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VOLUME 1.' THOMASVILLE, N. C, FRlbAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1910. NUMBER 23
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Capt F. C Robblns, Davidson's
"Grand Old Man" Earnestly
Begs the People Not to
Resort to Vote Buy-ins.
"We Owe It To OureehfM, Our Children md
Our Country tt Put Our Foot Down Heavy
Upon This Vicious PrtcUco tnd Crush It
Out Forovor.
Editor Davidbonian:
I hear it whiepeied around that
some men are proposing to sell
their votes in this county at the ap
Broaching- election. It is most
earnestly hoped that no Democrat
will propose either to buy or sell
vote; for the Democratic , party
claims to be respectable, and such
an offer would negative the claim.
so- far at least as that individual is
concerned. Formerly, in recon
etruction days andt-understress of
the evils then upon us, some Demo
crats were tempted to adopt this
and other doubtful methods in
election on the plea that it was
necessary to save our civilization,
But those days of party stress have
long since passed away, and we
owe it to ourselves, our children
and our country to put our foot
down heavy upon this vicious prac
tice and crush it outforever. If not
stopped a serious question arises
whether the civilization we profess
to have saved was worth saving,
need not dwell upon the evils of this
method of carrying elections, for
they are well known to every ob
servant citizen. Its vicious effects
do not stop at the ballot-box, but
permeate the whole body politic, at'
tacking- the moral fibre of our citi
zenship, exerting a corrupting in
fluence on tunes, training our
young men up under a low and
false standard of truth, honor and
morality, and putting a dry rot into
the fouudation timbers of our free
institutions. In short, if men, who
are considered otherwise respectable
engage in or wink at this practice,
no words can express or depict the
blighting influence of their exam
ple upon the rising generation. 1
do hope the Democratic party, what
ever other parties may do will see
to it that no votes are bought in its
behalf, and will let it be understood
that none shall be, henceforth and
forever. Such a purpose, fixed and
adhered, to, will be worth, more to
the youth' of our county that all the
county offices . could" be in, fifty
years, in fact the value of it is in
estimable. On such a platform,
victory is certain, whether we elect
our officers or not. On the contra
ry, if we elect our men by buying
votes, defeat a shameful defeat
would be ours.
F. C. Bobbins.
Lexington. N C., Ocfa 31st. 1910.
Judge 6odwln to . Lead the Ticket
"Judge" Godwin, the very effic
ient clerk of the superior court of
Davidson county, has been handi
capped for more than a month by
illness. He has not been able to
make the rounds with, the other can
didates but from all indications, he
will lead his ticket He has thous
ands of friends iu the county, many
of them staunch republicans, and
they are looking after his iuterests.
Mr. Godwin, s record speaks for him
and his uniform kindness and un
failing courtesy, coupled with faith
ful performance of his duties, has
won for him the confidence and es
teem of the entiJe citizenship of Dav
idson. There is not a better clerk
of court in the business and David
son county will do well to keep him
in office. Dispatch.
Mr. W. O. Bural" In on Naw Struc
ture This WMk.
Mr. W. O. Burgin, the wide-awake
President of the Burgin Com
pany, one of Thomasville's leading
mercantile firms, will begin work
on a new store building. this 'week.
The building will be , located on
Salem street, on the lot which Mr.
Biirgin purchased from Dr. Roth
rock a few days ago.: ,
Mr. I. C. Qraaa Ha Flnlriud Studies In
; Undm-tahlns; and Kmbabnlaat.
Mr. J. C. Green, who has' been
away for some time taking a special
course in Undertaking and Embalm
ing has returned to the city and is
at his post again. Mr. 0reen now
holds license from the State of North
Carolina to do all kinds, df KmbaUtt
ing,i having passed the.Statq Board
of Examiners a few days ago. ' '
Chairman Thompson Makes Last
Appeal
Chahjman C. M. Thompson Makes His Last Ap
peal to the Voters.
To Aix Democrats:
The election is only a week off.
and we earnestly desire to elect
every. man on our county ticket, and
also to give large majorities to the
Democratic candidates on the State,
Congressional and Judicial tickets,
To accomplish this all Democrats
must work together, and must get
out and poll the entire vote of the
party. See that every Democratic
voter is at the polls and casta his
vote. Our people are united this
year as they have been for years,
Every man on our ticket is a good
man, and will make a good officer,
and deserves the support of every
Democrat. The tide is turning to
wards Democracy everywhere. The
time is coming in our government
that the rule of graft and privilege,
will be overthrown and the people
will once again control. The State
will go Democratic, and we are es
pecially anxious that Davidson
county be in line and that it may be
redeemed this year.
