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VOL XIV.
COLUMBUS, N. C, THURSDAY JUNE 11, 1908.
NO. 6.
I NORTH CAROLINA AFFAIRS !
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I 7 he News of Old North State Gathered and Put j
m Condensed Form.
Thanks From Maine.
S. isbury. Special. Mr. P. B.
Beard, president of the Old Hickory
Club received a letter from Augustus
g. Farnham, adjutant general of the
Stau of Maine, thanking the club and
citizens of Salisbury, through Mr.
Beard, for the kindness and hospi
tality shown the Maine visitors here
at the unveiling of the monument in
the National Cemetery last month.
Mr. Farnham was appointed by the
Governor to represent the State of
Maine at the unveiling of the monu
ment here, as he could not himself
come, and the following is a copy of
the letter received:
State of Maine,
Adjutant General's Office,
Augusta, Maine.
June 1, 1908.
Mr. P. B. Beard, President the Old
Hickory Club.
My Dear Sir: I desire to thank
you for myself and our entire party
for the kindness showered upon us
during our visit to Salisbury. It was
believed by our party that every man,
woman and child did everything pos
sible for our comfort during our stay
in your hospitable city. I am sure I
-do not know how we can repay you,
but should anv one from Salisbury
visit us, we will try to make it ap
parent that we appreciated your
kindness. Again thanking you, I am,
Yours -very trurly,
AUGUSTUS B. FARNHAM,
Adjutant Gerieral State of Maine.
Miss Deal's Burns Fatal.
Lenoir, Special. Miss Jennie Deal,
the young lady who was so seriously
burnefl while preparing supper at the
home of her father one and one-half
miles south of Lenoir, died last week
from the fatal effects of the. acci
dent. The young lady's clothing in
some way became ignited from the
cooking "stove as she was making cof
fee for the family and before she was
able to extinguish the flames her body
was enveloped and she fled from the
kitchen into the yard. There was no
other member of the family near
when the accident occurred and be
fore aid could reach her she was so
seriously burned that she died about
five hours later. Medical aid was at
once sent for and everything done to
relieve the intense suffering, but to
no avail.
Four Months' School For Caldwell
Lenoir, Special. At the last meet
ing of the board of education it was
found after a close calculation that
there was not money enough to ran
the public schools of the county for
four months as the law requires and
this state of affairs was reported to
the board of county commissioners,
who promptly ordered an additional
levy of 7 cents on the $100 for educa
tional purposes. County Superintend
ent Y. D. Moore says that every
school district in the county will have
the four months' school this year.
Educational work in the county is
on 'the uphill now, there being sever
al new sohoolhouses erected in va
rious parts of the county.
The Merchants' Association.
Charlotte, Special. The North
Carolina Retail Merchants' Associa
tion held a largely attended and pro
fitable session here last week. The
association paid special attention to
reports from all of the local associa
tions in the State in order to dem
onstrate the good derived from niein
bership in the organization. There
were reports from nearly every town
and city of importance in the State.
One report recommended that the as
sociation recommend to the Legisla
ture more stringent collection laws,
suggesting that after a fixed number
of notifications of aebt without reply
from the debtor, the same should be
considered an acknowledgement of
the debt and judgment proceedings
should be provided for in such cases.
It is not known what the association
will do in this matter.
CENSUS REPORT ON COTTON
L. Banks Holt Shot.
A telephone message from Mr. Mc
Bryde Holt, at Graham, says: Mr.
L. Banks Holt was found in his bed
mom, about 11 o'clock, where he had
supposedly gone for a nap, suffering
from a severe scalp wound above his
right eye. It is not known how the
wound was inflicted. Gun wads,
found in the room from the exploded
cartridge, shows that the gun was
loaded with No. 8 shot and it
P-s;hie that Mr. Molt wa3 prepar
ing to shoot smne sparrows or cats.
