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1"'0'1'101' , "' ' ': "' j' ' '" ''' 1 j ' '" " ' ' " f - '"' ""' ' ""-l,lr " ' - .... - Him- - - -t ,- ,., ,.. .. r f " H "i rti i iv i fill in i mil uii vauzen. r,rtv0rn.. ' ",CIttf I nuiiriiVMn uiTAimAAn ir, t I I HEEL CROPS Governor makes an anneal 'L' l: ah the utafA - Z taxpayer la tionnalr; ans a que. tion law tn q Ann ri a . . :WMUU v1" nis -consoiM TCRP IN OUTLOOK IS PROMISING NEARLY EVERY SECTION OF THE STATE. FACTS AND NOT GUESS WORK 's new valua- w i. im I rixi I1A- . reads: letter ,ct.H Production of Com li he f-orc- J3 989,000 Bushes, vamea ' Around $2.00 Per Bushel. Raleigh. The scarcity and indifference of our Lor has reduced the acreage and in- Pd tenantry, me seasons nave U been favorable- lor tne nest enects (commercial fertilizers, due to ex- U moisture or drought and to cool m ; i i Jenperatures.. inere 1S a &uou cuance ,t especially after the ram occurring "most counties aDout me ume or kig report. The cultivation nas Deen Wed by tne dry weatner 3 per nt chopped weea averagea nine Ues high, flow about 15, . Although farm labor Is short and efficient, most sections oi xsortn trolina have crop outlooks that are 9ry encouraging, uotton snows a Udition foremost amoDg the cotton itates. The wheat condition, . how jrer,' has tumbled considerably during une. Corn has a very bright pros- lect with an increased acreage. Oats Jre good and the sweet potato crop. romises well. Thus prospect is espe cially favorable when compared with fther southern states where axcessive kins, the boll weevil and labor ccndi- fions seem to be much more trying Ln In the "Tar Heel" state. This is the information based on uly 1st conditions just Issued by the Operative Crop Reporting service, hich secures the official crop esti mates for both the United States and state departments of agricultuie un- !er the supervision of Frank Parke leld agent. The estimates are not lade merely by "guessing," but are ksed on hundreds of reports from re- Sable reporters located over the state proportion to the agricultural Im- iortance pf counties. . Corn. The North Carolina corn crop shows increase of two per cent acreage last year's, with a condition o! pet cent of normal. The coastal d mountain counties show the best mditlons,. the piedmont Jelt being 10 r cent poorer in condition than the tremes. The forecasted production 3,989,000 bushels valued at $1.95 r bushel. Wheat The wheat crop has steadily fallen jO per cent during May and June or om a condition of 95 to the present rospect of only 7G per cent. Last ear's crop, which had identically the faic uuuuiuon aroDDea to 7z ner pt, later proving to be even poorer. per cent of last year's crop re pining on forms is. five per cent. The pecasted production for the state is ,000 bushels valued at S2.41 ner ushel.- the "My dear Mr. Average Citizen? "An inffmi ' . . vm, rJXr uatance with , -vvumu6 over a number S;J!teyL'inf virreufrV I know that I wlff -- n t you despise equare aeal. The posses sion by you; of the cardinal virtue" maks North Carolina a truir Forthe first time in the history of hav if i Cn' " rtTCiaee citizen, u , weT to write the full truth and perfect equality in the tax books of the stat v -u ua State' You have never TV . u upon t0 d0 this before ndeed you have never been perming ta ao tnis before. But now the Gen- v - ASSemDiy nas enacted a law-that Places thn maHa. ii . Z?.'"V- ureiy m your Aue flew tax law is written on correct principles. The machinery cuiorcement is adequate and appropriate. "Now, Mr. Xyerage Citizen, you will receive a questionnaire and will be called upon to swear before God and to all your fellow-citizens what is the fair market value of your property "Fhe answer to these questions will point with reasonable accuracy to the fair market value you must write down in your questionnaire, else -you will cease to be Mr. Averaee Citiron and become Mr. Undesirable Citizen. When you, Mr. Average Citizen, tell the truth about your ProDertv. it win do no good for your neighbor. Mr. Tin. desirable Citizen, to'tell a lie about his property, because when the books show truly what the property of, Mr. Average Citizen is worth, this evidence viH clearly and conclusively show wnat the property of Mr. Undesirable Citizen is worth. t When all the property in the state shall be placed on the books at its fair market value, many benefits will accrue to you, Mr. Average Citizen. 