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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER -DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C.f THURSDAY MARCH 7, 1912.
VOL. XVI NO. 27
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SUGAR ON. FREE LIST
Committee Presents Bills to Put
Sugar on Free List and Extend
Present Excise Tax.
WashinfftoD March 1. A bill
to put sugar on the free list, elimi
nating $53,000,000 in annual cus
toms revenue and - another to ex
tend the prosent corporation tax
to include individuals and co-partnership
doing business of $5,000 a
year or over, were ratified tonight
by the Democratic caucus of the
House, i
The excise tax, so called by the
Ways and Means Committee, is in
effect the income tax. The bill is
so drawn that it is expected to
comyly with the Supreme ' Court's
decision against the constitution
ality of an income tax. Its effect
would be to tax every pefrson who
earns more than $5,000 a year, on
the excess of 5, 000 at the rate of
1 per cent.
The estimate of Chairman Un
derwood and members of the Ways
and iVJeans Committee is that the
proposed excise, tax would bring
in a revenue of between $50,000.
000 and $60,000,000 a year.
Placing: sugar on the free list,
the Democratic leaders estimate
would reduce thepri ce of sugar to
the consumer about a cent and a
half a poundi '
SUGAR BILL, FAVORABLY REPORTED.
w 'Washingt
gar - tariff revision f bill j was report-: .
. ed favorably to the house today by
Chairman Underwood. The excise
bill prbyiding for an income tax to-
make up the loss of revenue, from
f reft sugar will not be reported un-;
til later.
A
Masterly
.Romance
of aN
Man and
a Maid
Alone in
the
Mountains
of
Colorado
Members of Boys' Corn Club.
We publish below a list of those
whose names have been sent to the
State Department of Agriculture as
members of the McDowell County
Coys' Corn Club. We have pub
lished a part of this list before,
but this is a complete list up to
date. The matter will.be left open
f dr two weeks yet and any others
who wish to join can do so by
writing Sup t. D, F. Giles.
Marion Young, Leland Greenlee,
Roby Con ley, Thomas Conley, Ed
gar Hicks, Ben Price, Crawford
Landis, James Greenlee, Clyde
Satterwhite, Key Landis, Lonnie
Cowan, Cronge Laugh ridge, Frank
Laughridge, Pitts Satterwhite,
Fred Morris, Robert Hensley,
George Marlow, Herbert Wilson,
Garland Bright, Oscar Morgan,
Oarl Crawford, Herbert Mosteller,
James Bird, Russell Nanney, Fred
and Parks Morris, Charlie Hensley,
Robert Brockett, James Bowman,
Ben Goforth, Jesse Goforth, Dean
Crawford, Fred Cranford, Jay
English, Garvel English, Vernon
Wilson, McKinley Lonon, Harry
Caldwell, Sam Brown, Earl Swof-
fbrtl, Alvia McGee, Green Chap
man, Forest Lytle, Roy Hensley,
Frank Thompson, Harry Burgin,
Hugh Hensley," A. T. Lytle, Floyd
Vessi George Lytle, Otis Dobson,
Bryan Dobson, Thomas Fleming,
Fred Moody, Lester Buchanan,
Murray Mackey, Joseph Greenlee,
Fred Biddix, Fred Garrison, Clar
ence Pool, Luther Hensley, Dealer
Patton, Rom Houck, John Grayson
Yancey, E. G. Ferguson, Everett
Padgett, 5 JTred Hensley. , Berry
. HuntervTom Stacyi Bert Lcdbet
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We have secured
this great story
and will publish
it in imtallmenU
A Western story of love and adventure.
but one unlike anv other ever before
written. Virile, powerful, and with a
fascination that will hold you a willing
and pleased reader to the end.
Don't Miss the Opening Chapters
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H. P. Crawford Dies at Old Fort. !
Mr. H. Plato Crawford died
Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at
his home in Old Fort after an ill
ness of about three months. Mr.
Crawford's death was not unex
pected, as he had been very ill for
the past few days. Mr. Crawford
was forty-five years old, and dur
ing his life had made a large uum-
ber of friends throughout this sec
tion. He was a Mason and a
Woodman of the World.
Mr. Crawford is survived by
three sisters, Mrs. Geo. E Lee,
of Asheville; Mrs. J. S. Bradley
and Miss Maude Crawford, 5f Old
Fort, and two brothers, Z. W.
Crawford, of Black Mountain, and
G. W. Crawford, of Denver, Colo.
The funeral services were held
at Old Fort Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock.
Clinchfield Gets Big Coal Order.
Johnson City Comet.
According to advices received
from South Carolina, the Clinch
field Coal Corporation has been
awarded one of the largest coal con-
Stated Assets.
Hal :gh, March 1. The valua
ti n tif rVal, prrsoual and corio
ratc i roucrtv in North Carolina is
shrnvi. by the statement of the cor-Do-ation
commission to be under
LATE NEWS OF INTERESt
Interesting Reading Matter of
Local and National Affairs
In Condensed Form.
Fnxl Smith, & mchtoivt in th
Spencer shops vc wriouilj if rot
fatally injuml Monday by a drip
pan flying off of a lithe, strikinz
hira in the forehead.