On account of serious illness -in his
family, and he aggrevated by advanc
- - cars, has been very much de-
sed for several days past. The
;ician savs that the wound, while
us, is not fatal. Mr. Holt is
resting very well at this hour and his
speedy recoverv is hoped for and ex
pected. " - ,
Nothing As To Court-Martial.
Wilmington, Special.- A long dis
tanee telephone message from Fort
Caswell says nothing is known there
of the reported court-martial of any
members of the Charlotte Company
for alleged disorder at Monroe while
on the way to the post. The usual
routine of artillery instruction was
observed with a special lecture to the
officers of the State troops by Cap
tain Hasbvouck in regard to mines,
planting, firing, etc. A sham battle
is scheduled for next Tuesday just
before the breaking of camp on Wed
nesday. On Sunday all the exercises
will be suspended, except guard
mount in the afternoon.
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Negro Held Without Bail.
Henderson, Special. Immediately
upon the adjournment of the Superior
Court on Friday last, at 6 o'clock,
a..m., the preliminary trial of Nathan
Brodie was held before Justices of
the Peace Garey, James and Wortham
charged with burglary, by entering
the dwelling of Mrs. Lucy Fuller on
the night of May 26th- with intent
was , f assault on her person. The iden-
tificaiton was complete and the evi
dence was so damaging, the prisoner
was committed to jail without bail. As
yet, it is undecided whether to call a
special court to try the case or wait
until the regular term in October. At
present all is quiet with no
tion whatever of violence.
indica-
Chartered Recently.
Raleigh, Special. Among recent
charters ore the following:
1 he Eelectric Laundry Company,
toneord, capital $20,000 ; John- F. i thorities with request that the patient3
aughlm, W. S. Bingham, " Lizzie i be placed in jail to prevent acts of
"insiuam ana Fannie Lausrhhn mcor-
" Epidemic of Insanity."
Asheville, Special. What some
people term an 11 epidemic of insan
ity" has prevailed around Asheville
for the past several weeks. During
this time several cases of insanity
have been reported to the county .au
porators.
North Carolina Rental and Collec-
firm . iTT i i
r ; ' yvuiynny, winston; capital $o,-
D. A. and Mrs.
mo
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incorporators A.
Nance.
Two Interesting Cases.
Asheville, Special. The United
States circuit court ' of appeals will
m Asheville, commencing-July 15.
A number 0f interesting opinions will
e landed down, among the most im
portant being that of he South Caro-
ina dispensary receivership case and
1 Westerfeldt-Adams million dollar
' r mine suit.
violence. A case of insanity' from the
county has been reported every day
this week. Sheriff Hunter has had
as many as six persons in jail await
ing examination or admittance to the
State Hospital.
Bulletin Prepared Under the Direc
tion of the Chief Statistician of
the Department at Washington
Shows the Production of the
Staple During the Past Year.
Washington, Special. Bulletin 95,
which has just been issued bv the
bureau of- the census, consists of a
report on the production of cotton
in-1907, prepared under the super
vision of Mr. William M. Stewart,
chief statistian for manufactures, by
Mr. Daniel t!. Roper, expert chief of
division. The report is presented in
four t divisions : (1) Annual cotton
production in the United States, as
returned by ginners and delinters,
distributed by States from "i899 to
1907 and by counties from .903 to
1907, with statistics as to annual pro
duction compiled from trustworthy
soureesfor previous years, beginning
with 1790; (2) world's cotton produc
tion in 1907, by countries; (3) the
growing, harvesting, arid handling
cotton, with illustrations; and
statistics as to the manufacture
5ottonseed products. '
During the ginning season oj907
1908, as for the two previous seasons,
len preliminary statements of cotton
ji nned to specified dates were issued.
The present report gives the aggre
gate figures for the whole cotton
!rop, and covers the ninth consecu
tive year for which statistics of cot
ton ginned have been collected and
published by the bureau of the cen
sus. Production 11,375,461 Bales.
