EH3 THE DUNN
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SUCCESS ATTENDS
INITIAL EFFORT OF
ENTERPRISE HERE
Crowd* and Exhibit* Surpass
Expectations of Those
Interested
RAHM THREAT1&S
OPENING CEREMONY
Muddy Roads and Haavy Cloud* of
First D*y Hurt At! undone#, Bui
Good Wauthor Follows—Catonal
McLean Introducos Rohan N. Pago.
Sores Fair; SOME FAIR?
That Is the vsrdict of the thou*
sands who hav- swarmed through the
tratM of th# ft rut Great Dunn Fair
dlKt thay wnro opened to the public
Tuesday morning. Rain, mud, clouds,
hot and cold weather, hove not stem*
mrd the tide. The moat rotate ex
pectation* of th# promoter* have al
ready bson pos»»d and today's at
tendance promisa* to eclipso all
former recorH* for county fair* in
North Carolina. Tomorrow, th*. final
day of th# event, is expected to acc
close to 20,000 person/ within th#
*at*s.
Thar, has not bssn s dull moment
on th, mammoth grounds tlnce the
sltver notes of Colons] Dsn Hugh Mr
Lasn summoned the few hundred who
had braved th, (dorm# to witness the
upening ceremony together to bear
Robert N. Page, candidal, for Gov
ernor of North Carolina, make the
speech which formally opened Uy ex
position;
Colonel McLean’s glowing tribute
to Harnott and th, community were
preceded by a paradt from th, bean
of Dunn and a brief address by Rob
ert L. Godwin, originator of th* Fair
movement and One of thm biggest
. forces In Its euccsas, who *eUlcomcd
tk, BSfMk)* la til# l»rnnnMi ■airi thank.
•d Inn for dw cooperation they had
fives thg management
bio Harts Atteedaaca.
A steady downpour of rein for
forty-eight boors immediately pre
ceding the opening ceremonies inter
fered scHously ' with arrangements
and eroded to materially. Isapra the
. expected attendance. Bain bad made
[Mm away from town.
As it was, however, the parade was
creditable. Scares of sslwuhilui
fsff led 5y
th» bard and traversed thr boslncss
district on their way to the grounds.
Lowering clouda_a|:ll threatened:
when the mud-enc., .tyd whirles fin
ished the journey, .at just as the
venerable Dan Hugh firyhed hit elo
quent eulogy In that voica which haa
touched the hearts of thousands snd
which haa lost non# of Its power In
the years that ha\> crowned him with
silvrr, a tiny ray of sunlight seeped
down through the grandstand and
played upon his hoary head as a har
binger of good weather through the
real of the wuelt It was a good sign
—en encouraging omen. Officials,
still under the spell of tbe golden
tongue, were given new cheer. With
hupe In their hearts and sunlight nn
the turf all was wall.
Aaaistesneati Open.
Mr Page's address was finished
within three quarters of an hour. Che
audience of 300 listened attentively
from beginning to end, ‘.-tirred by hla
patriotic utterance*, warmed by his
prulsc and made to think by hla com
monaenee argument for greater
thought of the things upon which the
Commonwealth depends for future
development.
The completion of Mr. Page’s ad
dress was the signal for the opening
of amusement features, exhibit halls,
races and other features of the Fair.
By mid-afternoon thvf«, were in full
awing, the races, lh« St ire walls
Family of five oerobata and Mias
Charlotte M. Brand, oooratie singer,
getting moat of tlu> attention.
Sunshine through the aftornoon
lightened th„ heavy track, dried roads
and permitted many hundreds to come
into town. Sineo then there haa been
a steady stream of visitors.
Success In evary department is the
verdict of all who have atlrnded.
COATS
J. W. Driver of Dunn was in town
a few hour* Friday.
Mias Helen Pimpkina of Buie’*
Creek spent Saturday with Misses
Mary and QMdyt Stewart.
Kat Overby of Lilltngton wat a
business vltitor Here Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bain spent
the week-end with relative! et An
rier.
Mrs. Fannie Walters of Willow
Springs spent a few days last week
with Mrs. J. L. Johnson.
Rodgers Sexton and Dr. C. 0. Fu
qnay and Mias as Laura Parrish and
Callie Stewart motored to Kaleigh
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M Keen spent
Sunday salt hralatives in Foot Oaks
Braxton Byrd of Dunn was a visi
tor bare Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Fred N. Day of Wln
storv-Beleia spent n while here Thurs
day.
Archie Stow art spent Monday In
V arias.
Miss Altec Jones of Charleston, S.
