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THE POLK COUNTY NEWS, COLUMBUS, N, C.
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Heaven on Earth
By Wlnifrad Stack
KS. Cornelia Jtiotkta died In the California penitentiary tne
0thADda tt day after she died they took Her body ufl to a
little village in the green hills of California and buried her.
There was a funeral at the little old house where her
parents lived, and her mother and father sat together at the
head of her coffin, and the neighbors came an4 brought
flowers, and the preacher from the little country church
nrA simniA kindlT sermon, and the village choir
sang "m the Sweet Bye and Bye" and "Come Ye Disconsolate ouite asll
the woman whose body lay in the coffin had teen a good woman all her
life and had never been tried and sent to the penitentiary for murder.
For Mrs. Botkln's father and mother did not know that she had died in
prison.
Tney did not know that she had ever seen the inside of a prison any
where, and they never heard of the Botkin case, which was one of the most
famous criminal cases ever tried on the Pacific Caost.
There-is a lfttle paper in the little village where Mrs. Botkin's bid father
and mother lived, and the paper printed every day accounts of the trial while
it was going on.
But they called it the Dunning case and spoke always of Mrs. Botkin as
the accused, and the old man and the old woman read the paper and talked
the famous murder case over together and never even dreamed that "the
accused" was their own daughter.
And all the little village took hold of hands and formed around the old
people a cordon of silence, and woe be to any one who dared to try to -break
through. '
We are prone to think of heaven as a place far removed from every tfirag
we know here on this earth. But oh, that little village out there, nestling
in the green green hills of smiling California! I Wonder if the Angela
do not look, down upon it and smile. New York American.
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NORTH CAROLINA EVENTS
Life in the Land of the Long
Leaf Pine
Bone Doctors at j Monroe June 23.
The North Carolina Veterinary
Medical Association will meet in
Monroe June 23 and 24 in tenth an
aual convention. The State examin
ing board will meet at the same
;ime and place for examination of all
jandidates for license.
The North Carolina Live Stock As
sociation wili'meet in ' conjunction
with the veterinarians at Monroe,
June 23 and 24,, for the discussion of
subjects pertaining to the live stock
interests of the State. Dairy In
spector Conover of the United btates
government has requested the ae
partment i to send one of its experi
enced' stock raisers to makean ad
dress' at that time.!
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The
Rockefeller Foundation
Suggestion for the Use of Part of the Fund
fdr Immigrants and Poor Folks
By Joseph Jf. Fraticollnl
I
N connection with the gift of Mr. John D. Rockeleller the
following plan has suggested Itself to me as meeting many
111 conditions:
First, the purchase of farm land adjacent to a large city.
Second, on every several acres of the land to be pro
vided a house and warm with hcrse, cow and farm imple
ments, seeds and trees according to the ground conditions in
the judgment of an expert agriculturist.
- Third, immigrants and poor people to be transported
there and maintained (with a stipulated quantity of flour, dried meat, fruits,
etc.), at the company's expense for a few months or more.
Fourth, at the termination of one year pr .more payments In. Instalments
to 'be made by farmer to company until full amount of indebtedness has been
paid. .
Fifth, if at the termination of one year or more the farmer has not made
the farm yield a certain percentage of increase another man to be placed
there In possession.
The effects of this would be:
First, the dissemination of immigrants a&d those who live in congested
city districts.
Second, the increase of wealth and produce to the country.
Third, the uplift of people Who would otherwise live in a deteriorating
environment. Y
Fourth, the provision of a continual fund for this work for a long time
to come.
ate
No
Dang
Pop
er of Oven
ulation
By Bolton Hall
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T has been said that the time is . not far off when the
United States will be unable to support her Inhabitanta
But those Who think that nave either forgotten or nave
not reckoned with the hew Intensive cultivation of the land.
The island-of Guernsey, in the south of England, is
from four to seven miles in length, and about four miles
in width. It has a resident population of 41,000, and a vis
iting population of 30.UU0 a year, which It supports. About
- $4,500,000 worth of farm and garden stuff, or a little less
than $400 worth to the acre, Is produced annually, with only 11,C23 acres
under cultivation. ,.
Now, if the whole State of New York were cultivated and populated as
that is cultivated and populated, it would yield annually $15,000,000,000
worth of farm and garden produce, and support 233,641,473 people that
is, about four times the population of the entire United States. Wherein
then lies the danger of overpopulation? "Only in monopolizing and holding
Idle the land; where there are unused lands there are bound to be idle
hands ,for all that we eat, use, and wear comes from the land . by labor.
