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RE1DSVILLE, N. C, APRIL 16, 1912.
ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
A SHARP CONTEST
Over the Sale of the Cotton
Mills at Spray;
Bandholder Protest Against thfl
Confirmation, Declaring That ihf)
Price Was Not Adequate Note Ap
peal From Referee.
The reports of the trustees of the
three Spray mills sold under decree
, of the court Wednesday were made
before Referee In Bankruptcy G. S.
Ferguson yesterday and after a pro
longed and spirited contest, were
confirmed in each instance. Referee
Ferguson ordered deeds made to the
purchasers provided that If within
10 days no bid raising the amount
10 per cent was offered by a reliable
purchaser, with bond for fulfillment
of said raise.
. Owing to the fact that Referee
Ferguson had to catch an afternoon
train the hearing was not completed,
an adjournment by consent being
taken until 12 o'clock Monday, when
the contest will be renewed by bond
holders who protested against con
firmation of the sale yesterday. The
principle fight against confirmation
yesterday was over the report of
R. R. King, attorney for the trus
tees of the Rhode Island W11L Mr.
Kims reported that the sale of this
property was made in two separate
lota for $100,000 and $400,000, respec
tively, and requested on behalf of th
trustees that the sale be confirmed
to the purchaser, the Thread Mill
Company, of Montlcello, Ind., said
to be a subsidiary company of the
Marshall Field Company, of Chicago
the largest creditor and stockholder
oil all the five bankrupt mills at
Spray.
This report precipitated a sharp
contest, ex-Judge Burwell, of Char
lotte, and A. M. Scales, of this city
representing the bondholders, enter
ing vigorous protest against, the con
firmation of the sale of the Rhode Is
land mill property for $140,000, un
less the trustees would provide for
payment of interestt on. $100,000 In
bonds held by their clients, which, it
was said the reputed sale for $140,
000 would not do after receivers certi
ficates and court costs had been de
ducted. Judge Brwell called atten
tion to the fact that the trustees had
reported that the Rhode Island Mill
property was sold In two separate
lots wh.en the court decree ordered
them sold as a whole. ., He contend
edl that the direct order of the court
had not been complied with and
therefore the sale was void; that the
price of $140,000 reported by the
trustees as a fair price was not so
especially in light of the fact that
the court appraisers had inventoried
and valued the property as worth at
least $295,000, more than double the
bid of the Thread Mill Company.
On behalf of bondholders, Mr,
Scales contended that they had not
had a day in court; that they had
not had reasonable time In which
to protect themselves from a com
plete sacrifice of the property. He
argued that for this jtason alone the
sale was void, and on behalf of his
client entered objection to confirma
tion of the sale at such a depreci
ated value, which he said, would
not insure the bondholders or mort
gage creditors any interest at all on
their claims.
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A CONFIDENTIAL TIP
To set your money's worth have your laundry
done at Star Laundry. The constant endeavor of the
establishment is to make people talk about the quality
of the work it turns out and the moderate asked.
HENRY HUBBARD, Agent
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Judge Bynum, representing unse
cured, creditors and Marshall Field
and company, and R. R. King, rep
resenting the trustees as well as Mar
shall Field and company, urged the
confirmation of the report of trus
tees, citing the fact that prices bid
wer without competition, and that
to order a new sale would amount
to shutting down the mill, besides
giving no promise of a higher price
ad jthe next sale.
After the extended arguments of
counsel, Referee Ferguson ordered the
confirmation of the sale. He said
that if within ten days a 10 percent
bid was offered he would order a
re-sale. From this order of confirm
atlon Mr. Scales, for the fbondhold'
ers, gave notice of an appeal to Judg
Boyd and to the United! States Cir
cuit court. Yesterday afternoon the
attorneys for bondholders express
ed confidence that when the whole
matter Is reviewed by Judge Boyd tb
sale, at least of the Rhode Island
mills at $$140,000, would be con
firmed. Attorney Scales referr
ed with strong emphasis to the re
port off the appraisers, who valued
the property at the lowest at $295,
000. Mr. King, for the trutsees, re
torted that Julius Cone, one of the a
praisers, had told him since the sale
that $140,000 was ja. first class price
for the property. !
In the matter of confirmation of
the sale of the American Warehouse
company property at $157,000; the
German-American, at $435,000; the
Lily, at $50,000; and the Spray
woolen mills at $135,000, no contest
was entered.
