THE REASON OF EXPECTATION * a. b. chapin yVOt/T #ORRV,F*JrV 1 Wu. MAKe IT" I gsAlL ftWHT??TV r? GOOD luck, | uoss- J OH ? ^ HOPE THEY hake A safe JWP** ? A *1 ' * ? ? ? ? ? ? OUR RALEIGH LETTER 6l M. L. Slilpmai! * * ?> ? m ? * , ? Raleigh, May 31.?Raleigh citizens today were looking forward to Satur day when the primary election will be held. The week however held In. tereat for Governor McLean's an nouncement that the State buildings must be completed tire proofed in the future before payment will be made was received with interest and ap proval generally. The decision of the Supreme Court spelled finis to Alvin Hansel's life unless the Governor phould see fit to save him from the electric chair. Governor McLean also expressed his position on state of ficers acting as prohibition agents un der President Coolidge's recent order. The Attorney General issued a ruling to prevent so.called "state democrats" and "national republicans" from vot ing in the primary. ' The elction of this week will end the contest between Robert R Rey nolds and Senator Lee 8. Overman. It has been a clean fight throughout and while Reynolds is given the short and of the odds to win, all admit that "ttir Bob" has gotten considerable ^Bport cn his personal solicitations & votes. Manager Siler of the Over man campaign expects his man to win but is making no predictions other than that. Reynolds likewise is mak ing no extravagant claims. Locally (he election has been waged along the lilies of law enforcement. Solicitor Bvans and Judge Calvert being lined up and charging that the other side bus attracted all those who do not wish law enforcement It has been a hot fight and the result cannot be fora>j told. Beans is opposed by L. S. Brass field. young attorney and Cal vert bin ash is opposition Judge Hhr ria of the city court and Wiley M. Person, the latter running on a de claration he made after Judge Calvert ruled unfavorably against his plea to throw the TrLStiUe Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association into bank ruptcy that be would see Calvert had opposition for re-election. In other auctions of the state it is reported the primary campaign has been clean and for the most part devoid of any out standing issues. Commissioner Stacey Wade of the Insarauce Department announced ear ly in the week that the fire loss In the State for April had been the largest April loss on record, $1,056,330. The loss waa increased considerably by the turning of state buildings In var.' Ions sections. Later in the Week Got ernor McLean Issued his order to' heads of the institution* that in the future all state buildings must be completely fire proofed and that no contract will be paid for until finish, ed with fire precautions thought neces eary by the Insurance department The order was received with gratification by Mr. Wade and met with general ap-' proral Alrin Mansel, convicted of attack - tng a white woman of Ashevllle must die In theelectric chair nextmonth un ices Governor McLean intervenes. The Court decided during the that his appeal was not based ?n good grounds and denied it Man-! pal was the objective of a mob attack I ?n the Ashevllle Jail and In the same1 batch of decisions on# of the mob ha Would have to serve a Jail i imposed by a lower court for in the Jail attack. cannot serve as pro ths recent ?r Coolldge creatine all Pad municipal officers .ties to enforce In glv it declares the officers payroll ars pot el>!f their In Cool tic ticket in the state elections but ! the Republican ticket in national elec tions cannot vote the Democratic ticket this year. Attorney General Nash rules that they must show that they are Democrats before they can , vote the Democratic ticket A split , ticket will not be tolerated, he says. A man must vote all democrat or all 'republican the order applying equally .to democrats visiting the republican ! ticket. The Council of State paid 11?,346 for some old bonds found in the pa pers of the fathers of Bliss Shehann. The Highway Commission expects to put down 600 miles of hard Surfacing this year. Commissioner of Pardons Hoyle Sink believes that hard labor is the solution of crime. A baby was born in state prison during the week to an inmate., A woman sent up from Macon county. Raleigh stands sixth in population among North Carolina cities, the Department of Commerce says while Winston-Salem stands first and second only to Charleston, S. C., in both Carol inas. : The Hardware Association of the Carolines is to meet in this city tor Its annual sessions June 8, 9, and 10 at the Sir Walter Hotel. The mem. bershtp Is composed of hardware deal ers of North and South Carolina and are expected here 200 strone. accord ing to estimate of the committee on entertainment. The convention will be featured by a large manufacturers' exhibit in the city auditorium and by speeches from prominent men of the rolinas and elsewhere. fi Raleigh Kiwanls Car," liter ivered with advertisements of and North Carolina, left on morning for a ten day tour es of the middle west and the with Montreal, Canada, and the lonal Kiwanls convention one objects sought. A number of Klwanians, whose cooperation Ible the purchase of the car special journey, were aboard, , O. Caviness, chairman of the ^'purchasing committee," at the wheeL If. Hoyle Sink, Pardon Commission er. expresses the opinion that the big , bootleggers pick "the blind, the halt , and tha maimed" as their agents with ; the 'idea that the courts are more lenient In cases brought against un. : fortunates of the class named, this [ type of citlsens being easily tempted because of the difficulties of