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REIDSVILLE, N. C, DEC 22, 1911.
ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
SHIFTS TOILS. COURT
A. T. CO'S CHANGES
THE NATION'S NEWS
ENLARGING CAPACITY
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Judge Boyd May Also Name
a Receiver.
Petition in Bankrupttcy Filed By1
; Creditorss of the American Ware
house Company in Federal Court at
Greensboro.
The. scene of litigation involving
the American Warehouse. Company,
of Spray, shifted from the State to
the Federal courts yesterday when
certain small creditors filed a peti
tion with Judge James E. Boyd ask
ing thai the company be adjudged a
bankrupt and that a Federal receiver
be appointed. Judge Boyd gave the
defendant company until December
7 to appear before hiiu and show
"cause why adjudication in bankruptcy
jiio'ilJ not he made and postponed
the appointment of a temporary ro
ceirtr until today, when J. L. Cle
luer.t, the temporary receiver ap
pointed by the State court, 'will ap
pear before aim and make a state
ui":it as to tire affairs of the con. puny
sin e he became receiver. It is un
derstood that Mr. Clement will be
continued as receiver, though in the
event he is not the receiver appoint
ed by the Federal court will take
preo-de-n.ee over the appointee of
.the .State court.
lii the petition filed yesterday by
the Smith-Courtney Company, credi
tors to the extent of $:'"; .lames I.
Pri'caKi u:: i son, $;;7; Ua'i HH- and
Erowii. i;;71; Cox Lumber Company,
4l"n, and Co k-Levis Foundry Com
pany. $11, the .Uh.gaticii is made
that "while insolvent the company
transferred large, amount of its
property, cyn.v jti:ig of goods, wares,
merohanjis,; and money to the Mar
shall Field Company, of Chicago,
with the intjr.t to give it preference
over other iitcrs." The Allegation
has also been made that strife among
the stockholders, headed on one side
by the Field interests and on the
other by J. Pierpont Morgan and B.
N. atjd J. B. Duke and others has
reached such proportions that the ac
counts of unsecured creditors have
become, ci. '.arered.
The litigation involves in invest
ments and debts considerably more
than $2,000,000. the Marshall Field
Company claiming art investment Off
'$1,500,000 and to be creditor to the
extent of 5 1 1 , 000. The other unse
cured indebtedness is alleged to be
about $450,000.
The American Warehouse Company
is a holding corporation modeled af
ter the plan of the American Tobacco
Company and its stockholders include
a number of prominent financiers la
the nation. The mills of the com
pany have been running regularly and
It Is said to have been a very profi
table property prior to the beginning
factional war between stockholders fo
control, The situation at., the mills
13 now said to be very acute and the
receiver must show ability to finance
the property durng the period of liti
gation. It is said a pay roll aggre
gating $3,500 is due today and that
uncertainness as to the scene of liti
gation has made It difficult for the
State receiver to secure nedded funds
no banker caring to become involved
in the affair when it was understood
from the beginning that the receiv
ership of the State court would be
followed by a petition for bankruptcy
in the Federal court. Greensboro
News, 20th. .
POSTOFFICE AT BENAJA ROBBED.
Burglars Loot the Mail and Help
Themselves to Stock of Goods.
The pdstoffice at Benaja was rob
bed Tuesday night supposedly '' by
three or four tramps who were loiter
ing in the community during the af
ternoon. The incoming mail from
No. 43 was looted and many of the
letters were broken open and burn-.
Od. It is known that the parties
itook from 'the sack a box of cigars
which had been sent to Mr. J. W.
Milloway by his son at Lynchburg.
Mr. J. H. Richardson Is the post
master at Benaja and he conducts a
store In connection with the nostof
fice. The burglars took from his
stock a dozen razors, a gold watch
and two cheaper watches, eight r
ten dollars in cash, several pairs of
eho?s and a quantity -of canned goods
and other food supplies.
Mr. Or.r.'.e Milloway, the depot
agent at Benaja, said that two ho
boes s-pant some time in the depot
with him that night, and he thinks
htey w ere there for the purpose of
watching him so in case he went out
arl dinrnvtiral ?hat. the, burglars
wxr? ransacking the store . and
poj: office they could warn their' pals.
. He thinks that there must have been
thre? or four hoboes together, and
thit while the two were watching
him the others were busy pilfering.
Buck Duke, it is Likely, Will
Rema'n President.
Report That Thomas F. Ryan Would
Dispose of His Common Tobacco
Stock Holdings and Get Out En
tirely is Absolutely Denied.
A special from New York to the
Rafe'igh News and Observer says:
It has been rumored for a week or
more that Thomas F. Ryan was con
templating selling his largest interest
in American Tobacco securities and
retiring from the company altogether.
