THE DUNlI DISPATCH Fre=i
VO*“ T DUKN, M.MuLTU. 1IM. -^a.r=_
^. . NUMBER SI.
SUBMIT AWARD TO
REFERENDUM VOTE
OF RAH WORKERS
App—ri Probate Union Load
•rs Will Not Make Any
Roconunondation
OUTRIGHT REJECTION
OF AWARD NOT FAVOREE
Railway Labor Bard Doallaei To B»
Op— ra— at BUqpaat of Brother
hood H—d. On Crooad It Wook
Pree—1 BUI— Ui( loto El»«i ai
Onco.
Chicaco. July 81.—Submission ol
tbr 1600,000,000 rail wage award U
a referendum vota by the 1,800,000
railroad worker* without m-oramm
datlon from th* Union I—dm clthn
for its acceptance or rejection eppeor
ed probeble to<M(bt
This waa the opinion in labor cir
cle* after rejection by the United
State* Railway Labor Board of a pe
tition for n rebearin* of the eoae.
Three course* were open- to th<
union chief*:
First, lubmiaaion without rsrom
mediation; aocond, recommendation
.1 a an _ a a. __a_■ . a_ J ibiaJ
that It he rejected.
Sti Deride te Accept
At midnight it wet repo■ted that
six ef the sixteen great transports
lien brotherhoods, in addition to the
Master*, Mates and Pilots of America
had decDled definitely to accept the
award.
Eight of the remainder were said
te' hare tentatively rejected the *■
ward, with previtien that the final
decision be left to a referendum vote
of the membership.
The Order ef Railway Conductor!
was mid te be still undecided, while
the Order of Railroad Telegrapher!
were reported te have issued strike
ballets
la elhgr of the division It is believ
ed that the award wewld be submitted
te a referendum by all of the brother
bends, either without recoin men da
lle* ar with the recommendation of
each group.
These Who Have A mplid
The following brotherhoods were
resorted to have accepted (he award
Brotherhood ef Lotemetive Engi
neers; Brotherhood ef Railroad Tram
men: Switchmen’s Union of America;
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
and Oiler*; United Brotherhood of
Matateaaace of Way Employee, and
Railroad Shop Laborers; Brotherhood
of Locoasotive Firemen and Engine
snaa ead the Masters. Matas and Fil
ets ef America.
Faveriwg Referee dam
The brotherhoods favoring a refer
endum were the Internationa! Asso
ciation of Machinists, Hhest Metal
Worksrs’ International Alltancs, Bro
therhood of Railway aad Steamship
Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express
and Station Employes; Brotherhood
of Railway Signalman of America;
Brotherhood of Railway Cormen; In
ternational Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers; laternationel Brotherhood
of BoBermakem, Iron Shipbuilders
aad Helper* of America, ana the In
ternational Brotherhood ef Black
smiths. Drop Forge* aad Helpers.
USE LEES RUGAE
IN JELLIES AND JAMS
One-fifth te one quarter tan auger
can be used in tanking Jelly end luu,
experiment! made by household ex
perts in the United States Depart
ment of Agrieuharo experimental kit
chen indicate.
Another sugar-saving wrinkle last
ed by the experiment kitchen te to
add one-quarter teaspoon of salt to
each cup of fruit Juice for jelly 01
pulp far Jam, marmalade, and con
serve. In tbe emee of nonacid fruit
Utle makes the absence of the full
amount ef sugar lees noticeable. The
salty taste will disappear after ths
Cduct has stood for a faw weeks
ths flavor wll be much the richn
for the addition of the ealt Salt wai
so used in England during the war
and the method wax baaed on reports
of tbe proreee.
With fruits of pronounced flavor
or where lemon and orange peel 01
■piece are used for flavoring thou
with mild flavor, various syrup* lak<
the piece ef part ef the granulator
sugar. Usually half end half le th*
proportion need In substitution.
CLINTON TO HAVE
NEEDED ICE PLAN!
Hubbard Erst bars Start Work Or
Modern Fastery
Haro
(Newt Dispatch.)
Clinton it te have a murk needs*
tee plant In the near future accord
Lag to the Hubbards, R. H„ J. C. an*
H. J., promoters ef the new scheme
R. it and J. C. Hubbard haw re
oeutly ieturned from buying th
plant whteh when completed will lx
n $21,000 plant, with a capacity o
1$ tone ef ice per day.
The building, a galvanised Iroi
structure 75 s 70 feet will be erect o.
near the Power Plant. They expec
to have M completed In two weeks
Owing to freight delay It will bo frog
00-00 days before the plant will t>
in operation.
