J 100,000 Last week we filial prescription number 1(M, 000 an 'orh in our business of which we arc MUid. There is :. reason why so many jieople prefer us to Ml their proscrip tions. If you ever had us to till one you know of course ; if not just ask any of our nmny satisfied custo mers. Give u your wants in our line and note the satisfaction of dealing with Fetzer & Tucker The Dependable Druggists H. E. SHELL C. M. BILLINGS I. E. Ill it Monuments, Head Stones, Coping, Building Material. WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. In the future I shall give special attention to fine granite jobs and eha 1 greatly appreciate the pnvi lege of talking wit anyone who may need a monument. C. M. BILLINGS, REIDSVILLE, N. C. MINUTELY, LINENS THAT LEAVE THE STAR LAUNDRY. You cannot but help feeling- perfectly satisfied with their ap pearance and the rapidity with which we turn out work entrusted to us. If you want to secure first-class laundry service be sure to entrust uswita the laundering ofrour linens, curtains, etc. STAR-trAUNDRY DANVILLE, VA. . J. S. HUTCHERSON, Agt.. Reidsville. CONGRESS' FIGHT THE TARIFF BILL AND THE CORPORATION TAX. Meaning of the New Tax to Business Interests and the Public in General. What is considered in Washington to be a particularly radical feature of the corporation tax law Is section 6, which reads as follows: When the nisesiment shall be mad at provided In this section the return, to gether with any corrections thereof which may hava been made by the commission er, shall be Died In the office of the com missioner of Internal revenue and shall constitute public records and be open to inspection as such. This section Is an evidence. It H claimed, that the tas Is levied not solely for the purposes of revenue. Certainly It elves the national govern "hicnt a measure of control over cor porate institutions (excepting certain" defined urjianlzutlons). and the bill also, through section 0. goes further and opens up the nntntal summary of eacb corporation's business to the public. Producer of Inside Information. That is to say, every corporation which 'must tiKike n return (report under the law will thus place at the convenience of the general public "In side' Informal Ion as to the annual amount of business transacted by the corporation. Business rivals will prob ably tako ndvautago of this oppor tunlly to learn something about the 0oratIons of their competitors. Per sons Intending to purchase stock cr bonds of the corporations affected will have a new and accurate source of In formation from w hich to ascertain the desirability or undeslrablllty of the contemplated Investment. Employees will be able to learn whether or not their employers are making enough money to be able to pay a raise in salary, inquisitive wives will be In a position to learn how much the com panies controlled by their husbands are netting annually, and other effects of the new era of corporation publicity could be enumerated. Among the facts which under the Tuft provisions will be placed before the nubile each year regarding the thousands of corporations affected are some which have always been ascer tainable by the public, and others which have not bo been. True state ments of tbe following rn'ist be In cluded In the report: i Ftrst -Total amount of paid up capital stock outstanding- at the close nf the year. Becond. Total amount of L. jded c other Indebtedness. Third. Ciross amount of Income re ceived from all sources and If a corpora tion or Joint company, etc., of a foreign country the total amount of Income re ceived wltliln the year from all business transacted or capital Invested within the United States and any of Its territories; also the amount received within the year by way of dividends upon stock of other corporations subject to the tax. Fourth. The total amount of all the or dinary an; necessary expenses actually paid out of earnings In the maintenance arw operation of business and propertieY wUhin the year, stating separately alt charges such as rentals or franchise pay ments required to be made as a condition to the continued use or possession of property and if organized under the laws of a forelKn country the amount so paid n the maintenance and operation of its business within the United States and Its territories, etc. Flfth.-The total amount of all losses actually sustained durtnu the year and not compensated by insurance or other wise, statin? separately any amounts al lowed for depreciation of property. Sixth. The amount of Interest actually paid within the year on Its bonded or other Indebtedness and In the ease of a bank, banking association or trust com pany stating separately all Interest pal' by It within the year on deposits. Seventh. The amount paid by It wlth"i the year for taxes imposed under the authority of the United States or any state or territory thereof and separately the amount so paid by It for taxes Im posed by the government of any foreign country as a condition to carrying on business therein. Eighth. The net Income of such cor poration. Joint stock company or associ ation