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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Lees Birthday.

The birthday Of General Robert r.
Lee will be appropriately celebrated
by the University Of North Carolina
on the 10Th Of January. President
Woodrow Wilson, Of Princeton Uni
sity, will deliver the address. Presi-
dent Wilson is one Of the foremost
thinkers Of the world today, anil a
scholar who %apprecites the virtues,
the services and the life of Lee. 1t is
probable that many State officers as
we'll as other distinguished citizens
from all parts of the State will at
tend the celebration. President Ven
abe has extended an invitation to
the General Assembly. That, how
ever is the day set apart for the cleo
ton Of a United States Senator, which
ILL be Hon. Lee Overman.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Financial Plans Of Proposed Orphan.
age Making Good Roadway.

Winston-Salem Specialize build
ing committee Of the Methodist or
phanage, which is to be built this
spring on the Dwire farm to. the west
of this city was in session here last
week. The committee is composed OF
Rev. DR.. George H. Detwiler, Of Char
lotte; Walter Thompson, Of Concord
C. H. Ireland, Of Greensboro; P. II.
Hanes, O. B. Eaton and James K.
Norfeet, of Winston-Salem. The re-
port Of Rev. J. P. Rodgers, field agent,
showed in gratifying degree that this
phase of the project was going well.
In Leaksville and Spray alone Mr..
Rogers secured ST, 1000 for the orphan
age.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
pard, Of Texas, who remarked in that
connection that the President-elect
had made himself ridiculous.

pard, Of Texas. who remarked in thai
connection that the President-elect
had made himself ridiculous.
After having made him the target
all day for criticism with here and
there words of. commentator, the
House Of Representatives by a vote
of 212 to 35 rebuked the President by
tabling so much os his message as re-
fected on members Of Congress in
connection with his recommendations
regarding the secret service detectives
and also declaring it to be the sense
Of the House that they shall decline
to consider any communications from
any source which is not in its own
judgment respectful.
Toward the close Of the debate Mr..
Gardner, Of Massachusetts,, vainly en-
deavored to secure, first the adoption
of a substitute for the resolution in
the shape of an amendment express
ing confidence in the committee on ap-
preparations, and then the postpone
ment Of the whole matter until Mon:
day but he was overwhelmingly out
voted.
The following naval programme fo1
appropriations at this session was
adopted Monday: Two battleships Of
$4,000 tons displacement, $4,000, 900
Ave torpedo boat d~estroyers, $4,000
900; three GOLFERS, $4,000, 900; four
submarines, 2. e00, 900; on subsnr-
face boat, 100000. Total, 500 ,000,-
OGl.
The House committee on rivers and
harbors again failed to reach a cons
clus:on to report a general rivers and
harbors bill this session. It is under
stood. however, that a majority Of the
committee favors a measure appro-
priating about S1O.000,0 900 for sur
vevs, for emergencies and for the
maintenance Of projects under way.
The committee will meet again Sat
urday in an effort to reach a definite
conclusion. but it is practically certain
no general bill will be reported.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
REVENUE RAIDERS
six Tkousand Gallons Of Beer Destroy
ed Near Hickory.

ed Near Hickory.
Hickory, Specialists illicit dstil-
@leries and 5000 gallons Of beer were
captured and destroyed in a remote
section of South Mountains, thirty
miles south Of here, by a party OF
raiders organized by Special Govern
ment Agent C. F. Blalock, Of Hickory.
The officers report the blockaders
comfortably housed in the yards ct
their homes. Although taken una
wares, no arrests were made. Ore
man was, engaged i'll raising hogs, fat
tening them on still slop. He had sew
eral hands in the act Of killing a hog
weighing 500 pounds. The settlement
in which the seizures were made is
known as York settlement, and at one
time was dangerous for officers Of the
law; but the younger generation seem
to prefer showing their heels rather
than standing their ground and fight
ing. Nj. Blalock said: eve have
warrants for eight or nine and their
arrests will follow. All are old resi-
dents Of that community, so You see
the revenue officers are not out of
commission and have plenty Of work
to do.'
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
South Dekota Regrets It.

