v«l •
69,791 BIRTHS IN
STATE DURING 1919
Avc»|« Birth Rate Per Thou
sand For State Is
Twenty-Nine
CLAY COUNTY HICHEST
WITH 41.4 PER 1,000
Harnett County Slightly Above
State Average With 29.2; Weyae
County Pbystciona Convictod For
Failure to Ropoet Births N. C.
Above Average Rata For Country.
C«n»ui enumerators beginning
their work on the Oral day of the
year found ju*t 60.791 more babiri
to count than they would have found
had they begun their work a year
earlier, according to figures given
out by Dr. K. M. Register HtuU Epi
Jumiolojrbl who In ab*o in charge of
birth* in the State per 1,000 pop
ulation ii computed at 29 or five
more than the average For the ei»
tire countv in the regiNtration area.
Clay county acnobr^ thr honor of
having more childnR boro per 1,000
population than any other county in
the State, it* average Mng 41.4, and
the county of Currituck, down at the
end of the commonwealth, givoa
the woivt evidence of race suicide
with an average of only 11 births
per l ,(K>0. Harnett county is slightly
above the State average with 29.9.
MnunUmouis counties, fur the roowt
part, report higher average* than do
coonticA mairr the low rater are
within »ight of the ocean, but no
parlirulMi -deni (leaner l» attached to
this fact. Ncw-Hanover has the
lowest rate of any of the- cvntcrr of
population.
rv__ C"_: _ .: a_a
In giving out thr figure* Dr. Reg
ister announced the first conviction
that has been secured in his recently
inaugurated campaign In have doc
tors comply with the law requiring
vital statistics to be reported In
spectors arr at work In various part*
of the Stale chocking the moras to
determine whether there hns liven
i arelcssnes*. The firat physician |
convicted *«> Dr. H< nderaon Irvin
of Eureka, Wayne county, on two
count* He was fined $15 and co.sts.
The report by counties is a* fol
low* :
Alumanacc, 27 2; Alexander, 31.5:
Alleghany, 20.8; Anson. 26.2; Ashe
28.6; Avery. 28.4
Beaufort. 25.6; Bvrtic, 26.7;
Bladvn, 31.4; Brunswick. 25.2; Bun
combe. 22 5; Burke, 18 9.
Cabarrus, 31.2; Caldwell. 26.4;
Cherukco, 22.8; Chowan, 26.8; Clay.
41.4; Cleveland. 33.3; Columbus,'
27.4; Craven, 24.5; Cumberland.
22.9; Currituck, 11.6.
Dare 21.3; Davidson, 30.4; Davie,
27.7; Duplin, 29.7; Muihum, 28.9.
Edgecombe. 31.7.
Forsyth, 35.6; Franklin. 35.6.
Gastnn. 32.7; Gales. 21.9; Gar
ham, 19.3; Granville, 21 2; Crecne.
37.1; Guilford. 29.8.
Halifax, 27 2; Harnett. 29 2; Hay
wood. 27.8; Henderson, 26.0; Hert
ford. 27.6; Ilokc. 18.9; Hyde. 20.1.
Iredell. 26.6; Jackson, 21.9; John
son, 31 6; Jones, 25.6; Lee. 30.7;
Lenoir, 31.1; Lincoln, 29.3.
Macon, 28.7; Madison. 28.2; Mar
tin, 35.5; McDowell, 3u8> Mecklen
burg; 21.7; Mitchell. 19.8; Mont
gomery, 29.7; Moore, 23.3.
Nash. 33.2; New Hanover. 19 9;
Northampton. 28.8.
Onslow, 25.7; Orange, 30.1.
Pamlico, 22; Pasquotank, 22.6;
lender, 22.5; Perquimnna. 22.8;
Peraon, 22.1; Pitt. 32 S; Polk. 23.
Randolph, 29.8; Richmond, 25.7;
Robeson, 18.9; Rockingham. 32.1;
Rowan. 26.3; Rutherford. 26.1. )
bampeon 37.2; Scotland. 26; 8tan-|
Ivy, 38.7; Stokes, 37.1; Surry, 80 6;
Swain. 84.1.
Transylvania. 28.6; Tyrell, 28.2.
Union, 26.9.
Vance, 28.6.
Wake, 29.6; Wurri-n, 36; Wash
ington.
PRISONERS BREAK FOR
LIBERTYi ONE IS SHOT
Two Eocopo From Cumberland Jail
Whil* Another lujoced
By Officer.
Fayetteville, Match IS.—a negro
prisoner named HotchKi* waa shot
t»y Deputy Sheriff A1 Pate when three
inmate* of the Cumberland county
jail made a break for liberty here at
10 o'clock tonight The other men.
Ike Even*, negro, charged with mur
der and a white man, awaiting trial
for automobile theft, excupcd.
