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INDEPENDENCE IN ALL TTUNQS. VOL. X. COigUMBUS, N. CM THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1905 NO. ; 52 TO BOOST OUR SOUTHLAND. DIDN'T GET THE JOB." GRANTS TWO PARDONS. CHANGES IN. SCHOOL LAW. IDOL OF HIS PARTY. LIFE'S GREATEST DESTROYER. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OP POLK -COUNTY. A Southern Industrial Convention Why One Man is Now Careful Governor Glenn Extends, Executive is Being Planned. About Stamping Envelopes , JCIemencyto Convicts. Washington," April 12. Preparations I know a man who lost a good job once Governor Glenn last week made official are being made for the meeting1 of the j by doing that,' said the tall, slim man in announcement of two pardons granted to Southern Industrial Parliament which will assemble in Washington on May 23 and continue until the 26th-It will; be composed of delegates appointed by the governors of 'the Southern states and will include mayors of cities, represent atives of boards of trade, boards of health and banks, railroad presidents, olanters the lobby of the Stafford. . ."Doing what?' asked the short, fat man who was putting a stamp on an envelope. "Why." said the tall man." sticking aJ stamp on lopsided.' f ii ? ' You don't sayl" -'-.-. r ; ";' t;;;? "I do," said Harold D. Stauffer, of New Orleaus. ;' 'It happened that 1 was the and manufacturers. The object of the young man. It was not .so many years meeting is to formulate plans for the ago either. A paper In Galveston had ad development of the material resources vertiscd fora proofreader in 1893, aud as of the southern states. .. I was out of work needed a place badly. The advantage of a southern Industrial The salary was good, the work congenial, convention in the city of Washinton was ard I had enjoyed some little experience n. matter of discussion amonsr southern at it with satisfaction to - myself. 8o I convicts serving sentences, one in the pent- tentiary and the other on the public roads of Union county, and also the refusal of pardons asked for six others. : - it- The pardons are to ; Henry, Strickland, serving five years : in the penitentiary for assaulting with intent to) commit rape in Franklin county, and Sam Richards, serv- Ing a twelve-months sentence in Union county, for house breaking. , V ;" ; Here Is the official statement f the par- Henrv Strickland, serving sentenee' of five vests in rienitentiarv for assault with representatives In congress 'during" the past winter. The matter finally took shape in an address.to the governors of the southern states, Blgrfed by a number of southern congressmen, : setting forth that "A southern industrial parliament at the national capital would give wide ud vertisement to Jthe advantages afford ed in the southern states for profitable investments.' v ' intent to commit rape Franklin county, wrote a formal application, addressed the Trial Judge, solicitor, jury and sheriff, be envelope and hurriedly stuck: a stamp on sides many prominent citilfens recommend about a quarter of au inch northeast of the the pardon. The man is 70 years old, and nri.npr nnsitinn aA r.ltrrAmnr nr.rnsH the I the DrOSecutriX iS a Droslitute, Pardon top. A few days later I received this an swer: :;: ; '"Dear Sir You application has been placed on file; but, while all other qualifi cations s-em to be present,; the ; careless ness indicated by the manner in which you 12 in This address was submitted to the ex-1 affixed our stamp may, unfortunately, be ecuti ves of the southern states, and Gov- Hn index to the character of your work, ernors Montague, of Virginia; Glenn, of aud we may frankly say Uhat the circum- North Carolina Dawsonf of We&t Vir- stance will be taken into consideration in ginia; Hey ward, of South. Carolina; reaching a decision. - - Terrell, of Georgia; Jelks, of. a.labamaj "You could have knocked mc down with Brow ward, of Florida, and Blauchard, a feather. I had no idea of a stamp ex- of Louisiana, replied, expressing a will- cepl as carrying agent for the it-tter, and ingness to send delegates from their re- whether I placed it upside down, sideways, spective states. Acceptances fnrn other criss-cross or on edge so long as it carried governors are expected. - Governor I ihe letter did not appeal to me as material Glenn will be present. Spetarv Wilson, of tlie