C., la the guest of Mlea Meta Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie H. Parrish
motored to Dunn Sunday.
Two hands and a brain are all ths
capital that anyone needs to make J
success. I
The seances of something for noth
Ing are aeon exhausted
Business la service.
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.V’e JUVENILE COURT
i 'V* V
ny i F. Lea-ley. Stato liom
i fimaaioncr of Public
1 ' ) Welfare.
The aVfiMlfle court a* ih«* tntuM
i whereby it I* found that dependent,
neelecicd urul delinquent children cun
ben be -avail from live-* uf fidlure
and disaster and made to jp*t»w intc
useful and law abiding ritlxriia.
This is very gimd for th* child;
all will admit it. It is ccniaPy gnml
for society. Paoio-rs and criminal*
; ar.. liabilities lo tb* luxpuyerr Law*
: a bid a* citizens arr an a*M*t
i The juvaiiila court principle i# now
beinir op»d»ed all over th* Untied
State-* and in foreign countries. It
ts one of the *r«nt forward stipe
of ike nr, and the most important
i advance in coart method* lr* many
ycari. It can no more be .checked
■ than th* public* sc hool. It S/ to .••toy
, and to be improved.
The juv«*nSL court can't serve ev*
«ry child. Bat it has been provan
;hat when lhr lystcra U properly c»r
• ied out It will save seventy five per
cent of them. That U more than
worth the money.
It Costt the taxpayer* ten time*
more to rapture, try, |Hinidi, and
maintain an adult criminal than it
does to nave a juvenile delinquent.
All the children in North Carolina
under sixteen years of acre who arc
delinquent, neglected. or dependent,
tr* v»id#r the jurisdiction of the
juvenile court
Every juvenile court ha* * proba
tion officer whnxr hueiros** it l* In
investigate every ca«e of auch chil*
dnm. lay the facts before the judr*.
*nd then carry out th* decision of
the emirt This u called probation
work
The court stands in th, relation of
parent In sach children, and will ills* I
pline. guide and control them through
|rnbation, Just at a wise father would
Th, court may pun.-h a child if H
'* neces-ary, but wayward children
arc mo/e ln noed of wise guidance
and ju«t discipline and fncodly help
than of punishment.
The judge ia the kind and. wise
father, the probation oAcer is the big
brother of the boy who ie about to be
loot. ■ Both ar« studying ways %ad
mean* to mdho * man of bun.
Do you -bhliere la saving bey. and
girls whose pa rests lot them go hat ray
or »tu hava do parntaf »v 7 t .-.y.
If you art a- Cn8U, you 'hheo
hainly ought toamay.JOhhaO eneodr
»B« this alii>_|jy B to <mr\at>r»ork-'
If you good dtisan you
ought to hafp It, for you baQave ' i
having good omens apd
If you are a msn you ought u>
help, because this is a practical ap
plication of th. .brotherhood of man.
The Juvenile court Is really a part
of th® educational system. It carries
opportunity to children who other
wise would not have it.
The juvenile court doe* not ask
what ran be dor^ to a child, hut whol
can be donr for him ... to
make a man or a woman instead of a
human wreck.
Th^ peopi# who do not brliavc in
human wreck, have risen in their
power and wiped out the whiskey
traffic. They are now preparing to
w'jo out the other influences that
tnZxt wrecks of young * nl holplcs#
children.
Thin is a Job for God'* noble men
and women. Such men and women
arc putting their hands to (he plough
in every community In North Caro
lina. They are already tw.ting the
. Joy that come* from It and have no
t detire to look back. If these word*
! matt your eye. you ore invited to
come in with u>.
Write for information and liter..
, lure on child saving to The Stair
’ Ruurd of Charitipn anil Public Wel
fare, Raleigh, N. C.t or to your own
I county superintendent of public wd
, fare.
MANNING ARGUES
, INHERITANCE CASE
Louisville, Ky„ Oct. 7.—Jamas S.
Manning, attorney general of North
Carolina, in his argument in the coun
ty court here today agamst levy by
tha Stats of Kentucky of the inherit
ance tax ou the annuity left the Uni
versity or North Carolina, contended
that under tha inheritance lax Law
uf dCentucky no bequest left hy a
t-illzm cf Kentucky to sn educational
> r charitable institution outside of
this State la subject to taxation.