The spirited fight yesterday came
as a surprise to outside parties,
sinoe when the sale was made.it was
given out that the amounts would
pay the bonded debt, the court liti
gation, including receivers certifi
cates for operating the mills and the
lawyers' fees In bankruptcy. Since
examining into the matter, however,
the bondholding creditors seem to
have discovered that they would get
left as to payment of interest on
the bonds and the fight now la over
this matter. Unsecured creditorswith
the exception of the Marshall Field
company, as well as 8tockholders,ap-
pear 1J have resigned' to the belief
that they will get nothing out of the
wind up of the affairs of the five
mills, none being represented yester
day, when previously all were looked
out for by counsel . i
Attorneys present for the hearing
and representing trustees, bondhold
ers, etc., were Judges W. P. Bynum,
R. C. Strudwick; Burwell, of Char
lotte; Ned' Parker, of Graham; G.
S. Bradshaw, Alfred Wyllie, Clifford
Frazier, J. I. Scales. The receivers
and rtustees of various properties,
J. Elwood Cox, E. D. Pitcher, J. S.
McAllister and D. F. King were al
so presentt for the hearing. Greens
boro News.
MR. TURNER WINDSOR PASSES
AWAY ARTE R LONG ILLNESS
Mr. J. Turner Windsor, a well
known and popular young man, died
yesterday at noon at the residence of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George T.
Windsor, in the West End, after a
line;erin illness. .The funeral ser
vices will be conducted Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Potato planting time will soon be
here. To get the best results use
Lion Brand fertilizer. Ask your dealer
for it. Reidsville Fertilizer Co.
Now is the time to subscribe.
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IN DANGER OF
INTRODUCTORY SPEECH FOR
EX-GOV. CHAS. B. AYCOCK.
Ex-Governor Ayoock had accepted
an invitation to speak at Wentworth
on Friday, the 17th, and was to have
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uwoui iuuvuuceu Dy Mr. C O. Mo
Michael. Mr. McMichael composed
his speecjh of introduction on . the
night before the ex-Governor died,
the fallowing being what he would
have said In presenting the distin
giuiahed citizen to the audience:
On behalf of the school authorities
of this county and town, we bid
you a cordial welcome to the exer
cisea of this auspicious day. Let
childhood In Its innocence come, and
woman In her purity; and youth In
its prime; and manhood in its
strength; and age in Its ripe wis
domlet us all come in loyal love to
promote the common American In
stitution which unites us all the fre
school the noblest expression of the
principle of enlightenment, "The in
stitution closest to (the people, most
characteristic of the peODle. and
fullest of hope for the people"-r-for
I declare to you that the free echool
is the corner-stone of this republic
as it is the noblest conception of
statesmanship.
Among us today is a gentleman
who steadfastly believes in the trio
of regnant principles that have shap
ed America the leadership of man
hood, "Equal rights to all and spec
ial privileges to none,'"; and .univer
sal enlightenment as the source of
progress. There Is one characteris
tic oj him that has called forth the
admiration of all. He is the embodi
ment of the old Latin maxim, "Mild
In manner, resoluute in conviction."
No seductions can allure, no terrors
fripMen him. To duty he has ever
been fidelity Itself. A man of ex
alted virtues, patriotic services and
noble deeds, knowing the heart-beats
of the people of this Commonwealth;
with firmness, honesty, courage and
gentleness he has bound them to him
with links of lasting love.
Who will over forget the great
campaign of 1900, when North Caro
lina's distinguished son, the pioneer
of peace, the prince of patriot,
with consumafe courage and match
less manhood, threw himself into the
fray and never did he stop - until
with lips of gold he had planted the
royal banner of white supremacy in
every county in the State. Neither
did he stop then, but with heart
burning with love for the uneducated
children of the State, with persua
sive eloquence and lrreslstable logic
he statrted an educational wave that
will roll on and on uuntil It breaks
on eternity's shore.
A statesman in the broadest sense,
a devoted friend of the common poo
pie and a fearless advocate of their
rights, his splendid character shines
like the jewel, from which every an
gle reflects the liquid light.
Beloved and talented, distinguished
and determined son of the South;
defender of liberty and leader among
men we glory In the knowledge that
you have pursued the path of dut ,
guided by the light of principle.
And now I have the great honor as
well as the pleasant privilege of pre
senting to this cultured Rockingham
audience North Carolina's gifted eon,
that-echokrly-States maa, inisWi .
orator and golden-hearted gentleman,
Charles B. Aycock, of "The Old
North State."
ASPHYXIATION.
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-Donnell In 8t Lottie Globe-Demoerat.
FRAUD IN BEING SICK.
