SEMI-WEEKLY
L. XAVj, NO 17. $1. PER YEAR.
RE1DSVILLE, N. G, MAY 9, 1 9 1 3.
ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
v U
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
FOR GOOD ROADS.
VHAT
HAS HAPPENED 1 SIMMONS OPPOSES NAME
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF RUFFIN HIGH SCHOOL.
ELECTION RESULTS IN DEFEAT
OF OLD ADMINISTRATION.
MEETING OF THE TUESDAY
AFTENOON READING CLUB.
SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE I OF JOHN T. OLIVER.
The Durham Sim taya an expendi
ture of three bilUcns for good
road, one billion for construction
and. two billion for maintenance, the
investment ervering '0 years, has
ben submitted to tke joint com
mittee of Congress by former Sena
tor bourne, of Orefeon, chairman f
the feood reads committee. He a 'so
wants school of highways and bridge
engineering. The funi w"uld be ap
port.icr.ed among the States accord
ing to area, population,, valuation
of property and road mileage. The
Staves would deposit in the United
States treasury fifty-year four per
cent bonds for the amount due them.
The government would then loan the
States the par value thereof for con
structicn, the government raising Its
fund by the sale of 'fifty year non
taxable three per cent bonds. By
crediting each State every year with
the excess one per . cent interes
paid on the State bonds and al
lowing three per cent interest on
the amount, compounded annually, i
si lking fund would be established
it U estimated from which the gov
ernmenit would pay off the bonds a
the end of 50 years and the Stat
would be relieved of the payment o'
I'-ii!"iial on Us bonds.
Of the first billion (for construe
tion) North Carolina would get 1.7''
per cent or $17,400,000 on the basif
of 4.740 square niiles, of 2,206,287
population, of $494,708,570.00 assesse
valuation and of 17,929 miles oi
roads. North Carolina is a larger
State than New York, but gets less
New York's Percentage of 7.86
would secure $78,600,000 on a basis
of 47,654 square miles, of 9,113,614
population, of $11,022,985,914.00 as-s-esed
valuation and of 79,279 miles
of roa k.
New York would get the most
and Delaware the least, the tatter
on a per cent of .14 receiving only
1,400,000 on a tasis of 1,965 square
mihs of 202,322 population, of $92,
r.75,760,00 assessed valuation and of
.3,000 miles of reads. Rhode 1?
land ahs less territory than Dela
ware but almost three times as
much population and six times as
much valuation The nest lowest
are New Hampshire and Vermont.
"Texan conies rlose to New York.
Pennsylvania a a close third and
(Wi.o a close fourth, ..: : v: ;
Now the th.K ior everybody, liv
ing in the interior, to do is t'
write to their Senators and Con
gressmen to have something done by
the federal government for goo 1
roads. Billions are spent for the
army, billicrs " for the navy, oil
lions for rivers, illions for har
bors, billions for canals, billions
for other purpeses. Why not one
billion for the people who occupy
the land and produce all that sutv
ports everything else?
Write" t your representatives In
Washington for good roads.
Defending her only Sunday hat, a
marvelous creation of he latest
design, at the point of a loaded
revolver, Mrs. Helen Solomon drove
a collector of an an installment cloth'
ing house from her residence In
Boston at midnight and told him
that if he ever tried to gain posses
sion of the, hat again 6hie would kill
htm. Mrs. Solomon was arrested
and at the station, house said:
""Part of the hat is mine, at least,
and I will not let any man 'take
away my only hat simplv because I
happen to be behrnel in my Pay
ments." -.'!'..' '!..:.
All shoes made by nonunion con;
cerns and owned by Boston telephon
joperators aie to be burned at the
next , meeting of the union; with
proper ceremonies, it was announced
this- week. It was also stated that
tjhe Department of Labor would in
vestigate transportation of tele
phone girls from one city to another
in a different State to act as strike
breakers, as in the recent threatened
Boston telephone strike.
mm,
Absolutely Pur
Tho f only Baking Powder mado
from Roy at Grapo Cream ofTartar
no alum, no ur.z PHOSPHATE
Judge A. M. Aiken, of Danville,
died Monday.
The Federation of Women's Cluba
U la session in Newbern this week.
Secretary of State Bryan has re
turred to Washington from. Call
foirnia. The House of Commons on Tues
day rejjected woman's Buffiage by a
majority of 47.