In th0 argument made by attorney',
i for th0 Stale, It developed that, under
I the term* of the will of Mrs. Mary
I Lily Flagler'Bingham, the University
of North Carolina was given un an.
naity of 97S.OOO It was computed
that to produce this ««n at six per
cant. Intereat it would lake a trust!
fund of 91.2&0.000, and that the ap
praiser of the estate had made an
appraisement accordingly. which
should yield 12111,000 Inheritance Ux
for Kentucky, with the exception of
institutions which arc controlled by
municipal corporations outside of
Kentucky, Attorney General Man
ning stated that proper construction
of tha Xcnturky law would show all
bequests made to educational and
eharltr' Institution; are dkempt.
>tf' «>»>d K waa never intended by
’ «*L law to narrow tha beneliceneie*
of generous and good citizens I*
u citing several decisions sustaining hla
contsntlon, mainly one in Louisiana,
where a cHiten left a large bequest
ta a French Institution, he said the
1 court held that Istuisiana could not
• levy an Inharitance tax on «oeh a be
| quest Attorney Oonerel Manning
! ’a«reed that tha decision on thin ques
l.tion should also apply to other be
quest* for similar institutions In
| Florida. After completing hla argu
• intent Mr. Manning left far his home.
! Politeness when overden* is won#
than rtxfenaaa.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
i IS TO BE ORGANIZED
l/.uincct Men Will Meet toj
; Form Association Next
Monday Night
BEAMAN TO ATTEND
Sacralary and Praiidant ml Raleigh
Ch«>n bar of Caanarca Esp«eta 4
I !• Addraai Catkwiay—Fint See
lion Hald Last Friday.
I Dunn will begin tha organisation
[of an -edr-iuataly financed, proparly
functioning commercial and et*lc or
Kin i.ution nmt Monday night when
! Muuruc H. Beaman, mcretary of tha
Hall-nth Chamber of Commarce, and
Pnniiii-nl PwarLtein, of tha Sanaa
organisation, maat hare with local
burincra mm t«. lay the foundation
for such a prujuct.
liana for tha mining 1 acting art
tha outgrowth of a visit to Dunn by
Mi. Bt am.-ir last Friday night. At
'hut time ha waa tha gaaat of local
huoinrie men whn had iarttod him
I hi re lo discuss commercial organise
lion work and lo got his advice oa
Ur. bert methods of procedure.
Ho pleaaad ware tha local man with
ilr. rtraman's talk that tha* aaa*ad to
begin ut one* to estaMish such an
organisation ns ho advised. Tha
Monthly night meeting was than de
cided u|k>b and Mr. Bcantaa aad Mr.
PcurUtain were invited to attend.
Only twenty of Dunn's ha 11 no as
men w crc rounded up for lent weak'*
misting Many others who era inter
..lid »crc oot of town or had other
.•rowing business engagements. Hi
:tret, were expirmrd that npry eiti
«n ur the town was not prueent to
hear hint!
[ Mr, Piemen had just won tha big
Iruiipht Fhfr rasa Ikssa..^. „ki.L Vamk
Carolina iB pat on an equal b*«4 wit*
V Alma. It was a b% victory, wen
after many years of effort. It ni
modestly pointed to by Mi. weaker aa
an evidenc* of whet united business
men ran aecomnliah and was used aa
an argument for tka unification of
efforts here
•a 1- _ a a
inclusive, and iha indication! are that
of all the fain bald by the Asaoeiw
tson in tbc Cap* Pear City this wUl
be the beat.
Agricultural and liv» stock exhi
bits undoubtedly will be of a much
pester variety and the quality will
"* t*8je too. Th* other department*
will otTcr more to tboee Interested
than ever before. There will be
plenty of amusement, too; the be*
and cleanest attractions traveling the
Southern State* have bean beokad,
and thasc include many and virled
open air stunts.
All veterans of th* Confederal*
Army, the Span Uh-American Veter
an*. and tho veterans of our (moat
recent unpleasantness with Germany)
VVorld Wsr ere most cordially In
vited to attend on Military Day,
Wednesday, October 29. Of all th*
day* this promise* to be on* ef the
most interesting, aa th* authorities
at Camp Hrai>g ar* going to show tha
poop)* of this section some of tha
modern machinery of war. There
will be In their exhibit and parade
*omc of those artillery places that
showed the Itnn that Uncle Sam not
only would fight, but had the right
matsrlnl to win, with, such as tanks,
big gun*, mounted on tractors, and
some drawn by tractor*; others horse
drawn, and thalr horses, too, are won
derful. In this !tn* of fighting ma
chine*. wc think the aeroplane baa a
very important place, and Pop* Pleld
ho* agreed to rivo special flights
for this occasion and the boys know
how to manruvO a flying machine
in deadly action, and will give eome
of the stunt* they palled off while
wrestling the rrnremney in th* sir
from th# Rocho.