Ill-Health Is No Longer Fashionable-
It Is Frequently a Disgrace.
It la no longer .'considered honor
able, polite, or the correct thing to
be sick; and ailing, t was, thirty
years ago, in soma parts of J the
country. In the social world it used
to , be considered effeminate, dainty,
ana v reftaed to be in "Ill-health."
"to be delicate," or Just been sick all
winter. This used to elicit expres
slons of genuine' sympathy from the
hearers; ,but It does not any more.
We have passed that (state. Now.
when we hear such talk we suspect
one or , two things; either that the
chronic girunter or the! chronic would-
Ce-eick is faking and offering
flimsy excuse for soma negligence or
nonperformance of duty, jor else, if
ne anoma really happen to be sick.
that such a plea is an open admission,
thai in nine cases out of ten he has
been guilty of violating , some of na
ture'sfundamental laws; that he has
not bathed regularly, exercised prop
erly, or that he has eaten gluttonou
ly or disobeyed some other equally
simple lunaamental law of health.
Ill-health, ;say what you will, indi
cates in a majority of cases the lack
or will power or purpose to main
tain fundamental habits in regard to
enung, drinking, attending the cailA
of nature regularly.bathlng.and prop
er exercise in the open air and nun-
light. Being Blck is fast coming in
to dispute these days, for the sim
ple reason that thinking people have
seen that this thing of being sick is
really disgraceful. They are. there
fore, inclined to i keep it a secret if
they feel badly, have a headache.or
some such, minor ailment that Indi
cates that some, laws of health have
been disobeyed.
On the other hand, It Is strongly
presuming; upon the credulity of an
other to be deliberately offer ("the I
sick plea" as an exnise for the non-.
performance of , duty. This Is now
looked upon largely as a negro ruse,
and. to try to perpetrate such a trick
pr deception upon any thinking per
son is an insult. .
But herp is "ne more side to this
question of beintr everlastingly skk
and aiing .It is this: You ,'eannot hold
ill-health thoughts, or disease thougts
in thft mlnrl wlfhnnt fioiimiiv i.u.
...V..VHU "vvuunj IJIXTJIIf
mem outplctured In the body to a cer
tain extent. Everybody knows it, is
impossible for a person to remain ab
solutely puro. :who habitually holda
pictures of impurity in 'the mind so
it s Just as impossible to be heal
thy while continually asserting and
holding forth the disease thought. 'On
the other hand, th auto-suggestion
that we are not sick, , that we are
well, that we are not downcast, that
we are happy, and so on, has buoy
ed up many a person who otherwise
would soon have been really skk; or
despondent,.1
To sum the whole matter up, one
can be either sick tor well, to a
very large extent, by' Just continually
asserting (to one's self and hearers
that he is sick or Iwell. Certain peo
ple have found so much truth in this
principle of auto-suggestion that
they have founded a religious sect
that believe in healing entirely by
this method. While we do not advo
cate taking this advanced grouud.yet
there is so much truth la I the prin
cipirtharvenanffortoT?troHgirurg
abandoning thee oldjidea of being ev
erlastingly sick and ailing when we
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PROGRAM FOR DRAMATIC
RECITAL FRIDAY NIGHT.
("Merely Mary Ann," a Comedy by
Israel Zangwlll.)
Vocal Solo Mr. Mathewson.
Dramatis Parsonae.
Mr. Lancelot, a young music composer.
Mr. Peter, his friend,
man in business.
a wealthy
Herr Brahmson, a music publteher.
Rev. Samuel Smedge, a country
vicar.' .
Mrs. Ledbatter, a lodging
keeper.
house-
Rosie, her daughter.
Lady Chelmer, a poor peeress.
Lady Carolyn, Countess of Foxwell.
her friend.
Lady Gladys Foxwell, the
teas' daughter.
conn-
Lord Velentlne Foxwell, the conn
tesa son.
Mary Ann, the maid of all work In
Mrs. Ledbatter's lodging house.
Vocal Solo Mrs. C. A. Penn.
Act I.
The scene is laid la the hallway of
Mrs.
ledbatter's lodging house In
London.
Act II.
Several months later- Mr. Lancet
lot's sitting room in Mrs. Ledbatter's
house.
Act III.
'The same a week later.
Act IV.
Six years have elapsed. The scene
Is laid In the reception room at
Mead Hall, now the home of Mary
Ann.
Quartet Mrs. Francis, Woraack,
Miss Kate Ellington, iMessrs. Rose-
mon and Matthewson
MISS ELLEN BURTON BECOMES
BRIDE OF MR. R. W. STONE.