Raleigh, Special.-South Dekota
now regrets that she sued North Car
DINA on bonds made lin reconstruc-
tion days and repudiated since) and
collected $4,000. She is seeking ar
honorable way to return the mony
These bonds were given to South Da-
kota by holders Of large blocks Of the
bonds, who could not themselves sue
and collect from the State. They
hoped to get the State to compromise
on the whole. An intimation comes
that if the Governor Of North Care.
lima will ask for it he can get it.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Two Run Over by Train.

Spencer, Specializing run over
by a freight train on the Southern
Railway yards at Spencer Saturday
afternoon, Oscar Fart and Wade Wor-
ley, each aged % years, employees OF
a section force from Princeton, John
ston county, were carried to a hos
pital in Salisbury in a serious condi-
ton. At an unguarded woment they
were caught under the real of a shift.
ing train.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Judge I.inney Seriously Sick.

Taylorsville, Special.-The many
friends Of Hon. R. q. Linney in this
county will be sorry to learn
that he is, seriously i'll at Ills
home in Taylorsville. He suffered a
collapse while making a speech in
Mitchell court about a month ago. He
rallied from the attack. but he is now
quite feeble and his condition is con
sidered serious.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Four States Go Dry.

Statewide prohibition laws went
into effect Friday in three Southern
States, North Carolina, Mississippi:
and Alabama. Georgia is the only
other State wherein statutory prohib-
ition exists, the law having beer in
operation one year.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
"A AMCE.

Bloward-I hesitate to Yell you wn&t
wouldn't believe it. z paid a fapu'
lous price for the machine, thoush'
I a tell you.
Kohifaxl don't doubt It. Wha' :
want to know is the real price ""
paid for it.-Chicago News.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14

Senator Clay Of Georgia is one Of
the tallest men in the Senate, and
his hair, worm sanding straight uD
as the comb CT a fighting rooster.
makes him appear at least two inches
a11er than he Is.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Lawyers Want Twenty Districts.

Clinton, Specialize several bar
associations composing the Fifth dis
trict have asked the other bar asso-
Citations Of the State to join in asking
the Legislature to form twenty judi
cial districts in the State instead of
sixteen as now exist.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14

Burton Named For Senator.
Columbus, O., Special. - Theodore
Burton of Cleveland was named as the
next senator from Ohio by the Repub.
loan senatorial caucus Saturday.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
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J, Young at Seventy
.Adrich's Life Touched a Surprisingly Wide
= Segment Of american Literature.
By FerFif

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~ HE annals Of American poetry are a remarkable record of
~@@ longevity. The poets of u frst rank, barring tragic Poe,
H-@E have lived to al honored AM benignant Did age. Thomas
Bailey Aldrih was Il exception in III calendar of years.,
y AM him together. Blond, erect, ruddy, alert he seemed at
A. seventy untouched by mortality More than Lowell even,
~ he va the perennial boy. And to his ographer, curDusy
inquring into h vanished days of that long snguhrly for
tunate life the image that overlays all others is tina of tom Bailey" h bad
boy, who a yet 20 such a veyb bad boy" The exquisite lyric poet the in
imitabIes tory-wxiter, the accomplished editor, he witty, urbane man of let
tes, all take in h mnd a colring of sincerity and soundness, Or mischief
n mrth, from that Portsmouth boyhocd which makes his whole life seem
not only its fuMment, but in strange sense its prolongation.
It is. then, with a certain surprise that ne becomes aware If the wide
segment of American literature that his life touched. And it is precisely in
this that n prim interest of his letters lies. Through them, as through the
candid eye of Tom Bailey, W. watch the flow an ebb of the literary tides OF
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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Thrift
Ey Ramsey Eenson.