"Over-population" and "pauper labor" are not the works of nature, and if
they should ever come, the people themselves will be responsible tactical
Ideals. r
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Opera in Europe
Sy William Armstrong ,
A
44NHMg N American going to Europe for appearance in opera finds
very Quickly the assurance of Italian and German audiences
uuuuuwcg a veroict on cue newcomer.
Intrique does, and will, exist in Italy until the end of
the story ; it is as inevitable tnere as garlic and olives. But
J. if the volfce be a good one, true to the pdtch, and supported
X by musical instinct. oDDosition .v
is generally swent into oWivinn
M In Germany, the advent of the American singer, at first
iT1"1 43 5 3o' grew Ptttly to be a menace to the home product
Possessing exactly those qualities which the public demandeu-and n a de-
pee which the German aspirant, in general, did not-they grew Into accen
stance with that kind of amdatoility which attends the mevitabfl
th? restricted in repertory almost enUrely to the Italian
coooi. wixa orten a chance to stag in but one onera for a whto AOAnn u
'lLOmk . X . .. wx vwvu, ui
operetta to WeT-xSieX " 8t .T?1 .
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Defective 'Hiilway Appliances.
' In the Federal Court at Raleigh
Wednesday the whole, time of the
court was taken np with the trial
of the long-standing ease of the In
terstate Commerce Commission vs.
the Norfolk & Western Railroad Co.
on the charge of operating a freight
train between Durham and Lynch-
burg that contained cars with de-
iecuve saieiy appliances, me
returned a verdict of euiltv. Govern
ment inspectors who found the de
fective appliances were the principal
witnesses for the prosecution. This
Is regarded as a soft of a test case
for this part of the country and the
ease wtll be appealed. A penalty
61 $100 only is invblved.
Gov. kitchia Presented Diplomas.
The 115th commencement of the
University 'of North Carolina came to
a successful close at Chapel Hill
Tuesday when' Gov. W. W. Kitchin
presented the diplomas to the gradu-
atinjr class in the name of the State
of North Carolina.
President Tenable, in his annual
announcements, announced the elec
tion of Prof. Bain, of the University
of South .Carolina, to head of the
Greek department as successor to
Dr. Eben Alexander.
One hundred and ten degrees were
conferred.
Rowan County Strong Financially.
Rowan county can boast of being
in a splendid condition financially,
the report of Treasurer Nicholas
showing a total cash balance to the
credit of the county in the city, banks
of $35,889.69. Of this amount- $7,
616.68 is to the "credit of the school
fund, $3,636.20 to the credit of the
county fund, $4,643-73 to the road
fund, 'and county and special town
ship bond fund $19,992.90.
Lucky Mistake for Criminal.
Rub Holt, a negro sent from Lex
ington county to the State prison ' 2
years ago to serve a; sentence of 15
years for attempted criminal assault,
turned up at Lmwood recently, and
it was found that -the penitenitary
officials had mixed him up with an-
oiner negro wnose lime was out dux
when deputies .went j down to Lin-
wood to arrest him, he had vanish
ed, and is at large. I
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Pellagra Victims at Durham.
William H. Wilson, a colored con
tractor, died at Durham of pellagra.
The finding of three new cases among
the white ladies of the city and coun
ty has not moved the physicians to
fright, though 11 deaths have occur
red in Durham from this disease. Al
cases show hope of recovery.
Accommodations for; Merchants.
In order to afford better boat f acil
ities for the merchants between New
York and Georgetown an additiona
steamer has been put on the Clvd
Line, plying between New York and
Wilmington and Georgetown.
Editor's Assailant Captured.
Will - Honeycutt, a fugitive from
justice and wanted at Wadesboro for
trial on two charges, has been arrest
ed at Fort Edward, N.i Y. Honey;
cutt is the man who drew his knife
on Editor Bivens of The Ansonian
because of publications; concerning
his actions. He is charged with sell
ing liquor.
FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY
North Carolina Hews Prepared and
Fnliisfeed Pot tfct Quick Perusal of
Our Patrona.
JUNE 9. 191Q
ALL OBSTACLES REMOVED C AP1T AL FAcfs
Officials Grant Permit For Big ntcrcsUng News Gath
Pugilistic Battle July 4
Historical ETent June 11.
tha moat r ibiDortant events
of a historical nature that will take
place in Eastern Carolina for t some
time will be the unveiling of a tablet
by the Sir Walter Raleigh Chapter of
the Daughters of the Revolution at
Nixonton, Saturday, June 11 at
2 p. m. ,' ' - . ; . , '
This tablet will mark the spdt UtS
over convened in the State of North
Carolina, but upon which stands
Hail's Creek church. This historical
spot is situated near the quaint Old
village of Nixonton and eight miles
from Elizabeth City.