Mahadayam Tpralivadibhayankaran
Tirusnab Acharya applied for natur
alization papers in New York.
On Tuesday Charlotte killed two
bond propositions one for schools
and one for street Improvement.
The question of a special tax to
support a Carnegie library was
defeated by Statesville voters Tues
day. -'.
President Wilscn has again ex
pressed the hope that members of
Congrrs would come to an early
agreement on the details of curren
cy legislation so that a bill could be
passed before adjournment of the
special session:
John Purroy Mitchell, Independent
Democrat and president of the
b'ard of aldermen of New York
city, was nominated Wednesday by
President Wilson to be collector of
the Dort of New York to succeed
William Loeb. Jr.
An attempt to wreck the Ancient
St, Paul's cathedral In London by a
bomb - early Wednesday is attribu
ted to the militant suffragettes, who
are believed to be seeking re
venge for the defeat of the suf
frage bill in the House of Com
mons. John T. Pullen,- who died in Ral
eigh a few days ago, bequeathed all
his real estate, estimated at from
thirty to forty thousand dollars, to
the Fayetteville Street Baptist
church in Raleigh. Various other
institutions and friends and rela
tives were beneficaries.
The home of R. L. Noland near
Waynes ville. N. C; was destroyed by
fire together with its contents a
Caw nights ago, The 12 year-old
eon of Mr. Nolan was unable to
make hiSescape and was cremated
in the fine. : The balance ; of the
family had narrow escapes from be
in?' burned to death. ..
Wilmington is in the limelight
apjain. The new aldermen do not
sift well with Mayor Mccre, and fol
lowing the election of a new chief
of police Wednesday, his honor de
nounced the "unfair - and unjust ac
tion of the council" in its selec
tion, thereby tieing his hands in re
gard to the enforcement of law.
Approximately 93,000 acres of
mountain land In Virginia, Tennes
see, North Carolina and West Vir
ginia .were approved for purchase on
Wednesday by the national forest
reservation commission. This will
make almost 600,000 acres bought by
the government up to date for the
Appalachian and White Mountains
forest reservation..
His eagerness to see a "wooly
neg" cost Frank Schmidt, of Isanti,
Mtnn., a gold W'atcfh and $100. In
stead of seeing a monster of the
North woods Schmidt was thrust in
to the doorway of a box car and dan
gled from the threshhold when the
car door was closed on Ms neck,
while the two mem accompanying
him searched his-pockets, according
to the story he told the police.
The. membres of the Variety
Club in Bcllaire, 0., are taking
action to reduce the high cost of
marrying to the guests. One of
the club of 15 young women is to be
married in June, and the girls who
will bo the bridesmaids" and other
attendants at the weddiing are de
termined that they will not pur
chase costly gowns with trains. At
a recent meeting of the club, work
was started on making trains of
cheesecloth to be worn with their
"party" dresses, at a cost of fifty
cents.
The Greensboro News of Wednes
day contained a press dispatch
from Washington which showed
that one of the recommendations
made by him to the Postmaster Gen
eral is not meeting wth the ap
proval of Senator Simmons, this
recommendation being that of
John T. Oliver, of Ueidsville. The
dispatch also stated that Mr. O. F.
Growson, editor of the Burlington
News, has not relented In his ef
forts to secure the Dostmastership of
his town, although Mr. F. L. Wil
liamson has been recommended1 b'
Congressman Stedman. Mr. Crow-f-on;
is carrying the fight to the
Postmaster General. Major Sted
man, is sticking equarely to the can
didates he recommended. The ma
jor is still detained at Greensboro
on account of the illness of his
Wife, hose condition remains se
rious. There are rumors that the recom
mendation of Mr. R. S. Galloway, of
Winston, has not ended the contro
versy over the position in that
city, and friends of other candi
dates there are still tryying to land
their favorites. . Both Messrs.
Galloway and Williamson, as well
as Mr. Oliver, were oPposed to
Senator Simmons in the recent
Senatorial contest. Senator Sim
mons has, however, only oublicly
announced his pergonal objection
to the Reidsville candidate. 1 .
