Lincoln Times-News from Lincolnton, North Carolina • Page 1

Vol. VII. LINCOLNTON. N. C.

TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1913. No. 14 FASSIFERN CONCERT COURSE LEGISLATORS RESENT EDITORIAL COMMENT Madame Nina Dimitrieff, Daughter of the Famous Russian General Pheophan Dimitfteft to Appear at Graded School Auditorium. Faesifern Concert Course brings to Lineointon the Russian soprano singer Madame Nina Dimitrieff, Wednesday night Feb ruary I'Oth at 8:30 o'clock.

OMadame Nina Dimitrieff is tha daughter of the famous Russian General Pheophan Dimitrieff. At s. the age of nine she entered the famous Smolna Convent of St. Petersburg where her wonderful voice attracted the attention of the Italian Queen Ilelene. whn was then graduating from that in-stituter She was-also-decoratprt to for her artistic piano play iog at that convent by Maria Feodnrnvna the former Russian Empress, who heard her beiore she bfgan her vocal studies.

After graduating, Madame Dimitrieff studied for the operatic stage and crpatpd a Ren- sation with her remarkable artistic Mme. Nina Demitrieff Editor of Chanty and Children the Offending One. Divorce Bill the Cause Mr. Johnson Compared House Members With Gate Posts and Mules House Rebelled. Telegraph Bill Passed.

Greensboro Daily Raleigh, Feb. 13. la the house today Representative, Stewart, of Mecklenburg, arose (to a question of personal privilege, and called the attention of the members to copies of Charity and Children that were on desks of members and particularly to an editorial therein headed "Divorce Bill Dead." He read the editorial which recited the fact that the senate committee had reported unfavorably the Stewart divorce bill thus saving the state from disgrace. The editorial referred to the members of the house as "a lot of mollycoddles, whose intentions were good enough, but who are as innocent of color and convictions as so many gate posts. They are led around by the nose by men stronger than themselves, and have about as much foresight as a drove of mules." The editorial also contained this paragraph: "The house of representatives is not as strong a body as we hoped when it first assembled.

It has a few strong men in it, some of whom are much more ambitious than they are patriotic, and there is danger that the house will prevent some legislation that is greatly needed, notably the provision for a six months term of our public Mr. Stewart declared that the condemnation by Editor Johnson is unworthy of the paper he is editing and devoid of any semblance of charity or tolerance. He congratulated the members of the house that when they come to present themselves at the "Pearly Gates" for judgment, Archibald Johnson will not be there to pass judgment on them, Mr. Devin offered a resolution reading" "Resolved, that the house of representatives condemn the unjust criticism of this body contained in an editorial in Charity and Children of February 13, as reflecting on the integrity, patriotism and intelligence of the members of this house.1' Mr. Murphy suggested that the editorial be completely ignored as more befitting the uncalled for utterances of the editor.

Mr. Justice suggested that Archibald Johnson be appointed a committee of one to suggest legislation for the general assembly, Mr. Long thought that insult was added to injury when the editor had the effrontery to distribute copies of the paper to the desk members. Mr. McNider suggested that the legislature should change the name of Charity and Children to "Chastisement and Children." Mr.

Austin suggested that some "Sunday school" words should be added to the language used in the Devin resolution. The resolution passed unamended. 7 THE OFFENDING EDITORIAL. The editorial that so offended the house members of the general assembly in full follows: "Thanks to the senate, the horrible divorce bill introduced by representative Stewart and which passed the house, was killed before the senate committee by an overwhelming vote. "The fact that such a bill got half way through the legislature is enough to cause us to stop and think a little.

We are entirely too careless in selecting men to represent us in Raleigh. We send a lot of moral molly coddles there, whose intentions are good enough, but who are as innocent cf color and conviction as so many gate posts. They are led around by the nose by men stronger than themselves, and have about as much foresight as a drove of mules. "Fortunately we are usually a little more careful in selecting our Macadam Road Built by Convicts Near Camden, N. C.

Two horses hauling twelve bales of cotton. The XT. fi. Department of Agriculture says of this example of good Southern road: "Where formerly on earth road two bales of cotton made a good load for two mules in fairly good weather, now on macadamized road two mules haul ten bales of cotton in any weather." This is five and six times greater than Lincoln County can do. Lincoln raised in 1905 '06 according to the statistics, 6,936 bales of cotton, casting on the aver- 1 age at least 91.50 per bale to haul to market, or $10,404.