C. M. Thompson,
Chairman Dem. Com
Mr. P. C. Thomas Still in the Race
It was reported a few days ago
that Mr. P. C. Thomas, indepen
dent candidate for the Legislature
had withdrawn from the race. This
was a mistake. His statement fol
lows:
"I quit the canvass, but my name
and business proposition is still be
fore the voters of Davidson county.
The physician, on account of a
goiter on my neck, advised me to
cut out any further speech making.
Mr. J. R. McCrary, chairman of
the Republican party in Davidson,
has vacated his chair, and is now
engaged making speeches advising
the voters to repudiate me for fear
it may damage the party. I would
aak him if he and the postmaster at
Thomasville haven't hatched 'out a
figure-head and red hot prohibition
ist to represent this senatorial dis
trict in the coming Legislature and
whether, or not, my competitors for
the House are not like himself,
prohibitionists and pledged to pro
tect his private interest, especially
in bringing pauper suits through a
notorious brother lawyer in Salis
bury, to this county, which has al
ready cost the tax-oayers $400 or
$500. I will also ask him if he ad
vised the postmaster in my town to
gather my platform frorrtth ixiral
delivery boxes (through the car
riers) and bring to him for destruc
tion, and whether, or not, that is
not the essence of pernicious politi
cal activity, saying nothing about
the prominent position he haB taken
in putting candidates before the
voters, that accord with yours and
his views. Also did your brother
make good in yours and his inter-
eat along the lines above mentioned
in the last general assembly, and
whether the business men, wage
earners in Davidson (saying noth
ing about the tillers of the soil) have
had any showing in the conven
tions at all in the last ten years.
Please ask the civil service com
mission to send an inspector here
to investigate your man Friday in
ray town of Thomasville. If you
are a law-abiding man and you
must know the law, I hope you will
act at once. I stand for enforcing
the law, for protection to American
labor and industry, personal liber
ty and local self-government, where
I have stood since the foundations
of this great, ' or greatest, govern
ment on earth."
P. C. Thomas.
Thomasville, N. C, Oct. 1, 1910.
The Prayer of the Horse.
To thee, my master, I offer my
prayer: r-eed me, water and care
or me, and when the day's work is
done provide me with a shelter, a
clean, dry bed, and a stall wide
enough for me to lie down in com
fort Talk to me.' Your voiceottc'h
means as much to. me as the reins.
Pet me sometimes that I may learn
to love you and serve you the more
gladly. Do not jerk the reins and
do not whip me wlie,n going up-hill.
Never 'strike, "bent, or kick me when
I do not understand wlutt you want
but give me a chance to understand
yon. Watt 11 nie, and if I fail to. do
your ,bidding, see if feotnethintfvie
hot wrong with my harness or feet.
Stop, Think, apd Consider!
I do hope the Democratic paty, whatever other parties
may do, will see to it that no votps are bought in its behalf,
and will let it be understood that none shall he, henceforth
and forever. Such a purpose, ned and adhered to, will be
worth more to the youth of our (Jmnty than all our county
offices could be in fifty years. Inj fact the value of it is in
estimable. On such a platform "jvictory is certain, whether
we elect our officers or not. On fhe contrary, if we elect one
man by buying votes, defeat
ours. Capt. F. C. Robbins.
Examine my teeth when I do not
eat. I may have an ulcerated
tooth, and that you know, is very
painful. Do not tie my head in an
unnatural position, take away my
best defence against flies and mos
quitoes by cutting off my tail.
And finally, O my master, when
my useful strength is gone, do not
turn me out to starve or freeze, or
sell me to some cruel master to be
slowly tortured and starved to
death; but do thou, my master,
take my life in the kindest way, and
your God will reward you here and
hereafter. You will not consider
me irreverent if I ask this in the
name of Him who was born in a
stable. Amen.
Mr. r. C Thomas In Laxlnston.