@zNMNWA HRIFT was discovered by a Scotchman whose name has not
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come down to u.s.. The modern tendency is to forgive him,
b UT2 Z On the assumption that he could not possibly know what he
did,
B Thrift was brought over to this country in the May
flower, which gives it a certain claim upon or respect The
cavaEers of Carolls Rex we're making it hot in England for
e~-8 thrift sobrety, decency and all the rest of that merry crew
and that is why these were seeking a home in the New
World. They left unstAned what there they found, to wit freedom to o.
snip Coo without having to dig up Tor incense and costly vestments
In a kingdom power derives from prescription, but in a democracy from
The men he run things with us make no denial that thrift has inf
them where they are, with a rife of judicious speculation, from time to time
Is the opportunity has offered.
Thrift dominates III national councils. Witness our s4OO OO M n,ny
staving Off a $500O000 oo war, III leaving uss 500, 1000 ahead. not IN sneak
Of the moral upHft.
Thrift is what tbs New England thedogians really meal when they speak
OF saving grace. Faith, hope n charity are graces, but thew are not so vorv
saving, especially charity. the greatest of these-From Life.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14

hustle is putting it's blight upon everything -
really deserves to be called substantial american eSoon
We have recently been informed by one who has had excep
tional opportunity to acquaint himself with the Iacts 40 10
with all the crowding and ~prodding that distinguish te
secured by the more steady and composed discipline o
German instruction.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
Balloon Trial
is Postponed
Tryout of Army Dirigible Will Be
Saturday-Dates Fixed for
Aeroplane Tests.

WASHINGTON, May lin order to per-
feet the motor. the flight of the army
dirigible balloon No. l. which was scheduled
for today was postponed until Saturday.
The trials of the heavier than air flying
machines of the Wright brothers Of Dayton.
o., will be completed June 8, and those of
A. M. Herring of New York City by fully
l. These dates we're definitely announced
today by Chief sigma officer Allen of the
army. The Herring machine is to be de-
livered at Fort Myer, June l.
The gold medal which congress has
awarded TO the Wright brothers for their
aeronautical work is being designed at the
United States mint at Philadelphia 1t will
be presented to them by President Taft
at the White House at a date not yet
fixed. The medal will bear profiles of the
brothers and the coat OF arms of the
United States and a quotation from the
congressional resolution b%estowing the
medals, on the diverse will be a represen-
tation of a portion of the earth's surface
and above a figure holding aloft a flaming
torch.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
Council Bluffs
HUSTLlNC FOR HEAVY LIST
Saloon Mems Organization Starts Out
Its General Consent Petition.
ARND AND HARDIN CARRYING IT
AntI-saIoonists Threaten TO Publish
Names Of sIEners in the Hope
of Making IL Hard TO
Fill List,

The canvass to secure over 1000 names
TO the new general petition of consent
was commenced Wednesday by William
Arnd, former county treasurer, and w
ID. Hardin city assessor, acting on be-
half Of an organization OF the saloonmen
Of Council Bluffs. A list OF the voters has
been copied from the poll books of the last
general election and great care will be
taken that each signature corresponds eX-
actly to the name as II appears in the poll
book.
The announcement of the combined OPP
posing forces Of the Ministerial sssocia-
ton and the Iowa Anti-saloon league that
the names of those signing the petition
would be published as soon as the docu-
ment is filed and becomes Of public rec
ord will undoubtedly deter many from
signing the petition who otherwise would
do so.
The oirculators Of the petition discovered
this early in the canvass yesterday. A
well known business pun, on being pre-
scented the petition for his signature, said
while have no wish TO place any obl
stacle in the way Of the saloons doing a
legitimate business, l cannot sign this pc
tition. as | would not like to see my name
III print as DElHB VII L it AAeAihS VI AiAn
business man appears on the general pc
tition of consent filed in 1900.
AS was to be expected, the woman's
Christian Temperance union will take a
hand in the campaign against the petition
Of consent. The secretary OF the local
union. in accordance with instructions re-
ceived at the last meeting of the organiza-
ton. has requested each minister of the
city to make mentor from his pulpit next
Sunday of the general petition of consent.
No suggestion, however, was made to the
pastors as to the manner in which they
should present the matter to their respec-
tive congregations. 1--WE did not even ask
them to charge those members of their
congregations who were voters not to sign
the petition. We have enough confidence
in the ministers Of our city to know that
they will present the matter in a manner
which will bring the best results" de-
clared Mrs. o. G. Oldham, president of the
local union.
The old petition of general consent I'M
der which the saloons are operating was
filed in 1900. 1t was circulated by L. M.
Bedison and F. s. Martin and it bears
2.020 signatures. The number of signatures
required at that time is based on the
vote cast at the general election in 1898.
This statement of consent. when filed, was
not limited by law Ias to the time it con-
tinued in effect. The new law, however,
terminates all existing petitions of con-
sent on July 1, f9l1.
If the circulators succeed in securing the
required number of signers the new petit
ton of consent will probably be presented
to the board of supervisors at its June
session. Arnd and Hardin are to receive
$1,000 from the saloonpen for their work
in circulating the petition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
DoBBINs GETS A CONTINUANCE
Trial of Alleged Member of Nnybray
Gang Put on Till Fall.

