THE COURIER
ISSUED WEEKLY
PRINCIPLES. NOT MEN
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
VOL. 39
Asheboro, N. C Thursday, July 16, 1914
No. 28
CALAMITY LIES NAILED
INSTITUTE CLOSES
HEARD ON THE STREETS
ORGANIZATION PERFECTED
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
STATE NEWS ITEMS
INTERESTING FACTS GATHERED
FROM MANY SOURCES WHICH
SHOW THAT STORIES BEING
CIRCULATED OF SO-CALLED
"BUSINESS DEPRESSION" ARE
FALSE.
Calamity item : The Wilson admin
istration finished its first fiscal year
$33,984,452.07 to the good.
Calamity item No. 2: The Kansas
wheat crop exceeded all previous rec
ords by 60,000,000 bushels.
Senator Cumins, of Iowa, has an
nounced that he will support the trade
commission bill. Well, ALL the Re
pjblicans in the House voted for it.
The abolition of the wool tariff did
not ruin the wool growing industry.
Those who are selling wool in the
Mineral Point market are receiving
22 cents per pound. At this time last
year the price was 18 cents. Mineral
Point (Iowa) Democrat.
J. M. Kendrick, cashier of the Bank
of Knobnoster, Mo., writes:
"We are just through cutting one
of the best wheat crops we ever had.
Threshing will begin at once and the
crop will start to market. We have
a fine prospect or corn and with con
tinued rains will have a big crop.
Henry C. Francisco, of Marshall,
cashier o the Bank of Saline, says:
"The new currency law will have a
good effect and the crop conditions
are fine. However, it is just a little
dry in this country, and if we get
some good rains any time in the next
two weeks we will have a big corn
crop. We are now threshing a good
wheat crop."
Nearly 3,700 more American motor
cars were shipped abroad during the
ten months ended with last April than
in the corresponding period in 1912
13. The total exports of automobiles
engines, tires and other parts for the
ten months aggregated S30,060,04o,
as compared with 29,317,044 for the
months ended with April, 1913 a
gain of more than $1,230,000. News
item in Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
(Standpat Republican.)
"Republican Split in Vermont Wid
ens," reads the headline of an article,
which goes on to say that the G. O.
P. is torn wide open by internal dis
sensions and that the Progressives
are hoping to carry the state this fall,
if win hp recalled that Vermont was
one of the two states that cast their
' eiectoial votes lor Taft in tl2." No
it is getting wabbly. Ltan sull
stands faithful, to the cause. Where
there is life there is hope.
"So strong is the feeling of confi
dence inspired throughout the country
bv the Demoeatic Federal reserve law
that not many years ago when a great
bark in Chicago failed and a chain of
affiliated smaller banks went down
with it it was a bank conducted by
typical republican politicians for typ
ical Republican purposes there was
not a rinple on the surace, not one.
Representative Henry T. Rainey, of
-Illinois.
St. Paul, July .Indicating clear
ly the treinondoiu-. wave of prosperity
that prevails in the North west, the
June bank clearings here showed an
increase of $10,202,790.00 over June,
1913. Thi3 is an unprecedented fig
ure. Merchants, jobbers, wholesal
ers and railroads are preparing for
bumper crops which have already be
gun to show their effect. Whole
salers report business better in every
way and the best indication of all is
that collections are easy.
Railroads can't carry economy to
the point of letting their plants cleter
iorate,and a couple of thousand men
will get an additional ten hours work
a week in the Pennsylvania Rail
road's Juniata shops. They have
been working 43 hours a week, and
they have now been ordered to work
full timp. which is 53 hours a week.
The railroads have got to be in po-
- sition to handle about the biggest
rrons we have ever had. and the de
mand for cars is so great in Kansas
that the companies have agreed to
have all their defective cars repaired,
and to get them out of the shops as
fast as possible. .
