The Randolph Bulletin from Asheboro, North Carolina • Page 1

AND RANDL.EMAN NEWS. 1 1,1 ASHBORO, N.C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1915 NO. 29 1 -A ii 1 1 THE WOMAN'S CLUB ISSUES YEAR BOOK EXCITEMENT AT THOM- ASVILLE ON SATURDAY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FIRE AT SEAGROVE Destroys D. A. and G.

H. Corneli-son's Store Loss Over 000, Partially Insured The big store of Messrs. D. A. REPUBLICAN SENATORS OPEN WAR ON WILSON Indianapolis Speech, Mexican Policy, Democratic Legisla tion Scored By Borah.

One of the liveliest debates of the present Corfgress stirred the 0 uuuxu me Senate Wpdnoav ana i. j. Corneilson, at Sea- ornvo txraa grove, was entirely destroyed bv fire prlv cjnnQTr oy nre eariy bunday morning, tu 1- 9 i- wmcn year dook, covering a com beans leaders launched a viJthe following ArfMnnomnMt wuuciieu a vieor- luiiuwmK announcement nas prehensive C. W. Gilliam Shoots at Webb Mills Are All Running on Full Moore, But The Bullet Time and Disposing of Goes Wild Their Products.

Quite a little excitement was The new year bf 1915 begins' created at Thomasville Saturday to smile graciously upon the when C. W. Gilliam attempted town of Randl.eirian and sur-to shoot Webb Moore. The two rounding community. Manu-men met near the Crowell feed facturers, merchants and farm-store and after passing a word ers alike are assuming a moro or two Gilliam pulled his pistol hopeful attitude, from his pocket and fired one' The Deep River mill No.

1, shot. The bullet missed Moore, which employs more than 300 Gilliam was promptly arrested people, is now running on full not complete is ous attack on President Wilson's been made by the county Super- cY Z3 ned a-Indianapolis speech, the Admin-' intendent cerieV fhLl taPewds' migration's Mexican policy, and It was decided' at the last Si? hardware, etc. -Democratic legislation. jmeeting of the Board of of new goods The debate was precipitated tion to hold a Coanty Commence-wtr ft de Senator Cummins' resolu- ment some time in spring, were unopened. At this time.tion asking the President to in- The exact date will be decided no one seems to knor how dicate what the Government pro-! upon later.

Detailed plans are tne nre originated And the fire I nosed tn An nw, -rn; ui i. and carried before Judge McRae time. Last week this mill alone for trial. He was bound over shipped more goods for export to the February term of David-1 trade than any week since Sep-son Superior court in a bond of The Deep River mill was beyond control when dis covered. It is said the gasoleru- tame, wnich was underground, 'v TCLjr $200 which was made by a cash deposit.

Cherokee Night Shcools Are a Success. Supt. A. L. Martin of the ana tne explosion was terrific.

could be confined more closely to As there are large quantities of "the exercise of his constitu-oils and other mfiamable croods tional nower-a in the store the fire burned rap-1 idly- and soon enveloped the wnole building. We learn the. colWted Hnrino- pation of Vera Cruz Senator Cummins voiced with wioii Liiat rresiaent Wiisor Senator Borah made a general broadside attack on the Admin- istration. He declared President 'ed cruilty vesterdav to the crime of political corruption," to "thf- orders issued oy Murphy to his 'satellites in Tammanv Hall to PERMISSION GRANTED IN THE SHERIFFS CASE Third Suit Has Been-Instituted in Court by The Republicans The third and last big suit to be instituted by the Republicans in Randolph county Superior court for the recovery of county offices, alleged to have been secured by fraud and corruption, is now being prepared fr.e attorney general of North Carolina having granted permission for the suits, and the complaint is now being prepared and will be filed with the clerk of the Superior Court in time for the case to be tried at the coming term of the Superior court. This last case is for the sheriffs office, cases having been previously instituted for the clerk's office and for one of the county commissioners.