The Hon. Ped C. Thomas ad
dressed a rather large crowd in the
courthouse last Tuesday night de
claring that prohibition has done
nothing in North Carolina or any
other state but raise h . He
said that under his platform, an
extra two cents tax would be put on,
tobacco and an extra fifty cents on
whiskey, that at the end of five
years not a man in the State would
be paving tax except the ones who
drank and smoked" and the State
would have eight million dollars to
the good. Lexington Leader.
TIRED MOTHERS
A little elbow leans upon your knee,
Your tired knee that has so much
. to bear:
A child's dear eyes are looking lov
ingly
From underneath a thatch of tan
cried hair:
Perhaps you do not heed the velvet
toucn
Of warm moist fingers, folding
vours so tisrht:
You do not prize this blessing over
much,
You are almost too tired to pray
tonight
But it iableaaedness! A year ago
I did not see it as I do today
We are so dull and thankless; and
too Blow
To catch the sunshine till it slips
away.
And now it seems surpassing
strange to me
That while I wore the badge of
motherhood
I did not kiss more oft and ten
derly
The little child that brought me
only good.
And if some night when you sat
down to rest,
You miss this elbow from your
tired knee;
This restless, curly head from off
your breast;
This lisping tongue that chatters
constantly;
If from your own the dimpled hands
had slipped;
And ne'er would nestle in your
lap again;
If the white feet into their grave
had tripped,
I could not blame you for your
heartache then.
I wonder so that tender mothers fret
At little children clinging to their
gown;
Or that the footprints, when the
days are wet,
Are ever black enough to make
them frown.
If I could find a little muddy boot,
Or cap or jacket, on my chamber
floor;
If I eould kiss a rosy, restless foot,
And hear it patter in my house
once more:
If I could mend a broken cart to
day, Tomorrow make a kite to reach
the sky
There ts-no woman in God's world
could say
She was more blissfully content
than I.
But ah! the dainty pillow next
my own
Is never rumpled by a shining
head
My singing birdling from its nest
is flown:
The little one I used to kiss is
dead; Hoine Department Maga
zine. ,
On the Spoiling of Children.
Teachers are almost invariably
the object of bitter-criticism, much
or most of WniCfyis wholly unjust,
alnd almost alj pf ' which could be
avoided if parents would take the
time for personal investigation.
a enamerul defeat would be
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tjEWS OF THE WEEK.
Br. Hawley H. Crippen, convict
ed bf the murder of his wifeinLon
donand sentenced to death, hasap
pealed his case.
A drove of 3,.t00 geese passed
through the streets of Mays ville, Ky.
the. other day, being lured along by
a man dropping corn. Four thou
sand were shipped from the moun
tains or eastern Kentucky to Mays
ville but about 300 died from over
crowding while in transit. The
geese were laxen to a larm near
Masville to be fattened for the
Eastern markets.
AJ bag containing a thousand sil
ver dollars, which was being carried
from the sub-Treasury in St. Louis
tea bank, split as it was being re
moved from an automobile to the
bank and the money scattered over
the ptreet. Pedestrians and news
boys scrambled for the shining sil
ver and as they picked it up return
ing to the messenger. When the
money waa counted every dollar
was accounted for.
U. H. North, commissioner of im
migration at Angellsland, San Fran
Cisco, haa been suspended from du
ty by Secretary Nagel as the result
of Charges filed by F. H. Ainsworth,
a special inspector at San Francisco
station. It is charged that North
haaxbeen, admitted to, en try through
Angel Island large numbers of Hih
due, Chinese, Japanese and other
Asiatics considered by the Pacific
coast people to be undesirable im
migrants.
That the "grandfather clause"
constitutional amendments is valid
has been decided by the Oklahoma
Supreme Court. The court held al
so that the special procedure under
which the amendments was adopt
ed is valid, all votes not cast
aganst the proposition being count
ed for it- The "grandfather clause"
in Oklahoma provides that no man
whose grandfather could not vote
can exercise the right of franchise.
It will thus disfranchise many ne
groes wnose grandfathers were
slaves.
A dispatch from Memphis says
that Judge John E. McCall must de
cide within the next few weeks
whether the Standard Oil Company
is guilty of rebating on 1,528 counts
returned by the grand jury. The
indictment was returned two years
ago, but the attorneys for the oil
trust managed to have the case
postponed many times, Judge Mc
Call has notified the Standard at
torneys that they must report in
his court within a week ready for
trial. If the company is found guil
ty on all the counts it is liable to
a fine of $H0, 480,000.
