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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
TREAT SPEAKS TO SENATE.
Gives His Views on the Financial Sit
uatiOn

Columbia, 8. c., January 16.-Char-
les II. Treat, treasure OF the United
States, who delivered the annual ad
dress at the Columbia chamber of COM
merce dinner last night, visited the
state capitol today and upon invitation
addressed the senate on he financial
situation. He said that the present
cy legislation to be on non-partisan
lines. He pledged the south its full
quota of all assistance that could be
legally extended by the United States
treasury for crop-moving and develop
ment. His department, he declared,
knew no sections; we are one country
and one people. He had come to Col
umbia, he said, as the representative
Of President Roosevelt, and had been
urged by the president to accept the
invitation TO visit Columbia and was
very much qualified al the cordial re-
ception rendered him and the keen in
terest displayed in financial matters by
the people. He said that he advocated
the passage of the Aldrich bill with
material amendments One Of these
was making the interest for short time
expansions very low and increasing it
by graduation.
This would insure the retirement of
money NO longer needed and that re-
tlrement was necessary to elasticity.
He thought 1t wise to eliminate rail-
roads as securities.
MIR. Treat left tonight for Washins
ton
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
ALDRICH FINANCIAL BILL
Shane I'm Which Measure VIII heac'
The Senate.

washington, January 16.-After two
sessions of the senate committee on
finance today the members OF the COM
mittee we're In possession OF 1alr loea
of what shape the Aldrich financial Dill
will he in when it is reached next
week.
There will be no more meetings OF
th committee until Monday when the
various amendments which have grad
uallv evolved through the general dis
cussion of the bill during this week
will be incorporated in the measure
II is stated to be practically certain
that the limit of extra currency winch
the bill provides for will be raised
from $3.50 ,000, 900 to $5Go.UOo,0Oo. Moss
OF the members of the committee oe-
lieve that this figure Is not too hlgh
for a time of emergency when neavy
issue of currency notes is demanded on
security of the prescribed sort and un-
der the prescribed tax.
The tax on the emergency issues,
will not, it is believed, be placed high
er than six per cent. which the Dill
now provides.
An amendment offered by Senator
Bailey reducing the required popula-
ton of a county or municipality whose
bonds are to figure in currency issue
from 10000 to 10000 is expected to re-
ceive the support of majority of the
committee and according to reliable
report will be adopted. This VIII per-
nit smaller towns Of just as great an
age of commensurate prosperity with
the larger towns to participate in the
benefits of the measure.
Senator Dolliver probahtv will offer
an amendment in opposition to the
railroad bond feature Of the bill and
1t may possibly call for the entire
elimination of such securities. Scnato~
Bailey will no doubt support him in
such a project, as he does not hesitate
to let it be known that he is not in
favor of railroads being allowed to
file their bonds with the government
as security for currency issues, owing
to their tendency to fiuctuate. There
is thought to be enough opposition In
the committee however, to defeat such
an amendment, for the belief express
ed by its opponents is that the back
ing by the government, once railroad
bonds are accepted as security for a
certain issue, Will have the effect of in
suring the stability of the currency
notes issued on them.
A democratic member of the commit
tee asserted today that the minority
as a whole is not in favor of bill
providing currency based on securi-
ties outside of government bonds, but
being unable to prevent a favorable re-
foTtt ci7 such measure they are max
ing it their duty so far as lies in their
power to make it as effective a meas
ure of that nature as possible. and
they are therefore joining with repub-
licans in advocacy Of the features of
the Aldrich bill
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
SHOTS WENT WILD.
Police Inspector Makes AttemDt ON
Life of Editor.

New Orleans, January 1e.-Edward
>. whitaker, inspector Of police, enter
ed the office Of The Morning WorL3
here tonight, and fired two shots at
JOS M Leveque, the editor. Neither
shot took effect.
The shooting tonight followed sew
eral attacks on Whitaker in the edi-
toria! and news columns of the World
Whitaker, accompanied bv several
detectives, entered the editorial rooms
OF the World tonight and the inspec-
tor started for I-eVeque. Blows were
exchanged and 1t was then that Whit
taker drew a revolver and fired twice.
One of several reporters who rushed
to the editors aid struck the police
inspectors arm and caused the shots
to go wild.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
Deadlock Unhrokcn.

Frankfort, KY, January &c The
senatorial deadlock remained uubrok-
en- today, the only cha lge n the bal
loc being the fe e,o.ding of one mere
absentee. The republicans cast their
81 votes solidly for former Govern or
Bradley and former Governor Beck
ham again received Sc votes, notwith-
standing the prediction by his oppon-
ents that he would be unable to hold
his votes together after yesterdays
first ballot in joint session.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
FUNCTION AT WHITE HOUSE
Annual State Dinner Given in Honor
OF Diplomatic Corps.