Nearly an hunderd instances of alleged fraudulent voting, together with sweeping charges of conspiracy with intent to defraud will be made in the coming complaint. Tne suits for the clerk's office and for the commissioner are now ready for trial the complaints having been filed and the summons' served. EIGHTY PLEAD GUILTY. Politicians and Citizens of Terre Haute, InL, Admit Charges. Eighty politicians and citizens of Tere Haute, entered pleas of guilty to the charges of conspiring against the United States government to commit election frauds when arraigned this week before the Federal court sitting in Indianapolis.

Mayor Donn M. Roberts and ome 20 other defendants stood out prepared to fight the charge and the interpretation of the Federal code which, for the first time, is being applied to a local election. Representative A. O. Stanley of Kentucky representing May or Roberts rts, George TRhinhardtJ members s'of the Terre Hauneir Cherokee county public schools der to meet the large and grow-writes the state department of ing demand for seamless bags Education of fine success being from grain-producing states, attained in the holding of night The hosiery mill is also run-schools for men and women ning on full giving remu-who are in need of education.

He nerative employment to a num-sent a letter that was written by jber of people. a man 25 years old who couta' The building and loan asso-not read or write when he en-'ciation reorganized September tered the night school, the let-! 15 with the following officers ter being written after he had President, A. M. iFloyd vicer attended the school for 13 president, J. W.

Persons; secre-nights. It shows remarkable tary-treasurer, O. C. Marsh. It firm had at the last yearly m-j Wilson's statement at Indiana- committee composed of thigh ventory less than a month a go.

polis that it would bring "deep school principals and the county between nine and ten thousand (bitterness to me who should superintendent and will cover dollars worth of goods and that, to break the solidarity of the! the regular outlinb course of the building was worth, approx-1 Democratic team for any pur-1 study in the seventh grade, imately, fifteen hundred more, 'pose or any motive," voiced "the Then the teacher (will grade the all of which was burned. Less sole and only principle on wlhich papers and returthem to the than one-third was covered by any corrupt political machine county superintendent. A com-msurance, making the total loss.ever was organized or put -into mitteewill then loqk over the pa-to the firm not less than $7,500. 'existence." It was comparable Prs and reject aaV that do not The Messrs. Cornelison are en- he said, to the utterances of come up to a standard, ergetic, hustling business men i "Tom Taggart of Indiana to his Teachers should egin now to and their many friends will followers of 80 fwlinmaiao strecs such -suhiedts fls rrifh.

progress and illustrates the great amount of good the work is" accomplishing. Ought to Wreck tin? Party One of the things Mr. Wilson must do is to check the wild ex travagance of the Congress. It is reported that the expendi- tures -proposed' by the in coming follow the dictates of the catenation shall receive a diploma tain regardless of the dictates county commencement day hear, with regret, of their loss. The senior member of the-firm, ml.

u. v-uiiiciiauii, was uui- ing apart of last year, a member of the Board of County Commis-. sioners and had many friends here in Asheboro. It is report- ed they will rebuild at once. NEW FRIENDS CHURCH.

A Plain Model Structure Will Be Completed Soon. The new Asheboro Friends churc'n will perhaps be completed and seated within the next two or three weeks and the Congress will exceed by a hun- scheol opened with an increased dred millions the approprations 'attendance, reaching an enroll-of any Congress in the history 'ment of 434, with ail average at- conscience or iudernent "It is a remarkable speech." saia senator isoran. "its pur pose and purport cannot be mis taken or misunderstood. It is a most virluent atteck upon one of the great political parties of this graarwno nr.ve neitner Deen ah-country by the Chief Magistrate sent nor' tardy during the term. of thcNation, a party in whose traditions millions of his fellow countrymen takogreat pride and' of the country.

This is the! stupidest kind of folly, and if it is carried out ought to wreck the party responsible for it. Charity and Children. Y. M. C.