According to the rumor, he planned
to etifeeti the sale through a general
distribution and not by a lump trans
action, as he is reported to have
done with several large financial In
stitutions. This report was absolutely denied
today by a close business associate of
Mr. Ryan, who himself is one of the
largest holders of American Tobacco
common stock.
Liggett & Myers Common Stock.
I: is known that some of the other
largest individual holders of that se
curity have already filled out .'their
warrants for the common stock of
the Liggett and Myers and P. Lorri
lard companies, which, under the
terms of the disintegration plan, they
are allowed to buy from the American
Tobacco 'Company.
There is every reason for believing
that its business, and that of its
subsidiaries-will "be highly profitable
under the new arrangements and
that consequently it will be possible
to declare as large dividends on
American common as have ruled in
tilt' past. .
J. B. Duke to Remain at the Head,
So far as can be learned, no Im
portant changes have taken place re
cently In the directors and officers of
the American Tobacco Company.
It has been rumored that Percival
Hill, vice-president, will succeed J.
Hf Duke as president.
It has been utterly Impossible to
get any verifoatlon of this rumor.
But on the contrary, It is authorita
tively stated that Mr. Duke has no
intention of retiring from the com
pany or from active business in gen
eral. Parker Will Succeed Fuller. ;
W. W. Fuller will retire as gen
eral counsel on December 31 and
will be succeeded by Junius Parker,
who has been his associate for some
years. 1 ;
' A. H. Burroughs, who has looked
after the patent Interests of the com
pany, will also retire.
Iti has been rumored that these
three gentlemen will form a law
firm and thus be able to act as coun
sel for all the companies in the to
bacco combination.
Apparentlyy there Is no truth
whatever in this rumor.
Frank Fuller, a brother of W. W.
Puller, will go to St. Louis as gen
eral counsel for the Liggett and My
ers Company.
PLEAD FOR CONFEDERATES.
Senator Works Thinks They Should
Be Supported in Old Age.
A special to the New York World
,'firom Washington says:
' "It I had my way this country
would not only maintain the veterans
of the" Federal army in peace and
comfort, but It would extend this
same beneficence to the old and help
less Confederate' veterans as well."
This declaration was made today
by Senator Works, of California,
Itimseif an ex-Union soldier, in
delivering a speech on the relations
between the Government and the vet
erans. "With most of these men of the
iSouth," he said, "their act was a
mistake and not a crime. The South
has suffered bitterly for this mis
take." Senator Works based his speech
on a demand for an investigation
by the committee on military affairs
of conditions at Santa Monica, Cal.,
where 1,600 old soldiers are maintain
ed In a branch home. He said the
most har.'b'e situation prevails. The
-I'eterai.s do roc have sufi Vent U
eat, and their surroundings are of the
most desolate and cheerless nature.
1 In thel course of his speech Mr.
Works denounced the "vulgar dis
play of wealth" by those multi-millionaires
who, hailed as public bene
factors when they give money for
"public benefactions," never . fail to
(have their names heralded to the
woiU for a seeming act; of benefi
cence. He mentioned no names, but
made use of the expression: "The li
brary built with this surplus of
wealth, or1, llle Institution ' ItWntfedi
with the money that is worse than
useless to the donor." '
Acme Grocery Co. headquarters for
CIristmas candles.
AS I was going to Bethlehem town
l Upon the earth I cast me down
All underneath a little tree
That whispered in this wise to rne:
"Oh, I shall stand on Calvary
And bear what burthen saveth thee!"
As up I fared to Bethlehem town
I met a shepherd coming down,
And thus he quoth : "A wondrous sight
Hath spread before mine eyes this night,
An angel host most fair to see,
That sung full sweetly of a tree
That shall uplift on Calvary
What burthen saveth you , and me."
And as I gat to Bethlehem town,
Lo, wise men came that bore a crown.
"Is there," cried I, "in Bethlehem
A King shall wear this diadem?"
"Good sooth," they quoth, "and it is he
That shall be lifted on the tree
And freely shed on Calvary
What blood redeemeth us and thee."
Unto a Child in Bethlehem town
The wise men came and brought the crown,
j And, while the infant smiling slept,
Upon their knees they fell and wept,
But with her babe upon her knee,
Naught recked that Mother of the tree
That should uplift on Calvary
What burthen saveth all and me.
v
' Again I walk in Bethlehem town
And think on him that wears the crown,
I may not kiss his feet again
" Nor worship him as I did then.
My King hath died upon the tree
And hath outpoured on Calvary
What blood redeemeth you and me.
Cries and groans breaking the
stillness of the early morning hours
at the Charles street Jail Wednesday,
ledi to the discovery that the Rev.
V T. Richeson, former pastor of Ira
ni anuel Baptist Church of Cambridge,
Mass., awaiting trial on the charge
of having murdered Miss Avis Linnel'
the music teacher, had mutilated him
self severely) with a piece of tin. So
serious were the wounds that it was
found necessary to perform an opera
tion immediately. Later in the day
the surgeons said the operation was
entirely successful and that unless
blcwJd poisoning developed the prisoner
MY CREED.