Veterans of the World War are
aakrd lo participate In Uniform;
!ho«e of the Civil and Spanish-Amer
ican War will kindly join their or
cranizatlona at nlatrt ta ho innnmia.j
later.
AU veteran* praticipoting ia thia
parade will b* admitted fra* of
charge and It la hoped thRt yea
will ha present.
CAPE FEAR FAIR ASSOCIATION
R J. LAMB, Chief Marahal.
R. M. JACKSON. Secretary.
TO AIL DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
AND THEIR FRIENDS AND FAR.
rSTS:
A mrmbrr of th* North Carolina
U 8. Army Recruiting party-ia aow
in Dunn, North Carolina, and will
be In Donn, North Carolina, during
the llamatt County Fair, for it, pur.
pore of giving information to dla
rharged aoldiem, thair friend* and
paranta, in regard* to thair "Victory
Button,” t<K) Bonne, Liberty Bond,
War Riak Inaarmnc* and additional
Iraval pay, and othar mature eorv
camlng th, U. 8. Arm*. Th. ander
aigned member will alao be glad to
give any yoang man any Information
that he may with in regard In en
listing in the U. S, Army. Th* Unit
ed mat** Army I* now olTartrg on
limited opportanittea for young man
that ar* inferreted In battering lhatr
earning powora.
^ry -ir^aur,^
Aargaont, G. S. Infantry.
Sueeoaa I* largely a donation of
habit*
DAN HUGH Ml£AN
REVIEWS IpORY
Of COUNBTS LIFE
Shows HsisstKs i In
Sp—eh hi
R.
RECALLS 1_
OF ijOW ___ UCTION
kerneatari Wkaa £jai PraJvaad
Only Qaartar ad 'Bab Far Acre
a*d Na Railroad Ta ‘ the Caaa
maeily—Resiles SR Frag rasa.
"My Countryman:
"Thera art sinsid— Lh* lives
of man whan the taught Tails to give
expression to the imr"'— of tho
heart. Standing hergrfathe nsldxt of
the*# magnifleaot andMml* af a pre
plan’ thrift, entarpriaa'had industry,
t And no Isngaaga at M Hpa to eX
praaa the gtsUMa .gad admiration
da# ta thaaa beav# <«*■ *nd fair
woman who are tho dHmtscte of this
wondraos a*h(httlan.\ p7
WUsary af Hpr^feCoRoty.
“TWa is, indeed. ^Qhachal day in
th, histar yof HarnaBoaaty. tin
mouataina have sent Mgr .their rilla;
ths bffls, their rtrjk/tha Yallayr,
(hats floods; and babXihn avatanchr
af people 1# ban. Harnett
County tutors upon (yin of pro*
psrity sad deveiopadfir hnknoam to
bar paapia ia tho hUpna by. To
day sk« breaks thdWt1™ of sloth
and inortla which hdEba^dirappa-d
bar la ths past. kiUjKuds forth to
an admiring worid.TQftk't ready to
ran • race. Today-W pe»pta have
theft eyaa flxpd gsdiV rising san
of a now day and mSBmting into the
faea af a glaHaa# futfey Her vstch
word in and will Ust-sll n* it.
receratlba* af th* forward—
forwaMI feraver until *h*
will have attaint degree of
hoMr and glory _ ha. been de
creed to har by tt» of Almighty
God.
.. *~A. m Prank
Ibvth# wbmill captured
• harneaaad
__ ». ecledtl
re volu
te* and
man
aant
Guiding Hand
HanMtl A* It
^uet 64 yean ago, th« County of
Harnett wna loglr'nUd Into being.
Her territory at that ti*w waa eparao
ly eettlad and her milfor the moat
part waa poor and unproduettve and
worth only upon aa average of about
13.00 an acre. Her maia money pro
duct wae derived from th* turpentine
fathered from her foreete. At that
tinea very little cotton eraa -lantad
and the product waa upon an average
of a one-fourth of a bal* to the aero;
the average yield of th* corn crop
per ocre waa eetlmaUd at * buiheU;
lb* other farm product* war* in the
earn# pro portion*. At that time not a
foot of KaHroad trackage baa been
built
Harwell County of Taday.