A. Convention. C. A. convention' of OrtluarTd South Carolina will meet in Win- ston-Salem on January 29, 301 Friends WS place of worship from the! ana Pamoncaiiy.

Deiieve. it not," group. sonie h7i; Armory to the church, services having been conducted the lro4- oiimmav Armory since last summer. v. IKiUluuolll yjx cue xciiin.

fio ia ni. JdvenaDrize. i and 31. More than 125 dele- few days has come better roads gates are expetced to attend theSo that a number of farmers convention. ilhave been able to market their core! is well COUNTY COMMENCEMENT EARLY IN THE SPRING Plans for Event Now" Being Worked Out Announcement Randolph is have a county w.u.uwivwiivm, vurouuie in nie i- i Jers mmiia tiH notified of them ether through 'the county newspapers of circu- letter, Let every teadher beerin now to prepare for ths great event.

Each teacher is tq give an examination to the seventh grade pupils some time in! March. This examination will be nrenareH hv metic, Encrlish grammar, fireo- graphy and spelling. iacn sevenxn pupu who pascd a satisfactory exam- txefept those who arem t'he hicrh mi i iney win receive di plomas at their resrular com- fmencements. A certificate will lbe given to pupils up to tho seventh we wouia nKe tq see every school in the on ex- hibition as specimen of map best dianlnv of this kind will he Severfi prizes will be awarded Commencement a success tner3 must be co-operation on the part trons. ir in opo'nr-tn mean Rnme 0- but whatever is done will be worth while.

Let's see to it that scho1 in the county is represented in this great coni- mencement. "Ten Thousand Membsrs" "Ten thousand members" is -thft slo(rfl i.lVh thp rtrn lnh men are adopting as the r. New Year's slogan for tne work in 'North Carolina. This past year there were betwf ii.000 and 7,000 members in tb state. The Last Fox at Level Cross.

Last week Mr. Clyde JTodgin, near Level Cross, out with his brother Joe, wlho was visiting him from Michigan, got a fox on the run and caught him in about and it was fun for a minute. interfere for the purpose of ac- quiring territory, secondly would say to them 'yQii will respect American lives and property or the United States will see to it that they are flag that will not protect i3 citizens is a rag and contami nates the air in whic'h it floats." Senator Cummins, discussing his resolution for information as tu uju-icu uwu 4-r -riri rn asi fit arVaiTHTn At VotH tuowum, utmvU of the President to say to what Government, to what bondhoid- era or uuugauwi nuncio mwu collected by the mihtary forces of the United States should' go." Iowa Senator attacked trie President's alleged effort to con trol lecrislation, declaring that "it would be a great service to the people of the country if the Chief Executive could oe con nned to nis powers. He said he was "simply ob jecting to his position he is trying to run the. united States" although no doubt th( President "assumed itpth per doubt the mm i need of united wisdom and pa-to the school leading the va-triotism.

The people were vents of the day. These prepared for such a speech at wil1 be announced later, such a tme. In order to make the County RANDLEMAN BUSINESS OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTER No.2, formerly known as Naomi mills, which now employes 200 operatives, has not stopped an hour on account of business depression, but at times has been compelled to run at night in or now has about 400? shares. Muc'i interest is manifested in the as- sociation. Several; new houses are being built and others repaired.

There areialso applications for other loans, which, means further building activities for the town apd communl- ty. The spring term of the graded tendance of about 90 per cent for fall term. The Woman Betterment asso ciation organized In the early fall is doing splendid work. At a recent joint meeting of this association: rwith lJae board ive imnrovementsF school building during the spring term. With the sunshine the last wheat.

More wheat was sold here at the local roller mill Thursday than on any previous day during the winter, lhe farmers realizing $1.50 cash for each bushel sold, Mrs. J. F. Lassitei and chil- dren who have Deen spenaing some weeks here with relatives have returned to their home in Winston. Mrs.