Only two North Carolina post
masters have been confirmed and
eieht others nominated by the
Postmaster General and sent to
the Senate eo far. One of these
confirmed was Mr. Louis Bond Hale,
associate editor of the Fayetteville
Observer. There were three or
ffur strong candidates for the
FavttevH'e ph'm, all being friends
nf Senator Simmons. Mr. Hale
was decided upon by Senators Over
man and Simmons and Congressman
fWiwfn. Mr. Hale had been a
HH-k under em of Congressman
O-Mwin's committees and he came
in ire the form:;' of. n compromise can
didate, altho-ueh his paper was a
vrv strerg supporter of Judge
C'ark. '
Aeiirances can be given that the
friends cf Messrs. Galloway and
WHliatCfon ard . Ollvp-r- will ., con
Hnue to press the claims ri these
Riflemen for the respective posi
tion to which they apir. and It
Is equally ns certain that Con
ereperoan Stedman will continue fe
HeM nnon the gentlemen he hap
recommended.
The Greensboro News' article had
the following reference to the Reide
vi'lo gentleman who has been rv
nTnmendPd by . Congrespnian Sfed
mnn: Postmaster General .Burleson has
hern frrmplly notified by Senator
Simmons that he will be compftllfd
to or-pope the confirmation of J. T.
Oliver for postmaster at ReMsvi"1
pho'ild the departmAnt 1 send his
Tiflme to the PrestiVnt. ?tr. Sim
m"n. it ts said, tofi Mr. Burleson
that h horipd another man ronld tp
found for the RfMpville job, be
cause he diid not like to onpose
the President's nomination. However
if Oliver's name Is sent to the
Senate. Senator Simmons will fiirhf
h coifirmation, pnd, douhtkss, will
keep the Reldsvirie renn from cen
n"cting with the government pavroll.
Former Governor Rnbe-rt B. Glenn
Called On Senator Simmons today
and asked the senior Senator not to
Interpppo further ohleetlm to the
confirmatlcn of J. T, Oliver, who
has been recommended for post m as
t',r.at..R'1i'lRviile. ... XVhlle Senator
Simmons has net talked to the
writer in regard to this matter
within the past 48 hours, it Is un
derstood that the penior Senator will
not allow the confirmation of the
ReideVIlle man. Mr. Simmons does
not object to a man simply be
cause he opposed him in the last
campagn, but the vigorous denunci
ation of Mr. Simmons, ' by Oliver
was of such a character as to make
his confirmation for the post mas
tership which he now peeks almost
an impossibility.
Mnny other menwho were against
Simmons last fall ; have been nomi
nated: for high federal offices, and
the senior Senator has not made
pny objections to their confirma
tion, but where the Senator has.
ben bitterly denounced throughout
the State, as It Is urderftcod to be
true In the ca?e of Mr. Oliver, the j
candidate stands a poor chance of
ever annexing his name to the
federal payroll. .
Ceremonfes in connection with the
Induction Into office cf . Dr. Henry
Louis Smith, the new president of
Wah'nrton & Lee LTnlverslty, took
place Wednesday.
Ruffin was full of visitors last
week, it being the time for the
closing exercises of the graded
school wliich opened cn Monday eve-
ning with the Intermediate and pri
mary grades, taught by Missc-s Blair
and Bennett, on the rostrum;
The children acquitted themselves
in a very creditable manner, show
ing very plainly that much care had
been taken in training them for
tflieir different parts.
On Tuesday evening Miss Keehl
Ing, assistant teacher in the
Higjh Schcol, gave her class exercise
which were greatly enjoyed by a
packed house.
. On Wednesday evendr.g a play
by the High School boys and girls,
was given under the direction of
Prof. Hicks.
Or. Thurst'ay. evening "Valley
Farm" was rendered, directed by
Mrs. Hicks. It was witnessed by a
large audience and considered good;
Friday was commencement day
and four young ladies and one
young man received their diplomas,
viz.: Misses Iris Fitzgerald, Annie
Chandler, Jante Lewis. Jennie Hoop
er and Mr. Clyde Worsjiam.
The annual address was deliver
ed by Dr. Mann, superintendent of
the Greensboro city schools. The ad
("ess was no effort at literary dis
play, but a plain and earnest plea
for proper educational ideals. In
chaste language and with . illumina
ting ill'ijst ration, Dr. Mann Bought to
show that we can set aside Dersonal
amtdtien for wealth in attaining
that which is better a lofty type
of manhood iand womanhood. .