Tlie Hubbards are planning to d«
liver teo to the pair*as at e prtr
on a par with that of eurreundlni
towns Thor Mate no lee win be sbl;
pad away from here. During the wit
ter months when the demand is a<
ae great far lee, the owners are pier
nlag te make lee sue er two days
week accord lag to the demand
$ TEN HELPS IN MARKET- i
* ING WOODLAND PRO- ¥
¥ DUCTS ¥
¥ - * ¥
¥ Get price* for variou* wood ¥
¥ product* from a* many ¥
I ¥ sawmill* and other woo d ue- ¥
I* ing plant* a* poivihlr. ¥
¥ Befoie selling, consult ¥
¥ neighbor* who have sold Uni. ¥
¥ ber nod benefit from Ihrir ¥
¥ experience*. ¥
¥ Investigate local timber ¥
¥ requirement* and price*. ¥
¥ Your product? may be worth ¥
¥ more locally became Iran*- ¥
¥ partition is saved. ¥
¥ Advetti** in paper* and ¥
¥ otherwise iiocurc outride com- ¥
¥ petition- 4
¥ Secure bid* if piacticable ¥
¥ both by the lump nnd log- ¥
¥ nealc measure •*
¥ Be »ure that you arc *ell -V
¥ ing tu responsible purchae
■ ¥ rrs.
,¥ Get a reliable Mt'lWiti of -V
¥ the amount and valu>- of the ¥
|¥ mate.ial before scllll*. 4
¥ Market the higher grade* ¥
¥ of Umber and use the cheap- ¥
I ¥ er for farm purpose*. ¥
¥ Remember that standing ¥
¥ timber can wait over a period ¥
¥ of low price* without rapid ¥
¥ deterioration. ¥
¥ U»c a written agreement ¥
¥ in Helling timber, especially ¥
¥ If cutting is done by purehaa- ¥
¥ er. ¥
¥ Wiite the Forest Service, ¥
¥ United Ststp* Department of ¥
¥ Agriculture, or State forest- ¥
¥ er If you need further help. ¥
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I PROHIBITIONISTS NAME
BRYAN BY ACCLAMATIObj
Is Nsnisslsg for Presidency Duplit
His Asssusnossl Ho CtsU
Not Accept
Uncoln. Neb. July 21.—W. J Bry
•• was nominated by acclamation at
Ota prohibition party’s presidential
I nominee at tbs national convention
today. .The nomination ram* aft*’ a
rriolotlon "tendering*' him thr posi
tion of standard-bearer had brought
not thr (act in debate that hr had
telegraphed friends here that Tie
"could not accept.”
W. G Caldrrwood, vie* chairman
of the prohibition national commit
ter, late today prevented a rcooliglloa
before the convention smiling for an
antmnus nomiaylkm of Mr. Bryan* as
the party's poHlor-Ual candidate.
A loiter from C .aides W. Bryan,
brother of W. J. ft.yan. waa read to
the convention, a 1 ng that his name
not be mrDtionod in coanoction with
thr nomination and that the Caldsr
wood resolution should not “be passed
An attempt to table the Caldrrwnod
motion tendering Bryan thr nomina
tion was overwhelmingly defeated.
WILSON TOBACCONISTS LIKE
QEORCIA TOBACCO PRICES
Crop in Eastern North Carolina Re
ported As io Flourishing Coe*
dillaa
Wilson, July 21.—Reports from
i the Georgia tobacco markets, publish
I ed in thla morning’s New* ana Obser
I V#r. sounds good to th* tobacco grow,
srs of Eaatern Carolina, send buyers
on the South Carolina markets report
sales |T par hundred higher than on
opening ales last year.
Thus far Wilson has been very for
tunate this season. The crop is flour
ishing and the yield la expected to be
as large as the crop of 1919. and the
‘ planters have reason to be thankful
for good seasons and no hail. Nut
withstanding predictions were made
that the price of the weed weald
damp this year, srverything lookr
bright to the farmer.
uuhc. n&na
Wo enjoyed having W. A. Erwin,
Secretary «nd Treasurer of the Er
win Cotton Mill* Company, spend
several days with us, this week.
Mrs. R. S. Kelly loft Thursday for
'an sxtendad vacation, making Mon*
'treat, N. C., her first stop.
Mr. and Mil C. S. Hicks left
I Thursday, by automobils. for a two
weeks’ vacation, through the valley of
Virginia. They were accompanied by
Mr. Hicks’ parent*, Mr. and Mrs. R.
W. Hicks, of Wilmington
Mr. and Mra. S. C. Geddy, Mr. and
Mra. T. V. Brannock and family
Misses Mabel and Myrtle Woodworth.