Today little las* than 100 mile*
of railroad trackage travaree her
border!, which, like the artarlea of
th* human body, giv# life and vigor
to th* w^ol* are# of the eoanty. Lam
than fomy year* age th, amamaaaat
of the rtal and peraanal property af
the county war nine hundred and
fifty thouaend dollar*; today th* tax
book* «how th* aaaaeneeat of th*
taxabl* property la the Coanty a
raounte to twelve million dollar*, and
th# population of th* county has in
creaeed BOO par cent The value af
th* land la the county today will
average 128.00 par acre ca*h. Nc
coanty in North Carolina or any
other elate of *e Sunny South cax
, make a bettor eh owing than thu
raapit mm •••man.
No wonder our people feel proud
pf their achtevamsati; they hare
honored thenurlve* end have honor
ed th« State that guv* them birth.
No wonder eur people moat of whom
are here today, for only the Nek
and the infirm are at home, feel
proud of thil record. Her brave
■one end fair daughter* hava been
the architect* ef her greatnem. Aa
proud aa Harnett County is of her
herok eon a, prouder rt-n ia abo ef her
fair daughter.. They am aa pur* aa
her gold and aa beautiful aa th*
morning. There has been no ctmam
•taaco through which North Carolina
has paaaed but what the ami of Har
nett County have been ever ready
to rui|i to her relief, and te give
their life blood, if aeed he, in her
defense "Twaa the Harnett County
boy. who helped to break the Hin
denberg Hue, many of whom new
sleep on th. kltl aide* and valley*
ef runny, gfrriooa Trane*. T# their
memory »e amrlbed every boner with
In our power te confer. Bom* day
w* will bring them beck to Nee* In
th* beeom at tbNr nathr* land which
they loved ao well.
Me tell laadatlaa.
Thia ctory of Harnett', greatae*.
w* wanted the warld to kwow, bat
our people war* to* atodeet to rnlect
on orator within oat own borders te
repent this glorious detail, ao w« hav*
sent abroad and cbomw a typical
North Carolinian to he with a* today
te syllabi* her ntnisa.
The orator, whom Jr* h*ve with ui
today, la almost a Harnett Count]
. men} he aecnped this fate by ahuoN
a hair's breadth. Ils father one.
■end hi our county and begun hia
bnatnem career *u the bank* ef the
bietori* Cap, Tear. Twna In Hsrneti
County h* found mid wedded hh
, wife—a woman of rare attainment!
and th* miatreea of every grace d
form and Intellect- In her vein* wa
REPUBLIC IS MENACED*
BY RADICAL UPHEAVAL
SeMtnr PoidaxUr' Decloni
There la Real Dagger to
the Government.
Washington, Oct. 14.—Warning
that there is "reel danger that the
government will fall" if it continue*
It* attitude of "supine inaction’’ to
ward the radical element* over tba
country waa given today «n the senate
by Senator Poindexter. Republican, of
Washington.
Heferring to propaganda circulated
at Garr. laid., argirg steel worker*
to revolt and establish a dictatorship,
Scrntor Poindexter said there eras
“ample proof of the revolutionary
movement, not only at Gary, but
throughout lh« country.” Many of
th« strikes now in effect, he added,
were called “In pursuance of the re
volutionist#' plan to strike down all
government.’ The Washington sen
ator offered a resolution asking why
the department of justice had not
proceeded against tha circulator* of'
revolutionary propaganda. Senator
Thomas. Democrat, of Colorado, ques
tioned the need for the resolution.
He aaid the steel striker* in hi* state
had ao grievance; that they were
fighting for nationalisation of the
■tael industry.
Senator Pomerene, Democrat, of
Ohio, remarked that hie information
waa that the strike leaders were bold
ing out the inducement that the
plant* soon would be in the employee'
hand* a* a mean* of getting the
men tu remain In lh< union*.
While the senate was discussing
radicalism, the honor foreign affairs
committer favorably reported a reso
lution extending for on* year war
time Daasoort restriction* ao as to,
exclude radicals und undesirable ali
ens. thoasands of whom ara waiting to
come to thia country, according to
ronaular reports from abroad.
JOHN ROBINSON'S CIRCUS
I. Coming in All It. CUry With Many
New Neeel and Soaeatieaal
Features.
Fresh from winter quarters, bright
and glittering with gold leaf and
veri-head paints, teeming with hun
dreds ef sew aad novel features,
lohn Robinson's Circut, the largest,
; sldeat and best in tha whole world,
will five a wonderful parade and two
oerformaece* in Fayetteville, Tues
day. October 21.
This reason marks the 96th for
this remarkable lea ted organisation,
uae that is now being managed by
the haad af th» third generation ef
the family bearing a name that is a
household word fwftn coast to rqnxt.