Pate wae attacked by HotrhkW*. A
negro trinity came to the aid of the
deputy and the three men struggled
from the door of the Jail Into the
•treet before P*te could get hla gun
into play The negro ie not danger
ously wounded
The throe men cawed ben from
their cell*. Motehklao occupied a
cell with Kvana, who la the moat Im
portant of the three. R, killed Tom
Reeve*, negro. In a card gamo here
Chrlxtmw day. and «„ raptured by
Pate and Sheriff McQ«achy a month
later. ._
A whit® prtaoner named Autry,
charged with automobile stealing, i*
thought to hav* planned the eocttp*
and wax removed to the city lockup.
County official* tyetyod warning of
an Intended Jail delivery some time
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FOUR HUNDRED KILLED at
RIEL DURING ROMRARDMElPr
London, Match 10.—Ifour hundred
pareone are reported to hav, been
allied and many wounded In
• bombardment ef Kiel by tho Oey.
man eruiaor Rekornfoerdo, *an ■
Caniral New* Hl»f*tch froo,
"•Ran quoting •** Rhrtrahledete K(,i
tory*ap#ndenL
■ DEEDS' Of AMERICA'S
FIGHTING PICTURED
ON MILES'OF FILMS
I Washington. II. C._Nearly
Ikli miles of film, picturing the
lire and n.-h.evcinenl* of Ameri
can ioldie-s in Frmice. England
I Belgium, Italy, Kuista. Germany
umi Americu dining the World I
War are indu-led in the collec
tion of historical document
and dnla in the fireproof vaults ,
' of the Signal Corps in Wash- I
1 ncton. The stories of valor
1 ami sacrifice told by the*., film?
I are a great stimulus Cn pa- I
erotism. Already good use ass
I liean made of them hy schools. I
college*, auliliera' awe .cations. I
historical societies and urgnni- |
: fttlinns < ne.ij-r) in "American- j
notion" of foreigner*. j
I Tin ongiiud cogntivcH nr 1
fliere finis. Mi ter having been da- '
pl eated, were h si rm.iCH Py ral- *
cd and arc kept under rondi- j
Inns that insure ih'-ir prt-serra- i
tion for an indclinitc pe riod. At
I f K-cjUcni '.ilereals they ore in- |
apcctcd with the object of dln
covering mid nrteMlng any J
I change or iller-orntiiei. The I
duplicate negative* are u-od for
per ting win nev r a new film is
I di-aired. I
I
I-* addition to they, "mos'ie.** 1
of the army in actual war,
then' arc about d.OttU.UIIO feet I
i of film, cc-inprVtnjr a4xty-two ‘
*<|Minte subjects, foi uac in
! training recruit* and n lllu*- |
trating in the officer*' class I
| mumt special <l«-uilU of tactic.-.
thi- employnient of now nouara- i
I tus ana the lihe
1__J
BRYAN DISPOSES OF
SEVERAL RUMORS
Not Candidate For Presidency
Unless Conditions Demand
It, He Soys.
l.mcglri. N’eb.. March 1$.- Should
WU!;im J Br;*iw '» nomination for
the ptesidcucy br **d».mandsd under
cnrtSM- condition* r*r would f**ol il
h r duty lo rontider If.** k. viid in
a *«u»MBcnt tKtmcd hsrr tonight, llr
dor> not dr-iiv the nomination, bul
»r^h Tn»l. hr oyvck it to prog \>aivi
democ racy to go to the party’s Ns
t»onrl rmemtiun “to help in oppoi
ing the isactinnarirsi und friends of
th-.* saloon," mcording to the state-1
lent
Mr Bryan's statement took the
/niV MTVKfrr'H^prrRl^ntial
rare. He sold h< ,,n,cogn:/.«yl io he
thi duly uf lh«* ci?»r.^n l«» .> t»ond
l.*> r.*H •;i hi* i;nu* lr*/ in prat? or
wt ,M
“If thr situation became such that
mv noRiinnl wr, wm o< tually dcn.snd
• d, a/ in time of war a soldier’* life
is demanded on the butllefirld—I
would fed 1 should consider it.’’ he
Mid
“I hope that n*» iorh situation will
•c::**- *:.»* I do ini r*ow sv*> »ny pni
•Ibilitv that fi.ch a •citualinn will
Mr. Bryan naid the demand* of
jv.iblir life fi.r thirty veto had do-'
»»rj%«J him of the companion* hip of1
his family und that h;* now desired
“to look for* trd to a fr-w yi-ar* of
uninterrupted happiness at home/’
whore- hr t-ooM devotr hiv time to
literary work. Hr added that bo hud
nt»1 lort intrrmt in publle question/*
but prefe:red tn aid >«>ur.g men to
*'r*rry on the people'* uum-."
"Wo have great ‘xmet L. fore u»."
ho **id. ''nr.d mighty work for llioitp
who uv willing to put the welfare
of thr puhlir above their own cnee
wnd comfort eno risk nil in the pro
trctlon of thj common people from
the Assaults of privilege.
" Beside* not desiring the nomina
tion. I think it it my duty to the
u.oyreaaivc Pemorrnu of the^ notion
lo «o at u dclt/rate to the Vationnl
convention, if Nebraska demand* it.
and aid them in opposing the rear,
tionarir* and friend* of the *a
ioons. Thi* 12 my potitio* and I
conclude with a heart overflowing
with ycHtitnilr Tor the loyalty end
confidence which my friend* have
manifoated.”