G. H. Chnstenberry is spending some time with her mother near Charlotte, hoping to recuperate in health white there. Oxford Orphan Asylum. The Oxford Orp'han Asylum buiidmg win be a notable event tne lorty-tniro year oi me life of the Orphanage.

State Journal. 1 a II 1 Jl Dsad Will Number 30,000. A conservative estimate has placed the number of dead at and injured at 50,000, ha the result of the earthquake in Italy last week. Mysterious Death. M.

T. Moris, a merchant and prominent citizen qf Raleigh was found dead in his yard early Saturday morning. Itl is thought that burglars had killed' hiru, placed the body in the yard and fled. He was 65 years of age. Will Invite Wilson to Greensboro A party of Greensboro people will call on President IWilson Jan.

28th. to invite him to attend the Fourth of July celebration p- Russians Call for More Recruits. The czar of Russi has issued an ukase calling out the 1915 class of recruits! throughout Russia. This will fadd 585,000 men to th army t)e)f ore Feb, 28, A Review of the Work Accomplished and a Prospectus for the Year. the Woman's Department viuu.

Asneooro. nas issued a i flSUCU manner each department, together with its work for the year and an outline for the coming year's work. The report of the departments follows Civics. opeciai enort tor improvement of school grounds according to Landscape Architect's plans. The town's needs cleanliness, beauty, and enforcement of law.

Renewed efforts to agitate for a new County Home. County Where it Leads Where it Lags, and' the Way Out." A general discussion at each meeting on civic improvement. Household Economics. Covers an outline for the work of each meeting. Miss Annie Moring is chairman of the department.

Health. Continued effort toward the extermination of flies and mosquitoes. Yearly sale of Red Cross Seah to raise a fund for definite work in the tuberculosis campaign. Arousing public interest ii pure foods, and sanitary hand ling of meats and vegetables. Special Work Accomplished.

Valuable blue print and plant ings plans obtained from a first class landscape architect, foi school grounds, cemetery an Frazier Park. Clean-up days observed in which the town officials heartily co-operated. Fly swatters distributed to ad school children. Frazier? Park accurately re surveyed i and' considerable planting, done. The town officials aiding materially in ditching thj up.

Peonies and shrubs planted cemetery. Shrubs planted around Court House. Prizes given school children for bird houses erected in Park. Christmas dinner and gifts furnished inmates of County Home. A nine year old child, Kate Hudson, adjudged defective, placed in Kinston Training School.

Chrysanthemum Shows held each fall and one Better Babies Contest. Hog Nearly Eight Feet Long. (Atlanta Journal.) A hog weighing 1,210 pounds and less than 2 years old is the record in swine raising made by Col. W. E.

Wimpey, of Dekalb county. The hog is 7 feet .10 inches long, 39 1-2 inches high, and 74 1-2 inches around the body. Municipal Plant. New York has established a municipal manufacturing plant and will give work to one thousand men at a No cash is paid, but receipts to assure bread and room are issued. is to keep hungry people alive.

The things manufactured ate products used in dffeient muni cipal institutions. The Booze Killed Him. A little boy, eight years old, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John A.

Woody, of Laurel Springs, hap pened to get hold of a bottle of pure corn Whiskey and drank about a pint of it. The whiskey had been left at the house by some party having been held the night before. The boy died. Both Legst)ff. Jesse Jones, a mechanic for the Atlantic Coast Line, was Srown from a train and got his rs under the' wheels-of a car, loping both feet.

Two Masked Men Get $2,000. Two masked men entered a Jacksonville, bank Friday, held a clerk at the point of a gun and escaped with $2,000. Supreme Court Adjourns The Supreme Court last week adjourned until the opening of the spring tern, the first Monday inJFebruary. A Michigan sfote senator has introduced a bill to buy claiming the United States will want all the territory as far as Panama. Front whom would iwe purchase the republic? Car- rariza or HuertaT Mr.