The. finally revised figures for the
erop of 1907, expressed in equivalent
500-pounl bales and including lint
ers, show a total production of 11,
375,461 bales. This represents a fall
ing off from 1906 of 2,220,037 bales,
or 16.3 per cent., and is 2,304,405
bales less than the crop of 1904, the
largest on rOeord; while it falls short
of the average production of the last
Bix years by" 345,914 bales.
Of the total production in 1907,
4,769,609 bales, or 42 per cent, came
from the territory west of the Mis
sissippi river, while the States east
of the Mississippi contributed 6,605,
852 bales, of 58 per cent. This is in
marked contrast with 1906. when
53.2 per cent of the crop came from
west of the Mississppi and 46.8 per
cent, from the States east of it; in
1905, however, the corresponing per
centages were-41.6 and 58.4, respect
ively. These variations are caused
very largely by the fluctations in
the size of the crop in the States west
of the Mississippi, as the difference
between the largest an dthe smallest
crop in the Eastern States during the
last three years was but 298,970 bales.
Texas Shows a Falling Off of 44.9
Per Cent.
The State reporting the largest cot
ton crop in 1907, as well as in every
othe year since the inauguration of
the ginning reports, was Texas, with
a total of 2360,478 bales. This rep
resents an enormous decrease from
1906, however, amounting to 1,921,-
346 bales, or 44.9 per cent. As a re
sult of this decrease Texas produced
only 20.8 per cent of the total for the
country, as compared with 31.5 pei
Cent in 1906 and with 24. 9 per cent.
which represents the proportion con
tributed by it to the aggregate pro
duction of the last six years.
Other States showing large de
creases are Louisiana and Arkansas,
which, reported losses of about one-
third and one-fifth, respectively, as
compared with 1906. The new State
of Oklahoma reported 882,984 bales
a Ins of about 4 per cent, which,
however, was so insignificant as com
nared with the losses shown by othei
States that Oklahoma actually ad
vanced from seventh place to sixth in
the quantity of cotton produced.
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Principles Enunciated By the
Republican Platform
THE ADMINISTRATION ENDORSED
Republican Platform Which Will Be
Adopted by the National Conven
tion Has Been Completed With the
Exception of a Few Details.
County Attorney Fired.
. A Seville, Special. As a result, it
n alleged, of his activity during the
1 font campaign preceding the Dem
ocratic primaries, ex-State Senator
paries A. Webb, who for the past
'"'Slit years has held the position of
attorney for Buncombe county, was
'Rested by the board of county
vmmissioners' tbe chairman of which
Ajark L. , Reed, was defeated for re
election, to tender his resignation,
whieh be promptly did. The reason
v tU fr the dismissal was tnat Mr
'bb was not in harmony with the
h?:!d. Mr. Gallatin Roberts of Ashe-
Mlle has been chosen as successor.
Incorporations.
The Alamance Motor Car Company,
of Haw River, wa3 chartered. The
purpose of the company is to operate
an automobile line between Haw Riv
er, Graham and Burlington. The cap
ital stock is $35,000, but the company
may begin business with $300. The
incorporators are: John W. Mc
Pherson, B. S. Robinson.
The Oliver Smith Company, of Wil
mington, filed notice of- a change of
name to Coe-Mortimer unemicai torn
pany.
The Muddy Creek Telephone Com
pany will operate a rural telephone
line in Davidson county: The capital
stock' is $10,000, with $2S0 subscrib
ed. The incorporators are: J. S
Hegg, 10 shares; J. W. Hampton, J
D. Hill
The Craven Grocery Company, of
New Bern, was incorporated with a
capital stock of $15,000, but may be-
srin business with $2,250. The incor
porators are: H. C. Armstrong, H.
B. Armstrong, J. S. Miller, D. E. Hen
derson.
Telegraphic Briefs.
President Roosevelt told Governor
Glenn that under no circumstances
would he be again run for President
Secretary of War Taf t is a member
of the Unitarian Church.
Lieut.-Col. Harry F. Hodges was
appointed Parfama Canal Coinmis
sioner to succeed Commissioner Jack
son Smith.