IN FEDERAL PRISON HE
RUNS FOR PRESIDENCY
Atlanta, Ce., Hnreh 11.—Eugene
t• Dcfcn. former candidate for Pre*l
ifnl of the United Staton, now nr
nraato of thr Federal penitentiary.
gnrrn hia consent for the one
!f bin name an a 1‘rcaidontial can
ihl.te in the coming Michigan pri.
itanr, according to a rtatement made
iunlKhl by Warden Fred B. Zerbat
>• the nriaon.
. ,, *™C>1 Zerbat State,I that a dele
gation of Midi loan Socialist. vltited
Jv* i at the prieon laat wm-K and
obtained hie content to the ute of
•" * candidate in the
primary. Owing to prison
Un”ht W“’ 10 **• f>rb«
THE HORSE AND THE MOTOR.
rh.Ra>Lie!!n^S^ 11 B",Jr ^ true that
™'„!?faitr,v*\ *ohlclc ha. begun
’,0r,r the run,”
th'.re i* no ey.dencc that ho hit do
>ri!Tdin’"*’**'’• nml hl* total
value dill compare, favorably wit*
Plhnf cInline* Of farm animal*. On
Januaiy 1, l»«0. the Bureau of Oret
Krtimote. of th. UnJtJdlRati. 32
partntent of Agrlcnit,,^ ctimd*o<!
th ft total value of horeoe on farmi
rt,U,!?".*,rL“* *i-3U3,OOft.OOO. oi
fu*1 * *“*)? X,la* of »»»
cowl, which wa. S2.n22.ooo.oon.
From the way »«me men f«.| Hon
day morning, they mu«t pot in Sun
day worihiping thalr grouch
Economic* I* Jh« study of man'
•fforta to g*t * living.
PROHIBITION TO BE
REALLY THRESHED
Supreme Court Will Hem
Every ' Anjlc of Argument
Before • Decision.
Washington, Mar. 15.—All phaner
rhv prohibition question will be
d by the Supreme court before
(landing down j!.< dreinkin upon the
validity of the prohibit'on amend
•went and the VolnLaad enforcement
♦ct.
Having heard aijnimonu In th**
Khcdv I.*!h<uI. Kentucky and Macsa
chUM*tu cfiKi. th* court loriav
gia. t**d the *ral* of Now Jerarv ner
ni«'* -»op to institute orijriniit pn.
' * *!enir» U» t« «*. thv nm.ndmont II
ai *» fixed Ka.fh *2f» for hearing ar
•••un% at:, in the New Jersey proceed
eg*, cn nppwilM b> (•'i*rt•*«r* I'Vig
^n^pait, : N**w«rk. N. .1 f brow or, aud
n i.-\r rnniert app< a!t • « injunction
»vcc«x*d ip«» Mgui.irt the Manitowoc
I'rodur* tonipnu), a Winruncin coil
t cr
Th two .if pial ('».»«* i-*n!y prind*
ra,fl^ b* the vability of flu* ».,».hib'
* oi an* Mian* m in-*.f.i* it -r'alr* !
‘•i tl’ manufacture of hti-r nllrgud
;y br nondMuxirktin'r The* gov
->T'm.*nt won thr f*rpi. r bu« lu*t
:h. Ini., raw in th... ow»r eo.nl*. ,
Th ti’iid iiUo 'i, i|*t oilv:>« • i
nu nt iita*' i*>u n: U*ne <ha* .tirrm-iiiA.
*- »• *:d i*n a, n*.ii» involving :tj
lerprclu* nfi> of th* mui ndmmt and I
*.■'" ' chtca.J get dork. trd Tedav
.... *#0 Vork ami K«* F:m uhoo
• he fore* w r »»»•«•»•’ e.tul.cd f cm
the <ir* arl rf ir.Jiiictioi • to p**ovc*nt
ifealural 3p*nt«* mtoxx
ivnuuy linuiM: rjaip.-n- » for pj-vab
1 cummin nt* on but h-ld it io.au*
III view i f the mull ilVrily cf ro
f •• *i airings, th eo;i»t putt-;
pained a tw«i-wo«-bg r*«• • «• |ti**r.itad I
t** bo<r.!* Munh 2b.
UJ.OIN campaign for
ENFORCING DRY LAWS
P-e»by*r-:*n Minisut Ar.nenaca*
Plat* fcr Corrbiftat.oy of
Force*.
Now 'tort, Mn.-eh •’ — A new
nw'«»:r: lo C.i(<i U ih. Firicral
li »h‘b|tion .nncr..li8en< through a
r*m|rii(n to b . MR*>vd I*v Ih-* ron»
ninatl h '-ifioa* f***r a i f ,Ho court*)
J*’'«** leiderdlip »! the World Pro
hibition Federal n:i w. nnnnur.rad
*• /'*». Rrv T*r Chair, Sr anion. |
r, t *’*• horr. yvnerut -ccr I ary of I
rhi* Pr< ch> t. nun Poord of Tcmpr*-1
ince acil Mon! Welfare.