The Southern IUHway Cora piny
announces th pmraotion of ..Mr.
Hichard H. DeBmtr,of Chr!ott,
'to division passenger acn I, KCAti
at Halcigh.
The number of gusU at th no
quel given by Hpublican Suto
Chairman Morrhd, id INIib
last wrek, is estimated at 7.0 r.d
it is said that the spread cost Mr.
Morshead alxjut $ 2,000.
By a vote of 21 to 15, the Vir
ginia Senate defeatHi the bill aa
thoririnj: the ailling of a Sate
eicciion on proniouton wiico one
fourth of the voters should ask for
the election. Tl c bill had i awed
th? House. 1
Sonford Kxprevs: There is a tine
tree in New Hop? tnvrnship, Chat
ham county, that is 20 fret in or
cuniferenc 4 Iret from the ground,
nod is Co feet to the first limb. It
is too large to he cut irilo lumber
by any saw mill in thai ccighbor-
Ihood and it U' estimatrd tint it
make 25,0 aV.icglcs.
Xhnab-conMnittfof the Henia
appropriation cumraittec Yas un
aDtmiusly reco mm coded that tho
Charlotte assay ojTicc ar.d all assay
offices, except 1 New York a&d
Philadelphia, be aboluhed. It is
1 1 also rccorameoded that th5 Com-
tncrco kxurt acu me minis a; cu
Fdcisco and New Orleans bo
closed. This, they say, will save, tho
goTcrnmcnt $J,OX000 annually.
An unfortunate woman arraign
ed in the polict? court in Ashcvtlle
a few days ago to!d Police Justico
Adams that she hi! no home, no
friends and no money. Question
ed, she said less than 1 railroad
fare would trats port her to friends.
Tho kind-hearted judge gave her
2 and told her to go ard sin no
more Then she went out and
stood at the door of the polios
court room and violently dr.ur:c
ed policemen, police court juflgs,
etc, until she had to be locked up.
bat she held on to the $2.
tracts that lias been placed in the ! the n.nv qu ulrennial re assessment
south in a long while. It is for $74l;0:M.:Hr. givingun increase of
250,000 tons of coal, all to be mm- $ 123.3 ta.tOV in viduation
ed and shipped from the Clinchlicld
opfrations about Datito, Va., tv r
the Carolina, Clinchfierd and Ohio.
The order was placed 03 the South
Carolina cotton mills.
The size of the order can bo ap
preciated more when it is realized
that it calls for approximately six
thousand cars of coal. Delivery of
the coal will begin within thfcr next
few weeks.
The supporters of Col. Roosevelt
in North Carolina are to have a
meeting in Greensboro on the 8th
to form a State organization. Hon.
Richmond Pearson, of Asheville, is
Tm&Tfo'Il(&sQvclt boom , in
I SortH Oaron: ' ;r r ... . : . .
Ti.U assures $:V.,000 additional
rTwnue fr the state, general and
pension f":.d and $370,0X& addi
tional fund tor the public school
fund in the state treasurv this vtar.
Chairman Eller has called a meet
ing for the democratic executive
committee to bo held in Raleigh
March 20. The meeting is for the
purpose of namiug the time and
place for holding the state conven
tion and for fixing a time for hold
ing the precinct meetings and pri
maries and county conventions.
After tho -meetinc political affairs
will takooa a lively aspect.' -
Woodlawn Note?.
WoodUwn. March 4 HIj 21art&a
Hall and Fanaio Gitvon of Nebo High
School are rUiting haxncfolka on Tomi
creek.
T. T. WriRht went to Mxrion on baid
nrew last week.
G W Conley attend court In Ma
rion hut wwk.
1
I Fml Tuns wm a vUttor hrre lt
Hankins Hcpeningi.
Hankicji. March! WIUt3 !UU o4
fmily bare Kirr! frrra I&b V to
Wcw-llawn.
Itnproriui: iowly
The laow h-r on Scniar rrrtiit
waji . inccr- n. 1 11 w t,
incited o it5 it w iM hrr l-caSrut
20.
Mit Lennl iUrc U rtitit krr
annu Mr. WiUard Mc'ly In Jca
won City. Teaa.
Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. John McNijt
Febroary 3UI, dacter.
Chaa. CrmljC. bo It tetcMn ctool
at OraphiUTtlle ra wita hocxflka
Atnrday and Snoday.
Mr. H. W. Ca&oo, who haj ten Ul
for a krac whlK ! lajoris
Mr Anal Craijc.. bi rrorctlf ca
de rwrct an 07 ration. i all to wmlk
John 11 Irrn Ulm KaU Hall.
TT ITn11iti..l.l of nmr Iint waji hrrr la?h of IlAnkiC Wff CiaTTird
on baaino Thursday. day eTnln. March 2nd, Ilrr. I. J.
Shell SicUliciC. Th UiZ U a Ura-
The T. T. Adama band-mill U aain
In operation, after bong that down tor
two month.
Oar Urgwt enow for thU winter fell
hero Saturday night and Ea daf -
ter of Johnathin Hall, decexaoti.
T. C Motxan of Unrtn Faa waa a
riiijr here but wrck.
Eom. Mr. and. Mrs. Harrry Hall,
last wtet. a dacihr; IIcSTLiX
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