A fortune teller, Zeno Miller, is
said to have disappeared- from Bris
tol with hundreds of dollars of jew
elry intrusted to him by residents.
Fire, apparently stated to concea
a burglary, caused $35,000 damage at
Norfolk.
Lewis Wingate, of Grayson county
has been arrested charged with caus
ing the death of his, 12-year-old son
Dr Lvori G. Tvlor, of Williams
bur?, son of President John Tyler,
is suggested for the Democratic nomi
nation ior V lce-rresiaent.
'The Republican National Commit
tee decided the contests involving the
24 votes of Alabama and Arkansas in
favor of Taf t.
Washington, Special. That the
platform which wll be adopted at the
Chicago convention and on which the
Republican party will stand during
the next campaign has been complet
ed with the exception of a few N de
tails, which will be left for the com
mittee on resolutions to insert, is the
opinion of many jwho are in the con-,
fidence of the Republican leaders.
The work has ben done by Hon.
Wade Ellis, Attorney General of
the draftsman of the recent
Xhio State platform; Senator Hop-
1ns, who will bef the chairman of the
committee on resolutions ; Senator
Long, of Kansas, and a fqw others,
including the President and Secretary
Taft, who have 'been freely consulted.
The policies ot President Roosevelt
will be endorse unequivocally, and
this endorsement will be the central
idea of the docufnent. These policies
it will be declared, are quite in con
trast with the policies of the Dem
ocratic party, which promises nothing
good that can be asjred , of accom
plishment.' The! Republican party's
record as the party of protection and
sound money, as the party of prog
ress and good principles, as the party
that gave freedom to Cuba and lifted
the yoke from tfhe necks of the peo
ple of the Philippines and Porto Rico,
ttit be held up for admiration and
made the subject of much praise, and
the voting ' public will be asked to
continue to patronize the political
craft that has I carried it across so
many streams. Specifically speaking,
more attention 'has been given by
the platform makers to the tariff
than to any other subject. There wil
be an unequivoval declaration for re
vision but the tdisposition is to leave
the working out of detail to the in-
ceimitv of Congress. The action of
the two housesj of Congress instruct
' the committees which will dea
w.th the tariff, the Senate committee
or. finance and; the House committee
on wavs and means to make especia
investigation oil the situation, will at
ford sufficient excuse for this eourse
as the results pf these inquiries wil
be unavailable to the convention
while thev will supposedly furnish
Congress with a basis tor action.
The declaration will take the shape
of a pledge to) so equalize the duties
as to srive the consumer the beneh
of the most favorable prices consist
ent with the protection of domestic
industry and home labor. It will be
emphatically stated that there must
be no innovation that will permit
American labor to come into compe
tition with foreign labor, and accord
ingly it will be specified that in all
cases the dutyj must be equal to the
difference between the American and
the European cost of production, in
cluding a reasonable profit to the
American producer. The principle of
protection wil be endorsed in general
terms, and there may be a declara
tion to a maximum and a minimum
tariff as the ojie best calculated to- in
sure the promotion of American in
terests under j varying condition. A
clause declaring against the utiliza
tion of the tariff for the promotion of
monopoly is $so among the proba
bilities.
Next to the tariff the financial
plank has received most careful at
tentipn. Congress and the adminis
tration will hfe congratulated upon
the passage cjf the Aldrich-Vreeland
bill as in the interest of sound finance
and , as calculated 'to protect the busi
ness world against possible panies in
the near future and at the same time
provide for tjhe permanent improve
ment of our chirrelicy system through
the recommendations which it is an
ticipated will sbe made by the commis
sion appointed under the new law.
Reference wil be made to the finan
cial disturbance of last fall, and
while the seriousness of that crisis
will be recognized,- the claim will be
made that the Republican party was
found able q meet the situation and
the counry will be informed that by
its prompt action the business world
was saved from long drawn out finan
cial depression and industrial inac
tivity.