“W" (hout regard In erect1, party,
race. try cr nthn- diat:-u>;luii.n n.rtl
r>r. Scailon. "trr rhul %•«!!; through
Ih * me t sgiinat a'roltul aid
niyK. ■! **>•*."
-io*1 the roRimi rinji on Tcmporar.rr
of the Ftileral Cour.r*l of Church.-*,
't r;s ttr.nocnr* *t havi* hern eom
* n d w.tti the World Prohibition
f dernl on l.nt *n n 'lititm to Ihr
rnrieu* dc.ioniii.3lior.il acpncic- cn
■ -oriit inp if ‘.he «o* the
fiend Temple.-*, Soot t*f T*-mper
un. e, Proh.b tion pally, United So
ciety for Pill '..liar Fn.leavor and
' it.in&tloral Sunil*;* Stliool A*-*tn
■iit'ion Th I't.lhnli' Priest** Pro-1
h hit1-*** ten true heatb-d by Father
C.ejrKe Znrcher. of North Evuna. N.
> . and Father J. J. Curran, of|
W*r-.er-Ttn re. Pa., «!oo has joined
’h. mmptVn. it wna stair it. The!
A-1 d-SnWin I eneot- lin» * o', become
ufili ate*; with the mnvent'-nt.
CHINESE EXECUTIONERS
EMPLOYED BY RUSSIANS
W.lling. Practical, Uaiaottorrl Toole
Of lb* Murderer* Who Pay
and Food Than*.
Airtte-tlam. Feb 27 -(By Aa
-oriated Prcitt,)—The cormapondenl
of the Ilar.ikL-btad who *ei*-ntty re
turned from a trip in auvlcl Buraia
aivec the following Account of hi*
'iterationtton* of the nctlviti** of the
ClPnoAe cmplovi-il there by the bol
>h ri'it an * xceulinncr*.
, "Such horrible **iorl*- wed' be
t. hi in Europe about their*
Clin-.o that I thought it Worth my
w t l *° l»>«r» about (him. A*
s Jolt*', 1 n?kvd every one who inlet<1
my opinion of th. bnMicviki to
•how Me ti.ni: ‘real m*:n-k»llina
Chincae. Hut I w»t olwave ' .Id that
they rouMnt produic r.nv junt now
&Tnetf^n,“H *" **"
ma-eUri i.y their ey" „£cr.
tari ff1 thclr^ bUt th' ' ran ,ikp
harp* rf Muir officer* w.r» killed
M^ow°7n("'C "l”" V4/Ty r»T» ‘n
Moarow, but, in August. when thou.
,a«A> ot 'counter-revolutionari#.'
wc . ei-mrhUrcI n *„ carried ont
hv t». Lhinw bofjtuar t»vr author!
jea.ed the Ruminn wolclfi. re
wo'il.1 ref one In do tbo work_
•Th- CJunrrn do 0.i» work in
differently— lifco they rf0 .u other
work ‘hey aro ordorrsl to perform
Th«» blind, roa*ciimeeL*a tooli
II the hand* of th« men who feed
them and par them and who rained
*bem from the poaitioa of cooli. in
arhirh they mmc to Ru,,lM to tl.a
rs.uk of soldier of the guard*.
"If the ‘bed, >J»k.* hi. rams for bol
ahrvik, order* aomethiog. the Chi new
doe*i It. and he does it in hi* ty»|.
enlly prutieul wav. Kr firat mak.r
lh- victim dig; hi* own gray* and
then ahoota him With hi- r.rvolvar
It* 1* »<* rrt»*l • boat it, .‘out nrae
tieal." F
SURRFVOKR IMPERIAL FUND
BeHin, Marrh Id. —(By Auaociat.'
<d I'mw).—The imperial Hnanra!
m’ni.'er today r*fn«d to tom over'
I in 000,000 mark* for torrent nr-'
i p<- idltore in the payment of |)^
troop*, aa demanded by Chancellor
I K*pp PrevMcnt Ebert h»« notified
I nil financial department* (bat Urn
honoring of Kapp’a , demand* for
■ munev will be regarded aa treaaon.
Ihwiuly Finance Mlniatcr Mneta ha*
left Berlin.
i -
Capital it aavod wealth.