John Robinson, the First* orig
inated, the first traveling tented dtfw
iMfr. United "tate» in UUy and the
operated »%r tiaeu. Old John Rob^]
In von died in Cineionati, Ohio, short
ly after the close of the Civil War
and the management of the show,
than a null affair, palled from plats
to place In wagons, devolved upon the
oldest son of the owner, John the
Second. The latter modernised tha
organisation and we. the first shaw
man to use thn railroads for trans
portation and fh light bis tents with
elertririly.
Year by year the eireui grew In ev
ery department until It boeaaae the
largest aad brat In existence. Sever
al years ago John Uie Second retired
from active life aad the show panned
to the leadership of John G. Robin
son, grandson of the founder, aad
a men well known to numerous resi
dents in this vicinity.
This season the circos has four
long railroad trains, five hundred
horses, 1, 427 employees, three hun
dred famous arsnic artists, a remark
able menagerie, including "Congo."
a baby Hippopotamus ar.il a herd of
twenty-five elephant*.
happily blended the blood of the
Krenrh and Anglo-Saxon. Thla made
her emli-ently fit to roar, educate
and refine a family of scholar*, states
men, and men of affair*. Three boys
bo t^of Mil* union have filled and
*<Kf- -d ion* of the highest positioaa
of- honor and trust which can be at
tained under our glorious form sf
government, in which there Is no dis
tinction without merit, no preferment
without worth, no line of d cm or ration
beyond which an aspiring youth may
not go.
Our orator of today 1* a man whole
Hpa have been touched from the altar
flrea of oratory and rhetoric. He can
weave for our entortainawnt gar
land* of the rarest flower* from the
enchanted land uf poesy av.d rhetoric,
but h« can do more—he can tell the
story of a man who began at the low
est round ef the ladder, who by dilig
ence persistent effort, and benedt
teM, baa reached the highest point in
the temple of fame. Ho l» one of
nature's noblemen. Hu ia a ion of
tell, who in hi« youth mu made to
tread the wine-pre*< of advene cir
cumstances. Hc we* not born with
a ailunr apojm in his moulh, bul made
Olo «v») n hy konv-l work. He be
to Ibat class whom the paapla
dolight to honor, for hc is In full
touch with them In at) matters per
taining to th.lr wieL
Ha ha* been faithfal, loyal and
**P*bi* •« every relation of Ufa with
Ms state and fultow-citlmena. What
•’•f/ste aa fortune has Imposed up
•a Min in hln career as a public aerv
ant he ha* measured fully up ta ths
Una of duty and Unity. Whether
driving -pike* in railroad ties, open
ing the randMlia of Moure County
ta ths commerce of tha world, or sit
ting In the eoanell* of the nation at
Washington, standing watch on the
ramparts of th« temple of liberty, it
might well lie mid ef bias:
UJ1** Argu* o'er the people’* right*,
path hi* sternal vigtlenoc keep.
No soothing strains of Mains* Harp
hi* watchful eyes ta aieep.
Mr fellow-citizens hear him today,
far be bring* to os a mesasge of in
formation and entertainment His
will bo words fitly spoken which art
Ilka apples of gold and pitchers sf
silver I have now the distinguished
honor of prosonting to you Hon. g
M. Page of North Curoffna.
'NEW COTTON
TO BE i NOW
CoOfTWMioMl
Action on Resolution For
Octobar Eskimo to.
Washington, Oct. 14.—Quick sc-1
tlsn by Congress on s resolotioa er>
•icriug Ou agriculture department to|
l-«ac a new ret ton report on Novaaa-I
b!r b "kowinr the crop condition as
of October tb was proas ised today
by bouse loaders.
Representative Byrnes, of Booth
Carolina, anther of the resolution, an
nounced'tonight that be aspaeted to
obtain bouse consideration Thursday
under aa unaninoua consent agree-1
iment. Such action today wa» delayed I
by other legislation bolding the right
of way as unnnidiod business and to
morrow a previous order of business!
util similarly prevent action,
revocable recommendation on adop
tion of the resolution was given on
ominously today by the hope# egrtcmJ
lurc committee after southern eoB
Krcujnrn had urged immediate ac
tion us neci-Hsary so that th» “true,
crop rendition" may bo made known.
Ujie year for the dean**! benefit
ot the cotton plantar.
BIG CIRCUS ON WAYi
BOOKED FOR RALEIGH
Mammoth Shown Arw Now
CmUaaf Ami *—ranm
Exhibitions At Early
Date.