1. You will have the great satisfac tion of knowing that the record writ ten by all the people of the state is a true record and not a libel on the commonwealth. This knpwledge will wonderfully strengthen the moral fiber of our people. 2. You wiirknow that every dis crimination In taxation is wiped out, and that every citiien is carrying his fair part of the burden. 3. As the values go up the rate of taxation will go down, and hereafter North Carolina will be known far and l j ... , . ... L wine as a weaitny state witn a low rate of taxation instead of a poor state with a high rate of taxation. 4. . The General Assembly has made a pledge not to collect, under the pro posed true valuation of property, reve nues greater than ten per cent in ex cess of the revenues collected under the present false values. This means that the total revenues collected by the state shall not be greater than ten per cent in excess of the total revenues collected under the present law. This most emphatically does not mean that no particular citizen will have to pay taxes in excess of ten pr cent of the amount he has here tofore paid. A particular citizen may pay less taxes than he has ever paid before. He may pay double what he has heretofore paid. This depends on whether or not he has heretofore paid his fair share of the taxes according t j his true worth. If he has paid more ' ' - - V -i, . . . ,. . " ,., .j.-, : - - (-"-"- - ' ;- - r- 1- BArr is pot on pool rooms Board of Commissioners of the City of Asheville Pass Resolutions Not to License Doubtful Game. GAS Asheville. After petitions with the names Qf over 5,000 residents of the city, an over 21 years of age, had been presented to them and a heated aiscusslon lasting for nearly three iours had takn place the city com missioners reiused to allow tht ee. Greeks and a negro to open pool rooms m the city of Asheville and passed a resolution agreeing to allow no pooi rooms to open during their four year administration. The meeting at which the question was taken up had many representative residents of the city attending. Some of the most promi nent people of the city spoke against the pool rooms and an Asheville law yer, representing the, would-be-opera tors or the pool rooms spoke for one hour and a half in behalf of the "dens of vice," as one of the opponents call ed tne pool rooms. The vote by the commissioners to allow no pool rooms to open was greeted with applause and many hand shakes. 'ELL SGHOQ BLUEPRINTS FOR EXTENSIVE BUILDING PROGRAM TO BE - MADE IN A FEW DAYS. FUNDS AVAILABLE $ 3 2 5.0 QQ At Least Three Bia Dormitnri Am To Be Erected Shortly, and Plant Will be Greatly Enlarged The long underslip of satin or fou lard, used as a foundation for after noon or evening dresses has proved a wonderful help in the summer ward robe. The same slip serves for wear with long blouses, and the very popu lar smocks that just now hold the center of fashion's stage, as weir as for the original and special overdress cnat caused It to be made. Dresses made with an underslip with various kinds of overdress are not ontrivnlpri by any others for Hffprn bometimes the underslip is plain, with overdress in a figured fabric and some times this order is reversed, as in th afternoon gown at the left of the-two nown above. Foulard and georgette make the most popular of nil combinations for dresses of this kind. Here they ap pear in a long underslip of fiimrprt foulard with bodice and overskirt of plain georgette, laid in box plaits and with a border of foulard about th bottom of the overdress. The georg ette provides the sIppVpc . -w ww 0 - V UUU collar, but foulard accounts for the cuffs. There is a lace- collar nicn nH iace appears in the sleeves. Evidently the plain neck Is pajsislng and few will regret it for the plain neck finish Is not becoming. i A later arrival irftyles for after noon frocks is sho at the right of tne picture and it foreshadows some thing' new for falLr This is a gown made of shot taffeta? silk, and It sug gests the "bustle dress" of two or three years ago. One material and PlPVPriv m n crcsA lrannin t nws tne means at hand ' with which, the designer has succeeded In making an Interesting and very pleasing dress. Bunchy drapery is caught at the right side below the hip, with ribbon In long loops and ends. Frills of lace set off the neck and makfef a pretty chemi sette, adding their daintiness to the sleeves. This mode J-modified a little and made up In light-colored silks. makes a lovely evening dress. One of these In blue taffeta ; shot with gray, has the silk draped 4t-both sides of the