Washington, January 1.-THE an
nual state dinner in honor of the
diplomatic corps was given at the
white house tonight by the president
and Mrs. Roosevelt. There We're about
eighty guests and included, besides
the diplomatic corps. Secretary OF
State md Mrs. Root, Representative
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Cowles, Miss Carrow
and others.
The dinner was given in the state
dining room and the silver service
was used. The decorations were
orchids. roman hyacinths and white
carnations. Mrs Roosevelt's gown
was blue brocade with lace bertha.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

clean, honest people"
You don't mean TO say that those
lawyers came here for nothingr In
quired Mr.. Payne.
NO" said Atr. Gaines. but they gct
nothing because the republicans In the
senate squelched the legislation they
sought to have enacted.
The amendment was lost
An amendment by Mr.. Ansberry, a
Ohio. which sought TO prohibit any
senator or member acting as an officea
director. attorney. counsel or agent OF
any company or corporation engaged
in Interstate transportation was lost
In addressing the house Mr.. Ansberry
said he offered the amendment ito the
end that prison doors may open 60 that
class OF citizens who disregard their
plain duty TO the people"
He touched on the Brownsville AZ
fair and declared that no voice on tho
republican side had been raised "'when
President Roosevelt. disregarding his
plain duty. assailed the substantial
rights OF the colored brother"
The Randall amendments which pro
hibit the giving TO senator's and men-
bers by public service corporations OF
free transportation or the acceptance
OF the same by senator's or membera,
again went over until tomorrow.
THE SENATE.
The senate calendar was cleared Of
nearly every bill upon IL today and tho
bill TO revise the criminal laws o1 tho
United States was taken up and dis
cussed utl adjournment. which was
taken at 40 o'clock until Monday.
The senate today passed a resolution
declaring that no communications
from heads OF departments, chiefs OF
bureaus or other executive officers viii
be received by that body unless they
are sent in compliance with Law or
transmitted by the president
The resolution was reported from the
committee on rules by Lodge yesterday
and was the result Of objections made
by Senator Hepburn and Senator Halo
to the reception by the senate OF bills
sent by Secretary Garfield In connec-
ton with a communication.
The senate today ratified and made
public treaty between the United
States and Spain, wherein IL Is agreed
that Spain shall. upon requisition, de-
liver up TO justice persons charged
with any OF list OF certain crimes
ranging from murder to slave trading.
The nomination OF Regis L. Post to
be governor Of Porto Rico was today
confirmed, as were all the other Porto
Rican territorial nominations
The senate passed a bill 10 provide
for the erection OF Il postofiice building
In New York city to cost 81. 500, 900.
There was running fire OF criti-
cism OF the bill to revise the criminal
laws OF the United States which Sena-
tor Hepburn, chairman OF the Joint
committee whcih framed the bill, met
with many explanations Senator Ba-
con claimed that the print of the bill
was not arranged in a way 10 make
clear every charge OF law contained I'm
the bill. Senators Hepburn and Suther-
land defended the bill, explaining that
they were ready to give full explana-
ton OF each section when reached.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
GUILFORD'S NEW HALL
The College Board of Trustees Decide
to keplace Burned RuildinY at Once


TO Replace Burned Building at Once
A meeting of the board of trustees
Of GUilford College met in the direc-
tors room of the Greensboro Loan
and Trust Company building this az
ternOOn at l so o'clock and decided
to rebuild King Hall, which was de-
strOyed by fire Yesterday morning. a
better and more modern Building will
be erected at a cost Of about 100000.
A building committee was appointed
to have full charge of the erection Of
the building.
Resolutions of respect were adopted
for the late John L. Worth, of Mt.
Airy, a member of the board who died
recently.
The board acknowledged with
thanks donation of $1,000, whic n
was left TO the college in the will Of
the late Mrs Elizabeth NJ. White,
wife of Mr. H. A. White. Of High
Point Record.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
mdiCted Bank CaSIsier-

Jackson, Miss, January 16.-The
grand jury of Simpson county this
evening indicted W. @. Sharp, cashier
of the Mendenhan Bank. which re-
Gently suspended operations. He was
arrested and gave bond 5. the sum
of $4,000 for his appearance at court.
DR.. T. NJ. Walker, president OF
the bank, has also been ir7i~te7 Toe
indictments charge receiving deposits
knowing the bank to be insolvent
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

Trial Catarrn treatments are be-
ing mailed out free, on request, by
DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis. These tests
are proving to the people-without
penny's cost-the great value OF thie
scientific prescription known to druh-
gists everywhere as DR.. Shops Ca
tarrh Remedy. Sold by r. K. b
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

