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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-23
IDLE MONEY AND BANKS.

Under the above heading the Con-
cord Tribune has a very sensible and
timely editorial which is worthy OF
thoughtful consideration. And what
it SAYS of the banks of Concord will
apply equally rs we'll TO the banks OF
Henderson. Prosperous banks make
money for the stockholders to be
sure, but they do FAR more for the
general upbuilding OF the commnn-
ity, and every such enterprise ought
to be encouraged and patrOnized by
all the people of the community. The
Tribune says:
There was time when man boarded
his savings more than now, though
there are yet instances where men
with a little money saved have it
stored away in some old bureau
drawer or hid away about the house.
Banks are in operation to take care
OF money, put it in circulation and
direct it in channels which will build
up the community. Every now and
then we hear OF u man losing a few
dollars or perhaps q few hundred.
stolen from the house by thief in
the night.
With banks, organized by good
business men, safeguarded by law,
carefully examined and Differed by
the best men in the community there
is no reason why there should be
money idle in the ncighbOrhOod,
while energy and brain are anxious
to direct investments which build up.
When we hear of some fellow who has
lost his money by handling it in an
unbusiness like manner we feel
tempted to ask why didn't lie invest
it, or deposit it at some bank?
Did You ever stop to think how
much the banks of Concord are doing
for the community? Ever look be-
hind the curtain and see that while
they make money, and deserve to,
they are also aidinggOod honest men
to get q fOOthOld, establish splendid
business and become valuable and
useful members OF society? To the
business world the bank is a great
convenience, necessity, and to the
struggling young man frequently IL
god-send. Yet, there are those who
stand aloOf from these institutions.
when there could be doing II business
to mutual advantage.
In ignoring legitimate and organ
lied agencies for the building up oil
the country many Il man binders the
progress OF his own town and county
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-23
REDUCE tn: POLL TAX,

The bill of Representative AIexan-
der, OF Mecklenburg, to limit the pol
tax and enforce it's collection ought
to become Il law. As it now is the
poll tax is too high and many per-
sons escape paying it altogether
This is an injustice to those who do
pay-either voluntarily or because i,
can be made out of them. Under tn.
law as it now stands the poll tax cal
be fixed at whatever amount TIN.
County Commissioners or Il city OF
town see fit to make it. i'm cOnfOrmit,
with the property tax, and it is up tt
the sheriff or tax collector to get it il
he can. Representative Alexander's
bill would change this by making IL
reasonable and uniform poll tax and
enforcing the payment of same TIL,
full text OF the bill is us follows:
The General Assembly of North Car
DINA to enact:
CtctiOn l. nat no Guy or Town Slal
levy poll tax in excess of one dollar
and all provisions to the contrary il.
the charter of any municipality are
hereby repealed.
Section2. Theequation oftaxation
prescribed in the Constitution apply
ing to taxation levied for the ordi-
nary purposes of the State and
county, no poll tax shall be levied III
excess OF two dollars for State and
county purposes combined and all
acts levying, or authorizing the levy
OF taxes for special purposes which
contain authority to levy a poll tax
in excess OF two dollars are hereby
repealed and modified so as to restrict
and provide that the poll tax. for
State and County Special Taxes com.
blned, shall never exceed two dollars
Section 3. The failure to list or tc
pay, the poll tax above provided
shall be a misdemeanor punishable
by fine not exceeding fifty dollars
or imprisonment not toeXceed thirty
days.
Section 1. This act shall be il
force from and after its ratification
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-23
NO CONSISTENCY IN IT.