skirt, a slip-over boie (with Chinese collar) that extend below the waist line In front and forms a sash. This is tied in a buoyant bow at the back. Ernest Hunter. Freed. Charlotte. Solicitor George W. Wil son ordered the release from prison of Ernest Hunter, the negro who has been held oh a charge of slaying Harry h. Montgomery while motoring with Miss Lorraine Owen on a byroad be tween Myers Park and Dilworth on the night of May 23. Hunter was given his freedom at once. Despite investigations and counter- investigations by the police, the sher iff . the coroner, the grand Jury and private detectives, the Montgomery murder case now stands exactly as it did on the night of the killing prior to the arrest of the negro the follow ing morning. The mystery enshroud ing the crime is as deep today as it was when Miss Owen in a 'hysterical condition spread the alarm that her fiance had been slain by a negro at a lonely spot which was later found to be within a few hundred yards of her home. In ordering the release of Hunter, Solicitor Wilson announced that two grand juries had been unable to se- sure sufficient evidence against the negro to nna a true Din, and that a review of the evidence showed it to be meager. Kinston. Blueprints for an exten sive building program at the Caswell Training School are' to be made dux- " ing the next few days. Funds avail- ''able from the State and insurance am burned buildings give the institution approximately $325,000 for construc tion and reconstruction, it is said t the school. Two dormitories were burned in fire of incendiarv last winter, when pyromania seized a number of feeble minded bovs and girls there. At least three big dormi tories are to be erected shortly. Tbv plant will be con-iderably larger than before. Approximately 200 children have been cared for at the school in the past. Raleigh The Bakersville MiHimr. Light and Power company, of Bakers ville, is chartered with $25,000 canital authorized and $10,000 subscribed fcr rv. l. league, (J. G. Ellis and othera. Durham. -Albert Lampson. the con struction worker arrested in this city on a white slavery charge, was releas ed on $1,000 bond furnished by his employers. The girl in the case. Bet- tie Harris, has also been released. Monroe. Indications of the pres ence of a high grade of copper ore was found at a depth of 100 feet ia the course of drilling a well on the farm of W. L. Hemby recently. cording to word received here. The Last Arrivals in Blouses Tobacco. On June 1st the tobacco prospect r exceptionally good, as there was toe stand and erood color with i mi increase in acreage estimated i than his fair share the increase as to Lim will be less than ten per cent: if at prospective 330.000,000 wieen per cent greater than last ear- The present condition, hnw- F. has fallen to eighty per cent and uTOs would be lower excentir- Sr the timely rainfall occurring wow Central and Eastern Carolina e mght of the 6th, which has re- in much hon..f Ttr.... n have stunted woaH - Li w " VA 14X2 11 FT lr r cooi weather. Th P forecasted e United State ' a'U0n 86.7 DPr ronf a u . k . ' Production 2,815,130 bush. ; W.76. Prodnrtl v-w.v-fc. WVUtej lS. Whpat onmlfklAn OA 'J Production fain i.iRa.ft73.ofin 00SnJ,bacco Paction 1,453, w Pounds. Condition 84 per cent. U.fcfc'HIa Man. ?tuMarsbal J- p- ste11 arrested &la w, wen Known wnite FHalPiV1VeS about sIx miles south Kin, Jn chares of retailing, re- Mer I"" , JUCeannC whiskey. Whit- l0ni in 4v y 1 miaaie age, gave sed sum of -tt00 and was efore TTPedlDg Preliminary hearing atchelor Commissioner laleieh I away "om home, U tho . uuiuers waitea un- I fltm to return 'V" be Shown. Potato, ctton association ed T l banner is in HtoL W much cotton is 'eataSon Pr(lucd d"ing the cur aanacturi also what il costs to 0nfric, cotton in staple cot g!ng I3 these fabrics are T Prolucer of ,market- Obviously vPric tor hi. Cotton snould et Wee !.Coton Proportioned to mm f. a tne manufacturer is klnm.1.? Cotton goods, -after fact,,; aUowan tor the cost of he has paid less than his fair share, the increase as to him will be more than ten per cent You, Mr. Average Citizen, will at once "perceive the essential justice in thus equalizing the public burden. I call on you to lend your vigorous sup port, first, by example, and then by precept, to this attempt by the Gen eral Assembly to build up a taxation system in North Caiolina grounded on perfect truth and perfect justice. By so doing you will belp to practically demonstrate that it is profitable in rmoney