or Insurance company after making the deductions In this section authorized Great Power Given to President. A powerful new executive arm Is given the president to wield In sec tion 7. This section provides severe punishment for any government em ployee who discloses to any person any Information which under the law he should not disclose. But the pres ident can cause him to disclose sue!) information or pvldcncpj owing to iivi' part of section 7 which states that the employee shall divulge the facts that we will assume to be In question "upon the special direction of th president" In answer to tbe claim tnsde by sev eral United States senators tbtt tb president Is thus given s power In Its nature Inquisitorial by section 7 the administration anthorlties stsu that It Is unreasonable to assume that any president of the United States would make an Inquisitorial use of this power. "Be would be guilty of malfeasance In office," they say, "and would place himself open to impeach ment proceedings.' When it Is considered that the cor poration tax Is but one item of the new tariff bill and that the measure contains over 4,000 Items, it mat perhaps, and ouly perhaps, be real ized by the general public bow gigan tic a task Is the drafting and per fecting and enacting of such a statute. Many of tbe so called Items or articles In tbe tariff bill are divided and aubdi tided and resubdltlded into a be wildering number of classifications that is, bewildering to the lay mind. For instance, take thread made from hemp, flax or ramie. This soft of thread Is given a tariff graded accord ing to tbe fineness of tbe yarn frorii Which It Is made. While tbe actual bill does not show them In detail, yet the drafters and enacters of a tariff bill for the United States must cal culate what tbe tax should be on over 150 different qualities of such thread before intelligently making a tariff schedule. Tbe qualities, grades or sizes range from "yarn Hot finer that 15 lea or number" upward to that likewise technically described as 322 lea or number;" also the tariff Train ers tc work intelligently must con sider the known value or amount Of Imports of eacb grade or size and the revenue that a given rate of duty will produce. Busy Days For legislator. Tariff making days in Washington are busy days for congressmen and senators. During the controversy over tbe new tariff bill tbe Payne Mll-the dally mail of members of both bouses averaged 120 letters a day. Most of the correspondents wanted copies of tiie Payne bill or of schedules of cer tain classes of goods or of the tariff on tome particular article named in the bill. Owners o2 factories. Import ing houses, mills, cattie, etc., not only wrote or visited their representa tives themselves, but had their thou sands of employe, write letters also. Emp'oyoes ara voters. Congressmen need totes. the communications must e answered acceptably-tnose' t . tje duty on hides or gloves or cotton, as the case may be, raised, as well as those that want tbe same duties lowered. Tbe congressman would of course do his best for both sides. Yes; a congressman, especially in tariff times, must have imagination and a quick wlttcd secretary. One New York congressman represents a district in which $175,000,000 in capi tal is Invested In wood pulp mills, tie did not sleep much during the Weeks that the conference committee Was Juggling with the rates on the me chanically ground and tbe chemical wood pulp schedule. The Tariff and the Temper. Tariff times make bad tempers, even In a deliberative body like the United States senate, better known In Wash ington as "the millionaires' club." On one of tbe recent days when every body at the capital was wondering What the conference committee would or would not do Senutors Joe Bailey of Texas and Scott of West Virginia were In a cantankerous mood. They were on opposite sides In the tariff row. and the temperature was high er than the Wright aeroplane. Bailey continued a tedious oration on a point of order growing out of a senate reso lution affecting the granting of "uuanl nious consent" for the considering of certain motions. Senator Scotf could finally stand It no longer. Laborious ly wielding a palm leaf fan with one hand and mopplug a perspiring brow with a handkerchief In the other, he rose. "Mr. President," be snn;i;)cd, "having beard tbe gentleman from Texas talk for some time, I rise to ask what Is before the hoase." Bailey was angry and yelled across the senate chamber: "The ouly thing before the house Is the gntleman from West Virginia," and Bnllcy abruptly sat down. - "The penffeman from West Vfrgmfa" stood nlone In his place before the house for many seconds, completely flustrnted by tbe quick retort and the wave of laughter that followed It. His words choked In his throat, and he sat down with a grunt, a growl and a glare that boded 111 for "the gentleman from Texas." The Cri me of Idleness. Idleness means trouble for any one. It's the same with a lazy liver. It causes constipation, headache, jaun dice, sallow complexion, pimples and blotches, loss of appetite, nausea, but Dr. King's New Life Pills soon banish liver troubles and build up your health. 