Margaret Bamas, Conolia and Ida
Myrtle Teddy, and Iona Haskett;
Messrs. R. A. McConnaoghvy, L. B.
Martin, Frederick and Edward Thoe.
P. W. Suggs and Masters Edgar and
Coehraa Ceddic motored over to
Stewart's Pond Wednesday evening,
hnd while there very much enjoyed
a "dip" Into the pond. On th* way
back to Duke, a part of the crowd
stopped ia Dunn and attended th*
"movies.” 8aw Harold Lloyd, and he
did "move.” loo. The evening was
pleasantly spent
Miss Mabel Woodworth entsrtaio
rd a party of friends, Thursday even
ing, m honor of bvr guests, Mias Eu
jn'ec Byrd, of Bunnleve), and Mias
| Myrtle Whits, of Naw Bern.
A game of baasball on our home
around*, was scheduled with Wssi
Durham, for Saturday afternoon IT,
but on account of the bnd weather
the game was called off. West Dur
1 ham was to have "run’’ an saeursior
. train too had there was such a die
- appointment.
i TAR HEELS MEET GOVERNOR
COX IN THE CAPITAL cm
i Washington, July 20.—Among th<
1 Tar Heels who shook hands and talk
1 cd politic* with Govsmor Cog during
. hi* May in Washington Sunday, wm
i Rcprsasntstivo Hannibal Godwin an<
i Wado H. Cooper, the latter a Norti
Carolinian now in the banking bun!
- neas here.
* Misses Eam\a Lss and Corrlni
C laekaon, of Dunn, nre visiting tin
- daughter of Representative Godwin
■ Miss Mattie Bella Godwin.
■ I Mr*. Joseph Isaacs, of Goldsboro
ills hero to vtst her daughter, Mrs. El
II* OoMstein.
'CONDITION OF COTTON '
, GENERALLY IS BETTE!
Although tb* Crop Varis* la DiBer.
•at Simla* It 1* "Qelt,
i Sallafacisry.*’
Washington, July >1_With km
perstuied remaining close to normal
together with an abundance of rain
' fall in moat of the southern atatea,
It bo condition of cotton improved gcu
rially throughout the bait, according
to tile weakly national waathar and
crop bulletin, mad* public today.
| While the crop’s condition waa vari
• able in diffei-enl atato* and even in
different part* of the same atate, on
the whole. the report *eid. “It waa
quite satisfactory."
Heavy to cxccaeixc rain occurred In
a few place* which unafavorably af
fected the progress of cotton and de
layed cultivation, Ihs report laid, es
pecially affecting the crop in central
ami northern North Carolina. The
weather we* too dry for the crop in
weaLin Texas argj part* of Alaba
ma.
Good to excellent growth *u
shown in South Carolina, the report
said, while the improvement made in
Florida the past week wae maintain
ed In Alabama and Tennessee vaiy
good progrex* waa made while only a
'fair showing wa* made in Mimaaaippi.
i Colton made excellent progrcaa in
I Arkansas. Tcxa* and part* of Okla
homa
Wievil damage increased in the
southern pan of the belt wherever
frequent rain* occurred, the report*
added.
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¥ GODWIN NEWS *
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1 ,_
Mr. and Mr* C P. Want and Mies
EloUe Connally have returned from
Richmond, V*.. where thiiy were the
'(ucetn of Mr*. Ward's mother, Mr*.
Mills.
Mia* Eolu Williams returned Tues
day from Muunt Olira, where she
visited friend* and i-vlativea.
Mrs. Edd McNeill of Vasa, has re
turned to her home afur (pending
re*rial day* with her father, C. C.
McClellan.
Mrs. C. F Joans has returned
| front Becky Mount after mending
i m veral days with her autor, Mrs. N!
IE. Denson.
' Mr. and Uiu-Purdic Sped and *i»
ter, Mias Eva Spell..of Red Spring*.
I sprat Sunday hi Godwin with their
brother. C. W. Spell
Mra. Taylor and aon, of Jachaon
villa. Ft*., spent a few day*’ with he.
■aeter. Mrs J C. William*.
Hector Strickland, of Raleigh, it
vial ting hi* *i*ier-ia-law. Hr* E. J.
McIntyre.
Mr*. Geo. Jour* and children, of
Jacksonville, are rpending a faw dart
with-had mother, lira. A. B Ydrbprv
oueh. ; **••
Parnr find win of Duna, gpent a few
hour* in Godwin Monday afternoon.
Miste* Johnnie McLean and Louitc
Pridgen, of Dunn, are spending arv*
'eral day* with Mlia, MrLean't relo
; live* at Cameron.