Judge Wheeler OF the district court hav-
ing sustained the motion OF the defense
for a continuance. the trial of John r.
Dobbins, the alleged member of the ]. c.
Maybray "swindling syndicate" who is
charged with the larceny OF the $50. coo
which T. w. Bsllew, the banker and lum-
Der man of Princeton. Mo-, claims to have
been buncoed out of on a fake horse race
in Council Bluffs last October, will not
be tried at this term OF court. Under
the continuance the case VIII go over until
the next term. which opens on August 81.
so the trial will not be held until late in
the fall, II then.
Two indictments were returned against
Dobbins, one on the charge of larceny of
the $4,000 and the other on the charge
OF conspiracy In connection with the bunco-
ing of Banker Ballew. Dobblns has made
no attempt to secure a bail bond, which
was fixed at 5000 in each case. and is
sun In the county Jail, where he has been
since being brought back from New York
in February.
On the charge Of conspiracy In connec-
ton with the Ballew case, 1t was learned
yesterday that j. c. Maybray was Indicted
Jointly with Dobbins. and that a separate
Indictment was also returned against the
alleged head OF the 'swindling syndicate
on the charge of larceny of Banker Bal
LEWIS $50, coo.
On March 20 the fact was made public
that the district court grand Jury had re-
turned ten indictments against Maybrav.
These were based on the Testimony given
before the grand jury by Samuel Sutor of
Cass Lake, MINI: j. c. Walker of Den
yer, Colo; DR.. c. c. Vanderbeck of 81
Louis, Mo; John Hermelbracht of Ran.
croft. Neb., and w. n. Bedford OF Raw
Mo In each of the five cases indictments
on the charge of larceny and conspiracv
were returned, making a total of ten in.
dictments, Bail under each Indictment
was placed at 5000.
In addition to these ten Indictments re-
turned by the grand jury in March. il
was learned yesterday that two other in
dictments had been previously returned
against Maybray on evidence Furnished
the grand Jury by w. ~. McGrIth of
Pine City, Mimi. who is said to have
been fleeced, out of $40. 900 by the gang.
Bail under each OF these Indictments IS
said 20 have been fixed at $4,000. For
some reason not explained McG~ath's
name does not appear in the list Of the
gangs victims which was found amonv
Maybrsy's papers when the latter was
arrested in Little Rock.
This makes a total of fourteen indict-
ments i'm the state court and .wo in the
federal court here against Maybray. As
the amount of bail under each inhict.
ment is $4,000 In both courts. Mayhre '
srty pending the determination Of the
charges against aim. The bail bono In
the two indictments In the federal court
was first fixed at Si5,0Oe each, b1t tn
court later reduced the amount 20 5000
In each case.
Postoffice Inspector swenson was Fl
consultation with County Attorney Hes,
yesterday in reference 10 the case against
Dobbins Mr.. Swsnson said that ne diC
not believe Maybray would be brought I,
Council Bluffs until the September tern
of federal court.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
Iowa