25c at Allen's an4 Fetzer & Tucker's. When the digestion is all right, the action of the bowels regular, there ia a natural craving and relish for food. When this is lacking you may know that you need a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liter Tablets They strengthen the digestive organs, im prove the appetite and regulate the bowels. Sold by Brittain, druggist. Diseased eattle often transmit their diseases JO human hflinga Prpt-t 1 yourself and family, as well as your lite stock, by the regular feeding of Fairfields Blood Tonic and Milk Pro ducer for Cattle Only. It prevents and cares disease and increases poductive ness by purifying the btooi-Hutcher-soa Bread GILLIE IS FREE ACQUITTED OF THE CHARGE OF RAPE. Case Went to Jury Friday Night and a Verdict Was Rendered Saturday. Luther II. Gillie, of Reidsville, was acquitted of the charge of assault upon the person of Lillie Hailey, a 12 year old girl, upon which charge he was given a hearing in the Superior court of Rockingham county Thursday and Friday. .-" The jury returned the verdict early Saturday morning, after having heard Judge Jones' instructions the night be fore. It is but fair to say that the verdict was expected by the great majority of the people Who heard the evidence. There are a number ol people who have all along contended that Gillie was the victim of a plot to blackmail, and that when the seriousness of the charge the Hailey woman had laid at his door was realized by her that she relented and has since been Unwilling to see him convicted in a court of so serious an offense. There are others ttho hate believed the contentions of the defendant's at torneys in the conduct of the case that the girl, Lillie Hailey, was not at the time of tha alleged crime a pure girl, and that she Was .'suffering from natural causes, which caused delirium, and that the statements she made to Mr. Lambeth and Dr. Jett were not to be believed on that account. The case has excited considerable in terest. There are some who believed that the defendant was guilty. The nature of people usually revolts at a crim? of this character, and they could not conceive of a motive on the part of a 12-year-old girl to concoct a story of this kind for the purpose of blackmail. The verdict, in the face of the evi dence as presented to the court, is gen erally regarded as a just one. Following the address to the jury by Mr. II. P. Lane was the speech of Mr. J . E. Saintsing for the defense. Mr. Lane spoke for an hour and Mr. Saint sing consumed thirty minutes reviewing tbe evidence. A; the afternoon session Hon. A. L. Brooks spokW for an hour, reciting the evidence and the State's contentions. He ww followed by ex- Judge Bynum and Mr. MsMicbael for the defense. Mr. McMichael also spoke an hour, and ex-Judge Bynum's speech lasted for an'hour and a half. Solicitor Graves closed the argument for the Stale, shaking an hour and a half, during which he became so tired from the ef fects of two weeks' hard work that he found it necessary to use a table as a seat. Finer speeches have never been heard in Rockingham county. The six able attorneys were the recipients of many flattering compliments, some of the hearers declaring one speech a shade the better while others felt like the speech of some other was slightly stronger. Court took a recess at 7:30 for supper, and at 9 o'clock his honor began to do- liver his instructions to the jury. He submitted two counts, under which he Instructed the jury, they could consider a verdict. Under the first count, the court stated if the jury found that the defendant was guilty of carnal knowl edge of Lillie Hailey without her eon- sent, then the penalty would be death. If the jury found the defendant guilty under the second count, that of having carnal knowledge of her with her con sent, the prisoner could be fined or sentenced to imprisonment at the dis cretion of the court. The charge consumed about two hours' time and the jury was locked up for the night. There is money in poultry providing you use Fairfield s Blood Tonic and Egg Producer for Poultry Only. It insures success, because it contains the elements that strengthen and stimulate the digestive organs, out if y the blood and make bens lay. Sold and guaran teed Dy Hutcherson Bros. Reasons Why the f: McKANN A TREATMENT I For the Liquor Habit Has No Equal. It destroys all taste, desire or craving for drink. It cures all organs diseased by alcoholic drinks. It is mild and pleasant, without pain or discomforture. It restores the patient to perfect health, physically, mentally. It builds up shattered nervous . systems. " It is free from bad after effects. THE McKANNA 3-DAY LIQUOR CURE COMPANY Bos 2,000-Reidiil, ft. C TalepkoM 146. t No Opposition to Election. At the special meeting of the town commissioners held Friday night to fully consider the matter of calling an election in order that the citizens of the place could vote on the proposition to issue $100,000 in bonds for installing sewerage and for other