I Ex-Judge Francis D. Winton, the
crifted son of Bertie and a fonnet
Lieutenant Goyernor ot iNortn Caro
lina, s-will deliver the address of the
day.
! The first Albemarle Assembly met
February &. 1665, and was one of the
first and most important events in
the history 01 Nortn Carolina.
I The State was then owned by the
Lords Proprietors who appointed the
. mm mi m-
Governor, and his council, inese oi
ficers. aided by a body of men chos-
en by the people, made tne laws, out
all laws had to be approved by thi
Lords. I
bth 6id Reliable," Raleigh, IT C.
j It is with genuine pleasure we re
produce the following extract from an
editorial in The Raleigh News . and
Observer of May the 18th. There is
nothing we can add to it, except out
endorsement :
II; "The News and Observer enters
upon its ninetieth volume today, and
by a coincidence the editor also cele
brates his birthday today; but not the
ninetieth! I j
t "Looking back, the management
is thankful for the long lease of life
and the service it has beeo- able tc
render to every good cause n the
State. ' It has now reached Appi Fo
rum and 1 1 thanks God and takes cour
age." Looking forward, it hopes tc
be more largely useful in the years
to come. It knows that its usefulness
depends upon its service to truth, to
justice, to equality, to fairness and
the preaching of sound doctrine. The
paper is consecrated to whatsoevei
things will lift up and devolp North
Carolina, and its people. Its mission
is in this good comonwealth and tc
its people,-going -forward - in L those
things that .bring prosperity and true
progress. ' ;
'"Its suuecess is a tribute to the
peopled desire to sustain an nnsub
sidiied and independent newspaper,
vigorous as a party organ, of the type
that takes no orders but presents the
principles of the party without shadow
.of turning."
; Strawberries Yield Big Money.
rMry J. C. Brown should fee! that
he is the champion producer of straw
berries in Mecklenburg county. On
three-fourths of an acre he gathered
1,834 quarts, which j brought) him
$196, or an average of 10 1-2 cents a
quart. In bushels his berries measur
ed 57. ; . . i'
Remember Confederate Naty Yard.
On a freight warehouse of the Sea
board Air Line Railway in Charlotte,
the Stonewall Jackson Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy Fri
day unveiled a tablet so that future
generations may know the spot; one
hundred roles from navigable waters.
Where once was located the navy yard
of the Confederate States. i
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North Carolina Nuggets.
The Southbound Railroad that ii
being built from Winston to Wades
boro will have, when completed, one
of lh3 best roadbeds in North Caro
lina. All crossings and bridges are
made of concrete. j
The franchise and all property of
the Consolidated' Power I and Street
Railway Co., of Fayetteville, was
bought by J. , Sprunt Newton for
$65,000. The property will be great
ly improved. i
' . The North Carolina democratic
Convention will meet in Charlotte
Julv--14.
A license tax of $750 is placed on
the sale of near-beer at Spring Hope.'
In some mysterious manner George
Simpson, eolored, Was shot in the
lower part of the abdomen at Wil
mington Sunday night He refuses to
make a statement. I
Any automobile license not re
newed before July 1st will be can
celled and $5 will- be charged for a
new ... license.' . 2 :h-:: .,- r . .v;
J. A. Bennett, of Greensboro waa
killed by a train, while walking alcssg
side the track.
;) Cotton Brought Good Price, j
Mr. L. A. Beavers, Iredell county,
sold 34 bales of cotton in Statesville
to fa lecal buyer, the purchase price
befng 15 cents the pound. Mr. Beaver
has been holding some of the cotton
for; two or three years, i '
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Stackhonse Escapes Electric Chair.
bhn Allan Stackhouse, scheduled
tojbe electrocuted in North Carolina's
Uer death chamber, June 10, is grant
ed Commutation by Governor Kitchin
to life imprisonment, j Stackhouse
kilfed his wife in Scotland county.
Representation was made to the Gov
ernor that the killing was under ex
tenuating circumstances. I
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Murphy a Fine Business Town!
Tte territory' tributary to. Mtw
ph: has the richest timber areas,
and; mineral resources of great value!
The; town is located in a picturesque
portion of theSouthwestern part of
North-Carolina. A new hotel is be
ing! completed at a cost of $75,000;
a uW $20,000 school building is be
ing: erected ; local business men are
organizing a company to erect a fur
niture factory? a hydro-electrie
poTfer plant is being developed on
the i Hiawassee river. A warm wel-
coae awaits any new 'enterprise.