We make a very pious display OF
virtue and show fighting opposition
when a North Carolina distillery is
mentioned, and say it must go; but
we fight to retain dispensary that
buvs liquor from the distilleries of
other States to furnish to her own
people. from which many thousands
of dollars are coined and cornered.
The Post is against both. How are
YOU? Of course the issue will not be
accepted on this basis, because it
might arouse consistency from Its
stupid dozing-Raleigh Post.
Men and brethren, what has con-
sistency to do with question like
this? The dispensary is n money get
ter for the communities that operate
them. and that settles it. AS for
legislating against our own people
and throwing business into thehands
of outsiders, that is a mere incidental
of our pious display OF virtue.
The bill to permit Peter Spoopen-
dyke to hold earthworm bait in his
mouth while fishing in Crabtree creek
has been held up until the Legislature
can learn whether his name is spelled
dyke or s'dike. Raleigh Times.
-" - il
Probably the Legislature was toe
busy prohibiting things or trying to
discover something to tax, to pass
upon matters granting permission
of any kind.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-23

The success OF the Corbitt Buggy
Company-as noted in these columns
last week-our cotton mills and other
manufacturing enterprises ought to
be an incentive to the building OF
other factories. The same degree OF
intelligent management, energy. ap-
plieation and progressive business
methods would seem to assure sue.
cess along other lines.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-23

THE Durham Herald expresses the
opinion tibet ''if this Legislature did
not represent the majority party it
would be amusing to see the things
that would be thrown at it," Well,
they will be thrown at it later-when
voting time comes around again.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-23

1t makes no difference how many medicines
have failed to cure you, if you are troubled
with headache, constipation, kidney or liver
troubles, HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
will make you well. Parker's Two Drug
Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-23

the committee take the action that they
have been called together for.
The keenest interest is felt here by both
sides to the controversy and the official
action of the corr mittee, be it either way,
will be OF great Importance and will pro-
badly not only decide thefate OF THE Ward
bill, but will have a controlling effect
upon future legislation on the liquor
subject.
AyCoCk and Simmons.
1t must not be inferred from anything
said in the quotation above that Govern
or Aycock is opposed to temperance leg
islation. That would be very incorrect
for the record OF the Governor is just the
reverse. But it is claimed that he does
not approve the course OF the 'extrem-
ists'' and thinks they are disposed to go
further than the platform OF the party
allows. 1t has been stated that Govern
or Aycock is opposed to the provisions.
or some of them, OF the Ward bill. But
Governor Aycock has not made such a
statement, as far as can learn. On the
contrary he declined to be interviewed on
This subject while the Ward bill is pend
ing.
The friends Of the Governor have been
for some time trying to induce him to
enter the race for the United States Sena-
torship and there now remains hardly
q doubt that be will contest the seat with
Senator Simmons. He would doubtless
have entered the field if the controversy
had never arisen.
But if one thinks that Senator Simmons
is to be easily beaten for another term he
is deluding himself. Senator Simmons
has a very strong following, and is an
astute politician and the man that wins
over him will deserve his spurs. That
Governor Aycock is he strongest oppo-
nent that he could have in the State e
probably true. But the victory is eitheris
as yet and the, fight will be one OF the
warmest and most interesting that has
ever occurred in North Carolina.
LLEWXAM.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-23

THE mayor OF Richmond is streEu-
ously endeavoring to reform the cos
tunes of the Richmond stage. They
are too short for His Honor. Honi
soft gui NAL y pense, they say, Mr..
Mayor, and if a good many people
happen to NAL y pense in the theatre
it may be after all because of just
such stirs as you are making about
abbreviated skirts.-Charlotte News
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-23

AT any rate there are some coun-
ties that cannot poke fun at us any
more. The bill to protect worship
pers at a certain church somewhere
from feas and the bill to keep bees
from singing horses somewhere else.
are on all tours with Vance county's
law to protect possums and keep
niggers and POI white folks" from
picking blaekberries on other peoples
land.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-23

RICHMoND's esthetic mayor goes a
bowshot further than tearing down
or covering bill board pictures of
show girls with abbreviated skirts
and censoring the performance. He
now orders the artificial legs used
by some Of the Richmond merchants
in the show windows to display the
latest styles OF hosiery and shoes, to
be withdrawn. As the News Leader
says: The objection to the wooden
legs concerns many of the larger
stores, for wherever there are bar
gains in silk hose, they appear sud-
denly in the windows to help out
sales But this method of adver-
Using is not considered good form
by the mayor. And we believe Capt.
Mccarthy went in as reform mayor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
FAMOUS LINE RE.sURvEYED.
Mason and Dixon Boundary Retraeed
by Surveyors.