(By Geo. M. Tolson.)
Redeemed are we! By law?
Ah, no! By despot's force?
Nay, may! In God no flaw;
Id Is by love, of course.
This love made Heaven bright;
Then by a Babe's sweet face.
Shed here alluring light.
And blessed the world with grace.
The Babe a Man became.
And died upon a cross;
'Twaa love disguised In shame,
Nor earth's, nor Heave's loss.
Oh, joy! Instead was gain;
For nall-ed there with Him ,
Or, that sad cro. s of pain,
Was soul-destroy in?
There, too, dread sorrow died,
Run through by self-same spear
That op'ed the Savior's side,
And brought redemption here.
Love giveth now, for thorns,
A shining crown of life;
For beatings of wild storms,
Surcease of sinful strife.
AhJ ye,s! a crown was won,
And for each pen itont,
A royal robe was spun.
With odlors finely b'.er.f. .
Love since, with crown In hand,
Leads onward, and away
From earth, to God's great land,
So then we're saved by Love;
For love Is God Indeed!
Our home Is Heaven above,
Not hell. This Is my creed!
fJjntitn-
3
ST EUGENE FIELD
The Late Eugene Field.
probably would recover within two
weeks. Although Rlcheson's counsel
would give no intimation whether
the defense would seek a postpone
in omt or take any other action be
cause of Rlcheson's act, they did say
definitely that the aocused clergyman
had wounded himself la an attempt
aC emasculation.
When you have a bilious attack
give Chamberlain's Tablets a trial.
They are excellent. For sale by all
dealers.
Old papers for sale at this office.
Items Taken From a Great
Many Sources.
Condensed News Items Concerning
Matters of Interest Occuring Since
Our Last Issue. News of the
World at Large.
There are five active candidates
for the judgeship made vacant by
the resguation of Judge Ward,
A million dollars has been lost as a
result of floods throughout Southern
Wales. A score of bridges over the
river Avon have been destroyed.
An exquisite necklace of pearls of
an estimated value of $.")00,000 is the
Chr stmas gift of Frank Jay Gould to
his young wife, according to a dis
patch sent out from New York.
Receivers will take charge of the
Wabash Railroad as soon as they ap
pear before Judge Adams in the Uni
ted States Circuit court and qualify
by giving three hundred thousand dol
lars bond. Railroad officials say
the receivership will not affect the
road's operation. It has 10,000 em
ployes. With decreases in the production of
the eleven important farm crops, not
ncluding cotton, the total value Of
these crops this year reached the
j total of $3,76i,r.62.000, according to
I t lie final estimate announced by the
: Iiepartmentt of Agriculture. This s
an increase of almost $190,000,000. ov
er their value last year,
Butter and eggs are selling in New
York at higher prices than in ten
years. Eggs are bringing 41 to 56
cen's wholesale and 48 to 73 cents
ratall while the pc ce of butter rang
es from 38 to 40 cents wholesale,
and from 40 to 50 cents retail. Re
ports from producing sections Indi
cate still higher pr ces within a
month. Dealers contend that threat
ened cold storage legislation Is large
ly responsible. .
The United Cigar Stores Company
announces plans for opening a num
ber of new stores throughout the
country. The company points out
that the court mandate has no effect
on the cigar store business except to
remove It from the control of the
Amerlcann Tobacco Company, and,
in the language of the Attorney -General,
the United Cigar Stores Com
pany will now be left alone to work
out its own destiny in Its own way.
The board of army engineers in Its
report just made public Is full of
interest and of great Importance to
North Carolinians. The board makes
recommendations which call for an
expenditure for improvement of wa
terways In Eastern North Carolina of
approximately $6,000,000. It Is rec
ommended that the .governmet pur
chase the Chesapeake and Albemarle
canal which connects the North Caro
lina sounds with the Chesapeake bay.
Several arrests have been made In
New York by the police, the result of
a revolver duel between twelve Ital
ians from Philadelphia and an equal
number of New York Italians, In
which two were killed, one fatally
Injured and a number slightly shot.
The battle took place Tuesday morn
ing In Thomas Jefferrson Park. The
New Yorkers recently visited Phila
delphia and started a fight In Pat
Kuecco's room. His friends got to
gether.notifled the New Yorkers they
i would arrive and all repaired to the
! park where the duef took place.
I MEETING OF DAUGHTERS.
Mrs. C. A. Penn Hostess at the Laat
i Meeting of Year. .
For the last meeting of 1911 Mrs.