Tha world 'biggest amusement In
stitution ttnglmg Brothers and Bar
"«! * *yfW (Blow, Combined, ia to
axhiWt afternoon apd night at BaJ
•«h; Saturday, Xovwmbar 1.
The runaolidai ion of tha "WorM'e
Craatcat Show*” dad tha “Oroatoat
Show on Earth" la atm circus of
coloaaal site, caaatitatea tha inua
m»nt carpalar of the country Noth
ing to approach tMa gigantic, new
circus haa over bafora (amt Amer
ica. It baa beea farmed by merging
the pick and the cream of afl that
waa biggest and bask in the twp fam
au* mows. It avoald bo foBy to at
tempt to enumerate Its many won
dcr*. Some idea at th« enormous
upon whlrh f—tTw tf| m*>
seated may ba bad whan It mated
that a Quarter of a mflfto* pound*
of elephant* taka part In a stngte
act r In other weeds ds Hag ea
aaany of tha blf-aercd giants than
hare ever before been aaaa ia sue
main-tool exhibition. All dec to ba
scam it In proportion. The armiic
store embrace all th« world', fota
mem ctroee pa rfarmors Theca amt
three hoars of aoveltia and big aaa
sational acta. TVs menagerie Is far
&erA away the moat eoleatel over
^rfutgrtKrtMMfct ntafi
the two or three shown in that
to*d. The gnat tournament which
opens Um matin-toa« program, ia tha
snsssTsSa? sssa
•poa hundreds of gorge oasly coat am
ed characters and beautiful harass
take pact la It The morning street
parade ia the longest and moat hdk
nsnt as as given anywhere. It is a
"tap*adorn soper-etreu stoat bafltao
deacriptloa.
TH* KTATK PA1U HIM.
KKATtltK IIKTTKH PAHWKn
HaJeigh. Ctrl. 16—Agrirnltura will
i>" enthroned al the Stale ralr. Oct«
brr 30 la 35. It will bo a farmor'a
fan-. Th* biggncl and mod coisplat*
•x mim« to be placed will show seme 1
phase of lha alula's fandamenlal In
dustry. Of murae. Iboao Inloraste-.:
in other thing* will also flmt It well
worth while to Inspect the various
othri* cshllill*. hnt agriculture will
lm sept-mu*. Tha big gov eminent
oxhiltlt alone will be il«roi«d largely
lo the work of the i’ldml Depart
mom nr Agrtrullura, and will oc
cupy (be lurgtial Individual exhibit
*pere to be rcsrrvod. Rvory burouu
ami ofllct ol this large department
Will lie ropraneulrd. la aildttloa to
rb* army and uuvy trophies of Ui*
Over In Out State building trill bn'
Ihn exhibit of Iho State Department
of Agrtcnltnrr showing tbe coovrra*
live wori of Ihe experiment station
and extension service. Tbbt exhibit
It now being prepared under the di
rection of If. H. Brlmtey. who trill
Inaugurate many nuw feature*. Frnc
tleully all or the dtvMoue will be
represented In thta building, and a
good many of Uie exhibits are at
present being placed.
Mrs June B. MeKImmon and her
oorps of worhrn will bava charge of
ihe womau'a building. Two yearo
ago I be exhibits hero proved 10 bo
ora nf the moat popular fnotnmt of
the whole exposition. la aplle of a
hard garden year, the canning dull*
and homo demonstration clubs have
done oxcnllnnl work and will wood
samples of their hamdlwoih to bo
displayed again thta year. Tho la
dle* of llrt. McKimniona Ulri-luo
will bo uu haad to agplaln and In
struct visit pi* to this building
Tho pig. poultry and plant el * .
will ueo more apace this year than'
formerly, duo to tho liberal premiums
wbkh bars been offered tad tho n
eelleut progroaa mada hr the meui
bors In growing pure bred animals
and plank daring tho post two roar*.
NOT A WOUNDED SOLDI**
HAS A EEFULSIV* FACE
8t. Look, Oct. 14.—Facial roc on
Hrttloa ha* boon *o swccescful that
i ther( I* not an American saldlor.
i wounded In the "war. with n ropwktv*
! /ace, according to a report made to
I th* convention of tho AmoctaUon of
Military Surwnona of tho CaJtof
States her* today.
R. IL PAGE HAKES
'"OPENING ADDRESS
TO SMALL CROWD
PRAISE FOR THOSE .