! Lots of Kvs 1 a t;..
Professor R. FT T.otkX. r -ml
dSnk .Heen elected superintendfmt
til Wmston fcity schools. T
, Tjie work on the inland waterwav
is bing pushed rapidly and the canal
wilUbe opened for traffic in Novem
ber.!; ;
Isaac Meekins of Elizabeth CitV
has ! beeh uppointed assistant district
attorney, for eastern North Carolina
by the. United States Attorney Gen-
San Francisco, Cal., Special. With
but ! two dissenting votes and without
preliminary discussion the permit for
the 45round battle on July 4 between
Jeffriew and Johnson was granted
Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.
The board room Was crowded with
representatives of chureh and civie or
ganizations who did not get a ehance
to voice their protests. The permit
was advanced on the Board's calen
dar and was passed before the , ob
jectors knew it. When they learned
that the permit had been granted, the
protestants indignantly left the room
in a body. j v i
By their action the board of super
visors removed the last official pre-'
liminary obstacle in the way of pro
moters, who will now proceed with
the erection- of the arena. ! District
Attorney Fickert and the chief of po
lice have already! announced that they
will not seek to prevent the contest.
"A Woman's Scorn,' Awful
Alexandria, La., Special.-fSamuel
Fords announced Monday morning
that he was to be married that night
and that it would cost him his life.
When Catherine Pritchard, whose
name was not mentioned in the an
nouncement, heard the news, she call
ed on Ford and killed him with sev
eral shots from a revolver. Jealousy
is alleged to have been the motive.
Riter Appropriations trimmed.
Washington, Special. The J report
of the conferees on the river and
harbor bill , was presented in Con
gresa Tuesday-1 and was approved. As
finally agreed to it carries appro
priations aggrgeating $51,947,718, a
net reduction of $75000 from the
amount of the bill as it passed the
Senate.
Had to be Shown Anyway.
Washington, Special. The j statute
of Missouri passed March 13, 1907,
prohibiting foreign corporations from
doing business within the State, if
they seek litigation in the United
States courts, is pronouneed uncon
stitutional by the United States su
preme court. , ;
the District of Columbia.
TEE AMERICAN
Personal incidents and Isport
Hafipeningt of National
! Published for the Pleasure aaiT
! ftmaiidn of lewipaper a,
Probably True at dther Places.
' Col. W. C. Haskill, Superir.ter.den
of Weights and Measures, declared
that practically all the 300,000
rels of flour' sold in Washington
short four pounds each of the ad..
tised weight and that Washingtoni
were paying annually $42,000 fg.
flour which they" never received. OtU
items, were j in j proportion, be Ra;j
Nearly every package sold in grocery
stores was short four ounces accord,
ing to the investigations of his of!
fleers, Colonel Haskell said, and bot!
tied goods were short in quantify
bUU.
Grand Gift to Negro School.
Nashville, Tenn., SpeciaL A
Huntsville, Ala., ! dispatch says the
.MeCormick family of Chicago has
made a gift of $17,000 to the. trus
tees of the Agricultural and 'Mechan
ical College for negroes at Normal,
.Ala., to be expended in .a 'domestic
science building and a new hospital.-
Dismissed 41 Jim Crow" Begulation.
Washington, Special. An attempt
to have the Supreme Court of the
United States pass on the authority
of common carriers engaged in; Inter
state commerce to! make "Jim 'crow"
regulations, met with failure Tues
day, when the court dismissed the so
called Chiles (negro) appeal from its
docket.! V
Veteran Killed in Tight.
Savannah, Ga., Special. Wielding
a pocket knife, Samuel S. Bessinger,
aged 65, a Confederate Veteran,
stabbed and killed James Payne,
aged 29, in a quarrel over money.
Mrs. Payne, in an effort to separate
the men, was hurled to the ground
by her husband, Who a moment j later
receivedj his death J wound. j
As David Did Goliath, j
w Augusia, Ga., Special Wnile stand
ing in his back yard, on the Savan
nah road, E. H. Herts, a farmer, was
mysteriously shot in the forehead
with a small ; leather pellet. The1
leather' ball buried itself deeply un
der the scalp, inflicting ,an ugly
wound. No gun report was heard.
President Taft Sends Thanks!
Augusta, Ga., Special. Through
his military aide, Capt. A. W. Butt.