From a sneech in the Senate by
F. M. Simmons, of North Carolina,
July 3: "Mr. President, a lew days
ago I had a conversation with the
largest manager of cotton mills in
my state, ne is me manager, x mms
of thirteen of the largest cotton mills
in my state. Right here in passing, I
want to say that we have something
over 300 cotton mills m North Caro
lina, and if a single one of those
cotton mills is under suspension and
if a single one of them is not running
at full time, it has not been brought
to mv attention, lhis cotton mill
manager stated to me that last year
and up to this time this year he had
had one of the best business years
since he had been connected with the
cotton mill business, and he has been
for many years connected with that
business.
"In my own state, which is a great
manufacturing community, in the city
of Elizabeth Ta a great plant known
as the Singer Sewing Machine plant,
employing 10,000 hands. We put
their product on the free list. We
were told on all sides in Elizabeth
that we were inviting calamity and
were inviting our own defeat to advo
cate putting sewing machines on the
free list; but what has been the re
sult? It has been the annual custom
at this time of the year, of the Singer
ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
IN THE HISTORY OF THE
COUNTY ABLE CONDUCTORS
WERE IN CHARGE.
After having been in session for
two weeks, one of the most successful
institutes that has ever been held in
Asheboro, closed last Friday after
noon. During the first week there was
only one session each day, in order
that the teachers might attend the
Chautauqua in the afternoon. During
the last week there were two sessions
a day. In the morning the two con
ductors held a general session, both
working with the teachers; in the aft
ernoon Miss Royster took charge of
those who do primary work and dem
onstrated to them the best methods
of teaching, while Mr. Woosley did
similiar work with the grammar grade
teachers. All declare it to have been
one of the most interesting and help
ful institutes they have ever attended.
Mr. Woosley is an experienced insti
tute conductor as well as teacher, and
knows how to help other teachers. His
services as conductor are in demand
all over the State. From here he went
to Lexington, where he will conduct
the Davidson County Institute. His
assistant, Miss Sallie Rcyster, of
Wilson, did her part well also. She
is an excellent primary teacher and
gave some very helpful suggestions to
the primary teachers who attended.
There were about one hundred and
forty of Randolph's teachers enrolled,
several of whom were young men.
The real work of the Institute closed
Thursday at noon, when all those who
had been there every day got a certi
ficate of attendance. Thursday after
noon and Friday the county examina
tion was taken by a large number.
The names of the succesful ones will
be published in The Courier later.
MACK LEWALLEN DIES
Former Randolph Man Dies in High
Point Death Was Due to Heart
Disease.
Mr. Mack Lewallen died at his
home on South Main street in High
Point last Monday about noon and
was buried at Springfield the next
day. He had been working in his
truck patch all the morning and sat
down to dinner but complained of a
severe pain in his breast and that he
was so warm, he went into the kitchen
and bathed his hands, and returning
to his couch, died in a few minutes
from-heart trouble. He had suffered
from heart trouble for several years.
Mr. Lewallen was a man cf con
siderable means, a highly respected
citizen and a very useful man in his
community. He had been living in
High Point for about 14 years. Im
mediately prior to his going to High
Point, he lived at Archdale. He once
lived a few miles south of Asheboro
being a son of the lata Henry Lewal
lea. Ha is survived by a wife and ten
children.
COVIN GTON-PA RK I N
Popular Young Lady of Trinity Mar
ried to .former leacher Many
Present at Ceremony.
A large number of friends gather,
eit at u.u nospitabie homo oi Caut
ami Mrs. J. Puncm, at innity on me
evening ot July ecu to witness tne
marriage of tnuir oaugmer, liessie.
.ui-. j. i. Covington, .uisses .Nellie
and Jewel I'uritni sung "i i-ove ioa
iruiy '. 10 tne suuilio vi .ueimc
soiins Wedding Marcn, rendered by
.Mrs. Aonaem, came Mrs. uv;
rapper una uoe l uiKin, uijuier una
alb.u. ui tne 01 lClc, lOi.utVLU uy .tli
Covington una uussiiiate, .iir. cmitn
ueal. iiio bride, uresseu in while
crepe de ciiinc, uiul tarrying a sIioac
boijUll O- ou'Ciii, pciib, LlJtuiCu Oil U.
arm oi iur latner. nev. A. s. Kape
performed tne ceremony. The yuuii;
coupie iexi uy auiunioDi.e xor vvai
nut iove, amui siio.vers. or eoou
wishes.