President we accent the challenge. While opposing no -which we deem the pupils, teachers and pa- style, yet exceptionally constructed. The building is 50x36 feet inside, and the seating capacity should' be something like three to four hun- dred. it is the plan to add if icti swu ao uic AUUv are in The cost rf tho, i present structure will be something over $2,000. Tom Vuncannon Dead.

and Mrs. William Vuncannon, of Grant township, died at the home of his parents Saturday i i mgnt loiiowiag au iiiiicoo pneumonia Deceased was aoout Inspection State Troops. The inspection of the North Carolina Guard began Monday, January 11, and continues until March 29. Col. Thomas String-' field, State Inspector, will make mspections together with the regularly delegated army of- fleers.

Two Raleigh Banks Merge The Merchants' National Bank has bought the Anchor Trust the deal being brought into a conclusion on Wednesday. The assets of the I Anchor Trust Company were about $350,000. The deal n.r.r.A Mi i i jjuuu tve win iiuiu ourselves penecuy iree to op pose in all proper way, and to the full extent of our ability that which we deem unwise. Under standing that nur r.hief Mnais- jtrate prefers the leadership of a pay a cmei magistracy oi. an entire people, we shall not be reminded ot that fact Re- hilcihu 'natriotism of ita voters, we shall 'or- Ti0.

take as to the defense of the other. Denouncing the achievements of the Democratic Administra- tion the speaker appealed fGr an extra session of Congress next snrincr to nass rural credits lation which he insisted was, i ZJZ'lhTMt any misgivings as to youmr man. whose is a- nmmtJL nur JLj. to ad satisfactory to all parties and has a new departure in the way Was considered a benefit to the 0f a Baby Building just corn-banking interests of that city, 'pleted. The building; will ac- is commodate thirty-five babies, or Fianklin Birthday.

children under six years of ago, Philadelphia and other cities and is a little world itseif as celebrated the 209th anmyersa-' it hag a compiete Equipment, ry of the birth of BenjammSu pcrintendent R. L. prown was Franklin Saturday, his birthday Raiejgh Wednesday and re-falling on Sunday. I ported. the health of the children 'cvcollont TVip rleiYiration of thi.

piorea py The funeral and burial servi ces were held Monday-. TCirfra Sossinn. oo Qr called into .4... imoiatelv nnon fhl adiournment of the present! 7 4- WoaVii. a i riTi iii'i'i ii 1 1 1 ny la ii aoiiniA 0 are orv nnseih A OD- throwing every possioie -x t-tfvJ.

vastly IIIUIU llilrJi. imu, lxiu.ii muiuo. -m. "cj "Vi, um nv board of works, filed a demurrer questioning the jurisdiction of the court and the form of tha indictment. If the indictment 13 inr! fanltv it can he rerat- died quickly, as the grand' jury is still sitting the term which the indictment was found.

-The court jurisdiction is a disputed matter. The action of the 80 Terre Haute defendants is taken to mean that the defendants acknowledge that United States District Attorney Dailey had in their opinion conclusive prooof of guilt, and that they believed their only hope was to throw selves on the mercy of the court. Their action also indicated that manv attorneys believe Dailey is right in his interpretation of the rT.risniracv clause as affecting local elections. Terre Haute will automically receive a new city government if imprisonment of some of the prominent defendants is the result of the present cases. Besides Mayor Roberts, the list includes Harry Montgomery, president of the board of works George F.

Rhinhardt, a member of the board; City Controller E. E. Talbott, Edward Holler suspended chief of police Jack Nugent, former night chief; Judge Thomas Smith, of the city court and several policemen. The presence of Representative Rtj.nlev. a distinguished orator, is taken to mean that the South interested in the tiens in Terre Haute.

if Dis Attjnrnp.v Dailev is sustain ed by higher courts, the Federal government may apply tne same htw to districts hi the South vh. re legislation interfere with Politicians in Indianapolis -vre startled by the unexpected rWelnnment. The Clty'S pOlltl cal situation is now undergoing probe similar to that conducted in Terre Haute. The grand iury under the personal direction of District Attorney Dailey has called probably 100 witnes-es, for the most part negroes, is seeking evidence to substantiate affidavits in his hands tnat Chief of Police Sam V. Per-ritt distributed riot clubs to policemen in a colored precinct sit about 6 o'clock the evening of registration day.