Aericultu- the stamp was not a character index and ral Department, has promised that his suggested the unrairness of the conclusion, department will contribute anyfacts in as the stamp might have been put on by my its possession that may be desired by the office boy. An answer came i due time, convention. A letter of similar. Import Such deeply personar lelt rs, the writer has been received from Secretary Met- said, were not trusted to ffi x boys by calf, of the" DeDartment of Commerce careful men. Argument: The office boy granted. ; -vV-vvC--;;;: Sam Richardson, serving sentence of months on public roads for breaking house in daytlme In Uuion county. ,; Par- doned on recommendation of trial 'judge and solicitor, the prosecutor and the pi I vat e attorney prosecuting, and rribny leading citizens. They think the defendant may i be innocent a case of mistaken identity defendant's past character being excellent. New Educational Act. RtateSuperintendent of Public Instruc tion J Y. Joyner says that probably the most important educational act passed by the recent Legislature was ? the Ampnri mAnt of secUon 3?.r of the new I wrote and explained that the iosttion of hool law .: This. regulates the studies to be tough t In the public schools abd the examination and the certification of the teachers. ' The "act limits the in struct ion in public schools employing one teacher to soelllnfir. reading, writ icg, arithemtic, drawing, language, composition, English grammar, geog- and Labor. In addition to the mining, plea was merely another indication of pos- h constitutlon and history o manufacturing, lumbering, agricultur al and trucking; industries, reports will be made upon public health and sanitary environments , of . the South. Delegate from state boards of health and state medical societies will be pres ent; Dr. Waiter Wayman; surgeon gen eral of the marine hospital service has consented - to place ' the statistics and other data of his bureau at the disposal of his southern med ical conferres in the parliament ; The parliament's proceedings will be reported by special correspondence in London j Paris, Berlin, Glasgow, Vienna and Brussels. :" . Hilary A. Herbert, ex-Secretary of the Navy, will be chairman of the re ception committee. Heduced railroad rates from all points south of the Poto mac and the Ohio and east ot the Mis sissippi rivers have been obtained, in. eluding Louisiana, 'Texas and Arkansas. Reduced hotel rates, on the American plan, have been secured for all delegates. Additional information will be prompt ly forwarded to all parties interested in the development of the material re sources of the southern states by ad dressing "Southern Industrial Parlia ment," the Rtggs House, Washing ton, D. C. - sible carelessness. Now whether that man was havintr fun with me or really took the matter so feriously I don't know, but I do know one thing." . , ' V What's that?' "I didn't get the jot." Baltimore News. Superintendent Calls Attention to The New Mayor of Chicago Re- . Numerous' Changes Made. , '; , ceives Greetings ,The ; couaty superintendent of public Chicago,"; April 13. With hands out nstruction has compiled the following stretched wih "greeting, William Jennings Changes in the public school laws of North j Bryan and Mayor Tom Johnson," of Cleve- uarouna as made - by .the last legislature, land, called together today" upon ; the The changes iWimportant and of interest! newly elected mayor .of Chicago, . Ed to school teachers, committeemen and . tu J ward F. Donne, y We . want to shake general public: v, :1 . J hands with the western conqueror," said Sec. 12. No person while actually en- Col. Bryan. - gaged m teaching in the pubho schools is I 'And I want to return the : greeting to eligible as a member of of the county board I the idol of his "party responded Mayor of education. - muqne, who then stretched his hand to Sec.' 2 L .Expenditures by school; com- grasp that of the municipal ownership may- mittees for supplies and repairs cannot be or of Cleveland. made without .the order of the county J - Then followed a half hour's discussion of board. " ' 7; - I Chicago's problem. "The municinal own- Sec 23.: Sehools in districts with a census I ership election in Chicago means more than of less than one hnndred and fifty children j any one cau tell," declared Colonel Bryan, caDnoi De ciosea ny me commit tee wunoui i smiung Droaaiy.