Mr. Covington is a' sueessiul busi
nes man anu xias many menus in tins
county, having been principal of tne
Trinity high school lor two years.
iVlisa raiKin also taught in that
school for four years and endeared
herself to the people by her laithtui
service, and they regret to see her
leave. She will be greatly missed
trom the social lite of the town.
Secretary McAdoo, in his adminis
tration of the the Treasury Depart
ment, has saved the country $941,272
declares the canting, Committee.
Sewing Machine Company, during ev
ery year that 1 have had any know!
edge of it and they have been there
twenty years or more to close down
for one month, as they said, for re
pairs and lor other purposes. Within
the past two or three days I learn
from the Elizabeth Journal, the prop
erty and voice in days past of the dis
tinguished and honorable John Kean,
my predecessor, a protectionist and a
Republican, that the situation has en
tirely changed, and instead of closing
down the plant for four weeks this
year they notified their workmen on
Monday last that no such shutdown
would take place, that a week would
be as long as they could afford to
have the plant idle this year; that
they had sold out their stock of sew
ing machines, and mat their orders
were such as to keen the Singer Sew
ing machine plant busy and humming
for the rest of the year. Senator J as.
E. Martin, of New Jersey.
WHAT OUR TOWN CORRESPON
DENT HEARS AM) THINKS
MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTER
EST DISCUSSED.
We hope the soldier boys had a big
time at Morehead.
Mr. G. C. Farlow, a prosperous
young farmer of Randlemari Route 3,
made 707 bushels of small grain.
Messrs. Shelly Stout and Car
Hoover, of Denton, were here one day
last week.
In our rounds over Randolph coun
ty we notice that the gardens are al
most complete failures.but the abund
ant wheat crop offers comfort.
Mr. C. L. Hutcheson, a prominent
citizen and farmer of Randleman Rt.
2, made 5522 bushels of wheat on
14 acres. Nine acres averaged 35
bushels per acre. Who can beat this ?
If Ir. H. B. Baie of Fratudinvllle,
wanted to he could sell fifty dollars
worth of grapes from one vine. We
would like to take another peep at
this vine.
If there is such thing as nobility in
America it is that which follows the
plow and turns up God's good soil for
the maintenance of the people whom
He created.
Your correspondent saw Mr. Eli
Koodinoph, a resident of the City of
New York, in High Point Tuesday. He
is about forty years old and is walk
ing from New York City to San Fran
cisco. This is his third trip across the
continent. He started June 8, and ex
pects to finish the trip within six
months.
When it comes to big wheat crops,
Trinity townhip always stands at the
head of the list. Following are a few
of the crops in that township: J. P.
Collott, 338 bushels; B. S. Lambeth,
5!i3 bushels; H. L. Miller. 000 bushels;
H. C. Hepler, !!7 bushels; S. W. Mil
ler, 1300 bushels; J. P. Myers, 1538
bushels; Ambrose Hepler, 2200.
The Democrats in Randolph coun
tv should work together and try to
keep peace in the political family
along all lines. They should agree on
candidates for the various county of
fices. No man should be voted or in
a primary if there is much objection
to him on the part of many people.
Men should be nominated for whom
all Democrats could vote.
When the people can actually be
made to understand that it costs more
in time and money to travel over a
poor road than a good one.they will be
loss inclined to begrudge the expense
of good roads, and what is more im
tvivi:int still, will be willing and anx
ious to put the business of road mak-ijo
ing into the hands of intelligent meii!0:
who understand the bi'3'.ness. loo
roads are the most expensive th.r.g
that curse a country district.
Mr. J. S. Redding of Trinity Route 1.