FA® ASS JA™N
PLANS/WTWNS
for coi;fNC even
.920 Expo.^™
improver*. M
HOUSES vaCHINERY
w.„ Bu:y u2J? Z2Z
A*ro,,,{}» T a ad Cattle
R«. Trad, -I'f,, 3tal»—C.a
3U>w. .» B. , fcroWfk r„k
Roadway
IV .a . ; V “ b“'Wnir» and
H ith plan, fo-f .. ompi.,
V- cons.nl* ,|d wjthin ,h
tcropUna landing iarway it now
**;• l‘*«k County Fair
>o 1 1* I th. f # ctnch it*
Wat...n will , ^ U Camlln.
plan- na a Ivadtrv tO.— 'thU ynar
.vnocii y.n orcan of th. or
1).rector* and .llr • at th. Fair
rr.'tita'ian met T • *». .It., for
•1-unas tt> du-cid* tw nj and a now
>•?» marhlnc.-yj i? u.-blnery hall
-..i trv hou*.. * ifeet and will oc
•e.ll bc .ixty by b [oral Halt. Th.
tb* *•»* o€\{ b. twenty-foor
wulttj- house wllu.ni Ktand Juat
'y sixty f.ot an '
noth of the call! mobile na
A I ai.tomubila ' in th. ma
s'h'ncrv will be q epace will
chincry build in* nn at the
*"• «i to co ^ n foot. Tho
*2 *0 jMt loop by
booth. »,n b« Tl.r bu.ldlny
twenty f. rt _mil. « ---
-Ml or wtMH.vIm,, *u g*ch
ifWtd 1k« y™
mtcWnrry w*« *y "urtend in
' P°hilu “* ?' *'*’ Th. »M
: W'Bm ?L if** * ■'r* entirely
building will be1 1 * - l41 -nlr1>l
a.‘\U * oJETu.
’(Tort will bf “ hiirw*+t
pnaltry .how m^T
; f»**« r as X
1‘ngtun m of OI> ^
V ill devote m_. while Mr
'^r.lyr''\^ry dr; mak. that
luriiiirlnr is ngO, - - rrtaLrd In
, o' male .nd «?• ***** *■
| th* State. *. „ ■
Tranorcr fcd £ tl..l<nl*uon^f
'hvl .hsrgr „f tk„. , ,
1 plan* l«et y'V, new bu. linn.
niiiir-jclKin of *n be .uboilt.
I f,‘* th* '^V*.He expects to
,!ed to him next wr« tH, SpnnR.
I work errly that
tne ‘iaee track would
be plowed op immediately in prape
s' ion for the creation of an official
landing Held tar government aero
planes.
Ac scon as the Held it rolled and
Ihrdsurd it will alto be used for a
baseball diamond and will be Riven
c rvr to the use of th* Dunn Baseball
Club
Uilii Goldstein, business manager
of the Tair a«socistiont Is working on
[ l da nr foi a system of roadways
i through the Kair ((rounds. Them
! wdl he so arranged that visitors can
i riath any part of the park over a
1 t-not! pathway. Th*-a» roads win bo
! built b.-for* th* fair opens next Or
■ lober.
(WILLBUETrOAD
DURING THIS YEAR
Practically Hall of Required
Capital Su’utcrihcd for
Now RaillProjoct.
With practically h*n of the »«00,
<’00 required t° construct and
equip the Roanok' and Salem burg
Railroad subscrib'd, promoters of
the project are confidant that the
p-event year will »*x* a start mad*
on the road, according to a state
ment made y**Uf“ay by Granville
>1 Tllshmaa. wlw la th* oryanisa
tloii of th* company.
liens torougb vnicft the road 1*
lo come Into Dun* fro being worked
cut and win probably be sobmlttad
In 'own authorities with in the next
few week e. ThaW pinna howerar,
will not bo mad* public until the
deal ia closed. The road, it la un
derstood, win approach the eastern
edge of town over the TUghman
I amber rouii right of way, which ia
to he used for a grater part of the
di-t.incc between Punn and low
boro.
Both Bcnaon and Clinton ara saak
Inr bide for tha r°ad Beaten de
sires that it be made the weaters
terminus Inatoad of Dunn. Clinton,
if it cannot ba made the eastern
terminus, dsatraa the conatruetlon of
a rpor which won*give It an nut
let to the wsaL There Is small
pt o liability that B*Mon wfll ha sue
civaful in its effort*, although It la
Mid to he wilting to purchase ■
large block ef the company's stock,
Clinton may he aeeeeasful if its citi
m n« will construct and equip the
spur thorns*Ira*.
Capital for the construction ol
the rood ia being raised among tht
people whose interests He along tin
proponed right of way. No sildl
capital Is asked fee. No bends wil
be iwued, it U Mid
■Inekton, Miss. March l«.—Usui
;B W. Maynard, Iks "Mying pamoa,
| attempting to resume his Might tat
today for New OrlMns, collided wit
a r*ump and broke tha pmpsUtr a
hh, machine and will be detains
he v two or three day* until ropali
can be made.
As mneh thrift Is required hi kee|
Ing as la acquiring.
ENGLISH SPINNERS
EVIDENCE WORRY
TK*y Ur** Plan* To Crow
Staple Within (he British
Empire Itself.
Manchester, Kng.. Jan.* 21.— (By
Acaoriatrd Press.) -Lancashire cot'
ton interests are so .siiously dis
turbed icirardins the fulure supply
it raw cotton, that a spot-iul acet
n* of the rhamher of commerce teas
railed recently to consider "the ser
ous menace to the stspl* trade of
Lancashir* winch may cries in the
•vent of America's inability to sup
ply this country's future ih-miu.d for
aw cotton.”
The meeting also adopted a rtwh.