- - "I am cere use . my the approval of thecounty superintendent. 1 friend Tom Johnson, to participate in to- Sec. 26. The county board of educationl night's Jefferson banquet; but I am "here may appropriate $200 or, $250 for county j for more than .that to greet the greatest summer school or institute.: to coatinue I mayor' m the west.' Mayor Dunne has from two to four weeks, biennial. Teach ers are required to attends - Sec. 31. When necessary an existing school house site may be enlarged by the same freal ) proceedings as" now provide for procuring new sites. taken the lead over " all other mayors all lord mayors in the world." DR, ALDERMAN INSTALLED One Hundred Thousand Deaths - From Drink Each Year, . Dr. Norsiau Kerr, the greatest authority , - v on inebriety that the world has produced, : tells of his study of this problem ' in his ' work, 'Mortality of Intemperance," rJhb- liahed in London iar 3879. He says; "When, ' a few years ago, I instituted an inquiry in- " r to the causes contributing to the mortahty in the practice of several medical friends, it was with the avowed object of 4 demon- strating and exposing the. utter falsity of the perpetual4teetotal assertion thatj 60,000 : drunkards died every year in the . United v Kingdom.' k ' - 4 'I had not long pursued this line of in- quiry before it was made clear to me; that " there was littlejf anyexaggerationin these -"1 temperance statistics;' and when asked to present the final results of my investigation to the last Social ScienceCongrss, I was compelled to admit that at least 120,000 of our population annually- lo t their, lives ; . through v alcoholic: excess 40,500 - dying ' from their own temperance, . and 76,500 from accident, violence, poverty" or dis- - ease, arising - from the intemperance of others.' ' , : " " .4,The late Dr. Willard Parker. of';New York, one of the foremost surgeons that Sec. 37. Two additional public examina- FtTSt President1 of the University Lmerica ever produced, after a: thorough tions of teachers may be held by the county superintendent, after a notice of at least ten days.. Private examinations of. teach ersare forbidden unless the applicant can give a reasonable excuso for failure to at end the public examinations and a' fee of $3.00 is required for private examination of applicant. . ; j Sec 72. The expense of holding elections for levying a special tax for, schools roust be paid out of general county school Wind. - - " of Virginia . " Richmond, ", April 13. pr. Edwin Anderson Alderman, first president of (the University of Virgraia, founded by Thomas J efferson, was today lormally installed, there being present ti great gathering 7 con sisting of students, alumni and distinguished men from far aid near. The governor of study of the subject in New York City,' gave it as his mature opinion Hhat 33 1-3 per cent pf the deaths in New .York ; City were occasioned directly, or indirectly by the use of alcoholic drink. Every medi cal expert knows oulsideTof his own pre : cinct who has made an exhaustive study of the problem has come to practically the same conclusion, i. e., that a minimum pro- .TheTour Plants Virginia and both Its United States sena- "LKJ" "L UCU18 jausyu u aiuuu0i .18 tprs were present, as well ; as th. president there were 1,039,094-deaths in me iusua jcar iyuy, uiai .wouia ma&e about 100,000 as alcohol's share. . of the supreme court, Judge James Keith, and scores of lesser lights. . , There was an impressive procsssion to An old teacher was once taking athehalin which the installation took place. NEGRO KILLED IN ASHEVILLEi walk.through a forest with a scholar by I Those who took part in the ceremony and his side. The old man suddenly stopped J spoke were Senators Daniel: and Martin, and pointing to four plants close at J President Archibald Cary Coplidge, of Har Our Motto: "Not by my vote." y i These four words will answer all argu ments on this question: MNot by my the United States and North Carolina elements of agriculture, ; oral instruc tiori in elementary physiology and by gene the nature and effects of acolholic drinks and narcotics.Therx foiNwhooI employing more ; than - one.?; teacher there are added elements of civil , gov ernment and euch other studies "as the state board of education may prescribe. The purpose of this, Superintendent have I Jovner savs. is to emphasize thorough t . - . hand.