C. C. McClellan. Jr., and Donald
McIntyre were butinct* visitors iu
Fayetteville Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Percy Maxwell, of Falcon.
nt Monday in Godwin with Mrs.
. Jones.
LEAGUE AND TREATY
ARE.MOT FIXED ISSUES
Washington Ofltcial* Art P***iaaiatlc
data Fee Vice-Peea*.
demt
Washington. July 21.—The peace
treaty and the league of nations ean
in no way be regarded aj "6 zed is
sues” in the presidential campaign,
Inasmuch as their present status mav
be "much changed" between now and
March 4, Franklin O. Roosevelt, De
mocratic vice presidential nominee,
declared today on his return to Wash
ington from attendance at the nnt
*jtg of the Democratic national com
mittw at Columbo*.
In connection with the atatemonts
by the vies presidential nominee O"
the treaty question, it was asserted
today by a prominent member off th~
Democratic p.irty that President Wil
son and Governor Cox, in their re
cent conference here, expressed an
accord only on the broad issue* oa the
peace treaty and league of natlana
and did not dtseuaa details
Affirming his supoort of tbs stand
taken by orernor Cox on the ques
tion of enmpeign expenditures. M'.
Rons,-volt declared:
‘‘Everybody knows that the Re
publican party three months ago. In
planning to raise a huge campaign
fund, divided the country into die.
triets and assessed a definite quota
against each The aseceemeat against
Duchess county. Nsw York, which T
represented in the Stale Senate, was
Axed at (112.000. although the popu
'ntion ia laa sthan 10,000. Nobod
he* any idea that such an assessment
"ill be raised by one dollar or five
dollar subscription a”
Mr. Rooarvalt said his resignation
as assistant secretary of the Naw
would be tendered to the pnaident to
lake effect on the date of his address
accepting the vice presidential nomln
ation, probably August 0.
From the more or las erild and
wooly west come reports that the at
tore.* for the Rev. M. Xvale. alleged
to have libeled Volstead tbe Dry, aak
ed him. on the witness stand: "Ik
you believ* that Chr;st made wins oui
water?” "Yes." said the represents
tjve "Do you think 11 was right foi
; Him to slake wine, oat of ersterl
I The author of Iho conrreaotonal if
1 which proscribes the punishments, ate
of persona who make wine out of any
thing at all asked to be excused frea
1 answering, and was. Thu Rev. Ml
' Kvala was seeking to prove the otha
i an atheist. Anyhow, a court has do
cidsd that Mr. VolaUad got the nom
Hutton for Congress and Rev Mr
, Xvale didn’t, notwlthstandiag Un
- latter's impnwsion to the contrary.—
Greensboro News.
(News Observer.)
Virrmia d ' railroadi
•erring them, I with the re
, cent decision n by the
j Inter State !• Couwdon
granting ina towns a re
adjustment of it rates, have i
combined their ereee and are pre
paring to ask eemmlaoloa to re
open the < the first stop in
| having the reversed.
I The North a Corporation
Commission I advised by the
1. C. C-, that step is conleia
, plated by the eitlee. and has
given amuranee will
h# nvrfl Mortal I <a 1- i
the Corporation ample
opportunity to re-opening!
of the metier.
I
The North raSt Aeeo
elatlon, end 1 tie* Cont
mim ion ere m r«T preparation
to be ready Miff fight from
the memeot fi >'petition la made
to the L C- the reopening of
the ease, and r will be bit
terly contented le case la giv
en another ha the light will be
continued.
It is net know* bare apon what
grounds ths petrtil* far a re-bee ring
will be based. i* it le xnderetcod
that the Virginia*gWee abject Mat
strongly Is ths northern adjustment
that concerns the dfemaat of freight
from what le knows as the eastern
classification terrflety into Virgiala
and Statu sooth. It ie presumed that
the railroads are becoming party to
the suit because sf, differences with
northern railroads*' *r the division
of ruveaaaa from IMdji areata original
Ing in the north ehf rented aver ass
them railroads to
Not fc
The Nerfolk
ben of
from
gin is Corporation
tier stood to I
sets and wilt
,al the ■
of the’ Ni
lion Is
oration of cnmdfrtrial bondage re
sultant from the discrimination In
freight rates in favor af Virginia
cities
No particular surprise la aeeariea
cd among those concerned by the ac
tion of the Virginia cities. It waa
tacitly understood when the deriaio:
was handed down Iota in May the
I he defeated cities to the north would
not be content with the removal of
the privilege upoa which their com
mercial advantage* have been predi
CAtcd.