II you must wear glasses why not
wear good ones? Glasses that will
preserve the eye-sight and are COM
Portable, that's our kind. Eyes ex-
an ined free oy Dr.. Vineberg, the eye
specialist, at Munds' drug store, Ma
sonic Temple. Glasses fitted to
your eyes for s1.00 and up.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
Not for Business PURPOSES

Richmond, Va, January 16.-In a
decision handed down today the su-
preme court of appeals holds that so
cial clubs can be used ONLY for social
and not for business purposes.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

wish | knew whit my wife would
saw to me when I come home to-
night
Iwish l knew what my wife wouldt
ay.-The Smart Set.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

Do you blame man for wearing
monocle if he wants to?
No aswered Miss Cayenne, But
blame him for fanting to.-Wash1ng-
ton Star.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

She was the pride Of the country
round,
Envied By other girls was che;
In beauty and health she did abound
BY taking Rocky Mountain Tear
R. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
Victims Of the Opera House
Fire 1SO
WILL PROBABLY REACH 200
Town Preparing For the Interment
of Its Dead

Long Line of Wagons Distributing the
Corpses-Largc Force OF Men Busy
Digging Graves-Official List OF
Dead Shows 112 Females and 45
lfales-Some Bodies so Badly Burn
ed impossible to Distinguish Sex.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
Republicans Want No AteTa-
tiOns in Penal Code Bill
SHARP COLlOQU|{LS OCCUR
Over Amendment to Prevent Lob
bying Before Congress

Was Greeted With Dcrisive Laughter
by Repu ublican-Eyery Inch OF
Ground Fought Over 70 Keep
Amendments out of the IaIl-Scpatc
Ratifos Treaty Between Spain and
the United States.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
MOTHER OF THAW
May Testify Today if Strong
Enough
ARRIVES FROM P|ITsBURG
School Teacher Testifies to IRA
ti0naI ACls of Thaw

Identifies Letter Written TO Him in
1851 by Mother OF Decentralization
Arrival of Witnesses-Causc
Short Session OF COurt-JerOme
VIII Try to Keep Evelyn Nesbit Tliaw
From Testify ing.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-16

Concord Times.

Concord Times.
We published in our last issue q
news item in regard to the promul-
cation of a ruling by the postoffice
department which seriously affects
newspapers and their subscribers.
This order denies to publishers the
privilege of sending their papers
to subscribers after a specified
time following the expiration of their
subscriptions. Publishers of a semi
weekly paper cannot carry a sub
scriber who is in arrears longer than
nine months In other words, If he
owes for longer time than nine
months, it is a violation of the law
to mail the paper to him at the regu-
lar newspaper postage rate.
The PRONUNCIATION OF this order
was a surprise to the ne wspaper pub
fishers all over the country. All
knew that this step had been recon-
mended by the postofiice department,
but few knew that it would become q
law January /. 1t created some
CONSERVATION, as practically every
publisher in the land was affected by
it. However, an order was issued
last week extending the time of the
commencement of the operation OF
the law to April /, 1908, SO that
the publishers may have ample time
to warn their subscribers and To get
their books in shape for tie obser.-
ance of the law.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-16
The South Haters.
Richmond Times Dispatch.

DiSpdttA
Discussing J. keifer's bill to reduce
under the fourteenth amendment the
Southern representation in congress
the Providence CIR. ID Tribune Re-
spctfully submits that keifer does
not 60 far enough What is really
wanted our contemporary contends
is law that will make voting by the
negroes in the cotton belt compulsory
and insure the election of their can
didates, preferably members of their
own race. Such preceding, the
Tribune urges, would not only be ex-
citing but backed by Northern senti-
ment might result in another war
and he followed eventually by the
evacuation OF the South by the
whites. Congress, "our contemporary
contends, is place in which full ad-
vantage should be taken of all op-
portunities. Than this we do not
know when we have run across q
finer bit OF irony, Vet in order to be
consistent. keifer and his gang
should go the full limit the Tribune
suggests. When J. Warren and
Crumpacker and the rest of the negro
phiists draw the line at simple re-
ouction of Southern representation
people may be found evil minded and
suspicious enough to barbor the
thought, which perish, they would
tain not indulge the luxury OF taking
the man and the brother to their
bosoms in our natural legislative
halls.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-16
Henry W. Grady On The Whiskey
Traffic.
Atlanta Cons titution.