improvements there was not a single speech made in opposition to an early election. JIayor Francis Womack presided over the meeting and invited the citi zens assembled to present their ideas concerning the matter. Several ad dressed the board urging the call to be made immediately and that the date be set as early as practicable. The senti ment of the meeting was all in favor of the bond issue and of an early election. A resolution was adopted by the board of commissioners to call the election for the very earliest date practicable, and this date will be announced by the board at a later meeting when they will have had time to examine the laws regarding the hold ing of the election, and appointed the registrar and judges of the election. Work of Grand Jury. The grand jury completed its labors for the week Friday afternoon and filed into court and made their final report to his honor. This grand jury had an unusual amount of work and their ses sions lasted much longer than is custo mary. Their report was short. They report- ' . ., , v i- . ommended that sewerage be put in each cell in order to improve the sanitary condition of the premises. The county home and the convict Camps were all visited, and found to be in good order; good wholesome food and clean clothing being provided. The offices of the Clerk of the Court and Register of Deeds were represented as being in good condition. The grand jury was then discharged Serious Cutting Scrape. There was a serious cutting affray at Connally's store, in Leasburg Saturday while the Primitive Association was in progress. Fayette Brooks used his knife upon Frank Warren, a young fel low who Once lived here, severing two ribs and reaching the lung. Dr. Love attended the wounded man, pronounc ing it a serious and perhaps mortal wound. Brooks was carried before 'Squire J. A. Stephens and bound over to court on a surety of $100. . - We are unable to give particulars of the fight, but our informant states that both men were considerably under the influence of liquor; that article being plentiful on the grounds, and causing one or two minor fights. Alen who go to religious meetings for the purpose of drinking, carousing aod lighting should be taught a lesson, and that in no cei- tain way. Yanceyvillc Sentinel. Improvements at Draper. The German-American Company, of Draper, has installed additional machin ery in its plant for operating 5,000 more spindles, 2ii more 82-inch blanket looms and four 130 inch looms of the Cromp ton & Knowles latest build, having a centre stop with Draper battery to be used in weaving the Indio-Chi-Am plaid blankets manufactured by the concern. An extension of 75 feet is also being made to the plant for the installation of four additional mule spinning and card ing and 00 broad looms. Fourteen new dwelling houses, a new school building and a barber shop are under construc tion, while a park, to be known as Phelps' Park, containing a lake for swimming, boat riding, lawn swings, etc., is being laid out by the company. Spray News. AVu.hinctun'it I'lncue Spots lie in the low, marshy bottoms of the Potomac, the breeding ground of ma laria germs. These germs cause chills, fever and ague, biliousness, jaundice, lassitude, weakness and general debil ity and bring suffering or death to thousands yearly. But Electric Bitters uever fail to destroy them and cure malaria troubles. They are the best all-around tonic and cure for malaria I ever used," writes R. M. James, of Louellen, S. C. They cure stomach, liver, kidney and blood troubles and will prevent typhoid. Try them, 60c. Guaranteed by W. S. Allen and Fetzer & Tucker. It requires no restraint or forced confinement. It is free from hypodermic injec tions. It is a rational remedy, given internally. It restores a man to perfect manhood. It has stood tbe test of twenty- . five years.' It is a permanent cure. ENDS IN A ROW ADVOCATES OF AUTO ROUTE AT ROANOKE. Claimed that Committee Was Packed in Favor of the Winston Route. The meeting of advocates of the two routes for the automobile line, neld at Roanoke Saturday, broke up In row, the committee which was named being packed, it was claimed, in favor of the Winston-Stokesdale-Madison route rather than the Greensboro Reidsville Leaksville route. Rocking ham county was given two members on the committee and it was contended it had no riirht to but one member and Guilford and Davidson delegates to gether with those from this end of tbe county made known their objection to the high handed rulings of the chair man and walked out oi the meeting. There was evident from the begin ning, delegates say, a determination to rule out the Greensboro route and but scant courtesy was extended by the chairman-the mayor of Roanoke when some members of the Greensboro delegation tried to get in a word edge wise in behalf of the Greensboro route In fact, the whole thing smaked, it was stated, ot cheap politics rather than BUlou u . r . an honest an unbiased effort to deter mine from the representations made the best route that could be chosen. That the cards were stacked against Greensboro and