Commissioner A_ J. Maxwell laid
yesterday afternoon that the commis
sion had been adrlaad that steps were
being taken to undo what had Veen
done, and that the asmmlaelea was
prepared to roaiM any efforts made
-n that direction. M. A Beaman, sec
rctinr of Lkm Trhfflr I MfirUtlnN atlH
that hli organisation was prepared to
F through the whole fight over again
necessary, bat expressed th* belief
that the I. C. C. weald be unwilling
jto re-open the ease.
EUROPEAN WAR ON MC
SCALS NOW U FEARED
a*hlagtaa OWN rial* Are PaaetmietU
Oe#r lltwlba In Pe
land
Washington, July 21,—Without of
ficial Information regarding the 4e
ciaion of the allied power* to fnraith
! military aid to Peiand in her struggle
| with the belshrrOti. gw am meat «gU
icist* refrained today from formal ex
pression of ofpinion, but nnnffi* lolly;
prefaaavd to Baa in th* naw ritoation
most of th* otameou of a European
war on a bread scale.
Army offices sad officials of th*
state department generally were
frankly r—Imlstlc ns to the ability
of Prance and,Great Britain to pise*
armies in Poland in time to chock the
Baarian advance before Warsaw falls,
and many of them were ihoptical of
th* power of either Prance or Great
Britain to drrie their weary popula
tion* Into the struggle without a seri
ous unbalancing of ioaMsClt affairs.
Although technically the President
Nil) Is endowed with th* specially con
ferred war powers, there was no dis
position la official circles to aorams
that ha would Involve the United
States la a war between the bolshe
vik! nod th* silica, unless action might
be justified by aosne overt act against
the army of occupation ou th* lhht*.
Report* t* th* (tat* deportment indi
cate Increasing Intmn between th*
conservative and pro-mdtae! group* In
Germany, and R was generally believ
ed that unless Urn radical element
gained th* ascendency th* chance* of
the United State* were alight, al
though a suggestion of Ameriaoa co
operation from Prune* and Oraat
Britain am* regarded aa probable
Par the present, R was Indicated at
th* state deportment, th* port of th*
United States wCI be that of aa inter
arted ok»*rvor. Step* already hov*
boon token to Wdin from th* wu
afCa rack Americas* aa may wish t«
leave.
Th* Mayflower, the President‘i
yacht, has been equipped with an ri
crater and rattan (toed throughout.
MEANS TELLS WHY HE
DELAYED FILING WILL
Gives Imnl Kmmm Par Nat Mar
la* It Probated When Pint
Pawl
Chicago, July *1,—Eoaaoaa for not
offering far probate an alleged sec
ond will af Jana C. King, million
aire lumberman, Immediately . after
ita discovery ware given today by
Oaetaa B. Meaaa in the hearing of
the content over the disputed docu
ment. Meant, who claim* to harro
feund the will in ISIS, ie the chief
wiuieee for Nr*. Mery C. Mtlvia, «i*
ter of Mr. King’* widow, hi her ef
fort to have the will admitted to pro
hate.
"After I foaad the erilW" *aid
Mesas, **I bruts ted about prat anting
it for probate far err* mi reasons.
One of these was to are if Men King
would art get mare money out of the
proposed settlement with the North
era Trust company, trustee under tea
Erst will.
“I wished alee to investigate the
circumstances of the —-vt-g of the
accond will, to make sure teat Its gen
uineness could be proved.
Meaaa explelaed that la
securities which had beau placed by
Mrs. Kin* la e truat fend far her mo
ther, Mn Anna L. Babin ana, same
Into bis possession, in October, ISIS,
as security fee fSS.OM be bad ed
naeoa co son. uif co emir tne ex
petuo* of iarestigatiag tha now wilt
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BENSON NEWS *
*
Miaa Mildred Parrtah went to Pay-]
rttorilto Bandar
Miaa Loole Smith, af Htglirm
<• Batohy ecveral day* her* with re
ft. V. Neighbor*, of Xenty. kpont
Saturday aad Saaday here.
Mr. and Mr*. Herbert Kateliff. af
Duke, were ia town Satarday.
Ml. Clyde Hocatt rWarned to her
to. at Oaraar Saaday after a riait
to frieadi here. I
Jomt Turltogtoa, ef Wtteoa, lent
Baaday haro with hi* .other, Mr*.
Elite TarUagtoo.
Ml. Maa*y* Johaaon. of Dana.
gwd Baaday bora with Ml. Baby
Bldar W. M. Moa*#**, at WUeoa.i
ir.T- wasST' **
Mr*. Ida WiUiaau rata
Thuraday to tor barn* la
baring rtottod f rtoad* bare far
*■£,
ford.
ft. F. Moore aad aaa, Fattar, west
to Fayvtterttk Baaday to *ae Mr*.