WHO MADE HARHETT
tag WiUlruAbn Far lha bm
tial* af lilmaiii
Akkouk Robert H Am mSh
«u for Governor af Marti wnlH,
ipeaking at Aa opeain* af tha Fair
,Sr."~;®.*tFjris’5£
truthj which are certain ta
of bit platform hi tha'
palgn la which ha.
of Charlotte m
Shelby «*• ta
th. Democratic
MucstioRf
;the epaakae dwelt _ __
Wbll« paying high tribute ta tha maa
aad woaam who have carved a proa
peroua community from what Wha
once a dcrotate wan# la wppar Cum
borland county,Mr. Pag# drratadmaat
[or hie attrotion ta the fwtara. Ma
i aitAlfa ha* ia maak -
ty but of the whole of North CarsMan
Wboee people bad bragged ef MU
lag one scaeol he—i a day darn lha
coming of Chari— B. Ayeoek hrta lha
Governor's Manrioa.
He had beam imprs.md by thle dad
cry fro— the ranks of Ua Democratic
brethera. A Mg thing had ham ac
complished. A gierlour thing had
been does. It mimed that Met—y
would tooa be wl—d tram the fab
face of the Old North Mate
Bat didliadewmeat came with dte
closare made by the inMeNon a—rim
draft hoard* Mm It w— inn—I
that li per reel ef'the yemag mm
af tha State maid neither mad nor
write. TMe, mid the speaker, thaw
ed that leadMig wm wraag with
the gdia. It meant, he aaid, that a
Seoranco wae^rUU a groat B4»d ea
HMt hoard nporUWd aka dam
thsTpracticaDy Up— mat at tha
who thraataded the misty aad ha
dam Of tha aatse*. Amt had.
I he sold, "hat wa'aaa — i
I poverty."
ad oat, had loaaed l_„,
000.000 u the Federal geoinmial
daring the war and had la mend he
the a—mried ** ** ****"*
A people who could do that, he
eaid, could aet pat away whhTalea
*f Poverty when aaade j—I — a—at
— during the war war* fa Nag Mem.
He did not my that it wm Ida parpeee
to see that thee, need* mere earad
for in the a*e*t he is elected Govern
or. but the inference was Mat he
would.
i f’Mj«*utioasd Ms bearer* Mat
' the need Ur economy w— a* gnat
:.“S? tsssja.‘‘AH
and unroot war* attributed to *‘—end
ing wildly with no thought of the fa
turc." Quoting Carter Glee*. tear*
tory of the Treasury, Mr. Page aaid
that France's war d.bt wu practi
cally flve times as great — that af
pie United Stales and its rtsmrees
lets than half. SUB, with M*0,000
of Its young men killed — 1—rfr~l
tolcd by war and the Aaida aad tad—
tries of a large part af Ms arm
wrecked. H would pay that debt M
Stakes to pay its. •
This was true, hs aM, --1 tbs
people of Prnnca bad ttmM babHa
of thrift aad economy, whU« ‘rn*
csits, Treed from the attorn at
spent wildly and mawiaaiy.
Mr. Pan* U a grandma of HamsW.
Ills grandfather waa bars and roar
ed aad did baalnaas not away miles
from Dona on tba banka of tba Capa
Pear. Hia wife, too, la a native ad
th* county. H. waa a fraqusat viw
itar ta tba county aa a child and aa a
youth aad recollects 4bo old thus when
|ar pitch aad turpentine warn tbs eaty
products profitable ta tba man at
thorn days. Bar mam tors whea Mad
that now a* Be far MM aa acr# weald
produce 100 pounds af Bat settee
and nia« hutorli af rasa aad that
was considered a good crop.
Man whs had hroaght that lead ap
to K» present raise, be said, knew a
moat deal more shout fsnataa tbaa
be could taO tbsm. so ha would aa*
undertake U advise thaaa. Tba Tab,
b* dec la rod, was a fttttog — gmirrt
to tba cntsrprla* of vach maa - R
rd, he mid.
Mr. Pago was aarsrlalasl whAe
ft»r» *T ***•? L Qedwta. He was
X,companla4 to Dunn by Charles
Khsa, of UBIngioa, who la-iialaa
Ma candidacy at LUUngtoa.
GERMANS USING CAB IN
TMBM ATTACKS ON RIGA
Copenhagen, Oct. It.-"The Oam
•Sana arc aUaeklng Riga with petatR
aa* aad aim bombarding tba Iowa
with trench mortar*," an a UMh
foreign odk# csaaanmlaatiaa Mmd
Monday.
"Oraet damage baa boon daaa to
! May* aad tba harbor," thTsm3L£
1 **••* tier, hero base
many civilian casualties/'