The re-survey of the historic Ma
son and Divon line has just been
completed by the corps employed
Jointly by the states of Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
When the legislature of the two
states decided not to allow the fam
GUS boundary line to disappear so far
as visible signs of its location were
concerned, they undertook work that
proved very difficult and tedious. The
surveyors were obliged to cut path
through the mountains and they
found many of the old markers and
crown stones displaced.
In Adams county, Pa, one stone
was used as doorstep in a dwelling,
another in a church; some were doing
duty in bake ovens and others were
lying miles from their original places.
All were recovered, although not
without vigorous protest on the part
of the persons who were using them.
The work of re-establishing the
line was very carefully done, and the
old stone posts set along its course
after Charles Mason and jeremiah
Dixon marked 1t out in 1863 were re-
set in solid cement bases, and iron
posts were substituted in places
where the old posts have disappear
ed,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
Havana Holds Steamship.

Acting Surgeon General Glennan of
the public health and marine hospital
service was informed by Surgeon
White, who represents that service at
New Orleans, that there had been a
death from yellow fever in that city
outside the district in which previous
deaths had occurred. DR.. White also
notified DR.. Glennan that detention
camps would be established at Ken
ner, Avondale, Wayland and Slidell,
on the railroads near New Orleans.
The camps will be supplied with stores
from the government repository at
Fontainebleau, Miss.
Governor Jelks of Alabama issued
an amendment to his quarantine pro-
clamation whereby the state of Ala
bama also quarantines against all
places on the Louisville & Nashville
railroad between New Orleans and the
Alabama state line.
The steamer Excelsior of the South
ern Pacific Morgan line, which ar
rived at Havana from New Orleans,
brought q passengers They were
all ordered to be detained in quaran-
tine for five days. Only immunes are
permitted to visit the ship, which will
be unloaded by immunes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
EMPERoRs MEET
Car Of Russia Holds Conferences
With German Ruler.

Emperor Nicholas has returned to
Peterhof from the Gulf of Finland,
where he held a conference with En-
peror William.
The marshal of the court. Count
Brenkendorff, has sent the following
from the island of Bjoerke:
''At 10 o'clock in the evening of Ju-
ly 23 the German imperial yacht Ho-
henzollern dropped anchor near the
anchorage of the Russian imperial
yacht Polar Star. Emperor William,
accompanied by Prince Albert OF
Schlewigh Holstein, and his suite,
was rowed to the Polar Star. Emperor
William was received at the head OF
the ladder by Emperor Nicholas and
the Grand Duke Michael. and cordial
greetings were exchanged. The Ger
man emperor reviewed the guard Of
honor and the yacht crew and the two
suites were presented, after which
their majesties retired to the saloon.
At II o'clock at night Emperor Mich
olas and Grand Duke Michael accom-
panied Emperor William to the Ho-
henzollern, where they remained until
1:30 in the morning.
The meeting between the emperors
ended this afternoon with gala
luncheon on board the German imper-
ial yacht, Hohenzollern, after which
Emperor Williams yacht steamed sea-
ward, escorted for short distance by
the Russian imperial yacht Polar Star.
Then imperial salutes were exchanged
and the Polar Star put about and re-
turned to Peterhof. A flotilla of tor
peda boats, torpedo boat destroyers
and small cruisers hovered about the
imperial yachts from the time they
met until they parted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
.M|DVALE PLATE IS TESTED
Withstands Severest Trial at the
Indian Head Proving Ground.
MEANS A SAVING OF $50 A TON
Famous krupp Process of Combine
Now Has Strong Rival in the
New Method.