Moore, who to to a haepMal thoro re
criring l re at. mi t for rhan.itto.
Mr. aad Mr*, ft. B. Dixon, meat
leit of the we* bare with relativee.
Daring the pa* aappral day* there
hue bean qaite a lot af rain which our
farmer friend* rejoiced to aaa. They
ere bow wwaiabal iiaiy fearing
too .ark rain arfll fell thereby la
) »fl»g the greering trope. Crop* ef aD
kind* are rxoellewi except that tehae
ee to not eo goad thee year.
The aoria* of acooting* told at the
Baptlat ebarch last eel claead Boa
day eight. Dr. 8. J. Porter, who did
tb* preaching left Monday owning
to rpond a day at Whtoerflle, hie birth
piece, after which he goer back to
Oklahoma City, Okla. While here Dr.
Porter preached a aerl. of deep eer
eooae which were aenreciated br tha
oncnally Urge crowd* attending the
services.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE HOT
TO ENDORSE AMY CANDIDATE
Washington, Ill} ZZ.—The Aaw*
Saloon Lm|h of America wiU not
caiknruT prooidcatial candidate for
election Uii year, bat has ordered a
compilation of facts ai to the prohi
bition record aad present stand at
"sach candidate," and wfll make this
rehlic. This announcement was mud*
by tha executive conualUcc at the
organixation tonight, after an all day
MJuioa la which s ope it a tan dents ef
■say ef Ms state braaebus participa
ted.
A special committee, headed by
Dr. t- A. Baker, general superintend
ent of the League, eraa aatherised by
resoletioo “carefully aad Impartially
to obtain the ofEeial records, public
utters ness, aad present atUtode ef
aaeh candidate for the information of
the constituency of the league’’. Dr.
Baker when asked whether Ute Ue
gno snorted to gesstism directly 8e
M»r Hardier, Us* Eruubliean presi
dential a sails**, or Oevemoe Cox,
**»- Democratk candtdtfM. replied
that was a amotion for the oearoatt
teo to sen si ifst.
The NsssUrt si—shti oaaoaaced
SLaA SVa AaL A
• Wb# IMfvOi MWVrCTf wwlW tB m *
a direct aad certain part la the elec
tion ef whirs of Congress. It was
added that “thk no tier wfll he neces
sary no long as adeeeatee of the Hgu
*r trail* coniines their attempt to
nalMfy tha eighteenth amendment "
SENTENCED TO ME THE
DAY HI II M YEABB OLD
Newton, July ZZ—Jedge MsElroy,
presiding over Catewha Bnporfoi
coart this evening sentenced Kettlei
HoMaclaw, a young white maa, con
vietod at kill lag John W. Oebrisl at
Terrell, thk cenaty, last December
.to bo elostieeated on degtsmber 24
Caousal for HoHactaw gave aetiee ei
anateml Dm ike —-a —. —» aA
Jeha Cash, who ha* boon on trio
for hie Ufa steoo yesterday aiomlni
on the charge at criminal assault, wai
aeonkted by the jury thk afternoon
The date set for the electreeutloi
ef Holts*law k Us Z4tb birthday.
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ANCIEM NEWS t
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(Benson Review.)
Mist Sue Jones, vf Puquay Springe,
it visiting rtleiivce hero
**"• W. ban who has hcan
confined U her room for several days
by ttekatm It eomt better We hop*
*» bar oat again naan.
_ ?• MIU,r *• tMOm out hit
•dock of aatrtkandis* and win woo
SEJ^ofoUSi ***** Wi"k>,>
Mr*. A. L. Overby spent
Wednesday la Goldsboro.
*yW Stmhtueua aad Benton Car.
*P«»‘ »»nday at Chapel Mill.
«y. aad Mrs. Palmer Camay, of
Lekeview. spent Thatoday in town
with reletivea. ■
Mra. J. W. Elliagten. it spending
the week et Paquay Spring*.
., Jo* SfRh. of Beaeoti, L* vleltiag
hia daughter. Mrs. R. O. Overby.
Mr. aad Mrs. C. A. Gay spent Sun
day with Mr. Gay’s patents.
Miss Lory Weils, of Boydton, V*.,
Is speadiag seme time with her sister,,
Mr*. F. T Daprne.
A. J. Fletcher, ef Raleigh, was tal
town Monday.
Revival services began at the Moth- ,
odist church hare last Sunday aad is
Iwtag conducted by Rev. Mr. Talar, ef
Daks, assisted by Rev. Mr. Denials. |
Maser*. F. T. Dupree and O. S.
Young went to Raleigh Monday.
Mis* Gladys Currie entertained
Quito ft number of htr frienia on PVi.
day evening ia honor of her go rot.