,--eivl the first copy of The Courier,
and it has been a regular visitor ir. , '
his home ever since. Mr. Redding is ;
one of our best citizens and believes j TERRIBLE STORM IN RALEIGH.
in all those principles which tend to I
the upbuilding of his fellow men, ma-'Cloudburst Turns Streets Into River
terially as well as morally. He has egro Boy Drowned depot Flood
three sons who have made good in a id.
hurrv and each one owns a big farm i ...... , . , ,
in Trinity township and are prosper- A cloud that almost turned the
ous citizens. Thev are Messrs. J. O . I streets to rivers, taught a negro boy
and T. J. Redding of Asheboro, and C. ' m its whirling waters and drown
W. Redding of Trinity R. 1. All throe cd him, wrought aoout 200.000 dam
are recognized as men of abilitv an-' i.ge almost wrecked the Led telephone
character and of great popularity in 'system and put the city m total dark-
trie county. It is impossible not
-- a'.' -rood thinjrs ' f Mr. Redding an
his three sons, and yet it will be vei
difficult to speak what, they deserve,
Tho-e are ma'iy peop'e who a-e
chronic pessimists, being so (oii .-
tuted that thev are unable to see any
good in their surroundings. In fact, ter cf the cloud and none of the sur
they are so "blue" that they seem to rounding country was visited by such
have been subjected in early youth to a storm as was Raleigh,
baths in which indigo was a main con-1 Within thirty minutes after the
stituent until their systems have been. storm broke in the city was in entire
thoroughly filled with it. The sun darkness. The trains coming in from
shines, but they see darkness and ( the north and east backed into the
clouds. The birds sing their joyous. Union station and stood deep in tho
tuneful lays, but they hear only dis-iWater. Only one life was lost, it be
dant notes. The flowers bloom. 1;,, that of a little negro boy who was
beautifying the face of nature. andicaUght and swept through a drainage
giving forth their deliciously delicate cuvert. The greatest sufferers were
nefumes. which to them are only rank i,u0 r0u Tolanli
odors. These people are incorrigible Telephone Co.. the Western Union and
fault finders and obstructionists. ever iPostal Telegraph Companies, the Dil
striving to decoy and pull down, butjon Lurnoer Co., the Union railway
never building up. Fortunately this
class does not predominate, ror de
spite their continual opposition the
world moves on, and the spirit of
progress and improvement is abroad
in tne iana. ivery tuiiiiiiuiiii; um
its full share of this croaking, knock
ing class, who doubtless pride them
selves upon their good citizenship.
But what do they contribute toward
the upbilding of their commnity ? The
answer is, "nothing". It is the man,
who realizing that it is his duty to
devote every effort possible toward
the uobuildimr and improvement of
the community in which he lives, that
is exercising the true prerogative
of a good citizen. He does not knock.
He does things. He boosts and he
never misses an opportunity to ac
quaint those of tne outside world,
with whom he comes in contact, and
who may be seeking more prosperous
fields, with the opportunities and ad
vantages which his community offers.
We have only recently passed beyond
the first decade of the twentieth cen
tury, and live men everywhere are up
and doing in an effort to keep abreast
with the times. In many sections,
notably in the southern cities and
CHAUTAUQUA GUARANTORS
MET IN COURT HOUSE SATUR
DAY NIGHT AND SELECTED
OFFICERS FOR NEXT YEAR.
A call metting of the Chautau
qua guarantors was held in the Court
House Saturday night to form an or
ganization tor the next year s Chaw
tauqua. Dr. E. L. Moffitt was called
to the chair as temporary chairman
and A. W. Cline temporary secretary.
It was encouraging to note the num
ber of guarantors present at this meet
ing and the enthusiastic manner in
which they are taking hold of the woik
for next year. Everybody is interest
ed in Chautauqua and when it conies
again Asheboro will be much bette
prepared for the enjoyable week which
it affords. Let everybody pull togeth
er and make next year's Chautauqua
a tar greater success than the one re
cently closed.