Supt. Hickerson spoke very ten
derly to the graduates in delivering
their diplomas.
Very appropriate song selec
tions were beautifully rendered by
the Hirp;h" School class under the
dl-vetlon of Mrs. Tllcks.
The school was honored by the
presenoe by Revs. BOgle and McNeer
who led in, prayer,' and both made
short bit sensible : talks.
On Friday evening, the music
teacher, Mifs Pea rle Cobb, gave
her vclass recital, which proved to
be the crowning event of the w-eek.
Each number of the fbllowdng pro
gramme was well rendered:
- r-tcno Duet Laughing Waters
Annie and Bfary Chandler.
Piaro Solo, Hide and S.eek An Ice
Worpiham; ' ' '
Reading, When Do Folks is Gone
Bessie Stacey.
Piano Duet, Happy Days Fannie
HarrelRon, Marlorie Worsham.
Vocal Duet, Dreams, ,Tut Dreahis
Janie Lewis, Kath'lecn Gibson.
Piaro Duet, May Days Irene Col
lie and Ollie Saunders.
Piano Solo, Tannhauser March
Kath'leen Gibson:; : ' ; : '
Reading, Ieah the Forsaken Mar
jorie Worsham.
Chorus, Dean You Cry, Mr. Hon
ey Class.
Piano Duet, Peasants Dance Mary
Stokes, Mary Chandler.
Vocal Solo, Four Loaf Clover
Kath'leen Gibson.
Piano Solo Marjorie Worsham.
Reading, As the Moon Rose Mabe
Anderson.
Vocal Duet, Just You, Dear, You
Irene Stephens, Allen Saunders.
nJ-- Duet, Charge cf the tJl
hous Marjorie Worsham , Ka th'k&r"
Gibson.
Chorus, Goodnigjit, Goodniiht,
Beloved.
Miss Ruth Itawley, of Roidsville,
who needs no introduction to Ruffin
people, sang very sweetly, and by
special request two numbers, The
Rosary' and He Was ; a Princor BoLh
were heartily enjoyed by a large
and appreciative audience.
Much credit is duo Miss Cobb for
the painstaking labor bestowed on
her class, which was plainly evi
l''noed. ' ' 't- :':.. i
OUT OF THE FIRE. !
WANTED. One . thousand daily
new subscribers to The Old It-.-liable.
The News and Observer plant was
destroyed by fire on April 2 4. But
it did not m iss a single Issue. It
appeared - the morning after the
fire, fresh and resolved to give the
news to North Carolina folks.
Work begins at once to rebuild,
new machinery has been ordered,
and the News and Observer will be
better than ever, and try more than
ever to serve the people of ; North
Carolina.
The News and Observer needs one
thousand new subscribers. The
price Is six dollars a year. Will you
rot help that jxaper, to rise. from. Its
ABhes superior to the fam(iaj)yen
rolling yourself as a subscriber?
Address News and Observer, Ral
eish, N. C. .
A record vote ws cast in the
municipal election here Tuesday and
resulted in a shift of administration
of the towns affairs with the ex
ception of the reelection of Mayor
Francis Womack, who had no opposi
tion, and Recorder Humphreys, who
defeated 'A. J. Burton, Esq., by an
overwhelming majority. A total of
552 votes were cast out of a registra
tion of 602. The new commissioners'
ticket was elected by an average
majority of 34 2-5 votes.
The following Is the official vote :
.Mayor. ' ':' .".:
Francis Womiack . . . .
Recorder.
Ilia R. Humphreys ..
A. J. Burton ., . . v
407
370
147
Humphreys' majority
Solicitor.
E. II. Wrenn, Jr .. ..
223
270
, 223
P. W. Glidewell .. .. .. ..
Wrenn's majority . . .,
Commissioners.
J. F. Smith' .. ..
W. B. Wray . . .
H. E. Link .. .. .. .. ..
Will Williams . , ; ;. .. . .
1 E. Amos ... ... . ... . .
48
299
296
291
280
282
278
2'6
253
252
243
J. Ed. Smith .
R. L. Snead . .
Walter J. Irvin
E. L. Hege ..
E. R. Harris . .
SHOPPING EARLY IN THE
WEEK! SOME SUGGESTIONS
Is it your custom to shop late in
the week? Eight out of ten readers
w ill say yes, and that means that
these only get one fifth of the satis
faction of comfortable chopping. The
salespeople always do the best they
can. but with SO per cent of the
shopping coming on Saturday you
can readily see tho disadvantages
you are put to by shopping in a
rush.