This new committee assumes rs new duties
July l and will have offices in tie state
capitol. Mr.. Emery will act as secretary
to the larger board of nine.
After Omaha Concern.
State Pure Food and Dairy COMMISSIONS
Fl. r. Wright has prepared informations
against w. r. Uren and Il. P. Claus of
Udell, Jasper Jepson of Yetter and w. M.
Steele oFJolly. charging them with selling
for pure boiled linseed oil an inferior and
IMPURE oil, which the information sets forth
was purchased from the Central Linseed
OIL company of Omaha, Neb.
Information has also been prepared
against o. l.. Brock of Washington for
selling for pure California orange cider"
that which was made in Washington and
never saw Califoria. Information is also
prepared against l.. A. Bassett of State
Center for selling inferior extract.
Dentists Elect.
Iowa dentists in state convention here
elected the following Officers for the ensu-
ing year and decided to hold their next
annual convention in Des Moines:
President-F, NJ. Hunt, Des Moines.
Vice President-T. p. Cooke, Burlington.
Secretary-W. @. Crandall, Spencer.
Treasurer-Frank, Ford, Fairfield,
P~ardoninE First-TImers.
Just how far the State Board or Parole
will exercise the extraordinary authority
given 1t in the new law passed by the
recent legislature to grant a pardon TO a
man convicted for the first time of a
crime before he is sent to the p~enitentiary,
is a matter of considerable speculation.
The first application to the board to
exercise this discretion was turned down.
It was in a case from Des Moines, where
a boy was convicted of uttering a forged
instrument. His cause was taken up by
Canon Bell OF the Episcopal church here,
who urged that as he was young and had
never before been convicted of a crime he
should be paroled. The board refused to
grant this parole. Rev. Bell was incensed
and openly accused the board members Of
being out Of accord with the altruistic
spirit of this Christian age and OF being
hard-hearted. By this precedent it Is ex-
pected the board is going to be rather
reticent about taking advantage OF the
new law. Now, as a matter of fact, this
law was passed by the legislature at the
instance Of Canon Bell. lie secured the
Introduction Of the bill and worked for
its passage. He says that two years
hence ne will do even more. He then eX-
poets TO have the bill amended so as to
make it compulsory upon the board to
parole the first timer" into the custody
Of some good Christian citizen, He epects
TO have 1t included that the paroled man
shall pay back TO the state the cost Of
his conviction and make good, so far as
possible, any wrong he has
IL will be provided he shall be given Tea-
sonable time to do this. II he violates
the provisions Of this parole and does not
report properly to his guardian. he must
be returned to the court to be dealt with
more severely. Canon Bell says that IL
men who make their first mistake are thus
handled and the spirit OF Christian man
hood awakened within them they may be
saved from doing further wrong. IL is the
stigma Of having been In the penttentiary
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
LAW AND LEAGUE DYING
Annual Meeting Lacked q Quorum
and Was Put over.

ANNUAL Meeting Lacked q Quorum
and Was Put over.
The Council, Bluffs Law and Order
league, which started out a year ago with
a considerable blare Of trumphets. appears
to have lapsed into a state Of innocuous
desuetude. The annual meeting called for
Wednesday night in the south court room OF
the county court house failed for lack Of a
quorum. Only six members put in an APP
p%earance and under the constitution and
bylaws of the organization the presence
Of ten members is necessary to form a
quorum. Those who put In an appearance
were Attorney Killpack, who has been
acting as president since the resignation OF
Attorney d. E. Stuart; Attorney c. f.
Swanson, Rev. James M. Williams, pastor
Of Broadway Methodist church; Harry Cur
tis, general secretary of the Young Mems
Christian association; F. c. Lougee. and
DR.. James II. Casson.
A strenuous effort on the part Of Mr..
Lougee, who spent half an hour at the
telephone calling up absent members, failed
to secure a quorum and the meeting was
finally abandoned. Another effort to hold
the annual meeting will be made this after
noon at 4 o'clock at the office of Mr..
Lougee.