The officers elected at the Saturday
night meeting are as follows:
President Rev. J. E. Thompson.
Secretary, A. W. Cline.
Treasurer, Dr. D. K. Lockhart.
Chairman ticket-selling committee,
J. td Mendenhall.
The exact date for the return
the Chautauqua was not decided upon,
but it is likely that it will be about
the same time as this year.
WAS SORRY FOR LITTLE GIRL
I. M. Petty Gives as His Reason
For Kidnapping Twelve-Year-Old
Girl That She Wasn't Treated Right
I. M. Petty wanted in Harnett
county, for kidnapping Nettie Holder,
the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. W. Holder,, was arreste:!
in Lexington on last Monday by depu
ty sheriff Fletcher Caudle. He and
the girl were travelling in a buggv
He says that he has been teaching
the little girl music for three years
and has become very much attached
to her. A few months ago, he says,
the child's father lost all he had and
moved to a small station called Manor,
somewhere on tne new railroad that
runs through Harnett, and that since
going there he has not been treating
Nettie right. He says that it was
for the purpose of rescuing her from
the life that she led there that he
carried her away from Spring Hill
church in Harnett county on July otii.
He relates a number on instances to
shrw that the story of the life she had
to lead is correct.
The little girl bears him out in his
story. She says that he is telling th
truth and that she has no desire to
go home. She also says that he treats
her well. She is a slender little girl
and savs she is 12 years old and siu
ooks it. She is certainly not' much
der. She has a very good face with
r.e eyes and is modest in demeanor.
I She made a good impression on all
jwho saw her in Lexington.
Conrad I'uhr,
ed 2f. was drr-wn-
HJn the Ohio river,
v.hile Lathing
fcr an hour, emited itself ir. Ral
t-i;rh last Thur.day aftt-rroon. Not
siiice July 30, 1J-&&, has K.ucigh tx
1 fiieneed such aa stcrm as this am.
Most of the rain fell within the first
thirty minute.-, two and a rui.t li.ciios
;of water coming down in tiu.t tivit-
Raleigh seems to have been the cen-
station, the store of the Southern As
beston Manufacturing Co., and the
People's Laundry.
towns, they are spo.-.i.r.j thousands of
dollars annually in advertising, boom
ing, we may call it, the comunity.
What are WE doing? What are YOU
doing? Every good citizen of Ashe
boro should take a special local pride
in all that pertains to home. The
schools, the churches, the amuse
ments, the business, the pleasures.the
picnics, the celebrations, in fact, ev
erything should be as good as can be
gotten up elsewhere. The town that
says "We can" always succeeds. The
town that says, "Oh, I don't know, I
don't think it will amount to much,"
is never of much force. Get a move
on you. Do things. If you can't don't
remain an obstacle in the path of
progress, but take a seat on the back
benches. "Go to the ant, thou slug
gard". The busy bee is always on
the job. But above all things, don't
knock. Don't croak, leave that to the
frog. For unquestionably he is ah
unapproachable artist in that line.
t
ITEMS OF INTEREST TAKING
PLACE THIS WEEK THROUGH
OUT THE DIFFERENT SEC
TIONS OF THE WORLD.
The coastal steamer Invermore,
struck on the rocks near Brig Harbor
on the Labrador coast last Friday
night. All the passengers were taken
offtf before the ship sank.
Annulment of his marriage to Es
telle Williams is asked by Arnold
Loyeano in a petition filed at New
Orleans Thursday. "Fear of bodily
harm", is given b; Arnold for his
marriage in September, 1113.
Edward E. Perkins, treasurer' of
the State Executive Committee an
nounces that Governor Martin H.
Glynn will accept the nomination for
Governor on the Democratic ticket if
they offer it to him.
The first woman commissioner
from a State to the Panama-Pacific
Exposition, Mrs. Fred E. Sutton, of
Oklahoma, has arrived in San Fran
cisco and will attend a meeting of the
Oklahoma Society of California.