The administration will be com
manAioA fnr its railroad stand, also
on labor, and the rights of all citi
zens, regardless of race or eolor.
His daughter accompanied Rev.n
Jaines T. Hargrave, who- was taken
to Ashland jail.
The bursting of a boiler tube on
the cruiser Tennessee killed six men!
and injured 8.
The Missouri Paeific, a Gould road.
passed its dividend.
Judge Parker may not go to Den
ver because he objects to attending s
ratification meeting and thinks the
nomination of 'Bryan will mean defeat.
New York banks will lead by or
ganizing a national association undei
the new Emergency Currency law.
- Large areas of Montana are flood
ed and communication is cut off, ram
havipg fallen there for 30 days.
The verdict against Walter R.
Gillette, former vice-president of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, who
was convicted of perjury, has been
overruled.
A man who inherited $10,000,000
announces that he will make zvvvu
people,, not all o fthem good, happy.
It Was Tough.
A Delphio response: "It's hard,"
said the sentimental landlady at the
dinner table, "to think that this poot
little lamb should be destroyed in
its youth just to cater to our appe
tites," "Yes." replied the smart
boarder, struggling with his portion,
"it Is tough."--Congregatlonalist.
MAJ. DREYFUS SHOT.
Defaulter Gets Ten Tears.
Pittsburg, Special. Admitting the
charges mad-J . against them Henry
Reiber and John Young, former pay
ing teller and auditor of the Farmers'
Deposit National Bank, were arraign
ed before Judge James S. Young in
the United States District Court
shortly after noon Saturday and sen
tenced to serve ten years each in the
Western Pennsylvania penitentiary.
During the Canonization of Emilo
Zola in the Pantheon Louis Gregori,
a Military Writer of Note, Draws
a Pistol and Shoots Maj. Alfred
Dreyfus in the Arm.
Paris,. By Cable. Just at the close
of the ceremonies attending the
canonization of Emile Zola in the
Pantheon, when the President ol
France, the Premier and a host
of ministers of State were taking
their departure, Louis Anthene Greg
ori,, a military writer of note, drew
a revolver and fired two shots point
blank at Maj. Alfred Dreyfus, foJ
whose liberty Zola fought and won.
Men distinguished n all walks ol
life filled the pantheon, and When
the shots rang out there was in
tense excitement in fear that the
President had been assassinated, but
even the attempt upon the life ol
Major Dreyfus created a profound
impression. Soldiers speedily sur
rounded Gregori and he was taken
to jail, bruised and bleeding with
his clothes almost torn from his bak.
Confederate Veterans at West Point.
Highland Falls, N. Y., Special.
West Point was thrown open to the
Confederate veterans camp of New
York City, the United Southern. So
cieties, the Dixie Club and the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy and their
friends. The party arrived by boat.
There were about one thousand per
sons in the party and in honor of
their presence the corps of cadets
was turned out for dress parade.
Into
AllisonBe-Nominated.
Des Moines, Iowa, Special. Re
turns from Tuesday 's primaries that
are complete in nearly all the coun
ties of the State indicate that Iowa
Republicans nominated William B
tllison for re-election to the United
tates Senate; His maority is now
generally conceded to be at least 10,
000. B. F. Carroll was nominated fot
Governor over Warren Garst by about
20,000 votes.
Representative Sims to Look
Wood Pulp Business.
Washington, Special. Represents- I
Live omis, Ui- xcuucsacC) lias uccn uc-
signated by Chairman Mann, of the
House special committee to investi
gate the paper and wood pulp indus
try to look after that part of the ifi
qairy relative to the wood pulp busi
ness of North Carolina, Virginia and
Tennessee. There are pulp mills in
North Carolina and Virginia ftfr
which East Tennessee ftlrnishes much
of the wood used in the industrv.
Representative Sims to Look Into
Wood Pulp Business.