Reidsville was diacoV' ered when the personnel of the commit' tee to decide on which route to recom mend to the Atlanta Journal was an nounced. Almost the first shot out of the box, a man from Patrick county, Va., was named. As neither of the two routes lay through Patrick, Greens boro route people smelt a rat at once, an i when the whole committee was an nounced and there was no Davidson man on it, the evidence of the cut-and-dried nature of the affair was overwhelm ing. After some parleying Secretary Kuy keudall arose and said that the propo sition to leave Davidson off the com mittee was so unfair that if it was ad hered to, the advocates of the Greens boro route would withdraw front the convention. . The presiding officer curtly replied that if the Greensboro people felt that way about it they could withdraw and they did. The committee later retired and with very little debate decided on the route. However, all they could decide was to recommend to the Atlanta Journal that the Winston route be chosen. The Greensboro route delegation believe that the advantages of the Greensboro route are superior to those of the sev eral routes and the proceedings at Roa" noke so grossly unfair that the Journal may yet decide for the Greensboro route. Shot While Stealing. Ned Morgan, an old darkey, said to be nearing his eightieth mile post, was brought to jail last week and placed in Dr. Malloy's care. He was shot by W. W. lilackwell while robbing Blackwell's store, some six miles from Yar.ceyville on the Leasburg road. He had broken into the store and was pitching numer ous articles out of the window, when Mr. Blackwell, who lives close by, was awakened. Coming upon the scene he discharged both loads of his gun at tht intruder. Fortunately, his aim was bad in the uncertain light and only one load struck the old darkey, and that in the leg. The old negro is said to have a very bad reputation, having served in the pen for ten years and on the roads for twelve months. It would seem that ex perience has not been a profitable teacher for him. Yancey ville Sentinel. Supt. Williams Has Resigned. Mr. W. T. Williams, superintendent of the County Home, has resigned his position. At the last meeting of the board of county commissioners a com posed of Commissioners Dameron, Jones and Glenn drafted the following resolutions: 'Resolved, That in accepting the res ignation of Mr. W. T. Williams as su perintendent of the County Home that the board of county commissioners wish to express their regrets and to ex press their appreciation of his faithful and careful performance of his duties during his many years of faithful ser vice. "Resolved, That this resolution shall be spread on the minutes and a copy of same furnished to Mr. vvunams ana the newspapers of the county." 'Twm a Glorionn Victory. ihere s rejoicing in t edora, Tenn. a man's life has been saved, and now Dr. King's New Discovery is the talk of the town for curing C. V. Pepper of deadly lung hemorrhages. "1 could not work nor get about," he write, "and the doctors did me no good, but. after using Dr. King's New Discovery three weeks I feet like a new man, and can do trood work attain." for weak. TB0lre0fai8eased"'-lrnigg, 11 wuulia "and colds, hemorrhages, bay fever, la grippe, asthma or any bronchial affec tion it stand unrivaled. P ..;. 6H ' $1.00, Trial bottle free. Soi ai-d guaranteed by W, S. Allan and 'ar & Tucker. rtfetiWctfetfetfelfatfctfetfistfel MOST i ANY OLD -COMPANY ! Looks good in Prosperous times; but when the great Conflagra tions come, destroying mil lions in a night, None but the Best i Can stand the Test. i 4 That's my kind, after studying the business for 21 years. FRANCIS WOMACK, The i Insurance 9 ar I Man Look for the Horse Shoe in, Allen's Drug Store window, hanging over 102 pounds fresh Turnip Seed. Now is the time to sow Ruta Beggas and Salad varieties. A LIEN'S DRUG - STORE; The Old Reliable A. L. BROOKS B. P. LANI BROOKS & LANE, Reidsville, N. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Practice in State and Federal Courts. Careful attention to all business en-. trusted to oa. J. E. SAINTMNO, Reidsville, N C, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Practice in State and Federal Courts, Office in Bank of Reidsville building. EDQAR H. WRENN, JR., m LAWYER. " "'"l" Office in Fels Building. All business intrusted to him will be looked after promptly and carefully. IUSTICE & OLID EWE LL ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Offices in Reidsville and Greensboro, L. L. 5APP, M. D., PRACTICING PHYSICIAN. Office at residence on Main street Telephone No. 146. Calls promptly re-, sponded to day or night. DR. J. W. McGEHEE Office same as formerly occupied by Williams & McGehee, in Bank of ReUh villa building. 'Phone 30, Residence Phone 60-L Ex-Ray and Massage Treatment. DR. 5, O, JETT, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office, second floor, Lambeth bolld'g. Residence at lira. HufSnes', Lindsey . Street. 'Phone 4. dr; j. r. ihab;7 o formerly ectt; f.:-1 "!y Dr. Tr" j
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