D. McGraw, a resident of Laurel,
Miss., narrowly escaped being burned
to death while asleep in his home. In
a room adjoining his bed room a lamp
exploded, set fire to the house and be
fore McGraw awakened the roof was
almost destroyed.
His foot entangled in the trace
chain behind an unruly mule which
he atempted to ride home from a
field, Atlas Pryor, aged 14, of Lin
coln, Kj, was dragged a distance of
a quarter of a mile and was killed
before he could be rescued.
Mrs. Clifford Griffin, of Whigham,
Ga.,has confessed to the killing of her
father last week. She declared that
her father had attacked her and she
was acquitted on theverdict of justifi
able homicide.
President Wilson is confident that
the business men of the country
are with him in his plans and that he
will win over more leaders in the busi
ness world before the final passage of
the anti-trust bills.
A bill recently introduced in Con
gress by Representative Jones of Vir
ginia, it' passed, will be one more step
toward giving the Philipinos their
freedom. It does not fix any date for
their independence.
The suffragists have realized that
before they tan make any headway
nationally they will have to get the
South on their side, anil consequently
are planning for the conversion of the
South.
According to the findings of the
wreck commission handed down re
cently the lollirT'Storstad is held to
blame for the Empress of Ireland dis
aster. The collier's third ofiicor, Al
fred Tuftness, was found responsible.
Clinging to a narrow ledge over
hanging t lie street in Hendeion. Ky..
and with iiarries and smoke rolling
about them. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cot
tingham, v. civ rescued with ropes and
landers from a burning store building
last week.
Reports from Mexico have convinc
ed tlie olhcials and diplomats in
Washington that internal peace is
near at hand in Mexico. The appoint
ment of Francisco Carbajal us Minis
istcr of Foreign affairs means the
retirement ol General Haerta as pro
visional president wkhiu a few days.
J:imes M. Clancy, warden ol Sing
Mi-g pi-son ur.U a lev veivs ago,
..it,cl ye.ien.ay thai the coi.v.cts
tually control the prison because of
eir influence with a political ring.
which makes possib! . t.-.e smuggling
u: .: ig.- , -..ai.-.-iiey un.i 10ut.uU.ml
supplies.
Don M. Roberts, mayor of Torre
Haute, lnd., was lined J 100 and the
c.ists by the federal judge in Indian
apolis last week, He war charged
with contempt of court because he
interfered with the cleaning of a
sewer in Terro Haute being done un
der orders of United States Judge
A. B. Anderson.
The Virginia Pipe Line Contracting
Company, which is laying 13 miles of
pipe line to correct the plant of the
compressor plant of the Southern
California Midway Gas Company
with the Northern Exploration Com
pany, has decided to feed its two hun
dred pipe layers chicken three times
a week, hoping thereby to increase
the efficiency of the, men so as to be
able to complete the job on time.
Unparalleled prosperity for the
past fifty years has brought about a
woeful condition of affairs in our big
colleges, according to Arthur G. Web
ster, professor of Physics at Clark
University. "The result of this is
the automobie classes, the pursuit of
pleasure, the exaggeration of danc
ing, the lack of interest in all things
that cannot be measured by the yard
stick of business success and the
deterioration of skill in arithmetic."
The Railway Employees' Depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor has begun to gather data for
the greatest hard luck story ever
written. Sordid chapters from the
lives of 35,000 men will be gathered.
The whole when compiled will tell
the story of the hardships, the suffer
ings, the poverty and sickness of the
union shop men thrown out of work
fhf-OA mnnths sto-n u'hun lnhnr Hiffirnl.
ties arose between them and the 111- 1
inois Central and the Harriman lines.
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
GATHERED FROM OUR EX
CHANGES AND CONDENSED IN
A BRIEF FORM.
A severe storm of wind, hail, light
ning and thunder struck Black Moun
tain last week doing- much damage
to gardens and other crops.
Mr. Henry Neal Blair, of Boone,,
and Miss Martha Lee. of Dyson, S. C,.
were maried last week at the home of
the bride.