-on calling on the guve liincnl to
take immediate steps »„ p-umnti the
Rowing of col (on within the Uiitish
. nipirs.
Rdivin Stocks'.oo, presiding, refer
td to the pc-s;mistr reports
brought bark by delegate* who had
•(tended the cunfert ties at New Or-1
Vans, and said it must b* remem
bi-red if anything cmriined to in
terrupt materially the supply of raw
eottun to Lancashire, the buai:ic«*
her* would be luted with possible
•uin ar.d 1 hr whole country would
utfar. The speaker cited »minor.
*atlve reports r.-guiding increased
.'ensumptiur. In Aon-riia and dt-,
! easad production of cotton o.nd,
mid:
"It would scam that the grow 11, g
of cuUun within the rmpire would j
.'.main one of the most desirable *b
i*cta which our da teamen could
fntfsr "
Sir William Button. ’ member of
parliament, p eposed u resolution
recording a aunt* of danger of a fu
ture shortage or cotton and urging
the government to take stipe without
filay to advance by every mean* in
iia poorer the growing of cotton
within tho empire lie thought
Mesopotamia the most hopeful root
to meet tha needs of Lancashire.
Keypt. he aalrf. Had intraased it*)
rereage by oO tier cent, in the last I
26 year* but the total crop had'
scarcely increased and he expected'
very little help from India.
T. Crook thought the money spent
J*» frying to g.ow Br.tish cotton had
bron to a lavge extent wasted and
that America was the asost likely
place to increase the Lancashiiu cot
ton aupply. Sir William burton’*
rranlution wax adopted.
[Since the mr-ating referred to in
'.he foregoing, the British ’ empire
cotton growing commilUv has rrcom-l
mended that ihv British board of
trade grant £ 10,009 for five year*
to that committee to hhftr*o*A ^ *
growth of cotton wittun the empire |
]»« committee staud that thr)
British cotton industry drew four-,
fifths of its supplies from thi •
United States and said there was evi- j
lorsec of * world shortage of cotton.
Confidence was cxpieased by the
committee that if proper measure*
were laker, it would be possible to
grow within the empiie “a very
:atwo proportion of the ro'lo.v it re
quires.’’]
PEOPLE DO NOT TaVOR
PROHIBITION, HE SAYS
Campers Declare* NaKody Want* It
But “a Few Feaetits’’—Cordially
Dsmnsd By Everybody.
Trenton, N. J.. Mar. 15—A pre
sentation of labor's tsure again*
men in pablic life was made by Sam
u*d Go timers, president of the Amer
ican FecfiTution of tuhnt , a), a labor
maas meeting held here today under
the auspices of the Ifncer county!
central labor union. He declarrd |
that the men in office who hav«- not'
cariied out labor's wishes should be
•'elected to a vacation.
Referring to proliihitiun. tha speak
er said that there V'-ts little doubt of
what would hoiou -t to the ISth
yet U> come in contact with anyone
who did not “damn prohibition up
hill and down dale.''
• w--- i ung man. Ho
Mid, "who bar mid to m* that ha
vti ia favor of prohibition ju*t aa
it aland* today. We arc ibv object
of the ridicule and contempt of the
people of other countries who can
not understand why lOO.dftO.OOO
people have been *abjcet/d to the
wiahe* of a few fanatic* who have
attempted to mate people good by
law.”
HOT TOO OLD TO CLAIM SON.
Kentucky Mountaineer 132 Year* Old
Went Alter HU tia-Year-Otd
Sea and Got Him.
John 8he)l, old**t livintr homan be.
In* at 132 year* and 6 month*, U
able to take care of hi* awn. Ac
cording te wnid from Shell'* home in
Leslie County today. Shell ■ .'turned
home from a visit a few aib* nway
to And hi* thlrty hvi-yrat-old wife
lying dead In tha front ya.d. Re <ar
rlcd her Into the house and notified
her relative*.
Oeorga Chappbl, twenty year*
old. father-ia-law of Shall, without
Shell's content, took eha go of Shell'*
youngest son. aged dx year*, aftor
' the funeral, and started ta the Chap
1 pell home with him Shell objected
rtrcnaotuly to this virtual kid asp
pi "g. but Chappell rode away with
U>' child.
• Shell, who la the ebamplan rlflr
shot of the mountain* not withstand
. Ing Ma vaat ngv. procured hi* flint
’ feck rifle, which he mad* ever 1M
l yarn ago. and purrued Chappell an*
I th ' Shull child, and. overtaking him
f forced Chappell at the gun'* poln
1 to yioid up hi* hoy. Shell then rad*
s hack home, where he and tho eh<l<
are apparently happy together. 8hel
h i* gotta through the winter ia cx
- eellent health.— Lexington, Ky., dl*
patch In New York world.
U. S. BUREAU MOVES
CITIES AND STATU
TO HELP CHILDREN
Washington. I). C.—Oraatrr
pmvUlon has been made by the
Mtvrrn) Rate* for the pfcjratoal
and moral well-being of (Ml
drvn, as a niuh of the Chil
dren'* Bu'vao of lb* Depart
ment of Labor, it la annaaneod
in an official report covering
v the period between April 8,
tOI«. and April 6. ltlfT Thi#
was "children'* year."