and , in morals to a people as well as to an individual to tell the truth and shame the devil. Sincerely yours, T. W. BICKETT." $100,000 Damage Suit. Raleigh. Raleigh court circles are expecting a most interesting- and hard-fought trial when the damage suit of Bishop John P. Tyler, of North Dakota, ,vs. the Carolina Power and Light company, comes up for trial. This is a suit for $100,000 for the in juries sustained by Bishop Tyler's young daughter, Miss Ada Tyler, in a street car-automobile collision, June 9. The condition of the young woman, both mental and plrysical, is said to be pitiable as the result of the crushing of her skull. V State Textile School. The textile school of the North Car olina State College for the sixth time wins the gold medal which is given as the highest award for excellence of work. This is the only school south of Washington that has been awarded the medal and it is a matter of pride to know that the awarding has been six times in succession. The medal is awarded by the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, which is the largest association of its kind in Amer ica. Equipment costing $15 000 is now being installed & the .textile building. Marries Her Chauffeur. Elizabeth City. The marriage of Mrs. I. N. Loftin,-widow of the late Rev. I. N. Loftin, a prominent Baptist minister of this state, to Mr. Rufus Parsons, her young music pupil and chauffeur, created a sensation here. Mr. Parsons bought the license here, then went to Camden to be married, only to find that they must return to this county, so bringing the preacher along they returned across the line and were mar-ried just this side of the river. The ceremony was performed by Rev. M. P. Sarrill, of Belcross. Washington, (Special.) The North Carolinians divided upon the daylight saving veto message. Representatives Webb, Weaver and Robinson support ed the President and Representatives Kitchm, Brinson, Pou, Stedman.1 God win, and Doughton opposed him. Winston-Salem. Miss Louise Hol land, a young lady who ran over An drew Loggins, a nine year old boy, here, causing almost instant death. was given a hearing in the municipal court and after hearine the evidence- Judge Vogler declared the accident unavoidable and dismissed the indict ment. The latest arrivals in blouses are not different from those "that came early In the season, except in inconspicuous details of making or trimming. There is no good reason why designers should I run after strange gods as long as there Is an insistent de mand for the styles now In vogue or until some change in skirts opens the way for a change in blouses. What women are most concerned In is knowledge of the merits of materials used In blouses and of the most prac tical and becoming styles for various uses. The most durable and at the same time dainty blouses for dally wear are mado of fine cotton voile. It does not seem possible that so sheer and fine a fabric could have such powers of re sistance to wear and tubbing, but the fact remains that It will outlast any oher. When made up with strong cluny or fillet, or hand-crochet laces, one may depend upon a voile blouse for two years' wear, some times more. Tatting makes as fine a finish as the most fastidious taste can ask for blouses made of voile or other cottons. Batiste Is a softer material than voile and gives good service. It Is not expected to last as long, and the finer lingerie laces, val, cluny and fillet tire used with It. It is a beautiful oftckground lor hand . embroidery so that very fine blouses are made by hand of It and rank With the best of silk blouses. The haid-made blouses are expensive, the . time required to make them being the chief item in their cost. Women wi( ar expert with the needle can makje :' them for them selves and In this way own waists that are far out of teach of the aver age pocketbook. f' ' In silks, crepe georgette, crepe de chine, pongee and Jslik shirtings are all dependable If carefully laundered, and crepe georgette,! most fragile look ing of all, will wearfas long as any of them. It Is of all silks the most popu lar for blouses. One - of the two blouses pictured is (made entirely of it and the ether la fa a combination of georgetteand crepele chine. In the latter, shown at the! Jeft of the pic ture, a skeleton waist of crepe de chine is slipped oveij a blouse of geor gette. Edges are finished with piping. This makes a "V" of georgette at the front which is embroidered with silk. The blouse at thepright reflects the Chinese inspiration