If five times the present load could be hauled, $8,323.20 a year would be saved in hauling the cotton crop alone, not to speak of other stuff. This saves to Lincoln County farmers, on cotton alone, almost enough to meet the interest on the proposed bonds. The above picture also represents a fair sample of Mecklenburg's roads where Mr. Charley Cotton Moore lives. Anti-Roads Argument Smashed.

ni.i., Dt. Kiser Receives Letter Front Gferk of Court of Mecklenburg County Which Completely Knocks The Bottom Out of The Argu-ments Used Against Good Roads Bond Issue. Some of those who are fighting the good roads move are arguing that Counties that have voted bond issues and built good roads are now swamped with debt, and goodness knows when they will get out. There is nothing to it gentlemen, just as well drop it now, for folks can't be hoodwinked )With any such dope as that. Mecklenburg, was one of the first counties in the state to build good roads and here is what Charley Cotton Moore, a man who is well known in this County says about it: Charlotte, N.

January 9, 1913. Dr. W. C. Kiser, Reepsville, N.

C. Dear Sir: Tour letter is at, hand. I am pleased to say in answer to same that our County has no debt standing against us for road building during the past twenty years. 1 My own opinion is that if our county had issued one or one and one-half million dollars worth of road funds thirty years ago and had expended the money and built the number of miles of road we now have, that it would have been better business than to have proceeded slowly as has been the case. I do not know that it will make an impression on your people for me to say this, but if I lived in your county I would advocate a Bond Issue sufficient to rapidly build good macadam roads over all the highways in general use.

I think it too slow to try to build roads and pay for same as the means may be spared from the general funds or from any special road tax funds. You can say to your people that the writer has visited nearly every county in North Carolina, and that the counties where he found the best roads are far more progressive and in better condition generally than is the case in Lincoln and Catawba, where many of the writer's near relatives live. Yours very truly, C. C. Moore, C.

8. C. At two meetings held in the county Thursday and Friday nights of last week over sixty stalwart citizens were present and only five were found to be opposed to Good Roads. After a thorough explanation was given, practically the entire remainder decided to cast their vote for progress. singing in the Grand Opera Houses of Moscow, Kaluga and Smolensk in Russia, which she left for a season in Italy, singing principally in the Grand Opera Houses of Livorno and Reggia Emilia.

Coming to the United States, she was immediately engaged as leading soprano of the Worcester Festival for the part of Marguerite in Berlioz "Damnation of Faust." Her subsequent successes with the Russian Symphony Orchestra both in New York and on its Transcontinental Tour, with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and most of the leading Choral Societies and Clubs in this country are now matters of record. A thorough musician, an accomplished linguist, Singing in five languages and possessing a most charming and attractive personality Madame Dimitrieff is exceptionally well equipped to meet the demands of the concert In order that nothing of the art and voice of this beautiful singer be lost to her hearers, this recital will be given in the Graded School Auditorium. Those holding reserved seat tickets will be accommodated according to those tickets unless they prefer otherwise. Single admission seventy-five cents, children under fourteen years of age free when accompanied by guardian. Senator Evans stated that the ob spent Saturday night and Sunday not as strong a body as we hoped when it first assembled.

It has a I with his parents JVlr. and Mrs. F. ject of the bill was merely to put this state upon a parity with the J. Wyant.

Miss Pmkie Rutledge few strong men in it, some of whom are much more ambitious spent Sunday with her sister Mrs, Eugene Cloninger. Misses Nettye weight of the bale. Mr. McBryde insisted that North Carolina is losing $3,000,000 on account of the lack of such a law on the statute books of this state. Mr.

Miller, of Cleveland, supported the bill. Mr. Brawlev offered a bill to make the act apply only to export cotton. Mr. Dellinger said the farmers of his section cared nothing for such a measure.

He opposed the bill. than patriotic, and there is danger that the house will. prevent some legislation that is ereatly needed, and Bell Costner spent Saturday night with Mrs.Pender Alexander, other states east ot the Rockies; that tinder the present law North Carolina physicians desiring to practice in other states have to pass examinations; that all medical colleges except the ones fo' negroes at Raleigh and two that sell diplomas have this requirement for entrance; that the bill Mr. Mack Cloninger of Gastonia notably the provision for a six spent Saturday night with Messrs. months term of our public scnoois.