Good Truck Crop Prospect Eastern North Carolina 'reports indicate that truck farmers are expecting good returns thi? year from the truck crops ot strawberries and early stmction in the way ot tne pas-iI1JlP um. nc uuuaL-iiiuuwug iui iauwuo, nf tu qhin nurchase bill terized the Federal resei-ve actlhad just made a good meal for and other measLe advocated as a sort of "antedeluvian mas- himself. He didn't feeh much bv Wilson, but it is said that tbe toidoin, too dead for a menagerie like running, and he wasn't look-wesident is determined that and too much alive for operating mg for fox hunters because it Kiel hill shall nass even tho': table, designed for the treasury. understood no such animals these bms shall ps even the were there. But fney got him 1 .3,11 CAlxt.

gress may be necessary. Ttfpw Postmasters. "Blessed Are the Peace Makers" inese are limes oi scrapping-Two preachers fought in Guilford county recently. Two lawyers had a fight in Charlotte last Friday. Niggers and editors seem to be keeping the peace.

Monroe Enquirer. Halifax Farmers Will Cut Cotton Crop in Half. Cotton farmers in Halifax county have announced their intention of cutting the cotton crop in half. America Warns Carranza The United States has warned Carranza that "serious conse- quences" may follow if he at- tempts to seize American owned oil wells at Tampico. Cotton Exports Almost Normal, Cotton exports became almost normal during December, i Representative R- N.

Page not for more rhetoric, but lor has recommended the following 'more soup." postmasters in his district: Van- Criticising the administra-AuriiL-a prmntv. Beni. r-ition nolicv to acauire the Nica- Smithsonian Institute." The cry of the 1916 campaign would not be "for new ideas but for bread raguan Canal route, Senator Bo- 'rah declared that "having built nne canal and-criven it to Ener- tana, we now wain, uuim an other and give it to Germany." Senator Borah severely ar AT A raisrnea uie i Mexican poncy. auuvum.ru intention "to let Mexico alone" had not been adhered to, he said. 'Such a policy iouowou, sum would be inadequate, he contin a- 'ed, unless there was added a de- termination to protect Ameri- Uon citizens in the War-torn.

Re- pUbllc. When asked by Senator Rob- inson what he would do with Vinro-erl with execu- tive responsibility or when you 'get to be "RrvraVi renlied Senator i re President I would 'say to the Mexican people 'we to scttle your omi in- Tn o-'man Williams, Yadkin Mrs Ada Williams Arrt vmintv. Mrs. TTTvirna HI. IjeWlS MAfire county.

Junius C. Snipes Hemp, Moore county, Newton, Farmer, itanuoipn tuuu- -I 1 1- ty, firleon Macon. N. C. Pet Six Hundred Thou- sand Dollars, qiv hundred thousand dollars for the inland waterway from irZ-Lnr was among il" A harbors appro-, nriation bill passed, in tne nouse LllC Xivwo Friday.

tr nf Public Roads th-ova farrnerly super indendent of the chaingang sys was last tem inuv- erof Pasquotank county sioners of Pasquon as manager wx 115 bales having been sent at Guilford! battleground. abroad, compared with 830 bales in December, 1913. Kress' Charlotte Store Burned. 'V The Charlotte store of the Mecklenburg Has New Jail. Kress 5 and 10 centj store chain Mecklenburg county has just was destroyed by fire Saturdaj' completed new $75,000 jail nigM.

The loss was! about and concrete and 000, partially insured. Stone to Succeed Bryan? It is rumored in Washington that Senator Stone, of Missouri, is soon to succeed William Brvan as Secretary of State. at a salary of per yea, aum.