.This condition exists in every line
of merchandising, but you'll probably
more clearly see the error of the
lading public as applied to shoes.
Footwear properly fitted will wear
longer and give easily , one-fmirth
more satisfaction to the rnstomer
than shoes hurriedly Titted. Then buy
shoes and other merchandise1 as well,
at the time affordirg more time and
attention from the salesman.
It has been suggested that persons
engaged in the business district buy
shoes and do other shopping at noon
time, except Saturday. ; . .
Customers residing In suburbs will
find it to their advantage to shop
any time convenient except noon or
Saturday. Morning is being popular
lzed. V
Customers engaged in mills, or fac
tories, who cannot reach their shoe
man other than' on Saturday, take
advantage of that, day, but as much
as nosRlble shop earlier in the week.
If you will try to follow the sug
gestions as above it will equalize
the shopping days and you'll avoid
the Inexperienced Saturday clerk,
receive more attention from the
trained salespeople, get better fit
ting shoes, have a better pair of
feet when you grow old, and secure
more genuine satisfaction In the
selection and purchase of merchan
dise in other lines.
Aid the merchants In better serv
ing your interrestp, and relieve the
strain of Saturday shopping on the
helpless salesfolk.
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EUGENE IRVIN, Cashier.
The club held the last meeting
of the year with Mies Birdie M
Kinney on Tuesday, the sixth.
The usual order of business was
followed by current events given la
response to second roll, the eam
adding much interest. : 1
The remainder of the literary pro
gram closed the, study of Shakes
peare's King Lear with sketches as
follows:
Cordelia Mrs. McGehee.
Kent and Edgar Mrs. Barbee.
The Fool Mrs. Harris.
Analys'B of the Plot Miss Han
cock.
In the analysiB of tho nlot, thre
actions are seen to be Involved.
First, that by which Goneril and
Regan drive their father mad, an
action which begins with Lear'a dt
vison of the kingdom and end!
with his madness.
Second, that by whicih Edmund
carries through a series of crimes,
beginning with the disinheriting of
Lear and culminating in the murder
of Cordelia.
Third, the action of Goneril and
Regan, who having been allies dur
ing the first half of the piay, de-
stiroy one another in th second.
After the social hour, the club
adjourned for the summer.
DREAMERS IN FURROWS
AND DRONES IN THE SUN
President C. S. Barrett has ad
dressed tfie following appeal to
(the members and officials of the
Farmers' Union:
Every great progress marked In
the world's history was born In the
dreams of some great thinker, who
wrought his dream Into 2oncrete
form. Dreams are but the visions
of great souls building ships and
railroads and skyscrapers and
threshing machines ,. and all the
things going Into the advancement
of humanity.
The farmer boy following his
sweating horse In the furrow of
mellow upturned earth dreams and
dreams until life's horizon lifts
and broadens for him. No availa
ble statistics are at hand, but
very many of the men who mark the
outposts of the world's onward pro
gress dreamed in the furrow. Some
thing about the contact with Mother
Earth, the Intimate association with
her moods and her brooding heart
begets stamina, character, stability
and deep-rooted purposefulness.
So when some foppish city chap
with tailored suit, polished shoes
and Jnanicured nails sneers at
"the country bumpkin" don't lot it
disturb you, for your dreams made
possible his bed of ease and
wrought tho city, the soft-cushioned
automobiles and the comforts he en
joys. Moreover, you are worth a
dozen" of him in doing life's work,
for your bent back, your wrinkled
and unkempt clothes, your horny
hands and tanned skin result from
doing the hard, the humble, but the
absolutely necessary work to keep
this old world turning In Its orbit.
But the dreamer drone who noda
In the sun and lets, the world rush
by him hae no place in the scheme
of things. We have hundreds of
that sort in the Farmers' Union,
wjho sits down and dreams that ev
erything will come to him without
effort on hi part. Then he wakes
up and quits because, as some ona
has expressed it, "they ain't doing
anything." ';
Dream, but turn your dream Into
some tilling. .,- ' . .