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TH ROBES AN THE DATE ON THE LABEL IS THE DATE TOUR PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. WATCH LABEL ON TOUR PAPER AND DON'T LET SUB. SCRIPTCON EXPIRE j n. ESTABLISHED 1879. SINGLE .COPT FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH- $3.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE. VOLUME IX LTJMBEKTON, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 18. 1920. NUMBER 76 A Baptist State ( Convention Dr. Chas. E. Maddrey Elected Secre Ury of Board of Missions Boards of . Missions and Education to Re main Independent Bodies Relief ' Pledged. For Starving Millions In Europe.' -' ' The 90th annual session of the Bap tist" State convention, which convened in Asheville, First church, Tuesday, adjourned last night;"" ' By unanimous vote, the delegates and messengers passed recommenda tions whereby material Telief is pledg ed to the starving millions in Europe and the near east, with a proviso-that funds shall also be gathered for telief in famine-stricken China. Special of ferings for this cause are to be taken in all Baptist churches of the conven tion on Christmas day, the contribu tions to be in addition to pledges of church members to the great cam paign fund. Rev. Chas. E. Maddrey, D. D., of Austin, Tex., formerly pastor of the Tabernacle church of Raleigh, yester day was elected corresponding secre tary of the' board of missions, to suc ceed Dr. W. N. Johnson, who resigned after serving 5 years. Kev. Dr. K. T. Yann was re-elected secretary of the board of education and Rev. J. M. Ar nette of Wagram was elected corre sponding secretary of the board of in dustrial relief. J. C. Bullock and D. H. Hinton were elected trustees of Meredith college, Raymond C. Dunn, trustee of Wake Forest, Tyler Wheel er, trustee of the orphanage. The annual sermon was delivered by Rev. John Jeter Hurt, D. D., of Wilmington.' The convention adopted a report providing that the two general boards, cf missions and the board of educa tion, continue their work as independ ent bodies, but that in all matters not pertaining to their particular objects alone these two boards shall sit joint- iy. The report of the Woman's Mis sionary union showed that the union contributed lor missionary work in the year 1890, $1,921; in 1900, 2;V; j portioned in 1910, $32,003; and in 1920, 3:;7.98. The women were apport $1,100,000 as their part in the Baptist 75, milium campaign and , actually pledged $2,167,331. During the year 452' new societies were organized and at this time the union reports 2,030 societies in the State. The report of Secretary Johnson of tha board of missions showed that Treasurer Walters Durham received for all denominational work during the year $1,153,731.73, as against $292,408.30 last year. Five years ago the Baptist people spent $85,624 for State' mission work and reported 3,835 conversions. Last year the State mission appropriation was $88,872.61, and 4,012 conversions were reported and 20 new churches organized. John Henry Bethea Begin Sentence in State Prison. John Henry Bethea, negro, charged with killing Deputy J. A. Kitchin, who entered a plea of secbitd degree murder, wjiich plea was accepted by the State, was carried to Raleigh yes terday to begin the 30-year sentence in the State prison given him by Judge J. Lloyd Horton. He was car ride to Raleigh by Deputy Sheriff A. H. Prevatt and Mr. Elmer S. McNeill. They also carried Euty Chavis, In dian, to the State hospital for the in sane. Heavy Rainfall Monday Night and Tue&uAy --!. Didn't it rain? The total rainfall here Monday night and Tuesday totaled. 3.53 . in ches. The heaviest fall was between 5 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, the fall during the two and a half hours totaling 1.67 inches. The rain was general throughout this section. The lights were off for about 15 minutes about 6 o'clock Tuesday evening. 