- The first was just beginning to I yard, Chancellor Walter Barnard Hill, ' of peep above the ground , the second had I the University of Georgia; Governor Mon- rooted itself pretty well into the earth, j tague, of Virginia, President Jesse, of the the thir"d was a small shrub, while the University of Missouri, and Robert Curtis j fourth And. last was a full 6ized tree. ogden of the Southern Education .Board. The tutor eaid to his young- companion: I - 4,Dr. Alderman is one bf the most elo- 4,Pnll up the first,'? 4 : . v ; ' - Q.uent and scholarly orators in America,'' The boy easily pulled it -up with his I once remarked the head of a great Balti- The Wost "Josh" of All." vote," It ihey say to us, 4 -men will it," we can answer, '4Not by my vote. If J nesin essential branches and , prevent ! another man says, 4Men will sell it," I their neglect. again we reply, aNot by mv voto.w If we are told we must be politic, we answer, "Not by my vote. " "I am not bound to abolish the saloon, but only my interest in it. My vote may not hurt the saloon, but I am bound to vote it right, all the 7 same. Saloons may go on, like the brook, forever. Men may die in them like flies and hell grow fat on drunkards, girls may be be- i raved and boys baited hellward. Truth. be destroyed and women and children beg gared. Soldier' Homes may still sel dnnk to old veterans, and army canteens debauch the young ones. Our national capital may have a saloon at ith'er end. Senators and ' Kepresentatives - may oe drunk oti the floors of Congress, "but not by my vote.' Christian Temperance worker. - fingers. : ;v';:?ri,.:;' 4Now pull up the second." -V The youth obeyed but not bo easily. 4 'And now the third." . The boy ; had to put , forth all his strength and use both arms before he succeeded in uprooting it. 4 : ' "try more University, speaking of the new pres. i ident of the University of Virginia. -An other noted scholar remarked at another tune: "He has about him more of the evidences of culture than any other man I kn6w." , " 4And now, said the ; master, San Francisco Correspondent in Chica- your hand on the fourth." go Inter-Ocean. '. But lo! the trunk-of the tall tree The wind played wild pranks along grasped in the arms of the youth hard- the ocean beach to-day. Numbers of ly shook its leaves. ; haw were wrenched from the heads of "This, my son, is just what happens their owners and started on a cruise to with our bad habits and passions. When China, by way of Honolulu.; ; i they are young we can cast them off . One dainty young thing whose pic- readily, but only divine power can up- ture hat went seaward with the breeze root them when they are bid." Class- showed that, despite her prettiness, she mate. - u THE BAR ASSOCIATION. . A Bishop on Dancing. . The bishop of Durham, England, has m s U.i . uu - T.vouou replied part as follows to a correspon- Meeting Will be Held.at ,Tpxaway detwho j ired hether his lordship thought that any real harm was done by organizing dances in aid of funds connected with "church work: You ask my opinion of a yery, diffi cult subject. Without entering on the oKot rapt. nnpRtion of dancin er. under ac- at a ineeting'of the executive committee . . moderQ conditions, as', an amuse- July Fifth. V The annual session of the North Caro- j lina Bar Association wi ll be held at Lake Toxaway, beginning July 5th. This decision was reached yesterday had tbe gall of a side elocutionist. When she saw her milliner's creation dancing over the ; billows toward the South Seas she hurried to the life sav ing station. She ran- up to Coast Guardsman Olesoni and, with tears in her eyes, said, . "Please. Mr. Lifeboat Man, get the boat quickly!" With visions of shipwrecks, and drowning - women, Oleson piped all hands.;. The lifeboat crew; was ready to dash into the boiling surf, , when ; Capt Yarney asked who was drowning. --: My new hat,' replied the -dainty vision, brushing the wind-blown mass es of brown hair from her eyes, "Hur ry please!'' Young Hunter's Hard Luck. : 4Some years ago,','- said a hunter, "When I lived down ; on the eastern shore of Maryland, where I was born, I had passed a whole day running rab bits and " had; not killed one. On ' my way nome tnrougn tne wooes l met . a boy who had a live rabbit. Ashamed to go home empty handed, I gave ' the boy 2 cents for his rabbit, i "1. then said to myself, I will tie Mr. Rabbit to a bush and kill him, and rthe folks at home will say Ed shot a rab bit. I took a shoestring and fastened the rabbit to a bush and then stood off Teachers' Assembly Meeting. The executive committee of the North Carolina Teachers' Association is mak ing extensive preparation for. the com ing session of the assembly to be held in Greensboro June 13-1 6 " and j interest in the meeting is increasing. ' -; The program that is -being arranged is a most interesting one and .guaran tees a most, significant meeting, a meet ing that will mean much to the' educa tional progress of the state. Among the prominent men who will be there is Dr. W. W Stetson, state superintendent of Maine, who will be present during the entire meeting. .Dr. 8tetson will work with the department of county superin tendents all their sessions and will aaaress toe entire assembly once twice. - held in Raleigh last Saturday, l ne inembew of the committee wbo attend ed in person were Mr. Chas. W. Tillett, of Charlotte, Coi: John I W. Hinsdale and Mr. , Ed. Chambers Smith. Ihe other members of the committee are Hon. Z. V. Walser,-6f Lexington, chair man: ex-Judsre W. S. O. B. Robinson, of Goldsboro, and ex-Justice A. C. Avery, of Morganton. ? Col. T. S." Kenan is the president of the association elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Col. H. C. Jones of Charlotte. ;p4l? The executive committee has arrang ed for special rates of transportation on lbougbt 0f aiding the church by such a the railroads and .board at s tne - j. cuta way Inn The speakers have not yet been announced and the' program: will not be given out until the invited speak ers are beard from, v' Capt Yarney . i The lifeboat ere w be- ment. I will speak only, of dancing as oran to stow away the boat. an . nrii inrv in the work of the Church. I a rm't vou i?oin or to save my hat?.' While leaving , perfect freedom, of 8he asked, her eyes wide with . wonder course, toothers to form their conscien- . capt. Yarney looked at the raging" tious opinions on the matter, I must surf. 44I'm afraid that hat is doomed to frankly confess that I am tiot myself in become a derelict," he replied, favor of that mode of aiding the cause The sweet, young-th ing became in- of the Church, that is to say, the cause dignant. " Well what's your okL life-, of our Lord and His sacred society. boat for?' sh said. ' 4II know I can nev- : The associations of dancing in our er match that chiffon, again anywhere." time and country, ar6 so essentially oth- And she left sobbing, er than religious (l am not saying irre ligious, which Is another thing,) that, mind, there is . a discord in? the tnlr nim And fired. When tb cmn ha.t V Avast launching, there!" thundered stopped kiekiD i Mr. Rabbit flying j through the woods. My bullet had cut the shoestring in twain and had set;' the little animal free.'' Baltimore Aoaeri- m Senator Aai ri Indi ctedt " . Said. Coast Guardsman Oleson: VYumpirig Yumminyl ;What a; yoshl" President Roosevelt - has gone away to hunt bierame. Judging distilling . , plant, ident. Emperor Greensboro, William - went avay to hunt trouble. It is far better for the plain people when a strenuous ruN er 4blows off steamV in the moun tains than in foreign capitals. Just Pretend to Marry. : In Russia every woman of the peas ant clasi marries, or pretends to marry: If a girl comes to decision that no' one Granted this week, Reported by "rr" i ceived,$2,500 as a fee, and No. S, an addi- A. . Snow - w raient -ai.wrucjB, " 7 " . . . i--1.v.l"onal lee of f&OO.- Nellie R. Hull, Asheville, Powder puff, returns a terwuu r. . "KT -. tir r T ytnnnn VVrknrt I 18 Si W1UOW fcUJfc OU5 t-M. i niHii linn t-a v w m , .- - w- ' mOQ6 OI BOCltti vuwivthiiAiAxviAw - , North Carolina Patents.