"But whatever is done or omitted we have crreat reason for gratitude Guss and William Rhyne of High Shoals. Miss Hazel Thornburg spent Saturday night with Miss Bertha Wyant. Mr. and Mrs. Eli He offered an amendment to re that the divorce bill has been put duce the weight from 6 to 5 per to cent.

Mr. Weatherspoon ex plained how exporters were pro Costner visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Friday, Sunday. TELEGRAPH PENALTY BILL PASSED The house discussed at great fiting at the expense of farmers Misses Lola and Nellie Cloninger spent Saturday night and Sunday now about 90 cents net on each A Valentine Meeting.

1 A delightful meeting of the Embroidery Club was held on last Friday with Mrs. Julius A. Suttle. When the work for the afternoon had been laid aside, the hostess served her guests delicious refreshments in two courses, the dining-room being tastefully decorated in small red hearts emblematio. nf bale that this bill would cure.

Weatherspoon's amendment was adopted. The amendments by with Misses Nellie and Susie Abernathy. Miss Laura McKoun spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mc length the Sykes bill to penalize telegraph companies for errors and delay in transmission.

An amendment by Miller, of Cleveland, to reduce the penalty from $100 to $50 was adopted, as were amendments, by Doughton to exempt rural telephone companies which does not go into effect until 1917. It was passed without opposition. EDITOR HAS NOTHING TO SAY. Editor Johnson was called up last night at his home at Thomas-ville by a reporter for the Daily News. He had just returned from Raleigh, where he had been attending the sessions of the Social Service congress and the Founders' day exercises at Meredith college.

When asked what he had to say, Mr. i Johnsan remarked, "Oh, I feel perfectly comfortable over it, I have no statement to make. Of course, it was the best advertisement I ever had in my life and I have no grudge against the legis Koun of Stanley. Miss Mamie Cloninger spent Sunday with her Valentine's Day. This coming Friday the club will meet with Mrs.

Brawlev and DcUenger were lost. As amended the bill passed and was sent to the Senate. MEDICAL LICENSE BILL. The bill amending the law as to James A. Shuford.

sister Mrs. Worth Thornburg. Mr. John Friday and daughter Miss Elsie spent Saturday with An Unanswerable Innnirv Mr. and Mrs.

Tolley Cloninger of Dallas. Mrs. Walter Huggins of When the Christmas dinner was requirements for license to practice law was taken up and explain over the family and the enest Ad. ed by Senator Evans, of Bladen. journed' to the big sitting-room, lature for giving me that It provides that applicants must satisfy the state board of examiners of the Dossession of sufficient Worth spent Sunday with her parents Mr.

and Mrs. S. S. Hovis. Mr.

and Mrs. Samuel Thornburg spent Monday with their daughter Mrs. Rosco Clemmer. Master Columbus Costner spent Sunday with Willie Cloninger; School Girl. senators; and this has saved us many a time from wild and foolish legislation not only, but from laws that open the flood gates to immorality and vice.

"We thank the Lord that this Stewart bill, which aimed at the heart of the fireside and the home, is as dead as a door nail; and it is not likely that another like it will be presented before this legislature. Our present divorce law is not creditable to the virtue of the state, and to lower the bars would put us outside the pale of respectability. The house of representatives is faithfully try to transmit accurately and promptly messages turned over to them by telegraph companies. Also an amendment by Seawell was adopted that collection of the penalty shall bar any other suit for damages in a particular case. The bill as amended was sent to the senate.

TAKE ON COTTON. Another lengthy discussion was on the bill to prohibit the deducting of the weight of bagging and ties from cotton bales when it does not exceed 6 per cent of the total DALLAS ROUTE ONE NEWS. wnere they were joined by several of the neighbors. Consequently there was a scarcity of chairs, and a young gentleman friend of the family, who had taken dinner with them, took Willie up on his lap. Then, a nause in th literary attainments to pass the entrance examination ior the University of North Carolina or ore- Mr.

and Mrs. Oscar Friday de conversation, little Willie looked sent a certificate from their county superintendent of public instruction that they have passed an examination equivalent to the university entrance examination. lightfully entertained a crowd of young people Saturday night with a party. All present reported a nice time. -Mr.

and Mrs. II. D. Wyant and children of High Shoals up at the young gentleman and piped: "Am I as heavy as sister A number of ordinary citizens will soon become for a few months. juaDeiT" Liaaies Home Journal..