C. A. Penn threw open, her spacious
i home to the Daughters, and twen
! ty-eight werq present. After the
j president called the chapter to order,
' in the absence of the secretary, the
minutes were read by Mis Harris,
j Reports frcm the treasurer, corres-
ponding secretary and registrar were
heard. Mrs. B. L. Hurdle and Mrs.
i T. N. Terry entertained with a de
j lightful description of their trip to
i the General Convention .in Rich
mond. Mrs. L. P. Clarke's paper on
Matt W. Ransom was enjoyed, for
North Carolinians espeially are al
ways glad to read of him.
The treasurer then called the roll
amU 20 (members responded with
j their yearly, dues, making $10-00 col-
t lected. A committee was appoiniea
j to confer with the Children's Chapter
about celebrating the 19th of January.
A motion was made and carried that
the Daughters hold a reception for
them and serve light refreshments,
while the Volunteers entertain with
a short program. The usual dinner
May 10. The Christmas dinner for
the inmates of the county home was
them discussed and a vote taken as
to which day it should be sent, Mon
day, Christmas day, being decided
Robt Harris & Bro. Adding
New Equipment
Preparing to Keep Up With Heavy
Orders for Pride of ReidsvLlle and
Other Well Known Brands. Work
ing Night and Day.
A Review man dropped into the
factory of Robt. Harris & Bro. one
day recently and found big things In
progress at that busy place. Every
day In the year except Sunday there
passes the windows of The Review of
fieq load after load of the product of
this mammoth business. Pride of
Keidsville, and their other popular
brankis going out to almost the four
corners of the earth to gladden the
hearts of tobacco users -everywhere,
ant bring back its returns for the
upbuilding of this community.
Their business was started back
at the beginning of the tobacco in
dustry, Messrs. Robt. Harris and the
late H. p Harris having laid the
foundation broad and sure when they
were little more than boys, and back
when) a piece af almost any kind of
tobacco machinery was never heard of.
Whatever of distinction has come to
the tobacco industry this: firm Is
justly, entitled to its sliare. Their
products are among those that char
acterize the best In the tobacco busi
ness. Start at Reldsville, and go
in almost any direction, as long as
you choose, and you will keep meet
ing with discriminating smokers fill
ing up their pipes and making cigar
ettes with Pride of ReidsvUle, and
you don't get far enough from Reids
ville for smokors to stop telling you
that the greatest pleasure giving to
bacco Is Pride of ReldsviMe.
Robt. Harris & Bro. are making ar
iramganients now to .get better
caught up with their orders In the
future than ever before, being shut
down with the expectation of working
a nfr?ht aiil day force all of the
Christmas except Sunday to put in
new and-iatest Improved meh4aeryr
and otherwise to remodel and. re
rjiuip thedr plant so that orders can
be filled more promptly In 1912
than ever before. Much of the time
In the past twelve months they ihatre
been behind with orders on every
branid ol! tobacco they make, and
there has hardly been a day In five
years when the demand for Pride of
lleWavflle could be fully met. It
wil bo glad news therefore to to
bacco users that the big prep
arations for extension of business
orq going on at this plant.
There is no business enterprises la
ReidsvUle of which her people are
more proud than this, which gives
employment to a large number of
people, and which is advertising and
making ReidsvUle famous night and
day, year In and year ouV through
out the country where good tobaoco
la known and used.
The Review man cant use words to
improve upon or add to the reputa
tion and character of the Individual
members composing this firm, Mess
rs. Robt and William C, Harris.
They are Rockingham county men,
bred and born. Their names stand
for the highest type of business In
tegrity, fair and honest dealing, and
their customers, who are In all parts
of the country, and numbered by the
thousands, are among the best pleas
ed and best satisfied dealers that
the world affords.
on. During the social hour Mrs.
Penn served a delicious lunch, fol
lowed by coffee, mints and preserved
ginger. The chapter will meet next
with Mrs. J. N. Watt on January 3.
In a note to The Review, Col. U.
B. Gwynn, of Nance, says: "Allow
me to state that 'Forest Voices,' by
Carl B. Craig, oppled In The Re
view's issue of the 12th from The
Charlotte Observer is a fine pro
duction. It Is genuine poetry,
and not only does ReidsvUle great
credit, but it la a credit to the State
to possess that raw product a gen
uine poet. The piece is richly Imag
inative, but perfect in rythni, and
possesses the true poetic power la
its touches of nature."
A Des Moines man had an attack
of muscular rheumatism in his shoul
der. A friend advised him to go to
Hot Springs. That meant an expense
of $150 or more. II sought for a
quicker and cheaper way to cure it
and found It In Chamberlain's LInl
knent. Three days after the first ap
plication of this liniment he was
well. Sold by all dealers.
Our good friend, Mr .H .T. Ilar-
rlson. of Forshee. one of the coun
ty's most prgressive and successful
farmers, gave us a pleasant call on
Wednesday. Mr. Harrison Is a well
posted gentleman and is a great ad
mirer! of. The Review.