W ashington, Special. Representa
tive Sims, of Tennessee, has been "de
signated by - Chairman Mann, -of the
House special committee to investi
gate the paper and wood pulp indus
try to look after that part of the in
quiry relative to the wood pulp busi
ness of North Carolina, Virginia and
Tennessee. There are pulp mills in
North Carolina and Virginia for
which East Tennessee furnishes much
of the wood used in the industry.
BUM. Ar,
i Necessity
the Country
Home.-
The farther you age removed
from town to railroad station, the
morethe telephone will save in
time and horse flesh. No man has
a ngnt to compel one ot the tamijy
to lie in agony for hours while he
drives to town for the doctor. Tel
ephone and save half the suffering.
Our Free Book tells how to or
ganize, build and operate tele
phone lines and systems.
Instruments sold on thirty days'
trial to responsible parties.
THE CADIZ ELECTRIC CO.,
201 CCG Building, Cadiz, Ohio.
S8.30
to
any price
or on any kind of temts. until you nave neceivea onr complete rree cata
logues illustrating and describing every kind of high-grade and low-grada
mcvp ! nin nAttems ana latest moaeis. ana lean 01 our rcmirjuiuic
PRICES and wonderful new offers made possible by- selling from factory
direct to rider with no middlemen's crofits.
WE SHIP OH APPROVAL without a cent deposit, Pay the Freight and
allow 10 Days Free Trial and make other liberal terms which no other
house in the world will do. You will learn everything and get much vain
able information by simply writing us a postal.
We need a KUmm Aamnt in every town and can offer an opportunity
to make money to suitable young men who apply at
.50 PUNCTURE-PROOF TIRES ? "
Wo Will Soil
ft (CASH WITH ORDER 4.5SJ
NO MORE TROUBLE FROM PUNCTURES.
ttfumlt of ic vears exoerience in tire
making. No danger from THORNS, CAC
TVS. NAlLa, layiva or
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80
pirns
WOW LET
OUT THE AIR
Notloe the thick rubber tread
"A" and puncture strips "BT
and also rim strip "K"
to prevent rim cutting. fUk
tire will outlast any ether
make SOFT. ELASTIC ad
EASY RIDING. Ja
Serious punctures, like intentional knife cuts, can
be vulcanized like any other tire.
Two Hundred Thousand pairs now In actual use. Over
Seventy-five Thousand pairs sold last year.
nrSMMPTtaii s Made in all sizes. It is lively and easy riding, very durable and lined .aside
wfufnpecial quality of rubber, which never becomes porous and which closes up small puncturea
vHth tOkng the air to escape- We have hundreds of letters from satisfied customers stating
Sat their tires have only been pumped up onoe or twice in r. whole season. They weigh no more than
arT ordiMrvtire the ouncture resisting qualities being given by several layers of thin, specially
JJyA T TitHoTd?r Back" sensation commonly felt when riding on asphalt
or roads is overcome by One patent "Basket Weave" tread which prevents
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ko ner naiT but for advertising purposes we are making a special factory price to the rider
nfn'&rmTr 1P CO-D. on approval,
i. oni nwi otifi to:infi tnem strictiv as renreseniea.
Yon do not pay a cent until you
Wf will allow a cash discount of 5 per cent (thereby making the price
FTTT.T. CASH WITH OKDKB and ei
enclose this advertisement.
enresent
55 per pair) if you send
We will also send one nickel
olated brass hand pump ana two sampsoa mciai p-auu viu T 1- . V 3
SucUire csers to e used in ease of intentional knife cute or heavy gaahes). Tires to be returned
at OCR expense if for any reason they are not satisfactory oa examination. .
wa nerfectlv reliable ana money seni w us is w wic m u. Jr3 yv
Banker SeS or Frejht Agentot the Editor of this paper about na. 3f you order a pairej
toeres7?oulrill findthat they will ride easier, run faster, wear better, teal longer and look
fithanlmv the you aveever used or seen at any price. 17e know that you will be so well pleased
tihenacteyou wlll us 70m-order. We want you to send us a small trial
order at once, hence this remarkable toe oner.
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