Who is a citizen of Augusta, Presi
dent Taft most cordially thanks the
trades bodies and citizens of Augusta
for the action taken at the joint
meeting of the commercial organiza
tion, Saturday when the people ! of
this city tendered to j the nation $3
000 to meet the deficit in. the presi
dent 's traveling expenses. ,
Solomon Sheppard Shot, j
.Raleigh, N. C, Special. Solomon
Sheppard, . the notorious DurhanT
county murderer, who escaped the gal
lows through commutation to life im
prisonment and, who has twice at
tempted daring escapes, being the last
time at large doing sensational stunts
several days, was dangerously shot
Wednesday near Garysburg where he
was with a squad of cbnvictsdoing a
track grade work. i
TlledA dowi an . embankment
and? attempted to dash, off into the
bush.s. Guards fired three .bo one
taking effect in his footed another
Sn-w'-S buckshot penetrating
long. He will rewTer. u
Diet Won't Do for a Ploughboy.
Speaker Cannon has solved tkj
problem of jthe j high cost of living.
He explained his system to 100 vij.
iting school boys of New York anj
Philadelphia, He says he - spemj,
only 10 cents a day for breakfast
taking but a cup of coffee and aj
eigg sandwich. He declared thai
when he is fecklessly extravagant lu
spends a nickel more for an grange.
"When a boy I learned, .to keep
within my income,' ' he said. "No
I am able to do it and thus can savi
a little fof a rainy day."
Not In It For Money.
Preachers j Are the poorest pail
class of v men: in the country, accord
ing to statistic! eompiled by tin
Census Bureau. ; The average pay o!
the clergymen is computed at $663.
City preachers get much higher
Wages than those in charge of rural
flocks, except m Catholic churches.
The remunerations are fixed bj
diocesan authorities. The highest
average paid by any denomination ii
to the Unitarians, $1,053 per year,
Homing Pigeon in Fast Company.
: A homing pigeon with reportorial
instincts 'flew into one of the window3
of the Senate press gallery Monday.
It seemed (Juite1 exhausted, and had
evidently found an unexpected harbdr
f 'refuge when it darted under tie'
Capitol .portico' after a long -flight
Some of thle 1 correspondents reywA
the , bird with a little lemonade, and
dispatched it on -its way. The pigeon
had on its leg a band marked: "P.
B. 11-490 J. X."
Soldiers to Establish Clubs. ;
At several military posts the en
listed men are being induced to es
tablish soldiers' lilubs outside of the
reservation and beyond the govern
ment control where in addition to the
useful, facilities of the garrison hall
svithin the post they may obtain beer,
light wines and other beverages un
der such regulations as will prevent
intoxication or excess. ,
One in Washington Too.
Senator Gallinger introduced in
the . Senate the joint resolution which
has already been introduced by Rep
resentative Ikloorejfin . the House, for
an exposition in Washington to cele
brate the completion of the Panama
canal. The j resolution was referred
to the Committee oh Industrial Art
and Expositions.
No Canteens At Soldiers Homes.
. The' House, after vigorous debate,
voted to refuse authority to nationa-
homes for disabled volunteers to
maintain canteens where the homes
are. within five miles of towns where
Uquor is legally sold.
Needs a Light Job.
Upon his own application to he
relieVed of the duties of secretary to.
the President, which, it is said, hare
sbeeh so. heavy as to threaten hff
health,! Fred i W. Carpenter has been
appointed by President Taft to be
United States' minister to Morocco,
to succeed H. Percival Dodge, a poff
which Mr. Taft beli eves will bt?nefl
Mr. Carpenter's health.
-Dead Bod In
Cordele, Ga., Special. A dead bodv
was concealed in the bottm Tl
5a
Alban v ' ""Knea rto
other , miiroL ( 4 by aa-
Red Cross Sign for Ads.
"The cross is the emblem of the
Christian religion. I. do pot believe
in giving any one organization J
monopoly of its use7 Therefore,
object to the consideration of e
bill.,, - - '
" Representative .Crumpacker, of J3'
diana, with ; the above obtl03'
struck from the-nnanimous consent
calendar of the House a bill to pro
hibit the use of the I Red :Cross .sign
by any save, the American National
lied Cross Society; the measure being
particularly directed toward those N
use the insignia for advertising Var' .
poses, L . .1. ' ' ''
Stamp ook Contract Renewed.
" Postmaster-General "Hitchcock W
approved a contract with the Burea
Of Engraving and Printing fr '
period of four years, beginning '
ury 81 imifor the manufacture ana
luting of tjostage stamps. A
rate TOrporation- submitted a
$17,000 lower; but, as the bureau
beets to adopt methods which w
ave the-noremment 1180,000 a year
i acet2it :feliia4he txpenditure f 325,000 on w
Was awarded to the bureau.