The Midvale Steel Company, of Phil
adelphia, won great victory in a
battle between big gun at Indian
Head proving grounds and one OF the
steel armor plates made by the COM
pany under the first contract awarded
it by the Government in 1903.
The plate, inches in thickness, was
subjected to three shots from 6-inch
gun, the muzzle velocity of the pro-
jectiles being 1857 feet per second.
There was no cracking of the armor
and none of the shells penetrated as
much as 2 inches. which is said to be
a better showing than has ever been
made by any other armor subjected to
test at Indian Head.
In an official statement given out at
the navy department it is said the
Midvale plate made an excellent show
ing, This apparently settles all doubt
as to the ability of the Midvale COM
pany to make armor for the navy as
good as that made by the Carnegie
and Bethlehem companies by the
Krupp process.
Moreover, the Midvale armor is sold
10 the government at price poo IL
ton cheaper than the armor made by
the other companies. The latter it Is
asserted, pay the Krupps for the priv
ilege of the exclusive use of their sec
ret process in this country a royalty
of S33 a ton. The Midvale company
appears to have evolved a process of
mountaineering of it's own that is
as good as the Krupp process.
The plate tested at Indian Head was
made by this new Midvale process. 1t
was representative plate from
group containing 450 tons intended for
the side armor of the battleships Mis-
sissippi and Idaho. The 450-ton lot is
due for delivery to the Government
next month and will be the first batch
Of the 6,000-ton contract awarded to
the Midvale company in 1903.
The awarding of this contract to
Midvale caused a sensation, as at the
time there was much doubt about the
ability of that company to make armor
of the required standard. A careful
investigation of the facilities of the
concern was made by order of the sec
retary of the navy before the contract
was given to Midvale.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
EQUITABLE IN COURT
Suit Brought to Have Company Put
in Receivers Hands.

In the form of an amended COM
plant to a bill filed last April, suit
was begun July q in the United
States Circuit Court for the Southern
New York district to throw the en-
tire S421 100000 assets of the Equita-
Bile Life Assurance Society into the
hands Of receivers.
More than 40 policyholders in the
Equitable, representing a dozen differ
ent States, are included as complain
ants in the suit which is based in
part upon the allegation that the So
ciety has no funds with which to meet
its enormous losses and is insolvent.
With j. Wilcox Brown of Mary
land as complainant, papers were
filed last April to compel a distribu-
tiOn of the S4,O0O.O0O surplus of the
society. and for the appointment of
receivers for the surplus fund. Since
the filing of that bill permission was
obtained to file an amended COM
plant, and A other policyholders
nave interviewed.
In the amended bill there are in
corporated many citations from the
Frick and Hendricks reports. The
bill alleges that the society has been
guilty of mismanagement in syndi-
cate transactions; that ''unreasona-
BILE and excessive" salaries have been
paid and that large sums of money,
ranging from $4,000 to $37,0O0,0O0,
belonging to the said assurance funds
of the society, were allowed by it to
remain until invested on deposit in
banks and trust companies, without
adequate interest, in many of which
banks and trust companies the said
officers and directors of the society
or many of them were large stock
holders for the purpose of securing
pecuniary benefit to such officers and
directors individually, and such undue
and unreasonable cash balances exist
ed since at least the year 1900"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
Parker Has Narrow Escape.

Alton B. Parker Hall, grandson of
Alton B. Parker, had a narrow escape
from drowning while swimming in the
Hudsoi river with his grandfather at
Esopus. He was rescued by Edward
Fritz, of Poughkeepsie. Judge Parker
his back when the boy became fright
ened and suddenly began choking his
grandfather. BY the time that the
his grandson released his hold and
fel into deep water Judge Parker was
thoroughly exhausted for want of
breath and could do little to assist
the lad. Fritz jumped into the river
and rescued the lad. Judge Parker
reached shore without assistance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
PORTO R|CO's DEMANDS
Wants Insular Senate and OFF,
GERS Named by Governor.
WILL MEMORIAL CONGRESS
Complain That the Balance Of Power
Still Rests With an Execu-
tive Council.