Aa a conaequrnce of the bu- .
rcau’a Sliding*, following thou- I
■nt-ids of weighing and maaaur- ■.
ins' testa, communhiea in twen
ty-four state* employed new |
public hoahh nuraea during the
year, i'.om ten of these sutes 1
a total of 137 new n*r*e* was '
reported. There were establish
ed 134 children's health rooter*
in 5fUrn atates, and nine cth- I
o-« rvpnned such activities, hot
the setaal number wait not
given.
I
The opening of many naw I
playground* in sixteen different j
alaUm was traceable to the In. I
hr vat created by the "raersu- ■
lorn drive’ conducted by the |
bureau. Campaigns to insure
rebooting for children were
waged in forty-Srr states. New I
York Ctty. the District of Col- *
wmt>ia and Hawaii. Among the J
method* adopted to promote 1
thc-v rumpulgn* were scholar. ’
•hips lot children, viidtmg ,
Icach.ts. continuation and part- .
time school*, vocational train- ,
fng and vocational guidance
bureaus.
'_I
CONSIDERS BOND
ISSUEJEASIBLE
Frrming latantt Alooe Could
Easily Finane* U tutor tnkiag,
Say* Kirkpatrick.
Cha iottc, March lb—The farm
'll* interest* alone of this State easily
could finance th; refunding, includ
ing lntci-< id. of a $60,900,004 issue
of bond! for permanent highway con
• truction. It ia indicated by figure*
made public here today by Cot T.
L. Kirkpatrick, president of the
i liar latte-Asheville-Wilmington high
< »y association and tne of the lead,
t-r* of the movement »* vern tl
• - -* to.
ss'-tseue, ourutg Ise ape. .si wumud
of the IwMature to he held this
ijmmcr. The issue, it is proposed,
would be 20-ycar serial bonds. Th*
draft of the hill is now being pre
pared by Col. Kirkpatrick.
Payment of th* IntsTuat and pro
viding the sinking fund wuuM
unionut only to $1 on each $16$ of
i-rop values. It was explained, this
estimate bring baaed on the official
Bggvra giving the value of Worth
Carolina's crops last yiwr as 6688.
000. 00*1. Th* intercut, at 5 per cent,
would be 6Z.Mi0.000 annually for th*
20-ycar period, and It ia estsmatsd
that an additional annual amount
■«lui*l In half that sum would ha re
i)oii ed to provide a sinking fund. It
was explained that the annual In
terrrt would be decreased each year
ss the I>onds arc retired, and the
I coring annual difference would ia
c-fTi-ct Increosc- th# annual sinking
fund allotment.
At now favored by the highway as
sedation*’ leader*, the automobile li
•tnr<* taxes, amounting to about
£1.200,000, would, by provisions of
ihv proposed highway bill, bo con
vert-.*! into a fund for maintenance
siul new cunstruction, supplementing
‘he Slati -aid# system with the bond
1. -sui p-netted* with paved “feeder”
reads. When completed, this hill
will provide for the expenditure of
the so-ul funds, designate (he official)
o rupovln* the apportionment ir
th? various connttea, determine the
me*hod of apportionment, detail the
rc-str-jction specifications, and pro
vide for the construction and main
'cnance of brldgos, whether by Iht
State or wholly or in part by tb<
countv or counties immediately con
cerned. A 6-rnur bunding program
would be outlined.
"NO COMPROMISE" !
-WflmrfHE SCRUBS 1
Whether butte, boar*, ran*, or j
rooxtere* if they arc In the eerah
ela«*—they muxt go! ThU to the .
d<Tl»rotion of Wed Virginia which, ,
hovlng joined the "Better aira*—Bet- i
tei dock" campaign, to eoiag at lie#
ntcvV Improvement* whn a will. Aj
ready hundred* of farmer* hate*
pivdgad Uicmaclv** to use only pure
bred »lre«. Feeding demonitrmtlan*
«r« to ba numerous daring the eom
Ing month* and whole eoentia* are 1
nlannlag to pal an campaign*, tha
object of which to to mcare mar*
H la exp*eted that
within the next few month* aovaral
Hundred Ix-ad af purebred tire*, and
aleo dam*, will be brought into the
State an pan of the general pro
gram to rate* tha ltva-rtoek *tand
•r*- Several rounUe# andoubtadly
will In- able to Dhow a Met of pure
' bred riren within a abort time.
AIRPLANE FLEEt SPREADING
NEW GOVERNMENT LEAFLETS
London. March IS.—-A fleet of air
plane* loh Berlin today ta Matter
pamphlet* for tha new gov
according to an Amrterdam
t# the Evening New*.
Did yon aver go by your native
tewn no n font train and fall to get
! • •*'* *•«•■■■ *f a aloud of
j rieem from aa cagtna on a riding?