Mia. Iona Daniel. of Bendeisee. Mu
sic was furnished during the evening!
by Mioses Mary Stephenson. Mabel!
Heekaday end Aileen Blaylock, and
ECS were played until a late hour.
Ice eeuiae was served by litta.
ae Both Curia and Ouida Dixoa. 1
MUt Bdna Beasley, af Coats, spent ’
Sunday with her brother. Mr. Zell
Bcufef.
Willis Morgan la making plana to
comaMnce the construction af bis
new baagalow on Dana struct.
Some well informed farmer wit)
ploam advise ua os this paint of law:
where one rents land an which fruit
trees are Brewing end nothing said
about the fruit whan the land Is rent
ad, who seta the fruit T
D. A. McLeod has moved into his
new totek store an the earner af
Bread aad UDlarton streets- |
- What we aeof in Angier now la1
mars h seise. Every neck aad career
af the town is aiessial Why don’t
some af the wall to do build mare'
haaaaa and M the folks coma to An
Mias Annie Lae Kean, af Coots,
visiting at the heme after. Zet Sana
lay thfa weak.
THEM AMD MOW
Da you remember the days before
we had tolephonae or autemoMas, the
djuehafore Iks amh MMhMm
suaasd nnla in i»w mAHc build
Cp and rb homes tFSH easy
TScy'rV net so fur bosh In the dash I
ages at that Bcerctly a generation, ia'
fact.
Do you ramambar tha modernising
changes did take place, the cities
were tha Ant to benefit. Pint tha tal
aphone, which pat oSces and factories
bnalaam pieces in goneral and finally
private hcmai. into aaay communica
tion with each ether. Than electric
lights, spreading with the telophone
from stores aad public hnildincs to
private rmldsncsa Next the autemo
blU, beginning with the old “one lun
gers” tiant cbsggsrt aloof the struct*;
lad s Ualvdrvf- ..rsBucLiklETAOlN .
and stalled frequently wad at the
mart iacanvaniant places. And last of
all tha aMvic, which has grown to its!
present proportions from the “nkkU'
theatre” beginning While ail af them i
things soma first to city people, h Is;
gratifying to note that they me new
nearly as eoaaman ia the country as I
la town.
Telephone ItBM were mow
quite rapidly. until new practically
ivory ferae beam b in an com pi u
nlcction with neighbors nnd with the
city. A greet Improvement ever the
,J*y* when It wee necessary to bitch
up aad drive several miles in order to
deliver a short message ar transact
soma fimplo borinem. Than si soon
at the astomebile had bean proved
practical, as won aa there waa a fab
chance of expecting it to ran severs’,
miles without sitestios and to get
along without constant repairs. It wss
takas u rapidly by tha farmer, until
today there b scarcely a farm with
out Its ear aad many with trucks nnd
tractors ea welL
Electric lights aad tha mwviee wart
lata in coming to the country, but
their day hat finally arrived. The
farm aloe trie plant fins been develop
ed to the point arbors H gives com
plete electric service light every
where and plenty of power for pomp
inf, milking, separating, washing,
sweeping and other kinds af farm
work. And Umm same email plant*
have made peeeible movie theaters in
every country vtitage.
Electricity b the force whisk has
placed the country even with the citye
enjoyment of every modern conveni
ence.
SCHOONER TURN* OVER
KILLING MANY SAILORS
Ban Diego, CaL. July ««.—The
Mexican poorer mheemer Jaerie Otrade
formerly the' Japanese owned Toni
Man,, toned turtle and fouadend
recently at sight af MssnUan, Mex
ico. with the be* af 4S lives, accord
ing to word brought hare today by
the motor Mtip. Jeannette X.
» THOR. N. TMAXTON
R Bsghmev emd Sarveyso
b Mi Biter AmeHeee Asm etc
b rim of lashnwi
R in MR
1 R Puss. — North CaruUaa
i
, D. H Rood kae boon quiti
■ek far srraral days.
CITY POWER PLANT
MOST BE RC71T
TO MEET DEMAND
May
NO ACTION IS TAKEN
ON RECOMMENDATION?
Kindi Wijti Furl Oil ZaiiaM Swii
A* An Utod ta In Final—Matter
Ta It Ifnih ta All*.tin at
rinlw *1 —iirrrn Far law
dial* A«tUm.
W Ith ila power plant loaded to eau
jwitjr and tbv demand growing dally .
Uuun • city gveernmant baa ai >•«
made no definite movement for Ve
inf or improvement. H we. kern..!
yrrtorday. Tbi«, too, i« in iptte cf
We treoae.it and urgent ncueati o.'