33 Young Men Hav.e Enlisted in Army. Around 35 young men have enlist ed in the U. S. army since the recruit ing station was opened here six weeks ago. The following have enlisted dur ing the last two weeks: Charlie Stone, Earl Branch, Troy Roberts, Eli Hagins, Fred Stone, Leon Brisson, William Humphrey, William Pridgen, Daniel Norton, Victor Blue, Purvis Xneophon, Lonza Stone, and Raymond Barnes. First For 25th Year To Pay Taxes. Mr. Ellis Miller of Gaddy town ship was again the first Robesonian to pay his State and county taxes. Mr. Miller paid his Tuesday. as soon as th3 books were turned over to Sheriff Lewis. This makes the 25th year that Mr. Miller has been first to pay taxes in Robeson in fact it has become a habit with him. Residence Burned at Bladenboro. The residence of Mr. Robert Brid- ger, Jr., at Bladenboro was destroyed by fire of unknown origin yesterday, New York, Nov. 16 The Republican national committee will abandon its headquarters here December 1, Will H. Hays, chairman, announced today. The only office of the committee af ter that date will be in Washington. Clarence B. Miller, secretary of the committee, will be in charge of the Washington office,- Tax Books Turned Over To Sheriff Task of Compiling . Not Completed Until Tuesday 1 Per Cent. Off for Taxes Paid Before Dec. 1 Sheriff Lewis Will Begin Tax, Rounds Dec. 22nd. The 1920 tax books were turned over to sheriff R. E. Lewis for collec tion at a special meeting of the coun ty commissioners Tuesday. The task of compiling the books was not com pleted until Tuesday and County Au ditor J. M. McCallum employed ex tra help in order to get the books ready by that time. The work of compiling the books is usually begun immediately after the first Monday in July. The work this year was held up until after the ' special session of the Legislature and the work was not be gun until September 9, when the lists were turned over to the auditor. All who pay their taxes before De cemberl will be entitled to a l per cent, discount. Those who pay dur ing the month of December will pay the face of the receipt and on Janu ary 1 one per cent, will be added and a like per eent added for each month thereafter until paid. Sheriff Lewis will begin his usual rounds Monday, November 22. The places and dates he will be in the va rious townships are given in an ad elsewhere in today's paper. Petitions Against Increase In Rates Concensus of Opinion Locally The Telephone Rates Are High Enough Considering Service Given. ' Tho Chamber 6f Commerce is cir-. culating petitions asking, the Corpor ation Commission to refuse to grant the Southern Bell Telephone Co. the right to increase its rates. The hear ing will take place Tuesday of next week, Telephone subscribers who wish to sign one of the petitions can find one at the store of Mr. K. M. Biggs. Lumberton people generally 'think the rates charged -by the Bell ' I People are already high, considering j Tv, n.a ,5 ia fat tw. ci,nM k BM 71 "rL r"rr higher rate is charged. i.rt - u. j As has been stated in The Robeson ian, Mn T. L. Johnson, town attorney, was instructed by the mayor and town commissioners to go to Raleigh and enter protest against the proposed in crease. HARRELL OUT UNDER BOND. He Will Be Given a Hearing .Before Recorder Britt Next Monday,..: Mr. Braddy Harjrell who -swa ar rested Sunday night on the charge of reckless driving and driving when he appeared to be drunk, was released Monday afternoon under $100 bond. He will be given a hearing before Re corder E. M. Britt next Monlay. As was stated in Monday's Robeson ian, Mrs. Sarah. M. Bass .of Saddle tree township died Monday morning of injuries received Friday when knocked out of a buggy by an automobile driven by Mr. Harrell. The coroner's jury render- ed a" verdict to the effect that while ; Mrs. Bass came to her death from injuries received when auto driven , ... . . i by Mr. Harrell struck a buggy in which she was riding, the accident was unavoidable. Examination for Postmaster at Shan non. The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an exami nation to be held at Shannon, Robe son county, on Dec. 11, as a result of which it is expected to make certifi cation to fill a contemplated vacancy tn the position of fourth-class post master at Shannon and other vacan cies as they may occur at that office, unless it shall be decided in the inter ests of the service to fill any vacancy by reinstatement. The compensation of the postmaster at this office was $501 for the last fiscal year. Marketing of Better Grades of To bacco Boosted Price. Marketing of better grades of to bacco in October boosted the average price of leaf in North Carolina five cents on the pound, but the 178 ware houses sold approximately only 85,- 000.000 pounds during the month, against 102,630,000 in October, 1919 according to the, monthly report of Frank Parker, State , agricultural statistician. The season's sales to November 1, Mr. Parker reported, were short of the 1919 season's total to. the same date by 28 per cent. Stuffed BiOs and Bonds in Inner Tube. Having ridden gaily around Vance county with the inner tube of the ex tra tire on the back of his automobile stuffed to bulging with bills and Lib erty bonds amounting