■ Good* can’t be any bettor than
■ 1>« character of tha man who pro
flKf QHHi
STATEMENT SHOWS
CONDITION OF TOWN
! beiterby$72,:::
Pr—MU Baa rd Ratirea $14,000
la Bonds and Reduce. *—
Dwbta.
HAS MONEY IN BANK
AND OWES LITTLE
Nearly 810.00# Paid lar N—ail
lairmaeli Daring Paat Twen
ty Oa. Meath. Qr.r $40,000 00
Paid aa Flaatiag ladabtedae*.—
Mayer I* Praad af Record.
In ita Ural reply to the crkklrtn
dirivlrd towaid It* efforti daring the
part twenty-one month. Dunn*,
municipal rover moral .ho*. that Ihu
I town*, financial condition is bed el
by «•■»* ITt.OOO by reason of Ita
policy of retrenchment and conerr
vatlMa. In a atatameat Jurt tailed
by H. A. Parker, city clerk, at the
instance of Mayor J. W. Whitehead.
Ob Jana 1, 1010, when the prer
ant Mayor and Board of Com mi a
ilonara aarumed control of th« town*.
j (Taira, the total IndahtadneM of thi
municipality wa» 8940,778.78. On
March 1. mo, the total Indebted
•"■cm wna 9299,878.40, law 810.
839.49 In carti and notaa on hand and
in banks. In the mean dm* the board
ha* lnatallad and pgid foe nearly
810.000 worth of peemaacat im
provements to the municipal water
and light department
Iiuruanai int auununi rwtr
<Uy Mayor Whitehead aid that he
was proud of the showing and that
fc» traoted that the people of Dunn
appreciated the effort he and hi* as
st*" >*t*i had made to bring the town’s
affairs to tha present stable condi
tion. It era* pointed oat that no
hoard within recent years had shown
a reduction in the public debt.
Usually the revenue has not been
■uAdant ta pay the rum big ex
penses and Interest on bonds.
During the tvaaty-#M months
ending March 1 the town collected
from all eoarees fltl.2tft.42. It
paid out for all purposes 1174
001.17. Itemized fl elements of
these disbursements have horn pub
lished in The Dispatch from time u>
those and ean be seen oo (lie ta this
Of* the *301,040 is bands oat-,
standing Jane 1. 1*11, 114.400 has
bean retired and the Interest paid on
the balance. Of the *44.77117? !r
floating indebted nr-* ,i 0>e» ...
100.3S .-as ’ | -'•*«
"V I II
Floating inaoatedndbs totals 4*.- ”
27*.40.
Some of the permanent improve
ments bought and paid for are ma
chinery for the power station, *4,
040. culvert*, *2,100.00 and meter*.
*1-040.
Tbs statement follows:
Iadebtsdnese of Town of Dunn,
June 1, 1918:
Bonds . 8303,000.40
Note—F. J. MeGalrc_ 12,000,00
Note—Bank. 12,500.00
Claimi with Attya. . . . S.OOO.Oti
Bill* Payable .11 ,#48.78
Note School Board ... *18.00
Amt. Pinea School
Board. 780.00
Total .8349,778.78
Indebtedness of Town of Dunn
March 1, 1920:
Bonds.....82*9,000.00
Aceta. Payable _:_ 1,978.40
Truck Note .i 2,*00.08
Culvert Note . _ 1.500.00
. „ _ 829*,278.40
I—“ hot** Due Tosm.. 8,541.47
. Total ... **91.7*0.7*
Ltu Cash on Hand.... 7,291.75
Total .*284,444.98
EVANGELIST BLACK CLOSES
JONESBORO CHURCH MEETING
Sanford. March 16.—Evangeli-t
William Block, of Charlotte, and hit
ringer, Andrew Berr, of New Bmr
wick. Coneda, are concluding a anc
reaafal revive! meeting In the Vetho
diet church of Jonaoboro, two mites
from here, tonight.
Thn meeting, which was under the
auepk-ra of all the chore hr. of Jonca
boro, began a wook ago. It wan
scheduled to boro begun a month
ago. but the mfluenu aitoation h»
torfeiTCd at that time.
Mr. Black could only give tbia
abort period at tbia time, prior to bit
Siting an engagement at Ilenvltte.
Va., to which place hr goes. from
loneakaro. The whole town and
community have been greatly 1m
praaood through the eamewt and pow
erful appeals of the ovaigrotiat.
GOVERNMENT of eaff
IN CRITICAL POSITION
Field Me rehell vea Wadooburg aad
Hetfferieh loth Rufwee
Their SapperL
Berlin. March IS.—The position
faaa»«r Minister of Flnoaoo HclIT
erleh haring rrfueed to support IL ac
cording U o dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph from Berlin by way of
The Imperial odke fo* the dlstri
buUon of enroots has imued an ulti
matum demanding the rmlgoatlan of
Clttei liter Enpp within 14 hoore. ih.
diipntcb art
GoadMlono arc not o* people want,
i but rather as they think"
Whothe correct or not, Sr A *m
i »rmotor, are usually lasting
i tmi can listen to any kind nf
- Presidential talk umt you waut to