Secretary of State Wm. Jenniigs
Bryan delivered his lecture "The
Making of a Man", at the Chautau
qua in Asheville last week.
Reports from Wayne county, es
pecially the Mount Olive section, say
that crops in that part of the state
are unusuauy good this year.
Officer George Moore, of Benson,
has captured something around 30
illicit distilleries within the last three
months, and has secured several con
victions.' Nathan Adams, a prosperous farm
er and mill man of near Coats, who
blew out his brains with a single bar
rel shot gun last week, it develops
was mentally unbalanced.
The postofnee department has al
lowed Greensboro one temporary
clerk at cost of $S0 a year pending
the result of an investigation by
a postoitice inspector.
Col. W. J. Bryan spent an hour last
Saturday morning in Salisbury. He
was driven over town and seemed to
take a lively interest in the places
pointed out to him.
Rev. John Hemphill Simpson, of
Chester, S. C, moderator of the Gen
eral Synod of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church, died in a hospit
al in Charlote last Sunday morning.
Work will begin on Tarboro's new
$35,000 postoflice next week. The
firm of Farnsworth Contracting Co.,
of Owensboro, Ky., are the contract
ors. Absence of the sender's name on
the envelope sends 5.000 letters to the
dead letter office from Raleigh annual
ly according to the information given
in a bulletin issued by the chamber of
commerce of Raleigh.
Condemnation proceedings were
started by the Board of Aldermen of
Asheville last week looking to the
acquisition of the city's watershed,
giving the municipality a holding of
10.000 acres.
Sherwood Brockwcll, of Raleigh,
has recently been appointed deputy
insurance commissioner to assist Jas.
II. Young.to give his attention espec
ia'.y to the inspection and training of
the five righting organizations of the
various cities and towns of the state.
In municipal court in Greensboro
last Saturdny mornirc. Dock Bvers
and Eugene .McDowell were found
guiity 01 gambling and fined .?:;o.OO
and the costs each. They were charg
ed wild gambling jn (i1P McAdoo Ho
tel on the night of June 22.
The "rd semi-annual Southern Fur
niture Exposition met in High Point
the thirtenth of July and will contin
ue till the twenty-fifth. Interested
manuf'.'i'.turers in High Point iy
there i.- no surer way of giving im
notns to the tiade. especially in
the furniture manufacture business
than in holding expositions.
The Durham county convention
ire las' v-V- and r .tiii.'d V. - ':.:v:.v -nations
made at the primary held the
Wednesday hrfos-e. In addition to
to ratifications, the convention pass
er' rc-n'vU-.' insv-vtine t' e r
resentalivos in the next Legislature
to vote for a legalized pi unary for
Durham county.
Efforts are being made to have Gov
Craig call a special term of court to
try Fletcher Winstrad and Willie Hol
land, the two Rocky Mount negroes
who are charged with an attempted
assault on Miss Nannie May Daugh
tridge and her sister. Feoiing in the
community is unusually strong toward
the two boys and many .people want
them brought to speedy justice.
Winston-Salem is to have a paid fire
department this fah. A committee has
just returned from Washington City
where they have been inspecting the
fire department. Harry E.Nissen,
one of the leading volunteer fighters,
will probably be the chief, with a sal
ary sufficient to guarantee his entire
time to the duties of the profssion.
Attorney General T, W. Bickett is
in Charlotte this week.assisting the
solicitor in prosecuting the Standard
Ice and Fuel Company and Yarbor
ough and Ballinger, ice dealers, on
the charge of violating the anti-trust
laws of the State. The charge is that
the two companies divided the terri
tory, one taking half the city and
the other the other half, shutting out
all competition.
While various counties and dis
tricts are speculating over the prob
ability of the Bull Moose and Repub
lican factions getting together, no
such probability exists in Burke coun
ty. The Progressives were in such an
overwhelming majority last year that
the Republican organization passed
out of existance and the party be
came Progressive. This year the or
ganization will again be called Progressives.