Leaksville, April 11. At 2 p. m..
Wednesday a beautiful wedding was
celebrated In the Methodist church
in i-.eaKsvill between Misa Ellea H.
Burton, of Leaksville, and Mr. Ru
fus W. Stone, of Stoneville. , Th
ceremony was performed by Rev. D,
E. Field, asslBtedy Rer. F. L.
Townsend, pastor, The niahers were
Messrs. G. C. Gammon, W. T. Po
test, Alfred Tlnsley and Rev. Mr.'
Wellman. The bridesmaids were
Misses Nannie and Maggie Burton.
The groomsmen were Messrs. Pete
Kemp and T. M. Roberts. Master
Burton Barber, nephew to the bride,
Was ring bearer. The bride came to
the altor on the arm of the dame
of honor, her sister, Mrs. E. F. Bar
ber, of Winston-Salem, N. C. The
groom approached the altar with
(his best man, Mr, Buford Stone, of
Stonevlile. Miss Mary Lit King
sang in a most charming way, "For
Love's Sweet Sake." Mrs. W. T.
Field presided at the organ and .ren
dered splendidly Menelssohn's
Wedding March. The church, was
decorated with a splendid profusion
of natures sweetest flowers. The
house was filled with happy faces to
witness the marriage of one of our
nost popuular young ladies. A large
rowki of people assembled at the
station to see the happy couple take
the cars for their marriage tour.
The Republican executive commit
tee of Rockingham county met in
Wentworth Friday afternoon, Chair
man J. R. Joyce presiding. The coun
ty convention was called to meet on
Monday, May 6. The precinct pri
maries will be held Saturday, May 4.
The Presidential situation was not
discussed.
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THE NATION'S NEWS
Items Taken Frca a
Many Sources.
Great
Condensed Newt Items Ctrceming
Matters of Interest Occurlng Slnqsl
Our Last Issue. News of thej
World at Large.
Former President Roosevelt will
peak la Greensboro April 22 or 23.
Senate Bailey, of Texas, La sick
and threatened with typhoid fever.
Brigadier General Funaton will suc
ceed Major General Frederick D,
Grant, who died suddenly Thursday.
Flood conditions in the Mississippi
valley are not improved and are con.
siderably more grave In Arkansas and
' Louisiana.
I The He was n&asad and a narsnnal
encounter narrowly averted on the
floor Saturday between Representa
tives Mann and Graham.
The United States Government has
issued a warning to Mexico la which'
it is stipulated that American com
batatants when taken prlsoneer must
be given humane treatment.
Miss Clara Barton, founder of the
American Red Cross, and probably
the most widely known American wo
Aian c the day, died at her home,
"Red Cross," in Glenn Echo, Mary
land, Friday morning. She was 90
years old.
By a majority of more than 23,
000 out of 25,000 votes cast, locomo
tive) engineers on fifty railroads
East of Chicago and North of the
torfolk & Western, have authorized
their officers to call a strike, should
further negotiations with the rail
roads for Increased1 pay fail.
Although a petition for change of
venue was filed some weeks ago by
members of the Allen gang, now in
Jail for shooting up the court house
ait Hillsville, Va., they hare all de
cided that they wish to be tried at
Hillsville. Judge Staples has not as
yet acted on the Detltlon for r.hanra
of venue.1 The trial will begin April
23 and will probably last a month.
Two representatives of the bureau
cjf labor, Tilden and Blake, are to
be seat from Washington ' to North
Carolina to look into labor and
wage conditions In the cotton mills.
It is feared by some of the Demo
cratic Congressmen that politics Is
at the bottom of this move. They
are warning the mill owners not to
give out any information they do not
care to ast ttie law cannot compel it.
One of the boldest bank robberies
that Jias occurred in North Carolina
in miany a day was enacted at. Hllls
boro early Saturday morning when
yeggmen slipped into the town forc
ed an entrance to the Bank of Or
ange and with nitroglycerine blew
uio vauix ana inner aoors ana tooK
from the Institution between 14,000
and f 5,000 In gold and currency. The
bank vault was swept practically
l,ean of money. No clue to the rob
bey. The bank carried burglary
insurance.
Mr. W. Frank Moore writes The
Review from Behlehem as follows:
"Fish are biting 'to beat the band'
in Dan river now. If nothing hap
pens I expect to beat last year's rec
ord this esason, which was Beven
Gernmn enrp caught by hook and
line, two of the largest weighing 10
and 13 pounds."
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