to about $18,000 which he had rifled from registered letters and packages, Loren Vernon Graves, a clerk in the postoffice at Henderson, was yesterday arrested by a squad of postoffice inspectors, and after a hearing here, is now in the Wake county jail in default of pay ment of a $10,000 , bond. Raleigh News and Observer, N. C. Bankers Will Support Crop Financing Plan Will Subscribe for Stock in 6,000.000 Corporation Formed to Aid in Mar keting Southern Products. Greensboro Dispatch, Nov. 17. Fifty representatives of as many North Carolina banks met here this morning.to discuss participation in the formation, under the bdge law, of a $6,000,000 banking corporation, hav ing for its object extension of credit in marketing products of farms of the South, adopted a resolution in structing1 themselves to , recommend to the boards of directors of the banks, that each bank subscribe 3 per cent of its capital and surplus in stock of the corporation. ! The resolution, which passed by unanimous vote, followed explanation of the purposes and machinery of the banking corporation, the organization of whieh-'f ollowed -meeting of bank ers from all over the "South at New Orleans recently.. .The action. of; the Tar Heel bankers is in line with that of those, of Georgia, Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Similar meetings will be held within the next few days in Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and Florida. . - The" "proposed corporation will " be located at New Orleans and will have a minimum capital of $6,000,000. It is the result of. stagnation in the mar keting of Southern products, such as cotton, tobacco, rice, etc., but it is planned to make it a permanent insti tution, its purpose - to be opening up of new markets for these products and the financing" of others in Europe which must have credit if Southern products are to find a market, J. Elwood Cox of High Point stated that its chief object was organization and co-operation in order that better the prettiest vocal music of the sea export marketing conditions might son. The Bladen-Union choir ' and prevail in the Southern States in the Parkton choir will be heard. Sorry to matter of disposing of their products, report St. Pauls has declined, for such as cotton, tobacco, sugar and some unknown cause, unless thev re- rice. In order that this might be a?-' 5 if 'Vrt . necessary j foreign markets be f inanced ty j Americans. Mr. Cox attended similar . conventions at New Orleans and in, .Southern .States and found the enthu-1 siasm over the project nigh. , Jurors For De cember Court At a special meeting of the county commissioners Tuesday the following were drawn as jurors to serve for a two-weeks' term of civil court begin ning Monday, Dec 6th: -Farsty. wisely L. D. Edens, Henry Lupa,.T. B; Jenkins, J. C. Baxley,Tcn Cox, A. MTolar, L. F. Bullock, W. 3. Smith, T.- C. Parham, P. R. Floydj Irving Prevatt, E. C. Floyd, W. H. Humphrey, J. J. McPhaul, H. B. Ash ley, J. R. Jacobs, J. A. Stanton, J.. J. A lion Cl P TTiflov T Tl Rllia . .fe.v.j, w. . Second week: B. J. Britt, John H. Ammons, E. E. Chandler, C. E. Gran tham, E. W. Floyd, J. D. McRainey, H. M. Ivey, J. R. Brown, L. Mclnnis, J. D. McNeill, R. O. Edmund, M. P. McGoogan, W. J. Humphrey, J. M. Pittman, J. R. Floyd, W. E. Mclntyre, E. P. Townsend, W. B. Townsend, C. n . r a n n - rnce, a. c. opivey, No. Expulsions Will Be Made atTrin-!in ity. Trinity College, Durham, Nov. 17. No expulsions will come as a result of 8 tudants. absenting themselves from classes here on Armistice day, ac cording to announcement made today. Signed statements from several stu dents -who played a conspicuous part the affair expressing regret for the I in part they had taken, were read at chapel exercises this morning. The statements were addressed to the dean, to the faculty, and to the student body. With the receipt of these statements hv the nuthnrition it vm WiHo1 that : only the rulings decided upon for all who cut classes should affect the signers who had apparently been ring leaders. These rulings as announced yesterday are: That no student who absented himself from classes on Armistice day shall incur any ab sences during the remainder of this term when he is physically able to be on class, that all freshmen must dssj f oui -fifths of their work this term or withdraw from classes; that upper classmen must pass five courses this term. The action of the college au thorities with, reference to the ring leaders, is expected to close the inci dent which started when students on the day ' preceding - Armistice ' '- day started a demonstration, giving yells for a holiday, and followed it by an agreement to cut classes -when no an nouncement was made with reference to a holiday. Special to Greensboro J Daily News. Mrs. McL. Lee, Near Fairmont. Mrs. McL. Lee, aged 66 years, died Tuesday at her home, near Fairmont, of pneumonia. , Deceased is survived by her husband and several children. The funeral was conducted from Pleas ant Grove church yesterday at 3 p. pi. and interment was made in the church cemetery. Mr.. A. G. McNeill of the Rennert section was among the visitors in town yesterday. ParlftoivNews Letter Hog' Killing Time Church Not Singing Convention Next Sunday Blind Tiger Booze Captured Per sonal and Other Items. , BY C. D. WILLIAMSON. " Parkton, Nov. 15. Hog killing has at last come. No more high-priced steak for this scribe! It seems as if cotton and cotton seed are the only things that have come down in price. and you can scarcely get any kind of an offer for them on our local mar ket: ' Rev. J. K. Hall, pastor of the Pres byterian church, filled his pulpit here Saturday momingnd Sunday at 11 o'clock, Communion services Sunday, a bilge congregation and a good ser vice. The choir was large and the singing good. Sunday night Rev. W. L. Maness preached his last sermon before conference. He preached one of hia most able sermons to a larsre congregation. The Presbyterian con gregation called in their rgeular ser vice at night and Rev. J. K. Hall and his congregation attended, also the Boy Scouts attended in a body. This is Rev. Maness' . third year on the Parkton circuit and it is the sincere wish of his congregation and all oth ers that he be returned for another year, The church has made a good record this year, for which the pastor is very grateful. This seems to be a busy week for our littler town. Carl Jansen. a lec turer of he national reputation, will lecture at the auditorium Tuesday and Wednesday nights and on Fridav night a music recital by the music departme it of our school, which promises a treat. Mr, W. F. Blount, one. of th i South's best violinists, will be heard! also we ask our friends again not to forget the singing con vention at the school Audit day p. nt, commencing at 2 o'clock There you will Drobablv hpar Rom f consider and come anvwav. as we hava nopea lor V the Lumbert. and entrtj.m We are now honing tht 1 we are now hoping that . on quartette wi comp - ' ..... VWltiV , past, tE. .J'Jr.:""1! !l place. fthe p a da roval wel oi5fne program and a royal wel-. co come. - o spars triiarnnroofi atm.thon 1 " umii I - vwuwMp. 0uv. A singingi aoes not need to be advertised. Here i you will, hear the gospel in song. You aie welcome. Last Saturday evening a negro by the name of Hub Blue blew into Park ton with a Ford car, and through sus picion the chief proceeded to examine his old Ford and upon examination found two full jugs of white lightning and then -some in the third jug. As the officers made for the Ford the negro wmaVe for parts unknown and so for as has been learned he is still go ing. The Ford and monkey rum are in the possession of our officers, Mc Neill and Canady, just for the pres ent. Just a little effort would have re .. ..... . . - . UB;e" ,nore wocxauers, ana wny not get busy and put some more out of business for a while. Miss Ruby Council, who is teaching over at Antioch with a few of her friends (just can't remember all their names), attended church in town last nicht. I Miss Benthaw, one of the high school teachers, spent the week-end Norfolk, Va., .where her father is a patient in a nospitai, ana will re turn this p. m. Mr. A. B. Williamson, carrier on route 1, is enjoying a few weeks va cation and his route is being served by Mr. Fred Chason of Lumber Bridge. Sheriff W. H. Marsh and familv .f Fayetteville were callers to rela- tives in town Sunday evenine. It would be interesting to hear Mr. J. B. McCormick rehearse his expe rience when he shot and killed his first large buck on Saturday a week gO. He Weighed 147 DOUnds. Mr. McCormick shot the animal only twice, having punctured his heart the first shot, and he ran two hundred yards ana ieu dead, it all took place up in Cumberland county. Box and Oyster Supper at Oak Dale Noy. 23rd. Corropondme of The RobcsonUn. Lake View, S. C, Nov. 15. There will be a box and oyster supper at Oak Dale school house Tuesday night, Nov. 23. The proceeds of the supper will be nsed for the benefit of the school. Everybody, is cordially invit ed. Carnival. At Philadelphu School Nov. 22nd. .