Atlanta Constitution.
The advent of prohibition in Geor-
gia and the closing Of the saloons
and whiskey houses in Fulton county
brings to memory the prohibition
speech made by Henry W.. Grady
before 5000 people in a warehouse
in Atlanta during the local option
campaign in this county in 1888.
That speech of Mr.. Grady was per-
haps the most memorable address
ever delivered in the United States
advocating prohibition, Its known
as Grady warehouse speech. +" The
extract from that speech given below
has been used from that day to this
in placards, posters and circulars,
and in every other shape wherever
the prohibition question has been
agitated in this country. 1t has
been translated in all languages OF
the world and can be seen anywhere
gotten up in beautified effect. 1t is
the most remarkable prohibition
document in the world The extract
following was the paroration of the
address that electrified the audience
and which was followed by an ovation
the like of which has never been
seen in Atlanta:
Tonight it enters an humble hom e
| to strike the roses from a woman y
cheek and tomorrow it challenges
this republic in the halls of congress
Today it strikes Il crust from the
| lips of II starving child and to-mor-
row levies tribute from the govern
ment itself.
There is no cottage humble enough
to escape it, 10 palace strong enough
to shut it out.
coerce suffrage.
1t is flexible to caiole, but mer-
ciless in victory.
1t is the mortal enemy ofpeace and
order, the despoiler of men and ter
ror of women, the cloud that shad-
ows the faces of children, the dem on
that dug more graves and sent more
souls unshrived to Judgment than
all the pestilences that have wasted
life since God sent the plaques to
Egypt and all the wars since Joshua
stood between Jericho.
. 1t comes to ruin, and shall profit
mainly by the ruin OF your sons and
. mine.
1t comes to mislead human souls
and to crush human hearts under
its rumbling wheels.
1t comes to bring gray-haired
mothers down in shame and sorrow
to their graves.
1t comes to- change the wife's 10 We
into despair and pride into shame.
1t comes to still the laughter on
the lips of little children.
1t comes to stifie all the music OF
the home and fill it with silence aud
desolation.
1t comes to ruin your body and
mind. to wrerk your home, aud it
knows it must measure its prosperity
bv the swiftness and certainty with
which it wrecks this world.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-16
Government Will Survey Lowland.
on the Roanoke.

Washington dispatch to Raleigh News and
Observer.
At the instance Ex-senator Overman
and Representative Claude Kitchin.
Superintendent Newell, of the recla-
nation service of the Agricultural
Department has promised to have
made survey of the Roanoke river
and adjacent territory in the coun-
ties OF Northampton, Bertie, Halifax
and Martin. The purpose of this
survey is to ascertain the best meth
cd OF dyking the river SO as to pre-
vent overfiows by freshets, which do
immense damage almost every year
to growing crops. The bottom
lands along the Roanoke are the
richest in the State and if properly
dyked would become very valuable.
The State owns 5000 acres of these
lands which are cultivated by prison
convicts. The suggestion has been
made that both the State and Fed
eral governments could Be induced
to cooperate with the property-own-
ersin building adequate dykes to pro-
tect the farm lands from the recur-
ring freshets. The old dykes We're
washed away when the late A. Leazar
was superintendent of the penitentia-
ry and have not since been replaced.
The Roanoke is a very turbulant
river when its banks are full, and in
the opinion of government experts
i'll the reclamation service, dykes can
not be successfully maintained with
out IA series of canals to drain off a
large volume of high water. Ex-
perts are to be sent to the State at
an early date to make the SURVEYS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-16
Governor Johnson's Platform.
Wilmington Messenger.

Wilmington Messenger.
The Washington Post asks if the
Democratic party is sincere i'll it's de-
sire to seek a Democrat, pure and
undefiled, to which it can offer the
leadership of the party, what fault
can it find OF Governor Johnson. of
Minnesota? 1t says he is fast becom-
ing a national figure through the
sheer force of his Democratic princi-
piles and good common sense, and of
the man and his political principles
it says:
What other man so completely
embodies in his own political views
the modern principles of the Demo-
cratic party? In him there is no
taint of populiSm, no tendency to
demagOguery, no Inclination to cling
steadfastly to some particular pet
idea which he wishes to force the
party. willy-nilly. to swallow. But
neither is he a sort of political bell
buoy shifting his base according to
the roll of the waves. He has come
out frankly and stated the platform
Oh WIfiCI lie StdHdSaI fio ctuiNotti
terms. How does it compare with
the ideas of modern Democracy?
First, Governor Johnson believes
in tariff reform that will give to all
industries an equal chance. That is
a Democratic principle as old as the
party. Next, he b-lieves emphati-
cally that the States alone. not the
Federal Government, should have
the power to remedy the corpotate
and other abuses from which they ill.,
dividually suffer aud that each State
ought to have power TO punish the
corporations offending within its
own lines. The doctrine OF States
rights was the Very milk on which
the party nourished in its infancy.
Furthermore, he advocates income
and Inheritance taxes, and declares
against Imperialism. While assert
ing that plundsring corporations
ought to be checked this safe and
sane Democrat would not attack
merely to destroy them nor to pros.
ecute merely to legalize confiseation
But he is highly in favor of legisla-
ton that will absolutely prevent
stock-watering and even the sem
| blance of fictitious valuations.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-16
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