and is handsomely ornamented with soutache braid sewed "on edge." The shoft, looped-over gir dle at each side Is made of the crepe. Salisbury's Enterprise. , Salisbury. A new enterprise for Salisbury is the Teddy Manufacturing Company, which will make men's work shirts and which will begin operation within a few days, starting with 50 machines. The executive committee of the Wo man's Missionary society of the North Carolina synod of the Lutheran church met in Salisbury and complet ed arrangements and program for the annual meeting of the women, which will be held at Organ church, August 29. - Asheville. The annual conference of the Southern Epworth leagu opened Tuesday night at Lake Juna- liska with a large attendance and will continue for one week, durine which time many oi the most prominent leaders- of the league work will speak to the delegates attending the conven. tion. Shelby. On account of strone on- positidn to a bond issue for a county memorial hospital, those favoring tha erection of an institution as a memor ial to Cleveland county's soldiers et the recent war and for the care of pa tients, asked the county commission ers in special session to call off tha election, which was done. A Division of Large Estate. Winston-Salem.-Frank Miller, who died here two weeks ago, left an es tate valued at $600,000, or more. "The two sons of the deceased, Frank W. and A. Clinton Miller, ' together with the Wachovia Bank and Trust company, are named as executors of the estate. With the exception of bequests to his sisters of $1,000 each, the remain der of the estate will be divided be tween son named above and one daughter, Mrs. R. S. Galloway, wife of Winston-Salem's postmaster. Greensboro. T. R. Poole, a younjr white man, employed as engineer at the Guilford hotel, was electrocuted while working on the motor which operates the passenger elevator. The? machinery had gone wrong in soma way -and he was investigating tha cause, when it is thought he accident ally touched a live connection. Near Fatal Accident. Winston-Salem. A fatal accident was narrowly averted when Capt. John Holmes, of the local fire depart ment, who was in Chief Nissen's car enroute toa small fire in the western part of the city, crashed into the new car driven by A L. Butner, manager of the Forsyth Roller mills, who was crossing Liberty street on Second The latter's machine was practically demolished, though its owner escaped with bruises1. Captain Holmes was taken to a hospital suffering from cuts from the broken wind shield. . New Road Planned. Asheville. In keeping with the iplendid progress that western North Carolina is making in the good roads program under the plan of govern ment aid it is expected that a contract will be let soon for completion of the Asheville-Black Mountain highway. This road has a. hard surface Jtor a part of the distance, but the new pro gram calls rar concrete .tne ... enure way. This is the road leading out of this city and across the Blue Ridge nountains, connecting , the west with he eastern part of the state. Fayetteville. Fayetteville municinal authorities are planning the early is sue of $250,000 of bonds for street water, light and sewerage improve ment. From1 $150,000 to $200,000 of this amount will be expended on street paving and improvements; $40,000 on water, light and sewerage systems of the city, and $10,000 on bridges, said Mayor John Underwood. Merchants Mutual Company. Statesville. The Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Company of North Carolina, organized by the North Car olina Merchants Association for the benefit of its members, has begun bus iness. J Paul Leonard, the secretary, of the new company, returned from Raleigh, where he delivered in person the $25,000 guaranty fund of the com pany to the State Insurance Depart ment, and secured the State license for the company. The company -will confine its activities to North Caro Drastic Measures to Stop Speeding. Asheville. -Asheville officers ara waging a heavy war on- reckless drivers and speeders of the city -who still insist on driving over the $1,000 000 roads of Buncmobe county: in a dangerous manner. Roy Parker is m. good example of the stringent meas ures which are being dealt out to the dangerous drivers. He was fined $50 and lost his driver's license for a pes iod of four years because he was tha cause of a wreck 'by his ' speeding. Other drivers are being- fined v ax&f dealt with in the same manner.' -,-.v
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