Supeiiatendn t Lawrence Bitaell tiir.i.
tomoWing be done to relieve a litou
t»oa that long ago bourne acute.
Prevent equipment of the pleat baa
been in conotnat ate for yea re Th ■■
mala generator and Lngiae bare twin
running—with the exception of Uoa
tlmeo when the plant war abut down
for repair, or became of fool Wort
■ore than four year*. Thom, lilt a’]
oUmr equipment of dm plant ta tfc
overloaded condition, may ceUease at
aay time. Then tha taarn would bn
without current of any kind until
**T nquipmen* could be installed
Bach installation weald requin
months.
Meantime, consumtr* of current
aru compelled to pay aa exurm.-'ty
high rate for a service that conditions
rrnder vary poor tndoed.
Boms months ago tho question of
waa brought bo
fora tho Board of Commtoatoaera. At
that time there waa some talk af smil
ing the plant to the Carolina Power
Company. This, however, proved to
bo nothin* but “talk" although It r.
salted In tha deferring at action by
thr Booed.
At that time the ouperintendent
recocamended the purchase of fool
•u engines, curb aa are sow In uee
at the Uc plant. ftcpreseotativra of a
eoncore netling such engines paid the
Wpaa— of a trip by membarn of
tha Board ta Southport, where similar
oaglaaa have haoa giving satiefartoi?
service for several yearn. Tha-com*
mlaalaaars wax* ptaasad with dm par.
fotmaaee of the eaglnaa there, but
erex* teeth bo recommend their pnr
eheso because sack purchase would
noeeaaitate the toasting of additional
wmtdyj ^ssfsfi
1* tie intervening months the *K
cas.'s^rBiitsfc.'iSwte -
dfttri^nUd. Harder and harder hi#
btcoit tbm lob a mnklnff the plant
h®de*
Tan payers of Dunn pay thn nx
peue of keeping the plsqt running
In Its present uaaatiafartory rtatr.
The same tax psye's will have to be ir
the burden of rebuilding after the
present machinery baa boro junked.
The question to: Would they rather
bay now and be prepared against the
collapse, or wait antil the thing does
collapse and be forced to do withe.-sl
servieo antil now aqoipmont can he
bought and installed?
This matter will aooa ho ben
to tha nitration of tho Chamber of
Commerce. In the meantime eltisena
who are interested art asked to in
VABtimt# rnnHitiAAb Afl/I vitA iknlr
views to that body.
IMMENSE CROWD SEES
■URIALOF JAMES RAY
Otiaea ml Graham Kill 4 Dwriue
TreahU Memday Nipkt IsHsd
Yesterday
Graham. July tl.—An isomon- •
crowd attended the 1 oners! hen to
day of Jesses Ray, shut a-.d k.llr-i
near the Jail here Tuesday nlph ,
where troops were protective thre
a**ro prisoners held In connect!O.I
with aa attack on a whits woman.
A coroner** Jory rendered a duel t
ion yesterday that Ray came l>> his
death by a ballet fired by an anldcrr
tlfied member of the Durh-tJ mili
tary company. A majority of he wli
neaoc* testified that the soldiers fired
withe at provocation and that thorn
ware ao maakod man about lb .- Jaii.
a* stated by members of the w.Jiu
eampaay. realise bore ays Inst the aoi
dtara Is bitter.
Sharif I Story stated today that t
the Identity of the peison or perears
who fired the shots that killed Ray
and wounded Clem Brodahaw and
Willie Philllpa la cctabUshwC. they
would be proarcated.
Ray laovsa a widow and five chil
dren.
RAILROAD STOCK llbU.U
The first stack certificate * to h<
iaaod from the office of the Roanoke
A Solembanr railroad, wti* l>auid
to-day to H. G. Sesoomc. a- .1 V. K.
Lamb, who Urn in the Plr. y flr.*c.
settlement of 8omp*oe. V. E. Me*.
Lamb received stack No. I, end 11
C. 9*seams received stock No. 2.
Coat TUphman, 0. 8. Reyal. R. A
Herrtnc, W. J. Joses aad J. V. Wilson
and othsrs wore In line far the fn c
stock, but (has* two prusperou* fnr
mur* won the (tot. The Roanoke A
Salemborp rdUrood, has new bean de
clared by thosr who hare bora *<
hard at work to tut It through, s c< -
talnty.
Thou* snbacribine for stuck before
April 1st, can get their certificate l.<
rsllinc on Mr. TUphaaaa, *r J. t. W.i
sen. who wiB arrange the It **tll<
mmt*. C. A Royal at Sol am burp, a) ..
wQMaao* stock.
■•Alaska" U aa Bcb.mo word mren
inp ••treat country."