Moat men are unable to get away
from business during school hours,
and mothers won't take the trouble.
Was there ever a girl or boy not un
der discipline, whose eyes did not
light up with pleasure at the sight
of a parent entering the school
room? Was there ever a teacher
who did not welcome a visitor who
came not to blame, but to learn
what was going on? It is ignorance
of conditions which is responsible
for much of the fault-finding. The
leal faults are seldom mentioned.
The truth is, we parents are self
ish. We are neglecting our chil
dren and trying to salve our own
consciences by blaming others. No
matter how much money is spent,
no matter how good the system of
administration adopted, we are not
going to get very farunless parents
take hold and do more of their pro
per share of education, lu reality
the teacher is only the parent's
helper. .It is not wholly an ideal
condition to have children in school
at all. The home, is where they
should get their beat education, and
where they ought even now get Jhe
most of it. The school of today is a
rather crude invention for accom
plishing the greatest good to the
greatest number, and it is of value
only as we supplement its work at
home. That is where the trouble
arises. Ex.
Stand by W. C. Hammer.
.Chairman C. M. Thompson Uugas the People
to Stand by Solicitor W. C. Hammtr
To the people of the 10th Judicial
District:
Lexington, N. C. Oct. 5, 1910.
The officer of Solicitor is one of
importance to the people of the
District. Upon the Solicitor de
pends the proper enforcement of
the criminal law in the District.
The man who fills that place
should bean experienced practition
er, an able lawyer, a wise, just and
humane man.
He has to meet and measure arms
with the ablest lawyers of the State,
who are frequently employed to de
fend men charged with violation of
the criminal law, and the Solicitor
should be able in all cases to take
care of the interest of the State.
While the Solicitor should be both
able and courageous, he should also
be just and humane, and see that
the powerful shall not evade nor es
cape the penalties of the law, and
likewise see that the enforcement
of the law shall not be oppreeaive
and severe upon the poor, ignorant,
and friendless, who are tried in the
courts.
The past record of W. C. Hammer
as Solicitor, has shown that he pos
sesses in large measure all the
qualifications required for the office.
He is active in the discharge ot his
duties, his abilities are such that he
can take care of the State in all
cases; at the-same time he is just,
humane, big hearted enough never
to permit his office to be used to op
press the humble and helples.
The public welfare requires that
the present able, experienced, safe
Solicitor be kept at hia post of duty.
Respectfully,
C. M. Thompson-.
Court Calendar for November.
for iovemtier term, 1W1U, one
week, for trial of civil cases'only,
beginning Monday,- November 14fh,
Hon. W. J. Adams, judge presiding.
Parties and witnesses will attend on
the day their case is set for trial and
not depart the courts until tbe same
is disposed of. The motion docket
may be called at any time.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER, 14.
Maggie Hedrick, et al v. Charles
G. Berrier, et al.
J. L. Ludlow vs. Town of Lexing
ton.
A. L. Beck vs. W. P. Young et al.
Lexington vs. Aetna Indemnity
Co.
TUESDAY, NOVBMBKK, 15,
S. C. Leonard vs. Southern Power
Company.
Slate and Mary Koonts vs. E. D
Cross. Jt
Southern Power Co., vs. L. W. KI
liott. Southern Power vs. W. H. and J.
A. Elliott.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, US.
Southern Power Co., vs. C. A. and
A. L. Curry.
Southern Power Co., vs. William
Myers.
Southern Power Co., vs. W. H.
Kepley.
Southern Power Co., vs. R. S. and
Nettie J. Green.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 17.
Southern Power Co., vs. C. M.
and G. M. Hoover.
M. C. and L. A. Earnhardt vs.
Lexington.
Z. K Hinkle vs. E. J. Bunchanan.
C A. Sink vs. Richard Haines.
Alexander Garner vs. Geo K
Spencer.
Win. Godfrey and Co., vs. South
ern & Norfolk Mill Co.
C. W. Wilson vs. D. C. Cox, Admr.
White Sewing Machine Co., vs.
Davidson Furniture Co.
First National Bank vs. A. J. Gil-
ling-ham.
Joe Reynolds vs. Southern Rail
way Co,
P. H. Johnson, Admr. vs. J. W.
Johnson, et al.