- J 8t. Louis, April 13,-fUnited States Sen ator J. R; Burton of Kansas was reindicted by the Federal grand jury on the charge of accepting fees to the amount of $2,500 from the Rialto Grain and Securities Company, of SU Louis, ia whose behalf, it is alleged, he acted as an attorney before the postoffice deparment at.Washington. ; (i Atpt ; The new indictment. contains five counts. The first three'specify that Senator Burton made an t agreement to accept $2,500 i to Jookafter thelnterests of r the i St. Louis concern, uount o. 4 cnarges tnatne re- rosse rormea xo rursue rugmves in Charge bf City and ' " County Officers. Butler Maxwell, colored, was shot and instantly killed about 12:30 o'clock this morning on Mountain street by one of -two unknown white . men, who -made their escape and have nor yet been cap tured. The trouble between the men . according to those who witnessed the trouble, was of the most trivial" nature, and the two whites see jaed, it is said, to be looking for ' a 1 chance to pick : a quarrel. The city and county officers are investigating the affair thoroughly and will make every effort" to capture Ihe men. ' - .'J '.' .i It appears that the men met Maxwell on Mountain-etreet, in front of the house occupied by Mary L. Smith shortly af- -ter midnight. They were accompanied -by a dog,. which; it is said, snapped" at 1 the colored man as if it would bite him. - 'Stopthatyou houndr or I'll- kill you,' Maxwell is reported as saying; to which one of the white men replied: "Youll do.notliing of the kind." A few more words passed) when, so' run thestoryjsuddenly one of the. unknown men drew his gun.and fired at Maxwell -point blank. , - . Without saying a word, but spasmodi cally clutching at his breast with his hands,' the wounded; man took a 1 step backwards and fell tq.the ground dead.. Bis assailants,, seeing the fatal termina tion of the affair, lost no time in getting out of the way,vand in spite of "the de termined efforts-of the city and" county To Collect and Study the Orffan of officers, who were. speedily summoned, n. ..- , , M - , no trace oi mem nas yet ocen iouno. : UlStingUrSned Men. Maxwell's bocTy was. removed to the Philadelphia; April l Ten leading undertaking establishment - of A Rare, ' anatomists have been appointed as an Beard & Co.,.and it is likely that an in-v advisory board to the -WisteV; Institute quest will be heldMondayi The, men' of Anatomy of the University of Penn- who committed this crime are thought sylvania, and ihey have appointed a 't he the-same "as those who stabbed Will; committee of five to co-operate with the Atkin earlier in the. evejinffv :l , -committee on brain investigation of the B Sheriff Reed, on arriving at the scene ' international academies.; The new com- .f ne crime, at'pnce "organized a .posse bination looks to the establishment of and started in pursuit of the fugitives, experts at stations throughout the world He is accompanied by members of the for thetcollection and preservation bf Police - force and deputIes;Asheville human and ' other brains ; and human I Vw,zen - ' : - - - -1 and other embryo and materials for the lTbe supposed murderers Jhave, been study of comparative anatomy arid em- eapturea ana piacea in jaii.j . bryology. r ' j,?.;-x rj ? ,; The Wister Institute Is to be a clear- ing 1 "house "for American anatomists. The advisory board has laid downagen- ; eral line of research in which the fore- or TO INVESTIGATE BRAINS n ..x j x" . i r . 5 r vvaniea iquei.Lven..', , . ; A correspondent sends us thefollow- most object is the collection and study good old colored brother ; In . a ; Georgia of.the brains ortnen; of distinguished emeni:: , , V.L: ; 44Lawd, we wants a blessin! fer ever' character and ability. Dr. Gage," of the Council Brain Asso ciation said it was easy to cultivate a 9ne 'cept one; en dat -onet;is a yaller . i " ; " . i ' TU- T An Vvt i -i-. .n a a Vn V 4- . n n v I . J1 I f - ' jj ill. J I 2 U , U.J . J. J 11" 3 X f " .Trttips B. Selimameaj.wiawji.-.. . . . .. ' ier. veneer to:be Chas. M.' plant. ... James .u, o : embirin ojiesUonti are ious toreforrn the tariff and ,, Water eleva rutting machines. For considered bad form to mention a dead monopoly, ohly they don't dare nv of any of above patents send : ten man u u . . . . to.- - V-iere wouia tne repupncan rnt iacu tnat ooys nato. oaming - . t m,tii era ot.ftTTinS WILD UauO i I - "-- ' --..,. .-. . . .. . : jrJZZr a Snow & Co.. . Wh- what high regard tills pcv " . -.v. : - - inglon.D.C. - - . wid td- whole v collection what wuz tookvup ter wpay i my-; salary wid! Lawd, .please make de train jump de tracks Don't hurt de Vuther Das- look upon the eard the women of Russia campaign funds come from if they is no sign tha they dislike to Vgo sengers. but take, off one llaig; fum dat ie institution of marriage. nieiAtIanta50.
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