making a living. Careful observation leads the Commissioner to the conclusion recited and he is in a position to ."speak with authority." t Federal statistics recently made 'public indicate that North Carolina leads the United States in birth rate, their being 28.8 per 1000 population in 1928. the births for that period be ing 1,727,447 for the entire country, and 996,074 deaths. The lowest birth rate was in Montana and the highest ; death rate in Vermont. Aotnonues 01 state college are 'plehsdd with the publicity given 1U poultry department through the "fn. trenatlonal R erlew of the Science and Practice of Agriculture" publish ed by the International Agricultural Institute, Rome, Italy. The article is based upon conclusions set forth by Dr. B. F. Kaupp, head of the poultry department of the local Institution, published In Technical Bulletin No. I of the Experiment Station, diseases 'to poultry and cures considered most successful. The Southern Agriculturist finds that, with the exception of Florida, North Carolina last year showed a larger Increase In the number of au tomobiles purchased from any other southern Mate, the Increase being Mr Ml in PWrida and 81,171 ia North Carolina. However, thirteen south ern states are said to have a greater number of cars than has North Caro lina. which last year listed MAU. two-thirds of them being Fords. Texas reported *17,7? on Jen uary 1st The slg weeks drought has wrought Incalculable Injury la the central part Of the stete end farmers are said to be greatly discouraged. Early vege tables end. trucking generally have seriously retarded. Cotton, peach and other crops have suffered immensely. Tobacco plants set in the dust have dried up and re-planting promises scarcely any better results, at this writing. Annual sale of automoMle license plates is now on and Comlhlssloner Doughton despairs of setting himself up In new quarters now in process of preparation until the rush period shall have ended around the first of July. The new building should, un der the contract, have been completed in December, but the contractors con tend that a change of plans delayed their operations. A reclassification based on the horse power of certain makes of cars places the Dodge in the $20 class this year, instead of $12.50 heretofore required ' for license plates. The license bu reau estimates the number of Dodge 1 cars in the State to be 15,000 and that < the Increase in license will net the de ' partment $126,000 more than last year,1 rating the horsepower at 2103. Director T. E. Browne of the State. College Summer school, figures an increased attendance this summer and is making extensive plans to handle , all who may elect to avail themselves' of the course pf instructions offered.' The reorganised courses of study for ] North Carolina High Schools, to be in l charge of Dr. J. Henry HIghsmlth,' will be given special attention. I She Looks It Too! Doctors are igmj that France* inglehart i* the hmlthltst child in all the District of Columbia. She was recently entluou?l as Health Qpeen in the Chfldra ~ ' In the etty ef ICB CREAM SUPPER J. . ? There will be an ice cream 'upper Siren at Harris Chapel Church Friday night Jane 4th, for the benefit of the church. Brerybody invited to com* and help a good cause. WOMAN8 CLUB TO MEET The Jane meeting of the Woman* Club will be held at the laaeh room Of the Mills High School en Thnrsday afternoon, June 10th, at 4 o'clock. MRS. J. L. PALMER, Proa. MRS. W. S. MILLS, Secy. He who heeltatea pod with a good stoat fear A Champ At 61 Major A. B. Oatranger of Seattle, Washington, is now, three cushion billiard champ. This 81 year old veteran of the Civil War realized the ambition of a lifetime when he annexed the title The three cush ion game is . the most difficult of all billiard games. m Daugherty Indicted (Afcfo^rTERll Harry M. Dougherty, former U ? J. Attorney General and political f power has been indicted for alleged fraud in connection with the $7, >00,000"Ameiican Metal Products Co. Emory Bucknei Vs pushing the investigation thai will bring Dougherty before the Federal Grand Jury Gqod sized baby carriage for sale, ffioe reasonable, ^gply Jack Brown, >|o L. Kline and'Co, Loulsburg, N. 3. ~ m ~ Here Are Some of The Shortsighted Views - Of Life: LIVING beyond one's means for appearance sake. , * ' WITH increased earnings, desire to increase spending. TOO XUCH SHOW, Using for today, making no preparation for tomorrow. ALL OF THIS may be human nature, bnt If s the curse of the times. IT IS THE CAUSE OF -WANT ?FAILURE -DISTRESS THE SUBE WAT to be prepared tor unexpected misfortunes la to hare a bank book In yonr name showing an Increased balance with growing Interest credits. USE OUB BANK; It Is here for the nse and benefit of ererybodT la this community. ImmiumJ MERCHANTS BANK ? Safest For Sa v///cs to NwhCmmm] PENDER'S LOOK FOR THE YELLOW FRONTS r Summertime Needs Economical Foods at All Yellow Front Stores Gosman's Ginger Ale, Bottle 13c Libby's Potted Meat, 6 cans 25c Hillsdale Asparagus Tips, Bo. 1 square can 31c Octagon Soap, Large Cake 6c Wonder and Palace FLOUR 6 lb. bag 12 lb. bag 24 lb. bag 48 lb. bag 35c 65c $1.25 $2.45 Prunes, . lb. 12c Oerto, bottle ' . * ' ,1* > ? 30c Jello, all flavors, pkg. 10c Schlitz Famous Brew 12c La-Bex Punch, Bottle* 85c Grape Juice, Armours, qt. 57c ?1 Venado Peaches, Halves, Wo. 212 can 24c Stercio, Can i 10c | Wesson Oil, Pt. 26c D. P. Yellow Label Tea Oranga P?kM - India Cay Ion Trial Pkg. 1-4 lb. 1-2 lb. 9c 81c , 39c *? ' Land o'Lakes Sweet Cream Butter > KC 49c OUR pun* fKAD !,5K" ioc

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