Delegates representing 65 out of the
66 municipalities of Porto Rico, and
of both political parties, assembled in
convention at San Juan to memorial
ize congress with the view of bring
ing about sweeping changes in the
government of this island.
The memorial adopted by the con-
vention recites that this is the sew
enth anniversary of the American in
vasion of Porto Rico, and complains
that the preponderance of power still
rests with an executive council COM
posed of heads of departments ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt.
"These heads of departments" 1t
says, "arrive here knowing nothing
of the language, customs or needs of
the country, and "a hours after dis
embarking take their seats in the ex-
ecutive council and determine the fate
of the island"
The memorial calls for no change in
the composition of the house of dele
gates, which consists of 80 members
elected by the, people, but demands
the following amendments to the For
aker law:
First. The organization of an in
sular senate to be composed of two
senators each from seven districts,
in place of the executive council.
Second. That the proposed senate
and the house possess the same privi-
leges granted to the house under the
Foraker law.
Third. That the secretary of Por-
to Rico, the attorney general, the
treasurer, the auditor, the commits
sioner of education and the commits
sioner of the interior continue in their
present Offices under the present titles,
but that they form no part of the exc
cutive council.
Fourth. That the officials named
be appointed by the governor with the
consent of the insular senate and not
by the president of the United States"
The memorial was adopted by ris-
ing vote, the delegates cheering for
five minutes.
The convention also adopted petit
ton for presentation to the insular
legislature for the protection of the
municipalities and the granting to
them of autonomy. One result of the
convention is the permanent estab-
lishment of an organization known as
the Porto Rico Municipal league, with
Mayor r. H. Todd of San Juan as
president.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
MITCHELL SENTENCED.
Convicted Senator Fined $1,000 and
Given Six Months Penalty.

United States Senator Mitchell,
convicted of using his Office of
United States Senator to further the
law practice of the firm of Mitchell
& Tanner, of Portland, Ore, was
sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000 and
to six months penal servitude.
Pending a review of the case by
the Supreme Court of the United
States execution of the sentence will
be deferred. Meantime, Mitchell
will be placed under bail to the
amount Of $4,000.
In pronouncing sentence Judge De
Haven said: In reaching a conclu-
sion in this case I have given consid.
GRAFTON to the age of the defendant,
which may be taken into account in
mitigation of punishment, and the
further fact that he is forever here
after disqualified from holding any
Office"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
OUTWITTED BANDITS.
San franciscan Promises Much for
His Life, But Delivers Nothing.

oan Franciscan PROMISES MUCH Tor
His Life, But Delivers Nothing.
Bound, gagged and at the mercy of
Mexican bandits, B. S. Loomis, a cit
izen of San Francisco, was held a
prisoner in the mountains of Cerro
de San Juan, near San Bias, Mexi-
co. A promise of the payment of a
ransom saved his life, for it was the
intention of the robbers to kill him
after they had stripped him of all his
effects.
In telling of his experience Loomis
writes: while returning from Te-
pic | was held up by bandits and
robbed of my effects. / was bound
and gagged and then taken to a mar
row canyon to be killed. / bought
the bandits off with a promise to
pay them 5000, the money. to be TAX
en- to certain point on a certain
day. They threatened to seize me
on the plantation and kill me at night
if | did not keep my promise. |
did not keep the promise, and instead
of sending money I purchased a rifle
for my protection"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
DUN's WEEKLY SUMMARY
Resumption at Steel Mills Reflects
Confidence in the Future-lm-
provement Over a Year AGO.

r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly Review
of Trade" says:
Commercial tendencies are still in
the direction of improvement, al
though progress is hampered by
some imitation of prices for the raw
materials of textile and footwear in
dustries. Confidence expands as
the crops are secured each day put
ting a large quantity of grain be-
yond danger, and making sensational
rumors of loss less effective. Evi-
dences of faith in the future are in
creasing, more disposition being
shown to provide for requirement.
beyond immediate consumption.
The industrial situation is in strik-
ing contrast to conditions prevailing
year ago, when there was much
idleness, both on account of quiet
trade and labor controversies. Com
plete returns now available for the
leading apartments indicate that the
first half of 1905 made better com
parison with the corresponding six
months Of last year, which naturally
increases optimism regarding bust
ness during the second half.
Foreign commerce at New York
for the last week was almost identical
with the results in 1904. Traffic in
terests begin to feel the pressure of
crops, but facilities have proved am
pie thus far, and railway earnings in
July were go per cent larger than in
the same time last year. Resump-
tion of work at several steel plants
testifies to the brevity of the midsum-
mer period of dullness. Confidence
in the future is so general in this in
dustry that it would be most surpris-
ing if expected activity failed to ma
terialize. Prices are readily main
tanned.
Failures of the week number PA
in the United States against 22O last
year, and 27 in Canada, compared
with IS a year ago.