MOTION AND SUMMONS DOCKETT.
Lexington Grocery Co., va. Young
Grocery Co.,
Davidson County Development
Co., vs. Wennonah Cotton Mills.
Cutting vs. Cutting.
Kflie Doby vs. C. M. Doby.
Penry vs. Penry.
Collett vs. Collett.
On condition thatthey themselves
raise certain. amounts of monev. the
general education board, nee Rocke
feller, has given Trinity College $150
000 and Meredith, College, the Bap
tist school at Kaleigh, p,Uiw
STATE NEWS.
John Curry a Greensboro negro
seta new record one day last week by
stealing two automobile tires, a
bicycle, three ivory billiard balls
and a silk hat. He is in jail await
ing trial.
Hopedale Mills, in Al.iaiance
county, have been sold to J. N.
Williamson, Jr., the well known
cotton mill man of Burlington. He
will run thie mill in conuectiu.i with
the Ossipee Mills which he owns.
J. M. Kernodle, an aged and well
known citizen of Almance county,
hanged himself at his home in Mor
ton township last week. He used a
plow line and was found hanging to
a rafter. He was about 70 years old.
Mrs. Bettie Fields, of Whiteville,
an aged and respected lady of that
town, was burned to deat'.i last
week in her home. She got toclose
to the fire and her dress caught.
She was more than 100 years old
and was blind.
Charles Morgan, a Polk county
desperado, who fatally shot Police
man J. D. Dynch, of Hendersonville
at Green River, Henderson county
when the officer attempted to arrest
him for disturbing religious wor
ship, has not been captured.
A new cotton mill for King's
Mountain has been organized. It
takes over the property of the Johns
Manufacturing Company, of that
place. L. E. Holt, of Burlington,
is president, W. K. Holt, Sr. of Lex
ington, vice president and R. I. Tate
is secretary-treasurer.
John Kchols, Thomas Bailey and
Jim Hairston, three negroes who
were convicted of killing Sidney
Woods, a Winston-Salem neyro on
an excursion train enroutc from
Roanoke to Winston last caster,
have been sentenced to be electro
cuted at Richmond, Va., November
11th.
There are several applicants for
the place made vacant by the death
of Adjutant General J. F. Armfield.
Among them are It. L. Leinsterand
Major J. J. Bernardof Raleigh and
Col. Craig of Reidsville. Lieut
Leinster is serving until Governor
Kitchin makes an appointment.
The engineering corns that is
making the preliminary survey of
the Statesville Air Line is now in
Yadkin county and coniinir this
way from Statesville. ' It will re
quire only a.'few more weeks to com
plete Uie survey and it ia under
stood that the work of grading will
then begin.
Two barns belonging- to William "
Lyerly and D. L. Cauble were hurri
ed in Salisbury Monday night, to
gether with two horses, a c6w, two
buggies and a wagon, besides a
large amount of provender and fortv
dollars in money left in-a coat pock
et hanging in the barn at night.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Last week three prisoners broke
out of the Randolph county jniland
made good their escape. They were
Dave Record, of Liberty, servimr a
sentence for larceny; Dave Car-
mack, of Greensboro, in j.iil for en
gaging in a cutting scrape and Cau
sey Strickland, a horse thief. They
used a knife to cut out with.
Last week an opinion waa handed
down by the supreme court of North
Carolina in the case of B. K. Penny
vs. Atlantic Coast Line, which was
sent up on appeal from New Han
over county. The jury gave Penny
a verdict of !ft),0X but the supreme
court orders a new trial. The re
markable feature of the case is that
it has been on the superior court
docket, according to the Wilming
ton Star, twelve years.
The News and Oliserver an
nounces that it will not be outdon
in the matter of - showing the peo
ple some flying stunts. It follows
the announcement of the Charlotte
Ncirs with the announcement that
two Glenn H. Curtiss aeroplanes
will cavort around over the State
Fair Grounds two days In Novem
ber. While the people of the State
are returning thanks to these enter
prising papers for bringing the
bird men to the State, due credit
should be given to the Charlotte
Chronicle and the Charlotte Ob
server for the idea. These enter
prising papers: made, a contract
with Aviator Hamilton for an - exhi- .
bition last spring and he broke his
contract.
The inventory of the late Mark
Twain's estate shows that the estate
is worth $611136. , .
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