- s x Students and teachers of the Phila- delphus high school will give a carni val Monday night, Nov. 22, at the acnoou Admission of 25c and 15c will be charged and the receipts will be used for the benefit, of the school. Raleigh News and Observer: The Democratic and Republican State Ex ecutive Committees are only $3,200 apart in their sworn statements of expenditures in the recent election filed with the Secretary of State, but it will take the official count of the State Board of Elections to mark the width of the gulf that separates their total achievements. The Democrats spent $15,783.91 and the Republicans disbursed $12,744. Rennert News Letter Community Pictures and Box Supper Next Monday. Evening Great Re- viral Meeting Closes School is Progressing Nkely Personal Men tion. CorrondK of Th Bobcsonian. Rennert. Nov. 15 Mr. Foljrer will :skow the community service pictures at Kennert next Monday night, Nov. 22nd. The picture show will start at six o'clock. Immediately after the pictures the ladies of the Bapitst church will give a box supper the pro ceeds from which go to the church piano. Everybody is cordially invited to come and help in this good cause, and to enjoy the occasion. Rev. William Black, Presbyterian evangelist, and his singer, Mr. Burr, have just closed a" great revival at Rennert. The meeting was largely at tended by Presbyterians, Methodists and Baptists, and all the churches were greatly revived. Several Dro- fesred faith, and joined the different churches. It was a great opportunity for a little ' village like Rennert to have and hear Dr. Black and his splendid singer. Our school is progressing nicely, our eincient teacners being Misses Ella Shaw, Eva McKaskel and Lizzie Mac Easterling. Miss Pearle Prevatt, who is teach ing at Pembroke, spent the week-end with home folks. Mrs. Mary F. Graham is visiting Mr. and rMs. Timothy Page at Ma rietta. Mr. D. F. Webster has returned from a business trip to Florida. f. Mr. finest McGooean. who is a student at State college. Raleieh. spent the week-end at home. Mr. W. T. Covington and son. Frank. are -attending the Baptist State con vention in Asheville this week. SEEN AND HEARD (BY HAPPY JACK) Oh, but he was some mad! He reached the union station just af ter e Virginia & Carolina Southern pas- V K " ,? .T W1U De he,d m tha . . . . ".Legion hall on the second floor of the . , f 11 was simpiy awiui, ne declared, for a train to leave out be- !f'" tim- Wh ad by an off i-i (Mtlu - ni,aA fKT1. M ,n - v"" ... - ..on. ... . ... . . . .. ,. . ;," " riKiii ai ine nine 11 was scneuuiea 10 , . , , . . , r , BZ T " ' . v"c Ui J cial that it left before time, accord ing to the town clock. The railroad man then informed him that they were not running by the town clock. Moral: Don't take the town clock's word when you expect to catch a train. It happened just before the elec tion. A Lumberton lady received a telegram from her father. She was frightened when she saw it. In fact she felt sure that something was wrong at home, probably some mem ber of the family dead, or dying. Such was not the case, however. The tele gram was from her father advising her not to forget to register and vote. There lives in Robeson county a man who has never had a haircut "r a shave, and there is some doubt about his ever having had a bath. Have you seen him? He was among the visitors in town one day recently. He lives in a house by the side of the road, but is not a friend to man. "I heard that the barbers had raised the price of a shave 10 cents," said, a man from the country. He then added that his informant told him the raise was made because of the long faces resulting from the price of the fleecy staple. One can see a difference in the size of the crowds that visit the stores that advertise in The Robesonian and those that don't advertise. Guess which stores get the largest crowds. It's easy. Perhaps you know, and perhaps you don't know, how the word news oritf inated. Here's how. N. came from the word north, e from east, w from west and s from south news. Watch the label on your paper and don't let your subscription expire. All subscriptions are discontinued when they expire. Johnny "What makes the new baby at your house cry so much, Tom my! Tommy "It don't cry so very much and, anyway, if all your teeth were out, your hair off, and your legs, so weak you couldn't stand oh them, I guess you'd feel like crying yourself." London ideas. Donations for Confederate Home. The members of Robeson chapter. U. D. C, are requested to send their donations for the Confederate home at Fayetteville to Mrs. T. F. Costner's residence not later- than Friday. Every member is urged to make a contribution to this Thanksgiving box. MRS. U T. TOWNSEND, President. Asheville, Nov. 16. Asheville and immediate vicinity was visited tonight by the first snowfall of the season, but because it has been raining two days the snow melted immediately. A fresh wind from the north turned the night into the coldest of the season. . " "" "v.""u,mi,nWr,i uiui-,. w COTTON MARKET. Middling cotton is selling on the lo- cat market today for 16 cents the pound. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL KETTi Mr. C. B. Meares, who was con fined at his home for several days, is able to be out again. License has been issued for the marriage of Miss Sudie Ray Shook of Shannon and Mr. Willie Gordon Boahn of Red Springs. --Messrs. J. L. Stephens. J. H. Wishart, W. O. Thompson and Spur- geon Small are attending the Sand hill fair at Pinehurst today. Mr. Urover T. Paste returned Mon day from Baltimore. Md.. where he spent 6 weeks at the Weiderhald sen ate rium undergoing treatment His condition is very much improved. The poem "The Vet," on page 6, belongs on page 7 immediately fol lowing "Echoes from Rhineland" by Mr. DeWitt Smith. It was sent in by Mr. Smith but got separated from his letter by mistake. Prof. W. H. Cale. superintendent of the Lumberton schools, has arrang ed with Messrs. M'White Brothers to operate a hot lunch stand on the school grounds. Hot sandwiches will be served the school children during the iuncn nour. The fire alarm was turned in about 4:30 Monday afternoon on ac count of a blaze In a closet at the Fill yaw boarding house, First street. The flames were extinguished by the use of chemicals before much damage was done. It is thought the fire started from an open fire place. Twin calves are seldom mighty seldom, they say. A Jersey cow be longing to Mr. J. C. Carlyle, who lives on R. 2 from Lumberton, gave birth last Saturday to wo calves, male and female, and mother and calves are do ing nicely, says Mr. Carlyle, who was a Lumberton visitor Monday. Mr. Carlyle says he never heard of this happening but once before. Members of the Lumberton nnnt 1L. 1 ! . . . ' T " "T!"1 Wn are Planning IY . " K?1 l,, f " . 1 "anKsgiving . . . . 6 " mU81c Wlil b rendered and ft" Par the menu. AU .member. who expect to be nrunt ..,, ... " BIIOUKI IIOUIV AfllllTnnt I I .Ann Mnfli II at once, BELLAMY BRIEFS. Farmers Are Almost Through Gath eringPersonal Mention. Corrwpondene of Th Robwonian. Farmers are almost through gather ing crops. Some of them have a good bit of cotton in their patches yet. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duncan and infant of Fayetteville are spending some time at the home of Mr. J. D. Dancan. Mr. and Mrs. R. Mercer and daugh ter, Miss Jessie, spent last Wednes day in Lumberton. Mr. James Barfield is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bar field, Miss Elma C. Hall of Council spent several days recently the guest of Mrs. W. T. Mercer. Mrs. J. J. .Branch and daughter, Miss Dovie, were Lumberton visitors Saturday. Mr. Joe Branch and family of Lum berton were visitors at the home of Mr. R. Mercer Sunday. Messrs. W. T. Mercer and J. J. Branch spent a short while at Lum berton Saturday night. Sorry to report Mr. J. D. Duncan on the sick list. Wishing the Robesonian and all iti readers a Happy Thanksgiving. Washington, Nov. 16. A blanket invitation to every citizen having knowledge of "any irregularity or mis conduct on the part of any agent, em rlcye or officer of the War Depart ment" to submit such evidence for in vestigation was issued today by Secre tary Baker in reply to recent criticisms of the surplus division, appearing in a New York newspaper. The secre tary statement pledged thorough inquiry in every accusation brnmrht to the attention of the department. Washington. Nov. 16. Th bureau's monthly cotton seed and cot ton seed products report issued today shows 773464 tons of seed were crushed in the period from August 1 iw www n, and 471,979 tons on hand at mills October 31, compared with 973,766 and 608,559 last year. , New York. Nov. 16. PriH.fit wn- son has accepted honorary life mem- uersmp in me national Democratic Club. The prices of advertised com modities have risen much less than prices of things never ad vertised. When any concern has spent thousands for trade mark publicity, it cannot af ford to discourage business by a series of piratical charges. Fourth Estate. DR. WILLIAM W. PASSES ETB SPECIALIST Oflce: National Bank ef. BuflSag.
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